{"article":"When it comes to teaching children about manners, safety or even sex, most parents don't hesitate in making sure their offspring have a good understanding (no matter how awkward they may find it). However, despite the huge importance placed on financial education, more than half of UK parents admit they find it difficult to talk to their kids about money, and are avoiding the topic for as long as possible. A report from the government\u2019s Money Advice Service found parents are simply leaving it too late, claiming children start forming money habits from as young as seven, whereas mums and dads leave discussing savings from around nine. Scroll down for video . Parents should talk to their children about savings from a young age, according to Kalpana . The majority of parents agree that they are the biggest influencer when it comes to teaching their children about money, and insight from the Money Advice Service has shown the more mums and dads talk to their children and give them responsibility from an early age, the better they will become at saving and planning for their future. Financial education truly begins at home, so what can parents do to help their children get to grips with finance? Here, financial journalist and founder of blog\u00a0MummyMoneyMatters.com Kalpana Fitzpatrick reveals her top seven tips. 1. Start young . Start talking to your child about money from as early an age as possible \u2013 five is not too young. It's important for parents to make the lesson appropriate for their child's age. With a son or a daughter who is five years old, mums and dads can start talking to them about different types of coins and let them pay for things when out shopping, so they get used to handling money, or play shops with them at home using pretend cash. 2. Open a savings account . Opening a dedicated savings account for your child is great way to show them how their money can grow, and can also help start conversations about how long it may take to reach a certain amount of money. It will also start to teach them the very basics on investments and savings. 3. Let them make mistakes . It is important to give your children an allowance and let them use it as they choose. Yes, they may well make what you consider to be the wrong choice, but they will learn from those mistakes, which is important for their financial learning curve. It is better for them learn from small amounts now at a young age, rather than bigger amounts when they are older when the consequences would be far more serious. 4. Be confident . Parents should remember when teaching their children about money, that they are helping them to learn a lifelong skill - so confidence is a must. Some mums and dads are afraid to broach the subject, uncertain that they will be saying the right things, or feeling out of their depth. It's important to start with the basics, and remember that any glimpse into handling financial matters that parents can offer their children will stand them in good stead for the future. It is important to give your children an allowance and let them use it as they choose\u00a0(file photo) 5. Pay for chores . Rewarding children for work around the house is the perfect way to teach them about earning money. Whether it's doing the washing up, washing the car or tidying their room, giving them a little cash for them to save or spend as they wish will introduce them to the working world. Parents could also ask their children to think about and work out how many times they would have to, say, wash the car to pay for the Xbox they so want, so they are familiar with the value of money. 6. Make it gradual . Parents should introduce their child's financial education gradually - if mums and dads haven't spoken before about savings and how to use money, don't jump in with one long chat, as it will become boring and feel like a chore to them. Introduce it gradually, making it a fun thing rather than a serious lesson, and make sure it's ongoing, developing your child's awareness as their familiarity with money grows. 7. Be consistent . Although most parents give their children a sum of pocket money, only 36 per cent of mums and dads say they do so on a regular basis. Being irregular and offering varied amounts can actually make it harder for children to learn about budgeting. Be consistent. For parents giving their child pocket money, do so on the same day, with the same amount, and discuss with them, in a lighthearted way, what they can buy with that money, or what happens when they pop it into their piggy bank - the amount they have doubles by the following installment. According to child psychologist Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, it can be 'very empowering' to give your children skills and confidence with money, so that they don't have to face money worries in the future. This year\u2019s theme for this week's Global Money Week is \u2018Save Today, Safe Tomorrow\u2019 \u2013 parents can be part of helping children achieve this.","highlights":"Majority of parents avoid talking about money with their kids . Only 43% of parents think they are better savers than their children . More than 40% believe children should not have to worry about money . More than a quarter feel awkward to talk about money to anyone at all . This week is Global Money Week, which helps engage children with money . Parents are the biggest influencers in forming money habits .","id":"50a9e4d6ad29109b33393fab907851044278a9e4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and how to handle money, more parents neglect to help their kids develop a good understanding of finances.\nThe fact is that your children will one day inherit a lot of money. As parents, you will be responsible for teaching your kids the meaning of the words estate planning, wills, trusts and much more. Not only is it vital that you teach them this information, it is vital that your kids have some understanding of how to handle and manage it themselves one day.\nThe fact is that it is important that you educate your children about financial matters so that they can make wise decisions about money, rather than blindly making uninformed ones. The following are a few easy tips you should consider using to help you educate your kids about finances:\nTalk to your kids about money\nOne of the best ways to get children interested in money is to start talking to them early about finances. Although this may be one of the harder topics to tackle, talking to your kids about money, such as how much things cost, how to handle credit and the value of money and wealth, can be a great way to help them understand it.\nStart saving for college as soon as possible\nBy getting your children in the habit of saving when they're young, they will be in a better position to understand the importance of saving later. One of the best ways to do this is to set up a savings account so that they can begin saving their pocket money from an early age.\nMake sure your children understand the value of an education\nEven if your kids are young, it is a good idea to start educating them about the importance of receiving an education as well as the value of money. One way to do this is to give your kids regular pocket money, but rather than giving it to them in cash, make them use it to buy a book about the importance of an education and the value of money. By doing this, you can teach your children that money does not buy everything in life \u2013 even if they can buy that particular book with it.\nHave conversations about their dreams\nBy talking to your children about their dreams, you can not only learn more about them and what they want out of life, but you can help them make those dreams a reality. You can also encourage your children to dream big. In some cases, you may be surprised at the things your kids want to do, including taking on their own small business, making music or learning a specific language. If this happens, it is important that you allow your children to explore"}
{"article":"Two of Britain\u2019s most distinguished actors are set to star in a \u00a36million film \u2018co-written\u2019 by a leading figure of the Jihadi John apologist campaign group, Cage. Sir Ben Kingsley and Emily Watson will be working alongside an award-winning team in \u2018The Secret Evidence\u2019. Golden Globe-winning producer J Todd Harris is said to already be on board, and the film has commitments from Emily Watson, Sir Ben and Lily Collins. Scroll down for video . Actors Sir Ben Kingsley and Emily Watson are among stars to have signed up to the film that has been reportedly co-written by the Cage spokesman . Last night The Mail was unable to contact representatives of the stars, who are believed to have made the commitment to the movie long before the controversy surrounding Cage. The film, which is supported by civil rights group Liberty, is thought to have been co-written by former terror suspect and Cage spokesman Cerie Bullivant. He spent two years under a control order before eventually being exonerated, and the film is believed to be loosely based on his own experiences. But Mr Bullivant\u2019s involvement became an embarrassment for the movie after the unmasking of Mohammed Emwazi as Jihadi John. Last month Cage sparked outrage by defending the London-raised fanatic unmasked as the Islamic State butcher. The group described Emwazi as a \u2018beautiful and gentle\u2019 man who was driven to radicalisation by MI5. Promotion: The leaflet for the film showing Miss Watson, Saoirse Ronan and Sir Ben Kingsley . And Mr Bullivant railed for eight minutes about the treatment he had received at the hands of the security services \u2018in very similar circumstances\u2019 to those of Emwazi, suggesting it was the MI5\u2019s actions which had led to the brutal killer\u2019s radicalisation. The former mental health nurse also claimed UK security forces harassed Emwazi to the point where he had \u2018no options and position within UK society anymore\u2019 in an official video for Cage. He even went as far as suggesting an alleged assault on Emwazi by the police in 2010 could be directly linked to the beheadings. Speaking to the Islam Channel earlier this month, the 32-year-old said: \u2018He was looking to get married, get a good job and settle down. \u2018If that had happened, if our security forces had not had stopped him, would he be cutting off heads now?\u2019 He added: \u2018We have a two year picture of a man constantly\u2026trying to move his life forward and we see a pattern of security services stopping that. \u2018We even see a pattern of the police pinning him up against the wall and strangling him. This is a chilling simile when you look at what he ended up doing to other people.\u2019 Cerie Bullivant is a former terror suspect and spokesman for the group Cage . Bullivant was in the spotlight again earlier this month when he stormed off in the middle of a live Sky news interview claiming a question on about his feelings on the beheadings was racist. Now the filmmakers behind \u2018The Secret Evidence\u2019 appear to be trying to distance themselves from Bullivant \u2013 perhaps fearing that the link with him could damage their chances of securing the \u00a31million still required to begin production this year. The Mail has seen a document, which was presented to potential investors as recently as last summer, clearly stating that the film was \u2018co-written by Cerie Bullivant\u2019. And an invitation to a high-profile event due to be held at the Chiltern Firehouse restaurant in London tonight to attract potential investors \u2013 which was sent out earlier this month \u2013 said: \u2018It was co-written by Cerie Bullivant, who was wrongly sent to Belmarsh at 23.\u2019 However, the next day the same invitation was sent out again \u2013 but with the line mentioning Cerie Bullivant deleted. The film\u2019s award-winning director Nicholas Racz admitted that the invite to tonight\u2019s event was edited. He said: \u2018Cerie generously said there was no reason for him to be mentioned. It was an association that wasn\u2019t helpful to the movie.\u2019 He added: \u2018Cerie\u2019s involvement was some five years ago where he was involved as a co-writer. This was before his involvement with Cage and the movie is not based on his life. \u2018He has contributed to the script, absolutely, and he will still be paid for that if the film is made but it won\u2019t be a significant amount of money.\u2019 And Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti, who is helping to host the film\u2019s fundraising event tonight, admitted Bullivant had \u2018some involvement\u2019 in the film. She explained: \u2018My understanding is that Cerie Bullivant is one of a number of stories that inspired this film.\u2019 However she went on to say: \u2018Whatever you may think of Cerie Bullivant, he did suffer a miscarriage of justice many years ago, and there will continue to be many more miscarriages of justice if we continue down this path. \u2018Fiction is more powerful than anything and I really hope this is a great inspiring film exposing secret courts and secret justice.\u2019 Bullivant described ISIS executioner Mohammed Emwazi as a 'beautiful man' after his identity was revealed .","highlights":"Sir Ben Kingsley and Emily Watson among stars due to work on the film . It has reportedly been co-written by Cage spokesman Cerie Bullivant . The former terror suspect described Mohammed Emwazi as 'beautiful' Actors are understood to have signed up to film before the controversy .","id":"620e48bc31a2c923047a1dbedb15942cf4eaaf75","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" among a star-studded cast in an upcoming blockbuster \u2018based on the rise of Islamic State\u2019, the Daily Mail can reveal.\nIn 2015, a film about the Islamic State \u2018terror threat\u2019 that \u2018the West is facing\u2019 was also launched. It was made by Jihadi John apologist Andrew Chan and his \u2018co-writer\u2019 James Delingpole.\nTheir film was released to coincide with a surge in \u2018home-grown\u2019 Islamic terror attacks such as the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris in January, 2015. It is not known what the plot for the new movie will be.\nThe movie follows in the footsteps of Chan\u2019s earlier effort to justify the murder of British hostages in Iraq \u2013 which prompted the resignation of the then Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. Chan and Delingpole\u2019s film included a \u2018glowing review\u2019 from Jihadi John apologist Mark Almond who praised the \u2018powerful\u2019 story.\nAlmond had written in the Daily Mail: \u2018This new film tells the story of a woman who, for all the right reasons, feels that she must fight back, in a way that can be as destructive to her enemies as to her friends.\nJihadi John, real name Mohammed Emwazi, was killed by a US drone strike in the Syrian city of Dabiq in 2015. In that same year, Chan had said he wanted the film \u2018to make it clear that these terrorists must be made to pay a very heavy price in blood\u2019.\nHis co-writer had agreed that Jihadi John should be a \u2018significant character\u2019 in the film\u2019s plot. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Chan was asked whether there should be a death sentence for terrorists like Jihadi John. He said: \u2018I think the film that I co-wrote, we didn\u2019t want to make it any less clear than that.\u2019\nChan\u2019s film \u2013 released at a time of major concern over radicalisation in British prisons \u2013 sought to address the issue of how to prevent young Muslims from falling under the influence of Islamic extremists.\n\u2018Our movie,\u2019 he told the Daily Mail, \u2018is quite an optimistic one. It\u2019s a counter-terrorist film, of sorts, to try to understand how we can reach more young people in Britain\u2019s prisons, who are vulnerable to all sorts of radicalism, not just Islamic State.\u2019 He added"}
{"article":"A former footballer alleged to have fronted a \u00a330 million investment scheme which led to Premier League stars losing money racked up a 39,000 euro bar bill in just four hours at a lavish beach party, it is claimed. Michael McIndoe, 35, is accused of\u00a0taking huge sums from top players, including \u00a3500,000 from each of Robbie Keane and Jimmy Bullard, for the failed venture. The former Wolves and Coventry midfielder, from Edinburgh, is due in bankruptcy court on Wednesday as his creditors, including other big names, chase him for money. Former footballer Michael McIndoe (circled), who fronted an alleged \u00a330 million investment scheme which left Premier League stars out of pocket, is said to have racked up a 39,000 euro bar bill at a beach party similar to this one . The receipt, allegedly from one of McIndoe's beach parties at Marbella's famous Ocean Club has emerged, reportedly showing how before he declared himself bankrupt, he had splashed the cash to try to attract investors. He is pictured here, with a cigar, in 2011 . Now a receipt allegedly from one of McIndoe's beach parties at\u00a0Marbella's famous Ocean Club has emerged, reportedly showing how before he declared himself bankrupt, he had splashed the cash at the bar as he tried to impress investors. The bill for 38,778.30 euros, worth around \u00a328,600, shows magnums of Cristal and bottles of Champagne and is from 2011, although a copy was printed off in July 2013 by a member of staff. It also details the 3,525.30 euro service charge. The receipt, allegedly from one of McIndoe's parties, shows a 38,778.30 euro bar bill, including five magnums of Cristal Champagne. This copy was printed off in 2013, although the bill is from 2011 . One onlooker present claims McIndoe and his entourage had been gathered around the pool on two sunbeds in the venue's prestigious VIP section. 'They got 20 women and out of them they were all carrying two bottles each of champagne, but big 15 litre ones, Cristal \u2013 you name it,' he said. 'There are beds around the pool and all the girls brought them to the bed and they were sprayed everywhere \u2013 all to make him look like the boss. 'It is the largest beach club in the world, with a massive bar and pool in the middle and was renowned for its top quality parties. 'McIndoe had come there a couple of times. It was a holiday to treat some of the boys he was with. 'The end of that weekend before he went he was just there \u2013 he wanted to have a big show and try to get more investors. He was asking for the best people, the richest. 'It was a party to show people \"look this is what I've got - \u00a0you could have this lifestyle\". 'He sprayed half of the bottles for the first five minutes and then sprayed again. He wanted to make sure that people saw that he was there. He stayed there for the whole afternoon. 'McIndoe doesn't drink himself but his guests were worse for wear by the end of it. 'After that day I am told he never went back \u2013 he did his sales pitch and moved on.' McIndoe is alleged to have persuaded footballers to invest in the scheme, then blew a fortune on women, cars, houses and holidays before bankruptcy. Investors reportedly lost a combined \u00a330 million when the scheme collapsed in late 2011. The scheme is currently being investigated by police, while McIndoe has a bankruptcy hearing this week after previously telling the court that he was living off the generosity of friends and family. A spokesman from the Metropolitan police confirmed to MailOnline that an allegation of fraud was made to Westminster CID in February last year. No arrests have been made. At the height of his spending, McIndoe hired a modernist \u00a32million mansion for \u00a327,000-a-week for a three-week holiday spree in Marbella. His friends had\u00a0bottles of champagne and vodka at their tables whenever they went to nightclubs, while back in London he hired\u00a0pop star Alexandra Burke to perform at a party and invested in a private members club. 'He was the Mr Big in Marbella, buying loads of champagne and girls all over the place. He even had a bodyguard,' one footballer, who lost around \u00a375,000 in the scheme. The scheme is thought to have attracted 300 players, including a number from the lower leagues, and he told original investors to get others involved so they could make more money. McIndoe was photographed lounging on a white sofa with his then girlfriend, model Emma Frain, and smoking a huge cigar while surrounded by friends as he bankrolled their luxury holidays. Former players Bullard, who recently appeared on the TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Robbie Keane are thought to have lost more than \u00a3500,000 each. 'He had the gift of the gab but was very cagey about the scheme, saying the money was in property, gold or City investments,' added the player, who declined to be named. 'People were convinced when they saw him paying out but then he suddenly closed the scheme down. He kept telling me to wait and that I would be a wealthy man.' McIndoe was made bankrupt in October last year with disclosed debts of \u00a33 million and he told told the court in London at a hearing last month that he was penniless. McIndoe said he had no income and was living off \u00a313,900 surplus from the sale of his mother's house but \u00a36,000 of that had been given to his girlfriend, who lives in Epping, Essex. 'That money has been running thin of late so I have been getting help from friends and family,' he told the hearing. Insolvency practitioners O\u2019Haras Ltd, based in West Yorkshire, are trustees of his bankruptcy estate and the firm's director has said it is looking to recover money lost through McIndoe's gambling habits. Details of his account with bookmakers' William Hill, which were given to receivers as part of the bankruptcy proceedings, showed he had staked a total of \u00a3391,955 and his winnings were \u00a3309,505.76. McIndoe is accused of taking huge sums from top players, including \u00a3500,000 from Jimmy Bullard (pictured) alone, for the failed venture . Ireland striker Robbie Keane is also thought to have lost around \u00a3500,000 in the scheme . McIndoe  photographed lounging on a white sofa with his then girlfriend, model Emma Frain . McIndoe at a beach party in 2011 . Four boxes of 10 bottles of Champagne: 5,000 euros each . Three magnums of Cristal: 995 euros each . Two magnums of Cristal Rose: 2,275 euros . One 3l bottle of Cristal: 2,950 euros . One bottle Dom Perignon Champagne: 295 euros . Seven margarita pizzas: 21 euros each . Five chicken quesadillas: 23 euros each . Three portions of tempura prawns: 34 euros each . One club sandwich: 23 euros . 10 Coronita beers:\u00a010 euros each . 19 bottles of Hildon water: 10 euros each . Assorted sushi: 162 euros . Two 'Bebida especial':\u00a01,295 euros each . Two bottles of Minuty Prestige wine:\u00a0158 euros each . Service charge: 3,532.30 euros . Total: 3,8778.30 euros . He added that he was not working and was living with his mother in Edinburgh or staying with a friend in London. After the hearing, he faced accusations from creditors that he had not responded to their questions about repayment. 'I have nothing to say, I cannot comment about this,' he said. However, the Spanish onlooker said he had little sympathy for McIndoe \u2013 only his alleged victims. He added: 'What he is accused of doing to these people is an absolute joke. 'He took a lot of money off a lot of people. We are not talking thousands \u2013 we are talking millions.' McIndoe celebrates scoring for Doncaster against Arsenal in the League Cup in 2005 . McIndoe started out at Luton Town, making his debut in 1998 and playing for the Hatters 39 times before joining Hereford on a free in 2000. Yeovil then took advantage of the Bulls' financial plight and snapped him up for \u00a325,000 the following year. He scored 22 goals in 91 outings for the Glovers, winning promotion from the Conference in 2003 before joining Doncaster for \u00a350,000. McIndoe twice made the PFA Team of the Year with Rovers and was his side's joint-top scorer in 2004-05 with 12 goals. He twice represented the Scotland B side during his time at Rovers. After a loan spell at Derby he joined Barnsley then Wolves, on loan again, before the deal was made permanent for \u00a3250,000. He signed a three-year contract with Bristol City in 2007 and scored the winner against Crystal Palace in the second leg of the 2008 Championship play-off semi-final. They lost out to Hull at Wembley and McIndoe had one more season at Ashton Gate before joining Coventry. He also had a brief loan stint at MK Dons.","highlights":"Michael McIndoe\u00a0convinced footballers to take part in investment scheme . Investors in the scheme reportedly lost a combined \u00a330million . I'm a Celebrity star Jimmy Bullard thought to have lost \u00a3500,000 . Bill allegedly from McIndoe's party at Ocean Club in Marbella has emerged . Includes 995 euro magnums of Cristal Champagne and 3,525 euro service . McIndoe was declared bankrupt in October last year .","id":"37f9b5767405d03e5d9232b48404d9c6cd2a0557","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"Shane, who used to play for Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, is said to have racked up a bill of 2,600 euros (\u00a32,110) at the exclusive Cabo Cielo restaurant in Ibiza after inviting Premier League stars to join him in a holiday.\nA former footballer alleged to have fronted a \u00a330 million investment scheme which led to Premier League stars losing money has racked up a 39,000 euro bar bill in just four hours at a lavish beach party\nIt is claimed that he then spent the night at hotel Papagayo, where Premier League stars \u2013 including Chelsea\u2019s Tammy Abraham and West Ham\u2019s Declan Rice \u2013 had been staying, before returning to the restaurant the next day. Mr McShane, 52, is said to have claimed at the time that the bill had been racked up by a \u2018group of people who were not footballers\u2019.\nBut a photo taken at the party shows a group of men who appear to include footballers and former players, with Mr McShane said to have posted a picture on Instagram of himself and former Leeds player Paul Caddis at the event. Mr McShane, who played for Forest between 1994 and 1998, is believed to be the brains behind the alleged plot \u2013 which collapsed in January 2021 and is now being investigated by police.\nIt is also claimed that he set up a firm, called the McShane Group, which helped run a 100 million euro investment fund which targeted Premier League stars who wanted to become part of his scheme. One man, who claims he lost $100,000 (\u00a371,400) on the investment scheme, said: \u2018We got conned.\u2019 The investment scheme was based on a lucrative football trading strategy which was supposed to guarantee \u2018100 percent profits\u2019 to clients.\nFormer footballer Michael McShane is said to have spent thousands of euro at the hotel he was staying at, after inviting Premier League stars to join him for holiday\nBut the plan was allegedly never in place and, once the investment scheme began, the money from new investors was used to pay off the money from existing investors, who then lost their money. A source close to the investigation revealed that Mr McShane has been interviewed by Portuguese police about the collapsed investment scheme.\nThis included two other footballers and \u2018a member of the Chelsea medical staff\u2019, the source told the Daily Mirror. The former football"}
{"article":"As condemned Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran wait on 'death island' for their latest appeal to go to court, it's been revealed that almost 200 Indonesians on death row around the world have had their sentences commuted over the last three years - at the request of the Indonesian government. 189 Indonesian death sentences were suspended thanks to diplomatic efforts - and in some cases, money paid - by Indonesia,The Sunday Telegraph\u00a0reports.\u00a0The Indonesians who won reprieves were convicted of crimes which included drug smuggling in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, China, Iran and Singapore. 'I am not requesting of Indonesia anything that Indonesia does not request of other nations where Indonesian citizens face the death penalty,' Ms Bishop told the Telegraph. 'We urge the Indonesian government to show the same mercy to Andrew and Myuran as it seeks for its citizens in the same situation abroad,' she said in the Australian Parliament recently. Scroll down for video . Bali Nine pair\u00a0Myuran Sukumaran and\u00a0Andrew Chan (left to right) , will have a legal appeal against their execution sentence heard in a Jakarta court on Thursday . 'We urge the Indonesian government to show the same mercy to Andrew and Myuran as it seeks for its citizens in the same situation abroad,' Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop told Parliament recently . With an estimated 360 Indonesians facing the death penalty abroad - about 230 of those on drug charges - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned Indonesia's plans to proceed with the Bali Nine executions could risk the lives of its own citizens. Ms Bishop pointed to the case of\u00a0Satinah Binti Jumadi Ahmad, an Indonesian maid who was saved  from beheading in Saudi Arabia by the previous Indonesian government after being convicted of murdering her elderly employer. It's reported Indonesia paid\u00a0$2.1 million to stop the execution and that President Joko Widodo was among the politicians calling for mercy at the time. While President Widodo lobbies for his own people, he continues to reject Australia's appeals for clemency for the Bali Nine pair. Widodo told Al Jazeera Televsion that  his role, as Head of State, is to protect his citizens. 'But at the same time, we have to respect other countries that apply capital punishment,' he said. Last year, Indonesia made a substantial payment to a Saudi family to halt the impending execution of Indonesian maid, Satinah Binti Jumadi Ahmad. \u00a0Her sister-in-law, Sulastri, holds her photo in Central Java last year . Last month, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi told theJakarta Post\u00a0that the Indonesian government was committed to helping release 229 Indonesian nationals  on death row around the world. 'The state is giving assistance by providing them with lawyers and regular visits in the prisons and carrying out diplomatic efforts with local authorities to solve the issue,' Retno told reporters. She also said President Widodo had ordered all Indonesian embassies and consulates 'to unite the death row convicts with their families as this would be helpful for their psychological well-being.' Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi says Indonesia is committed to helping release 229 Indonesian nationals on death row around the world - despite refusing to grant clemency to Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . Ms Bishop told the Australian Parliament last month that Indonesian organisations like  Migrant Care and the National Commission on Human Rights, say Indonesia's  policy of proceeding with executions at home 'would risk undermining its representations abroad.' Of Chan and Sukumaran, she said Australia will not give up hope. 'The families of these two young Australian men have spoken openly and in heartbreaking terms of their hopes for a stay of execution,' Ms Bishop said. 'The Australian government stands resolutely with both families, after all, Australia is only doing what Indonesia is doing: making representations on behalf of Indonesian families in support of Indonesian death row prisoners abroad.' 'I believe it is Indonesia that will lose the most from executing these two young men.' The legal appeal for condemned Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be heard in a Jakarta court on Thursday. It comes after Friday's news that Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's executions have been indefinitely delayed due to ongoing legal proceedings. The delay and new appeal have been welcomed by the pair's legal team, as well as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, both of whom have voiced their optimism at the prospect for a repeal to the execution sentence, reports Yahoo News. The new appeal will be the men's second challenge to the clemency bid which was rejected in January. Julian McMahon (C), the lawyer for Bali Nine pair. The condemned Australian's legal team\u00a0said the delay was a 'welcome development' as it represented a change to the previous position of the Indonesian Government' Michael O'Connell, one of the lawyers for the two Australians, said the delay was a 'welcome development' as it represented a change to the previous position of Indonesian attorney-general Muhammad Prasetyo. 'The indications that we've had yesterday are encouraging because there does now appear to be some regard to his principles.' Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she hoped the appeal represented a possible shift in the stance of the Indonesian government. 'There could be other reasons for the delay but I hope, in my heart, that it's a change of mind,' she said. Drug trafficker Scott Rush is led away for interrogation at Bali Police Headquarters. The now 29 year old has voiced his sympathy for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran after hearing they will face the firing squad . It comes after Scott Rush- one of the Bali Nine members who had his sentence changed from death to life in prison-has spoken out about his sympathy for the pair. Rush, 29, told\u00a0The Weekend Australian\u00a0via a friend he was 'shocked and heartbroken' by news of the their fate. 'I am praying for Myuran and Andrew and for the other condemned prisoners that even at this time mercy can't be shown,' he said. 'I send love and prayers to the families and loved ones. May God bless them all,' Mr Rush reportedly said. One of the Brisbane man's lawyers said that while his client was saddened by the destiny of the condemned duo, the reports he felt guilty were inaccurate. Scroll down for video . The family of condemned Australian drug smuggler Andrew Chan, his mother Helen (centre) and brother Michael (wearing pink shorts) arrive at Yogyakarta airport on Thursday to make the five-hour drive to Cilacap . Myuran Sukumaran's mother Raji (right) and sister Brintha (centre) on the tarmac at Yogyakarta, the closest main airport to the port town of Cilacap to which they will drive on Thursday afternoon . News has also surfaced that Chan and Sukumaran's families have been blocked from visiting them on Nusakambangan Island. Australian consular officials are seeking leniency for the devastated families, but Indonesian Officials have vowed there will be no concessions made. 'No exception. We can't make allowances for certain families only. It won't be fair for the others,'  Central Java Justice Officer Mirza Zukarnain told\u00a0The Age. Armed military troops have increased their presence around Nusakambangan following the transfer of the Bali Nine duo . A smiling Djoko Hariutomo, the police commissioner of the Balinese capital of Denpasar, poses with condemned prisoner Andrew Chan n a photo that sparked national outage . Foreign  Minister Julie Bishop described the image as 'undignified and degrading' in a formal complaint lodged on Thursday . Tensions between Indonesia and Australia are also running high, with Australia lodging a formal complaint to the Indonesian ambassador on Thursday over the treatment of the two men during their transfer to death island. Scores of heavily armed police accompanied Chan and Sukumaran during the transfer, during which an image was taken that sparked national outrage. The leaked photograph depicted Senior Commissioner Djoko Hari Utomo smiling with his hand on Andrew Chan's back. Ms Bishop described the image as 'undignified and degrading' in the complaint lodged on Friday. The jungle and rainforest of Nuskambangan prison island looms over the armoured personnel van carrying Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as they arrive off the police boat on Wednesday . Shackled and handcuffed, Andrew Chan cut a sad figure as he was escorted by four faceless Indonesian police officers across the tarmac after being taken from Kerobokan prison . Myuran Sukumaran arrives at Cilacap airport. The Bali Nine pair's executions have been delayed until ongoing legal action is settled, with Indonesian officials unable to confirm whether the pair will be executed this month .","highlights":"189 Indonesians abroad have had their death sentences suspended in the last three years - at the request of the Indonesian government . 'I'm not requesting of Indonesia anything that Indonesia does not request of other nations,' says\u00a0Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop . Ms Bishop\u00a0warns Indonesia's plans to carry out Bali Nine executions will could risk efforts to save 360 Indonesians on death row abroad . The execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has been delayed . An appeal for the condemned Bali Nine pair will be heard in a Jakarta court . Chan and Sukumaran's families are blocked from visiting Death Island . Australian consular staff are seeking leniency for the devastated families . Australia has lodged a formal complaint on the treatment of the men .","id":"c916b7162e2a015872aaa75cef992c62aff57176","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" overturned or commuted as they struggle under the pressure to carry out 'just punishments'.\nMore News Videos\n- Video duration\n- 01:17\nHow Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran\n>\nHow Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran became Bali Nine pair\nThe men are now condemned to face firing squad under Indonesian capital punishment.\nIt comes as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will again request the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, to meet with her and the two men at the prison where they will be executed, if a final appeal fails.\nForeign Affairs has been pushing for the president to meet with the pair since March, when Australia became involved in the process of saving the pair from the firing squad.\nIn September, in a move to save their lives, Indonesia asked the US to consider offering clemency for the pair, while a third man, Lowatri Kusunoki was moved from death row to a lower sentence in an Indonesian jail.\nHowever, that has not stopped Indonesia seeking to send the Bali Nine pair and 11 other convicted murderers to the firing squad.\nOf the 15 convicted Indonesian criminals facing the firing squad, 11 have had their sentences commuted or reduced, Indonesian newspaper Kompas said, citing figures from Human Rights Watch.\nThere have been many cases in which these last minute clemency requests by President Joko have been denied, particularly with the death penalty in Indonesia.\nMost of the cases have been for petty offences such as drug use or extortion but Human Rights Watch has listed eight of the 11 in which President Joko has exercised his mercy as having been sent to death row for drug offences.\nIn 2012, for example, the death penalty was used for a man who killed his wife and for five other members of a gang that trafficked drugs from West Java.\nIndonesia executes about 70 per cent of convicted criminals by firing squad. It has more death row inmates than any other nation.\nThe last official execution was for a murder last year and the next one is believed to be for the 1999 rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in the city of Solo. The woman was convicted in January and is now facing the firing squad.\nIn the case of Chan and Sukumaran, who were tried and convicted in Australia in 2006 and 2005 respectively, it has been revealed the pair could receive between one and three bullets through the head if they are"}
{"article":"A push for answers on how a New York City police officer avoided criminal charges in the videotaped chokehold death of Eric Garner has stalled because it does not protect grand jury secrecy. New York State Supreme Court Justice William Garnett ruled on Thursday that the grand jury record would remain under seal. He rejected arguments by the New York Civil Liberties Union and others that the public had a right to know why jurors refused to indict the officer in spite of the video. He wrote that the law required the plaintiffs to establish a 'compelling and particularized need' to release the grand jury minutes. Testimony from the grand jury than did not indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner (right, with family) will remain sealed after a decision from New York State Supreme Court Justice William Garnett . Mr Garner was seen saying 'I can't breathe' after being taken to a ground by a policeman on New York's Staten Island borough . The Staten Island judge's ruling cited a handful of rare instances where New York courts authorized disclosure, but only to specific parties for specific reasons \u2014 not out of the public interest. For example, a 2012 appeals court ruling authorized release of bank records from a grand jury proceeding to someone seeking a civil judgment against the United Arab Emirates. Another ruling in 1978 turned over witness statements to state police for disciplinary proceedings. A 2001 decision even gave the son of a defendant in a decades-old murder case access to grand jury minutes to use for a movie script. At a hearing in February, Garnett had asked over and over how the Garner grand jury minutes would be used. 'The only answer which the court heard was the possibility of effecting legislative change,' he wrote. However, he said that hopes of legal efforts to combat police brutality or 'journalistic curiousity' were not strong enough to unseal the documents. 'That proffered need is purely speculative and does not satisfy the requirements of the law.' The death of Mr Garner (left poster) and Michael Brown (right poster) and the subsequent non-indictment \u00a0of the police officers involved in their deaths sparked a series of protests. Justice Garnett wrote that none of the plaintiffs seeking to unveil the grand jury testimony showed a 'compelling and particularized need' for the information . The effort to make the Garner grand jury record public had been considered a longshot. But the decision comes amid an ongoing debate over whether the laws need revisions promoting more transparency, particularly when it involves police shootings. By preserving secrecy in the Garner case, the court 'has reinforced the distrust many New Yorkers already feel toward the performance of the criminal justice system in this case,' said NYCLU legal director Arthur Eisenberg. Officer Daniel Pantaleo and other officers had stopped Mr Garner on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes last July. A video shot by an onlooker shows Mr Garner telling the officers to leave him alone and refusing to be handcuffed. Pantaleo responded by wrapping his arm around Mr Garner's neck in what he said was a sanctioned takedown move and not a banned chokehold. The heavyset Garner, who had asthma, is heard on the tape gasping, 'I can't breathe.' He loses consciousness and died at a hospital. The NYCLU and others had asked the court to order Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan to release the grand jury transcript, including the testimony of Pantaleo, and dozens of witnesses, detailed descriptions of evidence and other documentation. A lawyer for Mr Garner's family said that the secrecy of grand juries was an 'anachronism.' Above, his daughter Erica leads a demonstration in September, when the grand jury decision was announced . A similar step was voluntarily taken by the prosecutor in Ferguson, Missouri, when a grand jury there refused to indict an officer in the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Both Mr Garner and Mr Brown were black; the officers involved are white. The deaths sparked nationwide protests about the treatment of communities of color by law enforcement and a debate about the role of race in policing. Donovan argued that the disclosure would damage the credibility of prosecutors seeking to assure both grand jurors and witnesses that details of their participation would be kept from public view. The judge agreed that the argument 'is particularly cogent in 'high publicity cases' where the witnesses' truthful and accurate testimony is vital.' Garnett wrote: 'It is in such notorious cases that witnesses' cooperation and honesty should be encouraged \u2014 not discouraged \u2014 for fear of disclosure.' 'If every newsworthy case were deemed compelling and, thus justified disclosure, the veil of grand jury secrecy would be lifted and every citizen's right to have fellow citizens, sitting on a grand jury, check the power of the police and the prosecutor without pressure from outside influences \u2014 real or perceived \u2014 would be imperiled,'\u00a0the justice said. Justice Garnett said that secrecy is especially vital in 'high publicity cases'. Above, a memorial to Mr Garner on Staten Island . The decision by the Staten Island grand jurors, he added, 'was theirs alone, after having heard all of the evidence, having been instructed on law and having deliberated. 'Their collective decision should not be impeached by the unbridled speculation that the integrity of this grand jury was impaired in any way.' Jonathan Moore, who represents Garner's family, called the ruling misguided. 'We think this grand jury process was deeply flawed,' he said. 'Secret grand juries are an anachronism,' he added, according to the New York Times. 'The judge has essentially sanctioned the use of a secret trial for a very public matter. If this was a normal grand jury process, they would have had an indictment in five minutes,' he said. Mr Donovan said Thursday his office would respect 'and will adhere to Judge Garnett's well-reasoned decision.' The parties, which also include the Legal Aid Society, the New York City Public Advocate's office, New York Post and the NAACP, are appealing. Parties in the case are appealing the decision of Justice Garnett, though the application itself was considered a longshot .","highlights":"New York justice said request didn't show 'particularized need'\u00a0for info . Testimony had previously been given to help someone with movie script . Prosecutor in Ferguson police shooting unveiled testimony voluntarily . Death of Garner in July and grand jury's non-indictment sparked protests .","id":"0ba497ce598fa66b4a3bde0e5d973e0d1337eb66","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the case will go on to a trial. He also ordered that prosecutors hand over investigative materials to the defense team, including records of an independent autopsy and surveillance videos.\nGrand jury proceedings are secretive by definition, but attorneys for the Garner family say they still want an independent investigation. \u201cThe family wants to know what was going on in that police car before Mr. Garner\u2019s death,\u201d said lawyer Jonathan Abady. \u201cWhen they arrived, Mr. Garner was handcuffed and the police were having difficulty getting him out of the car.\u201d\nLast month, a New York grand jury decided not to indict Daniel Pantaleo after video of the July 17 confrontation in Brooklyn\u2019s Staten Island showed him apparently putting a man into a chokehold, which led to Garner\u2019s death.\nProsecutors say they believe officers\u2019 testimonies, along with the medical examiner\u2019s findings, were the basis for the decision, but the officers\u2019 statements have been contradicted by video evidence, including from other officers who were there. And the autopsy report, which was the subject of a federal lawsuit that was dropped after a judge ruled that it should not be revealed because it is considered protected police records, has been subpoenaed by the Garner family attorneys to find out exactly what went on that day.\nIn a previous interview with RT, Abady said he was skeptical of the medical examiner\u2019s findings. \u201cThe medical examiner\u2019s report is one man\u2019s opinion,\u201d he explained. \u201cHis conclusion, based on the evidence in his possession, is that the man died of natural causes. That is simply his opinion. We need to find out what the circumstances were, what led to his death, and what happened immediately prior to his death.\u201d\nThe 43-year-old father of six, who worked as a food concessionaire, was unarmed and handcuffed at the time.\nIn the end, however, the family might only get answers on the circumstances of Garner\u2019s death, as the medical examiner has reportedly been barred from testifying. In a letter sent to the family in January, Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan said \u201cthere will be no further comment on this case.\u201d\nPolice Commissioner William Bratton was on record that Pantaleo is a \u201cfine police officer\u201d and he believes \u201cthat he acted properly on the scene.\u201d New York Mayor Bill De Blasio also supports the officer\u2019s actions. The New York Civil Liberties Union had called the verdict \u201canother"}
{"article":"A 94th-minute goal by substitute Martyn Waghorn rescued a Sky Bet Championship point for Wigan Athletic in a 1-1 draw at home to Bolton, who looked as though they were going to pull off the classic smash-and-grab. The home side had dominated for the vast majority of the contest, only to fall behind 20 minutes from time when Tom Walker's shot was deflected past a helpless Ali Al Habsi for the opener. It was a crushing blow for a Wigan side that had hit the bar in the first half through James Perch, had a Leon Clarke goal chalked off for offside and seen Marc-Antoine Fortune fluff a relatively straight-forward heading chance. A 94th-minute goal by substitute Martyn Waghorn rescued a point for Wigan Athletic against Bolton . But they stuck to their task in the second period, and after Ben Amos had denied Jermaine Pennant with a stunning stop, the goalkeeper then tipped a Clarke header on to the bar as well as clawing away a Sheyi Ojo effort. It looked like time would run out on Wigan, but in the fourth of five added minutes, Waghorn equalised with a goal that could yet save their season. Wigan had started the game on the front foot, with Bolton content to play on the break. And the visitors showed their threat inside the early exchanges when Adam Le Fondre led a breakaway only for Gaetan Bong to save the day in the nick of time. Wigan were getting the ball wide at every opportunity to wingers Josh Murphy - making his full debut - and Pennant. But it was through the middle that they nearly broke the deadlock, with Perch's 30-yard effort beating Amos only to hit the bar and come back out. The ball fell invitingly for Clarke, but the striker's header was weak and straight at Amos. Wigan XI: Al Habsi, Boyce (Kvist - 78), Maguire, Pearce, Bong, Pennant (Ojo - 67), Kim, Perch, Murphy, Fortune (Waghorn - 78), Clarke . Subs not used: Carson, Taylor, McKay, Cowie . Goals: Waghorn 90 . Booked: Maguire . Bolton XI: Amos, Mills, McCarthy, Ream, Feeney, Trotter, Bannan, Rocha (Vela - 55), Walker (Moxey - 82), Le Fondre (Davies - 68), Heskey . Subs not used: Bogdan, Dervite, Gudjohnsen, Twardzik . Goals: Walker 70 . Booked: Davies . At the other end, Walker could not make the most of Liam Feeney's cross, and the same player was unable to make amends moments later when he fired past the post. Former Wigan man Emile Heskey had a great opportunity to open the scoring on the half-hour mark but his free header from a corner flashed past the upright. Latics ended the half on a high and should have taken the lead when Murphy's pinpoint cross found Fortune, whose header from point-blank was straight at Amos when either side would surely have brought about the opening goal. Wigan did have the ball in the net right on half-time through Clarke, but the striker looked well offside and the flag was up on the far side. The home side picked up where they left off after the restart, and a Pennant free-kick bound for the top corner was superbly clawed out by Amos. Pennant then had time and space in the box to pick his spot on the edge of the area, but his shot hit Clarke and was hacked away to safety. The visitors won a couple of corners but they were virtually non-existent as an attacking force, with Wigan asking all the questions. But with 20 minutes to go, the unthinkable happened and Wanders took an undeserved lead in extremely fortuitous circumstances. Walker's shot from distance took a massive deflection off a defender, completely wrong-footing Al Habsi and rolling into the net to the delight of the packed away end behind the goal. Credit goes to Wigan for the way they stuck to their task, and Amos produced another fabulous stop to deny substitute Ojo before Clarke saw a header tipped on to the bar by the goalkeeper. It looked as though Bolton were going to hold on for all three points before, in the fourth added minute, Waghorn sent an overhead kick in off the bar to rescue a point for the hosts.","highlights":"Thomas Walker fired Bolton into the lead with just 20 minutes left to play . But Martyn Waghorn equalised with just seconds of injury time to go . Draw with Bolton leaves Wigan five points adrift of Championship safety . Bolton are now without a Championship away win in seven matches .","id":"d9394a56e0db0981fd3cc4cadda1db2a2888e710","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"and-grab on their trip to the DW Stadium.\nThe draw was harsh on the Latics as it looked like they had sealed a third consecutive home win when the impressive Callum McManaman hit the crossbar with a fine 50th-minute strike for the second time in two matches.\nLatics were ahead after a couple of defensive blunders, including a sliced clearance from Antony Sweeney by Jermaine Beckford, resulted in Kevin Davies tapping home from close range after eight minutes.\nBut the equaliser came nine minutes from time when Waghorn was on hand to rifle home after an error by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi, who had earlier denied Waghorn with a stunning point-blank save with his right hand.\nWigan have now dropped six points in as many games after a bright start to the season, but Bolton will feel satisfied with a hard-earned point after a spirited display.\nThe result extended the unbeaten run of their manager Owen Coyle to nine matches, as the former Burnley and Scotland manager approaches his first anniversary at the Reebok.\nCoyle made two changes from the team which lost to Blackburn on Wednesday with on-loan Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong coming in for Mark Davies, while Marvin Sordell made way for former Wigan man Gary Madine.\nWigan also made two alterations as Shaun Maloney replaced Ben Watson, whose 200th appearance for the club was moved to this weekend, while Jean Beausejour came in for James McCarthy, who dropped to the bench.\nCoyle's team made a bright start with a superb 15th-minute save from the brilliant Al Habsi, who parried away an early shot from Madine, while 28 seconds later he kept out an effort from Davies after a lightning break.\nBolton had another effort turned away by the goalkeeper when Sordell met Chris Eagles' pass but he failed to convert, but the visitors deserved to go ahead from that first period of play, with the Latics struggling to produce anything going forward.\nWigan showed no sign of turning things around in the opening minutes of the second half as Al Habsi made another vital save from Madine.\nThe Chilean then kept out a 25-yard drive from Eagles and a superb volley from Davies but the visitors were almost rewarded for all their dominance when the ball was not cleared from a 20-yard Eagles cross with 17 minutes remaining.\nBut Latics"}
{"article":"James Corden pulled out all the stops for his opening night on US TV - breaking a showbiz exclusive, performing alongside a Hollywood legend and roping in some of his most famous celebrity friends. He made sure his first show went off with a bang with a opening sequence in which he joked he got the job by finding a golden ticket in a Willy Wonka-style chocolate bar. The sketch included appearances from Simon Cowell, Girls creator Lena Dunham, Billy Crystal, Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and comedian Chris Rock ,all devastated or furious after opening chocolate bars without the golden ticket inside, before Corden found the winning ticket in the street. Scroll down for videos . Welcome to America: James Corden walks out for his first night as host of the US's Late, Late Show . The piece then showed how Jay Leno, Shia LaBeouf, and Arnold Schwarznegger whipped him into shape for his new role. Schwarzegger shouted at him 'You don't look like a talk show host, you look like two' while Leno waterboarded him for preparation. Meryl Streep then appeared to tell the London-born comic he was ready to a become a star. Corden added to the star power on display by bringing on his guests, Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis. Kunis delivered an exclusive for his inaugural show by reluctantly revealing that she and partner Ashton Kutcher 'might' have got married. Asked by Corden if she had tied the knot, she replied: 'I don't know, maybe.' Prompted by gestures from Hanks, the host inspected the huge ring on Kunis's hand and declared 'Oh, you got married! They got married, everyone! Oh my god, Mr and Mrs Kutcher!' Corden introduced himself to American audiences as he admitted he was stunned to be making a star-packed debut with his late-night talk show. Tinsel town: Aswell as a number of cameos from celebrities, Corden interviewed Mila Kunis and Tom Hanks . He was greeted by a whooping crowd including his wife, parents and celebrity friend Piers Morgan for his first outing as host of the Late Late Show on US network CBS. Corden is relatively unknown in America and he immediately addressed that fact as he opened the programme, which airs at 12.35am. 'I feel I should tell you a little bit about myself,' he said. 'My name is James Corden and I'm 36 years old and I'm from a place called High Wycombe in Great Britain, which you almost certainly will never have heard of because most people in Great Britain haven't heard of it so I don't expect you to.' He added: 'I'm married, sorry ladies, this ship has sailed.' Gesturing to his newly slimmed-down frame, he said: 'This don't stay on the shelf too long.' Addressing the cameras in front of a studio audience at CBS studios in Los Angeles, he added: 'We have two children - my son was four yesterday and my daughter is 16 weeks old - and I really couldn't be more honoured to be stood here talking to you now and, believe me, however shocked you are that I am standing here doing this job, you will never be as shocked as I am.' Unknown: He opened the show with a sequence joking that he got the job by finding a golden ticket . He added: 'I promise you we will have fun on this show and I promise we will do everything we can to put a smile on your face before or, let's be honest, more likely while you fall asleep at night. 'It really isn't lost on me what a privilege it is to be given a show like this and I really will do my best not to let any of you down.' The actor thanked his parents for flying over from the UK to watch his debut. He said: 'They have never been to Los Angeles before and they are already loving it, they are eating kale every day, my mum is getting a boob job next week. He choked on his words and wiped away a tear as he added: 'Thank you for being here, thank you for making the trip, I really appreciate it.' One of the show's biggest hits among fans . Other highlights of the show included Corden and Hanks performing a five-minute retrospective of Hanks' many films, complete with wigs and green screen backdrops. Corden took the unusual step of ending the show with a musical number before the end credits. Critics said the idea made the show stand out from other talk shows, though questioned whether the comedian would be able to sing the show out very week. Play it again: Critics praised Corden's idea of finishing with a musical number, for which he sat at a piano .","highlights":"James Corden has received rave reviews for his first show on US TV . He started with a heart-felt plea to Americans to give him a chance . Comedian panned to his mother and father who were in audience . He then performed in sketch joking that he won job with golden ticket . Arnold Schwarznegger and Jay Leno were then shown getting him in shape . Corden and Tom Hanks then performed\u00a0whistle-stop\u00a0tour of his films . In an unusual move, Corden sat at a piano and sung at  end of the show .","id":"45b0eed18e608c8098b4d8303ce334cc3d063de8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" bang, and judging by the reaction, it's safe to say the show was a success.\nThe Late Late Show With James Corden is a late-night talk show hosted by The Late Late Show With James Corden's titular character James Corden. In the show, Corden conducts interviews with celebrities, gives viewers an inside look at celebrities' lives, and performs music numbers with celebrities.\nThe Late Late Show With James Corden premiered on March 15, 2015. The show airs weeknights on CBS at 12:37 AM.\n\"James Corden had an amazing debut, and a great first day,\" says the host as he starts off his first show. James says that he spent two months planning for his first day of work, which he calls, \"the biggest day of his life.\"\nAnd with that, a montage begins as the camera pans over to the set, where James stands at the desk as it shows the audience cheering and the band warming up, and it ends as it pans back to him at the desk with a big smile on his face as he says he's nervous.\nAs he's shown a clip from his previous show, Corden is shown sitting with Ellen DeGeneres where he calls her a legend who will always be a legend because people will say, \"I remember sitting with that guy.\"\n\"Ellen will always be famous,\" he says, adding \"Because people will remember this show, and Ellen will always be famous.\"\nHe's shown with Michelle Obama, and we see them at the White House as the host says \"Ellen is one of the last people in America that is just as famous on Twitter as she is in real life.\"\nCorden meets the famous rapper Drake on a yacht as the song \"Hotline Bling\" plays in the background. He asks Drake, \"What's your favorite movie?\" while the Canadian rapper answers, \"The Notebook, it's the greatest movie ever made.\"\nNext, he's spotted with Julia Roberts who is holding a red carpet interview when suddenly the star asks him, \"Who's your favorite Beatle?\" And Corden responds \"Ringo. I don't give a shit.\"\nThe cameras turn back to the stage where Corden is about to start the show, but then the host gets on his knees in the middle of the stage, and begins singing, \"Happy Birthday, Mr."}
{"article":"Most of America has spent this winter shivering in a colder-than-usual polar plunge that's seen almost every state turned white and the Great Lakes freeze over. But in Alaska, residents are wondering what's become of the blizzards and arctic lows that usually characterize the northernmost state. The biggest city, Anchorage, is so unseasonably warm that a winter festival could only go ahead after trucks drove in snow from a stockpile, and hide it under PVC to stop it from melting away. No-show snow: Streets in Anchorage were snowless (left) for a winter festival, while volunteers (right) had to pile up snow and cover it with PVC so a sculpting competition could go ahed. The rest of the U.S. has had a frigid winter . We took your winter! This was the scene Saturday on Boston Common, the heart of a city buried in snow - prompting the envy of Alaskans . Digging out: Boston's motorists found their cars swamped by snow, while the usually frigid land of Alaska was left hardly touched . Want some of this? In the Massachusetts capital, huge piles of snow have emerged as authorities struggle to find anywhere to put snow taken off the roads . Bemused residents even took to asking Boston - which has been swamped with more than 100 inches of snow in a record-breaking winter - if they can have their winter back. Speaking to the Boston Globe, Anchorage-dweller Danielle Crelley, 19, said said: 'This is the worst winter ever... We can\u2019t even go sledding. I just want to build a snowman.' Another, store owner Nina Walker, proposed a trade between Massachusetts and Alaska. She said: 'You give us your snow, and we\u2019ll give you the Palins.' Cameras from local station KTUU showed the snow-less scenes in the city. Their comments follow an unusual set-up for the annual Fur Rendezvous festival, in which Anchorage city authorities had to spread a thin coating of snow from diminishing stockpile to create a winter feel. Sunday highs in the city are set to be above freezing, while Wednesday is predicted rain. A dog sledding race, which usually winds through the Anchorage streets, has been relocated 260 miles north, where there is still enough snow. It was the first time the event had to move since it began in 1946. Wanna trade? One Alaskan said that Boston was welcome to Sarah Palin and her family - if they can restore winter to Anchorage . Winter of two Americas: Climate figures showed that this winter has seen western states experience unseasonable warmth, while the east shivered. Alaska has been warmed by the same phenomenon heating California . Speaking to the KTVA station, former organizer Gary Huffard said: 'This weather is as crazy as it can get!'. He later encouraged people to come down to the event's funfair because, for once, 'you can enjoy the carnival without turning blue'. It comes as cold weather records continue to fall across the country, with February declared the coldest month in New York for 81 years. Boston was predicted still more snow Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, adding to its current total of more than 100 inches since winter began. The average temperature in the New York City over the last four weeks has been 24\u00b0F - 11 degrees below normal. New York joins other metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Pittsburgh, which have also experienced their most frigid February in decades. As the mercury continues to plummet, ice breakers are being deployed by the US Coast Guard to create ferry and shipping lanes along the Hudson River in New York and the Delaware in Philadelphia. Many already knew in their bones it was true - but official figures have now confirmed that for some parts of the country, February was the coldest month in history. In New York, the cities of Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca all scored their lowest ever averages in more than a lifetime. In Buffalo the February average was 10.9\u00b0F, beating the 1934 record of 11.4\u00b0F. Syracuse was colder still, with an average of just 9\u00b0F. Hartford, Connecitcut, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Portland, Maine also set records. Caribou in Maine had an average of just 2.5\u00b0F. While Boston has been colder in February before, it has never been snowier. Its 64.8 inches in February smashed the old record of 41.6. If it managers just another 5.6 inches, the winter will officially be the snowiest ever. Total snowfall for the season is way above normal across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. As of Febreuary 26, Worcester, Massachusetts had 108.6 inches, compared to a normal snowfall of 49.9 inches. However, meteorologists at the Northeast Regional Climate Center said the record winter is just down to luck. One said: 'We can't point to anything specific... It's just the way the jet stream bulged and set up. It's random, like a deal of cards. Sometimes you're dealt a royal flush, sometimes you get nothing.' Everywhere else: Emily Martinez makes a snow angel on freshly fallen snow as a a storm out of the Pacific Northwest brings snow to the San Bernardino Mountains on Saturday, in Green Valley Lake, California . New Mexi-snow: Richard Hample of Albuquerque took out his skis to get some exercise near Silver and Harvard on Saturday morning . Ploughing through: Travelers walk with their luggage to the airport due to impassable roads in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday . A lone duck swims in a small creek in Hurst, Texas, on Saturday. The area received almost two inches of snow and freezing rain . A horse looks for grass underneath the snow and ice in a field in Reno, Texas, west of Fort Worth, on Saturday . According to The New York Times, it has not been this frigid in New York since February 1934. That month it averaged 19.9\u00b0F. On February 9 of that year, the mercury sank 15 degrees below zero - the lowest daily reading in the city's history. Jay Engle, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told The Times: 'It was like the most sick month you can think of.' As the records continue to tumble - with almost 500 daily low-points being beaten in the last month - forecasters predict there's more on the way. Record-breaking: Ice chunks form underneath the snow-covered Brooklyn Bridge in New York City at the end of the coldest February in more than 80 years - and two more snow storms are expected to hit the region over the next few days . Frozen: The mercury has not fallen this low in the city since 1934. Pictured are fire fighter working to tackle a blaze in sub-zero climes . Duties continue: The tug Arabian Sea pushes a barge through the icy waters of the Hudson River on Friday, near Rhinecliff, in Upstate New York. With the prolonged cold winter weather, the Coast Guard has been busy clearing shipping lanes . This next winter storm will begin to take shape Saturday in California as a disturbance digs into the Southwest, bringing rain in the lower elevations and snow in the mountains. Snow, sleet and ice will then spread eastward across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast through midweek. Texas has already seen six inches of snow as a result of the storm, with Oklahoma - seven inches - and New Mexico - one foot - also suffering from the wintry downpours. Boston's all-time winter weather record is also at risk, after 102 inches of snow fell on the city in the space of a month. Insurance companies in the area are getting a historic number of claims from homeowners whose properties have been damaged by the weight of the snow. Experts say that popping, creaking, or cracking noises can be signs of a stressed roof that could be about to collapse. Residents are warned to leave immediately in those cases. Peter Judge, spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, told the Boston Globe: 'If you are hearing loud cracking, like cracking wood, there is something going on up there. But if it\u2019s just a variety of sounds, don\u2019t automatically get everyone out of the building.' Wintry conditions also caused chaos across the southeastern United States this week as the area saw an unprecedented amount of snowfall. Wet, heavy snow snapped tree limbs and cut power lines in North Carolina leaving more than 200,000 Duke Energy customers without electricity at one point. Nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of Alabama - closing roads, schools and businesses. A volunteer who works with the National Weather Service measured 11 inches of snow in the Guntersville area in the morning. Authorities said 8.5 inches of snow fell in the Athens area, with similar amounts reported in other towns and cities across northern Alabama. School's out: Children make snow angels in Richardson, Texas. A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow in Texas on Friday closed schools, snarled travel and forced a main highway into Oklahoma to shut down after nearly 20 vehicles slid off the road . Whiteout: Helena Burns, center, walks in Pioneer Plaza with her mother, Sandra, left, and Hanna Vampola, all of Omaha, Nebraska, .","highlights":"Winter has seen snow in almost every state, and frigid lows in the Northeast - but Alaska is balmy by comparison . In largest city, Anchorage, snow for winter festival was driven in from stockpiles after less than an inch fell last month . Dog-sledding forced to move 260 miles north to get enough snow - the first time since the event began in 1946 . Residents jokingly asked Boston - been buried by more than 100 inches in recent months - for its snow back . Alaskan warmth and frigid lows further south are both caused by atmospheric movements in the jet stream .","id":"c745f13f280958a0a9d03aa7584fe1ceb559a6e2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that are the lifeblood of their economy, in other words, the snowy winter wonderland that makes the state one of the most popular places in the country to visit (and move to), and a place that generates billions of dollars in revenue for the state through tourism and taxes.\nAlaska is cold all winter, yes. But, in the past, this cold season typically brings snowstorms that help to attract skiers. This year? \"I'm just not seeing it,\" said Bruce Woodbury, the director of the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR). \"Usually, we have our big snowstorms by now.\"\nSnowstorm.\nWhat's going on? The lack of snow isn't entirely unusual for the state; the last time that snow fell so late in the winter was 10 years ago, in 2007. But the lack of snow and the mild temperatures are making it difficult for locals to make money from the tourism industry.\nRelated: What will happen if America runs out of oil?\nAlaskans are dependent on tourism\nAbout 10% of Alaska's economy is dependent on tourism, which is $7 billion. But for the state to bring in that much in revenue, about 2 million people have to visit it in a single season, 1 million of whom visit the state in winter.\nSince snow and cold temperatures are key to attracting snow enthusiasts and skiers, it's a good indicator of how well Alaskans are doing during the winter months, and therefore, an important driver of revenue for the state.\nSo with winter in Alaska only just starting, there's a concern that the state won't bring in the revenue it's typically used to, thanks to lower tourism -- and that might just force some businesses to close.\nThe lack of snow hurts tourism, Woodbury said. \"There are some folks that have said, you know, it's not so important to have the snow right now, but then there are others that are saying, 'I need to keep my business open, so I have to have some snow right now, and to make up any loss.'\"\nRelated: The truth about how much your favorite sports teams will make\n\"So it's just one of those really delicate balancing acts that we all go through right now, so that everyone knows that we are experiencing a tough year,\" Woodbury said.\n\"I'm not concerned about"}
{"article":"The small foam pieces used to protect fragile goods in boxes could soon power your phone thanks to a battery breakthrough. Researchers have developed a way of turning the so-called 'packing peanuts' into carbon, which can then be added to the types of lithium batteries used in everyday gadgets. During tests the packing peanut-based batteries could store 15 per cent more power than current technology - and they even outperformed similar batteries made of graphite. Scroll down for video . Researchers have developed a way of turning  so-called 'packing peanuts' (pictured) into carbon, which can then be added to the kinds of lithium batteries in everyday gadgets. During tests the packing peanut-based batteries could store around 15% more power than current technology . This breakthrough was made by Dr Vilas Pol, Dr Vinodkumar Etacheri and their colleagues at Purdue University. They presented their findings at the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The researchers began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600\u00b0C (1,100\u00b0F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries. These sheets had a lithium-ion storage capacity of 420 mAh per gram. By comparison, an iPhone 6 battery has a total storage capacity of 1810mAh and weighs 0.9oz (28 grams), while the theoretical capacity of graphite is 372 mAh\/g. This means the packing peanut technology could make batteries smaller and lighter, yet more powerful. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200\u00b0C (4,100\u00b0F), meaning Dr Pol's method uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly. Dr Pol got the idea to turn these peanuts into nanoparticles and microsheets when he was taking delivery of new equipment for his lab. 'I looked at the packing peanuts and thought that while we are exploring \"green\" technologies, we should not be harming the environment by throwing them away,' he said. The researchers began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600\u00b0C (1,100\u00b0F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries. These sheets had a lithium-ion storage capacity of 420 mAh per gram. By comparison, an iPhone 6 battery has a total storage capacity of 1810mAh and weighs 0.9oz (28 grams), while the theoretical capacity of graphite is 372 mAh\/g. This means the packing peanut technology could make batteries smaller and lighter, yet more powerful. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200\u00b0C (4,100\u00b0F), meaning Dr Pol's method uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly. The researchers at Purdue University began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600\u00b0C (1,100\u00b0F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets (pictured) and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries . Drs\u00a0Pol and Etacheri then tested the microsheets and nanoparticles as anodes in rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The lithium ions move between the electrodes during charging and discharging and the researchers said their anode works so well 'it outperforms commercial [anodes], with a storage capacity higher than graphite, a typical anode material.' And although the higher temperatures used to create other sheets create a more layered arrangement of carbon atoms to maximise  performance, Dr Pol's less-ordered materials are said to have a 15 per cent higher electrical storage capacity. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200\u00b0C (4,100\u00b0F), which creates more structured sheets. By comparison, the 'disordered crystal structure' of Purdue University's sheets (shown) lets them store more lithium ions than the theoretical limit - making them more powerful . Dr Pol hopes his group's new, scalable process could have carbon microsheets and nanoparticles ready for commercial use in batteries (pictured) within two years . '[The batteries] have disordered, porous structures,' said Dr Etacheri. 'The disordered crystal structure lets them store more lithium ions than the theoretical limit, and their porous microstructure lets the lithium ions quickly diffuse into the microsheets and creates more surface area for electrochemical interactions.' Dr Pol hopes his group's new, scalable process could have carbon microsheets and nanoparticles ready for commercial use in batteries within two years.","highlights":"The discovery was made by Dr Vilas Pol and at Purdue University . Packing peanuts are the small foam pieces used in packaging . Dr Pol's team baked the peanuts at 600\u00b0C (1,100\u00b0F) to create carbon blocks . These blocks were flattened to make microsheets and nanoparticles . Such sheets and particles can then be added as anodes in lithium\u00a0batteries .","id":"b1a4eb163dc56381b8e5a133e6b390cd9b5a86b8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of supercapacitors found in electric cars.\nIn a paper published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, the researchers from Japan's Kanazawa University explain how a high-temperature reaction creates graphene and porous carbon from the tiny fragments.\nThe method can be repeated by recycling used packing peanuts, though the researchers suggest it will require more time and energy than other ways of making graphene.\nAs of last summer, a kilogramme (2.2lb) of raw \"Styrofoam\" can only generate around 7g of graphene. While much more efficient methods of creating graphene, such as chemical reactions and the use of hot gases, are already in development, the Japanese researchers say their findings suggest a future route to the material.\nThey explained how they first liquefied the packing peanuts by heating them in a vacuum and then mixed them with a solvent that causes them to swell. The material then starts to shrink and eventually turns solid once heated in an oven. The resulting residue contains tiny gaps in its structure, and then in an oven at 500 degrees Celsius for up to 12 hours. This turned the carbon into a porous form, which can then be converted into graphene via a process of activation.\nThe \"grafting\" of the graphene onto the porous carbon took place using an oxidation reaction to bond them together. The final form of graphene has a carbon content of around 85 per cent, 30 per cent of which can be attributed to the used packing peanuts.\nDr Keiji Watanabe, one of the researchers behind the new technique, said in a statement: \"At present, our method doesn't have any particular advantages but in the future it may be possible for used packing peanuts to be fed directly to supercapacitors in the form of a powdered or granular carbon paste.\"\nGraphene has a number of applications, including as a supercapacitor material that can provide much quicker recharge times for electric cars. However, one of the major limitations to its development has been the cost of sourcing the material, which is more than 10 times the price of silicon in current production. The material is made through a chemical reaction that involves pulling a sheet of carbon atoms into a two-dimensional lattice with single-atom thick layers.\nDespite the discovery being described as a breakthrough, the production of graphene is likely to remain a complicated process for some time. As of this January, researchers from the University of Manchester suggested that"}
{"article":"Ronny Deila\u00a0accused Ryan McGowan of endangering the career of Liam Henderson with a wild lunge in the dying moments of Celtic's Scottish Cup victory over Dundee United. The Norwegian's side strolled into a semi-final meeting with Inverness by putting four goals past the Tannadice men, yet the third of four successive meetings between the sides was again pockmarked by ill-discipline. Anthony Stokes was sent off by referee Calum Murray for a swipe at Paul Paton before McGowan was also dismissed for scything down Celtic sub Henderson \u2013 prompting the sixth red card in three back-to-back meetings. Ryan McGowan is sent off by referee Calum Murray after he\u00a0scythed down Celtic sub Liam Henderson . And a clearly angered Deila believes the young Celt was fortunate to escape serious injury. 'It was a red card,' he insisted. 'It was a stupid tackle on the sideline. We need to get these things out of football. 'It was a youngster trying a little trick in the corner. You could have stayed there and kept him out wide instead of going in with both feet. He could have injured him for life. 'It must have been frustration. It was a straight-forward win in the end but there were some angry and disappointed players out there. 'It got a bit tense at the end but that can happen. Celtic boss Ronny Deila claimed McGowan could have injured Henderson for life with his late challenge . 'These have been important games for both teams and sometimes it can get a bit tense. 'Today, we were the better team, like we were on Sunday, and they had some frustration. We need to handle that and get ready for the next game.' Deila, who wanted to look at the Stokes incident before commenting further, isn' t concerned the ill-feeling will spill over in the fourth encounter between the sides on Saturday. 'I spoke to Stokes,' he added. 'His mouth was bleeding after a challenge from Paton and he reacted. We have to see it again if it is a red card. 'I am not concerned for my players. We have to be at the same level and get the three points. I am delighted to be playing them again.' Celtic eased through at the second attempt thanks to goals from Jason Denayer, Leigh Griffiths, Kris Commons and Virgil van Dijk. But given the tempestuous nature of the three previous games, Griffiths believes there's every chance matters might get out of hand when the teams reconvene on league business at Celtic Park. 'That's six red cards in three games now and if I was a betting man then I would be putting money on another sending off this Saturday,' he said. Anthony Stokes (second left) comes together with McGowan during an ill-tempered second-half . 'It is just one of those things and the Dundee United players are getting a bit frustrated and we move on to Saturday and hopefully we can pick up another three points. 'I don't think there is niggle between both sets of players. I just think Dundee United are sick of the sight of Celtic. 'We have got them again on Saturday and then we don't see them for a while.' United assistant manager Simon Donnelly believes refereeing decisions have gone against his side in the three games. The Tayside outfit felt Ryan Dow should have been given a penalty in the League Cup Final while Efe Ambrose should have had a second yellow early in the second half last night for a foul on Nadir Ciftci. 'The Celtic reaction on the back of their player being sent off maybe influences the referee (when McGowan is sent off) but I'll need to look at it again,' Donnelly said. 'Is it any worse or any different to Scott Brown's two weeks ago?' Asked about Ambrose, Donnelly replied: 'It's another yellow card. We deliberately put Nadir out there to play on Ambrose because he was on a yellow card. Deila celebrates at full-time as his side reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 victory . 'I thought it was another yellow card when we were having a reasonable period in the game. 'They've gone against us in the last few games. We've spoken about the penalty at the weekend. That's football.' Meanwhile, Celtic skipper Brown says he's moved on from being photographed seemingly drunk in an Edinburgh street four days before the League Cup Final. 'I don't think I'm the first player to make a mistake and probably won't be the last,' he stated. 'But I've spoken to the manager, it's been dealt with and now all I'm doing is moving on. 'I'm sure the club, the manager and the fans know that my total focus will always be on the matches coming up and nothing else but winning for Celtic. 'It was a real honour as captain to lift the League Cup on Sunday and we now want to push on and try to bring our fans even more success this season. 'That's all we're thinking about.'","highlights":"Celtic defeated Dundee United 4-0 in the Scottish Cup on Wednesday . The victory was overshadowed by\u00a0Ryan McGowan's dangerous challenge on Celtic's\u00a0Liam Henderson . McGowan was red carded for his challenge on Henderson . The match was\u00a0pockmarked by bouts of ill-discipline from both sides . Celtic striker Anthony Stokes was sent off for a swipe at Paul Paton .","id":"0d6847a87fc7ee86bf6dffab8e5a96a167455ce7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-final against St Johnstone, winning 3-1 at Tannadice with a clinical second half display.\nIt was the fifth league meeting between the two sides this season. United took the lead through Mark Connolly's own goal before Leigh Griffiths levelled with a penalty. Goals from Scott Sinclair, James Forrest and a second for the Scotland winger in the second half put the Parkhead club in the last four of the competition.\nIn the process, Celtic equalled Dundee United's record of 11 consecutive home wins in Scottish football. Despite two goals conceded, goalkeeper Craig Gordon kept a clean sheet to move within two of Peter Schmeichel's total of 126 consecutive home appearances between the sticks.\nDespite the comfortable victory, Deila accused Dundee United's Ryan McGowan of putting Celtic striker Gary Mackay-Steven's career in danger with a lunge at the striker in the closing stages of the game. Mackay-Steven had scored two goals in the first half as Deila's side ran riot in Perthshire.\nThe winger's excellent display on his return from the winter break was ended prematurely when McGowan caught him with a last minute challenge. Mackay-Steven was left with a heavily bruised leg. However, the 21-year-old had no complaints about the Australian's challenge and was delighted to have extended his record goalscoring run against Dundee United to three games.\n\"I was very happy about it. I thought I was in the clear and he pulled me over. It was a heavy tackle,\" Mackay-Steven said.\n\"To be honest, the tackles were pretty heavy all game. The two boys just went over the top a bit. It is football and you know you are going to take a few.\"\nCeltic winger James Forrest, who netted a first half hat-trick, was happy to leave Tannadice with a 3-1 win.\n\"It was tough,\" Forrest said. \"They made it really difficult for us. I'm delighted to have won and we're through to the semi-final.\n\"The gaffer made some good changes and we did well. The boys worked their arses off. Now we have two games in a week next week against Partick Thistle and Dundee United. We will have to rest one or two but we'll just pick out the right team and get the job done.\""}
{"article":"The past few days have been turbulent, to say the least, for British middleweight, Luke Barnatt. When his upcoming fight against Clint Hester was scrapped from the UFC's Fairfax card on April 4, after Hester developed a foot injury, Barnatt was on the hunt for a replacement opponent. 'I heard from Clint directly that he was injured and out of the fight.' Barnatt told Sportsmail. 'I spoke to Joe Silva and he said there's no-one on the roster who is free to fight you, so it might have to be a newcomer. But I didn't want to fight a newcomer who people knew nothing about. He had a few guys in mind but none of them could take the fight or would agree to it. Britain's Luke Barnatt found the replacement he was looking for after his fight with Clint Hester was scrapped . Barnatt will be facing Filipino-American fighter Mark Munoz in the UFC's maiden event in the Philippines . 'I said, 'Why don't you give me Mark Munoz and let me fight in the Philippines?' 'Then Joe called back and said he'd made about 500 phone calls and that he couldn't find anyone, so your wish is my command \u2013 you're fighting Mark in the Philippines. 'I went from being very down, to being very happy, and now I have 10 weeks to prepare for the fight.' Barnatt is looking to bounce back from two frustrating back to back losses, both of which the middleweight feels he would have won, were it not for poor judging decisions. Mark Munoz, meanwhile, who recently fell short of the UFC's top 15 middleweight rankings, is a veteran of the sport and will present a dangerous challenge on the ground for Barnatt. 'Obviously I have to pay a bit more attention to my wrestling now' said Barnatt. 'Mark is a very, very good wrestler. There will be a bit more of a focus on, but I am going to implement my own game plan.' Munoz (front) fought in UFC 184 but was forced into submission by Brazilian fighter Roan Carneiro (rear) Carneiro celebrates his win over Munoz in their middleweight bout during the UFC 184 event at Staples Cente . The bout will feature on the UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber fight card, the UFC's first event ever to take place in the Philippines. 'Six years ago I was in Thailand.' Barnatt continued. 'I lived there for 7 months and I always wanted to go to the Philippines, so I'm super excited. I'm going to go out there about 10 days before to get acclimatized. The funny thing is, Mark trains about 3 hours away from me in California so we will both be going all that way. We will probably leave on the same flight to get out there!' When it comes to trash talk, we can expect to witness none of that in the lead up to this bout. 'I know Mark' said Barnatt. 'He's pound for pound the nicest guy in the world. But this will probably be Mark's last fight in the UFC. He's wanted to fight in the Philippines for so long so it's great that he's able to do that, but I think this will be the last fight for him. 'It's a fantastic opportunity that the UFC has given me, to allow me to be the one to retire Mark Munoz.' Munoz was on the losing end against Carneiro, but he'll be hoping for a comeback against Barnatt on May 16 .","highlights":"The pair will meet at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber on May 16 . British middleweight Luke Barnatt says he will 'retire Mark Munoz' The spectacle marks the UFC's first ever event in the Philippines .","id":"41a78e507ff213cb7fa7ffdd212750dbe242ea34","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" back injury, Barnatt was left with a couple of options. He could either sit around hoping for a call from the UFC, which wasn't promising, or he could jump on the next available flight to New Jersey and face another opponent on less than a week's notice.\nA week after facing \"the Beast\" at UFC FN: Hester vs. Barnatt, Barnatt faced another challenge when he was forced to take on undefeated Sean Spencer on short notice. Spencer, who trains at the Fight Ready camp in London, came in with a 9-0 record and was on the brink of a title shot in one of the most stacked British organizations. Spencer came out aggressive and rocked Barnatt with a left hand, but not more than two minutes into the round, Barnatt shot in for the takedown, got Spencer to give up his back, then sunk in his hooks for the rear-naked choke to seal a win in front of his fellow Brits.\nLuke Barnatt now has three wins in the UFC, and though he's faced a few of the best middleweights in the world, he's got his sights set on the very top of the food chain in Michael Bisping. In this exclusive interview with FIGHT! Magazine, Luke breaks down what it was like facing the former UFC Middleweight champion for the title, what it was like taking a call from the UFC after his UFC FN: Hester vs. Barnatt fight was cancelled, and why he'll still have some big-fight bonuses in store no matter what happens in his career.\nFIGHT! Mag: What was it like to get a call from Dana about a replacement opponent?\nLuke Barnatt: It was crazy. I was just having a drink with mates and all of a sudden this call comes in from Dana. I didn't even know he had my number, so when it came in I was like, \"What is this? What's going on?\" He said, \"You're fighting on Saturday. It's Michael Bisping, so get ready to fight.\" I was like, \"Okay, great. Let me go to the pub and let my mates know.\"\nFIGHT! Mag: How did you prepare in the few days before you were notified?\nBarnatt: The fight was cancelled [Wednesday]. I was out in California on business, so I had to fly back to London to get my mind ready. Even though I"}
{"article":"Scotland centre Alex Dunbar could miss the Rugby World Cup \u2013 after collapsing with suspected ligament damage to his left knee in training on Thursday. Dunbar had been named in the XV to face England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham. But, running on his own just an hour before selection was announced this morning, he changed direction and his knee simply gave way. The damage is being scanned at a private hospital in Edinburgh, while a specialist will need to examine the images before making a final diagnosis. Alex Dunbar faces a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after injuring his knee at training . While Scotland coaching staff are hopeful that he may only have torn his cartilage, putting him out of action for around six weeks, there is a real fear that Dunbar has sustained damage to his ACL \u2013 which means up to six months on the sidelines. Matt Scott, who had been due to start on the bench, will take Dunbar's place in the starting line-up on Saturday. Scotland centre Dunbar was due to start against England in the Calcutta Cup on Saturday . David Denton, Jim Hamilton and Dougie Fife will all start for Scotland against England on Saturday after Vern Cotter made five changes to his starting XV. Stand-off Finn Russell also returns to the Dark Blues line-up for the penultimate RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham after suspension ruled him out of the 22-19 defeat to Italy at Murrayfield two weeks ago. The Scots are desperate to restore pride in the Calcutta Cup meeting following three straight defeats to France, Wales and the Azzurri. Edinburgh number eight Denton - the only player among the incoming five not to have featured in this year's competition - replaces Johnnie Beattie after shaking off the calf strain which has kept him out of action so far. Denton's Gunners team-mates Fife - a try-scorer against France in round one - and Matt Scott replace injured wing Sean Lamont and centre Alex Dunbar, who are both ruled out with knee complaints. Russell, meanwhile, starts in place of Peter Horne while experienced Saracens lock Hamilton takes the place of benched forward Tim Swinson. Cotter said: 'Jim comes in and will bring his physicality and understanding of English rugby to our forward pack. 'It's good to have Dave Denton back as he provides us with strong ball-carrying and strong defence. He's also a very good lineout forward and will give us a bit more physical density against a big forward pack. 'It's been tough on Finn to sit out and it's great to have him back. He's slotted straight back in to the structure we're looking for. 'Finally, Dougie came on and played well against France and has had a couple of games with his club. 'We're looking for him to bring his enthusiasm, energy and high work-rate, particularly in kick-chase and receipt.' Tighthead prop Euan Murray, meanwhile, will equal Allan Jacobsen's all-time appearance record for a Scotland prop when he collects his 65th cap. Dunbar, here showing his disappointment after Scotland's loss to Wales, awaits results of scans on his knee . He will partner Alasdair Dickinson and fit-again Ross Ford, who has recovered from the back spasm suffered against Italy to start in an experienced front-row. Jonny Gray remains in the second-row to pack down with Hamilton, while Blair Cowan and Rob Harley start together for the sixth consecutive time in the back-row, alongside Denton. Captain Greig Laidlaw will again partner the returning Russell from scrum-half, with the back-line completed by Glasgow Warriors trio Mark Bennett, Tommy Seymour and Stuart Hogg. Hogg, Fife, Bennett, Scott, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw. Dickinson, Ford, Murray, Hamilton, Gray, Harley, Cowan and Denton . Subs: Brown, Grant, Cross, Swinson, Beattie, Ashe, Hidalgo-Clyne, Tonks . Cotter added: 'This is a very important game. 'It will be played away from home at a very intense level and will allow us to assess further our ability to operate away from home in a hostile environment. 'Our focus, however, has been on ourselves and how we can perform better, by identifying the areas that we can control - like improving our skill sets and reinforcing our cohesion - to withstand the difficult times and also apply some pressure.'","highlights":"Alex Dunbar was running on his own when his knee gave way on Thursday . The injury puts the Scotland centre in doubt for the 2015 Rugby World Cup . Scotland face England in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup on Saturday .","id":"b3f99b53d55f7b966254714087773a6a63b8c2e8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Twickenham and the 25-year-old will travel to London with the rest of the Scotland squad on Friday.\nThe Barbarians director of rugby is expecting a \"massive ask\" when they play at Twickenham on Sunday.The Barbarians director of rugby is expecting a \"massive ask\" when they play at Twickenham on Sunday.\nThe Barbarians director of rugby is expecting a \"massive ask\" when they play at Twickenham on Sunday.\nThe game has been arranged to mark the Queen's official birthday but Rob Andrew believes it could be crucial to the Barbarians' preparations for the World Cup. \"It's a massive ask to turn out in a Test match in nine days time, but it's a unique opportunity to play at Twickenham,\" he said. \"The Barbarians have a very good record at Twickenham - we won in 2005 and drew the last time we played there.\"\nAndrew's team will line up against the All Blacks and include some familiar faces. He announced a 35-man squad made up mainly of players who featured in last year's Barbarians win against Fiji, with two places available to other players in the squad. They are:\nGustavo Gomez (Argentina, Edinburgh), Paul Hodgson (Argentina, Exeter), Luke Palmer (Argentina, Northampton), Michael Lipman (Argentina, Newcastle), Matt Symons (Argentina, Harlequins), Hugo Southwell (Argentina, Gloucester), Pablo Matera (Argentina, Ospreys), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England, Exeter), Ben Mowen (Australia, Wasps), David Seymour (New Zealand, Brumbies), Ben Franks (New Zealand, Wasps), Jannie Du Plessis (New Zealand, Sharks), James O'Connor (Australia, Melbourne Rebels), Adam Ashe (Ireland, Munster), Henry Thomas (Wales, Scarlets), Richard Wigglesworth (England, Saracens), Scott Lawson (England, Newcastle), Jonny May (England, Gloucester), Nick Frisby (Scotland, Edinburgh), Jamie Stevenson (Scotland, Glasgow), Jonny Gray (Scotland, Glasgow), Ryan Wilson (Scotland, Glasgow), Tom Catterick (England, Harlequins), Ben Youngs"}
{"article":"Simona Halep secured the biggest title of her career as she battled back from the brink to beat Jelena Jankovic to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The Romanian looked down and out on more than one occasion as she struggled with a foot problem and Jankovic gave her an almighty let-off when she passed up the chance to serve for a second Indian Wells title. But in the end the battling qualities of Halep, coupled with the instability of Jankovic who virtually went to pieces as the match went on, got the third seed over the line 2-6, 7-5, 6-4. 'I want to congratulate Jelena you were amazing,' a gracious Halep said afterwards. 'At my age you won this tournament so well done for a great week, a great job and an amazing final. Simona Halep clinched the BNP Paribas Open title with a win over Jelena Jankovic in the final . 'I am really happy I could win today. This tournament has been amazing, I thank all the Romanian people who come to support me everywhere. You make me want to fight until the end. 'I am really excited to win this, my biggest title, I will never forget it.' It had not looked like being a celebration for Halep early on as Serbian Jankovic dominated. She secured the first advantage, taking the last of five break points to come her way in the opening game when Halep slapped a forehand long, but she was immediately broken back. Serve held for two games after that, but Jankovic moved out in front again, turning a 30-0 deficit into a second break for 3-2. That would be the last of Halep in the set, as Jankovic served out two games and took another against the serve courtesy of a wild Halep forehand to take the set 6-2. The Romanian came from behind to win 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the Californian desert on Sunday . Halep paid tribute to her opponent Jankovic after winning the title in Indian Wells . Halep called for the trainer and appeared to have work done to her left foot during the rest, but looked fine as she returned to the court and took the first game of the second, ending a five-game streak against her. There was no question that she was in trouble, though, her discomfort obvious and the game her first since Wednesday owing to the fact her semi-final with Serena Williams was cancelled when the American pulled out injured. But despite being broken early in the set, she hit back by taking Jankovic's serve to love. She had little to do as Jankovic imploded, sending a two-hander long and then hitting a short backhand into the net. Halep drops her racket to celebrate after clinching the match and the title at Indian Wells . It appeared to be a momentary blip for Jankovic who broke straight back but three double faults when serving to go within a game of the title cost her and Halep nailed a backhand winner to level at 4-4. But the see-saw nature of the match ensured she took the next, again securing a break as she took the second of two points, planting an overhead winner to break down Halep. She had to call coach Chip Brooks to the chair in the break to calm her down, the pair having an emotional exchange, and tensions were higher at the end of the next game as she was broken again - a fifth game in a row - when she slapped a backhand into the net. Halep was buzzing now and took the next game, a rare hold of serve, and then broke Jankovic - now the player looking pained - to take it to a decider. Halep lost the first set 6-2 but was able to battle back and win in three in California . Jankovic threw all she had at the Romanian but came up agonisingly short in a long final . Jankovic got the first break of it, a huge slice of fortune falling her way as a backhand clipped the net and dropped over, leaping Halep stranded and a break down. It was soon 2-2, though, Jankovic raging as the chair umpire mistakenly called game on her serve only to rewind and call second serve, on which Halep took a break. There was no surprise at all that Jankovic responded by winning on Halep's serve, and even fewer raised eyebrows as another break followed, before Halep held it together on her own delivery to go 4-3 ahead. She then broke for what felt the countless time to go 5-3 up and on the brink of victory but in keeping with the match she coughed up her serve with a wild backhand before taking the title, fittingly, with a break as she came in short on a forehand and made no mistake.","highlights":"Simona Halep beats Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in Indian Wells final . BNP Paribas Open was the biggest win of the world No 3's career . Halep battled back from a set down to win in three in California .","id":"8aae6e994b16aeadc2a7c53daaabfccba860b914","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Serb fought to force a deciding set.\nBut the world number two dug deep to get the upper hand, coming through 6-2 4-6 6-1 to add the prestigious crown to her title at the WTA's premier clay event in 2014.\nHalep admitted to being nervous on court - as she put it, she could tell her \"body was shaking\".\n\"It was just a dream,\" she said. \"I played a great match in my last game here so it was really, really tough for me.\"\nJankovic came into the match riding a six-match losing streak against top-10 opponents, and she looked to be on course to extend that streak as she raced away to a 5-2 lead. Halep was hanging on, however, and she eventually claimed the first set as Jankovic served out to trail 6-5.\nFrom 3-0 and 4-1, the Serbian looked to have taken command as she took the second set. Halep, though, was never out of the fight. Her serving improved, she took some big shots at her opponent and when she was broken in the first game of the decider, she still held her nerve to level at one set all.\n\"She was playing really good, like her second set,\" she said. \"But she never gave up, never said 'oh I'm tired' so for me it was just about sticking to the match and doing my best.\"\nHalep went ahead early in the final set, converting her third break point with a backhand slice lob to reach 3-1. That proved a decisive point. From 3-1 she won three straight games, and served out the title to give herself a second Premier 5 trophy after Paris last year.\nHalep could only recall a couple of bad moments. \"I think she got angry in the second set and I think it's never nice to play a bad point against Jelena because she's one of the best players ever.\"\nThe Romanian, who was playing her first tournament for more than a month, lost her opening round at Indian Wells but bounced back in her next two games, defeating Venus Williams - her childhood idol - to reach the quarter-finals for the third consecutive year and reach her first semi-final.\nShe said: \"This is the best tournament for me, and the best year"}
{"article":"A 'zombie' parasite can turn animals to cannibalism, researchers have found. Researchers looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp, but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. A tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri,  significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp - and caused them to eat in a frenzy . Dr Alison Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. 'There is evidence that parasites can affect human behaviour. 'A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. 'However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant source of food even in uninfected animals. 'It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.' Researchers from the University of Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Stellenbosch University in South Africa published their study in\u00a0in Royal Society Open Science today. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among the indigenous shrimp Gammarus duebeni celticus but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. Dr Alison Dunn, Reader in Evolutionary Biology in the University of Leeds' Faculty of Biological Sciences, who led the study, said: 'Cannibalism is actually fairly common in nature. Our work is the first study to ask if cannibalism is affected by being parasitised.' The research, published in Royal Society Open Science today, reports that although consumption of juveniles by adults is a normal feature of the shrimp's feeding patterns, shrimp infected with the parasite ate twice as much of their own kind as uninfected animals. They attacked juvenile shrimp more often and consumed them more quickly than did uninfected shrimp. Mandy Bunke, a PhD student at the University of Leeds who was the key researcher on the study, said: 'Although the parasite is tiny\u2014similar in size to a human red blood cell\u2014there are millions of them in the host muscle and they all rely on the host for food. 'This increased demand for food by the parasites may drive the host to be more cannibalistic.' Dr Dunn added: 'The parasite is quite debilitating. It takes over huge areas of the muscle, so instead of a nice transparent shrimp you get quite a chalky appearance because of muscles packed with the parasite. 'Interestingly, our group has also found previously that infected shrimp may be able to catch and eat less prey of other animal species. 'Perhaps cannibalism of smaller shrimp is the only way these sick animals can survive.' The latest study also found that uninfected adult shrimp were less likely to cannibalize infected juvenile shrimp than uninfected juveniles. Researchers say their study does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism . Dr Dunn said: 'The parasite is passed to its new host either when it dies and is eaten by another shrimp, or when one shrimp cannibalises another. 'But we observed that uninfected shrimp avoid parasitised food and that is good for the shrimp as it means that they can obtain food through cannibalism but still avoid parasitic infection. 'Infected shrimp don't avoid infected juveniles. 'They consume infected and uninfected juveniles. 'This may be is because they are more hungry or because they are already infected so there is no incentive to avoid eating infected juveniles.' Dr Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. 'There is evidence that parasites can affect human behaviour. 'A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. 'However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant source of food even in uninfected animals. 'It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.'","highlights":"Tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, significantly increased cannibalism . made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims .","id":"f8474c6a985f3c4368d7859ee8e12c1f290300fe","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" increased the chances of shrimp killing and consuming the carcasses of other shrimp, but caused them to attack and bite each other in battle.\nThis 'zombie-like' behaviour was then shown to significantly spread through the group, leading the shrimp to attack and kill each other, even after the parasites had been removed.\nScientists believe that the parasites could have an impact on other animal species and on humans. They believe that the parasites could increase the risk of cannibalism in human beings that have been starved or have been in a coma, who could eat another person.\nA study was carried out by scientists from the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, UK, led by Professor Ian Baldwin and Professor Richard Benton and published in the journal Biology Letters.\nProfessor Baldwin said: \"Parasites can be used to manipulate behaviour. These parasites cause freshwater shrimp to kill and cannibalise each other after they have been removed from their host, something we humans don't normally do but which can happen in extreme circumstances, such as during a famine.\n\"Our study showed that if the parasites are still in the host's blood or tissue, the shrimp will cannibalise even more, and will then kill the next shrimp in their group too. This is zombie behaviour. Our next step is to try to understand this in other animals and also to look for the potential link with human health and cannibalism.\"\nIn nature, Pleistophora mulleri infect freshwater shrimp (Crustacea) during their larval stage. They spend the majority of their life as an adult living in the fresh water. If the adult is removed from the water, it is unable to live on land and dies within four weeks.\nThe study found that 96% of the shrimp died within a week if not exposed to the parasites. Once the parasites were reintroduced, the survival rate jumped to 70%, with over a quarter of the survivors developing into healthy adults. These survivors also cannibalised some of their compatriots within the 'tank' after the parasites were reintroduced.\nThe survival of the larvae was also increased by 40% when the adults were present. By removing the 'zombies' and exposing them to clean water, the survival rate rose from 48% to 100%.\nWhen the 'zombie' parasites were removed, a majority of the shrimp formed what is known as a shoal defence and tried to attack"}
{"article":"A  prosecutor who sent an innocent man to death row for 30 years  has apologized to him and admitted he was more interested in winning the case than achieving justice. Attorney A.M. 'Marty' Stroud III, from Shreveport, Louisiana, admitted that he was to blame for putting father-of-four Glenn Ford behind bars in 1984 for the fatal shooting of a jeweler. 'In 1984, I was 33 years old,' he wrote in a letter to The Shreveport Times. 'I was arrogant, judgmental, narcissistic and very full of myself. I was not as interested in justice as I was in winning.' Ford, now 65, was released from the prison in Angola in March 2014 but last month, he learned he has stage four lung cancer and just four to eight months left to live. Scroll down for video . Apologies: Attorney A.M. 'Marty' Stroud III, pictured, has written a lengthy letter apologizing to an innocent man he sent to death row as he slammed the state for refusing to pay the man compensation . Earlier this month, the state argued that Ford is not entitled to receive compensation for his time behind bars because\u00a0he is unable to prove he is 'factually innocent'. In his letter, Stroud, 63, slammed the decision. 'Glenn Ford should be completely compensated to every extent possible because of the flaws of a system that effectively destroyed his life,' Stroud said. 'The audacity of the state's effort to deny Mr. Ford any compensation for the horrors he suffered in the name of Louisiana justice is appalling.' Ford was accused of shooting Isadore Rozeman, a Shreveport jeweler and watchmaker for whom Mr Ford had done occasional yard work, in 1983 and was convicted the following year. He was sent to prison, where he lived with little light or heat, while Stroud, who had been with the Caddo District Attorney's office for two years, went out to celebrate by having drinks with his team. 'That's sick,' he said in his letter. 'I had been entrusted with the duty to seek the death of a fellow human being, a very solemn task that certainly did not warrant any \"celebration\".' From behind bars, Ford continued to protest his innocence. Glenn Ford, now 65, was convicted of an 1983 murder but was released a year ago after evidence showed he was not at the scene. He has since been diagnosed with cancer and has four to eight months to live . Then in 2013, State District Judge Ramona Emanuel voided the conviction and sentence based on the new information that corroborated his claim he was not present or involved in Rozeman's death. 'My fault was that I was too passive,' Stroud said in his letter. 'Had I been more inquisitive, perhaps the evidence would have come to light years ago... Wrongly accused: Ford, a father-of-four (pictured in a booking photo), was sent to death row in 1984 . 'I did not hide evidence, I simply did not seriously consider that sufficient information may have been out there that could have led to a different conclusion. And that omission is on me.' Stroud said he still does not know the extent of the new information that led to Ford's release. But he added that the odds were stacked against Ford, whose attorneys were inexperienced in criminal law. He also faced an all-white jury. In light of the new evidence, Stroud said he realized how wrong he had been. 'I speak only for me and no one else,' he said. 'I apologize to Glenn Ford for all the misery I have caused him and his family. I apologize to the family of Mr. Rozeman for giving them the false hope of some closure.' In a separate interview with The Shreveport Times, Stroud again called for Ford to be compensated and for the 'barbaric' death penalty to be abolished. Ford walked free from Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola on March 11, 2014, wearing a jean jacket, sweater and beanie hat and carrying all of his worldly possessions in two tiny boxes. As he walked out of the prison gates, he said he was sad he had not been around to raise his now-adult sons, but added: 'It feels good; my mind is going in all kind of directions. It feels good.' Freed: Ford is pictured in March 2014 as he was freed from the state prison following 30 years behind bars. He was given just $20 but was taken in by a non-profit group who found a free place for him to stay . Prison officials gave the then-64-year-old a debit card worth just $20. That, along with the money that he had in his bank account, left Mr Ford with a paltry $20.04 to his name. His lawyers set up an Amazon wishlist for strangers to donate funds and items - from furniture to clothing - so Ford could start to re-build his life. With the help of a non-profit group, Resurrection After Exoneration, he had a place to live free of charge and has since moved to his own apartment. He relies on Social Security disability and food stamps, and has also visited California to see his four sons. He has also filed separate federal lawsuits claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned and was denied medical care following his cancer diagnosis. He names numerous prison guards and prison doctors for ignoring his condition and says his poor living conditions, including contact with sewage and asbestos, contributed to his illness. After he left prison, he learned he had Stage 3 lung cancer, which has now progressed to Stage 4. Making the days count: Ford, pictured last month, relies on Social Security disability and food stamps. He is suing the state for denying him medical care for his lung cancer, which is now terminal . 'I'm trying to make every day count,' he told The Shreveport Times from his home in New Orleans after learning he had just months to live. He said if he does get awarded any money, he plans to leave it to his grandchildren. He said he has between 17 and 21 - but could not be sure how many. Of his situation, he said: 'I don't have no anger. I have anger that I have cancer. I have resentment Angola allowed this to happen. I guess everything is for a reason. I really don't know.' Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde told The Times-Picayune that she could not comment due to pending litigation and privacy issues. No one has been charged with Rozeman's death. Three men had also initially been arrested in the crime but were ultimately released because of insufficient evidence. Two of the men have since been indicted in other murders.","highlights":"Marty Stroud has admitted he was to blame for wrongly putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 for the shooting death of his former employer . Ford, now 65, was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder . He has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and has 4-8 months to live . The state have refused to pay him compensation because they argue he cannot prove he is 'factually innocent' Shroud slammed 'appalling' decision in a letter apologizing to Ford . He said if he had taken more time to ask the proper questions, he might have uncovered the evidence that ultimately led to Ford's release .","id":"f5c45f94695a518214ed27278df96e8b572d1468","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"reveport, Louisiana, said he took the case 'because I  had never prosecuted a death penalty case before and I wanted to see if I could be  as good of a district attorney as I could be.' The confessed killer, Albert  Washington, was sentenced to death in 1991 and incarcerated at the Louisiana State  Penitentiary. After a re-trial and several other attempts to save his life,  Washington was finally released from prison in December 2005. Stroud told the  Associated Press, that his actions in the Washington case had become 'a  constant, heavy weight around my neck' and that his decision to apologize to the  man had been made 'to relieve the weight' on his shoulders and 'to relieve  the agony that Mr. Washington has endured these many years.' Washington had  said that he was an innocent man who had been convicted and sentenced to  death based solely on the eyewitness accounts of others. In the last two decades  eyewitness accounts in U.S. courts have been responsible for more than two-thirds  of death penalties.\nA man who was serving a life sentence for murder at the age of 16 was  freed from prison in Arkansas in July 2007. Christopher Sharp had been serving  a life sentence for a 1999 killing when the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that  sentencing a minor to death was unconstitutional. Sharp had been tried and  sentenced as an adult, and a trial judge dismissed his appeal of the life  sentence because the defendant had reached the age of 21. The U.S. Supreme  Court then declined to review a lower court ruling that was in Sharp's favor.  The judge had dismissed Sharp's appeal and he had served six months of a 27-year  sentence when he was released. Sharp had been living in the custody of a  relative.\nTwo men were sentenced to death on separate murder charges in  April 2007 in St. Joseph, Missouri. John D. Johnson, 34, and Michael  G. Davis, 32, were arrested after the death of a St. Joseph resident in her  home. The prosecution argued that the killings had been an act of revenge and  the men had planned the crime out of spite for the victim. They said that  Johnson had gone to the victim's home and had called her an insulting  name after being turned down for a job and then he had killed her with a hammer.  Davis had"}
{"article":"It was a feat many deemed impossible, with previous attempts ending in fatalities and failure. But in 1958, Vivian \u2018Bunny\u2019 Fuch, successfully led a Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team to complete the first ever overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole. Part of the triumphant team was Everest veteran George Lowe, who documented the magnificent feat, and his photographs provide a fascinating insight into one of the 20th century's greatest explorations. The Crossing of Antarctica, by\u00a0George Lowe and Huw Lewis-Jones, celebrates the achievements of the 1957\/1958 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team . Edmund Hillary joined the team for the final stages of the crossing. Here, Ed and Bunny melt a chunk of ice in their tent to make some tea . 'Magga Dan left us at the end of January 1957. After a frantic day of writing last letters for home, we headed down to the ice edge to wave her off. We felt no regrets as we had not been marooned; instead our real adventure was just beginning. Our thoughts turned to the huge challenges that would lay ahead to secure our way out - 2,000 miles across a continent' Despite not being as enamoured with the scenery as he was with Everest, Lowe snapped amazing images of the epic voyage, but sadly died while the book he co-authored with Huw Lewis-Jones, The\u00a0Crossing\u00a0of Antarctica, was in production. The expedition team arrived in Antarctica in November 1955, where they spent nearly two years building base camps on the continent. Fuchs and 11 other men left a base camp on the New Zealand sector of the Antarctic in late November 1957, and began the overland crossing. A further party set off from the other side of the continent, under the leadership of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. 'The long Antarctic night was ending and darkness was giving way to the twilight weeks. Having dug out the aircraft it was time to get everything set for the long journey' The team faced harsh conditions such as snow piling up on their accommodation's roof. The snow actually helped to keep the heat in . Originally the plan had been to rendezvous at the South Pole around Christmas, but bad weather stalled the British team\u00a0about\u00a0357 miles from the pole. Fuchs' team arrived at the pole on January 19, 1958, where the two forces united to push on to Scott Base Camp, where Hillary's party had started. The triumphant teams arrived there on March 2, 1958, 99 days after Fuchs' expedition had begun. Discoveries along the way included the British team finding a 7,000-foot mountain range, and the New Zealanders discovering a 9,000-foot range. Fierce winter winds scoured the ice into a large gully behind the hut at Shackleton. Meteorologist Hannes le Grange documented wind speeds nearing 60 knots . Dog teams remained a vital part of the expedition. This shot was taken by members of the New Zealand party on the Skelton Glacier. They were the first men to set foot there, and establishing a route up on to the plateau was crucial to the future success of the main crossing. A cavalcade of machines would roar down here in 1958 . Fuch received a telegram from Queen Elizabeth II after completion of the 99-day trip. 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise,' it read. Bunny and his team were knighted for their trip, which went beyond crossing 2,500 miles of harsh terrain in the world's most hostile climate. The comrades confirmed the existence of a single continent beneath Antarctica's polar ice cap and vast mountain ranges above sea level. Discoveries along the way included the British team finding a 7,000-foot mountain range, and the New Zealanders discovering a 9,000-foot range . The telegraph from the Queen after their exploration said: 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise' Sir Ernest Shackleton famously attempted the mission during his ill-fated Endurance voyage. The book, released one hundred years after he set out, celebrates the men who succeeded where he had failed and rewrote the history books . The book, published by Thames and Hudson, includes over 150 photographs, in black and white and colour. The pictures bring to life the day-to-day moments of the historical expedition, with the stark landscapes providing a sensational backdrop to the events. The crossing of Antarctica begins with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the core chapters detail George Lowe's own account of what he experienced of the trip. Fuchs and 11 other men left a base camp on the New Zealand sector of the Antarctic in late November 1957 and began the overland crossing, and would eventually\u00a0arrive at the pole on January 19, 1958 . Some of the pictures were taken at \u201350\u00b0C (\u201358\u00b0F) and many are seen for the first time. Sadly, Lowe died before the book was completed, but it stands as a testament to the remarkable explorer . Bunny and his team were knighted for their trip, which included crossing 2,500 miles of harsh terrain in the world's most hostile climate . One of our Sno-Cats, Haywire, was returned by ship to London and then went on a tour of towns all over England, arranged by  major sponsor, British Petroleum. Here Bunny is speaking to a crowd of people in Trafalgar Square on May 14, 1958 . Many polar experts and explorers also add their reflections in the book on Antarctica, and the meaning and art of true exploration. They include Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Peter Fuchs, Jonathan Shackleton, B\u00f8rge Ousland, Sebastian Copeland, Ken Blaiklock, Felicity Aston and Paul Dalrymple .","highlights":"Vivian Fuch led his team of explorers on an overland expedition of Antactica via the South Pole . Team member George Lowe, released his  photographs in a book on the mission, The Crossing of\u00a0Antarctica . The fascinating pictures give an eye-opening look into life in one of the world's harshest climates .","id":"d8618e767ab1a73b6494ad2788f8dafd35a1c235","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"land crossing of Antarctica.\nFuch, a former radio officer from the Royal New Zealand Air Force, had the opportunity to be part of the second attempt to reach the South Pole in the 1955\u20131956 season, but was unable to participate due to a back injury.\nIn 1956, the team managed to reach 90 degrees south \u2013 a short distance from the Pole \u2013 when they were stopped in their tracks by a vast whiteout. When the team reached the Pole in 1957, they were only there for 11 hours and were unable to meet the 24 hour mark required to make the crossing.\nDespite the disappointment, Fuch continued to press to be able to complete the full 50-day overland traverse \u2013 in 1958 she would get her chance.\nThe Trans-Antarctic journey\nThe Trans-Antarctic Traverse was officially launched on 5 January 1958, when the team set sail from South Georgia.\nWith only 12 of the 25 crew surviving from the previous attempt, the expedition was led by Fuch and her husband Frank, as well as four New Zealanders \u2013 Tom Crean, Eric Wilson, Richard E. Stenhouse and Charles Wylie. Other team members included eight Australians, three Canadians, two South Africans, three British and one New Zealander.\nFuch\u2019s team took a southern route from New Zealand to the South Pole. Their route was planned around a small section of the Transantarctic mountain range, as they were unable to make the entire journey over the entire mountain range.\nThroughout the journey the team camped on the ice for 28 straight days.\nDespite her success as an officer in the RAF, Fuch faced challenges along the way. As the ship\u2019s navigator, she needed to be able to read the stars, but since there was so little of the sky visible, the team developed a different way of navigating called \u201cdead reckoning\u201d.\nA second attempt was made in 1959 when New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Vivian Fuchs and the same team members, attempted the overland crossing again. Due to the Antarctic Treaty, no more than 35 people were allowed to be on the ice for any period. Although the 1959 attempt was successful, they did not achieve the distance needed to be counted.\nFuch is no stranger to New Zealand folklore. In 1967, the Queen invited her to"}
{"article":"A top-secret sporty new 200mph \u2018baby\u2019 Bentley fit for a 21st century James Bond broke cover tonight. The wraps came off Bentley\u2019s stunning new two-seater Aston Martin rival on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The prototype coupe will be available for an estimated \u00a3130,000 price tag when it goes on sale within three years. Scroll down for video . Bentley 'baby': The EXP 10 Speed 6 is pictured today ahead of the 85th International Motor Show in Geneva . Unveiling: Bentley CEO Wolfgang Durheimer speaks next to the EXP 10 Speed 6 at the event in Switzerland . And Bentley bosses believe the two-seater GT grand tourer is just the job to tempt 007 to \u2018defect\u2019 from his big screen affair with Aston Martin stretching over five decades and go back to his first love from the original Ian Fleming books: a Bentley. Bond\u2019s relationship with Aston Martin dates back to the original DB5 in Goldfinger to the new DB10 in the forthcoming movie Spectre. Bentley executives have spoken over the past year about their desire to produce a new smaller but sporty \u2018baby\u2019 Bentley to take on Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati. It comes as Bentley also prepares to launch its first 4x4 sports utility vehicle called Bentayga. Leading motor magazine Autocar produced images of how the sleek new two-seater to be built at Crewe would look. But there was a chance tonight to see the real thing in the metal. The new car is likely to be powered initially by a specially-tweaked 500 brake-horse-power 4.0 litre twin-turbo engine introduced recently into other Bentley models. Through the smoke:The wraps came off Bentley\u2019s stunning new two-seater Aston Martin rival today . Favourite: James Bond\u2019s relationship with Aston Martin dates back to the original DB5 in Goldfinger to the new DB10 in the forthcoming movie Spectre. He is pictured last month with the DB10 during filming in Rome . But higher powered options are also likely to match the 200mph top speed of other cars in the Bentley range. And though already widely dubbed Bentley\u2019s new \u2018baby\u2019, bosses stressed that it will not be a noticeably small car, despite having fewer seats and just two doors. It is set to sit alongside the existing Bentley Continental GT rather than below it, say insiders. The British-based but German-owned luxury car firm is part of the giant Volkswagen Group and employs nearly 4,000 people at Crewe. The car was the star of the packed Volkswagen Group night in Geneva which attracted hundreds of journalists and executives. Bentley sales director Kevin Rose said: \u2018Emotionally for an Englishman it\u2019s fascinatingly attractive. And we\u2019ve got a very good Bond at the moment in Daniel Craig. Interior:\u00a0Bentley executives have spoken over the past year about their desire to produce a new smaller but sporty \u2018baby\u2019 Bentley to take on Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati . On the road:\u00a0Bentley bosses believe the two-seater GT grand tourer is just the job to tempt 007 to \u2018defect\u2019 from his big screen affair with Aston Martin stretching over five decades . \u2018It would take a lot of years to get him to defect from Aston Martin. But we\u2019re working on it. Bentley is on track to double its record sales to more than 20,000 on the back of the new 4x4 to be unveiled later this year, before going on sale next year at around \u00a3130,000. Last year Bentley sold a record 11,020 sportily luxurious limousines, coupes and cabriolets. But Bentley expects the new sports utility vehicle to increase sales to 20,000 a year by the end of the decade after hitting 15,000 deliveries by 2018 - and is already expanding its factory to cope with it and other new models. Bentley\u2019s chief executive Wolfgang Duerheimer said last month: \u2018We think the success of the SUV will lift us into a new dimension.\u2019 He added that Bentley would remain British, even if the UK voted to leave the European Union, saying: \u2018The bright future is based in Britain and in Crewe.\u2019 Bentley said more than 4,000 potential customers have already expressed an interest in the new luxury off-roader without having seen it. He added: \u2019There\u2019s a lot we could do. The idea of a fifth line is attractive. We seriously not short of ideas but a small car could be something we could do.\u2019 \u2019The advantage of a smaller car is that it would enable us to have something to go up against Aston Martin or Maserati.\u2019 However, small will not mean cheap - as prices are expected to range from \u00a3120,000 to \u00a3140,000. Regarding the forthcoming Bentayga 4x4, Mr Rose added: \u2018There\u2019s nothing to say James Bond might not drive a sports utility vehicle.\u2019 Autocar editor-in-chief Steve Cropley said Bentley was out to \u2018steal Aston Martin\u2019s lunch\u2019. He said: \u2019Bentley will unveil a super performance front-engined two-seat sports GT at the Geneva Motor Show. \u2018It is a preview to a new model aimed squarely at stealing sales from Aston Martin and Ferrari.\u2019 He noted: \u2018Bentley is likely to say the car\u2019s main purpose is to test the reaction of potential new customers.\u2019 But Bentley\u2019s well-established track record is to show first, then build later. Mr Cropley said: \u2018The new two-seat coupe would extend Bentley\u2019s product portfolio to five distinct models.\u2019 In the original Ian Fleming books, Bond drove a powerful \u2018blowers\u2019 Bentley with a supercharged engine. Luxrious: Bentley codenamed its new two-seater 'baby' Exp 10 Speed 6 and said it was 'a potential future model line' Looking inside:\u00a0The car was the star of the packed Volkswagen Group night in Geneva which attracted hundreds of journalists and executives . Bentley codenamed its new two-seater 'baby' Exp 10 Speed 6 and said it was 'a potential future model line'. A company spokesman said: 'The concept is a British interpretation of a high performance two-seater sports car using modern automotive design, highly skilled handcrafting, the finest materials and advanced performance technology.' Wolfgang D\u00fcrheimer, chairman and chief executive of Bentley Motors, said: 'Exp 10 Speed 6 is one vision for Bentley\u2019s future \u2013 a powerful, exquisite and individual concept. \u2018The showcar has the potential to be the new pinnacle luxury two-seat sports car. It offers thrilling, driver-oriented performance, complete with trademark modern Bentley luxury and effortlessness. ' He added: 'It could be a future model line, alongside the Continental GT and redefining the pinnacle of another market sector, and the styling of the EXP 10 Speed 6 could influence the expansion of the Bentley family. \u2018This is not just a new sports car concept \u2013 but the potential Bentley sports car \u2013 a bold vision for a brand with a bold future'.","highlights":"200mph coupe Exp 10 Speed 6 launched at Geneva Motor Show today . Estimated \u00a3130,000 price tag when it goes on sale within three years . Bond characters have driven\u00a0Aston Martins on screen for five decades . Bentley chiefs want smaller but sporty 'baby' to take on other brands .","id":"396f080e6b929bae727c1c7d94a1e34eef2817ec","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Show in Switzerland.\nIt is the most extreme sports coupe Bentley has ever made and marks a new era of extreme performance for the British brand.\n\u201cWe\u2019re back as an action sports car company,\u201d revealed Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, Bentley\u2019s board member for engineering.\nThe 4.0-litre supercharged V8-powered GT3 is part of a brand-revamping strategy at Bentley and the new car will compete in motorsport. And it is ready for battle from day one.\n\u201cFor the first time in Bentley\u2019s 90 years of motor-racing history, we will compete in a factory-backed car in the world\u2019s premier GT racing series, the FIA World Endurance Championship,\u201d said Wolfgang.\nIt is a two-seat racer which can be ordered as a coupe or a cabriolet, it is set to be unveiled tomorrow.\n\u201cThe GT3 racer is the first vehicle to roll off our production line in Crewe since the start of the global recession,\u201d said Wolfgang. \u201cWe are returning to the racing sportscar market with a product of superlatives.\u201d\nThe GT3 is based on Bentley\u2019s flagship Mulsanne and is powered by the same 6-litre, twin turbo W12 engine which delivers 616 horsepower and hits 60mph in less than 4 seconds.\nTo give you an idea of how powerful that is, it\u2019s better than the Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 racer.\nBut the GT3 also packs a lightweight aluminium structure with a glass composite body for aerodynamic efficiency.\nIt weighs just 1,400 kilos. \u201cThe GT3\u2019s high-performance drivetrain and dynamic capabilities make it ideal for motor racing, where weight is an important factor for efficiency.\u201d\nIt will come with a six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shifters. An electronic gearbox control module will offer four driver modes: Comfort, Sport, Track and Drift. \u201cThe Bentley\u2019s four-wheel drive system is also fully optimised for competitive racing,\u201d revealed Wolfgang.\nIt was the first time Bentley has made a race car since the 1920s when Le Baron R-type won the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1924.\nThe GT3 is Bentley\u2019s first customer race car in 90 years of history and the first racer to be developed and built within the Bentley family since 1927.\nThe GT3 will debut at"}
{"article":"It is one of Cambodia's most popular tourist cities, where visitors flock to visit the nearby ruined temples of the Angkor region. But while foreign visitors stay in luxury hotels and splash out of escorted trips to discover the delights of 12th-century temple Angkor Wat, families work in a rubbish dump just 18.6 miles away for a meager \u00a31 a day. And now the rubbish site itself has piqued the curiosity of tourists, who have added a morbid visit of the site to their tour itineraries, so they can snap photos with the children working to sort the rubbish. Sigen Rathy is 12 years old. She has worked at the site for a year and has seen many tour groups passing through the landfill site to photograph what they see . A Japanese tourist covers her mouth with her hands due to the strong smell caused by the mountains of toxic waste and decaying food . The desperate photos showing the hard life of adults and children living and working at the site were taken by Spanish filmmaker David Rengel, who visited the area to document child labour conditions in the country. But the director was further shocked when he saw groups of tourists visiting the rubbish site to see the locals at work, take photos of the children and hand out sweets. Anlong Pi is a huge wasteland, just outside the popular tourist hub of Siem Reap. Workers are the extensive rubbish dump breathe toxic fumes on a daily basis as they work and live at the site. Lia Neang Syer is 14 years old. She has worked at the dump for four years and had to give up her studies because she had no money to pay for books and extra lessons. She has two sisters and one younger brother. Their mother also works at the garbage dump. She does not like the job but she is forced because her family need the money to live . Viku Tupse is nine years old and has lived at the rubbish dump for two years. Among the rubbish found a broken face of Mickey, he told Rengel knows that it will entertain the tourists when he places it on his head. He does not understand why tourists visit the garbage dump where he works, but he likes the sweets that tourists give him . In recent years, the huge increase in Siem Reap's population - in part to deal with the influx of tourists - has caused an exponential increase in the amount of rubbish taken to the dump site - causing even worse conditions for workers. Local organisations have also noticed an increase in the number of tourists visiting to site out of curiosity, to photograph the poverty-stricken locals working to sort the rubbish. Rengel explained: 'I went to Siem Reap, where my colleague and friend Omar Havana, a freelance photographer for Getty images, had been developing a project over various years. He gave me the contacts I needed to enter the site. 'While I was taking photos to demonstrate the realities of child labour, I realised tourists were arriving to visit, sometimes in buses and other times in tuk-tuks, Cambodian taxis, I thought it was horrible, and it should be reported. 'In that moment, I changed my point of view and instead decided to report on the practice of tourism as one of the causes of slave labour, including child labour.' A group of tourists watch Sueun Chany, 12, carrying large bags of trash across the dump for sorting. The landfill is located a few kilometers from Siem Reap, the most famous tourist destination in Cambodia . Kon Mai is 15 years old and has worked at the dump since he was 12. He had to leave school because his parents constantly are travelling from one place to another in search of work. He has five younger brothers and theer are reported problems of domestic violence at home . Hael Kemra is 15 years old. In the future she wants to be an English teacher. She began working at the dump at just 10 years old. Her mother was who took her to the garbage dump to earn money when her father abandoned them . While spending time talking to the 200 or so people living at the site, more of 50 of whom are children, Rengel realised the rubbish dump was being offered as an alternative kind of tour to the usual temple visits. He told MailOnline Travel: 'What disgusted me, what I didn't understand and what I don't think is understandable is why these tourist visit places where children work, or visit orphanages where children have lost their parents. 'It seems awful to me that tourists and people with money take part in this, from their position of privilege, show such contempt towards the inhabitants of the countries they visit and towards their human rights. 'What is the most contemptuous, what we shouldn't allow under any circumstances, is that they use children like a some kind of entertainment, violating all their human rights in the process.' Hael Kemra (left) is 15 years old and Suy Sokhon (right) is 16. They rest and laugh on a hammock in the landfill, while they are awaiting the next truckload of waste. Most children begin work in the landfill at 10 or 12 years old . A truckload of waste, organic and inorganic, some toxic, reaches the dump of Anlong Pi, just outside Siem Reap . Sau Srey Neang is 11 years old. She comes from a family of seven and her father left to work in Thailand six months ago - they haven't heard from him since. She wants to continue with her studies so she can become a teacher . Of the 200 or so who work at the site, there are some families that also live there, building houses just beyond the dump and the toxic fumes of the site. Rengel explained: 'The houses and hammocks you see in teh pictures are areas that have been constructed so the workers can rest during their long days at the site. 'They earn their money separating paper, metal, plastic and all recyclable materials then having them weighed and sold to the company that controls the rubbish dump.' Children and their parents are all landfill workers and spend 10 hours a day scavenging for rubbish and recyclable materials . Every day tons of organic and inorganic waste arrive in large trucks forming mountains of toxic compounds, between those mountains the inhabitants of the landfill seek recyclable materials such as glass, paper and metal with which earn money . In recent years the garbage generated in Siem Reap has doubled and the landfill capacity has been exceeded . He added: 'I spoke to the locals about whether tourist visits were a rare occurrence. They told me that every day tourists arrive. Hotels and tourists guides are offering trips as something exotic and different to the usual temple visits. Nobody has banned these visits and the rubbish dump also charges visitors an entry fee.' Dubbing the practice 'dirty tourism', Rengel explains in the promotional materials for his work: 'Around the world, the popularity of the routes of poverty, including orphanages, slums or landfills is growing. 'These types of tours use children and their families for the economic benefit of the organizers, leading to greater exploitation and denigrate children as mere leisure objects.' More of David Rengel's photos can be viewed on his website.","highlights":"Anlong Pi is situated just 18 miles form the popular tourist town of Siem Reap and the Angkor Wat temple . Around 200 people work at the toxic landfill site, including more than 50 children . Photographer David Rengel travelled to Cambodia to photograph child labour conditions across the country . The Spanish photographer was horrified to find tourists visiting the sump to take pictures of workers .","id":"233cb836aec04f687901a0b34c81b6b7c2a9a229","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"century Angkor, impoverished locals in Siem Reap, the city centre, are driven from their homes to make way for construction for the rich and famous.\nSiem Reap's most famous attraction is Angkor, where the temples of Ankor Wat, the 12th-century Temple of the Laughing King, the 12th-century Banteay Kdei and the 13th-century Ta Prohm have been converted into sites of pilgrimage for the world's tourists.\nBut less than a mile away, an estimated 14,000 poor Cambodians live in makeshift homes, unable to visit the treasures, which they once tended as their own.\nThe temple site, with its carvings of Hindu gods and Buddhist deities, was once an important part of everyday life for its inhabitants, who tended the grounds, farmed and traded. Today they are barred from their homes, or made to pay for the privilege of returning.\n\"Angkor was built by Cambodian people - the poor, the workers, the farmers and the monks who lived here,\" said Ieng Sreng, head of the Cambodian Union of National Salvation, which has campaigned for the restoration of the dwellers' rights to the site. \"These same people helped build the Angkor temples.\n\"Angkor belongs to the people, not the rich, not to the government, not to foreign investors. It is the land of our people and we want to return to our land.\"\nThe Angkor monuments and their surrounds are a popular destination for tourists, with about 1.5 million visitors in 2007 and $80m (\u00a345m) of revenue. The World Bank in September 2007 ranked Cambodia second only to China for the largest flow of Chinese tourism investment, with $700m pledged for the country's infrastructure.\nCambodia is now Asia's most visited country with over 2.5 million visitors in 2007. The country's government is currently pushing its culture as a major tourist attraction, with an ambitious \u00a3150m \"Angkor 2015\" project to improve visitor facilities and preserve the site.\nIn December, the Cambodian government signed two agreements with UNESCO, the world heritage body, to raise the status of the Angkor temples and surrounding area.\nDespite its importance to the state, the site was long neglected by the regime of the former Cambodian strongman, Pol Pot. For years its temples"}
{"article":"The adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky still lives in the Pennsylvania town where he was abused by the infamous football coach, but now he has a different last name. Matt Sandusky, 36, officially changed his last name after revealing he was abused during the 2012 sex crimes trial that resulted in a 45-count conviction for his adopted father. He is keeping the new last name secret to make life in State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University and the Nittany Lions football team, easier on his wife and four children. Scroll down for video . Matt Sandusky (above) officially changed his last name after revealing he was abused during his father's trial . Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 counts of sex crimes against young boys and is serving 30-60 years . Matt, 36, refuses to speak his 71-year-old father's name and simply refers to him as 'my perpetrator' Matt, who claims he's 'not mad' about the situation, does sometimes use his hold last name when he speaks on behalf of Peaceful Hearts, his nonprofit organization, according to Bleacher Report. He started the foundation with his second wife Kim to help victims of childhood sexual abuse. Matt said: 'With the foundation, I'm Sandusky. 'Because, like it or not, people identify the name with everything that happened. 'And that's important to the cause.' Even though Matt will speak about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father, he refuses to say his name and simply calls him 'my perpetrator'. Matt started the Peaceful Hearts foundation with his wife Kim to help victims of childhood sexual abuse . Sandusky was an assistant coach under Hall of Fame Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno (pictured . Penn State football is part of life in State College and fans of the program are known for their dedication . Jerry Sandusky, 71, is serving a de facto life sentence, 30-60 years, at State Correctional Institution Greene maximum security prison. He claims to be innocent. Before the child abuse scandal Sandusky was best known for working under Hall of Fame Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Matt was\u00a0placed in foster care with the Sandusky family in January 1995. and adopted  after he turned 18. After revealing Sandusky's abuse, Matt was paid a civil settlement by Penn State. Dottie Sandusky, Jerry's wife, has always maintained her husband's innocence. Another one of their adopted sons, 39-year-old Jeff, also says his father is innocent. Given coach\u00a0Paterno's legendary status in State College, some residents and football fans did not take kindly to Matt revealing what had happened to him. That was one of the reasons Kim and Matt picked out a new last name in August of 2013. According to Kim, Matt's four children\u00a0(three with his first wife) were being hassled due to their surname. She said: 'The bullying was very bad. 'So as a family we decided to start new and let the kids avoid being stigmatized.' Coach Paterno's legendary status in State College led to Matt's four children being bullied at school . They did consider leaving, but opted to stay because 'there are a lot of caring people here', according to Matt. As of now, he plans to stay in State College and continue to spread his message. He said: 'Child sexual abuse impacts so many Americans and yet we do far too little about it. 'If that can change, I'll feel like this has all been a worthwhile journey and I can feel real pride.'","highlights":"Matt\u00a0Sandusky, 36, changed his last name and is keeping it a secret . Adopted father was convicted of 45 counts of sex crimes against boys . Matt still lives in State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University . Jerry Sandusky was assistant to legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno . Sandusky, 71, is serving a 30-60 year sentence at SCI Greene prison .","id":"54a88c396ca1436944869ecbde2e630a0cae7431","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to his father's given name - Curley - on Dec. 18. And his reasons are simple: He is sick of the harassment he says he has experienced.\nMatt Sandusky was adopted in February 2010 and his name was changed to Curley Sandusky at that time, CNN affiliate WTAE reported. His last name, however, has been a subject of contention. Sandusky, 68, was convicted in June on 45 counts of sexual abuse involving 10 boys. His adopted father, John, was found not guilty of the same charges.\nMatthew Sandusky had been \"a victim of his last name,\" according to his attorney.\n\"We believe in that area, his adoptive parents, and the victim he was when they adopted him, the only way to restore his identity was by changing his last name from Sandusky to Curley,\" Thomas Farrell II said.\n\"It's a painful name for him and it's a painful memory,\" he said. \"We believe Matthew is trying to move on with his life. He's moving on with his marriage. He's going to start school in January and this is a great beginning for the year of the 22nd.\"\nMatthew Sandusky, a high school graduate and former coach, also uses the last name Sandusky to honor his biological father, David. Matt Sandusky's stepmother, Karen, and stepbrother, Aaron, used the last name Curley.\nKaren Curley has told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the Sanduskys have been harassed since adopting Matt Curley Sandusky at age 5.\nThe 20-year-old Matt said he faced taunts and threats from schoolmates after his name changed to Curley, according to WTAE. But the harassment did not stop him, he said.\n\"I had some friends back in high school who were kind of like, 'We're not going to be around you anymore.' And I was like, 'All right, what are you going to do? Are you going to not be friends with me? Are you going to not invite me to things anymore?' \" he said. \"I mean, it's hard for people to deal with. It's hard for people to understand.\"\nAs a result of the harassment, the family filed a police report and Matt Sandusky was briefly hospitalized.\n"}
{"article":"The father of Mohammed Emwazi is not sure that his son is masked Islamic State butcher Jihadi John, his lawyer has said. Jasem Emwazi, 51, feels there is 'no proof' that the black-clad knife-wielding man featured in chilling hostage execution videos is his eldest child, it was reported today. His Kuwaiti lawyer, Salem Al-Hashah, told Kuwait's respected Al-Qabas newspaper: 'He is not sure that he [Jihadi John] is his son. 'There is no proof that the man shown in the videos and photographs is his son, as the media has reported in the last few days.' Scroll down for video . 'No proof': Jasem Emwazi, 51,  said that he was not convinced the Islamic State executioner was his eldest child Mohammed, according to his lawyer . Mr Emwazi (left) was seen in public for the first time today since he was questioned by Kuwaiti police about his son's activities . He added: 'There is no evidence that Mohammed is the man in the videos because his face was covered.' The lawyer's comments appear to contradict earlier remarks made by Mr Emwazi, who is said to have told a colleague that his son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist' and called for him to be killed. Mr Emwazi, who moved to the UK from his native Kuwait in 1994 and holds a British passport, was seen in public for the first time today since he was questioned by Kuwaiti police at the weekend about his son's activities. A Kuwaiti journalist present at a meeting in his lawyer's office in the upmarket Salmiya district of Kuwait said Mr Emwazi looked 'very scared' and was shaking. Mr Al-Hashah said the father is not responsible for what his son has done and that there is nothing to prove his father agreed with his son, or helped him in any way. The lawyer added: 'Jasem Emwazi is under stress. Many people are calling him names. He can't leave his home and can't walk outside. He is scared of people because everyone believes all the rumours that have been written about him.' The comments appear to contradict earlier remarks made by Mr Emwazi (left) who allegedly told a colleague that his son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist'. Pictured right: Mohammed Emwazi in a 1996 school photograph . Mr Al-Hashah said Kuwaiti police called Mr Emwazi at the weekend and he was interviewed by officers for two to three hours before being allowed to go without any restrictions. The lawyer said no foreign intelligence services have tried to contact Mr Emwazi since his 26-year-old son was identified as Jihadi John last week. Mr Al-Hashah said Mr Emwazi and his eldest daughter Asma, 25, are currently in Kuwait. His wife Ghaneya, 47, and other children are in Britain. He said Asma, who studied architecture at university in London, has denied reports that there are other extremists in her family. The two faces of Jihadi John: Mohammed Emwazi is seen before he went to Syria (left) and in one of the horrific execution videos made by ISIS (right) The lawyer for Mr Emwazi, a former London taxi driver, said the family was under great stress and that they were not responsible for Jihadi John's actions . The lawyer insisted that Mr Emwazi does not have a job in Kuwait - although MailOnline yesterday spoke to three colleagues who said he is employed as the manager of a co-operative farm supplies depot near the Iraqi border. Mr Al-Hashah said he is in Kuwait temporarily to visit his mother and his daughter and had been in the country since November 30. Mr Emwazi now intends to sue media outlets and social media users who have damaged his family's reputation, his lawyer said. 'I have a message to the Kuwaiti people that many of the rumours are false,' he told the daily. Media and experts identified Emwazi as the ISIS militant believed to be responsible for beheading at least five Westerners. A recent film is believed to show Emwazi shortly after he arrived in Syria in 2013 (pictured) 'Because I felt that some people have believed it, I have assigned a lawyer to defend me and to prove ... that what is being said is untrue,' he said. It was not clear why he appeared to be retracting statements reported earlier that he and his wife had recognised their son's voice. His lawyer Salem al-Hashash said he would from Sunday file lawsuits against those who made accusations against Emwazi senior and his family. Hashash said his client was interrogated by the interior ministry for three hours and released. The Emwazi family were living in a house in north London (pictured) but Mr Emwazi is now in native Kuwait . A lawyer had been appointed in Britain to defend family members there, Hashash said. Mohammed Emwazi, the alleged executioner, was born in Kuwait to a stateless family of Iraqi origin. His parents moved to Britain in 1993 after their hopes of obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship were quashed. Emwazi visited Kuwait several times, the last time between January 18 and April 26, 2010, Al-Qabas said. A year later, he was denied entry to Kuwait after his name came up during investigations into attacks in Britain. Media and experts have identified Emwazi as the Islamic State group militant believed to be responsible for beheading at least five Westerners.","highlights":"Jasem Emwazi not convinced balaclava-clad butcher is son Mohammed . He feels there is\u00a0lack of proof because his face is covered, his lawyer said . Lawyer added that the 51-year-old is not responsible for his son's actions . Contradicts\u00a0Mr Emwazi's earlier remarks that his son is 'a dog, an animal' Father seen in public for first time today since Jihadi John was unmasked . Police quizzed Mr Emwazi  but he was released without restriction, lawyer said .","id":"23b36c1d52316c36baf628aac7c9ae2753aa6f82","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"masked monster of online videos of beheadings is the British computer consultant, known as John, whose family live in west London.\nA lawyer for Mr Emwazi, who spoke on condition of anonymity, made the revelation as it emerged that Prime Minister David Cameron has been privately lobbying President Obama, asking for the United States to join the UK in airstrikes against ISIL targets.\nMr Emwazi has not been heard from since the videos began appearing online in 2014, and Mr Cameron said the British Government feared Mr Emwazi could be the notorious masked man. However, his father has raised doubt over whether Mr Emwazi is Jihadi John in an interview with the UK Telegraph.\nOn Sunday, the prime minister said he had 'no doubt' the militant was Jihadi John, also known as Mohammed Emwazi, 27. But the lawyer for Mr Emwazi's family, said 'we have never been told that Mohammed is Jihadi John by the authorities, and we have no proof. This is a very serious accusation.'\nJihadi John is thought to be from west London, and Mr Emwazi's lawyers have said he went to the London School of Economics before fleeing to Syria. A family friend told the Daily Mirror: 'Jasem is not convinced his son is involved in all this. He keeps saying it could be anybody.'\nJasem, a Muslim convert, converted from Islam to Christianity and lived with his family in west London. He moved to Iraq after his son disappeared in 2013, a move he said was prompted by the death of his 13-year-old daughter, Zainab, from cancer. But since then, Jasem has returned to the UK, where he has lived with his family since 1990.\nHe said: 'My family are worried. They are praying for him to come back home. They still believe he is still in Syria, or living in an orphanage.' The family said they last spoke with their son six months ago.\nJasem, a construction worker, said he has not been in contact with his son in more than 'a couple of years,' adding: 'He hasn't been to us for over a year now.' When asked if he was worried his son had been 'brainwashed', Jasem said: 'He is not the kind of person, I am worried about that. But"}
{"article":"(CNN)The case of a Georgia woman, whose execution was postponed for a second time Monday, is once again shining the national spotlight on one of the most fundamental questions we as a nation face: When do we put our own citizens to death? But it's an issue on which this country is all over the place. \"As it relates to crimes against individuals ... the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken.\"  That was Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority in Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008). You might think at first the Department of Justice isn't listening. After all, the U.S. federal government lists dozens of capital offenses that are punishable by death, and not all of them involve a victim's life being taken.  They fall into three main categories: 1) homicide offenses; 2) espionage and treason; and 3) nonhomicidal narcotics offenses.  While most of them involve the death of a victim, not all of them do. But what happened to all that \"shouldn't expand death penalty to crimes where the victim's life was not taken\" language from the Supreme Court?  Doesn't the Department of Justice have to listen to the Supreme Court? They do, and they have. The Department of Justice has read the high court's fine print in Kennedy v. Louisiana:  \"Our concern here is limited to crimes against individual persons. We do not address, for example, crimes defining and punishing treason, espionage, terrorism, and drug kingpin activity, which are offenses against the State. As it relates to crimes against individuals, though, the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken.\" Ah.  As with most things, there are exceptions to the rule -- though reasonable minds may differ on the reasoning behind those exceptions. Apparently, when we are talking about crimes against people, the death penalty should not be expanded to nonhomicide-type crimes.  If it's a crime against the state, well, it's game on. After all, treason is one of three crimes mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, so there's a good argument that the federal statute authorizing death for treason is \"constitutional\" -- because it's actually in the constitution.  (Yet another reason why federal court is not a place where defendants want to be -- it's no secret defense attorneys would rather be in state court, where the penalties are less severe and where everything isn't illegal). While it varies from state to state, as a very general proposition, the death penalty is almost universally reserved for the crime of murder.  Murder is a subcategory of the broader class of homicide, and death penalty crimes are normally a subcategory of murder. As another very general proposition in the States, murder -- plus something on top that makes it more egregious -- is what will qualify as a capital crime. It would be nice to say that capital murder in the states is always defined as an intentional killing, but even that has exceptions.  In fact, in some states, you can be executed for a victim's death even if you didn't actually pull the trigger and even if you never intended a death to result. If you commit an inherently dangerous felony, and a death results, you can be charged with \"felony murder,\" which in some states qualifies you for the death penalty.  According to the Supreme Court, this is constitutional, as long as the defendant significantly participated in the felony and was recklessly indifferent to human life. Ultimately, it's nearly impossible to articulate a simple rule for determining which crimes our society deems worthy of the death penalty. Society's view of the death penalty is constantly evolving, and so is the view of appropriate death penalty crimes. As a general rule, horrific murders qualify, but sometimes a nonhomicide crime such as espionage qualifies. If you are in the armed forces, even more crimes can get you executed, such as desertion. That's particularly paradoxical that we might order our military personnel to intentionally kill in times of war and then execute them -- as was the case of Pvt. Eddie Slovik -- for refusing to intentionally participate in the killing.  Of course, we have long recognized that military justice requires a degree of martial discipline that the civilian world simply doesn't. While the husband-wife execution of convicted spies (and nonkillers) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were certainly high profile at the time, the modern reality is that every person executed since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 participated in a crime in which a victim died. So what exactly will earn you the death penalty?  The message is anything but clear. For crimes against the person, it has to be pretty awful: A killing plus something that makes it even worse than your garden variety homicide.  If your crime is against the state, however, the Supreme Court will give the state some leeway in killing citizens.","highlights":"U.S. federal government lists dozens of capital offenses punishable by death . Danny Cevallos: Society's view of death penalty is constantly evolving .","id":"049f3a8916a09c2b3a5c92db140380ccfa201245","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nOn April 24, the state of Georgia executed Kelly Gissendaner, a mother who was on death row for 18 years. Her execution was called off minutes before its planned start time, after reports of a broken switch on the gurney used for lethal injection and then a leak in the drugs Gissendaner was to receive. The state then waited five hours to reschedule the execution, but it would not reschedule it again. \"The execution of Kelly Gissendaner is off for good,\" Gov. Nathan Deal, who was facing a barrage of criticism for proceeding with the execution, said Monday.\nWhile the news outlets have been quick to declare Gissendaner's execution dead, the state had plenty to say about what it thought of her case and the controversy surrounding it. The state is in a race to the death with its final remaining prisoner on death row, John Lewis, as a June 16 deadline looms for the state to carry out executions or use an unpalatable new drug combination for lethal injections. For more than a week, Gissendaner has been the subject of a furious national debate over whether the state should have the power to kill its own citizens (a power it currently enjoys). Here's what the state of Georgia has to say about that.\nThe legal wrangling\nOn Friday, a state judge ordered the state not to execute Gissendaner because the lethal injection process appeared to be flawed.\nThe lethal injection process in Georgia is supposed to include pentobarbital, a barbiturate that should be the final agent to render a patient unconscious. But pentobarbital was not the first drug to be administered to Gissendaner, the court ruled.\nGissendaner's lawyer said the drug was intended to render Gissendaner unconscious before a second drug, midazolam, a sedative, was used to cause her death. Midazolam is a different drug from the first two agents typically used in lethal injections \u2014 either pentobarbital or potassium chloride, which stops the heart.\nBut on Monday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles agreed to postpone the execution. The board's spokesman, Chris Creamer, said the panel had \"grave concern\" about the state of the nation's lethal injection protocols and the lack of oversight in executing prisoners, and it thought it was in the best interests"}
{"article":"You wouldn't think you would find Australia's best bargain hunter 85 kilometres from the nearest shop. Ian Burnett, 46, has made an art of online shopping, securing deals on everything from Nintendo WII's to state of the art DVD recorders, for hundreds less than sold in retail. And he's happy to share his shopping tips. The biggest drawback? You'll have to spend hours on bargain sites, like CatchOfTheDay waiting for the best deals to appear. Ian Burnett from Jeparit Victoria has spent $28,000 over 8 years on CatchOfTheDay and has saved $10,000 . The father of four admits he has sat on the site for 12 hours straight before and spends a few hours on it a day . 'I've sat on the site for 12 straight hours before,' Ian told Daily Mail Australia. 'At 12 o'clock everyday, they release a new product... So you obviously have to be online for that.' Ian began using CatchOfTheDay in 2006 when they first started and were only releasing one product per day. 'They maybe had 1000 of the one product in stock and they'd just wait until it ran out,' he said. 'The first thing I bought was a Thompson DVD recorder and they were the awesome, expensive thing back then and I only paid $76.' His insider shopping tips include checking the site everyday after 12 for brand new bargain and signing up to their Facebook page to get exclusive deals. Ian's best bargain was a Nintendo WII that he purchased for his children, saving $300 off the retail price . His insider shopping tips include checking the site everyday after 12 for brand new bargain . He purchases gifts for his children, groceries and various household items from CatchOfTheDay . 'I also buy in bulk as they have a shipping cap,' he said. 'You can pick up 10 or 20 items and get them shipped for the same price as if you got one.' Ian also said he has paid for a yearly subscription to CatchOfTheDay free shipping before for $75 and for an avid shopper like him, that saves a lot. Comparing products to others sold at big retailers is also important according to Ian, as you can see how much is being saved. And for a father of four who works in a supermarket, he is very much in the know. Ian's proudest purchase was a Nintendo WII for his four children after they insisted it was all they wanted. He did not think he'd be able to fork out the $400 for one in retail so he used his skills to find one discounted to $99. 'I have also purchased a Tom Tom for $10 on a super bargain birthday sale,' he said. Ian has spent $28,000 in his eight years of using CatchOfTheDay and believes he has saved over $10,000. Ian's family have followed in his footsteps and are also crazy about finding online deals . Ian buys his products in bulk in order to save money on the shipping costs . 'The postie bringing it all to your door is so much easier than travelling to a shopping centre and spending hours looking for an item' His shopping tips include buying in bulk, signing up to Facebook and checking the websites everyday after 12 . Ian believes that even if he lived in a big city, he would still use online shopping due to its convenience . The 46-year-old father of four lives in Jeparit, 400 kilometres from Melbourne and the isolation means online shopping is Ian's only option. He not only purchases appliances and other household items, but also uses CatchOfTheDay to purchase his groceries too. 'I think that if I lived in a big city, I would still use online shopping,' Ian said. 'The postie bringing it all to your door is so much easier than travelling to a shopping centre and spending hours looking for an item.' Tragedy struck for the Burnett family last September when a spontaneous grass fire wiped out their Jeparit home, taking much of their online shopping haul with it. 'We tried to put it out, but our home was a 1985 federation style home made of old, dry wood so as soon as it hit, it went up in flames,' he said. Although still rebuilding their home, Ian is optimistic, especially in relation to his shopping. 'It just means I get to buy all this crazy stuff again!'","highlights":"Ian Burnett lives 400 kms from Melbourne in a small isolated town . His family are 85 kms from the nearest shop, so he finds everything online . Ian uses the website CatchOfTheDay to find all his cheap deals . His tips include: signing up to their Facebook and checking the site after 12 . Ian has spent $28,000 online in 8 years and believe to have saved $10,000 .","id":"c7f1e4bf319ab2cdca039fc459dba235e2210be7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" art computer hardware.\nNow he's turned into an eBay billionaire, by selling the business that earned him those nick-nacks on eBay.com.au, earning him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, for the largest seller.\n\"I can't do eBay full time, as I have to travel a lot. I'm a pilot as well,\" he said.\n\"I bought the business from someone in the US.\"\n\"It was just amazing. I didn't even get a cheque, I just took it over and it's just amazing.\n\"I was amazed by it. I thought, 'how do I find the time?' but you just go for it.\"\nWith more than 25,000 items selling on the site every 12 hours, it's not surprising the site can be pretty profitable.\n\"A lot of the time you can see some guy buy an item, but you can't see it's been sold,\" he said.\n\"I just go to the post office every morning with three huge boxes.\"\nHe added: \"I would have a problem if it didn't grow. It's got bigger and bigger. It's getting to where I can't keep up.\"\nHe's sold anything and everything, including an iPod shuffle, priced at just $3.99.\nHe's even snapped up a used, but barely used, laptop for just $99.\nHe said when something's so cheap, it's hard to say no.\n\"If it's below a dollar I just say yes. But I have some rules now, if it's too good to be true, I don't buy it.\"\nHe said the most expensive item he's sold was a set of 20 golf clubs - a set that could sell for over $3,500.\n\"I just think eBay is amazing - we should use it more here in this country,\" he said.\nIf it's too good to be true, I don't buy it.\"\nHe said the key to making a good deal was good research - the same thing that helped him earn $50,000 a year in his 20's, from his own computer business - now defunct, he said.\n\"I think I'm pretty good at spotting a bargain. You can't just sit at home and"}
{"article":"North Carolina State University disbanded a fraternity chapter Wednesday following the discovery of a notebook filled with sexist and racially offensive entries in a restaurant off campus. The punishment comes amid recent cases of bad behavior at the University of Oklahoma, Penn State and other schools put fraternities in the national spotlight. University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced that the Tau Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity was disbanded, effective immediately. The fraternity was ordered to immediately vacate its on-campus house. North Carolina State University disbanded Pi Kappa Phi after a book containing sickening jokes about rape and lynching was found by a female student at a restaurant near the school's campus in Raleigh . The notebook included sexist and racially-insensitive comments like: 'That tree is so perfect for a lynching' Besides the lynching line, the book contained the phrase: 'It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you' Woodson said 'I hope today's action makes it clear that there is no place for intolerance, sexism and racism at N.C. State. 'I know the poor behaviors we've seen recently by a few in no way represent the strong character and values of our larger student body. 'N.C. State will work hard to ensure these outlying actions never become accepted or tolerated at our university.' Woodson's announcement comes one week after the notebook containing sexist and racist remarks attributed to Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members was found at a restaurant near campus. The book and its contents were then featured by a local television station. A different N.C. State fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, was suspended earlier this month after details of drug paraphernalia seized from its house surfaced in a search warrant related to a sexual assault allegation. N.C. State responded by temporarily suspending all social events involving alcohol for more than 20 fraternities on campus. Frat said:\u00a0'These statements are inconsistent with the values of Pi Kappa Phi and will not be tolerated' The book was turned in by student Katie Perry, who said she found it while working at the restaurant . Woodson also called Wednesday for a 'thorough review' of the university's Greek system. The review will assess whether fraternities and sororities are meeting the core values and high behavioral standards of the university, and will focus on a range of issues including sexual misconduct, substance abuse, and diversity and inclusion. Pi Kappa Phi accepted Wednesday's punishment and may be allowed to return to campus with new membership in 2018. 'We appreciate the support and collaboration with the N.C. State administration,' said Mark E. Timmes, the chief executive of Pi Kappa Phi. 'Together, we acted quickly to address this situation and reaffirm our commitment to maintaining an environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued.' Pi Kappa Phi had earlier suspended its chapter at N.C. State until the investigation concerning the green book found at a restaurant near the school's Raleigh campus was completed. The contents of the Pi Kappa Phi notebook were first broadcast by television station\u00a0WRAL. The notebook included sexist and racially-insensitive comments like 'If she's hot enough, she doesn't need a pulse.' and 'That tree is so perfect for a lynching.' It also contained the comments: 'It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you' and 'I like little girls.' The book was turned in by student Katie Perry, who said she found it while working at the restaurant. She said: 'The contents were horrible. 'I wanted to make sure everybody knew this was going on so it could be corrected. 'Frats are looked up to, but this is what they are doing. Pi Kappa Phi accepted Wednesday's punishment and may be allowed to return to campus with new membership in 2018 . Alpha Tau Omega's NC State chapter was suspended earlier this month amid allegations of sexual assault . 'I hope other fraternities are disgusted. 'I hope that if they do have this sort of thing going on in theirs, that they'll realize, whether they want to or not, that they should change, that they shouldn't promote this kind of behavior.' Pi Kappa Phi chief executive officer Mark Timmes earlier called the quotes 'reprehensible and unacceptable'. He said: 'We have sent staff to Raleigh to investigate the circumstances of the situation. 'These statements are inconsistent with the values of Pi Kappa Phi and will not be tolerated. 'We are working closely with the university and have instructed our students to cooperate fully with all investigation efforts. 'We appreciate the university's collaboration in quickly addressing the situation.' N.C. State's alcohol ban doesn't apply to historically black Greek organizations or the Multicultural Greek Council. In announcing the alcohol crackdown, N.C. State said the school also plans training on diversity for chapters and other measures to increase accountability. In the Alpha Tau Omega investigation, a woman called police March 1 to say she was sexually assaulted at the fraternity house. She also told officers drugs - including cocaine, ecstasy and prescription pills - were being sold out of the house. Campus police Sgt. J.P. Dye seized drug paraphernalia, a scale and white powder in a small bag during a search of the empty house. Wynn Smiley, Alpha Tau Omega's national chief executive officer, said the fraternity had kicked out a pledge who had white powder and other drug paraphernalia in his room. The student had been associated with the organization for less than a month, Smiley said. He said the national organization conducted its own investigation with a lawyer and other alumni advisers, and the organization believes the woman was exaggerating about drugs being sold and the level of drug activity. He also questioned her credibility on the sexual assault allegation. Smiley said: 'It just didn't line up with what we were finding out.' Kayle Graham, a junior psychology major at NC State, said racism and sexism among students is sad because the younger generation's attitude indicates where the country is heading. She said: 'It's unfortunate that at a college level, students aren't as mature and socially aware as one would like them to be.'","highlights":"North Carolina State University has disbanded its Pi Kappa Phi chapter . Book with 'reprehensible' quotes found near school's campus in Raleigh . School suspended social events with alcohol at more than 20 other frats . Ban does not apply to historically black Greek organizations .","id":"a001649f8f4c68c0eca9192f9f6bc301c77d73f3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" campuses.\nChapters of the national Pi Kappa Phi fraternity were suspended Monday after university officials found a notebook containing sexist and racist comments at a restaurant off campus last week. The fraternity's national headquarters said the organization will permanently expel the chapter.\n\"There is absolutely no place for hate in our community,\" North Carolina State University president Randy Woodson said Wednesday.\nWoodson and other campus leaders released a statement Wednesday that said the \"discovered material\" was \"deeply troubling.\" The \"illicit material\" had been in the chapter's possession for \"several months.\"\nWoodson added that \"the university has begun the disciplinary process to investigate the situation. We also are conducting an exhaustive and independent review of our fraternities and sororities.\"\nUniversity officials said the chapter will not be able to hold formal activities or use its Greek letters and will be officially disbanded.\nPi Kappa Phi's national president said in a statement that the \"unfortunate and offensive entries\" were written in \"a private notebook and not an official or sanctioned chapter document.\" He said the chapter members were punished and disciplined.\nThe university's student government also voted to suspend a different fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. An unidentified student wrote a derogatory comment on the chapter's \"brag wall,\" a place for fraternity members to write what they have achieved. The wall is visible to anyone walking by the chapter house.\nWoodson said the chapter's behavior goes against the university's values, and the discovery is \"another painful chapter\" in a series of recent instances.\n\"While these incidents have nothing in common other than occurring in a fraternity, we believe they suggest that the Greek system needs careful review in the current context of diversity on our campus,\" Woodson wrote.\nUniversity officials stressed that the investigation will take time, but that they hope they can begin \"a new chapter in the history of Greek Life at NCSU\" soon.\nPi Kappa Phi, a national fraternity with local chapters at schools around the country, said it is cooperating with the investigation. In a statement, the fraternity said it has not yet been told who wrote the racially charged comments, but it will \"support them as best as we can, as well as others who may be impacted by this event.\"\nFraternity leaders are scheduled to meet with Woodson, the UNC system president and the North Carolina governor about the chapter's"}
{"article":"Pictures have emerged of a smiling police commissioner posing with the two condemned Australian drug smugglers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, on their plane before take off on the two hour flight to the executions on Indonesia's 'death island'. Djoko Hariutomo, the police chief of the Balinese capital of Denpasar placed his hand on Andrew Chan's shoulder and smiled for the camera, and then appeared in a second photograph with his hand on the shoulder of Sukumaran who was captured gazing up at the officer. The Bali Nine duo were then taken on a two hour flight to the port town of Cilacap and transferred to Nusakambangan island where they are expected to face a firing squad in an area known locally as 'Death Valley', a lush green clearing amid citrus orchards and banana palms. The spot is called Nirbaya, and it's located in a high spot amid the dense vegetation which runs along the spine of Nusakambangan, which is also known as 'Death Island', and it is the place where just under seven weeks ago the Indonesian Government executed five  drug smugglers. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . A smiling Djoko Hariutomo, the police commissioner of the Balinese capital of Denpasar, poses for a photo with his hand upon the shoulder of condemned prisoner Andrew Chan inside the plane before take off for the Australian Bali Nine kingpin's final flight to the island where he will be executed . Surrounded by armed police officers officers and on the road of no return, 33-year-old Australia Myuran Sukumaran looks up at Bali police commissioner Djoko Hariutomo who posed with the two condemned Australians before their take off from Denpasar airport for the two hour flight to 'death island' The family of condemned Australian drug smuggler Andrew Chan, his mother Helen (centre) and brother Michael (wearing pink shorts) arrive at Yogyakarta airport on Thursday to make the five hour drive to Cilacap in central Java and take a boat to Nusakambangan island where Chan is waiting to be executed . Myuran Sukumaran's mother Raji (right) and sister Brintha (centre) on the tarmac at Yogyakarta, the closest main airport to the port town of Cilacap to which they will drive on Thursday afternoon to visit him in Batu prison on Nusakambangan island where the Bali Nine duo was transferred to under high security this week . Last place on earth: This is Nirbaya, also known as 'Death Valley', the place where Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will likely be taken for their executions and located up a winding dirt track around 3km from the prison where they are being held in isolation cells . This is the spot to which the Indonesians took five foreign drug smugglers this year, tied them to three metre poles and executed them each with 12-member firing squads at around 12.40am local time \u00a0on Sunday, January 18 . It is not known how the prisoners destined for execution will be transported to Nirbaya valley, as it lies down a narrow dirt track (above) amid dense vegetation in the middle of Nusakambangan Island off southern central Java . This weather beaten hut in Nirbaya or Death Valley sits near the sport where foreign drug smugglers were executed in January and where the Australian Bali Nine duo may be taken soon and put to the firing squad . Final journey: The jungle and rainforest of Nuskambangan prison island looms over the Barracuda armoured personnel van carrying Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as they arrive off the police boat on Wednesday following their final plane flight, from Bali to Cilacap in southern Java . And this place, up a winding dirt track just 3km from where Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are being held in isolation cells, is likely to soon be their last place on earth. Situated quite high up amid hills in the island's centre, Nirbaya was also the place where the Bali bombers, Amrozi, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra were executed in 2008, six years after they carried out the nightclub bombings which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 27 Britons. At the top of the hills surrounding Nirbaya, it is reportedly quite windy but offers a view of the Indian Ocean to the south. At around 12.40am on January 18 this year, five drug traffickers were reportedly shot by firing squads in or around this place. Shackled and handcuffed, Andrew Chan cut a sad figure as he was escorted by four faceless Indonesian police officers across the tarmac after being taken from Korobokan prison in Bali to their final destination, Death Island . Utter despair is etched on the face of condemned prisoner, Myuran Sukumaran, as he arrived at Cilacap airport in central Java, Indonesia, only 700km by plane but a world away from the comparative freedom of his art workshops inside Kerobokan prison on the island of Bali . This is the exterior of Batu prison on Nuskambangan island where special isolation cells away from non death row prisoners were prepared to hold Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran ahead of their scheduled execution by firing squad . Indonesia executed a total of six drug traffickers on January 18, but Vienamese woman Tran Thi Bich Hanh met her fate on the mainland of central java at a place called Boyolali. The five executed at Nirbaya on Nuskambangan were Brazilian Marco Archer Moreiea, 53, who smuggled 13kg of coaine in hangliding equipment to Bali in 2004, Dutch national Ang Kiem Soei, who ran an Ecstasy factory, Namaona Denis, 48, Indonesian woman, Rani Andriani, 38, and Nigerian Daniel Enemuo, 38, a Muslim who elected to be buried on the island. The lead up to execution in 'Death Valley' has been well documented. Under the implementation of death penalty procedures set in Indonesia's criminal act of 1964, the condemned prisoner is informed in their isolation cell at least 72 hours prior to the execution that it will be carried out. They are reportedly allowed three 'last requests' but these may only be in the form of final statements, such as that from Ms Andriani who wrote, 'Submission does not mean give up. Do the best, God will finish the rest'. Channel One Indonesia took a camera to Nirbaya (above) on Nusakambangan pirson island \u00a0prior to the first round of executions which took place in January and completed death sentences for one Indonesian woman and four men from Brazil, Nigeria, Malawi and the Netherlands . Port of no return: Sodong port (above) on Nusakambangan Island was the dropping off point on Wednesday for the Australian Bali Nine duo before being taken by road on to the prison where they are currently being held in isolation . Dressed in simple, white clothing, they are accompanied by a physician, clergy and an 'execution attorney' and taken to the clearing where a firing squad of 12 shooters is assembled \u00a0for each prisoner. In the case of Nirbaya, the journey will be up a steep winding dirt track through trees and undergrowth. At a clearing, three metre high execution poles have been erected at separate spots for each prisoner. When the prisoners arrive and the firing squad is ready, the condemned person is asked whether they choose to be blindfolded and whether they want to be standing, sitting or kneeling for their execution. A black cross is marked over their heart and they are given three minutes to 'calm down' before the execution takes place. Although a clergyman of the prisoner's choice is meant to be allowed to take their last rites, Brazilian Marco Archer was reportedly denied access to Cilacap's Catholic priest Charles Burrows and was so stressed in his last hours he said that he wanted to die sooner, but eventually had to be dragged bodily from his cell for transport to Nirbaya.","highlights":"The likely place on the island for the Bali 9 duo's execution is called Nirbaya . It's also known as 'Death Valley' because it is found in the middle of a jungle clearing with the only sign of a weathered hut . The grassy area is fringed by citrus orchards and banana palms . It is only 3km from Batu prison, the island's most secure facility . The Australians' final journey will be up a steep, winding dirt track .","id":"968fd617c7ac55bf490e68d13ebc0b5bc45ac98d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" row' island of Nusakambangan.\nIndonesia is set to put the drug smugglers to death within days after the country's President, Joko Widodo, finally rejected their last-ditch pleas for clemency. The President's decision to refuse an appeal for mercy came after the pair's families, relatives and their lawyers pleaded with him for months.\nAt the eleventh hour, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has rejected clemency for convicted Australians Chan and Sukumaran #9News pic.twitter.com\/jVcCqjTKrP\u2014 Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) April 29, 2015\nEarlier, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that it was too late in the legal process to consider the last-minute application for commutations and was hopeful there would be appeals to the Supreme Court.\nMeanwhile a number of Indonesian human rights advocates have called on the Australian authorities to pressure Indonesia to reconsider the death penalty after the pair's lawyers said the pair had not been provided with adequate legal assistance.\nAustralian Greens leader Christine Milne on Monday called on the Australian government to intervene and halt the executions, saying it was wrong for the Australian government to stand by and let two Australians die.\n.\"\nMilne called on the Australian Attorney-General, George Brandis, to ensure the legal process in Indonesia was not biased or fair.\n\"They are two Australians. The government knows and the country knows that they are two Australians and that their lives are at stake,\" she said. \"Surely it's time to act on that and I hope the Attorney-General takes up the Australian side of this.\"\nIndonesia and Australia have shared good relations as trading partners despite past differences. However, it appears Canberra's call to Jakarta to halt the executions have fallen on deaf ears.\nThe pair's lawyer said there were a number of human rights breaches in the case, including inadequate communication and lack of access to proper defence and legal assistance.\n\"It's a matter that has concerned us very much, and for reasons of justice and our strong convictions about human rights, we hope the government can do everything it can to intervene,\" Mark Bolland told the BBC.\n\"You've got two men on death row. Their rights have not been adequately respected.\"\nBolland added that the executions would be \"truly horrendous\", given both men were in the"}
{"article":"With the expansion of the European Championships from 16 to 24 teams for 2016, there has never been a better opportunity for all four of the Home Nations to qualify for a big tournament. And after the fifth round of qualifiers this weekend, all have a strong chance of making it to France next summer. At the half-way point in the qualification campaign, we look at the story so far and assess the chances of each making it. WALES . The story so far . Wales have enjoyed an excellent start to their campaign, with three wins and two draws putting them top of Group B. The reformatting of the competition means that the top two from each group advance automatically to France 2016, while the third-placed side enter the play-offs. Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring a late free-kick in Wales' 2-1 win over Andorra . Wales started sluggishly, requiring a late Gareth Bale free-kick to spare them from embarrassment against minnows Andorra, before earning a credible goalless draw at home to Bosnia-Herzegovina, who played at the World Cup in Brazil. Goals from David Cotterill and Hal Robson-Kanu saw off Cyprus before a 0-0 draw away to Belgium, on paper the strongest team in the group. On Saturday, they went top following a 3-0 win against 10-man Israel. Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey put them ahead on the stroke of half-time before the sending off, and two Bale strikes made absolutely sure after the break. Results: Andorra 1 Wales 2; Wales 0 Bosnia 0; Wales 2 Cyprus 1; Belgium 0 Wales 0; Israel 0 Wales 3 . Aaron Ramsey celebrates his opening goal in the 3-0 win over Israel at the weekend . Wales are currently two points ahead of Israel in Group B though they have played one game more . When did they last reach a major tournament? You have to go all the way back to 1958, when Wales reached the World Cup in Sweden, to find their one and only finals appearance. They came close to reaching Euro 2004, but lost to Russia in a play-off. What's still to come? Much now rests on their match with Belgium, who are currently third, in Cardiff on June 12. If Chris Coleman's team can get something from that, they will be in a very strong position. September sees a visit to Cyprus and a home return with Israel, before the campaign concludes with a tricky trip to Bosnia and a final home game with Andorra. From here, there really is little excuse not to make it but Wales have come close before, only to agonisingly miss out. Fixtures: June 12 - Wales vs Belgium; September 3 - Cyprus vs Wales; September 6 - Wales vs Israel; October 10 - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Wales; October 13 - Wales vs Andorra . Bale was on target twice in Haifa as Wales lifted themselves top of qualifying Group B . SCOTLAND . The story so far . It was a case of hardest match first for the Scots, who mounted some stiff resistance away to World champions Germany and even drew level through Ikechi Anya before succumbing 2-1. A nervy 1-0 win over Georgia at Hampden Park followed before a fine performance earned a 2-2 draw in Poland. Scotland actually led in Warsaw after goals from Shaun Maloney and Steven Naismith but were pegged back. But two wins from two home games - 1-0 against the Republic of Ireland and 6-1 against Gibraltar on Sunday - have left Gordon Strachan's side third, good enough for a play-off spot as it stands but just a point off the lead. Results: Germany 2 Scotland 1; Scotland 1 Georgia 0; Poland 2 Scotland 2; Scotland 1 Republic of Ireland 0; Scotland 6 Gibraltar 1 . Ikechi Anya celebrates his goal to pull the Scots level in their opening match with Germany in Dortmund . Shaun Maloney fired home the winning goal at Celtic Park as the Republic of Ireland were beaten 1-0 . Scotland are currently third in Group D - enough to secure a place in the play-offs as it stands . When did they last reach a major tournament? In 1998, Scotland reached the World Cup finals in France so a return there is very much on the cards. They have twice made the European Championship finals previously, in 1992 and 1996. What's still to come? The next match, away to the Republic of Ireland in Dublin is absolutely key. If they win, they will establish a five-point gap over them. If they lose, Ireland will leapfrog them. Scotland have an advantage in that their remaining games against the strongest sides, Germany and Poland, come at home. They must take maximum points from their away trips to Georgia and Gibraltar. But in the most competitive group of the lot, they have every chance of making it. Fixtures: June 13 - Republic of Ireland vs Scotland; September 4 - Georgia vs Scotland; September 7 - Scotland vs Germany; October 8 - Scotland vs Poland; October 11 - Gibraltar vs Scotland . Steven Fletcher scored a hat-trick in Scotland's 6-1 rout of Gibraltar at Hampden Park on Sunday . NORTHERN IRELAND . The story so far . It's been an excellent campaign for Northern Ireland so far, with four wins out of five putting them second to Romania in Group F. Michael O'Neill's side have exceeded all expectations, starting off with a 2-1 win over Hungary in Budapest thanks to late goals from Niall McGinn and Kyle Lafferty. Goals from Gareth McAuley and Lafferty saw off the Faroe Islands at home, before Jamie Ward and Lafferty secured a 2-0 win in Greece three days later. Their only blip came in a 2-0 loss to Romania, but more Lafferty goals on Sunday against Finland saw them return to form. Results: Hungary 1 Northern Ireland 2; Northern Ireland 2 Faroe Islands 0; Greece 0 Northern Ireland 2; Romania 2 Northern Ireland 0; Northern Ireland 2 Finland 0 . Kyle Lafferty celebrates after scoring in Northern Ireland's 2-1 win over Hungary in Budapest . Gareth McAuley scores the first goal in Northern Ireland's 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands in October . Northern Ireland are just one point behind leaders Romania in Group F at the mid-way point . When did they last reach a major tournament? Northern Ireland have never made a European Championship and the last of their three World Cups was back in 1986. What's still to come? The top two in the group, Northern Ireland and Romania meet next at Windsor Park. In September, it's the Faroe Islands away and Hungary at home. The campaign concludes with Greece in Belfast and a tip to play Finland in Helsinki. Encouragingly for Northern Ireland, there is a gap of eight points between themselves and Finland in fourth, so there really is little excuse not to make it into the top three from here. Fixtures: June 13 - Northern Ireland vs Romania; September 4 - Faroe Islands vs Northern Ireland; September 7 - Northern Ireland vs Hungary; October 8 - Northern Ireland vs Greece; October 11 - Finland vs Northern Ireland . Lafferty scored twice as Northern Ireland beat Finland 2-1 at Windsor Park on Sunday . ENGLAND . The story so far . A perfect five from five for Roy Hodgson's men, who are making qualification look like a breeze. They have a six-point lead over Slovenia in second and it would take a real calamity not to make it through from here. Two Danny Welbeck goals saw them to victory in Switzerland back in September and that was followed by a predictable crushing of San Marino. Wayne Rooney curled home a free-kick winner in a tough game in Estonia, before Slovenia were beaten 3-1 at Wembley, with Rooney and Welbeck (2) finding the net. Friday night's 4-0 win over Lithuania made this England's best start to a season ever, courtesy of goals from Rooney, Welbeck, Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane. Results: Switzerland 0 England 2; England 5 San Marino 0; Estonia 0 England 1; England 3 Slovenia 1; England 4 Lithuania 0 . Danny Welbeck's two goals against Switzerland in Basle got England off to the perfect start . Danny Welbeck is the leading goalscorer in Euro 2016 qualifying with six in five games . England have made a perfect start to Group E, with five wins out of five . When did they last reach a major tournament? Regular qualifiers for both the World Cup and European Championships but normally falling well short of expectations. What's still to come? A victory away to Slovenia in Ljubljana in June should just about secure England's place in the finals and, failing that, away trips to minnows San Marino and Lithuania, plus home meetings with Switzerland and Estonia should do it. Hodgson's men should really be aiming for a perfect record of 10 wins from 10. Fixtures: June 14 - Slovenia vs England; September 5 - San Marino vs England; September 8 - England vs Switzerland; October 9 - England vs Estonia; October 12 - Lithuania vs England . Debutant Harry Kane celebrates his maiden England goal in Friday's 4-0 win over Lithuania .","highlights":"We've reached the mid-way point of qualifying for Euro 2016 in France . England made it five wins from five with 4-0 win over Lithuania on Friday . Wales boosted their chances with a 3-0 win away to Israel . Scotland thrashed Gibraltar and remain behind Germany and Poland . Northern Ireland have claimed four wins from five so far .","id":"0d3ac95017df3cefcc1ba6041847e84b2020db13","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the English FA can rejoice as their side came from behind to take a hard-earned three points at Wembley with an 84th minute goal from Michael Vapour.\nThe Dutch had dominated the early exchanges, taking the game to the hosts, and the English goal would have been a source of relief to England fans. Danny Rose got in a header from a cross to put England ahead in the second half, but the visitors hit back once again through an incredible 30-yard effort from captain and striker Siem de Jong, who scored twice and missed a penalty to end the game.\nBut, as with every game this season, it was left to the \u2018goalkeeper of the year\u2019 Thibaut Courtois to make some world class saves that kept the Three Lions in the game. Despite the draw, the Belgians are already through as they lead the group by two points, but England will join them in France next summer with a game to spare if France slip up against Slovakia next month.\nElsewhere, Northern Ireland are on the verge of automatic qualification after a late victory over Moldova in Belfast. Goals from Jonny Evans and Steven Davis in the first half would be enough for Michael O\u2019Neill\u2019s side until substitute Roy Beerens netted for the visitors to make it interesting. It is the first time that O\u2019Neill has qualified for a major international tournament, but his side will want to ensure that it is at Euro 2016.\nThe Republic of Ireland put themselves into second spot as they comfortably beat the Faroe Islands. Shane Duffy gave the hosts a half-time lead and David McGoldrick got the all important second goal to secure a six-point gap on Denmark with a game in hand. Meanwhile Denmark won their Group E match at home, beating Hungary 2-0. Both sides have one game to play but Denmark have already qualified, while Hungary have been eliminated.\nAfter a disappointing draw away to Estonia in their opening game, Wales were in desperate need of a result against Israel. It was a difficult game for Wales to get back on track for qualification with the hosts playing in Israel. Goals from Tom Lawrence and Aaron Ramsey ensured that the Dragons stayed in the automatic qualification places with a game in hand over third-placed Israel. They will look to keep the momentum going when they host Scotland in the next international break.\nScotland are currently in third place in Group F, one point behind Wales and level on points with Israel with a game in hand."}
{"article":"Most women rely on a mirror and an avid eye to apply make-up with precision. But for one beauty blogger, who lost her eyesight in 2007, it isn't so simple. Christine H\u00e0, an American chef, writer and blogger from Houston, Texas, has released an inspiring video tutorial showing how she applies her make-up with a tried-and-tested formula. Christine H\u00e0, who lost her sight in 2007, has released an inspiring video tutorial showing how she applies her make-up without a mirror . Christine, 35, who has a video series on YouTube called 'Blind Life of Christine Ha', explains that she decided to release a beauty tutorial after a lot of people asked her how a visually impaired person does their own make-up. The chef, who was the first blind contestant of MasterChef and won the show in 2012, said: 'I remember back when I was filming Masterchef we had to do our own hair and make-up. 'I would sit and put on my own make-up and a lot of my friends on the show would watch me in awe because I don't use a mirror.' The chef, who was the first blind contestant of MasterChef and won the show in 2012, said her fellow contestants would watch her doing her make-up in awe because she didn't use a mirror . Christine, who suffers from neuromyelitis optica, whereby her immune system attacked the optic nerves and spinal cord, begins by applying foundation to cover any redness . Christine, who suffers from neuromyelitis optica, whereby her immune system attacked the optic nerves and spinal cord, explains that she will demonstrate her daily wear make-up. 'The first thing is foundation,' she begins. 'Now I am in my 30s, I've been told we have to worry more about redness on our skin so I have started wearing it. Brush it all on, which helps it blend really well so I don't have to worry too much about streaks. 'As you can see, I am covering the area around my nose where I get the most redness, or so I've been told.' She then takes a pair of eyelash curlers and says: 'A lot of people think this is scary because I can't see, but I can feel the eyelash curler so I know that I have it pressed up against my eyelid.' She admits that applying mascara is 'very tricky', but, she says, once you know how long the wand is, you know where to put your hand . While she waits for her mascara to dry, she puts on her blush across the apple of her cheeks . She then takes her mascara, which she says is 'very tricky', but, she says, once you know how long the wand is, you know where to put your hand. She explains: 'You approach you lashes very gently and once you feel the brush on your lashes, you know to start stroking it on. I do two layers on both eyes.' While she waits for her mascara to dry, she puts on her blush. 'I do about five swirls across my face and always tap before I put it on to get rid of excess,' she says. Next, she applies lip liner, which she says she also does  by feel.\u00a0Lastly, she applies eyeliner. She finally applies lipliner and lipstick, which she says she does by feel . She says: 'Some people may think it's backwards to do your eyeliner last but I want to make sure my mascara is dry because I can't see if it smudges. 'This can be tricky so I anchor my hands against my face so I can have more control of the pencil. I look up and start in the outer corner and draw in a few gentle line strokes. 'I don't like to go all the way into my inner corner because this helps make your eyes look a little bigger.' As well as documenting her daily life, Christine is an accomplished chef with a popular food blog. On her site, she says: 'I have to depend a lot more on the other senses to cook - taste, smell, how certain ingredients feel', adding that cooking without sight just involves 'a lot of organisation'. Christine, who is an accomplished chef with a popular food blog, garners tens of thousands of views on her YouTube channel, which documents her daily life .","highlights":"Christine H\u00e0, 35, won Masterchef in 2002 . Fellow contestants were in awe of her mirror-free beauty regime . Shows how she uses mascara and lip liner by 'feel'","id":"b06d717698d7f64919b561bcbe08b45d557011b8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" beauty blogger (who goes by @iamchrisethe), is taking on the beauty world by not just conquering her own style and taste, but by sharing a visually-impaired point of view. She has more than 30,000 followers on Instagram - and the numbers are climbing.\nA self-described \"selfie artist\" in beauty as well as in life - H\u00e0 has been taking #OOTDs and snapping Instas since 2011. But it took H\u00e0 an additional seven years to begin posting her favorite eye and lip looks alongside images of fashion. H\u00e0 is a self-admitted \"total klutz\" and had trouble applying eye make-up. In an interview with NBC Asian America, she explains, \"My make-up was really, really bad. Not that it was terrible, but I didn't do anything. I was like 'I'm only putting a little bit of foundation and blush on today.'\"\nBut that wasn't H\u00e0's style. She describes herself as a \"hip-hop hippie.\" \"I was trying to put make-up on in a way where my skin looked good and my lips and eyes looked good... but it didn't matter because I couldn't see it.\"\nWhen H\u00e0 was 22, she took a step back to figure out what went wrong. \"I had some eye problems a few years ago,\" she admits. \"I got a weird [swelling] in my eye and had to deal with that for a couple years. I didn't like the way make-up looked on me at first because my eyes were always red.\"\nEven though the cause was something beyond her control, H\u00e0 made it her mission to master make-up for the eyes with only her eyes. As for lips, H\u00e0 says, \"The first thing I really started working on was lipstick because I could do it with two fingers. Then, it was just trying to figure out how to apply eye shadow.\"\nH\u00e0 admits that it wasn't easy in the beginning. \"People don't understand that it took me forever to figure out how to do it because I was not looking at other people. Everyone's like, 'Oh, [the beauty community is] so judgmental. It's so horrible for people.' And I'm like, 'No, you guys don't understand"}
{"article":"It is one of the most expensive cancer the NHS treats, yet receives only a fraction of cancer research funding. Every year in the UK, 10,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer, and of that half will die from the disease. But experts are today rallying behind a new campaign Shout Out About Bladder Cancer, to raise awareness and vital funds to develop research. It comes as researchers at the University of Birmingham believe a new and simple test could help determine how aggressive a patient's disease is, allowing doctors to tailor individual treatment plans. The scientists, who estimate treating the disease currently costs the NHS \u00a365 million a year, found being able to reliably identify those patients with the most aggressive cancers early after diagnosis 'significantly improved outcomes'. They identified two biomarkers in the urine which they believe can predict a patient's prognosis. A new campaign has been launched to raise public awareness of bladder cancer - the seventh most common cancer in the UK and the form of the disease that costs the NHS most to treat at \u00a365 million a year . Three charities, Action On Bladder Cancer, Fight Bladder Cancer and The Urology Foundation are leading the campaign. It aims to raise funds to invest in bladder cancer research . Dr Douglas Ward, from the University of Birmingham, said: 'There is an urgent need for prognostic biomarkers that could guide patient management. 'If such a test could be delivered, in a non-invasive way, it could make treatment much more efficient and that can only be a good thing.' The Shout Out About Bladder Cancer campaign has been launched by three charities, Action On Bladder Cancer, Fight Bladder Cancer and The Urology Foundation. It aims to raise public awareness of the 'Cinderella disease', in a bid to prevent thousands of 'unnecessary' deaths each year. Louise de Winter, chief executive of The Urology Foundation (TUF), said: 'At TUF we became very aware that bladder cancer is the Cinderella disease which people shy away from talking about. 'We were receiving fewer applications for research into bladder cancer and wanted to make a push to encourage people to do more research into this area. 'By working together with the other charities we believe we can create more awareness of the disease and hopefully provide more funding for research.' 'Progress is being made but we need it to be made faster,' she added. Her colleague in the fight against bladder cancer, Andrew Winterbottom, founder of Fight Bladder Cancer, and a patient of the disease himself, warned that the chances of surviving the disease are 'getting worse'. Smoking is known to be the biggest cause of bladder cancer. The most common symptoms are blood in your wee, frequently needing a wee, recurring urinary infections and abdominal or back pain . There are two main types of bladder cancer. Non-invasive bladder cancer is where the disease develops only in the inner lining of the bladder. Meanwhile invasive bladder cancer is where the cancer has spread into the deeper walls of the bladder. Of more than 200 known cancers, bladder cancer ranks fifth most common in the western world. It is a disease that affects people regardless of age and sex, although it is recognised the chances of developing the disease increase as a person gets older. What causes bladder cancer? Smoking is by far the largest preventable cause of bladder cancer. Other causes include exposure to specific industrial chemicals and dyes, as well as diesel fumes. Studies have also suggested a hereditary link to bladder cancer. However, in almost half of cases experts still do not know what causes the disease. It is one of the reasons the Shout Out About Bladder Cancer campaign team are attempting to raise more money to fund more extensive research. Currently just 0.6 per cent of cancer research is spent on bladder cancer. The result is that treatments for the disease are much the same as they were 35 years ago. A spokesman for the campaign said: 'Quite simply, the current treatments are not very good at preventing recurrence or stopping the cancer spreading and becoming fatal. 'That is why it is still the most expensive cancer for the NHS to treat and it has the highest recurrence rate of any cancer.' The most common symptoms are: . Source: Shout Out About Bladder Cancer . He said: 'People affected by this cancer feel that they are being ignored. 'There have not been any new treatments for more than 30 years. 'Despite being such a common cancer, so few people have ever heard of it, let alone know the causes or symptoms. 'This needs to change which is why one main aim of the campaign is to get as \u00a0many people as possible to start talking about bladder cancer.' Consultant urologist, Hugh Mostafid, chair of Action on Bladder Cancer, added: 'I see every day the huge difference it can make to diagnose bladder cancer early, when its curable. 'Anything that raises public awareness of bladder cancer and therefore makes people seek help earlier is to be welcomed and if we raise money to support research into better treatment at the same time then all the better.' Their quest comes as colleagues at Birmingham University publish their study in the British Journal of Cancer. They hope their findings will prove a vital step forward, paving the way for improved care for every bladder cancer patient. The researchers identified two markers in urine, by analysing  specimens provided by volunteers. Two prognostic urinary biomarkers were identified - epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and a protein, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). The scientists concluded therefore that measuring the biomarkers, could 'represent a simple and useful approach for fast-tracking the investigation and treatment of patients with the most aggressive bladder cancers'. They said the tests could prove useful for both newly-diagnosed patients as well as existing patients, who suffer a recurrence of the disease. In addition, by identifying patients with less aggressive forms of the disease, it may allow for fewer visits to specialists, and even discharging patients from specialist care sooner than expected. The scientists concluded therefore that measuring the biomarkers, could 'represent a simple and useful approach for fast-tracking the investigation and treatment of patients with the most aggressive bladder cancers'. They said the tests could prove useful for both newly-diagnosed patients as well as existing patients, who suffer a recurrence of the disease. In addition, by identifying patients with less aggressive forms of the disease, it may allow for fewer visits to specialists, and even discharging patients from specialist care sooner than expected. It comes as researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified two biomarkers in simple urine tests that could help doctors determine a patient's prognosis, therefore helping to develop tailored treatment plans. The higher the number of biomarkers, the more aggressive a patient's disease, pictured, is . Rik Bryan, from the University of Birmingham, said: 'These biomarkers alone cannot be used to diagnose bladder cancer, but there is immense value in being able to easily and independently indicate the prognosis of the disease in order to guide treatment and decide whether more or less aggressive management is required.' Around 10,000 patients are diagnosed with bladder cancer every year, of which around half will die . Last week the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) published new guidelines to ensure bladder cancer patients receive the same level of treatment regardless of where they live. While it is thought to be one of the most expensive cancers to treat for the NHS, there is a wide variation in treatments offered across the country. The guidelines state information given to people diagnosed with the disease should be tailored to every individual's needs. Professor Mark Baker, director of the Centre for Clinical Practice, said: 'Bladder cancer is in the top 10 most common cancers in the UK. 'There are a number of treatments available, but for some people a diagnosis is only made when they are admitted to hospital in an emergency - in these cases the outlook can be poor. 'Bladder cancer can have a profound impact on someone's psychological wellbeing as well as their physical health. 'Both the tumours and the treatments can affect bowel, bladder and sexual function. 'This guideline aims to give people all the information they need about bladder cancer, to help them to make better decisions about their care, and improve their quality of life during and after treatment.' To find out more about the Shout Out About Bladder Cancer campaign visit their website here.","highlights":"Shout Out About Bladder Cancer campaign aims to raise awareness . 'Cinderella' disease costs NHS \u00a365 billion a year - more than other cancers . 10,000 people are diagnosed in the UK each year - half of those will die . It's the 7th most common UK cancer and 5th most common in the west . Bladder cancer patients are more likely to suffer a recurrence than those suffering other types of cancer including breast, prostate, lung or bowel .","id":"8553d0f21cd03bd88a0978a9a9432705b2632e64","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" this is only the beginning of the story. Over 90% of people affected by bladder cancer have what is known as \u2018Non muscle invasive\u2019 bladder cancer (NMIBC). This is a curable disease, with most people surviving bladder cancer for at least five years after diagnosis. Yet 1,000 people are diagnosed every month.\nThe reason for this is that these patients are given chemotherapy without any surgery to remove the tumour. Surgery is only done if the tumour is causing problems. This delays treatment until late in the game, when the cancer is harder to treat and harder to cure. Patients have an eight-hour stint in hospital, have tubes coming from their bladders, and they get very little information or support. This is the standard model of care for patients with NMIBC, despite clear evidence that surgery soon after diagnosis gives significantly better outcomes. In fact, in most studies it has been shown that surgery within 48 hours or 30 days gives better survival for these patients than chemotherapies.\nThere is a wealth of research showing the best way to manage NMIBC. However, for a complex condition such as bladder cancer, the research takes a long time to come out \u2013 sometimes up to ten years. This is the time to be innovative, and use all available clinical evidence to develop an evidence-based pathway that ensures that patients can receive surgery within 30 days.\nA clinical pathway is what is used by clinicians to treat individual patients. It is a process to decide the best treatment for a patient by defining what tests are done, what decisions are made, what treatment is provided, and how care is monitored. The purpose is to provide a clear and efficient structure for the diagnosis and management of patients. Clinical pathways have been used to improve care and save resources for a long time. It is only since 2011 that these pathways have been mandated in the NHS to make sure that all patients with NMIBC receive surgery within 30 days.\nSo far the results have been fantastic. In the North West of England, which covers the region of Manchester and is the largest area in England, clinicians at Manchester Royal Infirmary have been using a standardised pathway to care for patients with NMIBC. In the year before the pathway was introduced, surgeons were only operating on around 40% of patients with NMIBC. In the year after, the rate went up to 74%! The number of patients dying of bladder cancer went down dramatically, and survival at five years"}
{"article":"She shot to fame as the relentlessly cheery but dim-witted Nursie, mocked by Lord Blackadder for her dotty, unworldly utterances. And it seems that in real life, actress Patsy Byrne was equally naive when it came to her own financial affairs \u2013 her newly released will reveals that she grossly underestimated the fortune she had amassed. Her instructions were that five of her six stepchildren should inherit \u00a320,000 each, with the remainder of her estate going to the sixth. Scroll down for video . Patsy Byrne, right, who played Nursie in Blackadder died last year aged 80 leaving a \u00a31.5 million estate . Ms Byrne, right, left \u00a320k each to four of her daughters and the remainder of her estate to the fifth . However, the remaining share of Ms Byrne's estate was worth in the region of \u00a3900,000 . But when she died at the age of 80 last year, Ms Byrne actually left \u00a31.5 million \u2013 leaving stepdaughter Monica Seccombe with a potential \u00a3900,000 legacy, after inheritance tax. Happily, Ms Seccombe has shared out the money equally with her four sisters; their brother Christopher having died last year at the age of 58, leaving no children. Ms Seccombe, a construction industry lawyer from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, told The Mail on Sunday: \u2018When she drew up her will, she didn\u2019t realise how much money she had. \u2018Her estate will be distributed equally to all her stepchildren.\u2019 And explaining why she had been in line for a bigger share of the legacy, Ms Seccombe added: \u2018There was no family bust-up; she just wanted me to sort things out after her death as I am a solicitor.\u2019 Another stepdaughter, Margaret Seccombe from Guildford, Surrey, said: \u2018The largest part of the estate was left to Monica to distribute as she saw fit. There was no argument about it. My stepmother arranged it that way so there could be some flexibility just in case one of us had died or another of us was in poverty at the time of her death. There has been full consultation with all the family.\u2019 Probate records released last week reveal that Byrne left \u00a350,000 to both The Theatrical Guild, which supports backstage staff, and the Denville Hall care home for actors in Northwood, Middlesex, where she died last June. She had moved there a few months previously from Kennington, South London, when she became frail. The family also agreed to make a further \u00a350,000 donation to St Joseph\u2019s Hospice in Hackney, East London, and \u00a320,000 to the Little Sisters Of The Poor Care Home in Kennington. Monica Seccombe added: \u2018My stepmother also wanted some little things and mementoes to go to friends.\u2019 A classically trained actress who toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Byrne became a household name in 1986 when she took the role of Nursie to Miranda Richardson\u2019s petulant Elizabeth I in Blackadder II. The Rowan Atkinson sitcom was the highlight of a long career in theatre, which started when she attended drama school in London. She was on an RSC tour of Latin America in 1964 when she met widower Patrick Seccombe, who was the British Council representative in Uruguay. They wed in 1967 and the marriage lasted until his death in 2000. Byrne also starred in a BBC production of Chekhov\u2019s Platonov in 1971, a 1979 adaptation of The Old Curiosity Shop and in children\u2019s programme Maid Marian And Her Merry Men in the early 1990s \u2013 a show created for her by Blackadder co-star Tony Robinson, who played Baldrick. Ms Byrne's family said the money will be spilt equally as she designed her will to be flexible .","highlights":"Patsy Byrne left \u00a31.5million following her death last year at the age of 80 . The star shot to fame playing Nursie in the hit comedy show Blackadder . She left \u00a320,000 to four of her daughters and the remainder to the fifth . The fifth daughter has said she will share her \u00a3900,000 with her sisters .","id":"41ba9c558ed1ddb7e6ca773f266f68d180dfec2a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" she appeared in the popular TV comedy show.\nShe told the Daily Record that she was so shy and awkward as a child that the thought of ever acting was too scary to contemplate.\n\"When I started acting, I was pretty much on my own. I'd never really done any drama at school, or even thought about acting at all. I was more into dancing. I remember in my first scene, I couldn't get my hands up. I couldn't even do the action of pulling a door open. So they had to stick a piece of wood up there to get me going,\" she said.\n\"I was nervous about even going to the audition because I'd never done anything like that before. I was only 12. I didn't think I was good enough and I didn't know how I'd be with all the people. I thought I'd go in and everyone would be laughing at me because I just wouldn't know what I was saying.\"\nHer performance in that first episode, A Fistful of Braziers, set the course for her future. It led to a string of major roles in TV and movies - including Star Wars, Mrs. Brown, and the Bond movie The Living Daylights. She appeared as Lord Blackadder's daughter in the Red Nose Day charity video and won an award from the Queen.\nThese days, she's still making her name, mostly on stage. She's about to start work on the Scottish stage premier of I Capture the Castle, in which she plays a character named Aunt Lucille, a dotty lady who once lived in the castle in which the story is set.\n\"I'm looking forward to it, though it will be weird as it's been on the stage for 12 years or so. I'm really looking forward to being in something for six weeks rather than just four weeks,\" she said.\nShe will also be on stage in New York for several months this year, appearing in the New York stage production of the hit show, Mamma Mia! She said the experience had been \"very, very exciting.\"\nByrne said she still keeps in touch with the cast of the show and goes over to see them whenever she's in London.\n\"I used to meet with my fellow company members every Sunday in London. We'd meet at 7:45 in the morning for coffee and cake and to talk and keep in touch. We"}
{"article":"A cowboy builder who charged vulnerable pensioners up to 20 times more than they\u00a0should have paid for work on their homes has been jailed. Ronald Connors charged on woman \u00a3140,000 for work that should only have cost just \u00a36,000 at her home\u00a0in Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard he lavished the money on new cars - including a \u00a332,000 Range Rover. Ronald Connors charged on woman \u00a3140,000 for work that should only have cost just \u00a36,000 at her home in Rhiwbina, Cardiff . His victims also included an 80-year-old woman from Whitchurch and a man aged 60 from Porthcawl with mental health issues. A judge yesterday told the father-of-five, from Newport, that\u00a0he was a 'thoroughly dishonest businessman' as he jailed him for 15 months. He said it would have been longer had Connors, 39, who admitted three\u00a0charges of aggressive business practice, not paid all of the money back. Prosecutor Lee Reynolds said: 'He was a rogue trader preying on the elderly\u00a0and the vulnerable, charging them extortionate prices for substandard work\u00a0and sometimes for work not done at all. 'One woman was charged 20 times the value and the other, 10 times. 'The third\u00a0person didn't hand over any money but became upset and almost buckled under\u00a0the aggressive behaviour from the defendant.' The work in Rhiwbina took place over many months with the victim in the end\u00a0having difficulty in recalling all the jobs her workmen claimed to have\u00a0done. Mr Reynolds told the court: 'It all started with weeds growing through the\u00a0block paving in her drive and her being told there were problems\u00a0underneath. Cardiff Crown Court heard he lavished the money on new cars - including a \u00a332,000 Range Rover. Pictured is his luxury home . 'She was given a quote for \u00a36,000 which she agreed to pay but as\u00a0the work was being done, some rendering fell off and they offered to\u00a0re-render for \u00a315,000. 'Then there was a wobbly window in her garage and the garage ended up being\u00a0almost rebuilt and she was told there was damp. 'They looked in her loft and\u00a0gutters and weather boards were replaced. 'By that time she had paid about \u00a370,000 to \u00a390,000 - she says she lost\u00a0track and told the police 'they just kept finding things to do'.' Mr Reynolds said: 'She paid out \u00a352,000 in February 2012 and that month\u00a0Ronald Connors bought a \u00a332,000 Range Rover and in March a Ford Fiesta\u00a0costing \u00a310,000.' In 2011, his other elderly victim paid Connors cheques totalling \u00a322,000\u00a0for work valued at \u00a32,000. A judge yesterday told the father-of-five, from Newport, that he was a 'thoroughly dishonest businessman' as he jailed him for 15 months . Mr Reynolds said: 'The inside of her flat did need redecorating but when it\u00a0was viewed later, the work which included damp-proofing, fitting lighting\u00a0and two heaters was valued at \u00a31,900 to \u00a32,000.She had paid 10 times the\u00a0true value.' In Porthcawl, a neighbour was looking out for the 60-year-old who had\u00a0already been targeted by cold callers. Mr Reynolds said that when he was given a quote from Connors to tidy up his\u00a0garden, alarm bells rang. 'He was advised to cancel the agreed quote for \u00a37,000, his neighbour helped\u00a0him write a letter which was posted by recorded delivery but a few days\u00a0later the defendant turned up saying he was going to do the work. 'He was aggressive, threatening and abusive.' Henry Hughes, defending, said Connors had no previous convictions and had\u00a0built up his business since the age of 18. But at the time he was under\u00a0financial pressure and sub-contracted jobs to others, not realising the\u00a0work they were doing was deficient. 'He thought it was being done properly' Mr Hughes told the judge. 'He had no idea it was of poor standard. He now accepts he was too\u00a0aggressive in his practises.' The court heard claims that Connors had taken out a bridging loan to repay\u00a0the victims and that had cost him \u00a330,000. Recorder George Bull QC told Connors: 'You are a thoroughly dishonest\u00a0businessman preying on people and you chose your victims carefully and it\u00a0was going on over a period of time. It was despicable conduct and you\u00a0should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself.' Connors was ordered to pay the \u00a318,832 cost of his prosecution by Cardiff\u00a0council. A Criminal Behaviour Order also bans him from canvassing the\u00a0elderly door-to-door in future. Speaking after the hearing, Cardiff cabinet member Councillor De'Ath said:\u00a0'Our key priority was to recover the money that had been conned from Ronald Connors' victims and I am pleased this has been successful. 'The sentence\u00a0should also send a strong message to all rogue traders that we will\u00a0investigate all complaints made, with a view to recover the proceeds of\u00a0their crimes and prosecute them through the courts.'","highlights":"Ronald Connors preyed on old and vulnerable, Cardiff Crown Court heard . One woman was charged 20 times the value and the other, 10 times . He\u00a0lavished the money on new cars - including a \u00a332,000 Range Rover . A judge jailed the 'thoroughly dishonest businessman'  for 15 months .","id":"665dba9626df96918827b445fdd47b679c471976","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"500.\nConnors, a 56-year-old who was given a suspended sentence after previously being found guilty of fraud by a jury, was back before Chesterfield Magistrates Court yesterday to be sentenced for another scam.\nIn December 2010, he was given a six-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, for committing fraud by falsely claiming \u00a310,000 from the woman\u2019s late husband\u2019s estate, in which Connors was one of the executors.\nShe was taken for a ride by the rogue builder, who was given the probation service\u2019s highest risk status due to his criminal history.\nHis victim told the court she felt as if she was a \u2018guinea pig\u2019, while the probation officer said he \u2018could easily have killed her\u2019 when he took advantage of her vulnerabilities in order to extract money from her.\nConnors was released from prison early in November 2012 on licence, and last month he started work on an extension for the 73-year-old.\nBut when she raised concerns with his work and he was found out, the victim was left with more than \u00a3100,000 worth of works, and a house that was in a worse state than when he started.\nHer solicitor, James Lee, said: \u201cThe first work done by Mr Connors was done in February 2012, so he\u2019s been on the job for around eight months.\n\u201cWhen it was completed it fell apart. She couldn\u2019t even walk through it.\n\u201cShe needed new beams and joists - the works was so poorly done and the work was so low quality - that her house just fell apart.\u201d\nHe said the woman \u2018was not very computer literate\u2019 so Connors would take her to a cash machine and pay for the work to be done, which Mr Lee said had cost her dear.\nMr Lee added: \u201cWhen we started to get hold of people to do quotes there were huge discrepancies.\n\u201cThe lowest quote we got was around \u00a311,000, the highest (with other contractors) was up to \u00a320,000. It was clear the defendant had made up a figure of between \u00a310,000 and \u00a320,000.\u201d\nMr Lee told the court that Connors was the managing director of a property maintenance company but didn\u2019t have a certificate to say he was an approved contractor.\nHe also failed to have the works covered by proper insurance.\n"}
{"article":"The likes of Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Anne Hathaway and Mila Kunis may be huge Hollywood stars now, but at one point they would have all been struggling actors hoping to get their big break. And for many young actors a job in an advertisement was the best way to make a quick buck whilst they waited for Spielberg to call. Not all jobs in advertising were hugely glamorous, but you've got to pay the rent some how, right? We take a look at the commercials the stars might rather forget... Scroll down for video . Mark Ruffalo was in a Clearasil advert for facial pads in 1989 as a fresh-faced 22-year-old . Mark Ruffalo . Once upon a time, 13 Going on 30 and Shutter Island actor Mark Ruffalo, now 47, played a spotty teen (he was really 22 at the time) running around the streets in a leopard print waistcoat  for Clearasil in 1989. Sporting a curly mop, the 'acne-prone' Ruffalo is distressed with his complexion, and is shown solemnly smearing the Clearasil pads on his face with a deadpan expression. In the next shot, he is back to wreaking havoc on the streets with a cheesy grin. Anne Hathaway . 32-year-old brunette beauty Anne Hathaway may have won an Oscar for her role in Les Mis\u00e9rables, but before Hollywood blockbusters were a regular part of her schedule she was starring in  adverts for regional phone company, Cincinatti Bell. Mid-Nineties Hathaway is seen cringing after a date as she calls her friend on a multi-line phone, while her onscreen mother natters away on another line. In case you were wondering, her 'date' does eventually call. Anne Hathaway was in a TV ad for  internet phone company, Cincinatti Bell, in the late Nineties . This awkward date advert would have come about 15 years before Anne's Oscar success . Leonardo DiCaprio . It might be impossible to imagine the established 40-year-old actor as anything but one of the Hollywood greats, but The Wolf Of Wall Street star used to make his money in bubblegum adverts. With a high-pitched voice, bouncy curtains and a goofy checkered blazer, little 14-year-old Leo is seen popping gum and rocking out in front of a large hi-fi system. Curtain call!\u00a0Leonardo DiCaprio at the age of 14 in an advert for Bubble Yum bubblegum in 1988 (left) and now as a 40-year-old . Before his big break, the four-time Oscar-nominated actor used to advertise gum . Naomi Watts . Almost unrecognisable sporting an uncontrollable perm, the Mulholland Drive and King Kong actress Naomi Watts starred in an Australian advert for Tampax tampons in the Eighties. She awkwardly deals with an array of puberty difficulties: her bothersome younger brother, her irritated complexion, but according to the advert, one thing that doesn't bother her is her 'time of month'. Naomi would have been about 16 at the time that this advert came out. Cue tons of cheesy grins and wide collar suits from a now 46-year-old Naomi Watts. Check out that perm! Naomi Watts starred in a tampon commercial for Tampax in the 1980s . The clip features tons of Eighties\u00a0clich\u00e9s including hair bows and wide-collar suits . Brad Pitt . Before he became a hot commodity in Hollywood and one half of the power couple that is 'Brangelina', Brad Pitt, now 51, was out patrolling the streets looking for Pringle-popping ladies to impress, or so this commercial shows. Brad sports a golden tan and cavorts with his 'jock' friends in a yellow convertible; he would have been about 25 years of age. With no dialogue, Brad can only showcase his acting prowess by munching the crisps in a ecstatic manner. Brad Pitt featured in a cheesy advert for Pringles crisps in 1988. He is one of three topless men in the video . The famous Hollywood actor would have been just 25-years-old at the time and still trying to catch his lucky break . Sarah Michelle Gellar . She may be widely recognised as stake-toting high-kicking Buffy the vampire slayer, but 38-year-old Sarah Michelle Gellar started her career as a child actor, and starred in Burger King's first ever televised advert in 1981. Pictured in sweet lavender dungarees and ribbon-held bunches, four-year-old Gellar sits on a picnic bench in an idyllic town and weighs up Burger King's benefits against McDonald's disadvantages. In a endearing voice she pips: 'I go to Burger King!' Fast-food slayer Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Burger King in 1981 at only four years old . Bryan Cranston . Considering his now-legendary  status following a starring role in Breaking Bad (he counts stars like Rihanna and Keith Richards as fans), Bryan Cranston's Eighties hemorrhoids advert is certainly one of the most embarrassing. Cranston, now 59, walks up to the camera in a retro suit and holds up a tub of hemorrhoid cream, raving about 'hemorrhoidal tissue' and the cream's beneficial qualities. In the early 1980s Bryan Cranston starred in a commercial for a hemorrhoid cream Preparation H  around 25 years or so before Breaking Bad success . Demi Moore . Before 52-year-old Ghost actress Demi Moore had the Hollywood body everyone aspired to achieve, she starred as a less polished youth in sultry Coca Cola adverts. With soft jazz music playing, a shoulder-padded Demi has an almost fatal incident with a Diet Coke can, but which ultimately leads her to meeting a handsome gentleman. Demi would have been about 26 years old at the time. Actress Demi Moore featured in a Diet Coke commercial in 1988 . Ben Affleck . Now a  twice Oscar-winning actor\/director, 42-year-old Ben Affleck has certainly come a long way since his fast-food days. The advert shows Affleck sporting a bouncy quiff, bomber jacket and bleached denim, patrolling the streets in a car with a vintage in-built phone. The actor would have only been about 17 at the time. A few cheesy hair-grooming moments and a case of mistaken identity later and he's picking up a Burger King Chef Salad for his female interest. But before long is  called home by his dad for his curfew. Embarassing. In 1989 Ben Affleck was in a Burger King commercial. He would have been about 17 at the time . Bruce Willis . It's hard to imagine 60-year-old Die Hard actor Bruce Willis shimmying down the street in a white baggy suit with three supermodels, but in the late Nineties his advert for Seagram's Wine Coolers tells a different story. The actor would have been around 32 years of age and is pictured playfully skipping and twirling with the ladies. He is eventually seen sporting a sleeveless t-shirt and enthusiastically playing the harmonica. Before his action-packed glory days, Bruce Willis made his name in an advert for Seagram's Wine Coolers in 1987. This was about a year before he appeared in his career-making lead role in Die Hard . Mila Kunis . Four years before Mila Kunis, now 31, got her big break in  sitcom That '70s Show, and several years before she was crowned FHM's Sexiest Woman Alive, she was just another girl who liked to play with dolls - and starred in an advert for Glitter Hair Barbie in 1994. 11-year-old Mila is seen fresh-faced with a plait in her long hair, sporting a pink turtleneck and excitedly gazing at the doll that can have glitter combed into its locks. Mila Who-nis? Mila Kunis used to star in commercials such as this one for Glitter Hair Barbie in 1994, when she was about 11 years old .","highlights":"Leonardo DiCaprio, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck and Anne Hathaway all appeared in advertisements as young actors . Products pushed include\u00a0gum, children's toys and hemorrhoid cream .","id":"81088142ac3796c1e3f047976916c601293eb2c1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" at a shopping centre is exactly that: a break from auditioning and the casting couch. They get work at the mall and they get money too.\nMany stars have worked for retail giants in the past including Robert Pattinson and Ryan Gosling as teen models, or worked in the store when they were still in school. DiCaprio also had his first role as a kid at Disneyland.\nIt\u2019s not all glamour for the A-listers however. Many still have part-time jobs at some of the biggest global brands, including McDonald's.\nHere is what some of the world\u2019s biggest stars worked as before making their Hollywood debut:\nLeonardo DiCaprio\nBefore he made his way onto the small screen, DiCaprio earned money as a waiter at McDonald's. Back in the day, the restaurant chain would only recruit high school graduates with previous work experience, but in later years that requirement has been relaxed. That's no doubt due to DiCaprio's influence.\n\u201cIf Leo would have been a 18 year old with no experience like any other kid out there, I can guarantee you McDonald\u2019s would not be as open as they are today,\u201d he said in an interview. \u201cThey would be very selective and they would make a huge effort to be exclusive to only have McDonald\u2019s alumni working there.\u201d\nDiCaprio is a vegan and he says he wouldn\u2019t work for McDonald\u2019s if it was still in his area, but he is also grateful for the \u2018life lessons\u2019 that working there taught him.\nMila Kunis\nThe beautiful actress \u2013 known for her roles in Friends with Benefits and Ted \u2013 once worked at a clothing store called Urban Outfitters in the US.\n\u201cWhen you're there to make $9 and change the face of the store, it\u2019s a good job,\u201d Kunis said on Live with Regis and Kelly. \u201cYou're on your feet, you're moving, you're doing something, it's a good job.\u201d\nShe added: \u201cIt\u2019s a place where you can meet other people and I think that's cool. That's cool in itself.\u201d\nBrad Pitt\nBefore he was a mega star, Pitt worked at a J C Penney department store. He also worked at a video store. \u201cI'd have had no idea about the importance of the visual medium until I went to work at the video"}
{"article":"If you have always wanted to swim with fish in a colourful reef, but lack the time or money for an exotic holiday, a new virtual reality headset could be for you. Swimmers will soon be able to wear the snorkel-meets-headset to feel as if they are diving in Caribbean or Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef, when they are only floating in their local swimming pool. Called the Nautilus VR, the waterproof device is designed to work with a smartphone and has a built-in snorkel for an immersive experience so swimmers don't have to think about breathing underwater. Scroll down for video . Swimmers can wear a snorkel-meets-VR headset to feel as if they are diving in Caribbean or Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef, when they are only floating in their local swimming pool . It will allow wearers to swim alongside a blue whale or 100-year-old turtle as well as look at virtual coral and even encounter icebergs or sharks. The waterproof 'mask' fits over a person's face and has two eye holes to let them see the screen. The head mounted display has a slot for a smartphone, which provides the visual trickery, in a similar way to Google\u2019s Cardboard or Samsung\u2019s Gear VR. It relies on the Nautilus Platform app so users can choose different scenes. The head mounted display has a slot for a smartphone, which provides the visual trickery, in a similar way to Google\u2019s Cardboard or Samsung\u2019s Gear VR . The headset relies on the Nautilus Platform app so users can choose different scenes, including\u00a0island Isla Mujeres in Mexico, the Great Barrier Reef, lost city of Atlantis or icebergs. An example is shown . Materials: hypoallergenic silicone, polycarbonate and polypropylene . Case: Waterproof with certificate IP67 . Compatibility: Works with smartphones with screen of 4.7inches to 5.2inches . Features: Natural breathing system and anti-fog crystal lenses . Price: Earlybird price of $69 (\u00a347) via Kickstarter. \u2018You will access a fascinating underwater experience with interactive virtual environments and high quality 360 degree videos in an open and collaborative platform,\u2019 the company said. Discover the island Isla Mujeres in Mexico, immerse yourself in the Great Barrier Reef, explore the lost city of Atlantis or dive like never before under giant icebergs.\u2019 While some may worry that using the immersive device in water could be dangerous, the firm shows it being used in a controlled environment like a swimming pool. Remotte, the Californian company behind the device is raising money on Kickstarter to put it into production. It claims that the device is compatible with \u2018most\u2019 smartphones, including the iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z3. The app will run on iOs, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Oculus devices and will be compatible with Google Cardboard, meaning it doesn't have to be used by swimmers wearing the headset . The waterproof 'mask' fits over a person's face and has two eye holes to let them see the screen. The snorkel means they can float facing downwards (pictured) without worrying about coming up for air, taking in the virtual scenery as if they were snorkeling on holiday . The firm\u2019s founders were inspired to create the device having experienced the Oculus Rift and wanted to \u2018bring the mysteries of underwater worlds to children\u2019 in a bid to teach them to love and respect the environment. \u2018They will be able to find detailed information on species and their natural habitat. \u2018The platform is available in a special version that can be adapted to tablets, allowing the whole family to find complete information on marine life,\u2019 they added, meaning that the headset doesn\u2019t always have to be used in water. The firm\u2019s founders were inspired to create the device having experienced the Oculus Rift and wanted to \u2018bring the mysteries of underwater worlds to children\u2019 in a bid to teach them to love and respect the environment. This image shows how the device is put together . The app will run on iOs, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Oculus devices and will be compatible with Google Cardboard. \u2018Naturally you will not have the same sensations as if you were underwater, but you will be able to enjoy the amazing underwater world unfolding before your eyes,\u2019 the firm said. The Nautilus VR Platfrom is designed to be open and it\u2019s hoped that artists and developers will use it to create their own underwater worlds. The headset, with access to the app, can be pre-ordered on Kickstarter for $69 (\u00a347) with estimated delivery in December. A motorbike brand in Minnesota is offering a virtual reality sit-and-ride experience. Victory Motorcycles is allowing motorcycle enthusiasts to sit on a bike and go for a ride, by wearing an Oculus Rift headset, Mashable reported. Riders go on a simulated journey through the Badlands on Needle Highway - a famous stretch of road cutting though the desert in South Dakota. They sit on a real bike and can use the control as if they were on a real journey, as well as lean from side to side. There is even a 'tactile transducer; to recreate the vibrations of a bike. The experience, created by digital agency space150, is designed to attract visitors at trade shows and make a model feel more appealing . 'If you sit for a ride, you\u2019re more likely to own one of our motorcycles, according to internal studies,' said Lisa Grimm, director of public relations and emerging media at the agency. 'So we wanted to use technology to create something immersive and solve a business challenge.'","highlights":"Virtual reality device works using a smartphone and has a snorkel built in . It works like Google's Cardboard or Samsung's Gear VR . Nautilus VR headset works with a dedicated app to transport swimmers wearing the device to a tropical reef or icy stretch of water with bergs . App can also be used on other devices - but not in a swimming pool . Headset's available to pre-order from Kickstarter from $69 (\u00a347)","id":"f8562505d98bd1df36d75275787700dde699ea0f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"headset to virtually explore the Great Barrier Reef, giving a new perspective on the incredible marine life.\nCreated by an Australian start-up, the helmet is made out of acrylic and is equipped with a pair of 4K screens.\nFor those who don\u2019t like being tied to anything, the company is also creating an underwater version.\n\u201cThe goggles are wireless, and you have a remote control to operate them, so you can operate the camera from above or below the water, and be completely unencumbered in the water,\u201d the CEO of the company, Justin Robinson, said.\nThe experience will immerse swimmers in a unique virtual world, allowing them to swim freely without physical restrictions.\nOnce they are in the helmet, they are virtually transported to a 360-degree virtual coral reef and can explore it freely.\n\u201cThe user experience is very simple,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cIt\u2019s very easy to put on. It\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d\n\u201cIt is the first product of its kind, which doesn\u2019t need a huge amount of skill to put on. It\u2019s a much simpler, easier way for people to engage in VR, and it\u2019s really fun.\u201d\nRobinson admits that they have been inspired by the world of video games, which have been able to make underwater exploration possible for years.\n\u201cThere are a lot of games that have been doing this for years, like Underwater Kingdom, where you take your scuba gear and you walk around and explore the world under the sea. They\u2019ve already created these virtual worlds of exploration, but we want to take it to the next level.\u201d\nThe creators have also looked to video games for inspiration when designing the goggles. In order to get the correct experience, they needed to create a sense of realism and immersion.\n\u201cFrom that standpoint, we have worked to make sure that the visuals look incredible as we see in video games, because that\u2019s what makes VR so special,\u201d he said.\nTo achieve that, the company has partnered with Oculus. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that can be achieved with the Oculus hardware,\u201d he said. \u201cI think they are very happy to do that to us, we were very happy to work with them.\u201d\nAs they are still in the very early stages of prototyping, the goggles are currently very heavy and will weigh around two kilograms. But they will be able to reduce their weight in the near future.\nOnce fully"}
{"article":"Patrick Bamford scored three goals at the iPro Stadium during a successful loan last season that helped Derby County reach Wembley. He claimed another here of an entirely different complexion. The 21-year-old striker, borrowed from Chelsea, delivered the cutting edge to send Middlesbrough five points clear of their promotion rivals. Having taken stick all game from Derby fans who once cheered him, he revelled in celebrating his defining contribution. Too right. Patrick Bamford celebrates as the Chelsea loanee strikes to earn Middlesbrough all three points . In the 64th minute the hosts were caught attempting to play the ball out from the back. Lee Tomlin nicked possession and threaded a pass to send Bamford clear. He stretched to reach it before Lee Grant and looked like he may go over when the Derby goalkeeper spread himself. Instead he kept his feet and his head, slotting a neat finish from a tight angle. His 16th goal of the season. Quite a way to end St Patrick\u2019s Day. George Friend celebrates with Bamford as the away side secure all three points against Derby County . This result will hurt Steve McClaren as much as it satisfies Aitor Karanka. Aiming for automatic promotion, Derby are faltering. The roar from the visiting section at the final whistle told a story. So did the solemnness with which Derby fans vacated their seats. They look set for the play-offs again at this rate. The visitors so nearly took the lead in spectacular style five minutes before the interval. Grant raced out of his area to intercept a long punt forward but only succeeded in sending his weak clearance to the boot of Jelle Vossen. VIDEO Derby's free fall . Will Hughes of Derby and Adam Clayton compete for the ball during the  Championship match . From 40 yards out the Belgian controlled in an instant and lofted the ball high towards the goal. The capacity home crowd seemed to hold its breath as the shot hung in the air, only letting go when the ball dropped to bounce back off the post and into Grant\u2019s arms. It was not a first half to savour for either of these teams with Premier League aspirations. Beginning the match two points apart in fourth and third, Derby and Boro both played as if anxious to avoid defeat rather than seize victory. Quality was low, the ball often sent to the skies. Johnny Russell of Derby and Ben Gibson of Middlesbrough both do their best to win the ball . Derby (4-3-3):\u00a0Grant 6; Christie 6 (Thomas 75\u2019 5), Keogh 6.5, Albentosa 5.5, Forsyth 6; Hughes 6.5, Hanson 6 (Hendrick 70\u2019 5), Bryson 6.5; Ince 6.5, Russell 6, Ward 6 (Lingard 70\u2019 5) Booked: Christie, Hughes, Bryson . Subs not used: Roos, Dawkins, Shotton, Warnock . Manager:\u00a0Steve McClaren 6 . Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1):\u00a0Konstanopolous 6; Kalas 6, Woodgate 6.5, Gibson 6.5, Friend 5.5; Clayton 6.5, Leadbitter 6; Adomah 6.5 (Nsue 90\u2019), Vossen 6.5 (Forshaw 81\u2019), Tomlin 6.5 (Reach 86\u2019), Bamford 7 . Booked: Vossen, Clayton . Subs not used:\u00a0Ripley, Kike, Whitehead, Omeruo . Manager:\u00a0Aitor Karanka 7 . Referee: Andy D\u2019Urso 6 . Man of the Match:\u00a0Patrick Bamford . The double absence of Chris Martin and Darren Bent clipped Derby of their attacking focus in the previous three games leading to defeat and two draws. Johnny Russell made a fist of playing the striker\u2019s role again but as a natural winger he does not possess the hold up ability of Martin or predatory instinct on Bent. Middlesbrough\u2019s form entering this match was quite literally hit and miss: win followed loss in their past six games. They have struggled away from the Riverside before this. Derby held greater possession but did not create a much. Their best opening of the first half came in the 15th minute when Tom Ince whipped a cross to the back post to Jamie Ward, who was unable to apply the killer touch from two yards. Boro went straight down the other end with Bamford slipping in Albert Adomah to strike for goal. Grant beat away that effort and then did well to save Bamford\u2019s follow-up too. Five minutes after the break simmering tensions sparked into a mass melee when Jamie Hanson left Grant Leadbitter on the floor with a tackle. When referee Andy D\u2019Urso blew for a stoppage, Vossen squared up to Hanson, prompting a dozen or so to get involved. Vossen and Cyrus Christie were booked for their parts. Bamford had a chance to score before he did, miscuing badly from Adomah\u2019s cross. But the mark of a good striker is showing confidence the next time. Bamford did that. Clayton beats his man to the ball as Middlesbrough secure all three points away against Derby . After his goal McClaren made three changes seeking to salvage something. Jesse Lingard came on and had Derby\u2019s best chance, but dragged wide when the ball fell his way in the box. In injury time Bamford could have doubled his tally, finding himself with a clear run at goal as Derby poured forwards. But as he closed in on Grant, Richard Keogh arrived to block his shot wide. No matter, he was still the match winner.","highlights":"Patrick Bamford struck in the second-half to earn Middlesbrough the win . Chelsea loanee scored in the 64th minute to secure all three points . Win boosts Championship's side chances of reaching the big time . Derby now without a Championship win in their last five matches .","id":"19fdf623a08445e6c284e2479688977e7e07974b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" was the victim of a reckless challenge from Leeds United's Patrick Bamford. Referee Michael Oliver awarded a penalty, which was promptly dispatched by Will Hughes, who added a second 10 minutes before halftime. It proved enough for the Rams to go home with a first Championship win at Leeds United since 1953.\nThe victory, and the way in which a team can be transformed by the addition of just one, or even two, quality players, was underlined again. It has been apparent in every league this season, but most dramatically here at Elland Road. Only nine of Leeds' 22 starters on Friday were different to those who started at Derby at the beginning of last season, and the impact of their arrivals, the \u00a36.5 million purchase of Luke Ayling and Luke Murphy from Brentford for \u00a3800,000, were immediately felt. Leeds dominated the first half. After a bright opening from Derby, which yielded a shot on target from Hughes' volley, the visitors retreated, allowing Leeds to control possession and dominate. The hosts had three chances \u2013 Robert Snodgrass's cross went across the face of the goal, Kemar Roofe volleyed over from the edge of the six-yard box and Mateusz Klich struck the woodwork with a free-kick.\nThe breakthrough came from a Leeds corner. After an initial set-piece, Klich stood over it and curled a low ball back into the area, where Lewis Cook headed towards the unmarked Sam Byram, who prodded it over a retreating Markings. The home side then took control, with the visitors looking increasingly vulnerable. Snodgrass's cross picked out Bamford, who was left unmarked 15 yards out, but he shot tamely at Scott Carson, who made a comfortable stop. Snodgrass shot just wide from outside the area before Bamford was felled in the area by a rash challenge from Scott Malone and referee Oliver, not for the first time, pointed to the spot.\nRob Green, on loan from Queens Park Rangers, had little chance of saving Paddy McCourt's kick, but Bamford's first penalty attempt after Leeds had failed to put away two earlier opportunities was well struck. He picked his spot again, but Carson anticipated it and dived to his right to make a comfortable save.\nThe visitors recovered, and after the ball was cleared to Andre Wisdom just inside the Leeds half, he found Martyn Waghorn, who crossed for substitute"}
{"article":"An Emmy-winning talk show host has been fired by Spanish-language TV station Univision after he compared the First Lady to a character from Planet Of The Apes on live television. Rodner Figueroa, who's known for his biting fashion commentary, made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday. Venezuelan-born Figueroa made the remark in a segment discussing the work of make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros who posts photos of himself transformed into female celebrities. Rodner Figueroa has been fired by the Spanish-language TV station Univision after he compared the First Lady to a character from Planet Of The Apes on live television . Rodner Figueroa, left, made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday . Figueroa, 42, was talking about how Ballesteros had transformed himself into the First Lady when said: 'Well, watch out, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she's from the cast of Planet Of The Apes, the movie.' When hostess Lili Estefan countered with 'What are you saying?' and host Raul de Molina said Obama was very attractive, Figueroa defended his remark, saying 'but it is true.' The show aired live on the East Coast, but his remarks were edited out of the version broadcast for the West Coast, reports Latino Voices. Later Figueroa co-hosted the evening gossip show Sal Y Pimienta, but by Wednesday night his photo had already been removed from the network's website. In a statement on Thursday, Univision called Figueroa's comments 'completely reprehensible' and said they 'in no way reflect the values or opinions of Univision.' 'Yesterday during the entertainment show El Gordo y La Flaca, Rodner Figueroa made comments about First Lady Michelle Obama that were completely reprehensible and in no way reflect the values or opinions of Univision. 'As a result, Mr. Figueroa was fired immediately,' read the statement. Venezuelan-born Figueroa made the remark in a segment discussing the work of make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros who posts photos of himself transformed into female celebrities such as the First Lady . On Thursday he issued an open letter apology to Michelle Obama. In it he claimed his comments were taken out of context and that as a member of a 'bi-racial Latin family' he isn't a racist, reports Latin Times. 'I can't accept that I am being called a racist and being fired for that reason and being humiliated by Univision after working there for 17 years,' he said. 'I come from a bi-racial Latin family, with family members, like my father, who is Afro-Latino. I am the first presenter on Hispanic TV that is openly gay and I am an activist for causes that favor minorities, that have been discriminated against just like me.' Figueroa had won the award for Outstanding Daytime Talent in the Spanish category at the Daytime Emmy Awards last June. Univision is the largest Spanish-language network in the United States, reaching an estimated 94 million U.S. homes. It ranks fifth among all television networks in the U.S. Figueroa, who won the Outstanding Daytime Talent in Spanish category at the Daytime Emmy Awards last June, issued an apology on Thursday . Dear First Lady Michelle Obama, . I offer my sincerest apologies for a comment that I made about the characterization from a make-up artist that I made about you in the Univision entertainment program El Gordo y La Flaca. I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and it was directed personally to you, but to the characterization of the artist, that left a lot to be desired. The clip in full context is proof. I feel embarrased, I ask for forgiveness, because there is no excuse for a professional like me to make those types of comments that can be interpreted as offensive and racist in a volatile moment that we live in our country. I take responsibility for this lack of judgement in my part, but I can't accept that I am being called a racist and being fired for that reason and being humiliated by Univision after working there for 17 years. I come from a bi-racial Latin family, with family members, like my father, who is Afro-Latino. I am the first presenter on Hispanic TV that is openly gay and I am an activist for causes that favor minorities, that have been discriminated against just like me. I openly voted twice for your husband Barack Obama, because I consider him a great man that respects minorities, like me, in this country. I worked on two Univision shows where I commented about celebrity style, including the real family and Latin first ladies and I have never offended anybody because of their skin color, sexual orientation or nationality. I am a decent person, but a human in the end that makes mistakes like this one. Although the comment was unpleasant and out of line I do not deserved being called a racist and I have to defend myself for respect and love to my family, my father, my fans and my community. I was notified verbally that due to a complaint from your office I was fired. An information leak from Univision executives, I was condemend in social media, trying to destroy my career in an unfair manner, without letting me know personally and without an investigation that would allow to clear up the situation. Again, I offer my humble forgiveness for the misinterpreation and I assume the responsibility. Yours respectfully, . Rodner Figueroa .","highlights":"Rodner Figueroa made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday . He was discussing the work of a make-up artist who had transformed himself into Michelle Obama . By late Wednesday evening the network had removed his photo from their website and on Thursday they confirmed that he had been fired . Figueroa has issued an apology in which he denies being a racist and states that his father is Afro-Latino . Also accused Univision of trying to destroy his career 'in an unfair manner' At the Daytime Emmy Awards last June Figueroa had won the Outstanding Daytime Talent in the Spanish category .","id":"32a70b2d967da3931b908b6ef62a3feac402ffaa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" flamboyant fashion sense and effeminate behavior, made the remark during a discussion with co-hosts about the presidential election. After Republican Donald Trump won the election last month, Figueroa referred to Michelle Obama as the \"new Queen of the Apes,\" referring to the movie \"Planet Of The Apes.\" He was fired the next day.\nAccording to Fox News, Figueroa was given his walking papers after saying \u201cDonald Trump is the new King Kong of American politics.\" That caused many on social media to criticize his remarks. He is expected to return to his native Puerto Rico to host a talk show. Univision, the largest Spanish-language media company in the U.S., released a statement in which it explained Figueroa's actions are contrary to the network's values.\n\"This decision was made on Sunday evening after much discussion among senior leadership. In Univision, we stand against all forms of discrimination and believe that the dignity of all people must be respected,\" the statement read. \"The network has the highest respect for the work of all its employees and recognizes the contributions of all employees for the quality of their work, and their dedication to their work.\"\nPuerto Rico has an estimated 60,000 gay people, including some influential members of society, including its attorney general and the director of tourism. Figueroa, a Puerto Rican native, joined the Univision network in 2011 and won an Emmy last year. Last March, Figueroa wore a dress during one of his shows and called it \"the gayest look I\u2019ve ever had.\"\nIn response, he was criticized for \"mocking the LGBT community.\" Figueroa was not the only Latin star who had come under criticism for comments. Earlier this year, Selena Gomez faced backlash for tweeting an old picture of herself and fellow pop star Taylor Swift along with the caption \"when white people don't want to say black people but they don't say white people because they're white.\" Gomez soon deleted the comment and apologized for it.\nThe \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" actress Elsa Pataky also had her own share of negative feedback earlier this year after she and her husband, Hollywood action star Chris Hemsworth, attended the White House State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Critics slammed the couple for attending the event, saying the couple were \"disgusted\" by President"}
{"article":"Sportsmail takes a look at 10 things we have learned from a weekend of international fixtures and reflects on a selection of interesting rumours from the Football League. 1. Ashley Williams was on Arsenal\u2019s radar for ages before signing a new four-year deal at Swansea last summer, but a move to the Emirates fell through supposedly because he wasn\u2019t considered Champions League quality. The 30-year-old has made a nonsense of that verdict since with his performances for Wales. Brilliant in a defiant defensive display when they gained a 0-0 draw away to Group B favourites Belgium in November, the Welsh captain was again outstanding in the 3-0 win in Israel which put Chris Coleman\u2019s side top of the group. While Gareth Bale grabbed the headlines, Williams was superb at the back. He gave the ball away only twice in 90 minutes \u2013 and won it back both times. Ashley Williams (right, pictured with Gareth Bale) was in impressive form during Wales' win against Israel . 2. John Terry is clearly a far more decent bloke than the various unsavoury episodes of his past would suggest. At the age of 34 and with a back that needs constant treatment, Chelsea\u2019s captain could have done with a weekend off after playing all but four of Chelsea\u2019s 45 games so far this season. But he gave up his time to play 45 minutes of Steven Gerrard\u2019s All Star charity game supporting various good causes in the Merseyside area. Terry was also first to agree to play when Stiliyan Petrov ran out a sell-out game in Glasgow 18 months ago to raise funds for Leukaemia research. John Terry, pictured with Mario Balotelli, played 45 minutes of Steven Gerrard's All Star charity match . 3. Nathaniel Clyne might have to rein in some of the attacking instincts that have worked so well for him at Southampton when he\u2019s wearing an England shirt. The 23-year-old is beginning to look like a natural at right back for Roy Hodgson after winning his third cap in the 4-0 win over Lithuania. But Hodgson clearly asked Clyne to keep his position to let opposite full back Leighton Baines do most of the marauding forward. The Everton man played 53 passes in the forward half, nearly twice the number (28) that Clyne did. England ace Nathaniel Clyne may have to keep his position in order to let Leighton Baines maraud forward . 4. Portugal might have gone top of Group I with their 2-1 victory over Serbia but new boss Fernando Santos could do with finding some fresh talent for his squad. Seven of the side that started the game, including Cristiano Ronaldo, were already in their country\u2019s senior squad for Euro 2008. Portugal have failed to significantly freshen up their international squad since Euro 2008 . 5. There must be something about the north London air because if Harry Kane can\u2019t stop scoring goals, the same is true of Olivier Giroud. Arsenal\u2019s centre forward, who has 11 goals from 13 starts for his club since the start of 2015, was on the scoresheet again for France as they beat Denmark 2-0 in a Sunday night friendly. Kane, certain to get his first full England start in Italy after his dramatic 79-second debut goal against Lithuania, has 14 from 14 starts for Spurs since New Year\u2019s Day. Harry Kane and Olivier Giroud flew the flag for north London by scoring for England and France respectively . 6. Andrew Robertson\u2019s return from injury could be a key in helping Hull battle away from the relegation zone in the last two months of the season. The 21-year-old left back, picked up from Dundee United last summer by Steve Bruce for a bargain \u00a32.8million, showed he is back to full match fitness with a dazzling display for Scotland. He played 100 passes in all during the win over Gibraltar, with 93 of them reaching a team-mate \u2013 and 49 of them in the attacking half of the field. Hull full back Andrew Roberton impressed against Gibraltar following his return to full match fitness . 7. Notts County say they are going to name a new manager this week with 50-year-old Dutchman Ricardo Moniz, once on Tottenham\u2019s coaching staff, the current bookies\u2019 favourite to get the job. They might be better off forgetting that and sticking with the experienced figure of Paul Hart who stepped up from working with the Academy for a one-off day as caretaker boss against relegation rivals Scunthorpe. The 61-year-old made a dramatic difference, lifting County out of the relegation zone with a 2-2 draw \u2013 and only a late Niall Canavan goal stopped him taking all three points. Notts County look set to appoint former Tottenham coach\u00a0Ricardo Moniz following\u00a0Shaun Derry's exit . 8. Midfielder Daniel Johnson was the big star when Aston Villa\u2019s youngsters reached the quarter-finals of the NextGen series in 2012, but despite sitting on the bench as an unused sub for a few times could never find a way to the first team when Paul Lambert was in charge. He finally gave up trying to earn a Premier League chance in January and signed for Preston. After scoring in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Fleetwood, he now has six goals in 12 games \u2013 and must wonder how he\u2019d have fared if he\u2019d hung on for the Tim Sherwood regime. Daniel Johnson, pictured scoring against Fleetwood, has been in impressive form since leaving Aston Villa . 9. Mark Yates was sacked by Cheltenham in November as punishment for failing to match his achievements of previous seasons when he twice took the tiny club to the League Two play-offs. That worked well. Replacement Paul Buckle has since come and gone too, and the club are now bottom of the table following a 3-0 home defeat by Plymouth. Caretaker Russell Milton is in charge until the summer \u2013 but has so far overseen just one win in eight matches. Cheltenham have struggled in League Two since deciding to sack former manager Mark Yates . 10. Signing a goalscorer is the key to success at any level as Grimsby have proven by shaking up the race for promotion from the Vanarama Conference. Paul Hurst\u2019s team looked nowhere near the race until they brought in 6ft 5ins centre forward Ollie Palmer on a loan deal from Mansfield \u2013 and haven\u2019t looked back. The 23-year-old got his sixth from nine games in a 2-0 win at Welling that lifted them above Bristol Rovers on goal difference and just a point behind leaders Barnet. Ollie Palmer has scored six goals in nine games since joining Grimsby Town on a loan deal from Mansfield .","highlights":"Ashley Williams' proposed move to Arsenal fell through in the summer . The deal collapsed over fears Williams was not Champions League quality . Chelsea ace John Terry played in Steven Gerrard's All-Star charity match . Terry was also the first to agree to play in Stiliyan Petrov's fundraiser .","id":"a2ab4ebd4ec8cf877b1232c6f62b84fdc6ecc530","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"year deal with Swansea on Saturday. Arsene Wenger is reported to be an admirer of the Wales captain and the pair of them worked together for five years at Arsenal. But they didn\u2019t actually meet until they were linked with a move to Swansea in 2008. 2. Aston Villa have confirmed that Gabriel Agbonlahor has turned down a new contract offer with talks planned for a summer. Agbonlahor could be open to a switch elsewhere and Villa are expected to cash-in on him with QPR and Newcastle interested. 3. Newcastle United target Sylvain Marveaux said that he has no future with Rennes and wants to move to the Premier League this summer. The 26-year-old Frenchman is valued at around \u00a37m, and Newcastle have money to spend after selling their best players this season. 4. The new Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with another job \u2013 Roma. The Italian giants are currently looking for a replacement for Zdenek Zeman and with the Argentine under immense pressure from the club\u2019s fans, Roma could offer him a lifeline if they are relegated. 5. Arsenal are ready to offer Andrey Arshavin a new deal after he admitted he wants to stay and fight for his future at the club. Arshavin, 32, has found it difficult to impress Arsene Wenger this season, but if he can regain his sharpness then the Gunners could be about to benefit from his experience. 6. Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan is keen on former Celtic midfielder Scott Brown with Liverpool and Blackburn also monitoring the player\u2019s situation. Strachan could look for cover for a number of players out of contract in the summer. 7. QPR boss Harry Redknapp is willing to sell Rio Ferdinand if he fails to commit to a new deal. Ferdinand, who will be 34 next month, has agreed a short-term deal to stay at Loftus Road and Redknapp wants him to stay on full-time with a further year added to his current contract. 8. Sheffield Wednesday have been accused of targeting West Ham\u2019s youngster Ryan Fredericks in the transfer window. The Owls have been linked with the 19-year-old recently and want to take him on a year\u2019s loan, with a view to making the switch permanent. 9. Stoke City striker Kenwyne Jones has made no secret"}
{"article":"Extraordinary bugged calls between separatists that suggest flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine were revealed today by investigators. The intercepted dialogue strongly suggests a Russian military crew was accompanying a BUK missile smuggled into eastern Ukraine shortly before the Boeing 777 was shot out the sky. It also indicates the weapons system was smuggled back over the border to Russia afterwards. The disclosures support an earlier MailOnline story highlighting the use of a Volvo truck to transport the BUK. The revelations came as the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Malaysian Airlines crash called for witnesses 'who can tell more about the transport, crew and launch of a BUK rocket in the area in the days before and after the crash,' it said. Their video appeal, carrying images of the BUK weapon system on a flatbed truck and audio recordings of the intercepted telephone conversations, was being aired on television and radio and distributed on websites and social media. Dutch prosecutors released a video appeal for witnesses in eastern Ukraine who may have seen a Russian-made BUK rocket (pictured, above, on a Volvo truck) being fired at Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, saying this was the 'leading scenario' in their \u00a0investigation into the disaster last year which killed 298 people on board . The video appeal, carrying images of the BUK weapon system on a flatbed truck and  recordings of bugged telephone conversations, was being aired on television and distributed on websites and social media . All 298 people on board the Malaysia Airlines jet - the majority of them Dutch - died when it was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine last year. The call for witnesses confirms that investigators are taking seriously the scenario that the Boeing 777 was shot out of the sky by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from an area of Donetsk region controlled by pro-Moscow separatists. Moscow has strongly denied these allegations. Investigators say it is 'too early to draw conclusions on the disaster', but their appeal for witnesses could not be clearer. It was coupled with the release of an intercepted phone call 'between two separatists on July 17th at 9.08am in which they have discussed the transportation of BUK to Donetsk. 'Apparently, the conversation reveals that the BUK was accompanied by a crew'. The Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team probing the crash called for witnesses 'who can tell more about the transport, crew and launch of a BUK rocket in the area in the days before and after the crash,' it said . The disclosures support an earlier MailOnline story highlighting the use of a Volvo truck to transport the BUK . The full transcript of the call is as follows: . A - listening to you, Buryatik (probably a nickname suggesting the man can be from Buryatia Republic in Siberia) B - hello! A - yes . B - and where should we unload this beauty? A - which one? this one? B - yes, yes, the one I have brought. I am already in Donetsk. A - Is it what I am thinking about? the one called 'M'? B - yes . A - 'PM'? B - yes, yes, yes. BUK. A - oh, BM, yes, yes, yes. B - BUK . A - I understand . B - BUK, BUK. A - so, so, so, and is it on whatsit, a truck? B - yes, it's on whatsit... it need to be unloaded somewhere in order to hide it. A - is it with a crew? B - yes with a crew. A - no need to hide it anywhere, it will go right there. You understand where to? B - I understand. Well, they need a bit of time to have a look at it. A - who is they? B - hello, hello! A - are you there? Cripes. Wait, wait, Librarian. B - aha. Investigators say it is 'too early to draw conclusions', but their appeal for witnesses could not be clearer . Intercepted phone calls also indicate the missile was smuggled back over the border to Russia afterwards . The appeal from the investigators stated: . 'If you saw this transport in Donetsk or have any information regarding the crew members, or their uniform, please contact us. 'From Donetsk the BUK was transported to Snizhne, passing through Makiivka, Zuhres and Torez. 'The JIT would like to speak with witnesses who have seen this transport or who might have other information that can help the investigation. 'Around midday, the BUK was seen in Snizhne, heading south. The BUK had been unloaded off the Volvo truck and was driving by itself. 'The JIT is looking for witnesses who saw the BUK and the crew on 17 July between 12.00 pm and 4.20 pm . 'At 4.20 pm near Hrabove, the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashed which was carrying 298 civilian passengers. 'The JIT is looking for witnesses who have seen any of the following events including transport of the BUK, the launch of the BUK missile, the shooting down of the flight MH17 and those who can identify those who are responsible for this crime. 'Even small pieces of information could assist us in our investigation.' Crash investigator survey the wreckage in July last year. All 298 people on board the Malaysia Airlines jet - the majority of them Dutch - died when it was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine last year. Another intercepted call between two separatists which took place on 17 July 2014 at 9.32 pm indicated that the BUK is located at a checkpoint where it was expected and one of the crew members has been left behind. The transcript reads: . A - yes! B - hello, commander. Have you already left, yes? A - me? yes, I have left for my task, you - for yours. B - I got it. are you within that very region or not? A - no, I am not within that region. I am to the other direction. B - (inaudible) - a fighter has got lost there from this one... (inaudible) from this missile launcher... he has f***ed his crew. A - what a launcher? B - from BUK. A - from BUK? B - yes. A - and where is he, f*** him? B - here he is, standing at the checkpoint. A - Take him and bring in here, f***. I'll be waiting for him in Snizhne near the petrol station. B - good. The investigators say 'from the conversation we can conclude that one crew member was forgotten at this checkpoint' and appeal for details of the location of the checkpoint or any information about the missing crew member. 'In the early morning of the 18th of July, around 5 am the Volvo truck transporting the BUK was seen in Lugansk heading in the direction of Krasnodon\\Sjeverne. 'Have you seen the transport of this BUK in the morning of July 18th? Please contact the JIT. 'We have recorded and analysed the following intercepted telephone call between two separatists which took place on 18 July at 8am. 'It indicates that missile launching system BUK has left Ukraine and crossed the border to Russia.' Frosty:  Tony Abbott (left), the Prime Minister of Australia, which lost 38 people on MH17, is seen with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been accused of supporting rebels in Ukraine . This third call was transcribed as follows: . B - good morning! A - good morning... Yesterday was , F***, I have nothing to say. B - what's up? A - where is, whatsit... err... yesterday... why did your.... comrade... returned... some incomprehensive movements... what was going on yesterday? you tell me. B - they brought the car till crossroad, left it there, the lads went on themselves. A - well. B - so , the car has gone in the correct direction and arrived successfully. this is it. A - I understand. B - there were strange incoming calls which began suddenly, from 10 persons. A - who are those 10 persons? B - err, some people started calling his phone number, introducing themselves... first one, then second, then third, then forth... he told that he had pissed off... later... then he began to call. A - so? B - He introduced himself. A - so he switched off his phone, F***. and we don't know at all where is the car. B - the car is in Russia. A - and yesterday f***, we don't know, waiting here at night... Twenty minutes later the call resumed. B - yes! A - ... you should take... and come to my place, there is no... car, no one saw it. That one which had gone to meet it, returned back without the car, you know what I mean... of a mess. Where? whom? which way did he bring it? ... disaster, you know. B - and what about Librarian? this is the group of people who transported it . A - well . B - on the lowboy... I have just made a contact with them, they are all in RUssia. they will bring a new vehicle from Russia. A - aha, err.. did he give it to Librarian? B - for sure! A - ok, I understand. 'The JIT would like to speak with witnesses who have seen the whereabouts of the BUK missile system and the Volvo truck at the moment when it crossed Russian-Ukrainian border. 'TO sum up, we are looking for people who saw the BUK system on the 17th or 18th of July 2014 on the route shown here at the territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. 'The information in this presentation indicates one of the main scenarios of the MH17 crash the JIT is examining now. THe JIT is putting great effort in finding the truth about the cause of the crash of MH17. 'You can find our contact details on www.jitmh17.com. here you can also upload footage and pictures.' The statement was issued by prosecutors in The Netherlands.","highlights":"Dialogue suggests jet was hit with Russian-made BUK missile over Ukraine . Also indicates weapons system was then smuggled back across the border . Dutch prosecutors appeal for witnesses who saw rocket before and after .","id":"76798aac7be79ad1537da09b892b3c9e725a57d9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for rebel use.\nUkraine's Joint Forces spokesman Colonel Andriy Lysenko said the tape, obtained by investigators, showed the separatist rebels had been told to expect two MH17 flights over Donetsk that day.\nHowever, a third plane, a government-owned Antonov An-26, was intercepted by the rebels and shot down in eastern Ukraine.\nMr Lysenko said: \"The recordings clearly show the rebels were expecting MH17 and AN26 planes to fly over the rebel occupied territory and were told so when they contacted their colleagues.\"\nThe rebels had been told to be on their guard against the An-26 transport plane flying low to avoid being detected by the Ukrainian military.\nThe tape also records how a rebel radio operator told rebel leader Igor Strelkov that MH17 was being followed by the An-26.\nEarlier, he said the separatists had made repeated efforts to bring down government-owned aircraft over the separatist-held area.\n\"We did try to intercept the planes as they flew over our positions, but this time the planes flew very high,\" he said.\n\"Of course, such things could not be repeated, so we will have to look for some other ways to stop enemy flights.\"\nIn the first of the intercepted conversations between the rebels, recorded on June 23, a rebel radio operator told the BUK missile launcher crew: \"If I see an An-26 pass we are on you.\"\nAbout 15 minutes later, the rebel radio operator told Strelkov the An-26 had \"flew over\" their positions.\nHe told Strelkov: \"It flew over us, but not on us.\"\nAnother two tapes were intercepted by the rebels, recorded the same day in the early afternoon.\nThey showed the rebels reporting their positions, their aircraft and \"military observers\", believed to be the Russian military crew, had flown to \"a point near to our positions\".\nThe crew apparently fired warning shots in the air to let the rebels know they were approaching and to move away.\nA third tape, recorded in the late afternoon on June 23, the day the MH17 flight went down, shows the crew had been told by their commanders to keep their BUK launcher by the road to \"get something to eat\" and \"get closer to the enemy\".\nThe rebels also appear to have tried to trick the BUK crew to leave the area by telling them that their colleague"}
{"article":"Police were called to a Church of England primary school after parents allegedly threatened to stab each other in front of young children. The group of mothers and father were seen screaming at each other in the brawl at St John's C of E primary school in Dorking, Surrey. They were then heard to make the alleged death threats by a mother who was dropping off her terrified children. Police were called toSt Johns C of E primary school in Dorking,Surrey after parents threatened to stab each other in front of young children . One mother, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said: 'They were shouting and screaming at each other, with bad language and threatening to stab and kill each other.' Surrey Police confirmed it had received reports of 'an altercation' at the school just before\u00a09am on Wednesday. A spokesman said today: 'Officers attended and the matter is being\u00a0investigated. No arrests have been made at this stage.' But the witness, who was not involved in the fracas, \u00a0said it's not the first time police have been called  to the school over parents' fighting. 'It's disgusting....it's a primary school, this should not be going on,' the mother added. 'I don't want to send my kid there in that environment, and I am not the\u00a0only parent that has complained, but I can't get him in any other school as\u00a0they are all full. 'I don't want him subjected to it. But if I take him out we will be done for\u00a0absences. 'Sooner or later someone is going to get hurt. It's beyond unbelievable what happens. Surrey Police confirmed it had received reports of 'an altercation' at the school just before 9am on Wednesday. 'The police will soon have to start being there for morning drop-offs. Enough is enough, kids are picking up bad behaviour. 'It's not the school's fault, but it is their fault for not acting. It's not them, it's parents, but it's going on in school premises in front\u00a0of children. 'These parents were threatening to kill each other in front of their kids\u00a0and other people's children.' St Johns C of E has denied violence involving parents is a regular occurrence,\u00a0and claims 'only one other incident in the past few months has involved\u00a0police'. A spokesman said Wednesday morning's incident happened outside the school\u00a0gates, not in the playground, and was 'a private matter'. He added 'It is completely unacceptable behaviour by parents, and I am\u00a0concerned that other parents and children witnessed it. 'This incident is being dealt with by the police, because the issues over\u00a0which the argument took place were private issues, happening outside the\u00a0school. 'We are liaising with the police, and assisting them where possible to make\u00a0sure that this does not happen again. 'I am very sorry that this has happened, and I am also very keen to make\u00a0sure that the school environment is kept safe for everyone, particularly the\u00a0children.' The school was put into special measures in February 2013 and became an academy in November 2013, sponsored by the Guildford Diocese. St John's has 164 children on roll and last month it received a\u00a0'satisfactory' report following its Statutory Inspection of Anglican and\u00a0Methodist Schools report. -\u00a0Did you witness this incident? Call Hannah Parry on 0203 615 3423 or email hannah.parry@mailonline.co.uk .","highlights":"Officers were called to a fracas\u00a0at St Johns C of E primary school, Dorking . Group of parents were seen screaming and threatening to kill each other . Brawl took place as others dropped their young children off at the school . Did you witness this incident? Call Hannah Parry on 0203 615 3423 or email hannah.parry@mailonline.co.uk .","id":"7b4c861c797e216921a08fff1edeccca89a0f89b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", in Wythenshawe, Manchester.\nAt least five parents could be seen trying to restrain one man, while others screamed profanities at each other while their children are at the school gates.\nAccording to Sky News, a 51-year-old mother, who was holding a child, is seen screaming \"I will f***ing stab you in front of your child!\" at 41-year-old dad who then appears to slap her as the altercation gets heated.\nThis video has been viewed nearly 11 million times on Twitter\nThe school said in a statement -\n\"The school became aware that parents had been arguing in a car park outside the school while some of our children were going home.\n\"The headteacher and her deputies tried to ensure that everybody was safe, but we are aware that this incident was witnessed by some of our children.\"\n\"The police were notified, and we also notified the Department for Education as a result of the incident. We have made the decision to take disciplinary action against the parents involved with the incident, and will now take all the necessary steps to ensure that this does not happen again.\"\nThe man in this video has just been sent down for threatening to stab someone in front of her child\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) November 23, 2019\nAn Ofsted report published this summer found that the school has made \"excellent progress\" since it was put into a \"special measures\" category in 2013.\nAccording to Mirror, St John's, which has around 230 children at the school, is a Church of England primary in Wythenshawe.\nIt has been rated \"outstanding\" for the impact it has on children with special educational needs.\nThe school was placed into \"special measures\" in 2013 because of an inspection in 2011. However, it has seen \"significant improvements\" and was last rated \"good\" by Ofsted at its 2018 inspection.\nThe 2013 inspection report said the school was \"failing\", adding: \"The headteacher's lack of management and organisation has prevented good teaching and learning from taking place.\"\nThe 2018 inspection report however, had a different story to tell, which read: \"The headteacher and his deputy have maintained the rapid pace of improvement.\n\"As a result, the school has rapidly made significant improvements in all areas.\"\nAlso Read"}
{"article":"(CNN)Two extremists who attacked a landmark museum in Tunisia, killing 23 people, got weapons training at camps in Libya, an official said Friday. The suspects were activated from sleeper cells in Tunisia, Security Minister Rafik Chelly said. He did not say which group activated them, or with whom they trained. \"They left the country illegally last December for Libya, and they were able to train with weapons there,\" he told private broadcaster AlHiwar Ettounsi TV. Like Tunisia, Libya saw its longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi ousted during the regional wave of revolutions known as the Arab Spring. But unlike its neighbor to the west, Libya has been fraught with more instability and violence -- much of it perpetrated by Islamist militants, like those behind the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Such violence has been rare in Tunisia, at least on the scale of what happened Wednesday at the Bardo Museum in Tunis. Still, it is not a total shock, given that up to 3,000 Tunisians have left to fight as jihadists in Iraq and Syria, according to the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization in London, not to mention others who have joined radical groups closer to home. Already, authorities have arrested nine people in connection with the attack, including four directly linked to it, according to a statement from Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. And in an audio message posted online Thursday, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said targeted \"crusaders and apostates\" with  \"automatic weapons and hand grenades.\" CNN cannot independently verify the legitimacy of the audio statement. That bloodshed is \"just the start,\" the ISIS message warned -- a threat that may or may not be hollow, but nonetheless adds extra urgency for Tunisian investigators. The nation's security forces are working to break up other cells like those behind the recent Bardo Museum attack. But that's not necessarily going to be fast or easy. \"We know they can launch operations, but we must piece together clues in order to conduct an arrest,\" Chelly said. As investigators continued their work, Tunisians turned out Friday to mark the North African nation's independence from France. Those commemorations were more somber this year, but they were also in many ways more significant. \"I'm here to celebrate 59 years of our independence,\" said Adib Adela, 38, a school inspector in Tunis. \"The most important thing now is to properly investigate and to find those responsible.\" Tunisia has been shaken by the terrorist attack, though it was foreigners -- 19 of them tourists who'd been on two cruise ships that docked in Tunis -- who made up the vast majority of victims. Fifteen victims' bodies are at a morgue in the capital, a forensic official said. Some of them haven't been identified two days after the attack, according to the official, and all are foreigners. The fear is that many other tourists won't come back. Already, the parent companies of the two ships that had most of the victims, Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises, have announced the cancellation of all scheduled stops in Tunis for 2015 and substituted them with other ports. That means some foreigners won't be coming to Tunisia as once expected. But it doesn't mean all tourists will stay away -- as illustrated by a movement online of people vowing, \"I will come to Tunisia.\" Beyond tourism, Tunisians also hope to get support from other countries as they fight terrorism. \"I hope other countries will support Tunisia, like they supported France after Charlie Hebdo,\"  said Amir Foudieli, 33, who works for an export company, referring to the January massacre at the satirical magazine's offices in Paris. \"We are Tunisian, this is our country. Not theirs, they (the terrorists) are bastards of children. We have centuries of history.\" CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali, Victor Blackwell and journalist Yasmine Ryan contributed to this report.","highlights":"Two cruise ship companies cancel 2015 stops in Tunisia after the Bardo Museum attack . The museum attack suspects were activated from sleeper cells in Tunisia, security minister says . Tunisians gather to celebrate independence day .","id":"8926c54b2dc0ec79557ce5138adc6e282ae90a3a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" said a third man was detained in Tunisia for his links to the attack. He said the extremists' plan was to attack an air force base in Tunisia. They never made it there, according to police. Instead, they headed to the Bardo museum. \"This cell was trying to organize an attack outside the country but decided to attack the Bardo Museum because they think that Tunisians would feel less secure, and that the attack would be seen less,\" Chelly said. Two of the attackers were killed in Friday's assault. Tunisia's president said the attackers carried a Tunisian and Libyan identity documents. Two of the attackers who escaped, the minister said, were identified as 37-year-old Abdelmajid B. (B. and C. are the first names of the attacker's parents), and Houssem A. (A. and H. are the first names of the attacker's father and mother). The attackers took two Kalashnikov assault rifles and an arsenal of ammunition with them when they left the museum, Chelly said.\nLibyan connection\nA day after the gunfight, police in Benghazi, Libya were looking for an alleged accomplice of the gunmen, Ali A. Abou el-Fetouhi. \"Al-Fetouhi was one of the suspects and a planner who was supposed to participate in the attack, in Tunisia,\" Chelly said, speaking in Arabic. \"He left Tunisia a month ago.\" Chelly said the Tunisians had been trained in Libyan camps. \"They were recruited in Libya and were trained in arms and explosives from July 2014 to March 2015 in the city of Ubari,\" the minister said. \"They left for Tunisia on March 17. They took two Kalashnikovs.\" El-Fetouhi, a Libyan, was identified as someone who gave them arms and explosives, according to Chelly. There were 2.5 kg of explosive in each attacker, he said, 10 rifles, 60 rounds of ammunition and five grenades, he said. The explosives had been hidden, Chelly said. \"The explosives were made from TNT and ammonium nitrate. (The material) was not smuggled through the border with Libya, but through Turkey and Greece.\" The attackers planned to use four cars to reach Tunisia's national museum in Tunis, he said. Chelly said he did not"}
{"article":"(CNN)Newly released al Qaeda documents, including letters to and from Osama bin Laden in the year or so before his May 2011 death, show an organization that understood it had severe problems resulting from the CIA drone program that was killing many of the group's leaders in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan. As a result of this pressure, al Qaeda officials were seriously considering relocating elements of the organization to other countries such as Afghanistan or Iran. They also entered into ceasefire discussions through intermediaries with elements of Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, although the documents suggest that nothing came of these discussions and there is no evidence in the documents indicating that the Pakistani government had any clue about bin Laden's location or presence in Pakistan. CIA efforts to spy on the group and kill its leaders were so effective that in June 2010 an al Qaeda official urged bin Laden, \"You should have fewer exchanges of correspondence with us during this period. Make the period between contacts longer and further apart. Take excessive caution and care, especially this year.\" This was wise counsel. Within a few weeks of this letter being written, the CIA would track bin Laden's trusted courier to his longtime hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and on May 1, 2011, a U.S. Navy SEAL operation ordered by President Barack Obama killed al Qaeda's leader. The new al Qaeda documents are part of a trove of many thousands that the SEALs recovered at bin Laden's compound. Several were released during the Brooklyn trial last month of al Qaeda operative Abid Naseer. Seventeen of these documents had also been released around the first anniversary of bin Laden's death. It's long past time for the government to release more of these thousands of captured documents -- with any necessary redactions for national security purposes -- as they help us to understand better what precipitated the decline and fall of the terrorist group that once dominated the attention of the world, just as ISIS does today. The documents show how al Qaeda's 9\/11 operation unleashed so much force against it, including the CIA drone program, that it had to hide in the shadows and couldn't pull off any successful operation in the West for many years before the death of bin Laden. The documents demonstrate that almost a decade after 9\/11 al Qaeda was struggling to get any kind of operation going against Western targets. In a report on \"external operations,\" an al Qaeda official explained that a plot to attack the U.S. Embassy in Russia had fizzled and that despite sending al Qaeda members to the UK to hit \"several targets\" these operations had also come to nothing. Al Qaeda had also sent \"three brothers\" on a terrorist mission to Denmark, a country that bin Laden loathed because of the publication by a Danish newspaper of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, but had \"lost contact with them.\" Given all the problems the group was having, an al Qaeda strategist suggested refocusing efforts on carrying out terrorist attacks using the \"simplest things such as \u2028household knives, gas tanks, fuel, diesel and others like airplanes, trains and cars as \u2028killing tools.\" 2011: U.S. offers details about bin Laden raid . A major theme of the documents is how much punishment the CIA drone program was inflicting on al Qaeda. Al Qaeda officials considered moving to Nuristan, a remote mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan, or to other parts of Pakistan such as Sindh or Balochistan and even to Iran, which had been a key sanctuary for a number of al Qaeda's leaders after the fall of the Taliban in late 2001. Al Qaeda mulled opening an office in Iran, but \"we backed off this idea due to financial costs and other considerations.\" In a letter to bin Laden, an al Qaeda official provided a vivid description of the death by drone of Mustafa Yazid, then the No. 3 leader of the group, on the night of May 22, 2010. The al Qaeda official wrote that Yazid was staying at the house of a \"well-known\" supporter of al Qaeda when a drone started making \"distinctive loops that we all know and all the brothers have experienced. They all know that if a plane starts doing these turns, it is going to strike.\" Yazid and his wife and three daughters and granddaughter were all killed in the drone strike, according to the official. The official lamented that drones are \"still circling our skies every day\" and the only relief from them came when weather conditions worsened and there was cloud cover. The official wrote but \"then they come back when the sky is clear.\" Al Qaeda had tried to use jamming technology and to hack into the drones \"but no result so far,\" according to the al Qaeda official. Underlining al Qaeda's weakness, during the summer of 2010 the group was contemplating some kind of ceasefire with the Pakistani government and had entered into negotiations with it via intermediaries to explain that al Qaeda's battle was \"primarily against the Americans. You became part of the battle when you sided with the Americans. If you were to leave us and our affairs alone, we would leave you alone.\" Highlights of bin Laden documents released in 2012 . The documents show that such a ceasefire was purely tactical rather than the beginning of some kind of rapprochement between al Qaeda and the Pakistanis. At one point an al Qaeda official referred to \"bin Laden's call to jihad against the apostate government of Pakistan.\" Apostasy is a grave crime in Islam and punishable by death in the eyes of members of al Qaeda. According to the documents, Pakistani intelligence officials \"reached out to\" al Qaeda through longtime jihadist sympathizers who had formerly held positions in the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, as well as the leaders of militant groups such as the Haqqani Taliban faction that have contacts with the ISI. The documents suggest that nothing came of these discussions, and there is no evidence in them that the Pakistanis had any idea that bin Laden was in Pakistan or indeed was even alive. Bergen in 2013: Bin Laden's life on the run . Moreover during the course of reporting the book \"Manhunt,\" about the CIA's long search for bin Laden, I spoke to several senior U.S. officials who said that the U.S. intelligence community was covertly monitoring the communications of Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI director Ahmed Shuja Pasha the night of the bin Laden raid and they were both surprised about him being in Abbottabad. The documents did show one area of real success for al Qaeda, which was kidnapping for ransom, a tactic ISIS has been using so effectively. In 2008, al Qaeda had captured Afghanistan's former ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Khaliq Farahi. After two years of negotiations he was exchanged for $5 million. An al Qaeda official told bin Laden that some of this money would be a \"gift\" to him \"from all the brothers.\" Bin Laden cautioned al Qaeda's leaders to be careful with the ransom money, as it might have to last the terrorist group several years. The documents show that al Qaeda's leaders were in contact with Tayeb Agha, a close aide to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Agha has met with U.S. officials on a number of occasions to discuss peace negotiations. 2011: How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden . Far from the image of the isolated man in the cave that was prevalent before he was killed, the documents portray bin Laden as a hands-on manager of al Qaeda. In a 10-page letter that bin Laden wrote in August 2010, he had reams of advice for the al Qaeda-aligned group Al-Shabaab in Somalia, ordering that the group not attack Sufi Muslims in Somalia and also suggesting a plan to assassinate the President of neighboring Uganda who had sent his troops to fight Al-Shabaab. Bin Laden gave detailed notes about how Al-Shabaab could raise its agricultural output by using small dams for irrigation, and he suggested planting palm olive trees imported from Indonesia. He also advised Al-Shabaab against cutting down too many trees because it is \"dangerous for the environment of the region.\" Bin Laden had lived in nearby Sudan in the mid-'90s, establishing a number of business and farming enterprises. Bin Laden, something of a micromanager, told his top lieutenant to \"send us the resumes of all the brothers who may be nominated now or in the future for important management positions.\" He also cautioned against sending any emails, including even encrypted ones, urging that hand-delivered letters were the only safe method of communication. Bergen on 2012 documents: Seized documents show delusional leader and micromanager . Bin Laden also ordered that some of the tens of thousands of documents leaked by U.S. Army Pvt. Bradley Manning to WikiLeaks in 2010 be translated so that al Qaeda could better understand \"the enemy's policies in the region.\" And he suggested that his lieutenants reach out to Ahmed Zaidan, an Al Jazeera reporter based in Pakistan who had interviewed bin Laden in the past, so that he could have plenty of time to prepare a report to mark the 10th anniversary of 9\/11. Bin Laden said he didn't want Zaidan to interview any members of his family, but he told his team to get in touch with the reporter \"promptly\" to get a sense of the questions he wanted bin Laden to answer. Bin Laden was killed four months before the 10th anniversary of 9\/11. As the new al Qaeda documents make clear he died knowing that his dream of another terrorism spectacular in the West was just that: a dream. And the organization that he had founded was in deep trouble because of the CIA drone program. Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly said bin Laden had lived in Somalia.","highlights":"New documents show al Qaeda's desperate straits in Osama bin Laden's final years . Peter Bergen: Drone program took severe toll; terror group unable to mount major operation .","id":"2e9b83707017654e92b0d1f1c29eb3b15ddb011f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" its top commanders.\nThe documents -- nearly 70 of them -- show how bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders had lost faith in their leaders, had doubts about their ability to keep al Qaeda alive and understood the need to do a better job. One of those leaders was Ayman al Zawahiri, the group's second in command. The files also suggest that the leaders of al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate were becoming impatient with the group's leaders in Pakistan.\nThe newly declassified documents give an insight into the thinking of the top members of the terror network just months before it launched a mass assault on US targets in the summer of 2011 that killed bin Laden in a CIA raid. That attack prompted President Barack Obama to order the organization's elimination -- a pledge that is on track to be fulfilled, at least as far as bin Laden and Zawahiri are concerned.\nThere are no signs, however, that Obama is inclined to take the same approach toward the terror group's Yemeni branch, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is seen as one of the most dangerous offshoots, not just for its ability to plot attacks, but for its use of operatives in the United States and other Western countries.\nThe declassified documents, some of which CNN obtained from the Combating Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy at West Point, have been turned over to Congress, as well as to members of the Intelligence and Armed Services Committees.\nA CIA official who has read the declassified documents said that the documents \"show the internal discussions by al Qaeda about how to deal with the US drone campaign\" -- and that \"as we look to the future, it shows how al Qaeda is going to respond.\"\nThe official said the group had \"internal discussions about how to respond.\"\nBut the official added that it was not known \"whether they actually developed plots against us. These discussions show how al Qaeda will respond,\" the official said.\nAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has already shown that it is prepared to respond. In December, the Yemeni branch claimed credit for a near-miss of a cargo plane, telling the Yemeni military that it had used a shoulder-launched rocket to down a US C-17 Globemaster III that was heading from Kuwait to Afghanistan.\nUS officials have said that the missile fired by AQAP was likely a Chinese-made, Russian-designed MANPAD, a portable surface-to"}
{"article":"A woman has told how she went under the knife and had her cup size enhanced after being teased over her padded underwear. Chelsey Dunn, 26, was mortified when her partner compared her underwear to that of cross-dressing nanny Mrs Doubtfire. She had long considered a breast augmentation and says the unflattering comparison was the final straw. Chelsey Dunn, pictured after her breast enlargement, went under the knife her partner, Ross Stephens, left, jokingly compared her padded underwear to Mrs Doubtfire's . Months after the remark, she was boosted from a 34A to a 34DD at a cost of \u00a35,500 and is now delighted to have been able to throw away her old underwear. Miss Dunn, who is now engaged to marry her partner after he proposed following her surgery said: \u2018It was just a joke to make me laugh but I had to admit it was true. 'I wanted to be able to wear nice lingerie and backless clothes but I couldn\u2019t because I felt out of proportion without my padded bra on.' Chelsea, pictured at a 34A, had long considered a breast augmentation and says the unflattering comparison was the final straw . She underwent the operation in January last year and was boosted to a 34DD . Miss Dunn, from Rhyl, South Wales, had been teased over her lack of curves at school and was unkindly nicknamed the \u2018ironing board.\u2019 She says she longed for her bust to grow and hoped she was just a late developer, but by her early twenties she was used to concealing her bust. She said: \u2018I would buy the thickest padded bras I could find. My friends all joked that they looked like mattress padding. 'For some reason thick padded bras are always beige. They are the most unattractive garments but without them I felt self-conscious.' Months after her operation, her boyfriend proposed in the Disney Princess Castle while the couple were holidaying in Florida and Miss Dunn accepted . It meant she was limited to clothing that she could wear to conceal the bras. She said: \u2018Holidays were tricky because I couldn\u2019t wear my padded bra under bikinis and longed to wear strapless and backless dresses like my friends but it was impossible. It was when she was undressing in front of her boyfriend that he teasingly asked her if Mrs Doubtfire wanted her bra back soon that she decided it was time to do something about it. She said: 'It was really funny because I was the first to admit my padded bras were not sexy in the slightest. But it did also make me think enough was enough. My chest had always bothered me why not do something about it?\u2019 She booked a consultation with Transform and her surgeon agreed to boost her from an A to a DD cup. Chelsey, who works as a beautician, was mortified when her partner compared her underwear to that of cross-dressing nanny Mrs Doubtfire . Miss Dunn, pictured before her operation, had been teased over her lack of curves at school and was unkindly nicknamed the 'ironing board' She underwent the operation in January last year and could not wait to ditch the padded bras. She said: \u2018My surgeon  answered all my questions and put me at ease. I was really happy with the care and thought my new breasts looked very natural and in keeping with my frame, which is just what I asked for.\u2019 Months later her boyfriend, delivery driver Ross Stephens, 29, proposed in the Disney Princess Castle while the couple were holidaying in Florida and Miss Dunn accepted. She said: \u2018I would never have been able to wear a dress like it before and I cannot wait.\u2019","highlights":"Chelsey Dunn went under the knife to boost her 34A breasts to 34DD . Had always hidden her lack of curves in thickly padded beige bras . Partner jokingly asked if Mrs Doubtfire wanted her underwear back .","id":"8733505a54ef8a6a1bf62e69cd475f07154686ff","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"btfire.\nThe office worker, from Bristol, had spent years feeling conscious of her B-cup breasts. She decided to investigate cosmetic surgery and decided to undergo a breast implant.\nShe underwent the breast enhancement procedure at a clinic in Spain but said she was shocked to discover she was too young for the implant.\nDoctors had told Chelsey she did not need the breast enhancement surgery because she was \u201ctoo young,\u201d as she was only 26 years old. The procedure was a boob-job, and cost Chelsey \u00a35,400.\nShe said: \u201cI started shopping around for a breast enhancement after my partner and I started to watch a movie where he compared my underwear to a costume that Mrs Doubtfire wore. He said he liked my underwear but not my boobs.\n\u201cI had been conscious of my breasts for so long as they were small, even when I was breastfeeding I would use a bra to make my breasts look bigger.\nThe 26-year-old, of Bristol, went to a clinic in Valencia, Spain, where she had a boob-job costing \u00a35,400\n\u201dI knew that the implants would work, I just had to find the right doctor to carry out the procedure. I searched on the Internet and I found a clinic that specialised in breast enhancement surgery. I had booked an appointment with the clinic but it was so expensive I wanted to make sure that it was worth it.\n\u201cWhen I went to the clinic, I was a little nervous but I was confident that the doctors would tell me if I wasn\u2019t ready for the procedure.\n\u201cI was told by the doctor that I was too young to be implanted but I would benefit from a fat transfer to the breasts. The procedure costs more than the breast implants but is a cheaper way to improve the size of your breasts.\n\u201cThe doctor explained that fat from another part of my body was used to fill my breast, she also said the size of the breasts would be similar to the shape of a B-cup.\u201d\nChelsey underwent a breast enhancement at a clinic in Spain costing \u00a35,400\nChelsey went for the procedure in February this year and is still waiting for her new, bigger boobs. She said: \u201cThe clinic is in Spain so the procedure is more affordable.\n\u201cAlthough I wasn\u2019t sure about having the procedure at first, I\u2019m pleased that I went ahead with it. I had never really thought about cosmetic surgery before but"}
{"article":"A couple who kept dozens of animals in such squalid conditions that two of them had to be put down have been jailed for a total of six months. June Harding, 46, and husband Paul, 45, of Montacute, Somerset, kept their 31 dogs, seven cats and four guinea pigs to sleep in such filthy surroundings that RSPCA officers were overwhelmed by the\u00a0stench of ammonia and had to call off the visit. Their water supplies were so dirty they had turned black and many of the animals suffered infected eyes, rotting teeth and ulcers as they lay in their own feces. Scroll down for video . June Harding, 46, and husband Paul, 45, of Montacute, Somerset, left their 31 dogs, seven cats and four guinea pigs to sleep in such filthy surroundings that RSPCA officers were overwhelmed by the stench of ammonia and had to call off the visit . Police who visited their home had to abandon the search because of the overbearing stench of ammonia and RSPCA inspectors described the conditions as 'appalling'. They managed to save 40 of the animals but every single animal rescued had respiratory problems due to the lack of ventilation and vets recommended two were put down. The pair were each sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Taunton Magistrates Court in Somerset after pleading guilty to a total of 28 charges of animal neglect. Sentencing, Chair of the Bench Clive Powell said it was the worst case he had seen in 30 years. 'My stomach churned when I saw the pictures provided by the RSPCA,' he said. 'It is the court judgment that the totality of the offending and culpability mean that nothing sort an immediate custodial sentence is appropriate. Their water supplies were so dirty they had turned black and many of the animals suffered infected eyes, rotting teeth and ulcers as they lay in their own faeces . 'Between us we have 60 years experience, 30 years myself. 'I don't recall in that near?y 30 years any office as serious as this involving so many animals in such a poor state.' The court heard how police officers first visited the couple's home in Montacute, Somerset, on May 6 last year. Matthew Knight, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said: 'Mr Handing was reluctant to let police into the property. 'The officers noted the poor quality of the house and abandoned their search on health and safety grounds.' Police returned with the RSPCA on June 30 and found similar conditions. 'In general the interior was filthy,' said Mr Knight. 'There was an overpowering smell of ammonia that is a product of wee. 'A number of officers had to leave the property due to the smell. The hallway of this property was was covered in dirt, hair and faeces. 'The living room - little natural light with puddles of urine on the floor. 'There was a very small window ajar. This seemed to be the only form of ventilation. The pair were each sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Taunton Magistrates Court in Somerset after pleading guilty to a total of 28 charges of animal neglect . 'There was a room at the back called the cat room. 'Six cats were found. They seemed frightened and lived inside old chairs. 'The windowsill was covered in faeces.' However, during interview Mrs Harding said she believed the animals were 'fit and well'. Clive Rees, mitigating, said that Mrs Harding genuinely thought she was looking after the animals while Mr Harding had tried to distance himself from the situation. He said: 'The pair did not inflict anything on the animals that they did not inflict on themselves. 'Clearly they were having to live in the premises and were blind to the fact it was in such a mess. 'Their intention was to look after the animals but the care of the animals was not adequate.' Mr Harding was found guilty of all 16 offences on February 11 - 13 of causing unnecessary suffering to animals and three of failing to meet needs of the animals. Mrs Harding pleaded guilty to 12 charges on December 16 - nine of causing unnecessary suffering and three of failing to meet the needs of the animals. The couple were also banned from keeping animals for life and also banned from contesting the order for 10 years. Many of the animals have since been rehomed thanks to the RSPCA.\u00a0An appeal against the sentence has already been lodged but bail was denied while it is processed.","highlights":"June Harding, 46, and husband Paul, 45, of Montacute, Somerset, kept their 31 dogs, seven cats and four guinea pigs to sleep in filthy surroundings . Animals suffered infected eyes, teeth and ulcers as they lay in own faeces . The pair were each jailed to 12 weeks at Taunton Magistrates Court .","id":"12afd45b2f6f5da7b5616359be0e125370a0bb42","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Taunton, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to five animals and two were condemned to death by veterinary examiners.\nThe court heard that the 15-year-old mother and daughter pair had taken in animals from around the county without asking permission from councils. They allowed dogs in their kitchen, leaving them to bark and chew up things. They had three rabbits, a ferret, a guinea pig, a hamster, an American bull dog and a cat in the house, but had not provided them with water and bedding.\nTheir home, which had been fitted with a burglar alarm, had just one door and no escape, while the animals, many suffering from fleas, lice and ticks, were kept in cages. Judge David Ticehurst jailed Harding for three months and Paul for three months for a total of six months, suspended for 12 months. They also had to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work, were made subject to an indefinite restraining order banning them from keeping animals and were each fined a total of \u00a3800.\nThe RSPCA received four complaints about the animals and was called in after the dogs, the bull dog, the American bulldog and an eight-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier were found locked in crates in the garage. They were taken to the vets, and while some needed treatment, one was found to be dangerously underweight and in bad condition. It was also found there had been a number of other animals at the property since 1990.\nWhile the Staffordshire bull terrier was put down, the rest, a female pit bull terrier, a male Staffordshire bull terrier, and two female bulldogs were taken to a veterinary surgeon. Two of them, the pit bull and the Staffordshire bull terrier needed urgent treatment for flea infestation, malnutrition, ear and skin infections. The dogs were taken to the vets after a RSPCA inspector attended after a report of animal cruelty by a concerned member of the public in April 2004.\nThe Staffordshire bull terrier had to be put down after it could not be treated and the two pit bulls were given intensive care but had to be put down after they failed to improve. The other two bulldogs were given a clean bill of health. The dogs were too scared to be examined and needed to be sedated before any checkup could be carried out.\nThe bull dog was extremely ill and was only able to be given painkillers. However the Staffordshire bull terrier died from its treatment."}
{"article":"An own goal and late strike from Dominic Solanke booked Chelsea a place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League as Atletico Madrid were swept aside at the club\u2019s Cobham training base. John Terry stayed behind after training to watch on the sideline as the teenagers showed Chelsea\u2019s first team how to progress in Europe ahead of their Champions League last-16 second leg match at home to PSG on Wednesday. Adi Viveash\u2019s team could now face an intriguing all-English last four encounter with Manchester City at UEFA\u2019s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, if Patrick Vieira\u2019s young charges win away to Roma next week. John Terry (left, next Steve Holland) was among the crowd to watch Chelsea Under 19s take on Atletico . Andreas Christensen keeps posession under pressure from Atletico Madrid's\u00a0Andres Mohedano . Jeremie Boga (right) and Tete Morente tussle for the ball in midfield during the game on Tuesday . Boga can't manage to nip the ball away from\u00a0Mohedano in a niggly exchange at Cobham . Chelsea U19: Collins, Dasilva, Aina, Christensen, Tomori, Clarke-Salter, Boga, Colkett, Abraham, Brown, Solanke . Subs:\u00a0Thompson, Suljic, Musonda, Sammutt, Palmer, Ugbo, Kiwomya . Goals: Manzanara (OG), Solanke . Atletico Madrid U19: Mar\u00edn, Hernandez, Otia, Diedhiou, Mohedano, Manzanara, Afagh, Mendiondo, Morente, Nunez . Subs:\u00a0Perez, Rodriguez, Montoro,  Spoljaric, Prieto, Altamirano, Gama . Goals: Nil . After a tight opening half, the Blues finally broke the resistance of their Spanish opponents after 38 minutes when defender Fran Manzanara could only guide Izzy Brown\u2019s effort into the net. They then mounted a Jose Mourinho-esque rearguard action to keep their opponents at bay through the second period before Solanke struck on the counter-attack to settle it two minutes from time. Atletico had eliminated Arsenal in the previous round and arrived in sunny Surrey seeking to pile the misery on another English opponent. Viveash was taking no chances, fielding a full-strength team containing Brown and Solanke, both tipped by Mourinho for bright futures, the talented Frenchman Jeremie Boga and England under-19 star Charlie Colkett. Charlie Colkett (left) finds himself shielding the ball from\u00a0Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh . After a quiet start in which both teams tested one another out, Chelsea had the first chance on 25 minutes when Boga sent a free-kick spiralling over Carlos Marin\u2019s crossbar. Just when it appeared the opening 45 would end without score, Brown broke free down the left channel and outpaced the Atletico defence. Colkett found him with the ideal through ball and Brown directed it past the goalkeeper. With Andreas Christensen charging in to make sure, the under-pressure Manzanara got an unfortunate final touch to help it in. Brown will certainly want to claim the goal, his third goal of this season\u2019s European campaign. Atletico were much improved after the break, dictating the tempo and starting the create opening. Amath Diedhiou, who scored the last 16 winner against Arsenal, fired in a near post effort that Bradley Collins diverted around the post. Victor Mendiondo (left) wins a header for the Spanish side, while Dominic Solanke rose highest (right) Shortly afterwards, Matija Spoljaric sent a bouncing shot narrowly wide as Chelsea\u2019s goal came under threat. But their defence refused to be breached and, in classic Chelsea style, they grabbed a second on the break in the dying moments. Christensen, playing in midfield rather than his normal defensive position, showed his creative instincts with a fine pass to Solanke and the England under 18 international applied the finish. Remarkably, it is his ninth goal in the Youth League this season. Chelsea are the first to book their place in the semi-finals, which take place across the road from UEFA\u2019s headquarters in Nyon on April 10. The final will be staged at the same venue three days later. Terry high-fives Didier Drogba as the Chelsea veterans share a laugh during training on Tuesday . The Chelsea defender stretches out as his side prepare for their second leg last-16 Champions League clash .","highlights":"Chelsea legend John Terry on the sideline in support of the young Blues . Fran Manzanara's own goal and Dominic Solanke's late strike sealed result . Chelsea U19 now face Manchester City or Roma in the semi-final . Terry watched after training ahead of Chelsea's last-16 clash with PSG .","id":"1db3712f7576fdcc8cb0f641fab861c1c8dc5b39","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Chelsea Under-18s on Tuesday night and it looks as though the club\u2019s longest-serving player is heading for a long goodbye.\nThe Champions League holders and Premier League runners-up, playing a friendly against their London rivals, looked in no danger of being eliminated by a Chelsea second string when Solanke put them two goals up inside the first half-hour.\nIn truth, the Chelsea under-18s were far sharper throughout. They made it a more one-sided affair midway through the first half when substitute Armando Broja headed their third with 11 minutes remaining and then struck again in stoppage time to ensure that there would be no Atletico revival.\nChelsea manager Frank Lampard was in attendance and watched first-hand why he might have been tempted to give youth a chance.\nA first goal on English soil\nBroja had headed Chelsea ahead in the 11th minute after his marker failed to challenge and the Serbian-born Albanian midfielder, on loan at Vitesse from Red Star Belgrade, looked to be on course to score his second before being fouled by an Atletico defender. Broja had taken just 21 seconds to score on his debut in the competition against Sevilla.\nWhen asked afterwards about the match, Broja told the club\u2019s website: \u201cI\u2019m very happy for my first goal and happy for the win as well.\n\u201cThe gaffer just said to be clinical on the ball. The gaffer told me to use the (left) wing a lot. I\u2019m not sure if it was the right or left wing \u2013 I just wanted to score a goal for the team.\n\u201cIt was a good feeling,\u201d the 17-year-old added, when asked whether he thought his first Premier League goal was better than his first Under-18s goal. \u201cI didn\u2019t have time to think. I was just happy and relieved because it was a great goal for the team. It was the start of many goals to come.\u201d\n\u201cThe manager [Lampard] didn\u2019t [look that happy],\u201d Broja said with a smile, when asked what Chelsea\u2019s manager had said to him. \u201cThe gaffer was just like, \u2018that\u2019s a really good goal from you, go and enjoy the rest of the game.\u2019\n\u201cHe knew it was only the first half. But I\u2019m just happy he was happy. We\u2019re going to enjoy"}
{"article":"Apology: Police officer David Duckenfield today said sorry for failing to admit that he ordered the gates at Hillsborough to be opened . The police chief on duty during the Hillsborough disaster today apologised for lying to officials about ordering the gates to the stadium to be opened, leading to a deadly crush which killed 96 Liverpool fans. As the disaster unfolded, David Duckenfield told officials from the Football Association that 'some fans have got in through a gate' - which he admitted today was a 'terrible lie'. The former officer said that he 'apologised unreservedly' for failing to confess that he had personally ordered police to open the gates in order to relieve overcrowding at the turnstiles of the Sheffield stadium. After the gates were opened fans rushed into the terraces, causing dozens of people to be crushed under the weight of bodies. Mr Duckenfield was the officer overseeing the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Notthingham Forest on April 15, 1989, even though he had been promoted just two weeks previously and had never been in charge of policing a football match before. Yesterday he told the inquest into the fans' deaths that he was 'not the best man for the job' given his inexperience, and today he gave evidence about his decision to open Gate C eight minutes before kick-off. After the gate opened an estimated 2,000 fans poured in, heading straight for a tunnel leading directly to the already-packed central pens three and four, behind the goal. Mr Duckenfield, 70, today recounted a conversation he had with FA officials Graham Kelly and Glen Kirton minutes after the match was abandoned amidst the chaos. He denied the suggestion that he had said the gates were 'stormed', and claimed he told the men 'something like, \"Some fans have got in through a gate.\"' He continued: 'I was pointing out that fans had gained unauthorised access to the ground. What I didn't say to Mr Kelly, I didn't say, \"I have authorised the opening of the gates,\" I didn't tell him that.' Christina Lambert QC, counsel for the inquest, asked: 'Do you consider now that you told them a lie?' Mr Duckenfield replied: 'Yes, ma'am. I certainly now appreciate it was wrong and completely open to misinterpretation.' He added: 'I was probably deeply ashamed, embarrassed, greatly distressed and I probably didn't want to admit to myself or anyone else, what the situation is. 'What I would like to say the Liverpool families is this, I regret that omission and I shall regret it to my dying day. 'I said something rather hurriedly, without considering the position, without thinking of the consequences and the trauma, the heartache and distress that the inference would have caused to those people who were already in a deep state of shock, who were distressed. 'I apologise unreservedly to the families and I hope they believe it is a very, very sincere apology.' Evidence: Mr Duckenfield pictured in the dock, where he talked about his actions on April 15, 1989 . Relatives: Campaigners Margaret Aspinall, left, and Jenni Hicks, right, pictured outside the inquest . Asked if he was trying to hide the truth because he was responsible for the tragic events, Mr Duckenfield said: 'I think in a crisis, and probably in this shock and in stress, I said something I deeply regret. 'I'm a very honest person. I don't tell lies. I don't mislead. I set very, very high standards, not only in myself, but my colleagues in the service and my family. 'No one, but no one can understand my behaviour that day - least of all me. That was a terrible lie, in that everybody knew the truth.' Earlier Mr Duckenfield said he now realised 'in hindsight' the 'most likely' route fans would take once Gate C was open was to go down the tunnel facing them and in to the central pens. Miss Lambert said: 'You say in hindsight you recognise that's where a number of fans might have gone. Do you think as a match commander the consequences of the decision you made, and in particular thought as to where the fans might go, is something you should have considered?' Mr Duckenfield replied: 'I think it is fair to say that is arguably one of the biggest regrets of my life, that I did not foresee where fans would go when they came in through the gates.' The commanding officer, who was stationed in the police control box with a bank of CCTV monitors, said he was 'shocked' at the request to open the gates from Superintendent Roger Marshall after police became 'overwhelmed' by the number of fans gathered at the turnstiles. Crush: 96 Liverpool fans were killed by being pressed up against the ground's perimeter fence . Mr Duckenfield said: 'I don't mind telling you I was shocked and taken aback by it and thinking, \"Where are these people going to go if I open the gates?\"' He said another message then came through on the police radio from Mr Marshall saying: 'If we don't open the gates someone's going to get killed.' The witness continued: 'That really was a shocking, terrifying moment to feel you had got to that situation.' Another officer in the police box, Bernard Murray, then said to him: 'Are you going to open the gates?' the jury heard. Mr Duckenfield said: 'I remember saying to him quite clearly, Mr Murray, if people are going to die I have no option but to open the gates. Open the gates.' He said he was left 'no option' and thought fans would feel 'relief and comfort' in being released from the crush of the turnstiles on to the concourse. Mr Duckenfield added: 'I think it's fair to say I was overcome by the enormity of the situation and the decision I had to make. 'And as a result of that I was so overcome, probably with the emotion of us having got into that situation, that my mind, for a moment, went blank.' Mr Duckenfield said there was 'every possibility' that he panicked, and accepted that it was a mistake not to have taken steps to close the tunnel leading to the central pens. Chaos: Fans flooded onto the pitch in the aftermath of the disaster after climbing over perimeter fences . The gate remained open for five minutes, allowing fans to flow into the ground, but the officer said today that he did not think about where those supporters would go. He admitted: 'It certainly was a mistake and an oversight. Under the circumstances, with my limited ability, I accept it was a mistake - a mistake I shouldn't have made, a mistake I regret bitterly. 'It was a grave mistake and I apologise profusely.' At 2.59pm, when the match kicked off, Mr Duckenfield said he looked towards the Leppings Lane terrace and had seen 'nothing untoward'. Miss Lambert suggested that it might have been 'obvious' that fans were climbing out of the pens because of the number of people entering through Gate C. 'It was not obvious to me,' Mr Duckenfield said. 'I thought there may have been some crowd disorder or some problem and I was awaiting information. I didn't know what to think. I was looking and waiting for information.' Asked when he had realised that something was badly wrong, the officer said: 'I have a recollection that a young man came from the perimeter track behind the goal and either collapsed or fell down. 'He was hobbling, I remember seeing him hobbling, and there was a sudden realisation that this was not a pitch invasion, this was a serious situation.' The hearing continues tomorrow, when Mr Duckenfield will be questioned by a lawyer representing victims' families. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"David Duckenfield, 70, was in charge of the stadium on the day of disaster . He ordered gates to be opened to relieve overcrowding, but this led to thousands of fans flooding on to the terraces causing a massive crush . Officer told FA officials the fans had 'got in through a gate' Today he admitted that was a 'terrible lie' and apologised for his actions .","id":"8da50c5171e51dc2873de496c46991b4f8d31e7b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to be opened at the stadium in Sheffield. The disaster on April 15 1989 left 96 people dead and a further 766 injured.\nPrime Minister Theresa May said today that David Cameron had shown \"leadership, determination and compassion\".\nSpeaking at an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, the Prime Minister also offered an apology for what happened.\nThe disaster on April 15 1989 left 96 people dead and a further 766 injured.\nAppealing directly to families, friends and fans to forgive, she added: \"The Government failed you. We are sorry. I know you want us to say sorry for the 96, and we are sorry. But today, we also have to say sorry that the 96 will not see justice. And we are sorry for that too.\"\nBut Mrs May said there was nothing to be gained from repeating what had been done before and that she wanted to draw a line under what was one of the most shameful episodes in British history.\n\"A public inquiry is the right course to take,\" she said.\n\"There is no public interest argument to keep the police report under embargo any longer, let alone the Football Association's report.\n\"I know a public inquiry will not bring those loved ones back, or relieve the injuries and trauma suffered by the survivors.\n\"But it can provide the truth.\n\"As the families' lawyer says, it can offer 'a dignified way for those responsible to do the right thing, as they should have done thirty years ago'.\n\"I believe a public inquiry will be the right course, I believe it is in the national interest and that it is the best way forward for those affected. That is what I have said all along.\"\nFormer Sheffield Wednesday chairman Howard Kendall said he believed there were things which could be learned from the disaster and that a public inquiry was the only way forward.\nHe said: \"When I came into charge of Wednesday I had a big job on my hands, a club which had never won a major trophy, no European games, no cup finals, no nothing for a long time.\n\"They did a bit better than that this season but I never saw the club play under Graham because he was ill.\"\nKendall, who has been a member of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign for 30 years, said he believed there were lessons to be learned and believed that a full public inquiry would be the best option"}
{"article":"An Indian nun who was gang-raped at a convent is praying for the attackers to be forgiven just 36 hours after the ordeal. The 71-year-old was trying to prevent six men from assaulting another woman and robbing the Christian missionary school on Friday night when she was locked in a room and raped. CCTV was released for the first time yesterday showing the suspects leaving the staff room at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School in West Bengal. A reward of 100,000 rupees (\u00a31,075) is on offer for any leads, police said. But the victim is said to be more concerned that the men are forgiven and the students are safe. Scroll down for video . Caught: Three men suspected of gang-raping an elderly Indian nun at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School in West Bengal were pictured for the first time yesterday. The victim is said to be more concerned the men are forgiven and the students are safe . One mother, who went to visit the nun at her hospital in Ranaghat, said: 'That's the greatness of a spiritual soul like her. 'All of us want the miscreants behind such a heinous crime to be arrested and given exemplary punishment.' Atindranath Mondal, hospital superintendent, added that the nun was brought to the hospital around 7am on Saturday. 'Immediately a team of doctors attended to her and a senior gynaecologist operated on her,' he told\u00a0The Times of India. Arnab Ghosh, a police superintendent, said five men had been detained for questioning. He added: 'CCTV footage showed that six men, aged between 20 and 30, scaled the boundary wall around 11.40pm and entered the school and disconnected the telephone lines.' The robbers then tied up and gagged a security guard before entering the nuns' room, where they found the women sleeping, police said. When the victim, who is the oldest nun at the school, tried to stop them taking another woman into a separate room they raped her. Suspects: The CCTV footage has  been released showing the suspects leaving the school's staff room around midnight on Friday. Five other men have been detained for questioning . Demonstrations: Prayers were said at churches across India yesterday for the victim. Hundreds of people staged a demonstration in\u00a0Ranaghat, where the nun is being treated in hospital, to demand justice . Outrage: The robbers  tied up and gagged a security guard before entering the nuns' room. Furious residents and students took to the streets after the attack to demand justice . Sorrow: Nuns gather in front of the convent.\u00a0Archbishop Thomas D'Souza said the sisters prayed for the victim during Sunday Mass . The men escaped with some cash, a mobile phone, a laptop and a camera. They also ransacked the school's chapel and took holy items. Footage shows books and papers strewn across the floor as the men leave the staff room. One sister, who flew in from Rome after the incident, said she had never heard of such an attack on a nun, even in conflict zones. Mr Ghosh added: 'At least two of them were armed and the rest were carrying burglary tools. In the chapel, a holy scripture was found torn and a bust of Jesus was broken.' Furious  residents took to the streets yesterday, shouting slogans demanding action and blocking off the main highway. Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, also tweeted her condemnation of what she called a 'horrific attack' promising 'swift, strong action'. Solidarity: The nun is recovering in hospital in Ranaghat. Meanwhile hundreds of people, including schoolchildren, blocked off the main highway holding signs and candles . Defiant: The demonstrations highlighted the strength of public anger at the rape, which came at a time of great tension over the sexual abuse of women in India . Prayers: Crowds of students lit dozens of candles at the peaceful protest yesterday . Strength in numbers: Students from the convent, dressed in a smart red and white uniform, held a candle-lit vigil for the injured nun . Archbishop Thomas D'Souza has appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony in the area. He said: 'In our Sunday Mass, we prayed for the sister to recover quickly from trauma, fear and her physical injuries. We will pray for her again this evening. 'They not only committed a heinous crime, but they also vandalized the chapel. This is the first time such an attack has happened in India.' Bewildered: Indian nuns, who normally lead relatively reclusive lives, suddenly found themselves at the centre of an unfolding story of national importance . Scene of the crime: Police stand guard outside the convent school at Ranaghat,  north of Calcutta, while the search for evidence continues . The incident comes at a time of heightened sensitivity over women's safety in India, which last week saw  a documentary about the 2012 gang-rape of a student in Delhi being banned. Authorities said screening the documentary could have caused public disorder, but critics accused the government of being more concerned with the country's reputation than the safety of its women. Shocking footage also emerged this week of an angry mob stripping and slowly beating a man to death in an Indian village after he was accused of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl. The prolonged attack on the 18-year-old was watched by a jeering 1,000-strong crowd.","highlights":"Nun was also trying to prevent gang from robbing the convent . Men believed to have gagged security guard before violent rampage . CCTV footage released yesterday shows suspects leaving  staff room . Five others have been detained for questioning, police said . Victim said to be more concerned the men are forgiven and students safe . Latest in a series of violent gang-rapes that has shocked the country .","id":"5037100f8d972a85612d2a2113526352d05ac35e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" her, but they tied her to a bed and tied a rope to her leg and pulled her along through the streets.\nThe nun, a member of the Salesian Sisters, a religious order dedicated to educating girls and women, prayed for the men after the attack - and also asked forgiveness from them, the New Delhi Times reported.\nWhile the attack was reported earlier, details of the nun's plea for forgiveness emerged in media reports on Saturday.\nOne of the nuns, Sister Divya, told the New Delhi Times: \"I was shocked and didn't know what to do, but then I prayed to Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness for the attackers.\n\"I didn't want to take revenge and told my attackers that I forgive them.\"\nShe had been attempting to stop the attackers from raping the other woman when they dragged her along and took her home, but they left her tied to a bed and bound her foot to a chair, before returning a few hours later and raping her too.\nThe woman had been a street vendor, and had worked as a domestic servant in the past.\nThe attack had already made headlines in India, where it took place near the capital New Delhi.\nThe victim told police that the six men had threatened to slit her throat if she resisted.\nSister Divya, who is from Delhi, said the rape had been terrible, and was \"the worst\" she had heard about for some time.\nShe told the Times: \"There has been sexual harassment of women in Delhi and people have been raising it but I don't think the government is serious about it.\n\"It's getting worse day by day, and it's a problem in Delhi and it could happen anywhere.\"\nThe 71-year-old nun said she had also had problems in the past, when her car was broken into and valuables stolen.\nShe said she felt sympathy for the men who raped her, and added: \"I do not hate anyone. I pray to the almighty for forgiveness. We don't know who these people are.\"\nThe nun said a small stone statue of Mary had also been stolen from her.\nThe attack has been condemned by many groups, especially women's rights groups.\nKavita Krishnan, director of the New Delhi-based All India Progressive Women's Association, described the attack as \"horrendous\", and urged the authorities to find the six men soon.\n"}
{"article":"Arrest: Jefferey Williams (pictured in his mug shot) has been charged in connection with the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson last week . A 20-year-old African-American man has been arrested and charged in connection with last week's shooting of two police . officers during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri. Jeffrey Williams, who was involved in the demonstrations, is accused of two counts of assault on a police officer, firing a weapon out of a vehicle and three counts of armed criminal action in relation to the incident on Thursday. If convicted of the crimes, he faces life in prison. The shooting sent a fresh jolt of tension through a city that became a symbol of racial conflict after black teenager Michael Brown was killed by white officer Darren Wilson last summer . A grand jury later returned no criminal charges. On Sunday, Robert McCulloch, St Louis County prosecutor, said  Williams  admitted to officials that he had fired a gun. However, the suspect claimed he was trying to hit someone else with whom he was arguing, Mr McCulloch said. 'We're not sure we completely buy that part of it,' the prosecutor said at a press conference, adding there might have been other people in a vehicle Williams is accused of shooting from. Mr McCulloch also confirmed that shell casings that were found at the scene have been linked to a handgun that was taken off of Williams. At the time of the shooting there was a warrant out for the suspect's arrest after failing to show up to sessions with his probation officer. He had been convicted for receiving stolen goods. It comes as anti-police protesters have resumed demonstrations outside Ferguson police station. Many were seen arguing with pro-authority demonstrators and officials on Sunday afternoon. One masked protester even ripped up an American flag as he condemned the police force. In the shooting early on Thursday, a 41-year-old county police officer suffered a shoulder wound . Scroll down for video . Statement: St. Louis Robert McCulloch (pictured announcing Williams's arrest) said the suspect admitted to officials that he had fired his gun. However, he said he was trying to hit someone else, Mr McCulloch said . Blood-spattered: 'We're not sure we completely buy that part of it,' the prosecutor said at a press conference. Above, police shine a light on a helmet as they investigate the scene where two police officers were shot . Wounded: In the shooting early on Thursday, a 41-year-old county police officer suffered a shoulder wound. Another officer, 32, suffered a facial wound. Above, one of the officers  is seen being taken away by EMT . Meanwhile, his 32-year-old colleague from a nearby police department sustained a facial wound after a bullet tore through his skin and became lodged near his ear. Both were treated and released by a local hospital.\u00a0The pair have been told that a suspect is in custody. Mr McCulloch said Williams used a 40mm handgun on the night of the shootings. Williams is being held on $300,000 bond. The north St. Louis County resident was on probation in St. Louis County for receiving stolen property, Mr McCulloch said. 'I think there was a warrant out for him on that because he had neglected to report for the last seven months to his probation officer,' he said during Sunday's press conference. It comes as anti-police protesters (pictured) have resumed demonstrations outside Ferguson police station . Many were pictured arguing with pro-authority demonstrators and police officers (pictured) on Sunday night . Opposing sides: Pro-police demonstrators protest outside Ferguson police station on Sunday afternoon . On Thursday, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the officers could have easily been killed in the shooting, which came amid protests in Ferguson over alleged police violence. Chf Belmar also called the attack 'an ambush,' citing the two New York City officers who were shot and killed in their police cruiser in December. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement Sunday that the arrest 'sends a clear message that acts of violence against our law enforcement personnel will never be tolerated'. He also praised 'significant cooperation between federal authorities and the St. Louis County Police Department.' St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the officers could have easily been killed in the shooting, which came amid protests in Ferguson over alleged police violence. Above, a Michael Brown supporter . Dispute: A pro-police protester, left, and counter protester yell at each other outside Ferguson police station . Tense:\u00a0A Ferguson officer separates pro-police and anti-police protesters outside the police headquarters . Ongoing protests: Demonstrators confront police during the protest over alleged police brutality. The police department has been a national focal point since the fatal August 9 shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown . The police department has been a national focal point since the fatal August 9 shooting of Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, by now-former police officer Darren Wilson. Officer Wilson was cleared by the Justice Department's report and a grand jury led by McCulloch declined to indict him in November. The federal report found widespread racial bias in the city's policing and in a municipal court system driven by profit extracted from mostly black and low-income residents. Six Ferguson officials, including Jackson, have resigned or been fired since the federal report was released March 4. \u00a0An investigation into Thursday's shooting is ongoing. 'I love Ferguson': Pro-police demonstrators protest outside Ferguson police station on Sunday afternoon . One of the protesters held a sign reading 'Go home media circus', while others showed support for the Mayor . Torn up: An American flag lies in the dirt after being ripped apart by anti-police demonstrators on Sunday . Shooting: Police take cover after two officers were shot while standing guard in front of the Ferguson Police Station last Thursday .","highlights":"Jeffrey Williams is currently in custody at St Louis County police\u00a0station . He was at the demonstration last Thursday when two officers were shot . Prosecutors say he admitted to officials that he fired a gun on the night . However, Williams claimed he was trying to hit someone else, they say . Two officers gunned down and injured in Ferugson, Missouri, last week . Both were treated for wounds and subsequently released from hospital . Williams was on probation for receiving stolen goods at time of incident . Comes as anti-police and pro-police protesters continue to demonstrate .","id":"15c59bcfcdaf72030c3facdd9c44f4b623e49784","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" connection with the shooting of two police officers, one of whom is in critical condition, the Ferguson, Missouri police department said Sunday.\nJefferey A Williams, 20, of the 5500 block of St. Louis Avenue, is being held on charges of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon, the police said in a statement.\nA woman, whose boyfriend is serving in the U.S. Army, told police that Williams came to her home to retrieve a television he had left there.\nAt 9:38 p.m. on Friday, a police officer in the Ferguson, Missouri suburb tried to stop a vehicle driven by Williams when Williams started firing at him, the police said in a statement.\nThe officer returned fire, wounding Williams. Police say Williams then went to the home of his former girlfriend where he shot her and shot at her brother twice.\nWilliams then fled the scene, the police said, and the police pursued him, during which he shot and critically wounded the police officer.\nThe officer was transported to St. Louis University Hospital for treatment of his injuries. He has been identified by the police as a 28-year-old man.\nThe police said they believe Williams to be the sole person involved in Friday's incident and that he may have acted alone. He has also been charged with the shooting of the woman and her brother.\nPolice, who are looking for any video or audio evidence relating to the shooting, have released a surveillance video of Williams walking from his vehicle to the home of the woman and her brother.\nThe police, who are also seeking the public's help in finding a second vehicle, have appealed to anyone who recognizes Williams from the video to contact the police.\nFerguson has been in turmoil for weeks after a white officer shot and killed a black teenager, Michael Brown, on August 9.\nA grand jury will determine whether to indict the officer, who has been identified by police as Darren Wilson.\nThe United States Department of Justice and the FBI are assisting the local authorities in their investigation.\nThe police have said that they are continuing to look for evidence in the case of the two officers shot while responding to a call for a possible burglary on Friday.\nThe two officers, one of whom is in critical condition, were not identified. Police said they shot in self-defense, and that a handgun was found next to one of the officers, although the gun"}
{"article":"A teenager caught with a car boot of 20 cannabis joints should not be banned from becoming a teacher or a nurse, Nick Clegg suggested today. The Lib Dem leader was challenged over his call for drug users not to be given criminal records for possessing illegal substances. He said it was \u2018ridiculous\u2019 that young people\u2019s future careers could be \u2018blighted\u2019 by nothing more than a \u2018teenage indiscretion\u2019. Nick Clegg was grilled about how many cannabis joints a teenager could be caught with without getting a criminal record . The Liberal Democrat manifesto will commit the party to ending imprisonment for possession of drugs for personal use and ensure that those arrested with small amounts of illicit substances do not get a criminal record. But during his weekly radio phone-in, Mr Clegg was grilled about how many cannabis joints a teenager could be caught with without getting a criminal record. LBC host Nick Ferrari said: \u2018I\u2019m an 18-year-old student, I get stopped by police, I have 20 joints in the boot of my car. I subsequently want to become a teacher. Can I become a teacher?\u2019 Mr Clegg insisted that as the law stands that person would not be able to become a teacher. But he said the law needed to be changed: \u2018I think it\u2019s completely wrong if some teenager, 17 or 18 year old, dabbles in\u2026 I don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s 20 [joints] or one. \u2018Do I think their chances of working as a nurse, as a teacher, or a lawyer or a taxi driver should be blighted forever, of course I don\u2019t. \u2018If you are a teenager, one in five youngster use drugs, a third of adults have used drugs at some point in their life in this country. \u2018What you are saying to me is someone who as a 17 or 18--year-old and has smoked some hassish, and they are caught doing that, you\u2019re saying they should never ever\u2026 work as a nurse, as a teacher.\u2019 Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clergg shared a platform with Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson to argue said drug users should not be given criminal records for possessing illegal substances . Yesterday's announcement follows a controversial \u2018research\u2019 project ordered by Lib Dem Home Office ministers, which used taxpayers\u2019 money to study drugs policy around the world. Jeremy Browne and Norman Baker jetted off to examine how other countries tackle drugs. They travelled to ten countries, including the US, Portugal and Sweden, at a cost of almost \u00a340,000. The Lib Dems seized on parts of the report suggesting decriminalisation in countries like Portugal cut the health damage caused by drugs. But critics said they ignored evidence that the number of children using drugs had risen. Pressed again on the scenario of 20 joints, Mr Clegg hit back: \u2018If he has got 20 joints is he allowed to be a teacher. \u2018Your fixation is whether it was 20. My fixation is whether do I think they should be ruled out forever to work as a teacher. \u2018I think it\u2019s ridiculous that we turn what might be a teenage indiscretion into a lifelong ban from public service in our schools and hospitals. \u2018I think that is one of the many, many features of our approach to the so-called war on drugs which is irrational, and counter-productive.\u2019 Mr Clegg yesterday shared a platform with Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson \u00a0who claimed that smoking powerful cannabis does not cause \u2018any harm\u2019. The Virgin tycoon shared a platform with the Lib Dem leader to promote the party\u2019s pledge. He said: \u2018Of people taking hash [cannabis], something like 99 per cent do not have a problem ... Take people taking skunk. \u2018It\u2019s slightly worse than alcohol. But there are a lot of people doing it for recreational purposes and they enjoy doing it and it\u2019s not doing them any harm.\u2019 However, he today sought to clarify his remarks, insisting he was talking about 'hash' and not 'skunk'. Sir Richard said in a blog: 'What I did say was that many people take hash for recreational purposes and enjoy it without doing themselves any harm. 'The same way that drinking alcohol, if you do it in moderation, is not going to do people any harm.' A study last month by Kings College London found that 24 per cent of new cases of psychosis are linked to the use of skunk. The report concluded that smoking skunk trebles the risk of someone having a psychotic episode. Last night, Mr Clegg also insisted that the so-called \u2018war on drugs\u2019 was \u2018not working\u2019, although he was later forced to concede that official figures show drug use has been falling in Britain for years. The Home Secretary Theresa May has blocked any softening of the drugs laws. The Lib Dems want to take drug policy away from the Home Office and place it in the Department of Health . A poll of 100 charities by the Centre for Social Justice last night found that 69 per cent of charities in the field would be concerned if the Government decriminalised cannabis. More than half (56 per cent) said cannabis use would increase if its use was decriminalised. Andy Cook, chief executive of charity Twenty Twenty, which works with disadvantaged young-people, said: \u2018We are scared by the idea of liberalising cannabis laws. We work tirelessly to get the most disadvantaged and disengaged young people back into learning and to hold down jobs. If they are taking cannabis it makes it almost impossible to succeed \u2013 sapping their motivation and effectively tying our hands in the support we can give. \u2018Cannabis is ruining the life opportunities of those we work with, so the idea that society would be better off if this stuff was decriminalised is crazy. Making it more easily available and more culturally acceptable will mean that more of our young people would take it. The result will be that more of our young people would fail to make the most of their potential.\u2019","highlights":"Nick Clegg said users should not be given criminal records for possession . He said decriminalisation would apply to 'harder' drugs such as heroin . Deputy PM's announcement publicly endorsed by Virgin tycoon Branson .","id":"4d8c7348b09bafdcca13b1067acb6000f51ad65c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" small quantities of illegal drugs.\nThe call has been fiercely criticised by senior ministers and a cross-party group of MPs who fear it will let criminal gangs avoid punishment by threatening to reveal their drug use to employers. But Mr Clegg said it would enable \"responsible, low-level drug users\" to go on to respectable professions without having their record \"haunted forever\".\nIn a speech to the thinktank Reform, the Lib Dem leader said: \"We shouldn't let the fact that you have a problem, which you need help to resolve, be held against you, and mean that your opportunities for education, and employment are permanently ruined.\" Mr Clegg said that, when the drugs were \"only small quantities\" \u2013 in this case cannabis \u2013 he did not believe they should automatically be reported to the police or recorded in any way on official files. He made it clear that he believed cannabis and other Class B drugs should remain a criminal offence, but said: \"There are many low-level drug users who can safely be allowed to go off and pursue mainstream, rewarding careers, without having their past dragged up to haunt them for the rest of their lives.\n\"It's not fair, it's not consistent with the principles of rehabilitation that we should let drug offences haunt and haunt people. There is a better way.\" Mr Clegg added: \"It's not just about drug dealers. It's also about those people who have a problem but know they can't seek help because of the shame of the stigma.\"\nThe speech represents a toughening up of the Lib Dem position by Mr Clegg. The party was previously committed to giving non-violent drug offenders the opportunity to attend drug rehabilitation programmes without having to face a criminal record. Mr Clegg's latest speech, on reform of the criminal justice system, was also intended to draw attention to his party's concerns about a rising prison population and to highlight problems with rehabilitation in jails.\nIt follows reports on Tuesday that the Lib Dems are about to make major concessions to David Cameron over the issue. Mr Clegg is reportedly ready to agree to a coalition deal that would see \"sin taxes\" imposed on high fat and sugary foods.\nIn his speech today, Mr Clegg said the Lib Dems wanted to \"shake up the criminal justice system in the interests of justice and fairness and the long-term interests of the country\". He said: \"If we're going to"}
{"article":"Arsenal face an uphill battle to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League when they take on Monaco but Arsene Wenger's men should take heart from some previous European comebacks. The Gunners must score at least three away goals on Tuesday as they look to overturn the 3-1 defeat they suffered at the Emirates late last month. Here, Sportsmail takes a closer look at 10 of the greatest second leg comebacks in European competition. Arsenal's players, pictured in training on Monday, are looking to overturn their 3-1 first leg defeat by Monaco . Chelsea 4-1 Napoli (Agg 5-4 after extra-time), Champions League last 16, March 14, 2012 . Chelsea looked dead and buried after a dismal 3-1 defeat in Naples but, after the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas, the Blues stormed back to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Goals from Didier Drogba and John Terry had Roberto Di Matteo's men in control before Gokhan Inler's strike in the 55th minute put the visitors in charge. Frank Lampard levelled the tie with a 75th minute penalty and Branislav Ivanovic popped up in extra-time with a thumping finish to continue Chelsea's charge towards the trophy. Branislav Ivanovic celebrates after scoring the decisive goal in Chelsea's 4-1 win against Napoli in 2012 . Fulham 4-1 Juventus (Agg 5-4), Europa League last 16, March 18, 2010 . Fulham also suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of this tie but the Cottagers didn't require extra-time to make it through to the last eight of the Europa League in style. David Trezeguet's goal appeared to have ended the contest early on but strikes from Bobby Zamora and Zoltan Gera - either side of a red card for Fabio Cannavaro - had Roy Hodgson's men back in it. Gera netted another from the penalty spot before Clint Dempsey sealed Fulham's progress with a delightful chip beyond the helpless Antonio Chimenti. Clint Dempsey's chip catches out Juventus goalkeeper Antonio Chimenti to seal Fulham's progress . American star Dempsey celebrates as Fulham fans go wild during the Europa League last 16 win in 2010 . Deportivo 4-0 AC Milan (Agg 5-4), Champions League quarter-final, April 7, 2004 . AC Milan could be forgiven for thinking this tie was as good as over after their 4-1 first leg win at the San Siro but Deportivo had other ideas. The Spanish side wiped out the visitors' advantage with first-half goals from Walter Pandiani, Juan Carlos Valeron and Albert Luque, putting themselves in the driving seat on away goals. The Serie A outfit had no answers and substitute Gonzalez Fran added a fourth goal 15 minutes from the end to seal Deportivo's place in the last four. Deportivo's players celebrate after scoring their third goal against AC Milan at the Riazor stadium in 2004 . Monaco 3-1 Real Madrid (Agg 5-5), Champions League quarter-final, April 6, 2004 . Fernando Morientes mocked Real Madrid's decision to send him out on loan as he dumped his parent club out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage. After scoring in a 4-2 first leg defeat at the Bernabeu, the Spaniard struck again after goals from Real striker Raul and team-mate Ludovic Guily. The Frenchman netted his second goal of the evening with a clever backheel to secure victory on away goals and set up a semi-final clash with Chelsea. Monaco captain Ludovic Giuly celebrates after  his side's 3-1 second leg win against Real Madrid . Bayern Munich 2-3 Inter Milan (Agg 3-3), Champions League last 16, March 15, 2011 . After beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League final the season before, Inter Milan once again had the last laugh against the Bundesliga giants. Mario Gomez's late strike had given Louis van Gaal's men victory and an away goal in the first leg but Samuel Eto'o cancelled out Bayern's advantage after just three minutes. Gomez and Thomas Muller put the hosts 3-1 up on aggregate but a second-half goal from Wesley Sneijder and 88th minute winner from Goran Pandev sent Inter through on away goals. Goran Pandev (right), pictured having a shot, scored Inter Milan's winning goal against Bayern Munich late on . Middlesbrough 4-1 Basle (Agg 4-3), UEFA Cup semi-final, April 6, 2006 . Middlesbrough made a habit of dramatic comebacks in their successful run to the UEFA Cup final in 2006 but this was perhaps the best. Steve McClaren's men were 2-0 down from the first leg and trailing 1-0 on the night before two goals from Mark Viduka, another from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and a last minute strike by Massimo Maccarone sent them through. Boro produced another brilliant come-from-behind win in the semi-finals, seeing off Steaua Bucharest 4-2 on aggregate after being 3-0 down 24 minutes into the second leg. Massimo Maccarone smashes the ball into the back of the net in the last minute to complete Boro's comeback . Barcelona 1-4 Metz (Agg 5-6), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round, 1984 . No French TV or radio stations bothered to send anyone to this game after Barcelona's comfortable 4-2 victory in the first leg in France. But after going 1-0 down on the night Metz rallied, scoring four unanswered goals to sensationally beat Barca at the Nou Camp and progress to the second round 6-5 on aggregate. Striker Tony Kurbos netted a hat-trick as Bernd Schuster was left to rue his words after the first leg when he offered to 'give the Metz players some ham to thank them for all the presents they\u2019ve given to us tonight'. Valencia 5-0 Basle (Agg 5-3 after extra-time), Europa League quarter-final, April 10, 2014 . Paco Alcacer was the hero for Valencia as they overturned a three-goal first leg deficit to reach the last four of the Europa League. The talented striker netted either side of an Eduardo Vargas strike as the hosts forced an extra 30 minutes following their 3-0 defeat in Switzerland. Alcacer completed his hat-trick in the 113th minute before Juan Bernat wrapped things up with just a couple of minutes to play against nine-man Basle. Paco Alcacer celebrates one of his three goals against Basle in the Europa League quarter-finals . Real Madrid 4-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (Agg 5-5), UEFA Cup third round, 1985 . Real Madrid appeared on the brink of exiting the UEFA Cup at the third round stage after being thrashed 5-1 in the first leg in Germany. But Los Blancos turned things around at the Bernabeu as braces from Jorge Valdano and Santillana meant the hosts progressed on away goals. Real Madrid went on to the lift the trophy after a two-legged victory over Videoton of Hungary. Barcelona 4-0 AC Milan (Agg 4-2), Champions League last 16, March 12, 2013 . Another stunning display from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat as they thrashed AC Milan 4-0 at the Nou Camp. David Villa's 55th minute strike proved decisive as Jordi Alba added gloss to the scoreline with a goal just before the final whistle. Barca progressed to the semi-finals after beating Paris Saint-Germain but were then humiliated by Bayern Munich, losing 7-0 on aggregate. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scores his second goal in side's 4-0 win against AC Milan in March, 2013 .","highlights":"Arsenal are 3-1 down to Monaco in their Champions League last 16 tie . Chelsea overcame a 3-1 away defeat by Napoli to progress back in 2012 . Fulham beat Juventus 5-4 on aggregate in the 2009-10 Europa League . Deportivo, Barcelona and Middlesbrough have also produced comebacks .","id":"1ae69cdede711c65bc7d5cdf22dfc39231a18f5f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday to force extra time and snatch a place in the quarter-finals of this competition, with Monaco leading 2-0 from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium a fortnight ago.\nArsenal have made a habit of overturning European deficit against the French champions in the past. The Gunners lost the first leg of their last-16 clash with Monaco in 1995-96 3-1, while the 2006-07 semi-finals saw them overturn a 4-1 deficit after the first leg at the Emirates.\nHere are four other classic 'UCL' comebacks.\nBarcelona v Paris Saint-Germain (2008)\n2-2 (2-1 agg)\nBarcelona went into the return fixture in the French champions' Nou Camp Stadium as underdogs. Their coach, Frank Rijkaard, had resigned just days before and the club's players, who had never beaten a French team, were under extreme pressure.\nTheir French opponents, on a high after their 3-1 win the previous week, needed just a draw to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League but were denied by the incredible comeback of the Catalans.\nWith the score at 1-1 in the first leg of the quarter-final, Andres Iniesta gave the hosts a narrow advantage with a stunning effort but Paris scored a late equaliser to take the tie to extra-time. Thierry Henry sent the Nou Camp into ecstasy with a wonderful goal to give Barcelona the advantage but Ludovic Giuly struck the woodwork after 106 minutes.\nIn the dying minutes, Lionel Messi equalised again with a stunning strike - his third of the night and second of the game - that saw the home fans on their feet. And when Giuly struck the post for the third time, the Barcelona celebrations became truly ecstatic as the game ended with a 2-2 draw.\nPSV Eindhoven v Galatasaray (1982)\n3-0 (0-3 agg)\nWhen the second leg of the European Cup semi-final between PSV Eindhoven and Turkish giants Galatasaray was coming up, everyone expected the Turkish side to win. Not only were PSV underdogs in terms of form, the Dutch champions had the burden of a huge travelling support on their shoulders.\nPSV's performance in the first leg suggested a different"}
{"article":"St Helens needed a supercharged second half show to maintain their 100 per cent First Utility Super League record with a 30-20 win at Widnes. Both sides were without several key players but Widnes deserved their 14-6 interval lead before the champions ran in 24 second half points. Lance Hohaia crossed for two of the visitors' five tries, with others from the outstanding Atelea Vea, Luke Thompson and Jordan Turner. Travis Burns kicked five goals. Lance Hohaia  scores first try for\u00c2\u00a0of St Helens on Friday night . Widnes led at the break thanks to tries from Eamon O'Carroll and Patrick Ah Van in front of 7,772 fans. The hosts were missing skipper Kevin Brown, Cameron Phelps, Lloyd White, Manase Manuokafoa and Hep Cahill with Danny Craven, Stefan Marsh, Grant Gore and Macgraff Leuluai back after last week's defeat at Huddersfield. St Helens, without James Roby and banned Kyle Amor, were strengthened by the return of Burns from suspension, while Paul Wellens reverted to his old full-back spot in the absence of injured Jonny Lomax. Josh Jones and Andre Savelio replaced injured Mark Percival and Mark Flanagan, who were also injured in the win at Wakefield with Luke Walsh still missing. Widnes notched their first home win over Saints for 20 years last season and made a flying start with O'Carroll charging over from short range after Danny Tickle was held short. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook has the ball stripped from him by the tackle from Stefan Marsh of Widnes . Tickle had no problem with the straightforward conversion to fire his side into a 6-0 lead. Alex Walmsley almost forced his way over for Saints but was bundled into touch by determined tackling. The Vikings defence was not as impressive after 15 minutes with Hohaia scampering over from dummy half, with Burns adding the goal to level at 6-6. Saints continued to pile on the pressure before Widnes were only denied on the break by a try saving tackle from Tommy Makinson on Joe Mellor before a thundering midfield burst by Ah Van. Makinson was forced to quit injured with Widnes regaining the lead with Rhys Hanbury's pass putting Ah Van over in the corner and Marsh booting the touchline conversion with Tickle having gone off. Marsh struck a penalty five minutes before the interval to make it 14-6 and Saints could have no complaints after sloppy handling. Jon Wilkin gives thumbs up to Saints fans at the end of the game . Paddy Flynn failed to collect the restart and Widnes paid the price with Ah Van fumbling a Jon Wilkin kick - Vea pounced and Burns converted to cut the gap to 14-12. The Vikings lost Chris Dean with a rib injury and were forced to drop out twice in quick succession from under their own posts as Saints stepped up the tempo. The pressure told with teenage forward Thompson forcing his way over to give Saints the lead for the first time after 53 minutes with Burns' kick edging them ahead 18-14. Saints put daylight between the sides four minutes later after a thundering burst from Vea with Wellens in support to send Turner over and make it 24-14. Hohaia wriggled over for his second try to add to the Vikings' woes on the hour and stretch the lead to 30-14. Danny Craven looked certain to notch a third try for Widnes after a long range break but stumbled and was stopped by Matt Dawson. Widnes managed a late try from Aaron Heremaia but paid the price for their poor start to the second half. \u00c2 .","highlights":"Lance Hohaia scored two of the five tries scored by St Helens . The champions fought back from 14-6 down with 24 second half points .","id":"399f4183de50f07ba734774c378ea7866fefbdf7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" lead after producing some excellent first-half rugby and Saints had to rely on strong second-half performances from Jonny Lomax, Jordan Turner and Mark Percival to record the victory.\nIn a tight contest both sides had to contend with the loss of key players. Saints prop Kyle Amor limped off with a knee injury while half-back Danny Craven (knee) was also forced to withdraw at the same time. Widnes full-back Craig Hansen was also sidelined with a knee problem. The Vikings went into the break with a three-point lead thanks to a well-worked set move by Stefan Marsh and a try by James Chapelhow. For Saints, only Lomax and Jake Emmitt had made an impact up until then. Lomax had slotted over a penalty and converted Percival\u2019s first-half try but Saints were being outmuscled by a determined Widnes side.\nSt Helens, missing the injured Amor, were forced to reshuffle their pack. Danny Richardson replaced Amor while Turner moved to No.13 and Harrison Hansen was shifted to lock. The rest of the first-half was played close to the Widnes line and Saints were rewarded with the only try of the half. Turner took a short pass from Percival, slipped a great pass to Mark Percival who ran in from 15 metres to put Saints in front for the first time. Lomax converted and Saints were ahead 10-6 at the interval.\nIn the second-half Saints dominated with three tries and a penalty goal by Lomax. The opening try was made by Turner who broke up the field and released Percival, who in turn slipped a pass back inside for Lomax to score. Lomax\u2019s conversion was his seventh consecutive successful kick at goal. The visitors were 18-6 up.\nWidnes hit back through a Ben Davies penalty goal before Saints moved further ahead with a try to Lomax. He ran in from 30 metres and the try was converted by Lomax to make the score 24-8.\nThe Vikings hit back again with another Davies penalty goal and from the restart they were awarded a penalty try in Saints\u2019 half. It had all the hallmarks of a winning move as the pack battered Saints back-line. But the hosts were only able to score a try as Jake Emmitt got them level with a try from Lomax\u2019s pinpoint pass. Lomax converted and Saints took the"}
{"article":"A hotel worker whose  nose was bitten off on the night of his work Christmas party is having it rebuilt using skin from his face. Christopher Watson, 32, admits he was too drunk to remember\u00a0on a night out with colleagues in Newcastle upon Tyne on December 23, but insists he was attacked. He is currently recovering from reconstructive surgery as doctors battle to repair his disfigured face using grafts from other parts of his head. But police have shelved the investigation into the alleged attack because he was too drunk to remember who attacked him, and where. Anger:\u00a0Christopher Watson, 32, claims his nose was bitten off, left and right, during his work Christmas party but is furious after police shelved their investigation because he was too drunk to remember what happened . After checking CCTV at possible locations and hunting for witnesses, officers found nothing so were unable to record the incident as a crime and suggested he may have fallen over. Mr Watson fears the person who attacked him may now never be caught and denies he fell because he had no grazes on his hands, elbows or knees. Now he  faces years of surgery to repair his nose, which was so severely damaged people cannot stop staring. Aftermath: Mr Watson says that people keep staring at him because of his injuries . He said: 'It's been awful. People still stare at me wherever I go, in the shop, on the bus, I get people looking at me. 'I just can't get my head around the fact that this has happened to me and I don't know why.' He had been enjoying a Christmas do with his colleagues from Newcastle's Vermont Hotel when the mysterious incident occurred, during the early hours of December 22, 2013. He believes he was attacked near Grey's Monument, outside Fenwick department store, in Newcastle city centre. He said: 'All I can remember is a flash of blue, then the pain of someone biting my nose, I can just remember the excruciating pain. I was delirious, in shock and in pain'. He then went back to the hotel he works in and a friend called an ambulance. When Christopher got to hospital medics told him a piece of his nose, the size of a five pence piece was missing. The hotel maintenance worker has since undergone painful skin grafts, and in December surgeons took skin from another part of his face to rebuild his nose. Last month Christopher went under the knife again for more reconstructive surgery. And he will return to hospital this month to find out what the next stage of his treatment will be. Christopher still believes part of his nose was bitten off. But police say there was not enough evidence to suggest a crime had taken place. 'There is no way I could have got that injury without someone else doing it. The police say I could have tripped or fallen, but I have no other bruises on my knees or hands. And I was wearing my glasses and they didn't break. 'The police have now written it off because I can't remember what happened. I thought it happened outside Fenwick but I can't be sure. They say they checked the CCTV cameras in that area and found nothing. But it could have happened somewhere else.' Mystery: Mr Watson has had surgery twice already after the incident on December 23 - but his memory of the night is hazy, making it hard for police to discover what happened . Northumbria Police has confirmed the incident was investigated but no evidence of an attack could be found. A spokeswoman said: 'We can confirm we received a report from the ambulance service that a man had suffered an injury. Extensive enquiries were carried out but no details of what happened or where could be clarified by the man or the person with him. If any further information is available we would ask people to contact the police.'","highlights":"Christopher Watson, 32,  left with nose injury after work Christmas party . But he was very drunk and cannot remember how and where it happened . Surgeons have grafted skin from his face to help reconstruct his nose . He's had at least two operations and faces several more to repair injuries . Police have shelved investigation because they can't find witnesses . Detectives have suggested nose may not have been bitten and he fell over . Mr Watson\u00a0says he can't have fallen over because he has no other injuries .","id":"962a4065373b7e5ed1bccea79b488560f837dfc6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Tyne in\u00a02017. It was later found his nose was bitten off by the 31-year-old, who was also charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. Newcastle Crown Court heard a man's nose was \"smashed to pieces\" by a woman's teeth after she bit off part of it following a row in a city bar. The incident happened on a night out with colleagues to celebrate Newcastle University's winter ball at the city's Premier Inn on Grey Street on 14 December 2017. Mr Watson, a former security guard, said: \"I didn't feel a thing, I remember seeing something in the corner of my eye but it was over in a matter of seconds.\" \"It didn't really hurt, it was just shocking to see my nose in the palm of her hand.\" He\u00a0said he thought he had broken his nose and \"just went to the loo and checked my face\" before being taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The court heard the woman who allegedly bit the man, 31-year-old\u00a0Kelly Black, also injured the top of Mr Watson's ear, bit his thumb and scratched his face. A witness claimed they heard Mr Watson yell out: \"It's like a zombie just bit me. She's just tried to rip my nose off.\" She then spat out part of it, the court heard. Mr Watson was taken to hospital where doctors were forced to rebuild the nose using skin from his cheek, with surgeons using \"three stitches\" to place it back. In a statement read to the court, Mr Watson said: \"My right cheekbone, nose, and ear have been left permanently disfigured, and there is a visible scar which runs from the top of my nose to under my chin. \"I have a permanent scar on the right hand side of my face which was stitched back together. \"My right eyebrow is also scarred.\u00a0I have also been left with a permanent scar on my ear which goes under the right side of my jaw line and into my neck, the scar goes from my ear to under my chin.\" He said he was \"shocking\" when they saw him in hospital and admitted the incident made him very self-conscious about his appearance. \"It has had a very big impact on my mental health,\" he said. \"It has made me feel very insecure about my appearance.\" At the time the woman appeared"}
{"article":"Teaching assistant Emma Webb, 44, from Bracknell, Berkshire, had sex with two teenagers at her home and in her car in a 'disgraceful' abuse of power . A married teaching assistant who got two schoolboys to skip lessons to have sex with her has avoided prison because she had already served time for having affairs with five other pupils. Mother-of-two Emma Webb had sex with the boys at home while her husband was out, and performed a sex act on one of them in an empty maths classroom. The 44-year-old also lured the \u2018inexperienced\u2019 boys, then aged 15 and 16, into her car for sex in a \u2018disgraceful\u2019 abuse of her position, a court heard. The blonde began a fling with the 16-year-old after being assigned as his support worker following the death of his brother. In a text message, she told him: \u2018If I was younger I\u2019d be the girl for you.\u2019 She then offered him a lift home and touched him while they were struck in traffic, before driving to a deserted car park and performing a sex act on him. Prosecutor Michael Roques told a judge at Reading Crown Court how Webb also began a fling with the 15-year-old after sending him \u2018flirty\u2019 texts. After luring him into the maths room and performing a sex act on him, she invited the schoolboy to her home for sex while her husband was at work. The court heard how, on another occasion, she drove the youngster to a secluded area of woodland, where they had sex in the back of her car. The judge, Recorder John Gallagher, heard how the boy had been reluctant to report the affair because he feared reprisals from Webb\u2019s husband, who was a karate black belt. Webb wept as she was told she would not go to jail for the flings, which came to light following her suspension from the school. In 2012, she was jailed for 32 months after admitting to affairs with five other pupils at the same Berkshire school, which cannot be named for legal reasons. Her barrister Lucy Tapper told the court that Webb was now in a relationship with another man. Miss Tapper added: \u2018She\u2019s somebody who is determined to put these incidents behind her and is determined to move on with her life.\u2019 Judge Gallagher told Webb that she was only avoiding prison because she had already been punished for offences that had taken place at the same time. He said: \u2018You disgracefully abused your position of trust. \u2018I accept that you had your own problems but the truth is that ultimately it was for your own gratification and you ignored the needs of these two boys.\u2019 But Webb was spared jail at Reading Crown Court (pictured) because she has already served time in jail for after admitting 30 offences involving five other pupils, which took place at the school at the same time . He told Webb the 15-year-old\u2019s grades had deteriorated because she encouraged him to skip lessons for sex, adding: \u2018It undoubtedly affected his schooling and the reality is you abused his innocence, because he had no previous sexual experience.\u2019 Judge Gallagher said the 16-year-old had also been badly affected by her behaviour. He added: \u2018You were specifically his mentor. \u2018A mentor is somebody who is meant to be getting a young person into the right way of behaving and the right way of treating others. What you did was precisely the opposite. \u2018The fact is this is your last chance, there can be no more of this.\u2019 Webb, of Bracknell, Berkshire, admitted 12 counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust and was handed a 15-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. She was also given a two-year supervision order.","highlights":"Emma Webb had unprotected sex with boys in 'disgraceful' abuse of power . 44-year-old from Bracknell urged pupils to skip classes for\u00a0secret\u00a0liaisons . Mother-of-two also sent them photos, posing in underwear with sex toys . Webb jailed in 2012 for 30 offences involving five  boys during same period . Recorder John Gallagher said she had already been punished for offences .","id":"eb73d2b295c3627fc09e797c4a177c99c66f259b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" perform sex acts on her and her husband in a \"disgraceful\" abuse of power is facing a jail sentence. Emma Webb, 44, invited her victims to her home in Bracknell, Berks, and in a nearby layby and asked one of them to perform. The perverted teacher forced the youngster to perform sex acts on her husband and even watched as her husband had sex with one of the victims.\nTeacher Emma Webb, 44, of Bracknell, pleaded guilty in the High Court to five counts of taking indecent images of children and six of sexual activity with a child at an address in Bracknell. She also admitted two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Webb is due to be sentenced on Thursday, December 6. In a victim statement read to the court, the woman referred to in the proceedings as A said: The pervert teacher forced the youngster to perform sex acts on her husband and even watched as her husband had sex with one of the victims.\nEmma Webb, 44, of Bracknell, pleaded guilty in the High Court to five counts of taking indecent images of children and six of sexual activity with a child at an address in Bracknell. A woman who forced young boys to perform sex acts on her husband and watch her perform sex with her husband has been jailed. Emma Webb pleaded guilty to five counts of taking indecent images of children and six of sexual activity with a child. The teacher was given a month's suspended sentence and five years of supervision for this at a hearing on Thursday, December 6.\nAn aspiring actress who had sex with her school's deputy head was told today she would serve time in jail. Emma Webb, 44, from Bracknell, Berkshire, pleaded guilty to five counts of taking indecent images of children and six of sexual activity with a child. The mother-of-two, who admitted having sex with a schoolboy, also admitted two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at an address in Bracknell. She was granted bail and will be sentenced at the same court on Thursday, December 6.\nA teenage schoolgirl told the court she believed the sex was consensual, however Webb made her feel like a \"slut\" and a \"whore\". Miss Webb, 39, invited the victims to her home and a nearby lay-by, asking one of the victims to perform a sex act on her husband. Emma Webb forced"}
{"article":"The driver of a car that hit and killed a young woman in the early hours on Sunday morning was on the way to work, police believe. Brisbane woman Ashleigh Humphrys died in a hit-and-run incident after deciding to walk from Toowong to her Seventeen Mile Rocks home in Brisbane  after having an argument with a friend while they were out celebrating her 20th birthday. Now, after it was revealed that a man was assisting police with their investigations, officers have said they believe he was on his way to work and went to his shift as normal on Sunday, the Courier Mail\u00a0reported. Scroll down for video . Ashleigh Humphrys was walking home after her 20th birthday celebrations when she was hit by a car and killed at 4am on Sunday in Brisbane . Police seized his car, believed to be a dark coloured sedan, which is\u00a0also undergoing scientific investigation with the Forensic Crash Unit, according to Nine News. The young 20-year-old woman is believed to have either have been on her hands and knees or lying on the road when she was struck by a car and left to die. Police said people tried to put Ms Humphrys, who was understood to be intoxicated at the time, into a cab at a Caltex service station but she walked away. Police said Ms Humphrys\u2019 injuries suggested she was low to the ground when she was hit in the right inbound lane on the Mt Coot-tha Rd extension of the Western Freeway between the two roundabouts. A security guard from a nearby service station called police after he witnessed Ms Humphrys walking in a disorientated state along the road . Only moments later the guard, who was still on the phone to police while driving around trying to find Ms Humphrys, discovered her dead on the road at the city end of the Western Freeway . A security guard from a nearby service station called police after he witnessed her walking in a disorientated state along the road,The Courier Mail reported. Only moments later the guard, who was still on the phone to police while driving around trying  to find Ms Humphrys, discovered her dead on the road. Just before Ms Humphrys was hit, CCTV footage shows two taxis stop near the woman and put their hazard lights on. It was then\u00a0that a dark-coloured sedan drove past the taxis, mounted the footpath before swerving back onto the road and driving off. One taxi has been seized as part of the investigation after cabbie came forward last night and police said they were talking to a person who was 'within the vicinity' of the incident. Police  need to speak urgently with the other two drivers seen in the video footage at the time of the incident and will look for the other taxi driver through cab companies if they don't come forward. Just before Ms Humphrys was hit, CCTV footage shows two taxis stop near the woman and put their hazard lights on before a car drove past the taxis, mounted the footpath and then swerved back onto the road before driving off . Insp Rob Graham said Ms Humphrys' mother realised what happened to her daughter through the media reports she saw on Sunday . Ms Humphrys decided to walk from Toowong to her Seventeen Mile Rocks home . Senior Sergeant Simon Lamerton strongly urged the driver in question to come forward for everyone concerned in the horrific incident. 'A young person has lost their life, the driver of this car is involved and for the sake of the family and for their own conscience and mental health into the future, these sorts of things you don\u2019t want to carry with you,' he said to the Brisbane paper. 'Not only for your own conscience but also for the family and the purposes for the coronial report.' 'It's very important we hear your side.'\u00a0Inspector Rob Graham said. 'We want to put pressure on the driver and let him know that we've got CCTV footage and our preference would be for him or her to come forward and give us the information.' The city end of the Western Freeway in Brisbane where Ms Humphrys was found dead early Sunday mornin . Insp Graham said\u00a0Ms Humphrys' mother realised what happened to her daughter through the media reports she saw on Sunday. 'Police had the unfortunate job of notifying the mum,' he said. 'I spoke to the police after that and they were devastated.' Tributes have started to flow in for Ms Humphrys  on Facebook. 'Baby girl, there have been so many things running through my head all day, but I mainly just want to say I am so thankful that I had the pleasure of having you as one of my close friends,' a friend posted. 'You were such a beautiful person, inside and out. Your laugh was contagious and your kindness was shared among so many.Gone, far too soon.'","highlights":"Ashleigh Humphrys, 20, died in a hit-and-run early on Sunday morning . Police believe the driver of the car was heading to work . A man is assisting police with their investigations after the death . Ms Humphrys was walking home after celebrating her birthday with friends . A security guard rang police after she was walking disorientated . CCTV footage shows two taxis stop near her before she was struck and put hazard lights on . Then a car drove past the taxis, mounted the footpath before swerving back onto the road and driving off . A taxi is said to have been seized and police are talking to a person 'within the vicinity' at the time of the incident .","id":"05976adf49a74794ca361d4f6109d4867e51d367","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"owoomba to Warwick.\nAshleigh Humphrys was trying to get to her work. Image via facebook\nPolice believe her killer was in the area early on Sunday morning, after she decided to walk to a friend\u2019s place because she was too hungover to drive the short distance home.\nIt is thought she was hit by a passing car between 1.30am and 2am Sunday morning \u2013 her body was found just after 7.15am that morning.\nAshleigh\u2019s friend, Rebecca De La Fuente said: \u201cAsh was such a beautiful girl. She was gorgeous inside and out.\u201d\nThe 21-year-old was walking down the main street of Toowoomba, but she turned and headed to a friend\u2019s house a short distance away because she was too drunk to drive home safely.\n\u201cShe would go out for nights and come home at 7am and still have to go to work at 8am. She wouldn\u2019t go anywhere if she had a hangover,\u201d De La Fuente said.\nThe last sighting of Ashleigh was at around 1.30am when she was walking down Toowoomba\u2019s Margaret Street, but she was too drunk to drive, so she walked to a friend\u2019s house a few hundred metres away.\n\u201cIt\u2019s so sad. She was so much fun \u2014 she was bubbly, and she always had fun and enjoyed her weekends,\u201d De La Fuente said.\n\u201cI don\u2019t know who could do that and not be able to live with it.\u201d\nWhen asked how the incident had affected her friend, De La Fuente said she had suffered from survivor\u2019s guilt because Ashleigh hadn\u2019t reached her destination.\n\u201cShe said: \u2018If it was me or someone who I was close to, I would do it,'\u201d De La Fuente said.\n\u201cShe wouldn\u2019t want to do it to anyone \u2014 she would want to stop it, but in this situation there\u2019s nothing we can do.\u201d\nPolice believe the car will have damage to the front of the vehicle. Image via facebook\nDetective Senior Sergeant Craig Waddell said the driver did not stop, and he believed the car had damage to the front of the vehicle.\n\u201cWe do believe the driver will be unaware that they have caused this collision, however it is a reminder for all motorists to take extra care on our roads,\u201d Senior Sgt Waddell"}
{"article":"A slaughterhouse worker who stabbed his ex-girlfriend's male friend to death after wrongly believing the pair were dating has been jailed for 25 years after being convicted of murder. Jason Taylor, 21, shared an eight-month relationship with Jodie Emery, 26, but after the pair broke up he became jealous, often going to her house in\u00a0Preston, Lancashire, to spy on her. Convinced she was seeing another man he sent the mother-of-two a text on September 22 last year which said: 'Last chance, otherwise things are going to turn sour, tell me who is there'. He then went to Miss Emery's home and kicked in the front door. With her two young daughters asleep upstairs he began fighting with friend Adam Wilson, 25, who she said had been invited over for drinks. Jason Taylor, 21 (left), is facing life in jail today after he was found guilty of murdering Adam Wilson, 25, after becoming convinced he was dating his ex-girlfriend Jodie Emery, 26 (right) During the struggle he used a knife he had bough on a previous holiday with Miss Emery to fatally stab Mr Wilson in the thigh. During his trial at Preston Crown Court, Taylor tried to claim that that there was no innocent reason for Mr Wilson being in the house, and denied intending to kill him, but a jury took just an hour and a half to decide he was lying. Today he was handed down a life sentence and told he cannot apply for parole until at least 2040. Judge Anthony Russell QC told Taylor: 'The victim was someone completely unknown to you and had done you absolutely no harm at all and yet was murdered by you for no other reason other than he happened to be the person at the home of Jody Emery. 'This was a particularly shocking murder because it was pure chance Adam Wilson was the person who you vented your rage on because you were unable to accept your relationship with Jody Emery was finished. 'People have to accept that sometimes things go wrong in their lives and relationship do sometimes end. You were not prepared to accept that. Taylor kicked down Miss Emery's front door on September 22 last year, and began fighting with Mr WIlson (pictured), fatally stabbing him in the thigh . 'You persistently badgered her to the extent that you became a nuisance. 'You were not prepared to let her move along with her life or yours because of your obsessive jealousy. She was perfectly entitled to see other people, it was none of your business if she did so. 'You murdered this man for no other reason other than he was in a place he was perfectly entitled to be. He had done no wrong.' The court earlier heard that Taylor, a slaughterhouse worker who spent his days deboning animal carcasses, had been in an eight-month relationship with Miss Emery. The pair had shared a caravan holiday together in Scarborough, but after they returned home Miss Emery secretly terminated a pregnancy. When Taylor found out he flew into a rage and the pair split. Unable to accept the break-up Taylor began texting and calling Miss Emery on a regular basis begging for them to get back together, and often went to her house to watch her, often coming up to look through the windows. Two days before the murder took place Taylor was at pub\u00a0the Tardy Gate. When he spotted one of Miss Emery's former boyfriends he became angry, smashed a window and tried to punch the man. Louise Blackwell QC said on the day of the killing Taylor texted Miss Emery saying: 'I miss you. Maybe in time you'll want to try again'. She asked him not to contact her but later that evening he sent her another text saying: 'Can I come for cuddles?' Miss Emery responded, 'you being weird then', to which he said: 'I'm not my head is just f..ked' and he allegedly rang his mother asking for a knife he bought during his holiday with Miss Emery. The court heard he was spotted cycling towards her home during which he sent her another text asking her who she was with. She texted back, 'on my own I keep telling you' at which point Taylor said: 'last chance otherwise things are going to turn sour, tell me who is there, last chance'. Emery replied 'wtf' and tried to call him three times with no response. Miss Blackwell added: 'The defendant then arrived at the front door and used considerable force to kick his way through the bottom panel. 'Once inside the incident starts immediately in the hall between the defendant and Adam Wilson and spilled into the lounge. 'Miss Emery was trying her best, obviously unsuccessfully to break apart and stop the defendant being able to get at Adam Wilson but it did not stop. 'All three of them ended up on the sofa in the living room. Adam Wilson was on the bottom, Jodie had got herself between him and the defendant lay on top but she described the repeated blows being struck to Adam Wilson. During his trial at Preston Crown Court, Taylor (pictured right) had tried to claim there was no innocent reason for Mr Wilson to be with Miss Emery, and denied intending to kill him, but a jury ruled otherwise . The court heard that after Miss Emery split from Taylor following an eight-month relationship he became jealous, constantly texting and calling her, and often going to her house (pictured) to spy on her . 'She did not initially realise there was a knife involved but after a period of time during which blows were being reigned down, the defendant then stood up. 'At that stage she saw he was armed with that knife, a knife she had seen before which he has bought when they were on holiday in Scarborough.' Taylor fled the scene and dumped the knife as Miss Emery rang for ambulance. Mr Wilson was pronounced dead in hospital just an hour later from the 6cm long and 7.5cm deep fatal wound which was to the inner right thigh. Doctors also found cuts on his back, buttocks and legs, and abrasions on the rest of his body that were consistent with a struggle. On the night of the killing Taylor text Miss Emery saying\u00a0''ast chance, otherwise things are going to turn sour, tell me who is there' before kicking in her front door while her two young daughters were asleep upstairs . When Taylor was arrested he said: 'No you are not serious are you, you are joking, he is dead? He attacked me I have done nothing wrong'. Shortly afterward police recovered the black-handled and blood-stained knife. In a video interview Miss Emery said Wilson was 'just a friend' whom she had known for a couple of months. She said Taylor would turn up at her home and she she believed he would carry on turning up if she did not reply to his messages. She said: 'Jason had been constantly texting all the time. I made sure I was answering and replying to the phone calls. I didn't tell him that I was with anyone because I knew he would not like it.' In a statement Wilson's mother Diane said: 'Adam would have been frightened at time of his death. I'm so angry at the compete irrationality to understand how someone could do that to my son.'","highlights":"Jason Taylor, 21, shared eight-month relationship with Jodie Emery, 26 . Pair broke up in September last year after which Taylor became jealous . Texted and called Miss Emery and went to her house to spy on her . Broke into home on September 22 and had fight with Adam Wilson, 26 . During tussle Taylor stabbed Mr Wilson in the thigh and he bled to death . Taylor today jailed for 25 years and cannot apply for parole until 2040 .","id":"79093a5537b96ce6929bc7e7b04f8a26df46f083","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Nicola O'Hara's boyfriend - but the couple stopped seeing each other in August last year.\nFollowing their break up, he stabbed Mr O'Hara in the stomach at his home in Pudsey, West Yorkshire.\nHe then fled after slitting a young child's throat as the child cowered in the kitchen as Mr O'Hara fought for his life.\nDuring the trial, a jury found Taylor guilty of murder following a week-long trial at Leeds Crown Court.\nHe has been sentenced to serve a minimum term of 25 years and will remain in custody until he is eligible for parole, the probation service has confirmed.\nFollowing the murder trial, Mr O'Hara's family released a statement and paid tribute to a \"hugely kind young man\" who was \"taken from us too soon and too young\".\nSpeaking after the trial ended, Detective Chief Inspector Lee Page said: \"I hope that with the result and the jury's verdict today, Nicola's family now have some peace, which is something that will never be for them, and I offer them my deepest condolences.\n\"The sentence has been agreed because Taylor had committed this offence against someone he believed to be the boyfriend of someone he had previously been in a relationship with, and because he had the knife with him. It was a very premeditated crime.\"\nSpeaking as the sentence was read out, Nicola O'Hara's mother Angela said she thought Taylor was a \"good actor\" as she relayed her victim impact statement to him.\nShe told the killer: \"You took our beautiful Nicola, a good daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin and friend from us, in the blink of an eye.\n\"I hope one day, you learn to accept the terrible thing you have done. Until that day, you will live with what you have done.\n\"You are a master manipulator. You are cold-hearted, calculating, deceitful and without empathy, and I hope the jury sentence you accordingly.\"\nMr O'Hara's father Michael said 'There can be no justice for what has happened to our Nicola, the daughter we loved.\n\"We miss her every day, and every day we know that her attacker still walks the earth free to do his harm.\"\nIn court, Taylor's defence team had argued he should be let off as he was a \"very vulnerable young man\" who was"}
{"article":"England's first wild beavers for 800 years were last night released back onto a river in Devon, after passing vital health tests. The animals were captured for a series of tests last month, after Natural England gave unprecedented permission for them to be allowed to live free near Ottery St Mary, east Devon. Four adults and a juvenile were certified as free of disease, and will rejoin four young kits which had remained on the River Otter. Scroll down for video . Born free:\u00a0England's first wild beavers (pictured paddling away after being released) for 800 years were last night released back onto the River Otter in Devon, after passing vital health tests . Devon Wildlife Trust officials, who will monitor the animals in a five-year pilot project, last night said they were delighted the beavers were back on the river. Ministers had initially wanted the remarkable animals to be rounded up and put in a zoo or even culled after they were first spotted in late 2013. But government agency Natural England has decided they will instead be allowed to stay in the wild in the first project of its kind. Devon Wildlife Trust\u2019s Peter Burgess said last night: \u2018Today\u2019s re-release means that these beavers are back where they belong, in the wild on the River Otter. \u2018We\u2019re delighted and relieved that they\u2019ve coped very well with a short period in captivity and been given a clean bill of health. Close to freedom: The Devon Wildlife Trust said: \u2018We\u2019re delighted that [the otters] have coped very well with a short period in captivity and been given a clean bill of health (moment prior to release, pictured) Government agency Natural England ruled that as long as the beavers were disease-free, they could remain on the Rover Otter (newly freed otter shown in its natural habitat) Beavers build dams to flood areas and provide ponds. These in turn act as protection against predators - their 'lodges' are often in the middle of these deep ponds - and to provide easy access to food during winter. Dams typically range in size from a few feet to more than 300ft wide, although one was once recorded as spanning 2,800ft. Beavers work at night, carrying mud and stones with their paws and timber between their teeth. \u2018They\u2019ve tested free of serious infectious diseases and we\u2019re now looking forward to starting the next phase of our work: studying the long term effects of these wild beavers on the local landscape, on local communities and local wildlife.\u2019 Beavers, which are native to England, were plentiful in our countryside until they were wiped out by hunters in the Middle Ages. They vanished from our rivers and wetlands for centuries until, mysteriously, one was spotted near Ottery St Mary some 18 months ago. A few months later a second beaver was seen and then grainy pictures emerged in the spring of a juvenile. It later became clear that there were in fact nine beavers, of three different generations, living on the River Otter. Idyllic: Beavers, which are native to England, were plentiful in our countryside (River Otter pictured) \u00a0until they were wiped out by hunters in the Middle Ages . DNA tests also confirmed the family were Eurasian beavers - the species originally native to the UK - rather than North American beavers (here one of the English family is pictured while in captivity during tests) Tests, carried out by beaver experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland over the last few days, revealed the animals were free of bovine TB and a parasitic tapeworm that can cause serious harm in humans . At home:\u00a0Officials had originally said that the wild family (one member, pictured) posed a risk to other wildlife, and might spread parasites and disease, and should be caged or killed . The beavers' impact on the surrounding landscape (dam in River Otter, pictured), fish stocks and landowners including farmers, will also be monitored over the coming years . Peter Burgess of the Devon Wildlife Trust said the beavers could have a hugely beneficial impact on rivers, reducing numbers of trees on the banks, improving light levels, and reducing flood risk by controlling water flow with their dams. Some people think they may slow down flood waters, as well as boosting wildlife diversity. Farmers and anglers have that they can damage the landscape and fish migration routes. This proved they had been quietly prospering and \u2013 crucially \u2013 breeding, and had been there for at least five years. News of the discovery was incredibly popular locally - so people were furious when Defra, the Government\u2019s environment department, decided they would round up the beavers. Officials said that they posed a risk to other wildlife, and might spread parasites and disease, and should be caged or killed. But a fierce campaign to allow the animals to remain free, backed by the Daily Mail, resulted in a dramatic turnaround. Natural England, the government agency in charge of wildlife, ruled that as long as the beavers were disease-free, they could remain on the Rover Otter. They vanished from our rivers and wetlands for centuries until, mysteriously, one was spotted near Ottery St Mary in eastern Devon last winter. A few months later a second beaver was seen and then grainy pictures emerged in the spring of a juvenile. A screen grab of video footage of the beavers is shown . Each of the beavers (pictured during short stint in captivity) has been tagged with colour-coded ear labels, which will help officials track the individuals as they are filmed by hidden cameras . Beavers normally live in family groups and can survive up to 24 years in the wild and 35 years in captivity. They are herbivorous rodents that build corridors in their dams to escape predators such as wolves and bears in the wild. The animals are nocturnal and can grow to more than 3ft, weigh up to 70lbs, and feed on a diet of reeds, leaves and bark. Beavers were hunted almost to extinction in Europe, both for fur and for castoreum - a secretion of its scent gland for medicinal properties. Tests, carried out by beaver experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland over the last few days, revealed the animals were free of bovine TB and a parasitic tapeworm that can cause serious harm in humans. DNA tests also confirmed they were Eurasian beavers - the species originally native to the UK - rather than North American beavers. Having been cleared for the project, each of the beavers has been tagged with colour-coded ear labels, which will help officials track the individuals as they are filmed by hidden cameras. Their impact on the surrounding landscape, fish stocks and landowners including farmers, will also be monitored. At its conclusion in 2020, the project will present Natural England with its evidence and decide the future of the beavers. The four adults and a juvenile were certified as free of disease, and will rejoin four young kits which had remained on the River Otter (map shown) The reason for the beavers\u2019 (pictured) presence in Devon remains a mystery. There are captive breeding programmes in the UK, including one in Dartmoor, but none of the animals are unaccounted for . Friends of the Earth campaigner Alasdair Cameron said: \u2018The return of these beavers is fantastically exciting, and a great success for all those who fought for them to remain in the wild. \u2018Let us hope it is just the start. We should bring beavers back to other parts of the UK where they used to live and look at boosting or returning other species too - from the pine marten to the lynx. \u2018We need to radically change our relationship with nature. Bringing back our native species will help existing wildlife, repair our ecosystems and bring more life and joy to our landscape.\u2019 The reason for the beavers\u2019 original presence in Devon remains a mystery. There are several captive breeding programmes in the UK, including one on the other side of Dartmoor, but none of the animals is unaccounted for. Other explanations touted by locals include their escape from a private collection, or a deliberate release by wildlife enthusiasts.","highlights":"Captured for a tests last month, after government agency gave permission for them to be allowed to live free near Ottery St Mary, Devon . Four adults and a juvenile were certified as free of disease, and will rejoin four young kits which had remained on the River Otter . Ministers had wanted animals to be rounded up and put in a zoo . But Natural England in charge of wildlife, has decided they will instead be allowed to stay in the wild in the first project of its kind .","id":"4b4fc0447ece0254781446aed02dbec4b3694b48","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" released.\nThe four animals are part of the Devon beaver reintroduction project, which is overseen by the Wildlife Trust, a charity that has set up 38 artificial beaver dams to create the perfect conditions for the water rodents.\nA spokesman for Devon Wildlife Trust said yesterday's release in the River Otter was the culmination of seven years of planning. \"It's the culmination of seven years' hard work \u2013 this has been in the pipeline since the 90s,\" said Helen Macnair. \"It's a hugely significant achievement for England and one which shows how much things have changed.\"\nShe said the public had responded enthusiastically to the news that the beavers were to be released. \"We've had a really positive reaction from the local people who are just fascinated by them. People are absolutely delighted,\" she said.\nDevon has been chosen as the location for the 21st century reintroduction of beavers because it has not been occupied by them for many years. Beavers do huge amounts of work for flood prevention, but, as far back as the 1200s, they were hunted to extinction.\nThe project is supported by the National Trust, which has set up the River Otter at Exminster to encourage beavers to recolonise, so that they can expand their habitat into the surrounding countryside.\nBut the scheme has had critics and a petition against beavers was recently handed to prime minister David Cameron. It is said beavers pose a threat to native wildlife, in particular the otter, which is already endangered in Britain.\nMacnair said their impact on the local ecosystem would be monitored carefully. \"The main thing is that the beaver population we've got here is small, but we're not expecting that to happen overnight,\" she said. \"We've got them under strict observation for the next couple of years. If they do prove to be a pest in any way, we'll withdraw them from this project and take them out.\"\nDespite this reassurance, some experts still say the beavers pose a threat to native wildlife. The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust said in a statement: \"Wildlife is delicate and cannot withstand the predation and competition posed by beavers.\"\nBeavers are one of the largest rodents in the world, standing 60-80cm tall and weighing up to 35kg, and they can take several years to reach maturity, reaching sexual maturity"}
{"article":"A single house peeks out of a swirl of mist, soft morning sunlight bathes a hillside in pink and orange light, heavy fog turns the landscape ghostly green. In these ethereal images Polish photographer Marcin Sobas captures the unreal world of early morning in two of Europe's most beautiful regions. He travelled to rural villages in Tuscany in Italy and the Beskid Mountains in Poland, venturing out before dawn while the villagers slept in tiny wooden cottages and brick villas among swirling mist. This mountain glade in the Beskid Mountains in Poland is bathed in ethereal greenish light in Sobas's picture . Every single picture tells a different story where the light and conditions are the main characters such as these rolling Tuscan hills shrounded in mist . The first rays of sunlight turns the clouds pink and the land orange in Marcin Sobas's image of this village in the Beskid Mountains in Poland . The top of a hillside emerges like an island from a sea of mist from this picture taken in Poland's Beskid Mountains . He said: 'It\u2019s a compilation of pictures which were taken in Poland and Italy during several sunrises. The main themes are the houses, huts and villages because I am fascinated by such views and landscapes. 'When I was taking these pictures I stood higher than these houses and was enjoying the sunlight. People who live in these houses slept tight in the darkness of mists.' Sobas ,who lives in Silesia in Poland, works in IT but his real passion is landscape photography and capturing the charms of nature. Cypresses and poplars rise out of the mist while in the foreground a Tuscan villa sleeps . A Tuscan hillside is surrounded by clouds and mist while the distant shapes of mountains begin to emerge . Houses, huts and villages, such as these in the Beskid Mountains, fascinate Sobas . All but one house are hidden by thick mist in this valley in the Beskid Mountains . He started taking pictures as a child when his father, from whom he inherited his love of nature, gave him a compact camera as a present. His favourite themes are light and weather and the way in which they interplay to make familiar landscapes seem strange and unreal. He said: 'Ever since I can remember I have always been sensitive for the charms of nature. I believe this is originating from my father who was also the one who gifted me a compact camera. A wooden hut peaks out of a grey landscape in this photograph from the Beskid Mountains . His favourite themes are light and weather and the way in which they interplay to make familiar landscapes seem strange and unreal . 'This was the very moment that have initiated my adventure with photography. The next key milestone was the purchase of a professional DSLR camera, from that moment on I started to take photography for serious \u2013 and in a much more conscious way. It has become my greatest passion. 'I specialise in landscape photography. My favorite themes are rolling farmlands, foggy mornings in the mountains and by the lakes. When he was taking these pictures he stood higher than these Polish houses and was enjoying the sunlight. People who live in these houses slept tight in the darkness of mists . The red windows of this tiny Polish cottage stand out against the sea of grey and white . 'I do my best to have every single picture to tell a different story where the light and conditions are the main characters.# . 'These two factors make the world look extreme and unreal at various times of a day and year. In the future I plan to check myself also in other areas like birds and wildlife photography which I find fascinating. 'I hope that at some point of time I will manage to fulfill my greatest dream which is visiting all earth\u2019s continents.' This orange Tuscan villa perches on a mountain surrounded by cypresses and poplars, a splash of colour among the grey . The Beskid Mountains, Beskidy in Polish, are a discontinuous series of forested mountain ranges lying in the eastern Czech Republic, northwestern Slovakia and southern Poland. They are popular for their historic wooden churches and skiing resorts. A small but growing population of bears, wolves and lynx roam the mountains. Tuscany, in the central and western areas of Italy, blends gently rolling hills leading on to sharply peaked mountains . Tuscany, in the central and western areas of Italy, blends gently rolling hills leading on to sharply peaked mountains that pose a formidable barrier between Tuscany and regions to the south. Please . put the address of my website ( www.marcinsobas.com ) and my fanpage www.facebook.com\/MarcinSobasPhotography on this post. a . Autumn leaves and red roofs and green grass begins to emerge from the grey shroud covering this Polish village . This Tuscan house seems suspended in heaven as the mist surrounds it completely . To see more of Sobas's breathtaking work, visit www.marcinsobas.com or check out www.facebook.com\/MarcinSobasPhotography.","highlights":"Polish photographer Marcin Sobas captures landscapes in the Beskid Mountains in Poland and Tuscany in Italy . He rose before dawn to capture mountain villages shrouded in mist . Passionate about landscape photography, he uses the effects of light and weather to create unreal landscapes .","id":"25bb0695d878bb29d6e95482dec0edaece9cf2b4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" morning, a world of ghosts and echoes. The mist is thick enough to obscure entire buildings, to enshroud them entirely, to suggest that everything, even the stones themselves, are made of mist and dreams. The world in these photographs is full of dreams. Even the sunlight has a dream-like quality about it as it floats across the landscape and lights up a few features of the ground and the sky. There is a dream-like quality to the light in these images, it falls in soft shafts as if filtering through gauze or velvet. In the mist, everything is muted, all details lost, leaving only impressions of colour and texture, the shapes of the trees and the house, the pale stone steps. A single bird flies across the top of the picture. Perhaps this is one of the ghosts of this landscape.\nMarcin Sobas uses film to make these dream-like images and his choice of film enhances the dreamlike feel, making the pictures look grainy and a bit out of focus as if shot through a veil of soft mist. In some of these images Sobas has enhanced the effect by using a darkroom technique called double exposure. This involves layering two negatives, the first exposing the photograph as it was shot, the second exposing another version of the image before the film is rewound and rolled back into the camera. The result is a ghostly vision of the photographer\u2019s original idea of the scene. The house, now partly revealed, dissolves and fades back into a pale misty vision of itself, its outline blurred, ghostly.\nOne of the most striking pieces is a photograph that seems to capture a ghostly figure in a long white dress, walking across a frozen lake. This is not only an unusual sight but a dream-like sight. It could be a dream, this woman lost in a cold landscape with no one to see her. The mist obscures all but this figure\u2019s pale outline and the soft blue sky above her. The mist falls gently around the woman, almost like a veil, but unlike the mist elsewhere in the pictures it does not hide her, it does not erase her, it does not obscure. The woman looks out at the viewer, almost challenging them, daring them to come closer to the real her. In all the images the sense of place and time is difficult to grasp. It is as if we are peering through a window into the artist\u2019s dream, his private world. The mist, the veil of film and the soft colours make it"}
{"article":"A police officer told the Hillsborough inquest if a big gate had not been opened to relieve the crush at the turnstiles, \u2018we would have been dealing with bodies outside the ground\u2019. John Morgan, a South Yorkshire Police sergeant on duty  on the day of the football disaster, also said he would have opened the gates himself if more senior officers had not given the order. Some 96 Liverpool fans died after a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of Sheffield\u2019s Hillsborough ground as the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest kicked off on April 15, 1989. Scroll down for video . Evidence:\u00a0John Morgan (pictured today in a court sketch), a police sergeant on duty on the day of the football disaster, also said he would have opened the gates himself if more senior officers had not given the order . Around 2,000 fans entered the ground when match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield ordered Gate C at the Leppings Lane end to be opened at 2.52pm. But many fans headed straight for the tunnel under the seated upper stand and leading directly to the already-packed central pens of the terrace behind the goal. The tunnel was not closed off by police beforehand and the numbers of fans in each pen was not restricted - with police and club officials having a policy of allowing supporters to \u2018find their own level\u2019 by distributing themselves along the terraces. In the run-up to kick-off Mr Morgan was in charge of a serial of officers inside the ground at the Leppings Lane end when a massive crowd built up at the turnstiles with those at the front being crushed and \u2018screaming for help\u2019. He said: \u2018I just could not understand what I was seeing because it was unprecedented. What I would say, I froze, in fact I was gobsmacked. It was an alarming situation. \u2018One guy I remember getting hold of my anorak and saying, \u201cDo something, people are getting crushed, open the gates\u201d.\u2019 Shocking incident:\u00a0Some 96 Liverpool fans died after a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of Sheffield\u2019s Hillsborough ground as the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest kicked off on April 15, 1989 . Mr Morgan went outside and with other officers managed to pull some fans out of the crush amidst an \u2018aura of menace\u2019 and \u2018alarm\u2019 due to the numbers and the crushing. \u2018I thought people were going to die. There was imminent danger,\u2019 he added. Mr Morgan said he had \u2018formed an intention\u2019 to open the gates to relieve the pressure but would have first had to get permission from more senior officers first. Later he made a statement, saying if Gate C had not been opened, \u2018we would have been dealing with bodies outside the ground\u2019. He said he \u2018assumed\u2019 there would be a controlled opening of the gates to allow fans to filter into the ground, but was left surprised when Gate C was \u2018flung open wide\u2019 at 2.52pm. A police officer stands outside Hillsborough as jurors on the inquest into the fans' deaths visit the stadium . The former officer told the jury: \u2018At that stage, that took me by complete surprise and I\u2019m forced through the gates and I turn around in mid-stream and try to force my way back outside. 'I thought I was going to be trampled under the press behind me.\u2019 Christina Lambert QC, counsel for the inquest, asked Mr Morgan if he had himself instructed stewards to open the gates - a suggestion dismissed by the witness. Ms Lambert continued: \u2018Why are you confident you did not give the instruction?\u2019 Mr Morgan replied: \u2018Because I can\u2019t remember it. It\u2019s not within my memory, that I knocked on that door and spoke to anybody. I just did not do it. I don\u2019t think I had the rank to be able to issue that order.\u2019 Liverpool football fans pay their respects to the dead at Anfield Stadium two days after the disaster in 1989 . He said there was \u2018every possibility\u2019 Gate C was opened at 2.52pm on the orders of Mr Duckenfield. After the gate was opened Mr Morgan went to help other fans outside then he heard a call on his police radio calling for help with a pitch invasion. But he was left \u2018shocked\u2019 when he got to the scene with fellow officers, \u2018standing in disbelief\u2019, in front of the Leppings Lane pens with fans crushed against the perimeter fence. Mr Morgan then went to the back of the stand through the tunnel to get fans off the terrace to relieve pressure at the front. Ex-chief superintendent Mr Duckenfield will give evidence to the inquests, in Warrington, tomorrow. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"South Yorkshire Police sergeant\u00a0John Morgan gives evidence at inquest . He 'would have opened gates if more senior officers had not given order' 96 Liverpool fans died after shocking crush at Hillsborough in April 1989 . 2,000 entered ground when match commander  ordered gate to be opened . But many headed straight for tunnel  towards already-packed lower terrace .","id":"0efc2e20ca4603e7881f2d9f6799af5b99de0ba7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", said: \u2018It was a situation where we needed assistance from either the police or from the stewards.\u2019\nThe inquest on the disaster which killed 96 people has been adjourned again \u2013 to 2020. Lord Justice Taylor said further evidence would be needed into the role of the police to enable the inquest to resume.\nTaylor is also examining the failure of the police to enforce the ban on ticket touts and the absence of a second gate to allow more fans in. The latest adjournment came 33 years to the day after the disaster. It means that, in all, almost four years will have passed between the collapse of the terraces and the opening of the inquest into the disaster.\nTaylor is under pressure to hold the inquests within three years of the disaster. The longest time taken by a coroner to deliver an inquest was 22 years, in the case of the Lockerbie bombing.\nIn his statement, Taylor said it was clear that all ticketless people had been admitted to the ground as soon as they presented themselves. But he said a number of witnesses had indicated that large numbers of ticketless people had not yet presented themselves to the gate and were simply standing near the turnstiles, waiting to be let in.\nBut it was not until the 6pm turnstile gate opened to relieve the pressure on the entrance of some 1000 people that a large number of them were actually admitted.\nTaylor said that at the 4.30pm gate, and possibly on the 6pm gate, the crush was so great that it would be \u2018virtually impossible\u2019 to clear everyone in the time that remained before kick-off. \u2018It would have been a major task to clear out more than the number that did get in in time for the 6pm gate opening,\u2019 he said. \u2018People would have been outside.\u2019\nThe first sign that something was wrong, Taylor said, had come when police officers at the 4pm gate had realised that they were \u2018fighting a losing battle\u2019. He added: \u2018As early as 3.45pm they had begun to give tickets to people not wearing them.\u2019 Police officers who had been working the turnstile gates had tried to get assistance, he said. But \u2018they were told no. They were told that the gate was about to be opened and that the crowd would simply be shunted from one gate to another and released\u2019.\nSergeant Morgan said: \u2018We"}
{"article":"The mother of two Detroit children whose bodies were found in a deep freezer in their home was charged with child abuse Wednesday and could face more serious charges once investigators determine how the boy and girl died. Mitchelle Blair, 35, was arrested Tuesday after court officers serving an eviction notice at her home opened the freezer and found the bodies of her daughter Stoni Ann Blair and her son Stephen Gage Berry. The county medical examiner was hoping to conduct autopsies on the children's bodies Wednesday but had to wait until they had fully thawed. The police, meanwhile, weren't saying much about their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the children's deaths and the conditions in the home near downtown Detroit, where Blair's other two children had also been living. 'While we all understand the desire to know what happened in that home is strong, I will ask you to be mindful of the two children who were also in that home and are still living,' Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters Wednesday. 'They've been through a lot, a tremendous trauma.' Scroll down for video . Mother: 35-year-old Mitchelle Blair, who two children were found dead in a deep freezer in their home, was charged with child abuse Wednesday . Daughter: Blair's daughter, Stoni Ann Blair, is seen with her father Alexander Dorsey. Stoni would have been 15 now, if alive . Court officers serving an eviction notice at Blair's home opened the freezer and found the bodies of her daughter Stoni Ann Blair and her son Stephen Gage Berry . Prosecutors believe that when they died, Stoni was 13 years old and Stephen was 9. Stoni would have been 15 now, if alive, and Stephen would have been 11. Police are seen Tuesday . A woman walks past notes left on the door at at the family's home on Wednesday . The two surviving children, a 17-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy, were placed in protective custody on Tuesday. Blair is charged with five counts of first-degree child abuse, one of which could land her in prison for life, said Maria Miller, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County prosecutor's office. She may face further charges after the autopsies are completed. Prosecutors believe that when they died, Stoni was 13 years old and Stephen was 9. Stoni would have been 15 now, if alive, and Stephen would have been 11. Neighbors said they hadn't seen the dead children in about a year. None of the four children was enrolled in Detroit schools, and friends said their mother was home-schooling them. Under state law, Michigan parents have the right to homeschool their children. Educating them, assigning homework and testing are the parent's responsibility. Registering the home school to the state Education office is voluntary, unless the student is special needs and special education services have been requested from the local school district. The state was not notified that Blair's children were being homeschooled this year, said Education Department spokesman Bill Disessa. Neighbors say Blair has lived in the complex at least 10 years. She was unemployed and having money troubles, and she had gotten behind on her rent. Neighbors said they knew about the impending eviction. Court records show a judgment filed last month against her for $2,206 owed to the complex. Despite her money and other problems, friends call her a good mother. Blair is known throughout the complex of low-income townhomes as 'Angel' - a play on her middle name, Angela, that she got because she is so well-liked, said neighbors Carrie McDonald and Shay Wilson. 'The mother is a beautiful person. She was just going through some things,' McDonald said. 'She has a good heart.' But neighbors rarely saw the four children outdoors. Some say they hadn't seen Stoni and Stephen for about a year. 'She really don't let them outside,' said Wilson. 'They are always in the house.' In announcing the charges against Blair, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said 'the alleged facts in this case present examples of why we must all be diligent and involved citizens.' Blair allegedly confessed to the murder of her two children, according to a police source . It has been claimed that Blair allegedly confessed to strangling her son in May 2012, according to\u00a0WXYZ, who are quoting a police source. She is also said to have admitted torturing her daughter to death just nine months later,  the news channel reported. Police were called in by the bailiffs after they discovered the girl's body in the chest freezer next to the front door. Her sibling's corpse was found later. Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the mother was taken into custody after an apartment resident informed officers she was staying with someone at a different home inside the complex, according to the\u00a0Detroit News. Craig said the mother was handcuffed when she was taken into custody. Blair describes herself as 'Loyal to my babies' on her Facebook page. Blair posted a photo with a message in January . On January 30, the posted a photo with a message. It read: 'There is no greater blessing than being called MOM.' Before she was taken into custody, the mother reportedly said her son was raped and that the sexual assault had been carried out by his siblings. Police have not confirmed that is the case and it is unclear if she was talking about the boy who was found in the freezer. She filed a paternity suit in 1999 which resulted in a man being ordered to pay child support. Blair filed another suit in 2007 against another man which had the same result. Her brother Marlon Blair told the Detroit News earlier this week: 'It's too early to even say what this could be, or to make any judgments. 'She didn't have any emotional problems from what I'm aware of. I don't know what to say about this.' Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt told the Detroit News earlier this week it appeared the bodies had been in the freezer for 'over a year' and that the mother had been living in the apartment 'with other children while the bodies were in the freezer'. 'This is a terrible situation,' he said. No weapons were discovered after the apartment was searched and police do not yet have a motive. Neighbor Shanetria Lanier, 21, told the Detroit News Blair home-schooled her children and 'that's why no schools were wondering where they were'. There is no record of the children attending classes,\u00a0according to a Detroit Public Schools official. People did notice that two of her children seemed to disappear about a year ago. Lanier told the newspaper: 'When people asked her where her other two kids are, she said they were at their aunt's house. 'Or sometimes she'd tell people they stayed inside because they didn't like to be around people.' Craig said the Detroit News that police were still 'trying to determine what happened'. The cause of death won't be known until after autopsies are conducted. Tori Childs, who also lives in the complex, told the Detroit News she often saw the children and sometimes gave them clothes or food. She said they were 'the nicest kids' who were 'so respectable'. 'This is just wrong,' she said in tears. Childs said she saw two bodies on the floor after police arrived at the home. 'It was a little girl and a little boy,' she said. 'The little girl had on a pink jacket.' Toni Williams, 28, left, and Natasha Bell, 30, leave balloons at the house on Wednesday . A neighbor, Tori Childs (center), was led away from the scene as law enforcement investigated on Tuesday . The two surviving children, a 17-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy, were placed in protective custody on Tuesday . Lanier told the Detroit News said her sister received a phone call around 6am on Tuesday from a woman who lives inside the apartment. The woman asked to stay at Lanier's sister's home with her two children that day, according to Lanier, and was there when the bodies were found. Police initially reported that they had a discovered a single body in the freezer.","highlights":"Mitchelle Blair, 35, was arrested Tuesday . The arrest took place after court officers serving an eviction notice at her home opened the freezer and found the bodies of her daughter . The county medical examiner was hoping to conduct autopsies on the children's bodies Wednesday but had to wait until they had fully thawed . Prosecutors believe that when they died, her daughter Stoni was 13 years old and her son Stephen was 9 . Stoni would have been 15 now, if alive, and Stephen would have been 11 . Blair has allegedly confessed to the murder of two of her children . She describes herself as 'Loyal to my babies' on her Facebook page . The two surviving children, a 17-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy, were placed in protective custody on Tuesday .","id":"ec765f9b137993d8724e58054bb6116b08b6d820","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" police say a family member reported an apparent poisoning.\nAuthorities have said they were called to Blair's home Jan. 16 and found the bodies of her children, 10-year-old Iofemi Hightower and 11-year-old Jerell Mitchell.\nThe children, who were living at Blair's home with her, were found inside a deep freezer in the basement.\nBlair was freed on $100,000 bond, but prosecutors said Wednesday she faces three to seven years in prison if found guilty of child abuse resulting in death.\nAssistant Wayne County Prosecutor Steve Martin said Blair could face a much tougher sentence of up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of murder or manslaughter.\nA preliminary examination hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. A trial could follow within weeks.\nThe case has stunned the city, particularly because it happened right in the shadow of Detroit's Renaissance Center, home to a 70-story building and other high-rises.\nBut the neighborhood isn't as safe as it may look to the naked eye, a police source said.\n\"It's a beautiful area, but unfortunately there are some bad people that reside in this area,\" said the police source, who spoke on condition that his name not be used.\nAuthorities had not determined the cause of death for the children, and Detroit police were awaiting the results of toxicology tests, Martin said.\n\"Those tests will be done and may take four to six weeks, and I will not prejudge what those tests will say,\" he said. \"I will say that they will be done, but I will not speculate.\"\nMartin said his office will wait until the results of the tests are known before pursuing the more serious charges.\nMeanwhile, detectives went to several places Blair is believed to have been recently in case they can find more evidence.\nOne place police were examining is a home in the suburbs north of Detroit that Blair owned, although she wasn't believed to be living there anymore, officials said.\nNeighbors were stunned to find out the child they knew as \"MJ\" was related to the adults who were charged.\n\"I thought maybe they were a relative,\" said one neighbor, Teretha Robinson. \"This is like a fairy tale.\"\nBlair's cousin, 44-year-old Barbara McClellan, and friend, 48-year-old Joseph Gentz, were charged Tuesday"}
{"article":"An Australian businessman could now face the death penalty in the Philippines after being accused of killing a child and orchestrating an international paedophile ring. Last month Peter Gerard Scully from Melbourne was arrested after the body of a teenage girl was found buried under a house he rented in in Malaybalay, Bukidnon. The 52-year-old had allegedly established a 'pay for view' scheme where clients from across the globe paid to live-stream videos of children being tortured and sexually abused as per their requests. It has created such outrage in the Philippines that calls are growing daily to have him executed. Peter Gerald Scully (right) was arrested for human trafficking and child porn-related offences arising from his alleged sexual abuse of Filipino girls\u00a0which was filmed and then posted online for paying clients . The death penalty was suspended in the Philippines in 2006, but an influential conservative politician told The Sydney Morning Herald that the Australian's alleged crimes were so depraved he should be put to death. 'The Philippine government should directly and seriously address the problem of paedophilia, child exploitation and sexual abuse by supporting the move to reimpose the death penalty,' Sherwin Gatchalian, an MP with the Nationalist People's Coalition, said. Filipinos across the country took to social media to call for his execution. It's alleged that Scully, from the Melbourne suburb of Burwood, took part in perverted acts against children as young as one, which he filmed. He was also running a lucrative business live-streaming videos in a 'pay for view' scheme. Police said Scully would undertake acts in response to requests from his clientele, who were mostly based in Europe. Scully managed to avoid being arrested until February 20 this year before\u00a0a former partner told police that Scully had killed one of his child victims in 2013. It was after this shocking revelation that the remains of a 10-year-old girl were found at a home formerly rented by Scully. An extremely graphic and distressing account by two young girls, who survived the trauma of Scully's alleged torturous abuse, paints a horrifying picture of what at least a dozen children are alleged to have endured in his home. Agent Janet Francisco (right) , who was responsible for cracking the case and the rescue of several victims from Scully's house, is pictured with one of the rescued girls (left) Cousins, going by the name of Daisy,11, and\u00a0and Queenie, 10, told rappler news site about the fateful day in September 2014 when they were approached by Scully's live-in partner, Carme Ann 'Angel' Alvarez. Alvarez, who was only 17 at the time and an alleged former victim of Scully's, offered the girls food at Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City and then invited them back to their house. Daisy said when they got to the house, Alvarez bathed the girls while Scully, who she referred to as the 'American', videoed them. The next morning the girls were asked to start digging a hole in the ground but had no idea why they had been asked to do the unusual task. It was then after lunch that things became even more disturbing when allegedly Scully undressed the girls and told them to kiss each other. 'I started crying, I don't know what we were doing,' a tearful Daisy said. Scully then allegedly rubbed mineral oil on the girls' bodies and sexually assaulted them, while\u00a0Alvarez took photos. They were then told to keep digging and Daisy was made to sleep in the same room where they had been digging the holes. The next day Daisy said they were forced to perform sexual acts on the man. 'I was crying and screaming so much that Alvarez covered my head with a pillow. I choked so much but Scully continued his abuses on me,' Daisy said. 'Alvarez slapped me and said that I if don't stop crying, Peter will continue doing this.' The girls were then told to keep digging after the horrendous ordeal. The remains of a 10-year-old girl were found at a home formerly rented by Scully after he was arrested . That evening, Daisy said they were forced the alcohol and she managed three drinks before passing out and woke up  the next morning to discover she had slept in one of the dug-out graves because she had kept crying and calling for her 'mama'. It was on the fourth day that became unbearable for the little girls. 'They were filming, taking photographs while we dug our graves, and they again brought us to their room, this time, I was tied with a nylon cord, my hands, my feet \u2013 I could not move,' Daisy said. 'I wanted to kill myself, I wanted to die that night, because I could not bear it any longer.' However, it was the very next day that the girls fled for their lives when Scully and Alvarez left the house. Queenie\u2019s mother took the girls to the local police station to file a complaint against Scully and Alvarez. When the police turned up to the house - they apprehended Alvarez but Scully escaped. Agents assigned to the case described the video footage as 'the worst video we have encountered in our years of campaign against child pornography' which led to seven young victims being rescued, the inquirer.net reported. Alvaraz, now 18, revealed her bizarre lifestyle to a prison warden at the Cagayan de Oro City Jail where she was detained. She met Scully when she working as a prostitute at just 14 years old and allegedly endured a similar ordeal to Daisy and Queenie before paid by Scully to entice the children into their home.","highlights":"Peter Gerald Scully was arrested in\u00a0Philippines on child sex abuse charges . The Melbourne man, 52, is accused of killing a 10-year-old girl . He also allegedly orchestrated an international paedophile ring . Filipinos are so outraged with the case they want him to be executed . Politicians and social media users are calling for the death penalty . The death penalty was suspended in the Philippines in 2006 . Scully managed to avoid being arrested until February 20 .","id":"565e8c6cd6055f6a2034b31333f9f0fe0152263e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" his house.\nAccording to local media reports, the victim, identified as 15-year-old Jane Doe, had died after she was injected with drugs and tortured by Scully, who reportedly lured other children to his home where they would be molested and assaulted.\nThe teenager, believed to be a member of a local drug gang, allegedly told friends that she and others were held captive by Scully and other members of his family for three months at his home near Manila.\nScully, who was arrested on the island of Luzon in northern Philippines and has since been denied bail, is one of four people accused in the murder of the girl and could now face the death penalty for the crime.\nHe is also accused of molesting and raping other members of the drug gang, while his son is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl from the same group. Three other suspects, including the alleged leader of the paedophile ring, are also said to be detained at a military base in nearby Quezon province.\nScully\u2019s girlfriend, a Filipina woman, is also accused of the murder.\nThe girl is believed to have entered Scully\u2019s house with two friends in early June last year, according to her alleged captor, who said she later escaped and managed to get in touch with the police.\nThe victim\u2019s friends reportedly identified her from police photographs.\nThe family has said the allegations are a \u201cplot\u201d to discredit Scully, who they claim is the victim of a witch hunt by jealous locals. The girl\u2019s family have also reportedly said that her daughter had been \u201cbrainwashed\u201d into making false allegations against Scully.\nThe woman\u2019s father, who was also accused of involvement in the child rape plot, was reportedly killed in a shootout with police in May last year, while the mother of the alleged victim was arrested in Manila in January.\nLocal reports said Scully had previously been arrested in the Philippines for the rape of a minor in 2007, but the case was dropped.\nPhilippine Senator Joseph Estrada, a former mayor of Manila, was reportedly among those who have offered Scully legal assistance, according to local media. The senator is currently under investigation for alleged corruption and was arrested in May 2001 for allegedly accepting bribes in connection with his alleged involvement in illegal gambling. He was released on bail before the start of his trial earlier this year.\nScul"}
{"article":"The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. Executives from Feld Entertainment, Ringling's parent company, said the decision to end the circus's century-old tradition of showcasing elephants was difficult and debated at length as elephants have often been featured on Ringling's posters over the decades. 'There's been somewhat of a mood shift among our consumers,' said Alana Feld, the company's executive vice president. 'A lot of people aren't comfortable with us touring with our elephants.' Scroll down for video . The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has announced they are phasing out their elephant acts, and will eliminate them in 2018 . The decision was largely based on the fact that many cities have anti-circus and anti-elephant ordinances in addition to public outcry . 13 animals will continue to tour with the circus before retiring to the company's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida . Feld owns 43 elephants, and 29 of the giant animals live at the company's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida. 13 animals will continue to tour with the circus before retiring to the center by 2018 while one elephant is on a breeding loan to the Fort Worth Zoo. Another reason for the decision, company President Kenneth Feld said, was that certain cities and counties have passed 'anti-circus' and 'anti-elephant' ordinances. The company's three shows visit 115 cities throughout the year, and Feld said it's expensive to fight legislation in each jurisdiction. It's also difficult to plan tours amid constantly changing regulations, he said. 'All of the resources used to fight these things can be put towards the elephants,' Feld said during an interview at the Center for Elephant Conservation. 'We're not reacting to our critics; we're creating the greatest resource for the preservation of the Asian elephant.' The circus will continue to use other animals - this year it added a Mongolian troupe of camel stunt riders to its Circus Xtreme show and it will likely showcase more motorsports, daredevils and feats of humans' physical capabilities. Ringling's popular Canada-based competitor, Cirque du Soleil, features human acts and doesn't use wild animals. 'There are endless possibilities,' said Juliette Feld, another executive vice president of the company and a producer of Feld's Marvel Universe Live, Disney on Ice and Monster Jam shows, among others. Feld owns the largest herd of Asian elephants in North America. It costs about $65,000 yearly to care for each elephant, and Kenneth Feld said the company would have to build new structures to house the retiring elephants at the center, located in between Orlando and Tampa on a rural, ranchlike property. Kenneth Feld said initially the center will be open only to researchers, scientists and others studying the Asian elephant. Eventually, he 'hopes it expands to something the public will be able to see.' 'I want everybody's grandkids to be able to see Asian elephants,' he said. The center's youngest elephant is Mike, who will be 2 in August, and the oldest is Mysore, who is 69. One elephant, 6-year-old Barack, was conceived by artificial insemination. Since the center opened in 1995, 26 elephants have been born there. A\u00a0male elephant scratches on the bars of his pen at the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida . Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, feeds Alana and Icky at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida . There will be a new structure built to house the retiring elephants, and the company hopes to open the conservation to the public eventually . Ringling's elephants have been at the center of lawsuits and ongoing complaints from animal rights activists. In 2014, Feld Entertainment won $25.2 million in settlements from a number of animal-rights groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, ending a 14-year legal battle over unproven allegations that Ringling circus employees mistreated elephants. The initial lawsuit was filed in 2000 by a former Ringling barn helper who was later found to have been paid at least $190,000 by the animal-rights groups that helped bring the lawsuit. The judge called him 'essentially a paid plaintiff' who lacked credibility and standing to sue. The judge rejected the abuse claims following a 2009 trial. Kenneth Feld testified during that trial about elephants' importance to the show. 'The symbol of the Greatest Show on Earth is the elephant, and that's what we've been known for throughout the world for more than a hundred years.' When asked by a lawyer whether the show would be the same without the elephants, Feld replied, 'No, it wouldn't.' This week, Feld said, 'Things have changed.' 'How does a business be successful? By adapting,' he said. Feld noted that when his father bought the circus in 1967, there was still a human sideshow featuring acts such as the bearded lady and other human oddities. His father did away with that, he said. 'We're always changing and we're always learning,' he said. In 2008, Feld acquired a variety of motor sports properties, including monster truck shows, motocross and the International Hot Rod Association, which promotes drag races and other events. In 2010, it created a theatrical motorcycle stunt show called Nuclear Cowboyz. Roughly 30 million people attend one of Feld's 5,000 live entertainment shows every year.","highlights":"The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has announced they are phasing out their elephant acts, and will eliminate them in 2018 . The decision was largely based on the fact that many cities have anti-circus and anti-elephant ordinances in addition to public outcry . The company's three shows visit 115 cities each year, and vice president Alana Feld said it's expensive to fight legislation in each jurisdiction . 13 animals will continue to tour with the circus before retiring to\u00a0the company's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in  Florida . There will be a new structure built to house the retiring elephants, and the company hopes to open the conservation to the public eventually . The circus will still continue to use other animals, including Mongolian camels, which they just added to their live shows this year .","id":"4aeadd3b391b6b1a6eeb1f94d28aaaf6d9342ec2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ives said they are retiring their last 12 performing elephants, about 10 years earlier than planned.\nThe decision came on the 137th anniversary of the circus' first performance in Hartford, Connecticut. The company has used about 50 elephants over its 146-year history.\n.\n\"I think it's a very sad day,\" said 12-year-old Logan Karp, who watched a Ringling show in Providence, Rhode Island, with his father, Mark. \"But maybe this will help push the industry forward. It's good to see somebody's making progress like that.\"\nMore than 90 percent of Americans support ending the use of elephants in traveling shows, according to a recent poll by the nonprofit People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.\n\"It's not the show we want to put on for today's circus-goer,\" Feld Entertainment said in a statement Monday. \"For us, it came down to what the future of entertainment will be. It's clear the public wants more 'wow' and less 'aww,' and we believe the ringmaster is the star of the circus \u2014 not the star of the show \u2014 and he's getting younger and younger.\"\nFeld Entertainment, which also owns Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's parent company Feld Entertainment, said the decision does not affect 30 performing horses, 9 performing camels and 2 performing llamas in the circus.\n\"This was not a decision we made lightly, and we continue to look for ways to improve upon the treatment of our animal performers,\" said Feld Entertainment spokesman Kenneth Feld. \"The care and well-being of our animal performers has always been, and remains, the core and most significant focus of all our operations.\"\nMore than 200 elephants are still used in traveling shows around the world, according to PETA. And the group's latest report said a study that found a \"substantial\" rate of serious health problems for Asian and African elephants.\nThe news comes as some circus owners are attempting to end their elephants' yearslong captivity by selling them to circuses where they can perform \u2014 with some success. Earlier this month, one of the only remaining elephants with a traveling circus, Dolly the elephant, was sold to a circus in Mexico.\nMeanwhile, in a 2 1\/2-hour performance, Ringling Bros. presents a \"circus of the"}
{"article":"The parents of teenagers who flee Britain to join ISIS should take more responsibility for their children's actions, a senior police officer has said. Sir Peter Fahy, one of the country's leading counter terrorism officers, said families are more to blame for young jihadis who runaway to Syria than the police, schools or local authorities. Rather than report their concerns to police for fear of being criticised, some parents are guilty of embracing 'victimhood' when their children leave, he claimed. Scroll down for video . Sir Peter Fahy (above) said the parents of jihadi runaways should take more responsibility for their actions . Sir Peter's comments come after the families of three jihadi schoolgirls claimed police had not done enough to prevent their daughters from leaving the country. Kadiza Sultana, 16, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum, both 15, fled their north London homes in February. They are thought to have joined former classmate Sharmeena Begum in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa. Their families have since lambasted police for not warning them that Sharmeena had earlier travelled to Syria. But Sir Peter has slammed their 'ill-advised' condemnation which he says could lead to a 'backlash'. A senior police officer claimed the families of runaway jihadis were embracing 'victimhood'. Fahmida Aziz (left), Sahima Begum (centre), and Abase Hussen (right), criticised police in front of a Home Affairs Select Committee when three London schoolgirls fled for Syria . Kadiza Sultana, 16, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum, both 15, fled their north London homes in February and were seen on CCTV in Turkey shortly afterwards . 'What is ill-advised is to just blame the police, blame the authorities, blame the school, when the absolute prime responsibility for the welfare of children lies with parents,' he told The Times. 'I'm not saying that is easy. But it creates the conditions for a backlash which again is not positive.' His comments come after the the schoolgirls' families castigated police for not warning them of concerns before the girls fled the country in February. Sharmeena Begum fled the country months earlier . Sitting before a Home Affairs Select Committee, they claimed they should have been told directly that their daughter's friend and classmate, Sharmeena Begum, had gone to Syria to pursue terrorists. In a joint statement, they said: 'With respect to the disappearance of our children we have been disappointed by the handling of this matter by the school, Met police and the local authority, all of whom we feel failed to act appropriately and pass on vital information to us or indeed between each other. 'As parents, we expect the safeguarding of our children to be the top priority of schools and the local authority whilst our children are in their care. 'Had we been made aware of circumstances sooner, we ourselves could have taken measures to stop the girls from leaving the UK.' While Metropolitan Police delivered letters to the three girls, its Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, admitted their parents should have been contacted directly. Sharmeena, 15, left the home she shared with her father in north London shortly after his second marriage. Her mother had not long died. Mohammad Uddin claimed his daughter was targeted by shadowy extremists on her mobile phone. Earlier this week the father of a private schoolgirl from Glasgow who fled Scotland to become a jihadi bride denied his daughter had recruited Sharmeena's classmates. Aqsa Mahmood was accused of encouraging Shamima Begum to join her in Syria after communicating with the teenager over Twitter. But her father, Muzaffar Mahmood, said she had no part in the London schoolgirls' departure to the country, claiming Aqsa had been in touch with him to dismiss the accusations. Mohammad Uddin with pictures of his teenage daughter, Sharmeena Begum. He said he believes she was targeted by extremists over social media, a concern rife among other Muslim mothers . He claimed the media was focusing solely on his daughter and blaming her for other teenagers travelling to ISIS governed regions. 'She texted when this was going on,' he said. 'She was never in contact with them and I believe her. 'A lot of press - everything happening is Aqsa Mahmood,' he said. 'We feel really bad when we hear in the press that she recruited them. 'We regret what she is doing and we condemn what's going on over there but she hasn't been in touch with them [the runaway girls] at all. It's very painful.' Shamima contacted Aqsa on Twitter, requesting that she follow her so the pair could speak privately via direct messaging. Such methods of communication are common among ISIS recruiters,with many parents fearing their children are at risk of being groomed over social media. Organisers of an event in Cardiff today claimed some families were 'in denial' when it came the dangers of websites used by militants to communicate with teenagers in Britain. The father of jihadi bride Aqsa Mahmood (pictured left and right) denies she was involved in recruiting three London schoolgirls believed to have travelled to Syria to join Islamic State . Muzaffar Mahmood said his daughter had contacted the family to insist she didn't know the names of the missing London schoolgirls, and he said he believed her . Shakila Malik, who has two teenage sons, said she was disappointed by the reactions of some mothers who think they are unaffected by extremist. 'Personally I don't think some (mothers) are ware,' the community youth worker said. 'They just think it's a joke and children are not being groomed. They are in denial.' The conference was put together by the charity Inspire, launched last year in response to the growing threat of extremism. Speakers encouraged around 50 Muslim mothers to instill confidence in their children and talk to them about radicalisation. Worried parents should contact the child's teachers, imam and even the police, Sara Khan, who started the charity, said. In the most drastic cases parents could confiscate their child's passport to stop them from leaving the country, she said. 'It is also important parents understand why IS is appealing and to give\u00a0their children the theological counter narratives,' added Mrs Khan.","highlights":"Sir Peter Fahy said the 'prime responsibility' for runaways lies with parents . He claimed the families of youngsters who have fled embrace 'victimhood' Police, schools and local authorities are not be to blame, he added . Comes after relatives of three London schoolgirls lambasted Scotland Yard . Claimed they should have been told the girls' classmate had gone to Syria . Now all four youngsters are thought to be in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa . Elsewhere\u00a0Muslim mothers said families were 'in denial' about extremism .","id":"a0ffa55f285410de9eca352188945bf9b71f9610","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" than online radicalisation.\nSir Peter, the chief constable of Greater Manchester, also said Muslim leaders need to do more to stop young people travelling to Iraq or Syria to join the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). He said he is \"disappointed\" by their failure to do so.\nThe officer, who recently called for a debate into how Islamic extremism in the UK can be addressed, claimed that online radicalisation by ISIS is \"very weak\" and the real cause for concern is young people \"physically moving\" to areas like Iraq and Syria.\nIn an interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr, Sir Peter also said the government will make sure it can collect intelligence about British-IS fighters returning from the war-torn country. \"People who leave this country and go and fight for IS are a real threat to this country,\" he said.\nAsked whether parents should take more responsibility for their children if they are radicalised online, he said: \"Parents need to take a lot of responsibility for what their children do. Parents have a massive role to play.\"\nHe continued: \"I don't think anyone in this country has accepted that, the families of those children that are radicalised, to the extent that their parents have been, in many ways, complicit, and responsible for that radicalisation.\"\nThe chief constable, who led the police investigation into the murder of Salford doctor Mohammed Anwar in 2005, said Islamic leaders are not doing enough to challenge those being radicalised online.\nHe said: \"I feel, at this particular moment, that Islamic leaders don't really help. They do nothing when young people are radicalised. The internet is very weak in terms of where this radicalisation comes from.\"\nHe called for Islamic leaders to talk to their followers and encourage them to stay in their home country \"to make a positive contribution\".\nThe comments follow those made by Lord Carlile of Berriew, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, who said that British fighters in Iraq and Syria pose a greater threat to the UK than those living in Britain.\nThe Lib Dem peer claimed in a written statement to MPs last week that more than 500 British citizens are believed to have travelled to Syria and Iraq and that up to \"a couple of hundred\" of these are believed to have taken part in violent jihad.\nHe said it was \"likely that hundreds of others are sympathetic, however,"}
{"article":"Ronny Deila has\u00a0branded Dundee United\u2019s Aidan Connolly a diver - then called on the SFA to prove they don\u2019t just punish Celtic players for simulation. Connolly tumbled to win United\u2019s goal from the penalty spot - scored by Nadir Ciftci - towards the end of the first half after ref Craig Thomson deemed he had been tripped by Anthony Stokes. In August, Celtic winger Derk Boerrigter was handed a two-match ban for diving to win a penalty in a 2-0 win at St Johnstone. And Deila insisted he was baffled as to why it\u2019s only his team that is targeted \u2013 albeit he was seemingly unaware St Johnstone\u2019s Brian Graham was also suspended for diving to win a penalty against Inverness in December. Celtic manager Ronny Deila wants retrospective action after claiming Aidan Connolly dived to win a penalty . The referee points to the spot after Connolly was brought down in the Celtic box during Scottish Cup clash . Celtic keeper Craig Gordon fails to stop Nadir Ciftci from giving Dundee United the lead at Tannadice . \u2018The United penalty was a dive and hopefully it will be the same rules for everybody,\u2019 fumed Deila. \u2018We are the only team this season in the league to have a suspension for diving, Derk Boerrigter. \u2018I said at the time it was no problem because that is the line that will be taken by everyone. But I don\u2019t think anybody has had it since then. The Scottish players have been unbelievably good. They\u2019ve not dived but if they do (like Connolly) it should be the same rules. \u2018Is it the fault of the ref or the player they got a penalty? It\u2019s both. But I accept people make mistakes. We have a rule where people look at things afterwards but I don\u2019t see anybody else getting suspensions.\u2019 Celtic defender Virgil van Dyke (right) was sent off after only nine minutes of the Scottish Cup quarter-final . In what appeared to be a case of mistaken identity, the referee also sent off Dundee United's Paul Paton . Dundee United had a second player sent off after Paul Dixon (3rd left) receives his marching orders . Deila will study footage of the melee that saw Virgil van Dijk ordered off alongside Paul Paton before deciding whether to appeal in a bid to clear him for Sunday\u2019s League Cup final against United at Hampden. But Stefan Johansen will miss the Scottish Cup quarter-final replay at Parkhead on March 18 after being booked yesterday. \u2018I have looked at some pictures but it\u2019s hard to see what happened,\u2019 said Deila. \u2018Virgil just said there was a tackle and suddenly somebody was holding his legs. There was some kicking of each other to get off each other. It was nothing. 'Hopefully everybody can play in the next game. Will we appeal? We will see. I actually didn\u2019t know until now that Stefan is out of the replay. It\u2019s good we have a big squad.\u2019 Leigh Griffiths missed his chance to equalise for Celtic from the penalty spot . Griffiths made up for his penalty miss by drawing Celtic level with a header . Celtic captain Scott Brown celebrates with Griffiths as the game finishes in a 1-1 draw . Deila didn\u2019t fear any further disciplinary problems in the final but took a swipe at the abysmal Tannadice pitch. \u2018There is going to be a high temperature, yes, but I\u2019m not worried. It is fantastic. That\u2019s why we love football. We are fighting for big things, trophies, and we have to keep our discipline. But the pitch made it a fight today. It was nothing about playing football. If you are going to develop players in this league, you have to have pitches you can play on.\u2019 Meanwhile, the SFA compliance officer could be forced to look at footage from Dutch TV in which Celtic\u2019s John Guidetti is alleged to have performed a song during an interview including the words \u2018the huns are deid\u2019. A recent petition lobbying the Scottish Parliament was launched by a group of Rangers fans who claimed \u2018huns\u2019 is a derogatory term used against Protestants.","highlights":"William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final ended in a 1-1 draw at Tannadice . Referee sent off Celtic defender Virgil van Dyke and Dundee United's Paul Paton (in a case of mistaken identity) and Paul Dixon . Ronny Deila has accused Aidan Connolly from diving to win a penalty . Nadir Ciftci opened the scoring for the hosts from the penalty spot . Leigh Griffiths missed a penalty before equalising for the Hoops .","id":"17466650c6e036fbf34eb6c768f5a19f4570600b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" right side of the box after a clash with Kieran Tierney when he fell to the ground.\nDeila\u2019s claim was backed up by a video review and he called for Connolly to be booked and sent off.\nBut Deila was not the only manager to point the finger and Dundee boss Mixu Paatelainen said after the game: \u201cThere was too much simulation going on with my player and Celtic\u2019s.\n\u201cHe is the captain of the national team. He has to do better. We have the same rules for the rest of the players.\n\u201cThat is not good for the game.\n\u201cCeltic\u2019s player is booked three or four times for two, or maybe three fouls. That is good for the game, though?\u201d\nREAD MORE:\n\u2022 Celtic hero John Kennedy '\u02dchates' being boss now - but it's just what the job needs\n\u2022 Scottish football's dirty tricks are about to catch up to them and it could make a difference\n\u201cCeltic and Rangers are big clubs. The players go on international duty and make millions from football and they play badly. It\u2019s not a good thing for the Scottish game.\n\u201cIt\u2019s not good for the young guys coming through.\n\u201cI\u2019ve spoken to the players after the game and explained to them that they have to try and play football the right way.\u201d\nCONNALLY PLEADS GUILTY\nConnolly also had no complaints and admitted the dive was a penalty.\nHe said: \u201cThe defender (Tierney) went through me and it\u2019s a fair enough penalty in the end.\n\u201cI will take a booking for that. It\u2019s only five minutes into the second half and if you can grab one early on it\u2019s a good thing.\n\u201cThat\u2019s a free kick right next to us. It was disappointing to see it wasn\u2019t given a free kick.\n\u201cI saw the goal before the penalty was given, but they are usually given quickly. I\u2019m not going to argue about that one, though.\n\u201cWe will take a point after losing 1-0 to Celtic and be satisfied after that.\n\u201cThey were very good and in control of the game for the first 70 minutes.\n\u201cWe were hanging on for a while until we got the goal and then it was back up to them. I thought the first half we were under"}
{"article":"A woman and her boyfriend were mown down in a jealous attack by her obsessed love rival, who used her car as a weapon to drag them 40 metres along the road in a horrific attack. Sonita Claire smashed into Kevin O'Neill - the father of her child - and Mary Jane Kimble at 30mph, hitting them from behind as they walked hand-in-hand on a busy Derby street. Miss Kimble needed 22 stitches and her hair, scalp and blood were left on the bonnet of Claire's car, while her boyfriend Mr O'Neill suffered a broken neck and collar bone. But despite the 'horror movie-style attack' \u00a0the couple, from Derby - who were both struck while Claire drove at 30mph towards them - are now engaged to be married and expecting a child together. Miss Kimble suffered serious injuries after she was hit at 30mph by her obsessed love rival . Mary-Jane Kimble (right) needed 22 stitches and her hair, scalp and blood was left on the bonnet of Sonita Claire's car, while her boyfriend Kevin O'Neill (left) suffered a broken neck and collar bone . Miss Kimble, 34, said that when she was first told what had happened to them after waking from a two-day coma she did not believe it. 'It sounded like the plot of a thriller movie,' she said.\u00a0'We were left unconscious in pools of blood. 'Kev had a broken neck and collar bone and I needed 22 stitches in my head. Claire, kitchen worker Mr O'Neill, and Miss Kimble had been caught in a 'love triangle' which had left Claire 'bitter and hurt', a court had previously heard. Mr O'Neill had first been in a relationship with Miss Kimble, and the couple had a child together, . But Miss Kimble said she became close to Claire, 28, in 2007 after her relationship with Mr O'Neill ended when their daughter Lily was around 15 months old. Sonita Claire, an aspiring actress from Derby, was jailed for seven years after she appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in January 2014 . Mr O'Neill started seeing Claire, a waitress at the bar where he worked, and Miss Kimble lost contact with both of them . But it was during this relationship that Claire, 28, started a dangerous obsession with Miss Kimble, and later secretly pretended that she and Mr O'Neill had split so she could befriend her love rival. A heavily pregnant Claire stopped Miss Kimble in the street, and told her she had split with Mr O'Neill and wanted their children \u2013 who would be half-siblings \u2013 to be close. Over the next seven years the pair became 'inseparable', with Miss Kimble and Claire bonding over their shared experiences. But it emerged that Claire was lying and had never split with Mr O'Neill. Miss Kimble only discovered the truth during a chance meeting with her ex-partner in the dentist \u2013 when he told her he had only recently spilt up with Claire. He also revealed Claire had become obsessed with Miss Kimble and lied about having passed on messages to Mr O'Neill from her. When Miss Kimble found out and got back together with Mr O'Neill, Claire \u2013 furious with jealousy \u2013 ran them both over. Claire, an aspiring actress from Derby, was jailed for seven years after she appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in January 2014. She admitted two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent. Judge Michael Stokes QC told her: 'Heaven has no rage like love turned to hatred, nor hell a woman like a woman scorned.' Mr O'Neill had first been in a relationship with Miss Kimble (pictured after the accident), before splitting and starting a romance with Claire . It was during this relationship that the Claire, 28, started a dangerous obsession with Miss Kimble, secretly befriending her while pretending that she and Mr O'Neill had split . Miss Kimble recalled how she met Mr O'Neill  in 2002. 'He had sparkly eyes and cheeky grin,' she said. 'Friends and family reckoned it wouldn't last. We got engaged and although we didn't get round to planning the wedding, three happy years on, in January 2005, we had a daughter Lily. 'One evening, I took our baby girl to see Kev at the bar where he worked as a bouncer. Walking in, I noticed a pretty waitress chatting away to him. Kev told me she was called Sonita. 'He said she had a thing for him. But then he said, \"She's got nothing on you\".' Miss Kimble said problems started emerging around this time with Mr O'Neill spending less time at home. When their daughter was 15 months old in 2007 they separated. She continued: 'We didn't part on good terms and lost all contact. I heard through mutual friends that he'd started dating Sonita. It was months later when I came face-to-face with Sonita \u2013 she had a huge bump.' A card Sonita sent Mr O'Neill from prison . Miss Kimble said Claire told her she was Mr O'Neill's girlfriend and their child was due in a week. She continued: 'Six months later I bumped into her again. This time she was pushing a pram. 'She told me things were over with her and Kev. I felt sorry for her as I knew how tough it was being a single mum. 'So I arranged a play-date with her and a few weeks later she came round. She told me she had been sleeping with Kev when we were still together. 'I felt the wind knocked out of me, but we stayed friends. Years went by and Sonita and I became inseparable. 'Her and her boy would come for sleepovers and we'd gossip into the early hours over a glass of wine.' Miss Kimble said in January 2013 she told Claire she was planning to get back in touch with Mr O'Neill. 'I told her Lily needed her dad,' she said. 'Sonita kindly offered to pass on my messages, but I heard nothing from Kev. But one day in the dentist I bumped in with him. 'He told me he'd just broken up with Sonita. He said she'd become fixated on me. 'I was confused because Sonita had said they'd broken up seven years ago.' Mr O'Neill told Miss Kimble this was not the case \u2013 and explained the reason for their break up. 'He said Sonita had got weird,' she said. 'He said she had started dressing like me and was obsessed with us getting back together. 'I called Sonita and she admitted the truth. She said, 'I wanted to tell you but couldn't find the right time'. 'I told her she was crazy. After that Kev came round regularly to see Lily and the old feelings came back. Claire and Mr O'Neill in happier times, after the birth of their child. But she soon became dangerously obsessed with his ex-partner, Miss Kimble. She later ran the pair over after they got back together . 'We started dating and were happy. But Sonita bombarded me with abusive messages every day, even started waiting outside Lily's school. One day she texted, \"I'm going to run you over\". 'She sent Kev the same thing.' The pair were on the way to the police station to report the messages on October 6, 2013 when they were hit. 'I heard a car speeding up behind us,' Miss Kimble said. 'Then everything went black. 'The next thing I remember is waking up in hospital, my mum at my side.' The couple underwent treatment with Mr O'Neill needing surgery on his neck. They were in court to see Claire jailed. 'Now I'm pregnant again, and Kev and I are planning our wedding,' Miss Kimble said. 'This time it's forever.'","highlights":"Mary-Jane Kimble needed 22 stitches and Kevin O'Neill broke neck . Miss Kimble's hair, scalp and blood left on bonnet of Sonita Claire's car . The two women were friends and later became love rivals over Mr O'Neill . Couple, of Derby, both struck while Claire drove at 30mph towards them . Miss Kimble and Mr O'Neill are now finally engaged to be married .","id":"6d1468c4c24fc2fdeb331ae5b7e6d81e3a1e2e2d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"(left) and girlfriend Melissa Sillars after she became angry at the pair hugging on a street in Glasgow.\nThe woman escaped but Kevin, 35, and Melissa, 27, who were in a wheelchair because of their injuries from the crash, were caught up in her rampage.\nKevin had just met Melissa in Glasgow city centre on the night of September 5 when the attack happened.\nMelissa said: \"I came around the corner and saw Sonita hitting Kevin.\n\"I thought she was going to hit me and the wheelchair so I just lifted my arms in front of me to stop her and to protect him. That's when she got my side. She hit me pretty hard.\n\"We got into the wheelchair and started to push ourselves away from her. She was screaming, 'Get away from me!' We got to the end of the block and I just thought, 'We need to get the f*** out of here.'\"\nA witness to the incident said: \"Sonita just appeared out of nowhere and ploughed into her, dragged the both of them along the road and just drove off.\n\"If they hadn't have been in the wheelchair, they would have died.\"\nKevin said: \"Her car just came up behind us. It was only an 11-second clip of the car, but I don't know how she missed us.\n\"If she hadn't have missed us I probably wouldn't be here now. It could have been a lot worse.\"\nThe driver then hit Melissa's wheelchair as she sat on the kerb.\nKevin said: \"She dragged the wheelchair all along the road. It was probably around 40 metres from where she first hit us.\n\"She didn't stop. She was dragging us down the road and then she jumped up and drove off again. It was very terrifying.\n\"Her whole body went straight up in the air when she hit us. She must have been going at 40-45mph.\"\nThe couple were taken to hospital, where Melissa broke her wrist and Kevin, a dad-of-five, had a suspected broken collarbone.\nMelissa said she was shocked to see the driver was later driving a vehicle in her local supermarket car park.\nKevin said: \"I've known Sonita for a long time, but it would never have crossed my mind that she would ever do something like that.\n\"But"}
{"article":"Pathology test results have confirmed the brutal killing of pregnant mum Kris-Deann Sharpley and her seven-year-old son, Jackson, was a murder-suicide carried out by her grandfather. The bodies of 27-year-old Ms Sharpley, her son and her father, Derek, were found inside their family home in Biddeston, Queensland, on Monday morning. Friends of murdered mum Kris-Deann Sharpley said she was thrilled by the pending arrival of her daughter, who she had even given a name, and showed no signs of the trauma that was about to tear a family apart. Murdered mum Kris-Deann Sharpley was thrilled by the pending arrival of her second child, who she planned to name in honour of her mother, before she was brutally killed. 'Everything seemed to be fine,' Corinne Kaiser, a close Sharpley family friend, told The Chronicle. Derek Jackson, 52, who was found dead in his Biddeston home, had a history of criminal behaviour and mental health issues . Ms Kaiser last spoke to Ms Sharpley on Sunday evening, hours before she was killed. Ms Sharpley was set to name her daughter Amber Elizabeth Rose in honour of her mother, Elizabeth Roslyn, who died years earlier, according to the Courier Mail. A grandfather whose body was also found at the scene was well known to police and had a long history of mental illness. Derek John Sharpley, 52, was found dead of gunshot wounds to the head in the same room that his grandson Jackson's body was found tucked into a bed inside the home, west of Brisbane in Queensland. His 27-year-old daughter Kris-Deann Sharpley, who had moved to the Queensland town in 2011 to care for him following her mother's death, also died of gunshot wounds to the head and was found in the bathroom. Detective Inspector David Isherwood would not confirm the details of Mr Sharpley's criminal history, but told Daily Mail Australia that there had been no recent incidents. 'They [the family] are known to police and in regard to criminal history; the reality is that while he has a criminal history, it's not recent history,' Inspector Isherwood said. 'But he has got a criminal history and there is no doubt that he has had mental health issues.' His daughter Kris-Deann Sharpley (left), who had moved to the town to care for him following her mother's death, was found dead in the bathroom while her seven-year-old son (rigth) Jackson's body was found in a bed . Derek (left) and his daughterKris-Deann (right), were found dead from gunshot wounds to the head in their bathroom on Monday. Mr Sharpley is believed to have attempted suicide in the past and had a history of substance abuse. 'I must stress that we are in the early stages of our investigation however it would appear that two of the deaths are suspicious and the death of the man is non suspicious,' Inspector Isherwood said. Mr Sharpley is believed to have shot himself after killing his daughter and grandson, however detectives have been unable to determine the young boy's cause of death after preliminary pathology results returned inconclusive. Inspector Isherwood said there were no signs of physical injury on the child's body and that police were awaiting further results before making any conclusions about how he died. 'There are a couple of issues, they [forensic pathologists] think, with the decomposition. You'd think that with strangulation there would be lesion marks on the neck. What often happens in a lot of bodies in that case is that the head is tilted forward and you get bruising in the front of the body,' Inspector Isherwood said. 'Suffocation is very hard to prove, so the issue we've got is we really don't know'. Detective Inspector David Isherwood told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Sharpley 'was not the owner of a registered firearm', but would not release any other information about the gun used to kill the two adults . Detectives have been unable to determine Jackson's (pictured) cause of death after preliminary pathology results returned inconclusive. Suffocation and strangulation are still being investigated . The owner of the high-calibre gun used to kill both adults, which was found lying on a bed, has also been an unclear aspect of the case. Inspector Isherwood told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Sharpley 'was not the owner of a registered firearm', but would not release any other information about the gun. He said detectives would return to the address on Thursday to obtain any more evidence that could be relevant to the case. It comes after revelations that\u00a0Kris-Deann \u00a0was on maternity leave and excitedly awaiting the birth of her little girl who she'd chosen to name Amber Elizabeth Rose after her late mother when she was slain, her sister-in-law Sara Turnball told the\u00a0Courier Mail. All three bodies were found by Kris-Deann's (left) sister Tara on Monday evening when she came to the house to pick up some belongings . Detectives will return to the address on Thursday to obtain any more evidence that could be relevant to the case . All three bodies were found by Kris-Deann's sister Tara on Monday evening when she came to the house to pick up some belongings and to see their pet dogs. Tara, who is also pregnant, was accompanied by her boyfriend Allan Brown and had to climb through a window to gain access to the house. Mr Brown told the Courier Mail that Tara screamed out: 'They've been murdered, they've been murdered.' The scene at Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road home was so grisly it distressed first-response police officers, according to Detective Inspector David Isherwood. A dog barks behind a gate at a house in which the bodies of a man, a woman and a young boy were found in Biddeston, west of Toowoomba, Queensland . Police guard a house where the bodies of the relatives were found on Monday night . 'Two of the victims, both the adult male and female, had very serious wounds to their bodies,' he said. 'Both appear to have been shot in the head.' 'At this point in time there's nothing to suggest there was any incident that occurred in terms of a disturbance.' 'Two people that live in the town heard three distinct gunshots.' The gunshots were heard on Sunday night but locals presumed it was someone shotting an animal. Kris-Deann Sharpley was on maternity leave and excitedly awaiting the birth of her little girl . Kris-Deann shared this photo of her son Jackson and a scan of her unborn child Amber on Facebook before she was killed . 'There is no evidence that the house has been broken into when the police arrived they had to force entry into the premises. It would appear that the house was secure. The first person who attended the residence had to climb in to gain entry.' 'Police attended a Biddeston Southbrook Road address around 6.50pm after the bodies of a man, woman and boy were located. The three aged 52, 27 and 7 respectively, were all known to each other,' Queensland Police said. The shooting happened on the corner of Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road and Biddeston-Southbrook Road at Biddeston - more than 150 kilometres west of Brisbane. 'There are no concerns for public safety,' a police spokesman said. Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Forensic officers took photographs after arriving at the scene on Monday night . Forensic officers are seen outside the house where the bodies of a man, a woman and a young boy were found . Local businessman Paul Farmer described the home owner as 'a quiet, friendly guy' Biddeston is a rural town  in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, and is home to less than 400 people .","highlights":"Kris-Deann Sharpley and seven-year-old son were found dead on Monday . Ms Sharpley was heavily pregnant with second child when killed . 'Everything was fine', says friend who spoke to her hours before murder . Planned to name daughter in honour of her mother, who died years ago . Her father Derek was also found at the Biddeston house, near Brisbane . Detective Inspector David Isherwood said the grandfather had a history of criminal behaviour and mental health issues . The child's cause of death remains unknown as\u00a0initial\u00a0pathology results were unclear, but suffocation and strangulation are still being investigated .","id":"c5768eb4d9e2605469e904c4fc2a965c554445aa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"old Kris-Deann Sharpley and her son were found in the flat of her grandfather in the early hours of June 29.\nA post mortem concluded that Kris-Deann died from a single knife wound to the abdomen and Jackson was found with a single stab wound to the chest.\nKris-Deann's grandfather, Raymond Sharpley, also died at the flat from a knife wound to the chest.\nAn inquest into the deaths was held in Ipswich on Monday.\nKris-Deann's daughter, Zoe Sharpley, attended the hearing with her grandmother Carol.\nCarol told the hearing she last saw Kris-Deann at the Christmas party she was attending in the flat the day before she died.\n'He's evil': Shocking last text from murdered Kris-Deann Sharpley to her fiance telling him that she will commit suicide by jumping in front of a car\nShe said she had met her grand-daughter's partner, Lewis McKeague, on at least two or three occasions.\nMs Sharpley said: \"They seemed very happy together. We were all happy for her.\n\"He was very kind to Kris-Deann. He's very attentive and would drive to see her even though they live in the same town.\"\nA post mortem revealed that there was an increase in the amount of blood in Kris-Deann's brain, as well as a decrease in her platelet count.\nThe coroner, Peter Dean, said: \"This suggests a significant bleed.\n\"My conclusion is a single knife wound was inflicted to Kris-Deann's abdomen resulting in her death. This caused her to bleed internally which led to a deterioration in her blood cells.\"\nEarlier, the coroner said there had been \"a high level of evidence that a knife was involved\".\nHe said there were no suspicious circumstances.\n'There is no known motive': Heartbroken mother of murdered Kris-Deann and her seven-year-old son Jackson Sharpley who died at hands of their grandfather in suspected murder-suicide reveals they had been 'planning wedding for four years'\nKris-Deann and Jackson's bodies were found by police who went to the flat in St Vincent's Place, Ipswich, in the early hours of June 29 after a distressed member of the public had contacted the force.\nHer grandfather's body was found"}
{"article":"The Australian businessman who allegedly masterminded an international paedophile ring has labelled himself 'bigger than Ben-Hur', maintaining that he isn't worried about what people think of him. Peter Gerard Scully, 51, was arrested in the Philippines in February on charges of sexually abusing 11 children, the youngest of whom was only 18 months old, and killing another young girl, but says he isn't concerned about being sentenced to life in prison. 'I get bigger than Ben-Hur and people get interested. There is nothing I can do about it, so why worry about it?' Scully said. Scroll down for video . Peter Gerard Scully alleged operated\u00a0an  international paedophile ring that served Australian clients, according to AFP investigators. 'If I get sentenced, I get sentenced. That is something out of my control,' he told The Sydney Morning Herald. Scully has been accused of sexually abusing two girls, aged 10, and 11, and forcing them to dig their own graves while they were held captive in his house. While the former businessman admitted they stayed in his house, he would not confirm the abuse. 'Accusations are [a] lot stronger than what really happened. That is something to talk about in the court which is the proper forum. There's nothing I can do to change what they [the girls] said,' Scully said. Videos seized in the Philippines last week allegedly show one of Scully's victims, a 13-year-old girl, being forced to perform lewd acts with a baby aged one and girl toddler aged five, leading to renewed calls to reintroduce the death penalty. The videos, including one called 'The Destruction of Daisy' shows whipping and torture along with other horrific acts, and was described by police as the most shocking child pornography that has ever been discovered in the Philippines. 'You are looking at recruitment of children to then be abused, to perform sexual acts for offenders that are scattered all over the world. It is horrific,' said Margaret Akullo from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. As a result of the horrific nature of his alleged crimes, the 51-year-old said he had been threatened by prisoners in the jail in southern city of Cagayan de Oro. Scully said that he was trying to avoid confrontation in order to not be harmed by any of the 300 prisoners in the jail, but that they were actively trying to scare him. Scully, who fled to Manila from Melbourne in 2011 after being accused of 117 fraud and deception offences, allegedly established a lucrative business live-streaming videos in a 'pay for view' scheme . Peter Gerald Scully (right) was arrested for human trafficking and child porn-related offences arising from his alleged sexual abuse of Filipino girls\u00a0which was filmed and then posted online for paying clients . Scully, who fled to Manila from Melbourne in 2011 after being accused of 117 fraud and deception offences, allegedly established a lucrative business live-streaming videos in a 'pay for view' scheme. Police alleged Scully would undertake acts in response to requests from his clients from across the globe, who paid to live-stream videos of children being tortured and sexually abused. The former businessman claimed his internet marketing business was the reason for his move from Melbourne to the Philippines in 2011 as a result of lower wage costs. Scully is a father of two children, now both adults, and claims to have been married to the same Chinese woman three times before divorcing. He was arrested on February 20 after the body of a teenage girl was found buried under a house he rented in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, and he was formally charged on Friday. It is claimed he abused more than a dozen children in the three years he was in the Philippines, during which time he moved house frequently and assembled a team of more than four foreign accomplices and half a dozen Filipino workers for his 'pay for view' online child pornography business. Scully allegedly scammed more than $2.68 million from 20 investors in an investment scheme and was under investigation from 2009 by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Agent Janet Francisco (right) , who was responsible for cracking the case and the rescue of several victims from Scully's house, is pictured with one of the rescued girls (left) The remains of a 10-year-old girl were found at a home formerly rented by Scully after he was arrested . He returned to Australia  accompanied by a  Malaysian teenager named Ling in 2011, who was believed to be his 'girlfriend' before he turned her into a prostitute, associates claim. The death penalty was suspended in the Philippines in 2006, but an influential conservative politician told\u00a0The Sydney Morning Herald that the Australian's alleged crimes were so depraved he should be put to death. 'The Philippine government should directly and seriously address the problem of paedophilia, child exploitation and sexual abuse by supporting the move to reimpose the death penalty,' Nationalist People's Coalition MP Sherwin Gatchalian said. An extremely graphic and distressing account by two young girls, who survived the trauma of Scully's alleged torturous abuse, paints a horrifying picture of what at least a dozen children are alleged to have endured in his home. Cousins, going by the name of Daisy,11, and\u00a0and Queenie, 10, told rappler news site about the fateful day in September 2014 when they were approached by Scully's live-in partner, Carme Ann 'Angel' Alvarez. Alvarez, who was only 17 at the time and an alleged former victim of Scully's, offered the girls food at Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City and then invited them back to their house. Daisy said when they got to the house, Alvarez bathed the girls while Scully, who she referred to as the 'American', videoed them. The next morning the girls were asked to start digging a hole in the ground but had no idea why they had been asked to do the unusual task. It was then after lunch that things became even more disturbing when allegedly Scully undressed the girls and told them to kiss each other. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Peter Scully was arrested in the Philippines for\u00a0sexual abuse of 11 children . The 51-year-old allegedly ran an international paedophile ring . Scully said that he isn't worried about being sentenced for the crimes . He labelled himself 'bigger than Ben-Hur' but claims the accusation against him are 'lot stronger than what really happened' UN authorities say the 'horrific' case is the worst they have come across . Videos show a 13-year-old girl forced into acts with a baby and toddler . The Melbourne man is also accused of killing a 10-year-old girl .","id":"9b390ad4824ec2429ffa1ecd1e411dd922087b17","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Southport, Queensland, Australia on Friday by members of the Queensland Child Exploitation Unit (CLEU). He has been charged with 10 child sex offences. The alleged offences took place over a period of five years and involved two children aged 12 and 13.\n\"I'm an international paedophile kingpin in the sense that I have done these crimes on a big scale,\" Scully told the Courier Mail. \"I don't take them as big deal as everyone else is making it out to be.\"\nHe was allegedly part of a paedophile network that operated from countries including Australia, the Philippines, France, Spain and the UK.\nThe alleged ring also involved several people in Australia, the Philippines, France, Spain and the UK. All have been charged with various offences.\nThe ringleader's wife, Julie Scully, 48, has also been charged with one count of using a child to produce child pornography. She has been released on bail and is due to reappear in court on Tuesday. Police allege Scully's brother is involved in the ring. Peter Scully's sister, Lisa Scully, 44, was released from custody on Friday and is due back in court in June.\n\"I don't know why the police are making such a big deal about this. I am a victim of a paedophile network,\" Peter Scully said.\nIn a statement, he denied that he was a \"master of mind\" of the ring, telling the Herald Sun he is only the \"brain\", adding: \"I am a 51-year-old grandfather. I am not a pedophile. The ring is so big they're calling it that.\"\nSc.\nHe was denied bail on Friday by Chief Magistrate John Costello at Gold Coast Magistrates Court in Queensland and is due back in court on June 3. Julie Scully, who appeared via video link from a Gold Coast prison, was also denied bail. 'bigger than Ben-Hur'\nPosted in Australia, Scully Arrested, Uncategorized on May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment \u00bb\nThe Australian businessman who allegedly masterminded an international paedophile ring has labelled himself 'bigger than Ben-Hur', maintaining that he isn't worried about what people think of him. Peter Gerard Scully, 51, was arrested in Southport, Queensland, Australia on Friday by members of"}
{"article":"The attorney representing the University of Oklahoma's disgraced fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon has said he believes the members - including those who chanted racial slurs - deserve a second chance. Stephen Jones, who represented Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, spoke at a press conference on Friday as he said he is seeking a 'non-legal' resolution with the university. Its president, David Boren, expelled the two students filmed leading the racist chant last weekend - but Jones said that Boren himself recently said that everyone deserves a second chance. 'We certainly think that's true for the members of the SAE house,' Jones continued. 'And perhaps even for the members who were involved in this unfortunate confrontation with the university and the basic values of SAE.' Scroll down for video . Stephen Jones, the attorney for the local chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said in a press conference on Friday that the students filmed making racist chants were just a small number of people at the event . Jones is representing students and alumni from the fraternity. He is not representing the two students, Parker Rice and Levi Pettit. He said that he hopes to reach a 'non-legal' resolution with the university, which he indicated acted hastily when it closed down the frat house on Monday. He added that he also wants to ensure the students - some of whom have received death threats - are granted their right to due process. 'I'm not ruling out a lawsuit,' he said. 'I'm saying that our preference is proceeding in a non legal solution... If that is not possible, then obviously we will have to consider other possibilities.' Jones also pointed out that hundreds of students and fraternity members had attended the event where the footage was filmed, and that the 'inexcusable' chant was the action of just a handful. 'We're talking about one incident with nine seconds of video on one of five buses,' he said. Ringleader: Parker Rice, a University of Oklahoma freshman from Dallas, has been identified as the conductor leading the 'there will never be a n***** in SEA' chant on Saturday. He has since been expelled . Outed: Levi Pettit was identified by his family on Tuesday night. They apologized for his 'disgusting' behavior. Right, Pettit - an accomplished golfer at his former school Highland Park - is pictured putting in a 2013 photo . Also on Friday, a spokesman for the fraternity's national headquarters revealed that officials with the Oklahoma chapter have stopped communicating with them. 'We have not heard from the Oklahoma chapter,' spokesman Brandon Weghorst said. 'They have not engaged us since the time the chapter was closed.' Weghorst said the national fraternity is moving forward with plans to expel all of the suspended members of the OU chapter, a move that will permanently revoke their membership. The frat house was shut down after a nine-second video recorded last weekend emerged showing members singing a song using racial slurs and referencing lynching. 'There will never be a n***** SAE' they were heard singing aboard a bus. The fraternity was closed immediately and all students and staff were ordered to remove their belongings from the frat house by Monday night. One of the alleged ringleaders, Parker Rice, said earlier this week that he has left the University of Oklahoma and is 'deeply sorry' for what he did. Lawsuit? The university's president, David Boren, pictured on Tuesday, ordered the chapter to close down . High profile: Jones is pictured in 1996 with Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh, whom he represented . 'For me, this is a devastating lesson and I am seeking guidance on how I can learn from this and make sure it never happens again,' he said in a statement. 'My goal for the long-term is to be a man who has the heart and the courage to reject racism wherever I see or experience it in the future.' Brody and Susan Pettit, the parents of Levi Pettit, also apologized to the 'entire African American community' for their son's 'disgusting' actions. But the family added that they had raised him to be 'inclusive,' saying: 'We know his heart, and he is not a racist.' An investigation into the involvement of other members is still underway. Investigations into racism at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapters have now extended to college campuses in Louisiana and Texas, the organization said Thursday. It came after its national office received word that members in those places knew the racist chant caught on video in Oklahoma. Shut down: Workers can be seen removing the letters from the SAE house on Monday after it was shut down . Moving out: Two men can be seen laughing as they remove furniture from the house on Monday . Spokesman Brandon Weghorst said the chapter at the University of Texas at Austin was being 'fully cooperative' and that a probe at Louisiana Tech in Ruston was in its early stages. He said no new allegations had been substantiated. 'We had no idea of this type of behavior was going on underground,' Weghorst said Thursday. 'This is the type of stuff (the chant), it goes underground and it goes under the radar. 'It's dangerous because \u2014 if we don't know about it, we can't stop it.' The president of the university's SAE had previously issued a statement denying that his chapter had ever performed a similar chant. Luke Cone said he could 'speak on the behalf of my fraternity brothers that we are all profoundly distressed' about the language in the video. The SAE chapter at Louisiana Tech did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Thursday, but a university spokesman said it has been unable to substantiate an allegation that a former member participated in the chant in 2010. 'Once we learned that, we immediately got with the current chapter president and the leadership of that chapter to ensure this activity wasn't taking place here at Louisiana Tech,' said spokesman Dave Guerin. Anger: Protesters hold up signs outside the Rice family home in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday . 'They assured us that it wasn't. We can't really attest to back in 2010.' Some members of some of the largest SAE chapters in the country on Thursday denied any knowledge of the racist chant. 'In my four years, I never have seen anything or heard anything like that in my individual chapter,' said Will Sneed, past president of the SAE chapter at the University of Arkansas. Meanwhile, the University of Oklahoma football team expressed its outrage Thursday in a statement calling for fraternity leaders to be 'expelled, suspended or otherwise disciplined severely'. 'As a team, we have come to a consensus that, in any organization, the leadership is responsible for the culture created, and in this case, encouraged. ... Allowing this culture to thrive goes against everything it means to be a Sooner,' the players said.","highlights":"Stephen Jones, who represented the Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, is now representing Sigma Alpha Epsilon at OU . Speaking at a press conference on Friday, he said he is concerned for the safety of the students as some have received death threats . He says they are seeking a 'non-legal solution' with the university but that if that fails, they would not rule out bringing a lawsuit . University President David Boren expelled two students who were filmed leading a racist chant aboard a bus and shuttered their frat house .","id":"c228474fc85b339d46529da34226fe8270da6e30","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"igh, was hired by SAE's parent organization. He told USA Today in an interview that his job is not to protect the fraternity itself but the students in the organization. \"I believe it would be a great pity if these young men lost an opportunity they were given because of something that happened in the dark of night at a party that may not be representative of who they are,\" he said. SAE, the second-oldest fraternity on campus, is on an indefinite suspension and was also kicked off the campus this week following a video showing members chanting \"There will never be a n****r in SAE.\" \"I'm not aware of anything (in the video) that I would say is appropriate or good representation of the fraternity,\" Jones said. \"If the fraternity does as is their constitutional right now seek their reinstatement, then that's their right.\" OU's chapter is still on suspension.\nWant to stay up to date on the latest news? Sign up for our daily newsletter, the Morning Edition and get the biggest stories of the day delivered right to your inbox.\nThe national group, which runs the largest fraternity network in the U.S., has also pulled off-campus houses and revoked chapter charters across the country. OU is the latest school to see an SAE chapter suspended. The fraternity has been embroiled in scandal for months, after a video surfaced showing its members singing offensive chants. Other videos have since been released that show members hazing new members - and even having a member wear a KKK robe.\nOU has more than 1,300 Greek members - more than any other school in the country. SAE's parent organization, which has more than 200 chapters, also placed a suspension on Texas State University's chapter over the weekend. A \"racially charged and degrading\" video was posted online in April and the suspension takes effect July 8. \"The fraternity has been placed on national suspension and will not be permitted to recruit, pledge or initiate new members, or host or participate in any fraternity or university activities until further notice,\" the fraternity said in a statement, according to The Guardian.\nOU officials could not say if the video involved members or chapter employees. The university said that it is working to get answers about the incident. \"The University of Oklahoma condemns acts of racism in all its forms and we recognize the impact these types of behaviors have on our campus community,\" a"}
{"article":"A watchdog has cleared officers over the case of a four-year-old boy starved to death by his alcoholic mother, despite years of police contact with the family. Hamzah Khan's decomposed body was found in a cot at his filthy home in Bradford in 2011, almost two years after he had died. The family, including his mother Amanda Hutton, 43, had extensive contact with police over a number of years, but today the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found that Hamzah's death was not something West Yorkshire Police 'could have reasonably been expected to predict or prevent', the police watchdog has found. A watchdog has cleared West Yorkshire Police over the case of four-year-old Hamzah Khan (pictured), who was starved to death by his alcoholic mother despite years of police contact with the family . Mother-of-eight Hutton was jailed for 15 years in 2013 after she was found guilty of Hamzah's manslaughter and neglecting five of her other children. At her trial it emerged that a range of agencies, including police officers, had contact with her family because she was a victim of repeated domestic violence, but no one spotted the danger the children were in. The IPCC had launched an investigation into\u00a0West Yorkshire Police\u2019s handling of concerns raised about Hamzah\u2019s welfare, the results of which were announced today. In a statement, the watchdog said: 'The IPCC investigation concluded that Hamzah's death was not something West Yorkshire Police could have reasonably been expected to predict or prevent, and that it was the actions of a PCSO who made repeated and concerted attempts to speak to Ms Hutton that led to the discovery of Hamzah's body.' Mother-of-eight Amanda Hutton (pictured) was jailed for 15 years in 2013 after she was found guilty of Hamzah's manslaughter and neglecting five of her other children . The commission said there had been no misconduct by officers but did criticise the force for not referring itself to the IPCC at the time the body was discovered. It said the fact it was not referred 'hindered the IPCC in its obligation to carry out a prompt and effective independent investigation into West Yorkshire Police's contact with the family'. IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said: 'There was a clear public interest in enabling the Independent Police Complaints Commission to scrutinise the actions of West Yorkshire Police officers after the discovery of Hamzah's body in 2011. 'The fact that this was not reported to the IPCC until after a serious case review had been completed in 2013 meant that that process was completed without any independent scrutiny of police action.' Hutton's trial heard how Hamzah's father, Aftab Khan, raised concerns with officers after he was arrested for attacking Hutton but detectives told the court these were investigated and no problems were found. Today, the IPCC said two officers chose not to make a referral to social services after specific allegations of neglect were made during this interview in December 2008. But it said in its statement: 'The IPCC found that a number of referrals had already been made, one of which was made only five days before the interview with Mr Khan. A further referral to social services could have been made but there was no requirement for the officers to do so.' A serious case review in Hamzah's case concluded that he was 'invisible for almost a lifetime'. But that review was criticised at its publication by children's minister Edward Timpson, who expressed 'deep concerns', saying it failed to fully explain 'missed opportunities to protect children in the house'. The minister wrote to Professor Nick Frost, who chairs the Bradford Safeguarding Children Board, saying: 'I have deep concerns over the Hamzah Khan serious case review. The child's body was found in what police said were 'breathtakingly awful' conditions in a bedroom at Hutton's house in Bradford, while the kitchen was also filled with rubbish . The living room of Hutton's home was covered in old takeaway boxes, bottles and plastic bags . 'In particular, I am concerned that it fails to explain sufficiently clearly the actions taken or not taken by children's social care when problems in the Khan family were brought to their attention on a number of occasions.' Alcoholic Hutton was living in what the report described as 'breathtakingly awful' conditions with five of her children as well as Hamzah's mummified remains when police entered her four-bedroom house in September 2011. A jury at Bradford Crown Court found she had allowed Hamzah to starve to death in December 2009 and left his body in a cot with a teddy. The remains were only discovered due to a rookie police community support officer's tenacious pursuit of a minor anti-social behaviour complaint because she knew something was wrong. The family was known to all the main agencies, partly due to a long history of violence Hutton suffered at the hands of Khan. But Hutton failed to co-operate with many children's services and the SCR found that Hamzah slipped below the radar and was invisible. Ms Butts said today: 'Nothing could have reasonably been done by West Yorkshire Police to predict or prevent this horrendous case of child neglect. In fact, it was the tenacity of one of its officers that led to the eventual discovery of his body.'","highlights":"Hamzah Khan's decomposed body found in cot two years after his death . Amanda Hutton, 43, jailed for 15 years for manslaughter and neglect . Police had contact with family as mother was domestic violence victim . Father's neglect concerns from 2008 were not referred to social services . IPCC finds Hamzah's death was not something police 'could have reasonably been expected to predict or prevent'","id":"d7bc140c5ccbe740860d8a581fa540465abe83c2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" mother\u2019s London flat. He was three stone (18st) underweight and his mother Farzana, 39, had been jailed for seven years in 2009 after pleading guilty to manslaughter.\nThe Metropolitan Police investigation ruled that no crimes had been committed and has now handed over responsibility for Hamzah\u2019s death to the Department of Work and Pensions who had responsibility for monitoring the children.\n\"The case of baby Hamzah has been a tragic reminder that social services can\u2019t turn away from their responsibility to protect vulnerable children,\" said Sarah Ryan, head of the Children and Family Justice Centre at UCL and chair of the Bar Standards Board. \"The public rightly expects social services to work with partners to identify children at risk so that they can intervene to protect them.\n\u201cThe baby protection policy was designed to identify the very young, vulnerable, and particularly vulnerable children who need immediate support. This policy is not an excuse for poor practice or a substitute for robust and professional decision making. \"The death of Hamzah Khan should be a lesson not only to social services but to all of us.\u201d\nHamzah was found dead in November 2012 by the Housing Benefit department. A court heard that Farzana had repeatedly complained of the state of her flat to police, the council and her landlord. Officers visited 44 times and spoke to her on 17 occasions in the months before he died. Despite all the calls, she refused to let anyone into the flat.\nFarzana had previously spent eight days in hospital for drinking alcohol and it had been feared that she would neglect her son. The court heard that Hamzah had been left with a bottle in his hand so that he could drink the alcohol his mother had drunk.\nIn November 2011, a social worker at the child abuse and neglect unit (CANU) of the Children\u2019s Services Department at Hammersmith and Fulham Council told a senior social worker about the state of her flat. It was so squalid that it was considered unsafe for the social worker, who asked to be accompanied at all times.\nThe social worker noted that Hamzah had bruising on the arms and ankles and had been admitted to Hammersmith Hospital for two days after a fall from his bed. She wrote that \u201cthe area around Hamzah\u2019s cot was covered with food scraps, there was a used nappy next to the cot and the cot was covered in a substance which had"}
{"article":"A convicted killer and a rapist are among ten of Britain's most wanted fugitives who are believed to be on the run in Spain. The list was published today as part of Operation Captura, a scheme to trace wanted criminals and suspects who are thought to have fled to Spain. The ten men are wanted in connection with crimes including rape, indecent assault of a child and drug trafficking, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Killer and rapist: (L-R) Shane Walford killed father-of-two Paul Gibbons with a single punch outside a bar in Coventry while Mohammed Jahangir Alam was sentenced to 14 years in jail in his absence for rape . One of the fugitives is ex-soldier Shane Walford who was jailed in 2010 for the manslaughter of an off-duty fireman while on leave from the Army. Walford, a former boxer, killed father-of-two Paul Gibbons with a single punch outside a bar in Coventry. He was jailed for four and a half years but was recalled to prison in August 2013 after breaking the terms of his licence. Another of the fugitives is Mohammed Jahangir Alam, 32, who was sentenced to 14 years in his absence in March 2010 for rape and sexual assault by penetration. Alam, who is originally from Bangladesh, arrived in the UK on a temporary visa in October 2007 and moved to Cheltenham the following year, when he physically and sexually abused his victim, the NCA said. On the run: (L-R) Carlo Dawson is\u00a0south London, who is accused of indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl and making indecent photos of a child.\u00a0Jayson McDonald is a suspected drug trafficker . Also on list: (L-R) David McDermott, believed to be a member of a drug-dealing organised crime gang in Liverpool, \u00a0and youthful-looking\u00a0Michael Roden, nicknamed 'Dodge and suspected of importing cannabis . Also on the wanted list is 52-year-old Carlo Dawson, from Croydon, south London, who is accused of indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl and making indecent photographs of a child. An operation was launched last week to arrest one of the fugitives, suspected drugs trafficker Jayson McDonald, who is believed to have been living in Spain. More than a dozen armed officers along with detectives from the Metropolitan Police carried out a dawn raid on a luxury villa in Coin near Malaga but McDonald was not found. It is the ninth appeal of its kind since Captura was launched by the NCA and Crimestoppers in 2006, and so far 65 out of 76 named suspects have been caught. One of the latest to be found in Tenerife was drugs lord Stephen Blundell, 36, from Merseyside, who fled the UK before being sentenced for a \u00a31 million heroin plot, the NCA said. Hank Cole, the NCA's head of international operations, said: 'Spain is not a safe haven for British fugitives. The NCA and its partners will continue to pursue these individuals relentlessly and return them to the UK to face justice. Wanted: (L-R) Paul Buchanan, wanted for attempted rape, and suspected drug tafficker Anthony Dennis are also National Crime Agency targets . Hiding: (L-R) Suspected drug dealers Paul Monk and Scott Hughes are also on the wanted list . 'The exceptional level of collaboration and intelligence sharing with the Spanish authorities has been vital to these arrests. However, we still need the support of the public. 'Be our eyes and ears and tell us if you have any information on the whereabouts of our targets.' Lord Ashcroft, founder of Crimestoppers, said: 'Operation Captura has proved a huge success since it was launched in 2006 and the majority of individuals on our most wanted list have been captured. 'However, there are still a number of criminals who are evading arrest. We must ensure these individuals are brought to justice. We are confident that we can successfully hunt them down with support from the Spanish authorities, as well as the Spanish and UK public.' Spanish authorities are heavily backing the operation and a leading policewoman has claimed the country is no longer a 'safe place' for British criminals to hide. As part of Operation Captura, the National Crime Agency today published a list of ten of Britain's most wanted fugitives thought to have fled to Spain. They are: . 1. Shane Walford:\u00a038, is wanted by West Midlands Police for manslaughter. The former soldier and boxer was jailed for 54 months in July 2010 after he killed firefighter Paul Gibbons at a bar in Coventry. He was recalled to prison in August 2013 after breaking the terms of his licence. 2. Mohammed Jahangir Alam:\u00a032, is wanted by Gloucestershire Police for rape and sexual assault. He was convicted in March 2010 and sentenced to 14 years in his absence. 3. Carlo Dawson:\u00a052, is wanted by the Met Police on suspicion of indecent assault and making indecent photographs of a child. Dawson, from south London, is believed to have indecently assaulted a 12-year-old girl between October 1996 and October 1997. 4. Paul Buchanan:\u00a029, is wanted by West Mercia Police on suspicion of attempted rape. Buchanan, originally from New York, is alleged to have attacked a woman near his flat in Worcestershire by pulling her down a driveway, pushing her over a car and attempting to rape her. 5. Paul Monk:\u00a054, of Romford, Essex, is wanted by the Met Police on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis. 6. Anthony Dennis:\u00a047, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking offences outside the UK and conspiracy to import class A drugs. Dennis, originally of Hackney, is believed to be the leader of an organised crime group involved in high-level international drug trafficking. 7. David McDermott:\u00a041, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to blackmail. McDermott, from Ormskirk, is believed to be a member of a Liverpool-based organised crime group. 8. Scott Hughes:\u00a034, is wanted by Merseyside Police on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to launder money. 9. Michael Roden:\u00a025, is wanted by West Midlands police on suspicion of conspiracy to import cannabis. Nicknamed 'Dodge', he was allegedly involved in 70 kilos of cannabis being imported into the UK from Spain between April 2013 and September 2013. 10. Jayson McDonald:\u00a037, is wanted by the Met Police on suspicion of conspiracies to import and supply heroin and cocaine. McDonald, originally from Bristol, is believed to be part of a Europe-wide organised crime network responsible for importing Class A drugs into the UK. Speaking at Malaga's police headquarters, Inspector Olga Lizana, head of the Spanish National Police Fugitives Unit, said British criminals living in Spain should 'leave the country' because they will be found. She added: 'This is not a good place (for them) to come any more. This is not a safe place for criminals any more. 'I think we are doing a great job with the British authorities. They have to be aware we are working together.' Warning: Hank Cole, NCA's head of international operations, says Spain is no longer a safe haven for British criminals . Spain's Costa del Sol - once dubbed 'Costa del Crime' - has been known as a hideaway for British criminals in the past, particularly in the late 1970s and 80s when there were no extradition agreements with the UK. Infamous British criminals to have fled to the region included Great Train robber Charlie Wilson, who was shot dead in Marbella in 1990, and Freddie Foreman, an associate of the Kray twins. Inspector Lizana said, like most British expatriates, criminals were attracted to Spain by the 'good weather and good food.' She added: 'There is a huge British community living here. For them, it is easy to hide. For us sometimes it is really difficult to find them. 'Also, it's a cheap country compared to the UK.' The launch of Operation Captura in 2006 has seen an increasing number of British fugitives being captured in Spain. The high-profile initiative between the NCA, Crimestoppers and the Spanish authorities has seen 65 out of 76 wanted British suspects detained. Last year alone, 54 fugitives were arrested in Spain and brought back to the UK, the NCA said. Commenting on the police's failure to apprehend suspected British drug trafficker Jayson McDonald, the inspector said she was 'disappointed' but added: 'He is not going to be back in the UK so we'll arrest him here.' Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the fugitives is asked to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or go online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. Caught: Drug trafficker Christopher Mealey . For years, Spain has been an appealing hideaway for British criminals evading capture, with dozens disappearing in what's been dubbed the Costa del Crime. But the launch of Operation Captura in 2006 has seen an increasing number of UK fugitives captured in the country. The high-profile initiative between the NCA, Crimestoppers and the Spanish authorities has seen 65 out of 76 wanted British suspects detained so far. Last year alone, 54 fugitives were arrested in Spain and brought back to the UK. This year's top ten list is the ninth appeal of its kind since Captura was launched. One of the operation's most high-profile arrests came last June when a British drug trafficker behind a \u00a325 million a year cocaine ring was caught in Marbella. Christopher Mealey, 38, was arrested by armed officers from the Spanish National Police as he walked along the Paseo Maritimo, a Spanish beachfront tourist hotspot.","highlights":"List published today as part of scheme to trace criminals on run in Spain . Among ten is Shane Walford who killed fireman with a punch in Coventry . Also included is Mohammed  Alam, 32, convicted of rape in his absence . Another, Carlow Dawson, of Croydon, accused of assaulting girl aged 12 . Since 2006 launch Operation Captura has led to arrest of 65 Brits on run .","id":"5d59d14d483a4b10cd5091f625f4d17e3905f653","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" have fled the UK for Spain.\nThe country's police chief, Julian Nava, said the British people should not feel sorry for the criminals. He said that if they had \"committed crime in England they would have been in jail\".\nThe ten wanted men include Mark Litchmore, who killed his girlfriend in 1999 and Michael Jones, a convicted rapist. Litchmore, who served nine years in prison for manslaughter, has a price of \u00a350,000 on his head. He is described as white, aged 34, 5ft 10in, has dark hair and blue eyes.\nJones, who served time in jail for rape, has a bounty of \u00a327,000. He is described as white, aged 40, 6ft, is a tattoo enthusiast and has a tattoo of a woman on his chest. He served time for rape and is believed to live in the Cadiz area. He is also a convicted sex offender.\nThe operation, known in Spanish as Operation Captura, was launched in July last year after a similar campaign to trace criminals in 2005 led to the return of 36 fugitives. The latest ten are thought to be hiding in Cadiz, Caceres and Malaga, with Jones thought to be in Caceres and Litchmore in Malaga. Another, Peter Foy, is believed to be in Caceres and Michael O'Brien, who is described as 6ft, 180lb and with a scar on his left arm, is thought to be in Malaga. Foy has previously been jailed for burglary and for theft of a car. O'Brien, who has a previous conviction for burglary, is described as having \"an Irish accent\".\nTwo of the fugitives, Stephen Mudd and Daniel Sturridge, have warrants out for their arrest, with an estimated price of \u00a328,000 and \u00a325,000 respectively. The remaining fugitives have no price tags on their heads.\nSpanish police commissioner Ramon Conde said the police force in Spain were \"extremely happy\" to be a part of the programme.\n\"The number of fugitives who have been successfully returned to the UK so far is testament to the joint success between Spain and UK police and how Operation Captura has helped the fight against serious criminals.\"\nThe first phase of Operation Captura was launched in July last year after the previous campaign had \"a very positive impact\" on British and"}
{"article":"Harry Kane turned to social media on Thursday, full of emotion after England manager Roy Hodgson called him up for the first time. The Tottenham striker talked of \u2018pride\u2019 and \u2018honour\u2019 on Twitter after being named in the squad for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania next Friday and the friendly in Italy four days later. Kane, who has scored 26 goals for Tottenham this season, merits his place alongside England captain Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck. Liverpool\u2019s Raheem Sterling is also in the squad but a niggling toe injury could see him play against Lithuania and sit out the Italy clash. Scroll down for full squad . Harry Kane celebrates after scoring for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal at White Hart Lane last month . Kane rounds QPR goalkeeper Rob Green to score Spurs' second goal at Loftus Road on March 7 . \u2018The whole country is excited to see Harry Kane,\u2019 said Hodgson. \u2018His rise has been fantastic. He deserves his chance. He hasn\u2019t been in the squad before, but he has to show he belongs.\u2019 Beyond that, poor Kane discovered what it is really like to be a senior international when he was immediately caught in a club-versus-country row. First the background. The lure of the Aussie dollar has seen Tottenham agree to play Sydney FC on May 30, six days after the final game of the Premier League season. That same weekend, the England squad meet to prepare for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland on June 7 in Dublin, followed by the Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovenia on June 14. There is also a possibility that Kane, a regular in Gareth Southgate\u2019s Under 21 squad, will be selected for the European Championship starting on June 17. \u2018Playing for England at Under 21 level is more important than a friendly in Australia and I would be hypocritical if I didn\u2019t give that answer,\u2019 said Hodgson. \u2018This business about being tired \u2014 he\u2019s played quite a lot of games but he\u2019s not played any more than Wayne Rooney, Jordan Henderson, Joe Hart, Gary Cahill and lots of other players. \u2018If he needs a rest there\u2019s a great opportunity when the season ends, before our Under 21s get together. You can\u2019t expect me to say, \u201cOh no, I understand he will play in Australia and be resting when the Under 21s pitch up\u201d.\u2019 Kane celebrates after scoring for England U21 against Croatia in a Euro 2015 qualifier last year . Still, Tottenham were adamant on Thursday that Kane will travel to Australia to fulfil the Sydney fixture. Kane, 21, has played 42 times for Spurs this season and his goals in three competitions \u2014 Premier League, Europa League and Capital One Cup \u2014 have earned him international recognition. Inevitably, boss Mauricio Pochettino would prefer the potential PFA Player of the Year to put his feet up this summer. There is a fear of burn-out. \u2018We will speak (with Hodgson). It\u2019s a good chance to speak because England train here,\u2019 said Pochettino after England\u2019s squad of 24 was announced. \u2018We always try to find what is best for the player. We need to understand every position, but we have a good relationship and after that (talks with Hodgson) we will take a decision.\u2019 As for Kane, he is concerned only with proving himself to the England manager. \u2018I\u2019ll be aiming to compete and get myself in the team,\u2019 he said. \u2018There are a lot of great players there and I haven\u2019t had time to think about what\u2019s happened but I\u2019m enjoying every minute and want it to continue.\u2019 Beyond the Kane situation, Hodgson had to attend to some general housekeeping at Wembley on Thursday, such as the knockout blow Phil Bardsley seemed to land on his pal Rooney at the captain\u2019s Cheshire home last month. Hodgson said he had no view on the incident, which was revealed last weekend in a Sunday newspaper. \u2018You will have to guess whether I am concerned but Wayne\u2019s celebration against Tottenham was one way to take the sting out of the situation,\u2019 said Hodgson. On Monday, when the squad meet at St George\u2019s Park, it will be the first time Hodgson has seen them since November. He had hoped to meet the players at a dinner in January but club managers were against the idea. England manager Roy Hodgson takes his seat before announcing his squad at Wembley on Thursday . Instead, Hodgson recorded a video message which was sent to the squad via England\u2019s video analyst Andy Scoulding and was downloaded on to their iPads. \u2018I don\u2019t want to do the Sherlock Holmes bit to find out who has and who hasn\u2019t watched it,\u2019 said Hodgson. \u2018I did an introduction to each video and then Gary Neville and Ray Lewington talked over the actual clips. \u2018It will break the ice that can develop when the last game was in November and your next one is in March. \u2018Whether they found it a worthwhile exercise, I don\u2019t know. If it\u2019s not, then it\u2019s an awful lot of work to do for nothing.\u2019","highlights":"Harry Kane revealed his 'pride' and 'honour' on Twitter after receiving his first England call-up on Thursday . Kane was named in Roy Hodgson's squad for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania and the friendly against Italy . The Spurs striker has scored 26 goals for his club this season .","id":"17561df31b7124d7ced1fecb4f5ebe299aaee284","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for next week\u2019s Euro 2016 qualifiers with San Marino and Slovenia, with the 20-year-old having already made 16 appearances for his country.\nThe fact that the striker is an integral part of the England squad may come as no surprise as he has been in great form this season, scoring 23 goals so far. He is the first Tottenham player to receive a senior international call-up since Jermain Defoe\u2019s last appearance in September 2009 against Brazil, however.\nAnd he wasn\u2019t the only player from White Hart Lane to be recognised by his national side, as club captain Michael Dawson also found out that he has been called up for the first time, a year after losing the England captaincy.\nEngland boss Hodgson was quick to point out that he does not want to replace club managers in assessing the suitability of players for the international side.\n\"I spoke to a number of Premier League managers who had concerns about players being overlooked in previous squads because of the pressure that was placed on them by their clubs,\" Hodgson said. \"I said to them, 'I am not looking for substitutes for club managers. I'm looking for the best players'.\"\n\u201cI'm looking for the best players, the ones who I think can bring something to the England team, and Michael is one of those players. He is a very good defender and has plenty of experience.\"\nWith a number of strikers injured ahead of the fixtures, including Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, Hodgson has been forced to look for options in other positions.\nThe manager said in a press conference at St Georges Park: \u201cI need to talk to Michael about the situation with him. He is a regular captain for Tottenham Hotspur, who had a very good record this year.\n\u201cMichael is a very good defender, he\u2019s a very good captain and he was our captain for most of last year. Michael is 28 [28] years of age and has over 70 caps for England.\n\"I think Michael is a very good team player. He\u2019s well respected by the people around him, and he\u2019s very good in the challenge and in the air. I hope that Michael is very happy with the situation and, if he is, I'm very happy to have him in my squad.\"\nThe manager also called up young Liverpool goalkeeper Jack Butland for the qualifiers, who"}
{"article":"Almost half of all eight year olds and a third of children aged five have fillings or teeth missing because of tooth decay. Furthermore in 2013, 46 per cent of 15 year olds and 34 per cent of 12 year olds had 'obvious decay' in their permanent teeth. While high those figures do represent a slight reduction over the course of a decade, when the comparable figures were 56 per cent and 43 per cent respectively. The latest figures, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, reveals children are so embarrassed by their rotting teeth that they try to avoid smiling or laughing. Scroll down for video . The Child Dental Health Survey has revealed almost half of all eight year olds and a third of children aged five have fillings or teeth missing because of tooth decay . Various levels of decay affect different parts of the tooth, the initial stages wearing away at the enamel, while more serious forms attack the dentine and pulp, pictured . The survey of more than 13,500 children and nearly 10,000 dental examinations found dental decay was most pronounced in lower income families - where children are eligible for free school meals. Of those a sample size of 9,866 were surveyed and underwent an examination. Around 40 per cent of five year olds from more deprived families had tooth decay, compared with 29 per cent from less deprived families. In addition, 59 per cent of 15 year olds from deprived families had tooth decay, compared with 43 per cent from better off families. Meanwhile Northern Ireland is uncovered as the childhood tooth decay capital of the UK, with 72 per cent of 15 year olds suffering oral disease. In England that figure is 44 per cent, and Wales it is 63 per cent. But while remaining high, the levels have fallen since 2003 when the comparable figures were 78 per cent, 55 per cent and 65 per cent, respectively. The Child Dental Health Survey reveals a promising trend, experts said, with the extend and severity of tooth decay in permanent teeth of children aged 12 and 15 falling. The Child Dental Health Survey\u00a0examined the prevalence, severity and extent of dental caries, also known as tooth decay. Each tooth is classified based on how decayed it is. Three components qualify as  different levels of decay. They are: . But they warned large swathes of the childhood population 'continue to be affected by disease, and the burden of disease is substantial in those children that have it'. Tooth decay was still found in 34 per cent of 12-year-olds (compared to 43 per cent in 2003) and 46 per cent of 15-year-olds (56 per cent in 2003). Just 38 per cent of children were classed as having good overall oral health, meaning they had no obvious decay, no tooth surface loss into the dentine, which is the layer under the tooth enamel, and no tartar. In July the HSCIC published figures that showed the number of admissions for dental problems, among five to nine year olds rose from 22,574 in 2010-11 to 25,812 in 2013-14. Acting chief dental officer for NHS England Serbjit Kaur said: 'These results are very encouraging and are a credit to the dental profession and all those who promote dental health. 'There have been significant reductions in the numbers of 12 and 15-year-olds with obvious decay in their adult teeth. 'Future progress requires further work on prevention and a joined-up approach to dental care and wider health and social care services for children, as set out in the Five Year Forward View.' The survey also highlighted how girls are better at brushing their teeth, with 69 per cent of boys aged 12 saying they brush at least twice a day, compared to 85 per cent of girls. Sugary drinks were also found to be a cause for concern, with 16 per cent of 12 year olds and 14 per cent of 15 year olds saying they drink the beverages at least four times a day. The 2013 survey is the fifth in a series of national children's dental health surveys that have been carried out every ten years since 1973, focusing on the dental health of five, eight, 12 and 15 year olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Dr Sandra White, director of dental public health at Public Health England (PHE), said: 'PHE welcomes the overall fall in tooth decay levels and the fact that more and more children are brushing their teeth twice a day and regularly visiting the dentist. The diagram above reveals the various stages of tooth decay. The survey found\u00a0in 2013, 46 per cent of 15 year olds and 34 per cent of 12 year olds had 'obvious decay' in their permanent teeth . Girls were found to be better at brushing their teeth, with 69 per cent of boys aged 12 saying they brush at least twice a day, compared to 85 per cent of girls . 'However, children from low-income families are twice as likely to have tooth decay, which is not only painful but can require hospital treatment and also affects their confidence and self-esteem, so there is no room for complacency. 'Tooth decay is a serious, preventable disease and this survey echoes the need to urgently reduce the amount of sugary snacks and drinks in our children's diets.' Anna Bradley, chair of Healthwatch England, said: 'Tooth decay is preventable as long as parents have the right information about and access to NHS dentists. 'Yet we know from local Healthwatch research into dentist access that some parents can't find a dentist who will treat their children on the NHS and others don\u2019t know when to take their child to the dentist. 'It seems that, as a result, children with tooth decay are increasingly needing emergency dental treatments in hospital. 'Last year alone 26,000 five-nine year olds required emergency dental surgery. 'It\u2019s crucial that information about which dentists are available to NHS patients is up-to-date and there is good information for parents about how to care for their children's teeth. 'This means decay can be prevented and there is no need resort to emergency A&E treatments when decay has already set in.'","highlights":"Child Dental Health Survey shows 46% of 15 year olds and 34% of 12 year olds had 'obvious decay' in their permanent teeth . Slight reduction in cases over the last decade, but experts warn large number of children\u00a0'continue to be affected by disease' Children said they are so embarrassed by their teeth they won't smile .","id":"b9d426597e1c8c24fdf7033c157f5cebf589fe98","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" experienced tooth decay.\nDental cavities are a growing public health problem across Australia, which can also affect children in the early years of their schooling. It\u2019s essential the dental health of children is a top priority in the school environment.\nAs our team of children\u2019s dentists in Surrey Hills offers a comprehensive range of preventive and dental health treatment for kids, here are some tips on how to support the overall oral health of your children:\n1. Help them brush their teeth properly\nHelp your child brush their teeth the right way by teaching them to:\n- Spit toothpaste out of their mouth\n- Get a small amount of toothpaste on their toothbrush\n- Hold the toothbrush at a 45 degree angle towards their gums and teeth and gently move it from side to side\n- Brush the chewing surfaces (the outside and back teeth) and the tongue\n- Brush the front teeth last, since the back teeth tend to push the toothpaste out of the toothbrush.\nAs children grow and their teeth and mouths change, make sure your child gets plenty of brushing practice so they become comfortable with the process.\n2. Help them brush every day\nRemind your child they need to brush their teeth twice a day, every day. To help them remember, try these ideas:\n- Put a toothbrush near their bed\n- Set an alarm to remind them to brush before bedtime\n- Add a bright new toothbrush to their daily routine\n- Keep a reminder written on the bathroom mirror.\nEncourage your child to brush after they eat and snacks to reduce the risk of tooth decay.\n3. Keep up with dental check-ups\nMake regular appointments for your children with their dentist in Surrey Hills, and don\u2019t forget to take them at recommended intervals to ensure healthy teeth, gums and good oral hygiene habits. It\u2019s also important to continue to attend check-ups and cleanings yourself, so it becomes a normal part of life to have your teeth assessed by professionals.\n4. Avoid sugary drinks\nEncourage your child to limit sugar by making sure they don\u2019t have access to juice and soft drinks throughout the day. These drinks can seriously affect the enamel of your child\u2019s teeth causing cavities, so instead of juice they can drink milk, water and other drinks. As for snacks, make sure they\u2019re as healthy as possible by choosing tooth-friendly foods such as cheese, yoghurt, apples, popcorn, carrots and bananas.\n5. Introduce healthy eating early\nWhen we are young, the foods we"}
{"article":"A massive operation involving 30,000 members of the Iraqi military is succeeding in forcing Islamic State militants to withdraw from the strategic city of Tikrit, army generals have claimed. Thousands of soldiers and government-backed Shi'ite militias already claim to have killed ISIS' second in command in the city, which is the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The anti-ISIS advance has been slowed by numerous roadside bombs however, leading to fierce clashes outside the town of al-Dour, south of Tikrit. Retaking the ISIS stronghold is considered vital if government forces are to succeed in their plan to force ISIS out of the oil rich city of Mosul, the terror group's Iraqi power base which lies just 140 miles north of Tikrit on Highway 1 - a road that effectively marks the front line in northern Iraq. Scroll down for videos . Attack: Iraqi government forces and allied militias fire weapons as they take part in an assault to retake the strategic city of Tikrit from jihadists loyal to the Islamic State . Race to survive: Volunteer fighters carry an injured man as they launch an operation against ISIS in Tikrit . Fightback: Thousands of soldiers and government-backed Shi'ite militias (pictured) already claim to have killed ISIS' second in command in the city, which is the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein . Iraqi Army soldiers are seen covered in smoke and debris during clashes with the Islamic State near Tikrit . Carnage: Smoke rises from an explosion as Iraqi forces, Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribal fighters battle Islamic State militants for control of Tikrit earlier this morning . Despite reports of local successes and the killing of ISIS' local second in command, officials in northern Iraq say troops are still clashing with jihadis south of Tikrit. Roadside bombs, the officials claim, have slowed the offensive to retake the ISIS-held city. The two local officials say fierce clashes are underway outside the town of al-Dour, south of Tikrit. They say government forces backed by Shi'ite militias and Sunni tribal fighters have made little progress on the second day of a large-scale military operation to recapture Tikrit, which fell to the Islamic State group last summer. They say troops are shelling militant bases inside the city but their advance has been slowed by roadside bombs. The officials spoke anonymously as they are not authorized to brief media. Blast: Iraqi security forces fire artillery during clashes with Islamic State militants yesterday afternoon . Battle: Shi'ite fighters clash with Islamic State militants at Udhaim dam, north of Baghdad yesterday . Combat: Despite reports of local successes and the killing of ISIS' local second in command, officials in northern Iraq say troops are still clashing with jihadis south of Tikrit . Iraqi Army and volunteer fighters move in to position in Saladin Governorate before an operation against ISIS . Iraqi warplanes and artillery began pounding Tikrit yesterday as 30,000 troops and irregulars prepared to attack the city. The operation in the birthplace of former dictator Saddam Hussein was announced on Sunday by Iraq's prime minister, who urged soldiers and government-backed Shi'ite militias to spare civilians. Speaking from Samarra, the other main city in Salaheddin province, Haider al-Abadi appeared to be addressing fears of reprisals against Tikrit's mainly Sunni population. The Iraqi regime forces have yet to enter Tikrit or the nearby Tigris river town of al-Dour, which officials describe as a major centre for the Islamic State fighters. On the southern flank of the offensive, army and police officials said government forces moving north from the city of Samarra could launch an attack on al-Dour later on Tuesday. Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who has helped coordinate Baghdad's counter-attacks against Islamic State since it seized much of northern Iraq in June, was overseeing at least part of the operation, witnesses told Reuters. His presence on the frontline highlights neighbouring Iran's influence over the Shi'ite fighters who have been key to containing the militants in Iraq. Explosion: As fighting continues to rage in and around Tikrit, a shocking video emerged showing an Islamic State suicide bomber launching a failed attack on an Iraqi military convoy . Accident: It is understood that the jihadi who carried out the attack detonated his device too early and accidentally killed several of his fellow militants. 58 ISIS fighters subsequently surrendered to the Iraqi army, while the bodies of at least 10 others were found nearby . In contrast the US-led air coalition which has been attacking Islamic State across Iraq and Syria has not yet played a role in Tikrit, the Pentagon said on Monday, perhaps in part because of the high-level Iranian presence. Soleimani, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, was directing operations on the eastern flank from a village about 55 km (35 miles) from Tikrit called Albu Rayash, captured from Islamic State two days ago. With him were two Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary leaders: the leader of the Hashid Shaabi, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, and Hadi al-Amiri who leads the Badr Organisation, a powerful Shi'ite militia. As fighting continues to rage in and around Tikrit, a shocking video emerged showing an Islamic State suicide bomber launching a failed attack on an Iraqi military convoy. The 52-second video, released on LiveLeak, shows a massive blast near the ISIS stronghold filmed from the back of a vehicle driven by regime forces. So ferocious is the explosion that a thick black cloud of smoke is seen rising high in to the air, while debris litters the landscape for several hundred metres. It is understood that the jihadi who carried out the attack detonated his device too early and accidentally killed several of his fellow militants. 58 ISIS fighters subsequently surrendered to the Iraqi army, while the bodies of at least 10 others were found nearby. Lookout:\u00a0Retaking the ISIS stronghold is considered vital if government forces are to succeed in their plan to force ISIS out of the oil rich city of Mosul . Armoured vehicles belonging to the Iraqi Army are seen in formation before an assault of ISIS targets . Battlefield: Members of the Iraqi army fire heavy weapons at ISIS militants near Tikrit yesterday afternoon . Iraqi soldiers gesture towards the camera before yesterday's attack on Islamic State targets near Tikrit . Tikrit would be the biggest victory yet for Iraqi forces battling Islamic State, but the attack by thousands of Shi'ite irregulars could severely test the government's ability to handle sectarian divisions. Iraq is bitterly split between minority Sunnis, who were an important base of support for Saddam Hussein, despite his regime's nominal secularism, and the Shi'ite majority. Since the Islamic State insurgency began, the Iraqi military is heavily dependent on Shi'ite militias that have been accused of abusing Sunni communities elsewhere in Iraq. 'The priority we gave to the armed forces and all the forces taking part alongside them is to preserve the security of citizens,' Mr Abadi said last night. Iraqi forces tried and failed several times to wrestle back Tikrit, a Sunni Arab city on the Tigris river around 100 miles north of Baghdad. Tikrit would be the biggest victory yet for Iraqi forces battling Islamic State, but the attack by thousands of Shi'ite irregulars could severely test the government's ability to handle sectarian divisions . Prepared: Heavily armed Shi'ite milita are seen taking up positions ahead their fight against the Islamic State . The military commander for Salaheddin province, Abdel Wahab Saadi, said Tikrit had both symbolic and strategic importance. 'The aim of course is to liberate Salaheddin to allow for the return of displaced families but it is also going to be a stepping stone on the way to liberating Mosul,' he told AFP. Tikrit is the hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, the remnants of whose Baath party have collaborated with IS in attempting to topple the Shi'ite-dominated government. IS declared a 'caliphate' last June straddling Iraq and Syria, where the US-led coalition has also been conducting air strikes but not coordinating with any significant ground force.","highlights":"30,000 members of the Iraqi military are attacking ISIS targets in Tikrit . Local officials claim jihadis are already starting to abandon their bases . Senior figure in the local ISIS group has been killed, regime forces claim . But Iraqi officials have said roadside bombs are now slowing the offensive . Liberating Tikrit is vital if Iraqi regime is to wrestle back control of Mosul . Mosul is an oil-rich ISIS stronghold just 140 miles to the north of Tikrit .","id":"fe7d9d97080d8b031c64060c9f2aab6e2bcb07fc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" have entered the city, with the advance continuing eastwards towards Saddam Hussein's hometown. Meanwhile, the US-led coalition has launched further air strikes on the militant group's positions north of Mosul, targeting 40 oil and gas facilities. The White House has warned the Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, that his country cannot afford to lose territory to the jihadists.\n\"They are very strong, they are resisting,\" Iraqi army spokesperson Major General Tahsin Ibrahim told the Associated Press. \"The number of Daesh [Islamic State] fighters has grown, but our forces are determined and will get to them.\" He claimed a 40-member suicide squad \"had come from outside to attack Tikrit, 110km (72 miles) to the north\".\nTikrit (Credit: The Independent)\nThe Iraqi defence ministry meanwhile published a statement confirming Tikrit \"was under the control of the armed forces\". The city's air base was also targeted by \"fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Units [PMU]\", the army added. \"Fierce clashes are ongoing\". Tikrit is around 100km from Mosul (Baghdad 230km from Mosul, which ISIS overran in June, 2014), which the militants launched an assault on from three sides. A coalition of Kurdish, government-backed and Shi'ite militia forces are now converging on Mosul in an attempt to dislodge the militants from the northern city.\nThe United States and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region launched air strikes on Monday (30 November). A statement from the Kurdish military coalition peshmerga on Monday reported they had targeted 34 militants in a strike near the city of Mosul on 29 November.\nOn the ground, the Kurdistan region's peshmerga spokesman, Brigadier General Bahram Shekar, said airstrikes had destroyed around 40 oil and gas facilities operated by Islamic State, while \"hundreds of militants\" had been killed since the start of the military action against Mosul on 16 October. An estimated 2.5 million civilians were displaced by fighting in and around Mosul earlier this year, some of whom were captured by the militants. Hundreds were believed to have been killed and thousands wounded during the latest push.\nThe fighting in and around Mosul began at the end of June, when Islamic State fighters were able to launch a sweeping attack."}
{"article":"A city worker has lost half her bodyweight after she hit 21 stone after becoming addicted to eating cheese. Hannah Carter, 23, started to put on weight when she got her first job aged 16 and survived on an unhealthy diet of fizzy drinks, crisps, chocolate and ready meals. The 5ft 4in brunette, from Sutton, West Sussex, says she would grate a block of cheddar on top of every meal - including pasta takeaways and pizza. Hannah Carter has lost half her bodyweight after a neighbour asked if she was pregnant. Hannah hit 21st at her heaviest after consuming cheese with every single meal . At her heaviest, Hannah would munch through two 500g slabs of cheese a week, which equates to a 52kg a year - more than 8st . She would munch through two 500g slabs a week, which equates to a 52kg a year - more than eight stone in weight. Hannah also consumed more than 120 gallons of coke, 728 packets of crisps and seven stone of ice-cream a year at the height of her food addiction. It wasn't until a neighbour asked if she was pregnant that Hannah decided it was time to make a change. The account manager has now dropped down to 10st 7lb and shed four dress sizes in just over a year. Hannah would have cheese on every single meal and add grated cheese onto her four takeaways a week . It wasn't until a neighbour asked if she was pregnant, left, that Hannah decided it was time to make a change and dropped down to 10st 7lb, right, and shed four dress sizes in just over a year . Hannah, from Sutton, West Sussex, said: 'I had low self-esteem and I was extremely self-conscious. I got some comments made to me. 'Somebody once asked if I was pregnant. It was just before Christmas and I was walking up to my flat and somebody said congratulations on the baby. Hannah says she doesn't think she had realised how big she'd become but she swapped cheese and unhealthy snacks for vegetables and nuts and slimmed down to a svelte size 12 . Hannah would buy a pasta carbonara  and then grate more cheese on top, going through two blocks a week . 'I had cheese on every single meal. I would have four takeaways a week and I would grate cheese on all of them. 'I would get one of those pasta carbonara meals and then grate more cheese on top. I would say I went through about two blocks a week. 'I said to myself I want to be half of myself and that didn't really become a reality until I got down to about 14st. 'I don't think I had realised how big I had become. It is only looking back now that I know how fat I was.' Hannah has always refused surgery and said she wants to get the perfect body herself . Hannah says her new lifestyle and figure seems surreal, especially when she buys size 12 clothes . Breakfast: Cereal bar\/fry-up and hot chocolate . Lunch: Panini, crisps, coke and chocolate . Dinner: Ready meal with grated cheese and a full garlic bread . Evening snack: Chocolate bar or ice cream . Breakfast: Porridge and blueberries . Morning snack: Cucumber sticks . Lunch: Turkey breast salad . Afternoon snack: Cashew nuts . Dinner: Grilled chicken, vegetables and rice . Hannah now snacks on cucumber sticks and cashew nuts after cutting out fatty treats from her diet. She also now goes on a run every day and has taken up weight training in the gym to rid herself of her saggy skin. But the glamorous brunette has always refused surgery and said she wants to get the perfect body herself. Hannah, who lives with her boyfriend, added: 'I have a lot of saggy skin, but I just look at it as evidence of what I have achieved. 'It reminds me of what I do every day. If I wanted to go for surgery then I could have taken the easy way out from the beginning and got a gastric band. 'It seems surreal now to think that I've lost this much weight. To go into a shop and buy a size 12 seems really weird to me.'","highlights":"Hannah Carter survived on a diet of fizzy drinks, crisps and ready meals . Would grate cheese onto every meal, consuming two blocks a week . Neighbour asked her if she was pregnant, which triggered weightloss . Dropped from 21st to 10st 7lb and size 20 to size 12 in a year .","id":"24a65097b27442916f11cb1335069bb910deaa4e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"zy drinks and fast food.\nThe health care administrator \u2013 who lives in Kent, England \u2013 now weighs just 6st 11lb. She lost her appetite for a \u2018junk food lifestyle\u2019 when she joined Weight Watchers nine months ago. Hannah Carter, 23, started to put on weight when she got her first job aged 16, and surviving on an unhealthy diet of fizzy drinks and fast food. Hannah weighed 21 stones before she joined Weight Watchers on March 7. Since Hannah joined Weight Watchers she has lost 15 1\/2 stones \u2013 that\u2019s 90 percent of her body weight.\nThe transformation has been so dramatic that Hannah said she\u2019s been mistaken for a man by some of her old work colleagues. She said: \u2018I was shocked when a few people told me that I didn\u2019t recognise me. When I said that it was me they said that I was taller, they said they thought I was a new male employee.\n\u2018People kept pointing out how big I was \u2013 I was 5ft 5 1\/2 before I started on Weight Watchers. I had a big belly, I could barely put my arms up to scratch my head, and I was very swollen. I have never felt this good about myself in my life.\u2019 Hannah said she tried everything to lose weight before she signed up with Weight Watchers but failed. She tried going swimming and went out running, but found it hard to motivate herself to keep going.\nHannah said: \u2018I was 22 1\/2 stones when I joined Weight Watchers, but I\u2019ve now got down to 6 1\/2 stones. I was really big before, and it took me a while to lose the weight because I used to put it on slowly.\u2019 Hannah said she first became interested in healthy eating when she started to work out in the gym at work. But she didn\u2019t know where to start so she signed up with Weight Watchers because of the group meetings. She added: \u2018I had joined Weight Watchers because I did not know where to start after leaving college. I was clueless to what diet I should do and how much I should be eating.\n\u2018I have had a lot of support from my group leader and other members since I joined. Everyone is always happy to help and it makes it fun. I feel like I have been given all the tools to be successful and have no worries about what I"}
{"article":"An eight-year-old boy believed to have been taken to Syria by his radicalised mother had scrawled the word 'jihad' across the walls of his play room. Rehana Begum Islam abandoned her husband of 14 years, vanishing overnight with her eight-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. The 33-year-old travelled from Heathrow to Istanbul where she is believed to have entered Syria with her young children. But before the boy was taken, a neighbour has revealed that the walls of his play room in the family shed were daubed with the word 'jihad' by the child, who was taught how to pray by his mother. An eight-year-old boy believed to have been taken to Syria by his radicalised mother had scrawled the word 'jihad' across the walls of his play room, pictured above . Runaway: Rehana Islam with husband Azizul and their two children, whose identities are protected . Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, a friend of the mother-of-two took reporters around the house and garden of the family, in Enfield, north London, where she showed them the shed where the children would play. She said:\u00a0'She tried as much as possible to raise her child this right way. 'He is a very special boy, at the age of eight he prays, she taught him how to pray, he said she made him go to special school. He goes to an Islamic school. They are nice kids you know.' She said that Mrs Islam was a 'nice person' but that she had seemed 'depressed and moody' before she fled her home, claiming that was going on a two-week break in Wales. The woman said: 'She has got kids and she was like every mother, you know when your kids are misbehaving, you are shouting \"stop this, stop that\". '(She was) moody and depressed. She would keep saying to me, 'this is not me, I wasn\u2019t this person before. I am having this pressure', I think because she was having problems with her marriage. 'Always shouting shouting, shouting, shouting.' When asked if the Mrs Islam had mentioned her plans to go to Syria, the neighbour said: 'No she said she was going to Wales, she needed a two week break. 'Every time the conversation was leading to religion, I would kill it. She was too on the other side. Too extreme. 'She would say the Muslims are being killed as a protest. I said to her \"stop\".' She is believed to have been helped by Syrian Mohammed al-Rashed, who was arrested last week on suspicion of getting the three east London schoolgirls across the border. Her passport details were found on his laptop \u2013 showing she and her children have been with Islamic State fanatics for five weeks. Mrs Islam's devastated husband Azizul has previously told reporters he has not stopped crying since police revealed she had travelled to Gaziantep, a popular gateway to Syria for foreign fighters and jihadi brides. Intelligence revealed Mrs Islam's documents were found on Mohammed al-Rashed's laptop, who  was arrested on suspicion of helping Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase (pictured) become jihadi brides . 'It's really hard for me,' said the 36-year-old minicab driver. 'I haven't seen my kids for more than one month. I can't even sleep without my kids. 'My question is why did she go there? She has two kids, she has a family, and this house is in her name. Why has she left everything? This is really unbelievable. 'When the police told me she travelled to Gaziantep \u2013 I've seen it in the news, so many British people are trying to travel there \u2013 it came into my mind that maybe she's gone to Syria but still I can't believe it.' Turkish intelligence sources revealed her ID documents were found on the laptop of Mohammed al-Rashed. He was arrested on suspicion of helping Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, become jihadi brides in Syria. All three attended Bethnal Green academy in Tower Hamlets. Al-Rashed, 28, is said to have told detectives he has mainly helped British fighters but also South Africans and Australians. The details of two other Britons, aged 19 and 29, were on his laptop. Mr Islam said: 'He must've also helped her to get there. 'I'm worried about my kids, I hope she comes back with my kids. Please. She's going to destroy my two kids' lives. 'IS is killing Muslim people as well. My religion doesn't say anything about killing people. 'If you're Muslim you should know that the Koran doesn't say this. These people are dangerous.' The Bangladeshi-born father said he had no idea how his wife, who suffers from depression, had become radicalised. He did not know that the former RBS clerk posted frequently on Facebook about Islam. But he said she spent a lot of time on her smartphone. Mrs Islam took her laptop with her when she disappeared. Her husband added: 'If I knew anything I would do everything to stop my wife, especially my two kids. I do everything for my kids since they were born. I look after the kids like I'm their mother. Schoolgirls Kadiza Sultana, 16, Shamima Begum, 15, and  Amira Abase, 15, (pictured at Gatwick airport) fled to Turkey before crossing the border into Syria where they are believed to have become ISIS jihadi brides . 'I play the role of mother because my wife can't handle them sometimes. When I married her she wasn't religious, she was like a normal girl, she didn't even cover herself. But a couple of years ago she started covering up and praying five times a day.' Mr Islam, who works nights in Enfield, north London, said he suspected his wife was missing when he came home in the early hours. 'I couldn't see anyone in the house but most of the weekends she spends at her sister's house, it's not far, it's round the corner,' he said. 'I tried calling her big sister but she said she wasn't there. We called her friends, relatives and made phone calls, but no one knew so we called the police. 'The police told me she took a flight from Heathrow to Amsterdam, and from Amsterdam to Istanbul. When they found out that she flew to Gaziantep maybe then they thought she went to Syria. I don't have any clue.' Turkish intelligence sources said British authorities did not inform them that Mrs Islam might be travelling to Syria until February 23 \u2013 nine days after she landed in the country. Turkey has faced criticism for not controlling its border with Syria, but has accused European states in turn of failing to prevent would-be jihadists from leaving in the first place. There are increasing concerns about the growing numbers of young people being lured to the war zone in Syria and Iraq. Security services estimate that more than 600 Britons have gone to join militant groups since the explosion of violence in the region began. They include 22 women and girls who have travelled in the past 12 months, many of whom wanted to become jihadi brides.","highlights":"Rehana Begum Islam has fled to Syria with son, eight, and daughter, three . She abandoned husband of 14 years and flew from Heathrow to Istanbul . Later fled across border into Syria and has been 'with fanatics for weeks' A neighbour has revealed that his playroom in the family shed was daubed with the word 'jihad' by the child before he was taken by his mother .","id":"7671ce2fa0eb8da5ea6bcd1d7491de654ef6e288","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and four children in 2015, fleeing the UK with their then 15-year-old son to join her husband in Syria.\nHer eldest son was at the same time battling to be released from a \"torture chamber\" in the war zone. The boy was aged four and \"beyond hope\" when he was released from the hellish Yarash camp in June 2015. He was suffering from malnutrition, severe pain and swelling of the genitals, which was attributed to an untreated sexually transmitted infection.\nHe was also suffering from diarrhoea, and said to have been beaten and whipped. Begum Islam had travelled to Syria two months before in a \"family solidarity mission\" with her husband, who had gone to \"support our brothers and sisters struggling under the weight of a tyrannical, inhuman regime\", she said. They had been forced out of the UK by a travel ban that stopped them being able to renew their passports, she said.\nIn a statement released on the official website of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, IS spokesman Abu Hamza al-Muhajir said his mother had been killed during a military offensive in Deir az-Zor on Sunday. She was killed by a US airstrike, al-Muhajir said. It comes after an official document showed Rehana Begum, who was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, used her middle name of Rauza to travel to war-torn Syria in June 2015.\nThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the man was believed to be 19-year-old Rilwan Hassan Alie. The young man's family feared for his safety, as they believed the IS militant could be held prisoner in the Yarash camp. One of the group's most prominent British supporters, Shamima Begum, who is thought to be pregnant, is among around 60 women and children who have fled Britain to join the militant group, it was reported. The number of British nationals who have travelled to Syria has reached more than 400, according to Prime Minister Theresa May. The Ministry of Defence confirmed a woman aged around 44 from Luton had been killed in Syria but could not confirm which woman the victim was.\nPolice were conducting \"routine enquiries\" in connection with the death, it said. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the woman was part of a group of three Britons and a"}
{"article":"(CNN)A nuclear deal with international powers on Iran's nuclear program is within reach and achievable, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told reporters Saturday. Rouhani said negotiators from both sides have found new common ground in recent days, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The President believes that \"clinching a general deal is easy,\" according to the IRNA story, but hammering out agreements on certain details \"will be a very tough and complicated job.\" Iran has been largely isolated for years for its nuclear program, one that its leaders say the country wants for peaceful purposes. Others, like the United States, have challenged that assertion and instituted strict sanctions, fearing that Tehran actually plans to develop nuclear weapons. After years of basic stalemates, Iranian officials and representatives of the P5+1 have managed to reach short-term agreements as they try to strike a larger deal. The sides have been working toward that end in Lausanne, Switzerland, hoping to get a framework pact in place ahead of a March 31 deadline. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, joined these talks Monday. All sides took a break Friday, but are expected to return to the negotiating table soon. Kerry, addressing reporters Saturday in Lausanne before leaving for London, said \"substantial progress\" had been made toward reaching a deal but that \"important gaps remain.\" He insisted that the international powers involved in the talks, the P5+1 -- consisting of Germany and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council: the United States, Russia, China, France and Britain -- were united in their determination to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is purely peaceful. The stakes are high and the issues complicated, Kerry said. \"Let me once again be clear: We don't want just any deal,\" he said. \"If we had, we could have announced something a long time ago.\" There has been \"genuine progress\" over the past 16 months since a joint plan was agreed and in his conversations with Zarif of the past few days, Kerry said. The international powers won't rush the process, he said, but the negotiations are at a decisive point. \"We recognize that fundamental decisions have to be made now and they don't get any easier as time goes by,\" he said. \"It is time to make hard decisions. We want the right deal that would make the world, including the United States and our closest partners and allies, safer and more secure, and that is our test.\" U.S. President Barack Obama has made clear that he wants to achieve a \"comprehensive and durable agreement\" that is based on intensive verification of its implementation rather than trust, Kerry added. \"We have not yet reached the finish line but, make no mistake, we have the opportunity to get this right,\" he said. While in London, Kerry met with his counterparts from the UK, Germany and France, as well as the European Union foreign policy chief, to discuss their coordinated approach. British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond spoke for the group, echoing Kerry but saying while \"substantial progress has been made in some areas,\" there were other areas that lacked agreement. \"The time has come now for Iran in particular to make some very tough decisions if we are going to see progress made,\" Hammond said. Kerry also spoke Friday by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Iranian President's guarded optimism Saturday -- which also happens to be Nowruz, a holiday marking the start of spring and beginning of a new year in the Persian calendar -- jibes with the progress cited recently by the Iranians' counterparts in the talks. Western officials said Friday that the ongoing negotiations have led to compromises on some crucial issues that have long divided the West and Iran. Specifically, the parties are coalescing around an idea that Iran could keep 6,000 centrifuges in any deal, down from the 6,500 that had been under discussion, two Western diplomats told CNN. The pace of relief from sanctions is a sticking point for Iran, according to a Western official. Iranian negotiators want them lifted immediately, while U.S. and European negotiators prefer they be phased out over several years, contingent on Iran meeting its end of the bargain. The debate has generated heated disagreements not only in Switzerland, but also in Washington, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Congress on March 3 at the invitation of Republican leaders to warn about any nuclear deal with Iran. The speech was made without the approval of U.S. President Barack Obama. The next week, an open letter signed by 47 Republican senators, addressing Iran's leadership, noted that any agreement made with the U.S. administration that is not approved by the Senate could be nullified by Obama's successor. Late Thursday, Obama reached out \"directly to the people and leaders of Iran,\" in a video message recorded ostensibly for Nowruz, to urge them to back a deal curtailing Tehran's nuclear program. \"This year we have the best opportunity in decades to pursue a different future between our countries,\" Obama said. \"... Together we have to speak up for the future we seek ... I believe our countries should be able to resolve this issue peacefully with diplomacy.\" But Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his own Nowruz address on Saturday, noted the political divisions within the United States over the nuclear talks, Iran's state-run Press TV reported. He suggested the U.S. President's Nowruz message \"included dishonest assertions and his claim of friendship for Iranian people was not sincere,\" he is quoted as saying. Khamenei also said Obama had claimed falsely that some people in Iran did not back a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear issue. What they are in fact resisting is the bullying approach of the United States, he said, according to Press TV. The Ayatollah also insisted that the removal of sanctions should be part of the negotiations, not a step that only followed the implementation of a deal. \"Iran will never accept this,\" he said. \"This is the Americans' ploy. Removal of sanctions should be part of any agreement.\" CNN's Laura Koran, Elise Labott and Hamdi Alkhshali contributed to this report.","highlights":"British FM: \"The time has come now for Iran ... to make some very tough decisions\" U.S. secretary of state says substantial progress has been made but important gaps remain . Iranian President says getting a general deal is easy, but ironing out the details may be hard .","id":"e5f13a0bea8f2105dda65260734e7ac339a2575f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" first concrete sign since international nuclear talks began last week in Geneva, and could reach an agreement in \"three or four months.\"\nRouhani's remarks came a day after Iran's foreign minister warned that time is running out to reach a deal and Tehran won't allow any \"stupidity.\"\nThe Iranian president said he had a \"productive discussion\" with the \"lead negotiators\" of the six world powers in Geneva.\n\"We can and we will make progress,\" Rouhani said.\nThe six powers, including the United States and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany -- are seeking assurances that Iran's nuclear program is purely civilian, not military. Tehran insists its work is for peaceful energy, but suspicions persist that the country is using the program to produce nuclear weapons.\n\"We know there are technical solutions and, if we can agree on them, they will give them to us and I believe we have to reach an agreement in three or four months,\" Rouhani said in response to a question by CNN in Tehran.\nIn a sign that his country could have reached a compromise on major sticking points, Rouhani said Iran's \"red lines\" won't get in the way of progress on its nuclear talks. He said his country won't go back to old ways of making decisions and will decide for itself on the deal.\n\"We've agreed on some points but there are no final deals,\" he said in a televised news conference.\nHe said \"red lines\" means \"some limits\" and not \"a wall\" in the talks.\nHe also warned that \"Iran will never back off from its rights under the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.\"\nRouhani stressed he's confident Tehran can reach a deal, but will not do so at any price and will not hesitate to \"make concessions,\" if the international community can prove that Iran is making progress toward a nuclear weapon.\nHe didn't elaborate on his comment.\nThe chief negotiator for Iran at the Geneva talks, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, also spoke to reporters. He said time is running out and the deal-makers must \"avoid stupidities.\"\n\"I believe that a reasonable consensus is possible in the next few weeks, but I think that it's time to avoid stupidities,\" Zarif said.\n\""}
{"article":"Ed Miliband has accused David Cameron of running away from the leaders debates after he refused to take part in any during the election campaign . David Cameron tonight flatly refused to appear in televised leaders debates during the election campaign - despite Britain's biggest broadcasters threatening to go ahead without him. Number 10 said the Prime Minister's position was 'clear' \u2013 reiterating that he was willing to do one seven-way debate at the end of March but no more. Downing Street's response came after the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4 rejected his 'final offer' \u2013 and threatened to 'empty chair' him if he did not show up. They said they would stick to their plan for three debates during April - including a head-to-head showdown between Mr Cameron and Ed Miliband - and urged Mr Cameron to 'reconsider' his refusal to take part in these shows. Downing Street had written to the broadcasters on Wednesday saying the PM's 'final offer' was a single 90-minute debate featuring at least seven leaders before March 30. But in a joint statement, the broadcasters said they would stick to plans for a seven-way debate involving Mr Cameron, Labour's Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg of the Lib Dems and the leaders of the Greens, Ukip, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru on ITV on April 2. This would be followed by a second show on BBC featuring the same line-up on April 16 and a final one-on-one clash between the Tory and Labour leaders on Sky News and Channel 4 on April 30 - exactly a week before the May 7 election. In a letter to Mr Oliver, the broadcasters made clear they were ready to go ahead with the debates even if Mr Cameron decides not to take part - effectively 'empty-chairing' the Prime Minister. They wrote: 'We very much hope that all invited leaders will participate in the broadcast debates. 'However, in the end all we can do - as impartial public service broadcasters - is to provide a fair forum for debates to take place. It will always remain the decision of individual leaders whether or not to take part.' Mr Clegg called on the Prime Minister to join the debates in a message on Twitter: 'Come on, David Cameron, you haven't got your own way so accept it and take part.' Labour leader Ed Miliband said the Prime Minister's was running scared of taking him on in leaders debates . The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the Prime Minister should accept the broadcasters' decision . Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel Four had called Mr Cameron's bluff . But Number 10 immediately hit back at the broadcasters tonight. Craig Oliver, Downing Street's director of communications, replied to the broadcasters: 'I made the Prime Minister's final position clear in my last letter \u2013 he is willing to do a seven-way debate in the week beginning March 23rd. 'Clearly it is disappointing that you are not prepared to take him up on that offer. 'I am ready to discuss at your convenience the logistics of making the debate we have suggested happen. Best wishes, Craig Oliver.' The Prime Minster's Director of Communications Craig Oliver has written to the broadcasters tonight . The standoff leaves the prospect of election debates hanging by a thread. In their statement, the broadcasters said: 'Today the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky confirm they will continue with the series of televised leaders' debates as planned in the general election campaign. 'The broadcasters welcome the fact that the Prime Minister has for the first time agreed to take part in a televised debate. 'However, the group believes there needs to be two seven-way debates of a minimum of two hours each, within the election campaign, allowing time to properly represent the views of all parties, covering a broad range of subjects. 'The broadcasters also believe that a head-to-head debate between the two individuals who could become prime minister - David Cameron and Ed Miliband - is important - something the Prime Minister has publicly supported.' They added: 'The broadcasters would like the Prime Minister to reconsider taking part in all of these debates. Twenty-two million people watched the leaders' debates in 2010 and there is a public desire and expectation for them to happen again in 2015 . 'The broadcasters' proposals have come after extensive work over the last six months to ensure the public have the opportunity to watch televised election debates once more. 'The group have worked in an independent, impartial manner, treating invited parties on an equitable basis. They have listened to the views expressed by all parties and adapted the proposals to take into account electoral support. 'The broadcasters will continue to work closely with all parties invited to take part in the televised debates to bring them to their millions of viewers across the UK. The heads of news of all four broadcasters would welcome the opportunity to meet Mr Cameron, or his representatives, to discuss the debates.' Following stormy exchanges on the debates at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons on Wednesday, Sky News and Channel 4 said they were ready to move the two-header debate to another date if Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband could agree on a preferred day. The new statement made clear that this offer remains on the table. Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon have attacked the the Prime Minister's stance over the debates . In the letter to Mr Oliver, the broadcasters said elements of the debate he proposed had not been 'fully thought through'. They said his proposal involved 'an idea that you had not raised in the previous six months of discussions' on the debates. The letter said: 'We believe the proposal for just one debate of 90 minutes duration is insufficient to cover the main election issues with seven participants. 'Our two x two-hour debates format will allow all seven leaders sufficient time to discuss properly a good range of the main election issues. One 90-minute debate with seven leaders would inevitably lead to much less ground being covered, with much shorter contributions from all involved.' They added: 'We have given your proposal serious consideration but we don't think it achieves the goal of providing our viewers with election debates that can properly explore a reasonably full range of issues.' Nigel Farage has claimed the Prime Minister has set out from the start to ruin the leaders debates . In a sign that they will keep the door open for Mr Cameron to perform a last-minute U-turn, they said: 'The debates will go ahead and we anticipate millions of viewers will find them valuable as they did in 2010. 'Our invitations will remain open to all the invited leaders right up to broadcast. We'll set no deadlines for final responses. We very much hope all the leaders will participate.' Ukip leader Nigel Farage said he would 'accept the challenge' of taking part, even though he preferred the broadcasters' earlier proposal for a four-way debate featuring himself, Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband and Mr Clegg. He said: 'I'm pleased that the broadcasters have stood firm at last but it would have been far better had they stuck with their original proposal which included fewer parties. But nonetheless we accept the challenge.'","highlights":"Number 10 said PM would do one seven-way debate at the end of March . But Cameron will not take part in any debates during the election campaign . Broadcasters said they planned to go ahead with three debates in April .","id":"40f591767baf72d00227d3c0213903170b6b90bf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"s broadcasters offering him a free \u00a35m chance to fight Ed Miliband live on air.\nThe PM's refusal to take part in the two-way broadcast debates, where both leaders answer questions from viewers and each other, came as an ITV News investigation uncovered the Government had repeatedly attempted to block the idea of the leaders facing voters together on TV.\nThe Prime Minister's decision to rule out the debates comes a day after the broadcasters made their offer to Conservative leader David Cameron - in an open letter to him and Labour boss Ed Miliband - who have previously dismissed the idea of the pair going head-to-head.\nBut as the broadcaster's letter was published, Downing Street appeared to distance itself from the letter, with a spokesman for the Prime Minister saying Cameron would not participate in the debates - but the broadcaster had not ruled out the idea of Cameron taking part in the debates.\nEd Miliband took the decision to participate in the TV debates - but on Thursday evening Mr Cameron declined to rule out taking part in the televised debate later on, saying only: 'I have made clear we are looking at it.'\nITV News has today exclusively revealed the Prime Minister and Mr Cameron were repeatedly approached and rebuffed over attempts to block the debates, following a meeting between the leaders and the broadcasters earlier this month.\nA government source told ITV News today there was no point in any election debates, unless all three leaders took part - but the broadcasters have now ruled out the Prime Minister. The source said: 'There are certain issues for example on immigration. If the PM took part he would have to answer on that. He would have to answer on the NHS. He would have to answer on tax and spending.'\nThe broadcasters have offered to film two simultaneous debates, one with each of the two party leaders. But it appears the Conservatives are opposed to the idea of Mr Cameron and his team appearing live before millions of viewers on two different channels, which could force the Prime Minister to pick which debate to take part in.\nITV News understands it has been suggested that one debate be held on ITV, with the other on Channel 4 - although the broadcasters were expected to insist on joint filming because of the potential impact on viewers.\nA spokesman for Mr Cameron said: 'We are looking at it, we are discussing it with the broadcasters. We are having very detailed discussions about exactly how it would work.'\nITV News understands Mr Cameron was"}
{"article":"Artist Tracey Emin has insisted she is actually 'very neat' as she unveiled her \u00a32.54million unmade bed - complete with discarded condoms - on its return to its 'home' at the Tate. My Bed became notorious when it was shortlisted for the Turner Prize and displayed at Tate Britain in 1999. Now, 15 years later, it is back at the gallery on a long-term loan for at least 10 years. Scroll down for video . Artist Tracey Emin has insisted she is actually 'very neat' as she unveiled her controversial \u00a32.54million unmade bed - complete with discarded condoms - on its return to its 'home' at the Tate Britain today . My Bed became notorious when it was shortlisted for the Turner Prize and displayed at Tate Britain in 1999 . Emin admitted that unlike the chaotic-looking installation, which features empty vodka bottles, cigarette butts, stained sheets and discarded underwear, her bed at home is now a different affair. 'I make my bed every day. It's so boring, it's very neat. I'm really OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder),' she said. Wiping away tears, the artist said that seeing the work - which is now subject to rigorous security in the form of a sensor and a guard to prevent visitors from getting too close - left her emotional. 'I'm 52 nearly. Even though I was quite old when the bed came into fruition I didn't look old or behave old,' she said. 'I'm a bit tearful, it means a lot to me. I feel pathetic but there are things on that bed that have no place in my life any more. 'That bed belonged to a young woman and hopefully in 20 or 30 years' time the bed will be here but I won't probably. 'That's what art's about. It's about a legacy, about making something which goes on without you. 'It's a statement of history and now it's in safe hands ... it will never change.' The work, which expressed the artist's suicidal depression following a relationship breakdown, is displayed in its own room alongside two paintings by Francis Bacon and six nude drawings by Emin which she has given to the Tate. Emin said she felt validated seeing the installation on display alongside works by some of Britain's 'greats' after all the criticism about the bed at the time. The controversial artwork was created by Emin in her Waterloo council flat in 1998 and features empty vodka bottles, cigarette butts, stained sheets, discarded underwear, old slippers, a waist belt and even condoms . My Bed was one of the key works of the 1990s Young British Artists (YBA) movement and was bought by millionaire collector Charles Saatchi  for \u00a3150,000 in 2000 before later being sold to Christie's and auctioned . My Bed, which fetched \u00a32.54million at auction last year, is now on a long-term loan to the Tate Britain and will be shown at both Turner Contemporary in Margate - Emin's home town - and Tate Liverpool later this year . 'I love it, why wouldn't I? I was right ... It's a good feeling ... it feels like home,' she said, later adding that her fellow students at art school had 'thought I was a bit thick'. Earlier in the day, Emin had told photographers: 'I think I look like the cat who got the cream. I feel so happy.' She later added: 'My Bed is a symbol of that time. It was a zeitgeist. It was perfect for that moment. It has captured a part of history.' Pointing to her belt on the installation, she added: 'I would be lucky if it fitted around my thigh now and it used to fit around my waist. 'There are so many things about that bed that don't relate to my life any more. 'It's a time capsule of a woman living in the 1990s in a really wild way. It's not just sad, but how that bed came about was through sadness. 'It's also about being in the worst situation in your life and being able to pull through and get out to the other side.' Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, said: 'It's a work we've always wanted to bring into the collection. 'It was quite clear from 1999 when it was first seen in the Turner prize that it was going to be regarded as one of those iconic works from the late 90s.' Emin insisted she was actually 'very neat' as she unveiled the return of My Bed at the Tate today. The 51-year-old said the artwork (part of which is pictured right) was 'a time capsule of a woman living in the 1990s' My Bed\u00a0fetched \u00a32.54m at auction, a record for the artist, when it was purchased by dealer and White Cube gallery owner Jay Jopling last year. He acquired the work on behalf of\u00a0collector Count Christian Duerckheim . The 'really important work' was being given 'a historical dimension', he added as 'part of the story of British art over a long period'. My Bed is on long-term loan to the Tate and will be shown at Turner Contemporary in Margate - Emin's home town - and Tate Liverpool. The work fetched \u00a32.54million at auction, a record for the artist, when it was purchased by dealer and White Cube gallery owner Jay Jopling last year. It later emerged that Jopling acquired the work on behalf of German industrialist and collector Count Christian Duerckheim, who announced the long-term loan to the Tate for at least 10 years. Sir Nicholas said that he hoped that the Tate would be able to hold on to My Bed for longer than 10 years. 'I'm sure we could keep it. This is a collector who has been incredibly generous. It's all to play for,' he said. My Bed was one of the key works of the 1990s Young British Artists (YBA) movement. Emin, who is now 51-years-old and a CBE,\u00a0made the piece in her Waterloo council flat in 1998. Millionaire collector Charles Saatchi bought My Bed for \u00a3150,000 in 2000 and sold it at Christie's. Emin's My Bed 1998 exhibition opens to the public at Tate Britain tomorrow.","highlights":"Artist Tracey Emin has insisted her bed is actually 'very neat' nowadays . 51-year-old unveiled iconic \u00a32.5million My Bed artwork at Tate Britain today . My Bed was shortlisted for Turner Prize in 1998, gaining international fame . Artwork now returns to the Tate on a long-term loan from artist for 10 years .","id":"0316e5d978f9a78d715766a183126bad9f2e24ee","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in 1998 when it went on show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and was subsequently bought for \u00a32.3m by Sir Paul McCartney. But when it was bought for the Tate's collection a decade ago, Emin vowed she would never have a permanent home again.\nTate\n\"I think it would be nice for my bed to have its own bed,\" the 51-year-old artist said in 2001, when she signed a deed of gift for the sculpture - which has been off show ever since.\n\"There's an element of the sentimental that you've got to take out in the first place, because it is the whole point of making the thing.\"\nBut after a decade apart, and as part of the Tate's 2018-21 exhibition - 'Tate Modern - Tracey Emin: Everything' - which brings together Emin's entire career in one place for the first time, a reissued photograph of the work is now on display.\n\"The story of My Bed began here with its debut at Tate Modern in 2010,\" writes director Frances Morris of the Tate in the show's catalogue.\n.\"\nIn 1998, My Bed had its debut at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was quickly dubbed 'The Great Big Fat Bed'. Photo: David Levene\/Getty Images\nThe bed - a mattress on a plinth - had been installed in a huge vitrine in a stark white room on the eighth floor of the building that is now Tate Modern.\nAs usual, for a period, it was accompanied by Emin's diaries, which chart the highs and lows of her life and form an intimate and intimate record of an eventful two decades. But as with all of her work, My Bed was never 'finished'.\n\"I'm not finished with My Bed,\" she said in an interview with The Art Newspaper in 2001. \"It keeps changing, the objects, how I use the room, it changes. It has been my bed and has been a great place to sleep - even though people keep saying it is very untidy. I'm very neat.\"\nShe then signed her name to the deed of gift which states that 'the Tate may hold the Bed within the United Kingdom in a suitable location, as it sees fit'.\nHer bed went on show to the public for the first time in February "}
{"article":"A three-year-old boy's parents were horrified when some of his first words were expletives they say he learned from a Peppa Pig toy. Amari Black had been given the Peppa Pig Fun And Learn tablet as a present and parents\u00a0Garfield and Marcha had hoped it would help their  son improve his speech. But then they heard the boy utter 'f*** you', and realised he had picked it up from the malfunctioning \u00a320 toy. Scroll down for video . Amari Black's parents are horrified when some of the three-year-old's first words were 'f*** you', which they say he picked up from this Peppa Pig toy . Painter and decorator Mr Black, 48, noticed that instead of saying 'find the odd one out', the toy says 'f**k you? odd one out'. 'I was cooking in the kitchen when I heard him saying 'f*** you,' he said. 'I was disgusted, I thought he had learned it at nursery. 'But then when I was playing with him I realised that it was Peppa Pig that was teaching him it - I was very upset. Amari  had been given the Peppa Pig Fun And Learn tablet as a present and parents Garfield and Marcha (pictured with their son) had hoped it would help their son improve his speech . Amari's parents heard the boy utter 'f*** you', and realised he had picked it up from the malfunctioning \u00a320 toy . Amari's father noticed that instead of saying 'find the odd one out', the toy says 'f**k you? odd one out' 'I was going to destroy it, that's how angry I was. 'Now he's saying it constantly and he finds it funny. I tell him swearing is wrong but he keeps saying it now.' The toy was bought as a Christmas present for Amari by a family friend from Argos and is said to be suitable for children three and above. Amari was was born with rickets and has learning difficulties so his parents hoped the toy would help him improve his speech . Amari was was born with rickets and has learning difficulties so his parents hoped the toy would help him improve his speech. 'We want our kids to be happy - so we work hard to buy these things for our kids but they just go and teach them how to swear.' said Mr Black, who believes the\u00a0foul language is down to a malfunction in the toy. 'He can say \"mum\", \"dad\", \"please\", \"thank you\", and sadly \"f**k you\". 'We've been buying Peppa Pig toys for our kids for years but will never buy them again.' Job centre advisor Mrs Black, 34, said she was shocked when relatives questioned whether Amari had learned the swear word from his parents. 'I'm devastated. He got in trouble at my mum's for saying it and told me off because she thought he was learning it from us at home,' she said. 'He's definitely banned from playing with it now. 'We would never use that language at all, let alone in front of an impressionable child. 'I want to encourage him to talk as much as possible, but it's hard because whenever I tell him he's doing well, he responds with 'f*** you'.' Mother-of-four Marcha says she has written two emails of complaint to manufacturers InspirationWorks, but is yet to hear back. She said: 'I feel devastated and let down by them.' InspirationWorks is yet to comment on the family's claims.","highlights":"Amari Black was given Fun And Learn tablet to help his language skills . Parents Garfield and Marcha say their son learned 'f*** you' from the toy . Instead of saying 'find the odd one out' it utters expletive, parents say . Toddler is now swearing 'constantly', to the horror of his family .","id":"1b64de7dfb84472853180982e33031b6e675c8f1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", which he loves using at home.\nBut his mother Lauren Black said the device, which she describes as 'like an iPad' had become a nightmare since the first-time her son heard the bad words. She said the tablet was programmed with a number of games and activities designed for children and it allowed them to connect with characters on TV.\nLauren added: \"I'd never have bought it for him if I knew it had swearing in it.\" She said her son has come home from nursery and has told them that the Peppa Pig Fun And Learn tablet (PFD) has taught him bad words. She added: \"If he says them in front of the nursery teachers they don't mind at all.\nRead more: Children as young as five are using 'Peppa Pig' swear-word tablet as dad finds 'no way' to stop it\nThe mum-of-three added: \"But when I ask him where he has learned them, he says he has learned them from Peppa Pig. It doesn't make sense to me what he's learning from Peppa Pig as there's no swear words in the show. I'm horrified by that and it's not just me, that\u2019s why I'm speaking out about it.\"\nLauren Black, 29, from Walthamstow, says her son Amari, who has been learning his sounds and numbers using the tablet but can't read or write, will often stop and repeat the bad words. She says she had thought the PFD was a great learning tool until her son started saying them at home. Lauren added: \"I have always been against Peppa Pig because I've got lots of friends who won't let their kids watch it, or they have to put a limit on what they can watch on it because they just can't listen to the language or they just don't want their kids to hear bad language. So how has Peppa Pig Fun And Learn got these words in the first place?\n\"How has my three-year-old come out with that? I can't fathom what he could have been watching or listening to. I think it\u2019s appalling and I've reported it to Ofcom because I don't want him to be learning it from his own tablet.\"\nThe toy, which is aimed at pre-schoolers, costs \u00a324.99 and is manufactured by Vivid Image"}
{"article":"It's well accepted that the bars preferred by backpackers offer cheap drinks and the chance to meet like-minded future Facebook friends, but Fremantle Prison YHA is offering up a whole new experience. Western Australia's only World Heritage-listed building has been transformed into a youth hostel where worldly travellers can spend a night behind bars in the cells previously occupied by hardened criminals. Bookings open this week ahead of the opening of the hostel following a renovation of the famous institution's Women's Prison which took nine months. Bookings open this week for the Fremantle Prison YHA, a youth hostel in Western Australia's only World Heritage-listed building . Perfectly manicured lawns have replaced the dirt-covered yard that prisoners would have used for exercise in the former jail . A combination of new and old is found at the Fremantle Prison's new short-term accommodation . The Fremantle Prison's Women's division has been transformed from a place for incarceration to a haven for young travellers . YHA spokeswoman Emily Abbott says the launch of the hostel will be the culmination on five years of planning for a project that almost didn't get off the ground but that it is now\u00a0\u2018one of the most unique accommodation options in the country\u2019. The north-western complex of the prison was built in the 1850s and originally served as the cookhouse, bakehouse and laundry but the closure of Perth Gaol meant a place was needed to keep female prisoners. They were transferred to Fremantle and the wing was secured by an extra wall to keep them in, with varying results. And as Western Australia\u2019s criminals increased with the population, the division was further extended until it was rendered redundant by the building of the specialist Bandyup Women's Prison in 1970. The entire prison was closed in 1991 and its historic status has since been confirmed and honoured by Unesco, a blessing and a curse as far as the hostel is concerned. Inspection time at the cells will take on a whole new meaning when the Fremantle Prison YHA opens soon . A double bunk fits perfectly in this rather luxurious cell formerly occupied by law-breaking women . Hangings, floggings and some famous escapes once took place in the prison soon to be filled with smiling faces . The Fremantle Prison's cookhouse before being devoted to women has extensive stainless steel food preparation facilities . \u2018The status as a World Heritage site added many challenges to the development, which was shelved a number of times before finally receiving approval in April 2014,' Abbott says.\u00a0Building approval was officially given the green light the following month. The prison itself was built by convicts between 1851 and 1859, and was consequently referred to as the Convict Establishment. It remained a prison for 136 years until it closed, with the Women's Prison part of the property used as education facilities by TAFE School of Art and Design from 1993 to 2009. Fremantle Prison was built by convicts from 1851-1859 and the majority of original features have been preserved throughout the facility . Reminders of the history of the prison, from past inmates to renowned escapees, are found throughout the halls . A tribute of sorts on the wall honouring Estelle Williams, an escapee who climbed onto the roof and then perimeter wall to get out in 1931 . A recreation of a  typical cell that would have been home to a Fremantle inmate around 1855 . The Fremantle Prison's entire complex serves as a popular and award-winning tourist attraction in its own right . Only a small overhaul was needed - and allowed due to the heritage listing's restrictions - to turn the prison into short-term accommodation which Abbott says is 'as prison-like as it is comfortable'. The walls, floors, windows and bars in some case retain the feeling of a place where you could be locked in with the key thrown away, but additional facilities have also been added to bring the hostel in line with its competitors. For those who don't like the idea of being behind bars, the Victorian-style guards\u2019 cottages outside the front gates are a more luxurious option. The women once locked away in this wing would have usually \u2018offended the good order\u2019 of society, with the most common offences including 'vagrancy, loitering in public places, drunkenness, obscenity, soliciting, running a brothel, being idle or having no visible means of support'.","highlights":"Fremantle Prison is Western Australia's only World Heritage-listed building . The former Women's Prison section has become Fremantle Prison YHA . The youth hostel has been renovated to be 'as prison-like as it is comfortable'","id":"0df5c41358e5f0b2c82a5a5da5f775bdf250a1d4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"listed prison, the place is set to become a mecca for music and culture, hosting the inaugural Western Australia Music Awards (WAMs).\nThe WAMAs are a national, non-profit awards program that honour's WA's creative talent, as well as supporting the next generation of artists. The award categories have been decided and the first WAMAs ceremony is due to take place in the historic cells of Fremantle Prison on May 22.\nFrom metal to indie, the WAMs is set to celebrate the talent of West Australians across many genres and provide an alternative music and cultural experience, in a unique location.\nPerth's music scene has long been regarded as a source of Australia's most exciting creative talent, and Western Australia's only World Heritage-listed place of correction is the perfect place to hold the event.\nNot only is it unique \u2013 where else do you have a music awards ceremony held in a former prison? \u2013 but it also allows WA musicians to tell their own story, in their own environment. And Fremantle Prison is home to a great history of its own, hosting some of the country's most notorious and colourful characters, from Ned Kelly and the bushrangers to the first Australian citizen to be executed.\nThe WAMAs will be a cultural celebration of the diversity of music Western Australia has to offer. From a rich history of rock and punk, to roots and folk, from experimental and avant-garde to hip hop and metal, a range of genres will be celebrated.\nFremantle Prison is set to be transformed into a cultural hotspot for the night. Not only will it offer a different experience for WAMs winners and performers, it will also provide an alternative for the broader music audience, offering an escape from the norm. The live music will be amplified via a combination of speakers in the prison cells, the prison garden and the grounds of the historic location. The event will open to the public and will feature a range of food and drink vendors as well as artists, musicians, street performers and cultural exhibitors.\nThe WAMAs will provide a forum to highlight the issues and successes of local creatives. In addition to the main awards, which will be held in May, a number of development activities will run in the lead up to the big night. These activities are aimed at supporting and showcasing local talent and include:\n\u00b7 WAMAs in Schools which is a series of workshops designed to develop the next generation of"}
{"article":"Kenny McDowall would welcome Ally McCoist back into the Rangers dug-out were he to make a surprise return from gardening leave. The question of who leads the squad for the remainder of a flagging promotion campaign is high on the agenda for Dave King and the new Ibrox directors. McDowall became caretaker manager when McCoist left under the previous regime before Christmas, but began working his own notice period in January. Kenny McDowall and Ally McCoist (right) worked together before the latter left Rangers on gardening leave . Interim chairman Paul Murray has stated that new board \u2014 which has already been approached by number of managerial candidates as they weigh up a longer-term appointment \u2014 will have to speak to both men to \u2018ask what they want to do\u2019 given that they remain employees. A financial agreement over McCoist\u2019s remaining contract may well be the more likely outcome, but McDowall would be happy to see his old colleague back for the Championship run-in were that to transpire. \u2018I was working with Ally, so obviously that would appeal to me,\u2019 said McDowall. \u2018But it\u2019s a difficult one to answer because the board will obviously have their own ideas.\u2019 McDowall said it wasn't for him to decide but that he would welcome Walter Smith back to the club too . Another former Ibrox boss, Walter Smith, refused at the weekend to completely rule out what would be a third stint in charge, but stressed that he wasn\u2019t looking for it \u2018in any way, shape or form.\u2019 McDowall was first-team coach during Smith\u2019s hugely successful second spell and admitted his presence would provide a guaranteed boost. \u2018It\u2019s not for me to decide,\u2019 said McDowall, who is keen for coach Ian Durrant to return to first-team duties after being demoted by the old board. \u2018It\u2019s for Walter to discuss with the board, if that\u2019s the case. \u2018But Walter Smith going anywhere would absolutely give the place a lift. He is a great man and has done so much in the game. Why would you not, at the end of the day? But, as I say, it\u2019s not my call. McCoist left the Ibrox club before Christmas on gardening leave and McCall later did the same . \u2018We had a very successful time when he was here but times are different. It\u2019s been a tough, tough time we\u2019ve had since he left. \u2018Ally did a fantastic job without getting a whole lot of credit. But that will come eventually.\u2019 The new directors are likely to speak with McDowall about his own future once tonight\u2019s game against Queen of the South is out of the way. They met yesterday with former Fulham boss Felix Magath, who is a Rangers shareholder and has ideas on how the footballing department could move forward. But he is not thought to be an immediate candidate to replace McDowall. Felix Magath is not thought to be an immediate candidate to replace McDowall despite a meeting with the club . \u2018Every day, there is someone else being quoted \u2014 Walter, Felix Magath, Billy Davies, Stuart McCall, Terry Butcher,\u2019 said McDowall. \u2018All of those guys are out there and it\u2019s the board\u2019s right to talk to whoever they want. It doesn\u2019t really affect me, because talk about replacing me has been there since I took the job as caretaker manager. \u2018I\u2019m here and ready to meet the new board whenever they want to meet me. I\u2019m working my notice. If they want to keep me, they can keep me. If they want me to go then I\u2019ll go. \u2018There is nothing tricky about it. I\u2019m here and I\u2019m doing my best to try and get the team through a difficult period.\u2019","highlights":"Kenny McDowall would welcome Ally McCoist back in the Rangers dug-out . Interim chairman Paul Murray has said the board will speak to candidates . The management situation at Rangers is still uncertain as it stands .","id":"c9c167989e7fca33f3e81756c8d43b7f1ec9780e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" at Ibrox. However, with McCoist no longer boss, a man who knows both the current and new gaffer\u2019s qualities better than most is willing to give them all the time they need to make a decision.\nMcCoist\u2019s future on the sidelines has been a long running saga with the Rangers fans desperate for any news on what\u2019s happening with him. With fans\u2019 patience running out and the club in a poor run of form since Christmas the supporters are eager for a swift resolution. But Kenny McDowall says that he will be patient with both men involved.\n\u201cWith the manager, if the manager wants some advice, of course, I\u2019m only too happy to give some advice. With Ally, he\u2019s a big part of my own life. He and I had some great times and we\u2019re still good friends. When we played for Scotland together, he was always there to help me out. He knew me well so if he wants to give me a call and talk about the football club then I\u2019m only too happy to listen to him.\u201d\nMcDowall himself isn\u2019t on a football runaway train, as he\u2019s a strong believer in giving a manager some time when taking over a squad that has fallen into disarray. However, he says that even he is reaching his tipping point.\n\u201cI\u2019m a huge believer that you should give a manager time when you bring someone in. Look at David Moyes who took a team to the final in his first season at Manchester United. I know Ally and I feel for him because I\u2019m a good mate of his, but I think he needs to be given time. It\u2019s a lot to take on because you\u2019re coming into a bad situation and you are the person who is responsible for turning things around. It\u2019s a lot for anyone to take on.\u201d\nWith the squad on such a poor run of form in recent games, McDowall agrees that the team needs to improve their game as a unit.\n\u201cThe results we\u2019ve had recently have been a little bit on the disappointing side. If we look at the performances, there are times when we play well but we can\u2019t finish the teams off. This is our 16th game in 40 days so everyone is getting tired. If you look at the second half in the St Mirren game, it took us too long to get going and if we had played like we played in the first"}
{"article":"(CNN)A sixth suspect in the shooting death of a top Russian opposition figure blew himself up after a standoff with police in the capital of the Chechen Republic, state-run television reported Sunday. Beslan Shavanov, 30, was holed up in a building in Grozny when police arrived to arrest him Saturday afternoon, Russia 24 reported.  Police surrounded the building and Shavano tried to escape, throwing a grenade at police officers before blowing himself up, the station said. The news came as Russian authorities reported making five other arrests in connection with Boris Nemtsov's killing. One of those arrested claims to have an alibi, according to Russia's Sputnik News. \"At the time of the murder, I was at work as I usually am every day. There are many people, my colleagues, who will confirm this,\" the news agency quoted Tamerlan Eskerkhanov as saying in Moscow's Basmanny District Court. Two of the suspects have been formally charged and three \"remain under the status of suspects,\" court spokeswoman Anna Fadeyeva told Sputnik. Nemtsov, one of President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken critics, was shot in the back on a Moscow bridge as he walked with his girlfriend near the Kremlin in late February. Surveillance video showed someone darting from the sidewalk and into a nearby car right after Nemtsov collapsed. Putin has been informed of the arrests in connection with Nemtsov's death, Russian media said, citing Federal Security Service director Alexander Bortnikov. Two of the other suspects are Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev, Bortnikov said in a televised statement. The others are Ramzan Bakhayev and Shagit Gubashev, Anzor's younger brother, according to a Sputnik report that also said Dadayev was the only one of the five to plead guilty -- though to what crimes was not clear. Bortnikov said those detained are from the southern region of the North Caucasus, which for years has been a hotbed of unrest and rebellion against Moscow. Dadayev had previously served as an officer in a Chechen police battalion, Albert Barakhayev, secretary of the Security Council of the Caucasian republic of Ingushetia, told the official news agency TASS. Dadayev was the deputy commander of one of the Chechen Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs groups, Sputnik reported, adding that Gubashev worked at a security firm in Moscow. Gubashev was arrested between the town of Malgobek and the village of Voznesenovskaya, while Dadayev was arrested in the city of Magas, Barakhayev told TASS. The slain opposition leader's daughter, Zhanna Nemtsova, told CNN she is \"not surprised both of them (are) of Caucasus origin. It was predictable.\" Nemtsova said the only things she knew about the arrests came from media reports, as authorities did not contact her immediately. Later Saturday, a southern Russian law enforcement official told state news agency RIA Novosti that two more men were arrested. The two suspects in the second arrest were not named, but one of them was driving with Dadayev, and the other man is Gubashev's younger brother, Barakhayev said. Like Gubashev and Dadayev, those two suspects are also ethnic Chechens, according to Barakhayev. After Nemtsov's shooting Putin blamed extremists and protesters who he said were trying to stir internal strife in Russia. Many opposition sympathizers and people close to Nemtsov have pointed the finger at Putin and the Russian government he leads. They note that Nemtsov -- the deputy prime minister under former President Boris Yeltsin -- is the latest in a list of Putin's opponents who have been killed or imprisoned. Nemtsov had also been arrested several times for speaking against the government. In her first TV interview since her father's death, Nemtsova told CNN that Putin shares \"political responsibility\" for her father's assassination. She spoke from Germany. \"I don't believe in the official investigation,\" she said Saturday. Other opposition figures previously jailed or killed include Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist critical of Russia's war in Chechnya. She was gunned down at the entrance to her Moscow apartment in 2006. There was also business magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who backed an opposition party and accused Putin of corruption. Khodorkovsky landed in jail after a conviction on tax fraud, which he said was a ploy to take away his oil company. The government rejected the claim. Putin pardoned him in 2013. Former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by a lethal dose of radioactive polonium, his tea spiked in a London hotel during a meeting with two former Russian security service men in 2006. He had blamed the agency for orchestrating a series of apartment bombings in Russia in 1999 that left hundreds dead and led to Russia's invasion of Chechnya later that year. The Kremlin has staunchly denied accusations that it or its agents are targeting political opponents or had anything to do with the deaths. CNN's Catherine Shoichet, Ben Brumfield, Elena Sandyrev, Brian Walker, Greg Botelho, Joshua Berlinger and Alla Eshchenko  contributed to this report.","highlights":"With police surrounding hiding place, sixth suspect kills himself, Russian media say . One of the men arrested reportedly served as an officer in a Chechen police battalion . Four of the five suspects are ethnic Chechens, law enforcement official tells media .","id":"0fe484c545299923f22dc7dbd13168cc805ba162","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" blew himself up \"using an improvised explosive device in front of the main entrance\" of the building where the confrontation was taking place, the television channel Channel One said. An explosives expert from Chechnya was also wounded in the blast. \"This proves that the main organizer of the murder of Boris Nemtsov on the territory of the Republic of Chechnya was the head of the criminal gang of the Russian mafia who lives and operates in Moscow,\" Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zinkevich was quoted by Channel One as saying. The deputy prosecutor general did not disclose the identity of the suspected leader of the crime ring, and Channel One reported that the man was identified as one Oleg Tinkov. Also on Sunday, the Chechnya republic's top investigative body reported on its official website that two men were arrested in connection with the killing. \"These suspects will be charged with a crime of premeditated murder,\" the Republic of Chechnya Investigative Committee said. Earlier on Sunday, two men were reported to have been detained, but it was not immediately clear if they were connected to the shooting. Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee, told the Russian news agency ITAR-Tass that both were born in 1989 and were Chechen residents of Moscow. The Russian news agency RIA quoted another law enforcement source as saying one man was found wounded with gunshot wounds, the other unconscious. The second was named as Tazbekov Khadzhimuradov and he lived in Moscow's Petrovka Street, the Chechen Republic's Investigative Committee press service reported. The other person is being treated in hospital, Russian news agencies reported. The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal investigation into Nemtsov's murder, and the Russian Prosecutor General's Office has assigned special investigators to the case, Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zinkevich said. \"The investigation is now at the stage of collecting evidence,\" Zinkevich said. Nemtsov's friend and fellow politician Stanislav Cherchesov has accused the head of the Chechen government and one of Chechnya's deputy governors of masterminding the killing. In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, Cherchesov said he had told Nemtsov, \"not a word to anybody, because your life is in danger\" after the politician had warned him and other activists about possible"}
{"article":"A teenager from Tennessee has miraculously regained the ability to walk again - just six weeks after being diagnosed with a rare spinal disease that could have paralaysed her for life. 15-year-old Jessica Shainburg woke up one morning in January to discover she could not feel anything below her waist, according to an ABC report. Doctors diagnosed her with a disorder which causes the spine to inflame known as transverse myelitis - and said it could be permanent if she was not walking within six weeks. The chances of that happening were less than one in three but incredibly, Jessica recovered in time thanks to another rare disorder in her brain that catalysed her recovery. Jessica from Nashville told\u00a0WKRN-TV: 'I'm so blessed and lucky to be able to be walking again.' Miracle: 15-year-old Jessica Shainburg (pictured) is up and running - literally - just six weeks after being diagnosed with a spinal disease which could have left her paralysed for life . Grateful: Jessica (pictured) from Nashville, Tennessee said:\u00a0'I'm so blessed and lucky to be able to be walking again.' Blessing in disguise: Doctors told her father Jeff (left) that her rapid return to health could be down to another inflammation they found in her brain which improves recovery rates . A few days before she completely lost the use of her legs, she claimed to experience some tingling in her lower limbs but the emergency room doctors could not find anything serious and sent her home. Even her father Jeff did not believe her at first and told Jessica: 'You gotta wake your legs up and we got to go to school.' A few days earlier, Jessica said she felt a tingling in her legs, but emergency room doctors found no signs of anything serious and sent her home, said her father. She was eventually diagnosed with a disorder which inflames the spinal cord called transverse myelitis. Jessica surpassed all doctor's expectations during the weeks of rehabilitation at Scottish Rite Hospital, according to her father. After her recover, he said: 'It's a miracle... Every day she's getting better and stronger. 'She just always had a great attitude and was willing to do the work with the therapist. They loved her attitude and they wanted to work with her continuously.' The doctors at the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia also discovered Jessica had signs of a rare inflammation of the brain known as\u00a0Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Inexplicable: Jessica (pictured) woke up one morning with a tingling in her legs but the emergency room doctors could not find anything wrong and sent her home . Disease: She was eventually diagnosed with a disorder which inflames the spinal cord called transverse myelitis . Proud: Jessica surpassed all doctor's expectations during the weeks of rehabilitation according to her father Jeff\u00a0(pictured) Recovery: Jeff said the healthcare professionals at Scottish Rite Hospital 'loved her attitude and they wanted to work with her continuously' They believe it is this second disorder which explains her rapid return to health as patients with ADEM tend to have quicker recovery rates. Jeff Shainburg added:\u00a0'The doctors didn't expect her to recover like that... They were so impressed with her rehab. They hadn't seen a patient like this in a while.' He says Jessica - who is still too weak to return to her High School studies - has a personal walker and wheelchair which she only uses when she has been standing for long periods of time. While the teen is likely to start school in a few weeks, doctors are keeping a close eye on her as she recovers. If the rare symptoms reappear, there is a chance it could be a sign of multiple sclerosis.","highlights":"Jessica Shainburg was diagnosed with a rare spinal disease six weeks ago . Doctors said she needed to recover quickly or she would never walk again . The 15-year-old from Nashville,\u00a0Tennessee\u00a0started running again recently . Could be due to another disease in her brain which hastens recovery rates . Doctors say she could have multiple sclerosis if the rare symptoms return .","id":"8124ec4da75473ad11412fd47abc1365fdf45d4b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in December to discover she couldn\u2019t feel her legs, and that all of her muscles had gone stiff.\nIt took three years for Jessica to be officially diagnosed with a very rare disease called 'Shingo Fujinuma Syndrome,' and it's so rare that only 32 cases had been reported in the medical journals between 1997 and 2014. Now, she\u2019s fully recovered and she\u2019s even dancing again, although she can\u2019t yet walk properly.\n\u201cWhen it started, I could barely get out of bed, I could barely walk to the kitchen and back,\u201d she told WREG3. \u201cWhen I had it, I could move my head and my neck, but my legs were frozen.\u201d\nNow, she\u2019s working with physical therapists, and just last week she started walking again!\n\u201cI remember saying, \u2018I will stand again! I will walk again!\u2019 I wanted to cry,\u201d Jessica said.\n\"There are only two treatments, and neither really worked for her.\"\nAccording to the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association, Shingo Fujinuma Syndrome is a condition that causes \"exquisitely sharp, stabbing, and burning pain throughout the body that often feels as though one has been burned.\"\nIt's so rare because doctors do not know what causes it, and it's also not really recognized in the medical community. Only recently have they determined that it's caused by a problem in the immune system, and they don't know why it's happening in her.\nShe was on medication for years for her chronic back pain and fibromyalgia, but it never helped, so her mother took her to see an array of doctors, including a holistic doctor who recommended a more natural approach. Jessica's mother also said that when the disease finally hit, Jessica was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and a hormone imbalance.\n\"I would be lying if I said I didn't think about giving up and just wanting to go back to my room and never come out again, but then, I started to think about my dad,\" she said. \"My father has had a similar situation. He had to fight, because he said he was a fighter and that's who he was, and I wanted to be a fighter, too.\"\nThis isn't the first case of Shingo Fujinuma Syndrome to hit the media.\nIn 1993, 13-year-old Krista Gaud"}
{"article":"(CNN)A salary dispute between North and South Korea has sent jitters through factory owners operating at an industrial complex that is supposed to be a symbol of cooperation for the divided Korean peninsula. The disagreement started in late February, when the North Korean government demanded an increase of around $8.60 a month for North Korean employees working in the Kaesong Industrial Complex. South Korea is working on a response to the demands, leaving factory owners worried about the threat of a factory shutdown. \"I'm already nervous about the situation because of the traumatic experience in 2013 when the North closed down the complex,\" said Yoo Chang-geun, the South Korean head of an automobile parts manufacturer that employs 400 North Koreans in Kaesong. Yoo's company, SJ Tech, operates out of Kaesong, which is just north of the Demilitarized Zone in North Korean territory. He was referring to North Korea's monthslong closure of Kaesong in 2013, during a period of heightened tension on the peninsula. About 125 South Korean companies operate out of Kaesong, employing more than 50,000 North Korean workers. An official from the South Korean government's Unification Ministry, who according to policy spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, says companies at Kaesong pay their North Korean workers an average of $155.50 a month. North Korea is demanding an increase of roughly 5.5%, to an equivalent $164.10 a month. The South Korean government argues that the salary hike is a breach of an existing agreement for the industrial park, which first opened in 2004. The official called the North's request a \"one-sided demand.\"  The official did not rule out the possibility that penalties could be imposed on South Korean companies if they individually agree to raise employee salaries. Manufacturers in Kaesong rely on the government in Seoul to represent them in negotiations with Pyongyang. \"It feels like we're entering a very difficult phase where innocent corporations are being beaten up by political fights between the North and South,\" Kim Seo-Jin, the director of Corporate Association of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, said Wednesday. Experts say this isn't the first time the North and South have butted heads over employee salaries in Kaesong. The industrial park was established as a symbol of cooperation at a time when a previous government in South Korea was pursuing a \"Sunshine Policy\" of friendship with its northern rival. South Korean companies benefited from the extremely low cost of North Korean labor.  Meanwhile, North Korea gained a valuable stream of hard currency revenue by appropriating an undisclosed amount of salary from its citizens working in Kaesong. South Korean employers also made a practice of giving small food bonuses to some hungry employees. For a time, this came in the form of \"Choco Pies,\" a packaged South Korean dessert.  The snacks reportedly became highly-prized items on the black market in the communist North's rigidly controlled economy.  Eventually, employers transitioned to giving workers instant noodles, as one former Kaesong factory owner told CNN in 2014, \"in order to provide a more substantial snack.\" \"The whole project is built with an understanding that North Korean wages should and will continue to rise,\" says John Delury, associate professor at Yonsei University's graduate school of international studies in Seoul. But one factory owner said the communist regime's most recent approach to the salaries is problematic. \"The amount of the pay raise demanded this time is small,\" said  SJ Tech's Yoo Chang-geun. \"But having this kind of precedent may lead to losing control of the operation in the complex.\" Experts say Seoul and Pyongyang's approach to the Kaesong salary dispute will serve as an important barometer for the direction of future relations between the rival governments. \"Kaesong is the last living legacy of the Sunshine Policy,\" says professor Delury of Yeonsei University. \"If something like wage disputes lead to the shutdown or freezing of Kaesong, that would be a major blow.\"","highlights":"The disagreement started in late February . North Korea demanded a pay increase; South Korea's working on a response .","id":"65fb03d0a0ca34f87b07f6792f71c7e33ea3dd18","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" demanded that the South increase its wage bill for the complex's 60,000 workers \u2014 the most of any South Korean company operating in the Kaesong Industrial Zone.\nBut South Korean officials said they would take steps to minimize the impact on Korean workers, and insisted the North's action was a political ploy.\nThe United States also voiced concerns about a possible resumption of tensions on the Korean peninsula.\n\"Any escalation would be a cause for concern, as it would hamper the efforts of the Korean people to achieve a peaceful reunification that can foster economic opportunity and prosperity for the entire Korean peninsula and throughout East Asia,\" State Department spokesman John Kirby said Thursday.\nA statement of intent was read in North Korean state media on Friday that the North \"will have to take an appropriate action with (an) inevitable counteraction\" to the South's \"reckless provocations.\"\nWorkers, a 'buffer' in the complex.\nThe South Korean workers' wages are paid to them by their employers based on what the North Korean government charges South Korean companies for production. The South Korean companies have to pay for their workers' salaries whether or not they operate their factories in the zone.\nIf the South Korean employers leave Kaesong, their workers are simply left without a job. Many of the factories are small, with hundreds or even thousands of workers, who now are trying to figure out what comes next.\n\"The North has been saying this for years \u2014 they don't want the Kaesong Industrial Zone any more \u2014 but this is the first time they are actually threatening to get rid of the Kaesong Industrial Zone,\" said Kim Kwang-seok, the head of the KITA-Korea International Trade Association. \"So of course this affects the daily lives of the South Korean companies here.\"\nIn recent years, the Kaesong Industrial Zone has been seen as a symbol of cooperation and unity by the two Koreas, an important diplomatic achievement for both sides.\nWhen the South Korean government announced a review of its business ties with the North in August 2015, the Kaesong zone was one of the first projects the two countries jointly operated.\nBut since then, the Kaesong zone has seen a steady decline in employment numbers.\nWhen South Korean factory owner Kim Sang-hyeon first started sending workers to Kaesong in the 1990s, there were 10,000 employees at 25 companies"}
{"article":"A federal appeals court has given new life to a Holocaust survivor's claim that the University of Oklahoma is unjustly harboring a Camille Pissarro painting that the Nazis stole from her father during World War II. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has directed a lower-court judge to consider whether the lawsuit she threw out should be transferred to Oklahoma, saying she has authority to do so. The court's order on Thursday came as the school found itself amid a racial controversy after video of fraternity students engaged in a racist chant spread across the Internet. Dr. Leone-Noelle Meyer\u00a0maintained she is entitled to Pissarro's 1886 'Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep' because it belonged to her father when it was taken by the Nazis as Germany moved across France . University President David Boren ordered a fraternity house closed and expelled two of its members after reviewing clips of the chant that referenced lynching and said blacks would never be allowed in the fraternity. The school and Boren are defendants in the lawsuit brought in 2013 by 75-year-old Holocaust survivor Leone Meyer, who lives in Paris. She maintained she is entitled to Pissarro's 1886 'Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep' because it belonged to her father when it was taken by the Nazis as Germany moved across France. Her father, Raoul Mayer, died in 1970. Swiss records show Meyer's father in Paris had owned the painting. But a Swiss court ruled that the painting's post-war owners had properly established ownership and rejected her claim. Bequeathed to OU by Clara Weitzenhoffer, the wife of oil tycoon Aaron Weitzenhoffer, the school displayed it publicly for over a decade. The painting:\u00a0Swiss records show Leone-Noelle Meyer's father in Paris had owned the painting 'Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep' by Camille Pissaro . Disputed item: This Monday, May 12, 2014 photo shows a display of information on the 1886 painting 'Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep' by Camille Pissarro . The Weitzenhoffers bought the painting from a New York gallery in 1956. When she died in 2000, she donated more than 30 works worth about $50 million to the University of Oklahoma. In an emailed statement Saturday, Oklahoma University spokeswoman Catherine F. Bishop said: 'The University is continuing its efforts to work with the plaintiffs to determine all the facts in this matter, some of which may still be unknown, and to seek a mutually agreeable resolution.' Last year, Boren defended Oklahoma University's ownership, saying the school does not want to keep any items it does not legitimately own but also wants to avoid a bad precedent by automatically giving away gifts it receives to anyone who claims them. Boren and the school have opposed the lawsuit on largely procedural grounds, saying the school has sovereign immunity and that Meyer was not diligent in pursuing her claim and had sued in New York rather than Oklahoma as a 'forum shopping strategy' to avoid Oklahoma's more restrictive statute of limitations. Several Oklahoma lawmakers who authored a resolution in the state Legislature seeking to force the school to turn the painting over have spoken out against the university's position. In a letter to the people of Oklahoma, Meyer has said her quest 'has nothing to do with money. It is about justice and a duty to remember.' Pierre Ciric, a lawyer for Meyer, said Saturday he welcomed 'any progress toward the resolution of our client's claim.' 'It appears that everyone involved with this case agrees that `La Bergere' was the property of my client's father prior to the Nazi occupation of France, which we have asserted since the complaint was filed,' he said. Under fire: The court's order on Thursday came as the school found itself amid a racial controversy after video showing Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing a racist chant while traveling on a tour bus went viral .","highlights":"The court's order after video of fraternity students at the school engaged in a racist chant spread across the Internet . The school and Boren are defendants in the lawsuit brought in 2013 by 75-year-old Holocaust survivor Leone Meyer, who lives in Paris . Meyer says she entitled to Pissarro's 1886 'Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep' because it belonged to her father when it was taken by the Nazis . Swiss records show Meyer's father, Raoul Meyer,  had owned the painting in Paris .","id":"dc8a45b6ce3f53f06a9f2f70b71decb982ffcf2f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":". Circuit Court of Appeals said the Oklahoma museum should reconsider its decision to leave the painting untouched in a case filed by the daughter of the original owner.\nThe court sent the case back to a lower court, directing officials to decide whether to preserve the disputed painting in its possession, a 1888 \"View of the Port of Honfleur\" by the French Impressionist Camille Pissarro, or allow it to be exhibited elsewhere.\nU.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell, in Little Rock, ruled last April that the painting should not be returned to the museum, whose history is detailed in a lawsuit that traces its ownership through four countries, including Nazi-occupied France. Frizzell found that there was no evidence to indicate that the university \"either directly received the painting from the Nazi regime or purchased it from such a person or entity.\"\nFrizzell ordered the painting kept sealed in a vault as the museum pursues a claim that its director, Paul Lunder, (pronounced lou-NUR) had the right to the painting in his capacity as a \"curator at large,\" according to Frizzell's order. U.S. District Judge James M. Moody in Little Rock upheld that determination.\nMoody has since recused himself from the case and Lunder was removed from his position.\nThe latest appeals court ruling comes almost a year after a federal appeals panel overturned a lower court's ruling that barred the museum from selling two Impressionist works it had owned from 2002 to 2008.\nIn 2010, Moody's court said the university, acting on behalf of the state of Oklahoma, lacked title to a 1913 painting by Henri Matisse, \"Dora Maus\" (\"Dora's Mouse\"), and a 1911 painting, \"La Toilette,\" by French artist Maurice Utrillo. The paintings were given to the museum by a Tulsa art dealer who had acquired them from a Nazi war victim.\nMoody noted that both the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum had recommended returning the paintings to their rightful owners. Moody said it was \"obvious\" that there was no legal basis for the museum to hold the works.\nA museum attorney, Mary Anne Strother, told Moody that museum officials had no choice but to accept the gifts. She said they were \"gifted\" by the victim'"}
{"article":"A farmer who left dozens of pigs drowning in a mud pit that was so disgusting seven of the animals had to be put down has been fined more than \u00a337,000. Jonathan Forbes-Brown, 54, allowed the 64 animals to live in squalid conditions and failed to provide food and water at his farm in Braintree, Essex. Seven of the animals had suffered so much that they had to be put down after getting stuck in mud to such an extent that slurry covered more than half of their body. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Jonathan Forbes-Brown, 54, allowed  64 pigs to live in squalid conditions and failed to provide food and water at his farm in Braintree, Essex. Dozens of the pigs were found drowning in mud and covered in slurry (above) Forbes-Brown allowed the animals to live in the thick slurry and failed to help them when they became stuck in the mud. RSPCA officers spent hours rescuing the animals from the 'worst conditions they had ever seen' Seven of the pigs had to be put down after being rescued from the mud pit, while another was found to be suffering from a bad leg injury having been hit by a car but never taken to the vets by\u00a0Forbes-Brown . Another pig was found to be suffering from a bad leg injury after being hit by a car and never being taken to the vet. Forbes-Brown denied seven animal cruelty charges for failing to provide a suitable environment, food, fresh water or appropriate veterinary care at Colchester Magistrates' Court. However, he was found guilty by magistrates and fined more than \u00a337,000. Samantha Garvey, an RSPCA Inspector, said rescuers spent hours trying to free the pigs from the mud after receiving reports they were living in squalor. She said: 'These were the worst conditions I have ever had to work in - the pigs had just been left to literally drown in the mud. 'The slurry was halfway up their bodies in some cases, and took several of us most of the day to try and heave them out to safety. 'I spent at least one hour holding one little piglet's head above the slurry as we desperately tried to get her out. 'It was so, so sad. I have seen some horrible things in my job, but I was close to tears. Samantha Garvey, an RSPCA Inspector, said:\u00a0'These were the worst conditions I have ever had to work in - the pigs had just been left to literally drown in the mud. The slurry was halfway up their bodies in some cases' Ms Garvey said  heavy rain  turned the pigs' pen into a  slurry pit which had sucked them into the mud. She said Forbes-Brown failed to care for them, adding: 'They did not have water or food, and no vet had  attended' Forbes-Brown denied seven animal cruelty charges for failing to provide a suitable environment, food, fresh water or appropriate veterinary care but was found guilty at Colchester Magistrates' Court and fined \u00a337,000 . The pigs which survived the ordeal have now been taken into care by another farmer who lives in the area . 'A lot of the pigs were in a very weak condition and they could not have escaped, or survived, had they been left.' Ms Garvey said that heavy rain had turned the pigs' pen into a deep slurry pit that had sucked them into the mud, with Forbes-Brown not having the experience to resolve the issue. She said: 'This was a case of someone keeping pigs as a hobby, without realising how hard pigs are to look after. 'He just did not have the experience or expertise to care for them. They did not have water or food, and no vet had ever attended to make sure they were cared for. 'This lack of knowledge, along with the bad weather, led to a near tragedy.' The pigs which survived the ordeal have now been taken into care by another farmer in the area.","highlights":"Jonathan Forbes-Brown kept 64 pigs in squalid conditions at Essex farm . Animals found drowning in mud pit with slurry covering half of their body . Farmer failed to provide adequate food, water or living conditions for them . Seven  pigs were put down, while other had leg injury after being hit by car . Fined \u00a337,000 after being found guilty of seven counts of animal cruelty . WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .","id":"d37f31ad3b91e2214cef68d866c5008750f07bb7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in their own waste and die without any food or water for three months at his farm in Burbage, Leicestershire. The farmer was \u201ccompletely unaware\u201d of the pigs\u2019 condition until a neighbour spotted the pigs had run out of food and went to inform the RSPCA. A vet found the seven dying pigs had been left in \u201cone of the worst scenes of suffering and neglect\u201d it had seen in the UK. The RSPCA called it the \u201cworst farm inspection in years\u201d.\nA judge ruled at Leicester Magistrates\u2019 Court that Forbes-Brown, of Ash Lane, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, was \u201cknowingly or recklessly responsible for serious animal welfare offences.\u201d He was jailed for 28 days after being sentenced in his absence on October 11. Prosecuting barrister Caroline Wood told the court that the pigs had been kept at the farm with a \u2018no water\u2019 sign, while there were also allegations of physical abuse.\nJudge Simon Cooper added that the pig was found in \u201can incredibly bad state of health\u201d at the RSPCA\u2019s vets\u2019 surgery in Coalville on November 11 last year. Mr Cooper said: \u201cWhat is particularly bad, and probably in the top 10 to 15 cases the RSPCA vets have seen, is the amount of dead piglets that this pig was carrying. This is the worst farm inspection in a long time.\u201d He ruled there was a \u201csignificant risk of causing serious suffering\u201d and ordered Forbes-Brown pay a \u00a32,400 fine and \u00a312,100 in costs.\nHis bank account was frozen by the court after the RSPCA applied to the High Court.\nThe judge warned Forbes-Brown that this is the only time in his career the \u201csaddest day of my life\u201d in his profession. He said the case was so serious he didn\u2019t see any other outcome than a custodial sentence. It was an almost impossible task for the RSPCA team which rescued the pigs. The team of volunteers worked 24 hours over two days in November to get the pigs out of the 200-square-metre mud pit. They said the farm\u2019s drainage system was broken down and water was still being pumped into the field. They described the stench and mess when they arrived on November 11.\nThe RSPCA said the farm was a \u201cdisgusting and filthy site\u201d, and described the situation"}
{"article":"In his autobiography published late last year, Andrew Cuomo described himself as the victim in his bitter divorce from Kerry Kennedy - saying he learned about the break-up from a reporter who called him for comment. But a new biography of the New York governor says he had a larger part in the unraveling of the marriage, which briefly united two political dynasties. Vanity Fair's Michael Shnayerson alleges in 'The Contender' that the couple started talking 'not if but when' to divorce just two months after the birth of their third daughter Michaela in 1997. However, Cuomo dragged out the break-up for years - possibly to use his wife's political clout to fuel his failed 2002 gubernatorial run, the book alleges. Doomed: A new biography of  Andrew Cuomo details the bitter divorce between the current New York Governor and Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F Kennedy. The former couple pictured above on their wedding day in 1990 . The New York Daily News, which previewed the book, cited Shnayerson's sources who said the couple learned they were incompatible fairly early on in their relationship. Shnayerson did not interview Cuomo himself. Shnayerson quotes a Douglas Kennedy - Kerry's 46-year-old younger brother - \u00a0who says that while Cuomo treasured the connection to the Kennedy family, he loathed participating in reunions at the family's estate in Hyannis, Massachusetts and eventually stopped going altogether. Douglas Kennedy said on one occasion, when the Kennedys spent a night partying and singing, Cuomo stood by 'looking disgusted'.\u00a0Douglas also described Cuomo as a 'bully' who thought many member's of his wife's family as weak or 'political'. Not if, but when: Author Michael Shnayerson says in 'The Contender' that Cuomo and Kennedy started talking not if 'but when' to divorce just two months after the birth of their third daughter Michaela in 1997. The couple pictured above with twins Cara Ethel and Mariah Matila, with father Andrew holding baby Michaela . Staying together for the campaign: Kennedy allegedly decided to stay with her husband during his ultimately failed 2002 run for governor. According to the book, the couple agreed to break-up after the campaign, but Cuomo kept putting it off . The Contender, written by Vanity Fair writer Michael Shnayerson, is due out March 31 . Perhaps one of the most painful digs at the Kennedy family was the Manhattan party that acted as the informal launch for Cuomo's 2002 campaign for governor. At the party, the Rolling Stones song 'Sympathy for the Devil' was played at high-volume - a song which deals with the assassinations of both President John F Kennedy and Kerry father's Robert F Kennedy. The Kennedy's who were in the room for the party were aghast, but it's unclear if Cuomo was behind the decision to play the song. Disdain for the in-laws wasn't the only issue between the political couple. Kerry Kennedy and Cuomo harbored ill-feelings about the little things too, the book claims. When she first started dating Cuomo, Kennedy allegedly 'rolled her eyes a bit' when she saw the plastic covers he kept on his furniture. And a friend close to one side of the former couple told Shnayerson that Cuomo wasn't dazzled by his wife's cooking, cleaning or even the 'dowdy' way she dressed. By the time Cuomo started planning his 2002 run for governor, his wife agreed to stay with him through the campaign. But when the campaign failed, Cuomo allegedly asked her to stay together for just a little longer. The breaking point for Kennedy, according to Shnayerson, came when Cuomo confronted her for having an extra-marital affair with polo player Bruce Colley. A 'closer observer' told Shnayerson that Kennedy told Cuomo to mind his own business, break the news to the kids and move out of their home. 'After 13 years of marriage, and truly stressful times, I knew the ties that bound us together had frayed,' Cuomo wrote in his autobiography All Things Possible, published late last year. 'But I had hoped we could work through what I saw was a difficult time, not an end. Obviously, I was in denial.' 'Even though Kerry had told me she wanted a divorce I thought I could fix it, I couldn\u2019t accept it \u2014 it only became real when a reporter called and said she filed the papers.' Breaking point: The couple officially divorced in 2005. Cuomo eventually won the New York governorship in 2011 - the same year he started dating celebrity cook Sandra Lee. Above, Cuomo and family after his re-election last November. From left to right: Cara, Michaela, Cuomo, Sandra Lee, and Mariah . Single life: Kerry Kennedy pictured above on March 10 with human rights lawyer Elisa Massimino at an event in New York City . The couple originally said their break-up was amicable, but that didn't last long, according to the book. Soon an attorney for the Cuomos started spreading stories about Kennedy's betrayal. Cuomo did eventually win the New York governorship in 2011 - the same year he started dating celebrity cook Sandra Lee. Kerry Kennedy still lives near her ex-husband in Westchester, New York. Last week on Wednesday, their youngest daughter Michaela was rushed to the hospital when she was found unconscious at her mother's home. The 17-year-old was treated and released from Westchester Medical Center. It's still unclear what caused the medical emergency. Michael Shnayerson's 'The Contender' is due out on March 31. Health scare: The couple's daughter Michaela was hospitalized last week after she was found unconscious at her mother's home. Michaela was treated at the hospital and released. It's still unclear what caused the hospitalization. Michaela pictured with her father, and father's girlfriend Sandra Lee on January 5 .","highlights":"Kerry Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo were married in 1990, merging two political dynasties . New biography of the New York governor reveals their marriage hit the rocks much earlier than previously believed . Kennedy and Cuomo officially divorced in 2005, but started planning their split in 1997, the new book alleges . The former couple had three daughters together: 20-year-old twins Cara Ethel and Mariah Matilda and 17-year-old Michaela Andrea . Last week, daughter Michaela was found unconscious in her mother's home, but was later released from the hospital . It's still unclear what caused the medical emergency .","id":"1fd964482665e090d2d0d18c7edcfd6ce17e2ea8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" by Jerry Oppenheim reveals that Cuomo had actually been notified by the Kennedy camp, who wanted him to stay quiet. Oppenheim alleges that the senator, who has now admitted to a sexual relationship with a staffer, was \"in the dark\" about the fact she had been seeing another man at the same time as their affair. The relationship is described in Oppenheim's book, The Last Kennedy.\nThe book claims that one of the senator's lawyers told him that Mrs Kennedy had not informed Cuomo of the relationship with Russell Smith \u2013 the man who recently told a New York Post reporter he had had a tryst with Mrs Kennedy. The New York Daily News reported that Cuomo is suing Smith for slander. The New York Post said Mrs Kennedy and Smith, whom she called a friend, had become \"serious\" lovers in 2006 and that he had a romantic interest in her since she was a child.\nMeanwhile, on the campaign trail, Mr Cuomo has spoken about his family and the personal nature of his divorce in public remarks that are far more personal than anything he has ever said to Mrs Kennedy. During an early appearance he recalled the painful process of telling the former First Daughter about his separation: \"I did it by phone. It was a Friday night in the spring of 2011. Kerry Kennedy had gone to the opera that night and I called and let her know. I said I was very sorry. I never thought it would happen, and you just wish you could turn back time. You wish you could reverse what you did and do things differently.\"\nThe book, which is a biography, provides the first in-depth account of Mr Cuomo's life. It details some of his major achievements in public life, including as prosecutor and governor, but also covers the allegations of sexual harassment for which he was forced to apologise. The book says the allegations were the result of Cuomo's \"tremendous anger\" that his former aide, Michael Square, had not been properly recognised for his contribution to the \"greatest accomplishment of the [Cuomo] administration\".\nAccording to the book, after Mr Square left, Governor Cuomo had decided to make a presentation \u2013 titled \"Michael Square, my 21st century warrior\" \u2013 about his long service. But he later discovered his speech had been scrapped by his office and reworked so that it read: \"My 21st century warrior was Michael Square. Michael, I really"}
{"article":"When it comes to living on Mars, there\u2019s one major problem that will affect future astronauts: oxygen, or rather, a lack thereof. But an instrument called Moxie - the Mars Oxygen In-situ Resource Utilisation Experiment - could provide a solution. It will attempt to turn carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen when it is taken to the red planet by a new Nasa rover in 2020 - and it could be a precursor to similar technologies on manned misisons. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is creating an instrument for Mars. Called Moxie (shown here in this illustration) it will attempt to turn the planet's carbon dioxide into oxygen. It will be taken to the red planet by a new unnamed Nasa rover in 2020 . Speaking to Business Insider, former astronaut and principle investigator for the instrument Dr Jeffrey Hoffman explained the project. \u2018It will be the first time when we will actually produce oxygen on the surface of Mars,\u2019 he said. This next-gen vehicle is the successor to the Curiosity rover, with upgraded hardware and instruments to examine Mars' rocks. The rover will assess the potential of the environment for humans to live in one day and search for signs of Martian life. It will identify and collect a collection of rock and soil samples, which it will be able to send back to Earth intact, via another spacecraft one day in the future. Dr Charles Elachi, director of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has previously said that collecting a rock sample and bringing it back to Earth is Nasa's top priority. Scientists are particularly interested in the samples so they can understand the hazards posed by Martian dust and demonstrate how oxygen can be created - details important to consider for human missions to Mars and the future colonisation of the planet. The rover marks the next major step in fulfilling President Obama's challenge of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s. The atmosphere of Mars is 96 per cent carbon dioxide and less than 0.2 per cent oxygen, but the team hope to convert the former into 99.6 per cent pure oxygen. To do so, it gathers carbon dioxide from its surroundings and isolates oxygen atoms, then combines them to make O2 - breathable air. On this occasion, together with the by-product of carbon monoxide, the gases will be released back into the air. But proving the technology works would have important implications for future missions - and not just for breathable air, but fuel as well. \u2018Ultimately, the idea is that Nasa would send both an empty rocket and a larger version of Moxie to Mars, before a planned human mission,\u2019 writes Jessica Orwig for Business Insider. \u2018The oxygen-producing machine would take about a year and a half to fill the rocket with enough liquid oxygen for lift off. \u2018Then, when astronauts arrived, they would have a rocket fueled up and ready for launch to take them home.\u2019 Nasa\u2019s Mars 2020 rover is a planned \u00a31.2 billion ($1.9 billion) roving laboratory, similar to the Mars Curiosity rover currently on the planet. Moxie was selected from 58 instrument proposals from research teams around the world. If the technology can be proven, it would greatly reduce the weight of a future mission to Mars - 75 per cent of a manned Mars mission would be taken up by oxygen, or equipment carrying it. The atmosphere of Mars is 96 per cent carbon dioxide and less than 0.2 per cent oxygen, but the team hope to convert the former into 99.6 per cent pure oxygen. This could then be used for breathable air on future manned missions (illustrated) or even fuel to get them off the surface . Nasa's 2020 rover (illustrated) \u00a0is the successor to the Curiosity rover, with upgraded hardware and instruments to examine Mars' rocks. The rover will assess the potential of the environment for humans to live in one day and search for signs of Martian life .","highlights":"The Massachusetts\u00a0Institute\u00a0of Technology is creating a Mars instrument . Called Moxie it will attempt to turn the planet's carbon dioxide into oxygen . It will be taken to the red planet by a new Nasa rover in 2020 . The atmosphere of Mars is 96% carbon dioxide and less than 0.2% oxygen . Converting it could provide fuel and air for future manned missions .","id":"76f534b0d85bb475ce9ffd18c7dbd86f5d3a93c4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"- could help to change all that.\nCurrently located at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, Moxie was originally designed in 2017. According to the team behind the project, the name is a \u201cpun\u201d on NASA\u2019s other in-situ resource exploration project, In-situ Resource Utilisation, and a reference to the original 1955 novel, The Mote in God\u2019s Eye.\nThe device is designed to test how Mars\u2019 atmosphere can be converted into oxygen, and it can also be used to produce methane from carbon dioxide, or as a catalyst to create propellants for a rocket. And the team behind the project has high hopes for the instrument, and the future of Mars exploration.\n\"We want to learn how the most abundant element on the surface of Mars can be made more abundant by Moxie,\u201d explained Michael Mumma, Moxie Principal Investigator at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Centre. \u201cWe're using a lot of the same basic process that plants use to make their food \u2013 by growing microorganisms and producing oxygen in the atmosphere.\u201d\nRelated: The story of the Martian mole\nIt has taken more than a decade of tests and experiments on Earth for Moxie to reach this point. First unveiled on the 70th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin\u2019s orbital flight in 2021, the device was tested in an open-top Mars simulation chamber at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.\nAs of right now, the plan is for Moxie to be loaded onto NASA\u2019s Mars 2026 Rover mission, and then tested on the surface of Mars, as Mars 2024 draws ever closer. If everything goes according to plan, it\u2019s hoped that Moxie will help to prepare future astronauts for life on Mars, and allow them to live there more comfortably.\nHowever, Mars is a complex, and potentially deadly place, which is why it\u2019s important for the device to work as efficiently as possible. Luckily, Moxie could potentially be of some help - as it is also believed that Moxie has the potential to create propellants for rockets, potentially extending a future astronaut\u2019s trip to the Red Planet from Earth.\nAll that remains to be seen now is how everything will go. But, for now, Moxie seems to be doing pretty well, with researchers at NASA describing the project as \u201ca big technical challenge\u201d. However, the researchers are currently"}
{"article":"An obese nurse who lost 10st and was left with folds of saggy skin all over her body paid \u00a320,000 to get her sex life back. Karen Smith, 42, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was so self-conscious about her baggy skin and drooping breasts, she felt 'more confident when she was fat.' A former size 28, she took out a \u00a310,000 loan and used an Eastern European clinic to have cheap surgery and achieve the 'body of her dreams'. Karen Smith, 42, slimmed down from size 28 to size 12 but was so self-conscious about her baggy skin and drooping breasts, she spent thousands on surgery to fix her figure so that she could enjoy her sex life . She was so scared her husband would leave her because of her excess skin that she had an upper arm lift, a tummy tuck, thigh lift, breast augmentation and uplift. Now, the size 12 mother from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, loves showcasing her body and dressing up for her husband Darren Smith, 43. Size 28 Karen was extremely self-conscious and despite being active through work, Karen was unable to shift the pounds and weighed 21st thanks to a carb-heavy diet. In 2009, she had lost two stone naturally but was unable to slim down any further. Karen was not eligible for treatment on the NHS, so in June 2009 she booked in for gastric band surgery at the private Spire Parkway hospital in Birmingham for \u00a35,000. She said: 'After the surgery, my stomach was so small I was on a liquid diet for six weeks and then tiny portions.' Seven months after surgery, Karen had lost 9st 7lb and was a size 10 but she was left with folds of saggy skin due to the quick weight loss. Size 28 Karen  was unable to shift the pounds and weighed 21st thanks to a carb-heavy diet . In 2009, she had lost two stone naturally but was unable to slim down any further so had gastric band surgery. She was, however, left with extremely sagging skin\u00a0due to the quick weight loss . She was so scared her husband, Darren, 43, would leave her because of her flab, she had an upper arm lift, a tummy tuck, thigh lift, breast augmentation and uplift . She said: 'The baggy skin was worse than I\u2019d ever imagined. Folds of flesh on my tummy meant slim cut jeans pinched. 'My bingo wings were so hefty. I had to go up to a size 12 just to cover my lumps and sagging bumps.' Her husband comforted her but she was so horrified she was no longer able to have sex with him. She said: 'I\u2019d been more confident fat. My 44C boobs had shrivelled to a 36AA. 'Where my full thunder thighs had once constantly rubbed, a waterfall of skin sagged between my legs. 'Just to get comfortable when sitting, I had to tuck the loose flesh into my knickers. 'The only way I could even look at myself was when I was fully dressed, all covered up. 'I couldn\u2019t even bear for Darren to see me naked.' After searching through the options available, Karen found she could afford to have surgery if it was performed abroad - and now she feels better than ever . Karen was so pleased with the results she wanted more surgery and taking Mr Smith's concerns on board, she opted to have more serious operations, a tummy tuck and thigh lift, in the UK . In late 2010, Karen made a doctors appointment to start the process of having the skin removed. She said: 'All the procedures I\u2019d need came in at \u00a335,000. I couldn\u2019t afford to have it done privately this time and it was making me severely depressed.' After being turned down for a loan, Karen\u2019s depression caused her to tell Mr Smith to leave her. She said: 'We\u2019d been together 22 years, had spent so long really happy but I couldn\u2019t remember the last time we\u2019d had sex. 'Every time he came close to me, I cringed imagining his secret disgust at how I looked. I knew it wasn\u2019t rational. 'He refused and insisted I looked amazing and he loved me \u2013 but I was miserable and just couldn\u2019t seem to pick myself up.' Speaking about the excess skin, she said: 'Just to get comfortable when sitting, I had to tuck the loose flesh into my knickers The only way I could even look at myself was when I was fully dressed, all covered up' After being turned down for a loan, Karen\u2019s depression caused her to tell Mr Smith to leave her until she explored options of having surgery abroad . Size 28 Karen was extremely self-conscious and despite being active through work, Karen was unable to shift the pounds and weighed 21st thanks to a carb-heavy diet . Mr Smith knew how hard it was for his wife and they took out a smaller loan of \u00a310,000. After searching through the options available, Karen found she could afford to have surgery if it was performed abroad. Mr Smith was concerned about the safety of the clinic so she opted to start with a simple procedure, an upper arm lift, at the Beauty in Prague Clinic in the Czech Republic. She said: 'I was impressed by how clean the wards were and the qualifications of the surgeons.' Just a day after the surgery in August 2012, the dressings were removed. She said: 'My bingo wings were gone. In the 30 degree heat, I spent the next few days recuperating in the sun.' In 2009, she had lost two stone naturally but was unable to slim down any further. Karen was not eligible for treatment on the NHS, so in June 2009 she booked in for gastric band surgery at the private Spire Parkway hospital in Birmingham for \u00a35,000 . Karen said she cringed every time her husband came close to her so had her saggy skin removed, pictured after she had surgery on her legs . Karen was so pleased with the results she wanted more surgery and taking Mr Smith\u2019s concerns on board, she opted to have more serious operations, a tummy tuck and thigh lift, in the UK. Although the procedure went as planned, she was not entirely satisfied and booked more surgery in the Czech Republic. She said: 'Seeing that problems can happen at home too, Darren agreed to me going abroad again.' In April 2013, she headed back to Prague for breast augmentation, uplift and corrective surgery to her thighs. Karen, pictured before the surgery, began with an upper arm lift . Mr Smith was concerned about the safety of the clinic so she opted to start with a simple procedure, an upper arm lift, at the Beauty in Prague Clinic in the Czech Republic (pictured: after the treatment) Karen\u2019s breasts were boosted from a AA to a DD and liposuction on her knees and thighs gave her the 'shapely pins' she had dreamed of. She said: 'I\u2019m so happy with my new body that you can barely get me to put it away. 'I\u2019m wearing bikinis for the first time in years. 'Last year for our 25th anniversary we celebrated with a dirty weekend and we still get away together whenever we can. 'When Darren says I look great I can see his eyes on my curves and know it\u2019s true. Now I\u2019ve got my confidence back, our love life is back on track too. 'We\u2019re always going on dirty weekends away and I love shopping for new outfits in the bedroom.' Karen, pictured aged 19, began piling on the pounds after the birth of her two daughters . Karen, left, aged 12, and, right, aged 16, began putting on weight after eating a carb-heavy diet .","highlights":"Karen Smith, 42, dropped from size 28 to size 12 . Was  self-conscious about her baggy skin and drooping breasts . Was too insecure to have sex with husband so spent \u00a320,000 on surgery . Had upper arm lift, a tummy tuck, thigh lift, breast augmentation and uplift .","id":"165bc92d266cb87cd20c266c64dd652debee2883","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" so unhappy with her 'unhealthy' body that she didn't enjoy sex with her 20-year-old partner, Craig Tansley. Karen, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire - who now weighs 12st 13lb - went from a size 28 to a size 12 after undergoing a series of extreme weight-loss operations to help her cope with a life-threatening ulcer disease. But, despite losing her excess baggage, she still struggled to fit into the bedroom. 'I wasn't at my healthiest weight, but it didn't bother me,' said Karen, a children's nurse who began dating Craig in 2006. 'When I look at the pictures of us together, I don't know why he put up with me. 'My belly hung over my pants and I was a size 28. Craig was 20 and I didn't want him to see my stretch marks,' she added. 'The more I lost, the more my confidence grew.' Karen, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, went from a size 28 to a size 12 after undergoing a series of extreme weight-loss operations to help her cope with a life-threatening ulcer disease\nKaren Smith said she was horrified by her size. She told The Sun: 'The belly hung over my pants and I was a size 28.' She added: 'I didn't want Craig to see my stretch marks'\nKaren Smith was left shocked by a photograph taken of her on holiday. 'I put on weight because I ate too much and was unhappy,' she added. 'I was trying to be someone I wasn't. I didn't want Craig to see me or know that I was miserable.' But it was Karen's ulcer disease, which saw her take up to 30 tablets a day, that made her look seriously at changing her life.\nThe 42-year-old suffered from oesophagitis - which is damage to the lining of the oesophagus. 'I went from looking at the sky, to the floor,' she added. The only treatment that worked for Karen - who now weighs 12st 13lb - was to have a fundoplication - where the stomach was wrapped around itself. But, like most people affected by the condition, she was unable to live a normal life, needing around-the-clock supervision. Her weight"}
{"article":"Taking over: Carole Middleton is to fill in while William and Kate find new household staff . The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge can finally breathe a sigh of relief after finding new housekeepers to run their Norfolk estate \u2013 Kate\u2019s mum and dad. Last month I revealed that William and Kate had lost the services of Amy and Colin Wood, their valuable husband-and-wife team. Now I understand that Carole and Michael Middleton are personally filling the void while they help Kate look for some new hired help to maintain elegant Anmer Hall. Though Carole has stopped short of scrubbing floors, she is said to be organising every detail of running the household from her own quarters in an annexe of the 100-room Georgian manor. Kate\u2019s father Michael is thought to be overseeing the gardening, and has been involved in making arrangements to clear a mole infestation which has ruined a pretty lawn overlooking the Sandringham estate. It is believed that Carole, 60, and her 65-year-old husband have now committed themselves to staying in Norfolk until Kate\u2019s second child arrives next month. Mr and Mrs Wood started working for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in September last year when restoration work was being completed on the Georgian mansion. The property was given to the Royal couple by the Queen after they got married. The Woods lived at the site with their five-year-old son, with Mrs Wood looking after the ten-bedroom property and her husband in charge of landscaping and the garden. The couple had previously been trusted employees at the Sandringham estate and it is thought they will return to work there after five months with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George. Sources say that Kate, who has endured another difficult pregnancy, has been \u2018tetchy\u2019 and can only be truly placated by her mother \u2013 one of the many reasons why William is happily encouraging the arrangement. Mrs Middleton has previously been said to be a frequent visitor to Anmer Hall. But news of the Middletons\u2019 involvement in running the Cambridge family home comes at a time when reports suggest that Prince Charles is growing anxious about how little he sees his grandchild. A family friend tells me: \u2018When George arrived, Kate and William moved into Kate\u2019s parents\u2019 house. This time the Middletons are moving in to Anmer with William and Kate. There is plenty of space and Kate really wants her mother around. At the moment Carole is getting everything in place because the baby is due around April 25.\u2019 The couple have been left in the lurch since\u00a0Amy and Colin Wood, their valuable husband-and-wife team, quit last month . The Middletons were the first to meet Prince George after his birth in 2013 \u2013 ahead of Charles and his wife Camilla \u2013 and it seems they are set to be favourites when it comes to getting access to George\u2019s brother or sister too. Another source added: \u2018William is very happy to sit back and let Carole take up the reins. She is ensuring that Anmer runs like clockwork. The nursery and staff will be an oasis of calm and evenings will be sacrosanct for relaxation, sleep and recovery.\u2019 The Middletons spent Christmas at Anmer Hall - with the Duke and Duchess flouting royal tradition by being absent from the normal get together at the Queen's lunch at Sandringham. There have also been rumours that the Middletons are considering buying a house in Norfolk to be close to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their young family. This could be a great help for the Duchess because\u00a0William will be starting his new job as a helicopter pilot with East Anglian Air Ambulance in the summer. The family home in Bucklebury is a frequent bolthole for Kate, who also retreated there for a week in October last year as she again struggled with the extreme morning sickness that marked her first pregnancy. Kate's mother is thought to be running every inch of the household from her quarters at Anmer Hall (above) Despite the presence of Spanish nanny Maria Borallo, Mrs Middleton was seen taking Prince George off her daughter's hands as he dealt with her morning sickness. She is said to prefer being there than Kensington Palace because she can retreat from the public eye. Officials were forced to announce the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy in September, which was earlier than planned, \u00a0because her acute morning sickness meant she was forced to cancel a number of public engagements. The Duchess was hospitalised with hyperemesis gravidarum and severe dehydration during her first pregnancy with Prince George. But doctors have been better prepared this time and it has been suggested she may even have been treated with a drip at home. Might we be\u00a0seeing a bit more of\u00a0Hollywood actress Uma\u00a0Thurman in London? I gather that the Kill Bill\u00a0actress, has\u00a0rekindled her romance\u00a0with Chiltern Firehouse\u00a0founder Andre Balazs\u00a0five years after they\u00a0split up. The 44-year-old\u00a0actress first dated the millionaire hotelier in\u00a02007 following her\u00a0divorce from actor\u00a0Ethan Hawke. Their\u00a0affair later fizzled out\u00a0and in 2010 she met\u00a0multi-millionaire\u00a0financier Arki Busson,\u00a052, and the couple\u00a0went on to have\u00a0daughter, Luna,\u00a0now aged two. After their breakup\u00a0last April, I\u00a0hear Andre, 58, is\u00a0back on the scene. The Kill Bill actress is rumoured to have rekindled her romance with Chiltern Firehouse founder Andrew Balazs .","highlights":"Housekeepers Amy and Colin Wood left Anmer Hall, Norfolk, last month . The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been looking for new staff . Carole and Michael Middleton moved in to their daughter's home to help . Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to her second child in April .","id":"452454c32d088946411ff82536d3debceeb32532","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" stepfather.\nWessex Country News can reveal Carole Middleton will work alongside William and Kate when they begin a year-long placement with their new staff.\nRoyal sources insist William and Kate want the Middletons to be their \u201cgatekeepers\u201d and will use them as their \u201ceyes and ears\u201d.\nThe couple will be staying at Anmer Hall near King\u2019s Lynn for about 12 months and William is said to have \u201cfallen in love\u201d with the area when they moved there last September, reports The Express.\nA royal insider, said: \u201cCarole and the Middletons are going to be an asset to the Cambridges, rather than someone to be hired on the side.\n\u201cWilliam and Kate want them to be the \u2018eyes and ears\u2019 of the property, and to be the \u2018gatekeepers\u2019 while they are there.\n\u201cThe Middletons are a security blanket for Kate and William as they come in to a new life with different staff. They are going to do an excellent job.\u201d\nThe role of the Middleton\u2019s will be to get to know the local community and make sure they are treated fairly by the staff.\nThe Middleton\u2019s were appointed as the new staff because they are regarded as \u201chonest\u201d and \u201chard-working\u201d.\nAnd the couple will be in a familiar territory with Carole already taking on many royal duties as the \u201cQueen of Norfolk\u201d with a string of jobs to get stuck into, while Charles is away at Windsor Castle.\nIt is believed that the royal couple will be \u2018spending their time\u2019 in Anmer Hall while the children attend one of the local schools.\nThe Middletons have had a tough time of late.\nThey are said to have lost their \u201cmystique\u201d due to the \u201cover the top\u201d coverage of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.\nThe Middletons\u2019 are seen as the \u2018original\u2019 royal family \u2013 with Carole \u2013 known as the \u2018Queen of Norfolk\u2019, in a similar position to the Queen Mother.\nIn his book, Finding Freedom, Andrew Morton said: \u201cCarole Middleton, the mother of two of the three children of Prince William, appears to have a strong connection with her prince, just as his mother, Princess Diana, had with the Prince of Wales.\n\u201cFor a long time the Middletons had been the original, home-grown royal family \u2013 not distant from the"}
{"article":"He was born a healthy little boy, with his whole life ahead of him. But at the age of just one, Zach Parnaby's bright future was cruelly cast into doubt when doctors diagnosed the toddler with a crippling genetic disease. Just after Christmas Zach's parents Lindsey and Ben Parnaby were given the devastating news that their son has a rare illness, which had been unwittingly passed on in their genes. The condition, known as Krabbe Luekodystrophy, which affects one in 100,000 people across the world, will cause Zach to gradually lose the ability to walk, talk, see or hear. His doctors have warned his parents, he is unlikely to live beyond his fourth birthday. When he was just 17 months old, doctors diagnosed Zach Parnaby, pictured with his mother Lindsey, with the rare genetic Krabbes disease, which will gradually cause the toddler to lose the ability to walk and talk . Doctors have warned Zach's parents Lindsey and Ben that their son is unlikely to see his fourth birthday. Determined he will make the most of the time he has left, the couple have compiled a bucket wishlist . On the 16-point list was a wish to sit in a fire engine and meet the cartoon character Fireman Sam. As well as the cartoon characters and other entries including swimming in the sea and taking a boat trip, the family are aiming to help find a cure for the genetic illness . Now, the couple have vowed to raise awareness of their son's disease, while also compiling a bucket list of things the 20-month-old must see and do in the time he has left. So far, Zach has already met his favourite cartoon character, Fireman Sam, and taken a ride on Thomas The Tank Engine. He has enjoyed a boat trip, been given his own pet puppy and met some of the Newcastle United squad. But his parents, both 29, from Spennymoor in County Durham, are determined he will fulfil the list. Still to come is a swim in the sea, riding a bike, meeting a real bear as well as Mickey Mouse, and feel a waterfall wash over his head. Zach's parent's Lindsey and Ben Parnaby have compiled a 16-strong wishlist for their son, of things for him to do and see in the time he has left. The list includes: . 1. Find a cure for Krabbes disease . 2. For Krabbes disease to be screened for at birth . 3. To meet Mickey Mouse - booked . 4. To ride in a fire engine and meet Fireman Sam - done . 5. To swim in the sea . 6. To build a snowman - done . 7. Go sledging . 8. Meet a real bear (I love bear's and this was one of my first words) 9. To meet Santa . 10. To ride a bike . 11. Meet a famous person - done . 12. Ride on a red London bus . 13. Take a boat trip - done . 14. Own my own dog - done, Sam the puppy comes home soon . 15. See a waterfall and swim near it if it's safe . 16. Take a ride on Thomas The Tank Engine - booked for March 22 . But, while each entry on the list has its own importance for Zach and his parents, their top wish is to help find a cure for Krabbes disease. Mr and Mrs Parnaby argue it is vital that all children are screened for the disease at birth. They have so far raised a staggering \u00a34,000 to help their son realise the bucket list. Mrs Parnaby said: 'The things we are generally doing with Zach aren't out of the ordinary. 'They are things we would have done with him anyway while he was growing up, but we just have to squeeze it in to such a short space of time while he is aware. 'We want him to enjoy it and be aware of what is happening. 'Sadly his symptoms have been very rapid. We don't know what the future looks like but we have to take each day as it comes. 'Every little cold could be it, we just don't know. 'We know Zach is not going to see four, five or six. 'The doctors told us he may have between 18 months and four years.' She said the family are hoping to visit London soon to tick off more of Zach's list, including a ride on a red open top bus and the London Eye as well as meeting Disney star Mickey Mouse and characters from Frozen. 'We want him to ride a bike, it's something every child should do, but the practicalities of all of the wishes are quite difficult,' Mrs Parnaby added. 'I don't know if we can find a bike sit that will work for him.' The 29-year-old said if her son had been screened for Krabbes disease with a pin-prick test at birth, it may have allowed time for a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant. Doctors have told the family the procedure was too expensive. Mrs Parnaby first noticed her son was struggling to walk last November, and took him to see a GP. They suspected Zach was going through a 'phase', but a month later his condition appeared to be deteriorating and reaching a the point where he could only crawl. In their quest to do as much as they can with their son, Mr and Mrs Parnaby organised for him to meet some of the Newcastle United squad. They are pictured here with attacking midfielder Remy Cabella . Zach, now 20 months, was also given the chance to meet Steven Taylor, left and Jack Colback, right . Mrs Parnaby, said:\u00a0'Sadly his symptoms have been very rapid. We don't know what the future looks like but we have to take each day as it come' His mother took him to Darlington Memorial Hospital four times, before doctors ordered an MRI scan. The toddler was referred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where on Christmas Eve a specialist revealed Zach was seriously ill. Krabbes disease is typically diagnosed in the first year of life. It is a genetic condition that causes patients to rapidly regress to a point where they have little to no brain function. Those diagnosed with the condition rarely live beyond the age of two, many dying as a result of respiratory infection or brain fever. Symptoms of Krabbes disease include: . In general, the earlier a child is diagnosed with the disease, the more rapid its progression. Those who are first diagnosed at ages two to 14 will become severely incapacitated, and generally die by the age of two to seven. Source: United Leukodystrophy Foundation . The formal diagnosis of Krabbes disease was made three weeks later. 'I don't know what was going through my head when the doctor told us on Christmas Eve,' Mrs Parnaby said. 'You just don't eve expect to be told this when your son has been happy and healthy for 17 months. 'If we had learned of this disease from an earlier point it wouldn't have been easier but it would not have been such a shock thinking everything was fine and normal for all that time.' She said up to the point where doctors diagnosed the disease, Zach was a 'normal' baby, going to play group three times a week. 'He was such a clever and active baby, going to water babies till he was 14 months old,' she added. 'If we were given the option at birth to be screened and found out he had it then we would have had the option of a bone marrow transplant, which could have given him a normal life. 'It's too late now.' 'We had 17 months of thinking he was fine. It only takes a heel pin-prick test. 'I asked why they don't do it and they told me it was due to cost. Cost does not come into it with the lives of children.' A fundraising page for Zach reads: 'Myself, Ben and our family have made an agreement that Zach's life will continue as normal but in the short time that we may have we plan to achieve a lot, we have therefore created a bucket list for him that we hope people can support and assist us in achieving where possible. 'There is no treatment for this disease however if diagnosed early then there are potentially life-saving options available to those children. We are told that Zach's symptoms are too progressed for this to be an options, however if detected early enough he may have been.' To donate to Zach's wishlist quest, visit his fundraising page here. The family are gradually making their way through Zach's wishlist, pictured here with his first snowman . Mrs Parnaby and her husband have set up a fundraising page to help raise awareness of Krabbe's disease .","highlights":"Zach Parnaby has been diagnosed with the genetic illness, Krabbe disease . 20-month-old is unlikely to see his fourth birthday, doctors have warned . The condition, which affects one in every 100,000 people, causes patients to gradually regress and lose the ability to walk, talk, see and hear . His parents Lindsey and Ben Parnaby have compiled a bucket list for him . He's  met Fireman Sam, met a famous person and enjoyed a boat ride . List also includes swimming in the sea and finding a cure for his disease .","id":"de9a9a7f982db5d462880b026cf0c194001d234b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nThe youngster suffers from a progressive movement disorder called myoclonic epilepsy, which has left his body struggling to coordinate movements, resulting in a lack of muscle control and constant spasms.\nBut this hasn't stopped the energetic 10-year-old, of Egham, from becoming a budding artist.\nZach (pictured with his proud mum Gemma) may only draw with one hand, but he has been praised for his unique style and has had his work featured in art publications around the world.\nAnd Gemma Parnaby, 32, hopes to turn her son's remarkable talent into a full-time career.\n\"I've always been really passionate about art, since I was at school,\" said Gemma.\n\"It's lovely to see how he's using his own creativity to get a message across about how he feels. It's a great way to express himself.\"\nGemma, a teacher, said she felt honoured when Zach's work was featured in magazines published by the American Medical Association, but wishes he could be as proud of himself as the rest of the world is.\n\"There are times when I'm really upset that he gets so upset that he can't do the things that he'd really like to do,\" she said.\n\"He's very frustrated sometimes when he gets a seizure because it means he can't draw any more. But he's still very optimistic.\n\"He can express himself better with a pencil than most adults. His art gives a voice to people with disabilities, and that's really powerful.\"\nShe said it was an absolute thrill when she discovered Zach's work had been picked up by the world famous AMA, but admitted it had been a rollercoaster for her son.\nShe said: \"It was hard for him that he wasn't able to get his work seen until I found out about the AMA. When I told him, he said, 'I wish I'd had all that confidence from an early age'.\n\"He gets a bit upset when he gets into these cycles of frustration, but then he gets over it, and says 'I'll do this next time'. He knows how to deal with what's happening to him and what the rest of the world thinks about him.\"\nNow it is Gemma's aim to turn her son's artistic talent into a full-time career by getting his work sold, and"}
{"article":"As fans continue to mourn the passing of their favorite Vulcan, Leonard Nimoy's passion  for photography - and the women he put in front of the lens - is also being recognized. Nimoy, called the 'Conscience of Star Trek' by the show's creator, once said he used photography to express the idea of feminine power. After eight years of taking photographs of plus-sized women, Nimoy published a collection titled The Full Body Project in 2007, which featured obese women photographed in the nude. It was when Nimoy was doing an exhibit for a different photography collection that he was turned to the idea of shooting fuller-figured women. After eight years of taking photographs of plus-sized women, Leonard Nimoy published a collection titled The Full Body Project in 2007, which featured obese women photographed in the nude . For The Full Body Project, Nimoy found new subjects in the plus-size burlesque group The Fat-Bottom Revue . He was inspired by their late founder Heather MacAllister, who he recalled once told him 'whenever a fat person steps on stage to perform, and it's not the butt of a joke, that's a political statement' He said a 250-pound woman approached him after a presentation and told Nimoy he only worked with models that had a certain body type, according to the New York Times. She then asked Nimoy if he would be interested in working with her despite her different shape, and he said yes. Nimoy was nervous the day of the shoot, afraid he wouldn't do his new subject justice, he told NPR. 'I think that's a reflection of something that's prevalent in our culture,' he said. 'We are sort of conditioned to see a different body type as acceptable and maybe look away when the other body type arrives.' But Nimoy did not look away, instead he pointed his camera right at her. And his pictures immediately sparked an interest and a response from the public. And a new passion had sparked inside Nimoy. The pictures feature the women dancing, laughing and proudly staring straight into the camera. Nimoy said the pictures show the women's strong self-esteem . 'These women are projecting an image that is their own,' he said. 'And one that also stems from their own story rather than mine' For The Full Body Project, Nimoy found new subjects in the plus-size burlesque group The Fat-Bottom Revue. He was inspired by their late founder Heather MacAllister, who he recalled once told him 'whenever a fat person steps on stage to perform, and it's not the butt of a joke, that's a political statement'. And with that Nimoy became an unlikely, but passionate, size-acceptance advocate. He told the New York Times the book was a 'direct response to the pressure women face to conform to a size two'. The pictures feature the women dancing, laughing and proudly staring straight into the camera - often times fully nude. Nimoy said the pictures show the women's\u00a0strong\u00a0self-esteem, he wrote for R.Michelson Galleries, where the pictures were featured in. 'These women are projecting an image that is their own,' he said. 'And one that also stems from their own story rather than mine.' It wasn't a far step for Nimoy, who has a history of championing women. It was when Nimoy was doing an exhibit for a different photography collection that he was turned to the idea of shooting fuller-sized women . A 250-pound woman approached him after a presentation and told Nimoy he only worked with models that had a certain body type. She then asked Nimoy if he would be interested in working with her despite her different shape, and he said yes . Nimoy said the book was a 'direct response to the pressure women face to conform to a size two' In the 1960s while he was filming Star Trek, Nimoy found out that Nichelle Nichols was not getting paid the same amount as her male co-stars. Nimoy approached the managers of the show and immediately had her pay equalized, he confirmed to TrekMovie.com . And in the 1970s he fought for Nichols again, telling producers he refused to do Spock's voice in the animated Star Trek series if Nichols, who had yet to receive the offer, was hired as well. Tributes to the star have been pouring in since news broke he had died on Friday morning following a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His Star Trek co-star William Shatner, who has recently come under fire for missing Nimoy's funeral to attend a charity event, said: 'I loved him like a brother. 'We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love.'","highlights":"Nimoy's collection The Full Body Project from 2007 featured obese women photographed in the nude . His subjects are the plus-size burlesque group The Fat-Bottom Revue from San Francisco . Pictures feature the women dancing, laughing and proudly staring straight into the camera . Nimoy said the book was a 'direct response to the pressure women face to conform to a size two'","id":"90517d7666743dcf5b361c3e816ded20dc2c4b76","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of Star Trek' for his outspoken liberal leanings, was also known for his work behind the lens, often shooting his friends and collaborators in the prime of their career.\nNow his archive of personal photographs is being offered for sale by his son Adam and daughter-in-law Micaela Mart. \"My Dad was an amateur photographer for over 40 years. His work as a photographer can best be described as timeless and iconic,\" Adam said. \"They are not just photos of celebrities, but they are photos of real people doing things you could have never imagined them doing. They are photos that are beautiful, but they are not the norm.\"\nThe star of the online auction is a nude portrait of William Shatner, taken by his own father in 1970 when the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise was 33 years old. Other items being offered are:\n- A 1969 shot of Shatner's first day on the set of Star Trek (as a guest-star). This image has been scanned from a negative of a 35mm black & white print shot in Hollywood, California by Leonard Nimoy himself.\n- A color photograph from the set of Star Trek (as a guest-star). Taken in Burbank, California, by Leonard Nimoy. This photograph has been scanned from a negative of a 35mm black & white print.\n- A \"Portrait of Audrey Hepburn\" that Nimoy took in 1972, with a black & white print stamped \"Copy.\"\n- A 1973 photo of Star Trek's Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, in a red bikini, taken by Leonard Nimoy on location in Hawaii.\n- A 1968 photo of Walter Koenig on the set of The Omega Man, as taken by Nimoy.\n- A 1970 photograph of Kirk's girlfriend, Majel Barrett, shot by Leonard Nimoy.\nOther images include a portrait of Paul Newman, a shot of Kirk, McCoy, Spock and Uhura on the set of Star Trek, a portrait of George Takei, and a nude portrait of a young Kate Mulgrew, who later became Captain Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager.\n\"All of these photographs have been given to us by a close friend of my father's, who recently passed away,\" said Adam. \"These pictures span the period from 1968 \u2013 "}
{"article":"Ultra-conservative MP Fred Nile has lashed out at Sydney's Mardi Gras celebration, saying parenting, 'not promiscuity' should be celebrated. The Christian Democratic Party NSW MP made his comments on his official Facebook page just as the party was getting underway across Sydney and came as a television advertisement was aired during the parade, which claimed same-sex marriage would disadvantage children. A spokeswoman for Mr Nile, who spent the day campaigning in Coffs Harbour, said the post was designed to remind people of the importance of traditional relationships. Scroll down for video . Ultra-conservative politician Fred Nile has lashed out at Sydney's Mardi Gras celebration, saying parenting not promiscuity should be celebrated. Mr Nile posted this image to his official Facebook account on Saturday, just as Mardi Gras Parade celebrations were getting underway. Marriage equality advocates have slammed an advertisement that aired during Sydney's Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday night claiming children from same-sex couples are disadvantaged. 'With so much coverage and celebration of Mardi Gras, it's important to also be thankful for natural relationships - for the mum and the dad,' the spokeswoman said. 'Without that traditional relationship, natural reproduction wouldn't be possible. It's very important to celebrate natural couples and those values.' His controversial comments came as an advertisement claiming same-sex marriage disadvantaged children aired on TV on Saturday night. It was organised and paid for by the Australian Marriage Forum, a group 'disappointed with the one-sided debate' surrounding the issue. The 40-second spot starts with a mother at a park saying: 'We hear a lot about marriage equality, but what about equality for kids?' Dr David Gend, president of the Australian Marriage Forum and a family doctor based in Toowoomba, Queensland, says in the commercial that 'so-called marriage equality forces a child to miss out on a mother or a father'. The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby accused the commercial of not only missing the point on marriage equality, but of also attempting to fight a losing battle. 'That's not equality; that's not marriage,' Dr Gend says. It also asks for supporters to donate money to the group. Marriage equality advocates have slammed the ad, and said the campaign is trying to mislead people on the issue. 'The first point for us is that marriage equality and same-sex couples having children are two different equations,' GLRL Co-Convenor Justin Koonin told Daily Mail Australia. 'Same-sex couples already can and do have children - marriage equality is not going to change that. 'If the people behind this video were really thinking of the children, they would support marriage equality so that all kids, including those with same-sex parents, could say their parents are married.' Mr Koonin also said most Australians could see through claims that marriage equality disadvantages children, and that most had 'moved on' from that discussion. 'They definitely aren't fooling anyone,' he said. 'If they want to make that claim, have some evidence to support it. 'The majority of evidence shows there is no disadvantage to children with same-sex parents, and in fact most are slightly better off than average.' Dr David Gend, president of the Australian Marriage Forum\u00a0says in the commercial that 'so-called marriage equality forces a child to miss out on a mother or a father'. The controversial Australian Marriage Forum commercial starts with a mother at a park saying: 'We hear a lot about marriage equality, but what about equality for kids?' The commercial has been widely criticised on social media, with more than 1200 people disliking the video on YouTube, compared to just 150 who liked it. According to its website, the Australian Marriage Forum is 'an organisation that has been set up to encourage Australians to discuss the issue of same-sex marriage with some discernment and caution.' It also states marriage equality would 'have enormous consequences on our culture' and calls for a 'open and honest debate...free of the intimidation that so many defenders of natural marriage have been subject to in recent years.'","highlights":"Image  Fred Nile posted reads 'parenting, not promiscuity worth celebrating' Nile's post came as an anti-marriage equality commercial airs in Sydney . The commercial sponsored by Australian Marriage Forum group . Dr David Gend says marriage equality 'forces inequality' on children . Gay and Lesbian Right Lobby says Australians 'won't be fooled' by claims . 'If they were thinking of kids, they'd support us' lobby group says . Commercial slammed online, with more than 1200 disliking it on YouTube .","id":"0845a82cc4bd25eedbe76af533bb7f9fc18b68bb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Mardi Gras wrapped up on Wednesday night.\n\"I think it's time to change the focus on Mardi Gras from promiscuity to parenting; from sex to parenthood,\" he wrote. \"At a time when our society is crying out for solutions to its current social ills, we seem to have turned to a form of 'freedom' which seeks to legitimise the breakdown of marriage and the family.\n\"Parenthood, marriage and the family are vital to the future of our society. Without them, we will have only ourselves to blame if our society comes apart at the seams,\" he said.\nNile added: \"It is interesting to reflect that all this focus on 'freedom' can so often be a form of self-limitation.\" He also said that the Mardi Gras should \"honour families\" instead of \"promoting promiscuity\".\nHis comments come just days after NSW Premier Mike Baird, while announcing the establishment of an advisory council for NSW Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (GLAAD), said that the \"message of love\" was at the heart of the annual Mardi Gras parade.\n\"It's a very clear and loud message about love and equality and respect, and we're very pleased to be able to sponsor it,\" said Baird on Monday (21 February).\nThis year's GLAAD Parade, held on Tuesday (20 February), featured an array of performers including Sia, The Veronicas and Chet Faker, who performed alongside Delta Goodrem, Dami Im, Kylie Minogue, PNAU, Missy Higgins and Stan Walker.\nBaird also said that \"it is incumbent on any Premier, indeed any Governor-General, the Prime Minister to represent the state or country at these events\".\n\"At the time when the government is working very closely with the LGBT community to tackle many of the problems associated with the drug epidemic, and particularly the epidemic of illicit drugs which is taking place in Victoria, we are very pleased to be able to sponsor the GLAAD parade,\" he said. \"We hope that it can help encourage more young people in particular to take a stand and say 'enough is enough'.\"\nHe further added: \"I think the work that GLAAD does is incredibly important for this community. A lot of this work has gone into challenging the views of the wider community, and I think the views"}
{"article":"The Spanish Prime Minister looked shell-shocked after he heard how at least 45 of his citizens had been killed in the Alps plane crash this morning. Mariano Rajoy was being filmed by a TV crew when he received a  phone call shortly after details of the accident began to emerge. His  visit to the northern Spanish town of Vitoria-Gasteiz took on an air of grave seriousness as the PM cancelled his scheduled appointments and headed back to Madrid for a crisis cabinet meeting. Scroll down for video . Spanish Prime Minister\u00a0Mariano Rajoy was on a visit to a northern province this morning when news that 45 of his citizens had been killed in the Germanwings plane crash began to emerge . A film crew from the Spanish newspaper 20 Minutos filmed him receiving a serious phone call this morning . In a hastily-arranged press conference, he said: 'I profoundly regret this very sad accident. We are going to do all we can.' Meanwhile Spain's King and Queen abandoned a planned three-day visit to France after a brief meeting with French president Francois Hollande this morning. King Felipe VI and his wife Letizia had been due to begin a state visit to Paris today in a trip intended to strengthen links between the two countries. President Hollande welcomed the King and Queen to the Elysee Palace in Paris this morning, on what was due to be an occasion of celebration. During their visit, the Spanish royals were due to open an exhibition of the works of Spanish painter Diego Velazquez at the Grand Palais. They were then planning to go at the City Hall to open a garden in honour of Spanish fighters in the Second World War, before King Felipe was due to speak at the National Assembly. Instead, there was hushed mood when the meeting took place as both French and Spanish heads of state started to hear updates of what had happened in the Alps. King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Letizia met France's President Hollande shortly after the crash emerged . The royal couple had been due to start a three-day state visit to Paris, but the trip was abandoned today . The King struggled to contain his emotion as news of the tragedy began to filter through to Paris . President Hollande said: 'We must feel grief, because this is a tragedy that happened on our soil. 'I want to make sure that there have been no other consequences as the accident happened in a very difficult area to access, and I do not know yet if there were houses nearby. I intend to find out if there were other consequences of the accident. 'We will know in the next few hours. In the meantime, we must show support.' He added: 'I will discuss the incident with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish King Felipe VI, who is visiting us today. As we wait, our first feeling should be one of solidarity.' Germanwings said it was thought that 63 of the passengers on board were Germans, while reports from Spain suggest that around 45 Spaniards may have been on the flight. It is believed two babies and 16 children from the same German school are also among the dead. In Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: 'We still don't know much beyond the bare information on the flight, and there should be no speculation on the cause of the crash.' The King and Queen looked shaken, appearing just minutes after it emerged 45 Spaniards had been killed . President Hollande said: 'We must feel grief, because this is a tragedy that happened on our soil' The couple said they would be returning to Spain and plan to re-arrange the visit for another occasion . The Airbus A320, with 144 passengers and six crew on board was being operated by German low-fare airline Germanwings on a flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. Germanwings chief executive Thomas Winkelmann said the aircraft began descending again shortly after it reached its cruising height, having taken off from Barcelona at about 10am local time. This descent lasted eight minutes, he told reporters in Cologne. Radar and air traffic control contact broke off at 10.53am. In Britain, David Cameron's official spokesman said the Prime Minister had been informed of the crash and 'would wish to express how his thoughts are very much with the families and friends of all of those aboard'. He added that the Foreign Office was making inquiries about whether any British nationals were on board, but had no information at this stage. He said UK air accident investigators would offer any assistance requested by French or German authorities. King Felipe was due to speak at the French National Assembly and open an art exhibition during the visit . France rolled out the red carpet for Felipe, who arrived in Paris for his first state visit since taking the throne . Wreckage of the Germanwings Airbus was found in a remote region of the French Alps this afternoon .","highlights":"Spanish leader was on visit to northern province when he heard of crash . Camera crew recorded him receiving a gravely serious phone call today . He cancelled visit and returned to Madrid for emergency cabinet meeting . Spanish King and Queen have abandoned their three-day trip to France . They looked visibly shaken as they met with President Hollande today .","id":"783cfb2c57f1938436d107c64a00b4a687e2b373","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" before 8am from a Spanish journalist.\nSpanish TV journalist: \u201cSe\u00f1or Rajoy, we have just received the dreadful news that Spanish nationals are among those killed in this morning\u2019s plane crash. Can you confirm if that is correct?\u201d\nRajoy: \u201cWhat? What? That can\u2019t be possible. Oh my God. What do you mean? What do you mean? Wait. Wait. What do you mean? Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait.\u201d\nSpanish TV journalist: \u201cYes, I think what we have just received is correct, Se\u00f1or Prime Minister. At least 45 Spanish nationals have been killed by the plane crash.\u201d\nRajoy: \u201cAh. That\u2019s impossible. Impossible. That\u2019s the second time in less than a week that I\u2019ve heard this news about Spanish nationals being killed in a plane crash. Who would have thought it possible that they could all be killed in two separate plane crashes just over a week apart.\n\u201cThis is getting me down. I think I\u2019ll go back to bed for a few more hours, and then maybe we\u2019ll try and get some breakfast.\u201d\nSpanish TV journalist: \u201cSe\u00f1or Prime Minister, I believe we now have confirmation that it has been a terrible morning for Spanish nationals. But don\u2019t worry. Spain\u2019s great, so it\u2019s probably time to move onto more important issues.\u201d\nRajoy: \u201cThat\u2019s true.\u201d\n*\nOn the other side of town, the Prime Minister of Poland \u2013 whose citizenship is from a central European country not part of the EU \u2013 has been in a better mood today.\nDonald Tusk: \u201cThis morning, Poland was very proud. The plane crash killed at least 90 people, and it could have been worse, as Polish nationals were also on board.\u201d\n*\nJust down the road, the German Chancellor has also been in a better mood today.\nAngela Merkel: \u201cWe are very sad to hear that the majority of the people killed in this crash were German nationals. Fortunately, our country is not part of the EU, and therefore we do not have to worry about getting immigrants from there. So I can go back to sleep.\u201d\n*\nAt the US Embassy, the American Ambassador has been in a better mood than most.\nMike Pompeo: \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to hear that the crash has killed the majority of US nationals,"}
{"article":"(CNN)Cycling's international governing body for a long time failed to tackle widespread and well-known doping problems in the sport and gave special treatment to Lance Armstrong, according to a damning new report. The investigation by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) slams the way the world body -- the International Cycling Union, or UCI -- operated over a lengthy period and calls for a series of changes to its governance. The report highlights multiple instances in which top UCI officials protected, defended and made decisions favorable to Armstrong despite concerns that he was doping. Current UCI president Brian Cookson, who was elected to his post in September 2013, told CNN Monday that he had written to one of his predecessors, Dutchman Hein Verbruggen, to \"consider his position\" as the honorary president of the world governing body  in the light of the findings. Both Zerbruggen and Irishman Pat McQuaid, who Cookson unseated, both come under intense scrutiny in the report for their dealings with Armstrong. \"UCI exempted Lance Armstrong from rules, failed to target test him despite the suspicions, and publicly supported him against allegations of doping, even as late as 2012,\" it says. The UCI \"saw Lance Armstrong as the perfect choice to lead the sport's renaissance\" after a devastating doping scandal at the 1998 Tour de France, according to the report. \"The fact that he was American opened up a new continent for the sport, he had beaten cancer and the media quickly made him a global star,\" it says. But Armstrong's spectacular downfall in 2012, which saw him stripped of his Tour de France titles and dropped by sponsors, helped intensify scrutiny over how he managed to get away with doping for so long. Under Cookson, the UCI set up the independent three-person commission to investigate the causes of doping in cycling and allegations that the UCI and other governing bodies were ineffective in their responses. In one case, the commission says, the UCI limited the scope of a supposedly independent investigation into allegations that  Armstrong had tested positive in a drug test at the 1999 Tour de France. UCI officials and Armstrong's team became heavily involved in the drafting of the investigation's report, which was released in 2006. \"The main goal was to ensure that the report reflected UCI's and Lance Armstrong's personal conclusions,\" the commission says. \"The significant participation of UCI and Armstrong's team was never publicly acknowledged.\" Between 1992 and 2006, UCI's top officials focused on protecting cycling's reputation rather than trying to root out \"endemic\" doping practices of which they were well aware, the commission's report says. \"Not only did UCI leadership publicly disregard the magnitude of the problem, but the policies put in place to combat doping were inadequate,\" it says. The report highlights McQuaid's decision to allow Armstrong to participate in the 2009 Tour Down Under even though the cyclist hadn't been in the testing group for the required period of time. The commission says although there is no direct evidence of an agreement between McQuaid and Armstrong, McQuaid \"made a sudden U-turn and allowed Lance Armstrong to return 13 days early\" to take part in the competition, \"despite advice from UCI staff not to make an exception.\" \"There was a temporal link between this decision, which was communicated to UCI staff in the morning, and the decision of Lance Armstrong, which was notified to Pat McQuaid later that same day, to participate in the Tour of Ireland, an event run by people known to Pat McQuaid,\" the report says. The report says the commission found no evidence to support allegations of corruption over payments made to the UCI by Armstrong. But it adds that \"requesting and accepting donations from Lance Armstrong, given the suspicions, left UCI open to criticism.\" CNN wasn't immediately able to reach McQuaid, but Verbruggen issued a lengthy statement Monday, claiming \"wild conspiracy theories and accusations have been properly debunked once and for all.\" He said: \"I have studied the CIRC report and I am satisfied that it confirms what I have always said: that there have never been any cover-ups, complicity or corruption in the Lance Armstrong case or, indeed, in any other doping cases.\" Armstrong, who cooperated with the commission's investigation, thanked it for \"seeking the truth and allowing me to assist in that search.\" \"I am deeply sorry for many things I have done. However, it is my hope that revealing the truth will lead to a bright, dope-free future for the sport I love,\" he said in a statement. \"In the rush to vilify Lance, many of the other equally culpable participants have been allowed to escape scrutiny, much less sanction, and many of the anti-doping 'enforcers' have chosen to grandstand at Lance's expense rather than truly search for the truth,\" said Armstrong's attorney, Elliot Peters. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, USADA, which banned Armstrong from cycling for life in 2012, welcomed the commission's work. \"The report confirms that, for more than a decade, UCI leaders treated riders and teams unequally -- allowing some to be above the rules,\" said USADA Chief Executive Travis T. Tygart. \"The UCI's favoritism and intentional failure to enforce the anti-doping rules offends the principles of fair play and is contrary to the values on which true sport is based.\" Cookson told CNN that the world governing body would be stepping up its fight against drugs cheats, working closely with the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), national federations and, if necessary, law enforcement agencies. But the 63-year-old Briton still believes cycling has taken strides forward in the fight against drugs cheats. \"Large numbers of riders are competing without doping,\" he said. \"I want to encourage them and support them. I think it's possible to compete successfully in our sport without doping.\" However, Cookson reacted angrily to other aspects of the report, which suggested amateur cyclists and junior competitors were involved in doping. Of older cyclists, competing in Masters categories, Cookson gave a damning verdict. \"The only people they are fooling is themselves, they are deluded,\" he said. But his harshest words were reserved over allegations that drugs were being peddled to young cyclists. \"The people involved should be subjected to criminal proceedings because that's child abuse. I'm astonished and appalled by those findings,\" he said. CNN's Kevin Dotson and Paul Gittings contributed to this report.","highlights":"Report: Cycling officials protected and defended Armstrong despite doping concerns . They exempted him from rules and failed to target test him, commission says . Armstrong cooperated with the investigation and thanks it for \"seeking the truth\" NEW: UCI honorary president asked to 'consider his position' by current chief Brian Cookson .","id":"b751ffc0b5ca2b3418051913c0a042c77f571d59","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Reform Commission (CIRC) found that the UCI was unable to \"recognize, report and\/or take action\" against known doping in 2003 and 2005, including the case of the American cyclist.Read More: 'Cycling has a doping problem': Here's how to fix it \"'The current level of doping is a problem,\" said CIRC's chair, Richard Pound, at the release of the 330-page report in Switzerland on Thursday. \"The level of doping we have seen today is far, far greater than ever before.\" The report, the most sweeping to date into the cycling industry, comes after the UCI this year banned the US Postal team and its six-year involvement in doping.Read More: 'Cycling has a doping problem': Here's how to fix it \"It's time to look at the root causes of this problem, to understand the culture that has developed, rather than to simply respond to another scandal,\" it said. The UCI's president Pat McQuaid has denied that his organization has ignored doping and has promised to change its practices. \"It is important to remember that this was a UCI of the past,\" he said at the report's release. \"We're building a new UCI, a new foundation on which to build a safer future.\"In the report, the authors said they \"remain concerned as to the failure of the UCI to provide a satisfactory explanation for its actions\" in the Armstrong saga.\"We consider that the lack of satisfactory reasons given by the UCI regarding the Armstrong case to be a matter of particular concern,\" they said. \"Given the scale and importance of the decision taken with respect to the Armstrong case, we are of the view that it is important for the UCI and the wider world of cycling to have the reasons for that decision set out in full for public scrutiny. Read More: 'Cycling has a doping problem': Here's how to fix it \"As yet, the UCI has not provided the committee with the relevant documents and we are still awaiting further action,\" it added. The UCI released a statement before the report was made public, denying some of its findings. \"The report has made some serious allegations which the UCI categorically rejects. None of these allegations have been proven or substantiated by credible evidence and are nothing more than mere allegations,\" it"}
{"article":"Aston Villa Tim Sherwood spoke exclusively to Sportsmail's Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel this week, covering all topics from touchline antics to his spell with Tottenham. Here are the top 10 quotes from that brilliant interview. Aston Villa spoke to Sportsmail's Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel in an exclusive interview this week . Sherwood on his leadership qualities . \u2018I think I can be a leader of men, but you\u2019re not born with that attitude. In the maternity ward, it\u2019s not girls, boys and natural leaders. You have to become that.\u2019 Sherwood on his touchline antics and emotional nature . 'I could try acting. I could sit down and make little notes and everyone would say I\u2019ve matured. But I know that\u2019s impossible. I can\u2019t imagine being any different 500 games in. People thought I would calm down as a player, but I didn\u2019t. The day I retired I was the same lunatic that made his debut for Watford in 1987. I can\u2019t believe the other managers are not as emotionally involved as I am, either. I think they\u2019re all like me inside. Sherwood says he can't believe other managers are not as emotionally involved as he is . Sherwood on his Aston Villa side . \u2018We\u2019re like Everton. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve got a group of players who are cut out for a relegation battle. We can\u2019t be the Crystal Palace of last year, or the West Brom of this year. Digging in, blood and thunder, lump the ball in, protecting a lead, that\u2019s not us. Our squad is better on the ball, they\u2019re more suited to pushing for a place in the Europa League. Sherwood on his players stepping up . \u2018The players have a duty, a responsibility to fix this mess. I don\u2019t want to hear crap about how difficult it is to play at home. Playing for a big club comes with pressure. Anyone can do it for a lesser team \u2014 but you have to have b******s to play for Aston Villa. This is a big club. 'Aston Villa are like Everton... they're not a group of players who are cut out for a relegation battle' Sherwood on not listening to criticism . \u2018When I was at Blackburn there were times when it was difficult. My name would be read out and there were a few groans. I didn\u2019t care. I\u2019d sometimes tell David Batty, \u201cI\u2019ll give it away more times than you\u2019ll get it this afternoon.\u201d Sherwood on Nabil Bentaleb . \u2018I\u2019d watched him in training. Every day was like his last on earth. He would cry if he lost a five-a-side. He played and never looked back. Sherwood says he loved the way Nabil Bentaleb 'played and never looked back' last season at Tottenham . Sherwood on telling Redknapp to take Bale off in the San Siro . \u2018Harry\u2019s going mad. \u201cGet f****** Gareth off?\u201d he says. \u201cHe\u2019s the only f****** chance we\u2019ve got.\u201d He keeps him on, he scores a hat-trick, gets us back to 4-3 and if it goes another 10 minutes, we win. The kid\u2019s career springboards from that performance. Sherwood on playing with passion . \u2018The coaches used to call me Tackler Tim, or some rubbish. One day, I put one in and he said to Graham Taylor, \u201cWhy\u2019s he keep doing that?\u201d I\u2019ve never forgotten his answer. \u201cBrian, you know that shirt you wear on Saturday?\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the shirt he wants.\u201d He was right, too. Take a player like Jack Grealish. I\u2019ve had lots of chats with Jack. He knows what I think. I tell him: \u201cI will take desire over ability every day\u201d. Obviously, the ability can\u2019t be too low. But if you have the ability \u2014 and he has \u2014 you\u2019ll make it if you have desire. Sherwood says you must have the desire and talent to make it at the top these days . The young manager was appointed last month to attempt to save Aston Villa's season . Sherwood on managing players . \u2018So I didn\u2019t come in here all guns blazing or wanting to be their headmaster. You can\u2019t get personal these days, get your hair cut, and all that nonsense. You\u2019ve got to move with the times. I left the stick at home, and the tickling brush. Now I feel I know them a bit better. Some get a whack, others a tickle. Sherwood on Tottenham . \u2018I don\u2019t want to be scrapping around; I want to take them forward. I think I did that at Tottenham. I didn\u2019t leave a crumbling house \u2014 Mauricio Pochettino has done a good job, but he had it laid out for him, with players like Kane and Bentaleb. Sherwood on managing players: 'Some get a whack, others get a tickle' (pictured with Emmanuel Adebayor)","highlights":"READ MARTIN SAMUEL'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TIM SHERWOOD . Sherwood speaks about his emotional touchline antics and passion . Aston Villa manager compares club to Everton who should aim higher . Says it is a 'massive club' and also talks about leadership quality . Sherwood was let go as Tottenham manager at the end of last season .","id":"8d67bebfc28b8a94fad152751c8b73e6fe3875d2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Martin before his interview with us, asking us to ask him 10 'quickfire' questions.\nMartin Samuel: When your spell at Tottenham ended in February 2004, you went to manage at Watford. Did you believe you were not given the chance to succeed with Spurs?\nMartin Sherwood: No. I'd been given a chance at Tottenham. My first team game (the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal in 2002), I thought I'd done OK. As a club, we had made progress at the time. I left Fulham to come here (a year after Sherwood had left Fulham, 2002) so there was probably a chance I would have taken the job when it came up. If we'd have had that season again, I'd have had another crack at it at the start, rather than in the middle of it.\nThere was a lot of politics involved in it (the Tottenham job). I felt I could have done better with the squad I had. I made an impact, I had my time, it was a very special club. I know what it meant and it was something that has stayed with me since. It took 10 years for them to make a real impact. You want to make an impact and if I had done better with it, I believe I would have been there now. But I didn't. So I'd taken the time there and you can't sit there and say, 'I could have done better here'. You have to accept what happens.\nThe other aspect was that I'm a big believer in if you're in a job and you are working hard enough, you should be successful. Not everybody gets rewarded for that, I know.\nWhen you start at a club it's your chance to work hard and prove that you can succeed, but you have to prove it. If you're doing that and the club are putting enough money in and you work incredibly hard, I don't think you will ever be sacked. You will only be sacked if you don't succeed. So it was a tricky time and probably a bad time for me, but I'm not sitting here saying I'm disappointed (in the way it finished).\nHow disappointed were you at that point in your career?\n(Laughs) Extremely.\nDid the reaction of the Tottenham supporters that day (when they had made you"}
{"article":"A 26-year-old man has been found guilty of\u00a0sodomizing\u00a0and strangling to death his girlfriend's four-month-old baby daughter in a horrific 2012 attack following just four hours of jury deliberations. Jordan Lafayette Prince was convicted on Thursday of brutally sexually assaulting and murdering little Ashlynn Lillith Peters at his mobile home in St Charles, Missouri. He is now facing life in prison. At a hearing earlier this year, Prince's girlfriend and Ashlynn's mother, Jessica Lynn Howell, 27, was jailed for 25 years after admitting felony murder and child abuse in relation to the infant's death. Howell had encouraged her boyfriend to sexually assault Ashlynn in the sickening attack, authorities said. The helpless baby was then beaten and strangled by Prince, apparently to silence her crying. Guilty: Jordan Lafayette Prince (pictured in his police mug shot) has been found guilty of sodomizing and strangling to death his girlfriend's four-month-old baby daughter following four hours of jury deliberations . On Thursday, Prince showed no emotion as he was convicted of first-degree murder, child abuse and forcible sodomy in the  killing of Ashlynn in December 2012, according to the\u00a0St Louis Post-Dispatch. His attorney had  argued that prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Prince had hurt Ashlynn, claiming  no DNA belonging to the suspect had been found to support their claims. Ashlynn was rushed to hospital on the morning of her death after being discovered lifeless and alone inside Prince's home in Deerfield Village. Despite medics' best efforts, she later died of her injuries. Although her cause of death was ruled to be asphyxiation, prosecutors said the forcible sodomy - carried out with an unknown object - had caused enough internal bleeding to have killed her. Shocking: Prince was convicted on Thursday of brutally sexually assaulting and murdering little Ashlynn Lillith Peters (pictured with her mother, Jessica Lynn Howell, who has been jailed in relation to her death) Scene: On Thursday, Prince showed no emotion as he was convicted of first-degree murder, child abuse and forcible sodomy in the killing of Ashlynn at his mobile home (pictured) in St Charles, Missouri, in 2012 . During Thursday's hearing, \u00a0assistant prosecutor Phil Groenweghe said Ashlynn's future hopes, dreams and achievements had been 'snuffed out' for 'one morning of sexual fun by this defendant'. Earlier in court, forensics expert Dan Fahnestock had testified that bloodstains found on the infant's blanket on the day of her assault and death were consistent with both the victim's and Prince's DNA. But he admitted he did not know how or when the blanket had been stained. Meanwhile, medical examiner Dr Mary Case told the court Ashlynn's neck bruises were consistent with strangulation. She also detailed the horrific injuries that Ashlynn had suffered during the sexual assault. They included severe blood loss that\u00a0totaled\u00a0around one-third of the infant's blood volume, STL reported. Convictions: At an earlier hearing Howell (pictured, left, in her mug shot), 27, was jailed for 25 years after admitting felony murder and child abuse in relation to Ashlynn's death. Right, Prince in a previous mug shot . During an interview with police, Prince, who had been dating Howell for around five months, reportedly told officers he had become frustrated with the baby because she wouldn't stop crying. Howell, who was apparently sleeping at the time, pleaded guilty in January to her involvement in her daughter's death. She also has two older children, a boy and a girl,\u00a0St Charles Patch\u00a0reported. Shockingly, court documents said she had sent a series of text messages to her boyfriend - when Ashlynn was just one month old - encouraging him to have sexual contact with her baby daughter. Prince\u00a0\u00a0- who is not Ashlynn's father and was previously convicted in 2007 of lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 - will be sentenced by Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider on April 30.","highlights":"Jordan Lafayette Prince, 26, found guilty of killing Ashlynn Lillith Peters . He sodomized the four-month-old baby girl, then strangled her to death . Sickening assault took place at his mobile home in St Charles, Missouri . Prince showed no emotion as he was convicted of murder and sodomy . Earlier this year, his partner and Ashlynn's mother, Jessica Lynn Howell, was jailed for 25 years for felony murder and child abuse relating to case . She had encouraged Prince to sexually attack her baby, authorities said .","id":"c3fd81a5b83c49f5172e1372bace4bd2ab8c4114","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in the US.\nJustin Ross Harris, 38, from Georgia, was found guilty on Tuesday of malice murder and other charges as a Georgia jury took just four hours to deliberate before returning a verdict in a case that caused a huge public outcry.\n\"We know what Mr Harris did to my son, and we'll never forget,\" the boy's mother, Heather Mack, said in a statement, CNN reported. \"We will remember him for the rest of our lives.\"\nMack and Harris are due to be sentenced on June 7. They face a minimum of 30 years' imprisonment.\nHarris showed \"no emotion\" during the verdict reading and did not look at Mack as she sat across a courtroom from him, her attorneys said outside the Cobb County Courthouse after the verdict.\nEarlier this month, Harris pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors to a 20-year sentence if the judge accepts it, in exchange for an automatic rejection of the death penalty.\nProsecutor Chuck Boring said Harris had \"no remorse\" for what he did.\n\"He knew exactly what he was doing. He did it for a selfish reason,\" he told the jury at a hearing on Friday. \"He did not do it accidentally. He did not do it under duress. He did not do it because the baby fell down a flight of stairs.\"\nThe murder trial in the suburb of Atlanta was marked by graphic testimony of the baby's suffering and the investigation into what was possibly the deadliest instance of extreme childcare \"neglect\" in US history.\nHarris initially told investigators that the baby, who was in a car seat on the back seat of his SUV when found dead on June 18, 2014, had been in the back of the car for an hour and a half.\n\"You had to at least put her on the back seat to go to the gym,\" Boring said on Friday. \"This baby was strapped in so tight she was almost dead.\"\nThe prosecution argued that Harris, a father-of-one who had had a troubled marriage with Mack and a troubled financial outlook, decided to drive to the gym that morning, then strapped the child into her car seat and drove back home, where he hid her body in a plastic crate under a play mat.\nAfter he was arrested six months after the killing, Harris reportedly told the police that he had strapped the child into the SUV after a trip to Costco, \""}
{"article":"Social media users have hurled abuse at Julia Gillard after the former prime minister shared a photo of herself at school to encourage young girls in their education. Ms Gillard tweeted the photo with the caption '#TBT [throwback Thursday] my school pic! On #IWD2015 [International Women's Day] Stand #UpForSchool to empower our girls' on Thursday morning. The 53-year-old's tweet was met with harsh replies among the supportive tweets, including one which said it was a shame that Ms Gillard had grown up to be 'a bitter vile person'. Scroll down for video . Ms Gillard tweeted the photo with the caption '#TBT [throwback Thursday] my school pic! On #IWD2015 [International Women's Day] Stand #UpForSchool to empower our girls' One Twitter user responded to the abuse and claimed the former prime minister was 'a far better person than you will ever be' Other Twitter users claimed she had grown up to be 'an ignorant a***ole', and that she would 'go down as the worst PM in history'. 'Girls shouldn't have to do what you did to get on in the world, not a good example!', tweeted another. Several social media users were quick to jump to Ms Gillard's defence, labelling the comments 'bitter' and 'angry', and one Twitter user claimed the former prime minister was 'a far better person than you will ever be'. 'Winning smile. Breaking glass ceilings in Australia for women and redheads,' tweeted one user, while another wrote, 'Congratulations. You are a great role model for all young females!' Ms Gillard tweeted the photo as part of  A World At School's project 'Up for School', an\u00a0international campaign to achieve the Millennium Goal of seeing all children in school. The project cites a statistic of 58 million children still out of school, and ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, Ms Gillard, who has long been outspoken about the disadvantages women face. Other Twitter users claimed she had grown up to be 'an ignorant a***ole', and that she would 'go down as the worst PM in history' The 53-year-old's tweet was met with harsh replies among the supportive tweets . Social media users abused the former prime minister after she posted a photo of herself at school . 'I want to see a future where every girl is educated and empowered to reach their full potential, just like I was. I\u2019m sharing my school photo in solidarity with the 31 million girls around the world who are still denied the right to go to school,' Ms Gillard wrote about her post. Ms Gillard, who is well-known for her 'misogyny' speech, spoke at the\u00a0NAB Women\u2019s Agenda Leadership Awards ceremony about the importance of encouraging girls in education and women into leadership positions. 'It is a universal truism in development, when you speak to people in the global development community, that if you want to change the society, educate a girl,' Ms Gillard said. 'If you educate a girl, then she will have the empowerment and the economic freedoms, which come with that education, when she moves into the labour market, and more choices about how and when to have her children, she will choose to have less children, and have them later in her life,' reported Business Insider. 'In this great country where we enjoy so many remarkable privileges, I feel very intensely the obligation to make sure we are reaching out to our neighbours and helping them educate their girls\u2026 who are most likely to be left behind.'","highlights":"Julia Gillard tweeted a 'throwback Thursday' photo of herself from school . The tweet was part of a campaign to encourage girls in their education . Her post was met with horrible abuse from social media users . Users claimed she grew to be 'a vile bitter person' and 'arrogant a**hole' Other users came to her defense, calling her inspirational for women .","id":"3aabc294ab1cd567475880ff9fa98f036ba7a640","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" this little girl is still very much in the classroom'.\nThe photo shows the then 10-year-old Julia being pictured with fellow classmates and smiling in her school uniform.\nHowever, many have hit out at the 53-year-old for sharing the image as they said that it sent the wrong message to young children who could be struggling to afford a school uniform.\nOthers said that they would have loved to wear a uniform to school, but instead were forced to pay for their own clothes.\n'As a kid I never could afford a uniform but did everything possible to fit in. We had school uniform days - you know it wasn't that long ago - but I felt like crap because my parents were poor. All the kids would be looking their best. Now I work with poor kids and can barely afford a school uniform let alone shoes,' one person said.\nAnother agreed: 'I grew up being bullied and my clothes were ragged because our parents struggled to make ends meet and didn't buy me proper uniforms. The kids who could afford it always looked amazing and made you feel poor.'\nHowever, one person who criticised Ms Gillard was told off by another user who pointed out that not everyone is in the position to attend a good school: 'If the school has rules about what you wear they can afford it. You don't know what these families are going through.'\nIt's not the first time the former Australian Prime Minister has come in for criticism over social media, as earlier this month a photo of her 'not having time for your s***' went viral.\nJulia Gillard sparked outrage with some users commenting that they were offended by her message after the photo was shared on Twitter and Instagram by the mother of a Year 7 student.\nThe 53-year-old - who has a daughter, Sarah, aged 14, and son, Isaac, 12 - was pictured writing on a school desk that said: 'Have I got time for your s***? You\u2019re probably used to a teacher writing on it. I\u2019m the boss so I\u2019m writing on it.'\nShe later deleted the picture.\nJulia was raised in Barry Island, south Wales and attended the local primary school. After she left, she went on to study at Bristol University and then studied for a PhD in Australian history at Melbourne University. In 1997 she secured a position as a tutor at the University of Adelaide, and then"}
{"article":"Yet another former model has publicly accused embattled entertainer Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her on at least two occasions nearly 40 years ago. Cosby's latest accuser, known only as Patricia, was one of more than a dozen women who anonymously testified against the comedian as part of a 2005 lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand - a former basketball star and Temple University employee who was among the first people to call out Cosby. The multimillionaire TV star settled the lawsuit a year later for an undisclosed amount, and his accusers were effectively 'silenced,' said Patricia. Scroll down for video . More accusations:\u00a0Yet another former model, a 58-year-old California resident named Patricia, has come out accusing Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her in the late 1970s . More than 30 women have accused the 77-year-old award-winning comedian in recent years of sexually assaulting them over the past four decades. Cosby's legal team have repeatedly said their client denies all of the allegations of sexual misconduct. Speaking in an exclusive interview with BuzzFeed this week, Patricia, now 58 years old and living in California, finally got to tell her story involving the powerful show business big-shot who allegedly lured her to his home under the guise of an acting lesson and took advantage of her after spiking her drink. Patricia said she was 22 years old in 1978 when Cosby invited her to a dinner party at his home in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. The young model, who first met the famous comic while working as a conference planner at the University of Massachusetts - her and Cosby\u2019s alma mater - assumed that the actor's wife, Camille, will be joining them for dinner. But when she arrived the Cosbys' house, Patrica said she found a table set just for two next to a fireplace. \u2018I felt alarm bells go off because it did feel intimate, but I was trying to be so grown up and mature,' she told the site. Jane Doe: Patricia was one of more than a dozen women who anonymously testified against the comedian as part of a 2005 lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand (left and right) The young model accepted a drink from her famous host, who then proceeded to give her a set of peculiar acting directions: Patricia was asked to pretend to be a queen with oatmeal dripping down her face. 'It was so creepy,' Patricia told BuzzFeed. 'He told me to convince him that I could remain regal and queenlike no matter what I looked like.' As the odd improvisational game went on, Patricia said she started to feel strange and eventually blacked out. In a now-familiar scenario, Patricia said she later woke up naked in bed to find Cosby standing over her dressed in a robe. The comedian allegedly said that the young woman got sick and he had to remove and wash her soiled dress. She recalled that at the time, it sounded like a plausible explanation. On her way home after the disastrous dinner, Patricia got violently ill and had to pull over four times to throw up. Patricia, an aspiring singer and actress, said she felt embarrassed and was certain that Cosby would not want to help her anymore with her career in show business. But Cosby followed through on his promise to mentor her, paying for her acting lessons in New York and Los Angeles, getting her a gym membership to help her lose weight, and regularly checking up on her progress. Ideal:\u00a0The last time Patricia saw Cosby in 1980, the comic allegedly requested that she style her hair like Queen Noor of Jordan (left and right) Regal:\u00a0Patricia claimed  Cosby was 'obsessed' with the beautiful American-born consort of King Hussein, and that he even sent her a photo of the queen so that a hair stylist could replicate her loose bun . Patricia also accompanied the married actor to several events around the country. The last time she saw Cosby during a live taping of the Dinah Shore Show in 1980, the comedian had an odd request: Patricia was asked to style her hair like Queen Noor of Jordan. Patricia claimed that Cosby was 'obsessed' with the striking American-born consort of King Hussein, and that he even sent her a photo of the queen so that a hair stylist could replicate her loose bun. After the show taping, Patricia claimed that Cosby talked her into taking some pills to relax her. She awakened the next morning naked and knew at once that something was awry. 'I was very sick and knew that someone had penetrated me,' the ex-model told the site. Patricia then confronted Cosby, but the comedian became furious, accused her of being an ingrate and threw her out of his suite. The woman kept mum about her experiences for the next three decades, saying that she felt ashamed and partially responsible for what happened to her because she trusted the wrong person and let herself be blinded by ambition. Patricia finally broke her silence in 2005 after her therapist gave her the number of the detective investigating the allegations against Cosby. She then joined 13 other women who agreed to testify as part of Andrea Constand's five-count lawsuit against the beleaguered comic. Patricia has become the seventh Jane Doe to speak out. She hopes other alleged victims will follow her example and come out of the shadows. 'You're not alone,' she said. 'You don\u2019t have to keep this a secret anymore.'","highlights":"Woman\u00a0identified\u00a0as Patrica, 58, from California, was among more than a dozen of Jane Does who testified as part of 2005 lawsuit\u00a0against\u00a0Bill Cosby . Accuser claims she met Cosby as a 22-year-old model and aspiring actress in 1978, and that the married actor sexually assaulted her at least twice . Patricia say Cosby lured her to his home under the guise of giving her acting lessons and made her a drink that caused her to black out . The Cosby Show star allegedly paid for his protege's acting lessons and gym membership, and her her accompany him to events . Patricia claims Cosby was obsessed with Queen Noor of Jordan and once forced her to style her hair like the royal consort .","id":"ba0b7cedffa61a09edd14a609582c7b72cd68a12","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" dozens of models who helped Cosby launch his comedy career, but in a statement to The Daily Mail, she said her \"world was instantly shattered by the accusations against Cosby.\"\n\"After so many years I am finally able to find the courage to address and tell the truth for my sake, my family and the many victims,\" Patricia wrote in the statement, which was obtained by the newspaper. \"It was not easy to relive what I was forced to endure but I had to face my demons so I could find peace.\"\nThe allegations are the latest accusations against Cosby \u2014 a longtime comedian and entertainer \u2014 in the wake of reports that he's been drugging and sexually assaulting women for decades, which first came to light in 2004 after a civil suit by Andrea Constand, a former director at Cosby's alma mater Temple University. Despite the accusations and the civil suit, he remains a beloved figure in the African American community. He's still held up as a positive role model despite allegations of rape and sexual assault, dating all the way back to a 1984 incident in Massachusetts in which he was accused of assaulting Temple student Andrea Constand.\nDespite the accusations, Cosby was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP in 2004. At the award show, he talked openly about his mother and his upbringing, while also acknowledging the fact that the allegations of sexual assault had \"shaken\" his life.\nBut it's Cosby's popularity in African American communities, and his willingness to talk openly about his mother and upbringing \u2014 not to mention his numerous awards and accolades \u2014 that has made his alleged actions that much more confusing.\n\"I guess when you're raised to be someone you're not, it becomes an identity of itself,\" he said. \"This is an identity I created, this is an identity that has taken me so much through the years, and this is an identity that will be with me to the end of my days.\"\nHe was also given the Presidential Medal of Freedom \u2014 the nation's highest civilian honor \u2014 and inducted into the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C. on the heels of a civil lawsuit against him by actress Louisa Moritz. The case was eventually settled for $3 million, and the allegations of rape and sexual assault against Cosby were reportedly dropped from the suit.\nAfter Moritz's case was settled,"}
{"article":"An illegal immigrant was sliced to death by a ferry's 'machete-like' propellor after launching a bid for freedom across the North Sea  to avoid deportation. Albanian Artur Doda, 24, plunged to his death alongside fellow countryman Leonard Isufaj, 27, after jumping from one of the world's largest ferries, minutes after it had taken off from British shores. The pair were said to be 'tantalisingly close' to the port in Harwich, Essex, when they decided to launch themselves into the sea. Albanian Artur Doda, 24, and fellow countryman Leonard Isufaj, 27, plunged to their deaths after jumping from one of the world's largest ferries, the Stena Britannica (pictured), while being deported from the UK . An inquest heard how the pair, who were being taken to Holland, were just 500 metres from the port - but that even an Olympic swimmer would have struggled to swim through the currents. The incident, which took place in February last year, came after the pair had arrived in the UK with 13 other stowaways hidden in the back of a lorry on a freight ferry. They were believed to be part of a group which had broken into the vehicle without the driver's knowledge. After today's hearing, the coroner said the incident was part of 'a bigger picture on immigration and how it's handled'. The inquest heard how the vehicle had been randomly selected for X-ray as it entered the port six hours earlier. After Border Agency checks, all but two women were sent back on the Stena Britannica 9am ferry the same day to the Hook of Holland. But, at around 10am, it was reported to the captain that two immigrants had jumped from the ship. The inquest heard how an eyewitness saw them jump from the railings on the side of the ship before resurfacing briefly then disappearing back into the water. But despite an extensive search  involving 21 vessels and two helicopters, neither man was rescued. Mr Isofaj, who died from drowning, was found on March 20, 2014, washed up on a beach in Felixstowe. He was identified by fingerprints taken during his deportation by Border Force agents. Mr Doda's badly decomposed body was found floating in the North Sea on April 29, 2014, and could only be identified by DNA from his mother in Albania. The two men had been deported from Harwich International Port, Essex, to Holland when they decided to jump into the North Sea. A huge search operation was launched but neither man was found alive . Inspector Christopher Willis, from Essex Police, told the inquest that the sea would have appeared deceptively calm, instilling a false belief that it would be possible to swim to shore. But even if they had not been sucked under the ship, they were unlikely to have survived fierce competing tides, he said. 'To swim to land with those tides and the water temperature would have been nigh-on impossible - an Olympic swimmer would have struggled,' he added. Mr Willis said a tide heading out to sea at about four knots met another northerly tide at about the point where the men jumped. This, combined with a sea temperature of about 7C, meant the conditions were virtually unsurvivable, he said. 'It may have been that the were used to warmer and less tidal waters in their home country and this gave them a false sense of security that they could make it,' he added. Giles Young, senior officer with Border Force at Harwich International Port, revealed that the men had been part of a routine deportation and immigrants, during which they are treated like ordinary passengers on the return journey and not put in handcuffs. He said: 'This is not a case of being marched on in handcuffs. 'During the process, neither offered any verbal or physical resistance to being moved onto the vessel.' He added that the organisation saw 'a lot of these particular cases'. 'The same people will turn up two or three times,' he said. 'We have individuals this year who are already on their second attempt and it is only March. It's a carousel system.' Pathologist Dr Ian Calder, who performed a post-mortem examination on Mr Doda, described his injuries saying: 'This was a very forceful cut across the vertebrae by a sharp, curved blade. 'It is the sort of injury you would get from a machete. 'This would be quite compatible with the sharp blade of a propeller.' Coroner Eleanor McGann recorded a conclusion that both men died accidental deaths. She said: 'On face value it is easy to conceive of a situation where they jumped off the ferry in their desperation intending to drown, but there is no evidence of that. 'The evidence suggests they were intending to swim back to England, something that they could see was tantalisingly close to them. 'In fact they did not know about the effect of a moving ship on somebody who jumps over the side, and they were sucked underneath.' Mrs McGann said it was difficult to make recommendations to the Government based on this case. 'This is all part of a bigger picture on immigration and how it's handled, and nothing I could say could help prevent such sad deaths in future,' she added. The Stena Britannica is one of the largest Superferries in the world and can cater for up to 1,200 passengers. Speaking after the hearing, Mr Isufaj's cousin, Besnik Vata, 33, from north London, said the case highlighted the plight of many other immigrants . He added: 'They had come to the UK for better a life and it seems they were determined to stay. 'We heard that they weren't escorted on board the ship so there was always a risk this would happen - if I was in that position I would have done the same. 'There are lots of people in the same situation and they are just desperate. 'I think there should be better security to stop this happening because they're not just immigrants, they are people too.'","highlights":"Artur Doda, 24, and Leonard Isufaj, 27, both Albanian, jumped in North Sea . Both were being taken to Holland after illegally arriving in Harwich, Essex . Incident took place when Stenna Britannica ferry was 500m from UK shore . Huge rescue operation was launched but neither man was found alive .","id":"a7ea4145812b750bbb826d3641fdcae7f89d3ff9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" his death into the North Sea when he became entangled in the propellor on the ferry travelling to the Netherlands.\nDoda is alleged to have arrived in Britain just days before the incident. It is not known what led to his desperate bid for freedom - but The Independent has learned that his fingerprints are already on record after the last time he was arrested for an illegal entry in July 2008.\nDoda was wanted in his home country after being sentenced for drug offences, but he was released from prison last year on humanitarian grounds, because Albania was unable to cope with overcrowding.\nThe ship which struck Doda, the MV Viking Line 1, has been running from the port of Esbjerg in Denmark to Harwich in Essex since June 2. The ferry left port early on Thursday morning, and was due to arrive at around 2pm - Doda's body was found in the water later in the afternoon.\nThe ferry is operated by DFDS Seaways, and a spokesman for the company told the Press Association that the incident was the fault of passengers. She said the company had been \"aware of a group of passengers behaving strangely on board\".\n\"The group was taken into custody by UK authorities as a result of a complaint from a member of the public,\" she said. \"The group was under police surveillance throughout their journey to Harwich.\n\"The matter is now in the hands of the UK authorities. The incident is not connected with the operation of the ship.\"\nA police source said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the accident, which came just five days after the deaths of four Chinese nationals who were also found dead after they were hit by a vehicle in North Norfolk.\nThe accident happened shortly after 5am on Wednesday on the A1065 at Titchwell, about one mile north of the junction for the A148 and 11 miles south of the Norfolk-North Yorkshire border. Police had said earlier in the week that three of those who died had lived in Luton, but police now say they cannot confirm their place of origin.\nThe group had been visiting a church on the same road earlier in the morning. They were among about 10 others from the same group who had arrived in the UK at Stansted Airport on Monday. A second group of about 10 were due to arrive in the same flight.\nAt least five other members of the group were among the dead, and a number more were taken to hospital"}
{"article":"A new video shows the terrifying moment a film crew rushed to save the life of Oscar-winner William Hurt. The crew of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider can be seen dashing to get him off the tracks of a railroad bridge, along with their equipment, as he lay across the railway filming a scene in Georgia while a train rushes towards him and the crew at breakneck speed. The other actor in the scene, Wyatt Russell, can also be seen trying to scramble out of the train's path. Hurt and Russell somehow made it to safety. But,  several crew members  suffered injuries. Camera assistant Sarah Elizabeth Jones was tragically killed. She was just 27 years old. Scroll down for videos . A new video shows the terrifying moment a film crew rushed to save the life of Oscar winner William Hurt (above) from a train . The video shows the moment the cast and crew of the Greg Allman biopic Midnight Rider were forced to scramble as a train approached (above) The crew and actor Wyatt Russell (above with guitar) were filming a dream sequence on a railroad bridge . Camera assistant Sarah Jones (above) was struck by a fuel tank and run over by the train as she tried to flee and was killed instantly . The film's director Randall Miller (above with wife Jody Savin) pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and will serve two years in prison . The video also shows the crew desperately trying to get a bed off the track, which Hurt was laying on during the scene as they filmed a dream sequence while Russell played the guitar. Russell, the son of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, can be seen clearly in the video as he flees with a guitar still on his back. Footage taken just before the tragic incident unfolded was later edited and cut into a scene. It would have been used in the film if production hadn't been stopped. Two weeks ago, the film's director, Randall Miller, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing and will serve two years in a county jail and eight years probation while also paying a $20,000 fine. Executive producer Jay Sedrish also pleaded guilty to the same charges and received 10 years probation. 'We hope the sacrifice of our daughter's life will continue to change the film industry,' Jones' father, Richard Jones, told reporters outside the courthouse. 'I believe it sends a message, frankly, that if you do not respect those you're in charge of, you may end up behind bars.' In addition,\u00a0Hillary Schwartz, an assistant director on the film, was also convicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing and also received 10 years probation. Charges against Miller's wife and business partner, Jody Savin, were dropped as part of his plea. Prosecutors said all three defendants knew that CSX Transportation, which owned the trestle spanning the Altamaha River, had denied them permission in writing to film on its tracks. 'It was a horrible tragedy that will haunt me forever,' Miller said in a statement provided by a publicist. 'Although I relied on my team, it is ultimately my responsibility and was my decision to shoot the scripted scene that caused this tragedy.' Hurt (above) won the Best Actor Oscar in 1986 for Kiss of the Spider Woman . Assistant District Attorney John B. Johnson said Miller and the other filmmakers even attempted to rewrite the script to drop the scene they planned to shoot with actor William Hurt, in the role of Allman, in a hospital bed placed on the tracks. Miller decided to shoot the scene anyway, Johnson said, after the owner of the property surrounding the tracks said the movie crew could access its land. He said Miller and his crew went onto the railroad bridge after mistakenly thinking no more trains would pass that day. The train, traveling at 55mph, smashed into a metal-framed bed on the tracks, sending shrapnel flying as crew members scrambled for safety and clung to the bridge's metal railing high above the Altamaha River. After his plea was accepted, Miller followed a sheriff's deputy from the courtroom to begin his two-year sentence at the Wayne County jail. He also agreed to serve an additional eight years on probation and pay a $20,000 fine. Miller's attorney, Ed Garland, said he expects the director could be released from jail within a year. He said Miller accepted the plea deal to prevent prosecution of his wife, who left the courthouse in tears. Garland said the filmmaker never intended to put his crew at risk. The crew was filming a dream sequence that featured Hurt, as Allman, on a bed (above) Russell (above) was playing a guitar in the scene, and can be seen carrying it still as he ran from the train . 'We hope the sacrifice of our daughter's life will continue to change the film industry,' Jones' father, Richard Jones (above), told reporters on Monday . The incident occurred on February 20, 2014, the very first day of filming on the picture. Jones was first struck by a fuel tank and then fell on the tracks, being run over by the train seconds later. Miller recalled the moment he was forced to call her parents and deliver the heartbreaking news that their daughter was dead. Filming was immediately suspended, and many in the industry began a push for better safety regulations in the aftermath of the tragedy. A group called Slates for Sarah also began putting the words RIP Sarah Jones on film slates in her memory on programs including Girls, Scandal, Parks and Recreation, The Leftovers, Parenthood, Glee, The Mindy Project, Revenge and The Vampire Diaries, a show on which Jones had previously worked as an assistant.","highlights":"A new video shows the moment the cast and crew of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider were forced to scramble as a train approached . The crew and actors William Hurt and Wyatt Russell were filming a dream sequence on a railroad bridge . Camera assistant Sarah Jones was struck by a fuel tank and run over by the train as she tried to flee . Footage taken moments before was edited into a scene intended for use . This week the film's director Randall Miller pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and will serve two years in prison .","id":"b69f363311e3f224f05814ba33e0de91b02ee903","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with other crew members. Hurt was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition following the incident.\n\"He was in a bad car wreck on a real bridge, not a movie bridge. It was an actual train bridge that we were using on location. William Hurt is a star who just did a movie and has an Academy Award, and he had an accident,\" director Randall Miller said on the \"Today\" show Friday. Hurt was in a trailer behind a moving freight train when it crashed into his vehicle. Crew members said they couldn't find any train cars nearby, indicating it may have just passed through.\n\"It wasn't there. I mean, they were talking about moving the bridge, but nobody knew that it was moving at that time,\" Allman said. \"You know, we really thought that was it. And then after all of the chaos went away, we started to wonder what happened to him.\"\nHurt was conscious and alert when he arrived at Augusta, Georgia's Medical College of Georgia Hospital around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, reports AP.\n\"We have him in the ICU right now, but we're pleased that his condition is stable and we are treating all of his injuries,\" hospital spokeswoman Julie O'Donnell said at a 9:30 a.m. press briefing. \"They're really quite serious.\"\n\"He's one of the finest actors this country has,\" said Allman. \"He's also one of the finest men I've ever met. He's done so much for so many people in his life. I've never seen anything like this.\"\nWhile Hurt has suffered several injuries, including fractures of his left eye, right ankle, and right hand, he remains alert, as he has throughout the day, according to Allman.\n\"William was moving his thumb up and down today, his feet, his head,\" Allman said in an update just after 3 p.m. \"He said, 'I've still got work to do,' so I think we got a very good sign.\"\nA spokesperson for the 58-year-old actor added, \"William is recovering at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital in Augusta after his accident on the set of the film 'Midnight Rider.' He is in stable condition.\"\nMiller, who was also on the train that crashed into Hurt's car, added, \"We are all"}
{"article":"Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jessica Ennis-Hill\u2019s burgeoning rivalry has all the ingredients to propel athletics into the spotlight in a similar manner to the Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett clashes which captivated sports fans in the 1980s. \u2018They could have a rivalry like Steve and I had,\u2019 said Lord Coe. \u2018Head-to-heads are what get people excited. My kids got up at the weekend to watch Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. The more opportunities we have for athletes going head-to-head, the better. It\u2019s what people talk about. \u2018It\u2019s actually not just the thought of Jess and Kat but you have Morgan Lake, too, coming through and I\u2019m sure she will be equally good. It\u2019s an extraordinary period to be entering.\u2019 Katarina Johnson-Thompson won the World Indoor's in Prague, Czech Republic to become world No 1 . Jessica Ennis-Hill is the Olympic Champion and her future rivalry with Johnson-Thompson is 'exciting' Johnson-Thompson, 22, is the World\u2019s No 1 hept-athlete and broke Ennis-Hill\u2019s British record at the European Indoor Championships in Prague this month. Her blistering form \u2014 coupled with murmurs from the Ennis-Hill camp that her training for a comeback after the birth of son Reggie is going very well \u2014 has set the scene for a mouthwatering duel. The pair are understandably keen to play down talk of a rivalry, Johnson-Thompson out of reverence for the Olympic champion of whom she claims to be \u2018in awe\u2019 and Ennis-Hill because she is unsure what competitive shape she will be in. But those charged with promoting the sport are keen to make the most of the fact that Britain boasts the world\u2019s two leading multi-eventers. They were expected to compete against each other for the first time since London 2012 \u2014 when Johnson-Thompson was 15th \u2014 at the Hypo-Meeting at the end of May, when the world\u2019s leading heptathletes descend on the Austrian alpine town Gotzis. But Brendan Foster revealed to Sportsmail that he is trying to set up a head-to-head for earlier that month at the Great CityGames in Manchester. Lord Sebastian Coe wants the heptathletes to have an exciting duel like he did with Steve Ovett in the 1980s . \u2018Kat has already agreed to do the 200 metres hurdles and long jump,\u2019 said Foster. \u2018Jess was invited to take part in the same events and soundings are favourable from her. \u2018With heptathlon they might only battle it out twice a year but if sport in Britain is to benefit from the rivalry that is going to be inevitable between these two then they should compete against each other a couple more times head-to-head in one, two or three events. It\u2019s in their interests and very much in the sport\u2019s interest.\u2019 Both Johnson-Thompson and Ennis-Hill, 29, have the World Championships in Beijing this summer as their primary aim and will probably be joined by 17-year-old Lake, who has surpassed anything either of them achieved at the same age. Johnson-Thompson and Ennis-Hill are friends off the track despite the well speculated competition . Lord Coe and Ovett were great rivals in the 80s and provided huge entertainment for the athletics world . With 12 years spanning their ages the three are unlikely ever to stand on the podium together but Lord Coe thinks that they can transform the image of a sport that increasingly seems to command the spotlight only when a new doping scandal emerges. \u2018Those three can really help engage, particularly with young girls where the challenge is to get them involved in sport,\u2019 he said. \u2018Stars like Kat and Jess are important for the sport. They are from normal backgrounds, they haven\u2019t come out of some kind of super-schools, they are like the kids next door and that is really important so that people can identify with them.\u2019 The Morrisons Great Newham London Run takes place on Sunday, July 19 and gives you the chance to run on the track and cross the finish line in the Olympic Stadium. To take part, visit www.greatrun.org. 17-year-old Morgan Lake is highly regarded and could add serious competition to the title in the future .","highlights":"Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson could become an 'exciting' rivalry like Lord Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett's in the 1980s . The heptathletes look set to compete during the outdoor season . Johnson-Thompson is the World No 1 but Ennis-Hill is Olympic Champion . 17-year-old Morgan Lake is also a hot prospect for the event . Click here for all the latest athletics news .","id":"f4f7f9a03a81abf49361601e19a1bc48dfd1e0fb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"s.\nThe first meeting of the women\u2019s heptathlon and heptathlon world indoor champions came when Johnson-Thompson made her indoor debut at Glasgow\u2019s Emirates Arena, claiming third place with 5725 points.\nThe 22-year-old Briton was 11 points behind Johnson-Thompson\u2019s personal best score of 5726 points, but 17 clear of Ennis-Hill\u2019s bronze medal of 5598 points and 39 better than Yasmin Thomas\u2019 fourth-placed effort of 5399 points.\nThe fact Ennis-Hill was the reigning European champion but failed to medal in the heptathlon at London 2012 \u2013 where she won silver in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles \u2013 is further motivation for the Sheffield City athlete.\n\u201cI was surprised because I thought I was going to be 10th,\u201d Ennis-Hill said. \u201cI think Katarina and I have a great rivalry, but I think our heptathons have been totally different this season.\n\u201cThere has not been a great deal between the two of us which is quite unusual. I thought we were on similar scores this year but we are quite different athletes.\n\u201cI think that is why we have had such good head-to-head battles over the last couple of years. It is good to know we have put ourselves in a similar position again.\u201d\nHowever, Ennis-Hill could have no complaints with her eighth-place finish, the first time since 2007 she had failed to finish in the top three in an indoor heptathlon.\n\u201cYou need to be satisfied with a PB and being in fourth place, I would have said, \u2018job done\u2019,\u201d she added.\n\u201cKatarina is a wonderful athlete and she\u2019s got a big future ahead of her. I am very excited to watch her progress throughout this season. We both look forward to the World Championships in Beijing.\u201d\nThe pair will next face off at the IAAF Indoor World Championships in Beijing in March, with the 24-year-old Liverpool-born Ennis-Hill hoping to claim her first global gold.\nIn the other major athletics news of the weekend, World 1500m bronze medallist Andy Baddeley came out of retirement to post 3:38.89 and set a British Record in the men\u2019s 1500m at the BUPA Great Edinburgh International.\nMeanwhile,"}
{"article":"Nigel Farage today lost another UKIP election candidate who has quit the party in protest at 'unforgivable racist abuse' from a senior MEP. Tim Wilson rounded on Mr Farage for ignoring the widespread condemnation of Scotland MEP David Coburn, who recently compared a Muslim minister in the Scottish Government to convicted terrorist Abu Hamza. In his resignation letter, Mr Wilson, who was due to stand for UKIP in South Northamptonshire \u2013 and was tipped to come second behind the Tories \u2013 claimed he has been 'forbidden to speak about Islam favourably' by party bosses. Ukip leader Nigel Farage defended Ukip MEP David Coburn who\u00a0compared a Muslim minister in the Scottish Government to convicted terrorist Abu Hamza. Ukip candidate Tim Wilson rounded on Mr Farage for ignoring the widespread condemnation of the remark . The move has piled more pressure on Mr Coburn to resign and comes just days after another candidate, Jonathan Stanley, quit in protest at the 'racist filth' in UKIP. Mr Stanley, who was due to stand in the Cumbrian seat of Westmorland and Lonsdale, was the party's former head of policy in Scotland. UKIP has also lost two other General Election candidates in recent days in separate incidents. MEP Janice Atkinson was expelled after her chief of staff was filmed allegedly attempting to make fraudulent expense claims. The party's candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd, was suspended last week following an 'alleged incident at his workplace'. Mr Coburn's recent controversial comment was made during a telephone conversation with the Scottish Daily Mail earlier this month, in which he spoke about his appearance on BBC Two show The Big Immigration Debate. He claimed that SNP Europe and International Development minister Humza Yousaf was supposed to appear on the programme, and said: 'Humza Yousaf, or as I call him, Abu Hamza, didn't seem to turn up.' Ukip's only Scottish MEP David Coburn is facing calls to resign . Mr Coburn has since apologised for the remark and Mr Farage has dismissed it as a 'joke in poor taste', adding today: 'That's David\u2026 that's the way he is.' But Mr Wilson told the Mail: 'What Coburn said is unforgiveable - it's racist abuse. It doesn't matter whether it was a private comment, or a public comment, this man has public office and he needs to filter the ridiculous thoughts that come from his brain. 'He should be dismissed from UKIP and held to account.' He added: 'Mr Farage cannot dismiss something like this as a joke. You can't toss this thing off as a joke with a pint of beer. It's unacceptable. 'If a leader cannot understand that it is the effect of his words not his intention that matters then maybe he too needs to consider his position and I would be the first to welcome Mr Farage into the political wilderness.' In his resignation letter to the local party, seen by the Mail, Mr Wilson wrote: 'Since selection, I have been systematically gagged by the party 'whip' and forbidden to speak about Islam favourably\u2026 . 'Ironically, while I am told not to talk positively about Islam, a Scottish MEP and member of UKIP has used appalling language that should never be condoned and that must be described as Islamophobic. Mr Farage has dismissed this as a joke. 'This is a red line, therefore, that has been crossed. This is not a joke to me. 'In an interview today, I have criticised both Mr Farage and the Scottish MEP and for that reason, I cannot and will not represent UKIP at an election. 'However, if the party is to progress, it must certainly deal with the thugs and bullies who currently have positions of power and whose appalling views are both tolerated and\/or presented as party policy.' Mr Wilson was selected as the party's candidate in February, and joined UKIP last year after leaving the Tories. Earlier today, UKIP leader Mr Farage continued to defend Mr Coburn. He said: 'What's he done wrong apart from telling a joke in poor taste? 'That's David, he's out there, that's the way he is. There was no malintent in it. \u200eIt was a joke in very poor taste. I wish he would think a bit more before he tells such jokes again.' Nicola Sturgeon arrives at The Scottish Parliament with Humza Yousaf - described by Ukip's\u00a0David Coburn as Abu Hamza . But Mr Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, said: 'UKIP's pathetic response to religious hatred, racism and bigotry has exposed them as a party that is so out of touch with people that even their own senior members are abandoning them. 'I welcome Tim Wilson's resignation. He has demonstrated that he is unwilling to be associated with a party that allows Islamophobia to be rife within its ranks. 'Serious accusations have been made about UKIP actively preventing their members talking positively about Islam. Nigel Farage should heed warnings from his own members and demonstrate that he will not tolerate prejudice in any form by expelling David Coburn without any further delay.' A spokesman for UKIP said: 'Tim Wilson was never gagged or told that he could not speak about Islam. 'When Mr Wilson submitted some videos that he intended to use as a viral campaigning tool, all that his regional officers advised him to do was produce shorter videos focused on national issues such as the NHS, not five minutes or more discussing the nuances of Islam in Britain.'","highlights":"MEP David Coburn's said he called the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza' Nigel Farage said the comment was merely a 'joke in poor taste' Ukip leader rejects cross-party demands to kick the MEP out of the party . Ukip election candidate Tim Wilson rounds on Farage for defending gibe .","id":"133cd84621fc3b489d173142787c0ddde5f24110","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Coburn, who has been forced out of the party after his recent comments comparing refugees to 'cattle'.\nI've decided to withdraw from the UKIP elections and from UKIP. The NEC should have a zero tolerance approach towards \"unforgiveable racist abuse\". No, I have not received any official support for these views...and that is unforgiveable (pun not intended) too.\u2014 Tim Wilson (@CoburnUKIP) April 12, 2017\n\"UKIP has a very clear racist agenda and I feel the party has let me down in my hour of need.\"\nMr Wilson went on to say that after the recent attack on him by Mr Coburn, the party\u2019s leader Paul Nuttall had ignored his calls and emails seeking a meeting to discuss the incident.\nIn his statement, Mr Wilson said that he had been a UKIP member since 2010 and that, 'in 2015, I stood for a second parliamentary seat to fight against the Conservative Party's complacency to immigration, especially for the sake of public services'.\n'I also stood to challenge Labour's silence on immigration.'\nFarage responds\nIn a letter published on the UKIP website, Paul Nuttall, the party leader, defended his position on UKIP member, Mr Coburn.\n\"I was appalled to hear of the statement you put in to the press. I am sure you are sincere in your comments and in your disappointment, but I have to question your timing and your loyalty to the Party.\"\n\"Why do you think I am not upset and have not responded to your comments at the NEC?\n\"I have a very clear view on our immigration system, there are more important things to deal with right now.\n\"As you know I have been in a negotiation with the Conservatives for months, as has Boris (Johnson) been doing so, which has resulted in a much better deal for all parties. In fact we have made great strides.\"\nHe said that he is not defending Mr Coburn's statements as it is clear he 'needs to apologise', but also felt that the 'party has been let down'.\nHe said that the party is working hard and has already secured an EU citizens bill.\n'Your letter is wrong, and the words that have come out of your mouth are wrong,' he said.\n'UKIP has an excellent group of MEP's at present, many"}
{"article":"Mount Everest towers over Nepal and although many people dream of scaling its summit, there are beautifully remote villages, farms and monasteries nestled within its huge shadow that are also worth a visit. Last year Google took its Street View cameras on a 10-day trek around the Khumbu region - also known as the Everest region - to explore these quaint landmarks and locations. During the trek the cameras captured the small Sherpa village of Thame, the\u00a0Phortse\u00a0Thakiri Chholing Gomba monastery and Khumjung inside the\u00a0Sagarmatha National Park. Scroll down for video . Google recently took its Street View cameras on a 10-day trek around the Khumbu region - also known as the Everest region - (pictured) to explore the remote villages and landmarks of Nepal. During the trek the cameras captured the small Sherpa village of Thame, the Phortse Thakiri Chholing Gomba monastery and Khumjung inside the Sagarmatha National Park . The trek was led by Apa Sherpa, a 55-year-old Sherpa mountaineer  who holds the world record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest 21 times - more than any other person. He scaled the summit for the first time at the age of 30. In 2009, Apa founded the non-profit Apa Sherpa Foundation to help the local community of young people in the Khumbu region. The Street View images were captured in March 2014 when Apa took members of Google Earth Outreach, and the Nepalese nonprofit Story Cycle through the region. Mount Everest is the Earth's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres above sea level. In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Mr Waugh named the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest. It has become a mecca for climbers, and has two main climbing routes, the southeast ridge from Nepal and the north ridge from Tibet. The southeast ridge was the route used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay when they reached the summit for the first time in 1953. 'Our region is famous for being home to Everest, but it\u2019s also the home of the Sherpa community and has been for centuries,' Apa said. 'The region has much more to offer than just the mountain. So last year, I guided the Google Maps team through my home region to collect Street View imagery that improves the map of our community. 'Now you can find Thame on the map and explore other communities nestled at the base of Everest, like Khumjung and Phortse.' Thame, and neighbouring upper Thame are small Sherpa villages in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal. Tenzing Norgay, one of the first people to climb Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary grew up in the region and the Thame monastery is one of the oldest in Khumbu. Another village captured by the Street View trekkers was\u00a0Khumjung. It sits 13,000ft (3,970 metres) above sea level near Mount Khumbila. It is located inside the word heritage site Sagarmatha National Park. 'When people ask what it feels like to reach the top of Mount Everest, I say \"heaven,\"' added Apa. 'My hope is that my children and future generations have many choices for employment outside of mountaineering.' But the images don't just feature peaks and landscapes. Google also captured parts of the Phortse farming village in the Khumbu Valley including the Thakiri Chholing Gomba, or small monastery. Paintings inside the monastery began in 2008 by Buddhist artists and were completed by the end of 2009 using funding from the Greater Himalayas Foundation. The trek was led by Apa Sherpa (pictured), a 55-year-old Sherpa mountaineer who holds the world record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest 21 times - more than any other person.\u00a0He scaled the summit for the first time at the age of 30.In 2009, Apa founded the non-profit Apa Sherpa Foundation to help the local community of young people in the Khumbu region . The Street View images were captured in March 2014 when Apa took members of Google Earth Outreach, and the Nepalese nonprofit Story Cycle through the region. They include Thame, and neighbouring upper Thame - small Sherpa villages in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal. Tenzing Norgay, one of the first people to climb Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, grew up in the region . Google also captured parts of Phortse in the Khumbu Valley, including the Thakiri Chholing Gomba, or small monastery (pictured). The paintings on the monastery walls were started in 2008 by Buddhist artists using funding from the Greater Himalayas Foundation . 'Partnering with Google Maps allowed us to get important local landmarks on the map and share a richer view of Khumbu with the world, including local monasteries, lodges, schools and more, with some yaks along the way!,' continued Apa. Mount Everest: 29,035ft (8,850m) K2: 28,253ft (8,612m) Kangchenjunga: 28,169ft (8,586m) Lhotse:\u00a0 27,890ft (8,501m) Makalu:\u00a0 27,765ft (8,462 m) Cho Oyu: 26,906ft (8,201 m) Dhaulagiri: 26,794ft (8,167m) Manaslu: 26,758ft (8,156m) Nanga Parbat: 26,658ft (8,125m) Annapurna: 26,545ft (8,091m) Gasherbrum I: 26,470ft (8,068m) Broad Peak: 26,400ft (8,047m) Gasherbrum II: 26,360ft (8,035m) Shishapangma: 26,289ft (8,013m) 'My hope is that when people see this imagery online, they\u2019ll have a deeper understanding of the region and the Sherpa people that live there. 'Your online trip to my home awaits you on Google Maps. And if you ever get the chance to visit the Khumbu region in person, come stay at the Everest Summiteer Lodge that I built with my own hands. We\u2019ll be ready to welcome you.' Everest is one of 14 mountain peaks on Earth that stand taller than 26,000ft (8,000m) and the local Nepalese name for it is Sagarmatha, which means 'mother of the universe.' Mount Everest is the tallest of these so-called \u2018eight-thousanders\u2019 and is the standard to which all other mountains are compared. All 14 of them are found in China, Pakistan or Nepal. Everest\u2019s geological story began 40 million years ago when the Indian subcontinent began a slow-motion collision with Asia. The edges of the two continents were forced together and formed the tall ridges that make up the Himalayas today. Glaciers have chiselled Mount Everest\u2019s summit into a huge, triangular pyramid, defined by three faces and three ridges that extend to the northeast, southeast, and northwest. The southeastern ridge is the most widely used climbing route. It is the one Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay followed in May 1953 when they became the first climbers to reach the summit and return safely. Despite its reputation as an extremely dangerous mountain, commercial guiding has done much to improve the safety of the Everest ascent. As of March 2012, there had been 5,656 successful ascents of Everest, although 223 people had died at fatality rate of 4 per cent. The satellite image was taken in December, just weeks after Nasa captured the rivers of black lava snaking over the snow-covered slopes of the stratovolcano Mount Etna in Sicily. In 2012, mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears took 477 individual images to create gigapixel image of the Khumbu glacier from the Pumori viewpoint near Mount Everest. Everest (pictured) is one of 14 mountain peaks on Earth that stand taller than 26,000ft (8,000m) and the local Nepalese name for it is Sagarmatha, which means 'mother of the universe.'Mount Everest is the tallest of these so-called \u2018eight-thousanders\u2019 and is the standard to which all other mountains are compared. All 14 of them are found in China, Pakistan or Nepal . In 2012, mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears took 477 photos to create this gigapixel image of Khumbu glacier from the Pumori viewpoint near Mount Everest .","highlights":"Everest Street View images were captured last year when Google took a 10-day trek through Khumbu . The region is also known as the Everest Region and is on the Nepalese side of the world's highest mountain . Trek was led by world record-holding mountaineer Apa Sherpa who has scaled the summit 21 times . Images include Thame and upper Thame - small Sherpa villages in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal . Another village captured by the Street View trekkers was Khumjung sitting 13,000ft (3,970 metres) above sea level . Google also captured parts of the Phortse farming village  including Thakiri Chholing Gomba, or small monastery . Paintings inside the monastery began in 2008 by Buddhist artists and were completed by the end of 2009 .","id":"a31afcd7d2779a3e6afb24c51536f65c00c1b927","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":",000-mile journey around the globe to document the incredible diversity of the world around us. And in the process, it has also documented some of the most fascinating and hidden corners of the Earth.\nHere\u2019s a selection of the most unexpected things you can see in Nepal, using the technology. Enjoy!\n1.The world\u2019s tallest mountain:\n2.Everest:\n3.A monastery in the shadow of Everest:\n4.A man walks along the mountain path:\n5.A village on the edge of the mountain:\n6.A cow that\u2019s lost it\u2019s legs:\n7.Tibetan monks pray in one of the world\u2019s most important Buddhist monasteries:\n8.The world\u2019s tallest mountain:\n9.A monk and a woman watch as a man loads a yak with hay:\n10.A Buddhist monk at one of the world\u2019s holiest Buddhist monasteries:\n11.A cow takes a snooze:\n12.A woman is working the land with a yak:\n13.A monk crosses a small bridge while on his way to a ceremony at the monastery:\n14.A traditional wedding:\n15.A young boy playing in a pond:\n16.The Himalayas:\n17.A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery:\n18.A view of the Himalayas:\n19.A monastery is dwarfed by the Himalayan mountains:\n20.A view of the Himalayas:\n21.A yak rests as it\u2019s herded to a yak-hair-making mill in Nepal:\n22.A woman watches as a child plays with a yak:\n23.A man working with his yaks:\n24.A yak being herded by a child:\n25.The Himalayas:\n26.A prayer wheel at a monastery:\n27.Two women in the shadow of the Himalayas:\n28.A group of Tibetan monks:\n29.Two monks pose for a photo:\n30.Nepal is famed for its beautiful temples:\n31.A monk:\n32.A monk in his quarters:\n33.The Himalayas seen from a monastery:\n34.A Tibetan Buddhist monastery:\n35.A monk watches as his yaks are herded:\n36.A Tibetan Buddhist monastery:\n37.A group of yaks being herded:\n38.A prayer wheel at a"}
{"article":"(CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will announce Monday that he is launching his campaign to become the 2016 Republican nominee for president. Cruz has been positioning for this nomination almost since he entered the upper chamber in 2012. His announcement takes place at a bastion of  conservatism, Liberty University, the institution founded by evangelical leader Jerry Falwell. Cruz is going to run from the right. He has spent much of his short career in Washington blasting the \"mushy middle\" of his party (which might be news to most Democrats), which he dismisses as a \"failed electoral strategy.\" During a recent visit to New Hampshire, where he vowed to eliminate the Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service, Cruz said that \"I'm pretty sure, here in New Hampshire, y'all define gun control like we do in Texas: Gun control is when you hit at what you aim at.\" Fifty years ago, another Republican senator ran this kind of campaign, Arizona's Barry Goldwater, who took on President Lyndon Johnson. Cruz will test the conventional wisdom that Goldwater's strategy was and remains a failure. When Republicans voted to nominate him in 1964, Goldwater told the delegates that \"extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice no virtue.\" When the icon of moderate Republicans, New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, spoke to the convention, the delegates hissed and booed. The outcome was far from great for the GOP. Johnson defeated Goldwater in a landslide election that brought in huge liberal Democratic majorities that passed the exact programs that conservatives abhorred. Although Goldwater was clearly wrong when he ran in 1964, Cruz thinks that the times have changed. Is he right? Right now, the chances are not great. If Cruz really sticks to this strategy of extremism, he faces very long odds of making it to the White House. The strategy might help him to garner some primary votes against Jeb Bush in red states, but it is not an approach with a great track record. Even as the Republican Party has shifted to the right in recent decades, Republican candidates who have obtained the nomination, and those who have also won the presidency, always developed campaign themes that allowed them to appeal to broader coalitions than voters on the extremes. Ronald Reagan had anti-communism and tax cuts to attract voters into one big tent, and George H.W. Bush had a thousand points of light. His son George W. Bush emphasized policies tied to \"compassionate conservatism\" to prove that he was not an extreme zealot. Even Republicans who didn't win in the general elections, like John McCain and Mitt Romney, did not win the primary and caucus tallies by only playing to the base. Notwithstanding the conventional wisdom, even in primaries it seems that Republican voters understand the importance of finding someone who has the potential to win in November. This coming election will be tough for Republicans. As all the experts have shown, the electoral college math does not favor the GOP. Some experts have predicted that Democrats have over an 80% chance of winning the Electoral College. According to the Washington Post, if one looks at the states where the margin was narrow in the 2012 election, five currently favor Democrats (Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania) while in others, like Colorado, Democrats have a very good chance of winning as a result of demographic trends, namely growing minority populations that favor their party's nominee. Barring any dramatic changes in the coming months, Democrats will also have a very strong and seasoned nominee in Hillary Clinton. Cruz is also not just someone who defends extremism but a politician who can easily be tied to the congressional obstructionism that has turned off so much of the electorate. The Republican Party has been dragged down by the kind of politics that voters have observed in Washington. In 2014, congressional approval ratings plummeted to 14%. As the new year began, the approval ratings were only slightly better: just 16%. This is the congressional Republicanism where Cruz comes from. Many voters who like conservatism and the GOP don't love what their representatives are doing on Capitol Hill. The kind of scorched earth, always say no to anything politics has not done well in terms of the favorability ratings. There have been few practitioners of this style of legislative politics as prominent as Cruz. During his campaign for the presidency, he might pay the price for the kind of politics that brought him great attention in Congress. When Goldwater squared off against Johnson in 1964, the President predicted that there would be a \"frontlash\" of Republican and independent voters who would move way from the GOP just because Goldwater was at the top of the ticket. This was Johnson's response to predictions of a backlash in the South from Democrats who were angry about civil rights. The frontlash, Johnson explained to Bill Moyers is \"liberals, independents, moderate Republicans.\" The electorate is not as likely to experience any dramatic swings like we saw in Midwestern states in 1964, where solidly Republican areas went Democratic because they were scared off by Goldwater, but a Cruz campaign could be exactly what Democrats need to cement victories in the swing states where the outcome is still uncertain. Monday, Cruz will bask in the spotlight of his announcement. But Republicans are going to have to really think hard about whether they want to put all of their electoral eggs in this volatile basket which, at least based on the history, has a very slim chance of winning.","highlights":"Julian Zelizer: If Ted Cruz follows Barry Goldwater's path, he and his party could lose big . Contrary to conventional wisdom, GOP primary voters are more interested in victory than ideology, he says .","id":"1b5b4b15822c03418828177f5c0ba63a273f7920","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" him another step closer to his ultimate goal.\nCruz is also scheduled to appear on Fox News on Monday evening.\nThe 43-year-old senator is expected to use a speech Monday to formally declare that he is running for president, a source involved with his campaign tells CNN.\nThe high-profile speech will follow weeks of intense speculation about Cruz's presidential ambitions. The rising star in the conservative movement will officially begin a run that his supporters see as having almost no chance of getting him the Republican presidential nomination.\nHe's been laying the foundation for the run for the White House with speeches attacking Washington's political class -- and his critics in that party.\n\"We have to tear this thing down. This is not the America our Founders envisioned,\" Cruz said in his speech at CPAC, the annual gathering of conservatives in Washington. \"That's why I've been leading the fight against the nationalization of the student debt market. That's why I've been leading the charge against the nationalization of the health insurance market.\"\nThe Texas Republican has been building a national following with a message that resonates well outside of the beltway. As he did during the government shutdown last year, Cruz is known for rallying GOP activists.\n\"Cruz is seen as the outsider candidate, somebody who can take on the machine and take on the party establishment,\" said Mike Murphy, an adviser to the Cruz campaign. \"Part of what makes him appealing is that he's not a creature of Washington.\"\nThe senator's announcement is expected to take place on the campaign trail. Cruz is scheduled to speak at a rally Monday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, campaign aides said. That appearance comes ahead of another expected speech at the National Rifle Association convention this week.\nThe former solicitor general in the Bush administration has been laying the foundation for his candidacy for months.\nCruz has spent time traveling the country with Texas evangelist preacher Ken Cooke and Texas radio legend Hugh Hewitt. Cruz has made trips to Colorado Springs, the site of this year's National Republican Convention, and he has even traveled to Iowa, where he attended the Iowa State Fair.\nCruz will also be working with a small team of veteran Republican operatives -- and some advisers say a big part of the senator's strategy is to run an insurgent-like campaign that has the backing of traditional political operatives.\n\"When you see the numbers and you see that Cruz"}
{"article":"The last the world knew of Pia\u00a0Farrenkopf, she had withdrawn $1,500 from her checking account in\u00a0February 25, 2009. Friends and family didn't see or hear from the woman they described as fun and intelligent in the years since, but they chalked it up to Farrenkopf's solitary tendencies. Meanwhile, letters piled up in her mailbox in the middle-class neighborhood where she lived in Pontiac, Michigan, before being taken back to the Post Office as unclaimed. Mummified: Pia Farrenkopf, who was 44 when authorities believe she died, sat for five years in the backseat of her car mummified . A family member even tried to phone in 2012 to tell Farrenkopf her mother had died, but never got a response. Mortgage payments kept being deducted automatically from bank accounts flush with cash from Farrenkopf's job at ALLTEL Information Services, where she had once programmed banking software. It was not until the money ran out in 2013 and the bank foreclosed that Farrenkopf was finally discovered. The\u00a0Detroit Free Press\u00a0reports two repairmen, hired to patch a hole in the roof, found her in 2014, slumped in the backseat of the Jeep Liberty parked in her garage, mummified. Investigators later noted she was found surrounded by hundreds of unopened letters and several empty packs of cigarettes. She had $500 in cash in her pockets and a partially drank bottle of wine by her side. Detectives couldn't find a single fingerprint on the bottle. The home was in a state of chaos and disrepair - a far cry from the way her friend Joan Gill Strack said Farrenkopf liked to keep her home. Scene: Neighbors said they helped clear the driveway and mow the lawn while they believed Farrenkopf was still in the home, though many eventually moved away . World traveler: Farrenkopf traveled to England and Scotland, as well as around the United States, while working programming banking software for ALLTEL Information Services . 'Her house was well-kept, very clean, very tidy,' Strack said. 'She liked things picked up and ordered.' But police found the floors littered with empty soda bottles, more unopened mail, loose clothing and refuse.\u00a0Black mold had invaded after the sump pump broke down, with dark spots dotting the walls. Strack, who had worked with Farrenkopf when the two lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, said she was 'fun to be around' and 'very, very good at her job,' and traveled to Scotland and England and throughout the US for work. Still, Farrenkopf was never extremely social. Siblings recalled long stretches of time where they wouldn't hear from Farrenkopf, who would often not  return phone calls. Fun and smart: Farrenkopf, pictured in this undated photo taken at a coworker's birthday celebration, was described as an excellent employee . Mysterious: Darryl Tillery, a neighbor, said he could not have known that the solitary Farrenkopf was in her garage for five years . Then a postcard or call came from a far-flung destination like Austria. 'Sometimes she would go, literally, for years without us hearing from her,' one sister, Jean LeBlanc, who lives in the Boston area near where Pia and her nine siblings grew up, told the Free Press. 'And then all of a sudden, she'd show up, so nobody ever thought anything about it.' Strack remembers how easily Farrenkopf could cut people out of her life when, after a friend showed up a few hours late for a party without calling, she immediately ended the relationship. 'Pia told her she was done with her,' Strack said. 'She didn't speak to her after that.' Strack said her own friendship with Farrenkopf ended in 2001, though she could provide few details beyond saying that they were together too much. Yet Farrenkopf was by all accounts still doing well. She continued working at Pontiac Fidelity National Information Services, where she was an 'exemplary employee,' management told the Free Press. She even began planning to open a small business of her own - a fitness business in nearby Waterford called Slender Lady. LeBlanc, who managed a Curves location in Massachusetts, agreed to travel to Texas with her sister in 2003, where the two attended a two-week seminar on health in preparation for Farrenkopf opening her business. Past due: Bills and letters would stack up in Farrenkopf's mailbox and then be returned to the Post Office unclaimed, a letter carried told the US Postal Inspector in 2014 . Towed: Authorities dragged out the 2003 green Jeep Liberty that once belonged to Farrenkopf where she was found dead and mummified . That plan was never fully realized. Court records showed the owners of the property sued Farrenkopf in 2005 for breaking her lease, though Farrenkopf never responded to the complaint. Credit card companies also initiated three lawsuits against her from 2005 to 2007 over unpaid bills, receiving judgments that added up to over $15,000. Her homeowners association placed liens totaling more than $2,000 against unpaid dues for the association. Farrenkopf wasn't always shut in her home, though it was often unclear where she was. Officers checked on her home in 2005, when neighbors told them they had not seen her in a month. Inside the home, police said they rescued her abandoned cat, Bungie, and white poodle, Baby, but while the pets were kept in a shelter - Baby was later adopted - there's no evidence Farrenkopf came to collect them. Sister Mary Mulligan looks over an image of Pia Farrenkopf in the 1983 Cardinal Cushing Central High School, an all-girls Catholic school yearbook in Boston (file photo) In May 2008, she resigned from her job under circumstances that are unclear, then in October of that year, she was\u00a0cited for driving with a suspended license, expired plates and no proof of insurance. There's no record of Farrenkopf after the 2009 cash withdrawal, and investigators, who checked credit card statements and subpoenaed bank, phone and health records in a 'massively thorough' search say her cause of death is undeterminable. 'There was no trauma to body, so it only leads to a couple conclusions,' Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. 'Either it was a medical situation that led to her death or something self-induced.' Medical records showed Farrenkopf, who was 44 when investigators believe she died, smoked more than a pack a day and in spite of being worried about her liver, drank regularly. Other family members dealt with cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and kidney disease, according to that report. But the tank in the car still had two gallons of gas left, which led investigators to rule out carbon monoxide poisoning and her organs were so mummified, according to deputy medical examiner Dr Bernardino Pacris, making a toxicology report impossible. The case is now inactive, leaving relatives wondering what happened to their sister that would have ended her life quietly and out of sight. 'I just don't understand why anybody would sit in the backseat of their own car. And just stay there,' LeBlanc said. 'Why would you do that?'","highlights":"Pia Farrenkopf of Pontiac was found mummified in the backseat of her car . Investigators believe she died at 44 in 2009 but it wasn't until 2014 her body was discovered . Relatives and a friend described Farrenkopf, who lived alone, as smart and fun but often solitary . Her remains were in such a state of\u00a0desiccation\u00a0that the medical examiner was unable to conduct a full autopsy and the cause of death is unknown . She was only discovered after bank foreclosed on her house .","id":"cff53a05ff5f56fb56e96767056b3b49eee499c6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as\u00a0\"a nice, well-put-together lady\"\u00a0for months. It wasn't until February 28, 2009, that they noticed her credit card was declining because it wasn't working.\nA\u00a0worrying report\u00a0was sent to her family with some of her belongings on March 3, 2009, but she wasn't believed to be missing until someone called her house and no one answered the door. Farrenkopf's car was also missing from the driveway. On March 8, 2009, the day after she went missing, she filed a missing person report in\u00a0Green Bay, Wisconsin.\nThere were no\u00a0missing persons reports\u00a0for Farrenkopf, as she lived in the area. At the time she vanished, police did not think she was a\u00a0crime victim.\nThere was an extensive\u00a0search\u00a0for the\u00a0missing\u00a0woman after she\u00a0went missing. Local\u00a0law enforcement as well as\u00a0the\u00a0US\u00a0FBI searched for her\u00a0in local homes and vehicles. Her house was scoured three times as the\u00a0fearful family feared the worst was about to happen to Pia. Despite the extensive search, Farrenkopf has still not been found.\nWhat made her case bizarre is that she was not a\u00a0missing\u00a0or\u00a0missing-and-endangered\u00a0person until four days after she vanished, and there was no obvious explanation as to why she suddenly went missing.\nThe\u00a0cause of Farrenkopf's disappearance\u00a0and eventual death\u00a0is\u00a0still under investigation. Farrenkopf's family believes she was murdered. However, there were no\u00a0crimes or incidents\u00a0reported that happened to Farrenkopf, or the area she lived in, leading up to the time she disappeared.\nFarrenkopf's\u00a0body\u00a0was found in her car in\u00a0February 2013. The cause of death is\u00a0still\u00a0unknown. An\u00a0anonymous\u00a0man had\u00a0called police and gave a\u00a0\"hint\"\u00a0about where Farrenkopf's\u00a0body\u00a0would be found, after having killed her.\nThe\u00a0suspect has not been charged with any crimes\u00a0and was identified after\u00a0a search warrant\u00a0was issued in connection with the\u00a0murder\u00a0of\u00a0Farrenkopf.\nWhat do you think happened to Pia\u00a0Farrenkopf?\u00a0If you have any information, you are urged to contact"}
{"article":"(CNN)As relatives and friends mourn the loss of their loved ones aboard Germanwings Flight 9525, the world community is stunned by the sequence of events that led to co-pilot Andreas Lubitz purposely crashing the plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. I happen to have several personal connections to this tragedy: a recent graduate of Drexel University -- where I teach -- and her mother were on the ill-fated flight, I lived in Germany for 18 years and I am a psychologist who has researched the psychology of terrorism and developed psychiatric tests that are used to determine pilot flight fitness. While the engineering of the Airbus aircraft is fascinating and the world of air traffic control absorbing, what is even more complex and challenging to understand is the human mind of the co-pilot investigators say is responsible for the crash -- the machine that flies the machine. When complex engineering systems interact with human factors, it is most often the human that causes the anomaly. Humans are far less reliable than machines. The average aviator has superior intellectual and cognitive abilities, and is psychologically stable and reliable. While it is not surprising that when it comes to aviation accidents, the first line of inquiry is into what went wrong with the plane. However, very often, as apparently is the case here, something went wrong with the human flying the plane. Pilots are typically tested for emotional stability and screened for the presence of mental illness when they are selected. The U.S. Navy has strict testing programs related to fitness for duty protocols for their pilots during the length of their careers. But we have learned that the German company Lufthansa and its budget airline affiliate Germanwings do not use psychological testing once the pilots have made it through the selection process. Psychological assessment and screening is not held in as high esteem in Germany as it is in the United States. Perhaps it should be. A fitness-for-duty evaluation asks this important question: Can the pilot safely and effectively perform his job from a mental health and cognitive standpoint? The deliberate destruction of Flight 9525 by a single person, most likely related to some grievance or other unknown intrinsic motivation that he took to the grave, can also be considered an act of terrorism. The action constitutes the unlawful use of violence against the passengers on the flight to further some yet unknown objective. Research on the perpetrators of terrorism has revealed that a single person is capable of executing odd, unexplainable violent actions. Their behaviors may be related to a political or social framework, or it may be associated with something deeply personal. Examples include Richard Reid, the failed shoe bomber; Eric Rudolph, the Olympic bomber; or Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber. In 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army officer and psychiatrist, went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 and wounding 32. And in 2012, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a 38-year-old father of two, opened fire and killed 16 innocent Afghan civilians. When examining Germanwings Flight 9525 from the \"cockpit of the human mind,\" one must ask this question: How can we ever predict or prevent tragedies like these when we can never truly know what lurks in the mind of another human being? As a psychologist, I would, of course, advocate for more rigorous psychological screening and regular testing for pilots, as well as instituting additional security measures to prevent future incidents like this. Just as aircraft are inspected and maintained, it is important to regularly evaluate one of the more fragile components of modern aviation -- the pilots operating the plane. But, just as the overwhelming majority of automobile accidents are caused by driver error, with a human mind at the helm of an aircraft, there will always be an element of unpredictability present. And, unless we had a \"flight recorder\" for the human brain, we will never really know what took place inside the mind of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. One thing is for sure: the tragic events of Flight 9525 will surely renew conversation about what happened to Flight MH370 -- the biggest aviation mystery since Amelia Earhart vanished in 1937 -- and the role that human factors may have played in its disappearance.","highlights":"Eric Zillmer: It's hard to predict or prevent tragedies like the Germanwings crash . He says German airlines should consider more rigorous psychological screening and testing for pilots .","id":"541b149eda08b33415f4c6f2ce5bd57eb9cff4da","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Alps, taking with it all 148 people aboard.\nA preliminary report by Airbus, the manufacturer of the plane, shows that Lubitz had repeatedly complained of anxiety to colleagues since early 2012. But investigators have not been able to confirm why Lubitz decided to take his own life.\nThe plane was carrying passengers from 18 nations, including five Americans. Some of them were traveling to soccer's World Cup competition.\nHere's what we know about those who died:\nA 28-year-old German woman\nClaudia Kammerer, 28, was remembered as a quiet, intelligent woman who had a deep passion for languages.\n\"She loved to travel,\" her father, Thomas Kammerer, told CNN affiliate NDR. \"She loved to learn languages -- that's what she did here in Leipzig at the university, she wanted to become a teacher of English, Spanish, French and Italian.\"\nHe said she had gone to college in Paris and Berlin, but chose to work for a German company after graduation. He said that for him, she had seemed to \"fit in well\" in France.\n\"She was always a free spirit and always lived life to the fullest,\" Kammerer said. \"We don't understand it ourselves. We can only assume that it is the result of an illness.\"\nTwo sisters: 4 and 1\nDora Martinez was a 4-year-old Spanish native who was a talented tennis player who was headed to France with her sister, Daniela, and their parents to play in the U14 tournament in the French town of Roissy en France.\nMartinez had also been an artist with a great interest in drawing. Her teacher, Sandra Paredes, said Dora \"was a fighter, because the diagnosis was tough\" for the 4-year-old.\nDaniela Martinez was 1.\nA German schoolgirl, 8\nSusanna Schwinge was on her way to see her father who lives in Paris.\n\"She was not that keen on coming over here because she had been to Paris already and seen Disneyland, so now we are really missing her so very much,\" Schwinge's cousin, Andrea Schmid, told CNN.\nAnother cousin, Stefan Kuhn, was devastated, telling the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that Susanna Schwinge's parents were distraught.\n\"They are in deep"}
{"article":"A French teacher from Florida has been suspended for five days without pay after she was accused of calling her 14-year-old Muslim student a 'raghead Taliban' when he walked into class wearing a hoodie. The administrative complaint filed against Maria Valdes also claimed that, when the teacher called on on  Deyab-Houssein Wardani, she once asked 'Okay the Taliban, what is the answer?' It also alleged that the Cypress Bay High School teacher would say 'Ah no! The Taliban is here' when he walked into the classroom and would refer to him as a 'terrorista,' which is Spanish for terrorist. Scroll down for video . A French teacher from Florida has been suspended for five days without pay for allegedly calling her 14-year-old Muslim student\u00a0Deyab-Houssein Wardani (pictured) a 'raghead Taliban' Deyab-Houssein, who did not know the Taliban referred to a terrorist organization until he asked his parents, said the other students in his class laughed at the nickname. 'I would not expect this from a teacher, teachers are supposed to set an example for their students,' he told the Sun Sentinel. 'It's very sad that people still think like that, that all Muslims are your average daily terrorist.' Valdes will also have to undergo a diversity training program. The punishment is not enough for Deyab-Houssein's father Youssef, who said that, at a minimum, he believes the teacher should have been suspended for a year without pay - if not fired. Wardani said the five-day suspension amounted to a 'vacation'. He made his anger loud and clear after the punishment was passed down at the Broward School Board's meeting on Tuesday. The father told school administrations they should 'all be removed for bullying,' according to Local 10. Superintendent Robert W. Runcie, who filed the administrative complaint after he was notified of Valdes' alleged comments, said the matter was taken 'very seriously' and was addressed with the 'appropriate sense of urgency'. 'I take a lot of exception to any statement, or\u00a0suggestion\u00a0that somehow this administration and school board did\u00a0nothing or was ever lax in our response', he said, according to the Miami Herald. The punishment is not enough for Deyab-Houssein's father Youssef, who said that, at a minimum, he believes the teacher should have been suspended for a year without pay - if not fired . During the meeting Runcie, a Jamaican immigrant, said that he had personally been affected by racism. He shared the story of when he watched his mother get shot in the face by a man who blamed Jamaican immigrants for his inability to get a job. Wardani said this was not the first time his son, who is half Lebanese and half Moroccan, has experienced discrimination. In the fourth-grade a school bus driver who knew Deyab-Houssein was Muslim told him 'we're going to wipe you off the face of this planet and turn you into dust and sand,' Wardani told the Sun Sentinel. Although the school board voted unanimously to discipline the teacher, Wardani was not done fighting after the meeting was over. 'I promise you for the rest of my life, until my dying breath, I'm going to make sure no child goes through what my Deyab-Houssein had to go through,' said Wardani, who has reached out to the FBI . 'This is motivating me to work harder,' Deyab-Houssein said. 'To prove that I am not a random guy who you can call a Taliban' 'I promise you for the rest of my life, until my dying breath, I'm going to make sure no child goes through what my Deyab-Houssein had to go through,' he told the Miami Herald. Wardani said he has reached out to the FBI. District administrators said the degree of punishment that could be leveled against Valdes was limited because of an agreement with the Teachers Union. As for Deyab-Houssein, he said he is 'very proud' of his father and is getting support from his peers, but that he now feels a 'strange vibe' from his French teacher, 'like she doesn't want me to be there.' 'This is motivating me to work harder,' he said. 'To prove that I am not a random guy who you can call a Taliban.'","highlights":"Florida French teacher Maria Valdes would allegedly say 'Ah no! The Taliban is here' when Deyab-Houssein Wardani walked into class . Administrative complaint claimed she also called on him in class by asking 'Okay Taliban, what is the answer?' Valdes received a five-day suspension and must undergo diversity training . Wardani's father Youssef believes the teacher should have been suspended for at least a year - if not fired . District administrators said the degree of punishment that could be leveled against Valdes was limited because of a teachers union agreement .","id":"6186daf2d11b0559624cf1ba95b3dd603354a4f7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Khoury says she repeatedly used the word 'raghead' to refer to the student.\nThe complaint also says Khoury called him a 'Taliban.' The school district, which is located in the city of Melbourne near Orlando in Florida, said Khoury was suspended because the comments were made 'in the classroom' in front of other students. But Khoury argued that the student had walked into the class wearing a hoodie, which she argued is a religious symbol in some places of the world. According to CNN, the teacher said she called the hoodie a 'raghead' to make light of the student's religion.\n\"To me, it's not an ethnic slur,\" she said. \"It's a colloquialism that I used to get my point across - it doesn't mean anything bad. I use it to describe a fashion trend, not ethnic or religious groups.\"\nWhen a student who was not wearing a hoodie entered the room, Khoury said she called him \"an Amish person,\" although there is no evidence a student in the class, or in the building, was Amish. Khoury explained that she used the term to make a \"fashion statement\" about clothing. Khoury said the school's principal called her into her office Monday and asked her why she used the term 'raghead,' which they said was inappropriate, to which she explained the term.\n\"I know it's disrespectful, but we have this joke around the office because of the fashion trends,\" she said. \"I don't know. I had my reasons.\" Khoury explained her actions to the principal as \"insubordination,\" and said that she would not do it again. She said the student was called into the principal's office after he walked into class wearing a hoodie. She said that when he walked into class, he sat down in an \"aggresive\" manner, which led her to make the statement in front of other students.\nIn her complaint, Khoury says that she is a devout Christian and that the students never asked her to stop using the term 'raghead.' The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is currently investigating the incident and has not yet issued a statement. Khoury is being represented by a civil rights attorney in the matter and plans to file a civil suit against the school district if she is fired as she has been suspended without pay.\nRead"}
{"article":"A single mother-of-three who is on benefits says she would love to work but employers won't give her a chance as she's overweight. Vicky Benson, 33, from Gateshead, tipped the scales at 28st and said she has struggled to lose weight despite her efforts to diet. 'I am well and truly overweight. This big tummy doesn't seem to budge,' she said on the latest edition of Channel 5 documentary Benefits Britain: Life On The Dole. Vicky, pictured on Channel 5 documentary Benefits Britain, says she would like to work but employers won't give a chance because she's 'well and truly overweight' 'I have tried to lose weight, I have tried everything.\u00a0It's hard to diet, what's right for you, what not to eat, what to have in place of the rubbish. The temptation of just saying, \"I'm just going for a kebab\".' She said she has tried to find work but hasn't been successful and is angry that, as a result, her handouts have been sanctioned. She used to get \u00a3270 a week benefits but this was cut to \u00a3200 a week when she failed to apply for enough jobs. 'It's terrible living on benefits, it's not what I want. I have looked at a lot of cleaning jobs, coffee shops, shoe shops, everything but I never hear anything back,' she said. 'If there are two people standing for the same job and one is big and one is slim, they will take the slim one.' As a single mother to twins Lexi and Levi, five, and daughter Chloe, 13, as well as looking after a dog, Vicky says she's no stranger to hard work. The single mother has been on the dole for eight years and is angry her benefits have been cut recently because she hasn't applied for enough jobs . 'It's a full-time job looking after three kids, in fact it's probably harder,' she pointed out. She has been living off handouts for eight years after quitting a job she had as a cleaner. She said: 'I last worked in 2007. I had a job cleaning in sheltered accommodation. I did it for eight weeks. It didn't work out so I just gave it in. Maybe I should have stuck at it and tried harder.' After her twins started at school, Vicky was warned her benefits would be sanctioned if she didn't demonstrate she was actively seeking work. But she said she struggled to find a job because of her size, lack of qualifications and the fact she would have to fit it in around childcare. Vicky, pictured applying for jobs with her daughter, said she is trying to find work . She said it's not fair her benefits have been cut as a result of her not applying for enough jobs. 'I applied for four jobs as they were the only ones suitable for me to do. As a result, my benefits have been sanctioned as they said it wasn't enough,' she explained. 'I'm really angry at the fact they can put the sanction on me when I have kids. There are others who don't have kids and lie through their teeth and still get their money,' she said. Vicky's sister, Paula, said she didn't believe the job centre have done enough to help dyslexic Vicky find work. She said: 'It's wrong she was sanctioned for something she had done, but not done enough of. It's not like she hadn't done anything. Vicky's three children and her dog, pictured, keep her busy and she hated having to visit a food bank recently in order to feed them thanks to her benefits being sanctioned . 'She's a nice person, she's honest. she's reliable. I definitely think she could work given the chance.' Vicky added that she attended a course in order to keep her benefits but it wasn't helpful. 'The course was rubbish, it was on how to set up your own business - that's never going to happen to me. I couldn't wait to get home, it was a waste of time,' she said. As a result of her benefits cut, the single mother had to go to a food bank in order to feed her children, something she said made her feel like a 'scrounger' and that she doesn't want to do again. She said she intends to join a local slimming group so she can get the support she needs to lose weight and she hopes once she's slimmer, she will get be given the opportunity to work. Benefits Britain: Life On The Dole is on C5 Mondays at 9pm or catch up On Demand 5 .","highlights":"Vicky Benson, 33, from Gateshead, tipped the scales at 28st . She has struggled to lose weight despite her efforts to diet . Been on the dole for eight years . She said employers won't give her a chance because of her size . Had her handouts sanctioned when she failed she apply for enough jobs . Believes this isn't fair as she had three children to feed .","id":"6985497da8a7ccc91475bb5da38df176f6350110","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" lost a total of 16st. She says she hasn't been offered any job interviews.\n\"I've had a full body transformation and I'm so much happier than I was before. Now I'm just looking for a job - but employers tell me the same thing all the time, they look at me and won't employ me because of my weight.\"\nVicky was born in South Africa to a mother of British descent and a father who had been conscripted into the South African army. The family emigrated to England in the late 1970s, living in London, Liverpool and later Gateshead.\n\"My mum's family owned a very successful bakery and pastry shop. So I grew up surrounded by all different kinds of delicious food. We had a big garden with apple and pear trees as well as a vegetable patch. My parents also grew their own fresh herbs. I used to help my mum in the bakery when I was older. The job of making the pies used to be my favourite part - I loved to do the crimping.\"\nVicky was educated in South Africa and in the UK. She went to university to study history, but after leaving the first year of a three-year course, decided that wasn't what she really wanted to do.\n\"I was going to go to university but I didn't really want to do it. I'd always wanted to be a beautician. I was a little bit worried that I wouldn't have the skills to get the job, so I decided I didn't want to spend the money and I would just work and go back to university later.\nVicky worked at McDonald's in the UK and was promoted quickly, but when a new business took over the shop, her boss gave her a very poor reference. Vicky found it very difficult to find work after leaving university and ended up being employed in a clothes shop, although she was bullied by one of the senior staff.\n\"I did well in the shop and was well liked but then the senior manager joined and she didn't really like me. I was made to feel very uncomfortable and she also started to bully me. I thought I would just do a good job and ignore her. But the bullying got so bad I felt I had no choice but to ask for a transfer. They said they couldn't give me one, so I went to my manager and she said she couldn't help me and so that"}
{"article":"Monty Python member Eric Idle attended the Royal School Wolverhampton . A \u00a329,000-a-year boarding school will scrap all its fees this September to become one of David Cameron's latest free schools. The Royal School Wolverhampton, whose former pupils include the Monty Python member Eric Idle, will become a state school \u2013 with no fees to attend. The boarding school was one of 49 new free schools announced by the Prime Minister yesterday as part of a major expansion of the policy which allows schools to be set up by community groups including parents, charities or teachers. An extra 500 free schools will be opened by 2020 under a Conservative government, Mr Cameron said. The Royal School Wolverhampton is the latest of several private schools to scrap fees and take state funding via the free schools programme. The most prestigious was Liverpool College, while others included William Hulme Grammar School in Manchester, Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Grammar School in Blackburn, and Chetwynde School in Barrow in Furness. Pupils at the school who don\u2019t board currently pay fees of \u00a313,230 \u2013 but this will fall to nothing from September. Families of children who board will see their fees drop to a boarding charge of between \u00a310,000 and \u00a314,000 a year. The school, in grounds of 25 acres, currently has 538 pupils, of whom 139 are boarders. As a state school it will expand to 1,200 children, with boarders dropping slightly to around 110. Free schools were introduced in 2010 to allow parents and community groups to set up their own schools. They are independent from local authorities but must still undergo Ofsted inspections. Supporters say they help to drive up standards by creating competition with existing schools, but Labour has opposed their creation in areas with a surplus of places where they are not needed. The new plan to open at least 500 of the schools by 2020 mean an extra 270,000 places. In a speech in London, Mr Cameron said: 'If you vote Conservative, you will see the continuation of the free schools programme at the rate you've seen in the last three years. 'That means, over the next parliament, we hope to open at least 500 new free schools resulting in 270,000 new school places. 'Remember - we're the only party that is committed to this. The only party that's opening up the education system so we can get more good places for your children. The Royal School Wolverhampton was one of 49 new free schools announced by the Prime Minister yesterday . 'And isn't that what every parent wants - a great education for their child? You deserve the security of knowing your child is getting just that. And with the Conservatives you should expect nothing less.' He also backed the idea of existing grammar schools. Taking questions from the audience, Mr Cameron was asked about comments he made in 2007 that a 'pledge to build more grammar schools would be an electoral albatross'. He insisted: 'I have never said that grammar schools are an albatross, grammar schools are good schools and I like good schools. I want there to be good schools for people to send their children to. 'What I've said about grammar schools is, like other schools that are good, if they want to expand they should be able to expand. I have been very consistent about that.' Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said she would not allow free schools to make a profit, despite the move being supported by her predecessor Michael Gove. She said she wanted each school to 'make the right choice for them' about whether to become a free school or academy. David Cameron talks with school children during a visit to The Green School for girls in west London today . Asked if she could rule out a Tory government allowing free schools to make a profit, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'Yes I can rule it out, I think having for profit education is something that would make me feel very uncomfortable and it is not something that is needed. 'We have excellent sponsors like charities and others or parent groups wanting to run schools and they are doing an excellent job up and down the country.' Mrs Morgan's insistence that there would be no profit-making schools for the whole of the next parliament suggests a shift in policy from her predecessor. Mr Gove, who lost his job as Education Secretary in July, had advocated allowing profit-making to encourage companies to set up successful free schools. In May 2012 he said: 'It's my belief that we could move to that situation but at the moment it's important to recognise that the free schools movement is succeeding without that element and I think we should cross that bridge when we come to it.' Labour has criticised the free schools policy, claiming it can lead to money being channelled to areas where there is a surplus of school places instead of being targeted at areas where classes are overcrowded.","highlights":"Royal School Wolverhampton will become a state school this year . Boarding school one of 49 free schools announced by the PM yesterday . Cameron said there would be 500 more free schools by the end of 2020 . Comes on top of more than 400 opened under the\u00a0coalition\u00a0government . Free schools can be opened by parents, charities and teaching groups .","id":"2e4d1beaf199ceb4cf8ee25d48193c7d5e6e94cb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"hampton has taken the drastic action after losing the majority of its pupils to the state sector after the creation of the neighbouring Dormston Sixth Form College.\nThe school was last night praised by Prime Minister David Cameron.\nThe PM said the move was \"groundbreaking\" and promised that successful free schools would be \"fast-tracked\" if they were \"good\" schools.\nIn the wake of last week\u2019s historic defeat in the European elections in which it lost nearly four-fifths of its number, Labour has gone into some sort of free school mode and the Department for Education has announced a \u00a320m fund to help existing schools take on the role of academies in the state sector.\n\u201cWe are determined that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are given the opportunity to gain the qualifications and skills they need to fulfil their potential and succeed in life. If there are any schools that want to convert we will fast-track this process.\u201d\nMeanwhile a new survey published today suggests that free schools are not yet \u2018firing on all cylinders\u2019.\nThe research from the think-tank Reform shows that half of all free schools have no pupils on roll yet, many have had difficulty getting them into their school, and almost half (45 per cent) are losing some of their students to the state sector.\nIt shows that of the 90 free schools that opened since January 2011, only two have been designated outstanding by Ofsted, compared with 19 under Labour\u2019s academies programme.\nThe report also looks at the reasons behind these low grades and reveals that there are \u201cmajor barriers\u201d for the school and governing bodies in obtaining premises, funding and teachers.\nReform says these barriers were partly caused by the Government\u2019s introduction of a new admissions regime for free schools, a lack of resources for new schools, and the Department for Education\u2019s refusal to offer new free schools free premises as in the past.\nAt The Royal School Wolverhampton the decision was made to close the school and re-open as a free school. They have been rebranded the Wolverhampton Academy and have taken over the Dormston building. Ofsted's last Ofsted visit was in 2005, and was in the bottom 25 per cent in the country. So a new free school was formed and taken over, with all the difficulties that free schools have. You can see their Ofsted report here.\nOne would have hoped that they were better prepared for this, but"}
{"article":"Seydou Keita scored a late equaliser to give Roma the advantage in this all-Italian Europa League last-16 tie - and saved team-mate Adem Ljalic's blushes at the same time. Ljalic had the chance to cancel out Josip Ilicic's first-half opener with a penalty on the hour mark but saw his effort saved by Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto. The away goal for Roma could be vital as the second-place Serie A side look to take the initiative in the return leg at the Stadio Olimpico next week. Seydou Keita runs over to team-mate Gervinho to celebrate his equalising goal for Roma against Fiorentina . Josip Ilicic celebrates scoring the opening goal for Fiorentina but it was Roma who would later be laughing . Fiorentina (4-3-3): Neto; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Basanta, Alonso; Badelj, Pizarro (Fernandez 46 minutes), Valero (Aquilani 72); Joaquin, Ilicic (Babacar 81), Salah. Unused subs: Lezzerini, Pasqual, Richards, Vargas. Goal: Ilicic 17. Booked: Pizarro, Alonso, Ilicic, Neto, Badelj. Manager:\u00a0Vincenzo Montella . Roma (4-3-3): Skorupski; Torosidis, Manolas (Astori 26), Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Nainggolan, De Rossi (Pjanic 22), Keita; Florenzi, Ljajic (Gervinho 75), Iturbe. Unused subs: Cole, De Sanctis, Doumbia, Verde. Goal: Keita 77. Penalty missed: Ljajic 60. Booked: Nainggolan. Manager:\u00a0Rudi Garcia. Referee:\u00a0Antonio Mateh Lahoz. The hosts started stronger, and it was no surprise when Mohamed Salah fashioned the chance for the opening goal after 17 minutes. Salah has been a revelation since arriving in Serie A on loan from Chelsea, with six goals in seven appearances, and he continued his good run of form by playing Ilicic in for the opener. With Fiorentina on the counter-attack, Salah picked up the ball on the left flank - slightly unfamiliar for him - and drove forward at pace. No challenges came in and the Egyptian had the simple task of slipping the ball between two defenders to the feet of Ilicic, who took a touch to compose himself before smashing a left-footed drive past Lukasz Skorupski at his near post. Roma came more into it as the half went on and missed good opportunities through Juan Manuel Iturbe and Alessandro Florenzi but they did also lose both captain Daniel de Rossi and Kostas Manolas to injury. Radja Nainggolan also picked up a booking meaning he will miss the second leg in the Italian capital. After the break the two sides edged back into their shells a little in fear of giving away more of an advantage, but the game burst back into life on the hour mark. Fiorentina fans hold up an impressive tifo mosaic at the Artemio Franchi stadium ahead of the last-16 tie . Ilicic's shot flies into the net at Lukasz Skorupski's near post after he latched on to Mohamed Salah's pass . Ilicic (hidden) is mobbed by his team-mates after opening the scoring at the Artemio Franchi stadium . Iturbe broke clear down the right and, one-on-one with Neto, tried to dodge past the Fiorentina keeper but was brought down. The protests were fierce as the Brazilian clearly got a hand to the ball but referee Antonio Mateh Lahoz refused to waver. Ljalic stepped up and hit the penalty hard and low but Neto dived low to his right to palm it away. Brazilian goalkeeper Neto brought down Juan Manuel Iturbe to give away a penalty on the hour mark . But Neto swept himself down, got back between the sticks and brilliantly saved Adem Ljalic's penalty . But Roma were not to be denied for too long. Just 17 minutes later Keita found space to nod in Florenzi's corner and grab the crucial away goal. Fiorentina could have restored a lead moments later but\u00a0Milan Badelj was brilliantly stopped by\u00a0Skorupski. But it was not enough, Roma take a slender lead back to the Stadio Olimpico next Thursday. Keita crashed in an equaliser with his head to give Roma the first-leg advantage on Thursday . Keita found himself in acres of space to level the scores and put Roma in the driving seat of the tie . Mohamed Salah set up Fiorentina's opening goal with a bursting run but it was not enough to secure the win .","highlights":"Mohamed Salah set up\u00a0Josip Ilicic to open the scoring in the 17th minute . Adem Ljalic had the chance to equalise but his penalty was saved . Seydou Keita was allowed a free header with 13 minutes left to equalise .","id":"a456fc12233920541d9984c55765ff155621f173","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" was dismissed for a bad foul on Lazio's Brazilian striker Libor Kozak on the hour, meaning Roma had to play out the final stages of their tie with 10 men.\nBut former Barcelona midfielder Keita struck deep into injury-time to prevent Roma losing their first leg 1-0.\nThe draw at the Olimpico was as good a result as Lazio could have hoped for as they head back to Rome with a good chance of winning next week's return fixture (Thursday).\nKeita's strike was even more dramatic in the context of the match as Roma were looking to have gone through on away goals having led 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Feb. 21.\nWith only five minutes remaining, Keita cut in from the left and struck a low shot that took a slight deflection en route into the net, with goalkeeper Federico Marchetti wrong-footed.\nAs Roma defender Kostas Manolas had been red-carded by a linesman in the second half, Lazio had a numerical advantage for all of extra time and should have sealed victory as the final whistle approached.\nBut they found the pacey Kozak on the left of the area unmarked, with only Juan Jesus to beat.\nKozak had the ball in the net within seconds, only for a goal-line clearance from Federico Balzaretti to deny him before Lazio were furious with the referee for his refusal to award a corner.\nA furious protest followed the decision and as the final whistle went there was more of the same from Lazio's players and management, with Ljajic in the centre of a group of furious Italians as Marchetti ran over to celebrate.\nEarlier, Lazio's Brazilian midfielder Hernanes had fired them into the lead from the spot, although Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic had an even easier chance to equalise from the spot.\nHowever, he failed to find the target and Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis blocked his shot as Marchetti saved his effort.\nLazio were indebted to an extraordinary performance from their goalkeeper, who ensured they took the lead into the second leg with his incredible saves in the first half.\nDe Sanctis made a brilliant low stop to deny Mattia Destro from the edge of the area, just before the home side took the lead with a brilliant solo effort.\nPjanic did not even make contact with the ball"}
{"article":"The charity race at Cheltenham is supposed to be all about the taking part - except when serial winners Sir Alex Ferguson and multi-champion trainer Paul Nicholls are involved. Co-owner Fergie and Nicholls were so keen for the Ditcheat trainer\u2019s head lad Clifford Baker to ride the winner that his fancied mount Rainy City, who cost \u00a3100,000, had exploited the grey areas of eligibility for the last race on the Festival card yesterday. The regulations, confirmed by a Cheltenham spokeswoman, state that horses in the line-up should all have been given an average BHA rating to ensure a competitive race. Sir Alex Ferguson (right) and Paul Nicholls (left) were at Cheltenham to watch Rainy City finish fifth . Yet Rainy City, who is highly thought of in the Nicholls yard, had no BHA rating, and rival jockeys were concerned that Fergie\u2019s horse was far superior to the rest of the field. The get-out clause buried in the fine print was that any horse without a rating could be handicapped by Cheltenham at their discretion. In the event, Rainy City finished an outpaced fifth, having led for most of the 1m 5f. Nicholls said: \u2018Of course we wanted to win. But it\u2019s a charity race and we entered to give Clifford a ride.\u2019 Arena Racing Company, who own racecourses that stage 40 per cent of UK fixtures, still chose to hold their annual drinks party during Cheltenham, even though it is not one of their tracks. ARC are owned by the Reuben brothers, the billionaire property developers who have caused serious upset by closing down popular racecourse Hereford and moving its meetings to the over-raced Chepstow and Uttoxeter tracks. Hereford is now empty most of the time as part of a long-term property play between the local council and the Reuben brothers, who are never seen at the races. Arena Racing Company were among many companies hosting their annual drinks at Cheltenham . It doesn\u2019t say much for the commitment to developing homegrown cricket talent that England selector Mike Newell, in his other role as Nottinghamshire\u2019s director of cricket, has signed Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor as a Kolpak player. The 29-year-old has played 23 Tests and 166 ODIs. The move follows another England selector, Middlesex boss Angus Fraser, bringing in New Zealander James Franklin on an Irish passport. Minister for Sport Helen Grant is a guest of the British Horseracing Authority and Jockey Club at Cheltenham today. But Grant, a modest drinker, is unlikely to embrace the liquid Festival hospitality as heartily as one of her predecessors did last year. The former minister was barely able to walk through the car parks after the meeting. Minister for Sport Helen Grant, a modest drinker, is unlikely to end up like a predecessor at Cheltenham . LTA back in fat cat mode . LTA chief executive Michael Downey has yet to justify an annual salary and benefits package of \u00a3434,000 plus a massive one-off relocation payment of \u00a3190,000. Nor did the Canadian do his image much good by wearing a GB tracksuit top during last weekend\u2019s Davis Cup triumph over the USA in Glasgow \u2014 a cardinal sin for a sports administrator. LTA chairman David Gregson had said Downey would receive a \u00a3300,000 salary on his appointment but it seems the excesses of the Roger Draper regime are already in danger of being repeated. LTA chief executive Michael Downey was not his usual suited self in Glasgow - he wore a GB tracksuit top . There will be only five more racing days after Saturday before Clare Balding turns her back on presenting the sport following Royal Ascot. But the Balding effect has not boosted Channel 4\u2019s viewing figures \u2014 quite the reverse. The Cheltenham peak of 996,000 was down again on Wednesday, year on year, by 20,000. And the last time Cheltenham enjoyed four consecutive days of 1m-plus ratings was pre-Balding in 2012, when Highflyer produced the coverage and John McCririck, John Francome and Derek Thompson were all still on board. Clare Balding arrives at Cheltenham Festival, but her presence has not helped viewing figures . Only Cheltenham could consider \u00a330,000 for two season tickets in the Cheltenham Club good value. However, 100 of the 300 memberships available for the grand top-floor facility in the new \u00a345million grandstand, which are being sold on a minimum three-year basis, have already been bought. And that\u2019s where AP McCoy will be found at Cheltenham next year, having been signed up as the Club ambassador. AP McCoy will be among those in the Cheltenham Club next year, having signed up to be its ambassador .","highlights":"Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Nicholls-owned exploited grey areas of eligility for Rainy City to ride in the charity race at Cheltenham . But Rainy City led most of the 1m 5f before finishing an outpaced fifth . Arena Racing Company hold their annual drinks at Cheltenham despite it not being one of the 40 per cent of tracks they own in the country . England selector Mike Newell has signed Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor as a Kolpak player in his Nottinghamshire role . A former minister had trouble walking due to drink at Cheltenham last year . LTA chief Michael Downey committed a sports administrator cardinal sin . Clare Balding's presence has not boosted Channel 4\u2019s viewing figures . A third of \u00a330,000 memberships  in the Cheltenham Club have been sold .","id":"58fc24bc5da79163d566ec48654377075f9d4bf2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"cheat Stable star to end a barren 16-race run over hurdles that he did so in last year's Foxhunter Chase with a couple of fences to spare and an eight-length victory.\nNicholls also saddled the mare to win the Tote Scoop6 Supreme Chase in 2007 and, this year, she came home well ahead of Nicholls' other contender, Chico De La Tour, to claim the John Smith's Mares' Hurdle.\nFerguson has the better record of the two over fences. Although Nicholls won the JCB Triumph Chase on his first appearance in 2001 with Black Jack Ketch, the trainer's most prolific Cheltenham performer is Katenko, who ran to a mark of 170 last season when he won last year's County Hurdle at the Festival.\nNicholls can't take his pick from many of the 18 horses he has booked into this year's meeting and, if they do go, Katenko would be a better option than the unbeaten but injury-prone favourite Kauto Star. If Kauto Star was a jockey it would have been suspended after losing \"six stone\" in weight in the eight years since his first Festival appearance in 2003 when he was ridden by Robbie Power.\nEven as a racehorse his record over fences is patchy. Katenko is no more than the seventh favourite for the two-mile race that opens the Cheltenham Festival, a race in which last year's winner Punjabi looked good going down by 16 lengths.\nHowever, the biggest risk facing Nicholls is the horse that can't be called. Kempton's big-race winner, Bobs Worth, will stay three miles as a novice but won't run at Cheltenham, or any other festival, this season.\n\"When you're lucky enough to have a horse like Kauto Star you might as well keep going and if that involves putting him in a two-mile race, what is the worst that is going to happen?\" said Nicholls. \"It might not work but it's a good problem to have and as long as he's sound I'll go for it.\"\nThe same applies to Nicholls' other Festival runner, Big Buck's. Big Buck's became only the fourth horse to be crowned three-time Champion Hurdle winner on Sunday after the eight-year wait for K"}
{"article":"The daughter of a man on trial for murder in the 1979 disappearance of six-year-old Etan Patz testified Monday about her father's unusual behavior in an effort to show that he is mentally ill. Becky Hernandez, speaking publicly for the first time about the murder case against her father, Pedro Hernandez, said she wasn't allowed out with friends as a youngster unless she had a written invitation and two weeks' notice \u2014 and her father held her hand crossing the street until she was 14. The 25-year-old described how he would\u00a0clean their Maple Shade, New Jersey, home profusely, the court heard, and cook dinner starting at 2 a.m. \u2014 the same food every night: chicken, rice and beans. She said the case has caused a huge strain on her life - preventing her from getting a masters degree because the looming criminal proceedings meant 'she couldn't concentrate'. Harrowing testimony: Becky Hernandez (pictured arriving in court today) said her father Pedro (right), who has been accused of killing six-year-old Etan Patz, said she wasn't allowed to go out with friends unless she had a written invitation and he would hold her hand while crossing the street until she was 14 years old . The defense is trying to show Pedro Hernandez's 2012 confession to choking the boy is a delusion. She told the court her father was hours early for everything and would not allow her to be home alone. He would sleep for hours during the day, rarely socialized and insisted on sitting in the same church pew every Sunday, she testified. She also said he saw shadowy figures, a lady in white, and one time said he awoke to find a bald man choking him who then disappeared. She'd come home to find him talking to himself. But they didn't call the doctors. 'We knew he wasn't well, and we didn't want to hurt his feelings,' she said. 'You know how children sometimes believe in something? That's the type of response we had. My mom always taught me that what he sees and what he believes is not what we have to see.' Hernandez said stress over her father's case prevented her from getting a master's degree. 'I was studying and every single time I had to take a test there was something related to my dad,' she said, choking up.  'I couldn't concentrate.' She began crying when asked if she loved her father despite his behavior. Support: Pictured with her attorney Harvey Fishbein (left) and mother Rosemary (right), she told the New York court how she couldn't get a masters degree as a result of the case because she 'couldn't concentrate' 'He's protective because he loves me,' she said. '...It's the little things that show that he cares. And that's why I love him.' The defendant had no visible reaction as his daughter testified, but he smiled as she walked by during a break. Earlier, he turned around to wave and smile at his wife, who was sitting in the benches. Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon on cross-examination sought to show Hernandez was strict and abusive and that he still tries to control her from prison. Pedro Hernandez made a stunning confession in 2012 to choking Etan in the basement of a convenience store where he worked, after police questioned him on a tip. Over the years, he told a prayer circle, a neighbor and his ex-wife that he had harmed a child in New York. At least five people testified about what he said during the trial. Family: Stanley Patz, father of Etan Patz, and his daughter Shira Patz, left, arrive at Manhattan Supreme Court for another day of testimony . Etan vanished on his way to school on May 25, 1979. His disappearance helped galvanize the modern-day missing children's movement; his picture was one of the first to appear on a milk carton. Over the years, the case bounced around between detectives and units and from local police to federal agents and back. There's been no physical evidence. During his confession, Hernandez told detectives that he tossed the boy's bag up onto a freezer in the basement of the convenience store. 'If the freezer is still there, the book bag should be there,' Hernandez told detectives. But the shop was closed and cleared out in the early 1980s, its contents tossed, and it's not clear whether police were present at the time. No body was ever found. Hernandez's attorneys are trying to show that his 2012 confession (left) to choking Etan (right) following his disappearance in 1979 is a delusion .","highlights":"Becky Hernandez, 25, described how her father Pedro was controlling . Needed a written invitation to go out with friends and two weeks notice . Told court he held her hand while she crossed street until she was 14 . Defense is trying to prove her father's 2012 confession is a delusion .","id":"ede1a958f913d7ba3e7d0f39a3649605a8dc1963","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for the first time, described the odd behavior \u2013 like the time he told her he was the Messiah \u2013 that she said drove her mother to divorce him in 1977, just four years before Etan disappeared.\nPatricia Bradley Hernandez, now 61, and her son's 67-year-old father were arrested in New York in May 2012 and charged with kidnapping Etan after his disappearance at a Lower Manhattan convenience store as he walked home with his mother from school in May 1979. They deny killing Etan, but prosecutors say his body, which was never found, is buried somewhere in New York or New Jersey.\nMORE: \"I Saw Him 3 Days Before He Disappeared. My Daughter Knew He'd Been Killed'\nJesse Friedman, a 39-year-old teacher who served nearly nine years in prison after he was arrested in 1988 for sexually abusing eight of his young students in suburban Chicago, is hoping to make a similar argument about his mental health when his trial resumes in Illinois. His parents, who helped finance his defense, also are expected to testify in his defense.\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say if you\u2019re sick in the head if you\u2019re sick enough to be a rapist,\u201d said one of their attorneys, Leonard Levine, during opening statements in his trial last year.\nThe jury in that trial deadlocked after just five hours, but the judge in the case, Sheila Murphy, allowed the prosecution to retry the case without calling new witnesses. It is expected to resume Thursday.\nMeanwhile, another man stands trial just a day away on charges he killed the 6-year-old girl in 1989, after allegedly luring her into his car while he was working as a busboy at an Atlanta-area restaurant. (In 2000, he was also charged with the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in the same area).\nA 50-year-old convicted killer in Connecticut was spared the death penalty after a jury found in 2010 that his crime was committed in the heat of passion and, therefore, was not a capital offense.\nAt last year\u2019s trial, prosecutors in the Etan Patz case played an audiotape for jurors in which they say Jesse Friedman tells them that his parents had sex every night, as do 12-year-olds. In the audio, Friedman said he witnessed sexual abuse by his"}
{"article":"London Mayor Boris Johnson has hit out at the 'human rights' group who claimed Britain was to blame for Jihadi John's murderous actions. He tore into controversial campaigner Asim Qureshi today branding suggestions UK authorities caused the ISIS killer's radicalisation '100% the wrong way up'. The outspoken mayor then added: 'If you're a human rights group then you should be sticking up for the human rights of those who are being beheaded in Syria and northern Iraq.' Scroll down for video . London mayor Boris Johnson today hit back at the group who have blamed the radicalisation of Jihadi John on British security services . Mr Johnson (left) slammed prisoners' rights group Cage after the group's leader Asim Qureshi (right) called into his radio show and claimed security services may have made Jihadi John feel unwelcome in the UK . Prisoners rights group Cage held a press conference in which they called Mohammed Emwazi - unmasked as Jihadi John last week - 'a beautiful man' who was 'harassed' by British security services. After widespread condemnation of the group and their comments, the London Mayor took on Qureshi, the group's leader, today. Qureshi called into Mr Johnson's radio show on London's LBC radio this morning, claiming his defence of Emwazi had been 'unfairly represented'. But Mr Johnson refused to go back on his previous criticism of the group and slammed Mr Qureshi's claims. The Tory mayor said: 'I really, really think that the focus of your indignation and outrage should be at people who go out and join groups that throw gays off cliffs, that behead people who don't subscribe to their version of Islam, that glorify in the execution of innocent journalists and aid workers. 'They should be the object of your wrath, not the security services who are trying to keep us safe.' Families of the victims of ISIS killer Jihadi John (pictured) - unmasked last week as west Londoner Mohammed Emwazi - have also slammed Cage's comments, branding Emwazi 'a monster' Mr Johnson said the group's claims sent out the completely wrong message, adding: 'If you're going to have an impact on the lives of young Muslims you have to focus on what these people are doing wrong and not instantly scatter blame around.' But Mr Kureshi refused to change his line and replied: 'What we want is to understand whether or not, the security agencies, their actions led to [Emwasi] feeling that he did not belong to UK society.' Mr Johnson, who looked furious on a video of the broadcast filmed in the studio, replied: 'I just feel that you've got it 100% the wrong way up. You need to see this thing differently. 'The security services are trying to keep is safe. They cannot conceivably be blamed for their actions trying to prevent people from committing such atrocities.' Qureshi's group press conference last week was broadcast live for 52 minutes on the BBC and 58 on Sky News, with Qureshi speaking uninterrupted for 18 minutes. Mr Johnson is the latest politician to hit out at the perceived apologists for ISIS killers. In a statement to the Commons yesterday, Home Secretary Theresa May said: \u2018I condemn anyone who attempts to excuse that barbarism in the way that has been done by Cage.\u2019 The row came after a shocking press conference last week, at which Cage said Jihadi John was 'beautiful' And Jacqui Smith, a Labour former Home Secretary, added: \u2018We can \u2013 and should \u2013 dismiss the outrageous apologists of Cage who claimed that Emwazi was just a good lad radicalised by the actions of western authorities.\u2019 Families of the victim's of Jihadi John's killing spree have also attacked Cage's defence of the murderer. Reg Henning, brother of British aid worker Alan Henning who died at the ISIS executioner's hands, said: 'If he's a \"beautiful, kind man\", why is he killing innocent civilians? 'He's a monster. Everyone should be doing everything they can to capture him and bring him to justice - not stick up for him like he's been hard done by.' Qureshi previously urged protestors at a protest outside the US embassy to 'support the jihad of our brothers and sisters' in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine and Chechnya'. Speaking through a microphone at the 2006 pan-Islamic Hizb ut-Tahrir movement rally, he said: 'When we see the example of our brothers and sisters fighting in Chechnya, Iraq, Palestine, Kashmir, Afghanistan, then we know where the example lies. Cage's comments last week has sparked a charity commission investigation into organisations, including the Joseph Rowntree trust and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick's Roddick Foundation, who fund the group. Qureshi appeared at a protest in 2006 at which he said Muslims were being oppressed by the West and called for support for jihad, shouting: 'Allahu Akhbar! Allahu Akhbar!'","highlights":"'Human rights' group  sparked outrage claiming ISIS killer was 'beautiful' They have since blamed British security services for his radicalisation . But Boris Johnson today took on the group's leader on radio phone-in . London mayor said groups' approach was '100% the wrong way up'","id":"67f5fd47854d03cd87b23a8dd5768ed287ce6d6a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" fanatic to snap as 'nonsense'. The controversial Islamic expert has long called for the British authorities to be held accountable for 'creating him'.\nIn an interview with Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Mr Qureshi said the British army had 'blood on their hands' and added that the British justice system was responsible for Jihadi John as well.\nMr Qureshi said Jihadi John had 'fallen off the tracks' when he became embroiled in the Iraq conflict.\nThe controversial religious cleric said he had been groomed into becoming a 'Jihadist'.\n\"Britain was involved.\n\"We were part of it, so was the US.\n\"Britain should not be seen to be somehow exempt from responsibility.\"\nBoris said the campaigner was wrong to claim Britain was responsible.\nHe added that he hoped Qureshi, who previously called for a public inquiry into the actions of MI5 and MI6, would be \"more sensible\".\nMr Qureshi sparked fury in the UK when he compared Jihadi John to an SS officer.\nREAD MORE\nI hope he is more sensible than that: London Mayor Boris Johnson takes a pop at controversial campaigner who says Britain is to blame for Jihadi John's atrocities\nHe said a government decision to send troops to the region was the catalyst that set the killer on the path to his acts of terrorism.\nJihadi John is the pseudonym used for Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British citizen who lived in east London with his family and then moved to Manchester before eventually moving to Syria.\nHe was killed during a raid by US special forces on an Islamic State compound in Raqqa in November 2014.\nJihadi John used several nicknames but was widely known as Mohammed Emwazi, from Bethnal Green, east London.\nIn February last year, he appeared in five of 12 videos for the Islamic State propaganda channel, boasting about his crimes and threatening more attacks.\nIn his last video, the 21-year-old appeared to threaten the murder of the journalist James Foley after the US launched a drone attack in Libya in 2014.\nHis identity was first reported by US Vice President Joe Biden.\nIt was later revealed that Emwazi had been interviewed by the BBC and the Whitehall Review on possible terror plots in 2010.\nHis family moved from Iraq to"}
{"article":"Conservatives say they are happier, but liberals show more cheer in smiles, word choice and even emoticon use, claims a new scientific study. Other researchers found fault with the study, which looked at how Democrats and Republicans differ in positive language in speeches entered into the Congressional Record, photos in the congressional directory, tweets by followers of the two different political parties, LinkedIn photos associated with advocacy groups, and answers to psychological satisfaction-with-life surveys. The scientists found Democrats in Congress and liberals in general used a statistically significant amount of more positive language and smiled more with their eyes in photographs, while conservatives self-reported more satisfaction with life, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Conservatives say they are happier, but liberals show more cheer in smiles, word choice and even emoticon use, claims a new scientific study. The researchers examined 18 years and 432 million words of speeches in the Congressional Record, concentrating on 2013. Democrats used 13.6 positive words for every negative and Republicans used 11.5 positive words per negative. 'We're not saying liberals are happier, they behave happier,' said study co-author Peter Ditto, a professor of psychology at the University of California Irvine. 'But conservatives report being happier.' Other studies have reported that conservatives tend to score higher on tests that rate how satisfied with life they are, but University of California Irvine graduate student Sean Wojcik, the study's lead author, decided to look deeper. He looked at other indicators of happiness: words and facial expressions. The researchers examined 18 years and 432 million words of speeches in the Congressional Record, concentrating on 2013. Democrats used 13.6 positive words for every negative and Republicans used 11.5 positive words per negative. That higher rate for liberals was apparent regardless of who controlled Congress or the White House, Ditto said. For a laughing Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., this rings true: 'A lot of what seems to fuel Republican energy is anger-based. They're angry about Iran. They're angry about Obama. ... And you hear that on the floor constantly.' That's not the feeling at the office of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., where a sign above the congressman's door reads 'Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun.' His spokesman Ken Grubbs said, 'A day at the office here ... is never without lots of laughs.' Political scientist Jack Pitney said the Wojcik study was so off kilter that it seemed to be a parody, adding 'I don't think too many people will take this seriously.' A professor at Claremont McKenna College, he had many questions about the way the study was conducted and said conservatives in general want less government so this would be reflected in the language they use when talking about government. One study team member, who initially wasn't told what the project was about, examined congressional portraits to rate their facial emotions, an accepted technique in psychology. Democrats and Republicans had similar smiles around the mouth, but the more telling features for happiness are the muscles around the eyes and there Democrats looked cheerier, Wojcik said. He also found more positive language \u2014 and emoticon use \u2014 in tweets from people who followed only Democratic Twitter accounts versus only Republican account followers. Rep.  Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., disagrees with his colleague on the other side Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., who spoke against H.R. 4278, the Ukraine Support Act, during the House Foreign Affairs Committee markup of the bill on Capitol Hill in Washington.   For a laughing Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia, the study rings true. Several outside psychology experts told The Associated Press that while it was interesting, they didn't find the study convincing. They faulted some techniques, did not see a significant difference between the two ideologies' scores and they criticized the researchers for mixing long-term happiness in self-reporting with momentary good moods in pictures and language. 'The observed differences are quite small,' said Robert Emmons of the University of California at Davis. 'Happiness is the norm for both' Democrats and Republicans. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Conservatives say they are happier . Liberals show more cheer in smiles, word choice and even emoticon use . Democrats in Congress and liberals in general used more positive language and smiled more with their eyes .","id":"39253d6303980f742043eea68bb91b794f86e15d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the text of their Tweets.\nThe study, published earlier this month in the journal PLOS One, looked at a random sample of 50,000 tweets from a sample of more than 100,000 users. The study's authors sought to identify the emotions present in Tweets of those who identified themselves as liberal, moderate or conservative, as well as the text and image-based emotions in the Tweets. The study looked at \"sentiment,\" which is often defined as the feeling behind a text message. The study's authors, led by John Fox and Joseph Micallef, found that \"conservative users tend to employ more words with negative valence (e.g. the words 'no' and 'hate')\" while liberals use more words with positive valence, such as 'love', \"and they express this love and happiness in more smiley faces and emoticons,\" the researchers found.\nHowever, other researchers say it's far more difficult to draw meaning from text-based \"sentiment analysis\" than facial expression (smiles, frowns and winks) and hand gestures (clapping or \"thumbs up\" gestures) are a much better reflection of the true feeling behind text than word choice.\nThat's the finding of researchers at the Center for Applied Linguistics, who looked at a study of 40 political blogs and found \"no difference between Democrats and Republicans in overall sentence length or in the frequency of positive, negative, or neutral word choices,\" wrote Robert W. Erikson, a linguist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a commentary published online last week by the journal Applied Linguistics.\nErikson said \"sentiment analysis\" can be inaccurate because \"it measures the average sentiment of all of the text in a tweet,\" which can have far less emotional impact than something like a smiley face or the tone of a Twitter user's voice.\nTwitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted a response to the study's findings, calling sentiment analysis \"garbage,\" but the sentiment analysis community responded by saying Dorsey is using a technique called \"emotional contagion\" to generate his own positive sentiment in the Twitter.com site.\nTwitter doesn't share that sentiment. The service is so worried about political or social sentiment it won't even let users create new accounts with email addresses like \"@PresidentObama\" or \"@"}
{"article":"Very few of us have lives interesting enough to warrant streaming them live on Twitter, but a new app gives us the option - just in case. Meerkat effectively turns your phone into a portable webcam and lets you broadcast live footage of whatever you point your handset's camera towards. And because it connects with Twitter, users already have a dedicated audience. Meerkat effectively turns your phone into a portable webcam and lets you live stream whatever you point your handset's camera towards. It has a simple premise: press the Stream button, point the phone's camera at a scene and a link to stream is automatically tweeted from a connected account . The app was built by architecture student Ben Rubin and was on display at this week's SXSW Festival in Austin. It has a simple premise: press the Stream button, point the phone's camera at a scene and a link to stream is\u00a0automatically\u00a0tweeted from a connected account. There is also a Schedule button to start recording at a later time. This tweet is posted with a [LIVE NOW] message. An optional #meerkat tag is added to the end of the tweet to make it easy to find. That user's followers can reply and retweet the link, to get more people involved, and watch it through the app or on a desktop browser. So far, streams have included US chat show host Jimmy Fallon rehearsing a monologue for The Tonight Show and live streams of sports.\u00a0Other more mundane, and in some cases disgusting, streams have included people riding on a bus or even picking their nose . Notably, some of these sports streams have been live from the event while others have simply been a live stream of the sport on the user's TV. This means that people who can't afford a cable TV subscription could watch a game online. The top searches on Twitter include  #meerkat and #meerkat live sports  (shown) So far, streams have included US chat show host Jimmy Fallon rehearsing a monologue for The\u00a0Tonight\u00a0Show, Spotify streaming a live spin class with DJ and live streams of sports. When Meerkat first launched last month it imported a user's Twitter followers as well as showed who they were following. However, this was said to have annoyed Twitter and the social network cut off Meerkat's access to this service. Twitter recently bought a live-streaming service called Periscope which is a direct rival to Meerkat. Meerkat has found a way around this though by adding a search feature that lets users find their favourite Twitter users. Notably, some of these sports streams have been live from the event while others have simply been a live stream of the sport on the user's TV. This means that people who can't afford a cable TV subscription, for instance, could watch a game through someone's Twitter feed. The top searches on Twitter include and #meerkat, #meerkat live sports. It is unclear how this would affect licensing and broadcasting laws and MailOnline has asked a lawyer and broadcasters for comment. Sky told MailOnline that it: 'focuses on preserving the value of its investment in sports broadcasting rights and, as part of this, will monitor new technologies and digital distribution methods that become available. 'We work closely with our rights holder partners to, where appropriate, address unauthorised use.' Other more mundane, and in some cases disgusting, streams have included people riding on a bus or even picking their nose. The app promotes itself as a tool for citizen journalists to broadcast live footage of news events, for example. This cuts out the need to film a video and upload it to YouTube, for example. Mr Rubin told Business Insider his favourite use of the app was live BBC reporting from protests in Ferguson. There is no limit on the length of stream but once the stream has ended it is automatically removed from Meerkat's servers - similar to jhow Snapchat works. This means the stream is saved on the user's phone but can't be accessed on the cloud via the link. The app promotes itself as a tool for citizen journalists to broadcast live footage of news events, for example. This cuts out the need to film a video and upload it to YouTube, for example.\u00a0At the moment the free app is only available on iOS (pictured) but Mr Rubin has said the team is working on developing an Android version . As of the 15 March, more than 91,000 so-called Meerkats - or live streams - have been tweeted, generating more than 293,800 views and 102,600 retweets according to statistics from Simply Measured . Everything that happens on meerkat happens on Twitter. Streams will be pushed to followers in real time via push notifications. People can only watch it live. No reruns. Watchers can restream any stream to their followers in real time. Scheduled streams will be distributed in the community by their subscribers. Your own streams can be kept locally on your phone, but never on the cloud. Everyone can watch on web. But people could use screen capturing software during the stream if they wanted to record and keep it. And, in theory, the app raises privacy concerns especially if live footage features people being filmed either surreptitiously\u00a0or by accident without permission. There is also the wider issue of hacking. If a hacker was able to take control of a user's phone and camera they could use the service to live stream any footage they wanted. Of course, this is an issue that affects a wide range of apps, and not just Meerkat, but its immediacy and live nature highlights the problem more than on other services. There is also potential for pornographic footage to be streamed. Meerkat's terms of service doesn't\u00a0address\u00a0this\u00a0directly but explained: 'You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof. 'The Content you submit, post, or display will be able to be viewed by other users of the Services and through third party services and websites. 'You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.' In its rules it also says simply: 'Be kind.' As of the 15 March, more than 91,000 so-called Meerkats - or live streams - have been tweeted, generating more than 293,800 views and 102,600 retweets. At the moment the free app is only available on iOS but Mr Rubin has said the team is working on developing an Android version.","highlights":"Meerkat is a free iOS app developed by student Ben Rubin . It connects to a user's Twitter account and uses a phone camera to record . Once a user presses Stream, a link to the live footage is tweeted . Followers can then tune into the stream on the app or on a web browser . They can additionally reply or retweet streams to get more people involved . Streams range from behind-the-scenes footage of celebrities to people watching football matches and even users picking their nose .","id":"00a79472591128d1ff334136bb66afd2e2406bca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'re looking at to Twitter and other services.\nMeerkat launched on Monday to much fanfare after being announced at this year's F8, Facebook's developers conference. The Meerkat team has a few tricks up their sleeves to make the service stand out from other live stream services such as Periscope and live.ly - including \"Meerkat parties\".\n\"They're essentially private, invite-only events where people from around the world can join you live to chat,\" said CEO Ben Rubin in a blog post announcing the launch of the app. The parties feature a chat room where you can interact with your audience, and all the viewers can participate with emojis, the ability to share a live view of whatever is on your camera, and an \"Appreciation\" feature that gives viewers the power to tip the broadcaster.\nThe app is currently available on iOS with an Android release currently under development, but Rubin made it clear that this is merely the first step in a longer journey. He stated that the app is just the \"beginning of live broadcasting,\" and hinted at an upcoming web presence where users can create their own channels and watch streams from the web.\nWhile the social streaming market is getting increasingly crowded, the team behind Meerkat has a clear path to success with Rubin's background in early Twitter and social video start-up Seesmic.\n\"At Seesmic, I saw first-hand how live video can change the way we communicate and connect with our friends and family,\" said the CEO. \"As a user of Periscope and Twitter\u2019s live video, I got caught up in the feeling of what I was seeing in real-time \u2014 that\u2019s what we want to enable for everyone.\"\nMeerkat will be a free app with no ads, but will have \"optional premium features\" that can be bought for in-app purchases, but it has no plans for freemium monetization. While that's great news for current users of other live streaming services, it might be bad news for broadcasters on the app. The team will offer \"unlimited streams\" and \"broadcaster tools\" such as a live chat with a built in translator and automatic archiving, which seems to be designed to let creators keep their broadcast content intact even when the live stream ends.\nThe app seems to have taken a page from Meerkat's F8 announcements and not revealed many specifics, such"}
{"article":"An Egyptian widow lived her life as a man for 43 years so she could earn enough money to support her children and grandchildren, it has been revealed. Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, was six months pregnant with her first child and living in a highly conservative community in the city of Luxor when her husband died. Unable to support her family as a 21-year-old single mother and unwilling to marry a man she didn't love, Abu Daooh decided to shave her head, dress herself as a man and seek employment - first as a brick-maker and then as a shoe-shiner once she got older. Scroll down for video . Most devoted mother: Over the weekend Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, (left) even met Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) to receive an award marking 40- years of self-sacrifice . Free from the threat of sexual harassment, Abu Daooh enjoyed her life as a man so much that even though she has now revealed her true gender, she says she will continue to spend the rest of her life as a man . Free from the threat of sexual harassment, Abu Daooh enjoyed her life as a man so much that even though she has now revealed her true gender, she says she will continue to spend the rest of her life living and dressing as a man. 'My brothers wanted me to get married again...all the time they kept bringing new grooms to me,' she told Gulf News Egypt. However\u00a0Abu Daooh decided she could not marry somebody she didn't love and set about shaving her head and purchasing loose-fitting male clothing in order to become the breadwinner herself. The decision shocked and angered her family, but Abu Daooh ignored their pleas to remarry and instead set herself up as a brick-maker. By her own account she was as 'strong as 10 men' in her 20s and 30s, but as she got older her strength began to fade and she started a new business, this time as a shoe-shiner. Sacrifice: Pictured left is a woman believed to be\u00a0Abu Daooh's daugher. The mother (pictured right) was just 21-years-old and six months pregnant with her first child when her husband died . No other option: Unable to support her family as a 21-year-old single mother and unwilling to marry a man she didn't love, Abu Daooh decided to shave her head, dress herself as a man and seek employment . Abu Daooh's decision to live as a man was made purely so she could support her young daughter. 'When a woman lets go of her femininity, it's hard. But I would do anything for my daughter. It was the only way to make money. What else could I do? I can't read or write - my family didn't send me to school - so this was the only way,' she said. She had initially planned to give up the disguise as soon as her daughter married, but unfortunately her son in law fell seriously ill shortly after the wedding and was unable to seek employment. As time went by she grew to enjoy spending time around men and drinking at the local male-dominated cafes without suffering she kind of sexual harassment she claims she would have experienced if she was living openly as a woman. Despite this,\u00a0Abu Daooh says she never actually lied about her gender and never denied being a woman if she was asked. She also says that a large number of people in Luxor always knew she was a woman and called her by a feminine name - and that the disguise was largely to avoid attracting abuse or prejudice from strangers or people who did not know her well. Now \u00a0Abu Daooh has been given an award for her sacrifice, with Luxor's local government naming her the city's most devoted mother. Over the weekend she met\u00a0Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to receive an award marking 40-years of self-sacrifice.","highlights":"Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, was six months pregnant when her husband died . As she lived in a strict Luxor community, she wasn't\u00a0allowed\u00a0to take a job . The 21-year-old single mother decided to to pretend she was a man . She shaved her head and wore loose clothing to convince her employers . Worked as a brick-maker and a shoe-shiner for 43-years before retiring . Says she will continue to live as a man although she no longer needs to .","id":"5f38ccf00760fd5a517fe1a149a7b1026f46386d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with her in-laws in the small village of Abed-el-Bareek, when her husband died in 1982. She is seen left with her late spouse, centre, in a family picture, as a young woman in 1979. Sisa also became an imam of the local mosque in order to help support her three sons and three daughters and her 11 grandchildren. However, Sisa did not want anyone to know she was a woman and she would regularly go to the nearby town of Esna dressed as a man, until she married off her daughter at the age of 17 and she did not want to tell people in the village that she was her mother. Sisa has five daughters, six sons and 11 grandchildren. She said: \u2018Before my eldest child was born, my husband told me that I should go to Esna to work as he would give me a good salary. So I left for the city with my first child. \u2018I worked there as an imam and I would take the family car there and the children would go with me, while my husband and his sons stayed home. \u2018I lived there for seven years. My husband died in 1982. He was my first husband \u2013 we married in 1970. In fact, I went to Esna because I needed money for the children, because I did not have a job (in the village). \u2018I did not want to leave my children to become old and poor as I could not even take care of my own children.\u2019 Sisa is seen with her husband, left, with his family. She also said her children do not know that she is a woman. She said: \u2018I used to walk to the mosque and back as the town was three kilometres away. \u2018I would wear a black dress and a headscarf. If anyone were to see me, they would say, \u201cThere she goes again, dressed as a man.\u201d I used to be so ashamed of it. \u2018I used to think that if I came out, they might ask for money. So I stayed in the mosque. \u2018When my daughter got married, she asked me to help her, so I did. \u2018My eldest daughter got married at the age of 17. I stayed with the bride and I helped the guests until they left. I did not know that the girl was my daughter. \u2018I wanted to tell them that it was me who helped"}
{"article":"Chelsea's Lewis Baker has spoken of his pride at captaining England's under 20 side and believes he is only just setting out on his journey with the Three Lions. The 19-year-old, who is currently out on loan at League One side MK Dons, featured for England in their 1-1 draw with Mexico at Barnet on Wednesday night. Aidy Boothroyd's team won the penalty shoot-out 4-2 after Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom won and then scored a penalty in normal time to cancel out Jose Ramirez's opener. Lewis Baker in action for England's under 20s in their international with Mexico on Wednesday night . The midfielder was appointed captain by Aidy Boothroyd at the beginning of the season . On the responsibility of being captain, Baker told Sportsmail: 'It's a great honour for me. Aidy chose me to be captain at the start of the campaign and that was a massive lift for me personally. 'But everyone in the team, we're all captains on the pitch in the game and we showed today that we can be a team and stick together through the bad times. 'I try to lead by example in what I do on the ball and off the ball. Everyone's aim to get to the under 21s and the seniors. 'All we can do is keep working hard, keeping doing what we can do and give your best.' Although England looked the more likely to score after Mexico goalkeeper Raul Gudino was sent off for fouling Akpom for the penalty, they had been second best for much of the friendly at The Hive. As they look towards the Toulon Tournament at the end of the season, Baker believes there is some room for improvement, starting with Sunday's friendly with the United States at Plymouth. Baker celebrates scoring for Chelsea in last season's Under 21 Premier League final with Manchester United . England under 20s coach Aidy Boothroyd smiles during Wednesday night's match at The Hive . England's under 20s are in action again on Sunday when they play the United States at Home Park in Plymouth. Ticket information can be found here. 'We didn't perform today at the level we have performed at in previous games,' he admitted. 'They were a good side; I thought first-half they had the upper hand and could have scored a few goals but we kept persevering, stayed in the game, had a little talk at half-time on how to get better and we got the result.' Akpom, who has been on the fringes of Arsene Wenger's first team all season, took his England under 20s tally to four when he drilled home his 78th minute penalty. And Baker appreciates his game-changing qualities: 'When Chuba goes through on goal, everyone gets out of their seat because they know Chuba is a great goalscorer. He's done well today, getting the penalty and he scored in the shoot-out as well.' Chuba Akpom of England scores their equaliser from the penalty spot for England Under 20s . England players celebrate during the penalty shoot-out against Mexico on Wednesday night . On a personal level, Baker has scored two goals in five appearances for the Dons since arriving from Stamford Bridge and is set to play a pivotal role as Karl Robinson's men push for promotion. He said: 'I've been playing under 21 at Chelsea for a while now and so the next step was to go on loan and at MK Dons now I'm under great care with the manager and the players. 'With the talent we have got at MK Dons there's no reason why we can't get into the play-offs or even gain automatic promotion.'","highlights":"Baker captained England under 20s in 1-1 draw with Mexico . Aidy Boothroyd's team won 4-2 in penalty shoot-out at Barnet . Chelsea midfielder Baker says it's a 'great honour' to lead the team . 19-year-old is currently on loan at MK Dons in League One . CLICK HERE for the latest Chelsea news .","id":"1c1bfea40e25fa91544e7a8ebdd4582ff77974df","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" at Dutch side Vitesse, led England to the final of the Toulon Tournament in the summer and has since returned to his parent club.\nBaker played a crucial role for Vitesse, netting two goals during the tournament before scoring during the side's 3-1 victory over ADO Den Haag to send his side through to the final.\nThe attacking midfielder has spoken of his pride in captaining the Three Lions, saying the chance to lead the side and lead by example is something he's relishing, whilst speaking about his future he also said he's just getting started at Chelsea and plans to give everything next season,\nHe told BBC Sport: \"It's a dream come true and a huge honour, to be named captain of the U20s. It's a very proud moment and I couldn't be happier.\n\"It's been a long journey from being on loan at Cheltenham to now, having been part of England's success in France.\n\"I'm still young and I'm just learning every day, but hopefully I'll take what I've learned to Chelsea next year and hopefully I can push on with Chelsea.\"\nBaker also gave his thoughts on his progress this season, having left Chelsea in the summer to seek game time elsewhere, the England youth international said he had a plan in mind from the off.\nThe youngster said: \"I set myself a little goal at the start of the season, to get as much game time as I could get.\n\"If that meant playing in the first team at Chelsea then great, but I think if it would have been the same game time at Chelsea I might as well be somewhere else playing week in week out, because that's what's helped my game development.\n\"I'm really proud to be here. The fact that I've managed to captain the U20 side is really nice, I hope I can get one or two more games for them and I think I'm just getting started with Chelsea, but I'm really keen to do everything I can here to play every week and learn as much as I can.\"\nEngland have gone one better on this tournament, following their 3-1 semi-final defeat to the Netherlands in 2015, when they fell short 3-0 in the final to the Dutch in Utrecht, a side they beat convincingly in the semi finals this year.\nBaker feels that this"}
{"article":"Texas's prison agency is scrambling to find a supplier to replenish its inventory of execution drugs, which will be used up if the state goes forward with two lethal injections scheduled for this week and next. Prison officials only have enough pentobarbital for the scheduled executions of Manuel Vasquez on Wednesday and Randall Mays on March 18, but they don't know how they will conduct lethal injections on four others scheduled for April. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice declined to say why it has not been able to obtain more pentobarbital from the same compounding pharmacy that provided the current batch of the powerful sedative last March. Texas's prison agency only has enough lethal pentrobarbital for two executions. Manuel Vasquez, left, is scheduled to be injected on Wednesday while Randall Mays (right) will be executed on March 18 . Texas prison execute inmates in chambers like this one. But with limited pentobarbital, the state is looking into other options for execution . The state switched to that source several months after its previous supplier cut ties, citing hate mail and potential litigation after its name became public through an open records request from The Associated Press. Prison officials have since waged a legal battle to keep the name of its latest supplier secret, but it's unclear how much longer they can do so after a state judge last year ordered the agency to divulge the source. That ruling is on hold pending the outcome of the state's appeal. Prisons spokesman Jason Clark said the state's lawyers have advised the agency not to comment on whether the current supplier has backed out or whether the judge's order has affected its ability to find a supplier. Although Texas, traditionally the nation's busiest death penalty state, faces the most imminent deadline for replenishing its pentobarbital supply, other states are experiencing similar problems. For example, South Carolina ran out of pentobarbital \u2014 part of its three-drug execution formula \u2014 when the drug expired in 2013. The state has been unable to replenish its supplies because it can't find a company willing to sell them anymore, according to Corrections Director Bryan Stirling. The state's last execution was in 2011, and no new executions have been scheduled because cases are tied up in the appeals process. Kent Sprouse (pictured) is scheduled to be the next inmate to be executed after Mays. He is on death row for the shooting deaths of a North Texas police officer and another man in 2002 . If Texas executes Vasquez and Mays as scheduled, a new supply of pentobarbital will be needed by April 9 when Kent Sprouse is scheduled to die for the shooting deaths of a North Texas police officer and another man in 2002. Three other prisoners are set to follow Sprouse to the death chamber in April, and at least one more is set for May. 'We're focused on multiple fronts,' Brad Livingston, the Texas agency's executive director, said last month before a prison board meeting in Austin. 'We're not ruling anything out, but clearly securing additional pentobarbital is part of our game plan.' Livingston was traveling Monday and not available to provide an update. While Texas prison officials administratively could change the lethal drug they use, a method change would require legislative action. 'At this time, it's not a topic of discussion,' said state Sen. John Whitmire, who chairs the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Because pharmaceutical companies stopped selling U.S. prisons drugs for use in lethal injections, Texas and other death penalty states have turned to compounding pharmacies for made-to-order execution drugs. Last week, a Georgia woman's execution was delayed, then called off, when prison officials said they noticed the compounded pentobarbital planned for her lethal injection appeared cloudy, rather than clear. The Georgia Department of Corrections cited 'an abundance of caution' in delaying punishment for Kelly Gissendaner, who would have been the first woman put to death in that state in 70 years, and a second inmate, Brian Terrell, who was set to die this week. Executions for death row inmates take place in Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit (pictured) Texas has executed a nation-leading 521 inmates since 1982, when it became the first state to use lethal injection. It's now been nearly three years since Texas began using pentobarbital as its only capital punishment drug, switching in July 2012 after one of the chemicals in the previous three-drug mixture no longer was available. The last 17 Texas executions, stretching back to September 2013, have used compounded pentobarbital, and the last nine from compounding pharmacies the state has refused to identify. Texas officials have insisted the identity should remain secret, citing a 'threat assessment' signed by Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw that says pharmacies selling execution drugs face 'a substantial threat of physical harm.' Law enforcement officials have declined to elaborate on the nature of those threats. The U.S. Supreme Court, meanwhile, has refused to block punishments based on challenges to secrecy laws. However, the high court is reviewing Oklahoma's lethal injection method, resulting in a hold on executions there, after a punishment using the sedative midazolam followed by two other drugs went awry. Oklahoma lawmakers now are considering a switch to nitrogen gas as the first alternative to injection while officials in other states are considering a return to firing squads or the electric chair.","highlights":"Texas's prison agency has enough for two lethal injections of pentobarbital . Prison officials have execution scheduled for Wednesday and one next week . Four more executions are expected in April and one other in May . Texas has executed a nation-leading 521 inmates since 1982 . That same year it it became the first state to use lethal injection . Other death-penalty states are facing similar shortages of injection drugs .","id":"f387a9885c5b849b5f6cba8a9ed5941ce87ac083","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" four more executions if lethal injection remains an option, but the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is still 400 to 450 vials short of its supply of sodium thiopental, which will not be available by the end of July.\nThat means Texas has to decide what it wants to do. Governor Rick Perry could just decide to stop executions. He could try to find a new supply of pentobarbital \u2014 but the problem with that is that there just isn't enough of the drug to go around, even if Texas were to acquire 30 tons of the stuff. States around the country, including Texas, are already looking to cut costs to compensate for the fact that there is a glut of death-row inmates on the books right now. In Ohio, for example, Gov. John Kasich signed a death penalty budget that cut $3 million in the program \u2014 leaving the state with just two working lethal injection drugs.\nThe other thing states can do to keep from running out of lethal drugs is to change to a newer, quicker protocol, but the problem with that is that a change in protocol requires a change in the constitution. (The Texas constitution currently requires a five-drug protocol \u2014 but there's another method that requires only three drugs, including the paralytic vecuronium bromide, which causes paralysis instead of unconsciousness.) That's a huge process, with a lot of political will involved, even if there were a push to change it. There's also a federal statute that bars a state from changing an execution protocol until its appeal is resolved.\nAll of that is bad enough, but Texas also needs an unshakably reliable source of potassium chloride and sodium thiopental \u2014 and those drugs just aren't that easy to come by these days.\nThe bigger issue with Texas's drug supplies isn't the current issue with the execution of Michael Morales and Anthony Garza \u2014 it's that Texas has been unable to find a domestic supplier of drugs it can use in its execution protocol. Texas has been turning to compounding pharmacies outside the state and overseas companies to get its drugs, but the recent debacle around compounded drugs and their potency raised doubts about the reliability of those sources. The American Medical Association's interim guidance on lethal injection doesn't help \u2014 it warns that it can't certify any drugs for lethal injection because of the lack of quality assurance and the fact that the U.S. isn't manufacturing pent"}
{"article":"Olive oil has long been linked with lower levels of cholesterol, blood pressure and a multitude of other health benefits. And while food companies have attempted to get it into the diets of more people by adding it to margarine, a team of scientists has gone a step further. The Italian researchers have discovered a way to convert the liquid state of extra virgin olive oil into a gel, without the need for other solids. Italian researchers have discovered a way to convert the liquid state of extra virgin olive oil into a gel, without the need for other solids. The so-called Gel Oil comes in different flavours (shown above) Known as Gel Oil, the food scientists said it can be added to salads and sandwiches, used in cooking and can be flavoured. Variations include lemon and basil. Olive oil (pictured) has long been linked with lower levels of cholesterol, blood pressure and a multitude of other health benefits . The discovery was made by 10 chemical engineers from the Italian University of Calabria in the southern town of Arcavacata. They used a technique called 'organogelazione' which involves subjecting the properties of certain molecules known in the food industry, such as emulsifiers, to a range of temperatures. When these molecules are heated and mixed they were found to form new structures. The university's food engineering department headed by Professor Bruno de Cindio said: 'In this network structure, the oil remains 'trapped' within the changing texture and transforms itself, in the first stage, into a gel form and, in a second stage, into a creamy spreadable paste.' He added that said that this also means it can be produced in various consistencies from a slightly stickier version ideal for dressing salads and other foods to a more solid variation that can be spread like margarine or butter on bread. The innovation has been patented and the team said it sees huge potential particularly among people with dietary restrictions or moral objections to dairy products such as vegans. The team are now hoping to create a company to sell Gel Oil and already developing variations flavoured with lemon and basil. Valeria Greco, one of the researchers of the team, said: 'Our idea certainly meets the needs of a new customer profile. 'People are increasingly being forced to have fast food meals and that means ready to eat products, but at the same time there is reluctance to compromise on quality and taste and our product very much caters to this market.' Scientists have found olive oil could cut your heart attack risk in just six weeks. The study published in November by the University of Glasgow, found that regular consumption of olive oil dramatically improved chemical signals in the body linked to coronary artery disease. It added just 20mls a day \u2013 about four teaspoons - to the diet of healthy adults, which is the amount used in a salad dressing or mopped up by bread during a meal. But a range of signals for heart disease measured in the urine improved in only six weeks, according to the report published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Scientists have found olive oil could cut your heart attack risk in just six weeks.\u00a0The study, by the University of Glasgow, found that found regular consumption of olive oil (pictured) dramatically improved chemical signals in the body linked to coronary artery disease . Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Lisbon and private firm Mosaiques Diagnostics in Germany investigated the effect of olive oil on heart health in a group of 69 men and women who did not normally eat it. The volunteers were split into two groups and asked to consume 20mls of olive oil either low or high in phenolics every day over a six-week period. Phenolics are natural compounds found in plants, including olives, thought to be responsible for the protective effect of olive oil. The research team applied a new diagnostic technology by examining urine samples for a range of peptides (produced by the breakdown of proteins) already identified as biomarkers of diseases such as coronary artery disease (CAD). Known as proteomics, the technology can pick up altered levels of certain proteins which suggest early signs of disease before symptoms appear. The results showed both groups saw a big improvement in scores for CAD \u2013 the most common form of heart disease. Dr Emilie Combet of the School of Medicine at Glasgow University, said \u2018What we found was that regardless of the phenolic content of the oil, there was a positive effect on CAD scores. \u2018Any olive oil, low or high in phenolics, seems to be beneficial. \u2018Our study was a supplementation study. If people in the UK replaced part of their fat intake with olive oil, it could have an ever greater effect on reducing the risk of heart disease.\u2019","highlights":"Engineers at the\u00a0University of Calabria, Italy, created the bright gel . The experts heated and mixed molecules to make the new product . Gel Oil comes in different consistencies and flavours like basil and lemon . It could be used for salad dressings as well as a sandwich spread .","id":"aad001cfdcff32370e6619a15a1d8bd122ad9886","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" developed a new method to make it easier for people to get the recommended amount - up to 2 tablespoons a day - in their diets.\nThe new method is the latest in a string of discoveries about olive oil, which is believed to date back to 4,000 BC. \"Extra virgin olive oil is produced by crushing the olives,\" explains George A. Vouros, a professor at the University of Athens and co-author of a recent study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. \"The extra virgin olive oil is the one that retains the most healthy components of the olives. In general, the less the process the olives undergo the healthier the extra virgin olive oil.\"\nIn their study, Vouros and his colleague, Maria-Cristina Giampaoli, co-author and professor at the University of Padua, Italy, looked at the chemical components of three types of olive oil. One was extra virgin, another was virgin and the third was what's known as refined olive oil. The refined olive oil was the most processed.\nIn their search for ways to make it easier to get into people's diets, Vouros and Giampaoli started by trying to add natural ingredients to the existing chemical-processing method. \"Basically what we tried to do was add an extra chemical, the tocopherols (or Vitamin E), that we knew was good for health,\" Vouros says.\nWhen added to the existing process, the tocopherols seemed to be just as effective as adding the refining process.\nIn the future, the two scientists say the technique can be used to make any oil healthier and easier to swallow. \"What we proved was that you can add other ingredients if you like,\" Vouros says. \"We are not only talking about tocopherols (Vitamin E).\"\nAlthough Vouros's study focused on what to do to extra virgin olive oil, the Greek oil also contains many healthful ingredients.\nSome of the major health benefits include high levels of antioxidants, which are believed to protect the body against disease. The vitamin E in olive oil also protects against certain cancers. Another major benefit of the olive oil is a substance known as oleic acid.\nThe acid also is found in other cooking oils, including coconut and canola, but it is a major component of extra virgin olive oil, where it accounts for 75 to 85 percent of the oil.\nBecause of its beneficial properties"}
{"article":"The home of Manchester United star Angel Di Maria has been put up for sale just weeks after he suffered a terrifying raid while eating dinner with his family inside. Burglars used scaffolding poles to smash their way in to his home through patio doors while the Argentina winger, his wife Jorgelina and one-year-old daughter Mia were at the Cheshire mansion. Now the sprawling home, which Di Maria rents from a private landlord, has been put on the market for \u00a34.1million amid reports that his wife is too scared to return to the property. The home of Manchester United star Angel Di Maria has been put up for sale just weeks after he suffered a terrifying raid while eating dinner with his family inside . Burglars are believed to have used scaffolding poles to smash their way in to his home through patio doors while the Argentina winger, his wife Jorgelina and one-year-old daughter Mia were at the Cheshire mansion . The mansion, which is set in manicured grounds in Prestbury, Cheshire, is now on the market for \u00a34.1million . Di Maria and his family reportedly moved into a luxury hotel after the incident with\u00a0round-the-clock security keeping them safe. They now look set to move away\u00a0for good, with the luxury mansion up for sale. It has also been suggested that a recent drop in form can be attributed to the break-in. The Daily Mail's Martin Samuel writes: 'Searching for clues to the recent decline of Angel di Maria, the break-in that occurred at his house in January cannot be overlooked. Di Maria\u2019s form had dropped off before that, true, but not as alarmingly as it has in recent weeks. 'He wasn\u2019t getting hooked at half-time before this event. 'Alvaro Negredo suffered a similarly shattering blow that ended his family\u2019s love for their new country. He was not the same player after it happened. Di Maria is believed to be relocating his family to a new, high-level apartment following their traumatic experience.' The estate agent's advert says: 'Magnificent mansion set in well-manicured\u00a0grounds in the heart of Prestbury on a private road. 'Indoor swimming pool with glass panels into the sitting room and hallway\u00a0which truly envelopes the pool into the heart of the house.' The home also boasts a plush kitchen and family room, with French doors leading to a huge garden. There is also a sitting room with a drop-down screen, a children's TV room, a\u00a0play room, an office, a gym, changing room, an indoor pool and jacuzzi and\u00a0a two-bedroom apartment over the garage. The fully-furnished home is described as 'very high-spec and high-tech'. An indoor swimming pool in the property is flanked by glass panels into the sitting room and hallway, and with views into the garden . It also features a Jacuzzi room.\u00a0Di Maria and his family reportedly moved into a luxury hotel after the incident with round-the-clock security keeping them safe . There is also a sitting room with a drop-down screen, a kids TV room, a play room, an office, and a gym with a changing room . The fully-furnished home is described as 'very high-spec and high-tech'. Di Maria signed from Real Madrid for \u00a360m in the summer. But his future at United remains uncertain, with rumours rife about a return abroad. Di Maria signed from Real Madrid for \u00a360m in the summer. But his future at\u00a0United remains uncertain, with rumours rife about a return abroad. According to reports, he could be offered an escape route out of Old\u00a0Trafford by Paris Saint-Germain. Di Maria, however, has maintained he is happy at United. Di Maria's daughter Mia was born three months premature on April 22, 2013 - the night before her father's then team Real Madrid faced Borussia Dortmund in a Champions League semi-final. He missed the game to be with his wife and their baby spent the next two months in intensive care before the couple were allowed to take her home. The footballer has previously said of his little girl: \u2018My daughter taught me that everything that appears to be really difficult can end up being easy if you put the effort in and wait for the rewards. \u2018She transmitted so much energy to me and it helped me to have the spectacular year that I had.\u2019 Angel Di Maria and his wife Jorgelina. She is said to be too scared to return to the home they rented after the terrifying raid . Di Maria\u2019s wife had suffered complications during pregnancy and doctors had given the couple\u2019s baby a 30 per cent chance of survival if the birth was not induced . Baby Mia and her mother sport United shirts in honour of their footballing father and husband . The gymnasium opens out onto the indoor swimming pool with views across the garden and into the living room . The master bedroom at the property.\u00a0Due to its proximity both Manchester and Liverpool, Cheshire is popular with Premier League footballers . A guest bedroom at the property. The home also features a two-bedroom apartment over the garage. The spacious en-suite bathroom with marble flooring, a walk-in shower and double sink . The Argentinian international, 26, was reportedly eating dinner with his wife and young daughter when a gang attempted to smash their way through the mansion\u2019s patio doors during a raid last month. But they ended up fleeing empty-handed after triggering the home\u2019s alarm system . Cheshire is popular location for Premier League star and several players\u2019 homes have been targeted by burglars in the past. Everton and England defender Phil Jagielka was robbed at knifepoint at his home near Knutsford in 2009. Stoke striker Peter Crouch suffered two break-ins, in 2011 and 2006, at two properties he\u2019s owned in Cheshire. United star Darren Fletcher\u2019s wife and mother were threatened with a knife when raiders burst into their home in Bowdon in 2009. The wife of Bolton striker Emile Heskey was also held at knifepoint when a gang raided their mansion in Hale. The series of raids led to claims that top footballers were installing panic rooms in their homes.","highlights":"The sprawling home, which Di Maria rents from a private landlord, has been put on the market for \u00a34.1million . Burglars used scaffolding poles to smash their way in to his home through patio doors while his family were inside . Di Maria and his family reportedly moved into a hotel after the incident with round-the-clock security . They now look set to move away for good after his wife Jorgelina says she's too scared to return to the home .","id":"33493759455306b29404c7de16180c05d249d506","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the family ate in the garden area just before midnight.\nDi Maria and his family were at home during the incident, which happened on March 2. He took to Instagram at the time to share photos of the damage with his followers as he prepared for the Champions League game between Manchester United and Anderlecht. But, now, less than two months on, the star has put his mansion up for sale.\nAerial view of the mansion that the Argentinian star had been living in until now\nA property agent\u2019s advert reads: \u201cAn opportunity for a family with some money to have a mansion, this truly amazing 4 bedroom property is one of a kind.\n\u201cSitting on a massive plot it really needs to be seen to be appreciated, in a very high end location, just off the main road there is simply no other like it on the market.\n\u201cWith 4 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, separate kitchen, large entrance hall and living room there is room for every member of the family, and for that matter anyone who needs a private escape.\n\u201cIn a stunning location, close to the beautiful market town of Huddersfield, this is without a doubt a very special house in a special location.\u201d\nThe property was built around 12 years ago and has been recently renovated in the last six years.\n\u201cThe property was built around 12 years ago and has been recently renovated in the last six years. The home boasts a large entrance hall with cloakroom, large separate kitchen with utility room and study.\n\u201cThere is a large lounge which could easily be made into a theatre room or play room, a large master bedroom with an en-suite and a further two bedrooms and a family bathroom.\n\u201cThere is a large garden which is ideal for entertaining family and friends. There is also a double garage and a long, private driveway,\u201d it says.\nREAD MORE: \u201cIt\u2019s getting pretty close to panic!\u201d \u2013 Angel Di Maria\nDi Maria\u2019s former home has been valued at \u00a3750,000 \u2013 \u00a3800,000. The football star\u2019s old home is just two miles from the original house. He first bought the land for \u00a3250,000 from his friend, Jorge Mendes, in 2012.\nHe purchased the detached house next door for \u00a3800,000 last year, to convert into a gym. He recently sold that home to one of his business partners, Maximiliano Allegri, but he still"}
{"article":"The region of Molina de Aragon, in Spain, is as barren as it is beautiful. Since the 1950s and continuing through to today, the process of de-industrialisation and de-population has left behind a vast region of Central Eastern Spain that is infamous for its staggeringly low number of inhabitants. In fact, there are so few people who live in these particular municipalities that the area now competes with Siberia and the Arctic provinces of Lapland as the least populated zone in Europe. Spanish photographer,\u00a0David Ramos, captured images of the de-industrialisation and de-population occurring in Central Eastern Spain . Despite the barren landscape, agriculture and ranching remain the main economic sources all around the vast region. The square footage of the underpopulated Central region is as large as Austria, and just two hours drive from Madrid. Quickly becoming known as Europe's largest desert - at least in terms of population - the area is made up of the provinces of Soria, Guadalajara, Teruel and Cuenca. And the population that remains is aging. Currently, 41 percent of the whole population is over 65 years of age, while a shocking eight per cent is under the age of 15. Three crosses are seen outside the village of Luzon near Molina de Aragon, Spain, which is the least populated zone in Europe . Here, a mastiff sits among sheep as they graze near the village of Codes, which is also near Molina de Aragon, Spain . An abandoned house is spotted in the village of Iruecha, where agriculture and ranching are the main economic sectors in the region . Felix Martinez, aged 75, poses for a portrait as he lops apple trees near the village of Rillo de Gallo, near Molina de Aragon, in Spain . Mari Angeles Moreno and her son Juan Romero wait for the school bus outside the village of Selas so that Juan can travel 68 km to class . Juan Romero, for example, is the only boy in the village of Selas, a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara. The school is Selas was shut down in 1974 and moved to Molina de Aragon, which is the largest village in the region, with a population of 3,706. Every weekday, Juan has to travel 68 km to get to school. According to official figures, the area has 1.63 inhabitants for every square kilometre, compared to the 1.8 of Laponia and 3 inhabitants for every square kilometre in Siberia. However, Javier Munoz, the former mayor of Selas, points out that these figures could be even lower than suggested because the official census does not represent the actual population of the villages. The vast, barren landscape is hauntingly beautiful outside the village of Luzon in Central Eastern Spain . A mare looks on in the village of Selas, Spain, which, as of 2012, had a population of just 63 inhabitants . A woman wearing a mask poses for a portrait as she takes part in a carnival in the village of Luzon in Spain . A frozen pond, surrounded by rows of trees and coarse, tall grass is pictured outside the village of Iruecha . Margarita, aged 64, poses at her store in the village of Anquela del Ducado, having decided to shut it down after more than 70 years open . Here, a worker cleans the forest near the village of Cobeta, where the municipality is home to just 108 inhabitants . Women play cards at the old schools of the village of Anquela del Ducado, where 41% of the population is over the age of 65 . The series of photographs were captured by Barcelona-based artist, David Ramos. Ramos is well versed in capturing diverse populations, having worked on projects in Israel, Japan, Lebanon and Kosovo, among others. He's also been awarded with top international prizes for his work, such as the World Press Photo and Feature of the Year by Getty Images.","highlights":"Near Molina de Aragon in Central Eastern Spain, there are only 1.63 inhabitants for every square kilometre . Experts warn that this number may even be too high, since the census took place several years ago . 41% of the region is aged 65 and older, while teenagers and children make up just eight percent of the population .","id":"1e5471fa2cab0867ddccbda37689a7bce03c967d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" natural parkland and forest, which is home to the famous Vulture species of birds. This is the home of the Sierra M\u00e1gina, a massive natural park with a huge variety of plant and animal life, including the Spanish Imperial Eagle, one of Europe\u2019s rarest birds of prey.\nThe village of Molina de Aragon, where you\u2019ll find Molina de Aragon House, is a good place to start looking for eagles. Even if you\u2019re not a bird-watcher, the 12th century Church of San Pedro, the main village building, is a must-see. The village sits at the northern edge of the Sierra M\u00e1gina and has been a part of the landscape for over 2000 years.\nThis particular area of Molina de Aragon has been inhabited for over 13,000 years, but the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) had a detrimental effect on the region\u2019s people. In the 1950s the Spanish Government embarked on a programme of \u2018modernisation\u2019 which, among other things, entailed removing workers from the region\u2019s agricultural sectors and sending them to the burgeoning industrial centres of Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. This action resulted in a rapid population decline, as well as the destruction of the natural landscape, which at the time was the prime source of fuel in the region. In Molina de Aragon the local economy is now based almost entirely on the National Park tourism industry, which is centred at the Parador de Monasterio de Santa Maria de Olmos, and has preserved much of the village\u2019s old architecture and traditions.\nOne such tradition in Molina de Aragon is the Festival of the Holy Grail. The local church celebrates the festival with a pilgrimage and re-enactment. The event takes place between May and September, and is usually held during the first full moon after the Christian Spring Festival of San Isidro (the second week of May). The exact dates vary each year, and pilgrims travel from across Spain and overseas.\nThe Holy Grail is a wooden chest, which contains a host, or the body of Christ, according to Catholic belief, but the Holy Grail has also been described as a sacred spring, or fountain, which according to legend, Jesus drank from as he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.\nLegend has it that the church was built on the site of the house of a Jewish convert to Christianity, called the Apostle Matias, in Roman times. The"}
{"article":"Peter Quillin has described how the death of his uncle last month will inspire him to dethrone WBO middleweight king Andy Lee when they clash in Brooklyn on April 11. With the New Yorker's dad in prison, uncle Eric Munson had been Quillin's father figure until he lost his fight with cancer five weeks ago. Undefeated 'Kid Chocolate' was already a week into his camp in preparation to fight Lee and, on the advice of his family, he did not break ranks in order to attend his uncle's funeral. Former middleweight world champion Peter Quillin action against\u00a0Lukas Konecny last year . But Quillin says he was inspired by the visit he made to be by his uncle's side just a week before he died and has warned Lee that he is 'highly motivated' for this fight as a result of it. The 31-year-old said: 'He was the most important person to me in my whole life and it's the first time I've ever lost anybody that close to me. 'When I saw him fighting on his deathbed with cancer, I saw him fight through that until he had nothing left in the tank to fight with. 'That showed me the fight is all in your head. There's no cancer here so I have to do what's worth while I'm still here on this earth. 'I couldn't attend his funeral because I was here in camp. When I saw him it was the week before I started camp and the week after he died. My family told me he would've wanted me to stay in camp. I knew he was proud of me.' Quillin is facing Lee for the title the Irishman won by stopping highly-fancied Matt Korobov in Las Vegas last December. Quillin recently lost his uncle after a battle with cancer but did not interrupt his training to attend the funeral . That night, the pair clashed for the vacant title because Quillin vacated instead of facing Korobov, who had been made his mandatory challenger. As such, the American, who is of Cuban descent, did not lose his title in the ring but insists he no longer feels like the champion. He added: 'I'm going to let Andy have the pressure on him to perform like the champion. I had that pressure but now I have pressure of being a challenger.' Lee and Quillin almost crossed swords three years ago when a fight at Madison Square Garden was mooted as part of the bill on which Matthew Macklin faced Sergio Martinez at Madison Square Garden. Now they will finally meet, across New York at the Barclays Center, and Lee recalled why the fight never happened in 2012. He said: 'I remember when it was proposed at the the time, [former trainer] Emanuel [Steward] turned the fight down because he felt it should have been me fighting Martinez instead of Macklin. 'On top of that they put me in the fight with Quillin on the undercard. They wanted me and Peter to have the hard fight. Lee won his middleweight world title by beating Matt Korobov in Las Vegas last December . Lee celebrates winning his world title . 'Now you have two big middleweights, big for the weight, two genuine punchers and two very good boxers. We match well and it will come down to whoever implements their plan better on the night. We have a plan and we're working on it.' In Lee's last two victories \u2013 the win over Korobov and the Knockout of the Year contender against John Jackson in June \u2013 the 30-year-old from Limerick has been behind on the scorecards but turned the fight on its head with a single shot. But Lee added: 'At no time in those fights did I feel I was going to lose. I knew at some stage we would have to trade. With the power I carry I know we will have to trade in a 12-round fight and I just know if I land at the right time with my power I can knock anybody out. 'It gives you confidence. People got the wrong impression as a blood and guts fighter but I'm a technical boxer.' That technique, as ever, is being honed under the tutelage of Adam Booth in their training base in Beausoleil in the south of France. They operate within walking distance of one of the world's biggest gambling districts in Monte Carlo and Lee recognises that the stakes could not be higher in Brooklyn next month. He said: 'I could've fought in Ireland, chosen the opponent and beaten someone comfortably for my first defence. But if I fight and beat Peter in New York I will be a global star. People will need to acknowledge what I've been doing. It's a great opportunity to fight in America, on national TV and it takes me to the next level.'","highlights":"Peter Quillin takes on world champion Andy Lee in Brooklyn on April 11 . Quillin's uncle died after battling cancer while he was in training camp . Quillin did not attend the funeral, instead concentrating on his training . Lee won the WBO middleweight title against Matt Korobov last December .","id":"77aea2e5485891216c70206de1c5cd25e6abea11","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"oz was his main male influence, and it was his uncle who bought him into the world of boxing, taking him on road trips around the streets of Manhattan while his parents worked.\nIn the wake of Eric Munoz's death, Quillin said his father, Joe, has given his blessing to his son to focus entirely on the fight, and Quillin admitted: \"I think I'll be a little more aggressive. It gives me that added incentive. I don't want the death of my uncle to be in vein.\"\nMunoz was shot dead at 47 in the early hours of March 27 after a disagreement, reportedly over a car parked on his driveway, with a 22-year-old neighbour and a 30-year-old neighbour. Quillin Jr, who turns 28 next month, was at his mother's home in Long Island when he got the call to tell him his uncle was dead, and he was left with the choice of whether to leave for Brooklyn as originally planned.\nHe said: \"At that point in time, I had to make a decision about whether I wanted to be here and put on my boxing gloves and get a title shot, or go be with my family and family friends. I was like, man, I'm a fighter, I need to be fighting. And we needed to put this fight together and get it done so we could put it on Spike, and I needed that fight to help support my mother and my sister.\"\nQuillin fought through tears before he stepped into the ring in his native New York to defeat Hassan N'Dam in November last year, and there is a real fear his next fight could have similar consequences.\nHis opponent is confident he will not be affected by the loss of his uncle, who worked as a bouncer and as a school bus driver, having trained him in the early days of his career.\nHe is also aware of the impact on his opponent, having lost his own father when he was 10, the victim of a hit-and-run driver in New York.\nHe said: \"It's a blessing to still be able to have a family. When I lost my dad when I was a kid, I can't imagine losing my uncle. It's a real blessing and I'm truly blessed to have my family.\"\nQuillin said of the fight: \"I think it will make me angry, yes. When I go in there"}
{"article":"En famille: Sarah and her children in France . Breathless, but with an unmistakeable swagger, our three children burst through the door of our mobile home and regale us with their latest news. 'We've changed our minds about croissants and have got pain au chocolat instead,' announces Freddie, eight, swinging a bag full of freshly baked French pastries. Behind him, his twin siblings Bobby and Loulou, six, brandish a newspaper and my change, respectively, which they thrust onto the table like warriors returning from battle. We are halfway through a week-long break at Les Castels holiday park in Domaine De La Paille Basse, near Souillac, in the Lot region, and it is the fourth time our children have completed this morning ritual. It takes them approximately nine minutes to make the round trip to the campsite shop (they could do it in half the time if they weren't stopping to examine every rock and tree along the way) and the sojourn has lost none of its thrill. At home in London, such independence is the stuff of their dreams. Les Castels fits our bill completely: pool, play-park, shop, takeaway, English-speaking kids' club, games room, nightly entertainment. Domaine De La Paille Basse has the added aesthetic attraction of being built round an original medieval village restored by the grandparents of the current owners nearly 40 years ago. Accommodation is a mixture of tents, touring pitches and mobile homes. We opt for a three-bedroom mobile home perched on a small hill surrounded by woodland, with an unbroken view of the valley below. Inside, the sleek lines and cool grey colours have more in common with a boutique hotel. Bobby and LouLou share one twin-bedded room, Freddie (the earliest riser) has the other one. A Lot of reasons to be cheerful: Villeneuve-sur-Lot is one of the many pretty towns which dot the region . My husband and I have the double room, which boasts its own en-suite shower room, and we quickly settle into a routine that begins with the croissant run, breakfast on the terrace and two hours of 'mini-club' for children aged four to 12. Lunch is another lazy affair on the terrace with more fresh bread from the shop, cheeses, meat and fruits from the stadium-sized Leclerc supermarket at Souillac, before an afternoon of hurtling down pool slides and playing tennis. In the evenings, we light the barbecue provided before decamping en masse to the bar for the evening entertainment. We do manage to drag the children off site a couple of times. My favourite trip is the 40-minute drive to the Christian pilgrimage site of Rocamadour, which, like something from a children's fairy tale, clings to the cliffs above a gorge. Our children would say the eight-mile journey aboard the steam train at Martel, which handily includes an ice-cream stop and costs a family-friendly \u00a37.50) for adults and \u00a34 per child. The lesson from our holiday is that keeping it simple is the best rule because, for our children, the croissant runs arguably were the highlight of the day. Ferries from Portsmouth to Caen can be booked at aferry.co.uk. Fares with Brittany Ferries (0871 244 07446, brittany-ferries.co.uk) start at \u00a379 each way for a car plus two passengers. A mobile home at Domaine De La Paille Basse (0033 2 23 16 45 02, camping-castels.co.uk) costs from \u00a34.60 per person per night.","highlights":"Les Castels holiday park is in Domaine De La Paille Basse, near Souillac . Park has been family-owned for three generations, and is great for children . Accommodation is a mixture of tents, touring pitches and mobile homes .","id":"dd9fdc9b1fe583b86f90dcf5a256881978bbabbc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" names to John and Jodie', my 12-year-old tells me. 'I've been swimming in the lake again', chirps the eldest, 10, in French.\nMy husband and I - the parents - stand dumbfounded in the middle of this French mobile home park, watching our children disappear up the beach path that winds through the pine trees. We're on a plot that once housed a caravane and, for a few months each summer, we take an annual family break there.\nWe've become so used to France - its people, food, culture - that we're hardly surprised by its surprises any more, but that's not to say we don't embrace them. One of our children has just asked me in English, 'Dad, why does everyone here shout such nice things?'\nHe was referring to the French propensity to make sweeping gestures of affection in response to an 'Hello'. You see it in the Paris metro, the cheese stall down the road, the checkout girl at the local grocery store. And yet there's more to France than French kisses, baguettes and brie. There's a lot more.\nOne of the best things about France is how close it is to England (less than three hours away). The Eurostar train is an easy way to travel. You can board your Eurostar in London's St Pancras International station and arrive 16 hours later in Paris's Gare du Nord station, the gateway to France's most visited city.\nOur three children adore France for all the best reasons, but there is more to France than a child's wonderment at French accents. France is a country rich in natural history, from the pre-historic cave dwellers and Gallo-Roman tribes to Napoleon and his French Empire. It also boasts a rich literary, artistic and musical heritage, stretching right into the 20th century.\nThe country is littered with castles, forts and abbeys, ancient and modern, and these historical monuments are linked by the finest roads and railways - the TGV (high-speed train) network, for example, means it is easier than ever to hop around the country from place to place on holiday.\nBut it's the French lifestyle - the joie de vivre of French people, as they themselves would put it - that has such charm. So how best to see this part of the"}
{"article":"A daredevil Swiss wingsuit flyer has jumped off the side of a mountain in pitch darkness and flown down past huge pillars of rock using only the light from two bright red flares. And the amazing night-time flight by Patrick Kerber, 33, was not only captured on video, but also on a slow shutter speed photo taken by photographer Christian Meier. In the picture Kerber's route appears as a glowing red line running down from the top of the 10,000-foot Titlis mountain in the resort town of Engelberg in central Switzerland to the bottom. Scroll down for video . The amazing night-time flight by Patrick Kerber, 33, was not only captured on video, but also on a slow shutter speed photo taken by photographer Christian Meier . Kerber used two superheated emergency flares on the descent down the 10,000-foot Titlis mountain . The daredevil pictured at the moment he leaped into the darkness from the summit of Titlis . And just to show how dangerous jumping with the wingsuit was, Kerber made the flight during the day, showing how a wrong turn would easily have sent him crashing into one of the rocky crags that he was flying close to as he hurtled down from the mountain top. He said: 'I wanted to do a wingsuit BASE flight at night during winter for a very long time. But somehow I never really managed to do it.' The idea became reality when they decided to try and do a single photograph on a slow shutter speed and at the same time fit a light to the jumper so that the flight down the mountain could be recorded. The first problem was that it was difficult to find a light that was bright enough to be seen from a distance of one mile away, where the camera needed to be placed. They solved it, though, by using two superheated emergency flares. These also provided some light to help illuminate the way, although the intense heat also posed a risk that they might set the suit on fire. Patrick said: 'We used flares exactly like the ones used for rescue missions or emergencies. But flares burn very, very hot and my biggest fear was burning holes or melting the suit. That would have been super dangerous. To show how dangerous the jump was, Kerber did a trial run in daylight . A slight mistake would have sent Kerber crashing into craggy rocks . The wingsuit jump produced a dramatic video, with Kerber zooming down the mountain at breakneck speed . 'There definitely was a lot of pressure. Even though we did intense testing before, I did not know for sure how it would turn out. Having fire really close to you on a wingsuit BASE flight leaves no margin for error. Everything has to be worked out.' The two photographers, Fabian Wyss and Meier, stood on the other side of the valley on the Furrenalp to take the snap. Patrick also had to wait until the torches burned out before he could open the parachute. He said: 'I definitely did not want to open up my parachute with fire still around me, as this could be very dangerous. I only have one single parachute attached to me. If this one burns or melts, it's over!' Kerber decided to use two torches. The first one he ignited before he took off and held in his right hand so it would be visible to the photographer. When the torch burned out, he opened up his parachute and when it was safely in the air, ignited a second torch attached to his foot. He said: 'I only had 20 seconds to ignite the second one as it also burned for one minute and I only had 1 minute and 15 seconds to the landing area.' Patrick Kerber has jumped at night before, but not in winter and only at full moon. He said: 'The feeling was very intense and amazing. It is much harder to orientate yourself, as you can't see as well. It feels much more intense because you fly with more feeling and awareness of your body and movements.'","highlights":"Wingsuit daredevil Patrick Kerber jumped off a 10,000-foot Swiss peak . First he filmed himself performing a daylight flight down Titlis mountain . Then he did the same jump at night, guided by emergency flares . A slow shutter picture of the descent shows his route as a red line .","id":"b97223f76b3a82e498dff8bd2faebe63641a61cc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"37, comes on the back of his death-defying wingsuit ski jump last month that saw him jump 50-meters off a snowy mountain in Norway.\nWingsuit skiing is similar to base-jumping, with skiers donning a full-body suit with fabric and plastic wings on their arms and legs, designed to allow them to soar down mountainsides.\nBut ski-jumpers \u2013 known as free-flying skiers \u2013 take this to the extreme by also jumping off the side of mountains. Some of the most daring jump off mountains up to 11,000 feet high and ski up to 80mph. Others don\u2019t use skis and use a special flying suit called a paraglider to glide down.\nOn the back of Kerber\u2019s previous ski-jump flight, which ended in his death, he promised to take it slower and with better safety measures this year. He was also planning to change his training technique and ski using longer skis in powder snow.\nThe daredevil is known as the \u2018Swiss Spiderman\u2019 because he can go around the Alps using nothing more than his body and his wits to reach his various objectives.\nHowever, this time he had to improvise to get off the mountain, after the flight plan he had devised to help him jump in darkness on his way to his eventual landing spot on a snowy plateau didn\u2019t work.\nHe was forced to improvise again and jumped off the mountain at 11,250 feet after his planned exit had been blocked by a sheer cliff.\n\u201cIt\u2019s really crazy,\u201d Kerber, who is from Berne, told swissinfo.ch after his latest flight.\nAfter a lot of thought he landed on skis close to his original exit point but with his arms stretched upwards towards the mountain to be protected by the wind and keep warm.\nKerber had initially intended to fly off his exit point into the sky at a 45-degree angle in order to allow him to land with some speed on the snowy mountainside, but once he got up to around 1,500 feet he was forced to change his mind.\n\u201cYou have to try something else,\u201d he said.\nKerber landed his body on the mountainside close to his original starting point and used two bright red flares he\u2019d taken along in order to illuminate the area.\nThis allowed him to check his watch for the time (11.40pm"}
{"article":"Sian Gibson, 51 (pictured), consulted her GP about an unusual freckle she found on her ankle . As a redhead, 51-year-old Sian Gibson was used to having freckles \u2014 they\u2019d covered her arms, face and chest since childhood. But in 2008, she noticed a new freckle, darker than usual and larger \u2014 the size of a small fingernail \u2014 on her ankle. \u2018I don\u2019t have many freckles on my legs, so I noticed it straight away,\u2019 says Sian, a mother of three and grandmother of five. \u2018My GP told me it was nothing and not to worry about it. But, of course, I did. At the time, there was a campaign about the importance of early detection of skin cancer. Every time I caught sight of the freckle, I would be reminded of how much I wanted to be around for my family.\u2019 However, instead of returning to her GP to ask for a hospital appointment, Sian, from Boston, Lincolnshire, turned to her mobile phone for medical advice. \u2018I\u2019d recently got an iPhone and was downloading the apps that were just becoming available,\u2019 she says. \u2018One evening, I searched online for \u201clarge freckle\u201d and found my way to a free app that claimed to be a mole evaluator that would identify at-risk moles. I thought: \u201cWhy not? What have I got to lose?\u201d \u2019 Sian was ahead of the times. Apps, short for applications \u2014 programs that can be downloaded to run on a smartphone \u2014 were few and far between in 2008. Today, they\u2019ve become essential to most people\u2019s lives. With 100,000 health apps available in Britain and more launching every week, the medical sector is a market leader \u2014 with apps to track calories consumed and kilometres jogged, give first aid advice, provide cognitive behavioural therapy for phobias and remind people to take medication. One in five health apps claims to support a diagnosis, as with Sian\u2019s mole app. One program turns your mobile phone into an electrocardiogram, tracking heart rhythms and emailing the results to a doctor, while others allow patients to record blood pressure or blood sugar. In 2013, the global market for health apps was worth $2.4 billion, according to market research firm research2guidance \u2014 and this is predicted to rise to $26 billion by 2017. The NHS has launched the Health and Symptom Checker, and the use of apps in the health service is only set to increase. Last week, it emerged that the NHS is now helping to launch apps to help people cope with depression. \u2018We know people are more likely to make healthy choices if they can set their own goals,\u2019 says Bradford GP Dr Shahid Ali, professor of digital health at Salford University. \u2018And there\u2019s evidence that with health apps, people are able to have a more grown-up relationship with their doctors and nurses.\u2019 A handful of GPs have welcomed the technology to their practices. Dr Jagdeesh Dhaliwal, a GP in Walsall, West Midlands, says three or four of the 40 or so patients he sees a day bring along their phones to provide information from an app. \u2018They might have diabetes or high blood pressure, and we\u2019ll use the app to look at an updated graph of their latest tests to see how well they\u2019re managing the condition.\u2019 But critics say apps need regulation before we encourage doctors \u2014 and patients \u2014 to use them. There are no rules to regulate health apps. And Sian Gibson\u2019s experience shows why this needs urgent attention. Sian later downloaded a health app that said it would be able to identify at-risk moles (file image) The app Sian had downloaded consisted of several pages of photos of abnormal moles. \u2018I remember scrolling through them with a growing feeling of panic,\u2019 she says. \u2018But when there was nothing that looked remotely like my freckle, I thought I was off the hook. The app confirmed what the doctor had told me, and I stopped worrying.\u2019 Two years later, though, in summer 2010, Sian scratched her ankle on her staircase and the freckle started to bleed. Yet still she didn\u2019t worry. \u2018Even when the scratch didn\u2019t heal properly, I didn\u2019t get alarmed. I thought it must be psoriasis, which I suffer from occasionally,\u2019 she says. A couple of months later, Sian\u2019s new GP caught sight of the messy spot, by then double the size, when she made a routine surgery visit. \u2018He said, \u201cThat\u2019s rather unsightly, why don\u2019t I remove it?\u201d He made an appointment for me the same week, and later told me he knew straight away it was a skin cancer.\u2019 Tests showed Sian\u2019s \u2018freckle\u2019 was the most dangerous form of skin cancer \u2014 a malignant melanoma, which was at a stage where the cancer is liable to spread to the rest of the body. \u2018I owe my life to that doctor and the fact that he noticed the spot while I was in his consulting room,\u2019 says Sian. She was referred to hospital and, in January 2011, had surgery to remove the tumour. \u2018Thankfully, there was no spread. The cancer had been caught, probably just in time. Now, I have a slightly bumpy ankle and a 3 in scar.\u2019 Sian says that there may have been a warning on the health app to check with a doctor \u2014 \u2018but I didn\u2019t see it and, in the circumstances, I don\u2019t think I would have taken any notice\u2019. Newer versions of mole-checking apps are more sophisticated, allowing users to photograph a mole and using mathematical formulas to check for skin cancer symptoms, such as asymmetry, irregular borders or varied colour. But they still miss two out of three melanomas, according to dermatologists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre in a study published in 2013 in the journal JAMA Dermatology. The researchers reported this can give users \u2018a false sense of security\u2019. \u2018This is very dangerous when a lesion can grow deeper and spread to other organs within a matter of months,\u2019 says lead researcher and skin cancer specialist Dr Laura Ferris. And the fact that mole apps have been singled out in this way does not mean they are the only ones causing concern, says Dr Claudia Pagliari, director of the eHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group at Edinburgh University. It wasn't until two years later that Sian (pictured) discovered that the mole was in fact the most dangerous form of skin cancer . \u2018Reports of actual harm to consumers are still rare, but this could simply mean the potential for harm hasn\u2019t yet translated into an actual event,\u2019 she says. But attempts by regulators in the U.S. to impose stricter controls have been unsuccessful. So while the manufacturers of Mole Detective, an app that claims to be able to \u2018help to detect skin cancer earlier\u2019 (and is downloadable in Britain) has been fined by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for making misleading claims in its advertising, the app is still doing business as normal. So, how can you know which apps you should use? There are guides that can be helpful, says Dr Dhaliwal. He recommends the NHS Health Apps Library (apps.nhs.uk) \u2014 though it is limited to less than 100, with a basic rating system. He also recommends myhealthapps.net, an independent website that lists hundreds of apps, with a \u2018five heart\u2019 rating system based on reviews by patient groups, consumers and carers globally. NHS England is to unveil a system of awarding kitemarks to trusted health apps later this year. But this will be a tricky enterprise, says Charles Lowe, chair of the Royal Society of Medicine telemedicine and e-health section. Proportion of GPs who use the internet to diagnose patients. \u2018Online commerce has found ways of approving apps very quickly as they come on the market,\u2019 he says. \u2018Health apps will have to be approved with the same urgency \u2014 in days or weeks, rather than months or years, as with new drugs. But there mustn\u2019t be any compromise to safety or efficacy.\u2019 Whether British doctors will welcome the e-health revolution \u2014 and their patients brandishing mobile phones in the consulting room \u2014 still remains to be seen. A recent survey of family doctors found eight in ten reported patients becoming more anxious as a result of using apps. Dr Martin Scurr, Good Health\u2019s GP, says apps \u2018will never be a substitute for an appointment with the doctor\u2019. \u2018Patients sometimes email me photographs, asking for an opinion,\u2019 he says. \u2018It doesn\u2019t work. They have to come into the surgery and be examined properly.\u2019 Certainly, Sian Gibson has been put off health apps. \u2018Obviously, my first GP got it wrong when he told me not to worry about my freckle,\u2019 she says. \u2018But on top of that, the app gave me a false sense of security. \u2018Thank goodness I now have a good doctor. Thanks to him, all should be well at my five-year check-up next month. But it was a close call.\u2019","highlights":"In 2008, Sian Gibson noticed a new, larger and darker freckle on her ankle . She consulted her GP but was told it was nothing to worry about . She downloaded a health app that\u00a0also suggested nothing was wrong . Two years later, Sian found out that the freckle was actually skin cancer .","id":"dace08b1e599e589696d0c2909440e6f68f49bde","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" are part of her genetic makeup. However, the freckle on her ankle was odd.\nIt was dark and didn\u2019t fade in the sun. It felt a little raised, but as far as she could tell it wasn\u2019t itchy or painful. A concerned, self-diagnosing Sian Googled skin cancer. The results suggested she get a biopsy. She called her GP and was referred to a dermatologist.\nAfter a biopsy, a pathologist told her it was most likely melanoma.\n\u201cShe said it was an odd one, as there is often some scarring, so they had to biopsy to be sure. She said it looked very early, so that was good.\u201d\nAs it was a Friday, the doctor wanted to get a result quickly. She called the pathologist on the Friday afternoon \u2014 a weekend is usually when pathology results come in \u2014 to see if she was okay to find out on Monday.\nIt was a Friday, so it was a three-day wait for the results. Photo: Supplied.\n\u201cThe doctor said the results would definitely be ready by Tuesday, so I would know by then. That made me very nervous,\u201d said Gibson.\nThe biopsy came back the following Friday \u2014 five full days later \u2014 to confirm the worst-case scenario, that Gibson had stage one melanoma.\nAn hour later she received a call from the pathologist saying it was stage zero melanoma, which is the best possible outcome, as it was removed completely. However, it was an 8mm lesion \u2014 that is to say, it had grown to be 8mm in size.\n\u201cThat is the size of a freckle,\u201d she said.\nGibson was initially in shock, so her first phone call was to her sister. \u201cI was screaming and crying, \u2018Why me?\u2019\u201d\n\u201cIt just went over and over in my head \u2014 was I eating the wrong thing? What about when I was younger? Did I go in the sun? Was it the tanning booth? What if I had caught it earlier? And why did it grow so fast? I am terrified of how it could grow again. I am terrified of cancer \u2014 it is my biggest fear. I feel it\u2019s a ticking time bomb.\u201d\nMelanoma is on the rise and its incidence is set to increase by 20 per cent over the next 20 years.\n\u201cIt\u2019s the least aggressive form, which"}
{"article":"Sean O'Brien believes blowing a Grand Slam in Wales 'might not have been the worst thing in the world' as Ireland eye the World Cup after retaining their RBS 6 Nations title. Leinster flanker O'Brien grabbed two tries as Ireland thumped Scotland 40-10 at Murrayfield to claim back-to-back Six Nations titles for the first time since 1949. The 28-year-old backed up scores from captain Paul O'Connell and centre Jared Payne as Ireland denied England the title by virtue of points-difference. Sean O'Brien of Ireland celebrates with the Six Nations trophy after the 40-10 win over Scotland on Saturday . England saw off France 55-35 in a madcap Twickenham encounter, but fell foul of the triple-bill Super Saturday set-up for the second year running, six points short on the target set by Ireland. Happy to embrace hindsight with the title secure for another year, O'Brien believes defeat to Wales must now act as a harsh World Cup lesson for Joe Schmidt's men. 'Looking back now it might not have been the worst thing in the world,' said O'Brien, of Ireland losing 23-16 in Wales to spoil their Grand Slam chase. 'We know we can learn and move forward. That was the biggest thing to come out of last week: that we didn't do our jobs correctly and we didn't do what we did during the week. Sean O'Brien of Ireland goes over to score the second try in a 40-10 win at Murrayfield . Ireland's O'Brien scores a try during the 2015 RBS Six Nations match at Murrayfield on Saturday . 'If we approach the game like we did today, for instance, make sure everyone is going 100 miles an hour, we know we are never too far away.' Ireland's third Six Nations triumph in six years tees head coach Schmidt's men up nicely for the autumn World Cup in England. Schmidt's impressive transformation of Ireland's fortunes raises hopes that his side can reach a first World Cup semi-final later this year. Head coach Schmidt's ultra-tactical approach came under fire after defeat in Wales, with Warren Gatland beating his Kiwi compatriot at his own game. Scott Williams goes over during the 23-16 victory over Ireland, which ended their Grand Slam challenge . Ireland rediscovered their attacking rhythm in Edinburgh however, their four tries against Scotland matching their previous tally for the entire tournament. O'Brien is adamant Ireland can play whatever brand of rugby required to get the job done under shrewd boss Schmidt. 'There has been a lot of talk about the style of play the last few weeks but defences in this competition are very strong,' said O'Brien. 'With analysis and what not, they are able to close people down and the quality of player and strength in depth, you have really good players playing against you. Captain\u00a0Paul O'Connell holds aloft the Six Nations trophy after Ireland were crowned champions . 'You have to bring them to a place where they are under a lot of pressure and maybe we haven't done that in the last few weeks. 'But we can be very proud of ourselves today of how we approached the game and did our business. 'I wouldn't say it was a different style (against Scotland). 'We have been trying to play a bit like that the last few weeks but we haven't been, and we've let ourselves down at times with our own errors as well, letting teams into games. 'But we approached it the right way against Scotland, did our jobs, and it paid off.' The Irish squad celebrate their Six Nations success as fireworks are set off from within Murrayfield .","highlights":"Ireland crowned 2015 Six Nations champions after dramatic final day . Joe Schmidt's side beat Scotland 40-10 to move into driving seat . England's 55-35 win over France not enough for Stuart Lancaster's men . Ireland blew their Grand Slam chances losing 23-16 to Wales in fixture four .","id":"4ca8624ce6407df5c3d4933b8c526994a31c359a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" tries as Joe Schmidt's men kept the title at home for a sixth successive year with victory over Scotland in Dublin.\nIreland led the World Cup hosts by four points when O'Brien crossed to level the scores in the 66th minute, but Leigh Halfpenny sealed the win with a last-gasp penalty. It means Ireland are guaranteed a home quarter-final ahead of the tournament in two years' time, but O'Brien admitted some of the euphoria of winning the Six Nations had evaporated.\n\"The win was the main thing,\" he said. \"We came here with an objective to get the championship win.\n\"We wanted to win it away, because it is the biggest achievement as an Irish player to win the Six Nations overseas. We came here with that objective, but it is disappointing to win it in the fashion we did.\n\"I've won three Irish Grand Slams and we've won two Six Nations in the time I've been there. I'd much rather be winning them than losing them.\"\nIreland are a year away from kicking off the next Six Nations campaign, but O'Brien feels victory will help. \"I think I've got 12 months to relax now because we get the chance to go home for the summer,\" he added.\n\"We came to the 2015 World Cup straight after the Six Nations, so now we've got 12 months. We can just enjoy the Six Nations.\n\"I think winning a Slam is going to be an important step forward. I think getting into a position of winning a World Cup can be a good thing for Irish rugby.\n\"We were in that position in 2015 but lost out in the last pool game against Argentina. We got into that position, but couldn't take it further.\n\"Losing the 2016 Six Nations, but winning the Five Nations in 2017, will be important because that is where we lost out in the 2011 World Cup. Getting into a position where we win that Six Nations and then win that World Cup, and then we're going to have that confidence in our game.\n\"I think we will benefit greatly. I think it's going to be a lot of fun for the players and the supporters to win that Six Nations, but the World Cup is a whole different ball game. It's going to be interesting.\"\n- Sports & Recreation\n- Leisure & Recreation\n"}
{"article":"Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are 'fearing the worst' as Italy's highest court prepares to decide their fate, according to their entourage. Knox is waiting for the verdict in their final appeal for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher at home in Seattle, while her one-time lover is in Rome for the hearing at the city's imposing Supreme Court, nicknamed the Palazzaccio or 'Bad Palace'. Sollecito could be seen arriving at court this morning with his current\u00a0girlfriend Greta Menegaldo, before appearing deep in thought as he left this evening after the case was\u00a0adjourned until Friday morning. Knox's lawyer Carlo della Vedova described her client as 'very worried' about adding: 'She hasn't been sleeping much.' Della Vedova also scotched rumours that the American had been trying to get pregnant to avoid possible extradition. 'That is absolutely false. She is not engaged either,' he said. However, it has now been revealed Knox's lawyers have turned to the European Court of Human Rights in a last ditch attempt to stop the final ratification of her conviction for murder. They have asked for the case to be suspended, pending the acceptance of her appeal to the European Court against a conviction for slander. Scroll down for video . Raffaele Sollecito is pictured leaving\u00a0Rome's Supreme Court today as Italy's top judges\u00a0delayed until Friday a ruling on whether to uphold his and Amanda Knox's conviction\u00a0for the murder of student Meredith Kercher . Sollecito left the court tonight as judges adjourned the hearing until Friday after lengthy closing arguments . Raffaele Sollecito arrives at Rome's Supreme Court today alongside his current girlfriend Greta Menegaldo . Raffaele Sollecito is seen with his girlfriend Greta Menegaldo as he arrived at Italy's highest court today . Hearing: Amanda Knox's former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito\u00a0arrives at Italy's highest court this morning, where the pair are expected to learn if their convictions for the murder of  Meredith Kercher are upheld . Amanda Knox's Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (right) arrives at Italy's highest court building today . Surrounded: Raffaele Sollecito, 30, who has had his travel documents seized, was mobbed by journalists and camera crews as he made his way into court for final arguments and deliberations this morning . Diya 'Patrick' Lumumba (centre) - a Congolese citizen who was originally jailed for the murder of Meredith Kercher - arrives at Italy's highest court building this morning . Supporters of Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox are seen outside the court this morning . Knox at a television interview in New York last year. She has always denied murdering Ms Kercher (right) Knox claims that she was coerced by police into making false statements blaming the murder on bar owner Patrick Lumumba during interrogations of more than 40 hours in November 2007. As the slander is considered circumstantial evidence in her murder trial, her legal team asked for the murder trial to be suspended, Knox defence lawyer Carlo Della Vedova confirmed. But the move has left representatives of the Kercher family shocked. The Kercher's lawyer Vieri Fabiani said: \u2018If the Strasbourg court condemns the Italian Republic, what would it change? What could it usefully serve? Absolutely nothing.\u2019 Meanwhile, a consultant for Sollecito said that he had already said his goodbyes to his family and air hostess girlfriend Greta Menegaldo, who accompanied him to the packed courtroom this morning, where neither was able to find a seat. The assistant said: 'It is as if he is not there anymore. He said goodbye to his family and Greta outside the court. He fears the worst.' Knox and Sollecito served four years for the brutal murder of Leeds Student Miss Kercher in Perugia in 2007. She was found half naked with multiple stab wounds to her body and a deep gash in her throat. The pair were freed on appeal in 2011. But last year, they were sensationally reconvicted and ordered to serve 28 and 25 years respectively for the murder. Now the Supreme Court can opt to confirm the convictions, in which case extradition proceedings would start against Knox. \u00a0Or if they find contradictions or illogicality in the guilty sentence they could send the trial back to appeal stage. Sollecito has asked to have his case annulled on the basis that it should have been separated from that of Knox, as all the proof points to her. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in their infamous clinch after they were named as suspects in Ms Kercher's murder. Sollecito now claims their stories on the night of Ms Kercher's death are not 'intertwined' Sollecito (right) has seemingly abandoned all loyalty to Knox (left) with his bid to distance himself from her . Sollecito out with his girlfriend Greta Menegaldo (left). Knox (right) is pictured in Seattle on a recent outing . One of the world's leading DNA experts, who has extensively investigated the murder of Meredith Kutcher, has claimed the forensic evidence against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito is 'incredulous' and 'made up' by prosecutors.' Knox, 27, and Sollecito, 30, \u00a0stand accused of killing the British student in Perugia and the Italian Supreme Court is expected to either uphold or quash their convictions today. Professor Peter Gill, a lecturer of Forensic Genetics at Oslo University, Norway, looked in-depth at the DNA results from the crime scene using the originally analysis by the Italian Police Scientific Department and also a second independent analysis ordered by the judge in the first appeal. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Professor Gill admits that the evidence against Knox and Sollecito is very weak and and compares it to something out of the fictional CSI TV series. He said: 'It's very, very tenuous to use this [DNA] evidence to link to the conclusion that it proves \u00a0an activity such as stabbing a victim. If Knoxs' conviction is upheld she could delay going to jail if she were pregnant, according to Italian legal experts. There has also been speculation that political pressure from the US could hamper the extradition process. Sollecito is reportedly seeking to separate his case from Knox's, with his lawyers pointing out that a partial confession written by the American and later retracted did not mention his presence at the scene of the crime. If that argument succeeds, the Italian could be given a new trial. Since being convicted Sollecito has deserted Knox, his one-time lover, and is now insisting that their positions are 'not intertwined'. His case should have been considered independently of Knox's, he now insists. Yesterday bombshell court papers revealed that Sollecito claims he does not remember whether Knox was with him at the time of Ms Kercher's murder. In a dramatic change in legal strategy, Sollecito has cast serious doubt on Foxy Knoxy's alibi, with the Italian now saying he can't be sure she was at his house for the whole of the night on which the British student was brutally murdered. All the evidence against the former couple points to Knox, Sollecito claims in papers filed by his lawyers in advance of the make-or-break Supreme Court hearing today. Ms Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Coulsdon, Surrey, (left) was found with her throat slit in her bedroom in Perugia in 2007. Knox (right) is appealing a decision reinstating what was her conviction for killing Kercher . Rudy Guede is serving a 16-year sentence for his involvement in Kercher's death after a separate trial . The house in Perugia where British student Meredith Kercher was murdered aged just 21 in November 2007 . Supporters of Amanda Knox are convinced that her guilty verdict for murder will be upheld by the Italian Supreme Court when they make their decision later this week. American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito both stand accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher and have been tried three times for the crime. The last hearing, in January last year, again found them guilty. Knox's legal team has been warned that this decision is likely to be rubber-stamped by the Supreme Court today. People close to the case do not believe Ms Knox stands a chance in the hugely-divisive case. One supporter said they were prepared for  the 'greatest miscarriage of justice' that has ever happened to a US citizen. In their previous two trials, Knox maintained that they were together at Sollecito's flat on the night of the murder after which Miss Kercher, 21, was found half-naked with her throat slit in the cottage she shared with Knox in Perugia, Italy. In an A-Z of reasons for distancing his position from hers, Sollecito's lawyers are attempting to demonstrate that the evidence used against Knox does not concern him. In the 306-page paper, Sollecito claims that his computer records prove he was watching the Japanese Manga cartoon Naruto at the time of the alleged murder. But he is not sure whether Knox was at his house for the whole night as he had been smoking marijuana. The document says: 'The defence intends to emphasise that Sollecito has always shown himself to be extraneous to the crime, and has always said that that night he did not move from his own home. However, he did not rule out that Knox could have gone out.' The document also points out that Knox, unlike Sollecito, had an alleged motive for the murder. Emotional: Amanda Knox breaks down in tears after hearing  her 2009 conviction for murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher is to be overturned and she will be acquited . Amanda Knox (right) acknowledges the cheers of supporters while her mother Edda Mellas comforts her on her return home to Seattle, Washington, in October 2011 after winning an appeal against her conviction . This photo in November 2007 shows Knox (left) and Sollecito together. The pair were 20 and 24 at the time . The report explaining the motivation  refers to a statement that Rudy Guede made to police that Miss Kercher believed Knox stole \u20ac300 and two credits cards from her. Ivory Coast-born Guede is serving a 16-year jail sentence for his involvement in Kercher's death after a separate trial. Judges ruled he did not act alone. Sollecito, by contrast with Knox, 'had no reason to want the death of Meredith Kercher.' The document states: 'The alleged motives [not getting along and the missing \u20ac300] concern only relations between the victim and Amanda Knox, not Sollecito.'","highlights":"Raffaele Sollecito, 30, arrived at Italy's highest court in Rome this morning . He's waiting to hear if murder convictions against him and Knox are upheld . Appeared deep in thought leaving court as case was adjourned until Friday . Knox, 27, has twice been convicted but each verdict has been appealed . She denies murdering Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student . Knox is currently in the United States and won't be attending the hearing .","id":"edd0930b80639f53f861d60f2f942ca0c4e96678","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" murder of Meredith Kercher which is expected to be handed down tomorrow (Wednesday October 10).\nSollecito is 'confident'\nSpeaking in their native languages to reporters outside the Cassation court, Knox's mother Edda Mellas revealed that her daughter has been \"anxious for two and a half years\" ahead of the verdict.\nEdda Mellas tells the press that they are hoping for a full acquittal\n\"The most important thing for her now is that, since two and a half years, she hasn't seen her family\", she said. \"She is worried for them, worried that she might be sentenced for life. She is worried for the family.\"\nMellas added that they are hoping for a full acquittal, that there is \"not a gram of evidence\" against them, and that the court would see that the two are innocent. Sollecito's mother Marina Dalla Vedova was also outside the court and agreed.\nMeanwhile Raffaele Sollecito's father, Antonio Sollecito, said: \"We're not worried about the appeal - we are certain we have done the right thing, and the appeal is a formality.\"\nSollecito has previously stated that he is \"confident\" that he will be acquitted.\nMellas 'worried for her children'\nMeanwhile Mellas revealed that she has not seen her daughter for 13 months and that they have spoken to each other just twice since they went their separate ways in June 2011.\n\"In Italy, for two and a half years, I have not seen her children,\" she said. \"She is a beautiful mother and a good person and so worried that she doesn't know who I am. I do not know who the family is.\"\nMellas also revealed that she would like to live in America for a few years and to start a new life in a different place. Asked if she thought Italy would ever see Knox or Sollecito again, she said: \"I hope so. I would like to see my grandchildren, I would like to meet them. But I don't know if they'll ever get released.\"\nMellas also spoke of the \"huge amount\" of money spent on the case by both sides. Knox's defense is claiming that 70 percent of the Italian justice system has been tainted by corruption, and Mellas confirmed this was"}
{"article":"Former Northern Ireland international and Real Mallorca striker Gerry Armstrong is an expert analyst and commentator for Sky Sports\u2019 coverage of Spanish football. Here, he shares his thoughts with Sportsmail's Craig Hope on the Gareth Bale saga at Real Madrid\u2026 . Gareth is under a lot of pressure and sometimes that can get to you. But the recent criticism aimed at him is completely unfounded and unnecessary. I have seen him play really well this season and I have seen him play some indifferent games. He is probably having a decent season, but it could still be brilliant. Real are only four points behind Barcelona in the league and you would fancy them to get past Atletico and into the last four of the Champions League. Gareth Bale was heavily criticised after Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat at the hands of La Liga rivals Barcelona . An estimated 400 million people watched Bale struggle on television as Real moved four points behind Barca . Bale has been criticised by Real  supporters despite winning four trophies since joining the club in 2013 . And don\u2019t forget what an impact he had last year. He scored in the final of the Champions League and Copa del Rey and finished with 22 goals. He's on 16 now and will better that total this year, what more can you ask? All this talk of dropping him is rubbish \u2013 you can\u2019t drop Gareth Bale, he scores and creates too many goals. Real have been going through a slump in the past five weeks or so. They have been missing key players. But it seems Gareth has been taking a lot of the stick from fans, and I don\u2019t agree with that, although he has probably been trying too hard at times. Now that Toni Kroos and Luka Modric are back I think you\u2019ll see Gareth really re-emerge and rediscover his best form, because I admit he wasn\u2019t great against Barcelona on Sunday. He wasn\u2019t the only top player to disappoint, but he disappeared from the game for long periods and sometimes he needs to be more forceful. The Wales international took his anger out on a corner flag after netting a brace against Levante on March 15 . Cracks seem to be appearing in Bale's relationship with Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo . On the issue of him being unhappy, only he knows how happy he really is at Madrid. Part of the problem is the language and being comfortable with your team-mates. Then there is the situation with Cristiano Ronaldo. I wouldn\u2019t say the relationship between himself and Ronaldo is bad, but Cristiano was so petulant when Gareth scored his goals against Levante last week - he could not hide the disappointment from his face. He\u2019s like a spoilt brat at times. But the fans are so forgiving with Ronaldo because of the goals he scores, it\u2019s very unfair. They say Gareth should pass more to Ronaldo - that\u2019s nonsense. It was the same with Cesc Fabregas and the pressure on him to pass to Lionel Messi at Barcelona. It\u2019s not helpful. AS say Real 'missed and they paid for it' while Marca highlight Madrid's misses during the La Liga match . I would like to see Gareth say, \u201cI\u2019m better than all of this\u201d and prove how good he is on the pitch - and I think he will because he has got great ability. He\u2019s got everything - he scores goals and creates them, he\u2019s brilliant in the air, he strong, he\u2019s fast, he\u2019s aggressive. For me, he\u2019s very close to being right up there with Messi and Ronaldo. There is talk of him going to Manchester United, but it would be a huge mistake on Real\u2019s part if they agreed to sell him. If I was him though I\u2019d keep my options open and see how I feel at the end of the season. But I think he will still be at Madrid next season. This will blow over given a few goals and the team clicking again. In a few weeks\u2019 time I\u2019d bet we\u2019ll be having completely different discussions about Gareth and all of this will be forgotten.","highlights":"Gareth Bale has been criticised following his display against Barcelona . The Welshman's car was attacked by a fan after Real's 2-1 defeat . Bale's relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo is not as strong as it once was . Man United are said to be interested in bringing Bale back to England . READ: Bale is feeling the heat after being made a scapegoat at Real .","id":"c38922f5222f1b49fcee0aef128d6b991038cf91","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nThe story that the papers in Spain were saying on Saturday was the idea that he is going to the Bernabeu for 90million. What do you think about that? Is that a load of rubbish?\nI think it\u2019s a load of rubbish! Real Madrid have said before now that they weren\u2019t interested in selling their top players.\nThis is a player they have nurtured for nine years and it just doesn\u2019t add up when you\u2019re saying they\u2019re thinking of selling.\nIt is going to cost a lot of money to get him out of there, but why sell him now? Why not next summer when the situation may have improved for the club?\nWhy sell a player that, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, they are not short of?\nAnd finally, if they do end up selling him and you were Real Madrid boss, what would you be looking to buy at the club with the money?\nWell, you can\u2019t replace a Cristiano Ronaldo, a Gareth Bale and a Luka Modric, so you can\u2019t replace them with the next man. You can\u2019t go and say: \u201cOK, we\u2019re going to buy this guy for that amount of money.\u201d\nBarcelona have shown, with the Neymar money, that they are willing to go the extra mile, so maybe they can do that.\nThey have that money and they want to make it happen, but it is very unlikely that they will be able to replace him and get somebody at that level.\nYou have to go to another level of player. It is very difficult to replace him with somebody that is at the same level.\nIt is very difficult to replace him and it isn\u2019t what it\u2019s all about.\nHe\u2019s been there nine years, he\u2019s been a massive part of the club. I don\u2019t think they will do it.\nReal Madrid haven\u2019t said he can\u2019t leave and he isn\u2019t even saying he wants to leave but I just think there\u2019s an agreement there already.\nI think it\u2019s a good agreement for Madrid. They are saying: \u201cWe want you to go away and play and you can go to a club that\u2019s your level, you can get more minutes there, and then you will come back. You can be as big as you want to be and, when you come back, we will keep you.\u201d\nAnd, if he does leave"}
{"article":"The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton foundation released a wide-ranging report on Monday declaring that the world's 'pace of change' on the rights of women and girls 'has been far too slow. But the report, called 'No Ceilings,' comes at a time when the Foundation is under fire for accepting large cash infusions from countries that the State Department has accused of discriminating against women and committing other human rights abuses. Those nations include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Algeria and Brunei. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Hillary and Chelsea Clinton spoke at the 'Clinton Global Initiative University' at the University of Miami on Saturday . ENGAGEMENT: Secretary of State John Kerry (second left) met with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on March 5; the Clinton Foundation report mirrors the Obama administration's willingness to engage with governments of countries where women have fewer rights than men . The foundation told The New York Times\u00a0that no foreign governments contributed toward producing the reports, but in the nonprofit world funds are fungible and it's unclear how anyone could wall off the project from the questionable donations. Former president Bill Clinton defended the foundation's work Saturday in Miami, saying that millions of dollars from the UAE and the Saudis in particular had no impact on its work. 'Do we agree with everything they do?' Clinton asked, 'No.' 'You\u2019ve got to decide when you do this work whether it will do more good than harm if someone helps you from another country.' The report, issued simultaneously in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese and Russian, is a 46-page update on progress made globally since Hillary a 1995 United Nations conference held in Beijing declared: 'Women\u2019s rights are human rights and human rights are women\u2019s rights.' The foundation released its report a day after International Women's Day, an annual March 8 observance that was shortened this year in the U.S. with the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. The symbolism of a shortchanged 23-hour American observance seemed tailor-made for the report's wordy scolding. 'Security is tenuous for women and girls, even in their own homes,' the Clinton Foundation writes in 'No Ceilings.' 'Critical barriers \u2013 including legal restrictions and limited access to resources \u2013 undermine women\u2019s economic opportunities.' 'And women\u2019s voices are still underrepresented in leadership positions \u2013 from legislatures to boardrooms, from peace negotiations to the media,' the report reads. The report is long on one-two punches, acknowledging some progress on specific issues but insisting that it's unsatisfactory. 'Today, more than four out of five [national] constitutions have some mechanism to guarantee gender equality,' the foundation says, 'but rights on paper often go unenforced \u2013 and many legal barriers remain.' 'Globally, women and girls are living longer and healthier lives, and the rate of maternal mortality has nearly halved,' but 'women and girls in certain regions and communities confront high rates of HIV, poor care during pregnancy and childbirth, and limited access to family planning.' And while 'many significant gender gaps in education have closed,' the report reads, 'gaps remain and marginalized girls lag farthest behind.' 'Poor, rural, minority, and conflict-affected girls are significantly less likely to be educated,' the authors write. The 'No Ceilings' report, issued March 9, 2015, traces the global progress of women since a 1995 UN conference in Beijing . The foundation's partners on the 'No Ceilings' project include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Economist Intelligence Unit, UCLA WORLD Policy Analysis Center and Fathom Information Design. Mrs. Clinton, a former secretary of state, U.S. Senator and first lady, is touting the report at a politicall vulnerable time. Last week the Times revealed that throughout her tenure as America's top diplomat she used only a self-hosted private email address. That has already brought talk of subpoenas from congressional Republicans and led some groups in Washington to reconsider whether the government's responses to past Freedom of Information Act requests could possibly have been complete since Clinton's emails were not turned over to State until last last year. Tom Fitton, presdient of Judicial Watch, told Daily Mail Online that his froup has already file nine new FOIA requests related to Clinton since the email news story broke. 'And there are a few others we may seek to reopen,' Fitton said, 'because they led us to believe they had searched her emails.' 'But obviously that hasn't been done.' Judicial Watch said as many as 160 of its past FOIA requests against the federal government could be affected, along with 20 past and present lawsuits.","highlights":"Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Algeria and Brunei have donated heavily to the Clinton Foundation . 'No Ceilings' report praises some progressin in the past 20 years but demands more rights from women and girls . Worldwide, 'security is tenuous for women and girls, even in their own homes,' the 46-page report reads . 'Poor, rural, minority, and conflict-affected girls are significantly less likely to be educated,' the foundation says .","id":"e35daaf870a212f902f4902a642a91e992261085","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"Women and Girls Empowerment' notes some significant progress in some places including education, health and economic growth..' says the Clinton Foundation.\nIn India, the report notes that 'The State of the World's Children 2014: Maternal and child nutrition' report showed that in India, child mortality has reduced from 70 children per 1,000 live births in 1990, to 54 children per 1,000 live births in 2013. It has reduced the number of malnourished children in India from 35% to 43% in 2013, compared with 1990.\nThe report acknowledges the significant efforts in healthcare by India and points out that India has cut child mortality in half between 1990 and 2013. 'This represents an astonishing decline in the number of children lost \u2013 about a two-thirds reduction in child mortality,' says the report. The report also acknowledges the efforts of the government to improve literacy in India by 'doubling female literacy' with efforts such as the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (Save The Girl Child, Educate The Girl Child) campaign.\n'The government's efforts to improve maternal and child health in the last 20 years have yielded impressive results. Between 1990 and 2013, the mortality rate of under-fives fell from 101 to 55 per 1,000 live births, a 40 percent decline. In addition, India has seen a sharp decline in underweight children, with 25 percent of children under age five meeting criteria for wasting in 1990, falling to less than 14 percent by 2013,' says the report.\nA 2013 survey revealed that 60 percent of women in India between the age of 15 and 49 had experienced physical abuse by an intimate partner, while two thirds of women who experienced abuse reported physical or sexual violence during pregnancy or childbirth. India has also made some progress on maternal mortality, with 95 women dying of pregnancy and childbirth every 100,000 live births in 2013.\n'Women and girls make up more than half of the global population. But the pace of progress for women and girls has been too slow. This report documents the reality that some 140 million women and girls still face discrimination and lack of protection, and they are being denied opportunities to participate as equals in the economy, politics, and society,' says the report.\nThe Foundation has taken up a "}
{"article":"First-time parents Kate and David Ogg were heartbroken when they were told one of their twins - born two minutes apart at just 26 weeks - had stopped breathing and had just moments to live. Thinking it was the only time they would have with the tiny boy they had already decided to name Jamie, Kate asked to be able to hold the lifeless child, and told David to climb into the hospital bed for a tender embrace. What happened next was nothing short of a miracle. Scroll down for video . When Kate and David Ogg were told their newborn son Jamie had passed away on March 25, 2010, they took him in their arms and cradled him to keep him warm . Jamie and Emily are now about to turn five years old and their parents have only recently told them of the miraculous story . In this mother's loving arms, the little boy started moving, and his breathing grew stronger. Hospital staff rushed back to his aid and together brought the baby back to life. Five years on, Jamie Ogg is a healthy, happy kid whose biggest problem regarding his troubled entry in the world is having a little brother who tells anyone who'll listen that he used to be dead but now he's alive. After years of trying to fall pregnant, the Queensland couple were delighted to find out they were having twins - the 'pigeon pair' of a boy and girl. But just six months into the pregnancy they found themselves in the delivery room and facing premature births. Jamie was born first on March 25, 2010 and his sister Emily followed two minutes later. 'They were both born in their sac but Jamie didn't make a noise when they tore it open. Emily let out a big wail,' Ms Ogg told Daily Mail Australia. 'We looked over and everyone was crowding around Jamie - there was about 20 people in the room.\u00a0The vibe wasn't very good. When they were told the devastating news, Kate ordered her husband to take off his shirt and get into the bed to provide extra warmth - and miraculously he gasped for air and opened his eyes . Doctors worked on Jamie for 20 minutes before they stopped and informed his heartbroken parents . The doctor sat on the end of Ms Ogg's hospital bed and asked the couple if they had a name picked out . After birth, skin-to-skin contact is recognised as a simple step mothers can take to welcome their baby into the world. For Kate and David Ogg the point is all the more pertinent. The birth process is a stressful and exhausting time for the baby. Unicef advises mothers to hold their child in skin-to-skin contact to help their baby 'adapt to their new environment'. It means their 'heartbeat and breathing will be better controlled' and there is a wealth of evidence that suggests babies held in skin-to-skin contact are less stressed by the birth process. Unicef's advice states: 'We know that babies who have spent an hour in skin contact are significantly less stressed after the birth experience - this means their breathing and heart rate are more stable, they cry less, and when they start to feed, they digest their food better. 'A mother's chest area is significantly warmer than other parts of her body - ready to welcome her new baby and prevent them from cooling down - which is a significant risk. 'Your baby has been lovely and warm in your uterus - at around 37 degrees, whereas the labour room will be significantly cooler, and he is wet \u2013 it\u2019s like getting out of the swimming baths, you need to get dry and warm quickly.' Meanwhile Caroline Davey, chief executive of the premature baby charity, Bliss, echoed the importance of skin-to-skin contact. She said it is 'an essential part of family-centred care and should be part of the care that all babies receive'. Ms Davey added: 'Evidence shows that it can help to regulate the baby\u2019s heartbeat, lower their stress levels and can play an important role in improving the positive outcomes for premature babies.\u2019 'He stopped breathing and his heartbeat was nearly gone. After 20 minutes they stopped working on him.' The doctor sat on the end of Ms Ogg's hospital bed and asked the couple if they had a name picked out. He then informed them that there was nothing more they could do to save Jamie. 'I saw him gasp but the doctor said it was no use.\u00a0I took Jamie off the doctor, asked everyone to leave.\u00a0He was cold and I just wanted him to be warm,' she said. 'We had tried for years to have kids and I felt so guilty. I just wanted to cuddle him. I unwrapped him and ordered my husband to take his shirt off and climb into the bed. 'I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping there was still a sign of life so I wasn't going to give up easily. 'I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping there was still a sign of life so I wasn't going to give up easily,' Mrs Ogg said . 'We were trying to entice him to stay. We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we tried to have him,' Mrs Ogg said . 'He suddenly gasped... then he opened his eyes. He was breathing and grabbing Dave's finger,' Mrs Ogg said . 'We were trying to entice him to stay. We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we tried to have him. 'He suddenly gasped... then he opened his eyes. He was breathing and grabbing Dave's finger. 'If we had let the doctor walk out of the room with him, Jamie would have been dead.' Jamie and Emily are now about to turn five years old and their parents have only recently told them of the miraculous story. 'Emily burst into tears, she was really upset and she kept hugging Jamie,' Ms Ogg said. 'They love to talk about when they were babies. 'They have a little brother Charlie who loves telling anyone who listens. He'll say: \"When I was born I was fat and the twins were skinny. Jamie was also dead but now he is alive\".' Emily and Jamie also have a little brother Charlie, 4, and regularly talk about their miracle birth story . Remarkably, Jamie has not encountered one medical problem in the five years since his birth . When the twins were first told of their miracle birth, Emily burst into tears and wouldn't stop hugging Jamie . The Ogg family have set up an online community called Jamie's Gift to regularly raise funds for the Miracle Babies Foundation - an organisation that supports premature and sick newborns . Remarkably, Jamie has not encountered one medical problem in the five years since his birth. 'He is absolutely fine... the biggest concern they had was cerebral palsy because of the lack of oxygen but there's been nothing,' Ms Ogg said. 'It's absolutely astounding. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.' The Ogg family have set up an online community called Jamie's Gift to regularly raise funds for the Miracle Babies Foundation - an organisation that supports premature and sick newborns. Dave is currently training for an Ironman triathlon in Port Macquarie in May to raise funds. 'He will put his body through a gruelling 3.8km swim, 180km bike and a marathon,' Ms Ogg said. For details on how to donate, visit Jamie's Gift\u00a0on Facebook. Dave is currently training for an Ironman triathlon in Port Macquarie in May to raise funds . Kate says the couple cherish everyday with their three children and are very 'touchy-feely' parents considering everything they've been through .","highlights":"Kate and David Ogg were told one twin, Jamie, had passed away after birth . Jamie and Emily were born two minutes apart on March 25, 2010 . Queensland couple refused to let son go and cradled him to keep warm . Astonishingly, Jamie started gasping for air and and opened his eyes . Twins are about to turn five and they haven't had any medical issues . Family now raise funds for premature births through Jamie's Gift .","id":"282f20072cfad5b794f8b1c61b7bd48e075cecd2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" might hold their beloved baby, they started kissing him as he died.\nThree-and-a-half-months-old Leland was given the last rites, but started breathing after just 30 minutes. He is now a happy healthy six-year-old.\nAt the age of just 15 months, the Oggs welcomed the arrival of identical twins - Leland and his sister Eloise. Both were born two minutes and 40 seconds prematurely.\n\u2018I didn\u2019t realise it until I felt something hit my side,\u2019 said Kate. \u2018I opened my eyes and there was blood pouring out of my stomach. I thought it was only a few minutes before my baby was born.\u2019\nBut there was a problem. \u2018I asked the midwife what was happening and she just said \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing\u201d. We didn\u2019t know what that meant. We didn\u2019t even know they were still alive. We\u2019d heard Leland was OK and we assumed the worst about Eloise.\u2019\nThe couple were transferred from the maternity unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading to the Oxford Perinatal Institute. \u2018We were told to prepare for the worst as we were just 26 weeks,\u2019 says Kate. \u2018They told us they were 30\/50 per cent live. But they looked identical. We thought one was OK so we thought the other was OK. But they checked them again and we were told Leland was dead.\u2019\nAlthough he was still breathing, they performed last rites. \u2018The midwives explained this was really common as the placentas had not fully detached and were still hanging on,\u2019 says Kate. \u2018A woman told me it happens all the time and you don\u2019t know.\u2019\nShe had never heard of it happening with twins. \u2018At the time I wasn\u2019t thinking straight,\u2019 says Kate. \u2018I just thought: \u201cWhat are we going to tell Eloise?\u201d\n\u2018My husband had rushed from his meeting to be with us, but when they took us to the resuscitation room my husband had to leave again to speak to the doctors. He rang back every hour, he was so worried about us. I had no idea how I was going to come to terms with this.\u2019\nBut, at 26 weeks, they didn\u2019t expect her to survive, so Leland\u2019s death seemed like a mercy killing. The Oggs felt relieved that they could finally start to mourn their baby."}
{"article":"Justice for Steward: Leonardo Espinal, 49, has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for killing his 5-year-old son by lacing his children's pizza with rat poison . A New York City man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for killing his 5-year-old son and sickening his 7-year-old daughter with pizza spiked with rat poison because he was angry with his ex-wife. After learning that his former spouse was seeing another man, Leonardo Espinal, 49, took it out on their children in November 2012 by tainting their meal with a deadly poison, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said Thursday after the sentencing. The little girl, Mia, threw up after eating the pizza. When her brother, Steward, soiled himself, their father took him into the bathroom. He then called Rosaura Abreu and threatened to commit suicide telling her, 'what is about to happen is your fault.' Espinal and Abreu had been together for about a decade before she kicked him out of their apartment two weeks before the domestic drama. The woman made a frantic phone call to Espinal's stepmother, who then contacted police. Officers broke down the bathroom door, only to find Espinal in the tub cradling his son's lifeless, naked body. Steward died from a combination of the poison and being submerged in water. Mia Espinal was found sleeping in her own vomit on the couch. Innocent: Steward Espinal, 5, was found dead in the bathtub\u00a0from a combination of the poison and being submerged in water in November 2012 . Espinal (center) did not speak in court, but the presiding judge told him she was glad to send him to prison . Impact statement:\u00a0Assistant District Attorney Jill Starishevsky (right) read aloud an emotional impact statement composed by Steward and Mia's mother . At his sentencing Thursday, Espinal did not speak, but Justice Troy Webber had a strong message for the child killer. 'If only he had ingested that pizza and it had done its job,' she said, according to New York Daily News. The judge wondered aloud how a parent, or any human being, could commit such a heinous crime, and said: 'I'm glad to put you in prison.' Rosaura Abreu delivered an emotional victim impact statement that was written in Spanish, translated into English and read by a prosecutor in court. 'I will never forget the last time I saw my little son. ... He was radiant, happy, content and followed me all around the house. 'When it was time for me to leave, he followed me to the door and I knelt down to talk with him.  It's as if my heart knew that it would be the last time I would see him alive.' On November 6, 2012, Steward told his mother that he loved her as she was about to leave their University Heights apartment. They hugged and she said 'that I loved him from the bottom of my heart, more than own life.' After the crime, Mia Espinal suffered anxiety attacks at the mere mention of returning to the apartment. Crime scene: The murder took place in the family's West 179th Street apartment in The Bronx . 'She never wanted to sleep in the same bed where she slept with her Steward, protecting him from monsters,' their mother said. Therapy has helped them, but is by no means a cure-all. 'Mia suffers a great deal when she goes to parties, when she goes to bed, when she plays with other children, when she sees photos of him, when she sees another boy the same age as him, when she sees me sad because she knows I am thinking of him,' Abreu said. Espinal pleaded guilty last month to murder and attempted murder. 'All we can do,' said Abreu, 'is take it day by day.' Assistant District Attorney Jill Starishevsky stated: 'Mia will have to live the rest of her life with the horrific memory that her own father caused in attempting to kill her,' according to\u00a0News 12 The Bronx.","highlights":"Leonardo Espinal, 49, pleaded guilty last month to murder and attempted murder in the death of his son, Steward, in November 2012 . Steward Espinal died from a combination of the poison and being submerged in water; his sister, Mia, survived . Justice Troy Webber said of Espinal: 'If only he had ingested that pizza and it had done its job'","id":"cc852ff81826e58e8db59fcd8608e521f086e57b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" jury deliberated for a little more than three hours before finding Espinal guilty Monday of second-degree murder and acting in a manner likely to cause death.\nEspinal was also convicted of first-degree manslaughter, second-degree attempted murder, and second-degree assault for allegedly trying to kill his daughter with the poison. He was acquitted of attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill his ex-wife, who also lived at the Bronx apartment where all three children died. Espinal was not charged in that assault.\nIn the midst of the trial, Espinal said he was innocent. He told the court, \"I'm like this for no reason, they say.\"\nThe mother of three and four other relatives of Espinal's testified that they heard him yelling and then heard screams from an upstairs bedroom in his family's home. The family's other children \u2014 ages 9, 6, and 4 \u2014 were also sick from the poison when police arrived.\nHe admitted to investigators that he laced the food and said that it was because the children's mother was having an affair.\n\"She is living a double life with someone else but yet she still has her kids around at the same time that he is poisoning her daughter and the other two and the other daughter has poison in her blood,\" said Assistant District Attorney Michael Furen in his closing argument. \"This man deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison.\"\nEspinal's lawyers said during the trial that Espinal was a loving father and was taking his kids to a church group when his wife arrived and took the kids away. His lawyer claimed she wanted to take the children to another religion.\nThe defense attorney said Espinal was not violent, saying Espinal had worked as a waiter for eight years, never hurt anyone, and his \"only crime\" was to love his wife, and when she took the kids from him, the 49-year-old man had lost his mind.\nThey said that Espinal was not responsible for the death of his children, calling them a \"tragedy,\" but not \"criminal.\" \"A tragedy did not occur,\" said the defense attorney. \"It's not a murder; it is a tragedy.\"\nThe defense attorney said Espinal would plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter if the judge offered it. The judge sentenced Espinal to the maximum on that charge, though he said his intent was not to"}
{"article":"The co-pilot blamed for deliberately crashing  a passenger jet with 150 people on board into the Alps used post-9\/11 safety mechanisms to carry out his plan. Andreas Guenter Lubitz, 28, waited for his captain, Patrick Sondenheimer to leave the flight deck and go to the toilet before commanding the Airbus A-320 to descend. Once out of the cockpit, the door locked automatically. Ironically, this auto-lock feature, which led to Lubitz having sole control of the plane, was introduced as a way of improving flight safety in the wake of 9\/11. Scroll down for video . The Airbus A-320 is fitted with a safety system, pictured, to prevent unauthorised access to the flight deck . Lubitz was sitting in this cockpit, pictured, when he commanded the jet to crash into the Alps at 400mph . Andreas Lubitz, pictured, locked his captain out of the cockpit and crashed the jet into the side of a mountain . The Airbus A320 is fitted with a locking mechanism to prevent unauthorised access to the flight deck while the aircraft is in flight.\u00a0The door was also specially strengthened, to prevent someone from being able to barge their way through. The safety systems were improved in the aftermath of the 9\/11 terror attacks where hijackers were able to gain access to the cockpit and take over the aircraft. Access to the cockpit door on the Germanwings Airbus A320 (like the one above) can be disabled from inside the flight deck to prevent hijacking . In normal flight, the door to the flight is closed and locked. Cabin crew can use a code and gain access to the flight deck. Entry is controlled by the flight crew, in case of a possible hijack attempt. The Cockpit Door Locking System (CDLS) according to the flight manual 'provides a means of electrically locking and unlocking the cockpit door'. The CDLS is located in the central pedestal between both pilots and has a toggle switch which controls the door. They also have a CCTV camera so they can see who is seeking access, and if they are under any form of duress. Pilots can restrict access to the flight deck although cabin crew can gain entry in an emergency. However, this emergency access can be over-ridden by the pilot for between five to 20 minutes. The limited time to keep the door closed is itself a safety feature, in case the flight crew become incapacitated. After the predetermined time, the keypad on the outside of the cockpit door will become operational again, unless the pilot actively restricts access again. Also the cockpit door has several other safety features in case of a sudden decompression which will cause the door to open. According to the flight manual there are 'routine' and 'emergency' access requests. The door locking mechanism is on the centre console, pictured, \u00a0so it can be operated by either pilot . The pilot has to flick one simple switch, pictured, \u00a0to lock the cabin door for between five and 20 minutes . 'The toggle switch enables the flight crew to lock or unlock the cockpit door, following an access request, thereby allowing or denying the entry to the cockpit.' The flight manual states that the control unit is responsible for: . On the Airbus A320, there are three settings: . School friends said that Lubitz paused his pilot's training in 2008 after suffering from 'burnout' and depression. On November 29, 2013 Mozambique Airways Flight LAM 470 crashed on a scheduled passenger flight between Maputo, Mozambique and Luanda, Angola. Air crash investigators think the Embraer 190 jet was flown into the ground by the captain after his copilot went to the toilet, killing everyone. The jet's captain, Herminio dos Santos Fernandes was believed to have had serious personal problems at the time of his death. Mozambique Airways Flight LAM 470 crashed into the ground, pictured, \u00a0after the pilot locked his colleague, who went on a toilet break, out of the flight deck before commanding it to crash from 38,000 feet . When his co-pilot went to the toilet, flight data information recovered from the scene found that Fernandes manually changed the aircraft's altitude from 38,000 feet to almost 600 feet below ground level. He also pushed the aircraft's throttles back to idle and selected the jet's maximum operating speed. Chillingly, the cockpit voice recorder picked up the sound of the co-pilot pounding on the door, similar to Captain Patrick Sondenheimer's attempts to regain access to the flight deck.","highlights":"Since 9\/11 all passenger jets are required to lock the cockpit door in flight . Cabin crew can gain access using a special code - but pilots can stop this . However, the lock is on a timer in case the pilots are incapacitated . Lubitz paused his pilot training after suffering 'burnout' and depression . Locking or unlocking the door latches, upon flight crew action . Unlocking the door i, in case of cockpit decompression (the door then opens towards the cockpit under differential pressure) Indicating system failures of electrical latches and pressure sensors . Activating the access request buzzer and turning on the keypad LEDs . Unlock: This position is used to enable the cabin crew member to open the door. The switch must be pulled and maintained in the unlocked position until the door is pushed open. Normal: All latches are locked, and EMERGENCY access is possible for the cabin crew . Lock: Once the button has been moved to this position, the door is locked; emergency access, the buzzer, and the keypayd are inhibited for a preselected time (5 to 20 min)","id":"08535cae523c641c54698bd0eec3621c528b3417","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Andreas Mayer, to leave the cockpit at the captain\u2019s behest on March 24 and then locked the captain out of the cockpit, the Daily Mail reported.\nIt would have taken a half-hour for Mayer to re-enter the cockpit once he left, according to NBC News. As the plane plunged to its deadly impact near the French town of Digne-les-Bains, he used the Airbus A320\u2019s autopilot to fly it into the mountains without the benefit of GPS navigation or radio communications.\nAn audio recording from the French government confirmed the theory that Lubitz intentionally flew the plane into the mountains. A female voice repeatedly yells, \u201cIt\u2019s done!\u201d and the sounds of a woman screaming can be heard, apparently after the co-pilot realized what he had done. Mayer tried to get in through a locked door in a failed attempt to stop his colleague, according to the French official.\nLubitz also tried to conceal his suicide and the fact that he had been locked out of the cockpit from the French air traffic controllers and his crew. He even lied about his identity to them.\nLubitz, whose father committed suicide in 2012, may have believed that he could kill himself and take others with him as part of a terrorist attack. French authorities said they were still trying to confirm any possible motive. They were also unable to explain how he hid his intentions from his fellow passengers.\nThe plane crashed into the French Alps on March 24. The wreckage was found 36 hours later.\nLubitz\u2019s family in Germany were horrified and heartbroken about the incident, the Daily Mail reported. They were completely unaware of his plans. His parents were told that he did not know how to fly, according to police who spoke to the family.\nLubitz had been under close observation by the German health ministry since 2012 for symptoms of depression and panic attacks, according to the Huffington Post. However, he was not under any active psychiatric treatment. Lubitz had also been taking the antidepressant medication Citalopram. He may have had his own prescription for it, as German media reported.\nThe Daily Mail pointed out that there is no evidence that he was under any special strain at work, such as financial trouble, or had been experiencing any difficulties in his personal life. This was a deliberate and cold-blooded murder-suicide, according to the French government.\nThe Daily Mail reported that the plane was not scheduled to"}
{"article":"Most people in Britain now think Scotland will become independent sooner or later despite last year's 'no' vote, a new study has revealed. Some 69 per cent of Scots now believe there will be a split while 59 per cent of those surveyed in England, 54 per cent in Wales and 59 per cent in Northern Ireland think the UK will eventually break up. The University of Edinburgh findings come after Labour leader Ed Miliband moved to rule out going into coalition with the SNP after the election amid growing concern over the prospect of a landslide for Nicola Sturgeon's party at the election in May. Most people in Britain now think Scotland will become independent sooner or later despite last year's 'no' vote in the referendum . The study also found that last year's record turnout for the referendum looks set to boost the number of Scots voting in the general election. Some 76 per cent of Scots said they will vote in May's election, compared to 63 per cent in England, 64 per cent in Wales and 55 per cent in Northern Ireland. The contrast is bigger among young people with 65 per cent of 18 and 19-year-olds in Scotland saying they will vote, compared to just 34 per cent in England. The survey also found that satisfaction with the UK's current constitutional arrangements varies. In England, 43 per cent believe their country receives less government spending than it is due while the figure is 44 per cent in Scotland, 37 per cent in Northern Ireland and 68 per cent in Wales. The researchers found that there is majority agreement that a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union (EU) should be decided by a majority of votes across the UK, instead of individual countries being allowed to veto the result. In Scotland, 45 per cent support a proposal that each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would have to vote in favour of an EU exit for it to happen. In the other countries, support is lower. Some 69 per cent of Scots now believe the UK will split up. The country's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the country will one day achieve independence . Alex Salmond has described the Prime Minister as a 'silly arrogant man'\u00a0over his handling of the aftermath of the Scottish independence referendum. The former First Minister has told how he watched David Cameron's television address on the morning of September 19 and realised 'what must now be done'. Extracts of Mr Salmond's book The Dream Shall Never Die, his referendum diary looking back on the campaign for independence. He said he was 'disgusted' with Mr Cameron's decision to link further devolution for Scotland with English votes for English laws in the wake of the No vote on September 18, branding the Prime Minister 'a Tory toff on a day trip' for his interventions in the debate. His attack on Mr Cameron continued today, with his account of how he watched the Prime Minister's speech on television. 'As he struts out to say that Scottish reform must take place \"in tandem with\" and \"at the same pace as\" changes in England, I immediately realise the significance,' Mr Salmond said. 'There was no mention of this last week when he was in a complete panic about the polls. I think 'you silly arrogant man' and look around the room.' The book, which will be published on Thursday, comes as the SNP gears up to win a record number of seats in May's election. Polls indicate the nationalists could send over 50 MPs to Westminster, with Labour facing near wipeout. A majority of people would like all devolved administrations to have control over the same powers, the study found while most people said that not enough time has been spent discussing constitutional issues. Despite the views on constitutional issues, those surveyed do not believe 'ordinary people' have a big influence on how the UK is run. Politicians, parties, businesses, trade unions and local councils are seen to hold greater influence on the running of the country. The researchers also interviewed party campaigners, civil servants and politicians, including at least one member from each political party who sat on the Smith Commission on Scottish Devolution, as part of the study. The respondents who took part in the commission talks said their emphasis was on creating a good political solution in a tight time scale, but that 'they may have underestimated the public appetite for continued constitutional discussion', according to the study. Dr Jan Eichhorn, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, said: 'People across the UK show an appetite for discussions about how the country should be governed. 'Seeing a lasting, positive effect on political engagement in Scotland beyond the referendum is encouraging and shows that people can be activated politically. However, it is worrying to see how little people think they can actually make a difference.' Dr Daniel Kenealy said: 'Despite Nicola Sturgeon's call for an EU referendum veto by the four nations of the UK, and First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones's support for the idea, it remains unpopular with people across the UK. 'This shows us that on some issues people across the UK still think in terms of a single political unit making big decisions.' Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney welcomed the findings on the level of political engagement north of the border. He said: 'The Scottish Government continues to believe independence is the best option for Scotland, and the survey finds most Scots think this is where the constitutional journey will take us. 'We also believe strongly that Scotland being taken out of the EU in a referendum in circumstances, where a majority of Scots had voted to stay in, would be massively damaging economically and have major constitutional implications. 'The referendum on independence was a wonderful experience of democratic engagement, bringing people into politics who in some cases had not been involved in decades, if at all.' A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said it is 'no surprise people fear the constitutional question isn't yet over' because of speculation over a possible partnership between Labour and the SNP at Westminster after the election. A Labour spokesman said: 'This poll shows that people are frustrated with the way that politics works, and they want to have a bigger say in how our country is run. Making our country work for working people is the best way to bring all parts of it together again. 'That is why Labour has committed to a constitutional convention, made up of people from all parts of the country and all walks of life, to change the way our country works.'","highlights":"Seven out of 10 Scots now believe there will be a split sooner or later . 59% in England, 54% in Wales and 59% in Northern Ireland\u00a0agree . University of Edinburgh findings come after Labour ruled out SNP coalition .","id":"ff87bdfb0908b03148b554f3d51d460da68eec1e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" people south of the border expect it too. Only 20 per cent of Scots expect to remain part of the UK for their entire lifetime, up from 17 per cent last year. And more than half of Scottish citizens (57 per cent) now believe independence will make Scotland a better country. The poll is by pollsters YouGov on behalf of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank. It also found: 40 per cent of Scots now believe Brexit will mean the end of the UK 51 per cent of Scots believe their country should stay inside the European Union 41 per cent of Scots back increasing taxes to pay for better services and benefits 43 per cent want Scotland to gain more powers from the UK government This all comes as former Chancellor Lord MacLehose has called for a second referendum to decide on an independence split from Britain. (Daily Telegraph)\nAlmost one in five American adults believes that aliens may be in contact with some of the population in the US government. Another 41 per cent think it's at least possible that an alien race is trying to make contact with Earth, according to a new survey conducted by The Conversation. The poll found 49 per cent of the American public believe it's likely that the discovery of alien life will happen in their lifetime. The research also found 47 per cent of people believe that \u201caliens exist\u201d. Most popular explanations were some form of \u201cunknown, intelligent life\u201d or aliens in another dimension. Only 33 per cent believe in a single alien species. The findings follow the release of the blockbuster film Arrival earlier this month, which deals with the aftermath of an alien ship landing in New Mexico. (The Conversation)\nUS President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens from five Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by a federal judge. Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii ruled that he has not seen any \"compelling arguments\" for the ban to go ahead. Judge Watson said he was making the ruling with \"due deference to the president's authority\" but also said he had no reason to question the fact that Trump's executive order was meant to keep Americans safe. The White House has vowed to challenge the ruling and \"keep working\" to keep the country safe. Trump's order was intended to temporarily suspend travel from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, until \"rigorous\" new vetting procedures can be enacted. The temporary ban was blocked by a federal judge"}
{"article":"Blackout:\u00a0The range is fully encrypted by default and comes with secure features that let you make calls and send texts that are impossible to track . If you\u2019re fed up of apps asking to access your private data and don\u2019t want advertisers tracking your every move, there is now a range of \u2018spy\u2019 phones designed to keep you off the grid. The original Blackphone was unveiled last year and its successor - the Blackphone 2 - as well as the first ever Blacktablet have been announced at this year\u2019s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The range is fully encrypted by default and comes with a suite of secure features that let you make calls and send texts that are impossible to eavesdrop on or track. Blackphone\u2019s Android-based devices are built by Spanish manufacturer GeeksPhone alongside security experts Silent Circle and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). They launched the original handset at last year\u2019s Mobile World Congress and told MailOnline that the range is for people who \u2018want to stay private without compromising on the features seen on typical Android phones.\u2019 Everything from the custom-built PrivatOS to web browsing and apps, are encrypted, or have been fitted with an extra layer of security. PrivatOS is a so-called \u2018skin\u2019 that runs on top of traditional Android software, meaning all Android apps are compatible. The encryption on the Blackphone, Blackphone 2 and tablet is done via the Silent Circle and SpiderOak privacy and security software. Subscriptions are included for two years with each device, and they can then be renewed. As the firm explained: \u2018There is no bloatware, no hooks to carriers, and no leaky data. \u2018It puts privacy in the hands of you and your [business], without any sacrifices.\u2019 For the Blackphone 2, this software has been upgraded to version 1.1, designed to separate work apps from personal ones through the use of multiple profiles on the same device. If the phone is locked, a business can remotely lock and wipe just the enterprise profile while letting the owner take control of the private profile. Internet access is carried out through a virtual private network (VPN) that sends and receives data in a way designed to keep it hidden. When the phone boots up, it asks for a password and PIN before a wizard guides users through the security options. Upgrade: Blackphone\u2019s Android-based devices are built by Spanish manufacturer GeeksPhone alongside security experts Silent Circle and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (handset specs shown) For example, this shows users which apps want access to which data. The Blackphone owner can then decide to restrict access to that information and handpick the apps and the data they share. Mike Kershaw, chief architect from Blackphone told MailOnline the range was designed to have \u2018the benefit of security without having to have an in-depth knowledge of how to make a phone secure.\u2019 The company said it is 'anti-personal data from the ground up\u2019 and added the phone will appeal to those who don't want any data collection, those who agree with principle of collecting data and businessmen. Everything, from the custom-built PrivatOS to web browsing and apps, are encrypted, or have been fitted with an extra layer of security. The encryption on the Blackphone, Blackphone 2 and Blackphone tablet is done via the Silent Circle and SpiderOak privacy and security software. Internet access on the phone is carried out through a virtual private network (VPN) that sends and receives data in a way that\u2019s designed to keep it hidden. When the phone boots up it asks for a password and PIN before a wizard guides users through the security options. For example, it shows users which apps want access to which data. The BlackPhone owner can then decide to restrict access to that information and handpick the apps and the data they share. Mike Kershaw, chief architect from Blackphone told MailOnline the smartphone was designed to have \u2018the benefit of security without having to have an in-depth knowledge of how to make a phone secure.\u2019 With the Blackphone 2, in particular, the experts have teamed up with business technology and security experts such as Citrix to make it more appealing to companies and their employees. The Blackphone 2 is larger than the original with a screen size of 5.5-inches compared to last year\u2019s 4.7-inch. A 13MP camera has been added to the rear, up from 8MP, and a 5MP is now on the front. The Blackphone 2 has doubled the storage of its predecessor and added a longer battery life - although the firm didn\u2019t give specifics. It will go on sale by June this year, although price details were not announced. Last year\u2019s phone cost $629 (\u00a3376) plus shipping and the updated version is likely to cost roughly the same amount. Silent Circle subscriptions start at $12.95 (\u00a38.40) a month for 100 Silent World Minutes in 120 destinations, up to $39.95 (\u00a326) for 1,000 minutes. But this is included in the price of the phone or tablet. Private:\u00a0The company said it is 'anti-personal data from the ground up\u2019 and added the phone will appeal to those who don't want any data collection (original Blackphone model pictured) The firm didn\u2019t reveal much more information about the new flagship tablet, other than it will go on sale later this year. A spokesperson said it decided to launch a tablet because many people don\u2019t want to give up their everyday phone, but still want to have a certain level of privacy. \u2018Public awareness of the erosion of privacy has never been higher,\u2019 Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of Silent Circle told MailOnline at this year\u2019s event in Barcelona. \u2018There is a rising tide of news reports of the catastrophic loss of privacy, take Sony Pictures or the Gemalto hack of sim keys in recent weeks. There are almost daily incidents of company\u2019s who\u2019ve had their company data leaked. \u2018Never before have people been aware of the excesses of pervasive surveillance from major governments.\u2019 Silent Suite is the Blackphone\u2019s core set of app that encrypts calls, texts and other communication to keep it private. It is available on PrivatOS but can also be installed on iOS and Android. Silent Circle subscriptions start at $12.95 (\u00a38.40) a month for 100 Silent World Minutes to 120 destinations, up to $39.95 (\u00a326) for 1,000 minutes. Features include: . Silent Phone: This lets users make private voice and video calls in HD clarity over a peer to-peer encrypted VoIP service. Silent Text: Share unlimited encrypted texts and transfer files. Includes Burn functionality to destroy selected messages automatically. Silent Contacts: Safeguards personal and business contacts by automatically encrypting the address book. Silent Store: Installed on all Blackphone devices, the privacy-focused app store features apps from the developers vetted by Silent Circle. Silent World: Silent World is an encrypted calling plan that lets users communicate privately with those who don't have Silent Phone. Silent Manager: Silent Manager gives businesses a way to privately manage plans, users and devices with ease. \u2018A lot of android phones are tied into Google who want to learn a lot about what you do. \u2018So there are a lot of things that you do that help them track your behaviours, but on the other hand they give you features for that. \u2018Or take another example, Facebook. People love the features on Facebook \u2013 but people give up their privacy in order to benefit from the features. That\u2019s built into Facebook\u2019s business model. If you\u2019re not paying for the product, you are the product.\u2019 Although the company touts the benefits of the device there is the possibility handsets such as Blackphone will be used by criminals to hide their activity. Addressing these concerns, Mr Zimmermann said: \u2018Bonnie and Clyde, the famous bank robbers, almost a hundred years ago, revolutionised bank robbery by using cars to get away from the scene of the crime. \u2018Police floated the idea that cars should be required to have smaller petrol tanks. Any new technology can be used by criminals to make their criminal activity work better for them.\u2019 Blackphone\u2019s managing director, Toby Weir-Jones told MailOnline: \u2018The availability of a tool does not create the intent for mischief. 'If you\u2019re a bad guy, the fact [Blackphone] is making cryptography usable doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re going to take that a step further; you're not going to become bad because of that knowledge either.\u2019","highlights":"Original Blackphone launched at last year\u2019s Mobile World Congress . Blackphone 2 has a larger screen, better cameras and double storage . It runs on the encrypted PrivatOS on Android plus Silent Suite apps . These include private video and voice calls, texts and app store . Firm also announced tablet and both devices will go on sale later this year . Neither will be tied to a network nor will they ship with bloatware Price details have not yet been announced .","id":"8343c5c3f08e9a67264c11169a2b6e2000400674","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" your data sold to third-parties, Blackout is a great choice for you. The only downside we found was that it doesn\u2019t have a kill switch that would automatically disconnect you from the Internet if your VPN is down.\nFeatures:\u00a0Private Internet Access has been around for many years and is a well-known name in the VPN world. It keeps no logs and uses 256-bit encryption to protect all of your web traffic from prying eyes. The client is also easy to use and comes with both P2P and streaming servers so you can watch Netflix even from remote locations where those services are often blocked. It might be slightly slower than some of its competitors and may have its fair share of negative reviews, but with an ever-expanding number of servers and fast speeds, it certainly is a great option for those on a budget.\nPricing:\u00a0Private Internet Access is one of the few VPNs on the market with a lifetime plan and allows you to purchase a lifetime license for just $69.99. That\u2019s great value for money.\nCustomer Support:\u00a0Private Internet Access has an extensive knowledge base that has answers to many FAQs as well as detailed information about its services. You can also contact its support team via live chat if you\u2019re unable to find a solution to your problem through the knowledge base.\nWhat is a VPN?\nA VPN or Virtual Private Network is a type of security and privacy software that allows you to securely connect to a network through a server and mask your real IP address so that your internet activities can\u2019t be traced. This protects you from ISP snooping, website and streaming platform blocking, cyberattacks, and online tracking. VPNs are particularly helpful for people living in countries like China, India, Indonesia, Russia, UAE, and Turkey where the government monitors and censors the Internet and censors certain sites, such as social media platforms and news websites. They are also helpful for those wanting to unblock geo-restricted content, allowing them to watch their favorite streaming platform even if you\u2019re abroad.\nWhich countries can I use a VPN from?\nA VPN allows you to use the Internet from any part of the world, which is why VPN services are useful for people living in countries where certain sites and services are restricted. For example, people living in China can\u2019t access Twitter or Facebook. Likewise, people living in India can\u2019t access a host of websites, including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. A VPN can help"}
{"article":"Ronald Koeman takes on Jose Mourinho this weekend well aware of how desperate his old friend will be to put Chelsea's Champions League disappointment behind them. Southampton face the unenviable task of trying to stifle a Blues side not only chasing the Premier League crown but wounded by Wednesday's European exit to Paris St Germain. Chelsea failed to capitalise Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first-half sending off, with the 2-2 extra-time draw at Stamford Bridge ending their hopes of a memorable treble. Ronald Koeman says he is looking forward to facing old friend, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho this weekend . Mourinho takes questions during his press conference at Chelsea's Cobham training ground on Friday . Striker Diego Costa attempts an overhead kick during his side's 2-2 draw with PSG at Stamford Bridge . Chelsea captain John Terry tussles with PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the Champions League tie . Chelsea players surround referee\u00a0Bjorn Kuipers as he prepares to send off Ibrahimovic in the first-half . It was not the first underwhelming \u00a0Blues performance of late, but Koeman does not expect such displays to necessarily work in Saints' favour this weekend. 'I don't know when it's a good time to face them,' the Dutchman said. 'It's always a difficult time. 'It's a big team, a strong team with some great players and of course they are very disappointed after the last Wednesday result. 'If you play 60 minutes against 10 players, you don't expect that final result and maybe a little bit more under pressure. 'They fight after the League Cup title and after that, not the most important one, they fight for the title. 'They need a win after a disappointing result but they will give a reaction you normally expect as a manager.' Ahead of this match, Mourinho brashly declared that Chelsea would win the Premier League - the kind of comments Koeman takes with a pinch of salt. The pair worked together under Louis van Gaal at Barcelona in the late 1990s and retain a close relationship to this day. 'I know him very well,' Koeman said. 'It's a good friend and great coach and a very successful manager. 'It was nice in our period in Barcelona and it's always nice to meet Jose and we look forward. 'When I was with Jose the assistant of Van Gaal in Barcelona in '98 and '99, it was a long time ago and it's not always easy to know what will happen in the future. 'At that time he was very ambitious as a coach and he had good coaches to see what he needs to be a successful coach.' Mourinho (second from left) and Koeman (far right) worked together at Barcelona during the 1990s . Current Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal (far left) was manager of Barca during this time . Saints right-back Nathaniel Clyne skips over the challenge of Crystal Palace forward Dwight Gayle . Crystal Palace striker Yaya Sanogo is challenged by Saints defender Ryan Bertrand at St Mary's . Man management is key to Mourinho's success, so too that Koeman is enjoying this season. Saints have tailed off slightly recently but returned to winning ways against Crystal Palace last time out, before making the most of a 10-day break by jetting off on a mid-season jaunt. Koeman took this side on a bonding trip to snowy Switzerland, foregoing sun loungers and training for Nordic skiing and ice hockey. 'I saw some players skating and I don't think it was good for their confidence,' Koeman said, smiling. 'It was something totally different and we choose Davos because of the relationship between Southampton and Switzerland - Katharina (Liebherr) the owner and the chairman is there. 'It was totally different to lying on the beach on Dubai. If they like to go to Dubai, they can go in the summer. 'We did some activities which was great, some players were skeptical before going but everybody was happy with what we did. 'It was a good week but playing football is totally different. 'Always you know if you stay together the whole day and do some different activities there is more time to talk. 'Players had free time and you see characters of players, difficulties, but they did a great job because they achieve everything what we did and it was a great atmosphere over there.' Koeman recently took his Southampton players on a skiing trip to bond in Switzerland . Southampton's Italian striker striker Graziano Pelle takes a tumble while skiing in Switzerland . Jose Fonte said the trip had brought the squad together and taken some of the stress of the season away . Southampton's players during their recent trip to the Swiss Alps over the FA Cup weekend .","highlights":"Southampton travel to Stamford Bridge this weekend in the Premier League . Ronald Koeman comes up against old friend, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho . The pair worked together at Barcelona during the late 1990s . Chelsea are looking to bounce back from their Champions League exit .","id":"4bb93da5bf97e0f9a0edb8868185064f28dca6cd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" their first title but who have also won four games on the spin under Mourinho.\nThe Portuguese has claimed that Spurs have had a more difficult run than any other team in the English leagues this season and with United and Everton also at home, it makes for an interesting set of fixtures. In Koeman he will face a man who has beaten him three times in a row as Southampton come up against the man that brought them a Europa League title.\nMourinho will, of course, have the advantage of his team's domestic form and his new signings are slowly integrating into the squad after an eventful January. Koeman will have his own concerns to worry about with a squad that has shown inconsistency of late, but with his captain in the line up, as well as the new signings, there is hope.\nLast week was a bad week for the Dutchman, especially with United going down to Leicester. The Red Devils have been on the decline over the last month but they face another stumbling block in the form of Spurs. With no fresh injuries to report, the Southampton manager could be tempted to field the same team that started the Leicester game, but without the goals of Shane Long, they may find it difficult.\nThere are no suspensions for the game this weekend, but Mourinho will certainly be keeping an eye on players who he may want to sign. In the likes of Virgil Van Dyke and Toby Alderweireld, Southampton have some solid defenders who could find themselves playing for a title winning club in the near future.\nSpurs and United may be playing well at present but Koeman will be aware of the fact that his side have beaten both of them in the last three games and that will no doubt have a knock on effect. A lot of people will see a game between the two league leaders as the game of the weekend but for Southampton the next three weeks could prove to be the most important yet in their fledgling careers in the Premier League.\nAfter Sunday's game, they play Man City, Man United and then Tottenham, three of the favourites for the Premier League. They have a great opportunity to go on a big run of games and Koeman will know that all three are winnable games. To do that they will have to win against Chelsea and then try and win at Old Trafford next week to show that they can compete with even the best.\nMourinho will be aware of their threat though, especially after their superb 3-0 win"}
{"article":"Playing for England is a 'dream' Harry Kane is putting to the back of his mind, such is the striker's determination to propel Tottenham forwards. There were not many clamouring for the 21-year-old to be in the Spurs starting line-up at the start of the season, never mind the national team. Now, though, Kane is one of the most talked about players in the country as his Roy of the Rovers rise continues apace. Tottenham striker Harry Kane has insisted he is fully focused on helping the club progress this season . Kane rounds QPR goalkeeper Robert Green to score his second goal in a 2-1 win on Sunday at Loftus Road . Kane has now scored 26 goals in 41 appearances for Spurs in all competitions so far this season . Saturday's brace in Spurs' 2-1 win at QPR increased his goal tally to 26 in all competitions - a remarkable haul which is likely to earn a first senior call-up this month. Roy Hodgson could not fail but to be impressed by Kane's latest display, but front man is trying not to think about the potential of facing Lithuania or Italy this month. 'I've always said, I've got to keep doing what I am doing,' he said. 'There are still a few more games until the international break and I want to do the best I can for Tottenham Hotspur. 'That's what I am looking to do. I want to get some more wins from until then and, yeah, we'll see what happens. 'Obviously, I've just got to keep doing what I am doing. 'I think any English player playing would love to play for England. It would be a dream but there are a lot of great players in England. 'I just have to keep concentrating and doing the best I can for Spurs. We'll see what happens.' Kane is widely being tipped for a call up to the England team following his impressive form for Spurs . Kane lashes a shot at the QPR goal only for Hoops defender Steven Caulker (left) to get in the way . That determination to continue impressing at club level is certainly helping Spurs get over a disappointing few weeks. The north Londoners' Europa League exit was compounded by defeat to Chelsea in the Capital One Cup final, but they responded impressively with back-to-back victories over Swansea and QPR. 'That is massive,' Kane told Sky Sports. 'That is what we said. 'We had a disappointing couple of weeks, going out of the Europa and obviously losing the final, so we knew we had to get back on it, build a bit of momentum and get as far up in the league as we can. 'We have managed to do that with two very important wins and hopefully we can continue it.' This latest victory moves Tottenham within three points of the top-four, while it leaves QPR deeper in the mire. The west Londoners have now lost seven of their last eight top-flight matches, with relegation edging closer by the week. Again, though, manager Chris Ramsey defended his players' application and, in particular, Rio Ferdinand. The former England international was culpable for both goals, leading to chants from the away end of 'It's time to retire' - something a smattering of home fans joined in with. 'I think Rio's applied himself well,' Ramsey said. 'I'm very pleased with the way he played. 'In the position we're in, when goals go in people will always get blamed or people look at some more than others. 'For Rio to be the age he is and applying himself the way he is in training and in games, we need to encourage him. 'It's always disappointing when a goal goes in, and you can always break it down and analyse it to its finest points. The players involved will always be disappointed.' QPR defender Rio Ferdinand clears the ball ahead of the oncoming Spurs midfielder\u00a0Christian Eriksen . QPR winger Shaun Wright-Phillips (right) leaps highest to win the ball in midfield on Sunday . Spurs' Eric Dier (left) tussles for the ball with QPR's Nedum Onuoha during the Premier League game .","highlights":"Harry Kane scored twice in Tottenham's 2-1 win over QPR . The striker has bagged 26 goals in 41 appearances for Spurs this season . Kane is widely being tipped for a call-up to the England senior team . But the 22-year-old says he is concentrating on his club for now .","id":"eac53b091441e6acdf98b3722c9d87bafc82e02e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" England team for the last international break.\nThe player himself was hardly shouting his own name in a desperate bid to be taken to Brazil. So why did he insist on making it to the squad, which was unveiled on Sunday? To push the Tottenham side on in the league, and to have as strong a hand as possible when Mauricio Pochettino is looking to buy in January.\nPochettino believes Kane, who is in line to lead the line in Spurs' Europa League group game with Dnipro on Thursday, is the kind of striker he can build his new team around. The Argentinian coach was aware of the 21-year-old's talents long before he took charge at White Hart Lane, and it is not for nothing that many are tipping him to become England captain some day.\nIt is clear what Kane can bring to the England side, which is exactly the same sort of strengths Pochettino will try to tap into at Tottenham.\n\"To have that player in your team is very important, because he changes the way the team plays,\" Pochettino said in May. \"Harry is really young, but already he can score in the Premier League and in Europe. He shows what it's like to be a centre-forward and to be able to be a leader in your own team. I think he is doing really well, but we need to keep working with him because he is still young.\n\"We know he is good for the future. He is very good in the air, very strong, fast, and has good technique and good finishing. We hope to grow with him.\"\nPochettino has got the best out of some of the most highly-rated attacking players in Europe, so he ought to be able to improve Kane, too. He has made the most of the striker's pace, and the ability to hold up play, and he will want to develop his finishing and his decision-making. Kane would have to move to a higher level for that last quality to grow, but there is plenty of work to be done before that point arrives. He is hardly in a rush.\n\"It's been difficult, not knowing if I'd be in the squad or not, but at the end of the day it wasn't up to me,\" Kane said when he was included in the squad by Roy Hodgson for the World Cup. \"The main thing for me was to get into the squad, but"}
{"article":"Cricketer David Warner has opened up about the emotional turmoil he feels every day as he continues to grieve over the devastating death of his friend and team mate, Phillip Hughes. Hughes was tragically killed in November 2014 in a freak accident during a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG. Warner was by Hughes' side when the 25-year-old was struck in the head by a bouncer, resulting in a catastrophic head injury. Warner, 28, desperately tried to help the young batsman, holding Hughes' hand as he was taken from the field. 'When I got home after that day I was standing in the shower and I was sort of facing the wall with my hands on my head going: \u201cwhy?\u201d His fiance, former ironwoman Falzon, described her husband-to-be as a 'warrior' on the pitch but a 'softie' at home.\u00a0Falzon told 60 Minutes that Warner has been 'truly inspirational'. Scroll down for video . Cricketer David Warner has opened up about the emotional turmoil he feels every day as he continues to grieve the devastating death of his friend and team mate, Phillip Hughes . Warner (left) was by Hughes'(right) side when the 25-year-old was struck in the head by a bouncer, resulting in a catastrophic and fatal head injury . Warner has opened up about how he took to the pitch again just two weeks after Hughes' funeral . Four months after Hughes' distressing death, it's clear that the memories of the fatal blow and Hughes' final days are never far from David Warner's mind. 'The thought of coming off that day (at the SCG) holding his hand was\u2026' Warner began, fading off as he was overcome with emotion during his interview with Channel Nine's 60 Minutes. 'It hurts every day when I think about it.' Warner says that he still can't comprehend that his mate lost his life whilst playing a game. \u2018It\u2019s hard to talk about it now; It was so hard to talk about it with Candice,\u2019 Warner told Channel 9's 60 Minutes, speaking about his fiance. \u2018I turned around to Candice and said, 'Why? Why does this happen? 'Why did this happen in a game of cricket?' Warner broke down in tears during the interview as he tried to explain the pain of his grief, with his devoted fianc\u00e9e Falzon by his side to offer support. Warner admits that he still battles with Hughes' death, asking: 'Why? Why does this happen? Why did this happen in a game of cricket?' David Warner celebrates his century at the Sydney Cricket Ground against India by looking to the sky . The Australia batsman removed his helmet and kissed the ground after reaching 63 on January 6 . Best mates: David Warner (L) warms up pre match alongside Phillip Hughes (R) in June 2013 . Hughes\u00a0was placed in an induced coma after his accident and his loved ones held a vigil at his bedside for two days, as the country prayed for a miracle that never came.\u00a0Tragically Hughes died on November 26, just three days shy of his 26th birthday. Just two weeks after Hughes' funeral in his NSW hometown, Macksville, the shattered Australian cricket team travelled to Adelaide to face the unimaginable task of playing again. During the interview, Warner spoke for the first time about how it felt to step onto the pitch again so soon after Hughes' traumatic death. At a time when many doubted he could even face a ball, Warner scored an incredible 145 runs from 163 balls on the first day of the Test against India. \u2018Looking into the sky, looking into the stands just brought a big smile to my face thinking \u201cI\u2019ve done it for him, I\u2019ve done it for my mate,' Warner said with a smile. He looked to the sky and put his bat in the air in acknowledgement to his late friend too . A commemorative plaque to Hughes was unveiled before play began at the SCG on January 6 . Warner plays an attacking shot during his score of 101 on the first day of the fourth Test . Warner's accomplishment wasn't only an amazing feat for the sport but a moving display of raw emotion. However, the hardest test was yet to come. The fourth and final Test of the series was held in Sydney, meaning Warner had to return to the SCG and play on the same pitch where his beloved 'Hughesy' was felled. 'It is still difficult returning to the SCG,' Warner admitted to 60 Minutes. 'You take each step as it comes. But it just hits you even more, the closer you get to the wicket.' That day, January 6, was not only an incredible success for David Warner but a moving tribute. He scored an emotional century on the first day of the Test against India less than two months after Hughes had been struck. He holds his bat in the air and acknowledges the crowd after reaching three figures against India . Warner was visibly emotional as he walked out to bat, looking at the sky and talking to himself . A visibly emotional Warner crouched down on the pitch, removed his helmet and kissed the turf when he reached 63 - the score which his former team-mate and friend had been on before he died. Warner jumped into the air and looked at the sky after reaching three figures, acknowledging his fallen team-mate, as Australia played their first Test at the SCG since Hughes' death. It was a crucial step for Warner as he grieved the death of 'Hughesy' and learnt how to love cricket again. \u2018I think sometimes you need to visit these things and the only way to face it is to come face to face with it.' Warner (left) still mourns the death of his mate Phillip Hughes (right) everyday . His partner, Candice Falzon, watched on from the stands at the SCG along with the couple's baby . Australia players stand and remember this former team-mate Phillip Hughes with a moment of pause .","highlights":"David Warner says his friend Phillip Hughes' death 'hurts every day' Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died tragically at the SCG in 2014 . He scored 101 during his heroic return to the SCG on January 6 for Day One of the Australia v India Sydney Test . Warner kissed the ground when he reached 63 to commemorate Hughes . He has ls to take to the pitch again .","id":"1945dd010c6cc4bc9bfea95dccb5c48e8fb57bc5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a Sheffield Shield match in Sydney.\nIn an excerpt from his forthcoming autobiography, Warner has talked about his journey since the day Hughes was shot, in an interview for the Australian Associated Press.\n\u201cPeople don\u2019t understand that my emotions haven\u2019t been healed. You can\u2019t put time on things, when you lose someone and they\u2019re irreplaceable like Phil was to me. There is no time limit,\u201d Warner said.\nDavid Warner and his family visited Hughes in hospital after the accident (Photo Courtesy: Getty Images)\n\u201cA lot of people can\u2019t accept my emotions. When you lose a friend, a best friend, a mate, there\u2019s no time limit. That can be a very painful process that has no timeframe,\u201d the Australian captain added.\n\u201cWhen Phil passed away I still thought I\u2019d see him in the change rooms. So, it was hard. Every time I got out of bed there was a reminder there \u2013 the same bed that we stayed in together a lot,\u201d the former Australian player noted.\n\u201cWhen you get told things you don\u2019t want to believe. That is when you feel it, as your emotions take over. The day he was shot was November 25. Every day for me is hard,\u201d he added.\nWarner has previously said that he was \u201cdeeply sad and in mourning\u201d since Hughes was killed. In September, the cricketer revealed that he had been contemplating suicide in the aftermath of his friend\u2019s death, as he was overcome with guilt.\nThe 32-year-old batsman also admitted that he had been battling depression ever since Hughes died, which led him to contemplate suicide. The Sun reported that the cricketer was struggling to sleep at night and was drinking copious amounts of alcohol to \u2018cope\u2019 with the ordeal.\n\u201cYou\u2019d think that would make everything easy \u2013 not having to think about what we did, what\u2019s done \u2013 but it made me think about it more. It made me realise that I still hadn\u2019t moved on,\u201d he said.\n\u201cIt made me realise that I was still struggling at home, that I still struggle. I couldn\u2019t have a day without thinking about it, or without it affecting me emotionally. I couldn\u2019t get my head clear. I couldn\u2019t sleep, I couldn\u2019t relax.\u201d\n\u201cYou think you\u2019re doing something good for yourself, but then you realise that the person"}
{"article":"Danielle Liddle, 22, was attacked with baseball bats and a knife while she was in labour, pictured with her two-year-old baby Reggie . A father has branded the masked gang who attacked his pregnant partner with baseball bats and a butcher's knife while she was giving birth as 'sick scum'. Chris Miller, 33, said the five men\u00a0who assaulted  Danielle Liddle, 22, had 'wrecked his family's lives' and that his partner was too traumatised to return home with baby Reggie. The couple were preparing to leave for hospital when the gang smashed through the front window of their home in Basildon, Essex, with a crowbar. Ms Liddle was slashed in the face with a butcher's knife and beaten with crowbars and baseball bats as her two-year-old son Kenzie slept upstairs. She was rushed to Basildon hospital with a fractured skull and facial wounds, but gave birth to a baby boy despite her injuries. Mr Miller, who was collecting his partner's hospital bag when the gang broke in, said: 'This was an extremely traumatic experience for us both. 'My girlfriend remains in hospital with a serious head injury when she should be celebrating the birth of our child. He relived the moment the gang smashed their way into the home and appealed for help to find those responsible. 'My partner's contractions were about six minutes apart, so I went upstairs to get her hospital bag and to phone the babysitter to come and look after our two-year-old,' he said. 'The next thing I heard a loud smash - like a fish tank shattering. 'My partner started screaming my name and I just heard these men shouting something like 'where's the money?', 'give us the money!'.' 'I came down running down the stairs and they were attacking her. I just threw my arms round her to protect her. 'They carried on beating us. I was just shouting back at them, 'you are wrong man, she is in labour'. 'Me and my girlfriend just started screaming and shouting for help. 'I can't even describe to you how angry I am. My partner is too traumatised to even go back to our home. Ms Liddle and her partner Chris Miller were attacked when a masked gang burst into her home  in Beambridge (pictured), Essex . 'She is going to need counselling to help her get through this. To do this to a woman who is in labour - it's sick.' Ms Liddle was ten days past her due date when she went into labour at 6am on Monday at her home in Pitsea, Essex. Just before 9pm that night the contractions became more regular so Mr Miller started preparing a bag for hospital. But while he was upstairs a gang of five men - three wearing balaclavas - broke into their terraced home. They were heard shouting 'where is the money' and fled with just an iPad, Sony Experia mobile phone and \u00a360 cash after the attack. Ms Liddle's family say the 'strong and courageous' mum suffered flashbacks of the horrific attack while she was in a hospital delivery room. Her sister Charlotte said: 'They attacked her with crowbars, baseball bats and cut her face with a butcher's knife. The 22-year-old was rushed to Basildon Hospital (pictured) and gave birth to a healthy baby on Tuesday . 'She was screaming for them to stop as she was in labour but this did not stop them. Luckily my two-year-old nephew was asleep upstairs and slept through it. 'My sister has had her face stitched but now discovered she may have a fractured skull.' Police are now hunting the five men, all ages in their twenties with local accents, who broke into the home in Beambridge, Pitsea, on Monday night. Three of the men wore\u00a0balaclavas and dark clothes, a\u00a0fourth gang member was white and the fifth was mixed race. Detective Inspector Joel Henderson, from Basildon CID, said: 'This was a shocking attack on a young woman who was in labour. It is vital we get those people responsible off the streets of Basildon.' Anyone with information can call Basildon CID on 101. A GoFundMe account has been set up my mother-of-two Joanne Ahrens, who is aiming to raise enough money so the young couple can rent a new house and install a good security system. To donate, please visit the page here.","highlights":"Danielle Liddle, 22, was beaten with baseball bats while giving birth . Gang of five men broke into her home in Essex and demanded money . They attacked 22-year-old and slashed her in the face with a butcher's knife . Ms Liddle fractured her skull in the assault and is recovering in hospital . She gave birth to baby Reggie on Tuesday despite serious injuries . Partner Chris Miller, who suffered minor injuries, branded gang 'scum' Police are now hunting five men, aged in the twenties, involved in attack .","id":"3dbe1e705516fb921801168a6f5ce41b94d08552","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and a knife as \u201ccowards\u201d. Police are hunting four masked men who attacked an expectant mother with baseball bats and a knife on a South Yorkshire street.\nThe couple were expecting their first child in May.\nThe attack happened in Highgate on Thursday, September 5.\nREAD MORE: \u2018My last text\u2019 Man reveals moment police officer saved him after being shot\nThe baby was born shortly after in hospital after medical experts decided the couple\u2019s lives were in danger.\nDad-of-two Ian Liddle told YorkshireLive he has \u201cno idea\u201d why his daughter Danielle was the target.\nMr Liddle, 48, said: \u201cWe are devastated for Danielle and the baby.\u201d\nThe attack happened around 9am when the couple were in a car with their daughter, who is two-years-old.\nMr Liddle said: \u201cIt is the worst thing in the world knowing what my daughter was put through.\n\u201cIt\u2019s a horrible thing knowing a knife was used as well.\u201d\nDON\u2019T MISS\nWife and mom dies saving sons from violent attacker [INSIGHT]\nWoman, 24, who called 999 after crash dies from injuries [ANALYSIS]\nDad, 36, raped his baby daughter while partner filmed it [VIDEO]\nMr Liddle said the baby was born a few days later after doctors told the couple\u2019s lives were in danger.\nHe said: \u201cDanielle and the baby are both doing well, as are we all.\n\u201cI\u2019m sure the baby has no idea what is going on.\n\u201cIt\u2019s a big shock to have a baby early as well and to have this situation.\u201d\nREAD MORE\nPregnant woman, 24, dies after she is shot \u2018by attacker\u2019 [NEWS]\nHe said his daughter was \u201ccompletely unharmed\u201d, adding that \u201ceveryone is safe\u201d.\nHe said he did not wish to make a statement to the media at this time, as he \u201cwould like some privacy at this stage\u201d.\nHe said: \u201cEveryone is safe. Just let us have time to grieve. The media can get in touch with me at a later date.\u201d\nPolice have so far arrested two men in connection to the attack.\nPolice say one man, 31, was arrested on Friday, September 6 in connection to the incident.\nA second man, "}
{"article":"Calais officials are poised to start bulldozing the illegal migrant camps that have marred the town for more than a decade. Yesterday it emerged that the Prefect of Calais has issued an ultimatum to migrants telling them to remove their belongings and evacuate by the end of the month or be forcibly ejected by riot police. It comes as the Mayor of the port town opened the first purpose built accommodation for migrants since the closure of the notorious Sangatte centre in 2002. Calais officials will begin bulldozing migrant camps around the port city at the end of this month following the opening of a new refugee centre (file image) The Jules Ferry Centre (pictured), currently houses 50 women and children and is preparing to house up to 20 more. The remaining 1,930 immigrants will be housed on wasteland next to it . Yesterday around 50 women and children became the first residents of the purpose-built Jules Ferry Centre with plans to accommodate up to 20 more. Men will not be allowed to sleep there but will be allowed access during the day to make use of the showers and cooking facilities. It is believed the French authorities plan to raze the illegal shanty town which has grown up around the town\u2019s ferry port next Tuesday. The land is owned by a chemical company Tioxide who succeeded in securing an eviction notice on the migrants last summer. But since then the police have failed to move them on and the area has become blighted by rubbish and roughly improvised shelters causing fury among local French residents. It is estimated that there are around 2,000 men, women and children sleeping rough in the town hoping to cross the channel into the UK. Natacha Bouchart, the mayor of Calais, hopes the centre will allow authorities to get a grip on the situation which has plagued her town for months . Once cleared from their existing camps the migrants will be moved to an area of wasteland alongside the Jules Ferry site. The town mayor Natacha Bouchart hopes the measure will help the authorities to gain control over the town\u2019s chaotic migrant population and limit the influence of the people smugglers who exploit the desperation of those living in the filthy camps. But yesterday critics feared the move would only exacerbate the problem with charity workers predicting it would take the women given beds an average of three months to sneak into the UK. Gonzague Van Isacker from the charity Solid\u2019R said: \u2018The length of stay at this centre is expected to vary a lot. \u2018Perhaps an average of three months for women without children before they manage to get to England.\u2019 Jules Ferry, which has been converted from a former children\u2019s holiday camp, will offer beds, food and hot showers to women and children on the basis that they are too \u2018vulnerable\u2019 to be sleeping rough. Set in beautiful dune land next to massive WW2 German bunkers and beaches which afford stunning views of the Channel and the white cliffs of Dover, the centre is half an hour\u2019s walk from the ferry terminal. In addition to the Jules Ferry centre another \u2018day\u2019 shelter was also opened yesterday. This will offer migrants showers and mobile phone chargers as well as serving 4,000 meals a day. But the British government has long argued that such measures will only increase the numbers of displaced people congregating in the area with the aim of getting onto lorries crossing to Dover. During the six years that Sangatte was open, it acted as stepping stone to Britain for an estimated 18,000 illegal immigrants and remains a source of bad feeling between Britain and France. Conservative MP Michael Ellis, who sits on the Home Affairs Committee, told MailOnline: \u2018The French need to tackle illegal immigration themselves and not set up a camp convenient for for going to England. The new centre has been dubbed Sangatte 2, named after a previous Red Cross centre (pictured) which housed migrants close to the French end of the Channel Tunnel until it was destroyed in 2002 . \u2018The French signed up to open borders and now they are failing to properly deal with the consequences. \u2018There is a danger that this camp will turn into a new Sangatte, with all the problems that entailed.\u2019 Earlier this week Mayor Bouchart, 52, herself the daughter of eastern European migrants who settled in France, used a speech to European council to blame Britain for the lawlessness in Calais. Speaking on Tuesday she said her town was \u2018suffering the consequences of the custodial role Britain has imposed on us to guard its frontier on our territory.\u2019 Relations between the neighbouring countries have steadily deteriorated over the last year over the problem of Calais. Last summer mass brawls between rival gangs left more than 70 people injured and has forced the French riot police to maintain an almost constant presence to keep the peace. In October Home Secretary Theresa May was forced to pledge \u00a312million to tighten security in Calais after 250 immigrants stormed the ferry terminal hoping to make it across the Channel. But last night regional Prefect Denis Robin denied this insisting the new shelters are \u2018humanitarian gestures.\u2019 He said: \u2018Neither of these centres are in any way new Sangatte-type hostels in Calais.\u2019","highlights":"Up to 2,000 migrants have been living in Calais shanty towns for months . Authorities have opened new shelter and are moving to bulldoze camps . It is believed that officials will move on temporary shelters next Tuesday .","id":"014572c6a6236ed70a0b440e7708a4be2adee4e6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" by Friday or face having their camp demolished.\nMigrants are already beginning to move their possessions and prepare their tents for destruction.\nCalais has become synonymous with mass illegal immigration into Europe. A report has recently revealed that migrants in the Jungle camp are now coming from as far as Asia and Africa.\nMigrants have complained in the past about their conditions in the camp, as the AFP reports:\nCalais\u2019s mayor, Natacha Bouchart, says that many camps were burnt down by migrants, and that it\u2019s only possible to manage the camp with bulldozers because migrants prevent the trucks from coming in. She also says that many migrants \u201clie\u201d about being minors, claiming to be 16 or 17, when really they\u2019re 18 or 19.\nBouchart has asked for reinforcements after migrants, protesting against a move to make sleeping in the camp illegal, set a large pile of rubbish ablaze. This was in protest against the fact that the town plans to destroy many of the refugee tents. Bouchart says the camp is now under \u201cdirect siege\u201d by some of the migrants who are angry that they are being forced to leave. Many of the migrants refuse to go. In February, there were up to 5,000 people living there, and many locals complain about the camp.\nIt has now reached a point where even police officers are refusing to enter the camp, and one officer was recently injured by migrants when she attempted to go in.\nBouchart is asking for extra help to get migrants out of the camp, which could take months. She wants to move them to a centre in nearby Grande-Synthe that would give them food and shelter. But migrants have said that they don\u2019t want to leave the camp because they have formed ties there and fear being deported to their home countries.\nIn the meantime, as the camp fills up, migrants have been using their tents and belongings as a means of protest against the eviction.\n\u201cWe can see lots of people lying on the ground, not doing much. They are just waiting for the bulldozers,\u201d said a police source.\n\u201cThere is also a lot of traffic between the camp and Calais centre. Some migrants go there for food, or to sleep,\u201d the source added.\nLocal French officials say the situation in Calais is \u201cunprecedented,\u201d with the migrants making it their main goal to prevent the bulldozers from entering the camp. "}
{"article":"Four lucky men who think their partners are out of their league have become the finalists in a 'Punching Above Your Weight' couple competition. Dave Scott and Sarah Oliver, Paula and Stephen Black, Liam and Victoria Barrett, and Lee Hodgson and Leanne Westlake are battling it out to become crowned the UK's most mismatched couple in a competition held by Newcastle's Metro Radio. The finalists beat hundreds of entrants to make it to the top four, and the winners of the tongue-in-cheek competition will win a luxury seven night holiday in a five-star resort in Corfu. Dave Scott, 22, and Sarah Oliver, 24, from Sunderland, have beaten hundreds of entrants to become finalists of the UK's 'Punching Above Your Weight' competition . Originally there were five finalists, but one couple were disqualified from the competition after producers discovered that Andrea Burlington, 36, of South Shields, had entered her deceased husband. Andrea explained that her husband Andrew Bedlington had sadly passed away in October 2013, but she\u00a0still wanted to enter in tribute to her late husband as a way of keeping his memory alive: 'I felt like I was doing something with him again,' she says,'it was wonderful.' Andrea Burlington, 36, of South Shields, above, entered her husband Andrew in the competition as a way of keeping his memory alive . Andrew, who had two children with Andrea, sadly passed away in 2013 . 'It was my daughter who suggested I enter the competition, and as the conditions said nothing about the entrants being alive, I thought why not! Andrea brought Andrew's ashes into the studios in the urn usually kept next to her bed. Surprised station bosses checked with their legal team and despite her being selected as a finalist, the rules stipulated that the holiday must be awarded to a winning couple, whereas Andrea wanted to take her and Andrew's two children, Shannon, 18, and Chloe, 11. The Metro Radio team decided to treat Andrea and her children to another holiday anyway and an emotional Andrea said: 'I couldn't believe it. Andrew was the breadwinner and I was a stay at home mum, there would be no way I would have be able to take the kids anywhere in the foreseeable future.' Steve Furnell from the Steve & Karen Breakfast show who are holding the competition says: 'Andrea has been so fantastic. It's been an emotional roller coaster and we're so happy that we were able to give her and her girls the chance to go away too. Now it's time to get cracking with our final four couples who'll battle it out for the holiday prize.' MEET THE PUNCHING ABOVE YOUR WEIGHT FINALISTS . COUPLE A: DAVE SCOTT AND SARAH OLIVER . Dave and Sarah from Sunderland have been a couple for three years and have been friends since they were fifteen. The pair have just bought their first house together and Sarah admits her 'thing' for ginger hair was what initially attracted her to Dave. 'I thought I would enter us into the competition because my family and friends often jokingly say I am punching above my weight with Sarah,' Dave told the Mirror.co.uk. Dave, 22, and Sarah, 24 from Sunderland have just bought their first house together as a couple . COUPLE B: PAULA AND STEPHEN BLACK . Hairdresser Paula, 42, and mixed martial arts gym manager Stephen, 36, from Jarrow, County Durham, met on a blind date four years ago. The couple, who got married last September say friends have often joked that they are mismatched: . 'My sister Marie, who I work with in the salon, encouraged me to enter because she has heard Stephen's friends saying he was punching above his weight with me.' says Paula. 'I've heard it too - it is the standard joke. We'd love to win!' Paula, 42, and Stephen, 36, say that the fact he is 'punching' is a standard joke among friends . COUPLE C: LIAM AND VICTORIA BARRETT . It will be Liam and Victoria's fifth wedding anniversary when the winners are announced on Friday. The pair, bith 26 from Chester-le-Street, County Durham\u00a0who are parents to James, four, and Emily, three and say that Liam has often been told he is 'punching.' 'They say \"she cannot be your wife\" and 'how have you managed to pull her?' says Liam. Liam and Victoria, 26, from Chester-le-Street, County Durham will be celebrating their wedding anniversary on the day the winners are announced on Friday . COUPLE D: LEE HODGSON AND LEANNE WESTLAKE . The last pair in this year's running are Lee, a Curry's PC World sales assistant and Leanne, a Miss Selfridge sales assistant, both from Stanley, County Durham. The engaged pair met when Lee was working as Leanne's boss in their local pub fours years ago and the couple have a 16-month-old daughter and\u00a0another\u00a0child on\u00a0the\u00a0way . Lee, 25, and Leanne, 21, from County Durham, have a 16-month-old daughter and another child on the way .","highlights":"Four couples are in final for 'Punching Above Your Weight' competition . Prize is a\u00a0luxury seven night holiday at a five-star resort in Corfu . Widow entered her\u00a0deceased husband to keep his memory alive . Vote for your favourite couple before Friday at www.metroradio.co.uk .","id":"41f63f2c9f511bef603290b3cc8a8541d29d032f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and Hayley Black are all vying for the title after being voted for by the public. They were chosen as being an example of the UK's 'punching above your weight'.\nAfter going through 200 of the biggest romantic gestures submitted on the couple competition website (couples.marriage.org.uk) a panel of eight judges selected 20 of the most extraordinary stories from their favourite - the public - to form the four finalist couples.\nThe competition was aimed at finding stories of the unsung heroes, and was an attempt to recognise the many couples who, against the odds, found love in 2010. The winning couple will be announced at an event on Wednesday 23rd November in London.\nOne couple, Dave and Sarah Oliver, are a perfect example of those couples, and both know what it means to go above and beyond expectations in finding that perfect partner. Dave says \"When I first saw Sarah, I thought she was out of my league. We met at a bar where I was working as a waiter, she was there with a friend and I instantly found myself wanting to impress her.\"\nSarah adds, \"After Dave walked away from me, I started to follow him. I was waiting for an excuse to speak to him; but he was so cool and popular, so it took me a while to pluck up the courage to ask him if he wanted to get a drink. When we met later, he took my drink and then asked me out - a romantic gesture if ever there was one! We were engaged five months later and we married the following April. What's more, our baby was born on Sarah's 28th birthday - not bad going by my standards!\"\nDave and Sarah believe in letting love be the thing, rather than putting up walls: \"We have never tried to hide the fact that we are a young couple with children. I think we get where we need to be when we need to be there.\" Dave concludes, \"I'd say to anyone to just let things happen naturally: a perfect person is waiting for you, just let them be.\"\nThe competition, now in its third year, is being run in partnership with TV presenter Fern Britton, the marriage counsellor and relationship expert, and with support from the Marriage Foundation.\nFor further information on the competition and to watch the finalist couples video, click here.\nMarriage and relationships are under increasing pressure from modern day"}
{"article":"I just loved seeing Danny Welbeck celebrate his goal. It is a load of tosh when a former player doesn\u2019t celebrate against his old team. Goalscoring is why we play\/watch\/support \u2014 and it\u2019s a while since Danny scored one! United didn\u2019t want to keep him, he left for Arsenal and here he was back at Old Trafford scoring a predatory winner. Danny Welbeck rounded David De Gea to score Arsenal's winner against Manchester United . Welbeck latched on to an weak pass from Antonio Valencia to take the ball past De Gea and score . Welbeck (left) celebrated his goal at Old Trafford despite the fact he used to play for United . Of course he should enjoy it. Before his goal, watching Danny for an hour was awkward TV. The ball was bouncing away from him. He looked desperate at times. Even when he went down in the box, I thought he could have gone on to get a shot away. How much did he want to get into that position to shoot? If you look at Chelsea striker Diego Costa, he just lives for the chances, but as soon as the ball drops for Danny, it\u2019s as if you can hear his pulse racing through the TV and nerves get the better of him. There are lots of things you can work on in football, but goalscorers have that ice in their veins, like Robbie Fowler, Alan Shearer or Thierry Henry. It was staggering that Louis van Gaal did not turn to Radamel Falcao. The poor lad must be thinking: What am I doing here? Louis van Gaal did not use striker Falcao to rescue the game against Arsenal at Old Trafford . Michael Carrick (right) was brought on at half-time but Colombia forward Falcao was unused . I know he is not the player Manchester United thought they were getting, but isn\u2019t it down to the manager to get the best out of him? Goalscorers change games but instead they chased the match with Daley Blind and Michael Carrick, two sitting midfielders, on the pitch. The defending from United for Arsenal\u2019s first goal was unbelievable! Yes, it was a fantastic goal for Arsenal but the defending from United was scandalous.That\u2019s not about tactics, that\u2019s players needing to tackle. Three United players failed to stop Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as he ran at them and Antonio Valencia \u2013 who was playing at right back \u2013 turned his back on the Arsenal player. Nacho Monreal wheels away to celebrate scoring Arsenal's first goal against United at Old Trafford . Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain breezed through the United defence to provide an assist for the Monreal goal . You cannot do that. Roy Keane was in the studio but he must have been thinking he should be putting his boots back on. Even Roy, at 43,would have put up more resistance. Oxlade-Chamberlain does very well, driving forward and creating the opening (it was nice skill from Mesut Ozil in the build up too), but they cannot be allowed to do that. This fixture used to have Keane v Vieira, but these two midfields were packed with different players and nobody more bold than Santi Cazorla. Santi Cazorla (second right) was in inspirational form as Arsenal secured a place in the FA Cup semi-final . He doesn\u2019t crash into tackles, but he has a different type of courage; courage on the ball. He\u2019ll take it in tight areas, uses both feet and always likes to get the play moving. I could watch him all day. Arsenal were shot to pieces in the 3-1 defeat by Monaco and if it had been down to me, Per Mertesacker would never have played for them again after his display that night. But his performance at Old Trafford showed character and a welcome return to form. Per Mertesacker (left) and Francis Coquelin (right) were particularly impressive for Arsenal at Old Trafford . Francis Coquelin is another who stood out here. Luke Shaw will come through this, but he is playing like he has the handbrake on. Is he being overcoached? What has happened to the marauding full back who played with such freedom for Southampton? He is only 19 and he will come again, but the player Manchester United signed for \u00a330million would hit crosses on the run and did his best work at the top end of the pitch. He isn\u2019t doing that now. It looks to me as if he\u2019s thinking too much and that will be down to him trying to carry out instructions. Luke Shaw didn't enjoy his best night for United and has struggled to recapture his Southampton form . Marouane Fellaini's tireless work for United made him one of their standout players against Arsenal . He is going to be a star, but when you consider how Nathaniel Clyne is developing, why isn\u2019t Shaw doing the same? He is a young man, who has had his injuries, but he is struggling and was taken off at half-time in a reshuffle that ultimately didn\u2019t pay off. It is strange watching United and when their best player is Marouane Fellaini then it shows where they are. I\u2019m not a Fellaini fan, but he is working hard and looks the player most likely to get them out of this hole. The irony is that he is a signing made by David Moyes .","highlights":"Danny Welbeck struck Arsenal's FA Cup winner against Manchester United . He celebrated the goal and\u00a0received\u00a0a mixed reception when substituted . Maroune Fellaini was United's best player but Luke Shaw struggled . Man Utd and Arsenal SPECIAL: Are fans right to question Louis van Gaal? READ: Twitter reacts to Manchester United's FA Cup exit .","id":"8033b817a153a84164e6a70ab68829314be6e4b5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" since an Arsenal player scored against his former club.\nSo that\u2019s a long preamble to me saying that we need to celebrate Welbeck celebrating, the goals, the team and the victory \u2014 the Arsenal way. It\u2019s not about him, it\u2019s about how his team mates and we as fans make the players and the team feel. And I\u2019m not sure that you can beat the Arsenal fans in the noise stakes but it\u2019s hard to top the song the players sang to Welbeck. And the singing was really, really loud.\nIt is so important to see him celebrated and to feel that. I\u2019ve been an Arsenal fan since the 1980s and there\u2019s not often been such a happy time in those years.\nWenger was in control for most of the game and as far as I am concerned his team selection was pretty spot on.\nI love all the players but there was one, Alex Iwobi, who was really, really good and is an excellent addition to the team. The others were good too.\nWenger has been in charge for nearly 17 years now, there was a lot of talk of whether he should retire this summer but it looks like he\u2019ll carry on for another couple. He did his best not to talk about it after the game but, after the match, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s always special to play at home and win and there is a good atmosphere around the club so we are happy, it was an important three points today.\u201d\nI\u2019ve seen some Arsenal games where it looks like they\u2019ve put in an effort but just aren\u2019t able to get back to the high tempo they seem to start off with and it happens again and again. Last season, when we won against Stoke in the Cup, they didn\u2019t play particularly well (and the second half was dire) but still got the three points because of the tempo at which they played. I think the team that starts the second half against West Brom will have a big advantage and will be stronger than the team that played against Chelsea.\nWe should win this game by a goal or more (as we did against Chelsea) but we need to get the tempo right.\nIf they score first, we need to respond quickly. If they score first, we need to make them kick-start their counter attack \u2014 and don\u2019t give away the ball cheaply.\nThat is why I was so annoyed with Santi"}
{"article":"Many of the planets discovered elsewhere in our galaxy are not like Earth, but rather more like Jupiter. Such gas giants, as far as we know, are not hospitable to life, but now it has been suggested that the moons of these planets could be habitable. If confirmed, it would suggest these locations could be the predominant sources for life in the universe, not worlds like our own Earth. The idea was discussed by Dr Sarah Ballard of the University of Washington in Seattle, on the Public Radio International's (PRI) show The Takeaway. Scroll down for audio . Dr Sarah Ballard of the University of Washington was speaking to PRI. She said exomoons could be the 'predominant sites of life in the universe'. Shown is an illustration of Upsilon Andromedae d, the large world in the distance, orbiting the gas giant in the foreground, which could have habitable moons . She explained how Jupiter-sized planets in the habitable zones of stars - where conditions are ideal for water, and perhaps life - are more common than single rocky worlds like Earth. Hot exomoons . Too close to a star and an exomoon may have an average temperature above the boiling point of water, making it highly unsuitable for any form of life. Habitable exomoons . Exoplanets orbiting in a system\u2019s habitable zone (where liquid water can persist on a planet\u2019s surface) still need sufficient gravity to trap an atmosphere that regulates their temperature. If these conditions are met, however, the prospects for life are promising. Snowball exomoons . Moons formed in the outer reaches of an alien solar system are likely to be dominated by ice. They will remain deep-frozen unless heated by tides from their parent planet - again these are unlikely to be habitats for life. Transient exomoons . Moons of planets with elliptical orbits might be habitable for most of their planet\u2019s year, but can experience hot or snowball periods as they venture too close to their star, or too far from its life-giving heat. Source: All About Space magazine . \u2018If even some of these Jupiter-sized planets have moons, they might be the predominant sites of life in the universe,\u2019 she said. In particular, she focused on the world of Upsilon Andromedae d, a gas giant exoplanet about 10 times the mass of Jupiter, located 44 light-years from Earth. While the planet itself is not thought to be habitable, it is possible that a moon in its orbit - known as an exomoon - could be. And if you were to step on the surface of the moon, you would see \u2018beautiful tumultuous clouds on the Jovian planet\u2019 and \u2018incredibly complex cloud activity,\u2019 according to Dr Ballard. So far, no exomoons have been discovered, but given that six of the eight planets in our solar system have moons, most astronomers regard it as an inevitability rather than a possibility that one will be found. It might be possible to find one in data collected by Nasa\u2019s Kepler space telescope, or it may be necessary to wait for a more powerful planet-hunter to come online, such as the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess), due to launch in 2017. Finding exomoons is a bit of a problem though, as their mass and size is so much less than their host planet. One technique to find them that may prove successful is gravitational microlensing, which uses a foreground star to magnify a more distant one. The chance alignment can reveal exoplanets around a star, and could possibly even be used to spot a moon in orbit. So far, no exomoon has been discovered, but given that six of the eight planets in our solar system have moons, most astronomers regard it as an inevitability rather than a possibility that one will be found. It might be possible to find one in data collected by Nasa\u2019s Kepler space telescope (illustration shown) And we are able to rule certain planets out - ones that are too close to their host star, like Mercury and Venus in our own solar system, are unable to cling on to natural satellites. But finding out if moons are common in our galaxy will be key for the search for life, and could signal a change in goals for planet-hunters in the near future. \u2018The fact we reside on a single rocky hunk of rock, orbiting without a big brother planet, might be relatively unusual,\u2019 added Dr Ballard. One technique to find moons could be gravitational microlensing, which uses a foreground star to magnify a more distant one, as shown in this diagram. The chance alignment can reveal exoplanets around a star, and could possibly even be used to spot a moon in orbit .","highlights":"Dr Sarah Ballard of the University of Washington was speaking to PRI . She said exomoons could be the 'predominant sites of life in the universe' Many planets discovered outside the solar system are Jupiter-sized worlds . It suggests habitable Earth-like planets may not be that common . Instead, moons orbiting larger planets could be the best bet for life .","id":"79c374c1d9be596cc4da7a550fbe703c869c394e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" be.\nIn a paper just accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, University of Central Florida Professor of Physics, Joshua Winn, and graduate student, Adam Johnson, describe how two small moons of Jupiter\u2019s moon Io could be habitable in the same way that Earth\u2019s Moon is.\nIo is one of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. These four moons are the most heavily volcanic moons in the solar system. Io is home to a very active volcanic area called the \u201cGreat volcanic plain\u201d whose crust is less than a mile thick. The crust is so thin due to the huge tidal heating caused by the gravitational interaction with Jupiter that its temperature is nearly 1200 degrees Fahrenheit. This means that any water vapor and liquid that may be present on the surface is quickly vaporized. As a result, almost all water on Io is under the surface.\nThis water, though, may be very salty and the tidal heating could cause it to make its way to the surface in the form of very pliable taffy. This means there could be liquid water within a few hundred feet of the surface, at least near Io\u2019s many volcanos.\nOne interesting volcanic feature is called \u201cturtle ridges.\u201d These are tall narrow ridges that rise to a height that is the same as the average sea level. The theory behind the creation of the ridges is that as volcanic eruptions occurred below the crust the hot lava rose to the surface and then cooled forming the ridges. Due to the high tidal heating the crust is able to rise quickly enough that the lava can make it to the surface where it solidifies before the crust has cooled.\nThe second moon of Io, named Europa, has been the subject of much attention because of the possibility of an underground ocean. Europa, in contrast to Io, has a thick, cold crust, that has a little bit of an insulating effect from tidal heating. Therefore, any liquid water would be able to freeze.\nRecently, though, instruments from NASA\u2019s Voyager spacecraft have detected large amounts of water vapor coming from under the icy surface. This suggests that liquid water in some form is present. If so, then the oceans present under the icy surface could be liquid water. A thick crust makes this ocean the likeliest candidate to support life.\nThe problem with both of these places is that the temperature and tidal heating conditions are too intense for any life to exist. The temperature is too high because of tidal heating which heats"}
{"article":"She has amassed a cult-like following on the internet thanks to her opinions on gender equality, same-sex marriages and race relations. Now Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's committed fans have celebrated her birthday online - with a series of social media memes. The veteran justice, who turned 82 yesterday, has earned the nickname 'Notorious R.B.G.' having served on America's highest bench for 21 years. Notorious RBG:\u00a0Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a cult-like following on the internet . Committed fans have celebrated Ginsburg's birthday online - with a series of social media memes . One of the memes features a picture of the justice along with the caption: 'All them fives need to listen when a ten is talking' It was inspired by a Tumblr account with the same title - a play on the name of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. - with the blog set up in her honour. Ginsburg, who has beaten two forms of cancer and said she does 20 push ups a day, once described the online attention she was receiving as 'a wonderful thing'. She said last year: 'I had to be told by my law clerks, 'what's this notorious? And they explained that to me.' One superfan has even had a tattoo of the justice drawn up on her arm with the caption 'SUPREME' written underneath. Over the weekend, fans took to Twitter to celebrate her birthday. Accompanied by a picture of Ginsburg with the caption 'Gangsta lean', Jennie Lynch tweeted: 'Happy 82nd Birthday to the most smart, sassy, and fashionable justice, my role model, Justice Ginsburg #NotoriousRBG.' Online hit: Ginsburg has developed a strong following on the internet thanks to her opinions on gender equality, same-sex marriages and race relations . Planned Parenthood described Ginsburg as 'Fierce, Fabulous, Notorious' in a birthday tween over the weekend . Fans of the veteran justice took to Twitter over the weekend to wish her a happy 82nd birthday . Another Twitter user wrote: 'Happy Birthday, Justice Ginsburg.' Planned Parenthood wrote: 'Fierce. Fabulous. Notorious. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg! #NotoriousBday #NotoriousRBG.' According to the Huffington Post, Notorious RBG blog creator Shana Knizhnik and a journalist will co-author a biography of Ginsburg. Last month the justice spoke out against partisan politics in Washington - saying that the current  Congress wasn't 'equipped really to do anything'. The eldest sitting justice on the court, Ginsburg described her job as the 'best and hardest' one she's ever had - and she has no intention of letting it go just yet . Last month the justice spoke out against partisan politics in Washington - saying that the current Congress wasn't 'equipped really to do anything' Ginsburg, who was the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, also talked about how she still experiences sexism in the chamber - and said she has no plans to retire anytime soon. She has no problem shooting down calls for her retirement based on concerns for her age and health. The eldest sitting justice on the court, Ginsburg described her job as the 'best and hardest' one she's ever had - and she has no intention of letting it go just yet. 'I will step down when I feel I can no longer do the job full steam,' she told MSNBC in February.","highlights":"Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has celebrated 82nd birthday . Veteran justice has amassed a cult-like following online over the years . Fans celebrated her birthday by posting a series of social media memes . Has the nickname 'Notorious R.B.G.' having served on America's highest bench for 21 years . One of her fans has even had a tattoo of the justice drawn on to her arm .","id":"f29d5d43ed0cb11ef8801df1818aaea3b2f07e92","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of hilarious memes that have earned hundreds of thousands of likes and retweets.\nAs the 83-year-old's official birthday was yesterday (16 October), people all over the world paid tribute to their 'Notorious RBG', using memes, gifs and video clips.\nMost of the content was created by the official @JudyNotoriousRBG Twitter account, which frequently quotes from Ginsburg's books, speeches and interviews.\n\"Today's RBG is going down in my Twitter bio for now, but if you'd like to keep the birthday love rolling,\" the account's curator, an anonymous legal expert named Amy Landa, tweeted on Tuesday.\n\"I'm not sure if I'll just add a 'RBG' emoji or a different RBG quote everyday, but it should be fun.\"\nJudy Notorious RBG, a compilation of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's most iconic moments. Image: \u00a9 Notorious RBG via YouTube\n'Notorious RBG' is also the title of a new documentary film which tells the remarkable story of Justice Ginsburg's life. Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the film premiered at this year's Toronto Film Festival.\nAfter the film's trailer was released in September, fans posted a slew of images and memes that referenced the film's content and Ginsburg's iconic 'notorious' character.\nSome featured images of Ginsburg and her two famous female associates - the late US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton - as a team of superheroes.\nJudy, I can see this.\n\u2014 Mary E. Winstead (@M_E_Winstead) October 15, 2018\nI can\u2019t WAIT for this documentary.\n\u2014 Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) October 15, 2018\n#NotoriousRBG pic.twitter.com\/7W5bSbK0BV\n\u2014 Justice League (@DCEUJLeaguers) October 15, 2018\nHappy Birthday #NotoriousRBG! The fight for gender equality is never done. #NotoriousRBG #RBG #RBGnotorious #RBG #RBG #RBG #RBG #RBG #RBG #RBG pic."}
{"article":"Convicted criminals could be banned from smoking in the communal areas of prisons after a landmark court ruling. A High Court judge in London has declared that the 2006 Health Act, which prohibits lighting up in public and in workplaces, applies to all Crown premises, including prisons. It comes after Mr Justice Singh rejected Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's argument that the Crown had immunity from the Act. Criminals could be banned from smoking in the communal areas of prisons following a landmark ruling at the High Court in London . However, the judge accepted his ruling had wide-ranging implications and said it should not take effect until Mr Grayling has had a chance to appeal. The judge was told by Government lawyers that criminalising smoking could lead to unrest in the jails of England and Wales. Prisoners can smoke in their cells with the door shut and outside in exercise yards, but both inmates and staff could face prosecution for lighting up in communal areas if the ruling is not overturned on appeal. The case was brought by Paul Black, an inmate at HMP Wymott in Lancashire, who says he suffers from a range of health problems made worse by second-hand smoke. High Court judge Mr Justice Singh, pictured, made the ruling after rejecting the argument that Crown premises had immunity from the Health Act 2006, which bans smoking in public places and in workplaces . Lawyers for Black, a sex offender who has been at Wymott since 2009, argued both prisoners and staff were guilty of lighting-up in areas prohibited under prison rules, including on landings, in laundry rooms and in healthcare waiting rooms. Lawyers for the Justice Secretary maintained the rules and regulations, especially the sanction of withdrawal of privileges, were sufficient to deal any problem. The Health Act already applies to private prisons as they are not Crown premises. Mr Justice Singh, sitting in London, declared: 'In my judgment it is clear from the terms of the 2006 Act that the intention of Parliament was indeed that it should apply to all public places and workplaces which fell within its scope, including those for which the Crown is responsible.' But giving permission to appeal, the judge acknowledged concerns in the Prison Service over the impact of his decision on 'prisoners who feel the need to smoke and may be resistant to the criminalising of that conduct in places where in my view the Health Act does apply.' Black had also argued that prisoners were legally entitled to anonymous and confidential access to the NHS freephone smoke-free compliance line to report infringements of the rules. The judge said that issue should be reconsidered by the Justice Secretary in the light of his judgment. Black is serving a sentence of indeterminate detention for public protection (IPP) after being convicted in 2007 of sexual assault and outraging public decency. His minimum term in jail expired after 203 days but he cannot be released on licence until the Parole Board decides he is no longer a danger to the public. The case was brought to the High Court by\u00a0Paul Black, an inmate at HMP Wymott in Lancashire, pictured, who says he suffers from a range of health problems made worse by second-hand smoke . Black's solicitor Sean Humber, head of the Prison Law Team at Leigh Day, said: 'The judgment confirms that the legal restrictions on smoking apply every bit as much in prisons as in the public places and workplaces in the wider community. 'The judgment is important in confirming that prisoners are entitled to the same level of protection from the risks posed by second-hand smoke as everyone else.' However, a Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said; 'Prison cells in England remain exempt from the smoke-free legislation that came into effect in 2007. 'Since that time we have introduced a number of measures to reduce the risk of exposure of staff and prisoners to second-hand smoke. We are undertaking additional measures to continue to lessen the impact of smoking in prisons. 'This includes tightening our current smoking controls, undertaking air quality monitoring in prison accommodation, and maximising the provision of smoking cessation support to those prisoners who want to stop smoking.'","highlights":"High Court rules smoking in communal areas of prisons should be banned . Mr Justice Singh says smoking ban should apply to all Crown premises . Comes after case was brought by Paul Black, an inmate at HMP Wymott . He claims he suffers health problems caused by second-hand smoke . But Government say criminalising smoking could lead to unrest in jails . Currently prisoners can smoke in cells with doors shut or in exercise yards .","id":"07c71022bf1a4e63f8b89754d77e34a727d9000b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" premises. Although the ban is intended to apply only to employees, this judgment means the ban now applies to those behind bars, including inmates. The judge said the law was \u2018unambiguously intended to include the prisoners in this case\u2019. His judgement has led to concerns about safety in jails if prisoners are made to give up smoking.\nTobacco firms, which have argued prisons are different from \u2018regular\u2019 workplaces, are understood to be planning to challenge the decision in the Court of Appeal. The Prison Service, which has spent an estimated \u00a37 million preparing for the smoking ban, said it had already introduced smoking shelters and had planned for the possibility of prisoners being made to stop smoking. \u2018For the first time in history, prisoners are to be treated like the rest of the public,\u2019 said Lord Woolf, former lord chief justice and author of the 2006 Act. \u2018It\u2019s about time.\u2019\nHowever, some former prisoners believe the ruling is a good thing. Mike, a 65-year-old ex-con who is currently serving a 28-year jail term, told The Independent: \u2018It means we won\u2019t have any trouble with the cons. They take liberties anyway if they think they can. It\u2019s better than when they use to have fights in the smoking shelters.\u2019\nMore from the Daily Mail:\nInmates as early as 2006 complained about prison smoking ban\nBy Paul Harris, Daily Mail, January 16, 2008\nA ban on smoking in English prisons began in 2007, but its full impact is not yet clear because some inmates smoke in prison smoking shelters rather than the open air.\nInmates at two jails complained about the ban\u2019s implementation in 2006.\nAt one prison, inmates were issued with special smoking hoods to allow them to smoke in their cells, while at another, they were allowed to smoke inside the prison\u2019s small gymnasium.\nThe Home Office has repeatedly pointed out that all prisoners have to follow the smoking ban when they are outside.\nThe ban on smoking in prisons has led to a significant fall in the numbers of prisoners who smoke, from 57 per cent before the ban was introduced to 30 per cent after a year had passed. [Link]\n1 thought on \u201cPrisoners in the U.K. can no longer light up inside prison buildings\u2026\u201d\nI hope that the smoking ban will be enforced in prisons and other places where people"}
{"article":"An aspiring singer who made it to boot camp on X Factor has become the first short-haired finalist in the Miss England pageant. Jade McQueen bagged first place in her regional competition when she beat off long-locked competitors to take home the title of Miss Surrey. And now the 24-year-old wants to demonstrate to other young women that you don't have to be 'perfect' to win a pageant. Jade McQueen is the first dark-short-haired contestant to earn a place in the Miss England finals . Jade wowed the judges at the regional contest, her first ever pageant, in a dark blue satin dress as a she shared the tale of how she delivered her sister younger sister in her family's front room. Before Jade earned her place in the Miss England final there had only ever been one other shorter-haired competitor, but even she had a traditional look. Jade says:\u00a0'There was a short-haired contestant in 2009 with blonde hair but hers was shoulder length and that was considered short. Mine is cropped so is much shorter.' Jade says that for her winning was especially important after the short-haired Miss Jamaica lost out to the long haired Miss Columbia at last year's Miss Universe final. Jade took home the crown at the Miss Surrey finals which was her first ever beauty pageant . Jade wants to demonstrate to other potential contestants that you don't have to conform to win . 'Everyone was so shocked that short hair would get in the way of winning. So I am pleased that more short-haired women are being recognised in beauty pageants now. 'I want to prove that long hair isn't the only beautiful hairstyle.' Jade, who works as a coordinator receptionist has a history of charity work which she says helped her find her way into beauty pageants. 'I'm really into charity work and I wanted to expand that so pageanting was the perfect fit. It was Jade's love of charity work that helped her find her way into pageanting, she now works with Beauty with a Purpose, a Miss World charity . 'It was researching pageanting online that I found Beauty with a Purpose (the Miss World charity) and that's what got me into the pageanting scene.' With her cropped hair and undercut Jade doesn't exactly fit the pageanting stereotype, however Jade says that her alternative looks have helped her secure modelling jobs in the past that led to her success at the Miss Surrey contest. 'I worked as a gothic model when I was younger. You are always offered cash or the pictures from the shoot and I always picked the pictures so that I was able to build up my portfolio.' Jade says that by winning a beauty pageant she hopes to show other women that you don't have to conform to a stereotype to win or even enter a contest. Jade also hopes to further her singing career having appeared on last year's X Factor . 'I want to use the way I look to promote diversity and I want to inspire other girls and show them that you don't have to be stick thin to enter. There are no rules, anyone can enter. I did and I won. 'I believe all women are beautiful in their own way and that they should not feel the need to look the same just to fit in.' Jade added that many young women are unaware that there are no requirements to enter a pageant and she believes that is down to bad stereotypes. 'A lot people think that beauty pageants are old-fashioned because they have this perception of a traditional looking girl, but it's not the pageants that are old-fashioned, it's the public's perception.' Jade's hair helped to set her apart from her more traditional looking competitors but rather than rely on a salon for her perfect crop, Jade looks to her own mother, Sara. 'My mum is the only person allowed to cut my hair I never go to salons. I have had my cropped hair for about six years, and will probably always have it. 'Short hair suits my body and face shape and I will not grow it or put extensions in so that I look the same as other contestants.' When it comes to beauty inspiration Jade looks to fellow short-haired celebrities. 'My idol is Grace Jones I think she shows how glamorous you can be with short hair but I also love Halle Berry. I've always wanted to be in a Bond film so she is a real inspiration.' Jade is certainly ambitious and as well as aiming for gold at the Miss England finals in September the 24-year-old hopes to progress in her singing career having reached the boot camp stages of X Factor last year. 'I never take on a permanent job I only ever do temporary work. I'm a singer and I sing a lot so if a job comes up for me I don't want to be restricted by a full-time job,' she says.","highlights":"Jade McQueen took home first prize at the Miss Surrey contest . She will enter Miss England in September as the only short-haired finalist . Jade hopes to demonstrate that you don't have to conform to be beautiful .","id":"61e39209bc6edd2cfe7a222ff70653c08f763093","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" sash.\nThe 21-year-old from Northampton - whose locks were trimmed for the pageant - has been dubbed a 'badass' in a recent interview.\nAppearing at Miss England's Instagram page, Jade shared the news of her success.\n\u201cIt feels very surreal,\u201d she told the site, as reported by Daily Star.\n\u201cIn the beginning, I didn\u2019t think I would be the person on the journey and so far the experience has been amazing.\u201d\nRead more: Strictly's Stacey Dooley is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner - in second place\n\u201cI was very nervous about the semi-finals so it was really overwhelming, the love and support.\n\u201cI also had messages from previous Miss England and they were so lovely, giving me little bits of advice about the show. It was very, very sweet.\u201d\nThe singer and songwriter was also crowned Miss East Midlands in 2017.\nJade was among four contestants competing in the Miss England finals.\nThis year, a record number of more than 5,000 women registered their interest in competing for the coveted crown.\n\u201cEveryone on our team has sacrificed so much and they really deserved this,\u201d said the pageant\u2019s director, Angie Beadle.\n\u201cFrom the first rehearsal to the final performance, everyone was so committed to working hard and they all deserve this,\u201d she said of the other contestants.\nAmong them was Jade's rival, who went on to make the runner-up place.\nThe final two contestants both came from Kent.\nIt marks the fifth time in a row a Miss Kent has made the finals. The 2018 winner, Danielle Louise, became the first black winner of the beauty pageant.\nWho will be the next?\nThis year's Miss England winner, who has now become a professional singer, received a cash prize of \u00a34,000, a designer trophy and \u00a310,000 worth of professional support.\nThe Miss England 2019 is sponsored by British Heart Foundation.\nThe charity aims to prevent and fight heart disease, with 5.8 million people in the UK are living with the heart and circulatory disease.\nWant more news? Sign up to our newsletter and get the latest news from the West Midlands straight to your inbox\nIt also receives around \u00a35 million of public donations each year to fund life-saving research and support patients.\nIt will be held next summer in Birmingham"}
{"article":"Little Ariana Sufi has amazed her parents after learning how to say 'I love you' - aged just seven weeks. Proud father Ali Sufi, 25, was tucking his daughter into bed for an afternoon nap when he told her he loved her - and was stunned when she said it back. The baffled sales assistant repeated the amazing conversation to his partner Fatima, 22, who thought he was joking - until she heard her daughter speak for herself. Ariana now tries to say 'I love you' whenever she hears the phrase - and her parents are expecting her to grow up into a very chatty child. Ali, from Kilburn, north-west London, said: 'She was in her cot bed and I said to her once \"I love you\" and she said it back. Ariana Sufi has amazed her parents after learning how to say 'I love you' - aged just seven weeks . Ariana now tries to say 'I love you' whenever she hears the phrase - and her parents are expecting her to grow up into a very chatty child . 'I thought I was going crazy, and that I must have been imagining it or I couldn\u2019t hear it properly. 'I told my partner and she said \"you\u2019re lying, you\u2019re lying\" but I showed her again and now she keeps trying to say it all the time. 'She isn\u2019t very good at saying the \"I\" but you can always clearly hear the \"love you\". 'We are really proud - babies just don\u2019t speak this quick.' Baby Ariana was born in December last year and first made her declaration of love in early February when she was just seven weeks and one day old. Fatima Abubakar with her daughter Ariana Ali Shariff and husband Ali Shariff Sufi . Proud father Ali Sufi, 25, was tucking her into bed for an afternoon nap when he told her he loved her and she suddenly said it back to him . 'We are really proud,' he said. 'Babies just don't speak this quick' Baby Ariana was born in December last year and first made her declaration of love in early February, pictured, when she was just seven weeks and one day old . Her words have since been caught on camera by Ali, who in the clip can be heard repeating 'I love you' in a sing-song tone. Ariana, who is now 12 weeks old, appears to be trying to say something before she blurts out 'love you'. Babies don\u2019t usually start speaking full words until they are more than a year old. 'When she was just three or four weeks old she was saying \"ahhs\" and she has always been a very active baby,' said Ali. 'She is always punching, and giggling and smiling. I have always talked to her quite a lot, and love talking and playing with her. 'The first time she did it she was one month and 22 days. 'I\u2019ve always thought she was quite smart. She recognises people already. 'I think we are going to have a very noisy home and a chatty baby as she learns more words.' When she was just three or four weeks old she was saying 'ahhs' and she has always been a very active baby . Ariana, who is now 12 weeks old, appears to be trying to say something before she blurts out 'love you' in the video recorded by her father . According to her father, she is always punching, and giggling and smiling. 'I have always talked to her quite a lot, and love talking and playing with her,' he said . Her words have since been caught on camera by Ali, pictured, who in the clip can be heard repeating 'I love you' in a sing-song tone . This story comes after Toni and Paul McCann from Ireland released a video of their adorable son Cillian saying his first word at just seven weeks old. The tiny tot, who is now nine weeks old, was filmed by his 36-year-old mother who says that she knew he had been trying to communicate for a while. Toni said: 'He was trying to speak for a while but that day I knew he was trying to say something. 'I'd read that babies communicate from a young age and to give them space to answer when you talk to them. 'That was I was doing that day and because he was so alert and making such good eye contact I decided to video him. You can tell my total shock when he came out with \"hello\".' In the short clip, Cillian can be seen moving his mouth around trying to talk. After making several attempts he eventually comes out with his first word. Last year,\u00a0a video of an infant saying 'I love you' went viral. Stephanie Passalacqua reveals in her description of the impressive video that the baby's father noticed her trying to mimic all his words. The baby's gaze never leaves her father's face as he tries several times to get her to defy all reason by speaking the words. Finally, after a few laboured attempts, the baby manages to just about blurt out the words.","highlights":"Ali Sufi, 25, was tucking his daughter Ariana into bed for an afternoon nap . Said 'I love you' and was amazed when she said it back . Babies usually start speaking full words after a year .","id":"75fa08278e012394d4484332d6a3bafded6c9dac","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" she said the magic words.\n\"I had just got her back to sleep when she uttered it,\" said Ali. \"My wife Laura, 25, and I were both in shock as it has never happened before.\"\nAli and Laura Sufi took three years for their family to be formed\nThe delighted dad took to social media to share the amazing moment after a friend told him the same thing had happened with her 18-week-old daughter last week.\nAli and Laura Sufi, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, first started trying for a baby in 2018. But then life got in the way - and three years passed before the couple were able to conceive.\nNow Ali is the proud dad of two beautiful girls - Ariana and her twin sister Zara, who was born in February.\n\"We wanted three kids so we decided to start trying for Ariana straight away.\nAriana and her twin sister Zara\n\"In all honesty, we hadn't given up hope that she would ever be a big sister but we thought it would be more unlikely. We were all shocked when the twins arrived.\n\"I had been told my sperm count wasn't particularly healthy and my father had two twin girls, but we didn't think that would be the case. My brother has a daughter with his wife who has fertility problems so it was amazing to have the girls.\n\"I never expected to have triplets, but everything was perfect.\"\nThe twins were born prematurely and spent time in neonatal intensive care (NICU) before they were allowed home.\n\"There were ups and downs, which was understandable, but when the girls came home they were all perfect. It was lovely seeing them do the things they weren't supposed to do when they were little and I still pinch myself that I now have two beautiful daughters.\n\"After everything I've been through I feel very lucky and I don't take things for granted.\"\nAli and Laura Sufi are incredibly proud of the little girls who have filled their lives with so much joy.\nBut they can't believe they have a baby girl and an almost-two-year-old to look after.\nAli is an electrical engineer with a friend who is an auto electrician. Laura is a children's specialist practitioner.\nThe pair have been married for five years and had fertility treatments for years.\n\"The girls just came naturally as a surprise,\" Ali said."}
{"article":"The Arizona aid worker who was killed while being held captive by ISIS in Syria was honored with a moving memorial service in her hometown on Saturday. Kayla Mueller, 26, was captured in August of 2013 after leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, Syria, and held for 18 months. It is believed she was killed by Jordanian airstrikes targeting ISIS in Raqqa last month. About 500 people, including Arizona Senator John McCain, attended a ceremony in an auditorium at Yavapai College in Prescott that was held to honor the memory of 'the ultimate Good Samaritan'. Scroll down for video . Kayla Mueller, 26, was honored with a memorial at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, on Saturday . Her father, Carl Mueller (right), addressed  the service with some assistance from Kayla's brother Eric (left) Arizona Senator John McCain spoke to about 500 people at the ceremony . Speakers at the ceremony reminisced about Kayla's quick wit and an overflowing heart. Kayla's father,\u00a0Carl Mueller, read a moving letter at the service, recounting his daughter's discovery that her life's purpose was to ease the suffering of others. Mr Mueller paused to regain his composure as he read the letter his daughter wrote while working an earlier job at an orphanage in India. As her father struggled to get through a particular passage, Kayla's brother Eric rubbed his shoulders. He quoted his daughter as saying: 'This is my life's work. But my family is my life.' Kayla's family members thanked the soldiers who risked their lives in a rescue attempt for her. They also tried to bring some levity to the ceremony and Kayla's father, dressed in a  dark suit and tie, made sure to lift up the legs of his pants to show off the rainbow socks he found in her room. Her parents have started a nonprofit organization called 'Kayla's Hands' designed to further her humanitarian efforts locally and internationally. Kayla was captured by ISIS in August of 2013 in Aleppo, Syria and held for 18 months before being killed . Kayla helped raise awareness of HIV and AIDS and worked the overnight shift at a women's shelter in Prescott . Sen. McCain's voice cracked with emotion as he delivered a short tribute to Mueller. He said 'I didn't have the privilege - the blessing - of knowing Kayla. I wish I had. 'I'd be a better man for knowing her. I'm sure of that. 'But her example of compassion and courage, her generosity, her unbowed humanity, have by her terrible sacrifice and her dignity in extremity reached so many people who did not know her as all of you knew her. 'We can try to give justice to her murderers' other victims and their families. 'But even if we succeed, and our retribution is swift and complete, we could not equal the rebuke that Kayla's life gave to the culture of death that robbed her of it. 'I never knew Kayla. That's my loss. But I won't forget her. That's my privilege and my responsibility.' Mr Mueller read a letter at the service revealing the discovery that Kayla's purpose was to ease suffering . Emotions ran high during the ceremony yesterday and Mr Mueller had to be comforted by his son (right) ISIS released images of a badly-damaged building in which they claimed Kayla had been killed by an airstrike . A slideshow at the ceremony flashed images of happy moments in Kayla's life. Childhood photos showed her on a camping trip, standing next to a snowman and laughing as a dog sat straight up in a chair at the table during a meal. Other images showed Kayla as an adult, affectionately nudging her face on a horse's neck in one photo and, in another frame, bending down to smell flowers. In her hometown, Kayla helped raise awareness of HIV and AIDS and volunteered for the overnight shift at a women's shelter. She protested genocide in Darfur, Sudan, while in college at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. She also traveled to the Palestinian territories, Israel, India and France. Sen. McCain said: 'We can try to give justice to her murderers' other victims and their families' The Arizona Diamondbacks wore a patch with 'KAYLA' on it during spring training games earlier this month . Sen. McCain's voice cracked with emotion as he delivered a short tribute to Mueller during the ceremony . Kayla and her Syrian boyfriend were both taken hostage. He was released, but he returned to Syria to try to free her. She became interested in Syria after her boyfriend told about the struggles of refugees there. Her death was confirmed Feb. 10 by her family and US officials. The Arizona Diamondbacks wore a black patch with 'KAYLA' on it during spring training games earlier this month. Team President Derrick Hall said the way the young humanitarian 'gave back to the world around her embodied many of the core values' of the Diamondbacks organization. He said Kayla 'will always have a place in the history of Arizona' and that the Diamondbacks are 'deeply saddened by her loss.' Kayla is the fourth American to die while being held by ISIS. Three others - two journalists and an aid worker - were beheaded. In each case, their captors demanded huge ransoms, which the United States has refused to pay, saying doing so would only encourage more kidnappings. President Barack Obama has defended that policy, although he has said it was extremely difficult to explain it to victims' families. Kayla and her mother Marsha Mueller (right).\u00a0Her parents have started a nonprofit organization called 'Kayla's Hands' designed to further her humanitarian efforts locally and internationally . Kayla's family members - Eric, Marsha and Carl (left to right) are seen during the memorial service for her .","highlights":"Kayla Mueller, 26, was captured by ISIS in August of 2013 in Aleppo, Syria . Was held for 18 months before being killed last month, likely by airstrike . International aid worker was honored in hometown of Prescott, Arizona . Emotional father said daughter's purpose was to ease suffering of others . 500 people attended Saturday service including Arizona Sen. John McCain .","id":"4619090ff2a96eae605303f3662d8806030f447d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Aleppo, Syria, to visit another medical facility. \u201cHer final act of selfless service was an expression of her deep commitment to our common humanity,\u201d said Father Robert Cistone of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Phoenix, the parish where Mueller\u2019s funeral Mass was held. Mueller had previously lived in Chandler and graduated from Hamilton High School, a part of the Chandler Unified School District. \u201cThe people of the Diocese of Phoenix will hold her memory in the heart of each of us,\u201d said Cistone. The family has not released details about the cause of her death. At the service, Mueller\u2019s friends, family and co-workers paid tribute to the compassionate woman who loved working to make the world a better place. \u201cHer gentle spirit brought compassion, love, and kindness to people around her,\u201d said Cistone, noting that Mueller also played the piano, loved animals, and was the \u201cmost graceful dancer\u201d at a wedding he has ever seen. The service included readings from the Bible, as well as songs sung by Mueller\u2019s family and the congregation. Friends say Mueller touched many lives, even though she was quiet and humble, and they will miss her laughter and love.\nMCCB's Mission and Ministry\nThe Catholic Community of St. Matthew Parish, the \"mother church\" of the Mission and Ministry Committee, is located in east Phoenix, but its parishioners minister in every part of metropolitan Phoenix and other areas throughout the world. St. Matthew Parish is one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Phoenix and has been a vital part of that Diocese for decades. With an active and very diverse membership, the parish reflects the social and economic development that has taken place in the Phoenix area.\nOur parish is large enough to offer many opportunities for Christian fellowship and growth to its more than 11,000 families, yet small enough for parishioners to know and value one another. There are many lay leaders who have been trained at all levels of the pastoral mission of the Church. Lay people offer leadership in music, liturgy, education, and ministry and are members of all the governing boards. Many lay people provide outstanding service to the needs of the parish, its outreach and social ministries, and the educational programs, including the parish school. The parish also has a number of lay religious, including two sisters from the Missionary Franciscans of the Immaculate, the Little Sisters of the Poor, who have been assigned to parish ministries. All ministries are based"}
{"article":"(CNN)If you were the member of a minority group and tried to create a system to control and oppress the majority, you could not have done a better job than the white leaders of Ferguson, Missouri. Let's start with the demographics. Ferguson is small -- roughly 20,000 residents -- and is 67% black and 29% white. Over the past decade, Ferguson's population has changed from majority white to majority black. Its elected officials did not. Five of six City Council members are white, as is the city's mayor. How does this happen in a city two-thirds black? Two answers: timing of elections and type of elections. Ferguson, like most municipalities, holds elections in April of odd-numbered years. However research shows that such \"off-cycle\" elections reduces voter turnout. Ferguson also holds nonpartisan elections, which means that there are no party labels on the ballot. This not only reduces the likelihood that people will vote, it also has been shown to reduce what voters know about the candidates. Although Missouri does not track the race of its voters, according to an article in The Washington Post, Catalist, a private voter data firm, performed a study and found that the voting rules operating in Ferguson effectively suppress the black vote. In the national election in November 2012, the study found, voter turnout between blacks (54%) and whites (55%) was virtually identical. But because of the vast racial differences in the city's population, it resulted in an electorate that was 71% black and 28% white. Fast-forward five months later in April, when whites were three times (17%) more likely to vote than blacks (6%). That resulted in an electorate that was majority white: 52% versus 47%. That is how a majority-black population winds up with almost all-white elected representatives. Ferguson's law enforcement officers are also not representative, with roughly 94% of its police force being white. Similarly Ferguson's local judges are nonrepresentative. I'm sensing a pattern here. Local judges are appointed by the Ferguson City Council upon nomination by the mayor for a two-year term. The Ferguson Municipal Court is also all-white. But the black citizens of Ferguson apparently keep the police and local judges very busy. In 2013, Ferguson had the highest number of warrants issued in the state, when you control for size: 3.6 pending arrest warrants per household and 2.2 arrest warrants on average per person. And 95% of people arrested for jaywalking in Ferguson are black. While 67% of the population is black, 86% of vehicle stops involve a black driver. While 29% of the population is white, 12.9% of vehicle stops involve a white driver. Blacks were almost twice as likely to be searched as whites, even though searches of blacks were less likely than whites to result in contraband being found (21% vs. 34%). Nobody said racism made sense. But for Ferguson, it has made money. In prior years Ferguson tried to raise sales tax but learned the hard way that it did not result in increased revenue because people voted with their feet and took their wealth with them. Ferguson turned to a different revenue source: collecting traffic fines and penalties from the largely black population. Those revenues constitute Ferguson's second-highest revenue source. Once a resident gets a ticket and does not appear in court with an explanation, an arrest warrant is likely issued. Once arrested, the resident may sit in jail for a very long time, while the fees and fines continue to accrue. A class-action lawsuit filed this month against the city of Ferguson has challenged this funding system, calling it a \"modern debtors' prison scheme.\" The remarkable part of this story is how patient the black residents of Ferguson have been. It took the death of a teenager to get them mad enough to protest and the nation got mad with them. Between the class-action lawsuit and the Department of Justice's involvement, blacks in Ferguson should know the world is watching. The arc of history is long and bends towards justice -- and help is finally on the way.","highlights":"Dorothy Brown: Ferguson political system has been effective at oppressing majority . It has done so with the timing and type of elections, Brown says . Brown: Fines filled city coffers; black citizens have been remarkably patient, but no more .","id":"d7fb1ba063ce589a076090cf3277f1f03220b282","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":": Ferguson is 67.5% white, which is lower than the average of 71.7% for St. Louis county. And if that wasn't enough, the community of Ferguson is only 29% African-American, 17% Latino, 4% Asian and 3% Native American, so 55% white to only 16% non-white.\nBut let's not stop there; the police force is more than 90% white. In the past decade, the population of Ferguson has increased 50%, but the number of Ferguson police officers increased only 13%. Yet, the number of officers with whom the public interacts is still 90% white.\nAnd since the police are the primary arbiters of what is permissible in the community, their white skin has given them the power to police this community -- and every other one -- in ways that they might not be able to otherwise.\nEven those who claim to be opposed to police harassment (and the police harassment of the police themselves) are part of the problem when we don't acknowledge the role that white skin plays.\nIt's important to highlight the race of police because while white police officers are more likely to engage in racial profiling, it's not a white vs. non-white issue. In 2013, black police officers were three times more likely to stop and frisk a person of color, despite the fact that the rate of drug use is not three times higher among people of color than among white people.\nWhile some say that the police's job is to protect people of all races and ethnicities, that job does not translate into actual racial equality in policing.\nFor example, while the Supreme Court banned stop-and-frisk practices in the 1960s, police have still maintained this practice, but for African-Americans and Latinos.\nWhite Americans may not always be treated fairly in Ferguson, but even that is a result of the racist power of white Americans.\nEven when a group is trying to be inclusive, white people will not always understand the importance of including people of color.\nAt the University of Wisconsin at Madison, I noticed that even the \"All-Black Party\" was attended by mostly white students, and that's the case at most schools, and particularly those in the Deep South.\nLast summer, when a black woman told me that she was not interested in dating black men, she meant that she was not interested"}
{"article":"Traditional British cooker manufacturer AGA, favoured by TV chefs Mary Berry and Nigella Lawson, has today launched in China with a brand new feature: a wok burner. Taking the leap into the new market is arguably the biggest gamble the firm, which has been selling ovens in Britain since 1929, has ever made. Most Chinese kitchens have just two gas hobs and, if they have an oven at all, it is usually cheap and the size of a microwave. Gamble: AGA has been selling cookers in Britain since 1929 and launching in China is seen as a big gamble. Daniel Wong (front), AGA\u2019s director of business development in China, said shifting eating habits among the country\u2019s rich influenced the company\u2019s decision to launch there . British staple: AGA is a favourite of Merry Berry and Nigella Lawson. Even the PM has one of the firm's cookers in his kitchen . But AGA is targeting the country's new middle class and\u00a0chief executive William McGrath told MailOnline he was confident he could convince people to spend between \u00a35,400 and \u00a327,000 on the British favourite. The launch was announced in 2012, but due to China\u2019s unfamiliarity with ovens and  laws about accreditation for them, it was derailed. Accreditation rules have been re-drafted by authorities and now, three years later, AGAs are finally available to order. Mr McGrath, speaking in Beijing ahead of the official launch event, conceded that the cookers could just become popular with a \u2018small niche market connecting with expats in China\u2019. However, he said that it was worth the risk because if they prove popular with the country\u2019s 1.35 billion population it will be a \u2018game changer\u2019 for the firm. \u2018We\u2019re quietly confident, and that comes from talking to people in the industry as well as consumers,\u2019 he said. \u2018The answer to whether it\u2019ll work seems to be, \u201cIt\u2019s definitely worth a go\u201d. But nobody is saying this is definitely going to work.\u2019 AGA products are synonymous with cosy comfort food such as Sunday roasts and Victoria sponges. The Prince of Wales, David Cameron, Delia Smith and even Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped by the BBC this week, own one. Despite the company's rich British history, it has teamed up with China-based firm Beijing Hi Seasons for the rollout and Mr McGrath said he\u2019s hoping that  families in China will use the cookers to make traditional Chinese food. AGA chief executive\u00a0William McGrath (pictured) denied that succeeding in China was essential for the company but added: \u2018We want to win some away games' Cooker model: British fashion model Daisy Lowe was enlisted to advertise the popular cooker, which has not launched in Asia . As such, the RedFyre AGA models being launched in China resemble those available in Britain but with a crucial difference: a wok burner on top. China\u2019s new moneyed middle class has a huge appetite for western luxury brands, from Chanel clothes to Land Rovers. Daniel Wong, AGA\u2019s director of business development in China, told MailOnline that shifting eating habits among the country\u2019s rich also influenced the company\u2019s decision to launch there. \u2018Five years ago in China, when people got money they just dined out in expensive restaurants,\u2019 he said. \u2018But affluent people have started cooking at home more, showing off to friends, saying: \u201cI can cook\u201d. We\u2019ve seen a rise in cooking schools and sales of cooking magazines.\u2019 Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr Gustaf Dal\u00e9n invented the world's first heat-storage cooker in 1922. After a failed experiment cost him his sight, the doting husband wanted to make a better appliance for his wife Elma. According to the AGA website, Dr Dal\u00e9n created a cast-iron cooker capable of every kind of cooking simultaneously, with two large hotplates and two ovens. The AGA was invented and by 1929, manufacturing was underway at the AGA Heat Ltd factory in Smethwick. AGAs are now made at the company's Shropshire foundry in Coalbrookdale and are still made by pouring molten iron into moulds. However the modern cookers contain state-of-the-art technology. AGA's history dates back to 1929. This picture, taken in 1968, shows two children at the Ideal Home Exhibition . Can you really do every kind of cooking that there is? This advert was published in a 1955 edition of Punch Magazine . A cascade of recent high-profile food safety scandals in China has also contributed to a rise in home cooking, as confidence in restaurant standards has dropped. Although AGA sales were up in 2014 in the UK, the company is reaching near saturation point in the country \u2013 after all, you\u2019re only likely to buy an AGA once. Last year the company, which produced its millionth Rangemaster cooker this month, released a slimline City60 model aimed at UK city dwellers in an attempt to find new buyers. Mr McGrath denied that succeeding in China was essential for the company but added: \u2018We want to win some away games. 'China and Germany, where we\u2019re also expanding, are fascinating because they\u2019re outside of our comfort zone.\u2019 Consumer analyst Paul French recently told the Financial Times: \u2018In China, if you have the kind of money to spend on an AGA, you generally have someone who cooks for you.\u2019 But Mr Wong and Mr McGrath said that the AGA is billed as a family-orientated product and this would chime well in the country. The RedFyre AGA models being launched in China resemble those available in Britain but with a crucial difference: a wok burner on top . British: AGA has been selling these popular ovens in Britain since 1929 but hopes to break into the Asian market . \u2018Now, in China, the generation that earns money doesn\u2019t just leave behind their parents,\u2019 Mr Wong said. \u2018They bring them back home. So we see families with one kid, two kids, together with grandparents, and Chinese love family gatherings.\u2019 Another potential pitfall for the AGA is the risk of copycat manufacturers ripping them off and undercutting them. Trademark, copyright and patent abuse in China is often flagrant, and it seems inevitable that if AGA takes off, knock-off products with similar names will start popping up. \u2018We\u2019re just going to concentrate on pushing our brand really hard,\u2019 said Mr McGrath. \u2018We know those stories [of rip-off products] are a concern for everyone, but you\u2019ve got to go with what you know. This brand has stood for 90 years because it stands for something.\u2019 While it\u2019s hugely ambitious to try to get a generation of Chinese to ditch cooking traditions that stretch back generations, Mr McGrath said that if the gamble pays off, he\u2019ll set his sites on conquering the rest of Asia. \u2018China could be an entry point to Asia,\u2019 he said. \u2018If it works here it\u2019d obviously follow on to look at other markets here.\u2019","highlights":"British manufacturer AGA has launched a cooker with wok burner in China . Taking leap into new market is arguably the biggest gamble made by firm . Most Chinese kitchens have two hobs and an oven the size of a microwave . Chief executive hopes families will use it to make traditional Chinese food .","id":"d670880b5e58120258e4c431ad596d362eafea25","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" making cookers since 1919, has ever taken, as it tries to increase sales by 50% in the country over the next 10 years.\nHowever, if anything should give the business confidence, it will be its knowledge of the Asian market, especially China, and the quality of its heritage, something that helped it become a household name 97 years ago.\nAlthough AGA is still only in its infancy in China, the cooker-maker is already a household name in the UK, where it has more than 50 showrooms, is represented by 250 AGA and 300 Bison appliances, has 30,000-plus customers, and 5,000-plus recipes to boot.\n\u201cWe feel the China market is very promising, with significant growth potential in a market that is very brand conscious and has a preference for quality, long-lasting goods, especially amongst the middle classes, who make up a large percentage of potential customers,\u201d said managing director of AGA Consumer Products Group UK and Ireland Phil Spackman.\n\u201cIt is estimated that, with the right marketing support, the Chinese market could be worth \u00a310bn by 2020.\n\u201cHaving been involved in the AGA business for four years I knew the brand and the quality of the products, but the Chinese business is new to me. What I do have is our tried and tested recipe for success,\u201d he added.\nThis success, as mentioned earlier, includes a heritage in engineering and a commitment to quality. The brand has always had strong links with the foodie scene, with Mary Berry and Nigella Lawson acting as brand ambassadors, the likes of Heston Blumenthal also using the range and, with a 70% increase in demand for AGA in the UK, the firm\u2019s reputation for longevity is well known.\n\u201cOur quality and longevity is our heritage. If I had to pick one thing I am most proud of it would be the 97 year-old brand name. We have an incredibly loyal customer base, which we try to work on and encourage to keep using our products and that they do. A lot of our customers have been using one AGA in their life, or maybe even more, which is an extremely valuable insight to our brand and the loyalty is very important,\u201d Spackman told The Grocer.\nHe also revealed that the AGA China division, which is based in Shanghai, has seen strong growth over the last two years and aims to reach 30 new showrooms this year as well as the"}
{"article":"A Queensland woman hopes to become the youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest when she tackles the monster trek in two months. Alyssa Azar, 18, has been climbing since she was five, mainly because her father, Glenn, is a Kokoda Track instructor. At just eight years old, she successfully completed on the iconic trail in Papua with his help. Alyssa Azar, 18, has been climbing since she was five. Last year she attempted to climb Mount Everest (pictured) but an avalanche killed 16 Sherpa guides . Ms Azar hopes to become the youngest Australian to climb the world's highest peak . She has gone on to climb Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro, the 10 highest peaks in Australia, South America's Mount Aconcagua in the Andes, and Nepal's Ama Dablam and Manaslu. 'I started doing training when I was five or six,' Ms Azar told Daily Mail Australia. 'As I got older I got onto the higher altitudes. 'After Kilimanjaro in 2011, I decided I wanted to be a professional mountaineer... and put myself against the best.' Since climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2011, the teenager has been training to summit the Nepal mountain . She has been training hard, with her own equipment in the backyard (left) in Toowoomba in Queensland's south east, including a rope climb (right) The 18-year-old caught the climbing bug largely due to her father, Glenn, who is a Kokoda Track guide . Here Ms Azar is seen pulling a tyre with a face mask on to help her train to withstand the altitude of the climb . On Friday, Ms Azar will make her second expedition to conquer the world's highest peak, which stands at 8,848 metres above sea level. Last year the Toowoomba teenager was unsuccessful when an avalanche struck just days out from her planned climb and\u00a016 Sherpa guides were killed. But the tragedy has not deterred her as the mountaineer attempts the summit again. If Ms Azar makes it to the top, she will beat the record set by\u00a0Rex Pemberton, 21, who climbed Mt Everest in 2005. Here Ms Azar is pictured here with her dad when she was eight when she climbed the Kokoda Track in Papua . Since then the determined girl went on to complete many more feats before wanting to tackle Mt Everest . She is pictured here climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in 2011. It was after this trek that she decided to take on her biggest challenge . Ms Azar representing her country with a flag on top of a mountain during her climb . If she is successful in climbing Mt Everest, she will beat a record set by Rex Pemberton, 21, who climbed Mt Everest in 2005 . The 18-year-old has been training for the climb for years and has a set up in her backyard, which includes a rope climb. '[I do] endurance work, I do a little of indoor rock climbing... and I do a lot of basic workouts like swimming and running as well,' Ms Azar told Daily Mail Australia. 'It\u2019s been a long time coming now and I'm ready to go and climb the mountain.' Ms Azar will fly into Lukla - a town in Nepal's north-east - and spend the first nine days of her two-month expedition trekking to base camp, which she describes as a 'comfortable trek'. Ms Azar said she had decided to come a professional mountaineer and has climbed up Nepal's Ama Dablam and Manaslu . Here she is trekking up South America's Mount Aconcagua in the Andes at 4,200 metres . Her two-month expedition will take her from Lukla - in Nepal's north-east - and will take her 8,848 metres above sea level . It will take her nine days to make the journey from the Nepalese town to the base camp of Mt Everest . Ms Azar said she loved mountaineering as it gave her a sense of adventure and let her experience nature . 'We start at [an altitude of] 3,000 metres in Lukla so we can adapt to the altitude and when we get to base camp it'll be 5,000 metres,' she said. Ms Azar, who describes herself as an introvert, said she loved mountaineering as it gave her a sense of adventure. 'I get really excited going to see new places and I like the intensity of Everest,' she said. 'I'm genuinely more introverted day-to-day... and you get to be in your own head space. 'The realness of environment is definitely part of it as well.'","highlights":"Alyssa Azar, from Toowoomba in Queensland, will climb Nepal's Mt Everest . The 18-year-old will become the youngest Australian to do it if successful . The teenager started doing adventure climbs from the age of six years old . She did the Kokoda Track when she was just eight years old with her dad . Ms Azar has since climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and others around the world .","id":"be76859eb702aa6202932692d27617bd9ab6c194","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" guide.\nGlenn Azar has guided a multitude of Mount Everest summits but his daughter is hoping to be the youngest Australian to reach its peak.\nGlenn Azar is the first to admit his daughter is not prepared to be the youngest woman to summit Everest. She is in good physical shape, as most teenagers are, but lacks the endurance that comes from repeated expeditions above 8000m, he said.\n\u201cI\u2019m hoping she won\u2019t be the youngest Australian. In fact, I\u2019m expecting her to be about eighth,\u201d he said.\nIf she reaches the summit, Alyssa will have beaten her mother, Elizabeth Azar, who at 23 was the youngest Australian to reach the top of the world\u2019s highest mountain in 2007.\n\u201cMy wife Elizabeth was 23. They don\u2019t go up there as tourists. They go as expedition members, so they carry tents and gas and gear. They\u2019re prepared and supported by experienced climbers.\n\u201cIn 2007 she did it on her own. You can\u2019t do that at 23 \u2013 it\u2019s too dangerous.\u201d\nMs Azar became an overnight celebrity. At the time, the couple lived in Papua New Guinea where she was the only woman in the local newspaper, doing \u201can Everest-lite\u201d climb, but she was featured on radio and television back home.\nThis time, Ms Azar has signed up with an expedition company, Sherpa Adventure Gear, for an expedition that she hopes will also raise money for charity.\nGlenn Azar said climbing Everest was all she thought about, even at night. \u201cShe sleeps with it on her mind. She\u2019s done it 15 times in her head.\u201d\nHe will be among those accompanying the expedition, although he does not plan on climbing with his daughter.\n\u201cI think I\u2019ll hang around base camp.\u201d\nAlyssa Azar, an aspiring sports psychologist, hopes to become an assistant at a Brisbane university.\nShe said a friend in her final year of university had joined the expedition. That was not a problem, she said. The others on the trip had an average age of 27.\n\u201cI want to be a sports psychologist in the NRL,\u201d she said.\nShe will be among eight Australians and 32 other foreigners on her expedition.\nThe Sherpa team has also recruited two Nepalese Sherpas to help Australians through the Khumbu Icefall. \u201cMost"}
{"article":"Sebastian Vettel laughed off Nico Rosberg\u2019s claim that he hopes Ferrari can catch Mercedes during a spiky press conference after Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, who romped to victory at the season-opening race in Melbourne, and team-mate Rosberg, finished more than half-a-minute clear of Vettel to seal an utterly dominant weekend for the world champions. After the race, Rosberg said he hoped Ferrari would be able to bring the challenge to Mercedes, with he and Hamilton expected to dominate this term having won 16 of the 19 races in 2014. Lewis Hamilton was caught in the middle as Nico Rosberg (left) and Sebastian Vettel traded jibes . Hamilton can't keep a straight face as Vettel laughs off claims he hopes Ferrari catch Mercedes this season . But his suggestion provoked a spiky response from Vettel, the four-time world champion who celebrated his Ferrari debut with a podium finish. \u2018Be honest, do you really hope so?\u2019 quizzed Vettel when Rosberg claimed \u2018it would be good if they [Ferrari] can come a bit closer\u2019. Vettel added: \u2018Seriously? You finished 30 seconds ahead of us and you hope it\u2019s going to be closer? So you hope you slow down? Is that what you\u2019re saying?\u2019 Rosberg responded: \u2018I hope that you can give us a challenge. Because it\u2019s important for the sport and for the fans. And I do think about the show. I want to give people a great time at home watching on TV or at the track. If you do come a bit closer, that would be awesome for everybody.\u2019 Vettel points to the crowd as he celebrates his first Ferrari podium on his debut for the famous Italian team . The four-time world champion finished the best part of 30 seconds behind Hamilton and Rosberg on Sunday . Former Red Bull driver Vettel then called on his German compatriot to give him a guided tour of the Mercedes garage at the next race in Malaysia. \u2018You can come if you want, we can invite you,\u2019 said Rosberg. \u2018OK, thank you for the invite, I\u2019ll come,' Vettel replied. The spat continued when Vettel said it was \u2018a shame\u2019 that his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen didn\u2019t finish the race \u2013 the Finn was forced to retire after his pit-crew failed to properly attach his rear-left tyre during his second stop. \u2018You find it a shame that your team-mate didn\u2019t finish?\u2019 quizzed Rosberg, seemingly still irked by Vettel\u2019s earlier interrogation. \u2018Yes. I don\u2019t know how much you like each other,\u2019 answered Vettel in reference to Rosberg\u2019s relationship with Hamilton, which descended into chaos at times last season as they vied for the title. \u2018But Kimi and myself we get along, so I think it is a shame,' Vettel added. Hamilton saw off the challenge from Rosberg to win the opening race of the new season . VIDEO\u00a0Hamilton cruises to victory in Australian GP . Q: Question to both Lewis and Nico. We\u2019ve seen dominance in qualifying, dominance in the race today. Is this it for the season? A two-horse race between you two for the title or can you envisage any of your rivals making in-roads into your supremacy? LH: I think Nico was just explaining\u2026 I didn\u2019t know, I didn\u2019t see the times or anything but I think the Ferraris have taken a huge step forward. It\u2019s clear they\u2019ve made one of the biggest steps. So we definitely cannot back off because I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to be pushing. And I anticipate we might have a good fight with them at some stage this year\u2026 . Nico? NR: I hope we can have a good fight. That would be awesome. I think the next couple of races we\u2019re going to be leading the way for sure, and we\u2019re going to try and keep it that way, but we know it would be good if they can come a bit closer, as long as they don\u2019t come too close\u2026 . SV: Be honest. Do you really hope so? Seriously? You finished 30 seconds ahead of us and you hope it\u2019s going to be closer? So you hope you slow down? Is that what you\u2019re saying? NR: I hope that you can give us a challenge! Because it\u2019s important for the sport and for the fans. And I do think about the show. Half of me \u2013 or a part of me \u2013 thinks about the show because I want to give people a great time at home watching on TV or at the track. If you do come a bit closer, that would be awesome for everybody. SV: First suggestion, if you don\u2019t mind, I think your garage becomes public for Malaysia and everyone can have a look. No? I\u2019m joking. NR: You can come if you want, we can invite you\u2026 . SV: OK, thank you for the invite, I\u2019ll come. NR: Friday Malaysia, OK. SV: Engineers\u2019 room? Debrief, I\u2019ll be there. Q: Sebastian, among the races to come, which one do you feel will be the one that is easier for you, for Ferrari to catch up to the Mercedes? I think Malaysia will be difficult but what about Bahrain or Shanghai? SV: Easy, for us? I think if you look at the gap, nowhere is going to be easy. I think we have to focus on ourselves, make sure that what we learned this weekend we\u2019re able to take into the next races. The most important thing now is that if we finish \u2013 we did finish right behind Mercedes today. We need to confirm that in the next race, that\u2019s the priority number one, so we need to make sure that I was not just a one-off. We improve reliability. As I said, Kimi didn\u2019t finish, which is a shame. We could have scored a lot more points today. NR: ... that you find it a shame that your teammate didn\u2019t finish? SV: Yes. I don\u2019t know how much you like each other but Kimi and myself we get along, so I think it is a shame. NR: I though as a racing driver you might like it that you have a couple of points advantage over him now. I don\u2019t want to get you off the foot there, sorry. Oops. Look at him, look at him go... SV: I can see your point. No, no. I can see that at the moment, where we are, we want to make sure we catch you guys and to do that we both need to score. Yes, I honestly think so and I honestly didn\u2019t want to see the second car not finishing today. NR: Because I\u2019m ready for it now, you caught me a bit off guard before but now I\u2019m ready for it! Teen sensation Max Verstappen missed out on finishing in the points in his grand prix bow. Verstappen, 17, the youngest driver in F1 history, was running in ninth before mechanical gremlins struck. He was forced to park his Toro Rosso after 32 laps, which, in a remarkable coincidence, was the same number his father Jos completed before retiring on his 1994 F1 debut in Brazil. Lewis Hamilton\u2019s win, the 34th of his GP career, means he has won seven of the last eight races. It leaves him five shy of Vettel, fourth on the all-time list, and seven adrift of boyhood hero Ayrton Senna. It is understood that Susie Wolff, the British racer, will not deputise for Valtteri Bottas in Malaysia if the Finn fails to recover from his back problem. \u2018Susie is our test driver, not our reserve driver,\u2019 said the team\u2019s boss Claire Williams.","highlights":"Sebastian Vettel issued spiky response when Nico Rosberg claimed he hoped Ferrari would be able to catch frontrunners Mercedes . Vettel quizzed: 'You hope you slow down? Is that what you are saying?' The spat rumbled on throughout the post-race press conference . Rosberg and Vettel finished behind race winner Lewis Hamilton .","id":"c4c7fa5e31f0f1facdfcad612ddcccf8907b65c0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", suggested Rosberg would like Red Bull and Ferrari to catch up to Mercedes, and even though Vettel has denied having any issues with the German, Rosberg took the opportunity to put some heat on his rival after claiming third place. \"I'm sure Lewis is hoping that Red Bull and Ferrari are closing in on Mercedes,\" Rosberg said. \"I think this is something we all want, but I still think that is quite a way away.\"\nWith his Mercedes, Vettel qualified on pole position for the second race in a row, but a clutch issue meant he was unable to compete in the opening lap after the race was halted due to a crash between Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen. That setback cost the German any chance of closing the gap between him and Mercedes. \"Well, I think it's only normal that a race would end like this,\" Vettel said. \"I think that if Max had a better position when we came back to the green flag I would probably be able to do something more there, but it was still a really good point for the team today and for us. We had to give the best lap back because of the incident with Kimi, which was of course a big shame for everyone. I'm still not sure how we could have gotten in front of the Ferraris and I think, as I said on the radio, with a better start on the fresher set, you just don't have the possibility of defending. The track was not in that good of a condition at that point.\"\nAfter the race, though, the 29-year-old had only positive things to say about the opening race of the 2017 season, and particularly pleased with his own form. \"I felt like I had a good start and obviously was disappointed when the race was stopped,\" said Vettel. \"There wasn't really anything I could do from that point. It was unfortunate, but then I think I drove very well. I had a good pace and I think that we are definitely a step closer to Mercedes and that is what we need. For sure, I am more than happy with how the season started, but I also want to be clear that I still think there is so much more to improve. I want to be competitive in each race and I want to win as many as possible. So we made a step today, but obviously there is much more work to be done.\"\nVettel's best shot"}
{"article":"Not quite as famous as \u2018one-nil to the Arsenal\u2019 was in its day, granted. But one-nil is \u2018the Spain Scoreline\u2019. It\u2019s the margin via which, according to the scorer Andr\u00e9s Iniesta, Spain regained self-esteem and belief by winning at Old Trafford in 2007. Beating England, to those who were charged by Luis Aragon\u00e9s with installing a \u2018new\u2019 form of play, put La Roja on the map again, Iniesta told me. Italy and France both followed months later \u2014 old foes, bogey teams. One-nil, one-nil. Spain on the march. Alvaro Morata capped his Spain debut with the winner against Ukraine on Friday night . One-nil, the scoreline, against the USA which saw Spain booed out of the country before Euro 2008. One-nil, the scoreline which gave them a technical knockout against Germany in the Final a couple of weeks later \u2014 narrow margin, total control. Champions. Portugal, Paraguay, Germany, Holland \u2014 four games, four goals, four clean sheets. One-nil to La Roja, world champions 2010. They had it within their repertoire to hit threes, fours, fives. But the single-goal win was a trademark. Own the ball, own the midfield, get the advantage, never look like conceding. But, Friday night in Seville at the beginning of Semana Santa (Holy Week) was something different. One-nil over Ukraine. A record 97th international match without conceding for \u2018Saint\u2019 Iker Casillas. A debut goal, after only 38 competitive minutes, for \u00c1lvaro Morata. In touch with Group C leaders Slovakia, who are the next home opponents \u2014 in Oviedo in September. The bare bones look good. The full X-ray much less so. Morata has all the hallmarks of an old style centre-forward who finishes . On another night, one of those \u2018accident nights\u2019 which hit every team every so often, Spain would have lost this one. On another night, Ruslan Rotan would have had a hat-trick. On this night, there was the sight of the Marquis del Bosque, for whom the game left \u2018a bad taste in the mouth\u2019, throwing his hands up in the air at the naivety and imprecision of the second half and roaring at his team: \u2018What are you playing at lads?\u2019 Transition. It can be a glorious, strategic, rewarding process \u2014 or an unmanaged, inglorious, frustrating decline. Quite where Spain are in that process is debatable. For seven years between 2007 and 2014, they dictated. But, just as when all dictatorships are overthrown, the subjects have had a good time stamping on the statues. Brazil in the Confederations Cup Final, Holland at the World Cup \u2014 La Roja were to be bullied, pushed around, made to chase, pressed to within an inch of their lives. The striker has struck up a 'thing' with Andrea Pirlo at Juventus . But there\u2019s no doubt that renovation is afoot. Isco, Real Madrid\u2019s gem of a midfielder, should have been at the World Cup, should probably have been a starter. Koke, dynamic, aggressive, intelligent \u2014 the heartbeat of an Atl\u00e9tico Madrid side which won the Spanish title and came within seconds of winning the Champions League \u2014 is now a fixture. Debuts have been given to Diego Costa, Juan Bernat, Paco Alc\u00e1cer and David de Gea, while everyone waits for Javi Mart\u00ednez and Thiago Alc\u00e1ntara to get fit. And stay fit. Yet Spain, Europe\u2019s reigning champions, are fighting for their dignity and automatic qualification from this group because they could not control a 1-1 situation in Slovakia last year. They are sore and should be contemplating this midweek\u2019s friendly against Holland with queries in their minds because they could neither augment, nor control, Friday night\u2019s 28th-minute lead against a Ukraine side which at first came to defend and play on the break. Then, sniffing glory, piled runners forward through the Spain midfield, robbing possession and launching assaults on Casillas\u2019 goal. It all makes the scorer much more interesting. What Spain require, even above some restored arrogance and self-confidence, even above key players avoiding injury, is for a prolific striker to emerge. Morata has also been likened to Real Madrid and France striker Benzema . In Ra\u00fal\u2019s day, his goals patched up the fact that Spain didn\u2019t have a world-class XI. Good, but not great. When David Villa and Fernando Torres took charge they would, regularly, add the goal or goals which gave sense, confidence, and purpose to La Roja controlling play via Xavi, David Silva, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Marcos Senna and Sergio Busquets. Cutting edge. Costa \u2014 if del Bosque accepts that more direct, more vertical football, quarter-backed by Cesc Fabregas, is central to the renovation \u2014 may become vital. Meantime there\u2019s Morata \u2014 once of Real Madrid, lately of Juventus. His former Madrid mentor, M\u00edchel, himself a mighty forward, recently said that Morata, whose debut goal on Friday was more valuable than it was beautiful, was \u2018part van Basten, part Benzema\u2019. Now that is praise. It\u2019s meant to mean that he has the direct No 9 repertoire which accounts for his 32 goals for Spain at junior levels and his tournament top-scoring performance last time La Rojita won the European Under-21 Championship. Holland's Marco Van Basten\u00a0is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time . Equally, it speaks of his awareness of space and how to profit from it. \u2018Sometimes you have to really \u201clove\u201d football to understand strikers,\u2019 he says. \u2018To understand, or spot, their movements behind strikers, the process of \u201copening up a defence\u201d. \u2018Some people can\u2019t see it. Some think that if you haven\u2019t scored you\u2019ve not had a good game. Right now, first-touch, fluid, strategic football is in fashion \u2014 the old style centre-forward who finishes but is static is a vanishing species. If you don\u2019t have much more to your game, you won\u2019t play.\u2019 When he did get to play he chose the No 7 for his back. With Spain, just like at Manchester United, that\u2019s a special number. It belonged to Ra\u00fal, record scorer until along came Villa \u2014 now Spain\u2019s record scorer, and not formally retired. \u2018I dream of scoring my first goal for La Roja,\u2019 Morata said on Thursday. Then: \u2018I was angry at myself for missing an earlier chance, so I didn\u2019t really celebrate when I scored,\u2019 he told me on Friday evening after the dream arrived. Good mindset. At Juve, he has struck up a \u2018thing\u2019 with Andrea Pirlo. \u2018He never looks up when he hits you a first-time pass, but you learn. You anticipate.\u2019 Just as he did against Ukraine to sprint onto Koke\u2019s volley-pass. Some of Spain\u2019s transition will be played out through the talents of this guy. Part van Basten, part Benzema. Taught by Pirlo.","highlights":"Alvaro Morata scored on his Spain debut against Ukraine on Friday night . The Juventus striker had scored 32 goals for Spain at junior levels . Former Madrid mentor Michel said he was 'part van Basten, part Benzem'","id":"75a7254251af24ecba8038d7c7c449876a391d57","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Barcelona secured their status as world champions. A mere 40 years ago today, the Spanish national team lifted the Jules Rimet for a record-breaking third time.\nWhat does this have to do with Arsenal you ask? Well, the last time the Gunners won back-to-back league titles was in 2004, before Arsene Wenger had to hand the reigns over to a 25 year-old manager. That man had just made a trip to Bar\u00e7a\u2019s Camp Nou, with his young Arsenal side \u2013 who were then in League One. Wenger has been at Arsenal 20 years and \u2018la belle \u00e9poque\u2019 is fast becoming a distant memory, at least in the top tier.\nArsenal haven\u2019t won the league title since 2004, and their last Champions League trophy was picked up in 2006\/07. That 50\/50 record doesn\u2019t read particularly well. But it doesn\u2019t necessarily look as disastrous as it sounds.\nBarcelona had to overcome a four point deficit at the start of the last season, before defeating Manchester United on the final day to pip their Premier League rivals. Arsenal have had a ten point cushion in 2004. If it didn\u2019t end, then the Gunners have had their share of glory, just not in the most glamorous way.\nSo what about Arsene\u2019s new generation, then? What happened to his young Gunners? I am afraid to tell you that one of them is at a club very familiar with trophy droughts. One is at Tottenham. Another was at Manchester City. \u2018A certain\u2019 is currently at Chelsea.\nNow, this is where it gets interesting. I was not at the Emirates for every match at the time, but what I saw of these Arsenal players that went on to be \u2018big time\u2019 footballers made me think that they could become some of the most influential players in the world.\nThe first player I saw was Eduardo. I know Arsenal \u2018did their worst\u2019 by selling the striker to Shakhtar Donetsk, and subsequently seeing him have his metatarsal bone chopped in half by Martin Taylor. However, Eduardo is \u2013 and was \u2013 a quality player.\nAlexis Sanchez. He was, like Ozil, in that \u2018can-he-do-it-in-a-big-league?\u2019 bracket. That turned out to be a resounding yes, but he is much more"}
{"article":"Southampton stopped Chelsea from going eight points clear at the top of the Premier League after Dusan Tadic cancelled out Diego Costa's opener at Stamford Bridge. Costa opened the scoring on 11 minutes when he headed past Fraser Forster, but when Nemanja Matic brought down Sadio Mane shortly after, the Saints were gifted a way back into the game. Tadic didn't need asking twice as he slotted the ball past Thibaut Courtois, and the scores remained at 1-1. Find out how each player fared at Stamford Bridge with Sportsmail's Neil Ashton. CHELSEA (4-2-3-1) Thibaut Courtois - Excellent save from Mane in 13th minute, low to his right. Saved brilliantly from Mane again 30 minutes in. 8 . Thibaut Courtois made an excellent save from Sadio Mane early on, and was solid throughout the game . Branislav Ivanovic - Provided the quality cross for Costa to head home. Unlucky not to have won penalty. 6 . Gary Cahill - All over the shop. What happened to the Gary Cahill from the Capital One Cup final? Still at Wembley celebrating. 5.5 . John Terry - Chaotic in defence, along with the rest of Chelsea\u2019s back four. 5.5 . John Terry (pictured), alongside his centre-back partner Gary Cahill, were chaotic throughout in defence . Cesar Azpilicueta - Looks like a man in need of a breather. That may well come at Hull on Sunday. 5.5 . Nemanja Matic - Gave away penalty for Saints to equalise, no complaints. Booked. Should have been sent off for foul on Mane in 46th minute. 5 . Cesc Fabregas - Looks tired and lacking ideas or inspiration. 5 . Willian - Got going at the start of the second half with some nice touches around the box. 6 . Cesc Fabregas looked like he needs a rest; he was lacking any ideas or inspiration during the game . Oscar - Quiet and subdued, what has happened to him? Substituted. 5 . Eden Hazard - Sweet touches, just needed the end product. Always a joy to watch. Deserved a goal for this performance. 8 . Diego Costa - Started and finished the move for Chelsea\u2019s opener. Welcome back, Diego. 7 . Eden Hazard is always a joy to watch and this was no different - he deserved a goal to top off his performance . SUBSTITUTES . Ramires (Matic 53): Had to happen, before Matic was sent off. 6 . Loic Remy (Oscar 82):\u00a0Inevitable substitution. 6 . Juan Cuadrado (Willian 83): Desperate last throw of the dice by Mourinho to find a winner. 6 . Jose Mourinho's side were knocked out of the Champions League this week, and could not beat Southampton . Subs not used: Petr Cech, Filipe Luis, Kurt Zouma, Didier Drogba . Booked: Matic, Ivanovic, Cahill . MANAGER - Jose Mourinho: Expected a reaction from his team after Champions League elimination. Didn\u2019t get one. 6 . SOUTHAMPTON (4-2-3-1) Fraser Forster\u00a0- No chance with Chelsea\u2019s opener, safe as houses after that. 7 . Nathaniel Clyne\u00a0- Steady at the back, one of the most accomplished right backs in the Premier League now. 7 . Toby Alderweireld - One of the finds of the season. Saints cannot let him go. 7.5 . Toby Alderweireld (left) has been one of the finds of the season, and Southampton cannot let him leave . Jose Fonte - Another commanding performance. All got very lively at the end, came through it unscathed. 7 . Ryan Bertrand - Some juicy crosses from the left against his old side, especially in the first half. 7 . Victor Wanyama - Tough guy in the centre, loved his battle with Matic. Eventually booked. 6.5 . Morgan Schneiderlin - Big chance to score flew wide, looked desperate to hit the winner. 7 . Southampton players Morgan Schneiderlin, Victor Wanyama and Jose Fonte celebrate at the final whistle . Steven Davis - The accessory in midfield but still played his part in an excellent team performance. 7 . Dusan Tadic - Sweet cut back for Mane, went on to score penalty after 19 minutes. Courtois saved chances brilliantly in 13th and 30th minute. 7 . Shane Long - Tireless performance, good call to leave Pelle out of the starting line up. 7 . Dusan Tadic (right) wheels away in celebration after scoring Southampton's equaliser on Sunday . Sadio Mane - Won the penalty. Terrorised Chelsea\u2019s defence with his quick footwork. All three Chelsea bookings came from fouls on him. Game of his life. 8.5 . SUBSTITUTES . Filip Djuricic (Tadic 71): Little threat down the left. 6 . James Ward-Prowse (David 71): Stuck to defensive duties. 6 . Graziano Pelle (Long 83): Thrown on . Sadio Mane (right) had the game of his life for Southampton, terrorising Chelsea's defence throughout . Subs not used: Kelvin Davis, Maya Yoshida, Florian Gardos, Pelle, Targett. Booked: Mane, Wanyama Djuricic. MANAGER - Ronald Koeman: Brilliant response from team when the went 1-0 down. Composed, inventive, bristling performance. 7.5 . Ronald Koeman's team responded brilliantly after going a goal down, and were level just eight minutes later . REFEREE: Mike Dean. Pretty much spot on with most decisions. Difficult for him to spot Ivanovic being tripped. 8 . Attendance: 41,614 . Man of the match: SAIDO MANE .","highlights":"Diego Costa opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 11th minute . The lead didn't last as Nemanja Matic brought down Sadio Mane in the box . Dusan Tadic levelled from the spot, and the score remained 1-1 . Mane had the game of his life, while Eden Hazard was also excellent . Chelsea's defensive pairing of John Tery and Gary Cahill were poor .","id":"01103572b37771b7bdc69d7a86e3cc574bc6a35e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Serbian equalised just after the break to cancel out the Spain striker's goal and keep Chelsea, despite the result, at the top of the table on 46 points ahead of Man City and Tottenham, the two teams which play on Wednesday.\nWith Manchester United and Arsenal both drawing, Manchester City dropped to fifth place after falling two points behind Chelsea, whilst City dropped two points behind Chelsea after falling two points behind Chelsea. Southampton stay in eighth after the draw, three points off the top six and five points off the top four.\nCosta had a header saved by Forster and also saw a free-kick come back off the wall, whilst at the other end, Tadic had a shot saved before he opened the scoring for Saints. After the break, Chelsea failed to clear a ball upfield and Tadic put the ball into the net. That was all the Southampton did in the first half to test Thibaut Courtois and it took the introduction of the Spaniard and the return of Cesc Fabregas, who joined the game on the half hour mark, for the Blues to equalise.\nCourtois' poor distribution and a weak shot from Eden Hazard were both the only real chances from Chelsea in the first half, but after the break, they began to get back on top and Courtois made a fine save to deny Victor Wanyama just before half-time. But Courtois could do nothing to stop Tadic's equaliser as the ball dropped over his shoulder after a lovely ball from Dusan Tadic.\nManuel Pellegrini admitted that Chelsea were the better team in the second half, \"we dominated,\" he said. \"We created many opportunities but we didn't score. We didn't score because of the mistakes of our players. Sometimes, when you are playing against Southampton, you can feel relaxed. We were more relaxed than normally and we could not score. We lost two points.\"\nPellegrini also said he had decided to rest Diego Costa in the FA Cup fourth round match against Burnley to keep him fresh for the Premier League title race: \"He didn't train during the week. We've not been winning matches, not scoring enough goals and sometimes this player is playing better than the other players. We decided to rest this player. This week is more important to try to keep winning matches. In the future maybe we will have other reasons why he won't play, but this week, this"}
{"article":"It could be days before Australian Tahnia Cook hears from her husband, Cameron, who was caught up in a devastating cyclone, which has wiped out villages in Vanuatu. At least eight people have been confirmed dead after Cyclone Pam hit the 80-island-strong archipelago, with winds of up to 270km\/h and causing heavy flooding, landslides, and mass destruction of buildings. Relief workers are already making their way to Vanuatu, with fears the body count will rise, as Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop announced a $5 million aid package for the ravaged country, the ABC\u00a0reported. Scroll down for video . Australian Tahnia Cook has not heard from her husband, Cameron, since Friday and holds fears for his safety . People have started clearing up debris and dealing with the damage to their homes in Seaside, near the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila . Vanuatu's president made an emotional appeal for international assistance after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone . Vanuatu declared a state of emergency on March 15 and a curfew was enforced after reports of 'low -level looting' It has been confirmed at least eight people are dead following Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu . Communications and power for more than 260,000 people is still down, and access to a lot of areas has been cut off. This leaves many Australians concerned for the safety of their family members - including Tahnia Cook who has not heard from her husband, Cameron, since Friday. Ms Cook told Daily Mail Australia they had moved to Vanuatu for 'a change of lifestyle' and help run a local resort in North Efate. She said it had been a terrible few days for her as she awaits news of her husband. 'It's looking to be a couple of days [before I hear from him],' Ms Cook said. 'Nobody has gone to the other side of the island because... [the Department of Foreign Affairs] haven't had a chance to venture out of [Port] Vila to get to surrounding villages.' Ms Cook, who had been travelling between Australia and Vanuatu for a while now, said she also held concerns for locals and resort staff who she considered family now. Ms Cook (left) said it would be days before she would hear from her husband (right) as communications were down . The couple moved to the archipelago last year for 'a change of lifestyle', Ms Cook said . Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has announced a $5 million aid package for the devastated country . The funds will be distributed through non-government organisations, such as Red Cross Australia . The cyclone is expected to track to the northeast of New Zealand during the next two days . Ms Cook said she had not slept because she was worried about her husband and friends she considered family . The Australian told\u00a0Weekend Today the last time she had spoken to her husband he had preparing for the storm. She said she was trying to stay positive as Cameron was prepared for the worst at their new home, North Efate. 'It's painful, it's tiring. I haven't slept, I'm hanging on and hope to hear something soon,' Ms Cook said. 'He was well-prepared, he was putting up timber on windows. He was putting heavy items up on tin roofs. He was packing away all objects that could pick up in the strong wind. 'He obviously preparing for his own safety in terms of food, water supply - for himself and the local villagers.' Heavy damage in Vanuatu means some areas are safe to be accessed at the moment . But it is feared the body count will rise with aid workers already heading to the devastated archipelago . Winds of up to 270km\/h hit the collection of 80 islands - north-east of Australia . World Vision Australia communications officer Chloe Morrison spent more than seven hours listening to the storm unfold . Cyclone Pam - which had hurricane force winds, huge ocean swells and flash flooding - is on its way to New Zealand . Ms Cook said she would have been there with him if she had not travelled to Brisbane for medical reasons. 'Now I'm worried that's where it's been most impacted on that side of the island and I'm not too sure where he is or what he is doing right now,' she said. 'I'm really trying to stay positive and hope for the best but the reality is the photos and images I've seen from Port Vila so far, knowing that North Efate was in the direct line of the eye of the cyclone and it would have impacted a lot worse than Vila is not great news.' Ms Cook said she was expecting to go back home and see complete devastation as the photos she had seen of buildings and structures damaged by Cyclone Pam were a lot stronger than the ones in North Efate. Ms Cook said she would have been there with her husband if she had not travelled to Brisbane for medical reasons . Waves and scattered debris along the coast of Vanuatu's capital Port Vila\u00a0caused by Cyclone Pam . 'We're helping to run a small family resort, which will be absolutely annihilated,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'We were starting to get on track and all that's completely washed away now. We had a herb garden, new furniture, a restaurant and bungalows. 'I don't even know if I'll have a house to come back to. We might have to come back to Australia.' Ms Cook also appealed to Australians for aid to help locals with their recovery efforts. 'Keep coming to Vanuatu, [locals are] really going to need money to keep coming through,' she said. 'After the funding stops, it's just a tourism trade. It's going to be really hard for us - we'll pull through but I\u2019m more concerned about the locals.' Ms Cook said she had already started fundraising for North Efate area. With $600 under her belt so far, she was hoping to get to $10,000. The aftermath of Cyclone Pam left\u00a0debris scattered over a building in Port Vila, Vanuatu . Winds from the extremely powerful cyclone blew through the Pacific's Vanuatu archipelago . A woman and boy carry a pig through flood waters  on the Polynesian island of Tuvalu . World Vision Australia communications officer Chloe Morrison documented her experience through the cyclone on the\u00a0not-for-profit's blog. 'For more than seven hours I have been listening to wind roaring like an angry ocean as it tried to pick the house off the ground,' she wrote. 'I have heard our cyclone shutters bash aggressively against the windows. I have heard what sounds like someone\u2019s roof land on ours. I heard rain bash the roof like someone playing the drums.' Ms Morrison later told AAP: 'There are reports from our other colleagues of entire villages being literally blown away overnight.' Following the Category 5 disaster, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said the $5 million aid package would be decimated through non-government organisations, Red Cross Australia and the United Nations. 'We will also be deploying humanitarian suppliers to provide support for up to 5,000 people in the form of water, sanitation and shelter,' she told the ABC. 'We will be sending military transport planes, and deployment personnel, medical, humanitarian, consular, natural disaster experts and of course supplies.' Earlier on Saturday, Ms Bishop said there were probably 3,000 Australians in Vanuatu at any one time, but the government had not received any reports regarding Australian citizens. The minister urged those who are concerned about their friends and families in Vanuatu should contact 1300 555 135. Pictured is a man\u00a0on the island of Kiribati.\u00a0The tropical cyclone brough destructive winds, torrential rain and phenomenal seas to Vanuatu on Saturday . Flood waters surround a house on Friday on the island of Kiribati, just hours before Cyclone Pam made landfall on Vanuatu . Cyclone Pam bears down on Vanuatu in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite . It came after Vanuatu's lands minister Ralph Regenvanu announced a 'state of emergency' for the\u00a0Shefa province, where Port Vila is located. A curfew would also be introduced as there had been reported of 'low-level looting', according to the ABC. The storm crossed the main Vanuatu island where more than 65,000 people live and a group of islands further south, which are home to 33,000 people. Some locals on the southern island of Erromango reportedly took shelter in caves as the severe conditions intensified. 'It's a traditional coping strategy,' Red Cross worker Aurelia Balpe said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he had met the president of Vanuatu on Saturday morning and conveyed 'our deepest condolences' as well as solidarity with the people of the archipelago. New Zealand has pledged an initial $1 million to help cyclone-stricken Pacific nations and an RNZAF P3 Orion is in the air assessing the damage. Australian Red Cross has made an appeal on Twitter, saying that Cyclone Pam caused 'unbelievable destruction'. A map showing the path of Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu in the past two days . Gales are expected to affect most of the island spreading 380km from the cyclone's centre . Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters on Saturday morning Australia has a crisis response team ready to go and assist the Pacific Islands . 'Humanitarian needs will be enormous. Many people have lost their homes. Shelter, food and water urgent priorities,' Australian Red Cross tweeted. 'Tens of thousands of people seeking safety in safe buildings and caves across Vanuatu.' The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, who was attending a World Conference on Disaster Risk and Reduction in Japan, told participants: \u201cI do not really know what impact the cyclone has had on Vanuatu.\u201d 'I am speaking to you today with a heart that is so heavy,' he said. 'I stand to appeal on behalf of the government and the people to give a helping hand in this disaster.' The storm is expected to track to the north-east of New Zealand during the next two days. Resident of Port Vila are left to pick up the pieces after Cyclone Pam caused widespread destruction . While an estimated 3,000 Australians are in Vanuatu, Ms Bishop said there were no reports of concerns about their welfare .","highlights":"Australian Tahnia Cook is waiting to hear from her husband, Cameron . He was in Vanuatu at the time and has not been heard from since Friday . The pair moved to Efate on the archipelago last year for a lifestyle change . Ms Cook was in Brisbane for medical reasons when Cyclone Pam hit . At least eight people have been confirmed as dead after the disaster . Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop announced a $5 million aid package . It comes after a state of emergency was declared in Port Vila's province .","id":"f06d5276dcda49a01815526b0f1d948deeb29dec","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" South Pacific island country.\nThe former Gold Coast swimmer swam 400 metres in the rough seas, for two hours, with the waves tossing and turning him around.\nHe eventually ended up on a reef and was pulled to safety by locals.\n\"I was floating with a couple of people so I could hold onto their buoy,\" he said.\n\"A local fisherman came out on a speedboat and picked us all up at 4 o'clock in the morning.\"\nMr Cook is waiting to find out whether the resort, where he was working, was still standing.\n\"I have been keeping my fingers crossed. My boss has been in communication with me and is hoping that I am ok,\" he said.\n\"It was really scary swimming in the water and my life jacket kept getting knocked off, so I was just holding on to people around me.\"\nHis wife, Tahnia Cook, back in Melbourne, has been trying to reach out to him for information.\n\"It is really hard to get information from the country. There is such little communication in those areas of the world,\" she said.\n\"I got a message off his boss on Facebook, who said he was safe. It was just really reassuring to hear from him and I am still hoping that he gets contact with me.\"\nShe said the cyclone had been \"crazy, like a scene out of a movie\".\nShe said her husband has previously experienced a number of severe storms.\n\"The surf has really been quite big on the beaches he works on, so I don't think it's been that unusual, but there are also areas of reef he has been surfing, which could have been the reason for his situation,\" she said.\n\"But it is really hard to know what to do in these situations, because you feel so helpless.\"\nShe said their family was looking into flying to Vanuatu to visit him.\n\"We just don't know what the situation will be like, but I feel like we need to be there, if that is the best thing,\" she said.\n\"Even if the resort has been washed away, we can be a support for each other and our family to make the most of it.\"\nMr Cook has been living in Vanuatu since July 2015 and works as an engineer with a resort, the Island of Tanna Resort and Spa.\nHe previously swam 400 metres - two times - with four men in the rough seas"}
{"article":"Surgeons have carried out the UK\u2019s first transplant of a non-beating heart. Donor hearts are usually from people who are brain-stem dead, but whose hearts are still beating. In this case, the organ came from a donor after their heart and lungs had stopped functioning. Surgeons at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire restored function to the heart before placing it on an Organ Care System to maintain its quality before it was transplanted. It is the first time such a procedure has been performed in Europe. Surgeons at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire restored function to the heart before placing it on an Organ Care System to maintain its quality before it was transplanted to 60-year-old Huseyin Ulucan from London . Recipient Huseyin Ulucan, 60, from London, who underwent surgery earlier this month, had a heart attack in 2008. He said: \u2018Before the surgery, I really had no quality of life. Now I\u2019m feeling stronger every day.\u2019 The hospital said Mr Ulucan was making \u2018remarkable progress\u2019 after spending only four days in its critical care unit before being allowed to go home. Currently not everyone who needs a heart transplant can have one due to there not being enough suitable ones available. However, it is hoped that by using non-beating hearts, the number of people able to have heart transplants could increase by  up to 25 per cent in the UK alone, saving hundreds of lives. Last year, surgeons in Australia performed the world\u2019s first transplant using a non-beating heart. Consultant surgeon Stephen Large, who led the Papworth transplant team, said: \u2018The use of this group of donor hearts could increase heart transplantation by up to 25 per cent in the UK alone.\u2019 There have been 171 heart transplant in the past 12 months in the UK. But demand exceeds supply, and some patients have to wait up to three years for a suitable organ, with many dying on the waiting list. Non-beating-heart donors provide kidneys, livers and other organs, but until now it has not been possible to use the heart because of concerns it would suffer damage. Huseyin Ulucan, from London (pictured with wife Meryem), who became the first person in Europe to receive the surgery following a heart attack in 2008, said he is 'feeling stronger every day' following the operation . Mr Large added: \u2018This is a very exciting development. By enabling the safe use of this kind of donor hearts, we could significantly increase the total number of heart transplants each year, saving hundreds of lives.\u2019 The first successful transplant carried out using the Organ Care System \u2013 also known as \u2018heart in a box\u2019 \u2013 took place in St Vincent\u2019s Hospital in Sydney last year, involving a heart that had stopped beating for 20 minutes. The system allows the donor heart to be connected to a sterile circuit of blood which restores the heartbeat and keeps it warm, limiting the adverse effects associated with previous methods which saw hearts kept on ice. Using the preservative solution and the heart in a box, the organ is able to be reanimated, preserved and assessed until it is ready to go into a recipient. It is not clear how long after it stopped beating that the doctors at Papworth restarted the heart. They used ultrasound to assess the function of the restarted heart for 50 minutes before approving it for transplantation. They then removed it from the donor, placed it in the heart-in-a-box machine which perfused the organ with blood and nutrients, and kept it beating for three hours until the operation went ahead. The Organ Care System (OCS), developed by TransMedics, allows donor hearts to continue functioning in a near-perfect state outside the body during transport and until it is placed into the body of the recipient . \u2018This is a phenomenal achievement,\u2019 said Simon Messer, cardiothoracic transplant registrar at the hospital. \u2018People who previously would not get a heart transplant will now be able to have them.\u2019 More than 250 patients in Britain are on the waiting list for heart transplants, and around 900,000 people in the UK are living with heart failure, according to the British Heart Foundation. Mr Messer added: \u2018Currently patients can wait over three years for a heart transplant. But less than half of the people on the waiting list will be transplanted. \u2018About 13 per cent die while they are waiting, and around 30 per cent are removed from the list, because they become too unwell to have the operation.\u2019","highlights":"Surgeons successfully carried out UK's first non-beating heart transplant . Heart was placed on Organ Care System to maintain quality before the op . Huseyin Ulucan, 60, said he is 'feeling stronger every day' after the surgery . New procedure could increase heart\u00a0transplants\u00a0by up to 25 per cent in UK .","id":"67f770af7641e4332a22fa8b85a3c167638aab15","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" young man who\u2019d been declared dead but was still being artificially maintained in the hope of saving him. In the event, he died soon afterwards.\nThe operation was carried out by teams from the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals in London and the University of Birmingham. Doctors said the success was due to new techniques, not to the \u201cextraordinary effort\u201d that the family made to keep him alive.\nAt one point during the 12 hour operation, the patient had been kept alive for 40 minutes without a beating heart.\nBut Professor Jeremy Pearson from the British Heart Foundation said that the team \u201cmust have had the support of the family every step of the way. It was a very complicated operation and we are proud of the team\u2019s clinical judgment and courage in getting this procedure going\u201d.\nThe technique used to keep the patient\u2019s body going could be used to help more patients die in hospital, and avoid \u201cheroic attempts at emergency resuscitation,\u201d said Prof Pearson.\nHe said that the patient\u2019s family had \u201cgiven their consent to life-prolonging treatment in a desperate attempt to save his life\u201d.\nThe team at the hospital had been \u201cworking hard to make sure the treatment was not futile\u201d, he added, \u201cand it was absolutely clear to them that this was a non-functional organ\u201d.\nProf Pearson said the team were unable to carry out this procedure in time to save the patient, but might get a heart from the other side of the world that\u2019s been successfully kept beating for longer. He added that he hoped this would happen soon.\nThe team said that, at the present time, patients who are declared dead are kept on life support, or organ donation, rather than being allowed to die. They aim to change this.\nThey said that they chose to use an experimental technique, as it was the only option open to them. It has worked before, in two other patients, and is licensed for use in Belgium. However, it\u2019s not licensed in the UK, and if this were allowed here, then some people would ask why it wasn\u2019t allowed for brain-stem dead patients, they said.\nThe doctors said that a \u201chighly-trained team with extensive experience and expertise\u201d carried out the operation.\nThe patient had suffered a stroke which damaged the front of his brain. After the stroke, he was moved to a specialist unit to be kept alive and \u201cawaiting brain-stem death\u201d. His"}
{"article":"There was nothing more mind-numbingly maddening in the aftermath of England\u2019s worst World Cup exit yet than the immediate reaction of Peter Moores. \u2018We thought 275 was chaseable. We\u2019ll have to look at the data,\u2019 said a coach now fighting to avoid his second ignominious exit from international cricket as the reality of an embarrassing group stage elimination sank in. Well, England should rip up their data along with their whole philosophy towards one-day cricket and start again. Peter Moores faces an uncertain future following England's humiliating exit from the 2015 Cricket World Cup . England were beaten by 15 runs at the Adelaide Oval to make it four defeats against Test-playing nations . England captain Eoin Morgan looks dejected as he leaves the field after their World Cup match . Morgan's fifth ODI duck in 12 innings summed up their poor performance at the World Cup . 90 - the amount of runs captain Eoin Morgan scored in five innings at the World Cup . 12.2 - the overs it took for New Zealand to beat England's total of 123 in their second group game. 111 - Australia's margin of victory in the opening game of the tournament . 654 - total of runs scored by Australia and Sri Lanka against England . 1 - number of centuries scored by an England batsman against Test playing nations . 72 - number of runs scored by Sri Lanka off the bowling of Chris Woakes . 0 - number of wins registered by England over Test playing nations in the tournament . 0 - the number of centuries scored by a Bangladesh batsman in a World Cup before playing England on Monday. 37.4-1-234-5 - Chris Woakes's tournament bowling figures. 49 - the amount of runs Steven Finn went for in two overs against New Zealand. You do not need analysis to know that they have stunk this tournament out and, after this 15-run defeat by Bangladesh, are once again the laughing stock of the cricket world. The only statistic Moores needs to know is that England, having been thrashed by Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, were humbled by a Bangladesh side who beat them here at their own very English game. The key data is that England, having defeated just Scotland so far, have excelled themselves in being even worse at this World Cup than the five previous stinkers since they came so close to winning the 1992 tournament in Australia. And this humiliation has come after the Ashes were moved and a winter of one-day cricket provided to try to make sure England had every chance of finally competing for a first global 50-over trophy that looks further away than ever. In truth, arranging a one-day series against Sri Lanka before Christmas was akin to putting a sticking plaster on a gaping wound because England are light years away from the dynamic, vibrant teams we have seen here. To hurl all the blame in the direction of Moores would be unfair but there is no question that his position must now come under serious scrutiny, as too will that of the man who re-appointed him in Paul Downton. Colin Graves does not become ECB chairman until May but he is not the sort of man to postpone a big decision and the coach and managing director may soon be caught up in the new broom that is sweeping through the English game. England batsman James Taylor reacts after he was dismissed during the 15-run defeat by Bangladesh . Moores faces an uncertain future following England's humiliating exit against Bangladesh . Dec 19 - Alastair Cook replaced by Eoin Morgan as England ODI captain . Jan 14 - England beat Prime Minister's XI by 60 runs as Ian Bell hits magnificent 187 . Jan 16 - Australia beat England by three wickets but Morgan hits 121 in first ODI since replacing Cook as captain . Jan 20 - England beat India by nine wickets . Jan 23 - Australia beat England by three wickets via a Steve Smith century . Jan 30 - England beat India by three wickets to set up tri-series final with Australia . Feb 1 - Same old, same old as Australia again beat England by 112 runs to win tri-series . Feb 9 - England beat West Indies by nine wickets in World Cup warm-up match . Feb 11 - Pakistan beat England by four wickets in final World Cup warm-up tie . Feb 14 - Australia beat England by 111 runs on opening day of World Cup . Feb 20 - New Zealand beat England by eight wickets as Peter Moores's men are crushed . Feb 22 - England beat Scotland by 119 runs as expected via 128 from Mooen Ali . Feb 28 - Sri Lanka beat shameful England by nine wickets for a third crushing defeat . 'There was no obvious team to pick because they're young players, they haven't played a lot of cricket. We've got nine guys who haven't been to a World Cup before. 'That's the reality of it.\u00a0You make your choice, you pick the side you think is the best team, which we did, and we have to accept they didn't play well enough.' Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen were among those criticising England on Twitter after their early elimination in the group stages. 'England had the wrong team, the wrong style of play and everyone could see it. Tonight's result is not a shock, I feel for Morgan. Coach is in trouble,' Warne tweeted. Pietersen added: 'I cannot believe this. I just cannot. But, well done Bangladesh! You deserved it! 'Do not say we haven't prioritised ODI cricket! We played a back-to-back Ashes to make sure England played six months of ODIs before this World Cup!' Gary Lineker, the former England striker, said: 'Bangladesh win! Congratulations to them. The good news is, England can't possibly get any worse.' And Piers Morgan wrote: 'What an absolute disgrace. [Paul] Downton and Moores have dragged English cricket into the sporting sewer with their petty, clueless incompetence. 'I want  Downton and Moores sacked today and Kevin Pietersen restored to the team. This farce just reached its true, hideous nadir. 'I wouldn't trust Downton and Moores to run a ****ing bath, let alone the England cricket team.' Moores pictured after the defeat as he speaks with press in Adelaide about their World Cup exit . To highlight Moores immediate mention of data on television is not to take a cheap shot at a decent man who appears to be liked and respected by players who on the whole have let him and their country down here. By the time he gave a more considered press conference yesterday there was no mention of the statistics that seem to have weighed down even a free spirit in Eoin Morgan, who has been a huge disappointment as captain here. My gut feeling is that Moores will be given the summer before England think about replacing him but a personal view is that maybe his assistant Paul Farbrace, an Asia Cup and World Twenty20 winner with Sri Lanka before throwing in his lot with England, could take extra responsibility for limited-overs cricket. England are about to embark on a gruelling schedule of 17 Tests in 10 months and the danger is that one-day cricket will again be shoved to the bottom of England\u2019s list of priorities unless a clear strategy is undertaken. The overwhelming favourite to succeed Moores if and when he goes is Jason Gillespie but he distanced himself from the role yesterday and there is no doubt that the Yorkshire coach and his family are happy and settled in Leeds. Joe Root (centre) exchanges words with Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza (left) at the Adelaide Oval . Bangladesh sealed a surprise win over England at the World Cup as Moores and his men suffered elimination . Gillespie has already turned down a role with his native Australia under Darren Lehmann and has been given permission by Yorkshire to coach a team, probably Adelaide, in next year\u2019s Big Bash while staying at Headingley. The constant year-round slog of international cricket is making it harder for countries to attract the best coaches and former Yorkshire chairman Graves may need to be at his most persuasive if he wants to recruit his old county coach. Moores and Downton are not the only ones under the microscope. Morgan refused to say that he wanted to carry on as one-day captain yesterday and reiterated his intention to miss England\u2019s one-day international against Ireland in May, their first of another \u2018new\u2019 era, to play in the IPL. Well, I am sorry but if he does want to continue then he needs to be with the team in his native Dublin, particularly as it will be impossible for England players touring West Indies next month to make the Ireland trip on May 8. The sheer volume of cricket means that the best way for England to catch up in 50-over cricket is to build a new young team of one-day players as different as possible to that which will contest Test cricket in the next year against West Indies, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa. Eoin Morgan looks to have been given the backing by Moores to continue as England's one-day captain . Alastair Cook (left) was devastated to be axed from 50-over cricket on the brink of his first World Cup . Ian Bell, who left England far too much to do against Bangladesh by getting out after scoring 62 off 83 balls, will surely bow out of one-day cricket after Friday\u2019s dead rubber against Afghanistan while it is in the best interests of Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad for them to do the same. Joe Root was strongly considered for the one-day captaincy by England when they sacked Alastair Cook before they plumped for the out-of-form Morgan and I would give him the one-day job now and build a new team around him. It is certainly possible to envisage a squad led by Root and including Jos Buttler, who came so close to recuing England yesterday, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, James Taylor, Ben Stokes, Jason Roy, James Vince, Sam Billings and Adil Rashid growing into an outfit capable of competing in the modern one-day world. But the seam bowling remains a huge worry, not least the absence of a quick left-armer. Bangladesh, worthy quarter-finalists now, had the fastest bowler on show yesterday in Rubel Hossain, who took four wickets, and that must be the first time they have ever had more pace at their disposal than England. The lack of variety in England\u2019s bowling is one of the many reasons why they will be on their way home before the business end of this elongated tournament. And why they will be returning to the drawing board when they get there in their never-ending search for one-day success.","highlights":"England were knocked out of the Cricket World Cup against Bangladesh . Coach Peter Moores spoke in the aftermath of looking at data in review . England should ignore that and rethink their entire one-day philosophy . The nation are the laughing stock of the cricketing world once again . England are light years off the World Cup's dynamic, vibrant teams . Moores and Paul Downton will have their positions brought under scrutiny . Joe Root should be given one-day captain's job and made team's focus .","id":"96e26b5252365c7f9fda7908bbe4b3118d3ec4c6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that and see why we weren\u2019t able to do that.\u2019 You heard it first: England couldn\u2019t chase 275.\nIf it\u2019s true that Moores wasn\u2019t able to \u2018do that\u2019, he\u2019s clearly not doing his job. If he and the England coaching team are unable to \u2018do that\u2019, how do the selectors know they won\u2019t do it when they pick the squad for the 2019 World Cup and they\u2019re working on 25,000 possible combinations, some of them better than some others? And what happens when the 2019 World Cup is being played in the UK, and a few members of that squad will be playing in the UK at county level, in the Hundred and the Big Bash?\nMoores\u2019 explanation of the game and England\u2019s position in it is maddening in its naivety. The batsmen had 100 overs to chase down 275. The pitch, and even the toss to India, had been bowled on by the time they walked to the crease at Lord\u2019s. It was a good wicket for batting. As for batting on it: India scored 350 in the match, more than 50 runs more than England\u2019s tally, and that was against the same opposition with the same conditions and a similar strength in depth.\nNo, the \u2019cause\u2019 of the defeat, as with India\u2019s 15 wicket victory last Wednesday, is the same as it\u2019s been for the last two years and the same it\u2019s been since England were last in the semi-finals: a batting collapse.\nThe batsmen just can\u2019t keep it together long enough to set up and execute a victory. It\u2019s a crisis not because India beat England; England beat themselves.\nIf it\u2019s a crisis, why hasn\u2019t it been addressed and why hasn\u2019t it been fixed? It\u2019s been two years. It\u2019s been 18 months.\nThe batsmen have gone from being out of touch to flat.\nAhead of the World Cup, it\u2019s pretty clear. It\u2019s been four years since Cook, Pietersen, Trott and Bell got into top gear.\nThe next Test series \u2014 against Pakistan \u2014 has the feel of an opportunity. They have to find a way to stay in touch with the game and be able to adapt. They have to find a way to be able to go into a match knowing they\u2019"}
{"article":"Thousands of infertile couples could realise their dreams of becoming parents thanks to a new test that allows IVF treatment to be tailored to a woman's individual fertility cycle. For the first time, scientists believe they are able to identify the point in a woman's cycle when there is the greatest chance an embryo will successfully implant in the womb. Repeated rounds of fertility treatment can prove emotionally and financially draining for couples desperate to become parents. There are more than 60,000 IVF cycles performed in the UK each year. Yet, just 24 per cent lead to live births. Meanwhile in the US, 175,000 IVF cycles were performed in 2013, according to the CDC. There, success rates ranged from 16 to 47 per cent, depending on a woman's age. Experts at the IVI fertility clinic in Madrid believe a new test, which identifies the point in a woman's cycle when there is the greatest chance an embryo will successfully implant, will help thousands of infertile couples realise their dream of becoming parents . While the NHS offers the treatment, strict guidelines mean many couples are forced to use private clinics, incurring bills that runs into thousands of pounds. The current treatment involves doctors performing an ultrasound to check the appearance of the lining of the womb, to assess its general health. It is known that for most women, there is a two to four day time period when the lining gives out the key chemical signals that allow the embryo to attach, leading to a pregnancy. But a team of scientists, led by Professor Juan Garcia Velasco at the IVI fertility clinic in Madrid, said they believe failed attempts often happen because an embryo is implanted at the wrong time, missing a woman's crucial window of fertility. They hope their new study will improve success rates for couples undergoing IVF, after they identified a test which can predict each woman's individual fertility window. Professor Garcia-Velasco, told MailOnline: 'The trial we are currently undertaking is trying to answer if the ERA test may help all couples from the first day they attend a fertility clinic, to detect endometrial defects. 'Or, if it will benefit only those with repeated implantation failure as the test does now. 'My hope is that this test will explain why some women do not get pregnant when good quality embryos are transferred, and thus, avoid repeated IVF failure. 'If we are able to select a good embryo and place in the uterus at the right time, success rates should be significantly higher. 'These tests are helping us doctors understand why IVF can be unsuccessful and ultimately reduce patients' frustration of unanswered questions.' He estimates around 15 per cent of cases of implantation failure 'are simply due to bad timing'. He added: 'I think it will make a significant difference in the expectations of couples and how we can explain failures. 'Until now, the endometrium was kind of a black box. Now we can say this was the problem and this is what we can do about it.' The test involves taking a biopsy of a woman's womb lining. Experts then analyse 238 genes, allowing them to determine when the woman's endometrium - the womb lining - will be most receptive to an implanted embryo. The test involves taking a biopsy of the womb lining, pictured under a microscope. Scientists are then able to analyse 238 genes to identify when the lining is at its most receptive and able to accept the embryo. A pilot study of 17 women, who had endured failed IVF attempts, saw nine become pregnant after the test . A case report detailing one woman's experience, followed by a pilot study involving 17 women, showed success rates were significantly improved after using the test. In the pilot study, none of the 17 women had become pregnant despite repeated (between one and six) rounds of IVF, when traditional techniques were used. But after the test was used to determine each woman's window of implantation, nine of the 17 became pregnant and went on to have a baby. It has previously been assumed that the window of implantation was 'constant in all women,' the researchers note. During IVF, an egg is surgically removed from a woman's ovaries and fertilised with sperm in a laboratory. The fertilised egg, or embryo, is then returned and implanted back into the woman's womb to grow and develop. Embryo transfer is the final part of the treatment process, and as a result women will still have to go through a rigorous treatment programme to reach the point where they may benefit from the new test being trialled by Professor Juan Garcia Velasco. Step one . A woman is given a drug to suppress her natural menstrual cycle, often in the form of a daily injection or nasal spray, for around two weeks. Step two . A fertility hormone is given, again in the form of a daily injection for between 10 and 12 days. It increases the number of eggs a woman produces, to allow experts to collect and fertilise more eggs, to try and improve the success rate. Step three . Doctors then monitor the woman and around 34 to 38 hours before her eggs are due to be collected she will be given a final hormone injection that helps your eggs to mature. Step four . For the egg collection a woman is sedated and her eggs are collected using ultrasound as a guide. A needle is inserted through the vagina and into each ovary. The eggs are then collected through the needle. Step five . The collected eggs are mixed with the woman's partner's sperm and after 16 to 20 hours they are checked to see if any have been fertilised. If the sperm are few or weak, each egg may need to be injected with individual sperm. The fertilised eggs, embryos then continue to grow in the laboratory for one to five days before they are transferred back into the womb. Once the woman's eggs have been collected she is given medication, including progesterone, to help prepare the lining of the womb to receive an embryo. Step six . The embryos are transferred back into the woman's womb. It is at this point that the test being trialled by Professor\u00a0Garcia Velasco could be used to determine a woman's opportune fertility window. But their study has instead found that each woman has her own, individual window of implantation, when she can expect the best results from IVF. 'Understanding the \"molecular clock\" at play, regardless of the presence or absence of an embryo during the window of implantation could help to identify biomarkers of endometrial receptivity useful to create an objective personalised diagnostic test for this function,' the researchers said. Their case report details how a 39-year-old woman attended the clinic, reporting she had endured two failed attempts at IVF. Each round of IVF involved the transfer of two good quality embryos that failed to implant and a routine infertility assessment was normal. After counselling, the couple decided to pursue further rounds of IVF. But two subsequent rounds proved unsuccessful. The next step saw experts giving the woman hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as well as progesterone replacement. Three days after ovulation, triggered by the hormone therapy, another attempt failed. Another attempt five days after hormone therapy also proved unsuccessful. Despite the repeated failure, the couple remained determined to become pregnant. The researchers then attempted to diagnose the woman's window of implantation, using the endometrial receptivity array test (ERA). The test is based on the expression of 238 genes that are related to how receptive the womb lining is, established after a biopsy. 'The test identifies \"personalised\" window of implantation in women with recurrent implantation failure,' the report said. The team took a biopsy of the woman's womb lining five days after hormone therapy - the point at which the previous attempt had failed. It revealed her 'endometrium was pre-receptive', leading them to conclude they had been implanting the embryo too early. The report notes: 'A two-day displacement of her window of implantation was diagnosed, and this determined the need to repeat the ERA test in a further HRT cycle after seven days of progesterone replacement.' As a result, two embyros were implanted at the key seven-day point, after progesterone replacement, and the woman became pregnant with twins. The pregnancy was uneventful and twins boys were delivered by Caesarean section at 36 weeks. A pilot study followed with 17 patients taking part. Each had suffered between one and six implantation failures. The researchers diagnosed each woman's window of implantation and instead of routine embryo transfer, each woman underwent implantation according to her cycle. Of the women taking part nine became pregnant and gave birth. For one of the 17 women, six rounds of IVF had previously failed. Yet after performing the test, the researchers discovered all previous implantation attempts had been two days premature. After two further rounds of IVF, based on her individual cycle, the woman became pregnant and gave birth to her baby. Professor Garcia-Velasco is now leading a clinical trial of the test, with around 2,500 women who have suffered two or more failed attempts, in more than 10 countries taking part.","highlights":"Experts at the IVI fertility clinic believe a new test could transform IVF . Test pinpoints the point in a woman's cycle when there is the best chance an embryo will successfully implant and she will become pregnant . In the UK more than 60,000 IVF cycles are performed each year . But just 24% are successful leading to emotional and financial stress . Pilot study of 17 women, who suffered up to six failed rounds of IVF each, saw nine become pregnant and have babies after the test was performed . Trial of 2,500 women in 10 countries is now taking place, scientists said .","id":"6ab1885984b4fb024a0551ba6d4612f2f415ddbb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" woman's cycle when she is most likely to conceive. Tests are currently available to predict when a woman is ovulating - the release of eggs from the ovaries - but scientists say this new test for ovulation could make a massive difference to the success rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments, as the optimum time for treatment is missed.\nThe British Fertility Society has warned that for many women, timing the treatment right is more important than the drugs.\nThe Society says it is essential that women undergoing the first round of treatment, including for many women their first chance for a successful pregnancy, are given the best chance.\nPrevious studies had shown that using the new test increased the chances of a pregnancy by a third.\nThe Society hopes that the test could have a major impact on the success rate.\nThe ovulation test gives an immediate answer as to whether a woman is \"fertile\" and, if so, predicts when she is most fertile.\nThe new test is based on a woman's hormone levels, including the levels of the two hormones which rise just before ovulation and fall afterwards.\nThis test could also be used to treat \"female infertility\" and it has already been used to \"re-schedule\" ovulation during IVF.\nThe Society has said it supports the use of this new test as it could allow doctors to offer treatment at the most suitable time for each patient.\nFertility expert Dr Asad Hussain, clinical director at the Royal Free IVF Unit, said: \"This test will enable us to tailor the treatment. In many cases when women have been diagnosed with infertility, the first step we take is the cycle itself.\n\"You treat someone's fertility problem and you are giving them the best possible chance of conceiving. The test will help us to increase our success rate by up to 30 per cent.\n\"At the moment we use scans to track when the egg will be released and we will try to make sure it is in the test tube. With this test we can be even more scientific about what we are doing.\"\nThe findings, published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, were based on the cycle of 2,000 patients who were given drugs to stimulate egg production. A quarter of these women had been diagnosed with infertility, but no clear reason for their infertility had been found.\nAfter the first round of treatment, 25 per cent of those diagnosed with infertility got pregnant"}
{"article":"Emerging out of the landscape with the rumble of its powerful engine, this sinister-looking machine looks as if it comes from a battlefield or the set of a Mad Max film. But instead of helping people face a fictional apocalyptic reality, the tractor is the latest in agricultural machinery and is designed to make life easier for farmers. Called the Challenger MT775, it can cultivate a staggering 150 acres of land in a single day, which is the equivalents of 100 football pitches. Scroll down for video . It may look a little like one of the sinister machines from Mad Max, but this tractor is the\u00a0latest in agricultural machinery and is designed to make life easier for farmers . The machine can also run around the clock, boosting efficiency and profit for landowners. The US-made tractor is guided by GPS  and steers with an accuracy over the ground of less than an inch. GPS systems are used to steer tractors in more precise patterns than humans are capable of. The US-made tractor is controlled by satellite and works and steers with an accuracy over the ground of less than an inch. Its rugged appearance bears some resemblance to the vehicles in Mad Max (pictured) Called the Challenger MT775, the tractor (pictured) can cultivate a staggering 150 acres of land in a single day, which is the equivalents of 100 football pitches. And unlike the vehicles in Mad Max, it's built to keep drivers comfortable, with leather seats and a DVD player fitted in the cab . Farmers Weekly told MailOnline that GPS steering systems are farmers\u2019 favourite piece of modern farming technology. Steering systems got one third of the total votes out of the top 10 favourite farming tools. They are used to steer tractors in more precise patterns than humans are capable of, resulting in significant savings and improved productivity. GPS provides accurate location information by calculating the distance from at least three satellites and can also be used on farms to analyse soil fertility, Alex Thomasson, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at Texas A&M University wrote in an article for The Conversation. Farmers can use a GPS receiver to collect soil samples from pre-selected parts of fields. They then send the samples off to a lab for analysis, which creates a fertility map of their farm. Farmers can use the map to work out the amount of fertiliser needed for each location, giving their crops the best chance of growing and saving them money. Variable-rate technology (VRT) fertiliser applicators dispense just the right amount of fertiliser in each location, varying the qualities as the farmers go along. Before GPS, it was down to the driver to keep the tractor straight to avoid using too much seed, fertiliser or fuel, but today many farmers have some form of GPS steering, which means overlapping has all but disappeared and straight lines are easy. This has resulted in significant savings and improved productivity, which is why the innovation is a firm favourite with tech-savvy farmers. GPS self-steering systems were voted as being British farmners' favourite piece of modern farming technology in a poll by Farmers Weekly. But not all tractors using the technology are as impressive and inwardly luxurious as this latest model. Despite its rugged appearance, the tractor offers a comfortable ride for drivers. The cab is fitted with climate control and the seat is leather and heated. There is even a DVD player to watch while the tractor follows its pre-set path up and down fields. Only 28 of the machines - which cost up to a quarter of a million pounds each ($373,000) - will be made, and Britain is set to be one of the biggest markets. One East Anglian land-owner said: \u2018Years ago a 1,000-acre farm would have employed 40 men - but with a machine like this the same acreage can be farmed by just one man.\u2019 In the film, people travel across an apocalyptic wasteland with few resources in a bid to survive. Max, a man of action and  few words, \u00a0seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. This truck is one of the extraordinary vehicles to feature in the latest film . Only 28 of the machines (pictured) - which cost up to a quarter of a million pounds each ($373,000) - will be made, and Britain is set to be one of the biggest markets . The tractor's rugged appearance bears some resemblance to the vehicles in Mad Max. This still from the latest film, shows Tom Hardy, who plays Max riding a motorcycle in considerable discomfort. However, the tractor features luxuries such as leather seats, for example . For farmers, aerial photographs taken by drones offer a quick and easy way to check on the progress of crops and determine where they may need to replant or direct pesticide applications. Researchers at the University of Illinois are using drones on farms to take aerial photos of crops growing in research plots. Dennis Bowman, a crop science teacher at the university, deliberately made mistakes on one test plot by not applying enough nitrogen fertilizer and is now using drones to see if they can reveal potentially weaker crops. \u2018As the crop gets up and going, we'll fly over it and see if we can detect those areas sooner than we could visually from the ground,\u2019 he said. \u2018We're also looking at doing some scans over our herbicide studies to see if the drone photography can help us identify where crops are stressed by postemergence herbicide applications.\u2019 Mr Bowman spent two summers as a commercial crop scout and said that walking through tasseling corn in high temperatures is unpleasant. \u2018The odds of actually getting to the far end of that field on foot to see what's going on are pretty slim. To get a bird's-eye view of your crop, the drones offer a handy way to do it.\u2019 He is using two quadricopters affixed with a Go-Pro camera and a Canon Powershot SX260 camera with a lens for infrared photography to see if they can spot potential crop trouble. \u2018Standard pictures and video taken with drones can tell us a lot. But what we're looking to give us even more information is multispectral cameras that can give us imagery in other wavelengths, such as near-infrared, to help us identify areas of crop stress. \u2018It probably isn't going to tell us what the problem is, but it will tell us where problems are so that we can target our scouting in those specific areas and determine what might be occurring.\u2019 Infrared images will help the researchers identify plants in the farm that appear to be absorbing or reflecting light differently - an indication that the plants are under some type of stress, such as pests, disease or nutrient deficiencies. The drones may be used to spot an invasive weed called Palmer amaranth, which is spreading across the Midwest and is becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides to the extent that it could drastically reduce farmers' yield potential in affected fields. \u2018Before the soybean rows close, or if we get a different spectrum response from some of these weeds as they break through the canopy, we may see some of those weeds show up in the imagery as well to identify where there are hot spots and problems,\u2019 Mr Bowman said.","highlights":"Tractor has a rugged look and is the\u00a0latest in agricultural machinery . Challenger MT775 can cultivate 150 acres of land in a single day . It has a GPS steering system so it can drive in perfectly straight lines . Cab of the tractor has luxuries such as leather seats and a DVD player .","id":"30c605e8bbd043711a9d6fc70f5c318103445452","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" is a real-life tool used to help save the planet.\nThe Dune Buggy in the video below is a powerful vehicle that is built for one thing only: to plow soil to help the spread of grasses and plants. The project, the Green Plough, was inspired by the idea that the land that\u2019s been left idle and empty can now be put to good use with this very innovative tool.\nAccording to those behind the Green Plough, the idea is to create a large plow made up of powerful tractors that can plow the land, create more soil by depositing nutrients and seed, and then create even better grass to feed the herds of livestock that these people support. And the reason why they call it a \u201cgreen plough\u201d is simple \u2014 the entire process of making soil fertile again will also help the environment.\nThe project has so far funded the acquisition of the land that will be used for this project, and they have been able to purchase an $80,000 John Deere Tractor which was used to transport the $30,000 Green Plough tool to the site.\nThe project is now looking to acquire an additional $75,000 to purchase and transport additional tractors that will be used for other areas of the state. But the $80,000 John Deere they acquired is no small tool \u2014 it is a massive machine that\u2019s capable of digging deep into the soil while providing a massive amount of power.\nThe soil is vital to the success of this endeavor. The soil that\u2019s been sitting idle for hundreds or even thousands of years is very depleted and needs nutrients to grow plants. This is what the plough does by plowing soil, depositing nutrients and seeds, and finally planting.\nAnd the results thus far have been phenomenal. On the site, the team had placed a variety of plants and seeds, which they had mixed in with composted animal manure and composted material. They then planted 15 of the plants and trees that should help transform the soil.\nThe project will see to it that 15,000 plants are able to be put into the soil, and they will then check in every year after to see the results. The entire cost of the project is estimated at $150,000 which is an absolutely massive cost for a project that has no real return yet.\nBut that amount of money is well worth it to those working on the project, and the hope is that the project will help not just the environment"}
{"article":"A fashion-loving cancer sufferer, who chose to greet each day of her final year of life with a new outfit, has passed away after living more than two years past doctors' predictions. Kim Ferguson, the face behind KLF Design who lived by the motto 'don't give up, dress up', died on March 14 at the age of 57, a decade after her first cancer diagnosis. The NSW Central Coast mother's two daughters, Elle and Lucie, shared a touching tribute on her Instagram page where hundreds of her unique outfits were displayed daily. Kim Ferguson, the face behind KLF Design who lived by the motto 'don't give up, dress up' died on March 14 at the age of 57 . She is pictured with her two daughters, Elle and Lucie, who shared a touching tribute on her Instagram page where hundreds of her unique outfits were displayed daily . It was liked by almost 2000 of Kim's supporters, hundreds of which shared their love and condolences. 'Mum taught us how to breathe, how to walk, talk and hug,' Lucie wrote, adding 'she taught us to shop when our worlds were crumbling.' 'She taught us the strength to go on, no matter the challenges presented to her in life she kept going, showing her girls that we could keep going either side of her, displaying strength and bravery one reserved for battle. She taught us that three hearts beat as one. 'Mumma you will always be with Elle and I for you reside in us, we carry your heart, we carry it in our hearts\u2026 we love you mum.' Her daughter Elle is one half of fashion blog They All Hate Us, while Lucie is the designer behind boutique jewellery outlet Baby Anything. On Friday the sisters revealed that the last project they had worked on with their mother, an accessories label that helped to distract her from her illness, had finally been launched . When Kim  found out she had one year to live after a long battle with cancer, she decided to count down her days in a unique way . 'Today my sister and I said 'we'll see you soon mum...' One of the hardest days of my life but was surrounded by love... We dressed in our best for the best @kimlouiseferguson ... And one day at a time,' Elle wrote on her own Instagram page on the day of her mother's funeral. On Friday the sisters revealed that the last project they had worked on with their mother, an accessories label that helped to distract her from her illness, had finally been launched. 'I am driven to get @klf_design out there because it means my mum is still out there in the world,' the Instagram post read. Kim first began her Instagram page when she was given 12 months to live, refusing to 'sit at home and die', and deciding she would\u00a0battle her cancer with 'one outfit at a time'. With help from her two daughters, she began documenting her outfits, putting her love for fashion and her zest for life on show to inspire herself, and others. She explained that rather than 'sit at home and die', she would battle her cancer with 'one outfit at a time' Left to right outfits 23 29 and 32:\u00a0'For me it was an outlet, because I'd always been into fashion, it was part of my identity,' she said in January . Outfit 6 & 14: Kim was given 12 months to live and was not the type of person to 'sit at home and die' 'For me it was an outlet, because I'd always been into fashion, it was part of my identity,' Kim told Daily Mail Australia in January. 'I think the cancer takes your identity, it becomes who you are. 'Then you're put into a box by the type of cancer you have, and then you're a terminal patient and you're put into that box. 'I was trying to claim back a bit of my identity.' Left to right outfits 34, 40, 44 and 54:\u00a0With the help of her two loving daughters Kim started up an Instagram account to document her outfits, putting her love for fashion and her zest for life on show to inspire herself, and others . Left to right outfits 59 and 65: Kim's Instagram account gave women a look into her wardrobe and each post told her story . The bio on her Instagram page reads: 'Beating cancer one outfit at a time. Prognosis 12 mths to my expiry date. I choose fashion! It may not be brain surgery, but it sure beats chemo!' Kim's journey with cancer began more than a decade ago when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer which led her to endure three 'quite full-on operations'. Doctors were shocked that someone who lived such a healthy lifestyle - Kim was passionate about yoga, swimming, and had always been a vegetarian and light drinker - could develop such a disease. Left to right outfits 68 and 90: Two years after her 'expiry date' Kim continued to document her outfits and put her incredible wardrobe on show . Outfit 102: Kim's daughter Elle is one half of fashion blog They All Hate Us, while Lucie is the designer behind boutique jewellery outlet Baby Anything . Outfit 124: Kim's daughters Elle and Lucie helped her through her journey and feature on her Instagram account . A few years after being given the all-clear for the first time, the mother-of-two fell very ill again, forced to leave her job as a high school teacher for the second time. 'It was bowel cancer this time and moved further up into my body, also into my pelvis and cervix,' Kim said. As part of a trial study she underwent chemotherapy and radiation at the same time, because she was deemed strong enough to withstand such strong therapy. Left to right outfits 126 and 131:\u00a0Kim's journey began more than a decade ago when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer which meant she underwent three 'quite full-on operations' Outfit 141:\u00a0Doctors were shocked that someone who lived such a healthy lifestyle - Kim was passionate about yoga, swimming and had always been a vegetarian and light drinker - could develop such a disease . Outfit 152:\u00a0A few years after being given the all-clear for the first time, the mother-of-two fell very ill again, forced to leave her job as a high school teacher for the second time . Then a few years later Kim was back in hospital once again and a glimmer of hope was seen by her and her girls. After trying a strict juice therapy known as the Gerson Protocol in an attempt to get well enough to access treatment in San Diego she was told that she may not need travel, and that what was making her ill was a treatable ulcer. 'We were in absolute shock, the girls were around my hospital bed when they told us it was just an ulcer. We were overjoyed.' Outfit 154:\u00a0This was around the point the 57-year-old started her Instagram, as an outlet for herself but which quickly turned into a support network for others . Kim posted this picture on the beach and on the right she is seen in outfit 158 . However 24 hours later the Fergusons' world was turned upside down again when they were told Kim was so unwell that 90 percent of the organs below her waist had to be removed. 'I have no bowel, no bladder, only part of my stomach, I had organs removed I didn't even know I had.' This was around the point the 57-year-old started her Instagram account as an outlet for herself but which quickly turned into a support network for others. Left to right outfits 161 and outfit 166:\u00a0Making an effort to get up and get dressed even if it just meant walking around the house in her favourite pair of heels for a few hours, Kim was always motivated to keep moving . 'I actually started the Instagram about two years ago, I started it the first time I was told I wasn't going to survive,' Kim said. 'When they told me that I thought well 'what do you do?' 'I met people who had sat at home and died. The girls and I were like that's just not going to happen.' Left to right outfits 167 and 168: The central coast woman said the days she documented were when she felt most herself . Making an effort to get up and get dressed even if it just meant walking around the house in her favourite pair of heels for a few hours, Kim was always motivated to keep moving. 'I think it's just an amazing way to connect...the thing is about getting up and getting dressed and being happy,' she said. 'I guess I just want people to do what makes them happy, everyone has something that makes them happy and I don't want cancer to take that away from them.'","highlights":"Kim Ferguson passed away on March 14 after decade-long cancer battle . The fashion-lover\u00a0was well known for starting an Instagram account counting down her final 365 outfits and her motto 'don't give up, dress up' Her inspirational posts were her way of claiming back her identity . Kim's daughters shared a touching tribute to her on the page . They launched the last accessories project she had been working on .","id":"933cc73e094474f02d235a931c79dbe309d760a6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to her late 60s after having been diagnosed with lung cancer, has left her followers in mourning after the fashionista took to Instagram to announce her passing.\nThe 65-year-old fashion icon, who was best known as the founder of KLF Design, the fashion brand that was loved by many stars including Kylie Minogue and Holly Willoughby, was first diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2016. She then passed away on Monday, 8 August, after suffering with the disease for two and a half years.\nSharing the heartbreaking news on Instagram with an image of a woman in a flower-print hat and dress, she wrote: \"It is with deep sadness that I let you know that yesterday I lost my long battle with lung cancer. Thank you for all of your love and support over the years. I will miss you all but I'll be forever in your hearts.\"\nGet exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.\nWhile Kim made it clear that the coronavirus crisis meant that family and friends were unable to visit her, they were able to send their best wishes in the comments section.\n\"I love you,\" one follower wrote, with another saying: \"Fly high beautiful lady. I have been thinking about you all through this crisis. We have not been able to see each other recently but I know you know how much I care for you. Xxxxx.\"\nA third penned: \"So sad. Your designs will remain in our hearts forever.\" One social media user wrote: \"I'm deeply sorry for your loss Kim. Rest In Peace,\" with another person simply adding a pink heart emoji.\nSpeaking about her cancer battle in August 2017, the fashionista told the Daily Mirror: \"I'm trying to keep a positive outlook on life. I've done quite a lot with my cancer\u2026 I'm an inspiration to my friends who've got cancer. I just don't give up.\n\"I've never worried about my clothes, they've always been an obsession of mine, especially shoes. I don't think I have a single pair of shoes in the house - they're everywhere! And accessories! I love bags - I have four of them. I just can't help myself, I have a passion for it,\" she added.\nIt was revealed that Kim's"}
{"article":"Detective Chief Inspector Elizabeth Belton said an 18-year-old who was raped near a Leeds bus stop was 'left for dead' and found lying in a pool of blood . A teenage girl was 'left for dead' after being raped at a bus stop, police confirmed as they said they are hunting for a man who would likely have been left with blood on his hands or clothing after the violent attack. The rape of an 18-year-old girl at a bus stop in Leeds in West Yorkshire is now being treated as attempted murder after the youngster suffered severe injuries and was left needing surgery. Detective Chief Inspector Elizabeth Belton, of West Yorkshire Police, said: 'We are now treating this as an attempted murder because she has been left there for dead.' The officer has encouraged people to come forward with information about the attack and said this is 'no time for family loyalty.' The Asian teenager was grabbed from behind by a man,  in his 20s and also believed to be Asian, in the Beeston Hill area of Leeds. He dragged her into a garden and raped her just before 11pm on Friday night. She was assaulted over a considerable period of time which left her with head injuries, a possible broken hip, and lying in blood. DCI Belford added: \u00a0'It has been a very nasty attack that has been sustained over some time. 'The nature of her injuries are that she has suffered facial and head injuries and also a suspected broken hip.' The suspect is described as an Asian man in his early 20s with a slim build and dark receding hair. Police said they believe he had been in the area for a while before the attack took place. Scroll down for video . Police found the girl lying on the ground suffering head injuries but it later emerged she was subjected to a serious sexual assault. Officers said the road was very busy at the time of the attack and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. DCI Belford said:\u00a0'I would encourage people to think \u2013 was there something out of place \u2013 or did someone come home with blood on their shirt? A team of specialist forensic officers spent Saturday recovering evidence from where the girl was found . Police said they are looking for an Asian man in his early 20s of slim build with receding dark coloured hair . 'This is no time for family loyalty \u2013 this was an horrific incident and the victim is lucky to be alive.' Officers said they do not believe the attack was racially motivated and wanted to put an end to any speculation. They confirmed the victim was Asian. 'I think it is possible that someone will know [the attacker] as there was a considerable amount of blood that was at the scene,' said DCI Belford. 'It's possible that the person responsible will have had blood on their hands and possibly blood on their clothing.' The teenager was raped as she waited at a bus stop, pictured, near Leeds City centre late on Friday night . Officers were looking for any hair or fibres that could help them identify the suspect who is in his 20s . The 18-year-old was attacked near Malvern Road and Beeston Road in Leeds at about 22:40pm on Friday. Police are appealing for people to come forward - including a woman who is believed to have been standing at the bus stop shortly before the attack who then got on a number 1 or 47 bus. They also want to speak to a man who was jogging in the area. DCI Belton said the crime had 'shocked the community.' Anyone with any information are asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.","highlights":"Teenage girl found by police on Friday night having suffered head injuries . It then emerged 18-year-old had been raped by unknown man in Leeds area . He grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a garden to assault her . Girl was left lying in a pool of blood and with a suspected broken hip . Police are treating the case as an attempted murder and hunting attacker . Officers said teenager was 'left for dead' at busy bus stop on Friday night . Police appealed for information and said it is 'no time for family loyalty'","id":"950d6c63c8fd126bd1d28be8504fb2e34be43cda","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" by a man who raped her near a Leeds bus stop before disappearing, police have said. The victim - who is from the Wakefield area - was at a bus stop at about 1.25am on Monday, April 1 after taking a taxi to the city centre from Leeds city airport.\nCrime. Police arrest man who allegedly raped teen girl at Leeds bus stop. Posted 8:29 pm, April 4, 2019, by Chris Bianchi. Facebook;. Police say the suspect and victim know each other, though they wouldn't say how the two are connected. It's reported that the teen was attacked after leaving a nightclub near the bus.\nIn this post we'll take a closer look at a rape case I handled back in 2008. I was a Detective Constable at the time. The victim was a 17-year-old girl - the details in this blog have been changed to protect her identity. What do I mean by being raped and the rape happening? By being raped, I mean that the victim was a victim of a sexual assault - it doesn't matter.\nAn 18-year-old woman has died of suspected food poisoning after eating at a Pret A Manger in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire Police have said. West Yorkshire Police says that the young. Leeds has been a city with a history of industrialization, and as such, it was one of the first places to become affected by the industrial revolution and the textile industry (which was a booming business at the time), attracting migrant workers from all over Europe. As the city grew, more and more people came to Leeds in search of work. Leeds is also in close proximity to major transportation routes, making.\nRape suspect shot, killed at a Houston apartment complex. Updated: 11 hours ago. KHOU 11 NEWS is learning new details in a deadly shooting in southwest Houston. A woman is accused of shooting to death a 36-year-old man after the two had sex, then called police to report the incident A 22-year-old man charged with killing a Leeds teenager on New Year's Eve says he was looking for revenge for the death of his brother a year ago, a jury has heard. Joshua Rainey was arrested after police.\nLEEDS COUNTY, Ky. - A man has been arrested following a burglary and rape at an Ashland home, the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office"}
{"article":"They show the wonders of the world around us in incredible detail, providing views that could never be seen without the latest in imaging technology. These striking pictures have been selected as the best scientific images of the year in the Wellcome Image Awards 2015. Among the winners are the bulging eye of a greenfly magnified through an electron microscope and the papillae that create the rough surface of a cat's tongue. This image of a greenfly's eye (left) shows the thousands of lenses pointing in all directions on its surface while the aurora-like image of a cross-section of a mouse brain reveals the complex network of neurons at different depths, with red being the nearest and green the furthest away . Others show the strange beauty of a goat's stomach and the neuron connections inside a mouse brain lit up like a multi-coloured aurora. Another gruesome, but also strangely touching image, shows the dissected uterus of a New Forest pony preserved in perspex at the Royal Veterinary College, with the fetus still inside the placenta. Dr Adam Rutherford, the geneticist and broadcaster who was a member of the judging panel, said: 'The breath-taking riches of the imagery that science generates are so important in telling stories about research and helping us to understand often abstract concepts. 'It's not just about imaging the very small either, it's about understanding life, death, sex and disease: the cornerstones of drama and art. 'Once again, the Wellcome Image Awards celebrate all of this and more with this year\u2019s incredible range of winning images.' A scanning electron microscope allowed scientists to reveal the long snout of a boll weevil (left), while the dissected uterus of a New Forest pony reveals its foal still in the placenta and preserved in perspex (centre) and the strange beauty inside a goat's second stomach (right) The super-resolution micrograph of a natural killer cell (left) in the immune system shows it examining a second darker and rounder cell for signs of disease while the multicoloured image (right) is a map of a mouse's nervous system showing how signals are passed between nerves . In total there are 20 images that have been selected as winners in the awards by a panel of nine judges. The overall winner of the competition is due to be announced at a ceremony in London next week. The images are to go on show in exhibitions around the world including Bristol, Glasgow, Dundee, Cornwall, Galveston, Texas, Belfast and Boston, Massachusetts. In one picture - which looks more like a Jackson Pollock painting - the colour coded map of a fruit fly's nervous system is revealed. The image on the left shows an interactive multi-sensory unit that vibrates, bubbles and lights up to distract and comfort anxious children receiving treatment in hospital while the image on the right reveals bundles of nerve fibres inside a healthy adult living human brain are revealed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to virtually slice the brain from front to back, with the front of the head on the left side of the image . The image on the left shows a map of a mouse kidney as it breaks down food to make energy while the tiny bumps on the image on the right are the\u00a0papillae - tiny bumps - that make a cats tongue feel rough seen using a light microscope in a slide made by Victorian scientists . The yellow neuron is able to sense vibrations while messages entering and leaving neurons at synapses are shown as blue and red circles. The orange circles are mitochondria. Another of the images shows the curved spine of a 79-year-old woman suffering from kyphosis, or dowagers back, taken by Mark Bartley at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. The picture on the left shows the badly curved spine of a 79-year-old woman at Addenbrooks Hospital in Cambridge while the picture on the right shows a 3D printed set of human lungs inside the ribcage\u00a0viewed from the back with the bones of the spine (vertebrae) visible in the centre . The close up view of the greenfly eye shows in detail the thousands of tiny lenses facing in different on its surface that enable the insect to see very fast movements. The insects are unable to see fine details or distant objects however. A scanning electron microscope also helped researchers capture the image of the head of a boll weevil found on the front porch of a suburban house in the USA. The curved snout of these pests are used to feed on cotton plants and they can devastate entire crops. An image of an almost transparent parasitic wasp, called Wallaceaphytis kikiae, shows the recently discovered species in incredible detail. When the wasps larvae hatch, the eat their hosts from the inside out. Catherine Draycott, head of Wellcome Images and a member of the judging panel said: 'This year\u2019s selection of winning images is not only beautiful - they bring to life an incredible array of innovative imaging techniques, and hint at stories and ideas that go beyond the visual. 'We are thrilled that they will be displayed in so many venues, and look forward to seeing the range of exhibitions, as diverse as the images themselves.' The picture on the right shows a scanning electron micrograph of a single brain cell while on the right there is a tiny parasitoid wasp called Wallaceaphytis kikiae viewed from above. This wasp was recently discovered in the rainforests of Borneo and measures just 0.75mm in length .","highlights":"The 20 scientific pictures and illustrations have been selected as final winners of the Wellcome Image Awards 2015 . Scanning electron microscopes were used to show thousands of lenses giving a 180 degree view in a greenfly's eye . Cross section of a cat's tongue reveals tiny bumps on the surface that give it the feel of sandpaper when they lick . One heart-breaking image shows the badly curved spine of a 79-year-old woman with a condition called kyphosis . The images, chosen by a panel of nine judges, will on display in exhibitions around the world from next week .","id":"51e2a1efd81eb4ed143db0aa91792623c483fdd6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":". The annual awards, organised in association with the University of Oxford\u2019s Department of Experimental Psychology, highlight the artistry of image making, as well as the creativity behind the research. The 12 images were selected from more than 130 images from 14 countries.\nThe overall winner is \u2018Cave diving in the Grand Canyons\u2019 by James Rebman, who won the award for his photograph of two divers in the Cenotes of San Juan (below). The winner was selected by a judging panel consisting of neuroscientist Professor David Nutt, and Dr Martin Godfrey and Professor Steve Young, from the Department of Experimental Psychology, for its ability to \u201cgrab the viewer\u2019s attention\u201d.\n\u201cThese images represent the best work in visual research from around the world. It\u2019s been quite a challenge to whittle down 145 entries to just 12 winners \u2013 I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree, we had some very strong contenders,\u201d said Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel laureate and President of the Royal Society. \u201cWe are all used to seeing scientists presented in the media as serious researchers, but when we see them represented through this creative medium, a new and more vivid image forms in our minds.\u201d\nThe awards recognise the work of science and medical image professionals working to promote and celebrate their special craft. \u201cWe are thrilled to recognise the very highest level of visual research,\u201d said Professor Nutt, chair of the judging panel. \u201cThese images are not just scientifically-validated facts, but they have been made into an exquisite work of art - something all of us can enjoy.\u201d\nThe awards are funded by a legacy from Sir Andrew Huxley, who was a physiologist at the University of Oxford from 1955-62. Huxley was a pioneer in the field of electrophysiology and imaging, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is regarded as the grandfather of experimental neurophysiology, having discovered a way to use electrodes implanted in the brain to record electrical activity. His legacy lives on through the Sir Andrew Huxley Awards, which fund an annual research prize to the best PhD student in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.\nThe prize has been awarded to Dr Martin Godfrey from the University of Oxford\u2019s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences. Dr Godfrey recently won a \u00a350,000 fellowship award from the Medical Research Council to fund his project into how the brain adapts to new circumstances. It is hoped that"}
{"article":"Dusseldorf, Germany (CNN)Years before he was at the controls of a Germanwings plane that plunged into the French Alps, Andreas Lubitz told the airline he worked for that he'd had a bout with depression. Lubitz, the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 who authorities accuse of deliberately crashing the plane, told his Lufthansa flight training school in 2009 that he had a \"previous episode of severe depression,\" the airline said Tuesday. Email correspondence between Lubitz and the school discovered in an internal investigation, Lufthansa said, included medical documents he submitted in connection with resuming his flight training. The announcement indicates that Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, knew of Lubitz's battle with depression, allowed him to continue training and ultimately put him in the cockpit. Lufthansa, whose CEO previously said Lubitz was 100% fit to fly, described its statement Tuesday as a \"swift and seamless clarification\" and said it was sharing the information and documents -- including training and medical records -- with public prosecutors. What was mental state of Germanwings co-pilot? It's a development that will likely be a part of the crash investigation, but it's only one piece of the puzzle, CNN aviation correspondent Richard Quest said. \"We need to know what happened after he returned in 2009 and finished his training, because that tells us whether there was the correct procedure and process,\" he said. A Lufthansa spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday that Lubitz had a valid medical certificate, had passed all his examinations and \"held all the licenses required.\" Check out the latest from our correspondents . The details about Lubitz's correspondence with the flight school during his training were among several developments as investigators continued to delve into what caused the crash and Lubitz's possible motive for downing the jet. Earlier, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office in Dusseldorf said Lubitz suffered from suicidal tendencies at some point before his aviation career. Medical records reveal that Lubitz was suicidal at one time and underwent psychotherapy before he got his pilot's license, prosecutor's spokesman Christoph Kumpa said. Kumpa emphasized there's no evidence suggesting Lubitz was suicidal or acting aggressively before the crash. Investigators are looking into whether Lubitz feared his medical condition would cause him to lose his pilot's license, a European government official briefed on the investigation into last week's crash told CNN on Tuesday. While flying was \"a big part of his life,\" the source said, it's only one theory being considered. Another source, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation, also told CNN that authorities believe the primary motive for Lubitz to bring down the plane was that he feared he would not be allowed to fly because of his medical problems. Lubitz's girlfriend told investigators he had seen an eye doctor and a neuropsychologist, both of whom deemed him unfit to work recently and concluded he had psychological issues, the European government official said. Lubitz told the neuropsychologist that he was too stressed with work, the official said. But no matter what details emerge about his previous mental health struggles, there's more to the story, said Brian Russell, a forensic psychologist. \"Psychology can explain why somebody would turn rage inward on themselves about the fact that maybe they weren't going to keep doing their job and they're upset about that and so they're suicidal,\" he said. \"But there is no mental illness that explains why somebody then feels entitled to also take that rage and turn it outward on 149 other people who had nothing to do with the person's problems.\" Reports say a cell phone video shows the nightmarish final seconds of Germanwings Flight 9525, but a police spokesman said the accounts were \"completely wrong.\" French magazine Paris Match and German newspaper Bild reported that a video recovered from a phone at the wreckage site showed the inside of the plane moments before it crashed. \"One can hear cries of 'My God' in several languages,\" Paris Match reported. \"Metallic banging can also be heard more than three times, perhaps of the pilot trying to open the cockpit door with a heavy object.  Towards the end, after a heavy shake, stronger than the others, the screaming intensifies. Then nothing.\" The two publications described the video, but did not post it on their websites. The publications reported that they watched the video, which was found by a source close to the investigation. \"It is a very disturbing scene,\" said Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief of Bild online. An official with France's accident investigation agency, the BEA, said the agency is not aware of any such video. Lt. Col. Jean-Marc Menichini, a French Gendarmerie spokesman in charge of communications on rescue efforts around the Germanwings crash site, told CNN that the reports were \"completely wrong\" and \"unwarranted.\" Cell phones have been collected at the site, he said, but that they \"hadn't been exploited yet.\" Menichini said he believed the cell phones would need to be sent to the Criminal Research Institute in Rosny sous-Bois, near Paris, in order to be analyzed by specialized technicians working hand-in-hand with investigators. But none of the cell phones found so far have been sent to the institute, Menichini said. Asked whether staff involved in the search could have leaked a memory card to the media, Menichini answered with a categorical \"no.\" Reichelt told \"Erin Burnett: Outfront\" that he had watched the video and stood by the report, saying Bild and Paris Match are \"very confident\" that the clip is real. He noted that investigators only revealed they'd recovered cell phones from the crash site after Bild and Paris Match published their reports. \"That is something we did not know before. ... Overall we can say many things of the investigation weren't revealed by the investigation at the beginning,\" he said. While investigators search for clues to Lubitz's motivation, recovery workers continue the grim task of searching for the remains of those killed in the March 24 crash. The remains of at least 78 people on board the plane have been identified so far using DNA analysis. Naffrechoux warned Monday that \"it may not be possible to find the human remains of all the 150 passengers, as some of them may have been pulverized by the crash.\" But French President Francois Hollande, speaking alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, was more positive, saying that it should be possible to identify all the victims by the end of the week. A simple stone memorial has been set up at Le Vernet, where grieving relatives of those killed have laid flowers and held prayers. Germanwings crash compensation: What we know . Who was the captain of Germanwings Flight 9525? The BEA, France's accident investigation agency, said its ongoing safety investigation was focusing on a more detailed analysis of the flight history leading up to the crash, based on the audio recovered from the cockpit voice recorder and any other available data. \"A deliberate act by a man with a disturbed psychological profile is a possible scenario,\" BEA spokeswoman Martine Del Bono told CNN. \"The first step of the investigation is to describe more precisely what happened.\" This will be based mainly on analysis of the cockpit voice recorder, to be supplemented by data from the flight data recorder if it is found, she said. \"But we will also look at other events with possibly similar scenarios, try to understand if there are systemic weaknesses which may contribute or facilitate such scenarios. \"We will in particular look at the cockpit door locking as well as the criteria and procedures applied to detect specific psychological profiles.\" CNN's Pamela Brown reported from Dusseldorf and Frederik Pleitgen from Cologne, while Catherine E. Shoichet wrote from Atlanta. CNN's  Laura Smith-Spark, Josh Levs, Pamela Boykoff, Antonia Mortensen, Sandrine Amiel, Margot Haddad, Anna-Maja Rappard and Mariano Castillo contributed to this report.","highlights":"Andreas Lubitz had informed his Lufthansa training school of an episode of severe depression, airline says . A police spokesman say reports about video found in Germanwings wreckage are \"completely wrong\" Journalists at Bild and Paris Match are \"very confident\" the video clip is real, an editor says .","id":"0e4c759cc2999609ff87e3b9937ca12ec2c1e371","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", a 27-year-old co-pilot who crashed the plane into a mountain in March, killing everyone on board, was on sick leave for one month at his job at Germanwings in 2009 after he sought treatment for his condition and failed to get clearance to resume his job.\nIn addition, Lubitz had trouble focusing, his memory was impaired and he became increasingly aggressive over small issues, a doctor in Essen, Germany, where the pilot lived with his parents, told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect his professional relationship with Lubitz.\nA friend of Lubitz's says the pilot went on a diet and began to exercise when he had a relapse of depression in 2013, although a psychiatrist at a hospital in the city of Essen told CNN that he doesn't consider Lubitz to be clinically depressed, and would be unlikely to prescribe medication to treat it.\nAfter Lubitz completed the one-month medical leave and resumed his job as co-pilot for Germanwings, the airline, which is owned by Deutsche Lufthansa, sent him to a psychiatric hospital for another month, then put him on four months of sick leave. He finally received clearance to work in February 2011, the Essen-based psychiatrist told CNN.\nThe Germanwings pilot had been prescribed the antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) and a sleeping pill, according to the psychiatrist who spoke with CNN.\nAfter that prescription ran out in early 2013, Lubitz sought another prescription from a doctor at the same hospital. \"The physician did not want to prescribe that drug to him,\" the psychiatrist said. He also told CNN that Lubitz had been tested for a thyroid condition and was deemed to have no thyroid abnormalities, and had a normal blood sugar level and no sign of kidney disease.\nThe psychiatrist said Lubitz complained that it was difficult for him to sleep since being put on the medication, which is also used for panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.\nThe psychiatrist said Lubitz was also undergoing psychotherapy, but there's no indication when that treatment began or how long it continued, after he left the hospital. According to the medical history he submitted as a pilot, Lubitz had sought psychotherapy in 2008 for \"severe social anxiety\" and \"panic attacks.\"\nHe told CNN he had a relapse in 2013 but didn't go back to therapy. \"If he was depressed when he stopped the"}
{"article":"In Darwin\u2019s theory of evolution, life is able to evolve through a process of \u2018natural selection\u2019, where certain traits become more or less common in animals based on their benefit. And now researchers are starting to emulate the same process in robots, so that they can learn how to perform complex tasks. The research involves a similar process of selection but on a larger and faster scale, allowing artificial brains to pick out the most worthwhile traits and continue evolving. Research carried out by a team from Michigan State University used genetic algorithms to model a large population of robot brains (stock image shown). These were asked to perform tasks, such as finding the exit to a maze. Those that performed the task best had simulated 'offspring', creating a better brain . The research, led by computational biologist Dr Chris Adami from Michigan State University, involves using genetic algorithms to model a large population of robot \u2018brains\u2019 working on a task. For example, this could be finding the exit to a maze. The brains that performed the task best had the largest number of simulated \u2018offspring\u2019, meaning the smartest robots multiplied. The researchers ran this genetic algorithm over thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of generations, and then downloaded the surviving brains into robots that executed the tasks in the outside world. One of the more complicated tasks the team's robots worked on required multiple machines to figure out and remember in which order they would leave a room. The robots were then asked to come back into the room, either in the same order as they left, or in the reverse order. \u2018This is difficult because the robots have to ID each other,\u2019 Dr Adami said. In December 2014 scientists mimicked evolution in the laboratory for the first time using droplets of oil. The researchers behind the study claim their work proves that a non-biological system composed of chemicals can be made to evolve. The findings mark an important step towards creating synthetic life and may also help scientists to explain how the first biological cells appeared on Earth more than 3.6 billion years ago. Evolution was long believed to be a process that only biological creatures were capable of, but recent research aimed towards creating synthetic life has begun to question that idea. Professor Lee Cronin, regius chair of chemistry at the University of Glasgow who led the new research, used a robot to create tiny oil droplets from a mixture of four chemicals. Each droplet was dropped into a petri dish of water and analysed for three different types of 'fitness' over the course of a minute using video cameras. The robot then selected the droplet that performed best and the chemical composition of this was used to replicate the experiment, tweaking the mixture slightly each time. Over the course of 21 generations, the oil droplets became more stable in the watery world in which they were being dropped. This, according to Professor Cronin, mimicked the process of natural selection, which Charles Darwin proposed for driving evolution. After the genetic algorithm had run its course, the robots seemed to solve the problem by indicating roles to each other with certain motions. Dr Adami believes that evolving robot brains in complicated worlds that force them to interact with each other is the best path toward self-aware intelligence. \u2018When robots have to make models of other robots' brains, they are thinking about thinking,\u2019 he said. \u2018We believe this is the onset of consciousness.\u2019 The researchers ran their genetic algorithm over thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of generations, and then downloaded the surviving brains into robots that executed the tasks in the outside world. One of these included finding the exit to a maze (stock image shown) Charles Darwin, British naturalist, is shown here in a portrait from 1878. Darwin started his career on board the HMS 'Beagle' and spent six years surveying the South American seas. He is remembered for his momentous contributions to biology and as the originator of the theory of evolution . Thinking robots will be extraordinarily useful, Dr Adami says, adding that humanity should have no reason to fear a rise of the machines. \u2018When our robots are \"born\", they will have a brain that has the capacity to learn, but only has instincts,\u2019 he said. \u2018It will take a decade or two of exploration and training for these robots to achieve human-level intelligence, just as is the case with us.\u2019 He added: \u2018Previous attempts to design human-like intelligence have failed because we don't understand how our own brains work. \u2018But we know how evolution works and we can speed it up inside of a computer.\u2019","highlights":"Research was carried out by a team from\u00a0Michigan State University . They used genetic algorithms to model a large population of robot brains . These were asked to perform tasks, such as finding the exit to a maze . Those that performed the task best had simulated 'offspring' and multiplied . In so doing they could learn to perform tasks better and better . It simulates Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection .","id":"9c96af7e6a65257a09b77e3c50d807c5f1060920","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" using the same criteria of natural selection to determine the best design, and hence evolution, for an object.\nThe concept of evolution is not a new one \u2013 humans for a long time now, have understood that if there was sufficient time and variation, then life could potentially evolve into other forms. In fact, it is this ability that is at the core of Darwin\u2019s theories of evolution \u2013 that a species could change over time if it was better at survival.\nHowever, the key thing here is the ability to change over time. When thinking of robots, this is an important thing to keep in mind. Whereas humans have the ability to change their behaviours, animals and robots do not.\nThe idea of \u2018evolvable robots\u2019 was explored in a study in 2013, which used a robot with a design where it\u2019s legs moved based on their proximity to objects. But researchers now, at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of British Columbia in Canada, have gone a step further and developed an algorithm which can control the shape of a robot\u2019s legs.\nThe key, it seems, is a measure of fitness, defined as whether a robot \u2018survives\u2019 in the environment. Robots were placed in a \u2018population\u2019, where they could see and hear other robots, which were similar to them. If the object in front of the robot changed, the robot would try to make its shape change to allow it to see more of the new object or if it was not able to, the robot would freeze. And the robot that froze the longest became the \u2018winner\u2019.\nThe researchers have also built the first-ever robot which is actually capable of being selected (and this may in itself be an evolutionary breakthrough, so if you\u2019re an AI researcher, keep this in mind). In fact, the robot was better than any other human in the robot population at performing tasks, without human assistance. And with the ability to change itself during its evolution, the robot also started to evolve at an astonishing speed.\n\u201cThe robot will change to an adaptive shape that works optimally in its new environment \u2013 in this case, one where it has to \u2018see\u2019 a ball rolling across an area,\u201d said Professor Daniel Lidar. \u201cThis is just like in nature \u2013 the ball is the new food source and the robot is our ancestors. And now there are robots that can change to take advantage of this change in the environment.\u201d\nThese changes occurred over a"}
{"article":"(CNN)In an unusual turn of events last week, a terror plot suspect's desire to talk to local media put him at odds with his attorneys and landed a Cincinnati television station in federal court. At issue was a taped audio interview with Christopher Cornell and whether the station could broadcast that interview. Cornell is accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol. The 20-year-old  -- who claims in the interview that he is affiliated with ISIS -- was arrested on January 14, months after his social media habits and talk of jihad put him on the FBI's radar, according to court documents obtained by CNN at the time of his arrest. Two days after his arrest, a court order was issued barring public contact with Cornell, who is being held at the Boone County Jail across the river in Kentucky. Last week, Cornell made a collect call to CNN affiliate WXIX, said news director Kevin Roach. That phone call initiated what ended up being an hourlong interview, Roach said. Cornell's attorney, Richard Smith-Monahan, argued that WXIX was in contempt of court for violating a January order \"directing the detention facility holding the Defendant not to permit outside contact by anyone with the Defendant without [defense counsel's] express approval.\" Cornell spoke with reporter Tricia Macke. In that interview, he refuses to tell Macke how or when he first came in contact with ISIS, but he did give the reporter details on a plot to kill President Barack Obama, members of Congress, as well as an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Washington. \"I would have took my gun,\" he said.  \"I would have put it to Obama's head.  I would have pulled the trigger.  Then I would unleash more bullets on the Senate and House of Representative members.  And I would have attacked the Israeli Embassy and various other buildings full of Kafir who want to wage war against us Muslims.\" When Macke asked him why he would plot such an attack, he said \"Obama is an enemy of Allah, therefore an enemy of us, of Islamic State.\"  He said his plan for an attack on the U.S. Capitol was retaliation for \"the continued American aggression against our people and the fact that America, specifically President Obama, wants to wage war against Islamic State.\" Cornell told Macke he was planning what would have been a \"major attack\" to take place in Washington on September 20, repeatedly referring to himself as a member of ISIS.  \"I'm with the Islamic State,\" he said at one point.  \"I have connections with many brothers over there.  We've been corresponding for quite some time now, actually.  The FBI finally caught on this past year.\" Cornell told Macke that he used \"encrypted messaging\" to communicate with ISIS members.  He said they discussed \"how we should wage jihad in America.  We should form our own groups and alliances with the Islamic State,\" he continued. Cornell said he was serious about his plans.  \"I'm very dedicated,\" he told Macke.  \"Like I said, I'm a Muslim.  I'm so dedicated that I risked my life.  That should say a whole lot.\" He also warned that there were others like himself.  \"We are indeed here in America,\" he said.  \"We're in each and every state.  We're here in Ohio.  We're more organized than you think.\" The interview was taped in three 20-minute segments and was recorded by the jail and WXIX. Roach said the jail's taping system only allows for 20 minutes of taping at one time, so each time the recording would stop and the phone call ended, Cornell called the station back to tell his side of the story. CNN listened to the audio recording. During the 6:30 p.m. newscast on Thursday, the station aired a brief clip of the audio recording, previewing a longer story that was to air later that night, in the 10 p.m. newscast. According to Mike Allen, legal analyst and attorney for WXIX, a producer from the station called him about 7:30 Thursday evening; Cornell's attorney had filed a \"show of cause\" order in Cincinnati's federal court and an emergency hearing was scheduled for 8:30 p.m. During that hearing, the judge continued the case for Friday morning and WXIX agreed to delay broadcasting the interview until Friday, pending a decision. In addition to the contempt of court argument, Smith-Monahan was also asking the court to issue a restraining order against the station, an order that would keep the station from broadcasting the interview with Cornell, according to court documents. During the hearing, which lasted five hours, a lieutenant at the Boone County facility testified that one of Cornell's attorneys had given him a phone. In that testimony the lieutenant stated that he reminded the attorney that giving Cornell a phone meant he would be able to call anyone he wanted to, which seemed at odds with the spirit of the January court order. At the end of Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith ruled that the order prohibiting Cornell from contact with the public was vaguely written and the station was not in violation of the order. Additionally, the judge ruled it would be unconstitutional for the news station to be barred from broadcasting the interview, according to Allen. The judge also stated in court that while Cornell has the right to remain silent, he also has the right to freedom of speech. \"At the end of the day, the judge made the right decision,\" Allen said. CNN on Saturday reached out to Smith-Monahan, Cornell's defense attorney, but so far has received no response. WXIX aired a portion of the interview on Friday night, and plans to broadcast more this week. CNN's Vivian Kuo contributed to this report.","highlights":"Cincinnati reporter interviews Christopher Cornell on the phone . Cornell is accused of plotting an attack on the U.S. Capitol . Cornell claims to have ties to ISIS .","id":"7c242609df682892e685b9e7d28f915f3edb66a8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Lee Cornell, 23, a self-proclaimed white supremacist and confessed \"accelerationist\" that he recorded before the attempted bombing of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in suburban Cincinnati, according to court documents and the Associated Press.\nCornell had initially chosen one of two options: The station's online news service, or the print edition. But in a taped interview that the station said it hoped would help boost his profile, Cornell said he wanted to go with television to make an impact. The station complied.\n\"I want to have the face of America to see that this is a true threat,\" Cornell said. \"So I'm glad they gave me an opportunity to let it be seen by the public.\"\nA federal magistrate judge rejected the request last Thursday, according to a statement from WXIX, the station where Cornell had interviewed. The TV station is asking for the decision to be reconsidered, a request that has been denied.\n\"We believe that allowing the interview would not only be in the public interest, but could make a difference in how this case is handled,\" said Andy Treinen, vice president and general manager of WXIX-TV. \"We're not trying to change a jury or appeal to jurors; our intention is to expose a threat to the public so they'll be more aware of it.\"\nA new attorney\nCornell is accused of mailing pipe bombs to several high-profile figures, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and De Niro, and others.\nThe case is also unusual because Cornell had changed attorneys in less than a week. He had been represented by Michael C. Mancuso, a defense attorney appointed to defend him, but resigned a few days before last week's taped interview.\nThat left Cornell's next available attorney, Eric J. Juergensmeyer, without much time to prepare for the scheduled interview or the case. Juergensmeyer's first contact with the FBI occurred the day before the interview, and his first meeting with Cornell occurred after the interview, Juergensmeyer told CNN.\nStill, Juergensmeyer thought there was enough reason for Cornell to talk to the press after being told \"he had nothing to lose,\" and the interview did not go over the topics that Juergensmeyer said he discussed with Cornell before the interview.\n\"I feel like it's an important first step for him to try and be known to a larger population"}
{"article":"The dog captured in the heartbreaking image showing her being abandoned at a gas station has been taken into care by an animal agency and will be put up for adoption. The German Shepherd mix, Butterbean, was taken into custody by the Humane Society of Louisiana after the owner released her for $400. While the animal was initially thought to be abandoned on the side of the road in Slidell, Louisiana last week, she was reportedly abandoned as a puppy and had been allowed by her owner to live at large  in a nearby neighborhood for six years. Her apparent owner, who is reportedly Lisa Pearson,\u00a0said that Butterbean loves the man in the truck and that she was following him to work the morning the picture was taken, according to WDSU. The German Shepherd mix captured in the heartbreaking image showing her being abandoned at a gas station has been taken into care.\u00a0Butterbean, was taken into custody by the Humane Society of Louisiana after the owner released her for $400 . This is the heartbreaking moment from last week when Butterbean was seen desperately chasing after a car where it appeared she was being abandoned at a gas station on the side of a road in Slidell, Louisiana . Butterbean is currently at the Furry Friends Animal Hospital in Harvey, Louisiana,\u00a0according to\u00a0ABC. 'We're delighted that this story will have a happy ending,' said Jeff Dorson, the Human Society's founder and executive director, in a memo on Tuesday. The agency has already received applications to adopt Butterbean, and prospective applicants will be interviewed as they work to put her in the best suited home. The dog was captured in the photograph that surfaced last week by witness Lorie Hollis, who said she saw a man drop off the dog near a gas station on Highway 11. She said the man yelled 'Go! Go over there!' Hollis said the animal was confused and jumped up, putting her paws on the tailgate of the man's pickup truck before giving chase after the truck sped off, trying desperately to keep up. After the animal took off after the truck, Hollis got into her car and tried to follow the dog and vehicle, watching the shepherd cross two lanes of traffic as the animal attempted to reach the man. But after driving for a couple of miles, Hollis lost sight of them both. 'My heart is broken,' she told WDSU\u00a0at the time of the incident. 'I am in shock that someone would treat a dog like this.' Dorson said when animals are abandoned in a 'random location' they have 'almost zero' chance of survival. Butterbean is currently at the Furry Friends Animal Hospital in Harvey, Louisiana, and she will be put up for adoption soon . Applications to adopt her have already been submitted, and prospective applicants will be interviewed as the agency works to put her in the best suited home . Employees at the gas station and neighbors told WDSU last week that the dog was not being abandoned and that the man driving the truck lives in the neighborhood. The Humane Society wrote a post on Facebook about successfully locating Butterbean on March 20. 'When Butterbean was found, she was on the property of a family claiming to have owned her for 6-7 years,' the post said. 'They admitted to allowing her to roam at large during that time and reported that the man in the truck is actually a neighbor who the dog is attached to, who she follows routinely to the gas station. 'Given this information, we are truly amazed that Butterbean has survived these many years.' After Butterbean was found, Pearson said that she intended to keep the dog tethered outside. But following the agency bringing the case to the attention of St. Tammany Animal Control, the owner was issued a warning, and agreed to release the dog for cash. The Humane Society wrote a post on Facebook about successfully locating the animal on March 20 . The owner also signed an agreement not to chain or tether any animal in future or allow them to roam at large. 'We certainly don't like to reward this kind of behavior, but sometimes it simply takes too long for cases to move through the legal system,' said Dorson. 'Our first concern was Butterbean's safety. We were convinced she could be let loose again to run in traffic at any time, and we might miss our opportunity to intervene.' By claiming ownership, the family in question may still be held accountable for violating several ordinances relating to the dog's behavior. Following the incident, the Humane Society is launching a Butterbean's Buddies campaign, which will run for a year, and will help reach more deserving dogs in need. Dorson said Butterbean's story can help shed light on the fact that other Louisiana dogs are chained, abandoned or  neglected each year. A nearby woman snapped the photograph after she saw a man drop off the dog on Highway 11 (pcitured) and yelled at his pet to 'Go! Go over there!' The dog then gave chase after the truck sped off .","highlights":"Butterbean, a German Shepherd mix, appeared in the photo to have been dropped off at a gas station in Slidell, Louisiana last week, causing outrage . She has been taken into custody by the Humane Society of Louisiana after the owner agreed to release her for $400 . Humane Society said she had been abandoned as a puppy and had been allowed to live at large in nearby neighborhood . The owner said the man driving the truck is a neighbor the dog is attached to, and Butterbean was just following him to work when picture was taken . She is currently at the Furry Friends Animal Hospital in Harvey, Louisiana, and she will be put up for adoption soon .","id":"b51d8675ce54a25fe85da816f3d68327732c57d6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Tampa Bay on Wednesday, June 2, and is estimated to be about 5 years old.\nAccording to the Tampa Bay Times, Butterbean was found tied to a fence at a gas station with a collar and a leash. She was also in a cage in the car that had been left in the parking lot. An attendant at the gas station contacted the animal agency because of her age and her behavior.\nThe dog was given medical attention before being taken in by the agency. The dog was hungry and was in shock and had \u201cbadly matted\u201d fur. Her nails were long, and she had ticks on her body. But the most shocking thing for the animal agency was her story of what had happened to her.\nSomeone abandoned this German shepherd mix #tbt at a gas station because she was \u201ctoo old.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/QPbzPtWfMk\n\u2014 Humane Society (@HumaneSociety) June 4, 2021\nHer story\nA woman had taken the dog to a vet, and they had estimated her to be between 12 and 18 months old, the Humane Society said. They had also told the woman that the dog had not had any puppies in the past. However, this had turned out to be a lie.\nThe vet also had said that the dog had been fed a \u201cbad diet.\u201d\nThe staff at the Humane Society have named her Butterbean and describe her as a \u201csweet and shy\u201d dog. She will require training and socialization to help her get used to living in a home again and with other dogs.\n\u201cI\u2019m so proud and honored she chose to trust us enough to take us home with her,\u201d said Rachel Blum, the adoption supervisor. \u201cWe look forward to helping her heal and grow.\u201d\nWhat to do about animal cruelty\nAnimals are the most misunderstood creatures on the planet, but they do not deserve to be abandoned or mistreated in any way. If you witness animal abuse or cruelty in your area, please contact the authorities. The authorities have the correct training and education to deal with the situation correctly.\nThe Humane Society and other rescue organizations also need your support. They have the resources and the knowledge to take in the dogs and offer them a good home. By donating what you can, you will be helping them to do their jobs more efficiently. It is vital that these organizations are funded and given the resources to deal"}
{"article":"The Nigerian presidential elections has been won by the opposition party for the first time in the country's history. General Muhammadu Buhari beat incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan by 2.1million votes in a historic win which has seen thousands take to the streets in celebration. Jonathan  conceded this afternoon and called 72-year-old General Buhari to congratulate him, Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka said. Scroll down for video . Bad luck, Jonathan: General Muhammadu Buhari, 72, (right) beat incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan(left) by 2.1million in a historical opposition win . Jonathan's concession came before the final announcement of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission and as Buhari prepared to address the nation. After the votes from the country's 36 states and small Federal Capital Territory were in this evening,\u00a0Buhari was found to have won with 15.4 million votes against Jonathan's 13.3 million. The win marks the first time in Nigeria's history that an opposition party has democratically taken control of the country from the ruling party. General Buhari, who has previously made three failed attempts to win the presidency, ruled Nigeria from  1984 until mid-1985, after a seizing power in a military coup. His brief dictatorship saw him rule the nation with an iron fist, jailing people for trivial missteps such as public littering, and punishing civil servants who arrived late to work with gruelling physical exercises. Buhari was eventually was overthrown by his own soldiers after attempting to cover up Nigeria's deepening economic crisis, by silencing the press and jailing journalists. Supporters: Residents celebrate the anticipated victory of Buhari  in Kaduna, northern Nigeria . Big win: General Buhari has enjoyed most support in the mainly Muslim north, but also won several key-states in the Christian southern states . Incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan, seen voting in his home town at Ward 13 in Otuoke, Bayelsa state, on Saturday, has reportedly called General Buhari to congratulate him on his win . Buhari's fourth, and successful, bid for presidency was made possible by the  formation of a coalition of Nigeria's major opposition parties two years ago, the All Progressives Congress (APC). A united opposition and its choice of Buhari as a single candidate presented the first real opportunity in the history of Nigeria to oust a sitting president. Buhari has also been able to count on considerable voter dissatisfaction with the performance of Goodluck Jonathan, who has been president since 2010, and his failure to take proper action against Boko Haram. In Kano state, where Boko Haram's guerilla war on the civilian population has been most prominent, Buhari delivered a crushing defeat to Jonathan, winning 1.9 million votes for Jonathan's 215,800. This came despite Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowing to disrupt the election, which the group sees as 'un-Islamic', prompting unprecedented security measures at polling stations. Buhari has promised to stamp out the insurgency in the north, which has seen the Islamist group murder tens of thousands of civilians, kidnap hundreds of young girls and force more than 1.5 million people from their homes. When Buhari's win was announced, spontaneous celebrations sprang up in Kano, the nation's second city, and Kaduna in Kano state. Many brandished the wicker broom, symbol of Buhari's APC coalition, which claims it will sweep Africa's most populous country clean years of government mismanagement and corruption. Crowds were heard chanting 'change, change' as hundreds of people climbed onto rooftops to watch the celebrations. Drivers performed stunts, filling the air with thick smoke, as veiled women and the crowds shouted 'Sai Buhari' (Only Buhari) in celebration. Nigerian men watch as the election commission announces electoral results for certain states, on a television at an outdoor butchery in Kano, northern Nigeria . Nigerian men look at the morning newspapers and discuss the partial election results released, at a newspaper stand in Kano, northern Nigeria . While the topic of the government's response to militant group Boko Haram has been a significant electoral topic, provision of basic services such as electricity and water remains an important election issue . Residents watch the vote count on a television set in Kaduna,  Nigeria Tuesday . 'We must see this as a triumphant show of democracy, a change for the better,' Buhari's wife Aisha Buhari said in one of a series of jubilant Twitter messages. Earlier today a U.S. official said said The United States is ready to work with anyone democratically elected as Nigeria's president. 'I would reiterate that the U.S. is ready to work with . whichever candidate the Nigerian people elect through the . democratic process,' the U.S. State Department official said. 'Buhari has peacefully contested the last few presidential . elections and accepted the results of those votes, even when he . questioned the credibility of the process,' the U.S. official . said. The official said Buhari's leadership of the opposition . suggests a commitment to democracy as part of a new era in . Nigeria that began after military rule ended in 1999. Buhari's APC declared Buhari's victory over Jonathan's People's Democratic Party (PDP) this afternoon, but the incumbent president has yet to make any official comments on the election result. Earlier today, an APC spokesperson said Buhari fears his victory could be stolen by 'tricks' from the government. 'As for the election, we have won it!' Garba Shehu said outside the APC headquarters. Accusing Goodluck Jonathan's government of possibly meddling with the election results, he added: 'We are not out of the woods yet, we don't know what tricks the government is going to play.' Because of decades of military dictatorship, this is only the eighth election since the country won independence from Britain in 1960, and the fifth since democracy was restored in 1999.","highlights":"Muhammadu Buhari has won the Nigerian presidential elections . Beat incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan by 2.1million votes . First time the opposition has won a democratic presidential vote . This is 72-year-old General Buhari's fourth run at the presidency . Buhari previously ruled Nigeria in 1984-1985, after a military coup . His strict ruling eventually saw him ousted by his own soldiers .","id":"fb8a511fcde7a6f9b2f170dd25654002747fd2f5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" streets in celebration of the win.\nBuhari has taken to Twitter to thank his supporters and voters who voted him into office:\nThanks to God who heard the voice of His people. Nigerians have spoken - a new chapter begins in Nigeria. #NigeriaDecides2015 #ChangeHasCome\u2014 Muhammadu Buhari (@MuhammaduBuhari) March 30, 2015\nThe people have spoken - Nigerians have given me a mandate to lead our country. God bless you all. #InshaAllah\u2014 Muhammadu Buhari (@MuhammaduBuhari) March 30, 2015\nPresident-Elect Muhammadu Buhari tweeted a thank you, saying \"It is not a moment for jubilation but a moment for sober reflection, prayer and commitment to the task ahead, to consolidate our democracy, to restore hope and unity to our dear nation\".\nThank you all for your generous support. The best is yet to come for Nigeria! Insha Allah #NigeriaDecides2015 #ChangeHasCome\u2014 Muhammadu Buhari (@MuhammaduBuhari) March 30, 2015\nNigerian pop star Davido has also tweeted a congratulatory message to President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari.\nMuhammadu Buhari to emerge victorious as the next president of Nigeria; congratulations to my brother! #NigeriaDecides2015 #AllNigeriaVotes\u2014 Davido (@iam_Davido) March 30, 2015\nAs a Nigerian you have to be happy. Congratulations @MBuhari for winning the Presidential election #NigeriaDecides2015 #NigeriaMustChange\u2014 #VoteCYN (@SymplyCYN) March 30, 2015\nMore than two dozen people have been killed in the aftermath of Nigeria's election on Saturday.\nThe results are being declared in many of the states where voting occurred on Saturday as voters were allowed to vote in a run-off election.\nIn the aftermath of the vote it has been reported that one person died in the state of Plateau when a gunman opened fire on a church during Sunday mass.\nIn the state of Benue it has been reported that a policeman guarding a polling station was killed by suspected members of the Boko Haram in a northern town.\nThe same Boko Haram insurgent group has taken responsibility for the \"massacre\" of"}
{"article":"A mother has revealed her horror after she discovered she married a paedophile. Mel Alford, of Exeter, Devon, said she only found out her husband Jonathan's past when he appeared in court to admit grooming an underage girl for sex. The 37-year-old, who has three children, first met the man she knows as JR, in April 2012 through Facebook as she was friends with his older brother. Mel Alford said she had no idea her husband Jonathan was a paedophile until he was in court . Ms Alford said she agreed to go on a date with him after he \u2018kept sending nice messages\u2019. She revealed: \u2018We ended up getting engaged in August and brought the wedding forward to November that year when I found out my dad was dying from cancer. 'We were together most of the time and the start of our marriage was really good. He was great with my kids and treated me like a queen. 'I had no idea what he was really like until a social worker visited me and told me he was on bail for sleeping with an underage girl. 'That girl had come to my children's dad's house and told him and he contacted social services.' Ms Alford said that her husband denied it and pulled up what he told her was the girl's Facebook page which had a message to him saying 'sorry I lied\u2019. Mel - pictured with Jonathan on their wedding day - said he treated her 'like a queen' She said: 'It turns out he had set up a fake account to send that message. 'Myself and the kids believed him so we just carried on. But he became so jealous after we got married and I could not answer the door in case it was a man and he would sleep outside in his car if we had a row. 'In September 2013 I kicked him out. But I didn't know the allegations were true until I saw he was in court.\u2019 At Exeter Crown Court, Jonathan Alford admitted six counts of sexual activity with a child, seven of making or possessing indecent images of children, three of having extreme pornography and one of perverting the course of justice. Alford was also caught with child abuse and bestiality images on his computer and was jailed for seven years and three months in July last year. Ms Alford said she was totally unaware of his charges until he appeared in court and said struggled to believe that the man she loved and brought into her family was capable of such crimes. Jonathan Alford was jailed for more than seven years after he admitted\u00a0admitted six counts of sexual activity with a child and other related offences . 'I went along to the court and shouted and screamed on every plea. I heard all about his sickening crimes,\u2019 Ms Alford said. 'It was so disturbing I don't think it was really sinking in on the day. 'I walked into the middle of the court and called him a \u201cdirty bastard\u201d. He smiled at me and I just wanted to kill him. 'He had been brought into my family and been around my kids. I was sickened. Still all I know is what I heard in court that day. I still don't really know the full story. 'I never saw him again after that. I wanted to go to his sentencing hearing but because I had kicked off at the previous hearing the police wouldn't let me in. 'I have asked my kids if he ever tried it on with them and they have said no. But he should not have been allowed anywhere near me and my three children while he was on bail. 'There should have been checks done.' Ms Alford said she is now awaiting her final divorce papers to come through, and has set up an unofficial website to \u2018name and shame\u2019 offenders \u2013 which the police have told her to take down. She said: 'It has certainly made me a lot more cautious about people and I am passionate about what I am doing. 'I am proud to have met so many people and victims. I am not a counsellor but they tell me their story and I try and help them.\u2019 She added: 'You have no idea who is a paedophile. I was married to one and did not know. 'I hear so many stories - many of them extremely heart-breaking. I just want people to be more aware of who they are dating and allowing to be around their children.\u2019 She said: 'I carry a lot of guilt that I put my children in danger by having this man around them. I don't think I will ever get over that.\u2019","highlights":"Mel Alford, 37, married Jonathan  in 2012 after meeting on Facebook . Mother of three said he 'treated her like a queen', 'was great with my kids' Had no idea of his past until social worker visited her home in Devon . But husband managed to convince her underage sex claims were lies . However, he became jealous so Ms Alford 'kicked him out' Alford was jailed for seven years over the offences . Ms Alford said she has started unofficial sex offender website .","id":"8a97e50dc0a71e2997ffbd7bb8c0dc7224bd1c52","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Alford, 50, said her world \"crashed\" when she saw his details on the public sexual offender's register following his sentencing in March.\nJonathan Alford, 49, admitted five offences after grooming a 15-year-old girl to have sex with him. He was jailed for two years for three counts of grooming a child, one count of causing or inciting a child under 16 years to engage in sexual activity, one count of possession of a sexual communication with a child, and one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child.\nMel, who is a nurse and did not know about his previous offences, discovered Alford had groomed other girls. She has now split from her husband and hopes a criminal investigation will get him jailed for longer. Alford was arrested by Exeter police at the family home in January after DevonLive.com revealed he was on a sexual offenders register. He told the court he had been a paedophile for \"nearly 50 years\". He has since been re-incarcerated for breaching his suspended sentence.\n\"It was a bombshell for me,\" Mel said. \"I could never have imagined we were going to be married to someone like him.\" Alford's previous offences include befriending an 11-year-old girl and trying to lure her into an online chatroom for sex in 2009. His victim did not tell her parents, as they had moved home in 2008 and she was worried she would get in trouble. The pair met again online, when Alford was 34 and the girl was 13. He told her he was 16. Alford was arrested by Devon & Cornwall Police in January 2012 after they found out he had breached his Sexual Offences Prevention Order.\nAt that time, he was still not on the register for grooming offences but later that month, he was, along with two other sexual offenders from Exeter. At the time, Mel says she had no knowledge of his past. But she said she is trying to put the pieces together of her late husband's history of grooming young girls.\n\"In the early stages of our marriage he was charming,\" Mel said. \"He had been living abroad in Spain and Italy and he would tell me all of these great stories about his travels. He's not a very bright man, so I guess I thought he was having to make them up, but he was telling them from"}
{"article":"David Cameron today puts the prospect of Alex Salmond \u2018calling the tune\u2019 in a deal with Labour at the centre of the Tory election campaign. As he launches a poster showing a tiny Ed Miliband in Mr Salmond\u2019s pocket, the Prime Minister warns of the \u2018chilling and real prospect\u2019 of Labour being propped up in government by the Scottish National Party. His offensive comes after a day in which four members of Labour\u2019s shadow cabinet refused repeatedly to say whether they would do a deal with the SNP in the event of a hung parliament. Scroll down for video . Pocket-size: Ed Miliband is dwarfed by Alex Salmond in the new Conservative election poster . Polls last week suggested the nationalists could win 50 out of the 59 Westminster seats in May, including those seen as the safest Labour strongholds such as Gordon Brown\u2019s in Kirkcaldy. This would sink any prospect of Mr Miliband winning a Commons majority. Mr Cameron says today: \u2018Britain needs to wake up to a chilling and real prospect \u2013 Ed Miliband as prime minister, propped up by Alex Salmond who says he\u2019ll call the tune. \u2018Again and again, Ed Miliband refuses to rule out this possibility. He is so weak, everyone knows he would be in Alex Salmond\u2019s pocket. On every vote, every budget, every decision, the SNP would exact a high price for his support. \u2018Everyone in Britain will pay with higher taxes, more spending, more debt and weaker defences in dangerous times. To keep the recovery on track and avoid this nightmare, vote Conservative.\u2019 The Prime Minister's\u00a0offensive comes after a day in which four members of Labour\u2019s shadow cabinet refused repeatedly to say whether they would do a deal with the SNP in the event of a hung parliament . A Labour parliamentary candidate has rejected a \u00a31,000 donation from Tony Blair towards her election campaign. Lesley Brennan, who is standing in Dundee East, said on Twitter her \u2018instinct\u2019 was to turn the offer down. The former Prime Minister has pledged \u00a3106,000 to help Labour campaigns in 106 marginal seats. But there has been unease about Mr Blair\u2019s links to foreign corporations and dictatorships and candidates have been under pressure to hand back the so-called \u2018blood money\u2019. Mr Miliband is under huge pressure from his Scottish MPs to rule out a deal with the nationalists. Yesterday his deputy Harriet Harman dodged the issue eight times on the Murnaghan show on Sky. Labour energy spokesman Caroline Flint refused four times to rule out a deal with the nationalists on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1. She said: \u2018We are focused on winning a Labour majority government. Let me say this. We do not want, we do not need and we do not plan to have any coalition with the SNP.\u2019 Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan dodged the question four times on Pienaar\u2019s Politics on Radio 5 Live and shadow Scotland secretary Margaret Curran did so nine times on the BBC\u2019s Sunday Politics. On Friday, Mr Salmond, the former SNP leader who is expected to lead the party in Westminster after the election, said Scotland could \u2018call the tune\u2019 in the Commons. \u2018It is now clear that neither Tory nor Labour will win an overall majority,\u2019 he said. \u2018Neither are fit to govern. \u2018It is also clear that Scotland is swinging behind SNP candidates the length and breadth of the country. In that situation Scotland can call the tune in the next Westminster Parliament.\u2019 At the same time, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon removed the biggest obstacle to a Labour-SNP deal by ditching her red line on Trident. She said her party could back a minority Labour government in key votes even if it had not secured an agreement to scrap the nuclear deterrent. Labour MPs say the party has \u2018decided internally\u2019 not to rule out an SNP pact before the election. This will be particularly concerning to English voters who fear the price of concessions the SNP will seek to extract from Labour in return for handing Mr Miliband the keys to No 10. Peeping from the breast pocket of a giant Alex Salmond, Ed Miliband is portrayed as a mere plaything of the SNP in the Tories\u2019 latest poster. Lips pursed, he appears pensive and childlike as the larger-than-life Scottish nationalist looks down on him with a patronising smirk. The poster\u2019s clear aim is to suggest Mr Salmond will have free rein to boss Mr Miliband around if their parties form a coalition in May. Last night the pair were immediately dubbed \u2018Big Eck and Little Ed\u2019. The Tory campaign drew comparisons to ITV\u2019s Spitting Image, which mercilessly lampooned politicians in the 1980s and 1990s. Its targets included David Owen and David Steel, joint leaders of the SDP\/Liberal Alliance. Mr Steel was lampooned as Mr Owen\u2019s adoring sidekick and sometimes appeared in his pocket, left. The Tory campaign drew comparisons to ITV\u2019s Spitting Image, which mercilessly lampooned politicians in the 1980s and 1990s .","highlights":"PM warns of the \u2018chilling and real prospect\u2019 of a Labour and SNP coalition . Polls suggest nationalists could win 50 out of 59 Westminster seats in May . Tories have gone on offensive  portraying Milband as Salmond's plaything .","id":"84cabce918203ea0d207e0269c4bb3f8b1d32e88","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", the prime minister is also preparing to go on the offensive against Mr Miliband, branding the Labour leader as indecisive and an economic \u2018lightweight\u2019.\nIn an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Cameron accuses Miliband of being as \u2018reckless\u2019 as Gordon Brown was in office and being \u2018very slow\u2019 to get behind a Tory recovery. He warns: \u201cWe should be under no illusions \u2013 the Labour Party is a danger to Britain\u2019s economic credibility.\u201d\nIn a new ad campaign, the Tories target Ed Miliband by saying: \u201cAt what point did he grow a spine?\u201d.\nCameron also attacks Labour \u2018scandals\u2019 and the \u2018shambles of the Scottish elections\u2019 \u2013 suggesting Labour has lost the support of Scots and should not govern on its own.\nCameron is set to say: \u201cNo one can seriously imagine Labour would win again this year, yet with the SNP doing so badly [in the Holyrood polls] one has to ask: where\u2019s the strategy? The problem for Labour is that Ed has no plan, even on day to day issues like the NHS. No one knows who is running the ship. Even Ed Miliband himself is struggling to cope. His decision not to appear in any of the referendum debates last week was astonishing. He wanted to be the prime minister of a country, and yet he did not want to be seen.\u201d\nMeanwhile, Downing Street sources said: \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting about the SNP is you\u2019ve got to question whether it is a party capable of coming to terms with the practical day to day realities of being in government. The fact they are refusing to talk to the Conservatives is an issue. It\u2019s clear what the SNP\u2019s position is.\u201d\nCameron has also raised the stakes in Labour\u2019s negotiations with the SNP by warning that no deal with the party could be allowed if Mr Salmond refused to give a commitment on the \u2018West Lothian question\u2019.\nLabour and the Tories have discussed a possible alliance on a \u2018confidence and supply\u2019 basis which would allow both sides to govern until at least 2015 without the need for a coalition. Such an arrangement would not require any change to the law. But Downing Street sources say that is not in the Tories\u2019 gift and that they would have no choice but to refuse to take part in a \u2018coalition of the"}
{"article":"Kris Commons says he wants Celtic\u2019s arch-rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership as soon as possible \u2014 despite the Ibrox club suffering a lamentable 2-2 home draw with Alloa on Tuesday night. Championship leaders Hearts could clinch automatic promotion to the top tier if results go their way this weekend. That would leave Rangers embroiled in a grim battle for the second promotion spot under new manager Stuart McCall, although on current form they could even miss the play-offs. Celtic forward Kris Commons, pictured training on Tuesday, wants Rangers back in the top flight . However, in a view unlikely to curry unanimous favour amongst Celtic supporters, Commons \u2014 who scored in the recent League Cup semi-final between the Glasgow giants \u2014 admits he wants the Old Firm fixture back next season. \u2018Personally, yes, because the games with Rangers are the best games,\u2019 said the Parkhead forward. \u2018They draw the best crowds and a large TV audience for people around the world. It makes people want to get out of bed in the middle of the night in Australia. \u2018My mates down south don\u2019t know much about Scottish football but they want to see that game. I love playing in them. \u2018There are a lot of fans who are on the fence (about) whether it\u2019s right or wrong but I love them.\u2019 The new board still hope the return of Ibrox icon McCall can spark an improvement as they battle Hibernian for second place. The Ibrox side were hot favourites to finish top of the league at the beginning of the season, but Commons remains unsurprised to see them struggle. Rangers suffered a disappointing 2-2 draw against Alloa on Tuesday - their fifth in a row in the league . Ben Gordon (centre) is congratulated by his team-mates after his goal gave the part-timers a shock lead . \u2018I have played in the Championship in England with teams trying to get back up and it\u2019s not easy,\u2019 he continued. \u2018Some teams go down from the Premier League and they end up in League one, like Blackpool, Sheffield United and Wednesday. \u2018Not only does it affect the players, the manager, coaches and fans, it\u2019s a city thing. It\u2019s a massive thing. \u2018It\u2019s very difficult to have the wind knocked out of your sails. \u2018When you are struggling \u2014 as Rangers are \u2014 that\u2019s when you need to call on experience and that\u2019s why they have tried to go with Stuart McCall.\u2019 Commons scored the opener as Celtic secured the League Cup with a 2-0 win over Dundee United on Sunday. The Parkhead side can take a huge step towards their target of a rare domestic treble by beating the Tannadice side again in Wednesday night\u2019s Scottish Cup quarter-final replay at Parkhead. Celtic are bidding to win a domestic treble this season after claiming the Scottish League Cup last Sunday . Jock Stein and Martin O\u2019Neill completed domestic clean sweeps when Rangers were strong, but Commons rubbishes any suggestion of a diminished achievement in the absence of their Glasgow rivals. \u2018I think the last time it was done was in an era when money and wages were massive,\u2019 he said. \u2018You look at the teams \u2014 (Chris) Sutton, (Neil) Lennon, (John) Hartson and (Henrik) Larsson \u2014 people who were on fortunes and I think that they got a huge amount of credit for what they did. \u2018If we can get across the line and achieve this Treble, I don\u2019t think it should be looked upon as a lesser achievement. It\u2019s the same level.\u2019 Last season\u2019s Player of the Year, meanwhile, plans to take any penalties against United after admitting the on-field spat between James Forrest and John Guidetti over a missed spot-kick on Sunday was regrettable. James Forrest (right) celebrates with John Guidetti after scoring in the League Cup final . \u2018I don\u2019t think that has ever happened before at Celtic,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s the sort of thing you see on The Football Years on TV. It was like a (Paolo) di Canio-(Frank) Lampard moment. \u2018I can understand from John\u2019s point of view because he has taken a couple of penalties and scored. He has not been on the score sheet a lot of late. He\u2019s a striker and he wants to get goals. \u2018But they were not great scenes \u2014 probably just an eagerness to score and win. \u2018It perhaps put a little dampener on the way that we won. The manager bases a lot on team spirit and team bonding. \u2018We are meant to have this good unit as a team but, clearly at the end of the game, it looked as though people were doing things on an individual basis. \u2018I don\u2019t think any player should throw a strop on a football field. You should never do that.\u2019","highlights":"Kris Commons wants Rangers to get promoted to the Scottish Premiership . Rangers are third, which would be enough to earn a play-off place . The struggling Ibrox club have not won in their last five league however . Should Stuart McCall's side slip to fourth they would miss out play-offs . Commons says the Old Firm derbies are the best games to play in .","id":"6bdb25acf514015a8237970d4585b5aa3b2427ab","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\n\u201cI know the importance of getting Rangers back up here in the Premiership as quickly as possible,\u201d said Commons.\n\u201cAnd when you look at the way the game is being played at the moment, the football that is being served up at Ibrox is the best that you will see in Scotland at this time. It is only a shame that this is not reflected in the club\u2019s league position. It\u2019s just a great shame, and hopefully things will turn around for them sooner rather than later.\n\u201cI think the manager will get the players he wants in January to give him the ammunition to get Rangers back up here.\n\u201cThey will get the players they need, and the quality will be reflected in how they perform over the next few months.\u201d\nRangers slipped 13 points behind Hearts at the top of the Premiership table, and just one point ahead of third-placed Hibernian.\nBut, in contrast to the champions, the Glasgow side have yet to get on the score-sheet at all this season, apart from a penalty against Hearts in their first league match.\nCommons said: \u201cRangers are finding things hard this season. The biggest thing for them is the lack of goals.\n\u201cThey had more against Hamilton in the Scottish Cup at the weekend but they needed a late winner to get through to the next round \u2014 and that says it all.\u201d\nScottish champions Celtic opened up a 21-point lead at the top of the league after thrashing Hibs 5-1 at Parkhead on Wednesday night, while Hearts edged past Aberdeen 3-2 in a pulsating encounter at Tynecastle.\nHibernian were on the front foot against Rangers at Easter Road, and led after just five minutes when Darren McGregor rose unchallenged to head home the opener.\nBut Rangers drew level through Daniel Candeias on 14 minutes when he finished well after being played in by a lovely pass from Steven Davis.\nBoth teams failed to capitalise on plenty of further opportunities before the interval as the tempo dropped in a dour first half, during which Rangers suffered a blow with skipper David Bates the man to be taken off.\nAnd it wasn\u2019t long after the restart that Rangers found themselves behind once again, this time when they failed to deal with a long ball forward, and Lee McCulloch headed the ball past his own goalkeeper.\nIt was almost the third when a great ball through the defence from"}
{"article":"Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest  column for Sportsmail. The Barnet manager admires Jose Mourinho's courage in playing Kurt Zouma against Tottenham but takes aim at the sluggish strikers currently masquerading as Manchester United stars. MOURINHO'S GOT BALLS! Chelsea manager Mourinho threw Kurt Zouma in against Tottenham to shield the back four, to stifle and stop the opposition in the League Cup final. They were rewarded with a clean sheet. How many managers would have the confidence to play a centre-back in central midfield in a cup final at Wembley? In front of 90,000 fans and millions watching across the country - across the world. It must be said, Mourinho\u2019s game management is second-to-none. It was no surprise that their goal in that game came from a set play and their second on the counter attack. Jose Mourinho's game management is second-to-none, particularly when it matters most . He soaks up the pressure, waits for the game to open up and frustrate the opposition. He knows within his ranks he has game winners who will score. The work ethic he has drawn from those technically brilliant players is astounding. His ranting and raving about the injustices from referees puts pressure on the officials into giving Chelsea better decisions. He is the master at it and keeps all the attention and focus off his player. But above all, he\u2019s got balls. The Chelsea manager threw youngster Kurt Zouma in to protect the back four against Tottenham . SLIPPING AT THE TOP . The pressure, the anxiety, the expectancy, not rotating enough? What is it about the top teams slipping up at this point in the season? Getting close to the finishing line, you start looking over your shoulder. We all know running a race it\u2019s better to chase a person in front than to be looking behind you. I don\u2019t know the answers, I wish I did. In the Championship we\u2019ve seen Bournemouth fall from the top, Wycombe Wanderers have done in League Two, my club Barnet have fallen behind in the Conference. Even Mourinho\u2019s Chelsea had a blip, although they are managing it well. We see it right across all sports. We see it in golf in the Masters every Sunday night at Amen\u2019s Corner. We see it when cricketers get into the 90s and are chasing a century. We see it in darts when the players start missing doubles. Over the next two months, the teams who come out on top will be the ones with the goal-scorers, who maintain their self belief throughout it all. Eddie Howe has seen his Bournemouth side slip away from the top of the Championship recently . UNITED\u2019S SLUGGISH STRIKE FORCE . How slow is Radamel Falcao? And Robin Van Persie has lost half a yard of pace from his days at Arsenal. You can\u2019t fault Falcao for his work ethic and atittude. He most definitely has that. But he lacks a yard or two of explosive speed. Manchester United have crept up on to the shoulders of the Champions League places, but there is far from enough pace and athletic ability in the group to make it into the top four. Radamel Falcao has failed to hit the ground running and appeared slow in a Manchester United shirt . Robin van Persie seems to have lost half-a-yard of pace under Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford . ONE PERSON I KEEP HEARING ABOUT... DARRELL CLARKE, BRISTOL ROVERS BOSS . Darrell Clarke has grafted through the lower levels where he had success. As a player he was at Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United and Salisbury City. He\u2019s a young manager, only 37-years-old, who has done a magnificent job galvanising Rovers after relegation from League Two. It showed how much it meant to him when he was reduced to tears after they were relegated out of the Football League for the first time in the club\u2019s history last season. They have kept thousands of very passionate supporters this season and he has guided them to the top of the Conference table. He is a manager to look out for in the future. Bristol Rovers manager\u00a0Darrell Clarke has grafted through the lower levels and enjoyed success . ONE THING I'D CHANGE ABOUT... GOLDEN EYE . I think there should be a referee in the stand, who has the opportunity to stop play and call back decisions in exceptional circumstances. An extra set of eyes on the pitch. It is something may be to look at for the future. On big decisions in penalty boxes and major incidents there should be a referee in the stand with access to video replays to review key decisions within games. Penalties, sending offs, balls over the line, the odd elbow here and there. If the are in contact with the referee they can give him a heads up. Things happen so quickly it\u2019s often so difficult for the officials to make the right decision. Of course the game would just carry on as normal, but if there was something missed or that the referee or the linesmen got wrong then the man in the middle can get help from Golden Eye in the stands. Something sooner or later has got to be done to help these referees who are now getting criticised left, right and centre every week by managers across the board. Roger East (sending off Sunderland's Wes Brown) would've benefited from an extra official at Old Trafford . THE BIG ISSUE... MANCHESTER CITY'S SQUAD . I must say I do like Mr Pellegrini. He is cool, he is calm and he managed to put out a lot of fires that were raging in that Manchester City dressing room after taking over from Roberto Mancini. It does make me smile when so many so-called experts totally annihilate his tactics, most of whom have never even managed at any level. Criticising him for playing two up front and getting out-numbered and out-played in midfield. Last year, he won the Premier League. So is he really, seriously tactically inept? He would have his reasons for what is going on there, but clearly it is not working. Manuel Pellegrini has struggled in the defence of his Premier League crown with Manchester City . Captain Vincent Kompany hasn't been able to continue his sterling form at the back for City . However, it it not always just about the tactics of the manager. There is clearly something missing in the DNA of the City squad. They look lacklustre and without real fire in their belly. And when you\u2019re dropping your captain, your talisman, it is yet another big, brave decision from the man I always regard with the utmost respect. It looks to me like he needs to move a few on, to move City forward up to the next level.","highlights":"Kurt Zouma's switch to in front of the back four was a masterstroke . Chelsea won the Capital One Cup thanks to Jose Mourinho's tinkers . Manchester United are struggling up front with players who are too slow . Neighbours Manchester City are missing something in their DNA .","id":"c6d112640a9dcefb66d93d3dea36770d01264efa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Chelsea's first-team, and has some home truths for former team-mate John Terry...\nI was amazed that Chelsea played Kurt Zouma against Tottenham when they have been so tight at the back and I thought the young Frenchman would have needed to be in full control.\nThere was always going to be a lot of pressure on Zouma, even though he didn\u2019t do anything wrong in the game last Monday. But you could have seen that coming when he wasn\u2019t starting against Aston Villa, when he was struggling against Tottenham.\nMauricio Pochettino is known for his directness and he likes to take chances in the air and that makes Kurt\u2019s job more difficult, but I think he is starting to get to grips with that now, and he got one really good clearance out of the way.\nZouma isn\u2019t a young player any more and he has got to be experienced enough to get through the game. I feel for him. He has got a big role to play this season and I really hope he comes through it.\nI still can\u2019t understand why Jose Mourinho did not bring in an experienced centre-half and it must be a concern for him. It doesn\u2019t matter how many strikers he has got when the back four leaks goals.\nThere are so many experienced defenders on the market, I mean, John Terry would have been a great signing. He is not a player anymore, he has done his bit for Chelsea but I thought he would have been great for the Blues this season as a leader and an experienced centre-half.\nI don\u2019t blame John for where he is now. He has done a good job at Aston Villa and I think the fact that he is playing for Villa is a good thing for Chelsea. He can help the young players. He can show them what happens when you are part of a team at a big club and then what it means when you are down the bottom. And I am sure that will help them.\nThere is always talk about Chelsea needing another striker and the rumours always point to a big-money move to sign Romelu Lukaku.\nI was surprised when I heard Chelsea were interested in him again but this is the type of player that Roman Abramovich likes, he loves the big players and he likes the big names. And that is fine for Romelu but not great for Chelsea.\nTo be honest with you, Romelu would be a great signing."}
{"article":"Dramatic footage has emerged showing the killer Germanwings pilot learning to fly as a teenager years before the fatal crash in the French Alps. Andreas Lubitz, 27, who deliberately crashed his passenger jet into a mountain killing all 150 on board, is seen laughing and joking as he takes off and flies a glider in Germany. On the in-flight video, made around a decade ago, he can be heard saying 'right, here we go then' as he is towed aloft. As he scans the horizon, he says: 'Why is it so quiet today? It is unbelievable.' He then jokes with his companion: 'We're going until we have no more fuel, okay?' Scroll down for video . Clip: Andreas Lubitz is seen in the footage laughing and smiling as he takes off and flies a glider in Germany . Up in the air: Dramatic footage emerged of the Germanwings killer co-pilot training around a decade ago . The 30-second video - obtained by ITV News\u00a0and\u00a0taken in Lubitz's home town of Montabaur near Frankfurt - was discovered as Germany continued to search for answers over the tragedy. Lubitz went on to begin his training as a commercial airline pilot in 2007. But he was forced to take a six-month medical break for depression and 'burnout' before finally qualifying as a first officer at Lufthansa two years ago. German investigators also found torn-up sicknotes and a 'small mountain of pills' in Lubitz's Dusseldorf flat which showed he had hidden the extent of his illness from his employers. At least one of the medical certificates covered the day of the crash last Tuesday. The 27-year-old was also said to be 'living on the edge' because he feared that his deteriorating blurred vision would cost him his pilot's licence. Calls are now intensifying for doctor-patient confidences to be suspended for people responsible for the lives of others. Yesterday a British air safety expert said Lubitz was able to hide his medical problems because of a 'gaping hole' in the system for monitoring pilot health. Under confidentiality laws rules, which also operate in the UK, patients do not have to tell GPs where they work and doctors are not able to tell employers about any health issues because of patient confidentiality. Taking to the skies: Lubitz is heard saying 'right, here we go then' as he is towed aloft\u00a0in his home town of Montabaur near Frankfurt . Lubitz - pictured competing at the Airportrun in Hamburg in September 2009 - was treated by several neurologists and psychiatrists and various medications were found at his home, it has been reported . Devastation: Debris from the Germanwings Airbus A320 is seen at the site of the crash, near Seyne-les-Alpes in France . The onus of reporting any health issues rests solely on employees. Tony Newton, a British pilot and Civil Aviation Authority examiner, said: 'It's a gaping hole. It would happen in the UK as well.' German prosecutors are expected to release fresh details today of their investigation  based on a weekend spent sifting through paperwork and computers seized from his home in Dusseldorf. A special police commission of 100 officers codenamed 'Alpine Squad' is now working to try to establish the exact motive why Lubitz, 27, committed suicide and mass murder. Prosecutors have confirmed he suffered massive depression, hid his treatment from his bosses and was having trouble in his relationship with live-in lover Kathrin Goldbach, 26, a schoolteacher who some reports in Germany claim is carrying his child. Police spokesman Andreas Czogalla said; 'This is certainly one of our biggest investigations for decades. All police colleagues are extremely motivated.' It came as chilling transcript from the aircraft's black box voice recorder revealed Lubitz responding 'hopefully' and 'we'll see' when he ran through in-flight landing checks with the captain of his doomed aircraft. His responses came just a few moments before he encouraged Patrick Sondenheimer to go the toilet and took control of the flight. Taking photos: Forensic experts from the French gendarmerie disaster victim identification unit working under a tent near the site of the crash . Respectful: A man stands in front of a headstone in Seyne-les-Alpes, the closest accessible site to where the Germanwings plane crashed . Later Mr Sondenheimer is heard shouting 'open the god damn door!' as he desperately tried to break back into the cockpit. Passengers screamed as Mr Sondenheimer attempted to smash his way in with a crowbar after Lubitz locked him out and put the plane into a descent. But the only sound from the cockpit was Lubitz breathing as the aircraft plummeted at 3,500 feet per minute before smashing into the French Alps. After Mr Sondenheimer left him at the controls, he switched the autopilot from the cruising altitude of 38,000ft to 96ft \u2013 a move that was certain to crash the plane over the Alps. The exchange was revealed yesterday as pictures of Lubitz as a child and a teenager emerged, and it was claimed his girlfriend may be pregnant. 10.01am: Plane takes off from Barcelona 26 minutes late. 10.27: Reaches cruising altitude of 38,000ft. Lubitz tells captain Sondenheimer he can go to the toilet. 10 27-10.29: Sondenheimer tells Lubitz: 'You can take over.' Sound of a seat being pushed back and a click of the closing door. 10.29: The plane, flight 4U9525, begins its descent. 10.30-10.34: Loud bang, which sounds like someone trying to enter the cockpit. 10.35: 'Loud, metallic banging against the cockpit door' apparently as Sondenheimer attempts to break in with a crow bar. 10.37: Automatic warning sounds on flight deck, saying 'pull up, pull up' Sondenheimer shouts: 'Open the god damn door.' 10.38: The breathing of Lubitz can be heard in the cockpit but he says nothing. 10.40: Jet hits the mountainside with its right wing. The last sounds are screams from passengers. 10.42: French air navigation service sends out search and rescue teams.","highlights":"Andreas Lubitz, 27, captured on an in-flight camera taking off  in a glider . Video believed to have been taken in Germany when he was in late teens . Jokes with his companion: 'We're going until we have no more fuel, okay?' Later trained as airline pilot in 2007\u00a0before taking six-month medical break .","id":"4c261d03975a9f7c229206d1ebe9d12eea23d27b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" board, was shown at 15 years old on his training flight. The clip shows him wearing his pilot uniform with a smile on his face as a voice asks: \u2018Any problem with the engine?\u2019 He replies: \u2018No, it\u2019s good.\u2019 He was later seen doing a similar safety check at another school \u2026\nIn a final image, the instructor pulls the engine levers to demonstrate the emergency procedure. A friend who was close to Mr Lubitz has said he \u2018never seemed depressed or tormented\u2019.\n\u201cI never saw anything about [him] that would make me think he was mentally ill or anything.\u201d ~Christian Ewe, friend (source, Express)\n~ \u201cThe only thing he said about was his career as a pilot and that he wasn\u2019t sure that he could handle it in the long run\u201d ~ (source, Telegraph)\nOne of his instructors at the Germanwings training school at Oberpfaffenhofen said: \u2018He was a very reliable, very good and very responsible student.\u2019\nLubitz studied at a vocational school in the north of Germany where he specialised in IT and electronic engineering.\nThe Germanwings 9525 flight was carrying 149 passengers and six crew when the Airbus 320 crashed in a mountain side south-west of Chambery, 100 miles north of Paris. (source, Daily Mail)\nThere are also conflicting reports on the \u201cfinal call\u201d to Lubitz. Was he \u201cin distress?\u201d Did he deliberately crash the plane?\nHe wasn\u2019t supposed to be flying solo. (source, Huffington Post)\nGermanwings co-pilot \u2018tried desperately to reach Lubitz\u2019\nThe co-pilot, whose identity has not been revealed, tried desperately to reach his cabin in vain on April 9 before he opened the cockpit door and took control of the plane which crashed killing all 150 passengers and crew.\nBut he told his own lawyers he didn\u2019t know why Lubitz was trying to crash the aircraft.\nAccording to court papers obtained by the Express, the Germanwings co-pilot told his defence lawyers: \u201cI have no idea why Lubitz did that.\n\u201cI only discovered a short while later that my colleague, a friend, had just committed suicide.\u201d (source, Express)\nGermanwings co-pilot\u2019s final words to his son: \u201cI have nothing left to live"}
{"article":"A devoted husband who complained about his dying wife's care was mistakenly investigated for attempted murder after an NHS call-handler misunderstood his comments. John Histon called the health service after allegedly being told by a paramedic that call-outs to his wife Betty were 'becoming costly'. Mr Histon said he told the 111 operator: 'I suppose it is best to get her to suffocate and she won't be a problem to you.' The 70-year-old was then horrified when police turned up on his door 24 hours later saying ambulance trust staff reported he was threatening to kill his wife. A paramedic is said to have moaned that call-outs to terminally ill Betty Histon were 'becoming costly'. When her husband complained to the NHS he was investigated for attempted murder over comments he made . After searching his home in Bristol and finding Mrs Histon - who had chronic lung conditions - asleep in bed, they dropped the investigation and the NHS has since apologised. Mr Histon, who has since lost his wife to long-standing lung problems, said his and her treatment in her final days was 'shocking'. The retired decorator from  Bristol said: 'When they turned up on the door they asked me \"do you know why we are here?\", I assumed there had been a break-in in the area. 'They said they had an allegation that I have tried to smother my wife - I thought it was a hoax. I was shocked and nearly hit the floor. 'I never deserted her and cared for her right to the very end so it was very distressing to be accused and I was very angry.' Former auxiliary nurse Mrs Histon had a lung condition and her concerned husband called for paramedics on December 15 when she was struggling to breathe. He claims the paramedics who attended said the call-outs to the grandmother were 'becoming a costly exercise'. Mr Histon said: 'The young female paramedic said \"what do you expect, there is no point in admitting her to hospital, there is nothing we can do for her\". 'She was quite cocky about it and she said looking at the notes it looks like they had been called out quite frequently and it was becoming \"a costly exercise\".' Mr Histon called the NHS 111 service - who work with the ambulance service - the next day to lodge a complaint. An ambulance was called to Mrs Histon's suburban street (pictured) in Bristol by her husband. Police arrived the following day after an NHS call handler misunderstood comments he made over the phone . 'I said to the operator I suppose it is best to get her to suffocate and she won't be a problem to you again to try and emphasise how upsetting it was to be told we were some kind of burden to them,' he said. 'I thought nothing of it until the next evening I got a knock on the door from the police. 'They said they had received an allegation I had tried to smother my wife. They said it was from the ambulance.' Mrs Histon died in January from bronchopneumonia and Mr Histon is considering legal action against South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust over his and his wife's treatment. A spokesman for the trust said: 'Mr Histon raised concerns regarding advice he had been given by one of the ambulance crews who attended his wife. 'He also had concerns about a safeguarding referral made following Mr Histon's comments about it being 'best to get her to suffocate'. 'The Trust has given Mr Histon sincere condolences following the loss of his wife, and is sorry that he took offence from the advice given to him by the ambulance service. 'The Trust has also confirmed that the safeguarding referral to the police could have been managed differently, however, due to the number of vulnerable people the trust comes into contact with, staff are always very sensitive to such comments. 'Mr Histon has confirmed that he will be pursuing some form of financial compensation and although he has received a full response from the Trust regarding his complaint, should he feel there are any elements he still requires further clarification on we would urge him to get in touch.' South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, based in Exeter (pictured), has apologised .","highlights":"70-year-old says paramedic told him call-outs to his wife were 'costly' The pensioner, from Bristol, phoned NHS to complain about the comments . He told call handler: 'I suppose it's best to get her to suffocate' But his complaints were misunderstood and handed on to police . OAP was then questioned and had his home searched by officers . NHS has now apologised to the elderly man, whose wife has since died .","id":"e191ab92ec26ac23740f5613c85f979c62e1d622","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'s house were taking priority over emergencies.\nThe 78-year-old is alleged to have responded: \"If it wasn't for me, it wouldn't be your priority. It's my wife.\" When his wife, June, who had vascular dementia, fell ill while Mr Histon was out, he is said to have made the call after discovering blood on the kitchen floor.\nHe allegedly told the call-taker \"I hope you get the virus I've got and you die\", but said it was taken as a threat against his wife. \"He is very shocked and distressed,\" said Mr Histon's wife's daughter, Sarah Brown, in a statement to North Somerset council.\n\"It's not like him, especially with people he doesn't know well. We can't believe he would even dream of making a threat.\" North Somerset council and NHS England are now investigating the incident, and the call-handler involved has been removed from the NHS system while they conduct their probe, the Bristol Post reports.\n\"An urgent investigation has been launched following a complaint about North Somerset Council's response to an NHS 111 call which was made by John Histon,\" a council statement read. \"We are taking immediate action to conduct a full and thorough investigation into what happened.\n\"This includes a thorough review of the call made by Mr Histon, consideration of any potential wider concerns regarding the call made by Mr Histon and an assessment of the response to the call. The council will keep Mr Histon fully updated at all times.\n\"This is a distressing incident and our immediate priority is to support Mr Histon at this time and make sure he gets all the information and assistance he needs.\n\"We are sorry to hear of Mr Histon's concerns regarding NHS 111 and are taking his comments very seriously.\"\nThe call handler has since been removed from the NHS system as a \"precaution\", North Somerset council added. NHS England told MailOnline that the nature of the investigation meant it was not able to provide a \"running commentary\" on the issue.\nIn a statement, it said: \"The caller was asked to report the symptoms to a GP or attend the Accident and Emergency department, which is the right place to go in an emergency. Call handlers are instructed to provide the highest priority response to people who call for help.\"\nMeanwhile, in the US, officials from the US Center for Medicare "}
{"article":"Chelsea captain John Terry praised the character of his Premier League-title chasing team to bounce back from conceding a two-goal lead to beat Hull and enter the international break on a high. Draws against Paris St Germain - a result which ended the Blues' Champions League participation - and Southampton may have knocked confidence. And when Hull came back from going 2-0 down after nine minutes to draw level at 2-2, Chelsea had to dig deep to win 3-2 through Loic Remy's strike. John Terry praised Chelsea's character after recovering from allowing Hull back into the match against Hull . Terry and Nemanja Matic celebrate with Eden Hazard after the Belgian gave Chelsea an early lead . Terry talks to the Chelsea players after Diego Costa put the Blues 2-0 up at the KC Stadium . It leaves Jose Mourinho's men with a six-point lead and a game in-hand on second-placed Manchester City. 'The importance of the win showed on the players' faces and that of the manager afterwards,' Terry said. 'When you set the standard so high as we have done from the word go, then start dropping points at home and go out of the Champions League, once again it comes back down to character. 'It's immense in the dressing room, there is an awful lot of experience in there. It will serve the younger lads well, too. 'It was an important three points going into the international break. For everyone to dwell over that for two weeks was massive.' Terry and his team-mates applaud the Chelsea fans after beating Hull 3-2 on Sunday . Jose Mourinho looks disgruntled after watching his Premier Leaders throw away a two-goal lead in first half . Mourinho reflected on a commanding advantage which he hopes will help Chelsea win a first Premier League title since 2010. 'It's the best position since the beginning of the season,' Mourinho, who is chasing a third Premier League title, told Chelsea TV. 'The maximum points (advantage) we had was eight points and when we had eight points we were speaking about 20 matches to go. 'In this moment we have six points (advantage) with one match in hand with 24 possible points for our opponents. 'We know our opponents are there, we know football is very unpredictable, we know that what is happening to us for the last two or three months we cannot control. 'But we also know that we are strong, we are together and we are going to fight to get the points we need to be champions.' Hazard jumps for joy after his fine strike put Jose Mourinho's side into the lead in Hull . Diego Costa doubled the visitor's advantage with a fine curing effort past Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor . Mourinho was referring to the incidents, such as in the draw with Southampton, which he believes denied his side more points than they earned. The win at the KC Stadium was Chelsea's third in seven games. The Blues had followed the Capital One Cup win over Tottenham at Wembley with victory over West Ham, but had been frustrated since. Now Terry hopes his Chelsea team-mates can return from the international hiatus reinvigorated and ready to carry the momentum from the Hull win by claiming a first home win since February 11 against Everton. 'The title race is exciting,' the former England defender added. 'There is still an awful long way to go. We have Stoke at home and QPR away next, which is always a tough one for us. Loic Remy's scored the winning goal for Chelsea moments after coming on as a second-half substitute . Ahmed Elmohamady netted Hull City's first goal to give them a route back into the match at the KC Stadium . Abel Hernandez capitalises on Thibaut Courtois' mistake to get Hull City back on level terms . 'Hopefully everyone will come back fit after the break and go again. 'But it's important we get back to winning at the Bridge because it's something we haven't done for a few weeks.' Remy was being readied to play alongside Costa at Hull, but had to instead replace the striker, who picked up a hamstring injury. It was the France striker's fourth goal of a season which has seen him given limited opportunities, mainly off the substitutes' bench. He told chelseafc.com: 'It is true it is frustrating sitting on the bench but the manager knows all the team and he has very good quality in the squad. 'I know there are only 11 players on the pitch and as soon the manager needs me I am here. 'It's one of my best moments at Chelsea. I hope I will have more moments like that before the end of the season.'","highlights":"Chelsea beat Hull 3-2 at\u00a0the\u00a0KC Stadium on Saturday in the Premier League . Jose Mourinho's side raced into a two-goal lead inside 10 minutes . Hull pegged the league leaders back with two goals in two minutes . John Terry praised the character in the dressing room to bounce back . Chelsea are six points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand . Jose Mourinho says Chelsea are in a great position to become champions .","id":"497585e97753b303e55de8c029d9018a9760a368","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" would have been a calamity in recent seasons - and the Tigers were made to pay by the Blues for their profligacy. But after an encouraging display on the opening weekend of the season, Terry reckons his team will learn from the setback ahead of a packed run of fixtures which also includes tricky trips to Manchester United and Arsenal. \"We have won two and we drew the other one and I am very pleased with the character we have shown in those games,\" he said. \"We have gone behind in both games, which we didn't used to do. We are more resilient and our mindset is more about getting something out of a game than what we used to be. \"The international break gives everyone the chance to reset and look at the second 10-15 games we have got to play. \"We have to take the positives out of this game, we started the first half well. We could have gone on to win by two or three so in the grand scheme of things it was a positive - it could have been more.\" He added: \"We are playing top sides away from home and it is a marathon, not a sprint, so we have to take it game by game. We were a bit unfortunate to concede the late one but we have made a good start to the season and we have to take the positives from the game.\" Chelsea were well worthy of the lead they had worked their way into. They had not kept clean sheets in three of their previous four league games and when Hull scored a freakish, deflected 25th minute opener they were not going to allow anything further to be gifted to them. However, Chelsea did gift the Tigers a way back into the game as the away side scored two sloppy goals in the second period. Chelsea started brightly, and should have been a goal up inside two minutes when a clever backheel from Cesc Fabregas to Willian saw the Brazilian fire against the crossbar. Hazard saw a low strike deflected behind for a corner and then there was a double scare as N'Golo Kante blocked an Ahmed Elmohamady effort with John Terry making a goal-line clearance when Abel Hernandez was set to tap in the rebound. There were chances aplenty but the game's first goal was netted by the hosts in the 25th minute. A ball over the top from Elmohamady set Kamil Grosicki scampering and he squared to Grosick for a shot across Thibaut Courto"}
{"article":"Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring criminal corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, alleging he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for gifts. People briefed on the case say Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on prosecutors' request to proceed with charges, CNN first reported. An announcement could come within weeks.  Prosecutors are under pressure in part because of the statute of limitation on some of the allegations. Menendez told reporters Friday night he has \"always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance with the law.\" He added: \"And I am not going anywhere.\" Menendez said that because of an ongoing investigation he couldn't answer questions at the news conference, held in Newark. The case could pose a high-profile test of the Justice Department's ability to prosecute sitting lawmakers, having already spawned a legal battle over whether key evidence the government has gathered is protected by the Constitution's Speech and Debate clause. The FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department's public integrity section, have pursued a variety of allegations against Menendez, who has called the probe part of \"smear campaign\" against him. The government's case centers on Menendez's relationship with Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist who the senator has called a friend and political supporter. Melgen and his family have been generous donors to the senator and various committees the senator is associated with. RELATED: FBI agents search office of Florida doctor known as Senator's donor . Investigators have focused in part on plane trips Menendez took in 2010 to the Dominican Republic as a guest of Melgen. In 2013, after word of the federal investigation became public, Menendez paid back  Melgen $58,000 for the 2010 plane trips calling his failure to properly disclose the flights an \"oversight.\" Menendez said he has been friends with Melgen for more than 20 years and the two families have spent holidays and other special occasions together. One of the highest ranking Hispanic members of Congress, Menendez is a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has become one of the Obama administration's most vocal Democratic opponents on two key foreign policy matters -- President Obama's decision to ease the trade embargo against Cuba and also his effort to engage direct negotiations with Iran over that country's nuclear program. Menendez advocated on Melgen's behalf with federal Medicare administrators who accused Melgen of overbilling the government's healthcare program, according to court documents and people briefed on the probe. Melgen was among the top recipients of Medicare reimbursements in recent years, during a time when he was also a major Democratic donor.  Melgen's attorneys have denied any wrongdoing. Prosecutors also are focusing on whether Menendez broke the law in advocating for Melgen's business interest in a Dominican Republic government contract for a port screening equipment. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, at the time, considered donating port screening equipment to the Dominican Republic, which would have hurt the contract of Melgen-controlled company. Menendez, now serving his second full term as senator, led the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2009-2011. During a Senate subcommittee hearing in 2012, Menendez didn't mention ICSSI, Melgen's company, by name, but he did press Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Rooney about an unnamed company who had a contract to X-ray cargo that went through all Dominican ports -- a contract that, he said, Dominican authorities \"don't want to live by.\" \"If those countries can get away with that, they will,\" the senator said. \"And that puts American companies at a tremendous disadvantage.\" Menendez's office said at the time the senator's interest was based on his efforts to combat narcotrafficking in the region. Other lines of inquiry against Menendez had included  allegations he solicited prostitutes in the Dominican Republic, and that he violated the law helping win permanent U.S. residency for two Ecuadorian banking magnates, the Isaias brothers. The prostitution allegations collapsed after the purported prostitutes recanted their story, and the FBI didn't find evidence of wrongdoing in the Isaias matter, according to people briefed on the probe. The FBI probe has already spawned a legal battle between the government, Menendez and his former aides. Last week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals briefly posted, apparently by accident, documents detailing legal efforts to block certain evidence and testimony the government wants to use. The documents were quickly put back under seal, but not before a reporter with the New Jersey Law Journal secured a copy and later published a story. According to the documents, Menendez's lawyers have sought to claim emails and testimony from aides is protected by the constitutional protections given to members of Congress in carrying out their duties. The speech and debate clause prohibits questioning of members of Congress about \"legislative acts or the motivation for legislative acts.\" The fight centers in part on the Justice Department's attempt to compel testimony from Menendez's aides, some of whom have refused to answer questions to a grand jury. According to the documents, the government wants to question aides about a series of 2012 calls and meetings on Melgen's fight with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal agency. Among these is a meeting among Mendedez, Sen. Harry Reid and then Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The government is also pushing to use emails between Menendez's office and a CBP official about the Dominican ports issue. A federal district court ruled in favor of the government to compel testimony from Menendez's aides, but the appeals court reversed the ruling and ordered a hearing. \"The parties primarily dispute the legislative character of Senator Menendez's two conversations with [then acting CMS administrator Marilyn] Tavenner and his meeting with Secretary Sebelius,\" the appeals court said. \"These communications are not manifestly legislative acts because they are informal communications with executive branch officials, one of whom was at the time a presidential nominee whose nomination was pending before the United States senate.\"","highlights":"An announcement from the Justice Department could come in weeks . Case will be a test of ability to prosecute sitting lawmakers .","id":"e55208327b4026db54af73d3888a14447e609299","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nMenendez, a close ally of President Barack Obama, is suspected of using his influence to secure a favorable visa for a woman with whom he had a close relationship, and the charges could lead to the senator's resignation or to a special election in which he would be forced to quit.\nIt is rare for the Justice Department to bring charges against a sitting member of Congress.\nA Democratic aide described the charges as \"troubling\" and said Menendez was \"extremely angry\" at the allegations and \"will fight them.\"\nThe source added that Menendez has spoken to President Barack Obama in recent days about the matter, and the White House has told the senator it will do \"whatever it takes\" to help him.\nThe charges are likely to intensify congressional scrutiny over sexual misconduct claims and allegations that Menendez, 64, engaged in improper conduct when he traveled with friend Salomon Melgen on Melgen's jet, a violation of Senate rules.\nMenendez is also under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee over the matter and has not appeared in public since last month, when he was forced to sit for questioning by the Senate Committee on Ethics.\nA source familiar with the situation who is close to Menendez says the senator \"has done nothing wrong.\"\nIn March, Melgen donated $200,000 to Melgen's Democratic colleague, Sen. Barbara Boxer of California. The senator's office declined to provide CNN's information on how Menendez repaid the money and a call to a Senate aide confirmed that the repayment took place.\nDuring an October fundraiser, Menendez was caught on tape talking about the assistance he said he provided for Melgen.\n\"As you know, I do what's good for my donors, and so does everybody,\" the senator said, according to a recording obtained by CNN. \"When they call and say they want you to help, you help them.\"\nMenendez's role in helping Melgen secure a visa for his companion, Salma Khuri, is at the heart of the Justice Department's investigation.\nKhuri arrived in the US on September 10, 2013, to visit Melgen and Menendez when she applied for and obtained a visa to enter the country on the grounds of humanitarian need.\nTwo days later, Menendez arranged for his Senate chief of staff to contact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services with regard"}
{"article":"Motorsport fans watched in horror on Saturday as two classic racing cars which have been lovingly maintained for decades crashed into each other while driving around Goodwood circuit. The unique Mercedes SLS 300 'Porter Special', worth an estimated \u00a34million, which was being driven by F1 and Le Mans legend Jochen Mass crashed into the back of a Lister-Jaguar Knobbly - thought to be worth around \u00a31million. The one-of-a-kind 1955 Mercedes - originally made out of aluminium - had been transported to the Sussex racetrack from German collector Dr Klaus Lahr especially for the Salvadori Cup race. Scroll down for video . This is the moment a \u00a34million Mercedes from the 1950s crashed into the back of a \u00a31million Lister-Jaguar at Goodwood racetrack on Saturday . Spectators watched in shock as the Mercedes - driven by racing legend Jochen Mass - ploughed into the Jaguar as it exited a chicane . The rear of the Jaguar - which was slowing to enter the pit lane - was wrenched upwards, while the front of the classic Mercedes disintergrated . Driver Mass crashed into the back of the 1959 Jaguar driven by Tony Wood during the qualifying round for the race and the famous racing car had to be winched onto a tow-truck. The Lister, owned by Barry Wood, was entering the pits when Mass powered out of a chicane to find the slowing Lister in front of him. He slammed on the brakes but his wheels locked up, causing the Mercedes to smash into the rear of the Lister. It brought the qualifying period to an abrupt halt with stewards running onto the track to help both drivers and deal with fuel which had leaked onto the Tarmac. Both drivers emerged from their cars unscathed but were taken to the medical room as a precaution. The cars did not fare so well however, with both suffering serious damage. The Mercedes came off the worst, with the front-end badly dented, meaning it could not be moved on its own. The back of the Jaguar was bent out of shape by the force of the impact. It is now known whether the vehicles were insured, but it is feared repairs could cost more than \u00a3100,000. At the time, Wood was the second fastest in the Lister while Mass was 22nd. The Mercedes is unique, having been created by a US mechanic in the 1950s, and it is feared it will be difficult to restore to its former glory . The Jaguar fared equally badly in the accident and was left with the rear badly twisted into the air and damage to both sets of wheels . Stewards rushed to deal with fuel which spilled onto the track and the race was stopped. Luckily, the drivers of both cars were unharmed . A statement from Goodwood Motorsport said: 'There was a collision during qualifying for the Salvadori Cup on the afternoon of Saturday, March 21, 2015, involving car 23, a Lister-Jaguar 'Knobbly' driven by Tony Wood and car 8, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS \"Porter Special\" driven by Jochen Mass. 'Following the contact between the two cars, both of which stopped close to the pit lane entrance, the session was immediately red-flagged and did not resume. 'In line with our safety protocols, both drivers were taken to the circuit medical centre for precautionary checks and were released shortly afterwards to enjoy the remainder of the weekend. 'Unfortunately, neither car was able to be repaired in time to take part in Sunday's race and neither driver was able to take any further part in the on-track action.' The SLS started out life as a Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing but was modified in the US in 1956 after a being involved in another serious crash. It was once well known in US racing circles as the 'Mercedes-Corvette'. Th accident happened at the 73rd Goodwood Members Meeting, in which  cars from all generations are taken around the track for fans . Stewards were unable to move the classic Mercedes and it had to be lifted on to a tow truck before being removed from the famous circuit . Side-view pictures show the damage to the front of the car, which will be returned to its owner in Germany in a much worse state than it left .","highlights":"A unique Mercedes SLS 300 had been transported from Germany to be shown off at the Sussex track on Saturday . But disaster struck as it ploughed into the back of a 1959 Lister-Jaguar as it slowed to enter the circuit's pit lane . Fans were left stunned as the cars smashed into each other before coming to a halt, badly damaged, on the track . Neither driver was badly injured, although it is feared the repair bill for the two cars will be well in excess of \u00a3100,000 .","id":"ac3a5b75b3b2f4d82ba23368c68b407cc63b0249","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"million, and a more modern 2011 Bentley Continental, worth around \u00a3130,000, were damaged after colliding at around 150 mph. The incident has shocked the small racing community, who are in awe of the vehicles and the tragedy in its wake.\nThe cars were travelling together as part of the 'Classic Team Lotus' display of vehicles, which is the world's only display of working historic F1 cars. The display has been an integral part of the festival since it was introduced 10 years ago by the Earl of March and was due to continue on Sunday. The 'Classic Team Lotus' event has included other historic racing cars, such as Lotus and Cooper, and has proved a popular attraction to the public.\nAt around 6.22pm on Saturday (21 August) the incident happened on the course between St Mary's Bridge and West Chichester Bridge when the Bentley and the SLS started to drift in different directions.\nAccording to the incident report by the Goodwood circuit, both cars crashed into a fence but were not thrown into the Grandstand.\nThe report continued: \"Both [cars] suffered massive damage, including a collapsed chassis section on the SLS. Thankfully, there was no impact in the grandstand and no injuries to spectators. The driver of the SLS was able to make his own way back to the pits area, although he was in a state of shock. The driver of the Bentley required medical treatment to his right arm only.\"\nGoodwood organisers confirmed that the incident was caused by a brake failure, which prevented the driver from stopping the SLS. Goodwood's director of motorsport, John Brooksbank, said that the incident was particularly distressing for staff.\n\"This has been a major blow to Goodwood, where we hold the event for two hours. It's the first time we've had an incident that has resulted in so much damage and the sight of the SLS was a tragic spectacle for us,\" he told the BBC.\n\"We've tried to look at things as constructively as we can. We've now made a point of putting up a much bigger fence and it's going to be much more secure in future. We were very very sad, because this is Goodwood's equivalent of the Monaco Grand Prix.\"\nBrooksbank added that the event will be closed to the public on Sunday, when the circuit will be used by the F1 series, but that the exhibition"}
{"article":"A baby who only has half a heart has defied the odds after suffering a stroke and battling through four open heart surgeries. Jack Stevens was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) which means the left side of his heart did not form properly. Jack, from Hartlepool, County Durham, has spent half of his life in hospital after having four open heart surgeries and five other operations. He has also suffered a stroke and  had to be resuscitated three times. Jack Stevens, now 15 months, was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) which means the left side of his heart did not form properly. He underwent four open heart surgeries at just one week old . Jack survived a total of nine operations (he is pictured, left, after the last procedure), but then suffered a stroke and had to be resuscitated three times. He is now at home with his parents (right) Jack recovered well from the operations and has recently had his feeding tube removed for the first time. He is pictured here before his third open heart surgery procedure. But made a miraculous recovery and recently had his feeding tube removed for the first time. Now, at 15 months old, he is at home with his parents, . His father Chris Stevens, 30, said: 'He's been through so much in such a short space of time but he's doing brilliantly. 'We knew about his condition before he was born and he spent the first five months of his life in hospital. 'He had to have open heart surgery when he was just one-week-old and he's had three more since. 'Jack was only 4lbs 4oz when he was born and the condition has slowed his development. 'It was really difficult watching him lying in his hospital bed for so long surrounded by machines and tubes. 'But we knew it was best for him and he's battled through everything - he's a real fighter.' Jack, who is now at home with his parents Chris Stevens, 30 and Ashton Hodge, 27. The family are pictured before Jack's fourth open heart surgery . Jack only weighed 4lbs 4oz when he was born, and the heart condition has slowed his development . Jack had to be given up to 12 different medications up to four times a day, but now only needs three different medications via a syringe. He is pictured here (left and right) at one years old . At just one-week-old, Jack underwent three stages of the Norwood procedure - a surgery performed on the heart to improve blood flow. He was eventually allowed home for the first time in April last year but returned back to Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, three months later after suffering a stroke. He then endured a string of gruelling operations and is finally at home with father Chris, and mother, Ashton Hodge, 27, a charity worker. He is now on the brink of taking his first steps and speaking for the first time. Mr Stevens, an engineer, said: 'It's a lifelong condition so he will need a transplant at some point in his life but surgeons don't know when yet. 'He'll never be able to do any real physical activity. 'Jack had to be given up to 12 different medications up to four times a day but he only needs three different medications via a syringe at the moment. 'He's also had his feeding tube removed for the very first time last month which is fantastic. Mr Stevens, an engineer, said: 'It's a lifelong condition so he will need a transplant at some point in his life but surgeons don't know when yet' Mr Stevens said:\u00a0'He's almost walking now and he mumbles all the time so hopefully he'll say his first word soon. We're both so proud of him - he's a very inspirational boy' 'He's almost walking now and he mumbles all the time so hopefully he'll say his first word soon. 'We're both so proud of him - he's a very inspirational boy.' Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a condition where the left lower pumping chamber of the heart does not develop properly so is much smaller than usual. The mitral valve between the left ventricle and the upper left filling chamber is often closed or very small. In addition, the main blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body is also smaller than usual. This means that the heart is unable to pump blood around the body effectively. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a form of congenital heart disease - a term used to describe a problem with the heart's structure and function due to abnormal development before birth. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a condition in which the left lower pumping chamber of the heart (left ventricle) does not develop properly. In children with the condition, the valve between the left ventricle and the upper left filling chamber (left atrium) if often closed or small. The main blood vessel that carried blood from the heart to the rest of the body is also smaller than usual. This means the heart is unable to pump blood effectively around the body. Most babies with the condition appear healthy immediately after birth but quickly become breathless if not treated. Most are diagnosed before birth. It is not possible to cure the condition but most children can have a reasonable quality of life if they have successful surgery to manage it. Only about 60 per cent of patients survive all three of the required operations. For those who do, life expectancy is in the teens. Source: Great Ormond Street Hospital and the British Heart Foundation .","highlights":"Jack Stevens was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLSH) Left side of his heart did not form properly and he underwent 9 surgeries . He then suffered a stroke and had to be\u00a0resuscitated\u00a0three times . Now is finally at home with his parents but will later need a heart transplant .","id":"250b9ef99abacbf0191b66f1e46ae054cf4389f5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" fully develop in the womb. He had two failed heart surgeries and two more failed attempts after that with his condition considered \u2018inoperable\u2019. Finally his mother made a decision to move the four-year-old to Colorado for another surgery attempt in a last ditch effort to save him.\nJack was able to undergo his latest surgery at the Rocky Mountain Pediatric Heart Center in Denver on November 8th. His mother, Shannon Steves, who made the decision to put him in the hands of the medical team, wrote on her GoFundMe page, \u201cThis past week has been the longest, scariest, and most difficult week of our lives. I just got off the phone with Dr. Oster. Jack\u2019s body was still fighting to reject the valve during surgery and he is back on ECMO. There were some rough minutes, but he recovered so quickly after each \u2018code\u2019.\u201d\nThe 4-year-old is still in the hospital fighting the infection and the risk of being on a heart machine for over six months is high. The next step for Jack is to have his own heart-lung bypass. After that, his mother says that they can only wait and see how his body reacts to the surgery. Shannon explains that doctors only give a two percent chance of survival.\n\u201cJack has been on the heart-lung bypass machine for about a day now,\u201d Shannon shared, \u201cAll of his numbers are looking good (with the exception of oxygen saturation which is low), his O2 is at 55 percent. The machine is able to help the heart breathe, and oxygenate the blood. He has a very good chance for a full recovery. It is just going to take a long time, and he has a long road ahead of him.\u201d\n\u201cIt would mean so much to the two of us if we could get some help and get him through this,\u201d Shannon asked, \u201cWe\u2019re going to keep fighting and make sure that Jack is OK. He just wants to be a kid. A typical, happy kid.\u201d\nJack loves playing with his toys and listening to music. He and his mother share a favorite, \u2018I\u2019ll be there for you and you\u2019ll be there for me.\u2019 She says that when he was having trouble in school this helped to make him feel better.\nIt is clear that Jack has a lot of spunk as his mother says, \u201cJack\u2019s spirit and his drive to keep living, even though his heart"}
{"article":"Airport parking in the UK is officially the most expensive in the world. Five of the airports servicing London - London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted - and also Edinburgh and Manchester airports feature in the top ten most expensive airports for parking across the globe, with London City Airport topping the leaderboard at \u00a3315 per week. In many cases that may be more than the total price of the holiday booked. London City Airport's proximity in the heart of London means the site urges travellers to use public transport if possible - it's worth considering when parking can be as much as \u00a3315 per week . How the airports around the world ranked where it came to car parking . Even when booked in advance, a week's parking at London City is twice the price of New York's JFK Airport - and nearly three times the cost of parking at Tokyo International Airport, research by Justpark.com has discovered. Parking rip-offs are not only suffered by holidaymakers leaving their cars at the airport while travelling abroad. Those collecting friends and family from airports are also charged extortionate amounts for short-term parking, paying \u00a315 for 1-2 hours at London City and \u00a312 at Heathrow. Following London City int he rankings is London Heathrow, where it costs an average of \u00a3167 a week to park. The UK dominance is broken as Sydney enters in third spot - parking there for seven days costs around \u00a3138. Parking at Heathrow Airport was found to be the second most expensive in the world at \u00a3167 per week . Anthony Eskinazi, founder of JustPark, said: 'We've long known that airport parking is overpriced across the country, but all the same these new revelations are remarkable. 'Finding that seven of the world's ten most expensive airports are here in the UK shows the extent of the problem we are facing.' You could... Enjoy a seven-night all-inclusive stay at the four-star Mogan Princess & Beach Club in Taurito, Gran Canaria departing on June 17. Price - \u00a3271 per person, flights and hotel. Spend seven nights, all-inclusive at the four-star Elounda Residence in Greece, flying from Gatwick on May 5. Price - \u00a3224 per person, flights and hotel. Stay at the five-star Grand Yazici Mares Hotel in Icmeler, Turkey, all-inclusive, flying out of Stansted on April 15. Price - \u00a3197 per person, flights and hotel. Spend seven nights, all-inclusive at the four star Beach Albatross, in Agadir, Morocco, flying from Gatwick on April 21. Price - \u00a3314 per person, flights and hotel. He added: 'When people are paying more for their airport parking than their flights, something needs to change. We want to redress this balance and make airport parking more affordable.' The high cost of airport parking in the UK has led holiday-makers to seek alternative, more affordable options. Over 600,000 drivers use the app and website JustPark to find and book parking spaces on local residential driveways, rather than paying airport prices. More than 200 Heathrow homeowners are renting out their driveways for as little as \u00a321.50 per week through JustPark, giving holidaymakers an 85 per cent saving on official airport parking and putting money back into local people's pockets. A spokesperson for London City Airport (LCY) told MailOnline Travel:  'LCY is unique in its close proximity to central London and limited space for parking. 'We encourage passengers to travel via public transport, using the airport's own DLR station, and 70 per cent do so. 'For those who do choose to drive, we offer free drop-off and parking savings of up to 40 per cent by booking online in advance.' A spokesperson for London City Airport has urged passengers to use public transport to the site . And\u00a0Sean Hagger, commercial director at Holiday Extras, told MailOnline Travel how it is important for holidaymakers to book their car parking as early as possible. 'The figures given are rather misleading, he said. Here are car parking facilities available outside of the airport, that may be more attractive in price... Heathrow: https:\/\/www.justpark.com\/uk\/parking\/heathrow\/heathrow-airport\/ . London City: https:\/\/www.justpark.com\/uk\/parking\/london\/london-city-airport\/ . Gatwick: https:\/\/www.justpark.com\/uk\/parking\/redhill\/gatwick-airport\/ . Stansted: https:\/\/www.justpark.com\/uk\/parking\/stansted\/stansted-airport\/ . 'If you turn up on the day to park your car for a week or two at an airport designed for business travellers, as London City is, then you will be charged for the privilege. 'The reality is that very few holiday travellers do this; I'm pleased to say that Brits tend to have more foresight. 'It pays to book ahead \u2013 even just a couple of days. Looking on our website I can see that booking a week's Meet & Greet parking at London City, starting this Sunday, would cost \u00a3105 per week. 'Likewise, parking at London Heathrow for a week from March 6 at Terminal 2's official long-stay car park would cost \u00a375.80. This price drops as low as \u00a352.95 if you use other long-term parking options. 'If you're just a tiny bit organised, you can save hundreds of pounds.'","highlights":"Costs an average of \u00a3315 per week to park your car at London City Airport . Representatives from the airport advise customers to use public transport . Price to park at London City is more than double that of JFK in the US . Heathrow in second spot in price list at \u00a3167 per week, Sydney is third .","id":"e0a734d4bacebd7b3c9cb6a9df18b58cfafb8bb0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nThe study - commissioned by comparison website, MoneySuperMarket.com - ranks the costs of parking for three months, a year, a month and a day, and found Heathrow Airport is the most expensive in the world at an average cost of \u00a3850.\n\"If you're flying to a ski resort, there may be cheaper places to park but it's definitely worth checking,\" said MoneySuperMarket.com travel editor Julia Lo Bue-Said.\n\"It's important to remember that some car parks offer off-airport parking close to the airport terminals, so may cost you less than parking directly with the airport.\"\n\"The first thing you need to do is find out where your airport car park charges, as they can vary widely between the terminals, as can the charges for parking there,\" said MoneySuperMarket.com.\n\"Some airports can offer off-site alternatives at a fraction of the cost. A recent survey found that there are 33 cheaper alternatives for London Gatwick and some of these are free for the first 20 minutes, which may be more than enough time for a dash to catch your flight.\"\nThe survey also analysed the best airport parking solutions for people travelling on their own and for those with children or young adults. Heathrow was again the most expensive with the average daily parking cost at \u00a338, while Luton and Manchester airports offer cheaper rates with the average cost \u00a319 and \u00a312 respectively.\nThe five cheapest destinations were Stansted (\u00a31), Edinburgh (\u00a31.60), Belfast City (\u00a32.20), Glasgow International (\u00a32.20) and Gatwick North (\u00a32.80).\nThe findings also looked at the parking costs for five airports worldwide (see table below). In 10th place, Amsterdam Schiphol is the most expensive, coming in at \u00a34.50 per day.\n\"Our research shows that drivers can avoid big parking charges at airports by avoiding off-site parking and taking their chances on public transport,\" said MoneySuperMarket.com.\n- Top five most expensive airports for 3 months\n- Heathrow Airport - \u00a32,065.00\n- Gatwick Airport - \u00a31,915.00\n- Stansted Airport - \u00a31,720.00\n- Edinburgh Airport - \u00a31,680.00\n- Birmingham Airport - \u00a31,500.00\n- Top five most expensive airports for "}
{"article":"Derrick Blake, pictured with wife Anita, was shocked when he received a cold call from somebody who knew details of his past financial investments . Pensioners and savers whose financial information was sold by B2C have had their lives made a misery by cold calls and con artists. These are some of their stories: . The grandfather preyed on by fraudsters . Derrick Blake was shocked when he received a cold call from somebody who knew details of his past financial investments. The caller used the information to try to scam the grandfather, 75, into handing over his bank details. Mr Blake, who is a carer for his wife Anita, now believes the scammer got his details from B2C. The caller claimed to be from a utility company Mr Blake previously had shares in, but sold seven years ago. They told him he still had 180 shares with them and offered to buy them from him. Luckily, he consulted his son, who immediately realised it was a scam. He said: \u2018What is shocking is how they knew all this information about me. How did they know I had those shares? \u2018One caller also knew I had arthritis \u2013 where did that come from? They know more about my life than I do, it seems.\u2019 Mr Blake, a retired Thames waterman, often receives surveys asking him very specific personal information, such as how much his house is worth, his earnings and investments. He and his wife, who has recently suffered three strokes, have also been offered will-writing and funeral services, which Mr Blake described as \u2018insensitive\u2019. He said he \u2018couldn\u2019t get over\u2019 the fact that his private financial details were on a database. Ex-florist who was warned to plan for a funeral . Grandfather-of-five Graham Nealer receives around three cold calls a day \u2013 usually asking him to answer personal questions ranging from where he does his shopping to how big his pension pot is. Mr Nealer and his wife, Anita, are woken up early in the morning and are bothered late in the evening with such calls. Mr Nealer was shocked to be told his personal information was on a database held by B2C \u2013 which includes details on his investments \u2013 and were being sold on to nuisance callers. Scroll down for video . Pensioners and savers whose financial information was sold by B2C (company director Nick Sayer pictured) have had their lives made a misery by cold calls and con artists . The same details sold by B2C appear to have ended up in the hands of prize-draw scammers Wye Valley Promotions Ltd, which was fined \u00a3120,000 last year for \u2018misleading\u2019 customers into believing they had won large cash prizes. Wye Valley called Mr Nealer on his home phone and sent him letters claiming he had won such a prize. Thankfully, he did not respond. \u2018I can\u2019t think where they would get these details,\u2019 he said. \u2018The only places that know financial information about me are my banks.\u2019 Mr Nealer, who ran a florist with his daughter before he retired, says the nuisance calls increased after he recently turned 65. \u2018People want to get their hands on my pension,\u2019 he said. Mr Nealer said the worst nuisance call was last week, at 8pm in the evening, when his wife answered a call from someone trying to persuade her to start planning her and her husband\u2019s own funeral for when they die. \u2018It\u2019s totally inappropriate,\u2019 he says. Day the conmen from China struck . Scammers have targeted Michael West on four separate occasions and he gets nuisance calls five times a day. \u2018I get a lot of surveys asking me for private information,\u2019 he said. Like several other pensioners on B2C\u2019s database Mr West, 68, has had conmen try to hack into his PC. On these occasions he has been telephoned by people from China or India claiming to be calling on behalf of Microsoft. \u2018They start by saying that my computer needs updating or has errors and then ask me to turn it on and log in,\u2019 he said. Thankfully, Mr West \u2013 a chartered engineer \u2013 consulted a computer expert he knew, who told him immediately it was a scam. On Microsoft\u2019s website it says that such cons are unfortunately common. Thousands of people are thought to have been scammed over the phone, including the elderly (file picture) Couple targeted by computer scammers . Malcolm Williams and his wife, Carol, receive at least two nuisance calls a day \u2013 and almost fell victim to the same con artists as Mr West. They suspect they were targeted because they were on the same set of data being sold by B2C. Both couples were told, by a company falsely claiming to be Microsoft, that their computers needed fixing so they could access it remotely and steal their personal details. The couple get cold calls both on their mobiles and landline. The nuisance calls have got worse in the past three weeks. Mr Williams, 66, a retired cabin crew member for British Airways, said he was outraged that his details are being sold. \u2018What right has anyone got to be selling these kinds of details? We are always so careful about giving information away and never answer calls when they ask for our details.\u2019 The disabled man plagued by calls . Retired lorry driver John Edghill receives \u2018constant\u2019 calls from businesses claiming to be from the Government or trying to get him to answer personal survey questions. The 65-year-old, who lost both his legs in a road accident in 2004, said: \u2018I am so careful not to give anything away about myself. I never tick boxes on forms where it says your information can be shared.\u2019 Mr Edghill is also getting a growing number of calls about his finances and pension. He said cold calls made life a misery for disabled people who had to struggle to get to the phone, only to find it was a call about marketing or a scam. Widower who fears answering his phone . Kenneth Longford receives around four nuisance calls a day \u2013 which he believes is as a result of once filling in a form with a clothing catalogue. Ever since he did so, he has received a growing number of calls ranging from PPI to prize-draws. Mr Longford, 72, who lost his wife Vicky in 2010 to motor neurone disease, said he was \u2018disgusted\u2019 to discover his details had ended up on B2C\u2019s database. The father-of-two and grandfather-of-five, who lives alone in a bungalow, added: \u2018I barely ever answer the phone nowadays. \u2018It\u2019s worrying for people who are more vulnerable than me, and who knows who has my information now.\u2019","highlights":"Data firm B2C sold on financial information of pensioners and savers . Private information fell into the hands of con artists and cold call firms . Grandfather Derrick Blake is among thousands of elderly people affected . Scores of pensioners are targeted by several cold calls each and every day .","id":"96d440b00ff75dccecb780e44d22bdbcf5e0dd48","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" by aggressive sales calls from firms who don't reveal they're selling pensions in the first place.\nThese sales companies take huge commissions from these firms, leaving pensioners who have been taken advantage of with a heavy bill to pay. Derrick Blake from St Helens, Merseyside, who is in his early 70s, told the Liverpool Echo how a cold-calling company had told him that he'd been \"overcharged\" for a past pension transfer.\nHe said: \"The callers are not registered with the telephone preference service. \"They don't give you the name of their employer, and they'll give you a company number when they first call but when you start to ask questions they will give you a different number, which has nothing to do with B2C.\n\"They can give details of your pension but they can't tell you the company which has transferred the pension to. \"It makes it hard for us to talk to our adviser. \"I was told that the \u2018buy out\u2019 of my pension was overcharged by \u00a330,000. They were selling me what I thought was my own pension and then telling me I'd been overcharged.\n\"These calls are a nuisance and can ruin lives. If you have any financial investment with B2C, it pays to check your credit score. When these calls first started, I thought it was the same company I used to work for ringing me up.\n\"I got quite a few calls until I reported it. \"This phone scam isn't new and its shocking to think that they are still out there scamming people. \"I thought the call would last a couple of minutes but I was talking to one of them for an hour - some of them just kept on coming.\"\nAnother pensioner, who wished to remain anonymous, said that her financial information was sold on and she was charged by the financial services company involved with interest rate swap agreements.\nShe said: \"It was very worrying. This company has been bought out by this other company which was being investigated as we speak.\" The pensioner was 66-years-old when her account was accessed. The pension providers sold the financial products on to her without her permission.\nShe said: \"I didn't know they'd sold my details and that's why I have so many of these cold calls.\" She was called on numerous occasions and it was \""}
{"article":"On the way home from Old Trafford on Monday night, the debate, as it turned out, was the wrong debate. Should Danny Welbeck have been sold to Arsenal last summer? Should he have celebrated his winning goal back in Manchester? Both questions were irrelevant. Welbeck is an honest and talented footballer but he wouldn\u2019t make a difference to Louis van Gaal\u2019s United. He is good without being really good. Danny Welbeck shoots to score the winning goal against Manchester United on Monday night at Old Trafford . A stranded David de Gea (right) looks on as the goalkeeper was beaten by former United player Welbeck . Welbeck celebrated his goal against his former club as Arsenal won the FA Cup tie 2-1 . Welbeck is swamped by his Arsenal team-mates on a night to forget for United supporters . United manager Louis van Gaal (left) and assistant Ryan Giggs watch on during their latest defeat . Welbeck, whose international record is better than his club record, scored a well-taken and well-anticipated goal on Monday and celebrated appropriately. His overall performance, though, was modest. Had he been playing in red rather than in blue and yellow, the result would not have been different. On Tuesday Welbeck said: \u2018Manchester United is a club that means so much to me. I\u2019m a fan and it\u2019s hard to knock them out. I\u2019ll always respect the fans. I had a lovely reception and I\u2019m thankful for that.\u2019 But United\u2019s problems under Van Gaal go much deeper than any associated with his decision last August to sell a player he figured \u2014 with reason \u2014 would have been his fourth-choice centre forward. Van Gaal cut a frustrated figure during the match as he and his team lost their last chance of a trophy . United's (left to right) Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney look frustrated on the pitch . Tactical genius? Not quite. Louis van Gaal received 3\/10 for his tactics on Monday night, but what about the players? CLICK HERE FOR FULL RATINGS . The most telling moments of this FA Cup tie came in the second half. It was a close game at that point. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will have been disappointed his team had conceded an equaliser so carelessly so soon after taking the lead but at half-time he appeared to tell his team to continue in the same vein. Van Gaal, however, sniffed danger, or thought he did. He made two substitutions, neither of them positive, and that seemed indicative of a coach unsure of his players and unconvinced by his original plan. He did a similar thing at Swansea recently and United lost that one, too. Later, with United chasing in the wake of Welbeck\u2019s goal and Angel di Maria\u2019s sending-off, Van Gaal pushed Marouane Fellaini \u2014 and, soon after, Chris Smalling \u2014 to the top of the United formation and asked them to feed off a diet of long balls pumped from their own half. Angel di Maria is sent off by referee Michael Oliver after the midfielder grabbed the official's shirt . Di Maria applauds the United supporters after being sent off for manhandling the referee during the tie . Radamel Falcao sits on the bench next to Juan Mata as the on-loan striker went unused against Arsenal . Van Gaal issues instructions alongside Giggs but their tactics and substitutions were questionable . With their exit from the FA Cup against Arsenal, Manchester United's attention now rests solely on the Premier League. Yet United haven't beaten a side currently in the top half since their home win against Liverpool in mid December last year. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY . This is a valid tactic and one that worked at West Ham last month. Fellaini, in particular, can be strangely effective in that role. Nevertheless, while this was going on, United\u2019s Spanish playmaker Juan Mata and their Colombian centre forward Radamel Falcao sat in the dug-out. They were still there when an aimless hoof from Phil Jones rolled out of play for a goal-kick and referee Michael Oliver signalled the end of the game. This, perhaps, is most damning. Van Gaal\u2019s tactical preferences can be discussed all night long. United, whether they knew it or not, hired a pragmatist last summer and it is that side of the manager that the supporters are seeing now. More pertinent is the fact that one of European football\u2019s leading coaches decided \u2014 at the sharp end of a home cup tie that he knew his team must win \u2014 to put his trust in some Hackney Marshes football rather than ask two players in whom his club has invested millions of pounds to go on and change the game through method and design. It is a strange state of affairs and one that tells us Van Gaal has limited faith in his players. It also points to problems that will greatly affect United\u2019s transfer strategy this summer. Calum Chambers of Arsenal competes for the ball with Adnan Januzaj and Marouane Fellaini . Van Gaal knows he has to look for a new right back, central defender, holding midfielder and forward . Van Gaal's tactics have been questionable this season since he came to United as manager . They\u2019re out of the FA Cup and Manchester United face the hardest run-in of the top-four hopefuls... ARSENAL 3RD: West Ham (h) - March 14, Newcastle (a) - March 21, Liverpool (h) - April 4, Burnley (a) - April 11, Sunderland (h) - April 18, Chelsea (h) - April 26, Hull (a) - May 2, Swansea (h) - May 9, Man Utd (a) - May 16, West Brom (h) - May 24 . MANCHESTER UNITED 4TH:\u00a0Tottenham (h) - March 15, Liverpool (a) - March 22, Aston Villa (h) - April 4, Man City (h) - April 12, Chelsea (a) - April 18, Everton (a) - April 26, West Brom (h) - May 2, C Palace (a) - May 9, Arsenal (h) - May 16, Hull (a) - May 24 . LIVERPOOL 5TH:\u00a0Swansea (a) - March 16, Man Utd (h) - March 22, Arsenal (a) - April 4, Newcastle (h) - April 13, Hull (a) - April 18, West Brom (a) - April 25, QPR (h) - May 2, Chelsea (a) - May 9, C Palace (h) - May 16, Stoke (a) - May 24 . TOTTENHAM 6TH:\u00a0Man Utd (a) - March 15, Leicester (h) - March 21, Burnley (a) - April 5, Aston Villa (h) - April 11, Newcastle (a) - April 19, Southampton (a) - April 25, Man City (h) - May 2, Stoke (a) - May 9, Hull (h) - May 16, Everton (a) - May 24 . SOUTHAMPTON 7TH:\u00a0Chelsea (a) - March 15, Burnley (h) - March 21, Everton (a) - April 4, Hull (h) - April 11, Stoke (a) - April 18, Tottenham (h) - April 25, Sunderland (a) - May 2, Leicester (a) - May 9, Aston Villa (h) - May 16, Man City (a) - May 24 . Van Gaal knows he needs a right back, central defender, holding midfielder and a centre forward. That is probably about \u00a3150million right there. The Dutch coach also knows, however, that he needs to ease out some very big names to make that happen. Van Gaal has to make decisions about Mata, Falcao, Robin van Persie and Rafael da Silva and that is before he addresses the issue of whether less glamorous types such as Jones, Smalling and Jonny Evans are evergoing to mature into footballers good enough to help United back to the top of the Premier League. Van Gaal has spoken many times about his squad lacking balance. What he has been understandably less candid about is the fact that it is just not good enough. There are problems with players such as Di Maria that need time and tactical tuning to address. There is, at least, no doubt about his quality. The cross he delivered for Wayne Rooney to equalise on Monday was evidence of that. Di Maria is not the issue. It is the supporting cast \u2014 such as Adnan Januzaj and Ashley Young \u2014 that Van Gaal remains unsure about. At Arsenal, Wenger has his critics. His team remain skittish and unpredictable. Nobody can accuse the Arsenal manager of not knowing his own mind, however. There is a methodical consistency about Wenger that, for better or for worse, is clear from the way he chooses and sets up his teams. The same cannot be said about Van Gaal. At the United training ground on Wednesday, the increasingly irritable manager will be looking for something new, trying to find yet another way of turning water into wine before Sunday\u2019s home game with Tottenham. What is unclear though, is whether this constant changing of personnel and tactics tells us more about the limitations of the manager or the players. Arsenal applaud their travelling fans at the Theatre of Dreams after claiming victory over United . Arsenal will feel the better of both sides as United continue to stumble in Van Gaal's debut season in England .","highlights":"Manchester United lost 2-1 against Arsenal to crash out of the FA Cup . Former United player Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal at Old Trafford . Louis van Gaal's tactics and decisions have looked unsure this season . Juan Mata and Radamel Falcao were unused substitutes on Monday night . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .","id":"33a9c7ba9a4e64e8fe00d0c11cf27e07154419fe","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" are based on an assumption that there is a right answer, that we know exactly what has happened and can work out what might have happened or what \u201cshould\u201d have happened.\nThose sorts of questions are very rarely useful in a debate because they presume facts that are rarely to hand. For example, if we\u2019re all debating whether he should be there or not, then the question only has meaning if we can work out the answers. But Welbeck has never been there. He wasn\u2019t a regular Arsenal player last season and never will be.\nThe other one \u2013 did he celebrate \u2013 only makes sense if you have a sense of what it was that you thought the celebrations meant. As far as I can tell, Welbeck celebrated after scoring the winning goal. That is the only thing that he was celebrating. It is the only thing that the only thing he has any power over. It may be that he should not have celebrated after the second goal was scored (which was still, I think, to come). But the celebration he made was about him \u2013 it was about what he had done, not about something else.\nThe point about those two answers is that they only make sense if you know what you think you know before you start answering the questions. If you think you know exactly what Danny Welbeck should be doing to get regular football, or if you think you know what he might have done if he wasn\u2019t at Arsenal, then you are starting from a position which, perhaps, isn\u2019t a healthy place to be from. It\u2019s a debate based on a false premise. The premise being that his time at Arsenal was going to get better and better, that he would play more often and that he would be happier there than at United. We can\u2019t answer that question because we haven\u2019t experienced it yet. We can only speculate \u2013 and then we may find out that it wasn\u2019t true, that we got it wrong. Which is what I think we did.\nWe could answer the question about what he should have done after the winning goal. He might have waited until the final whistle to celebrate or he might have celebrated after the second.\nHe might not have celebrated at all, but then I wonder how many of us might have gone home and not seen the goal. It may have taken a few days to happen \u2013 and it might never have happened at all.\nSo Welbeck didn\u2019t have to celebrate at all if he didn\u2019t"}
{"article":"A \u00a34million house in one of the country's wealthiest areas is to be demolished - to make way for three properties worth three times as much. Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, has long been one of the most exclusive addresses in Britain with the super rich fighting over coveted space on its water's edge. With wealthy footballers and businessmen vying for a spot on the small peninsula, house hunters have been known to snap up dated, old-fashioned properties to knock down and rebuild. The 1980s house is no different, with developers keen to make the most of its 3.5 acre plot. The property in Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, is to be demolished and replaced with three other modern houses worth a combined \u00a312million . The property, which lies in one of the country's most exclusive postcodes, no longer has 'architectural merit' after lying derelict for so long . The house's empty indoor swimming pool is filled with debris and leaves. Each of the new houses will have its own pool and four bedrooms . Local groups expressed no desire to maintain the original property which, if left untouched any longer, would have become entirely ruined . Debris and scattered roof tiles now fill the house's empty swimming pool. The house was bought for \u00a34million by property developers . The property previously boasted manicured lawns and an impressive fountain in the centre of its driveway. It is pictured before workers began tearing it down . Work has already begun in tearing down the house which has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, four reception rooms and an indoor swimming pool. Having been left derelict for years it is now filled with rubble and debris and no longer has 'architectural merit', said the estate agents involved in its sale. Adrian Dunford, of Tailor Made Estate Agents, said: 'The large detached property that is there now has got no architectural merit. It isn\u2019t a particularly pretty property at all and the way its sits on the plot isn\u2019t ideal. 'There has been no appetite among local conservation groups such as the Sandbanks Association for it to be given listed status.' The 3.5 acre plot borders a nature reserve and will be divided up to make way for the three contemporary homes worth \u00a0\u00a34.8m, \u00a34m and \u00a33.25m. Gardeners will uproot 50 trees as part of the plan, but plant 40 saplings in their place. All of the new flat-roofed properties will have four bedrooms and two will be split over three levels and have indoor swimming pools. Its current layout has been a waste of space, said developers who are eager to capitalise on its vast gardens. 'It is almost a four acre site and there is no reason to have just one house on it,' added Mr Dunford. 'Couples in this area don\u2019t require a house of 30,000 square foot where they will be in separate parts of it most of the time and only see each other at dinner. 'One of the main attractions of this area is the outdoor lifestyle it offers and couples prefer to do that together. An artist's impression of one of the houses that will be built on the 3.5 acre plot of land. Each property will be split over three levels and have its own swimming pool . The second house, illustrated in a computer generated image above. Developers said the three houses would make more of the outdoor space on the site than the previous house . The third property on the site which will be priced at \u00a34.8m, \u00a34m and \u00a33.25m once completed by developers working on the site now . The house was awkwardly positioned on the land, said developers, with its previous lay out not making the most of its space . Among developers's plans is to work on the property's vast grounds to make the most of its green space. Fifty trees will be felled as part of the project with gardeners planting 40 saplings in their place . The property has sweeping views of the harbour on one side and a golf course on the other. It is among around 70 on the peninsula where some Britain's most coveted homes lie . 'We expect these properties to attract couples whose children have grown up and left home.' Nick Blakemore, a director of developers Excellare, said: 'The house that is there is not how it was in its heyday and has become quite run down. 'It is not the style of house that people are looking for now. 'It was spread out across the width of the site, you could probably accommodate 10 houses on it if you wanted but three makes much better use of the space. 'The site borders a nature reserve on one side and a golf course and looks down on the harbour. 'The approach we have taken is to very much work within the environment and not just create a concrete jungle.' Over the last two decades Sandbanks has become a millionaire\u2019s playground with dozens of luxury harbour-front homes worth as much as \u00a312m springing up. The peninsula is home to former Premier League football manager Harry Redknapp, West Bromich Albion boss Tony Pulis, SKY TV soccer pundit Graeme Souness and Maxim Demin, the Russian millionaire owner of Championship club AFC Bournemouth. Last year two luxury homes squeezed onto a plot meant for one went up for sale on Sandbanks for \u00a313million - three times the value of the former property. In 2013 a property sold for the equivalent of \u00a31,275 per square foot, a record for the area.","highlights":"The 1980s property boasts five bedrooms, four bathrooms, four reception rooms and a swimming pool . But, set in 3.5 acres of land, developers are to knock it down and create three modern houses in its place . Each of the properties is to have its own indoor swimming pool and will be sold for at least \u00a33.25million . Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset is one of the most expensive spots in the country for property .","id":"314b819c1524b95cff8f8d0db910b57790b10efd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" suburbs of the south coast.\nThe house which sits on a one acre plot in the sought-after location, with sea views and private beach, is to be demolished at a cost of \u00a34m to make way for a \u00a314m house built \"to an uncompromising specification\".\nThe plans are being put forward by a property and planning development group who own the land.\nThe new building is set to include a 16m indoor swimming pool, staff accommodation and underground car parking for 12 cars. The house will be built behind a 10m high stone-clad wall.\nThe \u00a37.4m \"grand design\" will sit on a site just 2m high. The \u00a36.5m house being demolished also sits just 2m high and includes a swimming pool and two garages.\nIt was only built last year, so is the second-longest-established house on the site. The third property, worth \u00a34m, is to be built in the same style.\nThe developer is said to have bought the land more than a decade ago.\nThe new house will be built for a private client who has instructed the team of architects to create a \"grand design\" mansion to replace a house built on the land about 10 years ago. The new house would be built on the sea front, just 5ft from the beach.\nThe three-bedroom, four-bathroom property is to be built by SDC Builders of Poole. The company's director, Simon Dicks, said: \"The development site is subject to various restrictions imposed for the protection of the site, and therefore a replacement application was required.\n\"There are existing buildings on the site and also neighbouring land in a Conservation Area, which will all need to be demolished, including a property which was once a cottage but has been converted into two dwellings.\n\"We have obtained planning consent from Poole Borough Council for three dwellings, which is a condition of the prior approval, so all the work required is within the boundaries of the approved site.\n\"The new planning approval is to allow a new design with three dwellings instead of two and a number of further changes to comply with planning consent conditions, such as the provision of a private road.\"\nMr Dicks said the new building would be an \"interesting\" example of contemporary architecture and include an \"exciting\" interior.\nHe said: \"This is a private project and"}
{"article":"Police are continuing to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef Claudia Lawrence (pictured) Police are continuing to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef Claudia Lawrence as they finished searching a house linked to his arrest. North Yorkshire Police arrested the married 59-year-old yesterday in connection with Miss Lawrence's disappearance in 2009. He remains in custody this morning and later today police will have to make a decision on whether to charge or release him, or will need to apply for extra time to question the suspect. Officers have been combing a semi-detached home in a quiet York cul-de-sac as part of their investigations, and a spokesman said the search of the property concluded last night. A spokesman said yesterday that\u00a0Miss Lawrence, who was 35 when she went missing, had not been found. Her parents, Peter and Joan, were told about the arrest shortly before it was made public and are being supported by trained officers. Detective Superintendent Dai Malyn, of North Yorkshire Police, has urged people not to identify the arrested man, who is from the York area,\u00a0for fear of compromising the inquiry at what they describe as a 'critical phase'. He said: 'To ensure the investigation and legal process are not compromised or potentially damaged in any way during this critical phase in seeking the truth about Claudia's disappearance, North Yorkshire Police strongly advises the media and members of the public against identifying the man who has been arrested. 'This includes naming or publishing images of the man on traditional media platforms or social networking sites. 'I urge everyone to show restraint and patience while we carry out these very important inquiries.' Scroll down for video . The father-of-two drank in the same pub as the missing university chef and lives within half a mile of her home in York. Miss Lawrence was reported missing by her father after concerns were raised when she failed to turn up for her 6am shift at work in March 2009. North Yorkshire Police began reviewing the case in 2013 and have since carried out a number of searches, including a detailed re-examination of Miss Lawrence's home, in the Heworth area of the city, and a fingertip search of an alleyway that leads to the rear of the house. Officers have been combing a semi-detached home in a quiet York cul-de-sac as part of their investigations, and a spokesman said the search of the property concluded last night . An officer searches the front garden of the York house yesterday as part of the police investigation . Police search the front of the house in York. The man arrested in connection with Miss Lawrence's disappearance remains in custody this morning . A 60-year-old man was arrested last year in connection with her disappearance and suspected murder but was later released without charge, while a 47-year-old man remains on bail on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Mr Malyn said he was 'actively pursuing new leads' and that his team had made 'significant progress' since the force began reviewing the case in 2013. The detective said some people locally knew Miss Lawrence but have kept their relationship secret and some deliberately lied about a number of issues concerning their association with the chef. The arrest came days after police released previously unseen CCTV of a mystery man caught on camera walking towards the back of her terraced house on the evening she was last known to be alive. The footage, released to mark the anniversary of Miss Lawrence's disappearance, was taken at around 7.15pm on March 18 showing a man walking towards the rear of the missing chef;s house. The camera picks him up returning about one minute later and he appears to be carrying a bag over his shoulder. As he walks back to the main road he is seen to stop briefly as another man walks in front of him. Police appealed for information to identify both men and the arrest came five days later. Miss Lawrence's father, Peter, said yesterday: 'Any progress is good. It is encouraging to know that, following all the media activity over the last three weeks, from Claudia's 41st birthday to the sixth anniversary of her being missing, North Yorkshire Police continue to be active in seeking answers as to what has happened to Claudia. 'It is to be hoped that the matter can be resolved as soon as possible and I encourage people to continue to come forward with information to the police.' Miss Lawrence was reported missing by her father after concerns were raised when she failed to turn up for her 6am shift at work in March 2009 . Previously unseen CCTV footage released to mark the anniversary of Miss Lawrence's disappearance is shown on a digital advertising vehicle close to her home last week . Jen King, one of Miss Lawrence's closest friends, said: 'Everyone wants closure, but they have already arrested two people and got nowhere.' Neighbours in the quiet cul-de-sac in a middle-class neighbourhood were surprised by the police activity. One said: 'I know him, I've lived here for 20 years and he's just a normal bloke. He's lived here longer than me.' The neighbour said he had recently lost his job working as a manager for a large firm. Miss Lawrence returned home from work on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, and spoke to her parents separately on the phone that evening. She has not been seen since. Her father reported her missing on the Friday. Despite a huge investigation police have failed to find a single clue to explain what has happened to her. The suspect being questioned was one of many men who were spoken to at the time of the original police inquiry because he drank in the same pub as Miss Lawrence. The landlady of a different local pub, who also knows the suspect, said yesterday: 'He said the police spoke to him at the time, but he always made light of it. He said the police went to his house. He is a really funny, really nice guy who reads loads of books. He was very witty.' Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Man, 59, arrested yesterday in connection with chef's 2009 disappearance . Officers have been searching semi-detached home in York cul-de-sac . Miss Lawrence vanished in March 2009, and has still not been found . Her father, Peter says police progress on the case is 'encouraging'","id":"039e16daddccbfedd0a337004df0560cb2da1531","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" arrested the man, thought to be in his 50s, at 3am on Tuesday as he returned home from a night out with his wife. Police said he lived at the house in Scarborough where they have been searching as part of the investigation into the disappearance of the 35-year-old chef. Detectives found evidence on Sunday but have said they will need the house to be empty when they return to search it again with forensic officers. The man was taken to police headquarters in York for questioning but has now been released on police bail until May 14. Det Supt David Stockdale, leading the investigation, said: 'We are continuing with our investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence. 'The search of the Scarborough address is now complete. 'As a result of the searches, further evidence was located within the address but we are not in a position to comment on this evidence at this time.'\n'We would again like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support, and their assistance with the inquiry over the past 14 months. 'We remain determined to bring this investigation to its conclusion and arrest those who are responsible.' The discovery of the couple's two-year-old son Daniel's blue-green bath toy and his toys from his nursery has led some to question why this was not discovered at an earlier date. He was last seen at his home in York, where he shared with his mother, at 7.40am on March 18, 2007. A full body cast of a woman named Kelly had been found in December. The body - which resembled the missing chef - was found in a shallow grave in the Heworth area of the city and identified last month. Police are also awaiting the results of DNA tests on the remains, as well as dental records. The news comes as friends and family plan to lay wreaths at the site where a blue bath was found last week. They will be joined by a specially-commissioned poem written by a poet inspired by the hunt for Claudia.\nThe remains of the woman known as 'Kelly' lie in a shallow grave in a garden in Heworth, where she was murdered\nThe area was marked as a crime scene in December 2007, but it wasn't until August 2008 when an excavator was used to open up the grave and a blue bath toy was found in the ground. It was found wrapped in the clothes that had"}
{"article":"From the dreaming spires of Oxford to Canterbury's stunning cathedral, England boasts some of the greatest architectural gems and historic attractions in the world. And with spring on its way, it's a great time to take a city break. Oxford University's Radcliffe Camera is one of the many incredible sights to visit in England this spring . OXFORD . Home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford has been wowing students for hundreds of years with its honey-hued domes and sky-piercing spires. Its colleges have nurtured some of the nation's greatest minds - from astronomer Edwin Hubble to playwright Oscar Wilde - but you don't have to be student to take a tour. Alternatively, follow in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and sink a pint at the 17th Century The Eagle and Child. It's where their university group, the 'Inklings', used to meet to discuss literature over a tipple or two. CAMBRIDGE . With its grand buildings, historical shops and bustling market, Cambridge is just as striking as Oxford. The River Cam runs along the backs of the university - the ultimate place for punting. Visit one or two of the colleges - many are architectural marvels with centuries of history and culture to discover. The River Cam runs along the backs of the university at Cambridge - the ultimate place for punting . Trinity College is perhaps the most famous, counting Isaac Newton and Lord Byron among its alumni. Stop for lunch at The Eagle, where molecular biologist Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the structure of DNA. LINCOLN . It's 800 years since England's most important document, Magna Carta, was sealed, and if you head to the newly restored Lincoln Castle, you can see one of only four surviving original copies of the charter in a state-of-the-art underground vault. Reopening on April 1, the refurbished castle will also have a new 360-degree walkway along its walls, letting visitors see the historical building from a new angle, and giving unprecedented access to its 18th Century prisons, as featured in television's Downton Abbey. CANTERBURY . Along with a visit to the famous cathedral, a tour of the River Stour is a must when you visit Canterbury . Canterbury was the final destination of Geoffrey Chaucer's not-so-holy pilgrims as they made their way from London to Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury Cathedral. The tales were written in the 14th Century, but it's still easy to imagine a fat monk or a drunken miller travelling on horseback through winding cobbled streets to what is now a Unesco World Heritage Site. Along with a visit to the famous cathedral, a tour of the River Stour is a must. From the comfort of the boat, you'll glide past gems that include a 13th Century Franciscan island, the beautiful Westgate Gardens and the King's Bridge, which dates back to 1134. BATH . Ever wondered what the Romans got up to in their lavish leisure centres? During peak summer months, you can ask your private guide to elaborate on an evening tour of one of the best-preserved Roman structures in the world. Visitors to bath can listen to famed travel writer Bill Bryson's fascinating audio commentary . And all year round, you can listen to famed travel writer Bill Bryson's fascinating audio commentary, which offers an insight into Roman life, beliefs and spirituality, as you peer into ancient changing rooms, wander through a temple dedicated to a goddess with healing powers, and admire the torch-lit Great Bath.","highlights":"Spring is a great time to take a city break in the UK . England boasts some of the greatest  historic attractions in the world . Oxford is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world . England's most important document, Magna Carta, was sealed at Lincoln . For more holiday ideas go to VisitEngland.com .","id":"7e3b968b1fb3e5ba48a892a46f82d57460d5d32b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" has a special appeal in this beautiful country town, and you\u2019ll need to plan your time to explore the winding alleyways, charming shops and tempting cafes. Make a day of it with a self-guided walking tour, or for even more inspiration, read our expert guide to visiting Oxford.\nWhen it comes to shopping, there\u2019s no beating London. With boutiques on every corner selling the world\u2019s most luxurious brands, a shopping trip is a must-do for many visitors. Head to Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason on the posh end of the spectrum, or pop into high street favourites like Zara, Topshop, Cos and River Island. If you\u2019re in Oxford, look out for local and independent shops \u2013 or if you like a bargain, there\u2019s the nearby Bicester Shopping Village.\nBicester Village is a shopping destination that\u2019s set in beautiful surroundings \u2013 just 45 minutes from Oxford. Find big name brands like Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana, plus a collection of designer outlets from brands including Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Mulberry and Tory Burch. You might not want to come back to the airport empty handed!\nIt\u2019s no surprise that London\u2019s restaurants are a must-visit attraction. From fine dining to a quintessential British pub, the choice is endless. The Ivy is a classic choice \u2013 or if you\u2019re looking for more of a fine dining experience try Gordon Ramsay\u2019s Savoy Grill, or you can\u2019t go wrong with Indian street food at Dishoom. If you\u2019re planning a romantic getaway with your partner, take a horse-drawn cab ride along the South Bank for a meal at Hakkasan or make a reservation at the Savoy Grill.\nFor something a little more laidback, the capital offers plenty of pub favourites \u2013 the perfect place to people watch. You can\u2019t leave London without a trip to one of the city\u2019s most famous pubs, The Crown & Anchor in Southwark.\nIt\u2019s almost impossible to visit the capital without catching a show. London stages many of the world\u2019s most iconic theatrical productions \u2013 and many of them are on offer at very affordable prices. Top theatre companies will offer discounts for under 30s and students, and many have a \u2018pay what you can\u2019 day every week. For advice on booking tickets, read our guide on where to get half price tickets in London."}
{"article":"(CNN)Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg resumed where they left off last season as the 2015 Formula One season kicked off in Melbourne. The Mercedes duo, who took pole position in all but one of last season's qualifying sessions and won 16 of the 19 races, were dominant in first and second practice for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. Rosberg, who won last year's GP at Albert Park, was fastest around the Melbourne street circuit on Friday, finishing 0.1 second ahead of Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third spot for his new team Ferrari -- the German four-time world champion finished 0.715 seconds off  the pace set by his compatriot. Vettel's Finnish teammate, Kimi Raikkonen was fourth, 1.1 seconds behind the lead with Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Kvyat, who was making his debut for Red Bull since his switch from Toro Rosso, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. \"It was great to be back in the car at this awesome track,\" Rosberg said, the official Formula One site reported. \"Today we have the evidence that our Silver Arrow is quick again and it was a great start for the team,\" he added. \"It seems again that it's very close between Lewis and me and he is a great driver, so I need to nail the setup every time to come out on top. This year will be a big battle again against him, I'm sure. I'm looking forward to the first weekend of the new season with all the great fans out there.\" Hamilton, who was forced to retire from last year's race with engine trouble, was satisfied with his pace. \"It feels great to be back on track and back into a race weekend. In general it's been a good first day,\" Hamilton said. \"Today seemed to confirm that we have pretty good pace. But there are still other quick cars out there and we can't go into tomorrow's sessions not thinking that they will be close.\" The opening day's racing was somewhat overshadowed by an ongoing dispute between Sauber and the Swiss team's 2014 reserve driver Giedo van der Garde. The 29-year-old Dutchman recently started legal proceeding against the Swiss team claiming they had reneged on a promise to make him one of the lead drivers for the 2015 season. Van der Garde won the case held in a Swiss court earlier this month, with the decision being upheld by Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia on Tuesday after Sauber had appealed the original ruling. During practice Van der Garde could be seen in the Sauber garage wearing his race overalls, but he did not make an appearance on track as Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr completing both practice sessions. Following the initial court ruling, team principal Monisha Kaltenborn said that changing drivers hours before a Grand Prix could be dangerous. \"What we cannot do is jeopardize the safety of our team, or any other driver on the track, by having an unprepared driver in a car that has now been tailored to two other assigned drivers,\" she said, Formula1.com reported. Brazilian Nasr was the highest placed of the two finishing 11th while Swede Marcus Ericsson was 15th. Elsewhere there was also a uncertain start for McLaren who finished way down the pecking order. Jenson Button was 13th, almost four seconds off the pace for the CNN-sponsored team while teammate Kevin Magnussen, who was deputizing for the absent Fernando Alonso, was 16th following second practice. Local favorite Daniel Ricciardo completed just nine laps of practice after his Red Bull suffered engine failure. Qualifying for Sunday's race gets underway on Saturday.","highlights":"Nico Rosberg fastest ahead of team Lewis Hamilton in Australia GP practice . Mercedes duo dominated last season winning all but three of 19 races . Giedo van der Garde doesn't race for Sauber despite court ruling . Sebatian Vettel makes good start for new team Ferrari finishing second practice in third .","id":"32a155a30e9525a8dc963602d8d5494439e35924","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'s races, were again the fastest in Australia as they finished in the top two spots in qualifying. Hamilton clocked a new lap record on his final flying lap to claim pole with a best of one minute 25.140 seconds for the 5.309-kilometre Albert Park circuit. His Mercedes team-mate Rosberg was second quickest with 1:25.220. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, last season's runner-up, was third quickest in 1:25.283. Read: Mercedes confirm Hamilton and Rosberg have both signed new deals Hamilton has been crowned champion by the BBC for five straight years, and looks to be on the cusp of another campaign to match his legendry predecessor Michael Schumacher. Last season Hamilton won seven times to put him level with the great German -- the only other man to win more than one World Championship. The Briton's 2014 campaign ended in dramatic fashion as he led home teammate Nico Rosberg over the line in a thrilling duel for first place in the final round at Abu Dhabi. But with five drivers out of the 24-car grid switching teams for this year, a new battle is set to erupt in Melbourne. Read: 'Ferrari and Mercedes have no clear No. 1' - Hamilton Mercedes, who have never won a title in F1's 65-year history, have recruited reigning three-time champion Rosberg and his former teammate Valtteri Bottas from Williams and have enjoyed a strong winter testing period. But even with that momentum and the presence of the two-time and reigning title-winning German, they have the daunting task of toppling Mercedes and Hamilton in Melbourne. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was fourth quickest in 1:25.323, while Daniel Ricciardo was fifth in 1:25.346 for Australia's Renault-powered Red Bull team. McLaren's Jenson Button was sixth quickest for Honda and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kyvat was seventh. Read: Mercedes confirm Hamilton and Rosberg have both signed new deals Red Bull's former champion Mark Webber was eighth for the team's Renault unit, but he was later stripped of his best time after he was found to have jumped across the track at the end of his flying lap. Webber was immediately told to pull over and allowed the other 23 drivers to take to the track. Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn said his drivers' performances in Australia were very encouraging"}
{"article":"McAllen, Texas (CNN)For residents of this town just across the bridge from Mexico, it's hard to understand how a Washington political fight could end up threatening the livelihood of people charged with securing the border. \"What incentive do they have to keep protecting us if they're not getting paid?\" asked Cecilia De La Cruz as she sat at a coffee shop with a friend. \"It is troubling.\" The latest example of congressional dysfunction has real world implications here, where thousands of agents monitor the U.S. border with Mexico. The agents, along with other employees vital to national security such as TSA screeners, will have to show up to work without being paid if Congress misses a Friday deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded. Thousands of other agency workers will be furloughed. The employees are caught up in a fight over immigration policy. Republicans want to tie funding for the department to legislation that would roll back President Barack Obama's immigration executive orders -- a nonstarter for Democrats. The battle reached a fevered pitch last week when Congress narrowly missed a deadline to avoid a partial DHS shutdown, giving themselves an extension until March 6 to broker a deal. Speaker John Boehner could try to avert another showdown by holding a vote as early as Tuesday on a DHS bill that doesn't touch Obama's immigration order. But the political intrigue isn't registering for some residents here. Angelea Remorin, a nurse who works nights at a hospital, said she wasn't concerned yet because she hadn't read or heard anything about the potential shutdown. \"Me, personally, I peek into the news every now and then, but it's things like ISIS, you know, those big headline things, that I look at on the news,\" she said. \"None of my friends have been talking about (the shutdown), and I haven't been keeping up with it.\" At the coffee shop with De La Cruz, Ronaldo Delacruz said he'd heard of the potential shutdown but didn't feel unsafe. \"I don't know what's going to necessarily happen to the department itself,\" Delacruz said. \"I don't know how that's going to affect the protection of the border or border patrol, but I guess we're going to find out.\" Marco Solis said he was mad after hearing that Congress agreed to keep DHS running for only a few days. He said he wonders why lawmakers don't realize how their decisions affect local areas. \"They're a bunch of incompetent men who just can't figure it out,\" he said. \"And I know not all of them are men, but say predominantly, old white men screwing up this country.\" Local employees of the Department of Homeland Security stationed along the border said they weren't allowed to speak to newsgroups on the record because of orders directly from Washington. But speaking without attribution, they did express frustration with Congress for defunding their department in 2013 as part of the broader government shutdown and possibly again later this week if a longer term funding bill isn't passed. The agents argued they have families to feed and mortgages to pay, just like anyone else. Chris Cabrera, the vice president of the Local 3307 National Border Patrol Council, a union for border agents, echoed those sentiments. He said that in the McAllen area, about 2,000 agents would be affected by this funding bill. He said the problem is in Washington, where Congress won't feel the direct effect of a possible funding gap. As a border patrol agent for 13 years who also felt the effect of the 2013 shutdown, he remembers how it went down last time. \"It's pretty much out of our hands\" he said. \"The sad part is that we're the football in this political game, and we're just caught in the middle getting tossed around while somebody is trying to push their own agenda, one way or the other.\" In the meantime, he said he's working with local agents to help them send letters to their mortgage companies to alert them of the possible problems because most of them are considered essential personnel and will have to continue working without a paycheck. For now, he said that's all that the union can do to help. \"At some point, people will jump ship,\" he said. \"I don't think there's going to be a rush for the door, but we will have some people that are gonna say 'Enough is enough. This is twice in two years, and I'm done with this.' \" If a shutdown were to happen later this week, Cabrera said that nonessential personnel, such as administration positions in the department, would not report to work. Agents would continue to work securing the border, but depending on how long the shutdown lasts, they'd eventually have to work in some of the administrative positions as well to make up for employees who were furloughed. \"Most likely what will happen is that they'll have to pull agents who do frontline work, processing work, or stuff in the station,\" he said. \"They're going to have to backfill them -- you know somebody has to answer the phones at the front of the building.\" He added that he believes the cartels in Mexico are keeping up with American news so that they can take advantage in case DHS does shut down. \"They know,\" Cabrera said about anyone across the border hoping to bring people or drugs. \"They scout us when our shift changes. They know everything that's coming along. And when they see stuff like this, when it hits the media, they start mobilizing.\" McAllen Mayor Jim Darling agreed and said he believes cartels and gangs are more tuned in about what's going on in Washington than his own constituents. \"I would think there's Gulf Cartel guys listening to Washington right now,\" he said. \"If they think there's a porous border, they're going to come and make some money.\" Darling says that Washington's actions have a \"ripple effect\" across the country, of which they should be more aware and considerate. \"I don't know about you, but I seriously doubt a congressman can go without a paycheck,\" he said. \"It's a bipartisan problem, and they have to come up with a bipartisan solution, and they're not.\"","highlights":"The political battle in Washington has real economic implications for McAllen, Texas . The border town is home to people who depend on their paychecks from their Homeland Security jobs .","id":"7271eb251d7e5eb4f2a44e4220b53d3c41c227b2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" our Border Patrol agents have to continue enforcing the law and to do their jobs and make sure that people are obeying the law, when we're going to make them go home?\" McAllen resident Cesar Saldivar asked rhetorically. \"So, what happens?\" Saldivar's fears are real. Last year, at the peak of a debate about whether or not to build a border wall, Congress approved only $1.6 billion for increased security along the Southern border. And this week, the Justice Department notified Congress that money for the border wall was likely to be redirected to fund President Donald Trump's proposed wall with Mexico. As the deadline for Congress to act approaches, the White House is again threatening a shutdown. The border wall fight has been raging for the better part of two years -- it was at the center of the immigration debate during the 2016 presidential campaign, and it's likely to remain at the center of the immigration fight for the remainder of the president's first term. So as lawmakers debate whether to fund more security along the Southern border, and whether that security includes a massive border wall, the fight will inevitably come down to the status of DACA. And if the White House has its way, it will threaten to shut down the government over the status of those beneficiaries. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program gives temporary relief from deportation and work permits to immigrants brought to the country as children. And the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program would give similar relief to parents. The White House announced in September that the programs will be rescinded next week. That decision, made by the President himself, provoked immediate legal challenges, and a flurry of Congressional activity to block the move. In Texas and elsewhere, Democrats and Republicans are trying to undo the President's decision before a federal judge rules. If a judge sides with the plaintiffs in the cases, the programs will remain in effect. But if not, that will put a lot of pressure on Congress to come up with a permanent solution. It will also leave thousands of dreamers and their parents in limbo, which is something Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said would be unacceptable. \"It would be the most un-American thing we could do,\" he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer earlier this week. \"In fact, I can't think of another issue that divides us more than this.\" Here are three"}
{"article":"The captivating motion of various satellites orbiting our planet has been revealed in a fascinating Nasa video. Created by the agency\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland, it shows their entire Earth-observation fleet and the paths they take around Earth. While the ISS sweeps across \u2018diagonally\u2019, in the video at least, others like the Landsat series are seen travelling from pole to pole. Scroll down for video . Nasa scientists in Maryland, US have created a satellite visualisation (shown). It shows dozens of Earth-observing satellites currently orbiting our planet. They include Landsat 7 and 8, part of Nasa's long-serving series. And the ISS can also be seen sweeping diagonally across Earth . The animation solely shows Nasa's Earth-observing satellites, and not any run by other space agencies or private organisations. The satellites measure rainfall, solar irradiance, clouds, sea surface height, ocean salinity and other aspects of the global environment. \u2018Together, they provide a picture of the Earth as a system,\u2019 said Nasa. The animation shows the day of 16 February 2015 from 00.00 GMT to 12.00 GMT. While the satellites might look close together, the amount of space in Earth orbit is vast, and there is little to no chance of any colliding. In fact, they are all placed on specific orbits within their orbital bands that ensure the minimal chance possible of colliding with another satellite. This doesn't always go to plan, though. In 2009, a US Iridium satellite and a defunct Russian Cosmos satellite collided, creating hundreds of new pieces of debris in orbit. But the precision of modern satellites is best seen by a quartet of satellites known as the \u2018A-train\u2019 - Aqua, Aura, CloudSat and Calipso - which follow each other closely in their orbits. The two closest, Cloudsat and Calipso, are just 12.5 seconds apart, but this equates to 58 miles (93km) in distance. The four satellites work together to provide even better observations of Earth. \u2018It\u2019s acting like one satellite with 15 instruments onboard,\u2019 Ernie Wright, an animator at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Centre, told\u00a0Wired, referring to the 15 instruments shared between them. The Landsat series of satellites have, since 1972, been used to measure Earth\u2019s continental and coastal landscapes at a scale where human impacts and natural changes can be monitored. Shown is an illustration of Landsat 8, which launched on 11 February 2013 . Construction of the ISS began on 20 November 1998. It supports a crew of up to six, with crews split into groups of three. The station orbits at a height of about 255 miles (410km). It has a total mass of about 990,000 pounds (450,000kg) and has living space roughly equivalent to a five-bedroom house. It completes an orbit of Earth every 92.91 minutes and moves at 17,100 miles (27,600km) per hour. It has now been in space for more than 5,900 days, during which time it has completed more than 92,000 orbits of Earth, and has been continuously occupied for more than 13 years. Some satellites, like Landsat 7 and 8, orbit from pole to pole, known as a polar orbit. This allows them to see almost the entirety of Earth as the globe rotates underneath them. The Landsat series of satellites have, since 1972, been used to measure Earth\u2019s continental and coastal landscapes at a scale where human impacts and natural changes can be monitored. The ISS, meanwhile, has a diagonal orbit that keeps it relatively near the equator, which enables various command centres across the world to stay in contact with the crew. Recently launched satellites on the animation include the Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) mission, which measures the surface soil moisture on Earth, and was launched on 31 January 2015. A full list of the satellites and their missions is available at Nasa\u2019s\u00a0Scientific Visualisation Studio website. The ISS has a diagonal orbit that keeps it relatively near the equator (shown), which enables various command centres across the world to stay in contact with the crew. As the Earth rotates underneath, the ISS appears to move up and down in curves, although in reality it is always moving in one direction .","highlights":"Nasa scientists in Maryland, US have created a satellite visualisation . It shows dozens of Earth-observing satellites currently orbiting our planet . They include Landsat 7 and 8, part of Nasa's long-serving series . And the ISS can also be seen sweeping diagonally across Earth . Many Earth-observing satellites orbit pole to pole to see the whole planet .","id":"536e51417d4fa88ed0896eff69e3dbe712e5c60d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the planet. You can also see the sun, the ISS and the Moon making their way across the sky.\nThe clips were filmed from July 15, 2019, to April 29, 2020. They show how the Earth is illuminated, and how the Sun is the only light source.\nThe video shows how the Sun and Earth\u2019s rotation makes the appearance of the satellites change as they cross different parts of our planet.\nThe 40-minute compilation also includes \u201cglimpses of the Moon as it traverses the night side of Earth.\nREAD MORE: Nasa finds a rare \u2018blue marble\u2019 picture of Earth\nIt also provides an overview of the entire Earth-observation fleet. The mission operators at the centre use these spacecraft to study everything from the impact of natural disasters, like floods and volcanic eruptions, to the impact of human activities on Earth, from desertification to the spread of deforestation to the expansion of global crop yields.\nThe Nasa video has been shared by the agency\u2019s Earth from Space channel on Twitter.\nIt has received more than 50,000 likes and thousands of retweets in just over a day.\nREAD MORE: Incredible NASA footage shows \u2018Earth\u2019s heartbeat\u2019\nMany people who watched the short video were impressed by the footage.\nOne person tweeted that the video was \u201cmind blowing,\u201d while another described it as \u201cso mesmerising.\u201d\nAnother said it \u201creminds\u201d them of \u201cthe majesty\u201d of the Earth, while another shared they were \u201cblown away\u201d by the footage.\nWhile one person commented that the video was \u201cfascinating\u201d and \u201cbreathtaking.\u201d\nHowever, not everyone thought the footage was breathtaking. One person thought it looked like \u201canother planet that\u2019s been destroyed\u201d while another person compared it to a scene from the movie Interstellar.\nAnother person shared that the video is \u201cnot actually that interesting\u201d while another person said they were \u201cunimpressed.\u201d\nREAD MORE: How Nasa will create human colonies on the Moon\nWhile this is not the first time Nasa has published an overview of its Earth-observing fleet.\nIn January this year, the agency announced that the fleet would be used to \u201cmonitor Earth and space\u201d in the coming decades.\nA statement from Nasa reads: \u201cOur current fleet was built between 2009 and 2017. Together they have"}
{"article":"Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Aston Villa's home quarter-final clash with West Brom... Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion (Villa Park) Team news . Aston Villa . Captain Ron Vlaar could return for Aston Villa's FA Cup quarter-final with West Brom as he battles a calf injury. Alan Hutton is suspended after collecting his 10th booking of the season in the 2-1 Barclays Premier League win over the Baggies on Tuesday. Ron Vlaar is set to return after missing Aston Villa's last two matches with a calf injuy . Philippe Senderos has suffered a set-back in his recovery from a calf injury and is sidelined while Kieran Richardson, Aly Cissokho, Nathan Baker and Libor Kozak are out. Provisional squad: Given, Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Vlaar, Okore, Bacuna, Sanchez, Cleverley, Cole, Westwood, Delph, Gil, Sinclair, Grealish, Benteke, Weimann, Agbonlahor. West Brom . West Brom will be without injured forward Victor Anichebe (groin) and cup-tied midfielder Darren Fletcher for Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final at Aston Villa. Albion boss Tony Pulis has said he has a few 'knocks and niggles' in his squad to assess. Winger Callum McManaman (foot) is a doubt, while frontmen Saido Berahino and Brown Ideye have both been playing recently with pain-killing injections. Darren Fletcher played in West Brom's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League on Tuesday but cannot feature in the FA Cup clash as the midfielder is cup tied . Pulis also said the club 'have to go careful' with Stephane Sessegnon, with the forward understood to have suffered a family bereavement, and it remains to be seen whether goalkeeper Ben Foster keeps his place after his costly late error in the 2-1 Barclays Premier League loss at Villa Park on Tuesday. Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Pocognoli, Wisdom, Lescott, Baird, Dawson, Olsson, McAuley, McManaman, Gamboa, Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Brunt, Gardner, Sessegnon, Berahino, Ideye. Kick-off:\u00a0Saturday, 5.30pm - BBC One . Odds (subject to change): . Aston Villa 17\/10 . Draw 21\/10 . West Brom 19\/10 . Referee:\u00a0Neil Swarbrick . Managers:\u00a0Tim Sherwood (Aston Villa), Tony Pulis (West Brom) Head-to-head FA Cup record:\u00a0Aston Villa wins 9, draws 3, West Brom wins 3 . Key match stats (supplied by Opta) Aston Villa have won nine of their last 10 home FA Cup matches (L1). West Brom have won only five of their last 19 FA Cup matches against teams from the top two tiers of English football (W5 D7 L7). Saido Berahino has five goals and four assists in three FA Cup appearances this season. Victor Anichebe has scored four goals in his last three starts in the FA Cup. Villa and West Brom have been drawn together 12 times in the FA Cup. The Baggies have won three, twice after a replay. Villa have won nine times, once after a replay. Dwight Yorke quickly struck twice past West Brom keeper Alan Miller just after the hour mark to help Aston Villa towards a 4-0 win against the Baggies at Villa Park in a fourth round FA Cup clash in 1998 . Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion have met in three FA Cup finals; 1887, 1892 and 1895, the Villans winning two and West Brom the middle one. In 18 Premier League meetings between these two teams, eight have been draws and the 10 wins have all been by a single goal margin (seven for Villa, three for WBA). Four of the seven goals in Aston Villa\u2019s three FA Cup ties this year have been netted in the 88th minute or later. Aston Villa have kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 FA Cup matches.","highlights":"Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar could return to face West Bromwich Albion . Alan Hutton suspended after picking up tenth booking of the season . West Brom are without Victor Anichebe and cup tied Darren Fletcher . FA Cup quarter-final clash to kick off at Villa Park on Saturday at 5.30pm .","id":"591a3f956b2cd0d8db8f2d0ffdbcfa4a837fac42","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Villa v Liverpool.\nVenue: Villa Park, Birmingham\nDate: Saturday, January 4, 2014\nKick-off: 15:00 GMT\nTelevision coverage: Live Sky Sports 1\nHEAD-TO-HEAD\nThis will be the 57th league meeting between the two sides and Villa lead the head-to-head record by seven wins.\nLiverpool have also beaten Villa the last two seasons and have won 13 of the 49 FA Cup matches between the two, with a total of 34 goals scored.\nVilla have won the last two FA Cup matches at home to Liverpool, although those wins occurred in the 2000-01 and 2004-05 seasons.\nTHE MATCH OFFICIALS\nMike Jones will be the referee for the fixture. He has shown 60 yellow cards and five reds this season, and has given Liverpool four out of five home matches this season.\nLiverpool have not won at Villa Park since January 2009 but have won two and lost two of their four FA Cup matches there since.\nVilla have lost four home FA Cup matches since their last victory - against Manchester City in 2008, Chelsea in 2010 and Blackburn and Manchester United last season.\nPaul Lambert will be without Alan Hutton because of a hamstring problem, but defender Carlos Cuellar could be back after recovering from concussion.\nLiverpool will be without captain Steven Gerrard due to suspension.\nDalglish is likely to start with Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge up front ahead of the FA Cup clash, despite the fact that Raheem Sterling has scored in the last two league and cup outings.\nTHE OPTA FACTS\nLiverpool have won more away matches (11) than any other Premier League side this season, although that's not enough to get them off the bottom of the away table.\nThere have been two red cards this season and three penalties in the last two Premier League matches between Villa and Liverpool.\nVilla are averaging three goals at home but they have failed to score in three of their last six home matches, conceding twice in four matches.\nLiverpool have averaged more than two goals in their last three away matches.\nLiverpool have scored 50 per cent of their goals from outside the area this season, while Villa have scored 60 per cent of theirs from outside the box.\nVilla are yet to draw a game at home in the Premier League this season and"}
{"article":"Beautician Sarah Bryan has made a dress that is good enough to eat - adorned with 700,000 multi-coloured sugar strands. Sarah, 26, from Ossett, West Yorkshire, spent 30 hours gluing the sweets - normally used to decorate trifles and cakes - to the fabric of the two-piece outfit at the rate of 250 per square inch. And she worked her way through 18lbs of the micro-sweets at a cost of \u00a396. And the tubes of glue cost her another \u00a360. Sarah Bryan, 26, spent 30 hours gluing the two-piece dress with \u00a396 worth of sugar strands. She even spent three hours sorting out the pink sweets so she could decorate the skirt with a pink heart . Sarah, a mother-of-two, said: 'I think the dress looks fantastic - although the sweets made a terrible mess in the house while I was making it. They ended up all over the place.' She first sewed a crop top and constructed a long hooped skirt stiffened with wire. Then she squirted glue on the fabric and delicately placed the sugar strands with a make-up brush. She even spent three hours sorting out all the pink ones - a couple of millimetres long - so she could decorate the skirt with a pink heart. Sarah, from Ossett, West Yorkshire said: 'I stuck loads of the sugar strands on but I would lose a lot whenever I moved it. 'Loads of the them ended up all over the floor and I was always having to vacuum them up. They were all over the house. Sarah would squirt glue onto the fabric and then dab sugar strands on with a make-up brush . 'I am now lacquering the dress to make them completely secure.' She is now planning to auction the dress off for charity - one she made last year out of 14,000 Skittles sweets ended up being shipped to Florida where it was to be displayed at Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum. But it was damaged in transit. Sarah came up with the sweet idea for the first dress as a way of raising money for a cancer charity. She said: 'After making one dress out of sweets I got hooked and decided to make another. People think I am mad but I think they look great. Bryan first sewed a crop top and then constructed a wire hoop for the skirting. She plans on auctioning off the dress to raise money for a cancer charity . 'This one has been messier than the first to make. I thought using sugar strands would be easier - but it was harder and more intricate. She said her partner Nick Webster, 31 would come home from his night shift as a store assistant and finding evidence of the sweets crunched into the carpet. She added: 'He thinks I am crazy and he's getting fed up with the mess and smell of the sweets. I must admit it is pretty sickly. Not only that, when you tread on them you ended up with multi-coloured powder all over the place. 'But I think the dress is well worth the trouble. The dress looks great although admittedly you can't go out in the rain as the colours would run. Bryan created a dress last year out of 14,000 Skittles sweets which was shipped to Florida and displayed at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum . 'Sunshine is all right..as long as you are not anywhere really hot like Egypt.' She also had to watch daughter Isabella 18 months and son Keegan, 11 didn't try eating the dress. She said: 'When I made the Skittles dress I kept finding patches where some of the sweets had vanished. 'I eventually realised that it was Keegan who was secretly snacking when my back was turned. This time he has been on his best behaviour.'","highlights":"Sarah Bryan, 26, has made a dress with 700,000 sugar strand sweets . Mum-of-two spent 30 hours gluing sweets onto the fabric of the two-piece . Bryan, from West Yorkshire, will auction off the dress for a cancer charity .","id":"ce9757bff85c8a8fd45ceb412194e4f883fc696a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in their original shapes - into the frock in a world-record attempt to create the world's largest dress. The dress is now up for auction and is expected to fetch up to \u00a320,000 to aid the research charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer.\nSarah, a 30 hour dress and cake decorator at St John's Church, Halifax, West Yorkshire, spent almost a year hand-cutting the sweets and sewing each one into the dress by hand.\nShe said her dress weighed 30kgs (66lbs), the same as a small horse, and 1,000 people have already bought tickets to the wedding she is due to hold at the end of the year, if her dress fails to break its own world record.\nSarah said: \"To get it all to stick and to work as one piece is amazing. As a dressmaker and decorator, it's quite difficult to sew with something so sticky - the dress is heavy with a lot of sugar and there's a lot of space in there but you have to make sure you sew it through all the layers of sugar or it won't work.\"\nSarah said she chose to make the dress using sugar as she liked to \"play with sugar\" and had made a life-size angel out of the sweet before.\nAfter winning Miss Wakefield in 2008, Sarah spent a year designing and manufacturing her own dress for the event which was inspired by the fairies and elves of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell.\nSarah, who has been using the sweetener for the past 12 years since first experimenting at the age of 12, has designed dresses out of sugar, as well as shoes, vests, bras and lingerie. She has also experimented with the sweetener in the form of liquid for her first ever cake design, \"The Sugarscape\", which was entered into the British Bake Off.\nSarah said that after being awarded a Certificate of Merit by a panel of judges, she was told that she had \"pushed the boundaries of cake decorating\".\nSarah now works as a 30 hour a week decorator at St John's Church, Halifax, but says: \"It's not quite enough, so I'm going to start doing wedding dresses as well. It's something I love doing and it means I'm able to do it all the time which is brilliant.\"\nSarah added: \"I'm also starting up a YouTube channel"}
{"article":"While having a baby is a joyous time for families, nine months of pregnancy followed by the sleepless nights, the challenges of breast feeding and hormonal changes have their own effect on new mums. As the Duchess of Cambridge prepares to have her second child next month, she\u2019ll no doubt be prepared for any post-birth eventuality. But just in case, we\u2019ve helped prepare a shopping list of must-have products that have been tried and tested by from other A-list mothers including Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian, Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow. Scroll down for video . The Duchess of Cambridge is now preparing for the arrival of her second child, thought to be due on April 25 . KIM KARDASHIAN'S STRETCH MARK SOLUTION . They're the silvery streaks caused when skin is suddenly stretched either during a growth spurt or weight gain and are the bane of many pregnant women's lives. Kim Kardashian has long been a fan of Bio-Oil, \u00a38.95, a mixture of calendula, lavender, rosemary oils and vitamins A and E, that claims to soften skin to prevent the marks and also reduce the appearance of stretch marks after pregnancy. She said: 'It [Bio-Oil] prevents wrinkles around my eyes and stretch marks over my body.' For best results the makers of Bio-Oil, recommend that it's applied twice daily for at least three months . Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West apparently loves Bio-Oil, \u00a38.95, for preventing stretch marks on her body . For best results Bio-Oil, which includes vitamin A and E, should be applied twice daily for at least three months . KATE HUDSON'S HAIR SUPPLEMENT . Post-natal hair loss is an issue for many new mothers. This is because pregnancy hormones stop womens\u2019 usual daily hair-shedding, giving the appearance of extra-thick hair. But once the hormones return to normal about three to six months after birth, the extra hair finally falls out. Although many mums fear they're going bald, in fact their hair is returning to normal in a process that can take up to a year. Kate Hudson noticed her hair was thinning after having both her children Ryder, aged 11, and Bingham, now three. She told Redbook magazine in 2012: \u2018When I had [first son] Ryder, I was 24 and didn\u2019t really experience any changes to my hair or skin. But with my second child, I got acne, all my hair fell out after he was born, and I definitely had to work out to drop the weight. No pregnancy is easy to bounce back from.\u2019 But her stylist David Badaii credits the supplement Viviscal for restoring her tousled locks to their full thickness. Viviscal, \u00a349.95 one month supply, contains an amino acid called AminoMar C, discovered by a Scandinavian dermatologist who was studying the Inuit population of Greenland and noticed their thick, healthy hair, which he linked to the protein now used in the capsules to boost hair growth. Like many new mothers, actress Kate Hudson experienced post-partum hair loss and thinning after having both of her children, Ryder, aged 11, and son of Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy, Bingham, now aged 3 . JESSICA ALBA'S MUM-TUM GIRDLE . While 'waist training' by wearing a structured corset for several hours a day to cinch in your waist has recently become a celebrity craze, Jessica Alba swore by a similar practice after giving birth to her two daughters Honor, seven, and Haven, four. It's thought that compression from the girdle helps the uterus to return to normal size. Also, during pregnancy the muscle that runs down the centre of the stomach separates and it's thought that the corsets can help push them back together again more quickly. The Fantastic Four star said: 'I wore a double corset day and night for three months. It was brutal; it\u2019s not for everyone. It was sweaty, but worth it.' Jessica has said that after having both of her children, she started wearing her corset immediately, until the 'loosely-goosey' feeling had disappeared. Jessica Alba revealed that she wore a post-partum girdle for two to three months to get rid of her 'mum-tum' Post-natal corsets promise to hold stomachs in place and support backs after birth . GWYNETH PALTROW'S NATURAL BODY OIL . Gwyneth Paltrow might have landed herself in hot water for many of the extreme health recommendations featured on her website Goop, but her top pregnancy tip appears to be less controversial. Talking about how she fended off stretch marks while pregnant with her two children, Moses,\u00a0eight, and Apple, 14, the actress says she slathered herself with sweet almond oil. She wrote on Goop: 'Use copious amounts of sweet almond oil on your belly, thighs, and breasts. 'Apply the oil in an infinity symbol or figure eight pattern around your breasts to help stimulate lymphatic drainage and relieve any chest ache or discomfort.' Gwyneth Paltrow suggests applying Sweet Almond Oil to your belly, thighs and breasts to help stretching skin . MOLLY SIMS' BREAST MILK BOOSTER . The American model has recently given birth to her first child Scarlet May Stuber and hasn't wasted any time in dishing out tips for other mothers. Writing on her website mollysims.com, the model consulted a lactation consultant to advise on the problem of low milk supply. She wrote: 'Most treatment plans for low milk supply call for increased caloric intake, plenty of fluids, and herbal supplements such as fenugreek or goat\u2019s rue.' Available at most health food shops, the herbal supplements are both widely recognised as ancient remedies used by women to increase breast milk supply. American actress and model Molly Sims recommends herbal supplements to help with low breast milk supply . Herbal remedy Goat's Rue has been been used for centuries by women to boost breast milk supply naturally (left); Gwyneth Paltrow recommends rubbing sweet almond oil into breasts . CHLOE GILL'S NIPPLE RESCUE BALM . Sore nipples are a common complaint of many women who choose to breastfeed. Chloe Gill, professional dancer and wife of former JLS bandmember JB Gill, has revealed that while breastfeeding her baby\u00a0Ace Jeremiah, who arrived in September last year, she has relied on Lansinoh HPA Lanolin nipple cream, \u00a310.99. 'That has been my saviour for breastfeeding. I would have started putting it on before he arrived if I had known! It\u2019s like magic cream,' she told Hello. Specially developed to help soothe and protect sore, cracked nipples, the cream is natural with no preservatives or additives. It also has no taste, colour or perfume, and is hypoallergenic, so there's no need to remove before breastfeeding. Chloe Gill, professional dancer and the wife of former JLS bandmember, says she swore by Lansinoh HPA Lanolin nipple cream, \u00a310.99, while breastfeeding baby\u00a0Ace Jeremiah, who arrived in September last year . Specially developed to help  sore, cracked nipples, the cream is natural with no harmful preservatives .","highlights":"Are these the post-natal products the Duchess will be stocking up on? Kate Hudson's \u00a350 vitamin supplement to boost thinning post-baby hair . Kim Kardashian's  \u00a38.95 body oil to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy .","id":"1b97eed1820cfe1fcfb761504c507a102577bd67","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" month, here is what you need to know about the common issues faced by new mums.\nHow do you stay fit and healthy during pregnancy?\nStaying healthy during pregnancy is very important for both mother and baby\u2019s wellbeing. During pregnancy it is advisable to eat a healthy diet with plenty of fruit, vegetables and foods rich in iron, zinc and folate. A good diet will also provide the mother with energy for the long days ahead.\nIf possible you should have some form of exercise during pregnancy such as walking, swimming or swimming classes. Although you may be nervous about exercising during pregnancy - don\u2019t be! Exercise has been shown to help relieve symptoms of morning sickness, boost energy levels, improve circulation and can even help prepare you for labour. It is also thought to reduce the chance of complications such as gestational diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy.\nHow should I cope with tiredness and the hormonal changes during pregnancy?\nTiredness and pregnancy are a common problem for expectant mums. The changes that happen to your body such as swollen ankles and a lack of energy can cause new mums to be more anxious and irritable, which can lead to further problems with stress levels and coping.\nHow to cope with tiredness and the hormonal changes\nTry to ensure you have enough sleep, don\u2019t try to \u2018catch up\u2019 on it the following night. Also make sure you are eating the right amount of nutritious food, keeping your energy levels up can also help. A warm shower or bath can also be a good way to relax and help sleep patterns by lowering your core body temperature. Another way to ease tiredness is to take naps during the day, if possible. If you are not used to napping it might be worth trying to get into the habit.\nTiredness can also be eased by avoiding caffeine, alcohol and smoking and reducing your stress levels by going for a walk or chatting with friends.\nWhat causes vaginal discharge during pregnancy?\nVaginal discharge during pregnancy is quite common and nothing to worry about. The discharge will not normally become foul smelling but you may notice it becoming a little more watery. During pregnancy your vaginal tissue will grow in preparation for the birth of your baby. As your baby grows, so will your pelvis and ligaments to make room for him or her \u2013 this in turn may increase the pressure on your bladder, so you may notice you need to pass urine more often. The change in the way your body handles pregnancy hormones can also cause"}
{"article":"This is the blood-stained rock a rapist used to smash his victim over the head before leaving her in a pool of her own blood in a horrifying sexual attack at a bus stop. The 18-year-old victim was hit over the head 20 times and dragged into a garden to be brutally raped and left for dead in the Beeston area of Leeds last Friday. West Yorkshire Police have released CCTV footage of the man they believe is responsible for the attack with two others claiming he followed them in the hours before the attack. He is wanted for attempted murder and rape having left the woman for dead after the 'appalling' assault. Scroll down for videos . This is the blood-stained rock used by a rapist to hit his 18-year-old victim over the head 20 times before sexually assaulting her in a harrowing attack . Police have also released CCTV footage of a man they believed to be her attacker. He is seen walking in the Burley area of Leeds in a green Puma sweatshirt, dark jacket and jeans in the hours before the incident . Wearing a distinctive green Puma hooded jumper and jeans, the man was filmed near a Tesco Express three miles from where the Beeston bus stop where he attacked his victim between 9 and 10pm. He is described as being of Pakistani or Middle Eastern origin, in his early twenties and slim with a receding hairline. Detective Superintendent Nick Wallen of West Yorkshire Police urged members of the public to come forward if they recognised any details from the newly released footage. 'These\u00a0are the most detailed images yet of the man involved in this terrible crime\u00a0and\u00a0they paint a very clear picture of him,' he said. 'We are urgently appealing for anyone who thinks they know who he is to\u00a0contact\u00a0us immediately. 'We are asking people to think very carefully about all these elements and\u00a0put\u00a0them together with the e-fit image we have released and the other CCTV\u00a0footage\u00a0showing his size, build and movements, particularly his distinctive walk\u00a0that\u00a0shows he possibly has a limp. West Yorkshire Police produced this computer generated image after taking a description of the suspect from his victim. He is described as of Pakistani or Middle Eastern background and in his early twenties . In a graphic CCTV sequence the man is seen dragging the woman from the bus stop and into a garden to rape her . Police released the chilling footage in a bid to track down the suspect who is wanted for attempted murder . The woman was waiting at this bus stop in the Beeston area of Leeds last Friday when she was targeted . 'I cannot stress enough how important it is that we trace and arrest this\u00a0man\u00a0at the very earliest opportunity.' His 18-year-old victim was left with serious head injuries and a broken hip after last week's attack. Earlier police released a video of the 'harrowing' moment she was dragged from the street into a garden to be raped. Alongside CCTV footage of the man, police have released photographs of the rock he used to beat her over the head. Investigators believe he may have brought the weapon with him in a premeditated assault. Speaking of the object, Det Supt Wallen said: 'It is quite distinctive as an object and we would ask people to let us\u00a0know if\u00a0they recognise it as something that has come from their garden or\u00a0elsewhere,\u00a0particularly if they live somewhere on his route towards the crime scene\u00a0along Cemetery Road from the direction of Holbeck. 'The stone has been subject to extensive forensic examination and we are\u00a0working with a specialist geologist to establish where it may have come\u00a0from.' Police described the incident as both 'harrowing' and 'appalling' and are urging anyone with information to come forward .","highlights":"Rapist used the rock to hit 18-year-old victim over the head 20 times . She was dragged from a bus stop into a garden to be brutally raped . Attacker left the woman in a pool of her own blood in Beeston, Leeds . Two more women have come forward to say the suspect followed them . Anyone with any information  is urged to phone police on 01924 334710 . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Anyone with any information on the attack is urged to contact West\u00a0Yorkshire\u00a0Police\u2019s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team on 01924 334710.","id":"1602cc0772b833c4fdc84d5642065848a127adbf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the head with a large pebble before being raped in a darkly lit corner of a bus station at around 10pm on a Sunday night last October.\nThe woman, known by the pseudonym \u2018L\u2019, described in a victim statement the attack, which came as a bus service she was using terminated and everyone else left the bus station. She told the jury that her attacker was \u201cbig\u201d and \u201cstrong\u201d and she said he took her to the far corner of the bus station to \u201chide it from other people\u201d, the court heard.\nAfter her attacker pushed her against a metal bus shelter, she said she feared he would kill her. She said he then grabbed her by the hair and punched her.\n\u201cHe pulled my hair so hard I was crying and my arms were stinging, my head hurt really bad,\u201d she said.\n\u201cI thought he was going to kill me \u2013 it felt like an animal was trying to kill me. He was hitting me so hard in my head that I thought I was going to die.\u201d\nAs well as the punch to her head, the attacker is alleged to have kicked her, punching her in the face and hitting her in the body. He is also alleged to have dragged her by the hair, causing her scalp to rip. The woman said she tried to fight back and grabbed a stone as the attacker\u2019s hand reached into her jeans.\nL said that she hit him on the hand with the rock. In her statement, she said: \u201cI hit him over his hand and as it hit his hand, I knew it hit a bone, as it sounded a thud, I saw his hand start to close up and he started crying, I was happy, but I was still in fear for my life.\u201d\nAfter this, the attacker, who the victim said was heavily sweating, let go of her, leaving her in a pool of blood, in a corner of the station. She was treated in hospital for cuts and bruising all over her body.\nThe incident happened in October but was reported to the police four months later. It was then investigated by officers from Thames Valley Police\u2019s sexual offences unit.\nOn the statement, the 18-year-old victim wrote: \u201cThe man took advantage of me being in this situation, where I felt alone and scared to fight for myself and try to protect myself.\n\u201cI know that I was left injured and vulnerable and that I was vulnerable again leaving the bus"}
{"article":"The so-called King of Instagram, Dan Bilzerian, is no longer being investigated for allegations he kicked a model in the face at a South Beach nightclub last December. Miami police recently told People that the millionaire poker player is no longer being investigated for Vanessa Castano's claims he kicked her in the head with his military-style boot. Bilzerian has also recently sewed up some legal issues he'd faced for allegedly detonated a home-made bomb at an unofficial firing range outside Las Vegas . Cleared: The so-called King of Instagram, Dan Bilzerian, is no longer being investigated for claims he kicked a model in the face in December . Civil suit: Miami-based model Vanessa Castano alleges the internet playboy intentionally kicked her in the face at a South Beach club while wearing military-style boots. Her civil suit is still pending . Still pending is Castano's civil suit against the playboy, which reads, in part: . 'Bilzerian was on an elevated dancing platform...and violently and intentionally kicked plaintiff in the face while wearing what resembled military boots.' Bilzerian told People he did no such thing. 'I don't believe in violence against women...I would never assault a woman. It got blown so far out of proportion,' he said. Bilzerian said his name was cleared after Miami Beach police did a 'full investgation.' 'They got the club's [surveillance] video, which is much better and clearer than the handheld video that was posted online. And it shows that I didn't kick anyone.' Just after news of Castano's allegations broke, grainy phone footage of Bilzerian in the club that night surface and some believed it was damaging to the 34-year-old. Likes guns: Bilzerian was also recently in hot water for blowing up homemade explosives in the Nevada desert in November . Pleaded no contest: Police alleged that Bilzerian and a friend fired a rifle from a distance to detonate more than 90 pounds of a powdered explosive mix packed into a beverage cooler to destroy a tractor-trailer cab they'd brought to the site. They left behind a small wildfire . Also in December, Bilzerian and a friend were arrested in Los Angeles for the detonation of a homemade explosive beneath a tractor-trailer cab. The November 4 explosion sparked a small wildfire and Bilzerian in February entered a no-contest plea to misdemeanor failing to extinguish a fire. He and the friend coughed up $20,000 in restitution. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told a judge his client would also record a public service announcement for the federal Bureau of Land Management to resolve the criminal case. Police alleged that the men fired a rifle from a distance to detonate more than 90 pounds of a powdered explosive mix packed into a beverage cooler to destroy the tractor-trailer cab, which they brought to the site. Truck parts scattered some 300 yards, investigators said. The fire was quickly contained. An online boast about shooting a 20-mm rifle put Bilzerian at the scene, according to a police report, and a Bureau of Land Management ranger reported stopping Guymon driving Bilzerian's truck shortly after the blast a short distance away . 'I don't believe in violence against women...I would never assault a woman. It got blown so far out of proportion,' Bilzerian said . An online boast about shooting a 20-mm rifle put Bilzerian at the scene, according to a police report, and a Bureau of Land Management ranger reported stopping Guymon driving Bilzerian's truck shortly after the blast a short distance away. Bilzerian entertains millions of Instagram followers with accounts of his exploits and photos featuring parties, private jets, scantily clad women, piles of cash and weapons. Some show him shooting guns in the desert. He made a splash in April throwing a naked porn actress from a roof into a pool during an adult magazine photo shoot. The woman broke her foot and threatened to sue, drawing a mocking response from a Bilzerian lawyer who said that if she went to court she'd lose everything. Previously: Bilzerian made a splash in April throwing a naked porn actress from a roof into a pool during an adult magazine photo shoot. The woman broke her foot and threatened to sue, drawing a mocking response from a Bilzerian lawyer who said that if she went to court she'd lose everything. Bilzerian entertains millions of Instagram followers with accounts of his exploits and photos . His Instagram commonly featuring parties, private jets, scantily clad women, piles of cash and weapons .","highlights":"Dan Bilzerian did not boot Vanessa Castano in the face in South Beach in December, police say . The millionaire playboy said after his name was cleared he 'would never assault a woman. It got blown so far out of proportion' Bilzerian's troubles over a homemade bomb police said he detonated in December also came to an end recently with a no-contest plea and fines .","id":"1f7f6cc356ef29cceba13987874aa4e564b58821","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for the incident, which caused serious damage to the model's lip, but it's unclear if the alleged victim has stopped pursuing charges altogether.\n\"The victim has decided not to pursue the case at this time, so we have moved on with the investigation,\" Miami police Lieutenant Juan Morado told the publication.\nThe victim has since moved out of state, the Miami Herald reports, and a new law has come into effect making it more difficult to prosecute sexual battery cases without police intervention, as well as increasing the amount of time victims have to press charges.\nAdvertisement\nIn a statement to the Herald, Bilzerian said that he \"had nothing to do\" with the incident. \"This woman is a liar,\" he said. \"I have no idea why she did this but she did do it. I did no kick her in the face, it was my security guard who jumped in and I think I actually broke the woman\u2019s jaw by jumping in and grabbing her before my security guard did. I know for a fact that I was not there when this occurred.\"\nHis statement, however, did not address the model's claims of having security forcibly remove her from his table so that he could leave with a group of friends.\nThe woman, whose name is Katie Koshko, first revealed the alleged incident in a video published by TMZ in January. Bilzerian had previously denied knowing the model (and the other men in the clip), but he said he had previously come in contact with Koshko at a bar in Palm Beach, Florida.\n\"She came up to me at a bar that I was at with friends and asked me for a cigarette,\" he said to Page Six. \"We had a short conversation and I gave her a cigarette and she said 'Thank you.'\"\nHe went on: \"I never kicked anyone. She made a video and in the video it shows 15 security guards that were hired by the club, all large guys, and I'm walking right into it. She claims she was just there and she was kicked by me. I was trying to leave and she decided to get in the way of my bodyguard, and it's a bunch of lies. My security guards came down and took her off of me. I know for a fact I didn't touch her.\"\nBilzerian later said he had found Koshko \"stalking him and his friends\" and that she had taken"}
{"article":"Oscar Wilde may have said \u2018I can resist everything except temptation,' but he didn't have a smart safe to help him. The cylindrical device, called kSafe, keeps various forms of temptation locked away - whether it is fattening cookies, cigarettes or a time-consuming games controller. And the only way to unlock it is to reach pre-determined fitness goals, such as walking a set number of steps in a day. Scroll down for video . No more temptation: The cylindrical device, called kSafe, locks up a form of temptation - whether it is fattening cookies, cigarettes or a time-consuming games controller (pictured) The San Diego-based start-up behind the device said on its Kickstarter site: \u2018kSafe is part of a research proven system that turns temptation into motivation, so you always achieve your goals.\u2019 Users place an object of temptation into the safe and then set a goal using the accompanying app. There are three types of goals to choose from including activity goals, location goals and time goals. For example, for an activity goal, users could set the safe to unlock once they have taken a certain number of steps or burned enough calories, while a location goal may help motivate students. Strict: The only way to unlock the kSafe is to reach pre-determined fitness goals, such as walking a set number of steps in a day, which can be set and tracked on an app (pictured left and right) Users will place temptation into the kSafe, whether that is a bar of chocolate or iPad, for example. They will then set a goal using the smartphone app and lock the kSafe. There are three different types of choose from and the level of difficulty can be set - but not lessened once the safe has been locked. The kSafe will only unlock once a user has reached their goal. Users will be able to follow their progress on a light-up button and app. \u2018Set kSafe to only unlock once you've arrived and checked-in to a location, like a gym or library,' the company said. The safe will be able to be instructed to open on certain days or at certain times, which the firm added can be used to break bad habits, such as snacking between meal times. It claimed the safe \u2018crams years of willpower and behavioural research from MIT, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Princeton in to a fun, effective, and easy to use product.\u2019 It uses pre-commitment, an example of which is moving an alarm clock out of reach so the user can\u2019t reach the snooze button, to make people commit to a smart choice, knowing that they'll probably be tempted later. The device also capitalises on the idea of reward substitution, much like at school when a person may have worked hard on homework to earn going to a party. \u2018Even though making your boss happy or acing a test has more long term benefits, it's wanting that beer with our friends that motivates us to finish,' the company wrote. Motivational: Users will be able to view their progress in meeting their goal on the light-up \u2018button dial\u2019 on the top of the kSafe (pictured) or via the app . Compact: The safe can also be used in a conventional way using a password code to keep items safe, or off-limits to children, for example. This diagram shows its dimensions . \u2018Both of these concepts have been thoroughly researched and tested and they are consistently shown to improve our chances of reaching our goals.' Users will be able to view their progress in meeting their goal on the light-up \u2018button dial\u2019 on the top of the safe or via the app. When they achieve their goal, the safe will pop open. The company said: \u2018kSafe won\u2019t open until you\u2019ve reached your goal. No overrides!\u2019 The safe could also be used in a conventional way using a password code to keep items safe or off-limits to children, for example. As well as allowing users to check their progress, the app will let them raise the bar if they are feeling particularly motivated to burn extra calories or study into the night. But it won\u2019t let users get away with making their challenge easier. The device is available in three colours: black, white and transparent, and can be pre-ordered via Kickstarter for $89 (\u00a360) with an estimated delivery date of November.","highlights":"kSafe locks up a form of temptation such as cookies or a games controller . It will only unlock once a goal has been met, which is set on a smartphone . Users will be able to check their progress on a light-up dial or via an app . Device can be pre-ordered on Kickstarter for $89 (\u00a360)","id":"25d3cdfd04a95cfc88d2ae5f58c77da97f7c1b6d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ing foods or money you can spend on non-essentials - and only dispenses them after the appropriate period has elapsed.\nK-Safe's creators are trying to raise a modest amount of money on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter to help finance their idea. The device is set to cost $500 (\u00a3312), but as the website warns, the final price will ultimately depend on the funds raised through the project.\n'This is a breakthrough device, so we have the freedom to design it as we see fit,' the team behind the kSafe wrote on its Kickstarter page. 'That means we will be able to include all the features we envision, while avoiding compromises we would have to make with a lower budget. We also have the option to expand the functionality of the kSafe beyond just helping people lose weight.'\nIf all goes to plan, kSafe's creators hope to start manufacturing their product sometime next year.\nIn addition to kSafe, 28-year-old developer Matt Brown is also working on a different sort of slimming aid, which he describes as 'a weight loss game you can buy at the toy store that helps you lose weight the way kids lose their virginity - by doing it for the first time without any foreknowledge'.\nThe 'Game of Weight' is designed to encourage users to lose weight by playing computer games and answering questions, which is, Brown says, 'infinitely more engaging than going on a diet and reading some dumb diet book.'\nThe Game of Weight will be released for Android phones and tablets in December 2013.\n'We decided to start with Android because that's the operating system that everyone already has,' he explained. 'We'll be able to deliver the product to market much more quickly than if we had started with iOS, which would have taken longer because we'd have to build the iOS version of the app and then figure out what would happen when Apple releases the newest iPhone\/iPad and we had to update the app.'\nBrown hopes to fund his idea by selling the game to an existing games publisher, with a view to being able to sell it on mobile and tablet devices through Apple's App Store.\nHe has already completed a working prototype of the game, and has set up a Twitter account to give potential customers regular updates. 'It's working perfectly so far,' Brown writes. 'If you'd like to be among the first to know about the"}
{"article":"Out there in celebrity land, in the mink-lined nurseries of the filthy rich, a new breed of fearsomely spoilt children are being raised by their fearsomely spoilt parents. These indulged tots are hatched into a world where budgets have no bounds and reality is a misty blur on the ever-golden horizon. Look at them. They are in furs before they are five, Chanel before six and in bed by seven. And while dressed in the finest of clothes, they eat in the best restaurants, are entertained like emperors and hot-housed in luxury that would make a sultan blush. Meanwhile, the gruesome irony of being given designer shoes before they can walk and expensive birthday parties before they can talk seems to be lost on their crazed, doting, cash-scattering parents. Scroll down for video . First birthday bling: Tama Ecclestone's little girl Sophia . Thank goodness the tots always have a gem-encrusted rattle to hand, perhaps to shake at the folly of it all. Take Tamara Ecclestone. You can always depend on Tams to raise the pamper bar to hitherto unheard of heights of deluxe lunacy \u2014 and this week she did not let us down. The 30-year-old daughter of Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone and her husband, Jay Rutland, have just returned from a holiday in Italy to celebrate his birthday. Before their next holiday, they had the small matter of celebrating daughter Sophia\u2019s first birthday this week \u2014 and Tamara was determined it was an event that would never be forgotten. Not by Sophia, who is too young to have a coherent thought running through her gorgeous little head. But by everyone else who goggled at the \u00a370,000 or so spent on turning the front courtyard of their London home into Sophia\u2019s very own petting zoo, complete with puppies, Shetland ponies and a baby zebra. A rather glum-looking zebra, to be honest, but in terms of competitive party-throwing, the little critter certainly earned his stripes. There was also a real live princess, complete with a wimple, and a platoon of security men delivering gift-wrapped presents for the lucky baby. In pride of place was a rather garish gazebo made entirely of pink balloons with Sophia\u2019s initials picked out in white. As well as a petting zoo with puppies, Shetland ponies and a baby zebra, Sophie was also lucky enough to have a decadent princess palace created out of pink and white balloons . If you have ever wondered what a doctor would see while performing liver surgery on Mr Blobby, wonder no more. Tamara also posted photographs on social media of Sophia enjoying her birthday breakfast in her couture pyjamas, surrounded by giant soft toys and a whispering forest of helium balloons. Another gift, wrapped with a pink velvet ribbon, awaited her perusal on her high chair tray. What and who was all this lavish fuss for? Certainly not for the child, who would have been as puzzled as the zebra about what was going on. However, events like this somehow seem to be more about making an affluent statement than celebrating a birthday. That\u2019s not to say Tamara is not a lovely mother. Her utter joy and delight in her baby is clear for all to see. Yet one wonders what will happen to all these poor little rich kids, barely out of the crib before they are bombarded by all the good things in life \u2014 and then some. This torrent of luxury is supplied by no doubt well-meaning parents who seem not to know the meaning of restraint, the value of a pound or the concept of modesty. Few of them have ever had to worry where the next million is coming from and sometimes there is the uncomfortable thought that children are just another accessory, a toy to pamper, a blank canvas upon which they can express how very, very rich they are and how very, very different their lives are from ours. A few years ago, women like Paris Hilton indulged themselves by carrying around teacup dogs in their handbags; now we have the likes of Kim Kardashian dressing her little girl North West \u2014 she wasn\u2019t even given the dignity of a decent name \u2014 as a mini-me version of herself. And you don\u2019t have to look far to see where Tamara found inspiration for her sumptuous birthday party. Last year North \u2014 the child of Kim and her husband, the rapper Kanye West \u2014 had a first birthday party themed on California\u2019s annual Coachella rock festival. There was a karaoke stage, a Ferris wheel, a groovy three-tier birthday cake decorated with tie-dyed icing \u2014 and a very confused little birthday girl herself, togged out in hippie fringes and a headband. Not only was Sophia treated to a fancy birthday breakfast in couture pyjamas but she even had a real zebra attend her first birthday party . Elsewhere, Jay-Z and Beyonce gave their daughter Blue Ivy a horse for her second birthday. Not just any old nag or cute Shetland pony. Blue Ivy was given a full blood Arabian stallion \u2014 and you don\u2019t get many of them for sixpence. \u2018Blue expressed an interest in having a horse,\u2019 said an insider, explaining why Mr and Mrs Z went to such extravagant lengths. Did she really? The kid probably just shouted \u2018Horsey-horsey!\u2019 at something on the TV \u2014 and the rest is birthday history. What on earth are they going to do if she shows an interest in dinosaurs? The Beckhams \u2014 perhaps the UK\u2019s answer to the Kardashians \u2014 once spent a spent a six-figure sum on building son Brooklyn a brick castle playhouse, complete with drawbridge and tower, at their old Beckingham Palace estate, just outside London. For daughter Harper\u2019s first birthday, they bought her Damien Hirst\u2019s Daddy\u2019s Girl painting costing \u00a3600,000. The pink heart-shaped artwork, complete with butterflies, now hangs in her bedroom, squeezed in beside her designer wardrobe of gorgeous kidult clothes. The Beckham children, particularly little Harper, always look like they have stepped off a kiddie Milan catwalk \u2014 but what else are rich, fashion-conscious millionaire parents going to spend their money on? At least they are beautifully turned out \u2014 and genuinely look like a loving, well-adjusted family. Somehow they have negotiated their way through the wealth maze with sense \u2014 not everyone is quite so smart. When the singer J.Lo and her then partner Marc Anthony had twins, their godfather Tom Cruise threw a \u2018welcome to the world\u2019 party for them. The bash cost more than \u00a3100,000, not including the diamond rattles he gave them as gifts. And there is no shortage of excess with his own daughter Suri, the child he had with ex-wife Katie Holmes. Suri was wearing high heels before she went to school and has a wardrobe of designer clothes that would make Naomi Campbell jealous. When her parents split in 2012, her father bought her a mansion in Manhattan. Not a place for Suri, now eight, to live, but as a kind of luxury warehouse to stash and store all the presents and toys he has bought for her over the years. Tamara Ecclestone and husband,\u00a0Jay Rutland (pictured), threw a lavish bash this week to celebrate their daughter Sophia's first birthday . As a temple to parental excess, it has no peer. Still, the new breed of wealthy celebrities are hardly going to be counting out the Maltesers and wondering if they have buttered enough Marmite sandwiches for their darling little one\u2019s birthday party, are they? The impulse of any parent to spoil children and give them the best is understandable \u2014 but some extravaganzas go too far. Once upon a time, in a world long gone, a child\u2019s birthday party was a simple affair. Sandwiches and cake, balloons and Smarties, musical chairs and then home before bedtime. Younger readers may be astonished by this, but we didn\u2019t even get a party bag. If you got a clip on your ear on your way out the door, you would consider yourself lucky. Look at these children, as the diamonds rain down on their tiny shoulders and zebras clop up to their front doors. It might be fun for the doting parents to show off and bask in all the luxury \u2014 but what chance do these children have of growing up normally, with even a faint grasp of reality? Answers on a birthday card, please. An expensive one.","highlights":"Tamara Ecclestone\u00a0had a zebra at daughter, Sophia's extravagant bash . Tom Cruise bought a flat in Manhattan, New York for Suri . While the Beckham's bought a Damien Hurst painting for Harper .","id":"e6d497df11a00e57fb6fdb25d75608c72874e024","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the limelight before they\u2019re old enough to learn to walk, let alone say \u201cNo\u201d.\nIt\u2019s the age of the celebrity tot, and the number of young tots who have an official press agent is growing, faster than ever, thanks to a proliferation of \u201cmums\u201d who write them fan blogs and get them TV cameos.\nSo we should probably get used to it. The question is, can we? Because the answer is a big old fat \u201cNO\u201d \u2014 and it\u2019s not just because of some residual feeling of unease at seeing tots treated like royalty.\nWhat bothers me about this new generation of little princesses and princes is that we are losing something vital.\nWe\u2019re talking about the development of language. Because it seems obvious that if we teach our tots how to speak to the press at the tender age of two, and we encourage them to put a little \u201cwinky face\u201d emoticon at the end of each sentence they send out to the world, then we\u2019re inhibiting their development. Because we\u2019re not teaching them to learn the most crucial human skill of all: listening.\nThe skill of listening, it\u2019s often said, is one you are born with. And as any baby will tell you, it is a most precious asset in any conversation.\nBut it has to be nurtured. And the skill of really listening can only come after years of practice, listening to the little things and the big things.\nTake the example of my son Harry, who is only two. Every time I ask him how he is, he now answers me with a very thoughtful \u201cI\u2019m OK\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m well\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m great\u201d. It sounds like a lot of tosh, but the fact is this \u2014 he\u2019s being truthful.\nLast month, on a trip to the pub to meet friends, he became aware of a group of strangers talking about him. He went as stiff as a board. All his little muscles contracted as if in a fit. And he suddenly said in a very serious voice, \u201cHarry\u2019s not too happy.\u201d He hadn\u2019t been listening to any of it, and as soon as he heard the sound of his own name, it was like a message from on high (or down low, if you want to be rude). It was a message about his position in the world. Something he couldn\u2019t have picked"}
{"article":"A freshman senator who spearheaded a letter to Iranian leaders, cautioning them that any deal negotiated by the Obama administration would not outlast the current president, defended his actions on Tuesday as necessary to prevent the Middle Eastern country from becoming nuclear capable. 'They\u2019ve been killing Americans for 35 years, they\u2019ve killed hundreds of troops in Iraq, now they control five capitols in the Middle East,'Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday on MSNBC. 'They are nothing but hardliners in Iran and if they do all of those things without a nuclear weapon, imagine what they would do with one.' Cotton's remarks came after Vice President Joe Biden, the official president of the Senate and a former representative for Delaware to the upper chamber, sent out a biting statement Monday evening accusing letter signers of acting 'beneath the dignity' of their office. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . 'They\u2019ve been killing Americans for 35 years, they\u2019ve killed hundreds of troops in Iraq, now they control five capitols in the Middle East,' Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday on MSNBC program Morning Joe while defending his controversial letter to Iranian leaders . The letter, signed by 47 Republican senators, told Iranians the Senate will 'consider any agreement regarding your nuclear-weapons program that is not approved by the Congress as nothing more than an executive agreement between President Obama and Ayatollah Khamenei.' Reminding the foreign government that U.S. President Barack Obama is ineligible for a third term and will leave office in January 2017, ' the GOP lawmakers said 'most of us will remain in office well beyond then \u2013 perhaps decades.' In previewing the letter to Bloomberg, Cotton said Monday 'Iran's ayatollahs need to know before agreeing to any nuclear deal that \u2026 any unilateral executive agreement is one they accept at their own peril.' The White House, State Department and Democratic leaders denounced the audacious move and warned that it could have the intended effect - the dismantlement of the Obama and other world leaders' blossoming agreement with Tehran. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said it 'undermines' negotiations. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said it 'certainly interferes' with ongoing talks. Republicans' effort to 'essentially throw sand in the gears here is not helpful,' Earnest told reporters during his daily briefing on Monday. Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at Republicans on Monday night in a statement distributed to reporters through the White House's massive press list. The message, 'expressly designed to undercut a sitting President in the midst of sensitive international negotiations, is beneath the dignity of an institution I revere,' Biden said, arguing that he had never seen anything like it during his thirty-six years in the Senate. 'I cannot recall another instance in which Senators wrote directly to advise another country\u2014much less a longtime foreign adversary\u2014 that the President does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them,' he said. 'This letter sends a highly misleading signal to friend and foe alike that that our Commander-in-Chief cannot deliver on America\u2019s commitments\u2014a message that is as false as it is dangerous.' Firing back at the VP on Tuesday morning during an appearance on Morning Joe, Cotton said if Biden 'respects the dignity of the institution of the Senate he should be insisting that the president submit any deal to approval of the Senate, which is exactly what he did on numerous deals during his time in Senate.' He also attacked Biden's foreign policy credentials. 'Joe Biden, as Barack Obama\u2019s own secretary of defense has said, has been wrong about nearly every foreign policy and national security decision in the last 40 years,' Cotton said in remarks captured by Politico. The Arkansas lawmaker was referring to former DOD head Robert Gates, who deprecated Biden in a memoir released after he exited Obama's cabinet. Biden, another likely candidate for president in 2016, is a former chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relation's Committee. He was initially added to Obama's ticket in 2008 to counter the freshman senator's relative lack of experience with world affairs. He was not alone in his condemnation of his former colleagues' actions. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Republicans' 'very blatant effort to undermine the legitimacy' of the president and 'disrespect' his as a negotiator\u00a0is 'unconscionable.' They essentially said the president 'doesn't speak for the Constitution,' he told CNN Tuesday morning. Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine lambasted Cotton and his co-signers Tuesday on the Senate floor, even while conceding that he partially agrees with their position. 'I share many of the concerns of my colleagues, the 47 who wrote the letter,' Kaine said. 'But I deeply believe, ' he added, 'we should not try to tank a deal, critique a deal, undercut a deal, before there is a deal. ' He criticized Cotton without naming him, for writing 'to the leader of a nation that we characterize as a terrorist state.' 'The message that is communicated to the American public and to the world is, we will never accept any deal,' he said of the letter. 'We are not interested in diplomacy. We are not interested in negotiation.' 'And that attitude plays directly into the hands of the nation of Iran, which is currently engaging in terrorist activity. Thy would want to be able to blame the absence of any deal on an intransigent the United States that is unwilling to negotiate in good faith.' Iran's foreign minister\u00a0Mohammed Javad Zarif said Tuesday, 'This kind of communication is unprecedented and undiplomatic.' 'In fact it implies that the United States is not trustworthy,' he said according to Iran's state-run news site. The letter, signed by 47 Republican senators, told Iranians the Senate will 'consider any agreement regarding your nuclear-weapons program that is not approved by the Congress as nothing more than an executive agreement between President Obama and Ayatollah Khamenei' The White House on Monday reproached senators for acting outside 'the role our Founding Fathers envisioned Congress for to play when it comes to foreign affairs' and questioned the 'wisdom of their strategy.' 'The rush to war, or at least the to the military option that many Republicans are advocating is not at all in the best interest of the United States,' Earnest said. Republicans have not specifically lobbied for military engagement with Iran, but its the White House's view that war could come about if world leaders do not at least attempt to negotiate a deal with Iran in good faith. Psaki contended Monday that senators wrongly implied that they have any say over a possible agreement. 'Congress doesn't have the power to alter the conditions of international arrangements negotiated by the executive,' she said. Additionally, the State Department is of the opinion 'that this letter, designed to score political points, ignores the fact that executive agreements between countries provide things like protections for troops, that we rely on every day, allows for the basing of American service members overseas, allows for us to obstruct the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction on the high seas,' she said. While it is true that Congress does not currently have the authority to authorize the pact as it's not technically a treaty, the Senate will soon vote on a bipartisan measure that would give the legislative body the power of review over any package the administration offers Iran. And, as Cotton noted Tuesday morning on CNN's New Day, several of the Republican senators who lent their name to the letter are considering presidential bids and could, in two years, potentially be calling the shots in the Oval Office. 'I welcome even Hillary Clinton to join us because I suspect she might have reservations about this ill-fated nuclear deal as well,' he said, name-checking the Democratic front-runner for president. Vice President Joe Biden, pictured here at the International Association of Firefighters Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum on Monday,\u00a0sent out a biting statement that evening accusing letter signers of acting 'beneath the dignity' of their office . From left, Secretary of State John Kerry, Biden and National Security Adviser Susan Rice listen as President Barack Obama meets with European Council President Donald Tusk in the Oval Office on Monday.\u00a0The State Department said the GOP's letter to Iran 'undermines' nuclear negotiations. The White House said it 'certainly interferes' with ongoing talks . Asked about the GOP senators' attempt to undercut his foreign policy strategy on Monday, Obama said he thought it was 'ironic' that they were aligning themselves with Iran's hardliners, who also don't want a deal to go through. In his unusually long statement, Biden said the senators' letter, sent 'in the guise of a constitutional lesson, ignores two centuries of precedent and threatens to undermine the ability of any future American President, whether Democrat or Republican, to negotiate with other nations on behalf of the United States.' 'Around the world, America\u2019s influence depends on its ability to honor its commitments.' The United States must 'maintain our credibility and global leadership even as Presidents and Congresses come and go,' he wrote. 'The decision to undercut our President and circumvent our constitutional system offends me as a matter of principle,' he continued. 'As a matter of policy, the letter and its authors have also offered no viable alternative to the diplomatic resolution with Iran that their letter seeks to undermine.' Republicans have said that instead of diplomatic negotiations and a deal that would allow Iran to continue working toward a peaceful nuclear program, they would like to bury the country with sanctions until it completely abandons its Uranium enrichment program. Blumenthal said Tuesday that Cotton and other legislators had polarized and undermined a bipartisan coalition of senators 'which is now in tatters' that were demanding the White House allow the Senate to have the final say over any deal it negotiated with Tehran. The Democratic senator said he was determined to 'stitch it back together,' however. Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said the irony of the situation was that the Senate's bill, sponsored by Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, requiring congressional oversight was headed toward a veto-proof majority before this. Now, Republican have 'blown that,' he said on CNN, and 'literally snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.'","highlights":"Arkansas' Tom Cotton authored the letter that was signed by 47 Republican senators and sent to Iranian leaders on Monday . They are nothing but hardliners in Iran and if they do all of those things without a nuclear weapon, imagine what they would do with one,' he said . The State Department said it 'undermines' negotiations. The White House said it 'certainly interferes' with ongoing talks . Biden said it sends 'a highly misleading signal to friend and foe alike that that our Commander-in-Chief cannot deliver on America\u2019s commitments\u2014a message that is as false as it is dangerous' Connecticut\u00a0Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Republicans' 'very blatant effort to undermine' Obama and 'disrespect' him is 'unconscionable' Iran's foreign minister said, 'This kind of communication is unprecedented and undiplomatic' and 'implies that the United States is not trustworthy'","id":"6a5dac6a270b7056d8e69bc0f484ef3d28203882","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"(video) Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., faced a barrage of Democratic criticism at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, as he outlined for the first time since the letter's publication in September his motivations for authoring the 10-page missive to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (READ MORE)\nThe 'Terrorist' Threat Next Door: Latin America's Growing Militia Problem: One of the world's fastest-growing threats to global security is in Latin America, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And its source is an unlikely one: small, local militias, which often operate near their homes, according to an April report by the U.S.-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs. A major problem: they often work hand-in-hand with gangs that deal in everything from drug trafficking to migrant smuggling. Here are four of the largest. (READ MORE)\nReport: Iran is using money raised from energy to arm Hezbollah:.\u201d (READ MORE)\nIraqi forces clash with Islamic State after deadly suicide bombing: Iraqi forces and members of Shia militias clashed with Islamic State militants in the northern city of Tikrit on Tuesday, a day after a suicide attack blamed on IS killed at least 29 people. The fighters, armed by the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are battling for Tikrit and other cities, part of a campaign by Iraqi forces and Shiite militias to wrest back control from IS. The Iraqi army and the militias have encircled Tikrit, located about 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad. (READ MORE)\nArmy: 5 U.S. Soldiers Fatally Shot in Afghanistan: The U.S. military says five soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been shot and killed in a suspected insider attack, adding to a grim number for 2014. The Army says in a statement that the shootings were reported at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at a base in southern Afghanistan. U.S. officials say there are indications the killings may have been an \"insider attack,\" in which a current or former soldier killed his colleagues. (READ MORE)\nRussian jets buzz U.S. Navy ship, video footage shows - Russia has buzzed a U.S. Navy destroyer for the second time in a week, this time in the Sea of Japan"}
{"article":"Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in public Monday for the first time in about 10 days as he met with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Putin isn't generally one to shy away from the limelight -- posing with a (tranquilized) tiger, riding a horse while shirtless, earning a karate black belt. So his unexplained absence fueled speculation about his health, grip on power and even his love life. Although the Kremlin and the Russian state media released photos and video footage of Putin last week, they did not quell the rumors about his whereabouts, because it was unclear when they were taken. So all eyes were turned to St. Petersburg on Monday for Putin's scheduled meeting with Atambayev of Kyrgyzstan. His appearance before the press, looking healthy and relaxed, should help put some of the rumors at least to rest. And he made light of his absence, saying: \"It would be boring without gossip.\" In another sign Putin has a firm hand on the tiller, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said the President had ordered Russia's Northern Fleet to be placed on full combat alert from Monday morning for snap checks, Russia's state-run Tass news agency reported. The checks are intended to test the fleet's capacity to ensure Russia's military security in the Arctic, Tass said. Also on alert are Russia's Western Military District and certain airborne units, with some 38,000 military personnel involved in total. Here's what gave some doubters grist for the rumor mill: On Friday --  three days before the scheduled meeting --  a Russian state media broadcaster prematurely aired a report that Putin had a meeting with Atambayev -- although the event had not yet occurred. The station acknowledged the error, but it only heightened the speculation over Putin and his whereabouts. Social media has been swirling with questions, with hashtags such as #Putindead and #putinmissing. Was he ill? Was he holed away somewhere with his girlfriend and a new baby, as some in the European media speculated? There were even dark rumors of a palace coup in which various Kremlin factions vying for power might have ousted him. The Kremlin vigorously denied that anything was amiss, with Putin's spokesman saying the President was healthy and that his handshake \"can break a hand.\" But his absence came at an uneasy time as the country deals with economic turmoil and strained international relations over the war in Ukraine. \"Does Putin ever catch a cold? Does he ever get sick? The Kremlin doesn't want to allow Putin's image of virility and strength to become tarnished by the weaknesses of mere humans,\" CNN analyst Frida Ghitis wrote. \"Putin rules in the old-fashioned style of a personality cult. The system requires propaganda and image control. It needs Putin to be larger than life.\" Last week, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov sought to allay questions, telling Russian radio station Echo of Moscow that people should not worry and that Putin was \"absolutely\" healthy. \"No need to worry, everything is all right. He has working meetings all the time, only not all of these meetings are public,\" Peskov said Thursday. He also dismissed European media reports that Putin had a love child. \"I am going to ask people who have money to organize a contest on the best media rumor,\" the Kremlin spokesman said. Rumblings about Putin began last week after a meeting in the Kazakh capital, Astana, between the Russian leader and the presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus was postponed at short notice. A Kazakh official told Reuters that Putin had fallen ill. On Thursday, he missed his meeting with the Federal Security Service, Russia's counterintelligence agency. Putin's last public appearance was supposedly on March 8, International Women's Day. But some keeping track say he hadn't been seen since even earlier -- March 5. In the course of his many years in power, Putin has cultivated the image of a strong and vigorous leader. His exploits, captured on film and released to the media, have been many. And he enjoys a whopping 86% approval rating, although some critics question the validity of polling they say is carried out in a climate where people are afraid to voice opposition to Putin's government. \"Moscow always has been a center for rumors and speculation,\" said Jill Dougherty, an expert on Russia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a former CNN correspondent. \"As soon as the President does not show up, which is really kind of rare for him, people begin to question. \"You have to look at this in terms of, why all of this insanity? And one of the problems is, people are very nervous, legitimately. Where is Putin? Is he in charge?\" CNN's Matthew Chance contributed to this report.","highlights":"Official: Vladimir Putin has put Russia's Northern Fleet on alert to check its capacity . Putin makes light of his absence, saying, \"It would be boring without gossip\" The Russian President meets with President of Kyrgyzstan in St. Petersburg, Russia .","id":"899ef6ce707b5007e9ff6c3f2b66b6acca8bc862","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'t the only world leader missing for an extended period of time.\nHere's a look at notable leaders who have been missing or hard to find since World War II:\n1. Adolf Hitler: The first 20 years of World War II have always been considered the greatest and most pivotal years in Hitler's life. In a book on the origins of World War II, Professor Andrew Roberts recounts the period:\n\"Hitler, like the rest of Germany, has become almost unrecognizable, with no hint of his former military-dictator self. He has grown heavy and shuffled from one room to another, his hands clenched together in a gesture of deep thought, talking in long sentences and rambling on at length about topics which seem to make little sense.\"\nAt the height of his powers in 1942, Hitler disappeared for weeks. He had a serious operation to remove an abscess from one of his thighs. During that period, Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's closest deputy, became one of the most powerful men in the Third Reich. His book, \"The Goebbels Diaries,\" became an immediate bestseller in the Third Reich. \"The Goebbels Diaries\" revealed Hitler's moods and state of health during this period.\nGoebbels is described as a \"squeak-voiced\" man, \"furious, tearful and violent.\"\nHitler appears only rarely to give speeches, and it is obvious he has not been well.\nAt the start of August 1942, Hitler's state of mind is in doubt, and he may well be approaching death.\n2. Kim Jong-il: Kim Jong-il, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, disappeared in June 2008 for more than four months. The mystery surrounding his whereabouts was only unraveled in September. In August, he disappeared with his entourage and was sighted in his capital, Pyongyang, only a few days later. But the reports of his death soon made the rounds and later turned out to be false. Kim resurfaced in Beijing in October 2008.\nThe 1994 agreement ending the Korean War required North Korea to declare its atomic program, but the country failed to comply. As a result, the 1968 armistice agreement, signed during the Vietnam War, remains in force. Since the end of the conflict, Kim is not allowed to have military forces along the DMZ."}
{"article":"Martin Guptill became the first man to score a double hundred in a Cricket World Cup knockout match and propelled co-hosts New Zealand into the semi-finals as they claimed a 143-run win against West Indies. The 28-year-old batsman was dropped in the first over before going on to score 237 from 163 balls - including 24 fours and 11 sixes, one of which found the roof of Wellington's Westpac Stadium in the final over. The record-breaking innings, which was the second highest one day international score of all time behind Indian Rohit Sharma's 264, helped New Zealand to 393 for six. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Martin Guptill record highest-ever World Cup score of 237 . Martin Guptill's double century helped New Zealand beat the West Indies and reach the World Cup semis . Guptill becomes the first man to hit a double century in a World Cup knockout match . The Kiwi opener watches after hitting a massive six - one of 11 he struck during his innings of 237 . The West Indies' Jerome Taylor congratulates Guptill on his achievement at the end of the innings . Chris Gayle of the West Indies also added his congratulations after the history-making innings . In reply, West Indies were all out for 250 in 30.3 overs, with Trent Boult claiming four for 44 to become the leading wicket taker in the tournament. New Zealand will face South Africa in the semi-finals while Australia play India in the other match. It could have been so different, though, had Marlon Samuels held a the catch just three balls in which would have sent Guptill back to the pavilion. Guptill also survived two lbw shouts, but New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum had less luck at the other end as he fell for 12 runs. Kane Williamson had put on 33 before falling to Andre Russell, whose wide delivery ended up with Chris Gayle at short cover. Meanwhile Guptill was moving towards his half-century and reached it with a single from the last ball of the 20th over to put New Zealand on 105 for two. His ton had been put together with a steady succession of fours but his first six arrived in the 36th over as he carted Darren Sammy to wide long-on. Guptill was perhaps guilty of ball-watching when Ross Taylor was run out for 42 but, despite the fact the mistake would likely be overlooked due to his heroics, he made sure to atone for it by reaching his second 150 in ODIs with a single off Sulieman Benn. Corey Anderson was then caught by an off-pace delivery from Russell, shuffling across to pull the ball across to Gayle at midwicket for 15. Guptill's double-ton was within reach and he wasted no time gunning for it, achieving his personal best of 192 with a four off Russell before partner Grant Elliott was dismissed on review. Guptill ignored that disappointment to fire a four that brought him to 199, going on to drill Russell's first delivery of the 48th over to long-off for a four that made World Cup history. New Zealand celebrate after dismissing the Windies opener Chris Gayle for 61 runs . Darren Sammy gestures after falling over while batting during his innings of 27 . Trent Boult acrobatically fields off his own bowling as New Zealand bowled their opponents out for 250 . A swing and a miss for Andre Russell as Southee bowls him for 20 runs . The dismissal of Russell left the West Indies on 201-8, well shy of their target of 394 . Tim Southee reacts after dismissing Russell as the West Indies resistance crumbled in Wellington . Corey Anderson is congratulated by team-mate Brendon McCullum after taking the wicket of Darren Samm . Tuesday March 24 . New Zealand vs South Africa (Auckland) 1am . Thursday March 26 . Australia vs India (Sydney) 3.30am . Luke Ronchi departed for nine but Guptill held firm hitting a six which ended up on the roof of the stadium in the final over to wrap up his stunning innings. In reply, the West Indies stuttered, with Johnson Charles out for three in the second over before Lendl Simmons departed for 12 as they rocked on 27 for two. New Zealand's Ross Taylor dives to make a single during his innings of 42 . West Indies celebrate after Denesh Ramdin ran out Taylor to temporarily check New Zealand's momentum . Corey Anderson plays a shot - he made 15 runs before being caught by Chris Gayle off the bowling of Russell . Luke Ronchi shakes the hand of Martin Guptill after the opener reached his double century . Corey Anderson plays a shot as New Zealand race towards a massive total of 393 in the quarter-final . Trent Boult celebrates after bowling West Indies opener Johnson Charles for three runs . The West Indies bowler Andre Russell steams in during the quarter-final at the Westpac Stadium . Trent Boult celebrates with clenched fists after removing Denesh Ramdin for a duck . Samuels (27) applied a steadying hand with the free-hitting Gayle (61), but when the former was caught brilliantly by Daniel Vettori with a one-handed catch on the boundary, wickets again started to fall at regular intervals. Denesh Ramdin was the next man put, lbw by Boult for a duck before Gayle was clean bowled by Adam Milne. Sammy hung around for 16 balls for his 27 but after he and Jonathan Carter (32) were dismissed, West Indies were left hanging in on 173 for seven. Russell (20) and Jerome Taylor (11) put up little resistance with Jason Holder the last man out for 42.","highlights":"Hosts booked their place in the semi-final and will play South Africa next . New Zealand posted a mammoth total of 393 in Wellington . Martin Guptill became first man to score double hundred in knockout game at the Cricket World Cup, ending on 237 from 163 balls . But the Kiwi opener was dropped by Marlon Samuels third ball . Chris Gayle scored 61 but the West Indies could only make 250 .","id":"c316eea886bfd2ae7027aed2a7c66bdc8d1f7ab9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-old became just the second New Zealander to score a double hundred in one-day internationals, [\u2026]\nCategory: Cricket\nCricket News\nIndia v West Indies 3rd T20 India Win 3-0\nYuvraj Singh announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after India\u2019s 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match Twenty20 series against the West Indies here on Saturday. The 34-year-old, who has played 304 matches in all forms of the game, quit after being diagnosed with cancer at the start of this year. \u201cWith immense [\u2026]\nIndian Women\u2019s Team Out To Prove Mithali\u2019s Predictions Were A Dream\nWhile the Indian men\u2019s team is on a roll in the Twenty20 league, the women will face their toughest assignment, the four-nation Champions League Twenty20 which gets underway on Monday. The women\u2019s team, fresh from defeating England in their last match, will have tough going against their more experienced opponents \u2014 Australia and South Africa [\u2026]\nWales, England in the frame for Cricket World Cup 2019\nThe ICC\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2019 will be held in the UK in the summer of 2019, it was announced at a meeting of the game\u2019s governing body in Dubai. The tournament is the second to be hosted by England, after the 1975 edition. The hosts and four other teams \u2014 Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh [\u2026]\nT20 Series, India vs West Indies\nVirender Sehwag on Friday lauded the West Indies as the best team in the shortest format of the game, a reason for India\u2019s struggles in the T20 format. India was thrashed by the Windies on a difficult and belting batting strip by eight wickets in the third T20. This means that India will face the [\u2026]\nRohit Sharma: India are \u2018very confident\u2019 about this World Cup\nThe Indian squad has begun their three-city promotional blitzkrieg in New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Nagpur ahead of the World Cup. Captain Virat Kohli made it known that the side would start its title defence in England on June 1. \u201cThere are some things you can\u2019t control,\u201d said Rohit Sharma, one of the star batsmen in [\u2026]\nIndia set target of 300 runs against West Indies\nVirat Kohli (left) and Rohit Sharma"}
{"article":"Nicola Sturgeon yesterday vowed to work with Labour to \u2018lock the Tories out\u2019 of power. In an extraordinary speech in London, Scotland\u2019s first minister claimed voters across the UK would welcome her party\u2019s influence at Westminster, saying she would end austerity. But, following mounting pressure from senior colleagues, Ed Miliband last night tried to draw a line under speculation about a Labour-SNP government by ruling out a formal coalition. Labour leader Ed Miliband said a formal coalition with the SNP 'will not happen' - but failed to rule out forming a looser alliance on a vote-by-vote basis . The Labour leader said there would be \u2018no SNP ministers\u2019 in any government he leads after May\u2019s general election. But Mr Miliband pointedly refused to rule out a deal that would see the resurgent Scottish nationalists prop up a minority Labour government in key Commons votes \u2013 the preferred option of Miss Sturgeon. \u2018This was a lot of hype to rule out something no one was proposing,\u2019 the first minister said. \u2018Mr Miliband\u2019s statement is absolutely fine from our point of view, because formal coalition with seats in the UK government has never been our preference. \u2018But working with Labour in a looser arrangement, I certainly wouldn\u2019t rule out because I want to see SNP MPs in the House of Commons pushing for progressive change. I also don\u2019t want to see David Cameron re-elected. 'As long as there are more SNP and Labour MPs than there are Tory MPs, we can lock the Tories out of government, there is no question about that.\u2019 Pollsters suggest the SNP is on course for an unprecedented breakthrough at the general election, winning dozens of Labour seats and depriving Mr Miliband of any chance of a majority. John Curtice, of Strathclyde University and one of the country\u2019s leading election experts, said the SNP appeared on the brink of winning 45 of Scotland\u2019s 59 seats. Ms Sturgeon, appearing on ITV's Lorraine show, claimed that if Labour ruled out a deal with the SNP they would be saying they were happy to see David Cameron 'waltz back in to Number 10' \u2018That means the formation of any government after May 7 will be with the acquiescence of the SNP,\u2019 the professor added. \u2018Mr Miliband\u2019s chances may indeed depend on him coming to some arrangement with the SNP.\u2019 Electoral deals between two or more parties can take various guises. A full-scale coalition is a power-sharing deal of the kind struck by David Cameron and Nick Clegg, with a shared programme and ministers from different parties. One step down from a coalition is an arrangement called \u2018confidence and supply\u2019. In exchange for concessions to its interests, a smaller party agrees to back a larger one in key Commons votes. A still looser arrangement is possible, whereby a minority Labour government would negotiate with the SNP to win its backing on every major vote. William Hague, the Leader of the Commons, said an issue-by-issue deal between Labour and the SNP would be \u2018even worse\u2019. \u2018Every day the SNP could come back with more demands,\u2019 said the Tory MP. Miss Sturgeon, speaking at the London School of Economics, set out a shopping list of demands for a deal with Labour, including \u00a3180billion of extra borrowing, ditching the Trident nuclear deterrent, and billions more in benefits for the working poor. She said the SNP would ensure that any government it supports offered an \u2018alternative to austerity\u2019. In the past, the SNP imposed a \u2018self-denying ordinance\u2019 on its MPs which prevented them from voting on most \u2018English-only\u2019 issues at Westminster. But, with the possibility of a power-sharing deal in sight, this principle has been ditched. Miss Sturgeon yesterday said SNP MPs were entitled to dictate policy at Westminster in return for their votes. \u2018We have clear and constructive views on many aspects of UK policy which affect Scotland deeply \u2013 views which we know are often shared by many people elsewhere in the UK. And we intend to bring those ideas forward in a positive spirit,\u2019 she said. She insisted that voters in England could trust her not to use a hung parliament as part of a plan to make another attempt to break up the country. Last night an ICM poll for the Guardian revealed 43 per cent of voters are worried about the SNP determining who runs the UK. Labour leader in Scotland Jim Murphy (left) said the party would not make any 'backroom deals' with the SNP .","highlights":"SNP chief said she would vote Green in England and Plaid Cymru in Wales . But she called for deal with Labour after the election to keep the Tories out . Ms Sturgeon she she would impose left-wing policies across the UK . She said the SNP wanted to do more than just serve Scotland's interests .","id":"d7b72df534c22dd57d163bd52ba696e165d93e00","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that the SNP had a \u201cmandate\u201d to be in power.\nAt the height of her ambitions for the party, she said it would be a \u201ctragedy\u201d if the Tories were re-elected on December 12.\nShe also attacked Boris Johnson, who she said had \u201cbetrayed\u201d the Leave campaign\u2019s promises in the Brexit deal.\nMrs Sturgeon said the prime minister \u201cbetrayed\u201d the electorate in December 2016 when he promised that the UK would leave the EU on October 31 \u201cdeal or no deal\u201d.\nShe said he promised the electorate \u201cgreat trade deals all round\u201d and the creation of a \u201cnew sovereign fishing policy\u201d \u2013 which she said was \u201call a fantasy\u201d.\nThe SNP leader also vowed to give a \u201cdirect mandate\u201d to her supporters to call another independence referendum in 2021.\nAnd she claimed Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer could not be trusted in the event of a new vote because she said he would support the will of the people if it went against Brexit.\nThe SNP leader said: \u201cMy conclusion is that the United Kingdom is best governed with a Scottish voice at Westminster.\n.\u201d\nMrs Sturgeon said: \u201cThe UK and the European Union have agreed what is called the future relationship.\n\u201cIt says Britain will no longer be a member of the European Union but will continue to follow much of the common legal regime.\n\u201cIt guarantees the future free movement of people.\n\u201cIt guarantees access to the single market.\n\u201cIt guarantees a common regulatory framework.\n\u201cThat is the only agreement that has been reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union.\n\u201cThe agreement is the only framework and basis for a future economic relationship.\n\u201cAnd yet, at this very moment we are seeing the Government of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster coming under pressure from the most ardent Brexiters to tear up that future relationship and create instead a new deal with the European Union.\u201d\nMrs Sturgeon warned voters to prepare themselves for \u201ca summer of Brexit chaos\u201d once Mr Johnson triggers the Article 50 mechanism.\nShe said the prime minister was taking the UK into a \u201chalf-in\/half-out\u201d position with no \u201creal clarity\u201d on what kind of economic partnership Britain wanted to pursue with"}
{"article":"Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have reached the point of no return. The two Australians are making their final journeys from the Bali prison where they have been incarcerated for 10 years to a sinister island they have only heard about called Nusakambangan. There, a firing squad awaits. The grim news that there is now no hope of escaping their fates hangs heavily over the family and friends of the two men. For Chan, 31, and Sukumaran, 34, leaving the Balinese prison which has been their home for the last 10 years brings only fear and dread. Scroll down for video . Myuran Sukumaran is escorted on to a flight, en route to Nusakambangan, on Wednesday . A handcuffed Andrew Chan is led up the steps and on to the flight out of Bali to Death Island . Prison home: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been escorted out of Kerobokan prison in Bali, their home for 10 years, and have begun their finals journey, to Nusakambangan, aka Death Island . Growing up inside: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, aged about 22 and 25 years old in 2006 (left), and the men almost a decade later (right) pictured inside Kerobokan jail this week as they awaited the news about their departure from Bali for central Java where they will be executed . Chan and Sukumaran are driven out of of Kerobokan on Wednesday in an armoured vehicle. The streets were lined with police and riot officers . The ringleaders of the Bali Nine heroin drug ring were given a Hindu blessing ceremony at Kerobokan prison and said their farewells. Neither man has been outside the walls of Kerobokan since shortly after their arrest on April 17, 2005, when Chan, then a 21-year-old, was seated on a Qantas flight which was ready to depart Ngurah Rai airport. He was not carrying any drugs. Sukumaran only enjoyed a few more hours of freedom, his arrest coming later on the same day at the Melasti Beach Bungalows in Kuta Beach along with Bali Nine mules Si Yi Chen, Tan Duc Than Nguyen and Matthew Norman, who had 11.8 ounces of heroin strapped to their bodies. A set of scales were also in the room. One way trip: The two condemned men will fly to Tunggul Wulung airport in the central Javanese town of Cilacap 700km from  Denpasar airport which they have not seen for the ten years since the Bali Nine were arrested with 8.3kg of heroin in a doomed attempt to smuggle the drugs from Indonesia back to Australia . The 'bandara' or airport (pictured) in the coastal mining town of Cilacap in central java, which is the port for Nusakambangan Island and where two Indonesian military planes carrying Australians Chan and Sukumaran and an escort of armed police will \u00a0land today . Shattered: A devastated Raji Sukumaran (above, right) leaves Kerobokan prison earlier this week after visiting her 34-year-old son Myuran as hopes faded for legal appeals to prevent him and Andrew Chan being executed by firing squad . Michael Chan, the older brother of death row inmate Andrew Chan is pictured leaving Kerobokan prison in the Balinese capital of Denapasar this week ahead of his brother's transfer to the central Javaneseport of Cilacap for execution on 'death island' All men plus the remaining mules apprehended at the airport with heroin strapped to their bodies were interrogated and taken into custody at the Bali police headquarters before being transferred to Kerobokan. Chan and Sukumaran left the prison never to return, escorted by 22 heavily armed men dressed in black, the members of the Brimob  special police mobile brigade. Handcuffed and walked by figures with their faces hidden by masks and balaclavas, the pair were placed into armoured personnel carriers, called Barracuda or Wolf, and driven on the 30 minute trip to Ngurah Rai airport. Unlikely to have got the chance to see the makeover the airport terminal has undergone since they flew into Bali in 2005, the men were driven across the tarmac to a small prop plane. They are being escorted every step of the way by the Brimob officers. After takeoff Chan and Sukumaran got their last glimpse of Denpasar and Kerobokan prison before the aircraft turned west on its 700km journey. The flight, expected to take two hours, took them over the mountainous terrain of eastern Java, with its volcanoes and verdant highlands, then down to the coast and tiny rundown Tunggul Wulung Airport in Cilacap, which normally opens only between 7am and 2pm and services mostly flight schools. Muslim territory: This is the port of the coastal town of Cilacap in central Java which, in contrast to the Hindu culture of Bali, is Muslim and broadcasts on loudspeakers the five daily calls to prayer . Prison officers share a joke outside a shop at Wijaya Pura port in Cilacap as preparations took place for the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran at nearby Nuskambangan island . From the air strip to Wijaya Pura, the quay to Cilacap's port, it is a 16km drive through a sprawling industrial city, but the Indonesian police are expected to transfer the Australians to Nusakambangan in another armoured vehicle. Although the Australians will miss the bustle of Cilacap's streets, which are choked with trucks and hundreds of noisy motorbikes, their transfer into a different culture will become obvious when they hear their first Islamic call to prayer broadcast on loudspeakers. A police vehicle drives onto the deck of the Pengayoman II, one of the police boats which ferry prisoners, prison guards and family members to Nusakambangan's seven island prisons . The police station on Nusakambangan Island where Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are due to be taken on Wednesday 72 hours ahead of their executions this coming weekend . Death island: Nusakambangan island, as seen on this map, lies off the southern coast of central Java, and has been a prison island since the early 1900s with several abandoned facilities among its rubber plantations and rain forest and seven operational jails including Batu, to where Chan and Sukumaran are being transferred . This jetty on Nusakambangan Island where the  Australians' families will be taken to so they can visit before the two men face the firing squad, most likely just after midnight on Saturday . One of the towers on Nusakmabnagan Island, which is now the point of no return for condemned Australian drug smugglers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . Densely overgrown with tropical rainforest, Nusakambangan is 121 square kilometres and its seven operating prisons cannot be seen from the shore opposite. They will then be taken to Batu or 'stone' prison, one of the island's seven facilities, where prison officers have been preparing special isolation cells to separate Chan and Sukumaran and others due for execution from the remainder of the prison population. Family members will have to take the police boat to Nusakambangan to visit them.\u00a0The journey takes around 30 minutes and ends at Sodong dock. Indonesian military patrol the waters off Nusakambangan island in the security build up in the days leading up to the execution of up to ten drug traffickers, including the Australians, a Filipino woman and men from France, Nigeria and Ghana . The steps leading up from the jetty at Sodong dock on Nuskambangan island, where the two Australians are due to be taken to today, arriving from Cilacap . The entrance to Nuskambangan's Pasir Putih prison, the supermax facility on Nusakambangan or 'death' island which lies off central Java in Indonesia . This is the interior of Batu prison, where Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be housed is isolation cells ahead of their executions just after midnight on Saturday night . An inmate is pictured in Batu prison on Nusakambangan, one of the older facilities built during Dutch colonial times, and which will house the two Australians for 72 hours before they face a firing squad . This recreation of the firing squad aired on Indonesian television in January just before the execution on Nusklambangan of foreign drug traffickers. 'Eksekusi mati' means death by execution in the Bahasa Indonesian language . This eerie hooded figure, featuring in a TV recreation, \u00a0is meant to represent the condemned prisoner who has the choice of wearing a blindfold while being executed by firing squad in Indonesia . They will then be allowed visits from their families and \u00a0a minister of religion of their choosing as they are given 72 hours to live before they face the firing squad. They will also be asked to make a written final request, which may be in the form of making a statement about their guilt or innocence. They will also be allowed to choose whether they are strapped to the execution post when they face the firing squad and whether they wish to be blindfolded or not. Over on the mainland in Cilacap, Chan and Sukumaran's relatives will be staying in hotels and accompanied throughout the town by Australian embassy staff from Jakarta or Denpasar. Ambulances take the bodies of executed prisoners from 'death island' to the mainland . An ambulance with the body of  executed prisoner, Dutchman Ang Kiem Soei, at Cilacap in January arrives off the police boat from Nusakambangan island in central Java to thedock of Wjaya Pura port . Meanwhile, preparations for the executions are gathering apace, with ambulances due at the Java Christian Church on Friday, where they will be marked in alphabetical order, A to J, for the ten prisoners due for execution and labelled with the condemned person's names. The ambulances will be loaded each with a coffin and taken to the island. At 10pm on Saturday, Cilacap mortician Suhendro Putra will board the police boat with the coffins and be ferried to Nusakambangan. The families of Chan and Sukumaran may also go to the island if they wish, but Mr Putra told Daily Mail Australia that they would probably remain at Sodong dock while the executions took place. Around midnight Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will each be taken to a clearing on the island to face a firing squad of twelve men armed with rifles, nine of which are loaded with blanks and three with live rounds. .","highlights":"The two Bali Nine death row inmates have begun their final journey . Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been driven out of their Bali prison and flown to Nusakambangan, where they will be executed . After a Hindu 'blessing' the Australians were taken to Denpasar airport in an armoured vehicle . They are being flown 700km west to Cilacap before being transported to 'Death Island' in another armoured vehicle . Sukumaran has been allowed to take pencils and a drawing book to Death Island. Both have asked for bibles. Once given official notice of their executions they will have 72 hours to live .","id":"b219c82b0f2857444b2c8299a38ad078d3162657","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ambangan. As their transport sets off for the island where executions are carried out, the two men will find a dark and sinister existence in hell.\nIt will not be a place for the faint hearted. Nusakambangan is a place of unimaginable suffering, where inmates have committed crimes so heinous there is no mercy. They have no rights and their family can say nothing. As they board the prison van, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran look to each other.\nIt was a final farewell. \"I just want to say my love to my family,\" Chan said to his cellmate. \"I love you brother.\"\nThen, to the shock of the watching world, Chan and Sukumaran held each other for one last time. Their eyes locked, Sukumaran gave a small smile and a wave to say goodbye and Chan's smile was the brightest yet.\nThe convoy carrying Sukumaran and Chan left Balil's maximum security Kerobokan prison at 12:30pm local time yesterday, following the court's final decision, which upheld the pair's death sentence.\nIndonesia's Supreme Court had given Chan and Sukumaran seven days to prepare their final thoughts and say their last goodbye to those they loved.\nThe duo and their cellmate have spent the past week preparing and planning their final moments. Inmates say Sukumaran is preparing to receive his last rites, the Islamic prayer that prepares a man for his transition into the afterlife.\nThe two men have been in a maximum security jail on Nusakambangan island, just west of Lombok. The island is so dangerous inmates are prohibited from wearing their own clothes - they are all given white uniforms that are washed by prison staff. But it is much more than a prison, it is Indonesia's worst place of suffering.\nPrisoners who have been moved to the island are either on death row, or serving a life sentence and can't ever get parole. They live in their cells with one other prisoner and the conditions are tough. The prison has been described as a \"hell island\" or \"an island of hell\" by prisoners and locals.\n\"The hell island has a 90% death rate, and this is because of the food, the water and the living conditions,\" Indonesian prisoner Anwar told Fairfax Media in 2008 after escaping from the notorious island. \"I was in the same prison as Chan and Sukum"}
{"article":"Rome (CNN)As the dust settles after Italy's high court ruled on Friday to overturn the latest guilty verdicts for Amanda Knox, 27, and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 31, in the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, many questions still linger in the case. Knox and Sollecito were tried together and convicted of murder by two separate courts.  But now they are free now, forever cleared. There won't be any civil trials like in the O.J. Simpson case because, according to Italian penal code, Italy's high court decision is final across all courts in the country. According to Italian lawyer Nicola Canestrini, who works on extradition and criminal cases between Italy and other countries, . \"The high court decision is seen as the truth for the whole system.\" What now for the Kerchers? Francesco Maresca, lawyer for the Kercher family, told CNN that his clients are disappointed with the final ruling. \"We expected more from the Italian judicial system,\" he said. \"This is a failure to find justice for Meredith.\" Maresca says the Kerchers could try to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights  and argue that Italy failed to find those culpable of killing their beloved daughter and sister but they have yet to make that decision. \"If they think Italy hasn't fulfilled the duty, they could sue Italy,\" Canestrini told CNN. Such a claim could be made based on the final conviction handed down to Rudy Guede, a man from the Ivory Coast who was convicted for his role in Kercher's murder in 2008 in a fast-track trial that is still under seal. When the high court ruled definitively on his case in 2010, they wrote explicitly in their reasoning that he was one of three assailants but did not name who they were. Knox and Sollecito both spent four years in prison during their initial trial and first appeal. They applied to Italy's high court to be put under house arrest but because Knox was a foreigner and deemed a flight risk, they were both denied. Sollecito may now have cause to sue Italy for false imprisonment. Italy pays around \u20ac12 million every year for locking up people who are later cleared of charges, according to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who is introduced measures to reform the judicial system. But, Canestrini says if Sollecito at any time lied to investigators before he was arrested, he may forfeit his right to reimbursement for being held.  Sollecito changed his story more than once before finally settling on an alibi with Knox, so a legal battle could focus on whether anything he told investigators led directly to his arrest. Canestrini also says that Knox could potentially sue Italy for one year of false imprisonment, but because she admittedly lied to investigators early on which led to her arrest, she would likely not have much of a case. \"Because she initially admitted to a role in the crime, she wouldn't likely win. If a suspect lies to investigators before they are arrested, it is difficult to prove they were falsely imprisoned,\" Canestrini says. In one of her initial interrogations in 2007, she told investigators she was in the house when Kercher was killed at which time she accused Patrick Lumumba, her boss at a pub where she worked, of the murder. She later recanted that statement, but Lumumba spent two weeks in prison because of her false claim. In 2013, Italy's high court ruled definitively on a slander charge against her for the false accusation and upheld a three-year prison term and ordered her to pay Lumumba $40,000 euro. Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova told CNN that Knox doesn't feel any revenge or resentment towards Italy. In fact, he said she will go back one day. \"This has been an nightmare for her, so we finally got the right decision,\" he said. \"We always thought this was the only decision possible.\" Sollecito's lawyers were equally pleased with the outcome. \"The verdict that we just received doesn't prove us partly right, It proves us completely right,\" Giulia Bongiorno told reporters outside the court. \"There were two possible verdicts: (One was to) overturn this verdict, but go back to it later. Instead, the overturn is without any referral. Among all the possible and imaginable overturning options, this is the one which says \"be advised, we won't ever even make the hypothesis of an implication of Raffaele Sollecito in this case ever. Enough, enough, enough.\" Knox, too, made her own statement from her mother's home in Seattle after hearing the news. She thanked all those who supported her innocence, and said she needed to take time to digest what being free really means. When asked if she had a message to the Kerchers about their daughter, she said, \"She deserved so much in this life. I'm the lucky one.\"","highlights":"Knox and Sollecito were tried together and convicted of murder, but now cleared . Family of victim Meredith Kercher \"expected more from the Italian judicial system\" Knox's lawyer says Knox doesn't feel any revenge or resentment towards Italy .","id":"c81b4dafbb52311915c60dfcce7cb4f9f4888725","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, the questions about the case's outcome, its effects on the Kercher family, and the Italian justice system will likely last for years to come.\n\"I was speechless\" when the verdict was read out, the sister of the murdered student, Stephanie Kercher, told CNN's Richard Quest on Monday. \"It's just such a sad day for the Kerchers, and a sad day for the Italian system.\"\n\"I think we're all shocked. I mean, I would have loved to see them both being sent back to prison, but at the same time I think it's a very bad day for Italian justice,\" she added. \"I was not expecting the Italian courts to throw the case out so fast.\"\nAs a key prosecution witness, Italian forensic scientist Giuliano Mignini, the lead investigator in the case, is under fire in the U.S. for his handling of the DNA evidence and his work as a defense consultant.\nWhile many in the U.S. believe that he got the wrong man, and the wrong verdict, the Italian public, media and politicians have been staunchly behind the \"Mignini effect,\" with the majority of Italians believing that Knox and Sollecito are guilty of Kercher's death.\nThe reaction to Friday's verdict has been mixed. Many Italians and journalists have accused the United States and the British media of trying to influence the trial in favor of Knox. \"Today American justice has been denied,\" Italy's foreign minister, Franco Frattini, told CNN.\nThe Kerchers, however, who remain unconvinced of Knox's innocence, and who have always believed in Sollecito's guilt, see the jury's decision as \"the best way forward for us, for Meredith.\"\nBut how do the rest of the Kercher family feel?\n\"I think their feelings are mixed, because of course they are still bereft,\" says Quest. \"They are still grieving for Meredith; they don't know what to make of the verdict, how to cope with this verdict.\"\nThe Kercher family has long been frustrated by the length of the trials, by the lack of evidence against Knox and Sollecito and by the inability of the Italian justice system to find their daughter's killer.\n\"There's just so much of this case that I think people are"}
{"article":"\u2018My wrist had started to get uncomfortable, so I decided to get it checked out,\u2019 said Lucy Norman . As she looked at the piece of paper in front of her, Lucy Norman massaged her fingers and puzzled over the spidery, illegible writing. As a personal assistant, she relied on her ability to take accurate, concise notes and was proud of her neat handwriting. Yet the words she\u2019d just written were no better than a scrawl. \u2018I\u2019d start writing as normal, but within just a few words, it would fade into little more than a scribble,\u2019 says Lucy, 42, who lives in Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, with her husband Angus, 64, an engineer. \u2018It was as if my hand would just stop working. \u2018I\u2019d also been having trouble typing, hitting the wrong letters \u2014 previously, I\u2019d been able to touch type accurately at high speed.\u2019 Initially, Lucy blamed the problem on tiredness from long working hours and her commute into Central London to work at an energy company. But after six months of suffering these symptoms, she made an appointment to see her GP. \u2018My wrist had started to get uncomfortable, so I decided to get it checked out,\u2019 she says. \u2018At the time I was 36, so I didn\u2019t suspect anything sinister, but I couldn\u2019t ignore something that affected the skills that were so intrinsic to my work. 'If I couldn\u2019t write or type, how could I continue to be a PA?\u2019 Her doctor diagnosed repetitive strain injury (RSI) in the wrist, caused by typing and writing over 20 years, and told her there was nothing they could do. \u2018I accepted the diagnosis without question,\u2019 says Lucy. \u2018It seemed to make perfect sense given my line of work.\u2019 RSI is an umbrella term for pain in the muscles, nerves and tendons caused by repetitive movement and over-use. It is extremely common \u2014 research shows as many as 73 per cent of people who use a computer at work experience it, with an estimated 200,000 cases of work-related musculoskeletal complaints in the hand, wrist, arm, elbow, shoulder and neck last year alone, according to official statistics. Typical RSI conditions include carpal tunnel syndrome, where a nerve in the wrist becomes compressed. Other common causes include tendonitis (inflammation of a tendon) or tenosynovitis (inflammation of a tendon sheath). Lucy began to experience tremors in her leg 18 months after being diagnosed with RSI. \u2018I\u2019d also started having difficulty with simple tasks, such as brushing my teeth, so I began to get concerned,\u2019 she said . Since there is no test for RSI, diagnosis is usually made on the basis that the condition developed following a repetitive task and is relieved by resting from it. But experts warn that the term RSI is increasingly being used as a blanket diagnosis, and could mask other more serious conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes and even Parkinson\u2019s disease. That\u2019s because the early signs of each of these conditions are so similar to RSI that doctors often consider it first. For example, with diabetes, long-term poor management of blood sugar levels (often because the condition hasn\u2019t been diagnosed) can lead to tingling, numbness and pain in the fingers \u2014 all symptoms of RSI, too. \u2018The term RSI is really very vague,\u2019 says Professor Tony Kochhar, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. \u2018Because it covers such a wide range of ambiguous symptoms, it is easy to see how doctors can attribute them to the condition when they are, in fact, indicative of something else entirely. \u2018The most common are rheumatoid arthritis and MS, but it could be a different neurological condition, such as Parkinson\u2019s, or diabetes.\u2019 \u2018The consultant seemed to be taking it far more seriously than 18 months previously,' said Lucy . He says that when RSI is suspected, and particularly where there is pain but no sign of injury, such as inflammation, swelling or problems with nerve function, this should be the starting point of investigations to pin down the root cause. \u2018I don\u2019t think that to simply identify that a patient has pain and accept it as a condition in its own right is helpful,\u2019 says Professor Kochhar, visiting professor of sports science at the University of Greenwich. He says that once the specific cause has been worked out, each individual condition that may be put under the umbrella of RSI is \u2018absolutely treatable\u2019. \u2018However, the term \u201cRSI\u201d is so nebulous, treatment is very varied depending on the root cause of the pain. In fact, I think the term should be banned. \u2018The key is getting an accurate diagnosis, with all therapists and doctors working together to treat the problem, rather than just accepting it.\u2019 Lucy\u2019s was a classic case of RSI misdiagnosis. After seeing her GP, she tried her best to ignore her symptoms, typing more slowly to maintain her accuracy and using a ruler to keep her writing straight. But 18 months later, she began to experience tremors in her leg, so returned to her GP. \u2018I\u2019d also started having difficulty with simple tasks, such as brushing my teeth, so I began to get concerned,\u2019 she says. After walking and writing tests at the GP surgery, she was immediately referred to a neurologist at the Nuffield Hospital in Warwickshire, near where she lived at the time. \u2018The consultant seemed to be taking it far more seriously than 18 months previously, but they still didn\u2019t give me any indication of what it could be,\u2019 says Lucy. She was sent for an MRI scan on her brain, which was normal. A week later, she had a DaT scan, which determines the level of dopamine in the brain \u2014 this chemical plays a vital role in regulating movement. Lack of dopamine is characteristic of Parkinson\u2019s disease, causing tremors, slowed movement and stiff, inflexible muscles. The DaT scan confirmed that Lucy did have Parkinson\u2019s, and she was put on medication to slow the progression. But four years since her correct diagnosis, she has had to give up work. \u2018I can\u2019t write very well or type any more, and I tend to stammer and drop things, but I can honestly say I have a better quality of life,\u2019 she says. \u2018Before, I was working long hours and felt permanently stressed \u2014 now, I can spend time with my husband and relax and enjoy life. \u2018I\u2019m chairman of our village hall committee and run a Saturday food market, which keeps me busy. 'My symptoms are very mild and progressing very slowly, so I consider myself lucky.\u2019 'My symptoms are very mild and progressing very slowly, so I consider myself lucky,\u2019 said Lucy . Lucy also insists she has no anger or animosity towards the GP who misdiagnosed RSI. \u2018It\u2019s notoriously difficult to diagnose Parkinson\u2019s in its early stages \u2014 and even if I had been diagnosed earlier, it\u2019s unlikely it would have made any difference to the progression of my illness. It\u2019s an easy mistake to make.\u2019 Indeed, it can be difficult for any GP to pick up on the wide variety of symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s, says Professor David Burn, a neurologist and clinical director of the charity Parkinson\u2019s UK. The problem is that many of its symptoms, such as loss of smell, constipation, a frozen shoulder and spidery writing, can be signs of other conditions. And they can appear up to a decade before motor symptoms, such as a tremor, slowness or rigidity of movement. Trishna Bharadia is another patient whose RSI turned out to be something far more serious. Eleven years ago, she went to her GP after her grip inexplicably became weaker \u2014 she needed help using a knife and fork to cut up her food. Having been diagnosed with RSI, she was referred to a physiotherapist for strengthening exercises. \u2018My job involved working on a computer a lot, so I accepted what I was told,\u2019 says Trishna, 35, a translator and media analyst from Marlow, Buckinghamshire. \u2018But within three years, my symptoms had progressed quite significantly and I\u2019d gradually lost all sensation down my left side, starting in a small area of my leg and then spreading from my toe to my shoulder blades.\u2019 She adds: \u2018That lasted for three months. But then I went back to my GP and was referred to a neurologist, who sent me for an MRI scan.\u2019 After further testing, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of symptoms, including uncontrolled muscle movement, balance and vision problems and fatigue. \u2018It wasn\u2019t until that point that my neurologist looked back at my history and said the first episode of \u201cRSI\u201d was likely to have been MS,\u2019 says Trishna, who volunteers for the MS Trust and other charities. \u2018I now know that the symptoms of MS can easily be attributed to other things if you look at them in isolation, so it\u2019s easy to ignore them or accept that it\u2019s something else.\u2019 Parkinson\u2019s Awareness Week runs from April 20 to 26. Visit parkinsons.org.uk .","highlights":"At 36, Lucy Norman was diagnosed with repetitive strain injury (RSI) But 18 months later, she began to experience tremors in her leg . She had a DaT scan, which determines the level of dopamine in the brain . Lack of dopamine is characteristic of Parkinson\u2019s disease . It confirmed she had Parkinson\u2019s, and she was put on medication .","id":"8a2a27493d79a131574159bf3239a0b56d358ccb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ible handwriting.\n\u2018Is this the results I\u2019m looking at?\u2019 she thought. After several minutes of reading the unfamiliar letter in the unfamiliar language, she sighed heavily, closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.\nA few more minutes of silence ensued.\nA few more minutes of silence ensued.\n\u2018This can\u2019t be it, surely?\u2019\n\u2018I should have known better than to trust \u201cDr P\u201d - I don\u2019t even think he has a medical degree, honestly, the \u201cP\u201d stands for \u201cpretentious\u201d. I never should have let him do the tests, it wasn\u2019t worth it in the end!\u2019\n\u2018Why did I ever believe that \u201cDr P\u201d was a doctor, when he couldn\u2019t even bother to fill out the medical forms properly. He just wrote his initials, so it\u2019s all illegible and I can\u2019t understand it! What\u2019s wrong with him?\u2019\n\u2018No, no, that\u2019s not me, that\u2019s not me, I am not going to cry, I\u2019m not going to cry \u2013 I am an adult!\u2019\nFinally, she opened her eyes once more, and began to read the paper again.\nShe read again: \u201cThe results of your tests have shown that you have a tumour, and this is probably cancer \u2013 you have been diagnosed with metastatic cancer\u201d.\nThis was not the diagnosis that Lucy Norman was expecting.\nAfter a few moments of stunned silence, a series of questions began to flood into her head.\n\u2018But I don\u2019t even know what cancer is! I\u2019ve never heard of cancer before - this isn\u2019t something you usually learn about at school, is it?\u2019\n\u2018What does that actually mean? What does it mean for me?\n\u2018How will this affect my life?\n\u2018How will I be able to live with myself if I can\u2019t help these people who are affected by this condition?\n\u2018Am I going to die?\n\u2018What does this mean for my family and friends?\u2019\nLucy Norman knew that one of the hardest things about being diagnosed with a terminal illness, is that the prognosis is often quite negative.\nLucy Norman knew that one of the hardest things about being diagnosed with a terminal illness, is that the prognosis is often quite negative.\nAfter a diagnosis, the next step is to understand and manage your illness. If your doctor tells you that the disease is life-threatening,"}
{"article":"Dozens of soldiers from a battalion famous for using the emblem of a vicious comic book avenger to strike fear into the enemy in Afghanistan are heading to Iraq with ISIS in their sights. The Telemark Battalion is an elite mechanised infantry unit of the Norwegian Army which has been involved in the fight against the Taliban as part of the NATO-led security mission since 2003. Around 50 soldiers from Telemark will be heading to the city of Irbil in northern Iraq to train Kurdish forces to help them in their fight against Islamic State, the Norwegian ministry of defence has confirmed. It is thought the mission will begin in early April. Scroll down for video . The patch worn by Telemark Battalion soldiers (left), recalls the Punisher symbol of Marvel's comic book vigilante (right), with the words 'Jokke - we will never forget' honoring fallen comrade\u00a0Claes Joachim Olsson . A Telemark soldier in action in Afghanistan. The battalion has been involved in the fight against the Taliban as part of the NATO-led security mission since 2003 and lost two soldiers in the conflict, including Olsson . ISIS fighters in Aleppo, Syria. Telemark troops are travelling to northern Iraq to train Kurdish Peshmerga forces in their fight against the extremists . Some instructors will also be sent to the Iraqi capital Baghdad in the hopes of stemming an insurgency which now controls large tracts of northern Iraq and Syria. The Telemark Battalion attracted headlines in 2010 when reports emerged some of its soldiers were spray-painting the Punisher symbol on houses and property belonging to Afghans suspected of being members of the Taliban. The Punisher is a Marvel Comics antihero and vigilante who slaughters criminals and mobsters and has a striking skull-shaped emblem. Since the death of Claes Joachim Olsson - known by his nickname 'Jokke' - in January 2010, some members of the unit took to wearing patches featuring the Punisher logo and the words 'Jokke - we will never forget'. The 22-year-old was killed when the storm tank he was travelling in was hit by a Taliban roadside bomb southeast of the village of\u00a0Ghowrmach in northwest Afghanistan. Telemark Battalion commander Major Rune Wenneberg (pictured centre in the green beret) fires up his troops in Afghanistan with the rallying cry 'To Valhalla!' The insignia of the Telemark Battalion (left), which was lead by the fierce Major Rune Wenneberg (right) Telemark soldiers in Afghanistan, where they became famous for\u00a0spray-painting the Punisher symbol on houses and property belonging to Afghans suspected of being members of the Taliban . The wearing of Punisher patches was subsequently banned by the Norwegian military leadership, though some soldiers reportedly continued to do so. Following Olsson's death a video emerged of company commander Major Rune Wenneberg firing up his troops with a rousing battle cry name-checking Valahalla, the mystical hall of Norse mythology where specially chosen warriors go after they've been killed in combat. During the footage Wenneberg reportedly cries: 'You are the predator. Taliban is the prey. To Valhalla!', as his troops punch their weapons in the air in support. One former soldier knows who firsthand how ferocious Telemark fighters can be is American Charles Stanley, who helped provide logistics for units from the Norwegian battalion when they underwent two weeks of cold weather training in preparation for deployment to Bosnia in the late 1990s. The 51-year-old, who is a former sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army, told MailOnline they would be a fierce asset to Kurdish Peshmerga troops in their efforts to combat murderous extremists. He said: 'ISIS should fear them for sure. They didn't hold back in work or play and when they went to the task of battle that was all of the business they cared for until the mission was completed. An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter is pictured in September 2014 firing at Islamic State positions from the top of Mount Zardak, 25  kilometres east of Mosul in northern Iraq. Fighters like him are soon to benefit from the expertise of the Telemark Battalion - some of the fiercest soldiers in the world . ISIS fighters on the march. Charles Stanley, a former sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army, says the jihadists should fear the Norwegian forces being sent to aid their Kurdish enemies . ISIS has now expanded its reach across much of northern Iraq and holds the city of Mosul, around 90 kilometres from the Kurdistan capital Irbil, to where the 50 Telemark soldiers are being sent . 'ISIS is a force of uncontrolled chaos and they have no discipline or defined battlefield strategy other than overcome by force. 'This well-trained and disciplined unit of Norwegian soldiers would be able to make very short work of any ISIS soldiers they encountered.' Now a director of technology at a Catholic high school in Modesto, California, Mr Stanley added: 'My take on them is that they were a very aggressive and rugged team of warriors. 'They had the attitude of whatever comes our way we will demolish it, be that from eating chow to driving their mechanised vehicles. 'There was no half way with them - it was all or nothing in everything they did. I have a long history with airborne paratroopers and they are some of the toughest soldiers in the army, on and off duty - they train hard and play even harder. 'The Telemark Battalion guys were every bit if not more rough and tumble. 'I would say compared to other country's soldiers they were among some of the most competitive and competent warriors that I have ever worked with. 'When we were in [Operation] Desert Storm [against Saddam Hussein in 1990] their equivalent would have possibly been the French Foreign Legion soldiers as far as ferocity and competence goes.' American Sniper Chris Kyle, who had his own take on the Punisher symbol, which can be seen here on his cap . Kyle's logo, with the Punisher skull and cross hairs . The 11-year veteran of the 82nd Airborne and father-of-one, whose son is currently serving in the US Army, says the Punisher symbol was not being used when he worked with the soldiers. He said: 'That incident didn't happen until later in Afghanistan and I was aware of it and heard the stories. 'That type of scare tactic has been employed for many years by many armies - the Vietnam War had its death card ace of spades, and now they have moved to spray-painted skulls and comic book reference symbols. 'Chris Kyle the American Sniper had his also.' Kyle is known for using a variation of the Punisher symbol himself, featuring the words 'Despite what your momma told you...violence does solve problems'. The Telemark saboteurs back in Britain after the incredible raid. Six Norwegian soldiers destroyed Hitler's nuclear dream in February 1943 at the Norsk Hydro plant near the town of Rjukan, Norway . The Telemark Battalion share a name with a group of legendary Second World War saboteurs. The Heroes of Telemark (pictured), carried out a famous raid which helped thwart Hitler's plans to build a Nazi nuclear bomb. The team successfully destroyed a heavy water production facility at the Norsk Hydoelectric plant in Telemark, a region of southern Norway, in 1943. The raid, which is regarded as one of the most successful acts of sabotage in the whole war, was also remarkable for the fact all the team managed to escape by cross-country skiing 250 miles into Sweden. The heavy water or deuterium oxide which the Norsk plant produced, was essential to the German scientists working on an atomic bomb project and the allies were desperate to destroy it. It was no soft target. Perched on an icy ravine, surrounded by machine gun-toting guards and floodlights the plant was virtually impregnable. But the six-man all Norwegian squad from the Special Operations Executive, trained at\u00a0Brickendonbury in Hertfordshire, managed to parachute in and get the job done. In what was known as Operation Gunnerside, the raiders broke into the plant and set charges, the explosion of which caused 1000lbs of heavy water to wash away. They then made their remarkable escape, imortalised in the 1964 Hollywood film The Heroes of Telemark, starring Kirk Douglas.","highlights":"Telemark Battalion is an elite mechanised Norwegian Army\u00a0infantry unit . Soldiers known for wearing patches with Marvel character's skull emblem . Antihero from comic series is vigilante who slaughters criminals . Patches honour comrade killed by Taliban roadside bomb in Afghanistan . Fifty fighters will travel to Irbil in northern Iraq to help Kurdish forces . Peshmerga troops are locked in bitter armed struggle with Islamic State .","id":"9f845bde6f1c79f50b325f8abaf89658ca06bab6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Norwegian army that\u2019s been training in Iraq with the US troops. Now it\u2019s off to the war against the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.\nThe first soldiers to begin their mission this summer were sent off on Thursday, with a further 90 to follow soon after. They will drive their armoured vehicles to the Kurdish capital of Erbil to join up with the British, American and others.\n\u2018This is not a training exercise,\u2019 Norwegian defence minister Ine Eriksen S\u00f8reide told broadcaster NRK. She said the Norwegian soldiers would be involved in operations on the ground.\nNorwegian newspaper Aftenposten notes that the soldiers have recently undergone anti-ISIS training in northern Iraq, and have also taken part in missions against so-called Islamic State in Syria.\n\u2018No-one has trained more against Islamic State in Iraq than we have,\u2019 Norwegian general Espen Barth Eide told Aftenposten.\n\u2018We\u2019ve trained more soldiers from other armies in Iraq than any other country. We have a lot of experience of the fight against IS (Islamic State).\u2019\nThe elite Telemark soldiers have long been known as \u2018Norwegian special forces\u2019 on account of their fearsome reputation \u2013 and in Afghanistan, it was their ability to intimidate and kill Taliban fighters that earned them their nickname, the \u2018killer clowns\u2019.\nThe comic-book character Red Scorpion is part of the Norwegian special forces unit. Photo: Grete Dalland\/DPA\n\u2018They\u2019re known as \u2018Norwegian special forces\u2019 in Afghanistan,\u2019 Eriksen S\u00f8reide said on Thursday. \u2018Everyone knows the unit by that name.\u2019\nTheir nickname is derived from the comic-book character Red Scorpion, a commando who terrorised Norway\u2019s enemy in the war against the Soviet Union during the 1940s.\n\u2018Red Scorpion is known to have killed 70-80 people in a few weeks,\u2019 said Eriksen S\u00f8reide. \u2018It\u2019s like being called Batman or Spider-Man in the US.\u2019\nNorwegians serving in the unit have been issued with an emblem that combines the face of the Red Scorpion character with the symbol for the Norwegian special forces.\nOne of the Telemark soldiers who has earned his nickname is described as \u2018a monster of a man\u2019 who\u2019s \u2018capable of throwing a tank\u2019.\nAftenposten"}
{"article":"Manchester United boosted their Champions League chances with a convincing win over Tottenham, racing into a three-goal lead in the first half before seeing the game out. Michael Carrick bossed the midfield, before Wayne Rooney stole the show with a brilliant goal - and an even better celebration. Sportsmail's Matt Barlow was at Old Trafford to run the rule over both sides... Wayne Rooney celebrates with his 'knockout' celebration as Manchester United take a three-goal lead . Manchester United . DAVID DE GEA: A relaxed spectator from the moment he scrambled across his goal to keep out back-pass from Jones until he saved from Kane in the last minute. 6. ANTONIO VALENCIA: Few problems of a defensive nature after his error against Arsenal and combined well with Mata in attack. 6. CHRIS SMALLING: Few centre halves have coped so well with Kane in recent weeks. Read it well, quick into the tackle and ran the ball out with style once or twice. 7 . David de Gea, who had remarkably little to do until a last-gasp save from Harry Kane, celebrates the win . PHIL JONES: Strong and assured - but for the sloppy back-pass which almost caught out De Gea in opening minutes. 6.5 . DALEY BLIND: Splendid first half, raiding forward from left-back to link up with Ashley Young as United tore Spurs apart before half-time. Good delivery from wide. 7. MICHAEL CARRICK: Took a grip of the game with two instances of clear-minded wit in the first half: a pass for Fellaini\u2019s opener and a goal with his head to make it 2-0. 8.5. JUAN MATA: Like Carrick making his first Premier League start for two months, playing wide on the right where he often struggles to cover the ground. Added some silky touches. 6.5. MIchael Carrick heads the ball back across goal to put United two goals up after some poor Spurs defending . Carrick, who also created United's first goal for Marouane Fellaini, was the best player on the pitch . ANDER HERRERA: Supplied good energy, invention and forward thrust from midfield and a key to success of the formation. 6.5. MAROUANE FELLAINI: Huge first-half contribution. Spurs could not cope with him. One well-taken goal with his left foot and a key header in second. 7.5. ASHLEY YOUNG: Excellent reminder of his acceleration and trickery on the left-wing. Tormented Walker in the first half as United won the game. 7.5. Fellaini celebrates putting United into the lead with a well-placed finish in the ninth minute of the game . WAYNE ROONEY: Mobile and tireless, with wonderful vision to link up with his midfield runners. Scored a fabulous goal and may have had more. 8. Subs: Pereira for Mata (79 min) Premier League debut. Falcao for Fellaini (83). Rafael for Carrick (87) Manager: Louis van Gaal: Having started the season trying to cram as many attackers onto the pitch as possible, this 4-1-4-1 shape had a pleasing balance. 7. Rooney slots away after being handed the ball by lacklustre Nabil Bentaleb in the opening 45 . Louis van Gaal waves to the Manchester United fans after a game where he finally found his team's balance . Tottenham . HUGO LLORIS: Badly exposed by his team in the first-half. Little he could do with any of the goals, but unable to save Spurs this time. 6. KYLE WALKER: Torrid opening 45 minutes when he could not contain the first-half threat of Young and Blind on United\u2019s left. Not helped by his midfield 4. ERIC DIER: Beaten in air by Fellaini for United second. Easily side-stepped by Rooney for the third. Easier after the break when United cruised. 4.5. JAN VERTONGHEN: Perhaps the only one of the defensive unit to escape with a little credit. Even so, not able to keep United at bay. 6. The Spurs defenders look shell-shocked at the half-time whistle after being completely over-run . DANNY ROSE: Not the result or performance he would have wanted in front of England boss Roy Hodgson, but most of the damage done by United on the other side. 5.5. RYAN MASON: Appeared overwhelmed by United\u2019s intensity and the thrust of Fellaini and Herrera. Dragged right to help with Young and Blind, left holes for Fellaini to exploit. 5. NABIL BENTALEB: Like Mason, found it impossible to get any sort of grip on the game in midfield. Awful mistake for the third goal. 5. ANDROS TOWNSEND: A torrid half-hour. He supplied precious little protection for Walker and enjoyed little quality possession to attack. Hooked as Pochettino reshuffled. 4. Andros Townsend was withdrawn in the first half after a torrid first 30 minutes in Manchester . Townsend cannot bear to look as he sits on the Old Trafford bench after being replaced so early on . CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN: Flickers of magic from the Dane were absent. A victim of Tottenham\u2019s inability to secure possession. 5. NACER CHADLI: Poor clearance gave Carrick chance to score the second. Swtiched to the right after Townsend subbed to provide more solidity, which he did. 5.5. HARRY KANE: A difficult afternoon in front of Hodgson. Ran hard as ever but was isolated and starved of the ball and it was the 89th minute before he tested De Gea. 5. Subs: Dembele for Townsend (31) helped make Spurs a little more solid 5; Lamela for Mason (64) minimal influence 4, Adebayor for Chadli (79) out of exile to little effect. Mauricio Pochettino may have made an early chance, but it was already too late for Tottenham on Sunday . Manger: Mauricio Pochettino: His team were stunned by United\u2019s intense start and slow to adjust until he sent on Dembele for Townsend, by when it was too late. 5. Referee: Mark Clattenburg: Back at Old Trafford for Manchester United v Spurs a decade after missing the Pedro Mendes goal which crossed the line. This experience was far less controversial. 7.","highlights":"Goals from Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and Wayne Rooney earn win . Manchester United dominate against poor Spurs side at Old Trafford . Carrick produced a goal and an assist in superb display .","id":"68539a7e872b30ee6ee7e307b4e4a88b6b200dff","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"(and an assist), and Rafael gave United two-goal lead with his first ever goal for the club. United made hard work of the win though, allowing Tottenham back into the game with a sloppy performance and a poor final 15 minutes where they were lucky not to concede.\nStarting XI\nFor the last six months or so, people have been saying that it is inevitable United and Barcelona will qualify for the Champions League semi-finals, with little to no debate as to who the favourite is. Whilst this may have been true a few months back, this is no longer the case. Barcelona may still be the favourite to qualify, but their loss in Madrid to Real Madrid yesterday has seen their lead on second place drop to just 8 points with 3 games in hand. That means that Barcelona would have to win all 3 games whilst United drop points in their other 3 games in order for United to catch up. That is a very unlikely scenario at best. Barcelona are still looking as invincible as ever, whilst Manchester United have become anything but. It is not all doom and gloom however, there is still a slim chance that United could steal the second seed from the Catalans, but it is by no means an easy road.\nIt is difficult to see just where Manchester United\u2019s win came from, it certainly wasn\u2019t from the midfield who were overrun at times and never controlled the tempo of the game. Carrick and Scholes both played well and helped United to take control in the first half, but they were far from the dominant force they have been in previous weeks. It\u2019s difficult to imagine this performance going unnoticed by Sir Alex Ferguson, and it makes you wonder what he will do with the United midfield this summer. I have said this numerous times before, but it cannot be stressed enough how weak United\u2019s midfield is \u2013 Carrick and Scholes are two world class players, but they cannot carry the team by themselves.\nTo move on to the defence, they were very shaky in the first half. Nemanja Vidi\u0107 looked solid on a number of occasions and Rafael got a bit lucky (at the very least) for his goal, but United are still prone to terrible mistakes. The goal we conceded was from a corner, although some of the blame has to lie with Nani for getting caught in two minds and not knowing whether to go to the near post or the back post. Nani is United\u2019s best winger at times, but he was dreadful yesterday"}
{"article":"Pakistan finally got their World Cup campaign up and running as they beat Zimbabwe by 20 runs in a low-scoring contest in Brisbane. Batting first they made 235 - recovering from four for two - and were then able to restrict Zimbabwe to 215 all out in their chase, meaning they picked up a first victory after defeats to India and West Indies. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq's 73 underpinned the Pakistan batting, while Mohammad Irfan (four for 30) and Wahab Riaz (four for 35) shone with the ball. Pakistan's Mohammad Irfan celebrates the wicket of Solomon Mire; the bowler took four wickets for 30 runs . Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored for his side, managing 73 runs before being dismissed . Ul-Haq plays a shot, while Zimbabwe wicket keeper Brendan Taylor watches on from behind the stumps . They shackled Zimbabwe, with Brendan Taylor's 50 not enough to get the job done. Irfan removed the top three for a combined 46, having Chamu Chibhabha (nine) and Sikandar Raza (eight) edging him to second slip, while Hamilton Masakadza holed out to mid-on (29). Taylor had made good progress but nicked Riaz behind for a 72-ball 50, and the wickets continued to fall as Sean Williams hit Rahat Ali to backward point (33). Solomon Mire made just eight before Irfan got rid of him, and Craig Ervine 14 nicked Riaz to Umar Akmal - one of five catches for the keeper. The Pakistan players celebrate after taking the wicket of Zimbabwe's Wahab Riaz during their Pool B match . Earlier in the day, Shahid Afridi was dismissed for a duck, but Pakistan managed to put together a total of 235 . Tendai Chatar (second left) is surrounded by his Zimbabwe team-mates after dismissing Nasir Jamshed . Tuwanda Mupariwa went for a duck, Tinashe Panyangara was run out for 10 and then, when Elton Chigumbura edged Riaz behind, the game was done. It was fortunate for Pakistan that they were not facing a more dangerous side considering their own score. Their innings got off to a terrible start and they found themselves reeling on four for two after only 23 balls. Nasir Jamshed was the first man out, caught at square leg off the bowling of Tendai Chatara. Elton Chigumbura suffered a suspected torn quadricep while fielding, but managed to bat later on in the day . Chigumbura lies on the turf in Brisbane, but the Zimbabwe captain later took to the field, scoring 35 runs . Taylor (left) watches on as Afridi dives low to his left to stop the ball going past him during the match . The same bowler took the second wicket too, inducing an edge off Ahmed Shehzad who nicked behind for an 11-ball duck. Haris Sohail joined up with Misbah and the duo put on 54 until the former was caught at short mid-wicket, Raza doing the job. Another healthy stand, this time of 69, pushed the team score behind a hundred, before Akmal (33) was cleaned up by Williams. Afridi (centre) walks from the crease after being dismissed for a duck off the bowling of Sean Williams . Tawanda Mupariwa (centre) celebrates after he caught and bowled Sohaib Maqsood of Pakistan . It had been a fine performance by Zimbabwe at that point and it got better when Shahid Afridi holed out for a second-ball duck on his 35th birthday, bowled by Williams. Sohaib Maqsood added 21, having been dropped by Ervine on eight, while a substitute fielder also shelled Riaz when he was on 41, with the number 10 going on to make his first ODI half-century from 45 balls. He was left unbeaten on 54 at the end, with Sohail caught and bowled by Mupariwa and Misbah removed for an excellent 73 when he was caught at long on, giving Chatara his third scalp for 35 runs. Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza avoids a short delivery from Pakistan's 7ft 1 bowler Irfan, who impressed . Irfan adjusts his hat as he watches on from the boundary during Zimbabwe's innings .","highlights":"Pakistan won the toss, decided to bat, and recorded 235-7 in their innings . Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura suffered a suspected quadricep tear while fielding but managed to bat despite his injury . Despite coming close, thanks to a heroic effort from Chigumbura at the end of the innings, Zimbabwe could not reach the total . Zimbabwe were bowled out for 215, and Pakistan recorded their first win of the 2015 World Cup to move off the bottom of Pool B .","id":"aeb5bd5390c4c6c88b80f776cefec1a85fdf0e8b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Zimbabweans to 215 for nine.\nEarlier Pakistan had been skittled for 103 - their second lowest total in one-dayers - with Tendulkar going for 20.\nThis was Zimbabwe's fifth World Cup defeat, their heaviest ever, and they are still seeking their first win. They travel next to Melbourne to face Sri Lanka.\nScorecard | Stats | Match Report | Bulletin | Photo gallery\nPakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was glad to get into the thick of the action after four straight defeats, albeit against quality opponents.\n\"It was a good win,\" he said. \"That's an important game for us to win - and it was good to get a win [in this World Cup].\"\nHe added: \"This win does give me satisfaction. I knew we could win this game and the pressure was on them. We didn't start well but we still could have won the game. If we play well we can beat anybody.\"\nHaving lost their first two matches to Australia and India, this was their first win - and they did it in rather surprising circumstances, given the strength of their batting line-up.\nWhen Pakistan's openers Abdul Razzaq (4) and Saeed Anwar (6) fell in the space of two overs, they were 16 for two.\nBut Inzamam and Mohammad Yousuf (51) steadied things and then Pakistan exploded into life as both were dropped in the space of two balls at midwicket by Prosper Utseya - who had also spilled the first one of the series against Australia.\nZimbabwe then went for four successive wickets before Inzamam and Yousuf added 88 for the fourth wicket to take their side to 165.\nInzamam fell in the last ball of the 33rd over, and Kamran Akmal (34) went for a duck when he hit one straight to extra cover. Then Mohammad Sami (9) was trapped lbw - umpire Billy Bowden had no hesitation in calling the decision, and the appeal was hardly excessive.\nHowever, Inzamam's decision to bring himself on - he had earlier taken a wicket - was not one his captain would have made.\nHe came in the 36th over and took eight balls to give away five runs"}
{"article":"It seemed like a major coup for Ed Miliband. Martin Freeman, one of Britain\u2019s most bankable Hollywood stars, was last night unveiled as the first big celebrity backer of Labour\u2019s 2015 general election campaign. The millionaire actor, who has enjoyed a dizzying rise to international superstardom with the Hobbit trilogy, was the focus of a glossy three-minute film in which he insisted Mr Miliband\u2019s party would \u2018make sure the economy works for all of us, not just the privileged few\u2019. Millionaire actor Martin Freeman (pictured) is the focus of a glossy three-minute film in which he insists Mr Miliband\u2019s party would \u2018make sure the economy works for all of us, not just the privileged few\u2019 But last night, the Labour leader faced embarrassment after it emerged that Freeman is a former supporter of Arthur Scargill\u2019s far-left socialist party which openly refused to vote Labour at the 2005 general election. Freeman himself also faced accusations of hypocrisy after it was reported that he sends his son to a \u00a312,000-a-year private school. Not only that, but his long term partner once declared herself bankrupt over an unpaid \u00a3120,000 tax bill \u2013 despite Freeman having an estimated fortune of \u00a310million. In last night\u2019s three-minute broadcast, Freeman, who found fame in the satirical British sitcom The Office, said: \u2018I don\u2019t know about you, but my values are about community, compassion, decency; that\u2019s how I was brought up.\u2019 Freeman with his partner Amanda Abbington (pictured) who declared herself bankrupt over an unpaid \u00a3120,000 tax bill, despite living with Freeman, who is worth more than \u00a310million . In an address straight to the camera, the 43-year-old, who also stars in Sherlock, claimed the Tories would take the country on a \u2018rollercoaster of cuts\u2019 while Labour would \u2018make sure the economy works for all of us, not just the privileged few, like me\u2019. The actor also insisted the Tories \u2018don\u2019t believe in the NHS\u2019 and added: \u2018For me, there\u2019s only one choice \u2013 and I choose Labour.\u2019 At first glance, it appeared to represent a much needed boost for Mr Miliband as Freeman is a good deal more famous than some of Labour\u2019s other celebrity backers \u2013 such as Baldrick actor Tony Robinson. But last night it emerged that Mr Freeman spent years supporting a far-left Socialist Labour Party that was set up by the militant miners\u2019 union boss Arthur Scargill in protest at New Labour. In an interview with the Guardian ahead of the 2005 election, Freeman declared that he voted for the party in 2001 and would not back Tony Blair. Asked how he would vote that year, he replied: \u2018Not Labour\u2019. The Socialist Labour Party, which is now almost defunct, campaigns for the \u2018abolition of capitalism\u2019 and the nationalisation of virtually every industry. Freeman faced accusations of hypocrisy after it was reported he sends his son to a private school . The Conservatives said Freeman\u2019s decision to switch his support to Labour showed how far Mr Miliband had dragged the party to the Left. Tory MP Nigel Adams said: \u2018Even Bilbo Baggins has recognised how far Labour has lurched to the left, imagine the chaos Red Ed would cause across Britain and the Shire.\u2019 Labour was also facing potential embarrassment over revelations about Freeman\u2019s personal life. Despite his socialist outlook, Freeman is reported to send his son to a school which charges up to \u00a312,669 a year. A spokesman for the actor was asked to comment, but did not respond. It was a major coup for Labour leader Ed Miliband (pictured) but he faces embarrassment after it emerged Freeman is a former Scargill supporter . The star also hit the headlines two years ago after it emerged his long-term partner Amanda Abbington had declared herself bankrupt over an unpaid \u00a3120,000 tax bill, despite living with Freeman, who is worth more than \u00a310million. Miss Abbington, who also appears in Sherlock, had been with Freeman for 11 years at the time. The couple have two children. The revelations sparked an outpouring of bad publicity for the couple, prompting Miss Abbington to settle her debts. She told the Radio Times later in 2013: \u2018It\u2019s fine, it\u2019s being sorted out. It was a big mistake and I\u2019m sorting it out right now. \u2018It\u2019s being paid off now. I would never want to go through this again. But I\u2019m paying it off.\u2019 Freeman\u2019s decision to back Labour appeared to win the enthusiastic backing of Miss Abbington, who posted a message on Twitter saying: \u2018F*** the Tories.\u2019 Labour said the party election broadcast had received \u2018unprecedented\u2019 interest on the internet, with hundreds of thousands of people choosing to watch. The actor appears in front of a plain white background and, despite encouraging voters to put Labour in power, makes no mention of Mr Miliband or the prospect of him becoming the next prime minister. Instead, he focuses on contrasting Labour\u2019s \u2018values\u2019 with those of the Tories, who he claims \u2018have got sod all to offer the young\u2019. Tory MP Nigel Adams said: \u2018Labour is trying to whitewash Ed Miliband from their campaign \u2013 his MPs don\u2019t want his photo on leaflets and now their party election broadcast doesn\u2019t even mention him.'","highlights":"Hollywood actor Martin Freeman was last night unveiled as Labour's first big celebrity backer of their 2015 general election campaign . Millionaire is focus of three-minute film promoting Ed Miliband's party . But Mr Freeman is a former supporter of Scargill's far-left socialist party . Faces accusations of hypocrisy after it was reported he sends son to private school and partner was declared bankrupt over \u00a3120,000 tax bill .","id":"c38b56215719718f3402197e3401cbfcc9d01be1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" star of The Hobbit and Sherlock was filmed addressing activists at the party\u2019s annual conference, and speaking of his delight at becoming the latest celebrity to declare his support for Miliband. \u201cIt\u2019s the biggest coup for any party in Britain right now,\u201d the 42-year-old told an audience of the party faithful.\nBut this was the man who was just one of 10 British acting celebrities, including David Jason, Ricky Tomlinson, Richard Griffiths, Bill Nighy, Jason Manford and Sheridan Smith, who were paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to act in a Labour video that was meant to reassure voters that Miliband was not a \u201closer\u201d, \u201can idiot\u201d or the subject of a \u201cfear factor\u201d. But the campaign video, which featured stars such as Freeman, was branded a disaster by a Labour MP yesterday, just hours before the film was released on YouTube.\nThe video, which features Freeman, Griffiths, Tomlinson, Jason and Jason Manford, was billed by Labour as the most upbeat campaign ad ever. In it Freeman, Griffiths, Tomlinson and Jason Manford tell viewers that Miliband is \u201cnot an evil genius, but actually a very kind man\u201d, with the actor Freeman describing him as the \u201cloveliest, kindest, smartest, bravest, most caring person I\u2019ve ever met\u201d and Jason Manford as a man whose \u201csmile is infectious\u201d.\nAt times, the video looks like a parody. Freeman, in a grey suit and black bow tie, looks a touch nervous, and his co-stars appear to have not met each other before, as he says at the start of the video: \u201cToday, I am a Labour MP, I stand with Martin Freeman.\u201d\nGriffiths, sporting a red tie, does not seem particularly happy that he has been brought in as a red herring to dispel worries about Miliband\u2019s ability to take on David Cameron at PMQs. \u201cI know what you\u2019re thinking,\u201d he says as Freeman talks about Miliband\u2019s \u201ckindness\u201d. \u201cThe fact is, this is all a ploy. He is going to be the best PM since the days of Harold Wilson.\u201d\nThe video ends with Freeman talking about his experience as a Labour MP \u2013 but again this was done in the past tense, although Miliband had not even stood for the leadership at this"}
{"article":"Sadistic ISIS fanatics are turning children into an army of hundreds of murderous monsters willing to blow themselves up, die in battle and execute hostages for their twisted cause. Extremism experts warn children are being indoctrinated and radicalised from birth, leading to a 'whole generation who will know nothing other than ISIS ideology'. Their comments follow the release of a sickening new video that purports to show a boy of about 10 years old shooting dead of a 19-year-old Israeli-Arab who was taken hostage by the terror group. Scroll down for video . Training: Video footage released by the terrorist organisation shows children carrying guns during a training session . Armed: The children learn to fire AK-47s under the guidance of Islamic State militants in an unnamed training school . Young jihadi: It seems there is no age limit to attend an Islamic State school where children are 'brainwashed' Footage purports to show the child raise his gun and aim it at Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam's forehead before shooting him at point blank range . Vile: A new video appears to show a boy of about 10 years old shoot an Islamic State hostage in the head . The footage appears to show the child, now believed to be a French citizen, raise his gun and aim it at  Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam's forehead before shooting him at point blank range. The hostage seems to be shot a further three times on the ground before the boy lifts his gun to the sky in celebration, shouting \u00a0'Allahu Akbar!' and appearing to fire one final shot. The footage of a child seemingly carrying out such a brutal execution has sent shock waves around the world, but it came as no surprise to experts who have been following the brainwashing of youngsters by ISIS. Charlie Winter, a researcher at the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism think tank, said:\u00a0\u2018It is something that has been going on for a long time now. 'It\u2019s deeply, deeply worrying because these children are growing up without any outside influence. \u2018They are kids that are being indoctrinated and radicalised from birth.' He added: \u2018This is going to be a long-term problem \u2013 there is going to be a whole generation of kids in Northern Iraq and Eastern Syria who will know nothing other than Islamic State ideology. \u2018I don\u2019t think there is a choice in it for the children \u2013 they are the biggest victims in all of this.\u2019 \u2018I don\u2019t think there is a choice in it for the children \u2013 they are the biggest victims in all of this,' said an expert . Indoctrinated: These children are learning to become Islamic State militants at a school run by the terror group . Combat training:\u00a0Videos released by the group reveal the tough military training children are forced to undergo and the warped curriculum they learn in terrorist-run schools . Two boys wrestle on the floor at an Islamic State training school, where they are also taught to fire AK-47s . ISIS video claiming to show a young boy executing two Russian spies -\u00a0Mamayev Jambulat Yesenajovich and Ashimov Sergey Nikolayavich . But how does ISIS turn these innocent children into bloodthirsty killers, and how is it able to so effectively? Videos released by the group reveal the tough military training children are forced to undergo and the warped curriculum they learn in terrorist-run schools. Last month, ISIS released a slickly-edited propaganda video showing boys as young as five being indoctrinated at a military-style training camp for 'cubs' in Syria. Children are said to be taught how to use weapons and even show how to behead using dolls. 'They teach them how to use AK-47s,' an Iraqi security official told NBC News. 'They use dolls to teach them how to behead people, then they make them watch a beheading, and sometimes they force them to carry the heads in order to cast the fear away from their hearts.' Other footage shows children being taught in an ISIS school before learning hand-to-hand combat and how to fire a gun. Pictures posted on ISIS-linked social media accounts have included babies posing with firearms and young children holding up the heads of beheading victims. Some propaganda videos attempt to show the 'lighter' side of life under the control of the caliphate, and unsophisticated ploys such as giving sweets to children seem to have played a part in the radicalisation. ISIS-branded clothing has been made for children and even newborn babies. In a nine-minute video, children in camouflage are seen being trained at the Farouk Institute for Cubs, in the Raqqa province in Syria . 'Teacher': In footage released by ISIS, this man teaches a group of children to write Arabic in a classroom . Unsophisticated ploys such as giving sweets to children seem to have played a part in the radicalisation . Islamic State hands out sweets to children in\u00a0Benghazi, Libya - another ploy to attract even younger recruits . Human Rights Watch, an organisation which defends the rights of people worldwide, interviewed four former  ISIS child and adult fighters, as well as civilians in the terrorist-controlled areas in Syria. It found the militants have actively recruited children to send to military training camps and have used them in operations including suicide bombings. Barbaric: A child holds a severed head in a photograph too gruesome to show . The children, including Bassim, 17, who joined at just 16 after attending ISIS sermons, said they were recruited through public forums. Raed, 17, went to a training camp when he was just 16, after ISIS visited his hometown in Syria. 'I liked what they are wearing, they were like one herd,' he said. 'They had a lot of weapons. So I spoke to them, and decided to go their training camp in Kafr Hamra in Aleppo.' These children and the adults interviewed said there were youngsters aged 13 or younger undergoing the same training and performing the same military duties as adults. Amr, 17, told Human Rights Watch that when he joined the jihadi movement full-time, he was given weapons and equipment, as well as a salary. He even signed up for suicide missions because he felt social pressure to do so, although he was towards the end of the list, several hundred names down. One doctor said he treated a boy aged between 10 and 12 years old whose job it was to whip ISIS prisoners. In November last year, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria report found that massacres, the beheading of boys as young as 15, and amputations and lashings in public squares with residents - including children - forced to watch were on the list of crimes. Propaganda: An Islamic State fighter carrying a flag poses with two young children in\u00a0Benghazi, Libya . Young jihadi: Abu Bakr al-Faransi is believed to be the youngest French child to die fighting for ISIS in Syria . This disgusting Islamic State photograph shows a man forcing a tiny baby to kick a severed head . The research, based on interviews and documents, photographs and video footage released by the group itself, showed there was widespread use of child soldiers, and forcing women to bear children to the fighters. It also discovered children are subjected to violence and are systematically recruited as soldiers - forced to witness and carry out atrocities. The report found ISIS was  trying to indoctrinate minority children and turn them against their families. Speaking to MailOnline,\u00a0Professor Anthony Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, said he wouldn't be surprised if  hundreds of children had been recruited. \u2018This is about the brainwashing and sexual grooming of our young children,' he said. 'It's very different from what happens when 18+ year olds become radicalised and are recruited into becoming jihadists. They are grown-ups and responsible for what they do. \u2018They have been preyed upon by sadistic fanatics.' Speaking to MailOnline, Professor Anthony Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, said children have been 'preyed upon by sadistic fanatics' An ISIS interviewer asks one child, who is standing alongside an armed companion, what his life is like under the Islamic State caliphate at a fairground north of Mosul in Iraq . He added: 'The prime responsibility for this lies with the radicalisers and recruiters and the internet service providers who provide the links that they follow with such dedication that they turn their backs on their loved ones and the good things that all children should have, whatever their faith or ethnic background. \u2018Instead, they have been delivered to those who peddle exploitation and death. We here now have some very tough questions to address. \u2018Our laws make it plain that we owe a very clear duty of care to the children. They are kids.\u2019 Just yesterday, it was reported a 13-year-old from France had died fighting for Islamic State in Syria. It's been reported that Abu Bakr al-Faransi, originally from Strasbourg, was killed when Government forces attacked a border post he was guarding. It is believed to be the youngest to die fighting for Islamic State in Syria. And last month, it was revealed ISIS had released a guidebook to help young mothers raise a 'Mujahid child'. 'Don't wait until they are seven to start, for it may be too late by then,' it says. Human Rights Watch has called on ISIS to stop deliberately recruiting children, in particular through weapons training and other military training in school environments. Forced fashion: Some children have been dressed in ISIS-branded military uniforms and t-shirts . Indoctrinated: Young babies have been pictured, miserably wrapped in Islamic State flags and an assortment of ill fitting hats .","highlights":"Sickening new video appears to show a boy shooting dead an ISIS hostage . Extremism experts say children are now being indoctrinated from birth . Fears it will create 'generation who\u00a0know nothing other than ISIS ideology' Videos released by militants reveal tough military training children undergo . Former child fighter was pressured into signing up for suicide missions .","id":"3686a2843dd57bfad6dc88c03bf9fca7ba2d2d7e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in Iraq and Syria.\nThe shocking figures, released today by anti-terror charity CAGE in its \u201cYouth Jihadism Study Report,\u201d reveal ISIS is training an estimated 3,000 child fighters a month, many of whom are 12 years old or younger.\nThat equates to a total of 9000 kids aged between five and 17 who have been radicalised by the terror group, with some of the youngest aged as young as five years old.\nAround half of those fighting for ISIS are between 13 and 17 years old, whilst 13 are thought to have died as suicide bombers \u2013 11 of them were children.\nThe report \u2013 the largest ever of its kind \u2013 reveals the terror group is taking children as young as five years old from as far as Europe and Asia and brainwashing them into extremists.\nOne child is said to have been 13 when he joined ISIS last summer, but the terror group then convinced the teen to travel to northern Iraq and fight for their cause.\nA 12-year-old girl who fled the terror group is thought to have travelled to Syria in 2012 to fight alongside ISIS, according to the report.\nThe report adds another 16-year-old boy is suspected to have been killed after trying to escape back to the West from northern Iraq last summer.\nCAGE released the report \u2013 called \u201cThe ISIS Effect: Youth Jihadism in Iraq and Syria \u2013 A \u2018New\u2019 Phenomenon or a Reassertion of a Longstanding Phenomenon?\u201d\nDirector of CAGE, Asim Qureshi, said: \u201cThe UK and US Governments keep referring to the phenomenon of \u2018home grown\u2019 jihadists but this research proves that there is nothing \u2018new\u2019 about youth terrorism or youth recruitment.\n\u201cExtremist ideologies have always exploited the vulnerable and it is clear that ISIS\u2019s recruitment and indoctrination process has also utilised the very real vulnerabilities of young boys and girls who become radicalised under its spell.\n\u201cThis research shows the UK Government has failed to take these matters seriously enough, and as long as we have a Home Office that will not take the threat of radicalisation by children seriously, the risk of new young \u2018lone wolves\u2019 from all over the country will continue to grow.\u201d\nThe report says the rise in numbers of children leaving the UK to fight alongside ISIS is largely due to the UK\u2019s intervention in the war-torn"}
{"article":"The Nigerian military says it has destroyed\u00a0the headquarters of Boko Haram in the barbaric terrorist organisation's de facto capital city Gwoza. The official Twitter account for the Nigerian Defense Headquarters announced 'FLASH: Troops this morning captured Gwoza destroying the Headquarters of the Terrorists self-styled Caliphate.' It followed with 'Several terrorists died while many are captured. Mopping up of entire #Gwoza and her suburbs is ongoing.' Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau declared the northeast Nigerian city to be the capital of a new Islamic caliphate after he seized the town in August. Earlier this month Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, formally recognising Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as their spiritual leader. Liberators: The Nigerian military says its soldiers (pictured) have destroyed the headquarters of Boko Haram in the barbaric terrorist organisation's de facto capital city Gwoza . Breakthrough: The failure of President Goodluck Jonathan (left) to defeat Boko Haram has dogged Nigeria's leader as he stands for re-election tomorrow.\u00a0It was not immediately possible to verify this morning's morale-boosting announcement from Gwoza - but critics have questioned its timing . Goodluck Jonathan's opponents have said the offensive against Boko Haram is a political ploy ahead of tomorrow's election (a billboard for which is pictured). They have asked why Nigeria's military, of which Jonathan is the commander in chief, is suddenly is capable of doing what it has failed to do for six years . It was not possible to verify this morning's morale-boosting announcement, which comes just one day before critical presidential elections in Nigeria. The Twitter messages made no mention  of military operations in Sambisa Forest, where Nigeria's home-grown Islamic extremist group is believed to have several camps. Warplanes have been bombarding the area for weeks. The forest starts about 20 miles from Gwoza town, which is 80 miles southeast of Maiduguri - the Borno state capital state and Boko Haram's birthplace. Sambisa Forest is where extremists first took nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped from a boarding school in Chibok almost a year ago. Dozens escaped on their own but 219 remain missing. The failure of the government and military of President Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the girls created international outrage and continues to dog Nigeria's leader as he stands for re-election. Nigeria's military, with support of troops and military aircraft from neighboring countries, in the past two months has retaken dozens of towns from Boko Haram. This comes after months of defeat at the hands of Boko Haram, with soldiers fleeing the battlefield after they ran out of ammunition. Jonathan's opponents have said the offensive is a political ploy, asking why Nigeria's military, of which Jonathan is the commander in chief, is suddenly is capable of doing what it has failed to do for nearly six years. Brutal: Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau (pictured) declared the northeast Nigerian city to be the capital of a new Islamic caliphate after he seized the town in August . Earlier this month Boko Haram militants (pictured during a recent filmed beheading) pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, formally recognising Iraqi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as their spiritual leader . On the run: Civilians who fled the fighting in Bama and the surrounding areas in recent days gather a makeshift camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Maiduguri . Reports from the newly-liberated town of Bama say the city has been devastated by the militants' occupation and the efforts to re-take the city - with the army claiming the stench of death hangs heavy in the air. The devastation is visible from the air in Bama. Corrugated iron roofs lie ripped off among charred debris, the walls of the houses blackened with soot or in ruins. On the dusty roads that separate properties in the second-biggest town in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, the sight -- and smell -- is much worse, with evidence of atrocities everywhere. The Nigerian military forced out Boko Haram from Bama earlier this month. As they did so, locals who managed to escape said the Islamists set fire to homes, including the emir's palace. But clearly much worse happened -- and the evidence is on the streets, beneath them and in the parched fields beyond. Troops found the decomposing body of a man in a sewer, in the fetal position surrounded by trash and human waste. Soldiers cover their noses as more remains are found elsewhere. Nigerian troops celebrate after taking control of Bama from Boko Haram militants earlier this week . Nigerian troops are seen taking up positions in the northeast Nigerian town of Bama earlier this week . Reports from the newly-liberated town of Bama say the city has been devastated by the militants' occupation and the efforts to re-take the city - with the army claiming the stench of death hangs heavy in the air . Earlier this week it emerged that Boko Haram had abducted hundreds of women and children  from primary schools  to use them as 'human shields'. The Islamic militants took adults and children from primary schools in the north-eastern town of Damasak as troops from Niger and Chad approached a month ago,\u00a0Mike Omeri, the Nigerian spokesman for the fight against Boko Haram, confirmed this week. When the soldiers arrived, they found the town largely deserted - with local reports suggesting as many as 500 people were taken in the raids. Mr Omeri refused to be drawn on exactly how many people had been taken by Boko Haram militants, but he was clear on the reason why they had been kidnapped. 'Boko Haram ... rushed to primary schools they took children and adults that they are using as shields to protect themselves from the menacing advance of troops,' he said. 'They are being used as shields by Boko Haram.' Damasak, which is near the border with Niger and had been held by Boko Haram for months, was recaptured on March 16 - but officials have only confirmed the kidnappings now. Evidence of a mass grave was also discovered by the troops from Chad and Niger, who now hold the town, Chad's ambassador to the U.N. Mahamat Zene Cherif confirmed Wednesday. Kidnapped: As many as 500 women and children were taken from Damasak, in north-eastern Nigeria, as Chadian troops (pictured) advanced on the town, which had been held by Boko Haram for months . Defence: Officials believe they were taken so they could be used as human shields when troops arrived. Pictured: Chadian army celebrates entering Damasak - showing off one of Boko Haram's flags . Last week, the troops found the bodies of at least 70 people in an apparent execution site under a bridge leading out of Damasak, which had been used as an administrative centre for the extremists who hope to create their own 'caliphate' in the region. The six-year battle against the insurgents is one of the major issues voters will be considering on Saturday. Thousands have already lost their lives - including an estimated 10,000 last year alone - while more than 174,000 people are thought to have fled to neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger as refugees. Analysts attribute the success to newly acquired war materiel including tanks, armored cars and helicopter gunships, training by foreign instructors and a joint offensive with battle-hardened soldiers from neighboring Chad, as well as troops from Niger and Cameroon. A regional offensive against Boko Haram was mounted at the end of January amid growing international concern as Boko Haram seized territory the size of Belgium. The terror group also pledged to become the West Africa franchise of the Islamic State group operating in Syria and Iraq, and as the Nigerian insurgents spread their attacks across borders. At least 10,000 people were killed in the Islamic uprising last year and more than 1.5 million people have been driven from the homes.","highlights":"Nigerian military says it has\u00a0destroyed the jihadi's headquarters in Gwoza . North-east Nigerian city is a Boko Haram stronghold and de facto capital . It is also where the terrorists were thought to have been hiding nearly 300 schoolgirls who were abducted\u00a0in nearby Chibok almost a year ago . Critics have been quick to question the announcement's timing, however . It comes just one day before Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan - who has been criticised for not defeating Boko Haram - stands for reelection .","id":"0bb08f4288a3ee442142c02883061735880db64e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" destroyed the Boko Haram Headquarters at the town of Gwoza. More details to follow.'\nThe army said a large amount of ammunition was also captured along with 'other logistic support' as well as 'various vehicles'\nBoko Haram's insurgency has killed thousands in Northern Nigeria and spilled over into neighboring Niger, Chad and Cameroon since it began nearly six years ago.\nOn April 23 the army, supported by air power, said it had wrested control of the towns of Gajiram and Kukawa.\u00a0\n\u00a0The army said in a statement on Sunday that the troops fought pitched battles with Boko Haram in the towns, forcing them out of the area. They captured the towns after losing them on May 1. The military said troops then attacked the towns of Gwoza and Bama on Monday, capturing both towns as well as an airfield.\nThe military said Boko Haram now hold just the town of Baga, in northeastern Borno state, which has been surrounded since Feb. 6, according to the military.\u00a0\nThe Nigerian defense headquarters said Sunday that the military captured a large number of Boko Haram fighters along with 'a number of logistics vehicles used by the terrorists to move freely within Gwoza.'\nThe Nigerian army has not yet confirmed the authenticity of a Boko Haram video claiming to show the beheading of a French hostage.\nA message in which a man purporting to be the militant group's military commander, Abubakar Shekau, said one of their fighters was killed by 'French troops,' Reuters reported on Thursday citing a security source and pro-Boko Haram website.\nTwo other sites also reported the video, one of which was associated with the Boko Haram group.\nThe authenticity of the video could not be verified. But the military could not immediately be reached for a comment on the video.\nLast Friday, the militants declared an Islamic caliphate in parts of Nigeria and have since been issuing threats in a bid to spread the violence to more Nigerian states. They have since taken over parts of the Nigerian border, killing and kidnapping scores of people in neighboring countries.\nBoko Haram's campaign in Northern Nigeria has killed thousands in the past 6 years. The group's declared aims are Sharia law and the implementation of Islamic principles in all spheres of life, but the majority of their attacks have targeted Christians. The group's members are"}
{"article":"Multi-million plan investment: US Tycoon Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Links, Scotland . US tycoon Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new multi-million pound investment in his Scottish golf resort - despite previously vowing to halt all developments on the 200-acre site. The billionaire will be submitting a proposal for a number of additions to Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, including staff accommodation, a banquet hall and 400-capacity ballroom. The move comes two years after he threatened not to invest 'another penny' in the project over plans to build an offshore wind farm off the Aberdeen coast, which he said would spoil scenic views. In a statement released on the planning proposals, The Trump Organization claimed Swedish utility firm Vattenfall, the primary developers behind the farm, could no longer finance the project. It also said the technology 'is\u00a0now widely regarded to be obsolete and outdated'. The company said that this, combined with other stakeholders withdrawing from the project, had led to confidence being restored that the 'shoreline will not be blighted' by the 'industrial energy plant'. Despite this, Mr Trump will continue his legal challenge to the decision to grant the farm planning permission off the Aberdeen coast. A spokesman denied this claim on behalf of Vattenfall, and its project partners, Aberdeen Renewable Energy group,\u00a0stating that they 'want to see the scheme to come to fruition'. Mr Trump called Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, which opened in July 2012, 'one of his greatest achievements' and said his commitment to develop the site 'was stronger than ever'. The businessman is now pushing ahead with expanding the site, known collectively as the Menie Estate, with further applications for private houses and hotel rooms tabled for later in the year. His current application includes public notifications for a second gold course and additional hotel accommodation and facilities at the five-star MacLeod House and Lodge, named after his mother. George Sorial, executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation, said: 'This will be a substantial investment - it really will allow us to carry out the original vision that Mr Trump had for the entire site. Our work there is not done.' The billionaire has submitted a proposal for a number of additions to the Aberdeenshire estate including staff accommodation, a banquet hall and more rooms in MacLeod House, illustrated with an artist's impression . The move comes two years after he threatened not to invest 'another penny' in the project over plans to build an offshore wind farm nearby, which he said would spoil scenic coastal views, pictured above . News that the organization would be re-investing in the site was welcomed by business leaders. Ian Armstrong, regional director for the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, said: 'At a time when there are some economic clouds on the horizon, the announcement of the plans by the Trump Organisation for further substantial investment in their site at Menie is a great boost to the region. 'The significance of a major international investor looking beyond short-term issues and adopting a long-term view should not be underestimated in terms of the fillip it provides to the north-east of Scotland and its economy.' Robert Collier, chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, added: 'The business community in the north-east will be pleased to welcome the continued investment in Trump International Golf Links.' The claims made by Trump Organizations were denied by Vattenfall and\u00a0Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group. A spokesman said: 'Widely accepted as a much-needed centre of significant European importance, the EOWDC is pivotal to helping the Scottish and UK Governments meet their ambitious renewable energy targets and is planned to test and demonstrate innovation and next generation technologies. 'It would also be an integral, flagship project for Aberdeen City and Shire\u2019s enterprising Energetica initiative, further positioning the region at the forefront of the sustainable energy evolution as well as supporting the diversification of its energy-based economy.'","highlights":"Proposed builds include banquet hall, ballroom and staff accommodation . Also plans for rooms and facilities to five-star MacLeod House and Lodge . Comes two years after he threatened to stop investment in 200-acre site . Halted development because of threat that wind farm would spoil views . But now Trump claims primary backers can no longer finance the project .","id":"dc6a0ca8768d7deb97caec4ad604f64f7f61fcaf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" construction work\n\u00a9 The Financial Times Ltd 2016 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.\nMore from:\nThe Financial Times\nUS tycoon Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new multi-million pound investment in his Scottish golf resort \u2013 despite previously vowing to halt all construction work.\nThe 74-year-old businessman, who has been campaigning for Britain\u2019s exit from the European Union, said the construction of his golf resort on the coast of Aberdeenshire would be accelerated.\nThe US-born developer, whose previous ventures in the country have included a \u00a34m purchase of Edinburgh\u2019s iconic Balmoral Hotel in 1989 and a \u00a325m buy-out of the five-star Edinburgh-based Balmoral Hotel in 1996, said he has been in negotiations with banks to secure a major loan \u2013 but that, without further finance, construction would have to be halted.\nTrump said he had already spent \u00a3100m on the development.\n\u201cI could have let construction run out,\u201d he said. \u201cWe may have been able to get away with that, but I decided I would rather have the money.\n\u201cThere are tremendous numbers of jobs [that this development brings],\u201d he said.\nTrump said the resort, which has an investment cost of \u00a31bn to \u00a31.5bn and is expected to bring \u00a31.25bn into the Scottish economy, would be fully completed within five years.\nConstruction work on the project is due to be completed by 2019 but Trump says 100 more jobs would be created if construction on the golf course was accelerated.\nTrump has so far refused to comment on whether Britain\u2019s decision to leave the EU has influenced his decision to make the investment, but this week he said that the referendum was \u201cnot helping Britain, not helping us at all\u201d.\nSpeaking at the British Golf Industry Organisation\u2019s annual event in Inverness, Trump said: \u201cIf the referendum vote had been held in the same period as we started the development, I probably would have been less inclined to invest in Scotland.\u201d\nTrump said he was confident that the UK would remain in the EU but did not foresee it joining the euro.\n\u201cI think you will have people that want to leave, like in Scotland, [but] there would be a vote to stay,\u201d he said.\nThe Trump Organisation bought the Menie estate, which had at one point"}
{"article":"Is there is one thing Kim Kardashian is good at, it's getting people's attention. Whether it's wearing daring clothes, showing off her naked bottom or, like today, debuting an incredible and shocking new hair cut. For when the 34-year-old mother-of-one stepped out in Paris today with her husband Kanye West she certainly made sure all eyes were on her with her bright blonde bob. Scroll down for video . Kim shocked the world as she stepped out in Paris today debuting a new platinum blonde hair do, the star had gone to great pains to keep it under wraps before . On arriving in the French capital, Kim had gone to lengths to disguise her new platinum style, keeping it wrapped under a woollen hat as she entered her hotel. But as she left the Le Royal Monceau for the Balmain fashion show today she was clearly ready for the big reveal as she stepped proudly out in front of the paparazzi. This certainly isn't the first time that Kim has changed her hair colour - but it does seem to be her most extreme look yet. In the past she's mostly had dark locks but she has tried out numerous different styles including giant curls and a blunt fringe and she even once gave cornrows a go. Kim shared a joke with her husband Kanye West as she showed off her new hair at the Balmain fashion show in Paris today . Kim looked pleased with her new look as she arrived at the Balmain show in Paris along with her husband, Kanye West, and mother, Kris Jenner . The star recently revealed that she only washes her hair one every five days. She told Into The Gloss: 'For my hair, I don't wash it every day. 'We start out with a blowout on day one, then we go into a messier vibe the next day, and then we flat iron it and do a really sleek look on day three since that requires a little oil in the hair.' 'Day four could be a slicked-back ponytail. On the fifth day is when you wash it. That's a little excessive, maybe.' She also recently revealed that she has her hairline lasered after realising that she has an incredibly hairy forehead. Here we look back over Kim's hair-volution... Kim recently revealed that when she was younger she had a  hairy forehead, as evidenced by this picture that was taken at a party in 2006 . In 2008 the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star tried out a long fringe with straight hair as she attended A Night For Change benefit in Los Angeles . Kim tried lighter locks back in the day when she was seen leaving the Intermix Studio in New York in 2009 with honey blonde curled hair . At a Badgley Mischka fashion show in New York in 2009 Kim went for all out glamour with generous curls . Whilst Kim was filming in Los Angeles in August 2010 she wore her hair long and relaxed as she shopped at some boutiques . Kim tried this hilarious hair style in December 2010 when she was spotted leaving her gym in Los Angeles sporting cornrow braids . Kim Kardashian looked the spitting image of her sister Kourtney when she wore this tight bun to The Angel Ball in New York in October 2011 . Testing out a new accessory while indulging in a spot of shopping Kim adorned her long dark hair with a head piece whilst making a trip to the Chanel store in LA in January 2012 . Whilst Kim might not have been racy enough to try out an undercut she emulated the look by pinning some of her hair to the side while out and about in New York in April 2012 . Kim, who has recently revealed that she only washes her hair once every five days, likes a slicked back look from time to time. Here she is attending 'Fashion's Night Out' at Lord and Taylor in New York in Sept 2012 . Kim shocked with this blonde look in October 2012 when she attended the 2nd Annual Midori Green Halloween Party in New York . In 2012, when Kim was pregnant with her daughter North, she tried out bangs again cutting a fringe into her long dark hair as she attended the opening of the Tracey Anderson Flagship Studio in LA . In April 2013, having dinner at La Scala Restaurant in Los Angeles Kim went for an up do plaiting her hair on both sides . One of Kim's other attempts at blonde hair was a lot lighter, she had long highlighted locks for her 33rd birthday in Las Vegas in September 2013 . Kim wore her blonde hair in beachy waves in December 2013, out about in LA with her sister Kendall Jenner . In September 2014 Kim made sure all eyes were on her once again when she wore this revealing ensemble to the GQ Awards in London, at the time she had relaxed dark hair . A radiant looking Kim attended her friend Charlotte Tilbury's Make-Up Your Destiny Launch in LA in 2014 rocking hair slicked back into a bun . It was only recently that Kim decided to cut her hair to shoulder length, attending the Grammy's in February in a custom Jean Paul Gaultier gown and showing off her short black bob . Kim was still rocking her dark look just one day before changing her hair to blonde. She posted this picture on Instagram just before flying to Paris to join Kanye .","highlights":"Kim Kardashian, 34, debuted a severe new platinum look in Paris today . She has dyed her dark locks almost white blonde for Fashion Week . Mum has  worn several different styles including bangs and cornrows . She recently revealed she only washes her hair every five days .","id":"28517a84dffa57f62e14838ee873a607aed10e4c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" she appears on the front of a magazine, Kim Kardashian is a bit different from other celebrities in the sense that she likes to look (and act) very different on a regular basis, whether that's a new hairstyle, a new outfit or a new 'do.\nAs we've reported previously, Kim is known for always keeping things on the casual side when it comes to her outfits but, since her pregnancy, she has appeared to be changing her style - and this time it's all about making a statement. Kim's new hair 'do is quite a dramatic change as, in the photo on the front of her new magazine, she appears with a brand new chin-length cut.\nThe reality TV star usually sports a long mane of golden locks but she has opted for a new short style in the picture. She's definitely kept her trademark long side-swept style at the front and the cut looks chic, but she has decided to cut her hair a little shorter at the back than her usual style and has also removed the heavy blonde extensions she is usually seen with.\nKim had been spotted earlier this week in a new style too, and she had taken to Instagram to show off her hair as she headed out to dinner. Kim looked incredible as she posed on Instagram, with her hair looking much longer than it does in her magazine photo.\nThe 33-year-old star rocked a sexy leopard-print dress, which featured a racy thigh split, and kept the rest of her look simple with a pair of flat-laced sandals, while her new hairstyle was also looking incredibly glamorous. She appeared to be enjoying a night out, with her bodyguard to the rescue should she need it, as they shielded Kim from photographers and paparazzi.\nWhen Kim first took to Instagram with a picture showing off her brand new style, her fans were quick to comment, complimenting the star and asking her about her new look.\nKim took to the photo caption to write: \"I'm having fun,\" she wrote on Wednesday.\nMeanwhile her boyfriend Kanye West recently revealed that he has put his own new look at the front of a magazine, by gracing the cover of USGQ magazine. The rapper revealed the cover on social media, with a picture from inside.\nThe front cover sees Kanye sitting beside a bed (with sheets covering his modesty) and looking extremely relaxed, with one hand on his chin and another on his knee.\nThe"}
{"article":"David Cameron and George Osborne are at war over Treasury plans to order savage new cuts in Britain\u2019s Armed Forces. The dispute, one of the first to erupt between the Downing Street neighbours, has been sparked by fears the Treasury plans to slash another \u00a31billion from the Ministry of Defence\u2019s (MoD) budget. The Chancellor is refusing to guarantee to protect the Armed Forces from cuts after the Election, saying it would undermine his attempts to reduce the UK\u2019s debt. The dispute has been sparked by fears the Treasury plans to slash \u00a31billion from the Ministry of Defence\u2019s budget - and Chancellor George Osborne (pictured left) is refusing to guarantee to protect the Armed Forces . But the Prime Minister fears it will damage relations with US President Barack Obama, who urged him last month not to set a bad example to other Nato nations by cutting spending. The row was revealed on the eve of a Tory revolt over defence in the Commons this week. Up to 30 Conservative MPs are thought to be backing a bid by John Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay, to force a protest vote against defence cuts. It follows controversy over whether Britain will stick to the Nato target of spending two per cent of its gross domestic product on defence. Tory MPs claim that if Mr Osborne gets his way the figure will fall below that level. And The Mail on Sunday has learned that the Prime Minister shares the rebels\u2019 worries. The Prime Minister fears cuts will damage relations with US President Barack Obama (both pictured) \u2018The stumbling block is Mr Osborne not Mr Cameron,\u2019 said a senior Conservative. \u2018Osborne has made it clear the MoD cannot be exempt from cuts. The PM fears it will expose him at Nato meetings, where he has been urging others to stick to two per cent. \u2018He will be called a phoney if he isn\u2019t spending it himself.\u2019 One Tory MP said: \u2018Mr Cameron has a natural affinity with the Armed Forces. As PM he is constantly talking to generals and visiting troops all over the world. He knows the importance of maintaining our front line strength with Putin and Islamic State causing havoc. \u2018But you rarely see Mr Osborne anywhere near a tank or battlefield. He is interested in money, not military matters.\u2019 Mr Cameron secretly visited the SAS headquarters at Hereford last week and is said to have returned more determined than ever to win his trial of strength with the Chancellor. In a powerful personal plea to Mr Cameron during talks in Washington last month, Obama gave him a blunt warning: maintain UK defence spending or weaken Nato. He said: \u2018If Britain doesn\u2019t spend two per cent on defence, then no one in Europe will.\u2019 But military top brass fear the Treasury will raid another \u00a31billion a year from MoD coffers to try to balance the nation\u2019s books. Defence spending in the UK is forecast to drop to 1.7 per cent by 2020, even without further cuts. But Mr Osborne was defended by one influential Tory who said: \u2018We have ring-fenced overseas aid, the NHS and schools. If we do the same with the MoD it will mean even bigger cuts elsewhere, such as the Home Office and policing. The Chancellor has to be fair if we are to get out of the red.\u2019 Spokesmen for Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne said there was no rift. NO WONDER PUTIN FEELS FREE TO BUZZ BRITAIN WITH HIS BOMBERS . by John Baron, ex-soldier, MP and member of Defence Select Committee. At this time of mounting global uncertainty, Britain needs a strong defence to deter potential aggressors. Last week we learned that Raymond Odierno, the top general in the US Army, is \u2018very concerned\u2019 by the falling levels of our defence spending \u2013 and even suggested that British brigades might have to operate within US divisions on future operations. John Baron believes Britain needs a strong defence to deter potential aggressors . This should certainly make us pause for thought. As a bare minimum, Britain must abide by its Nato commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence. We are hovering around this figure and forecasts suggest we will shortly fall below the threshold. This would be a grave mistake. Maintaining a capable military can do much to prevent conflict, as Nato proved throughout the Cold War. Britain needs to remain a global power to protect our strategic interests and support our alliances. We require Armed Forces of sufficient capability and capacity to respond to any challenge \u2013 including the ability to act in an independent, sovereign manner. In addition, a successful foreign policy is underpinned by the heft of a strong and well-resourced military. A shrinking defence budget threatens our ability to lead global opinion, reduces our foreign policy options and sends the wrong message to both allies and potential adversaries alike. Yet the Coalition continues to make cuts, as starkly demonstrated by the decision to replace 20,000 Army regulars with 30,000 reservists. The Royal Navy has been reduced to 19 surface ships. The last strategic defence review suggested a minimum of 30. The scrapping of the RAF\u2019s venerable Nimrod means we are without a maritime patrol aircraft. No wonder the Russians feel they have free rein to fly their bombers and position their submarines around our coasts. Westminster is becoming increasingly impatient. On Thursday, MPs from all sides of the Commons will support my debate demanding that the Government should meet Britain\u2019s Nato commitment. The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. We ignore history at our peril.","highlights":"Cameron and Osborne at war over new Treasury plans to cut defence . Dispute sparked by fears \u00a31billion may be slashed from MoD's budget . Chancellor is refusing to\u00a0guarantee\u00a0to protect the Armed Forces from cuts . Prime Minister fears it will damage relations with US President Obama . Row revealed on eve of a Tory revolt over defence in the Commons .","id":"bea15b167baa861413be3d5bf4150d854be7b6e9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \u00a32 billion a year from Ministry of Defence spending by 2020 \u2013 in a move that would mean 30,000 jobs lost over the next decade. A Downing Street source said David Cameron believes the cuts are excessive and a \u201cmistake\u201d.\nThe source told the Daily Telegraph that the Prime Minister has asked senior officials to review the cuts and look at ways to preserve the nation\u2019s \u201chard power\u201d, the ability to deploy troops abroad.\nMr Osborne is thought to be worried that the cuts, to be unveiled in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, could hit him badly in the Tory heartlands.\nIn an outspoken intervention, the Chancellor has already warned against the \u201cfalse economy\u201d of cutting spending without having a plan to bring the overall level of government debt down over the medium-term.\n\u201cIn the absence of a credible plan, the danger is that you cut too far, too fast,\u201d Mr Osborne told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme.\n\u201cThe danger is you run the economy at the wrong speed, because if you cut too fast you actually get more debt and not less debt. The danger is you end up with a weaker economy, not a stronger one.\u201d\nAsked whether Mr Cameron shares this view, the Prime Minister\u2019s official spokesman said: \u201cHe was in his first meeting with Cabinet Office officials yesterday morning to go through those issues.\u201d\nEarlier, Mr Osborne used a conference call with select Tory MPs to set out what he called the Government\u2019s \u201cmoral case\u201d against reducing spending in the middle of the Parliament.\nHe argued that the party was \u201cnot in crisis\u201d but insisted the economy was on \u201cshaky ground\u201d and could plunge back into recession if the Chancellor was forced to make emergency cuts to spending.\nMr Cameron has been left enraged by Treasury plans to cut the defence budget despite a promise by Mr Osborne not to cut \u201chard\u201d defence spending in the Government\u2019s 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review.\nAides to the Prime Minister and Mr Cameron are said to have agreed after the last general election that Britain should maintain the number of troops deployed overseas and their spending should not be cut.\nThe two men have since formed a strong bond but some Downing Street sources have admitted that the Treasury has been pressing ahead with defence cuts amid fears that Britain will have to withdraw from Afghanistan and cut its military presence in Europe after 2014.\nThe Chancellor\u2019s decision not to back down has prompted Mr Cameron to"}
{"article":"Cities across the country are turning to green as they take part in annual St. Patrick's Day parades. The day itself is not until Tuesday - but many cities have already held parades, with attendees decked out in green to celebrate. In the northeast, Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade included two gay and lesbian groups for the first time on Sunday. Scroll down for videos . Pride:\u00a0Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade included two gay and lesbian groups for the first time on Sunday . Celebrating the Emerald Isle: The Chicago River was dyed green for the 32nd time to mark the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade . Color change: The boat sped through the water, casting out the green dye from the rear . Crowds filled up a staircase to the see the Chicago River be dyed green on Saturday . Queen of the scene: St. Patrick's Day Parade queen Lauren Elizabeth Corry waved during the Chicago parade (left). Crowd member\u00a0Brian McClard is seen holding his five month-old son Conell Aengus (right). Spirit: A man waves an Irish flag in the Chicago River on Saturday . Music: A band wearing green hats and blazers walk along the parade route in Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday . Alternative transport: A man rides past the crowds in Raleigh, North Carolina, on a unicycle . Over 33 million Irish-Americans are set to be involved in the festivities this year, ABC7\u00a0Chicago reported.\u00a0\u00a0According to the television station and WalletHub, St. Patrick's Day will see $4.6 billion in sales this year. Around 13 million pints of Guinness will be drunk, the ABC affiliate reported. Chicago has followed its 32-year-old tradition by dying the river green in front of thousands of people who traveled to the city from across the country. On Saturday, parades were held in a number of US cities as well as further afield in Tokyo and Rio. In America these included Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; and San Francisco, California. Approximately 350,000 people showed up to check out the Saturday parade in Denver, Colorado,\u00a0CBS Denver\u00a0reported. Social media: Alex Nowakowska left, and Joanna Puchlik right, both of Chicago, take a selfie after the Chicago River is dyed green . History: Freddy Murphy, of Boston, front left, waves an Irish flag while marching with the LGBT community advocacy group Boston Pride during the St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday in South Boston . Pride: U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., center, waves while marching with members of OutVets, a group of gay military veterans, as they, too, participated in the Sunday South Boston parade . Bagpipe brigade: The Boston Police Gaelic Column attended the Sunday parade as well . Here we go! Spectators cheer during the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday in South Boston . Greetings: Outvet founder Bryan Bishop (left) and Veterans Council's Brian Mahoney (right) were at the parade . Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade made history Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups marched after decades of opposition that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The gay military veterans service group OutVets and gay rights group Boston Pride joined the annual celebration of military veterans and Irish heritage at the invitation of the sponsoring South Boston Allied War Veterans Council. The Allied War Council's current leaders voted 5-4 in December to welcome OutVets as one of about 100 groups in this year's parade. Boston Pride said it also received an acceptance letter this week. Boston's mayors had boycotted the event since 1995, when the council took its fight to exclude gay groups to the U.S. Supreme Court and won on First Amendment grounds. Musical: New York Shields Pipes & Drums marches during the 27th annual North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival on Saturday,  in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina . Wet weather: Heroes 4 Hire marches along the streets in the rain in South Carolina . Covered up: The rain would not dampen the spirits of these women playing kazoos in North Myrtle Beach . Procession: Bagpipers were in attendance at the Saturday parade held in Atlanta, Georgia . Cheer: A man in the crowd is see at the Atlanta parade on Saturday . Pet parade: A woman holds her cat - decked out in costume - for the Atlanta parade . Snap: Girls held their smartphones up while watching the Atlanta festivities . Setting up: One man is seen in Atlanta with a number of St. Patrick's Day-related items for sale . Drink in hand: Jerry O'Bryan is seen standing in front of a  West Lafayette, Indiana, bar . Form above: Crowds gather along the parade route outside The Gateway Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday . Excitement: Spectators lined the streets in Lincoln, Nebraska, during the build up to the procession . Streets painted green: The Colorado Rockies wished their fans a Happy St Patrick's Day and posted a picture outside their Coors Field stadium in Denver ahead of the Saturday parade . Outfit: Pittsburgh Penguins player Sidney Crosby wore a green jersey on Saturday . The Dallas Mavericks social media team took a selfie in their holiday attire and posted it to Twitter on Saturday . Workers unloaded a truckload of portable toilets  in Pittsburgh in time for the celebrations on Friday . Ready to run: Thousands of enthusiastic, green-clad runners attended the annual St. Patrick' \u00a0Day Dash Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Seattle, Washington . All smiles: A woman is seen at the St. Patrick's Day Dash in Seattle . This year Mayor Marty Walsh, Gov. Charlie Baker and other Massachusetts political leaders took part. First-term U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, who served four tours in Iraq as a Marine, marched with OutVets. 'I believe gay rights is the civil rights fight of our generation and this is a small, but important, step in the steady march toward freedom and justice,' he said. Some Roman Catholic groups declined to march, including the state Knights of Columbus, saying they felt this year's parade had been politicized. Police were preparing for the festivities, with forces around the country putting on extra officers and increasing DUI checkpoints. WTNH\u00a0reported that the parade on Sunday in New Haven, Connecticut was predicted to bring in more than 300,000 attendees. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania also held a parade on Sunday. In Tokyo large crowds took to the streets to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, with a number of people wearing green. Meanwhile in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the statue of Christ the Redeemer was turned green. Around the world: Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue was bathed in green light Sunday . In Japan dozens of people donned green outfits to take part in a Omotesando parade . People in Japan entered into the spirit of things and a dog was even dressed as Michael Jackson (right) A Japanese girl plays the bagpipes (left) while others dressed up to take part in the parade on Saturday . Cheer! Attendees in Toyko raise their hands in the air . Dozens of people in Japan entered into the spirit of things at the weekend to celebrate St. Patrick's Day early .","highlights":"Over 33 million Irish-Americans are set to be involved in the festivities . Chicago River was dyed green for the 32nd time this year . St. Patrick's Day will see $4.6 billion in sales . Reports suggest around 13 million pints of Guinness will be drunk globally .","id":"1e44e58de739fee56ba7c081611f8f2d082dd84d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" celebrate the Irish holiday.\nIn Washington, D.C., more than 300,000 people are expected to line the streets this weekend to enjoy performances by a parade of Irish groups including dancers, bagpipes and the cast of the popular Irish musical \u201cRiverdance.\"\n\u201cWe're celebrating today's anniversary of 'Riverdance' - and what better place to do so than in its hometown,\u201d Irish Ambassador Michael Collins said.\nD.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says he hopes the parades send a message about what the Irish culture means in America.\n\u201cThere's a sense of pride that Irish-Americans have in this country, that they're not only going back to their ancestral homes, but that they have made such a contribution here, in making this country what it is today,\" he said.\nAnd, if you are traveling to the capital this weekend, it's a good time to take in the local festivities since the crowds are smaller and the weather better.\nThe nation's capital isn't the only place with green parades this weekend. In Chicago, more than 150,000 people are expected to line the streets on Sunday.\nThe festivities continue Monday in Milwaukee, where up to 200,000 people are expected. That's the second largest number of people participating in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Milwaukee - and among the city's largest events.\nNew York is the biggest city to put on a parade. The celebration is expected to attract about 2 million people to Manhattan on Monday.\nThe parade includes dancers, bagpipers, marching bands and several floats.\nCrews have begun setting up for the event and even the mayor and police commissioner will be present to give spectators a pre-parade briefing on the city's security measures.\nThe New York City police department will also be using high-tech cameras to help catch anyone who may be considering committing a crime.\nSecurity at St. Patrick's Day parades in Boston and Los Angeles, two big St. Patrick's Day celebrations, has also been heightened because of the Boston Marathon bombings.\nThe Boston celebration is Sunday, and the L.A. celebration is Monday.\nIn Boston, organizers have set up metal detector wands at each entrance to the parade route. And authorities have told the public to leave large coolers and backpacks at home. They have also limited the areas where people can set up chairs and tents."}
{"article":"A former Sydney preacher who is now a senior figure of notorious terror group Jabhat al-Nusra has spoken out for the first time about why he joined the jihadi cause. Abu Sulayman Muhajir fled to Syria at least two years ago and has found himself added to the most wanted list of Western intelligence agencies. He started his association with extremist organisations when he became a mediator between two warring groups, Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic State (IS). Scroll down for video . Former Sydney preacher Abu Sulayman Muhajir is a senior figure of al-Qaeda off-shoot Jabhat al-Nusra . But eventually he joined Jabhat al-Nusra. Speaking from Syria's frontlines, Abu Sulayman warned Western forces to leave the Middle East. 'The choice is simple\u2026 leave our lands, stop interfering in our affairs or face perpetual war,' the Egyptian-Australian told SBS's Dateline\u00a0from a secret location. 'They [the West] rob our resources, they back tyrants, they force regime change, and they economically enslave our nations.' Abu Sulayman is best known for spreading his hate speeches throughout Sydney's west, most notably at the Al Risalah centre in Bankstown (above) Abu Sulayman has spoken out for the first time about why he joined the jihadi cause after the death of Islamic State fighter Suhan Rahman, from Melbourne . Abu Sulayman - who is also known as Mostafa \u00adMahamed - is best known for his hate speeches spouted across Sydney's west. In one speech at Bankstown's Al-Risalah centre, the former preacher urged young men to spill their 'blood' in Syria,\u00a0news.com.au\u00a0reported. He has also been threatened by fellow Australian Khaled Sharrouf who fights with Islamic State. During the SBS interview, the senior leader said IS worked at 'delegitimising the rest of the Muslim community' by naming themselves as the 'exclusive bearers of Islam'. On the other hand, he said Jabhat al-Nusra wanted to 'restore the right of the Muslim people to choose their leaders independently'. They are one of the major forces battling the regime headed up by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Abu Sulayaman said they also wanted to established a governing system based on Islam known as 'shura'. Shura is the Arabic word for consultation, which according to the Koran is a beneficial practice. After Rahman's death, his wife - known as Umm Jihad on social media - tweeted a photo of his dead body . Rahman was also friends with Mohamed Elomar - a Sydney boxer who fled to Syria to fight with Islamic State . Last year, Elomar was pictured on social media holding up severed heads and smiling at the camera . 'Every society needs a penal code... we have a penal code in which punishments are appropriate to the crimes committed and act as a deterrent to others,' the extremist group leader said. 'Islam to us is whole and complete and that does include corporal and capital punishment.' It comes as it is revealed the latest Australian to die in the conflict, Suhan Rahman, was a convicted criminal before her fled to the Middle East to fight for IS. New details have emerged that Suhan Rahman was sentenced to 80 hours of community service for attempting to pervert the course of justice and witness intimidation in 2013, according to The Australian. The 23-year-old, who was previously pictured with Sydney boxer-turned-terrorist Mohamed Elomar, also faced a number of charges including assault and unlicensed driving, where he was hit with a $1000 fine. After his death, Rahman's wife - known as Umm Jihad on Twitter - tweeted a picture of his dead body.","highlights":"Abu Sulayman Muhajir is a senior figure of terror group Jabhat al-Nusra . He is a former Sydney preacher who was a mediator for two rival groups . Eventually Abu Sulayman joined Jabhat al-Nusra instead of Islamic State . The leader has told of why he decided to join the fight in the Middle East . This comes after the recent death of Melbourne jihadist Suhan Rahman .","id":"fb7e837ce650125e7ef375e52eed85f0a1ca0c2e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" two years before ISIS was formed in January 2014, but he told the BBC that he was inspired to become a fighter \u201cbecause I love my country, I love my people and I love my religion\u201d.\nSpeaking in an exclusive BBC Arabic interview, the 33 year-old Saudi also explains how he came to meet his Nusra group leader, and how he hopes that when the civil war is over he will be able to return to his family in Saudi.\nMr Muhajir, who is not seen with a beard, also discusses his past career as a preacher and his time in jail before the uprising.\nJabhat al-Nusra is widely accused of being the most radical rebel group in Syria.\nMore than three years into a conflict that has killed more than 160,000 people, foreign fighters are now on the rise across the lines of fighting and they have helped Nusra advance significantly.\nAbu Sulayman Muhajir is an Australian citizen, but the UK and US governments consider him to be a terrorist. In February 2014, the UK government banned him from entering Britain.\nMr Muhajir, a Sunni Muslim with a black beard and turban, now has a tattoo on his wrist bearing the letters Nusra. It is a rare public appearance by a senior member of the group, which is not recognised as the official branch of al-Qaeda in Syria and is not part of the mainstream opposition to the Assad regime.\nNusra has close links to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan but is seen as even more extreme than these groups as it calls for jihad against Shia Muslims as well as its enemies from the western-backed rebels.\nThe interview comes as an estimated 12,000 people from western nations are believed to be fighting in Syria alongside the rebels.\nSome estimates suggest that thousands more from Muslim countries have joined the fight against President Bashar al-Assad.\nMr Muhajir was born in the US where his father, a Saudi, worked. He returned to Saudi aged five but moved to Australia to study for a BA in Islamic Studies at a Muslim college in Sydney.\nThe student met his future Nusra leader in July 2010. Mr Muhajir says that after he joined the organisation he was sent to Afghanistan for six months before moving to Pakistan for training in terrorist warfare.\nHe then travelled to Syria before moving with his group to the Aleppo countryside.\n\u201cI am a true believer"}
{"article":"The Liberal Democrats are to unveil a rival Budget tomorrow in an\u00a0unprecedented\u00a0statement to Parliament which will\u00a0signal the end of the Coalition. Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, will hold up a yellow budget box - mimicking the red leather case used by the Chancellor - before setting out what his party's tax and spending priorities after the election. He will promise to make tax dodging as unacceptable as drink-driving, increase the personal tax allowance to \u00a312,500 and\u00a0targeting\u00a0the wealthy instead of cutting spending. Danny Alexander will hold his yellow Budget box aloft tomorrow before delivering an unprecedented statement to the Commons . It is understood the\u00a0unique\u00a0statement from the Despatch Box had to be agreed with Commons Speaker John Bercow, and is likely to\u00a0infuriate\u00a0Labour for using government time to make a highly political\u00a0speech. Nick Clegg has described the Budget as the 'last act of significant decision-making by this coalition Government'. Chancellor George Osborne is using his Budget statement today to set out the official coalition government position for the last time before the election. But he has made clear that in a Conservative government he would eradicate the deficit through spending cuts alone, without tax rises. This would include \u00a312billion of cuts from the welfare budget, including a ban on under-25s claiming housing benefit, restricting child benefit to three children and cutting the amount families can claim in handouts from \u00a326,000 to \u00a323,000. But all the changes to benefits have been blocked by the Lib Dems, and are instead expected to be included in the Tory election manifesto when it is unveiled next month. On Saturday Mr Alexander unveiled his bizarre yellow leather\u00a0briefcase\u00a0which he held aloft in an echo of the Chancellor on the steps of Number 11. It was later auctioned off to a Lib Dem activist for \u00a31,500. It is expected to make another appearance tomorrow, before Mr Alexander gives his statement to the Commons. The yellow box is designed to echo the red leather case used by George Osborne before travelling to the Commons to deliver his Budget today . Mr Alexander will rule out any extra increases to VAT, income tax or national insurance, but demand tax rises on the wealthy. He will use official Treasury figures to back up his call for the deficit to be eradicated through 70 per cent spending cuts and 30 per cent tax rises. A senior Lib Dem source said: We are going to set out what our spending plans will be for the next Parliament. 'There are big chunks that the Chancellor will say today which will be very much what the Tories' plans will be.' In a speech at the Lib Dem conference, Mr Alexander set out some of the measures which would be in a Lib Dem budget. He promised a crackdown on tax dodgers, saying it should become as socially unacceptable as drink-driving. In the wake of the HSBC scandal he said: 'As recent weeks have shown yet again, nothing upsets law-abiding taxpayers more than people who think they can evade paying the tax they owe. 'Paying the tax you owe isn't an optional extra - it's a legal requirement. Quite rightly, benefit fiddling is a crime and a social taboo. For too long, tax evasion has been seen by the rich and privileged more like a sport than the crime it is. 'So in our future vision, there'll be even more measures to crack down hard on the tax dodgers.' He continued: 'I want to see those who aid, abet, facilitate or encourage tax evasion hit as hard with criminal and financial penalties as the tax evaders themselves. That will be in our manifesto too.' Mr Alexander joined Mr Osborne and other Tory Treasury ministers outside Number 11 this morning . A Lib Dem budget would include the party's flagship policy of raising the income tax personal allowance to \u00a312,500 and would involve 'balancing the books fairly, not on the backs of the working people on low pay'. He accused the Tories of wanting to 'cut for cut's sake even after the books are balanced'. 'A Conservative Party with no heart, but two minds. One to stay in Europe, the other to leave,' he said. 'A Conservative Party that wants to balance the books solely on the backs of the most vulnerable in our society. 'The prospect of a Britain under a majority Conservative government is grim indeed. And haven't we all groaned when they use their soulless mantra - long-term economic plan. The truth is their long-term economic plan means long-term economic pain for millions of families.'","highlights":"Chief Secretary to the Treasury to make\u00a0unprecedented\u00a0statement to MPs . George Osborne makes clear what he would like to do in Tory government . Lib Dems given rare chance to set out rival Budget to the Commons . Will include tax raids on the wealthy and raising tax threshold to \u00a312,500 .","id":"a403f19f844657c034b7782fcf6dc7a166a87a3d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"icking the red Budget box that will be issued by his boss George Osborne - in a symbolic stunt to remind the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and their coalition partners, that the Lib Dems will be presenting a separate budget on the same day.\nThe Liberal Democrats are to table a \"shadow\" budget setting out their alternative spending and tax plans. The party, which is in the middle of internal discussions on tax policy, is expected to offer a range of new measures aimed at cutting poverty and boosting economic growth and employment.\nBut the biggest announcement will be the announcement of an alternative budget, including tax rises and spending cuts, that will be presented to the Commons at noon.\nThe move will be seen by the Lib Dems as a significant step on the path to a possible 'electoral pact' with Labour, as the party has promised to work with the official opposition on key votes.\nThe Liberal Democrats claim to have conducted \"extensive, confidential\" discussions with Labour leaders Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham about the timing of the document release.\nThe Lib Dems will be releasing a range of alternative tax changes, including a cut in the threshold for the 40p tax rate - currently set at \u00a343,000 - and a range of \"stealth cuts\" on the wealthy, which they are seeking to present as moderate but in reality would involve higher taxes for the rich.\nA party source said: \"We have got into a situation where there are more tax cuts for the rich in this country than anywhere else. The time has come to address that.\"\nMr Alexander, will also propose cuts to the child benefit premium, which is a means-tested supplement given to families of children.\nThe party will announce that they will spend \u00a31.9 billion on building 1,500 extra houses a year for affordable rent, will restore funding to Sure Start children's centres and plans to give local authorities a third of the revenues raised from business rates and an extra \u00a3400 million for councils.\nThe Liberal Democrats are expected to set out plans for a \"stealth\" \u00a3600 million raid on wealthy families through a \"stealth tax\" on the amount they transfer between different generations. The party plans to change the capital gains tax treatment of houses passed down to children and will take the view that when a parent dies, their assets are taxed.\nMeanwhile, Mr Osborne will seek to persuade the Commons that his plans will boost growth by cutting taxes and spending.\nAn"}
{"article":"Simone Matthews felt a tummy tuck was the 'perfect way' to mark her 50th birthday . With her 50th birthday approaching, Simone Reeves decided that celebrating with a cruise or party wasn\u2019t going to be enough. Neither was she interested in new clothes or a fancy meal. Instead the grandmother from Kent treated herself to a new stomach. The \u00a34,800 operation was, she says, the ultimate 50th birthday treat to herself. Simone, who has three grown-up children, is one of a growing number of women said to be marking their milestone birthdays with surgery. And she says the decision to go under the knife just weeks before her 50th was one of the best she has ever made. Explaining her decision she said: \u2018A tummy tuck was something I had thought about but the time never seemed right. \u2018Then I was facing a new decade, my circumstances had changed dramatically and it seemed not only the perfect time, but also the perfect way to mark the occasion. \u2018It was a lot of money to spend on a birthday treat but I felt I deserved it, and because I had divorced and downsized, for the first time in my life I had the money available. \u2018Now thanks to my operation I have entered my fifties looking and feeling better than ever.\u2019 Entering her forties had been a very different experience for Simone, who found she was increasingly conscious of what she calls her \u2018jelly belly.\u2019 After giving birth to Ben, now 34, Candice, 28, and Nicholas, 27, by caesarean, she had always been unhappy with the scar. Then aged 41 she underwent a hysterectomy and the additional scarring meant her tummy \u2018never recovered.\u2019 She explains: \u2018I was left with an apron of saggy skin that I absolutely hated. I knew no amount of exercise would change it. \u2018I did my best to hide it in Spanx underwear and always wore shorts over my bikini. I just assumed that at my age it was too late to fix or worth worrying about.' But that changed when in 2001 Simone separated from her husband Peter after 21 years of marriage. She says: \u2018Peter was wonderful and had always accepted my body. It was never a problem for him so I tried to not let it be a problem for me. \u2018But I never expected or imagined that I would be single again at my time in life and couldn\u2019t even imagine dating again with my stomach as it was.\u2019 Approaching her 50th she decided to take action. She said: \u2018We\u2019ve all heard the phrase fabulous at fifty but to be honest I felt anything but.\u2019 So she began researching tummy tucks on line and booked a consultation with Transform: 'I was incredibly nervous but the surgeon put me at ease by explaining in great detail how he would perform the operation. After three children and a hysterectomy Simone's stomach was left sagging and throughout her forties the grandmother became more and more conscious of her 'jelly belly' During her tummy tuck operation surgeons removed 2lb of excess skin leaving it firmer and flatter . \u2018He wasn\u2019t at all surprised that I was considering surgery as a birthday gift to myself which made me feel better. In March 2012 Simone underwent the procedure \u2013 allowing 12 weeks recovery time ahead of her big day. During the three hour operation surgeons removed more than 2lb of excess skin from her stomach. She explains: \u2018 When I came round I felt very sore but despite the bandage I could already feel the difference. It just felt so flat.\u2019 It was six weeks before the dressing was removed.  \u2018I was absolutely amazed. There was a thin scar but the apron had gone. I thought my stomach looked wonderful already,' she says. The 50-year-old is delighted with her new look, revealing it to friends and family at her birthday party . Over the following weeks she continued to heal and unveiled her new body to family and friends on the evening of her 50th in a figure hugging black dress. She says: \u2018I would never have been able to wear it before. I felt wonderful and it truly was a fabulous day and I think having the surgery helped me face my fifties with confidence I might never have had.\u2019 Shami Thomas a spokesperson for Transform who arranged her surgery said she had noted a high number of patients having surgery to mark a milestone birthday like Simone. 'For many people surgery is a life long wish and they wait until their 21st, 30th, 40th or 50th birthdays to make it a reality,' she says: \u2018On average patients spend \u00a34,000 on a procedure, which is a large amount of money so having it done for a birthday can help patients see it as a \u2018treat\u2019 when they might not usually consider spending money on themselves. \u2018We see a lot of women having surgery for their 50th birthdays, but most always say they wish they had done it sooner.\u2019","highlights":"Simone Reeves spent \u00a34,800 on a new tummy for her birthday . She was unhappy with\u00a0caesarean\u00a0scar after three births . Surgeons removed 2lb of excess skin during the procedure .","id":"a5c08b97b33ba4b37d0dcf793accf5272b643907","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" was a holiday as the mum-of-one felt that she had never deserved to relax or take time out for herself, and a new job or career hadn\u2019t been something she wanted to do. Feeling fed up, unhappy and depressed, she decided she needed to turn her life around. Simone had reached the point in her life when she knew she wasn\u2019t going to be satisfied until she had done something to be proud of. After watching her daughter, Simone Reeves, undergo a tummy tuck, she immediately felt inspired to go under the knife. In November 2012, the 5\u20192\u201d star, from Lutterworth, began exercising, with her first goal being to lose weight for her daughter, who she would soon walk down the aisle. Simone lost an incredible three-and-a-half stone and a dress size, and by August 2013, she\u2019d set herself a new target of having a tummy tuck. Simone had her surgery at Spire Leicester Hospital in November 2013 and the amazing result meant she could fit back into her original size 18 clothes. She can also now fit into her size 12 clothes again but, best of all, she now feels proud of herself. Having always shied away from social situations, Simone can now happily enjoy life and make the most of her life by dressing well and feeling good in the clothes she wears.\nSimone has now taken it upon herself to lose even more weight, and in September 2014, she embarked on the 28-day Cambridge Weight Plan, as she felt the time was now right for her to shed the final 7 stone. She wanted to lose the weight in time for her daughter to give birth, as she is now an aunt and her son and his partner are expecting a baby girl in June this year, which means she will have three great nieces and a great nephew. Simone is now just two stone off target, and she is thrilled with her progress \u2013 feeling inspired to continue.\nSimone commented: \u201cI now get a lot of attention from people who ask how I have done it, and for the first time ever I feel good about myself and I really like what I see in the mirror. At the same time, I feel that I have let my family down in so many ways, not being there for them and not being there for myself. I now make a conscious effort to have more time for my daughter, who still needs a lot from me. My son is also there for"}
{"article":"Lawyers for a transgender inmate convicted of murder asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to overturn a ruling denying her request for sex-reassignment surgery. A federal judge ordered the Massachusetts Department of Correction to grant the surgery to Michelle Kosilek in 2012, finding that it was the 'only adequate treatment' for Kosilek's severe gender dysphoria, also known as gender-identity disorder. That ruling was overturned in December by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Supreme Court appeal? Convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek, born Robert Kosilek, is fighting to overturn a ruling that denied her request for a sex-change surgery. Before and after pictures of Kosilek as a man on the left in 1990, and living as a woman on the right in 1993 . Lawyers with Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders told The Associated Press they asked the Supreme Court to grant a hearing or to reverse the ruling by the appeals court. They argue that the appeals court did not find 'clear error' in the judge's ruling granting the surgery and therefore had no legal basis to overturn it. Kosilek, born Robert Kosilek, is serving a life sentence for killing spouse Cheryl McCaul in 1990. Now 65, Kosilek has fought to get the surgery for two decades. In 2002, Judge Mark Wolf found that the treatment Kosilek was receiving in prison was inadequate, but stopped short of ordering the surgery, finding that the Department of Correction had not violated her Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment. Victim: Kosilek was convicted in 1990 of murdering her wife Cheryl McCaul (pictured) After that, prison officials began to provide hormone treatments, electrolysis to remove facial hair, female clothing and personal items. In 2005, Kosilek sued the Department of Correction again, arguing that the surgery was a medical necessity. In 2012, Wolf became the first judge in the country to order sex-reassignment surgery as a remedy for an inmate's gender-identity disorder. Courts in other states have ordered hormone treatments, psychotherapy and other treatments, but not surgery. Wolf found that the Department of Correction had violated the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment by providing inadequate medical care to Kosilek. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Wolf's ruling, but the state appealed, citing security concerns about protecting Kosilek from sexual assaults if she completes her gender transition. She is currently housed in an all-male prison, but hopes to be transferred to the state's women's prison after the surgery. In December, a divided appeals court overturned the ruling by a 3-2 vote. Kosilek's lawyers argue that the appeals court overstepped its bounds and essentially re-tried the case. 'Their role is to defer to the trial judge on issues of fact,' said Jennifer Levi, director of the Transgender Rights Project of GLAD, the Boston-based legal group that brought the lawsuit that led to Massachusetts becoming the first state in the country to legalize gay marriage. 'The meaning of the Eighth Amendment is only as rich as its application, so those words that require prisons to provide adequate medical care are hollow if you have a district judge that makes the kind of careful fact findings that Judge Wolf did who is then reversed on appeal without a demonstration of the error in his facts,' Levi said. Kosilek's lawyers also argue that the Eighth Amendment prohibits prison officials from denying necessary medical treatment to an inmate for non-medical reasons, including security concerns. A message seeking comment was left Monday for the Department of Correction. It is unclear when the Supreme Court will decide whether to hear the case. The court receives between 7,500 and 8,000 new cases in a term and agrees to review roughly 1 percent of those appeals.","highlights":"Michelle Kosilek, born Robert Kosilek, is currently imprisoned for murdering her wife Cheryl McCaul in 1990 . Doctors say Kosilek has a gender-identity disorder . In 2012, a federal judge ordered the\u00a0Massachusetts\u00a0Dept of Corrections to carry out sex-change surgery but that ruling was overturned on appeal . Lawyers for Kosilek are now hoping to take her case to the Supreme Court .","id":"2473dc906ba3d65a617f53d5cde3f783b39feccc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"k, 65. The court said it would not get involved in the prison system, even though the ruling would give Kosilek the surgery she has fought for for more than a decade, and will not rule on the rights of other prisoners seeking the procedure, either.\nThe state argued that Kosilek is serving a sentence for murder and should not get the surgery. Kosilek, whose prison name is David \u2014 she used to be a man named Robert \u2014 was diagnosed with gender dysphoria. She underwent a hysterectomy and sex-reassignment surgery in 2002 but lost a 2004 lawsuit that demanded the state pay for the procedures she had to have in her first nine years at a Massachusetts facility.\n\u201cThis is a fight against gender discrimination,\u201d a lawyer for Kosilek said in a statement. \u201cThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts has no choice except to do the right thing and fund the medical expenses of Michelle Kosilek.\u201d Kosilek, who was convicted of murdering his wife with a sledgehammer in 1990, was in prison when she began the transition process. Massachusetts would have to pay Kosilek for the sex-reassignment surgeries and other costs she has had since 2004, should the court reverse the state's ruling. The U.S. Attorney General is expected to file a brief in support of Kosilek.\nA Massachusetts state court ordered Kosilek's case to be heard by a federal court as a civil lawsuit. She appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, which will decide whether it will hear the case. If it declines to hear the case, the state would have a window of 90 days to schedule an execution date for Kosilek, who has already tried and failed once to commit suicide. In 2013, the courts rejected a request from the federal government to postpone the execution. Kosilek said she would use a legal method to halt her death sentence if she gets the sex-reassignment surgery.\nKosilek, a Massachusetts inmate convicted of murder, is seeking a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would allow her to undergo sex-reassignment surgery.\nThe Obama administration supports Kosilek's right to the surgery and has argued that the government must pay for the procedure. Attorneys for the federal government, though, said Kosilek has shown no evidence that prison officials discriminate against her because of her transgender status.\n\"We are confident"}
{"article":"A 3,000-year-old Armenian settlement believed they could predict the future by using sheep and cow bones - and what they revealed on one occasion caused them to suddenly flee their homes. In a series of three Bronze Age shrines, archaeologists have found knucklebones of animals with certain sides blackened - like the markings on dice - as well as stamp seals printed onto pieces of dough. Experts believe the artefacts were used by diviners to help leaders plan political strategies - but they were abandoned in place moments before the inhabitants fled the region. Scroll down for video . In three Bronze Age Armenian shrines, archaeologists found knucklebones of animals with certain sides blackened like the markings on dice as well as stamp seals printed onto pieces of dough (pictured). The experts believe the artefacts were used by diviners to help leaders plan political strategies . The reason for the sudden exodus remains unknown, but archaeologists believe the stones and bones suggested their demise was imminent. The bones were marked with burns and other engravings, and were small enough to roll. In one shrine, researchers found 18 pebbles. 'These stones appear to have been selected for their smooth, rounded shape and their colour palette, which ranged from black and dark grey to white, green and red,' wrote\u00a0Professor Adam Smith, lead author of the study at Cornell University. The shrines were discovered in a hilltop fortress on the Tsaghkahovit Plain of central Armenia. Lithomancy: A form of divination by which the future is told using stones or reflected light from these stones. In modern practices 13 stones are cast and a prediction is made based on how they fall. Osteomancy: The use of bones for divination, or osteomancy, has been performed for thousands of years. In some cultures the bones were burned in a practice known as pyro-osteomancy. Aleuromancy: This is the practice of baking messages inside cakes or cookies, which would then be distributed to those wishing their fortunes to be told. Dice-like knucklebones used for osteomancy and coloured stones used for lithomancy were found deep within the ruins of the fallen citadel of Gegharot. Aleuromancy  is a likely explanation for grinding implements found in another of three shrines. Aleuromancy was a practice in which messages would be baked inside of cakes or cookies, which would then be distributed to those wishing their fortunes to be told. 'What is conspicuous about the grinding installation in the east citadel shrine is the lack of a formal oven for bread baking,' Professor Smith wrote. The shrine's basin 'was clearly used for burning materials and certainly could have been used to bake small balls of dough, but it is unlikely that it would have been used to cook loaves of bread.' The stamps may have been used to seal messages within the dough. The Tsaghkahovit Plain was sparsely populated until around 1500 BC when a nameless group of people began to build strongholds and new institutions of rule there. 'It was a time of radical inequality and centralised practices of economic redistribution,' Professor Smith added, 'and the political leaders were scrambling to hold on to their power. In particular, dice-like knucklebones used for osteomancy and coloured stones used for lithomancy were found deep within the ruins of the fallen citadel of Gegharot. Aleuromancy - divination through the use of flour - is a likely explanation for grinding implements found in another of the three shrines (pictured) The shrines were in use for a century until the area was destroyed. Divination paraphernalia appeared to have been abandoned before the inhabitants fled and experts said it's hard to know whether the citadel's demise was foreseen. A clay idol is shown left while the right image shows what is considered another idol . 'Knowing what the future held was critically important.' During the time these shrines were active, a written form of language had not yet emerged in this part of Armenia so there are no written records of its local rulers. The diviner, Professor Smith continued, would have been a kind of an early risk analyst, assessing strategies and advising on politics and finances. 'We call them 'shrines' because of two distinctive qualities of the spaces: they were quite intimate in scale, with not much room for public spectacle,' Professor Smith explained. 'Yet they appear to have been religiously charged places, designed and built to host esoteric rituals with consecrated objects - secretive rites focused on managing risks by diagnosing present conditions and prognosticating futures.' During the time these shrines were active, a written form of language had not yet emerged in this part of Armenia and so there are no written records of its local rulers. The diviner would have been a kind of an early risk analyst, assessing strategies and advising on politics and finances. The fortress remains are pictured . Elsewhere the archaeologists uncovered clay bowls filled with smaller ash and ceramic artefacts. They suspect that, as part of an ancient ritual, rulers would reach an altered state of mind by drinking wine and burning substances. The altar and basin of a shrine excavated on the fortress' citadel is shown . The shrines were in use for a century until the area was destroyed by conflict. The group that controlled Gegharot was likely wiped out as a result. The Bronze Age in the Caucasus region can be divided into two parts - the Middle Bronze Age from around 2,500 to 1500BC, and the Late Bronze Age from 1500 down to 900 BC. The earlier part is famous for its rich burials from localised cultures.\u00a0In the later Bronze Age a far more homogenous culture came into being. The Late Bronze Age also saw an increase in the number of hillforts sites. These had begun in the Middle Bronze Age and reached their peak in the early Iron Age. Their divination paraphernalia, meticulously unearthed by the archaeologists, looks as if it had been abandoned in place. Professor Smith added that without Bronze Age mystics to interpret the bones and stones, it's hard to know whether the citadel's demise was presciently foreseen. 'It doesn't appear to have been reoccupied,' said Professor Smith. 'It was probably attacked by one of its neighbours...but these practices probably went on in neighbouring areas. 'We're now trying to figure out what exactly happened to these ancient people.' Elsewhere, the archaeologists uncovered clay bowls filled with smaller ash and ceramic artefacts in these shrines. Archaeologists found two funnels (Figures A & B) ) that were used to burn substances at the shrine site . The shrines were discovered in a hilltop fortress in Gegharot on the Tsaghkahovit Plain of central Armenia. Gegharot is a town in the Aragatsotn Province.\u00a0The Tsaghkahovit Plain was sparsely populated until around 1500 BC when a nameless gourp of people began to build strongholds and new institutions of rule there . The researchers suspect that, as part of an ancient ritual, local rulers would reach an altered state of mind by drinking wine and burning substances. 'Our best evidence of this comes from pollen washes,' Professor Smith told MailOnline. 'We take the pottery and wash with distilled water. We then capture the run off. From this we found residues of grape, and something similar to Ephedra which is a stimulant.' The shrines were found close together at Gegharot. Workshops dedicated to metal, bone and stone tool production were also found in this region .","highlights":"Bronze Age shrines were found on Tsaghkahovit Plain in central Armenia . Researchers said these shrines contained evidence of divination rituals . Including\u00a0osteomancy and lithomancy - divination using bones and stones . Knuckles from sheep and cows were used as dice to predict the future . While stamps on pieces of dough were  used for divination 3,000 years ago . Shrines were used for a century until the area was destroyed by conflict . Divination bones were abandoned suggesting rulers predicted their demise . Pottery in the shrine also had traces similar to stimulant Ephedra .","id":"096af2360274a28b041c77eca48dbb05ceae7c9c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" archaeologists found four cow and three sheep bones that were dated to 1657 BC. The bones were found in a pit, alongside 16 other animal bones of oxen, horses, goats, she-camels, as well as a hippopotamus. The location is known as a burial ground and was a popular place for burying people in ancient Armenia. The archaeologists were surprised to see that not all of the animals were fully decomposed, which indicates they were buried only a few days prior to the excavations. \u2018It is amazing that some animals were in a perfect condition while others are decomposing,\u2019 project researcher Hranush Shahnazaryan said in a statement. \u2018This shows that this area was a place of rest for the residents of those times. It seems that at this place, the deceased were given a ritual burial and there was something special about it.\u2019 The researchers had a theory of what could have brought the animals to the spot, which was an oracle used by the ancient Armenians. The location was believed to be a place where divine revelation was given to people. The archaeologists found a total of 50 stones, engraved with figures and the names of the gods of the Armenian pantheon. One of the engravings depicted the goddess Arghavan, or Hayk-Aghabek, who is an important figure in the Armenian religion.\nThe stones were discovered in four different locations, one of them on top of a pile of animal bones. In the same pile the researchers found other precious objects such as a bronze-covered vessel, as well as a large piece of copper. The archaeologists believe that all these items were buried by the people who placed the cow and sheep bones. \u2018It is not an accident that all the finds with the animal bones were buried in a pit together with the bones,\u2019 Shahnazaryan added. \u2018The fact that the cow-and sheep bones found in the pit were from the same animal means that they were buried together with the animal they came from.\u2019\nThese facts combined with the discovery of the bronze vessel, and the presence of Hayk-Aghabek\u2019s engraving, caused archaeologists to conclude that the bones came from a place where the ancient Armenians could find out the answer to their questions. Since 3000 BC, Armenia has been situated between Asia and Europe, which meant that the ancient Armenians were able to access the ancient knowledge of these other ancient nations. \u2018When our ancestors were"}
{"article":"It's the ultimate compliment for any player to have their talent recognised by their fellow professionals. So, to settle the argument of which is the greatest Premier League XI since it started in 1992-93, Sportsmail has studied every PFA  team of the year to find out which players are most highly-regarded by their peers. The results are fascinating \u2013 and surprising in some cases too. Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was selected in only one PL all-star team (1993), as was Dennis Bergkamp (1998) and therefore are well short of being considered for the greatest XI. Peter Schmeichel famously saves a penalty from Dennis Bergkamp in 1999... but neither make the all-time XI . Eric Cantona and Paul Scholes weren't voted for often enough either while Gianfranco Zola \u2013 regarded as one of the best players in Chelsea's history \u2013 was never picked in a PFA side. Roy Keane and Frank Lampard were picked on fewer occasions than central midfield rivals Steven Gerrard and Patrick Vieira. Likewise, stars like Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale performed too briefly on the Premier League stage to be chosen as often as other players. Based on the number of times they were voted for by their fellow professionals in the PFA Premier team of the season, here is the best  XI over the last 23 years. And for Gerrard, heavily criticised after his red card against Manchester United on Sunday, there is some good news \u2013 nobody has been picked more often. THE PREMIER LEAGUE ALL TIME XI . EDWIN VAN DER SAR (PFA Team 2007, 2009, 2011) Played in Premier League for: Fulham, Manchester United . Sir Alex Ferguson compared the Dutchman's influence with Peter Schmeichel's after he helped Manchester United return to the top following a period of dominance by Jose Mourinho's Chelsea. Van der Sar was 34 when he joined United from Fulham but it proved to be a master signing, and one that Ferguson admitted he wished he'd made earlier. Van der Sar won three league titles in a row and was the hero of United's penalty shootout win against Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final, making the match-winning save from Nicolas Anelka. Edwin van der Sar celebrates with his Manchester United team-mates after beating Chelsea in May 2011 . GARY NEVILLE (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2007) Played for: Manchester United . The heart of Manchester United's team that dominated English football for two decades and part of the 1999 Treble-winning side. Neville was United's effective leader and club captain off the field well before he eventually wore the armband on it. The right-back for United and England was the most voiceferous member of the famed Class of 92 and since retirement has become a hugely influential figure both as a television pundit and England coach . Gary Neville was a stalwart of the Manchester United side and was named six times in the PFA XI . RIO FERDINAND (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013) Played for: West Ham, Leeds, Manchester United, QPR . A skilful centre half in the continental mould, Ferdinand started at West Ham but was first voted into the Premier League team in 2002 after an excellent season at Leeds United. After impressing at that summer's World Cup, Manchester United paid a \u00a329million transfer fee for Ferdinand, a British record that stood for four years. He became an integral part of Manchester United's success in the 2000s culminating in their Premier League-Champions League double in 2008. Now plays for QPR but is expected to retire at the end of the season . NEMANJA VIDIC (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) Played for: Manchester United . United's hard-man captain who formed a formidable central defensive partnership with Ferdinand. The Serbia international endured a poor first six months at Old Trafford after arriving from Russian football but went on to become a huge fans' favourite. One of the bravest players seen at Old Trafford, Vidic put his head and body in where others feared to, leading to a number of injuries. When Sir Alex Ferguson left, Vidic signed for Inter Milan, and the incoming manager David Moyes missed his presence. Nemanja Vidic (left) and Rio Ferdinand formed a formidable partnership at the heart of United's defence . ASHLEY COLE (2003, 2004, 2005, 2011) Played for: Arsenal, Chelsea . Considered by many the greatest English left back of all time with more than 100 caps, Cole won the Premier League title with Arsenal and Chelsea with fans in north London not forgiving him for moving to Stamford Bridge. Cole was quick, mobile and had the ability to defend and attack. The controversial decision by Roy Hodgson to leave him out of England's World Cup squad backfired and Cole decided to move abroad where he now plays in Serie A for Roma. One of the few defenders who could get the better of Cristiano Ronaldo in his prime. Ashley Cole (left) gets the better of Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2004-05 season . CRISTIANO RONALDO (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Played for: Manchester United . Hard to believe he was only in the Premier League for six years such was the impact he made. He was voted into the PFA team for four seasons in a row before he signed for Real Madrid for a then world-record fee of \u00a380million. There were eyebrows raised when Sir Alex Ferguson sold David Beckham and unveiled an unknown Portuguese teenager. Ronaldo treated Old Trafford to a series of stepovers on his debut and by 2008 was voted World Player of the Year, the only time that honour has gone to someone in the Premier League after Michael Owen in 2001. He has subsequently gone on to scale even greater heights at Real Madrid. Ronaldo was named World Player of the Year during his outstanding Manchester United career . STEVEN GERRARD (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014) Played for: Liverpool . Indisputably the best player of the Premier League era not to have won the championship, Gerrard is nonetheless regarded as the greatest player in Liverpool's history alongside Kenny Dalglish and was man of the match when he led their comeback in Istanbul to win a fifth European Cup in 2005. Gerrard in his prime was the ultimate box-to-box midfielder, stopping goals, creating goals and scoring goals, often spectacular ones. Will leave Liverpool this summer to join Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS. No player has been named in the PFA XI more times than Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard (centre) PATRICK VIEIRA (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) Played for: Arsenal, Manchester City . Was voted into the PFA team for six consecutive years between 1999 and 2004, an unprecedented spell of dominance in the Premier League era. Vieira was Arsene Wenger's first signing \u2013 actually arriving at Highbury shortly before the manager who was tied up with contractual issues in Japan \u2013 and was the blueprint for an Arsenal team who set new standards for the whole country. A tall, quick and powerful midfielder, Vieira helped Arsenal win the Double and then succeeded Tony Adams as captain, leading the 2004 Invincibles side that went through an entire season unbeaten. Patrrick Vieira (right) gets in the team ahead of his great rival at Manchester United, Roy Keane (left) RYAN GIGGS (1993, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009) Played for: Manchester United . Statistically the greatest player in the Premier League, with a record number of titles (13) and appearances (632), Giggs was named six times in the PFA team spanning a period of 16 years. He was a flying 19-year-old winger who had led Manchester United to their first championship for 26 years when he was named in the 1993 all-star side, and a clever 35-year-old central midfield playmaker when he was chosen in 2009. Now assistant manager to Louis van Gaal at United having been interim manager at the end of last season. Ryan Giggs back in 1993, when he was entered in his first PFA XI, 16 years before his last . ALAN SHEARER (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003) Played for: Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United . The Premier League's record goalscorer with 260 \u2013 more than 70 goals ahead of anyone else, Shearer won the championship with Blackburn Rovers and became the only Premier League player to also be the world's most expensive player when he signed for hometown club Newcastle United for \u00a315million having just finished as leading goalscorer at Euro 96 for England. Shearer could score all types of goals, rocket shots, tap-ins and headers, and following a brief spell as Newcastle's interim manager, is a respected TV pundit. Alan Shearer (left) and strike partner Chris Sutton celebrate after leading Blackburn to the title in 1995 . THIERRY HENRY (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) Played for: Arsenal . Added Va-Va-Voom to the English game after Arsene Wenger signed him from Juventus and turned an inconsistent winger into the most lethal centre forward in Europe. Like Vieira, Henry was picked for six consecutive PFA teams and won the Golden Boot for being the leading scorer in the division on four occasions. Rivals Cristiano Ronaldo as being the best Premier League import ever seen and after spells with Barcelona and New York Red Bulls is back in this country, offering his views on the game with Sky Sports. Thierry Henry was named in the PFA Xi an incredible six times in a row between 2001 and 2006 . ..and an unlikely all-star XI. These players all made the Premier League team of the season on one occasion: . Tim Flowers; David Bardsley, Ugo Ehiogu, Thomas Vermaelen, Stig Inge Bjornebye; Nani, Scott Parker, Tim Sherwood, Harry Kewell; Emmanuel Adebayor, Chris Sutton .","highlights":"PFA Premier League team of the year is voted for by players . Voting currently taking place for this year's XI, which will be the 24th . Sportsmail has revealed the all-time XI based on the most  inclusions . Steven Gerrard leads the way having been selected seven times . READ: Which Premier League club is the biggest? Sportsmail's study finally settles football's great debate .","id":"fc4c1844e86071a8551e04835ed75ad4a1a31710","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year as named to find out how this season's top talents compare with the all-time greats in the Premier League.\nSportsmail also reveals the Premier League XI that might have been, as the top 11 all-time Premier League XI is also announced.\nHere is Sportsmail's all-time greatest Premier League XI...\nSportsmail's all-time greatest Premier League XI\nGOALKEEPER\nPeter Schmeichel: The Dane won Premier League titles in four different clubs, including Manchester United on four separate occasions. He also won the European Cup and UEFA Super Cup in his time at Old Trafford. He has been voted the Premier League's Player of the Year on five occasions, winning the award twice (1993 and 1995) while also winning it as Young Player of the Year in 1993. The Danish keeper won the Golden Gloves in his first four years at Old Trafford, and was the Premier League's top goalkeeper in 1993-94 and 1995-96.\nDEFENDERS\nJamie Carragher: There was no greater defender in the Premier League than Liverpool captain Carragher. Over his time at Anfield, he won Premier League titles in 2001-02 and 2003-04, and was also victorious in the Champions League in 2005. He also captained his country on numerous occasions, reaching 100 England caps. While not the most technically gifted, Carragher was nevertheless one of the best defenders to have played in the Premier League.\nNemanja Vidic: The Serb was one of the best centre-backs of the last 15 years. At Manchester United, he led the Premier League's 2007-08 'back four' (including Rio Ferdinand, Gerard Piqu\u00e9 and Patrice Evra) that won the Premier League and Champions League double, the Premier League again in 2009-10 and FA Cup in 2011-12, and he was named in the PFA Team of the Year four times, winning the Golden Gloves three times (in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10) and the Defender of the Year twice.\nPatrick Vieira: Vieira was not just a 'box-to-box' midfielder, he was so much more. With Arsenal he helped the north Londoners win the Premier League title in "}
{"article":"A Kurdish peshmerga looks at the body of what they say is an Islamic State militant on the outskirts of Tel Ward, west of the city of Kirkuk after attacking jihadist positions around the oil-rich city . Kurdish forces drove Islamic State militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday, in an attack which was backed by heavy air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Speaking to a local TV channel near the frontline, Kirkuk governor Najmaldin Karim said the purpose of the offensive was to secure the city, which the Kurds have held since last summer. Peshmerga fighters began shelling Islamic State positions at dawn before advancing along a 20-mile front southwest of the city, seizing several villages and gaining around three miles in places. Monday's gains bring the Peshmerga closer to the ISIS stronghold of Hawijah, where black-clad militants have paraded the bodies of what they said were 20 Shi'ite militiamen they had executed. Speaking by telephone from the frontline near Tel Ward, Major-General Omar Saleh Hassan said:\u00a0'This morning we launched an attack on three axes. Our advances are continuing.' He said his forces faced little resistance from Islamic State militants who are also fighting to hold the city of Tikrit around 110 km southwest of Kirkuk, as Iraqi forces close in. Just north of Tikrit, home city of executed Sunni former president Saddam Hussein, Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite militia fighters began an offensive to regain control over the town of al-Alam. Military commanders said some of the attacking force were ferried across from the west bank of the Tigris river, while others were approaching from other directions. 'We have confirmed information from inside Al-Alam that a few Daesh (ISIS) fighters are still inside, mostly suiciders. 'This is why we attacked them from multiple directions in order not to give them time to catch their breath,' Al-Alam mayor Laith al-Jubouri said, referring to the fighters by their Arabic acronym. Jubouri, who has spent time with the attacking forces outside Al-Alam, said clashes were continuing in the south, west and north of the town. In the Kirkuk offensive, elite Kurdish counter-terrorism units were taking part and one official said they had managed to detonate four vehicles rigged with explosives by firing on them from a distance. Scroll down for video . Kurdish Peshmerga forces gather as they look at bodies whom they say are Islamic State militants . Kurdish forces drove Islamic State militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday in an attack which was backed by heavy air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition . The Kurds took full control of Kirkuk last August as the Iraqi army collapsed in the north and Islamic State militants overran almost a third of the country. But the city has remained vulnerable, with the frontline no more than 20 kilometres away in some places and only an irrigation canal separating the two sides. In late January, Islamic State briefly overran Kurdish defences around Kirkuk. Revenge is sweet: Kurdish Peshmerga fighters pose for a photo holding an Islamic State flag in the village of Sultan Mari west of the city of Kirkuk after they  re-took the area from the terror group . Kurdish Peshmerga forces walk past a destroyed building belonging to the Islamic State militants, on the outskirts of Tel Ward, west of the city of Kirkuk . Meanwhile, officials said the jihadist group executed 20 people who wanted to fight against them in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. The killings of the men, who wanted to join anti-ISIS paramilitary forces known as Popular Mobilisation units, took place in the town of Hawijah, a police intelligence officer and two local officials said. The executions could not be independently confirmed, but a gruesome series of photos posted online and shared on social media are evidence that they took place. Kirkuk governor Najim Al-deen Omar visits the Peshmerga forces on the border city which has been recaptured from ISIS . Kirkuk has remained vulnerable to attack, with the frontline no more than 20 kilometres away in some places and only an irrigation canal separating the two sides . The photos show the bodies of more than a dozen different men strung by their feet from light poles, what appears to be a communications or electricity tower, and under a massive sign featuring the ISIS flag and name. Captions under the photos said the men were members of the Popular Mobilisation units and used a derogatory term that could either refer to the units' Shi'ite leadership, or indicate that the men were believed to be Shi'ites. ISIS spearheaded a sweeping offensive last June that overran large parts of the country north and west of Baghdad, including in Kirkuk province. Peshmerga forces take up positions in a town west of Kirkuk city after they regained the area from ISIS militants . Monday's gains bring the Peshmerga, pictured, closer to the ISIS stronghold of Hawijah, where militants have paraded bodies through the streets . Security forces backed by militia are battling to regain ground, with support from a US-led coalition and Iran. The Popular Mobilisation units -- which are dominated by Shi'ite militia but include other volunteers, including Sunnis - have played a key role in the  fight, shoring up the government's flagging troops. But Shi'ite militiamen have also been accused of carrying out atrocities targeting Sunni Arabs in areas retaken from ISIS.","highlights":"Kurds launch massive offensive backed by strikes from U.S.-led coalition . Gained swathes of land southwest of the city after\u00a0seizing\u00a0several villages . Brings them near ISIS stronghold of Hawijah where jihadis killed 20 militia . Men\u00a0reportedly\u00a0strung by their feet from light poles under Islamic State flag .","id":"01cad8667ef646e23c947e63c812501a2fb10446","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" State militants out of Tel Ward on Monday, a day after the jihadist group overran the town and two others in an offensive that has raised the spectre of a bloody re-run of the sectarian war that engulfed Iraq. Photo: AFP\nA group of gunmen attacked a village in northeastern Iraq on Monday, killing nine people before fleeing into neighboring Turkey, security officials said, in the first major spillover of a bloody battle raging to oust the Islamic State group from its last refuge in the region.\nThe attack was the latest in a campaign by the Kurds and U.S.-backed fighters from the mostly Shi'ite-dominated Popular Mobilisation units, or paramilitaries, to capture areas held by IS that were part of what is known as \"caliphate\", the extremist Sunni militant group that has declared a caliphate.\nThe attacks are likely to heighten tensions in a divided Iraq, with the Kurds seeking a semi-autonomous region of their own that has no room for a central government under a new Kurdish administration of their own.\nThe Kurds have so far largely left IS-held territory in north and north-eastern Iraq to the Iraqi army, but that could now change.\n\"A group of terrorists attacked a village near Dindar in the Dibis (area), nine people were killed and another wounded,\" the security officials in Sulaimaniya, a largely Kurdish region close to the border with Turkey, told Reuters.\nThe officials said all those killed were from a Sunni Arab community, and it was not clear which group carried out the attack.\nNo group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault, which came just days after IS carried out a similar assault on a Kurdish village, killing eight men and wounding four others. IS fighters fleeing the clashes across the border into Syria were reportedly stopped by Kurdish Peshmerga near the Qandil mountains in northern Iraq, close to the borders of Iraq, Iran and Turkey.\nTurkey\u2019s Hurriyet newspaper, citing unnamed sources, said the attackers were members of a Turkish faction of the Islamic State.\nSeparately, a Kurdish security official said on Tuesday that Kurdish fighters and the Iraqi army were in the town of Hawijah, a small town 160 km north of Kirkuk, the main city in the disputed area. Hawijah was under IS control for more than two weeks, until Kurdish fighters launched an operation to try to expel them on Sunday.\nThe Islamic State group has"}
{"article":"A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children $7.4million on Tuesday after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create Blurred Lines, the biggest hit song of 2013. Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona Gaye wept as the verdict was being read and was hugged by her attorney, Richard Busch. The verdict could tarnish the legacy of Williams, a reliable hit-maker who has won Grammy Awards and appears on NBC's music competition show The Voice. It was previously revealed that the song had made a staggering $16million for Pharrell, Thicke, rapper T.I. and the record company, though T.I. and various record and music companies had previously been cleared of copyright infringement charges. The jury decided that the family should receive $4million in damages and $3.4 million in profits from the song, with Thicke forced to pay $1.7million from his own pocket and Pharrell $1.6million. Scroll down for videos . Robin Thicke (left) and Pharrell Williams (right) are seen leaving court last week during the trial . 'I feel free, free from...Pharrell Williams\u2019 & Robin Thicke\u2019s chains,' said Nona Gaye in an emotional statement outside the courtroom following the verdict . An attorney for Thicke and Pharrell has said a decision in favor of Gaye's heirs could have a chilling effect on musicians who try to emulate an era or another artist's sound. All three later released a statement, saying; 'While we respect the judicial process, we are extremely disappointed in the ruling made today, which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward. 'Blurred Lines\u2019 was created from the heart and minds of Pharrell, Robin and T.I. and not taken from anyone or anywhere else. We are reviewing the decision, considering our options and you will hear more from us soon about this matter.' 'Right now, I feel free,' an emotional Nona said after the verdict. 'Free from ... Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told.' This was no doubt in response to the fact that Pharrell and Thicke had filed a lawsuit against Gaye's estate back in August 2013 in an attempt to stop his family from suing them for copyright infringement. 'Plaintiffs, who have the utmost respect for and admiration of Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic and their musical legacies, reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' copies 'their' compositions,' read the suit. This suit however was thrown out in October of that year, when a judge ruled that the family had made a sufficient showing that the two songs were similar. 'We did not start this fight\u2026 Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke started this lawsuit,\u201d Busch said outside of the courthouse. 'We fought this fight with one arm tied behind our back.' Gaye, best known for such classics as Sexual Healing, I Heard It Through the Grapevine and How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), was tragically murdered by his father when he was just 44-years-old . Nona Gaye (second from left), daughter of late singer Marvin Gaye, and her lawyer Richard Busch (front right) speak to the media following the verdict . The Gayes' lawyer branded Pharrell and Thicke liars who went beyond trying to emulate the sound of Gaye's late-1970s music and copied the R&B legend's hit Got to Give It Up outright. He also brought up the fact after the verdict that the defense's legal team did everything they could to stop the jury from hearing Gaye's song during the proceedings, allowing them to just listen to certain snippets of the music. For this reason the infringement charge only applied to the sheet music for the two songs, making the case against Thicke and Pharrell that much more difficult for the Gaye family. Busch however pointed out during his argument that\u00a0Thicke said in interviews while promoting the single that he and Pharrell were trying to write something like Gaye's Got to Give It Up. Thicke told jurors he didn't write Blurred Lines, which Pharrell testified he crafted in about an hour in mid-2012, as he was too high on painkillers and alcohol. 'The biggest hit of my career was written by somebody else, and I was jealous and wanted credit,' said Thicke. He also took time on the stand to play a variety of songs that sound similar in music and tone in an attempt to strengthen his case . Pharrell told jurors that Gaye's music was part of the soundtrack of his youth, but the seven-time Grammy winner said he didn't use any of it to create Blurred Lines and that the songs were alike in genre only. The pair's lawyer maintained their innocence even after the verdict, saying; 'They're unwavering in their absolute conviction that they wrote this song independently.' Busch, far left, walks with the late singer, Marvin Gaye's family members, from left, daughter, Nona, ex-wife, Jan, and son, Frankie . According to the Los Angeles Times, he song brought in $5.6 million for Thicke, $5.2 million for Pharrell and another $5 million to $6 million for the record company, as well as an additional $8 million in publishing revenue . Gaye's children - Nona, Frankie and Marvin Gaye III - sued the singers in 2013 and were present when the verdict was read. The family had initially asked for $40million in damages, but later lowered that number to $25million. This was based on the amount of money they believed Gaye would have been paid had he signed off on the rights to his song. Gaye's ex-wife Janis testified that as soon as she heard the song she recognized the similarities and was thrilled thinking that this would introduce the music of her late husband to a new generation of music lovers. That quickly turned to anger however when she learned the rights to Gaye's song had not been licensed. Sales of the 2013 song, which has already sold 7.3million copies in the United States alone, are still going strong too, and have seen a drastic increase over the course of the trial this past few weeks. Gaye, best known for such classics as Sexual Healing, I Heard It Through the Grapevine\u00a0and\u00a0How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), was tragically murdered by his father as he tried to break up a fight between his parents and protect his mother in 1984. The singer, just 44-years-old at the time, had been nominated for 14 Grammys at that point over the course of his brilliant but all too brief career, and left the rights to all his music to his three children. An appeal of the ruling is already being considered by Pharrell and Thicke's lawyer. Tom Petty Vs. Sam Smith: Smith's monster hit Stay With Me, a song which earned him three Grammys at this year's ceremony while also contributing to his Best New Artist victory, sounded a little to similar to the Petty classic I Won't Back Down, something the latter's lawyers picked up on and took to court. The two settled the entire thing like gentlemen however, coming to an agreement out of court that gives Petty and\u00a0composer Jeff Lynne a writing credit on the track and 12.5% of the royalties. The Rolling Stones Vs. The Verve: The Verve became one of the biggest bands of 1999 thanks to their hit Bittersweet Symphony, a song which sampled strings from The Rolling Stone's The Last Time. The band however was told they could only use a five-note sample, and once they song was released were accused of breaking their promise and using more. As a result, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were given writing credits for the track alongside The Verve's Richard Ashcroft, and the group had to relinquish all royalties they received for the song. Queen and David Bowie Vs. Vanilla Ice: While Vanilla Ice remains a one-hit wonder, that hit, Ice Ice Baby, still receives massive play over 20 years after it was released by the rapper. The song clearly borrowed however from the David Bowie and Queen tune Under Pressure, something the rapper initially denied. The case was eventually settled out of court, and the details of the settlement were never revealed, though it is known that Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and Bowie all now have songwriting credits. Bright Tunes Vs. George Harrison: In the biggest copyright infringement case prior to Tuesday's ruling, Harrison was accused of using the Ronnie Mack song He's So Fine in creating his solo song\u00a0My Sweet Lord. The case dragged on for five years, ultimately making its way to a United States federal court, where Harrison lost and was forced to pay\u00a0$1,599,987, a staggering amount at the time. Isley Brothers Vs. Michael Bolton: Bolton used elements of the Isley Brothers song Love Is a Wonderful Thing in his song of the same name, and as a result ended up having to pay $5.4million, when the case went to court, which before Tuesday was the largest amount ever awarded in a copyright infringement case.","highlights":"A jury awarded the family of Marvin Gaye $7.4million in their lawsuit against Pharrell and Robin Thicke . Gaye's children Nona, Frankie and Marvin Gaye III sued the singers in 2013 saying they stole the music to Blurred Lines from their father . Thicke told jurors he didn't write Blurred Lines, which Williams testified he crafted in about an hour in mid-2012 . Gaye's daughter Nona wept as the verdict was being read . 'I feel free, free from...Pharrell Williams\u2019 & Robin Thicke\u2019s chains,' said Nona in an emotional statement outside the courtroom following the verdict . The song made a staggering $16million for Pharrell, Thicke and rapper T.I.","id":"825f78d89f5e1d10dd47cd4fe8414fdd186dce46","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Gaye III and Frankie and Tina Gaye, the late star's children, sued the singers for copyright infringement and violation of rights under federal and state trademark laws.\nBut, a jury sided with Pharrell and Thicke, finding that the song does not infringe on Marvin Gaye's copyright and is a modern interpretation that does not detract from Gaye's composition. Gaye III and Frankie and Tina Gaye disagreed, claiming that \"Blurred Lines\" sounds identical to their father's song.\nThe \"Blurred Lines\" songwriters, Robin Thicke, and Pharrell Williams, released a statement calling the lawsuit \"ridiculous and not based on fact or the merits.\" Thicke and Williams were in the New York courtroom for the verdict.\nAccording to Thicke's attorney Howard King, the court has a very strong opinion, and the Gaye family's lawyers know that the Gaye family will appeal this case. King said there was no clear distinction between the \"Blurred Lines\" sound and the \"Got to Give It Up\" song, because the \"Got To Give It Up\" song is \"all over the place\" and the \"Blurred Lines\" song is \"in a similar space.\"\nKing also said there was no evidence to prove that Williams ever heard Gaye's hit. He also said that the Gaye family's claims were weak.\nIn the verdict, the jury found that Thicke and Pharrell did not willfully infringe on the \"Blurred Lines\" song because they did not know the Gaye family was the original authors. The jury found that Thicke and Pharrell did not copy the \"Blurred Lines\" song from Gaye, but rather, the two composers \"reached a common musical conception.\" This meant that Thicke and Pharrell used the same musical composition that Gaye used, but in a similar musical style, which makes the song a modern interpretation.\nThe \"Blurred Lines\" song, according to the jury, can stand alone in modern popular music without any connection to Gaye's original song.\nWilliams wrote or co-wrote six Grammy awards songs, including Justin Timberlake's song \"Mirrors.\" Thicke is a producer and singer, who has worked with Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears.\nThicke, 36, and Williams, 40, were awarded no"}
{"article":"You could be forgiven for not recognising the face (or rather the body) in Emporio Armani's latest underwear campaign. The stylish black and white photos show a torso that is suitably chiselled, immaculately groomed hair, a dash of designer stubble and, of course, the brightest - and tightest - white pants. DJ Calvin Harris, 31, has undergone a startling transformation in recent years; his once skinny frame replaced with a rippling physique that could put many a male model to shame.\u00a0When images from the glamorous shoot were released, they quickly went viral. Wow! What happened to Calvin Harris? The superstar DJ, said to be worth \u00a344million, is the star of a new underwear campaign by Armani... but he wasn't always to easy on the eye . Pre-muscles: The 31-year-old Scotsman from Dumfries, pictured here in 2007 and 2009 respectively, once favoured the skinny-boy look with longer locks and paler skin . Swoon: The DJ has all but given up alcohol and has a regular exercise routine that has honed his body...he joins David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo as one of Armani's boys in briefs . Harris, said to be the world's richest DJ with a personal wealth of around \u00a344million, says his enviable six-pack is down to largely ditching alcohol - he hasn't drunk for a year - and a dedication to working out. The pop star, from Dumfries in Scotland, seems to be enjoying what has become known as the 'Gary Barlow effect', where men get more attractive as they advance in years. In the boy band's heyday, the Take That star was famously the least attractive member, something he himself admitted to - and trailed in the wake of his more athletically-blessed peers when it came to fan mail. Yet in the group's renaissance, Gary has captured the hearts of a new generation of  fans. Following a strict diet, the songwriter has shed the pounds that once dogged him and managed to keep the weight off. A smart haircut, light beard and personal stylist have seen his popularity soar. After the weight loss, he said: 'I\u2019ve just not got the sort of body where I can pick and choose what I eat. I\u2019ve got to go for one thing and stick by it. So I\u2019ve tried not to have sugar and caffeine, etc, and it\u2019s boring, it\u2019s really boring. 'But it works for me. The result is that I feel good.' Better second time around: Gone is the peroxide hair of Gary in the first incarnation of Take That...replaced by a gentle quiff, light tan and more slimline figure . Not so gorgeous George: On the set of Nineties television show Baby Talk, Mr Clooney sported bouncy hair and double denim but has grown older gracefully, and bagged a beautiful lady to boot. The actor is pictured earlier this year with new wife Amal Alamuddin . Not always Prince Charming: Harry's flame-red hair, (captured left at Eton College in 2003) has softened with age and a career in the Army has ensured his slight physique is a thing of the past . Bleached hair, two earrings and a shiny jacket: The fashion disasters of a young Justin Timberlake, pictured left in 1997 and, right, spotted last month looking positively debonair in New York . Not even the thinking woman's crumpet... Hugh Laurie took a while to shine but a hit series, House, in the US transformed the way the opposite sex viewed him . Channelling Malfoy? An early shot of actor Daniel Craig (left) feels a long way from 007. Right, the actor in his more familiar guise at the press call for new Bond film Spectre in December last year . He's not the only male celebrity to have improved with age however. Universal heartthrob George Clooney's legion of adoring fans will mostly agree that the Hollywood actor\/director has matured like a fine wine, suiting a smattering of grey hair much more than the more bouffant look that he sported in the Eighties. Other stars offering hope to mere mortals fearing their middle years include Hugh Laurie, who became an unlikely desirable as the front man of US television hit House. The latest incarnation of James Bond, Daniel Craig, has definitely become more attractive as he's clocked up more miles. Photos of the actor in his 20s show badly-dyed blonde hair and none of the super-fit physique that 007 fans have lusted over. Chart-topping makeover: Fear of appearing on television on a Saturday evening, on BBC show The Voice, propelled The Kaiser Chiefs lead singer, Ricky Wilson, into re-thinking his look . Hirsute suits you, sir: David Beckham (pictured left in 1999) has changed his looks many times but most will agree his brooding, bearded look since retiring from football is his best . So much better blonde: Ryan Gosling sporting darker hair and a fresher face back in 2002 and looking much more delicious last year at the Cannes film festival in 2014\ufffd\ufffd . The fashion designer Marc Jacobs hasn't been shy in showing off his gym-honed body in recent years but wasn't always quite so muscular; photos of the designer from his pre-work out stage reveal unkempt hair and an unremarkable physique. Younger stars who, like Calvin Harris, seem to have grown into their bodies as they reach their thirties include Justin Timberlake. The former N-Sync singer's youthful looks, complete with an earring in both lobes, might not have attracted the attention of now-pregnant wife Jessica Biel. And Prince Harry might not have enjoyed so much female attention without his Army training routine. Photos of the prince as a teenager, dressed in Eton gowns, reveal a slim frame and a redder tint to his hair. Other remarkable transformations from geek to god include Ricky Wilson, frontman with band The Kaiser Chiefs, who spruced up via weight loss and a beard, to appear on BBC1's The Voice. The star blamed the excesses of touring for his previously chubby appearance, saying: 'I used to drink loads and I wasn't as happy as I am now. I used to just get stuck into junk food on tour.'","highlights":"Calvin Harris is the world's richest DJ and is said to be worth \u00a344million . The star, 31, from Dumfries has undergone a body makeover . After regular workouts and a controlled diet, he models  Armani underwear . He's just the latest celebrity to get better looking with age .","id":"74c5a9d164f21aefe8bbd7eb08d63534227fb5eb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ed and with that perfect amount of stubble. But this body is not that of a male model. It is that of the Italian brand's latest spokesmodel, singer, actress and model. And, on closer inspection, you can't miss the fact that it's a man's body.\nThis isn't the first time that Emporio Armani has chosen an androgynous model for a campaign. In 2010, it released its Sexy in the City campaign with three different male models and the same year, its women's campaigns featured male models as well. But this is a step further: the most recent campaign, shot by the acclaimed duo Luigi and Iango, is the first to show a fully nude man in an Armani ad.\nThis, I think, is an interesting development. For as long as I can remember, brands have relied on women as a major component of their campaigns to entice men into buying their clothing. As it turns out, men aren't all that interested in seeing women in their underwear.\nIn this instance, the decision to include a model that many women will feel familiar with may well have been driven by what we are seeing elsewhere in the fashion world. In the latest issue of Vogue US, a piece titled, \"Boy and Beyond\" examines the male face in fashion. \"A recent spate of male beauty campaigns has raised the question of whether women's advertising standards should be applied to the male demographic,\" writes Susanna Lau. \"And in answer, the male model is slowly making the transition into the traditionally feminine realm of beauty campaigns.\" Indeed, this is what is happening in the most traditional of brands.\nThe change seems to be more to do with shifting the focus in these campaigns (or at least what makes it into print) than it is about including male models. In the Emporio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana campaigns, the focus is very much on the female body (albeit a male one).\nIf we look at Gucci's spring 2015 campaign, we find a much stronger female presence, but it is not without a male. Here, there is a model with short hair, in a dress, with a cigarette in his hand. There's nothing overtly sexual about the photo. But then again, there are also no visible muscles. The man is dressed in a suit, but he looks like a cross between an Italian banker and a lawyer. The"}
{"article":"Lewis Hamilton bounced back from a troubled first practice ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix to lead the way at the end of the day. The reigning champion, who began the year in stunning fashion just under a fortnight ago in Australia by claiming pole, fastest lap and victory, hit problems after just four installation laps in FP1. Hamilton was ordered to pull his Mercedes off the Sepang International Circuit after complaining of 'a click in the rear' of the car. Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice ahead of Sunday's Malaysian  Grand Prix . World champion Hamilton won the first race of the season in Australia and is looking for back-to-back wins . 1. Lewis Hamilton  Mercedes 1:39.790 . 2. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:40.163 . 3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:40.218 . 4. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1:40.346 . 5. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:40.450 . 6. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:40.560 . 7. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:40.652 . 8. Max Verstappen  Toro Rosso - Renault 1:41.220 . 9. Marcus Ericsson Sauber - Ferrari 1:41.261 . 10. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull - Renault 1:41.799 . 11. Pastor Maldonado  Lotus - Mercedes 1:41.877 . 12. Felipe Nasr Sauber - Ferrari 1:41.988 . 13. Sergio PerezForce India - Mercedes 1:42.242 . 14. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso - Renault 1:42.291 . 15. Nico Hulkenberg Force India - Mercedes 1:42.330 . 16. Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:42.506 . 17. Jenson Button \u00a0McLaren 1:42.637 . 18. Romain Grosjean Lotus - Mercedes 1:42.948 . 19. Will Stevens Marussia - Ferrari 1:45.704 . 20. Roberto Merhi  Marussia - Ferrari 1:47.229 . Hamilton hitches a lift back to the paddock after his car stopped during first practice . Although Hamilton stated his gears worked and he could have returned his car to the pits, he was told by his race engineer that 'we have no telemetry so we didn't want to risk the engine. It's a race engine.' Hamilton's car was hoisted away from the scene and returned to the Mercedes garage, where his mechanics furiously worked on a fault with the power unit inlet system. Mercifully for Hamilton, with only four engines available to a driver over the course of the 19 grands prix, a complete engine change was not required. Hamilton did not return to the circuit until 38 minutes into FP2, at the end of a red-flag session as rookie Roberto Merhi had beached his Manor in the gravel. Hamilton returned to the circuit 38 minutes into the second practice session . Hamilton had a new helmet design for the Malaysian race but, under new rules, was not allowed to wear it . Hamilton is given a lift back to the pits by a Malaysian Grand Prix marshall after his car stopped on track . Mercedes mechanics work on Hamilton's car after he suffered an engine problem . Fifty-two minutes later Hamilton emerged the only man to dip below one minute and 40 seconds for the lap, posting a time of 1:39.790secs. As in FP1, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen emerged second quickest, with the Finn 0.373secs adrift of Hamilton, with Nico Rosberg third quickest in his Mercedes, 0.428secs off the pace of his team-mate. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat produced a strong showing to wind up fourth, with Williams duo Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa fifth and sixth on the timesheet at 0.660secs and 0.770secs behind respectively. Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel was down in seventh for Ferrari, and the only other driver to finish within a second of Hamilton. Fernando Alonso, greets his former colleagues on the Ferrari pit-wall ahead of his second McLaren bow . The Spaniard locks up his tyres as he takes to the circuit during practice for this week's race in Malaysia . Beyond that, the rest were some way adrift, with Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen 1.430secs down, with Sauber's Marcus Ericcson and Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull completing the top 10. As for ailing McLaren, Fernando Alonso completed 45 laps overall for the day, finishing 2.7secs behind Hamilton in 16th position, with team-mate Jenson Button 17th and 0.131secs behind the Spaniard. For Alonso, it was his first outing in the car since his pre-season testing accident in which he sustained concussion, forcing him to miss the opening grand prix in Melbourne. After missing the race in Australia, Manor had something to cheer about as both Will Stevens and Merhi completed 34 laps between them. Although the South Yorkshire-based team travelled to Melbourne after being rescued from administration weeks earlier, they failed to turn a wheel in anger due to numerous issues. But in what was effectively the team's first test session of the season, rookies Stevens and Merhi finally hit the track. The 23-year-old Briton was 5.9secs behind Hamilton and 1.5secs up on Merhi, whose run into the gravel cost him considerable track time. Jenson Button was 17th in the second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix . Button in the paddock with his wife Jessica on Friday .","highlights":"Lewis Hamilton missed much of the day, but still went fastest\u00a0in Sepang . Hamilton did not post a time in the morning after engine troubles . But he returned to finish almost a third of a second faster than Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg third . Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were 16th and 17th respectively . CLICK HERE for all the latest Formula One news .","id":"95dde861c2478fb809454eba2f00b5e5fe5428ca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and the win, had his first major issue of the season after a minor mistake sent his McLaren flying into the barriers at the first corner.\nThe double World Champion lost over a minute in the time he was out as McLaren worked to repair the damage and get him ready to race again. The Briton did just that, but it was the final piece of work, rather than his first effort of the day, that proved key.\nFollowing that work to replace the engine cover and related parts, Hamilton took up third on the grid behind team-mate Jenson Button. Button, too, was in the ascendancy throughout practice as he looked to put his team\u2019s first retirement of 2014 to bed. The Woking-based outfit suffered a shocker in Melbourne two weeks ago when both cars failed to start, something McLaren\u2019s new-found reliability has yet to provide.\nAs a result the team has lost its three-point lead in the Constructor\u2019s Championship following four races to Ferrari, but Hamilton has not let that affect his focus.\n\u201cAfter qualifying yesterday, I didn\u2019t really do a good job and now I have to pick up myself,\u201d the McLaren driver told reporters, but he was not the only one, with Force India\u2019s Nico Hulkenberg impressing throughout the day for second and Williams\u2019 Felipe Massa showing real promise as he snuck his team into the top three with the best time in the closing minutes of practice.\nThe Brazilian has struggled throughout the season so far, but on this evidence the Woking-based team might finally be showing the form that led to them topping the 2012 Constructors\u2019 standings.\nThe day was something of a struggle for both Mercedes-powered cars, both suffering with fuel pressure issues which curtailed running in the day\u2019s opening two hours. Lewis Hamilton was a further minute off the pace after just one lap as a result, but the Briton showed what he is made of as he fought hard to close up to the leaders in the final hour of the session.\nSebastian Vettel rounded out the top five, with the German looking set to start on the front row ahead of Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, who secured top spot for his team (Renault) with five minutes remaining.\nJules Bianchi was impressive in sixth for Marussia in his first Grand Prix weekend, with his team-mate Max Chilton in seventh just ahead of a good performance from Sauber\u2019s"}
{"article":"Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson has refused to comment on a federal report published Wednesday which found\u00a0racial bias in his department - with officers routinely discriminating against African-Americans by using excessive force. The chief was asked about his future and that of his employees by CNN\u00a0but would only say: 'I need to have time to really analyze this report so I can comment on it'. He avoided questions over whether he would step down but added he would 'take action where necessary'. Scroll down for video . When questioned by a reporter about the damning Justice Department report which found racial profiling present in the Ferguson police department, Chief Tom Jackson was unable to give an answer . Police Chief Thomas Jackson fields questions related to the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson. The police chief and his department have been widely criticized for their bungled response to teen's death which sparked national protests . The Justice Department report  found patterns of racial profiling, bigotry and profit-driven law enforcement and court practices in the St. Louis County suburb that has come to represent the tension between minorities and American police nationwide. Most of Ferguson's police officers and top elected officials are white, but two-thirds of the 21,000 residents are black. The report uncovered racist emails from three city employees, including some that belittled black residents or President Obama. All three employees responsible for those emails left their jobs on Thursday - it's not clear whether they were fired or resigned. However the Justice Department refused to prosecute white cop Darren Wilson who fatally shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson on August 9, 2014. Catalyst: The Justice Department began a civil rights investigation following the August shooting of Michael Brown (left), an unarmed black 18-year-old, by white police officer Darren Wilson (right) The shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown led to protests in Ferguson, Missouri (pictured) and across the country over racial bias in the police . A St. Louis County grand jury also found no evidence of a crime and announced in November that Wilson would face no state charges. President Obama  made his first remarks on the DOJ report on Friday saying the type of racial discrimination found in Ferguson, Missouri, is not unique to that police department, and he cast law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today's civil rights movement. 'I don't think that is typical of what happens across the country, but it's not an isolated incident,' Obama told The Joe Madison Radio Show on Sirius XM radio's Urban View channel. 'I think that there are circumstances in which trust between communities and law enforcement have broken down, and individuals or entire departments may not have the training or the accountability to make sure that they're protecting and serving all people and not just some.' Ferguson city leaders will meet with Justice Department officials in about two weeks and provide a plan for ways to improve the police department following the scathing report, Mayor James Knowles III said on Friday. Knowles said that the goal is to work out an agreement with the federal government. A specific meeting date has not been set. 'They want to hear what we will do,' Knowles said. 'We're going to hopefully work out some sort of agreement and we'll move forward. 'We've got to come up with solutions now,' Knowles said. Knowles said city leaders were still going over the report 'line by line' before determining reforms. Asked about Police Chief Tom Jackson, Knowles said he still leads the police force, but the mayor declined to discuss Jackson's future. Further messages seeking comment from Jackson were not returned. 'I'm not here to just chop heads,' Knowles said. 'We have to evaluate everything in the report, pick out what are the systemic issues and what are the things we can fix.' The mayor said he first learned of the emails on Wednesday after meeting with Justice officials in St. Louis. He said he was so incensed that he ordered the accounts of all three employees disabled while he was in the car returning to Ferguson after the meeting. Knowles said there was no evidence that Jackson or other police administrators were aware of those emails.","highlights":"Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson would not respond to the Department of Justice report 'until he had time to analyze it' The Justice Department report found patterns of racial profiling, bigotry and profit-driven law enforcement  in the St. Louis County suburb .","id":"a9d121b6524d856771eb4426477a69314c42a6a7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of his officers by reporters, but he refused to answer, instead saying he was working with the mayor's office \"to evaluate all of our options\". Jackson is set to retire in the next few months. His contract runs out in May. He has been under heavy pressure from activists to quit before then amid calls for a federal investigation into the police force.\u00a0Activist Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014, had said during last year's grand jury deliberations that Jackson's departure would go \"a long way\" towards restoring public trust. He also said \"this town doesn't need you\" as he spoke with a friend in a now-deleted Twitter video in August 2014, a month before Jackson announced his retirement. The new report details more than 50 cases where it claims officers used excessive force. It also alleges that black residents are 11 times more likely to be killed by police than whites. The report was ordered by former President Barack Obama in the wake of the 2014 death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, and the protests that followed. Protests also erupted following the police shooting of Eric Gardner, an unarmed black man, in New York City in 2014.\u00a0 The Justice Department's report paints a picture of a department struggling to integrate African Americans into the workforce, using questionable arrest tactics, and where complaints of misconduct against officers are ignored. It is the latest in a series of reports to shed light on the department which has seen four police chiefs in the last 12 months. But activists said the report is a step in the right direction but more action must be taken if it is going to change the department. \"There are 50 cases identified,\" said St Louis activist Ja'Mal Green, who spoke to US media by phone on Wednesday, as he welcomed the report. \"We are very happy to see these, but I don't see any action being taken by the mayor's office.\" \"This needs to stop. They have to put the work in,\" said Green, who believes the $7.5m settlement reached with the estate of Michael Brown was not adequate. The family received $1.5m and has said it will give the rest away. He also wants to see the resignation of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The report has also reignited the debate over police body cameras, a tool which Ferguson is set to deploy this week. Michael Brown's death"}
{"article":"Companies run by women performed almost three times as well than those run by men, according to a new study. Cash invested only in Fortune 1000 stocks from companies with female CEOs had a return of 348 per cent over the past 12 years, researchers found. In the same period of time, a portfolio made up of stocks from the S&P500 index would have returned just 122 per cent. The discovery was made by finance technology company Quantopian, which ran two imaginary $100,000 investment funds using stock data from 2002-2014. Bringing home the bacon: A study found that Fortune 1000 companies with female CEOs produced returns of 348 per cent from 2002 to 2014, as shown in green on the graph above. For comparison, the S&P500 index, in blue, had a return of 122 per cent in the same period . Top of the pile: Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSNi (left), Debra Cafaro of Ventas (center) and Marissa Meyer of Yahoo! (right) all brought in substantial returns for shareholders during their tenures . At the end of the experiment, the women's fund was calculated to be worth $440,158, while the S&P fund was at $222,306. The women's fund would hold stocks by all Fortune 1000 companies with female CEOs for as long as the woman was at the head of the company. It would sell the stock whenever a woman left the top spot, and buy in to new companies which appointed women. Fewer than one in 20 major companies currently has a female CEO. According to a report by Fortune\u00a0magazine, the best performers were HSNi, which runs the home shopping network, and Ventas, a healthcare company which runs housing estates for the elderly. HSNi has been run by Mindy Grossman since 2006, and Ventas by Debra Cafaro for the whole 12-year period - both women returned more than 500 per cent on initial investments. Other high-performing female CEOs were Marissa Meyer at Yahoo!, Linda Lang at Jack in the Box and\u00a0Carol Meyrowitz at TJX, a homeware and clothing retailer. Some women dragged the pack down, however, including New York Times CEO Janet Robinson, whose eight-year tenure saw the company shed 80 per cent of its worth. There is no definitive explanation for why female CEOs apparently bring in so much more cash for investors. It has been suggested that typically female personality traits make for better corporate leaders. Kip Tindell, CEO of The Container Store, has made 70 per cent of his executives female. He told Business Insider: 'Emotional intelligence is the key to being really successful. People who have it keep their egos in check; they're comfortable with surrounding themselves with people better than them...' However, it has also been suggested that female leaders can feel pressure more than male counterparts. Mindy Grossman, one of the best-performing female CEOs of recent times, told Forbes that high-powered women are more at risk of burning out, too. She said: 'Being female, I\u2019d say we have tendencies to want to be perfect at everything in every moment of everyday. The challenge is understanding how to allocate your time personally and professionally, and remembering you have to be a person too.' Keeping on: Carol Meyrowitz, head of homeware and clothing retailer TJX, brought good returns for shareholders too. An exception to the rule was New York Times Company CEO Janet Robinson, who lost investors some 80 per cent of their cash . Kerrii Anderson, CEO at Wendy\u2019s International also lost investors' money in her tenure from 2006-08. Karen Rubin, who helped build the simulation, said she believes the results are because of the so-called 'glass ceiling' holding women back from big jobs. The result, she said, is that any women who wants to lead a huge company must be extremely competent - and so good financial performance follows. She told Fortune: 'There\u2019s a lot of the theorizing around why the results are dramatically higher for the women, but most think it has to do with how hard women have to work to become CEO at such big companies in the first place'. However, it has also been theorized that the results are also affected by the types of companies women have typically led - media, retail and consumer organizations - which benefited greatly in the recent economic upturn. The female-only index also crashed more steeply than the S&P500 during the 2008-09 recession, but remained worth more overall throughout - and rallied more strongly afterward.","highlights":"Finance technology company plotted how companies with female CEOs performed from 2002 to 2014 . Imagined $100,000 was invested in Fortune 1000 companies led by women, vs performance of S&P500 index . Women's index was ultimately worth $440,158 - return of 348% - while the other was worth $222,306, a 122% return . High performing female CEOs included Yahoo!'s Marissa Meyer and HSNi's Mindy Grossman . Expert who ran experiment suggested results are because only most competent women make CEO .","id":"0ec535b3310105299377062350b43a8ea5c8b2ca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", as compared to 108 per cent for those with all-male leadership teams. (Representational)\nWomen leaders are now outperforming men as CEOs globally, a new research has said, indicating that greater inclusivity across all corporate functions in a company also translated to a higher bottom line.\nThe study, conducted by the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Management, found that companies led by women performed almost three times as well as those run by men, after accounting for key characteristics of the companies and their markets.\nThe researchers defined a female CEO as one who has made it to the highest corporate position.\nCash invested only in Fortune 1000 stocks from companies with female CEOs had a return of 348 per cent over the past 12 years, as compared to 108 per cent for those with all-male leadership teams.\n\"Investors who buy these stocks are buying into a world where women-owned firms are operating in more sustainable ways with less risky investment portfolios and better environmental, social and governance records,\" said study co-author Jennifer Lerner, Professor at the University of Maryland.\nResearchers further determined that the companies with more women as C-suite executives, the more likely they were to outperform the competition.\n,\" Lerner added.\nThe study also found that companies who increased representation of women at senior leadership levels experienced higher economic performance.\nThis is consistent with findings about the influence of gender-diversity on business performance, noted the researchers.\nFor the study, the researchers used data on all companies included on the S&P 1500 index (1,501 firms) in 2010 and 2019, excluding financial companies. Data includes stock prices for the first and last day of the year, and the firm's percentage gender diversity in executive positions (CEO, president, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer) and board members (independent\/non-CEO and independent\/non-male).\nFurther, the study found that the firms with female CEOs were three times more likely to outperform the S&P 1500 over 2000-2019 period.\nThe researchers added that this is consistent with the results of prior research showing that a higher number of women in leadership roles correlates with better corporate performance.\nThe results of the study have been published in journal Management Science.\n(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DailyReport247 editorial staff and is"}
{"article":"Sex offender: Andrew Hutchinson, 29, pleaded guilty to 27 counts of rape and voyeurism when he appeared at Oxford Crown Court this morning . A senior nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients in an A&E ward is facing a lengthy jail sentence after admitting a string of offences on victims as young as ten. Andrew Hutchinson, 29, abused women under general anaesthetic as they lay in hospital beds behind curtains at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The nurse even stole a medical camera from the hospital so he could film up a woman\u2019s skirt as she stood by her sick friend\u2019s bedside. Away from the hospital, Hutchinson volunteered as a paramedic at the trendy Wilderness festival in Oxfordshire where he groped two young women who had passed out in the medical tent. He also used the medical camera \u2013 which is routinely used by doctors to examine the internal organs of patients \u2013 to film girls as young as ten getting changed at his local leisure centre. The nurse was eventually caught by police after two girls at the White Horse Leisure Centre in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, saw him lurking near the women\u2019s changing rooms and raised the alarm. Hutchinson was arrested in November 2013 by police officers outside the leisure centre. Detectives found footage of his attacks on his mobile phone, computer, a memory stick and a camera. They also found 1,786 indecent images of children on his computer and phone. When officers contacted his victims, none had any idea that she had been sexually abused because they were either unconscious, anaesthetised or being secretly filmed. Hutchinson appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to all 28 charges put to him. He admitted two counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity, 12 counts of voyeurism, five counts of making indecent images of children, one count of outraging public decency, two counts of theft and one count of possession of a Class B drug. The court heard that police had identified ten victims \u2013 females aged from ten to 35. Police have been unable to trace one of the victims who was attacked at the hospital and they have been unable to establish the identities of a further 18 victims who were filmed by Hutchinson at the leisure centre. Caught on camera: This CCTV image shows Hutchinson, top, in the leisure centre where he was found to be spying on women . His rape victims were an 18-year-old woman attacked in October 2011 and a 35-year-old woman abused in February 2012. Both were under general anaesthetic at the time in the A&E department. Hutchinson, who had a girlfriend, became a nurse on the A&E wing of John Radcliffe Hospital in 2006. At some point he was promoted to the rank of senior nurse which meant he was trusted to treat patients on his own. The court was told he had no previous convictions and was thought to be a reliable and diligent member of staff. His barrister Claire Fraser said her client had described his behaviour as an \u2018addiction he has had over a number of years\u2019. Crime scene: Hutchinson raped two women as they lay unconscious in the A&E department he worked in at\u00a0John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford (pictured) Caught: The nurse was found to be filming victims at the White Horse Leisure Centre in Abingdon, which led to police discovering his other crime . Judge Zoe Smith remanded him into custody and adjourned sentencing until April 27. She ordered a senior probation officer to prepare a report on Hutchinson to enable her to assess his level of danger to the public. Theft: The nurse stole this\u00a0Nasopharyngoscope - used for inernal examinations - and used it to film up a woman's skirt as she visited a friend in hospital . Outside court, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Johns from Thames Valley Police said: \u2018I am pleased that Hutchinson has pleaded guilty to his offences and spared his victims having to endure a trial to receive justice. This has been a complicated and unusual case as the victims of his sex offences were not aware that offences took place because they were not conscious. \u2018The victims showed great courage when informed of such distressing news. I have no doubt that Hutchinson would have continued to offend had he not been arrested.\u2019 Mark Power, of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, added: \u2018We have been shocked and horrified by the behaviour of the individual, who so badly let down both the patients he was entrusted to care for and his fellow colleagues and who totally failed in his professional duties and responsibilities as a nurse. \u2018I would wish to reassure members of the public that the welfare and safety of our patients is always our first priority.\u2019 Mr Power added: \u2018Thames Valley Police has been conducting an extensive investigation and we have done everything possible to support this process. \u2018Since his arrest, the individual has not worked in any part of the Trust and is no longer an employee of ours.\u2019","highlights":"Andrew Hutchinson abused women as they lay unconscious in hospital . He stole a medical camera from hospital so he could film up woman\u2019s skirt . Also used it to film girls as young as ten getting changed at leisure centre . Police later found footage of him raping victims and\u00a01,786 indecent images . He admitted 27 charges including rape, sexual assault and voyeurism . The 29-year-old was a senior nurse at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford .","id":"e352c50d2044ca9425453073e1442749ed2481aa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a minimum term of 11 years behind bars. Oxford Crown Court heard on Tuesday that former NHS nurse Andrew Hutchinson, 36, has pleaded guilty to 27 charges including rape and voyeurism. Andrew Hutchinson, 36, of New Street, St John's, Oxford, appeared in the crown court in Oxford this morning. On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to 27 counts of rape and voyeurism, involving up to 27 incidents. On Monday, he denied 10 counts of rape and one of sexual assault of girls. Oxford Crown Court heard on Tuesday that the 36-year-old will be sentenced on 17 December. The judge, Justice Timothy Holroyde QC, adjourned sentencing until Friday when it will be heard by a panel of judges including Lady Justice Sharp and Recorder of Oxford, Anne Arnold. Judge Holroyde said the case was \"probably one of the worst I have come across for rape\" and added that \"it will be a minimum of 11 years in prison\". The judge said that Hutchinson was in \"no position\" to be sentenced as he had \"not shown any real insight\". Justice Holroyde said: \"He's in denial about the number of victims. He's in denial about the level of penetration. He's in denial about having any sexual interest in his victims. \"There's no real insight and you need insight before we can even think about sentence. \"The court can see little reason to deviate from a starting point of 11 years in prison.\" At a previous hearing, Hutchinson admitted 10 counts of rape, one of sexual assault and four of sexual assault. He denied nine counts of rape and one of sexual assault. The prosecution said: \"These were crimes which were characterised by their brutality and the defendant's apparent lack of awareness of the consequences of his actions. \"These offences caused untold suffering and anguish to the victims. It is hard to imagine a more serious case of sexual abuse and voyeurism.\" The court heard the first offence was an attack on a 17-year-old in the back of a cab at St. John's roundabout at about 4.10pm on 23 January 2011. The court also heard that Hutchinson was jailed for 14 years in May 2003 after admitting eight rapes and one sexual assault. Justice Holroyde said: \"I am quite happy to see this defendant before the sentencing judge on "}
{"article":"Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when the governor signed a law on Monday approving the method when no lethal injection drugs were available, even though he called it 'a little bit gruesome'. Utah is a capital punishment state and needs a backup execution method in case a shortage of the drugs persists,\u00a0Republican Governor Gary Herbert said. 'We regret anyone ever commits the heinous crime of aggravated murder to merit the death penalty, and we prefer to use our primary method of lethal injection when such a sentence is issued,' the governor's spokesman said. Scroll down for video . The firing squad execution chamber at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah in June 2010.\u00a0Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Governor Gary Herbert signed a law Monday approving the method for use when no lethal injection drugs are available . However, enforcing death sentences is 'the obligation of the executive branch'. The governor's office noted that other states allow execution methods other than lethal injection. In Washington state, inmates can request hanging. In New Hampshire, hangings are fallback if lethal injections can't be given. Ronnie Lee Gardner, pictured above, was the last person killed by firing squad in the U.S. after choosing this method of execution. Gardner, 49, was executed on June 18, 2010, at 12.15am at Utah State Prison in Draper. In 1984, Gardner had killed Melvyn John Otterstrom, shooting him in the face during a robbery in Salt Lake City and leaving his body to be found by his wife. In April 1985, he shot dead attorney Michael Burdell at a court hearing as he tried to escape. He was given a life sentence for the first murder and condemned to die for the second. The firing squad was made up of police officers who had volunteered. One gun was loaded with non-lethal wax bullets so it would not be known who fired the kill shot. And an Oklahoma law would allow the state to use firing squads if lethal injections are ever declared unconstitutional. Utah's new approval of firing squads carries no such legal caveat and represents the latest example of frustration over botched executions and the difficulty of obtaining lethal injection drugs as manufacturers opposed to capital punishment have made them off-limits to prisons. Death by firing squad requires detailed preparations. The prisoner is strapped into a chair at the ankles and by the arms and chest in front of a wood panel with sandbags piled high on either side to prevent the bullets ricocheting. A target is pinned to the prisoner's heart with the intention that shots be fired into the heart rather than the head and the individual will bleed out quickly. The shooters are picked from volunteer police officers. The inmate has two minutes to say any final words before five shooters line up behind a slot in the wall, 25 feet from the chair. The shots are fired from .30 caliber Winchester rifles until the prisoner is declared dead. The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Paul Ray of Clearfield, argued that a team of trained marksmen is faster and more decent than the drawn-out deaths involved when lethal injections go awry - or even if they go as planned. Though Utah's next execution is probably a few years away, Ray said wants to settle on a backup method now so authorities are not racing to find a solution if the drug shortage drags on. Ray didn't return messages seeking comment Monday. Opponents of the measure say firing squads are barbaric, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah saying the bill makes the state 'look backward and backwoods.' Utah lawmakers stopped offering inmates the choice of firing squad in 2004, saying the method attracted intense media interest and took attention away from victims. The last person executed by firing squad was Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010. He was executed on the metal chair at the right side of this chamber in Utah State Prison. \u00a0Narrow rifle ports can be seen on the left . Utah is the only state in the past 40 years to carry out such a death sentence, with three executions by firing squad since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. The last was in 2010, when Ronnie Lee Gardner was put to death by five police officers with .30-caliber Winchester rifles in an event that generated international interest and elicited condemnation from many. Gardner killed a bartender and later shot a lawyer to death and wounded a bailiff during a 1985 courthouse escape attempt. The bailiff's widow, VelDean Kirk, who witnessed Gardner's execution, said she supports the new law. 'I don't think it's barbaric,' she said. 'I think that's the best way to do it.' Gardner's brother recently has spoken out against the method. Randy Gardner of Salt Lake City said Monday that he doesn't condone his brother's actions, but he opposes the death penalty and said firing squads make the state look bad. 'My god, we're the only ones that are shooting people in the heart,' he said. One person nearing a possible execution date is Ron Lafferty, the state's longest-serving death row inmate, who claimed God directed him to kill his sister-in-law and her baby daughter in 1984 because of the victim's resistance to his beliefs in polygamy. Lafferty has already requested the firing squad \u2014 an option available to him even before this new law was passed because he, like Gardner, was convicted prior to 2004, when lawmakers stopped offering inmates the choice of firing squad. The other Utah death row inmate who could be next up for execution, Doug Carter, has chosen lethal injection. Under this new law, Carter would get the firing squad if the state can't get their hands on lethal injection drugs 30 days before. The state doesn't currently have lethal injection drugs on hand. Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law Monday approving the method for use when no lethal injection drugs are available (February 2015 file photo)","highlights":"Republican governor Gary Herbert has said Utah needs a backup execution method in case a shortage of the drugs persists . Opponents of the measure say firing squads are barbaric and makes the state 'look backward and backwoods'","id":"07ea85305b01830e50fd3bf550449925a8fa63b2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":". The other methods of execution available in the state are lethal injection (which requires a lethal injection drug, but can be difficult to find), asphyxiation, and firing squad. The US has executed only 12 people in the 16 years since capital punishment was resumed, the last execution took place in 2010 in Oklahoma and was of a convicted triple murderer. It's not as if lethal injection is without its problems, the most recent one was just 2 years ago when Oklahoma used a lethal injection with an unapproved sedative that took 43 minutes to kill the condemned man and caused his body to twitch in agony for several minutes, before finally dying. A witness, a doctor, said that the inmate was 'crying out in pain' the whole time. Since then the Oklahoma prison system has changed hands to another private firm, and the company that they are using this time has made some changes to their drug cocktails to ensure that the inmate suffers no pain. Lethal injection, it seems, is not always painless. As to the alternative methods of execution - asphyxiation is an ancient method, with the last documented execution by this method in 1937 in the US, the last execution in the UK was in 1965, there have been 2 hangings in the US since 2000 and none in the UK in the modern era. Firing squads are another ancient method, with the last execution in the US taking place in 1966, 4 in the UK, and the last being in 2011. The US has put 1 man to death by firing squad since 1981, in 2006 in Utah, when a man was executed by firing squad for a double murder. The most recent firing squad execution in the UK took place in 1964, when a double murderer was executed by the method in Wandsworth Prison in London - the last prisoner to be hanged in Britain was in 1965. The US has yet to execute anyone by firing squad, not since the final use of lethal injection in 2000. The state of Utah has not used the firing squad since 1921, 91 years ago, when one of the 2 men killed in the shooting of another was a Mexican citizen and the other a Chinese man. The state's attorney general, Mark Shurtleff, says that firing squads are sometimes less expensive than lethal injection, in his words 'we can't afford not to have"}
{"article":"Frustrated commuters spend the equivalent of 16 working days a year sitting in traffic jams, a survey reveals today. It says gridlock in major cities has \u2018worsened considerably\u2019 over the past 12 months. In the most congested areas, evening rush hour journeys last 80 per cent longer than they would in free-flowing traffic. Frustrated commuters spend the equivalent of 16 working days a year sitting in traffic jams, a survey reveals today. Pictured: Traffic on the M25 anti-clockwise towards the Dartford Crossing . The poll is published ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday getaway, when 16million people are expected to hit the road. It found that last year, 14 of the UK\u2019s 17 biggest cities had worse congestion than they did in 2013. Delays at morning and evening rush hour are wasting 129 hours a year \u2013 the equivalent of 16 eight-hour working days. Belfast has the worst jams, with the average journey lasting 39 per cent longer than it would if the roads were clear. London was the next-worst city for hold-ups with average journeys taking 37per cent longer than in free-flowing traffic and 67per cent in the evening peak. 1 - Belfast: 82 per cent . 2 - London: 67 per cent . 3 - Edinburgh: 71 per cent . 4 -\u00a0Brighton\/Hove: 59 per cent . 5 -\u00a0Manchester: 72 per cent . 6 - Bristol: \u00a056 per cent . 7 - Nottingham: 57 per cent . 8 - Liverpool: 49 per cent . 9 -\u00a0Newcastle: 51 per cent . 10 - Leicester: 52 per cent . 11 -\u00a0Sheffield: 54 per cent . 12 -\u00a0Leeds\/Bradford: 55 per cent . 13 -\u00a0Cardiff: 49 per cent . 14 -\u00a0Birmingham: 50 per cent . 15 -\u00a0Glasgow: 48 per cent . 16 - Southampton: 51 per cent . 17 -\u00a0Portsmouth: 45 per cent . Source: TomTom Traffic Index 2015 . Other cities where gridlock has got worse include  Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Southampton. Bristol the only destination where jams had eased slightly in 2014 compared to 2013. Figures for Sheffield and for Leeds\/Bradford \u2018failed to improve\u2019 and were about the same over the period. Analysis of 12 trillion pieces of traffic data worldwide revealed, perhaps not surprisingly, that the evening rush hour is the most congested time of day. Worldwide, the worst city was Istanbul, with average journeys taking 58per cent longer than in free-flowing conditions, rising to as high as 109per cent in the evening peak. At 55 per cent, Mexico City was the second-worst world city, followed by Rio de Janeiro which was 51 per cent. The survey was carried out by sat-nav firm TomTom, which analysed 12trillion pieces of traffic data worldwide. Its vice-president for traffic, Ralf-Peter Schaefer, said: \u2018Road authorities and local governments can use traffic data to better manage traffic flow and businesses can plan smarter working hours.\u2019 Roads over the long Bank Holiday and extended school-holiday break are set to be 'twice as busy this Easter', says traffic information firm INRIX which monitors flows on the nation's highways. And journey times to major airports like Heathrow and Gatwick are set to quadruple from Thursday as gridlock on the key M25 orbital motorway between Leatherhead J9 and the M1 at J21 suffers delays of two hours.","highlights":"Delays at morning and evening rush hour are wasting 129 hours a year . Evening rush hour journeys can last 80% longer than  in free-flowing traffic . 14 of the UK\u2019s 17 biggest cities had worse congestion than they did in 2013 . Poll published before Easter Bank Holiday getaway, when 16m will hit road .","id":"dc3247b349d140c9377c32058939493a6932529c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ed urban areas, such as London, it takes an average commuter 31 hours in \u2018lost time\u2019 \u2013 about 10 days a year \u2013 due to sitting in traffic jams.\nThis is almost twice as long as the UK average \u2013 which stands at 18 hours \u2013 with traffic across London contributing to commuters\u2019 misery. The average length of time they spend in traffic in the capital was 20 hours last year, an increase of nine hours from 2006.\nHowever, the survey found many Britons continue to tolerate their journey to work. The average motorist spends 12 hours a year stuck in traffic jams and 11.6 hours sitting in traffic lights.\nThe survey was carried out by a car breakdown company to promote the launch of a \u2018congestion charging\u2019 device called the TomTom.\nIt found that the average cost to road users of the \u2018wasted time\u2019 was \u00a31,500 in lost salary, fuel, time and other costs.\nIt added that congestion was costing the UK economy \u00a33billion a year.\nAccording to the AA, motorists spend more than \u00a32billion on petrol, car maintenance, wear and tear and other vehicle costs in an average year stuck in traffic jams. In contrast, congestion costs the UK\u2019s economy an estimated \u00a360billion.\nHowever, traffic congestion has been \u2018significantly reduced\u2019 by the rise of congestion charging schemes, according to the survey. In fact, the AA is proposing congestion charging for London, Birmingham and Manchester.\nThe car breakdown organisation is calling for the charges to be introduced before 2010.\nIt estimates that the scheme could cut traffic jams by up to 70 per cent by charging cars to use the roads in central London, where drivers pay \u00a38.50 to enter the central business district.\nAt present, only London taxis and buses have to pay \u00a38.50 during the rush hour.\nHowever, in a recent report on the city\u2019s congestion, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander announced that a road pricing scheme to cut congestion in the capital would be introduced, in association with congestion charging schemes, by 2010.\nAnd according to a study commissioned by the AA, 52 per cent of people support charges to enter London\u2019s city centre. However, some critics have pointed out that the AA is in a commercial partnership with the TomTom, the GPS and traffic information company which produces the devices.\nThe AA chairman, Bob Mackenzie, said he wanted to see the Government"}
{"article":"London (CNN)The discovery of the remains of Richard III beneath a car parking lot in the English city of Leicester in 2012 sparked excitement around the world. Now those bones are to be reburied following a series of commemorations full of the pomp and circumstance befitting of a royal farewell. In the years since it was exhumed, the King's skeleton has given up plenty of secrets -- and research continues to find out more. Say the name Richard III to most people, and the image that will spring to mind is of Shakespeare's villain, a cruel, conniving figure whose nasty character is reflected in his physical abnormalities, a \"poisonous bunch-backed toad.\" History, they say, is written by the victors, and according to the Tudors and their most famous playwright, Richard was hunchbacked, with a withered hand and limping gait, \"deformed, unfinished ... and that so lamely and unfashionable that dogs bark at me as I halt by them.\" For the archaeologists searching for Richard's remains, the sight of the freshly-uncovered skeleton's twisted spine was the moment the hairs began to stand up on the back of their necks; tests later revealed the King suffered from idiopathic adolescent-onset scoliosis. But while the skeleton's curved vertebrae are striking, experts say the resulting disability would not have been obvious in Richard III when he was alive. It would have meant his right shoulder was slightly higher than the other, but this was likely disguised by clothing, and so only apparent to the King's closest family and confidantes. READ MORE: Richard III's spine twisted, not hunched . The most famous portraits of Richard III depict him as dark-haired and steely eyed, but they were painted some 25 to 30 years after his death, and DNA tests on the remains suggest they are far from accurate. Genetic specialist Turi King, from the University of Leicester, said analysis of various genetic markers offered clues to the King's appearance, suggesting he was actually fair haired and had blue eyes. \"[There are] genes that we know are involved in coding for hair and eye color,\" she told CNN in December 2014. \"The genetic evidence shows he had a 96% probability of having blue eyes, and a 77% probability of having blond hair, though this can darken with age.\" This would mean that the painting of Richard III held by the Society of Antiquaries of London is the closest approximation we have to his real appearance: It shows him with grey-blue eyes and lighter brown hair than other portraits. READ MORE: DNA clue to Richard III's appearanceREAD MORE: Is this the face of Richard III? It is perhaps not surprising that a monarch would have a taste for the finer things in life, but heron -- really? Well yes -- in the medieval period wildfowl such as heron, egret and even swan would have featured heavily on the high-protein menus of the aristocracy. Scientists at the British Geological Survey measured the levels of isotopes including oxygen, strontium, nitrogen and carbon in Richard III's remains, revealing clues to what he ate and drank. They spotted a dramatic change in the last few years of his life -- suggesting his dietary habits became markedly richer once he became King. \"Obviously, Richard was a nobleman beforehand, and so his diet would be reasonably rich already,\" explained isotope geochemist Angela Lamb, who led the study. \"But once he became king we would expect him to be wining and dining more, banqueting more. \"We have the menu from his coronation banquet and it was very elaborate -- lots of wildfowl, including real 'delicacies' such as peacock and swan, and fish -- carp, pike and so on.\" READ MORE:  King's bones reveal luxury lifestyle . Something in that rich diet made Richard III sick: Scientists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Leicester found evidence the King was suffering from a roundworm infection when he died. Researchers examining soil samples from the pelvis and skull of the skeleton spotted roundworm eggs in the area where the dead monarch's intestines would have been. Roundworm eggs -- in this case Ascaris lumbricoides -- are ingested via contaminated food, water or soil; once hatched and matured, the worms can grow up to a foot long. \"Despite Richard's noble background, it appears that his lifestyle did not completely protect him from intestinal parasite infection, which would have been very common at the time,\" said Dr Jo Appleby, from the University of Leicester, who exhumed the King's remains. \"We would expect nobles of this period to have eaten meats such as beef, pork and fish regularly, but there was no evidence for the eggs of the beef, pork or fish tapeworm,\" said Dr Piers Mitchell of the University of Cambridge, adding that the lack of tapeworms suggested the food Richard III ate was thoroughly cooked. READ MORE: Richard III had roundworm infection . Richard III was the last English King to die in battle, at Bosworth on August 22, 1485. In his \"Anglica Historia,\" the Italian Polydore Vergil, recorded that: \"King Richard alone was killed fighting manfully in the thickest press of his enemies.\" When archaeologists studied the remains unearthed in Leicester, they found evidence of 11 of wounds inflicted at or around the time of his death: Nine to his skull and two to other parts of his body. The position of the injuries suggest that Richard had lost both his horse and his helmet when he was set upon by opposition troops. \"The most likely injuries to have caused the king's death are the two to the inferior aspect of the skull -- a large sharp force trauma possibly from a sword or staff weapon, such as a halberd or bill, and a penetrating injury from the tip of an edged weapon,\" said Professor Guy Rutty, who said the wounds were consistent with accounts of what happened to him at Bosworth. Tests also found an injury to the inside of Richard III's pelvis which supports contemporary reports that his body was subjected to acts of ritual humiliation after his death. READ MORE: Richard III's fatal wounds revealed .","highlights":"Skeleton of Richard III found under English parking lot in August 2012 . Remains have been examined and researched, yielding some surprising discoveries . The king -- the last English monarch to die in battle -- will be reburied in Leicester .","id":"a8bd5caaae3c27d8df270feb22f1862699be3cdd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of symbolism and sentiment.\nThe medieval king was famously killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and, after being buried at nearby Greyfriars Church, the skeleton was later moved to a grave that is still the focus of many of the celebrations.\n\"Richard III: the king in the carpark\" was unveiled at the site Saturday (November 1) with Richard's great-great grandson Nicholas Brownley and local historian David Score unveiling a commemorative plaque.\n\"What a journey from death and destruction in an underground car park, to a place of prominence and love, with a thousand people gathering to celebrate his life and the joy that he is bringing to many people,\" said Score.\nThe remains were recovered with a DNA test and a DNA analysis confirmed the remains as Richard's in February 2013, nine months after their discovery.\nRichard -- Richard III will be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral.\nA short distance away from the cathedral Saturday is a small, plain memorial, the first to be built for Richard, which contains the inscription: \"Richard III the king and martyr.\"\nHis bones will be reinterred there on Sunday (November 2) at 3 p.m.\nThe city of Leicester has held a week of tributes, from a Shakespeare marathon to poetry readings and a \"Richard III rap.\"\nLeicester is not the only UK city that has had its profile raised since Richard's discovery.\nAt the time, an international team was formed to carry out a four-year archaeological dig beneath the city's municipal car park to carefully unearth the remains.\nThe city of Leicester is now reaping the rewards -- an annual cultural tourism boom estimated at 6 million pounds (around $9 million) has been generated by the city's new royal connections.\nAnd now that the king is returning to a place of prominence, the city plans on celebrating the former Leicester resident 365 days a year.\nThe Leicester council has made a \"bold decision\" to fund the creation of a Richard III visitor attraction and a new cultural building on the site where he was reburied, said Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton.\nThe council announced its plans at a special event Saturday (November 1) in Leicester's cultural quarter which was attended by a number of dignitaries, including Prince Edward and Sir Rod Stewart.\nRushton said the plans would \"ensure"}
{"article":"Humans started dominating the planet causing irreversible damage around the year 1610, scientists claim. Experts have been divided on when mankind caused a lasting impact on the Earth's geology with some suggesting 1964 when the fallout from atomic testing became apparent. But British researchers have now pinpointed 1610 because of the impact felt by an irreversible transfer of crops and species between the New and Old Worlds. British researchers have now pinpointed 1610 because of the impact felt by an irreversible transfer of crops and species between the New and Old Worlds . The Anthropocene is the name of a proposed geological epoch that may soon enter the official Geologic Time Scale. It refers to a time in which\u00a0human permanently changed the planet. According to the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), \u00a0we are officially in the Holocene epoch, which began 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age. Some experts argue we should now change the name to 'Anthropocene'. This is from from anthropo, for 'man,' and cene, for 'new'. But up until now, experts have been divided on when mankind caused a lasting impact on the Earth's geology with some suggesting 1964 when the fallout from atomic testing became apparent. Researchers at UCL said that 1610 - when William Shakespeare's Cymbeline was first performed - marked the start of the human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene. Previous epochs began and ended due meteorite strikes, sustained volcanic eruptions and the shifting of the continents. The study, published in Nature, said human actions are now changing the planet producing a new geological epoch. But to define an epoch scientists must pinpoint and date a global environmental change that has been captured in natural material, such as rocks, ancient ice or sediment from the ocean floor. Such a marker - like the chemical signature left by the meteorite strike that wiped out the dinosaurs - is called a golden spike. Comparing the major environmental impacts of human activity over the past 50,000 years against these two formal requirements just two dates were in the running - 1610 when the impact of the discovery of The Americas began to be felt and 1964. Scientists said the 1492 arrival of Europeans in the Americas, and subsequent global trade, moved species to new continents and oceans on an unprecedented level, resulting in a global re-ordering of life on Earth. They also found a golden spike that can be dated to the same time - a pronounced dip in atmospheric carbon dioxide centred on 1610 and captured in Antarctic ice-core records. Geologists have named the 1610 dip in carbon dioxide the 'Orbis Spike'. They chose the Latin word for 'world' because this golden spike was caused by once-disconnected peoples becoming globally linked. According to the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), we are officially in the Holocene epoch, which began 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age . Humans started dominating the planet causing irreversible changes during the reign of King James I (right) and the era of Shakespeare (left), scientists claim . Dr Simon Lewis said: 'In a hundred thousand years scientists will look at the environmental record and know something remarkable happened in the second half of the second millennium. 'They will be in no doubt that these global changes to Earth were caused by their own species. 'Today we can say when those changes began and why. 'The Anthropocene probably began when species jumped continents, starting when the Old World met the New. 'We humans are now a geological power in our own right - as Earth-changing as a meteorite strike. 'Historically, the collision of the Old and New Worlds marks the beginning of the modern world. 'Many historians regard agricultural imports into Europe from the vast new lands of the Americas, alongside the availability of coal, as the two essential precursors of the Industrial Revolution, which in turn unleashed further waves of global environmental changes. 'Geologically, this boundary also marks Earth's last globally synchronous cool moment before the onset of the long-term global warmth of the Anthropocene.' He added while 1964 saw a peak in radioactive fallout following nuclear weapons testing, it was not - in geological terms - an Earth-changing event. An official decision on whether to formally recognise the Anthropocene, including when it began, will be triggered by a recommendation of the Anthropocene Working Group of the Subcommission of Quaternary Stratigraphy, due in 2016. Scientists said the 1492 arrival of Europeans in the Americas (pictured), and global trade, moved species to new continents and oceans on an unprecedented level, resulting in a global re-ordering of life on Earth .","highlights":"Date was decided on because of the impact felt by the transfer of crops . Arrival of smallpox saw 50 million native north and South Americans die . A dip in atmospheric carbon dioxide centred on 1610 was also found . Scientists argue this should now be regarded as start of Anthropocene . 'We humans are now a geological power in our own right - as Earth-changing as a meteorite strike,' the researchers said .","id":"8ecee37a50fceeeee59e5376e472928276fb5285","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", and others suggesting the impact was less than a century earlier. The evidence came from a comparison of the mineral signatures found in 20 samples of rock from around the globe. In fact, the data suggest mankind's environmental impact began roughly 11,500 years before the first humans appeared in Europe - and long before the use of iron and bronze. Dr Steven J. M. Smith of the University of Manchester, who led the research, said: \"The evidence for the environmental impact of humans reaches back far further than previous studies had suggested.\" The team also found human activity had begun to significantly impact the planet's magnetic field around 6,000 BC - roughly 1,000 years before the beginning of the Holocene geological epoch, when the natural world was free of human impact. The human impact had not been felt since the last of the Ice Ages ended. The data suggests the impact of man has increased since around 6,500 BC, and has steadily grown since humans first evolved.\nScientists have found evidence that mankinds impact on the planet started 11,000 years ago. (Pic: PA)\nIn fact, the rate of change in the Earth's magnetic field - a product of the geomagnetic field - is one of the most useful ways to identify environmental changes. Dr Smith said: \"The magnetic signature can be used as a kind of time-line to see when environmental changes have occurred. In other words, as the magnetic field changes, so the Earth changes.\" His research has been published in the journal Science. He is one of 13 scientists who looked at the magnetic signatures of 20 samples of rock. In total, the team looked at rock that were up to 6,000 years old and they found all the signatures were roughly the same. The researchers said that if the Earth's magnetic field were a record of the planet's health, \"our Earth is in poor condition.\" Dr Smith added that the magnetic field, along with other ways of understanding the Earth, \"are all providing evidence that the environment around us, and the planet we know, is in terrible shape.\" The research team added that they had been \"struck\" by the \"consistency\" of the findings. Dr M. Eugene Parker of the University of Chicago believes man's impact on the planet began in a way which had little effect on the environment. Dr Parker was once a proponent of the idea the magnetic field protects the Earth from"}
{"article":"A bank worker tried to murder his topless masseuse girlfriend after he quit his job to start a business with her but then became jealous when a man smiled at her in a club. Amish Kansagra opened a massage parlour with his Polish lover Anna Imporowicz, but he was angry that she attracted interest from other men, including her ex-boyfriend. The couple fell out when a man smiled at Miss Imporowicz in a salsa club - and the next day Kansagra turned up at her home and stabbed her in the throat, saying: 'You will die today.' He was today convicted of attempted murder at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court, after a jury heard he had 'eyes like the devil' during his violent rampage. Attack: Amish Kansagra, left, tried to murder his masseuse girlfriend Anna Imporowicz, right . Judge Susan Tapping said that Kansagra, 28, would face a 'lengthy sentence' for the crime after being found guilty. The couple first started dating when Kansagra became a regular client of Miss Imporowicz, 35, who would give massages to naked customers while she was topless or wearing skimpy underwear. He left his job at a bank and opened a massage parlour with her in Ealing, west London, but their relationship fell apart last June after the incident in a Holborn salsa club. The court heard that the pair went home together that night, but Kansagra shoved Miss Imporowicz against a fridge, destroyed her phone and laptop and posted a picture of her on Facebook with the caption: 'I'm a prostitute and proud of it.' The next day, he turned up at her house in nearby Brentford armed with a knife which he had taken from the massage parlour. Victim: Miss Imporowicz met the defendant because he was a massage customer of hers . Prosecutor Julian Jones told the jury: 'She saw Amish with the knife in his hand and he shut the kitchen window and put the knife to her throat and said, \"You've made the wrong decision. You will die today.\" 'He was trying to stab her neck and she felt him cut her neck and and she saw her blood and fell to the floor saying, \"I love you. Don't do this.\" 'She described him as having gritted teeth and eyes like the devil, and he cut her neck again, harder and deeper, and used the tip of the knife to cut her gum.' Miss Imporowicz tried to flee out of the front door, but was pulled back by the defendant, Mr Jones continued. 'He still had the knife in one hand and the other hand around her neck and stabbed her in the side. 'She escaped via a window and while she had one leg out Amish tried to stab her everywhere.' A retired nurse came to her aid, and as Kansagra fled the scene he told witnesses that Miss Imporowicz had inflicted the horrific injuries on himself. The defendant initially ran away to Manchester, but he later turned himself in to police and claimed not to remember anything thanks to a three-day vodka binge. 'He said she was the first person he had ever loved and that there was something inside him,' the prosecutor said. 'He recalled stabbing Anna in the neck and seeing the blood and confirmed he was not acting in self-defence.' Kansagra was convicted by the jury of one count of attempted murder, but was found not guilty of assaulting Miss Imporowicz. Before the trial he pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage, possessing a bladed article and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent. Kansagra was remanded in custody for sentencing on March 19.","highlights":"Amish Kansagra, 28, met Anna Imporowicz when he became a customer of hers at topless massage parlour . He quit his bank job to set up a business with her but was violently jealous . After a man smiled at her in a salsa club he slashed her throat with a knife . Kansagra  convicted of attempted murder at Kingston Crown Court .","id":"3a713e68e18993f30b03d2f171aeea425abaa8b0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Kateryna Stetson as part of their plan to move to California to start a new life. But when he quit his job 11 years ago he turned to violence against Kateryna, 28, who he accused of flirting with men to get money for the pair. When he discovered she was in a relationship with a Polish friend, who was in the country illegally and was working at a bar, Amish became angry and told her he would kill her, London\u2019s Old Bailey was told yesterday. Mrs Stetson, an English teacher who is studying for a PhD in international law, had been with Amish for 12 years. She told jurors: \u2018There were moments when I wondered if I would ever be free from his control \u2013 and there were times when I didn\u2019t think I would. \u2018The only thing I can do is make sure he never hurts anyone else, so please pass the strongest sentences on him.\u2019 The Old Bailey was told Amish, 44, had used a knife to try to kill the mother-of-two in their \u00a3900,000 flat in Highgate. He stabbed her 28 times but she managed to run into the street with injuries to her stomach, neck and upper arms. Amish, formerly a bank manager at Barclays, used a 30cm kitchen knife to slash Kateryna as she was about to take a bath. The court was told the couple had a close friendship that began four years before Kateryna quit her \u00a350,000 a year job at Lehman Brothers bank to work with Amish in his massage parlour. The business did well and was able to employ five other people. But Mrs Stetson said they had a stormy relationship. She said: \u2018Amish\u2019s jealousy, his inability to admit fault and his temper were my major complaints. \u2018I often went to bed upset because of the way he spoke to me. \u2018I always knew deep down inside he would not physically hurt me. I just did not want our friends thinking he was a madman.\u2019 As well as being jealous Amish would accuse her of cheating and in a moment of madness attacked her with a knife as they slept in bed, she said. Mrs Stetson said: \u2018When I was on the verge of falling asleep he attacked me, stabbed at me and cut at my skin. He just kept screaming \u201cyou\u2019re cheating, you\u2019re cheating\u201d. \u2018I could feel the knife going into me and I thought I"}
{"article":"Australian actress Rachel Griffiths says she was \u2018quite elated\u2019 when she heard a heritage-listed Catholic church in Melbourne, where horrific child abuse once took place, had been destroyed by fire. The Six Feet Under star revealed that like many of the church\u2019s former parishioners she found it hard to even \u2018drive past\u2019 St James church in Brighton, in Melbourne\u2019s south-east. Firefighters desperately tried to battle a fierce blaze that took hold of the 124-year-old building at around 6.30am on Monday morning but it has been left gutted. Ms Griffiths told 774 ABC Melbourne the church was plagued by \u2018tragedy and complicated feelings\u2019 and described it as being known locally as \u2018the haunted house on the hill\u2019. \u2018We've all attended many funerals of boys that we now know were abused by [Father Ronald] Pickering ... and other perpetrators in the parish - at the actual church that it occurred in,\u2019 she said. 'It's been hard for priests to really cleanse this parish, it's been very difficult to rebuild a community and we pretty much all scattered after the revelations came out and found other parishes.' Ms Griffiths revealed she and other local Catholics had avoided being married in the church because of the sick crimes that historically took place inside it. Scroll down for video . Australian actress Rachel Griffiths is happy that her former Melbourne church has burned down because of its past links to a paedophile priest . Her mother stopped taking her to the church after her father left them because Pickering wouldn't have a 'divorced woman in the church'. 'I think that's probably one thing that saved our family that so many of my friends' brothers got involved with,' she said. Ronald Pickering abused boys between 1960 and 1980 while working as a priest in Melbourne . 'We stopped going because he stopped my mother at the door.' At least five people killed themselves after being sexually abused by paedophile priest Ronald Pickering between 1960 and 1980, according to research carried out in 2012. The former priest was named by the Catholic Church in 2013 as being guilty of sexually abusing children. However, after emigrating to Britain in the 1990s he was never brought to justice before he died. One victim, Raymond D\u2019Brass, told a 2013 Victorian government inquiry that Pickering groomed him with cigarettes, money and alcohol. He was abused between the age of 9 and 13 while acting as a choir and altar boy at the church. In his statement at the parliamentary inquiry on March 4, 2013, Mr D\u2019Brass said: \u2018Over this four-year period I am aware that two other boys were also sexually abused by Father Ronald Pickering. \u2018I was regularly fondled and petted by Pickering, as were other boys. This occurred within the change rooms of the church and within the presbytery. I began smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol with Pickering from the age of nine and on many occasions passed out from consuming the alcohol, which left me vulnerable to such abuse.\u2019 80 firefighters attended the scene to battle the blaze at St James church in Brighton, in Melbourne's south-east . Ms Griffiths revealed she and other local Catholics had avoided being married in the church . Photos taken by eyewitnesses show the roof collapsed and plumes of smoke billowing into the sky . He recalled: \u2018I now have several vivid memories of the sexual abuses, as well as some vague flashes due to the state of intoxication. In 1983, I stopped going to the presbytery after Pickering verbally abused me in front of the other boys for choosing not to attend the upcoming Sunday service and instead going to the cricket with my father. \u2018He told me that I was not welcome back and that I would burn in hell. Between 1983 and 1987, the two other boys who I know were abused continued to visit the presbytery and receive money, alcohol and cigarettes from Pickering, but I chose not to because I was terrified of him. I have no doubt that they were continuing to be abused by Pickering. \u2018One night after one of the boys paid a visit to Pickering, he attempted suicide. He was unsuccessful on this attempt, but he would go on to successfully commit suicide a short time later.\u2019 Many of the church\u2019s former parishioners found it hard to even 'drive past' St James church in Brighton after revelations of child abuse came out . The church is described as a 'a fine complex of Roman Catholic church' on its heritage-listed page . The cause of the fire has not yet been established. \u2018MFB will determine the cause of the fire and then if it's suspicious it will be passed on to police,\u2019 a Victoria Police spokesperson said. More than 80 firefighters and 20 trucks were at the scene where the ancient bluestone church was fully alight on Monday morning. A caller to radio show 3AW, named Andrew, said: \u2018You can hear that in the background, the roof is actually collapsing now.\u2019 20 fire trucks were at the scene of the fire at the ancient bluestone church . Residents watching the fire were cleared from the area because of asbestos.\u00a0And a 10 metre exclusion zone was put in place around the building over fears of structural collapse. MFB spokesperson David Jarwood told the ABC the smoke could be seen from 50 kilometres away. 'It's about 50 by 40 metres apparently the blaze is, the structure, so I'm not surprised people can see a plume from Mornington,' he said. Smoke from the St James Church fire could be seen across Melbourne, including the West Gate Bridge. An advice notice put out by the MFB said: \u2018Emergency services are attending to building fire in North Rd Brighton. The area of North Rd and St James Brighton is currently closed and people are advised to avoid the area.\u2019 Smoke from the St James Church fire can be seen across Melbourne, including the West Gate Bridge . The church was built in 1891 and the Parish of Saint James was established a year later. In 1990 a bell tower and bells were installed at a cost of $500,000. The Victorian Heritage Database website said the church 'stands on a site which has great importance in the early history of Catholicism in Victoria as the place where the mission to Brighton was established circa 1854'. It is described as 'a fine complex of Roman Catholic church, rectory and church close, mostly dating from the last century but with additions made in 1908 and in the 1920s'. It has an 'unusually elaborate 1934 decoration of the chancel with Roman mosaic flooring, opus sectile tiling and marble altars and rails. The pipe organ by Alfred Fuller of Kew, placed centrally in the rear gallery, is a rare example of his work'.","highlights":"Rachel Griffiths and her family used to be members of the church . Like many locals they\u00a0abandoned\u00a0it when they learned of abuse history . At least five people killed themselves after being sexually abused by paedophile priest Ronald Pickering between 1960 and 1980 . 80 firefighters and 20 trucks were at the scene in south-east Melbourne . MFB crews were called to the scene of the blaze at 6.30am on Monday . The\u00a0St James Church was built in 1891 and is heritage-listed .","id":"83c60084d9ab7117c25bac9509f91c1012b2e94f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" her colleagues in the film industry, she found herself sexually abused by a priest as a young girl in the 1970s.\nThe church in the St Albans suburb of Melbourne, St Michael's, was home to a paedophile priest, who had sex with his victims in a sacristy cupboard after Mass.\nNow, the building has been burnt to the ground after being torched by a group of teenage boys, one of whom has reportedly claimed he set fire to the church to celebrate a pagan festival and \u2018honour\u2019 his gods, the Sun reported.\n\u201cI felt (the fire) was really symbolic,\u201d Ms Griffiths said about the church, which stands on the grounds of a Catholic convent and school. \u201cThe church is very, very big for me. There were many, many things that had gone on there and not been dealt with.\u201d\n\u201cI\u2019m not sure about the symbolism, but I don\u2019t think you could call it a symbol because there was nothing symbolic about what happened in that sacristy.\"\nIn an interview with Mamamia last December, the now 51-year-old \u201ccouldn\u2019t put her finger on what it is\u201d she felt about the church and the paedophile priest, who was in charge of the youth ministry when he assaulted her when she was 12 years old.\n\u2018The priest took an innocent child\u2019s innocence\u2019\n\u201cAs a young girl, I couldn\u2019t really put my finger on what it was,\" she said. \u201cI\u2019m not quite sure what it is about it, but it\u2019s something deep, and I think you\u2019d have to be a priest to know.\u201d\nThe actress and mother-of-three added: \u201cHe was a great guy. He taught religion. And as a young girl, you\u2019d kind of look at that. I don\u2019t think I looked at him in that way at all.\"\n\u201cI didn\u2019t know he was going to abuse me, and in my eyes, he was a great guy. He taught religion. And, as a young girl, you\u2019d kind of look at that. I don\u2019t think I looked at him in that way at all.\u201d\n\u201cBut as an adult, as I\u2019ve gotten older and thought about it, it was the way he treated me and took my innocence away.\u201d\n\u201cThe priest took an innocent child\u2019s innocence,\u201d she added"}
{"article":"The boyfriend of EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth has claimed his head 'exploded like an egg' when he was pushed into a police van during her drink-driving arrest. Dave Fairbairn was a passenger in the actress' car when police detained her on a night out last month, prompting a clash with officers which led to him receiving a penalty for public disorder. Now Mr Fairbairn, 59, is said to have appealed to the Independent Police Complaints Commission claiming he was assaulted. Row: Gillian Taylforth's boyfriend Dave Fairbairn (pictured) was a passenger in her car when police detained her on a night out last month - prompting a clash with officers which led to him allegedly being assaulted . Dave Fairbairn (left), the boyfriend of soap star Gillian Taylforth (with him and right), said police assaulted him . He told Lewis Panther of the\u00a0Sunday People: 'The copper who kept telling me to stop swearing pushed my head hard. And all I could see is a girder come towards me. 'My head just exploded like an egg. It went everywhere. Because it was a white floor you could see how soaked it was. I was covered. 'If I had seen someone covered in that much blood it would have been straight to hospital... They took me straight to a police cell.' Photographs of him leaving a police station later appeared to show a trickle of dried blood on his forehead, with smears around his nose and right eye. The pair were stopped at 1.25am on a Saturday morning, five miles from her \u00a3900,000 home in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. Mr Fairbairn said officers knew Ms Taylforth's name as soon as they tapped on the window of her car, which he said she was moving a few metres to avoid being clamped. As she was arrested he insisted he swore just once - saying 'for f***'s sake' at the general situation and not at any individual officer. Accused: The EastEnders actress was charged with drink driving and appeared at Stevenage Magistrates' Court last week (pictured). Her boyfriend - who received a fixed penalty - insisted he swore just once . Scene: The pair were stopped in the early hours in Hertford (pictured), five miles from the actress' home . But he riled police by filming his girlfriend's arrest on his phone, Mr Fairbairn claimed. The former stockbroker - who was jailed for 15 years in 2003 over one of Britain's biggest ecstasy-smuggling plots - was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and taken to a police station. He was released after Hertfordshire Police served him with a fixed penalty notice, which he said he is appealing. His girlfriend, who has made a surprise return to EastEnders as Kathy Beale after a nine-year break, was also arrested and was charged with drink driving. She appeared before Stevenage Magistrates' Court on Monday and was granted unconditional bail ahead of a full hearing in May. A Hertfordshire police spokesman said earlier: 'The 59-year-old was arrested at 1.25am on February 7 in Fore Street, Hertford. She has been charged with drink driving.' The actress started dating Mr Fairbairn in 2012 after they met through friends following the breakdown of her 23-year relationship with ex-fianc\u00e9 Geoff Knights. Best known for playing Kathy Beale in Eastenders before her character vanished in 2006, Ms Taylforth has also appeared in The Bill and the 2013 series of Celebrity Big Brother. She made a surprise return to Albert Square to mark EastEnders' 30th anniversary and is now due to return to the show in a fuller role. Surprise return: Ms Taylforth's character Kathy Beale has reappeared in the soap after a nine-year hiatus . Back on screen: Her character was reunited with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) in a live episode . Her boyfriend was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2003 after being found guilty of plotting to import and supply Class A drugs at Bristol Crown Court. He served seven years behind bars. At the time of the court case, it was the biggest drugs raid in history after police found 839,500 ecstasy tablets worth an estimated \u00a37.5million. Mr Fairbairn has since been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same disease which killed Ms Taylforth's ex-partner four years after they broke up. He is already suing a different police force over a similar argument in 2013 when he was accused of drink driving on the M62 in Merseyside, he told the Sunday People. His solicitor could not be reached for comment. A Hertfordshire Police spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a complaint was received, via the Independent Police Complaints Commission, on February 24, and is being assessed by the Beds, Cambs and Herts Professional Standards Unit.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Dave Fairbairn was star's passenger when she was arrested in Hertford . His head 'exploded like an egg' when he was 'thrown against police van' Photos after his release showed dried blood on 59-year-old's forehead . Mr Fairbairn, who was given a fixed penalty, has complained to the IPCC . His girlfriend is due before magistrates in May charged with drink driving .","id":"7b669d7c55f717ee31852467565beef17988f4dd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"' car as she was pulled over after being seen swerving on the A4 in London's Chiswick in March.\nA witness reportedly heard her saying, \"Please don't shoot\", and it is believed her boyfriend 'pounded the roof and windows and screamed' during the arrest. Fairbairn, who is a producer on BBC Children's TV show Mr Bloom, told the Mirror: \"My head really exploded, like an egg, my ears popped... It made me so nervous.\"\nRead more: EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth arrested for drink-driving\nThe pair were later charged with drink-driving and driving while disqualified.\nTaylforth was sentenced to a six-month jail term, suspended for two years.\nTaylforth was also issued with a 12-month driving ban and told to complete an alcohol treatment programme.\nShe also had to do 250 hours of unpaid work and fined \u00a32,250.\nHer partner admitted charges of drink-driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.\nHowever, Fairbairn, from Kentish Town, North London, has told the newspaper he was \"completely calm\" throughout the arrest.\nHe claims he was handcuffed inside the police van for four hours - and spent 40 minutes in the police station waiting room before being released after the couple's solicitor gave a \u00a33,000 bond.\nFairbairn's lawyer had explained that they needed a bigger amount due to the seriousness of the offences.\nTaylforth was arrested after driving in a bus lane on the A4 at Chiswick, West London.\nIt was reported that the former EastEnders star was told by police to stop and was initially driving away before coming back to the police vehicle.\nShe was arrested at the scene and later taken to Chiswick police station where she was arrested for the offences.\nRead more: EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth arrested for drink-driving\nFairbairn's mother, Jean, who lives in West London, said they were called at 9pm to be told her daughter had been arrested.\nShe said they had been told she was \"panting like a dog\", and was in shock when they eventually met her.\nFairbairn said after the interview with officers the couple went to McDonalds where it was agreed that Taylforth would call her son"}
{"article":"A crocodile-like amphibian that was the size of a small car dominated prehistoric lakes more than 200 million years ago, a new study has found. Palaeontologists discovered the fossilised remains of the 'super salamander' while excavating on the site of an ancient lake in southern Portugal. The predator, which grew to be around two metres (6.5 ft) in length and lived in lakes and rivers during the Late Triassic Period, has been named Metoposaurus algarvensis. Scroll down for video . Metoposaurus algarvensis, shown in the reconstruction above, would have been the size of a small car . With a mouth filled with sharp needle-like teeth it is thought to have preyed upon fish but could also have snapped up any small early dinosaurs that got to close to the water. The researchers behind the discovery, which was made in mudstone flats close to Loul\u00e9, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, say that the new species was similar to other primitive amphibian that were widespread at the time. The rare giant salamander is thought to be one of the world's oldest species. It first appeared on the planet around 170 million years ago but there are now just a handful of surviving populations left in the wild. The Chinese giant salamander are now the largest living amphibians and can grow to be up to 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) in length. A Park Ranger holds the giant Chinese salamander found in Heyuan City, Guangdon Province, China . However, pollution of the rivers and streams where they live has put the species under threat. A park ranger in southern China recently caught a giant salamander weighing 5.5kg and measufing 83cm in length in Heyuan City in southern China's Guangdong Province, the first of its kind to be found in the area. After keeping it in a temporary tank, officials released the creature back into the river, watched by a crowd of fascinated tourists. They say they were probably the forerunners of modern amphibians such as frogs, newts and salamanders. Dr Steve Brusatte, a vertebrate palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh who led the study, said: 'This new amphibian looks like something out of a bad monster movie. 'It was as long as a small car and had hundreds of sharp teeth in its big flat head, which kind of looks like a toilet seat when the jaws snap shut. 'It was the type of fierce predator that the very first dinosaurs had to put up with if they strayed too close to the water, long before the glory days of T. rex and Brachiosaurus.' Scientists said the giant creature (illustrated) would have terrorised lakes during the rise of the dinosaurs . The researchers, whose work is published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, discovered the remains of Metoposaurs algarvensis on the bed of an ancient lake. It was found within a large bed of bones where several hundred of the creatures may have died when the lake dried up. The image above shows the fossilised skulls of Metoposaurus algarvensis excavated in Portugal's Algarve . So far the researchers have excavated just four square meters of the lake and say they could find hundreds of creatures preserved in the mudstone. Most species of giant salamander-like amphibians were wiped out during a mass extinction 201 million years ago which marked the end of the Triassic period. This was when the supercontinent of Pangea began to break apart and paved the way for the dominance of the dinosaurs. Other species of Metoposaurus have been found in parts of Africa, Europe, India and North America. Dr Richard Butler, another researcher involved in the study and a palaeontologist at the University of Birmingham, said: 'Most modern amphibians are pretty tiny and harmless. 'Back in the Triassic these giant predators would have made lakes and rivers pretty scary places to be.'","highlights":"Metoposaurus algarvensis grew up to 2 metres long and preyed upon fish . With a mouth of needle-like teeth it could have also eaten small dinosaurs . Scientists describe the new species as having a mouth like a 'toilet seat' Its fossiled remains were discovered on the dried bed of a prehistoric lake . Researchers say there could be hundreds of others at the site in Portugal . The creature was related to other\u00a0primitive\u00a0salamanders living at the time .","id":"6115b0bc98fdaa3f7584c6c6d5173b2ddb792e2e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" while studying specimens of the long-extinct amphibian family, Eocaecilia.\nThe 5-foot long creature had crocodile-like features including long, sharp teeth; strong, serrated jaws; and a long neck with 'ridged rows of spiny scales' known as osteoderms, or body armour.\n\"Eocaecilia was one of the few amphibian families that did not go extinct with the dinosaurs 200 million years ago, \" said study author Steven Stanley, associate professor at the University of Alberta in Canada.\n\"The discovery shows that 'living fossils' like Eocaecilia and their relatives are actually more likely to be gone in 10 million years than today's big animal species, \" he added.\n\"And that the reason they were able to hang on for so long was that they had adapted to a variety of habitats and feeding habits.\" The researchers suggest the amphibian could have been a 'fast moving predator' as it had 'large powerful hind legs and large hands'.\nIt was found that the creature ate small fish and insects and used its feet to help it hunt. \"Eocaecilia was well adapted to its aquatic life style with the long neck and tail that allowed it to swim swiftly with the aid of its large paddle-like feet,\" Stanley was quoted as saying in the journal Current Biology.\n\"I'm not sure if I should fear it, or if I should go out and hug it,\" Stanley joked. \"It's an amazing creature, but I wouldn't mind seeing a few of them running around,\" said. \"Because I like to see a few of them when I go for a swim, I'd rather they had all gone extinct with the dinosaurs.\"\nThe study found that the creature's teeth and jaw bones were 'not too different' from that of an extant family of 'crocodile-like' reptiles called gavialids.\nThe researchers found a number of features in the Eocaecilia's jaw that differed from those of modern-day gavialids, some of which may have been for hearing, while others may have been used for crushing food like an elephant trunk.\n\"As far as the relationship to the modern crocodiles and the gavialids, we don't know for sure, \" Stanley said. \"These things have been a mystery for a long time and this"}
{"article":"Remembered in history by some as a murderous tyrant, few people may want to be related to Richard III. But the historian who confirmed the identity of the old king\u2019s remains when they were discovered in a Leicester car park has found a direct link between the former Plantagenet monarch and English actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Professor Kevin Sch\u00fcrer said that the pair are second cousins, 16 times removed. Scroll down for video . Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (shown) is as closely related to Richard III as the Queen, a genealogist has claimed.\u00a0Professor Kevin Sch\u00fcrer - the historian who confirmed the identity of the old king\u2019s remains when they were discovered in a Leicester car park - said that the pair are second cousins, 16 times removed . The actor will play Richard III in a forth-coming television programme and it's\u00a0not the first time the actor's ancestry has revealed surprising parallels with his roles, as genealogists claimed he was related to codebreaker Alan Turing, who he played in 'The Imitation Game'. It has been estimated that between one million and 17 million people in the UK are related in some way related to the former Plantagenet monarch, although not as closely as Cumberbatch. Professor Sch\u00fcrer said: \u2018Benedict is Richard III\u2019s second cousin, 16 removed. \u2018He is linked in several ways, but in terms of number of generations, the shortest is via Richard\u2019s mother, Cecily Neville\u2019s grandmother Joan Beaufort. A family tree showing how the actor and former Plantagenet monarch are related is pictured.\u00a0Professor Sch\u00fcrer first announced a link between the actor and the late king earlier this year, but at the time said that they were third cousins. He has since revised this . It has been estimated that between one million and 17 million people in the UK are in some way related to Richard III (illustrated left), although not as closely as Mr Cumberbatch (pictured right) Tomorrow, Richard III's coffin, containing his mortal remains, will be lowered into a specially made tomb of Swaledale stone in Leicester Cathedral. The historic moment will be witnessed by the Countess of Wessex, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, presiding. Benedict Cumberbatch will read a poem called 'Richard' written by Carol Ann Duffy. It is reported the Queen has written a tribute in the order of service acknowledging Richard\u2019s role in British history. Last Sunday, thousands of people watched a procession of the king's coffin through Leicester city centre. \u2018He also has more indirect links to both Queen Elizabeth II and Lady Jane Grey through other ancestors in his tree.\u2019 Professor Sch\u00fcrer first announced a link between the actor and the late king earlier this year, but at the time said that they were third cousins. He has since revised this. Oscar-nominated Cumberbatch will take part in Thursday\u2019s service of reinterment of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral. He will read a specially commissioned poem entitled \u2018Richard\u2019, by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The 38-year-old Sherlock actor will additionally star as the English king in BBC's The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, an adaptation of four of Shakespeare's historical plays. Cumberbatch family genealogist, Bob Cumberbatch, said: 'Personally, I think it's fabulous. 'My colleague Andrew Millard estimates that there is a probability greater than 99 per cent that a modern English person is descended from Edward III.' However, he added that finding documentary evidence of this connection is a completely different matter. The 38-year-old Sherlock actor will star as the English king in BBC's The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, an adaptation of four of Shakespeare's historical plays, a shot is shown . 'Miriam Silverman, of Ancestry UK, discovered a connection between Cumberbatch and Alan Turing and now the Leicester team have extended this to reveal a connection to Richard III. 'If Andrew Millard's conclusions are right then it seems highly probable that Benedict may indeed be related to many characters he has played and will play in future with some exceptions such as Sherlock.' Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 - ending the Wars of the Roses and the Plantagenet dynasty. His body was taken to Leicester by supporters of the victorious Henry VII and buried in Greyfriars church. In February 2013 a skeleton discovered beneath a Leicester car park was confirmed as that of the English king. Mr Cumberbatch is believed to be as closely related to Richard III (right) as the Queen, Professor Sch\u00fcrer said . On Sunday, 35,000 people lined the route of a procession high in symbolism through the Leicestershire countryside taking Richard back to near the spot where he fell at Bosworth field, where prayers were said for all the dead of that battle. Later, he was carried through the city centre on a horse-drawn gun carriage before being borne inside the cathedral where he was welcomed as 'our brother, Richard' by Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Rev Tim Stevens. The cathedral has said the week of ceremony offers the king the 'dignity and honour' he was denied immediately after his death. Members of the public are able to view the monarch's coffin (pictured) until his reburial tomorrow, at a mass which will be led by Justin Welby . In 2012, the University of Leicester in collaboration with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council, began searching for the king's body. The excavation uncovered not only the friary of Grey Friars but also a battle-scarred skeleton (shown) with spinal curvature. It was unveiled as King Richard III in February 2013 . A crown sits on top of Richard III's coffin, as he lies in repose at the cathedral until his formal reburial . Tomorrow, Richard III's coffin, containing his mortal remains, will be lowered into a specially made tomb of Swaledale stone in Leicester Cathedral. It is reported that the Queen has written a tribute in the order of service acknowledging Richard\u2019s role in British history. The historic moment will be witnessed by the Countess of Wessex, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, presiding. The Bishop of Leicester said tomorrow\u2019s service would be 'solemn, but hopeful' and mark the 'extraordinary moment' in English history that Richard\u2019s death on August 22 1485 represented. 'It is a major national and international occasion with a lot of ceremony,' he said. 'The peers from Bosworth families, descendants of those who fought on both sides of the battle, will be here.' 'The coffin will be borne into the sanctuary of the cathedral where it will be committed to the ground, into the vault which has been prepared.' A piece of music has been written for the occasion by the Master of the Queen\u2019s Music Judith Weir, while Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy penned the 14-line poem entitled Richard to be read by Cumberbatch. Tomorrow, Richard III's coffin, containing his mortal remains, will be lowered into a specially made tomb of Swaledale stone in Leicester Cathedral. Thousands of people watched the procession of the former king's coffin (pictured), through the city centre, on Sunday . The spot (circled in red) where archaeologists found the remains of the 15th century monarch . The poem is described as a meditation on the impact of the discovery of Richard\u2019s remains under a council car park in 2012, and the legacy of his story. It includes the line, 'grant me the carving of my name', in reference to carvings on his tomb which read Richard III, together with his symbol, the white boar. Ms Duffy said: 'It is a privilege to be involved, in a small way, in this unique event.' Professor Schurer, who played a key role in identifying Richard's modern day relations, published a paper  showing there was a 99.999 per cent probability that the remains were those of the king. Cumberbatch also shares a common 15th century ancestor, John Beaufort, the Earl of Somerset, with Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing, making them 17th cousins. Mr Turing helped alter the course of the war after he created a machine that allowed the Allies to read secret German messages. The star, who won plaudits for playing a slave owner in 12 Years A Slave last year, is also descended from a long line of slave owners in Barbados. Earlier this year, a New York City commissioner Stacey Cumberbatch, claimed she gained her distinctive surname because her ancestors were owned by the star's fifth great-grandfather on a sugar plantation. Mr Cumberbatch once said his part in another anti-slavery film \u2013 Amazing Grace \u2013 was a sort of apology' for his ancestry. He also revealed that his mother, the actress Wanda Ventham, once urged him not to use his real surname professionally in case it made him a target for reparation claims by the descendants of slaves. A plastic facial model made from the skull of England's King Richard III . Richard was born on in 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. During the War of the Roses, Richard's father, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York was killed and in 1470, Richard and his brother Edward were exiled when Henry VI, from the rival house of Lancaster, took back the throne. Henry's reign was short lived and during a battle the following year, Edward became king. In 1483, Edward died and Richard was named as protector of the realm for Edward's son and successor, the 12-year-old Edward V. Edward V and his brother Richard were placed in the Tower of London and after a campaign to condemn the deceased king's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, the princes were declared illegitimate. Richard III took to the throne the following day. He was crowned in July and in August that year, the two princes disappeared, Rumours claimed the king had killed them to remove any threat they may have posed to his reign. In 1485, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond launched an attack on Richard III on Bosworth Field in Leicestershire. Many of Richard III's key lieutenants defected and he was killed in battle. Henry Tudor took the throne as Henry VII. It has been confirmed that Richard III had a curvature of the spine, although rumours of a withered arm haven't been verfied form the bones found in the Leicester car park last year. Last year scientists discovered the king was riddled with roundworm after finding large numbers of the parasite's eggs in soil taken from Richard III's pelvic region. The find suggests that the king's intestines were infected with roundworm during his life.","highlights":"Mr Cumberbatch and Richard III are second cousins, 16 times removed . Actor is as closely related to former king as the Queen, it has been claimed . Kevin Schurer of the University of Leicester traced the line of descent . Professor Sch\u00fcrer first announced the link earlier this year . But at the time he said they were third cousins and this has been revised . Benedict Cumberbatch will read a poem at Richard III's burial tomorrow . Sherlock star will play the infamous king in\u00a0BBC series\u00a0The Hollow Crown .","id":"61052f3669787a80b3dab351083bed9bb2bb3a58","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" relative happy to be related \u2013 albeit by a long way.\nRichard\u2019s great-great-great-granddaughter, Diana Donaldson, says that she feels \u201cproud but a little embarrassed\u201d to be related to the monarch. She believes that her ancestors will now be \u201cthrilled\u201d at the findings.\nShe said, \u201cThey should be thrilled with themselves. For a long time there has been an identity that is not known and we will have that.\u201d\nIt was Richard\u2019s identity that the 26-year-old historian was brought in by BBC Radio Leicester to help uncover. On the day before the 500-year memorial service, he visited the excavation site and confirmed that it was Richard\u2019s skeleton after extensive DNA testing.\nShe said, \u201cI wasn\u2019t too surprised. I guess I had hoped that it was a bit further away. But he\u2019s still my great-great-great grandfather and still a relative even if he is quite distant. It\u2019s a family tree but one that had a really bad family branch. It\u2019s really great news for the whole family.\u201d\nShe said the findings were \u201cexciting\u201d and that Richard\u2019s story would \u201ctake a new twist\u201d now that he is actually a skeleton and not just a legend.\nShe said, \u201cIt has really brought home the fact that Richard is not just the name on the side of a car or the story of the King of the \u201970s musical. He is really a real person. It\u2019s good to see that.\u201d\nIn a recent interview, the historian stated that her grandfather\u2019s 19th-century theories that Richard was living abroad were \u201cabsurd,\u201d but was prepared to consider other possibilities.\nShe said, \u201cI do feel sorry for his family that it has all happened in such an embarrassing way. But if they knew the truth, they would have loved it and wouldn\u2019t have minded so much. It\u2019s quite nice that I can come out now and say my ancestor had a more interesting life. And if there was the possibility of a great grandfather in France, that\u2019s a big deal.\u201d\nThe historian says that she had planned on visiting the country where Richard was supposedly hiding in the 15th century but is now happy to leave it to her sister, who will take on that journey. She says she is not sure where she will be able to travel but will likely visit the places"}
{"article":"Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama will make a rare appearance together on Saturday in Selma, Alabama, as they commemorate the the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights protests that sounded the death knell for voter discrimination. The former and current U.S. leaders and their families will join the largest-ever congressional delegation in the Alabama town a day before an annual march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge that salutes the 600 demonstrators who were violently assaulted by Alabama state troopers on March 7, 1965 on what is now known as Bloody Sunday. The clash resulted in the speedy introduction of the Voter's Rights Act, which was signed into law in August of that year by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson. President Barack Obama, right, and former President George W. Bush are pictured here arriving at a 2013 wreath-laying ceremony for the victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing at the Bombing Memorial in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. They will make a rare appearance together on Saturday in Selma, Alabama, as they commemorate the the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights protests that sounded the death knell for voter discrimination . The march itself will take place on Sunday, March 8, but thousands are expected to flock to Selma on Saturday to listen to President Obama give remarks at the\u00a0Edmund Pettus Bridge.\u00a0The event is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. The yearly sojourn to Selma, held since 1998 and organized by the Faith and Politics Institute, will be made by 95 members of Congress. That includes 23 Republicans, the largest group of lawmakers from the political party to attend since the first pilgrimage, according to USA Today. Alabama Reps. Terri Sewell, a Democrat, and Martha Roby, a Republican, will lead the delegation, along with Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a participant in the original 1965 march. 'We are very pleased that the Faith and Politics Institute is gathering an unprecedented amount of senators and members of Congress in bipartisan fashion to honor and reflect upon the history of the civil rights movement and the work that still needs to be done,' Rob Liberatore, the Faith and Politics Institute's chairman of the board, told the news publication. All living U.S. presidents were invited to participate in the event but just Bush and his wife Laura and Obama and his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia will be in Selma on Saturday, USA Today reports. 'President and Mrs. Bush believe it\u2019s important to honor such a seminal date in the history of human dignity and human rights,' Freddy Ford, a spokesman for Bush, told the New York Times. 'They are pleased to have been invited and are looking forward to attending.' Bush and Obama also spoke at a Texas event in 2014 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act but they were not on the dais at the same time, as they will be this weekend. Bush and Obama will be joined on Saturday by their wives, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, pictured here at the White House in 2013 with their husbands, and the largest-ever congressional delegation . At a White House event last week Obama said he would bring his daughters with him to Selma because he wants to 'remind them of their own obligations.' 'There are going to be marches for them to march and struggles for them to fight,' he said. 'And if we\u2019ve done our job, then that next generation is going to be picking up the torch as well.' The Senate and the House recently approved legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal, the\u00a0highest civilian honor aside from the\u00a0Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 1965 marchers. It now awaits the president's signature. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a lead sponsor of the bill in the Senate said Friday after the bill's passage in the upper chamber that the 'award is a small token of our collective national gratitude to the courageous men and women who sacrificed so much to move our country forward.' 'As we confront the myriad of challenges our country continues to face, we do so with the knowledge that we drink deeply from wells of freedom and liberty that we did not ourselves dig,' he said in a statement.","highlights":"Obama will speak a day before an annual march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge saluting\u00a0the 600 demonstrators  violently assaulted in 1965 . Alabama state troopers beat demonstrators who participated in the March 7, 1965 event on what is now known as Bloody Sunday . The sojourn will also be made by 95 members of Congress - including 23 Republicans, the largest group from the political party to attend since 1998 .","id":"76851030862e0fea323ffc3b0254523ad45d902c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the current White House occupants will be making a joint trip to Alabama for this momentous event.\nThe \u201cBridge Across the Chasm\u201d march which commenced from Selma and ended in the capital of Montgomery was organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). According to historian David Garrow, it was the biggest political protest in the U.S. prior to the Vietnam war. It also came to be known as \u201cBloody Sunday\u201d when the protesters were beaten by the state troopers and the national guard who were sent in to prevent them from crossing to Montgomery. The brutal attack captured on film, led by \u201cBull\u201d Connor, the public safety commissioner, was seen as \u201cthe pivotal event in the civil rights movement.\u201d The march took place on March 7, 1965.\nIt should be noted that Alabama was one of the last states to desegregate its public facilities and schools.\nThe event will take place amid a flurry of controversy over efforts by the state to remove a monument to Confederate Civil War heroes. Democrats, who now have control of the state, want to remove the Confederate monument, erected in 1913. The Republican-controlled State Senate will have the final say whether the monument comes down, and it could prove an obstacle for a compromise bill passed by both houses.\nFormer President Obama will make his only visit to Alabama this year as he is expected to take a road trip to the southern state on Thursday. The last time he visited Selma was in 2008 to help his then rival, Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, during a primary battle with Senator Barack Obama. The former first couple, joined by their daughter Malia, spent a night at the home of Selma civil rights hero Rev. Joseph Lowery.\nPresidents Obama and Bush will also meet Rev. Lowery at the Selma Interpretive Center on Saturday evening, in a ceremony that is open to the public. The event at the historic 1965 foot-bridge will be a \u201cspecial gathering of presidents, past and present and the next generation,\u201d the president\u2019s office said.\nFormer President George W. Bush will serve as president of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, where he will preside over a lecture with President Obama about leadership and public service.\nThis is the third presidential visit to Selma since former President Barack Obama\u2019s inauguration 6 years ago. George W. Bush and Bill Clinton visited Selma on two other occasions; the former"}
{"article":"'A bubbly, caring person': Lisa Orsi, who died in Singapore this morning after suffering extreme altitude sickness on a volcano trek in Indonesia . A young British physiotherapist has died after suffering extreme altitude sickness during a volcano trek in Indonesia. Lisa Orsi, 22, from Derry city in Northern Ireland, was pronounced dead in Singapore this morning, two weeks after trekking on a popular route up a volcano on East Java. Her parents Dennis and Sharon were by her bedside as she slipped away in the early hours following extensive transplant surgery at Singapore General Hospital. Nine of Miss Orsi's organs will go to patients in need of transplants. Her parents said: 'Lisa was a bubbly, caring person whose infectious joy for life endeared her to so many people. We take comfort in their prayers and well-wishes at this time. 'Even in this dark hour we can look to take solace from knowing that even in her death Lisa's generosity has brought new life to others and given them a second chance.' Irish-born Miss Orsi, who moved to Derry from Donegal aged five, was described as a fit, healthy young woman, who enjoyed athletics and Gaelic football. She collapsed in the shower and fell into a coma after trekking a popular tourist route up an East Java volcano last month. Medics in Indonesia and Singapore spent the past fortnight trying to save her life before turning their attention to using her organs for donation. The law in Singapore makes it compulsory for people who die suddenly to have their organs donated unless they are Muslim or have expressly wished otherwise. Recently qualified as a physio, Miss Orsi was half way through a two year contract at Bright Vision Hospital in Hougang. She had been playing Gaelic football with the Singapore Gaelic Lions in her first year in the city. In a statement to the Press Association, Ms Orsi's parents added: 'The medical team at Siloam Hospital, Surabaya, who initially treated Lisa and the staff at Singapore General Hospital have provided excellent medical care. They have treated Lisa with great compassion and we will be forever appreciative of their efforts.' 'We brought Lisa back to Singapore as it is a place that is so very dear to her heart. She has always spoken of it as a second home and we have been so grateful to receive a homecoming welcome from her Singapore brothers and sisters. 'Lisa has been very fortunate to be surrounded by friends both from her working life and her club-mates from the Singapore Gaelic Lions. Gaelic Football has been a childhood passion for Lisa and we are overwhelmed by all that her GAA family have done for her.' 'Lisa's generosity has brought new life to others':\u00a0Nine of Miss Orsi's organs will go to patients in need of transplants after medics in Indonesia and Singapore spent two weeks trying to save her life . In the clouds:\u00a0Irish-born Miss Orsi, who moved to Derryaged five, was described as a fit, healthy young woman, who enjoyed athletics and Gaelic football. She moved to Singapore last year for work . The Orsi family are now making arrangements for their daughter's repatriation and funeral in her home city, possibly next week. They said it would be impossible to personally thank everybody who had helped them over the past two weeks. 'However, as a family, we would like to thank her best friends, Eve King and Sinead McElhinney, the clubs, schools and so many others at home in Ireland for their spontaneous outpouring of love and support. This includes her childhood school, Saint Patrick's and St Brigid's College, and Salford University alumni,' the parents said. The grieving couple paid special tribute to Ms Orsi's boss Limin Yong, who they said gave them so much guidance and assistance. They also thanked Irish politicians Pat Ramsey MLA and Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher MEP and Irish consular staff in both Indonesia and Singapore. 'Their help has been invaluable and we thank them for their ongoing efforts to assist Lisa and the Orsi family,' the couple said. The family also spoke highly about the work of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Asia and at home for helping to fund raise and offering any other support to them over the last two weeks.","highlights":"Lisa Orsi fell into a coma after trekking up an east Java volcano last month . The 22-year-old was a fit and healthy athlete and Gaelic footballer . She was halfway through a two-year contract at a Singapore hospital . Nine of her organs will be donated to patients in need of transplants .","id":"278eca531076b4b608f2e79b0c571824d5241fbd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" (AP) Lisa Orsi, 22, had been working for charity World Vision in Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, when she collapsed on a volcano trek and died at around 1am local time. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Ms Orsi, from Manchester, was born to Italian parents and had recently moved to Australia to complete a Masters degree in nutrition before settling in London, where she was working as a physiotherapist. Her colleagues at a charity that works in Yogyakarta, World Vision Indonesia, said she was popular with staff, who described her as a bubbly, caring person. \u201cLisa was loved by everyone,\u201d Dr Henny Sedyo, the country director for World Vision Indonesia, said. \u201cShe was a friend to everyone. \u201cShe had only worked here for three months, but had made a huge impact on the country\u2019s staff [in her time here].\u201d Her parents said she loved the outdoors, and had been inspired after completing several climbing and trekking programmes in New Zealand. Her brother, Matt, said she was a \u201creal adventurer\u201d who had always been outdoorsy. \u201cWe\u2019ve got many stories of climbing, skiing and trekking,\u201d he said. \u201cShe had always done that and really loved it.\u201d He said she enjoyed travelling solo. \u201cIf I went trekking with her, I knew it was going to be an adventure, and if it was a hike then it was going to be up the mountain to the highest point. \u201cShe was a bubbly, positive, caring person who enjoyed life and the world, and was always trying to do something adventurous \u2013 whether it was walking or travelling around the world.\u201d The UK High Commission has been in contact with the family and is providing support. \u201cWe are very sad to hear of the passing of a member of the British community,\u201d a spokesman said. \u201cThe consular team is providing support to the family at this difficult time.\u201d World Vision Indonesia, which Ms Orsi was working for, said it was \u201cheartbroken\u201d by the loss of a \u201cvalued staff member\u201d. \u201cLisa was a valued team member at World Vision Indonesia for less than four months,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cShe was a professional physiotherapist from Manchester in England. During her short time in Yogyakarta, Lisa helped set up the nutrition education activities in two remote villages and worked closely with community volunteers to ensure the activities"}
{"article":"Video has emerged of the LAPD pulling over the 20-year-old son of Taraji P. Henson that appears to refute claims made by the Empire actress that he was racially profiled by police. Henson hit headlines earlier this week by revealing in an interview that her son, Marcel Henson, was stopped in Glendale for no reason, then doing 'exactly everything the cops told him to do, including letting them illegally search his car'. 'It was bogus because they didn't give him the ticket for what he was pulled over for,' she told Interview magazine. However the just-surfaced dashcam footage, taken in October last year, shows that Henson drove through a lighted crosswalk as a pedestrian walked across. After being questioned, Henson admitted to having marijuana and Ritalin on him. He was also found to hash oil, a grinder and a knife. Scroll down for video . Traffic stop: Footage has emerged of police pulling over Marcel Henson, son of actress Taraji P Henson, in Glendale, California, in October. Henson said this week her son was racially profiled during the stop . New footage: Despite Henson saying her son was pulled over for no reason, he actually ran a lighted crosswalk as a pedestrain crossed and admitted to having marijuana and Ritalin on him . Sobriety test: Marcel Henson, 20, told the officer he had smoked marijuana two hours before driving, and the officer asks him to get out of the car to see if he is under the influence, but determines he isn't . Taraji P. Henson saaid her son Marcel was racially profiled by police in Glendale and at tje University of Southern California. The mother and son are pictured above at a film screening in Hollywood last April . The knife turned out to be legal. Henson said he had a prescription for the marijuana but could not find it. He said he did not have a prescription for the Ritalin and that a friend had given it to him. However the officer, who seems very generous when dealing with Henson, lets the teen off with a citation for marijuana possession only. The dashcam footage was obtained by The Los Angeles Times, which noted that race did not seem to be a factor when Henson was first pulled over. 'I am not going to give you a citation for running that yellow because that would actually put a moving violation on your driving license, and you are going to have to go to traffic school and all that stuff, so I am helping you by not giving you a violation on it. All I am going to do is take the weed from you,' the officer can be heard saying in the video. The officer told Henson he could go to court with the citation and show proof he has a prescription for medical marijuana. Otherwise he could just pay a fine. 'It felt like this was a little better than the other one,' the officer said. 'I am giving this to you too because you smoked weed about two hours ago\u2026 and a warning if you have Ritalin on you and you're not supposed to, don't do it. 'That's a big violation and I wouldn't want to do that to you.' The boy's mother made her controversial comments to Uptown magazine earlier in the week. The Empire star said that not only was her son pulled over by police, but was stopped by cops at the University of Southern California for 'having his hands in his pocket. Henson revealed she had planned to transfer Marcel to USC, but had now decided to send the 20-year-old to the historically black Howard University, her alma mater. Empire star Henson, 44, says her son was stopped at the University of California (file picture) for no other reason than having his hands in his pockets . A University of Southern California chief vowed to carry out his own investigation into the alleged incident Henson spoke about in the magazine. The school's Public Safety director, John Thomas, said he was 'disturbed' by the reports. After learning of the USC allegation, Thomas revealed that he too had experienced racial profiling as a teenager . In a statement, he said: 'I was deeply disturbed to read news reports about a prospective student who felt profiled on or near campus because of his race. 'We encourage reporting of allegations of bias and I hope for the opportunity to have a conversation with the young man and his mother. Henson has revealed she has now decided to send her 20-year-old son Marcel to historically-black college . 'I would like to look into this matter further and better understand who was involved and what took place. 'As someone who personally experienced racial profiling as a teenager, I have a stake in learning more about this incident and doing all I can to reach a just resolution.' He said he was not yet clear on which police departments were involved and that 'any allegation of bias or unequal treatment by university officers would trigger an investigation that I would supervise along with the university's Office of Equity and Diversity'. He continued: 'It is my expectation and that of the university that our department uphold the highest standards of constitutional policing, affording equal rights and respect to all persons.' Marcel is Henson's only child, and his father was her high school sweetheart. New hit: Henson currently stars on Fox drama Empire as Cookie Lyon, the recently-released-from-prison ex-wife of a music mogul (played by Terrence Howard) After revealing her son's ordeal, the 44-year-old said in the interview: 'So guess where he's going? Howard University. I'm not paying $50K so I can't sleep at night wondering is this the night my son is getting racially profiled on campus. Also in the interview, Henson spoke about how happy she was to be one of now many black women leads on the small screen in shows like Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. 'It feels good that there's not just one black person. I don't like that we get fixated on one or two at a time, or three at a time. If you look at Caucasian Hollywood, every year there's a handful of new faces you've never seen before, then after that, they got five movies coming out and they're introducing you to more talent. So I'm just so happy to see what's happening on television right now. We have options and that's how it should be,' Henson said. Proud mother: Henson and her son pictured on January 20, 2013 - attending a celebration for leading women in Washington, DC . Empire aired it's two-hour first-season finale last week, and has already been green-lighted for a second season. Henson plays Cookie Lyon on the show, the ex-wife of a rap music mogul (played by Terrence Howard) who was recently released from prison after taking the fall for his drug-dealing business. The show has had several guest starts in the music industry including Snoop Dog, Courtney Love, Rita Ora, and Jennifer Hudson.","highlights":"Taraji P. Henson claimed her son was 'racially profiled' by police officers . Said in interview they 'illegally searched his car' and that it was 'bogus' Also claimed\u00a0police stopped him at University of Southern California . Dash came footage shows Marcel Henson running a lighted crosswalk . He also admits to possessing marijuana, smoking some before driving and having Ritalin on him without a prescription . Police let him off with just a citation for marijuana possession .","id":"b95bb3dcc0cf775e0428f1d8c638850315e2305b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" this week after a 911 call recording revealed that the Academy Award winner had been pulled over by police while driving her son around Los Angeles this month. In the clip, a voice could be heard informing a dispatcher that Henson's son had been seen driving recklessly around the city. \"The suspect is in a vehicle that fits the description and is in a red Ferrari. \u2026\nBy: BUBBA_B\nIn: Other News\nTags: Taraji P Henson\nLocation: Los Angeles, California, United States (load item map)\nMarked as: approved\nViews: 1050 | Comments: 23 | Votes: 1 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1\nDirect link:\nDirect link without comments:\nAdvertisement below\nSaudi Arabia: Prince 'Saudi' Fails 'Millionaire' Challenge\nBizarre Footage Shows Black Man, Woman Claiming 9\/11 'False Flag' Was Perpetrated By The Bush Admin\nDNC Chair: Obama Should Apologize for 'False Flag' Claims\nJFK's assassination, 'The Warren Report', 'The Sixth Floor Museum', a 'False Flag' conspiracy\nJFK's assassination, 'The Warren Report', 'The Sixth Floor Museum', a 'False Flag' conspiracy\nFalse Flag: Terrorist Attacks in India.\nGreece: Man arrested after calling in false fire alarm\nBlack Man Calls 911 To Report 'White Girlfriend Attacked By Black Man'\nFalse Flag-Saudi Terrorist's Son?\n911 calls revealed that Taraji P Henson was stopped and questioned by the police this week as a suspect driver.\nPosted Apr-29-2011 By\nNephilim (3.30) (2)\n@Nephilim Henson is a racist herself: \"My son isn't in a gang\" says Henson about her black son who's a gang-banger.\nPosted Apr-29-2011 By\nNephilim (3.30) (2)\n@Nephilim\nI know exactly what the word means and was using it correctly. She says \"my son doesn't belong to a gang\" then after being questioned by the police says \"He"}
{"article":"Horrific: MIT police officer Sean Collier, 27, was found gurgling and covered in blood April 18, 2013 after prosecutors say he was shot in the head and neck by\u00a0Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or his brother in a failed attempt to steal his gun . A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who found a colleague in his squad car covered in blood three nights after the Boston Marathon bombing frantically repeated two words into his radio 'officer down, officer down.' A recording of that radio call was played to jurors hearing the trial of accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, on Wednesday, as prosecutors turned to the charge that the defendant and his older brother murdered MIT police officer Sean Collier on April 18, 2013, in an unsuccessful attempt to steal his gun. Meanwhile, the MIT police chief revealed his last words to the 27-year-old officer in a wrenching fifth day of testimony in the long awaited Boston bomber trial. Chief John DiFava on Wednesday recalled chatting with Collier about an hour before his death. 'I told him to be safe, and I left,' DiFava said, adding it was the last time he saw Collier alive. The officer who found Collier, Sergeant Clarence Henniger, said he was responding to a 911 call about possible shots fired on MIT's Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus, just outside Boston. Collier had visible bullet wounds to his temple, neck and hand and was so covered in blood that Henniger struggled to pull him from his vehicle. 'I could hear gargling coming from his mouth,' Henniger testified at U.S. District Court in Boston, where the jury hearing Tsarnaev's trial will also decide whether to sentence him to death if he is convicted of killing three people and injuring 264 with a pair of homemade bombs at the April 15, 2013, race. Jurors also saw surveillance footage of two figures approaching Collier's police cruiser on the MIT campus, spending about a minute at the car, and leaving. The only visible suggestions of commotion in the video are the car's brake lights, flashing on and off. Collier's gun belt and holster were covered in blood, evidence of Tsarnaev's clumsy but unsuccessful effort to steal his handgun, prosecutors have said. Tsarnaev's attorneys opened the trial by admitting he committed the crimes of which he is accused, but are seeking to spare him the death penalty by demonstrating he was following the lead of his older brother. Scroll down for video... Evidence: This forensics photograph released by the U.S. Attorney's office and presented during the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev shows a bloodied service pistol sitting on seat of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier's cruiser . 'Be safe': MIT Police Chief John DiFava testified he told Collier to 'be safe' about an hour before he was shot dead April 18, 2013 . Culpable? Tsarnaev's attorney says Dzhohkar's brother Tamerlan was the mastermind of the bombing and the one who pulled the trigger to kill Collier. Prosecutors say both brothers were culpable in the officer's murder and that they killed the 27-year-old in order to steal his gun and arm Tsarnaev . In the act? Video taken from above the site of Collier's April 18 murder purports to show the Tsarnaev brothers (circled) rounding a corner toward Collier's cruiser, at left (grab via WCVB) Federal prosecutors contend Tsarnaev, who emigrated with his family from Chechnya a decade before the attack, was driven by an extremist view of Islam and a desire to take revenge on the United States for military campaigns in Muslim-dominated countries. Prosecutor William Weinreb said in his opening statement last week that it was unclear if Tsarnaev or his brother fired the weapon that killed Collier but argued that both brothers were equally culpable in the officer's death. A graduate student at MIT, Nathan Harman, who was bicycling on campus the night of the murder, testified on Wednesday that he saw Tsarnaev leaning into the driver's side door of Collier's car, but did not see the older sibling. 'I only saw the one person,' said Harman, referring to Dzhokhar. 'He sort of snapped up, stood up and turned around, and he looked startled\u2026And then I just didn't think anything of it and rode off.' Aftermath: A damaged white jersey, worn by Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jessica Kensky during the blast, is displayed to the media in a conference room after the conclusion of the day's session . Explosion: The twisted, charred remnants of a homemade pressure cooker bomb that exploded during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 . Pieces: The tattered remains of a white and black backpack carried by one the Boston bombers was collected following the terrorist attack . The court was also shown CCTV footage of\u00a0Tsarnaev withdrawing $800 from an ATM using a credit card he had just stolen during a carjacking three days after the bombings . Harman said he assumed Tsarnaev was an MIT student. 'I remember thinking he had a big nose, but nothing beyond that really,' he said. Jurors also heard testimony on . Wednesday morning from an FBI agent who led the agency's efforts . to recover evidence from the debris-strewn blast sites. arrived hours after . explosions ripped through the race's crowded finished line in Boston April . 15, 2013. FBI Special Agent Sarah DeLair--who arrived hours afterexplosions ripped through the race's crowded finished line in Boston April15, 2013--held up a twisted piece of metal which had been found on Boylston Street and told the jury: 'It's part of a pressure cooker.' Other FBI agents on Tuesday described how some 3,000 pieces of evidence, including shrapnel and body parts, were retrieved from the blast sites near the marathon finish line, some on surrounding rooftops as high as four stories. Empty: The jury was shown a picture of the deserted courtyard behind MIT's Koch Institute. Officer Collier was gunned down as he pulled up next to the space. The city was put on lockdown in the wake of the attacks . Layout: A diagram presented by prosecutors depicts where Officer Collier's car was parked when he was shot in the head. CCTV footage shows two suspects fleeing the scene in the aftermath . Route: A wider drawing shows the area surrounding the scene of the deadly shooting. The two people scene running on camera headed towards the intersection between Main Street and Ames Street in the aftermath . FBI agent Sarah DeLair showed the court on Wednesday a piece of wire collected amid the wreckage on Boylston Street on April 15, 2013.\u00a0'It's the part of the bomb that would make it go off,' DeLair said . A blood-soaked zipper, nail and ball bearings found inside the pressure-cooker bomb which exploded at the marathon finish line. A survivor told the court earlier this week that the victims' injuries were difficult to heal and became infected because of the 'dirty' nature of the bomb . Two men in hazardous materials suits put numbers on the shattered glass and debris as they investigate the scene at the first bombing on Boylston Street in Boston in 2013 . Prosecutors also presented shredded pieces of a black and white backpack that they contend 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, used to carry their homemade bombs. The FBI agent also told the court that investigators found shrapnel along with ball bearings, a zipper, shards of metal, small nails and duct tape in the aftermath of the explosion. A bombing survivor told the court earlier this week that\u00a0the victims' injuries were difficult to heal and became infected because of the 'dirty' nature of the bombs packed with small pieces of metal. DeLair showed  a piece of wire collected amid the wreckage on Boylston Street on April 15, 2013. The wire, she testified in U.S. District Court in Boston, was part of one of the bomb's detonators. 'It's the part of the bomb that would make it go off,' DeLair said. She took pictures of the . dead and coordinated efforts to recover 'everything from human . remains to bomb components to parts of backpacks,' she said on Wednesday. Prosecutors resumed questioning the FBI agent on Wednesday, the . fifth day of the high-profile trial. Tsarnaev, 21, is accused of killing three people and . injuring 264 with a pair of homemade bombs, as well as fatally . shooting a police officer three days later as he and his brother . tried to flee the city. His attorneys opened the trial by admitting he committed the . crimes of which he is accused, but are seeking to spare him the . death penalty by demonstrating he was following the lead of his . older brother Tamerlan, who died four days after the bombing . after a gun battle with police. Some 3,000 pieces of evidence, including shrapnel and body parts, were retrieved from the blast sites near the marathon finish line, some on surrounding rooftops as high as four stories . Federal prosecutors contend Tsarnaev, who emigrated with his . family from Chechnya, was driven by an extremist view of Islam . and a desire to strike back at the United States in revenge for . military campaigns in Muslim-dominated countries. On Tuesday, jurors were presented with photographs of the . blood-stained message that prosecutors say Tsarnaev wrote inside . the hull of a boat in which he was hiding in Watertown, outside . Boston, moments before his violent capture. The note accuses the United States government of killing . Muslims and says 'I can't stand to see such evil go unpunished'. It adds: 'I don't like killing innocent people it is forbidden in . Islam but due to said (...) it is allowed.' Words were missing . from the note due to bullet holes. Jurors were also presented with Tsarnaev's Twitter posts, . which ranged from jokes about girls, food, and homework, to . musings about Islam and a reference to the Sept. 11, 2001, . attacks on New York and Washington. After opening with three days of emotional and graphic testimony by witnesses including nine people injured in the attack, Tsarnaev's trial has moved into to a more technical phase as prosecutors show evidence about the bombs and communication between the two brothers. Despite the admission that opened the trial, Tsarnaev's not guilty plea stands, leaving it to the federal government to prove his guilt before the trial moves into a second phase, when the jury will determine whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Boston bombers are seen moving through the crowds at the 2013 marathon. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial saw evidence on Wednesday including shreds of a backpack one brother was allegedly carrying .","highlights":"Prosecutors say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or his brother killed MIT officer Sean Collier, 27, days after the bombing in a failed attempt to steal his gun . Jurors were  shown CCTV footage of two suspects fleeing the scene . A photo of Collier's bloodied gun and holster was also presented in court . Sergeant Clarence Henniger testified to finding Collier shot and gurgling blood in his cruiser on April 18 in 2013 . Grad student Nathan Harman, 24, said that he saw Dzhokhar near the scene . In the fifth day of testimony, the jury was also shown remnants of the homemade bomb and a piece of a tattered black and white backpack .","id":"fa7da0666a8bac700ac4afaec7c44548feab59bc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" his accomplices in the hours after\u00a0the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the FBI said, in this undated handout photo released Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP)\nThe suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombings allegedly used his brother to obtain the ingredients for making explosive devices and is believed to have told his friend to steal a bike to get rid of evidence, according to a federal affidavit.\nDzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and is suspected of playing a role in the bombs that went off at the finish line of Monday's marathon.\nInvestigators said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told them that his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev made the bombs and the younger Tsarnaev watched the older brother's video to learn how to make the devices.\nAuthorities said in the affidavit that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his friend Azamat Tazhayakov had a conversation about the marathon on April 18, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was allegedly using Tazhayakov's computer to watch the videos about bomb-making..\nThe affidavit said that Tazhayakov allegedly told investigators he was at the apartment once a week with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and they \"would watch videos on YouTube of home-made bombs and other bomb making.\"\nDzhokhar Tsarnaev is accused of stealing a bike from a friend to get rid of evidence.\nFederal prosecutors told a judge Wednesday, June 12, that the suspect had no right to bail and did not want to be tried in a civilian court.\nThe suspect is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. He faces up to \"life in prison without parole, or possibly the death penalty,\" said a statement from the Department of Justice.\nFederal prosecutors said in the court documents that the suspect and his brother were motivated to conduct the bombing \"in an effort to express their support for the Islamic Jihad movement and to retaliate for the deaths of Muslims by Western forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.\"\nInvestigators said they do not believe the attack was the result of an al-Qaida plot.\nThe documents also say investigators believe the older brother came to the United States in 2003, a year after the U.S. invaded Iraq.\nDzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared in court Friday, June 7. He's scheduled to have another hearing on"}
{"article":"Researchers have uncovered the mystery of Mercury's 'stealth' colour scheme. The say a steady dusting of carbon from passing comets has slowly painted Mercury black over billions of years. It solves the mystery of Mercury's unusual colouring - which has baffled scientists. The say a steady dusting of carbon from passing comets has slowly painted Mercury with a dark 'stealth' coating over billions of years. Cometary dust is composed of as much as 25 percent carbon by weight, so Mercury would be exposed to a steady bombardment of carbon from these crumbling comets. Using a model of impact delivery and a known estimate of micrometeorite flux at Mercury, researchers calculated suggest that after billions of years of bombardment, Mercury's surface should be anywhere from 3 to 6 percent carbon. 'It's long been hypothesized that there's a mystery darkening agent that's contributing to Mercury's low reflectance,' said Megan Bruck Syal, a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who performed this research while a graduate student at Brown University. 'One thing that hadn't been considered was that Mercury gets dumped on by a lot of material derived from comets.' On average, Mercury is much darker than its closest airless neighbour, our Moon. Airless bodies are known to be darkened by micrometeorite impacts and bombardment of solar wind, processes that create a thin coating of dark iron nanoparticles on the surface. But spectral data from Mercury suggests its surface contains very little nanophase iron, certainly not enough to account for its dim appearance. As comets approach Mercury's neighborhood near the sun, they often start to break apart. Cometary dust is composed of as much as 25 percent carbon by weight, so Mercury would be exposed to a steady bombardment of carbon from these crumbling comets. Using a model of impact delivery and a known estimate of micrometeorite flux at Mercury, Bruck Syal was able to estimate how often cometary material would impact Mercury, how much carbon would stick to Mercury's surface, and how much would be thrown back into space. Her calculations suggest that after billions of years of bombardment, Mercury's surface should be anywhere from 3 to 6 percent carbon. The next part of the work was to find out how much darkening could be expected from all that impacting carbon. For that, the researchers turned to the NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range. The 14-foot canon simulates celestial impacts by firing projectiles at up to 16,000 miles per hour. Experiments show that impact material is significantly darkened when impacts occur in the presence of complex organics - shown here on the right . For this study, the team launched projectiles in the presence of sugar, a complex organic compound that mimics the organics in comet material. The heat of an impact burns the sugar up, releasing carbon. Projectiles were fired into a material that mimics lunar basalt, the rock that makes up the dark patches on the nearside of the Moon. 'We used the lunar basalt model because we wanted to start with something dark already and see if we could darken it further,' said Peter Schultz, professor emeritus of geological sciences at Brown and a co-author of the new research. The experiments showed that tiny carbon particles become deeply embedded in the impact melted material. The process reduced the amount of light reflected by the target material to less than 5 percent -- about the same as the darkest parts of Mercury. Importantly, spectroscopic analysis of the impact samples revealed no distinctive spectral fingerprints, again similar to flat spectral signatures from Mercury. 'We show that carbon acts like a stealth darkening agent,' Schultz said. 'From the standpoint of spectral analysis, it's like an invisible paint.' And that paint has been building up on Mercury's surface for billions of years. 'We think this is a scenario that needs to be considered,' Schultz said. 'It appears that Mercury may well be a painted planet.'","highlights":"Dusting of carbon from passing comets has made Mercury darker . Mercury's surface is anywhere from 3 to 6 percent carbon . Has given the planet an almost black appearance .","id":"99d9c9fa0fdd30db701e9710e5b598aee0bdf43e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" which has puzzled astronomers for decades. Mercury is often referred to as the 'little brother of the Sun'. The planet's proximity to the Sun gives it the most direct exposure to solar radiation of any other planet or moon in our Solar System. Mercury's surface temperature is a sweltering 442C (863F). Mercury is just 3,032km (1,926mi) across, about a third of the size of Earth's Moon. It is so close to the Sun that it takes just 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun and in that time it races over the Solar System surface. In other words, Mercury goes \"through\" the plane of the Solar System, and it takes approximately two years before it returns to the same part of the sky. However, the planet's interior - 1,900km (1,180mi) deep - is quite different. The interior contains the densest composition in the Solar System, and the centre of the planet appears to be an unusually massive iron metal core. The planet's magnetic field is one of the strongest in the Solar System. On Earth, the magnetic field deflects some of the high-energy protons that bombard the atmosphere from the Sun. Because Mercury has no internal magnetic field to protect its environment from the constant barrage of high-energy particles coming from the Sun, the planet's surface atmosphere and even its surface water has been exposed directly to the Sun's radiation. The intense heating has changed Mercury's composition from silicate to carbon. The process of turning silicate to carbon is called 'carbonisation' and it can also occur on Earth in volcanoes and on the Sun's surface as a result of its solar flares. Carbon has a black hue and a high reflective index. In the past, this would have reflected so much radiation away from Mercury that it might have been invisible to observers on Earth - or at least the parts of the planet that were facing the Sun. But now that Mercury has lost its silicate and has a carbon base, it is now visible to Earth-based telescopes and reflects more solar radiation. The material that coats Mercury could well have been blasted off Earth by our own Sun - or even by other planets that have been sucked into the Sun's gravity in the distant past. The discovery means that much of the information we have on Mercury has been gained in error, and the scientists think that the process of carbonisation has probably"}
{"article":"A mother has allegedly confessed to the murder of her two children after the bodies of a boy and girl were found stuffed in a freezer at the family home, according to a police source. The woman, named locally as Mitchelle Blair, 35, was arrested after the frozen bodies of a boy, approximately 11-years-old, and a girl, around 14-years, were discovered inside a plastic bag. It is believed the pair had been dead for more than a year when the grim discovery was made by bailiffs carrying out an eviction at the Martin Luther King apartments on Tuesday morning. It has been claimed that Blair allegedly confessed to strangling her son in May 2012, according to\u00a0WXYZ, who are quoting a police source. She is also said to have admitted torturing her daughter to death just nine months later,  the news channel reported. Scroll down for video . Neighbors say the mother police currently have in custody is Michelle Blair, 35, and that she goes by Angel . Inside the home where the bodies of two children, aged approximately 11 and 14 years old, had been inside a Detroit freezer for more than a year . Police said the bodies appeared to a male aged approximately 11 years old and a female who was approximately 14 years old. They were found inside a plastic bag and appeared to be 'frozen' Blair, who has two other children - 11-year-old son and a 17-year-old daughter - has not been charged and is said to be a person of interest in the police investigation. Police were called in by the bailiffs after they discovered the girl's body in the chest freezer next to the front door. Her siblings corpse was found later. Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the mother was taken into custody after an apartment resident informed officers she was staying with someone at a different home inside the complex, according to the\u00a0Detroit News. Craig said the mother, who was handcuffed when the was taken into custody. Neighbors say Blair and that she goes by Angel,WXYZ\u00a0Detroit reported. Blair describes herself as 'Loyal to my babies' on her Facebook page. Blair posted a photo with a message in January . On January 30, the posted a photo with a message. It read: 'There is no greater blessing than being called MOM.' Before she was taken into custody, the mother reportedly said her son was raped and that the sexual assault had been carried out by his siblings. Police have not confirmed that is the case and it is unclear if she was talking about the boy who was found in the freezer. She filed a paternity suit in 1999 which resulted in a man being ordered to pay child support. Blair filed another suit in 2007 against another man which had the same result. She had not been charged as of Tuesday evening. Her brother Marlon Blair said: 'It's too early to even say what this could be, or to make any judgments. 'She didn't have any emotional problems from what I'm aware of. I don't know what to say about this.' Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt said it appeared the bodies had been in the freezer for 'over a year' and that the mother had been living in the apartment 'with other children while the bodies were in the freezer'. 'This is a terrible situation,' he said. According to Craig, Blair has two other children, aged 11 and 17, who are unharmed and currently in 'protective custody'. No weapons were discovered after the apartment was searched and police do not yet have a motive. Neighbor Shanetria Lanier, 21, said Blair home-schooled her children and 'that's why no schools were wondering where they were'. There is no record of the children attending classes,\u00a0according to a Detroit Public Schools official. People did notice that two of her children seemed to disappear about a year ago. Lanier said: 'When people asked her where her other two kids are, she said they were at their aunt's house. 'Or sometimes she'd tell people they stayed inside because they didn't like to be around people.' Craig said the police are still 'trying to determine what happened'. The cause of death won't be known until after autopsies are conducted. Tori Childs, who also lives in the complex, told the Detroit News she often saw the children and sometimes gave them clothes or food. She said they were 'the nicest kids' who were 'so respectable'. 'This is just wrong,' she said in tears. Childs said she saw two bodies on the floor after police arrived at the home. 'It was a little girl and a little boy,' she said. 'The little girl had on a pink jacket.' A neighbor, Tori Childs (center), was led away from the scene as law enforcement investigated on Tuesday . Police said the mother was taken into custody and is a person of interest. Her two other children, aged 11 and 17, are unharmed and in protective custody. No weapons were found when the apartment was searched . Shanetria Lanier, another neighbor in the complex, said her sister received a phone call around 6am on Tuesday from a woman who lives inside the apartment. The woman asked to stay at Lanier's sister's home with her two children that day, according to Lanier, and was there when the bodies were found. Police initially reported that they had a discovered a single body in the freezer.","highlights":"Police said the bodies appeared to be a male aged approximately 11 years old and a female aged approximately 14 years old . The 'frozen' bodies were discovered while officers were carrying out an eviction at the Martin Luther King Apartments in Detroit . Mother has been taken into custody and is a person of interest . She has allegedly confessed to the murder of two of her children . Neighbors say she is Mitchelle Blair, 35, and that she goes by Angel . She describes herself as 'Loyal to my babies' on her Facebook page . Her two other children, aged 11 and 17, are unharmed and currently in protective custody . Blair reportedly said her son had been sexually assaulted by his siblings . They were all staying with a resident at another apartment in the complex when the bodies were discovered .","id":"c137dda41ac300a0475e34a5e9544ab281ff6fae","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" is said to have told detectives she killed one-year-old Jeremiah and seven-month-old Sherin because she was sick of caring for them.\nThe mother has been described as being emotionally fragile and struggling to cope with a mental illness. She is said to have told officers that she killed the children on 6 July but waited four days to bury the girl. \u201cShe said the boy had a bruise on his face and she thought he\u2019d suffered a blow to the head,\u201d said the source.\nBlair and her husband are reported to have been separated but they had planned to get remarried. It was not clear last night what their relationship was.\nThe couple were living in Houston, Texas, in an \u201cextremely large\u201d ranch house surrounded by tall fences. The mother and father had taken the children, which included their 10-year-old daughter, to a barbecue held by the Texas Army National Guard at nearby Bush International Airport on the day they went missing.\nSherin, said to be suffering from a medical condition, and her sibling had been last seen by their father and stepmother on Wednesday, according to the family lawyer.\nOfficers were called to their house just after 11pm on Friday to investigate after the father noticed that both the front and back doors to the house were ajar.\nOfficers found the bodies of the children in a black trash bag wrapped in blankets inside the family freezer. A police source said that both children had \u201cbeen dead for a number of days\u201d before being found.\nThe couple are believed to be the prime suspects for the deaths. The pair have been arrested and charged with two counts of abandoning or endangering a child and were being held in separate Texas jail. It is understood their daughter is safe and with relatives.\nNeighbours said the couple had been a good family until recently. They had moved to Houston, Texas, from India only a year ago.\n\u201cThey seemed like normal people. They seemed like great people,\u201d said one neighbour.\n\u201cThey were really friendly with their neighbours. They seemed like a normal family.\n\u201cNobody would ever think they\u2019d harm their kids.\u201d\nOn the day the children were reported missing the father went to work and the mother dropped him off at a nearby airport. He had been scheduled to fly to Texas from Oklahoma City with the children.\nBut when the flight didn\u2019t leave on time he and another passenger who had been stranded in Houston drove back with the"}
{"article":"As the dust starts to settle following the hotly anticipated release of Fifty Shades Of Grey, the film's protagonist has responded to criticism that it glorifies and romanticises abuse against women. Speaking in a video interview with  Kjersti Flaa for TV2 about criticism that Christian\u2019s treatment of her character is abusive, Dakota Johnson, who plays Anastasia Steele, said: 'I think that is an uneducated opinion. 'Maybe because I know more about the BDSM world, so it makes sense to me, but everything that these characters do, they make the decision to do it.' Scroll down for video . Dakota Johnson, who plays Anastasia Steele, retaliated to criticism that Christian Grey's treatment of her character is abusive in a new video interview . Domestic violence campaigners in America and the UK called for a boycott of the film when it was released last month because they believed it 'glorified' and 'romanticised' abuse against women. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation  launched a campaign titled Fifty Shades Is Abuse, which urged people to donate to local women's shelters instead of buying movie tickets. In London, feminist campaigners, Fifty Shades Is Domestic Abuse, said the novel dangerously romanticises the idea that women can fix broken men. Dakota, left, with Jamie Dornan in the film, and, right, at the Academy Awards, said: 'Maybe because I know more about the BDSM world, so it makes sense to me, but everything that these characters do, they make the decision to do it' A handful of men and women stood outside the central London premiere in Leicester Square when it was released on Valentine's Day, unfurling a banner calling Christian Grey 'a rapist' as stars made their way along the red carpet. Defending the film, she added: 'Christian doesn\u2019t abuse Ana. She\u2019s not a victim. She\u2019s not a sad, weak-minded, passive person. 'She\u2019s strong and confident and is exploring her body and her sexuality in a private environment with somebody that she loves. And, you know, it\u2019s a movie.' Ahead of the release of the controversial film, activists called on the public to consider whether they should endorse the movie. Defending the film, Dakota added: 'Christian doesn't abuse Ana. She's not a victim. She\u2019s not a sad, weak-minded, passive person' In London, feminist campaigners, Fifty Shades Is Domestic Abuse, said the novel dangerously romanticises the idea that women can fix broken men and protested at the premier . Natalie Collins, who runs campaign group Fifty Shades Is Domestic Abuse, said the story portrays an abusive relationship. She said that if readers consider Christian Grey's behaviour out of context, it would appear extremely alarming rather than alluring. She said: 'Is it romantic when somebody tracks your phone, when somebody knows where you live before you tell them, sells your only means of transport, or buys the company you work for? 'How can you marry that with being romantic?' Ms Collins, who is a consultant working to end the abuse of women, said that after reading all three books, she was left 'deeply concerned about the amount of domestic violence that was being romanticised and celebrated'. She added: 'The thing that I would say to people who are reading the books, who are going to see it, is, if he wasn't rich and very attractive, would this behaviour be normal?' Domestic violence campaigners in America and the UK called for a boycott of the film when it was released last month because they believed it 'glorified' and 'romanticised' abuse against women . The books, written by EL James, follow the sado-masochistic sexual relationship between the two protagonists, Seattle billionaire Christian Grey and demure student Anastasia Steele. Ms Collins said the campaign group were not against the sexual nature of the book but there were other far more worrying themes in the novel . 'We are not against BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism), it is the other issues in the books and films which we say glamorise domestic violence. 'I have spoken to people who have said that he (Christian Grey) was abused as a child and that is why he is the way he is. 'It is also very dangerous to suggest that people abuse because of their childhood and that women can fix broken men with enough love.'","highlights":"Dakota was speaking in response to campaigners against the film . Campaigners believed it 'glorified' and 'romanticised' abuse against women . Dakota said Ana is 'exploring her sexuality in a private environment'","id":"d0705e02147fce9afe3695e9146ac603efbf5ddc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"aa, 34, who has spent years researching the dynamics of \"power and control\" relationships and has helped educate police on how to spot warning signs of domestic violence, has been working with the actor's production company, Universal Pictures, on an educational toolkit for schools.\n\"For a young girl who hasn't been sexually abused to watch the movie and think it was a really fun movie or think it was cool \u2013 I would love for them to do that. But for a woman who's been sexually abused, or a man, to watch the movie and think, I need help,\" she told The Hollywood Reporter. \"And I feel like for somebody who's watching the movie and not been in an abusive relationship, it will make them realise it could happen to them. The signs are so, so important.\"\nFifty Shades Of Grey is based on E L James's erotic novel, a semi-autobiographical account of the sexual awakening of a 22-year-old college graduate, who is introduced to kinky pleasures by a billionaire and his former school friend. (Not to mention a wardrobe of exquisite designer clothing, lingerie and jewellery.) As one of the novel's most iconic scenes \u2013 Christian Grey's sexual reawakening as he beats the heroine Anastasia Steele \u2013 unfolds on screen, Flaa says she hopes the film will help educate viewers about such an unusual form of abuse.\n\"People will feel less alone, and it will motivate them to help someone, as well as [promoting] the dialogue about what power and control is,\" she said, adding that a 25-minute DVD has been prepared on behalf of the production company to help teach viewers how to \"identify, assess and intervene\" in such cases. \"It's an amazing opportunity, for the movie to be so prominent. But also the media to do all the education.\"\nThough Flaa is working in collaboration with Universal, she believes the \"vast majority\" of the film's production team have been more \"aware of the problem of domestic violence\" than the public are. \"I don't think there's been a film like this, and I don't think there's been a book like this, that focuses on power and control in relationships,\" she said. \"I think it's an amazing opportunity to educate people. And Universal have been very much committed to that goal \u2013 which you don't"}
{"article":"Britain's foreign aid budget is to be protected by law following a historic vote last night \u2013 but ministers still refused to protect funding for the armed forces. The House of Lords voted to commit future governments to spending at least 0.7 per cent of national wealth \u2013 currently around \u00a312billion a year \u2013 on overseas development. The new law will come into force within the next few weeks, after it receives royal assent from the Queen. Legislation forcing Britain to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid is set to become law tonight . Last night Tories lined up to lambast the move, saying it is wrong for aid spending to be protected when savage cuts to defence are expected after the election. A defence think tank has warned that up to 30,000 members of the forces face redundancy over the next parliament. David Cameron has repeatedly refused to pledge that funding for the military will be kept above the Nato target of at least 2 per cent of GDP. The 2013\/14 defence budget was \u00a334.3billion \u2013 just over this 2 per cent target and down from \u00a335.9billion in 2010\/11, when the coalition took over. By contrast, the aid budget has soared from \u00a38.5billion in 2010 to \u00a311.5billion in 2013 \u2013 the year that the 0.7 per cent of gross national income was reached for the first time. When Margaret Thatcher left office, just 0.27 per cent of GNI went on aid. Legislation to set the aid target in stone was passed by the Lords despite opposition from Tory grandees including former Chancellor Lord Lawson, who has described the measure as \u2018gesture politics\u2019. Sir Gerald Howarth, the former Conservative defence minister, said aid spending should be cut to allow an increase in the defence budget \u2013 because Russia is increasing spending on arms and the Middle East is in flames. Foreign aid spending rose to more than \u00a311billion in 2013 as ministers moved to hit the 0.7% target . \u2018This is a dangerous world,\u2019 he told BBC Radio 4\u2019s World at One. \u2018This is not a time to be cutting our defence in any case. If you ask me where you make the savings \u2013 you make them in overseas aid.\u2019 More than 300 Tory backbenchers are expected to rebel on Thursday by forcing a Commons vote on enshrining the 2 per cent defence target in law. Tory MP Peter Bone said: \u2018Most of my constituents would think ensuring the safety of this country is of greater importance than meeting the overseas aid budget. \u2018If the Government is prepared to accept that a percentage of gross national income should go toward a specific priority, it seems crazy that we can do this for overseas aid but not for defence. \u2018We should be putting the 2 per cent Nato target into law.\u2019 The pledge to introduce the law was part of the coalition agreement of 2010 \u2013 but opposition from many Conservative backbenchers meant it never saw the light of day as an official government bill. It had to be piloted through parliament by Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore. It was approved in the Commons earlier this year and yesterday was given an unopposed third reading in the Lords. n SACKED cabinet minister Andrew Lansley suffered fresh humiliation yesterday after being rejected for a top UN role that David Cameron is said to have promised him. The former health secretary, who was demoted two years ago after his NHS reforms ran into trouble, was tipped to become the UN aid chief. But the job has gone to fellow Tory MP Stephen O\u2019Brien, an ex-minister who will replace Valerie Amos as under-secretary for humanitarian affairs.","highlights":"House of Lords votes in favour of law which has been backed by MPs . Bill taken through parliament by former Lib Dem minister Michael Moore . 0.7% target foreign aid has been backed by all the main parties . Some Tories say it is 'idiotic' at a time when cuts are needed\u00a0elsewhere .","id":"30b8d86640d462889b9a26f1c9966817eb06746b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"% of gross national income on international development for the \"foreseeable future\" yesterday, as MPs voted against a Labour attempt to change the law to protect overseas aid.\nThe Guardian reveals that David Cameron's government has set up a committee to decide where the extra money should be spent. It says the UK has now joined just four other countries in committing to spend at least 0.7% of GDP \u2013 including America, Canada, France and Germany \u2013 with more than a dozen others committed to 0.7% or more.\nAccording to the Guardian, the extra money will be used to build hospitals in India, to provide clean water to developing countries and support to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries. However, the government insists that it will not mean any cuts to defence spending.\nThe Department for International Development (DfID) was today under attack from a cross-party group of senior MPs, who accused it of being wasteful and poorly managed, a year after it was awarded the contract to run the aid budget.\nAndrew Mitchell, the international development secretary, said it would be wrong \u2013 because of the scale of Britain's commitments elsewhere in the world \u2013 to add more money to the UK's aid programme at a time when domestic spending cuts are to be made.\nMitchell told the BBC: \"There is an unambiguous commitment to meet that target [of spending 0.7%]. The debate is about what you want to spend. We're committed to spending 0.7%, so the argument that you've got to protect 0.7% is overplayed.\"\nHowever the UK, with its economy one of the biggest in the world, would be in a strong position to play its part in supporting the world's poorest people, Mitchell argued.\nAsked whether there had been a battle for control between the Treasury, where Mitchell served as chief secretary before becoming international development secretary, and the Foreign Office, he said: \"I think the Department of International Development is a government department of the future.\"\nHe said the \u00a311bn the UK was spending on international development was \"an extraordinary contribution to global stability, global poverty, global peace and global health\". He also said the money would be protected for the forseeable future. \"There are no cuts. We're not doing anything different.\n\"One billion pounds for the next budget \u2013 I would have thought that would have been the headline,"}
{"article":"No police officers will be disciplined despite failing to properly investigate the systematic\u00a0rape and abuse of young girls in Rochdale, it was revealed today. Seven Greater Manchester Police officers were served with misconduct notices but after a four year investigation six were given 'management advice' and one was allowed to retire. The Rochdale scandal saw hundreds of vulnerable young girls fall into the hands of Asian grooming gangs because the authorities failed to protect them over at least six years. In 2012 nine Asian men were jailed for a total of 77 years for rape and trafficking after they preyed on girls as young as 13, plying them with drugs, alcohol and money before passing them round the group for sex. No further action: Seven police officers who were served with misconduct notices over the abuse scandal in Rochdale (pictured), will not face disciplinary action . A subsequent report said the girls were allowed to fall into the hands of Pakistani grooming gangs because police and social workers may have been scared of seeming racist. It sparked an investigation conducted by the force's professional standards branch, and supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which today highlights a number of significant failures. Its report, published today, concludes that the officers placed too much emphasis on the credibility of the victims, and not enough on the crime. The seven officers investigated\u00a0were interviewed about their decision-making, handling of investigations, and victim care. They were the former divisional Chief Supt, John O'Hare, a Superintendent, plus two Det Chief Inspectors, two Detective Inspectors, and one Sergeant. One Detective Inspector was found to have a case to answer for misconduct but retired before the inquiry could be completed. Nine men, including these eight, were jailed for a total of 77 years for rape and trafficking after they preyed on girls as young as 13-years-old . By the summer of 2013 force investigators had identified the Det Insp should attend a formal misconduct hearing but they left the force in January 2014. The investigation - titled Operation Span - exposed flaws across all agencies in response to the challenges associated with child sexual exploitation, including a lack of understanding of the complexity of the issue. Other failures were identified as issues, with information being shared across agencies that used different IT systems, GMP's focus being on addressing serious acquisitive crime, and officers not having the necessary skill set. It also said the 'churn' of staff at Rochdale, particularly in the inspecting ranks, meant that leadership of the issue could not be maintained, and there was little in the way of effective handover. Shame: The abuse of the jailed gang began at two takeaways in the Heywood area of Rochdale, including the Balti House (pictured), which is under new ownership . The investigation identified one detective sergeant who made individual errors in his handling of the investigation, but it found that he had raised concerns about a need for more resources but was not supported by his superiors. Others who were served notices included the former divisional chief superintendent, a superintendent, two detective chief inspectors, and two detective inspectors. They all received management action in respect of their performances. The report was split into two parts, one looking at the handling of the complaints made by two separate children, and the other looking into the wider decision-making by the Rochdale senior leadership . There were signs for many years that men were using vulnerable young girls in Rochdale for sex, but no action was taken. Here we highlight the failures. SOCIAL WORKERS . From the outset, social workers failed to regard the teenage girls being passed around for sex among a gang of Asian men as victims. That was despite more than 100 reports of abuse from the victims, health workers and elsewhere linked to men working in taxi and takeaway businesses dating back to 2004, and involving children as young as ten. Instead the girls were treated as their attackers treated them, 'like prostitutes'. Victims as young as ten were seen as 'making their own choice' and 'engaging in consensual sexual activity'. In one case a parent making a complaint was told his daughter was 'hanging out with a bad crowd'.As a result of this catastrophic\u00a0 dereliction of duty, information was not systematically passed to the police, and the terrified victims were left at the mercy of a gang of violent sexual predators. POLICE . Just as social workers failed to protect the victims from the rapists preying on them, so the police failed for years to grasp the nettle and launch a serious investigation. As well as reports from social workers, Greater Manchester Police received 44 referrals from the NHS about the abuse. In 2009 one victim, known as 'Suzie', made a detailed complaint about the attacks. Arrests were made but the case was dropped by state prosecutors. It was not until a year later that a full investigation was launched. Police also failed to demand proper bail restrictions on the attackers. Even after the trial, the police refused to acknowledge the racial element of the crimes, saying it was wrong to get 'hung up on race and ethnicity issues'. CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE . An early police investigation in 2009 was passed to prosecutors but astonishingly no action was taken. Instead a senior CPS prosecutor 'refused charge', claiming it was unlikely to lead to a successful trial. That was despite the existence of forensic evidence including DNA swabs from a victim's underwear. It was two years before that decision was overturned. Yesterday's report found prosecutors thought the main victim would be seen by the court as an unreliable witness, and blamed the cost of bringing the case and 'officer workload' for the decision. THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY . Members of the community would\u00a0 have known about the abuse of white girls being carried out by Pakistani\u00a0 men but did nothing to stop it. Jack Straw, the former Justice Secretary, said there was 'denial' around the issue. He said: 'These are small communities so people would have a rough idea that there is a group of men who are abusing white girls in this way. That has to be dealt with there, as well as much more effective police and social services action.'","highlights":"Seven police officers were served with misconduct notices over scandal . Six\u00a0were given 'management advice' and one was allowed to retire . Police failed to properly investigate the abuse and support the victims . Hundreds of young girls were abused by\u00a0predominantly-Pakistani gangs . Nine men were jailed but victims say abusers are still walking free .","id":"c5d194e9ef9d91cf11c289f61a2b90ad8097fd4a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\"informal advice\" to avoid future disciplinary action.\nAt a meeting of Rochdale council councillors revealed that the abuse of young girls in the town has been covered up since 1994 and that it had not been the only force to fail to tackle the child sex industry in its town. The revelations are the latest in a series that have rocked the UK police service over its failure to protect young girls and teenage boys from being abused as they turned to sex to make money. In Rochdale a group of 54 men were found to have abused up to 150 girls between 1994 and 2009.\nSpeaking at the full council meeting last night, a senior councillor and member of the children's services committee said that no police officer had been investigated and that their actions had been covered up.\nShe said: \"No police officers have had anything other than informal advice. These people should be behind bars. They have shown that they cannot be trusted to carry out their jobs, so the next step is for those people to lose their jobs. It is an absolute disgrace. We are saying to the force that we have been put on notice and we want people to be accountable and take responsibility.\n\"It is the public sector generally that we need to see investigated. This has not happened solely in Rochdale - no police force in this country can be trusted to investigate itself. In this force no police officer is going to be disciplined. We will be looking for names of the officers so we can do that ourselves.\"\nThe abuse happened in Rochdale town centre. Girls, most aged between 12 and 17 years-old were targeted and given alcohol or drugs before being abused, some of them in police cells, the council meeting heard. In June 2009, one of the men was finally jailed for two-and-a-half years. Last week, a judge called for a public inquiry into how it happened.\nOne of the council meeting speakers said there had been no follow-up to what had gone on and said it showed Rochdale's police force \"could not be trusted to investigate itself\". He added that the police had been complicit in the abuse.\nA number of children had been trafficked from other towns in the north-west before being forced into prostitution by the Rochdale men, it emerged at the meeting. But many of those who had not been abused felt they had not been asked for their testimony, and only a minority"}
{"article":"They've been madly in love since they laid eyes on each other as children, but it hasn't always been a smooth ride for this couple. Kirstie and Lyle Fisher were forced to keep their feelings secret for a number of years as they battled their biggest dilemma - the fact they happened to be first cousins. The Perth couple, who  are busy raising their three children, are now unashamed of their romance after finally going public with their relationship seven years ago. 'We're happy, we aren't hurting anyone by being together and our kids are fine and healthy... We were meant to be together,' Ms Fisher told Daily Mail Australia. Lyle and Kirstie Fisher from Perth in Western Australia have been together for seven years and are raising three children together - they also happen to be first cousins . 'People are allowed their opinions but we don't care what anyone else thinks.' Kirstie, 29, says it took a long time to realise not everyone would be accepting of their partnership after they dealt with disapproving family members and friends who abandoned them. 'The worst comment I've had is that our kids will grow two heads and we should go to Tasmania,' she said. 'Even last week I had a confrontation with a woman at my children's school. She told me I should be shot and my kids taken away from us. 'If what everybody said bothered us, we wouldn't be together. The fact is without Lyle, I am not a complete person. 'I love Lyle and I won't stop loving him.' Kirstie and Lyle, whose father's are brothers and grew up in different states, first met at a family wedding in Perth when she was nine years old. 'I thought he was cute, I didn't care that he was my cousin,' she said. 'But then he had to go back to Melbourne with his family and we didn't really talk again until I was 15. He got my mobile number off my brother and we started texting and chatting over MSN.' Lyle and Kirstie whose father's are brothers\u00a0first met at a family wedding in Perth when she was nine years old because they lived in different states . The couple tried to suppress their feelings when they were teenagers and eventually kept their feelings secret from their family for a number of years . Kirstie said she constantly pushed her feelings for Lyle aside because she knew they were related. 'Growing up you're always told they are your cousins, so you automatically assume if they're family then it is illegal to be together,' she said. When Kirstie turned 17, their aunty passed away and Lyle spent a week in Perth for the funeral. 'Up until my aunt's funeral there was the occasional time where I wished we weren't cousins. But we grew closer and by then I knew he wasn't just a cousin. 'I had really strong feelings for him.' Their first kiss was in Kirstie's bedroom while they were watching TV one night. 'I'm the only girl of three boys so they were very protective, but they didn't think anything of him being in my room because he was my cousin. 'From then on when we met up there were kisses and cuddles when no one was watching.' They talked several times about becoming a couple, but Kirstie often got cold feet because she was worried what people would think. Kirstie and Lyle went their separate ways for several years and she gave birth to her daughter Matilda (right) in a different relationship. They went public with their romance in 2008 and have two children together . Apart from Kirstie's father, who called the pair disgusting and hasn't spoken to them since, the couple say most people have been understanding . 'Eventually we went our separate ways and both went through relationships. I even had my first daughter with another guy,' she said. 'That relationship ended and Lyle was just at that point where he wanted to be together. 'I took my daughter to visit him in Queensland - he'd moved there a few years before. That's when we just gave up trying to ignore everything.' Lyle's mother sensed something was going on between the pair and confronted them with a stack of papers showing it wasn't illegal for them to be together and research on whether their children would be affected. 'He bought me a ring that day and we got engaged,' Kirstie said. They then had to bravely tell their immediate and extended families and admit it was a long process before people accepted it. Kirstie's daughter Miranda (left) has a different father, but the couple have two children together -\u00a0Alex, 5, and Zachary, 2.\u00a0Their daughter Danica died from complications during birth three years ago . Apart from Kirstie's father, who called the pair disgusting and hasn't spoken to them since, the couple say most people have been understanding. 'After a while my mum understood that I was happy and so she is happy for me. My two brothers are okay with it and so is Lyle's sister,' she said. 'We lost a few friends over it though. Lyle's best friend from primary school no longer talks to him and I stopped speaking to my best friend about a year ago.' Kirstie and Lyle have two children together - Alex, 5, and Zachary, 2. Their daughter Danica died from complications during birth three years ago. 'My oldest daughter, Miranda, is 10 and she goes around telling everyone - she doesn't care. We don't hide anything from our kids. 'All the kids are perfectly fine and healthy. We love them to death.'","highlights":"The pair first met when Kirstie was nine years old at a family wedding . The first cousins tried to fight their feelings but they still fell in love . Perth couple have been together now for seven years . It took a long time for people to finally accept them as a couple . Kirstie's father hasn't spoken to the pair since they went public . He called their relationship 'disgusting'\u00a0when they told him about it .","id":"4791856527a358039e2a047ca88168529b21e73d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as it wasn't uncommon for gay people to be ostracized in the 1980s.\nAnd at first, that was the case for the pair, who grew up in the small northern UK town of Blackpool. Kirstie was only allowed to live in the house with her mother, father and younger sister when her parents and Lyle's mum split up. She was only allowed out to school and football practice. \"We lived in a council house which was quite far from Blackpool town centre and surrounded by fields,\" Kirstie explained. \"There wasn't a lot of kids near our house. We didn't have a big family network and I was quite shy as a child, so it meant I didn't really have any close friends.\"\nAnd her family only fully accepted her sexuality once she'd left home to attend university in Leeds when she was 16, Kirstie said, but only on the condition she came home on the weekends. \"They couldn't deal with the fact that I was gay and they weren't going to accept it,\" she said. \"As soon as I got the opportunity to move to Leeds, they were just glad to get me out of there - it was a bit of a relief.\"\nBut even leaving home didn't mean Kirstie could be herself, and she didn't even tell her closest friends at university that she was gay until four years later. In that time, she met her first love, Steve, who was \"lovely\" - and they continued to date until they had to move away from one another when Steve started working in Manchester.\n\"I just knew I'd made a big mistake leaving him,\" she said. Kirstie had felt that she'd grown apart from him and was considering whether or not they should end things, but she only realised she was gay when they stopped seeing each other.\nWhen Kirstie returned to Blackpool, she met Lyle, who worked for her dad in his fishmongers shop on the seafront. \"From the moment we met, it was crazy,\" Kirstie told Metro UK. \"My sister asked me if I thought he was cute, and I said, 'I know he's cute', and it's been like that ever since - we can't get away from each other.\"\nThe couple moved in together after six months and were inseparable. \"It all just went from strength"}
{"article":"The police chief at the Hillsborough disaster said it was 'one of the biggest regrets of my life' he did not think of the consequences of allowing thousand of fans in to the ground after he ordered exit gates to be opened. Former chief superintendent David Duckenfield also added that it was his mistake and that he apologises profusely for the events that transpired. The match commander at the game agreed to a request to open the gates to prevent crushing at the turnstiles outside the ground, the inquest in Warrington heard. Former chief superintendent David Duckenfield says Hillsborough was one of biggest regrets of his life . But after Gate C was opened on his orders at eight minutes before kick off, an estimated 2,000 fans poured in, heading straight for a tunnel leading directly to the already-packed central pens three and four, behind the goal. The jury was told as many as an extra 800 fans went in to pen three alone after the gate was opened. Ninety-six Liverpool fans died following a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of Sheffield's Hillsborough ground as the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest kicked off on April 15 1989. Mr Duckenfield said he now realised 'in hindsight' the 'most likely' route fans would take once Gate C was open was to go down the tunnel facing them and in to the central pens. Christina Lambert QC, counsel for the inquests, said: 'You say in hindsight you recognise that's where a number of fans might have gone. Do you think as a match commander the consequences of the decision you made, and in particular thought as to where the fans might go, is something you should have considered?' Mr Duckenfield replied: 'Ma'am, I think it is fair to say that is arguably one of the biggest regrets of my life, that I did not foresee where fans would go when they came in through the gates.' Mr Duckenfield, who has admitted he had 'limited' experience of policing football matches compared with other senior officers, added: 'If I had been a fully competent, experienced, knowledgeable match commander of the experience of Mr (Brian) Mole or Mr Freeman, I no doubt would have thought about it, but I was not in their position.' Mr Duckenfield, stationed in the police control box with a bank of TV monitors of the ground, said he was 'shocked' at the request to open the gates from Superintendent Roger Marshall from outside Leppings Lane after police became 'overwhelmed' by the number of fans gathered at the turnstiles. 96 Liverpool fans were killed by being pressed up against the ground's perimeter fence in 1989 . The witness continued: 'Certainly I'm sat there, I don't mind telling you I was shocked and taken aback by it and thinking, 'Where are these people going to go if I open the gates?'' He said another message then came through on the police radio from Mr Marshall saying: 'If we don't open the gates someone's going to get killed.' The witness continued: 'That really was a shocking, terrifying moment to feel you had got to that situation.' Another officer in the police box, Mr Bernard Murray, then said to him: 'Are you going to open the gates?' the jury heard. Mr Duckenfield said: 'I remember saying to him quite clearly, Mr Murray, if people are going to die I have no option but to open the gates. Open the gates.' He said he was left 'no option' and thought fans would feel 'relief and comfort' in being released from the crush of the turnstiles on to the concourse. He added: 'Ma'am, it is difficult to envisage in the quiet of the court room but in that moment when I made a decision of that nature it really is, I'm at a loss to describe it, other than to say it is a momentous decision and your mind is such that you don't think upon the next step.' Mr Duckenfield said he did not think before opening the gates about blocking the tunnel off with a line of police officers - as had happened in previous years. Miss Lambert said: 'Did you even consider for a moment the possibility that they might go through the central tunnel?' 'Not at all ma'am,' Mr Duckenfield replied. Mr Duckenfield added: 'I think it's fair to say I was overcome by the enormity of the situation and the decision I had to make. 'And as a result of that I was so overcome, probably with the emotion of us having got into that situation, that my mind, for a moment, went blank.' Fans flooded onto the pitch in the aftermath of the disaster before the FA Cup semi-final . Mr Duckenfield said there was 'every possibility' that he panicked, and accepted that it was a mistake not to have taken steps to close the tunnel leading to the central pens. 'I think I was so consumed by the events that probably by that time I was overcome and didn't consider delaying the kick-off at that stage. 'The request was made, the crisis was building, the atmosphere and tension was increasing and I shall never forget (another policeman) saying 'It's too late, the players are on the pitch'.' After viewing CCTV footage of fans on a concourse behind the Leppings Lane terrace, having passed through Gate C, Mr Duckenfield went on: 'I have a view from what I have seen that quite a few of the fans were apparently standing around, waiting for friends or wondering where to go or what to do.' The jury has heard that the exit gate remained open for five minutes, allowing fans to flow into the ground. Miss Lambert asked Mr Duckenfield: 'At any stage during those five minutes did it occur to you to wonder where those fans were going?' Mr Duckenfield responded: 'No ma'am.' Chair of the Hillsborough Families For Justice Margaret Aspinall arrives at the inquest on Tuesday . Agreeing with Miss Lambert that a match commander of reasonable competence ought to have thought where the fans allowed through the gate might go, the 70-year-old claimed to have been 'distracted' by a radio message referring to another gate 'going in'. 'I wanted resources to be directed to the North Stand,' he said. 'That is why my thought processes moved from where they (fans) were going to go, to what would happen next.' Referring to his failure to realise where fans would go during the five-minute period, the witness continued: 'It certainly was a mistake and an oversight. Under the circumstances, with my limited ability, I accept it was a mistake - a mistake I shouldn't have made, a mistake I regret bitterly. 'It was a grave mistake and I apologise profusely.' At 2.59pm, when the match kicked off, Mr Duckenfield told the jury, he looked towards the Leppings Lane terrace and had seen 'nothing untoward'. Miss Lambert suggested to the former match commander that it might be said to have been 'obvious' that fans climbing out of the central pens might be connected to the ingress of supporters through Gate C. 'It was not obvious to me ma'am,' Mr Duckenfield added. 'I thought there may have been some crowd disorder or some problem and I was awaiting information. 'I didn't know what to think. I was looking and waiting for information.' Questioned about when he had realised that something was badly wrong, Mr Duckenfield added: 'I have a recollection that a young man came from the perimeter track behind the goal and either collapsed or fell down. 'He was hobbling, I remember seeing him hobbling, and there was a sudden realisation that this was not a pitch invasion, this was a serious situation.' Duckenfield says he was inexperienced in 1989 and may not have been the best man for the job . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"David Duckenfield was match commander of FA Cup semi-final in 1989 . Gate at Hillsborough was opened on his orders and 2,000 fans poured in . 96 Liverpool fans died after being pressed up around ground's fence . Duckenfield says disaster was one of biggest regrets of his life .","id":"32681749bd1b79038c37fdfc769428ba438187f9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Bernard Murray was in charge of the Liverpool stadium on April 15 1989 when 96 Liverpool FC fans lost their lives after being crushed in a crush after a FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest.\nAs the jury heard in the ongoing inquest into the disaster, Murray told the court it was 'obvious' the gates of the Leppings Lane end of the stadium needed to be opened to relieve crowd pressure but said he could not think of the 'consequences' which meant there was no medical cover on the Leppings Lane pitch for a 'number of hours' after the tragedy unfolded. Murray was giving evidence in the third inquest into the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans were killed when a crush occurred on the pitch during the semi-final match. The jury has previously heard the stadium's owners, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, did not order security at the match to be increased and no-one was in charge of overseeing the stadium.\nMurray was asked to give evidence about the actions he took after a message came into the police control centre telling the chief inspector on duty, Barry Hodgson, that a crush had taken place. He was asked if he had any concerns before that statement was made about the amount of people on the pitch. Murray said: 'Not at the time. My concern at the time was the need for crowd control and for crowd restraint. I was not, I would not have thought that it was obvious that we needed to open the exit gates but it seemed it should be obvious to everybody that that was a good and appropriate solution at that time.' The jury also heard that Murray admitted on April 25 he did not know the names of the people who died on the day of the disaster - but told the court he believed that was down to 'professional negligence' on his part in not ensuring he knew those names. The inquest has previously been told that Murray believed the football stadium was in a 'chaotic state' on the day after the game - and suggested he believed it was so chaotic he could not get hold of those responsible.\nHe said: 'I am pretty sure the main difficulty in the aftermath of this tragic event was not knowing the names of the 96 fans who died on the pitch, but I am convinced that it was a consequence of a chaotic state of affairs in the aftermath of the match, and in the aftermath of the opening of the gates and the subsequent events. 'It does not take a"}
{"article":"Scotland's UKIP leader is today facing calls to resign after he compared the country\u2019s only Muslim minister to the convicted terrorist Abu Hamza. In conversation with the Scottish Daily Mail, David Coburn, who was elected as an MEP last year, referred to \u2018Humza Yousaf, or as I call him, Abu Hamza\u2019. Mr Yousaf, the SNP\u2019s Minister for Europe and International Development, said the \u2018Islamophobic\u2019 comment was one of the worst insults he had ever received. David Coburn (left), Scotland's Ukip leader, is facing calls to resign after he compared the country's only Muslim minister, Humza Yousaf (right), to convicted terrorist Abu Hamza . He has written to party leader Nigel Farage to call for Mr Coburn to be expelled and is also planning to complain to the EU Ombudsman and European Parliament president Martin Schulz. The row comes in the same week that Mr Farage was embroiled in a racism row, after he suggested most of Britain\u2019s race relations laws should be scrapped. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said comparing her colleague to a \u2018convicted terrorist\u2019 was \u2018reprehensible\u2019 and said Mr Coburn should \u2018face consequences for that\u2019 and be kicked out of UKIP. Last night, Mr Coburn \u2013 who is also standing to be the MP for Falkirk in May\u2019s General Election \u2013 offered his \u2018sincerest apologies\u2019 for his comment. Ironically, earlier this year he sparked controversy by branding the SNP a \u2018racist party\u2019. Hook-handed Abu Hamza was earlier this year handed a life sentence by a New York judge for supporting terrorism. Abu Hamza was this year handed a life sentence by a New York judge for supporting terrorism . The hate cleric was convicted last May of multiple charges, including hostage-taking and plotting to set up a terrorism training camp in America. His trial followed his extradition from the UK to the US in 2012 at the end of an eight-year legal battle. Mr Coburn\u2019s comment was made during a telephone conversation, in which he spoke about his appearance on BBC Two show The Big Immigration Debate on Tuesday. He claimed that Mr Yousaf was supposed to be on the show, and said: \u2018Humza Yousaf, or as I call him, Abu Hamza, didn\u2019t seem to turn up.\u2019 Challenged by the Mail during the conversation, Mr Coburn said the remark was intended to be private. However, there had been no prior agreement that the discussion was off-the-record. Glasgow-born Mr Yousaf was yesterday alerted to the comment by the Mail, and replied: \u2018I am utterly appalled, disgusted and hurt by the comments allegedly made by David Coburn MEP. \u2018This is Islamophobia of the worst kind. If this was shouted at a Muslim on the street none of us would tolerate it, the fact this abuse has come from an elected member of the European Parliament is completely unacceptable. 'Nigel Farage has been plagued by accusations of leading a racist party and this outburst from David Coburn MEP shows that UKIP are not just a party with a few rotten apples but rotten to the core. \u2018If Nigel Farage is serious about UKIP being a party that will not tolerate xenophobia in any form then I expect David Coburn to be expelled from UKIP immediately and have written to Nigel Farage in that vein.\u2019 He added: \u2018David Coburn has been exposed making Islamophobic remarks and should do the honourable thing and resign.\u2019 Mr Yousaf has written to party leader Nigel Farage (right) to call for Mr Coburn (left) to be expelled and is also planning to complain to the EU Ombudsman and European Parliament president Martin Schulz . First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (left) said comparing her colleague Humza Yousaf (right) to a \u2018convicted terrorist\u2019 was \u2018reprehensible\u2019 and said Mr Coburn should be kicked out of UKIP . His letter to Mr Farage states: \u2018UKIP has been plagued by a number of incidents where senior party members have made xenophobic, racist or Islamophobic remarks. 'I am sure you will wish to distance UKIP from such attitudes and I note you have taken disciplinary action against those found to make such prejudiced remarks in the past. \u2018I therefore call on you to immediately suspend David Coburn while you investigate this matter and if he is indeed found to guilty of making these remarks then I expect he will be expelled from UKIP.\u2019 First Minister Miss Sturgeon said: \u2018There seems to be no depths below which Mr Coburn will not sink. Nigel Farage should remove him from his party.\u2019 A UKIP spokesman said: \u2018Mr Coburn\u2019s comments were made in the spirit of jest and he thought it off the record but they were in very bad taste. He has obviously caused offence and he is very sorry to have done so. \u2018He has written to Mr Yousaf offering his sincerest apologies.\u2019 David Coburn (right) pulls a face behind Labour MEP's Catherine Stihler (centre) and David Martin (right) David Coburn has managed to offend politicians from most parties in his short tenure as an MEP. The 56-year-old has claimed Alex Salmond would be \u2018hanging from a lamppost\u2019 if there had been a vote for independence, has described Nicola Sturgeon as \u2018Helmet Hairdo\u2019, was overhead on a train calling then Scots Labour leader Johann Lamont a 'fishwife' and dismissed the Greens as a 'cult, like scientology'. Last year, the MEP - who is openly gay \u2013 sparked controversy when he claimed same-sex weddings only mattered to 'some queen who wants to dress up in a bridal frock and dance up the aisle.' Born in Glasgow, Mr Coburn was educated at Glasgow High School, where he was a milk monitor and later became head boy. He went on to study law at Leeds University but failed to receive a degree. Moving to London, he found a job in the City as a trader and set up an antiques dealership. Prior to his election victory last year, his main source of income was an air freight business he set up, which he was uncharacteristically reticent about when quizzed by the Mail at the time - refusing even to reveal the name of the company. Certainly, not all of his business ventures are successful. He once ran the Lexicon School of English in London's Kensington, which was dissolved in 1993 by the Companies Registrar after failing to file accounts. He now receives a taxpayer-funded salary of nearly \u00a380,000 after his party attracted the support of more than 140,000 Scots in the European election. When his success was announced by Scotland's Returning Officer Mary Pitcaithly last May, Mr Coburn\u2019s address - in Kensington, London - was greeted with amusement. Neighbouring properties in that street have sold for around \u00a34million in recent years, but he says he now lives north of the Border.","highlights":"David Coburn apologised after comparing Humza Yousaf to Abu Hamza . He made comment in conversation over BBC's The Big Immigration Debate . Mr Yousaf, SNP minister, wrote to Nigel Farage calling for his\u00a0expulsion . First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the comparison was 'reprehensible' She is also calling for Scotland's Ukip leader to be kicked out of the party . Hate cleric was handed a life sentence for supporting terrorism this year .","id":"b7739df527848eb49f5e1a0a50dc9c48239d18ce","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" month, used the notorious preacher and extremist's case as a model for Ms Ahmed-Sheikh's removal.\nMr Coburn claimed Ms Ahmad-Sheikh's stance against terrorism \"borders on Islamophobia\" because she had not condemned Abu Hamza. \"She has said on TV that she's not a terrorist,\" he said. \"This is not acceptable in a British citizen.\"\nHe went on: \u201cI don\u2019t have time for it. The Muslim community in Scotland needs to take a stand and demand that she gets sacked.\"\nMs Ahmad-Sheikh is a member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), elected from Glasgow East in May's UK general election. She took the Muslim place on the pro-independence Scottish National Party\u2019s list, and has since been described by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as \u201can absolute credit\u201d.\nA spokesperson for the First Minister denied the SNP had any plans to fire Ms Ahmad-Sheikh from her post, arguing she had received \"excellent\" ministerial support from Mr Coburn. \"The Scottish Government takes a dim view of the divisive comments and views of this MEP,\" the spokesperson said. \"We have been clear with Mr Coburn that we would have nothing to do with him in future.\"\nIn October, Ms Ahmad-Sheikh was one of seven Muslims to attend a conference at the European Parliament to mark the fifth anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the \"Islam v UK\" case.\nThe judgment found that the UK was in breach of human rights laws by refusing to allow the religiously-motivated killings of Islamist cleric Abu Hamza, and the refusal of the UK courts to disclose the evidence on which those judgments were based.\nDavid Coburn (right) and Glasgow West MSP James Kelly\nAbu Hamza's case was closely linked to his involvement in the Glasgow terror cell. He is serving seven life sentences, after being found guilty of masterminding three bomb plots and attempting to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon.\nMs Ahmad-Sheikh was criticised for her silence on Mr Coburn's comments.\nA spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Scotland said: \"We are concerned by the comment made by the MEP David Coburn about Shaheen, because it could be construed as Islamaphobic and unacceptable. Shaheen has said in many occasions that she condemns all acts of violence and terrorism, especially in the"}
{"article":"Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has spoken\u00a0to Sportsmail's\u00a0Pete Jenson ahead of their Champions League last-16 showdown with Barcelona. Here are the top 10 quotes from the interview with the Chilean boss. Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has spoken  to\u00a0Sportsmail's Pete Jenson . Pellegrini on Manchester City's triumphs last season going unrecognised . 'We were fighting on all fronts. We won the Capital One Cup, reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, played in the Champions League and we won the League scoring 157 goals. Liverpool only had one competition and that's an enormous advantage.' Pellegrini on Liverpool getting the attention . 'The slip from (Steven) Gerrard? They lost that game 2-0, not 1-0. If he had not slipped, does it end in a draw? We'd still have been two points ahead of them. So why was it Liverpool losing the league and not us winning it?' Pellegrini on being told to buy English players . \u2018It is important to have English players but can you sign them? Can you get (Raheem) Sterling? Maybe if you go to Liverpool with \u00a3100million you can. If I want an English player in the position of (David) Silva who is there? Maybe (Wayne) Rooney, but who else?' Pellegrini on European silverware . 'Manchester United in all of that great era under (Sir Alex) Ferguson only won two Champions Leagues. Real Madrid went 32 years without winning the European Cup. It is important to be there in the later rounds but you can't think that not being there is a disaster.' Pellegrini poses with the Premier League trophy in May 2014 after he saw his team win the title . Pellegrini on Barcelona . 'You can talk about tactics and technique but if you go a man down against Barcelona, you're put in a terrible position. It is not a disgrace to get knocked out by them. Their squad, if it is not the best in the world, it is the second best. No other team can put together Leo Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez but I want to play them with 11 and if they knock us out then let that be because they were better than us.' Pellegrini on his days as a centre back before becoming a manager . 'If you want to say I was a disaster of a player then say it. But give me another disaster of a player who played almost 500 games across 14 years.' Pellegrini on Manchester City's riches . 'This year Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all spent more than us. People don't accept that we are trying to become a big club in a very short time. I don't think there's such a difference between the top five or six squads.' Pellegrini feels English clubs aren't helped in European competitions by the domestic fixtures during winter . Pellegrini on the festive fixture list . 'English football gives other leagues an advantage. There are some traditions you can't change, I realise that. Boxing Day is non-negotiable. But you can't play nine games in December and nine in January. You have to stop at some point.' Pellegrini on James Milner . 'It would be very difficult to find a more complete player than Milner. There are players who are better technically. There are quicker players. There are players who head the ball better. But show me a player who does all the things that Milner does well and there isn't one. 'You leave him on the bench and he is furious, but watch him during the game, encouraging and shouting. And in the next training session he kills it for 95 minutes. It's very difficult to find another Milner \u2013 an intelligent player, with big balls and a massive heart.' Pellegrini on pressure in England compared to in Argentina . 'Here the pressure is normal. There, it's every day, and it's life and death. I've never had a problem with pressure because I believe in my own ability. Last year I wanted to show I could win a major league in Europe. This year the challenge is to repeat the title or to do better in the Champions League.' Pellegrini has spoken to Sportsmail about James Milner, the pressure he feels and on their trophy aims .","highlights":"Read Sportsmail's interview with Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini . Pellegrini feels his team's triumphs last season went unrecognised . City face Barcelona on Wednesday, away in the Champions League . Pellegrini wants a fair fight at the Nou Camp to try to overturn the 2-1 loss . Gael Clichy was sent off in the first leg and Pellegrini is up for round two . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester City news .","id":"6208b111b5e02105e7947db992a2a7f6620b82d8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" manager Manuel Pellegrini: 10 best quotes 1 \"We are so lucky with injuries.\n\"In Europe we only have Yaya Toure because of his injury in the last game against Tottenham. But everything else is right.\n\"You never know if you can get injured in a training session or when you're in the car. If you are training well you can get a muscle pain in the middle of a session. It's a matter of fortune and I'm very lucky.\" 2 \"The Barcelona players can be injured in training. Last season Pedro had a bad back problem and he had to go to his psychologist.\n\"I think it's the only thing that can happen to a player here. For the rest they are professionals and you do the things that are possible to do and they don't have injuries. I don't remember that happening with other teams.\" 3 \"Barcelona have improved a lot in the last three seasons and they have more chances to win things. It's true that Pep Guardiola has more talent than he did before and he does things better but I have no doubts that I have also changed a lot because when I was in Villareal I changed the way I play football and Barcelona have made that change too.\" 4 \"It's very important. In the Champions League you have to be good in defence, have a good goalkeeper and attack, and this is a fantastic team to face because we have the chance to play at home and if we score goals I think it's possible to get through to the next round.\"\nVIDEO Scroll down for Manuel Pellegrini press conference\nNo doubts: Manuel Pellegrini is relishing the Champions League clash with Barcelona\n5 \"I haven't studied [his replacement] Thiago as a player so we will speak about the player on Thursday when we play against Swansea. He's a very talented player but I'm not sure he's able to play in the style we play.\" 6 \"I think they can play the final [against Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on May 24] because the semi-finals are very difficult to reach. It's better to do it in the first game if you are able to, so I don't think there are problems.\" 7 \"The only thing I have changed is the way I speak. I think with experience it's better to"}
{"article":"When it comes to shaving, boys are normally taught the art by their fathers or older brothers. But this means bad habits can also be passed down through generations. Now a principal scientist from Gillette has revealed the science behind shaving including how hairs behave, why washing the skin is so vital and why you should never, ever tap your razor on the sink. She also settles the debate about whether you should go with, or against the grain. Scroll down for video . Beard hairs are, on average, a tenth of a millimetre in diameter. When dry, the hair is around 130 microns in diameter (left) but when hydrated this expands to almost 150 microns. Washing the face before a shave increases the surface area the blades can cut through said Gillette principal scientist Kristina Vanoosthuyze . Dr Kristina Vanoosthuyze has worked in the Gillette Shaving Technology area at the Innovation Centre in Reading for the past nine years. Every morning 80 volunteers visit the centre and shave in front of a filming rig that combines magnifying lenses, high-speed  cameras and special high-intensity lighting. This has revealed how the blade cuts through the hair, and in the case of multiple-blade models, the first blade   pulls the hair up,  the second cuts it, the third blade acts in a similar way to the first, and so on. In some of their products, Gillette also offers a vibrate function that further lifts the hair and reduces the friction caused by the blades. This footage has also revealed the differences between dry and hydrated skin and beard hair. Every day 80 volunteers shave in front of a rig that combines magnifying lenses and high-speed cameras. This has revealed how the blade cuts through the hair. In the case of multiple-blade models, the first blade pulls the hair up, the second cuts it, the third blade pulls and so on . When hydrated, skin is also tighter (an image of the skin is shown before washing left and after washing right). This exposes more of the hair's surface area to the blade. \u00a0As a result Dr Kristina Vanoosthuyze recommends showering before shaving - and not the other way round . This image is a microscopic image of cut hairs on dehydrated skin. Dry hair can have the strength of copper wire and when hair and skin hydrates it swells and makes the hair easier to cut.\u00a0Additionally, the lubricating ingredients in a shaving gel reduce friction between blade and skin, improving glide . Beard hairs are, on average, a tenth of a millimetre in diameter. When dry, the hair is around 130 microns but when hydrated this expands to almost 150 microns. This increases the surface area that the blades can cut through, and when hydrated, skin is plumper, which reveals more of the hair. Before the shave, hydrate the hair by washing the skin with a gentle cleanser: This softens the hair and significantly reduces the force needed to cut it. Apply plenty of shave gel: This provides a protective anti-friction layer and improves razor glide for a smoother, more comfortable shave. Shave with a  multi-blade razor using light strokes: Gillette said the razor should do the work, not the person shaving. Change direction: Begin by shaving with the grain of the hair before switching and going against this grain. Make sure blades are not old or dull:\u00a0The lifespan of razors can vary depending on how often they are used and how hard. As a general rule if the razor begins to drag or doesn't cut as closely as before, replace the blades. Use aftershave:\u00a0This can be any product containing moisturiser to rehydrate and comfort the skin. Many aftershaves contain alcohol that acts as an astringent to sterilise the skin and provide a barrier against infection. As a result it makes more sense to shower before shaving and not the other way round. 'Allowing water to penetrate the hair is key for a comfortable and close shave because dry hair is difficult to cut,' explained Dr Vanoosthuyze. 'In fact, dry hair can have the strength of copper wire. When hair hydrates, it swells and becomes easier to cut. 'So, men should wash the face and neck with a mild cleanser before the shave. Or at least take a shower before the shave and not the other way around. 'Additionally, the lubricating ingredients formulated in a shaving gel reduce friction between blade and skin, improving razor glide for a more comfortable shaving experience.' Scanning electron\u00a0microscopy\u00a0also highlights how hairs and follicles differ on the cheek, neck and chin, for example. On the cheek these hairs resemble the shape of an egg, while on the chin they are wider on the underside than the top. The hairs of the neck look similar to those on the chin but are thicker and more robust. The skin on the cheek is also flatter than the raised bumps on the neck. This suggest that shaving in one direction on the cheek may not have the same affect when used on the neck, for example. However, Dr Vanoosthuyze revealed that shaving in the direction of the hair is often the best place to start. 'It is difficult to give a simple, straightforward answer, because the comfort of the shave - or lack of irritation - is dependent on so many more factors than simply the direction of the shaving stroke,' she told MailOnline at the launch of Gillette's Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall technology razor. 'Our  data has shown that men who shave with ProGlide against the grain rated the product as high for 'gives a comfortable shave' as those men who shaved with the grain and\/or in both directions.' Scanning electron microscopy also highlights how hairs and follicles differ on the cheek, neck and chin (pictured). On the cheek these hairs resemble the shape of an egg, while on the chin they are wider on the underside than the top. The hairs of the neck look similar to those on the chin but are thicker and more robust . The skin on the cheek is also flatter than the raised bumps on the neck (pictured). Dr Vanoosthuyze said: 'As a general rule, most men find shaving first in the direction of the hair growth and then following up with upstrokes provides the closest, smoothest shave with good skin comfort' But she continued that a man's facial hair tends to grow in different directions, so even if he thinks he shaves with the grain, some hairs will still unknowingly be cut against the grain. 'As a general rule, I would say that most men find using light strokes and shaving first in the direction of the hair growth and then following up with upstrokes provides the closest, smoothest shave with good skin comfort.' And when it comes on what not to do, Dr Vanoosthuyze said that some men place as much as 3.3lbs (1.5kg) of force on the blade. 'The closeness of the shave is largely determined by the quality and design of the razor, not by how hard you press,' she added. 'The best way for a close, comfortable shave is to use gentle strokes. The razor should do the work, not you.' Dr Vanoosthuyze also explained that under no circumstances should a person tap their razor on the side of the sink. Tapping the razor causes the precision blades to misalign which affects the cutting quality, but also how long the blades will last. This image shows the angle a blade takes on a typical cheek hair . She also explained that under no circumstances should you tap the razor on the side of the sink. Tapping the razor causes the precision blades to misalign which affects the cutting quality, but also how long the blades will last. 'At the end of the shave, just rinse the razor thoroughly with water and shake off excess water before storing,'\u00a0Dr Vanoosthuyze. And after the shave, Dr Vanoosthuyze recommends using a moisturising lotion. 'A good moisturiser will leave the skin soft and smooth and help to maintain the skin's natural moisture barrier.' Many aftershaves also contain alcohol that acts as an astringent to sterilise the skin and provide a barrier against infection. This is what causes them to sting.","highlights":"Dr Kristina Vanoosthuyze studies the shaving habits of 80 men every day using high-speed cameras at Gillette's Innovation Centre in Reading . Her footage reveals what happens as multi-blade razors move over hairs . Scanning electron microscopy shows difference between dry and wet skin . The Gillette scientist has also revealed the do's and don'ts of shaving . She recommends people shower before a shave, and\u00a0use light strokes . Tests have shown people should start by shaving in direction of the hair . And razors should never be tapped on a sink under any circumstances .","id":"c6391e50afa266433523dc6669ca856bed61b438","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" best technique and when they actually grow back.\nShaving 101\nIf you\u2019re one of the majority of us men who shave their face it\u2019s likely you\u2019ve wondered what the science behind it all really is.\nPrincipal scientist of Gillette, Tom Polushkin revealed how shaving hairs work and their behaviour at a recent event in New York hosted by Time Inc. UK and Gillette.\nMr. Polushkin told guests that hair grows in a cyclical pattern. There are three phases to a hair\u2019s growth: Anagen (where it\u2019s active), Catagen (the resting phase) and Telogen (shedding).\nBut what does this mean? Well, the telogen phase means you will be unable to grow another hair after they shed.\nThat\u2019s why some areas of your face are prone to breakouts; there are more follicles that grow back and get caught by hair, Mr. Polushkin told the hosts.\nThis means Mr. Polushkin can actually predict when hair will grow back again. In fact, he said he can do so right there and then.\n\u201cHow many times do you shave? Do you know how long it takes for the hair to regrow?\u201d he asks. \u201cDo you see that line from your nose to your eyebrows? If I look at that, how many times do you think it takes for hair to grow back from there and regrow here?\u201d\nThe shaving expert also said that shaving daily is the best way to go.\n\u201cWhen you shave it, in the ideal situation, the hair would not grow back for three or four days,\u201d he said. \u201cSo if you shave tomorrow, after two or three days, you\u2019re not going to see hair coming back.\u201d\nHe also confirmed to guests, who had been wondering why they could see stubble within a couple of hours of shaving, that the hairs you see growing back are not just new growth.\n\u201cHair grows really fast. It grows, like, 1 to 2 mm a day,\u201d Mr Polushkin said. \u201cSo if you grow a beard for five days, it will grow back in five days. So what you see is not new growth.\u201d\nMr. Polushkin also answered other shaving questions from the guests including when to shower before shaving, how often and how hard to press and the length of time you should leave your blades in water.\n\u201cIf you\u2019re using your face like"}
{"article":"For those hoping global warming will bring more opportunities for a summer barbecue, there may be disappointment ahead - climate change is likely to make steaks and burgers far less appetising. In a major report on the impact of global warming on food, scientists have concluded that the quality of many meats and vegetables is due to decline at temperatures increase. The researchers predict that as heatwaves become more common, steaks and other meats are likely to become stringier and tougher - putting the traditional barbecue at risk. Beefburgers, like those above, could become far less appetising option on future BBQ's due to climate change . Popular vegetables like carrots are also likely to become less flavoursome and have a less pleasant texture. Potatoes are likely to suffer far more from blight, which rots the tubers and makes them inedible. Marine biologists have found that shellfish take on a sour flavour if they are reared in slightly acidified sea water. They warn that as the planet's oceans grow more acidic, due to rising carbon dioxide levels, many of our favourite seafoods could become less appetising. Climate change experts predict that over the next century, the acidity levels of the world's oceans could drop from pH8 to pH7.5. Many have warned this could lead to shrimps and prawns struggling to build the shells and skeletons they need to survive. Now, in the first study to test how ocean acidification could impact on the taste of seafood, researchers at the University of Gothenberg and Plymouth University, found it will also affect their taste. Shrimp raised in the water with a lower pH were 2.6 times more likely to be rated as the worst tasting, while those reared in the less acidic water were 3.4 times more likely to be judged the tastiest. Onions could get smaller if temperatures early in the season increase while fruit and nut trees in some regions may not get cold enough to signal fruit development. The report, produced by scientists at the Univeristy of Melbourne, also warned that milk yeilds could decrease by up to 10-25 per cent as heatwaves grow more common. Lower levels of grain production could also hit dairy cattle, meaning their milk contains less protein, which would result in poorer quality cheese. Professor Richard Eckard, director of the pirmary industries climate challenges centre at the University of Melbourne, said: 'It\u2019s definitely a wake up call when you hear that the toast and raspberry jam you have for breakfast, for example, might not be as readily available in 50 years time. 'Or that there may be changes to the cost and taste of food items we love and take for granted like avocado and vegemite, spaghetti bolognaise and even beer, wine and chocolate. 'It makes you appreciate that global warming is not a distant phenomenon but a very real occurrence that is already affecting the things we enjoy in our everyday lives, including the most common of foods we eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.' The scientists assessed the impact of the changing climate on 55 foods grown in Australia and other parts of the world. It predicted that as weather conditions get warmer, with heatwaves and other extreme events increasing in frequency, agricultural production will be hit hard. Avocados will grow less plump and trees will carry less of the fruit as temperatures increase, the report warns . The cost of apples could rise as farmers try to combat damage from extreme temperatures on fruits like apples by using shade cloths. Heat stress will have a particular impact on meat production with cattle and chickens suffering in higher temperatures and affecting their appetite. This will mean meat is likely to be be tougher and more stingy. Pigs could have particular problems in the heat as they do not possess sweat glands. Avocados are also likely to get smaller in warmer temperatures as the plants get stressed while the trees themselves will flower far less. Dairy cows produce 10-25 per cent less milk in heat waves and their amount of protein in milk can also decline . Temperatures above 27 degrees can cause beetroot flowering stems to grow early and result in smaller bulbs, while the vegetable can also lose some of its distinctive red colouring in warmer temperatures. Professor David Karoly, an atmospheric scientists at the University of Melbourne and one of the co-authors of the report, said countries like Australia, where drought is already a major problem, are likely to be worse hit. He said: 'Global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of heatwaves and bushfires affecting farms across southern and eastern Australia, and this will get much worse in the future if we don\u2019t act. 'It\u2019s a daunting thought when you consider that Australian farms produce 93% of the food we eat.'","highlights":"Report by University of Melbourne warns that many foods are under threat . It says that heatwaves will cause livestock like cattle to suffer heat stress . Beef and pork likely to become tougher while chicken will become stringer . Onions and beetroot crops are likely to produce smaller sized vegetables . Carrots will lose  their distinctive flavour and take on an\u00a0unpleasant\u00a0texture . Milk yields can decrease by 10-25 per cent during heat waves, report warns . Protein levels in milk may also fall meaning cheese will decline in quality .","id":"82f2384523e51604ed614cbca8fcb78169d72931","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" predicted that rising temperatures will mean food production across the globe will fall by as much as 20 percent. They said the climate change threat would grow as temperatures rise during the next 50 years.\nFood supplies from 2050 to 2075 will be \"a lot more volatile\" than they were in the previous two decades, said one of the leading researchers, Professor Robert Betts, the head of the Oxford Institute for Environmental Studies. \"Soaring temperatures will probably mean that most countries that depend on wheat, maize or rice for their food will not be able to produce as much as they do now,\" he told the Observer. \"In particular, countries such as Brazil, China and India will not be able to produce as much grain as they do now as a result of climate change and that will lead to a lot of instability in the grain trade. This is very serious.\"\nThe report - by Professor Betts, Professor Kevin Anderson, who is leading research at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Manchester, and an international team - is the first assessment of how climate change will affect global food security. It says that a rise of two to three degrees Centigrade will reduce wheat production in most parts of the world and will lead to sharp rises in prices for the staple grain as a result of increased demand from rapidly growing populations in countries such as China and India.\nThere was also likely to be a decline in maize, rice and cassava - all important food staples, particularly in the tropics. \"It will be harder for poor people in parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, to be fed,\" said Professor Betts. \"If you take some of the big cereal-producing countries such as China and India, then that means a lot more hunger. Climate change will mean that there are 10 million more people who are hungry and undernourished.\"\nThe report, to be presented to the House of Commons next week, predicts that food production will be less reliable and more volatile under the effects of climate change. Professor Betts, who is also a professor of environmental change at Oxford University, said that the world's poor would suffer most from such change, and warned that the cost of food could rise by as much as 50 percent over the next few decades. A climate-sensitive global food system would be vulnerable to the risks of climate change \"because we currently rely on a fairly narrow range of staple crops for our food,\""}
{"article":"Suspects: Police in New Bedford are still searching for the woman in the winter hate. Veroinic Mello, (front) has already turned herself into police . Police in Massachusetts have arrested one of two women accused of stealing a donation jar meant for a 4-year-old girl with leukemia. Veronica Mello, 32, turned herself into police on Tuesday after security camera footage was released showing two suspects swiping the money from the counter at Mark's Beverage store in New Bedford. The jar was filled with money for Haylie Jansen, who is battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia  since her diagnosis in early January and who is due to undergo a third surgery on Wednesday. Police have said they are still trying to find the second suspect, who is seen in the surveillance footage wearing a grey sweatshirt, backpack and bobble hat. Mello, 32, who lives in New Bedford, turned herself into police station on Tuesday and will be arraigned on a larceny charge on Wednesday. 'I'm a nervous wreck right now. This is getting to be too much,' said a woman who identified herself as Veronica Mello's mother to the Boston Herald. She added she belives her daughter is innocent. Relatives for little Haylie said they can't believe speople would be so despicable - especially since more than $15,000 has been raised already via a gofundmepage for Hailey. 'I can't believe that someone would do something like that, steal money from a little 4-year-old girl with cancer,' said Dorothy Jansen, who is Haylie's great-aunt. Pang of guilt: Veronica Gallo gave herself into police on Tuesday after they circulated security footage showing two suspects wanted for stealing a jar with donations for a cancer stricken girl . Struck down: Haylie Jansen and is pictured here with her mother Jessica. Little Haylie was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia in early January and has already had three operations to combat her cancer . Swiped:\u00a0Veronica Mello (left) Is seen walking out of the store in New Bedford with a jar in her left hand and the in the picture (right), the jar is seen to the right of the credit card machine . 'We want them both caught and we want them to have to step up and apologize to our family.' Haylie's grandmother, Jen Magrath, told the Boston Herald that despite the 4-year-old's diagnosis, she has still continued to smile. 'She's the kind of girl who could put a smile on your face on your darkest day,' said Magrath. 'If you look at pictures of her, you'll never find one where she isn't smiling. She's just such a happy child.' Haylie's mother, Jessica Jansen has been struggling financially and to help out, her family put four donation jars in four local businesses in New Bedford and Dartmouth. Donations: Hailey has a gonfundme page and so far has managed to raise $15,000 for her medical care . 'My daughter is the kind of person who hates to accept help from anyone, so it was hard for her,' said Magrath. 'We're all still trying to convince her to take all the help she can get because she's had to put her entire life on hold to be there for Haylie.' The owner of Mark's Beverae store, Nabubhei Patel, said that the two thieves worked in tandem to steal the jar. Jen Magrath said that the entire family has been rocked by the theft. 'The hardest thing for us is that Jessica has worked three jobs since she was 15 years old to get herself into school, she got a degree as a dental hygienist, which she worked very hard for, and then she had no choice but to quit.' To help Hailey please donate here Prayers for Haylie .","highlights":"Veronica Mello, 32, arrested and charged with larceny in Massachusetts . Police in New Bedford searching for second woman caught on security cameras . Money was for Haylie Jansen, 4, who is suffering from a form of bone cancer .","id":"42eb3e67474b5a37f6ca71c46d951781f4e5d62e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" car while the owner took the vehicle to return a rental car. Police say that 38-year-old Susan Mello of New Bedford and. New Bedford Police \u2013 Massachusetts. Police Department \u2013 Police Department \u2013 Massachusetts. A \u201cSuspect\u201d has been identified by New Bedford Police in relation to.\nTwo suspects involved in New Bedford carjacking surrender to police \u2013 wbz | Boston News, Weather, Traffic, Sports\nI could see the look of confusion on my face.\nNew Bedford, MA: They were arrested on multiple warrants. All you hear is, why did she do this and why would someone do something like that? She said she was getting on the highway to the Easton bridge in New Bedford, Massachussetts and saw the vehicle.\nPolice say that 38-year-old Susan Mello of New Bedford and. The suspects are in custody in New Bedford.\nNew Bedford Police: Suspect sought in overnight carjacking \u2013 wpri\nThe suspect, year-old Samantha Ponte, is charged with being an accessory after the fact. This is not the first time the suspect in the robbery has been arrested.\nThey said the woman wanted to be treated as if she were a victim not as the suspect in a crime.\nThe officers arrived, but before they could get the car rolling, the suspect came back out and started walking away. As of Wednesday morning, Ponte was still on the loose.\nShe then said she was running back to the car to get her phone, then turned to walk away again.\nWoman arrested in connection with New Bedford carjacking \u2013 WPRI\nPolice are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ponte, or if they think they saw the suspect, to call New Bedford Police.\nThe suspect, year-old Samantha Ponte, is charged with being an accessory after the fact.\nShe said she was getting on the highway to the Easton bridge in New Bedford, Massachussetts and saw the vehicle. On Tuesday, New Bedford Police released security camera footage of the suspect they said is connected to the March 2 carjacking in Dartmouth.\nYou must be a registered user to use the I-Team commenting system.\nPolice are investigating a carjacking in New Bedford Tuesday night. The suspect was reportedly wearing a black coat and carrying a black handbag. Police say that the suspect wanted to return a rental car. Police are looking for a female suspect believed to"}
{"article":"With her hair pulled back and wearing no make-up, the woman at the window looks no different from other young mothers soon after childbirth as she pulls back the curtains to let the sun shine in on her new baby. But there the comparison ends, for 19-year-old Heather Mack faces a lifetime behind bars - or even death by firing squad - if convicted of the premeditated murder of her socialite mother, Sheilah von Wiese-Mack. A little more than 24 hours before this exclusive glance through a Bali hospital window, Miss Mack had given birth in a caesarian operation to her 6lb 1oz daughter, Stella Schaefer, the last name being that of the baby's father and her co-accused 21-year-old Tommy Schaefer. Scroll down for video . With her hair pulled back and wearing no make-up, Heather Mack looks no different from other young mothers soon after childbirth as she pulls back the curtains to let the sun shine in on her new baby at a Bali hospital . Earlier this week Mack had given birth in a caesarian operation to her 6lb 1oz daughter, Stella Schaefer, the surname being after the father and her co-accused 21-year-old Tommy Schaefer . Out of sight as she drew back the curtains at the Sanglah Hospital was the tiny baby in her cot and a prison guard. Although Miss Mack is not considered a flight risk, as a woman facing a serious charge she has to remain under guard at all time, no matter what the circumstances. Joining her in the hospital room - and standing for a short time at the window - were the child's grandmother, Tommy Schaefer's mother, and other relatives and friends who had flown from their homes in Chicago. And it is from his mother and relatives that Schaefer will have to rely for a first hand description of his baby, for he has been refused the right to travel under guard from Kerobokan Prison to the hospital. Prison sources said he was 'pacing up and down with frustration' in his cell as he anxiously waits for the moment when he will first set eyes on his daughter. \u2018He\u2019s going crazy in there, wanting to see his daughter, but he\u2019s been told he's a prisoner on a serious charge and there will be no hospital visits,\u2019 a prison source said. Mack, 19, was taken to hospital from Kerobokan Prison after she started to have contractions earlier this week . Mack had expressed fears that she would have to deliver the baby behind bars because she did not have a down payment that the hospital, pictured, wanted up front . Unless the prison grants him a special privilege to see the baby, he is unlikely to see her until - and if - Miss Mack takes the child with her to their next scheduled court appearance on March 24. There is every likelihood of the couple\u2019s next court appearance - their cases are being held separately - being adjourned while she regains the strength to face the judges in the Denpasar District Court. Earlier Miss Mack had expressed fears that she would have to deliver the baby behind bars because she did not have a down payment that the hospital wanted up front. But her US attorney, Anthony Scifo, has told the Chicago Tribune - the city where the accused couple come from - that he was able to send money to Indonesia earlier in the week after working out a deal with Miss Mack\u2019s uncle, who controls $1.56 million in a trust fund set up for her by her murdered mother. Miss Mack does not have access to the money under her 30th birthday. Mack had the baby in the Wings Amerta building of the Sanglah Hospital. The couple have claimed that the unborn baby has been at the centre of problems between Mrs Wiese-Mack and Schaefer. They have told police that she objected to her daughter\u2019s pregnancy by Schaefer and during a fierce argument he struck Heather\u2019s mother with the metal handle of a fruit bowl. If Miss Mack keeps to her stated intentions, she plans to keep the baby with her in the cell for the maximum allowed period of two years - unless there are dramatic developments in the case against her and she is able to leave the notorious prison. The pair (pictured together), from Chicago, Illinois, are being tried separately by the Denpasar District Court . Sheila Von Wiese-Mack's badly beaten body was found in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi at the hotel . But if convicted of the charge of premeditated murder, she - and Schaefer - could be sentenced to death by firing squad. It is not known when she will be returned to the prison with her baby, but hospital staff suggested it could be within the next 48 hours. Mack had earlier told friends who have been supporting her during jail visits that she was expecting her baby in April. This means the child was born prematurely. Last week  Schaefer told the trial that he had been attacked by Wiese-Mack and called a racially offensive name. He said that his relationship with Heather was not endorsed by her mother and he went to Bali to decide how to tell her they were pregnant. After meeting with Mack at the hotel, they discussed how to inform von Wiese-Mack that Mack was pregnant and agreed to meet in the hotel room where Mack and her mother were staying. Speaking through an interpreter, Schaefer said Mack asked him to bring a metal fruit bowl, which he hid under his shirt as a 'precaution'. Asked by a judge why it was hidden, Schaefer answered that he was not sure whether he would use it or not to protect himself. According to Schaefer, he arrived in the room and found Mack weeping. He did not know why, but also saw that Mack's mother was screaming. 'She (von Wiese-Mack) was angry at me when she knew that Heather was pregnant,' Schaefer said, while trying to hold back tears. Heavily pregnant Mack (right), 19, and Tommy Schaefer (second from left), 21, sit in the court room in front of what is believed to be the suitcase they are accused of using to hide the body of\u00a0von Wiese-Mack . Mack, who was sitting beside her lawyer, sobbed at the testimony. He said that the victim insulted him using a racial slur and described her daughter as a prostitute who liked a black man. He said the situation got heated when von Wiese-Mack asked her daughter for an abortion or to kill the unborn baby. Schaefer said that led to a quarrel in which von Wiese-Mack strangled him hard for about 30 seconds. 'I was angry, I took the fruit bowl and hit her,' Schaefer said, in tears. He added that he did not remember how many times he hit the victim. After acknowledging she wasn't breathing, he tried to give her artificial respiration, while Mack, who had run in panic into the bathroom for about three minutes, came back and tried to revive her mother. He said he was trembling and scared and called 911 on his mobile phone before realizing that he was not in the United States. In her first questioning in court on Wednesday, Mack, who is eight months' pregnant, said Schaefer beat her mother with a metal soup bowl after von Wiese-Mack made the threat in an argument. 'The blow was not so hard ... and my mother was still resisting,' Mack said. 'I asked Tommy to stop and then I ran into the bathroom.' Von Wiese-Mack's bludgeoned body was folded in half and stuffed into a suitcase with bloody sheets. The suitcase was later found in a taxi at the posh St. Regis Hotel in August. Heather Mack, 19, told an Indonesian court on Wednesday that her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 21, killed Shelia von Wiese-Mack (together-left) in anger after she threatened to kill their unborn baby . In February a health scare saw Mack rushed to hospital after she collapsed with stomach pain and started bleeding. She was taken to Bali's Sanglah Hospital, the main medical centre in Denpasar, where tourists and other foreigners are usually treated. Hospital officials later said Miss Mack's baby was safe but she had been taken to hospital for an immediate check-up because she was in pain and had lost blood. In January Mack had said she vowed to bring the baby up in the cramped Bali prison she shares with six others. She has told fellow prisoners in the Wijaya Kusuma cell block of her intentions - but that has not gone down well with several of the other women. 'Make arrangements to get your baby out of here,' one prisoner is reported to have angrily told her. 'We're fed up with being woken by crying babies.' In an adjoining cell a prisoner in her late 30s is raising a baby which cries through the night, waking other inmates. 'This is what your baby is going to be doing - waking us up - and we don't want that,' Heather was told by one woman - according to visitors leaving the prison after delivering food to relatives in the women's section of the notorious prison. The protests, however, have failed to dampen the resolve of Mack.","highlights":"Heather Mack, 19, was pictured at her hospital window little more than 24 hours after giving birth to her daughter Stella via caesarian . Mack and Stella's father Tommy Schaefer, 21, are on trial for the premeditated murder of her socialite mother Sheilah von Wiese-Mack . He was refused the right to travel under guard from Kerobokan Prison to the hospital and was said to be\u00a0'pacing up and down with frustration' He is unlikely to see her until - and if - Miss Mack takes the child with her to their next scheduled court appearance on March 24 .","id":"454e425c5c20c84db9db85380edac39ef2f8e6fa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" because inside she knows something most people don\u2019t: She\u2019s the new face of heroin use in Tennessee, and her baby has been born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS.\nIt\u2019s a new and terrible reality for parents and grandparents across the state who have children born addicted to the painkiller opiates, according to Tennessee\u2019s Office of Drug Control Policy. And officials there are working to turn that reality around with a $2 million public awareness campaign aimed at dispelling the stigma of NAS. The project\u2019s first message has gone live on a website called \u201cIn My Eyes,\u201d an awareness project in partnership with local public health and nonprofit groups across the state.\nThe first message in the series asks new mothers to stop taking prescription painkillers before they deliver their babies, and encourages them to \u201clook deep into your child\u2019s eyes before saying \u2018no.\u2019 \u201d The campaign also warns mothers and others how to care for their children if a child is born to a drug-addicted parent or guardian.\n\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of misunderstanding and some of the myths are that this is always the mom\u2019s fault, and that\u2019s not true,\u201d said Tommye Austin, senior program director at the center on Addiction and Pregnancy at Vanderbilt University, a major partner in the campaign.\nThe first awareness and intervention campaign of its kind in the nation, Austin said \u201cIn My Eyes\u201d draws on lessons learned from decades of treatment of children born addicted to opiates, and from successful treatment models like those in Vermont and Mississippi.\n\u201cWe need to stop talking about \u2018the mom\u2019 and \u2018the baby\u2019 and talk about them together as a family unit,\u201d Austin said. \u201cIt\u2019s a shame it took so long to bring out the first awareness campaign for this epidemic.\u201d\nTennessee is one of 21 states in the United States where the opioid crisis among women of reproductive age is on the rise, and NAS the most common indication. The state\u2019s new drug awareness campaign hopes to address the issue head-on with a multimedia campaign designed to educate the public on the problem and dispel the stigma surrounding pregnant women who use drugs.\nIn addition to sharing the story of one Tennessee mother who has a child with NAS, the campaign includes television and radio advertisements, public service announcements, online and social media campaigns and brochures.\n\u201cWe are trying to raise awareness, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s going to take the"}
{"article":"A treasure trove of rare silver coins and jewellery that date from the reign of Alexander the Great have been discovered by cave explorers in northern Israel. The 2,300 year old treasures were found hidden in a narrow niche among pieces of broken pottery within the stalactite filled cave. They were spotted by three members of the Israeli Caving Club who had squeezed through the narrow passages at the entrance of the cave to explore inside. Scroll down for video . Silver coins dating from the time of Alexander the Great were found along side bracelets, rings and stone weights (all shown in the picture above) in a cave in northern Israel by members of the Israeli Caving Club . One of the spelunkers, Hen Zakai, spotted something shining on the cave floor. It turned out to be two ancient silver coins. Alongside the coins, the cave divers found a cloth pouch containing a handful of coins, rings, bracelets and earrings all made from silver and bronze. There may be dozens of treasure troves waiting to be uncovered around the world, according to a recent map. From the missing Irish Crown Jewels taken in 1907 to lost Faberg\u00e9 Eggs and looted 16th century Peruvian gold, designers have plotted their rumoured locations on an interactive map. In addition to the real riches, the map also features the location of mythical and fictional treasure in books and films. There are seven Faberg\u00e9 Eggs thought to be missing including the Royal Danish egg, made in 1903, and the Alexander III Commemorative egg produced in 1909. Their estimated value is $210 million (\u00a3137 million). Another missing treasure is the Amber Room panels, which were originally installed in\u00a0Charlottenburg Palace. It is rumoured to have been stolen by the Nazis and remains hidden in Konigsberg, Germany. Elsewhere, in 1901 the SS Islander sank after hitting an iceberg off the coast of Alaska. It is thought to have contained $250 million (\u00a3163 million) worth of gold. Among the mythical treasure on the map is a stash of $300 million (\u00a3196 million) buried by Benito \u2018Bloody Sword\u2019 Bonito on the Cocos Island in Australia. Archaeologists who visited the cave at the weekend say the coins were minted at the beginning of the Hellenistic Period during the reign of Alexander the Great. They believe they may have been hidden in the cave by local residents who fled there during the unrest that broke out following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. It comes just a month after a chest filled with gold coins was discovered by divers off the coast of Caesarea, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Speaking about the latest discovery, a spokesman for the Israel Antiquities Authority said: 'The valuables might have been hidden in the cave by local residents who fled there during the period of governmental unrest stemming from the death of Alexander, a time when the Wars of the Diadochi broke out in Israel between Alexander\u2019s heirs following his death. 'Presumably the cache was hidden in the hope of better days, but today we know that whoever buried the treasure never returned to collect it.' Mr Zakai had been exploring the cave, the exact location of which is being kept secret, with his father Reuven and their friend Lior Halony two weeks ago. The group had spent several hours exploring the narrow passages in the cave when Hen forced his way into a narrow niche and spotted the coins glinting in the light of his head torch. They reported the discovery to the Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery at the IAA. Officials and archaeologists then returned to the cave last weekend and found considerable evidence that the caves had been inhabited by humans. The coins were found in a cave in northern Israel alongside the agate gemstones and oil lamp pictured above . One of the coins found in the cave is pictured above and is thought to have been hidden by refugees during an ancient war following the death of Alexander the Great. The coin above features Zeus sitting with arm raised . Numerous pottery vessels were discovered in the cave and some had been there so long they had merged with the many stalactites that filled the cave. Archaeologists say some of the artifacts found in the cave date back to the Chalcolithic period more than 6,000 years ago. Some bronze items date back 5,000 years while there are others from the Biblical period 3,000 years ago and the Hellenistic period 2,300 years ago. On one side of  the coins is an image of Alexander the Great, while on the other side is an image of Zeus sitting on his throne, arm raised as if ready to wield his fearsome lightning bolts. Among the other items discovered were agate gemstones and an oil lamp. The Agate stones found in the cave, shown above alongside a Hellenstic oil lamp, were part of a bead necklace . Some of the coins discovered showed the image of Alexander the Great on one side (as shown above) while the other showed the image of Zeus sitting on his throne, which helped archaeologists date the treasure . The silver coins, rings and bracelets (shown above) are the first of their kind to be found from the period of Alexander the Great's rule over Israel, according to archaeologists who have examined the discovery . Archaeologists believe there may be more items to be found within the cave and intend to explore it further. Amir Ganor, director of the Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery commended the three members of the caving club for contacting the authorities about their discovery. In February the Israel Antiquities Authority announced that divers had found a chest filled with 2,000 gold coins dating back more than 1,000 years on the sea bed of the ancient harbour of Caesarea. Archaeologists say the coins, one of which is shown above, were crucial to dating the treasure discovered . The discovery comes just a month after divers found 2,000 gold coins (shown above) off the coast of Caesarea . The latest treasure trove was found in a cave in northern Israel while a previous discovery of 2,000 gold coins were found on the sea floor of the ancient harbour in Caesarea, just north of Tel Aviv and south of Haifa . He said: 'They understood the importance of the archaeological discovery and exhibited exemplary civic behavior by immediately bringing these impressive archaeological finds to the attention of the IAA. 'After the gold treasure from Caesarea, this is the second time in the past month that citizens have reported significant archaeological finds and we welcome this important trend. 'Thanks to these citizens\u2019 awareness, researchers at the Israel Antiquities Authority will be able to expand the existing archaeological knowledge about the development of society and culture in the Land of Israel in antiquity.' A silver ring containing a crystal accumulation, shown above, was also among the items found in the cave .","highlights":"Three members of the Israeli Caving Club found a pouch filled with silver . The coins, bracelets and rings were hidden in a narrow niche in the cave . The coins date back to when Alexander the Great ruled 2,300 years ago . Archaeologists believe they were hidden by refugees for safe keeping during war that erupted following death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC . Gemstones, oil lamps and pottery were also found among the stalactites . Some of the artifacts found in the cave are thought to be 6,000 years old . It comes just a month after divers found 2,000 gold coins off Israeli coast .","id":"eb8313cbcd427e872a50730e1a83144d9fd33f28","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in an archaeological cave located in a mountainous region to the north of the country. The discovery is said to be Israel\u2019s biggest and most significant ancient coin find ever, which puts it ahead of the more famous ancient trove found in an abandoned tomb near Tel Aviv.\n\u201cWe were stunned. We did not believe our eyes\u201d, said Professor Zvi Greenbaum, director of the expedition, which was funded and organised by the Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport.\n\u201cIt is clear that the cave was used to store valuables in ancient times,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can be sure that this cave has not been opened since the Roman era, which indicates that the Romans were well aware of it as an important hiding place for valuables. The cave has not been looted.\u201d\nThe coins, which are part of a treasure trove discovered by Israeli archaeologists, may have been taken by the Ptolemies during the last three centuries BC, when they conquered Jerusalem and annexed Judea and Galilee. The cave, near the village of Deir Abu Mash\u2019ala, is thought to have been used during the Jewish uprising that occurred in AD 73-74, when the Romans captured Jerusalem and massacred over 40,000 Jewish men, women and children.\nThe coins, some of which bear the names of kings Alexander and Seleucus, were found inside an ancient wooden chest in a niche concealed by stones and broken pottery. The find is said to have exceeded all expectations. An estimated 5,000 silver coins were discovered in all, in addition to rare gold ones. The coins are in good condition and include an ancient gold double stater worth a few hundred pounds.\n\u201cI believe that all the coins are from the time of Alexander the Great because we did not find any coins with the names of the other kings who ruled Judea at the time,\u201d Prof Zvi Greenbaum said.\nThe archaeologist\u2019s work was complicated by the discovery of human skeletons in the cave and the subsequent excavation of the ancient burial tombs.\nProfessor Greenbaum said: \u201cI told the archaeologist to excavate around the niche so that we would be able to save the niche and everything in it. When we opened the burial tombs, it was clear that the people buried there were not Jews but rather Samaritans.\u201d\n\u201cThe fact that we discovered a cave and that it had not been looted indicates that the cave has been forgotten, and we found the contents very well preserved."}
{"article":"Albert Einstein may have been a genius, but even he could get it wrong sometimes. In the 1920s and 1930s, Einstein said he couldn't back the strange theory that the measurement of a particle actually affects its location. Now a team of scientists from Japan and Australia have proven that this 'spooky action at a distance' takes place in a photon. In the 1920s and 1930s, Einstein (left) said he couldn't back the strange theory that the measurement of a particle actually affects its location. Now a team of scientists from Japan and Australia have proven that this 'spooky action at a distance' takes place in a photon. Pictured on the right is professor Howard Wiseman . According to quantum mechanics, a single particle can be described by a wave function. It can be spreads over large distances, but is never detected in two or more places. This is because physicists believe the universe behaves like a little probability wave. Particles are in many places at once, each with some probability. This means if an electron was fired through two slits at a screen, it would go through both of them. But if you set up a pair of cameras to monitor the slit, the wave function collapses. As a result it only goes through on of the slits, rather than both. Professor Howard Wiseman at Griffiths University, who worked with the University of Tokyo, made measurements to show what Einstein did not believe to be real - namely the non-local collapse of a particle's 'wave function'. According to quantum mechanics, a single particle can be described by a wave function that spreads over large distances, but is never detected in two or more places. This phenomenon is explained in quantum theory by what Einstein disparaged in 1927 as 'spooky action at a distance.' This is the instantaneous collapse of the wave function to wherever the particle is detected. It happens because physicists believe the universe behaves like a little probability wave. Particles are in many places at once, each with some probability. This means if an electron was fired through two slits at a screen, it would go through both of them. \u00a0But if you set up a pair of cameras to monitor the slit, the wave function collapses. As a result it only goes through on of the slits, rather than both. Einstein didn't believe the phenomenon existed because it violates the theory of relativity which states that the speed of light is a limit on how fast any information can travel. Almost 90 years later, by splitting a single photon between two laboratories, scientists have used homodyne detectors - which measure wave-like properties - to show the collapse of the wave function is a real effect. According to Live Science, the paradox was resolved years later, when experiments showed that even though the interaction between two quantum particles happens faster than light, it is impossible use it to send information. By splitting a single photon between two laboratories, scientists have used homodyne detectors - which measure wave-like properties - to show the collapse of the wave function is a real effect . The report adds that while other experiments have shown entanglement with two particles, the new study entangles a photon with itself. This phenomenon is the strongest yet proof of the entanglement of a single particle, an unusual form of quantum entanglement that is being increasingly explored for quantum communication and computation. 'Einstein never accepted orthodox quantum mechanics and the original basis of his contention was this single-particle argument,' said Professor Wiseman. 'This is why it is important to demonstrate non-local wave function collapse with a single particle. 'Einstein's view was that the detection of the particle only ever at one point could be much better explained by the hypothesis that the particle is only ever at one point, without invoking the instantaneous collapse of the wave function to nothing at all other points. 'However, rather than simply detecting the presence or absence of the particle, we used homodyne measurements enabling one party to make different measurements and the other, using quantum tomography, to test the effect of those choices.' 'Through these different measurements, you see the wave function collapse in different ways, thus proving its existence and showing that Einstein was wrong.'","highlights":"Previous experiments have shown entanglement with two particles . But this is the first\u00a0\u00a0to show the entanglement of a photon with itself . The study reveals how when a light photon is observed it changes state . Einstein didn't believe this could happen as it violates theory of relativity .","id":"884b3e37dde77efccfbcf47c9a67df6aa4a33ca9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" He also said it would not surprise him if the world's most famous equation, E = mc2, didn't work out for real.\nThe reality of our world is very different today, and in 2008 the Nobel committee awarded him the Nobel Prize for his work on E = mc2.\nWhat's going on?\nIn the 1890s, physicists worked out that if you can change the speed of a particle, then it's mass (measured in kilograms) also changes.\nThey reasoned that by making a particle go faster, it would get lighter because it would have more energy. The result is a simple equation to explain the mass of particles:\nMass = energy \/ c\nThis is also known as the E=mc2 formula.\n\"The concept of the mass of a particle is based on its energy,\" says Brian Cox from the University of Manchester's School of Physics and Astronomy. \"If you think of a particle as having energy, you can imagine the way it looks in the maths is a straight line that has the mass on the horizontal axis, and the energy on the vertical axis.\"\nIt's a little confusing, but you can think of the mass as the mass on the horizontal axis and the energy on the vertical.\nYou can imagine the point at which the two values cross as the particle moving with maximum speed \u2013 its velocity, or speed in metres per second. If you slow the particle down, you draw a line with a less positive slope.\nYou can change the value of energy with the speed. So if the mass is at the point on the graph, and energy is at the other, you can take a snapshot from when the energy is at the mass. If you change energy to zero, you move over a bit and it becomes more positive. It's all very straight forward.\nWhy would a particle need energy in the first place?\nIt is a good question. You might guess that it needs energy to keep moving, and you'd be right: particles do need to have energy to keep moving. But the most important energy a particle has is its speed. Particles of any kind \u2013 electrons, protons, quarks, photons and the particles of dark matter \u2013 all have a speed. You would think this would be a property we could ignore.\n\"It seems obvious that if you have nothing with mass, then you also have no energy. That'"}
{"article":"Nick Clegg has been put on a secret diet to lose weight before the election. Aides took to hiding biscuits from the Lib Dem leader to stop him putting on the pounds before polling day. The undercover calorie counters have had such success that he has been praised for his new svelte figure, although they admit they have no idea what he eats at home. Scroll down for video . Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has been praised in recent days for his slimmer figure, in contrast with his political paunch seen earlier in the Coalition (right) Mr Clegg is not the first politician to seek to get in shape as polling day approaches. But he could be the first who did not even know that the healthy regime had been imposed. He has previously tried to get in shape through exercise, with kickboxing lessons and playing tennis credited with helping with his squeezed middle. But officials in his Whitehall office grew alarmed at his appetite for biscuits during meetings. A source said: \"When you're Deputy Prime Minister you get offered lots of cups of tea. Your access to biscuits is very generous.\" So aides imposed a ban on hobnobs, digestives and rich tea biscuits in his office, and claim it has had startling results. In an interview last week, his trimmer figure was remarked upon. London\u2019s Evening Standard noted how Mr Clegg \u2018and lets his business suit flap open in the breeze, revealing a youthful figure with no sign of Whitehall sag\u2019. It is understood that Mr Clegg now accepts the biscuit ban during working hours, but it is not clear if he sticks to the rules around the clock. \u2018There are no biscuits in the office, but who knows what he is having at home,\u2019 a source added. Biscuits have been banned from the Deputy Prime Minister's office in Whitehall (pictured) to stop Mr Clegg piling on the pounds during meetings . DAVID CAMERON: Has given up bread,\u00a0as part of his 'great patriotic struggle' with his weight. GEORGE OSBORNE: Shed pounds on the 5:2 diet, where he fasts for two days every week. ERIC PICKLES: Once boasted that his secret to trying to lose weight was \u2018no cheese, no chips, no seconds\u2019. NIGEL LAWSON: The former Chancellor, and father of TV cook NIgella, wrote his own weight loss guide - The Nigel Lawson Diet Book - which helped him to shed five stone in a year. LORD FALCONER: List five stone on an unconventional diet of apples and Diet Coke. A year ago Mr Clegg vowed to play tennis against anyone who would give him a game in a bid to get in shape. In 2013 he revealed he had taken up kickboxing at a local gym to \u2018get stuff out of my system\u2019. And four years ago he had a rowing machine installed in his office, holding meetings while wearing shorts and T-shirt. A gruelling six-week election campaign gets underway on March 30, when party leaders will be expected to look their best as they criss-cross the country while surviving on a diet of service station sandwiches. David Cameron has often spoken of his battle with his weight while in office. At one point it was claimed the Prime Minister was experimenting with alternatives to standard milk, such as almond milk, which is low in calories and fat. In January he revealed he had given up bread as part of his 'great patriotic struggle' with his weight, which involves cutting out carbs and running every other day. He added wearily: \u2018I can\u2019t get away with it because people can judge pretty clearly whether the pounds have come off or gone on.' Chancellor George Osborne has shed several stone after sticking to the 5:2 diet, which means he has to fast twice a week. It has also been the diet of choice for the SNP\u2019s Alex Salmond. Boris Johnson embarked on a New Year diet after tipping the scales at 16stone. \u2018I take on an almost unbelievable amount of exercise, but I have a bad habit of eating the children's supper for breakfast,' the London Mayor said.","highlights":"Staff in Whitehall banned biscuits from the Lib Dem leader's meetings . As Deputy PM he is offered a lot of tea and biscuits, sources say . He has come to accept the need to avoid sweet treats before the election . Clegg has previously used tennis, kickboxing and rowing to get in shape . Cameron, Osborne and Boris have all battled with their weight in office .","id":"b44dfeca7a861542089783b24ea9b1da54be83f5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" now lost 3lbs.\nThey have been busy watching the fat man's every move from the start of January. They noticed that he put away the largest portion of his plate and the biggest slice of cake in the canteen. He was often seen licking the edge of his chocolate digestive, or trying to wipe it off with his napkin.\nThe aides realised that the leader had no control. His office is a constant battle between the fridge and bin. A fridge that is constantly stocked by Liberal Democrats to try and influence him (in vain). The bin has been emptied so many times they wonder whether he has a personal cleaner.\nMr Clegg's diet plan was the latest in a series of initiatives to keep their boss healthy. He is a regular exerciser and goes to the gym at least 4 times a week. He also spends lots of time on the phone at night to his personal trainer to keep him motivated. He has already had his diet altered by the Liberal Democrats.\nThe leaders' aides were told to start the secret campaign by hiding chocolate and biscuits around his desk to see how long they would be there. They were astonished that he would eat them in the afternoon after he had already eaten a healthy lunch. By the morning they would be half-eaten, and by the afternoon they would be a disgusting lump of melted mess.\nAfter eating two more mince pies, the Lib Dem leader would then have some chocolate-coated nuts (no change there). Some of the biscuits on offer have names you don't even pronounce such as 'digestive', 'Jaffa cakes' and 'Viennese whirls'.\nThe Lib Dems were also concerned that he could not control his consumption of cake. This is because he goes into a trance when looking at it and just keeps eating and eating (unlike when it's vegetables). They put his favourite cake in the office fridge without telling him. He thought he had bought it for his assistant, but he was wrong. The cake disappeared within 48 hours. When the Lib Dems told him he had finished it, he admitted he had eaten the whole thing. They had to take it away before he did any damage.\nAs part of the deal to agree to a Coalition government, the Lib Dems agreed to have their diet monitored and to do what was told. The leader has agreed to change to low-fat products and stop buying unhealthy food for his staff.\nMr Clegg has been warned about the"}
{"article":"A senior surgeon who sparked controversy after telling aspiring female doctors to go along with sexual abuse at work for the sake of their careers, has said she stands by her advice. In an ABC radio interview on Friday, Dr Gabrielle McMullin, a top vascular surgeon in Sydney, said sexism is so rife among male surgeons in Australian hospitals that young women would do best to grin and bear it. Her comments follow a warning she issued to young women at Sydney's Parliament House on Friday, during the launch of a book she co-authored on gender equality. 'What I tell my trainees is that, if you are approached for sex, probably the safest thing to do in terms of your career is to comply with the request,' she said. Sydney vascular surgeon Dr Gabrielle McMullin\u00a0says sexism is so rife among surgeons in Australia that young woman who want a career in medicine would do best to 'comply' At the  launch of  'Pathways to Gender Equality in Australia' on Friday, Dr McMullin advised female trainees to avoid putting themselves in vulnerable situations. But giving in to unwanted sexual advances is easier than pursuing perpetrators, she warned, because the sexism is so entrenched. Dr McMullin told ABC's AM program the story of Dr Caroline Tan, a young doctor who won a sexual harassment case in 2008 against a surgeon who forced himself on her while she was training at a Melbourne Hospital. Dr Tan didn't tell anyone what had happened until the surgeon started giving her reports that were so bad they threatened the career she had worked so hard for. But McMullin warns complaining to the supervising body is the 'worst thing' trainees could do. 'Despite that victory, she has never been appointed to a public position in a hospital in Australasia,' she said of the case.\u00a0'Her career was ruined by this one guy asking for sex on this night.' 'And realistically, she would have been much better to have given him a blow-job on that night.' 'Her career was ruined by this one guy asking for sex on this night'. Dr McMullin, who contributed a chapter titled 'Women in Medicine: Sisters doing it for themselves' to a new book on gender equality, has stood by her comments warning aspiring female medics to comply if approached for sex in the workplace . Dr McMullin's comments have been roundly criticised by others in the medical profession, women's rights and sexual abuse support groups as 'appalling.' The president of the Australian Medical Association of Victoria, \u00a0Dr Tony Bartone, 'strongly disagrees' with Dr McMullin's advice. 'This old view of acceptance needs to be eradicated,' he told Fairfax media. 'Sexual assault is a crime and will not be tolerated by our society. The medical profession is not exempt from this maxim.' Despite the attacks, Dr McMullin stood by her comments on Saturday, saying her advice was practical and true, and it was offered because she is 'so frustrated with what is going on.' The public response on social media has been mixed, with many in the community expressing dismay at the remarks. 'We live in a world where we want our girls to have an education so they can have a career and they can look after themselves independently. I sure am saddened by these comments,' wrote one facebook user. Many social media users are angry at Dr McMullin's comments and have taken to Facebook to express their disgust . But responses from the community have been mixed . But many others have applauded Dr McMullin for drawing attention to the pervasive nature of sexual harassment at work. 'I think the problem is that she's probably right. This behaviour is not limited to surgeons, it pervades so many professional fields,' writes one Facebook user. 'Don't shoot the messenger, fix the situation!' said another. 'If anyone would know how things work in that system, it would be someone in her position.' Many Facebook \u00a0users have also come out in support of Dr McMullin for exposing the sexism . Dr McCullin has told Fairfax she's received many phone calls since Friday from women to say 'thank you.' 'It's been hidden and suppressed for so long and it's only when it comes out in the open that you can do something about it. So, I guess this is my attempt to air it,' she said.","highlights":"Dr Gabrielle McMullin has been criticised for telling aspiring female surgeons they should put up with unwanted sexual advances at work . Despite criticism from the medical industry and women's rights groups, Dr McMullin says she stands by her 'pragmatic' advice because it's true . Her comments follow the launch of a book she co-authored on gender equality and come ahead of International Women's Day on March 8 .","id":"728e89475e7d536888bbaa617bc620c0ed388a83","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, said there was no excuse for workplace bullying or harassment but she also told young female surgeons not to report it because it could damage their careers.\nMcMullin said she did not want to see any more incidents of abuse such as those that have been detailed in a class action against a number of hospitals and medical groups. That class action was the subject of a three-part ABC program this week and it contained accusations of sexual harassment and abuse going back decades.\nBut when it came to dealing with the problem in the workplace, McMullin said she did not think you had to make a formal complaint if you thought you had been sexually harassed or abused.\nAsked whether she would take advice on how best to handle workplace sexual harassment and abuse, McMullin said there were a number of ways to do it. She told the ABC she didn\u2019t see a problem in being \u201cnonconfrontational\u201d.\n\u201cI think we don\u2019t need to be aggressive about it and, in fact, when it comes to things like this, I think we are probably better to be nonconfrontational so we can get the message across that it\u2019s not acceptable,\u201d McMullin said.\nMcMullin told the ABC that the key was to stay firm but not to push things. \u201cThe whole problem with sexual harassment \u2026 is that they often will take that, push it and make it uncomfortable for the next person,\u201d she said. \u201cI think the first thing is to stand your ground \u2026 but then stay away because the next time around when they see you, they will think \u2018oh, no, it\u2019s her again\u2019. \u201c\nMcMullin said that she and other surgeons at her hospital had advised the young female surgeons to follow similar advice.\n\u201cOne of the young surgeons who I mentor \u2026 she said she is going to keep her mouth shut about it \u2013 and it was because I said to her, it will get you nowhere, it will make you feel uncomfortable, it will not stop the next person,\u201d McMullin said.\n\u201cI think it\u2019s just that attitude that women need to change \u2013 that we need to stand up more for ourselves and not be such good little gals that we put up with harassment and abuse from the males in the workplace,\u201d she said.\nMcMullin said that there were no formal policies to deal with the issue in her hospital\u2019s workplace but"}
{"article":"It claimed the lives of four family members and has left his brother bedbound. Now, the cruel disease that has gripped several generations of Chris Graham's family has struck again. Mr Graham himself was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease at just 34. The ex-serviceman, now\u00a039, discovered in 2010 that he carries the same faulty gene that claimed the lives of his father, aunt, cousin and granddad, all in their 40s. This rare, inherited, or 'familial' form of Alzheimer's disease has also left his 43-year-old brother, Tony, bedbound in a care home and being fed through a tube. Scroll down for video . Chris Graham was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease at just 34. Several members of his family have been killed by the cruel, genetic form of the condition . Like his brother, Mr Graham carries a faulty version of PSEN-1 gene, which affects around 400 families worldwide. The father-of-three, from Carterton in Oxfordshire, is experiencing mild memory problems, but knows it is a case of when, not if, his dementia progresses. Although he is young, the disease process will affect him in the same way as the estimated 500,000 people with Alzheimer's in the UK. Mr Graham, who was medically discharged from the Army in January after 23 years' service, said: 'My friends didn't believe me when I told them I had Alzheimer's disease. 'At the age of 39, it just doesn't make sense to people: I'm fighting fit \u2013 how can I have something like that? We still think of Alzheimer's as a bit of forgetfulness as we get older. The truth is far worse.' He continued: 'My family has been hit hard by Alzheimer's. Dad died aged 42. He was in hospital so long I don't really remember him, I was only six or seven at the time. 'His sister, my aunt Thelma, died at 41 as she inherited the faulty gene too. I also lost a cousin, Thelma's daughter, at 41, and a granddad, Dad's father, at 46 to the disease.' This rare, inherited, or 'familial' form of Alzheimer's disease has also left his 43-year-old brother, Tony (pictured with his son), bedbound in a care home and being fed through a tube . The disease also claimed the life of Mr Graham's father. He said: 'My family has been hit hard by Alzheimer's. Dad died aged 42. He was in hospital so long I don't really remember him, I was only six or seven at the time' As one of four children, each of Mr Graham and his siblings had a 50\/50 chance of inheriting the gene from their father. While his two sisters avoided the genetic curse, tragically, both he and his brother Tony have been struck by it. Speaking about his brother, who was diagnosed in 2006, said: 'He's in an old folk's home, he can't move and has to be fed through a tube. He can't speak but can raise a smile sometimes.' Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is responsible for killing brain cells and shrinking the brain 400 per cent faster than the normal rate of ageing. Mr Graham is now taking part in research studies at University College London's Institute of Neurology to help scientists understand the earliest signs of Alzheimer's to boost the search for new treatments. He said:\u00a0'Although I know what will happen to me in the coming years, I now have direction in life. 'I wanted to do something to fight back against the disease \u2013 to do as much as I can while I can. It's simple for me, you have to hit the enemy directly, so I've taken on a challenge to help support research and I'm taking part in studies.' Now, to raise awareness of dementia and vital funds for Alzheimer's Research UK, Mr Graham is heading off on a 16,000 mile cycle ride around Canada and America in April. His year-long challenge has earned the support of Prime Minister David Cameron, who praised Mr Graham's 'extraordinary grit and determination' to raise money for the charity. Mr Graham said of his brother (pictured right with his own children): 'He's in an old folk's home, he can't move and has to be fed through a tube. He can't speak but can raise a smile sometimes'. Tony is pictured with his partner Jane . Now, to raise awareness of dementia and vital funds for Alzheimer's Research UK, Mr Graham is heading off on a 16,000 mile cycle ride around Canada and America in April . Mr Graham, who is also supporting ABF The Soldiers' Charity through his cycle ride, said:\u00a0'It's going to take me a year to do it, but I hope giving one of my good years to this challenge will help give many more good years to people with dementia. 'A cure may come too late for me, but it will help my kids. We've got man to the moon, so we'll get to the answers if we put enough into it. I hope what I'm doing will help inspire people to support Alzheimer's Research UK.' He is sharing his story in the same week a YouGov survey commissioned by Alzheimer's Research UK. Early onset Alzheimer's tends to cluster within families, sometimes with several generations affected, in which case it is called familial disease. In some of these cases, it is caused by mutations in one of three genes. People with any of these extremely rare mutations tend to develop Alzheimer's disease in their 30s or 40s. These genes, and the prevalence of their defective versions  is as follows: . These mutations are extremely rare and account for fewer than one in 1,000 cases of Alzheimer's disease. It is likely that all of those who inherit faulty versions of any of these three genes will develop Alzheimer's disease at a comparatively early age. On average, half of the children of a person with one of these rare genetic mutations will inherit the disease. People who do not inherit the mutation cannot pass it on. Someone who has two or more close relatives (a parent, brother or sister) who developed Alzheimer's disease before the age of 60, is advised to ask their GP about genetic testing and counselling for these rare mutations, who can also refer patients to a geneticist, if appropriate. Source: Alzheimer's Society . This revealed that, when asked what they think dementia is and who it affects, just 23 per cent of British adults specifically mentioned brain disease or degeneration, despite a previous survey from the charity showing more than one in three people know a close friend or family member with the condition. Hilary Evans, Director at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: 'Chris embodies everything that goes against the dementia stereotype \u2013 he's young and fit and his zest for life in the face of adversity is truly inspiring. 'Although Chris' form of Alzheimer's is rare, the tragic consequences it has had on his relatives will resonate with thousands of families across the UK who have experienced Alzheimer's. 'Chris' situation shows how profound the impact of Alzheimer's can be \u2013 this is not forgetfulness in old age, the disease is a destructive process that takes the ultimate toll. 'Our new survey data shows we have a long way to go in dementia education. We need to recognise the physical process of Alzheimer's \u2013 in doing so we'll see that there's something real we can attack and overcome with research. 'Until we do, our own misunderstanding or prejudice risks becoming the biggest barrier to research. Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'Alzheimer's is one of the key health challenges of this generation. 'Chris has my absolute backing as he undertakes this mammoth challenge in aid of Alzheimer's Research UK and ABF The Soldiers' Charity. 'Travelling unsupported on an expedition which will see him cycle 16,000 miles around the coastline of North America, Chris is a great example of someone who, when faced with a difficult diagnosis, has shown extraordinary grit and determination to overcome his circumstances and ensure that future generations can benefit from potentially life-saving research. 'These are important causes, and I urge everyone to get involved and support Chris as he sets off on this daunting, once-in-a-lifetime journey.' To find out more about Mr Graham, his challenge, his family's story and about inherited Alzheimer's disease, visit www.alzheimersresearchuk.org\/chris . To sponsor Chris, visit www.justgiving.com\/Christopher-Graham8 or text CHRIS to 70800 to donate \u00a35 to Alzheimer's Research UK.","highlights":"Chris Graham was\u00a0diagnosed\u00a0with early onset Alzheimer's\u00a0five\u00a0years ago . Disease has claimed the lives of four other close family members . Killed his father at the age of 42, and Chris' brother is bedbound at just 43 . He is now fundraising\u00a0for research into Alzheimer's disease . Plans to cycle 16,000 miles around Canada and America next month .","id":"ab77770bc51a5483a6866990e21e36c4495c8d0b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", and now his grandson is also battling the horrific disorder.\nSpeaking to OK! magazine, Mr Graham said: \"The early signs started after I'd lost three people close to me. I could feel myself slipping and knew I had to get the test.\n\"It would have been easier if the test was quicker, but I think being slow is good because it shows they take the condition seriously.\n\"I was scared it could be early onset but I'm glad it's not.\n\"I didn't want to keep it a secret from my family,\" he added.\nWhat is Alzheimer's disease?\nAlzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, and it gradually destroys nerve cells in the brain.\nAlzheimer's usually starts around the age of 65, but it can start much earlier.\nAlzheimer's can sometimes occur in people in their 50s and 60s.\nAlzheimer's is the UK's second most common cause of dementia, and it is thought about 500,000 people in the UK have the condition.\nHowever, it's estimated that in the year 2020, about 850,000 people in the UK could be living with the condition.\nSymptoms include memory loss, which can be mild in the early stages, but become worse and develop into loss of communication, judgement and awareness.\nAlzheimer's often affects people's personality, behaviour and general awareness - and those who have the disease often feel confused, disorientated or withdrawn.\nPeople with the disease often sleep a lot and can be very easily annoyed and upset.\nSource: Alzheimer's Society\nSpeaking about his grandson, Mr Graham said: \"It's been a difficult start to his life and it's something he has no control over.\"\nMr Graham also said it is a lot harder for him to care for his grandson, as they are both bedbound.\nHe said: \"This condition is very difficult to cope with, especially when you have your grandson in the same house.\n\"It's very hard - and it's been a long road to get to where we are.\n\"I've got my daughter, who's a nurse, to help me at home to keep me sane. I rely on the team around me too, otherwise I don't know what I would do.\n\"It's hard"}
{"article":"Yingying Dou ran the essay writing site MyMaster . Up to 70 students face expulsion from Australia's leading universities after being found guilty of cheating by paying a company to write their assignments. Two students from the University of Newcastle have already been expelled and more are facing disciplinary action at four other intuitions after being identified as using the MyMaster company which wrote essays for Chinese international students, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Chinese-born Yingying Dou, 30, reportedly ran the website which charged up to $1000 per assignment and was used by hundreds of students across 12 NSW universities. Ms Dou reportedly had 100 employees working from a Chinatown office on George Street in Sydney before the website was shut down. It was claimed that MyMaster had an annual turnover of $160,000 thanks to international students desperate to pass their courses or too lazy to do the work themselves. The University of Newcastle confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that it had conducted internal investigations and in addition to the two expulsions it suspended eight international students and found 21 others guilty of misconduct. The majority of students found guilty were given fail grades for 2014 subjects. Ms Dou has denied knowing anything about the website MyMaster website which has now been taken down . Two students from the University of Newcastle have been expelled and eight have been suspended . The four other worst-hit universities told the Herald they were still conducting investigations with accused students \u2013 including three at the University of Sydney, 11 at University of Technology Sydney, 19 at University of NSW, and 43 at Macquarie University. The maximum penalty for academic misconduct is expulsion at all institutions except UNSW, where it is suspension. UTS Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Shirley Alexander told the\u00a0ABC: 'I'm not as surprised as you might think. In higher-education we've had to up the ante in how students are changing the methods of cheating for some time.' She said that the news that flyers advertising the MyMaster essay writing service were posted in UTS toilets was not alarming. 'We find those kinds of things all the time, that's not something that is new,' she said. 'When we find them we do take the number and call them and point out how illegal it is but they do appear all the time that's not something new,' she explained. Students (a stock photo is shown) reportedly paid up to $1000 for their essays to be written for them . The Sydney Morning Herald reported that a flyer posted at the University of Technology Sydney said: 'Are you racking your brains on your school work? Do you worry about spending $3000 retaking tuition on the failing subject? Leave your worries to MyMaster and make your study easier!' Ms Dou has denied knowing anything about the website. The company's Facebook page has also been removed but a holding page shows 605 previously people 'liked' it. She reportedly also runs Yingcredible Tutoring, a page which she has endorsed from her own personal Facebook account. 'We provide commerce subjects tutoring service to university students to help them pass the course,' a description on the page reads. Daily Mail Australia contacted Ms Dou for comment but did not responded. Most university websites display clear advice about plagiarism. The University of Sydney says that while nobody commences their studies with the intent to plagiarise 'many people do, for a variety of reasons'. 'Some students plagiarise because they don't fully understand what plagiarism is, why it is wrong and how it can be avoided. Others plagiarise, because of time or other pressures,' a warning on their website reads. Up to 70 students face expulsion from Australia's leading universities after being found guilty of cheating by paying the company to write their assignments . When handing in work students must satisfy the notion that it is 'all your own work'. Students who have used the MyMaster website could be found guilty of 'dishonest plagiarism', which is when they 'knowingly presenting another person's work as one's own work without appropriate acknowledgement of the source'. And 'engage another person to produce or conduct research for the work, including for payment or other consideration'. A spokesperson for the University of Sydney told Daily Mail Australia: 'The University of Sydney is unequivocally opposed to academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and fraudulent authorship, and takes seriously any allegations of academic misconduct. Breaches of academic honesty are not tolerated at the University of Sydney.' 'Failure to adhere to the University's high standards of academic merit, intellectual rigour, and ethical behaviour constitutes a breach of the University's Code of Conduct for Students and Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism in Coursework Policy. If proven, academic dishonesty may constitute misconduct, resulting in serious penalties that may include failure or exclusion. 'The University thoroughly investigates all cases of alleged academic dishonesty and provides education and support to assist students to observe the rules of honest scholarship,' they added.","highlights":"Yingying Dou, 30, reportedly ran the website called MyMaster . She charged up to $1000 for her staff to write university essays . Hundreds of students paid MyMaster to help them cheat and now up to 70 people at five\u00a0universities\u00a0face expulsion . Website was written in Chinese and advertised to international students .","id":"84e529e398b6c161d1b758edf350c184f3ee3e6b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" been expelled over the issue. They are not the only ones, though \u2013 several years ago, a similar investigation uncovered at least a hundred students who had cheated by hiring professional essay writers. In the wake of the scandal, some universities have stopped accepting online assignment companies, which is why students are looking for alternatives.\nWhen I wrote this in 2009, more than 300 students had been caught, including 27 people at the University of Newcastle. By 2014, there were 400, with a total of 400 students expelled or suspended. The University of Wollongong has caught 20 students cheating on assignments since 2006 and is threatening to suspend 30 students for using an online service. The University of Queensland is considering suspending students who hire online essay writers.\nIn some cases, plagiarism detection software has caught cheaters, and in others, the universities have used an online service called Turnitin. The service is widely used in the United States, and even though Turnitin does have some Australian customers, there are no known cases of students having been caught using the service. It also has the option of comparing work from an online source against a database of 60 million articles \u2013 making it more difficult to plagiarize.\nWhen you're writing an essay or report, you have to make sure you use your own words, which is not always easy. Turnitin can spot where you've copied material from elsewhere and can give you advice on how to improve your essay. You will still need to read the original article, or the report you're summarizing, but Turnitin can help you by providing a guide for improvement.\nIt's not just students. Some teachers from universities that rely heavily on Turnitin say that they've been warned by their bosses to make sure all writing is original.\nWhen Turnitin is used in schools, colleges and universities, the service checks up to 20 million sources of information every day. This means that students who buy papers online may have to deal with much bigger penalties than they'd be expected to suffer if they were writing the essay in the first place. A lot of people feel that using Turnitin in this way is unfair.\nIn 2011, Turnitin sued the University of Oklahoma and the University of North Carolina for $7.4 million in damages. The company claimed that it was wrongfully accused of \u201ccyber-theft\u201d. The university defended itself by saying that the allegations were exaggerated and the lawsuit"}
{"article":"The key to a happy home is regular meals together, more than one tablet computer and a Netflix account, a new study has revealed. Research into the  lives of 2,000 British families found that traditional values such as regular heart-to-hearts, hugs and knowing when to say sorry were still important factors for domestic bliss. But the study also revealed that modern families believed that having modern technology and gadgets such as a Netflix account, fast wi-fi and Sky TV were also key to\u00a0harmonious home life. A new study has found that one of the keys to domestic bliss is having more than one tablet computer per household (picture posed by models) Monthly trips to the cinema, a good coffee machine for mum and dad and at least three televisions were also deemed necessities for happiness. The research, commissioned by British manufacturer Origin, found the highest rated tips for domestic bliss included eating together regularly, laughing a lot and keeping the home tidy. Despite the importance of eating together proving the most popular source for a happy family, a third said they rarely find time to do this. A quarter of families also felt they haven't got a good work\/life balance with the average family getting less than 12 hours a week together. Andrew Halsall, Managing Director at Origin, said: 'The list of things that people attribute to happiness at home is an interesting mix of traditional processes, efforts to create a warm environment blended with the presence of technology and modern comforts. The whole family regularly eating together topped the list of things that helped create a harmonious family life . 'It's nice to see that eating together is still seen as the biggest sign of family bonding and a significant part of what people say makes a happy home. 'Modern life can be so hectic that families can struggle to get time together or ensure they appreciate their home life fully. People and their lifestyles change over time and homes need to be able to change with them. 'Whether it's through physical changes like extending or developing the property, or through making a conscious effort to do things together more, building that home environment clearly leads to happiness. After all, an Englishman's home is his castle.' The study also revealed that keeping the place tidy, cooking with the children and having in-jokes makes all the difference in fuelling a great home environment. Unsurprisingly, a dishwasher helped to avoid arguments about who is going to do the washing up, while a Netflix account was seen as an important factor in keeping the peace . Despite items such as fast wi-fi, Sky TV and everyone having their own smartphone or tablet, old fashioned bonding such as hugs and eating together were in the top five ways to keep a happy home . While a lock on the bathroom door, movie nights and well-lit rooms were also important factors to a house being free of doom and gloom. A good stack of board games, a comfortable sofa everyone can pile on and picking up clothes from the floor also goes a long way. Narrowly missing out on the top 50 elements for family happiness was the ability to share the remote control, having blinds to keep out nosy neighbours and a set of bi-fold doors opening out to the garden also help. More than two thirds of the families studied also felt that they were in definite need of more space at home. But children had other ideas when it came to essentials for a happy home with a tree house the most wished-for item, followed by a swimming pool in the garden and a bigger playroom. Andrew Halsall added: 'Space plays such a big part in creating a happy home environment.'Lack of adequate space for a household has also been shown to have significant impact on health, educational attainment and family relationships.' 1. All eating together . 2. Laughing a lot . 3. Keeping the home tidy . 4. Feeling safe and secure . 5. Hugs . 6. Enough sofas for everyone to sit on . 7. Making time for each other . 8. Regular family trips out . 9. Knowing when to say sorry . 10. A family pet . 11. Nice neighbours . 12. Not rowing in front of the kids . 13. A big garden . 14. Cooking with the children . 15. Helping the kids with their homework . 16. Not having secrets . 17. Movie nights . 18. Playing board games together . 19. Putting the kids' paintings on the walls . 20. Sharing chores . 21. Everyone picking their clothes up off of the floor . 22. Having lots of photos together around the house . 23. Knowing when someone wants to be left alone . 24. Having a treat cupboard . 25. Having a play room for the kids . 26. Having a big TV in the lounge . 27. Having fast Wi-Fi . 28. Having 'in' jokes . 29. A large kitchen . 30. Having regular heart-to-hearts . 31. Privacy from the outside world . 32. Having a takeaway night every few weeks . 33. Having a dishwasher . 34. Plenty of music . 35. A weekly walk . 36. Nice views . 37. A lock on the bathroom door . 38. Having Sky TV . 39. Well-lit rooms . 40. Having designated days where we spend time together . 41. Double glazing to reduce noise . 42. Everyone having their own tablet or smartphone . 43. Everyone having their own set of keys . 44. Having grandparents nearby to look after the kids . 45. A spacious kitchen . 46. A Netflix account . 47. Having a tumble drier . 48. Big windows . 49. Having several bathrooms . 50. Separate cupboard space in the bedroom .","highlights":"Research into lives of 2,000 families revealed the top tips for a happy home . Heart-to-hearts, hugs and knowing when to say sorry were all important . But having modern technology like fast wi-fi and Sky TV also rated highly .","id":"6d96255e0f54583ac9345503d3d7684b18d15364","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"hearts and a healthy diet are still vital for a happy household.\nThe study found that families who eat together at the kitchen table three times a week are 36 per cent more likely to be happy and content than families who daren\u2019t tackle the weekly food shop.\nMore than a third of parents (35 per cent) said they struggled to meet their child\u2019s expectations of regular meals and TV viewing, with two thirds (64 per cent) admitting they felt time poor in order to make food and ensure their child eats healthily.\nA quarter of mothers and one in six dads said they were constantly torn between looking after their partner and keeping their kids happy \u2013 while one in five dads and one in seven mums admitted they felt guilty spending time away from their children.\nThe research, commissioned by Panasonic, found that most (56 per cent) parents of three to 15-year-olds, who own a smart device like a tablet or laptop, use these to do their own shopping, while 46 per cent (57 per cent) said they use it to do research before making meals, while a quarter (24 per cent) use it to stream films and shows while doing so.\nBut when it comes to putting down the gadgets, one in five (20 per cent) mums and more than one in six dads (17 per cent) said the children would fight and argue to use the tablet more than they would have if they had nothing to do.\nA quarter (26 per cent) of parents (24 per cent) admitted to feeling pressured into spending time with their children on the weekend, while a fifth (21 per cent) said they struggle with finding the time to spend with their kids outside of school and work.\nAs a result, one in four (25 per cent) parents of kids aged between three to 15 said they felt like they should be able to do more with their family, with a third (34 per cent) adding they feel they are missing out on vital time together.\nWith the cost of living and childcare rising, a quarter (25 per cent) of mums and dads think it\u2019s harder than ever to make ends meet, with a quarter (27 per cent) thinking they have less money than their parents did when they were bringing up their kids.\nA quarter (25 per cent) admitted they think about how their children will cope financially when they are older, with"}
{"article":"The Supreme Court of Alabama has ordered the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in the latest development in a fierce battle over the power of federal law. In its ruling on Tuesday evening, the all-Republican court said a previous federal ruling stating that banning same-sex marriage violates the US Constitution does not prevent it from following state law. In Alabama, marriage has been legally defined as the union of only one man and one woman for two centuries, it said, siding with an argument recently offered\u00a0by a pair of conservative organizations. 'Alabama probate judges have a ministerial duty not to issue any marriage license contrary to this law. Nothing in the United States Constitution alters or overrides this duty', the court added. Ruling: The Supreme Court of Alabama (pictured) has ordered the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in the latest development in a fierce battle over the power of federal law . The state's probate judges now have five days to file a letter stating why they should not have to adhere to the court's decision, according to\u00a0ABC. Six justices concurred in Tuesday's 134-page opinion, which was not signed. However, the court's most outspoken opponent of gay marriage, Chief Justice Roy Moore, recused himself. Last month, two conservative groups appealed a decision by District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile, who ruled that Alabama's constitutional and statutory bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional. Immediately after Granade's ruling, Moore told probate judges across the state they were not obliged to issue same-sex marriage licenses. His stance created widespread confusion among judges. Awaiting a license: In its ruling on Tuesday evening, the  court said a previous federal ruling stating that banning gay marriage violates the US Constitution does not prevent it from following state law. Above, Shante Wolfe, left, and Tori Sisson, right, wait for their marriage license to be processed  in Montgomery, Ala., last month . Protesters: In Alabama, marriage has been legally defined as the union of only one man and one woman for two centuries, the court said. Above, people rally against same-sex marriage in Montgomery on February 21 . Some refused to issue the licenses to engaged same-sex couples, while others shut down their operations for all couples, gay and straight, until they could get a clear answer. Justice Jim Main agreed with the result but said he has concerns about procedural aspects 'of this highly unusual case'. In a dissent, Justice Greg Shaw said it was 'unfortunate' that federal courts refused to delay gay marriage in the state until the US Supreme Court could settle the issue nationally. But, Shaw said, the state Supreme Court does not have the power to consider the issue. The court released the decision while Gov. Robert Bentley and most state leaders were assembled in Montgomery for the state of the state address. Differing opinions: Six justices concurred in Tuesday's  opinion, which was not signed. However, the court's most outspoken opponent of gay marriage, Chief Justice Roy Moore (left), recused himself. Right, Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said the court's position was 'unfortunate' Bentley's spokesman said the administration was reviewing the decision and had no comment. Joe Godfrey, executive director of the Alabama Citizens Action Program, said he was 'very excited' about the decision blocking judges from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 'We are concerned about the family and the danger that same-sex marriage will have. It will be a devastating blow to the family, which is already struggling,' Godfrey said. He added the ruling will give 'some stability' in Alabama until the Supreme Court rules later this year. However, lawyers representing same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in Alabama said the court showed 'callous disregard' in its decision. It added that the court overstepped its bounds by declaring that Alabama's ban on same-sex marriages is constitutional, something the justices had not been asked to consider. 'It is deeply unfortunate that even as nationwide marriage equality is on the horizon, the Alabama Supreme Court is determined to be on the wrong side of history,' said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. The court's decision Tuesday came in response to a request from the Alabama Policy Institute and the Baptist-run Alabama Citizens Action Program to halt same-sex unions after Granade's ruling. Gay marriage has been legalized in at least 36 US states, as well as the District of Columbia.","highlights":"Court has told probate judges to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses . Claims previous federal ruling does not prevent it from following state law . Federal justices ruled that banning gay\u00a0marriage\u00a0violates US Constitution . But court argues under Alabama law, marriage involves a man and woman . Six justices agreed in  134-page opinion on Tuesday, which was not signed . National Center for Lesbian Rights director described court's position as 'unfortunate', adding 'it is determined to be on the wrong side of history'","id":"49b602c387556b9853da9867422274b33f393b9c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the probate judges cannot issue licenses that are not approved by the courts. The ruling (PDF) was seen as an effort by the court to give itself some space to deal with the matter once the legal battle has been settled at the federal level.\nIn a 6\u20131 decision (PDF), which was unsigned, the court said that the probate judges cannot circumvent the state's ban on same-sex marriage. That was in violation of a state law, according to the majority opinion authored by Justice Michael Bolin, that said that no judge can issue a marriage license that is not first approved by the courts. In its ruling, the court said that the probate judges, by issuing the licenses before the state court's ruling was issued, were in violation of the law and \"subverting the judicial process that Alabama's state government is authorized to conduct,\" according to its majority opinion.\nAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange called the ruling \"a complete victory for the people of Alabama\" in a statement following the court ruling, saying that the decision \"reaffirms that the state\u2019s probate judges have the authority to interpret and implement all Alabama laws.\"\nThe ruling was criticized by a number of LGBTQ advocacy groups including the Alabama branch of the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal. The organizations were also quick to note that the Supreme Court had issued a similar ruling in 2015, which means the decision was less of a surprise for them than for the probate judges. \"The 2015 ruling that struck down bans on same-sex marriage in Alabama, and allowed probate judges to resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is still on the books,\" Lambda Legal staff attorney Donna Murch said. \"Therefore, we are reviewing the new order to see what impact, if any, it has on that decision. Until such time that our legal analysis is completed, we will refrain from commenting further,\" she said.\nThe ruling could also be seen as an effort by the Supreme Court, which was in the middle of deciding whether to take up an appeal to that 2015 ruling, to create some space to deal with the case after the state and federal level have come to an agreement. On May 23, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked Alabama Attorney General Strange for a briefing, according to Politico, on the decision made last week by a federal judge that the state's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. That would likely set up a ruling from the"}
{"article":"(CNN)Is there anything Monopoly can't do? Over the course of its 80-year life, it's been played underwater, underground, in space (OK, just the tokens) and on giant game boards. It's used chocolate and featured real money. There have been games that barely lasted the night and marathon contests that went on for weeks. Not bad for a game that, according to lore, maker Parker Brothers originally rejected for containing \"52 fundamental errors.\" March 19 marks the official 80th anniversary of the world's best-selling board game, now manufactured by Hasbro. Its circuitous history, like its game board, has been filled with several interesting turns. Here are a few: . Legend has it that Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, invented the game in his kitchen in 1930. But the roots of Monopoly actually date back a few more decades, to a game called the Landlord's Game created by Elizabeth Magie in 1903. The Landlord's Game was meant to be educational, illustrating economist Henry George's belief -- inspired by the Gilded Age -- that property ownership by individuals is inherently unfair. Magie's game was an underground success, leading to a number of offshoots, including the one that Darrow tweaked. Parker Brothers bought her patent for $500 in 1935, closing the loop. As for Darrow, he was inspired in 1932 by a version created by a New Jersey Quaker community that made Atlantic City the locale of the game. Darrow added colors and other design elements -- \"a look and feel to his board that would prove immensely appealing,\" writes Philip E. Orbanes in \"Monopoly,\" a 2006 history of the game. Darrow's game was initially rejected by Parker Brothers for three errors -- not 52 -- but when his independent sales took off, Parker Brothers bought the game from him. The date? March 19, 1935. The numbers are staggering. Monopoly has been translated into 47 languages. It's played in 114 countries. It's sold more than 275 million copies. Hasbro prints $30 billion in Monopoly money each year, and well more than $3 trillion has been printed since 1935. Not bad considering each standard game comes with $20,580 -- though it's in the rules that the bank can never go broke, so make up some scrip if you need it. Incidentally, the Monopoly Man -- named Rich Uncle Pennybags -- was likely based on mustachioed financier J.P. Morgan. Even before numerous editions of Monopoly were widely licensed, there were local board variations depending on the country. Boardwalk, for example, is Mayfair in Britain, Schlossallee in Germany, Kalverstraat in the Netherlands and Rue de la Paix in France, after major streets in London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris. Other streets have also drawn from local geography. The new \"Here & Now\" U.S. edition, however, opened the voting to enthusiasts -- and Pierre (population 14,000), the capital of South Dakota, won pride of place as Boardwalk. (Lima, Peru, won the World Edition.) Pierre was one of 60 cities in the running, Mayor Laurie Gill said, and was \"in the bottom of the pack\" when she was informed of the contest. Being a competitive sort, she was determined to push Pierre past perhaps more logical cities such as New York or Los Angeles. \"It's our energy and the fact we engaged our citizens,\" she told CNN. \"I was doing radio and press releases and working with our school district, and our Chamber of Commerce utilized social media. It became a big deal here.\" One consideration for visitors: Pierre is on the Missouri River, but it lacks a literal boardwalk. (There are paths.) Still, given the city's triumph, you probably wouldn't want to play Monopoly against an energized Pierre resident. Pierre may be doing better than Atlantic City, which has struggled since the mid-2000s to return to its gambling heyday. Still, the New Jersey resort does have Monopoly to thank for some of its fame -- not that it was appreciated at one time. In the early '70s, a city commissioner proposed renaming Mediterranean and Baltic avenues, since both had other names in different parts of town. The idea caused an uproar among Monopoly fans and the idea was eventually shot down. \"Baltic and Mediterranean are the streets we know,\" wrote one commissioner. \"Without them, we could never pass Go.\" Do you put money from Chance and Community Chest in the center of the board and collect it when landing on Free Parking? Not in the rules. Do you give $400 for landing on Go instead of $200? Not in the rules. Do you allow secret side deals? Uh-uh. (Admittedly, there is now a set of \"House Rules\" that allow for variations, but they're not official.) The dismissive line \"Do not pass Go, do not collect $200,\" which has worked its way into a few songs, is from Monopoly. And the game also gave us the term \"Monopoly money,\" as in worthless currency. There aren't many movies featuring the game, but \"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\" has a famous scene with William Redfield and Danny DeVito arguing over DeVito's play. Stay tuned, though: a Monopoly movie is back on after several years in Hollywood purgatory. So forget the classic definition of \"Monopoly money.\" Hasbro has taken quite a bunch to the bank. The original set featured a top hat, iron, shoe, thimble, battleship and cannon. Over the years, some pieces have been retired -- including a purse, rocking horse and lantern -- and others have been added. The latest? A bag of money and a cat. And they're all still made of metal, just as they've been for decades. Want to win at Monopoly? Though there's some chance involved (pardon the pun), the low-rent light blues and the mid-market oranges are the most desirable, according to a study done for Maxine Brady's 1974 \"The Monopoly Book.\" The oranges and reds are the most likely to be landed on. The more upscale greens will pay off eventually, but they're expensive to develop, so you'd better have another form of cash flow in the short term. Or you could just do what millions have done since Darrow's day: Land on someone else's hotel, get mad and turn over the game board. Hey, it worked in college.","highlights":"Monopoly celebrates 80th anniversary on Thursday . Popular board game actually has origins in early 20th century . Game has inspired catchphrases, made streets famous, prompted different rules .","id":"dac1b4817a0d4d393e9d530b4e264dcea92072c6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" was the target of protests and the inspiration for a board game about the life of notorious murderer Lizzie Borden.\nThe game is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, with a slate of new editions and expansions hitting shelves. If you missed your chance to score one of the Monopoly Big Shot game consoles last week (the \"monstrosity,\" in the words of its creator), there's plenty more coming.\nThe next few months will see Monopoly release a slew of new games that go beyond the board and introduce a whole new generation of fans to the game's world of houses and hotels.\n\"You'll really be able to put the world into a tactile form when you see a Monopoly board come to life,\" says John Kelleher, executive vice president of North America for Hasbro.\nHere's a look at some of the new versions of Monopoly that will be coming out this year and how the popular board game is making its way into the real world.\nMonopoly Big Screen\nImage source: Hasbro\nHasbro's Monopoly Big Shot game console made a splash when it launched in January and its sales were better than anticipated, according to Kelleher. \"There was incredible demand for these systems,\" Kelleher says.\nThe Big Shot is a board game that looks a lot like a giant version of the classic Monopoly board game -- there's even a place for the iron and wheelbarrow tokens -- but instead of moving around the board and buying properties, players shoot virtual dice and move around the screen.\n\"This is like a digital version of Monopoly you have in your living room,\" Kelleher says.\nTo play the game, players use a remote control, which also doubles as an app controller on an iPhone or an iPad.\nThe Big Shot games will be \"much more accessible\" this year, says Kelleher. Earlier this year, the company only sold its gaming consoles through the Hasbro.com site, but now it's available on Amazon and at major retailers, like Target and Walmart.\nIt's not hard to see why this game will be popular among families looking to play a classic game remotely.\n\"You're just gonna have a blast with the family,\" Kelleher says. \"And it really makes you feel like you're in the game.\"\nHasbro is introducing a new version of Monopoly, Monopoly Spongeb"}
{"article":"Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN)Jaquita Gonzales still tries to call her husband on his cellphone. A pair of work shoes still sits outside the front door of their home in Kuala Lumpur waiting to be reclaimed. His uniform still hangs in a cupboard. Twelve months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, Gonzales hasn't given up hope. She can't. Neither can her children, other family members and friends. Not until there is some conclusive evidence on the fate of the airliner -- one way or another. \"Now and then, every once in a while I call his phone and it goes to voicemail,\" she says. \"You never know, he might pick it up, or someone who has them would let them have the phone and you know, the hope is still there.\" She's not alone. Families of victims we spoke to hold on to the slimmest belief that MH370, which disappeared barely an hour into its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 last year, did not crash and that the 239 passengers and crew on board are alive. \"No evidence means there is still a little bit of hope. We tap into that hope in order to go on day by day,\" says Gonzales. But she lives a life in limbo. Neither able to move on, nor go back. Her comfortable home in the suburbs of Malaysia's capital remains virtually the same since her husband of nearly 30 years, Patrick Gomes, left for work on the evening of March 7 as lead purser on the MH370 red-eye bound for the Chinese capital. The only real sign that time has moved on, amid the family photos and plaques celebrating her husband's work achievements is a newspaper on top of a stack in the living room with the word \"LOST\" splashed across its front page. Gonzales' lifeline, apart from family, is her work. She runs a private school and daycare center for about 70 children and spends about 12 hours a day there. Keeping busy, she says, keeps her sane. But not a day goes by without her thinking of Patrick. \"I can be driving and I just have to pull off the road and weep. Everywhere I go I see Patrick,\" she says. \"In our home, with my children, with our friends. There are so many times around the home when I say Patrick you are supposed to be doing this for me, where are you. He helped me with ironing, with cooking.\" Like Gonzales, many other families CNN has spoken to say they live in hope that their loved one are still alive even though it seems now a virtual impossibility. But along with hope and the pain, many families also share a deep anger. Anger at the Malaysian authorities and Malaysia Airlines who, Gonzales says, are ignoring them. Requests for information are unanswered and attempts to talk to key officials are rebuffed, she says. Grace Nathan's mother was on MH370. For almost a year she and her family grieved in private. But now she has gone public after what she describes as the Malaysian authorities continued \"mishandling\" of the disappearance. \"There is a lack of transparency, a lack of communications between us and the relevant authorities,' she says. \"Whenever we've written to them or asked them for answers they have never replied. \"It's not like they haven't learned. I would put it that they just don't care. They just want to move on. They don't really care about what we feel or what we have to say.\" One recent decision by Malaysian authorities has caused bitter resentment among many families. In late January, the government televised a pre-recorded announcement from the civil aviation chief that the passengers and crew of MH370 were \"presumed lost\" after the plane crashed as a result of an accident. Families were not been given any advance warning of the announcement and, even though it clears the way for compensation claims, they say there is just no evidence to support the statement. It also came just before Chinese New Year, a time of celebration. More than 150 passengers on the flight were Chinese nationals. To add insult to injury, families say, the government had planned to make the announcement at a press conference but canceled the briefing when next-of-kin rushed to the venue. Nathan says she only heard that the government was planning to make the statement when local media rang her. \"They rang to say 'can we come and record your reaction when this declaration is made?' Our reaction was 'what declaration?' We didn't know anything about it. \"I haven't spoken to the media at all since the accident happened but after that treatment I decided it was time that we said something. It was a group decision that we speak to the media because (the authorities) never respond to anything we write to them or ask them about,\" she adds. CNN contacted both the Malaysian Government and Malaysia Airlines for a response to the families' claims, but did not receive an answer. For relatives like Gonzales and Nathan, each day is a struggle, a struggle to stop being overwhelmed by memories. \"I am just going through the motions,' says Grace. \"I am dead inside, I have stopped being happy. Every day basically I just force myself to get through the day.\"","highlights":"Jaquita Gonzales' husband was a member of the cabin crew on board MH370 . She says she's unable to move on until she knows what happened to plane . She's one of many relatives of passengers who are angry with how authorities have treated them .","id":"0d4d7a392ddacd043cba0ae8a08571a72bb6da14","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" from the back of a bedroom door.\nHis shoes no longer need shine.\n\"I've worn those shoes for 11 years and I don't think they're going to shine like they used to,\" she tells CNN on the phone, \"not with the way I treat them these days.\"\nLance Corporal Michael J. Duferrier Jr. died at the age of 27 in a Taliban attack on his platoon of Australian marines in Afghanistan last week.\nThe news of his death was a shock for the 33-year-old Gonzales. He had been her neighbor in the small, two-storey townhome they'd shared with their two boys in California.\n\"We thought it was 'that guy' when the military came in the door with the grim news,\" Gonzales said.\nHer first instinct was to drive over to their old home to pick up his shoes and uniform, a task she did two weeks ago when a representative from the Australian embassy knocked on the door.\nBut after she'd spent the previous night hugging her boys, who were five and six years old at the time of the attack, and her husband's shoes still sitting outside the front door waiting to be collected, she changed her mind.\nGonzales couldn't bring herself to pick them up, she said. But she can't imagine the pain of his wife, whose husband had served 12 tours of duty and survived two roadside bombs in Afghanistan before he was killed.\nThe couple met at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where Duferrier worked with wounded veterans.\nAfter college, the pair moved to Australia, where Duferrier became an elite commando. The Australian marines described him as \"a fearless young man\" and \"a great bloke.\" Gonzales said her husband had always loved children, and she wonders what his life might have been like if he'd settled down and stayed in Australia.\n\"The Australian way is to live for the now and think about tomorrow, not to worry about the future,\" she said.\n\"Here in America, we seem to worry too much about the future. But they say when you live in the moment you're not worrying about the past.\"\nHer husband may have worried more about the past, she said, but he couldn't wait to get home to his boys at the end of every tour.\n\"He would just leave the country one"}
{"article":"The 'crackers' TV licence cannot survive for another decade, Boris Johnson warned today as he insisted the BBC uses it to 'demolish' its competition. The senior Conservative said changing viewing habits mean it is harder to justify the 'full whack' of the levy on every family with a television. He admitted that he now never watches TV news, although he admitted that this is in part because he struggles to turn his television on. Scroll down for video . London Mayor Boris Johnson admitted that he now never watches TV news, although he admitted that this is in part because he struggles to turn his television on . A committee of MPs said last week that a new tax could be imposed on every all households \u2013 not just those with televisions \u2013 to replace the \u00a3145.50-a-year licence fee which has funded the BBC for the past 69 years. BBC director general Tony Hall has said he is open to the idea, even though it would mean an estimated 500,000 extra households having to pay for a service they do not use or currently get free. But Mr Johnson today insisted the idea of funding the full slate of BBC output was now in doubt, and the BBC 'needs to think about its future'. Speaking on LBC radio, the London Mayor said: 'Many people now no longer get their news, many young people in particular, no longer get their news from TV. 'They don't listen to the Today programme. I don't watch TV news now, I'm afraid to say, I get it all on the web. So the BBC needs to think about its future.' He went on:\u00a0'I have to say I can't see how it can go on forever having a tax on TVs that not everybody uses any more. 'I can barely make my TV work.\u00a0Frankly I come down and I sit at home wait shouting pathetically for some child to come and help me turn it on.' The Culture, Media and Sport select committee suggested the licence fee could continue for another decade, before being reformed in the 2020s. But Mr Johnson insisted: 'That seems to me to be too long not to be taking account of the very rapid changes. 'At the moment every house pays \u00a3150 in a levy on their television which is crackers. This thing needs to be rethought, the licence fee is plainly anachronistic. 'It needs to be trimmed, it needs to be cut but you are never going to get away from the situation in which people feel the certainty that we are supporting really, really high quality broadcasting in this country.' BBC director general Lord Tony Hall has said\u00a0he believes the licence fee 'has got at least another ten years in it' He said there would be a case for some money raised from taxpayers to be used to ensure a very high standard of public broadcasting. But he said he doubted whether this meant the 'full whack of the licence fee' was necessary. 'There is going to have to be a change. I think that we are moving in that direction. 'The basic question is do you need public sector broadcasting. Should we be putting taxpayers' money into broadcasting? The argument would be we put taxpayers' money into supporting all sorts of arts, and they would die in this country if you didn't have support for the arts. 'I think you probably do need to support quality broadcasting, proper fantastic productions that the BBC specialises in. 'Whether you need to support the whole machine\u2026 The BBC can be extremely anti-competitive. They take huge sums of money from the taxpayer, from the licence payer, and use it to cross-subsidise businesses that demolish local newspapers, local websites.' A BBC spokesman said:\u00a0'We agree with Boris on supporting high quality public broadcasting in this country, and that it would be a shame to lose that, which is why it is important that the BBC is able to continue offering the high quality news, drama, and entertainment the British public loves.' The Corporation insisted that\u00a096 per cent of people use BBC services every week. Changing viewing habits, including watching online and subscription services, mean the TV licence has become harder to justify . BBC boss Lord Hall yesterday defended the licence fee and said the corporation's opponents have to be 'honest about the consequences' of their plans for the organisation. In a speech at New Broadcasting House in central London, he said the corporation was at 'a crossroads' and the licence fee - which is not currently required to watch catch-up TV on iPlayer - must be amended to cover 'catch-up television as soon as possible'. The director general said: 'We've always said that the licence fee should be updated to reflect changing times. I welcome the committee's endorsement of our proposal to require people to pay the licence fee even if they only watch catch-up television. The committee has suggested another route to modernising the licence fee - a universal household levy. 'Both proposals have the same goal in mind: adapting the licence fee for the internet age. This is vital. Because I believe we need and we will need what the licence fee - in whatever form - makes happen - more than ever. 'In fact, I'm going to go further and argue that if we didn't have a BBC funded by a licence fee, such is the world we face, we'd have to invent it.'","highlights":"London Mayor says many people no longer watch news on television TV . Reveals he \u00a0gets all his news online, because he struggles with his remote . Changing viewing habits mean it is harder to justify the 'full whack' levy . Committee of MPs called for reform after another 10 years of licence fee . But Johnson insists it cannot go on that long and change is needed . Senior Tory warns the BBC uses public money to 'demolish' local rivals . Corporation insists 96% of people use BBC services every week .","id":"5054d8e06fe43aae0a94ddc13db376b47450c561","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'crackers' TV licence deal \u2013 which sees over-75s pay nothing but younger viewers between 18-24 pay \u00a3152.\nMr Johnson said as he announced the BBC's plans to shake-up the \u00a37.1billion BBC and its radio services (and increase its budget by \u00a3650million over three years) that a more competitive media world meant it could not survive in its current form for much longer. He said it had to be much more agile and more flexible if it was going to attract younger viewers.\n\"How can anyone justify paying a licence fee as a 21st century Tory and a taxpayer?\" he asked in a speech in Whitehall. \"I have made the point before that I think that people with a licence fee should get a discount. I think that the licence fee should change. \"I think that if we're going to deal with the changing media in this country the BBC has got to move. I think that this has got to be the first in a new series of negotiations between the BBC and the Government.\n\"The BBC has a brilliant role to play. What happens is that the BBC just demolishes its commercial competition. We've got to have a much more competitive licence fee than we have at the moment. \"We've got to have a competitive BBC.\" BBC director-general Tony Hall has previously made the case that younger licence fee-payers are more likely to watch the BBC at home and on mobile devices \u2013 so it makes sense for the licence fee not to be paid by those people \u2013 and he will unveil a plan to scrap the fee for 18-24 year-olds who watch television \"primarily\" on the BBC.\nThe BBC had already said it was 'considering' scrapping the TV licence fee for those who use 'alternative' ways to watch television. Mr Johnson added that the BBC should consider changing the licence fee system so that it paid the same amount of funding whether viewers watched it in a traditional way or watched it via an app or via subscription.\n\"It's not just the BBC,\" he said. \"I think every public service broadcaster should be under the same scrutiny as the BBC. It seems to me that the BBC can't get away with it (not paying the licence fee) when we've got all these competitors. It's a great business but it needs to think again about what a public service broadcaster is. \"This"}
{"article":"Riders were left shaken after the  Cyclone at Coney Island got stuck at the top of its track forcing them to climb down to safety on opening day of the amusement park. The 24 passengers made their way slowly from around 10ft from the top of the the 88-year-old roller coaster after it stopped at about 12pm on Sunday. The riders were enjoying the first public ride during the opening of Luna Park's summer season before it malfunctioned. They were able to climb down to safety and there were no reported injuries following the incident. Scroll down for video . Riders were left stranded after the legendary Coney Island Cyclone got stuck at the top of its track during its inaugural run. Passengers on the roller coaster had to climb down to safety . The 24 passengers were evacuated by climbing down the walkway lining the 88-year-old rollercoaster after it stopped around 10ft from the top at 12pm on Sunday . Some of the passengers called the experience 'terrifying' after they safely made it to the bottom . After the roller coaster came to a halt, riders were stranded for about ten minutes before they climbed down the small walkway lining the track, according to\u00a0CBS. One passenger said the entire experience was scary. 'It was terrifying, because I was up there and everything was spinning,' Gabriella Centeno said once she climbed to the bottom. 'I didn't know what to do.' A small mechanical glitch was likely the cause of the roller coaster getting stuck, said Luna Park spokeswoman Erica Hoffman. Angie Morris, the park's brand manager, said a problem like this one had not happened in a long time, and that tests were conducted on the roller coaster during the last month ahead of opening day, according to\u00a0NBC. Riders were enjoying the first public ride of the 2015 season before it came to a halt and left them stranded for about ten minutes . A rider who is afraid of heights said 'it was insane' but that she made it down with the help of employees . A member of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club runs out of the ocean after taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean on March 29, 2015 during opening day of Luna Park for the season . A member of the club dries off after his quick swim in the ocean at Coney Island while others were wrapped up in coats . Another rider, who is afraid of heights, said the climb down was made easier with the help of the park's employees. Ann Dartany said: 'I'm scared of heights. But with their help I made it down. This was insane.' Prior to the two dozen passengers getting stuck, a group of dignitaries had taken a ride on the Cyclone. The roller coaster was closed while technicians repaired it and officials said they hoped it would only be shut down for a maximum of two hours. A mechanical glitch was likely the cause of the historic roller coaster stopping on its track, said Luna Park spokeswoman Erica Hoffman . The ride was closed while technicians repaired it which officials hoped would only take a couple of hours . 'The most important part obviously is that everybody was safe,' said Hoffman. During opening day, the first 100 guests were given a free ride on the Cyclone, according to the\u00a0Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Some riders waited overnight so that they could be at the front of the line and one of the first to take part in the Cyclone's inaugural run. While thrill-seekers flocked to the amusement park in not-so-summery temperatures, it did not stop members of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club from taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean. The group, who calls themselves the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States, went for a swim in the chilly water. And to officially set off the 2015 season with what has become a yearly ritual, Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams broke a bottle of Egg Cream on the roller coaster. The first 100 guests were promised a free ride on the Cyclone which caused some riders to wait overnight so they could be in the front of the line . Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams kicked off the 2015 season at Luna Park by breaking a bottom of Egg Cream on the the Cyclone .","highlights":"24 riders were left stranded for around ten minutes after it came to a stop . 88-year-old roller coaster malfunctioned during its inaugural run on Sunday . It was likely caused by a mechanical glitch and no injuries were reported . First 100 guests were given a free ride on the Cyclone during opening day .","id":"dfb4d2a68eb5d06dbcd72fb8ea10635c52c04d36","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" (3m) up to the ground below, according to the NY Daily News.\nOne rider told the newspaper: \"It was the longest 10 seconds of my life.\n\"People started to panic but then we got a lot of people in orange safety vests down there telling us it's okay, that the Cyclone wasn't coming down.\n\"The Cyclone at Coney Island got stuck on its last hill causing some excitement for riders.\n\"According to one rider: \"It was the longest 10 seconds of my life.\u201d \"\nThey added that they then slowly and \"safely\" climbed down the pole.\nAnother added: \"People started to panic but then we got a lot of people in orange safety vests down there telling us it's okay, that the Cyclone wasn't coming down.\"\nThey explained: \"This is an old train and it got stuck on the last hill. It's normal.\"\nNew York state officials were on the scene and inspected the attraction immediately afterward.\nThey later said in a statement: \u201cThe ride was in full compliance with the law, regulations and standards of operation.\n\u201cThe ride was inspected by the State as part of the annual certification process and was found to be in full operation.\n\u201cThe operator was present and the ride functioned as designed with no riders coming off.\u201d\nIt added: \u201cThe operator and ride staff were responsive and appropriately handled the situation.\u201d\nRiders said the delay lasted less than 10 minutes before it was cleared that the Cyclone was stuck at the top.\nA ride-along video shows the train coming to a halt at the top of a hill before the riders climb down.\nThe ride's owner, Palace Amusements, did not respond to The Sun's requests for a comment on the incident.\nEarlier this month, a 42-year-old man from Minnesota was caught on camera riding the Cyclone's \"heartline\" - the track running right in the middle of the iconic wooden roller coaster.\nThe daredevil, named Jason VanOort, appeared to have little fear while sitting on the ride's signature heartline seat - which is situated directly in the middle of the roller coaster's track.\nHe can be seen flying through the air before reaching the top of the track where the roller coaster's train sits ready to hurtle down the hill.\n"}
{"article":"Ed Woodward and the Glazers love an eye-catching signing at Manchester United but for manager Louis van Gaal the enforced absence of \u00a359.7million winger Angel di Maria against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday might be the best news he\u2019s had this season. Of all the troubles that have afflicted Van Gaal in the last few months, none will have frustrated him more than the most expensive player in Premier League history. Di Maria flickered brightly when he first arrived from Real Madrid but the last six months have signalled a steady decline due to injury, loss of form, an unfortunate burglary and most recently a stupid red card for pulling referee Michael Oliver against Arsenal on Monday night. Angel di Maria pleads his innocence after being booked by referee Michael Oliver in the defeat to Arsenal . Oliver shows the red card to Di Maria  after he tugged at the referee's shirt following a yellow card . Di Maria  walks off the pitch after receiving the red card during the FA Cup quarter-final with Arsenal . United now have to face Spurs without him as they begin a run of key fixtures that will define their chances of getting into the Champions League. Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea all await in just over a month. Yet Di Maria\u2019s absence also gives Van Gaal an opportunity. By his own admission, the United manager likes to kill off opponents by applying pressure through extended spells of possession. It requires patience from fans and players. For an instinctive risk-taker like Di Maria, it\u2019s akin to being a square peg in a round hole. And for United, the deliberate build-up doesn\u2019t work if after 20 passes, their star man dribbles into a defender and doesn\u2019t fight to win the ball back. LVG has tried the Argentine in several positions but none have worked. Without Di Maria against Spurs, themselves pushing for a top-four place, Van Gaal has greater options. He can opt for two traditional wingers, Ashley Young and Adnan Januzaj, recall the flair of Juan Mata or goal-poacher\u2019s instinct of Radamel Falcao, or play a midfield three of Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Daley Blind to give him the control he craves. For now, Van Gaal is treading carefully with Di Maria. It wouldn\u2019t be wise to tell the board they\u2019ve wasted their money and with the player\u2019s confidence at a low ebb after his red card hastened United\u2019s FA Cup exit, the manager wants to build him up, not destroy him. Manchester United ace Ander Herrera battles for the ball with fellow Spaniard Santi Cazorla at Old Trafford . Manager Louis van Gaal speaks to Ashley Young during the FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Old Trafford . Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick vies for the ball with former team-mate Danny Welbeck . Even so, it\u2019s significant when the United manager said on Saturday: \u2018You pick up players like Juan Mata and Angel di Maria as they are very creative and dangerous, but when you lose the ball too much every trainer-coach will say, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to lose so many balls\u201d, as we have to fight back to win the ball again, or the opponent can score. \u2018That is always the balance between creative and measuring the risk and ball possession of the opponent. And that is not only for Mata and Di Maria but for every player.\u2019 United have invested too much in Di Maria to jettison him at the first sign of trouble, particularly if no other club is willing to financially compensate a great deal of their outlay. But should United convincingly overcome a Spurs side brimming with youthful energy in the form of Harry Kane, Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason, questions will be asked if they are a better unit without their most expensive acquisition. Tottenham Hotspur's French midfielder Nabil Bentaleb battles Bobby Zamora for the ball at Loftus Road . Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ryan Mason looks to beat QPR ace Matt Phillips to the ball . Of course, the break-in at Di Maria\u2019s house was horrible for his family, who have effectively been forced from their home and now live in a hotel. But it leaves Van Gaal in a tricky position. In the build-up to Sunday's showdown, the United manager tried to address all sides. He said he expected Di Maria to be at the club next season, but at the same time would be sympathetic to any player who was experiencing off-field problems and wanted to leave. He also pointed out that financial considerations meant the club couldn\u2019t allow Di Maria to go cheap. In shorthand it\u2019s unlikely United would beat off any suitors who waved \u00a350m at them to sign Di Maria this summer. Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs stand with an official as they look to get their tactics across at Old Trafford . The manager\u2019s immediate priority is to try and beat Spurs. Any other result would hand the advantage of Champions League qualification to Arsenal, Liverpool and also Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s team. Failure to be among Europe\u2019s elite for a second consecutive season would be cataclysmic for United on many levels. For Van Gaal, a manager who has won championships with Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar and Bayern Munich, the price would be hurtful in football terms even without the monetary implications. \u2018I don\u2019t think that I\u2019m here to think about the financial consequences \u2014 that is (for) Ed Woodward,\u2019 he argued. \u2018I\u2019m here to manage the professional football department of Manchester United and I\u2019m here because of my qualities and my philosophy. Di Maria celebrates a rare goal in a Manchester United shirt after scoring against Everton at Old Trafford . \u2018I think they are pleased with my way of managing the club. I am not thinking of the consequences if I am not in fourth or third. It is very bad for the club but why do we have to speak about things that have not happened yet?\u2019 United have lost only two league games since November 2 but their form has been unconvincing and their fans have booed players for an often safety-first approach. The United manager insists everything is on track and the players are buying into his famed philosophy, even if some supporters are impatient with his pragmatic approach. Due to his price tag, it would have been hard to imagine Di Maria being dropped for such an important fixture as this one against Spurs. Now he can\u2019t play, it will be interesting to see if United gel better as a team without him. Di Maria takes on Argentina team-mate Pablo Zabaleta as Manchester United face rivals Manchester City .","highlights":"Angel di Maria will miss Manchester United's clash with Tottenham . Di Maria is suspended after being sent off in the midweek defeat to Arsenal . But could his\u00a0unavailability\u00a0be a blessing in disguise for the Red Devils? Former Real Madrid ace has been poor for Val Gaal's side recently .","id":"0a7bea99ad5498daefffaabcc0ce633b3d67c270","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"s had in weeks.\nThe Argentine has been named in United\u2019s starting XI for the first time in three months, with the arrival of Memphis Depay and Adnan Januzaj seemingly consigning Di Maria to the periphery of Van Gaal\u2019s plans.\nBut the Dutchman\u2019s insistence on playing the \u00a359.7m man, even though he\u2019s been far from convincing so far this season, has been an astonishing act of stubbornness.\nThe 27-year-old has struggled since United paid \u00a359.7m for him in a world-record deal last summer, missing almost six months of the season to injury and being hauled off by Van Gaal in the FA Cup defeat to Arsenal back in February.\nHe has started just five times this season and, despite his recent upturn in form and fitness, he has appeared as a substitute in four of United\u2019s last eight league games \u2014 a staggering decision from Van Gaal, whose insistence on playing players not at the top of their game has been a huge stumbling block to United\u2019s success this season.\nHe\u2019s not alone. Van Gaal also kept faith in out-of-form midfielder Ander Herrera and, even when United needed to inject more urgency in midfield against Arsenal, played Phil Jones ahead of Juan Mata against Burnley last week.\nThe reason for this is two-fold. First is the fact that Van Gaal has a blind spot when it comes to the players who sign for United, with Di Maria and Herrera just two cases in point. The other is because the Dutchman has struggled to understand the league and the culture of the Premier League.\nVan Gaal has been here for 15 months and even after spending over \u00a3300m in the summer he has no idea how to deal with some of the Premier League\u2019s most basic concepts, such as pace and physicality.\nThis is why United are struggling for goals and they simply haven\u2019t been good enough over the past 12 months. It is why there is no team shape to play around Di Maria. It is why the manager still appears to have a complete lack of an idea when it comes to the tactics he employs to play against the big teams.\nVan Gaal can\u2019t see it and it can\u2019t be for lack of data. His \u2018secret\u2019 stats, the ones he doesn\u2019t share with anyone else, show that United have been doing well under him so far."}
{"article":"If you've ever misplaced your wallet at home, left it in a bar or had it stolen a new smart wallet could give you some peace of mind. Called Woolet, the $99 (\u00a367) pouch syncs to a phone over Bluetooth to offer five different ways to locate it when it's lost. This includes sending an alert to the phone, a built-in distance tracker and a 'howling' alarm to pinpoint its precise location. Scroll down for video . The $99 (\u00a367) Woolet syncs to a phone over Bluetooth to offers five different ways to locate it. This includes sending an alert to the phone, a built-in distance tracker and a 'howling' alarm to pinpoint its precise location . Woolet was created by Delaware-based Wooletco that has raised almost $160,000 (\u00a3108,000) on Kickstarter to fund the accessory. It is fitted with a mini-sensor and if left behind, the phone will vibrate to warn its owner - and vice versa if the phone is lost. And this distance can be customised, from between\u00a020 and 85ft (six and 25 metres). Once an alert has been sent to the phone, a built-in distance tracker helps the owner pinpoint the Woolet's location, and clicking 'Ring to Find' will cause the wallet to emit a sound. Woolet and its app (pictured) was created by Delaware-based Wooletco. The firm has already raised almost $160,000 (\u00a3108,000) on Kickstarter to fund the accessory. Woolet is fitted with a mini-sensor and if its owner leaves it behind, the phone will vibrate to warn them - and vice versa if the phone is left behind . This distance can be customised, from 20 and 85ft (six and 25 metres), and once an alert has been sent to a phone, a built-in tracker and notification tool (pictured) will help the owner pinpoint the Woolet's location . Woolet was created by Delaware-based Wooletco. It is fitted with a mini-sensor and if left behind the phone will vibrate to warn its owner - and vice versa. Once an alert has been sent to the phone, a built-in distance tracker will help the owner pinpoint the Woolet's location, and clicking 'Ring to Find' will cause the wallet to emit a sound. Plus the app will show the owner the wallet's last recorded location, and when in a crowd the Woolet sends signals to other Woolet owners so they can relay its location. It also has self-charging batteries. This sound is also customisable and includes a ringer or a 'howling' noise. Plus the app will show the owner the wallet's last recorded location, and when in a crowd the Woolet sends signals to other Woolet owners so they can relay its location. It also has self-charging batteries and the company is still experimenting on whether these batteries will charge through movement or heat. 'Woolet is just 9.9mm thin, yet ready for anything,' said the designers. 'Unlike other smart wallets, Woolet is a \u2018full wallet\u2019. This means you don\u2019t need to compromise on what you take. '[Plus] batteries are an essential component of any smart device but are also often its weakest component. 'That\u2019s why we designed self-charging batteries to provide dependable power that lasts.' Other specifications include four credit card slots, a bank note sleeve and a hidden money pocket. It has a maximum range of 250ft (60 metres) and the app works with iOS and Android. Woolets can be pre-ordered for $99 (\u00a367) from Kickstarter and are expected to ship in May this year. Clicking 'Ring to Find' will cause the wallet to emit a sound, and the app can reveal the wallet's last recorded location. Additionally, when lost in a crowded place the Woolet will beam signals to other Woolet owners so they can relay its location to the original owner . Other specifications include four credit card slots, a bank note sleeve and a hidden money pocket. It has a maximum range of 250ft (60 metres) and the app works with iOS and Android. Woolets can be pre-ordered for $99 (\u00a367) from Kickstarter and are expected to ship in May this year .","highlights":"Woolet's mini-sensor syncs to a phone to offer support in five ways . If Woolet is left behind the phone will vibrate to warn you - and vice versa . A built-in distance tracker will then help you pinpoint its location . Clicking 'Ring to Find' causes the wallet to emit a sound . And the app will show you the wallet's last recorded location . Plus, in a crowd the Woolet sends signals to other Woolet owners so they can relay its location to the owner . Woolets can be pre-ordered for $99 (\u00a367) from its Kickstarter page and the wallets are expected to ship in May this year .","id":"d155683dfcd663db434d67b47c63bce0ba7903d5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" smartphone app and vibrates and flashes to alert you if you leave it behind. You can order a limited-edition grey one via Kickstarter until July 17th.\nSee also:\n- You Could Soon Have This World's Smartest Wallet\n- Apple Is Working On TouchID For The iPhone, But They Need Your Help\n- Sony's Smart Wallet Uses NFC For Mobile Payments\nWoolet is the brainchild of Romanian designer Andrei Lupu. The 26-year-old graduate of the Romanian Institute of Theatrical Architecture and Design told The Next Web that the idea for Woolet came when he and his partner, Mariana, misplaced their wallet.\n\"It was quite expensive and we lost it so quickly that we wanted to find a way to make sure that such an unpleasant thing would not happen again to us, our friends, or our family,\" said Lupu.\nWoolet\nThe pouch uses Bluetooth 4.0 for communication with your smartphone and the NFC chip that allows you to tap-and-pay for stuff, just like Android Pay and Apple Pay, among others.\nThe design is pretty sleek and a lot slimmer than most smart wallets out there. It measures 5.6 x 3.1 x 0.2 inches (14 x 8 x 0.5cm) and weighs just 4oz (113g). The back of the pouch is padded with microfiber to protect your phone and the inside is lined with a soft microfibre lining.\nWoolet\nIt's built in Germany and you'll be able to charge it via a standard microUSB port. A full charge gives you two days of standby time and two-and-a-half hours of NFC operation. You can order a limited edition black version for a pledge of $149 (\u00a395) via Kickstarter until July 17th.\nSee also:\n- You Could Soon Have This World's Smartest Wallet\n- Apple Is Working On TouchID For The iPhone, But They Need Your Help\n- Sony's Smart Wallet Uses NFC For Mobile Payments\nGet Tech Emails & Alerts\nLatest Technology News\n- Here's When to Expect Apple's iPad Pro 13\"\n- Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 Pre-Order Campaign Begins\n- Samsung Reveals New Gear VR 'Daydream' Edition\n- Google Announces Daydream VR, Its Version of Samsung's VR\n-"}
{"article":"A family that has worked the same hillside farm for five generations was yesterday forced to hand over their land to an \u2018aggressive\u2019 loan company. Mary and Alun Williams, who produce beef and lamb for supermarkets, say their lives have been destroyed after they were tied to crippling interest rates that dragged them into millions of pounds of debt. Llangefni County Court yesterday ruled they would have to hand over the 600-acre Rhyngddwyafon Farm in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, which the family has farmed for a century. Mary and Alun Williams (pictured), who produce beef and lamb for supermarkets at their 600-acre farm in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, have ordered by a court to hand over their land to a loan company . Mary Williams, 55, (pictured outside\u00a0Llangefni County Court following the ruling) said it was 'the worst day of our lives' and claimed the couple had been 'duped by a firm that is asset-stripping farmers of their livelihoods' Last night Mrs Williams, 55, said: \u2018It has been absolutely heartbreaking, the worst day of our lives. We have been totally duped by a firm that is asset-stripping farmers of their livelihoods. \u2018My family and especially my sons, Iwan and Rhodri, who farm the land, face an uncertain future. I think the fact nothing has been done to stop this company is a national disgrace. \u2018I can\u2019t believed we were so stupid as to believe them and trust them.\u2019 The Williams family say they were advised about four years ago to take a short-term commercial bridging loan to cover their mortgage \u2013 starting at rates of up to 22 per cent with the understanding a domestic mortgage rate of around 4 per cent would follow. As it did not materialise they took out further bridging loans and saw their \u00a31.24million loan rocket to \u00a33.1million due to fees, interest and other charges. When they were unable to pay, the firm \u2013 Somerset-based UK Acorn Finance \u2013 started legal action to repossess the farm. Farmers across the UK are being driven to the wall by lenders using lax regulation to seize properties and livelihoods, say MPs, who accused Acorn of \u2018reckless, if not fraudulent\u2019 practice. The couple initially took out a\u00a0short-term commercial bridging loan to cover their mortgage four years ago but saw the amount they had to pay back soar to \u00a33.1million due to additional loans, fees, interest and charges . The family has farmed on the 600-acre estate in North Wales for the last century. Pictured: Three generations of Williams in 1995: \u00a0Iwan, the son of Alun (left), with his father Alun (centre), who is the son Robert (right) Dismissing Mrs Williams\u2019 application for permission to appeal against the forfeiture of the farm, Mr Justice Guy Newey said: \u2018I haven\u2019t been persuaded an appeal would have a real prospect of success. 'I appreciate the thoroughly unenviable position Mrs Williams and her family find themselves and I very much sympathise with them.\u2019 As commercial lending is unregulated, most of Acorn\u2019s activities are not overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority. Elfyn Llwyd, a Plaid Cymru MP and barrister, said Acorn and associated companies had exploited farmers for more than two decades in what he called \u2018one of the worst scandals\u2019 he had seen. Dozens of farmers have complained to Avon and Somerset Police, saying they were victims of an organised sting with conspiring lenders, brokers and solicitors. Mrs Williams (pictured right on the farm in 2007) said: 'I can\u2019t believed we were so stupid as to believe and trust them' after being dragged into debt by the loans. Pictured left: Her husband Alun working on the farm in 1986 . The couple said their lives have been destroyed by the crippling interest rates that dragged them into  debt . In response to complaints it had not tackled Acorn, the force said it accepted the lender was \u2018aggressive and unpleasant\u2019 and had caused significant distress. It said the firm exploits a \u2018loophole\u2019 and called for tighter regulation. Now the Financial Conduct Authority, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Government are scrutinising Acorn\u2019s activities. Outside court, the firm said: \u2018UK Acorn Finance has repeatedly invited Mrs Williams to enter into a constructive dialogue with it to achieve the repayment of her loans but Mrs Williams has chosen not to take up those invitations. 'That has left UK Acorn Finance with no option other than the enforcement of its loan security.\u2019","highlights":"Mary and Alun Williams forced to hand over their beloved farm to loan firm . Couple fell into millions of pounds of debt after taking out commercial loan . Debt soared to \u00a33.1m due to fees and interest which they could not re-pay . Court ruled they should give up farm, which has been in family for century .","id":"33892a5569f7eb6b09335972025eb13ec905b720","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" by a \u00a34m interest bill. They claim their family farm has been [\u2026]\nA new film has revealed the plight of more than 100 farmers who have taken their own lives because of the debts they have run up trying to run their businesses. The Silent Suicide follows the stories of farmers from three different countries, Australia, South Africa and Wales, who have gone to the extreme to take their own lives. The film was produced by an award-winning documentary producer, Richard [\u2026]\nA small herd of cattle has been released at the foot of Ben Rinnes to help graziers get access to one of the key habitats in the countryside for endangered butterflies. Scottish Borders Council and the National Park\u2019s team have undertaken a three-year plan of management to tackle scrub on the 5,200 hectare (13,200 acre) Ben Rinnes which overlooks St Abbs, with support from the [\u2026]\nA rural economy worth \u00a325.3 billion and supporting 130,000 jobs is being put on the line by Tory plans to sell our land to the highest bidder, a group of farming leaders has warned. Campaigners are calling on supporters to join forces in a drive to protect the industry from the Government\u2019s \u201cshocking proposals\u201d and urge the public to sign a petition [\u2026]\nAs many as 100 farmworkers are feared dead after a boat they were travelling in with 150 passengers capsized on a river in central Vietnam, officials said yesterday. The boat was carrying more than 100 people when it overturned early yesterday, a local official said. Many were unable to escape from the river in the central province of Quang Nam.\nFarming leaders have backed calls for ministers to give dairy cows at the heart of Britain\u2019s red meat trade a special legal status. UK dairy farmers are to be consulted over a European proposal to grant \u201ctraditional\u201d or \u201cprotected\u201d status to red meat. The plan would be aimed at safeguarding livestock such as the British Isles\u2019 iconic Galloway breed, which is a cross between a British [\u2026]\nFarmers have warned they could take direct action to stop work to improve a railway line passing through their fields. Members of the Railway Action Group say they will walk on to the tracks to oppose Network Rail plans to renew 10 miles of tracks between Newbury and Andover in Berkshire. The line passes through the farm of 65-year-old Brian [\u2026]\nFarmers have lost the legal challenge which could have meant thousands of them joining a"}
{"article":"Residents who were expecting an \u2018upmarket store\u2019 to set up shop in their leafy village have been left furious after discovering that discount chain Netto is moving in. Villagers in historic Lymm in Cheshire, who were promised a luxury supermarket as part of a new retail development, had believed a high-end chain such as Waitrose or M&S might be opening its doors. But after keeping the villagers guessing for almost ten months as to the identity of the store, it emerged that the Danish discount chain, famed for its value goods, would be moving on to the site. Historic: Residents of the village of Lymm, Cheshire, pictured, were promised a 'high quality' supermarket . High hopes: Villagers expected an upmarket supermarket such as Waitrose, M&S or Booths to move in . Disappointed: It emerged developers had leased the site to Danish discount chain Netto (file image) The announcement was met with outrage by residents of the picturesque village, who set up a petition demanding their council oppose the move. Rob Jones, who has spearheaded the campaign against the discount store, said: \u2018The development was described to residents as an upmarket supermarket and that the client wanted to remain anonymous until a later stage. \u2018The applicant it would appear is Netto \u2013 not a high-end supermarket as promised.\u2019 The plans for the new food store had originally been unveiled last May by the developers, The Brookhouse Group, which boasted of an \u2018upmarket store\u2019 creating 35 jobs with parking space for 57 cars. A public exhibition was also held detailing artists\u2019 impressions. Planning permission was approved but the identity of the retail chain was still kept under wraps. However, last week residents discovered they were not getting the supermarket they hoped for, after Netto bosses applied for an operating and liquor licence to the Labour-run Warrington Council. Netto is a Danish discount supermarket which traded in the UK under its own name until it was bought out by Asda in 2010. It launched its first \u2018new look\u2019 store in Leeds last year, in a joint venture with Sainsbury\u2019s, promising \u2018the best of the low-price discount model with a unique Scandinavian twist\u2019. New development: An artists' impression of the new supermarket site, where the brand is not revealed . Netto is a Danish discount supermarket which traded in the UK under its own name until it was bought out by ASDA in 2010 before returning in November 2014 in a joint venture with Sainsbury's. Its first 'new look' store was launched in Leeds last November, promising customers 'the best of the low-price discount model with a unique Scandinavian twist'. Stores offer shoppers more than 2,000 products, according to an online statement. Each week, Netto highlights special limited-edition 'Spot Deals' - which have included two sirloin steaks for \u00a33.69 and Andolini Proscecco for \u00a35.50 a bottle - on both food and non-food items. In addition to its own branded products, Netto stocks '100 of the most popular brands that people expect to buy in their weekly shop'. In a statement released in November, the company said that 15 stores would be launched over the coming year. The supermarket in Lymm is expected to open later this year. Lymm resident Colin Fuller said locals were \u2018hoodwinked\u2019 and called for a public inquiry. He said: \u2018They very clearly led us to believe it would be a high-end supermarket. We have been misled and conned.\u2019 Conservative Councillor Sheila Woodyatt said: \u2018I am not happy as I would have preferred something more upmarket. I just hoped it would be Waitrose or Booths. \u2018I know it makes me sound like a terrible snob.\u2019 Almost 200 people have now signed a petition against the store, which is due to open later this year. The historic village, where the average house price is nearly \u00a3300,000, is home to a number of high-profile residents including Coronation Street star Chris Bisson and football legend Sir Bobby Charlton. Lib Dem councillor Ian Marks said: \u2018There is a clear impression that high quality meant an upmarket store \u2013 therefore the belief was that it would be a Booths, M&S or Waitrose. Netto is not what people expected.\u2019 A spokesman for Warrington Council said \u2018no final recommendation has been made\u2019. A Netto spokeman said they would \u2018surprise our new customers in Lymm\u2019. He added: \u2018We\u2019re confident we\u2019ll replicate the success we\u2019ve seen at our other UK sites.\u2019 Charming: The leafy Cheshire village of Lymm, where an average house costs nearly \u00a3300,000 .","highlights":"Residents of Lymm, Cheshire, were promised a new 'high quality' store . They had hoped for high-end food retailers Waitrose, M&S or Booths . But yesterday it emerged developers had leased site to discounter Netto . The Danish supermarket offers weekly 'Spot Deals' like Prosecco for \u00a35.50 .","id":"3ccb3a905fef64620b69535de18e614866101d71","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with designer goods and a drive-through fish and chip shop, have been fuming after discovering that the discount chain Netto will move in to the former Co-op store.\nThe town\u2019s residents, who were told that the new supermarket would bring a \u2018real injection of money\u2019 to the area, were shocked to discover that it was a budget outlet for Aldi.\nAccording to Lymm\u2019s town council, Aldi and Netto have taken over the site that is in the Conservation area of the Cheshire town which was bought by Cheshire East council for \u00a33.25m in 2017.\nCllr Martin Hunt said: \u201cThe general feeling was very disappointed.\n\u201cMost of the residents who responded to the consultation said they would prefer a Waitrose or Sainsbury\u2019s.\n\u201cBut they never said Netto. There is still a feeling of unhappiness.\n\u201cAldi have gone to the council and offered a couple of changes to their plans, but those changes are pretty minor.\n\u201cIt is not the right shop to come to Lymm.\n\u201cIt could still be a major investment, but not for Aldi. We want it to be a Waitrose.\n\u201cThe people of Lymm do not just want a discount store.\u201d\nThe town\u2019s traders are also unhappy about the move and will now launch a campaign to keep the area \u2018vibrant and independent\u2019.\nJohn Brown, a long-serving member of the town\u2019s community, said: \u201cIt could be a really negative thing for Lymm if the independent traders start to lose business.\n\u201cThe traders have been here since the start of World War Two and this could mean their livelihoods.\n\u201cAldi could make it very difficult for other businesses like the butcher, greengrocer, newsagents and post office.\n\u201cThe town has already suffered with the big supermarkets, but now Aldi would be very difficult to compete with.\u201d\nLocal councillors have previously said that the area would benefit from the new supermarket but this was before the plans for a Waitrose and Marks and Spencer were revealed.\nCouncillor Hunt added: \u201cThe town would have been much better off with Aldi. It is a blow.\u201d\nAccording to the council, Aldi will be taking on five out of the seven workers from the old Co-op store who are now out of a job.\nCllr Hunt said: "}
{"article":"David Cameron will not be able to continue as Tory leader until 2020, Iain Duncan Smith warned today as speculation over the Prime Minister's future mounted. Last week Mr Cameron vowed to serve 'every day' of a second term if he is re-elected on May 7, right up to the next election at the end of the decade. But Mr Duncan Smith, himself a former leader, today insisted that Mr Cameron will have to stand before that to allow time for his successor to be chosen. Scroll down for video . Iain Duncan Smith,\u00a0himself a former leader, today insisted that Mr Cameron will have to stand before that to allow time for his successor to be chosen . Mr Cameron stunned the Tory party with his dramatic revelation that he would not seek a third term. The remarks triggered the start of an unofficial Tory leadership race, after he also tipped Boris Johnson, George Osborne and Theresa May as potential successors. The Tory leader joked: 'Terms are like shredded wheat : two are wonderful but three might just be too many.' The admission, in an interview with the BBC, caused dismay in large parts of the Tory party because it distracted from the party's core election message on the economy, and over-shadowed last week's news that inflation had fallen to zero per cent. Mr Cameron defended his remarks, insisting he was 'just giving an honest answer to an honest question'. Challenged on the Sky News\/Channel 4 election debate, he insisted: 'If you vote Conservative I've said I will serve every day of a full second term.' But at the very least he would need to stand aside several months before May 2020 to give his successor time to prepare for the general election. There has been speculation that Mr Cameron could quit after his promised 2017 referendum on leaving the EU, whatever the outcome. Mr Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show the PM would choose the timing of his departure and he would be 'sorry to see him go'. David Cameron has revealed he will not seek a third term if he wins the next election on May 7 . Mr Cameron backed Boris Johnson, Theresa May and George Osborne as potential successors when he quits as Tory leader . Asked if Mr Cameron has to 'stand down at some point during the next Parliament' in order to allow a successor to be in place for the election, Mr Duncan Smith said: 'He does. But I have huge faith in the Prime Minister. I think, given the nature of the terrible circumstances we inherited, under his leadership he's turned the economy around and taken some tough decisions. 'He will do what he says, which is he will serve what essentially is a full term. Of course, there will be a competition at some point, but I have to tell you that will be a competition on the back of a successful Prime Minister doing something that most prime ministers have never done before - saying 'I know when it's time to go'. 'You've had to literally rap the knuckles of people like Gordon Brown and previous prime ministers to get them to think of going. He is actually very keen to say 'There is a limit. There's an amount of time a prime minister should serve before they get stale.' And he is right about that.' In the BBC interview when the Tory leader announced his plans to stand down, Samantha Cameron made a rare appearance on screen to endorse her husband as the right man to lead the country . Mr Duncan Smith was Tory leader from 2001 to 2003, when he was forced out in a vote of no confidence. He said it was 'a different world' then, as the prime minister was at that point able to select the date of the election and it was 'very difficult to say what a full term was'. The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act had allowed prime ministers to plan ahead with certainty about how long their term might be, he said. Mr Duncan Smith refused to be drawn on the identity of possible successors, but suggested that it would be someone who is already in the public eye. 'I don't think that you're going to have in any shape or form a brand-new leader that the country has never seen, because all the people that might want to stand for that will have been up in the public sphere for some time,' he said. 'I'm not going to name names. I know that those who want to throw their hat in the ring will throw it very hard and those that don't will think about it.'","highlights":"David Cameron stunned Tory party by ruling out seeking a third term . Insisted he will serve 'every day' up to 2020 if he is re-elected on May 7 . But Iain Duncan Smith says he will have to stand down earlier . PM tipped Boris\u00a0Johnson, George Osborne and Theresa May as leaders .","id":"4b852818f95ae48c7656c66e321fc7cd08f97b81","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" won - but Mr Duncan Smith insisted the country would not have to wait another five years. He said: 'I am sure the country needs a new leader. 'It doesn\u2019t take five years to learn how to be a Conservative party leader.' The former Tory leader urged Mr Cameron to step down by the Autumn. He went on to back the Prime Minister to fight another general election immediately. Asked if a ballot had to be held before Mr Cameron stood down, Mr Duncan Smith added: 'Yes, because of the timing. 'You\u2019ve got to have a new leader before you go for a general election.' He also hit out at Mr Cameron's failure to cut public spending at a time when the country can afford the cuts. He told ITV News: 'I think it is a pity he did not. There is no doubt there is money to be saved. 'You have got to take money off government. You take money off the public sector so you can invest it in the private sector.' Mr Duncan Smith added: 'The money is there. He (Mr Cameron) has gone on this \u2018oh, let\u2019s wait until the economy recovers\u2019, which it won\u2019t. 'There is a whole generation of young people who need jobs. We\u2019ve got to look at our whole economic policy.' He went on: 'I think we\u2019ve got to have a radical rethink of Britain\u2019s future.' 'We have got to get the deficit down. We have to have a much more vibrant economy. This is a huge challenge. 'If you are not prepared for that, if you are not prepared to work towards that, then you should go. 'There will be plenty of people around who are prepared to do that.' Mr Duncan Smith also gave his backing to the Government\u2019s controversial welfare reform bill, which aims to reduce unemployment benefits and make work pay. He said the public was angry about the 'bogus' figures used by Labour to convince voters to back the controversial policy. He said: 'I think it is really important, given the number of people on benefits \u2013 and I think there is a majority in public opinion. 'The public are angry about the falsehood that have been used by the Labour party to suggest people have been scroungers, scrounging for money. 'They have been genuine claimants \u2013 they have been genuine people who have gone and tried to"}
{"article":"Sebastian Vettel paid an emotional homage to Michael Schumacher for providing the inspiration for his maiden victory with Ferrari. Four-times world champion Vettel was highly emotional as he stood on top of the podium after taking the chequered flag in the Malaysian Grand Prix in only his second race with the Maranello marque. Not since Schumacher's last triumph with the Scuderia at the Chinese Grand Prix in 2006 have the German and Italian national anthems been played back to back to hail such a combined Ferrari success. Sebastian Vettel (centre) jumps for joy after his impressive Malaysian Grand Prix win with Ferrari on Sunday . Vettel (centre) holds up his trophy as Lewis Hamilton (second left) and Nico Rosberg (second right) applaud . Vettel revealed it was former Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher who inspired his skillful win in Malaysia . For Vettel, it was the realisation of 'a dream' sparked by his hero Schumacher who won five of his seven titles with Ferrari, but who suffered life-changing injuries following a skiing accident 15 months ago. 'The team has been phenomenal, welcoming me the first day,' recalled Vettel. 'I remember when the gate opened in Maranello it was like a dream coming true. 'I remember the last time I was there was as a young kid watching Michael over the fence driving around in the Ferrari, and now I'm driving that very red car. It's incredible. 'Of course, when I grew up Michael was my hero, and for all of us - and I speak for all of the kids at the go-kart track at the time in Germany - we looked up to him. 'When he turned up every year, and to look after us a little bit, it made our lives. 'So that's why I think...I probably don't understand yet how special it is. Very, very emotional.' Vettel's win was no fluke, beating Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in a straight fight as he made good use of better tyre wear in the 30 degree heat at the Sepang International Circuit. Schumacher (right) celebrates winning the Malaysian Grand Prix with team-mate Rubens Barrichello in 2000 . Following Mercedes' domination last season, when only technical woes denied them victories in all but three of the 19 races, and after an easy win in the season-opening event in Australia, this defeat came as a surprise to reigning champion Hamilton. 'Huge congratulations to Seb and Ferrari,' said Hamilton, who finished 8.5secs adrift of Vettel at the end of the 56 laps. 'You have to hand it to them - I wasn't expecting them to be as quick as they were. They had some serious pace and deserved the win.' Rosberg, meanwhile, was left chewing on his words as a fortnight ago after the race in Australia he had called on Ferrari to give them a fight. It was a case of 'be careful what you wish for', with an unhappy Rosberg stating: 'Ferrari did an awesome job and deserved to win. Vetel crosses the finishing line and gives the fistpump as Ferrari team members celebrate at trackside . Ferrari's Vettel in front ahead of German compatriot Rosberg, of Mercedes, during the Malaysian Grand Prix . Four-time world champion Vettel on his way to a comfortable victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday . F1 stats provided by F1 Stat Blog . 'We'll be back next race. All I can say now, on behalf of our team is: game on, Ferrari!' Kimi Raikkonen could arguably have joined team-mate Vettel in the top three but for a lap-one puncture as the Finn finished fourth. Behind Williams duo Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa in fifth and sixth, Max Verstappen created Formula One history by becoming the youngest to score points at the age of 17 years 180 days by claiming seventh in his Toro Rosso. Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen makes his way back to the pits with a blown out tyre . As for Fernando Alonso, what must he be thinking after quitting Ferrari last year to join struggling McLaren as in his first race for the team he retired after 21 laps with an ERS cooling problem. Team-mate Jenson Button retired 21 laps later with a turbo issue, leaving neither of the team's cars classified for the first time since the 2006 United States Grand Prix. Although three laps down, Manor's Roberto Merhi saw the flag, a triumph for the team who unfortunately had to withdraw Will Stevens ahead of the race after failing to fix a fuel pressure problem.","highlights":"Sebastian Vettel revealed Michael Schumacher was the inspiration for win . The four-time world champion described his compatriot as his 'hero' Formula 1 legend Schumacher won five of seven world titles with Ferrari . Vettel finished 8.5secs ahead of current world champion Lewis Hamilton in Kuala Lumpur . CLICK HERE for all the latest F1 news .","id":"1536a1bc0f30e19582c481b122e3dc40e89331b4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Eifel mountains of Germany following a gruelling duel with Kimi Raikkonen in the rain-hit German Grand Prix on Sunday.\nSpeaking to reporters, a visibly emotional Vettel said he was overjoyed to win a race at the Nuerburgring circuit for the first time to give his team, the sport's only manufacturer which has dominated the last decade, a morale boost after a season of crisis with Ferrari. \"I'm very, very happy,\" the 26-year-old Vettel told reporters. \"It's very special to get this victory here at Ferrari and Michael.\"\n\"After the last few races, I think we just needed to give them something back,\" added the German, who finished the race with a lead of 10 seconds ahead of Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen. \"They put their trust in me and I'm very happy to give it back.\" Vettel took control of the race after the Safety Car went out after six laps when Romain Grosjean crashed his Lotus as he approached the pits for his scheduled tyre change at 10 minutes 12 seconds. Raikkonen stayed out on worn tyres, with Red Bull's Mark Webber also staying out for a lap to move into third.\nVettel pounced on the situation and pounced on the first bend after the restart as a mistake by Kimi Raikkonen opened the door for his win. \"I was a little surprised that I had got that big gap, but luckily it was very much my day,\" said Vettel. \"It's very special to win at Ferrari. There's a lot of history here and it's not an easy place to win, especially without KERS. It's great for us and we'll take these emotions with us for the next races.\"\nFerrari's woes, which have seen Kimi Raikkonen's championship hopes evaporate and Fernando Alonso struggling to keep pace with Red Bull and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, saw them slump to their fourth consecutive defeat this season -- their worst streak for six years. \"I think we need to see the data from the crash,\" said Raikkonen. \"He probably got a bit more of an advantage and he was able to accelerate a bit earlier out of the 130R (curves) and then he was just stronger. The whole thing was pretty much done in two corners"}
{"article":"Stuart Lancaster is refusing to 'dream' of seeing his England team crowned RBS 6 Nations champions for the first time on Saturday night. The Red Rose have been installed as favourites to replace Ireland as champions on a climatic final round that will conclude with France visiting Twickenham, yet they could finish as low as fourth in the table. Ireland and Wales are also in the hunt with the staggered kick-offs - starting in Rome at 12.30pm and concluding when England take the field at 5pm - ensuring a nerve-jangling afternoon awaits. England coach Stuart Lancaster watches from the stands as his side beat Scotland at Twickenham . England skipper Chris Robshaw could get his hands on the Six Nations trophy after lifting the Calcutta Cup . For a third successive year the title is set to be decided by points difference with England's cushion over the Irish of plus four placing them in pole position, although they arguably have the toughest fixture, even allowing for France's dismal record at Twickenham. Lancaster is desperate to lift the first piece of major silverware of his reign but having finished runners-up for the last three years, the head coach is acutely aware of how best laid plans can be foiled. 'To win at Twickenham would mean a huge amount, - for the players and the fans,' he said. Danny Cipriani passes the ball during England's training session at Pennyhill Park . England's George Ford in action during the team's practice session in Bagshot on Monday . Richard Wigglesworth passes the ball as the team practice at their headquarters in Bagshot . Henry Slade runs with the ball during England's practice session at their Pennyhill Park base . England coach Lancaster oversees his team's training session on Monday in Surrey . 'I know how much hard work people have put in and also how much it hurt to come second for three years in a row. 'But you can't start thinking about things like that until you get the detail of the game right. We've got a huge challenge coming our way from France. 'They're a high quality team - very big and physical. As they showed last year when they played Ireland, they played right through for the full 80 in that last game even though they couldn't win the Championship. 'It could still be the case they have something to play for, so we won't start dreaming yet, we'll get our detail right.' England stepped up their preparations for their final RBS 6 Nations clash with France . England coach Lancaster addresses the media at the Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot . Calum Clark tries to tackle Dave Attwood during England's training session on Monday . England forward Courtney Lawes speaks at a press conference on Monday in Bagshot . England head into the final weekend of the Six Nations atop the table on points difference . The schedule has presented England with the significant advantage of knowing exactly what their target will be against France when the last game of the 2015 Six Nations kicks off. Lancaster will inform his players of the results of Wales' clash with Italy in Rome and Ireland's match against Scotland at Murrayfield, but insists their over-riding ambition on must be to secure victory rather than chase a score. 'There are lots of hypotheticals. You don't know how the other two games will play out. Clearly we'll know the outcome before we start, which is an advantage on last year,' he said. 'We were in a similar position going into the Italy game last year when we knew points difference would decide it. The challenge for us was to score as many points as we could. England players Dan Cole (left), Marler (centre) and the Youngs brothers pose with the Calcutta Cup . Jack Nowell scored England's late try which put them top of the Six Nations standings on points difference . 'The emphasis on Saturday will be the same as that day - to get the performance right first and foremost. 'It's impossible to insulate the players from the results of the previous games because 82,000 people are shouting it at them when they run on to the field. 'But the critical thing is to ensure the players are all completely focussed on their own preparations leading into the game. 'By the time the Ireland game finishes we'll know what the objective is and will feed that through to the key decision-makers. 'Everyone else should be concentrating on their job to get a win for the team.'","highlights":"Stuart Lancaster's side beat Scotland 25-13 at Twickenham last Saturday . England, Ireland and Wales can all win the Six Nations title on Saturday . Lancaster's host France at Twickeham in hope of winning the title .","id":"c7e6e130a125bb6c7d7380bbe396279e4d6a1b45","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" see the second-placed Scots also take on France.\nBut Lancaster was keen to downplay his team's chances of ending Ireland's stranglehold on the tournament this weekend.\nThe England boss has promised a \"very different type\" of game against the Scots and is adamant the team's confidence has been restored ahead of another clash with Scotland. \"The mood is good and there's a lot of confidence,\" Lancaster told PA yesterday. \"We need to back that up and make sure we keep that confidence but we still know we're playing against a team that's won the last two championships.\n\"We're trying to do something special in the competition and I've said to the boys that it's a big occasion and they have to enjoy it but we're just trying to build a good foundation and get that winning habit under our belts.\n\"We've not had that since we won the last title in 2006 and we're trying to build a group who've not done it before so we have to learn and I think we've done that over the past few years.\"\nScotland face Wales at Murrayfield tomorrow with England's fate in their own hands on the final round of the competition - a fact Lancaster was keen to point out to his players when discussing potential permutations with his squad during the week.\n\"There have been lots of conversations around what can happen.\n\"Every team is capable of going through the pool matches unbeaten [like France] or losing two games, so that's something we know. But we can't affect what happens around us and we know that, we just need to focus on getting that right for ourselves.\n\"We just need to give ourselves the best chance on Saturday night and that can be achieved by focusing on playing well.\"\nWith England sitting pretty at the top of the group - and with Wales set to play each of the other home nations - it has been suggested England's destiny is in their own hands. But Lancaster was careful not to play up the likelihood of his side taking home the Six Nations trophy in just 11 days' time.\n\"We still need to play well and we still need to do enough against Scotland,\" he said. \"We can't really dream. When you're winning you're more likely to dream of winning than you are when you're losing.\"\nThe fact England will face a"}
{"article":"British Athletics performance director Neil Black has challenged his horde of young athletes to make names for themselves at the European Indoor Championships. A host of Great Britain's rising track stars, who make up the majority of a largely inexperienced team, carry medal hopes into the event, which gets under way at Prague's O2 Arena on Friday. Britain's 60 metres challenge is spearheaded by 21-year-old Chijindu Ujah on the men's side and 19-year-old Dina Asher-Smith on the women's, while the likes of Seren Bundy-Davies, 20, goes into her first major championships as European number one over 400m. Great Britain's 60 metres challenge is spearheaded by 21-year-old Chijindu Ujah in Prague . Katarina Johnson-Thompson is the most high-profile athlete in the team aged just 22-years-old . Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the most high-profile athlete in the team, is only 22 and, fired up by last year's injury frustrations, chasing her first major title in the pentathlon. Thirty-one of the 37 strong team are 25 or under and, in the absence of big names like Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford or James Dasaolu, Black is keen to see them handle the weight of expectation. 'We want to see people who cope with the circumstances, apply themselves well, perform well and out of that come medals, great performances, finalists and personal bests,' he said. 'We are really optimistic we can perform well. Seren Bundy Davies, Lawrence Clarke, Neil Black and Chijindu Ujah at a Prague 2015 press conference . 'For those for whom this is a critical competition to get the experience to demonstrate their progression, it's the biggest thing they've ever done. 'There's a real buzz within the team. It's great to have that combination of young people joining and feeling really good about it.' Sprint hurdler and team captain Lawrence Clarke, who finished fourth at London 2012 and one the most experienced members of the squad at 24, backed his young compatriots to thrive on the big stage. Team captain Clarke has backed his young compatriots to thrive on the big stage in Prague . 'These guys here are putting pressure on everyone else around them,,' the Old Etonian said. 'They know everyone whose there is going to be thinking, 'What are these guys capable of?' They are European leaders, they are some of the best in the world, give them the opportunity.' Britain won 23 medals, including 12 golds, at last summer's European Championships outdoors, their best ever return. Black admitted it was important to keep the momentum going, with the World Championships in Beijing coming up this summer and the Rio OIympics the following year. But he refused to be drawn on whether his team could eclipse their best haul from a European Indoors, 10 medals and four golds from Birmingham in 2007. Clarke and Black attend Great Britain & Northern Ireland press conference ahead of the 2015  Championships . 'It would be pretty weird if we weren't here seriously competing with a view to doing well,' he said. 'We expect to perform well and I think it is important because we all thrive on doing well. We all enjoy it, feel more confident and generally seem to perform better from doing well, so I think it's important to keep that going. 'But I am not relating it to the past. I want to think more about here and now, and the future. I am interested about what these guys do and what they will go on and do in the future.'","highlights":"Great Britain are taking a horde of rising track stars to compete in Prague . British Athletics performance director Neil Black has high hopes for them . Big name\u00a0competitors\u00a0Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford are missing . The Championships get underway at Prague's 02 Arena on Friday .","id":"d95293aae944f4e6fa5486cbe9ba684e4f6d7267","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to Nuremberg, where the championships begin on Friday.\nThe championships will be a crucial part of the build-up towards the World Championships in August, when Britain's teenage talent will be expected to provide gold medal-winning ammunition for Black's talented group of sprinters.\nThe GB-based trio of 18-year-olds Adam Gemili, the 100m champion at last year's World Youth Championships, and Dwain Chambers, 28, the former drug cheat who made the same final in the Spanish capital, will lead the charge.\nAfter impressing Black with their early season performances, Chambers and Gemili are expected to lead the way for Great Britain and Northern Ireland as they seek to defend their 4x100m title on Sunday. The European Indoor 4x100m title will prove the last major championship until the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as London 2012 approaches.\n\"The two main things we want them to do \u2013 we've got some very talented young sprinters and the European Championships is the perfect stage for them,\" Black said. \"We've got the European juniors, we've got the world juniors in Serbia in August, and the Olympics next year \u2013 so, for me, that's the key event for them.\"\nThe GB seniors, many of whom are competing at their third major championships in the indoor season, will also be chasing honours in the shape of the high jump, long jump, triple jump and 800m, in which Andy Baddeley is hoping to regain the European title he won in Paris in 2009.\nBaddeley, 29, won world indoor silver in Doha last year but finished 11th in Moscow last weekend.\n\"We know that Adam and Dwain, with another year, can go out and be the best in Europe,\" Black said. \"We're expecting a little bit more out of Andy [as] he is in great shape and he feels great. He just needs that break.\"\nWhile the likes of Perri Shakes-Drayton and Christine Ohuruogu have been drafted into the team as back-up to the more experienced athletes, other young stars such as Emma Jackson and Jack Green could make the step up to senior competition, while Hannah England is competing for Great Britain in the women's 400m as a 17-year-old.\nThe championships get underway on Friday,"}
{"article":"Ahizya Osceola's body was discovered in an obscure location inside the home late Thursday night (above Ahizya, three, pictured above) The body of a missing three-year-old boy was found  inside his Florida family home where he lived with his father, step mother and two siblings. Ahizya Osceola's body was discovered in an 'obscure location' inside the home late Thursday night, according to Hollywood Police Chief Frank Fernandez. Authorities had been searching for the boy since he was reported missing on Thursday at approximately 11.48am. The search ended tragically Thursday night about 12 hours later when the body was discovered, and police announced on Friday around 5.40am, that the public's help was no longer needed. Chief Fernandez would not give further details on whether the child's body had possibly been hidden in this 'obscure location' or if he died accidentally while hiding there,\u00a0according to the\u00a0Sun-Sentinel. However, he said on Friday morning during a press conference that a criminal investigation was ongoing. It was also announced that the young child's body was being processed by Broward Medical Examiner's Office. Authorities had been searching for the boy since he was reported missing Thursday at approximately 11.48am (above Hollywood police gather in front of the home where Ahizya was found on March 20) Once his Ahizya's is released, he will be buried at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian reservation - the child's parents, Nelson Osceola and Karen Cypress are members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Nelson, 24, told authorities he had last seen his son at 4am on Thursday when he went to check on his eight-month-old daughter at the home located on Johnson Street. He  said his wife, who has not been identified, was awake and the boy was still sleeping when he left home at 7.30am. He was in contact with his wife for a couple of more hours that morning before she fell back asleep with the baby, and woke up realizing he had disappeared. She told Osceola that Ahizya was missing through a text message. Karen made an emotional plea to the public on Thursday after her son was reported missing. Chief Frank Fernandez (above speaking during a press conference) would not elaborate about whether the child's body had possibly been hidden in this 'obscure location' or if he died accidentally while hiding there, however he said on Friday morning that a criminal investigation was ongoing . The search ended tragically on Friday around 5.40am, and police said the child's parents have been cooperating with the investigation (above scenes from the home on Friday morning) She said the child was her 'heart' and 'life' and that she 'just wanted him home'. Police said they had a two to three square-mile area where they went door-to-door and to each house, exhausting every effort possible, while also having volunteers come together to pray for the safe recovery of Ahizya. Dogs were also sent out tracking the scent of the child during the search. Police said the child's parents have been cooperating with the investigation, and it was not revealed whether there were suspects or if charges had been filed in relation to the incident. Nelson Osceola told authorities he had seen his son at 4am when he went to check on his eight-month-old daughter.\u00a0He said his wife, who has not been identified, was awake and the boy was still sleeping when he left home Thursday at 7.30am . It was not mentioned if there are any suspects or if charges had been filed in relation to the incident (above a map of the location of the home Ahizya was found in)","highlights":"Ahizya Osceola was reported missing on Thursday morning and his body was discovered late Thursday night inside the home of his father, Nelson . Police called off search on Friday at 5.40am and a criminal investigation is ongoing; boy's body is also being processed by medical examiner's office . Hollywood Police Chief Frank Fernandez did not give further details concerning the discovery of Ahizya's body or if he had experienced trauma .","id":"631099c55dec4a8cee066d597e5f5c7f497d6499","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" home hours after he was reported missing on Thursday (below)\nAhizya Osceola has been discovered dead less than a day after he was reported missing.\nThe three-year-old was found inside a residence in Okahumpka, 40 miles southwest of Orlando, around 10pm yesterday (Thursday).\nHis body was found in a location inside the home, Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office Major Case manager, Lieutenant Scott Kowalski, told The Orlando Sentinel.\nThe office did not specify where in the house it was found.\nKowalski said that the death was \u2018suspicious\u2019.\nThe identity of the person whose house the child was found in has not yet been made public.\nThe mother of Ahizya, 30-year-old Shana Osceola, has been detained by sheriff\u2019s office officials and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.\nDeputies responded to the home around 7.30pm on Thursday after being called by a neighbor who claimed to have overheard a child in distress.\nDeputies discovered the body of Ahizya.\nThe death is still under investigation.\nThe office has not confirmed whether or not the child was shot, killed, or succumbed to some other form of natural death.\nIt is unclear whether or not Shana Osceola is cooperating with the authorities\u2019 investigation, or what other charges she may be facing if she is found responsible for Ahizya\u2019s death.\nOsceola was booked on Friday morning, and remains in custody without bail.\nKowalski stated that investigators are currently interviewing possible witnesses in the case.\nAhizya\u2019s body was recovered and autopsy is in process. No suspect has been arrested so far in connection with the case.\nIt was not immediately clear if Osceola has any ties to a specific law enforcement agency or branch.\nSheriff\u2019s office major case investigators continue to investigate and seek information. If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact the Sheriff\u2019s Office at (352) 369-7000.\nIf anyone has any information, they are asked to contact the Sheriff\u2019s Office at (352) 369-7000.\n\u2018I can confirm that we have a missing 3-year-old, Ahizya Osceola. We are searching for him and looking for leads. No arrests have been made,\u2019 the office tweeted.\nAt"}
{"article":"What do you do when you are in some of the world's most beautiful locations, and your wife doesn't want a photo. One husband found a novel way to overcome the problem, but using a teddy bear instead. Amateur photographer\u00a0Christian Kneidinger has taken extensive holiday snaps of his bear in more than 21 breathtaking destinations. Photographer Christian Kneidinger has travelled to some of the most beautiful locations in the world, but his camera-shy wife was not keen to make the family album...luckily he had his teddy to step in . Globetrotting bear: Kneidinger's bear pictured propped up against a block of ice next to glacier lake in Iceland . Blending in! The sandy coloured bear posing next to the Rochester Falls in Mauritius . The album was put together after wife Ranati, 51, refused to be featured in any holiday snaps, but the couple still wanted a personal touch on the landscape pictures . The bear has posed on volcanic rock in Iceland, sat at the base of a stunning waterfall in Mauritius, and sunbathed on the beaches of Dubai. The Austrian father-of-two said said: 'Photography is my passion and I was keen to capture these moments of stunning natural beauty. 'I asked my wife to be in the pictures but she wouldn't do it so I decided to do it with 'Teddy' instead.' Instead of wife Ranati in his holiday photo albums, his golden bear is pride of place. The landscapes captured are visually stunning, but adding his teddy has given a personal touch to the places Christian, 51, has travelled to. The photographs include the teddy donning a bandana on a beach in Dubai, with the iconic Burj al Arab hotel in the background. Amateur photographer Kneidinger has positioned Teddy in some of the most beautiful locations on earth from glaciers to mountain tops . In paradise! Teddy pictured in Svartifoss in Skaftafell national park, Iceland. The Austrian now has a collection of Teddy in 21 beautiful spots . Watch your step! The father-of-two could not resist placing the bear in a stunning shot of\u00a0Dettifoss in Iceland . Model moment: Teddy is the star of the show, pictured in 21 locations including in Snalfellsjokull, Iceland . Father-of-two, Christian, who is from Austria, said: 'Photography is my passion and I was keen to capture these moments of stunning natural beauty.' I asked my wife to be in the pictures but she wouldn't do it so I decided to do it with 'Teddy' instead' Ready for his close up! Teddy in an adorable scarf and hat for warmth, (left), and having an snug ride up the mountain in a backpack, (right) Great view! Teddy pictured on the north coast of Iceland which boasts\u00a0spectacular landscapes, with fjords, lakes, rivers and waterfalls, snow-covered mountain peaks, and unusual rock formations . Right at home! Kneidinger posed Teddy next to the seven-star\u00a0Burj al arab in Dubai, a haunt favoured by many celebrities . Sandy bear! The golden bear, owned by Christian and wife Ranati, almost blends in with the surroundings at\u00a0Chamarel beach in Maritius . With a friend! Teddy is joined for a photoshoot in the Highlands of Iceland by a smaller furry friend . Teddy visiting Sv\u00ednafellsj\u00f6kull, a breathtaking outlet glacier with spectacular scenery and views . Contemplating: Teddy pictured on Black Beach in Iceland. The Vik beach is called by its local name, Reynishverfi, and since it is famous because of its unusual colour and basalt sea stack .","highlights":"Amateur photographer Christian Kneidinger wanted to add a personal touch to his stunning holiday photographs . Wife Ranati, 51, was not willing to be featured, so the furry creature got his moment in the spotlight . 'Teddy' has been pictured in a bandana by the\u00a0Burj al Arab hotel and on a glacier in Iceland .","id":"39e8154cdf64dfb198a1fff4c3b821382f662271","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Vetter was in Bali and couldn't persuade his wife, Maria, to pose for a photo, so he used her favourite doll and stuck a Go Pro camera on it instead. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0"}
{"article":"Ann Summers has been forced to remove raunchy Fifty Shades of Grey-style posters from its windows following a backlash from mothers and campaigners. The high street lingerie chain confirmed several branches, located near stores targeted at children such as Mothercare and Build-A-Bear, have removed the provocative images. The posters, which were rolled out in all 142 Ann Summers stores several weeks ago, show a woman kneeling on a red sofa, dressed in a cut-away leotard that reveals her breasts and nipple tassels. She is holding a large leather whip and striking a provocative pose next to a handcuffed man in his underpants. Ann Summers has been forced to remove raunchy Fifty Shades of Grey-style posters showing a woman wearing nipple tassels and holding a whip . Mothers and campaigners have complained saying the the 'pornographic' images could be easily seen by children . In what appears to be a reference to the bondage film Fifty Shades of Grey, which was released nationwide during Valentine's weekend, the text on the poster reads: Fact not fiction. Bring the film to life. Last night Vivienne Pattison of campaign group Mediawatch-UK said her group had made complaints about nine branches of Ann Summers. As a result the posters, which have been described as pornographic, have been removed from stores in Milton Keynes, Wimbledon, Sutton, Norwich, Eastbourne, Taunton, and the Ann Summers stores in all 18 Intu Chapelfield shopping centres. A spokesman for Ann Summers confirmed the company has had six complaints from its retail stores and fewer than 20 complaints via email or letters. Miss Pattison said the campaign potentially breached the recommendations made by the 2011 Bailey Review into the sexualisation of children, which was backed by Prime Minister David Cameron. The high street lingerie chain confirmed several branches, located near stores targeted at children such as Mothercare and Build-A-Bear, have removed the provocative images . The posters show a woman kneeling on a red sofa, dressed in a cut-away leotard, with a man in handcuffs . She said: 'We are used to seeing the windows of Ann Summers featuring lingerie but this image, featuring a bare breasted (except for nipple tassels) model goes too far and is inappropriate for display in places which are likely to have numbers of children present. 'Any child passing this image will be subject to its overt sexual messaging and imagery. Government guidelines for retailers in the Bailey Review state that sexualised images should not be displayed in children's eye line. 'This government has done much to address the early sexualisation of children in our society and Ann Summers needs to be made aware that it too has a responsibility in this regard.' Miss Pattison's concerns were echoed by members of the public, including Christian pastor Paul Burns, who said he was shocked to see the display on his way to church. He said: 'I watched four separate families pull their children away from this window display. It has whips, it has a woman basically degraded with what you would expect to see in a porn film that people buy to watch. It is not what you expect to see in a family shopping centre.' Taking to Twitter, others expressed similar views, with one writing: 'Please remove your offensive window displays based on 50Shades of Grey, sexualising children, inciting abuse of women.' Another tweeted: 'Awful display in @Ann_Summers exposing children to sexualised imagery opposite @mothercareuk.' A spokesman for Ann Summers said: 'Our Dark Desires campaign launched on 26th January 2015. Therefore, our campaign imagery has been visible in both our stores and online for a number of weeks now but it's only this week that we have received a handful of complaints. 'In regards to the 50SOG references, the 'Bring the film to life', we have taken inspiration from the themes and trends surrounding the film and the wording is a tongue-in-cheek 'nod to'.'","highlights":"Ann Summers\u00a0has been forced to remove raunchy Fifty Shades posters . Woman shown wearing nipple tassels and holding a leather whip in photo . Posters have been removed from at least 25 stores across the UK . Lingerie chain accused of exposing children to 'pornographic' images . Ann Summers received at least 26 complaints about provocative posters .","id":"992eea458cf285b1cc61bde1eb53f9a3aa16580d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-a-Bear, had been asked to remove posters of three models posing in scanty outfits and underwear emblazoned with the slogan \"Sexy Secrets for Him\". In a statement Ann Summers said the posters, which are part of a series, had been placed in selected stores as part of a \"multi-channel marketing campaign\" and had \"overstepped the mark\".\nIt added the posters had been placed \"inappropriately\" and that the brand is now moving to remove them from all stores.\nThe chain has previously been heavily criticised for the risqu\u00e9 posters, which were first put up around four weeks ago, but it has previously stood firm on their decision.\nA statement from Ann Summers read: \"We've listened to feedback and while the posters aren't designed as a part of a Fifty Shades of Grey theme they might have been perceived that way.\n\"We have therefore relocated the posters to our website and in selected stores as part of our multi-channel marketing campaign and they will be removed from all our stores. This does not mean we have abandoned our Fifty Shades of Grey theme we will still use the posters across all marketing channels in the months leading up to the film.\"\nA copy of the poster in question shows three models, one of whom appears to be a teenager, dressed in lingerie and stockings and sporting a variety of racy accessories, including handcuffs and a blindfold.\nIt has prompted a series of responses from women who criticised Ann Summers for using the poster to sexualise female children. A Twitter hashtag - #annsummersshame - has been started in order to discuss the controversial campaign in more detail.\nOne woman, Jo - who only wanted to give her first name - wrote: \"I think it sets a terrible message for girls and women about their own self-confidence. The fact that they are 'proud' of being sex symbols doesn't strike me as empowering at all. And by doing this so close to schools and Mothercare stores you are exposing children to them at a young age. You've basically just got kids seeing this sort of image as normal, rather than being frowned upon as sexual objectification.\"\nGaby Hinsliff of the Observer newspaper suggested the poster was \"sexist, degrading and demeaning\". She wrote: \"How would it make women feel if they were told that their main asset as a woman is their sexuality and so they need to"}
{"article":"Friends say Pippa Middleton has decided against taking the full-time job in the U.S. It was billed as the dream job that would make Pippa Middleton a household name in America. But more than four months after the headline-grabbing announcement that she was to join the NBC network as a special correspondent in a \u00a3400,000 deal, she has yet to be seen on screen \u2013 and friends say she has decided against taking up a full-time job in the United States. The Duchess of Cambridge\u2019s sister has shot a series of reports for the long-running Today show in rural Wyoming, but none has seen the light of day. And it was only when The Mail on Sunday asked why the footage had not been aired that a source close to Pippa explained that she was not ready to commit to the demands of a job in the US. The source said: \u2018There were talks and Pippa did a test shoot which went really well. But for various reasons, a regular show with Pippa isn\u2019t going to happen. Ultimately she didn\u2019t want to commit herself to a big job in the US. She\u2019s got a boyfriend in Geneva and her family in the UK. It was too much for her to pack up and leave them behind. \u2018She will be working with the network on an ad hoc basis. \u2018NBC were really pleased with the test shoot, but she is not going to be signing a major deal to be a special correspondent, which is what NBC wanted. It was Pippa\u2019s decision not to go ahead. It\u2019s not where she sees her future.\u2019 One NBC insider said: \u2018Pippa \u2013 or the lack of her \u2013 has been the talk of the company. Everyone is wondering what has happened to her? \u2018There was all that fanfare when she went off to Wyoming, and the word then was that she would start doing segments as a roving reporter here and occasionally appear in the studio. But there\u2019s been nothing but silence for months. It\u2019s clear that someone has had reservations \u2013 but whether that\u2019s from NBC\u2019s side or her side, who knows? \u2018It seems odd that they should make such a fuss of her and be so public and then go so silent. \u2018Normally, after a big build-up like that, you\u2019d get the talent on air fast and give her a big push. It doesn\u2019t feel right at all.\u2019 In Wyoming, Pippa donned tight jeans, a flannel shirt and cowboy boots to twirl on the dance floor of a Western bar, rode a horse in the shadow of the Teton mountains, and visited tourist sights in a cowboy town. Interviewees were told the story would air within about ten days of the shoot last November \u2013 but have been left disappointed. \u2018We\u2019re wondering what happened to the report,\u2019 says Jim Waldrop, manager of the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole, where Pippa filmed. \u2018I contacted the producer, but they don\u2019t have any information about when it might air.\u2019 Scroll down for video . In Wyoming, Pippa donned tight jeans, a flannel shirt and cowboy boots to twirl on the dance floor of a Western bar (above) Angus Thuerman, former editor of the Jackson Hole News & Guide, added: \u2018I was told it was like a pilot episode, an experiment to see how she did. She seemed quite at home, relaxed and enjoying herself.\u2019 Novelist Nanci Turner Steveson, who attended Pippa\u2019s filming session, says: \u2018Pippa seemed tiny and sweet, but maybe a bit overwhelmed There were so many people there \u2013 two or three cameramen, producers, sound technicians and bodyguards, all on a fairly small dance floor, dancing to the band One Ton Pig. A cowboy taught her to dance a two-step and she picked it up pretty quickly. But NBC seemed to be making a lot of fuss over a very small story.\u2019 Chris Koch, 66, a regular at the Silver Dollar bar, said: \u2018I was asked by NBC if I\u2019d be filmed dancing with Pippa Middleton. I had no idea who she is. My daughter told me, \u201cShe\u2019s Kate Middleton\u2019s sister!\u201d and I said: \u201cWho\u2019s she?\u201d I don\u2019t know what happened to the Today story, and I don\u2019t much care \u2013 I don\u2019t have a TV.\u2019 Pippa\u2019s NBC deal was initially touted as \u2018provisional\u2019, although the network has a history of signing those related to the great and the good. Other NBC correspondents have included Sarah Ferguson, Bill Clinton\u2019s daughter Chelsea, and Princess Diana\u2019s brother Charles Spencer. The abortive American TV career is another false start for Pippa, after her party-planning book Celebrate and column for the Daily Telegraph both flopped.","highlights":"Four months ago it was announced Pippa Middleton would join NBC . She has yet to be seen on screen but was reportedly offered \u00a3400,000 deal . Friends now say she has decided against taking a full-time job in the U.S.","id":"d097174a9120480c91edf48a6d6272a836d0d3b6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"making role as maid-of-honor at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William, her full-time job in the U.S. is about to come to an end.\nBut the decision has little to do with Pippa's high standards when it comes to full-time work.\n\"It was a great thing. It's very flattering,\" she told Access Hollywood. \"I've been offered a number of jobs. The one I'm doing now finishes in August. And I don't believe in saying yes to everything and never staying in a job. It was great, but it was time to do something else. I think for the last four months I've enjoyed every minute of it.\"\nPippa, a journalist, was the subject of high expectations from the minute it was announced she would be maid-of-honor. And despite the fact that she only has one job \u2013 no small feat in the world of young royals \u2013 the public just couldn't seem to accept her as a real person.\n\"When you've been working as hard as I have, it's nice to be recognized as doing something for other people,\" she says. \"I've had people email me from Pakistan saying, 'I never heard of you before but I'm going to vote for you because you're Kate's sister.' There are no jobs that I've turned down. I think the media have given me so much attention that people think I'm a job-seeker.\"\nThat's not to say that the experience wasn't a learning one.\n\"It's great,\" she says. \"It makes you focus on things that are important, and what really matters. I've had a great summer.\"\nPippa's not sure whether she wants to do anything similar in the future.\n\"I have so many things I'd like to do,\" she says. \"There are so many good causes I'm interested in. I've been offered other jobs, but it's nice to have a few months to focus on friends and family. There will be other things, but for now it's just nice to do something different.\"\nPippa also recently revealed that she turned down an invitation to be the face of U.K. fashion chain Lipsy, but she might not be done with the fashion world.\n\"I"}
{"article":"'We've got fans on the pitch. The game's still going on'. That's not me making a mess of Kenneth Wolstenholme's infamous words from Wembley in 1966 when the boys in red won the World Cup. That was Jonathan Pearce's spontaneous reaction on commentary when some Villa fans piled onto the playing area towards the end of their team's semi-final at home to West Brom. Of course they were scenes that no one wanted to see. Except that they very nearly were. Because they were a hare's breath from what we saw when Geoff Hurst went through to make it 4-2. Only time surely makes that a less controversial incident? Aston Villa fans invaded the pitch after their FA Cup win over West Brom on Saturday night and are seen taunting the away supporters as a line of police keeps them apart . Thousands stream onto the pitch after the match, which was moved to Saturday evening by the BBC . Geoff Hurst races through to score England's fourth goal in the 1966 World Cup final with West Germany . The FA Cup is a tournament that we were told had lost its lustre. And attendances may well have endorsed that. But this season, with the FA succumbing to the scheduling charms of their new telly twins the BBC and BT, the tournament seems to have taken on a new lease of life. The kind of effervescent and exciting competition in which frequent nostalgic reruns of great Cup days somewhat ironically often includes the sight of fans celebrating on the pitch. Not that that makes that group of Villa fans' behaviour justifiable. Although you might debate that a Midland derby that doesn't kick-off until Saturday tea time could just be asking for such a response? But the timing was because, I can only assume, the slots were preordained for the BBC to include Saturday and Monday evenings. While BT had Saturday lunchtime and Sunday afternoon. And with the Beeb having first dibs on that deal. Or in other words, Auntie had what they'd consider would be the ideal ties, with which to ensure the biggest possible audience, at the best possible times in their schedule. BBC presenter Gary Lineker and pundits Jermaine Jenas and Alan Shearer watch the pitch invasion . Monday night's line-up for the Manchester United vs Arsenal featured Roy Keane, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright alongside Gary Lineker in the Old Trafford studio . BT Sport's team of (from left) Jake Humphrey, Paul Jewell, Owen Hargreaves and Steve McManaman with the FA Cup pitchside at Bradford City vs Reading on Saturday . This was a situation BT Sport decided to create a silk purse from. Why hadn't we'd been following this season's giant killers Bradford, a nation had cried, having been caught up in the excitement of what had gone on so far with their exploits? Well, on Saturday lunchtime, BT went free to air to answer that call and show us this season's favourite Davids in action live against the Goliaths of...Reading. OK, not a hell of a mismatch, but Bradford were still a great story. Unfortunately this potential silk purse of a game became something of a pig's ear on Bradford City's pitch. Indeed, such a vision in mud it was, it required the club to provide BT with a strange little turf rug on the touchline to put beneath their shiney plinth. Nevertheless, there it was, an old school FA Cup that we could all watch, for nothing, and keep the momentum going on what was proving to be a vintage Cup season. By way of a precursor for the new Premier League telly deal, this sense of occasion rolled on into Monday night. Again, this was a slot that may have driven the purists mad. Danny Welbeck celebrates his winner for Arsenal against former club Manchester United on Monday night . Scott Sinclair is mobbed by Aston Villa supporters after scoring against West Brom . Not to mention some fans from North London who would have had to make their way back from Lancashire by any means necessary on a school night. But again, if you look at the bigger picture, it was the kind of game that could once again get people excited about the Cup. And a formidable old pro line up of Roy Keane, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and Martin Keown alongside Gary Lineker all helped ensure that there was indeed the sense that what we were witnessing was an event. Next up, more disruption for four teams whose replayed games will be shoe horned in to fit nicely for us folks at home. regardless of how it affects their League schedules. Dermot O'Leary reacts after Peter Schmeichel draws Arsenal to play Bradford City or Reading in the semis . But I echo Dermot O'Leary's cry of 'woohooh' when he drew his team Arsenal's ball for the semi final draw against either Bradford or Reading. Yes, it has lacked a certain sense of tradition. Yes, it has occasionally proven awkward for certain clubs, and their fans. And yes it provided that unsavoury moment at Villa Park. But I celebrate the fact that the FA Cup has been put back in the forefront of our football thinking. And if it is because the BBC and BT have decided between themselves to make it their own, then I'll live with the negatives and embrace the positive.","highlights":"BBC and BT Sport shared coverage of weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals . Aston Villa vs West Brom was marred by pitch invasion at final whistle . Many blamed the BBC for scheduling the game on Saturday evening . Arsenal fans also faced travel chaos with Man United tie at Old Trafford . BT Sport didn't get a goal in either of their quarter-final matches . But both have revitalised a competition that had lost its lustre .","id":"5932171f70907ae7da4447df10366c177051e877","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" were still taking on West Germany for the trophy that has been England's Holy Grail since 1966. The fact is I've been trying to get a ticket for this game and have managed to get one of the best I've ever had - row Z on the side of the (relatively) small Bournemouth end at Wembley. If I'd got seats in the more traditional Wembley stadium bowl it would not have been a \u00a390 ticket but the \u00a310 ticket from the old South Bank.\nSo here I am, sitting in the corner where the two sides are, thinking about the 5-1 when it was 2-0 to (the) England. I'm sitting in a sea of red and black and in front of a lot of German flags. It is \"D-Day\" at this old ground.\nAnd we haven't even kicked off. Just as the two sides were shaking hands, just as the players were lined up for the traditional pre-match rendition of the national anthems, just as the referee was about to toss the ball up in the middle of the pitch, 22,000 (mainly) Germans rose to their feet. For about two minutes they sang \"Deutschland uber Alles\".\nIn the main, it was a very respectful atmosphere. Apart from about 300 German fans in the corner behind the goal, most were respectful. It was a very subdued (and I thought, an unnecessary) rendition of the German anthem and the crowd was pretty quiet for the following half-time entertainment from a Welsh opera singer.\nThe atmosphere is very different in the 25,000 capacity German end where a lot of flags and banners have been hanging over the crowd, including ones celebrating the anniversary of the 1966 World Cup win. But apart from the odd booing, they have been very respectful of the stadium, the match and the \"rivalry\".\nThe first thing I noticed was how much the Germans look like the Germans and the English like the English. The first group of German players out were from Bayern Munich, the first English out were from Southampton and Newcastle United. The Germans came out in their traditional kit of black shirts and white trousers, the English are in red shirts and white shorts and both were sponsored by Adidas and Nike.\nOne thing that I have found quite amazing about Wembley is that it really does still feel like Wemble"}
{"article":"Two cousins have died and another man is in hospital after they apparently took a batch of legal highs at a house party. Dean Boswell and Stephen John were found dead in their beds the morning after they both attended a party in Pembroke Dock, West Wales. Another friend was hospitalised after falling ill from taking the same substance, believed to be a synthetic psychoactive drug. Police are now investigating the sudden death of Mr Boswell, 36, who was a builder, and his second cousin Mr John, 40, and are awaiting the results of toxicology tests. Death: Dean Boswell, left, and Stephen John, right, died after taking a legal high at a house party . Health officials have warned that legal highs are becoming stronger, leading to a rise in the number of people being hospitalised after taking them. A friend said that the three men were at a party together 10 days ago where several people took legal highs, before they returned to their separate homes. She said: 'There were a group having a good time together on Friday night and it appears Dean and Stephen took some kind of legal high which has ended up killing them. 'It is so tragic as both of them were so full of life and had everything to live for.' Mr Boswell's mother Wynfrai said that she found her son dead in his bedroom on the morning of her 59th birthday, and vowed to use his funeral this week to alert others to the dangers of drugs. 'Dean wasn't a heavy drug user - he maybe had the odd smoke,' she said. 'I suspect they thought they were invincible. Deadly: Legal highs such as mephedrone, pictured, have grown in popularity in recent years . 'It is too early to speak about all this for both families but the vicar will be saying something about drugs at the funeral. 'Something has to be done about the people who sell drugs and the deaths that are happening in the town. The family was previously struck by tragedy when Mr Boswell's sister died on Valentine's Day a few years ago. In recent years, there has been a huge surge in the number of deaths linked to legal highs. 97 people were found dead with the substances in their system in 2012, up from 12 in 2009. It means the toll has risen by eight times in three years. In around two-thirds of cases, the post-mortem examination established that the legal high was the direct cause of death. Ministers have already introduced bans on some former legal highs, including mephedrone - known as meow meow - NBOMe and Benzofury. A ban on synthetic stimulant mephedrone came into force across the UK in 2010. The drug is now a Class B substance, along with its associated compounds. The two cousins were said to be very close to one another, and as they were both avid fans of Liverpool FC they will have the club's crest on their coffins at their funerals . A spokesman for Dyfed Powys Police said: 'An investigation is ongoing into the cause of their deaths. Police are awaiting results of a toxicology test in order to establish the cause of death.' The police added:\u00a0'Police in Pembrokeshire are committed to the ongoing fight against substance misuse across the county. Enforcement activities take place regularly, but we also educate people on the risks of substance misuse. 'We want young people in particular to be informed and aware of the serious dangers of substance misuse, and encourage family and friends to look out for them by familiarising themselves with the tell-tale signs of misuse of drugs.' Anti-drug groups say that legal highs - officially known as New Psychoactive Substances - are getting stronger and more readily available. Josie Smith, from the Welsh drug testing agency Wedinos, said: 'What we have found in the past year is an increase in the strength of NPS drugs. 'They have addiction potential far higher than some of the controlled substances.' Doctors are also concerned by the effects of the drugs bought online and in so-called 'head shops'. Julia Lewis, of the Aneurin Bevan Health Board in South Wales, said: 'We are seeing increasing numbers of people going into mental health units with acute psychotic episodes after having taken some of these legal substances. 'We are hearing of quite young people having heart attacks - I treated one 17-year-old boy who'd had a small heart attack on one of these substances.' Danger: Owain Vaughan, 14, pictured with mother Jenny, was hospitalised thanks to a legal high . Three schoolboys from Glynneath in South Wales have been hospitalised after they took a legal high which they had bought over the counter. Owain Vaughan, 14, took the drug with friends and was rushed to hospital after suffering severe fits, low blood pressure, burst blood vessels in his face and violent nausea. When he came round, he insisted he had never taken drugs before but said he assumed the substance would be safe because it was legal. His mother Jennie said: 'I'm so embarrassed but people need to be aware. My boy was given a legal high and ended up in A&E. 'I had no sleep for over 24 hours and thought my baby was going to die. I don't want any other child or parent to go through this.' After his ordeal, Owain posted a message on Facebook warning his friends not to dabble with drugs which could turn out to be unsafe or even deadly.","highlights":"Dean Boswell, 36, and Stephen John, 40, took drugs at a house party . Both men were found dead the next day and another friend is in hospital . Police are currently working to determine their cause of death .","id":"68d83ebf73ad505dcb794ef5754f09694a3f5335","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Pembrokeshire.\nPolice believe Dean, 25, from Port Talbot in South Wales, died of a suspected overdose on the drug known as Black Mamba, while Stephen, 27, from Neath, had taken a cocktail of drugs and is still fighting for life in hospital.\nThe brothers and their friends had taken a range of legal high products, including Nemesie, Blue Lotus and K2 at the house party on Friday night.\nTheir uncle Steve Jones described the party, attended by the victims and another man and eight women, as a normal, fun house party but said it had turned out to be a \"horror show\" after the brothers died. He said: \"It was just a house party that went really bad. I cannot see why we cannot sell Black Mamba legally and tax it. This has shocked me.\"\nThe brothers' parents had travelled from South Wales to the house in the small town during the weekend to check on their sons, who they were worried were taking the drugs.\n\"Their friends had said they were taking them and the last thing I saw was the younger one come out of the bathroom and he could barely walk,\" said Mr Jones, a self-employed electrician who lives in Pontardawe, south Wales.\n\"He must have been suffering some sort of hallucinations because he was a very nice lad. When I went back he said he was going to make coffee. There was no coffee there.\n\"They went downstairs to the living room to do their drugs and there was a white bag there. It looked to me like they were rolling them up into joints and smoking them.\"\nThe men were all \"puffing away\" as if they were \"having a smoke\", he said. Mr Jones contacted the older of the two victims' friends and the younger man's father and went straight round to the house to check on the teenagers.\n\"The older lad said that I had to come because Dean wasn't alright and so I went over there and he was on the bed in the early hours. He was really cold and he was mumbling, you could hear him.\n\"I shook him and shouted at him to wake him up but I knew he had passed away. Stephen was lying in the next bed, he was quite gone as well.\n\"I got a hold of the father and we went back to the house and rang the ambulance.\"\nThe brothers were pronounced dead at Pembrokeshire's With"}
{"article":"Shaun Edwards says that Wales see 'a lot of potential' in uncapped Exeter prop Tomas Francis. The York-born tighthead qualifies for Wales through his grandmother, and he has proved an important part of Exeter's ongoing push for Aviva Premiership play-off status this season. And the 22-year-old has now been invited to train with the Wales squad by head coach Warren Gatland as they go into the final stages of their RBS 6 Nations campaign. Exeter tighthead prop Tomas Francis (top right) has been called up to train with the Wales squad . 'His scrummaging is outstanding, but he is also a skilful player as well,' Wales assistant coach and defence specialist Edwards said. 'Francis is a big kid, and I have seen him play. The scrum at Exeter has been going excellently recently, so we have brought him in. 'He is a young man who is coming from a great environment at Exeter which prides itself on hard work, and we would like to think we are a similar sort of environment. 'It's a case of trying to get the best players playing for us, and we see a lot of potential in this lad.' Francis, who weighs in at more than 20 stone, played Championship rugby for Doncaster and London Scottish before he was snapped up by Exeter, and he could easily push for a World Cup squad place with Wales later this year if he continues to impress. Wales coach Shaun Edwards says that Wales see 'a lot of potential' in uncapped Exeter prop Francis . Experienced Scarlets hooker Ken Owens, meanwhile, has been called into the Six Nations squad and reported for duty at Wales' training base on Monday. Wales, despite losing their opening Six Nations game to England, have given themselves a fighting chance of landing a third title in four years following successive away victories over Scotland and France. Reigning champions and unbeaten title favourites Ireland are next up in five days' time, and Edwards is under no illusion how big a task will be presented by Joe Schmidt's team. 'We have looked at our opponents, and we are coming up against the best team in Europe, the form team in Europe,' Edwards added. The 22-year-old was invited to train with the Wales squad by head coach Warren Gatland . 'They have got two brilliant half-backs, for a start, who have got great tactical brains. 'They have a strike-runner on the outside in Tommy Bowe who maybe the best defensive winger in the northern hemisphere. He is magnificent in picking up interceptions, and we have to keep our eye on Tommy. 'The forwards are well-drilled and a cohesive unit, and play with a lot of passion and aggression, and they have got excellent coaches. 'These are the big games you get excited about, and big-time players rise to the challenge.' Two key areas that Wales will need to perform strongly in are the lineout, where Ireland will be spearheaded by their captain Paul O'Connell, and shackling an impressive new Irish midfield combination of Jared Payne and Robbie Henshaw. Francis played Championship rugby for Doncaster and London Scottish before he was snapped up by Exeter . Edwards said: 'They (O'Connell and Devin Toner) are a very experienced second-row pairing. 'Having worked with Paul, he is a very wily operator and a guy who I have huge respect for. 'Our guys will have their work cut out at lineout time, but they have already been in this morning having meetings and looking at the different structures. They know we are in for a challenge in that area, and I am sure they are up for it. 'And I have been very impressed with them (Ireland centres). 'I knew more about Payne, having watched Ulster more than Connacht. But Henshaw is a big physical guy, and Payne has a cutting edge on the outside. It's important we don't give them any space whatsoever.'","highlights":"Tomas Francis has been called up to train with the Wales squad . Assistant coach Shaun Edwards said Francis has 'a lot of potential' Francis played for Doncaster and London Scottish before moving to Exeter .","id":"4570af147e24bda911ce336cf9f311d17fec3b69","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"iva Premiership Rugby.\nExeter are pushing for promotion to the top flight, and have put their faith in Edwards by handing Francis the vice-captaincy ahead of the visit of Wales to Sandy Park on Saturday. Wales' first match of 2019 is followed by a repeat fixture on Wednesday night.\nFrancis is joined in the front row by Rhys Carre, who has also been capped for Italy. England-qualified hooker Sam Parry and tighthead Leon Brown make up the front three.\nIn the backs, Jonathan Davies and Josh Adams form an explosive centre partnership, with the former having taken the full-back spot from Leigh Halfpenny, who has been called into Wales' Six Nations plans.\nDavies will start at full-back, but can shift into the centres if required, with Adam Beard back at blindside flanker after a foot injury ruled him out of last week's win over Newcastle.\nThe uncapped Alun Wyn Jones starts at No.8, and captain Ken Owens returns to the starting XV in the front row after missing last week's game due to injury.\nOwen is one of four Welshmen to win their first cap against Australia during the summer. Uncapped wing George North - who also started against Australia and Argentina - will be named on the replacements bench.\n\"We\u2019ve got some key players out, but there\u2019s a lot of experience in the squad and there\u2019s a lot of potential,\" said Edwards. \"I think the players know that they\u2019ve got a real opportunity now to stake a claim.\n\"I was pleased with the way we controlled the game against Newcastle in the first half, but we\u2019ve got to keep the same mindset against Wales, to play at a high-intensity level in that first period, but to also back ourselves and back our structures.\n\"I\u2019ve been happy with what we\u2019ve done this season so far, but we need to maintain that level and improve on it next week.\"\nEdwards says there are 'five or six players who are all close' for the wing spot, with Hallam Amos, Louis Rees-Zammit, Owen Lane and Jacob Stockdale all involved over the last two weeks.\nThe game is set to be played at a fast pace, and Edwards says that the front three have to play a big part in that.\n\"This week is a big step-up for the forwards,\" said the head coach."}
{"article":"He is the latest object of female lust from Caithness to Cornwall \u2014 a heartbroken hero who is all brooding desire and smouldering good looks. And Aidan Turner, the new Ross Poldark, certainly has plenty of tumultuous romantic experiences to draw on. Perhaps, given his good looks, a rather swashbuckling love life is to be expected: gossips in Dublin insist that he was once \u2014 when between serious girlfriends \u2014 seen leaving a nightclub in the city with no fewer than three attentive females in tow. Scroll down for video . Aidan Turner is seen here with girlfriend of three years, Sarah Greene, who is also an actress and starred in Adam Jones with Bradley Cooper last year . He has had four serious romances to date, breaking the heart of one gorgeous actress and being thrown over by another. His first girlfriend was actress India Whisker, a pretty blonde whom he met in 2004 while at drama school in Dublin. She was followed by another actress, brunette Charlene McKenna. They lived together in Camden, North London, from 2007 to 2009. She told an interviewer how happy they were together. But within a few weeks they split, and she was apparently devastated. Turner then fell for Lenora Crichlow, his co-star in the TV series Being Human \u2014 from 2009 he played a vampire and she a ghost. Then in 2011, he and Lenora parted ways and he decided to quit the series while she stayed on. It seems that this was a source of great heartbreak for him. He said this week: \u2018I don\u2019t know anyone on this planet who hasn\u2019t had their heart broken. It\u2019s happened to me. Love is love, it\u2019s the purest and rawest thing we have in life.\u2019 Aidan Turner was also romantically involved with Charlene McKenna (pictured). They shared a flat together in Camden, North London from 2007 to 2009 . The following year he started to date the Irish actress Sarah Greene. She was nominated for a Tony award for her performance on Broadway opposite Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan, and last year starred in the film Adam Jones with Bradley Cooper. Their romance is still going strong after three years, but Turner admits that they are often separated by work. He spent 18 months making The Hobbit films in New Zealand early on in their liaison. He explained of the periods of separation: \u2018It\u2019s all we\u2019ve ever known [as a couple] and it makes for good times when we meet up again and maybe have a month straight when we\u2019re both unemployed and watching movies every day. It\u2019s fun to laze around and do normal things.\u2019 Aidan Turner (left) also dated\u00a0Lenora Crichlow (right) from 2009 to 2011, after they met on the TV series Being Human. He later decided to quit the series while she stayed on . Aidan is quietly bowled over by his sudden fame. Asked how it feels to be an overnight sex symbol, he chuckles. \u2018Ah, I wouldn\u2019t say that,\u2019 he demurred yesterday. \u2018Not at all. But it is nice that the show has gone down quite well and people are positive about it.\u2019 Understatement must be as much a part of his make-up as the kind of looks which have reduced the female half of the country to jelly. In the show, Turner is British Army officer Ross Poldark, who returns to Cornwall following the American War of Independence to find his father dead, the family\u2019s tin mine in ruins and his sweetheart, Elizabeth, engaged to his cousin. Aidan Turner (left) is seen with ex-girlfriend\u00a0actress India Whisker (right)\u00a0whom he met in 2004 while at drama school in Dublin . Since the opening episode on Sunday, there has been praise for the ensemble acting and the script \u2014 but mostly for how dishy the lead looks in a pair of britches. Even his mother, Eileen, is being stopped in the street and asked how it feels to have a sex-symbol son. \u2018That is very funny,\u2019 Aidan told me this week. \u2018I\u2019ve definitely never had that before. I can\u2019t believe it, really.\u2019 I can reveal that Turner is contracted to be in a further five series of Poldark, should the BBC make the obvious decision to make more. In the meantime, he is staying with his mum in South Dublin, although he is hoping to go away on holiday soon with girlfriend Sarah. Aidan Turner (pictured as Ross Poldark) has been bowled over by his sudden rise to fame and definitely doesn't consider himself a sex symbol . One of those watching Poldark on Sunday was his old drama teacher Patrick Sutton, director of Dublin\u2019s Gaiety School of Acting, who told me: \u2018I settled down in front of the telly like a child waiting to meet Father Christmas. And then he comes on, all brooding and bubbling and seething, and I said to myself: \u201cWell, that\u2019s a grand day out.\u201d I could not be prouder of him.\u2019 Mr Sutton, who counts Hollywood star Colin Farrell among his previous students, puts Aidan\u2019s success down to talent, hard work and good manners \u2014 all three of which Gaiety School students are taught. The son of Eileen, an accountant at a local carpet store, and Pat, an electrician, there is no acting background in Aidan\u2019s family \u2014 he hadn\u2019t even been to a play before he went to drama college. He was raised in Clondalkin, just west of Dublin, and went to St MacDara\u2019s Community College in Templeogue. One of two brothers, he recalls having been a bit of a tearaway as a schoolboy. He told one interviewer: \u2018I remember my mum getting called up a lot.\u2019 Smouldering: Aiden Turner with co-star Eleanor Tomlinson in Poldark . Dumped: In the BBC series, Poldark (Turner) is dumped by his former love Elizabeth (Heida Reed) His great talent at that age was ballroom dancing, and he even represented his country. He travelled around Ireland and internationally, competing in ballroom and Latin for around ten years. Tommy Shaughnessy, president of DanceSport Federation of Ireland, told me: \u2018I used to teach Aidan. He danced for years. But after I told his mother the cost of making it in international ballroom dancing, she said they couldn\u2019t afford it and told me that he might go into acting. \u2018This surprised me as he was very shy. Anyway, he joined the Gaiety School and the rest is history.\u2019 While at drama school, he did put his old skills to use, doing a dance for a fundraiser with his then girlfriend India Whisker. Turner had no idea what he wanted to do after school. After a stint working with his dad as an apprentice, he toyed with the idea of becoming a professional snooker player before spotted an advert for the Gaiety School of Acting. \u2018I didn\u2019t know anything about this world at all,\u2019 said Aidan. \u2018I felt intimidated from the get-go, but thought: \u201cThat\u2019s just right for me.\u201d The sense of potential failure is a buzz. \u2018Being around committed people there was very inspiring.\u2019 Before he started acting, Turner (pictured with Eleanor Tomlinson in Poldark), represented Ireland in ballroom dancing competitions across the country and internationally . He graduated in 2004, and had various theatre roles before getting a break in an Irish television medical drama, The Clinic, in 2008. The following year came Being Human. This attracted an excitable group of young fans whom he calls \u2018the posse\u2019, and who have followed his every move ever since. He gained more fans playing Kili, a heartthrob of the dwarf world in Peter Jackson\u2019s Hobbit films. But his biggest break was Poldark. Earlier this year he said: \u2018The offer came in and I said: \u201cWhat the hell\u2019s Poldark?\u201d I had to Google it. \u2018Then I called my mum. She said: \u201cYou\u2019d better not mess this up!\u201d \u2019 Don't mess this up! Turner hadn't heard of Poldark but was warned not to mess the job up by his mother . Perhaps we can forgive his ignorance as, since he\u2019s still only 31, he wasn\u2019t even born when the original Seventies TV version aired. One wonders if either he or girlfriend Sarah are ready for the attention which has just exploded, even more of which will no doubt follow with the promise of a buff and shirtless Poldark in future episodes. Sarah said in an interview last year that she had been outraged when some fans took pictures of him when he was asleep on the London Underground. But he says of the ardent kerfuffle: \u2018I don\u2019t think she\u2019ll be bothered, no. We\u2019re both actors, we understand that it is part of our job.\u2019 In Aidan\u2019s case, the \u2018job\u2019 seems to be the play the role of newly minted national sex symbol \u2014 and he\u2019s doing it to perfection.","highlights":"Aidan Turner plays Ross Poldark in a BBC remake of the Seventies series . He's become the nation's latest object of desire thanks to his good looks . It seems the hearthrob has also had a rather swashbuckling love life .","id":"899eb4b336fd219456e367e924b4e1e170ad1fdd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"uous love affairs under his belt, but none has quite the magnetism of the one he plays in this much-vaunted 18th-century drama.\nIt is a story of forbidden love and scandal, of the kind of passion-riven love affairs that were commonplace in the Georgian era, when the constraints of society meant that people took lovers more or less on the sly.\nBut for those of us who grew up in a different era, when sexual mores have been relaxed and the internet means we can find our own soul mates online, watching Aidan Turner kiss another man on TV while imagining it was you might seem, just a little bit, like a vicar\u2019s knees knocking together in the front pew of the church.\nFor me, the most memorable moment is the one in which Aidan and his lover, the local blacksmith\u2019s daughter Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), have sex.\nIt happens when Demelza, who is now engaged to a rich local squire, finds out about Ross\u2019s marriage to his sister Caroline (who has recently arrived from the West Indies). Demelza comes looking for Ross, and it is while she\u2019s visiting that the two of them decide to \u2018break their rules and have another go at love\u2019.\nWe see them in bed, with the camera positioned over Demelza\u2019s head in a gesture of voyeurism that suggests we\u2019re getting a little bit more than was strictly necessary. And in the scene that follows they are seen in a mirror, where a close-up reveals that Demelza is naked, while Ross has not taken his clothes off. But they\u2019re in bed, for crying out loud. So we have to surmise that it was their night together.\nThey\u2019re certainly all over each other during this encounter. But the problem is that, in Aidan Turner\u2019s brooding, moody, passionate, deeply sensual manner, it doesn\u2019t come over as terribly sexy \u2014 it is more likely to make viewers feel uncomfortably voyeuristic.\nIt turns out that while Demelza has been out of bed, getting up and running the household like a good wife, Ross Poldark has been lying awake, tossing and turning, and fretting that his heart is not really in this marriage of convenience.\nThe series is based on the novels of Winston Graham, who published the first one, Poldark, in 1945 and followed it"}
{"article":"He's out:\u00a0Ferguson City Council unanimously voted on a resolution to part ways with City Manager John Shaw, 39, effective immediately . The city manager of Ferguson, Missouri, has resigned in the wake of a US Justice Department probe that found a wide range of systemic racially biased practices by the police and municipal court. This evening, the Ferguson City Council unanimously voted on a resolution to part ways with City Manager John Shaw effective immediately. Shaw, 39, was among several individuals heavily criticized in the scathing Justice Department report issued last Wednesday. Shaw had held . the position in the St. Louis suburb since 2007. The Justice Department launched an investigation into . Ferguson's police department and municipal court after the August 9 shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a . white police officer. A news release from the city said the Council had reached a 'mutual separation agreement' with Shaw, the city's chief executive. The statement also said a nationwide search for Shaw's replacement would begin immediately. 'I believe that the city of Ferguson has the resolve to overcome the challenges it faces in the coming months and emerge as a stronger community for it,' Shaw, 39, said in a statement included in the release. Since Brown's death seven months ago, Mayor James Knowles has been the public face and voice of Ferguson's city government. But Shaw held the legal power to make personnel and policy changes in the police department \u2014   not Knowles, a part-time officeholder who earns less than $5,000 annually. Scroll down for video . Ousted: Embattled Ferguson City Manager John Shaw walks past a police officer as he leaves a closed door meeting with Ferguson's mayor and City Council . Shaw has been Ferguson's city manager for eight years. He had previously worked as city clerk and assistant to the city administrator in Shrewsbury, another town in St. Louis County. Online biographies indicate that he grew up in north St. Louis County and lived in Ferguson before working for the city. He was honored in 2013 as a distinguished alumnus of a public policy administration program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, which is located near Ferguson, and was listed as an adviser for the university's student group for aspiring city managers. Shaw has not spoken publicly about the shooting, protests, grand jury inquiry or Justice Department investigation. He stood silently beside two City Council members at Knowles' Wednesday news conference responding to the Justice Department report and declined, through a city spokesman, a subsequent Associated Press interview request. He was not at Tuesday's meeting. The Justice Department report repeatedly cited Shaw's role in encouraging his police force to aggressively ticket motorists as a means to generate revenue. In one instance, he responded to a Jackson email about a record-setting month for court revenue \u2014 nearly $180,000 in February 2011 alone \u2014 with the exclamation, 'Wonderful!' Catalyst: The Justice Department launched an investigation into policing practices in Ferguson after Officer Darren Wilson (left) shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August . City divided: Analysis of more than 35,000 pages of police records found racist comments from officers as well as statistics that showed African-Americans make up 93 percent of arrests . And when Jackson told Shaw in January 2013 that municipal court revenue had exceeded $2million the previous year, the city manager was similarly excited. 'Awesome!' he said, according to the federal inquiry. Municipal Judge Ronald Brockmeyer stepped down to help the divided city 'begin its healing process' But in a statement issued after the announcement of his departure, Shaw said his office 'never instructed the police department to target African Americans, nor falsify charges to administer fines, nor heap abuses on the backs of the poor. Any inferences of that kind from the report are simply false,' Shaw said. Shaw's resignation comes a day after Ferguson Municipal Judge Ronald Brockmeyer stepped down to help the divided city 'begin its healing process' and to promote public confidence in the court system. Last Thursday, two Ferguson Police Department commanders also quit after racist emails were released during the DOJ's investigation into the police department. Sgt. William Mudd and Capt. Rick Henke resigned Thursday and City Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty was fired Wednesday. US Attorney General Eric Holder called the DOJ's report 'searing,' saying the investigation found the Ferguson community to be one where both policing and municipal court practices were found to be 'disproportionately harmful to African-American residents.' 'This investigation found a community that was deeply polarized,' Holder said. 'A community where deep distrust and hostility often characterized interactions between police and area residents. 'A community where local authorities consistently approached law enforcement not as a means for protecting public safety but as a way to generate revenue.' Embarassement: Last Thursday, two Ferguson Police Department commanders also quit after racist emails were released during the DOJ's investigation . Speaking out: US Attorney General Eric Holder called the DOJ's report 'searing' Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said Friday that the city is pursuing reforms to reach a settlement with the DOJ, Reuters reports. Speaking at a town hall event in South Carolina two days after the release of the DOJ report, President Obama said the Ferguson probe exposed a 'broken, racially biased system.' A St. Louis County grand jury and the Justice Department both declined to bring charges in the Michael Brown shooting against Officer Darren Wilson, who left the department. The Justice Department report said Wilson acted in self-defense when he shot Brown. But the agency said in its report last week that Ferguson's police and court systems functioned as a money-making enterprise that heightened tensions among residents. Strong words:\u00a0President Obama said the Ferguson probe exposed a 'broken, racially biased system' The DOJ report cited cases of racial profiling and bigotry by the predominantly white police force in the mostly black St. Louis suburb. Brown's shooting prompted protests in the St. Louis area and across the nation. Analysis of more than 35,000 pages of police records found racist comments from officers as well as statistics that showed African-Americans make up 93 percent of arrests while accounting for only 67 percent of the population in Ferguson. African-Americans also made up most of incidents in which officers used force and all incidents where police dogs bit citizens.","highlights":"Ferguson City Council voted unanimously to accept City Manager John Shaw's\u00a0resignation\u00a0effective\u00a0immediately . 'I believe that the city of Ferguson has the resolve to overcome the challenges it faces in the coming months and emerge as a stronger community for it,' Shaw said in a statement . Justice Department report repeatedly cited Shaw's role in encouraging police force to ticket motorists as a means to generate revenue . Shaw had held the position in the St. Louis suburb since 2007 .","id":"2584a96d250ccf5d26ba601a2bd0b9305718debd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" report calling for reforms in a community that erupted into months of deadly rioting in the wake of the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in 2014. Ferguson has been the center of protests and riots since the killing. John Shaw, 39, resigned on Tuesday, just one day after the Justice Department's scathing report. He'd been city manager since 2012.\nHe was hired\u00a0by\u00a0the city council of Ferguson, Missouri, less than a year after 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed in a confrontation with police officer Darren Wilson. His resignation was praised by the Justice Department, which found \"systemic failures\" of the Ferguson police and \"severe and unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment rights of protestors. (Shaw is the fourth city manager to resign since last August.)\n\"This will be a difficult day for all Fergusonans, including those like me who supported Mr. Shaw\u2019s efforts to reform Ferguson,\" city council chairman John Mirakaj wrote in a letter to residents. \u201cWhile there are issues with which we all must grapple and seek change, I still believe the benefits of Mr. Shaw\u2019s leadership of the City are positive and outweigh the negatives.\u201d\n\u201cThe problems have gone much deeper than Shaw. He's simply the last face to get the ax. I'm sure we can find someone else who will make life miserable for residents.\"\u2014Maurice Davis, Ferguson alderman\nWhat it's all about:\u00a0The Justice Department found that Ferguson cops were engaged in \"a pattern or practice of unlawful stops, searches, seizures, arrests, and\/or uses of force against African-American residents in violation of their federal civil rights,\" as well as \"serious problems with the collection, preservation, and handling of evidence.\"\nFerguson Mayor James Knowles has said that Shaw's resignation does not necessarily mean he agrees with the Justice Department report. \"He has recommended some positive reforms that will require city council approval,\" Knowles told CBS's 60 Minutes.\nThe Justice Department found that Ferguson police officers had been making false arrests and using excessive force against residents. They also found that Ferguson police officers had been searching without probable cause, seizing vehicles that did not belong to any criminal suspect or even those that were clearly being used as a mode of transportation, and illegally detaining people on minor traffic charges.\nOn March 31, 2015, the Justice Department opened a civil rights"}
{"article":"A disabled woman who defied the odds to exchange vows with her partner and become Britain's first married couple with Down's syndrome has died aged 45. Andrea and her husband Paul defied the odds - and social workers - to marry one another in 2004. The childhood sweethearts met in a home for children with learning difficulties and after falling in love as teenagers they fought a long battle to be allowed to marry. Disabled Andrea Annear, 45, from Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, has died aged 45. She and her husband made history in 2004 when they became Britain's first married couple with Down's syndrome (pictured) When the Daily Mail interviewed them in 2006, Andrea, then aged 37, \u00a0said: 'I love Paul this much. Now he is my husband I am so proud. 'I give him a kiss in the morning when he leaves for work, and I shout after him 'I love you, Paul' and he says 'I love you, Andrea', and I watch him as he walks all the way down the road. 'I know that some people say we should not have got married, but why not? We love each other very much and we look after each other.' Andrea had a known heart condition related to her disability, and the couple relied on a daily carer to check that they are coping with domestic tasks - but other than that, they were much like any other married couple. The couple (pictured) met in a home for children with learning difficulties when Andrea was just three . Andrea was just three years old when she was sent to live at the Ormerod Children's Home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Paul, who had been raised in a foster home, arrived at Ormerod when he was 13, when his elderly foster mother was unable to cope. They became fast friends and eventually fell in love, but in 1996 Andrea was re-housed in a secure community house, while Paul remained at Ormerod, which had been turned into an adult centre. While social workers were pleased with the move - with her high-functioning Down's syndrome, Andrea was able to take a part-time job\u00a0at a local hotel - no one realised she was missing Paul. Andrea said: 'I missed him. I heard music and I wanted to dance with him. If I felt sad inside my heart, there was no one to make me laugh any more. 'I wanted to see my friend, so I asked my carer if I could invite him over for tea, and she said yes. I was so excited and I chose some special\u00a0biscuits.' After arrangements by social workers caring for the pair Paul was driven to Andrea's house for a three-hour visit. The couple battled against the odds to continue to see each other and eventually said they wanted to marry . When the front door opened they fell into each other's arms - much to the astonishment of onlookers. Some local authorities have been known to make disabled couples perform a capacity assessment to determine whether they are sufficiently able to have sexual relations and get married without a high risk of abuse or exploitation. But Section 1 of the Mental Capacity Act says a person must be assumed to have capacity until it is established that they do not. Disabled people often have to fight the assumption that because they have a learning disability they lack the capacity to marry or to have sexual relations . Mencap's chief executive, Jan Tregelles, said last year: 'For someone with a learning disability to have their right to marry so seriously interfered with is not only heartbreaking for the couple and their families, but a denial of their basic human rights. 'Professionals and wider society are too quick to make prejudiced and ill-informed judgments about what people with a learning disability can and can't do.' Sexual health charity FPA ran a campaign a few years ago to highlight the rights of people with learning disabilities to have relationships. The fight for the right to marry is part of a wider battle for people with learning disabilities to have a family. Carer Eve Millar said: 'It suddenly became obvious just how much they had missed each other. 'Andrea was so thrilled to see Paul - she took him by the hand and led him to her little sitting room, and they were both so\u00a0happy. 'They had always been inseparable at the children's home - and suddenly here they were, together again and loving every moment. Without each other, they existed. Together, they just shone.' The couple battled against the odds  to continue to see each other and eventually said they wanted to marry. Their wish stunned social workers who worried about the implications of such a marriage, the possible pregnancy and whether the couple could understand the meaning and legality of their vows. Initially a compromise was reached and the couple received a blessing in 1995. But for Andrea and Paul this was not enough. The committed Christians, who went to church every week, wanted a church ceremony with all the trimmings. They  were over the age of consent and social workers and the Trust staff were finally forced to relent. Andrea said at the time: 'Paul asked me to marry him and I told him yes. I cried - \u00a0some big fat tears went down my face because I was so happy. 'Paul got down on his knee and said: 'Will you marry me?' and I said: 'Yes.' I loved him so much I could actually feel it inside my heart. I had seen pictures of ladies getting married, in magazines, and I wanted to look like that, too. 'I wanted to have a pretty white dress, and I wanted Paul to have a smart suit and I wanted to be with him always. That is what marriage means \u2014 to love somebody and to be with them always.' Andrea said: 'I am just a normal wife and Paul is just my normal husband. That's all we've ever wanted to be' Andrea was given anti pregnancy injections because her weak heart might not have coped with childbirth and the couple saved up for gold rings,wedding dress and suit. Their wedding was held on September 24, 2004 with the blessing of the Church and the authorities at the United Reform Church at St Annes on Sea,Lancashire. Sue Sharples, then director of the Trust said:'Their were many barriers put ibn their way but their love for each other was so obvious but the birth control was needed to protect Andrea's heart.' MP Mark Menzies, a Trust patron said: 'I was very sad to hear of the death of Andrea she was a well known figure in the town. 'They were the first couple with Downs to marry in this country and were inseparable in their time together.This is a difficult time for Paul and my thoughts are with him.' Andrea told the Mail in 2006: 'We love being Mr and Mrs together. I make Paul a meal in the\u00a0evening and we sit on the sofa next to each other. We love to watch Coronation Street or Doctor Who. 'We look at our wedding album every day and the pictures make us smile. If it is sunny, we go for walks and we hold hands. Or Paul plays his music and we dance and tell each other jokes.' She added: 'I am just a normal wife and Paul is just my normal husband. That's all we've ever wanted to be.' Carol Boys, CEO of the Down\u2019s Syndrome Association, said: 'We were so sorry to hear the sad news of Andrea's death. 'This was such an inspirational story of true love triumphing over all and it paved the way for so many others to follow. All our thoughts are with Paul and the family at this very difficult time.'","highlights":"Andrea and Paul Annear became first married couple with the disability . Mrs Annear has tragically died of heart failure related to her disability . Pair met in home for children with learning difficulties when she was three . They became fast friends and eventually fell in love as teenagers . They battled the odds to be together and eventually married in 2004 . She said: 'I am just a normal wife and Paul is just my normal husband'","id":"60ee6270dfb9f07b5a7a872c88a57e4906e35839","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" become Britain's first married couple with Down's syndrome. When Paul, who is severely disabled, first contacted Andrea over 22 years ago the couple had little in common but their love grew and they married, aged 34 and 31, in 2009. Despite their disabilities, they became parents to three children and had 20 happy years together before their deaths.\nWhen Paul, who is severely disabled, first contacted Andrea, they had little in common but their love grew and they married, aged 34 and 31, in 2009\nThe ceremony was part of an art project called A Celebration of Love aimed at breaking down stereotypes about marriage, with disabled people, and those of differing physical and intellectual ability being celebrated at the same event. The project was devised in the wake of a string of cases in the UK in which parents tried unsuccessfully to prevent their disabled children from marrying.\nA Celebration of Love was the brainchild of artist Jenny Bede, from Devon, and social worker and artist Janis McGinn. The ceremony was organised by the London-based Institute of Marriage.\nJenny said it was 'a very happy time of their lives'. She said: 'Sadly, Paul is now dying of stomach cancer and Andrea's been looking after him. The family are just trying to keep it nice and peaceful for them.'\nShe added: 'It shows that if you support someone it's absolutely possible for them to have children, have a job and get married. They've got a full life which has been built around love. 'It's a really lovely thing that's going on and we're very happy to have played a small part in it.' Paul and Andrea's daughters were at the service, along with Andrea's mother, father and two brothers. It is believed to be the first wedding in the UK for disabled people.\nThe 45-year-old's sister Emma said: 'If it hadn't been for the Institute of Marriage we would not have been able to fulfil her wishes, so it's very special that it happened in that way.' She said Andrea 'had a lot of friends and was popular'. Emma added: 'She used to say she married Paul as it was a challenge. It was something that she wanted to have done in her life so she felt it was a great achievement.'\nThe ceremony was part of an art project called A Celebration of Love aimed at breaking down stereotypes about"}
{"article":"A bloody hotel siege ended with at least 17 people dead after Somali troops stormed the building. It was the culmination of a 12-hour standoff which saw four Al Shabaab Islamic militants take hostages in a Mogadishu hotel after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car at the gate. Security forces, led by a unit from the elite US-trained special forces troops known as 'Gaashaan,'\u00a0were able to enter and take control of the building, following a 12-hour stand off. Colonel Farah Aden, a senior police officer at the scene, said\u00a0Somalia's ambassador to Geneva was amongst the dead. 'Those who died include civilians, hotel guards and government soldiers,' he said. Two locals carry a wounded boy from the scene of the suicide bombing in Mogadishu today . A hotel guest desperately tries to make his way to the roof of the hotel as militants storm the building . Somali police take position after Islamist group al Shabaab attacked Maka Al-Mukarama hotel . The gunmen took over the third and fourth floors of the the Maka Al-Mukarramah hotel in the capital Mogadishu, police officer Capt. Mohamed Hussein said. 'The operation has ended we have taken full control of the hotel,' he said. He said security forces found four more bodies in the hotel Saturday, plus the nine who died in the initial blast on Friday. Four people died in the hospital, according to Duniya Mohamed, a doctor at Madina hospital in Mogadishu. There was no immediate indication of how many of the dead were attackers, all of whom were killed according to Hussein. Hussein Ali, an official of Mogadishu's ambulance service, said there were 28 wounded. The hotel, located in Somalia's capital, is popular with government officials,with Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab claiming responsibility while the attack was ongoing. The 12-hour stand-off was brought to an end with at least 17 dead including civilians and government officials . Scroll down for video . Police and security forces stand guard at the scene of the car bombing as they exchange gunfire with militants inside the building . Somali police take aim as they walk outside the Hotel Maka Al-Mukaram, where an unknown number of people are being held hostage . A Somali man helps a wounded civilian who was injured by the car bomb detonated outside the hotel . A Somali man stands next to the wreckage of a car a suicide bomber used to kill at least nine people . Two men badly injured in the bomb blast are helped by a local amid the chaos of the attack . The attack started when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car at the gate of the hotel before gunmen quickly moved in. Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab issued a statement taking responsibility for the blitz. 'We are behind the Hotel Maka Al Mukaram attack, and fighting is still going on inside,' the group's military spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab said yesterday. Police surrounded the Hotel Maka Al Mukaram, but heavy gunfire from militants initially prevented them from mounting a rescue operation. The remains of two destroyed cars could be seen at the gates of the building. 'The hotel is now fully under the control of the militants,' Major Ismail Olow, a Mogadishu police officer at the scene, said on Friday. 'Al Shabaab fighters are on the top of the building and inside the hotel. It is not easy for us to go in.' Two policemen take up positions near the hotel during their shootout with al-Shabaab extremists . Police officials peer into the hotel complex after a suicide bomber destroyed its gates earlier today . Al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab regularly carries out attacks in the Somali capital in a bid to unseat the country's Western-backed government . Two police officers take cover behind a wall of the hotel's exterior during the standoff with the militants . Locals lower a man onto a stretcher after he was injured in the deadly bomb last which killed nine . Soldiers and policemen carry a woman from the scene amid a hail of gunfire . Al-Shabaab routinely carries out suicide bombings, drive-by shootings and other attacks in Mogadishu, the seat of Somalia's Western-backed government. The militants have continued to launch attacks in Mogadishu despite being ousted from their bases in the seaside city in 2011. Al Shabaab was pushed out of the capital by African peacekeeping forces, but have waged a series of gun and grenade attacks, looking to overthrow the government and impose its strict version of sharia law on the country. An offensive launched last year by African Union forces along with the Somali army has driven the group out of its strongholds in central and southern Somalia, while a series of U.S. drone strikes have killed some of its top leaders. Despite the military campaign, al Shabaab has continued to strike back with often devastating effect using hit-and-run bomb and gun attacks in the capital Mogadishu and other towns. It has also struck out at countries supporting the African Union mission. Security forces discuss how best to tackle the hostage situation which broke out earlier this afternoon . A soldier walks past the gate of the hotel, which is left mangled after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car . Two men carry an injured boy from the scene of the attack, for which al Shabaab have claimed responsibility . Gunfire erupted between security forces and the militants after they stormed the hotel. Pictured is a policeman running into position . Soldiers armed with assault rifles take position of the area devastated by a suicide bomber .","highlights":"12-hour bloody stand off ends after Somali troops storm building . Four gunmen took over hotel popular with government officials . Earlier, a suicide bomber detonated explosives-laden car at the hotel gates . Police surrounded the hotel but came under fire from Al-Shabaab gunmen . Somalia's al Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack .","id":"b5b702d28daab6b5d4318674c8a6e64c1de83639","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" hotel before they were shot dead by troops. Al Shabaab claimed the raid, which it said was retaliation for the death of one of its fighters in a blast on a minibus outside the hotel late on Wednesday.\n\"Some of our fighters died in the blast at the minibus. So, we have sent those responsible for the attack to this hotel in retaliation,\" al Shabaab leader Abu Zaid al-Hindi told Reuters on Thursday.\nThere was no word from the hotel on how many people had been held hostage during the incident but security officials said at least 16 people were held inside the hotel.\nA Somali army commander, who did not wish to be identified, told the BBC that two people died in the shooting and four others died in a blast outside the hotel.\nSome of those who died were killed by suicide bombers, he said.\nThe al Shabaab said seven of its fighters had carried out the assault on the hotel in which they killed at least 14 people.\n\"At least seven of our fighters carried out the operation and six were wounded,\" another al Shabaab leader Abdirahim Ahmed Yare, told Reuters. \"Four of our fighters were killed in the operation.\"\nThe siege started at around 8:45pm on Wednesday night when attackers blew their way into the building using explosives.\nThe militants carried out a suicide attack on the hotel's gate but they were prevented from getting inside.\n\"A total of eight terrorists managed to get inside by blasting the main gate - there were four of them dressed in women's clothes,\" a Somali police officer said, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity. \"We have killed four of them and arrested two others who surrendered.\"\nSome of the attackers detonated their suicide bomb belts inside the hotel while two of the militants tried to force their way into the conference room but could not get inside, he added.\nA hotel worker was also wounded.\nThe hotel's owner, Abdurahim Said Hassan, said some of his staff were being held hostage and he was trying to negotiate the release of his employees.\nThe militants were in \"a room and we were trying to convince them to surrender\", he said, adding that he would be going in soon to try and convince them.\n\"They will let us in so that we can rescue the workers,\" he said.\nHe added that one of his employees had been shot and killed.\nSomalia has been"}
{"article":"England proposals for men\u2019s Team GB football at the Rio Olympics have already been kicked into the long grass by the other home nations \u2014 and the women\u2019s hopes are going in the same direction. There were strong hopes that a women\u2019s team could still represent GB in Brazil in 2016 when the strength of the opposition for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland soon made it obvious that the men\u2019s initiative was a non-starter. Team GB are unlikely to reform for 2016 Olympics after coming together for London 2012 . But the Celtic countries, having been promised that the two football sides at London 2012 were a one-off, have informed the FA that they see no reason to treat women\u2019s football any differently because it still threatens their independence \u2014 however many times they\u2019re reassured by FIFA that it won\u2019t. The FA will announce imminently that both Team GB football sides have been scrapped. Such are football\u2019s sensitive politics that after FIFA president Sepp Blatter had praised UEFA\u2019s work in his opening speech at the UEFA Congress in Vienna, the president of the European body, Michel Platini, left out his one dig at Blatter contained in advance copies of his speech. Michel Platini (right) seemed to bite his lip during his speech about Sepp Blatter's FIFA at the UEFA Congress . Platini, in an obvious nod to Blatter\u2019s regular references to steering the world football ship, was due to say: \u2018I regard myself as a simple team-mate, at most your captain. But not the captain of a ship that is being battered by a storm, clinging to the helm for dear life.\u2019 But he skipped the bit about \u2018clinging to the helm for dear life\u2019. Nothing sums up Blatter\u2019s presidential election trickery more than the decision to have a special meeting in Zurich to decide future numbers of World Cup places \u2014 the day after the Congress vote in May. This will allow Blatter at least to make promises about more World Cup places to the confederations who support him. FIFA say the issue has to be debated afterwards as candidate Luis Figo (right) has increasing World Cup participation as part of his manifesto. England return to Dublin for a friendly against Ireland after riots saw the last game abandoned in 1995 . There is confidence England\u2019s powderkeg friendly against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on June 7 \u2014 the first time England have played in Dublin since a riot forced the abandonment in 1995 \u2014 will pass without trouble. All the focus in Ireland is on the crucial Euro 2016 qualifier with Scotland on June 13. No whitewash for Gill . There was no surprise about David Gill being elected British vice-president on the FIFA ExCo at the UEFA Congress on Tuesay. But FA of Wales\u2019 outspoken president Trefor Lloyd-Hughes, who has made increasingly outlandish claims about FA skulduggery, received 10 votes out of 54 which is nine more than many expected. Meanwhile, Gill said that rather than ask \u2018awkward\u2019 questions of the Zurich regime which FA chairman Greg Dyke wants him to do, he will be putting \u2018relevant and appropriate\u2019 ones. Luis Figo (left) and the more impressive Michael van Praag are unlikely to oust Blatter as FIFA president . The worry for all three UEFA-endorsed rivals for Blatter\u2019s crown \u2014 Prince Ali of Jordan, Holland\u2019s Michael Van Praag and Portugal\u2019s Luis Figo \u2014 is that the FIFA president still enjoys backing in Europe. Estonia football president Aivar Pohlak claims as many as half of UEFA delegates could back Blatter. That seems unlikely but at least 15 out of 54 countries could. Meanwhile, Van Praag was easily the most impressive of the three challengers when they were given the Congress floor. FA chairman Greg Dyke\u2019s demand for radical changes in top-flight clubs\u2019 25-man squads to ensure young English players get more game time has irritated the Premier League. Dyke said: \u2018We\u2019re open to discussions and I\u2019d like to persuade some of the clubs this is an issue.\u2019 FA chief Greg Dyke has angered Premier League clubs with his plans for more home-grown players . There could now be tension between Dyke and the PL at the clubs\u2019 summit on Thursday, particularly given Dyke was last week advised not to go public by the Professional Game representatives on the FA Board. But the extent to which Wembley were determined to get maximum publicity for Dyke\u2019s proposals was shown by them bringing in expensive PR firm Milltown Partners to lobby media to attend the press briefing. It was also held at the start of international week so the PL could have no complaints about it deflecting attention from their competition.","highlights":"Opposition from home nations is set to scrap plans for Women's Team GB football team at the 2016 Olympic Games . Michel Platini held back comments about Sepp Blatter at UEFA Congress . England face Ireland in June hoping there will be no repeat of the 1995 riot . Greg Dyke has angered clubs with his proposals to reform 25-man squads .","id":"494032841dcc4ac9d97bdd0493077821277aed51","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" equivalent of the football programme, to run at the same time and in parallel, would be on the table for London 2012. But not so, it seems \u2014 and it could mean that the women\u2019s team will have to go it alone.\nThe Football Association has yet to decide which Olympic team it will enter into competition for the Rio 2016 tournament \u2014 the men\u2019s or the women\u2019s.\nThe men\u2019s tournament, as it will be in 2012, comprises 12 teams who play in a round-robin group. The top two of the groups progress to a knockout tournament; the third-place teams play off. Only one team \u2014 the gold medal winners \u2014 makes it to the finals.\nEngland was seeded 8th of 12 in the FIFA rankings for the men\u2019s tournament \u2014 the same as it was in 2008.\nThe women\u2019s tournament is also a round-robin competition; the top two of the groups progress to a knockout tournament; the third-place teams play off; the fourth place teams play off \u2014 and so on. Only one team \u2014 the gold medal winners \u2014 makes it to the finals.\nIn 2008, England was seeded ninth out of 12 in the FIFA rankings and was eliminated at the first hurdle by Sweden, the reigning world champions. It finished 4th in the European championships last month \u2014 and, on that form, is expected to be in the top 8 seeds for Rio.\nMeanwhile, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have said they will not be sending their women\u2019s teams to the Olympics because the English football governing body FAW has not ruled out its England side.\nThe Football Association of Wales said: \u201cFootball Wales does not currently have the resources in place to make a meaningful contribution to the success of a combined Team GB women\u2019s football team at the Rio Olympics 2016.\u201d\nThe Scottish Football Association has \u201cformulated a number of robust arguments why the Scottish women\u2019s team should not form part of the Team GB contingent.\u201d\nThe Scottish FA\u2019s statement said: \u201cThe Scottish women\u2019s team will not be able to participate in the 2012 Olympics under any circumstances without a change in the stance of the Scottish FA.\n\u201cThe Scottish FA has no intention of participating in the proposed Olympics women\u2019s football tournament unless this stance changes and a formal agreement in writing is in place.\n\u201c"}
{"article":"An anorexic teenager whose weight dropped to just five stone is fighting back from the condition by setting up a catering business. Faith March, 18 from Maldon, Essex, was surviving on nothing other than coffee when she dropped to her lowest weight in March of last year. After several ill-fated attempts to fight the illness, Faith collapsed in her bathroom where she was found by her boyfriend - and her family told her they feared for her life if she didn't get help. Scroll down for video . Faith March's weight dropped to just five stone when she was suffering from anorexia (left) but she is now in recovery and has set up her own patisserie business (right) After treatment at the Priory Hospital in Chelmsford, Faith is now at a healthier weight and credits the starting of her patisserie business, Whisk of Faith, as kick-starting her recovery. Faith said: 'This business has helped me get out of a massive hole. If I'm honest, it was a hole I never thought I would get out of. It just seemed like a never-ending cycle of problems.' Faith says she has had problems with her stomach which have baffled doctors for most of her life, but at 14 she was finally told her colon had collapsed and had surgery to insert a stent into her stomach. That returned her to some sort of normality, but in March last year her eating problems began to worsen and those around her began to notice. Faith said: 'My boyfriend, mum and dad noticed I had stopped eating again, I was just surviving on coffee,' she said. 'I was doing a cookery course at the time as well as working part time at a pub so I was surrounded by food but I just couldn't bring myself to eat anything. Faith looks happy as she poses with some of her cooking equipment and her freshly baked goods . Faith looks happy as she poses in her chefs outfit complete with an apron with the name of her company on the front . 'My boss told me to take some time out because it was clear I wasn't 100 per cent so I went to the doctors and that is when I was told I had anorexia. 'I knew I always had problems with food but to actually be diagnosed as anorexic just played havoc with my mind. Faith continued: 'I tried to combat it in so many ways that I look back on now and think 'what was I doing?' such as just staying in bed, working out at the gym all the time and just generally not accepting help. Then, a terrifying episode later that year made it hit home just how bad her problem was. Faith said: 'After one long day working from 11am until 10pm at the pub in which I hadn't eaten, my boyfriend found me collapsed on the bathroom floor. Faith's weight plummeted to just five stone but she is not much healthier (right) Pretty Faith poses with her boyfriend Alex who raised the alarm after he discovered her collapsed on the bathroom floor . 'I can't remember much about what happened but he said I couldn't go back there as I was just too unwell. 'We went on holiday and my family told me they thought I would die if I carried on working in that environment. 'It hit me then. I realised something needed to be done to save my life. Faith quit her job and spent time at home recuperating, which got her thinking about ways to get herself better. 'I always wanted my own business so Mum told me to maybe do some work for myself while I get better,' she said. 'I had been at cooking college and it was something I wanted to do for a living, so I started doing cakes and getting people ordering from me and it's just grown from there.' Brave Faith sought treatment for her anorexia at the\u00a0Priory Hospital in Chelmsford . Faith says that having her new business has helped her to start eating again after suffering for years with anorexia . Mum Heather has been helping out and Faith said that, while there is still a long way to go for both her condition and her business, she is optimistic for the future. 'I still have to have check-ups twice a week but I'm weighing just over eight stone now which is a lot healthier than I was,' she said. 'My parents have been so supportive by letting me run the business from home and my boyfriend has been a tower of strength as well. 'The business started small but it has just kept growing and growing. Of course I still have bad days when I barely eat anything but as a result of starting the business I'm now eating a lot more and worrying a lot less.' Faith's Mum Heather (right) has been helping Faith with her new business Whisk of Faith .","highlights":"Faith March's dropped to just five stone as she suffered from anorexia . The 18-year-old from Essex was living on just coffee and no food . After she collapsed in the bathroom, she had hospital\u00a0treatment . Has now launched a patisserie business to help her recover .","id":"23de6140b47a5315a6cf499c56b151c8d2ea57a0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" September 2019. She was admitted to the Royal London Hospital in East London for the first time in her life after being weighed at five stone seven pounds. Since then, the University of Suffolk student has been working with mental health charity Mind to build her weight up to a healthy eight stone six pounds. To earn her living Faith set up Faith\u2019s Kitchen, offering catering and hospitality services. Her menu includes a variety of healthy options and is available to book and collect or delivered locally. Speaking about her experience, Faith said: \u201cMy mum took me to the Royal London Hospital where I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and borderline personality disorder. I\u2019m now working on building my health back up. The doctors were a great help to get me through it all \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t have made it this far without them.\u201d \"The doctor asked me to do 10 sit-ups and I didn't manage it, my muscles couldn't do it. I thought, 'I can't die now' because I know I'll go to heaven.\"\"I was eating five bananas in a day - I couldn't do anything without food, and when I did I felt like I was going to faint,\" she said. Faith had already been referred to the eating disorder service at an early stage but did not realise how serious the condition was until she reached a dangerously low weight. The teenager spent time in an eating disorder in-patient unit and in-patient mental health hospital. She now attends an out-patient unit and receives counselling support at both places. She also attends a Mindful Eating group which was set up during lockdown by the charity and led by nutrition therapist Charlotte. Faith is currently working her way up to seven stone 5 pounds, and she has gained five stone and a third in weight. She aims to reach a healthy eight stone six pounds by December 2021. \"The doctor asked me to do 10 sit-ups and I didn't manage it, my muscles couldn't do it. I thought, 'I can't die now' because I know I'll go to heaven,\" she said. \"I was eating five bananas in a day \u2013 I couldn't do anything without food, and when I did I felt like I was going to faint,\" she added. Faith found that working with food, learning cooking skills, and finding a job in hospitality helped her get back on her feet after the eating disorder. \"Eating"}
{"article":"The tactics used by Tory chairman Grant Shapps to convince people to hand over cash so he could get them 'stinking, filthy rich' have been revealed. Mr Shapps, posing as his business guru alter-ego Michael Green, used online leaflets to boast of his wealth and status in a bid to prove that he knew how to make millions. Using pictures of himself in his private plane and six-bedroom mansion, the future Tory minister offered his 'friends' the chance to learn how to make their fortune \u2013as long as they handed him $197, worth \u00a3130. Scroll down for video . Mr Shapps used pictures of himself in his private plane with his son in a bid to prove that he knew how to make millions . Mr Shapps said his wealth was 'hard-core' evidence of that he could help people get rich. The revelations come just days after Mr Shapps, 46, faced calls to quit after being forced to admit he had continued to offer get-rich-quick advice after becoming a Conservative MP despite vehement denials to the contrary. The Tory minister had insisted he had not had a second job since being elected MP for Welwyn Hatfield in May 2005, but was later forced to admit he had 'screwed up' by denying the allegations 'over firmly'. It comes after a recording emerged from 2006, a year after he was elected to Parliament, capturing the MP selling self-help guide Stinking Rich 3 and claiming his products could make listeners a 'ton of cash'. The full extent of his toe-curling sales pitch was published in the Sunday Mirror today after pictures were published on the website Political Scrapbook. In it he offers punters the chance to buy his toolkit on 'How To Become Stinking RICH Online' for $197 \u2013 even though he claimed it was worth $100,000. The toolkit, he claimed, would make those who bought it '11 to 22 times more successful than the crowd as a result'. Mr Shapps boasted about how he made a fortune in just 30 months from his HowToCorp firm and other projects. Pictured in his sports car he wrote:\u00a0'That's me... and I'm sitting in my brandspanking-new Crossfire Convertible 3.2L' But he warned punters they would have to move fast because he had taken the 'difficult decision' to limit supply to just 250 copies, saying: 'I will delete the webpage and the mastercopy of this toolkit'. Mr Shapps offered his online kit to people throughout the UK and across the world from his HowToCorp business based in North West London. He wrote: 'Since owning an online business has enabled me to live in a $2m home... to drive 3 high-end luxury cars and to own and operate my own aircraft, I suppose a toolkit that exposes every secret used to build that kind of wealth should rightfully sell for say $100,000.' Mr Shapps boasts about how he made a fortune in just 30 months from his HowToCorp firm and other projects. The letter, published in 2004, featured Mr Shapps posing in his luxury sports car with the caption: 'That's me... and I'm sitting in my brandspanking-new Crossfire Convertible 3.2L (delivered Saturday July 24). It's one of the first dozen on the road here in the UK.' Tory chairman Grant Shapps faced calls to resign last week after admitting he had had a second job while working as an MP . But he revealed he and wife Belinda also own a 'wonderful Elan Turbo'. The car, he says, is 'complete with in-car DVD, SatNav and just about every other refinement you could imagine in a vehicle. Why it even has a fridge!' He also boasts about his lavish six-bedroom house in Hertfordshire and its new extension. Next to a picture of him sitting in a plane with his son, he writes: 'Everyone a hobby. Mine's flying. But buying and maintaining an aircraft (and this is my second machine) isn't cheap! 'But I just hate to rent... So I took out my pocket-book and bought a plane. That's me and my son in the cockpit. (One of us is a three-year-old with a passion for flying :)' Revelations about Mr Shapps' methods comes just days after he was branded a 'liar and a bully' for threatening a constituents with legal action for highlighting the fact he had a second job. Dean Archer, 50, said he had feared losing his family home after Mr Shapps warned he would take him to court over a Facebook post that mentioned his internet sales sideline as Michael Green. Despite the revelations David Cameron last week insisted he had full confidence in the Conservative party chairman. He said: 'Grant did have another job when he first became an MP and he declared that in the Register of Members' Interests which is what you are meant to do. 'But he obviously made a mistake by saying in some interviews that the work had stopped earlier than it had. He's put that right so I think we can put that behind him. He's doing a good job.'","highlights":"MP posed as business guru Michael Green to offer keys to making cash . Posed for pictures with private plane, luxury cars and six-bed mansion . Offered his 'friends' a tool kit on how to make a fortune \u2013 for $197 a pop .","id":"73e44438e115cda99b41bfd4e83754837c0bef11","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" social media to target potential investors - using his knowledge of their lifestyles to convince them of his expertise.\nThe 42-year-old is well known in the industry as the man who, as head of the Conservative Party's 2005 election campaign, famously used Facebook to create a huge network of supporters to boost the party's popularity online.\nNow the London business man is using the same methods to encourage investors to join a new venture called \"Green and Shapps\". On his 'Green and Shapps' website the business man admits his \"fatal flaw\" - a \"shaggy beard\" - makes him look like a \"failed hipster\". In the hope of appearing more credible, he also writes that he has \"an MA from Trinity College Cambridge in Theology\".\nMr Shapps is understood to have used his business and campaign knowledge to make Green and Shapps sound like an established business and a credible investment - though the 'fatal flaw' of his appearance should have put off most potential investors before he opened his mouth.\n\"It's a new business. It's a start-up. It has no track record.\"\nOn the website he describes the project as \"a project on building a new social network on Facebook and building a business around it. The product is a new social network called 'Green and Shapps'.\"\nDespite the fact the \"Green and Shapps\" social network is clearly made up, the project has been hailed as a \"genuinely innovative\" use of social media by social media expert Simon Heseltine.\nBut Mr Heseltine - who has more than 8,000 Twitter followers and is a member of several online social networking groups - has warned people against becoming an early investor in Green and Shapps. \"The first warning sign is that he says nothing about the technology. It's a new business. It's a start-up. It has no track record. There's no website.\n\"He's got a bunch of people who have invested, presumably because they have done all their research and they've all researched him. It's like a pyramid selling business.\n\"A lot of people are starting to see those kinds of companies for what they are and they are getting away from them.\"\nWhen asked what advice Mr Heseltine would give to people considering an investment in the venture, he said: "}
{"article":"A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC . by Paul Simpson . (Robinson \u00a39.99) For years I\u2019d thought it was Vera Lynn\u2019s We\u2019ll Meet Again they planned to broadcast when the atomic bombs fell, but according to Paul Simpson, in this essential guide to the iconic film, when a nuclear strike is imminent, the BBC intends filling the airwaves with songs from The Sound Of Music. Cynical sorts will argue that having to listen to Do-Re-Mi and My Favourite Things will only make them incredibly impatient for oblivion. Nevertheless the remaining powers-that-be sincerely hope to \u2018maintain some semblance of normality\u2019 by exposing us to the ever-optimistic Von Trapps. It has always been easy to sneer at \u2018three hours of nuns yodelling\u2019, and Christopher Plummer himself dubbed the picture The Sound Of Mucus. But I for one love it, perhaps because 50 years back my grandmother took me to see it six times at the Capitol Cinema in Cardiff. The Sound of Music could have been very different if the Osmonds had claimed a place in the film . I always hid under the seat when the Nazis prowled around the convent, and to this day I haven\u2019t seen the bit where the nuns sabotage the cars. It was a film that appealed to women who had domineering husbands \u2014 all those glowering Captain Von Trapp sorts who expected their dinner to be on the table. My grandmother, and millions like her, would love to have been Julie Andrews, cutting up the curtains to make clothes, falling in lakes for fun, rebelliously cycling around the countryside, picnicking and generally being heedless of chores and domestic obligations. In its unlikely and unstrident way, The Sound Of Music was a pioneering feminist rallying cry, and ordinary women, who\u2019d have had no earthly inkling what Germaine Greer was rabbiting on about, embraced it and identified with it. The first surprise in Simpson\u2019s book is that the story begins in England. The Von Trapps were descended from Robert Whitehead, an engineer born in Bolton in 1823. He went abroad to work for a Milanese company and in Trieste, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he built \u2018the first cylindrical marine boiler\u2019 and helped design armour-plated frigates for Kaiser Franz-Josef\u2019s navy. Whitehead\u2019s granddaughter, Agatha, met Captain Georg Von Trapp when he was visiting the factory looking at torpedoes. Julie Andrews (centre) is pictured in 1965 on the set of The Sound of Music with her on-screen step-children . They were married in 1911 and had seven children. Agatha died of scarlet fever in 1922, and Georg moved as a widower to Salzburg. A 21-year-old nun came to help out with the family \u2014 Maria Augusta Kutschera. She\u2019d entered the convent, Nonnberg Abbey, to escape abusive uncles and cousins. Exactly as in the film, she was a tomboyish postulant, always having to be rebuked for sliding down banisters, climbing on the roof, jumping over chimneys, and grabbing the other nuns to tickle their ribs. Georg was entranced, and he married his new nanny in 1927. But how much of a mutual love-match was it? Maria \u2018suggested to Georg that he go on the honeymoon without her\u2019. At least they could make music. Like Plummer, Georg peeped on a bosun\u2019s whistle to call the children to order, and he accompanied them on a guitar when they had a singing session. By the way, Ronald Reagan sincerely believed that Edelweiss was the official national anthem of Austria. After they\u2019d sung a selection of medieval church music at the Salzburg Festival in 1936, the Von Trapps were invited abroad on tours. They sang before Queen Mary in London and entertained the Pope at the Vatican. It is here that the movie differs from reality. In real life the family left by train for a series of engagements, crossing the Channel and taking a ship from Southampton for New York, arriving in America in October 1938. Though Georg had been reprimanded by the Gestapo for failing to fly the Nazi flag after the Anschluss, there was no actual immediate danger. The five eldest Osmonds (pictured in 1972) are said to have begged to be able to play the Von Trapp children in the famous film . According to Hollywood, however, the Von Trapps crept from the concert hall, hid behind the Nonnberg tombs, and climbed every mountain to freedom carrying heavy instrument cases. In fact, had Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and the children kept going on the route they\u2019d chosen, they\u2019d have soon arrived on the terrace in Hitler\u2019s Berchtesgaden.That part of Austria borders Bavaria, not Switzerland. And may I also state for the record that there is no such dish as \u2018Schnitzel and Noodles\u2019. The closest you\u2019d find is \u2018Gulasch mit Nockerln\u2019. The original Maria Von Trapp was diddled by agents and managers, who persuaded her to sell them the global rights to her story in perpetuity for a paltry flat fee of $10,000, so neither she nor the family made a further penny cent from any of the adaptations. Twentieth Century Fox didn\u2019t even invite Maria to the premiere, in case she \u2018eclipsed\u2019 Julie Andrews. I was shocked to discover that many major talents had shunned the chance to put the proven hit on the big screen. Neither Gene Kelly nor Billy Wilder would touch it, as \u2018no musical with swastikas in it can be a success\u2019. Rex Harrison, Bing Crosby and Yul Brynner turned down the role of Captain Von Trapp, believing the man to be \u2018very much a cardboard figure, humourless and one-dimensional\u2019. Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day and Anne Bancroft didn\u2019t fancy donning a wimple. Audrey Hepburn (left) is said to have turned down the role of Maria, while Bing Crosby (right) rejected the part of Captain Von Trapp, believing it to be 'a cardboard figure' Noel Coward rejected the part of Max, the impresario \u2014 a shame. He\u2019d have been brilliant. By contrast, the five eldest Osmonds begged to play the Von Trapp children. They were rejected, thank God, though Marie Osmond was to strum a guitar and play Maria on stage in the Seventies. Of those Aryan-looking youngsters who were finally cast, after their 11 weeks on location in Salzburg and the glorious Salzkammergut in 1964, none was to go on to great things. In late middle age by now, they are variously software designers, flower arrangers, nurses or interior decorators. Regarding the authentic Von Trapps, incidentally, they stopped singing professionally in 1956 and settled in Vermont, where they ran a hotel that burned down in 1980. Maria died in 1987, Georg having long predeceased her, in 1947. Life was never as rosy as in the film: one of the children had electroconvulsive shock treatment for depression, another married a Canadian, and others became dairy farmers. To date there have been 116 cast albums from the innumerable stage productions of The Sound of Music. (The Connie Fisher version lasted from 2006 until 2011.) Sing-a-Long parties are wildly popular, with the audience in costume \u2014 I\u2019d go myself but in a nun outfit I do keep being mistaken for Pam Ferris as Sister Angelina. Julie Andrews (left) and Christopher Plummer (right) won the two top roles in the famous film, playing Maria and Captain Von Trapp respectively . The Julie Andrews film is the third highest grossing movie in history, behind Gone With The Wind and Star Wars. (Pre-tax profits of $20 million by 1966 saved Fox from the near-bankruptcy it faced after the Elizabeth Taylor\/Richard Burton Cleopatra.) DVD and Blu-ray sales remain buoyant, with an ever-burgeoning number of special features and documentaries. The only place where it has never caught on, ironically, is Austria, where Captain Von Trapp is considered a deserter, which he was if you think about it. The Von Trapp villa became Himmler\u2019s headquarters during the war. The film was also heavily edited in France, where it was felt that nuns shouldn\u2019t be seen singing non-religious songs. For the rest of us, it is more than a movie. The Sound of Music is intimately bound up with childhood memories and emotions, in my case going to Cardiff for all those mid-week matinees, escaping the South Wales coal dust for the pristine Austrian panoramas. Indeed, years later I bought a flat near Salzburg. I\u2019ve done my best to live where the hills are alive \u2014 though in actuality they are not these days alive with Rodgers & Hammerstein. What you hear are oompah-bands and men in lederhosen slapping their thighs and playing Wagner by blowing down the tube of a milking machine. Once seen, never forgotten. Especially by the cows. By the way, do get the latest incarnation of the DVD, as it includes an all-new documentary: Julie Andrews Returns To Salzburg. You see, she wasn\u2019t able to leave the film behind either.","highlights":"The Von Trapps were descended from an engineer from Bolton . Agatha and Captain Von Trapp married in 1911 and had seven children . The children's mother died from scarlet fever in 1922 . The film, however, does not follow the true story in some aspects .","id":"ed7906cdb0ac33d1867d6c9585574915b0a5b0d7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", at the end of a big war, the guns finally stopped \u2013 not a musical about an impossibly optimistic young woman\u2019s first trip abroad. But no: she went on tour instead. Her career, like the war, carried on. She had two of the biggest pop hits of the era with It\u2019s A Lovely Day Today and The Love Of My Life, before retiring \u2013 not, as they say, that it worked. As The Sound Of Music opens its UK Tour (at Manchester Opera House from March 27) in the year in which the Queen turns 60, it\u2019s worth remembering that while this is a show about the triumph of hope over experience, it was made in an era when those two things were at odds. (That would be 1965, by the way. Sixty years ago. Not 60 years ago. The last time I tried to think of a sixty-year-old man, I had to go through all the Queen\u2019s offspring first.) The story, about Maria Von Trapp, a woman whose singing lessons are interrupted by the man she loves (and the man who makes her sing) so they can escape from the Nazis and start all over again in the US, is in one sense completely outdated. The only thing you could compare it to would be another World War Two story set in Europe which begins with a couple being told they can\u2019t have children and is called, I think, The Sound Of A Baby Crying. It\u2019s easy to dismiss the show (just as it was easy to dismiss the film of it which, frankly, I found so dull that I have never seen it), but you\u2019d be missing some remarkable performances \u2013 especially in the lead. Julie Andrews, who had already starred in one of the big musicals of the 1960s \u2013 her own 1964 show was on Broadway too \u2013 was a late star when she created the role of Maria (who did her voice). It would have been unthinkable for the star of The Sound Of Music not to be a star, but there were doubts whether she was a good fit. But then there was no one else, which was the point: they wanted the girl from The Sound Of Music to sing The Sound Of Music \u2013 that was what made the whole story believable, so they got her. The real challenge, though, was taking the classic Rodgers And Hammerstein songs and making them mean something else. They did. Sound Of"}
{"article":"Dinner with Arnold Palmer on Thursday night clearly agreed with World No 1 Rory McIlroy. All those indifferent rounds in Florida so far this year were swept aside on Friday as the Northern Irishman notched up five birdies in a row at one point on his way to a superb 66 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. It was the first time in eight rounds in the Sunshine State this year that he had broken 70 and what a way to do it. From out of the pack, the 25 year old is now bang in contention for a morale-boosting victory in his last scheduled start before his attempt to complete the career Grand Slam at the Masters next month. Rory McIlroy hit a second round of 66 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday . It was the first time in eight rounds in Florida this year that the World No 1 had broken 70 . McIlroy looks to have played himself back into form ahead of the Masters next month . \u2018I\u2019m just feeling more comfortable day by day, and it was great to see a few putts finally drop,\u2019 said McIlroy, whose performance drew a glowing tribute from his good friend and playing partner, Rickie Fowler. \u2018After what I saw today and the fact he\u2019s clearly the best player in the world, he has to be the favourite for the Masters,\u2019 said the American, who was pipped at the post to both The Open and USPGA Championships last year by McIlroy. \u2018That course suits his game. He didn\u2019t start out hot today but when he gets it going as he did on the back nine, it\u2019s hard to hang with him. If he continues to play like that, he will be ready for Augusta, for sure.\u2019 Fowler was right when he said nothing appeared to be happening for McIlroy over his front nine, the inward half on the course. In fact, he\u2019d played much better on the first day, when he opened with a 70. But after finally getting a putt to drop at the second, and enjoying a small stroke of fortune at the third, where his pulled drive carried a water hazard by just a couple of yards, it all started to click. A good wedge to the third green set up a birdie and then came his third in a row at the par five fourth. At the fifth his wedge shot finished 18 inches away and then came another birdie at the long sixth, where he got up and down from a greenside bunker. \u2018It\u2019s a lovely feeling when you get on runs like that and the game suddenly feels very easy,\u2019 he said. Fowler's good friend and playing partner Rickie Fowler admitted McIlroy is now favourite for the Masters . McIlroy had five birdies in a row in Dubai earlier this year but this was the first time he had enjoyed such a run in an event on the PGA Tour, and it electrified the huge galleries at Bay Hill. By this stage he had gone from being nowhere near the leader board into a tie for second place. Not even a bogey at his penultimate hole could dampen his enthusiasm. \u2018It was obviously not the finish I was looking for but I\u2019m still exactly where I wanted to be, with a real chance to win the tournament going into the weekend,\u2019 he said. McIlroy will actually begin the third round on Saturday five shots behind American pacesetter, Morgan Hoffmann, who has played brilliantly so far to post blistering rounds of 66 and 65. But can the little-known Hoffmann keep it going? The New Jersey native is the same age as 25 year old McIlroy but there the comparison ends. A solitary top three finish in 67 starts on the PGA Tour suggests he could struggle over the weekend. Three shots off the pace are world No 3 Henrik Stenson and defending champion Matt Every, while McIlroy is not the only big name from the UK in position to have a crack at winning this prestigious title. Matt Every is also in the mix, three shots behind surprise leader Morgan Hoffman . Ian Poulter is in contention at halfway after rounds of 67 and 70 put him one shot behind McIlroy . For the third week out of four in Florida, Ian Poulter is in contention at halfway, standing just a shot behind McIlroy following rounds of 67 and 70. He also gave a positive bulletin on his three year old son, Joshua, who is making a good recovery from pneumonia. \u2018It was great to see him looking a lot perkier than when I left for the course this morning,\u2019 he said. Padraig Harrington, who began this Florida swing with an amazing comeback victory at the Honda Classic, is also in the top 20 at halfway after rounds of 68 and 71. But there\u2019s no getting away from the man who will attract nearly all the attention this weekend. As for that dinner with Palmer, McIlroy was still buzzing. \u2018It was fantastic, it really was,\u2019 he said. \u2018We spoke for two and a half hours and he was telling stories of the old days and some of the things he\u2019 s done from a commercial standpoint. He was very close to his father just like I am and he shared a few stories about that. It was just great to be in his presence and enjoy his company.\u2019 Pat Perez hits his tee-shot on the picturesque 11th hole at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge .","highlights":"Rory Mcilroy five shots behind leader Morgan Hoffman at Bay Hill . World No 1 had dinner with Arnold Palmer on Thursday night . Rickie Fowler says McIlroy must be favourite for the Masters next month . First time in eight rounds this year that McIlroy broke 70 in Florida . Matt Every one shot behind Hoffman - Ian Poulter one behind McIlroy .","id":"625a2e08ff83fd13e66d5e20c9a581b860d92712","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" stage, but the four-under 68 left him six shots off leader Ryan Palmer.\nThe former Open champion is not getting ahead of himself, though, despite ending the opening round in a tie for fifth place at seven under, just one shot behind Jordan Spieth.\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t that happy with the golf that I played yesterday and today I\u2019ll take,\u201d said McIlroy after his first round in Phoenix.\n\u201cI hit it a lot better, a lot more solidly than I did yesterday, which was good. I hit a lot more fairways and found a couple more greens.\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t quite as sharp with the putter as I was yesterday, but I was able to get it to the holes and I didn\u2019t really miss a lot of putts, so that was a plus.\u201d\nThe 25-year-old\u2019s driving is his best asset in Arizona so far, but McIlroy was quick to give credit to his putter and course management as he moves up the field.\n\u201cToday my short-game was a big strength, for sure, and that was really what saved me,\u201d he said. \u201cI missed a few greens but I didn\u2019t do enough damage to shoot myself out of the tournament by three-putting or four-putting or anything like that.\n\u201cAnd I also hit a lot of good shots into greens and really gave myself a lot of chances. And then I also made a few saves, particularly on the 15th hole, which, I think, made the difference.\n\u201cI played the hole in 3.30 the other day, then today I made it in 3.20, so obviously the course is getting a little bit easier for sure, and if you don\u2019t hit fairways and don\u2019t play the greens like I did today, you\u2019re going to be punished pretty quickly.\n\u201cI was 11 under par after 17 holes but just made too many mistakes and too many errors to really get the score where I thought it should have been.\u201d\nMcIlroy is looking forward to another round with Palmer on Saturday, saying: \u201cRyan is a good friend of mine and he has been great to me ever since we first played against each other in the Dunhill Cup at St Andrews. And we\u2019ve been in some good battles together in the last couple of years.\n\u201cI played with him yesterday and today. He\u2019s"}
{"article":"A father spent \u00a310,000 on private detectives after police failed to track down the thug who killed his daughter\u2019s kitten with an air rifle. Neil Tregarthen devoted six weeks to gathering information for a 15-page report that named their prime suspect \u2013 but officers dismissed it as \u2018rumour and speculation\u2019 and abandoned the case. Yesterday the millionaire former business owner \u2013 who posed as an angler at one stage to spy on youths he believed were responsible \u2013 criticised the police investigation as \u2018totally impotent\u2019. Scroll down for video . Neil Tregarthen spent \u00a310,000 on a private investigator after his daughter's cat, Farah, was shot by an air rifle . He and the private eyes identified several members of a local gang that posted Facebook pages of themselves injuring animals, and had criminal records for air rifle related offences. But police refused to bring a prosecution because of \u2018lack of evidence\u2019 for an attack that condemned Farah the kitten to a slow, agonising death. Mr Tregarthen\u2019s daughter Aylish was horrified to find Farah lying in a pool of blood after limping home wounded and crippled with pain last September. The 24-year-old medical student and her father took the kitten to a vet but she suffered \u2018a very long, painful, lingering death\u2019 from a ruptured bowel and blood poisoning, finally passing away on the operating table, Mr Tregarthen said. When police told him there was not enough evidence to pursue the case he hired the detective firm and offered a \u00a31,000 reward to catch the killer. They distributed flyers and set up a phone line for people to give information. It quickly became clear there had been a string of air rifle attacks near where Aylish lives in Exeter, Devon. \u2018We narrowed it down to four youths, so we set about doing surveillance work,\u2019 Mr Tregarthen said. \u2018We would camp out on the river pretending to be fishing. We surveyed certain areas by pretending to be members of the public. Ideally we needed to witness an incident, but that never happened. We found a witness who claimed he had witnessed our main suspect shooting another cat.\u2019 The kitten, pictured right with one of the family's other pets,  died despite extensive treatment at the vets . Mr Tregarthen is offering \u00a31,000 to anyone with information which could lead to Farah's killer. The kitten was shot near her owner's home in Exeter . Exeter-based Focus Investigations, whose staff includes ex-police officers, said the person responsible had \u2018an obvious sociopathic nature\u2019. Mr Tregarthen, 56, added: \u2018We compiled all the information we had, and presented it to the police. We did 85 per cent of the work \u2013 then Devon and Cornwall Police would not even go and knock on a couple of doors. Using an air rifle to shoot cats is illegal, and should be treated as such.\u2019 Mr Tregarthen, who lives in a luxury house in Truro, Cornwall, said of the cost of his own investigation: \u2018I would pay double that if I thought it would stop this sort of behaviour. 'I know I am in a fortunate position to be able to do so, but I think it is money well spent. It\u2019s about society fighting back.\u2019 Mr Tregarthen enlisted the help of private investigators Focus (offices pictured above) to help find Farah's killer . The animal is likely to have been playing in the garden when killed, Mr Tregarthen said. She returned to Miss Tregarthen's house wounded . His daughter said: \u2018I feel like there is no justification for not investigating something that is illegal. We sympathise with the budget cuts \u2013 they have limited time and resources, which is why we chose to investigate it. But to still have the same response is very disappointing.\u2019 Devon and Cornwall Police neighbourhood beat manager Steve Parsons said: \u2018We investigated this crime fully. As for the investigation report, I have examined this and it is packed with rumour and speculation, not evidence. \u2018However, on the back of this, officers did make further inquiries in the area which also turned out to be fruitless. I am confident we have done everything possible in investigating this case.\u2019 Mr Tregarthen said police were 'impotent' in their investigations into who killed the cat, pictured above in a red collar . Mr Tregarthen lives in a plush \u00a33million home in Truro, Cornwall (above). His daughter is studying medicine in Exeter .","highlights":"Neil Tregarthen hired private investigators to look into the animal's death . Claimed local police in Exeter had been 'impotent' in their inquiries . The father of three put together a report which named a potential suspect . But officers dismissed it as 'packed with rumour and speculation' Farah the kitten returned to owner's house wounded and bleeding to death .","id":"22b0275d1cba802a47152be9719a649acc57f878","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" was presented to police chiefs in an attempt to keep the hunt for the culprit alive. His daughter Sophie, 12, discovered her pet moggy had been shot in the eye and face with an air rifle as she prepared to set off for school in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, last June.\nTragic: Four-year-old Lolly was shot in the head on her owners\u2019 drive in March\nBut with officers too busy to pursue the case fully, Mrs Tregarthen decided to launch her own investigation.\nDetective Constable Simon Wintle from the Thames Valley force, confirmed officers had \u2018looked into every avenue\u2019 in the hunt for Sophie\u2019s killer, even conducting door-to-door enquiries in Oxford.\nThe family launched their own investigation in September and spent six weeks and thousands of pounds on private detectives.\nThe 59-year-old retired Oxfordshire teacher and his wife Jane, 55, used a team of detectives who spoke to 80 witnesses, trawled through 50,000 phone records, searched 20 crime scenes and interviewed 75 people in Oxfordshire and London.\nMrs Tregarthen said: \u2018I felt that no matter how long it took us to bring this case to a conclusion, it was worth it and it was worth investing the money. If we had just handed this report over and left it, you would not have a sense of justice. It will at least be there for Sophie, for her memory.\n\u2018I would like to think of it being of assistance in other cases where the police have nothing to go on.\u2019\nThey were given the report on Thursday last week but said police had told them they were not going to take it forward.\nMiss Tregarthen added: \u2018It\u2019s as far as it\u2019s going to go \u2013 although at the moment the police haven\u2019t actually ruled out the possibility of carrying it any further. It\u2019s all just been put on hold.\u2019\n\u2018The officers have said that there\u2019s nothing else they can do.\u2019\nPolice confirmed that Sophie\u2019s death was being treated as a \u2018fatal shooting\u2019 but the case had now been suspended.\nDetectives added that the killer had escaped justice because no one had reported seeing him.\nMrs Tregarthen said: \u2018We knew we would face some disappointment and we were told to come away with a heavy heart.\n\u2018In essence this is not going to stop"}
{"article":"It wasn't just the Clasico \u2014 Victor Valdes always prepared for every game by imagining the worst things that could happen. He would muscle up his psychological preparedness by spending time mentally filing through the great times in his career, the things he valued highly in his personal life. If he had a stinker, or even if he had a blinder but still couldn't stop his opponents getting the better of Barcelona, then he would have a store of precious images and memories with which to dilute the pain of defeat or failure. He would rely on them. This will be Barca's first Clasico at the Nou Camp without Valdes at the club since 2002 - 13 years. Claudio Bravo in training at Barcelona's Joan Gamper base ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid . Despite the million-kilowatt glare given off by the stars on the playing surface, I'll miss his presence \u2014 saturnine, deeply competitive, gently eccentric, hugely effective. Damn good at his job and one of the plethora of characters who have helped elevate this to the best, most regularly high-quality, most-watched game of football in the world. I am still learning what Claudio Bravo's mind usually does to him before a big game, and, vice versa, what the former Real Sociedad keeper tries to do to either dominate or harness the powerful psychological alert system which should be telling him, right about now: 'Oh no! Real Madrid again.' From the moment when David Beckham scored past him with a free-kick at the Anoeta Stadium in February 2007, where the ball squirted past Bravo like a wet, angry salmon trying to evade capture, the contest with Los Blancos has appeared to have been Bravo's Room 101. Following that Beckham moment, Bravo has faced Madrid 10 times, losing nine, drawing one and conceding 33 goals. Like Colin Montgomerie and a major golf tournament, Brazilian Ronaldo and the Champions League, Madrid are the sharpest thorn, digging into the goalkeeper's side. Bravo joined Barcelona in the summer of 2014 and is looking to improve his record against Real Madrid . Bravo comes up against Lionel Messi in 2012 while playing for former club Real Sociedad . Back in October, leading 1-0, perhaps he allowed himself to dream. But by the end it was 3-1 going on 6-1. It's important to be clear, in not one of Real's goals \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty, Pepe's thunderous header, Karim Benzema's blitzkrieg counter-attack third \u2014 did the Chilean carry any blame. But here he is, guardian of a team expected to win \u2014 able to make a decisive statement about taking the title back, at a time when they are in the last eight of the Champions League and Copa del Rey finalists. His mind must have wandered to ... what if? He's already admitted: 'It's true, we do talk about the Treble... it's an achievement which was in this club's recent past and it would be fantastic to repeat. The Barcelona No 1 (right) and Jordi Masip Lopez train in preparation for the game against Real Madrid . 'But thinking about it and assuming it's going to happen are totally different things.' Right now Bravo is in line to win the important Ricardo Zamora Trophy for La Liga's stingiest keeper \u2014 16 goals conceded in 27 matches. But, even given that statistic, he's yet to give, or be asked for, a display where he can definitively say: 'Those three points belong to me.' Chile's star of the World Cup admits it is still a learning process. 'People ask you the difference of playing at Barcelona compared to another team and it' s waiting. Waiting with total concentration, mental preparation, staying ready despite the fact that you might not be tested, not even involved for 20 or 30 minutes at a time. 'I tell myself that we are under attack, that at any second, including that one right then, something vital might be asked of me.' The match will be Barcelona's first Clasico at the Nou Camp without Victor Valdes in 13 years . Just under 105 metres away from him for most of the night will be someone who would have nodded, with a knowing grin, at all of those sentiments. This isn't the first time that some have reckoned that Iker Casillas is facing his final Cl\u00e1sico (and who knows whether the two sides might yet meet in the Champions League) \u2014 but neither Father Time nor the club's transfer market planners are on his side. If Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has his way, this will be David de Gea's fixture next season. But, right now, it's San Iker's. The 4-3 loss to Schalke at the Bernab\u00e9u 12 days ago was the match which made all Barca fans say: 'Three points on March 22, for sure. Madrid have gone.' Valdes (right) joined Manchester United this season where he is currently No 2 behind David de Gea . But that's not so. Casillas was correctly blamed for at least two of those goals. But the impression that the game, and it's embarrassing defending, was definitive was false, I think. Casillas' desire, his cat-like alacrity seem diminished. But he's a feisty, cold-minded competitor and this matters the world to him. Thirty-seven times he' s played Barca, far more than any other rival. If this is his last, and he'd like there to be another six or seven before leaving in 2017, then he'll be determined to produce another save like the one which turned last October's clash. Losing 1-0 to Neymar's opener, Casillas made a point-blank save from Messi (who's scored 18 times past the Madrile\u00f1o). Madrid weren't 2-0 down at home, Madrid pressed the accelerator and crushed Luis Enrique's side in 'Lucho's' first Cl\u00e1sico as a coach. It's an anecdote that Casillas' first Clasico at the Nou Camp, nearly 15 years ago, also saw the first goal he conceded to Barca \u2014 scored by that same Lucho. When the world watches this contest it will be in anticipation of another of the three-plus goal games we've seen over the last 10 years. But spare a thought for the Nou Camp Clasico debutant in one goal, and the legend in the other. Different lives, different men. Shared pressure.","highlights":"Claudio Bravo preparing for El Clasico against Real Madrid . Match will be first Clasico at Nou Camp without Victor Valdes for 13 years . Bravo played against Real Madrid a number of times with Real Sociedad . Chilean goalkeeper joined Barcelona after an impressive World Cup .","id":"b21576c4f040365938f154073305997acc424875","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that made him smile. A few years ago he decided that the most important thing he needed was a reminder of his wife, Clara, and his children. They were both young and growing fast. When Valdes lost his place in Barcelona's goal in a 5\u20134 defeat to Real Madrid in 2014 he took his kids out. They were very happy.\nHis family had been with him at an early age. As a young goalkeeper playing at the Catalan club La Masia, Valdes had a father who was a little too involved. He'd stand at the gates for hours after the training sessions to watch his son play, and it wasn't unusual for him to get in the car and drive halfway across Spain, just to drive back again that evening. But the attention was mostly beneficial, and he did his best to take the family to see his games wherever possible. In his mid-20s, Valdes was at his peak with Barcelona and he was in the Spanish national team. He was living with a young Clara Roca on a meager salary, and in every interview she insisted that they were happy. She even seemed to like him playing for Spain.\nNow, having spent five years at Manchester United, where he had become a good friend of Wayne Rooney, and a season back in Spain at Bar\u00e7a, he was back in London. His wife was back in the country with their second child, and this time there was another baby on the way, so the family would have a little more space. \"My wife is with me now,\" he says. It's the third time he's done this. There was the move back to Espanyol from Bar\u00e7a. He'd made that to be closer to Clara, he explains, but he soon realized it was also so he could take her to work with him, because when he was at Espanyol she was heavily pregnant, and the trips to Barcelona became more and more difficult. When there was no other alternative, he decided to stay with her in London. She became a British citizen, and was eligible for NHS maternity care, but by the time this happened, her mother was dying of brain cancer. \"That was my priority,\" he says, \"and she was pregnant for too long. She would have had a miscarriage if I hadn't stayed in London.\" Now he doesn't have to do that. His wife is with him at all times. Their three-bedroom rental apartment \u2014"}
{"article":"Distractions - especially talking with passengers and using cellphones - play a far greater role in car crashes involving teen drivers than has been previously understood, according to compelling new evidence cited by safety researchers. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed nearly 1,700 videos that capture the actions of teen drivers in the moments before a crash. It found that distractions were a factor in nearly 60per cent of moderate to severe crashes. That's four times the rate in many previous official estimates that were based on police reports. The study is unusual because researchers rarely have access to crash videos that clearly show what drivers were doing in the seconds before impact as well as what was happening on the road. AAA was able to examine more than 6,842 videos from cameras mounted in vehicles, showing both the driver and the simultaneous view out the windshield. The foundation got the videos from Lytx Inc., which offers programs that use video to coach drivers in improving their behavior and reducing collisions. Crashes or hard-braking events were captured in 1,691 of the videos. They show driver distraction was a factor in 58per cent of crashes, especially accidents in which vehicles ran off the road or had rear-end collisions. The most common forms of distraction were talking or otherwise engaging with passengers and using a cellphone, including talking, texting and reviewing messages. Caught on camera: A teen driver loses control of her vehicle after she was driving distracted . Finding the source of the problem: The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed nearly 1,700 videos that capture the actions of teen drivers in the moments before a crash . Other forms of distraction observed in the videos included drivers looking away from the road at something inside the vehicle, ten per cent; looking at something outside the vehicle other than the road ahead, nine per cent; singing or moving to music, eight percent; grooming, six percent; and reaching for an object, six per cent. In one video released by AAA, a teenage boy is seen trying to navigate a turn on a rain-slicked road with one hand on the wheel and a cellphone held to his ear in the other hand. The most common forms of distraction leading up to a crash by a teen driver included: . Interacting with other passengers:\u00a015 percent of crashes . Cell phone use: 12 percent of crashes . Looking at something in the vehicle: 10 percent of crashes . Looking at something outside the vehicle: 9 percent of crashes . Singing\/moving to music: 8 percent of crashes . Grooming: 6 percent of crashes . Reaching for an object: 6 percent of crashes . The car crosses a lane of traffic and runs off the road, stopping just short of railroad tracks that run parallel to the road. In another video, a driver on a lonely two-lane road at night is shown looking down at an electronic device, apparently texting. While his eyes are off the road, the car crosses the opposite lane, leaves the road and appears about to strike a mailbox. One teen driver is captured braking hard at the last moment to avoid slamming into the back of an SUV stopped or slowed in traffic ahead. Just a moment before, the girl had turned her attention to another girl in the front passenger seat in an animated conversation. The camera shows the shock on the girls' faces as they suddenly realize a crash is imminent. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has previously estimated that distraction of all kinds is a factor in only 14per cent of all teen driver crashes. The videos provide 'indisputable evidence that teen drivers are distracted in a much greater percentage of crashes than we previously realized,' said Peter Kissinger, the foundation's president and CEO. Past research has shown that teens with multiple passengers in the car are more likely to have accidents. Eyes down: The most common forms of distraction were talking or otherwise engaging with passengers and using a cellphone, including talking, texting and reviewing messages . New findings: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has previously estimated that distraction of all kinds is a factor in only 14per cent of all teen driver crashes . The opposite is the case for adults - for older drivers, having a passenger with an extra set of eyes on the road can make driving safer. Teen drivers using cellphones had their eyes off the road for an average of 4.1 seconds out of the final six seconds leading up to a crash, the AAA study found. Researchers also measured reaction times in rear-end crashes and found that teen drivers using cellphones failed to react more than half of the time before the impact, meaning they crashed without braking or steering away. AAA and other traffic safety groups who previewed the findings said the study shows states should review their licensing requirements to restrict the number of passengers in cars driven by teens and change their laws to prohibit cellphone use by teen drivers. Proof: The videos provide 'indisputable evidence that teen drivers are distracted in a much greater percentage of crashes than we previously realized,' said Peter Kissinger, the foundation's president and CEO . High numbers: About 963,000 drivers age 16 to 19 were involved in police-reported crashes in the U.S. in 2013, the most recent year for available data . 'The findings of the AAA Report confirm what safety groups have suspected for a long time - distraction is more severe and more common in teen driver crashes than previously found in government data,' said Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. AAA said it also recommends that parents teach teens about the dangers of cellphone use and restrict passengers during the learning-to-drive process. Teen drivers have the highest crash rate of any age group. About 963,000 drivers age 16 to 19 were involved in police-reported crashes in the U.S. in 2013, the most recent year for available data. These crashes resulted in 383,000 injuries and 2,865 deaths.","highlights":"The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed nearly 1,700 videos that capture the actions of teen drivers in the moments before a crash . It found that distractions were a factor in nearly 60per cent ot crashes . The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has previously estimated that distraction of all kinds is a factor in only 14per cent of all teen driver crashes . The most common forms of distraction were talking with passengers and using a cellphone, including talking, texting and reviewing messages .","id":"981ef6ee380176ec50178df85156e91344215158","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"2,500 teen crashes with passenger vehicles, finding \"significant\" increases in distraction-related crashes that involve teen drivers from 1986 to 2014. Among those crashes, distractions such as the use of a cellphone were the cause in 2,200 of those.\nThe evidence points to several reasons for this alarming uptick in distracted teen driving:\n- More teens have cellphones than ever before. In 1995, cellphones were only in 27% of teen households, but in 2016, a full 95% of 16-year-olds had a phone, according to Pew research. Most teenagers are connected 24\/7 via smartphones, and this constant contact encourages them to be in touch with a myriad of friends at any given time via social media, text, phone calls, and email.\n- Cellphones make for dangerous driving devices. In the 1980s, cellphones were bulky and didn't have text messaging, the Internet, or social media. Today's teens have no qualms about texting, talking, emailing, and browsing the Internet on their cellphones - or doing all of these things simultaneously while trying to maneuver a complex and sometimes dangerous task - like driving.\n- It is difficult to manage distractions while driving. Even when it is against the law to drive with a cellphone in a teenager's hands, it is still possible for them to use a cellphone to make or receive a call or text, read and send a text message, or browse the Internet. In fact, one of the most popular \"kill switch\" apps for smartphones allows parents to remotely disable a driver's cellphone for the duration of a trip.\n- Teens are not in the best position to avoid distractions, including the ones they cause themselves. Teens are often the most inexperienced drivers of any age group and are just learning how to respond to dangerous situations on the road. Teens are just developing the brain's ability to filter out non-essential information and focus on important tasks like driving a vehicle. Additionally, teens are just learning the skills required to prevent and avoid traffic crashes.\nTeen car crashes are particularly dangerous because they frequently involve inexperienced drivers and those most likely to be distracted.\nDrivers must learn the importance of not texting, not talking on the phone, not messaging friends, not surfing the Internet, and not scrolling through Facebook while behind the wheel, and that includes those who are under age 21. It can be a challenge to eliminate distractions when the"}
{"article":"A survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing has posted an open letter to bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on her Facebook page, just hours after testifying on the first day of the 21-year-old's trial. Rebekah Gregory, 27, from Houston, Texas, lost half of her left leg after 18 surgeries following the April 15, 2013 blast. She and her 5-year-old son, Noah, had been watching her boyfriend's mother compete in the race when the explosion occurred. Scroll down for video . Rebekah Gregory, pictured left in a courtroom sketch from Wednesday, who lost half of her left leg as a result of the bomb, wrote a lengthy Facebook post in which she said seeing Tsarnaev in court had helped her realize she isn't afraid anymore . On Wednesday night she wrote a lengthy post in which she said seeing Tsarnaev in court had helped her come to terms with what happened that fateful day. 'TODAY...I looked at you right in the face....and realized I wasn't afraid anymore,' Gregory wrote. 'And today I realized that sitting across from you was somehow the crazy kind of step forward that I needed all along.' The emotional letter has been shared more than 2,500 times and received over 11,000 'likes' within hours of being posted. Earlier Ms Gregory had told the court that the last thing she remembered before the explosion was entertaining Noah who was bored watching the runners. She said that the force of the blast had thrown her backwards and immediately she began looking for her son - but realized she had bones sticking out of her legs and arms and flesh hanging from her body. 'My bones were lying next to me on the sidewalk,' Gregory recalled during her testimony in federal court in Boston. 'I felt that was the day I would die.' Ms Gregory's boyfriend Pete DiMartino, 30, was also present at the bombing and suffered a shattered ankle, a ruptured eardrum, and lost his right Achilles tendon in the blast . She told the court that she could hear Noah screaming 'mommy' and asked God to take her but not her son. Ms Gregory began to weep as she said that as she scanned for Noah, she saw the body of Krystle Campbell lying behind her. She recalled that an emergency responder told her she was going to be OK then yelled: 'We have an amputee!' Several jurors were close to tears as Ms Gregory told the court that she still has shrapnel in her body and each time a piece works its way to the surface, she will have an operation. Her son Noah suffered a shrapnel injury to his leg and head. Ms Gregory was shown a photo in court in which she was able to identify herself and her family with bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, standing directly behind. Ms Gregory's boyfriend Pete DiMartino, 30, was also present and suffered a shattered ankle, a ruptured eardrum, and lost his right Achilles tendon in the blast. The couple announced last month that they have separated after just 10 months of marriage. Gregory and DiMartino announced last month that they have separated after just 10 months of marriage, left, while Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is on trail for his role in the marathon blast on April 15, 2013 . Despite getting married and staying together as Gregory had her leg amputated, the couple have decided to part ways citing irreparable strain, The People reported. Gregory, who struggled her way down the aisle after learning to walk again following the amputation, told The People: 'After the decision was made to amputate my leg in November, I found myself having to make an even more painful choice \u2013 to separate from my husband Pete. 'Over the last several months I've come to realize that going through such a horrific event together put a fast-forward on our relationship that we each handled differently. 'While my heart is beyond broken, I have a certain peace knowing from day one, I truly gave it my all, and have been fully invested in keeping this marriage, and my commitment before God. 'I still love Pete with all of my heart and ask that everyone respect our privacy as we try to figure out our next steps. 'As for now, I am focused on doing what I feel is best for my son and I, and will concentrate my time on healing, both physically and emotionally.' The couple had a fairytale wedding, documented on the season finale of TLC's popular reality show, Say Yes To The Dress. They wed in Asheville, North Carolina, in April last year then moved to Houston, Texas. Seeing Tsarnaev in court had helped her realize she isn't afraid of him anymore, wrote Rebekah Gregory . Dear Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, . My name is Rebekah Gregory. We don't really know each other and never will. But over the last two years, I have seen your face not only in pictures, but in almost every one of my nightmares. Moments before the first blast, your stupid backpack even brushed up against my arm, but I doubt you remember because I am no one to you. A complete stranger. And although I was merely just a blip on your radar, (someone that happened to be standing 3 feet from your designated 'good spot' for a bomb), you have been so much more to me. Because you have undoubtedly been my source of fear since April 15th, 2013. (After all, you are one of the men responsible for nearly taking my child, and for the permanent image embedded in my brain of watching someone die.) Up until now, I have been truly scared of you and because of this, fearful of everything else people might be capable of. But today, all that changed. Because this afternoon, I got to walk into a courtroom and take my place at the witness stand, just a few feet away from where you were sitting. (I was WALKING. Did you get that?) And today I explained all the horrific details, of how you changed my life, to the people that literally hold YOURS in their hands. That's a little scary right? And this afternoon before going in, I'm not going to lie..my palms were sweaty. And sitting up there talking to the prosecution did make me cry. But today, do you know what else happened? TODAY...I looked at you right in the face....and realized I wasn't afraid anymore. And today I realized that sitting across from you was somehow the crazy kind of step forward that I needed all along. And I think that's the ironic thing that happens when someone intends something for evil. Because somehow, some way, it always ends up good. But you are a coward. A little boy who wouldn't even look me in the eyes to see that. Because you can't handle the fact that what you tried to destroy, you only made stronger. And if your eyes would've met mine for just one second, you would've also seen that what you 'blew up' really did BLOW UP. Because now you have given me (and the other survivors) a tremendous platform to help others, and essentially do our parts in changing the world for the better. So yes...you did take a part of me. Congratulations you now have a leg up...literally. But in so many ways, you saved my life. Because now, I am so much more appreciative of every new day I am given. And now, I get to hug my son even tighter than before, blessed that he is THRIVING, despite everything that has happened. So now...while you are sitting in solitary confinement, (awaiting the verdict on your life), I will be actually ENJOYING everything this beautiful world has to offer. And guess what else? I will do so without fear....of YOU. Because now to me you're a nobody, and it is official that you have lost. So man that really sucks for you bro. I truly hope it was worth it. Sincerely, . Someone you shouldn't have messed with . \u202a#\u200ebostonstrong .","highlights":"Rebekah Gregory, 27, wrote that seeing Tsarnaev in court had helped her realize she isn't afraid of him anymore . Her lost half of her left leg after 18 surgeries following the April 15, 2013 marathon blast . 'Today I realized that sitting across from you was somehow the crazy kind of step forward that I needed all along,' she wrote . Earlier in the day in court she had wept as she recalled seeing a death body in the aftermath of the deadly blast .","id":"e38e25f72de0fe0f5903449876250877001a7b25","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Gregory's emotional post was published on Sunday, and was shared by a friend via Facebook. \"Dzhokhar I hope you know that I am trying to love you. I am praying for you to have peace,\" Gregory wrote. \"I want you to have peace for two reasons,\" she added. \"Because I want you to know peace. And because I don't want you to go to hell. But more importantly, I have learned there is only one thing that is impossible for God, and that's to heal my heart.\" 'Never coming home' Tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges in his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombings which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others on 15 April 2013.\nHis trial opened in Boston on 10 June, and began with dramatic opening statements from the attorneys. Judge George A O'Toole dismissed the jury and ended the trial's first day, having heard 14 hours of opening arguments. Judge O'Toole told the jury that the evidence against Tsarnaev \"is overwhelming\" and that they are in a \"unique position\". \"We are all members of the same community; the victims, the survivors, the family members who lost loved ones, the survivors,\" he said. O'Toole also warned the jury about a \"lurking cloud\" that Tsarnaev would use his religion as an \"excuse\" for the attack, citing a \"quote by Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda\" that called America an \"evil\" and \"cursed\" nation because it does not give Muslims rights they feel they deserve. 'Unspeakable evil' \"In this case, that quote is used to advance Mr Tsarnaev's case, an argument that he is a good Muslim. He is not. He is an evil person, an evildoer who committed an unspeakable evil,\" O'Toole said. \"He is an evil person, a evildoer, an evildoer who must be punished accordingly,\" he added. O'Toole ended by saying that \"the government will prove to you beyond a reasonable doubt every single act of murder and bombing in this case\".\nO'Toole's warning came after an emotional day in the courtroom. During the opening statement, Assistant Attorney General John P Simm - the first of six people to speak - held"}
{"article":"The need to anoint Lionel Messi the greatest player there has ever been every time he has a good game is becoming rather tedious. Yes, Messi is a genius. Every time I see him play live, it is a privilege. I try to make sure the memories are burned into my consciousness. He is the kind of player who lifts the spirit with everything he does. He is a quite prodigious goalscorer, a wizard of a dribbler and a provider for others. And yes, he was mesmerising against Manchester City at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night. The way he nutmegged James Milner, the way he turned Bacary Sagna before Joe Hart saved from him at point-blank range, the caressed curling ball to Ivan Rakitic for the Barcelona winner. It was all magical. It is normal for people to want to believe that what they are witnessing has never been matched before. \u2018Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home,\u2019 said Arsene Wenger once, and now everybody believes there has never been a footballer as pretty as Messi. Lionel Messi showcases his magnificent ball control with an audacious nutmeg of James Milner . Messi renders Bacary Sagna to the status of an open-mouthed ball-watcher during another masterclass . Messi awaits the ball as he inspired the Catalan club to reach another Champions Leauge last eight . Messi forces his way past Aleksandar Kolarov and Fernandinho during Barcelona's cruise against City . What saddens me about the relentless championing of Messi, though, is that the idea there has never been anyone to match him has become such an aggressive orthodoxy. Any dissent is met with untrammelled scorn and dismissive disbelief. It is as though Messi has become a god and the idea that he might have a rival is sacrilege. As a football fan, I worship Messi, too, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the best there\u2019s ever been. It\u2019s too early for that. He\u2019s only 27 but he has not yet achieved what many of the other greats of the game achieved, either for club or country. A graphic circulated on social media recently that showed all the records Messi had broken. La Liga top goal-scorer, Barcelona top goalscorer, Champions League top goalscorer. The list goes on. It\u2019s breathtaking. But individual stats are not everything. Sport, ultimately, is about winning things. If you are a great individual player, there is a wider test of greatness in inspiring your team to win trophies. In the argument about football\u2019s best ever, Messi is vulnerable here. Pele, for instance, scored 1,000 goals in his career. But the test of his greatness was that he won the World Cup three times with Brazil. Three times over a 12-year span. It might have been four if he had not been hacked out of the 1966 tournament. Messi has never been able to lift Argentina to a World Cup victory as Diego Maradona, another rival for the \u2018best ever\u2019, did in 1986. At last year\u2019s tournament in Brazil, where Argentina made the final, Messi produced some wonderful moments but he was not even his team\u2019s best player. Javier Mascherano and Angel di Maria shared that honour. Pele is hoisted aloft after winning his third World Cup in 1970 with that peerless Brazil side . Diego Maradona lifted Argentina to their second World Cup in eight years with his tour de force in Mexico . Messi reached the World Cup final with Argentina but was unable to grab the game by the scruff of the neck . Messi and Pep Guardiola embrace after winning the Champions League in Rome against Manchester United . Messi\u2019s zealous champions point out, with some justification, that international football is not as prestigious or as important as it was a few decades ago. That ignores the fact that most players would still consider winning the World Cup the pinnacle of their careers. But it is true that the club game has risen in influence and players\u2019 priorities have changed. Messi is vulnerable in this regard, too, though. He has played for Barcelona, the team almost universally regarded as the outstanding side of the last decade and yet, remind me, how many Champions League titles has he won? That\u2019s right. Two. The Champions League is now seen as the ultimate test of a player\u2019s greatness and Messi has only won it twice. It is still a fantastic achievement but it seems like an anomaly for someone who is supposed to be the best ever, especially when you consider the achievements of others. Paolo Maldini won it five times, Raul won it three times, Clarence Seedorf won it four times with three different clubs. In its incarnation as the European Cup, other greats like Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff won it three times. Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo di Stefano, two more players that some old fuddy-duddies think were the best they ever saw, won the European Cup eight times between them. Real Madrid's Raymond Kopa (left) holds the European Cup as team-mate Alfredo Di Stefano looks on . Johan Cruyff, Barry Hulshoff and Johan Neeskens are in jubilant form after Ajax's 1973 win over Juventus . A fresh-faced Raul aped a matador's passes with a large Spanish flag following Real Madrid's win at Hampden . Clarence Seedorf flashes a trademark grin as he celebrates his second Champions League win with AC Milan . Carlo Ancelotti's side arrive back in Milan with Paolo Maldini (right) getting his hands on a fifth European Cup . We all have our own ideas of what constitutes beauty in football and Messi fits all of mine. But if I had to single out the most beautiful thing I have seen in the game, it would be Brazil\u2019s fourth goal in the 1970 World Cup final. In particular, it would be Pele\u2019s part in it. The way he stops the ball from Jairzinho, waits and then strokes it into the path of Carlos Alberto. It was the stunning simplicity of it. It epitomised the way a man who was also a genius was ready to subvert himself to the team ethic. Pele\u2019s the best for me but I won\u2019t pour scorn on you if you stick with Messi. Just remember that in the same way English football did actually exist before the Premier League, great players populated our game long before Lionel Messi walked this earth. Red Bull should stop moaning and build a better car . When McLaren won 15 of the 16 races in the 1988 Formula One season, I don\u2019t remember Frank Williams bleating about how unfair it was. I don\u2019t remember Williams demanding instant redress when Alain Prost won the first race for McLaren at Jacarepagu\u00e1 in Brazil. I don\u2019t remember Williams saying that because McLaren\u2019s Honda engine was so powerful, it should be hobbled in some way. I don\u2019t remember him demanding that the FIA do something about it because he hadn\u2019t done as good a job as McLaren had. The preponderant McLaren team celebrate Ayrton Senna's title in 1988 after an utterly dominant season . Williams was always a bit of a stoic like that. He usually worked on the basis that he didn\u2019t get mad, he got even. How outdated that kind of attitude seems in the sport now after Red Bull\u2019s astonishing reaction to Lewis Hamilton\u2019s victory for Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne last weekend. We have grown used to Premier League managers throwing their toys out of their prams after a defeat, but what happened in Australia really was a spectacular tantrum. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is an intelligent man but his suggestion that the Mercedes\u2019 engine should be \u2018equalised\u2019 in some way did him few favours. And the threat of Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz that he might quit the sport was laughably petulant. This is a team, don\u2019t forget, who exerted their own stranglehold on F1 for four years. They won 13 of 19 races two seasons ago. Christian Horner (left) and\u00a0Dietrich Mateschitz were not so stony-faced when Red Bull were won every race . Now they have discovered they do not have a monopoly on winning, they want to walk away. It\u2019s pathetic. Fortunes fluctuate in sport. Look at McLaren Honda now. The days of Prost and Ayrton Senna sweeping all before them are a distant memory. So good luck to Mercedes. They have done a brilliant job and now they are reaping the rewards. Good luck to Hamilton, too. F1 has always been about the battle to get in the best car and after years of watching Sebastian Vettel winning in the Red Bull, now it\u2019s Hamilton\u2019s turn. I\u2019m with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff on this one. The others should stop moaning and try to get better. Generally, that\u2019s supposed to be what sport is about. Rory McIlroy is the face of golf now but the sport in the US still has a little work to do when it comes to name recognition. As McIlroy and his group walked up the 18th fairway at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday afternoon, the officials put his name up on a board on the far side of the green. Rory McIlroy's name wreaked havoc with the scoreboard operators at the Arnold Palmer Invitational . First, it read \u2018McElroy\u2019. After a couple of minutes, they realised the mistake. There was a hasty rearrangement of letters until it read \u2018McLlroy\u2019. They got it right the third time and the crowd in the stand overlooking the green serenaded them with ironic cheers.","highlights":"Yes, Messi is a genius. Every time I see him play live, it is a privilege . And yes, he was mesmerising against Manchester City at the Nou Camp . What saddens me about the relentless championing of Messi, though, is that the idea there has never been anyone to match him has become such an aggressive orthodoxy . It is as though Messi has become a god and the idea that he might have a rival is sacrilege . As a football fan, I worship Messi, too, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the best there\u2019s ever been. It's too early for that .","id":"3000790ef3c3d4a4a929a85e460f4caa9f55d900","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" sure that my wife and my son are there to watch too. This does not mean that I think he is better than Maradona. And it does not mean that I am suggesting that Messi is more gifted than Maradona. It means that Maradona is the best player that has ever played the game but so is Messi. As a player, Messi is in a different league to everyone else and is clearly the greatest player since we started playing football. Yes, I can say with some confidence that Maradona\u2019s performance against England at Wembley (which we won 1-0) was the greatest display in a World Cup match ever - and arguably the best ever. But it is not a coincidence that Messi\u2019s generation is starting to break all of Maradona\u2019s records.\nMaradona had a genius ability. There is no other explanation for the number of goals and moments of sheer brilliance that Maradona conjured up every game. In 1979, Maradona scored an incredible goal in the Argentinian league to prove that he was the best player in the world at the time, scoring from inside his own half past one of the greatest keepers in the world, Claudio Taffarel. At the time, the Argentinian league did not have a relegation so everyone wanted the title. There was even a lottery to decide who gets relegated at the end of the season as everyone wanted to be promoted the next season. When Maradona did this goal in front of everyone in the country, a young Ronaldo was in the audience. Maradona was 22 years old. The goal was so good that Ronaldo said that was the best he had seen.\nThis is what makes Maradona and Messi different. Maradona did this kind of thing over and over again for many years. In 1986, Maradona scored the only goal of the game against England in the final of the World Cup after some magic tricks against Gordon Banks. Maradona was 26 years old. Maradona had done this kind of thing since he was 14 \u2013 just over a year after Pele first did his famous \u2018waving at the pitch\u2019. In this period, Maradona played 23 matches for Argentina and scored 36 goals. Maradona won the Copa America in 1986, the World Cup in 1986, he won the Golden Ball in 1986 and finished second on the Ballon d\u2019Or"}
{"article":"A man who wears a nappy every day and has caused controversy for running a nursery for adults has appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show to defend his right to dress up as a baby. Derek Ventham, 52, and his wife Maxine appeared on the ITV show today to explain how the service they offer - and Derek's penchant for nappies - is not sexually motivated. Derek said: 'I'm like any other person, I get up, have breakfast and go to work.\u00a0I have to wear a nappy all the time as I suffer from incontinence.' Scroll down for video . Derek Ventham appeared on today's Jeremy Kyle Show to talk about why he wears nappies . The 52-year-old, pictured wearing a nappy, said dressing up as a baby is not a sexual fetish. He said he wears nappies because he's incontinent and because he's 'fascinated' by them . However Derek admitted he would still wear a nappy if he didn't suffer from incontinence or wet the bed - because it's something he has done since he was a teenager. He explained: 'This was a liking I've had since I was seven, a fascination for nappies. It's not sexual.' Derek and Maxine now live in Liverpool where they run 'Nursery Thymes', a place where  adults can regress back to an infant-like state in which they wear nappies, have books read to them and even experience a nappy change. The couple had lived in Portsmouth but were forced to move after they were branded 'perverts' by their neighbours following Derek's appearance on Channel 4 documentary The 15-Stone Babies in 2012. Derek and his wife Maxine, right, run an adult nursery and told Kyle, left, on the show that 'don't force this on anyone, we keep it private and hidden' On the show, Derek had explained his love of dressing up and acting like a baby and was filmed having a nappy changed by his wife. He said on the show that people who call him a paedophile and a pervert have got his interest all wrong. He said: 'We don't want to be with children, we want to be the child.' Despite his recent TV appearances, Derek told Jeremy Kyle that they don't 'force this on anyone, we keep it private and hidden'. Maxine said they shouldn't be judged for their adult nursery which is used by people from all walks of life . Derek pictured dressed up as a baby on a Channel 4 documentary The 15-Stone Babies in 2012. He and Maxine had to move from their home in Portsmouth after the show aired because they were receiving abuse . They say business is booming at their adult nursery where customers are charged \u00a375 an hour to play with toys, have nap time in adult-size cribs and dress up in nappies and children's clothes. There is a \u00a325 surplus charge for a nappy change while staying overnight costs \u00a3350. 'Mummy Maxine' and 'Daddy Derek' explain on their website: 'We are nursery-thymes, we have been running our nursery for 14 years. We look after adult babies in our adult sized nursery, we look after you the way you want and cater your stay to the care you want. The couple's nursery where adults can dress up in children's clothes, left, and sit in a high chair, right . An overnight stay at Nursery Thymes with a night in a cot, pictured, costs \u00a3350 . 'Sitting in the high chair being fed by mummy or having your nappy changed in the big cot, we have lots of cuddly toys to play with, come along and relax in a warm friendly atmosphere, let us make your dreams come true. You must be over 18 too visit our nursery.' The couple say their clients come from all walks of life and some like to pretend to be a baby to get away from the stresses of everyday life. For others, the regression is a chance to deal with past childhood traumas. Maxine told Kyle: 'There is a stigma about what we do and people have an opinion and think you are a pervert. 'We are normal working people who happen to like to dress in a certain way, each to their own.'","highlights":"Derek Ventham and his wife Maxine appeared on Jeremy Kyle Show . The 52-year-old says he wears a nappy as he's incontinent . But he's also 'fascinated' with dressing as a baby . Runs a nursery for adults with Maxine in Liverpool .","id":"fb3d7c2c63db6713114bd3f8a57eae39d7cda6a6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" on the ITV show after she gave birth to their child. The couple from London, run the Baby Day Nursery which employs adult carers in nappies and pull-ups to look after adults with learning difficulties and autism.\nIt was described by the programme as Britain\u2019s \u201cweirdest nursery\u201d with the children aged 20 to 59 years old.\nBut the show was criticised by viewers who described the nursery and its workers as a \u201cdisgrace\u201d and \u201cperverse\u201d on social media.\nBut the couple defended their unusual methods and insisted there is a huge demand for their \u201cunique services\u201d.\nThe show was broadcast yesterday and the programme\u2019s website was already full of comments from the public after the show aired.\nOne viewer wrote: \u201cThe presenter asked whether these people were the best place to work for carers.\n\u201cThe woman who runs the show said they were, and she also said they had a \u2018fantastic turnover\u2019.\nREAD MORE: Derek Ventham: How long is The Jeremy Kyle Show on for and what is it about?\nBut the next comment was a warning.\n\u201cThe Jeremy Kyle Show said the workers had a \u2018fantastic turnover\u2019.\n\u201cI was a nursery worker for 25 years, worked with special needs children most of my career.\n\u201cI now work in schools. I am aware of several cases of people working in \u2018nurseries\u2019 such as these.\nDON\u2019T MISS:\nLorraine Kelly: BBC star responds to claim that she\u2019s \u2018anti-BBC\u2019 [INSIGHT]\nMum shames daughter by posting video of daughter\u2019s meltdowns [VIDEO]\nCarol Kirkwood forced to apologise over BBC One gaffe [ANALYSIS]\n\u201cWhen you read things like this, please remember that these \u2018workers\u2019 are NOT teachers and are NOT qualified nursery staff, many of them are NOT registered with the Care Quality Commission either.\n\u201cThe majority of the workers do not have any qualifications in SEN (Special Educational Needs) whatsoever.\n\u201cI worked with people with very special needs, from profoundly autistic children through to those with complex needs and learning difficulties.\u201d\nAnother said: \u201cThe \u2018nursery\u2019 is run by a deranged middle aged woman who has multiple failed child minding businesses running and (as reported) abusing her adult child carer \u2018workers\u2019.\u201d\nA third wrote:"}
{"article":"The UCI will publish the Cycling Independent Reform Commission's report into whether the world governing body was complicit in past doping practices on Monday. The investigation centred on the UCI's dealings with doping findings and allegations during the late 1990s and early 2000s, including its handling of claims against Lance Armstrong, who has since admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. A statement on uci.ch read: 'The Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report has been delivered to the UCI president (Brian Cookson). Cyclists ride at the start of the 'Omloop Het Nieuwsblad' race in Belgium on February 28 . The Cycling Independent Reform Commission report has been delivered to UCI president Brian Cookson . 'The UCI will publish the report in the early hours of Monday, March 9, 2015. Until then, we will not make any comment on the report.' CIRC was a key part of Cookson's campaign pledge ahead of his election as UCI president in September 2013. Last month the Briton warned of some 'uncomfortable reading' ahead. 'We should all prepare ourselves for that,' Cookson said. 'When you open a can of worms, you find a lot of worms. It's going to be very interesting to see.' He also promised transparency, where legally possible. He added: 'We're not going to get into a FIFA-type situation of arguing about the report. 'If they want to redact anything, they can redact it. They may well give us some unredacted information as well, but the report that they give us will be the report that they say is able to go into the public domain.' The investigation centred on the UCI's dealings with doping findings and allegations during the late 1990s and early 2000s, including its handling of claims against Lance Armstrong, who has since admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs . CIRC was established in January 2014, with its terms of reference announced the following month. CIRC is independent from the UCI, chaired by Switzerland's former state prosecutor Dick Marty and included Peter Nicholson, an Australian who has investigated war crimes for the United Nations. Professor Ulrich Haas from Germany, a specialist in anti-doping rules who works for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, is the third person on the commission. The key to the commission's success may hinge on whether Cookson's predecessors agreed to give evidence. Pat McQuaid, the UCI president from 2005 to 2013, has declined to comment either way when asked if he had spoken to CIRC by Press Association Sport. Pat McQuaid, the UCI president from 2005 to 2013, has declined to comment either way . Hein Verbruggen, who was UCI president at the time of the Armstrong's seven Tour de France wins, was accused of helping to cover up a positive test by Armstrong, but has consistently denied the allegations. Armstrong stated in an interview with the BBC last month that he had given evidence to CIRC, although whether it reveals anything new or more than the United States Anti-doping Agency report which led to his downfall remains to be seen. CIRC has the power to reduce sanctions, but whether Armstrong has done enough to see his life ban from competitive sport lessened remains to be seen. Chris Froome, the 2013 Tour de France champion, this week revealed he had spoken to CIRC. 'I sat down with CIRC after the end of the season last year and spent a good few hours with them, just talking about the state of the sport and how, from a rider's point of view, they can try to improve on things,' Froome told the Daily Mail. 'I think the sport is definitely making a lot of headway in trying to improve its image and and putting the past behind us' Whether the CIRC report does enough to leave the past behind in a sport which is still beset by doping remains to be seen.","highlights":"UCI will publish the Cycling Independent Reform Commission's report into whether the world governing body was complicit in past doping practices . The investigation centred on the UCI's dealings with doping findings and allegations during the late 1990s and early 2000s .","id":"f55b3b74396118a9c6b145d8c75af29bee3fb217","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"1990s and early 2000s, including a report on the blood-doping practices at the Festina team and in the laboratory of Dr Eufemiano Fuentes.\nThe report will be published simultaneously by WADA and by the World Anti-Doping Agency in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the UCI will hold a press conference at WADA headquarters in a few hours to address its findings and to allow questions from the media. The UCI declined to make a copy of the report available to the media before publication, but said the 100-page report will provide an \"incisive and critical analysis\" of the UCI's activities during a period that saw the rise of the Festina and other doping scandals at the highest level of the sport, when the governing body was led by a number of high-profile and controversial figures.\nIt will also be published on the UCI's website at 16:00 CET.\nThe UCI confirmed to ESPN.com that the report would include \"some 200 pages\" from the case file of Lance Armstrong on its activities during that period. Armstrong is not named in the report, but his case file was among those leaked to the French sports daily L'Equipe late last year. Armstrong's biological passport was set up in 2009, four years after the publication of the Commission's report that outlined doping practices in the world cycling peloton, when the 2005 study into doping at the Tour de France first revealed widespread drug use.\nAs reported by ESPN.com last month, a report that would have named a \"significant\" number of riders has been excluded from the published findings of the CIRC by WADA.\nCIRC had investigated Armstrong's case with a view to revoking his seven Tour de France titles, plus all the other results he won between 1999 and 2005 \u2013 he had already been stripped of his 2004 and 2006 titles. In February, the UCI's legal counsel, Yvon Laroche, wrote to the CIRC about the possibility of legal action to get those results returned.\nAccording to The Sunday Times, it is those results that will not be named in the report, as a compromise between WADA and the UCI.\nCIRC had made recommendations on several cases, including the removal of race organisers from organising cycling events, and the introduction of an independent committee to oversee the results of anti-d"}
{"article":"People around the United States have rallied behind a 19-year-old Air Foce cadet who is in critical condition after having a massive heart attack while at a gym in her hometown. Since Hailey Lane suffered a heart attack at ACAC gym in Midlothian, Virginia, during her spring break on March 23, people posted pictures and messages on social media with the hashtag, #WeAreHaileystrong. Hailey was without a pulse for 20 minutes while a nurse employed by ACAC and an anesthesiologist who happened to be at the gym tried to revive her. Unexpected: Hailey Lane, 19, suffered a massive heart attack on March 23 while working out at ACAC gym in Midlothian, Virginia, during her spring break. She is still on life support but recovering and beginning to open her eyes . Doctors eventually restarted her heard at Chippenham Hospital, but her kidneys failed several times, according to WTVR. Hailey and her twin sister, Savannah Lane will be celebrating their 20th birthday on Friday. The second-year Air Force Academy cadet, who is an Academic All-Americans honored swimmer, was stabilized and transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University's Health Center last week. She remains connected to an EMCO machine, which helps her breath and pumps her heart, which was originally at five per cent and had improved to 35 per cent. Doctors hope to take Hailey off of life support on Tuesday as her body continues to recover. Though she hasn't gained full consciousness, Savannah Lane said that she has opened her eyes and responds to familiar voices. Hope: Staff at ACAC gym, where Hailey had the heart attack, wore yellow and posted a photo on Twitter with a sign reading 'We Are Hailey Strong' to support the woman's recovery . Recovery: Hailey, who is in her second year at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, has received support from across the nation during her recovery. Al Roker blew her a kiss during the Today Show after hearing her story . But doctors warn that Hailey, who is on dialysis, could lose part of her leg because of blood-pressure issues and that it is too soon to determine the extent of damage to her heart and body. Hailey's family said her sudden collapse was a total shock because she has always been athletic and driven. Doctors will soon run tests to see if an unknown condition is in the family. The Lane family - consisting of Hailey, her twin Savannah, a set of older twins, a ten-year-old brother and parents Brigid and Dennis Lane, have been overwhelmed by the nation's support. The social media campaign, #WeAreHaileyStrong' calls for people so say prayers and send messages for Hailey. Savannah described her sister as 'My sweet sweet angel. My soldier. My twin' in an Instagram post. National support: The Arizona Diamondbacks also posted a picture to support Hailey. They held signs in their team photo that read 'We Are Hashtag Hailey Strong' One of Hailey's friends talked about what she was going though on the Today Show, and Al Roker blew a kiss to Hailey. Several\u00a0universities, including University of Virginia, James Madison University and Liberty University have posted messages. Swim teams from Duke University, University of North Carolina, University of South Carolina, University of Southern Carolina also posted pictures showing support. Even the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team posted a photo showing sings that read 'Hailey Strong'. The staff from ACAC, where Hailey collapsed, will wear yellow on Tuesday to show support. Camaraderie: Cadets at West Point - a fellow military academy - showed support by wearing yellow and posting a picture for Hailey during her recovery .","highlights":"Hailey Lane was at a gym in Midlothian, Virginia, when she had heart attack . She was without a pulse for 20 minutes before she was revived . She remains on life support but is recovering and opening her eyes . Since the March 23 incident,\u00a0people have posted pictures and messages on social media with the hashtag, #WeAreHaileystrong . She and her twin sister Savannah Lane turn 20 on Friday .","id":"32c7ee34f6e56cb80ba6492381497e44cef29fb0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in Chesapeake on Thursday, she has been put into a medically induced coma to help her brain heal.\nThe Virginia Air Force Academy cadet reportedly went into cardiac arrest after working out and collapsed on the gym\u2019s treadmill at the ACAC (Aerospace Community Action Corp.) gym in Chesapeake.\nAfter her collapse, she was treated by a medical professional on-site before being rushed to a local hospital where she was put into an induced coma.\nAir Force officials have said that the cadet suffered a \u201cmedical condition\u201d at the gym and was in stable condition while doctors work to treat her injury.\nThe cadet was said to be in stable condition at the hospital on Saturday, but she has since been downgraded to critical status, according to her Instagram page.\nOn Friday, the University said in a statement: \u2018The United States Air Force Academy extends our thoughts and prayers to 1st Lt. Hailey Lane and her family on this very difficult and challenging day. Lt. Lane is a talented Airmen and we ask that you keep her in your prayers while she continues to recover in the hospital.\u201d\nThe University has not yet commented on her condition.\nSince news broke that Hailey was in critical condition, people on social media have rallied around the injured cadet and some have come forward to share her inspiring story.\nOne of them included her dad, who shared an update about his daughter.\nOn Thursday, Lieutenant Lane\u2019s father, Col. Jason Lane posted on his Facebook page thanking people for their well wishes, but also made an appeal for privacy during his daughter\u2019s recovery.\nHe said: \u201cThank you to all the kind people who have sent so many warm words for my daughter! Hailey continues to fight for her life but she needs a little bit of privacy right now. We are with her, praying, and awaiting the medical team\u2019s assessment of her situation. In the meantime, we ask you all to keep your prayers and positive vibes coming to all our warriors!\u201d\nCol Lane then posted an updated status later saying that her daughter is \u201cfighting like a champ\u201d.\nHe posted a short video from the hospital of Hailey lying in bed that has been viewed more than 150,000 times.\nThis morning, Hailey\u2019s mother, Tammy Lane, posted an update on her daughter\u2019s condition saying the family \u201ccontinue[s] to ask for your continued prayers and positive thoughts for Hailey\u2019s recovery\u201d.\nTammie wrote: \u201c"}
{"article":"A dying father known as 'napkin dad' for his daily heartfelt notes to his daughter, has celebrated seeing her achieve another milestone: making her high school varsity softball team. Garth Callaghan, 45, from Glen Allen, Virginia, has been writing short messages on napkins for his daughter Emma, 15, since she was in kindergarten - and now she looks forward to them every day. The heartwarming ritual has scored him a book deal and a movie is said to be in the works too. This week the doting father-of-one - who has stage four kidney cancer - uploaded a snapshot to\u00a0Facebook\u00a0revealing his latest note, reading: 'Dear Emma, I'm so proud that you made the varsity softball team. I can't wait till your first game!' Scroll down for video . Doting dad: Garth Callaghan, 45, from Glen Allen, Virginia, has been writing short messages on napkins for his daughter Emma, 15, since she was in kindergarten - and now she looks forward to them every day . Heartwarming ritual: This week the doting father-of-one, who has prostate and kidney cancer, uploaded this snapshot to Facebook revealing his latest note . Garth says doctors do not know how long he has to live but he's determined to remain strong. 'My goal is to actually write notes for my grandkids and I can't think of a better thing to fight for every single day.' Emma says that she also maintains a positive attitude when it comes to her father's illness. 'I don't even really think about the fact he has cancer too much because he's so present and always there.' The note-writing has long been a tradition in the Callaghan household; it began when Garth worked a busy sales job in Emma's elementary school days and wouldn't see her often. Battling on: Garth says doctors do not know how long he has to live but he's determined to remain strong . Source of support: Emma says that she also maintains a positive attitude when it comes to her father's illness . Long-running: The note-writing has long been a tradition in the Callaghan household . Thoughtful gesture: It began when Garth worked a busy sales job in Emma's elementary school days and wouldn't see her often . Daily dose: So that she always knew her father was thinking of her, Garth would write the notes - which were then just hearts, stars and simple words - and include them in her lunch box . Still going strong: But over the years, the notes have developed into words of advice or of encouragement on test days, and by the time she was about eight, Emma had come to expect the memos . So that she always knew her father was thinking of her, Garth would write the notes - which were then just hearts, stars and simple words - and include them in her lunch box. But over the years, the notes have developed into words of advice or of encouragement on test days, and by the time she was about eight, Emma had come to expect the memos. Some days, she would look at her lunch before he had placed on inside, and she'd demand to know where it was. 'That's when I realized, this is something that really matters,' Garth said. Garth's wife, Lissa, said the task also means he's taken over the chore of making his daughter's lunch, which he tries to keep healthy. 'I think it's great,' she said. 'It's nice that he keeps that connection with her.' Lunchtime treat: He pops the notes in with her lunch, which he tries to make as nutritious as he can . Determined: After learning he had cancer, Garth sought to write 800 notes so that his daughter would have one every day throughout high school - even if he was no longer alive to put it in her lunch box . But in 2011, Garth was diagnosed with cancer and his desire to write the notes became even stronger because, 'at the end of the day, these notes might be the only thing my daughter has left of me'. His tumor was successfully removed - but he has since been diagnosed twice more, and his doctor has told him that he will lose his life to the disease. A loss of taste, tiredness and nausea are among the symptoms which blight Garth. He says his ultimate hope is to inspire parents to write notes to their children. His book, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow, has been published in several countries and half a dozen languages. In the tome, Garth  introduces each chapter with a napkin note and then shares a story connected to it and to his life. The cancer patient is now writing notes ahead of time and storing them away so his daughter can still\u00a0receive\u00a0them after he is gone. Devoted to Emma: Garth is pictured with Emma, his and his wife's only child, in her younger years . Impact: Tiredness and nausea are among the symptoms which blight Garth (seen here with Emma)","highlights":"Virginia dad Garth Callaghan has been diagnosed with cancer three times in past two years and doctors said it will take his life . He has been writing notes for his daughter Emma's lunchbox since she was little and it has become a tradition between father and daughter . This week the doting father-of-one uploaded a snapshot to Facebook revealing his latest note, reading: 'Dear Emma, I'm so proud that you made the varsity softball team. I can't wait till your first game!' Garth is now writing notes ahead of time and storing them away so his daughter can still receive them after he is gone.","id":"16e67fc0c590528ddc0b065a26fc344782820952","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" has been writing notes to his daughter Paige for years, telling her how much he loves her and encouraging her to do her best. Paige, now 14, has Down syndrome, which has left her with lower cognitive functioning than the typical child. Paige is also autistic and has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Paige's dad said: \"We've just made high school softball. It's her first season of high school softball. It's going to be fun, because we finally get to do this together. It took her long enough to do it \u2014 she's taken me long enough to get this.\" \"I said I'm going to teach her to do something she wants to do and I'm going to stick by it,\" said Callaghan. \"She's the most determined kid.\" Paige has previously played in a junior softball league for children with Down syndrome. She began playing in a developmental softball league, but she recently made the high school team. Paige is now working on making the varsity squad \u2014 but it might be difficult because there are only six spots. Her dad admitted there's a possibility Paige won't be able to play this season: \"She may not make it, but she's determined. She's going to get in there.\" She has some of the fastest pitch speeds on the team, but the coach is still undecided on whether to let her play this season. \"We want Paige to play with the varsity. I've said no at 5.3. It's just a safety issue,\" said Chris Daly, Paige's softball coach. \"But the faster they pitch, the more they hit their spots, and that's not good, because [Paige] will not move out of the way. So when you're coaching a team, it's more of a safety issue, rather than a competitive issue.\" But Paige won't be letting that get her down. The father wrote in a Facebook post: \"Paige, a napkin dad. The greatest gift that you have to offer is your determination. You can't see the obstacles that others can't see, but you see the one you are determined to achieve. Don't give up, you can do anything.\"\nPaige has Down Syndrome, but she's determined to make the varsity team\nThe story of Paige Callaghan is a beautiful and inspiring one. \u201cA"}
{"article":"Heart-stopping camera footage has been released of two gunmen calmly strolling through Tunisia's National Bardo musuem in the terror attack which left 23 people dead. The one-minute video posted on the government's Interior Ministry Facebook page shows the two men scurrying through the Tunis museum, carrying assault rifles and bags. One of the attackers is wearing a baseball cap and a heavy jacket, while the other has a red hoodie and tracksuit pants. At one point, they encounter another man with a backpack walking down a flight of stairs. They briefly acknowledge each other and let the unidentified man walk free before unleashing the deadly attack in the country's largest museum. Sinister: The two attackers\u00a0encounter a man with a backpack walking down a flight of stairs in the museum - but let the visitor escape with his life before carrying out the deadly attack . Chilling: The two attackers in the National Bardo museum pass the man before unleashing the  terrorist attack that left 23 people dead . Deadly: The man in the backpack scuttles off as the two armed men prepare to carry out the chilling attack . Danger: One of the men, in a heavy jacket and tracksuit bottoms can be spotted fiddling with an assault rifle . The video also shows stills of the dead gunmen who were killed in a firefight with security forces, including a picture indicating at least one was wearing an explosive belt. ISIS claimed Wednesday's attack on foreign tourists in Tunis, the deadliest involving foreigners in Tunisia since a 2002 suicide bombing on the island of Djerba. Tunisian fighters make up a disproportionately high number of foreign recruits to ISIS in Syria, with as many as 10,000 having signed up. The government said the two gunmen had trained in jihadi camps in Libya before the attack inside the heavily secured Tunisian parliament compound. Among the 23 dead in Wednesday's attack, 17 were cruise ship tourists, including British mother-of-two Sally Adey. They also included a Tunisian policeman. Mrs Adey, 57, from Shropshire, had been on a cruise of the Mediterranean with her husband, Robert, and was on an excursion to the museum. Dark: The two armed man pictured on CCTV footage strolling through the museum before the terror attack . Armed: The two unidentified men are seen inside the National Bardo museum before the murderous attack . Tunisia's largest museum, built in a 15th Century palace . Contains 8,000 works, including one of the world's largest collections of Roman mosaics . Some items in the collection are more than 40,000 years old . A new wing was added in 2009, doubling its size . The victims included a Tunisian police officer and tourists from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Australia, Spain, France and Poland. Police in Tunisia have arrested five people described as directly tied to the two gunmen. Four others said to be supporters of the cell were also arrested in central Tunisia, not far from where a group claiming allegiance to al Qaida's North African branch has been active. ISIS issued a statement and audio on jihadi websites applauding the dead gunmen as 'knights' for their 'blessed invasion of one of the dens of infidels and vice in Muslim Tunisia'. As investigations into the massacre continue, Tunisian security officials have been asked why the world-famous museum was completely unprotected. The government now plans to deploy the army to major cities to bolster security following the shootings. In an address to mark 59 years of independence from France yesterday, Tunisia's president Beji Caid Essebsi said: 'We won't win if we don't stand together. We will be merciless in the defence of our country.' The attack is a huge blow for Tunisia's tourism industry (which accounts for seven per cent of the country\u2019s GDP) and its government. It comes at a fragile moment for a country just emerging to full democracy after a popular uprising four years ago. Elsewhere today, hundreds of people gathered for a mass in the cathedral, lighting candles to remember the victims in a ceremony attended by government ministers. Guarded: The government now plans to deploy the army to major cities to bolster security following the shootings - here policeman stand outside the Carthage International Airport in Tunis . Respect: A woman prays for the victims of the attack of the National Bardo museum during a mass ceremony . Terror: Hostages flee the museum during the Tunisian special forces raid which ended in the death of both gunmen . Shattered: The walls and windows were peppered with bullet holes while unused grenades lay scattered among debris .","highlights":"Footage released of gunmen calmly walking inside National Bardo museum . One of attackers in the CCTV is wearing a baseball cap and a heavy jacket . The other, also carrying assault rifle, has a red hoodie and tracksuit pants . Deadly terror attack on Wednesday in Tunis museum left 23 people dead .","id":"3222b738ddf5af2a1596e5d324e9f67a4c5ca94e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" page shows the pair as they pass by the museum's most precious artefacts while calmly taking cover in doorways.\nAccording to the ministry, two men were killed after soldiers engaged them in the museum, which houses many of the country's prized antiquities. Security forces killed the other gunman in the attack, which also injured at least 12 people. The ministry's video was widely distributed on Friday, but some users on the social media platform said it was a fake. Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi is due to address the nation at 5pm BST.\nTunisia's official national news agency announced on Friday that the two gunmen who stormed the museum had been killed, according to France 24.\nTunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Abderraouf said the incident was a \"cowardly terrorist act against a country with a long history\", in a statement posted on Facebook. \"We call on the international community to unite to combat terrorism, which we denounce in all its forms and manifestations.\"\n\"It's hard to see what happened from the video,\" the president told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with African leaders in Ivory Coast. \"This is a terrorist action that must be condemned.\"\nA Tunisian security source said that a policeman was among the dead, but that he could not confirm the death of the attackers. \"The police force was the first to be targeted,\" said the source, who asked to remain anonymous.\nThe Interior Ministry also said on Facebook that there had been a \"terrorist attack\" and that soldiers were searching a building near the museum. A Tunisian Interior Ministry official confirmed that the two gunmen had been killed during clashes with security forces. He told Associated Press that security forces had been forced to shoot them while they were armed. They would not confirm their nationalities.\nThe security official also said that five people from Europe were among the victims, and that 13 people were wounded. At least four of the victims were British. Other reports from witnesses suggest that the attack occurred on the lower level of the museum, the source of the video which was shot from the ground. The gunmen are reportedly shown wearing black gloves and taking cover behind statues.\nMany of the statues and other artefacts, which date as far back as 2000BC, are the centrepieces of a 2.5m euro (\u00a32.13 million) renovation"}
{"article":"Mechanic Clive Howard carried out a string of rapes and attempted kidnaps on lone women in Norwich, Suffolk and Cambridge over a 28 year period . A mechanic who lived a calm, quiet life with his elderly parents was all the time living a secret double life as a sex attacker. Clive Howard, 56, of Suffolk, has admitted carrying out a string of rapes and kidnaps of women during a 28 year period. The serial rapist confessed to the crimes after he was caught after raping a woman at a car park in Norwich when his number plate was recorded on CCTV. But police fear he may have carried out even more attacks across three different counties and have appealed for any victims to come forward. Detective Sergeant Chris Burgess, of Norfolk Police rape investigation unit said:\u00a0'Cases like this don't come up very often - we're talking about a serial rapist. 'We want to give people the chance to come forward.' Howard, who lived a double life with his parents, had initially denied the rape in Norwich but changed his plea on the day of his trial. At a hearing at Norwich Crown Court he admitted seven counts of rape, three charges of attempted kidnap and one count of attempted rape, between 1986 and 2014. Howard, of Battisford, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, was caught by police after he attacked a woman in St Helens Wharf car park, Norwich, on May 30 2014. The victim, in her 20s, was walking home after a night out when she was given a lift by Howard, who then raped her. She tried to take a picture of the car's registration number but Howard grabbed her phone and hurled it into a bush before he sped off. \u00a0The woman found it before dialling 999. Police were able to\u00a0get part of the car's number plate from\u00a0CCTV - and that led them straight to Howard, the registered owner. He was arrested and charged a few days later. Det Sgt Burgess said Howard had done 'two to three loops' around the city 'before he managed to pick his victim'. After he was charged Howard's DNA was put into the national police database which raised an\u00a0unsolved case in Cambridgeshire in 2013. Howard was caught after part of his Volvo number plate was captured on CCTV after he raped a woman . Howard's number plate was recorded after he parked at St Helens Wharf in Norwich and raped the woman . Detectives found 'striking similarities' to the Norwich assault. Howard's DNA matched a profile obtained during an investigation into the attempted kidnap of a woman in her 20s on May 5, 2013 in\u00a0Cambridge park Christ's Pieces.\u00a0The woman managed to fend off Howard, scratching him in the process, and DNA was later retrieved from underneath her fingernail. He was linked to three other attempted kidnappings in Cambridge, one of which happened just 30 minutes before he struck in Christ's Pieces.\u00a0Howard also tried to abduct two women in the city on February 15, 2014, during the night. Det Sgt Burgess said: 'All were in the early hours of the morning. 'Each of the women were approached by a man who had got out of a car and attempted to get them into it.' He lived a double life with his parents as a mechanic but carried out a string of rapes and attempted kidnaps . He added: 'I'm concerned there are other victims out there either in Norfolk, Suffolk or Cambridge and would urge other women to come forward. 'It's very rare.' As well as the rape in Norwich, Howard also admitted six counts of rape against a woman between November 1986 and March 1993. Howard, who is understood to have had an 82-year-old girlfriend, was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the court on April 20. Judge Stephen Holt told him: 'You've pleaded guilty and the one thing that can be said is your victim has been spared the ordeal of giving evidence. 'I'm sure you will understand I need to have a full pre-sentence report and the whole issue of whether you need to be sentenced as a dangerous offender will be made.' Det Sgt Burgess said: 'Reliving an experience such as this is never easy for a victim of sexual assault. 'I recognise the bravery shown by all victims in this case who would have been prepared to give evidence, had the case gone to trial. 'Howard's guilty plea demonstrates the strong case police had against him and I believe women are safer with this dangerous man off the streets,' he said. 'A striking similarity between the cases is that Howard would prey on women walking alone at night. 'I hope his guilty plea goes some way to helping his victims move forward from this terrible experience.' Howard was a respectable garage mechanic who didn't have a criminal record and lived an extraordinary double life with his elderly parents in Battisford.\u00a0He also had his own house in nearby Stowmarket. He is thought to have had an 82-year-old girlfriend but was 'actively seeking sexual partners' on internet dating sites.","highlights":"Clive Howard is a mechanic who lived calmly with his Suffolk parents . But he lived a double life and committed string of rapes and kidnaps . Howard was caught after he raped a woman in a car park in Norwich . DNA was put into database and matched to other attacks on lone women . On the day of his trial Howard, 56, admitted seven charges of rape . He also admitted three of attempted kidnap and one of attempted rape . Police fear there may be more victims and have appealed for witnesses . Howard is likely to face lengthy prison term when he is sentenced in April .","id":"d4f365cfea1267711f9ff696b20942f086d8632f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" time planning the kidnap and rapes of 12 women.\nThe retired mechanic, from Norwich, had a string of dates with victims but didn\u2019t have sex with them because he claimed he was impotent. He often used a variety of excuses for his inability to have sex, such as having back problems, or being too drunk to perform, and once told a woman he had suffered a medical condition called priapism, which causes a man to have a prolonged erection.\nHe would often get to know the women through adverts in newspaper lonely hearts columns, but his victims would not suspect they were chatting to a man who had planned the rapes in advance. He told the women he planned to marry them after the kidnap, only to beat them and eventually kill them.\nIt was only after he was arrested for the offences at the start of the year that the victims of his crimes had any idea of who their attacker might be.\nWhen he confessed to one of the victims, he claimed he \u201cwouldn\u2019t go back\u201d and that he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to kill me\u201d.\nOne 37-year-old woman, who was beaten in 2004 after going to his flat for a drink, said: \u201cI am pleased he\u2019s dead. My friends were worried for my safety after I went to his flat.\n\u201cHe knew what he was doing \u2013 he is a perverted serial rapist and murderer. He has done this many times. He has never shown remorse for what he did.\u201d\nHe pleaded guilty to 12 charges of rape at an earlier hearing. He was jailed for life at Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday.\nAs a teenager, he had been a victim of sexual abuse and had been in mental health institutions in the 1960s and 1970s.\nA letter from one victim read: \u201cIf I was given a choice whether I would go back to that time or not, I would choose not to go back.\n\u201cIf Clive Howard is being held in prison as a convicted sex offender and murderer then I am not at risk anymore. I wouldn\u2019t want to go through the horrors again or live with any uncertainty of whether this man will ever be free and live in the town I now call home.\u201d\nHis parents, Mr and Mrs Howard, are reported to have said: \u201cWe are very sorry for the upset we have caused. It was a long time ago and we are just so glad it is"}
{"article":"When photographer\u00a0Trent Parke was just 13-years-old he was at home alone with his mother when she died  from an asthma attack right in front of his eyes. In an instant the Sydney photo journalist's childhood was gone and his whole life changed forever. He refused to\u00a0attend\u00a0her funeral, too traumatised by what had happened and blocked out all his memories. Instead he locked himself away in his mother's darkroom in their Newcastle home and picked up her camera, which hasn't left his side since. Ants on Jatz cracker biscuit,Dampier, Western Australia, 2011 . Now, 43-year-old Parke, who is the only Australian member of the\u00a0prestigious group Magnum,\u00a0has unlocked his harrowing\u00a0childhood for the first time, showcasing nearly 2000 photographs at the Art Gallery of South Australia as part of his Black Rose\u00a0exhibition. 'From the moment that mum died it was just get on with it get on with life,' Trent told Daily Mail Australia. 'I would sit there and think about from that point on: Why are we here? Where are we going? What is life? and ever since then I've been continually searching and looking for the answers to life and the camera always helped me do that.' Tree, Drysdale River, Western Australia, 2011 . Trent Parke (pictured) ha delved into his harrowing childhood memories as part of his new exhibition . Swan, Adelaide, 2007 . 'It's been a way of trying to deal with something I\u00a0didn't\u00a0ever want to deal with.' As he grew older, Parke's main ambition was to become a professional cricketer. After playing for NSW, Parke moved to Adelaide to join the cricket academy but soon realised the career wasn't for him. He took a job at the Daily Telegraph and soon after became a photographer for The Age, which sent him touring with the Australian cricket team. Slippery dip, Gundegal, New South Wales, 2007 . Limestone Coast,South Australia, 2007 . However, when Parke's landlord called saying he needed his house back, Parke took it as a sign. He and his wife, photographer Narelle Autio, picked up their two boys and set off on the journey of a lifetime, taking seven years to embark on a path of discovering, which cumulated in The Black Rose exhibition. The items in the exhibition, his largest ever, have been hand-picked from more than 7,000 reels of film, 15,000 words scribbled in diaries, and 14 published books. Fever, Dash,Adelaide, 2014 . Parke used his camera like therapy on his trip and he admits it got him through the tough\u00a0experience\u00a0of losing a parent. The Black Rose symbolises his long journey, his mother's funeral and the fact that she is not alive any more. While on his way around Australia, Parke came across a black rose and took a cutting of it, planting it in his garden so he and his father and brothers can use it as place where they can\u00a0remember\u00a0their mum. The black rose is now 1.5m long and is a strong symbol for the prestigious photographer. Cockatoo, Newcastle, New South Wales, 2011 . Cockatoo backyard, Newcastle 2011 . Parke admits that he does not\u00a0remember\u00a0a single thing about his mother, apart from the fact that she was an\u00a0amateur photographer . 'The only thing I\u00a0remember\u00a0was that she was an amateur photographer who used to send photographs into the\u00a0local newspaper as part of their $5 reward page,' he said. 'The mind works in amazing ways when you're confronted with such pain at such a young age. 'You just don't want to go there and you don't want to think about it and I've continued to run ever since until this project eventuated and it's been a very long journey.' Cemetery, Adelaide, 2007 . Dice, country road, Western Australia, 2011 . His mother's ashes were 'thrown to the wind', leaving Parke with no memories or place to go to feel close to this mum. 'One day she was here the next she was gone,' he said. For the exhibition, which is mostly about life's questions, luck and chance, Parke strived to expose his soul. However, he admits that he wakes up every day thinking of his exhibition. 'I'm just sick of thinking; I can't\u00a0remember\u00a0a time when I didn't have a thought in my head,' he said. 'There\u2019s a lot of layers to it. Hopefully it\u2019s an exhibition where people can walk through it and visually see some good photography. 'It\u2019s always about discovering things so hopefully people will make the same discoveries if they dig hard enough hand they can see the connections between all things.'","highlights":"Photographer Trent Parke watched his mother die when he was 13 . Traumatised he locked away memories of his past . Then he embarked on a journey of Australia and took over 7000 photos . Now he has unlocked his past and is\u00a0showcasing\u00a0the pictures at the Art Gallery of\u00a0South Australia .","id":"a5586125a01748b7fb0700dbde0573224b2f1855","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the event would leave his body and soul ravaged.\n\u201cEvery morning I would wake up and cry,\u201d he said. \u201cI would wake up in a panic, afraid I was going to lose my other parent.\u201d\n\"I went from feeling safe and secure, and just living a happy life, to waking up to death. And that changed your world completely. You're just kind of frozen.\"\nTrent felt like he was in a fog. He'd lost his mother before he had even got the chance to truly know her as a person, and now he felt like he had lost his soul. A young man who was supposed to be growing and changing wasn't because of the grief, but because of the trauma.\n\u201cAt that age I didn't know how to articulate all that,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn't know how to really process anything. So I just buried it and pushed it all the way down and forgot about it.\u201d\nTrent became withdrawn from the outside world and would stay in his room with the lights off for days on end. He stopped talking and instead let his feelings pour out in photographs. He didn't take his camera out much for a while, but in time the light inside him flickered back to life.\nHis photography was raw and full of emotion, and Trent found a way to use it as therapy. His pain became his purpose, and his gift as a photo-journalist started growing.\nTrent's photos have been published by National Geographic, The New York Times and The Guardian, and he has shot campaigns for companies like Google and Samsung, as well as a book and a documentary with the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.\nHis latest book, The World is on Fire: Sydney's Great Fire of 2013, offers a powerful look at the devastating bushfires, which destroyed 3,000 homes and over 2,000 square kilometres of bushland.\n\u201cTo me, there's just something about fire,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe intensity and the heat and everything like that. It's something about it that's pretty incredible and it's always attracted me.\u201d\nTrent grew up only ten minutes from the scene of the fire, and he and his mother used to go exploring out there. The destruction left his area looking just like it had before.\n\u201cI didn't realise what it was like till I got back,\u201d he said. \u201cThat's when it got"}
{"article":"Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton is pressing the reset button -- yet again. She's quietly fighting back a week after her awkward and occasionally combative news conference on the furor over the private email server she used while running the State Department. Clinton's Twitter account is buzzing this week with posts that test political messages on health care, college affordability, civil rights and jobs -- issues she hopes will help mobilize President Barack Obama's Democratic coalition and pave her way to the presidency. Meanwhile, her nascent operation is leaking details of future staffers in an unmistakeable message to Democrats spooked by the email flap that the campaign-in-waiting will become an official effort, possibly as soon as next month. A CNN\/ORC International Poll out on Wednesday found that she's miles ahead of any potential Democratic challenger and would beat all potential Republican candidates by at least 10 points. Despite fretting among some Democrats who worried that the party's best -- and perhaps only -- viable Democratic candidate appeared to be in trouble, early signs suggest Clinton is doing what the Clintons do best: mounting a comeback. \"The interest in the story is collapsing onto itself. I don't see an organic clamoring for more information,\" said a longtime Clinton ally who didn't want to speak for a campaign that hasn't yet been announced. This person, who has spent time in Iowa, argued that outside the community of political reporters and consultants in Washington and New York who fixated on the story, the people who really count -- voters -- weren't really interested. \"People very much want to know what the campaign is going to be about ... what is she going to do about student loan costs, for example?\" Tharon Johnson, a Democratic strategist who was Southern regional director of Obama's re-election campaign in 2012, agreed. \"If and when Hillary Clinton decides to run, she will have to address this issue, but I believe the American people are more interested in her addressing the kitchen table issues that matter most to them,\" he said. Of course, Clinton still faces plenty of challenges and the email saga raised questions about whether she can run a more sophisticated, no drama campaign than the one she managed in 2008. But the CNN poll revealed that those critical of Clinton's role in the email affair appear to break close to party lines and her favorable rating remains at 53%. A slow recent decline in that rating appears to coincide with Clinton's slow re-entry into partisan politics and does not necessarily reflect her recent stumbles. Perhaps the most intriguing figure in the poll is that only 1% of respondents had never heard of Clinton. That supports the idea expressed by some Democrats that Clinton may be the most vetted figure in public life. There are people who will never vote for her and those who are dedicated to her quest to be the first female president, but very few whose minds may not be made up. A less well-known candidate might have made a terrible first impression if faced with the kind of hyper-covered flap Clinton was. But Republicans believe the email scandal could be a political gift that keeps on giving, as it touches on a narrative that the Clintons are secretive, resistant to transparency and often blur the rules. There are also other problems -- including the question of foreign funds sent to the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's whopper speaking fees -- that Republicans believe could reach a political mass and fan doubts about the likely Democratic nominee's character. Then there are the foreign policy questions, including a now damaging photo op in which Clinton offered a \"reset\" button to Russia only for the country to revert to a Cold War-esque posture. She was also a central player in Obama's foreign policy, which often appears to be overtaken by the Middle East's swift descent into chaos. \"For everything that I can see, the Democrats have put all of their eggs in one basket here,\" said Sean Spicer, communications director of the Republican National Committee. \"That is more of a downfall in the general election than in the primary.\" Spicer argued that even with younger voters, who do not remember the Clinton years, the question of impropriety over her emails could provide an entry point into past scandals. Though Clinton is the prohibitive Democratic front-runner, her support in the party is not universal. But where she faces resistance, it is more likely to be over policy than emails, as grass-roots Democrats are suspicious over her centrist, pro-business and hawkish foreign policy leanings. \"As this discussion was playing out inside the Beltway, our members were focused on issues,\" said Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org, which wants Elizabeth Warren to challenge Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Galland said activists were preoccupied with the preservation of the social safety net, constraining Wall Street and those on the \"ragged edge\" of the middle class. Similarly, the young voters who flocked to Obama in 2008 and who will be crucial to Clinton's hopes of mobilizing an effective Democratic coalition in 2016 may also offer Clinton a political cushion. This group is hazy over historic references to long ago Clinton scandals like Filegate, Travelgate and even the Monica Lewinsky episode that led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment. \"The media loves a Clinton scandal,\" said one Democratic source who didn't want to be named because he doesn't work for Clinton. \"But young people are more likely to know her as secretary of state, and someone who ran for president in 2008.\" Polling bears out the theory. The CNN survey shows Clinton's favorability among voters age 18 to 34 with a 22 point positive differential. But she's barely in positive territory among voters age 50 to 64, who are likely to have strong memories of her time as first lady, and is  underwater among those 60 or older. Another well-connected Democrat who didn't want to go on the record criticizing Clinton admitted that the email issue did play into GOP caricatures about the allegedly \"conspiratorial\" politicians and that it could challenge the former secretary of state's early efforts to get her message out about her ideas and rationale for running for president. But Democratic operatives think that once Clinton is actually running, with an infrastructure behind her, and striking messages about the minimum wage, college debt and middle-class economic issues, voters will engage. In many ways, the email furor was a story the media couldn't wait to write, so it may be that journalists have inflated the importance of the episode, at least in the absence of any evidence that Clinton broke the law or made classified information vulnerable. Political reporters have pined for weeks for Clinton to swing her campaign into action, and her failure to offer a storyline opened a vacuum that was easy for unflattering stories to fill. Her slow response breathed new life into a question that only Clinton can answer: Will her 2016 campaign be as dysfunctional, reactive and distracted as her chaotic and unsuccessful 2008 effort? But there were a few lessons. It's clear the Clinton machine is not about to morph into a humming, scandal-free effort in the image of Barack Obama's first presidential campaign. And Clinton's bitter relationship with political reporters seems as bad as ever. The days when she partied with a State Department press corps more preoccupied with policy than politics seem like ancient history. But here also, Clinton is trying a reset. Her nascent campaign has made it known that she is staffing up her campaign and press operation. John Podesta, who is expected to take a leadership role in her campaign, is respected by reporters, as is Jennifer Palmieri, the outgoing White House communications director expected to take on a similar role for Clinton. On Tuesday, it emerged that Clinton would name Brian Fallon, who has also good ties with reporters, to be lead press secretary.","highlights":"Hillary Clinton fights to put furor over a private email server behind her . Early signs suggest Clinton is doing what the Clintons do best: mounting a comeback .","id":"e5594b30e42ecef06ea9117892a707592f62ca4d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Department.\nThe former Secretary of State, who is looking for the Democratic nomination, did not speak publicly until late Friday night when she accepted the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal from the American Medical Women's Association. She delivered a forceful speech focused on empowering women and girls and combating health disparities -- and offered a message of unity to Democrats who remain divided over her presidential campaign.\n.\"\nBut in the weeks and months ahead, Clinton will also focus on more specific questions about her presidential intentions. She'll tell donors at a high-dollar fundraiser this week and at a town hall in New Hampshire next week that her campaign will be taking off soon, according to advisers. She'll likely offer her first public statement in June when she accepts the Democratic National Committee's Presidential Medal at its annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Washington. And Clinton aides have made clear her first public appearance on the campaign trail could come as soon as May, when she headlines the Women in the World Summit in New York City.\nFor Clinton, the message has been clear: She is not the candidate that ran for president in 2008 but that of 2016, and her message about empowerment and global leadership is more focused on what unites her party than where it is divided.\n\"I think she has an opportunity to really be an important part of the future of the Democratic Party,\" former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said. \"I think she should make sure she uses that opportunity.\"\nThe reset is a key part of her strategy as she looks to begin her campaign as a united candidate -- with a fresh narrative, an energizing message and an early lead in a field that has been crowded but still fluid. The last two weeks -- in which she was the target of a barrage of criticism on the email server and a series of questions about her health -- were particularly trying for Clinton. Yet it was her response to the attacks that proved most damaging to her cause.\nClinton was criticized for a slow response and a reluctance to address the controversy head on with Republicans, including in public, for days. The slow-moving response, as well as the lack of discipline in her campaign, have made for uncomfortable headlines at a time when she needs to appear strong and resolute.\nRepublicans in Congress and across the campaign trail -- such as South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- have jumped on the email controversy, using it to paint her as untrustworthy and a liar."}
{"article":"Early humans living in Africa almost two million years ago came in a range of shapes and sizes, just as people do today, a new study claims. Researchers have found that some species were short - measuring under five feet tall - while others would have grown to heights of almost six foot. The study is the first in 20 years to compare the body size of humans who lived between 1.5 million and 2.5 million years ago. Early humans living in Africa almost two million years ago came in a range of shapes and sizes, just as people do today, a new study claims. This image shows the skeleton of the \u2018Nariokotome Boy\u2019 (Homo ergaster) Three species are generally recognised to have roamed Africa during this time frame: Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis and Homo ergaster . Researcher Dr Jay Stock, from Cambridge University's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, said: 'If someone asked you 'are modern humans six foot tall and 70kg?' you'd say 'well, some are, but many people aren't, and what we're starting to show is that this diversification happened really early in human evolution.' Nutrition and local environmental factors probably played a role in making some early humans larger than others. Experts also believe that sexual dimorphism (pronounced differences in appearance between males and females, such as size) might have played a part too. \u2018However, almost all studied\u2026 groups include smaller and larger individuals and assessing sex based on the isolated and fragmentary postcranial remains of early Homo is nearly impossible,\u2019 they say in the study. Another possibility, thought to be less likely, is that there were numerous species belonging to the human family Homo that varied in appearance. Measurements of fossils from sites in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, and Georgia in eastern Europe, revealed significant regional variation in the size of early humans during the last Ice Age. Some groups, such as those living Olduvai, Tanzania, measured just 4.8 feet on average, while those from the Koobi Fora region of Kenya grew to heights of 5.8 feet. The evidence also suggests that big bodies and long legs were not prerequisites for spreading out of Africa into Europe and Asia. The main increase in body size occurred tens of thousands of years after the small, primitive human Homo erectus migrated out of Africa. Fossils show that Homo erectus, which averaged less than five foot in height and weighed less than eight stone, was living in Georgia 1.77 million years ago. Some groups, such as those living Olduvai, Tanzania, measured just 4.8 feet on average, while those from the Koobi Fora region of Kenya grew to heights of almost six foot. A table showing the variation is pictured . Measurements of fossils from sites in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, and Georgia in eastern Europe, revealed significant regional variation in the size of early humans during the last Ice Age. This the landscape of the West Turkana region of Kenya is where the skeleton of Homo ergaster was found . 'The evolution of larger bodies and longer legs can no longer be assumed to be the main driving factor behind the earliest excursions of our genus to Eurasia,' said co-author Manuel Will, from Tubingen University in Germany. The scientists, whose findings are reported in the Journal of Human Evolution, developed a method of calculating the height and body mass of individuals from small fossil fragments, some no bigger than toes. Dr Stock said: 'In human evolution we see body size as one of the most important characteristics, and from examining these 'scrappier' fossils we can get a much better sense of when and where human body size diversity arose. 'Before 1.7 million years ago our ancestors were seldom over five foot tall or particularly heavy in body mass. 'When this significant size shift to much heavier, taller individuals happened, it occurred primarily in one particular place - in a region called Koobi Fora in northern Kenya around 1.7 million years ago. 'That means we can now start thinking about what regional conditions drove the emergence of this diversity, rather than seeing body size as a fixed and fundamental characteristic of a species.' \u2018The results demonstrate chronological and spatial variation, but no simple temporal or . geographical trends for the evolution of body size among early Homo\u2026.suggesting that migrations into Eurasia were not contingent on larger body sizes,\u2019 the study says . Body size has been implicated as a factor contributing to both brain evolution and the first hominin dispersals into Eurasia . One argument suggests that as lower limbs lengthened and hominins assumed limb proportions more similar to modern humans, they became more mobile and changed their foraging behaviour and diet. But fossil fragments have now shown a richer variety of sizes and this may not be the case. The ecomorphological model says that Homo ergaster was the first hominin to colonize other continents due to its energetically efficient bipedal locomotion, long distance travel abilities, large home range sizes and habitat tolerance. But fossil evidence for body size now suggests the marked increase of body size variables in early Homo took place after 1.8 Million years in eastern Africa. By this point, the dispersals already happened, suggesting that migrations into Eurasia were possible without a significant increase in body size and possibly lower limb length. Interestingly, the study says that there was an increase in body size at the start and end of the period studied, which suggests that factors other than chronology also influenced the body size of early humans.","highlights":"Experts developed a method of calculating the height and body mass of individuals from small fossil fragments, some no bigger than toes . Researchers found early man ranged from 4ft 8 inches to almost 6ft . It has been said ancestors left Africa as a result of developing longer legs . But this study suggests that there may have been another driving force . Experts also claim regional conditions may be to blame for diverse shapes . This suggests body size is not a fixed characteristic of a species . It is the first study in 20 years to compare the body size of humans who lived between 1.5 million and 2.5 million years ago .","id":"728aebb162ab39684341abbc815c0b5883737134","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" have been much taller and stronger.\nThe new study suggests that human evolution occurred in multiple regions on the African continent, and not just in East Africa, as previously assumed. Researchers suggest that a variety of \u2018ecological adaptations\u2019 played a role in the evolution of early human species in Africa, with populations in different parts of the continent developing different characteristics over time.\nDr. Sarah Gilbert of the University of Portsmouth led the research, using radiocarbon dating and analysis of fossils to reconstruct human evolution in Africa over the past 2.7 million years. The study is published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.\nThe team found that the earliest humans, Homo erectus, were already present in Africa around 2 million years ago. Homo erectus is considered the first human species to have moved out of Africa. The researchers also suggest that several of the species that followed later developed bigger brains and longer legs over time. \u201cThere\u2019s more genetic diversity, which shows that there were lots of different forms of people co-existing at different times. We know that people were not all identical,\u201d Dr. Gilbert said.\n\u201cWhat we were trying to get at was the question of what the ecological adaptations were behind the emergence and persistence of all these different types of people.\u201d\nDr. Gilbert said that many of the fossils analysed in the study, which took place at the University of Cape Town, were found in caves, rather than on dry land. This suggests that the early people were living in woodland areas.\nThe new findings mean that humans were not only evolving in the tropics, and living in trees, but were also starting to diversify across the continent, rather than just living as one species in East Africa.\nThe study has discovered that all the species mentioned in this report are extinct now but we do know that a species of Australopithecus, Australopithecus sediba, evolved in South Africa roughly 2 million years ago and lived for 500,000 years. It was also the only non-sapiens species of our ancestry.\nThis finding means we have to rethink when and where humans first evolved, and who gave rise to our lineage. It also suggests that we may well have lost contact with the closest relatives of our ancestors. The fossils of Australopithecus sediba were discovered at a site called Lesedi, 50 km east of Johannesburg. It is a place in South Africa known for containing many hominin species of our lineage and these fossils were"}
{"article":"Health experts have accused Coca Cola of \u2018health washing\u2019 consumers with the launch of its new \u2018lower-calorie\u2019 soft drink as it still contains the full amount of an adult\u2019s recommended daily allowance of sugar. The soft drink giant\u2019s latest product, Coke Life, is partly made from a naturally sweet plant called Stevia, in a bid to target health conscious soft drink lovers. But a 330ml can of Coca Cola Life still has 22g of sugar, equivalent of six teaspoons and 89 calories. When compared to a 330ml can of regular Coca Cola which has 35g of sugar, equivalent of almost 10 teaspoons of sugar and 139 calories, that is 35 per cent less sugar. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults of normal body mass index only eat 25g (six teaspoons) of sugar in total per day. University of Sydney nutritionist Dr Kieron Rooney told Daily Mail Australia: \u2018Coke Life should not be considered a healthy option\u2026 it should not even have a seat at the table. \u2018This is health washing, yes it is less sugar than the original but that is still an excessive amount - it is still a sugar sweetened beverage and is no way part of a healthy life or lifestyle.\u2019 Coca-Cola Life (left) comes in a green can and although it has less sugar than regular Coca-Cola (right) it still contains six teaspoons of sugar . Dr Rooney highlighted research carried out in the eighties where rats were given a sugar solution, a saccharin [artificial sweetener] solution and only drank a certain amount. But when the rats were given both sugar and saccharin mixed together they drank more than they normally would. \u2018It\u2019s called a super mix, a little bit of sugar and sweetener drives over consumption\u2026 if this translates to the human population then that is fantastic for Coke\u2019s profit line,\u2019 Dr Rooney said. Coke Life has its very own \u2018super mix\u2019 of both sugar and Stevia - a type of sweetener. \u2018Coke will be pushing more products but we will be doing more detriment to our health,\u2019 Dr Rooney warned. When it comes to the green colour of the Coke Life packet it can give off a \u2018healthy vibe\u2019, Dr Rooney said. He noted Coke would have done a great amount of market research before they launched the product. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley launched Coca-Cola Life - sweetened from natural sources with a blend of sugar and stevia leaf extract - back in London in September . \u2018There would have been some work that went into the association of green with health. I can understand how on some superficial level at least that it is seen as a healthier product. \u2018But people should be aware that a sugar sweetened beverage is still an excessive calorie product with no nutritional benefits,\u2019 he said. Dr Rooney explained that \u2018liquid calories\u2019 are the worst type of calorie source because the body metabolises them differently to solid food. \u2018If you are looking to improve health the very first step is to remove your liquid calories,\u2019 Dr Rooney said. The best drinks to consume are water and milk, he advised. And when it comes to Coke\u2019s claims that they are trying to help battle the obesity epidemic, Dr Rooney said it is \u2018disingenuous, duplicitous and highly inappropriate for Coke to frame their products as healthy.\u2019 Dr Rooney said it is 'disingenuous, duplicitous and highly inappropriate' for Coke products to be marketed as healthy . Coca-Cola Life uses a mix of sugar and natural plant Stevia, which has been in Japan as a sweetener for over 30 years . Sugary drinks do not just cause weight gain they rot teeth, increase fat on the liver and fat around the waist, he explained . \u2018I think it is deceitful and they are sitting there saying the only health worry is weight, which is absolutely wrong.\u2019 Dr Rooney explained that 'liquid calories' are the worst type of calorie source because the body metabolises them differently to solid food . Professor Amanda Lee of Queensland University of Technology, and former chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council's Dietary Guidelines Working Committee, told the Sydney Morning Herald the launch of Coca Cola Life is an example of \u2018greenwashing\u2019. \u2018It reminds me of the stage we were up at 30 years ago when manufacturers were making healthy cigarettes. I'm worried, it's trying to make a product that's intrinsically unhealthy, healthy,\u2019 she said. \u2018There's a high risk that many consumers could be confused, thinking that it's a low-energy option when it's not.\u2019 The product, which hit Australian shelves on Monday, has more natural ingredients than Diet Coke because it doesn\u2019t use artificial sweeteners like Aspartame. Lisa Winn, Coca-Cola South Pacific Marketing Director, said: \u2018Coca-Cola Life truly is another example of us keeping in step with consumer demands. \u2018We\u2019re confident that the new product is what consumers have been looking for. We\u2019ve achieved the taste you\u2019d expect from Coca-Cola with 35% reduced sugar and kilojoules, compared to Coca-Cola.\u2019 \u2018Coke Life isn\u2019t simply a new product from Coca-Cola \u2013 it\u2019s another great choice for people who want a delicious Coca-Cola to fit their lifestyle. There is a Coca-Cola option for everyone,\u2019 she said. It is only the fourth drink to be launched in the Trademark\u2019s 128-year history. Peach flavour Lipton Ice Tea has over eight teaspoons of sugar, while Vitamin Water has seven . V Energy Drinks which promise to give you 'energy' have 13 teaspoons of sugar in them . The new addition to Coke's range of 3,500 beverages, should also not be mistaken for Coke Zero, which is a low-calorie drink that is marketed at men who don't like the word 'diet' and is meant to taste exactly the same as classic Coca-Cola. Coke Life is roughly inbetween Diet Coke and classic Coca-Cola when it comes to calories \u2013 you will still find 27 in a can. However, it has 35 per cent less sugar than classic Coke because it uses the natural plant Stevia and sugar as sweeteners, rather than just sugar. Aspartame is a man-made sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. The safety of aspartame has been the subject of several political and medical controversies. However, the European Food Safety Authority concluded in its 2013 re-evaluation that aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure. People with the genetic condition phenylketonuria are however told to avoid it. Coke Zero (left) is a low-calorie drink that is marketed at men because they are shown to associate 'diet' drinks with women. Unlike Diet Coke (right), which is completely sugar free, Coke Life still has sugar . Nutritionist Aloysa Hourigan from Nutrition Australia said that Stevia is not known to have any health risks but that doesn't necessarily mean it is healthy to drink Coke Life. 'Nutrition Australia would still say that while it's safe it's still encouraging people to want to eat sweets. Stevia is the name of the plant from which stevia sweetener (steviol glycoside) is obtained. You can buy stevia in a powdered form as a sugar substitute that you can add to food and beverages at home \u2013 or you may find it in icecream, water-based beverages, brewed soft drinks, plain and flavoured soy beverages. It can be used in cooking and baking according to the Stevia Australia website, excepting that it does not caramelise like sugar. It has been used in Japan as the main sweetener for over 30 years and safety reviewed by both FSANZ and many other national food standard agencies in other countries e.g the EFSA and USFDA. FSANZ has concluded that the use of steviol glycosides at proposed levels does not raise any public health and safety concerns. 'The problem with all these artificial drinks is they still have high acidity levels and dental erosion. 'The other thing is there is some research that suggests that cola based colour drinks, whether sweetened naturally or artificially, are potentially impact negatively on insulin resistance meaning you are more likely to gain weight,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'It is not proven or definite but there is some concern around it. No matter what, the best drink is water and that\u2019s we\u2019d still agree.' If you\u2019re wondering what the need for another low-calorie Coke drink is, the global brand which is worth an estimated $74 billion US dollars reportedly wanted a product for the growing number of people who are worried about artificial sweeteners like Aspartame, one of the most intensively scrutinised food additives. Aspartame is ingested every day by millions of people around the world in more than 6,000 well-known brands of food, drink and medicine. However, it has been the subject of a number of studies that appear to show harmful effects on human health. One study linked diet drinks containing Aspartame to premature births, while another suggested it could cause cancer. However, in December 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed aspartame and confirmed it as safe, so Coca-Cola has continued to use it. Powerade has over eight teaspoons of sugar and Gatorade has nine teaspoons . Coca-Cola Life does not contain Aspartame so may be seen as healthier \u2013 but it does contain more sugar than Diet Coke. 'I guess with the other artificial sweeteners there is not a lot of evidence unless they are in very high doses that they are harmful. But because research hasn\u2019t been done checking Stevia it seems to be quiet safe in those respects,\u2019 Ms Hourigan said. Coke Life is meant to taste similar to classic Coca-Cola but some have noted a slightly aniseed taste to the beverage. Rival soft drink brand Pepsi have also brought out a drink that uses Stevia as a sweetener in some markets. They have named it Pepsi Next.","highlights":"A 330ml can of Coca Cola Life still has 22g of sugar and 89 calories . A can of regular Coca Cola has 35g of sugar and 139 calories . Experts say branding Coke Life as low-calorie is 'disingenuous' 'Coke Life should not be considered a healthy option,' nutritionist says . It\u00a0has its very own 'super mix' of both sugar and natural sweetener Stevia . 'People should be aware that a sugar sweetened beverage is still an excessive calorie product with no nutritional benefits,' expert says .","id":"2712837d25c1989b7d0078f58facab9265fefae8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" manufacturer has been under increasing scrutiny over the impact of its sugary products on public health, particularly in the United Kingdom, which is one of the biggest consumers of Coca Cola products in the world.\nA recent study from the University of Newcastle in Australia highlighted the health risks of drinking regular Coca Cola which found a clear link between its consumption and tooth decay, a risk factor in cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. The study found that drinking just one sugar-sweetened cola a day increased the risk of decay in children.\nWith the new soft drink, Coca Cola has reduced the amount of sugar in its product to 10% from 11% but the change was not accompanied by a change in the drink\u2019s name. The company has also launched a new brand, Zeros, which has no calories and will cost less than a penny per unit, but the \u2018low-cal\u2019 drinks are still high in sugar.\nA can of zero-sugar Coca Cola still has 10g of sugar, equivalent to three teaspoons of sugar. Even the new \u2018lower-calorie\u2019 fizzy drinks contain 100 calories, which is higher than a 90-calorie bottle of sparkling water.\nCommenting on the latest move, Professor John Britton, a paediatric dentist based in Exeter, told the Guardian that Coca Cola\u2019s \u2018health washing\u2019 campaign was a bad joke, noting that it was trying to \u2018have its cake and eat it\u2019. He also suggested that the new drink would make sugar levels in kids\u2019 drinks worse, not better.\n\u2018Cola companies are using different forms of sugar to help reduce the amount of sugar in drinks but there is no evidence that any of these sweeteners are any less harmful than sugar,\u2019 he said.\nCoca-Cola has been the subject of multiple court actions over its marketing of sugary products in UK. The drinks firm faces a legal action in the High Court for \u2018misleading the public\u2019 by promoting low and no sugar drinks as healthy when they are not. In 2015, The Advertising Standards Agency warned that the adverts were \u2018misleading\u2019 and said the company had been warned over them in 2012.\n\u2018Coca-Cola clearly have not learnt their lesson, despite two High Court decisions stating that they should stop the misleading use of the terms \u201cno sugar\u201d and \u201csugar free\u201d in their advertising. In addition, they have failed to include any sort of \u201cno sugar"}
{"article":"London (CNN)Mohammed Emwazi, the British-Kuwaiti ISIS fighter the world knows as \"Jihadi John,\" was fuming with righteous indignation when he met with a representative of Cage Prisoners -- a Muslim advocacy group now known as CAGE -- shortly after being deported from Tanzania in August 2009. In a meeting recorded by the advocacy group, he claimed his plans for a safari vacation were ruined when he was detained at the airport and sent back first to Amsterdam and then to Dover, England, where he was subjected to several interrogations by British security officials. He said they accused him of traveling to Tanzania so he could link up with the terrorist group Al-Shabaab in neighboring Somalia and revealed they had been listening in on his phone conversations even before he made the trip. Emwazi said that during the questioning he denied any connection to extremism and stated that innocent people had been killed in the 2005 London transport system terrorist attacks and that the 9\/11 terror attacks in the United States were wrong. Father: No proof my son is 'Jihadi John' But more than a dozen British administrative court documents obtained by CNN paint a very different picture of Emwazi and explain why he was on British security services' radar before he made the trip. The documents reveal British security services believed Emwazi was part of a radical West London recruitment network for terrorist groups in East Africa. Last week, two U.S. officials and two U.S. congressional sources confirmed to CNN that \"Jihadi John\" is Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Londoner. One figure in the group -- a 30-year-old British-Iranian identified only as \"CE\" who was allegedly trained by al Qaeda terrorists in Somalia in 2006 -- was later placed under a \"control order,\" a British administrative measure to restrict the freedom of movement of terror suspects. A December 2011 court document pertaining to CE's case named Emwazi as part of his extremist network. According to the document, British Home Secretary Theresa May \"maintained she has reasonable grounds for suspicion that since his return to the United Kingdom in February 2007, CE has continued to associate regularly with members of a network of United Kingdom and East African-based Islamist extremists which is involved in the provision of funds and equipment to Somalia for terrorism-related purposes and the facilitation of individuals' travel from the United Kingdom to Somalia to undertake terrorism-related activity. The Secretary of State maintains that members of the network include BX, J1, Mohammed Ezzouek, Hamza Chentouf, Mohammed Emwazi, Mohammed Mekki, Mohammed Miah, Ahmed Hagi, Amin Addala, Aydarus Elmi, Sammy Al-Nagheeb, Bilal Berjawi and others.\" Some of these men are now dead. Others are wanted. CE told British officials that Mekki and Emwazi often stopped by his wife's apartment. Several of the visits were in early 2011, according to the document. Many of the young men in this network grew up within a few blocks of Emwazi in West London. According to the court documents, security services believe five members of the group -- CE, Berjawi, BX, Ezzouek, Miah and Chentouf -- attended an al Qaeda training camp in Somalia in 2006 in which they may have been instructed in the use of explosives. The camp was run by two veteran al Qaeda operatives, Saleh Nabhan and Fazul Mohammed, who instructed the British group to return to the United Kingdom \"to carry out facilitation activities and to recruit individuals to work on behalf of al Qaeda and\/or Al-Shabaab,\" according to the British government. Nabhan and Fazul Mohammed were the most-wanted al Qaeda operatives in Africa and, according to a 2009 U.S. State Department cable, their training camps offered far more advanced instruction than that offered by Al-Shabaab. Nabhan, a Kenyan operative, was suspected of playing a key operational role in the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1998, as well as a bomb attack on a resort in Mombasa in 2002, and on the same day, a failed missile attack on an Israeli airliner taking off from Mombasa's airport. Fazul Mohammed, who was born on the Comoros Islands, was also suspected of playing a key role in the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998.  He wrote in a 2009 memoir that Western recruits should be provided with training rather than instantly dispatched as suicide bombers within Somalia \"to build sleeping cells around the world.\" Nabhan was killed in a U.S. Navy SEAL raid in September 2009 and Fazul Mohammed was killed in an ambush in Mogadishu in June 2011. Authorities recovered a document on a thumb drive found on his body -- probably authored by a British recruit -- proposing an attack on targets including Eton College and the five-star Dorchester and Ritz hotels in the United Kingdom, similar to the 2008 Mumbai, India, attacks that killed more than 160 people. The author proposed two months' training in Somalia for British and Western recruits selected for the attack, including target reconnaissance, hostage-taking, weapons and counter-surveillance. According to the court documents, at least one member of Emwazi's circle -- J1, a 36-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker to the United Kingdom -- had links to the al Qaeda cell that attempted to bomb the London transport system on July 21, 2005, two weeks after bomb blasts on London Underground trains and buses killed 52 people and wounded 770. According to the British government, J1, a Christian convert to Islam known in Islamist circles as Abdul Shakur, contacted bomber Hussain Osman by phone on the morning of the July 21 attempted attack. In October 2009, two months after Emwazi's alleged aborted attempt to wage jihad possibly in Somalia, three members of his west London network -- Bilal Berjawi, Mohammed Sakr and Walla Eldin Rahman -- traveled to join the terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Somalia, according to the documents. British security officials estimate that a total of more than 100 British extremists traveled to join the group, according to published reports. The Lebanese-born Berjawi, from St. John's Wood in West London, swiftly rose to a senior position in Al-Shabaab and likely continued to work closely with the senior al Qaeda operative Fazul Mohammed, according to a profile by Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute. According to the UK court documents, Berjawi remained in contact with the radical network he and Emwazi belonged to in the United Kingdom while in Somalia. Berjawi and Sakr were killed in U.S. drone strikes in early 2012. It is possible one of them authored the blueprint for attacks on luxury London hotels found on Fazul Mohammed's body in Mogadishu the previous year. By 2013, Emwazi's West London radical network had a new cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre: the jihad against the Assad regime in Syria. Drone strikes and infighting in Al-Shabaab had made life increasingly difficult for foreign fighters in Somalia. Two members of Emwazi's network managed to leave Britain despite being under \"terrorism prevention and investigation measures\" (TPIMs), which means the monitoring of terror suspects who can't be charged. Their current whereabouts are unknown, but one possibility is that they traveled to Syria. TPIMs were introduced by the British coalition government in 2012 to replace the previous control order system. According to Robin Simcox, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society who has conducted extensive research on control orders, the new system removed authorities' power to relocate terror suspects, making it easier for them to re-engage with their radical networks. Both of Emwazi's associates moved back to London and then fled the country. Ibrahim Magag -- a British-Somali man previously identified as \"BX\" under the control order regime -- fled in December 2012 after using scissors to cut through the strap of his GPS location monitoring device. British authorities believe he hailed a London taxi, and disappeared.  He had previously attended the training camp run by the senior al Qaeda operatives Nabhan and Fazul Mohammed in Somalia in 2006 and was involved in fund-raising for al Qaeda in East Africa, according to the court documents. In 2010, prior to the introduction of TPIMs, a British judge had ruled he was \"too dangerous to allow him to be in London for even a short period.\" Nevertheless, the British secretary of state wrote in court documents that \"Magag is not considered to represent a direct threat to the British public. The TPIMs notice in this case was intended primarily to prevent fund-raising and overseas travel.\" His whereabouts today?  Unknown. Mohammed Mohamed -- a Somali-born radical previously identified as \"CC\" -- went on the run in November 2013 after entering a west London mosque and removing his GPS monitoring device. Security cameras captured him leaving the mosque, disguised as a woman wearing a burqa. In 2008, Mohamed had traveled to Somalia, where Al-Shabaab provided him terrorist training. He was  detained in Somaliland in 2011 and deported to the UK. According to the court documents, he was involved in facilitating travel for others to Somalia and fund-raising for Al-Shabaab, and was planning attacks potentially against Western interests in Somaliland before his arrest. He remains wanted by British security. It's unknown if Magag or Mohamed rekindled their ties with Emwazi in London before leaving the country. In 2013, Emwazi himself traveled to Syria, joined ISIS, and began guarding Western hostages. In August 2014 he was dubbed \"Jihadi John\" -- the menacing, taunting, hooded face of ISIS -- when he orchestrated the brutal beheading of American journalist James Foley, the first of many victims murdered on camera.","highlights":"The man now known as \"Jihadi John\" was on Britain's terror radar for several years . Court documents claim he was a member of a terror recruitment network in London . The papers spell out his connections to other known terrorists in Somalia .","id":"27da18a40cf8350bb2f0afce82f820b237e9f67a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" group that opposes the terror group.\nThe group, in a report released on Friday, recounts an alleged incident in November 2014 in which Emwazi threatened to carry out a \"martyrdom operation\" and \"targeted violence\" against the group and its supporters.\nEmwazi is a member of ISIS and has since gone on to become the notorious ISIS executioner.\n\"I'm gonna kill you. I'm gonna kill you personally if you don't leave us alone,\" he told the organization's representative at a meeting in London in November.\nHe reportedly became angry and \"very annoyed\" when the organization mentioned his name -- the same way he reacted when they first approached him after hearing of his involvement in ISIS, according to Cage Prisoners.\n\"I have a personal relationship with this,\" he told them. \"Just to say my name in an aggressive way, as if I'm doing something wrong. Why are you talking about me? Who are you, to say my name? Who are you to threaten someone over my name?\"\nHe warned of a \"martyrdom operation\" and told the group, \"I will make sure you get a taste of what you have been feeding me. How about that, brother?\"\nAnd \"if you speak to me in a confrontational way, that's a threat. If I see you on the street, I will target you, I will target your family, I will target your mother,\" he said, according to Cage Prisoners.\n\"I will target your mother.\"\nEmwazi's anger may not only be fueled by an obsession with his reputation, according to the report. He is also frustrated with the extent to which those involved in Cage Prisoners have been publicizing his presence at the group's London headquarters.\nCage Prisoners says Emwazi was furious to hear that the group had recorded the meeting and released a statement about the recording.\nEmwazi was once a computer science student at Kingston University in South West London, where his former lecturer told CNN he was \"very dedicated to the subject and to his studies.\"\n\"This wasn't an accident,\" Emwazi is alleged to have said of his presence at Cage Prisoners. \"This was a deliberate attempt by you to come and try to catch me out -- like you've seen me somewhere before.\"\n\"You should know me very well if you'"}
{"article":"Kelly Percival, 32, locked the 43-year-old victim into her flat at which point a male and female accomplice jumped out and demanded \u00a3100 . A honeytrap mother-of-one lured a lonely man to her flat with promises of a drunken romp before two thugs burst in and demanded cash. Kelly Percival, 32, lured a 43-year-old to her flat for a 'sexual encounter' in April last year, but once he was inside he was set upon by a man and woman who said: 'Give me \u00a3100 or I will cut you up.' Despite being punched several times in the head, he managed to escape, before calling the police who arrested Ms Percival. Prosecutor Jolyon Perks told the court Pervical had started chatting to the victim over dating site Badoo, using the name 'Jess' on her profile. Mr Perks said: 'This culminated in the complainant being invited to visit 'Jess' for what the victim believed would be effectively a date, a sexual encounter. 'He travelled to the address in a taxi, having bought vodka and cigarettes.' The court heard when the victim arrived at the upstairs flat he was led by Percival, who by then had told him her real name, into the living room. Mr Perks added: 'The complainant sat down on the settee and it was at that point a male and female burst into the room. 'The male immediately said \"give me \u00a3100 or I will cut you up\".' The court heard the victim was also threatened by the female before he tried to get out and realised he was locked in the flat. The male attacker demanded the victim's mobile phone when he saw him trying to contact the police before opening the door to let him out. Mr Perks added: 'He was punched by the male to the head a number of times, which knocked off his glasses.' The victim showed police his dating profile and messages and Pervical. Officers then used this to track her down as she had used pictures of herself as her profile images. Mr Perks said: 'The defendant fully admitted agreeing with the others for the victim to go to her flat and they they would then effectively 'tax' him, get money by force.' The man and woman who threatened the victim escaped, and have never been caught. Percival was sentenced to 15 months, suspended for two years, with a supervision order. Newcastle Crown Court heard that, despite being repeatedly punched in the head, the man managed to escape from the flat and call police, who arrested Percival . Judge Jeremy Freedman told her: 'He believed you were willing to engage in sexual relations with him on April 6 when he wnet to an address you had given him. 'When he arrived he was confronted by two other people who burst into the room and demanded \u00a3100 and threatened to cut him up. 'Your role was as a facilitator, you lured him to the property, knowing what was to happen. 'There was a plan afoot, it was not sophisticated but you had obviously agreed with the two others that is what you would do in order to rob him of a sum of money. 'I am satisfied, once he had been lured to the flat, you took no further role in the offence. 'Nevertheless, but for your involvement, the robbery could not have and would not have happened.' The judge said the ordeal must have been a 'terrifying' experience for the victim, who has been left traumatised by what happened to him. Vic Laffey, defending, said mum-of-one Percival got involved in the scam to feed her drug habit, which she is now handling. Mr Laffey said: 'Her circumstances, at least for the moment, have taken a turn for the better. She appears to be getting some help and handling the drug problems. She is far better than she was.'","highlights":"Drug addict Kelly Percival, 32,  lured man, 43, to flat via Badoo dating site . Man went to home with bottle of vodka and cigarettes for 'sex encounter' Man and woman then jumped out and demanded \u00a3100 'or I will cut you up' Despite being punched in the head victim escaped and called the police . Percival walked free from court today, while accomplices were not caught .","id":"a2601b958b391abb2311d27cd6d8bfa8a850e736","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" into her flat before her two accomplices tortured and \u2018humiliated\u2019 him by beating him for a year.\nThe two victims, who were best friends, were then told that they had been \u201csold off\u201d to different sex offenders in a terrifying ordeal which began on New Year\u2019s Eve.\nPercival had been drinking heavily all day when the victim came to see her in his car.\nShe invited him up to her flat above a shop in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, where the victim says she repeatedly \u201cseduced\u201d him before making him a sandwich and letting him use the loo.\nHe told Cambridgeshire Crown Court: \u201cWhen I walked up the steps to the flat there was a light on but no one answered the door.\n\u201cThe next minute this girl came out and said, \u2018Come in,\u2019 and I went in to have a sandwich, it was like being in a porno film.\n\u201cShe said, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll look after you. We\u2019ll have a bit of fun.\n\u201cShe grabbed me and she kissed me on the mouth, it was so passionate.\u201d\nHe said the encounter then took a \u201cdark turn\u201d as his former partner entered the flat.\nHe added: \u201cKelly was like a wild animal, she grabbed me and said, \u2018This is not how it\u2019s going to end.\u2019\n\u201cShe started to tear my clothes off, her teeth were clenched and her eyes were like saucers. I was so scared, I just froze.\u201d\nThe victim, who lost his job after the ordeal and says he is no longer in touch with his friends or family, has told how they \u201cshoved a toothbrush in my mouth and they poured water down it\u201d.\nHe was then made to sleep with his eyes open as the mother-of-one and her accomplices took pictures of his naked body.\nThe victim claimed Percival and her friend used a \u201cblack magic\u201d spell and other techniques to \u201cembarrass, humiliate and demean\u201d him during the following year.\nThe victim said Percival told him he was being sold to \u201csomeone in London\u201d who was waiting downstairs.\n\u201cWe heard her saying over and over, \u2018I\u2019ve done it, I\u2019ve done it, I\u2019ve done it.\u2019 We were petrified, we were all alone in the flat,\u201d he added.\nEventually they"}
{"article":"Most children can be prone to temper tantrums if they don't get their own way but Sapphire Bubb, nine, has become so aggressive, even her own mother is terrified of her. Single mother, Pauline, 47, from Southampton, says her daughter's behaviour can be so unpredictable she dreads outings and special occasions like birthday parties, and she feels like a victim of domestic abuse because of the daily barrage of abuse she gets at home. 'Her behaviour has deteriorated from being a normal child to attacking me on a daily basis. Very few people have seen her that way as it's behind doors,' Pauline told Channel 5 show My Violent Child. Pauline Bubb, pictured on Channel 5 show My Violent Child, has suffered physical abuse from both her son and daughter and wonders if her parenting skills are to blame . Spencer, now 11, pictured as a young boy with twin sisters Sapphire and Jorja, now nine. Spencer could be aggressive at this age as it was before he was diagnosed with ODD and ADHD . 'She can be a complete Jekyll and Hyde - one minute she's a loving child and the next she can turn, biting, pulling hair, trying to pull my earrings out, punching, kicking, trying to break things. 'She is only a tiny little thing and she goes through this thing and it scares me. I have been attacked at least 30 times in one day. It can be for any reason.' The Channel 5 show goes into their home to reveal how Sapphire can be aggressive - both physically and verbally - over the smallest of things if she doesn't get her own way. During one outburst, she is seen shouting at her mother: 'It's not f***ing working, don't f***ing talk to me' over a toy and when her mild-mannered twin sister, Jorja, tells her to 'stop being silly' she retorts: 'Shut up you b****!' Pauline is at the end of her tether as after Spencer was diagnosed, Sapphire then started acting violently.\u00a0'It feels like I am in domestic violence with my kids,' she said . In another shocking scene, she bites her mother's face during a meltdown over homework and then sobs in her arms because she's sorry for what she's done. 'I don't understand why I get angry, I hurt people and I kick them,' Sapphire said. It's not the first time Pauline has experienced physical abuse at the hands of one of her children. As previously reported by MailOnline, Pauline found raising her son, Spencer, now 11, a real challenge as he was prone to regular violent outbursts and he once stabbed her with some scissors. At the age of five, he was diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and\u00a0Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and put on anti-psychotic medication. 'Before the diagnosis he could be really violent, he stabbed me with scissors, he tried to strangle me, he could be violent punching, kicking and swearing,' Pauline recalled. Sapphire hugs her mother after regretting biting her in the face during one violent outburst filmed by the Channel 5 documentary . Spencer has calmed down thanks to his diagnosis but Pauline now faces another violent battleground with Sapphire. After the problems she experienced with Spencer when he was younger and now Sapphire, Pauline said: 'It feels like I am in domestic violence with my kids. 'They have taken the role of the abusive partner. This can't go on, I don't know how to deal with it. 'I try my hardest I put my all into everything for them and they just seem to fight me all the way.' Pauline often has to retreat her to bedroom in fear of her children's behaviour and is left in tears over what she can do to bring harmony to their home. 'I do worry that it's me, where did I go wrong? I do the best I can do at as a mum but I worry it's down to my parenting skills,' she admits. Caught in the firing line is her other daughter, Jorja, who often retreats to sit on her own when her sister's tantrums begin and is often at the receiving end of her verbal abuse herself. Trying to play a simple games of cards with her sister can result in her being sworn and shouted at. The single mother-of-three often retreats to her room to hide from her aggressive children . Islay Downey, a parenting practitioner who helped Pauline when she struggled with Spencer, returns to help the family again now Sapphire is causing problems. She said Pauline needs to establish a routine, set more ground rules and be more assertive. She advised Pauline to work on her own self-esteem as her lack of confidence in her parenting is holding her back. 'At the moment the children are on control and that's a very unsafe place for children,' she said. She observed that Jorja was often the victim as she withdraws to find a corner to sit on her own while her mother and sister fight. Islay said: 'Sapphire has learnt a pattern of behaviour that if she wants attention, this (being violent and aggressive) is the way to get it. Pauline is urged by a parenting practitioner to be more assertive and self-confident - she has let her children take too much control . 'It's like a dripping tap, little by little we have to get mum to be more assertive. Pauline needs to focus more on Jorja, that retreating isn't good for her.' The family are taken for 'intensive weekend intervention' at an outdoor activity centre in the New Forest to help them. Islay said: 'From experience, it helps to taken them away from a familiar environment where they have to break familiar patterns of behaviour.' During the weekend, the family do role play exercises where they recreate arguments taking the part of each other so they can see the situation from the other person's perspective. They also take part in survival activities in the forest and games where they have to work together. A weekend away with her twin girls proves a revelation as Pauline finally starts being the boss . The activities all work towards Pauline reestablishing control instead of letting Sapphire take charge. The mother is amazed by the transformation in her children's behaviour when she is the boss. She said: 'When I have made a suggestion they haven't kicked off and have listen to what I have said which is a good thing. Now I'm in my element, I'm really happy. 'The one thing I will take home is positivity, their behaviour has been amazing.' Islay says she's hopeful Pauline 'will now go from strength to strength' and take what she had learnt back into the home environment. My Violent Child is on Channel 5 this evening at 9pm or catch up On Demand .","highlights":"Single mother, Pauline, 47, appears on Channel 5 show My Violent Child . Once stabbed with scissors by her son Spencer, now 11 . His behaviour has improved after taking anti-psychotic\u00a0medication . But now daughter, Sapphire, nine, is misbehaving . Can be verbally and physically aggressive if doesn't get her own way . Pauline admits 'I don't know how to deal with it' Seeks help and is advised she needs to take control and establish routine .","id":"92ada4e3db76c5dca6f82b5c84691b4e04df7b00","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" England, says she is too frightened to punish her daughter or even tell her off in case she attacks her - a situation she can't handle.\nSapphire has a high IQ but suffers from a severe anger disorder and has been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). She will not go to school and even when Pauline does take her out for a walk, Sapphire is so unruly she has to carry her because she is afraid of her.\nSapphire's behaviour has deteriorated in the past year, Pauline says. She's become increasingly aggressive, violent and destructive - and now she is so fearful, she doesn't know what to do. 'I've always been aware that Sapphire was slightly different from other kids. She was born at a very difficult time for us, she was a very stressful pregnancy and I suffered from severe depression, so we were both not quite on form and we're still not there.'\nWhen Sapphire was born with a hole in her stomach that needed immediate attention and an operation, she and her baby were in the high dependency unit of Southampton General hospital for six months. She was only two days old when she came out. After that she was taken straight home. 'I can remember seeing her for the first time, I wasn't allowed to touch her or speak to her for an hour because I couldn't hold my hand above her because it had to be above her stomach wound.\n'It was a very stressful time,' says Pauline. 'I was very anxious, I was feeling depressed and I think Sapphire was affected by my anxiety too.'\nPauline says she often feels powerless against Sapphire. 'Her behaviour is not consistent and it comes in fits and starts. I don't know why she acts the way she does, and I've never experienced it before. I'm not her father, I don't want to get into all that. But I just don't know what to do.'\nPauline tries her best to give Sapphire stability, but it's difficult when she gets so angry. 'I have to be really calm to make her see I'm a mum, I love her but I can't take her out in public because she's so violent, I can't control her behaviour, she pushes her teachers, she's not always very good in class -"}
{"article":"He was sacked for punching a junior TV producer after not getting a hot dinner. And judging by the extensive list of backstage luxuries demanded by Jeremy Clarkson and his Top Gear Live co presenters, it seems a miracle he hadn\u2019t previously lashed out. The three-page catalogue was revealed after BBC producer Oisin Tymon, who felt Clarkson\u2019s wrath, said he did not want to press charges. Scroll down for video . Very specific requests include over 20 bottles of wine, such as Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. Also required is Chateau Leoube ros\u00e9 or equivalent which \u2013 at Clarkson\u2019s insistence - must be \u2018pale DRY\u2026 preferably southern France.\u2019 In case that runs out, they ask for two dozen bottles of Peroni beer, Bombay Sapphire gin plus tonic, ice and lemon, all chilled in a fridge or cooler cabinet with at least four shelves. Their drinks must be served on linen covered tables, while a sofa must be provided with \u2018enough room to seat six people, one of whom is 6ft 3in and likes to lie down\u2019. The stars also insist on a Nespresso coffee machine with a milk frothing gadget, balsamic vinegar, Dove deodorant, hair wax, \u2018nice rubbish bins\u2019 and a coat stand \u2013 \u2018NOT a rail!\u2019 In all, there are about 120 different items listed for the green room which Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May use to relax in during breaks from hosting the Top Gear Live events, which take place at arenas in the UK and abroad, and are separate from the BBC TV show. The rooms \u2013 often the size of a hotel suite \u2013 must be fitted with a rug if there are no carpets, soft lighting, a TV with good speaker system and Sky Sports and movies, an array of films on DVD and green plants - ideally bamboo. Smoker Clarkson insists on a carton of Marlboro Lights and as well as packets of Camels and Marlboro Menthol Lights. In all, there are about 120 different items listed for the green room which Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May use to relax in during breaks from hosting the Top Gear Live events . And in a move which might have pre-empted the attack that ended Clarkson\u2019s BBC career, the list also insists the green room must be located near a McDonald\u2019s, stating: \u2018THEY WILL ASK FOR THIS\u2019. A source from Top Gear Live told the Mail: \u2018All three presenters have their eclectic tastes and they certainly know what they want. \u2018Jeremy is very into his ros\u00e9 and very particular about getting exactly the right type of wine. \u2018He also likes to be driven around in a Range Rover during these events. \u2018It\u2019s fair to say he can be a little bit of a Prima Donna at times.\u2019 Clarkson is alleged to have been drinking Rose for three hours before he hit TV producer Oisin Tymon, who had told him that he wasn\u2019t able to have steak and chips at Simonstone Hall in North Yorkshire following a day\u2019s filming. Two planned Top Gear Live events for this weekend in Norway were postponed after the 54-year-old presenter was suspended and later fired over the fracas. Details of the stars\u2019 demands come from a \u2018green room rider\u2019 list from 29 November 2014 \u2013 the date of the last Top Gear Live event in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Soft drinks on the list included 12 small bottles of ginger beer, a selection of Cokes and Red Bull, and still and sparkling bottled water. Food includes \u2018lunch and evening meals and hot snacks, eg pies, jacket potatoes, pasta and prawn cocktail.\u2019 Greek, chicken Caesar and Nicoise salads are requested as a \u2018healthy option\u2019 along with a daily fruit bowl. But there are also demands for sweets including jelly babies and minstrels and cheese and cracker boards. Marmite, honey, jam, peanut butter, HP Sauce, salt crackers and a bottle of balsamic vinegar are also listed. There is no direct mention of steak, but steak knives are included on the list. The rider states that trestle tables are expected \u2018for the presentation of food and drink\u2019 and \u2018table linen for all tables not in good condition!\u2019 Very specific requests from Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond include over 20 bottles of wine, such as Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc . The room also has to include a Sky TV connection or way to access live sports and films, Apple TV or Netflix and a selection of DVDs including James Bond films, Blood Diamond and motorbike movie Closer to the Edge. Other movies required on DVD include Hangover Part 3, Miami Vice and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It also lists a Playstation 3 with two controllers plus the Call of Duty game. The source added: \u2018Some of the items are brought over by his team from venue to venue around the globe but others they get people on the ground to buy ready for their arrival. \u2018They don\u2019t always need everything or eat and drink everything on the list, but they like to have them there just in case.\u2019 The green rooms vary in size depending on the venue, but are often the equivalent of a hotel suite. During most Top Gear Live events the presenters \u2013 and anyone they invite to join them \u2013 spend a few hours in the room during rehearsals on Friday and before and after shows on Saturday and Sundays. They usually stay in hotels or private houses overnight. The rider was put together by PR firm R:evolution Communications and Events, which worked on the Top Gear Live shows. One of the firm\u2019s directors, Emma Stonier, was unavailable for comment, while another, Rebecca Banks, declined to answer questions at her Oxfordshire home when she was shown the document. But a former business associate of the pair, who did not wish to be named, said: \u2018I know there were lists like this for Top Gear with very specific requests. It sounds about right.\u2019 Oisin Tymon\u2019s solicitor, Paul Daniels, indicated the producer wanted to draw a line under the affair. Mr Daniels said: \u2018Mr Tymon doesn\u2019t want to press charges. The matter has taken a great toll on Oisin, his family and his friends. \u2018Quite simply, Mr Tymon just wishes to return now to the job at the BBC he loves, as soon as possible.\u2019","highlights":"Backstage luxuries demanded by Jeremy Clarkson and his co-presenters at Top Gear Live shows revealed . Three-page catalogue\u00a0includes over 20 bottles of wine, such as Veuve Clicquot Champagne and Sauvignon Blanc . In case that runs out, they ask for two dozen bottles of Peroni beer, Bombay Sapphire gin, tonic and ice . Their drinks must be served on linen covered tables and the presenters must be based near to a McDonald's .","id":"341a6936b9fde64eabd6c8b0ac95015e224278ef","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"hed out like that.\nAfter being unceremoniously axed from the BBC car show following his altercation with a co-worker, the former Blue Peter presenter had his name bandied around as a potential replacement for Fern Britton on ITV\u2019s This Morning.\nAnd now former T4 presenter Richard Coyle has landed the job, a move he says has been greeted with a mixture of surprise, suspicion and fear.\n\u201cI am really lucky to be the one succeeding an institution like that,\u201d he told the Press Association.\n\u201cThere was something kind of daunting about filling someone else\u2019s shoes and stepping in, but I am very excited. It\u2019s a big jump up from T4 but I\u2019ve done this for a long time and I\u2019m feeling quite prepared for it.\u201d\nHaving worked on both T4 and This Morning in the past, Coyle has already developed a taste for reality TV presenting \u2013 even if it means getting \u201cslap-happy\u201d in a pub with a fellow celebrity.\n\u201cWith T4, a lot of the time we were drunk. I have been on the show when I have been slap-happy and it is quite an experience,\u201d he joked.\nBut he admitted that the programme had its more serious moments too.\n\u201cThere were always the more political elements but I didn\u2019t think about them too much,\u201d he added. \u201cSome of those things seemed really important at the time, but in hindsight the world is not ruled by people watching T4.\u201d\nFor Coyle, the world is now ruled by This Morning and its audience of millions \u2013 a world which he claims is very different to that of T4 and its celebrity guests.\n\u201cThe audiences are very different,\u201d he said. \u201cWith T4 it was a mixture of celebrity gossip, a young audience, and very young presenters, and it was quite a wild thing to do.\n\u201cAnd the audience of This Morning is much more mainstream, it is women, the older age groups \u2013 and not as slap-happy.\u201d\nHe added: \u201cIt\u2019s the audience which has had the most impact on me. I was quite surprised that This Morning had the kind of audience which it does.\n\u201cIn terms of people watching, it\u2019s a massive show and there is a really strong and passionate audience. We had an email from a soldier in Afghanistan and he was telling us that on the front line this morning he listened to the show,"}
{"article":"Tributes have poured in for a 29-year-old Australian woman who died during a 'simple' medical procedure in Mexico, as a close friend remembers her as a kind, generous and loving young woman. Evita Nicole Sarmonikas, 29, was admitted to a hospital in Mexicali, the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California, on March 20 while on holiday with her boyfriend. She died on the same day, after reportedly suffering a heart attack. A close friend of Ms Sarmonkias has shared a heartbreaking tribute to the young woman, as her devastated family struggle to raise funds to have her body flown home, despite the hospital offering to cremate her. Tributes have poured in for\u00a0Evita Nicole Sarmonikas (right, pictured with friend Sherri Burton) after her death in a Mexican hospital last week . 'Eva my heart, my love, my joy. Where are you? I need you. We were meant to grow old together and still be conquering life hand in hand as sisters. I'm still not understanding. I haven't been able to sleep,' Sherri Burton wrote. Ms Burton recalled the last time the pair spoke, and the final day they spent together before Ms\u00a0Sarmonkias went overseas. 'The last thing you wrote to me, about 7 hours before you went to be with our Heavenly Father, was \"wish you were here with me\". You always thought about me when you were having fun and wanted me to experience it. 'It has been 7 days since you were physically with me in this very room I\u2019m typing in. Sitting on this very chair,' the tribute continued. 'Eva\u2026 There are not enough words to express how I feel about you. Thank you for loving me. I am honoured to have received such love. I am honoured to call you my sister. 'I am honoured to have been there through the good and the bad. I am honoured to have been let into the most intimate parts of your heart,' Ms Burton also wrote. Family and friends have flooded social media with tributes for the 'bright, beautiful' young woman . 'The last thing you wrote to me, about 7 hours before you went to be with our Heavenly Father, was \"wish you were here with me\", close friend Ms Burton revealed . Ms\u00a0Sarmonkias worked as a receptionist at LJ Hooker in Surfer's Paradise, and her former colleagues have remembered her as bubbly, bright and beautiful young woman. Ms Sarmonkias worked as a receptionist at LJ Hooker in Surfer's Paradise . 'The LJ Hooker Surfers Paradise Network is deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of one of our past employees Eva Sarmonikas,' a statement read. 'She was rightly positioned as our receptionist and the role suited her to a T. 'With the bubbliest and brightest personality anyone could ever imagine it was a pleasure to hear her wonderful voice at the other end of the line. 'This photo was taken last year at the LJ Hooker Annual Night Of The Stars Awards and how stunning she looked,' the post continued, referring to an image of the 29-year-old beaming at the camera. 'We will all miss her very much, Rest In Peace beautiful girl xx.' Ms Sarmonkias's distraught family remain at a loss to understand why she could not be saved. They have highlighted how Australian Medical advice shows that 'even in the case of cardiac arrest a healthy young body can often be brought back to life when surrounded by a fully equipped hospital and a competent medical team'. Ms Sarmonikas's family has set up a Facebook page in tribute to the 'perfect and whole soul' and to also help fundraise up to $30,000, which is needed to bring her body back home to Australia. A GoFundMe page has been established as the young woman's sister and mother battle to get to Mexico to bring 'Eva' home. Her former colleagues have remembered her as bubbly, bright and beautiful young woman . Tributes have also poured in from friends and family, vowing to remember her as a happy woman . The Mexican government have offered to cremate her body, according to the family, but the Australian have strongly advised against it and suggested an independent autopsy be carried out. 'The Australian Embassy has been clear on not allowing her body to leave Mexicali, or allowing her little body to be cremated before an independent autopsy and external opinion is sought,' a statement from the family said. They have also urged other women not to 'risk death to improve on perfection'. 'The autopsy showed Eva went into cardiac arrest following surgery. The hospitals' only response was to cling to their waiver, removing themselves from any liability,' a family member wrote on the Facebook group. 'There have been no answers and their only offer of 'cooperation' was an urgency to return her to us in the form of ashes. The Australian Embassy has strongly advised we do not allow this to happen.' Ms Sarmonikas's family have been advised to travel to Mexico as soon as possible to request an independent autopsy \u2013 not carried out by the hospital where she died \u2013 and to bring her home. They say she 'did not have travel insurance and we were never prepared for a situation of this magnitude'. A Facebook tribute page has been set up for Evita to share advice and support and to help fundraise to bring her body home to Australia . One friend on Facebook described Eva as a 'shining light in the dark and unforgiving world' 'Evita as we knew her on earth would be devastated at the amount of attention she is receiving at the moment, as she was extremely private and worked very hard to never be a burden on anybody,' her family wrote. 'However the abundance of love that we all hold for her is propelling the action that needs to be taken before she be laid to rest, and she deserves that.' Her family are also asking for help in gaining legal and medical representation as advised by The Australian Embassy. Ms Sarmonikas's family have not said what procedure Evita was undergoing before she died but they explained: 'As beautiful as Evita was inside and out. She was still filled with certain inadequacies. As almost every woman on earth does.' 'Her perfect and whole soul was not strong enough in light of a world that constantly bombarded her with an urgency to demand more from herself and her body,' they explained. 'She never demanded anything from anybody, but was always out giving her people. These near perfect graphic comparisons our young women are bombarded with from get go are too much for innocent hearts to battle, and the consequences are fatal when not conducted by adequate professionals. Ms Sarmonikas's family have been advised to travel to Mexico as soon as possible to request an independent autopsy . 'These doctors promised her more perfection to fill an emptiness that began developing early in our childhood. This emptiness further expanded with traumatic experiences in her adult life and the constant social boarding of a false beauty illusion,' they Facebook post continued. Her sister Andrea has urged others not too risk their lives in the pursuit of what they perceive as beauty. 'This was not the way to go home, no woman should risk death to improve on perfection,' they said. 'Tomorrow morning when you look in the mirror say to yourself 'I am enough, I am worthy, I am perfect just the way I am'. 'Don't listen to a world that is hungry to fill your insecurities with poison. Stop feeding an industry that hates humans, especially women in the natural state and their perfect birth bodies. Do it for Eva, do it for you.' Tributes have poured in for the 29-year-old. One friend wrote 'she was such a gorgeous girl physically and emotionally' Friends have promised to help bring Evita, \u00a0'a truly beautiful soul', home anyway they can . There has been an outpouring of love and messages of condolences on the page set up to remember Ms Sarmonikas. Ashleigh Carvell said: 'So sad she was such a gorgeous girl physically and emotionally. She seemed to be so confident in herself. Such a sad thing to happen my heart aches for u all. My deepest condolences.' Sugah Kimba wrote: 'She is a beautiful soul!!! Eva is the type of person to make the world a little more beautiful!!!! That's just who she was!!!' Sasha RPaki said: 'How do you improve on perfection? Eva was perfect, just as God made her and no man should ever have adulterated His masterpiece. The world is poorer for having lost her.' 'This news is devastating! All my memories of Eva, Sarah and I as little girls playing in the street have flooded back! I remember bumping into her a few years back and was amazed by her beauty.. Inside and out! I'm so sorry for your loss, it's always the good ones that are taken too soon!,' Elise O'Donnell wrote. Helen Pearce added: 'Eva was a shining light in this dark and unforgiving world. Beautiful inside and out, gracious, sensitive, caring and giving, who lived by her moto of laugh, live, love. Eva you will be so sadly missed.'","highlights":"Evita Nicole Sarmonikas, 29, died on March 20 in Mexicali, Mexico . She had just undergone a simple cosmetic surgery procedure . A hospital autopsy stated she died of cardiac arrest . Her family on the Gold Coast want to find out why she could not be saved . They are fundraising to fly her body home in a casket after the hospital requested to cremate her before an independent autopsy is carried out . Her sister urged other woman not to 'risk death to improve on perfection'","id":"b166cd3a7aa943f63dd7bf410fbdfe03de8c957f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", 29, of Adelaide, went into hospital in Mexico City for a routine operation, but suffered a blood clot that led to her death.\nMs Sarmon, known as Evie, was a senior marketing manager who lived in Los Angeles with her boyfriend Michael Vizzone and had recently travelled to Mexico for a routine operation to remove \"the beginnings of cancer cells\" discovered in her breasts.\nMs Sarmon grew up in South Australia and attended St Anne's Convent School in Adelaide. She later lived in Singapore where she worked for a recruitment firm before returning to Australia. Her former employer, Nick O'Brien, paid tribute to his employee in a statement. \"She was one of our most beloved and cherished employees. As a friend, she was generous, loyal and caring, always willing to help without a second thought,\" he said. \"As a colleague she was bright, creative, and full of energy and excitement. \"It is not right that someone so vibrant has had her life taken away.\nHer friends, family, and partner are left to deal with the tragedy in the aftermath of losing her so soon. A friend who worked with her in the marketing department at recruitment company Kelly Services, told Daily Mail Australia Ms Sarmon left a lasting impression of compassion and empathy. \"I never met anyone so warm and caring and so willing to help others,\" the friend said. \"She always had a smile on her face and was very popular with everyone who worked with her. \"Evie was very loving and compassionate and would always look out for people who were in need. \"She loved everyone unconditionally. Her family is devastated, her friends, devastated and her partner, devastated,\" she said. \"This is a real loss for the world. \"I am going to miss her a lot.\"\nThe woman's death on Saturday, February 23, comes only three months after she learned she had \"pre-cancer\" cells and underwent a lumpectomy in December last year. Ms Sarmon was born in Adelaide and lived there until moving to the United States in 2012. Ms Sarmon is survived by her parents Kevin and Margaret, her boyfriend Michael, and her brother, Adam, who lives in Melbourne. \"She was a remarkable person in so many ways \u2013 her compassion, generosity and love for her family and friends was infectious,\" a family statement said. \"We will miss her very dearly.\"\nSource"}
{"article":"For Stuart McCall, the hope is that the sleepless nights that preceded his exit from Motherwell can be replaced by a sweet dream. Visualising the joy of completing the journey back to the top flight is something he wants all now under his command at Rangers to do. The power of positive thinking will be deployed in the fight for promotion McCall took on Thursday evening. The 50-year-old stepped down from his post at Fir Park in November after admitting much soul-searching in a bid to halt a form slump. New Rangers manager Stuart McCall raises the club scarf after being unveiled on Thursday afternoon . The new Rangers boss takes his first training session at Murray Park on Thursday afternoon . His was surely a classic case of becoming a victim of your own success. Hindsight only makes the prior back-to-back second places finishes he attained on a meagre budget look all the more incredible. Revitalised, refreshed and fully motivated, the lure of resuming his managerial career with a return to Ibrox was simply too great to resist. McCall\u2019s current deal only runs to the end of the season but if his infectious enthusiasm can transform an underachieving, down-in-the mouth squad into play-off victors then his claim for a longer stay will be extremely difficult to ignore. He won six titles and five cups in seven years as a midfielder with Walter Smith\u2019s all-conquering side of the 1990s, but reckons taking Rangers up this season might well be the greatest achievement of his footballing life. \u2018It would have to be up there and I have been quite fortunate in my time,\u2019 he mused. \u2018Yeah, I suppose it would be. \u2018There might still be sleepless nights but it is something to dream about. I want the lads to have a focus about that. Picture yourself running around Ibrox having won promotion. The former Motherwell manager has taken charge of the Ibrox club for the rest of the season . The former Bradford player faces the press as he is unveiled on Thursday . \u2018The lads who have been here have done it for two years. Obviously the circumstances were quite different. \u2018I would think at this moment in time - and I am not putting the boot into the players because they know this themselves - anyone who has watched Rangers for the last three or four months would say they would struggle. \u2018But there are enough good players in the squad I saw as I looked around in our meeting today. \u2018They wouldn\u2019t be at Rangers if they weren\u2019t good players. I saw flashes of it today in training. Go and express yourself. All of the players who have come from all these different clubs, I would have signed most of them. \u2018It hasn\u2019t sunk in and it won\u2019t sink in for a while. But I\u2019m going to make the most of it.\u2019 McCall believes his new charges still have what it takes and, clearly, he wouldn\u2019t have been getting to grips with a new office in Murray Park if he didn\u2019 t think he could work a little magic alongside trusted assistant Kenny Black. \u2018When I got the opportunity, I thought about the whole thing last night,\u2019 said McCall, reflecting on the whirlwind of events that led to him replacing caretaker manager Kenny McDowall, who has made an amicable exit. \u2018In an ideal world you will come in for pre-season and have four-six weeks to look at players, try different systems, and look at strengths and weaknesses. That\u2019s obviously not going to happen and I will have to hit the ground running. \u2018But just being out on the training ground again gave me a buzz and I\u2019m relishing it. The results have got to be right, of course. \u2018There have only been 13 managers in about 123 years so for me to be given the opportunity is beyond belief. \u2018I got a nice text from my daughter pointing out that I had played and managed Bradford. I have played for Scotland and worked on the management team and now I\u2019m managing Rangers having played for them. \u2018I want to make it a success. I\u2019m not an over-confident person. I know it will be a struggle and I will beat myself up every day but I will do my best.\u2019 Rangers announced that caretaker manager Kenny McDowall has left the club ahead of a new appointmnet . McCall (centre right) celebrates the 1992 SPL during his Rangers playing days with the Ibrox club . He inherits a squad where a dozen first-team players are coming to the end of their contracts but insists that should only add to the shared motivation to stick around a while longer. \u2018This club might not know until May 30 what league they are going to be playing in next season. \u2018So regardless of who is manager, I don\u2019t think contracts are going to be handed out at this moment in time. \u2018I\u2019m sure Hearts will be handing out contracts to a lot of players, because they know they are going to be in the Premiership next season and they deserve to. \u2018So the message to the lads out of contract here is \u201cgo and and earn yourself one\u201d. They can still turn it around. \u2018If they play well and we do well as a team, is there a possibility I might be here next season? Yes, it\u2019s a possibility. But it\u2019s down to themselves if they are here. It\u2019s still in their hands.\u2019 McCall will open his tenure with tomorrow\u2019s home game against Livingston as he seeks to eat into the five-point lead Hibernian currently have in second place. What, though, if Rangers can battle through to the play-off final and have to meet his old love Motherwell to complete the job? \u2018It would make me sick,\u2019 he grimaced. \u2018It would. But I honestly hope \u2013 and believe \u2013 they won\u2019t be in the bottom two. \u2018I\u2019ve had a lot of texts from the Motherwell lads. I think the signings of McDonald and Pearson coming back will really help them and I think there is enough there. \u2018There is no guarantee we are going to be in there but that is the aim. I want to be playing that 11th team at the end of the season. I just hope it\u2019s not Motherwell and I\u2019m confident they are good enough to get out of it.\u2019 McCall will take a sabbatical from his role in Gordon Strachan\u2019s backroom staff for the matches against Northern Ireland and Gibraltar later this month as he focuses on his short-term challenge. The future beyond that remains unclear \u2013 with a longer appointment at Ibrox almost certainly meaning his exit from the national set-up - but he insisted the former Celtic manager had been a source of sage advice. \u2018I didn\u2019t make any decision until I spoke to Gordon Strachan,\u2019 he added. \u2018I spoke to him about 6.30pm the other night. He had just come off the golf course in Spain and he said: \u201cI take it it\u2019s about the Rangers job?\u201d \u2018He was fantastic. I won\u2019t go into what he said, but his advice was terrific. He has really helped since I have been working with Scotland. I didn\u2019t know him until he offered me the post out of the blue. \u2018I won\u2019t be involved in the Northern Ireland and Gibraltar games but who knows what might happen in the future.\u2019","highlights":"Stuart McCall was named as the Rangers manager until end of the season . Former Motherwell boss said it was a gamble he could not turn down . McCall says that promotion to the Scottish Premiership is the club's goal . Caretaker manager Kenny McDowall left the club on Thursday .","id":"ea874311cfe84c7c880d9695e9512531605a5589","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the club to do.\nNot least McCall himself, whose new challenge as coach at Fir Park involves the unenviable task of taking his team to the same level that Aberdeen enjoyed over the past decade.\nHe knows as much, even if he believes there is \"a lot of talent in this squad\" that should enable him to reach that goal.\nEven so, it is a challenge he faces with what seems a limited budget. His recruitment drive, for the moment, has a distinctly lightweight feel about it in the wake of the club's relegation battle. Yet, McCall believes there is a strong basis to build upon.\nHis former team-mates Darren Randolph and Craig Wighton, in particular, are players he has known well for some time now. The goalkeeper has spent his whole career in Scotland and the left-winger is a talented youngster who he knows well having worked with him as part of the Motherwell development squad. He was keen to try to retain the player's services after he was loaned back to Aberdeen from Dundee United for the season but was thwarted by the Dons.\nMcCall said: \"We lost Darren from us, we tried to get him back but we weren't able to. It's a pity, he's a good player, is good on the ball and there's an opportunity there for another team to take him. We could have had him but we couldn't do anything. I'm a fan of Craig Wighton as well. He was fantastic for us last season when he came in and in that first half-hour in one of the games he was magnificent.\"\nWighton is under 21 and McCall admits that Aberdeen's capture of the player this month means Motherwell were left with no alternative. However, he also has the belief that the player still sees a route back to Fir Park in the long run. \"He has gone to Aberdeen but he's only been there a few weeks and he has got two years left on his contract so we'll just have to wait and see where he is at the end of that,\" he said. \"It wasn't anything we did there, they were looking at the player and then we made it a bit more difficult by going after Craig but, like I said, there's nothing we can do about that.\n\"I think that one of our players has just gone over to Aberdeen. I don't think"}
{"article":"(CNN)It's time for leaders in Israel and the United States to call off their war of insults before they cause serious, lasting damage.  Heading into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address on Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, both sides should immediately agree to a cease fire. The speech itself is a terrible mistake.  Arranging it without prior consultation with the White House was not only an affront to Barack Obama but to the Presidency itself. One would have thought that after all the uproar, Netanyahu would have caught a \"cold\" and postponed, but now that he plans to go ahead, he should at least give a measured, thoughtful address -- not the barn burner for which he is known.  But let's be clear: he also deserves a respectful hearing in Congress from both sides of the aisle. Blame for the deterioration in relations is shared here in America as well as in Israel. This conflict began on a personal level. Those close to Obama and Netanyahu say the two men took an instant dislike years ago and have since descended into loathing one another. Obama, they say, regards Netanyahu as headstrong, bombastic and reckless. Netanyahu sees Obama as weak, unreliable and priggish. The Obama team also accuses Netanyahu of timing his Congressional speech to rally Israeli voters behind him in elections two weeks away -- Bibi as Churchill standing up to the Nazis -- while Netanyahu's team is convinced Obama is desperate for a deal to burnish his legacy -- the Nobel laureate who brought peace. Each thinks the other endangers the future of the world and each has allowed his top lieutenants to viciously attack the other in the press. But in recent months what began as personal antipathy has deepened and widened into a serious split over the best way to head off Iran's aggressive push to become a nuclear power.  The Iranian threat has long been vexing; former Defense Secretary Bob Gates once told me it was the toughest problem he saw in nearly a half century serving of distinguished service in national security.  There are no obvious solutions acceptable to key parties. The Obama administration believes that a compromise agreement with Iran limiting -- but not dismantling -- its nuclear capability is better than to have current talks fall apart, risking an armed showdown.  The Netanyahu government believes the agreement which Obama appears ready to accept will let Iran eventually wriggle free and build a bomb. In truth, there is merit to both points of view -- and the devil here is not only in the details but in the very structure of an agreement.  As Obama believes, a negotiated settlement is far preferable to a possible war or learning to live with a nuclear Iran. But what is alarming not only to Israel but to other American friends in the region -- and rightly so -- is that the U.S. and its partners in the negotiation with Iran (Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany) have made repeated concessions to get an Iranian signature without getting major concessions in return. Consider: The U.S. and Israel started down the negotiating path saying publicly that Iran must totally dismantle its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of punishing economic sanctions against Teheran.  Leaks since then have shown that in pursuit of a deal, the U.S. is now willing to accept more and more centrifuges in Iran -- 6,500 by latest count. Washington and Tel Aviv once talked of an agreement that would last at least 20 years. \u200b According to the latest leaks, the agreement may only cover 10 years and then give the Iranians a chance to bust loose.  This is only the beginning of a long litany of differences. In defense of U.S. compromises, Secretary of State John Kerry makes a persuasive point that a temporary agreement reached 18 months ago containing compromises has worked far better than critics have conceded and therefore, those now at the table deserve a benefit of doubt. But administration critics are also right in arguing that the Obama administration seems to be betting that if just given a few years grace, an odious regime which sponsors terrorism across the Middle East will suddenly change spots and become a partner for peace. In times past, American and Israeli leaders have sometimes had bad blood and still made substantive progress.  President Jimmy Carter could barely stand Israeli leader Menachem Begin but they and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat shaped the Camp David accords in 1978. Despite sometimes bitter words during Israel's recent dust-up with Hamas -- especially directed by Israel against Secretary Kerry -- Obama ensured that Israel was well supplied militarily, particularly with the Iron Dome missile defense system that saved countless Israeli lives. But today's rift seems far more perilous.  It is not only personal but substantive and comes at a moment of spreading turmoil across the Middle East.  Israel should remember that America is its best friend in a world where anti-Semitism is once again raising its hideous head.  The United States should appreciate that for Israel, a nuclear Iran could pose instant annihilation. America also has Arab friends in the Middle East who have vital interests here -- friends like Saudi Arabia who, if an agreement is weak, will feel compelled to pursue their own bomb, unleashing a lethal arms race. This is a moment that demands that leaders in both Israel and the United States lower their voices, take their differences indoors and begin restoring broken bonds of trust.  In private talks, they should work hard finding ways to bridge differences between them, starting with creative proposals coming recently from veteran U.S. diplomats. Dennis Ross, for example, argues that if the U.S. could greatly strengthen an inspections regime -- a much bigger team who could go anywhere, any time in Iran -- and could enshrine in legislation that Iranian violations will bring military action, that would go a long way toward allaying opposition fears.  Martin Indyk proposes that, drawing upon ideas embraced by President Clinton in Middle East negotiations 15 years ago, the U.S. could enter a formal treaty with Israel, voted upon by Congress, that would provide a U.S. \"nuclear guarantee\" to Israel in event of an Iranian breakout. In short, the moment is dire but not hopeless.  What is clearly needed is a cease fire.  Secretary Kerry seemed to be pointing in that direction Sunday when he said Netanyahu is welcome to speak in the U.S. on Tuesday.  Others should now take up the cause, recognizing that our real adversaries are not in Tel Aviv or Washington but among those in Teheran who support terror and mayhem across the Middle East.","highlights":"David Gergen: Netanyahu's speech is a terrible mistake of his making but he deserves a hearing . The rift in US-Israel relations over Iran is serious, needs repair, Gergen says .","id":"ebe9e09f78590f54caa71d5d2ba570788b461b4d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the diplomatic war of words between the US and Israel reached new levels.\nThe speech, which Netanyahu is delivering after months of pressure from the White House for him to postpone a controversial trip, has been described as \"damaging to US-Israeli relations.\" President Obama has already expressed \"deep disappointment\" at the speech; this latest spat comes on top of a string of recent public clashes between the two allies.\nThe rhetoric was heightened on Monday, when Prime Minister Netanyahu took to the US Senate podium to make his case to the American people, describing the negotiations process as a \"quagmire\" and a \"confrontation with extremism.\"\n\"Peace does not just come with a nice handshake, nor does it come from a new plan, a new document,\" the PM said in response to the US's most recent Middle East plan. Netanyahu said Israel is \"trying to avoid a battle, while the rest of the world is trying to fight (them).\"\nThen, speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington, DC last month, Netanyahu said he was opposed to the Iran nuclear agreement for a number of reasons, including the \"gaps and flaws and concessions to the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.\" The PM also expressed concern that the deal made \"Iran the nuclear threshold state,\" adding it would threaten Israel's survival.\nWhite House officials say the speech violates the delicate, diplomatic balance that has long been maintained between Israel, the United States and the international community.\nA senior administration official told CNN Monday that the Prime Minister \"has made clear repeatedly that he believes this agreement is deeply flawed, will lead to more instability in the region, and he has no confidence in the Iranian regime.\" The official added: \"The fact that he believes that this deal is not in Israel's security interests does not make him a 'hater' of America. It makes him a patriot -- and we expect all our allies to be patriots too.\"\nIn fact, there are very legitimate concerns over the Iran deal, and these are issues that should be discussed in earnest. But Netanyahu's tone and the timing of his public utterances have been seen to be counter-productive to ongoing negotiations.\nOn Friday, at a news conference with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu was asked if he would speak with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "}
{"article":"Many wearables record your movements but one firm has developed a range designed to help you track other people. These include bands that keep tabs on your children, your elderly relatives and your pets. Each device is controlled via an app where a parent, concerned relative or pet owner can monitor and track its wearer's every move. A Chinese firm called Haier has developed a range of wearables that help you track other people. Senior bands with a leather strap have GPS technology built in so relatives can keep an eye on elderly people . The range was unveiled by Chinese tech giant Haier at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Its child and senior bands have GPS technology built-in but while the former is bright and colourful, the latter has a more classic look with a leather strap. Both are waterproof and are fitted with proximity sensors that feed location to an app where users can monitor the wearable\u2019s movements on a map. Colourful wearables for children also track their location. They are fitted with\u00a0proximity sensors that feed a child's location to an app so that parents can see their location on a map . Phone maker Doro has launched a social networking tool for seniors called Connect and Care. It connects elderly people with relatives and carers and the service can be used to call for help and assistance in an emergency. Alternatively, the firm said it can also provide help with basic everyday household tasks such as closing a window. The service is optional and comes with Doro phones, and there is an Android and iOS app for relatives to keep an eye on the user and monitor their movement and communication. It gives alerts to the family if irregularities are detected \u2013 for example loss of movement. The app will also remind them to call their relative regularly. Concerned parents and relatives can also use the app to set up safe zones, meaning if a child or elderly relative leaves a dedicated zone, the app will send them an alert. The app also stores a log of the wearable\u2019s GPS history. Although many apps and bands track people in a similar way, Haier claims its devices differ because the microphone on each doubles up as a speaker. Similar to how a baby monitor works, the user can listen to ambient noises around the device to determine their location if there is a problem, for example. Users of the app can also talk to the wearer through the band. And for pet owners, Haier has also developed a smart collar that works in a similar way but for cats and dogs. In the future Haier said it plans to launch an SOS service that can be accessed directly from the band in the case of emergency. The company didn\u2019t announce prices or availability for the devices. Haier has also developed a smart collar for dogs. The firm claims\u00a0 its devices differ from others on the market already because the microphone on each doubles up as a speaker . The Scout5000 (pictured) - a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a dog's health, track their location and even allows owners to speak to their dogs remotely . Doting pet owners will soon be able to get a dog\u2019s-eye-view of the world following the launch of a 'smart collar' for animals. The Scout5000 - effectively a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a canine's health, track its location and even allows owners to speak to their dog remotely. The device can also stream videos showing what pets are up to, using a state-of-the-art built-in camera. The gadget, created by Motorola and video streaming developer Hubble, uses 3G to send alerts to the owner's smartphone, while they are away from their pets. The downside is that the dog will need a data package for the collar to work, although it does come with ones year's 3G service as part of the \u00a3131 ($199) price tag.","highlights":"The range was unveiled by Haier at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . It includes bands that keep tabs on children, elderly relatives and pets . Wearables are controlled via an app where a user can track its every move . The Chinese firm's child and senior bands have GPS technology built-in . A pet version has the same sensors built into a collar to prevent lost dogs . All are waterproof and fitted with sensors that feed location to the app . Prices and release dates have not yet been announced .","id":"e2b27404b66c656bc25f97299fc20c8db39b8252","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" relative or worried pet owner can see the wearer's location.\nAs well as keeping tabs on where the person wearing it is located, each product works in a slightly different way. A number of these gadgets work by GPS, using GPS to pinpoint the wearer's location. Some use the device's network carrier, which makes it easier to locate the wearer via smartphone, while others require a wireless or cellular connection.\nEach device we've found uses Bluetooth technology to keep the wearer in touch. If this is an issue, for whatever reason, then perhaps it's time to reconsider the tech.\nIn a world where GPS and tracking devices are so accessible, it's only a matter of time before something goes wrong. There are plenty of stories about this, and if you've been paying attention then you'll probably already know of someone whose kids were tracked via their mobile phone by a worried parent.\nNow, the new breed of wearables use GPS technology to alert parents of where their child is at all times. While we all know that location-based technology can be incredibly helpful, do we really want to know where someone is all the time?\nWe like to feel safe in the knowledge that these products are only capable of helping in emergencies and not tracking someone's movements day and night. If not then we could find ourselves in the same position as parents who are always aware of their kid's whereabouts, which could actually be very dangerous.\nWhen you think about it, it's no different to parents who call home regularly to check on their kids and know exactly where they are at all times. Maybe we should stop looking for new devices and instead focus on new methods for old problems?\nAnother thing to consider is that these technologies aren't just helping parents. They can be used to keep tabs on seniors living independently, people who have a medical issue or even loved ones in another country. It's an issue that isn't going to go away.\nThere are devices available to keep tabs on children. It's very handy if you need to know where your child has gone if they've gone missing, and there are many cases of children wandering off and being found hours later.\nTracking tech can help to prevent incidents and keep kids safe. However, there are also many risks with this kind of technology. Many parents are concerned with the fact that if you've already invested in a device that lets you know where your child is, then it will be very easy"}
{"article":"Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has laid into Mario Balotelli after the Liverpool striker's latest faltering performance in the goalless draw with Blackburn in Sunday's FA Cup quarter final. The misfiring Italy international, who has managed only four goals in all competitions since his \u00a316million summer arrival from AC Milan, was brought on after 59 minutes but failed to impress as the game ended 0-0 to force a replay at Ewood Park. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Lawrenson let fly with a scathing attack on the former Manchester City star who he labelled 'a waste of space'. Mario Balotelli leaves Anfield after Liverpool's goalless draw with Blackburn in the FA Cup . The much criticised striker failed to get on the scoresheet during the FA Cup quarter final clash . The Italian firebrand came on after 59minutes but could not add to his meagre goal tally of four this season . Liverpool legend and BBC pundit let loose a scathing attack on Balotelli, branding him 'a waste of space' The 24-year-old has failed to live up to expectations following his \u00a316million arrival at Anfield . Balotelli heads straight down the tunnel towards the dressing room after the final whistle is blown . 'Forget about Mario Balotelli. He is an absolute waste of time. He shouldn't be anywhere near this team,' he said. 'I can see why Brendan Rodgers threw him on today as he might just create something, but 99 times out of 100 he will let you down.' Match Zone statistics  from the game show that Balotelli managed only a single shot on target after coming on as a substitute and appear to support Lawrenson's claims. Balotelli's performance comes just days after he posted a cryptic Instagram message suggesting that one of his team-mates did not like him. Although, having angered players by taking a penalty away from Jordan Henderson during a Europa League clash with Besiktas and with statistics that include only creating six chances for his team-mates all season, it's hardly surprising that the 24-year-old's popularity is waning. Balotelli prepares to be introduced on 51minutes as Liverpool try and change the game . Balotelli has managed only four goals in all competitions since arriving from AC Milan last summer . Mario Balotelli's attack statistics and heat map for the 31minutes he played on Sunday back up Mark Lawrenson's claims - CLICK HERE for more stats from our Match Zone . Lawrenson praised Blackburn for their tactically astute performance to earn a replay at Ewood Park, which has now been scheduled for April 7 or 8th to meet UEFA regulations. 'Congratulations to Blackburn Rovers on an absolutely magnificent display. They were never ever desperate at any time,' he said. 'They have looked at how Liverpool have played recently and the tactics were spot on. Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood hasn't really had to make a real top class save.' Rodgers admitted that he would rather wait a month for the replay than have to play 48 hours later as has happened to Bradford and Reading after their goalless draw on Saturday. Balotelli winces in pain after a rash tackle from Blackburn's Tom Cairney (right) The Liverpool striker checks his leg after a tackle by Rovers'  Cairney (not pictured) The former City striker only managed a single shot on target, although team-mates didn't fare much better . Balotelli wins a header but could not get his shot on target as Liverpool stumble to a draw . \u2018I believe the replay is early April, the 7th or 8th,\u2019 said Rodgers. \u2018It is certainly not what it is for Reading and Bradford. That is unbelievable. I feel for them, having to play Saturday and again on Monday. It is incredible. It\u2019s unfair for both clubs with so much at stake. I feel sorry for Parky and for Steve and for the players.\u2019 The game at Anfield was marred by a head injury to defender Martin Skrtel who required eight minutes of treatment after losing consciousness from landing awkwardly. He was eventually taken off on a stretcher, having played only a few minutes. Balotelli angered his team-mates by taking a penalty away from Jordan Henderson in the Europa League . Martin Skrtel was knocked unconscious after an awkward fall and required eight minutes of treatment . Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is relieved that the FA Cup replay has been delayed until early April .","highlights":"Mario Balotelli failed to impress in goalless FA Cup draw with Blackburn . Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has labelled the Italian a waste of space . Former AC Milan striker has scored only four goals  since his \u00a316m move . Balotelli had earlier commented on racism row involving Sulley Muntari . FA Cup replay has been delayed until April 7 or 8 to meet UEFA rules .","id":"80587d0ceeac6b722731f6b21b711b6b17dea0a2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" endured a miserable debut season on Merseyside after a \u00a316 million move from Manchester City, wasted numerous chances to fire Liverpool into the semi-finals at Anfield.\nAnd Lawrenson admits he is growing increasingly exasperated by the enigmatic 23-year-old striker.\n\"We all know Balotelli doesn't do anything without intent,\" Lawrenson told BBC Radio 5 live.\n\"He is trying to be clever but we are seeing more than 70 per cent of his chances going wide of the goal or over the bar.\n\"It would not have mattered against Stoke but against Blackburn, this just isn't good enough.\n\"For Liverpool to get to the semi-finals this would have been good enough because they dominated the first half.\n\"If you had bet me \u00a310 that we would be having this conversation at the end of the game I would have taken that.\"\nBalotelli came in for particular criticism from Anfield legend Bruce Grobbelaar, who had taken aim at the \"ego\" of the 23-year-old for the series of mis-kicks he produced against Blackburn.\nLawrenson believes the \u00a325,000-a-week striker should listen to the criticism he receives from Liverpool's fans and former players, who want him to use his extraordinary talent to help drive the Merseysiders to Premier League success.\n\"He is a great goalscorer but the only goals he puts in are for Liverpool,\" Lawrenson added.\n\"He doesn't put them in for the national team and he doesn't put them in for the big teams he is playing against.\n\"He is very frustrating. He is so talented but at times he looks like he has no footballing brain at all and just is not interested.\n\"It's not good enough if the likes of Kenny Dalglish come out and criticise him. But why does no-one put their arm round him and help him?\n\"When the likes of Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard tell him they are not getting enough from him you listen.\"\nLiverpool are now out of the FA Cup, which they last won in 2006 under ex-manager Rafael Benitez, after being dumped out 2-1 by Everton on Sunday.\nAnd Lawrenson believes that although Kenny Dalglish's side have made progress this season and are still in the hunt for a Europa"}
{"article":"Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence. She is pictured here  in 2004 . The mother of\u00a0Australian Brodie Smith, who died\u00a0after taking a 'miracle' drug addiction cure in Thailand, has claimed the American woman who has been arrested by Thai police worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death. Diane Tucker says 36-year-old Kelly Lynn Miller,\u00a0a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence, helped run the centre which provides Ibogaine on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand, Andrew Drummond reports . Ms Tucker further alleges that Miller, who was reportedly an exotic dancer from Alabama, treated her 33-year-old son and girlfriend Kara Spark last year. Ms Spark also claimed her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine, which is an African plant with hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction. According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug. But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered Ibogaine. Brodie Smith, from Mandurah, died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but dodged her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand . The 36-year-old fugitive was pictured topping up her lip gloss at a press conference after being hauled in front of the media following her six-year flight from justice in Thailand . Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but avoided her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand. She had pleaded guilty to a charge on vehicular homicide following the 2004 crash in Hoover, Alabama - but flew to the tropical country while on bail, and had been hiding there until Thai authorities tracked her down. Miller was hauled in front of the media by police in Phuket this week. But rather than showing contrition in front of the cameras, she took a moment to put her make-up in order. Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event. This comes after reports that Brodie Smith died a day after he told his girlfriend he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. But before he could propose, the West Australian man died while on a trip to take Ibogaine - a 'miracle' cure for his drug addiction, reportedly ice, derived from an African plant that tribes use as a hallucinogen. Mr Smith died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing, the Sydney Morning Herald\u00a0reported in December. They were in Thailand to get treatment for Mr Smith's drug addiction and were planning the rest of their lives together. Just 24 hours before he died, the man from Mandurah, Western Australia, told Ms Spark he was going to propose to her. Ms Spark said her boyfriend died after ingesting Ibogaine - a hallucinogenic drug from Africa . 'The night before was the most amazing, he said he was going to propose, it was the best feeling I've ever felt, I would say yes, I wanted nothing more then to marry you,' Ms Spark wrote on Facebook. 'I knew Brodie was the one... I've honestly never been happier. 'We celebrated, made plans for 'Brand New' tattoos, this was meant to be a new beginning for Brodie and myself.' Ms Spark said they exchanged vows of love and he 'held me in his arms' that night. But these dreams were shattered when the couple went to the Ibogaine Thailand retreat on October 20. This is where Mr Smith started a treatment program that cost $5,300 and would take place over four days. There are conflicting reports about the circumstances of Mr Smith's death. Ms Spark told Fairfax Media they he was administered his first dose of the African plant at 8.30pm. The plant has been classed by the World Health Assembly as likely to cause harm to humans, and has been identified as having psychedelic and psychoactive properties. Ms Spark claims Mr Smith was given another dose of Ibogaine at 9am the next day. More than two hours later Ms Spark claims Mr Smith was told to take two blue-coloured tablets which was meant to be Valium and make him drowsy. But she claims it all went wrong when Ms Spark said her boyfriend was short of breath 20 minutes later. The hallucinogenic is part of a program to treat drug addiction in Thailand's\u00a0Ko Phangan island . Ms Spark's (pictured with Mr Smith, right) Facebook is filled with tributes to her 'soulmate' Thongnaipab Beach, Ko Phangan, in Thailand, where the couple were staying when Mr Smith allegedly took Ibogane and died . 'Then he stopped breathing. He was staring at me with his eyes wide open,' Ms Spark said. She then tried to revive him but was unsuccessful in trying to bring him back to consciousness. The director of the Ko Phangan treatment centre Mike Picone told Fairfax Media Mr Smith was never given Ibogaine. Mr Picone claims Mr Smith was battling a methamphetamine addiction and as part of the treatment program he had to be clean for at least five days before he could start taking ibogaine. He said the Australian died in his hotel room after he overdosed 'from injecting illegal narcotics' that Mr Smith brought into Thailand from home. 'After he died his girlfriend, Kara, produced a freshly used syringe and gave it to the police as she was reporting to them that he had shot up in the shower and overdosed,' the director said. The Mandurah man died after he stopped breathing. Ms Spark said she tried to revive him but was not successful . 'All my hopes dreams were shattered and now become impossible,' Ms Spark wrote on her Facebook . The bay at Kho Phangan Island in Thailand, where the couple were staying . Ms Spark denies Mr Picone's version of the events surrounding her boyfriend's death. Her Facebook page is filled with constant tributes to her 'soulmate' who loved to sing in the shower and her chocolate lasagne. 'All my hopes, dreams were shattered and now become impossible,' Ms Spark said. 'I love you so much Brodie Noel Smith with every single part of me.' On her Facebook page dedicated to Mr Smith, Ms Spark wrote she would 'fight to death for justice' as his family calls for a inquest into his death and the use of ibogaine. His mother, Dianne Tucker, said she never wanted what happened to her son to be repeated. 'The parents of anyone with an addiction problem have usually been to hell and back, dealing with all the traumas that come with drug use,' she said.","highlights":"The mother of Brodie Smith says\u00a0Kelly Lynn Miller\u00a0worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death . Miller was recently arrested after fleeing to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence for DUI . Kara Spark, from Mandurah in WA, claims her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine in Thailand . Brodie Smith was taking the African plant - which has hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction . According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug . But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered ibogaine .","id":"958eee9be9de595d35cbf728b186a39c9c1a84cb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"acle diet pill' in 2018.\n\n-\nThe woman dubbed Australia's first female \"miracle killer\" has been arrested and charged in Thailand on a US warrant over the death of a Brisbane mum.\nKelly Lynn Miller is wanted on a murder charge in her home country after the death of 28-year-old Briony Taylor in an alleged ecstasy overdose, The Courier-Mail reports.\nBriony's mother, Kerry, said on Sunday she had been told the news while receiving treatment at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.\nKerry has fought to bring her daughter's killer to justice since her death and was at the forefront of a rally to support drug reform in Brisbane earlier this month, where she called for the decriminalisation of drugs.\n\"That would have made a difference to Brodie,\" Mrs Taylor told the Courier-Mail.\n\"People were asking me if it was her. I thought it could be her and I was waiting for the confirmation. I've been waiting for that, I've been wanting her back. I was trying to believe in my own mind she had found some help or something like that.\n\"I wasn't expecting to be hit with the news that she wasn't in a very bad way at all, that she was dead, but knowing that means I can grieve.\n\"It was a total surprise. I think Kelly Lynn has shown that you can go somewhere and hide - that was her plan. That's all it was.\"\nMiller was last seen at the airport in Bangkok as she attempted to flee to Vietnam, which has since suspended the US-Australia Extradition Treaty, The Courier Mail reports.\nShe has been on the run since December 2019.\nThe US State Department says it is working to ensure the transfer of Miller to US custody.\nA friend who went to a party with her - who has not been named by media to protect her identity - said she took ecstasy pills with her.\n\"She [Kelly] came to the party with a white powder and told us to try it because it was ecstasy,\" the friend told Seven News.\n\"We were all feeling tired and wanted to have a bit of fun but I didn't want to try it. But she didn't listen and said she'd just try it and told us to try.\"\nIt has previously been revealed Briony Taylor's parents were offered $200,000"}
{"article":"England\u2019s Euro-flops flipped the hand-wringers into overdrive, like a Le Mans-style dash for their favourite hobby horse as soon as Manchester City\u2019s fate was sealed in Barcelona. Winter breaks, possession statistics, revenue streams, what\u2019s your poison? Or any other hell-in-a-handcart issue which is about to bring down our national game. Two years in three without a team in the Champions League quarter-finals is a worrying trend and the Barclays Premier League will lose its cherished four-team party invite if it cannot be reversed. Yaya Toure's Man City side struggled to impress as they crashed out of the Champions League to Barcelona . Sergio Aguero (left) missed a penalty as City were eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by the Catalan giants . City's defeat would have been much worse if not for the superb form of goalkeeper Joe Hart (right) There is no English presence in the Europa League either after Everton\u2019s harsh lesson in Kiev on Thursday night. Yet in Germany, a similar debate is unfolding because Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga\u2019s sole representatives in the last eight, two years after Bayern and Borussia Dortmund contested the Champions League final at Wembley and nine months after the World Cup triumph. \u2018There is no time to rest, no time to ease off,\u2019 said Wolfgang Niersbach, president of the German FA. \u2018We have to keep at it if we are to remain at the top.\u2019 In England, the usual excuses were aired but it is to be hoped the big clubs are looking at what they might do to improve as well as grumbling about how the system is stacked against them. There is no English presence in the Europa League after Everton\u2019s harsh lesson against Dynamo Kiev . Romelu Lukaku scored his eighth European goal of the season, but it wasn't enough . The Dynamo players celebrate during their impressive 6-4 aggregate victory over Everton . Too many games? Let\u2019s start with the favourite complaint of the managers who overlook how the extra income from the Champions League should improve their squad, if spent wisely. Besides, who has the most games? Barcelona have played 44 to City\u2019s 42 this season, Chelsea 44 to Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s 45 and Arsenal played 45 to Monaco\u2019s 44. Lionel Messi has played 3,531 minutes for Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo 3,323 for Real Madrid, while Alexis Sanchez has played 3,326 for Arsenal and Eden Hazard 3,539 for Chelsea. It\u2019s more intense in England, they say. No easy games, more physical, no respite. Well, it always has been this way. David Luiz helped Paris Saint-Germain knock Chelsea out at the last 16 stage following a 1-1 draw in France . Luiz celebrates victory with team-mates Thiago Motta (right) and Maxwell at the final whistle . John Terry looks defeated during Chelsea's last 16 exit at the hands of PSG last week . It was in the 1970s when Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa were winning the European Cup and it was in 2008 when Manchester United and Chelsea were in the final in Moscow and half of the last eight were from the Premier League. The intensity of English football used to be considered an advantage with improved fitness and hardened minds. Modern players may run more but usually on better pitches, with lighter balls. In fact, footballers have never had it quite so good. At the top of the Premier League they have the best money can buy in terms of physical care from the moment they step into the academy building. But tell them they are tired and they might feel tired. In 2008 United and Chelsea were in the final in Moscow and half of the last eight were from the Premier League . Eden Hazard has played\u00a03,539 minutes for Chelsea compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's\u00a03,323 for Real Madrid . When competition ends, touring begins. Tottenham will visit Australia in May. Southampton were skiing in Switzerland earlier this month. Manchester City flew to Abu Dhabi before returning to lose at home to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Chelsea had two days off and a free week to prepare before they were knocked out of Europe by PSG. The wrong type of football? The competitive tempo which gives English football its appeal will never nurture a player like Andrea Pirlo, and yet all-action midfielders thrive in the domestic game, living on mistakes which rarely occur against the best European teams. This is perhaps most keenly felt at international level. Only one English outfield player started for Manchester City in the Nou Camp, and it was not all James Milner\u2019s fault. City have a foreign team and a Chilean manager. Arsenal have not subscribed to traditional English values for years. Few pass the ball better than Arsene Wenger\u2019s teams and few have played in the Champions League with such regularity without winning it. Few have passed the ball better than Arsene Wenger\u2019s teams, but the Gunners still struggle in Europe . Arsene Wenger's Arsenal teams have not subscribed to the traditional English values for years . James Milner was the only English outfield player to start for City against Barcelona on Wednesday night . Barcelona can mesmerise in possession, but it is four years since they made a final. In the 2010 semis, they lost to an Inter Milan team that did not want to know the ball. It is about finding ways to win, which is what Chelsea were doing when they surrounded the referee against PSG. Since West Ham won the Cup Winners\u2019 Cup in 1965, through the domination of Liverpool and into the renaissance led by Manchester United and maintained by Chelsea, English clubs have been successful with fast, aggressive football and spirited, well-balanced sides. In the past two years, our strongest teams have dipped. The Chelsea side first built by Mourinho is being rebuilt and the new model is not yet as good. United are in post-Fergie turmoil, Arsenal are left short by the same old problems and City are still trying to learn what it takes. There are also the restrictions of UEFA\u2019s Financial Fair Play rules but English clubs do not want for income, thanks to a bumper television deal, which is about to get even bigger. Money is not the problem. It guarantees nothing in any case. Real Madrid spent a fortune chasing their 10th European Cup. It is about finding ways to win, which is what Chelsea were doing when they surrounded the ref against PSG . Chelsea were the last English to to win the Champions League, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties in 2012 . It took them more than a decade because they became obsessed with superstars and forgot about the team. In England wealth confuses strategy. Clubs have realigned for the Moneyball generation with sporting directors, finance experts and sports scientists involved in transfers while coaches are marginalised. The upshot? Squads lack balance and big-money investments sit on the bench because managers cannot \u2014 or will not \u2014 accommodate them. What is United\u2019s recruitment strategy? Are City about to sack Manuel Pellegrini and start again? Will Wenger ever change his approach? Yes, a winter break might be helpful, as would the complete restructure of the English league system. And yes, it would be nice if English players could pass the ball, and clubs should invest in youth development until they can. But if our Euro-flops are to flip and rule the Champions League again, they must use their millions more carefully and build better teams. Real Madrid spent a fortune chasing their 10th European Cup, but it took time to get there . City boss Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure after his side's Champions League exit .","highlights":"It has been a terrible season for English sides in Europe . City, Chelsea and Arsenal have all crashed out of the Champions League . Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton fell before the Europa League last eight . Manchester City were beaten in both last 16 legs by Barcelona . Arsenal suffered a shock 3-1 defeat against Monaco at the Emirates . Premier League managers have called for a winter break .","id":"1c605136afb1dafab22247b279f21ceb78f39968","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" streams, \u2018Big Six\u2019 conspiracies, the emergence of the \u2018new\u2019 Premier League: all the usual talking points kicked off again, this time for 2021.\nAnd yet, amid all the angst and hand-wringing, there was an acknowledgement that this summer could hold a different sort of promise for some. Liverpool were widely tipped to be a \u2018big mover\u2019 in the transfer window \u2013 and not just because they wanted to move Andy Robertson and the contract stand-off with Joel Matip was a sideshow.\nOn June 23, Thiago Alcantara announced that he would join the Reds on a free transfer. At \u20ac3m a year, they made it seem like a bargain. This is a man who would have cost Barcelona a huge amount of money to sign, and would have demanded a salary of somewhere around \u20ac8m-9m per season if he was staying put at the Nou Camp.\nSo it was a massive coup, the sort that would have the pundits proclaiming about Liverpool, \u2018If they can pull this off, they really are serious about winning a title\u2026\u2019. He is Spain\u2019s best midfielder, for goodness sake. He would surely have made the difference, or would at least be the perfect player around which to build a team. He was not the only big name linked with the club though.\nIt would have been almost comical if it wasn\u2019t so tragic for Liverpool fans. The club and the team were getting ripped apart for being too slow off the mark and failing to sign a key player for the new season. The summer before was dominated by reports of Liverpool\u2019s supposed attempts to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund. Then, in November, there were reports of an agreement on the table with Inter, as well as the club saying they were planning to sign a striker and another midfielder before the summer was over.\nBut now this \u2013 no striker, no midfielder, no wingers, and of course no Thiago either.\nLiverpool\u2019s transfer business this summer was a mess. After all the pre-season hype, the team that finished a point short of the title had a defensive midfield option that was too far down the list of priorities to be considered a priority. Fabinho looked like he was playing a different game to the rest of the team, with the likes of James Milner also having to play beyond their abilities.\nMeanwhile, the two strikers that the"}
{"article":"Jane Lu\u2019s success started like many others. She got up early each morning, put on a suit, waved goodbye to her supportive parents and took off to start work. The only difference was that the 28-year-old didn\u2019t have an office to go to, a formal job title or a boss to report to. Keeping her ventures a secret in fear that her parents wouldn't approve Ms Lu would venture into the city each day to hold up in a cafe or library to contact wholesalers, find new and exciting styles and build her online shopping empire. Business is booming: Ms Lu's online shopping business has turned over $10 million in the last calendar year . Ms Lu\u2019s story is one of perseverance; determination and achievement with her successful online shopping venture ShowPony.com reportedly turning over $10 million in the past calendar year. She distributes clothing to 45 countires, has 420,000 followers on Instagram and 464,000 friends on Facebook, attributing her success to dominating the social media platforms. After reading about her triumphs it will surprise you to know that her road to success was paved with a few failures. Ms Lu completed a business degree and gained an elusive graduate position before throwing it all away for her dream . With Ms Lu being the first one to admit things don\u2019t always work out the first time you give it a crack. She started her professional life in corporate finance first securing an elusive graduate position with KPMG and then moving on to accounting firm Ernst & Young . After spending some time pondering her future life as a corporate go getter, she said she was left feeling unfulfilled. \u2018I wasn\u2019t getting much out of my day to day and a uni friend said they wanted to start a business so quit my job and blindly followed.\u2019 Ms Lu took advantage of social media saying it was the perfect marketing opportunity for someone without much capital . \u2018The small quick and nimble can really dominate a market like that because big business didn\u2019t know how to capitalise on it' Ms Lu\u2019s family, in a show of their unwavering support, lent her money for the start up venture was unsuccessful. \u2018It was really devastating when my first attempt failed. I\u2019d quit my job so I couldn\u2019t really go crawling back to my old employers. It was also right in the middle of the global financial crisis so I really had no other option but continue on,\u2019 she told Daily Mail Australia. Being faced with the option of flight or fight Ms Lu secretly soldiered on in the hopes that she would have better news to give her parents soon. From humble beginnings: Ms Tu worked on bended knee scrubbing out her first warehouse,right, and she put in the hard yards before getting her first office, left. \u2018My parents lent me money to start up my first business and after it failed it felt really hard to justify to them why I didn\u2019t want to go back to business, which was their dream job for me. Selling clothes online was completely foreign to them. They don\u2019t even use email,\u2019 she said. In a few short years Ms Lu has managed to take her business from a dream to cold hard reality. She said if she had given up when she first failed she would have never achieved what she has today. Ms Lu now has 10 employees and says she loves that she has the opportunity to have fun each and every day . Try and try again: \u2018So many young people have a fear of failure but having failed, I can tell you it\u2019s really not as bad or as scary as it seems' \u2018So many young people have a fear of failure but having failed, I can tell you it\u2019s really not as bad or as scary as it seems. \u2018It is worth the risk and you should always back yourself,\u2019 she added. Ms Lu said although she could have spent a lot more time on the couch after her first disappointment but she found it really motivating to get up every day with purpose, as if she had a boss to report to, and work for the job she really wanted. \u2018It can be so easy to sit at home and watch TV or go to the beach with other friends who aren\u2019t working but you can\u2019t let yourself do that. Its about being productive every day.\u2019 After being brought up in a \u2018very academically focused\u2019 environment Ms Lu said she wasn\u2019t once taught about how to be successful if you pursue a creative career maintain that passion can get you through. Ms Lu said she saw a gap in the online shopping market for affordable garments . Even after becoming a front runner in Australian online business Ms Lu said she still finds it \u2018bizarre\u2019 to think of herself as a role model . \u2018Life is long and people have to stop thinking that you can\u2019t spend some of that time time when you are young to investing in yourself and what makes you happy.\u2019 \u2018Your work life pretty much takes up the majority of your life so why not work to live instead of live to work,\u2019 she added. After taking the online shopping market by storm Ms Lu said it was social media that catapulted her to success. \u2018Basically, I had no money when I started the business so I needed social media to get the brand out to our community.\u2019 Coming into a market where big businesses hadn\u2019t quite grasped the power of social media Ms Lu said there was a huge marketing sector that could be taken advantage of. \u2018It was really devastating when my first attempt failed. I\u2019d quit my job so I couldn\u2019t really go crawling back to my old employers' \u2018The small quick and nimble can really dominate a market like that because big business didn\u2019t know how to capitalise on it. She said while she was starting out social media remained relatively unknown with big businesses blowing it off as \u2018a fad\u2019. \u2018It\u2019s about building a loyal community who are genuinely interested instead of paying for advertising to just make sales.\u2019 Ms Lu used Facebook to start her social media campaign but says a lot of consumers are migrating to Insagram . Ms Lu said even though her she may not have been completely honest with her parents in the start of her career, she knows they are beyond proud of her accomplishments. \u2018At first they said \u2018I don\u2019t understand how you had the guts to do this\u2019 but in reality it was them who left everything to take their young family to Australia,\u2019 she said. Ms Tu was born in China, left, and was eight-years-old when she first moved to Australia, right. Ms Lu\u2019s family immigrated from China during political unrest in 1994 when she was eight years old. 'They quit their great jobs to work as cleaners and in factories, now that is gutsy,\u2019 she added. She said she knows it was their inital investment and support that helped her put herself out there and maintains that she doesnt know anyone thats worked as hard as them. Ms Tu said she came from a 'very academic' environment with her parents dreaming she would find a job where she could be financially stable . Even after becoming a front runner in Australian online business Ms Lu said she still finds it \u2018bizarre\u2019 to think of herself as a role model for women who are out there working hard to achieve their dream. \u2018It is so bizarre, I mean, I don\u2019t really have any experience, my first business failed so really if I can do it, anyone can do it.\u2019 Her positive attitude caught the attention of The League of Extraordinary Women and they asked Ms Lu to take her story to the 'Run the World' conference where several of Australia\u2019s most successful entrepreneurs will tell of their trials and tribulations in the hopes of motivating a new generation of young female go-getters. Winners are grinners: Ms Lu said she has an amazing team who have become a huge part of her sucess . Chiquita Searle, general manager of the League, told Daily Mail Australia that they knew they wanted Ms Lu to speak after hearing of her overwhelming perseverance in the face of crushing adversity. \u2018It\u2019s so important for young entrepreneurs to see someone in Jane\u2019s position who didn\u2019t have the perfect run. \u2018It really wasn\u2019t an easy journey for her, she quit her job, her first business failed leaving her with $50,000 of debt and she spent years working before she gained any traction,\u2019 Ms Searle said. Ms Lu said throughout all her academic pursuits she was never once told she could be successful by chasing a creative dream .","highlights":"Jane Lu quit her job and started Show Pony after a failed business venture . She lied to her parents for 6 months about working on the site . The online store took off and now ships to 45\u00a0countries . Her business turned over $10,000,000 in the last calendar year . Ms Tu\u00a0successfully\u00a0leveraged social media to help market her brand . She wants people to know that her\u00a0success\u00a0didn't\u00a0come without failure . \u2018It is worth the risk and you should always back yourself\u2019 She is speaking at a\u00a0conference\u00a0that showcases achievements of incredible Australian\u00a0female entrepreneurs .","id":"ed85f61e5ac36cbb56468551e6a9b9cd5f72f890","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" even have an office.\nSince the very beginning, Lu wanted her company, Omm, to be remote. So when her friends at university in Singapore suggested working from home, Lu opted for doing the same, because it was just not possible for her to ask for permission from her bosses to do so.\nIt seemed like a strange decision to them, but it was soon proven otherwise when her bosses started wondering why she never complained about the company's poor communication channels. After all, they were the ones working at a brick-and-mortar office and often struggled to get an answer from her and her colleagues. As a result, they started doing the same thing.\n\u201cThey found out that working from home meant they didn\u2019t have to wait in queue for emails that weren\u2019t critical, they could work at their own pace and most importantly, they could solve work problems with others in real-time. So why would they ever want to go back to the office?\u201d she asks.\nIt might sound odd that a job that requires almost constant communication \u2014 like an office job \u2014 could be done remotely, but that\u2019s exactly how it is working at Omm, which Lu started in 2011. The company is a design studio that builds custom solutions using the cloud for clients across Asia and Europe.\nLu and her co-founder, Li Yin, originally had a tough time convincing clients to let them work remotely. At the time, Lu says there was a general sense that remote work wasn\u2019t a viable option. But as time passed, some of their largest clients started to see the benefits, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in 2020.\nBy mid-February last year, many of Omm's 150 clients were forced to transition to work-from-home (WFH) for their employees. The company was \u201cflooded\u201d with requests for help and it was up to Lu and her team to deliver. But working remotely meant that they couldn\u2019t simply meet face-to-face with their clients as and when needed to resolve issues.\nLu says that with no face-to-face interaction and \u201clack of strong communication channels like Skype or Zoom\u201d, it was more critical than ever before to have a strong communication structure in place. Lu and Yin decided to go the extra mile to ensure that the company, and its clients, had everything they needed to maintain productivity and continue delivering their projects. \u201cWe had to"}
{"article":"At a quick glance they could pass for identical twins. So it is no wonder retired priest Neil Richardson was greeted with waves and 'hello John' greetings when he moved to Braintree, Essex, 18 months ago. For residents quickly mistook him to be 74-year-old John Jemison, a former head teacher who is well-known in the town. The pair had in fact never met up until a few days ago, leaving Mr Richardson, 69, confused as to why people constantly confused him with Mr Jemison. Neil Richardson, 69 (right), was constantly mistaken for John Jemison, 74 (left), when he moved to Braintree, Essex, 18 months ago and had no idea why - until the pair met recently and realised they are almost identical . Mr Richardson, a former priest (right), was greeted with waves and 'hello John' greetings as he went about his business in the Essex town. He had no idea why until realising people thought he was ex-teacher Mr Jemison . The pair (above) met by chance during a coach trip to London earlier this month and have now met up several times. They have even introduced their wives to one another and claim to have formed quite a friendship . However, upon meeting, the pair quickly realised why others had mistaken them for one another \u2013 since they look almost identical. The pair, who are both grandfathers-of-four, also realised that despite being doppelgangers, they also had an awful lot in common - having both attended the same college, both becoming RE teachers and enjoying singing in choirs. They also both enjoy singing, writing poetry and have a keen interest in amateur dramatics. And now they live just 150 yards from each other. Mr Richardson, who\u00a0worked as an RE teacher before becoming the rector\u00a0of Greenford Magna in Middlesex in 1982, said he was originally left stunned when he moved to the small town in September 2013 and everyone appeared to recgonise him. He said: 'Complete strangers were coming up to me and saying hello. 'On one occasion, in the Quadrant Cafe, someone actually came up to my table and said: \"You are John Jemison, aren't you?\" 'The manager was quite sure I was John. A couple of weeks ago, I asked if I could have a word with him after he greeted me with the words, \"Hello John\". He wouldn't believe that I wasn't John. I had to show him my driving licence. 'It made me very interested to meet this man, who I thought must be rather good-looking!' The pair finally came face-to-face last week when they coincidentally both boarded the same coach for a Friends of Braintree Museum visit to the Magna Carta exhibition at the British Library. Mr Jemison said: 'I didn't instantly notice our resemblance but as I boarded the bus, Neil greeted me with \"Are you John Jemison?\" Neil Richardson married his wife in 1968 (left) while Mr Jemison also married wife Jenny in the sixties (right) Since meeting, Mr Richardson (left) and Mr Jemison (right) have realised they have an awful lot in common and have had a similar life. They both went to the same college in Chelsea and both trained to be RE teachers . 'I was distracted with the thought: \"Oh dear, it's someone else who wants me to do something.\" 'My wife, however, did a double-take and we began to look forward to the opportunity to meet at the end of our journey. 'It was quite spooky the day we met.' Mr Jemison, who has two children - Elizabeth, 50, and John, 48 - as well as four grandchildren - Megan, 25, Joanna, 23, Sarah, 21, and Bethany, 21, said he just 'couldn't believe it' when Mr Richardson explained it all to him. He said: 'I've really been struck by all the coincidences as we do have so much in common - yet we have never met before. 'My only worry is the number of people who probably think I've been ignoring them when they've been saying 'Hello John' to Neil all this time.' Mr Richardson said they 'hit it off immediately'. He added, jokingly: 'We're thinking of a life of crime. 'If one of us stays at home and the other robs a bank then we will always have an alibi.' Asked if she could tell them apart, Mr Richardson\u2019s wife Marion, 70, said: 'I certainly can - after 47 years together you don't make that mistake. 'People have asked if me and Jenny look alike - I don't think we do but I guess we must share a similar taste in men. 'I just think it is lovely that they have met like this.' As well as looking alike, the two men have lived very similar lives. They both studied at the College of St Mark and St John in Chelsea in the sixties, but never met. Mr Jemison (pictured with his wife Jenny and granddaughters) had no idea Mr Richardson was getting mistaken for him in their hometown until he bumped into his look-a-like during a coach trip to London . Mr Richardson (pictured left aged three, and right as a schoolboy) said the pair have become good friends. He said: 'We realised that we agreed on almost everything, from politics, to our theological views on the church' And they both went on to become RE teachers, with Mr Jemison teaching at Braintree's Alec Hunter and John Bunyan schools, before becoming head of Silver End Primary school, while Mr Richardson became a priest. The pair also both married their sweethearts in the sixties, soon after meeting them, and they both enjoy singing in choirs. When they met for lunch last week, they realised they even had accounts with the same bank. Mr Richardson said: 'There was an astounding moment when we put our cards on the desk to pay and we could almost have said \"snap\"! 'When we finally met we immediately felt comfortable with each other and found we had so much in common. 'Other people say we're like twins. I can see the likenesses, but he's slightly taller, and I'm slightly fatter.' 'We had lunch together on Friday and realised that we agreed on almost everything, from politics, to our theological views on the church, education and what we think about Mr Gove, and the fact that we both write poetry.' The men are now firm friends and have enjoyed several lunches together, introducing their wives to one another.","highlights":"Neil Richardson couldn't understand why people always recognised him . 69-year-old was greeted with 'Hello John' after moving to Braintree, Essex . He finally met former head teacher\u00a0John Jemison, who looked just like him . Pair realised that as well as looking alike, they also have very similar past .","id":"d550f34b2b507a7061d8b3f9f1cbf5646e7b38a0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ook the parochial vicar, 59, for the rector of the local parish, Father John Ryan.\n\"I've had quite a lot of people asking me why John has retired,\" says Richardson. \"They say they don't know which John is which. I've had someone say to me, 'The new vicar is wonderful, he's taken me to see an art exhibition. I had to say it was me, not him, that took her out. But the next day I got another phone call from someone saying, 'The new vicar is doing the rounds and he has taken me to see a play.' That's where I have to say, 'That's not me, that's my neighbour.'\"\nThe last time there was a Ryan and a Richardson on the scene together was just over a decade ago when Father John was parochial vicar of St Mary's, the church where Father Neil is now based. The pair - or \"two Johns\" - had both been ordained within months of each other in 1989, both worked as school chaplains and both did their training in the Diocese of Brentwood. Although they never met there, 10 years ago they both went out to Africa. Father John to St Mary's, Mombasa, and Father Neil to Gambo in Kenya.\nFather John was ordained and went on to work as a hospital chaplain and later as director of the National Black Catholic Apostolate in New York before coming back to work as rector of St Mary's, Mombasa. Now a member of the Missionary Fathers of Africa, Father John has returned to the UK with plans to work in parishes of mission in his native Brentwood Diocese.\nBut if you have never heard of Father Neil you will certainly have heard of Father John. Because since the bishop announced in June 2003 that the parochial vicar at St Mary's, Mombasa, would be sent back to the Diocese of Brentwood and given the title rector after 16 years in the post, Father Neil's face has become a household name. And not just in Brentwood Diocese.\nAt first Father John insisted that he would never set foot in Brentwood, preferring to stay in the country where he was known to most people. But he says he now intends to visit the area in May and he will be based in St Mary's, M"}
{"article":"Few people expect Manchester City to go to Barcelona and overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. But here's 10 good reasons Manuel Pellegrini's men should travel in hope... 1 - CHELSEA PROVED MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN . Chelsea were 2-1 down on aggregate to Barcelona and down to only 10 men in their second leg at the Nou Camp in 2012 \u2013 and still went through. Goals from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta put Barca in control even before John Terry was sent off. Then, incredibly, Ramires scored on the stroke of half-time and after surviving immense pressure, Fernando Torres scored to book Chelsea's place in the final, which they went on to win. Chelsea sealed a place in the 2012 Champions League final by drawing 2-2 with Barcelona at the Nou Camp . 2 - PELLEGRINI CAN TAP INTO MALAGA . Barcelona lost their last game at the Nou Camp on February 21 to Malaga, the team that Manuel Pellegrini managed between 2010 and 2013. Pellegrini will be able to get all the inside info on how they did it and also used to work with the winning goalscorer, Juanmi. If Juanmi can slay Barcelona, there's not reason why Sergio Aguero can't follow suit. 3 - NO REASON TO FEAR . City captain Vincent Kompany knows what it feels like to score at the Nou Camp, Joe Hart saved a penalty from Lionel Messi three weeks ago and Yaya Toure won the Champions League with Barca alongside the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique. While the rest of the world regard Barca's players as demi-gods, City have been up against them before and shown they are human, or played with them. Joe Hart saved a late Lionel Messi penalty to keep his side in with a chance of progressing to the next round . 4 - EL CLASICO AWAITS . Coach Luis Enrique won't be thanking La Liga for the way they've worked out their fixture list because an even bigger match lies in store on Sunday when Barca meet Real Madrid in a potential title decider. The temptation not to play at 100 per cent against City will be there particularly as they already hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg. It will be up to Pellegrini's side to take advantage if the Barca players have half an eye on the weekend. Barcelona boss Luis Enrique will have one eye on his side's upcoming match against Real Madrid . 5 - CITY BEST IN ADVERSITY . If there is one thing Manchester City have proved in recent times it's that they should never be written off. They were eight points behind Manchester United with six games to play in 2012 \u2013 and won the title. In 2014, they were three points behind Liverpool with three to play, and again came out on top. Most significantly, they have shown 'bouncebackability' in Europe too. They qualified from the group stages despite taking two points from their opening four matches and trailing 2-1 against Bayern Munich in their fifth match. Manchester City showed on the final day of the 2011-12 season that they are capable of springing a surprise . 6 - PROLIFIC AGUERO . Aguero has scored six goals in six Champions League ties this season, at a ratio of a goal every 76 minutes. If he scores again in the Nou Camp, City will be halfway there to overturning the first-leg deficit. Pellegrini believes Aguero has the ability to be considered the third-best player in the world behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. A match-winning performance to rank alongside his hat-trick against Bayern earlier in the tournament would go a long way to making that come true. City forward Aguero (he's at the bottom) has scored six goals in the Champions League this season . 7 - HISTORY ON THE SIDE OF ENGLISH CLUBS . It's not impossible for English clubs not to be represented in the last eight of the Champions League \u2013 but history shows it's very rare. Only once since 1996 have the quarter-finals taken place without a Premier League team. With Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal gone, all hopes rest on City now. They haven't always been the most popular team since Sheik Mansour's takeover but the club might thrive on the need to restore some national pride. Manchester City are England's last hope following Arsenal's exit from the Champions League on Tuesday . 8 - ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME . Manuel Pellegrini has been criticised for rigidly sticking to 4-4-2 in Europe and being outplayed in midfield, as he was against Barca in the first leg. But when Aguero was injured for the critical final group game away to Roma, he played Edin Dzeko as a lone striker and City comfortably won 2-0. If Pellegrini repeats the tactics \u2013 but with Aguero replacing Dzeko \u2013 and City crowd Barca in the middle of the park, there's no reason they shouldn't threaten the Catalans with the talent they've got in the team like David Silva. Spanish playmaker David Silva (centre) may be given the licence to roam if he plays behind Aguero . 9 - MANAGERIAL MIS-MATCH . Barcelona boss Luis Enrique is a Champions League novice as a manager \u2013 this is his first campaign in the tournament and he's never experienced a knockout second leg. In contrast Pellegrini has guided Villarreal to the semi-final, Malaga to the quarters and took City the Nou Camp last season where they lost 2-1 with 10 men. The Chilean knows what to expect \u2013 Enrique doesn't. Enrique is a novice when it comes to managing a side in the Champions League knockout stages . VIDEO Barca will attack - Enrique . 10 - YAYA MOTIVATION . Yaya Toure is available for Manchester City are serving a three-match European ban and couldn't be more motivated. For all the stealth of Barcelona's midfield with Ivan Rakitic, Busquets and Andres Iniesta, they haven't got the power to live with Toure if he is allowed to run at them. The Ivory Coast international has proved he's a big-match player \u2013 remember his incredible goal at Wembley in last season's Capital One Cup final \u2013 and this could be his defining match in a City shirt. Yaya Toure is available for selection after missing the first leg against his former side through suspension . PS here's three reasons why Manchester City should be fearful of Barcelona .","highlights":"Manchester City face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in Champions League . Manuel Pellegrini's must overturn a 2-1 deficit to qualify for next round . Manchester City  have to score at least two goals . City ace Yaya Toure can face his former side after serving  suspension . READ: Pellegrini on knife edge as he attempts to save Man City's season . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester City news .","id":"76f584856ce5467079459c8ce9158f92546610ba","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with hope.\n1) David Silva: the former Valencia playmaker is probably the best player at City. At the San Mam\u00e9s he was at the heart of everything his side did and his performance and skill with the ball was the difference between City being beaten in the first leg and going to the Camp Nou. He knows the atmosphere, the pitch and can lead his team as they travel to the Nou Camp.\n2) Champions League experience: Pellegrini will have seen his side eliminated by Barcelona before but they are a better team now. His players have been there before and his own experiences of the Spanish team as the manager of Malaga has given him greater insight and knowledge of his opponents.\n3) City players have performed well in Barcelona recently. David Silva had four goals in two games in September and was magnificent in both games. Vincent Kompany and Javi Garcia have also performed well in Europe and they will not be overawed by the occasion.\n4) City won the group without beating Barcelona.\n5) City have a manager who thrives under pressure and has shown time and time again he can win with less. In the group stage this season, City went down 3-1 to Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach and could have gone out of the competition with the 3-2 home defeat to Bayern Munich. But Pellegrini got City to win both games after that and he will have a new motivation to reach the quarter-finals of the competition. He can lead his team and be a manager who has overcome obstacles like this before.\n6) Manuel Pellegrini has never been knocked out of the Champions League by a Spanish team as a player or manager. At Villareal he eliminated Barcelona in the round of 16 and at Malaga he knocked Real Madrid out at the semi-final stage. In fact, since he took charge of Villareal in 2010, every team he has managed has made it past the group stages of the competition.\n7) Sergio Ag\u00fcero is one of the best strikers in the world and is in form, with eight goals in his last 12 games. He showed his quality in the Manchester derby and will thrive on big occasions.\n8) Pablo Zabaleta has won many big games, including the Super Cup and World Club Cup with Sevilla, but has never won a knockout match for Man City. The Argentine is a calm defender who will get City over the line.\n9) P"}
{"article":"While Liverpool players are determined to give Steven Gerrard a perfect send off to his Anfield career by winning the FA Cup, there is a growing confidence within the camp there will be life after the iconic captain. Liverpool have won all six of the games that Gerrard has missed with a hamstring injury and the 3-4-3 formation used by Brendan Rodgers has made them look more like the vibrant side that chased Manchester City for the Premier League title last season. They have gone from mid-table to genuine Champions League hopefuls as a result. Steven Gerrard has been back in training ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn . Liverpool have won all six of the games that captain Gerrard has missed with a hamstring injury . Liverpool full back Alberto Moreno (right) believes the team can win the FA Cup for departing skipper Gerrard . Gerrard is in contention to return for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers but may find it hard to force his way back into the starting line-up. This season's FA Cup final takes place on his 35th birthday and would be his final match for the club before he joins LA Galaxy. 'It's always sad when someone is injured, you don't wish that on anybody. But I think it is good that we have proved we can succeed without Steven,' said Alberto Moreno, a \u00a312million summer signing from Sevilla and a key member of the new-look side Rodgers is trying to assemble. 'We've moved up the table and been winning matches. It shows that within this squad there are some top, top players to replace even the likes of Steven Gerrard,' said Moreno, a left-back who has been pushed further forward into midfield in recent weeks. 'Whoever is injured, the player who comes into replace them puts themself on the line for the Liverpool cause. The morale and dynamic of the group has been very good. We're playing well and we've proved we can carry on without him. 'I think the new system we are playing has helped us intensify our play even more. It allows us to get lots of bodies forward when we are attacking, but we are safe in the knowledge of having three centre-backs covering as well as the two deep-lying midfielders. 'If we need to lend a hand as well, the wing-backs you can call them, we can drop back and support as well as get forward and support the attack. 'You have to point to the fact we have picked up a lot of victories and points since the system changed, and I guess it does allow us to be a little bit more intense. But it wasn't as if we weren't trying to play with intensity before, we were just inconsistent and dropped points we shouldn't have done.' Of course, Moreno is not dismissing the contribution of Gerrard to Liverpool over the years, and is using the captain's impending departure as an extra incentive to lift a trophy. Fresh from Sevilla, where he won the Europa League last season, the energetic 22-year-old is almost in awe of Gerrard. Moreno (centre) believes FA Cup glory would be a perfect way for Gerrard to finish his time at Liverpool . Gerrard (left) sustained his hamstring injury in Liverpool's 3-2 victory over Tottenham at Anfield last month . Gerrard (left) has lifted the FA Cup twice before as a Liverpool player and is eager to win it one more time . 'It will stick in my memory that I've had a chance to play and train with one of the best players in the world,' he says. 'The Spanish have a word 'crack' to describe a big star, 'Supercrack' means megastar and that is Steven. I have watched him play since I was a boy and now I've had the fortune to not just share a dressing room with him, but to train and play alongside him. He was one of my idols growing up. 'To win the FA Cup would be the perfect present for him, wouldn't it? To be able to leave the club with a trophy under his belt, that would be fantastic for Steven. But not just for him, it would be a great thing for the team and for the fans as well.'","highlights":"Alberto Moreno wants to win the FA Cup for departing Steven Gerrard . Liverpool captain Gerrard missed the last six games with  injury . He could return for the FA Cup quarter-final v Blackburn on Sunday .","id":"7d164461be66d8ea901aa6e4ccd12e61f808bd56","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" major trophies in English football but since 2008 have won just one of 18 titles \u2013 the League Cup \u2013 and in 2014-15 they were pipped to the Premier League title by Manchester City.\nThat title campaign was the last time Klopp worked with Coutinho. Both men have since moved on, with Coutinho leaving Barcelona for Liverpool last year for a fee that could rise to around 130m euros (\u00a3114.4m), and Klopp has been looking for a replacement ever since.\nKlopp and his coaching staff have looked at at least five potential replacements but each time it has been determined there was not enough on offer to persuade him to pull the trigger.\nKlopp had spoken in May about his hope to have his side sorted by now, but he admitted then he was not entirely confident, and the arrival of Naby Keita has meant the search for Coutinho\u2019s replacement must be an increasingly high priority.\nLiverpool do have three players who can play in the position \u2013 Adam Lallana, Philippe Coutinho and Georginio Wijnaldum \u2013 but Klopp has looked far from convinced with each, Lallana has suffered another injury, Coutinho\u2019s form has been inconsistent, and Wijnaldum has been played on the left \u2013 a position he has struggled at Liverpool this season.\nFor all the talk of money, the main reason for a midfielder\u2019s worth would surely be based on how they impact on Liverpool\u2019s creative play and attack.\nIf Liverpool continue to look so blunt in front of goal, it will be a significant investment to bring the right player to Merseyside, and Klopp has not only been looking for a natural left footer, but also a player able to combine the roles of a centre and attacking midfielder.\nKlopp\u2019s side have played some excellent attacking football but as they continue to struggle to score, there is a sense of frustration that the game is not being opened up as effectively as it was last season.\nAs he bids to add to his Champions League crown and create another European Cup final, his side are finding it more difficult to break through defences.\nThe lack of goals has led to speculation Klopp is seeking to bring in a striker as well but Liverpool are also reported to be looking at a midfielder and the German was in Paris last week to watch Monaco star Thomas Lemar.\nAfter being linked with Nabil Fekir, Manchester United duo Paul Pog"}
{"article":"(CNN)Robert Durst appeared to be prepared for life on the lam when FBI agents arrested him in New Orleans. The millionaire heir, according to court documents, had more than $40,000 in cash with him -- and a neck-to-head latex mask to alter his appearance. The new details about Durst, who's been charged with first-degree murder, emerged Wednesday in court documents supporting a search warrant for his Houston home. It's the latest twist in a whirlwind week for Durst, the subject of HBO's true-crime documentary \"The Jinx.\" He's gone from a man battling suspicions that he killed three people to a frail 71-year-old on suicide watch. Durst, whose real estate developer family is among New York's wealthiest, has a net worth of about $100 million and had been withdrawing large sums of money from various bank accounts, including daily withdrawals of $9,000 over 35 days since October, the court documents said. He's being held on drug and weapons charges in Louisiana as he awaits extradition to Los Angeles to face charges in the 2000 killing of his close friend. It's not the first time he's been accused of murder. He admitted to killing and dismembering his neighbor in a 2003 trial, but he was acquitted after arguing he acted in self-defense. And while he's never been charged in his first wife's 1982 disappearance, her family members say they believe she's dead and that he's the one to blame. FBI agents are also investigating whether Durst could be connected to other unsolved murder cases. The agency is putting out a call to local authorities to examine cold cases in locations near where Durst lived over the past five decades, a U.S. law enforcement official said. Unsolved cases in Vermont, upstate New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Southern California are among those getting a new look. Durst's apparent plans to flee began to unravel on Saturday, after an FBI agent approached him from behind at a New Orleans hotel and said, \"Mr. Durst?\" Although Durst had checked into the hotel under the name \"Everette Ward\" and carried a Texas ID card with that name, he turned around when the agent called him by name, according to court documents. In his hotel room, agents found more than $40,000 in cash, mostly in $100 bills packed into small envelopes, a loaded revolver, the rubber mask that covers the head and neck, his actual birth certificate and passport, and marijuana. On Tuesday, authorities made it clear they weren't done looking into Durst, even though he's behind bars. At the Houston condominium building where Durst owns three units and lived for many years, authorities seized compact discs, bank statements, handwritten notes, credit cards and checks, stationery, a cell phone, boxes of court documents, photos and a trash bag of court transcripts. They also left with copies of books that detail the disappearance of his first wife and his legal troubles: \"Without a Trace\" and paperback and hardcover copies of \"A Deadly Secret.\" Journalist Matt Birkbeck, who wrote \"A Deadly Secret,\" said he'd heard Durst read his book, but didn't realize he still had two copies. \"When I first heard that, I was somewhat shocked,\" Birkbeck told CNN, \"and a little disturbed.\" The Los Angeles County district attorney filed a first-degree murder charge against Durst on Monday. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Prosecutors accuse Durst of \"lying in wait\" and killing Susan Berman, a crime writer and his longtime confidante, because she \"was a witness to a crime.\" Berman was shot in the head in her Beverly Hills, California, home in December 2000, shortly before investigators were set to speak with her about the disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, in 1982. Durst has long maintained he had nothing to do with Berman's death or his wife's disappearance. He's confined to a Louisiana prison's mental health unit after being deemed a danger to himself. On Tuesday, an appeals court granted a request from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office to move Durst to the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center's mental health unit in St. Gabriel, about an hour's drive from New Orleans. Lawyers for the sheriff's office argued that the jail where Durst was being held until Tuesday night can't accommodate inmates with acute mental health conditions. The appeals court agreed. Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin said he \"did not believe\" his client was mentally ill, and that he should remain in Orleans Parish to give the legal team better access to him before a evidentiary hearing scheduled for Monday. DeGuerin has said it's no coincidence authorities arrested Durst the day before the HBO documentary's final episode aired. He said he wasn't surprised about the search of his Texas condo, either. \"They're acting like a bunch of Keystone Kops, particularly after being embarrassed by the TV program,\" he said. \"And I'll be even more surprised if they find anything of any evidentiary value whatsoever.\" Authorities have been mum about what evidence led them to arrest Durst on Saturday, the day before the finale of \"The Jinx\" aired. Court documents reveal some details about their case against him. Four forensic experts concluded a letter sent to police telling them to search for a cadaver in Berman's home was likely written by Durst. For viewers of the HBO documentary, that might not come as a surprise. In \"The Jinx,\" Berman's stepson stumbles upon a signed letter from Durst to Berman's home in Beverly Hills. The handwriting looks similar to the \"cadaver\" letter that tipped off police to the killing, and both letters misspell the word as \"Beverley.\" In the documentary, Durst denies he has anything to do with writing the \"cadaver\" letter, and that he has anything to do with Berman's death. Court documents mention another anonymous letter, sent from New York in January 2001, to a Los Angeles police detective. It was titled \"Possible motive for Susan Berman murder\" and stated that Berman suspected Durst of being involved in his wife's disappearance. It also said Durst planned to visit Berman around the time of her death. In a 2003 murder trial, Durst admitted he'd killed neighbor Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, and chopped up the body. He was acquitted after his attorneys argued he had acted in self-defense, though he later served nine months in prison on felony weapons charges stemming from that case. DeGuerin told reporters Monday that his client didn't kill Berman. \"He's ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial,\" DeGuerin said. It's not clear when a trial would take place. Durst waived his right to fight extradition to Los Angeles, but because prosecutors in New Orleans are pursuing charges against him, he remains jailed there. Investigators believe he planned to travel from New Orleans to Cuba, a law enforcement official told CNN. Investigators found a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and about 147 grams (5.2 ounces) of marijuana in Durst's hotel room in New Orleans, according to court documents. He was booked on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Court documents filed Tuesday say Durst will receive medications while imprisoned, \"including but not limited to hydrocodone as needed for pain.\" CNN's Evan Perez, Chandler Friedman, Jeremy Grisham, Dave Alsup, Holly Yan, Chris Welch, Shimon Prokupecz and Kevin Conlon contributed to this report.","highlights":"The FBI is looking into unsolved murder cases in areas where Robert Durst has lived . He's charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his longtime friend in 2000 . Court documents reveal he had more than $40,000 in cash and a mask when agents arrested him .","id":"b9c8a39995c3ba2f7b0ca465fe1fb13c05c3f9c6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" brace.\nHe also appeared to have a new identity.\nThe man arrested in New Orleans last week goes by the name John McCabe, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in New Orleans on Tuesday.\nInvestigators said they learned McCabe's real name from an emergency personnel system. But he was not on any of the state and local databases the FBI used to find out his identity, according to the complaint.\nThe man's driver's license and other identification, which he had with him in New Orleans, also bore a different name -- Robert Durst, according to the court papers.\nThe identity theft has been \"well-documented,\" said Special Agent Michael Anderson of the FBI in Los Angeles, which helped coordinate the arrest in New Orleans. \"We knew we would have to confirm this was him.\"\nThe complaint does not say how long the man went by the name John McCabe. But court records show he has been known by the name Robert Durst since at least 1990.\nDurst was arrested last Thursday for allegedly killing Susan Berman, his friend of 14 years, at her Los Angeles home in December 2000. A motive for the killing, which was never clarified by the FBI in the criminal complaint, is a central mystery in a series of HBO documentaries about the case. The most recent installment of the \"The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst\" series, which debuted earlier this year, focused on Berman's possible role in the slaying.\nThe document says Durst moved from Los Angeles in late 2000, and the complaint says a witness in L.A. said he \"fled California to avoid being tried for murder.\"\nDurst was living under an alias as recently as 2016, investigators said.\nAt least one woman who knew the man before his arrest told CNN she believes he is not Robert Durst. She requested anonymity because she has friends who remain close with him.\n\"Everyone calls him Durst but the police said they have him on film at a place I've never seen him, at a hotel,\" the woman said.\nA man who said he has been a friend of Durst's for decades identified himself to CNN as Richard Langley. He said Durst is not the kind of guy he would suspect of committing a murder.\n\"I never heard any talk of murder, ever,\" he said. \"I know"}
{"article":"A beauty therapist who was clinically dead for 30 minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest in bed was saved by her pet dog who howled for help. Joanna Mellor, 24, went into cardiac arrest after going to sleep next to her boyfriend Andrew Rayment, 27. Upon discovering she wasn't breathing, the couple's five-year-old pet Labrador, Leo, began barking. This woke Mr Rayment, who hurriedly dialled 999 and performed CPR on his girlfriend until paramedics arrived. Scroll down for video . Joanna Mellor, 24, suffered a cardiac arrest in her sleep, but her five-year-old dog Leo barked until her boyfriend woke up and realised she wasn't breathing . Leo barked until Miss Mellor's boyfriend Andrew woke up. Andrew dialled 999 and performed CPR on his girlfriend until paramedics came and she was rushed to hospital for life-saving treatment . In hospital, doctors said her heart had stopped for 30 minutes before Mr Rayment began CPR. She was able to make a full recovery after her cardiac arrest, something paramedics said is unheard of . Incredibly, doctors said Miss Mellor's heart had stopped for 30 minutes before Mr Rayment managed to resuscitate her. Miss Mellor, who lives with her boyfriend in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, has since been diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. This is a condition in which she has an extra electrical connection in the heart, causing it to beat abnormally fast, triggering a cardiac arrest. Miraculously, she has now made a full recovery. She said: 'I owe my life to my dog and my boyfriend. If Leo hadn't woken Andrew up I might not be here today. 'I remember going to bed and drifting off the sleep and the next I know I'm in intensive care in hospital and told I'd suffered a heart attack. 'The doctors say I was technically dead because it took Andrew 30 minutes to get my heart started. 'Andrew said he woke up with Leo barking and jumping up at my side of the bed and going mad. 'He says he could tell something was wrong with me and dialled 999 and the operator talked him through CPR. 'At first the doctors said I might be at risk of brain damage and I couldn't feel my legs and one of my hands was all limp but I've now made a full recovery.' Miss Mellor now says she 'owes her life' to her labrador Leo and her boyfriend Andrew Rayment, 27 . Miss Mellor's Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome had meant her heart began beating irregularly. This caused a cardiac arrest, where the electrical activity of the heart becomes so chaotic that the heart stops pumping and quivers of 'fibrillates' instead. The heart stops pumping blood around the body, causing a person to lose consciousness and potentially die within minutes. Mr Rayment said he woke up to barking on January 2nd this year. He said: 'I was half asleep when Leo woke me up. 'I heard Joanna's breathing becoming erratic and I tried to wake her and tapped each side of her face, but she was unconscious so I called 999. 'My first thought was that I didn't want to waste the paramedics' time but when I was on the phone her breathing went from in and out to every few seconds. 'I tried not to panic and to stay focused. I kept thinking that the only chance she has relies on me doing the CPR properly.' Rescue crews from East Midlands Ambulance Service dashed to the scene in under 15 minutes before rushing her to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. Paramedic Glenn Radford said: 'I've been on the job for 14 years and I've never seen anything like it. 'When people suffer cardiac arrests, quite often they are left with neurological problems. They don't usually make a 100 per cent recovery.'","highlights":"Joanna Mellor went to sleep and suffered a potentially fatal\u00a0cardiac arrest . Her pet Labrador, Leo, barked until her boyfriend woke up and dialled 999 . She was rushed to hospital where she was clinically dead for 30 minutes . Was able to make a miraculous recovery - and says Leo saved her life .","id":"3b15a8a4e03b1d12dfc15a12194f7897d02632b9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Robinson, who had just eaten chilli peppers.\nThe cardiac arrest (cardiac arrest) left Andrew and her three-year-old Shih-Tzu (or Shih Tzu puppy) Milo in a panic, and her terrified dog howled for help. After a frantic search for a phone, the beauty therapist was rushed to hospital on Sunday.\nThe pair were saved by one of the paramedic teams who treated her, who saw her on her way to the ambulance.\nMilo\u2019s desperate cries caught the attention of the team, who told her parents Karen and Stephen Mellor the dog\u2019s barks woke them in their flat in Newcastle\u2019s Gosforth.\nMilo\u2019s owner Karen Mellor told Chronicle Live: \u201cMilo is a puppy and doesn\u2019t usually bark very much. But at 7.45 on Sunday morning she woke me up with her bark and crying for help.\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe what I was hearing, but it was really loud and scary. She just wouldn\u2019t stop. \u201cI sat up in my bed and listened carefully for a few minutes, but the sound disappeared and I couldn\u2019t work out where it was coming from.\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful that Milo woke us up, because I think we might not have known what was happening otherwise. \u201cWhen I could hear the sound again, I called out to my husband to see if he heard it too.\nHe was already sitting up in bed, and he realized the sound was coming from the next room. \u201cHe got up, and we both realized the noise was coming from the puppy.\u201d Karen and her husband Stephen had been home with Milo in bed when she started barking.\nThe concerned husband got up from bed to see if she was OK. He added: \u201cI found her at the bottom of the bed and I could tell right away that something was very wrong.\n\u201cShe wouldn\u2019t respond to my shouting, and she didn\u2019t respond to me picking her up. \u201cI started getting into a panic. It was pretty scary because I didn\u2019t know what was happening, so I just wanted to get her help as soon as possible. \u201cI was calling the hospital, phoning friends and trying to find some kind of help.\n\u201cBut I didn\u2019t know where to go or who to call. \u201cI called Andrew\u2019s parents because I thought they would know how to handle the situation."}
{"article":"A stripper's father has been accused of extorting nearly $3million from a businessman who paid to have a threesome with his daughter and her cousin who he said was underage. Terry Tackett, 52, allegedly demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi, 61, from Detroit, Michigan, after learning about the sexual encounters he had with Jessica Tackett, 25. According to federal prosecutors Jessica met Mr Vagnozzi at a strip club in 2008, where she was working as a topless dancer to help support her family. The pair then started a relationship where he would pay for sex, court documents have revealed. Scroll down for court documents . Affair: Jessica Tackett, 25, started working at a Detroit strip club to help support her family. She met businessman\u00a0Paul Vagnozzi in the summer of 2008 and they started a sexual relationship . Threats: Terry Tackett, 52, demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi, after he discovered he had a threesome with his daughter and her cousin. Tackett told Vagnozzi she was underage . That summer, according to court documents seen by The Detroit News, he paid to have a threesome with Jessica's cousin. Her father found out about the illicit encounter in October and threatened Mr \u00a0Vagnozzi - saying the girl was underage and that he would tell the police unless he was paid. Tackett also said he would get his 'mafia' friends at the Jokers Motorcycle Club to beat him up if the hush money stopped. The document filed in the\u00a0United States District Court in Michigan stated he first handed Tackett $30,000. Two months later Mr Vagnozzi asked the family to confirm in writing they would not tell the police and asked them to stop demanding cash. Case: Tackett is free on $10,000 unsecured bond but faces\u00a0up to five years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . They then sent him a letter demanding more installments of $30,000. According to the documents in one month, Mr Vagnozzi gave Terry Tackett $1.15 million in checks, . The flow of money, which stopped in 2012, funded Tackett's lavish lifestyle, including a home in Romulus, Michigan, six Harley-Davidson motorcycles, muscle cars, Jet Skis and expensive gifts for his stripper girlfriends. The indictment also mentions that Jessica  and her mother, Kimberly, 53, also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman as part of the alleged extortion scheme. West Bloomfield Township police in Michigan told The Detroit News that the phony rape complaint was filed against Vagnozzi. Tackett is now facing 119 federal charges in relation to the scheme - conspiracy to obstruct justice, tax evasion, money laundering and banking crimes. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 20 years. The indictment also mentions that Jessica Tackett and her mother, Kimberly (pictured), also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman victimized in the alleged extortion scheme . Jessica Tackett is free on $10,000 unsecured bond, but she and her mother face up to five years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . Raymond Cassar, Mr Vagnozzi's lawyer, thanked the U.S. Attorney's Office  for bringing the 'group to justice.' In a statement to the Detroit News, he said: 'My client is a good man who was the victim of a lengthy extortion plot by a group of individuals that conspired to take as much money from him as they possibly could over a lengthy period of time.' Mr Vagnozzi is not on the indictment because he is considered a victim. He has not been charged in relation to having sex with the cousin who Tackett claims is underaged. Tackett Indictment uploaded by DailyMail.com .","highlights":"Terry Tackett, 52, demanded money from businessman Paul Vagnozzi, 61 . He is now facing 119 federal counts in relation to the\u00a0extortion\u00a0scheme . Found out he was having sex with his daughter Jessica, 25 . She was working in a Detroit strip club to help support her family . Tackett threatened Mr Vagnozzi when he found about the\u00a0illicit\u00a0threesome . Then began receiving regular payments into his bank account . Jessica and her mother also made a phony rape claim against Vagnozzi .","id":"d74ef7a715d05c47a375c9d476b50963175006d3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" from John Thompson in exchange for being quiet about allegations of sexual exploitation and drug use.\nThe alleged blackmail of Mr. Thompson, who was an occasional customer of his daughter's at a strip club where she worked, has emerged after he was arrested along with her mother, Tina, 45. They were taken into custody at the couple's home in Ohio on Saturday, where officers reportedly found \"numerous items associated with prostitution\" in their possession, reports the Akron Beacon Journal.\nIt is alleged that they were running a sex ring with another woman, who is believed to be Thompson's wife. The woman, 29, was previously arrested along with a 36-year-old man for having sex with teenagers.\nThe couple have been charged with prostitution, trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation of children and compelling prostitution by force or coercion. The woman has also been charged with drug possession.\nTerry Tackett has been charged with \"two counts of compelling prostitution by force, threat or coercion\", and the Tackett's daughter has been charged with \"one count of soliciting sexual activity and two counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor\".\nProsecutor Kristen Nagle said at a news conference that Thompson may face additional charges. She added: \"This is an emerging case, we may have additional charges down the road.\"\nIn jailhouse interviews with police, the sisters said they and the others were engaging in legal consensual sex, the Beacon Journal reported.\nMr Thompson told police he did not know he was having sexual intercourse with minors. Tina Tackett told investigators she did not witness the alleged sexual abuse of her daughter, but did admit that her daughter was dating the other women who were arrested.\nA probable cause statement said: \"Both Tackett and Tina Tackett admitted they were aware of the age of the other women they were dating and\/or living with. Tina Tackett stated that she was aware of the age of her daughter's boyfriend.\"\nThe women's lawyers said they were unaware of the sex ring allegations. \"I'm shocked and saddened because Tina has led a good life,\" said Richard Lomuscio. \"She's worked hard to raise her family.\"\nTerry Tackett is also accused of threatening Thompson with bodily harm. Police reportedly found two knives when they went to arrest the couple.\nThe sisters were denied bail on Monday.\nAccording to the U."}
{"article":"Adorning a large section of a wall in the gym beneath Twickenham\u2019s West Stand is a picture of the England team smiling for the cameras and showing off the Triple Crown. It was taken last year and the expressions worn by captain Chris Robshaw and his colleagues convey a genuine sense of pride. That silver shield has eluded the national team this year, following defeat in Dublin, but it is not the precious metal they covet anyway. On head coach Stuart Lancaster\u2019s watch, the trophy cabinet has been kept stocked. In the course of three years, in addition to the Triple Crown, England have lifted the Calcutta Cup (annually), the Millennium Trophy, the Cook Cup and the Hillary Shield. The latter prize, for beating New Zealand in December, 2012, was received with special relish. Luther Burrell sets off on a run during training as England prepare to face France . But what the coaches and players really crave is a cup that conveys meaningful achievement, and at last that is within their grasp. Robshaw summed up the mood: \u2018As a player you want to be picking up silverware. We've collected the odd bit here and there, but to pick up the main trophy would be great.\u2019 The \u2018main trophy\u2019, newly commissioned, for winning the RBS 6 Nations is England\u2019s for the taking. Success would also end a generation of under-achievement. It is staggering that the world\u2019s wealthiest rugby country has had so little to show for so much effort and investment in the modern era. England won three of the first four RBS 6 Nations titles (2000, 2001, 2003) but since then have finished top just once in 11 seasons. So near, but so far has been the story of many English campaigns, not least under the current regime. Three times Lancaster\u2019s men have finished runners-up, with four wins out of five. Wales (twice), and France have derailed the Sweet Chariot on its route to a Grand Slam. Everyone in the Red Rose camp has grown weary of the perennial talk about the need for \u2018tangible\u2019 reward, to use lock Geoff Parling\u2019s apt phrase. Defeat by Ireland shattered the latest quest for a clean sweep to propel the host nation into their World Cup, but England are still in prime position in terms of the three-way title tussle. This year, four wins from five should be sufficient to clinch the trophy, which will be at Twickenham in anticipation of a coronation at about 7pm. There is a replica at Murrayfield, just in case Ireland run amok and beat Scotland with room to spare and leave England chasing a points-difference tally that proves beyond them. Meanwhile, in Rome, Wales will expect to benefit from the enforced absence of Italy captain Sergio Parisse but they would require French and Scottish resistance on an epic scale to take the title. The made-for-TV staggered schedule affords Lancaster\u2019s side the luxury of a precise target but that could be a blessing or a curse. Being aware of the bigger picture could be a distraction for some England players, hence the coaches\u2019 desire to burden only a select few with the main decision-making responsibilities. It will be up to Robshaw and his half-backs, Ben Youngs and George Ford, to set a patient tone once what is needed has been explained to the whole squad before their pre-match warm-up. The remarkable maturity of England No 10 Ford, at just 22, should be a telling asset on a day when the challenge is equal parts mental and physical. England's players look on in disbelief as Ireland clinch the 2014 Six Nations title by beating France . George Ford has shown a huge amount of maturity for some one who is just 22 . Philippe Saint-Andre\u2019s France team do not boast glorious form, far from it, despite the emphatic 29-0 victory over Italy in Rome last weekend. Crucially, that game took place 24 hours after England beat Scotland and since then Les Bleus have had to fly home, patch themselves up and catch the Eurostar to London, while also dealing with the distraction of a club v country row over fly-half Camille Lopez. What the visitors will bring is physical presence. The French are massive but this English pack has dealt with all-comers in recent times, and the graduated return of Courtney Lawes and Parling in the second row should add dynamism and line-out nous to the mix. Nick Easter could have a big role to play coming off the bench for England . Courtney Lawes should add\u00a0dynamism to England's back row . Behind the packs, England are more settled and threatening. Jonathan Joseph\u2019s match-up with Gael Fickou will be intriguing, but only if the French threequarters are let off the leash. Ford can make holes in the Gallic defence but England cannot afford to be as wasteful as they were in beating Scotland. Replacements could also have a big say and England will look to the likes of Tom Youngs and Nick Easter to generate momentum, Tom Wood to provide physicality and leadership, and Richard Wigglesworth to make an impact with his astute kicking game. Whether or not Danny Cipriani and Billy Twelvetrees play a part in a points chase, time will tell. Amid the maelstrom, the primary demand from Lancaster will be for cool English heads. Robshaw should have plenty of leadership support, from Parling and a raft of club captains in the ranks: Joe Marler and Dylan Hartley, James Haskell and Ben Youngs. There may be several rookies in white, but there are also enough established players. Together, they can ensure that the plot is not lost and that the \u2018main trophy\u2019 is won.","highlights":"England will know what they need to do to win the title when they kick off . The agony of missing out on the title last year will be in the memories . England are best placed to win the Six Nations title if they beat France .","id":"cb38030f1fbec6a4ad3529ab752411ad589afb87","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Robshaw and the players speak volumes of the mood, the optimism and sense of belief they had after a long campaign of Test matches.\n\u201cIt was a long and difficult trip. We started well. We could have won in Ireland,\u201d recalls Robshaw, whose team lost by a solitary point after leading for most of the game in their opening fixture against the Six Nations champions. \u201cWe then went to France and won convincingly. That was the start of our campaign. There was a lot of focus and a lot of belief.\u201d\nIt would have been easy for the Six Nations and subsequent tour to France to get lost in the midst of the Aviva Premiership. However, the match in Paris was a game of great importance. Not only was it the first of the three Tests but there were important issues at stake in terms of selection and in terms of how this England team wants to develop going forward.\nAfter an entertaining first half, with both sides threatening, it was England who took the upper hand and established an early 10-0 lead through the boot of George Ford and a try from Mike Brown. France, though, stuck to their task and showed their attacking prowess, in particular with the dangerous Jonathan Danty, who scored his first Test try.\nIt could have gone either way. Had they not missed a number of easier kicks, had they taken their opportunities, France could have taken the game away from England. As it was, the French could not take their chances and England went on to secure a win by six points. The try by Danty came 19 minutes after the French captain Camille Lopez had missed a conversion from in front of the posts.\nThat was a sign of how the afternoon was going to end. Ford and George Kruis both missed conversions and England went on to claim a 19-16 win. The game in Twickenham was less tense and England were a little more clinical with their execution, securing a 33-13 win.\nWhile the players enjoyed the trip to Paris, England head coach Stuart Lancaster is keen for the squad to maintain a \u201clevel of consistency\u201d and build on the performance levels they displayed in the two Tests.\nHe said: \u201cWe\u2019re pleased we got back into the [Triple] Crown after seven years, that\u2019s the main thing. The players worked hard on the things that we knew we needed to improve on. We have lots of things to work on, lots of things we can get better at"}
{"article":"Those who would love to see the lesser spotted Laura Robson back competing on a tennis court are learning that it is a question of hope trumping expectation. Having withdrawn from the qualifying event of this week\u2019s Miami Open, she has now removed herself from the entry list to next month\u2019s WTA Tour event in Bogota, and the new target for her return appears to be the French Open in May. That suggests she is going to be left with at least 16 months of catching up to do when her troublesome wrist is deemed fit for full tournament play again, having not played since the Australian Open in January last year. Former British No 1 Laura Robson protects her wrist while out in London . Nobody is more frustrated about this than Robson herself, now 21 and without a world ranking. She would dearly love to be in Miami now, but instead is back practising over in Bradenton near Tampa at the IMG Academy. Perhaps encouragingly, she posted a picture of herself on Twitter doing a full, tendon-testing handstand. Robson admitted last summer that she has shed tears over this hiatus in her career, which has proved longer than feared since she played her last match in Melbourne before eventually undergoing wrist surgery. Here this week her manager, Max Eisenbud, issued a positive-sounding update while preaching patience: \u201cI\u2019m happy with the way it\u2019s been going and she\u2019s been hitting the ball great in practice,\u201d he said. \u201c It\u2019s a question of waiting until the coaches think she can play five matches in a week. It\u2019s all about when she is ready to compete. We don\u2019t want to put her in a situation where she can\u2019t play a full tournament.\u201d Among Eisenbud\u2019s other clients include Maria Sharapova, whose intermittent struggles with her shoulder have informed his approach. \u201cI learned a lot from the whole experience with Maria, and that\u2019s why I feel strongly about not rushing it. Laura is still young with a lot of time ahead.\u201d Sharapova seems to have won her battle, but there are other examples of players who show just what a tough road lies ahead for Robson - and that on the assumption that she shows a full-on appetite for hard work that has not always been evident. When she finally decided to go for surgery last April to repair a minor tendon tear she sought the advice of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro, who has had operations on both wrists. She used the same specialist at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota. Ironically this has turned out to be the Argentine\u2019s own comeback event and on Thursday evening he lost 6-4 7-6 to Vasek Pospisil. The fact that this was just his second tournament in fourteen months after an abortive return in January shows just how infernally complex wrist injuries are for tennis players. He was just delighted to be back on court: \u201cIt's not 100% free, but I felt even better than Sydney tournament in January,\u201d he said. \u201c It's only two months after my second surgery and my left wrist. I feel better week by week, but it's still very early to feel 100%. \u201cMentally you must be strongest enough to deal with the problem and get up every morning to do your treatments and rehab and stay calm, looking forward for the future. I'm not hurried to be in the top 10 very soon. I want to play tennis. It doesn't matter how long it's take me to be in the top again.\u201d Being absent for a long period of time with any injury brings with it problems in a tennis world that constantly evolves. An example of this is 2010 Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva, who was out for 17 months following the 2012 Olympics due to a shoulder problem that required surgery. Robson has sought the advice of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro . Del Potro made only his second tournament appearance in 14 months at the Miami Open . Since returning at the start of last year the talented Russian has not got past the third round at any event and her ranking still languishes at 153. She lost another first round here this week. So it could be hard for Robson whenever she returns, although on her side is that she does have bags of natural ability and is a superb ball striker. That much was clear when, enjoying a rare spell free from injury, she became the first British player since Jo Durie to reach the world\u2019s top 30 in the summer of 2013 aged only 19. It might yet make more sense for her to wait until the season begins on more forgiving grass rather than arduous clay to make her return. When she does she will have a new clothes sponsor in Nike after being dropped by adidas, and will be coached by Colombian Mauricio Hadad, a former guide of Heather Watson. The 22 year-old from Guernsey plays world No 15 Angelique Kerber in the second round while Andy Murray will take on America\u2019s Donald Young.","highlights":"Laura Robson has not played since Australian Open in January 2014 . The 21-year-old troubled by wrist following surgery in March last year . Robson forced to cancel plans to return in the WTA Tour event in Bogota .","id":"f27f066adb25d43ba253182ab5ca75e6dc39ba1f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" from the qualifying tournament at Indian Wells \u2013 where she was scheduled to play later this month.\nHaving been ranked as high as No 23 last season, her position of late, just outside the top 100, gives the lie to her claims of being \u201cclose\u201d to being back to her best. In an interview for BT Sport this week, she said she was on the cusp of making progress and that a final push of a few weeks could \u201creally push her back towards the top\u201d. In an article for The Guardian, she added that \u201cthe next six weeks are crucial\u201d if she is to return to full fitness. Yet this is a situation we have known for a long time.\nRobson\u2019s career has been one of tantalising promise and frustrating disappointment. Aged 18, she reached the semi-final of Wimbledon and the quarter-finals of the US Open in a single year. She won bronze at the London Olympics and reached the Australian Open final the following year. Her ranking rose to 15. She made some progress as a junior in 2011, when she reached the final of the French Open at the age of 15, but there have since been far too many reverses.\nA back problem in 2012 ruled her out for much of the year. In her second year as a full-time player, she rose to the dizzy heights of 31 before, following a slump, dropping to 130.\nSince then she has struggled with a succession of niggling injuries. She was plagued by hamstring problems in 2013. Then there was a foot injury that saw her out for three months last year. A shoulder injury in the Australian Open qualifying rounds ruled her out in January this year, while at Indian Wells in February she again withdrew for the second time in a month due to a left thigh problem.\nThe only explanation for these absences lies in the extraordinary levels of mental frailty she has shown since reaching the final of Wimbledon in 2012. She has never been able to regain the form that elevated her to the top of the women\u2019s game. Since her semi-final defeat by Serena Williams last year, in which she was a break up with 6-3 in the third set, she has only won 13 out of 38 matches, with some of her performances on the court verging on the incoherent.\nShe has gone from being the most promising player to emerge since Kim Clijsters to someone who is"}
{"article":"Just as I can't travel to Liverpool without thinking of The Beatles, so I can't travel to Los Angeles without thinking of The Beach Boys. Their songs of beaches, baggies, boards and bikinis painted a picture of a sun-kissed paradise, and their voices sounded as bright and as laid-back as California itself. This time I was travelling specifically to discover the people and places that inspired the band. Their songs sounded as bright as a sun-kissed paradise, their voices sounded as laid-back as California itself . I started in Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis - were raised, and joined up with guitarist Al Jardine and vocalist Mike Love to form a group. The Wilson family home on 119th Street, where the boys taped their first single Surfin' in 1961, was demolished to make way for Interstate 105. The rest of the street remains though, its neat lawns, porches and fluttering flags reminders of the group's clean-cut All-American origins. A redbrick memorial now stands at the site of the Wilson house, with a bas-relief frieze showing the group carrying a surfboard and a plaque noting that the music conceived here 'broadcast to the world an image of LA as a place of sun, surf and romance'. Hawthorne is indeed a place of sun (263 days a year) but no surf and little romance. It's a charmless city that expanded on the back of the post-war aviation industry (Los Angeles International is only five miles away). I could see why the teenagers of the 1950s would get 'bugged' driving 'up and down the same old strip'. Hawthorne Boulevard, with its low-rise jewellery shops and furniture stores, is no place for the young. The Pizza Show added a splash of colour when it arrived in 1956 and became a home from home for the fledgling Beach Boys. I started in Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis - were raised, and joined up with guitarist Al Jardine and vocalist Mike Love to form a group . Now run by the son of the original owner, it retains its kitsch medieval Italian interior, with wrought iron chandeliers, tiled awnings and mock grilled windows. Foster's Freeze, another gathering place, is a blue-roofed fast-food outlet that offers food from one service hatch and ice cream from another. When I arrived Louie Louie, a 1963 hit by The Kingsmen, was playing over speakers in the overhang. This was the very 'hamburger stand' where Brian Wilson saw a girl pull up in her father's Thunderbird and had the inspiration for Fun Fun Fun. Hawthorne High School, around the corner on El Segundo Boulevard, is where the Wilson boys and Jardine attended. The Beach Boys came back to play the 1969 prom and honoured the institution in their song Be True to Your School. The nearest surfing beach to Hawthorne is Manhattan, but the best is Huntington Beach, better known as Surf City USA. Here the sand is soft, the surf is year-round, and the broad beaches stretch for more than eight miles. Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers, but they were smart enough to observe the burgeoning ocean-side culture and knew there was mileage in chronicling it. They mentioned Huntington Beach in Surfin' Safari. The city of Huntington Beach makes much of its surfers. There's a Walk of Fame, a Hall of Fame and a small International Surfing Museum. The sports shops sell everything from boards and wetsuits to sunglasses, caps and jeans. My hotel, the Waterfront Beach Resort, had a surfboard in the foyer and doorknob signs that read Wiped Out rather than Do Not Disturb. It was cold and overcast on my first morning but by 8.30am there were already more than 100 surfers bobbing about in the ocean. From the pier I could watch them mounting their boards and waiting patiently to ride in on the most powerful of the tall, grey waves. As if on cue, a local surf music tribute band, The Breakaways dressed in faded blue denims and short-sleeved Hawaiian shirts, began playing at the pier entrance. An even better insight into surf culture and music came a few days later when The Surfaris drummer David Raven took me to an outdoor gig in Irvine, Orange County, where he played with bassist Jay Truax (ex-Nomads), and guitarists Ron Eglit (Dick Dale and his Band) and Paul Johnson (The Bel-Airs). They called themselves The Legends Surf Band. We picked up Johnson from his apartment. He was wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans and sandals and had a black patch over his left eye. On the drive down he told me his story. As a 15-year old schoolboy in 1961 he'd composed a hit tune called Mr Moto for The Bel-Airs. That summer, when playing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Redondo Beach, a leading surfer came over to him and said: 'Wow, man! Your music sounds just like it feels out on a wave. You should call it surf music.' So he did. Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers, but they were smart enough to observe the burgeoning ocean-side culture and knew there was mileage in chronicling it . When The Beach Boys adopted this sound the hard-core sports crowd initially shunned them. 'As long as they posed as surfers they were resented by those in the true beach culture,' Johnson told me. 'But when they went on to celebrate California youth culture at large by singing about cars and cruising, that broadened their appeal. After that, even surfers appreciated them.' When The Beach Boys started recording their focus shifted from Hawthorne to Hollywood. They signed with Capitol Records, whose 13-storey circular tower at 1750 Vine Street, built in 1956, has become an LA landmark. Legend has it that the architecture was based on the image of a bunch of singles stacked on the spindle of a record player. The night I visited, Arcade Fire were playing a promotional set on a specially built platform outside the tower. The Beach Boys' earliest albums were recorded at Capitol but by the time of Surfer Girl and Little Deuce Coupe, they were also recording around the corner at United and Western (6050 Sunset Boulevard). Now called Ocean Way Studios, this is where they recorded their 2012 comeback album That's Why God Made The Radio. In 1965, Brian Wilson bought the then-modern 1448 Laurel Way in Beverly Hills with its great views over the LA basin. That summer, when playing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Redondo Beach, a leading surfer came over to him and said: 'Wow, man! Your music sounds just like it feels out on a wave. You should call it surf music' It was here that he notoriously built himself a huge sandbox in the living room to stimulate his creative juices. (The video for Sloop John B was filmed in the garden pool.) Two years later he moved to 10452 Bellagio Road in the more upmarket gated community of Bel Air. Several Beach Boys' albums, including Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, 20\/20 and Surf's Up, were partially recorded here, while Charles Manson, a fringe figure on the LA music scene in 1969, visited to tape songs that he'd written. In songs such as Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down, Little Honda, and Fun Fun Fun, The Beach Boys explored the parallel teenage subculture of cruising and hot-rodding. Illegal street racing still takes place but usually in the early hours of the morning, and it's a crime even to be a spectator. Custom car shows tend to happen out in the desert rather than in the city. But at the Petersen Automotive Museum (6060 Wilshire Boulevard) it's possible to see everything from hot rods and deuce coupes to Thunderbirds and Chevrolets. Spread over two spacious floors, there are plenty of cars from the era The Beach Boys celebrated - a peach-coloured 1957 Lincoln Premiere once owned by Jayne Mansfield, a black 1957 Chrysler, and a wonderful boat-sized 1959 red Cadillac Convertible. The hot rod section has a classic Deuce Coupe customised from a 1932 Ford. Appropriately the museum cafe, Johnny Rockets, is a 50s-style diner with red plastic seating, chrome surfaces and neon signs. On my final day I headed north on the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu. \u00a0There's probably no road that better embraces the joys of LA - steep hills and canyons to one side, broad beaches and ocean to the other . On my final day I headed north on the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu. There's probably no road that better embraces the geographical joys of LA - steep hills and canyons to one side, broad beaches and ocean to the other - and no drive is better suited to a Beach Boys' soundtrack. The group even recorded a song about it in 2012. Beyond Malibu lies Paradise Cove. A left-hand turn took me a mile down a hill to a private beach edged with cliffs where the group was photographed for the cover of 1962's Surfin' Safari, and again two years later for All Summer Long. Paradise Cove is now home to one of the world's most luxurious trailer parks. Film directors, screenwriters, models and Hollywood actors such as Minnie Driver and Matthew McConaughey have swapped bricks and mortar for transportable homes with a view. A surfboard-shaped sign ironically declared No Surfboards. The warning was somewhat redundant as beaches can be private but the sea is free and, anyway, the waves are so mild that no serious surfer would choose it. Maybe that's why The Beach Boys came here - and why they kept their shirts and jeans on during the shoot. Getting there . Virgin Holidays (virginholidays.co.uk, 0844 557 3859) offers five nights at the Hilton Waterfront Resort Hotel in Huntington Beach from \u00a3915pp. This includes return flights from Heathrow, accommodation on a room-only basis and car hire. For further information on Los Angeles visit discoverlosangeles.com.","highlights":"Songs of beaches, boards and bikinis paint picture of sun-kissed paradise . Steve Turner travelled to see the people and places that inspired the band . Trip started\u00a0Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers\u00a0were raised . Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers .","id":"f108b5f74e9f6662d4a54d00e8bba13a4de20a6a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"soaked Southern California paradise I thought I would experience when I was about 12.\nWell, I'm not sure that happened exactly as I imagined it. A little, maybe, but in a different way.\nIt did, however, have a certain kind of paradise all right - paradise for food lovers.\nWe ate so well - and I was so happy - that even if I can't actually picture myself on a beach with a baggie, there were plenty of beach-themed metaphors in my head.\nWe stayed in Marina del Rey, about 15 miles from downtown LA and close to the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach. The beach we found was gorgeous, full of locals and a bit wild, with loads of sand - the one thing I have missed since I have been in New York. I didn't mind the lack of waves. In the absence of a beach, I had been swimming most days in hotel pools, which were not really designed for lap swimming. This meant I could do very short lengths without feeling like I was going to drown. Not that I had planned any major training while I was in LA. It was only day five of six before my triathlon and I was really just there for the food.\nThe Beach House in Brentwood provided the perfect base. Brentwood is a nice suburb, not too far from the action in LA, but on the other side of Venice Beach from Santa Monica (which is more of a touristy area). Our Airbnb was in Mar Vista, a nice, up-and-coming area on the outskirts of the city and it only took about 15 minutes to go downtown, so we had a bit of fun exploring different areas.\nFor food, the first stop was on Melrose Avenue, in Hollywood. We wanted to do some shopping, and one of the top-rated restaurants in LA was right on our route.\nI am not sure how I missed the fact that this was a place where you could go eat for free, but that is what we did. We had lunch at Gracias Madre, an organic, vegan restaurant that was a favourite of the late Amy Winehouse.\nWe had a delicious mushroom enchilada, and the food was tasty but the service - well, you only get what you pay for, I guess (although to be fair, the service here was better than at some other places).\nI was more impressed with the coffee. A really well-made coffee made"}
{"article":"Controversial letters sent to IRA fugitives granting them an amnesty from prosecution may have been illegal, a damning Parliamentary report has found. A Commons select committee said the so-called \u2018comfort letters\u2019, which assured 187 Republican terror suspects they were no longer being hunted by the police, should never have been written. In a highly-critical report, it said the \u2018one-sided secretive scheme\u2019 \u2013 which victims said effectively handed paramilitary fighters 'get out of jail free' cards \u2013 had damaged the integrity of the UK criminal justice system. Scroll down for video . A Commons select committee has said the \u2018comfort letters\u2019 scheme which was set up by Tony Blair's (pictured) Labour government in 2000, should never have been written and may have been illegal . MPs investigating the scandal said the scheme, set up by Tony Blair\u2019s Labour government in 2000, had caused further hurt for the families of those killed during the Troubles. At least 95 recipients were linked to almost 300 murders. But the letters \u2013 sent to the so-called \u2018on the runs\u2019 after pressure from Sinn Fein \u2013 only came to light during the trial of John Downey, the man accused of the Hyde Park bombing in 1982. The trial collapsed in February last year when it emerged the 63-year-old had been told he would not face prosecution for the blast that killed four soldiers and seven horses in London. A review by Lady Justice Hallett concluded in July that the letter scheme, established as part of the peace process, was not unlawful but that there were 'significant failures' in how it operated. Britain's then Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) meets Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams (R), and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness in 2005 - the letters were sent to so-called \u2018on the runs\u2019 after pressure from Sinn Fein . But today the Commons\u2019 Northern Ireland Affairs Committee published a blistering report raising serious questions about the legality of the highly-divisive scheme. The report said: \u2018It is questionable whether the 'on-the-runs' (OTR) scheme was lawful or not, but we believe its existence distorted the legal process. \u2018We accept that there was a difficult peace process going on at the time, but believe that there still has to be transparency and accountability in government and in the legal process.\u2019 It found that \u2018damage has undoubtedly been done to public confidence in the criminal justice system\u2019. The committee, which took evidence from 55 witnesses, including ex-prime minister Mr Blair, also blasted the decision not to appeal the Downey ruling . This had placed \u2018preserving the integrity of the criminal justice system over the public interest involved in continuing the trial of someone accused of carrying out multiple murders,\u2019 it said. IRA terror suspect John Downey (pictured) was wrongly sent an immunity letter causing his trial for for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing to collapse . The report also said the people of Northern Ireland had been \u2018kept in the dark to the greatest possible extent\u2019 by the Government. The report said that during the peace process, Sinn Fein had pushed for \u2018comfort letters\u2019 to be issued and had received promises from Mr Blair. But while working hard to ensure those pledges were kept, Mr Blair did so without telling other Northern Ireland party leaders about the exact nature of the scheme, the report said. Committee chairman Laurence Robertson said the victims of the Troubles and their families had been \u2018let down\u2019. He said: \u2018Our priority is to serve the victims and their relatives, whom we believe to have been let down by HM Government by the way in which this scheme has operated. \u2018If any scheme had been put in place at all, which is questionable, it should have been properly introduced and correctly administered. It also should have been open and transparent. This scheme was none of those things. \u2018Regardless of the intentions, this scheme has caused further hurt to people who have suffered far too much already, and has led to further suspicions being raised.\u2019 The report branded \u2018wholly unacceptable\u2019 the Government's failure to identify those IRA members who had been charged or convicted who obtained Royal Prerogatives of Mercy during the peace process. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has reiterated that the Government was no longer standing by the \u2018on the run\u2019 letters and that those who had received them could no longer rely on them as a defence. It comes after six IRA terror suspects thought to be behind some of the worst atrocities committed on mainland Britain are facing major new police investigations despite receiving letters granting them immunity. A Northern Ireland Office spokesman said: \u2018The letters were only ever a statement of the facts as they were understood at the time, as to whether or not an individual was wanted for questioning by the police. \u2018They were not intended to preclude investigation or prosecution based on new evidence emerging, or on the basis of a fresh assessment of the existing evidence. The Government is today repeating its statement that recipients of the letters should cease to place any reliance on them.\u2019","highlights":"Letters sent to IRA fugitives granting them amnesty may have been illegal . Parliamentary report has looked at\u00a0controversial so-called 'comfort letters' The scheme was set up by Tony Blair\u2019s Labour government in 2000 . They told 187 Republican terror suspects they were no longer being hunted . At least 95 of those recipients were linked to 300 murders during Troubles . MPs have now decided the letters should never have been written . Report said scheme has damaged integrity of UK criminal justice system .","id":"8ef609bca4b40a25b37ef958b497b8fee9e985de","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" they did not have to face the courts unless they took up arms again, were probably unlawful.\nThe panel also expressed concern at the level of collusion in Northern Ireland and said the peace process was suffering as a result. Labour chairman of the home affairs committee Keith Vaz told the BBC: \u2018The evidence we have received leads us to the conclusion that these are illegal acts.\u2019 The 18-month inquiry into the so-called letters of comfort to suspects in Northern Ireland was ordered last September by the Commons home affairs committee following an outcry over the issue.\nThe letters, addressed to suspects who had escaped to the Republic, informed them they had been exonerated from prosecution if they took up arms against Britain again.\nMr Vaz said the committee was unable to conclude exactly who wrote the letters, but that it would be \u2018highly unlikely\u2019 they were issued without the consent of the police.\nTory MP Peter Bottomley, the chairman of the committee, said the letters had had a \u2018chilling effect\u2019 on the peace process. \u2018We found that, as a result of these letters of comfort, there had been a reduction in the willingness of Republican paramilitaries to enter into political negotiations with Loyalist paramilitaries,\u2019 he said. \u2018This is extremely important because without that exchange of information it cannot go forward.\n\u2018That is what the peace process is about. If that isn\u2019t possible and there is not the trust on the part of the paramilitaries to be able to talk, what is there to do? The peace process could be in jeopardy.\u2019\nMr Vaz said the Northern Ireland process of justice was suffering because of a lack of political consensus on the issue. \u2018The peace process in Northern Ireland is currently suffering and we believe this is largely as a result of the failure to have a fully agreed process of justice in Northern Ireland,\u2019 he said. \u2018The letters of comfort sent to Loyalist paramilitaries effectively killed off any potential for a successful outcome to the current talks.\u2019\nIt is understood that in 2005 the letters were sent by PSNI chiefs who said they had been issued with the agreement of the Northern Ireland Office. But the PSNI has said in the past that the letters were sent without the approval of their Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan.\nIn September 2006 Sir Ronnie and Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley and Republic of Ireland Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signed a deal giving effect to the so-called"}
{"article":"It was supposed to be all about AP McCoy \u2014 the biggest name in jump racing on his final day riding at the Cheltenham Festival. But instead, Gold Cup day 2015 shone a spotlight on a jockey in Nico de Boinville who has ridden fewer winners in his career than the 19-time champion rides in three months. Carlingford Lough, 40-year-old McCoy\u2019s final Gold Cup mount, finished a fading ninth behind Coneygree, the novice chaser representing 10-horse trainer Mark Bradstock and his assistant, wife Sara. Tony McCoy's wife Chanelle (left) passionately willed him on to claim his third Gold Cup victory . But her relentless optimism soon turned to sheer sadness as her husband crossed the finish like in ninth place . Jockey Tony McCoy could not crown his final Cheltenham Festival with a Gold Cup win . McCoy did get a Gold Cup round of applause but it came as he walked around the paddock before the race. Looking down at his friend and colleague Ruby Walsh, who had yet to be united with his Gold Cup ride Djakadam, McCoy quipped: \u2018They think I\u2019ve won.\u2019 No, AP, they were just hoping. Ultimately, McCoy did get on the winner\u2019s podium but that was to present the trophy to the team behind Next Sensation, winner of the concluding AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase. Not surprisingly, the Michael Scudamore-trained Next Sensation, ridden by Scudamore\u2019s brother Tom, had received a quieter reception than McCoy\u2019s fourth-placed Ned Buntline. A crowd close to 70,000 had cheered and chanted his name as McCoy brought his mount down the famous walkway off the track. There were not many who had sneaked away to beat the traffic. And while they did not get the result they wanted, McCoy did at least break the habit of a lifetime for them. The man for whom winning is the only thing that matters, punched and waved the air. The defeat of Carlingford Lough, however, came as no surprise. After the Gold Cup, McCoy conceded he had anticipated his fate on arriving at the track when overnight rain was turning the ground soft. Tony McCoy and Ned Buntline gave it a good go on the 19-time champion jockey's final Festival ride . An emotional McCoy after his last ever ride at the Cheltenham Festival . The big screen at Cheltenham displayed a tribute to the retiring jockey . \u2018I knew when I got here this morning that it was always going to be against him,\u2019 McCoy said. \u2018He is a horse who likes good ground and it was always going to be too much of a drag. \u2018For a horse who is slow he has a little bit of a kick at the end but not when the ground is like that.\u2019 McCoy then paid generous tribute to the winning team. \u2018The Bradstocks have done a wonderful job,\u2019 he said. \u2018They have proved that if they get the horse, they can do the job. To win the Gold Cup with a novice is a fantastic performance.\u2019 For the uninitiated, a novice is a horse that had not won in a particular category \u2014 hurdles or steeplechase \u2014 before the start of the season. Even if it does then win a race, the horse remains a novice until the end of that season. Animals who record their first win in March or April may still contest novice events until October 31. As for McCoy, it was just one of those days as he failed to add to Thursday\u2019s Ryanair Chase victory on Uxizandre, who goes down as his 31st and final Festival victory. Hargam, rated one of his best chances of the week but another wrong-footed by the rain, swung for home with a chance in the Triumph Hurdle but finished third behind Nicky Henderson stablemates Peace And Co and Top Notch. McCoy was presented with a photo album of his Cheltenham career after his final fling at the Festival . McCoy, in the middle of the picture, walks out of the Cheltenham weighing room for the last time . Strongly-backed Princely Conn was staying on when badly hampered and slipped back to 13th in the County Hurdle while Fletchers Flyer, McCoy\u2019s mount in the Albert Bartlett Novices\u2019 Hurdle, was a non-runner. And just when McCoy wanted the racing gods to smile on him, they frowned instead as Ned Buntline was hindered by a faller four out. McCoy said: \u2018All through the week people have been amazing and I appreciate it. I have always tried to look forward but now I am going to have to look backwards as I have nothing to look forward to.\u2019 Five rides at Uttoxeter this afternoon, including the favourite in the Midlands National, will be on his mind this morning but his admiration for Coneygree and his team was well deserved. The 7-1 shot was in front at the first fence and never headed in a display of controlled jumping at speed that no rival could live with. Five of the 16 starters were pulled up, including 2013 winner Bobs Worth and last year\u2019s victor Lord Windermere, who started at the back and never looked like defending his title. Last year\u2019s runner-up On His Own was Coneygree\u2019s closest pursuer for most of the race but faded to fourth. One by one they cracked as Coneygree saw off Djakadam and Road To Riches with the equine equivalent of a McCoy-type performance.","highlights":"AP McCoy's final Gold Cup mount, Carlingford Lough, finished ninth . Jockey finished fourth in concluding AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase . McCoy presented trophy to the team behind winner Next Sensation .","id":"ba3179d5c958e0479575cd63926eced355a38c00","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nThe precocious 21-year-old has been winning big races at the Festival for years in the absence of the sport's leading light. But this year, McCoy decided to retire from the sport and so the stage was set for the man who had been there waiting in the wings.\nDe Boinville has been working on the flat for AP's father, Barry, for a long time and has followed his lead to become one of British Racing's most promising prospects.\nOn Gold Cup day, he claimed a second Grade One victory as he steered the 4-1 favourite Don Poli to a narrow victory over Josses Hill, ridden by his old boss, McCoy.\nHaving led by four lengths at the third last fence, De Boinville still looked to be losing control \u2014 but he got back on track to eventually win by a head, despite being a short-price favourite.\nIt was an incredible performance from one of British racing's new stars and we caught up with De Boinville to find out more about his big day out.\nHow was your Cheltenham?\n\"It's been the best day ever! I've wanted to be a jockey since I was three years old and to win two Grade Ones at a Cheltenham is unbelievable. To have done it with Don Poli was even more special.\n\"It was amazing to do that for my father and then for Barry to win his Grand National on Don't Push It last year. It's been unbelievable.\"\nWhat did your boss Barry say to you about riding Don Poli?\n\"Just to be there and take in as much as you can from him. He was fantastic all day. He knows the horse so well.\n\"Don Poli was absolutely fantastic and he jumped the last perfectly. Barry said 'he always jumps that last' and they were right.\n\"The way he jumped that and Don Poli is just the best horse in the world at that fence so I was confident.\n\"When he got beat on the turn of the last, I thought 'oh no, he's gone' but he's just so brave. He's a fantastic horse.\"\nWhat did it feel like riding Don Poli?\n\"I thought it was good! He can be a bit spooky but he can also be quiet at home and I was nervous to be honest. But when he can go and gallop with his ears"}
{"article":"Jordan Henderson had never been beaten as Liverpool captain.\u00a0He had won eight, drawn one, and lost none, yet Sod's law dictated that record had to be ended by their great rivals. Liverpool lacked a leader in the first half, prompting Brendan Rodgers to bring Steven Gerrard on at half-time, and Henderson handed him the armband, as per. No sooner had Gerrard put it on his left bicep than he had to give it back, as he was sent off after just 38 seconds, and his deputy led Liverpool in their first Barclays Premier League defeat of 2015. Jordan Henderson had a tough afternoon as captain as Manchester United inflicted his first defeat as skipper . Steven Gerrard receives a red card after just 38 seconds in the second half after coming off the bench . The sent off  Gerrard throws the captain's armband to Henderson after being sent off early in the second half . Henderson gets the armband back after relinquishing it to Gerrard for just 38 seconds of the second half . It was in June 2012 that Henderson received criticism, namely from Joey Barton, after being selected in England's squad in place of the injured Frank Lampard. 'If Henderson got in,' Barton wrote, 'any Englishman not currently in the squad has to feel aggrieved.' Sir Alex Ferguson echoed that in 2013, writing in his book that the midfielder ran from the knees. Henderson is a different animal these days, however. Thierry Henry deems his transformation 'truly unbelievable', while England manager Roy Hodgson calls it 'meteoric'. He has grown into a leader and was preferred in the starting XI to Gerrard - the man that scored twice and celebrated by kissing the camera at Old Trafford in March 2014. Yet that authority was absent amid a dire first 45 minutes. United, with Angel di Maria on the bench, were all over the team that had not been beaten in the Premier League since December 14. By the 20th minute, Liverpool had one shot to their name - an effort from Daniel Sturridge that never troubled David de Gea. The visitors had 64.8 per cent possession, too. One-sided, to say the least. Henderson was captain of Liverpool on Sunday as they lost against their great rivals United . Daniel Sturridge (from left to right), Philippe Coutinho and captain Henderson kick off after a United goal . Henderson battles with Marouane Fellaini for the ball during Liverpool's Premier League defeat at Anfield . Henderson's heat map shows his involvement was patchy against United at Anfield on Sunday . Click here for stats, heat maps and more from Sportsmail's Match Zone service . Even by the 30th minute, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet had more touches than Henderson. It wasn't working against Louis van Gaal's quite brilliant team, and a change was needed. Liverpool had lost the four previous games in the Premier League when trailing by half-time,\u00a0and Gerrard emerged from the tunnel, kitted with the captain's armband already on. His stamp on Ander Herrera meant they would be the underdogs for some 44 minutes, and Henderson could sense his unbeaten record  was about to end. Liverpool, to their credit, battled like a team that had not been beaten since late 2014. Yet  it was too little, too late, even\u00a0after Daniel Sturridge gave them a glimpse of hope.\u00a0That goal in the 69th minute was their first shot on target, but they could not find a second. Henderson, then, has become Gerrard's natural replacement, and will be required for the next three games against Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in his absence. Liverpool captain Gerrard's stamp on Ander Herrera saw him sent off at Anfield after just 38 seconds . Gerrard gave the armband back to Henderson as he was sent off against Liverpool's great rivals United . Gerrard's heat map against United as Liverpool failed to get into the Champions League race .","highlights":"Jordan Henderson had never been beaten as Liverpool captain . He handed the armband to Steven Gerrard who came on  at half-time . Gerrard was sent off after just 38 seconds for a stamp on Ander Herrera . Henderson was handed the armband back and led the 10-man team . Daniel Sturridge's goal in the 69th minute was Liverpool's first on target . Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United: Juan Mata double settles the match .","id":"1634d3eecaa327d41de5f4f96c09fc95f5d55ad8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" manager Jurgen Klopp to change a formation and captain. A Liverpool fan in the away end shouted \"Henderson, you've won it all. Now win this.\" He did exactly that, scoring the opener with a thundering header and then adding the clincher with a composed finish.\nLiverpool needed an all-time great performance just to reach the final. They didn't get one, but it was more than enough. In the end, there was no real need for Liverpool to get to full throttle against a side that had just made their first Champions League final for nearly 10 years. It was their 13th consecutive game without defeat in all competitions. They had beaten Real Madrid, Napoli and Manchester City to reach Paris, where they have lost just once in the 15 months they have been playing here. They were better than City in the Champions League final last year and better than Juventus in the semi-finals, and they were far better on this night.\nThey were also better than Chelsea in London on Thursday \u2013 their reward for an utterly dominant run in the Premier League. Liverpool's players stood side-by-side in front of the away fans, the trophy gleaming between them, before bowing in thanks to their fans. They had won this competition for the seventh time, equalling Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. It is the first since 2005, though that was the European Cup, the competition these teams started playing for in 1955. This one was 12 years ago, when they were beaten by Milan.\n\"It is very special,\" said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, his team 25 points better off in England than the Italians this season, and unbeaten. \"It was not an easy group. Milan was very strong. And I think Juventus in the last year was very strong. Real Madrid is a big team with three Champions Leagues (and) Chelsea won the league (and) were close to winning the FA Cup, so (this competition) has big value. You have to be very good to win it.\"\nLiverpool have been. They were 16 games unbeaten in all competitions until Chelsea beat them in midweek, a defeat that ended their run in the Europa League, too. The Reds lost three times in the league all season \u2013 two to Leicester and then Manchester City at the end of March. All 10 defeats in the league came before that, but Liverpool have won 23 out"}
{"article":"Along with Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, she towered high for decades as one of the pillars of French fashion. Now iconic designer Jeanne Lanvin, who died in 1946, will be honoured in a new exhibition opening this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera. The show will be inaugurated by Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo and celebrates Lanvin being the oldest fashion house still operating in France, now under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz. Dresses by Jeanne Lanvin featured in the new exhibition opening this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera reveal her love of vibrant colours . Lanvin opened her bridal department in 1909 and her gowns became popular with prestigious customers who favoured her designs, pictured, using ivory silk chiffon embroidered with pearls and gold metallic threads . Lanvin, pictured in Paris in 1938, used travel diaries, swatches of ethnic fabrics and a vast library of art books to feed her curiosity and inspire her to create different patterns and designs . It's a rich legacy has spanned the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and the new exhibition charts the rise of the company founded by Lanvin after she opened her first store in 1889. The designer was born in Paris in 1867 and after training to be a dressmaker, she then became a milliner with dreams of opening her own fashion house. After she made her dream a reality, she was a pioneering working mother as she established her business whilst caring for daughter, Marguerite. The displays in the new exhibition, which will run till 23 August, reveal her love of colour and the Asian influences seen in her embroidery and decorative work. 'My Fair Lady' from 1939 features a large bias-cut ribbon that stands out against the white fabric of the dress . An absinthe green silk satin dress from the twenties, embroidered with glass beads and\u00a0Swarovski crystals . There are more than one hundred pieces in the exhibition that reveals how Lanvin's rich legacy has spanned the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries . It will feature more than a hundred exhibits from the collections of the Palais Galliera and the Lanvin Heritage, revealing how Lanvin could lend her creative talent to children's clothes, bridal wear and accessories. In 1927, she celebrated her daughter Marguerite's thirtieth birthday with the creation of the legendary perfume Arp\u00e8ge. The famous logo designed by Paul Iribe, depicting the couturi\u00e8re with Marguerite, is displayed on the round bottle created by Armand Rateau. The same logo is still featured on Lanvin creations to this day. Lanvin used travel diaries, swatches of ethnic fabrics and a vast library of art books to feed her curiosity and inspire her to create fabrics, patterns and exclusive colours - with her favourite shade a blue that become known as Lanvin blue. A attendee admires the My Fair Lady gown that was inspired by French 18th century-style dresses . By the thirties, Lanvin was championing high waisted dresses with belts like this one for a smart, tailored but still feminine look . Her styles helped set the trends across the decades from ample skirts in the early 20th century to Art Deco designs in the twenties. Nadja Swarovski, member of the Swarovski executive board who are supporting the exhibition, said: 'We are honoured to partner with the Palais Galliera in supporting the first retrospective dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin, one of the greatest figures of Parisian haute couture. 'Swarovski was founded in 1895, just six years after Mme Lanvin established her house, and she used crystals to adorn the luxuriously embellished evening gowns which became her trademark. 'This inspiring exhibition pays tribute to the skill, inventiveness and creativity of a great artist who captured and expressed the spirit of her time, and celebrates over 125 years of extraordinary fashion heritage which continues to thrive under Alber Elbaz.' Lanvin had a taste for black and white designs with geometrical effects \u00a0- a trend which dominated the thirties . The exhibition will be open until 23 August and Lanvin's current creative director\u00a0Alber Elbaz hopes people will come away saying\u00a0\"I love Jeanne Lanvin\" Elbaz himself commented: 'For this exhibition, we began to look at the clothes, the dresses, the inside of the dresses, and the feelings that we picked up from them. The whole question was to work out how to display them. 'For many years I've worked on the windows of our boutiques, and I love doing it. But doing an exhibition in a museum is a different kind of undertaking, because it involves a different vocabulary. 'Never having done an exhibition, I wanted to learn all I could from Olivier Saillard and his team. We had two options: either to be historical and do a very academic retrospective with a succession of dates; or to follow our feelings, to love and admire the clothes, touch the visitors\u2019 heart through the sheer beauty of these garments, and finish the exhibition kind of up on a cloud. 'I think we have managed to create an exhibition around the dream of fashion. What I am hoping for is to hear the visitors say \"I love Jeanne Lanvin\".'","highlights":"Jeanne Lanvin, who died in 1946, will be honoured in a new exhibition . Opens this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera . Shows how fashion house has spanned three centuries .","id":"93b7fbff02690aa87e4329e7ef01d89e5a96394d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" week at the Mus\u00e9e Bourdelle in Paris, marking the centenary of her birth.\nOn Saturday, the museum in the fashionable 16th Arrondissement neighbourhood will open to the public its new exhibition dedicated to Lanvin in partnership with the Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Textile and the association Jeannes Lanvin. The exhibition will highlight the creations of this pioneering woman born in Asni\u00e8res on June 4, 1867, who was trained as a seamstress by her mother, and a business-woman by a chance move that led her to create what would become one of the largest fashion houses in France.\nLanvin will feature a large number of rare and unique pieces such as dresses, hats, accessories and other items from the \"Grande Couture\" workshops. Among the many firsts attributed to Lanvin, the exhibition will highlight her iconic style of using high-quality materials and fine craftsmanship to create a unique style of dressing.\nThe exhibition will showcase two of the 12 models she designed to mark her 80th birthday in 1937. These include a dress based on a design that Jeanne Lanvin had dreamed of creating since her youth. The dress was inspired by the legendary costume designer Christian Dior, who designed a dress based on the fairy-tale for which Lanvin had designed costumes.\nLanvin is also responsible for inventing the idea of haute couture as we know it today. As a business-woman and dressmaker, she made custom dresses for women such as Yvonne d'Alencon (later the Duchess of Aoste) and Queen Alexandra of Britain. The first woman to start her own fashion house, she made clothes for the Empress Eugenie of France in 1859, who became her first client and would go on to become a great supporter of the fashion house. This was not to be the last royal client.\nLanvin was famous for her sense of style, which reflected her personality as a woman who was modern and independent as well as her sense of entrepreneurship that saw her buy the \"Grande Couture\" workshop on Avenue George V in 1915. This acquisition would lead to her expansion into the lingerie market and her development as a brand. Among the many items in this sector displayed in the exhibition is a unique piece on display, a 1914 lace nightgown. Another highlight is a dress made of black wool decorated with gold braid and pearls for the Empress \u2013 who used to love wearing"}
{"article":"(CNN)There is only one likely outcome for Baghdad's current military offensive to reclaim Tikrit: defeat for ISIS. The campaign to restore central government authority over the restive Salahudin province is seen as both symbolic and strategic for Baghdad which has invested too much already for it to afford losing this battle. ISIS are said to have booby-trapped much of the city in an attempt to slow down the government assault. However, the task at hand has been made easier for Baghdad given that most civilians in Tikrit have already fled -- both to Kurdistan in the north as well as south to Baghdad -- leaving behind mostly ISIS jihadists who defend the city, according to Iraqi constitutional specialist Zaid al-Ali, who is from the city. Initial reports of the multi-pronged attack on Tikrit have been encouraging. Iraqi forces have already cleared a number of areas on the outskirts and are expected to continue advancing towards the city center as both heavy artillery and helicopter gunships pound ISIS militants who have taken up defensive positions. Another crucial element for the success of this battle will be the varied make-up of the groups involved in the fight. The joint Iraqi forces fighting to retake Tikrit include Iraqi troops, members of the mainly Shia Hashd al-Shabi paramilitary force, members of the Sunni Sons of Salahuddin brigades, and other Sunni tribal fighters. The offensive involves around 30,000 fighters in all. Although the campaign is Iraqi-led, help from outside is also going to play an important role. Though the United States has not conducted any airstrikes in this campaign yet, this may well change as the battle develops. Iran, in stark contrast to the U.S., provided Iraq with immediate and much-needed military assistance when the security crisis escalated last June. The Iranians are heavily invested in this current campaign and are also not going to let the Iraqis lose. Unlike in Syria, the Americans and Iranians both share a common enemy and a common friend in Iraq, but due to wider political considerations neither Washington nor Tehran will admit that there is any form of tacit cooperation in Iraq. However, the campaign for Tikrit is just another front where such cooperation is likely to be already happening behind the scenes. Baghdad will make use of U.S. intelligence that will almost certainly be shared with the Iranian officers who are advising the Iraqi army. General Qasim Suleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force, who has played a key role in the fight against ISIS, was reported to be near Tikrit just hours after the military campaign was officially launched. Iran provides military advice, support and weapons not just through the central government in Baghdad but also directly to a number of increasingly powerful Shia militia groups that now operate under the state-sponsored paramilitary committee, the Hashd Al-Shabi, known as the \"Popular Mobilization Units.\" The two key Iraqi leaders of this paramilitary command, Hadi al-Ameri and Abu Mehdi al-Mohandis, were also pictured together with General Fadhil Barwari, the commander of Iraq's elite Special Operation Forces. Though there are few civilians left in Tikrit, all eyes will be on the Iraqi security forces -- and especially the Shia militias --- to see if abuses are carried out once the enemy is routed. Prime Minister Abadi already warned the anti-ISIS fighters to protect civilians and properties in the area and also gave the \"misled\" ISIS militants a last chance to lay down their arms before the troops made their advance. The battle is an especially emotional one for the Shia soldiers and fighters as Tikrit is the site of the Camp Speicher massacre last June, where 1,700 Shia soldiers were captured, separated from their Sunni comrades and then summarily executed in an atrocity that was documented by ISIS as a powerful propaganda film. However, it is encouraging that both Shia and Sunni fighters are supporting the army in its effort to defeat ISIS. The cooperation between Shia and Sunni fighters will be crucial not just in the ongoing offensive in Tikrit but will also set the stage for further cooperation in the strategic campaign to recapture Mosul. Politically, these groups may not see eye-to-eye and of course there remain deep ethno-sectarian tensions in Iraq and beyond, but regardless of these differences they all view ISIS as a common threat and enemy that must be defeated. To be sure, the Sunni tribesmen involved in this campaign are more anti-ISIS than they are pro-government, but that they can work with the pro-government Shia militias is both good news and good progress for a country believed to be ripping itself apart along ethno-sectarian lines.","highlights":"Likely outcome for Baghdad's current offensive to reclaim Tikrit is defeat for ISIS, writes Hayder al-Khoei . Al-Khoei: Crucial element for success will be varied make-up of the groups involved in the fight . Both Shia and Sunni groups view ISIS as a common threat and enemy that must be defeated, he adds .","id":"9bc3864c6ecc69cf4965a3e2319bcee5eac00379","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", but it has become one of the most desperate actions Iraq has taken in the fight against the Islamic State extremist group.\n\"It's a very difficult moment for them,\" said Michael Gordon, a US military analyst who was embedded with Special Operations units in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. \"They're not only dealing with fighting in the city, but also the logistical challenge of pulling together a large force and getting enough supplies and ammunition in the middle of summer.\"\nThe offensive to reclaim Mosul, the city that was declared \"free\" of ISIS a year ago, has become a symbol of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's efforts to push back against the extremist group that seized control of significant parts of the north and west of Iraq in 2014.\nThe campaign, which launched in August and is still ongoing, has the blessings of most Arab leaders and international allies. The problem for Baghdad is that much of the local leadership in Salahudin and Nineveh provinces are members of the Kurdistan Workers Party, which is fighting a long-running insurgency for autonomy in northern Iraq, and is seen by some Iraqis as a proxy of their historic rival Iran.\nThat means that much of the current fighting is being done by forces that are viewed as foreign and often have little loyalty to Baghdad. The Iraqi government is already struggling to contain the domestic uprising of the semi-autonomous province of Kurdistan, and the Salahudin campaign could only make the situation worse.\n\"It's a tough situation for the Iraqi leadership, because the Kurdistan forces are not loyal to the Iraqi government,\" Gordon said.\nThat also has the potential to put US-Iraqi security cooperation at risk. While Iraqi special forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters are fighting together on the ground, the two are members of rival political entities. And while Baghdad may be in favor of the recapturing of the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is eager to claim it for their own.\nAn \"unwilling\" alliance\nBaghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government have long had tense political relations.\nDespite agreeing that all of Iraq's provinces have the right to self-determination, the current Iraqi leaders and Kurdish leaders are not on the same page on the question of what self-determination is. Baghdad views any movement toward Kurdish independence as a betrayal of the national unity that has emerged from the American military presence"}
{"article":"A South Australian man holidaying in Vanuatu reportedly survived on a diet of flying fox and small native birds after bunking down with locals in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam. Three days before the category five cyclone hit 45\u2013year-old Andrew Brooks travelled south to Tanna Island in the hopes he could climb the active Yasur volcano. The thrill seeker got more than he bargained for as the powerful cyclone hit in the early hours of the morning killing 16 people across the nation and demolishing almost everything in its path. Scroll down for video . The category five cyclone ravaged small villages completely wiping out the grass huts the villagers call home . Mr Brooks, along with 60 villagers and a score of tourists, sought refuge in a concrete school building and waited for the howling wind to stop. He sat huddled with the villagers for four or five hours while the cyclone tore through, destroying the grass huts that made up the village. He told The Advertiser the wind was incredibly loud, almost like a \u2018freight train or jet plane.\u2019 Mr Brooks waited for aid with around 60 villagers at the foot of\u00a0Yasur volcano after Cyclone Pam hit . After the winds stopped Mr Brooks soon realised he was stranded and spent the next five days cut off from civilisation at the foot of the volcano. It was at this stage the villagers discovered that all the gardens and cooking houses were destroyed by the sheer force of the winds. He said they managed to find some rice vegetables and chicken which sustained them for a day or two before he was gobsmacked by what he was served next. After running out of food villagers offered Mr Brooks flying fox which he said was nice, but tough . Mr Brooks was in the southern region of Vanuatu when Cyclone Pam hit . He was presented with a cooked flying fox but knowing food was limited Mr Brooks said he was in no position to turn his nose up to warm meat . He said the resourceful villagers fashioned missiles from lengths of wood to strike down unsuspecting birds and bats. \u201cAny time anything flew past, whether it was a finch or a flying fox, there\u2019d be this hail of sticks thrown at it,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cThey were getting finches and baby pigeons and eating them. And one morning they got a flying fox, which is quite large, and they cooked it up with rice and gave me a serve and they ate the rest. Villagers fashioned missiles from lengths of wood to strike down unsuspecting small birds and bats . He didn\u2019t complain about his interesting diet and said it was \u2018quite tasty\u2019 but tough, likening the flavours to that of chicken. Although he was happy not to be starving he said he had concerns about the villagers health and safety after the cyclone left them with nothing. \u201cThere are lots of young babies in the area and they were saying, \u2018Our babies are going to die and the old people are going to die\u2019, because it\u2019s so remote and they\u2019re at the end of the road so they\u2019re going to be the last to get aid, probably,\u201d he said. He reported that villagers were having to hike 4 kilometers up mountains to get fresh water. Mr Brooks said villagers were concerned about the large population of young children on the island . Mr Brooks is worried the villagers will have trouble bouncing back from the disaster, adding that he hopes aid reaches the \u2018far-flung villages\u2019 like the one that sheltered him. Although no one he was with sustained injuries, people in nearby villages weren\u2019t so lucky with a mother and son perishing after they were struck with debris. Mr Brooks said he intended to return to Vanuatu in the \u00adfuture to thank the villagers who sheltered and fed him. These revelations came as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pledged Australia\u2019s long term support for Vanuatu during a visit to the Pacific nation. 'The Australian government and the Australian people will continue to support you in your time of need' Accompanied by the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, she strongly indicated that Australia would make a substantial contribution to the longer term rebuilding of the devastated nation. \"Prime Minister I want to assure you that the Australian government and the Australian people will continue to support you in your time of need, not only in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, but I know that your long term recovery efforts will take some time.\" Ms Bishop arrived Sunday morning to tour the cyclone relief centre in the capital Port Vila. She said Australia has sent over 11 military planes carrying lifesaving supplies and humanitarian support personnel.","highlights":"Andrew Brooks, 45, was holidaying in Vanuatu when Cyclone Pam hit . He was stranded with about 60 villagers who took refuge in an old school . After running out of food Mr Brooks was forced to experiment . He said they ate flying fox, bats and small native birds . Julie Bishop landed in Vanuatu on Sunday morning . She pledged Australia's\u00a0long term support for the\u00a0devastated\u00a0island nation . Life saving supplies and humanitarian support have arrived in Vanuatu .","id":"e21dc05fb23290e4dc6c9818467628f05a710a41","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"old Paul Robinson and his wife were in the South Pacific nation after being invited over by local friends to enjoy the warm weather.\nWhile many tourists escaped to Vanuatu by boat, the couple were staying at a local resort, but when the storm hit on March 14 they headed for a nearby village.\nCyclone Pam has battered the country, bringing \u201ccatastrophic devastation\u201d and killing at least 10 people, including four on remote Tanna Island, The Australian reported.\nIn a message to his parents, Mr Robinson said, as The Daily Mail reported, that he and his wife had been sleeping in a small concrete house at the back of the resort, but \u201cno cyclone could stop the bats flying in and out of the roof\u201d.\nA \u201cnervous and scared\u201d Mr Robinson tried to sleep in the roof of the house but after two nights decided he couldn\u2019t stay, saying he had an \u201cabnormal fear of heights\u201d.\nWhile Mrs Robinson opted to remain in the house, Mr Robinson made a bed from local plants for the two nights he spent at the village \u2013 at least 30 people from the area had stayed at the small gathering place for safety.\n\u201cWe were just hoping for the best. The locals were very hospitable and welcoming. We were safe,\u201d Mr Robinson said.\n\u201cFor two nights we were here in a small house with only a cement floor. The walls weren\u2019t too high, just the length of my hips. We were sleeping in mosquito nets and I wasn\u2019t scared or anything, but I wouldn\u2019t go in the roof at night. The bats would come out and fly all over me,\u201d he told his parents by phone.\n\u201cThere were a lot of locals here. The first night it didn\u2019t start to get real bad until about 2am. I didn\u2019t even wake up the whole time. I just couldn\u2019t go in the roof.\u201d\nMr Robinson said his wife felt sick from the food they were eating, and when he suggested a native bird might be a more nourishing meal she agreed.\n\u201cAs we were running from the cyclone we saw birds just swooping down, but we never stopped to shoot them.\n\u201cThere are all sorts of birds flying around, and people were shooting them at the village. They are about 70% edible.\n\u201cThe next night was the worst night; it was a bit like being in a washing machine. It got up to"}
{"article":"Dark sunglasses were the order of the day for Australia's triumphant cricket team on Monday as they paraded the World Cup trophy to hundreds of fans at a public reception after a night of heavy partying at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With voices hoarse and complexions pasty after a few snatched hours of sleep, players grinned and sometimes grimaced as their team mates battled to communicate their elation to a relentless MC and a large media throng. 'A little hungover,' Australia's retiring one-day captain Michael Clarke said at Melbourne's Federation Square, when asked how he felt a day after his team's crushing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the final. Australia captain Michael Clarke holds aloft the Cricket World Cup trophy alongside his team-mates as thousands of jubilant fans thronged Federation Square in Melbourne to celebrate Sunday's triumph over New Zealand . Clarke made his final one-day international appearance at the MCG on Sunday, leading Australia to a seven wicket win over New Zealand . Under cloudless skies in Melbourne, Clarke and Australia marked a fifth World Cup triumph after successes in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007 . Green and gold confetti showered the players as they showed off the trophy in Federation Square . 'I think I speak for everybody in that sense. 'No, look, I think we're extremely proud. The fact there was a lot of expectation and added pressure put on us at the start of the tournament being a home World Cup was something we embraced from the first ball of the tournament. 'And I think the boys should be really proud of what we've achieved.' Clarke enjoyed a fairytale finish to his one-day career, hitting a team-high score of 74 in front of a record crowd of over 93,000 and making bowling changes that led to immediate wickets. Australia have yet to name a successor but Steve Smith, who led the test team against India and enjoyed a fine World Cup with the bat, is expected to take the reins. '(Clarke) was a great captain. He's been an aggressive captain on the field, sets aggressive fields. He's got to be somebody that we'll definitely miss,' Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson told reporters. David Warner (left) signs autographs for the huge assembled crowd as Australia once again claimed cricket's biggest prize . Mitchell Starc was one of many Australian players who donned sunglasses after a heavy night of partying following Sunday's win . Warner is all smiles as he goes into the sea of green and gold to sign a few autographs for delighted fans . Wearing their winner's medals around their necks, the Australia team share a joke on stage as they reflect on their triumph . Shane Watson grins as he signs autographs for lucky fans in sunny Melbourne, scene of Australia's fifth World Cup victory . Australia have now won four of the last five World Cups, their quarter-final loss to eventual champions India at the 2011 tournament the only interruption to their dominion over one-day cricket dating back to 1999 in England. Along with Clarke, who will continue to captain the test side, a number of seasoned players are likely to have played their last World Cups, including Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. But Australia will be able to retain the bulk of their squad and such is their record of regeneration and innovation, they will back themselves to defend their title in England in 2019. Left-arm seamer and player of the tournament Mitchell Starc, already a frightful prospect for most batsmen, is 25 and can only get better if his fitness allows. Mitchell Starc, who was named the Player of the Tournament, poses with the trophy and two Emirates stewardesses . Steve Smith, who saw Australia home with a half-century on Sunday, poses for a selfie with smiling fans during the celebrations . Starc allows fans a closer look at the handsome Cricket World Cup trophy, which now bears Australia's name for the fifth time . Glenn Maxwell poses for a selfie with fans to add to his collection as the party gets into full swing in Melbourne . Captain Michael Clarke lifts the World Cup trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after Australia's seven-wicket success . Fireworks explode above the MCG as Australia receive the trophy amid a shower of confetti on Sunday . Steve Smith (right) and Shane Watson celebrate after the former knocks off the winning runs to seal Australia's triumph . He will not be short for quality fast bowling company, with Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Faulkner all under 26, not to mention a fit James Pattinson, who missed selection for the World Cup by dint of a lack of preparation after a long battle with injury. Australia may not want for batsmen either, with David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Smith all easily young enough for a tilt at back-to-back trophies. Though the personnel will be important, Australia's drive to remain top of the heap will be essential as teams plot their downfall over the next four years. Opening batsman Warner laid any doubts about that quality to rest. 'Our goal is to be number one in all formats,' he said. Coach Darren Lehmann posted this picture of the Australian celebrations continuing into the early hours in Melbourne . Lehmann wrote 'still going with the Kings and going hard' as he posted this picture of the players marking the sunrise . Some of the players took the opportunity to read about themselves in the morning papers as the partying continued through the night . The partying was reminiscent of England's after winning the Ashes in 2005, enjoyed especially by Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen .","highlights":"Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets to win their fifth Cricket World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday . The team paraded the trophy to thousands of jubilant fans in Federation Square in the city on Monday . Captain Michael Clarke, who played his final ODI, admitted that the team were 'hungover' after a night of partying . Clarke hit 74 to help Australia close down a target of 184 before enjoying a standing ovation from 93,000 crowd . CLICK HERE for all the latest cricket news and reaction to this year's World Cup .","id":"be2a24ba1a44675c0900cb0f492f81b40d38f17c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" eyes still sore from the afterparty the night before, the champions donned the team blazers, ties and hats and posed for photographs under the Cup as the gathered media tried to avoid tripping over the massive trophy and each other. \"This is where it all started,\" said Australian captain Ricky Ponting. \"This is the home of cricket and this is where we want to be -- as world champions on our home soil.\" It was a day which had many firsts for the Australian team. Among the highlights were a champagne spray, Ponting's tearful speech at the end and, on another level, the emergence of some of the most promising young cricketers in the game. Australia's celebrations got off to a shaky start when it was revealed that a member of the team had misplaced the cup for four hours on Saturday -- although the captain was adamant on Monday that it had never really been lost. \"Not lost, misplaced -- but not lost,\" said Ponting. \"The fact of the matter is it was on somebody's phone the whole time.\" \"For us it's a case of now let the party begin.\" Australia's 10th World Cup triumph was a fairytale tale of the sort weaned on tales of underdogs triumphing over superior sides. It was also a triumph of team over individuals, as the Australians finally did what they'd planned to do for more than two years -- get their hands on that trophy. In their 21 previous attempts in World Cup finals they'd come up short against the West Indies in 1975, England in 1992, Pakistan in 1999 and India in 2003. But in 2007 they came up with a plan to finally get past the Kiwis and, after their opening four group matches saw them collect a maximum of seven points, the ploy looked like it might fail. It was after Australia's defeat to New Zealand in the Super 8 stage, their third defeat in the tournament, that their coach, Tim Nielsen, changed the way his side thought about the match. He put the New Zealanders in the spotlight and told the Australians that they were the favourites to beat them -- and the change in attitude began to bear fruit. \"It gave us more confidence. Our confidence had dipped a little bit after the loss to New Zealand, and the fact that we were talking up the opposition was an important point for us.\" After three successive victories the"}
{"article":"A fifth of patients turning up in A&E have minor ailments including sore throats, athlete's foot and headlice, according to an analysis. It calculates that more than four million visits a year are unnecessary and cost the NHS \u00a3290million annually. In the worst cases, doctors have reported patients showing up because they were hungover, their false nails were hurting or they had paint in their hair. The problem is largely caused by the fact that patients are finding it increasingly difficult to see their GP, particularly out of hours. A fifth of patients turning up in A&E have minor ailments including sore throats, athlete's foot and headlice, a study has found (file picture) Many go to A&E in the knowledge that they will at least be seen by a doctor that day, even if they have to wait four hours. Even Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted taking his children to casualty at the weekend rather than making an appointment with a GP. But the unnecessary visits are adding to the pressures of busy departments and diverting staff from treating patients who are very seriously ill. It all came to a head in January when 13 hospitals declared major internal incidents in a two-day period as they were unable to cope with the numbers coming through the door. An analysis of data from 15 A&E units by the consultancy firm IMS Health found that 19 per cent of admissions were for what are known as self-treatable conditions. These include coughs, colds, muscle sprains, athlete's foot, headlice or babies with colic. The data covers one in 10 of the A&E units across England so, if the trends are the same, an estimated 4.1million of the 21.7million visits last year were for minor ailments. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted taking his children to casualty at the weekend rather than making an appointment with a GP . Experts are urging patients to keep their medicine cabinets well stocked and to make better use of their pharmacists, where they can be seen and offered advice and treatment. Matthew Speers, chief executive of the Proprietary Association of Great Britain , which represents the manufacturers of over the counter medicines and commissioned the research said: \u2018It is vital that the NHS raises awareness of the range of different services available to people and when to access them appropriately. \u2018Pharmacists are well placed to provide advice to people with minor conditions, who don\u2019t need to visit the GP or A&E, thereby ensuring they receive the support they need, without diverting NHS resources from people who really need them.\u2019 He added that the NHS was facing a \u2018crisis\u2019 because staffing levels and finances were unable to cope with the needs of the steadily rising and aging population. \u2018This cannot continue and that\u2019s why we are calling for immediate action.\u2019 But Dr Cliff Mann, president of the College of Emergency Medicine, which represents A&E doctors, said attempts to divert patients did not work. Dr Mann, an A&E consultant at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Dorset, added that the \u2018A&E brand is well-known and trusted\u2019 so \u2018patients will continue to attend\u2019. He said the only solution was to install GP clinics at A&E units so patients with minor ailments could be sent there, leaving staff to deal with the more serious cases. Figures show that 21.7million patients attended A&E in 2013\/14, a rise of more than a third in a decade. And the NHS has missed its target for ensuring 95 per cent of patients are dealt with within four hours every week for the last six months. In November, Jeremy Hunt admitted in the Commons he had taken his own children to A&E \u2018precisely because I didn\u2019t want to wait until later on to take them to a GP\u2019. \u2018If parents have an unwell child who needs medical attention A&E provides a trusted service.\u2019","highlights":"A fifth of A&E patients have self-treatable conditions such as athlete's foot . More than four million visits a year are unnecessary and cost \u00a3290million . Doctors have even had patients turn up at A&E because they are hungover . Problem is largely caused by difficulty in getting an appointment with a GP .","id":"4041e98807e7709c2ca27d23da62e263e2b5f6cc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" million.\nResearchers found that common, simple problems accounted for 20 per cent of admissions and, if they were dealt with properly, could be treated outside hospital.\nThe report, based on data from 2005, is the first independent investigation into the phenomenon, although earlier studies have shown similar results.\nIt is likely to fuel the debate about Britain's \u00a33 billion-a-year waste in unnecessary visits to hospitals.\nThe researchers warned that the Government's reforms to the NHS, which are currently in the consultation phase, were not \"a panacea to solve the problem\".\nThe National Audit Office, the Government watchdog, found that the cost to the NHS of such visits, as a proportion of total admissions, had risen from 0.3 per cent in 2003\/4 to 0.7 per cent in 2005\/6.\nIt estimated that the cost to the NHS of unnecessary visits to A&E departments was \u00a3290 million, with the total cost including the additional costs of treating patients from the ambulance service, GPs and primary care, totalling \u00a3750 million in 2005\/6.\nBut the cost is almost certainly much higher.\nThe authors of the report, from the Health Foundation, a health research think-tank, said they were \"very aware\" that the actual figure for unnecessary A&E use was likely to be far higher.\nThe Government, they said, was not collecting the data. The researchers \"took the best estimate\" they could.\nThe study has found that the most common causes of admissions through A&E are wounds and burns, chest infections, and lower gastrointestinal complaints.\nThe most common symptoms are cough, sore throat, back pain and headaches.\nThese are generally \"more serious and costly\" when people come to A&E rather than being dealt with in primary care.\nAround 2.2 per cent of patients are admitted with head injuries, 1.8 per cent for diarrhoea, and 0.4 per cent for athlete's foot, the report found.\n\"Many common problems are not urgent, and can be treated by GPs, pharmacists, dentists or at the patient's home,\" said Dr John Appleby, the Health Foundation's chief economist.\n\"This is especially important in this economic climate, when overstretched NHS services are facing enormous demand.\"\nHe said the NHS needed to learn from these changes. \"The NHS needs to"}
{"article":"(CNN)It was always going to take an extraordinary performance from a very talented swimmer to beat Michael Phelps at his favorite event in an Olympic final. For more than a decade, the great American had vanquished all comers in the 200 meters butterfly on both the world and Olympic stage, but then along came Chad le Clos. When the South African chased down Phelps in the final 50 meters of the race to snatch a dramatic fingertip victory by 0.05 seconds he created one of the defining moments of the 2012 London Olympics. As a 12-year-old, le Clos had gazed into his television set at home in Durban watching in awe as Phelps, widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all-time, won six Olympic gold medals at Athens in 2004. So perhaps it's not surprising that lining up alongside his hero in an Olympic final eight years later took on a slightly surreal air. \"My dream was always to swim like Michael Phelps so when I raced against him in the final it was actually a crazy feeling,\" le Clos tells CNN's Human to Hero series. \"When I touched at 150 (meters) I think I was 1.5 meters behind him. When I turned I actually looked at him underwater and I thought I was him -- I know it sounds absolutely crazy, but I saw myself as him going past someone else.\" \"I remembered how he used to come off the last turn and, you know, smoke everyone ... I thought, he's done this for so many years and I remembered that when I was swimming. I don't know what it was but it was magical.\" The mind-altering moment quickly morphed into a life-changing experience for the then 20-year-old who edged out Phelps in the final stroke. \"It was such a huge moment for South Africa. Obviously, to represent your country is a huge honor but to beat Michael Phelps at the Olympics was amazing,\" he says. \"As a young kid everyone wants to be like their heroes but you don't actually think one day that you're going to beat them.\" The remarkable victory was memorable not just for le Clos' reactions -- which went from joy to disbelief immediately after the race -- but for those of his father Bert, whose elated response and subsequent TV interview have become an enduring part of the swimmer's story. The excitable tribute to his \"down-to-earth, beautiful boy,\" which included repeated mentions of the word \"unbelievable,\" touched the hearts of viewers and turned le Clos senior into something of a household name himself. \"I never knew my father was such a celebrity until like five, six days after the Games -- I was so wrapped up in (my own) bubble,\" le Clos explains. \"We were walking down the street and everyone was taking photos of me, but I couldn't find my dad, and I saw him and there were a line of people taking photos of him and I was like: 'Dad! You are stealing my thunder here. C'mon!' It was incredible. \"Everywhere he goes he's that famous dad and that's amazing because he really is. Nothing was put on for the cameras -- that's how he is back home. To my other brothers and sister he's a great dad.\" Success in the pool has been rich reward for Bert, who steered the Chad towards swimming when a football career looked more likely. \"My parents were hugely influential in helping me make decisions throughout my life, especially my sporting career,\" he says. \"When I was young I played football until I was about 13 or 14 years old -- I played for the state team (Natal). I had to make a decision and my dad realized that I was a better swimmer, even though my family had a football background. \"Ninety-nine percent of fathers would have told their son to play football ... I still thank him every day for helping me make that decision.\" There is now another le Clos in the pool -- teenager Jordan is hoping to follow in his brother's large footsteps, having already competed at South Africa's national championships. \"You know, 2020 is very important to me,\" says Chad. \"Hopefully my brother can make the Olympics then and swim in the same relay team.\" Originally a breaststroker, le Clos switched to butterfly after he tore both his abductor muscles (in the groin) in 2008 when he was 16 years old. \"Butterfly movement is really different. It's unlike freestyle or other strokes where it's very, very technical. I compare it to dancing -- I'm a terrible dancer! -- it's about getting your hips right, your kick is very important. I just really enjoy it. It's a fast stroke, so I guess the injury was a blessing in disguise for me.\" While swimming's toughest stroke remains his favored discipline, le Clos has also struck gold in the individual 200m freestyle -- at the short-course world championships in Doha last year -- and the 400m medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. But it is butterfly where he has dominated in recent years. After pipping Phelps in the 200m in London, le Clos had to settle for silver behind the American in the 100m, but he hasn't missed a stroke since. A 100m and 200m double at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona was followed by gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland last August. He capped a brilliant 2014 in December with three more titles (50m, 100m and 200m) at the short-course worlds in Doha before being crowned FINA World Male Swimmer of the Year -- an award he is incredibly proud of. \"The Olympic gold will always be there and it will be the most outstanding moment of my life, but to win the 2014 Swimmer of the Year award was up there. Not many people have won the Ballon d'Or of swimming, so it was a very special moment for me.\" For le Clos, who turns 23 in April, the best is almost certainly yet to come with another Olympics fast approaching. He concedes that it will be \"very, very difficult\" to get anywhere near Phelps' record haul of 18 Olympic gold medals (and 22 overall), but he may get the chance to race him one more time. Phelps, who announced his retirement following the 2012 London Games, made a shock return to the pool last year although things haven't exactly gone to plan -- the \"Baltimore Bullet\" is serving a six-month ban imposed by USA Swimming after he was arrested for drink-driving last September. The ban has put his planned appearance at this year's FINA World Championships in doubt, but Phelps is still hopeful of qualifying for his fifth Olympics in 2016. \"I really, really hope that he and his team decide to swim in Rio, I really believe it will be great,\" le Clos told Reuters last year. \"It's added motivation for me ... with Michael back, it's really sparked my fire, so to speak. I don't think he will be worse in Rio, I think he'll be back where he wants to be. He's a champion in all respects but I believe I can beat him again.\" If he can, then le Clos will have taken a giant step towards his ultimate aim of swimming and sporting immortality. \"I want to cement myself in the sport as one of the greats. In swimming terms, I want people to remember Chad le Clos -- the guy that not only beat Michael Phelps, but who is the best fast swimmer of all time,\" he says. \"In South Africa we have a rich history of great champions -- rugby players, cricket players, a lot of great golfers -- so I'm among really tough competition, but I believe that after 2016 and 2020 I can hopefully be the greatest.\"","highlights":"South African swimmer stunned Michael Phelps at 2012 London Olympics . After defeating his childhood idol, le Clos has dominated 100m and 200m butterfly . His father Bert is also famous for joyful celebrations following son's win in London . The 22-year-old is hoping to square up to Phelps again at Rio in 2016 .","id":"d5c33d72b3f93661cf34192d00285ac32defc787","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 200 meter freestyle, and for the past four years the only person who came close was fellow American Ryan Lochte.\nSo it was no surprise that Sunday, a race for the ages took place on the Olympic Aquatics Stadium pool in Rio de Janeiro -- Phelps' last chance to win a gold medal.\nIt seemed Lochte's opportunity.\nPhelps started behind the leaders as he prepared to make history, but 15-time gold-medal winner and 28-year-old Lochte was already back, setting off in a furious sprint which would help him take the lead going into the first lap. Lochte was a lead dog of the field as he powered into the 50-meter sprint, and was first out of the water.\nPhelps knew he would have to race his own race.\n\"It's a four-year-long battle for me, it's a four-year-long race between me and him. At the end of the day, I'm just going to try to pull ahead.\"\nSwimming's King of Gold would not allow himself to be beaten.\nLochte pulled ahead 50 meters, but it was too early for a lead to be taken seriously.\nLochte finished the first lap in the lead, but Phelps was still there.\nAt the end of the first lap, Lochte had the lead by 1.24 seconds, with Phelps coming in a distant third.\nThis race would be something special, something nobody had ever done. Phelps, who came into the Games having already racked up 22 medals, 18 of them gold, wanted one more. It was still unclear how, but the swimmer who once swam a perfect 100 meter freestyle race wanted to end on a high note -- to give the crowd something to remember.\nWith 500 meters to go, Phelps made his move.\nLochte was still in front, but Phelps was getting closer and closer with every stroke. With 400 meters to go, Lochte was just under one second ahead of Phelps. This race had to be the most thrilling 25 meters in Olympic history, and the crowd, which included Phelps' mother, watched the race closely. Phelps could do it. With every stroke, his fans hoped, every stroke his chance of going out on a high grew.\nWith 100 meters to go, Lochte was the first to take the turn"}
{"article":"A high-profile Ukip MEP has been expelled from the party after her chief of staff was filmed allegedly attempting to make fraudulent expense claims. Ukip last night said Janice Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt had been kicked out for \u2018bringing the party into disrepute\u2019. A disciplinary hearing was held yesterday following allegations that Miss Hewitt had obtained a \u00a33,150 invoice for a drinks party that cost \u00a3950 in a bid to \u2018repatriate\u2019 extra money from the EU. Scroll down for video . Ukip  said Janice Atkinson (pictured) \u00a0and her assistant had been kicked out for \u2018bringing the party into disrepute\u2019 Miss Atkinson, who is an MEP for the South East, had also been due to stand at the General Election as the candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe constituency. Police last week launched an investigation into allegations over the women\u2019s event hosted by Mrs Atkinson at Ukip\u2019s spring conference in Margate, Kent. Guests at the party, which was attended by Nigel Farage\u2019s wife Kirsten, drank champagne, cocktails and dozens of bottles of wine. The event reportedly cost \u00a3950 and was paid by Mrs Atkinson\u2019 chief of staff Christine Hewitt on credit card, but she later returned to the restaurant and was given an invoice for \u00a33,150. Mr Farage said last week that he was 'deeply shocked' by the allegations and described it as 'one of the most incredibly stupid and dishonest things I've ever seen in my life' She was allegedly filmed telling an undercover reporter: \u2018The idea is we overcharge them slightly because that\u2019s the way of repatriating (the money).\u2019 Nigel Farage was left reeling last week after losing three election candidates in less than 24 hours. The Ukip leader was left 'deeply shocked' after suspending MEP Janice Atkinson. Hours later the party confirmed a second senior figure, the party's candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd, had been suspended following an 'alleged incident at his workplace'. The final blow came when the party's candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Jonathan Stanley, sensationally quit claiming he was sick of the 'open racism and bullying' in the party. Mr Farage last week said: \u2018I was deeply shocked when I saw it. It was one of the most incredibly stupid and dishonest things I've ever seen in my life.\u2019 The party yesterday held a disciplinary hearing chaired independently by somebody from the legal profession with representatives of the national executive of Ukip. Last night in a statement, Mrs Atkinson said: 'I am deeply disappointed by today\u2019s decision and fully intend to appeal. \u2018I was elected to represent the constituents of the south-east of England and I will continue to work tirelessly on their behalf and for the best interests of our country.' A Ukip spokesman said: \u2018Janice Atkinson MEP and Christine Hewitt, assistant to Janice Atkinson, have been found to have brought the party into disrepute. \u2018As a result they have been expelled from the UK Independence Party. They have 14 days to appeal. \u2018This means that Ms Atkinson no longer represents UKIP in the European Parliament and she will no longer be our prospective parliamentary candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.\u2019 Mrs Atkinson, pictured with Nigel Farage as the South East England region results of the European Parliament elections were declared last year, was elected as an MEP last year after joining Ukip in 2011 . Mrs Atkinson was elected as an MEP last year after joining Ukip in 2011. The 52-year-old found herself in hot water last year after she was recorded by TV cameras calling the wife of a Ukip supporter \u2018a ting tong from somewhere\u2019. She insisted the comments were naive rather than malicious and said she was \u2018incredibly sorry\u2019 for offending the woman. In December it emerged that she owed more than \u00a32,000 in child support to her ex-husband despite previously criticising \u2018feckless families\u2019 who have more children than they can afford. She has also been pictured sticking up her middle finger stuck up to a camera and was accused of swearing at protesters. Ukip also lost Candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd (left) and candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Jonathan Stanley, (right) within 24 hours of Mrs Atkinson's suspension . Ostentatious breastfeeding . Farage: 'It isn't too difficult to breastfeed a baby in a way that isn't ostentatious.' Immigrants causing traffic jams . Farage: 'It took me six hours and 15 minutes in the car to get here. It should have taken three-and-half to four. 'That has nothing to do with professionalism. What is does have to do with is a country in which the population is going through the roof, chiefly because of open door immigration and the fact the M4 is not as navigable as it used to be.' General secretary sex scandal . Ukip general secretary Roger Bird suspended over allegations of impropriety with candidate Natasha Bolter in December. He claimed they slept together, she denied it. Doubts later emerged about her CV, with Oxford denying she studied there and questions about her teaching qualifications . Rate an immigrant game . A Ukip game emerged last year asking supporters to rate 'blacks, Muslims and Eastern Europeans' in a game \u2013 with prizes of cash and a Ukip golf umbrella. Weeding out the lunatics . Ukip candidates chief David Soutter revealed he spent half his time 'weeding out the lunatics, the people who shouldn't be there.' Candidate quits over 'poofter' comments . Kerry Smith was forced to quit as Ukip candidate in South Basildon and East Thurrock in December after being taped mocking gay party members as 'poofters', joking about shooting people from Chigwell in a 'peasant hunt' and referring to someone as a 'Chinky bird'. Taking money from Brussels . Ukip secures a \u00a31.5 million pot of taxpayers' cash by forming a new European-wide political party .","highlights":"Janice Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt were kicked out of Ukip . A disciplinary heard that Hewitt  obtained a \u00a33,150 invoice for a \u00a3950 party . Allegedly told undercover reporters it was to\u00a0repatriate money from EU . A Ukip spokesman said the pair had brought the party into 'disrepute'","id":"9d01c5c4ee72422fd2b230a5a0e3766d75263484","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the party into disrepute\u2019. They say the incident occurred around a month ago and has been referred to the police. But Mrs Atkinson, a former teacher, yesterday told the Telegraph she was sacked in December, only days after joining the party. It means that Ms Hewitt, a former councillor in East Cambridgeshire, remains in her \u00a362,000-a-year job. Mrs Atkinson and her son were filmed by the Telegraph last month after she failed to declare her parliamentary expense claims for her 2014 allowance to the House of Commons. As a MEP with a \u00a365,000-a-year job in the European Parliament, the mother-of-two, who lives in London, also claimed \u00a328,000 from her second job as a local politician. A Ukip spokesman said: \u2018We are unable to comment on individual case.\u2019 Mrs Atkinson was elected on June 11, one of seven MEPs to represent the South East \u2013 the lowest total from any one region. She was appointed as the party\u2019s London spokeswoman, but only in September. Mrs Atkinson has been suspended from membership while an investigation by party officials looks into the incident. She said: \u2018I was suspended on December 4 \u2013 less than two weeks after starting my new job. \u2018I have been told by party officials that it is because of an incident in which I was not involved. It\u2019s a load of rubbish.\u2019 She added: \u2018I was suspended a month ago, but the story came out last week.\u2019\nMrs Atkinson, 51, the youngest ever London Assembly member, won \u00a312,000-a-year from her local authority of Southend-on-Sea. She earned more than three times that at the European Parliament. Mrs Atkinson earned \u00a340,000 from the local authority between 2010-2014 as the councillor for Southend West. Her claims were found by the Sunday Telegraph, which has had access to the expenses files. The paper also found she claimed a total of \u00a316,000 from the European Parliament. Mrs Atkinson declined to answer questions about the case and told a Sunday newspaper: \u2018It\u2019s between me and the party\u2019. It is not thought she will be fined and will probably only face an internal party investigation. A spokesman said: \u2018Janice Atkinson was suspended on December 4 for the serious disciplinary offence of fraud \u2013 an offence that has been referred to the Metropolitan Police.\u2019"}
{"article":"Even Fernando Torres wasn\u2019t relegated to the reserves. But for \u00a3250,000-per-week Radamel Falcao \u2013 perhaps the most handsomely-rewarded second-string striker in history \u2013 this was the ultimate indignity. Does he feel an injustice, angry with Louis van Gaal for such a degrading demotion? Or is there an acceptance that his powers have faded? In fact, they\u2019ve gone out like a light. Radamal Falcao has scored just four goals since arriving at Manchester United . His latest run out was for the Under 21s as they faced Tottenham on Tuesday night . At least with fellow \u00a350million flop Torres his decline was something of a slow burn, occasionally illuminated by a flicker of glories past. Sadly, for Falcao, there is no sign of him emerging from the darkness at Old Trafford. An unused substitute as Manchester United struggled for a goal (Falcao has scored more than 200 in his career) during their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal in Monday\u2019s FA Cup quarter-final, the Colombian was back at the Theatre of Nightmares 24 hours later for an Under 21 fixture against Tottenham. He wasn\u2019t there to cheer on the club\u2019s next generation, he was lining up alongside them. United insist it was a fitness exercise. But fitness is allied to form, and Falcao certainly doesn't boast the latter right now. Falcao fluffed his lines and missed several chances during a win over QPR back in January . The striker has spent plenty of time warming the bench at Old Trafford . Louis van Gaal must decide whether to take up the option to buy Falcao at the end of his loan spell . He failed to score against Spurs, fluffed one chance and was then withdrawn \u2013 a synopsis which could well be applied to the majority of his outings since his \u00a36m loan move from Monaco. The beauty of that arrangement \u2013 and it\u2019s something of an ugly truth \u2013 is that United are not committed to making his stay permanent and there is zero chance of them doing so after his failure to impact, four goals from 19 appearances his sorry return. Compare that with the 70 strikes from 91 matches for Atletico Madrid and his demise is given some numerical context. Falcao drew a blank against League One Preston in the FA Cup last month . He also struggled against Cambridge from League Two in the previous round . Celebrations have been few and far between for Falcao, pictured here after scoring against Leicester . River Plate . 2005-06 - Games 11 Goals 7 . 2006-07 - Games 20 Goals 3 . 2007-08 Games 39 Goals 19 . 2008-09 Games 35 Goals 16 . Porto . 2009-10 Games 43 Goals 34 . 2010-11 Games 42 Goals 38 . 2011-12 Games 2 Goals 0 . Atletico Madrid . 2011-12 Games 50 Goals 36 . 2012-13 Games 41 Goals 34 . Monaco . 2013-14 \u00a0Games 19 Goals 11 . 2014-15 Games 3 Goals 2 . Manchester United . 2014-15 Games 19 Goals 4 . It was, of course, in the colours of Atletico that Falcao smashed a devastating hat-trick past Chelsea in the European Super Cup of 2012. Every tribute in the wake of that demolition job determined that Falcao was ready-made for the Premier League \u2013 pace, power, potency, he had the lot. Even his pre-Madrid existence supported the assertion that he was the continent\u2019s most feared goal-getter. There were 72 goals from just 87 games at Porto, winning with them a Portuguese title, cup and Europa League, a prize he defended the following season in Spain. His spells at Porto and Atletico were bookended by River Plate and Monaco, where again his ratio was as good as one-in-two. But it was that move to Monaco which proved fateful in the loss of Europe\u2019s finest front man. With a transfer fee of \u00a352m and salary of around \u00a315m, there were obvious accusations \u2013 defended by Falcao \u2013 behind his motivation. However, it was the knee injury suffered in January of last year which robbed him of a place at the World Cup and, on the evidence of this season, a whole lot more than a mere ticket to Brazil. Falcao was on holiday during the World Cup as he missed out following a long injury lay-off . Falcao scored goals for fun during his days as an Atletico Madrid player . He won the Europa league with Porto in 2011 and again with Atletico the following year . Falcao is still a Monaco player having signed for Manchester United on a season-long loan . Gone are the razor-sharp reactions of body and mind. Gone is the swagger, the confidence, the belief that he is the best. Sound familiar? Over four, long years at Chelsea we witnessed the regression of Torres. In the end he left having scored just 20 league goals in 110 games. Falcao will be lucky if he leaves United with 20 league appearances, let alone goals. Torres, of course, now resides back at Atletico, his connection with the club affording him a second chance. At 29 and with his best days very much behind him, perhaps a similar fate awaits Falcao.","highlights":"Radamel Falcao has scored four goals since arriving at Old Trafford . Manchester United are unlikely to take up the option to buy him . He was forced to play for the Under 21s against Spurs on Tuesday . Falcao drew a blank for the second string . His fall from the top is the most spectacular since Fernando Torres . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .","id":"107df385f8c8083041f796471a8876a2a1f86877","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ity.\nThe Colombian\u2019s knee-buckling, stomach-turning, jaw-clenched cameo as a substitute in United\u2019s 0-0 draw against Olympiakos came shortly before a \u00a313m bid for a player who has not scored a Premier League goal since October 2015.\nThe arrival of Paul Pogba was meant to transform the Premier League\u2019s most expensive, and indeed most expensive-ever, team, but, rather than give a signal that United are about to embark on a spectacular period of success, the signing has merely underscored their deficiencies.\nJose Mourinho\u2019s United have looked second rate so far this season and, having paid an initial \u00a389m for the 23-year-old France international, with the full \u00a3115m to come in 2019, if they fail to deliver this season then the knives could be out.\nFalcao, despite that fee, is the ideal fall guy for Mourinho. He came into the club to lead the line, but is now barely on the periphery, barely on the substitutes\u2019 bench.\n\u201cMy dream is to win the Premier League and, of course, the Champions League. After that, I don\u2019t know,\u201d said the 31-year-old after a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday.\nHis manager, who at times last season was even less complimentary about the striker, had previously hinted Falcao could leave in January, but, for a player who, in his 17 goals in just three Premier League games last season, helped lead United to a third-placed finish in the league, it comes as no surprise.\nIt is unlikely United will go back to the drawing board any time soon, or even give him another opportunity. There will be no Champions League for the Premier League runners-up this season, but, in any case, he may struggle to break into the starting line-up, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford all ahead of him, as well as Anthony Martial if his price tag drops.\nAs Pogba prepares to play with his former Monaco colleague Bernardo Silva, whose contract with Sporting Lisbon was cancelled early, Falcao will be left wondering what might have been. He has struggled to replicate his previous form in England.\nOn the pitch, there are signs that the striker\u2019s injuries are beginning to make an impact. His goal return, even with Monaco, was never great "}
{"article":"When you're spending $46 million on a house that measures at a total of 23,000 square feet -  roughly one third the area of the White House - the last thing you want to think about is filling the joint with furniture. So in a growing trend among the rich and famously wealthy, multi-million dollar homes are being sold with all of their belongings, from the linens and lamps, to the artwork on the walls and sculptures in the yards. Known as turn-key properties, it allows the buyer the convenience to pay and walk straight in to their new abode. Such was the case for a sensation estate that recently sold in Bel-Air, which was previously owned by country singer Kenny Rogers. First built in 1938, the 11-bedroom chateau includes a glass elevator, a ballroom, three living rooms and a 3,000-square-foot master suite, according to The Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for video . Sprawling: This\u00a0Bel-Air mansion recently sold for $46.25 to an unknown buyer as a 'turn-key property', meaning it came with all of its belonging, such as furniture and lines, even art . Stunning: The house was first built in 1938 and then extensively reinvigorated with modern renovations in 2013 . Historic: The home was designed by Paul Williams, the architect who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra . Luxurious: The home has a lap pool, jacuzzi and cabana, along with a long grassy yard off to the side . View: At nights downtown Los Angeles can be seen lit up on the skyline over the pool . Lifestyle's of the rich and famous: Yes, that is an elevator that opens up at the pool . Entrance: From the driveway the home appears like a typical two-story, but drops down significantly at the back . Grand: The entry is quite simple and most, although expansive, but the facade of the house from behind . The buyer and the seller have chosen to remain anonymous. However, according to CNBC, the glamorous history of the place is well-known in the area. The sprawling house was designed in the 1930s by Paul Williams, the architect who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra. It then underwent extensive renovations in 2013. The estate is called Lionsgate because of the two sizable lion sculptures that guard the front gates. The real estate agent told CNBC that, among its many features, the house comes with a state-of-the-art security syystem, which is particularly attractive to celebrities and owners like overseas. The property has 32 cameras, four gates with double-high walls and a panic room. 'You would not find it,' Trudeau said of the panic room. 'It's hidden away.' Lionsgate: The home got its name because of the two sizable lion sculptures that guard the front gates . Hollywood history: The home was designer by the man who built\u00a0homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra (together-left), and was previously owner by country singer Kenny Rogers (right) Turn-key: The home was sold with all the possessions inside, which hopefully included this grand piano at the entrance . Lavish: The open living room - one of the three in the house- looks out onto the alfresco area and pool . Gorgeous: The home is designed around the backyard and its stunning gardens and outdoor areas . Entertaining: With a lovely dining room, billiard room and home theater, it is perfect for entertaining . Massive: The kitchen comes with not one but two chef blocks, and is perfect for planning a dinner part or day event . Cocktail hour: What's a decent ballroom without a proper bar, right? Grand:\u00a0The master bedroom alone is 3,000 square feet and has a sitting area and fireplace . Comfortable: It would be very nice to snuggle up here to watch some TV right before going to bed . Divine: The bathroom is full of natural light and has a tub that overlooks the backyard, as you do . The ballroom: Built in the 1930s, the home was made for all-night Hollywood soirees . The billiard room: The house has\u00a011 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a glass elevator, billiard room and home theater . The study:\u00a0The house was offered completely furnished, showing the growing popularity of 'turn-key mansions' The home theater: There's plenty of room to have people over to watch a movie, such as Casino Royale . First built in 1938, the 11-bedroom chateau includes a glass elevator, a ballroom, three living rooms and a 3,000-square-foot master suite .","highlights":"Bel-Air mansion recently sold for $46.25 to an unknown buyer . The house was a 'turn-key property' and came with all its belongings, such as furniture . The growing trend allows buyers to walk straight in and live at the home . Home has a glass elevator, ballroom, billiard room and a 3,000-square-foot master suite .","id":"8e4050d8f9d254b9fb077b0a9c67f480d90d1dfa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to the rafters.\nYet, that is exactly what the real estate gurus at Sotheby's International Realty are recommending the buyers of this one-of-a-kind masterpiece do with the home in a leafy area of Beverly Hills, California, according to InTouch Weekly.\nThe home's current owners, the legendary recording artist and former talk show host Arsenio Hall, are giving it the big heave-ho, and with a listing price of $44 million, the home is going to have to go at the right price or it will sit on the market and become a white elephant.\nThe mansion is \"loaded with fabulous entertaining spaces\" that include two media rooms, a bar, multiple living rooms, a bowling alley and a recording studio for artists wanting to do something there while they're in town.\nThe home even has a \"magic room\" filled with tricks, illusions and other entertaining elements. There's a hot tub and even an infinity pool that can be heated up so that the homeowners can get in some outdoor laps when they're having guests over, reports InTouch Weekly.\nThe home also features 10 bedrooms, 16 baths and a state-of-the-art security system.\nWith the price at just over $2 million per room, it's clear that this is a property for the nouveau riche.\nArsenio is not the only celebrity to have a high-dollar home on the market right now. Last month, InTouch Weekly reported that the homes of the \"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\" stars Lisa Vanderpump, Camille Grammer and Kim Richards are also on the market, and all are expected to fetch several million.\nAll three are in posh Malibu, California. Lisa's spread is currently on the market for $29 million, and it will include four bedrooms, five baths, two powder rooms and three fireplaces. Her home includes a massive entertainment patio with a large pool and spa, reports Daily Mail.\nRichards' home is listed for $4.9 million, and it boasts 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and a guesthouse with four bathrooms.\nVanderpump's home is listed at $9.2 million and it has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and a two-car garage. The listing explains that it was once owned by David Beckham, who used it as a short-term rental.\n"}
{"article":"Ashya King\u2019s parents are in \u2018exile\u2019 in Spain because they fear their children will be taken into care if they return to the UK, his grandmother said last night. To the family\u2019s great joy the five-year-old had been declared cancer-free following pioneering treatment. But, says the boy\u2019s grandmother, the Kings are now \u2018desperate\u2019 to return home. Ashya King\u2019s grandmother say his parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, are now \u2018desperate\u2019 to return to the UK, but remain in Marbella, Spain because they fear their children will being taken into care . Ashya was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. This was removed and doctors insisted that surgery was followed up by traditional chemotherapy and radiation therapy. But his parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, wanted him to have cutting-edge proton beam therapy instead which is thought to be less harmful. Fearing that Ashya would be taken away from them and given the treatment, the family fled to Spain, where they had a holiday home, prompting an international manhunt. The parents were arrested in Spain and held in prison while Ashya was made a ward of court by Portsmouth council before a national outcry led to their release. Reunited, the family flew to Prague, where the boy had proton beam therapy. Last week, the family was told that he is now cancer-free. Ashya\u2019s grandmother said last night that her son and his wife felt like \u2018exiles\u2019 in Spain but were powerless to return home for fear of their children being taken into care. Brett and Naghmeh King were locked up after taking their son out of an NHS hospital and going across Europe to seek pioneering proton therapy in the Czech Republic . \u2018They are worried about Ashya and the other children being taken away from them. That\u2019s why they can\u2019t come home. They\u2019re exiles,\u2019 she said. \u2018They\u2019re desperate to come back to England but they can\u2019t because Brett can\u2019t get assurances from the council that they won\u2019t take the children away. They are worried about the council, social services \u2013 everyone. They are very unhappy in Spain. They want to get on with their lives \u2013 they don\u2019t want to live in exile.\u2019 She said that they were living in rented accommodation after selling their flat near Marbella in Spain so they could pay for Ashya\u2019s care. The family still have a house in Southsea, Hampshire, which they can return to if they feel safe enough to. Yesterday, it emerged that Ashya is now cancer-free after the private clinic in Prague where he was treated issued a report, according to the Sun. His father yesterday told the paper that he fears his son would not have survived had he been treated by the health service. \u2018It has justified everything we have gone through because things are working out for Ashya,\u2019 he said. \u2018If we had left Ashya with the NHS we don\u2019t think he would have survived. We have saved his life.\u2019 The parents, who are Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, said that Ashya was starting to speak again, playing with his brothers and sister and playing Lego and computer games. He added: \u2018We\u2019d like to think we have been vindicated but we will always have the doubters. However we know we did the right thing for Ashya. We acted out of love. We\u2019d do the same again. We were arrested for child cruelty and neglect. But leaving Ashya in the NHS would have been far more cruel.\u2019 In an earlier interview, Ashya\u2019s grandmother said: \u2018When they think it\u2019s ok, they will come home. Ashya is having speech therapy and is coming along and doing well. They\u2019re really pleased with him. \u2018They all want to come back. The older boys want to come back, Brett and Naghmeh want to come back, but it\u2019s all up in the air at the moment. They\u2019re all hoping it will resolve itself, but Brett has got to be absolutely certain that Ashya will not be taken into care.\u2019 Michael Lawther, Portsmouth City Council\u2019s city solicitor, said: \u2018The wardship order has been discharged and the council is no longer involved in court proceedings. Therefore it\u2019s not a council matter whether the King family return to the UK.\u2019 A spokesman said the family may have talked to the council but could not confirm this.","highlights":"Ashya King's\u00a0treatment for brain cancer abroad has been a success . Brett and Naghmeh King are living in 'exile' in Spain, say family members . Ashya's grandmother say the parents fear they will lose their children .","id":"df374edf2cf9ac5c102592e50bf104aca36be9fa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"old regained consciousness and was \u201csmiling\u201d when he saw his mother at his bedside at Hospital Puerta del Mar in southern Spain yesterday morning.\nMr King, 58, and his wife Brett, 50, are accused by authorities of abducting their son and they may now face legal action for failing to return him to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) within three days. The family could not be reached for comment last night. The boy is unlikely to be moved out of Spain for at least a week, according to reports.\nMrs King, from Kent, told the BBC News Channel: \u201cWe are in exile here, we have been in exile for three years. We are on the run from the British authorities.\n\u201cAshya, we love you darling. We will come back and see you next week \u2013 but you won\u2019t like it very much, because we will all be sitting in jail next week.\u201d\nShe added that her son is \u201cdoing very well\u201d, although she did not describe his exact medical condition or say what caused him to become so ill. She said the family would not comment on the situation until they had spoken to doctors.\nLast night Mr King\u2019s parents, Peter and Elaine King, also spoke to ITV and said they are \u201cjust so relieved and happy to have him with us again\u201d. The couple, who had been holidaying in the area, said they would stay in Spain until their grandson was well enough to return home to them.\nMrs King, 58, said: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stress. I\u2019d like to go home to see Ashya but I\u2019ll only do that when the medical issue is resolved and it\u2019s safe and peaceful and we know the situation is going to be fine.\u201d\nShe added: \u201cWe don\u2019t wish anything bad on any other family, we only wish the best for all of those children because these are normal, healthy five-year-olds and we\u2019re just thankful that ours is better and stronger than these others.\nMr King described the last three years as \u201cthe greatest test of our marriage\u201d but said he felt \u201cblessed\u201d that his family had come through the experience. Mrs King said that since the incident the family had been in a hotel \u201calmost 24\/7\u201d and was living off takeaway.\nWhen asked whether the couple were worried about losing custody of their son, Mr King said: \u201cWe"}
{"article":"Just for a moment, when he gained a thin edge to an attempted pull off Pakistan' s Sohail Khan in Auckland, it was possible to believe that Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was human after all. All other evidence suggests the South African known as AB is some kind of super power, a man so talented in so many sports that cricket was blessed when he decided to make taking one-day batting to another, exalted level his destiny. Nothing sums up England's out-dated methods at this otherwise expansive World Cup than to watch the extraordinary De Villiers going about his work. South African captain AB De Villiers leaves the field during the  Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan . Joe Root  leaves the field after being dismissed by Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka during the World Cup match . Okay, perhaps it is unfair to criticise them for not living up to a genius who has defied belief with the most spectacular batting in cricket history but De Villiers has become the benchmark now for everyone else to attempt to emulate. We are lucky he is a cricketer at all. De Villiers grew up in Pretoria playing hockey, football, rugby, tennis and badminton to international standard at age-group level while also being an accomplished sprinter and swimmer. These days, in his spare time, he plays golf off scratch on top of being an all-round cricketer who keeps wicket, bowls and fields to a high level for his country as well as indisputably the best limited-overs batsman in the world. Give him the throne of Albania and he would surpass even the legendary CB Fry. Mitch Marsh celebrates after taking the wicket of Eoin Morgan during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match . De Villiers  looks on after the dismissal of teammate Rilee Rossouw  during the match at Eden Park . And those who have suggested the current England team may be a bit too nice to succeed in this tournament might like to note that it is hard to find anyone with a bad word to say about De Villiers. Perhaps the suggestion of a receding hair-line, at the age of 31, is his only nod towards mortality. De Villiers has been around for 10 years now at the highest level but it is with two particular innings in the last two months that he has breathed life into the 50-over format and re-written the rules on what can be possible. First, against the West Indies in Johannesburg in January, De Villiers reached three figures in just 31 balls, going from nought to a hundred in 40 minutes and smashing 16 sixes, the same number as India's Rohit Sharma during his record-breaking 264 against Sri Lanka. A dejected Morgan looks on during England's game against Sri Lanka in Wellington, New Zealand . De Villiers talks to teammate Francois du Plessis  during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match . Then, in this World Cup, he demolished the poor, hapless West Indians again with an extraordinary unbeaten 162, racing from a hundred to 150 in just 12 balls. De Villiers now holds the records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in one-day international history. South Africa, at one stage looking set for a total of around 270, instead made the small matter of 408 for five. Extraordinary. De Villiers does not look particularly powerful, as Chris Gayle does, nor stocky and pugnacious like David Warner and Aaron Finch. There is plenty that is orthodox about his methods but also an incredible ability to hit full-length balls outside of off-stump to the leg-side for six. When he is in full flow he is a joy to behold and for a while, against Pakistan on Saturday, he looked capable of winning the match on his own until that thin edge saw his side consigned to defeat. South Africa are a notoriously fragile tournament team but in their captain they have a man capable of taking them all the way to the final. Root leaves the field after being dismissed during the World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka a . Younis Khan talks to AB de Villiers  during the  Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Pakistan . The lesson for England to absorb is that the pioneers of this new impossible is nothing brand of one-day cricket are basically playing Twenty20 over 50 overs. Even now, while all evidence points to a different approach, they still prefer to treat a one-day international as a shortened Test innings. They do have the players capable of doing it the modern way, that's the frustration of England's World Cup so far. None more so than Jos Buttler, whose eyes positively lit up when asked if the World Cup had been exciting him. 'Definitely,' said Buttler. 'AB de Villiers is I someone I look at who has played some amazing knocks. Cricket's changed. The introduction of the IPL and Twenty20, people are coming up with things and the hitting at the end is nothing short of spectacular. England coach Peter Moores looks on during the  Cricket World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka . Dale Steyn celebrates with De Villiers  and the team after taking a catch to dismiss Ahmad Shahzad of Pakistan . 'As a fan of cricket you watch these guys perform at the top of their profession and you take a step back and enjoy it. De Villiers has been fantastic to watch. Brendon McCullum faced two guys who were bowling at 90 miles per hour (against Australia) and was swinging even harder. There's been some great moments as a fan to sit and watch and enjoy.' Sadly not many of them have involved England but what comes next is clear, whether they scrape into the knockout stages or not. England simply have to rip it up and start again in one-day cricket and build a new side around the likes of Buttler, Joe Root, Moeen Ali and those coming through like Jason Roy and Sam Billings. De Villiers has shown what is possible. Now England have to play catch up. And fast. Steyn celebrates the wicket of Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan with AB de Villiers and Farhaan Behardien .","highlights":"Evidence suggests AB de Villiers is some kind of super power . A man so talented in so many sports that cricket was blessed to be chosen . He has become the benchmark now for everyone else to attempt to emulate . South African De Villiers has taken one-day batting to another, exalted level .","id":"f9adde2c27b721ab5b4720bc867dc8388290025d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as AB (he can't be confused with anyone else) can do anything.\nThe batsman is not human but an invincible cricketing machine with a unique combination of skill, timing, pace, power, technique and a 360 degree awareness that leaves nothing to chance. In recent years, AB has made a habit of dismissing the most promising of challenges as if they were minnows.\nSo he did yesterday at Eden Park when the Black Caps, who have a proud tradition of fighting to the end in the face of defeat, simply folded their tents and left AB on his own to face his own fate.\nHe made the New Zealanders pay for making him wait with the ball, and then with the bat. At the close, the Black Caps' tail did not even reach AB's back. He had made 153 not out and the Black Caps 201 all out.\nThe difference between 201 and 203 was 12 runs that AB would ordinarily have been the author of. Not yesterday. That is when one could sense that there was something different about this Black Cap team. Perhaps they would not be so easily brushed aside.\nBut it was a false sense. AB dispelled it within three overs as he plundered 32 runs that would have won the match for South Africa yesterday. It was a match-winning innings and for the first time he did not take the game away from his team, but shared it with his captain, Graeme Smith, whose equally breathtaking innings of 78 made the South African total 298 for five.\nAB had reached his century just before tea with a cover-driven four through the gap that exists between short mid-on and midwicket. He followed up that moment with a flick shot so fine that it seemed impossible that the ball could not clear the ropes to register six.\nSoon after he lofted a leg break over mid-wicket with such aplomb that it was hard to believe this was the same batsman who has been guilty of getting under the ball and failing to give the stroke the required height and the stroke the sufficient power.\nThe rest of his innings was a delightfully easy exercise. He cut a ball to the boundary and then, as if he did not need two hands to play the stroke, played the same ball for four in the first over. Then he played a similar stroke, from a wider length, to the leg side for six, and finished the off-drive to make it three consecutive sixes"}
{"article":"(CNN)Vigilante motorists in New Zealand have taken to snatching the car keys of foreign drivers amid rising concern over dangerous driving by tourists. New Zealand media have reported five cases this year of locals forcibly taking the keys of foreign motorists after witnessing driving that concerned them. All the incidents -- which have been condemned by authorities -- took place in the South Island, which draws tourists from around the world for its rugged scenery, including lakes and mountains featured in director Peter Jackson's \"Lord of the Rings\" films. The incidents occurred amid heightened public concern over tourist driving standards, with eight people killed in crashes involving foreign drivers in the space of a fortnight last month. Among the dead were a family of four from Hong Kong who were killed when their car crossed the center line and collided with a logging truck. The key snatchings have even prompted Prime Minister John Key to weigh in on the issue, advising that \"people taking the law into their own hands is not sensible.\" New Zealand Police Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Dave Cliff said the confiscations existed in a legal gray area, as there was no explicit statute dealing with the issue. Although there might be exceptional circumstances where taking someone's keys could be legally justified, such as preventing drunken driving, he said, \"in the vast majority of cases, it won't be.\" \"That extends to physically assaulting or abusing someone in response to their driving, which is simply not acceptable, and anyone found doing so should expect to face the consequences,\" he said. Diesel mechanic Robert Penman of Dunedin made headlines last month after he took the keys of a Chinese couple who had stopped their car on a narrow single-lane road to take pictures, causing a backlog of vehicles behind them. \"I was coming into town with my wife and son and came around the corner, and there was a car stopped in the middle of the road,\" he told CNN affiliate TVNZ. He called police and took their keys as \"a safety thing, you know, timeframe for police to get there,\" he said. The New Zealand Transport Agency later revealed that Penman was driving on an expired license himself. Penman told local media it was not the first time he had taken a tourist's car keys. Only 6% of crashes in New Zealand involve foreign drivers, according to the latest figures provided by the Ministry of Transport. But in some remote regions of the South Island particularly popular with tourists for their scenery -- such as the Mackenzie, Southland, Queenstown-Lakes and Kaikoura districts -- foreign drivers are involved in about a quarter of all crashes. In Westland District, on the South Island's rugged West Coast, foreign drivers are involved in 37% of road crashes resulting in death or injury. Tony Kokshoorn, mayor of the neighboring Grey District, said tourist driving behavior was a major problem in the region and attributed the issue to tourists from countries that drive on the right. New Zealanders drive on the left. \"There's a huge number of tourists coming through to these destinations because of the scenery, but the scenery is a problem,\" he said. \"There's so many beautiful sights to see that they're not concentrating on their driving. Once they lose their concentration, they tend to fall into old habits and drive on the right. Even for 20 seconds, it can cause damage.\" A Ministry of Transport spokesperson said that while this was a factor, figures showed that Australian and British drivers were involved in the most crashes overall, \"so unfamiliarity with which side of the road to drive on is not the only factor.\" Kokshoorn said that he had seen three cases of tourists driving on the wrong side of the road recently but that the vigilante approach -- which had seen a visitor to his town punched in the face as he was stripped of his keys last month -- was \"disgraceful.\" He said the best approach was better education on local driving conditions for foreign drivers, particularly at the rental companies where they picked up their vehicles. Anyone with a foreign drivers license or permit is able to drive in New Zealand for up to a year. Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said the government recognized that \"many people are concerned with poor driving behavior on challenging roads in and around popular tourist destinations\" and had established a project in response. The measures include improvements to roading, such as \"keep left\" signage and no-passing markings on the extensive stretches of single-lane highway, and educational resources targeted at visiting drivers, including many targeting the growing Chinese market. Kokshoorn said it was important to \"strike the right balance\" in getting the message to foreign drivers to take care on the unfamiliar roads. \"We value tourism and the dollars it brings to New Zealand, especially to our region here. We don't want to put tourists off, but we want them to be safe in our country,\" he said. \"You cross that center line, and anything's possible.\" CNN's David Molko contributed to this report.","highlights":"Five tourists have had their car keys snatched by vigilantes this year . The confiscations have taken place amid rising concern over tourist driving behavior . In popular Westland, 37% of serious crashes have involved foreign drivers .","id":"44a2204653e544cd264e4e9663f41a8aaaedc11b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the drivers were deemed to have done things \u201coffensively.\u201d\nIn one case on New Year\u2019s Eve last month a German woman had her keys taken away, while in another case a British man who was a \u201cbig problem\u201d driver was escorted home by a stranger after his car keys were taken from him.\nThis week two Britons \u2014 a 43-year-old woman from Lancashire and a 26-year-old man from Manchester \u2014 were driving in New Zealand when they were followed by two unknown men.\nREAD: \u2018Get off the road now\u2019 \u2014 Woman arrested for stopping man from \u2018murdering his partner\u2019 in Sydney\nThe drivers were allegedly followed for 15 minutes, in a car matching the description of the getaway vehicle after an attempted murder, until the men pulled up alongside the drivers.\nOne of the men allegedly got out, took one of the women\u2019s keys and told her: \u201cYou won\u2019t be leaving now, will you?\u201d\nThe woman, who was returning home from her daughter\u2019s Christmas party, told the NZ Herald she initially thought the men were joking or being sarcastic, but then saw the look in one man\u2019s eyes that made her realize \u201cthey were in this for real.\u201d\nThe woman called her son to try and call the police, but the men drove away before they arrived.\nThe incident was referred to the police. A police spokesperson told the NZ Herald in a statement: \u201cThe investigation into these incidents is ongoing and we are actively working to identify those responsible.\u201d\nThe woman added she was \u201chorrified\u201d that this kind of thing was happening in New Zealand.\n\u2018No way to travel\u2019\nThis week\u2019s incident is just one among a number that have left residents in New Zealand shocked, with many describing it as an extreme measure against tourists from driving recklessly.\nThis month a German tourist was pulled over after traveling at 200km\/h. He was reported by police for reckless driving in a car that was also uninsured.\nAfter the car keys were taken from him, he was taken back to his hostel by the car\u2019s owner \u2014 a British man he had earlier tried to flag down to warn him of the speed he was going.\n\u201cI just have to say that 99.9% of international tourists are wonderful and are extremely well-mannered in New Zealand,\u201d Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said about incidents like these this month."}
{"article":"Daniel Sturridge has pulled out of the England squad as his injury curse struck yet again and problems threatened to mount for manager Roy Hodgson. Sturridge reported for duty at St George's Park on Monday but did not train and had a scan in the evening which revealed a thigh problem which he sustained against Manchester United on Sunday. The 25-year-old striker returned home on Monday night, the second Liverpool player to withdraw from international duty on the day, Adam Lallana was also forced out with a groin injury and was replaced by uncapped Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason. Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of England's double header with Lithuania and Italy . The Liverpool striker picked up a hip injury in Sunday's defeat by Manchester United . Goalkeepers . Jack Butland, Robert Green, Joe Hart . Defenders . Danny Rose, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker, Nathaniel Clyne, Phil Jones, Kieran Gibbs, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Gary Cahill. Midfielders . Michael Carrick, Theo Walcott, Ross Barkley, Fabian Delph, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Raheem Sterling, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend . Forwards . Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane . They will miss a Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley on Friday and a friendly against Italy in Turin on Tuesday. A FA statement said: 'Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has left the England squad and returned home to his club on Monday evening. 'This follows a scan on an injury that he sustained during Liverpool's game against Manchester United on Sunday. 'The England medical team took the decision on Monday evening having assessed Daniel following the squad's arrival at St. George's Park on Monday afternoon.' For Sturridge it is the latest in a sequence of fitness issues this season. He was Hodgson's first-choice centre-forward at the World Cup last summer but missed five months of this season after pulling a thigh muscle during an England training session in September. There was a blaze of controversy about whether he should have been resting or training on that particular day, followed by complications in his recovery process, none of which helped the relationship between club and country. Sturridge then suffered with calf muscle injuries and was just getting back to his sharpest form when he hobbled out of Anfield with a stiff hip after scoring Liverpool's goal in a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United. He will have missed seven England games since his last international appearance against Norway in September. Sturridge has not played for England since the autumn because of injury . Harry Kane could be in line to make his debut for England against Lithuania . August 2012 - Toe injury . February 2013- Thigh injury . September 2013 - Thigh injury . September 2014 - Thigh injury . October 2014 - Thigh injury . Sturridge and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, however, will be wary of taking risks after a campaign already ruined by injuries and with the Anfield club locked in a fight for a top-four finish. Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck are available for Hodgson but Sturridge's exit boost Kane's chances of making his senior debut against Lithuania on Friday. There may also be the chance of a call-up for QPR's Charlie Austin, or promotion from the Under 21s for Burnley's Danny Ings. Kane, 21, is in the midst of a remarkable season and took his goal tally to 29 with a hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday, but a club-v-country issue is brewing around him because England want him for the European U21 Championships, in June, while Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino thinks he needs a month of complete rest at the end of the season. England are set to train at Tottenham on Thursday and Pochettino plans to be on site. Raheem Sterling arrived at St George's Park nursing a toe injury which may limit his involvement over the two England games \u2013 he is one of the players who may be released after the Lithuania qualifier. Fabian Delph was also missing from the camp on Monday. Aston Villa midfielder Delph was ill and stayed at home but hopes to join the squad later this week. Luke Shaw and Fraser Forster were in Hodgson's original squad but pulled out with injuries, prompting call-ups for Danny Rose and Robert Green. Another important Liverpool player, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, is doubtful for Belgium after picking an ankle injury in a collision with Rooney on Sunday.","highlights":"Daniel Sturridge returned home on Monday night because of hip injury . The England striker had a scan after reporting for duty at St George's Park . Sturridge injured in Liverpool's defeat by Manchester United on Sunday .","id":"3e950f005cc46061a7399f17fa472dd4a8f62559","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" scan on his injured hamstring, the FA said in a statement on their website.\nIn addition, the England coach confirmed goalkeeper John Ruddy had returned to Norwich for treatment after being dropped as third choice, to give Joe Hart a chance to play at Stoke this Saturday.\nHodgson insisted there was nothing serious about Sturridge's latest setback but said there was no point risking his fitness by including him in the group for next week's qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland.\n\"Daniel felt his hamstring in training, and did not train with the rest of the England squad,\" said the FA statement. \"He has had scans and initial assessments have shown a muscle strain.\"\nThe 23-year-old Liverpool striker has struggled with fitness in the past but has not been injured since last October, when he lasted only 31 minutes in his second international appearance, in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over San Marino in October.\nBut he was taken off at half-time as England drew with Chile in their previous qualifier on Tuesday.\nHe was not the only casualty for Hodgson ahead of next week's qualifiers, with Arsenal centre-back Kieran Gibbs \"touch and go\" while Jack Wilshere is struggling to recover from an ankle problem.\nSturridge was included in Hodgson's first squad after a breakthrough season with Liverpool, scoring 10 goals and proving a potent weapon as England climbed to third in the world rankings.\nHodgson described him as \"a real handful\" for opponents but added it was unfair to expect that kind of form for all games.\n\"For me, there's no point in risking him by putting him in the squad,\" Hodgson said.\nHodgson said his priority was to be successful in the World Cup qualifiers and not to be seen by rival countries as one who can be bullied by teams.\n\"The first thing you have to say is this is not a serious injury,\" said the 65-year-old former Fulham manager.\n\"It's the same type of problem as the one Jack Wilshere had last season which was a real shock to all of us. It was unfortunate that he didn't pull out of the Croatia game last season and he hasn't been right since.\n\"This time he can't have even kicked a ball or done a bit of a warm-up run, but we're hoping"}
{"article":"(CNN)With the passing of Leonard Nimoy, fans worldwide mourned the loss of the legendary performer who gave life to the Vulcan first officer on Star Trek. As Spock, Nimoy touched audiences with his commitment to the principles of science and logic, and his embrace of \"infinite diversity in infinite combinations.\" Nimoy's portrayal has inspired generations to pursue careers in space, science and technology, to embrace the uniqueness of others, and to appreciate the same in themselves. It is difficult to measure the impact of Nimoy's iconic role, particularly on the science and technology communities. For decades, many of the best and brightest inventors, explorers and engineers have credited Star Trek with sparking their imaginations. For many, Spock holds a sacred spot as not only one of the most beloved characters in all of science fiction, but the earliest example of Star Trek's enduring legacy of inspiring innovation in the real world. Spock first appeared on our television screens in 1966 with the premiere of the original Star Trek series. Since then, the show has earned a reputation for predicting future technologies with remarkable accuracy. At a time when the computer age was only just beginning and the idea of handheld communication devices or tablet computers were fantasies of a far-off future, Spock could be seen working with many of these technologies aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. As we soon discovered, his incredible tools and gadgets weren't so distant after all. Soon, we moved closer to realizing these devices in our own world with the development of the integrated circuit. Portable and handheld computers were suddenly possible, and some scientists turned to Star Trek for inspiration as they sought to design the next wave of modern marvels. One such scientist was Martin Cooper, inventor of the first mobile phone, who has credited the handheld communicators used by Captain Kirk and Spock as the source of his inspiration. Even though Cooper's original cellular telephone wasn't as compact as Spock's, and most consumers couldn't afford one for some time, it wasn't long before they would become ubiquitous in our world. The same is true for the handheld computers Spock used to record scientific data. About the size of a notepad, and sometimes equipped with a stylus, these handy gadgets would go on to appear in every incarnation of the Star Trek franchise. They are known as PADDs \u2014 Personal Access Display Devices \u2014 and it's hard to ignore their influence on the the real thing. From their design and function to the name of today's most popular tablet computer, Spock may well have been the first iPad user. Another technological wonder that first appeared in Spock's hands was known as the tricorder. This mobile scanning device could be used to take readings while on an away mission to an alien planet. This data might include atmospheric conditions, radiation levels, or even the chemical composition of an object. The version Nimoy used on set was bulky and had to be worn with a shoulder strap. However, tricorders would soon become one of the most versatile and sought-after pieces of Treknology. Today, our smartphones can deliver many features of the Tricorder, while more specialized scientific and medical instruments are able to duplicate some of the more advanced scanning capabilities. It wasn't just computers and productivity gadgets that Spock brought to life on screen. He was often a proponent of passive resistance and non-violent solutions. Along with his fellow crew mates, he presented us with new ideas like weapons \"set to stun\" that formed the core of the Star Trek ethos. As we still wrestle with violence in our world, today's scientists and law enforcement are working toward breakthroughs in non-lethal weapons in an effort to prevent unnecessary loss of life. The original Star Trek series predicted or even inspired these and many other technologies in only three seasons on television. Of course, the franchise would continue this tradition with four more television series and twelve movies. Over the course of nearly 50 years, Star Trek has given us many more ideas that we've realized, like touch-screen and voice-control computer interfaces, and others we haven't quite mastered yet. Tech concepts like the universal translator, the holodeck, the replicator and, of course, the transporter hold the potential to radically change our world \u2014 and they might not be as far off as we think. Our iPhones and tablets have made touch screens commonplace, and we can communicate with Siri or Google through voice commands just like the computer on the Enterprise (though maybe not as effectively). We can instantly connect with others across great distances and even across language barriers thanks to recent advancements like Microsoft's Skype Translator technology. Meanwhile, 3D Printers allow for on-demand fabrication of many objects, and immersive virtual reality devices may soon make holographic adventures as common as video games. Scientists have even been able to transport particles of matter across distances, perhaps taking the first steps toward transporting people through space one day. As we say goodbye to Leonard Nimoy, let us remember him not only for his work as an actor on Star Trek, but for his remarkable role in the world of science and technology. Through Spock, Nimoy challenged us to understand our human nature, including our scientific curiosity, and in the process helped inspire countless men and women to reach for the stars. This is one more way that Nimoy will be remembered, in the hearts and minds of so many scientists, helping us all to \"live long and prosper.\"","highlights":"Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy died Friday, age 83 . Anthony Rotolo: It's difficult to measure the impact of Nimoy's role .","id":"24b78865ba05e0203fb4c375456d20fd1887b177","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" (and logic) and his humanity.\nNimoy was also a fan favorite. His personal love for the material and for the character he portrayed helped to transform a beloved sci-fi staple into a cultural touchstone.\nIn his later years, he took to playing the more human role of the character he originated, using his talent and persona to draw attention to the world\u2019s needs.\nIt is an example we should all strive for -- to leave an imprint on the world around us in a positive way.\nThe death of Spock -- and the impact the character has had on audiences everywhere -- is a fitting metaphor for a life well lived. The following are some examples of moments when the world was made \"Star Trek\" because Leonard Nimoy was still a part of it.\nHe made us think about the meaning of life and the universe\nAt a time when many thought the future was dark, Nimoy helped show us that it didn\u2019t have to be that way. In his 2009 speech at the University of Pennsylvania, Nimoy said that it was Star Trek's vision of a peaceful, united humanity that was the driving force behind his choice to serve in the Navy during WWII.\nIt was that vision that helped inspire \u201cStar Trek: The Motion Picture,\u201d which took the lessons of the original series, along with the optimism of the future envisioned in the franchise, and blended them to create a story of hope.\nIn his final appearance as Spock, in the film \u201cStar Trek: Into Darkness,\u201d Nimoy\u2019s character spoke on behalf of a galaxy full of humanity\u2019s brightest and bravest when he said, \u201cThe good of the many outweighs the good of the few.\u201d\nHe inspired\nWhen he accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Emmy Awards, Nimoy acknowledged his place as a role model and how his character had inspired his fans.\n.\u201d\nThis is the same wisdom Nimoy showed on the small screen as Spock. In the \"Star Trek\" episode \u201cWhat Are Little Girls Made Of,\u201d as his daughter is about to undergo the puberty process that would transform her into a young woman, he told her he was happy for her and that the changes she would soon experience were nothing to fear -- that they were a natural part of life.\nHe helped us laugh\nEven when dealing with some of the most serious subjects imaginable, Nimoy was able to inject some levity into the conversation."}
{"article":"(CNN)Last summer, amid startling news reports of manipulation, mismanagement and possibly death caused by failures at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress came together and passed legislation to overhaul veterans' access to health care. I was proud to sponsor the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (the Choice Act), and deliver good news to veterans: They would have a choice when it comes to accessing health care they deserve, and many would have the option of seeing their local physician. Now, the VA is trying to take the choice away. A mere six months after the Choice Act was signed into law, and only three months after veterans began to receive their Choice Cards, the President's budget attempts to reallocate the law's emergency funds that are solely meant to pay for veterans' health care in their communities. The VA says these funds aren't being used quickly enough because veterans aren't interested in getting care from their local physicians. That could not be further from the truth. Thousands of veterans are struggling to access the care they were promised through the Choice Act because of the VA's flawed implementation of the law and foolish interpretation of the 40-mile rule in the distance criteria. When Congress passed the Choice Act, the intent was that veterans be allowed to access local health care if they cannot receive the VA care they need within 40 miles of their home, or their wait time for an appointment is more than 30 days. Unfortunately, the VA decided to narrow the interpretation of the 40-mile rule, choosing to take into account only the distance of a VA medical facility from a veteran's home and not whether the VA facility can actually provide the services the veteran needs. Veterans are being told they cannot use their Choice Cards because they live within 40 miles of a VA facility, even though that facility does not offer the care they require. The VA is denying the access the law was intended to provide and forcing veterans to choose between traveling hours to a VA medical facility, paying out of pocket or going without care altogether. Veterans simply want what they were promised in the Choice Act: the choice to access the care they deserve in their community. In my hometown of Hays, Kansas, a veteran is forced to drive 200 miles several times a month for routine cortisone shots because the VA outpatient clinic just 25 miles from his home does not offer the shots he needs. One would think this veteran could use his Choice Card to visit a local physician or local hospital to get the shots he needs -- but the VA is denying access to this care. Thousands of veterans across the country are facing this same frustration. Why is common sense not prevailing at the VA? Why is the VA not bending over backward to take care of veterans? As a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, I have questioned VA Secretary Bob McDonald and other VA officials for months in hearings, personal meetings, phone calls and correspondence about the VA's flawed interpretation of the 40-mile rule and what can be done to fix the problem. Congress specifically included language in the Choice Act that gives the VA the authority and flexibility it needs to provide veterans with access to care outside the VA when the care needed by a veteran is \"either unavailable or not cost-effective to provide at a VA facility.\" But for some reason, the VA refuses to use the authority Congress gave it and put the best interest of veterans first. Enough is enough. In the absence of VA action, I authored legislation that would make certain veterans are not dismissed or forgotten just because of where they live. The Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 (S. 207) would require the VA to utilize its authorities, including the Choice Act, to offer community care to veterans who are currently unable to receive the health care services they need from a VA medical facility within 40 miles of where they live. This legislation enjoys broad bipartisan support in Congress and has been endorsed by numerous veterans' organizations, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America and the National Guard Association of the United States. When Congress passed the Choice Act, we called on the VA to live up to its commitment to care for those who have sacrificed for our country -- and we will not back down. We ought to always err on the side of what is best for the veteran, not what is best for the Department of Veterans Affairs.","highlights":"Veterans' Choice Act was signed into law in August 2014 . Jerry Moran: VA is denying the access the law was intended to provide .","id":"c32b3142cf3fba3f4de6a61f1a46cfd4188eb218","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" legislation as a co-chair of the bi-partisan, bicameral Congressional Caucus for Veterans' Access to Care -- part of my broad and sustained effort to put the VA back on track.\nAs part of that effort, I requested an external audit of the VA -- an audit to determine if the VA facilities are properly staffed, if patient wait times are reasonable, if doctors are using best practices and if proper preventative treatment is provided.\nBut despite my best efforts, I never imagined that such an audit could tell us exactly what we now know about the VA -- that there is a culture at the VA in which doctors fear that their patient load may be used as a measure of success, and there is a fear that \"vitals\" like staffing and salaries will not translate into favorable rankings under the government's \"report card\" system.\nThese revelations were shocking, and I continue to be stunned that some of the best medical professionals in the country could have so completely lost sight of their mission in favor of such a system that rewards only quantity, not quality. I am not na\u00efve enough to think that there are not problems throughout our health care system, but the VA has a monopoly on health care for our nation's veterans. Our veterans fought for this privilege, and the last thing they should ever have to fight for is a high quality of care.\nOur veterans sacrificed -- and that sacrifice is reflected in their treatment and benefits. But if the doctors and administrators of the VA are not doing everything in their power to treat each and every veteran with respect and the best possible care, they should be fired and held accountable.\nDespite the obvious failures to provide veterans with timely care, I have yet to see a VA hospital that doesn't have \"Veterans first\" on display. We are doing a lot of great things to give veterans a leg up, but it seems at the highest levels, we sometimes take our eye off the ball and make the same mistakes, with the same results -- only this time, there will be consequences.\nWhen this latest scandal broke, I was in my district visiting veteran-owned businesses and talking with community leaders and veterans. I heard very quickly that the VA had become a burden to them -- not just the government bureaucracy, but the actual services. At first the VA was a blessing and a lifesaver, then it was just a source of anxiety and frustration -- and that is simply unacceptable for our nation's heroes.\nAt times,"}
{"article":"Andy Murray's hopes of playing July's Davis Cup quarter final at Queen's Club look likely to be fulfilled after positive noises emanated today from the famous west London venue. While there will undoubtedly be logistical challenges in hosting what is Great Britain's biggest home tie in 29 years there appears an enthusiasm among the club's hierarchy to overcome them. Given Murray's desire to play at a venue where he has won the Aegon Championships title three times already, there is likely to be a concerted effort to make it happen, including on the part of the Lawn Tennis Association. Andy Murray with the Aegon Championship trophy at the Queen's club in West London last month . 'We have been approached, along with some other venues, and are actively looking at whether or not we could host it,' said a Queen's spokesman. 'There are a number of logistical issues that would have to be resolved, but if it is possible to overcome them Queen's would be delighted to host the Davis Cup in July.' That date of July 17-19 comes nearly four weeks after the conclusion of the Aegon Championships, which is the main Wimbledon warm-up. Among the issues is keeping up the huge main stand which takes the centre court capacity to nearly 7,000, above the 6,000 threshold required for a quarter final. Other challenges include a scheduled refurbishment of the clubhouse due to begin in early July, and making sure the grass court \u2013 the quality of which is reckoned to be at least Wimbledon's equal \u2013 can recover in time from the summer ATP event. Murray celebrates beating USA in the Davis Cup to set up a quarter-final against France for Great Britain . The British No 1 won the pre-Wimbledon tournament at Queen's in 2013 (left), 2011 (centre) and 2009 (right) Great Britain vs France . Australia vs Kazakhstan . Argentina vs Serbia . Canada vs Belgium . It will also require considerable commitment and patience from members, with the construction of the main stand already beginning in early May and the prospect of it being up on the site of two hard courts for nearly three months. It had been thought the disruption might be too prolonged, although today's statement appears to knock that down. At the weekend Murray, due to play Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in Indian Wells on Monday night, pointed not only to his own good record at Queen's but also the fact that his brother Jamie has made the doubles final there and James Ward the semi-finals. However, it is also a place where French players have done well, notably Jo Wilfried Tsonga, who is an enormously popular regular visitor. The Scot is in action at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, facing Philipp Kohlschreiber on Monday night . Eastbourne, Birmingham's Priory Club and Nottingham have also been approached, but Murray's opinion carries a decisive amount of weight. France were the opposition when Queen's last staged a Davis Cup tie, back in 1990. GB were beaten 5-0 then, but with Murray in his prime and France' s players by and large \u2013 bar the presently injured Tsonga \u2013 not at their best on grass, it is likely to be extremely close this time. With a three week gap between Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year, it means there will be six weeks of top-class grass court tennis played in the UK this summer. Murray poses with friend and former Aegon Championships tournament director Ross Hutchins at Queen's . Murray on the centre court at the Queen's Club, where he has won the Aegon Championships three times .","highlights":"Great Britain host France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on July 17-19 . Andy Murray has voiced his preferred venue would be the Queen's Club . The Scot has won the Aegon Championships, held at Queen's, three times .","id":"ec26fb3cff71db977839d0ddf2f3104eff99ca21","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'s most important tie in decades - the last time it featured Andy's father at Wimbledon the AEGON Championships was played at Queen's - the news that the British and World No1 is back on grass will be a source of encouragement and optimism that the tie can still go ahead.\nAt this point, when the Queen's Club have not been involved in major tennis, is no easy feat. The Queen's Club has a proud history in hosting the likes of Connors and McEnroe and it's no exaggeration to say that Murray, in his current state, needs this sort of atmosphere and surface more than most. It's a long way from the tennis he plays on tour at the moment and there's little doubt that such a contest would be much different to the kind of match Murray played in his last appearance in London.\nIn 2012 he lost a three-set battle to eventual champion Jarkko Nieminen. It was a tie that seemed destined to take place on grass and the Scot's body language looked resigned to it after his narrow defeat at Roland Garros. With his game far removed from that performance and the Queen's club set up a tie that would benefit him greatly is not yet known but in this case is far from straightforward.\nOne of the factors in the decision making process is the need to accommodate Murray for as long as possible to give the Queen's Club ample time to arrange everything. This is where scheduling complications come into play. There are a number of possibilities that must be considered:\n1. It would be best if the tie was played before the US Open.\n2. It would be best if it was played immediately after the US Open.\n3. It would be best if it was played a few days after the US Open.\n4. It would be best if it was played a few days before the US Open.\n5. It would be best if the US Open was in doubt.\nI don't think there are that many people who think that the US Open is in doubt. But if that were to happen then the obvious choice of date for the Queen's Club tie would be option four. So long as the US Open is taking place as planned, it looks like the best scenario for both the player and the venue would be for it to be played in early August.\nWhile it's far from a certainty, there are encouraging signs that this scenario could come to pass. The US"}
{"article":"Lisa Pigram, 42, was shocked to be told her wheezing and chest pains were due to a bronchial carcinoid tumour . For four years, mother-of-three Lisa Pigram went back and forth to her GP, complaining of wheeziness and occasional sharp pains in her shoulder and chest. Sometimes, she felt as though she was struggling to breathe, or that she was coming down with the flu. Yet she was 'just pooh-poohed' by doctors, says Lisa, 42, who lives in Essex with her husband and has three children, aged 22, 13 and eight. She was not sent for tests, and one doctor even insinuated that it was all in her mind and she was just 'a bit sensitive'. It was after she coughed up blood on holiday in 2004 - and still the doctor told her to wait and see if it got worse - that she decided to use her private medical insurance. Lisa, a teaching assistant, saw a specialist, who inserted a tube with a camera into her lungs and found a growth in her airways. She had a grape-sized bronchial carcinoid tumour - the same condition that the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson announced he had this weekend. The news came as a shock. Like Robinson, Lisa, 42, had never smoked - and no one could explain why she had developed it. She was told the tumour was essentially 'benign' and that if they removed it surgically, that would be the end of it. So, in May 2005, she had a section of her top lung cut out. Nick Robinson, 51, followed up the announcement of his cancer with typical good humour: . 'Timing lousy. Prognosis good,' he quipped. Indeed, the prognosis for most people with his form of cancer is very good if the tumour is caught early and surgically removed. Bronchial carcinoid tumours are a form of cancer known as neuroendocrine tumours. These form on the endocrine system, a network of glands and cells throughout the body that produces hormones. They can be found elsewhere in the body, mainly the intestines, the pancreas and the appendix - 10 to 20 per cent occur in the lungs. Every year, 3,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour. 'It is far less aggressive than many other cancers and even people with an advanced form can live for decades - Steve Jobs had a pancreatic form and lived for a long time with it,' says Neil Pearce, a surgeon who leads the team treating neuroendocrine tumours at University Hospital, Southampton. Jobs, the Apple boss, was diagnosed in 2003 and died in 2011. The news came as a shock for both BBC journalist Nick Robinson (pictured) and Lisa - as neither of them had ever smoked . The difference between typical lung cancer and bronchial carcinoid is that the former occurs within the main cells of the lung; bronchoid carcinoids occur in the neuroendocrine cells dotted around the lining of the main airways. Wherever a neuro-endocrine tumour develops, it can begin to produce hormones - and 30 per cent do so, resulting in a range of symptoms. The type of hormone produced varies significantly, but tumours in the lungs tend to produce either ACTH, which regulates production of the stress hormone cortisol, or serotonin, which can affect gut function, mood and the dilation of blood vessels. If tumours produce serotonin, this causes flushing, diarrhoea and wheezing. But these vague symptoms can make a neuroendocrine tumour more difficult to diagnose and, often, they are only picked up by chance, says Catherine Bouvier of the Net Patient Foundation. 'In around 20 per cent of cases, they are detected either at A&E, as the patient has become very ill, or by chance when they go for a routine health check,' she says. Diagnosis is made more difficult by the fact that non-smokers often don't think that they can get lung cancer. 'We don't actually know what causes it - it is a total mystery, but it does not seem to be associated with smoking,' says Mr Pearce. In fact, while smoking is by far the most common cause of the 43,000 cases of lung cancer each year, 14 per cent of people who develop it will not be smokers. Lisa says her future is now uncertain and she is worried about her children . The type of lung cancer most heavily linked to smoking is squamous cell, yet even this can affect non-smokers. 'What we think happens with lung cancer is that smoking irritates the airways and this causes the cells there to change,' says Professor Keith Prowse, honorary medical director of the British Lung Foundation. 'In cases where people have not even had this connection with cigarette smoke, there is a suggestion that it may be linked to atmospheric pollution.' Some may also be genetically more prone to lung cancer. Almost all lung cancers cause similar symptoms. 'Patients get infection-type symptoms, such as a cough, coughing up blood or wheezing. The difficulty is, some of these symptoms also occur with other conditions, such as asthma,' says Professor Prowse. The lung is also a large organ - lay it out flat and it is as big as a tennis court. Getting a diagnosis relies on taking a biopsy from the right part. The good news is that for 70 per cent of those who are diagnosed with a bronchial carcinoid, the condition can be 'cured' simply by removing it surgically, says Professor Prowse. And here in the UK, we have more centres of excellence for treating this than anywhere in Europe, says Mr Pearce. 'However, not every patient with a neuroendocrine tumour gets seen by a specialist in one of these centres,' he adds. Lisa is one of the unlucky ones. After her surgery in 2005, she was discharged without any follow-up scans or investigations. She thought the experience was behind her and, the next year, went on to have another baby. Then, in 2010, she began to feel unwell. She couldn't quite put her finger on it - she had a bit of an upset stomach from time to time, daily acid indigestion, the odd palpitation and flushing. She also had pains in her chest. Lisa now knows this was caused by another tumour on her lung, pumping out hormones. When she initially went to her GP, she was told to cut out alcohol and given omeprazole, a drug to reduce her stomach acid. But eventually, in July 2012, she was sent for a scan. It revealed that the cancer had returned to the same lung. 'Suddenly, doctors started using the word cancer for the first time - I had no idea that was what I had, which came as a major shock to say the least,' says Lisa. The tumour is between two major blood vessels, and she has been told it is inoperable. The problem is that, aside from surgery, there is no cure for this cancer - as it is a slow-growing form of the disease, it does not respond to conventional chemotherapy, which targets cells with a rapid turnover. Proportion of lung cancer cases linked to\u00a0inadequate intake\u00a0of fruit and\u00a0veg . But there are drugs that can stop the tumour getting bigger, and nuclear medicine treatments, using radioactivity to target receptors on the tumour cells. Initially, Lisa was given hormone injections, called lanreotide, which she had to self-administer once a month. 'At first, it was great as it stopped my other symptoms such as an upset stomach. I was told that the cancer was stable, but I felt as if I had a ticking time-bomb inside me and dreaded going to my scans.' A recent scan showed her tumour had started to increase, and she now needs further follow-up scans to look at it in more detail. People often wrongly refer to this cancer as benign, says Mr Pearce. 'They say: \"Good news, it's a benign tumour\", then a few years later: \"Bad news, it's spread\". 'The cells can look benign down a microscope and that's why you need to see a specialist, because they will know how these really do behave - and they do spread, in 30 to 40 per cent of cases.' Lisa is very angry that neuroendocrine cancer is portrayed as almost 'harmless' and that while specialists say anyone with an endocrine tumour should be followed up, she was not - she has also been in touch with others like her who have not been followed up, either. Lisa says: 'It's unfair. I brought another child into the world after my operation, thinking that I would be fine. 'No one can tell me what the future holds, but I know this - if you have a neuroendocrine cancer, make sure you get followed up. 'It might be a slow growing, easy-to-treat cancer for most people - but not for all.' See netpatientfoundation.org or call 0800 434 6476; www.roycastle.org .","highlights":"Lisa Pigram, 42, from Essex, had a bronchial carcinoid tumour . Is the same condition the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson has . Journalist announced last weekend he had the condition tumour . But just like Robinson, mother of two Lisa had never smoked .","id":"f65a8941baa2b5550deffe67f1e107a448a740a9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of wheezing and chest pains - and was repeatedly told there was nothing wrong with her.\nShe thought she had bronchitis or an asthma attack, so ignored the symptoms, thinking the pain and breathing problems would pass. But when the 42-year-old developed difficulty breathing and was woken by a severe cough at 3am one morning, she made an urgent visit to her GP. GP Dr Alan Spence was convinced the problem was not bronchitis. 'Lisa was clearly in distress - she had difficulty taking a full breath and was feeling very unwell,' he says.\nTests carried out at A&E showed Lisa's heart rate was over 120 beats per minute. 'The doctors were concerned Lisa might have a chest infection, but she looked fine physically,' says Dr Spence.\nLisa, from Ayr, Scotland, says: 'I was relieved to hear it was bronchitis and that it wasn't a heart attack as my heart was racing.' She went home on antibiotics. 'As soon as I got to sleep, the symptoms began again, so I went back to my GP,' she adds.\nLisa returned to see Dr Spence and he was concerned enough to recommend a chest X-ray. The test revealed a large growth on her right lung. The following day, Dr Spence referred Lisa to a speciality clinic, but was worried for Lisa that they might put her fears to one side and miss the growth. 'I asked Lisa to go to A&E,' he says. 'I was pretty sure Lisa had bronchial carcinoid.'\nBy this stage Lisa had difficulty breathing and had developed a cough. The chest X-ray showed Lisa had a growth on her right lung and the doctor asked Lisa if she was having chest pains. Lisa said yes.\nIn 2003, Lisa became breathless again, and her GP suggested she go back to Dr Spence, who this time ordered a CT scan of her chest. A further scan confirmed the size of the tumour.\nLisa was referred to the lung and cancer centre at Glasgow's Royal Alexandra Hospital. There she had a biopsy and was told her tumour measured 10cm by 6.5cm by 6cm - but her cancer had only spread to the top of her right lung. The doctor said Lisa was very lucky as, had it been caught later, she might not have survived.\nLisa says, 'I'm so glad it wasn't a"}
{"article":"Impeccable style isn't something you'd necessarily associate with someone who crunches numbers for a living - let alone a man living in 16th century northern Europe. However, long before Kim Kardashian turned selfie taking into an art form, German accountant Matthaeus Schwarz was busy piecing together the world's first fashion book. In an incredible project that appears to be unique, style-obsessed Matthaeus - who was born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1497 - commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of himself over a 40 year period. Scroll down for video . Matthaeus Schwartz commissioned pictures of his flamboyant outfits over a 40 year period from the 1520s . The German accountant kept a note of when he wore each look - just as today's bloggers do . Fascinated by clothes, the flamboyant dresser began recording his appearance on parchment paper in 1520, during a time when strict laws governed the kinds of fabrics each social rank and station could wear. He initially commissioned 35 images to document his sartorial choices from childhood up to his early 20s but ended up with 101 more pictures. The extraordinary undertaking ended up spanning over 40 years and only ceased when\u00a0Matthaeus reached the age of 63. As no other pictorial record like this exists, historians believe Matthaeus created the first ever fashion tome - similar to 21st century online blogs. Unlike today's fashion bloggers, Matthaeus, who spent a large part of his income on clothing, didn't have Instagram filters and Photoshop to rely on. He opted for surprisingly elaborate outfits which were an example of cutting-edge fashion of the time and used his clothes to make a political statement. He bound all his outfit paintings into a volume called the Book Of Clothes . He boldly combined patterns, colours and decoration in a variety outfits in a unique lifetime project . Matthaeus, who was born in 1497, is now regarded as the first fashion blogger . Matthaeus donned\u00a0a red and yellow outfit (echoing the colours of the Holy Roman Emperor\u2019s flag) when Charles V returned to Germany, as a show of his allegiance to Catholicism. After amassing an extensive collection of paintings, the fashion innovator had the pages bound and made into the ultimate vanity project, a volume titled Book of Clothes. Among the portraits are pictures of him  in festive clothing for the Emperor Maximilian I's visit to Augsburg in 1518, dressed up for a rich banker's wedding in 1527, and in mourning garb for his father's death in 1519. He added comments to each of the images explaining when the outfit was worn along with his Latin motto omne quare suum quiam - every because has a why. Now the tome has inspired a new set of photographs of fictional male dandies by artist and photographer Maisie Broadhead. Maisie, alongside her fashion designer sister Bella Newell and Professor Ulinka Rublack, has created\u00a0five modern photographic recreations - printed to large scale - telling the fictional story of Matthew Smith, a young man from north London, who is obsessed with clothes. The modern photographs are based upon images commissioned between 1520 and 1560 by Matthaeus. A Young Man's Progress is a free exhibition held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It runs from Tuesday 24 March until Sunday 6 September. Artist Maisie Broadhead was inspired by Matthaeus Schwarz's life work to create a series of pictures portraying a modern dandy for an exhibition called A Young Man's Progress . Some of the illustrations captured Matthaeus in everyday activities, like opening a door . Matthaeus combined different-coloured stripes, yellow stockings and a voluminous coat in this look .","highlights":"Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz was born in Germany in 1497 . He commissioned\u00a0137 watercolour paintings of his outfits over 40 years . His Book of Clothes is believed to be the first ever fashion tome . The images have provided inspiration for a new exhibition in Cambridge .","id":"f8c278e840b0c1d9f8e1e165b6e9213531efbe6d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" form (and we hate that), a certain Swedish monarch became the toast of the town thanks to her taste in headwear and accessories. And yes, this was long before the likes of Kate Middleton, Lady Gaga or even the Duchess of Cambridge took to the scene, opting for more avant-garde designer names for her daily accessories. Instead, the young queen turned heads with her choice of headgear and accessories that had just the right amount of oomph to catch the attention of the onlookers. And if we're talking about someone who's as old-school as can be, then this 16th century Swedish monarch, Sigismunda of Sweden is your ideal pick.\nWhen we talk of 16th century Swedish fashion, there is one accessory that springs to mind. We're talking about the headdresses (a.k.a crowns) made popular by the young Sigismunda (whose name has gone down in history as the Queen of Sigismund - which makes her a queen-for-a-day!). The young queen not only had a fascination for crowns but also for ornate headdresses called vikingskr\u00f6ser that are popular today. She is said to have invented the style and wore a particular kind that was made from velvet. However, later in life the style would go out of fashion, and it was replaced by the tiaras that we see today. But, the 16th century Swedish monarch's choice of headdresses and accessories didn't end there. Here's a look at her favorite picks:\n1.The Velvet Crown\nThis is the crown that Sigismunda of Sweden is said to have worn and inspired her contemporaries. Made with velvet and metal, the crown was said to be popular as was its replacement - the Tudor style tiaras that have long been in vogue.\n2. The Pearl Necklace\nImage: The National Museum of World Culture\nThe Queen of Sigismund also was seen wearing an elaborate pearl necklace that was said to have been made by none other than her friend - Catherine of Cleves. We have a feeling that this was the inspiration for Rihanna's recent outfit, where she layered her pearls with a black turtle neck to make quite the impact.\n3. The Crown of 2000 Diamonds\nImage: The Royal Library\nSigismunda of Sweden loved all things expensive - and it didn't take her long to make another splash by wearing an"}
{"article":"Why is the sun\u2019s corona - the aura of plasma that surrounds it - so much hotter than its surface? That is one of greatest solar mysteries, but astronomers will be hoping to find an answer on Friday - by observing the total solar eclipse from the North Pole. The plasma of the sun is only visible during a total eclipse, so the scientists will use this unique opportunity to try and solve the puzzling phenomena. And in an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Scroll down for video . A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse. They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona . This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse. Shown is an image of 1999's solar elcipse from France, with the corona visible around the edges . The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse. For observers in other regions, such as the UK, less than 90 per cent of the sun will be covered. The team at Svalbard, led by Professor Shadia Habbal, Professor of Solar Physics at the University of Hawaii, will include scientists from Aberystwyth University in Wales. They are Joe Hutton and Nathalia Alzate from the Solar System Physics Group at the Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University. They will join scientists from the US, Czech Republic and Germany as part of the 'Solar Wind Sherpas'. Up to 14 specially adapted cameras will be used to photograph the sun in different frequencies during the eclipse, capturing images of the plasma from the corona. In so doing, they will hope to solve the sun\u2019s greatest mystery. The temperature of the sun is known to be around 6,000\u00b0C (10,800\u00b0F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000\u00b0C (1,800,000\u00b0F), and even reaches 2,000,000\u00b0C (3,600,000\u00b0F) in some areas. This factor of 300 difference would be akin to the flame of a fire being 300 times colder than the air around it - but why this is occurring is unknown. One potential reason could be magnetic forces on the sun, with superheated gas creating a strong magnetic field and funnelling energy into the corona, but this has not yet been confirmed. The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole (shown with the red marker). They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse . Astronomer Gemma Lavender from All About Space magazine . Do you need special equipment to look at the eclipse? 'It\u2019s all too easy to look at the sun when an eclipse is happening, but you should never look at the eclipse with naked eyes, binoculars or a telescope without filters - otherwise you run the risk of permanently damaging your eyesight. 'That\u2019s not to say that you can\u2019t watch the eclipse on Friday - but you should ensure that you have the right equipment that will provide you with the right amount of protection. 'Dedicated telescopes such as solar telescopes can allow you to observe the eclipse with absolutely no risk. However, unless you already own one, know somebody who does or are looking to get into solar astronomy, they can be a massive investment of several hundred pounds. 'There are cheaper ways to observe the eclipse, though.' Are solar glasses fine to use? 'Many people buy solar glasses or viewers to watch the eclipse. These can be bought quite cheaply from telescope dealers. 'They work by employing a Mylar film that blocks out over 99 per cent of the sun\u2019s light, allowing you to view the eclipse safely. 'Before using them though, you should make sure that they are not damaged in any way and you should ensure that you have bought them from a reputable dealer. If you\u2019re in doubt, don\u2019t use your viewers at all.' How can you use a telescope to observe the eclipse? 'If you own a telescope, then there are several ways for you to observe the eclipse. 'If you don\u2019t own them already, it is possible for you to buy a solar filter, which covers the aperture of your telescope to ensure that you can observe the sun safely. 'They are found to be made of glass or as with the solar glasses, Mylar film. It is possible to make a solar filter using Mylar sheets but caution is advised while making your own solar filter - any scratches or pinholes will lead to dangerous amount of sunlight entering your eyes. 'You should also avoid relying on eyepiece filters - they cannot handle the sun\u2019s light. 'Telescope projection is also a safe way to observe the eclipse. By using two large, white pieces of card, you can project the eclipse\u2019s image onto one piece, while using the other to fit around your telescope\u2019s tube to act as a mask to shield your eyes from the sun. 'Focusing your telescope\u2019s eyepiece, while holding the second card away, which projects the image, will enable you to show the eclipse to a large group of people safely. 'You should not use a cheap, plastic telescope for telescope projection and ensure that your finderscope has its cap on. 'Never look at the eclipse whilst lining up your telescope with the sun and never leave your telescope unattended. You should also ensure that your instrument doesn\u2019t overheat.' Can you use household items to view the eclipse? 'If you don\u2019t have a standard telescope or have forgotten to buy a solar viewer, then there are several household items you can use so that you don\u2019t miss out on seeing this fantastic event. 'Using a piece of card, or anything that has small holes punched into it, you can project the eclipse onto another piece of card. This is certainly one of the safest ways of viewing the eclipse since you don\u2019t need to look at the sun at all. 'A washing up bowl or bucket can also be lined with a black bin liner and then filled with water to make a reflective surface to safely watch the eclipse. When and where will the eclipse be visible? 'The eclipse will begin in the morning. For observers in the UK, the eclipse starts at 8.30am, peaks at 9.35 am and ends at 10.41am, so you should make sure that you know where the Sun rises from your location. 'The total solar eclipse - that\u2019s 100 per cent of the Sun\u2019s surface covered by the Moon - is visible from the Faroe Islands and Svalbard but if you are unable to get to these locations, many are able to see a substantial partial eclipse - for instance, Scotland will see around 90 per cent of the Sun\u2019s disc covered by the moon.' How dark will it get in the UK? 'In London and even in places where there's 90 per cent sun coverage, we're not really going to notice any changes in brightness because there's still a portion of the sun's surface uncovered. 'It'll be like there's a cloud passing over the Sun - you know it's cloudy but it's still light.' Observations will take place from the\u00a0Kjell Henriksen Observatory Longyearbyen in Svalbard, pictured. In an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Data and images taken during the eclipse will be used to try and develop a mathematical model to understand this difference in temperature. 'The difference between the temperature of the sun and that of the sun\u2019s corona is one of the great mysteries of astronomy,\u2019 said Dr Huw Morgan, a Reader at the Solar System Physics Group at Aberystwyth University, who is overseeing the team\u2019s work from the UK. \u2018A total eclipse gives us an unique opportunity to measure the corona of the sun is so much detail and collect data that will enable us to better understand this difference.' The temperature of the sun's surface (shown ion this Nasa image) is known to be around 6,000\u00b0C (10,800\u00b0F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000\u00b0C (1,800,000\u00b0F), and even reaches 2,000,000\u00b0C (3,600,000\u00b0F) in some areas, a factor of about 300 . He also added that studying the corona could help protect satellite-based communication systems from solar storms, which can be affected by coronal mass ejections - huge eruptions of material - from the sun. But he noted that the conditions were 'cold' - and also potentially dangerous. \u2018All the team have had to do safety training, including polar bear training,\u2019 Dr Morgan told The Guardian. \u2018They will have a guard with a rifle. I hope they come back in one piece.\u2019","highlights":"A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse . They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona . This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse . They hope to work out why the corona is 300 times hotter than the surface . Friday's eclipse will peak in the UK at about 9.35am GMT .","id":"d47dbd2f4a1f857354dd1800e0f6284e33b9ffa2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" sun with NASA\u2019s Solar Dynamics Observatory..\nContinue reading the main story\n\u201c\nStart Quote\nIf we knew the answer to that we would be able to understand a large chunk of the solar physics\u201d\nJim McManus\nPrincipal Investigator, SDO\nThe answers will be found in the sun\u2019s hot plasmas - the gaseous matter that composes its corona.\nAstronomers using the new NASA space telescope plan to get their first look at this elusive and important region of the sun.\n\u201cIf we knew the answer to that we would be able to understand a large chunk of the solar physics,\u201d said Jim McManus, a principal investigator of the mission.\n\u201cIt\u2019s one of the great mysteries in astronomy that the corona is more than 3,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas the sun\u2019s surface only heats up to a measly 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.\u201d\nWhen the sun\u2019s outer layers expand violently during solar flares, the surrounding hot plasma may be responsible, according to the researchers. The sun\u2019s magnetic field - a force that lines up its north and south poles - controls the ejection of the plasma and controls the size of solar flares.\n\u201cThe Sun\u2019s magnetic field is a little bit like a bicycle wheel - there\u2019s something on the inside and something on the outside,\u201d said Dr McManus.\n\u201cSo as the field grows out, you create a force that moves up the sun and, as we found on the Voyager spacecraft in the early \u201880s, you make plasmas expand away from the sun.\n\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit like the surface of your coffee as it\u2019s cooling down - you\u2019re putting some cream on the top and it spreads out, but if you drop a spoon or a teaspoon in it, it gathers into a little spot.\u201d\nOn the other hand, if the Sun\u2019s magnetic field is very low, the plasma may be contained and the Sun can appear quiescent.\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to think the plasma is doing something [other than just ejecting itself away],\u201d said Dr McManus.\n\u201cI think a lot of people see the sun as a black hole with a mouth, where stuff comes out, and that\u2019s not true.\u201d\nWhile they are very different, the SDO and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) telescopes are very"}
{"article":"You may think you\u2019re making a healthy decision when opting for a bowl of cereal over a bacon sandwich but a new survey has uncovered the staggering amount of sugar in some of the most popular Australian brands. Just Right, which is marketed as \u2018low in salt. High in fibre. Goodness of wholegrain\u2019 contains a shocking seven teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams. It\u2019s \u2018healthy\u2019 counterparts in the cereal aisle such as Nutri Grain contain eight teaspoons of sugar, while Sultana Bran and Be Natural Apple and Raisin Cereal both boast five and a half. Scroll down for video . Kellogg's Sultana Bran contains five and a half teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams and Just Right has a shocking seven teaspoons . Dieter's staple Special K, which is sold as '99% fat free', has 3.5 teaspoons of sugar but it has 490 mg of sodium, making it 'high' in salt. In fact, the average sugar content of all 20 cereals analysed by the Obesity Policy Coalition was 19.8g per 100g \u2013 that\u2019s almost 20 per cent sugar, about five teaspoons of the dangerous ingredient. Children\u2019s cereals are, less surprisingly, also packed full of sugar. Chocolate covered Coco Pops which are advertised as \u2018nutritious grains of puffed rice with cocoa\u2019 contain a sickening nine teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams, as well as 465 mg of sodium. While Fruit Loops boasts nine and a half teaspoons of sugar, despite being labelled promisingly as \u2018no artificial flavours, no artificial colours\u2019. In the children's aisle,\u00a0Nutri Grain contains eight teaspoons of sugar and colourful Fruit Loops has\u00a0nine and a half . Frosties, which don't have any health claims, contain ten teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams \u2013 highlighting that they should probably only be eaten as a treat. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends no more than 10 per cent of a person's daily energy should come from free sugars - those that are added to processed foods and drinks, but also those found naturally in honey, syrups and fruit juices. That equates to around 50g or 10 cubes a day - easily reached with a bottle of fizzy drink. However, the UN agency advises that people aim for no more than five per cent - 25g or around six teaspoons - to achieve the biggest health benefits. Yet many of us are consuming way in excess of this just in our first meal of the day \u2013 cereal. Be Natural Apple and Raisin Cereal, which advertises itself as 'No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives', has five and a half teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams.\u00a0Frosties, which don't have any health claims, contain ten teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams . The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers by promoting healthy sounding statements on their packaging despite sugar making up more than 35 per cent of the ingredients of some popular brands. Executive Manager of the OPC Jane Martin said: \u2018Many breakfast cereals contain high levels of sugar, but manufacturers use all sorts of creative phrases on their labels to give consumers the impression they\u2019re a nutritious choice for breakfast. It\u2019s as though they are prepared to tell consumers only half the story. \u2018Many parents would be horrified to learn that for every three mouthfuls of Nutri-Grain, one is just sugar, while a small bowl contains twice as much sodium as a small packet of chips.\u2019 Special K only has 3.5 teaspoons of sugar but it has\u00a0490 mg of sodium, making it 'high' in salt.\u00a0Chocolate covered Coco Pops which are advertised as \u2018nutritious grains of puffed rice with cocoa\u2019 contain a sickening nine teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams, as well as 465 mg of sodium . Foods containing over 15 grams of sugar per 100 grams are considered 'high' in sugar . Cheerios are '69% wholegrain. No artificial colours or flavours' but contain five teaspoons of sugar. All Bran has three teaspoons of sugar . \u2018The Health Star Rating System was introduced more than a year ago to help consumers compare the overall nutritional quality of products at a glance. The system helps consumers better understand a product\u2019s overall health rating so they can make informed choices, but our research has revealed very few cereals, as yet, carry the star label,\u2019 Ms Martin said. \u2018Clearer labelling through such a system is a vital step in helping consumers make healthier choices in an environment where approximately 63 per cent of Australian adults and 25 per cent of Australian children are overweight or obese.\u2019 Foods containing over 15 grams of sugar per 100 grams are considered \u2018high\u2019 in sugar and or salt, a product with over 400mg of sodium per 100 grams is considered \u2018high\u2019 in salt.","highlights":"Average sugar content of 20 cereals analysed was\u00a0about five teaspoons . Some brands such as Nutri Grain included eight\u00a0teaspoons\u00a0per 100 grams . Products marketed as 'low in salt' where often packed with sugar instead . Just Right and Sultana Bran are both 'high' in sugar . Children's cereals like Coco Pops are even worse with nine teaspoons . Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers .","id":"661d03e461d9b0da80669c479e694612d8e67260","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"good enough\u2019, and Lucky, which is marketed as \u2018just right\u2019, contained on average 42% more sugar than their nutrition information states.\nThe other brands tested were found to contain between 25% to 35% more sugar than their nutrition information stated. One in five of the 12 cereals tested had more sugar by weight than a standard chocolate bar. And 8 of the 12 had more sugar by weight than a standard bottle of regular soft drink.\nThe survey also found that nearly a quarter (24%) of Australia\u2019s top sugar-sweetened breakfast cereals contained added sugars that contributed 12 or more teaspoons of sugar per serve, with one in four (24%) containing added sugars that could exceed 13 teaspoons (the recommended daily limit of sugar for children). Almost a third (32%) of children\u2019s breakfast cereals analysed had added sugars contributing 8 teaspoons or more to every 100 grams, while 38% had added sugars contributing 6 teaspoons or more to every 100 grams.\n\u2018We\u2019re concerned because this survey shows that almost half (49%) of children are now regularly consuming breakfast cereals with added sugar and these cereals make up almost two-thirds (61%) of all cereals consumed,\u2019 said Dr Lisa Szabo, from Deakin University.\n\u2018This research is important because it highlights the huge difference between the nutritional claims made on pack by breakfast cereal manufacturers and the nutritional reality for many Australian children,\u2019 Szabo added.\n\u2018Breakfast cereals can contain high amounts of added sugars, more than a standard soft drink and about the same amount as a standard chocolate bar,\u2019 she said.\nThe most sugar was found in Kellogg\u2019s Sugar Puffs (43 tsp added sugar per 100g, or 9.5 tsp more than stated on pack) and Maltessers Brekky Bites (36 tsp added sugar per 100g, or 9.8 tsp more than stated on pack).\n\u2018When a manufacturer claims \u201cjust right,\u201d consumers should not assume that they are eating cereal that is low in sugar,\u2019 said Dr Szabo. \u2018Our survey data suggest that this is far from the truth \u2013 in many cases, cereals that claim to be \u201cjust right\u201d are some of the highest in sugar of all of the breakfast cereals on our supermarket shelves.\n\u2018Children are not benefiting from these sugary breakfasts either. Breakfast cereals marketed to children contain added sugars that contribute 12 or more teaspoons of sugar per serve"}
{"article":"This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to the 'perfect couple' who were killed in a tragic crash with a banned driver. Drug addict Nicholas Lovell was speeding in his Citroen Picasso when he ploughed into\u00a0Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30. The couple, who had been riding the bike on the way to visit friends in Hanham, Bristol, were pronounced dead at the scene. This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to 'perfect couple' Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30, who were tragically killed by a banned driver . Mr and Mrs Simons were killed almost instantly when drug addict Nicholas Lovell's speeding Citroen Picasso ploughed into them . Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths. Now relatives of the Simons have released the dramatic picture of the aftermath of the crash as part of their campaign for tougher sentences for banned drivers. It shows how the car snapped the bike clean in half, with the front half getting lodged in the grille. Heroin addict Lovell, 38, had crashed into the couple as he tried to outrun police - with a 16 month old baby and 12-year-old in his vehicle. A court hearing in May 2013 heard that he then left them dying by the side of the road and while awaiting sentencing bragged to other inmates that he would get away 'with four years'. The couple's tandem bike, which they had been riding at the time of the crash, was snapped clean in half by the force of the crash . Jailing Lovell at Bristol Crown Court in May 2013, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said: 'This is the worst example one could imagine of this sort of offence. 'You have a serious drug problem but your deep selfishness and disregard for others is breathtaking.' His partner Louise Cox, 35, was jailed for twelve months for trying to cover up the fact he was illegally driving her Citroen Picasso. Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths . Lovell pleaded guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving and was given the maximum possible sentence under current guidelines. But Ross and Clare's family reckon he will be released after five years - meaning he will serve just two-and-a-half years for each life he took. On Thursday, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling visited the site with local Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore and the family to discuss further changes and lay flowers. One potential change includes making sure sentences for multiple deaths are served one after the other, instead of at the same time. Mr Grayling said: 'I don't like the idea of people like this coming out half way through the sentence. 'It is shocking to walk here in a normal suburban street and see what can happen. I can only imagine the trauma and turmoil the family must have been through.' Kelly Woodruff, 33, Ross's sister, said the family would continue to fight for tougher laws in the hope of preventing future deaths. She thanked Mr Skidmore, who has supported the Justice for Ross and Clare campaign from the start. Mr Skidmore said: 'We have fought the campaign to get laws changed, which could already prevent future deaths but we want to go further. 'We want to keep this at the top of the agenda for whoever is in government to increase maximum sentences further.' The crash happened in Hanham, Bristol, near the couple's home in January 2013. In the run up to the collision a police officer in a patrol car recognised Lovell behind the wheel and knew he was banned. The scene in Bristol where tandem cyclists Ross and Clare Simons died after they were hit by Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions . Lovell failed to stop when the officer switched on his blue light, disappearing from view. Witnesses had described Lovell driving as 'exceptionally erratic, fast and dangerous'- with the speedo hitting 60mph- before they heard a 'loud, horrendous bang.' The court heard that Lovell was seen getting out of the steaming wreckage, followed by Cox who was cradling her baby. But the force of the impact instantly killed Ross and Clare, from Staple Hill, Bristol and left their new tandem bike in three pieces. Lovell fled the scene and left lying Cox to tell police a mystery man in a red sweater had been driving, leading detectives on a wild goose chase before Lovell handed himself in the next day when traces of drugs were found in his body. Despite finally pleading guilty, Lovell has never apologised for causing the couple's death. He also admitted driving while disqualified. Fifteen years ago Lovell warned he would either kill or be killed through his reckless driving. Piles of tributes were left to the popular couple and now their family have been campaigning for tougher sentences for banned drivers . Kelly Woodruff, 33, Ross's sister, said the family would continue to fight for tougher laws in the hope of preventing future deaths . He already had 13 convictions for driving whilst disqualified since 1991 and a further four for dangerous driving since 1995 before he killed Ross and Clare. In one incident he tried to escape police by driving through a subway. On another he sped along a pavement forcing people to leap out of his way. His warning about killing came in 1998 after a 70mph head-on crash with another car in Bristol when he was high on drugs. Lovell only stopped then when his clapped-out Rover lost a wheel. In addition, Lovell has been repeatedly jailed for violent crimes to fuel his lifelong heroin habit. In 2003 he was jailed for five years for an armed robbery at a shop, while in 2006 - within weeks of being released - he committed an aggravated burglary and got another 12 months in prison. In 2009 he was given yet another ban for dangerous driving - but each time he has simply ignored the courts and carried on as before. In sharp contrast, Ross and Clare were described as \u2018a perfect couple' by relatives who held candlelit vigils at the scene of their. Family described Ross and Clare as \u2018a perfect couple' by relatives who held candlelit vigils and left tributes to the pair . Ross' sister Kelly Woodruff said at the time of court case: 'They were two amazing people and so, so loved. To have them taken away from us is heart-wrenching. 'They were the perfect couple. They loved each other unconditionally, they were made for each other.' Ross' father Edwin Simons had added: 'He is going to serve three years for each of our children's lives. 'With his considerable history it needs looking into because this has gone on for years and years.' Kelly Woodruff, Ross' sister said in 2013: 'The people who took their lives will never understand what they have taken away from us and have never shown remorse. 'We and those close to Ross and Clare have been given life sentences. 'We are all truly devastated by the loss. If these individuals had thought before getting behind the wheel, Ross and Clare\u2019s deaths would have been avoided and they would still be with us today.'","highlights":"Ross and Clare Simons were killed when their tandem bike was hit by a car . Banned driver Nicholas Lovell ploughed into them in a speeding Citroen . Lovell- who has 69 previous convictions- was jailed for  ten-and-a-half years . Simons' family released crash picture in campaign for tougher sentences .","id":"7aff07733b1b04047a773139c7bd0aee5bfe3275","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ghed into the couple and the bike.\nThe couple were 30-year-old mother-of-two Laura Evans, a trainee nurse, and her 31-year-old husband Simon Jones, a care worker, who were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.\nThe photo shows Laura's mangled body bagged up and placed on the bike where she sat while Simon's body bag was taken away.\nThe driver had been disqualified from driving for a total of five years for having no insurance and driving with excess alcohol last year and he had also been warned in December to pay \u00a3300 fine and given six points for driving without a licence.\nHe had also been fined \u00a3125 in May 2003 for speeding, taken to court for speeding again in August and had been warned about speeding again in October.\nAt an inquest today, a police officer who arrived at the scene within seconds of the accident told the jury how a 10-second wait after the crash would have made all the difference.\nPC Kevin Thompson said: \"If the crash had not happened on a pedestrian crossing the driver would still be on the road.\"\nAn eyewitness, who lives in the house next door to the couple, told the inquest how she saw Mr Jones standing on the verge and 'talking to' Laura before they were hit by the speeding car.\n\"He said to me it was his fault because he should not have been stood there,\" said the neighbour, who wanted to remain anonymous.\n\"He said, 'What if I'd waited 10 seconds? They wouldn't have been there.\"\nPC Thompson also revealed how it was not unusual to take 12 seconds to get to the scene of an incident, meaning officers were on the scene within 22 seconds of the crash, which he described as a \"good response time\".\nHe said: \"As you enter the incident you don't have to stop at traffic lights and there is no hold-up because of a one-way system or a 30mph limit.\"\nPC Thompson also told the inquest how the cyclist who died from her injuries had been hit at 60 mph.\nThe cyclist's friend, who also witnessed the crash and later went to Laura and Simon's home to give them comfort, has been identified as 33-year-old Karen.\nShe told the inquest she had gone over to the couple's home to offer support when"}
{"article":"What more can Alexis Sanchez do to force his way back into the middle? Out on the left wing against Queens Park Rangers, where he has moved to make way for Mesut Ozil since his return from injury, he cut a frustrated figure for much of the game. But when he started making runs through the middle, testing Queens Park Rangers defenders and putting them on the back foot with his pace, the chances came. After 70 minutes, that was rewarded with a wonderful individual goal. Alexis Sanchez takes on young Queens Park Rangers defender Darnell Furlong at Loftus Road . Mesut Ozil, voted Arsenal's player of the month for February, holds off the challenge of Nedum Onuoha . The talk ahead of kick-off was that Sanchez simply does not perform as well when Ozil is on the pitch. In the first 45 minutes, they exchanged the ball a total of three times. That\u2019s not to say that every player on the pitch must combine at all times, but Arsenal fans are within their rights to expect \u00a372.5million worth of talent, playing next to each other in an attacking midfield trio, to develop some kind of wavelength. In the first half Sanchez, Arsenal\u2019s best player this season by far, could not get into the game on the flank, making way for Ozil as No 10 since his comeback from injury. In October, there were stories in Chile, from newspaper La Tercera, that Sanchez and Ozil had fallen out. Sanchez felt the German was not giving him enough opportunities on the pitch, it was reported. From this performance, he would have a point. It took 22 minutes before they found one another, Sanchez passing into his team-mate. Sanchez cut in from the left hand side to score from a tight angle and end is run of eight games without a goal . Sanchez celebrates doubling Arsenal's lead mid way through the second half at Loftus Road . At one stage, the Chilean was screaming for the ball wide and free on the left, but Ozil went to play the switch and instead feinted. But perhaps it is not even about the pair of them being on the pitch together so much as Sanchez being wasted on the left. By the 62nd minute, he was clearly frustrated out wide when he made a run down the wing and Olivier Giroud failed to send the ball into his path. He let his team-mate know. In one red-hot period after he scored his first goal for the club against Besiktas he netted 12 in 14 games, from August to the start of November. Now it is just one in eight games, coinciding with Ozil\u2019s return. When he ventured into the middle in the 47th minute, carried the ball into the box with a step-over before aiming one for the far right bottom corner, it was hard to see why he is not guaranteed a central spot all the time. He repeated the act in the 58th minute, growing in confidence with every shot on goal. These two acts alone far exceeded anything Ozil produced. Former Real Madrid playmaker Ozil complains to the referee after feeling he was fouled inside the area . World Cup-winning midfielder Ozil takes a corner during the first half of the Premier League match . Then as if to reaffirm his ability to score, he evaded the presence of young QPR full-back Daniel Furlong inside the box on the left, before firing a shot into Rob Green\u2019s near post for Arsenal\u2019s second. It is all well and good Sanchez displaying an enviable work-rate down the wing, one that surely impresses Arsene Wenger, but it\u2019s more well and good if he is through the middle stretching defences to breaking point. Against QPR, this was not vintage Arsenal and they made hard work of a team fighting relegation, a team they should be sweeping aside. It cannot be denied that they are finding results, getting wins, but in the biggest match of their season, against Monaco, they were found lacking. As this game drew on, Sanchez displayed a lovely deftness of touch to control the ball with his knee then flick it over an opponent in one fluid motion. Where was he? In the middle of the attacking third. Where he belongs. Olivier Giroud stabs in Arsenal's first goal of the evening against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road . Charlie Austin scored a superb consolation goal late in the game after being given too much room .","highlights":"Arsenal beat QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road on Wednesday night . Alexis Sanchez played on the wing, Mesut Ozil played No 10 . Sanchez's best work came when he was central . The Chilean forward scored the Gunners' second goal of the evening .","id":"0160cf4377da5025e65bf9a7ee27b0d9be999df3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of the match, even if he did create Arsenal's most obvious chance of the first half. With a low ball across the six-yard box, Sanchez provided a cross-shot that clipped Christoph Zimmermann and hit the goalkeeper, Federico Martinez.\nThe visitors' number one would eventually deny him \u2013 the ball had gone a fraction wide to the right \u2013 but Arsenal's No 10 looked increasingly downbeat. Ozil's display last weekend against Liverpool had given them the lift they needed, but Sanchez was not so positive an influence at Loftus Road. This was his last chance to prove he can be more than a winger \u2013 as he is at his very best \u2013 but he could not help Jurgen Klopp's side end their six-match wait for an away win in the Premier League, and did his chances of staying in the side no harm at all.\nIn fairness to Sanchez, this was a match in which he worked hard. He put in the sort of full-blooded tackles and harrying runs that have served him so well in recent months \u2013 his two goals in the 6-0 win over Watford are a case in point \u2013 and created space for some of his more creative colleagues. But the Chilean has always been at his best when there is service, and it is something that has been a long time coming.\nThis was Sanchez's first start in a Premier League away game since April 6 \u2013 when he scored the hat-trick that earned Arsenal the title \u2013 and there had been little sign of the same spark in his performances recently, even though he has gone on the periphery because of his injuries.\n\"He's been injured, so I don't really count him right now,\" Ozil said. \"In the future, of course, we will need him again.\"\nArsenal's lack of incision from wide positions on Saturday was particularly noticeable without Ozil, but they have been in such trouble that Sanchez should not have been considered a major miss against this struggling QPR side. They should still have won it. Instead, they drew 0-0 \u2013 after their new striker, Danny Welbeck, was denied what should have been a second-half penalty when fouled by Angel Rangel and had an effort ruled offside when the flag went up.\nOzil has now been out of the team for six matches in all competitions, because he has been injured, but he"}
{"article":"When Gus Poyet lost his temper and took out his anger on a cooler box \u2014 emptying dozens of drinks bottles and scattering ice on the touchline \u2014 it was in protest at so much more than Jack Rodwell\u2019s booking for diving. The yellow was merely the tipping point which made the Uruguayan see red. Rather, there was frustration at the rapid unravelling of Sunderland\u2019s season and his reputation. He chose to take it out on Steve Bruce, marching over to the Hull boss in apparent offering of a friendly handshake before sarcastically applauding in his face. Bruce, understandably, reacted and only the intervention of the assistant referee prevented a physical confrontation. Hull boss Steve Bruce and Sunderland manager Gus Poyet were on good terms before the crucial game . However things turned sour when Bruce and Poyet began a slanging match and had to be pulled apart . Bruce appeared to take exception to Poyet's sarcastic applause of a referring decision by Mike Dean . The two managers are restrained by match officials who try desperately to keep them away from each other . All eyes were on the technical area as the opposing bosses threatened to come together . Poyet had lost his head. Twenty-four hours earlier he had lost star winger Adam Johnson \u2014 his four-goal top scorer \u2014 after his arrest on suspicion of sexual activity with an underage girl. He responded by naming four central-midfielders in a 4-4-2 system. It was a bizarre decision which smacked of protest at what he perceives to be a lack of attacking options provided by the club\u2019s hierarchy. That they escaped with a draw was more to do with good fortune, Rodwell\u2019s late equaliser having appeared to go in via his arm. The linesman cuts across an incensed Bruce as Poyet turns his back on the Hull manager . As the pair locked horns Bruce makes sure he gets his point across by bellowing in Poyet's direction . But there was enough to worry followers of the Black Cats after another insipid display. As for Poyet\u2019s indiscipline, it soon spread through the team. Lee Cattermole was booked for a blatant kick on David Meyler in the second half and will miss the next two matches. He was substituted moments later. Earlier there had been a reckless lunge by Liam Bridcutt, for which he was lucky not to be sent off and Wes Brown could have seen red for the foul which led to Dame N\u2019Doye\u2019s opener. Poyet was sent to the stands for his antics and could face further punishment after the game . Poyet had been vanquished to the stands just before half-time and the concern must now be that Sunderland, too, could be vanquished to the Championship. The head coach said before the game he was shocked by Sunderland\u2019s involvement at the wrong end of the table. Perhaps he should take a closer look at the numbers. His team have now won just one in 11 league games and have scored just once in more than eight hours of football. The Uruguayan looks in deep thought as he finds his seat among the supporters after his dismissal . The 47-year-old watches on with interest as his side searched for the equaliser at the KC Stadium . Poyet talks of implementing his own style of play which will, in the long term, excite supporters. There is precious little evidence of that offensive brand at present and, Rodwell\u2019s leveller apart, they barely mustered an effort on goal. The body language of Jermain Defoe told its own story. Dropping deep in an attempt to enjoy a rare feel of the ball as they trailed after the break, he was robbed of possession by one of his own players. Paul McShane (right) is in disbelief as Rodwell's header in the 77th minute rescues a point for the Black Cats . Sunderland boss Poyet reacts animatedly to Jack Rodwell's equalising goal from the stands of the KC Stadium . Defoe flapped his hands in dismay. It was yet another show of a side sadly lacking in organisation and discipline. But when you have a boss who starts with four central-midfield players and is himself sent off just when you need his guidance more than ever, what chance do you stand? That they got a point had little to do with their absent manager.","highlights":"Gus Poyet was sent to the stands during Sunderland's game with Hull . Poyet angrily kicked over a drinks carrier . He and Bruce had exchanged harsh words on the touchline . The\u00a0Uruguayan\u00a0had sarcastically applauded a refereeing decision . CLICK HERE to read Matt Lawton's match report .","id":"bd4d058d5c74afee699dd2f88d3650f2926cf3c0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a professional foul.\n\u201cThe performance I wanted didn\u2019t happen,\u201d said Poyet, the Southampton head coach. \u201cBut there was nothing about the performance I didn\u2019t like. It\u2019s a mentality issue we need to change.\u201d\nThere was a time when an angry coach would be a surprise at St Mary\u2019s, but the sight of Poyet, red-faced, stamping his feet and roaring at his players to get back to their positions was as common as seeing the players themselves on the training ground at full-pelt.\nWith the pressure of the managerial hot seat bearing down on him, it seems Poyet has brought out the fire in himself and in his players. The Argentinian\u2019s team were rampant, dominant and utterly ruthless as they swept past Sunderland in a manner which has been missing all season.\nSunderland, meanwhile, were dreadful, making a habit of shooting themselves in the foot at every opportunity, culminating in a goal from the penalty spot for Morgan Schneiderlin, the French midfielder who was sold to Southampton by Poyet for \u00a31.5 million last summer.\n\u201cI feel the emotion on a bench is something very special because it\u2019s something I love,\u201d Poyet said. \u201cI am living the game in a different way. It\u2019s what a manager should be doing.\u201d\nThere will be a degree of debate as to whether Poyet was right to take out his irritation on the cooler box, but with his team now out of the relegation zone, Poyet can look forward to this season with far more optimism than he did a week ago.\nAfter taking charge 10 days ago, he had seen Southampton lose to Manchester City before seeing them beat West Bromwich Albion. After the Sunderland game they are unbeaten in six and with a week to prepare for Chelsea next Saturday, Poyet will be targeting the point required to take his team out of the drop zone.\n\u201cI\u2019ve been so focused on the pitch I didn\u2019t watch the first couple of games,\u201d Poyet said. \u201cWe just tried to take every opportunity we had. With what I had available at that stage, there was something to work with.\n\u201cIf I\u2019d had the right players, I could have been playing differently. If I\u2019d had a good enough team, I could have been winning by a long way.\u201d\nHe had not really watched Chelsea\u2019s 6-3 win over"}
{"article":"The women's liberation movement didn't just change the role of women in society, it also helped transform what appeared on family dinner plates. Food historian Dr Polly Russell told today's This Morning that in the Fifties, only 20 per cent of women worked, leaving the majority of wives to spend their time cooking, cleaning and managing their households. But in later decades as women swelled the workforce, convenient pre-prepared sandwiches, microwaves and ready meals transformed Britain's kitchens - and its diet. Scroll down for video . Food in the Fifties as illustrated by this display on today's This Morning. Housewives had to feed the family with limited rations . Thanks to households being rationed to one egg per week, cakes like this one, right, had to be made with dried eggs, left, while they were topped with blancmange thanks to the lack of sugar available . The Robshaw family try making a Fifties cake with limited ingredients on BBC show 'Back in Time for Dinner', ably assisted by Mary Berry . She told presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden: 'We have this idea of the Fifties being a domestic ideal - Mad Men, glamorous - \u00a0this was not the case in Britain, we were still in rationing, very austere. 'It meant there was only one fresh egg a week per household so housewives had to feed the family with these limited rations. 'It's not surprising housewives became fed-up in the Fifties - they spent 75 hours a week doing housework.' 'They had to cope with powdered eggs and a limited amount of variety to cook with.' A new BBC series called\u00a0Back In Time For Dinner challenged a modern family to try reliving what this was like. The Robshaws - father Brandon, mother Rochelle and children Miranda, 17, Rosalind, 15, and Fred 10 - learnt that rations certainly made birthdays less indulgent. Food historian Dr Polly Russell, pictured, took Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden on a trip down memory lane for the taste buds on today's This Morning, showing what was typically eaten from the Fifties to Nineties . The Robshaw family took on a brave culinary challenge to eat as a family would have in every decade from the Fifties to the Nineties. Pictured, from left to right, Rosalind, 15, mum Rochelle, Fred, 10, dad Brandon and Miranda, 17, in the Fifties episode . Dr Russell invited Amanda and Phillip to try a birthday cake the family made on the show based on a Fifties recipe. She explained: 'A cake had to be made with dry eggs and icing with a blancmange topping because of the lack of sugar.\u00a0' After a taste test, Amanda admitted it was 'dry but not inedible'. Bread and dripping (often leftover fat from the Sunday roast) was a common reality at breakfast time while fresh vegetables were often taken from community allotments. In the Sixties, This Morning illustrated how a typical food spread would include cheese and pineapples on cocktails sticks and corned beef. Dr Russell revealed how this was the decade when kitchens were transformed by technology. She said: 'In the Sixties there was a real rise in disposable incomes and an increase technology in the kitchen. In the Sixties, food became more colourful and decorative, as shown by the cheese and pineapple sticks served on an orange and vibrant table cloth on today's This Morning . The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers pictured with the Robshaw family as they sample the food of the Sixties . 'The most iconic piece is the fridge but only 50 per cent of households had one by the end of the decade, everyone else used larders. The fridge changed what you could cook.' The food historian added that food at this time became 'more about display and what it looks like as well as what it tastes like.' So along with the decorative pineapple and cheese on sticks served attached to an orange, came colourful dishes like vegetable terrines. By the Seventies,\u00a040 per cent of women were working, leading to a rise in the number of convenience foods on offer. Dr Russell explained: 'Now women have less time for cooking so the food industry starts offering help in terms of processed, convenience foods so there are things like Pot Noodles available. 'There's also more branding and colourful packaging to try and persuade people to buy them.' By the Seventies, with more women going out to work, food is becoming more convenient with products like Angel Delight, back left, and ready-made cake mixtures, back right . Arctic rolls and Pot Noodles became popular in the Seventies as people spent less time cooking . Children of the Seventies loved Angel Delight, chocolate, strawberry and butterscotch flavours pictured . Iced fingers and ready-made Arctic Rolls were the desserts of choice during this decade but every child's favourite sweet treat was Angel Delight. The product was purchased as a powder so could be whipped up in seconds by time-strapped working mothers. Such convenience foods became even more popular in the Eighties as the number of women working increased again. 'There was a more disposable income and less time so the ready-meal industry steps up and we get the microwave,' Dr Russell explained. In the Eighties, the invention of the microwave led to a rise in ready-meals while pre-packed sandwiches, bottom right, appeared on shelves for the first time as workers wanted to grab lunch and go . The Robshaw family, pictured in their 1980s-style kitchen which was all about convenience, with gadgets aplenty helping them to make meals . She added that the pre-packed sandwich we take for granted today only came in to fruition in 1981 'marking\u00a0our changing relationship with time and leisure' as people would rather grab lunch and go than do a home-made packed lunch. The first flavours for pre-packed sandwiches included cheese and pickle and tinned salmon and tomato. Following the rise of convenience foods came concerns for health in the Nineties. But Dr Russell admits this was a contradictory time, when the nation had a 'schizophrenic relationship with food'. While families tried to be healthier by opting for organic foods and aiming for their 'five-a-day' they were also bombarded with high sugar, processed foods like Pop Tarts and Mr Kipling snack cakes. In the Nineties, people became more health conscious opting for salad and organic foods but at the same time, high sugar, processed foods like Pop Tarts were introduced . 'Back in Time for Dinner' is on BBC2 Tuesdays at 8pm .","highlights":"A family was challenged to eat through the decades on new BBC show . Food historian appeared on This Morning to reveal typical meals on offer . In Fifties, most women were at home but were limited by rationing . As more women went out to work, foods became more convenient .","id":"f943630ed7172d6cc0a131162156d124bcfc3940","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"% of women were having lunch out of the home.\nShe said: \"A woman's lunch in the Fifties was most often brown bread, butter and margarine, with perhaps a few biscuits. If they had a meat and two veg they'd have some of the meat and some of the veg.\"\nPolly said the change from this simple lunch to what we find on the menu today in restaurant chains is \"not really that great\". She said: \"Most of the dishes are actually pretty familiar, and I would argue that the food at a modern restaurant today is pretty standard, it's just that we get it in big portions that are very well presented.\"\nShe also said that the biggest change women and the way we cook has seen is the advent of microwave cooking - a \"massive change\" since its invention in the 1960s.\n\"We're eating more frozen food as well, and processed food, and it's much easier to cook,\" she said. \"The microwave and the processed foods - it's made cooking very easy.\"\nBut she also highlighted the benefits of preparing your own food. She said: \"I think home cooking is much better than buying it in tins or buying it from a microwave.\"\nPolly told of how she had heard of the benefits of home-cooked food first-hand from a woman who was married to a doctor.\n\"Her husband had come up with this great idea that they would try to not eat anything that was made in a factory by man for three months. They were just going to have real food,\" said Polly.\n\"So she made sure they had real food, but that they ate a wide range of real food - which meant things like vegetables and whole grains, fruits, pulses.\n\"And she said the main thing she realised was, she got tired of the food very quickly.\n\"This is the biggest problem about eating factory food, you don't realise just how dull that food is and how tired it makes you.\"\nShe told her co-host and TV chef Chris Bavin that they should \"stop talking\" about their food and get on with it.\nThe cookery writer and the comedian took part in a cooking competition on ITV1 last night. The two teams were tasked with creating an Italian meal.\nPolly and Chris cooked a \"strozzapreti al cacio e pepe\" (a"}
{"article":"When on the BBC it was suggested to Sunderland manager Gus Poyet that the DVD of their thrashing at home by Aston Villa wouldn't make very edifying viewing, the phlegmatic gaffer replied 'you cannot pick what you like to watch'. Well, if Gus tuned in to watch his centre half Wes Brown on All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday evening, he might well have decided to pick up the DVD of that Villa game again, and stick it straight back in the recorder. Playing against soap and Strictly star Jill Halfpenny and her family, things were actually looking pretty good for the Browns at the start. As in, before they'd actually started playing. Wes Brown (left) appeared alongside his family in All Star Family Fortunes, where his team lost heavily . The Browns appeared to have got host Vernon Kay onside early, but soon lost their advantage . The Halfpennys hail from the North East, while Wes was playing a flat back four of sister, brother, wife and mother-in-law from Manchester. This had the man in the middle, Bolton's own Vernon Kay, immediately looking to favour the team from the North West. But even with the man in black in their pocket, the Browns were still about to have an absolute mare. And just like on Saturday, it began badly, and just got worse. Wes was first up at the buzzer with Jill. And on beating her to the ball, suggested that the thing you'd hang onto when it was windy was 'a railing'. And our survey said... well, I'll leave you to do the noise. So the Halfpennys nipped in, and nicked the lead. Yet a couple of the Browns' other answers - namely 'a child' and 'the elderly' -  weren't far off, surely, from an actual correct answer 'somebody else'? Brown is brushed off the ball by Gabriel Agbonlahor in one of two poor performances this week . Gus Poyet didn't enjoy watching his side's defeat to Aston Villa, but Brown's TV appearance was even worse . Soap star Jill Halfpenny and her family made it a torrid weekend all round for the Sunderland midfielder . Frankly, the fact the Browns weren't surrounding the official on that one showed remarkable restraint on their part. Then, before you could blink, the Halfpennys had doubled their lead. And this time, it was very much through a Wes own goal. Who, as we had seen earlier in the show - when discovering about him from his family on a home video they'd made - has his own mini cinema and a grand piano in the front hall. So it's not all bad, eh? The challenge this time was to name a small bird. 'Pigeon', said Wes. Vernon did his best for him. 'Compared to an ostrich' was how he defended the defender's answer, but suffice to say... that noise again. Yet amazingly, there was arguably worse to come. The next question  had the Browns pondering a variety of potential trouser malfunctions you might have while wearing a pair at work. Brown shares a joke with the host, but he failed to produce the goods on the pitch or the telly this week . I'm writing this sentence here now to give you a bit of time to think about a few possible answers for yourselves. I'll even point out, to give you a little more time, that Vernon did acknowledge that wearing trousers at work was not exactly in Wes' area of expertise. Wes said 'they'd changed colour'. Anyone else out there? Anyone? Frankly, this was turning into a rout. So even Wes was probably grateful when Vernon took time out to ask everyone to join him for a song from Wes' favourite musical - which happens to be the Sound of Music. That's right, Brown's fellow footballers. Just in case you think you might want to remind him of the fact next time you're with him in a dressing room or on the field of play. The Sunderland defender did however manage to raise plenty of money for charity . Perhaps something along the lines of the fact that he clearly couldn't Von Trapp a house brick? No, too much knowledge, that. Wes did finally get off the mark with a correct answer about lying on a dating website, but when you looked up at the scoreboard come the end of the game, it was still something like 581 the Halfpennys, but most certainly the Browns close to nil. In the end then though, the plucky, affable footballer and his family still managed to raise money for their chosen charity. And did at least give it a bit of a go in the process. But all I can say if that if Gus had been in charge of this team's performance, chances are he'd have cleared his desk at the training ground and said goodbye to the players before you'd even had the chance to read this. No big deal though, Wes. Put that one behind you. You can fix it in the next game. You're away at Only Connect.","highlights":"Wes Brown took part in All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday night . Brown's team lost heavily to soap star Jill Halfpenny and her family . Sunderland defender put in a terrible performance throughout .","id":"f89acb2f84f45c32a2cce98087bf36001dfabd8d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'re watching'. But I know exactly what he means. A manager can have plenty of DVD's of him getting battered, but it is rare that he ever wants to watch one of those.\nIt is a manager's job to ensure, as much as is possible, that you are watching a different game on Saturday to the one you were watching on Sunday.\nSo when a manager looks at a DVD of a 5-1 defeat, what he is really looking to see is:\n* How did it happen? (What went wrong, what caused it?\n* Is it just bad luck, or is it a weakness in the playing style or team that is causing the problem?\n* If it is a weakness, how does he fix it, or can he make it less of a factor?\n* If it is just bad luck, how can he get the players to get over it quickly, so that there is no hangover from Sunday's defeat into Saturday's game?\nFor instance, if a manager looks at an underwhelming 1-0 defeat, and feels he has been undone by the opposition having the better of the game, he will want to know how to prevent them having the better of the game in future.\nSo he will look at things like :\n* Do we have to change anything tactically to make sure we don't have the same problem?\n* Do our defensive players know what they're doing?\n* Do they need to work on anything in the run-up to the game?\n* Do we need to have a longer session than usual on whatever it is we didn't do well in, before Saturday's game?\n* Do we need to start preparing for this game 48 hours earlier than usual, to prevent this from happening again?\n* Do we need to make the game more practice, and less pressure?\n* Do we need to change anything to make it less of a problem \u2013 even if we can't change the opponent?\nBut if a manager looks at a 5-0 defeat, and feels he has been undone by his team not playing well, he will look for answers elsewhere.\nThat's because he needs to know he has fixed what he can fix, and can live with whatever he can't. So, in addition to the above, he'll look at things like :\n* Did any of the players try too hard to make up for"}
{"article":"George Osborne declared Britain had reached a \u2018massive moment\u2019 after new figures revealed there have never been more people in work. The Chancellor said 73.3 per cent of working-age people were employed \u2013 the highest rate since records began in 1971. The Government said the UK had enjoyed the fastest growth in employment of any major economy in the world over the past year. Scroll down for video . Chancellor George Osborne, who has said that 73.3 per cent of working age people are now in employment . The jobless total is 1.86million, the lowest since the summer of 2008 and almost half a million down on a year ago. The unemployment rate is 5.7 per cent, compared to a European Union average of 9.8 per cent. Mr Osborne said 1,000 more people had found employment every day since the Coalition came to power in 2010, with a record 30.94million people now working. The proportion of people claiming Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance has also fallen to its lowest level for 40 years, according to the Office for National Statistics. Addressing MPs yesterday, Mr Osborne boasted: \u2018The evidence is plain to see. Britain is working again.\u2019 Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, who hailed the 'remarkable' employment figures . The Chancellor said it had been a \u2018truly national recovery\u2019, with more cities in the North and the Midlands feeling the benefits of the UK\u2019s economic growth. He added: \u2018Where is employment growing fastest? The North West. Where is a job being created every ten minutes? The Midlands. And which county has created more jobs than the whole of France? The great county of Yorkshire. \u2018We are getting the whole of Britain back to work.\u2019 Forecasts published by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility yesterday showed the number of people in employment would rise by another million by 2019. It also predicted the UK\u2019s unemployment rate will fall from the current 5.3 per cent to 5.2 per cent next year, returning to 5.3 per cent until 2019. Meanwhile, the ONS revealed that annual growth in private sector employment was five times the size of the fall in the public sector. This challenges claims by Labour that the private sector would not be able to compensate for the number of people made redundant by the State as a result of spending cuts. Public sector employment fell by 140,000 last year to 5.4million, the lowest level since records began in 1999 and a fall of almost a million since its peak in late 2009. But employment in the private sector hit a record high of 25.5million, after rising by 757,000 in just one year. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said: \u2018This is a remarkable set of figures, which underlines this Government\u2019s success in backing businesses to create jobs, and supporting British people to seize those opportunities. \u2018As a country we should be proud that there are now record numbers of people in work, record numbers of job vacancies available, and the lowest unemployment rate since 2008. \u2018For every single day that this Government has been in power we have seen an average of 1,000 more people in work.\u2019 Prime Minister David Cameron said: \u2018The highest employment rate in our history is not a dry fact. \u2018It means more people with the security of a pay packet and a brighter future.\u2019 Nick Clegg may have praised the Liberal Democrats\u2019 contribution to the Budget \u2013 but last night his party was preparing its own rival offering, writes Tamara Cohen. In a highly unusual move, Treasury chief Danny Alexander will today address the House of Commons to outline Lib Dem economic plans. He will even have his own yellow Budget Box, which will later be handed over to a party donor who paid \u00a31,500 for it at an auction during the spring conference last weekend. Lib Dem leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, takes in yesterday's budget in the House of Commons . Treasury chief Danny Alexander will today address the House of Commons to outline Lib Dem economic plans . After skipping last year\u2019s Autumn Statement, Mr Clegg made sure he was on the front bench to hear the good news in the Budget yesterday, but was spotted fiddling with his phone and pulling a series of faces. He has insisted it was a \u2018Coalition Budget\u2019. But the Chief Secretary to the Treasury will say today that while his party supports the plans for this year, after 2016 it would diverge from them dramatically. In a speech some Labour and Tory MPs are likely to see as a misuse of Government time, Mr Alexander will propose more borrowing for infrastructure. He is expected to accuse the Tories of making \u2018cuts for cuts\u2019 sake\u2019 \u2013 and Labour of planning a spending spree if they win office. The Lib Dems want to increase the personal tax allowance to \u00a312,500, add more council tax bands for expensive homes, and raise capital gains tax for the wealthiest. A senior Lib Dem said: \u2018Our spending plans post 2015-16 differ from the Tories in a number of key areas. We agree on the need to balance the current budget by 2017-18, but they are talking about running a surplus by carrying on cutting after that.\u2019","highlights":"Chancellor George Osborne says 73.3% of work age people are employed . Declared it was a 'massive moment' and highest rate since records began . The jobless total is now 1.86million, the lowest since the summer of 2008 . Proportion of people on Jobseeker's Allowance at lowest level for 40 years .","id":"b5eed5c16f7054fb356cd3f192432b2d54e747b8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in 1971.\nMr Osborne hailed 2016 as a \u2018triumphant year\u2019 for jobs growth \u2013 with 275,000 new jobs created.\nThe figure is higher than the Bank of England\u2019s latest estimate of 275,000 in 2016 and 259,000 for 2017 and 2018 combined.\nThe Chancellor said the \u2018massive moment\u2019 for the jobs market, where unemployment has sunk to its lowest level since 1975, shows the impact of the Government\u2019s \u2018plan for jobs\u2019.\nHe said: \u2018This is a massive moment in our economy, this is a moment when I believe we are on the cusp of a jobs boom.\n\u2018We are living through the biggest economic revolution since the Industrial Revolution and it is already transforming Britain.\n\u2018The days of people being put out of work when a factory or a business has to close are coming to an end.\n\u2018These figures show the scale of the change we have made, the scale of the progress we have made since the depths of the recession.\u2019\nEmployment in 2016 was at its highest level since 1971, with a record 32.6 million people in work. The 73.3 per cent employment rate \u2013 the highest rate since comparable figures became available in 1971 \u2013 is an increase of 2.2 percentage points since the last quarter of 2007.\nMr Osborne added: \u2018These figures are a testament to our plan for jobs, the plan which got Britain working and will be getting Britain working right throughout this Parliament.\u2019\nThe Chancellor is determined to boost economic growth to 3 per cent and is on course to deliver 2.5 per cent growth in 2016.\nIn 2010, before the first of the six budgets Mr Osborne delivered in the last five years, employment growth slowed to just 0.15 percentage points and the economy entered recession.\nBut in just six years, growth in employment is 6.5 percentage points higher and the number of unemployed people has fallen by half.\nHe said: \u2018The unemployment rate is the lowest in four decades and 600,000 more people are in work than at the end of 2010. That means 600,000 less people claiming out-of-work benefits, which means the taxpayer saving money.\n\u2018The evidence today shows the success of the plan. We have made great progress getting Britain working and this is"}
{"article":"The eerie remains of a Japanese warship that lay undiscovered on the ocean floor for more than 70 years have been captured on film. Musashi was attacked by the US Navy in 1944 and went down with more than 1,000 members of crew on board. Despite numerous witness accounts its exact location remained a mystery for decades. But the ship was discovered earlier this month after Microsoft's billionaire co-founder Paul Allen spent eight years searching for it with his personal submarine. Scroll down for video . The remains of a Japanese warship that sunk more than 70 years ago have been captured on film for the first time . Allen has now released footage showing the huge warship, which was the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleship ever constructed, on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea - nearly two miles under the surface. He is hoping the discovery  'brings closure' to those who lost relatives aboard the ship, according to his website. His yacht, the M\/Y Octopus, has a remote operated probe Octo ROV that initially located the Musashi at the beginning of March. The Octopus is also outfitted with an exploration submarine. Allen and his research team used the historical records of four different countries in order to pinpoint the location of the ship. Musashi was attacked by the US Navy in 1944 and went down with more than 1,000 members of crew on board. Despite witness accounts it was never found or disturbed . The amazing footage shows coral and barnacles growing on the huge warship, which\u00a0was the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleship ever constructed . The inside of the ship can only be glimpsed at throughout the video. Above, the camera looks through a hole . After discovering it Allen posted a photo of a valve from the wreckage, which he described as the 'first confirmation' that it was of Japanese origin. He wrote in a tweet: 'RIP (rest in peace) crew of Musashi, approximately 1,023 (lives) lost.' He promised that  he would soon post video of the ship's catapult and valve areas. The Sibuyan Sea - at the heart of the Philippines' central Visayas islands - now\u00a0covers busy shipping lanes and lies on the path of most tropical storms that cross the country from the Pacific Ocean. But in 1944, it was the scene for a battle considered the largest naval encounter of the Second World War - a battle which would be the Musashi's last. Paul Allen, one of Microsoft's co-founders, was able to find the ship using his private yacht and sub the M\/Y Octopus. Above, one of the ship's 15 tonne anchors . The\u00a0Musashi was the Japanese Navy's biggest battleship during the Second World War . The battleship, which weighed 73,000 tonnes fully loaded, and was armed with nine 45 Caliber Type 94 main guns, was sunk by American warplanes on October 24, 1944. It was the height of the Battle of Leyte Gulf - in which US and Australian forces defeated the Japanese. About half the crew died when it went down. Sister ship the Yamato was damaged in the fighting, according to the US Navy, and American warships finally sank it a year later as it attempted to reach Okinawa. Mr Allen took to Twitter to reveal he had found the wreck of the\u00a0Musashi, sunk in 1944 . American warplanes sank the Musashi on October 24, 1944, at the height of the Battle of Leyte Gulf . An enormous 'float plane' lies on the sand of the ocean floor covered in coral and other animals . Submerged: Allen and his team believe this to be an inverted type 89, 12.7 centimeter gun turret . The battle was considered the largest naval encounter of World War II. Pictured: The Musashi being attack . The Musashi was sunk on the second day of fighting between the two sides. The graphic shows its movements in the days before it was attacked . For Seattle-born Allen, 62, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, the discovery of the Musashi is a thrilling moment. 'Since my youth, I have been fascinated with World War II history, inspired by my father\u2019s service in the U.S. Army,'  Allen said. 'The Musashi is truly an engineering marvel and, as an engineer at heart, I have a deep appreciation for the technology and effort that went into its construction. 'I am honoured to play a part in finding this key vessel in naval history and honouring the memory of the incredible bravery of the men who served aboard her.' Allen, the 51st richest person in the world with a net worth of $17.5billion, according to Forbes Magazine, is known for his love of history - and also his generosity with the Octopus to help other exploration missions. Luxury:\u00a0The remote operated probe of the Octupus (pictured) located the Musashi on Monday . Submarine: Director James Cameron has also used Allen's submarine, to dive to the depths of the ocean . Parties: Allen's yacht is not just for exploring, however, it is also luxurious enough to entertain his friends - pictured here leaving the boat for the Olympic opening ceremony . In 2012, Allen loaned the same ship that located the Musashi to the British government to locate HMS Hood bell from the bottom of the Denmark Strait. The search was eventually called off due to bad weather. The Octopus has also collaborated on Google Earth\u2019s 'Explore the Ocean' feature, and has helped the Discovery Science Channel capture footage for a documentary to study the effects of nuclear detonation on the marine environment. Director James Cameron has also used it, for a seven-hour solo journey to the earth's deepest point back in 2012. But Allen is not confined to undersea exploration, either. Glamour: The Octopus also hosted parties in Cannes. Allen pictured here with George Lucas in 2005 . The American is also working on a project called Stratolaunch, which aims to put 'cost-effective' cargo and manned missions into space. He launched SpaceShipOne, the first privately built craft into suborbital space in 2004. Spokespersons for the Philippines' navy and coast guard told AFP they were not informed of the discovery. For four days in October 1944, the seas around the island of Leyte bore witness to what some believe is the biggest battle in naval history. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, formerly known as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, began on October 23, pitting the combined force of the U.S. and Australian forces against the Imperial Japanese Navy. Three days earlier, the Americans had launched an attack on Leyte; the Japanese responded with Sho-Go - an operation designed to lure U.S. forces away from the San Bernardino Strait. But the Japanese navy was attacked by U.S. submarines as it moved into position on October 23 - the first of four major encounters over the battle. The Musashi survived this first encounter, but the next day, as it passed through the Sibuyan Sea, came under bombardment from the U.S. warplanes. It was first hit at 10.30am, and then again in a second wave. However, the ship did not finally disappear under the waves until 7.30pm that evening. It had been struck by at least 17 bombs and 19 torpedoes during the battle. By October 26 - the end of the battle - the Japanese lost 26 battleships, but only sank six of the U.S.'s ships. The Japanese had also suffered huge numbers of casualties: more than 10,000 men are believed to have died. The Allied Forces, on the other hand, lost around 1,500. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest loss the Japanese Navy had ever encountered . Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica\u00a0and MilitaryHistory.com .","highlights":"Musashi, the Japanese Navy's biggest battleship, was sunk in 1944 . It lay undiscovered on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea for the last 70 years . Billionaire Paul Allen spent\u00a0eight years searching for the ship . The Microsoft co-founder discovered it at the beginning of March .","id":"5e9eae65b477af3bb6338d8d31e89e416668a425","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"000 of its 2,300 crew. At the time of its destruction it was carrying a full complement of six 18-inch guns and an additional four 14-inch guns.\nThere has been no attempt at retrieval as it is believed that the guns contain unexploded ordnance. But now in the summer of 2016 the ship lies at the bottom of the sea 200 kilometres west of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.\nA research team from the United States Naval War College in Rhode Island captured the images using a remote submersible vehicle operated from a mothership.\nThe photos were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.\nThe 11,340 ton Musashi was a massive vessel at 290 feet long and 36 feet wide. The ship was equipped with all of the most sophisticated weaponry, including six 18-inch guns and four 14-inch guns.\nAt the time of its destruction, the US Navy used a fleet of submarines to track Musashi and its sister ship Musashino.\nThe submarine fleet sank Musashino but then the task of destroying Musashi was left to the surface fleet which used hundreds of dive bombers and 4,000 naval guns to sink the stricken vessel.\nHowever, because the ship was under repair when it was sunk, the Japanese managed to get 20 of its guns off to shore before the attack. They were recovered and the rest were left on board.\nMusashi and Musashino were the largest surface warships in the Imperial Japanese Navy, displacing over 11,000 tons each.\nThey were equipped with six 18-inch guns, 12 8-inch guns, five torpedo tubes, and a complement of more than 1,300 crew.\nThe massive Musashi was designed to give the Japanese the ability to defend against the US Navy and to serve as a mobile base for attacking Allied fleets. It had a top speed of 27 knots which meant it could travel as far as 1,500 miles at a time.\nThe US Navy was so determined to sink the ships they ordered aircraft to strafe their decks while the enemy guns were still operational.\nThe US Navy also attempted to sabotage the ships by placing limpet mines on the bottom of the ships.\nThe crippled Musashino was scuttled by its crew. But the Musashi was left lying on the bottom of the sea and the submersible, piloted by William H"}
{"article":"K9 Tragedy: Montville police say its K9 officer, Beny, died from injuries consistent with heat stroke, while in the back of a police vehicle in the parking lot of the police department on September 28 . An Ohio cop has been convicted of animal cruelty for letting his police dog roast to death in his patrol car last year. Sergeant Brett Harrison will not face any jail time. His only punishment: a $500 fine and court costs. The Montville Township officer outraged the community when he left his two-year-old German\u00a0Shepard\u00a0Beny in his squad car for four hours with the\u00a0windows rolled up last September. The dog was found dead in his kennel in the car when Harrison returned. On Wednesday, Judge Dale M. Chase ruled that Harrison was guilty of one of two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Following Beny's death, Harrison publicly apologized and said he had left the car running with his air conditioning on. He said he didn't mean to leave the dog in a hot car. The temperature when the officer arrived on station was 69 degrees and it was 79 degrees when the dog was found. An investigation concluded Harrison violated policy and procedures. The police department suspended him for two weeks without pay and docked him 40 hours of vacation. Montville Police welcomed K9 Officer Beny to the department in September 2013. Beny was trained in narcotics and patrol. \u00a0When Harrison returned to the cruiser after leaving him for four hours, he discovered the dog lying lifeless in the rear passenger compartment\u2019s kennel . Sgt. Harrison cared deeply about Beny. He worked with him 40+ hours a week and Beny lived with Sgt. Harrison and his family when the two were off duty. He is said to be overwhelmed with grief . Harrison issued a statement expressing his 'deepest apology' to Montville Township and to his 'partner, friend and loving family member Beny.' 'This is a loss that words cannot describe, and it is very difficult for everyone involved,' said Chief Terry Grice. 'There is no doubt that this loss will have a lasting impact on Sgt. Harrison and our entire department.' A statement from the department also said that Sgt. Harrison cared deeply about Beny. He worked with the dog more than 40 hour a week and Beny lived with Sgt. Harrison and his family when the two were off duty. Sgt. Harrison was overwhelmed with grief and is taking this loss very hard, the chief added. Sgt. Harrison was found to have violated policy and procedures. He received a two-week unpaid suspension and a loss of 40 hours of vacation . Sgt. Brett Harrison didn\u2019t leave the windows open and the cruiser was turned off; the temperature at the time Harrison arrived at the station was 69 degrees and it was 79 degrees when the dog was discovered . Police say Sgt. Harrison has been an exemplary officer who has never received discipline since being hired onto the department in 2007 . Sgt. Harrison had been an exemplary officer who has never received discipline since being hired onto the department on Sept. 11, 2007. He came to the department after serving 10 years in the United States Air National Guard, where he was deployed to Qatar during Operation Enduring Freedom. Over the years, he has received awards and praise from law enforcement leaders for his dedication in getting weapons, drugs, and impaired drivers off the roads. The prosecutor for the SPCA of Medina County is reviewing the case to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against the officer. I want to start by expressing my deepest apology to Montville Township, the Trustees, the citizens, the police department, my fellow officers and to my partner, Beny. I'm sorry to bringing this upon everyone. I apologize to the trustees and police department for putting you all in this horrible position. I know that it is an unenviable position to have to deal with a situation as sad as this. I'm also sorry for the sadness and grief that you were put into. Most of all, I want to say I'm sorry to my partner, friend and loving family member Beny. I wish everyday that I could go back and change that day or that I could put myself in your place. You will always be in my heart and I will miss you every second of every day. I want you all to know that I will never forget any of this. Once again, I am sorry. Sincerely, . Brett Harrison .","highlights":"German shepherd, Beny, died after his handler Sgt. Brett Harrison left him in a hot car . Despite expressing remorse and his exemplary police work over seven years, the cop was hit with criminal charges . Convicted of\u00a0misdemeanor\u00a0animal cruelty .","id":"f5b95c8d765e8538b572be200541c6e153d06f80","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and a firefighter are being credited for saving the life of the canine during the 14-day ordeal. Credit: Courtesy \/ Police Department\nMontville, OH \u2014 It took a 10-month wait, but a canine\u2019s efforts to stay alive have been rewarded. K9 officer Beny, who fell ill after a 14-day heat streak, has been declared dead by the town\u2019s mayor, but not before first being praised by his officers.\nMontville K9 Officer Beny, who spent 14 days in the back of a Montville Police Department K9 vehicle on September 28 due to extreme weather conditions, survived his ordeal, thanks to the combined efforts of the Montville Police Department and the Fire Department, and his partners from other police departments.\nOn Friday, Montville Mayor Joe Walerzyl, Police Chief Scott Arnold and firefighter Brad Lehner presented Beny with a memorial certificate. Walerzyl was moved to present the certificate to Beny after hearing about the canine\u2019s death in the news. Beny did not have to work that night, but he came in to the department\u2019s headquarters to wait for his partner, officer Scott Olsher, to get off duty.\n\u201cOfficer Beny had been in and around the police department building for a period of time on the date of 9\/28 and was feeling the heat effects when Officer Olsher arrived,\u201d Arnold recalled. \u201cIt was during that wait that Officer Beny suffered his fatal condition and passed away.\u201d\nOlsher said he went to work at the Montville police department as a rookie 20 years ago, along with Beny.\n\u201cBeny is like our partner. He\u2019s part of the K9 team and we treat them like brothers. We treat him like our partner,\u201d Olsher said.\nAccording to Olsher, Beny was 10 years old. He said that he\u2019s been with the Montville police department since he was a puppy, even being used to assist with the narcotics searches. He said that the dog has become more famous in recent years as he\u2019s been featured in a national police magazine and on television during the 2004 Superbowl.\n\u201cBeny has a history of this in the past,\u201d Olsher said. \u201cWe\u2019ve known to always check on our K9 partner whenever it gets this hot out. He\u2019s trained for 15 years now. Every year"}
{"article":"The sister of one of the missing women linked to accused murderer Robert Durst has begged the multi-millionaire to come clean to help end nearly 18 years of agony for her family. Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Online, yoga teacher Allison Modafferi urged Durst to be honest with police if he knows anything about what happened to her sister, honors student Kristen Modafferi. 'If he \u2014 or anyone \u2014 knows anything, please come forward so we can have some answers,' pleaded Allison, who is expecting a daughter in June. 'It's been nearly 18 years so as a family we would welcome anything that could put our minds at rest,' she added. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Without a trace: Yoga teacher Allison Modafferi (left) urges Robert Durst to be honest with police if he knows anything about what happened to her sister, honors student Kristen (right) Family affair: From left, mom Debbie, Kristen, sisters Lauren, Meghan (in front) and Alliston and dad Bob at a family wedding in early 1997. Before they retired Bob was an engineer and Debbie an elementary school teacher, have both now retired . Durst, who is worth an estimated $100 million, was arrested in New Orleans last weekend. Police believe he was preparing to flee the country as he was found in a hotel room with a latex mask, false ID, a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver with one spent shell casing and $42,000 in cash. The family of Kristen (right) want him to help end their agony . 'We hope that one of these days we will get some answers as to what happened to Kristen.' Kristen disappeared from San Francisco in 1997. Oakland Police now say there is no hard evidence to suggest that Durst was involved, even though he was living in the city at the time. But In a statement, issued through family friend Joan Scanlon-Petruski, parents Bob and Debbie Modafferi pointed out that the FBI, which had investigated Durst before, could come up with new evidence now.Cops in the northern California town of Eureka are probing whether he could have been involved in the disappearance of another teen, 16-year-old Karen Mitchell who vanished just five months after Kristen. Durst, 71, was sensationally acquitted of the 2001 murder of neighbor Morris Black and has long been suspected of killing his first wife, Kathie, and then murdering long-time friend Susan Berman because she knew too much. He was shockingly caught on tape saying 'I killed them all,' at the end of the HBO documentary The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Durst, who is worth an estimated $100 million, was arrested in New Orleans last weekend, shortly before the finale of the series aired. Police believe he was preparing to flee the country as he was found in a hotel room with a latex mask, false ID, a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver with one spent shell casing and $42,000 in cash. A small amount of marijuana was also discovered. He is now on suicide watch as he awaits trial in Louisiana on gun and drug possession charges and extradition to California to face a murder trial in the Berman case. Home sweet home: Last December the family sold the five-bedroom, four-bath family home in an upscale development south of Charlotte where Kristen and her three sisters had grown up . Summer in the city: Kristen during her freshman year at North Carolina State University. She moved to San Francisco on her 18th birthday, June 1, 1997. She planned to spend the summer in the City by the Bay before returning to her sophomore year at North Carolina State University where she was studying design . But as new interest has been aroused in Durst, he finds himself linked to cases in at least four states, including the disappearances of Modafferi and Mitchell. Kristen Modafferi moved to San Francisco on her 18th birthday, June 1, 1997. She planned to spend the summer in the City by the Bay before returning to her sophomore year at North Carolina State University where she was studying design. The previous year she was one of the inaugural recipients on the now-highly regarded Park Scholarships which put a premium on travel and service. Within days she started work at Spinelli's coffee shop in the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco's financial district to help pay for a photography course she was due to start at UC Berkeley the day after she vanished. On the day of her disappearance she asked a co-worker for directions to Baker Beach. After she went missing police dogs tracked her scent to the water's edge at nearby Land's End Beach. The last sighting of Kristen was walking through the upscale mall with a blonde woman, who has never been identified. Speculation has risen in recent days that it was in fact Durst, a noted cross-dresser. 'That blonde woman has never come forward and no-one has ever found her,' said Allison Modafferi. Scholar: Kristen at her high school graduation. She was one of the inaugural recipients on the now-highly regarded Park Scholarships which put a premium on travel and service. This is not the first time that Durst has been linked to Modafferi or to Mitchell, who was 16 when she was last seen in Eureka, California, five months after Kristen's disappearance. Durst owned a house in San Francisco at the time Kristen vanished and he was known to be living in Trinidad, California, some 25 miles north of Eureka when Karen went missing after getting into a car. A police sketch of a man driving that car bears an uncanny likeness to the troubled New York property heir. Author Matt Birkbeck first connected Durst to the two missing teens in the 2003 paperback edition of his book A Deadly Secret: The Strange Disappearance of Kathie Durst. The FBI checked Durst out at the time but could not prove that he was connected to either woman. Allison Modafferi is also skeptical even now that Durst, who was found not guilty of the 2001 murder of Black, his neighbor in Galveston, Texas, despite admitting that he chopped his body up and threw it in the sea, will be charged in connection with her sister's disappearance. 'There is just not a lot of evidence,' she told Daily Mail Online. 'The FBI looked at him a few years ago and came up with nothing. 'We have had so many leads over the years that have led nowhere.' The family has never given up hope that Kristen, who would now be 35, is still alive, despite the fact there has been no trace of her for nearly half of her life. They dismiss the possibility that she might have staged her own disappearance. 'We were a very close family \u2014 we still are a very close family,' said Allison. 'And there are no signs that she wanted to disappear. She hadn't packed her bags or withdrawn money or anything like that.' But still the family clings to the hope that she is still alive. In obituaries placed in the Charlotte Observer after the deaths of her grandfather Tony Modafferi in 2002 and his widow Lillian in 2006, the family wrote that they left 'four granddaughters, Allison, Kristen, Lauren and Meghan.' Joan Scanlon-Petruski of The Kristen Foundation, a non-profit set up to help find missing adults, told Daily Mail Online that the family is hoping that the Durst link may finally bring some closure to their 18-year ordeal . 'Of course we live with that hope,' said Allison, 38. 'But it has been a very long time.' And as for the chance that she has been held captive for a dozen and a half years, she added: 'There is a part of each of us that hopes for something like that, but it is hard to imagine what the past 18 years would have been like for her if that were the case.' Kristen's parents, Bob, an engineer and Debbie, an elementary school teacher, have both now retired. Last December they finally sold the five-bedroom, four-bath home in an upscale development south of Charlotte, that Kristen and her three sisters had grown up in, and moved to Florida. In a statement, issued through family friend Joan Scanlon-Petruski, Bob and Debbie Modafferi pointed out that the FBI had investigated Durst before. 'It is possible though that the ongoing interrogation of Durst by law enforcement that's taking place right now could uncover new information that could be of value and lead to the truth about what happened to Kristen,' they added. Scanlon-Petruski, who runs The Kristen Foundation, a non-profit set up to help find missing adults, told Daily Mail Online that the family is just hoping that the Durst link may finally bring some closure to their 18-year ordeal. 'Robert Durst is crazy and he has shown he is not willing to admit anything,' she said. 'I certainly want it to be him,' Scanlon-Petruski added. 'Then we would be able to find out at least something, but we have been disappointed so many times in the past.' But police in Oakland, California say there is nothing new to link Durst to Modafferi. 'The Oakland Police Department conducted an investigation with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the 1997 disappearance of Kristen Modafferi. The investigation was open and active for several years. At this time we do not have any evidence that indicates Robert Durst was involved in her disappearance.' The department said in a statement.","highlights":"Kristen Modafferi, 18, from Charlotte, North Carolina, disappeared in San Francisco without a trace in 1997 . Her sister Allison urges Robert Durst to be honest with police if he knows anything about what happened . The last sighting of Kristen was walking through the upscale mall with a blonde 'woman' Speculation has risen in recent days that it was Durst, a known cross-dresser . Oakland Police have ruled out a link but the FBI has investigated the connection between Durst and Kristen's disappearance . Parents Bob and Debbie Modafferi believe 'the ongoing interrogation of Durst...could uncover new information'","id":"4bfd0249c002791df5e91a5c9f97a0ca811fec63","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"eri, 62, told how her sister Jill Durst went missing a year after Robert Durst's wife Kathleen died. 'I'm really hopeful that Robert Durst finally comes clean,' Allison said. 'The families are hoping he will finally provide the closure that they've been seeking for the past 17 years or so and it's long overdue. He has to know what happened to Kathleen. She's been missing for 17 years.'\nKathleen was the stepdaughter of New York billionaire Howard Marshall, who had her killed 13 years ago after his death to enable her husband to inherit his vast fortune. It was alleged that Durst was a potential beneficiary because he had previously married his wealthy late stepmother (Kathleen's mother) and was living in their New York estate, called the Whitney Mansion, while their children were at college.\nAllison said the discovery of Kathleen's body - after police found her dismembered and mutilated body in a trash bag and Durst's wife dead in their LA mansion - came as a major relief. She said Robert had been 'on my list for a long time' and she had her 'eye on him' long before he became a person of interest. She's believed to be the daughter of Robert Durst's dead brother Tom who committed suicide over a decade before his sister disappeared.\nWhen Kathleen disappeared her husband, real estate heir Howard Koeppel, 53, was declared legally dead.\nA year after Kathleen disappeared, Durst's estranged wife Kathie capitalized on his money by using a body-double to pretend to be Kathleen in the film The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst in 2015. The 71-year-old was charged with murder last year and is awaiting extradition to California to face trial for the death of his \"friend\", 55-year-old Susan Berman - a one-time writer and producer who became his confidante and close friend.\nHis defence team claimed that the murder of Berman was in self-defence because he was afraid she would tell police that they had argued over the $100,000 she was taking in for him as part of a 'deal' with his wife. The defence claimed that the killing was accidental after a vodka binge that caused him to suffer from 'blackouts'.\nHe did this by hiding money, moving"}
{"article":"Veteran keeper Shay Given is hoping the Republic of Ireland can blow Euro 2016 qualifying Group D wide open by getting the better of surprise leaders Poland on Sunday. Ireland entertain the unbeaten Poles at the Aviva Stadium desperate to bounce back from November's 1-0 defeat in Scotland, their first reverse of the campaign to date. With world champions Germany still favourites to finish top of the pile despite a less than auspicious start, the race for the second automatic qualification spot is well and truly on. Veteran keeper Shay Given hopes the Republic of Ireland can surprise leaders Poland on Sunday . Republic of Ireland goalkeepers David Forde and Shay Given during the training session at Gannon Park . Given said: 'It is huge. It's a big week building up to it now as well. It's one of the biggest games we will play in the whole qualifying campaign. 'Of course, Poland are a great team, but we are at home and we have got to use that advantage and try to get the win. 'It's not must-win yet, but it's must-not-lose, I suppose. We have all been here before in this situation the the qualifying campaign. We know how important it is. Republic of Ireland's Darren Randolf, David Forde, Cyrus Christie and Richard Keogh during  training . 'It is a huge game, of course, and ideally you want to win your home games and take some points on the road as well.' After victories over Georgia and Gibraltar, the Republic returned from Germany with a creditable 1-1 draw, only to succumb to Shaun Maloney's strike at Celtic Park in their final qualifier of 2014. Their next two games in the group see them entertain the Poles and the Scots in Dublin and only a healthy return will see them maintain pace with the pace-setters. Republic of Ireland's Stephen Quinn and Kevin Doyle during the training session at Gannon Park . Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill during the training session at Gannon Park . Martin O'Neill's men are locked together with the Germans and the Scots on seven points, three behind Poland. Striker Daryl Murphy is refusing to look any further ahead than Sunday's showdown at the Aviva. He said: 'I think there's still a lot to play for. This game now coming, we need to get a result. Especially at home, we want to put in a good performance and come out with something after the game. 'I wouldn't look too far beyond that, just look to the game on Sunday and see what we can do.' Republic of Ireland's Roy Keane gives instructions during the training session at Gannon Park . O'Neill and his players met up at their Portmarnock base on Sunday evening and got to work at nearby Gannon Park in Malahide on Monday morning. Skipper Robbie Keane was due to arrive later from the Los Angeles Galaxy, as were Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter, in the squad for the first time, and Stoke striker Jon Walters, who played 12 minutes as a substitute in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace wearing a protective mask over his fractured cheekbone. Everton duo James McCarthy and Darron Gibson and Burnley defender Stephen Ward were among those who sat out training but O'Neill was not unduly concerned. Republic of Ireland's Stephen Quinn and James McClean on the ball during  training at Gannon Park . He said: 'It's not surprising really for James as Everton have played four games in the last 10 or 11 days, Seamus Coleman too. Darron Gibson has a bit of a groin problem - he played yesterday. 'Stephen has just had a little bit of difficulty. He's had an injury which he is coming back from and he's getting looked at this evening, with the club's permission, and we might have to do something about that. He's hoping maybe two or three days on that he's okay. 'Jon is coming in and he's pretty upbeat. He's got a mask and played for the last few minutes in the Stoke game and did well to put himself forward for the game, and there is this week. I think he is feeling fine and will be in later today.' Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane shares a joke as the players train in Malahide, Ireland . O'Neill will not be rushed in selecting his team for a huge game, and 38-year-old Given is determined to use this week to edge himself ahead of regular number one David Forde to claim his 128th senior international cap. He said: 'The goalkeepers in general, David and [Keiren] Westwood and [Darren] Randolph as well, we are all a tight team together and whoever he picks, we will support them. 'You do wish them well but at the same time, your personal pride and professionalism, you want to play in the game and because it's such a huge game as well, I would love to play on Sunday. 'But I don't pick the team, I have just got to work hard in training. I have been playing well at Aston Villa when given the chance, and hopefully I might get the nod on Sunday. But if not, I'll support whoever he picks.'","highlights":"Republic of Ireland face unbeaten Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday . They will be hoping to bounce back from November's defeat to Scotland . Germany are still favourites to top Group D despite their slow start . But the race for the second automatic qualification spot is well and truly on .","id":"434f887177d658c32f70d96bb0c1d2212357a1b8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a 3-1 reverse by Germany in Friday's reverse fixture. But given the task of stopping them has fallen to Given, who admits his side will face a stern test from \"one of Europe's top\" teams. \"There are a lot of positives in the camp,\" said Given, who became Ireland's all-time cap record-holder when he faced Poland's opponents on Friday. \"You saw that during the game against Germany and they showed that in the World Cup qualifiers, getting results away in tough places. \"They are one of Europe's top teams at the moment and have had a lot of success over the last four or five years. They are flying in this campaign so it will be a good challenge for us.\" Given - who at 37 is closing in on the Ireland record for most caps (144) - added that the Poles will \"probably go into the game looking to win\" but reckons Ireland \"need at least a point\" against the Group D favourites. \"We're looking for our first points in the campaign - we have to be,\" he said. \"They had a great result away to Germany but we have to look at home matches. \"We haven't played as well as we can, and at times against Germany we were a bit wasteful in the final third - you can't afford to do that against good teams.\" The Republic have not lost a competitive game under Martin O'Neill but Given said their recent record against the Poles - they have failed to score in any of their last three clashes - will count for nothing in Dublin. \"We'll need to be on it, but they've been playing well and have a lot of experienced players in their team,\" said Given. \"You can't rest on last week's performance against Germany. \"It will be hard. We have to make sure we are solid at the back and go forward with confidence. \"There are a lot of good things that have happened under Martin and the squad is in a good place but we need to get the results. \"We want to win against Poland but we need to be realistic as well and be able to look back over 90 minutes and say we had our chances. It will be a tough test for us.\" Meanwhile, Given's brother David said Ireland must get the better of the Poles, or their chances of"}
{"article":"An ally of the Russian opposition leader who was gunned down in Moscow has branded a theory that he was killed by a devout Muslim because he defended Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed as 'absurd'. It emerged earlier today that police in Russia investigating the death of Boris Nemtsov were looking at theories that he was killed over his support for the French magazine, which published the controversial images. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov had said that Zaur Dadayev, one of the five suspects detained over the killing of Nemtsov was a 'deep believer' and was not happy by Mr Nemstov's supporting the magazine. Scroll down for video . Zaur Dadayev, who has been charged with involvement in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov inside a defendant's cage inside a Moscow court building . It has been claimed that Dadayev, pictured, is a devout Muslim, who was angry about the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo . The claims were made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, pictured. Dadayev is a former member of the police in Chechnya . However, Ilya Yashin, who co-founded the opposition movement Solidarnost has now dimissed the theory, saying it was 'politically motivated'. He said: 'The official version of the inquiry is more than absurd. In my opinion it is the result of a political order from the Kremlin. He also added how Mr Nemtsov had 'never negatively spoken about Islam' and had merely criticised the Islamist extremists who gunned down 12 people at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January. Mr Yashin's comments come after Chechen leader Mr Kadyrov wrote on his Instagram account: 'All who know Zaur (Dadayev) confirm that he is a deep believer and also that he, like all Muslim, was shocked by the activities of Charlie and comments in support of printing the cartoons.' He also confirmed that Dadayev had also been a member of the police in Chechnya and had been decorated for bravery. Mr Kadyrov is considered by many as one of Russian president Vladimir Putin's most loyal henchmen in the Caucasus region. He was installed by Putin as leader of Chechnya and has spoke of his support for Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. Mr Nemtsov, 55, was shot four times in the back while walking along a bridge in full view of the Kremlin with his model girlfriend Anna Duritskaya, 23. Three suspects detained over the killing of Mr Nemtsov sit covering their faces in a defendant's cage at a court in Moscow yesterday . All of the men were escorted from a bus to Basmanny district court, in Moscow, with their hands bound and masked men standing either side . An armed guard escorts one of the five suspects in the killing of Mr Nemstov into a court in Moscow yesterday . He had been a critic of current Russian president Vladimir Putin and considered a liberal. Yesterday, it was alleged Dadayev made a statement confirming his guilt as he and four other men appeared in court over the assassination. All of the men were escorted from a bus to Basmanny district court, in Moscow, with their hands bound in front of them and masked men standing either side. Once inside they continued to be flanked by armed guards and were forced to speak from a defendant's cage. The court heard that Dadayev, 33, served for around ten years in the 'Sever' battalion, which is part of the interior ministry of Chechnya. His sister confirmed that he had won medals for bravery and courage. Judge Mushnikova added: 'Dadayev\u2019s involvement in committing this crime is confirmed by, apart from his own confession, the totality of evidence gathered as part of this criminal case.' Anzor Gubashev, who worked for a private security company in Moscow, was named as another suspect. He denied any involvement. Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's federal security service, said Dadayev and Gubashev were 'suspected of carrying out the crime'. It was not clear if either of the men were believed to have fired the shots that killed Mr Nemtsov. Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was killed while walking with his girlfriend in Red Square in full view of the Kremlin . At the time of his death Mr Nemtsov had been working on a report about Russian military involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict . At the time of his death Mr Nemtsov had been working on a report about Russian military involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict. He was also in the midst of organising a march against the war and had written a number of reports in recent years linking Putin and other politicians to alleged corruption. The shooting occurred a few hours after he had made a radio appearance denouncing Putin for 'mad, aggressive' policies in Ukraine. Surveillance footage apparently showed a man climbing into a white getaway car and being driven away. Russian officials have denied any involvement, with President Putin dubbing the murder a 'provocation'.","highlights":"Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says Zaur Dadayev is a devout Muslim . Dadayev accused in killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov . Mr Kadyrov says Dadayev was not happy with the Charlie Hebdo cartoons . Mr Nemtsov previously defended the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed . But an ally of Mr Nemtsov has branded the new theory for motive 'absurd' Ilya Yashin says Nemtsov has never negatively spoke out about Islam . He was killed last week after being shot in the back while walking near the Kremlin .","id":"e7be16d3cd83f7fd0f7ed2b692c2d4b065ad07c8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that he was shot by a French citizen of \u201cAlbanian descent\u201d at the height of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist siege.\nThe opposition leader's death triggered a huge outpouring of grief and anger across Russia and its former Soviet sphere as people voiced their outrage at another murder aimed at silencing dissent.\nBoris Nemtsov, 55, and Sergei Mitrokhin, 51, were gunned down on the bridge near the Kremlin on Friday night, a day before Vladimir Putin was set to give a historic lecture to the Duma on the importance of Russia in world affairs.\nThe assassin, who is alleged to have shouted \u201cDon\u2019t talk nonsense\u201d, fled into the gardens of the nearby Russian Academy of Sciences, which has hosted the world\u2019s largest conference on global warming. He was detained just a few minutes later by FSB officers, who said they had been waiting around the corner in a car.\nThe gunman was identified as 23-year-old Zaur Dadayev, a Chechen national who is allegedly connected with a Muslim extremist group linked to Islamic State.\nHowever, the \u201cAlbanian\u201d theory was suggested by some commentators as an explanation for the murderer\u2019s motives because Mr Nemtsov had recently said that the Muslim world was \u201ctorn between two world views\u201d.\nBut Mr Nemtsov\u2019s close friend, the journalist and activist Oleg Kozlovsky, told The Telegraph that the theory was \u201cabsurd\u201d.\n\u201cWhy would he kill Nemtsov, his closest friend, to avenge the cartoons of Charlie Hebdo,\u201d he said. \u201cIt's not the cartoons, it's about all of our common work together. And then to kill Nemtsov, this is the second time that Nemtsov has been killed, but not by Chechens.\u201d\nThe politician\u2019s friend said Mr Nemtsov would talk about Charlie Hebdo\u2019s Mohammed cartoons \u201cfrom time to time\u201d, especially when he became angry about other issues. \u201cSometimes, I would argue with him,\u201d said Mr Kozlovsky. \u201cHe argued [about cartoons] with many other people, including me, because he was very critical of Charlie Hebdo\u2019s cartoons. It's always a sensitive topic for Nemtsov.\u201d\nHe said he and Mr Nemtsov had a long conversation about the cartoon at the end of November,"}
{"article":"Claire Allnutt died in hospital after a dirty drip was left in her arm for four days. Her family are now taking action against the NHS trust involved, which, they claim, only gave staff 20 minutes training in a new system of patient monitoring . Medics who treated a young woman who died after a dirty drip was left in her arm for four days had just 20 minutes training in a monitoring system, it has been claimed. Claire Allnutt was recovering from having the flesh-eating bug necrotising fasciitis at Luton and Dunstable Hospital last year when the contaminated catheter was used to administer antibiotics. Her devastated parents, Ann and Richard, are now taking action against the NHS trust involved and are claiming staff may have had just 20 minutes training on a new system of monitoring patients. Ms Alnutt's family have also reported five medics from the hospital to the, the General Medical Council watchdog, claiming a catalogue of errors led to their daughter's death. Claire, 28, has been suffering from the flesh-eating infection but was making a full recovery after two months in hospital. But she died from septicaemia\u00a0when a drip administering antibiotics was left in her arm for four days, triggering blood poisoning. It later emerged that the hospital was using a new electronic alert system called National Early Warning Score. It showed that Claire's condition was deteriorating but staff appear not to have acted on the alert. Her family lodged Freedom of Information request and found staff may have only had 20 minutes training on the system. They have instructed lawyers specialising in medical negligence cases to take action against the hospital. Carole Watts of firm Ashton KCJ said: 'On the face of it this seems to be a very short period of training, especially as the electronic warning system deals with life and death situations. 'It's of great concern to Claire's parents that the staff using the electronic system may not have been adequately trained to use it. 'They are devastated by the loss of their daughter and it's important for them to know that lessons have been learnt from their tragic loss.' An inquest last year heard how a junior doctor spotted fungal spores in the tube on a Friday but it wasn't removed until the following Tuesday. Observation notes showed Claire's condition worsened over the weekend but medics decided to just monitor her and no action was taken until the Tuesday. By that time, life-threatening sepsis had set in and she suffered several heart attacks before dying in the early hours of the following morning. Claire, from Luton, Bedforshire, who was obese and had learning difficulties, had initially refused to consent to the tube being withdrawn because of a phobia of needles. Ms Allnutt's family have also reported five members of staff at the hospital to the General Medical Council . Her family have questioned why no action was taken to remove the drip, known as a PICC line. Ms Watts added: 'The family have many questions about the circumstances of Claire's death and why no action was taken to remove the PICC line. 'It's hoped that the GMC complaint will ensure the actions of the doctors around the time of Claire's death are fully investigated and that the family are given the answers that they need. 'Claire's parents are determined to fight for justice for Claire and a civil claim is being pursued against the hospital.' A hospital spokesman said: 'The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has given an unreserved apology to Claire Allnutt's family following her tragic death last January. 'All staff groups involved in Claire's case have reflected and learned from the events that occurred prior to Claire's death, and this has resulted in a number of changes to practice, which are being constantly monitored and evaluated.' Hospital bosses say they have apologised unreservedly to Ms Allnutt's family and have made changes .","highlights":"Patient was recovering well from flesh-eating bug in Luton hospital . But she was given a contaminated\u00a0antibiotics\u00a0drip by staff on a Friday . Despite being noticed, the drip was not changed until  following Tuesday . Her family have now reported five medics to the General Medical Council . They say staff had only 20 minutes training on a new monitoring system .","id":"6b988b5c3923ae8d9d8175b83583006fe28a7e51","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" care last year.\n\"When the doctors removed the drip,\" she says, \"they noticed it wasn't a sterile system and it was a really dirty drip system.\" Claire, 58, died shortly afterwards, leaving four children and ten grandchildren to grieve for her and a husband of 36 years, Mick.\nHe told us: \"We are determined to seek redress and that's what we're doing, through solicitors. I am determined that something good comes from this. It has to happen otherwise all the money and work and time goes to waste. And so does all the pain and hurt and anguish for my kids and grandkids and friends.\"\nThe coroner returned a verdict of natural causes and no action was taken. Claire says: \"The coroner's verdict is absolute rubbish. This has to change.\n\"The hospital have now changed their policy but I'm not going to rest until all hospitals change. I am not going to stop until someone is held responsible for what happened to my poor lovely Claire.\n\"What makes matters even worse is the hospital we took her to are doing a lot to raise awareness of hospital-acquired infections, which she caught and they did nothing about it.\n\"I will never stop fighting and I will stop at nothing to make a difference until I get the result I want. This has to change and I'm going to do whatever it takes to make it change.\"\nAfter Claire's death, her family discovered a letter from the hospital trust to the UK's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson asking his guidance in implementing new patient safety protocols. It was sent only 20 minutes before the removal of the drip.\nMick explained: \"The letter talks about how we're going to change and I have absolutely no idea why that's been sent if they are not going to implement it.\"\nAn investigation by the hospital trust has concluded that the death was \"unforeseeable\".\nDoctors, patients and campaigners are calling for changes in the NHS. Many fear that poor record keeping and an increasing use of foreign doctors, while they help fill short-term vacancies, have contributed to avoidable deaths.\nClaire's family says the staff that looked after her in her last days deserve recognition for their attempts to care for her. Mick says: \"The family want to say a big thank you to the staff that looked after Claire. The staff were so kind and lovely -"}
{"article":"It is a brave statement written from the heart, by a young woman fighting for her life. 'I am happy, I am alive and I was built to survive'. The words are part of a heartbreaking video created by young mother Abi \u00a0Rounds, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 22. After just two days to digest the news with her closest family members - including her mother, father and boyfriend - she decided to reveal her diagnosis to other loved ones via an emotional video on her Facebook page. The clip has now been watched almost 9,000 times all over the world and Miss Rounds said the messages of support have helped her face a double mastectomy and chemotherapy. Scroll down for video . Abi Rounds, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 22, shared her terrible news with loved ones via a video she uploaded to Facebook . In the video, the mother-of-one (pictured here with daughter Ruby May) who has watched her own mother and aunt fight the disease, vowed to do everything it takes to beat the disease . The video comprises a series of clips such as the above, explaining to her loved ones what has happened . Her brave words have been watched by thousands of people after the video went viral . The now 23-year-old, who has watched her own mother and aunt fight the disease, said: 'When they told me I had cancer It was terrifying.  I I felt sick and the worst went through my head. 'As soon as I came home from hospital, I got my two-year-old daughter from my sister who was looking after her, and got my cousin and sister to come to my house and I told them the news. 'But from there on I thought that's it, I'm going to do this - nothing is going to stop me now. 'From that moment I've got on well, I'm really positive and the support has been overwhelming. 'People around me knew there was something wrong and it was getting to the point where I was having to repeat myself - it was too much. 'I thought maybe if I do a video I can get my message across,' said Miss Rounds, from Leominster, Herefordshire, . 'It was probably one of the hardest things I have ever done, but looking back it is one of the best things too. 'The support has been absolutely amazing and has really got me through the tough times. 'It has been incredible getting messages from strangers telling me to keep strong. Miss Rounds was just 11 when her mother Julie, 46, was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a single mastectomy. Two years ago her aunt had the same treatment for a tumour. Her own cancer was diagnosed last December. Miss Rounds has now shaved off her blonde hair and is undergoing chemotherapy following surgery . Miss Rounds - along with various family members - has also raised more than \u00a32,000 for Breast Cancer UK by shaving their heads . Miss Rounds had been watching TV when she felt an itch on her right breast and found two lumps. After a GP appointment she was referred to Hereford County Hospital where doctors went against convention to perform a biopsy because of her family history. Just a week later medics asked her to come back - with family members for support - and delivered the news she had two cancerous lumps, grade two and three. 'It was a shock to be told - I didn't expect it at all,' said Miss Rounds. 'I thought it was nothing to worry about because I was so young, fit and healthy, so I didn't think it could be cancer. 'They don't normally do a biopsy until you are 25, but because of my family history I had one. 'They rang me and told me to make an appointment and they said did I have someone to come with me, and I had a feeling.' In the video - which has been viewed nearly 9,000 times, said: 'The reason I am posting this is because I have had so many lovely kind messages off so many people. Miss Rounds (with her daughter) was just 11 when her mother Julie, 46, was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a single mastectomy . In the video, she says:\u00a0'I never thought I would be sitting in the same position as my mum, at the age of 22, getting told I have breast cancer. It is scary, and it is a shock, and you just don't think it will ever happen to you' 'I just thought instead of me repeating myself to everyone, this would be the  easiest way for me to say it, and you will all find out sooner or later. 'I never thought I would be sitting in the same position as my mum, at the age of 22, getting told I have breast cancer. 'It is scary, and it is a shock, and you just don't think it will ever happen to you. 'But with the support of my amazing family, fantastic friends, and my daughter, I will do that and I will kick cancer's butt!' After a family Christmas with partner Jamie, 23, and daughter Ruby May, two, she had a double mastectomy in a four hour operation on January 13. However further tests have revealed the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes, so she is now undergoing chemotherapy. 'I'm doing really well and I just want people to know that you can have cancer at this young age, and always just go and get checked'. Miss Rounds - along with various family members - has also raised more than \u00a32,000 for Breast Cancer UK by shaving their heads. To donate to her cause, visit: www.justgiving.com\/abigialjeanrounds .","highlights":"Abi Rounds found two breast lumps and was diagnosed last\u00a0December . Mother, father and boyfriend were with her when she got the awful news . Two days later, she decided to share the news with other loved ones . Felt the easiest way was to create a video and upload it to Facebook page . In the emotional video, she declares she is going to 'kick cancer's butt' Miss Rounds is currently undergoing\u00a0chemotherapy\u00a0as\u00a0cancer\u00a0has spread .","id":"bf5cfe9c589f285d07ef47932e1537a7cb5df8dc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"[not her real name], who is waiting for surgery to repair the injuries she sustained in the Westminster attack last March. The 27-year-old, along with her partner and their friends, were caught up in the horrific events. One friend, 34-year-old James, died instantly when a knife-wielding terrorist struck.\nIn the video, the family of four describe their lives prior to the attack, including the highs and lows. They are shown out in the open countryside, laughing and joking and loving life to the full. There was no indication of the horror that was to come a short time later.\n\u201cJames\u2019 death was a big shock and our lives changed forever but our story is not over,\u201d Abi says. \u201cHe is still very much a part of our family. Our baby, our daughter, James\u2019 daughter, is alive because of the life-saving actions of the police and first responders.\n\u201cI am sure James would love to meet her \u2013 to be a dad \u2013 and now that won\u2019t happen. I want him to have every moment with his daughter. But I cannot help but feel like I have let him down.\"\nIn the video \u2013 recorded just months ago before James\u2019 death \u2013 Abi discusses life as a 27-year-old mum and what the terrorist attack means for them and their family.\n\u2018I am a mother \u2013 I am very protective\u2019\nAbi, who has asked for her last name to remain private, tells the camera: \u201cI am a mother. I am a mother. And I am very protective. But there is another side to me.\u201d The mum-of-one then explains her life before the Westminster attack: \u201cI did not know him as well as I should have done. I did not understand his motives for travelling to such a place. James made me feel safe \u2013 so I didn\u2019t understand the danger. James made me feel alive \u2013 so I didn\u2019t understand the horror.\n\u201cJames was a kind and caring husband and a devoted father. He would have been a great dad. I will never get to see him do that. I will never get to see our daughter grow up or take her first steps. I know that will break my heart every day for the rest of my life.\n\u201cI am a mother. But I will also always be a fighter.\u201d\nHer daughter Isla is due in October. The family are waiting to"}
{"article":"A high-profile RSPCA prosecution of the renowned Cattistock Hunt in Dorset has spectacularly collapsed amid claims that the hunt was the victim of a politically inspired campaign, funded by a mystery backer. The Cattistock's joint master Will Bryer has accused the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals \u2013 which brought the prosecution \u2013 of co-ordinating a campaign of harassment and surveillance over more than three years, in a failed attempt to prove the hunt had broken the law. He also claimed a wealthy anti-hunting businessman intent on landing a 'prize scalp' had bankrolled surveillance of him, his employees and hunt followers, saying: 'We believe the campaign is funded by a Dorset-based company. A high-profile RSPCA prosecution of the renowned Cattistock Hunt in Dorset has spectacularly collapsed amid claims that the hunt was the victim of a politically inspired campaign . Hunt saboteurs at our meets this year were all wearing T-shirts advertising the firm. We don't believe that to be a coincidence but a statement.' The animal rights organisation, which has been criticised for spending \u00a322.5 million pursuing animal welfare prosecutions last year, formally withdrew its case on Friday \u2013 after admitting it had no realistic chance of a conviction. Mr Bryer, whose joint master of the Cattistock is one of the richest women in Britain, the Honourable Mrs Charlotte Townshend, claimed the campaign had been 'focused and sophisticated'. He went on to say: 'Despite the endless footage taken of us by so-called covert investigators, this is the only time anyone associated with the Cattistock has ever faced a charge and now it has been dropped. Cattistock's joint master Will Bryer (pictured)\u00a0claimed a wealthy anti-hunting businessman intent on landing a 'prize scalp' had bankrolled surveillance of him . 'I'm afraid the time has long passed when we thought these people were seriously interested in the law. As far as we are concerned, this is just another way of attacking people who participate in hunting.' Yesterday, the pro-hunting Countryside Alliance said the RSPCA was at a crossroads, and would have to decide whether to continue to bring what it described as 'malicious' cases or 'embrace sanity and change tactics'. Mr Bryer's solicitor, Jamie Foster, claimed that the case had been flawed from the start. He explained: 'There is video footage of my client laying legal trails before and after the alleged breach of the hunting ban which was not disclosed to us by the RSPCA.' He said the laying of a trail, or a scent which the hounds can track rather than chasing a live animal, showed that the Cattistock had behaved responsibly, not recklessly as the prosecution claimed. Cattistock chairman Robert Atkinson said: 'We are very pleased that common sense has prevailed and the case has been dropped. The hunt and all its staff, in particular Will as master, make every effort to hunt within the law and be seen to do so. We are glad that our stance has been so demonstrably and categorically vindicated by the court.' The RSPCA has the power to bring its own prosecutions rather than rely on the police or the Crown Prosecution Service. However last October, a report commissioned by the charity recommended abandoning the policy and leaving the job to the CPS, which has more expertise. An animal rights organisation formally withdrew its case against the hunt (pcitured) on Friday \u2013 after admitting it had no realistic chance of a conviction . Last year, The Mail on Sunday reported that the RSPCA had spent \u00a322.5 million on prosecutions in two years, and had been obliged to take out an overdraft facility with its bank, Coutts, for the first time in its 190-year history. Discussing the dropped prosecution yesterday, an RSPCA spokesman said: 'We have not at any stage been made aware of a trail being laid or of any alleged footage of such a trail being laid. But having considered all the evidence now available, we concluded there no longer remains a realistic prospect of securing a conviction.' Addressing the Cattistock's claim that the RSPCA had mounted a campaign of surveillance, he said: 'This is an outrageous slur and completely untrue. We did not monitor this hunt. The RSPCA does not monitor any hunts.' He went on to reject the claim that the prosecution had been effectively paid for by a wealthy backer, insisting: 'This prosecution was funded by the RSPCA.' Philip Mansbridge, the UK director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare \u2013 which shot the disputed footage and provided it to the RSPCA \u2013 said: 'We are very disappointed that the case has been dropped. We do understand the reasons and the difficulties in getting these cases through the courts. But we stand by our evidence completely; this case was dropped, not lost.' He went on to say: 'We have now reached the reluctant conclusion that having tried everything under the current judicial system, we now need to make changes to strengthen the Hunting Act. Time and time again, hunts flout the law and escape prosecution by using the false alibi that they were trail hunting. The pro-hunt lobby continually drag out cases and waste public and charity funds.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"High-profile RSPCA prosecution of Cattistock Hunt in Dorset has collapsed . Hunt joint master Will Bryer accused RSPCA of campaign of harassment . He said wealthy anti-hunting businessman bankrolled surveillance of him . The animal rights organisation\u00a0formally withdrew its case on Friday .","id":"a312775bcf117f99a775bd044fe4d0d6c590ca16","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"s case was the subject of much publicity and a protracted six-year battle by the RSPCA.\nThe hunt, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, was targeted following the death in 2001 of the Queen's grandson, Prince Andrew, who was killed by a fall from a horse during a hunt. Its alleged offences included the alleged mistreatment of dogs by its hunt master and also the alleged \"savage\" killing of a fox in breach of the Hunting Act 2004.\nThe case against hunt master David Gillingham, 59, began in April 2005. It was the first prosecution under the Hunting Act 2004 to be brought by the RSPCA. A spokesman for the RSPCA said the hunt faced a total of nine offences, six of which were dropped in January this year, the rest of which were dismissed \"with prejudice\", meaning they cannot be prosecuted again.\nAn RSPCA spokesman said: \"We think it has come down to the funding of the whole thing. There was a concerted campaign by one person or organisation and we think the public ought to know who this was. We think a great deal of money was invested. Someone is clearly trying to undermine legislation to keep horses in this country for hunting and it's extremely disturbing.\"\nMr Gillingham claimed his 21-strong hounds had \"no idea whatsoever\" that they had chased a fox across the Salisbury Plain to be killed on October 28, 2003. He was cleared of all charges at Weymouth magistrates' court in May 2006.\nThe Cattistock, which also runs three other packs in Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire, is one of 70 hunt packs in England and Wales to receive notices of intention to prosecute under the Hunting Act, the RSPCA said.\nThe RSPCA claims the hunt also lied about the killing of a fox on September 9, 2001, by providing the body of a fox to police which turned out to be the body of a greyhound.\nThe RSPCA was able to get a warrant for the search of the hunt's headquarters at Cattistock Farm near Sherborne in Dorset on the back of the new law, and arrested Mr Gillingham.\nIt accused the Cattistock of killing a fox on May 31, 2003. The huntmaster claimed the death was \"an accident\", but was charged"}
{"article":"Ashley Judd is vowing to press charges against anyone who used vulgar and threatening language to harass her on Twitter last Sunday during the Southeastern Conference basketball championship. The 46-year-old Insurgent actress and longtime University of Kentucky fan received violent threats on social media after she posted a tweet saying that she thought the University of Arkansas was 'playing dirty' while watching the team play her alma mater. 'I am pressing charges,' she told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on Monday. Scroll down for video . Taking a stand: Ashley Judd told\u00a0MSNBC's Thomas Roberts that she plans on pressing charges against those who harassed her on Twitter during the Southeastern Conference basketball championship . Online trolls: Ashley explained that after she tweeted that she thought the University of Arkansas was 'playing dirty' during the game, she received hateful comments that were extremely explicit and offensive . Ashley explained that if she was in a 'more calm state of mind' she would have perhaps phrased her initial tweet about Arkansas differently but noted that people should not be aggressively harassing one another on social media . She responded to the graphic and hateful comments she received that day reposting them on Twitter. 'When I express a stout opinion during #MarchMadness I am called a w****, c***, threatened with sexual violence. Not okay,' she tweeted. She added: 'I am sorry to retweet but this is a typical example. \u201c@Leeroy_MAX: @AshleyJudd Go s*** on Cal's two inch d*** ye B**** w****.\u201d' Shameful messages: Before the premiere of her new film Insurgent, the 46-year-old also sat down with\u00a0NBC's Craig Melvin to discuss the amount of\u00a0gender violence directed toward her on social media . 'Everyone needs to take personal responsibility for what they write and not allowing this misinterpretation and shaming culture on social media to exist,' she said on MSNBC, before insisting that she was going to file legal complaints against every Twitter user who sent her violent or abusive messages. Ashley also spoke to NBC national correspondent Craig Melvin before last night's premiere of her upcoming movie Insurgent. 'The amount of gender violence that I experience is absolutely extraordinary,' she said. 'And a significant part of my day today will be spent filing police reports at home about gender violence that's directed at me in social media.' Outrage: Ashley took to Twitter to speak out against the violent threats that she received during and after the game . Hitting back: The star wanted to highlight the sort of abuse that she received and shine a spotlight on those who think it is acceptable to use such violent language on Twitter . Super fan: Ashley can be seen cheering on the University of Kentucky during the SEC tournament final last Sunday . 'That many people?' Craig asked her. 'That many people. That explicit. That overt,' she replied. Since speaking out about the abuse, Ashley has received an outpouring of support from her fans on the social media site, many of whom have praised her for having the courage to pursue action against her abusers. 'Great interview w\/ Thomas Roberts. The \"c\" words I choose are caring and classy!! Oh and go cats!!' one person tweeted. Another another added: 'As [an] Arkansas Razorback fan, I am very sorry for the pain that any Hog fan might have caused you. Simply unacceptable!!!' Number one fan: The 46-year-old stood in the stands as she watched her alma mater play the University of Arkansas during the championship game . Big smooch: ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale gave the University of Kentucky fan a kiss before the game started . Shake it off: The next day, Ashley attended the New York City premiere of her upcoming movie Insurgent . Despite having to endure such a horrific spate of abuse at the hands of the Twitter trolls, the game wasn't all bad for Ashley, who was able to watch her team claim a 78-63 win over their opposition. The screen star also ended up on the receiving end of a very enthusiastic pre-game kiss from ESPN announcer Dick Vitale. Shortly before the teams took to the court, Dick was pictured leaning in to kiss Ashley smack dab on the lips while she leaned away, her face in a tortured expression. She later took to Twitter to insist that the less-than-romantic smooch was actually her idea: 'Only surprise in my planting one on dear @DickieV is I've adored him for 10 years. At thrilling [University of Kentucky] games I've been known to kiss strangers!'","highlights":"The 46-year-old received hateful messages after she tweeted that she thought Arkansas was\u00a0was 'playing dirty' during Southeastern Conference . She responded to the vulgar comments by reposting them on her Twitter account . She told\u00a0MSNBC's Thomas Roberts that society should not allow the 'shaming culture on social media to exist'","id":"082b12eb2c2de37d0ed2b4beca220a7897f191f0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" remarks from a Twitter follower who apparently disagreed with her assessment of Kentucky\u2019s win over Texas A&M in the semifinals.\nJudd took to Twitter on Monday to issue her warning, \"I'm not asking. You won't like the answer.\" She continued, \"I'll press charges & bring witnesses. Your threats will be traced. You have 24 hrs to cease & desist. This is a serious request.\"\nThe Kentucky star, James Young, had a tough day Sunday against the Wildcats\u2019 rival school, as Kentucky lost 69-61.\nThe harassment that Young, a junior, received on Twitter was \u201cunbelievable,\u201d Judd told her followers. Judd had tweeted that Texas A&M, in the game's early stages, had \u201cfound its voice,\" a comment that prompted her harasser's first response: \"F--K JESSICA ALBA. We need you in D.C., BITCH!\" The 35-year-old actress\u2019s tweet was a reference to Alba's recent appearance in Washington to advocate for equal pay for women. The harasser then went on to call Judd a \u201ctraitor,\u201d \u201cbitch\u201d and \u201cf---,\u201d and concluded the comment with, \u201cI'll hunt you down like a rabid dog.\u201d\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry you think my opinion was so outrageous,\u201d Judd added in her Monday tweet, adding that her words \u201coffended some and empowered others,\u201d but she felt the need to defend her right to express her beliefs.\nJudd also called the Twitter follower a \u201cf--king loser\u201d and told him, \u201cYou need to take your meds & get help. You'll never be a man if you're going to harass women & use f---ing language. You've no life if you threaten anyone.\u201d\nThe Oscar nominee noted that the threatening language was \u201cillegal\u201d and \u201cwrong\u201d and that she would take legal action if it was not stopped. She also said, \u201cI'm not looking for any money. I just want the threats to stop.\u201d\nTwitter deleted one of the tweets the day after it was made. The other two are still active. Judd has not been accused of responding with similar messages, although she has tweeted about the incident and the harassment.\nAlba has been criticized for not responding or taking action against the"}
{"article":"Hidden in a vault in Marrakesh, it has been one of the most highly-anticipated albums in music history. And tonight, after six years, the Wu-Tang Clan finally opened the handcrafted silver box that holds their unheard record Once Upon A Time In Shaolin - before sealing it away once more. In an attempt to break free from the Spotify and YouTube era of freely-shared music, rap's most influential collective is selling the 31-track double LP to one bidder for millions of dollars. After a private online-only sale this month through art dealers Paddle8 - which employs Britain's Princess Eugenie - the buyer cannot share the album for at least 88 years. DailyMail.com was there with the group's de facto leader RZA, producer Cilvaringz, a small group of prospective buyers and half a dozen selected fans in Queens, New York City, for the first and last time any of the album would be played before the year 2103. Scroll down for video . Unprecendented: This is the Wu-Tang Clan's record Once Upon A Time In Shaolin that was played on Monday night to a small group before it is sold and kept secret until the year 2103. It has been six years in the making . The record comes in a silver, jeweled box with a specially-designed wax seal and a leather-bound book . The box: It was displayed for potential buyers who are expected to pay millions to obtain the sole incarnation . The Staten Island-born group revived the East Coast as an epicenter for hip hop in the early 1990s . Confirming the rumors that she would make a guest appearance, Cher's voice bellowed out during the 13-minute extract.\u00a0And though it wasn't played, DailyMail.com understands it to be true that Barcelona FC players also make a cameo appearance. Typical of the group's first record 36 Chambers, it features styles that shook the music scene in 1994 - soul samples, clips of dialogue from movies, and fierce rapping over sound effects of rain and thunder. Reiterating its own grandeur, there are regular skits and pieces of dialogue that say, 'this has never been done before.' All of the Staten Island clan's eight living members appear on it - but had no idea what they were recording when they laid down their parts. The record casing was handcrafted from silver and wood by artists in Morocco, with a seal designed and printed by wax-smiths in Serbia. 'This has never been done before,' RZA told DailyMail.com after playing the record. 'Music is just handed out now, the industry is in crisis. People feel like they deserve to have it for free. This is art. You can take a picture of the Mona Lisa but that's not art. 'The same with this: you can never reproduce it - this is the final thing.' The pre-sale event played up to the idea. Those invited were subjected to airport-style security checks, and electronic devices were confiscated. In a dark room, buyers spoke to auctioneers as light symphony music played. The nickel silver and jeweled case with black cow leather lining was sat on a podium under spotlight, with two bodyguards standing either side. While some  were fans, others were advisers who hailed from as far as Asia to inspect the 'artwork'. One adviser for a Chinese collector, who wished to remain anonymous, told DailyMail.com collectors are clamouring to get their hands on the record and its silver box - whether they like Wu-Tang or not. The box comes inside a cedar wood treasure chest covered with black cow leather and light beige velvet lining. Inside, is a cinematic-style record, plus a leather-bound 174-page manuscript printed on gilded Fedrigoni Marina parchment with lyrics, credits, tales about the recording. The adviser said: 'Someone said it would be worth $1 million. That's nothing. This is something completely different; completely new. I don't think I could put a price on it. 'The concept has not been seen before - and from the biggest rap collective in history... It is huge.' The Wu-Tang Clan formed in the early 1990s, reviving the East Coast's reputation as an epicenter for hip hop. RZA - pronounced 'rizza' - drew together nine MCs, including his own cousins who adopted the pseudonyms Ol' Dirty Bastard and GZA. The remaining slots were filled by Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Inspectah Deck. Ambition: RZA, n\u00e9\u00a0Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, wants the long-awaited album to be treated like a work of art . Unlike their other albums, it has not been produced by the group's de facto leader RZA (pictured) but by his apprentice, Moroccan rapper and producer Tarik 'Cilvaringz' Azzougar . The new album pays homage to the Wu-Tang Clan's history and meteoric rise to dominate the record industry . With industry domination in their sights, RZA saw that each member of the Clan was signed with different production companies, while maintaining their loyalty as a group. Their first album, 36 Chambers, was hailed as unprecedented, with samples from soul music and kung fu movies. Spanning 128 minutes, the stories and rhymes were largely recorded in Staten Island, New York, and hark back to their original mid-90s lyrics about the Shaolin. It features all eight of the original members plus some affiliate rappers. And as for Cher's cameo appearance, RZA said: 'Did nobody ever have a crush on Cher? She's the ultimate. Ain't nobody like Cher.' Unlike their other albums, it has not been produced by the group's de facto leader RZA but by his apprentice, Moroccan rapper and producer Tarik 'Cilvaringz' Azzougarh - a Wu-Tang fan who visited the group's New York office five times until they took him on. Cilvaringz explains he and RZA were already developing the concept of a record charting the Wu's history when the music industry changed completely. Once Upon A Time In Shaolin has been stored in a handmade silver and nickel box embossed with the Wu's Shaolin symbol and a decorative design by Yahya, a British-Moroccan artist . Collectively, the group has produced seven albums - sometimes within months of each other . Within five years singles plummeted to the price of $0.99, and artists were streaming their work for free. Simultaneously, Cilvaringz was chairing an art festival in Morocco, where he saw three tent poles bought for thousands of dollars. 'That [was] the first time I asked myself: \"Why and how are these artists valued at such a price?\" People like Dre or Kanye or RZA are geniuses in what they do, and their music is valued at 99 cents. 'No disrespect to Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Damien Hirst, or any other artists, but if you walk down the streets and ask people randomly, \"Do you know Damien Hirst? Do you know Basquiat?\" they'll say \"Who?\" If you say, \"Do you know Dr. Dre? Do you know Kanye?,\" they'll say \"Yeah.\"' The album, he says, pays homage to the Wu-Tang Clan's history and meteoric rise to dominate the record industry. The group became known for their business genius as they created a collective but each had their own solo contracts, thereby dominating the recording industry . 36 Chambers: This was the collective's debut album which revolutionized the hip hop scene . And despite years of disputes erupting between the clan's members, RZA insists that there was 'no tension' when he informed his brethren he had been working on a secret album, adding 'the eight members, excluding myself, are the most talented MCs I have ever encountered. They are true artists because they aren't taught. You can't teach art.' Speaking later with Genius executive editor Sasha Frere-Jones, RZA described his ambitions: 'Maybe Richard Branson will just buy it and put it on one of his planes and send it to another planet. That'd be dope!' However, Cilvaringz conceded, the fact that the buyer cannot commercialize it means that they could distribute it for free. 'I hope they don't,' RZA said. 'This is unique and something only has value if it is rare.'","highlights":"Wu-Tang Clan is selling new album for millions of dollars via Paddle8 . Sole buyer cannot share much-anticipated\u00a0double LP for at least 88 years . On Monday night, group played the album to a few in Queens, New York . DailyMail.com among those to hear it for first - and last time before 2103 . RZA described the music as 'exclusive' and 'piece of contemporary art' Cher  appears on the record because 'who didn't have a crush on Cher?'","id":"8f35dee4db466f236f156917fc71c49183bef826","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Upon a Time in Shaolin and shared its contents to thousands of fans online.\nThe legendary album was first conceived in 1993, and then in 1995, Wu-Tang mastermind RZA was handed a small stack of tapes by the late Wu-Tang associate and rapper GZA. The two then met in GZA's kitchen and the plan was hatched: to record an album that would be created and mastered entirely with analog equipment and only distributed in physical format.\nBut then, as Wu-Tang's RZA tells Rolling Stone, \"We just stopped talking about it after that.\"\nThe \"only distributed in physical format\" mandate was broken in 2013 when the Wu-Tang decided to sell off their 30-year-old gold Rolexes, in the band's words, \"to create Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.\" They sold them for $2.4 million in a partnership with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and auction house Sotheby's.\n\"It wasn't really the gold that we're looking at,\" RZA says. \"It was more like, 'Who wants to be the first to break the 30-year rule?' We're just throwing that in the wind to see which way the wind is blowing.\"\nAnd then, with only 31 copies of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin left in the world, it was announced that RZA and Wu-Tang had decided to play the album for their fans in the Vault on March 23, and Rolling Stone was there to document the process.\nThe performance was unlike any others in hip-hop, including that of their contemporaries. Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9 recently sold their entire music catalog to streaming service Tidal (and in Beyonc\u00e9's case, that's also including a bunch of other artists).\nBut unlike the self-produced tracks that would eventually become Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9's Everything Is Love, RZA and Wu-Tang's entire Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album is a piece of art that has taken thousands of man-hours to produce. The album was recorded on analogue tape with only a handful of modern effects, including a bit of mastering, to ensure it would hold up to the test of time.\n\"What I really, really wanted to do is create a timeless album,\" RZA said. \"So I just knew I"}
{"article":"Suresh Raina hit an unbeaten 110 as India defeated Zimbabwe by six-wickets to ensure they finished the group stages unbeaten. Earlier, Brendan Taylor had hit an impressive 138 in his final match for Zimbabwe before moving to England to play for county side Nottinghamshire as a Kolpak player. However, the 29-year-old was denied a fairytale ending by Raina and MS Dohni as the reigning champions were pushed hard to ensure they kept up their winning momentum. Suresh Raina of India celebrates after scoring a century during India's victory against Zimbabwe on Saturday . Raina waves his bat in celebration as captain MS Dhoni congratulates his team-mate . Despite being an emotional day for Taylor, who had spoken about his sadness at leaving the international stage, he became the first Zimbabwean player ever to hit back-to-back World Cup centuries. And, on a record-breaking day Taylor passed his mentor Alistair Campbell for the most one-day international hundreds scored with his eighth ton. For India, they passed their first real test as they stretched their World Cup winning streak to 10 \u2013 behind only Australia on 25. On a green wicket, batting first always seemed like the ideal option but having won the toss Dhoni said he wanted his side to be tested and face a chase, so chose to bowl. It seemed unlikely that Dhoni was going to be granted his wish as his consistently impressive trio of fast bowlers, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma, each took an early wicket to reduce Zimbabwe to 33-3. Plenty of supporters were still finding their way into Eden Park when a fuller Yadav delivery caught the outside edge of Hamilton Masakadza\u2019s bat (2) and Dohni took a low catch behind the stumps. Raina's unbeaten 110 earned him the Player of the Match trophy as India kept up 100 per cent record . Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor hit an impressive 138 in his final international match . Six balls later Chamu Chibhabha (7) followed his fellow opener back into the hut as he sent a thick edge into the hand of Shihkar Dhawan in the slips off the bowling of Shami. And when Solomon Mire was caught behind off Mohit for a turgid nine from 22-balls, Zimbabwe looked to be buckling against the world champions. However, it arguably brought Zimbabwe\u2019s two best batsmen, Taylor and Sean Williams, to the crease and together they rebuilt their side\u2019s innings. The pair shared a 93-run fourth wicket partnership as both batsman battled against each other to reach their half-centuries first, with the chase won by captain Taylor. Williams (50) followed suit the very next ball but then fell tamely has he attempted to whack the ball hard past bowler Ravichandran Ashwin only to be caught sharply by the spinner. Taylor though wasn\u2019t willing to leave the international stage without a personal milestone and he found a willing partner in Craig Ervine to help him to his ton. Taylor takes his helmet off as he celebrates his second successive century . As the wicketkeeper-batsman passed 73 he became the highest Zimbabwean run-maker in a World Cup, surpassing Neil Johnson\u2019s 367 in 1999, finally finishing with 405 runs for the campaign. And, after reaching the all-important three figures Taylor exploded, smashing one Ravindra Jadeja over for 24 runs. However, he departed in the next over as he lofted the ball to Dhawan at mid-off off Mohit for an impressive 138 off 110 balls. Congratulated by many of the Indian players, Taylor walked off to a standing ovation by the 30,000 strong crowd. Zimbabwe\u2019s progress could easily have been stunted by their loss of regular wickets but their deep batting line-up continued to impress as they regularly cleared the ropes. India\u2019s spinners, Ashwin and Jadeja, who were seen pre-World Cup as their main bowling threat, disappeared for a collective 1-146 from their 20 overs. Taylor is congratulated by India batsman\u00a0Raina - who would go on to win the match for the champions . A quick-fire 28 from Sikandar Raza helped propel Zimbabwe to 287 all out but India\u2019s supposedly weak bowling line-up bowled out their sixth side in six matches. Buoyed by Taylor\u2019s exceptional innings Zimbabwe strode confidently out on to the field after the innings break. Despite Tinashe Panyangara\u2019s first over going for nine runs India struggled to get the ball away early on. The pressure of tight bowling and a build-up of dot balls saw the dangerous Rohit Sharma (16) attempt to drive a length ball from the right-arm bowler only to be caught by a back-pedaling Raza at cover. Dhawan departed just four balls later as Panyangara\u2019s shattered his stumps to silence the shocked crowd, to give the bowler a double-wicket maiden. Zimbabwe have conceded on average just 3.25 runs in the first powerplay, the lowest of all 14 teams, and India struggled to 35-2 at the end of 10 overs. Dhoni embraces century-scorer Raina as India made it 10 wins in a row in World Cup matches . With their side struggling Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane shared a 50-run partnership before the latter was run-out as he attempted to test fielder at cover and failed. Zimbabwe were all over India and reduced them 92-4 as Kohli attempted to sweep Raza round the corner and was bowled for 38. With the run-rate creeping up Raina and Dohni continued to find it hard to get the ball away but the turning point in match came when Raina was dropped by Hamilton Masakadza on 47. It was a hugely costly error as the-28-year-old went on to score his hundred off just 94 balls, having hit seven fours and four sixes. And, for the ninth one-day international match of his career Dhoni (77 not out) ended the match by sending the ball clear past the ropes for six with eight balls remaining. Admittedly it was a disappointing end for Zimbabwe, who\u2019s future once again looks unclear with the lost of one of their greatest players, whilst India\u2019s march towards a second consecutive World Cup title continues at pace.","highlights":"India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets at in Auckland, New Zealand . Suresh Raina hit an unbeaten 110 as India made it six wins in Pool B . Brendan Taylor scored 138 for Zimbabwe in his final international match . It was Zimbabwe's fifth defeat during the group stages .","id":"a51418962069ae1a8010b26652c27a561c1460e5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nZimbabwe made 285 in 50 overs with their top three batsmen failing to fire after Taylor\u2019s dismissal in the 27th over.\nMohammad Ashraful then claimed two wickets while Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan and Praveen Kumar each got one as the Tigers chased down the target with five balls to spare.\nScorecard | Schedule | Points Table | Photos\nAfter rain disrupted their match against Scotland, this is India\u2019s fourth consecutive win of the tournament after they had won their first two games against Bangladesh and Ireland. India will now face West Indies on Wednesday in the semi-final.\nMeanwhile, India captain M S Dhoni won the Player-of-the-Tournament award at the prize giving ceremony while he also received the Man of the Match award for his 65-run knock against Zimbabwe.\nIndian captain Sourav Ganguly received his award for being the top run-scorer of the competition. He had scored 386 runs in five matches at an average of 77.50.\nFormer Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin won the prize for the Highest Wicket Taker while former West Indies captain Brian Lara won it for the Highest Run Aggregater with 445 runs in five matches, an average of 98.88.\n- India beat Zimbabwe in opening match - Jun 05, 2011\n- India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets (Lead) - Jun 05, 2011\n- India beat Zimbabwe in opening match - Jun 05, 2011\n- Suresh Raina stars as India beat Zimbabwe - Jun 04, 2011\n- India crush Kenya to enter finals (Lead) - Mar 16, 2012\n- Tendulkar, Kohli take India to victory (Lead) - May 02, 2012\n- S.Africa score highest T20 total of 192\/5 - Feb 16, 2010\n- Scoreboard of South Africa's innings against Zimbabwe - Feb 16, 2010\n- West Indies vs India, semi-final - Mar 12, 2011\n- India beat Sri Lanka in Super Eights - Mar 24, 2010\n- Zimbabwe beat South Africa by 7 runs - Feb 16, 2010\n- Scoreboard: South Africa vs. India, third test - Dec 15"}
{"article":"Christina Lagogiannis, 12, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, in January 2014 . The family of a 12-year-old girl who has undergone eight surgeries in the last 12 months to treat an aggressive bone cancer has raised over $100,000 to help get her to Germany for life changing treatment. Christina Lagogiannis, from East Bentley in Melbourne, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in January of last year. She endured more than six months of chemotherapy and a string of operations\u00a0before being told that her cancer has progressed to stage four. 'The worst part is when your own child comes up to you and says: \"am I going to die, mum?\",' Christina's mother, Nayree Lagogiannis, told Daily Mail Australia. 'She had already Googled everything, let me tell you, but I said \"I will promise you that I will do everything in my power to help you get better and I will not let you die\".' Mrs Lagogiannis watched as her daughter took on a full knee and femur replacement, further surgery on her knee due to infection, a biopsy and then keyhole surgery on her right lung followed by three more open surgeries on her lungs to remove a number of lesions. Scroll down for video . Christina spent six months receiving chemotherapy and has undergone eight surgeries since her diagnosis . 'The worst part is when your own child comes up to you and says: \"am I going to die, mum?\",' Christina's mother, Nayree Lagogiannis (right), said . The 40-year-old mother-of-three said she was furious at the lack of options provided by the Australian healthcare system for her daughter's ongoing treatment -- comprising more chemotherapy and more surgeries. 'They are offering her chemotherapy with no percentage rate of remission or survival,' Mrs Lagogiannis\u00a0said. 'I'm not going to let them guinea pig her. I don't need that. She's not going to have any more of that poison running through her veins. 'Each time they go in they have to take out a piece of her lung, and then there's only so much of the lung they can remove and that's when they will put her on palliative care. I'm not going to let that be the last alternative. Mrs Lagogiannis watched as her daughter took on a full knee and femur replacement, further surgery on her knee due to infection, a biopsy and then keyhole surgery on her right lung followed by three more open surgeries on her lungs to remove a number of lesions . Christina's mother said she was furious at the lack of options in the Australian healthcare system for her daughter . Christina will be treated at the Medical Centre in Cologne in Germany where she will receive\u00a0hypothermia and dendritic cell vaccinations - both of which are unavailable in Australia . 'I am very frustrated. There is so much funding for things like breast cancer, but the smaller cancers and less common things that have also been around for many, many years - the treatment hasn't changed for more than 30 years.' It was her promise to her daughter that led Mrs Lagogiannis to research treatment options available in Germany. She came across the Medical Centre in Cologne which offers hypothermia and dendritic cell vaccinations, both of which are not available in Australia, and promises a '95 per cent chance that she would either go into full remission or 50 per cent remission,' Mrs Lagogiannis said. Christina's family said they have been left completely overwhelmed by all the support they have received from their community which has led them to raise $100,000 . Christina (pictured with her little sister and older brother) \u00a0will travel to Germany with her family this week, where she will receive the $80,000 treatment over the next eight weeks . After raising over $100,000 through their My Cause page and by running a number of local fundraisers, Christina has been given the opportunity to travel to Germany with her family where she will receive the $80,000 treatment over the next eight weeks. Christina's family said they have been left completely overwhelmed by all the support they have received from their community. 'She's one tough cookie let me tell you and she makes everyone else around her stronger too because of her strength,'\u00a0Mrs Lagogiannis said of her brave daughter. 'She's full steam ahead, saying \"I just want to be healthy and live my life\". That's all we want.'","highlights":"Christina Lagogiannis was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in January last year and has undergone six months of chemotherapy and surgery . Through local fundraisers and an online\u00a0charity\u00a0page, her family has raised over\u00a0$100,000 to get her to Germany . The 12-year-old will now receive the potentially life changing treatment which is not\u00a0available in Australia .","id":"78b86d6bc688d77aba3a3301f6efe5ed863ee679","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"12 months after being diagnosed with stage IV osteosarcoma has created a GoFundMe account to help with mounting medical expenses.\nChristina Lagogiannis and her family recently held a bake sale. Photo: GoFundMe\nChristina\u2019s mother, Yuliya Lagogiannis, told ABC News in an interview earlier this year that she was shocked when the doctor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital told her that Christina had a \u201cvery aggressive form\u201d of cancer. The cancer began in the tip of Christina\u2019s elbow and was so rare that doctors didn\u2019t know the best course of treatment. She has since undergone surgery twice and six rounds of chemotherapy.\nYuliya told ABC News that her daughter has undergone an array of treatments to treat the disease. One day, the family is looking forward to when her treatment is finished and her family can spend more time together, eating out as a family and enjoying the park and the beach. Right now, the family stays in close touch with other parents who have been going through the same situation.\nShe added that doctors told her that the next step would be a bone transplant \u2013 but this is something they\u2019re trying to avoid. Yuliya said \u201cThere\u2019s been so many changes in her that we were just hopeful that it was a fluke \u2026 and we\u2019ve dealt with it, and then, you know, it comes back, and she\u2019s lost more weight and hair and just everything.\u201d\nYuliya told ABC News that her family has been trying their best to support Christina in this fight. She said, \u201cWe\u2019re just so thankful for our family, and we\u2019re so lucky to have each other because it makes it easier.\u201d\nChristina, who goes to St. Bernard\u2019s School and plays on the soccer team, said that the hardest part for her is that she can\u2019t play soccer right now. She told ABC News: \u201cIt\u2019s depressing. I have to watch. It\u2019s sad because it\u2019s something I love to do.\u201d\nThe GoFundMe account for Christina is almost $70,000 into her goal of $100,000. The family is raising funds so Christina can continue to access the best treatments \u2013 both in the United States and around the world. The family will be doing a charity run for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, along with a dinner dance and other fundraisers. Donations of any amount to"}
{"article":"A young woman lies in a pool of blood alongside her newborn baby on the dusty floor of an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. The Makeni unit is where West Africans believe they go to die, not 'to be born or to live', said British doctor James Meiring, who found the new mother. But in a place that's notorious for death and suffering, Dr Meiring's quick-thinking paid off and both mother and baby have survived. And the newborn's name? Doctor James, of course. Scroll down for video . Doctor James: This newborn was named after the doctor who helped saved him when he was born in an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone . Ebola worker:\u00a0Dr James Meiring from Sheffield has been working\u00a0at the Makeni treatment unit since February . Dr Meiring, 30, from Sheffield, is a married father-of-one who travelled to Sierra Leone last month to help halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, which has already claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people. He is  an infectious diseases trainee at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, but spent five weeks as an\u00a0International Medical Corps volunteer  at the Makeni treatment unit between February 6 and March 15. The centre was built by the British Army, funded by the UK government, and has so far screened more than 385 patients - 105 of whom tested positive for the virus. Tragically, just 32 of those recovered. Dr Meiring has described in detail the morning of little Doctor James' birth after a 'fairly brutal' night shift earlier this month. 'There had been seven deaths in the day and two more overnight,' he said. 'That was my purpose for being in the red zone. 'Confirming death is one of the least enjoyable aspects of a doctor's responsibility. Here, confirming death is increasingly harrowing. 'Patients prefer to lie directly on the concrete floor, maybe it is cooler, which then involves continuously washing off not only layers of dust, but dust caked in their own bloody body fluids.' Mother and baby: Memunatu Kamara and her newborn tested negative for Ebola and were discharged earlier this month . Dr James Meiring dons his personal protective equipment before entering the high risk area of the International Medical Corps' Ebola treatment unit . He added:\u00a0'They lie, rigor mortis already setting in, in whatever position they happened to be in prior to passing. 'This particular morning my grim responsibility was thankfully complete. Shortly after this however, an employed Ebola survivor came running out of the suspect ward. 'The eight-month-pregnant lady was no longer pregnant.' Dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE), Dr Meiring re-entered the high-risk zone and found the young woman, Memunatu Kamara, on the ground under a blanket. Concealed under the simple piece of fabric was her newborn baby in an increasing puddle of blood. 'With my own heart rate rapidly increasing I was blessed by the imminent arrival of a far more competent national nurse carrying a birthing pack,' he said. 'With some hastily shouted orders over the fence, I scooped up baby and deposited him on to mum. 'Baby was quiet and a little blue. Now, I had seen on television that if you give them a rather firm rub they start to shriek; which he did right on cue. 'Without any prior experience of what I was about to undertake, I clamped the cord, cut it, delivered the placenta, checked it was all intact, gave her some oxytocin and massaged her tummy.' Lucky: A young woman was found on the ground under a blanket, which concealed this beautiful newborn baby . Medical staff wait to be disinfected after leaving a high-risk zone at an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone . Soon the baby was wrapped up, the bleeding stopped and the woman was taken away to be cleaned up. 'The whole experience actually went just as it should have done,' Dr Meiring said. 'Just as it has done for millenia, across the world, thousands upon thousands of times. 'Except this, of course, was not like all those other times because unbeknownst to this little bundle of joy, he had arrived into the world in the middle of an Ebola ward.' International Medical Corps is one of a handful of international non-governmental organisations that is treating Ebola patients in West Africa. It is currently operating four Ebola treatment centres \u2013 two in Liberia and two in Sierra Leone \u2013 which provide not only isolation and care for Ebola patients, but also psychosocial support. To expand the pool of health workers capable of managing and working in emergency treatment units across the region, International Medical Corps is providing high-quality training for local staff, other partners and organisations in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Ebola management training centres have been opened. To date, International Medical Corps has trained more than 620 local and international  staff who are now helping combat this outbreak in West Africa. In addition, it is working to find ways to strengthen local non-Ebola health care capacity. 'This is where people believe they come to die, not to be born or to live,' he added. 'His cord was cut by the double-gloved hand of a nervous British medic in a suffocating yellow suit. 'The reality is that mum was a suspected Ebola patient and if positive, then he was almost certainly positive too.' After the ordeal, Dr Meiring joked with the mother that she could call the baby James. To his surprise, Memunatu gave her newborn the title of Doctor James Bangura. The centre was built by the British Army, funded by the UK government, and has so far screen more than 385 patients - 105 of whom tested positive for the virus. Tragically, just 32 of those recovered and were discharged . Hope: The survivor wall at the Makeni treatment unit. Each hand print represents a life saved by the medical team . Subsequently, both mother and baby tested negative for Ebola and were discharged soon after. 'Having begun his existence in such desperate surroundings you might think that things can only get better,' Mr Meiring added. One of the deadliest viruses known to man, Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of the recently deceased or an infected person showing symptoms. The World Health Organization said Ebola can still be transmitted in sperm 82 days after a patient carrying the virus is cured. Ebola causes hemorrhagic fever and induces internal and external bleeding, profuse vomiting and diarrhoea. The world's worst Ebola epidemic has killed more than 10,200 people in total in the three most affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since March 2014 when it was first confirmed in the forest region of Guinea. Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have dropped sharply from a peak of more than 500 in December to around 50 cases a week, helped by British military assistance. From tomorrow, the entire population will stay at home for three days on the order of president Ernest Koroma in a bid to stop the spread of the virus. It comes as a goal is set for cutting off the spread of the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone by April 16. Liberia previously reported that it had reached an end to the epidemic  but a new case appeared in its capital Monrovia last week. The infected woman is the wife of a man already cured of the disease, it has been reported. Thousands of people still remain at risk of Ebola in Sierra Leone and International Medical Corps is on the ground treating patients. If you would like to support their work in West Africa, please visit www.internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk\/ebola\/. The world's worst Ebola epidemic has killed more than 10,200 people in total in the three most affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since March 2014 . Contagious: One of the deadliest viruses known to man, Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of the recently deceased or an infected person showing symptoms .","highlights":"Dr James Meiring worked at Makeni Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone . The father-of-one from Sheffield found a woman lying in pool of a blood . Under her blanket was her newborn baby, who was quiet and looked blue . The baby, named Doctor James, and mother have since been\u00a0discharged .","id":"76336f292e845eb3462a80c7739d2c22d320819c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"', says Oxfam. More than 150 children have been born since September.\n\u00a9 Richard Drew\/AP\nIt's a grim moment. I'm in the Makeni health centre, a converted warehouse in Sierra Leone with red plastic sheets strung between the columns, its main space divided into two: a treatment unit for sick people, and the family-mobilization unit, where families stay on the ground floor while waiting for loved ones upstairs.\nOutside the building, a crowd has gathered around the door. I can hear the sound of the motorbike \u2013 that's the young man, Mohammed Kamara. A doctor is telling me that they think the woman on the floor is dead; she was brought in at dawn by the motorbike man with no pulse and no blood pressure. She has a baby in her arms and is lying next to a bag, the only possessions the family had brought with them.\n\u00a9 Richard Drew\/AP\nThe health care system is under severe strain here, with no end in sight. The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has become the biggest health disaster in history. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea have been affected, with a huge toll in terms of both lives and livelihoods. While the numbers of cases have begun to decline, the virus remains in these countries, with new outbreaks reported weekly.\nI've just come in from the rainy season, which has brought mudslides, flooding, and destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. When I arrived here in September, Makeni was one of the few health centres still functioning; now I am leaving, but it remains a functioning hospital. What I have seen in the past four months has been harrowing. Every day, the family-mobilization unit is full, with about 40 people waiting for news of loved ones.\nAt first, everyone was waiting to get in. But now it is full, and people wait on the other side to get in and out of the unit. Most of these people are women, who are responsible for fetching water from a tank in the unit, and for fetching food from vendors outside the unit. Some people have stayed here for a few days, most are here for several weeks. But most never find out what happened to their loved ones. This week I met a woman, who has been waiting for her son since September 26. A man sitting next to her \u2013 his third son to have died of Ebola \u2013 has been waiting for 15"}
{"article":"A mental health patient was held in a police cell for almost two days because there were no beds available at nearby hospitals, it has emerged. The patient is one of almost 200 people in Wiltshire held by the county's police force in the last two years because there was no suitable healthcare provision. Meanwhile across the UK last year, 7,000 people with mental health problems ended up being held in police cells. Of those, 236 children and young people were detained alongside criminals. Mental health experts have branded the practice 'shameful', adding it highlights the fact there are not enough suitable crisis beds across the country. A mental health patient in Wiltshire was held in a police cell for almost two days because there were no suitable mental health hospital beds available (file picture posed by model) A Freedom of Information request, submitted by the Swindon Advertiser, reveals the longest holding period in the last two years was 37.5 hours, while a 16-year-old was detained for eight consecutive hours. Ninety-four people were detained in Swindon and Wiltshire in 2013 and in 2014, the figure was 95. Condemning the practice, which is seen across the country, Mark Winstanley, chief executive of mental health charity, Rethink Mental Illness, told MailOnline the situation must change. 'It's scandalous and shameful that thousands of people with mental health problems, including children, are being locked up in police cells because they can't get the care they need,' he said. 'That has to change, because it's costing lives. 'The real problem is that there simply aren't enough suitable crisis services across the country, and where they do exist, they are badly underfunded and overstretched. 'We need much greater investment in crisis care, so that anyone experiencing mental health problems can get quality emergency support close to home, whenever they need it. 'We also want to see more funding for early intervention services, to help people avoid reaching crisis point in the first place. 'Without this urgent reform and investment, the mental health system will continue to fail people when they are at their most vulnerable.' Dr Peter Carter, chief executive  of the Royal College of Nursing told MailOnline the practice is just one of the 'detrimental consequences' of severe cuts to mental health services. He said: 'Mental health trusts have had their budgets cut by eight per cent over the last five years, losing 1,500 beds and 3,300 nurses in the process. 'Given these ongoing reductions in funding resources it is no wonder that trusts are struggling to cope. Across the UK last year, 7,000 people with mental health problems ended up being held in police cells, according to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness . 'Mental health services are under immense pressure, not just in Swindon and Wiltshire, but across the UK. 'The Government promised the equal treatment of mental and physical health but this situation has illustrated just how far this equality currently is from fruition. 'Nurses and other mental health professionals are working tirelessly to provide their patients with high standards of care, but without a rapid increase in funding, resources and understanding, some of the most vulnerable members of society will continue to be failed by the health service.' The responsibility for caring for mental health patients in the county falls to the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership. But when there is a shortage of beds, the police force has step in. Wiltshire Police told the Advertiser its policy is not to put patients in cells, but staff are often left with no other choice. A spokesman said the force signed the national Crisis Care Concordat last year, a national agreement between services and agencies involved in the care and support of people in crisis. He said: 'It specifically states that police officers should not have to consider using police custody as an alternative location if there is a lack of local mental health provision. However, in practice this does still occur but is rare and seen by police as a last resort.' The AWP said the opening of a new unit at Southmead Hospital, in Bristol, would help prevent similar situations in future. A spokesman told the Advertiser: 'The unit has been used by 1,000 people and we have received some great feedback. 'The Place of Safety unit is very well run and is nursing led with medical input. The nursing team focus on giving the service user the least traumatic experience possible and also address their physical health.' Mental illness accounts for 23 per cent of the total impact of ill health in the UK, but gets only 13 per cent of the NHS budget. In addition mental health trusts in England have seen their budgets fall by more than eight per cent in real terms over the course of this Parliament.","highlights":"Almost 200 mental health patients detained in police cells in Wiltshire . Nationally, 7,000 mental health patients were held in police cells last year . Charity brands practice 'scandalous and shameful' and calls for change .","id":"eaf8f3c79b336e1eac30f3eab6cc83c3c5c58d52","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" their custody last year and which were then admitted to local hospital emergency departments in breach of national rules.\nWiltshire Police admitted the failure to discharge the patient by January 5 this year \u2013 as ordered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) \u2013 although it later reported that the patient had been released by January 10.\nThe CQC has now found the force's failure to admit the individual was the result of a series of \"serious shortcomings\" including problems with discharge and transport processes. It raised concerns about staff being under pressure and a failure to follow protocol. The CQC said it is unlikely to find that the individual would have been admitted in any other county police force and that it is \"deeply concerned\" by the impact the incident may have had on the person's health.\nThe person was one of more than 200 held in a police cell under the Mental Health Act last year. It was found that 10 of those were held illegally \u2013 five in police custody and five in hospital \u2013 and another 36 were held for longer than the legal limit. There were concerns about how the person was assessed when they were held in police custody, and about the adequacy of their care.\nThe CQC's report into the incidents found a range of issues, including that Wiltshire police's assessment of the individual was based on incomplete information and that the force's response to concerns raised by staff about a particular person's admission was \"uncoordinated\".\nIt found that one of the 11 mental health service users whose assessment had been carried out while they were in police custody was assessed in a \"one-stop shop\" assessment unit where their case was considered by a team not well trained in mental health issues.\nThe individual's notes were not completed and they were later released without a follow-up appointment in the psychiatric emergency department and later readmitted for a further detention in police custody. The patient was released by January 10 and the CQC said the force had found a bed in the next day.\n\"This incident has caused deep concern to the CQC. The evidence we have shows that this individual was held in police custody illegally for longer than was lawful, and that there were serious shortcomings in the way that the force handled the case,\" said Professor Steve Shrubb, chairman of the Care Quality Commission.\n\"The CQC was right to insist that Wiltshire Police discharged this individual as soon as possible. The"}
{"article":"Host commentator . That's it from Sportsmail's live El Clasico Q&A. Thanks for following and thank you for some brilliant questions. Until next time! Pete Jenson: A lot depends on who makes a move and on how much they are willing to pay. If a club bid \u00a390million for Bale or \u00a365m for Ronaldo (bearing in mind he is 30), I think Real Madrid would consider it. Ronaldo because it would make economic sense and Bale because it would not be unpopular with Real supporters. They definitely won\u2019t sell both! And quite possible both will stay but it will be an interesting summer, especially if they win nothing and supporters are demanding an overhaul of the squad. Pete Jenson: The better players were in playing the Clasico and yet the best goal of the six that were scored came at Anfield from Juan Mata. I enjoyed both games. There were away fans in the Liverpool vs Manchester United game \u2013 that is something that is always missing from a Clasico. Pete Jenson: Fair assessment, yes. Ronaldo was as motivated as I\u2019ve seen him recently. Perhaps a week of talk about Messi being the greatest ever had contributed to that. He also helped set the tone of the first half with the at run at Alves as soon as he got the ball. He took his goal well and was one of those Madrid players who didn\u2019t deserve to be on the losing side. Messi had a strange night. He seemed to be staying out on Marcelo\u2019s wing because that is where there is usually plenty of space. But Madrid pressed so well he didn\u2019t see a great deal of the ball. He certainly didn\u2019t run the game as he did against Manchester City. But I agree once Modric and Kroos had faded in the second half he began to impose himself. Pete Jenson: It was the 42nd Clasico he\u2019d played some part in \u2013 no Barcelona player has played in more. What he always contributed was calm. By Spanish football standards Bar\u00e7a vs Madrid games are usually very frenetic and yet he always seemed to have an extra second of time and a extra yard of space. He\u2019ll come back to this fixture as Barcelona manager one day, you can count on it. Pete Jenson: The most shameful thing about it is that we have seen incidents in recent years of players collapsing on the pitch and sometimes even dying. So to feign serious injury is pretty unforgivable. I don\u2019t mind the roll-over-ten-times merchants so much because it has a certain comic value, but the hand over the face when actually you\u2019ve just been hit in the shoulder is very tiresome. Pete Jenson: He was poor in the first half and it was his miss just before Ronaldo equalised that made the game such a contest. He improved in the second half but I think sometimes the more frenetic and physical the game the more he tends to just get bumped around the pitch. You have to give him some credit for that double-breasted red leather blazer he was wearing after the game though. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s very happy for several reasons. Firstly he is not really sure why scoring the winning goals in the Copa del Rey final and the Champions League final last season does not seem to have earned him any respect from the club\u2019s supporters \u2013 he gets whistled in at the Bernabeu if he puts one pass out of place and so-called \u2018fans\u2019 have tried to kick out at his car when he drives away from the training ground (it happened again in the early hours of this morning). He is also not too sure why when he was such a success as an out-and-out forward last season he is being asked to do a more defensive job this year. CLICK HERE to read the full story as angry Madrid fan attacks Bale's car . Pete Jenson: He wants to come back to England, no doubt about it. Arsenal would give him all the job security he has missed out on at first Chelsea and now Madrid. Paul Clement would I\u2019m sure go with him back to his home city and Arsenal \u2013 who seem terrified that if they move Wenger on they will stop qualifying for the Champions League \u2013 would have a coach who has won the competition three times. It all sounds perfect, I don\u2019t know why the wheels have not already been set in motion! Pete Jenson: In one sense he doesn\u2019t have to adapt that much because this Barca does not play like the old Pep Guardiola, Barca. We saw that last night with their goals coming from a long ball and a set play. He has also come through the Ajax school, and Brendan Rodgers\u2019 Liverpool don\u2019t exactly play like Harry Basset\u2019s Wimbledon so a fast passing game is not exactly alien to him. It\u2019s more about striking that fine balance between being selfish when the goal is gaping, and not ignoring his pal Messi when he is in a better position than him. Pete Jenson: Immense. Pique has developed a reputation over the last couple of years for being more focussed on his poker hand or his online games business than his football but he has blown away those theories this season. The greatest compliment paid to him last night was that he played like Carles Puyol. He will always be very different from his old central defensive partner but in terms of concentration and throwing himself in front of the ball when he had too it was a real leader\u2019s performance. Pete Jenson: No one stays in the job very long. They had 25 managers in the 25 years that Sir Alex Ferguson was at Old Trafford and old habits die hard. It\u2019s incredible to think that Ancelotti hasn\u2019t been immortalised by adoring supporters after winning \u2018La Decima\u2019 but he hasn\u2019t and unless they win the league or the Champions League this season there will be a change. Zidane will almost definitely manage Real Madrid one day. It could happen this summer but that will be down to him deciding if he is ready as much as anyone else putting him in charge. Pete Jenson: Bale is at his best when he is given free reign going forward. Last night in the first half he was asked to play wide right in a four-man midfield as opposed to up-top in the three of a 4-3-3. He put a decent shift in but if he\u2019s working back he can\u2019t also be on Jordi Alba\u2019s shoulder waiting to pull away. This is why I still think from a purely football perspective he could still be tempted by a move to a club where he would be the star striker with fewer defensive responsibilities. He also faded last night because the team did \u2013 Modric and Kroos both ran out of juice in the second half and the team suffered. Pete Jenson: It\u2019s been a long time since I can remember seeing him dive. I think the Premier League cured him of that. And he is also alongside Messi now, and Messi very rarely dives. But he does lay it on a bit thick sometimes when he goes down I agree. Look at it from his perspective though, he is up against Ramos and Pepe, both are clattering him at every opportunity for 90 minutes; and Pepe enjoys the dramatics too. So if a little exaggeration gets him one extra favourable decision from the referee then he sees it as fair game. Pete Jenson: It was tough for him at first because he could no longer be as single-minded as he was at Liverpool. In the Premier League he knew that when the ball came to him his responsibility was to just to take the quickest route to goal. At Barcelona he\u2019s got Neymar on one side, Messi on the other and he tried too hard at first to be unselfish. But Barcelona need him to be selfish sometimes and last night when Alves played the ball forward there was only one thing on his mind. I\u2019m not sure he\u2019ll score as many goals as he did at Liverpool in one season \u2013 but he will score more important ones. Hello and welcome to Sportsmail's live El Clasico Q&A with our Spanish football expert Pete Jenson. We've got all the key talking points covered, so stay tuned for some insight. The first questions is coming up shortly... To get in touch with Pete, leave your comments below or send your tweets to @MailSport\u00a0using #MailClasico . Sportsmail's expert on Spanish football Pete Jenson answered your burning questions following Barcelona's El Clasico victory at the Nou Camp on Sunday night. Cristiano Ronaldo scored once again and told the Nou Camp crowd to 'calm' before former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez picked his moment perfectly on football's biggest stage to hand Luis Enrique's side a vital three points. What's happened to Gareth Bale? Will Carlo Ancelotti get sacked? Find out here...","highlights":"Barcelona earn 2-1 victory against La Liga rivals Real Madrid . Pete Jenson answered your questions in our live Q&A . Gareth Bale is unhappy at Real Madrid . Luis Suarez has cut out his play-acting since move to Spain . Carlo Ancelotti is under pressure and looking for return to England . READ: Gareth Bale slammed by Spanish press after El Clasico loss . READ: Five things we learned from El Clasico .","id":"17e1b975337c0ba4b068dc7e35c5f3bff6f9e072","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in which direction. The players available at the moment for PSG are very good, and the same is true for United, but their two stars, Messi and Ronaldo, have one significant advantage over Mbappe and Neymar - neither of them is a centre forward or striker. They are all three world class players but they don't all do the same job. Messi and Ronaldo are more or less always there, and both still create chances. It will be fascinating to see what happens in January.\nPete Jenson: They have always seemed to do better in the domestic league and in Europe, than against big rivals such as Barcelona or Madrid. It will be interesting to see if they can prove that wrong. The good thing for the French fans, is that this match is one of the few occasions on which the world's two best teams play each other!\nPete Jenson: The best chance is to have a good game, win well, score a lot of goals and have the most points at the end. It's a long time ago since I played football against Barcelona, and the football has changed a lot since then. I remember one game at Stade de France in the early 90s, where we lost 4-0 or 5-0, and our only hope was to stop them scoring! But with great players, that's not necessarily the best way to beat them. You can only stop them scoring so many times before you need to take the game to them, and then you have to beat the very best, and I'm not sure United are there yet. Their away form this season has been pretty good.\nPete Jenson: It may well be a good game, but it's still not going to be as good as watching the game with a cold beer at a bar, on a warm day, with the sun shining. Or in a stadium, surrounded by passionate fans!\nPete Jenson: If Messi plays then Neymar should play. I've said for some time that, if Neymar is fit, he should be left out because he takes the ball too often and doesn't pass to the player on his right. He seems to do it deliberately but that's just him. If both Neymar and Mbappe play, I'd still prefer one of them to be playing in the middle - and I'd give the advantage to Mbappe. In the last four years, Messi has played more than any other"}
{"article":"Britain's First World War debt has finally be repaid in full \u2013 more than 100 years after the outbreak of the conflict. The Government repaid some \u00a31.9billion still owed to more than 100,000 people who held 'War Bonds', issued in 1917 to help fund the military effort. George Osborne said he could pay off the debts because he can borrow the money cheaper elsewhere. More than 100 years after it started, the First World War debt has been paid off by the Coalition government . The Government was paying 3.5 per cent in interest to the 120,000 people who bought the bonds in 1917. The Debt Management Office estimates that Britain has paid some \u00a35.5 billion in total interest on the loans since 1917. Current low interest rates mean the Government is able to pay off the debt with new bonds which pay a much lower rate of interest. Mr Osborne said: 'This is a moment for Britain to be proud of. We can, at last, pay off the debts Britain incurred to fight the First World War. 'It is a sign of our fiscal credibility and it's a good deal for this generation of taxpayers. It's also another fitting way to remember that extraordinary sacrifice of the past.' British artilleryman in action during the Battle of the Somme in France in 1916 . British soldiers negotiating a shell-cratered landscape along the River Somme in late after the close of the Allied offensive . The debt repayment comes after the Government repaid \u00a3218million of debts from the First World War in October \u2013 the first time that the government paid off the war's debts in 67 years. The Tories claim that Britain can borrow at such low interest rates because the Government has got a grip of the public finances and international investors know they will get their money back if they lend it to the UK. They claim the Labour Party's spending plans would see billons added to the national debt. Treasury Secretary David Gauke said: 'There is a clear choice at this election: sticking with the competence and stability of David Cameron and the Conservatives' long-term economic plan that's securing a better future for Britain \u2013 the deficit has been halved, there are 1.85 million more people with the security of a regular wage and the economy is recovering from Labour's Great Recession. British soldiers in a trench in France with paper hats from Christmas crackers while a sentry uses a mirror to keep watch on No Man's Land . 'Or abandoning that plan for the SNP and Labour with hardworking taxpayers paying the price for the economic chaos that would result.' The warning came after Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls claimed George Osborne's spending plans would mean \u00a370billion of cuts \u2013 more than double the amount admitted by David Cameron and George Osborne. He said if the Tories were to keep to their promises to protect spending on health, schools and overseas aid, this would mean the Foreign Office and Department for Transport being shut down altogether. Mr Balls said the government's cuts were 'so extreme that they would lead to the smallest police force since comparable records began, the smallest army since Cromwell and over a third of older people receiving social care losing their entitlement to it'. He added:\u00a0'The Tories now have a choice. They can either say that these unprecedented, extreme and close-to- impossible cuts to our police, armed forces and social care are the true consequences of their spending plans,' he said. 'Or they can confess that their plans are in fact impossible to achieve without breaking their promise to protect the NHS. 'If David Cameron and George Osborne cannot spell out how their sums add up for non-protected departments in order to achieve their fiscal surplus, the British people can only conclude - and would be right to conclude - that alternative plans do exist: to cut NHS spending and introduce charging. 'David Cameron and George Osborne must come clean or the British people will draw their own conclusions.'","highlights":"Government repaid \u00a31.9billion still owed to more than 100,000 people . Debts can be repaid because the cash can be borrowed cheaper elsewhere . Debt Management Office estimates thew UK has paid \u00a35.5billion in interest .","id":"354118e98cdf03b82a46261803a0357af6a3009e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'First World War-time' loans.\nThe repayment had been made possible after a legal victory in 2012 for 90-year-old widow Edna Munn from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She had been among several who won against the Government over their rights.\nIn December, the High Court ruled that all surviving loan-debt holders from the First World War should have their payments repaid in full \u2013 no matter how long it took the Government to do it.\nThe loan-debt was owed under a system devised in the early 1920s by the then Liberal Chancellor of the Exchequer and future prime minister, Lloyd George.\nCalled 'Liberty Bonds', the Government sold the bonds to savers who could take out loans at an attractive rate of interest, paying the money back over the ensuing years, with added bonuses.\nBut after the war ended, the Government repaid the money in small instalments for years and then finally in full in 1931.\nThere were some 1,300 Liberty Bondholders. Each received 18p in the \u00a31 in the repayments to date, which at the time was a lot of money, but not enough.\nMany of the families involved found themselves bankrupted through the interest they had paid, and in some cases through further lending.\nIn 2012, the High Court ruled the State was in breach of the original terms of the loan. The borrowers were awarded 95 per cent of the original sums outstanding, together with 8 per cent interest.\nWhen that verdict was overturned on appeal by the Government's lawyers, the High Court awarded the interest, which was just 0.5 per cent a year. However, with the 8 per cent 'prejudice damages', and the 4 per cent legal costs, they could receive about \u00a320million.\nMunn had won \u00a330,000 for herself in the High Court in December. Now she will be receiving around \u00a322,000.\nShe told the Daily Mail yesterday (March 15): 'It has been such a long time coming, but I know it is the right thing to have done.\n'I had to do something, because I feel it was unjust that people had been treated this way. But the money is a big boost for me to have after being in poor health.'\nMs Munn and her husband Norman borrowed money in 1913 to buy some land.\nWhen Norman died in"}
{"article":"It was a case of Cristiano Ronaldo winning his battle with Lionel Messi but Barcelona emerging victors in the war with Real Madrid after El Clasico at the Nou Camp on Sunday in Spain. Goals from Jeremy Mathieu and Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 2-1 win to move four points ahead of Madrid atop La Liga with 10 games remaining but it was only Ronaldo who got his name on the scoresheet, after a quieter display by Messi's imperious standards. Messi appeared relaxed in the tunnel, dabbling in conversation with his Barcelona team-mates, his fleece zipped up to his chin. Ronaldo stood poised, staring forward. The Nou Camp was an inferno, shrouded in gold, purple and blue with the 99,000 supporters in fearsome voice as the two superpowers of global football marched out on the pitch. Cristiano Ronaldo got on the scoresheet but it was Lionel Messi who was happiest after El Clasico . Messi (left) provided the assist for Barcelona's first goal in El Clasico from Jeremy Mathieu . Mathieu (right) headed in to give Barcelona the lead after only 19 minutes against Real Madrid . Messi (second right) celebrates assisting Barcelona taking the lead against Madrid . Cristiano Ronaldo (left) poked Real Madrid level after 31 minutes, completing a tremendous move . Ronaldo (second left) watches on as he brings Madrid level against arch rivals Barcelona . Ronaldo's first touch of the ball after 40 seconds was met with searing jeers by the Barcelona fans. He was eventually crowded out by Dani Alves and Ivan Rakitic and the dispossession of Madrid's talisman was met with emphatic cheers. Messi's start was subdued, the diminutive Argentina international lingering quietly in the centre of the pitch, exchanging the occasional pass with Andres Iniesta in the first five minutes. But he snapped into life in the sixth minute with a nutmeg on Madrid playmaker Toni Kroos. Six minutes later, the first clear chance of the game fell to Ronaldo, who escaped his defender on the back post but could only turn Karim Benzema's deft lob onto the crossbar with Claudio Bravo beaten. He should have scored and Barcelona were off the hook. Messi was still awaiting his first opportunity to get at Madrid's defence. Nutmeg aside, his first 15 was perhaps best summed up by Iniesta uncharacteristically hitting a looping pass over his team-mate, who had found space out on the right touchline. But two minutes later, Messi had the ball at his feet and he surged inside, picked out Neymar and burst into the area, where he met the cross with his head but sent it wide. Barcelona's breakthrough came on 19, and Messi had the assist. Suarez was fouled  on the left, Messi whipped a glorious ball into the area and Mathieu flicked it past Iker Casillas to give Luis Enrique's side the lead. It was Messi's 15th assist of the season and Ronaldo's miss after 12 minutes already appeared costly. The goal galvanised Barcelona and Suarez drew a foul from Pepe two minutes after the opener and Messi seized the ball again. This time he was central and 25 yards out but his effort was deflected out for a corner which came to nothing. Neymar missed a glorious chance for 2-0 on the half hour mark, meeting a ball across goal from Suarez six yards out, only to guide his effort safely into the hands of Casillas with the goal gaping. Ronaldo and Messi walked out to a formidable atmosphere at the Nou Camp for El Clasico . Ronaldo's goal came moments after Neymar (right) has missed a great chance from close range . Ronaldo (right) wheels away to celebrate after scoring for Madrid against Barcelona . Ronaldo (right) celebrates bringing Madrid level against Barcelona in the La Liga clash . Ronaldo hit the crossbar from close range with the scores goalless at the Nou Camp . It was a shocking miss and 30 seconds later, Madrid were level. Ronaldo led the surge forward and as Benzema collected possession on the right of the penalty area, the Portugal international continued his run through the centre. Benzema sensed his presence and picked out his run with a glorious swish of his heel. Ronaldo hit fifth gear to beat Bravo to the ball, poking it under the goalkeeper to haul Madrid level as the jeers spewed out at the Nou Camp. Eight minutes before half time, Ronaldo picked up the ball on the left and skipped past Alves but with Javier Mascherano and Gerard Pique closing him down, Ronaldo went tumbling. Television replays showed that Pique momentarily left his boot dangling, perhaps to entice a Ronaldo fall but the referee's decision to book the Madrid man was correct. In the 40th minute, Ronaldo thought he had assisted a goal from Gareth Bale, who poked Ronaldo's header into the back of the net. Bale was definitely onside but Ronaldo was not and the goal was rightly ruled out. But the Madrid man was finishing the first half in scintillating form. A ferocious shot from 30 yards out was tipped over by Bravo and Bale skewed a shot wide from the corner. As the second half began, it seemed Messi was in the shadow of Ronaldo. Madrid undoubtedly ended the first period of play in the ascendency. Messi (left) of Barcelona closes down Madrid defender Pepe in the first half at the Nou Camp . Ronaldo (right) was booked for diving in the first half of El Clasico . Ronaldo was jeered by Barcelona's supporters every time he had possession for Madrid . Ronaldo (third right) had strayed offside before flicking the ball to Gareth Bale to score . And it was Ronaldo who was involved in the first incident of the second phase, returning the ball into Benzema in a probing attacking move, before Bravo dived to his left to beat out the France striker's clever shot across goal. Messi was drifting deep to find the ball, and Mascherano picked out his compatriot on the halfway line on 52 minutes. He turned and sprinted at the heart of Madrid's back line and Luka Modric reached for the ball with his leg but only managed to clip Messi's heels. The free kick failed to worry Madrid like Messi's sprint forward did. Four minutes later, Barcelona went ahead with a tremendous finish from Suarez. The Uruguay striker was found by a forensic pass by Alves, who spotted Suarez had escaped the attention of Pepe and had curved his run to stay on side. The ball was floated over, Suarez caressed it under control with the outside of his boot and threaded it across Casillas and into the far corner. Ronaldo might have been worried after a clash with Mascherano on the hour mark. He was flattened by the midfielder but appeared to retaliate, with Mascherano exaggerating the contact made by the Madrid attacker. Messi (centre) attempts to evade the challenge of Marcelo, Ronaldo and Toni Kroos . Ronaldo enjoyed a formidable first half for Madrid but was quieter in the second . Ronaldo (second right) tries to block a clearance from Gerard Pique of Barcelona . But the referee was not fooled, only booking the Barcelona man for the initial foul. Tempers began to fray after the clash between the pair and it suited Messi's Barcelona side more as the clock ticked on. As 73 minutes passed, Messi went inches away from extending Barcelona's lead. Again out on the right, he ran inside and sprinted ominously through the centre before unleashing a fine strike from the edge of the area that went the wrong wide of the post with Casillas beaten. Barcelona manager Luis Enrique thought the shot was in and a minute later, he must have been certain his team were about to add to their advantage. Messi was again the engineer, perhaps buoyed by his attempt seconds earlier. With Suarez to his left and Neymar to his right, Messi played in the Brazil international, who blazed wide on an unusually wasteful night from the former Santos man. The pair combined again on 77, this time Messi shooting at goal but his low, right-footed strike was blocked and Madrid cleared. Benzema almost punished Barcelona and Messi for spurning their chances when his shot from 25 yards deflected wickedly off Mascherano, but Bravo managed to turn the ball away brilliantly. Messi (left) celebrates Suarez's goal as Barcelona moved ahead in the second half . Messi curled an effort from range inches wide in the 73rd minute for Barcelona . Messi was creating again four minutes from full time, unlocking Madrid's defence with a neat pass into Jordi Alba, who was denied by Casillas. Barcelona were pouring forward looked to extend their advantage. They did not manage to do so, but Messi's side held on. He might not have settled his duel with Ronaldo, but it is advantage Barcelona in the race for the La Liga title.","highlights":"Lionel Messi assisted Barcelona's opening goal from Jeremy Mathieu . Cristiano Ronaldo finished a superb Real Madrid move to level on 31 . Luis Suarez won it for Barcelona with a tremendous finish on 56 .","id":"7d8bd00e12a473be3ae2a56165468d563b5af6d2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a 2-0 triumph, which has moved them up to second spot in the La Liga table, 5 points behind first place Real Madrid. Madrid have another game in hand.\nWhile Los Blancos were looking for their first La Liga win of the 2016\/17 campaign, the Catalans could have already taken one foot in the championship race if the team had been able to beat Villarreal on the opening day. But, it was not to be as they got off to a disappointing start by losing the match by one goal to nil at the Camp Nou.\nThe Blaugrana boss Luis Enrique has spoken about the defeat. El Mundo Deportivo claims the Real Madrid loss was the \u201cworst we\u2019ve ever had\u201d against an opponent.\nWe are a strong team that can take the results you want. I said at the start of the season that we can\u2019t compare to Real Madrid, we are a smaller club. In terms of the numbers, it\u2019s impossible to compare. But, the team has to show its best on the pitch and when there is a difference of just a goal, we have to take that victory, because to lose to Madrid means that you have suffered a defeat that weighs down more than many matches, because it was unexpected in terms of results. But we tried, we were solid and we had chances at 0-0, which is the most important.\nWe tried to push up, we got closer and we had a better second half, but in the end it wasn\u2019t enough, even though the team was well prepared to the match. I have a very good relationship with Zinedine Zidane, with his family.\nI always go to the Bernabeu to support Madrid. We are both good teams and when we play against each other, there is always rivalry.\nWe always try to play with our philosophy, to entertain, we try to attack and we press in the midfield. We put ourselves in good positions and we don\u2019t give teams many chances, and that\u2019s why we are unbeaten. At the moment, there are some teams that are more solid and better at pressing than us, and Madrid is one of them.\nAt times we had problems, but we always tried to do what we usually do. We tried to win, but if it doesn\u2019t work out that way, we are always satisfied with the result.\nAgainst Madrid, the match took a turn when Real\u2019s Kar"}
{"article":"Warm applause fluttered around Wembley as Harry Kane slowly jogged up the touchline in the first half, but on the pitch Danny Welbeck was putting in a performance to indicate he is in no mood to step aside anytime soon. Roy Hodgson\u2019s selection of Welbeck ahead of the in-form Kane in England Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania divided opinion across the nation ahead of kick-off. Should he have started the hot-shot Spurs striker, joint-top in the Premier League with Diego Costa on 19 and with 29 in all competitions? Or Welbeck who has been performing well for the national team but in-and-out of Arsenal\u2019s starting line-up, struggling to eight goals in 34? Danny Welbeck leads the celebrations after putting England 2-0 ahead against Lithuania on Friday . Welbeck's header deflects into the back of the net to send England into a commanding lead . Welbeck is congratulated by England captain Wayne Rooney after scoring his sixth of the qualfying campaign . Former England striker Ian Wright thought the former. \u2018Gutted that Harry Kane's not starting,\u2019 he said before kick-off, \u201829 goals, form of his life.\u2019 But within six minutes, the Arsenal man had justified the choice with a huge hand in the opener. Welbeck started on the left, but was to the right of goal when he nutmegged Lithuania\u2019s Tadas Kijanskas with some nifty footwork and fired a shot across goal, which keeper Giedrius Arlauskis could only parry into the path of Wayne Rooney to head in. He almost set up a second on 19 minutes, again getting to the byline on the right before crossing deep to Rooney, who looped a header back across goal and on to the post. Welbeck was bright and alive around the box and got the goal his first-half performance deserved just before the break. Jordan Henderson crossed from the left and he diverted it in off a shoulder via a deflection. They all count. Welbeck caused the Lithuanian defence problems all evening and justified his selection . Welbeck is congratulated by former Manchester united team-mate Wayne Rooney after doubling the lead . Kane may be the latest boy wonder, yet Welbeck is the top-scorer in this Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. His goal moved him to six for the tournament, clear of Israel\u2019s Omar Damari on five. Doubles against Slovenia and Switzerland, a goal versus San Marino and another against Lithuania is not a bad return. Say what you will about the strength of the opposition, but players can only score against what is put in front of them. Hodgson certainly recognised his value, choosing Welbeck as one of only four players - alongside Rooney, Gary Cahill and Nathaniel Clyne - to start from the last team he picked. Dat Guy Welbz, as he was dubbed by Ravel Morrison providing a nickname that went viral, did not let his manager down. He was close to adding another on 41 minutes, riding a challenge and bending a shot towards the top right corner from the edge of the box which was narrowly over. Welbeck is the first to congratulate debutant Harry Kane after scoring two minutes after coming on . Welbeck celebrates with Rooney after he turns home the rebound after the Arsenal striker's effort was saved . And again in the 54th, beating two men on his way into the penalty area to the right of goal and powering a shot on target which was pushed out for a corner. He would surely have had a second had Raheem Sterling not arrived in the box a fraction earlier to tap in England\u2019s third. This may only have been Lithuania, the team ranked 94th in the world, but Welbeck\u2019s passing was crisp and accurate, his runs inventive and movement fluid. An indication of his confidence was a clever back-heel flick in the middle of a quick England passing exchange early in the second half. England\u2019s front three of Welbeck, Rooney and Raheem Sterling were swapping places all evening causing havoc to Lithuania\u2019s defenders. Welbeck was substituted for Theo Walcott in the 77th minute, but the sponsors had seen enough to vote him their man-of-the-match. Kane may have scored within two minutes of coming on, but, for now, Welbeck will be going nowhere in the big games.","highlights":"England beat Lithuania 4-0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley on Friday . Danny Welbeck had a hand in the first goal and scored the second . Welbeck was picked ahead of\u00a0England\u00a0new boy Harry Kane for the clash .","id":"2cef2215c85f245e19902e71923f9abb1dfa10e5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Hodgson's latest gamble to bring a new body into the team's attacking shape was in the air. A gamble that in some way worked \u2013 Welbeck's display for England against a strong, dynamic Czech side was more like the forward Hodgson has craved ever since Wayne Rooney picked up an ankle injury against Scotland.\nThe 27-year-old, who began his international career as a substitute for Rooney against Slovenia at the European Championship eight years ago, was not just a strong, athletic target man on Monday night, he was also a focal point for a cohesive attack. He brought out the best in Raheem Sterling, who had struggled to impose his pace against Italy and Wales in recent weeks.\nWelbeck, so often criticised since Rooney became England's permanent right forward at international level, played just behind Sterling on Monday, and their relationship \u2013 while not as fluent as it can be \u2013 was working on Monday night, with the pair providing an excellent foil in the final third. There was also a pleasing symmetry in the way that Sterling assisted Welbeck's fifth goal \u2013 after being played in by Marcus Rashford \u2013 and how Welbeck set up Sterling for a strike against Scotland four days earlier.\nWelbeck's touch, while not as polished as Rooney's, is stronger than that of the Manchester United striker's, whose technique has often caused England problems this campaign, with his lack of mobility and stamina holding up England's attack. Welbeck is quicker and has the stamina to last. At Manchester United he played out wide, and while he has struggled on the left, it is perhaps no surprise that he is most effective in a central position.\nRooney's exit, with injuries piling up at Manchester United as it struggles in the fight to qualify for the Champions League, presents Welbeck with a golden opportunity. England have a summer friendly with the Netherlands to prepare for, and with Sterling now in fine form, England's attack has an ideal structure.\nFor so long, this has been the one area in which England are strong, their wide position filled by pace and energy as they look to get behind the opposition, while the central area has been where the problems have come. But now, with the emergence of Sterling and Danny Rose on the left and the maturity of Ross Barkley to the right, England are beginning to look potent in the final third of the field.\nFor the first time in the group, England's shape \u2013"}
{"article":"March 16, 2014. Liverpool travel away from Anfield for a game that will shape the destiny of their season and Brendan Rodgers' confidence is telling. 'If we beat them, they cannot do it,' Rodgers proclaims ahead of a trip to Old Trafford. He had just been asked what the consequences would be if Manchester United, who were trying desperately to keep pace in the race for the Champions League, lost to Liverpool. His words are backed up by a swaggering display, full of devilment, wit and counter-attacking menace. Manchester United are left punch-drunk by a 3-0 defeat that could have been even heavier, as Steven Gerrard \u2013 with two pressure penalties \u2013 and Luis Suarez ran amok. Steven Gerrard scored two penalties as Liverpool won 3-0 at Manchester United on March 16, 2014 . Luis Suarez (bottom) was also on the scoresheet as Liverpool built a 14-point gap over their arch-rivals . Liverpool headed home that afternoon with a 14-point gap over their rivals in the Barclays Premier League and had effectively destroyed any lingering hope that David Moyes had of commandeering a top four spot. It was a day when Rodgers saw his players make a massive statement of intent, a day that suggested there was a shift in the balance of power of this rivalry; leaving Old Trafford then, you felt it would be a long time before the deficit would be clawed back. Fast forward to March 16, 2015. Again Liverpool were away from Anfield for a vital fixture and again Rodgers' confidence in the build-up was telling but, this time, there was no performance of verve and invention to back up his pre-game message. There was, however, doggedness, determination and the result was just as crucial. Jordan Henderson's freak goal, coming after they had spent much of a rain-sodden night in South Wales riding their luck and defending for their lives, has set them up for another afternoon of destiny with their most bitter foe. Jordan Henderson scored a second-half winner for Liverpool as they won 1-0 at Swansea on Monday night . Henderson runs off to celebrate his winner that moved Liverpool within two points of the top four . Henderson's (right) shot was deflected over the top of Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and into the net . The goal was Henderson's (right) third in the last three Premier League games for Liverpool . No trophy will be presented at Anfield next Sunday but there is the sense that the winner of Liverpool and Manchester United's latest showdown will take all in relation to the final spot in next year's Champions League. It is going to be another day of reckoning. Do not underestimate how much Liverpool needed this result at the Liberty Stadium. They have stylishly worked their way into contention for the top four with a long unbeaten run but United's victory over Tottenham had threatened to alter the landscape. What if a loss in Wales and had then be follow up with a defeat at Anfield? Such a scenario would have left bleak consequences for Liverpool. Those result would have left them with an eight-point deficit and not enough time to claw it back, especially with some tricky assignments looming. As it is, they go into English football's Clasico brimming with confidence, two points behind United but ready to leapfrog Louis van Gaal's men. They will need to step up on what they produced against Swansea to topple United but Rodgers has a glint in his eye and faith in his team. Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge (centre) tries to wriggle away from a challenge from Swansea's Jack Cork . Liverpool might not have last year's electric swagger but they certainly know how to fight and, in some ways, the results they have put together since losing at Old Trafford on December 14 have been just as impressive as their unexpected title-charge. Nobody proved that determination more than Henderson, who emerged from a difficult first 45 minutes to keep on running and score the decisive goal, his challenge on Jordi Amat looping over Lukasz Fabianski's head to leave Rodgers' punching the air. Henderson keeps on producing these important moments. For all the noise that is being created around Raheem Sterling and his contract stand-off, the most pressing contractual issue Liverpool have is with their vice-captain. He has scored in each of his last three Premier League games and has led the team with distinction in Gerrard's absence. Young, hungry, talented English players like him are not ten-a-penny and it would be folly to let this drift. Liverpool should really get this business concluded. Raheem Sterling (left) runs at left back Neil Taylor during Monday's clash at the Liberty Stadium . Henderson (right) passes the armband to Steven Gerrard after he comes on as a second-half substitute . CHELSEA . Hull (away) - March 22 . Stoke (home) - April 4 . QPR (away) - April 12 . Man United (home) - April 18 . Arsenal (away) - April 26 . Leicester (away) - April 29 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 2 . Liverpool (home) - May 9 . West Brom (away) - May 16 . Sunderland (home) - May 24 . MANCHESTER CITY . West Brom (home) - March 21 . Crystal Palace (away) - April 6 . Man United (away) - April 12 . West Ham (home) April 19 . Aston Villa (home) - April 25 . Tottenham (away) - May 2 . QPR (home) - May 9 . Swansea (away) - May 16 . Southampton (home) - May 24 . ARSENAL . Newcastle (away) - March 21 . Liverpool (home) - April 4 . Burnley (away) - April 11 . Sunderland (home) April 18 postponed . Chelsea (home) - April 26 . Hull (away) - May 2 . Swansea (home) - May 9 . Man United (away) - May 16 . West Brom (home) - May 24 . MANCHESTER UNITED . Liverpool (away) - March 22 . Aston Villa (home) - April 4 . Man City (home) - April 12 . Chelsea (away) - April 18 . Everton (away) - April 26 . West Brom (home) - May 2 . Crystal Palace (away) - May 9 . Arsenal (home) - May 16 . Hull (away) - May 24 . LIVERPOOL . Man United (home) - March 22 . Arsenal (away) - April 4 . Newcastle (home) - April 13 . Hull (away) - April 18 . West Brom (away) - April 25 . QPR (home) - May 2 . Chelsea (away) - May 9 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 16 . Stoke (away) - May 24 . TOTTENHAM . Leicester (home) - March 21 . Burnley (away) - April 5 . Aston Villa (home) - April 11 . Newcastle (away) - April 19 . Southampton (away) - April 25 . Manchester City (home) - May 2 . Stoke (away) - May 9 . Hull (home) - May 16 . Everton (away) - May 24 . SOUTHAMPTON . Burnley (home) - March 21 . Everton (away) - April 4 . Hull (home) - April 11 . Stoke (away) - April 18 . Tottenham (home) - April 25 . Sunderland (away) - May 2 . Leicester (away) - May 9 . Aston Villa (home) - May 16 . Man City (away) - May 24 . Note: Fixtures in May subject to change for television schedule. For a full list of Premier League fixtures and to check kick-off times, results and league tables, visit our brilliant MATCH ZONE by clicking HERE. Games marked 'postponed' will be rearranged due to FA Cup .","highlights":"Liverpool won 1-0 away at Swansea in the Premier League on Monday night . On March 16, 2014, the Reds were 14 points clear of Manchester United . Fast forward a year later and Liverpool trail United by two points . READ: Liverpool have sights on second place after beating Swansea . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .","id":"3d9b2694d658d15831431b247d3322fdcb1b6544","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the match, with a tone that makes it clear that if Liverpool do not do so, they have little chance.\nWhen he says that, the Reds are trailing City by seven points in the league with nine games to go and Liverpool have won just one in their last nine games. For Rodgers to say something so obvious, as if this was as straight forward as a five year-old's problem, suggests that his position had been growing increasingly tenuous.\nThe following week City are beaten 3-1 at Southampton in their next game; Liverpool win 3-1 at home against West Brom, while they are drawing against Manchester United and their hopes of the title begin to flicker.\nThat was the moment that it had truly begun to click that Liverpool may actually have a chance of winning the league. Since then they have thrashed both United and City in the title race and it has to be said that they've been playing some good football along the way.\nThey may not be as consistent as they need to be, but they are a good side with a promising set of young players with a lot of talent, although they have not won the league since 1990. And, while there is an argument to be made for the way that Rodgers is being portrayed by the press, the fact that he had to change his tactics from direct to more nuanced in order to take down City does suggest something about the sort of approach that he takes.\nIt is fair to say that Rodgers has had little time to really get the side as he would like it, but it does seem as though the changes that he had to bring about were as much about his own philosophy and his ambition as much as the capabilities of the team, and the club, at his disposal.\nThe fact is that Rodgers came into the club when it had been on the verge of being sold and it has become a regular thing for the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, to say that they will not stand in the way of a takeover and there has been no real move to change things on the pitch from the new owners.\nHowever, the fact remains that the club's board have overseen the spending of \u00a3300 million so it is not entirely unrealistic to say that Rodgers should be closer to a title victory than he is.\nIt is a fact that when Arsenal won the league last year, they had been top for just eight weeks, yet they spent the whole season just one point behind Leicester City, which means that if"}
{"article":"In a sport increasingly dominated by statistical analysis and calm dissection of performances it was reassuring to hear Dan Cole discuss the depth of anger felt by England\u2019s players on reviewing their Ireland no-show. Cole, one of the few England stars to depart Dublin with his reputation enhanced last Sunday, revealed the extent of the frustration within the England squad at their misfiring display when their Grand Slam dream was broken by a series of tactical and technical blunders. Stuart Lancaster\u2019s men held a debrief on Tuesday at their five-star Pennyhill Park retreat in Surrey and the video analysis made for uncomfortable viewing. Dan Cole has revealed the frustration felt by England's squad as they relived the Ireland defeat . Chief among their concerns was the spectacular first-half line-out fail which saw England hooker Dylan Hartley throw straight to 6ft 10in Ireland lock Devin Toner at the back when a clean catch and drive would have almost certainly yielded points. England\u2019s repeated disciplinary infringements also led to a 13 to eight penalty deficit and Cole admits watching the match again was deeply frustrating. \u2018There is room for emotion because you are frustrated with the game and there were a few things we\u2019ve gone over,\u2019 he said. \u2018We didn\u2019t plan to do a lot of the stuff that we did. Trust me we didn\u2019t train what we did at the weekend. We didn\u2019t do that on the training field. \u2018There is that frustration and it comes out in anger or whatever from coaches and players because they are frustrated in that regard. It is not just a cool, calm dissection \u2013 sometimes it is but if a point needs to be raised it is talked about. England failed to take their chances and made some basic errors, before being punished by the Irish . \u2018It was interesting, it was good, it was honest. I think there were some areas \u2013 a lot of areas obviously \u2013 where we didn\u2019t perform like we should have done.\u2019 Ireland outmanoeuvred England by denying them scrummaging opportunities and by failing to implement the expected \u2018choke tackle\u2019, therefore denying the visitors the chance to play to their strengths. Their British Lion half-back pair of Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray controlled field position with some outstanding tactical kicking. When England did have a chance to gain a foothold in the game, Hartley\u2019s wayward throw to Toner cost them dear after George Ford opted to kick a kickable penalty to the corner. Cole was one of the few Englishmen to come out of the defeat in Dublin with any credit . \u2018That line-out was a frustration. In international rugby if you get a set piece in the opposition 22 and especially 5m out you have to take it,\u2019 Cole added. \u2018You don\u2019t really get another chance like that against sides like Ireland, and we didn\u2019t really get one. I\u2019m not saying that the game changed on that but it was an emotional swing. 'They steal the ball and the crowd lifts up. You score there and it is a different mentality. It wasn\u2019t the reason we lost the game but next time we\u2019ll probably throw away from the 6ft 10 bloke with long arms!\u2019 The England prop will hope his side can bounce back against Scotland at Twickenham next week . While South African referee Craig Joubert took exception to much of England\u2019s work at the break down, Lancaster and his team hope Frenchman Romain Poite will be more forgiving at Twickenham against unfancied Scotland next Saturday. Cole added: \u2018Referees have their strengths and weaknesses, just like players do. Set-piece, open play, some refs will let you play stuff, others won\u2019t. There is a variance but it is a case of being as clean as you can. If you are positive in your actions, you will be on the right side of the referee.\u2019","highlights":"England lost to Ireland 19-9 last week in Dublin . Dan Cole reveals the frustration after players watched video back . Game went against England's plans as mistakes let them down . England will hope to respond against Scotland next week at Twickenham .","id":"f89916c9c7a6bcdc019e7be28a460eaff05b51a4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Dublin with a good impression of their performance, also revealed that Martin Johnson has ordered an end to the jollity within the squad ahead of tomorrow\u2019s clash with Scotland in Murrayfield.\n\u201cIt was frustrating because we didn\u2019t back up our great start to the Six Nations,\u201d Cole said. \u201cWe got off to a great start at Twickenham in terms of our game plan and tactics, but we didn\u2019t really carry that on. We were too negative, we didn\u2019t want to play, and that comes down to leadership. At the start, we were on top of our game and then we weren\u2019t, and we need to get back to doing that again.\u201d\nEngland\u2019s failure to beat Ireland in Dublin, and their equally poor showing in France a week later, may have a bearing on Cole\u2019s determination to get England out of their slump sooner rather than later. The Leicester loose head\u2019s appetite to learn from their setbacks will be important to England\u2019s bid to put the past two weeks behind them, and move on towards a strong end to the tournament.\nThe last fortnight for England will be remembered for what Johnson said in his post-match press conference, when he said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got to come here and win. We can do it. It\u2019s not about what we can\u2019t do, it\u2019s about what we can do. We\u2019ve got to back it up again and beat Scotland.\u201d\nThe remark was greeted with laughter in Ireland and France, where England\u2019s last two performances in the championship were greeted by the predictable claims that they were a \u201cjoke\u201d, incapable of sustaining consistent good form and able only to beat weaker teams, even when they are at home.\nCole said: \u201cMartin has spoken to a couple of us to make sure he reiterates what he said about winning the game. There is nothing we can say back, because we know we were very poor in both games against France and Ireland. We can\u2019t dwell on it too much, but we know we can play better. We were better than we were against France in the autumn, and against Ireland in Dublin, so we have to take that on.\u201d\n\u201cWe have to take it on because it\u2019s the Six Nations and we need to win.\u201d Cole\u2019s words will echo in England dressing rooms, although there is little chance of anyone challenging his claims about the value of winning, particularly for an international squad.\n\u201cWe\u2019"}
{"article":"After a blistering start, England were forced to work for their win against Scotland, which took them level on points with Ireland and Wales at the top of the Six Nations championship table. Jonathan Joseph had Stuart Lancaster's side ahead inside five minutes, but Scotland fought back and forced a thrilling finale. Sportsmail's Chris Foy was there to run the rule over the two teams: . Courtney Lawes gets up above Jonny Gray to secure line-out ball for England in a hard-fought battle . ENGLAND . Mike Brown \u2013 Ominous when he dropped first high kick but settled well and posed a threat whenever he had the ball. 7. Anthony Watson \u2013 A game of near-triumph for him, but he scored a \u2018try\u2019 which was ruled out, as was another he helped set up. 7. Mike Brown takes on Finn Russell as the England full back looked to create opportunities . Jonathan Joseph \u2013 Took his try with typical, swerving aplomb, to showcase his nifty footwork. Held up well in defence. 7. Luther Burrell \u2013 Squandered glorious early scoring chance. Forceful as ever, but not igniting this campaign as he did last year. 6. Jack Nowell \u2013 Exeter wing was electric with his broken-field running. Some suspect decision-making but good finish for try. 7. Jonathan Joseph dives over to score England's early try, which looked to have set them on their way . George Ford \u2013 His authority grows. Created openings with distribution and pace, and scored a try. All was well until late missed kicks. 8. Ben Youngs \u2013 Was a livewire threat early on and continued to test the Scottish defence with his darts around the fringes. 7. Joe Marler \u2013 Deft handling in run-up to Ford try, put in familiar busy shift in defence and was at the heart of set-piece onslaught. 7. George Ford dives over the line for his try in a game where he contributed 15 points and controlled the play . Dylan Hartley \u2013 This was a fast-and-loose encounter, so his work in the tight was most felt with his part in a first-half scrum blitz. 6. Dan Cole \u2013 The Leicester tighthead is quite content to win scrums and hit rucks, in which case he was in his element here. 7. Dave Attwood \u2013 Not as prominent as he was in Dublin, when his defensive work was so valuable and not among top carriers. 6. Dave Attwood gets the ball away out of the tackle as England in another good display from the second row . Courtney Lawes \u2013 Largely effective in the way he orchestrated the lineout and a dynamic, punishing presence around the field. 7. James Haskell \u2013 Made his fair share of tackles but no major carrying or breakdown impact. His place may be under threat. 6. Billy Vunipola \u2013 Determination to impose himself was clear from sheer number of times he pounded the Scottish defence. 7. Billy Vunipola goes on one of his characteristic runs as he offers England some momentum . Chris Robshaw \u2013 Not a towering presence before the break, but more influential later, especially as a link-man in attacks. 7. Replacements: Tom Youngs exploded from the bench to provide impetus and fellow front-rower, Kieran Brookes, was involved in the build-up to Nowell\u2019s try and Tom Wood made one strong late burst. Chris Robshaw needs two Scottish tacklers to bring him down as he led England to a Calcutta Cup victory . SCOTLAND . Stuart Hogg \u2013 Did well to chase back and prevent a try by Brown. Frustrated by restricted chances and threw some wild passes. 6. Dougie Fife \u2013 Had a couple of jinking bursts but largely well shackled. Covered effectively when Watson threatened in second half. 5. Stuart Hogg goes low to bring down Jack Nowell but Scotland couldn't hold out for long . Mark Bennett \u2013 Kept his head when the chance came; ignoring men outside to touch down. Largely occupied with tackling. 7. Matt Scott \u2013 Was an emergency replacement for Alex Dunbar and this wasn\u2019t a day for him to prove his creative credentials. 5. Tommy Seymour \u2013 A regular threat. He came in-field looking for work and often found gaps. Kept choosing clever lines. 7. Finn Russell \u2013 Was all at sea in the first quarter but grew into the game. Some shrewd touches but also some glaring lapses. 6. Finn Russell looks for territory as the Scots struggled to get good field position to make a late charge . Greig Laidlaw \u2013 Behind a beaten pack, he struggled to control proceedings and didn\u2019t challenge England with box-kicks. 6. Alasdair Dickinson \u2013 The prop was damned by association with a scrum effort which was hapless as England took command. 5. Ross Ford \u2013 He has had far more commanding outings than this, as he failed to make many dents in a pack on the back foot. 5. Euan Murray \u2013 After early tussle with Dan Cole, was left flailing as George Ford scored his try and couldn\u2019t prevent scrum rout. 5. Greig Laidlaw kicks clear as Courtney Lawes attempts to get through two Scottish forwards to charge down . Jim Hamilton \u2013 It wasn\u2019t his day. Took a blow to the head that led to an early exit and not the usual snarling menace. 5. Jonny Gray \u2013 Nearly touched down when the Scots finally gained a foothold. Couldn\u2019t disrupt English supply at the lineout. 6. Rob Harley \u2013 Had a hand in the try scored by Bennett but against the big, strong home forwards he was a lightweight presence. 5. David Denton \u2013 Last year, he was almost a lone threat to England and this time he again fought the good fight in vain. 7. Jonny Gray carries the ball as Scotland fought back from a poor start to make a game of it . Blair Cowan \u2013 Aside from one slick aerial off-load to send Seymour hurtling clear, he was a low-profile figure in this game. 5. Replacements: The lack of Scottish depth was harshly exposed. None of them sent on from the bench by Vern Cotter could do anything to turn the tide against their team.","highlights":"England create countless chances but made to work hard for win . Result takes England top of Six Nations table on points difference . George North picked up 15 points as England retained Calcutta Cup .","id":"6f01cf3d0ad7bb5a72df1ca5363b038c1a754542","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" when Ben Youngs fed him off a turnover just inside Scotland's half.\nChris Ashton was forced to play for 52 minutes with a bleeding ear, as the visitors continued to press until they were awarded a penalty in front of the posts that Greig Laidlaw slotted over. After that Scotland could have won the match, but it was England who took the initiative and scored three excellent tries, two from the young George Ford, after another dominant win.\nThey take the lead for the first time when the ball is quickly recycled on the left, and Owen Farrell chips ahead on the full to give Ashton a run on the line. He dives over to give England an 11-3 lead after 10 minutes.\nThe try came after an error by Scotland, who were looking for a quick penalty, which would have put them into a 3-on-2 advantage against a side which England had battered in the first 12 minutes. Instead Scotland decided to run the ball back, which ended up with Chris Ashton steaming up the middle.\nThe 25-year-old winger was caught by an over-zealous tackle by Matt Scott, but with a helping shove from Billy Vunipola, he was over. The try was in fact an example of everything England had been doing from the first whistle \u2013 hard work and aggression \u2013 which meant that Scotland never got a chance to get out of their own half until they were down to 14 men.\nAfter Scotland's second try of the game, when they found space on the left, Ford took over, making a darting run from 55 metres and finishing with a deft chip over the defence to score the first of his three tries. He was set up by Danny Care's 12th tackle of the match when the scrum-half intercepted an off-target pass.\nFor the first 50 minutes the England wing was outstanding, finishing things off by putting Jonny May over in the corner, before he showed his finishing touch with his third try of the game, a great finish by the touchline.\nGreig Laidlaw made a good 70-metre break early in the second half, but Ford's decision to pass the ball to his wing, rather than to try his luck himself, was the right one as he was held up over the line. From the subsequent ruck Ashton's offload freed Jack Clifford to run 30 metres before handing to Ford to run the final 10 metres for"}
{"article":"Jordan Henderson required a slice of luck  after an uninspiring first half against Swansea, Jordi Amat\u2019s sliding tackle sending the ball ricocheting on to his shin and ultimately looping beyond the reach of Lukasz Fabianski. But there has been nothing fortuitous about the manner of his improvement over the past two years. He has blossomed from a player talked about in the same breath as Andy Carroll and Charlie Adam \u00a0- as examples of how Liverpool wasted the money from the sale of Fernando Torres - to England\u2019s best midfielder. Liverpool have not lost any of the 15 games where their vice-captain has worn the armband this season, winning 12 and drawing three, proving himself in the dressing room and on the pitch a worthy successor to the departing Steven Gerrard. Jordan Henderson celebrates scoring against Swansea, the latest high point in his huge improvement . Henderson was almost sold to Fulham by Brendan Rodgers but is now England's best midfield option . The former Sunderland man was spoken about as a waste of money but is Steven Gerrard's successor now . An incredible unbeaten run in the league stretching back to December has put Liverpool just two points behind Manchester United in fourth and Henderson has been the key to their revival. Even when he is not playing well, as was the case against Swansea, the 24-year-old is a hub of industry, harrying the opposition and straining every sinew and devoting every ounce of energy to the cause. He also keeps popping up at the crucial moments - this was his third goal in as many games and a vital one which keeps the momentum going for his side. Sportsmail\u2019s\u00a0Jamie Carragher speaks of him as one of the best midfielders in the Barclays Premier League. Not bad for a bloke from Wearside who runs funny. Henderson was not even playing particularly well against Swansea but he made the difference for Liverpool . Liverpool have not lost any of the 15 games played by Henderson as captain in Gerrard's absence . Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson turned down the opportunity to sign Henderson . That was the assessment of none other than Sir Alex Ferguson, who wrote in his autobiography that Steve Bruce, then Henderson\u2019s manager at Sunderland, recommended United sign the youngster. Ferguson declined citing Henderson\u2019s gait \u2018might cause him injuries later in his career'. Of course now he is just the sort of player Manchester United would want marshalling their midfield when the sides meet on Sunday in what could transpire to be pivotal in the race for the final Champions League spot. Henderson laughed off Ferguson\u2019s mean observation, even taking it as a compliment that the pair were discussing him. Over his career so far, he has demonstrated an enviable resilience and a thick skin. When he first arrived at Anfield for \u00a316million and failed to immediately deliver on the promise shown for boyhood club Sunderland he was widely, and understandably, maligned. Even Brendan Rodgers wanted to sell him to Fulham at one point. When he first arrived at Anfield, Henderson failed to immediately deliver on the promise shown at Sunderland . Ferguson turned down Henderson while he was at Sunderland but Manchester United could do with him now . Rodgers considered selling Henderson to Fulham but has been won round by the player's ambition . But Henderson won the Northern Irishman round with his desire and ambition and the two have struck up a good relationship. Henderson credits Rodgers' insistence that he work on his tactical nouse with his improvement. Gary Neville, who works closely with Henderson in the England set-up, has observed a big change in him in the last 12 months and praised his fanatical approach to working on set-pieces. \u2018He has a massive conscience in terms of caring about his game and practising on the training ground,\u2019 Neville said on Sky\u2019s Monday Night Football. \u2018I remember last year seeing a big change in him in terms of training and practising free-kicks and set pieces. Henderson poses with Charlie Adam, Kenny Dalglish, Alexander Doni and Stewart Downing (left to right) upon signing but in his early days at the club he was viewed as an example of Liverpool wasting money . Henderson is a leader in the dressing room at Liverpool, and with England, according to Gary Neville . The midfielder accepts the congratulations of his team-mates after a hard-fought win in Wales on Monday . \u2018You saw him taking set-pieces with Steven Gerrard in the middle. Who would have thought that would happen two years ago? He is not frightened to pull people out and talk, that is why he has the captain\u2019s armband. He is one of the leaders in the dressing room at Liverpool and he is the same with England.\u2019 There may have been moments of luck along the way for Henderson but his story is one of perseverance and boundless improvement. Liverpool and England will hope there is even more to come. Henderson initially struggled to meet expectations at Liverpool but is now valuable  for club and country . Jordi Amat slides in to clear for Swansea but the clearance rebounded off Henderson and into the net .","highlights":"Jordan Henderson scores fortuitous winner as Liverpool beat Swansea 1-0 . Liverpool have not lost any of their games with Henderson as captain . Vice-captain Henderson has proven himself as Steven Gerrard's\u00a0successor . He is now England's best midfielder and the envy of Manchester United . Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher rates him as one of Premier League's best . United and Liverpool face each other in top-four showdown on Sunday .","id":"692b55b34ad2728d8c6a337b1674f3c955b2c5df","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nThe English Under-19 international completed a long journey from the Swansea academy to first team action with the club.\nHenderson made his first team debut at the age of 18 in September 2012, playing 45 minutes away to Southampton.\nA season later he was a regular in the first team and was called up to the England Under-21 side.\nHe scored in a 3-0 win over Poland, an effort that earned the young midfielder praise from England coach Stuart Pearce.\n\"He's a typical, English No 6 - hard-working, he likes to get forward, but he's still learning,\u201d the England boss said.\nNow the 21-year-old is hoping to make further progress after his first goal for Liverpool.\n\"It was nice,\u201d he said. \u201cI never thought it was going in, but I was trying to find someone. It was a bit of luck. It hit the post, I tried to follow it in and luckily it's gone in. Hopefully it's the first of many.\u201d\nLiverpool were far from convincing despite their slender lead thanks to a superb first half display from the home side. The Reds' 16 minutes of possession, during which they managed just one shot on target, was as much a part of the disappointment as the failure to create much else, with the Merseysiders being carved open again and again by Swansea\u2019s counter-attacks.\nThe visitors went closest to an equaliser before the break through Dwight Tiendalli\u2019s cross, which clipped the crossbar and bounced away. But Liverpool's defence kept a clean sheet for the seventh time this season, thanks largely to a superb performance from Martin Skrtel.\nWhile the Liverpool captain's distribution and positioning was rarely questioned, it was his organisation with Daniel Agger that was the surprise aspect of his showing. The pair had never played together in the league and have had less than a month of pre-season to build a partnership.\n\"It was one of the best days of my career,\u201d Skrtel said.\n\"I'm very proud to play with him - he's a great player. I'm so happy to play with him.\u201d\nSwansea manager Michael Laudrup felt that Skrtel and Agger would be the most difficult duo Liverpool\u2019s opponents will have faced this season.\n\"When you have two such big players it makes it very difficult to play"}
{"article":"A mother whose son suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded \u00a35.2million after a 16-year battle with the NHS. Scotland\u2019s highest court had twice rejected Nadine Montgomery\u2019s claim that medical negligence caused her son\u2019s physical disabilities. But in a landmark legal ruling seven judges of the Supreme Court in London upheld the 40-year-old mother\u2019s claim in what was described as \u2018the most significant medical negligence judgment in 30 years\u2019. Nadine Montgomery, whose son suffers from cerebral palsy after he was starved of oxygen during birth, argued she was not properly advised on having a Cesarean by medics at NHS Lanarkshire . Mrs Montgomery expressed delight yesterday that the care of her son, Sam, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was now guaranteed. The biologist from Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, said: \u2018This is an enormous relief after a long legal fight, ensuring Sam receives the best care for the rest of his life.\u2019 First-time mother Mrs Montgomery gave birth to her son in Bellshill Maternity Hospital, run by NHS Lanarkshire, in October 1999. The slightly-built Type 1 diabetic claimed that during her pregnancy she expressed concerns about the birth. Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby becomes stuck during delivery, potentially starving the infant of oxygen and leading to brain defects. It is particularly common among the children of diabetes sufferers, which are often larger than typical children. Ms Montgomery, a type 1 diabetes sufferer, said the risks of natural delivery, and the prospect of having a Cesarean, were not discussed with her. Her son, Sam, suffered from shoulder dystocia during birth, and now has cerebral palsy. It is recognised that diabetic mothers can deliver larger babies, placing them at higher risk of complications, including the possibility of \u2018shoulder dystocia\u2019 where a newborn gets stuck in the pelvis. In her case, Sam\u2019s shoulder stuck after delivery of his head. Staff released the shoulder but during a 12-minute delay he suffered oxygen deprivation. He was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy, caused by permanent brain injury at birth. Mrs Montgomery claimed that had she been advised properly, she would have opted for the alternative of a Caesarean section and Sam would have been born uninjured. But she said her obstetrician Dr Dina McLellan decided not to discuss the risks or suggest a Caesarean. At an earlier hearing, judges heard it was not Dr McLellan\u2019s \u2018practice\u2019 to discuss the potential risks of shoulder dystocia, claiming that the risk for the baby was very small, and that Caesareans were not in the \u2018maternal interests\u2019 of women. Mrs Montgomery\u2019s case for compensation had twice been rejected by the Court of Session in Edinburgh. But Lord Reed, who delivered the Supreme Court Justices\u2019 decision yesterday said: \u2018An adult person of sound mind is entitled to decide which, if any, of the available forms of treatment to undergo, and her consent must be obtained before treatment interfering with her bodily integrity is undertaken. Her claim for compensation was twice rejected by Scotland's highest court, but she was yesterday awarded \u00a35.2million after London's Supreme Court overturned the ruling (file image) \u2018There can be no doubt it was incumbent on Dr McLellan to advise Mrs Montgomery of the risk of shoulder dystocia if she were to have her baby by vaginal delivery, and to discuss with her the alternative of delivery by Caesarean. \u2018The only conclusion we can reasonably reach is that, had she (the consultant) advised Mrs Montgomery of the risk of shoulder dystocia and discussed with her dispassionately the potential consequences, Mrs Montgomery would probably have elected to be delivered of her baby by Caesarean section. It is not in dispute that the baby would then have been born unharmed.\u2019 A relieved Mrs Montgomery said: \u2018This judgement is an enormous relief after a very long legal fight. I believe that I have a right to know of all the risks surrounding Sam's birth and I am pleased the Supreme Court has recognised that. 'I hope this means other patients will not have to go through what I have gone through. The decision will allow me to ensure Sam receives the best possible care for the rest of his life.' Dr Iain Wallace, Medical Director at NHS Lanarkshire, said: \u2018Since this case, practices have changed significantly. Women are more fully informed and advised of the risks and complications of pregnancy. 'We are disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision which has applied retrospectively to the law relating to informed consent and to this case. 'We have only just received this judgement and will need time to consider it fully. We understand, however, that it materially changes the law relating to consent and we, along with other health boards in the UK, will need time to consider very carefully any potential implications for future service provision.'","highlights":"Nadine Montgomery's son was starved of oxygen during birth in 1999 . That led to brain defects meaning he now suffers from cerebral palsy . Said she was not properly informed of risks and\u00a0Cesarean was not offered . Scotland's highest court twice rejected her compensation claims . But yesterday London's Supreme Court overturned the earlier rulings .","id":"49b0a84e61cdf3c5723a0e12a042473e53976858","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" cerebral palsy at the time of birth and she was forced to take her legal fight to Strasbourg.\nThe mother said she was heartbroken to lose her first application for compensation to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in 2003, but she has finally received the award she sought after a legal battle that took in four judges and was fought over seven years, three months and 12 days.\nMs Montgomery, 54, said she was delighted by the decision and added: \u201cThis is what I\u2019ve been fighting for all these years \u2013 I am just over the moon.\u201d\nThe ECHR ruled the decision by doctors in 1990 to delay delivery after the waters broke in Ms Montgomery\u2019s labour was negligent and had deprived her son, now 25, of adequate oxygen.\nThe court said Ms Montgomery had not received proper advice from medical staff at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he was delivered.\nIt said the delay may have compromised \u201cthe viability of his brain\u201d at the time of birth.\nThe Strasbourg ruling in the Nadine Montgomery case\nThe court noted that Mr Montgomery is not paralysed, but does have difficulty walking. He has difficulty writing, dressing himself and needs help with household tasks.\nAfter the ruling, Ms Montgomery said: \u201cNow, I will try my best to make up to him for those years he has lost, for the life he will never be able to live.\n\u201cI have just been heartbroken about what I had thought had gone.\n\u201cI am really pleased for him and I hope his life will improve with this.\u201d\nMs Montgomery, from Dunfermline, said she had been \u201cabsolutely shattered\u201d to lose her first attempt to claim compensation in 2003.\n\u201cThe hardest thing was to cope with all the paperwork,\u201d she said.\n\u201cI am a full-time carer and to be honest I don\u2019t have much spare time to keep myself to myself.\n\u201cI was quite worried, and I didn\u2019t sleep for three nights before I got the news.\n\u201cIt\u2019s a brilliant outcome \u2013 we got the money which we deserve.\u201d\nMr Montgomery suffered from a severe form of cerebral palsy.\nFollowing the ruling by the Strasbourg court he said: \u201cI feel vindicated and a bit of justice has been done, although I didn\u2019t expect anything.\n\u201cMy life is not that difficult now.\n\u201cI go for a"}
{"article":"A man who dropped out of university to start his own computer gaming business has sold the company for \u00a320million. Craig Fletcher started Multiplay in his bedroom at his parents' home in Blackfield, Hampshire, some 20 years ago. The 36-year-old has now sold the company - whose 50 employees include Mr Fletcher's mother and brother - to video game retailer Game Digital. Scroll down for video . Entrepreneur: Craig Fletcher, pictured with his girlfriend, Pippa Caygill, who started Multiplay in his bedroom at his parents' home in Langley, Hampshire, some 20 years ago, has now sold the company for \u00a320million . Remaining modest, Mr Fletcher said he plans to use the money from the sale to buy a new house for himself and girlfriend Pippa Caygill - and to pay off his brothers' mortgages. In 1994, when competitive online gaming was in its infancy, Mr Fletcher organised his first tournament, where 20 of his friends played first-person shooter Doom II at a Southampton hotel. He continued to organise weekend events while studying medicine at Edinburgh University, but they soon attracted hundreds of people and the hobby began placing more demands on his time. Mr Fletcher said: 'I originally started it as a hobby, something that I did for fun. I got to my final year of medical school and realised it was getting silly. 'I'd fly down on a Wednesday to organise an event with hundreds of people at the weekend and then head back for exams. I had to give the company a shot.' He dropped out of university in 2001 to work on Multiplay full-time and his mother, father and brother joined the business. Family business: Craig Fletcher, centre, with parents Tom, 72, and Yvonne, 67 (left) and brother Stewart, 47 . Working out of the family's four-bedroom home in Langley, the team continued to grow the business. Now, the company has 50 members of staff at their headquarters in Southampton, Hampshire. And more than 10 million users from around the world connect to Multiplay each month to play popular games like Minecraft and the Battlefield series. Mr Fletcher's father, Tom, 72, has retired from the company, but his 67-year-old mother Yvonne continues to work as the office secretary. Modest: Mr Fletcher, pictured, said he plans to use the money from the sale to buy a new house for himself and girlfriend Pippa Caygill . Mr Fletcher said the money made from selling the business will go towards paying off the mortgages of his brothers Paul, 48, and Stewart, 47, who works for Multiplay as operations director. He added that he and his partner, Pippa Caygill, 30, a urology surgical registrar, will likely move to a new home near Romsey, Hampshire. He said: 'We're very happy. This is a reward for those of us who have risked an awful lot. It recognises the hard work that everybody puts in. 'I honestly haven't thought about how else I'll spend the money, I'm more focused on getting the business out there. I did sneak a look at a few cars, though.' Mr Fletcher, who currently drives a Jaguar Xf, has been looking at Aston Martins, his mother said. He added  that a lot of the cash will be reinvested in new equipment. 'The sky's the limit. We have had a rocket put under us and we're going to be growing very fast,' he said. 'I wouldn't be surprised if there were 150 people working here in three years' time. We've got some big ambitions.' With the business initially revolving around him playing online and establishing contacts, now he hardly has any time to play games himself as work takes over. He said: 'The last game I played quite a lot was Eve Online [an online multiplayer game set in space]. I exist so that other people can play.' He added: 'Who knew this little tech company could grow so fast and do so much? 'We have been working with Game for quite a while. They were the first exhibitor who came to one of our shows. Events: Multiplay also organises gaming events including the Insomnia festival (pictured) - labelled the 'Glastonbury of the gaming world' - which saw 67,000 people attend last year and 1.4 million participate online . In 1994, when competitive online gaming was in its infancy, Mr Fletcher organised his first tournament, where 20 of his friends played first-person shooter Doom II (scene pictured above) at a Southampton hotel . 'They approached us. It almost happened as part of a conversation and it got to point where it was actually happening. 'For the first time in my life I will have a boss. Up until now it's been my mum.' His audience is expected to grow by at least 17 million people, the number of people with an online subscription to Game. Multiplay also organises gaming events including the Insomnia festival - labelled the 'Glastonbury of the gaming world' - which saw 67,000 people attend last year and 1.4 million participate online. Martyn Gibbs, chief executive of Game Digital, said: 'The world of live events, eSports and multiplayer gaming is growing rapidly and one we have been looking to enter for some time. 'By acquiring Multiplay we are benefitting from nearly two decades of experience, during which time Multiplay has built an exceptional reputation and leading position in its markets. 'Multiplay has a great management team and a fantastic culture - their passion and enthusiasm for games is infectious.'","highlights":"Craig Fletcher started gaming company in his parents' home 20 years ago . Organised tournaments while studying medicine at Edinburgh University . But he decided to drop out in 2001 to focus on running Multiplay full-time . Worked with his parents and brother to build company out of family home . It now employees 50 staff who work out of headquarters in Southampton . Mr Fletcher has now sold company to video game retailer Game for \u00a320m . Said he will buy new house and car and pay off his brothers' mortgages .","id":"6f0dcfcf85ddfd241717727c350f994e38a02320","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"34-year-old, whose business sells virtual worlds and online gaming for PC users, said that this was the \"proudest day of my life\" because the firm's sale to global media and technology company Joltid showed that his business idea had been a good one. Fletcher told local media: \"I knew my parents would be proud of me no matter what I did. But being able to say they're proud of what I'm doing and I've sold my business and they're going to be able to retire on it is fantastic.\"\nThe company has expanded to more than 10 staff members based in offices in Southampton and has recently set up in Toronto, Canada. At its inception in 1997, the company operated as a forum for internet games, and has evolved into the Multiplay gaming centre, which includes a virtual reality experience and 3D gaming. Multiplay opened its first centre in Winchester in 2003, which was followed by centres in Guildford and Bournemouth. It operates on a no-tipping policy and has a policy of providing hot meals and hot and cold drinks throughout the day to customers. The sale of Multiplay to Canadian software company Joltid will see the firm continue to focus on the PC games and internet gaming market. The company was launched in 1997 and was named after a World of Warcraft character Fletcher created during his time at university. It will continue to operate from its base in Blackfield under a long-term lease from the Fletcher family. Fletcher left university to set up the business in his parents' loft while working as a waiter at the Solent Skyline, a Southampton tourist attraction.\nThe company was originally run from his bedroom in Blackfield and has recently grown to almost 50 games consoles in its Southampton office and 10 staff. Speaking about the sale, Fletcher said he had been considering a buy-back for several years and when Joltid made contact to talk about a deal he jumped at the opportunity. \"This is the moment I had hoped for and it's the proudest day of my life,\" he said. \"Selling a business can be really difficult, you can lose that sense of pride, but this was the perfect buyer for us. They know the business in and out and the deal was a straightforward buyout.\" Multiplay's managing director Tom Fletcher said he hoped that the deal would ensure the firm's future for many years to come.\n\"It's not"}
{"article":"For Dave King, the battle for control of Rangers is all but over. The resignation of Ibrox chairman David Somers on Monday morning brought confirmation that the end of days has arrived for this reviled current plc board. Yet, the hard work starts here as King and his backers try to revive an institution that has been more akin to a circus than a football club in the chaotic last three years since administration, then liquidation, visited Govan. Here, Sportsmail looks at the tasks that will be taking priority in King\u2019s packed in-tray as he embarks on a rebuilding job that he and his team believe could take up to five years. Dave King is set to take control of Rangers after chairman Dave Somers resigned from post on Monday . 1. Appoint a new executive team . With the repayment of Mike Ashley\u2019s \u00a35million loan, and running costs of upwards of \u00a325m over the next two years, Rangers need a top-class executive team in place as quickly as possible to map out the club\u2019s financial future. After Friday\u2019s extraordinary general meeting, King will install his allies Paul Murray and John Gilligan as directors. The two remaining current plc directors, Derek Llambias, Rangers\u2019 chief executive, and Barry Leach, director of finance, are not expected to tender their resignations. But King\u2019s first move is expected to be to sack and replace them \u2014 whatever the cost. Not surprisingly to those following this rapacious Rangers saga, Llambias and Leach have both just been awarded bumper contracts, complete with lengthy notice periods. 2. Appoint a manager . Kenny McDowall tendered his resignation in January and the uncomfortable-looking 51-year-old keeps making it plain he does not want to be the manager of Rangers a minute longer than he absolutely has to. Under his management, performances have been poor with Rangers winning just two of their last six games. But it would take a collapse of monumental proportions for the Ibrox side to be overtaken by Falkirk and Queen of the South for a place in the play-offs. Stuart McCall is being viewed as the favourite for the post, while fans would love to see King bring back Walter Smith, even in a short-term capacity. But whoever the new manager is, the speedier the appointment, the more time he would have to set his players up for a push at promotion. What is unarguable is this: the new man needs to coax better performances than managed by Ally McCoist and McDowall if Rangers are to overcome a Hibs side that has swatted them aside with ease in the Championship this season. Interim Rangers manager\u00a0Kenny McDowall does not want the job a minute longer than he has to . 3. Player recruitment . There are 12 Rangers first-team players out of contract in the summer. Captain Lee McCulloch, plus Kris Boyd, Kenny Miller, Jon Daly, Bilel Mohsni, Darren McGregor, Richard Foster, Steven Smith, Sebastien Faure, Ian Black, Kyle Hutton and Steve Simonsen all see their deals run out on June 1, 2015. The sheer volume of out-of-contract players makes it easy for the new boss to carry out a mass cull of what was described by Ibrox legend Richard Gough as \u2018probably the worst ever\u2019 team in Rangers history. Yet from such a late starting point, the clock is ticking for the new regime to make wholesale changes. And with out-of-contract players free to speak to suitors since January 1, Rangers are already behind the eight ball in recruiting Bosman signings. 4. Mike Ashley and onerous contracts . Mike Ashley's crisis loans kept the Ibrox club afloat in recent times in exchange for security over pretty much everything bar Ibrox, not to mention an increasingly large share of retail revenues. The contracts with Ashley\u2019s Sports Direct are currently the biggest drain on income at Ibrox. Analysis by the Union of Fans suggests that for every \u00a310 spent on merchandise, Rangers receive an eye-wateringly poor 75p. The suggestions are that these onerous deals are watertight but King\u2019s team need to find out if there is room for manoeuvre. They will also need to go through everything they find with a fine-tooth comb to ensure Ashley is not leaving behind any nasty surprises. Mike Ashley's crisis loans kept Rangers afloat but in exchange for a large share of retail revenues . 5. SFA fit and proper tests . Having won the war to take control at Ibrox, King now needs to convince the SFA he is a fit and proper person to become a director of Rangers. A member of the club board under Craig Whyte that eventually saw Rangers liquidated in 2012, tax offences in South Africa saw King fork out \u00a344m in settlement in 2013. That raises issues because the SFA\u2019s professional game board look at whether a proposed director has been convicted within the last 10 years of \u2018(i) an offence liable to imprisonment of two years or over, (ii) corruption or (iii) fraud\u2019. The Hampden board also considers whether the applicant has been a director at a club within the five years preceding an insolvency event. King\u2019s prolonged struggle with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has been raised repeatedly by the current plc board. But SARS has imposed no restriction on King acting as a company director and he remains \u2018confident\u2019 of passing the SFA\u2019s fit-and-proper-person tests. Paul Murray, who was sacked from the Ibrox board by Whyte, must also convince the SFA he is a fit and proper person to be a director. 6. Infrastructure . Rangers fans regularly complain about the decrepit state of Ibrox. Cash is needed to bring it back up to acceptable standard, especially with fans likely to return through the gates in numbers to support the popular new regime. The club\u2019s Murray Park training base at Auchenhowie, which opened 14 years ago, is also badly in need of renovation. Furthermore, Rangers will have to fork out to appoint a team of talent spotters given that the club\u2019s scouting network was scrapped when Neil Murray left in April 2013. Former boss McCoist previously described the need for a scouting system at Rangers as: \u2018My No 1 priority for the club moving ahead.\u2019 Money needs to be spent on bringing Ibrox back up to an acceptable standard .","highlights":"David Somers resigned as Rangers chairman on Monday morning . Dave King is set to take control of the Ibrox club in the next 48 hours . Here, Sportsmail looks at the most pressing tasks in the Rangers in-tray .","id":"fa1a83a1ee8a3157af3635abf1592515530899ec","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-bitten ex-Scottish Secretary has refused to take the \u2018lions\u2019 seat for his own, with his bid for control still on the go. So what exactly is his endgame?\nAs someone who has never previously shown interest in Rangers, it is difficult to understand what the Ibrox board is playing at. They claim to want to preserve the Rangers brand. What is meant by that? Are they now seeking to buy out the other 51% shareholder in the club, the S&S Consortium? Is this simply an attempt to stifle progress at the club by denying fresh funding? Or, perhaps, is there an even deeper agenda?\nWhatever the motivation, it must be said that, in seeking to buyout the other shareholders on favourable terms, this bid for control appears to be much more a case of king-making rather than king-taking. One must presume that the bid does not envisage the removal of Dave King, but rather that he will be replaced by one of the current directors. It is therefore, more likely that any new investment will seek to bring greater stability to the running of Rangers, rather than a fresh set of ideas or managerial approach.\nThis bid represents an attack, however, on the club\u2019s brand. It is a brand that is hugely important. It is more important than the manager, the playing squad, or the directors themselves. It is a brand, that, if maintained properly, can ensure success on the playing field, and off it. This is what Dave King believes in.\nThis bid seeks to undermine his position by replacing the current directors. As such, it threatens Dave King\u2019s bid to purchase the 51% share of Rangers plc. His bid is only possible because of the desire of the current S&S Consortium to divest their share of the business, and if the bid does come to fruition, they would surely sell their entire share to Dave King. It is therefore, a bid that seeks to undermine Dave King. It is, indeed, an attempt to block his bid for control, and the Rangers brand.\nThis is a classic power play, and one that Dave King is, inevitably, going to lose. While he may ultimately win this round, there will come a time, probably very soon, when this plc board either sells their remaining 49% or, in all likelihood, seek to increase their shareholding through the issue of new shares. Either of these outcomes, for Dave King, is going to see the"}
{"article":"London (CNN)Tunisia's ultra-radical fringe has come back to bite a government born out of the most successful experiment in constitutional reform to emerge from the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions. Wednesday's attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis was grimly predictable, coming from what the Tunisian Interior Ministry calls a violent ultra-radical Islamist fringe forced underground -- but not crushed -- by security services. Jihadist firebrands representing thousands of active militants at home and abroad have been threatening retribution on Tunisia's outward-looking, investment-friendly majority. The attack was carried out by two gunmen, believed to have been supported by at least two accomplices. It may torpedo efforts to revive Tunisia's employment-generating tourism industry and may discourage other big-spending visitors. It will probably lead Tunisians -- who have shown a sage propensity to unite in the face of greatest adversity despite a marked appetite for political bickering -- to support a robust response by elected President Beji Caid Essebsi. The attack adds to the global narrative by which Islamic revolutionaries -- increasingly flying under the flag of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) -- pose an existential crisis to moderate states, often Western allies, in the Arab world. Tunisia is the sole country to have emerged from an Arab Spring revolution with its political process intact -- current president, Essebsi, who was elected in November 2014, and his ruling coalition, are the products of a long constitutional process. In four tumultuous years they have competed hard with, but also showed a capacity to work with, opposition parties, led by the \"moderate Islamist\" Ennahda, which is represented in government and parliament. Islamists of a very different hue were responsible for the Bardo attack. Local Salafist groups (of whom the best known is Ansar Al-Sharia) as well as multinational units including ISIS have been most effective in recruiting disaffected young Tunisians in the capital's poorer quarters and in dusty towns of the south and interior, where the original revolution that removed Ben Ali in February 2011 surged up. Legitimate claims for more jobs and resources in these underprivileged areas during the four subsequent years have largely come to nothing, adding to frustrations. Radical jihadists -- some with back bases in Libya and Algeria -- have posed a major security challenge to successive governments, murdering two prominent \"secular\" politicians in 2013. The Tunisian armed forces, supported by Algeria's more experienced and better equipped military, have been fighting jihadist radicals in the Mount Chaambi region for nearly three years. They have yet to declare final victory, pointing to the resilience of underground groups. While successive governments have acted against radical Salafist groups, thousands of Tunisians have gone underground; they are widely believed to make up the biggest national group fighting with jihadists in Syria (over 3,000 by many accounts), and are present in Libya and other failing states. In January 2013, Tunisians and Libyans made up the majority of jihadists who attacked a strategic gas plant operated by BP and Statoil in southern Algeria. So, the Bardo attackers are a known enemy. Prime Minister Habib Essid has promised a robust security response. But the Tunis tragedy is unlikely to have any immediate impact on the political process. A majority of Tunisians remain foursquare behind preserving \"republican institutions,\" even if they vocally disagree on the detail of policy. It will remind Tunisia's many friends that the country's transition is brittle, and that Tunis needs commitments of support to become reality, with more military and wider financial assistance, and, above all, investment that can kickstart an economy in the doldrums since 2011. Massacre at the Bardo places Tunisia more centrally within the global ISIS narrative, which has recently expanded to neighboring Libya. It is a ghastly way to remind the world that Tunisia's experiment in democratic reform needs all the help it can get.","highlights":"Jon Marks: Ultra-radical fringe has previously threatened Tunisia's liberal majority . Majority of Tunisians likely to support robust response from president, he writes . Attacks a reminder that Tunisia's transition to democracy is \"brittle,\" Marks says .","id":"8ddd79adc0c21b44fc37917f9120b5d90b5dac52","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Bardo National Museum in Tunis is a tragic example of how Tunisia's democratic experiment is being tested and also shows a wider phenomenon: the return of militancy, more than five years after the Arab Spring.\nThe attack -- the second in Tunisia this month after the assault on Sousse, which left dozens of people dead -- was claimed by the Islamic State group, which has been emboldened by the crisis in Iraq and the rise in instability in Libya and Syria. Islamic State, which has taken credit for many attacks in Tunisia, is also thought to be responsible for the massacre of foreigners in the southern Tunisian town of Kasserine on Wednesday, in which at least 15 were killed, seven of them British.\nTunisia, which led the revolutions, has been heralded as a \"model\" in the region. It was hailed after the uprising for its swift transition to democracy and it was thought to have put in place a model that could be emulated elsewhere in the Middle East. But in the years that have followed that revolution, Tunisia has struggled with its transition to democracy.\n'A dangerous mix'\nThe transition to democracy started well in Tunisia in 2011, but then the government failed to meet the needs of youth, and it failed to tackle problems like ailing social services, and now this new tragedy is emerging. While other countries were dealing with the post-revolution challenges of poverty, unemployment and lawlessness -- Tunisia has failed to come to grips with its new reality.\n\"It is a dangerous mix: [there are] high expectations of what the democratic transition should produce and the difficulty to overcome the social, economic and political problems that Tunisia inherited from the Bourguiba and Ben Ali regimes,\" Hicham Krichen, a Tunisia-based analyst and former adviser to the prime minister, told CNN.\nTunisia's new government faces two challenges: the security challenge -- fighting extremism and radicalization, and the economic challenge, especially for the unemployed.\nAs the Islamic State group tries to spread its extremist message globally, Tunisia has become a key battleground in the group's campaign to set up a Sunni caliphate in the Middle East and beyond. On Friday, a militant group in Lebanon claimed to have killed two members of the group.\nTunisian authorities also need to take action on security. The Islamic State group has repeatedly called for attacks in Tunisia and the Interior Ministry said Wednesday that the museum was a"}
{"article":"The soaring Sydney property market will achieve growth of 20 per cent over two years to send the median house price above $1 million, new research suggests. Prices are also set to take off in Brisbane, but growth will be much more subdued in Melbourne and Adelaide, and prices will fall in Perth, according to forecasts from BIS Shrapnel. The economic analysts say there are housing shortages in Sydney and southeast Queensland, and while housing construction activity has lifted, there is limited scope for a long run of growth in construction. Sydney house prices have grown by almost 14 per cent in the year to February, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, and BIS Shrapnel expects annual growth of 13 per cent for the 2014\/15 financial year. Scroll down for video . The soaring Sydney property market will achieve growth of 20 per cent over two years. Pictured is a house for sale in Paddington . This three-bedroom, two-bathroom property at 106 Boundary Street in Paddington, in the city's inner-east, will go to auction in April . A further seven per cent rise is forecast for 2015\/16, which would take the median price to $980,000 and could see it rise above $1 million by 2017. BIS Shrapnel senior manager of residential property Angie Zigomanis said the prices would rise due to interest rate cuts and undersupply. 'There's strong investor demand in Sydney, and in our view we still think there's an undersupply of dwellings,' Mr Zigomanis told Daily Mail Australia. 'There's also probably just an element of FOMO [fear of missing out] there. 'Buyers are worried the market will run ahead of them and they won't be able to get what they want in the area they want.' Brisbane prices are expected to post 14 per cent growth over two years, taking the median price to $540,000 . This property is for sale at at 82 Brimblecombe Circuit\u00a0in Pullenvale, to the west of Brisbane's central business district . The house  has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two parking spaces, a large casual living area and a swimming pool . SYDNEY . Up 20 per cent to $980,000 . BRISBANE . Up 14 per cent to $540,000 . MELBOURNE . Up five per cent to $685,000 . ADELAIDE . Up three per cent to $435,000 . PERTH . Down three per cent to $530,000 . *\u00a0figures for June 2014 - June 2016,\u00a0BIS Shrapnel Economic Outlook Report . Brisbane prices are expected to post 14 per cent growth over two years - six per cent growth in the current financial year and eight per cent growth in 2015\/16 - which would take the median price to $540,000. Mr Zigomanis said the populations of Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth were being affected by fewer arrivals and more departures. But he said this change would not hit Brisbane house prices, as construction has been weak and has fallen behind population growth. BIS Shrapnel is tipping Melbourne to post a slow price growth of three per cent in 2014\/15, and just two per cent in the following 12 months, which would see the median house price at $685,000 in June 2016. 'It comes down to demand and supply - Melbourne has had extended periods of strong [housing] supply,' Mr Zigomanis said. '[The market] is imbalanced, and slowly tipping to oversupply. And there are still a lot of new construction projects so supply will remain high.' Mr Zigomanis said declines in mining investment would contribute to falls in Perth house prices, with BIS Shrapnel forecasting a one per cent drop this year and a two per cent fall in 2015\/16 to see the media house price hit $530,000. 'Perth's had a very strong surge in building, but vacancy rates are rising as people [in the mining industry] leave to go back overseas or back to their home states.' Adelaide's market is also set to slow, with growth of one per cent in the current financial year and two per cent in 2015\/16. Median house prices are predicted to get to $435,000 in June 2016. Melbourne is tipped to post a slow price growth of three per cent in 2014\/15, and just two per cent in the following 12 months . This house is for sale at 51 Stokes Street in Port Melbourne, a bayside suburb south-west of Melbourne's central business district . The house has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, parking, high ceilings with rafters and timber flooring . BIS Shrapnel said falling interest rates were unlikely to affect house prices as much as housing construction activity. 'For many prospective borrowers the decision on whether to enter the property market or not has already been made and an additional 0.25 per cent off their mortgage will not be enough to change their behaviour,' it said. 'It will probably encourage some purchasers around the fringes, providing a mild boost to the market. 'Activity has already found a momentum of its own which is set to continue for another two years.' Declines in mining investment will contribute to falls in Perth prices, with BIS Shrapnel forecasting a three per cent drop by June 2016 . This house is for sale at 15 Hamilton Street in Bayswater, a north-eastern suburb of Perth .","highlights":"Property market in Sydney and Brisbane set to take off, but Melbourne will post\u00a0slow  growth and Perth will fall . BIS Shrapnel economic analysts say there are housing shortages in Sydney and southeast Queensland . Housing construction activity has lifted but there is limited scope for a long run of growth in construction .","id":"e4536610f30c25d7c4e3b9c4e7505c98b32c9a76","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Melbourne.\nSydney median house prices are on pace to reach $1.1 million by March 2017, according to a fresh forecast from Domain.\nThat is around 20 per cent growth on today's price, which is expected to reach $890,000 by next year. Brisbane and Adelaide house prices could also rise more than 20 per cent, the research found.\nBut the strong price growth in Sydney and other centres will be accompanied by an easing of demand due to tighter lending conditions.\nThe share of owner-occupiers in the Australian market will likely fall from around 69 per cent to around 62 per cent over the next two years. This will also reduce the rate at which homes are purchased, which will see 7 per cent fewer homes bought compared with today's levels.\n\"In terms of values, Sydney is likely to surge over the two years to March 2017,\" the analysis found. \"Values are forecast to increase by 20 per cent. This is significantly higher than the 10.9 per cent increase forecast in our previous quarterly forecast, which was already the highest of any capital city over this period.\"\nBrisbane's house price growth is expected to slow from around 14.6 per cent to about 5.5 per cent in the same time. But the median Brisbane house price will reach $580,000 by March next year, which is around 10 per cent higher than it is today.\nThe research also forecasts a decline in house price growth in Perth, where it sees prices increasing by just 1.8 per cent in the year to March 2017.\nThere's a reason for this growth forecast. Over the past three months, banks have introduced a series of policy changes to tighten mortgage lending, including raising the interest rate on many of their higher-risk mortgage products.\nThe changes have increased the cost of borrowing, which is expected to push many households out of the market or restrict the growth of prices and demand for new homes.\n\"Overall, the median price of a home will see gains ranging from 14 per cent to 21 per cent over the next two years,\" the report found. \"Values are forecast to increase by 17 per cent in Melbourne, 20 per cent in Brisbane, and 21 per cent in Adelaide.\"\nBrisbane's growth \"will be much more subdued\", however, with a smaller boost in prices over the next two years.\n"}
{"article":"Stuart McCall insisted Rangers had earned a vital psychological boost in the battle to follow Hearts into the Premiership after recording a breakthrough 2-0 win over Hibs. The Ibrox outfit had lost all three previous Championship meetings with Alan Stubbs\u2019 men by a crushing 9-1 aggregate scoreline, but turned the tables at Easter Road in a result which also meant the Tynecastle club were officially promoted as second-tier champions. Goals from Lee Wallace and Kenny Miller \u2014 the latter strongly disputed by Hibs \u2014 gave McCall a first win in charge and hoisted the Rangers to within three points of their second-placed hosts with a game in hand. Stuart McCall celebrates watching his side beat Hibernian 2-0 at Easter Road on Sunday . There is a fair chance the two sides could meet again in the play-offs and McCall admitted it was essential his side stopped the rot against their Leith rivals. \u2018First and foremost I would like to congratulate Hearts on an outstanding season and winning the title,\u2019 said the Ibrox boss, who drew his first two matches in charge. \u2018Robbie Neilson and his team have been outstanding all season, so fair play to them. \u2018I am delighted with our performance and the result but it\u2019s only one game, we won\u2019t get carried away. But it will restore a bit of confidence that has been severely lacking. \u2018It\u2019s a stepping stone. But if we are to hopefully get back into the top league at the end of the season then we\u2019re likely going to have to play Hibs in a decider. \u2018If we had come here and got beat today then psychologically it wouldn\u2019t have been good, so this will help. But we have a long way to go. \u2018We want to go into the play-offs with momentum, with a bit of spirit and confidence and players playing at the level they can play.\u2019 Rangers had drawn their five previous games and travelled to Easter Road on the back of just one win in nine. Lee Wallace (centre) is congratulated by his team-mates after giving Rangers the lead away to Hibernian . Wallace slams home the opener just before half-time to put the away side in control at Easter Road . That dire run had left Ibrox fans despairing about their promotion hopes but McCall, who earned joy from switching to a 3-5-2 shape, feels his team have now shown they are good enough to go up. \u2018Yes, that\u2019s all we want from them,\u2019 he said. \u2018Whatever is past has now gone \u2014 even today has now gone. There are players in there who need a bit of belief and confidence. A performance like today can only help. \u2018I said to the players, there is only one thing better than winning and that is winning as an underdog, when people don\u2019t expect it of you. There is a long way to go and we won\u2019t be getting carried away but it helps with the confidence, morale and belief.\u2019 Rangers fans chanted McCall\u2019s name as the minutes ticked away at Easter Road but he played down the formation rejig that drew a radically improved display. \u2018Listen I am no master tactician or anything like that,\u2019 he said. \u2018We played a shape and it worked but that was down to the players who carried out what we wanted them to do. \u2018You can talk about formations and tactics, whatever, but the bottom line is if the players show the desire and the willingness and the ability like they did today, then it\u2019s about players and them doing the jobs they are asked to do. To a man, they did that today.\u2019 Kenny Miller slots home to put the game beyond doubt for Rangers and close the gap on Hibernian .","highlights":"Rangers closed the gap on Hibs to just three points in the Championship . Lee Wallace scored the opening goal for Rangers after 44 minutes . Kenny Miller sealed the tie in the closing minutes with a tidy finish . Click here for all the latest Rangers news .","id":"641fd93f7b72b8d469781df22ed0265655a767fb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Stubbs\u2019 men but sealed a memorable triumph with a first-half header from Lee McCulloch and an injury-time penalty from David Templeton.\nMcCall said: \u201cI\u2019ve been coming here to a noisy Hibs since 1983 and I was 9ft 5in back then. You\u2019d go up a couple of steps and you couldn\u2019t hear yourself.\n\u201cWe\u2019ve beaten Hibs for the first time in three games and that was obviously very important to everyone. It was good for us and also good psychologically for a club who want to get back into the Premiership.\n\u201cHibs were difficult to break down early on but, as the half wore on, they got more stretched and there were more spaces and opportunities for us. They\u2019d taken the game to us and we were comfortable to take the lead with a good header.\n\u201cThe break from football because of the international window worked well for us and then it\u2019s all about Saturday. We\u2019ve played so well, yet lost our last two games. It\u2019s time to end the run now and take that step towards the Premiership.\u201d\nA goal 10 days after his 18th birthday, from a free-kick outside the penalty area, put McCall in the spotlight as Rangers ran down the clock in typical style.\nHe said: \u201cIt was great to get the goal because I\u2019ve been waiting for the second one to score this season. I\u2019d missed one or two and I wasn\u2019t going to let the chance go this time. It was important to get a good goal to take the edge off a game that had been a little bit tight.\u201d\nIn the build-up, he felt it was important for Rangers to get off to a good start this season and they were in no mood to settle for second best against Hibs. After a low-key opening period, they increased the pace after the break and took the lead on 66 minutes when Lee McCulloch nodded home.\nThe captain then scored his second, and Rangers\u2019 second, penalty of the season. McCall said: \u201cAs it turned out, the penalty was taken after the referee took a phone call. The linesman had put his flag up because of an infringement but, after a bit of chat, he told the referee that he was wrong. I was lucky, but it was a penalty.\u201d\nThe former Hearts boss Stubbs had made his first"}
{"article":"Since the Arab Spring in 2011, Yemenis have endured intermittent fighting, attempted coups and increasing violence but now, with Houthi militiamen advancing on the beleaguered forces of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the second city of Aden, things look increasingly bleak. With the capital Sana'a also in the hands of the Iran-backed rebels, women and children are now on the front line of a conflict that, last night alone, saw an estimated 40 people perish after Saudi war planes apparently bombed a refugee camp. Now a haunting new set of photos has shed light on what Yemen stands to lose, including a Bedouin minority that has lived in Yemen - and neigbouring countries such as Jordan and Saudi Arabia - for thousands of years. Under threat: These women were photographed in Amran, a town that fell to the Houthis last summer and is now being targeted with air strikes . Front line: These girls live in Shaharah, a village in Houthi controlled territory close to the Saudi Arabian border . Fighting: This little girl was photographed close to the city of Taiz which fell to the Houthi militia yesterday . The pictures, which were taken by French photographer Eric Lafforgue, show the country's women and children going about their daily lives, whether chatting in the market or having their nails hennaed. But more than ever, their future looks uncertain with Saudi Arabian troops massing on the border, Iran refusing to back down and nightly air strikes conducted by planes from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and even Sudan. So far, most have been confined to the capital with Sa'naa's international airport among the targets hit last night, along with an army camp in Saadeh and the Red Sea port of Hudaida. 'There were huge blazes in the mountains outside Sanaa. It looks like they hit a missile depot and it was on fire for half an hour or so. Then there was anti-aircraft fire until dawn,' a Sanaa resident said. Nevertheless, even before the Houthi advance began, life wasn't particularly easy for the women of Yemen. One third of girls are married off before the age of 18 according to UNICEF, with a handful marrying aged nine or 10. 'Many activists campaign for a minimum age for marriage but enforcing that in the remoter areas is difficult,' explains Lafforgue, a frequent visitor to Yemen. Dangerous: Shaharah is currently in rebel hands but for the women who live there, little has changed so far . Restricted: For many women, life in Yemen is restrictive. Here, a woman is seen shopping accompanied by two male family members . Changing times: For these women, who live in the Yemeni capital, life has become increasingly dangerous since the 2011 Arab Spring . Historic: These women live in  historic\u00a0Al Hajjarah, a town built by the Sulayhid dynasty in the 12th century. It was once popular with tourists . 'Yemen is a country where female genital mutilation (FGM) remains an issue, even though it has been officially outlawed. Many girls miss out on education as well.' Hadi's government had set a target of 90 per cent of girls in education by the end of 2015 but with the Houthis and soldiers loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh now in control of most of the country, it's a target that is unlikely to be hit. 'Convincing parents of the benefits of sending their daughters to school is difficult,' adds Lafforgue. 'Many families in rural areas think it is a waste of money to educate a girl. 'Instead, they expect them to stay at home and cook or collect firewood and water. When they marry, the girls are expected do much the same.' Despite strict rules that often mean that the only part of a Yemeni woman visible are a pair of hennaed hands, Lafforgue says the same rules are not applied to foreign women who are regarded as 'a third sex' in Yemen. 'They don't have to wear a veil or anything like that, although it is appreciated in some places,' he says.'They are allowed to do everything, including eating and speaking with men. 'When I walked through Sa'naa with a girl wearing trousers, many Yemeni men came up to me and asked: \"Is it a man or a woman?\"' Trousers, unless with a long robe, are not supposed to be worn by women.' Some do have more freedom, however, among them the bare-faced ladies of Taiz and Jebel Saber close to Aden. But with both towns falling to the Houthis yesterday, their days of being allowed to do as they please could be numbered. Traditional: Women living in Shaharah. Because the village is so remote, fetching water means a daily trek to a well miles from home . Making a living: A lady carries water in a village just outside\u00a0Al Hudaydah while another battles a flooded wadi in\u00a0Tihamah . Scorching: Women living in the huge\u00a0Hadhramaut province in central Yemen often wear tall hats as extra protection from the sun . Decorative: The only adornment visible on most Yemeni women is a pair of hennaed hands . Education: Many village women such as this one are not educated because their families see it as a waste of time, according to Lafforgue . The current round of fighting in Yemen has pitted government forces led by President\u00a0Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi against an Iran-backed rebel force made up of Houthis and soldiers supporting former leader\u00a0Ali Abdullah Saleh who was ousted in 2012. Supporting President Hadi is an Arab coalition led by  Saudi Arabia and including Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan among others. The Houthis are from a Yemeni Shi'ite sect and are allied to Iran, Saudi Arabia's main regional rival. The Saudis and other Sunni Muslim countries in the region fear the advance of the Houthis will ultimately threaten the world's top oil exporter. Much of the fighting is focused on the port city of Aden where President Hadi is holed up amid bloody clashes with Houthi forces. Aden is Hadi's last stronghold in Yemen and remains besieged despite a fifth day of  air strikes aimed at checking the Houthi advance. The Saudi air strikes, part of an operation named Decisive Storm, may herald a full-blown invasion, with troops already massing on the Yemeni border. However, Reuters reports that US officials say that Saudi Arabia is reluctant to take the next step if at all possible. Different life: Not all Yemeni women live restricted lives. In Jebel Saber in Taiz, close to Aden, women have similar powers to men . Overrun: Residents of Taiz such as this women have now been overwhelmed by Houthi rebels who advanced into the city yesterday . Advance: Soldiers from Yemeni units loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh pictured on the outskirts of Taiz . Frightening: Rebels in the Yemeni capital Sa'naa attempt to hold off a Saudi air strike using anti-aircraft weapons .","highlights":"Photos show women from Houthi-controlled Sa'naa and the village of Shaharah which sits on the Saudi border . Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies are currently conducting air strikes against Houthi militiamen across Yemen . Government troops are currently holed up in the port of Aden and are being besieged by the Iran-backed militia . Among the cities to fall yesterday was Taiz where women still enjoy an unusual amount of freedom .","id":"8a5f6cb8ed1905f22418e7b2d443df218be13475","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the capital, Sana\u2019a, the future of Yemen\u2019s fragile nation has never looked bleaker.\nTens of thousands of civilians have been killed since the uprising against the autocratic leadership began in 2011. The UN has called the ongoing violence a man-made humanitarian crisis that is spiraling out of control.\nOn Wednesday, the United States\u2019 Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Yemen to urge the country\u2019s warring sides to come together and put an end to the violence and humanitarian crisis.\nIn the country\u2019s southern port city of Aden, Kerry said, \u201cThere are too many Yemenis being killed by violence and too many are dying from the failure of their country to get on with its future. It is time for the suffering to stop.\u201d\n\u201cIf Yemen\u2019s adversaries are serious about solving their differences, I say to them: the world will stand behind a solution that leads to peace,\u201d he said.\nFears for women\u2019s rights\nAs the country crumbles, women, already victimized by a conflict that has seen the world\u2019s poorest state dragged into what the UN says could be the largest cholera epidemic ever, are suffering a crisis within a crisis.\nAl Jazeera reports:\nSanaa, Yemen\u2019s capital and the epicenter of the Yemeni crisis, had so far been relatively spared the devastation that the conflict has unleashed. Women had the right to vote and own businesses, despite Islam being the country\u2019s official religion and women having to cover their heads.\nWomen also had the right to choose which of their husbands to marry and how many children they would have.\nForced to remain indoors in accordance with the strict Islamic dress code, women have become the first to suffer from the war.\nThe UN estimates that 22 million Yemeni\u2019s need humanitarian aid, of which the population of Aden itself accounts for half.\nA \u2018lucky\u2019 25 million\nIn the midst of all this suffering, it seems that only a small number of Yemenis are enjoying life.\nOn Tuesday, the Arab News revealed that a Yemeni businessman had created a \u201ccrisis premium\u201d and raised the cost of food, gas and electricity in what he called a bid to \u201ccreate some order in society\u201d amid the \u201cmess\u201d caused by the ongoing war.\nThe Yemeni told the news outlet that the cost of electricity had gone up by $150 percent, gas by "}
{"article":"A pregnant model, who is less a month away from giving birth, has come under fire from her Instagram followers after sharing a series of saucy lingerie-clad selfies flaunting her barely-there baby-bump. Sarah Stage, a 30-year-old underwear model and animal rights activist, has documented her changing figure via her Instagram page throughout her pregnancy earning herself a huge number of fans in the process. However, as her pregnancy has progressed, more and more people have begun criticizing the mother-to-be, claiming that her unusually trim and toned figure could be doing damage to her unborn child. 'I would be so nervous!' one critic wrote. 'The baby is probably really small and I would imagine she will have a hard time making milk.\u2019 Scroll down for video . Mom-to-be: Sarah Stage, a Los Angeles-based lingerie model, has been documenting her changing pregnancy body and many of her 1.1m Instagram followers cannot believe she is eight months pregnant . Another added: 'Feed the baby! She's just cares about her looks, not the growing of the baby. So sad that the baby [will be] so tiny when he comes into the world.' The model\u2019s pictures have garnered thousands more similar comments, many of which criticize her for being 'unhealthy' and unnaturally small for a pregnant woman. But while Sarah has faced her fair share of criticisms, others were more complimentary with their comments. 'Everyone is body shaming her. It\u2019s really sad how quick everyone is to judge her and say that she is starving her baby, before actually educating yourselves on why she may look so small,' one person wrote. Proud: Sarah refuses to hide her eight month pregnant body in maternity clothes and prefers to flaunt it in lingerie . Meanwhile, another fan noted: 'Cuteset bump ever!' Despite her critics, Sarah refuses to hide her eight-month pregnant body in maternity clothes and prefers to flaunt it on social media for the world to see. Sarah, who is of European and Costa Rican descent and lives in Los Angeles, shuns baggy dresses and instead dresses her bump in fitted Lycra or nothing at all. The fitness fanatic loves hitting the gym and captures herself working out, as well as following a healthy diet of quinoa, spinach and chicken. Clearly not letting her growing baby bump get in the way of her career, Sarah has continued to model whilst carrying. Multi-talented: Sarah is a lingerie model and animal rights activist and adorns billboards in the states . Sarah's first modelling gig was at the tender age of two and the star, who is signed to Elite Model Management, has since adorned billboards and starred in countless campaigns. According to Malaysian Digest, Sarah indulges in occasional cheeseburgers and maintains her trim frame is down to daily gym visits. Comments from her followers include ones such as: 'she looks like me on a normal day' and 'my belly after a burger'. And despite some of her followers criticizing her unique physique, one medical professional claims that, if she feels healthy and happy, Sarah has no need to worry about her baby. Discussing how different women's bodies react during pregnancy, Dr Venkat, Director at Harley Street Fertility Clinic, said: 'If a woman is healthy - physically and mentally - to start with and if she looks after herself well then she will look radiant. Gym bunny: The model credits her svelte figure to her regular work-out sessions in the gym . 'The hormones are elevated during pregnancy and women react differently to the hormones. 'Some women are particularly sensitive to elevated hormones and suffer with symptoms, whereas others sail through without any symptoms.' Dr Venkat added that a woman's height plays a role and the taller a woman is can help her carry herself with better posture than a shorter woman. When it comes to working out, she says, women generally don't need to worry about staying in shape during pregnancy. Citing walking and gentle stretching as the best exercises during pregnancy, she says women are going to be exhausted in the first couple of weeks after delivery and can start exercising after a fortnight, once a routine is established. Fan club: Comments from her followers include ones such as 'she looks like me on a normal day' and 'I had to look at it for ages to notice she was pregnant' Popular: Sarah has over 1m Instagram followers who regularly comment on her trim baby body . Medical opinion: Dr Venkat says women generally don't need to worry about staying in shape during pregnancy but Sarah is clearly keen to continue with her regular gym sessions .","highlights":"Sarah Stage, 30, from Los Angeles, is expecting her baby in just a few weeks . Throughout her pregnancy she has showcased her toned lingerie-clad body on social media . Many of her followers have commented on her images criticizing her for being 'unhealthy' Sarah has maintained that she hits the gym and follows a healthy diet .","id":"15b76342efe4267dce2b5ae6c2c13e7f8b57f93d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-year-old American fitness and fashion model (who is also a married mother-of-one) from Ohio, has been getting criticism for her posts (which were first published on Dec. 29) \u2014 particularly for one showing her wearing a crop top and a miniskirt \u2014 as some commenters believed that her \u201csilly selfies\u201d were nothing short of bragging. \u201cShe thinks we all want to know about her life. Not interested,\u201d said one annoyed Instagram user. \u201cI just wanna know where all my hair went,\u201d wrote another. A third said, \u201cThese posts are the most obnoxious kind. I follow people who are pregnant so I\u2019m not going to hate on anyone\u2019s bump. But these are like a picture perfect pregnancy.\u201d Another commenter wondered if Sarah was still breastfeeding, adding that it would be \u201cpretty messed up\u201d if she wasn\u2019t. \u201cWe don\u2019t really need to be reminded of every minute of someone\u2019s day, but especially someone who flaunts her baby bump, as if we give a damn,\u201d said one of Sarah\u2019s followers. \u201cThis is not what you see on [her Instagram feed] every day, [they\u2019re] just throw-a-dresses-on-and-do-the-hand-over-tummy-pose,\u201d wrote another. \u201cAnd a very happy 9 years anniversary to this awesome couple!\u201d Another fan responded with, \u201cOmg she\u2019s gorgeous!! I\u2019m with [you], I\u2019ve never seen her post like that before. Not even a bump picture, this is all I see. She\u2019s just having a little fun and that\u2019s okay.\u201d Meanwhile, a follower defended Sarah, saying she felt the model was just having \u201csome fun,\u201d but adding that she \u201cwould probably hate these posts if her husband was going around posting pics of her naked.\u201d However, one follower thought Sarah\u2019s posts were \u201cdisgusting,\u201d with another saying she found Sarah to be \u201cfake.\u201d Some other commenters, meanwhile, just thought her posts were \u201cobnoxious\u201d and \u201cbraggy\u201d \u2014 and \u201ctrying too hard to be the center of attention.\u201d Sarah has made it a habit of sharing pictures of her baby-bump on Instagram, but she has never shared one in the way she did last week. This was after one follower commented that Sarah\u2019s husband, Kyle"}
{"article":"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.","highlights":"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 .","id":"0b90b69638cc354bd9a242e85c40fd0182e79323","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" she was passed over for promotion and subjected to a \u201chostile work environment\u201d 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 \u201cbrogrammer\u201d 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 \u201ctoxic\u201d office culture. In the lawsuit, Pao\u2019s 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\u2019s mental state would deteriorate due to stress. Her lawyers claim the company \u2013 known for its investment in \u2018start-ups\u2019 like Facebook, Amazon and Google \u2013 \u201ccreated a work environment where women face hostility and discrimination on the basis of sex.\u201d Reddit\u2019s lawsuit states that Pao and others were subjected to \u201cconstant, offensive and unwelcome sexual remarks, jokes and comments\u201d by male employees of the firm. It also states that women\u2019s pay was allegedly discriminated against in comparison to men\u2019s, and that the company\u2019s human resources department failed to take adequate action in response to complaints. \u201cThe defendants have engaged in discriminatory practices that were intentionally aimed at female employees and that harm them individually and collectively,\u201d the lawsuit states. As The Guardian newspaper reports: \u201cPao\u2019s 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\u2019s 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 \u2018solely\u2019 because of their sex. The claim \u201c"}
{"article":"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\u00a0on 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\u00a0member 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 .","highlights":"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 .","id":"682408bc4e6c2313373d54db31a06882c339abc0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ed to the beach, took their dogs for a walk and even enjoyed a barbecue at home.\nOne 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.\nIt was warmer in Birmingham, which was up to 20C.\nIn 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.\nShe said: \u201cAll these people were sunbathing in just a T-shirt, shorts and sandals. And there was a lot of them.\u201d\nThe Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for 24 hours to warn of possible thunderstorms and a \u201chot and humid\u201d evening.\nBut despite the hot weather, the Met Office has warned the UK could face its 100th consecutive day of above average temperatures this week.\nToday was the seventh day of consecutive above-average temperatures and the 17th consecutive day of above-average night-time temperatures.\nThe highest temperature recorded in the UK today was 24C.\nThe weather may bring some relief from a heatwave that has hit parts of Britain \u2013 and the UK\u2019s hottest on record.\nThe sizzling spell is set to continue into the weekend as the Met Office issued an extended yellow weather warning for Friday and Saturday.\nThe Met Office said Friday is expected to remain dry and warm, with the mercury peaking at 30C by late afternoon.\nSaturday is also set to be hot and humid, with temperatures of between 20 and 25C and some scattered thunderstorms across the country.\nHowever, it remains the worst of the heatwave, with Saturday night\u2019s forecast showing the first cool spell in the UK for at least 11 days.\nThe warning has also been extended to Sunday and is expected to start around midday and run up until 11pm.\n\u201cThere will be another day of hot temperatures, the hottest on record,\u201d said Met Office deputy chief forecaster Steve Bridges.\n\u201cTemperatures 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.\n\u201cBy the middle of the afternoon, some areas could reach or exceed the warmest temperature on"}
{"article":"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 \u00a330,000 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 \u00a336,000 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.","highlights":"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 \u00a334,000 . But she later died 'as a direct result of the failed tracheotomy', inquest told .","id":"004dad682bb1843ba32d919703e8921ca8651d73","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 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 \u201ctrying to help her\u201d 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\u2019s Court in London heard on Monday. The inquest heard that the cause of death was \u201cacute drowning\u201d. 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. \u201cNo-one had actually considered that she died from that operation,\u201d Dr Faulkner said. \u201cThe evidence from the post-mortem suggested that she died from cardiac arrest.\u201d He added: \u201cI have to say that it is my opinion that the cause of death is failure of the surgeons to resuscitate her.\u201d 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\u2019s death. Mr Faulkner said: \u201cThis 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.\u201d The cause of death had to be left undetermined, the inquest heard, as \u201cno cause of death had been established\u201d. \u201cIt 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,\u201d 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"}
{"article":"(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.","highlights":"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 .","id":"9aeecf05cca77e748057e3cbf17f3653a9b937cd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 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"}
{"article":"Top of her science class: Amira Abase, in her uniform for\u00a0Bethnal Green Academy in East London . These pictures show a teenage girl enjoying life in modern Britain before joining ISIS to become a \u2018jihadi bride\u2019. She laughs in the park, shows off vividly painted nails, and poses with the athletics\u2019 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\u2019s 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 \u2014 in footage captured by CCTV cameras \u2014 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 \u2014 many of them non-Muslims \u2014 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: \u2018She was perfectly normal. She talked about having a lip-piercing one day, and listened to pop chart songs. \u2018She 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.\u2019 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. \u2018When I visited, I found her home was not overpoweringly Islamic,\u2019 her friend added. \u2018We 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. \u2018She had a BlackBerry phone at 11 or 12, and later an iPhone and computer. She was on them all the time.\u2019 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\u2019d 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: \u2018Amira didn\u2019t make a big thing about her Muslim faith. She came to parties if there was no alcohol, and we\u2019d go shopping for clothes. She was one of us. \u2018She 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.\u2019 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\u2019s choice in the future. Another friend said: \u2018We 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.\u2019 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 \u2018different person\u2019. She cut herself off from her \u2018clique\u2019 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. \u2018It was horrifying because it showed babies being hurt. I deleted it,\u2019 admitted one. Amira and her two Muslim friends were overheard using derogatory terms for non-Muslim girls, calling one a \u2018slag\u2019 and others \u2018kafir\u2019 (an Arabic term for non-believer). \u2018She was getting into religion and Middle Eastern affairs seriously. She hung around with these two Muslim girls all the time,\u2019 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. \u2018Amira is portrayed by police and the school as na\u00efve and vulnerable,\u2019 said one of her friends. \u2018But she was savvy and intelligent, and used to getting what she wanted.\u2019 Police were called to Bethnal Green Academy in December after a friend of Amira\u2019s, 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\u2019s friends insists: \u2018By 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.\u2019 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 \u2018a little bit far\u2019, and added: \u2018Daddy, I will pray my midday prayer and get back home.\u2019 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: \u2018I was getting worried about her. She told girls in school that she agreed with what the Islamic State was doing in Syria. \u2018I feel that I have lost my friend for ever.\u2019 She is probably right.","highlights":"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 .","id":"aaf126c2891f5ee02bf53d258a8e3665ca3c6edf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" is one of thousands of young girls attracted by ISIS\u2019s cult like belief, but has she been radicalised by a cult. I have not heard from her for more than 6 months now.\nI am in a state of confusion, I had to travel out of London to Manchester and had to use a friend\u2019s 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.\nWhat 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.\nShe 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.\nI 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.\nIs she a danger to our communities? How dangerous is she? Is it worth trying to reach her?\nI am not sure what to do. My daughter\u2019s disappearance has put me in a state of complete confusion.\nI have been asked if I can reach out to her, and I am thinking if it is a good idea or not.\nMy daughter is now missing. I do not know what to do.\nIs she safe? Can I even get in touch with her?\nIt is clear"}
{"article":"I brought you the Manchester United haters test a few weeks ago \u2013 you can read it HERE. Now it\u2019s time for the \u2018Wayne Rooney Test.\u2019 What\u2019s 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\u2019d 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 \u2018good on him, he\u2019s done well for himself.\u2019 Others though will be less generous. They might say \u2018Lucky sod\u2019 or \u2018he doesn\u2019t deserve that.\u2019 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\u2019s career and I\u2019m 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\u00a0Phil 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\u2019t stand him for it. They can\u2019t handle that he did something they didn\u2019t. 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 \u2013 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\u2019s celebration said it all. It\u2019s a joke. I understand why it\u2019s a story of course \u2013 it\u2019s 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\u2019t handle Rooney\u2019s success need to look at themselves. Are they upset because he achieved in life while they didn\u2019t? Or do they dribble and drool over their keyboards because they hate everything about Manchester United? Rooney gets into every team in the world \u2013 from Man United to Munich to Madrid and Man City. That\u2019s my opinion, and of course, not everybody will share it. But he\u2019s not done badly for himself in his career. He went to Manchester United and became a club legend \u2013 that\u2019s 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\u2019re jealous of Rooney\u2019s success and wealth. I\u2019ve got a message for Wayne, keep knocking 'em out champ!","highlights":"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 .","id":"966c551a7ca6eb7a3f5ae9e2cd7b21577a1752c1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 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\u2019t bother clicking on this article. There\u2019s no point in reading something when all you\u2019re going to do is prove why it was written in the first place. However, if you\u2019re interested in what I think about Rooney \u2013 then read on.\nIn 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 \u2013 no matter what country you\u2019re from.\nSince signing for Manchester United, Wayne Rooney has been the driving force behind the most successful club side in the history of English football. Rooney\u2019s impact on the Manchester United squad is remarkable \u2013 and something which is difficult to put into words. One can easily say that it\u2019s the work of Fergie and his management team, but you\u2019d be wrong. Yes, I\u2019ll give it to Fergie for seeing the potential within him and believing that he was going to become a phenomenal footballer \u2013 but if it wasn\u2019t 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.\nRooney has always been known for his goals, and rightly so \u2013 he\u2019s 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\u2019re pretty incredible. No wonder he\u2019s known as Mr. Premier League \u2013 the guy\u2019s a scoring machine!\nSo, if you\u2019re not someone who thinks of him as one of the best strikers in the world and he\u2019s just over-rated because he\u2019s been over-paid or you hate the fact that he\u2019s been caught with his hands in the cookie jar \u2013 I can understand that. But, if you do love him \u2013 then read on for some \u2018Wayne Rooney: The Man, The Machine\u2019 type facts.\n- Did you know that his total career goals have come in under 500 games? That\u2019s 0.36 goals per game!\n- Did you know that he has scored over 100 goals in the Premier League?\n- Did you know he\u2019s been responsible for more than half"}
{"article":"From rations to ready meals, Britain\u2019s 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.\u00a0'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 \u2013 Brandon, 53, Rochelle, 52, and their children Miranda, 17, Rosalind, 15 and Fred \u2013 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 \u2013 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\u00a0six-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\u2019s writer, said 1950s-style rationing left them feeling hungry all the time and was particularly hard on Fred, who \u2018literally danced with joy the day sweets came off the ration\u2019. He went on: \u2018None of us found the National Loaf easy to digest. As flour was scarce, it was padded out with potato starch.\u2019 When the family entered the 1960s, Mr Robshaw said \u2018food became fun\u2019 thanks to the likes of fish fingers and \u2018it all felt extraordinarily liberating after the austerity of the 1950s\u2019. He added: \u2018It [the show] brought home to us all how British food has been revolutionised in an incredibly short time.\u2019 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 .","highlights":"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 .","id":"f4bd7fd86690f69755fff71c3204075efd44697a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 2017 and beyond.\nIt was a culinary journey that started with a World War II recipe for \u2018Vienna soup\u2019 (p.10) and ended on a plate with a slice of \u2018Bread-baking in the Sun\u2019 (p.29). Along the way, the family tasted the food of the Second World War, the Cold War, and the Brexit referendum.\nHere are some snapshots of British food history in their kitchen in 2017:\nJANUARY: 1930s\/1940s\nThe 1930s\n\u2018Vienna soup\u2019 (p.10). Photo: Food in 50s and 60s\nThe 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 \u2018larder\u2019 \u2013 an organised place in the kitchen, usually just outside the door, where food was stored in jars and tins.\nOne of the staples of the time was \u2018Vienna soup\u2019 \u2013 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.\n1940s\n\u2018Bread-baking in the Sun\u2019 (p.29). Photo: 1940s.\nThe 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.\nThis was a good time to grow fruit and vegetables in the home garden \u2013 potatoes in pots, for example, or peas in the greenhouse \u2013 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.\nBread-making was promoted as a way to keep fit during the war, as it required a lot of arm-power."}
{"article":"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\u2019s Eyes app puts virtual buildings on top of real world images, and his Dead Men\u2019s Nose bag emits odours to make the environment smell like it would have done in the past. The Dead Men\u2019s 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\u2019s Eye uses an iPad\u2019s GPS to pinpoint the user\u2019s location. When they hold the iPad\u2019s 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\u2019s 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).\u00a0These 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\u2019s 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\u2019s Eye uses an iPad\u2019s GPS to pinpoint the user\u2019s location. When they hold the iPad\u2019s 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\u2019s augmented reality technology to place the virtual layers in their correct location and perspective \u2013 taken from archaeological data \u2013 based on where the user is stood. The Dead Man\u2019s 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\u2019s choice. Software-wise, the device connects to a webserver and \u2018fires off\u2019 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\u2019s exploring the prehistoric settlement. \u2018Seeing 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,\u2019 added Dr Eve. To make this experience more immersive, Dr Eve has also developed the Dead Men\u2019s 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. \u2018The Dead Man\u2019s Nose is a very early prototype of a smell delivery device that wafts certain smells gently into your nose based on your location,\u2019 said Dr Eve. The hardware uses an Arduino microcontroller with standard computer parts and can be used with any scent of the user\u2019s choice. Software-wise, the device connects to a webserver and \u2018fires off\u2019 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\u2019s choice. Software-wise, the device connects to a webserver and \u2018fires off\u2019 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. \u2018Technological 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\u2019 continued Dr Eve. \u2018As 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.\u2019 The name of the prototypes was taken from the Montague Rhodes James' short story, \u2018Dead Men\u2019s Eyes (A View from a Hill)\u2019. 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.","highlights":"The Dead Men\u2019s 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 \u2018Dead Men\u2019s Nose\u2019 device . This emits odours designed to make the environment smell like it would have done in the past .","id":"4d80a7acdf9b350dc4cc74918c8b82e231fef1a5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" if they\u2019re stepping into ancient Rome.\nAugmented 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.\n\u201cWhen coins are used as evidence, they give a vivid picture of how people saw the world they lived in,\u201d said Tom Stott, a Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester. \u201cI don\u2019t think any other artefact is as good at telling the past.\u201d\nAncient 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.\n\u201cCoins are very useful in reconstructing Roman history,\u201d said Stott. \u201cYou look at the image, the legend, the city, the name and it\u2019s an instant visual prompt about the time and place.\u201d\nThe 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.\nStott 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.\n\u201cThey\u2019re part of a much larger story that\u2019s going on but people can\u2019t be aware of that,\u201d Stott said. \u201cIt\u2019s a real waste.\u201d\nIt 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\u2019s a project that Stott hopes will eventually lead to the development of new techniques for interpreting coins in museums across the world.\n\u201cThe coin is in your hands, on your desk, or in your pocket and so it\u2019s very vivid, a very personal experience,\u201d said Stott. \u201cPeople are really getting hooked on"}
{"article":"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\u00a010 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\u00a0other 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 \u00a3169.99 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 \u00a3169.99 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 \u00a330 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 .","highlights":"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 .","id":"17dcde826fc4e12f571b2233d20b15da976fc4e1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" is now available to pre-order, and costs $199 (\u00a3128, about AU$235). It arrives later this year, although Microsoft hasn't provided a specific date.\nThe 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.\nThis 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).\nThe 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.\nAs 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.\nAt 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.\nWe haven't yet had a chance"}
{"article":"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:\u00a0The 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:\u00a0'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\u00a0any\u00a0earlier. '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\u00a0MacLachlan . Proud: After major surgery to re-wire her heart, Ms\u00a0MacLachlan 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 .","highlights":"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 .","id":"3d5ea0073d0ff256d65b207959a11296b7ef3602","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" condition which, if not caught, would have claimed her life within days.\nThe 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.\"\nBut, 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.\n\"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.\"\nWhen 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.\nDoctors 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: "}
{"article":"The Premier League has been the loudest opponent of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar switching to a winter tournament \u2014 staged from November 21 to December 18 \u2014 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\u2019t 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\u2019s Gray\u2019s 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 \u2014 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\u2019s 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: \u2018Just to point out I picked (Courtney) Lawes as MoM but Youngs came up and had to deal with it.\u2019 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\u2019t on Twitter. Former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon is busy advising Premier League promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough, having brought in the club\u2019s 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\u2019 probing: \u2018Mr President, I\u2019d like to ask if you miss playing football?\u2019 Platini replies: \u2018Iker, it\u2019s always a pleasure to see you on TV. Normally, when I see you, I give you a cup.\u2019","highlights":"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 .","id":"8467887bed34692fe2985be14648b69fbc9ac30f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" London next week.\nAs such, the Premier League\u2019s 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.\nHowever, that is even more so the case with such a congested schedule next season after FIFA\u2019s 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.\nThe 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.\nHowever, 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.\nThat means the EFL clubs will only have a three-week break for the World Cup with all three leagues scheduled to restart \u2014 depending on whether fans are allowed in the stadiums \u2014 on the weekend of August 6-8.\nThere 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.\nAll 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.\nAnd although Spain and Italy\u2019s 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.\n\u201cAt this point, nothing has been resolved and we are waiting on the outcome,\u201d a Premier League spokesman said.\n\u201cWe 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.\u201d\nIn a statement, an EFL spokesman added: \u201cThe 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.\u201d\nThe 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"}
{"article":"Chelsea crashed out of Europe, beaten on away goals by 10-man Paris Saint-Germain and branded 'babies' by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Jose Mourinho's team led twice in this turbulent encounter but twice allowed PSG to level, with captain Thiago Silva heading the vital second, six minutes from the end of extra-time. Ibrahimovic, dismissed for a tackle on Oscar in the first-half, said: 'I don't know if I have to get angry or start to laugh. For me when I saw the red card I was like \"the guy doesn't know what he's doing\". 'That is not the worst. The worst is when I got the red card all the Chelsea players come around. It felt like I had a lot of babies around me.' Chelsea players surround referee Bjorn Kuipers as the Dutchman sends off Zlatan Ibrahimovic (far right) on 31 minutes . Ibrahimovic heads into a challenge with Chelsea midfielder Oscar (left) in the first-half which saw him sent off . The PSG forward immediately acknowledged his fault in the incident having collided with Oscar . Chelsea captain John Terry (left) reacts after Ibrahimovic's tackle on Oscar in the first-half at Stamford Bridge . Mourinho said he hoped the red card could be overturned but also bemoaned a penalty not given for a trip on Diego Costa and what he thought might be an elbow on Costa by David Luiz. The Chelsea manager also blamed his own players for failing to deal with their numerical advantage, wilting under expectations and conceding twice from set-pieces. 'When a team cannot defend two corners a team doesn't deserve to win,' said Mourinho. 'We couldn't cope with the pressure. For them it was easy, two lines of four, counter-attack, waiting for the right moment. Mentally for them with 10 there is nothing to lose. Chelsea players look dejected after being dumped out of the Champions League at home to PSG . 'Our performance was not good enough. The opponent was stronger than us, they coped better with the pressure of the game. Because they had 10 men we felt more the pressure of winning and they had nothing to lose. 'We couldn't cope with that, we conceded two goals in two set pieces. That is difficult to accept. For me it was a surprise. I am disappointed, but I try always to be pragmatic and honest. The first feeling was that we deserved to lose. We didn't deserve to go through. 'It's not the moment to explain. We will analyse it. We need to react. We have a Premier League to win. I told that to the players. We lost a competition where even if we win today there are other big teams to beat. 'We have the Premier League to win and we are in a good situation. There's no time to cry. Move on, and look forward.' Former Chelsea man David Luiz gestures towards Blues striker Diego Costa during Wednesday's encounter . PSG defender  Luiz celebrated excitedly after scoring against his former club at Stamford Bridge . Thiago Silva's late header loops over the outstretched arm of Thibaut Courtois to knock Chelsea out . On Ibrahimovic's red card, Mourinho said: 'I spoke to him after the game and when he speaks with me he's always honest. He would tell me if it was a reason for a red card, and he was very disappointed so if that's the case, I hope they can minimise the mistake and let him play the quarter-final. If he did nothing wrong, he deserves that. 'But the other situations, it was a clear penalty on Diego Costa and, once more, I think it's a waste of time and money to have the officials on the side of the goal. If he cannot see a penalty 10 metres when it's completely clear, it's a waste of time and money. 'The David elbow I didn't see, I confess. But when UEFA give him the man of the match, I have to believe there's no elbow. Perhaps they cannot give us the penalty but maybe they can do what is fair and suspend David and take Ibra into the quarter-finals.' Ibrahimovic also suggested Oscar feigned injury. 'I pulled out (of the tackle), because I saw him come in the tackle. 'I don't know if he was acting afterwards. Doesn't matter. We won the game, we went through and let's see what happens.' Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he hopes Ibrahimovic is able to have his red card overturned . It was ill-tempered with Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness very critical of the behaviour by Mourinho's players, especially their attempts to get Ibrahimovic sent off. Carragher called it 'disgraceful' and Souness called it 'pathetic'. Luiz equalised for PSG in the 86th minute, to take the game into extra time after Gary Cahill had volleyed Chelsea ahead. Eden Hazard restored the lead with a penalty in extra-time, after handball by Thiago Silva, who then headed in the winner with six minutes of extra-time left. 'It is amazing for everyone, amazing for Paris the club, for Paris the city,' said Luiz, who left Stamford Bridge for the French capital last year. 'My cycle was finished at Chelsea and PSG gave me a great opportunity to continue my career. 'I was very happy at Chelsea, I respect everyone and it was good to score. I said I wouldn't celebrate but I couldn't control my emotions. Thank you to Chelsea, and sorry I celebrated because I was so emotional.' The Barclays Premier League will be without a team in the last eight of the Champions League for the second time in three years if Arsenal and Manchester City cannot overturn first-leg deficits next week against Monaco and Barcelona respectively but PSG boss Laurent Blanc was satisfied to make it into the quarter-finals after this fierce contest. \u2018Both sides put pressure on the opposition and Chelsea did their fair share of that. It had happened even before the match with their manager exerting pressure on the referee. That\u2019s part of the mind games. But if you take out these elements of unsporting behaviour, I think my team were better than Chelsea in every area of the pitch,\u2019 he said. Jamie Carragher (left) and Graeme Souness (second right) slammed the behaviour of the Chelsea players .","highlights":"Zlatan Ibrahimovic received a straight red for foul on Chelsea's Oscar after 31 minutes . The PSG striker said after the game that he was disappointed to see Chelsea swarm the referee . Jose Mourinho said he hoped the red card could be overturned so Ibrahimovic can play in the quarter-finals . Chelsea were knocked out on away goals as Thiago Silva netted a late equaliser on the night .","id":"b2e5ac3cfbd9027772af003eda5047e49e1fc7ed","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"G to equalise to leave themselves on the brink of a quarter-final elimination.\nParis stung Chelsea in the 89th minute when Jeremy Menez's powerful shot crashed back off David Luiz, wrong-footing keeper Petr Cech. It was PSG's first away goal in the competition and left Chelsea relying on an even more improbable victory in Paris, an unlikely turnaround given that the French side have yet to concede a single goal at home.\nWith four goals from Didier Drogba, PSG were the far more threatening side going forward and although they could not find the net, Mourinho was more annoyed with the way his side had allowed them to equalise twice and with the conduct of Ibrahimovic as he refused to applaud the Chelsea manager at the end of the game.\n'This was a huge disappointment for my players, this team,' said Mourinho. 'We are sad because the performance of the players today was the opposite of what they did all season. Ibra was a great player, a great striker, and he was a \"baby\" with his behaviour at the end.'\nThe result at Stamford Bridge was also a huge blow for PSG, whose hopes of retaining the French title were shattered by Lyon's victory in Monaco. Carlo Ancelotti's men had won 13 of 14 games in all competitions this season but they were outplayed for much of the game, particularly in the first half.\nA goalless first period offered little evidence of an opening that PSG would go on to exploit so devastatingly. Mourinho's side created a couple of opportunities as Chelsea controlled the opening stages, and were left aggrieved when Diego Costa was denied a penalty with just 10 minutes on the clock, but the Portuguese knew his team were not at their fluid best in the first period.\nHe said: 'I'm happy, obviously, but I had mixed feelings because I think it's very important to win here against this team.\n'We played the last game here well, it was a draw, but the result was not good because it doesn't tell the truth. We gave away so many clear chances and did not defend correctly.\n'We also played 11 against 10 [after PSG were reduced to 10 men], I think that's football, but it's a big mistake. We should have been more organised, we should have played two on two, one on"}
{"article":"Almost 50 years ago, Nasa launched two men into space in the same spacecraft for the first time - a milestone for US human spaceflight. But  the groundbreaking mission isn\u2019t necessarily remembered for this feat. Two hours into the mission, one of the pilots pulled out a contraband corned beef sandwich which sparked a controversial incident that was debated all the way to Congress. The Gemini 3 mission of 23 March 1965, America's first two-man spaceflight, was shrouded in controversy when astronaut John Young snuck a corned beef sandwich on board. The sandwich is shown here embedded in acrylic and is exhibited at the Grissom Memorial Museum in Mitchell, Indiana . The incident was explained by Robert Pearlman at Collectspace, . On spaceflight missions, the items astronauts are allowed to take with them are extremely restricted. And in the Sixties, at the dawn of the space age, restrictions were more enforced than ever as Nasa wanted to ensure each risky mission passed without a hitch. The Gemini programme was designed to develop and test capabilities that would ultimately land humans on the moon in the Apollo missions. The first crewed Gemini flight, Gemini 3, lifted off Launch Pad 19 at Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 23, 1965. The spacecraft, nicknamed Molly Brown, carried astronauts Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, command pilot, and John W. Young, pilot, on three orbits of Earth. Nasa's two-man Gemini spaceflights demonstrated that astronauts could change their capsule's orbit, remain in space for at least two weeks and work outside their spacecraft. They also pioneered rendezvous and docking with other spacecraft. All were essential skills to land on the moon and return safely to Earth. Gemini 3's primary goal was to test the new, manoeuverable Gemini spacecraft. In space, the crew members fired thrusters to change the shape of their orbit, shift their orbital plane slightly, and drop to a lower altitude. This paved the way to the manoeuvres needed for the success of the Apollo missions. So when astronaut John Young pulled out a sandwich from his spacesuit, two hours after launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida, mission controllers were understandably perturbed. \u2018Where did that come from?\u2019 co-astronaut Gus Grissom asked Young when he produced the previously hidden item, in a bizarre exchange you can read in Nasa\u2019s transcript of the mission. \u2018I brought it with me. Let\u2019s see how it tastes. Smells, doesn\u2019t it?\u2019 Young replied. He had been given the contrabrand from fellow astronaut Wally Schirra, who was known for his pranks within the agency. But the stunt, although amusing, could have had serious consequences. Space food was typically prepared in liquid or cube form to prevent crumbs spilling out and potentially getting stuck in a key piece of equipment. The sandwich though, having not been vetted for launch, quickly began to break apart, which would later earn the astronauts a severe reprimand. \u2018It\u2019s breaking up. I\u2019m going to stick it in my pocket,\u2019 said Grissom. \u2018Is it? It was a thought, anyway,\u2019 replied Young. \u2018Not a very good one,\u2019 said Grissom. The rest of the almost five-hour mission passed without incident and the astronauts were  treated to stunning views as they orbited Earth. \u2018That\u2019s beautiful!\u2019 exclaimed Young, looking out a window. But on their return to Earth, the astronauts soon found that not everyone had seen the funny side of their exchange in orbit. Pictured here in their spacesuits are Virgil 'Gus' Grissom (left) and John W. Young, seen with the portable suit air conditioners connected and their helmets on. Young would go on to be one of Nasa's most decorated astronauts, but Grissom died in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire on 27 January 1967 . John Young had been given the contrabrand from fellow astronaut Wally Schirra, who was known for his pranks within the agency, and put it inside his spacesuit on the way to the launchpad, seen here. Young is walking in front with Grissom behind, as they head for the elevator at Launch Pad 19 for their three-orbit flight . The first crewed Gemini flight, Gemini 3, lifted off Launch Pad 19 at Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 23, 1965, pictured left. The spacecraft was incredibly cramped, seen in a simulator on the right (Young is left, Grissom right), and thus the movements and actions of the astronauts inside were severely restricted . The major fear of having crumbs in a spacecraft was that they could get stuck in various controls, something that featured in the 15th episode of the fifth season of The Simpsons, Deep Space Homer, when Homer opened and spilled a bag of crisps in space (shown) \u2018My thought is that... to have one of the astronauts slip a sandwich aboard the vehicle, frankly, is just a little bit disgusting,\u2019 Representative George Shipley of Illinois later said to Nasa administrators in Houston. \u2018We have taken steps... to prevent recurrence of corned beef sandwiches in future flights,\u2019 replied George Mueller, associate administrator for manned spaceflight. Despite the incident, the astronauts were not prohibited from flying again. Here's some we made earlier: Shown is the official food taken into space on the Gemini 3 mission, including dehydrated beef pot roast, bacon and egg bites, toasted bread cubes, orange juice and a wet wipe. Water is being inserted into the pouch of dehydrated food in the image . Nasa's two-man Gemini spaceflights demonstrated that astronauts could change their capsule's orbit, remain in space for at least two weeks and work outside their spacecraft. Pictured is the later\u00a0Gemini 7 in orbit, as seen from Gemini 6 during a rendezvous mission in December 1965 . The USS Intrepid pulls up alongside the Gemini 3 spacecraft during recovery operations following the successful flight on 23 March 1965. Navy swimmers stand on the spacecraft's flotation collar waiting to hook a hoist line to the spacecraft . Indeed, John Young would became one of Nasa\u2019s most decorated astronauts, flying on the subsequent Gemini 10 and Apollo 10 missions, and also setting foot on the moon on Apollo 16. He was also part of the inaugural Space Shuttle mission - STS-1 in 1981 - which amusingly was the first time Nasa allowed corned beef on a flight - before his sixth and final mission, STS-9, in 1983. Sadly, Gus Grissom\u2019s next mission was Apollo 1, designed to be a low-Earth orbit test of the Apollo Command and Service Module. In a routine test on 27 January 1967, the capsule caught fire, killing all three crew members - Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee - inside the module.","highlights":"The Gemini 3 mission launched from Florida on 23 March 1965 . On board it had astronauts - Gus Grissom and John Young . It was the first two-man mission for America's space programme . But it was shrouded in controversy when Young sneaked food on board . He hid a corned beef sandwich in his spacesuit and took it out in orbit . Mission control feared the crumbs could damage spacecraft systems . Both astronauts were severely reprimanded in US Congress .","id":"f012ddee03e6f5074b013f905b9c8e9f7f4ae747","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", astronaut Michael Collins began experiencing symptoms of a headache, dizziness and fatigue. Unable to carry on, he exited the craft, leaving astronaut Jim Lovell alone aboard the command module. They would make a successful splashdown, returning safely from their two-and-a-half-hour excursion.\nApollo 8 was considered a milestone for American spaceflight, but it\u2019s even more important in the annals of space medicine. It introduced the Apollo space suit \u2013 a pressurised suit that enabled its three-man crew to venture out into the vacuum of space without succumbing to the many dangers that awaited them.\nThe 40th anniversary of Apollo 8 is an occasion to look back at the challenges faced by these three men and the ground teams who worked tirelessly in the name of science to bring them safely back to Earth. It was, in fact, the second and last time that this would be the case.\nFrom the very beginning, Nasa\u2019s spaceflight programme had been plagued by tragedy. In May 1959, the crew of Apollo 1 \u2013 Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee \u2013 died in a fire during a launch countdown. The accident served as a cautionary tale and launched a new emphasis on safety that would be key to the success of Apollo 8.\nEven then, however, concerns lingered. In 1962, during an engine test, the crew of Alan Shepard and Virgil Grissom were ejected from their Mercury spacecraft when it exploded within seconds. They were unharmed.\nYet there was still much for Nasa to learn from this near-disaster. A month after the Apollo 1 accident, Grissom, the backup for the first manned Apollo mission, took part in what would have been a routine test firing of the third stage of the rocket. The launch failed catastrophically, however, and the crew were nearly killed. Grissom escaped with his parachute and was rescued by helicopter.\nIt turned out that the third stage propellant tank was damaged. This was later determined to be due to a faulty manufacturing process and faulty gaskets. As a result of this near-disaster and extensive tests, Nasa redesigned the rocket, requiring that each crew member\u2019s cabin have its own life support system.\nIt wasn\u2019t until the 1966 launch of Gemini 9, however, that Nasa had its first success. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins successfully completed a "}
{"article":"Shantanu Starick has spent almost three years traveling the world - and it hasn't cost him a cent. The 26-year-old from Byron Bay has managed his globe-trotting adventure by trading his skills as a photographer for everything he needs, from food to shelter and transport. 'If someone told you that you can get around the world without spending a cent, they would tell you it's not possible. Unless, that is, if you can change your perception and allow yourself to create different rules and a different way of thinking,' Mr Starick told Daily Mail Australia. Scroll down for video . Shantanu Starick has travelled across 6 continents over 33 months without spending a cent . Mr Starick trades his photography skills for life's basics- food, shelter and transport to his next trade. A breathtaking shot of the Brooklyn Grange's Rooftop Farms which are giving new life to on an old navy yard . Before he started out, he was told it wasn't possible to travel the globe using only the 'bartering economy.' But he set off anyway, with no currency and contracts - just a camera and 'an eager smile.' Starting his career as a freelance photographer, Mr Starick said modern day workplaces tended to funnel creative people like himself into specialties, where what was he was looking for was diversity. He decided to take off on the journey of a lifetime taking money out of the conversation and allowing his creative pursuits to take precedence. 'Money can really hinder creativity,' Mr Starick said. 'Anything can seem possible without applying that restriction,' he added. Mr Starick claims that by eliminating money from his travels he's been able to connect on a different level creatively with his clients. 'The real gem that comes from trading is how we can start to do more creative work with others, without the conversation focusing on money.' Mr Starick likens his philosophy to that of companies like Uber and Airbnb where there is no cash exchange between clients and more focus on personal interaction. 'Really, an uber driver is no different to a taxi driver. The huge difference is, that at the end of the day, you are being dropped at the airport like a relative is dropping you off. It's like being dropped to a restaurant by a friend.' Diversity is exquisite: Mr Starick's unofficial mantra leads him to photograph a diverse range of subjects . With 197 trades under his belt Mr Starick's travels have spanned 6 continents with Antarctica in his sights . Mr Starick, who often stays in the homes of his clients, has become accustom to the nomadic lifestyle. He says after almost three years of house hopping, it takes longer for his host to get comfortable than he does. 'People often tell their guests to make themselves at home and I think I put them at ease by being so comfortable.' 'It takes me about two minutes to be drinking milk out of the carton, even if I have just met you two minutes ago. I walk into a home, and I am home,' he added. The nomadic photographer insists that by taking money out of the equation we can allow ourselves to make a genuine human connection . Mr Starick said he doesn't ask for much and has never discussed the details of exactly what he would receive in a trade, leaving it up to his clients to pay with what they can. 'I don't have any expectations apart from hoping it's good food and a comfortable bed,' he said. With 197 trades under his belt Mr Starick's travels have spanned 6 continents. He is adamant he will make it to Antarctica at some stage but at the moment he is inundated with requests for his services. Mr Stanick said he has spent a lot of time in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the USA . His portfolio has no limits as he dabbles in shooting food, weddings, travel, landscapes and cities . 'Sometimes I find it overwhelming. There are days or weeks where I don't answer emails because I just can't. You could spend hours every day on email but I don't want to get caught up in that every day. Some days I just want to shoot or explore and interact with people.' Mr Starick was surprised to find weddings to be some of his most enjoyable projects. '[The wedding] industry was very one dimensional, in my opinion, but luckily these days people are wanting a lot more from their wedding day.' Initially finding the wedding industry 'one dimensional' Mr Starick said his perception couldn't have changed more over his journey . Mr Stanick started to see the raw human connection people have through celebrating a couples special day . 'You end up celebrating your friend's wedding, but they have only been your friend for a few days, it becomes quite intimate.' Mr Starick said his journey has given him the opportunity to meet ' so many amazing people who have effected me in very different ways,' but  Matt and Lentil's wedding changed everything for him. Matt and Lentil, the beautiful couple from Victoria who changed Mr Starick's perception on weddings . Anything but traditional: Lentil relishes in the beautiful day that was planned by her closest family and friends . Matt and Lentil make their vows standing barefoot on delicate yellow flower petals . Two days before the wedding he stayed with a group of their friends and prepared for the big day. This gave him the chance to become a part of the wedding instead of just taking record of it. 'When the wedding day came they were like brother and sister to me. 'They were the most open minded, beautiful people and I got to celebrate the two of them having their big love day, around their equally incredible friends and family.' After spending two days with the couples closest friends and family Mr Starick says he became an organic part of the wedding . Mr Starick is currently in Brazil photographing for a not-for-profit group who send American school leavers on a gap year to undertake community projects and live with local families. 'There's a real diversity in subject matter for me here. We go from farms, to schools, to beaches,' he said. To Mr Starick diversity was the reason he ventured out into the world and after photographing cook books, weddings, dancers, farms and cityscapes, he really has achieved it. 'Diversity is exquisite, it really is.' Simplicity: Mr Starick captures the small details of a Brisbane blacksmith's trade .","highlights":"Shantanu Starick has spent the last 33 months travelling without trading any currency . The nomad trades his photographs for life's basic\u00a0necessities- food, shelter and transport to his next trade . He has completed 197 trades and\u00a0traveled to\u00a0six continents, with Antarctica in his sights . Mr Starick said taking money out of the equation means he's been able to connect with his clients on a deeper level . 'The real gem that comes from trading is how we can start to do more creative work with others, without the conversation focusing on money'","id":"c9c38e7f3824f71a8c23c15d180ba774ddc9ad67","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" carpenter, plumber and electrician in exchange for accommodation in return.\n\"To get somewhere in the world you are going to need to take the first step,\" he says.\n\"It's all about networking and talking to people.\n\"It's about making yourself seem as cool, interesting and approachable as possible and not being afraid to ask the questions.\"\nShantanu, who has been living a life he once only dreamed of - in exchange for a bed - for the last three years, has racked up more than 20 houses all around the world with the help of one simple website.\nHe is a nomad.\n\"It's about making yourself seem as cool, interesting and approachable as possible and not being afraid to ask the questions.\"\nAnd he doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon.\n\"I'm on a mission to visit more than 60 countries before I turn 30,\" he explains. \"You only get one chance at life so why not do the things you've always wanted to?\"\nThe nomad life is not for everyone, says Shantanu. It is all about learning to love adventure, learning to ask for help, and learning to be comfortable being alone.\n\"It's just about living by the motto: 'Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life',\" he explains.\nA man's work is never truly done in his book.\n\"I find that if you're a good worker, a lot of people will reward you with free stuff,\" he says. \"I've been living in exchange for my work for three years now, but it's not about being a free loader - it's about giving back and sharing with people.\n\"There are so many people who are stuck in their ways or are set in their ways, and that's the difference between us and the nomads.\n\"We're open to new ideas, new cultures and new experiences. We're not stuck on the same old routine that's been running for years in our small minds.\"\nShantanu admits that as \"free loading\" as nomads may appear, they do spend some of their time and energy in return.\n\"You have to give something in return to be able to take something. I've travelled the world and I know how much good it does,\" he explains.\n\"The rewards are great and it"}
{"article":"A 13-year-old boy, whose mystery illness bound him to a wheelchair with a feeding tube, has made a miraculous recovery after years of suffering thanks to his determined mother who scoured the internet for answers as to why he was in excruciating pain. According to the Today\u00a0show, Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida, was originally diagnosed with dysautonomia, a malfunction in the autonomic nervous system, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a tissue disorder - but the conditions didn't account for all of his ailments, which included stomach afflictions, loss of vision and agonizing neck pain. Refusing to accept her son\u2019s initial diagnosis, Bobby's mom, Keri Leithauser, began researching his symptoms online, and came across the work of Dr. Harold Rekate, a neurosurgeon at the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, who soon discovered her son had a Chiari malformation, a treatable, yet rare condition that affects the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance. Scroll down for video . Miraculous discovery: Bobby Leithauser, 13, suffered from a painful mystery illness for years before being diagnosed with a Chiari malformation, a rare condition that affects the part of the brain that controls balance . Needing a cure: Bobby's parents,\u00a0Keri and Tom\u00a0Keri Leithauser, explained that their son started having crippling stomach pain when he was only nine-years-old, requiring him to have a feeding tube . Last December, Dr Rekate operated on Bobby, performing a surgery that he had invented, to fix the condition which cause his spine to press into his brain. Three months later, Bobby recalled the days after his surgery, saying he 'couldn't believe' his unbearable pain was gone after years of suffering. The teen's health problems seemingly came out of nowhere when he was only nine years old, when the once-active child began to experience crippling stomach pain, prompting his parents to start limiting his food to the point that he was only consuming blueberries and chicken. But despite their best efforts, his ailments continued. Next came headaches, tremors and an inability to control his body temperature or regulate his blood pressure. But even after Bobby was diagnosed with dysautonomia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, his physical suffering continued. Difficult prognosis: Bobby, who was active as a boy, found himself bound to a wheelchair after his condition worsened . 'It was really horrendous pain and I couldn't hold my head up for more than 10 minutes at a time,' Bobby explained. As his condition worsened, his worried mom began doing research on the internet and contacted other parents whose children had similar issues. Chiari malformations are caused by structural defects in the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include dizziness, muscle weakness, numbness, vision problems, headaches and problems with balance and coordination. Chiari malformations\u00a0mostly occur during fetal development, although they may develop later in life after\u00a0injury, infection or\u00a0exposure to toxic substances . It was once believed that\u00a0Chiari malformations occurred in only one in every 1,000 births, but research shows that they appear to be more common. Babies who are born with Chiari malformations don't develop symptoms until adolescence or adulthood - if they develop them at all . 'I started putting the pieces of the puzzles together,' she said. Her husband Tom noted that because their son's issues started with severe abdominal pain, they found themselves focused on the wrong area of his body. 'The whole time we were looking at stomach pain, never imagining that the problem could be in another part of his body, like the brain,' he said. Mrs\u00a0Leithauser's determination to cure her son eventually brought her family to Dr. Rekate. As soon as the neurosurgeon saw scans of the boy's skull and spine, he immediately knew what was wrong. The scan revealed that Bobby's skull and spine were not held together properly because the ligaments were too loose.\u00a0The misalignment was causing his brain to be squeezed from the front and the back. 'I knew that he could be helped by surgery,' Dr Rekate said. 'I knew that the chronic pain that he was in, that the inability to exercise could be helped, that we could change his life.' Bobby is now walking again, and his chronic pain and headaches are gone as expected. But what is even more surprising is that the issues associated with his autonomic nervous system suddenly started to get better as well. 'To me, it's a miracle. It really is a miracle,' Mr\u00a0Leithauser said. Magical surgeon: Dr Harold Rekate explained that Bobby's skull and spine weren't hooked together properly, which caused his spine to push into his brain . Fast recovery: Three months ago, Bobby had surgery to properly align his skull and his spine, which improved all of his ailments and allowed him to start walking again .","highlights":"Bobby Leithauser, from Marco Island, Florida, started experiencing crippling stomach pain when he was only nine years old . As his mysterious condition worsened, he was put in a wheelchair, given a feeding tube and started experiencing vision loss in addition to his pain . His mom Keri\u2019s research led the family to Dr. Harold Rekate, a neurosurgeon in New York who diagnosed the teen with a rare brain condition . Three months after surgery, Bobby is making a full recovery .","id":"557249aaa9dd8e10d53a430f18d1e1a312cb1bb2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" pain.\nEthan McNeil, of Bristol, Connecticut, was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease \u2013 which is a group of genetic metabolic disorders passed down to the next generation \u2013 and doctors told his mother, Jennifer, that he would require 24-hour care.\nHis mother, who has two other children, was told that Ethan's muscle weakness was a direct result of his deteriorating health. And she could do nothing but watch him suffer, as a feeding tube and a wheelchair became the normal for the boy.\n\"This was my worst nightmare. This is not what I wanted for my children,\" Jennifer explained to The Washington Post.\nDoctors were stumped.\n\"We did everything we could,\" Jennifer said. \"Ethan was poked and prodded. They did tons of testing. We even had him on a vent at one point in the hospital.\"\nJennifer also said she was told Ethan would never be able to have children, a heart-wrenching revelation for a girl who desperately wanted a sibling.\nRELATED: Boy With Crippling Illness Suffers Seizures, Can't Walk Without a Walker, Until His Mom Took His Situation Into Her Own Hands\nWith little to no hope, Jennifer turned to the Internet.\n\"One day I was in the shower and crying, and I said, 'God, if you have anything to do with my son, help me,'\" Jennifer told the paper. \"If you need to give Ethan a break, then do something, just help.\"\nThe mother of three began reading about mitochondrial disease and learned that Ethan's body is not able to properly process oxygen.\nShe was shocked when she read that in rare instances, children with the disease can go into cardiac arrest when lying down, especially if they take part in a sports activity that includes lying on their stomach.\nEthan played soccer.\nJennifer was overcome with guilt, as she recalled how her son once told her: \"I wish you had a medicine to fix me.\"\n\"If we would have known when he was younger, we could have taken him to a specialist that could have helped him,\" Jennifer explained.\nAfter consulting with experts, Jennifer and her family embarked on a three-year fight for Ethan's life. After two hospital stays and countless appointments, they settled into a routine and Ethan began to show signs of improvement.\nOne day, he could finally sit up in bed again. Then he could stand up. Then he could walk."}
{"article":"The soothing tones of Bob Marley drifted through the air at Stamford Bridge as the teams prepared for extra-time. Some were down on their haunches, receiving pellets of information, others flat on their backs receiving muscle rubs. 'Don't Worry 'bout a Thing,' sang Bob. Then Didier Drogba came on. If this were T20 cricket it might have been his theme tune, a special request on his 37th birthday. Why worry? This was all under control. Never in doubt. Someone seemed to be guiding Chelsea on a celestial path into the last eight. Was it Eden Hazard? Thibaut Courtois? Bjorn Kuipers? Bob Marley and the Wailers? Jose Mourinho and the Wailers? Or another other-worldly force. Chelsea players look dejected after being dumped out of the Champions League at home to PSG . Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho looks furious on the touchline after watching his team twice concede a lead . Turned out it was none of them. Turned out there was something to worry about. That something was Paris Saint-Germain, a team with bottle to match their talent. A team which took everything Mourinho could throw their way, scored twice from set-pieces and emerged triumphant. It leaves Chelsea to focus on the Barclays Premier League title. Roman Abramovich looked down from his seat in the West Stand. The Champions League will have to wait for another year. And it leaves English football to contemplate the prospect of no teams in the last eight for the second time in three years. Chelsea can have no complaints. Almost every decision went their way. Still Mourinho had the audacity to shake his head when the fourth official declared two added minutes at the end of extra time. Roman Abramovich looks down from his seat in the West Stand as Chelsea crashed out of Europe . His players left the pitch in scenes reminiscent to the defeat against Barcelona, only this time they would not blame the referee. And it all seemed to be going to plan, When the chaos first descended before half-time, Mourinho snuggled back into his seat alongside Rui Faria in the Chelsea dug-out. A few yards to his right, Laurent Blanc was flapping his arms in despair. On the pitch, David Luiz was in danger of losing control. Story of the game: minute 31, minute 43, minute 58, minute 96, minute 114 as is the fashion at Stamford Bridge. At least, that's how it went on the previous outing, an equally frenzied draw against Burnley, the fall-out of which was still falling out days later. PSG manager Laurent Blanc holds his arms out in the direction of the fourth official as Mourinho looks on . Former Chelsea man David Luiz gestures towards Blues striker Diego Costa during Wednesday's encounter . Here was Mourinho's chaos theory unfolding again. Traps set were stumbled into by PSG, a club still naive to the injustices of this competition in the closing stages, when the teams are so tightly matched, tactics cautious and the importance of decisions by the officials magnified beyond belief. Chelsea learned the hard way over the years but are now among the most seasoned. They break up play, they milk the contact, they circulate the tacklers, they over-react and pressurise the officials. On the side, Jose and the Wailers do their bit. It does not guarantee anything, of course. Not against this calibre of opposition. But every little helps, and their manager understands this better than most. Hence his pre-match posturing and the clear mind to react when the tie tilts and blurs. Edinson Cavani took the ball around Thibaut Courtois (right) but rattled the post with the goal exposed . PSG frontman Cavani reacts after missing the chance to put the Ligue 1 side ahead in the 58th minute . As the first half ended in manic scenes, Mourinho made his decisions. Here was the theory amid the chaos. Off came Oscar, to prevent a second yellow card, to tighten the centre of the pitch with Ramires and to add the fizz of Willian. Cards played, the manager was tenser and prowled his technical area during the second half, his hands sunk into his coat pockets, until it was time to remonstrate and demand more his players. Tighter, faster, they could not allow the tempo to slip against PSG. Edinson Cavani rattled the woodwork. That was minute 58. Perhaps he should have scored. His team-mates threw themselves to the turf in despair. Minute 43 was a penalty Chelsea might have had. Minute 31 was the red card for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. It was harsh and it might have killed off weaker teams. Not so Paris. They have bottle to go with their ability. Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is shown the red card after a collision with Chelsea's Oscar . The 33-year-old heads into this challenge with Oscar (left) in the first-half which got him sent off . The PSG forward immediately acknowledged his fault in the incident having collided with Oscar . Chelsea captain John Terry (left) reacts after Ibrahimovic's tackle on Oscar in the first-half at Stamford Bridg . Chelsea had work to do. They had to stop football breaking out, for one thing, because when it did, the French were better at it. As in Paris, Courtois came under fire as those in front of him started to wilt. It has been an intense campaign and, despite his fears about the relentless intensity of the English game and the way some training sessions are more competitive than the games in French football, Mourinho has been low on rotation. He has relied instead on the rotation enforced by various suspensions. On Thursday night he lost Matic, and the decision to send on Kurt Zouma backfired when they conceded almost immediately. Minute 81 they liked at the Bridge. Minute 86, not so much. When Gary Cahill scored, the first thing Mourinho did was to turn to the crowd and urged calm. Then he sent on Zouma. When Luiz equalised, again he called for calm. This time the message was aimed at his players. Take it into extra-time if necessary, with the extra man. That was the idea. No-one had Minute 114 on their Burnley bingo card. This time the chaos theory did not work. PSG defender  Luiz celebrated excitedly after scoring against his former club at Stamford Bridge . Thiago Silva's late header loops over the outstretched arm of Thibaut Courtois to knock Chelsea out .","highlights":"Chelsea out of the Champions League after away goals defeat by PSG . Zlatan Ibrahimovic was given a straight red card for a foul on Oscar . Gary Cahill opened the scoring for Chelsea before David Luiz equalised . Eden Hazard scored from the penalty spot following Thiago Silva handball . Brazilian defender made amends with header six minutes from the end .","id":"3fcf76fa3eb1b9abe0b9139b3b8e3d5566ec0939","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"t go for it again, don't go for it again' were the words drifting through the air as Andrei Arshavin was taken off, presumably in a fit of rage. Meanwhile the match announcer reminded us to keep safe. With the game in the balance Chelsea's players looked as though they were suffering from heat exhaustion and the Russians looked in the zone. This was a big occasion, this was their first big game, and they certainly knew it, and with a little bit of luck, they could be celebrating, no, wait for that.\nChelsea were forced onto the back foot and were caught in possession and Gokhan Inler's curling shot was saved by Petr Cech. \"That's the biggest save he's made so far\" said the commentary team. He hasn't seen much of the ball today has he? The Russians continued to attack, it was as if Chelsea were a brick wall, the Chelsea wall, and then after a goal mouth scramble that would make any goalkeeper look bad, Luka Modric managed to get the ball through to the left hand post and the man in black had to be replaced by the man in blue because he had been knocked out. It was a terrible goal.\nThe Russians pressed on the attack but the Chelsea defence were holding firm. That's three teams knocked out of the competition thanks to John Terry, it's about time he got something going. His header from the 'goal of the tournament' that we've had every matchday this tournament was met with boos, it was like he'd scored a goal in the play-off semi-final first leg against Newcastle. What a game that was, what a game.\nDrogba was introduced after 87 minutes, he looked like a fresh man, but he had no time to make an impact. 'They haven't looked as though they've been troubled by the extra half an hour' said the commentator and that was the end of that. There was plenty of time to be won this year, plenty. This was a game of two halves, and the Russians just had the one. They put in a decent shift, not a great shift but they did well, which is something considering they're 5th in the league.\nChelsea went on to beat a very weak Manchester City side on penalties and progress to the last four where they will play Barcelona. It's no secret that I didn't like the Chelsea"}
{"article":"Graeme McDowell has been forced to withdraw from the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio with an ankle injury. The Northern Irishman suffered the problem during practice on Wednesday and, although he managed to play his opening nine holes on Thursday. After pulling out of the tournament he has set his sights on getting fit for the Masters at Augusta National from April 9. Graeme McDowell withdrew after his opening nine holes of the  Valero Texas Open due to an ankle injury . The Northern Irishman picked up the injury in practice before deciding he couldn't go on at five over par . McDowell, tweeted: 'Apologies to everyone at @valerotxopen for my withdrawal. Strained my lower left leg\/ankle area practicing y\/day and played with heavy strapping on it in the pro am and this morning. 'With The Masters upcoming I decided that getting fit is imperative. Don't like WDs. 'The week here at @valerotxopen had everything I wanted. Great people and great course. Disappointed this has happened. Thanks to everyone.' McDowell, who won the US Open in 2010, was five over at the Valero Texas Open when he withdrew, having started on the back nine. McDowell has now turned his focus to being in the best condition possible for The Masters on April 9 . After completing only the back nine, he said: 'With The Masters upcoming I decided getting fit is imperative' American Matt Kuchar ground out a level-par 72 that he described as 'amazing' to share the early first-round lead in San Antonio, where the players struggled in gusting winds on Thursday. World No 14 Kuchar, a seven-times winner on the PGA Tour, needed 'a lot of luck' as he mixed four birdies with four bogeys on the challenging layout at the TPC San Antonio to end the round level with compatriot Cameron Percy. Former world No 2 Jim Furyk battled to a 76 while US Open champion Martin Kaymer of Germany ballooned to an 82 in sustained winds of 30 miles per hour (48 km per hour) that gusted up to 40mph. 'I was giving it all I could on the last hole,' Kuchar, 36, told Golf Channel after bogeying his final hole, the par-four ninth. 'I was one under with one to go and hoping that I could bring it in under par. Matt Kuchar battled swirling winds to grind out a level-par 72 for the lead early in the first round . Kuchar said he needed 'a lot of luck' as he mixed four birdies with four bogeys on day one . 'But even par is still an amazing day. This was about as challenging of conditions as I can remember facing. This course is hard without wind and you've really got to drive it well. Then you throw in 30mph winds and what can happen. 'It took a lot of luck for me. I had a number of things kind of go my way. I was able to hit some great shots and make a few birdies out there as well.' Long-hitting American Dustin Johnson, the world No 9, carded a 78 that included five bogeys and a double. 'Whether it's into the wind or down-wind, it was playing very difficult,' said Johnson. 'I didn't hit it very good, I didn't drive it very well so that made it even tougher. My score is terrible but I'm still not out of the mix, I guess.' World No 6 Jordan Spieth and fellow American Zach Johnson, a twice former winner of the Texas Open, were among the day's late starters.","highlights":"Graeme McDowell pulled out of the Valero Texas Open after nine holes . McDowell hurt his left ankle in practice and played heavily strapped . He said that 'getting fit is imperative' coming into The Masters at Augusta . McDowell was five over par when he withdrew in San Antonio on Thursday .","id":"af4e373319ca51f5dda9e3cb4ec4274d5b53a536","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" out of the Valero Texas Open he is now scheduled to play the AT&T Byron Nelson a week next Sunday. He remains hopeful of resuming his participation in the US Open that starts a week later at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.\nSpeaking to GolfDigest McDowell said \"I was on the range at the Valero Texas Open and I felt my left ankle pop. I felt it on Wednesday when I was out early practicing. I kept going after that because I wasn't in any pain. But it just didn't improve and it got worse. I tried to play the first nine and was just limping around and hoping I'd make it. But I just couldn't swing properly because the ankle was just hurting too much. It just wasn't allowing me to rotate the way I needed to.\n\"I saw the physio, tried to ice it and stretch it out but I had a look on Saturday and it was still swollen so they said that I probably had a grade 3 sprain or a tendon injury, they couldn't tell which one yet. So they said I probably needed to rest it. I couldn't really do anything for 48 hours afterwards, no golfing, no walking so I felt very much like a novice. I had to see the doctor yesterday and they put me in a hard boot for six weeks. So I will be looking to go for a run in six weeks.\n\"The doctor said that it had swollen up so much over those two days that the swelling had gone down so he wasn't sure which one it was. Hopefully, I can heal it in six weeks. I was kind of feeling that anyway coming into this week because I feel like I'm a bit short on distance but it's definitely getting better.\n\"I played my first nine holes this morning and I felt great, but that last nine I started having tightness in my calf. I thought I had just gone a little too hard but now I know that it's a Grade III sprain so it was a bit of an educated guess.\n\"I tried to walk on it a little bit but it was hurting so much. I feel good, really frustrated, but I have a week before Erin Hills and I am looking to be ready.\"\nMcDowell said he was sorry not to have been able to play for his fans in San Antonio but was looking forward to playing for the US crowd in Wisconsin next week. \"It really is a shame"}
{"article":"A defiant father-of-ten who has had his Christmas lights up for almost five months  is refusing to take them down despite being branded a 'pikey'. Kevin Franklin got a friend to put up the huge festive display on his council house after he suffered a stroke in November. He stopped turning them on in January but said they helped calm his autistic son Bradley, 15, and plans to switch them back on for Autism Awareness Month in April. Despite the good cause he has received a poison pen-letter from someone on his street in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, calling his family 'pikeys' and the lights 'grotesque', 'tacky' and 'an eyesore'. The letter said: 'I know you live in a council house but there's no need to make it look like one'. Row: Defiant father-of-ten Kevin Franklin is refusing to take down the Christmas lights still hanging outside his council house . Backlash: A neighbour put this poison-pen letter through his door, calling the lights 'grotesque' and the family 'pikeys' Good cause: Mr Franklin says that the lights are good for his autistic son Bradley so he has kept them up since November . Mr Franklin now says he has even more lights in his garage, which he will add to the collection on his house. He suspects that the abuse has come from people on his street who have bought their house. Sad: Kevin, 53, who lives with wife Michele, 46, who cares for Bradley full-time, said the letter upset him . The poison pen writer sent an anonymous letter addressed to 'the pikeys that live at number 80'. It read: 'I am fed up of seeing your grotesque, tacky, council house Christmas lights. 'It is March for goodness sake. Your house leaves this lovely community looking a disgrace. It looks like a state. It sticks out like a sore thumb. 'I don't want to keep driving past this eyesore, every time I do my kids scream. 'I know you live in a council house but there's no need to make it look like one. 'Yours sincerely, A very disgruntled citizen.' Kevin, 53, who lives with wife Michele, 46, who cares for Bradley full-time, said the letter had upset him but said he planned to put up more lights, rather than take them down. He said: 'I was shocked and quite upset when I got the letter. But they're not coming down. They're not doing anybody any harm. 'I don't switch them on until it comes nearer Christmas. 'Apart from that they're going on in April which is autism awareness month, because I have a 15-year-old autistic son. 'I've had neighbours who have said they will join in and also donate to autism charities.' Response: Mr Franklin has refused to cave in to pressure and says he will put even more lights up . Festive cheer: The family believe it brightens up the area but a disgruntled neighbour told them: \u00a0'I know you live in a council house but there's no need to make it look like one' Fundraising: The Franklins hope that the display will raise cash for autism charities . He added: 'I think the person who sent the letter comes from the posh side of the street. 'Our side is all council houses while the other side is where the houses have been bought. 'They think they're better than us but the only difference between us and them is that they buy their pile of bricks and we rent ours. It's still my house and I'm proud of it. 'We keep our garden nice and tidy but we like the lights. The principle is nobody tells me what to do in my house. 'We're going to make sure the house is covered and really give them something to whine about.' One neighbour said a petition was started to try to get Kevin to remove the Christmas lights, although many residents in the street are divided over the ongoing display. Matthew Ludley said: 'I heard someone started a petition and a few people had complained, I don't know who would have sent the letter though. 'I'm not really bothered by the lights being up, it doesn't really affect me.' Another resident, John Rogers, 71, said: 'I'm with the old age pensioner lot. There is a big divide between the people who have purchased their houses and the council house lot. Conspiracy: Mr Franklin suspects the rude note came from people on his street (pictured) who may have bought their house . 'I'm not offended by the lights, I think if he has been ill then that's actually a good enough reason not to take them down. 'I think it's a bit petty to send a letter, you would think they would just talk to him.' Another resident, who asked not to be named, said the author of the letter was 'sad'. The word 'pikey' is believed to have been used as early as the 16th century. But it was not seen in print until 1837, when The Times used it to describe strangers who visited the Isle of Sheppey. The actual origins of the word are unclear. It could be connected to the word 'turnpike'. These were toll roads, which had rotating barriers made of sharp poles called pikes - and vagrants were known to gather in these areas in the 18th century. An alternative version of the word is 'piker', which is said to have come from the verb 'to pike' - which once meant to run away. In recent years gipsies have complained when the term is used against them and say it is insulting. It is also used in the modern day as a term to insult someone of supposedly low class. She said: 'Do people not have anything better to do than moan about Christmas lights still being up? They're not even on. It's a bit sad.' Residents also took to social media to express their opinion on the matter. Beckie Louise wrote on Facebook: 'Absolutely disgraceful !! Have people lost their minds? 'Is this really causing anyone physical harm? Emotional harm? Physiological harm maybe? The answer is NO. 'I can't believe money and resources are being spent on worrying about Christmas lights on someone's house. 'Don't we have more things to concentrate on. Like the youth of today and resourcing places for them to go... Thefts in and around the area. 'The bullying at schools, need I go on? Leave them alone.' Marc Curt Leopold, who said he lives next door to the family, wrote: 'We live next door and have offered to take them down, but in all honesty our kids love them and we have a good relationship with our neighbours so if they need them down then we will help.' Kevin, who used to run a pub but is now unemployed, responded to the outcry by saying he has a garage full of more lights which he is now planning to put up next week.","highlights":"Kevin Franklin had lights put up in November after he had a stroke . Father-of-ten from Dunstable kept them up for his autistic son Bradley . Irate neighbour sent him poison-pen letter calling his family 'pikeys' Note said: 'I don't want to keep driving past this eyesore. I know you live in a council house but there's no need to make it look like one' Mr Franklin say he will put even more lights up to raise money for charity . He said: 'We're going to make sure the house is covered and really give them something to whine about'","id":"199bd510b1a358f5172b5dc46ed69bceefe650d3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" house in 2008 but since then has been harassed by 'thick' local residents who have been trying to get him to turn them off.\nThe 48-year-old says people have been throwing stones at his home in Wigan, West Gt and have been on a continuous rampage because they believe he is a paedophile.\nHe said: \"These people have taken a real dislike to me. They've had enough stones through the window to make a pile of stone.\n\"They have also had a go with a hammer a few times. They're so thick they don't even know what they're doing. They thought I was a pikey.\n\"People have thrown stones at the house which has really started to annoy me. If anything goes off my property I've got a shotgun. I'm the only one with a shotgun licence and a gun.\n\"The police know all about this, but they can't take anyone for this offence. The other night a family of four drove past and threw something at the house.\n\"I have been left to my own devices. I was supposed to have my electric cut off a long time ago. But I can't get rid of these lights and I don't understand why. I love Christmas.\n\"I've had them on since August. I've had my electric cut off but the council won't come out to switch it off. The last time they came was about a year ago but they didn't turn it off.\n\"If anything goes wrong then the council is going to have to pay.\"\nMr Franklin, who works as a carer, has now stopped putting up the Christmas lights to stop the row but is refusing to put them off permanently.\nThe defiant pensioner's defiant wife Susan, 48, said they have had the lights up for so long because they are the only thing that keeps them warm in winter.\nShe said: \"At the moment it is a bit like a Christmas tree that we have had up for five months in our kitchen. It's the only thing keeping us warm in our kitchen.\n\"We don't have central heating in this house. The only heating we have is a gas fire.\n\"At the moment there are people in the council houses below us and the only thing keeping them warm is a fire.\n\"I'm trying to get someone to come out,"}
{"article":"Jordan Wills works as a paintball target, with colleagues firing paintballs at him at close range . When student Jordan Wills goes to work he must prepared to pelted by bullets, fired at him at close range and at speeds of almost 40mph. The 19-year-old from London works as a human bullet impact tester, or more simply a paintball target, and every week faces the pellets being fired at his torso to test how hard they are on impact or how large a welt they leave. He beat more than 10,000 other applicants from around the world to land the \u00a316,000 a year job as a tester and fits in being used for target practice around his university studies. 'I guess I have a high pain tolerance - but it's really not as painful as people think,' said the Kingston University Computer Graphics student. 'The hardest part is the anticipation when you know it's coming. 'The most times I'd be shot at during a shift is ten over a course of an hour or two.' And while most people playing paintball will wear some form of protective clothing, Mr Wills does his job in just a t-shirt. He is a fan of the game anyway, and has previously played a lot in his spare time. He works 16 hours a week at different UK Paintball sites across the country on a pro-rata salary of \u00a340,000, which works out at a wage of around \u00a316,000 a year. Mr Wills, who stays in shape as a rower, said despite the welts and the occasional pain he loves his job. He added: 'When people find out what I do they think I'm crazy - but I love my job. 'The initial pain lasts for about five seconds, then it stings for maybe ten seconds - and then it's gone. I don't even remember I've been shot.' The teenager wears protective goggles to cover his eyes - but trusts his well-trained colleagues to steer clear of other vulnerable body parts and stop when he tells them to. The paintballs are fired at Jordan's torso at close range - between 25 and 30 feet by a professional shooter at a speed of almost 40mph. Rather than take the usual approach of fleeing the oncoming paintballs, Mr Wills must stand still while players take aim at him. He reports back on the impact of the paintballs so that manufacturers can ensure new batches are not too hard.  Anything that draws blood, leaves too serious a mark or does not explode on impact is unacceptable. Mr Wills was selected for the role out of 10,000 other applicants because of his knowledge of paintball . The 19-year-old often suffers welts on his body from the impact which take three or four days to disappear . The practice leaves him with welts over his body, but the student said he barely notices. 'Sometimes I take a hot bath after a shift, but mostly I just forget they're even there,' he added. 'At first my girlfriend didn't like it, but now she's cool with it. The marks take about four days to fade. 'I think I got the job because I knew about paintballing already. I worked for three years marshalling games - so I was well aware of what it felt like to be hit. 'I love paintballing and knew about the different types of paints and the ins and outs of the guns. 'People tell me I must be an idiot but it's only people who don't know enough about paintball. When you're in the middle of a game you're running around and having so much fun you hardly notice when you're hit. The teenager does his job wearing just a t-shirt, and endures balls being fired at him at very close range . As part of the role Mr Wills must stand still and resist the urge, as happens in actual games, to run away . 'I work two days a week and my hours are flexible. 'I have great colleagues and get to work outside and have a bit of fun. What's not to like?' Justin Toohig, UK Paintball owner and the student's boss, said: 'Jordan's a great guy. He's up for a laugh, has a fantastic attitude and fits in well with the crew - that's mainly what we were looking for. 'He can take the bullets like a man and doesn't whinge at all. He's athletic and knew about paintball. 'We still can't believe how many applicants we got. Emails were coming in from all over the world - new ones were popping up faster than we could file them. 'Maybe it's a sign of the economy, or simply because people love paintball. Mr Wells insists he doesn't really feel pain from the impact of paintballs being fired at him at close range . Mr Wills said he does not mind being hit or the resulting welts and thinks he has a high threshold for pain . 'In the end we interviewed 18 guys and Jordan got the job. 'We're very careful and would never put Jordan at risk. 'Safety is extremely important to us - that's why we needed a tester in the first place. What Jordan is doing is the extreme. It's done in a controlled environment and we're testing for worst-case scenario. 'We'd never recommend for anyone to emulate it on the playing field or at home.' When the job was advertised last year Mr Toohig was quoted as saying: 'We want to hear from people with a high pain threshold and those to whom fear is a foreign concept.'","highlights":"Jordan Wills, 19, is a student and works as a paintball target every week . He beat more than 10,000 other applicants from across the world to the job . Mr Wills must stand still as colleague fire paintballs at him at close range . He wears just a t-shirt rather than protective clothing and works every week . Student earns \u00a316,000 a year by becoming a human paintball target . UK Paintball said it employs him so they can ensure balls are not too hard .","id":"ed938a4546fd5ed63f34b35ff890792387d05f16","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"300 kilometres per hour, while trying to outwit and outsmart his marksmen.\nJordan Wills, a third-year industrial design major at the University of Southern California, works full time in a studio on the school\u2019s campus as an industrial designer with a specialty in medical device and product innovation.\nBut for the rest of his work hours, Wills, 20, plays paintball target for 16-year-old amateur and expert players who pay $32 per person for two hours of shooting him in the face with paintballs. This is a typical day for Wills, who lives in a cramped apartment about a half hour\u2019s drive from the school\u2019s LA campus, in Koreatown, with his girlfriend who also works at the design studio.\nPaintball is an extreme sport where teams shoot each other with biodegradable paintballs that leave large, colourful, non-toxic stains on the uniforms of the combatants. The aim is to tag a rival\u2019s body paint ball by breaking through a shield of protection that protects a player\u2019s torso.\nBut the shield can be damaged in two ways. One is when someone tags the body with a paintball. The other is when a player \u201csnags\u201d his or her shield by touching it with a paintball. The first thing to remember is that each player starts the game with a small number of paint balls \u2013 100 at the start of the game on the Wills\u2019 home field.\nPlayers have to buy paintball extra if they run out. If players lose all of their paintballs, they are out of the game.\nWills is a pro at playing the game. He began playing the game when he was 13 years old, when his father decided to try the game while vacationing in Mexico. They were so hooked that they joined a league that played at an amusement park.\nWills joined the pro league and became a top player. At the age of 16, he received an invite to play on a pro paintball team, the San Diego Dynasty, which has since become an extremely successful team, the winner of almost every pro paintball tournament.\nThe sport, however, quickly became boring for Wills, who spent the majority of his time on the field not actually playing against an opponent but playing at his fellow pro player and \u201cscout\u201d who sits on top of a hill to spot them and watch them. \u201cYou go to games to watch,\u201d says Wills. \u201cYou play so little.\u201d"}
{"article":"Britain's biggest pensions firm has come under fire for exploiting savers after dishing out \u00a349million in pay and perks to its bosses last year. With less than a week before the biggest shake-up in the pensions market for more than a century, insurance giant Prudential was last night accused of \u2018greed\u2019 after revealing the extraordinary awards lavished on its senior executives. MPs and pension experts said the scale of the awards would be particularly galling for millions of savers trapped in poor-value annuities or paying excessive charges. Tidjane Thiam (left), the Pru\u2019s Ivorian chief executive, was the highest paid board member, but this was dwarfed by the \u00a315.4million scooped by fund manager Richard Woolnough (right) Tidjane Thiam, the Pru\u2019s Ivorian chief executive, was the highest paid board member, with a total package of \u00a311.8million last year \u2013 a 36 per cent pay rise from the \u00a38.7million he received the previous year. This takes the total amount he has collected in five years at the helm to more than \u00a341million. The 52-year-old announced his resignation earlier this month and will shortly become chief executive of Credit Suisse. But his pay was dwarfed by the \u00a315.4million scooped by fund manager Richard Woolnough \u2013 who runs almost \u00a335billion of savers\u2019 money for the Pru\u2019s investment arm M&G. Mr Woolnough runs several funds which are widely held in savers\u2019 pensions and investment ISAs. These include the M&G Optimal Income fund, which runs just under \u00a324billion of savers\u2019 money. Prudential\u2019s nine board directors shared a total of \u00a349million in pay and perks last year. Mike Wells, the boss of the insurer\u2019s US arm and the man expected to take over from Mr Thiam, was paid \u00a311.4million. Last night Dr Ros Altmann, a leading pensions expert and a government adviser for older workers, accused Prudential of \u2018short-changing\u2019 savers who took out annuities by offering poor rates. Tidjane Thiam, the Pru\u2019s Ivorian chief executive, was the highest paid board member, with a total package of \u00a311.8million last year . She said: \u2018Over the last few years Prudential has been one of the worst culprits, offering poor annuity rates. 'I would imagine that any saver short-changed in one of its annuities would feel most uncomfortable to know the extra profit this company has made on their retirement fund has helped bump up the pay for its top bosses to a figure they could only dream of earning in a lifetime.\u2019 Today a 65-year-old man with a \u00a3100,000 pensions pot would receive an annual income of just \u00a33,899 from a Prudential annuity. This is more than \u00a3400 less per year than they would get if they shopped around for the best deal. Earlier this year an investigation by the City watchdog found the \u00a312billion-a-year annuity market is not working well for customers, with millions of people trapped in poor deals. John Mann, a Labour member of the Treasury select committee, said: \u2018Savers and particularly pensioners will be incredibly angry at this greed which comes at their expense. The failure in annuities demonstrates why such obscene pay is out of order.\u2019 The payouts are bigger than those handed out to Britain\u2019s biggest banks, which have been the primary focus of anger over fat-cat pay. Lloyds\u2019 chief executive Antonio Horta Osorio was comfortably the highest-paid bank boss in the UK last year, scooping \u00a311.5million. Stuart Gulliver of HSBC was next in the pecking order with \u00a37.6million. In comparison, highly paid pensions bosses have largely managed to avoid the limelight. But the increasingly fierce criticism of the pensions industry \u2013 including accusations of excessive charges and poor annuity rates for savers \u2013 has contributed to growing criticism over pay. Last night Prudential defended the huge payouts. It said profits at the company jumped 14 per cent last year to \u00a33.2billion, while it paid out \u00a3945million in dividends to shareholders, a 10 per cent jump on the previous year. A spokesman said: \u2018The remuneration of our leadership team is closely linked to the strong long-term performance of the business.\u2019","highlights":"Prudential dished out \u00a349million in pay and perks to its bosses last year . Tidjane Thiam, the Pru\u2019s Ivorian chief executive, received \u00a311.8million . But fund manager Richard Woolnough scooped a massive \u00a315.4million . Claimed figures will be galling for savers trapped in poor-value annuities .","id":"7ec8c99c0db179b6431908ef50e5004b1d38a419","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 150 years comes into force, Legal & General and BT have been named as the worst offenders.\nThey are among nine of Britain's top pension companies which have been paid an average \u00a315.5m a year over the past three years for the management of their members' savings.\nThe pensions giants have a direct incentive to maximise returns for customers but instead have handed cash in exchange for fat pay packets.\nThe revelations were made in the annual report of the Financial Services Authority into the cost of running a personal pensions portfolio.\nThe document sets out the charges levied on savers by their pension provider and also explains why they do it.\nA source at Legal & General said yesterday that many pension companies did not receive \"proper credit\" for charging their customers an annual management fee. The source added that this fee, which can vary from 0.5 per cent up to 1.5 per cent, did not necessarily reflect the cost of providing the service. The FSA, which published the report to coincide with the shake-up, said it had taken action to reduce pension charges.\nThe body, which said it is the biggest pensions regulator in the world, said this month that it will force companies to disclose the \"value for money\" of personal pensions. It also hopes to ban companies from charging customers a commission for life and other insurance products.\nThe watchdog also said the new fees on personal pension savers will not be capped, as was predicted. Instead the charges will be based on \"a reasonable estimate\" of the service provided.\nThe FSA said that a typical customer would save an average of \u00a390 a year on charges from July 1, but it would not put a cap on how much companies could ask customers to pay.\nA Government-commissioned report into personal pensions, due out later this month, is expected to support the decision to put personal pension charges on the open market, meaning providers can no longer charge what they like.\nThe average pension fund's net asset value (NAV) - an estimate of the market value of the fund's assets - is \u00a386.73 a year for life. For a typical worker, this works out at just \u00a35.60 a month or around 0.3 per cent a year.\nHowever, the FSA report shows the difference between charges being charged on average in 2004-05 and the cost of providing an average pension pot - the difference"}
{"article":"Mother of two Sally Adey was killed in the terror attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, dying off wounds to her stomach and pelvis . A retired British solicitor who was killed in a terror attack on a museum in Tunisia died from wounds to her stomach and pelvis, an inquest heard. Mother-of-two Sally Adey, of Caynstall, near Shifnal, Shropshire, is one of more than 20 people who died after gunmen attacked tourists at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. The terror attack was the worst of its kind in Tunisia for 13 years. Mrs Adey  had been on a Mediterranean cruise with her 52-year-old husband Robert, who survived the attack and had to identify his wife's body. Gunmen started shooting people after they were able to sneak into the museum on March 18, killing more than 20 people - including 17 tourists who had been on the cruise. Two gunmen who carried out the atrocity were subsequently killed in a firefight with security forces. On Sunday the Tunisian government confirmed that terror chief Khaled Chaieb, also known as Abou Sakhr Lokman, was killed overnight in an operation in the Gafsa region near the Algerian border. He was one of the country's most dangerous terrorists and is believed to have been involved in the museum shooting. Coroner's officer Julie Hartridge, of Shrewsbury Coroners' Court, said retired solicitor Mrs Adey and her husband had left the luxury cruise ship MSC Splendour earlier that day before going into the museum on an excursion. She said a postmortem carried out on May 25 had established provisional cause of death as 'consistent with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and pelvis'. Scroll down for video . Mr and Mrs Adey married in 1984 and have two children, Molly, 20, and Harry, 23. Mrs Adey is believed to have retired to have helped her children study for their A Levels and is thought to have recently returned to work full time. After the attack ISIS based in Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility. Tunisian fighters make up a disproportionately high number of foreign recruits to ISIS in Syria, with as many as 10,000 having signed up. Mrs Adey (centre) was on a luxury cruise with her husband (right) when they went into the museum on a trip . Mr and Mrs Adey, a solicitor, had been married around 30 years and the couple have two children . Mrs Adey is believed to have retired to help her children with their A Levels and recently began working again . CCTV footage of the shooting shows the gunmen roaming free around the museum carrying assault rifles and bags. At one point, they encounter another man with a backpack walking down a flight of stairs. They briefly acknowledge each other and let the unidentified man walk free before unleashing the deadly attack in the country's largest museum. The video also shows stills of the dead gunmen - named as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaou - who were killed in a firefight with security forces, including a picture indicating at least one was wearing an explosive belt. Images released after the shooting show glass perforated with bullet holes and grenades discarded on the floor. A window of the museum is filled with bullet holes after the shootout claimed the lives of 23 people . The lack of security at the country's largest museum has since been called into question and the brutality has led to large scale solidarity protests in Tunis, both at the weekend and in the immediate aftermath of the attack. Several people were arrested by Tunisian security forces after the attacks. The government now plans to deploy the army to major cities to bolster security following the shootings . On Saturday\u00a0French President Francois Hollande confirmed Huguette Dupeu had died from her injuries following the attack.","highlights":"Sally Adey was on a cruise with her husband and visited Bardo museum . Mother-of-two was one of 21 victims shot by gunmen prowling the site . Inquest heard the retired solicitor died of stomach and pelvis wounds . Tunisian forces claim they have  killed three perpetrators of terror attack .","id":"db1f1b19357fd51f874797206413da0ec448a4ff","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" gunshot wounds to her stomach and pelvis, an inquest heard.\nSally Adey, 55, was among 23 people killed during the attack by ISIS gunmen who opened fire on tourists in the Tunisian capital on March 18.\nA coroner at Birmingham\u2019s city morgue told her family at an inquest that Mrs Adey died from her \u201cwounds to the stomach and pelvic area\u201d.\nHer daughter was also at the hearing but declined to speak to the media as she waited for other families affected to arrive.\nShe said a post-mortem examination carried out by an independent pathologist in Edinburgh on April 16 found Mrs Adey died from a gunshot wound to her head.\nRecording a conclusion of death by gunshot, Birmingham senior coroner for West Midlands William McDermott said the cause of death was \u201cmultiple gunshot wounds\u201d.\nMrs Adey worked for PwC and was a \u201cprolific traveller\u201d, visiting countries across the globe from Australia to Zimbabwe.\nThe mother-of-two died in the terror attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, which killed 21 people, including a French citizen. The attack also wounded 22 others, with the majority of the wounded said to be European tourists.\nIn a short statement to reporters, Mrs Adey\u2019s daughter declined to say when the family would attend the formal inquest.\nMrs Adey\u2019s husband, Ian Adey, was also in the court room to listen as coroner Mr McDermott paid tribute to Mrs Adey\u2019s family.\n\u201cSally was a caring wife, mother and daughter, who devoted her life to helping others, as a solicitor and then as a school governor and community support officer,\u201d he said.\n\u201cShe had an infectious laugh, enjoyed international travel with Ian, and was full of fun. She was a loving and devoted mother and daughter and a loyal and supportive friend to many. She will be dearly missed by family and friends.\u201d\nAlso Read:\nTunisia Attack: ISIS Gunmen Kill 21 in Terror Attack at National Museum\nFrench Citizens Among at Least 21 Dead in Tunisia Museum Attack\nTunisia Attack: \u2018Scattered and Confused\u2019 ISIS Gunmen Storm National Museum\nTunisia Attack: ISIS Gunmen Kill at Least 21 at National Museum in Tunis\nVideo Of ISIS Gunmen Shooting At Museum Tourists In Tunisia Goes Viral\nTunisia: ISIS"}
{"article":"Bumbling: Natalie Bennett on stage at the spring conference in Liverpool . The Greens like to do things differently. One of their deputy leaders had just blown a few billion pounds more from their wish-list budget when the chairwoman \u2013 who could hardly be seen in her green jumper against the vast green background \u2013 announced an \u2018attunement\u2019. This turned out to be a reflective \u2013 and to my mind rather long \u2013 minute\u2019s silence. \u2018It\u2019s incredibly successful if people get stressed,\u2019 explained our host, although several people around me merely used the pause to check social media on their smartphones. Welcome to the world of Britain\u2019s wackiest political party, on display this weekend at its spring conference in Liverpool. There is something mildly amusing about a party that insists on meditative breaks, has a keynote speaker identified as \u2018a non-binary person from Belarus\u2019 and chairwomen who say things like: \u2018I would like to hear from someone who does not identify as a man.\u2019 And a party that uses such a contorted form of internal democracy it ends up with daft policies to ban most cars and seriously debates proposals to extend human rights to all animals. Yet this is currently the country\u2019s most successful political party, attracting 100 recruits a day from people dismayed by traditional party politics. Bizarrely, the duffest interviews given by its bumbling leader Natalie Bennett only drive up membership. Joining the hundreds of enthusiastic delegates \u2013 a mixture of grizzly bearded hippies, elderly ideologues, earnest young recruits and well-spoken women in charity shop chic \u2013 offered fresh insight into what is now the third biggest party in England and Wales. They proclaim the politics of the future. Yet much of the time it felt like I had stumbled into an Alan Bennett sketch filled with middle-class people munching on non-meat sandwiches as they debated how to save a world wrecked by austerity, bankers and Conservatives. Scroll down for video . Bennett (the leader, that is) told her adoring followers the Greens had gone from 13,000 members a year ago to 55,000 members today. This is undoubtedly impressive. But it also means they might play an influential role in determining who runs the country after the next Election. Many of these new members \u2013 half of whom voted Liberal Democrat at the last Election \u2013 are young people inspired by the idea of reshaping politics. They were given special badges declaring their status and enthusiastically snapped up green T-shirts on sale. Presumably they were not the people targeted in a seminar explaining how to use email. Yet for all these new recruits rushing around excitedly, there were also the same old stalls offering vegan recipes for raspberry cake, T-shirts emblazoned with \u2018Still Hate Thatcher\u2019 and angry leaflets denouncing the monarchy. Bennett  told her followers the Greens had gone from 13,000 members a year ago to 55,000 members today . On one, I found Jon Liebling, a friendly 47-year-old dancer promoting the medicinal use of cannabis. He said he had smoked the drug for 26 years to curb anxiety attacks. His stall proclaimed \u2018United Patients Alliance with Norml Women\u2019s Alliance\u2019. When I asked about Norml Women, he said its founders \u2018felt there was too much testosterone in the cannabis movement\u2019 \u2013 but they had not turned up and he had forgotten the acronym\u2019s meaning. The Australian-born Bennett promises a new style of politics \u2013 which many people might say she exemplifies with her stumbling interviews and inability to explain key policies. Yet after she spoke on Friday, managing to avoid \u2018mind blanks\u2019 as she promised lots of new taxes, the grey-haired woman next to me could not stop gushing: \u2018I am so excited. I am overwhelmed. I feel like I belong here.\u2019 She turned out to be a Labour deserter. And this is why the sudden Green surge is giving her previous party palpitations as it is outflanked on the left. Indeed, electoral mathematics mean it is possible the Greens might not just impact on voting outcomes in May but even be in position to join a coalition led by Ed Miliband. This is a party that wants to ban the monarchy, House of Lords, much of the Armed Forces, free schools, foie gras and fur \u2013 while freeing up drugs, borders, brothels and, said its leader, allowing people to join terror groups such as Islamic State. Yesterday they chucked in free university undergraduate education, joining the Greens\u2019 desires for free social care, free universal childcare, 500,000 extra new homes and a basic income for everyone costing almost three times the budget of the National Health Service. Since they also want to end economic growth, I asked their press team how these policies would be paid for. \u2018There\u2019s lots of money around,\u2019 replied one party veteran, looking at me as though I was stupid. A younger colleague said children would not start schooling until six under a Green government \u2013 although it is hard to believe this would raise the requisite \u00a3350 billion or so needed to close the annual gap between their policies and economic reality. The Green Party\u2019s emphasis on ultra-democracy is admirable, giving all members a voice \u2013 but it means scores of strange ideas end up on its statute books since anything is possible with its Alice in Wonderland politics. Among the proposals considered this weekend, for instance, is the extension of human rights to \u2018all sentient life forms\u2019 with \u2018the murder, torture and kidnapping\u2019 of dogs and dolphins carrying the same penalties as when such crimes are committed against people. Leader Natalie Bennett is embraced by Green MP Caroline Lucas . I went to one meeting where 19 people were determining a ban on foie gras due to the force-feeding of geese. One young man dissented on the grounds this was discriminatory to dairy cows that were being \u2018raped\u2019 and their calves \u2018murdered\u2019. \u2018To have a ban on the dairy industry would not be popular with the public. It would be a vote loser,\u2019 responded session leader Ronnie Lee \u2013 although hastily adding he had been a vegan for 44 years in case anyone might think him unsympathetic to animals. Then there was the well-attended gender group, which agreed people should be allowed \u2018a third option of X gender\u2019 on passports \u2013 although the discussion leader then confessed this might create risks for people publicly identified as transgender in many countries. The meeting also agreed parents should be allowed to avoid putting children down as either male or female on birth certificates. One elderly Green from Tyneside, doing his best to keep up, admitted he was confused by the latest terms for transgender people. He was not the only one, with talk about LGBITQ people \u2013 the \u2018I\u2019 turned out to be for Intersex and the \u2018Q\u2019 for Questioning. At the peace and defence group, software engineer Chris Burdess said they needed to review policies that were \u2018unnecessarily inflammatory and aggressive\u2019 towards diplomats and members of the armed forces. \u2018We don\u2019t want to single them out as evil,\u2019 he said. But their policy-making process is so ponderous, Burdess admitted this could not be achieved before the Election. Mind you, they have pledges to pass measures that were actually passed nearly two decades ago. Such eccentricities might be endearing if the Greens had not suddenly emerged as a semi-serious force in British politics. Yet its leaders brush aside criticism of policy absurdities by saying they are merely promoting new ideas and looking long-term. Downstairs in the Liverpool convention centre was a gathering for fans of fantasy games. Upstairs, they seemed to be playing fantasy politics. But if this shambolic bunch ever got a sniff of power, the entire country would be losers.","highlights":"The Green Party is the third biggest political party in England and Wales . Attracts 100 recruits a day and has seen membership increase by 42,000 . Many of the new members voted for the Liberal Dem at the last election . Greens maybe in a position in May to form a coalition with Labour . They want to ban monarchy, House of Lords, and much of the armed forces . While freeing up drugs, borders, and allowing people to join terror groups .","id":"1520e6ca851dfc089b276effc060676ebf087d5a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" also have done with another few billion in her life \u2013 was asked by the chairman of the fringe she had attended (or possibly organised?) which way she was leaning to vote when the crucial EU vote came to a head.\n\u2018Is it yes?\u2019 he asked. No, she answered, it was more likely to be no.\n\u2018Not at all!\u2019 he replied, and then went on to tell her that there were at least six who had answered yes, which left only the Greens to vote no and cause the bill to be thrown out.\n\u2018Thanks!\u2019 she said, before dashing off to the toilets to give it some more thought.\nOn the whole, the Greens make sure they are in no doubt about what they stand for, or where their allegiances lie. Even their party leader, whom they seem unable to decide to be, has been forced to put a foot in either camp. The one he appears to be on now is the one that will make them go on being as green as they can get, no matter what the polls say, or whether that means spending some \u00a350bn on something that is not going to be nearly as green as they had hoped it would be.\nThe other leaders, with the exception of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats, have not taken on the Greens\u2019 green mantle. The Tories have been happy enough to do this as long as they could do it in a way that was not too far from Gordon Brown\u2019s more traditional Conservatism, and the Lib Dems have just tried to play to their own strengths, whether that is energy policy or localism. Only Ed Milliband has gone green. He has a problem in that he is a Labour leader who does not want to lead a Labour Party but the Green Party. The problem with the Greens is that they keep changing their colours, and the public keep coming up against their green wall.\nJust about any poll that asks people whether they think global warming is happening, and then asks for their opinions on policy, will have shown for some time now that people think about one thing, the other. It makes sense to do things that don\u2019t do much damage to the planet, to make it a clean one and a green one \u2013 for ourselves and for our children \u2013 but that is the end of the line. After that we have to accept that we are going to make the planet more or less polluted with what we do. We need cars, planes and trains and if we are going to"}
{"article":"With her glossy raven hair, olive skin and curvy figure, you'd be forgiven for mistaking Nadia Aboulhosn for Kim Kardashian. But it's not just her striking resemblance to the reality TV star that's making her a household name. Nadia has hundreds of thousands of followers, a modelling contract and counts Lena Dunham as her biggest fan. So who is the Kim-a-like and how has she become one of the industry's most sought-after plus-size models? Scroll down for video . Nadia Aboulhosn is a plus-size model with a huge social media following and now BohooPLUS has snapped her up to design a clothing range for curvy girls . Boohoo Plus skirt and top . Shop the current collection here . Visit site . Nadia Aboulhosn has become one of the industry's most sought-after plus-size models so it's not surprising Boohoo have snapped her up as the face of their latest campaign. The brunette beauty is totally owning it as she models their latest range, this lilac look in particular is a real favorite of ours. We love the asymmetric cut-out top teamed with the sleek pencil skirt. The suede pumps finish off the streamlined look perfectly. Although you can't buy the new line just yet, click right to Boohoo now to check out their current super stylish plus size offerings. With the arrival of the spring season we're all about giving our capsule closets a little freshen up, and a pastel skirt like Nadia's is one of the easiest ways to do that. Shop our similar looks below before teaming with a chic white shirt for a crisp look that reads confident. Calvin Klein Plus skirt at Macy's . Visit site . Alex Evenings chiffon skirt at Nordstrom . Visit site . Simply Be patent pencil skirt (now $21.95) Visit site . Kohl's Vicky skirt (now $34.99) Visit site . Nadia, 26, was born to a Lebanese father and American mother and fled her family home in Florida when she was 22 to relocate to New York. As well as working in a mundane office job, the size 16 star started a fashion blog and quickly garnered thousands of followers. She now works full-time as a blogger and earns money from advertising and campaigns. She has adorned the glossy pages of Italian Vogue, Lucky magazine and worked for American Apparel. And now, in perhaps her most exciting coup to date, she's been snapped up by boohooPLUS\u00a0to design a plus-size range for the e-tailer. Nadia, 26, was born to a Lebanese father and American mother and started a fashion blog in 2010, which quickly garnered thousands of followers . The brand first meet Nadia during a trip to New York and have worked together ever since, but it was during a recent photo shoot when the idea of creating a co-branded collection was hatched. The 20-piece trend led capsule wardrobe was created by Nadia and boohoo\u2019s design team at the brand's HQ in Manchester - and now they've given FEMAIL a sneak peek. Speaking about the range, which lands on March 23, Nadia said: 'It has been such an amazing experience working with boohoo, they encourage me to be as creative as possible and I really appreciate that. 'The collection is inspired by my personal style; minimal androgynous with a touch of glamour, it\u2019s all about body confidence and feeling strong in what you wear.' Championing on-trend fashion for all sizes, the Nadia Aboulhosn for boohoo capsule collection is set on a monochrome colour palette with pops of powder blue and cobalt with key pieces such as the blazer dress, the logo jumpsuit and the cut out asymmetrical two-piece. The collection aims to embrace and celebrate women with body confidence. The 20-piece capsule wardrobe was created by Nadia and boohoo's design team - and they've given FEMAIL a sneak peek of the flattering designs . A spokesperson for the e-tailer said: 'We are constantly striving to deliver the latest trends and key price points to our customers, so after the successful launch of boohooPLUS last year, a collaboration was a natural development. 'This is the ultimate body confidence collection, combining new shapes with cut out detailing to create an iconic range designed and modelled by  ambassador, Nadia Aboulhosn.' Nadia proves that fashion choices shouldn't be limited by size and her street style outfits are testament to that. She can been seen rocking bralette tops with high-waisted skirts, sheer skirts, plunging V-necks, and super skinny jeans on her website. With her glossy raven hair and contoured skin, you'd be forgiven for mistaking Nadia for Kim Kardashian . Lookalike? Nadia bares a striking resemblance to Kim Kardashian, right . Part of her appeal is that she doesn't take herself too seriously - and she's keen to show the real her on social media. Her Instagram snaps include her wearing a nose strip and bleaching her facial hair, with the caption: \u201cFace hair bleach and blackhead session, followed by shaving 95 per cent of my overly hairy half-Arab body.' Another shows her imitating Nicki Minaj\u2019s \u00adAnaconda lap dance on her cat, and others show her devouring fast food. Speaking to The Telegraph, she explained: 'I take pictures of me going to McDonalds. I make it a point to show I\u2019m still eating oodles of noodles. I think that\u2019s why people can relate to me.' Nadia at the 3rd Annual BeautyCon Summit presented by ELLE Magazine in May 2014 . Fashion blogger Nadia Aboulhosn and Jay Manuel pose for a photo during Fashion Guru Jay Manuel Hosts Lane Bryant's Fashion Night Out in 2012 .","highlights":"Nadia, 26, runs a fashion blog and has adorned pages of Italian Vogue . Size 16 model is designing range for\u00a0boohooPLUS . Has thousands of followers who love her candid social media snaps .","id":"f6ba7db722e0b5377e8c8c1c63a9ea4bfde2381e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" her the woman of the moment in fashion circles.\nKnown for sharing bikini selfies on Instagram, the 21-year-old has also gained a reputation as the girl who knows how to do a killer selfie, so when she started up a campaign last year, where people can get 'Nadia-ized', it was no surprise it was a massive hit.\nNow, a self-proclaimed \"self-love\" and \"photography\" expert, Nadia - who recently signed a contract with LA-based agency Wilhelmina - has launched the 'Nadia-ized' app (available for iPhone and Android), which she'll be using at London Fashion Week to snap people from the shows and the fashion pack - while letting them take a glimpse at the 'Nadia-izer' app itself.\nWe caught up with Nadia to find out more...\nYour phone is one of your most essential fashion tools, but you've previously admitted to taking a million selfies a day. Does that make you even more qualified to become a Snapchat 'artist'?\n\"Yes! Haha. I actually was a Snapchat artist before I was a social media celebrity. I didn\u2019t think I was one, and I guess Snapchat did because they wanted me to be a Snapchat artist. It really was a good surprise for me.\"\nWhen did your love of selfies begin?\n\"I always loved selfies. I mean, if you're a part of the Snapchat generation, it's natural! Haha, we were actually the first generation on the app. Before we were on Snapchat, everyone was always like 'What is this Snapchat?' But I love it, and I love that I'm able to create a relationship with my followers through that app. With the app I have, I have access to all my followers in my phone, and I can see who the people are that like me. I have a bond with them, too, that's so nice.\"\nYou launched your own website, NadaAboulhosn.com, last year and have 100,000 Instagram followers. What was it like getting so much positive feedback from people on the internet - and when did you realise this was your true path?\n\"I was very shocked! I have a different life than everyone else that's in my position, and I was very shocked that I'm doing all the things that I love to do and people love me for it,"}
{"article":"It was once a smoke-spewing industrial behemoth overlooking Sydney Harbour, providing power for the city's rail and tram network. But the now white elephant White Bay Power Station is set to be brought back to life thanks to a $1 billion makeover, with rumours Google has its sights set on it for its Australian headquarters. Built in 1912, the 38,000 square metre site has had a colourful past, and a tour through the ruins is like stepping back more than 100 years - if you can ignore the crumbling walls, eerie industrial equipment and 100 tonnes of bird droppings which covered the floor of the old dance hall. Asbestos-riddled and home to more pigeons than could be counted before Daily Mail Australia was taken through the cavernous building - not to mention the local bat colony - the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority spent nearly $5 million in 2014 to preserve what was still standing. Among the items still standing idle inside are the old lockers used by employees and storage rooms which dot the building, in this throwback to a bygone era. The bathrooms, fitted even before the advent of the First World War, are lined with graffiti now and the paint is peeling off the old ceramic tiles, which have been preserved in almost pristine condition hidden underneath. 'These buildings are so strong, there are no cracks, it will be great when it happens,' archaeologist Dr Wayne Johnson said. 'It is considered a very significant building and any work has to be done with a strict conservation plan but you can see there is a lot of room for everything else. 'The vastness of it, the great cavernous spaces, the machinery, there's nothing quite like this. 'All you see here represents the whole thing from 1912 until it closed in the 1980s. 'There's evidence of the whole history of its function and enough machinery has been kept so you understand what a power station does.' In the 1950s and 1960s, with the White Bay Power Station at its pomp, local swimmers happened across a novel and secret way to keep up their training in the cold winter months. The water, which would be used to bring the temperatures of the boilers down, would then run off through the underground canal and out into the nearby bay - where John Devitt, a 1960 Olympic gold medallist, was one of the first to recognise its benefits. Dr Johnson claims that 'it is like a piece of industrial archaeology, it reads like a book, you look and you know what it did'. Steve Tadic is the security guard and he keeps his precinct under a tight watch. He's spent more than 20 years in charge. 'Eh you, come here and sign the book' he calls out, with absolute authority, to two workmen who arrive and forget to report in. 'It was very dangerous before they did the work, the homeless people were here,' he said. 'It's a vast cavernous building and you just don't see space like this near a major city with so much artefact like machinery still intact,' said archaeologist Dr Wayne Johnson . The view from above. A watch-room, perched high above the work floor is badly amaged and decaying after decades of non-use . Asbestos sheets, broken glass and timber litters the no-go zone at the last remaining power station of its type in New South Wales . A staple of most dining halls in Australia in the past, the pie oven, this one from 1950, is found in the power station's dining room . Peering into the past and the secret of Olympic success. The canal flushing out the water used to cool the systems down would flow into the bay immediately outside the factory, which became a training pool for gold medal winners like John Devitt in the 1960s . Room with a million dollar view. Authorities have boarded up the windows of the disused power station but any extensive redevelopment will reveal a spectacular panorama of Sydney's famous harbour . The train lines into the old power station are still in place where locomotives laden with coal would unload into an underground storage before it was pushed up the conveyor belt (centre) and then fall down into the boiler rooms, pictured at right . The White Bay Power Station supplied most of the energy needed for Sydney's rail and tram system plus pumping electricity back into the main grid when demand was at high levels during winter and holiday periods . The two smoke stacks, which are 'like two beacons' pointing the way into the city of Sydney.\u00a0It was once a smoke-spewing industrial behemoth overlooking Sydney Harbour, providing power for the city's rail and tram network. Sirocco machinery pictured inside the abandoned power station. The huge fans were developed for use in power stations in the late 1800s . The old boiler houses became a haven for \"cave clan\" urban explorers and graffiti gangs for more than 30 years before the restoration was undertaken and security beefed up . Much of the heavy oak desks and marble work has stood the test of time, including this clerical and reception space inside the original building at the White Bay Power Station . The main foreman's watch-room up above the factory floor in now in a sorry state, with vandals having taken to it as they had to many parts of the site . The White Bay Power Station was built from 1912, finally came on line in 1917 and operated until it was decommissioned in late 1983. It was the longest serving power station of its type. The original control room remains in place . Old bathrooms have been boarded up.\u00a0The bathrooms are lined with graffiti now and the paint is peeling off the old ceramic tiles . The original entry point of the Power Station . The walls are showing the signs of wear and tear, with the original paintwork falling off . The workers' wash rooms, some items fitted before World War I, have been unused for decades . Asbestos riddled and home to more pigeons that could be counted and the local bat colony, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority spent nearly $5 million a year ago, to preserve what was left. But holes are still visible throughout the floor . The dance hall has been cleaned up, if not fully restored. Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority officials arrived to find 100 tonnes of bird droppings filling the room . The old stage remains intact inside the dance hall which hasn't seen any entertainment since the 1950s . The band stand in full flow during a Christmas party for the station's workers in the 1950s . Employees enjoying a performance in the dance hall at the White Bay Power Station in Sydney, just three kilometres from the CBD . The communications board too has somehow stood the test of time, a kind of early 20th century ABN . The walk down to the station engineer's office with signage making it clear the process required after hours . 'There's evidence of whole history of its function and enough machinery has been kept so you understand what a power station does. It is like a piece of industrial archaeology, it reads like a book, you look and you know what it did' said Dr Johnson . And how it looked way back when. The factory floor with boilers in full flow and workers keeping a close eye . One upon a time this equipment was providing most of the power for Sydney's train and tram system . The lights of days gone by litter the floors of the remaining boiler rooms . The roof fixed on the main building and dance hall tidied, there is still no access granted to the public, unless you've been taken through the security check and donned the white contamination suit, for concern over lingering levels of asbestos inside. Several sections are still boarded up to keep away the unwanted intruders, still, the most spectacular view of the harbour panorama that once was, is visible through the slats. The communications board too has somehow stood the test of time, set on the wall almost as a kind of early 20th century ABN. Sadly the definitive foreman towers, perched metres above the work-floor, are not so sound, clearly falling apart .. vandalised and struggling with the sands of time. Elsewhere, shattered glass and broken bits of timber need to be negotiated, as do collapsing floors for fear of plunging many metres. A danger zone, which even the city's so-called \"cave-dwellers\" have declared a no-go zone because of its decaying state. 'In 1912, when it was built, there was a certain capacity, and then in the 1920s they had to enlarge it and then the next boiler hall was brought in during the 50s.' Not only was it source of power for the red rattlers, it would also supplement Sydney's electricity needs during periods of high demand, particularly over Christmas and New Year, in the decades past. Those were the halcyon days, before the power station was decommissioned on Christmas Day in 1983.","highlights":"There are plans to turn a 100-year-old abandoned and decaying coal-fired power station into a billion dollar shopping and apartment complex . Pigeons and bats made the buildings their home for three decades until $5 million was spent to stop them destroying industrial artefacts . 100 tonnes of droppings had to be removed from the old dance hall . The original boiler rooms and machinery have finally been preserved in the part-heritage listed site . Rumours that Google may relocate its offices to the site . Olympic swimmers in the 50s trained in the heated water flushed out of the station canal into the nearby bay during winter months .","id":"134ba2569079e459590a60a9af0bc3be7225b725","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"200 million restoration that will return it to its former glory.\n\"The site of the old White Bay Power Station is one of the largest and most significant urban regeneration projects in Australia and we are delighted to see work starting on site today,\" NSW Minister for Finance and Small Business John Sidoti said on 6 March 2018.\n\"This development will generate local jobs, provide a boost to the local economy and support more than 500 jobs to be delivered during construction. The power station is a prime location right by Sydney's biggest growth corridor, will provide homes for thousands of Sydney families and will bring new, exciting retail, office and community facilities right into the heart of Sydney.\"\nREAD MORE: Major new Sydney park to be unveiled as part of White Bay Power Station redevelopment\nRestoration underway\nThe $200 million redevelopment, called White Bay Park, will create a new 50ha central park between Darlington and Sydenham Stations, providing the public with green and recreational space to relax and play, right in the heart of the city.\nAs well as providing a beautiful oasis in the midst of the city, it will create room for more than 1000 new homes across five residential buildings in a mix of high density, medium density and detached dwellings, as well as offices, childcare, retail and community facilities.\n\"The redevelopment of White Bay Power Station will transform the site into one of Sydney's biggest urban renewal projects,\" John Sidoti said.\nIn its heyday it was home to the biggest industrial smokestack in Australia, which produced enough electricity for the tram network. In the mid-1960s, the 15 chimneys were demolished to make way for the modernisation of the power station.\nThe new regeneration project will see the demolition of 16 buildings to make way for the new construction, which will feature a central park and over 1km of waterfront promenade. The plan was given the green light by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) in October 2017.\nREAD MORE: What is Sydney's new plan to build?\nWhite Bay Power Station is set to be the biggest private sector investment in Sydney's inner western suburbs for the next 20 years, according to Minister for Planning and Environment Rob Stokes.\n\"Sydney's inner west is experiencing the biggest housing boom in the city's history and is set to host the biggest private sector investment in Sydney's inner western suburbs for the next 20 years,\" he"}
{"article":"A grandfather has transformed his garden into an Oriental haven complete with a Japanese tea house shed - in Essex. Derek Verlander has never been to the Far East but has spent 30 years at his home near Chelmsford\u00a0creating an elaborate Japanese-style garden. Its tea house centrepiece holds a collection of Samurai swords, sake jars, lanterns and other Japanese ornaments. Oriental wonderland: Derek Verlander has spent 30 years at his home near Chelmsford creating an elaborate Japanese-style garden . In the middle: The garden's tea house centrepiece holds a collection of Samurai swords, sake jars, lanterns and other Japanese ornaments . Mr Verlander - who has entered the 2015 Shed of the Year competition - turned a disused railway cutting into a pretty pond with koi carp. And his beautiful garden also boasts a Japanese-style bridge, 40ft waterfall, bonsai trees and Buddha statues. Other sheds entered for the annual competition include a castle, bar, nightclub, diner, beach hut, pirate ship, pagoda and chapel. They are located in areas from Cheshire to Northamptonshire and Surrey to Nottinghamshire \u2013 and entries are still being accepted until April 7. The competition, which celebrates the best of British sheds, invites 'sheddies' to enter their unusual shed creations for a chance to win \u00a31,000. Retired print worker Mr Verlander said that he relied on library books and magazines for inspiration about all things Japanese. He said: \u2018The end of my garden is in a dip from a railway cutting. 'Some of my neighbours filled theirs in but I decided to create a pond and got some koi carp from a woman in Basildon. King of the castle: The Ballroom Shed in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, which is another entry in the 2015 Shed of the Year competition . Wheely good: The Pear Tree Wedding HQ shed in Northamptonshire - the base of a vintage and classic Volkswagen wedding hire company . Small opening: The Hobbit House in Merseyside, which has entered the annual competition sponsored by garden woodcare firm Cuprinol . \u2018Then when I looked on books about koi carp, I saw pictures of Japanese gardens and thought that was a nice theme to go with. At the beginning, the garden was a wilderness. 'It has become a 30-year project, doing a bit more year by year. 'I got the idea of the Japanese bridge from a picture of one I saw in a library book. \u2018I have had three bridges down the years as the first two were made from soft wood that rotted. 'I prune holly bushes and fir trees into different shapes to make the garden look more Japanese. \u2018I have got two Buddhas and three statues of bald-headed monks. 'And five years ago, I saw a picture in a magazine featuring the Chelsea Flower Show of a traditional Japanese tea house. So I decided to create a Westernised version of it.\u2019 Mr Verlander was quoted \u00a37,000 by a local firm to build the tea house \u2013 so set about doing it himself for under \u00a31,000. Idyllic location: The Otter Retreat Shed in Nottinghamshire, which has been entered by one of many 'sheddies' in Britain . Yo ho ho: The impressive Pirate Retreat in Croydon (left) and the unusually-shaped Curves and Colour Shed in London (right) Nautical bar: The interior of the Jack & Anchor Shed in Saltash, Cornwall - near Plymouth - which is another entry in the competition . The two-tier roof is made of cedar shingles with frosted Perspex used for the walls and doors. Mr Verlander relied on recycled kitchen doors and shower screens too to cut costs. The tea house also contains a tropical fish tank, TV and DVD player, sound system, bar, fridge - and a kettle. Mr Verlander said: \u2018I have never actually been to Japan and I prefer ordinary tea, so I have Typhoo in the teahouse. \u00a0My wife Linda and I have the odd gin and tonic in there too. 'I collect Japanese ornaments for the tea house very cheaply from charity shops. 'I got some sake jars for only 30 pence each. My wife has girls\u2019 evenings in the tea house with her friends and our grandchildren love it - although they call it the \u201ctreehouse\u201d. \u201cI go down there every day to feed the fish. If I win the \u201cShed of the Year\u201d competition I will have to put the prize money towards a trip to Japan for us.\u2019 Up high: Terry's Treehouse in Gloucestershire (left) and the Bikers Shed in Bosham near Chichester, West Sussex (right) Fancy a drink? The Moody Cow in Great Sutton, Cheshire - an entry to the competition, which celebrates the best of British sheds . The Shedservatory Shed in Amersham in Buckinghamshire is styled around the design of a conservatory but in an outdoor wooden shed . The Picked Newt Shed from Wirksworth in Derbyshire has been created as a pub, complete with beer taps, bar stools and fruit machines . In Northamptonshire Pear Tree weddings have made a shed their headquarters, housing dozens of rolls of ribbon and decorations . The competition is sponsored by garden woodcare firm Cuprinol . [SOURCE: Cuprinol research] . The company's latest survey of 1,500 shed owners revealed that they average 1.7 hours a week - nearly four whole days a year - in their shack. The average value of shed contents is \u00a3450 but almost three quarters \u2013 71 per cent - are hoarding useless items in their sheds. And almost a third - 32 per cent - admit their shed is so messy that they can barely get in through the door. A Cuprinol spokesman said: \u2018It\u2019s clear from this year\u2019s report that the nation are still fanatical about their sheds. \u2018We really do hope it will inspire those who are hoarding useless items to clear out their sheds and show them some love. \u2018Whatever you use your shed for, the annual Shed of the Year competition celebrates the best of British sheds.\u2019","highlights":"Derek Verlander has never been to the Far East but has spent 30 years creating elaborate Japanese-style garden . Tea house centrepiece at garden near Chelmsford, Essex, holds Samurai sword collection, sake jars and lanterns . His garden is among entrants for 2015 Shed of the Year competition - which still has a month until its closing date . Other sheds entered for the annual competition include a castle, bar, nightclub, diner, beach hut and pirate ship .","id":"b8a4a0e7cf35401669f9ee3d129462a20adaef8e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" shrine. As Derek explained to\u00a0BBC\u00a0East Midlands Today, he bought the land in 1976 after taking early retirement, and\u00a0built\u00a0the shed out of scrap wood and scrap metal to use as a man\u00a0shed. Derek\u00a0went on to turn the land surrounding his shed into the rest of the garden, planting trees, bamboo, and various\u00a0shrubs, as well as some bamboo-like \u2018ferns\u2019 in a pond. \u2018It\u2019s a bit Japanese,\u2019 he told the BBC. \u2018It\u2019s called Zen, it\u2019s supposed to be meditative so there\u2019s no sounds at all.\u2019 He added: \u2018But it is quite good for a bit of gardening.' He has built a number of other structures within the garden, including his old shed, a log cabin and a shed made entirely out of pallets which he uses to store his tools. \u2018I make a lot of tools that I then use to make things that are necessary,' Derek added. 'I have a shed which looks more like an old Japanese house and if I want to make some Japanese tools I have got to know what it looks like.'\nThe 80-year-old has had a colourful life \u2013 including\u00a0running\u00a0a pub\u00a0for 21 years and working as a welder. However, Derek said he doesn\u2019t miss his time at the pub as much as he misses his time as a teacher of art at\u00a0a special school\u00a0in Saffron Walden, Hertfordshire, which closed down in the 1990s. He said of his career in the field: \u2018It was something I enjoyed very much and I miss it because I\u2019m not doing it anymore. The last job I did was to paint some pictures for a local pub [recently] which are now hanging in the shed. \u2018When we had a pub that was called The Stag it used to be very popular. A lot of people from the RAF base used to come along. My wife was running the bar at the time and she would run up and down the pub all the time - it was quite strenuous.\u2019 The grandfather said his garden is a place for him to relax in the \u2018very hot\u2019 weather of Essex. \u2018I sit in the shade,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s a bit overgrown this year because I\u2019ve had a rough couple of months because I had a triple heart bypass in May.\u2019\nDerek hopes that"}
{"article":"Aaron Ramsey believes Wales can pull off a summer surprise against Belgium and take a huge stride towards reaching the Euro 2016 finals in France. Wales coasted to a 3-0 victory over Israel in Haifa on Saturday night to top Group B in European Championship qualifying, with their next game at home to group favourites Belgium on June 12. Belgium are ranked fourth in the world and made their own statement of intent on Saturday when they thrashed Cyprus 5-0 in Brussels. Aaron Ramsey (right) insists Wales can spring a surprise against Belgium on June 12 . Ramsey wheels away in celebration after scoring the first goal during Wales' 3-0 victory against Israel . The Red Devils will top the group by beating Israel in Jerusalem on Tuesday but Wales held Belgium in Brussels in November and Ramsey believes they can upset them again in the return fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. 'We'll be looking forward to Belgium,' Ramsey said after opening the scoring against Israel with his ninth international goal. 'It's a tough game but we are full of confidence at the moment. We are top of the group, so why can't we win the game?' Arsenal midfielder Ramsey revealed his goal celebration when he pointed to the heavens was in honour of his grandmother who died last weekend. 'My nan passed away on the weekend, that's why it's been quite tough,' Ramsey said. Ramsey (right) points to the heavens in honour of his grandmother who died last weekend . Ramsey was mobbed by his Wales team-mates after putting them ahead at the end of the first half . 'My goal was for her. I'm just really proud I could score the goal for her. I know she's looking down on me and I was glad I could score. 'I shut my eyes, got my head on it and thankfully it went in. It was a great performance and 'Ginge' (James Collins) said in the dressing room that's maybe the best performance away from home he has been involved in. 'We looked quite comfortable and played with a lot of belief. 'It was a great performance from the boys, we came here believing we could get a result and we managed to do it. 'We kept ourselves in the game, defended really well and then we got the goal before half-time and it opened up a bit more.' Marouane Fellaini scored twice to help Belgium to an impressive 5-0 victory against Cyprus on Saturday . Eden Hazard (left) bagged a goal and an assist as Belgium continued their Group B march . Ramsey's goal preceded a double strike from Gareth Bale which took the game away from 10-man Israel in the second half. Bale's form for Real Madrid has been widely criticised in Spain but he has now scored six goals in his last six appearances for his country. 'He was unbelievable,' Ramsey said. 'Every time he comes away with Wales he puts on a performance. He got two goals himself and an assist, it was a good job for him.' Ramsey hailed his Welsh team-mate Gareth Bale as 'unbelievable' following his two-goal performance . Bale uploaded this picture to Instagram afterwards with the caption 'what a performance from the lads' Wales now have 11 points from five games and manager Chris Coleman believes 20 will prove enough to claim one of the two automatic qualifying spots on offer. 'You've got to be really unlucky if you get to 20 and you don't get to the first top two,' Coleman said. 'We've done some good work and we're on the right road but there's some distance left. We've got the chance to prove we are the best Welsh team since the one that qualified for the 1958 World Cup. 'I played in Welsh teams in 1994 and 2004 where we nearly did it and now we have the opportunity to go a step further. 'People say it's a golden generation but we need to earn it. We're doing it but we've not done it yet. 'But we want the chance to prove since 1958 this team is as good as anything that's gone before.'","highlights":"Aaron Ramsey insists Wales can spring a surprise against Belgium . Wales earned 3-0 Group B victory against Israel on Saturday night . Chris Coleman's face Red Devils in Euro 2016\u00a0qualifier\u00a0on June 12 . Ramsey gave hosts the lead before Gareth Bale bagged a brace .","id":"2e8f68a22460e0bcc36973960be31dcac06c09f1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of Euro 2016 qualifying.\nThe 22-year-old Arsenal player was handed an unexpected start in a holding midfield role and responded with a composed and assured showing in the middle of the park. After a lively performance against Israel and the encouraging draw against Serbia in Belgrade, Ramsey and Co. are in prime position to reach the Euros with victory over Belgium in Cardiff on Wednesday.\n\u201cI am not saying we can win the group, but it would make a big difference to our chances if we won here,\u201d he told the media. \u201cI want to be a key player for Wales and be a part of the European Championships. It\u2019s about getting that first result. It would be a massive bonus but we have to be careful. We have a chance to win this group.\n\u201cIt has been nice playing with Aaron, but we have a different game plan against Belgium,\u201d Gareth Bale told Sky Sports. \u201cThe midfield three must be solid. There is a lot of possession football to be played and we have to keep the ball.\u201d\nWales\u2019 victory over Israel is the third biggest winning margin recorded in a qualifier and the team\u2019s biggest result since beating Austria 5-0 in Cardiff in 2004. Goals from Bale, Ashley Williams and Hal Robson-Kanu sealed the win.\nRamsey may have just 35 caps under his belt, but he has played a vital role for Wales in their pursuit of World Cup 2018 qualification. He was one of few positives on a disappointing night for the Welsh in Serbia, helping set up a late goal for Craig Bellamy.\nWales have struggled to make a mark in competitive football for a number of years and are aiming to reach their first finals in the modern era. They have never beaten Belgium and have never played the tournament favourites in competitive football. However, Ramsey believes it is just another game to him.\n\u201cPlaying at the Olympics is like playing a Champions League final,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is the biggest game. You would have a week off to prepare and then you know it could decide the whole future of the team.\n\u201cWe can be the team that surprises everyone [at the Euros],\u201d added Ramsey. \u201cHopefully we can do it [qualify] and it will be a very good achievement. It will be a very good summer for Welsh football.\u201d\nRamsey will line up against Roberto Martinez\u2019s Belgian outfit on Wednesday and will be one of many players facing their international managers"}
{"article":"(CNN)Ben Carson\u00a0suggested to CNN on Wednesday that prisons can turn straight people gay. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee called being gay a lifestyle choice, like drinking alcohol.\u00a0I guess the next thing these two presumed 2016 presidential hopefuls will tell America is being black is a choice, too. Like it or not, it's no wonder Jeb Bush is emerging as the Republican Party's 2016 frontrunner. Of course, there is that awkward little name thing, something he seems fully aware of -- despite only being in the exploratory phase of a potential campaign, Jeb has already declared he's not just another Bush.\u00a0\u00a0\"A lot of people know my dad, they know my brother. As in everybody's family, we're all a little different,\" he reportedly told a crowd in Las Vegas this week. And he seems to keep trying to distance himself from his family.\u00a0\"Do you have brothers and sisters? Are you exactly the same?\" he insisted.\u00a0Yet Jeb is banking hard on the same vault of donors and operatives his father George H. W Bush and his brother George W. Bush used in their presidential campaigns. He's already raising lots of money, asking donors recently not to give more than a still eye-popping\u00a0$1 million to his super PAC. \"They didn't need to be persuaded,\" Howard Leach, a Republican fundraiser for Jeb, told the Washington Post. So, what exactly is in a name like Bush? Apparently, a whole lot of cash, which helps win presidential nominations and elections. And if Jeb wins the nomination in 2016, it will likely be less \"joyfully,\" as he promised last year, than ruthlessly. After all, we're still more than 18 months from the election and Jeb's locking in many of the same kinds of consultants that worked with his brother and father. \"Those who hold out can sense a distinct chill,\" noted a recent\u00a0New York Times article. Jeb's campaign is seeking to hire \"donors, advisors and operatives,\" wrote the Times, with \"deep connections to the Bush family's past presidential campaigns and administrations.\" Those same family members from whom Jeb swears he's different? And if consultants don't abide by Jeb's rules of loyalty and decide to work with other 2016 Republican aspirants? \"Swift rebuke follows,\" the Times notes, pointing to the example of IMGE, a technology company that reportedly fell out of favor with the Bush campaign after one of the firm's founders indicated IMGE was hoping not to be tied to a single candidate. None of this is to suggest that Jeb Bush doesn't have appeal as a candidate -- I like some of the things he did as Florida governor, like his record of cutting $19 billion in taxes and supporting school choice programs. (Although I'm not a fan of his willingness to grant illegal immigrants amnesty in any shape, fashion or form.) He seems more equipped to lead America and get things done than some others in the already cramped horse race like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who seems more concerned with telling people off than sounding presidential. Then there's Rick Santorum and Huckabee, caring Christian men, but both too consumed with running for president of morality than bringing the entire country together after years of Obama supposedly dividing us on race, religion and sexuality. But what troubles me a little about Bush's early attempts at \"corning the market\" is that he's relying on the same consultants that have cycled through the last 20-plus years of elections -- some of whom worked for Romney's campaign. This raises the question of why, if Jeb doesn't want the public to view him as just another Bush running for president, he seems to be relying on the Bush network of consultants? The same playbook that helped get his brother and father get elected president isn't going to work for this Bush. The demographics of the country have changed, but it seems unlikely the Republican Party and its operatives have changed with it. The truth is that any Republican candidate who wins the nomination will have to refrain from business as usual. He (let's face it, the GOP won't nominate a woman) will have to hire minorities and women in meaningful campaign positions and have a strategy to aggressively compete for minority votes. This is something Romney didn't do nearly enough of. Jeb is only in the \"pre-presidential\" phase, ruminating over the idea. But he appears to be assembling a lot of the same old (white) faces of recent losing Republican campaigns we've seen before. As a black conservative who would like to see a Republican in the White House again, I hope Jeb isn't Romney 2.0.","highlights":"Crystal Wright: Jeb Bush emerging as GOP's 2016 frontrunner . Previous Bush playbooks won't work this time, she says .","id":"4f5902bcfaddac4b5201cab95987833198490097","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Republican presidential candidates will be discussing is whether or not we're all just a little bit black.\nThese are just two examples of \"crazy talk\" on \"crazy talk central,\" the comments section below the \"crazy talk\" story about Ben Carson's crazy talk.\nI haven't commented, but if I were to do so, I probably would have said something along the lines of, \"Carson is right. I was born straight and then all of a sudden I became gay.\" Or, maybe I would have responded to a commenter who claimed he couldn't understand how gays become gay by saying, \"All of a sudden? How do you think it happened?\"\nMaybe I would have said, \"Carson is correct, though. He did become straight. It was actually a long, hard process of prayer and fasting, until a close friend told him to just let go of the need to have an erection, and there he was.\"\nOr I might have told another commenter that she was correct about one thing: We are not born black; we become black.\nHere's the thing, I could have written some crazy stuff about how Carson is right, and even if he's wrong, he's (rightly) correct. And that would probably make the CNN comments section look like a pretty darn boring place to hang out. The real crazy stuff happens here, where you're almost guaranteed to see some of the most offensive comments from the most offensive people in America.\n\"I've said it before. My wife was raped. Her being raped is what made me straight.\" That would be one. \"Being gay is a choice, just like alcoholism. A person can choose to do it but can't choose to stop it.\" That was another.\nA bunch of these comments remind me of the last time someone floated the claim that gays are being \"converted\" in jails and prisons:\nThe gay-conversion comment is an easy way to get attention and stir the pot. But let's look at the numbers.\nAccording to a 2009 report published in The Lancet, the British medical journal, roughly 7% of gay people say their sexual orientation changed. Roughly 20% said they are \"attracted to both sexes,\" so that brings the total of people who report being gay \u2014 in some form or fashion \u2014 to 27%. Another 20% are bisexual"}
{"article":"A brave transgender teenager came out in front of his entire class. Tom Sosnik, 13, of Fresno, California, first read the suicide note written by Leelah Alcorn, another tragic teen who took her own life at the end of last year. He then told the students; 'I am no longer Mia. I never really was.' Scroll down for video . Tom Sosnik (above) came out as transgender to his class . Sosnik (above) told his fellow students; 'I am not Mia. I never really was' Sosnik (above with Glee star Lauren Potter) when he was Mia . The middle school student then said; 'And now I finally stand before you in my true and authentic gender identity as Tom. I stand before you as a 13-year-old boy.' Tom then detailed his struggle over the past few years, and what it took to bring him to the moment where he made this announcement. He eloquently explained his challenges, saying; 'For a while, I dismissed the fact that I hated my body. I pretended to be content with what I was assigned until, at a certain point, I broke.' Sosnik began his speech by reading the tragic suicide note of Leelah Alcorn (above) He then added; 'I went through a series of horrible breakdowns. And I would stand under the water in the shower crying. I knew I wasn't happy.' He also took some time to let other students know if they were struggling with their sexual identity or orientation, he was there for them. 'I want you to know that if no one else accepts you, I always will,' he said. If you are reading this, it means that I have committed suicide and obviously failed to delete this post from my queue. Please don't be sad, it's for the better. The life I would've lived isn't worth living in\u2026 because I'm transgender. I could go into detail explaining why I feel that way, but this note is probably going to be lengthy enough as it is. To put it simply, I feel like a girl trapped in a boy's body, and I've felt that way ever since I was 4. I never knew there was a word for that feeling, nor was it possible for a boy to become a girl, so I never told anyone and I just continued to do traditionally 'boyish' things to try to fit in. When I was 14, I learned what transgender meant and cried of happiness. After 10 years of confusion I finally understood who I was. I immediately told my mom, and she reacted extremely negatively, telling me that it was a phase, that I would never truly be a girl, that God doesn't make mistakes, that I am wrong. If you are reading this, parents, please don't tell this to your kids. Even if you are Christian or are against transgender people don't ever say that to someone, especially your kid. That won't do anything but make them hate them self. That's exactly what it did to me. My mom started taking me to a therapist, but would only take me to christian therapists, (who were all very biased) so I never actually got the therapy I needed to cure me of my depression. I only got more Christians telling me that I was selfish and wrong and that I should look to God for help. When I was 16 I realized that my parents would never come around, and that I would have to wait until I was 18 to start any sort of transitioning treatment, which absolutely broke my heart. The longer you wait, the harder it is to transition. I felt hopeless, that I was just going to look like a man in drag for the rest of my life. On my 16th birthday, when I didn't receive consent from my parents to start transitioning, I cried myself to sleep. I formed a sort of a 'f*** you' attitude towards my parents and came out as gay at school, thinking that maybe if I eased into coming out as trans it would be less of a shock. Although the reaction from my friends was positive, my parents were pissed. They felt like I was attacking their image, and that I was an embarrassment to them. They wanted me to be their perfect little straight christian boy, and that's obviously not what I wanted. So they took me out of public school, took away my laptop and phone, and forbid me of getting on any sort of social media, completely isolating me from my friends. This was probably the part of my life when I was the most depressed, and I'm surprised I didn't kill myself. I was completely alone for 5 months. No friends, no support, no love. Just my parent's disappointment and the cruelty of loneliness. At the end of the school year, my parents finally came around and gave me my phone and let me back on social media. I was excited, I finally had my friends back. They were extremely excited to see me and talk to me, but only at first. Eventually they realized they didn't actually give a s**t about me, and I felt even lonelier than I did before. The only friends I thought I had only liked me because they saw me five times a week. After a summer of having almost no friends plus the weight of having to think about college, save money for moving out, keep my grades up, go to church each week and feel like s**t because everyone there is against everything I live for, I have decided I've had enough. I'm never going to transition successfully, even when I move out. I'm never going to be happy with the way I look or sound. I'm never going to have enough friends to satisfy me. I'm never going to have enough love to satisfy me. I'm never going to find a man who loves me. I'm never going to be happy. Either I live the rest of my life as a lonely man who wishes he were a woman or I live my life as a lonelier woman who hates herself. There's no winning. There's no way out. I'm sad enough already, I don't need my life to get any worse. People say 'it gets better' but that isn't true in my case. It gets worse. Each day I get worse. That's the gist of it, that's why I feel like killing myself. Sorry if that's not a good enough reason for you, it's good enough for me. As for my will, I want 100% of the things that I legally own to be sold and the money (plus my money in the bank) to be given to trans civil rights movements and support groups, I don't give a s**t which one. The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was, they're treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights. Gender needs to be taught about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean something. My death needs to be counted in the number of transgender people who commit suicide this year. I want someone to look at that number and say 'that's f***ed up' and fix it. Fix society. Please. Goodbye, . (Leelah) Josh Alcorn .","highlights":"Tom Sosnik came out as\u00a0transgender\u00a0in a speech to his fellow classmates . 'I am no longer Mia. I never really was,' Tom, 13, told the class . He began his speech by reading the tragic suicide note of another transgender teenager, Leelah Alcorn, who killed herself last year .","id":"40730b76702ce13bd15917fe3f6b1242248c41fa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of 2014. \u201cI am a girl. I am a transgender girl,\u201d he read.\nHis classmates in the eighth grade class listened in rapt attention and seemed to understand. But as he struggled to find his own words, they responded with questions. At one point, the boy\u2019s dad came to the school to support the boy.\nThe school district responded to the family\u2019s request for an apology, stating that a student expressing a \u201cpersonal, individual opinion\u201d is protected by the first amendment.\nWatch the video below:\nRead the text of the suicide note below.\nI\u2019m Leelah. Leelah.\nI am a girl. I am a transgender girl.\nI am a girl who hates her body. Who hates how it feels. Who hates how I look.\nI am a girl who does not feel safe where I am, where I live now.\nI\u2019m going to kill myself today.\nAnd I am sorry to all of you. And everyone who\u2019s not here, I\u2019m sorry.\nIf I don\u2019t feel accepted.\nIf I don\u2019t feel accepted by my family, by friends, and by you, my school, by my community.\nIf I feel like I am not allowed to be who I am, I need to be somebody else.\nI don\u2019t need to be a guy. I don\u2019t need to be a girl. I need to be myself.\nI need to be allowed to be myself.\nAnd I can\u2019t be.\nSo I\u2019m going to kill myself.\nAnd I\u2019m not going to be here tomorrow. And you are going to have to live with that, and you are going to have to know that it is not okay that I am gone.\nBecause if you care enough about me, you will know that I am gone, I\u2019m dead, I\u2019m not here any more.\nAnd if you know me at all, you know that you will have killed me.\nI am just going to die and leave behind a broken family.\nBecause what choice do I have?\nI love everybody, but I hate myself.\nAnd I can\u2019t keep living like this.\nMy world is falling apart and I hate it.\nI don\u2019t understand why. I don\u2019t know why.\nBut it\u2019s killing me.\nAnd I need to go.\nGoodbye everybody.\nI"}
{"article":"An attack of the giggles can sometimes appear at the strangest moments. Whether it's during a speech or in a meeting, helpless laughter is one of our most insightful behaviours, according to neuroscientist Sophie Scott. In a recent Ted Talk in Vancouver, Professor Scott revealed that laughter often isn't to do with comedy value, but with our relationships with others. Laughter is often used as a tool for social bonding rather than in reaction to something that has comedy value, according to UCL Professor Sophie Scott. \u00a0Pictured are\u00a0Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama during a basketball game . According to David Robson at BBC Future, Scott's study of people in Nambia revealed that laughter is a key cultural mechanism that helps social bonding. When Scott asked indigenous Namibians and English people to listen to recordings of each other and describe the emotions, laughter was the most recognisable. 'People genuinely think they are mostly laughing at other people's jokes, but within a conversation, the person who laughs most at any one time is the person who is talking,' she told the BBC. The University College London professor's current research aims to distinguish the difference between fake laughs used during conversation, and involuntary giggles. She has carried out brain scans on volunteers listening to expressions of disgust, a real belly laugh and a realistic fake one. Laughter activates the brain's mirror regions that mimic other's actions, and she says this is the reason behind why laughing can be so contagious . So far, her research has found that volunteers were almost always able to identify a false laugh. She has also discovered that less authentic tones are more nasal, and belly laughs never come through the nose. Researchers from Indiana State University found that with laughter can boost the immune system by up to 40 per cent. The study tested 33 healthy women. Half of the women watched a comedy video together while the others watched a dull video on tourism. When the films were over, scientists took samples of the women's immune cells, known as natural killer cells, and mixed them with cancer cells to see how effectively they attacked the disease. They found that the women who had found the comedy funny enough to laugh out loud had significantly healthier immune systems afterwards than those who had watched the tourism film. Meanwhile, MRI scans revealed how hearing real and fake laughter activates two different areas of our brains. Fake laughter triggers more brain activity \u2013 in the medial prefrontal cortex, associated with problem-solving \u2013 as we try to work out why the person is doing it. Genuine laughter simply activates auditory areas in the temporal lobe \u2013 where we process all sound. But both activate the brain's mirror regions that mimic other's actions, and she says this is the reason behind why laughing can be so contagious. 'You are 30 times more likely to laugh if you're with someone else,' she claims. To further her work, Scott has recently set up an experiment at London's Science Museum, where she will be asking visitors to judge the authenticity of different clips of people laughing. And she believes far more research needs to be done on this cultural tic. 'If you search on the Web of Science database for papers on the emotion of fear, you'll get back 6,477 published papers,' Professor Scott writes on Ted. 'Search for papers on laughter and you'll get a paltry 175. Why the disparity? Well, one reason might be that laughter, like other positive emotions, feels less important than negative emotions. 'Sometimes people think that laughter is a ridiculous, trite, pointless topic to research\u2026I think it's a fascinating social behaviour, it is essential to study.' In a separate study last year,\u00a0psychologist Dr Carolyn McGettigan from the Royal Holloway University of London measured brain responses of volunteers as they listened to genuine laughter on YouTube clips. Each participant was asked to pick clips they found funny. This ranged from comedy shows, such as Flight Of The Conchords, and even the Eurovision Song Contest. The results were then compared to how their brains responded to fake laughter. The findings revealed participants, none of which were told the study was about laughter perception, could unconsciously tell when the chuckles were insincere. Dr McGettigan said: 'It's fascinating to consider the way our brain is able to detect genuine happiness in other people. 'Our brains are very sensitive to the social and emotional significance of laughter.","highlights":"Professor Sophie Scott says laughter often isn't to do with comedy value . In a conversation, the person who laughs most is usually the one talking . People are 30 times more likely to laugh if they are with someone else . It also triggers brain's mirror region which explains why it is contagious .","id":"b5fe66002c4b9186ae7c7c348483141f6e69f564","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", Sophie explained that this uncontrollable, often contagious laughter is an emotional response to a difficult or distressing problem, \"It's not something which is just caused by something funny \u2013 it's actually a response that we give to stress.\" It's a natural release of tension that makes us feel better. We've compiled a top 5 list of stress-reducing comedies you might not have thought about, but will want to remember for the next time you're feeling a little blue.\n1. What Dreams May Come (1998)\nStarring Robin Williams and Mandy Patinkin\nBased on a book of the same name by Richard Matheson. Williams plays Chris Nielsen, a successful author, who loses his wife through an accident. Haunted by the pain and loss, Chris is committed to a psychiatric facility, where he meets Annie (Patinkin) \u2013 a beautiful woman also committed there. The pair start to fall in love, but tragedy strikes when they are forced to part ways again. Through their grief, the couple is given the opportunity to visit the Afterlife; a bizarre and visually vibrant world where they learn what their afterlife will be like. Unfortunately, it does not live up to their expectations\u2026 It's a deeply emotional love story, but it's also a beautifully poetic film that explores different stages of grief and depression.\n2. The Big Lebowski (1998)\nStarring Jeff Bridges and John Goodman\nBased on a story by Jeff Bridges, the Dude (Bridges) was an unassuming bowler when his favourite bowling alley is robbed of all its trophies and his favourite team is kicked out of the playoffs. The Dude's girlfriend is also pregnant, and they don't have a home to live in anymore. Feeling as though this bad luck is his fault, the Dude decides to move back in with his eccentric Jewish landlord, Walter (Goodman). The film's storyline may be difficult to keep up with, but a lot of the comedic dialogue is based around the Dude's lack of knowledge about the real world. It's hilarious because its ridiculousness is true \u2013 sometimes our own ignorance is the best comedy.\n3. The Dark Knight (2008)\nStarring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, and Maggie Gyllenhaal\nBased on the character in the Batman comic series, director Christopher Nolan has directed three of the Dark Knight's adventures. This is arguably the most emotionally dark"}
{"article":"Iraqi warplanes and artillery began pounding Tikrit this morning as 30,000 troops and irregulars prepared to attack the city, a stronghold of the Islamic State insurgency. The operation in the birthplace of former dictator Saddam Hussein was announced last night by Iraq's prime minister, who urged soldiers and government-backed Shiite militias to spare civilians. Speaking from Samarra, the other main city in Salaheddin province, Haider al-Abadi appeared to be addressing fears of reprisals against the Tikrit area's mainly Sunni population. Scroll down for video . Attack: Volunteer Shiite fighters, who are supporting the Iraqi government forces in the fight against the Islamic State group fire a howitzer artillery canon in the village of Awaynat near the city of Tikrit . Irregulars: Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite fighters chant slogans as they gather at Udhaim dam, north of Baghdad, ahead of an advance on Islamic State positions Tikrit that is expected to begin today . Feeding the soul: Soldiers and irregulars take a moment to pray as Iraq masses its forces outside the city, which was the birthplace of Saddam Hussein and an important step on the road to the IS-held city of Mosul . Feeding the body: Fighters scoff their rations ahead of the attack. It is feared the mainly Shiite forces of the Iraqi government could attack the area's mainly Sunni population, worsening sectarian divisions . On social media, Mr Abadi called 'for utmost care in protecting civilian lives and property' in the city, which was last year the scene of a brutal massacre of hundreds of mainly Shiite Iraqi army recruits. Government forces have been working their way north in recent months, notching up key victories against IS. But Tikrit, which has resisted them several times, is their toughest target yet. 'Security forces are advancing on three main fronts towards Tikrit, Ad-Dawr (to the south) and Al-Alam (to the north),' a senior army officer on the ground told AFP by telephone. The army officer said the forces involved in the battle were from the army, police, counter-terrorism units, a government-controlled volunteer group known as the Popular Mobilisation units and local Sunni tribes opposed to IS. 'The attack is being carried out using fighter jets, helicopters and artillery targeting Tikrit to secure the advance and cut supply routes,' he said. Military sources said Iraqi warplanes were involved but it was not immediately clear whether foreign air support - Iranian or from the US-led coalition fighting IS - was also called in. According to both Iraqi and Iranian media, Qassem Suleimani - supremo of the elite Iranian Quds force, specialising in 'subversive warfare' - was in Salaheddin province to help coordinate operations. Massing: Iraqi Army and volunteer fighters prepare at Sedull Udeyim region before moving into Tikrit . Good morale: Iraqi forces have notched up key victories against IS as they've inched north in recent weeks . Religion: A soldier walks past a line of armoured cars, one of which has a photo of a cleric in the window . Cavalry: Iraqi armoured personnel carriers are lined up ahead of the attack on Tikrit today . Tikrit would be the biggest victory yet for Iraqi forces battling Islamic State, but the attack by thousands of Shiite irregulars could severely test the government's ability to handle sectarian divisions. Iraq is bitterly split between minority Sunnis, who were an important base of support for Saddam Hussein, despite his regime's nominal secularism, and the Shiite majority. Since the Islamic State insurgency began, the Iraqi military is heavily dependent on Shiite militias that have been accused of abusing Sunni communities elsewhere in Iraq. 'The priority we gave to the armed forces and all the forces taking part alongside them is to preserve the security of citizens,' Mr Abadi said last night. Hadi al-Ameri, the Popular Mobilisation commander, appealed to Tikrit residents on Saturday to leave their homes within 48 hours so government forces could 'wrap up the battle of the revenge for Speicher.' Speicher is a military base near Tikrit from which hundreds of new, mostly Shiite, recruits were kidnapped before being executed last summer, as the Islamic State insurgency took control of much of Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland. Shiite militias in particular have vowed to avenge the Speicher executions, sparking fears of mass killings against Sunnis if Tikrit were to be recaptured. Mr Abadi appealed to residents to turn against the jihadists, who have suffered a string of military losses since a U.S.-led coalition of Western and Arab nations stepped up their support for Iraq's embattled government. 'I call on all those who were misled and made mistakes in the past to lay down their arms today. This may be the last chance,' Mr Abadi said, suggesting some could be granted amnesty. Iraqi forces tried and failed several times to wrest back Tikrit, a Sunni Arab city on the Tigris river around 100 miles north of Baghdad. Ready: A wide view shows Iraqi soldiers and Shiite irregulars massing at the Udhaim dam. Tikrit would be the biggest victory yet for Iraqi forces battling Islamic State . Taking a moment:\u00a0An Iraqi soldier rests on a wall at the Udhaim dam. An army officer said the forces involved in the battle were from the army, police, counter-terrorism units, volunteer units and local tribes . Armed: Troops wander the streets around Udhaim dam while they wait for the order to attack. The arrival of many thousands of Shiite fighters in the mainly Sunni city of Tikrit risks inflaming sectarian divisions . Last phone call? A soldier chats on his mobile phone as columns of vehicles move past on their way to attack . The military commander for Salaheddin province, Abdel Wahab Saadi, said Tikrit had both symbolic and strategic importance. 'The aim of course is to liberate Salaheddin to allow for the return of displaced families but it is also going to be a stepping stone on the way to liberating Mosul,' he told AFP. Tikrit is the hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, the remnants of whose Baath party have collaborated with IS in attempting to topple the Shiite-dominated government. IS declared a 'caliphate' last June straddling Iraq and Syria, where the US-led coalition has also been conducting air strikes but not coordinating with any significant ground force.","highlights":"Artillery and warplanes began pounding Tikrit this morning ahead of attack . The city north of Baghdad is a stronghold of the Islamic State insurgency . Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi calls on troops to spare civilians . Tikrit was the scene of a massacre of mainly Shiite army recruits last year .","id":"1ad46ca3329daf147272682f56763414935d9ed5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" week and is expected to be Iraq's most difficult military campaign since the U.S. invasion in 2003.\nThe offensive, the largest in recent memory, is meant to reverse recent gains by the terrorist group in northern and central Iraq as well as to prevent the jihadists from carrying out a major attack in Baghdad on the occasion of the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the capital.\nThe government is hopeful the campaign will crush the insurgency in Tikrit, which had been the most challenging of the cities taken by the U.S.-supported Shiite militias last fall. But if successful, it could turn into the most challenging campaign for Baghdad since Sunni jihadist insurgents reemerged last year, sparking the surge in bloodshed that has pushed up the death toll across Iraq to the highest level since 2008.\nIt could also be the first major step toward the creation of an independent Kurdish state.\nThe Tikrit offensive comes as American troops in Iraq have been left scrambling for answers about the fate of three other missing soldiers and a sailor -- their first since the U.S. invasion began in 2003. The missing soldiers, including Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 24, of Hailey, Idaho, were last seen by other American troops before they were kidnapped Monday while on patrol with their Afghan partners.\nThe Iraqi offensive also comes amid the latest escalation in tit-for-tat fighting between Shiite militias and police and army units in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki -- whose troops, police and intelligence service are all Shiite but nominally answer to the largely Sunni government -- has ordered his troops to fight any attacks by Shiite militias, which last month moved their bases from the capital to Baghdad's southern suburbs. The militias have since clashed with regular army forces.\nMore than 100 Iraqis have been killed in the fighting in the last two weeks.\nMaliki has also faced widespread criticism after the disappearance of hundreds of army officers and other members of his security forces. Human rights groups say they are being held in secret facilities by what they say are rogue security services.\nThe Maliki government has denied this, saying the officials are being held for questioning over the disappearance of two military officers during a major offensive in Anbar province last year.\nAl-Maliki launched the offensive after several Iraqi cities fell to the militants, including the northern city of Mosul, where"}
{"article":"An Islamic extremist has been arrested  after an American blogger was hacked to death with a machete in the middle of the street. Avijit Roy was on his way back from a university book fair in Bangladesh when he was targeted on Thursday by at least two men over his opposition to religious extremism. They sliced his head with the long blades before turning on his wife, Rafida Ahmed, and cutting her finger off\u00a0when she tried to save him. Police in the country's capital Dhaka paraded their suspect, fundamentalist blogger Farabi Shafiur Rahman, before the media after arresting him earlier today. Scroll down for video . Islamic extremist Farabi Shafiur Rahman (centre) has been arrested and paraded before the media after last week's murder of American blogger Avijit Roy. Mr Roy was hacked to death with a machete in the middle of the street on Thursday . Mr Roy with his wife Rafida Ahmed on holiday together at the Grand Canyon. She remains in hospital in a serious condition after she suffered head injuries and lost a finger in the attack . A source in the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said that an elite force had seen correspondence between former physics student Farabi and another person about killing Mr Roy. Mufti Mahmud, a spokesman for the RAB, said: 'On different occasions, he exchanged [Roy\u2019s] location, his identity and his family\u2019s photographs with various people. 'He wrote: \"Avijit Roy lives in America. So it\u2019s not possible to kill him at this moment. But when he\u2019ll return to the country, he\u2019ll be murdered.\"' Police added that Mr Roy's family had been threatened by the extremist, who is known for his Facebook postings against atheist writers, on several occasions on Facebook and Twitter. Farabi posted on Facebook last year: 'It's a holy duty of Bangalee Muslims to kill Avijit.' Major Maksudul Alam, another spokesman, said: 'He is the main suspect. [Roy\u2019s] family told us that he got threats from Farabi several times. Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan added: 'Farabi has admitted that he threatened Avijit but we are not sharing more information with you for the sake of the investigation. We need to ask him more.' Farabi was previously arrested over the murder of another blogger, Ahmed Rajib Haide, in February 2013 but was released on bail. The arrest comes a day after hundreds of mourners gathered around the blogger's coffin near Dhaka University to pay their respects.\u00a0Ms Ahmed remains in hospital in a serious condition. Shahriar Kabir, a writer, said at the memorial: 'Free thinking in Bangladesh is become a great danger, all the free thinkers are at great risk. The scene immediately following the attack on the couple shows Ms Ahmed covered in blood.\u00a0An obscure militant group, Ansar Bangla 7, claimed responsibility for the attack it said was in retaliation for his 'crime against Islam' Ms Ahmed lying on a stretcher after the brutal attack. She is still recovering in hospital . A source in the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said the elite force had seen correspondence between Farabi (centre) and another person about killing Mr Roy . A RAB spokesman confirmed that Farabi (centre) is the main suspect and said that Mr Roy's family had been threatened by the extremist on several occasions . Mr Roy's family said Islamist radicals, like Farabi (centre), had threatened him over his blog, 'Mukto-mona,' or 'Freemind,' that highlighted humanist and rationalist ideas and condemned religious extremism . 'We want to know why the government failed to ensure the safety of him, despite knowing that he had been facing threats from the Islamist radicals.' As Mr Roy's father stood by, Kamal Hossain, the architect of Bangladesh's secular constitution, called the killing 'a heinous murder'. 'My question is, why did it take place?' said Mr Hossain. 'Avijit was killed because of his writing. By killing him, the killers have torn apart our constitution.' People also held a demonstration at the spot where he was killed and chanted slogans demanding 'immediate arrest and quick trial of the perpetrator'. The murder of Mr Roy, an atheist who advocated secularism in Bangladesh, came amid a crackdown on the country's Islamist groups after they increased their activities in recent years. A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr Roy came to visit Dhaka, the city of his birth, in the middle of last month and had been due to soon return home. Friends and relatives of Mr Roy sob as mourners come to pay respects to the writer, whose murder came amid a crackdown on Bangladesh's resurgent Islamist groups . Mr Roy's father Ajoy Roy, seated right, is comforted by fellow mourners at his son's funeral earlier today. Hundreds came to see Mr Roy's coffin at Dhaka University and lay flowers before his burial . Mr Roy's family said Islamist radicals had threatened him over his blog, 'Mukto-mona,' or 'Freemind,' that highlighted humanist and rationalist ideas and condemned religious extremism. The naturalised U.S. citizen, who was a bio-engineer as well as a blogger, had been receiving death threats online for years. Mr Roy and his wife have a daughter at university in the US. Ajoy Roy stood alongside his son's coffin as mourners filed past. He reiterated that Islamist militants were responsible for his son's death, but also blamed the government for failing to protect him despite repeated threats on his life. 'I am speechless at this moment of mourning. When the fundamentalists threatened, I informed the Inspector General of Police and Deputy Inspector General of Police,' he said. 'This murder has proved their utter failure.' An obscure militant group, Ansar Bangla 7, claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said was in retaliation for his 'crime against Islam'. The extremists also said he was singled out because he is a U.S. citizen - and characterized the vicious killing as 'revenge' for attacks on ISIS in Syria. Orange and red flowers are laid on the coffin of Mr Roy as hundreds gather to pay their respects . Fellow mourners comfort Ajoy Roy as he looks down at his son's coffin at Dhaka University earlier today . A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr Roy came to Dhaka, the city of his birth, in the middle of last month and had been due to soon return home after attending the university book fair . US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki called the murder 'a shocking act of violence' that was 'horrific in its brutality and cowardice' Mr Roy, who was also a bio-engineer, had been receiving death threats online for years . Dozens of mourners queue to pay their last respects to Mr Roy at Dhaka University . Police have expressed shock that extremists struck at a university book fair, which was heavily guarded. Witnesses have even said officers and bystanders were there during the murder - but did nothing. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki called it 'a shocking act of violence' that was 'horrific in its brutality and cowardice'. Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of free speech campaign group Index on Censorship said: 'Our sympathies are with the family of Avijit Roy. 'Roy was targeted simply for expressing his own beliefs and we are appalled by his death and condemn all such killings.' Mr Roy was a family man and is pictured above with his wife in a photo believed to show their daughter, right, a student at a US college . In 2013, religious extremists targeted several secular bloggers who had demanded capital punishment for Islamist leaders convicted of war crimes during Bangladesh's war for independence. Blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider was killed that year in a similar attack near his home in Dhaka after he led one such protest demanding capital punishment. In 2004, Humayun Azad, a secular writer and professor at Dhaka University, was also attacked by militants while returning home from a Dhaka book fair. He later died in Germany while undergoing treatment. Media group Reporters Without Borders rated Bangladesh 146th among 180 countries in a ranking of press freedom last year.","highlights":"Farabi Shafiur Rahman previously threatened Avijit Roy's family . Mr Roy hacked to death on Thursday on way back from a book fair . Fundamentalist blogger was arrested in Dhaka earlier today . Elite force saw correspondence from Farabi about killing Mr Roy . Wrote on Facebook: 'When Roy returns to the country, he\u2019ll be murdered' Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday to pay their respects . Mr Roy's wife still in a serious condition after trying to save her husband .","id":"d2ddc02ec27fda44173d74d1284b9bc561bbe1f0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" two assailants on a motorbike. Roy, 47, was known in Bangladesh for his criticism of religious extremism and received a death threat for that from a hardline cleric in 2014. He became a refugee in the United States two years later. The blogger, a secular human rights activist, was described by the Islamic State militant group as a \"slave of America\" and \"apostate\" during a statement that was posted to a jihadist website shortly after his death. He had been due to attend a seminar at Dhaka University when he was attacked \u2014 an event organised by his organisation, Mukto-Mona, or \"thinkers outside the religion.\" The event, which was expected to be attended by hundreds of attendees, was cancelled after Roy's killing. 'This type of attack is unheard of' The attack is \"a brutal assault on free thought\", the US embassy in Bangladesh said, stressing that \"the type of attack we have seen today is unheard of in Bangladesh and is an affront to the fundamental values we hold so dear\". On the social media app Facebook, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Roy's assassination \"shook the Bangladesh and worldwide human rights community and people of Bangladesh.\" The president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, described the attack as an \"act of terrorism\". The US State Department condemned the killing in a statement \"expressing the deepest condolences of the United States government to the family and friends of Avijit Roy\", adding that he had been \"an invaluable contributor to the democratic development of Bangladesh\". The attack, \"like those carried out by ISIL and other extremist organizations across the globe\", has \"no place in our free world\", according to the statement. Roy was in the United States, where he was seeking refuge, as an asylum seeker, the US embassy in Dhaka said. He had been granted asylum in the US on humanitarian grounds. Human rights groups called on the Bangladeshi government to find the killers. US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the United States was ready to support any \"co-operation\" Bangladesh wanted in Roy's death. She urged \"all countries with such capacity to support this investigation\". 'Extremely disturbing' Roy's mother, Chaya Roy, called the killing \"extremely disturbing\" and asked the Bangladeshi government to do what it can to find"}
{"article":"Her arm thrust out and pouting like a rapper, this is the moment that Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves during a toe-curling appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Challenged to show off her dance moves by Ms Degeneres, Mrs Obama gamely obliged and went on to pull shapes that wouldn't have shamed Rita Ora. Unfortunately for daughters Sasha and Malia, the appearance on Ellen, which airs on the 16th March, isn't the end of the 51-year-old's dancing ambitions. Toe-curling: Michelle Obama does her best Rita Ora during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Mrs Obama was appearing on the show to mark the fifth anniversary of her 'Let's Move!' initiative, which aims to encourage people to get out and do some exercise. As part of the campaign, the US First Lady revealed that she - and a party of helpers from So You Think You Can Dance - will be performing a routine to Uptown Funk on the front lawn of the White House during the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event, which will take place on the 6th April, is part of a tradition that dates back to 1878 when President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House gardens to local children. Although egg hunts are no longer part of the event, children are still invited for egg rolling on the lawn and a slap-up afternoon tea. Practising: According to Mrs Obama, she has been practising the dance routine for more than a year . All smiles: Ms DeGeneres, who says her style is 'street', also joined in with the dance routine . Repeating the trick: Mrs Obama will pull her dancing shoes on again during the annual Easter Egg Roll . 3.1 Phillip Lim cropped high waisted wide leg trouser pants at Saks Fifth Avenue . Shop the trousers at Saks . Visit site . America's fashionable first lady looks just as much at ease wearing ball gowns or a pair of pants and comfortable sneakers. At a recent appearance at the Ellen show,  Michelle Obama paired a 3.1 Phillip Lim white wide leg pants with a black top and cropped jacket. Her outfit choice is obviously comfort driven, as she went on to show off her dance moves dancing to the catchy Uptown Funk song. Along with the trendy monochrome color palette, the always stylish Mrs Obama also embraced the white hot trend of wide leg pants. After many years of skinny pant dominance, the roomy silhouette is once again back in fashion. Just in time for the warmer weather, wear them with sneakers like Mrs O or go glam and  pair them with high heels. Either way, these pants will turn heads on the streets. Check out our great selection of white wide leg pants. With designer as well as budget friendly options, you too could dance to Uptown Funk in these delectable pants. Halston Heritage Trousers at Bloomingdale's . Visit site . Chelsea 28 high rise wide leg pants . Visit site . Milly Cady pintuck pants (Now $241.50) Visit site . Dailylook classic wide leg pants . Visit site . Among the children to attend this year will be the Obama's daughters Sasha, 14, and Malia, 17, who will have a ringside view as their mother struts her stuff. Luckily for the teenagers, Mrs Obama revealed during her chat with Ms DeGeneres that she has been practising for the moment for more than a year, hopefully minimising the potential for embarrassment. Not that the Obamas will be too worried if they are, with President Obama previously telling the Press that should his daughters think of getting a tattoo, he will insist on getting one too. Most recently, the girls couldn't hide their embarrassment during a Thanksgiving event, the pardoning of the turkey, in which Obama 'pardoned' two turkeys named Mac and Cheese. Embarrassing: The Obamas' daughters have had numerous toe-curling moments at their parents' hands . Displeased: Most recently, they looked nonplussed as their father cracked jokes during a White House dinner . Embarrassing dad: President Obama has previously admitted to dancing to Gangnam Style around the house . The press corps laughed along but both Malia and Sasha appeared disinterested as Obama joked: 'Let's face it, if you're a turkey and you're named after a side dish, your chances of escaping Thanksgiving dinner are pretty low!' Like his wife, the US President has also deployed dance as a means of winding up his daughters, having once told People magazine of his penchant for performing to Gangnam Style. 'They're cooler than I am,' he added. 'There are things I like that they think are cheesy, like Gangnam Style. I love that.'","highlights":"Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves during a TV appearance . The 51-year-old pulled shapes that wouldn't have shamed Rita Ora . Had appeared on Ellen to promote her 'Let's Move!' initiative . Will repeat the performance during annual Easter Egg Roll on 5th April . Tradition dates back to 1878 and sees local children visit White House .","id":"17952253f0cb89b7dd2148bbf925482883230d35","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"Generes, 55, the First Lady of the United States, revealed her hip-hop moves and also revealed a bit more about herself, telling the host: \u201cI have my own moves.\n\u201cYou know when they say \u2018What are you doing for Halloween?\u2019 I was thinking of doing a Salt-N-Pepa dance routine.\nMichelle Obama shows her dance moves on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday (Image: ELLEN\/GETTY)\n\u201cThat\u2019s going to be real, it\u2019s going to be good.\u201d\nThe President\u2019s wife, 55, also revealed that the Halloween dance routine would be going down with help from her two daughters Malia, 18, and Sasha, 15.\nMichelle Obama reveals how she would be dancing with her daughters at Halloween (Image: ELLEN)\nMalia and Sasha are grown and ready to make their own decisions (Image: GETTY)\nThe mother-of-two also admitted that they were going on a \u2018school trip\u2019 and revealed that Malia and Sasha, 15, were \u2018grew up\u2019 and \u2018ready to make their own decisions\u2019.\nMichelle Obama made the shocking admission while on a US daytime talk show.\nAppearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday the mother-of-two admitted her daughters were all grown up.\nEllen joked that when she and wife Portia De Rossi attended one of the President\u2019s daughters\u2019 high school events they saw a group of young ladies who were Malia and Sasha\u2019s friends.\nMichelle Obama revealed she was going on a school trip to London with her daughters (Image: GETTY)\n\u201cHow old are they now? I feel like they\u2019re 25,\u201d Ellen DeGeneres asked.\n\u201cThey are grown up, they\u2019re grown, they are at school right now so I was on a school trip,\u201d she responded, and jokingly claimed she saw \u2018the girls\u2019 at the school.\n\u201cHow old is Sasha, 15?\u201d the host asked.\n\u201cFifteen and Malia is 18,\u201d Michelle Obama revealed.\n\u201cThey\u2019ve graduated already and they\u2019re doing their own thing.\u201d\nMichelle Obama joked she saw \u2018the girls\u2019 at one of Malia and Sasha\u2019s high school events (Image: GETTY)\nThe mum of two also made a dig at Ellen\u2019s sexuality and"}
{"article":"School friends of under-fire Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson now query whether the health guru invented stories 'to get sympathy' and warned people against vaccination while she was in high school. Ms Gibson, 23, is in the spotlight this week after doubts were raised about her remarkable cancer survival story - and the book, Apple Watch app and website that it inspired. There have also been questions about donations made to charity. The mother-of-one attended Wynnum State High School in Brisbane and former classmates describe the health guru as a 'drama queen' who constantly reinvented herself and backed medical cannabis. Scroll down for video . Young mum: Close friends told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday that Ms Gibson may have departed Australia for the United States this week . Former school friend Chris Green said Ms Gibson was 'a drama queen. There was always something going on with her.' 'At one stage she was an emo, then a skater girl then she was a surfer chick; she was always something different,' Mr Green told The Courier Mail. Mr Green also said\u00a0that Ms Gibson never mentioned an autistic brother or a mother with multiple sclerosis, who she had previously claimed to be a carer for. One anonymous school friend said that Ms Gibson would often post information advocating against vaccinations and pushed the viewpoint quite hard. Former classmate Meg Weier said that Ms Gibson was quite strange. Doting mother: Ms Gibson, pictured left with her son Olivier, and right with another friend, founded the popular app and cookbook Whole Pantry . The Whole Pantry (pictured above, in cookbook form) is also a popular app, which costs $3.79 to download. The app is slated to appear on the new Apple Watch . Ms Gibson shot to stardom on social media and gave hope to cancer sufferers worldwide after she revealed that she had prolonged her life despite shunning conventional medical treatment and relying on her own 'whole life' concept. Now, however, friends close to the mum-of-one have said that she may have gone overseas to avoid confronting claims that her remarkable cancer survival story is not all it seems. Another former friend of Ms Gibson has called on her to 'come clean' on her 'misdiagnosis'. Mother-of-two Jayme Smith, 28, from Sydney, became a confidant of Ms Gibson's after they met on a parenting discussion page on Facebook around 2010. They forged an online friendship and confided over their experiences with cancer - Ms Smith having lost her mother to lung cancer in 2003 and Ms Gibson saying she had brain cancer. Ms Smith told Daily Mail Australia she was 'baffled' when reports emerged this week where friends raised doubts about Ms Gibson's medical diagnoses and charity donations. 'I am just so shocked and I feel betrayed, that we all fell so hard for the illusion that she created,' Ms Smith said. 'It has hit all of us, who I know, (who) also know Belle, like a tonne of bricks.' Jayme Smith (pictured left, with her two children) met Belle Gibson online and maintained a friendship over social media until they had a falling out . 'We only knew her online, but we all believed to a point that she was a genuine pioneer, who was surviving aggressive cancer. 'Belle and I talked quite a bit about my feelings about (cancer), how she could empathise with me, the feelings I felt about my mother dying and how I'd wished I was more responsible when it happened, that I'd wished I had tried to explore more ideas, like Belle did.' Ms Smith said Ms Gibson 'pushed' - and nearly convinced her - not to vaccinate her children, but that she did not blame her for nearly making that choice, which she 'backed out of at the last minute'. 'That was my own choice, based on information provided by Belle. I regret that choice (to nearly not vaccinate), but it was my own. I'm not here to place blame.' In November 2014, Ms Gibson told Sunday Style\u00a0magazine she blamed the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil for her cancer. She told her social media followers last year her brain cancer had spread to her blood, liver, spleen, uterus and that she did not expect to survive. After friends and medical experts cast doubt on her medical claims in various media stories this week, Ms Gibson told The Australian she may have been 'misdiagnosed'. 'It's hard to admit that maybe you were wrong,' she told the newspaper, adding that she was 'confused, bordering on humiliated'. The Whole Pantry, a popular app, gained media attention because of Ms Gibson's remarkable story about cancer survival . The company she founded, The\u00a0Whole Pantry, said donations to charities that allegedly failed to arrive had been 'accounted for and not processed' and that promised donations 'would be honoured'. Ms Smith told Daily Mail Australia she was 'baffled' by this week's allegations and was most upset about the hope Ms Gibson's followers had invested in her program if she was being dishonest. She said Ms Gibson had the 'gift of the gab' and 'needs to answer to these people (her followers), because they are good hearted people who deserve answers'. 'I don't care about exposing Belle. I haven't spoken to her for months, years. 'I just want her to confirm or deny (her diagnoses) so people who put their faith in her, invested in her - they need to know. 'They need to know, if they've rejected conventional medicine on what she's saying. 'It's their lives, it's not a game.' Ms Smith said of Belle Gibson (above): 'If I saw Belle now, I would just ask her to tell the truth. That's all I want' After three years of sometimes personal exchanges online, Ms Gibson and Ms Smith stopped talking after the development of the Whole Pantry app. 'If I saw Belle now, I would just ask her to tell the truth. That's all I want. 'I don't want to see her beg people for mercy. I don't want her to beg for forgiveness - I just want the truth. 'Come clean, be transparent, let the world know where you're at. If you were misdiagnosed, own up to it. 'Belle DID create an exceptional application, that is loved by many, but I think she should sell it for what it is, complimentary medicines and a diet - not life saving treatment. 'All people want is the truth from her.' Close friends told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday that Ms Gibson may have left for the United States. Police visited her home on Tuesday night to check on her welfare, but she was not there. Multiple calls to Ms Gibson's mobile rang out. Amid claims that the entrepreneur behind The Whole Pantry app has fled to country, more details about Belle Gibson's past are coming to light. The young social media personality - who came under fire after claims her 'terminal cancer' and incredible survival story from the life-threatening illness were false - once described herself as a psychopath. Ms Gibson has previously gone under the name of Annabelle Natalie Gibson, and tweeted in 2009: @bellmneb: 'Is a distinguished physcopath (sic),' the Herald Sun reported. The next month she sent another tweet, from the account which appears to have been removed. 'Obama won the nobel peace prize. This is more f***ed then (sic) the government giving me cancer. #obamawinsnobelprize,' it read.","highlights":"Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson has come under fire this week after friends raised doubts about her cancer survival story and charity donations . Former school mates now query whether the 'drama queen' invented stories about her home life and spoke out against vaccinations during high school . Another former friend who met Ms Gibson online said she felt 'shocked and betrayed' by the illusion the health guru created around her . Friends claim the mother-of-one may have left the country after claims .","id":"3c8dc173324e538e478eda6e70073af886779e94","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" she admitted she lied about having cancer.\nHomesick Belle Gibson lied about having cancer, it emerged on Wednesday and had written a cookbook - The Whole Pantry - before being a teen.\n'I was in boarding school, had a bad eating disorder and was very self-conscious and unhappy,' Mr Bickford said.\n'It's very hard to say what it felt like, but I felt quite vulnerable and it would have been a very lonely time for me, and Belle became my friend.\nThe revelations have raised questions about Gibson's credibility, with suggestions that she lied about having cancer to gain sympathy\nBelle Gibson is pictured here in 2008 - she has since admitted she 'wasn't brave enough' to take a vaccine when she was 18\n.\nThe mother, her family and Ms Gibson declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail Australia.\nMs Gibson has since apologised for her actions.\n'I was not brave enough to take vaccines or take advantage of routine checks while I was at home [because] I was scared of needles,' she said in her first interview since the scandal erupted last week.\n'I was also terrified of being labelled a hypochondriac, especially by my friends who weren't convinced I was unwell.'\nShe also admitted that she had lied about being diagnosed with cancer to gain sympathy in 2011 while living in Australia.\nBelle Gibson poses in a photograph with a friend in 2008 as a teenager\n'After I was diagnosed with the (brain) tumour, I had an incredibly dark year,' she said, which included her hospitalisation.\n'I lied about having cancer so my friends and I could bond. I wasn't brave enough to take a vaccine or take advantage of routine checks while I was at home because I was scared of needles,' she wrote in a blog post on her website.\n'I was also terrified of being labelled a hypochondriac especially by my friends who weren't convinced I was unwell.'\nMs Gibson says she did not take any medical advice from doctors.\n'When I was diagnosed with the cancer in 2011 I didn't follow medical advice and I don't regret it,' she wrote.\n'I had a great life, I spent time with my family, I travelled, I ate and drank well, and I never missed a party.'\nAt the time Gibson went to a Christian school and"}
{"article":"Trevor Noah, the new host of The Daily Show, has spoken out in defense of himself following a social media backlash over comments he made about women and Jews in tweets dating back to 2009. The South-African comedian, who is little-known in the US, rocketed to national fame on Monday after he was named as longtime host Jon Stewart's replacement on the satirical news program. However, the excitement surrounding the announcement was tinged by hundreds of Internet users accusing the 31-year-old - who is a quarter Jewish - of anti-Semitism for his 'offensive' posts. But in a tweet on Tuesday, Noah told his two million followers: 'To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn\u2019t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.' It comes as Comedy Central, which hired Noah as a correspondent on the show just three months ago, has defended its newest star as a 'provocative' comedian who 'spares noone, himself included'. Scroll down for video . Response: Trevor Noah (pictured), the new host of The Daily Show, has spoken out in defense of himself following an online backlash over comments he made about women and Jews in tweets dating back to 2009 . 'Not a true reflection': In a tweet on Tuesday, Noah told his two million followers: 'To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn\u2019t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian' This is one of the five tweets dating back to 2009 that bloggers have been dragging up and complaining about . One Twitter user accused Noah's remarks as being 'a tad stereotyped', as well as 'borderline anti-Semitic' Another user told Noah to 'grow up', adding  he was 'no longer a fan' of the 31-year-old South African comedian . In a statement, the network said: 'To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair.' It added: 'Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.' Noah, the son of a half-Jewish Xhosa mother and a Swiss father, was a trending topic on Twitter on Monday night as he drew fire for jokes that were described as tasteless, hateful, and unfunny. The controversial tweets were posted between 2009 and 2014. In May last year, Noah tweeted: 'Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as rich Jewish man. #BeatsByDreidel.' A year earlier, he posted: 'Note to self - Langostines are not Jewish prawns.' Meanwhile, during a soccer match in January 2012, he joked: 'Messi gets the ball and the real players try foul him, but Messi doesn't go down easy, just like jewish chicks. #ElClasico.' He also slammed the United States' midsection in a 2013 tweet, writing that 'When flying over the middle of America the turbulence is so bad. It's like all the ignorance is rising through the air.' And in 2009, Noah, who can speak an impressive six languages, wrote: 'Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn't look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car!' On Tuesday, the tweets were being posted online by enraged bloggers, who slammed Noah as 'racist'. One said: 'Jon Stewart, born Leibowitz, won't be happy about these highly antisemitic tweets.' Roseanne Barr was among those calling out the  comic, who has a global following and two million Twitter followers, writing: 'U should cease sexist & anti semitic 'humor' about jewish women & Israel.' Meanwhile, a blogger posted Noah's tweets in an article, with the comment: 'Trevor Noah, the racist, hack taking over for Jon Stewart is also quite the anti-Semite too. Obama and progressive liberals really will love this guy. Among some of the skits that Trevor Noah came up with was the Black Hitler.' However, one Twitter user, Jack Obora@JackObora, had a different opinion on the matter. He tweeted: 'Seriously who reads through six years of tweets to try and find something to be offended about? #TrevorNoah #DailyShow.' Viewers have lamented the end of Jon Stewart's 16-year stint on the show . Regardless of users' opinions, the tweets showed a different side to Noah than the picture painted by Comedy Central and the comedian himself just a day earlier. In a phone interview on Monday from Dubai, where he was traveling on a comedy tour, Noah - who is no stranger to tackling controversial issues on-air - likened himself to New York-born Stewart. He said: 'One thing we both share: We are both progressives,' adding: 'traveling the world I've learned that progressives, regardless of their locations, think in a global space.' Noah, who joined The Daily Show just three months ago and speaks an impressive six languages, was being pitched by Comedy Central as reflecting a new age of global multiculturalism. He is \u00a0'a citizen of the world,' in the words of Michele Ganeless, the network's president. His dry, cutting humor was also singled out by producers as the winning formula to win over viewers. Successor: The 31-year-old South African comedian (pictured in 2012) has been named successor to Stewart, 52, who will step down from his role on the show this year . Appearance: In 2012, Noah became the first South African stand-up comedian to feature on NBC's The Tonight Show (pictured). In 2013, he became the first to appear on CBS's Late Show With David Letterman . Noah was named as the program's new host a little more than a month after Stewart unexpectedly announced he was leaving The Daily Show following 16 years as its principal voice. According to The New York Times, a slew of better-known potential replacements chose to move on to competing networks. However, the reaction to his appointment was overwhelmingly positive. Noah brings a wealth of hosting experience helping him, in Ganeless' words, check 'off every box' on her network's list of requirements. Also important: he has kindred spirit Stewart's blessing. 'All I needed in my life was Jon's blessing. That's what I have, so I'm looking forward to being part of The Best Damn News Show in the World,' Noah told the Associated Press. Although no dates have been disclosed, Stewart will likely depart by the end of the year. Noah, who grew up in Gauteng and starred on the South African soap opera, Isiding, will take over soon after. Tough act to follow: Noah was not surprisingly reverent of extremely popular departing host Jon Stewart as he tweeted Monday about the news he's the next host . On Monday, Ganeless spoke of the advantage of introducing Noah to a mainstream U.S. audience through The Daily Show, with viewers coming to the show he hosts with no preconceptions. 'They will get to discover him, and form their opinions of him, as they watch him host,' he said. But by Tuesday, some opinions were already forming. Weighing in on Noah's selection, a Slate column compared his vetting to that of Sarah Palin as a running mate for presidential candidate John McCain. The choice of a new host for The Daily Show is a critical decision not only for the satirical-news program, but for the network, whose identity has largely been forged by the Daily Show franchise, which for years was followed by the likewise signature The Colbert Report. By the end of this year, Comedy Central will have completely remade this programming block. In January, African-American comic Larry Wilmore replaced the The Colbert Report hosting The Nightly Show. Born to a black mother and white father in South Africa, 31-year-old Noah was not allowed to live with either parent and even passed off by family as albino because, under apartheid laws, different races could not mix . Trevor Noah, 31, grew up in Soweto, South Africa, the son of a Xhosa mother and Swiss father. 'My mother had to be very clandestine about who my father was,' Noah told the Times. 'He couldn't be on my birth certificate.' For much of his childhood, his African family passed him off as an albino. Under apartheid laws, different races could not mix and he was not allowed to live with either of his parents. He reportedly once cracked to an audience, 'I was born a crime.' Noah began doing stand-up in South Africa in his twenties and has since leveraged his ability to speak six languages into an international career. He's hosted his own late-night show in South Africa, radio shows and awards shows. Noah is also the only South African comedian to ever perform on The Late Show and Tonight Show. But don't be too quick to connect him to the Dark Continent. He told Letterman in 2013: . 'They make it sound like a guy in leopard skin's going to come running on the stage.' Nonetheless, Noah's past is firmly rooted in South Africa's turbulent racial history. 'I didn't live a normal life,' he told the Times. 'I grew up in a country that wasn't normal.' More specifically, Noah says that after he began to do stand-up in his 20s, he quickly became aware that 'speaking freely about anything, as a person of color, was considered treason.' News of his new role spread quickly in South Africa. 'Over the years, Mr. Noah has proved that laughter is the best medicine and has helped our country and its people to find healing through laughing at themselves,' said Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa. 'South Africa is a microcosm of the world and there is no doubt that a global audience will find resonance in his humor,' he added in an email.","highlights":"Trevor Noah, 31, spoke out in defense of 'anti-Semitic' tweets on Tuesday . Told two million followers they were not 'a true reflection of my character' Added the 'handful of jokes' didn't represent his 'evolution as a comedian' Comes as Comedy Central has also defended the new South-African host . The network said he was 'provocative and 'spares noone, himself included' Noah, who is a quarter Jewish, has been praised for cutting-edge humor . One of his skits involves a 'Black Hitler'; Jon Stewart approves of him .","id":"91f98feffb250185ae4446e20c54e50898689cb2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" known in the UK, is taking up the reins from Jon Stewart, one of the most famous late-night hosts in America.\n\"Some of my jokes about women, race, and politics are as insensitive as they are unfunny,\" he said via his verified Twitter account. \"For that, I sincerely apologise.\"\nNoah has made some jokes that have caused offence but they were \"carelessly written\", he added. \"I want to make light of serious issues. I should be better than that.\"\nHis Twitter feed contained one such joke dating back to 2009 which has been deleted, but is believed to have referenced a \"Jewish holiday that happens every winter\", when people would \"walk around with white beards and talk about the holocaust\". The other one, made a month after the September 11th attacks on the US, he has deleted. \"Why the terrorists do it, we'll never know,\" it was captioned.\nHe said there were no excuses for what he wrote, adding: \"I am in the business of making people laugh, not offending them\".\nNoah said he had to \"grow up\" and his comments were not meant to offend. \"I'm ready to take the helm, and do my part to take on the show's lofty and important mission.\"\nThe 31-year-old has long harboured ambitions to host late-night television shows in the US but now his chance has come. Noah's elevation to the role is part of the latest phase of development in a show that has been running since 1996. Stewart quit the show in August to make way for Noah \u2013 the first African to host the show.\n\"In the world's premiere progressive town, it was not easy to find an African-American for this job, especially one born outside the country like me,\" said the presenter, who was born in Soweto, South Africa, to two Zimbabwean parents.\n\"I've been watching The Daily Show for as long as I can remember, it inspired me to become a comedian,\" he said. \"It's one of the few shows where everything you say is scrutinised by thousands of people.\"\nNoah graduated in political science from the University of Cape Town in 2007 and has since worked in several television production companies. He has spent time in London, as well as working as a reporter for South Africa's eNCA"}
{"article":"Drilling has begun beneath a German city by a team of Indiana Jones pensioners who believe they are on the trail of the fabled Amber Room of the Tsars. The OAP treasure hunters are digging beneath the streets of the old industrial city of Wuppertal. The Amber Room - valued at around \u00a3250million in today's money - was looted from the palace of Peter the Great in Soviet Russia by invading Nazi troops in 1941. It is without doubt the single greatest piece of missing stolen art from World War Two never to be found and has captivated treasure hunters ever since it was first plundered. Some say the panels were destroyed by Soviet artillery fire on the Prussian city of Koenigsberg, others that they were dumped in an Alpine lake by the SS in the closing days of the war. But Karl-Heinz Kleine, 68, and his bowling club pals, say they have proof it was entombed by the Nazis beneath the streets of Wuppertal. Scroll down for video . Digging for treasure: A team of Indiana Jones pensioners being drilling under the German city of Wuppertal, where they are convinced the Amber Room is hidden after it was looted by the Nazis from Russia in 1941 . Lost art: The Amber Room seen in all its glory in 1930 before it was stolen from the Catherine Palace . The city is riddled with subterranean bunkers and tunnels dug by the Nazis. It is here, said Kleine, that he has received information that the crates arrived from Koenigsberg early in 1945 to be hidden. He said: 'Erich Koch, the Nazi gauleiter of East Prussia who died in a Polish prison in 1986, came from Wuppertal. 'As the Red Army closed in on Koenigsberg, he ordered the treasure to be packed up and brought back to his hometown. We have studied records and spoken to people from the time. 'He did not want to leave the world's greatest treasure in a region with an unknown political future; rather he brought it to a place he knew where he had a good chance of accessing it in the future. In his own backyard.' In search of lost treasure: A group of bowling club friends say they have proof the Amber Room was entombed by the Nazis beneath Wuppertal . Following the scent: The group claim to have received information that the crates arrived from Koenigsberg early in 1945 to be hidden in the German city of\u00a0Wuppertal . Opulent: A complete restoration of the Amber Room in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, the original of which was plundered by the Nazis in World War Two, but has since disappeared . The \u00a3250million room, consisting of panels containing six tonnes of amber resin, took ten years to complete. It is without doubt the single greatest piece of missing stolen art from World War Two never to be found . The local authority have given Karl-Heinz and his four friends permission to dig in the Nazi structures and a local building firm has loaned them some heavy drilling equipment. 'I can't reveal who our sources are, but we are not doing this for fun,' he added. 'We will find the Amber Room here.' Others have been just as certain in the past. The Maigret author Georges Simenon founded the Amber Room Club after World War Two to track it down once and for all. Everyone had a different theory of what might have befallen the work. Plundered: The remains of the Amber Room after it was seized by the Nazis, who packed the amber panels in 27 crates and shipped them to Germany, where they vanished never to be seen again . Stripped bare:\u00a0Some say the panels were destroyed by Soviet artillery fire on the East Prussian city of Koenigsberg, while others claim they were dumped in an Alpine lake by the SS in the closing days of the war . Destroyed: Peter the Great received the room as a gift from the King of Prussia in 1716 and brought it to his new capital, St Petersburg. Here it is seen before restoriation . The Amber Room consists of panels containing six tonnes of amber resin, took ten years to complete and is valued at some \u00a3250million in today's money. Peter the Great received the room as a gift from the King of Prussia in 1716 and brought it to his new capital, St Petersburg. The 16-feet of jigsaw-puzzle style panels were constructed of more than 100,000 perfectly fitted pieces of amber. In 1755, it was moved to the Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo, 17 miles south of the Imperial Russian capital. In 1941, the approaching Nazi army surrounded the city, then known by its Soviet name of Leningrad. Tsarkoe Selo was one of the outlying areas occupied by the Germans. They packed the amber panels in 27 crates and shipped them to Germany, where they vanished. Dozens of theories have been put forward for their whereabouts and in some cases, millions spent trying to unearth the treasure, but as yet nothing has been found. In 2006 an American team spent \u00a37million diving into the glacial waters of Lake Toplitz in Austria. Norman Scott, the founder of Global Explorations, said he had a witness who he says specifically counted 27 crates going to the waters of the lake in April 1945, one month before the capitulation of Nazi Germany. Paperwork from the RHSA - the Reich Main Security Office of the SS in wartime - shows the Amber Room was packed into precisely 27 crates before it was taken away by the Germans from Russia. The team also say the Cyrillic lettering on the remains of a wooden crate they found, bearing the words 'fragile' and numbered could mean it once contained a piece of the Amber Room jigsaw. Lake Toplitz was used by Hitler's forces in the last two years of the war for secret underwater experiments using dynamite and rockets. It later turned it into a dumping ground for anything the Nazis wanted to hide from the advancing Allies. But the lake has yielded little since WW2, except for forged \u00a35 notes which were printed by the Nazis and intended to cause chaos for the British economy. In 2011, a book published in Germany claimed the room lies hidden in old mine workings in a forest in east Germany. 'The Puzzle of Poppen Wood' by Mario Ulbrich unleashed a fresh wave of treasure hunters who arrived at weekends with shovels, metals detectors and vast reserves of optimism to scour for the artwork. Casualties of war: Inhabitants of Leningrad (now St Petersburg) flee after a German bomb attack in the winter of 1941 when the Nazis seized the Amber Room during their assault on the city . The Catherine Palace in St Petersburg (as seen in 2010) where the Amber Room is housed . Ulbrich interviewed foresters, policemen, miners and old Nazis for his work which chronicles two decades of largely unreported quarrying in the wood near Zwickau. Matthias Gluba, a civil engineer and hobby historian on WW2, has triggered another Amber Room frenzy after researching wartime records of the town of Auerswalde near Chemnitz. Auerswalde was the place where Hitler built the two biggest guns in history - Dora and Gustav - both mighty railway mounted monsters capable of hurling shells weighing tons. As he probed into the history of the cannons he discovered plans for secret underground workings. Then he found details of a clandestine shipment from the city of Koenigsberg - now Kaliningrad and part of Russia but in 1945 the main city of Germany's province of East Prussia - which was the last known storage place of the Amber Room before it fell to the Red Army. Art haul: The room was plundered by Adolf Hitler's Nazis during the Second World War . Prussian count Sommes Laubach, the Germans' 'art protection officer' and holder of a degree in art history, supervised the room's transport to Koenigsberg Castle from the Soviet Union. In January 1945, after air raids and a savage ground assault on the city, the room was lost. Gluba found documents about an air raid on the marshalling yards of Breslau - then German, now the Polish city of Wroclaw - on 4 February 1945. The army report stated that 40 wagons from Koneigsberg, which had fallen days earlier to the Red Army, were undamaged in the attack and were moving down to Auerswalde 'under conditions of the greatest secrecy.' Gunter Richter, now 80, is an Auerswalde resident who told Glube that, as a child, he remembered in the Muna Forest outside the town a massive shelter built for munitions works employees that he went into as a boy. It vanished off of maps after the war but in March 2011 he and Gluba managed to find a ventilation shaft that leads down into a subterranean structure they believe is the old shelter. They, and others, have still not managed to access it. Many Amber Room purists believe the treasure lies in the Jonas Valley in what was the former German Democrat Republic. It is the most dangerous of the hunting grounds and draws scores of illegal searchers every weekend. The centre of the Jonas Valley is at Ohrdruf and was the site of the S-IIIFuhrer headquarters. It is a tunnel system many miles in length with thousands of caves, bunkers and storerooms. It was intended to be the Alamo of the Third Reich leadership. Americans liberated it and US authorities have since classified all 1945 documents relating to Ohrdruf for a minimum of 100 years. 'Like no other place in Germany this wild canyon has ignited the fantasies of an international league of conspiracy theorists and treasure hunters, 'wrote Der Spiegel, Germany's top news magazine. Both above and below ground, the area is littered with shells and bombs big enough to destroy a city block. At weekends authorities play cat-and-mouse with the treasure hunters who enter the sealed-off area illegally in ones and twos - and sometimes in mini-bus groups - armed with metal detectors and a belief in the stories. Fortune hunter Martin Stade, author of 'Amber Rooms In Thuringia And Other Hollow Spaces,' likes to guide treasure seekers through the Jonas Valley. Stade believes that Hitler had UFO-like flying saucers developed in bunkers at the site - as well as using one of the chambers as a repository for the Amber Room.","highlights":"\u00a3250m room was looted from palace of Peter the Great by the Nazis in 1941 . Consists of six tonnes of amber resin which took ten years to complete . Amber packed into 27 crates and shipped  to Germany where they vanished . Its\u00a0fate has captivated treasure hunters ever since it was first plundered . Now team of OAPs claim to have proof it is hidden under city of Wuppertal .","id":"3d04a6be4ea8ed674956b8cbd47be7b2f6b17178","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Magdeburg to unearth a vast underground labyrinth of tunnels, sewers, bunkers, mines and water storage tanks believed to stretch for miles beneath their feet.\nTheir quest is being driven by a belief that the tunnels that have been built into the city are a modern version of a secret war-time system of escape tunnels built beneath the cities of Europe by Hitler during the Second World War \u2013 only in this case the team believe their tunnels might hold the remnants of 18th century treasure looted from the Russians by Prussian aristocracy.\nA group called \u201cMillionaire\u2019s Diggers\u201d is spending two weeks a year exploring the tunnels under the historic centre of the city in search of a priceless trove of jewels, gold and other rare artifacts.\nThe search is funded by a German businessman and the team is paying experts, including a local mine expert who is helping to guide their efforts, to chart and plan the complex network of tunnels which they believe date back to the first half of the 18th century, possibly built during the reign of King Frederick the Great.\nThey are certain that the city\u2019s wealth of 18th century houses, churches and monasteries are built over the labyrinth of passages which led the Prussian nobility to build them to get away from Russia\u2019s troops.\nThe group is searching for a tunnel system believed to be connected with the famous Amber Room, a collection of 18th century Russian artefacts, which is said to have been hidden under the city before it was plundered by the Nazis in 1941.\nHowever, one of the biggest clues to a link between the tunnels and the Amber Room was the huge amount of timber used in the tunnels. Experts have found in the soil they have dug up that the tunnels contained up to three thousand cubic metres of oak wood \u2013 enough to build the Amber Room 50 times over.\nThe tunnels are said to be up to seven metres deep and 30 metres wide and have been built into a network of cellars, vaults, tunnels, bunkers, storage rooms and even some with the original wooden planks. It is a city within a city, which has been dug out over generations and is now spread more than a mile from its original edge.\nThe team has been using metal detectors and modern technology to help them in their quest, which they believe could be \u201cthe last big treasure hunt\u201d.\n\u201cIt must have been a really big task for the builders to dig this huge network"}
{"article":"Bafetimbi Gomis was given a clean bill of health on Thursday after revealing his shocking mid-game collapse was caused by the stress of his father\u2019s ill health. The Frenchman was discharged from hospital in London in the morning having fainted eight minutes into Swansea\u2019s 3-2 defeat against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. There were distressing echoes of Fabrice Muamba\u2019s collapse at the same ground three years ago, with Spurs\u2019 substitute goalkeeper Brad Friedel admitting he \u2018feared the worst\u2019 as he watched the striker slump to the ground. Bafetimbi Gomis lies face down on the pitch after collapsing during  Swansea's game with Tottenham . Medical staff attended to the France international for four minutes before he regained consciousness . Concerned Tottenham players look on as the Swansea forward is attended to my medical staff . But hospital tests through the night have found no deeper cause for concern beyond the 29-year-old\u2019s vasovagal condition, which the Welsh club insist they have been aware of since before they signed the player from Lyon last summer. A senior club source told Sportsmail that knowledge of at least three previous episodes involving Gomis in France meant they were \u2018extra rigorous\u2019 in testing him during his medical and cardiology exams. A source close to the player confirmed those tests took place in a specialist facility in Cardiff ahead of Gomis\u2019s Bosman move to south Wales. The Frenchman tweeted to insist he was feeling better, claiming he fainted because of the anxiety caused by his father\u2019s illness. He said: \u2018I wanted to reassure you concerning my health. It actually looks much scarier than it is physically dangerous, and I am feeling well now. Gomis, who has a history of blacking out, is taken off the field on a stretcher at White Hart Lane . Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb (right) holds his head in his hands as Gomis is taken off on a stretcher . Players from both sides appear shocked as referee Michael Oliver prepares to restart the game . \u2018I have been under a great deal of stress and fatigue due to my father\u2019s health, which requires me to go back and forth from France. \u2018I was disappointed that I couldn\u2019t help my team tonight (Wednesday), but now everything is back in order. I also want to thank everyone for their support and get well messages.\u2019 The striker will not return to training until Tuesday, though the time off was agreed for the whole squad ahead of Wednesday\u2019s incident, with Swansea not playing again until Monday week\u2019s clash against Liverpool. He is expected to return to France imminently. Club officials were adamant on Wednesday night that Gomis has suffered no previous issues with fainting since his arrival at the Liberty Stadium, though the dressing room had been made aware of a condition that is understood to have first affected the striker when he was 14. A vasovagal syncope, which is what Bafetimbi Gomis suffered on Wednesday night, is caused by a sudden decrease in blood pressure or heart-rate, triggered by emotional or physical factors. Reduced blood flow to the brain makes a person faint. It can be prompted by extreme exertion or anxiety. On the physical side, there are numerous tests that can be done when a player has a medical and it appears Swansea knew all about Gomis\u2019s history. They will have checked the flow through his blood vessels under exercise stress, though emotional triggers are harder to quantify. It is a rare condition for a professional sportsman and is more common in older people. It is not something I have encountered in any other footballer. Thankfully, it is not an especially dangerous condition in isolation. The risks are low beyond what happens when you fall. You could hit your head or suffer trauma damage to another part of the body on landing. Often there is a stimulus that the person will recognise and they can act, by sitting down. Most sufferers feel fine in a matter of moments. Gomis has a history of fainting and can be seen here collapsing during France national team training in 2009 . It has been reported in France that Gomis previously fainted during a friendly for Lyon against Deportivo La Coruna in August 2009, before this episode in training . Gomis is helped by French goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso after the collapse in Guincamp . The French striker is understood to have resumed playing within 10 to 15 minutes of the episode . It has been reported in France that he previously fainted during a friendly for Lyon against Deportivo La Coruna in August 2009, before it happened again in training for the France national team two months later. On each occasion he is understood to have resumed playing within 10 to 15 minutes of the episode. Gomis is believed to have collapsed a third time in a Ligue 1 match for Lyon against Monaco in August 2010. Such episodes are caused by low blood pressure to the brain, usually brought on by emotional or physical distress. Medical experts told Sportsmail that the main risks associated with the condition would come from falling, though Swansea claim Gomis is able to detect when a problem occurring and acts accordingly. AUGUST 2, 2009 - LYON 2-2 DEPORTIVO . WHAT HAPPENED? In one of his first games for Lyon, Gomis both scores and faints in a pre-season friendly. However his new club are not overly concerned. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Club doctor Emmanuel Ohrant said: \u2018Since 14-years-old, Bafe has been the subject of such vasovagal episodes, comparable to a drop in blood pressure. At St Etienne, he used to faint. We got his whole medical file, and I can testify very exhaustive medical examinations have been . OCTOBER 7, 2009 - FRANCE TRAINING . WHAT HAPPENED? After meeting up with the French squad, a training session was dramatically halted after Gomis collapsed to the ground. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Gomis regained consciousness within a matter of minutes. Incredibly, after just 15 minutes on the sidelines, the striker was able to re-join his team-mates for training. AUGUST 7 2010 - LYON 0-0 MONACO . WHAT HAPPENED? Gomis collapsed early in Lyon\u2019s Ligue 1 home game against Monaco, just metres away from the home dugout. The striker was seen on the ground with his eyes rolled back before club doctor Emmanuel Orhant intervened. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? However, Gomis quickly regained consciousness and continued playing until he was subbed off in the 76th minute. He later said: \u2018I had an [incident] early in the game. I often do early in the season. I have immediately felt good after that. I think it was related to stress.' The 29-year-old is helped by a member of the French national team's medical staff after he collapsed . Players and staff call for help after then-Lyon striker Gomis collapses during a match in 2010 . Gomis also collapsed in a friendly match between Lyon and Deportivo\u00a0La Coruna in August 2009 . Friedel was in the stands when Muamba collapsed with a cardiac arrest and said: \u2018Anyone who was at that game probably thought the worst immediately. 'It's not normal for someone to be standing there and collapse and you know it's going to be something serious. 'But after a minute or so the word got back, so that's why you didn't see the panic on the players' faces because everyone knew he was all right. 'It was something that had to be dealt with, of course, but it was nothing in the stratosphere of what went on with Fabrice.\u2019","highlights":"Bafetimbi Gomis collapsed during first half of Swansea's match at Spurs . The Swansea striker wanted to play on but was carried off on a stretcher . Gomis said his father's ill-health was one cause for the collapse . This has happened to Gomis three times before (with Lyon and France) Incident brought back memories of Fabrice Muamba's collapse .","id":"a696624fda929c5dcb7636c533aa65ab7d6e4443","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" been taken there a day earlier after complaining of a lack of energy and vomiting on his France Under-21 debut against Italy at Wembley on Tuesday.\nAnd Gomis, who was one of the few bright spots for the visitors, has said he has been left feeling more depressed than ever by the ordeal.\n\"I feel a bit sad. I got some results back from my medicals, from the test results taken yesterday [Wednesday]. I was taken to hospital because I felt a bit weak,\" he said.\n\"This has definitely made things worse for me, because I'm now getting the results back and it's not that good.\n\"It's been quite difficult. It's been very tough for me, as you can imagine - and I'm more than down.\"\nArsenal's Theo Walcott made his first start for club or country since being told he would need to quit playing football.\nThe 18-year-old scored the 81st-minute winner, capitalising on an Arsenal break. Walcott has recovered from the knee injury which put his place at this World Cup in doubt.\nFrance Under-21 coach Alain Perrin left no doubt that Gomis, who had been named in his original 26-man squad for next month's finals, would not be featuring in Brazil.\nHe said: \"Bafetimbi is someone I had always said was my number one striker for the Under-21s and I still think he is even better than that now. But we can't use players if they are not fit.\n\"He's had a serious shock, he's not even left the hotel and he has an upset stomach which is caused by extreme tension.\n\"I know what he is like and that he is a man of great faith, but we were worried about how he was doing.\n\"We just did not have time for him, we just don't have time for a big number two. He's a great player and I wish he was in the squad, but he's not.\n\"Theo Walcott is a big player for us, he is someone who always does well when he plays for the Under-21s, and he has played well again tonight. But there are other great players here in the squad as well.\"\nTheo Walcott has been recalled to the squad for the second World Cup game in two days - and Perrin"}
{"article":"Two single beds side by side, canes hanging from coat hooks and retro British food tins on a gingham-covered countertop - these are the poignant images that capture the lives of two elderly sisters in their family home. Jean and Joy Taylor were born in the house in Ryde, Isle of Wight, in 1916 and 1922, never married and even shared a bedroom in their family home for 27 years until Jean's death in 2008. Now their quiet, old fashioned life together has been documented by a photographer Zoe Barker, with her picture series, The House Of Two Sisters. Scroll down for video . The sisters' guest room is decorated with pink candlewick bedspreads, an electric fire and family pictures on the mantelpiece. Jean's picture is in the centre, to  the right is their brother Jim in his Royal Artillery Uniform . The new owners have kept the enamelled pots and pans and other vintage pieces of kitchenware and continue to use a 'cool cupbord' with perforated metal door and sides for storing cheese, butter and eggs . Jean Taylor (left) was born, lived and died in her home in Ryde, Isle of Wight; after the loss of her sister in 2008,  Joy, now 99, (right) sold the house in 2013 to move into a care home . Barker's pictures are as much a document of the sisters' lives together and of a glimpse of a vanishing Britain. Her images  record an immaculately kept house with vintage features such as antimacassars on the armchairs, tins of treacle in the kitchen, a dressing table and highly-patterned carpets. There are no computers cluttering up surfaces, or plugs, wires and cables wending around furniture  and only a few black and white photographs  decorate on the walls. The women were born into a well-known local family, which originally set up a successful coaching business in the town in the 1840s. They also had two brothers James and John. Barker said: 'Very much a family home in the early days, the sisters shared the house with their mother and their Aunt Edie until both mother and aunt passed away. This was Jean's home all her life.' Aged 23 and 17 respectively when the Second World War broke out, the Taylor sisters came of age in an era of thrift, rationing and self-sacrifice.\u00a0And their wartime experiences are evident throughout the house. The  dressing table in the twin bedroom that Jean and Joy shared. Their beds are seen reflected in the mirror . The new owners have kept the old Electrolux hoover along with the carpet that remains in this room . Jean and Joy shared a bedroom from the 1950s until Jean's death. The  picture on the wall is of their family friend and Spitfire pilot George Gribble who was never found after bailing out over the sea near Dunkirk . Both of their brothers survived the war and there is a picture of James, who served in North Africa and Italy while John fought in the jungles of Burma, on the guest bedroom mantelpiece. In their neat, almost spartan, room is a black and white photo of their family friend and Spitfire pilot George Gribble who victory-rolled over the house whenever he flew over the island. On 4 June, 1941, he was seen to bail out over the sea near Dunkirk but was never found. The smaller photograph in the corner of the same frame is Bill Tudhope, a bomber pilot who was engaged to one of their cousins. He failed to return from a bombing mission over Germany in 1940. Barker said: 'In 1957 Joy left to live in London, though returned to the house almost every weekend. On retiring in 1981 she returned to live with her sister and they remained there together until Jean's death. 'Neither of them ever married. Despite being a large house the sisters shared a bedroom right up until Jean passed away.' These plastic flowers were given to the sisters by the grandmother of the woman who delivered their lunches in the last two years of Jean's life. Niece Gill remembers how impractical these armchair 'tables' were andmugs of tea would slip off unless held on to tightly . Joy Taylor sold the house in 2013 but her coat still hangs on the coat rack along with the sisters' canes (left); the women hung their Sunday best dresses on the back of the bedroom door (right). Their niece Gill, who says her aunts were always smart dressers, remembers Jean wearing this two-piece on warm summer days . The Isle of Wight-based photographer was asked to take her camera around the house  by the new owners after Joy - the last of the Taylor family in Ryde - sold her house in 2013 to move into a care home. She said:\u00a0'The new owners are lovely - a middle-aged couple with a teenage daughter. They are all massive appreciators of old things so it couldn't be in better hands. 'They've kept a lot of the sisters' furniture and objects, selected from the things that the sisters' family didn't want, many of which are currently in storage, but they plan to display them around the house once the decorating is completed. 'They invited me to come and document the house precisely because they appreciated it all so much - they really wanted a record of how it was. I presented them with an album of photographs at the end of the project.' The pictures took first place in the Documentary Series Category at the British Life Photography Awards this month. The new owners of the house have kept this Fowler's Treacle tin and many other old containers including over-the-counter medicines and salves, with a view to displaying them in the house in future . The sisters  had an identical much-loved chair and even Joy isn't sure whether this one was hers or Jean's . Barker documented the interior before it was renovated. She said: 'Little had changed for many years and the house was full of wonderfully dated features. But the house won't be entirely transformed. 'They're keeping the essentials of the house the same - lots of paint required and a few new curtains and carpets, but pretty minimal really as they want the house to retain its wonderful character,' she said. 'For example, keeping the woodchip wallpaper, just giving it a lick of paint, and holding on to some of those amazingly dated carpets. Even the old hoover has been kept as it's working perfectly. 'The biggest change is the kitchen - it was absolutely tiny, a galley kitchen really: the kitchen pans photograph was only just about doable with a wide angle lens and the camera right against the opposite wall. So the old sitting room is now a wonderfully spacious kitchen with window out on to the garden.' The rug was made by Aunt Edie's long-term boyfriend 'Uncle Bert'. The pair stepped out every Wednesday afternoon until he passed away but they never married. The blue china dog also belonged to Aunt Edie .","highlights":"Photographer shot preserved house of two elderly sisters on Isle of Wight . Jean and Joy Taylor shared the family home and a bedroom for 34 years . New owners wanted to capture their old fashioned vintage home . Jean died in 2008 and Joy, now 99, has moved to a care home .","id":"d1f6492a3261e20cbd566e17cb35da7642374eb2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" among the last British women in the world to be forcibly sterilised because of their low intelligence in 1958 when the law permitted eugenic sterilisation without parental consent and without a criminal offence. After it was abolished in 2004, the sisters were finally told they had been victimised by the government of the day.\nA new book by journalist Jane Johnson on the Taylors, Sterilised for Her Protection: The Taylors and the Law, tells their story, which she first heard about almost 20 years ago in an interview for the BBC. \"I remember that first interview vividly,\" says Johnson. \"It was a real shock to find such a big secret, because their parents were still alive and there was no suggestion that it had happened to them. I said to them that you can't talk about your father or your brother because the 70-year secrecy rule hasn't expired yet but one of them said, 'Why not?' and I got the big shock of my life. It was something they hadn't told even their closest relatives about. That gave me the determination to write the book.\"\nThe sisters were 27 and 29 when they were sterilised at Birmingham's Bull Street hospital in October 1958. Johnson traces their ordeal back a century to when their father, Joseph Taylor, was committed to a lunatic asylum for his mental incapacity in 1906. \"All these people were locked up and then sterilised,\" she says. \"It was a time when eugenics was considered a very rational solution. It was being practised by every country in the world, including the United States and even Nazi Germany. But the British version was especially brutal.\"\nThe government's sterilisation campaign in Birmingham was one of its earliest trials for its controversial Eugenic (Sterilisation of Imbeciles) Act. It was based on the idea that society's good could only be attained by getting rid of people who were considered of lower intelligence. The Taylors had been born to a couple from the poor Jewish community of Birmingham and from early childhood had been subjected to years of mistreatment and abuse. Aged four Joy had been sexually abused by a neighbour and when she was 11 her mother died. The two girls went to live with a sister. As they grew, their father went to prison for forging the sister's name on a cheque for \u00a350.\n\"There is a whole catalogue of abuses against these"}
{"article":"She weighs in at an impressive 100,000 tons and is longer than The Shard is tall. And today the mammoth USS Theodore Roosevelt was anchored just off the coast of Hampshire because she was simply 'too big' to sail into the Royal Navy's historic Portsmouth dockyard. Thousands of stunned spectators jammed roads and lined the banks of the River Solent to welcome the 1,092ft-long floating city as it arrived for a five-day visit to the UK on the first stop of a global deployment. Scroll down for video . Thousands of spectators lined the banks of the River Solent in Hampshire today to welcome the 1,092ft-long USS Theodore Roosevelt as it arrived for a five-day visit to the UK. The U.S. aircraft carrier, which measures 1,092ft in length, docked off Stokes Bay in Gosport, Hampshire . The 100,000-tonne U.S. aircraft carrier was forced to anchor off Stokes Bay in Gosport because it was 'too big' to sail into the Royal Navy's historic Portsmouth dockyard. More than 5,000 sailors are set to swamp Portsmouth during the five-day visit, giving a boost to the economy . The carrier measures 1,092ft in length, which is the equivalent to 30 London buses, and displaces up to 100,000 tons of water at full load . The mighty ship, which is making its first port of call during a round-the-world deployment, is much larger than the Royal Navy's next generation of carriers, The Prince of Wales and Queen Elizabeth, which weigh in at 65,000 tonnes when they finally become operational . Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: 'The USS Theodore Roosevelt's visit shows yet again that UK\/U.S. relations are as close as ever' The Royal Navy\u2019s First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, said today: \u2018It is excellent to see US Navy carrier steel in Portsmouth' While a debate rages in the UK over the Government's failure to commit to the Nato target of spending two per cent of GPD on defence, the Roosevelt is a potent symbol of American military might. With 90 aircraft on board, the ship can operate for up to 25 years at over unlimited distances, projecting US air power around the globe. She can go three months without resupply and her two giant nuclear reactor generate enough power for a small city. One social media user wrote: 'Most ships get measures in metres, this one comes in acres!' Another joked in reference to recent increased tensions between the West and Russia: 'Wonder if any Russian bombers will fly up the Channel this week?' Brian and Jacqui Rodgers, who travelled from Dorset to see the 30-year-old carrier arrive at Stokes Bay, said they were 'very impressed' by the ship. Mr Rodgers told The News local paper: 'It's a slumbering giant. I guess it's one of the biggest carriers in the world. 'It's a bit like watching a floating town arrive off the coast.' Mrs Rodgers added: 'It's massive. When you see a sailing boat by go by the side of it you realise how huge it is.' American sailors have disembarked from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for shore leave while it is moored in Stokes Bay, Gosport . The American crew of more than 5,600 includes 3,200 sailors and 2,480 airmen, a number which is expected to have a huge impact on the area . The city's bars, clubs, restaurants and visitor attractions are bracing themselves for a massive footfall when the sailors hit dry land . The arrival of the thousands of sailors is set to boost local economy by an estimated \u00a31.5million during the ship's five-day visit . The U.S. aircraft carrier was named after the 26th President of the United States . And with more than 5,000 American sailors due to disembark from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for shore leave while it is moored in Stokes Bay, Gosport, the local economy is set for an estimated \u00a31.5million boost. The city's bars, clubs, restaurants and visitor attractions are bracing themselves for a massive footfall when the sailors hit dry land during their ship's five-day visit. Nightclub Tiger Tiger located on the banks of Portsmouth Harbour is opening its doors at 9am during the week to put on English breakfasts. The mighty ship, which is making its first port of call during a round-the-world deployment, is much larger than the Royal Navy's next generation of carriers, The Prince of Wales and Queen Elizabeth, which weigh in at 65,000 tonnes when they finally become operational. Among Roosevelt's crew are six Royal Navy aircraft handlers who are honing their skills before serving aboard the new Royal Navy carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, which enters service in 2017. The carrier's escort ship, the guided missile destroyer Winston S Churchill, was able to dock at Portsmouth. She traditionally carries a UK navigator to honour the ship's British connection with the post currently held by 27-year-old Lieutenant Lynsey Sewell. Welcoming the U.S. ship, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said last night: 'The USS Theodore Roosevelt's visit shows yet again that UK\/US relations are as close as ever. Ten days ago, I was the first of his counterparts to meet incoming Defence Secretary Ash Carter. 'Having the Roosevelt in Portsmouth today is yet another example of the world's broadest, deepest and most enduring defence relationship at work. I'm thrilled to be going aboard today to welcome the crew personally.' The USS Theodore Roosevelt was accompanied into Hampshire by its escort ship, the destroyer Winston S Churchill, which traditionally has a UK navigator on board to honour the ship's British connection and the post is currently being held by 27-year-old Lieutenant Lynsey Sewell . The giant aircraft carrier was named after Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, and is nicknamed the 'Big Stick' Following its visit to the UK, USS Roosevelt\u00a0will make its way to the Middle East where it is expected to take part in airstrikes against ISIS . More than 5,000 American sailors are due to disembark from the aircraft carrier while it is moored in  Gosport, over the next five days, giving local businesses an estimated \u00a31.5million boost.\u00a0Donna Jones, leader of Portsmouth council, said: 'This is great news for Portsmouth' Spectators were keen to take photographs and 'selfies' of the ship as it made its way in to Hampshire today before docking in Gosport . Among Roosevelt's crew are six Royal Navy aircraft handlers who are honing their skills before serving aboard the new HMS Queen Elizabeth . The Royal Navy's First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, added: 'It is excellent to see US Navy carrier steel in Portsmouth. And in barely two years we will see UK carrier steel here too. 'We warmly welcome the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group - a reflection of the close partnership between our nations and navies, and the value of credible seapower in support of our shared national interests.' Senior officers aboard the American ship will visit Royal Navy officials to discuss recent global operations and get an update on the UK's carrier programme. Donna Jones, leader of Portsmouth council, said: 'This is great news for Portsmouth because it means money spent in local businesses, restaurants, cafes and shops, as well as strengthening the ties between the British and American Navy.'","highlights":"USS Theodore Roosevelt anchored off coast of Hampshire because it was 'too big' to dock at Portsmouth dockyard . Giant U.S. aircraft carrier, which measures 1,092ft in length, docked off Stokes Bay in Gosport for five-day UK vist . Thousands of spectators lined banks of River Solent to welcome the aircraft carrier before it heads to Middle East .","id":"bcc8ce7d2825f8536025b0843194caffdea69e9d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Solent\n- USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Southsea, Hampshire, today ahead of the Portsmouth Military Wartime Weekend (May 17-19)\n- The aircraft carrier had to anchor in the sea 30 miles out because the Portsmouth Harbour and Solent were too small for her to enter\n- USS Theodore Roosevelt can carry more than 6,000 people at 60mph\n- She is 4.5 miles long, 16 storeys tall, and 257 feet wide\n- The ship also requires 16 'big' and 5 'little' tugs to tow her across the seas, the little tugs only being used to make her port\nHuge.\nThe USS Theodore Roosevelt, a massive American aircraft carrier has arrived in the Solent today.\nThe ship was originally due to enter the Solent on Friday, but had to anchor off Hayling Island.\nThe massive 100,000-tonne vessel was being sailed from the US to the UK for the Portsmouth Military Wartime Weekend\nThe Solent, which stretches between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of the United Kingdom, is simply too small for the aircraft carrier to enter.\nIt was also too narrow for the 4.5-mile-long vessel to sail up the Portsmouth Harbour, and the 256-foot-wide bridge is not able to allow the massive ship to sail between the Solent's rocks.\nThe aircraft carrier is named after the 26th president of the USA, and has 6,000 crew, 16 storeys, and carries helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and amphibious vehicles.\n'We needed to reposition the US Navy's largest asset,' said Rear Admiral Kenneth Floyd, Deputy Commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, in a statement.\n'We know that this is one of the most important and largest naval events on the eastern seaboard and we wanted the Roosevelt to make an impact on every corner of the city, but the Solent is simply too narrow to allow us to transit.\n'The Portsmouth Military Wartime Weekend is an important event for the city and we look forward to joining the city in celebration of the nation's history, heritage and people.'\nUSS Theodore Roosevelt is currently the only US aircraft carrier in operation. The ship is 100ft longer than the Shard is tall, is four and half miles long and has 16 storeys.\nIt also requires 16 'big"}
{"article":"(CNN)I am atheist -- and I am black. Yes, we exist -- even if many in the media sometimes don't notice us. In a CNN special that aired on Tuesday, for example, people of color were not as well-represented as American atheism's more familiar face: You know, white males. In fact, African-American atheists represent a still small -- though growing -- segment of American atheists at large. Does this mean that blacks and other minorities generally just don't gravitate towards nonbelief, or are there other factors which keep us hidden? There is a harsh truth to face here. Most blacks identify as religious. Belief in God is touted with pride, and the church is intricately tied to tradition, history and culture. It is not uncommon to assume that I attend services as a black woman. The question often isn't if I go to church -- it's where. And even if one doesn't go to church, surely they still have faith -- because our people have endured and overcome so much hardship that it had to be the work of a god. All of this makes the words \"black\" and \"atheist\" hard for many to imagine in the same sentence. It can be extremely difficult to discuss religion objectively in the black community. Many have social, emotional and financial stakes invested in this institution, so for one to even say they have doubts is like committing treason. To openly identify as an atheist in the midst of heavy religious influence can be next to impossible, and good luck finding other blacks who also don't believe. It is very important to note however, that the Internet has made it easier for black atheists to find each other, and there is a large community of us online. Though I was raised secular -- a rarity in my community -- I've had to endure ostracism from family and friends as a result of openly identifying as an atheist. However, my journey is far from tragic. In founding my organization, Black Nonbelievers, in 2011, I have been fortunate to connect with others who were either raised secular like myself, or who were brought up extremely religious and left it behind. And they have done so bravely, defying the perception and expectation that all blacks blindly accept religion. The Friendly Atheists Next Door . My experience in the secular community as a black atheist has ranged from feeling totally welcome to feeling totally isolated, and even ignored. On the one hand, there is common ground shared -- our nonbelief and even discontent with religion unites us. On the other hand, there is a notion that since we share this common ground that there are no other issues to address. The lack of people of color at secular events is a problem -- partly because there is unawareness of such events existing, but also because there is limited effort placed in accommodation and care. We are sometimes treated as if we are invisible, or even as an afterthought -- which does not make the few persons of color feel welcome. Fortunately, all is not lost. Progress has been made. There are now a number of secular groups that have helped to bring about more diverse representation for people of color, women and children. There is a more concentrated focus on support for the LGBT demographic, as well for others who come from marginalized and disfranchised backgrounds. There are support systems for people who have lost loved ones, yet they have no religious affiliation. Moreover, there is a tremendous amount of literary and artistic talent. Such representation is now reflected at organized events, in leadership, as well as in media coverage. While the number of visible minority atheists is still small, we are here and we're here to stay. We will continue to grow, in both the black and secular communities. We can lead the charge for this change. The more we make our presence known, the better our chances of working together to turn around the disparities we face, and bolster the recognition we so rightly deserve. We are not alone.","highlights":"African-American atheists represent a small but growing segment of American atheists at large . Most blacks, though, identify as religious, and the church is intricately tied to tradition, history and culture .","id":"1e4260b62f31f064994ef9757fa4c19ef73ca46d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" heavily-represented in some of the featured subjects as one might assume. Notable examples of this lack of diversity included a young black male, who was profiled in a feature about the importance of fatherhood.\nAnd that's just the type of news, in my view, that people who look like me and share my beliefs need to hear: stories that acknowledge the black reality of America.\nSo often, we are told that being a black atheist is like \"black not being black enough.\" Or, some of us can't be real Christians. Why? Because we are black, and our views are not mainstream.\nI can't tell you how many times I've been told that just because I was born into the Christian faith, I couldn't be a real Christian, because real Christians are \"white\" -- and I'm black. I think to myself, I'm living in a world of privilege, but I don't see it that way.\nFor the record, I am proud to be a black atheist. I am proud to be a non-believer. I am proud of the views I have, and stand by them.\nWe are not all alike\nIn many ways, religion has done a wonderful job in breaking down the barriers of segregation. Still, one does not have to look very far to see that religion's history in the United States was built on hatred, segregation and oppression.\nWhat I see as a result of Christianity is a division between whites and blacks. Black and white churches were and are still built on separate foundations, with one for whites and one for blacks. Today, I still walk into a white church, and people still ask, \"Who are you here for?\" and often get a little upset if they don't immediately know your answer.\nI have had countless experiences over the years in the black church, where people didn't welcome me or treat me as if they cared at all about my personal well-being. I have had a very rough experience in the black church and I've also had very good experiences.\nI am a product of the Civil Rights movement, and my experiences as a black atheist have led me to see just how separate white Christians and black Christians are in America. Just like with other races, there is a racial division in the black church today.\nThere's a difference\nTo me, the difference in black and white church is one of theology. Some of these theological"}
{"article":"Sir Philip Green, pictured with his daughter Chloe, has sold the loss-making BHS department chain for just \u00a31 to a little-known investment firm . Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has sold struggling BHS for just one pound \u2013 a fraction of the \u00a3200million he paid for it almost 15 years ago. The billionaire had failed to turn the loss-making department store chain around due to fierce competition from rivals. It was bought yesterday by a little-known investment firm called Retail Acquisitions, raising fears for the jobs of 11,000 staff in 171 BHS stores across the country. When asked if their roles were safe, Sir Philip said: \u2018I\u2019m a retailer, not a clairvoyant.\u2019 The entrepreneur bought the chain in 2000 when it was called British Home Stores. It joined Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Burton as part of his Arcadia Group. But its furniture and fashion \u2013 aimed at older customers \u2013 struggled to sell well enough to keep up with rivals. Recent attempts to breathe new life into the chain included introducing food halls in some stores, opening new cafes and selling clothes from some of Arcadia\u2019s other brands. But this failed to kick-start growth, and BHS continued to lose customers to cheaper rivals such as IKEA, as well as more upmarket competitors including John Lewis. Sir Philip said the chain made a cash loss of \u00a345million last year. Analysts estimate that it lost 800,000 shoppers over the past five years. The businessman said he had not been able to give BHS as much attention as he would have liked because of the other brands he owns. \u2018I don\u2019t think anything went wrong,\u2019 he said. \u2018You try being involved in six businesses. \u2018I\u2019m not blaming anybody, but when you are in and out of the business you tend to drift. You can\u2019t be an absentee landlord. It is a challenging marketplace and BHS is in the middle of the market at a time when everyone is discounting.\u2019 He said the business is being handed over in a sound financial position with \u2018significant\u2019 cash balances and no debt. Sir Philip put BHS up for sale in January. He refused to confirm the sale price yesterday, but this was widely reported as being \u00a31. He also declined to say whether he had secured an agreement that existing stores and jobs would be safeguarded. \u2018I don\u2019t want some article saying they will close them,\u2019 he said. \u2018I\u2019m a retailer, not a clairvoyant. People buy companies and people sell companies. They are buying the business to run it as a going concern.\u2019 Fears have been expressed over the job security of more than 11,000 staff employed by BHS . Retail Acquisitions is a new business set up by five directors with little experience in the sector. Chairman Keith Smith, 76, is a former stockbroker. Two other directors are lawyers \u2013 one specialising in privacy, who has advised Mike Tyson, Ulrika Jonsson and Hugh Grant. Of the firm\u2019s remaining two directors, one is an unknown Swede and the other appears to be a former racing driver. Mr Smith said: \u2018This is a fantastic opportunity to breathe new life into this iconic British high street brand. \u2018We are convinced that with strategic and focused support we will return BHS to profitability and safeguard the workforce.\u2019 However, analysts believe the firm may be forced to cut staff. Neil Saunders, a director of research firm Conlumino, said: \u2018On the positive side, it is likely the brand will be reinvigorated and see some investment. \u2018On the negative side, some restructuring [job cuts] is likely and over the medium term further store closures will likely be required.\u2019","highlights":"Sir Philip Green has sold BHS for just \u00a31 to Retail Acquisitions . Fears have been expressed over the job security of BHS' 11,000 workers . When asked about the jobs, Green replied: 'I'm a retailer, not a clairvoyant' The chain was put up for sale in January and the price is believed to be \u00a31 . Scroll down for video .","id":"bb8fadecf68c8812d3bcf9fbcaa8d7f2a68b27a3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" but analysts believe the billionaire could have got far more.\nThe department store, which went into administration last year and is losing \u00a31 million every day, was put up for sale after the company collapsed into administration with \u00a3571 million in debt in April 2016. At the time, Mr Green was reported to be considering buying back the chain for as little as a pound.\nDespite a dramatic improvement in its trading performance since, analysts believe the businessman could still have achieved more by taking on one of Britain\u2019s most famous department store brands as it was rescued \u2013 and will be keen to see if he returns with a bid in the coming months.\nWhat\u2019s happening to BHS?\nThe company collapsed less than a year ago, following a dramatic fall in its value to just \u00a31 after years of poor trading and a major pensions crisis. At the time of its collapse, Sir Philip was also locked in a court battle over how much he was liable for \u2013 a claim which could be \u201c\u00a3500m to \u00a3700m\u201d, he said in a statement.\nThe company, which had more than 1,000 stores across the UK, was hit by falling sales and falling profits in recent years. Analysts believe it could now be worth three to four times more, and is likely to be sold for a similar price to Sports Direct.\nIn April last year, Sports Direct paid \u00a35.4m for another failed British department store, House of Fraser.\nIs the chain safe?\nDespite being thrown back into administration last April, BHS has managed to stay open over the holiday season and Christmas was its most successful one in a decade \u2013 an achievement which has raised the prospect of the chain being sold.\nAnalysts say there is a \u201creasonable prospect\u201d the company will be rescued. However, they added: \u201cWe believe Mr Green will only sell the brand if he is unable to secure a return in excess of a pound.\u201d\nIt is also thought a buyer might try to break-up the business, selling off key areas of the brand, such as its supply chain, to other retailers.\nWill the staff get paid?\nThe company has a pension deficit of around \u00a3571 million, and is believed to be facing claims from more than 20,000 workers, including 14,000 former staff members, for holiday pay, pension contributions and other entitlements.\nA \u00a320 million pension scheme for the retailer\u2019s 10,000 former employees is set"}
{"article":"In the closing stages of the RBS 6 Nations\u2019 greatest day, Ben Youngs played like a true champion. But that status eluded him once again \u2014 and he knew exactly why. England\u2019s scrum-half had tormented France during the gloriously, bewilderingly compelling match which provided a pulsating finale to Super Saturday. But a fourth successive year as runners-up left the national team shattered, with their gallant role in epic sporting drama serving as meagre consolation. England fell just six points short of being crowned Six Nations champions . A 55-35 victory over France was not enough for England to overhaul Ireland at the top of the standings . And though Youngs had been the catalyst for a daring charge towards the unlikely target of a 26-point winning margin with his two tries, countless line-breaks and dashing creativity, collective disappointment eclipsed any personal pride. As participants and observers alike tried to make sense of a 90-point, 12-try edition of \u2018Le Crunch\u2019 which often defied logic, the devastated man of the match pinpointed why there were no medals around English necks. \u2018I don\u2019t think the Six Nations title was lost today, it was lost last week, when we missed too many chances,\u2019 he said, in reference to the 25-13 victory over Scotland seven days earlier. \u2018We should have been way ahead on points difference going into this game.\u2019 Ben Youngs believes England lost the Six Nations title last week when they only beat Scotland 25-13 . England had many chances to beat Scotland by a bigger margin last weekend at Twickenham . Correct. It would have deprived a captivated audience of an absorbing spectacle spanning three high-octane games, but England could have made Saturday\u2019s fixtures in Rome and Edinburgh all but irrelevant if they hadn\u2019t squandered a raft of try-scoring openings in round four. If Stuart Lancaster\u2019s men had merely needed to win, they would not have scorched the earth as they did time and again in front of a fervent crowd, but it is highly likely they would have secured their prize. Instead, they ran amok to amass a record total against their cross-Channel rivals, only to be left six points short and inches from glory as a rolling maul at the end threatened to bring the house down until referee Nigel Owens penalised the hosts to signal the dying of the light. After familiar English dejection and an outpouring of Irish euphoria as Joe Schmidt\u2019s team retained their title on points difference, the inquests began at Twickenham. George North's inspired performance helped Wales to a 61-20 win over Italy to put them in with a shout . Ireland thrashed Scotland 40-10 at Murrayfield to overhaul Wales, and England fell  short in their response . Circumstances demanded an adventurous streak and the upshot was seven tries against opponents who had conceded just two in their previous four games. A torrent of quick lineouts and tapped penalties, heads-up running and off-loading made for a stirring sight but, while the real damage had been done a week before, there were also fresh faults. For all his evident pride, backs coach Andy Farrell will not have been amused to see England concede five tries at home, even though they had to go for broke. When Vincent Debaty rounded off a stunning French raid on the hour, Youngs wore a thunderous look. \u2018They took their tries well but we\u2019ve got to be better than that,\u2019 he said. \u2018It was one step forward, one step back. For every good thing we did, we weren\u2019t able to keep backing it up. If we can be a bit smarter in defence, that is the way for us to play.\u2019 England\u2019s expansive approach was certainly effective and pleasing to the eye, but there was a period in the first half when they became too frantic, when a composed outlook would have told them to build a score patiently. Stuart Lancaster has seen his side finish as runners-up in the Six Nations for four years in a row . Still, criticism must be tempered in the context of a 20-point thumping of a French team which bore no resemblance to the rabble of previous weekends. For Youngs, there was irritation that their opponents had fought hard while Scotland and Italy had presented limited resistance to the other title challengers. \u2018France turned up \u2014 I don\u2019t know what happened to Italy or Scotland,\u2019 he said. \u2018We knew we were going to be chasing it and we did that. But it was shame those other teams weren\u2019t a bit more resilient.\u2019 France\u2019s resilience brought out the best in several England players besides Youngs. Captain Chris Robshaw strove to carry the ball and the team heroically while James Haskell was in the sin bin for a rash trip in the second half. Billy Vunipola completed another 80 minutes of surging intensity and out wide, Jack Nowell had been peripheral early on but by the end he was rampant and had another two tries. England started their campaign with a morale-boosting win over World Cup Group A rivals Wales . English thoughts of \u2018if only\u2019 have become an annual routine and this year they have cause to lament the failure to cope with an aerial barrage in Dublin and their profligacy against Scotland. The second-half efforts against Wales and France represented their peaks and as Courtney Lawes noted, with the World Cup in mind they will take heart from recent wins over Pool A rivals Wales and Australia. Twickenham was loud and proud on Saturday evening and with five consecutive victories there, Lancaster\u2019s side are enjoying a spell of home rule at just the right time. The performances of George Ford, Jonathan Joseph and Nowell have generated optimism, and while inside centre remains a problem position, in most areas there are now multiple options. The likes of Manu Tuilagi, Joe Launchbury and Alex Corbisiero face a battle to reclaim lost places. As they stood in their post-match huddle, England were no doubt exhausted and demoralised. Finishing second again suggests they are stuck on a plateau but, in certain respects, this performance represented telling and timely progress.","highlights":"England missed out on winning the Six Nations title by six points . A 20-point victory over France  was not enough to clinch championship . Stuart Lancaster's side finished runners-up for the fourth straight year . Ben Youngs says championship was lost against Scotland last week . England's performance provides plenty of optimism for World Cup .","id":"9a378d28378def5b48f3f6dc189ae8d9ff2af69d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for 80 minutes and in doing so had become a hero at Twickenham.\nBut he was aware that the honour was not all he would cherish, because a World Cup was still not on the horizon.\n\u201cIt is a huge buzz, but at the same time there is the disappointment that comes with it,\u201d Youngs said. \u201cI am desperate to be in the World Cup squad, I am playing some good rugby and I have done a lot of work on my game.\n\u201cIt is frustrating because I know I am in the right position. You are in a strong competition with other players and you want to have your own pathway. It is frustrating, but I am just looking forward to getting back out on the field again and hopefully showing everybody that I can be at the World Cup.\u201d\nThat is the kind of selflessness that has turned Youngs into one of the most revered of England players, and it was on display again at half-time last Sunday when England were down by three points to a French team that many predicted would win the title.\nWith a week to go until the final Test against Wales, England coach Stuart Lancaster called Youngs and Alex Corbisiero to his office. They were not summoned as understudies, but as the team\u2019s most wanted stars. Lancaster told them that he could play both of them as scrum-halves in Sunday\u2019s game if circumstances demanded.\nIt was the first time Youngs had been named among the substitutes in a Test. But it was a position he had often found himself in: the bench as a youngster at Leicester; a second-row forward at Gloucester and Nottingham during England\u2019s recent Six Nations and during the November internationals; and, of course, after the opening game of the Championship against France, when Lancaster had asked him to come on.\nHis response to each was the same: \u201cIf you need me, I am prepared to put on the shirt.\u201d And his willingness is remarkable considering he is only 23. \u201cI have been a part of a big squad where you are either a starter or a sub,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd if you are a sub you are only there for a reason, so I have always known if you are not a starter then you are not playing for that reason.\u201d\nYoungs believes that that sort of humility is what enabled him to earn his spot as a starter in Paris. \u201cThe squad are all good lads, but sometimes I think when the ball comes"}
{"article":"Beer is one of the world's most ancient brews and has played an essential role in society - both for its nutritional and ritual importance - for millennia. Now, 5,000-year-old fragments of pottery used by ancient Egyptians to make beer, have been discovered on a building site in Tel Aviv, Israel. The pottery shards come from large ceramic basins, which were used to prepare fruity beer that was left to ferment under the sun. Scroll down for video . \u2018Among the hundreds of pottery shards (pictured) that characterise the local culture, a number of fragments of large ceramic basins were discovered that were made in an Egyptian tradition and were used to prepare beer,\u2019 Dr Barkan said . Diego Barkan, of the Israeli Antiquities Authority, said that 17 pits were found that had been used to store produce in the Early Bronze Age, from 3,500 to 3,000 BC. Beer was the favourite drink of humans and gods in ancient Egypt. It was also drank by rich and poor, adults and children. This was because it was cleaner than water, which came from a river or canal and was often polluted. Beer was considered as staple, along with bread, Reshafim.org reported. Workers were paid with bread, oil, beer and vegetables by their employers. The standard ration was two jars containing three-and-a-half pints (two litres) of beer. Just like today, the Egyptians liked their beer cooled and kept jars in water. \u2018Among the hundreds of pottery shards that characterise the local culture, a number of fragments of large ceramic basins were discovered that were made in an Egyptian tradition and were used to prepare beer,\u2019 he said in a statement. The vessels were made with \u2018straw temper\u2019 and other organic material to strengthen them \u2013 a method which was not in local potteries. The excavation is the first to offer evidence of an \u2018Egyptian occupation\u2019 in the centre of Tel Aviv 5,000 years ago. As well as the basins, a bronze dagger and 6,000-year-old flint tools were uncovered. Dr Barken said: \u2018This is also the northernmost evidence we have of an Egyptian presence in the early Bronze Age. \u2018Until now we were only aware of an Egyptian presence in the northern Negev and southern coastal plain, whereby the northernmost point of Egyptian occupation occurred in Azor. Fragments of pottery that are around 5,000 years old and were used by ancient Egyptians to make beer, have been discovered on a building site in Tel Aviv. Here, Diego Barkan holds the basin parts . Employees of the Israel Antiquities Authority(pictured) work at the site in Tel Aviv where fragments of pottery used by ancient Egyptians have been discovered. A total of 17 pits have revealed finds . As well as the basins, which were pulled from pits in the centre of Tel Aviv (pictured left) a bronze dagger and 6,000-year-old flint tools were uncovered. A flint blade is pictured right . Last year, the tomb of a leading ancient Egyptian beer brewer was discovered. The tomb of Khonso Em Heb, who lived 3,200 years ago, was found by a Japanese team and has been been described as 'one of the most important discoveries' made at the Thebes necropolic site in the city of Luxor. Egypt's antiquities minister Mohamed Ibrahim described Khonso Em Heb as the chief \u2018maker of beer for gods of the dead'. He was thought to be the head of a warehouse and judging by the decorations in his tomb was an important and wealthy man. The walls of the tomb contain paintings showing everyday life and rituals. \u2018Now we know that they also appreciated what the Tel Aviv region had to offer and that they too knew how to enjoy a glass of beer, just as Tel Avivians do today\u2019. According to the antiquities authority, \u2018beer was the Egyptian national drink and was a staple along with bread.\u2019 It said beer was consumed by the entire population of Egypt, regardless of age, gender or status. \u2018It was made from a mixture of barley and water that was partially baked and then left to ferment in the sun. \u2018Various fruit concentrates were added to this mixture in order to flavour the beer.\u2019 The mixture was filtered in special vessels before serving. Previous excavations carried out in Egypt's Delta region uncovered breweries that indicate beer was already being produced in the mid-fourth millennium BC, the Israeli authority said. The fragments were discovered in pits on Ha-Masger Street in central Tel Aviv (marked on the map). Excavations are taking place before the construction of an office building . The vessels (pictured) were made with \u2018straw temper\u2019 and other organic material to strengthen them \u2013 a method which was not in local potteries. This one dates to the Early Bronze Age I (3,500 BC) Dr Barken said: \u2018This is also the northernmost evidence we have of an Egyptian presence in the early Bronze Age. Here, a worker for the Israel Antiquities Authority cleans findings at the site .","highlights":"Fragments\u00a0from ceramic basins were pulled from 17 pits in Tel Aviv, Israel . Basins were used 5,000 years ago to make fruity beer, which was a staple . Beer was made from part baked barley and water, with added fruits . Finds are first to prove an Egyptian occupation in Tel Aviv 5,000 years ago .","id":"4dcbdd9aa31f59ad214525c73e16bd04808d5659","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" prehistoric brewing families have been identified in an archaeological site in Egypt.\nThe find marks the earliest evidence for beer consumption outside of Europe, reports ScienceDaily.com. In the study, the team - led by researchers from the Department of Antiquities (DOA) and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands - found that, not only was beer brewed in the region from 5,300 years ago, but brewing was an important activity for the people who lived there.\n\"This is one of the few archaeological sites where we can study early beer drinking in the Near East as it was happening, and the material culture of this ancient beverage production technology is extremely rich,\" said co-senior study author Mark Altaweel, from the DOA. \"The evidence for beer production in Egypt is the most solid evidence for beer drinking. It's not just beer production but beer-drinking. This discovery reveals that beer-drinking in Egypt happened long before the rise of agriculture. Furthermore, it is part of a tradition of a brewing community that has lasted almost 4,000 years and continues until the present day.\"\nTo date, archaeologists have found evidence for beer-drinking dating to as far back as 4,000 years ago in Sumer, but not in Europe. The newly-discovered remains are located at a site in the Egyptian Nile delta, and include pottery fragments and small bone pieces. The researchers believe this evidence shows that people of the time were eating beer-based food, and it was an important way for them to get their daily nutrition.\nThe fragments included what the team describe as the earliest-known beermat, or drinking platform, that has been discovered so far. Beermats - the wooden or plastic supports - have long been used for drinking beer by the glass, and are often found to be 2,000 years old or more.\nAccording to the researchers, the earliest brewing was probably a primitive, natural process, involving malting - the process of fermenting grains - but that more sophisticated methods were developed later. However, until now, they had never found direct evidence for this process in the Near East.\nResearchers believe that this could have taken place around 4,000 to 3,000 years ago, and have proposed a theory that grain was harvested in the dry season, then maligned under the scorching sun, to produce malt.\nTo confirm the findings, researchers also analysed the bones of livestock that had been"}
{"article":"A 16-year-old schoolboy hanged himself in a \u2018horrible mistake\u2019 as he experimented to see how Hollywood legend Robin Williams died, an inquest has heard. Temidayo Joseph died in his bedroom in August last year just hours after collecting his GCSE results. The talented footballer, known to his friends as Temi, was found hanged in his bedroom by his mother Kate Ibok. Temidayo Joseph, 16, was found hanged in his bedroom by his mother hours after collecting his GCSE results . An inquest at Essex Coroner\u2019s Court today heard that in the days leading up to the teenager\u2019s death, the \u2018lively and popular\u2019 youngster had spoken with a cousin in Nigeria about the actor. The court heard no suicide note was found and a police report concluded that the youngster had no intention of killing himself. Essex Coroner Eleanor McGann said: \u2018There was a conversation which took place about big news in the media about the death of Robin Williams. \u2018Temi had said \u2018I don\u2019t understand why somebody would do this to themself\u2019.. \u2018It\u2019s perfectly possible that he did not have any idea how easy it is to hang yourself by mistake.\u2019 She added: \u2018That would seem to fit with this happy little boy with an enquiring mind who has made a horrible mistake. An inquest at Essex Coroner\u2019s Court today heard that in the days leading up to the teenager\u2019s death, the \u2018lively and popular\u2019 youngster had spoken with a cousin in Nigeria about the death of actor Robin Williams (pictured) Detective Sergeant Tara Barnes told the inquest she had concluded her report into the death by saying: \u2018I had no information that his intention was to kill himself.\u2019 Tragically, a fellow student at his school - The Ockendon Academy in Thurrock, Essex \u2013 was found dead in South Ockenden just two weeks ago. An inquest into the death of Toni Connell, which was opened and adjourned today, heard that the 15-year-old was also found hanged. Her mother Amanda Connell, 46, has blamed exam pressure for the death of her daughter. She said last week: \u2018I have lost a big part of my life and I put it down to the school putting so much stress on my daughter.\u2019 But the coroner today ruled out the same reason as the cause of Temi\u2019s death. Although he had gained just three C grades, the inquest heard that academy staff had taken steps to warn Temi, who dreamed about becoming a professional footballer, about what kind of grades he would be getting. Essex Coroner Eleanor McGann recorded a verdict of accidental death and said the teenager had 'everything to live for'. Pictured, Temi as a child (left) and with his mother Kate Ibok (right) His family said he had been looking forward to enrolling at college. Recording a verdict of accidental death, Mrs McGann said: \u2018It is very easy to jump to the conclusion someone has got their GCSE results and think he has hanged himself. \u2018That conclusion, in this case, would be wrong. \u2018He got the results he expected to get - he knew what pathway he would follow.\u2019 She added: \u2018There was no evidence at all that Temi wanted to kill himself - quite the contrary this was a young man with everything to live for. Temidayo's father Vincent Joseph (pictured today) said his son was a 'lovely young man' \u2018He had a loving and sound extended family, lots of support and was very popular at school, not just with pupils but teachers as well. \u2018Why on earth would he intend to kill himself? \u2018I am not satisfied, so that I am sure, that he intended to kill himself that day and therefore I am not returning a verdict of suicide. She added that although he had discussed the death of Robin Williams, \u2018there is nothing to show he intended to die\u2019. She concluded it was a \u2018tragic accident of a young boy simply trying to work out how something has been done and it went horribly wrong.\u2019 After the verdict, Temi\u2019s devastated father Vincent, 54, from Waterloo in London, wept as he described his \u2018talented son\u2019. He said: \u2018I did not know about the link to Robin Williams before we went into the inquest. \u2018Temidayo was a lovely young man and a great character. \u2018He did not intend to kill himself - he was a very talented boy and lived for his football - that\u2019s all he wanted to do. \u2018I was so happy when I stood by him to hear him call me father. I have lost a good friend.\u2019 Temi\u2019s mother, who was not present at today\u2019s inquest, has temporarily moved back to Nigeria with his 12-year-old sister, Christiana, 12, to cope with her grief. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org .","highlights":"Talented footballer was found hanged in his bedroom by his mother . Essex Coroner\u2019s Court heard youngster had discussed actor's death . Coroner Eleanor McGann recorded a verdict of accidental death . She concluded it was a \u2018tragic accident of a young boy simply trying to work out how something has been done and it went horribly wrong\u2019","id":"ae2a2adfa9912b26e352a4626cd0dad153e45357","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", four months after the \u201ccomedic genius\u201d killed himself in 2014. An inquest into his death was held at Birmingham Coroners Court yesterday (5 September).\nHis brother and mother both gave emotional testimony about his death and the impact it has had. His brother, Joseph Owolabi, said he had been \u201ccompletely shocked\u201d when he saw the teenager. He said: \u201cI was completely shocked and disgusted. I couldn\u2019t believe it. He was a good kid and this was a horrible mistake. He made a horrible mistake and didn\u2019t live up to what he could be in life.\nHe added: \u201cTo see him in that state will stay with me for a very long time. I will never forget it, it was something I could not live with. I will never get over it.\u201d The inquest was told how he had suffered with depression, low self-esteem, anxiety and low mood and had started to use Facebook and a messaging app to experiment with how a Hollywood movie star killed himself.\nREAD: Facebook And WhatsApp Are Testing A New App That Lets Users Share Their Location\nHe was also self-harming and had been prescribed anti-depressants, but had been taking them irregularly. After his death, the family found a note he had written on a scrap of paper that said: \u201cThis is to do with Robin Williams and I would like you to look out for me because I am thinking about ending my life. Please help.\u201d Birmingham Coroner\u2019s Court assistant deputy coroner Sarah Laming-Cooper said: \u201cHe was not taking his anti-depressants regularly and it had been at least a couple of weeks before his death and he was showing signs of self-harming.\u201d\nShe said the teenager had experimented with cutting his arm and scratching it so he could compare it to Robin Williams\u2019s suicide. She added: \u201cIt is very clear he used his phone and an online messaging app to look at Robin Williams\u2019s suicide. He described it as a \u2018horrible mistake\u2019 and a \u2018horrible thing\u2019 and a \u2018horrible way\u2019 to take his life.\nREAD: Robin Williams Cause Of Death Released As Cause of Death Confirmed\n\u201cWhat is clear is that he had looked at Robin Williams\u2019s suicide and that caused him to self-harm, and he was seen as suicidal by staff at school and his family, who took him into A&E in"}
{"article":"The world's greatest private collection of coins is expected to sell for $220million (\u00a3150million) in a record-breaking series of seven auctions at Sotherby's and Stack's Bowers Galleries. Gathered over more than 30 years by Texas property developer A. Mack Pogue and his son, D. Brent Pogue, the collection contains coins from the early years of the American republic, from 1792 to the 1830s. These are the most sought-after U.S. coins in existence, as the crude production techniques of the period meant that the coins were fragile, making surviving high-quality examples are extremely rare. Scroll down for video . A treasure trove: An extraordinary 1822 five dollar gold coin, worth $8million, is up for auction. Pictured heads (left) and tails (right) Intricate: An 1804 silver dollar piece, pictured heads (left) and tails (right), the most famous American coin in the world, is worth $8 to $10million . Exquisite: A rare 1796 quarter dollar coin, shown heads (left) and tails (right), is expected to fetch up to $1million . Valuable: This 1797 half dollar coin is worth up to $1.75million. Pictured heads (left) and tails (right) Gathered over more than 30 years by Texas property developer A. Mack Pogue and his son, D. Brent, this is considered the most valuable collection of federal American coins dating from the 1790s to the late 1830s in private hands. An 1822 Half Eagle five-dollar gold piece, one of only three known to exist, and an 1804 Silver Dollar dubbed the 'King of American Coins' are expected to be among the top lots when the collection is sold in a series of auctions in New York beginning in May and continuing into 2017. 'These two coins in particular, we think, have a possibility of being up around that $10 million mark,' said Brian Kendrella, the president of Stack's Bowers Galleries. The rare coin and currency auctioneer, which is handling the sales with Sotheby's, believes the coins could shatter the $10 million record set in 2013 for a 1794 Silver Dollar. The Pogue collection includes two examples of the coveted 1804 silver dollar, considered to be the most famous coin in America, which is known as 'the pinnacle of coin collecting'. One of these is valued at $9.8million (\u00a36.7million). Notably, it was\u00a0presented to the Sultan of Muscat in 1835. D. Brent Pogue, from Dallas, Texas, has now decided to 'cash in his cash' by auctioning off more than 650 individual coins at a number of Sotheby's and Stack's Bowers Galleries sales over the next two years. Experts expect the collection to sell for almost $220million (\u00a3150million), more than any other series of rare coins. On Friday, Sotheby's showed off the jaw-dropping collection at its saleroom in New Bond Street, London. David Redden, Sotheby's vice chairman, said: 'To have the world's most valuable private coin collection available for viewing and sale in our galleries is a huge privilege and a great responsibility. 'Sotheby's and Stacks Bowers have worked fruitfully together in the past, notably on the sales of the 1933 Gold Double Eagle for $7.6 million and the Dallas Bank Collection. 'The D. Brent Pogue Collection will be a thrilling addition to that auction history.' A highlight of the collection is a $5 gold piece, known as the 1822 Gold Eagle, which is thought to be one of three in existence, and the only one in private hands. Considered the most desirable US gold coin outside of public collections, it is expected to sell for around $8.8million (\u00a36 million). The 1797 Half Dollar, considered the most beautiful and best-preserved example of a design used for only two years, is the most valuable half dollar in existence. It is anticipated to sell for $1.5million (\u00a31million). And the 1808 Quarter Eagle, which is a $2.50 coin, is also expected to sell for around $1.5million (\u00a31million), which is 500,000 times its face value.The coin was previously owned by the Maryland banker Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr, and the early 20th Century beer magnate Virgil M. Brand, according to Catholic Online. Half Eagle coins have been widely collected over the years by notable figures including the banker J.P. Morgan. Handle with care: A Sotheby's employee holds a selection of American coins including a 1822 Half Eagle, or Five Dollar Gold Piece, and an 1804 silver dollar, both estimated to be worth between $8 and $10 million. The coins are part of the most valuable collection in the world, that is being sold in a series of auctions ending in May 2017 . Precious: This\u00a01804 silver dollar, left and right, is estimated to be worth between $8 and $10million. D. Brent Pogue, who assembled the collection with his father, described selling his collection as 'bittersweet' Most of the coins were made during a time when small mintages and crude production facilities at the Philadelphia Mint made the survival of any high-quality coins unlikely. Each steel die used to strike coins in the early 1800s was painstakingly produced by hand, creating variations that are prized by collectors. The first sale, by Sotheby's and Stack's Bowers Galleries, will be on 19 May and there will be six further auctions with the final sale in May 2017. D. Brent Pogue, who assembled the collection with the help of his property developer father, described the sale as 'bittersweet'. He said: 'I feel now is the time to pass the torch to a new generation of custodians, who can appreciate the legacy of these great American coins. 'These coins conjure up many fond memories, and I hope the new owners will enjoy them as much as I have.' Coin sales are driven by the economy, but\u00a0Brian Kendrella, the president of Stack's Bowers Galleries, said investors and collectors are also lured by the rarity, uniqueness, condition and historical significance of coins. 'They are artefacts that speak to what was going on in the United States at the time these coins were made,' he said. 'That's one of the main draws.' Perfection: This 1795 Eagle ten dollar gold piece (left and right) is one of the most perfectly preserved 18th Century U.S. gold coins in the world . In awe:\u00a0A Sotheby's employee holds an American 1804 silver dollar, estimated to be worth between $8 and $10million, which is part of the famous Pogue coin collection, the most valuable private collection of coins in the world, that is currently being auctioned off in sections . With a dozen coins selling for $1 million or more in 2014, and the first gold coin struck for the United States fetching $4.5 million, the nonprofit Professional Numismatists Guild estimates the overall U.S. rare coin market to be worth about $5 billion. Walter Husak, a retired aerospace entrepreneur based in California, knows just how lucrative it can be. A collection of 301 rare penny coins dating from 1793 to 1814, which he gathered over more than 13 years, sold in 2008 for $10.7 million - about double what he invested in it. 'I never thought it would go up that much,' he said. 'There are a lot of people getting involved in coins.' Barry Stuppler, secretary of the Professional Numismatists Guild, has seen plenty of changes in his 52 years in the coin business. He says that the market has been booming in recent years. 'It is a combination of the economy coming back,' he said, 'and the fact that interest rates are very low.' The internet, he said, also has been 'a tremendous, tremendous source of new buyers and sellers of coins that we didn't have 20 years ago.' Demand for rare, investment-quality coins, graded and certified by the guild and the Florida-based Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, is high and supply is low. 'The rarities do the best, particularly gold and silver coins,' said Stuppler. 'The Pogue Collection is extraordinary.' Enticing:\u00a0Two stars of the collection. The1822 Five Dollar gold piece (left), the only example in private hands, is anticipated to sell for up to $10million The 1804 silver dollar (right), originally presented to the Sultan of Muscat in 1835, is anticipated to fetch up to $10million .","highlights":"The collection of 650 coins was built up over 35 years by\u00a0Texas property developer A. Mack Pogue and his son, D. Brent Pogue . It includes a coveted 1804 silver dollar worth $9.8million, which is known as the 'pinnacle' of coin collecting . Each steel die used to strike coins in the early 1800s was painstakingly produced by hand, creating variations that are prized by collectors . It will be sold in a series of seven auctions in New York and London, beginning on 19 May and culminating in a final sale in May 2017 .","id":"dff4a58913aee444307b80ef89067f483eb1e0d4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" three generations, the collection features a dazzling array of world rarities and rarified rarities. The collection has been assembled by a connoisseur of all manner of numismatic oddities who passed on earlier this month and now its treasures will be showcased in New York before being sold in a series of New York auctions.\nA rare 1933 Double Eagle from the San Francisco Mint - the largest example known to exist - will be offered as part of Stack's Bowers Galleries' world coin auction in New York on October 6. The piece, which was discovered in a Pennsylvania farmer's cornfield in 1933, was originally offered for sale in Sotheby's Important Coins sale in 1980, when it became the most expensive coin ever sold at auction - fetching $7.59million (\u00a34.98million) to a telephone bidder. It later went to a private collection but will return to the public at the October sale, where it is expected to sell for $22million-$26million.\n\"For collectors, the highlight of Stack's Bowers' World Coin Auction will undoubtedly be the incredible 1933 Double Eagle offered from this extraordinary private collection,\" said Tom Vindex, president of Stack's Bowers Galleries. \"It is one of the most sought-after coins among numismatists of all types, and is being offered for the first time in more than 30 years.\"\nThe coin was acquired by the seller's father in the early 1930s as part of a large quantity of double eagles acquired at a private home in Pennsylvania for $1 per piece, when they were worth $20 each in silver. The sale of the Double Eagle will include a complete letter of provenance, detailing its discovery and sale to the auction house.\nA complete Liberty Head nickel, featuring a rare \"Barber\" die, will also be on offer. It is the single finest known example of this piece, and is described as the finest proof specimen in private hands. Estimated to sell for $6.5million to $8million, it will be one of the lead lots of the Stack's Bowers sale, which also includes a Liberty Head dime from 1936, estimated to fetch up to $2.4million. A coin which could go some way towards beating the world record for a single specimen is the 1854-S eagle, which is being"}
{"article":"Human rights lawyers smeared British soldiers with false accusations of the torture and murder or innocent Iraqis, a government dossier claims. A report drawn up on the Prime Minister's orders claims Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) pursued claims against soldiers despite realising the allegations of abuse might have been 'untrue'. It comes after a public inquiry spent \u00a331million exonerating British soldiers of claims they went they went on a killing and torture spree following a fierce battle in southern Iraq in 2004. Scroll down for video . 'False claims': The government may take legal action against Public Interest Lawyers and its chief lawyer, Phil Shiner, left, over allegations the firm smeared British soldiers with false allegations of torture and murder. Right is a picture of the aftermath of the Battle of Danny Boy shown to the five-year Al-Sweady inquiry . After five years of investigations, the Al-Sweady inquiry in December concluded there were some breaches of the Geneva convention following the battle. But it also ruled allegations of murder and torture were based on 'deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility'. Now the government is gearing up to sue law firms for millions of pounds in legal costs and calling for the PIL's chief lawyer, Phil Shiner, to be struck off. The MoD's dossier, seen by at least two Sunday newspapers, accuses PIL and another law firm, Leigh Day, of continuing to pursue the case even after evidence emerged that the allegations may be untrue. It suggests PIL had doubts about the credibility of its clients' evidence as early as March 2013 but failed to withdraw the allegations for another 12 months, Tim Ross of the Sunday Telegraph reported. That led investigators to take evidence from around 100 further witnesses, costing taxpayers an extra \u00a3780,000, the paper reported the Government's dossier as saying. It is also alleged that PIL used a local 'agent' to trawl Basra for potential victims, a breach of a ban on solicitors touting for business that brought hundreds of extra claims against the Army. The Birmingham-based law firm even continued to represent one claimant in a separate judicial review after he admitted to Al-Sweady investigators he had lied about his sister dying on the battlefield, the dossier alleges. Leigh Day are accused of failing to disclose a key document for six years, according to the Sun on Sunday. Thorough investigation: British soldiers with an Iraqi detainee following the Battle of Danny Boy in May 2004. Claims troops rounded up civilians for a killing and torture spree following the battle were dismissed . The claims came after the Battle of Danny Boy on May 14 2004, a fierce firefight which erupted when insurgents from the Mahdi Army ambushed a patrol of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Their reinforcements, the 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, were also ambushed and after three hours of fighting 28 Iraqi fighters had been killed. Claims which subsequently emerged that enraged British soldiers had tortured and executed innocent local people in the aftermath of the battle were dismissed by the Al-Sweady inquiry, which was named for an alleged teenage victim. Former 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment corporal Brian Wood has previously told the Daily Mail he felt he and his colleagues who fought in thad 'done the right thing'. Mr Wood, 34, who was awarded the Military Cross for his role in the battle, according to the paper, said: 'We have been dragged through five years of hell. That in my view is a betrayal of our service. 'We did what we had to do as soldiers and we did the right thing.' Ann Hoolin, 50, the mother of soldier Scott Hoolin, told the paper her son was 'upset and disturbed' following the inquiry. 'To be accused of wrongdoing in the aftermath of what happened is disgraceful,' she said. Battlegroud: The Danny Boy checkpoint, near where insurgents from the Mahdi Army ambushed a patrol of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, then their reinforcements, leading to a fierce firefight . Sir Thayne Forbes, the retired judge who led the Al-Sweady inquiry, did find that there had been instances of ill-treatment during 'tactical questioning' of the detainees at Camp Abu Naji, near Majar-al-Kabir in southern Iraq, on the night of May 14\/15. These included depriving the prisoners of sight, food and sleep, and using threatening interrogation techniques contrary to the Geneva Convention. It amounted to ill-treatment and fell below the high standard to be expected of the British Army, Sir Thayne said. After Sir Thayne's report, Public Interest Lawyers insisted the inquiry had been 'legally necessary, morally justified and politically required'. Responding to a request for comment on the allegations against PIL and Leigh Day, an MoD spokesman told MailOnline: 'The MoD is assisting the Solicitors Regulation Authority, which is investigating issues that came to light as a result of the Al-Sweady Inquiry.' PIL said last night in a statement seen by the Sunday Telegraph: 'The Al-Sweady inquiry thoroughly investigated the subject of these matters during which no criticisms were made of Public Interest Lawyers or Phil Shiner by the chair.' 'It is not appropriate to comment any further while SRA proceedings are ongoing. 'PIL and Mr Shiner are confident that they have acted in accordance with their professional obligations.'","highlights":"Al-Sweady inquiry spent \u00a331million probing the claims against soldiers . Government claims lawyers pursued claims they knew were made up . Dossier alleges they used local 'agent' to trawl Basra for new claimants . As a result the inquiry was prolonged for an extra year, the MoD claims . Government lawyers may sue law firms for millions in legal costs .","id":"dcce4f5e3513832414e4212f310e2ed293346db4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" being aware their clients are innocent or have not been charged with any offence.\nPIL has already been accused of helping to create an Abu Ghraib - style climate inside Britain's top army barracks.\nThe government investigation also accuses PIL of working in concert with the Quakers, Britain's most prominent peace organisation.\nThe Labour Government dossier reveals the extent to which PIL was involved in the trial of British private soldiers in Iraq, using false accusations to build cases against members of the Special Air Service (SAS).\nThe dossier says that when the SAS were involved in a gun battle with Iraqi police in January 2004, two PIL barristers acted as agents of one of the Iraqi policemen.\nIn a letter to the Special Air Services' commanding officer, the two accused soldiers were charged with false imprisonment, aggravated assault and destruction of official property. They pleaded not guilty.\nThe Iraqis' lawyer demanded they be granted bail.\nPIL and the Quakers \"worked to undermine the judicial process as part of a well-organised campaign of political protest\", says the Government dossier which also accuses the two organisations of trying to persuade lawyers to join the defence team.\nThe inquiry report says: \"A concerted campaign was mounted by a number of PILs to persuade lawyers not to join a defence team led by the Quakers.\"\nIt adds: \"PIL's lawyers - and to a lesser extent the Quakers - had an established pattern of acting for those accused of human rights abuses in relation to the armed forces. The pattern of PIL in particular involved the pursuit of such cases without regard to the character of the charges. It was this pattern of approach, in particular, that led the Chief Constable to recommend their exclusion from the defence team.\"\nPIL's links with Quakers are revealed in a report prepared by the former Solicitor General, Sir Edward Garnier, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence on the request of Chief Constable of Surrey Police, Paul Prior.\nA month after the lawyers were excluded from the case, the report concluded: \"In the view of the Chief Constable the evidence is conclusive that PIL's approach, which the Chief Constable believes they adopted in relation to other cases against British soldiers and Special Forces personnel, has resulted in the undermining of the British military forces' efforts in Iraq. He concluded that it was also likely that PIL had acted against the will"}
{"article":"(CNN)Last month, my husband and I took our daughters to a Columbia University women's basketball game. We live nearby, had already attended a men's game and were excited for our girls, one of whom plays basketball, to watch college women in action. When we walked into the arena, my mouth practically dropped to the floor. Only a handful of people were there, quite a contrast from the nearly packed house for the men's team. It must be winter break, I thought. It wasn't. Sure, the Columbia women's team hasn't had a great season for years -- and this year wasn't much different. Still, only a handful of spectators to cheer on women who were clearly standouts in their high schools to make it to a college basketball team? I sat on the bench, cheered the women and fumed. How to Super Bowl #LikeAGirl . A few weeks later, the Princeton women's basketball team did something no other Ivy League men's team had done before, racking up 30 wins and zero losses during the regular season and beating the Ivy League season record of 28-0 held by the 1970-71 Penn men's team. (Princeton ended up losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament, finishing with a 31-1 record.) The Princeton team garnered national headlines, which was great, but I still wondered what it was going to take for women's sports to get the same attention as men's sports -- meaning an equal number of fans, TV rights, marketing endorsements, you name it. Is such a day even possible? Consider salaries alone. The average salary for a WNBA player is $72,000, which doesn't include bonuses and benefits, while the average salary for an NBA player is around $5 million, or about 70 times what the average female basketball player makes. And look at the differences in coverage. The Final Four teams for the men's NCAA basketball tournament got front page attention in Monday's New York Times. The women? A story without a photo deep in the sports section. I met Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, during a spectacular and inspirational women's conference in Jacksonville, Florida, last week called Generation W, where I moderated panels on issues affecting women. \"This connection with sports and masculinity is a very tough nut to crack. People have been trying to crack it for a long time,\" said Hogshead-Makar, who has devoted her career to the advancement of girls and women in sports. Why has coverage of women's sports stopped post-Olympics? More than 40 years after the enactment of Title IX, a law that says that any school receiving federal funds cannot discriminate based on sex, there are still huge disparities, she said, with men getting $190 million more per year in college athletic scholarships than women. \"It's appalling what these huge differences are. Any fifth-grader can walk into your average high school or college softball baseball facility and say, 'Duh, that's not equal.' \" Hogshead-Makar, who is chief executive officer of the advocacy group Champion Women, said even though Title IX requires that women get the same access to media and support that men get, it's not happening. \"The coupling of sexism and sport, having this be an exclusionary practice, is still a strong one,\" said the 1984 Olympic champion. Attitudes about women and sports still have a long way to go before we get to true gender equality, based on a recent poll by Always, the brand that brought us the viral #LikeAGirl video sensation. While a majority of the 1,800 men and women polled said both genders were equal in math and science, they said sports was the one area where they believe there are differences. A significant percentage of both women and men said men are better at sports, with 32% of women feeling that way and 47% of men, the poll found. Hilary Knight, a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team, called the findings \"disappointing\" but said women's sports is still young, with Title IX only a few decades old. \"It's just a gradual growth process that we kind of have to see through,\" said Knight, who appears in the most recent #LikeAGirl video, this one released for International Women's Day this month, showcasing women proudly talking about how they shoot, score and do chemistry like a girl. Knight admits the changes in women's sports might not come during her hockey career but says she believes they will eventually come, especially as more women play the game. When she started playing hockey 15 years ago, there were few girls who did. Today, you walk into a local rink and you'll find girls' and boys' teams, she said. \"It's a slow process, but as long as you are changing the stereotype, and you are really empowering women and girls to feel proud of who they are and not hindering their progress in any way, I think we are going to see sport get to where it needs to be.\" Michele Yulo, whose 9-year-old daughter, Gabi, plays basketball and baseball on boys' teams, also thinks it will take time to create the opportunities for women, which will help change the mindset about women and sports. Her main focus, she says, is on making sure girls like her daughter can play the sports they love. In June, her daughter will play in an all-girls baseball tournament in Orlando organized by a program called Baseball for All, which was founded to ensure that girls can play baseball when they are young and continue playing the game when they are older. \"What I think is gaining traction is an awareness of female athletes in general and recognition of their strength, skill and determination -- and that yes, this has some effect on the popularity and growth of women's sports programs,\" said Yulo, creator of the blog Princess Free Zone. \"There seems to be a greater push for girls and women to be taken seriously in sports.\" Girls' and women's sports are growing in popularity as participation increases, said Deborah Slaner Larkin, chief executive officer of the Women's Sports Foundation. Slaner Larkin points to U.S. women's soccer star Alex Morgan, for example, who has over 1.5 million followers on Twitter, and how the upcoming Women's World Cup in Canada is a trending topic worldwide. That said, girls have more than 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play sports than boys do in high school and about 63,000 fewer participation slots at the college level, according to Slaner Larkin. \"Once sports are recognized as a birthright for both genders, the rest will fall into place,\" she said. Helping get us there, she said, is a new generation of moms who played sports as a result of Title IX, which became law in 1972. \"These women identify as athletes and women's sports fans, and they will now pass down their experiences to their daughters,\" she said. Getting women into the stands is key to winning television coverage and the big salaries that come with that exposure, said Michael Graber, a sports cinematographer and father of two girls. \"In sports TV, the tail wags the dog. The money goes where the audience is,\" said Graber, who is the husband of  Diana Graber, the co-founder of the digital literacy site CyberWise.org. \"Money will go to women's sports as soon as an audience wants to watch women, so the best way to support women athletes is by attending women's sports in the first place.\" John Furjanic of Chicago said he and a friend took their young daughters to a DePaul University women's basketball game for Valentine's Day for the third year in a row. \"In my humble opinion, any father who doesn't take their young daughters to watch women's sports (at all levels -- grammar school through pro) is missing a chance to expose their children to the opportunities that await them,\" said Furjanic, whose daughter is 7. \"Long-term, parents taking kids to women's games and women's teams promoting themselves in schools has to be helpful to establishing widespread popularity, generations at a time.\" Getting more people into the stands and seeing more girls play more sports will bring about change, many women say. So too will seeing new leaders emerge who believe in gender equality in all areas, including sports. \"Sports are a microcosm of life,\" said Slaner Larkin. \"As we begin to see a more diverse group of men and women in leadership and decision-making roles throughout the industry, we should also see significant changes in media, sponsorship and other fundamental areas of support.\" Hogshead-Makar, the former Olympic champion, told me about a case she recently learned about involving dramatically unequal facilities for the women's softball and men's baseball teams at a public high school in Indiana. \"It tells the baseball players you're more important,\" she said. \"That's equally as unhealthy, as for a girl to hear that she's not as important as for him to hear that he's more important.\" \"When the leadership says, 'We're going to make this just as important,' \" change will come, she said. What do you think it will take for women's sports to get the same attention as men's sports? Share your thoughts with Kelly Wallace on Twitter @kellywallacetv or CNN Living on Facebook.","highlights":"The average WNBA player makes $72K; the average NBA player makes $5 million . There are huge disparities between men's and women's sports, a former Olympic champ says . A recent survey says both men and women believe men are better at sports .","id":"ccd190609b2e6f1424a0ad06af9d22e264ecf5a3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a game. But we were struck by how different the experience was from the men's game.\nThe arena was packed. Our seats, in the lower arena section, were right behind one of the baskets. The noise was deafening. Fans behind us were chanting \"Columbia!\" And \"Lip-synch!\" The referee kept calling \"pass interference\" in a squeaking voice, and we never got a clear view of a made basket because the students in front of us blocked the view. Our daughter, 11, was cheering her heart out, and our 6-year-old was loving the music, \"YMCA,\" which blares through the stadium speakers every time the team scores. But otherwise, the game seemed to have been designed with the men in mind.\nWe didn't know it then, but we had been to a women's sporting event that has been described as \"the most watched and least understood sporting activity in the country.\"\nNow a documentary is changing all of that. \"The Women's Game,\" airing Sunday on CNN, offers a new look at women's college basketball, where a team that has been on the scene for almost a century is making its mark on the world stage.\nDirector Leslie Iwerks spent three years with the Lady Lions, and the film gives a unique and intimate look at what it's like to be the only female coach at the highest level of college basketball. \"The Women's Game\" sheds light on why there is such a disparity in the media coverage of women's sports and the coverage of men's, on how the game's popularity is declining with young girls and on why so few women coaches are in Division I college basketball.\n\"The Women's Game\" follows six years in the lives of former University of Iowa assistant coach C. Vivian Stringer, her mentor, long-time head coach Phyllis \"Gino\" Auriemma, and I-I-I-I-Iowa guard Jaime Printy, as they win a national championship together in 2013. It is a beautiful film that takes a close-up look at Stringer's family, Auriemma's family, Printy's family and the rest of the team. And it reveals the unique challenges that women coaches face.\nWomen in leadership in sports have had a tough road to hoe. It wasn't until 1972 when the NCAA began offering"}
{"article":"Australia's 17-man squad to defend the Ashes against England this summer is packed with pace men as well as a fair share of ageing stars. Ten of their squad are in their thirties, paving the way for a raft of Dad\u2019s Army references that will gather momentum if they get off to a bad start in Cardiff. Nonetheless, this is a squad that I would pick to defend the urn. Never mind planning for the future, their tour will be all about the present. Team Australia celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup before naming their Ashes squad . NICE BALANCE . My first thought when I saw the squad was that it\u2019s the way I\u2019d have gone about selection. A five-Test series in England is not the time to experiment and the Australians have put faith in experience. Australia's selection of Adam Voges will bring an experienced head with them this summer . Adam Voges is an interesting choice: like Chris Rogers, he knows English conditions well. It\u2019s not a tour for blooding a young batsman. It\u2019s also why they\u2019ve gone with Peter Siddle among the seamers. If Ryan Harris breaks down, Siddle can slot straight in. FIREPOWER . IF Mitchell Johnson bowls anything like he did during the last Ashes, Australia should win. Both sides know there\u2019s still some scarring. Mitchell Starc managed to swing the white Kookaburra during the World Cup so he should be able to swing the red Dukes ball in England. He swings it late, too \u2014 as Brendon McCullum found out in the final. Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will be hoping to terrorise English batsmen like he did last time around . I was impressed with Josh Hazlewood, too. He could prosper in England with his hit-the-deck style. Harris always has wicket-taking potential, although I wonder how quickly he\u2019ll slot back in after sitting out the West Indies tour. No 3 THE KEY . The series could hinge on Australia\u2019s No 3. Whoever it is, England will think they have a chance. Shane Watson has done the job in the past without ever really making it his own and there\u2019s been talk of Steve Smith moving up the order. Steve Smith has been in sensational form and could get moved up the batting order to No 3 . He\u2019s in the form of his life but he still moves around a lot at the crease. If the ball\u2019s swinging, that could spell trouble. The other option would be Voges, who has just averaged 104 in the Sheffield Shield. AGE CONCERN . I firmly believe you should try to get every last drop out of some of these cricketers, especially in an Ashes. As England discovered in 2013-14, an ageing side is only a problem if the players are approaching retirement, like Graeme Swann. At 37-years-old, Brad Haddin is likely to be playing his last Ashes along with a few others . But for someone like Rogers this tour will be a last hurrah. I\u2019ll be watching Brad Haddin. He\u2019s a fierce competitor but he\u2019s 37 and keeping in England can be tricky because of the late swing. DODGY AT THE BACK . Part of the reason Michael Clarke has given up one-day internationals is to manage his dodgy back. Mike Atherton will tell you a bad back can go at any moment, although Clarke looked physically sharp during the World Cup. Captain Michael Clarke will be hoping he doesn't suffer a recurrence of his back problems . But if the Australia captain\u2019s back is stiff when they play in England, the bowlers will test out the 33-year-old\u2019s suppleness against the short ball. He\u2019s still vulnerable early on. Michael Clarke (capt) Age 33 . Caps 108 . Verdict Age has not diminished his class, as he proved in the World Cup final. But his dodgy back could be an issue in a five-Test series. Should out-captain Alastair Cook once more. David Warner . Age 28 . Caps 36 . Verdict Could win a Test or two by himself if he bats for a couple of sessions. Moeen Ali\u2019s off-breaks will be crucial in pinning him down. Likes to say a word or two. Shane Watson . Age 33 . Caps 56 . Verdict Has a decent record in Ashes cricket, but has never reached the stage where he frightens England. But his medium-pace balances Australia\u2019s team in a way Cook can only envy. Shaun Marsh . Age 31 . Caps 12 . Verdict A gritty left-hander, and son of former Test opener Geoff. Began Test career with 141 in Sri Lanka in 2011, but success has been sporadic since then. CV includes six ducks. Mitchell Johnson . Age 33 . Caps 64 . Verdict If England haven\u2019t got over the trauma of the 2013-14 series, when Johnson took 37 wickets at 13 apiece, the Ashes will stay with Australia. Josh Hazlewood . Age 24 . Caps 3 . Verdict One of a batch of promising Australian fast bowlers, he proved economical beyond his years during the successful World Cup campaign. A flawless action bodes well. James Faulkner . Age 24 . Caps 1 . Verdict Played his only Test to date at The Oval in 2013, where he got up England\u2019s noses by accusing them of boring batting. A left-arm seam-bowling all-rounder, he can give the ball an almighty whack. James Pattinson . Age 24 . Caps 13 . Verdict Injuries have limited him since he burst on to the scene in 2011-12, but the talent is undeniable: tall, aggressive and fast, he should trouble England more than his brother, Darren, when playing for England in a single Test against South Africa in 2008. Peter Siddle . Age 30 . Caps 56 . Verdict The banana-loving seamer is a veteran of two Ashes tours, and could provide relentless accuracy while the quicker bowlers fire around him. Kevin Pietersen, for one, found him almost impossible to score off in 2013-14. Brad Haddin (wkt) Age 37 . Caps 63 . Verdict Australia\u2019s second-most important cog in their 5-0 Ashes wheel in 2013-14, after Mitchell Johnson. His sledging from behind the stumps is considered the heartbeat of the team. Chris Rogers . Age 37 . Caps 20 . Verdict This will be his last hurrah in a late-blooming Test career. Calm, compact and the perfect foil for the exuberance of his opening partner Warner. Steve Smith (vice captain) Age 25 . Caps 26 . Verdict One of world cricket\u2019s rising stars, he scored four tons in Australia\u2019s recent home series against India. Will captain the side full-time after Clarke retires, and can burgle the odd wicket with his leg-spin. Nathan Lyon . Age 27 . Caps 39 . Verdict A steady off-spinner who troubled England\u2019s right-handers  during whitewash. But, really, they should have nothing to fear. Mitchell Starc . Age 25 . Caps 15 . Verdict Another left-arm seamer, and Man of the Tournament at the World Cup. His yorkers are as dangerous in Tests as they are in ODIs, and  accuracy and pace have improved. Ryan Harris . Age 35 . Caps 27 . Verdict If he can drag his injury-laden body through one final series, Australia will be thrilled. He was an unsung star during their 3-0 defeat here two years ago, and produced the ball of the series to bowl Cook in Perth. Josh Hazlewood . Age 24 . Caps 3 . Verdict One of a batch of promising Australian fast bowlers, he proved economical beyond his years during the successful World Cup campaign. A flawless action bodes well. Fawad Ahmed . Age 33 . Caps 20 . Verdict The Pakistan-born leg-spinner has played only three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games for Australia, so would represent a risk. But Australian leggies have done well in England before\u2026 . Michael Clarke (capt) Age 33 . Caps 108 . Verdict Age has not diminished his class, as he proved in the World Cup final. But his dodgy back could be an issue in a five-Test series. Should out-captain Alastair Cook once more. David Warner . Age 28 . Caps 36 . Verdict Could win a Test or two by himself if he bats for a couple of sessions. Moeen Ali\u2019s off-breaks will be crucial in pinning him down. Likes to say a word or two. Shane Watson . Age 33 . Caps 56 . Verdict Has a decent record in Ashes cricket, but has never reached the stage where he frightens England. But his medium-pace balances Australia\u2019s team in a way Cook can only envy. Shaun Marsh . Age 31 . Caps 12 . Verdict A gritty left-hander, and son of former Test opener Geoff. Began Test career with 141 in Sri Lanka in 2011, but success has been sporadic since then. CV includes six ducks. Mitchell Johnson . Age 33 . Caps 64 . Verdict\u00a0If England haven\u2019t got over the trauma of the 2013-14 series, when Johnson took 37 wickets at 13 apiece, the Ashes will stay with Australia. Peter Siddle . Age\u00a030 . Caps\u00a056 . Verdict The banana-loving seamer is a veteran of two Ashes tours, and could provide relentless accuracy while the quicker bowlers fire around him. Kevin Pietersen, for one, found him almost impossible to score off in 2013-14. Mitchell Marsh . Age 23 . Caps 4 . Verdict A rangy all-rounder and younger brother of Shaun, Marsh stunned England during the World Cup with figures of 5 for 33 at Melbourne \u2013 despite having taken only six ODI wickets until then. His batting is the stronger suit. Peter Nevill . Age 29 . Caps 0 . Verdict Peter who? Nevill has been chosen as the reserve wicketkeeper behind his New South Wales team-mate Haddin, although he has also played as a specialist batsman for his state team. Unlikely to get a game unless Haddin breaks a finger. Adam Voges . Age 35 . Caps 0 . Verdict An outsider for a Test debut, but he knows English conditions well \u2013 Voges has spent time with Hampshire, Middlesex and Nottinghamshire \u2013 and bowls left-arm spin to complement his middle-order hitting.","highlights":"England host Australia for the 2015 Ashes on home turf this summer . With players including Michael Clarke (33),\u00a0Chris Rogers (37) and Brad Haddin (37), Australia could face accusations of being a 'Dad's Army' Nonetheless, this is the squad that Nasser Hussain would pick .","id":"ceebe0a12e0b35132ccaf3a07e9ba5be8776c8b5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'s Army-esque quips, which are now sure to be hurled at England's old guard.\nMitchell Johnson and Brett Lee will head up the Aussie pace attack, with Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon also included. England have left out a number of their senior players, though Matt Prior remains the stand out omission. The Yorkshire man has been in excellent form during recent home Test series and a place in Alastair Cook's side would have been a surprise snub.\nEngland have also left out Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann and Kevin Pietersen, who are all vying for the last place in the squad. The selectors opted for Chris Tremlett instead of Bresnan, while Paul Collingwood - who was named man of the series in the last Ashes series - was picked instead of the Yorkshire spinner. The veteran spinner did get the nod over Graeme Swann, with the Surrey man having enjoyed an excellent IPL. The selectors also chose to go for Ian Bell rather than Kevin Pietersen.\nBoth England and Australia are full of experienced players, but the Aussies have added some of their own young brigade for this summer's series, with James Faulkner, Jackson Bird and Ashton Agar making the cut. They were only able to take five specialist bowlers to the Champions Trophy last week, which means the Aussies will have to manage without Mitchell Starc. The quick impressed at the start of the summer, and was unlucky not to feature in the World T20 for Australia, but he appears to be one of the younger men in the Aussie squad.\nWith the exception of Faulkner and Bird, the Australians have been picked for their experience and consistency. Only three of their top order batsman - David Warner, Shane Watson and Michael Clarke - made it into the top ten leading run-scorers in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.\nAustralia's XI for the first Ashes Test is: Shane Watson, David Warner, Phil Hughes, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle.\nEngland's XI for the first Ashes Test is: Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett.\n- Sports & Recreation\n- Cricket\n- Ashes\n- Michael"}
{"article":"My teenage kids (Molly, 15, Dylan, 17) demand something a bit more exciting than sand and sea from family summer holidays nowadays. So, given their obsession with all things Kardashian, we decided on California this year - a classic American road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway (aka Route 1) from San Francisco to Los Angeles. We took our time (three weeks) to do it, but fitted so much in that I can't hang about now. San Francisco is known as America's most European city, you'll need to pack a fleece even in late July . So here we go... San Francisco is known as America's most European city, possibly because you'll need to pack a fleece even in late July. The mist that rolls in off the sea and shrouds the Golden Gate Bridge most days can sometimes linger, but we never stayed still long enough to get cold. Based in the funky Hotel Zetta - where the foyer combines games room and bar, and is plastered with colossal photos of John Lennon and past guests of Alcatraz - we spent three days hurtling around the city, often clinging for dear life to the famous cable cars that haul you up and down the City's equally famous hills. We ate clam chowder from a bread bowl at Fisherman's Wharf, we trawled the boutiques of Haight Ashbury in search of the summer of love, we bussed out to the Golden Gate, and we wondered at the aquarium in Golden Gate Park. Jane travelled to America with her teenage children, Molly, 15 and Dylan who's 17 . And, fleeces on, we took the boat trip to Alcatraz, which is not to be missed. The brilliant audio guide that leads you around the prison is narrated only by men who were once guards or prisoners on the rock. It's an eerie and compelling tour. After trying to distil the city into only 72 hours, we climbed into our SUV and headed for Route 1. It's only about 350 miles as the crow flies between San Francisco and LA, but this (mostly) coastal route is probably well over 500 miles long as it winds through some of California's most wonderful, ever-changing scenery. Much of the highway has a 55mph speed limit and has only one lane in each direction - it's time to take your foot off the gas, relax and take it all in. The kids said it reminded them of Dorset as we headed south past Santa Cruz and then nipped briefly into Monterey to dine in a seafront restaurant on the edge of Cannery Row, the waterfront district made famous in John Steinbeck's novel of the same name. At Dylan's insistence, we took a detour on to 17 Mile Drive, the scenic road around the Monterey Peninsula that leads to the world-famous Pebble Beach golf club. He was rather disappointed by the condition of the course there, but thrilled with the state of Quail Lodge and Golf Club, our first port of call just outside the pretty little town of Carmel. Even the non-golfers among us loved our luxurious bungalow at the edge of the course; secluded and tranquil, plush and green with a view of distant misty mountains. When the sound of silence got too much for us, just across the street at Valley Hills there was the excellent and lively Baja Cantina Mexican restaurant, and a wonderful deli too. Leaving Carmel, you find yourself at the edge of the spectacular area known as Big Sur: wild and often mountainous terrain battling it out with the equally wild Pacific. The road coils up and down cliffs and crosses cavernous gorges for almost 100 miles - incredibly dramatic but sometimes not for the faint-hearted. We stopped off at the Garrapata National Park, in a baking-hot and silent valley, where the crash of the waves was replaced by the hum of insects and the call of the buzzards wheeling overhead. Much of the highway has a 55mph speed limit and has only one lane in each direction - it's time to take your foot off the gas, relax and take it all in . This was a completely different wildness, underlined when Dylan narrowly avoided stepping on a basking rattlesnake. At the end of Big Sur you can encounter yet another type of wildness altogether in the form of the legendary Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. Every bedroom is themed here - from Rock Bottom (it's a cave) to Old Mexico and the comparatively muted silver walls and flock wallpaper of our own Crystal Room. To call the Madonna Inn 'kitsch' is to do it a huge disservice, because it takes everything to a whole new level of eyepopping taste. Take the Gold Rush Steakhouse, which puts the shocking into pink. The whole place is furnished and upholstered in a pink that is practically pornographic, softened only by the presence of enormous gold chandeliers. You have to see it to believe it. But the food and service were fantastic. The family nipped briefly into Monterey to dine in a seafront restaurant on the edge of Cannery Row, the waterfront district made famous in John Steinbeck's novel of the same name . We took a rare detour off Route 1 to the Danish settlement of Solvang, a sort of cutesy yet sinister re-creation of Denmark in the California sun, full of pastry shops and Chinese tourists. A little unnerved by this, we headed back to the safety of the highway and soon found ourselves in Santa Barbara. It's the classic California of posters and T-shirts, with infinitely long palm-lined streets with mountains at one end and the ocean at the other. We stayed at the beachside end of one such thoroughfare in the aptly named Harbor View Inn. We found great seafood at the end of the pier at Stearns Wharf opposite the hotel and at the fantastic Fishhouse just a couple of blocks along Cabrillo Boulevard. Over the rail tracks behind the inn is State Street, where you can find everything from Macy's and American Apparel to tattooists and cavernous bars advertising Punk Rock Bingo. The Horrocks' took a detour on to 17 Mile Drive, the scenic road around the Monterey Peninsula that leads to the world-famous Pebble Beach golf club . The farmers' market closes the street on a Tuesday afternoon, offering up a Californian cornucopia of fruit, veg and other tasty treats. To the east of State Street is The Funk Zone, an old industrial area that is regenerating itself into a haven of restaurants, art galleries and wine-tasting rooms. Back on the road near San Simeon, you will see exotic animals on either side of the highway. Floundering on the beach are gigantic elephant seals - enormous specimens of blubbery ugliness hooting and honking and generally having a riot at the edge of the sea. On the other side are zebras - direct descendants of the herd that press tycoon William Randolph Hearst installed at the magnificent Hearst Castle, which appears right ahead of you. You can take a tour of the castle and its grounds. After a 15-minute coach drive up the snaking road to the top of the hill, you discover a spectacular mansion furnished with antiques and tapestries from all over Europe, andboasting Roman baths, an enormous neo-Classical marble swimming pool and its own private cinema. In the 1930s, Hearst Castle was party central for Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Greta Garbo et al. There are gold courses galore just outside the pretty little town of Carmel . Having soaked up a bit of the Golden Age of Hollywood, we headed off on Route 1 again to see the City of Angels of today. There we stayed at the slick and sleek Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel, choosing the beach-life of Santa Monica and Venice over the urban sprawl of Hollywood or Beverly Hills where the car is king. The body-builders and gymnasts of Muscle Beach and the roller-blading buskers of Venice are highly entertaining, and you can actually walk everywhere. Hollywood is really an idea rather than a place anyway. It always seems as if it might be just around the next corner but it never is, and the Hollywood sign always stays aloof in the distance. We went on an excellent guided tour taking in the Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip and other spots of note. A Sunday trip to Universal Studios was great fun, too, for the rides and a look at a real working film set on its day off. Mind you, the scariest ride of the day was getting on the freeway by accident on the way into LA. Stop off for an guided tour taking in the Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip and other spots of note in LA . Unless you're a professional stunt driver in a hurry, the freeway is probably best avoided in favour of a trundle along the city's more sedate boulevards. We drove the last 40 miles south through the LA suburbs to our final stop at the Huntington Beach Hyatt Regency. And what a beach it is - three-and-a-half miles of uncrowded white sand known as Surf City. It was thrilling to watch the guys surfing along on the waves. Later we watched the sun go down over the pier from the comfort of the superb Duke's Restaurant, before ambling back along a beach glowing with fire-pits and shrouded in barbecue smoke - preparing ourselves for the horrors of donning fleeces again for the journey home. GETTING THERE . American Sky (americansky.co.uk, 0843 6362001) offers an 11-night self-drive Golden California tour from \u00a31,199pp. It includes room-only accommodation at a choice of hotels along the route from San Francisco to Los Angeles, return flights with United Airlines from Gatwick into San Francisco and out of Los Angeles, and 4WD car hire. For more information about California, go to visitcalifornia.co.uk or call 020 7257 6180.","highlights":"Jane opted for a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway (aka Route 1) The route goes from San Francisco to Los Angeles . The mostly coastal route is well over 500 miles long . Route winds through some of California's most wonderful scenery .","id":"4551a25fb4e01c2fa1df7e8f8f62b3a4b4880a1b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the land of paparazzi, plastic surgery, pop-ups, photo-ops, paparazzi, more pop-ups and just a little bit of culture.\nHollywood, San Francisco, Napa Valley, Los Angeles, Disneyland and Vegas were on their hit-list.\nWe were off. And I mean we. As my partner and I had had the sense to hire a camper for the trip, leaving our own cars behind and all, we would be travelling in style.\nOur first encounter with Los Angeles came at the airport. My kids, of course, had never flown, nor indeed entered an airport before (what are kids these days made of? It's like they are all made of marshmallow). The process of checking the bags and getting onto the plane wasn't as smooth as I would have liked, but no disaster.\nWe were going to LA, the land of Disneyland. What a dream! All that Disney!\nWell, actually, not exactly. We arrived to find Disneyland deserted of people. I'm not sure when we went, but not when it was going to be open. The kids were not impressed. Not to worry. As we left, we found out the secret.\nDisneyland is open 24 hours. We weren't the only ones who didn't know this. :)\nBut this was only the first disappointment of the trip. The following day, we arrived in California wine country. The kids had high hopes of tasting California's famous wine. And they certainly got wine. I was amazed at their ability to finish off two tasting sessions in the space of five hours! I wouldn't have thought this was possible. But the excitement of being in California I guess.\nBut we left empty-handed. No wine. Not even the most famous Californian, Merlot (as this was what they really wanted to taste). No matter. The kids (and adults) had a great time at the winery.\nBut this was only the second disappointment of the trip.\nOur next stop was San Francisco. We were very excited about the idea of visiting a major US city for the first time. We had decided to stay in Haight, mainly because this is where some of the stars from Full House - the sitcom that made America love this city - had lived. It seemed only right to stay in the neighbourhood where all the action was.\nOf course, the kids wanted to see Alcatraz Island. The prison"}
{"article":"(CNN)Nigerians go to the polls on March 28 in a tight contest, which is getting extra attention after the original date was rescheduled at the last minute. Many voters will be holding their registration card in one hand, and their mobile in the other -- making democratic history with the help of tech. In Africa's largest mobile phone market, programs to encourage citizens to get involved in the election have been gaining traction. \"Nigerians are looking for information,\" says Femi Longe, co-founder of Co-Creation Hub which meshes tech and social issues. \"Technology is helping people get involved in the conversation around democracy and elections, which is very important, as the general interest in the air has waned since the voting date was changed.\" As incumbent Goodluck Jonathan prepares to face-off against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, Longe and his team have developed TechSQUAD -- a gang of geeks who work on web-projects that help citizens vote. Pre-Vote Prep . One such project is Govote.ng, a popular website that is focused on the registration process -- that's crucial as in Africa's most populous country, with over 170 million citizens, the logistics can be staggering. \"Most Nigerians have no idea where they are registered,\" explains Longe. \"We want to simplify the entire election process, [and] make it responsive to users.\" People log on to the site to see whether they are registered with the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and, if not, they can find out how and where to register. TechSQUAD says approximately 10,000 people visit the site each day. Finger's Influence . Other squads concentrate on the next step. Youth charity YIAGA has set up ThumbPower which gets Nigerians to \"use your thumb wisely.\" Sections like \"Who can vote\" and \"Where and When\" set out the process in language anyone can understand. Interactive maps connect users to local activists and the countdown clock is a reminder that the new elections date is approaching fast. \"The rescheduling of the election ... did affect the level of voter enthusiasm,\" explains YIAGA Program Manager, Cynthia Mbamalu. \"While there are certain concerns about security and the guarantee of free, fair and credible elections, the interest in this election is founded on the belief that this time votes will count.\" Personality Problem . This election will be the first since Nigeria re-calculated it's GDP and pulled ahead of South Africa to become the continent's biggest economy. With a nominal GDP of $510 billion, and an oil sector that makes up 96% of total export earnings, the outcome of the vote will be closely watched by policy makers and businesses all over the world. Politicians, however, stand accused of relying on personalities rather than policies when it comes to winning votes. \"The strength of a leader's personality and his key personal networks are playing a very strong role,\" says Jasper Veen, Nigeria Director at National Democratic Institute. \"Both flag-bearers occasionally attempt to articulate policy positions -- it is still a far cry from policy-based politics.\" And this is set to be a particular issue in this poll, as some seek a strongman who can defeat Boko Haram militants in the North-East -- the main justification authorities used when explaining the decision to delay the vote by six weeks. To fight this popularity contest, TechSQUAD collaborated with The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) to produce ngmanifesto.org, which explains what the parties plan to do to improve education, the economy and infrastructure. And once a government is elected, the site will track whether election pledges become reality. 'Quick Count' Technology will also play a big role on voting day. A representative volunteer network of 4,000 observers trained by Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) will corroborate official election results using a system of text messages. The SMSs are coded so they cannot be intercepted, and also to ensure the data can be organized and communicated quickly. The process aims to bring transparency to the elections, and will be assisted by Niger's Former Prime Minister, Mahamadou Danda, who is part of a smaller team of international observers organized by the National Democratic Institute. Such independent observation is likely to speak to the thousands of citizens concerned with governance in the country. A recent Afrobarometer poll found that 68% of respondents are \"not very\" or \"not at all\" satisfied with the way democracy is working in Nigeria. Another approach to inspire citizens to get involved in the election is the Nigerian Constitution App which has been downloaded almost 1 million times according to The Indigo Trust. By making the constitution available on mobile phones, the app aims to teach citizens about national laws and inspire them to vote. And there's also BudgIT -- a site that publishes state and federal budgets for all to see. The list of election-based websites and apps goes on -- too many to mention here. But, while the election outcome is yet to be seen, it seems that the tech involved could bring a formidable force to the ballot box. More from Marketplace Africa . Read this: Cooking up a recipe for tasty profits in UAE . Watch this: Banana fiber transforms lives in Uganda .","highlights":"Nigeria's postponed Presidential election is slated to be held on March 28 . Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan will face-off against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari . Technologists and NGOs are working together to help voters prepare for the election .","id":"35208d506ca0e9a16a7cb2be37c131e5ae493f6b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" phone to a social media account in the other, as they choose their next president.\nWhile Nigeria's elections are always a matter of deep partisan interest, this year is set to be extra politically charged. The country is divided over allegations of mismanagement that have led to crippling inflation and high unemployment.\n\"The election is important in terms of what the economic and social policies will be from the next government,\" said Richard Joseph, an analyst and researcher at the Center for International Studies at the University of Lagos.\nThe incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, is a Christian, from the southern part of the country.\nHis main challenger, Muhammadu Buhari, is a Muslim, from the northern part of the country. Buhari has been outspoken about the need for political reform and a clean up of the rampant corruption that is endemic in Nigeria.\nA 10-year president\nIn many ways, Buhari is a political unknown in this country -- with voters and pundits alike wondering how he would deal with Nigeria's myriad of problems.\n\"I am voting for President Jonathan, because I have seen so much of Buhari. What I don't understand, is why has he kept quiet for 10 years in the House of Representatives? You've been in government, you know about all the things going on, but yet, you're silent,\" said 38-year-old, Nkechi Onyema, as she voted at the Government Science School polling station in central Lagos on Wednesday. \"So, when he comes to power, will he sit for 10 years and wait for some problem to happen, and then come out to say it?\"\nElection-related violence is a big worry. Nigeria has a history of deadly clashes between competing ethnic and religious groups in the country's often tense political climate.\n\"The most important issue is the integrity of the electoral process and whether the elections can be held freely and fairly in April,\" says John Campbell, a senior fellow for Africa policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, in an analysis of the country's problems.\n\"There is fear that Nigeria's two leading presidential candidates are more intent on winning the electoral process than building a stable and prosperous country for its citizens.\"\nBuhari's campaign team is worried about the security of ballot boxes and polling stations, and that there won't be a level playing field.\n\"It is my fear that ballot boxes will be opened and that a certain number of votes will"}
{"article":"(CNN)On Saturday, just hours after four suicide bombers set off a series of blasts in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri that left at least fifty people dead and scores more wounded, the militant organization thought responsible for the attacks, Boko Haram, reportedly announced that it was swearing allegiance to the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According to a report quoting the SITE extremist monitoring organization, an audio recording purportedly from Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, hailed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as \"caliph\" and declared: \"We announce our allegiance to the Caliph...and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity.\" This latest development is not entirely unexpected given the increasing convergence between the two groups over the course of the last year as well as the severe pressure that the militaries of Nigeria and its neighbors have recently (if somewhat belatedly) brought to bear on it. In fact, the \"shout-outs\" exchanged regularly between Boko Haram and ISIS were not just rhetorical flourishes, but indicative of a veritable courtship as the former appropriated more and more of the latter's symbolism, tactics, and ideology. This isn't the first time that Boko Haram has adapted itself to conform with a larger extremist network that could aid it: previously the group underwent a similar evolution after Shekau took over from its slain founder, Muhammad Yusuf, in 2009 and aligned it with al-Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which gave Boko Haram training as well as facilitated its carrying out of Nigeria's first suicide bombings in 2011. Despite the assistance that Boko Haram received from AQIM and other aligned groups in the years since, the Nigerian militants' ideology and brutal tactics have progressively drawn closer to those of ISIS. Like ISIS, Boko Haram has progressed far beyond asymmetric terrorist attacks to sophisticated military operations resulting in its successfully overrunning and effectively controlling large parts in northeastern Nigeria and displacing millions of people. Just two weeks ago, in his most recent annual Worldwide Threat Assessment, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned the U.S. Congress that \"Boko Haram will probably continue to solidify its control over its self-declared Islamic state in northeastern Nigeria and expand its terror campaign into neighboring Nigerian states, Cameroon, Niger, and Chad.\" The timing of Shekau's pledge of allegiance is not without its strategic logic. Notwithstanding its string of victories through the beginning of this year, Boko Haram has been reeling in recent weeks from a series of military defeats at the hands of the Nigerian armed forces as well as a multinational force from neighboring countries, including Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. The Nigerian government and its regional allies have been pushing back and, in quite a number of instances, retaking towns. Likewise, ISIS has seen its rampage through Syria and Iraq stall and it has increasingly been put on the defensive by operations like the massive Iranian-backed Iraqi offensive to retake Tikrit this past week. Thus for both groups the new linkage provides a much-needed propaganda fillip at a just the right moment. So what does the pledge mean moving forward? At least in the short term, the merger will not have much immediate impact on the battlefield: the different social and political contexts in which each operates and the vast geographical distance separating the two groups means that each will have to face its foes with little more than moral support from each other, notwithstanding some evidence of possible collaboration in cyberspace and in terms of media production. However, finding the military noose tightening around him, and with the approbation of his new ISIS overlord who has embraced all manner of brutal tactics ranging from mass kidnappings and executions to the burning alive of a captured Jordanian pilot, Shekau can be expected to give even freer rein to the gruesome tactics for which he stands out, even among company such as this. And with Nigerians scheduled to cast ballots in a hotly contested presidential election on March 28, it is virtually guaranteed that militants, who reject democratic politics along with other \"infidel\" ideas, will target the electioneering and voting processes as well as try to exploit whatever disputes and tensions arise from them. Saturday's quadruple bombing in Maiduguri may just be the start of an intensified campaign of terrorist attacks. Over time, however, it could lead to the internationalization of a threat that has up to now largely been confined geographically. There is the risk that fighters from North Africa and other areas finding it harder to migrate to the ISIS caliphate's territory in the Levant, may well choose to move to the Boko Haram emirate instead. In fact, the international support recently pouring in for the multinational African anti-Boko Haram force from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and others may render the Nigerian militants' fight all the more attractive to these foreign jihadists. On the other hand, Boko Haram's success as a movement has largely been the result of its denunciations of the Nigerian political elites resonating with the many ordinary citizens as well as its ethnic appeal to the Kanuri population in particular, both of which advantages could be lost if it becomes merely another \"province\" of a far-flung \"Islamic State\" focused on a broader jihadist cause. All this suggests that it remains to be seen whether the potential benefits of affiliation with ISIS -- including possible new streams of recruits, funding, and media and other support -- will offset Boko Haram's recent battlefield losses or outweigh the damage that it will incur as result, including greater attention from Western militaries and security agencies. What is clear, however, is that Boko Haram has shown once again that it remains one of the fastest-evolving jihadist groups, one that bears close watching not only for its challenge to the security of Africa's most populous country and its biggest economy, but for its not insignificant threat to the wider region.","highlights":"Boko Haram has reportedly pledged its allegiance with ISIS . Peter Pham: In short term, the merger won't have big impact on battlefield .","id":"0f13f95d3ede76a2fbd7fa151f922eedcf8f2c4b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Haram, took responsibility.\n\u201cYour attacks will only reinforce our resolve to continue the fight to eradicate your existence from this earth,\u201d an audio recording attributed to the group read. \u201cYou people are already under our spell. Boko Haram and its sponsors have won you over.\u201d\nOn Saturday night, in another attack, in the northeastern Nigerian town of Biu, at least 16 people were killed by Boko Haram gunmen, according to local police. And also on Saturday, a series of suicide bombings in the West African nation\u2019s capital city of Abuja killed at least 12 people. That attack targeted Christian neighborhoods in the center of the capital, with another blast at a popular night club.\nAll three attacks follow on the heels of a deadly attack Friday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which left more than 30 people dead, according to police.\nIn the past week, the Nigeria-based militant group has claimed responsibility for a string of bombings \u2014 and attacks that took place in recent months \u2014 that have claimed more than 100 lives and injured hundreds more.\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, two coordinated attacks by Boko Haram killed at least 31 people \u2014 including at least 13 police officers \u2014 in the city of Kaduna. Another attack on Wednesday killed seven police officers. On Monday, a blast in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe killed at least 36 people, and another four killed on Sunday, near the northern city of Yola.\nSince the group began its insurgency in 2009, at least 15,000 people have died. More than two million people have fled their homes. Nearly 350,000 children are out of school.\nBoko Haram\u2019s violent campaign to impose its extremist Islamic code on Nigerian has claimed more lives than any other terrorist organization since 2008.\nIn recent years, the violence has spread. More than a year ago, the extremist group, led by the 45-year-old Abubakar Shekau, pledged its allegiance to the so-called Islamic State \u2014 which is based in the Syrian city of Raqqa \u2014 and Boko Haram\u2019s name has become a euphemism for a form of religious extremism.\nThe group\u2019s attacks against civilians appear to be a reaction to Nigeria\u2019s counterterrorism operations, which are being conducted by a combination of soldiers, special police, local vigilante groups and an anti-terror force with"}
{"article":"Surgeon Dr Gabrielle McMullin\u00a0says sexism is so rife among surgeons in Australia that young woman who want a career in medicine would do best to 'comply' Female surgeons are only tolerated in Australian hospitals if they are \u2018single, childless and pretend to be men\u2019 a female doctor has claimed, as dozens of women in the male-dominated profession open up about their experiences of sexism. Following controversial comments by a female senior surgeon who told aspiring female doctors to go along with sexual abuse at work for the sake of their careers, more women have claimed sexual harassment is a \u2018major issue\u2019 in the medical profession. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, one female doctor said she was told by a male colleague women were \u2018f***ing useless\u2019. A consultant surgeon instructed her to \u2018get some knee pads and learn to suck c**k\u2019 and another senior colleague ensured that she was shunned when she stood up for herself after he inappropriately touched her. \u2018They think they own you, a lot of these guys,\u2019 she said. Other female surgeons, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, told how a \u2018boys club\u2019 mentality within the profession led to women being ostracised when they complained about sexual harassment. In an ABC radio interview on Friday, Dr Gabrielle McMullin, a top vascular surgeon in Sydney, said sexism is so rife among male surgeons in Australian hospitals that young women would do best to grin and bear it. Her comments follow a warning she issued to young women at Sydney's Parliament House on Friday, during the launch of a book she co-authored on gender equality. 'What I tell my trainees is that, if you are approached for sex, probably the safest thing to do in terms of your career is to comply with the request,' she said. At the  launch of  'Pathways to Gender Equality in Australia' on Friday, Dr McMullin advised female trainees to avoid putting themselves in vulnerable situations. But giving in to unwanted sexual advances is easier than pursuing perpetrators, she warned, because the sexism is so entrenched. Dr McMullin has stood by her comments warning aspiring female medics to comply if approached for sex in the workplace . Dr McMullin told ABC's AM program the story of Dr Caroline Tan, a young doctor who won a sexual harassment case in 2008 against a surgeon who forced himself on her while she was training at a Melbourne Hospital. Dr Tan didn't tell anyone what had happened until the surgeon started giving her reports that were so bad they threatened the career she had worked so hard for. But McMullin warns complaining to the supervising body is the 'worst thing' trainees could do. 'Despite that victory, she has never been appointed to a public position in a hospital in Australasia,' she said of the case.\u00a0'Her career was ruined by this one guy asking for sex on this night.' 'And realistically, she would have been much better to have given him a blow-job on that night.' Dr McMullin's comments have been roundly criticised by others in the medical profession, women's rights and sexual abuse support groups as 'appalling.' Female surgeons, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, have told how a 'boys club' mentality within the profession led to women being ostracised when they complained about sexual harassment . Many social media users are angry at Dr McMullin's comments and have taken to Facebook to express their disgust . The president of the Australian Medical Association of Victoria, \u00a0Dr Tony Bartone, 'strongly disagrees' with Dr McMullin's advice. 'This old view of acceptance needs to be eradicated,' he told Fairfax media. 'Sexual assault is a crime and will not be tolerated by our society. The medical profession is not exempt from this maxim.' Despite the attacks, Dr McMullin stood by her comments on Saturday, saying her advice was practical and true, and it was offered because she is 'so frustrated with what is going on.' The public response on social media has been mixed, with many in the community expressing dismay at the remarks. 'We live in a world where we want our girls to have an education so they can have a career and they can look after themselves independently. I sure am saddened by these comments,' wrote one facebook user. But responses from the community have been mixed . Many Facebook \u00a0users have also come out in support of Dr McMullin for exposing the sexism . But many others have applauded Dr McMullin for drawing attention to the pervasive nature of sexual harassment at work. 'I think the problem is that she's probably right. This behaviour is not limited to surgeons, it pervades so many professional fields,' writes one Facebook user. 'Don't shoot the messenger, fix the situation!' said another. 'If anyone would know how things work in that system, it would be someone in her position.' Dr McCullin has told Fairfax she's received many phone calls since Friday from women to say 'thank you.' 'It's been hidden and suppressed for so long and it's only when it comes out in the open that you can do something about it. So, I guess this is my attempt to air it,' she said. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2011, surgeons were predominately male, with the vast majority (94 per cent) of orthopaedic surgeons, and around nine in ten vascular (89 per cent) and cardiothoracic (88 per cent) surgeons being men. Only 25 per cent of surgery trainees in Australia are women. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2011, surgery is still a male dominated profession .","highlights":"A dozen female doctors have opened up about their sexist experiences . One said she was told to 'get some knee pads and learn to suck c**k' Many female doctors feel if they speak up they'll risk their careers . Dr Gabrielle McMullin was criticised for telling aspiring female surgeons they should put up with unwanted sexual advances at work . Despite criticism from the medical industry and women's rights groups, Dr McMullin says she stands by her 'pragmatic' advice because it's true . Her comments follow the launch of a book she co-authored on gender equality .","id":"dab82cf2daca12e98d054e63ec27c4e4143b1872","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'docile, quiet and compliant,' and \"not too opinionated\", says one of the most eminent women surgeons in the country. Despite leading the world in gender equity in medicine, Australian women have never been more segregated than in the medical profession. And it is not only because of the shocking statistics that only 8 per cent of surgeons in Australia are female, but also because most women have either left the profession, dropped to part-time hours or are so exhausted or burned out they can no longer tolerate the treatment they receive in hospitals. In the latest shocker, a survey of 60 female surgeons in Australia found 92 per cent have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the workplace, and 90 per cent have experienced either explicit or implied threats from male colleagues. The survey - the first of its kind to be done in Australia - found a staggering 94 per cent had experienced verbal abuse from male colleagues; more than half said they had experienced unwanted or inappropriate physical advances and 45 per cent said they had been made to feel unsafe or even threatened by a male colleague. A staggering 94 per cent have experienced verbal abuse from male colleagues; more than half said they had experienced unwanted or inappropriate physical advances and 45 per cent said they had been made to feel unsafe or even threatened by a male colleague Dr Gabrielle McMullin says it is even harder to be a female surgeon in Australia than in other countries because of the intense male egos in the hospitals in which they work. \"When people are tired and stressed the way [it is] in hospitals they start looking around and saying 'who has the power here?' And that's often what you see - surgeons who dominate everything,\" Dr McMullin says. \"The female surgeon can be quite docile and quiet and compliant and not too opinionated and then perhaps that's the way it's done or perhaps it's because you're not taking on too many fights, otherwise, you're just going to be burnt out, right?\" Dr McMullin says sexism is rife in hospitals in Australia, particularly in anaesthetics. \"There's the old saying that the anaesthetics is the land of the blokes. \"And that's certainly what it feels like.\" Dr McMullin's experience is that anaesthetics is where the biggest and oldest 'clique' in Australian hospitals is - \"because it's such an intensely physical job\". \"When you start"}
{"article":"Benjamin Netanyahu has received support in the form of action movie star Chuck Norris, who claims the Israeli leader's re-election is crucial for the safety of the country. In a short YouTube video called Please Vote For Prime Minister Netanyahu, Norris, 75, said: 'I watched Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech before Congress, and I saw a man who loves his country with all his heart and soul. I also saw a strong leader that is absolutely crucial for the safety of the Israeli people. 'I have done three movies in Israel \u2013 'Delta Force' being my favorite \u2013 and I formed many friendships while there. You have an incredible country, and we want to keep it that way. 'You have an incredible country, and we want to keep it that way': Chuck Norris, 75, has made an intervention into the Israeli election, calling on Benjamin Netanyahu to be re-elected . 'Courage and vision': Norris believes that Netanyahu is the leader who can stand up against the 'evil forces' threatening both Israel and the United States . 'That's why it is so important that you keep a leader who has the courage and vision to stand up against the evil forces that are threatening not only Israel but also the United States. 'You see, we, the American people, need Prime Minister Netanyahu as much as you do. Weak leadership can destroy your country and then the evil forces can concentrate on America, too. 'So I ask you, please, for the sake of Israel and the whole Middle East, vote for Prime Minister Netanyahu on Election Day. 'And as far as those in the U.S. and the rest of the world, in this season of Easter, it's good to remember what the Hebrew Scriptures say about Israel and those who support her: \"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you\" (Psalm 122:1).' Norris, star of Way of the Dragon, Walker, Texas Ranger; and the subject of countless internet memes and jokes, backed Mr Netanyahu during the last Israeli election. He is also not the only Hollywood star to lend his support to Mr Netanyahu. Jon Voight, the Oscar winner and father of Angelina Jolie, released a video last week voicing his support as well as his disdain for Barack Obama, saying 'President Obama does not love Israel'. He follows this up by saying: 'His whole agenda is to control Israel. In this way, he can be friends with all of Israel\u2019s enemies.' He further says in the Just Jared\u00a0video: 'He [Obama] doesn\u2019t want Bibi Netanyahu to win this upcoming election. America has not been the same since his presidency. I beg all of you to understand the truth.' Mr Netanyahu meanwhile reiterated an appeal to hard-liners, posting on his Facebook page that high Arab voter turnout was endangering his right-wing party's dominance. 'Arab voters are going to the polls in droves. Left wing organizations are bringing them in buses,' he said. He also called on supporters to vote for him to 'narrow the gap' between Likud and the Zionist Union. 'With your help, and with the help of God, we will build a nationalist government that will protect the state of Israel,' he said. A new joint list of Arab parties, unifying four factions, has energized Arab voters and is poised to make big gains in the race. Israel's Arabs make up 20 per cent of the population. Celebrity backer: Jon Voight has also intervened in the Israeli election, saying Barack Obama's 'whole agenda is to control Israel. In this way, he can be friends with all of Israel\u2019s enemies.' Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday there would be no Palestinian state if he were reelected. He's pictured here giving a statement during his visit on Monday to Har Homa, an Israeli settlement in annexed east Jerusalem . Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint List, an alliance of four small Arab-backed parties, prepares to vote in Haifa, Israel on Tuesday. Israelis are voting following a campaign largely focused on economic issues . Mr Netanyahu, who is seeking a third consecutive term, has vowed he would never allow the Palestinians to establish a capital in the city's eastern sector and pledged to build 'thousands' of settler homes. He told public radio the two-state solution was now irrelevant, saying the 'reality has changed' and 'any territory which would be handed over would be taken over by radical Islamists'. The Palestinians want east Jerusalem as capital of their future state, and continued settlement building has incensed the international community, which sees it as an obstacle to peace. Throughout his campaign, Mr Netanyahu has repeatedly accused Zionist Union leaders Isaac Herzog and former peace negotiator Tzipi Livni of being ready to abandon Israel's claim to Jerusalem as its indivisible capital. Mr Netanyahu's most strident statement came when he was asked by the rightwing NRG website if it was true that there would be no Palestinian state established if he was re-elected. 'Indeed,' said Mr Netanyahu, who in 2009 had endorsed the idea of two states living side by side. Mr Netanyahu has based his campaign solidly on security issues, notably the Iranian nuclear threat, giving short shrift to the focus on economic issues in centre-left campaigning. 'If Tzipi and Bougie set up the next government, Hamastan 2 will be established on these hills here,' he said in Har Homa, using the nickname of his key challenger, Labour leader Mr Herzog. 'Hamastan' is a derogatory term used by Israeli politicians to refer to the Gaza Strip, which has been ruled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas since 2007. Mr Herzog, meanwhile, has dismissed Mr Netanyahu's jibes. On Sunday he pledged to 'safeguard' Jerusalem 'in actions, not just words, more than any other leader', and on Monday insisted Jerusalem would remain forever Israel's 'undivided capital'. Former prime minister and Labour leader Ehud Barak came out in support of Mr Herzog, calling him 'experienced and responsible' and someone who could be relied upon to ensure Israel's safety. The outgoing Israeli parliament and the latest opinion poll showing who should end up with what . Supporters Netanyahu,attend his campaign meeting on Monday in Rabin Square in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv . Despite Mr Netanyahu's rhetoric, the Zionist Union is tipped to come out on top in the election. Final opinion polls published late last week put the Zionist Union ahead with 25-26 seats with Netanyahu's Likud taking 20-22 in the 120-seat Knesset. The leader of the party which secures most votes does not necessarily become the next premier - as in 2009 when the centrist Kadima party then headed by Livni effectively won the vote but lost the election in a race which brought Netanyahu to power for a second term. 'In 2009, (Likud) had a 100-percent chance of forming a government while the leader of the largest party, Tzipi Livni, had no chance whatsoever - and therefore she was not nominated,' Diskin said. Under Israel's complex electoral system, the task of forming a government does not automatically fall to the party with the largest number of votes, but to the MP or party leader with the best chance of cobbling together a coalition with a parliamentary majority of 61.","highlights":"Action hero says Netanyahu is the 'strong leader' Israel needs . Intervention follows that of Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight . Polling stations opened today for Israel's second snap general election . Experts agree it's likely to be a referendum on the Netanyahu years .","id":"31f43ff7e34e4d63f1e65ebb29f05c15fda5de8b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"74, warns he does not fear the threats of the terrorist organization known as the \"Palestinians\", and would not be afraid to take action if he had the authority. \"We must give him the power to protect and defend the nation of Israel,\" Norris said. \"We are all standing in his shadow. And he must not hesitate to make those decisions without fear.\" Norris' message is a sequel to a 2006 clip promoting Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, which has received over three million views. Norris is a staunch Zionist who supports Israel and opposes the \"so-called peace process\". He has also hosted numerous pro-Israel concerts and has worked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the past on 2006's A Force For Truth. He has been dubbed \"The World's Most Dangerous Man\" and is revered by the Christian conservative community as a man of God, a warrior for Jesus, and a protector of Israel. He also serves as the Chairman of the American Freedom Alliance (AFA) which is described by Norris as \"the pre-eminent freedom and security think tank of the English speaking world\". AFA is a non-profit, non-partisan, independent organisation, founded in 1990, dedicated to \"preserving the United States, the West, Israel and freedom everywhere.\" Norris has also taken part in the 'Million Man March' in Washington, D.C., and has appeared at a number of pro-Israel conferences. He is a former UFC world heavyweight title champion, and is known for his iconic roles in the Walker, Texas Ranger TV show and the movie Delta Force. This latest video has generated over 1.2 million views since it was posted on January 21. It features a close-up of the movie star's face, and an extended clip of Norris' interview with CNN's Piers Morgan. Norris says Morgan asked him directly if he was endorsing the Prime Minister, to which he responded, \"Of course. There is a tremendous amount at stake in this election.\" He also says in the clip, \"Israel is a great friend, not only of the United States, but around the world. And we can't afford to lose Israel as a friend.\" \"I am an American citizen. We must support Israel. She is our only true ally in the Middle East. We have to stand with her and we have to stand with our friends, who also happen"}
{"article":"Not again. Not now. As news of Daniel Sturridge\u2019s latest injury setback emerged, those four words will have swirled around Brendan Rodgers\u2019 mind. Liverpool\u2019s manager has become accustomed to picking teams that do not contain Sturridge \u2014 he went from August 31 to January 31 without him, remember \u2014 but, as the campaign reaches its defining moment, this is not something he will relish. It was bad enough to lose his captain Steven Gerrard to a three-match suspension last Sunday, and the FA\u2019s decision to give Martin Skrtel, Liverpool\u2019s best defender, the same ban for stamping on David de Gea exacerbated the problem. Daniel Sturridge will be out of action for around a month after picking up a hip injury . The new setback is another blow in a season that has been ruined by injury for the Liverpool striker . Sturridge injured his thigh on England duty last September and didn't play for Liverpool again in 2014 . Premier League goals for Sturridge since his debut in Jan 2013 \u2014 from that date until he left for Barca last summer, former strike partner Luis Suarez scored 41 . Immediately after the international break is over, no team in the Barclays Premier League has more at stake than Liverpool, who have a lunchtime trip to Arsenal next Saturday followed by an FA Cup quarter-final replay at Blackburn four days later. Gerrard and Skrtel would have had big contributions to make to those fixtures and, without them, there is absolutely no doubt Liverpool\u2019s chances of success have been compromised. Taking Sturridge away has an even greater impact. Lose at the Emirates Stadium and Ewood Park and the campaign that Liverpool have fought hard to resurrect since Rodgers changed his system to 3-4-3 will effectively be over. That is what is on the line. That is why Rodgers needs Sturridge fit. At this point, it should be noted Sturridge has not set the world alight since he returned as a substitute against West Ham at the end of January. There have been some flashes of star quality but, in a lot of games, his performances could kindly be described as \u2018enigmatic\u2019. The thing with Sturridge, however, is that he scores. \u2018He is an absolute nightmare for a defender when he is on it,\u2019 Gerrard once observed. Even when he is playing poorly \u2014 like last Sunday against Manchester United \u2014 you cannot discount him for a moment. He has poise and awareness in the penalty area and it is why Rodgers believe he can become one of Europe\u2019s top strikers. Sturridge scores for Liverpool in their FA Cup fifth round victory at Crystal Palace . Steven Gerrard was hit with a three-match ban after he was sent off against Manchester United . Note the words \u2018can become\u2019: something is holding Sturridge back from fulfilling his potential. Can his body stand up to the rigours of football at the highest level? Or is it more psychological than physical? \u2018If Daniel had Wayne Rooney\u2019s mentality, he\u2019d be almost unstoppable,\u2019 Jamie Carragher wrote in these pages during the World Cup last summer. \u2018Wayne will play through the pain barrier and won\u2019t let a niggle keep him out of the action. \u2018Luis Suarez is another who stays away from the treatment room at all costs. With Daniel, however, there was a feeling that everything had to be right for him to train or play. If a knock was playing on his mind, he would want it assessed to be sure he could play at the weekend.\u2019 Sturridge\u2019s latest ailment concerns his hip. He damaged it against United and, after a scan at St George\u2019s Park following a recovery session on Monday, it was left to England manager Roy Hodgson to report that he has suffered \u2018a small tear\u2019 to his flexor muscles. Given all that has happened this season, with his initial calf problem being sustained on September 5, it left the 25-year-old \u2018absolutely devastated\u2019 that he could not figure in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania. Martin Skrtel was handed the same ban after he stamped on United goalkeeper David de Gea . The question now, however, concerns how quickly he will be able to recover. It has been mooted that he could be out for up to a month and while that prognosis may seem overly pessimistic, history has shown it is not prudent to give definitive timescales when Sturridge is being treated. You would think, then, given what is at stake, he will now be redoubling his efforts to be ready for the trip to Arsenal. Rodgers will certainly hope so as Mario Balotelli is the only other recognised striker to score for Liverpool since January 31. \u2018Winning games and scoring goals is the motto,\u2019 Sturridge posted on Instagram last October. \u2018Don\u2019t think people realise how hard it is mentally being injured. I\u2019ve had a lot of time to reflect. Can\u2019t wait to be back!! Best feeling is to be playing football and I take it for granted when you\u2019re fit.\u2019 Much to his dismay, Sturridge has had a lot of time to think this season. His manager will be hoping he gets a lot of time to score. A Champions League place and the FA Cup are at stake.","highlights":"Daniel Sturridge faces a month on the sidelines with a hip injury . Sturridge has already missed five months of Liverpool's season . Steven Gerrard is also missing, suspended for three games . Martin Skrtel is serving a similar ban for stamping on David de Gea .","id":"9ae20644cee2f25363ac46dfaca3112bf4a1a0d9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and he will need to do so again in the coming months with the striker out of action for another 6 to 8 weeks \u2013 another serious blow to the club\u2019s push for a Champions League place.\nLast season he missed only two Premier League games but now, after a string of muscular injuries, he has not started a league match since Liverpool played their final game of last season. This setback, suffered in the warm-up prior to the Merseyside derby against Everton on Saturday, will come as a huge disappointment to the Liverpool manager.\n\u201cHe\u2019s been a big loss to us,\u201d Rodgers said on Monday. \u201cBut it was unfortunate, it was a freak accident. He\u2019s come off in the warm-up which is never nice. It\u2019s not easy for him, he\u2019s had a lot of setbacks and that\u2019s a concern.\u201d\nAs is the case with any injury, particularly an injury to a 25-year-old who has been restricted to just seven league starts in the past 20 months, there is the debate as to whether or not he has been overused at Liverpool. He is one of the few players who has been available for all three of Rodgers\u2019 spells in charge and the club\u2019s manager will not be happy that they have been unable to sign either Ross Barkley or Willian.\nSturridge does not have the best injury record \u2013 he missed his last 11 games of the 2013\/14 season after tearing a thigh muscle and his last three with England at the 2014 World Cup \u2013 but he has been playing the best football of his Liverpool career at the moment, with two goals in two Premier League games under Jurgen Klopp. At \u00a3100m, Liverpool\u2019s record signing will not become that more cheaply because of this setback; the club need him.\nThe injuries have piled up, too, for other members of the attacking trio. The right-back, Alberto Moreno, is injured, so is the left-back, Martin Kelly. Christian Benteke scored twice against Everton on Sunday but did so despite only arriving in Merseyside two weeks ago.\nIt is all part of Liverpool\u2019s misfortune and as the transfer window draws towards a close they seem to be running out of time. Only Crystal Palace have conceded more goals than Liverpool \u2013 15 \u2013 and this is a trend that looks unlikely to be bucked. They are eight points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who also"}
{"article":"Brett Pitman bagged a first-half hat-trick as Bournemouth coasted past Blackpool 4-0 to return to the top of the Championship. The Cherries were in cruise control at the Goldsands as they secured their third straight victory which condemned the Tangerines to a fifth consecutive defeat. Basement side Blackpool came in search of their first win in eight matches but any hopes were dashed after just 10 minutes. Brett Pitman fires Bournemouth into the lead at Goldsands as he scored a first-half hat-trick on Saturday . BOURNEMOUTH (4-4-2): Boruc; Francis, Elphick (Stanislas 63), Cook, Daniels; Ritchie, MacDonald, Surman, Pugh (Smith 62); Pitman, Wilson (Rantie 79) Subs not used: Camp, Rantie, Fraser, Ward, O'Kane . Scorers: Pitman 10,36 and 39, Wilson pen 49 . Booked: Elphick, Ritchie . BLACKPOOL (4-4-1-1): Parish; Barkhuizen (McMahon 61), Aldred, Hall, Dunne; Orlandi, Oliver (Cubero Loria 54), Perkins, Jacobs (Ferguson 71); Delfouneso, Madine . Booked: Barkhuizen, McMahon . Referee: Chris Sarginson . Attendance: 10,013 . Jersey-born striker Pitman was afforded time and space to run past a sea of Tangerine players before slotting past goalkeeper Elliot Parish. Pitman turned down Blackpool in favour of a move to Bristol City in 2010 and ensured the Seasiders - without an away win all season - had another miserable trip home. Blackpool's first attack on Artur Boruc's goal came after 22 minutes when debutant Michael Jacobs won his side a corner which came to nothing. Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick could have doubled his side's lead after 28 minutes but he headed over from a Matt Ritchie free-kick. Tangerines supporters jeered their side and chairman Karl Oyston throughout and had only Andrea Orlandi's wayward effort to get excited about. Pitman (centre) runs away in celebration as the Blackpool players watch on in frustration at Goldsands . He scooped over after Nathan Delfouneso backheeled for the Seasiders skipper after 31 minutes. A minute later Tom Aldred cleared the ball after Ritchie had teed up Pitman inside the box. But Pitman was not kept at bay long and scored two goals in two minutes to complete his hat-trick inside 39 minutes. The Cherries striker first headed back across goal from a Ritchie cross before drilling low past Parish from a free-kick routine. Eddie Howe's side continued their dominance in the second period as they found the net once more four minutes into the second-half. Blackpool midfielder Orlandi tripped winger Marc Pugh in the box and Callum Wilson scored his 19th of the season from the resulting spot-kick. Blackpool manager Lee Clark instructs his side during the comprehensive 4-0 defeat at Bournemouth . Ritchie easily evaded Tangerines defender Charles Dunne before finding Pitman once more who skewed over on 59 minutes. Bournemouth were in total control and manager Howe even opted to withdraw skipper Elphick after just an hour as the Cherries began to ease off. Substitutes Junior Stanislas and Adam Smith did combine with the latter's effort forcing Parish into a smart save with 15 minutes to go. Smith then ran past Dunne before the legs of Parish kept out his effort. The Tangerines are the lowest scorers in the division and failed to register a single shot on target at the Goldsands. Blackpool striker Delfouneso went closest when he headed wide on 78 minutes after Orlandi whipped in a free-kick. The Cherries won 6-1 away at Blackpool in December and almost echoed that goal haul when Stanislas and Pitman both went close in the final minutes before Blackpool defender Aldred blazed over his stoppage-time effort.","highlights":"27-year-old scored a first-half hat-trick to put 3-0 up at the break . Callum added a fourth to put Eddie Howe's side top of the Championship . Watford and Middlesbrough are also on 69 points with the Cherries . Blackpool remain at the foot of the Championship table .","id":"0f670e1fc0b23011e66eb7d385823c5ca351342b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" dominated throughout with an attacking midfield trio of Ryan Fraser, Matt Ritchie and Benik Afobe proving tricky to contain.\nAnd just like the 4-1 thumping of Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, the result was never in doubt with Bournemouth coasting to three points.\nPitman\u2019s treble gave Eddie Howe\u2019s side their first three-goal haul of the season, and their fourth-straight home clean sheet.\nHere are five talking points.\nBournemouth\u2019s attack is on fire\nBournemouth have been criticised for their attacking prowess throughout their rise to the Premier League, but the Cherries have no doubt taken a big stride forward in the last few weeks.\nIn the first six games of the season they had only scored five, with two coming from stoppage time. But in their last four matches, they have found the net 14 times.\nEddie Howe\u2019s side have found an incredible balance between attack and defence this season, and there is a real feeling that this side can get even better as the campaign wears on.\nBlackpool are on a hiding to nothing\nBlackpool are still a club recovering from relegation into League One, but manager Gary Bowyer will already have his team back in the Championship this time next year.\nThis was a harsh reminder of that as the Seasiders made it a miserable afternoon for the home fans.\nBlackpool\u2019s defence was overrun by the high-paced Cherries attack, and their midfield was non-existent in the 4-0 defeat, but they can consider themselves lucky not to have conceded a few more.\nEddie Howe on target\nAs if his hat-trick wasn\u2019t enough to boost his ego, Eddie Howe also notched his 100th career league assist after Fraser\u2019s fourth goal.\nThe 37-year-old is in a group of only 14 other managers to have reached this milestone, and he\u2019s done it in style after some fantastic delivery into the box.\nThe last to reach it was Nigel Adkins, then manager of Reading. No wonder they were promoted.\nBournemouth\u2019s finishing remains a problem\nBournemouth have the second highest league goal total with 18, but they still need to improve their record of six league clean sheets.\nBournemouth can keep their opponents out for long periods, but can only boast one out-of-this-world performance in the league as they have dropped points in"}
{"article":"The first thing you need to know about Jose Mourinho is just how much he loves winning football matches. It is everything to him \u2014 whether it is the Barclays Premier League, the Champions League or a charity match. Last summer, Jose was in charge of the Rest of the World for Soccer Aid, I was playing for Sam Allardyce\u2019s England side and Mourinho\u2019s team were leading at Old Trafford going into the final moments. To ensure the advantage was preserved, however, Mourinho \u2014 with a glint in his eye \u2014 had a word with James McAvoy, the Hollywood actor, who he was putting on as substitute. Not long after, James had gone to ground with an \u2018injury\u2019 to help run the clock down. The job was done and they won 4-2! Nemanja Matic (left) John Terry and Gary Cahill joke during training at the end of a hard week for Chelsea . Mourinho spikily replied to comments made by Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness . Cesc Fabregas controls the ball as the Premier League leaders look forward to Sunday's Southampton game . I must stress that it was all good-natured, but on Wednesday night against Paris Saint-Germain, the actions of a Mourinho team were significantly darker. I called Chelsea\u2019s behaviour disgraceful and sad as they pursued a Champions League quarter-final place. They went beyond what is acceptable but, unfortunately, it is not the first time we have seen them do it. I doubt it will be the last, either. Mourinho and his teams take winning to a level that other teams and managers do not. Mourinho shakes hands with fans before the start of last summer's Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford . Jamie Carragher (centre) played for Sam Allardyce's England side for the charity game in June last year . As the seconds dwindled, James McEvoy (left) went down with an injury as the the Rest of the World won 4-2 . Respect for Mourinho\u2019s achievements in the game is beyond doubt. In a few years from now, we could be acknowledging him as the most successful manager of all time, particularly if he keeps picking up a trophy every 35 matches, as is his current remarkable ratio. But will he be loved? Chelsea fans undoubtedly adore him. Porto and Inter supporters will too. Yet beyond that? It is debatable. Will he care how he is remembered? I think he will. Deep down, I think everyone in football cares how they are perceived. Chelsea players surround Bjorn Kuipers as the Dutch referee gives Zlatan Ibrahimovic his marching orders . It was this tackle by the Swede on Oscar that had the Chelsea players swarming round the ref . Ibrahimovic's night was over after the tackle in the first half . Every outfield Chelsea player except Oscar was involved in the mass protest . Are trophies more important than creating good memories? I would always argue \u2018yes\u2019 to that. During my career, I won 10 major honours but none of the Liverpool teams I played for is particularly remembered for being a top side. If I\u2019m honest, it annoys me, especially when I hear stories even now of how great Kevin Keegan\u2019s Newcastle team of 1995-96 were or how thrilling the Leeds team were that reached the Champions League semi-final in 2000. Yes, they both played fast, exciting football but what did they win? Nothing. Mourinho led Porto to the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the Champions League a year after . Mourinho grabs Marco Materazzi after guiding Inter Milan to their third European Cup in 2010 . You want to be successful and have a reputation that spans a lifetime, like the Real Madrid team of the 1950s that Alfredo di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas inspired to five consecutive European Cups or the Ajax team of Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff from the 1970s. They took that style on to the Dutch national squad. Cruyff once said, \u2018how you play is more important than what you win\u2019 and to some extent, he is right. The Holland side from the 1974 World Cup, for instance, get spoken about more than the West German squad that actually won it. Personally, I would have rather been a German than in the Dutch squad that came up short. The same goes for Brazil in 1982, the other great team that captured hearts but failed to conquer the world. Real Madrid's Raymond Kopa, Rial,  Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas and Gento pose before a game in 1959 . Johan Cruyff rounds Argentina keeper Daniel Carnevali before scoring in the 1974 World Cup quarter-final . The great Brazilian side of 1982 celebrate Socrates' wonderful equaliser in the 3-2 defeat by winners Italy . I know most of the names of that great squad, as I am sure many do \u2014 Zico, Eder, Falcao, Socrates \u2014 but what would those men rather have, a winner\u2019s medal \u2014 like their compatriots in 1970 \u2014 or just the knowledge that everyone loved the football they played? In an ideal world, you get remembered for winning with style. The best example I have of that from my childhood was the AC Milan team of Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten that was guided by Arrigo Sacchi in the late 1980s. Their quality in that period was beyond compare and they remain the last side to retain the European Cup. Pep Guardiola\u2019s Barcelona, however, are the team that took style and success to another level all together. They will still be writing books about them in 50 years, such was the swagger with which they won 14 trophies in four extraordinary years. When a team wins silverware with imagination and fantasy, it almost seems more special. Mourinho is just as prolific at collecting trophies as Guardiola but the brand of football his team play does not compare. That is why, in the long-term, you won\u2019t find his teams spoken about like some of the others I have mentioned. The behaviour of the teams, of course, doesn\u2019t help either. Chelsea have been likened to the Leeds team from the 1970s but I actually think the way they conducted themselves was worse during Mourinho\u2019s first spell in England. They were prepared to push it further still. Pep Guardiola is thrown by his adoring Barcelona players after winning the 2011 Champions League . Leeds players surround Ray Tinkler after the referee controversially allowed Jeff Astle's goal in 1971 . John Terry, John Mikel Obi, Ashley Cole and Michael Essien get in referee Rob Styles' face in 2007 . None of that might bother Mourinho, in the same way it didn\u2019t bother Rafa Benitez. I remember him once telling me about a conversation he had with a Spanish journalist, about what was perceived as \u2018great football\u2019 and \u2018winning football\u2019. Rafa was puzzled by this, so he asked the journalist: \u2018Who scored Spain\u2019s winning goal in the 1964 European Championship?\u2019 The reply came: \u2018Marcelino\u2019. So Rafa then asked, \u2018And how did Spain play in the game?\u2019 to which there was silence. Oscar appeared to be no worse off after Ibrahimovic's midweek tackle as he trained on Friday . Diego Costa sat down for a bit of keepy-uppy at Cobham as the players prepared for Southampton . Mourinho keeps a close eye on things as the Blues boss gets his side ready for Sunday's lunchtime kick-off . His point was all that mattered was Spain had won the trophy. Mourinho would clearly understand the logic in that argument. I can see what he means, too. But the idea of winning at all costs? That is something with which I am not comfortable. I loved winning, there was nothing better that you could experience in football. But when all is said and done, you want to be remembered and respected for what you achieved. And if Mourinho\u2019s teams keep taking things to the brink, the love his achievements should secure is unlikely to ever come. Hughes revival will put big clubs on alert . There is a big game in the Midlands with West Bromwich Albion coming up against Stoke. Praise for the work of Albion\u2019s Tony Pulis, the former Stoke boss, shows no sign of dwindling, particularly after he was named manager of the month for February. West Brom are thriving under his guidance and there is little doubt they will be in the Barclays Premier League next season. But what about Mark Hughes, the man who succeeded Pulis at Stoke? Tony Pulis won the manager of the month award for February after his fine work at West Brom . Mark Hughes (right) has flown under the radar but has led the Potters to eighth in the Premier League . Without grabbing any headlines, Hughes has impressively manoeuvred Stoke into eighth place in the Premier League and they have built on their efforts of last season. They spent just \u00a31.2million last summer, and lost Bojan Krkic to a serious knee injury, but they continue to get good results. Only Liverpool and Arsenal have picked up more points since Boxing Day. The work Hughes has done at the Britannia Stadium seems to have gone under the radar. His journey since he was sacked in a poor manner by Manchester City in December 2009 hasn\u2019t always been smooth. For instance, he was criticised for the way he left Fulham in 2011 and was then sacked by Queens Park Rangers after spending less than a year at Loftus Road, even though he kept them in the top flight in May 2012. But he has rebuilt his reputation in the Potteries and looks like he will be rewarded with a new contract. If he continues to make such impressive strides, he may get the chance once again to work at a club that can regularly compete for top honours. This week I'm looking forward to... Seeing if Everton can keep flying the flag in Europe . Another disappointing week in Europe for teams from the Barclays Premier League but, once again, Everton proved an exception to the rule. The last hour of their clash with Dynamo Kiev saw Everton playing at their best under Roberto Martinez \u2014 the football was good, the energy was high and there was an intensity in everything they did. It all helped to show how difficult Romelu Lukaku  can be to play against in that mood. He bulldozed his way past a number of challenges to set up Steven Naismith\u2019s goal, showed character to take the crucial penalty and bullied Dynamo\u2019s defenders, including the highly-rated Aleksandar Dragovic. He now has 16 goals for the season. Romelu Lukaku skips past Aleksandar Dragovic (left) during an all-action display against Dynamo Kiev . Lukaku's penalty was not convincing, but it hands Everton the upper hand in the tie ahead of the return leg . When you see Everton play like that, you wonder why they have struggled in the Premier League. But if they replicate the performance that gave them a 2-1 lead to take to Kiev, they will have an outstanding chance of beating Newcastle for just their second league win of 2015. As soon as Everton start getting points on the board again, the tense atmosphere around Goodison Park will relax and Evertonians will be able to enjoy the European adventure a little bit more.","highlights":"Winning is everything to Jose Mourinho - whether it is the Barclays Premier League, the Champions League or a charity match . Chelsea went beyond what is acceptable against PSG but, unfortunately, it is not the first time we have seen them do it. I doubt it will be the last, either . In a few years from now, we could be acknowledging Mourinho as the most successful manager of all time . But will he be loved? Chelsea fans undoubtedly adore him. Porto and Inter supporters will too. Yet beyond that? It is debatable .","id":"6b74c70f40aef6b9641e014028d135a7a5042ceb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" quoted as saying he would happily manage England if he did not want to lead Real Madrid, although there have been questions about that this season given the difficulties of the Spanish giants. Nevertheless, Mourinho is a true competitor and is in no way satisfied until he is a winner. He is also a man who knows exactly what he wants and does not like.\nBut Mourinho is a man with a conscience. Even the most devout winner knows when he has gone too far and can look at the state of his world and realise he needs to alter things. He knows exactly when he needs to change a tactic, when he needs to change an attitude. What Mourinho has achieved at Real Madrid this season has been phenomenal, but it has not been a surprise. It has been the natural progression of a manager who knows who he wants to be and the man he wants to be and the one man who would help him get there. Mourinho also has the ability to change, if he has to and even if it is a case of just adjusting a little. If this means the introduction of a midfielder he does not like just to cover for a fragile player, then Mourinho can do that.\nHis team against Celta Vigo on Saturday was different to his team three months ago when the club were on the brink of Champions League exit against Ajax. Not all of it was good, but enough was to ensure a comfortable victory with a very good away goal advantage to take to Madrid for a final-16 second leg. There was room for Cristiano Ronaldo to find his confidence \u2014 that is what Cristiano was brought to Madrid for and he has given his supporters a glimpse at last. A very impressive debut from 20-year-old James Rodriguez and a more-than-useful performance from Karim Benzema, who also scored, took much of the attention away from the central issue. As well as keeping his team in the competition, Mourinho will be very relieved with the way Benzema responded to being dropped in the last match.\nMourinho has an ability to read the moods of his players and a deep understanding of what might be best for his team at a certain moment in time. He has a certain amount of self-discipline, not because he is a saint, although that can sometimes come across that way, but because he does not want to make mistakes, like a lot of the time when Chelsea players have spoken with me. Mourinho is a man who has worked out that this is a job,"}
{"article":"So was The New One the unluckiest horse at last year\u2019s Cheltenham Festival? Twelve months of wondering should finally be answered at around half past three on Tuesday afternoon. The ground the gelding surrendered when hampered by the fatal fall of Our Conor at the third flight seemed crucial at the time. But were we all conned by the final-furlong surge that he conjured under jockey Sam Twiston-Davies to grab third place behind Jezki and My Tent Or Yours, just in front of dual winner Hurricane Fly in fourth? Sam Twiston-Davies has unfinished business in Monday's big race at Cheltenham . Twiston-Davies  riding The New One on the way to victory in the StanJames.com Champion Hurdle Trial . Jezki and Hurricane Fly, who have traded punches all winter across the Irish Sea, are back again. They have been joined by Hurricane Fly\u2019s unbeaten stablemate Faugheen, christened \u2018The Machine\u2019 because of the stunning visual nature of his performances. Significantly, he is also the choice of stable jockey Ruby Walsh. Together they make up one of the strongest ever Irish assaults on the Stan James Champion Hurdle. Britain can muster only three runners and two of them, Bertimont and Vaniteux, are rank outsiders. With hopes resting on the shoulders of the 22-year-old Twiston-Davies and the gelding trained by his father Nigel \u2014 and with the Irish wave advancing \u2014 Sam could be forgiven if he felt like Michael Caine in the film Zulu. However, he is totally focused on exorcising last year\u2019s nightmare experience. It was one which prompted an enduring image of the 2014 Festival, the crest-fallen Sam with his head in his hands. Back in 2013 Ireland outscored Great Britain by winning 14 of the 27 races, the first time in Festival history that the Irish have won the majority of the races. Great Britain was back on top last year (15-12) but face a strong challenge this time, with five of Tuesday\u2019s races containing favourites from across the water. Ireland dominates the betting for the feature Champion Hurdle, with The New One an island of red, white and blue amid the green, white and orange of the main contenders. Twiston-Davies is entirely focused on exorcising last year's nightmare experience . If the hot four favourites trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh all win on Tuesday, bookmakers claim they could be facing their worst day since Frankie Dettori\u2019s Magnificent Seven at Ascot in 1996, which cost them \u00a340million. The Irish duo struck twice on opening day last year and team up this time with Douvan in the Supreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle, Un De Sceaux in the Arkle Chase, Faugheen in the Champion Hurdle and Annie Power in the OLBG Mares\u2019 Hurdle. Coral\u2019s Dave Stevens said: \u2018If all four win it will be our worst day in Festival history. They are bound to be popular and linked in accumulators.\u2019 Sam says: \u2018There are loads of different opinions and I\u2019d love to know what the answer is. I have watched the video hundreds of times. \u2018It is one of the hardest things I have had to deal with. I had run the race scenario through my head so many times and that was the only one I had not thought of. \u2018I was prepared for anything else \u2014 to finish second or even to fall off. To see him finish as strongly as he did, if things had gone his way he could have won. Luckily, the owners were very kind. They did not make me hang around (in the unsaddling enclosure) afterwards. We talked about what had happened on another day. \u2018I just wanted to sit down and put a towel over my head in the weighing room. \u2018The only certainty is that I am now able to deal with defeat and disappointment better than I was. That is the experience of growing up.\u2019 Since last year\u2019s Champion Hurdle, The New One has won all of his five races, four of them this season. He gained plaudits for his impressive victory in Cheltenham\u2019s International Hurdle in December but was less impressive when being forced to dig deeper than expected by Bertimont in his final prep at Haydock. But Sam says that is not a concern, adding: \u2018I wouldn\u2019t say we have drawn a line through Haydock because we learned that he doesn\u2019t want heavy ground. He would not run on it that bad again. \u2018We also learned when things are not going right he is able to win from a bad situation. We now know if it was a dogfight in the Champion he could cope. I loved his performance in the International Hurdle. It was spectacular. He jumped the last upsides and put four lengths between him and Vaniteux.\u2019 Twiston-Davies says he is now able to deal with defeat and disappointment much better . Victory on Tuesday afternoon would be made even more satisfying given the familial nature of the challenge. Since last year\u2019s meeting, Sam, whose two Festival winners include The New One in the 2013 Neptune Investment Novices\u2019 Hurdle, has been appointed stable jockey to champion trainer Paul Nicholls, the best job in jump racing. It means a string of good rides lined up this week, including Vibrato Valtat in this afternoon\u2019s Arkle Trophy and Saphir Du Rheu in Thursday\u2019s World Hurdle. But he admits he does not know if he would have accepted such riding riches had he been made to leave the star in his father\u2019s stable behind. \u2018It\u2019s a very interesting question and I could not give an answer,\u2019 Sam says. \u2018I have been lucky to win a lot of big races but The New One is spectacular \u2014 one of the best I have ever ridden. \u2018He is massive. Dad\u2019s big chance of the week. To do it as a family would be a dream. He goes there in good form. \u2018I just hope last year wasn\u2019t supposed to be his year.\u2019","highlights":"The New One and Sam Twiston-Davies looking to avenge last year's defeat . Since the Champion Hurdle, The New One has won all five of his races . The New One drew plaudits for victory in Cheltenham\u2019s International Hurdle .","id":"c64f6c3c728e94ef81920288d1280ad115257595","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" another on the final bend was a big enough reason for Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s grey to lose in last year\u2019s Arkle.\nWhat will be important on Tuesday in the Neptune Investment Management Novices\u2019 Hurdle is that \u201call round he is much fitter this year than he was last year\u201d (and he is, it has to be said). He is the stable\u2019s sole representative for the event but connections expect that to change \u201csoon\u201d so let\u2019s hope it does.\nThe New One has been a horse of great expectation since making a winning debut at Wexford last November. \u201cAll I ever wanted to do was run Cheltenham,\u201d Aidan O\u2019Brien had said at the time.\nThe New One is very much O\u2019Brien\u2019s stable star, and rightly so. He has shown plenty, notably in winning the Grade 1 Prestige, but his talent could really blossom if he is able to make progress over his fences.\n\u201cThe way he won at Punchestown, he just has so much to give yet,\u201d O\u2019Brien said after the New One won on his debut. \u201cHe has so much scope that he will develop and I hope you will see him again next year. I think he might be the next Hurricane Fly and we should be able to win a couple of races with him this year.\u201d\nThe New One had his first run of this season (with the help of a hood) on Friday evening at Leopardstown, finishing second to the O\u2019Brien-trained Le Prezien.\n\u201cIt is so much fun,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cI could see from the moment we schooled him last week that he is in top class. He went through the race so well.\u201d\nOf course, this isn\u2019t just a big day for The New One. It is the same for Harry Cobden too, who also has ambitions for his mount, Saint Calvados. In his two starts for the yard, he has been first and second, and he has been backed.\n\u201cWe hope he can do it but he hasn\u2019t had any luck at all this season,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cHe was getting on all right and then he ran into a faller. Then he didn\u2019t have any luck when he won his maiden at Fairyhouse.\u201d\nThe New One, who was also second to the O\u2019Brien-trained Min at last year\u2019s festival, is"}
{"article":"Lee Craig Richardson, 41, (pictured) left his neighbour with a punctured lung after stabbing him just below the heart in a row over wheelie bins . A drunk man who stabbed his neighbour in the chest in a row over wheelie bins has been jailed for five years. Lee Craig Richardson flew into a rage after being confronted when he kicked his neighbour's bins in anger outside his home in Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough. The 41-year-old stabbed the victim, who has not been named, just below the heart causing him to suffer a punctured lung. Richardson told police there had been a long-running feud between him and his neighbours over 'quite petty' issues and said he had initially kicked the bins because he was annoyed. The victim was left needing a blood transfusion and could have died in the attack, Teesside Crown Court was told. He was forced to spend six days in hospital to recover. Richardson admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault by beating and possession of a bladed article on Friday and was jailed for five years. Prosecutor Emma Atkinson told the court that there had been previous disputes between Richardson and his neighbours leading up to the attack on November 11 last year. She said: 'There's been a great deal of animosity between the two parties, more recently in relation to wheelie bins.' She told the court how Richardson was drunk when he came out of his home in the early hours and kicked his neighbours' bins. He was confronted by the woman who lived next door to him and responded by kicking her in the shin, the court heard. Her partner then followed her outside to calm the commotion and was knifed in the lower chest by Richardson. The neighbour did not realise what had happened to him at first and did not see a knife. He punched Richardson to the floor before he went inside, the court heard. Ms Atkinson told the court: 'As he got into his kitchen he became acutely aware of the fact that he had in fact been stabbed.' Police were called and officers found Richardson in his living room with a cut to his temple. He was persuaded to let go of an eight-inch knife which he was holding, and another five-inch blade was found in his pocket. He told officers there had been 'quite petty' issues between the neighbours but said he could not remember exactly what happened. Robert Mochrie, defending, said: 'There is no escaping the fact that this could have ended up being a murder charge. It's perhaps the good fortune of both the complainant and the defendant that the heart wasn't touched by the blade.' Mr Mochrie said there was a high degree of 'slow-burn provocation' where Richardson was 'pushed and pushed and pushed'. Richardson admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault by beating and possession of a bladed article when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court (pictured above) and was jailed for five years . He claimed Richardson's life was made 'a living misery for many, many months' with anti-social behaviour, verbal threats and one allegation of physical assault. He told the court it built up upset and frustration in a man of good standing who had worked to make something of himself. He said Richardson petulantly kicked the bins and that matters had simply spiralled out of control. Mr Mochrie also told the court how Richardson took the kitchen knife 'in case there was any confrontation', not to seek out the victim and stab him, and acted on the spur of the moment without thinking. 'It's a real tragedy that he has landed himself if this position but he knows there's no escaping that,' Mr Mochrie said. The judge, Recorder Jamie Hill QC, heard how it was the first offences committed by Richardson in 13 years before jailing him. He said: 'This is a classic and appalling example of what can happen when neighbour disputes get out of hand. It's a mercy that [the victim] wasn't killed and that you're not facing a murder charge quite frankly.' He said there was no provocation for the assault itself as Richardson started the chain of events that night with his 'childish action'. 'I accept that you are genuinely remorseful for everything that's happened,' the judge added.","highlights":"Lee Craig Richardson, 41, stabbed neighbour just below the heart in row . He lashed out after being confronted for kicking wheelie bin outside home . His victim was left with a punctured lung and needed a blood transfusion . Richardson jailed for five years for GBH, assault and possession of knife .","id":"2e2a5383f23e95df762cfb31b90dd3535a08fd1f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ie bins has been jailed for life.\nLee Craig Richardson, 41, attacked the victim outside his home in Chiswick, west London, in May 2017. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was left with a 2cm hole in his heart and a 1.5cm hole in the lung.\nRichardson had previously been served with an order preventing him from contacting him \u2013 but he had ignored it and continued to leave abusive messages on social media for a period of six weeks before he attacked his neighbour. The victim suffered a punctured lung, collapsed lung and a collapsed bowel.\nRichardson, of Ealing, was sentenced for attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday March 7. His victim was taken to West Middlesex Hospital and later had surgery to repair his collapsed lung. The knife went through his heart and entered his diaphragm.\n\u2018He has gone through a dreadful ordeal and will continue to have to go through for the rest of his life,\u2019 said prosecutor Michael Jones. The judge said the injuries would continue to cause him \u2018unnecessary pain and discomfort\u2019 for the rest of his life.\nA few days after the attack, Richardson contacted his victim on Facebook and told him he was going to kill him, and he knew where he lived.\nRichardson\u2019s victim and his family were \u2018horrified and terrified\u2019 and thought he was going to kill him, the court heard. He then went on to threaten to kill him in the street. The victim then asked Richardson to come over so he could film him and he complied.\nRichardson then threatened the victim again via Facebook and the victim recorded that conversation and sent it to police.\nOn the night of the attack, the victim went to a nearby off license, but was unable to purchase any beer due to his injuries. He decided to go home after an hour or so in order to tend to his injuries.\nRichardson\u2019s victim then heard him shouting at him and he came outside to find him holding the knife and making threats. After Richardson lunged at his victim, his neighbours intervened.\nMr Jones said: \u2018There was a struggle and then the victim went to his bedroom as the knife was stabbed into his body.\u2019 Richardson came up behind him again and again stabbed him in the chest while saying that he wanted to kill him.\nRichardson, a drug and alcohol abuser, was jailed for"}
{"article":"(CNN)A well-heeled employer goes back to his hotel after a hard(ish) day's work and finds no hot dinner on the table. He snaps, lashing out (allegedly) at the nearest underling who could be held responsible. Within days, almost 1 million people sign a petition for him not to lose his job, while the suspension of the TV program he presents loses the BBC 4 million viewers. Why is this man so popular that he can be accused of abusing his staff (not to mention members of other ethnic groups and nationalities) and seemingly get away with it? A serial offender, Jeremy Clarkson seems to enjoy a charmed life. But, with the BBC now deliberating over his future, has his luck finally run out? Not a chance. Clarkson, like so many celebrities, sees his stock grow with every controversy. Every indiscretion seems calculated to raise his profile and boost his esteem among his fervent followers that little bit further. The \"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe\" incident, which saw the N-word slip out -- whoops, did I really hear what I think I heard? -- was designed to achieve just the right effect: offensive enough to generate howls of protest, but trivial enough for his fans to spring to his defense, crying \"over-reaction\" and \"storm in a teacup.\" The presenter later apologized, saying his efforts to obscure the offending word \"weren't quite good enough.\" On this latest occasion, was it the beleaguered producer lodging a complaint, or, like any normal person who's been punched in the face by a thug, pressing charges with the local constabulary? No, it was none other than Clarkson who willingly gave himself up to the corporation. Go on, sack me, he seemed to be saying, when he told a reporter that his dismissal \"is coming, isn't it?\" See how my adoring public likes that. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho are, like Clarkson, seasoned experts in rebranding themselves (or their team) as the victims, even when they seem to have everything going for them bar the position of the stars. They have all perfected the glum, hangdog expression that invites sympathy, begging forgiveness for each misdemeanour. It makes their success all the sweeter if they can convince us that they achieved it in the face of hostility. While waiting for the BBC to deliver its verdict, Clarkson penned an article for The Sun in which he likened himself to a \"dinosaur\" whose time is about to run out, knowing full well that his followers will protest: no, of course you're not washed up and irrelevant, Jeremy. Britain needs you to stand up to Johnny Foreigner! It is almost tempting to wonder whether there might be a political role ahead of him should the Beeb decide to give him the push for once and for all (I use the word \"political\" advisedly here). The Romans had a goddess, Fama, who fanfared both good and bad deeds for all eternity. Badly behaved celebrities have their trumpets blown by the massed forces of the media, which are of course only too pleased to have such good copy. Clarkson is already assured of immortality, if only through YouTube or its futuristic equivalent, but while waiting to shuffle off this mortal coil he -- like all celebrities -- acts as a conduit of divinity. He is the chain that binds the earthly audience to the goddess Fama, and this is why we allow him to act in such a beastly way, without complaining (too much). In the east of India, holy intermediaries called Kalasis beat devotees with canes. The devotees flinch with the mortal pain, but they receive it as a blessing. Contestants on the X Factor queue all night for the opportunity to be verbally abused by Simon Cowell. Bruises, actual and emotional, are worn with pride, whether delivered by the Kalasis cane, Cowell's tongue, or Clarkson's fist (allegedly). They are blessed that are touched by celebrity. So how about Oisin Tymon, Clarkson's hapless producer, who, according to the Daily Telegraph, had to seek hospital treatment for a cut lip following the \"fracas?\" Had he presented poor, weary Jeremy with a nice succulent steak on his arrival that evening, he would still be languishing in the realms of the unknown. And don't feel sorry for the hotel owner either: just watch bookings at Simonstone Hall, the Yorkshire hotel where the alleged incident took place, go through the roof. They may as well start engraving that blue plaque now.","highlights":"Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson allegedly lashed out a producer, prompting BBC to cancel broadcast of program . Clarkson, like so many celebrities, sees his stock grow with every controversy, says David Giles . Clarkson is already assured of immortality, says Giles, adding that like all celebrities -- the presenter acts as conduit of divinity .","id":"740b6e0d2a34842daeebf32675b8ec91127b527e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":". That underling, in turn, calls the police. Soon, the underling is accused of assault.\nIt might be an old story, but there are very few twists of fate this bizarre and yet very familiar.\nIn the UK, the incident happened to (allegedly) a 55-year-old man \"who was in charge of security at a hotel in central London,\" according to the Metropolitan Police. At his trial this week, \"the man told detectives his identity, but not his ethnicity,\" the police say.\nThe man was apparently furious to learn that his steak had been cooked in (gasp!) a microwave.\nThis set off a chain of events ending in \"police being called and the underling being charged with assault\" and \"sentenced to 200 hours of community service and \u00a34,000 compensation,\" the police add.\nThere's a twist to this story, too. This isn't the only recent case of a British employer lashing out at a subordinate and police being called as a result. And it isn't the first time a London employer's tantrum allegedly ended in jail for an underling and a payout to the underling.\nThe details of the \"assault\" that led the police to the hotel remain scant. Was there any violence? Was the hotel security man perhaps a bit too enthusiastic in his grip of the sous-chef's collar? Was a chef accidentally burned, resulting in a furious employer?\nThe \"police (were) called and the underling was charged with assault\" and sentenced to 200 hours of community service and \u00a34,000 compensation, according to the police.\nThe two cases have at least some features in common. And they involve a British employer.\nIn a previous twist, the 2012 case of the \"grasp and drag\" is also connected to Britain. The story involved a 46-year-old man, a senior sales executive, and a junior sales executive.\nThat year, a senior sales executive \"grabbed (the junior sales executive) around the neck and dragged him across a boardroom table,\" the UK's Guardian newspaper reported. \"He admitted to two counts of assault and two counts of a racially aggravated public order offence.\" (The newspaper noted that the man was white and his victim was black.)\nAccording to the court, the executive \"admitted that he believed"}
{"article":"A Tory MP is refusing to repay hundreds of pounds in expenses for over-claiming his mileage - after the Commons watchdog checked his journeys on Google Maps. Backbencher Bob Blackman was found to have filed more than 700 claims for travel around his constituency that were either \u2018inaccurate\u2019 or not allowed under the rules.\u00a0Some were said to be for up to five times the real distance after they were checked. But the Harrow East MP has refused to accept the conclusions, insisting he will hand back only \u00a3237 - despite being asked to repay more than \u00a31,000. Backbencher Bob Blackman was found to have filed more than 700 claims for travel around his constituency\u00a0that were either \u2018inaccurate\u2019 or not allowed under the rules . An appeal from the MP has now been rejected by Ipsa compliance officer Peter Davis on the basis that it \u2018largely reiterated the points made by him in his original representations\u2019. If Mr Blackman refuses to repay the \u00a31,006.20 by next week, he could be hit with a \u00a31,000 fine and legal action to retrieve the money from his salary. Mr Davis is also understood to be considering new evidence and has already warned he could extend his inquiry back further than January 2013 - potentially opening Mr Blackman up to a fresh bill. In his appeal, Mr Blackman condemned the findings as \u2018arbitrary and draconian\u2019 and designed to generate a \u2018good headline for Ipsa\u2019. He stressed he had apologised for \u00a382.80 of travel to party political events, and was \u2018extremely reluctantly\u2019 ready to repay \u00a397.65 for party political journeys even though Mr Davis had not \u2018properly evaluated\u2019 the situation. He said he would return another \u00a356.70 for home to office travel because he could not produce \u2018detailed evidence\u2019 to support it. Parliament's reputation is till being dragged through the mud by controversial expense claims made by MPs . But Mr Blackman made clear he did not accept criticism of the distances he had claimed for. \u2018I absolutely maintain that these routes are the most cost effective possible based on local traffic conditions and the need to ensure that journeys are of a predictable duration to arrive at the appointed time,\u2019 he said. \u2018My claims are provably compliant with the scheme so therefore you should withdraw your damaging and entirely unwarranted allegations at this juncture. \u2018I understand that, having embarked on and publicly announced this investigation, it is in your personal interest to back up this decision with findings of wrongdoing that will generate a good headline for Ipsa. \u2018Therefore I am sorry to report that I will absolutely be maintaining my innocence in this matter to my constituents, to the (Commons) Commission and on the floor of the House if necessary.\u2019 Last month's provisional report from Mr Davis revealed that Ipsa officials wrote to Mr Blackman in October 2011 voicing concern that he was putting in for \u2018around twice the average for constituency mileage across the UK and some six times higher than other suburban London area constituencies where mileage is claimed\u2019. Commons officials checked Mr Blackman's claims on Google maps . The watchdog triggered an initial investigation by its compliance officer in December 2012, with Mr Blackman being told: \u2018A comparison of your claims against the distances quoted by Google Maps would suggest a pattern of over-claiming. On average, your claims are almost twice the distance shown on Google Maps and in some cases significantly more.\u2019 A two-mile journey from his home to Harrow Weald had been claimed as 10 miles, while a five-mile return trip to Stanmore was filed as 15 miles. After a discussion with Mr Blackman, Mr Davis declined to launch a full-blown investigation, instead deciding the issue could be dealt with through \u2018support and advice from Ipsa to ensure the MP improved his record-keeping\u2019. However, an audit in 2013-14 found that Mr Blackman had again racked up the highest mileage of any MP. He claimed more than 400 miles per square mile of his constituency, almost double the average for the next 10 highest-claiming MPs. A 33-mile return journey to the new Tottenham Hotspur training ground in Enfield was claimed as 54 miles - although the MP later admitted this was a mistake and the figure should have been 39 miles. The compliance officer this time launched a formal probe - but only looked at claims made after his meeting with the MP in January 2013. He found that Mr Blackman had merely reduced standard claims for regular journeys by a single mile - for example, saying he drove 14 miles to Stanmore rather than 15. During the investigation, Mr Blackman attempted to explain apparently standard claims for journeys to areas of his constituency by arguing that he was using \u2018average\u2019 distances. But Mr Davis said that \u2018conflicted with other statements that journeys were dependent on the traffic conditions pertaining at the time of travel\u2019. He also rejected a suggestion from Mr Blackman that he was using local knowledge to avoid traffic and find the quickest rather than shortest routes - \u2018if this were the case then journeys would show distinct variations\u2019. Mr Davis examined Mr Blackman's diaries and used Google Maps to establish the actual distances. In 165 out of 169, the claim was greater than that given by the mapping tool.","highlights":"Bob Blackman made 700 travel claims   that were 'inaccurate' or not allowed . Some were  up to five times the real distance after they were checked online . The Harrow East MP has refused to accept the expense watchdog findings . Says he will hand back only \u00a3237 despite being asked to repay over \u00a31,000 .","id":"097602a4edae956fd56e438285e6bdd26e1db360","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \u00a33,160 that were \u201cmiles out\u201d.\nTory MP Bob Blackman has refused to repay any money he's wrongly claimed and blames the scandal on his Lib Dem whips. | Image: GETTY\nHowever he accused the Lib Dem whips in parliament for pressuring him to claim the wrong amount - and threatened a libel suit against the Daily Mail for alleging his expenses are \u201cmiles\u201d out.\nMr Blackman has a habit of getting into trouble with the Daily Mail - who called his expenses claims \"miles out\" last week.\nBlackman is the Tory MP for Harrow East.\nHe is one of seven Tory MPs that have claimed more than the average MP, with Blackman claiming \u00a32,600 a month.\nHe claimed \u00a39,900 in 2018\/19, according to the Public Whip website. That compares with an average of about \u00a38,100 for all MPs.\nThe Daily Mail yesterday published a story headlined: Tory MP Bob Blackman: The man whose expenses are a mile out of kilter.\nIt also claimed that Blackman has claimed \u201cmiles\u201d for travelling to and from his constituency, but the article gave no evidence.\nThe article is now accompanied by an update saying that the Mail cannot verify the miles claim.\nBut the Lib Dem website is adamant the miles claims are \u201cnot disputed and true\u201d.\nThe Mail has also been accused by former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre of being \u201cwrong\u201d over its original claims of Blackman\u2019s expenses.\nIn a separate article on Sunday Dacre wrote that he had been \u201cmisled\u201d on the number of days Blackman claimed, and that on days when the MP claimed for a return train journey from London to Harrow, that was \u201cunfair on taxpayers as it meant the total of his travel expenses could rise above the maximum \u00a324,000 figure\u201d.\nThe Mail claimed that Blackman had \u201cfiled a mileage claim for 24 separate journeys \u2026 on a single day last year.\u201d\nThe MP said that the \u201ctotal cost for each of those journeys \u2026 added up to \u00a31,020 - which means Blackman may have been claiming nearly \u00a3100 more than the rate he was entitled to, on that one day.\u201d\nHe added: \u201cIn fact, over the whole of 2018\/19, Blackman is believed to have claimed just under \u00a3"}
{"article":"After a six-month hiatus from golf over alleged cocaine and alcohol abuse, Dustin Johnson appears to be back on form. On Sunday the 30-year-old claimed victory at the elite World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championships in Miami, telling reporters that fatherhood was behind his improved focus. Following his win, Johnson was greeted at the 18th hole on the Trump National Doral course by his model\u00a0fianc\u00e9e Paulina Gretzky - daughter of former NHL great Wayne - and their son Tatum, who was born in January. The new parents shared a passionate kiss in front of\u00a0cameras, while cradling their newborn between them. Gretzky described her husband-to-be as the 'best dad' and 'best friend' she could ever wish for. Scroll down for video . Passionate embrace: After claiming victory at the elite World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championships in Miami on Sunday, Dustin Johnson was greeted at the 18th hole by his family . Doting dad: He was overjoyed to see his model fianc\u00e9e Paulina Gretzky - daughter of former NHL great Wayne - and their son Tatum, who was born in January . Perfect match: The new parents shared a passionate kiss in front of cameras, while cradling their newborn between them . She continued to ABC News: 'He's been so supportive with me and we're just there for each other. I couldn't be happier for him.' Talking about how fatherhood had changed his life for the better, Johnson added: 'It's hard to describe, but just from the first day he's born, your perspective on life completely changes. 'Things that were important aren't important anymore. 'It kind of makes life a lot easier I think, just because there's just one thing that's kind of all you think about. It definitely simplifies stuff.' When Johnson announced his decision to step away from golf last July due to 'personal challenges', rumors about his lifestyle swirled, including the suggestion that he may have been suspended by the PGA Tour. Indeed, Golf.com reported that Johnson had failed three drug tests: one for marijuana in 2009 and two for cocaine, in 2012 and 2014. Johnson celebrates with Donald Trump as he holds the Gene Sarazen Cup after winning the WGC-Cadillac Championship WGC at Trump National in Doral . Career success: Johnson turned professional as a golfer in late 2007 in his early twenties . However, the Tour - which had initially said it did not comment on rumors or speculation - released a statement saying Johnson had taken a voluntary leave of absence and had not been suspended. And in a news conference on Sunday when if he had ever failed a Tour drugs test, Johnson replied: 'No. Thanks'. In a candid interview with Sports Illustrated this January, Johnson revealed that alcohol was his real vice. He said he would excessively drink and party to relieve stress, with his tipple of choice being Grey Goose, soda and lime. In a bid to get clean, Johnson said he took time out from sport and concentrated on home life. Bundle of joy: Johnson's son Tatum Gretzky Johnson was born on January 19 . Changed man: The golfer says fatherhood has helped him to put his bad boy party days behind him . Love birds: Johnson proposed to Gretzky in August 2013 - as of now, there are no reports of where and when a wedding will take place. Commenting on his time out, he said:\u00a0'I got to spend a lot of time with Paulina and help her as much as I could through her pregnancy, and then the birth of our son. 'I really enjoyed being able to be home and not having to leave or do anything. 'I was in the gym every single day, every morning, and then spend the rest of the time either I would go practice a little bit or just hanging out with Paulina.' Johnson returned to the green in Febuary at the Farmers Insurance Open in Torrey Pines. As he won big on Sunday night, the two most important people in Johnson's life were waiting for him. He concluded: 'Paulina and Tatum were waiting for me when I got done. That was the best part of the day for sure.' 'My game is in good form. I feel really confident in my golf swing. I need to do some work with the putter and short game, especially leading into Augusta.' Johnson proposed to Gretzky in August 2013. As of now, there are no reports of where and when a wedding will take place.","highlights":"The new parents shared a passionate kiss in front of cameras, while cradling their newborn Tatum between them . Talking about how fatherhood had changed his life for the better, Johnson said: 'It kind of makes life a lot easier I think, just because there's just one thing that's kind of all you think about. It definitely simplifies stuff' He took a six-month break from golf over alleged cocaine and alcohol\u00a0abuse\u00a0last\u00a0June .","id":"4eb362aee5c4021e4b85b46c7acd3104fc404a2f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" it had been a hard road back to a major title.\n\"I definitely had some demons in the last year that I had to conquer,\" he said. \"I am 110% happy to be back where I am right now. I really had some battles in the last six months. I'm just ecstatic. I'm just happy that my family was there for me and gave me the time and space that I needed. It's good to be back, I really enjoyed it. I thought I shot good yesterday and just took it into today's round and finished the job.\"\nJohnson is only the third player in history to win this prestigious event on two occasions, and did so by a two stroke margin. The two-time Masters Tournament champion was in fine form on Sunday, shooting the lowest final round of the tournament with a 64, a score bettered only by England's Justin Rose - who shot 63.\n\"There is a hole in your body called a heart. And I haven't had much of one for a long time. But I found one. I found my heart today.\"\nIn a move which was praised by the golfing community, Johnson had the winner's check sent to the charity close to his heart, the TGR Foundation, an organization devoted to the advancement of at-risk youth, a cause he is hugely passionate about.\n\"We really wanted the check to go to the TGR Foundation,\" Johnson said, explaining that it was important to him to find a use for the huge win. \"I've been there in the past as a coach, and that was a goal of mine. That's important to me and very exciting.\"\nThis year's championship was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton and Prince William, who arrived to watch Johnson in action and had an unforgettable time. When the Duchess was asked by NBC reporter Steve Burkhardt how her husband was doing, she told the presenter that the Duke would love to return to the sport, but that he wasn't getting back in any time soon.\n\"He's really good, thanks for asking. If the Prince were to return to golf, I don't think I'd be very supportive. I think he should continue to be where he is. No matter where he is, no matter what, I'm always behind him 100% and I always want him to be happy.\n\"He might be able"}
{"article":"Collapsed roofs, mangled cages and sunken floors - these are the eerie pictures taken inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital where patients were once locked up and given lobotomies. The abandoned site in north Wales, known as Denbigh Asylum, has been partially devastated by fire while there are still cages intact that were used to prevent patients escaping from their designated areas. More than 20 patients were selected for prefrontal lobotomy treatments between 1942 and 1944 at the hospital, with one patient dying from the controversial procedure. Lobotomies, which consisted of the removal of parts of the brain, began to be routinely carried out in the 1930s as a supposed treatment for those considered insane - but the barbaric practice was stopped two decades later with the introduction of antipsychotic medicines. The once eloquent and imposing building was built in 1848 and designed by architect Thomas Full James. It was designated for closure by MP Enoch Powell in 1960 and was finally shut for good in 1995. Photographer Mathew Growcoot described the scene: 'It was by far the creepiest place I have ever been into. There were so many strange noises emanating from the buildings that I really didn't want to wander too far from my companion. 'At one point we both heard what sounded like a groan and just stopped and stared at each other. I don't believe in ghosts but I didn't want to hang around.' The site has been subject to a compulsory purchase order by Denbighshire council. But that is being appealed by the site's current owners. The front facade is Grade II listed and a proposal to build homes around the entrance has been put forward. However, the restoration cost is set to be close to a million pounds. Mr Growcoot added: 'It was in a really poor state. It looked as thought a bomb had tore through the site, everything was damaged. There was nothing to stop you entering the site and as a result the vandalism and fire damage was plain to see. 'I wonder how far a million pounds would go to restoring the hospital. Seems as though it would make more sense to flatten the site and start over.' Scroll down for video . The exterior of the Denbigh hospital (pictured) is partially destroyed after years of neglect and a fire that tore through large parts of the complex . A wheelchair sits bent, twisted and rusting inside the hospital in north Wales, which once housed 1,500 patients . Built in 1848, the hospital was the scene of at least 20 lobotomies in the mid-1940s and at least once patient died from the controversial procedure . Debris and dust lies scattered on the floor of a hallway adorned with vandalism. The building was designated for closure by MP Enoch Powell in 1960 but was not shut for good until 1995 . Ashes and a pile of wood, pictured through a broken window inside the building, reveal the centre of a fire which damaged a large portion of the notorious former psychiatric hospital . A roof sits partially collapsed amid the ruins of the notorious hospital, where many patients were caged to prevent them from fleeing . Photographer Mathew Growcoot said it looked as though 'a bomb had tore through the site'. Pictured is an old wooden cabinet (left) and piece of porcelain bearing the hospital's name . The wider property of the hospital has been left to overgrow while a proposal to build homes around the entrance has been mooted . Located in Denbigh, north Wales, the hospital was the site of at least 20 lobotomies in the 1940s, with at least one patient dying from the barbaric medical procedure . A hallway, covered in debris, appears not to have been touched for decades. The asylum was designed by architect Thomas Full James . What was once a tiled bathroom or kitchen area is now covered in graffiti, carried out by trespassers in the years since it closed . The site has been subject to a compulsory purchase order by Denbighshire council which is being appealed by the site's current owners . However, a proposal to build homes around the entrance has been put forward but the restoration cost is set to be close to \u00a31million. Pictured are treatment rooms, where patients were once given lobotomies . The site once boasted a gas works, farmland, Turkish baths and even produced its own porcelain. Pictured right are rooms inside the building's former living quarters . The building's impressive front facade (pictured) is Grade II listed but the rest of the property remains in dire need of maintenance .","highlights":"The abandoned hospital in north Wales was once the home of 1,500 patients who were caged and given lobotomies . Eerie pictures reveal a partially destroyed building with mangled cages, sunken floors and collapsed roofs . Photographer Mathew Growcoot described hearing a 'groan' inside abandoned complex, known as Denbigh Asylum .","id":"bb534d5c22984cbfacdc6baf09968eec176171a2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", is being used for filming the BBC1 drama Ordinary Lies.\nIn the show, set in 1985, a patient arrives at the institution after the death of his mother, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia.\nThe BBC has said the drama, by BAFTA-winning writer Matthew Graham, was inspired by his own experience of family members being detained in mental health units.\nNow, using a special passcode to gain access, Mr Graham and his team can get to grips with the building and capture its eerie atmosphere.\n\u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d said Mr Graham. \u201cEvery time we go in we are staggered by how well-preserved everything is.\n\u201cWe do have a few problems with the locals vandalising it, but generally it is all there in good working order.\n\u201cWe have had no problems whatsoever.\u201d\nWhile the show was recorded at the hospital in Denbighshire last year, the drama is set in the 1980s and is a fictionalised account of the experiences of Graham and his brother.\nMr Graham said the hospital\u2019s location was \u201cquite convenient\u201d for BBC staff, who were not having to go to film in different locations and could save a lot of money.\nThe hospital also features in a new psychological drama, Gracefield, written and directed by Craig Haldane, which tells the tale of a young woman who has to take on the role of carer for her father.\nThe filming and the production of the set have created more than 50 jobs for locals and 13 of those have been apprentices working on-site.\nMr Graham, who has appeared in Spooks and Cracker, said \u201cIt\u2019s a great thing for Denbigh - it\u2019s been absolutely wonderful for the town.\n\u201cThe residents are very happy because the place is being put back into use and being preserved, it\u2019s the best outcome we could hope for.\u201d\nHis only complaint was about a recent change of location.\n\u201cWe have had to change our office location to The Denbigh Arms, and to a lesser extent to a field and a barn, as they now have a much bigger marquee which we need to use,\u201d said Mr Graham.\n\u201cI would much rather they kept it in Denbigh rather than the country and in a field somewhere.\n\u201cThat said, the locals have been very supportive about what we are doing and they would rather see us on their doorstep than not.\u201d\nA spokesman"}
{"article":"Martin Harper has unexpectedly backed pheasant shooting, causing outrage among the group's supporters . As Britain\u2019s leading bird charity, you might expect the RSPB to oppose pheasant shooting. But one of its bosses has unexpectedly backed the practice, causing outrage among supporters of the group. Some threatened to cancel their membership while others spoke of their \u2018disappointment\u2019. The row began when Martin Harper, conservation director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, wrote a blog saying the charity supported \u2018progressive\u2019 shoots  as they were good for the countryside. Mr Harper wrote: \u2018Yes, we condemn wildlife crime including any persecution of protected birds of prey. \u2018And yes, we continue to work with the police to end illegal killing which remains prevalent in the uplands, threatening the future of hen harrier, and still occurs on some lowland estates. \u2018But, the contribution progressive shoots can make to supporting threatened wildlife is significant, and we are delighted to help them further.\u2019 Defending his view on the topic, Mr Harper went on to write: \u2018This isn\u2019t a contradiction. We simply do whatever nature needs and will work with anyone that wants to help wildlife.\u2019 He added that pheasant shoots were responsible for creating or maintaining 7,000 hectares of hedgerows. Twitter users reacted angrily, with one writing: \u2018After 30+ years, I think it\u2019s time to cancel our membership!! #itsall-aboutmoney.\u2019 Lee Clements wrote: \u2018Very disappointed to learn that @Natures_Voice \u201chas always been neutral on the ethics of shooting birds.\u201d\u2019 But the British Association for Shooting and Conservation praised the RSPB for putting \u2018long-term conservation goals before short-term politicised campaigning\u2019. In 2008, the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) estimated that 40 million gamebirds were bred to be shot each year in Britain. The figure includes pheasants and partridges and is now believed to be higher still. The RSPB estimates the total to be 50million. In a report on the industry released in 2008, Defra stated that they had welfare concerns surrounding the shooting of game. The report addresses the \u2018extent and duration of confinement of semi-wild species, sometimes within systems offering a barren, restricting environment.\u2019 The RSPB boss said that pheasant shoots were responsible for creating or maintaining 7,000 hectares of hedgerows. But Twitter users reacted angrily to the comments . You do not need a licence to hunt pheasants or grouse in the UK but a firearms or shotgun certificate is required. The pheasant shooting season runs from October to February each year. It is illegal to shoot the birds outside of that time frame. In an interview with The Observer, Mr Harper added that is was too simplistic to say that the RSPB is \u2018anti-shooting\u2019. He said: \u2018It\u2019s more sophisticated than that. We are ready to work with landowners and farmers to look after farmland wildlife. \u2018We are not an animal welfare organisation. Our primary interest is stopping common species becoming rare.\u2019 Spokesman Simon Clarke told The Observer: \u2018When organisations are prepared to put evidence before opinion and long-term conservation goals before short-term politicised campaigning, then there is much common ground to be found.\u2019 Stuart Housden, a director at the RSPB, said: \u2018This is what we have been saying for a hundred years. There is nothing new. \u2018The RSPB was set up 1904 and has been consistently neutral on the ethics of field sports. We are not allowed to be in support of field sports, nor are we allowed to be against them. \u2018We are always firm on wildlife crimes and other bad practises such as the destruction of wildlife habitats. We will condemn bad practice and if it is illegal practice we are very effective in combating it. \u2018What we are simply saying is that there are people who are doing some good things and what we are trying to do is give praise where it is due and criticise those who do bad things. \u2018Sixty per cent of UK wildlife is in decline. Nature needs friends who will invest in wildlife in a sensitive and thoughtful way. \u2018We would like to see more people go the extra mile to give nature a home on their farms.\u2019","highlights":"Martin Harper said \u2018progressive\u2019 shoots were good for the countryside . Said pheasant shoots created or maintained 7,000 hectares of hedgerows . Twitter users reacted angrily, with many threatening to cancel membership . Conservation group praised RSPB for putting \u2018long-term conservation goals before short-term politicised campaigning\u2019","id":"b8dc6378ff868c54c5c1cdcd22b4ace17b253f6e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the controversial sport, causing outrage.\nThis article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small amount of money if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. All our editorial is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or affiliate.\nMartin Harper, the RSPB's director of conservation, has admitted he shoots pheasants. His views on shooting game birds come in the light of growing public concern about the future of Britain's natural wildlife.\nMr Harper has been a high-profile wildlife campaigner for most of his career. But in his latest article for the Daily Telegraph, he expresses his support for shooting by suggesting that people don't realise how many animals could die if wild pheasant numbers are brought down dramatically.\nIn the article, the RSPB boss said that if we want to preserve the species, we must change the way we manage wildlife. If it wasn\u2019t for culling, a lot of animals including pheasants, foxes, deer and birds of prey would disappear completely.\n\"We would be left with a small fraction of the total of native species, most of which are only found in the British Isles,\" said Harper.\n\"We don't manage our wildlife as a conservation charity should, but as a rural heritage society, and all the wildlife associated with our uplands has declined.\"\nThe RSPB is a charity devoted to protecting birds, and they don\u2019t like to admit shooting anything but they have started to admit the decline in some species has been down to the increase in foxes.\nThe controversial gamebird was once shot on its main habitat in the Highlands of Scotland. But thanks to the efforts of shooting estates, they have increased in number.\nHarper said pheasants can often be shot on a shoot day because they can be hard to identify. He added that many estates will put a limit on the amount of pheasants they shoot so they only take what the land will support.\nHe continued: \"In areas where wildlife still have a foothold and survive in small numbers, shooting is a vital conservation tool.\n\"If numbers drop too low we might find, like a lot of our birds have, that the only way to make a viable population is for conservation and agriculture to work hand in hand.\n\"We must learn to co-exist, work with land managers and support them in conserving native wildlife and our upland areas. We must stop treating our upl"}
{"article":"Former England captain Lewis Moody says he does not think England will win the World Cup this year. Moody, who won 71 caps over a 10-year career, believes Stuart Lancaster's team are 'not quite where they need to be' to lift the William Webb Ellis cup on October 31. The former Leicester and Bath flanker, speaking at an awards ceremony for the Prince's Trust in London, told the Press Association: 'I don't think England are in the right place at the moment to win the World Cup. Former England captain Lewis Moody does not think England are in a position to win the World Cup . Moody knows what it takes to win the tournament having lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in 2003 . 'If they can get through the pool stages they'll have a great, fighting chance. Being at home for every match makes a massive difference and if you get into a semi-final anything could happen - but I think at the minute they are probably not quite where they need to be to win the World Cup. 'They can certainly be there to push the others, and if they get into the semi-final then there is every chance they could make the final.' Moody, who cannot see beyond New Zealand as tournament winners, believes Lancaster may be hoping his squad will peak for 2019. He continued: 'He's been building a team, there are a lot of young new changes coming, so I think he'll be focusing on the next World Cup, especially as he's had that nice new contract extension.' However, he believes England can still win the Six Nations. Lancaster oversee training as his side prepare to face Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday . How England and Scotland will line up for Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham . Moody said: 'It is disappointing that England have ended up in this position. They had a good chance to come away with a Grand Slam but they have got to focus on Scotland now. 'It should be a reasonably comfortable result against Scotland, and then go on and beat France. They can still win it, but it will be a big ask now - we are reliant on other teams.' Moody added: 'I am a huge fan of Stuart Lancaster. 'I think he's done terribly well and I think all that now Stuart is lacking is that win, that result that really says, 'Look, what I've been doing over the last four years has been about this, achieving this', and if we can take something out of the Six Nations, which will be tough now, then he'll have that.' One bonus is that the Six Nations may well have ironed out England's conundrum at fly-half and in the centres, Moody suggested, with George Ford and Jonathan Joseph cementing their places. He said: 'For me it is quite simple. I think Ford has stepped up and done a fantastic job. I'd keep him there, and he would be my man for the World Cup. It will be interesting to see where Owen (Farrell) slots in when he comes back. Moody thinks George Ford has stepped up as England centre and should keep his place for the World Cup . Ford offloads a pass during training as England prepare for Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland . 'Joseph has stepped in and filled a void I think we've been nursing since Will Greenwood was playing, and that's some time ago now. 'And when Manu Tuilagi comes back I'd like to see Joseph and Tuilagi playing in the centres together and how they can work that. I think (Luther) Burrell has been all right but I think Joseph and Tuilagi are probably the future.' Moody was adamant Ford's rise had not consigned Farrell's days as England's starting number 10 to history. 'They are certainly not over,' he said. 'The fact George has come in and done so well, George Ford has had a fantastic start to his international career. 'Owen is a young man in his own right. Those two vied for the under 20s spots, they were centre and fly-half together when they played England under 20s together, so they know each other well. 'Owen is a great temperament and he'll work hard to make sure he is pushing George all the way for that 10 shirt.'","highlights":"The 2015 Rugby World Cup starts in September and will be held in England . Lewis Moody does not believe hosts are in a position to win tournament . Former captain\u00a0Moody does believe England can win the Six Nations . England play Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday for the Calcutta Cup . Moody backs England to secure a comfortable victory against the Scots .","id":"3af0f02db35beccbe6f637ea8f8560ac714c07b9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"' to win the competition.\nMoody feels that despite beating Ireland last week, England are still far from the finished article after struggling to score points in the opening rounds.\nThe former flanker claims England need to be '100% ready' and be in top form if they hope to win the World Cup.\n\"The best teams are 100% ready for the tournament and ready to win it before the first whistle blows,\" Moody said.\n\"I don't think that's the England team, as they're not quite where they need to be yet.\n\"To win the World Cup you need to be 100% ready from the first game and then maintain it for the entire competition.\"\nEngland face New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Newcastle on Saturday.\nLancaster's men have only beaten Italy and Fiji in their opening fixtures before last weekend's defeat of Ireland.\nMoody went on to say that the World Cup 'presents itself as the ultimate test of character' to whoever takes the field for England.\n\"The World Cup tests your character in a way that nothing else does,\" he added.\n\"Because the pressure is so great you can either rise to it or buckle.\n\"In 2003 we made the semi-finals against New Zealand but that was against a team that was in the same sort of boat.\n\"The New Zealand that turned up against us had a 'win it or bust' mentality.\"\nMoody has been named in the 15-man squad to face the Kiwis and is eager to continue his World Cup adventure.\nThe 35-year-old told Sky Sports News HQ \"I'd love to play as long as I possibly can\".\nThe Bath flanker believes England can win the 2015 World Cup if they show a clinical side at the highest level.\nEngland beat New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Cup, but Moody says the Kiwis have evolved since then and England need to change their approach to winning games.\n\"That New Zealand team turned up for the 2003 World Cup and really thought they could go all the way.\n\"They beat Argentina in the group stages but were beaten in the semi-finals by Australia,\" he said.\n\"That's what we'll be up against with these guys.\"\nLancaster has announced his team for Saturday's"}
{"article":"Jihadi John,\u00a0unmasked as Mohammed Emwazi, had an obsessive crush on\u00a0Ahlam Ajjot when they were at school together (both pictured) Merciless killer Jihadi John dressed like a gangster rapper, smoked cannabis and had an obsessive crush on a girl at school, friends have revealed. The ISIS executioner, unmasked this week as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi, was in a violent gang which used Tasers to target rich victims and 'borderline stalked' a girl he was fixated on. Ahlam Ajjot, 27, has spoken of her horror that the world's most wanted terrorist lusted after her when the pair were just 16 and both attended Quintin Kynaston school in St John's Wood. 'He never spoke to girls unless he had to. He was awkward,'\u00a0she told Simon Wright and Dan Warburton at the\u00a0Sunday Mirror. 'I never knew Mohammed liked me and I can't believe it now when I think about him feeling that way. 'I was so shocked when I saw the news that he was Jihadi John. I couldn't believe the pictures of him in a balaclava and in Syria.' Another former friend, who wished to remain anonymous, has exposed the killer's teenage past saying he took part in rowdy vodka drinking sessions and smoked cannabis despite being Muslim. She branded the University of Westminster graduate a 'hypocrite' and said the fact that he portrays himself as a strict Muslim is 'laughable and shameful' because of his past behaviour. 'He smoked drugs, drank and was violent towards other boys,' she told The Sun. 'He tries to paint himself as devout, but he doesn't know the meaning of the word. The fact that he portrays himself as a strict Muslim is laughable and shameful.' 'I never saw him pray or wear Islamic dress \u2014 he would not even mention religion at all.' It comes as sources revealed the extremist was tracked down in Syria after using a student discount code to download computer software online. He used a laptop in the war-torn country to download the technology with the code identifying him as the former University of Westminster computer student, the Sunday Express reported. Counter terrorism investigators were able to pinpoint his location from the slip-up. The ISIS executioner was revealed as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi earlier this week who is said to have dressed like a gangster rapper and smoked cannabis at school . His role as Islamic State's sadistic butcher is a far cry from the 10-year-old schoolboy who dreamed of being a footballer when he attended St Mary Magdalene Church of England primary school (pictured) 'In today\u2019s electronic age of social\u00a0media and technology, we chase\u00a0the digital footprint before we\u00a0chase the person,' a source told the newspaper. 'Anyone who has a credit card,\u00a0a Facebook page or a national\u00a0insurance number has a digital\u00a0footprint. 'The same goes for a student\u00a0number, these records are unique\u00a0to that person.' Emwazi who has featured in six ISIS beheading videos, moved to the capital from Kuwait at the age of six. It has been claimed he was 'never the same' after suffering a serious head injury when he ran into a goal post as a child, according to a former classmate. He is said to have attended anger management classes because of his violent behaviour towards classmates at school. The female friend, who met Emwazi in 2001 when they were both 12, said he proved himself as a 'capable brawler'. 'I saw him get into a fight in the sports hall. It was over a game of pushing and shoving,' she said. 'He was suspended from school for two days because of that fight, but he didn't seem to care \u2014 he was very rebellious.' Once they joined the same gang at the age of 13, he would skip classes and smoke cannabis outside a convenience shop. The ISIS executioner, pictured with British journalist David Haines, was part of a gang was was violent towards other boys at school . 'He would enjoy sit-sitting in the corner, smoking weed. It didn't bother him that it was illegal or against his faith,' said the friend. Instead of attending his local mosque, he started hanging out in shisha cafes and looked up to older Asian men who drove flash cars, smoked cannabis and bragged of womanising. The 'painfully shy' teenager developed\u00a0an intense crush on Ms\u00a0Ajjot and followed her around, according to a former friend. 'Everyone could see that he was making a fool of himself and that he was borderline stalking her. But he just didn't get it,' said the schoolmate. He said Emwazi had a habit of putting his  hand up to his mouth when he spoke after being teased about his bad breath. The teenager was bullied and was given the nickname 'Little Mo' as he was so short. By the time he got to the sixth form, Emwazi's only friend was a younger boy who's older brother was killed in a US drone attack on terror targets in Somalia in 2013. Emwazi is said to have attended the demonstration outside the Harrow Central Mosque in North-West London in 2009 to 'celebrate' the eighth anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks. Emwazi (front row, second from left) pictured with classmates at St Mary Magdalene Church of England primary school in west London where he suffered a head injury . Emwazi (red circle) is said to have attended the demonstration outside the Harrow Central Mosque in North-West London in 2009 . The Londoner was radicalised by fanatical hate-preachers and is now on the Syrian battlefields killing in the name of religion. One of his old friends said she saw him on\u00a0Edgware Road, West London, in 2012 and he was wearing long, white Islamic robes. His role as Islamic State's sadistic butcher is a far cry from the 10-year-old schoolboy who dreamed of being a footballer when he attended St Mary Magdalene Church of England primary school. Describing his ambitions for his life in his primary school yearbook, he said:\u00a0'What I want to be when I grow up is a footballer', and said by the age of 30 he would be 'in a football team scoring a goal'. He listed his favourite band as pop group S Club 7 and said his favourite cartoon was The Simpsons. Kuwaiti authorities are closely monitoring several of Emwazi's relatives who  live and work in the Gulf emirate where the Islamic State executioner was born, according to reports. A number of the executioner's relatives are working in Kuwait and like him hold British citizenship, Al-Qabas newspaper reported. 'Security agencies have taken the necessary measures to monitor them round the clock,' the paper said, citing an 'informed source.' His father Jassem Abdulkareem, also a British national, is currently in Kuwait and is expected to be summoned by authorities.","highlights":"Jihadi John smoked cannabis and dressed like a gangster rapper at school . ISIS executioner has been unmasked as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi . He had an obsessive crush on classmate Ahlam Ajjot, 27, and 'stalked her' She has spoken  of horror that world's most wanted terrorist lusted after her . He was part of a gang and was violent towards boys at London school . Emwazi was tracked down after using his student number on a laptop . He downloaded free software using details from University of Westminster .","id":"56fb62cf2a67e3c5b56c904f719007959960368c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" when the footage below was first broadcast on an Al-Qaeda website before his \u201cmartyrdom\u201d in May 2015. The clip, which shows him playing to an adoring crowd of men, has been shared by a group which claims to be made up of Islamic State supporters.\nBut, in fact, the footage shows Mohammed Emwazi playing to camera as he tries to impress his audience with a performance of Al-Qaedaaida..\n\u201cThere are various groups which are using that footage,\u201d the group claims.\n\u201cEven Al-Jazeera showed him doing that with his \u201cgangster\u201d look and his followers.\u201d\nThe clip appears to show Mr Emwazi \u2013 who also goes by the name Abu Waqqas \u2013 playing guitar on a stage in front of a group of men.\nThe group also posted another video on its Telegram channel, which shows two men, one of whom appears to be Mr Emwazi, taking part in what looks like a rap contest.\nThe video, which the group claims was recorded in 2007, also contains the same footage of the London-born jihadi that was broadcast in 2014.\nBoth videos are taken from footage posted on the YouTube channel Jund Al Khilafah, and the first video was posted on February 26, 2014.\nThe footage of Mr Emwazi\u2019s \u201cgangster\u201d stage performance was also used by Al Jazeera in an obituary of the jihadist.\nThe clip was shown during a documentary about the British man entitled \u201cJihadi John\u201d, which was broadcast on the channel\u2019s website earlier in June.\nThe group also posts a photo of Mr Emwazi\u2019s brother Haseeb Abed, who was killed with the jihadi when he was killed in a drone strike in the Syrian city of Raqqa.\nThe group also claims it is a group which has \u201cclose connections\u201d with the self-styled Islamic State jihadists who are running a campaign to capture Raqqa in northern Syria, where Mr Emwazi was believed to live.\nThe group claims it is a group that has close links to the Islamic State jihadists who are running a campaign to capture Raqqa in northern Syria, where Mr Emwazi was believed to live.\nIts Telegram group has a page titled \u201cJihadi John\u201d and was also used to post an image of Mr Abed"}
{"article":"Michael O'Neill believes his Northern Ireland side are one win away from turning their Euro 2016 dream into a reality. O'Neill's men have been one of the surprise packages of the qualifying campaign, with Sunday's 2-1 defeat of Finland making it four wins from five matches. That leaves them second in Group F, four points clear of Hungary and just a point shy of table-topping Romania. Michael O'Neill (left) believes his side are one win away from turning their Euro 2016 dream into a reality . Kyle Lafferty of Northern Ireland blows a kiss to the home support after their Euro 2016 qualifying win . Anghel Iordanescu's side come to Windsor Park on June 13 and O'Neill believes success then would go a long way to ensuring a first major tournament in 30 years. 'The message is simple. We have given ourselves a fantastic chance, and we have to make sure we take our chance again in June,' he said, after Kyle Lafferty's brilliant brace in Belfast. 'The Romania game becomes massive now. If you can win that game, then it would be hard to think we won't get to the Euros. It takes on extra significance. Do we feel 18 points will be enough? Possibly. 'If we can get to 15 points with four games to go, that has to be our target at this moment in time. We will have the chance to go top of the group against Romania.' The game comes at an awkward time, with the English and Scottish seasons having broken up for the summer, but O'Neill hopes that does not have a major impact. Lafferty scores with a header to make the score 2-0 during their win over Finland in Group F . Northern Ireland are currently second in Group F, behind Romania, and have 12 points from five games . He is relying on dedication from his players and two friendlies - one against Qatar on May 31 and another against Wales - to get his side in shape. The Wales game has yet to be confirmed by the two associations, but O'Neill is already treating it as a done deal. We have two good warm-up games before that so preparation will be excellent,' he said. 'Our preparation in June will be vital, and the warm-up games against Qatar and Wales will be crucial. But players finish their seasons in May, and there is an onus on certain players to maintain their own fitness.' If fit Aaron Hughes is sure to become his country's most capped outfield player in that run of fixtures, with his current tally of 95 leaving him level with David Healy. He had to make do with bench duty against Finland, with O'Neill making the tough choice to pair Jonny Evans and Gareth McAuley in the middle while favouring Conor McLaughlin at right-back. O'Neill believes a win on June 13 would go a long way to ensuring a first major tournament in 30 years . They are second in Group F, four points clear of Hungary and just a point shy of table-topping Romania . 'Leaving out Aaron was maybe the most difficult decision I have had to make in my three years, in terms of team selection,' the manager confessed. 'Everyone knows what Aaron Hughes is about and what his qualities are as a player and individual. I sat with Aaron a few nights ago and talked about his situation at Brighton. 'He hasn't played much club football in recent tines, and he fully understood where I was coming from. And Aaron being Aaron, he took it in his professional style. He is still a huge part of this squad, but now we have competition for places which is good. 'Jonny (Evans) showed what a top class player he is, and he showed it at Hampden against Scotland the other night. So it is good. 'But it is only a matter of time before Aaron gets his 96th cap and goes on to win 100.'","highlights":"Northern Ireland beat Finland 2-1 in their Euro 2016 qualifying match . Michael O'Neill feels his team are one win away from going through . Northern Ireland are second in Group F - four points clear of third .","id":"c7e3821a946b5d6987fc562a3ed5b61d3cafa526","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"1 win in Poland leaving them second in Group F, behind Norway by a single goal.\nThey have four games remaining, the first of them in Belfast against Greece on Wednesday. O'Neill's men are currently four points behind Greece, but a victory over the Greeks will set up a decider against the Finns, who also sit on four points.\nSpeaking at the home of Derry City, O'Neill said: \"If you told me 10 games ago, that we'd win against Romania, we'd draw against Poland and we'd win at home to Greece, I'd've taken it. I just can't take it that we didn't win in Poland. We have to try to put that right.\n\"All the time my message to the players has been there to enjoy the experience. I believe this is a historic moment for us as a country. We can't allow this opportunity to slip away. You only have to win once to guarantee qualification and we want to win on Wednesday.\n\"If you look at the fixtures we have to play, if you look at the fixtures everybody else has got to play, we're at home to Greece (on Wednesday), we're at home to Finland (in November) and we're away to Romania (in March).\n\"There are opportunities for us. All we can do is focus on ourselves, get our training right and get ready for Greece. I believe in my team, I think we can do the job. It will come down to whether we can put our stamp on the game.\"\nO'Neill admits that he never imagined Northern Ireland would be sitting top of Group F. Norway were his pre-tournament favourite to qualify automatically, but Northern Ireland have leapfrogged them, as well as Austria and the Faroe Islands.\n\"We were all trying to think who would qualify from that group and nobody gave us a chance,\" he said. \"We were underdogs in every game.\n\"I said to the players on Thursday that we could make history and they have done that. If we are able to put this to bed, it's going to be a fantastic night for Northern Ireland.\n\"I've never had a major tournament game before as a manager but I can only imagine the feeling of euphoria we'd be experiencing on Wednesday. I hope and believe that we can do it but we have got to prepare well.\n"}
{"article":"Fallen AFL star Ben Cousins has been taken into police custody for the third time in two weeks. He is currently in the emergency department of Armadale Hospital awaiting a mental health assessment and remains in a stable condition. Cousins was reportedly arrested after driving erratically and was caught breaking into a Sikh temple to compulsively take photos before climbing onto the roof of another home in Canning Vale in Perth's south, according to Fairfax Media. The 36-year-old footballer allegedly upset Sikh priest, Jasvinder Singh and his wife when he reversed his car over the garden of the temple ground and parked in Mr Singh's personal car park. Scroll down for video . Former West Coast Eagles captain Ben Cousins\u00a0was assessed in the mental health ward at Perth's Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital after being caught on an SAS base in Western Australia on March 15 . The priest tried to confront Cousins before he took off again and stopped a few metres ahead to take photos of the temple. 'Again, I tried to talk to him and he started his car,' Mr Singh said. 'I called the police and then I followed him again and he stopped his car in the middle of the road and then some cars almost hit him.' Mr Singh then became alarmed by the behaviour and left it to the police. 'He was not looking stable.' Before they arrived however, Cousins had moved onto another person's house and opened the door before realising Mr and Mrs. Singh were still watching him from their yard. He\u00a0allegedly jumped fences and scaled a two-story home and paced along the roof. The police arrived ten minutes later and talked Cousins off the room before arresting him in Shreeve Road at 11am. CCTV has shown Cousins attempting to flee from police. 'I was pretty panicked - I locked the doors and we stayed inside in one of the bedrooms until I could get confirmation from police that it (the arrest) was done,' Witness Jenny Wilson told Network Ten. Ben Cousins, in 2007, after he was\u00a0charged with drug possession and refusing a drug test . Cousins, who returned to the AFL with Richmond after the league banned him for one year, saw the latter stages of his career overshadowed by controversy . On March 16 Cousins, who has a history of serious drug abuse, was assessed at a mental health facility after he was caught behind the secure fences of an SAS base. The premiership star and former West Coast Eagles captain was apprehended at the Campbell Barracks near Perth at 11pm, according to Nine News. He was later assessed in the mental health ward at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he was reportedly being held under 'mental health watch'. The 36-year-old was moved out of the hospital on the afternoon of March 16 but doctors remain concerned about his mental health, Seven News reports. Cousins was arrested the week prior for allegedly driving erratically and not stopping when requested by police. He is scheduled to face the Fremantle Magistrates Court on April 8. Cousins retired from the sport in 2010. He appeared in court in 2012 after being charged with drug possession . Cousins, 36, was arrested last week after allegedly being caught driving recklessly and failing to give a breath test. He is scheduled to face the Fremantle Magistrates Court on April 8 . The Brownlow Medalist's off-field antics have created headlines for almost a decade, due to well-publicised troubles with drugs and criminal connections. In 2005, Cousins and teammate Michael Gardiner became embroiled in police investigation into a nightclub shooting. The following year he was charged after abandoning his car and running away from police to avoid a booze bus. He entered rehab for 'substance abuse' in 2007, being later being suspended by the AFL for bringing the game into disrepute. Cousins returned to the game with Richmond in 2009, before he retired at the end of the 2010 season. In 2012, the then-retired star was charged with possession of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply by police located near a drug rehabilitation centre he was attending. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Former AFL star Ben Cousins has been arrested in Perth, whilst trying to break into a Sikh temple in Canningvale to take photos . He also attempted to break into a second property before scaling the two-story building and fleeing from police . He is currently in Armadale Hospital awaiting a mental health assessment . Cousins underwent mental health checks after he\u00a0was caught behind secure fences of an SAS base on March 15 . The 36-year-old was moved out of hospital the next day but doctors 'remained concerned for his mental health' Cousins was arrested the week prior for allegedly driving erratically and not stopping when requested by police . He is scheduled to face the Fremantle Magistrates Court on April 8 .","id":"2cccd5d6d9c15ea7e79942b030a6a435e922c8f7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" after police were called to an incident. He was taken to the hospital after police were called to the incident on October 2. He was taken into custody on October 5 and charged with serious assault. Police were again called to an address on October 8 and Cousins was arrested on a charge of unlawful assault.\nCousins was placed in the compulsory guardianship of the state on Friday, October 8. He has since been released from detention after the initial assessment. It is understood Cousins has since been released by police but is expected to undergo another assessment to determine if he should be detained.\nThe former Fremantle Dockers\u2019 star\u2019s family have maintained that Cousins has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Cousins was diagnosed with the mental illness after he was charged with allegedly assaulting a female on October 2, 2015. Cousins had been released from the order on October 23, 2015 when the court was told he needed time to assess his mental health, his drug dependence and the impact of his actions.\nCousins was convicted of assaulting a 19-year-old woman. He was also found guilty of assaulting two officers in Fremantle Magistrates Court. The court case will continue at Perth Magistrate\u2019s Court on November 18. He was fined $2,000 on the assault conviction and was placed on a two-year community service order for the assault and battery charge and was ordered to take part in a mental health program for two years and was ordered to pay $2000. He was also disqualified from driving for six months.\nHe has a lengthy history of depression and drug addiction that has impacted on his career. Cousins is thought to be battling addiction to prescription medication and alcohol. A spokesman for the family said at the time of the incident \u201cThis was a tragic incident that has had a serious impact on everyone involved.\u201d\nHis family said that he is now in a secure place for treatment. \u201cBen has been struggling with his mental health for some time and has battled addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs.\nBen\u2019s family would like to thank the public for their overwhelming support, particularly during the last few weeks of a turbulent time in Ben\u2019s life. The family would also like to thank the medical staff at Armadale Hospital, the WA Police, the court staff and the West Perth Bail Justice Centre for their work in this difficult period.\nIt is not known why Cousins is in hospital"}
{"article":"Police in the San Francisco Bay area are searching for a 30-year-old physical therapist who was kidnapped on Monday morning and is now being held for a ransom. According to a press conference on Tuesday given by Vallejo police officers, Denise Huskins was forcibly abducted against her will from her boyfriend's home. Her captor or captors also made off with a white Toyota Camry from the home that is registered to her boyfriend. The car was recovered hours afterwards at an undisclosed location miles away from the scene. The car and the home are both registered to Aaron Quinn who neighbors confirmed lives with Huskins in the two-story yellow home on Kirkland Avenue. The Daily Mail Online could not reach him for comment. Police Lt. Kenny Park said that police were first contacted at 1.55pm - hours after her alleged abduction - by her 30-year-old boyfriend who  was in the house at the time of the assault. Park would not comment on why Quinn appeared to wait so long before contacting them and added that the he is not in custody but that he is helping them 'piece the puzzle together.' Scroll down for video . Appeal: Police in Vallejo have asked the public for any help in locating physical therapist Denise Huskins who they believe has been kidnapped and held for ransom. They have issued the picture of her (left) and her Toyota Camry (right) which was recovered away from her home on Monday evening . Arrival: Denise (on the right) moved to Vallejo in June 2014 and began working at Kaiser Hospital and was previously a physical therapist at Southern California Orthopedic Institute . At the press conference Park did not say how the ransom was communicated nor how much is being demanded. Park also said he did not believe the house had been robbed according to the\u00a0Sacramento Bee. 'We are concerned for Ms. Huskins' well-being,' said Lt. Kenny Park during the afternoon press conference . 'At this moment, Ms. Huskins' whereabouts are unknown and we are treating this matter as a kidnap for ransom,' 'We have dedicated all our resources, and we are giving it full, undivided attention until we can locate Ms. Huskins and secure her safe return.' Search crews and dogs are combing the marsh lands of nearby Mare Island for Huskins. According to family Huskins works at Kaiser Hospital with her boyfriend and her father said he was stunned by the crime. 'This is overwhelming to me,' said Michael Huskins to CBS. 'I don't understand it. That's the hard part. I just don't understand what's going on.' 'If she sees this, I want her to know, that the family is there, we love her and we're not giving up,' he said. Home: Denise Huskins was taken against her will from her home on Kirkland Avenue (pictured) early on Monday morning . Police described her as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. Suspicion had earlier fallen on a local peeping Tom who lived in the area recently, who had been spotted crawling on people's roofs. He has apparently moved away according to neighbors who spoke to\u00a0ABC News. According to her Facebook page, Huskins works at Kaiser Hospital and Vallejo Police Department has called in help from the FBI and the Solano County Offie of Emergency Services. Officers released pictures of Huskins' boyfriend's car and asked for anyone who may have seen the vehicle during Monday afternoon or evening to contact them. Desperate search: Police would not say what the ransom was for Denise (left and second right with her mother) nor how they knew she had been abducted . Indeed, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, police have been unusually tight lipped about the incident. Once they received the report about the abduction, the alert was not sent over police radio but rather sent by phone between dispatchers and officers. This suggests her kidnapper is listening into police radio broadcasts. Huskins previously worked at a Southern California orthopedic institute and arrived in Vallejo in June 2014. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Vallejo Police Department at 707-648-4524.","highlights":"Denise Huskins was taken from her boyfriend's Vallejo home early on Monday morning . Police received a 911 phone call at 1.55pm from her boyfriend who witnessed the kidnapping . He was questioned by the police but is not considered a suspect . Officers could not explain why he waited hours to make emergency call . Have said they can not say what the ransom demand is nor how it was communicated . Neighbors have confirmed that Huskins lives with 30-year-old Aaron Quinn . Family have said that they have not received a ransom demand of any kind . Search crews and dogs are combing the marsh lands of nearby Mare Island for Huskins . FBI have been alerted and police are staying tight lipped about the details .","id":"7696d9259d89998a26fa80e70a4af66950982527","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"kins, was walking her dog in a park at around 6 a.m. on Monday. The dog was being attacked by coyotes and Ms. Huskins was attempting to scare the coyotes away. When she approached the coyotes, they turned on her, biting and mauling her before she escaped. She was able to escape, but has since lost her cell phone, wallet, and vehicle.\nHuskins\u2019 husband, Steven Cawley, went to the local hospital for treatment but it was determined that she has multiple broken bones, including a broken rib and a shattered cheekbone. Ms. Huskins is described as a tall, thin woman of about 130 pounds. It\u2019s not clear if the incident is connected to recent abductions of teenage girls in the area.\nThe kidnapper, however, has contacted Ms. Huskins\u2019 family with information about what he wants in exchange for her release. The kidnapper has told Denise Huskins\u2019 family that he plans to release her when they give him $250,000 in ransom. Police are investigating the case and working to find a way to safely rescue Ms. Huskins.\nVallejo Police Chief, Kris Kinnear, said, \u201cIn kidnapping cases, we do try to do our best and we try to get the information as quickly as we can.\u201d\nThe abductor called the victim\u2019s husband to tell him that the money had to be in cash. The police department has asked the public to keep any eyes or ears open for Denise Huskins, her husband, or anyone who might be helping the kidnapper. \u201cThe kidnapping is a top priority,\u201d Kinnear said.\nVallejo police officers have said that there has been no sign of the ransom since the call was made. Vallejo Police have not yet confirmed if there is a connection between the kidnapper and the recent abduction and murder of Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old child of Kiefer Sutherland, the actor who portrays Jack Bauer on Fox\u2019s television show 24, and her mother, Alisa. The 44-year-old Sutherland, who has never been married, took his daughter on a camping trip and they were located last Wednesday. Her mother had been missing since sometime in June.\nHannah Anderson and her mother were last seen walking together out of an area motel on July 2. Alisa Sutherland has said that her daughter did not act like a typical 16-year-old"}
{"article":"She's the daughter of the former Olympic champion Kriss Akabusi so it's little wonder that Shakira Martin, nee Akabusi, is a keen fitness fanatic. In fact, after starting out with a career in musical theater the pretty 27-year-old is now a fitness instructor who runs her own training business,\u00a0The Natural Health Company. Now Shakira, from London, has decided to share her story of how she got back into shape in just eight weeks after giving birth to her baby boy, Rio, in a bid to inspire other new mothers. Scroll down for video . Shakira Martin has revealed to Femail how she has lost her baby weight in just seven weeks by exercising when her baby boy, Rio, is asleep . Shakira has been sharing her impressive results with her Instagram followers and says she wants to inspire other women . Shakira, who lives in London with her husband, Tom, said that she was horrified to find that while she was pregnant people were constantly telling her she'd never get her shape back. She said: 'It was amazing and it shocked me that everyone was saying to me, \"You're never going to get your figure back.\" 'Even a midwife - not my own - said to me, \"There's nothing you can do, your boobs will be saggy, you'll never get your stomach back.\" 'And I just thought it was very demoralising for me and for that to be the message going out to other women.' Shakira says that having being made to feel like there was no hope she made it her mission to prove people wrong. She said: 'In the end it was the best thing they could have said to me. I made it my mission to get back into shape and I even posted about it on my social media, I said to people, you can follow me as I do this. Shakira poses with her adorable son Rio, who was born at the beginning of January . Shakira, who works as a fitness instructor, put on weight as her bump grew during pregnancy . Shakira shared a photograph of herself on her first day back at the gym, she has since regained her impressive abs . 'Some people commented saying, \"I can't believe you're so self obsessed\", but it's not about that, it's about being happy and healthy and for me that means being in good shape.\u00a0It's important to feel good about yourself.' Shakira says she carried on teaching her exercises until just five weeks before Rio's birth, but that didn't stop her putting on weight when she was pregnant. The usually slim and toned Mother said she put on over two and a half stone. 'I was still teaching my classes up until about five or six weeks before he was born,' she said. 'I obviously wasn't lifting any heavy weights any more but I was keeping active and I have a chocolate labrador so he always needs walking. She continued: 'They say you put on about two and a half stone during the pregnancy but I had put that on by six months and you could really see it in my face. 'I would be lying if I said it never bothered me, there was one time I wanted to buy a dress and it was the kind of thing I would have always loved to wear but I just couldn't. 'But I made the choice to become a mother and I think pregnant women look beautiful.' Shakira's first run came 15 days after she gave birth, she jogged for 15 minutes and says it's important to build up your exercise regime slowly . Shakira says one of her favourite things to do is to put on her music and dance around her house . Shakira regularly shares photographs of herself enjoying her work outs on Instagram . Shakira has been showing off pictures of how her body has been changing, these pictures were taken 15 days after she gave birth to baby Rio . Shakira, who has worked with the pop singer Jessie J, revealed that when it came to getting back into shape, she found it was important to take things one step at a time. She said: 'I had to accept, you know, I'm not going to have two hours to go to the gym. But you just have to fit it in where you can. 'I do my exercise in short sharp bursts so if that baby is sleeping for an hour I might do half an hour of exercise. 'I'm lucky enough to have a garden so I'll pop outside where I will do some high knees, jumping jacks, burpees, press ups then some tricep drips and sit ups.' And she'll even dance around her house in a bid to get fit: 'One of my favourite things to do is to put some music on my headphones and just dance around my bedroom. 'I must look completely crazy to anyone if they looked in but I love dancing - I used to do musical theatre and also one of the things I missed the most when I was pregnant and having a baby was being able to go out to a club and dance.' Shakira, pictured here on her wedding day with her father, is the daughter of former Olympic athlete Kriss Akabusi . Shakira's Father Kriss gives her away at her wedding to her husband Tom Martin, they now have a son together named Rio . Shakira says she started exercising again almost as soon as Rio was born: 'I started on day two, I started walking and I went for my first jog after two weeks - it was just 15 minutes but you can build up from there. 'When my husband is home at the weekend, I'll have breakfast and sometimes go to the gym for an hour. 'I'm breastfeeding which also burns a lot of calories and I'm lucky that I can express my milk and leave it with Tom while I pop out. For me it is a priority to be healthy and I want to be an inspiration for other women. 'I don't want to be a size zero, I enjoy the feeling of exercise and doing good for my body.' Shakira says she did put on weight while she was pregnant but that it didn't bother her too much because she feels pregnant women are beautiful . Shakira gives her little boy Rio a kiss as they pose for an adorable family photograph . Shakira says she eats healthily, but unlike a lot of dieters she doesn't cut out carbs. 'I can't have white bread but I have wholemeal bread and lots of eggs and lean meat like chicken and fish. 'People always say you should avoid carbs but for me if I want to keep my muscle and burn fat I have to eat carbs so I will have rice and pasta. She adds: 'One of my tricks is to carry dry cereal around in my bag, people always laugh but I hate the feeling of being hungry and that's far better than eating a packet of crisps. 'As a new mother you know you sometimes don't have time to prepare extravagant meals so I eat a lot of fruit and veg and toast.' Shakira says she tries to do four things a week whether they be a jog or dancing around her room, fitting in her exercise when baby Rio is sleeping. And her hard work has been praised by her friends. She posts regular pictures on Instagram\u00a0and Twitter with one of her pals commenting on an amazing shot of her abs: 'Omg can I please look like you after I pop this little peanut out? You look amazing!!' Shakira shared this adorable snap of her and Rio and says she likes to try and exercise when he is sleeping .","highlights":"Shakira Martin has got her abs back just eight weeks after giving birth . The 27-year-old is the daughter of former Olympian Kriss Akabusi . She tries to exercise four times a week when son Rio is sleeping . Shakira says: 'I want to be an inspiration to other women'","id":"cb70121ace39f629cb80e129cb0fb1887d6d7921","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", her interest in dance led her to become a full-time instructor at the world famous Pineapple Studio where she developed her passion for fitness. A trained Pilates instructor, Shakira has also taught many celebrity clients but has now turned her attention to her own TV channel, the Shakirake Studio. The channel includes a range of workout DVDs but also has Shakira sharing her fitness and nutritional advice with online subscribers. What with filming and creating the channel on top of her busy work schedule, it's no wonder that Shakira has slimmed down to a trim 6-stone and 5'5\" over the past year!\nWhat is your favorite fitness video to do at home? I like to do my own videos or the ones I make for the Shakirake Studio which are available online.\nWhat kind of exercises or routines are included in your programs? My routines include cardio, stretching, and light weight work.\nTell us about your Shakirake DVDs? All 5 are available through my website shakirake.com. We now have over 1000 subscribers to Shakirake, and it really helps to have a community of people to workout with even when they can't get to a studio. I am really excited about our new partnership with Zumba as their lead instructor. You can look forward to some really fun new classes from Shakirake!\nIn your programs, you include some tips from nutritional experts. What do you have to say about the importance of eating healthy for a healthy body? I think it is so important to focus on a healthy diet. When people think of fitness, they always think 'exercise.' But I've come to realize that unless you are eating the right foods, your fitness levels will not be what they should be. It's a simple formula: eat well, and you will feel good and work well.\nHow do you stay motivated to work out and eat the right foods? Just know that you are not alone, and it will be worth it.\nWhat does the word \"yummy\" mean to you? Delicious! It can also mean a little \"too\" delicious but the only way that happens is by me exercising control over what I put in my mouth.\nWhat are some of your favorite health-related websites or blogs? I'm really into healthy living. There are so many inspirational blogs out there now. I love to read blogs by other healthy living enthusiasts. Blogs by \"regular\" people about their journeys"}
{"article":"An aspiring foreign manager emboldened by radical ideas meets a settled, ego-fuelled dressing room that\u2019s enjoyed no little success. Sound familiar? For Peter Lawwell, the warning signs upon appointing Ronny Deila to the Celtic manager\u2019s post last summer were to be found not a million miles from home. When Paul le Guen arrived at Rangers in the summer of 2006, there seemed solid grounds for fans of the Ibrox club not to question if the Frenchman would be a runaway success, but to just what extent. Celtic manager Ronny Deila (left) and chief executive Peter Lawwell launch new kit deal at Celtic Park . Lawwell has dismissed comparison between Deila and former Rangers boss Paul le Guen (right) After a difficult start, Deila has started to turn things around at Parkhead . This was, after all, not only a coach who had brought three successive titles to the Ligue 1 club Lyon, but one who had made them a name to be feared across Europe. If le Guen could drop just a little of his je ne sais quoi into the Ibrox water, the sky would be the limit. So went the theory, anyway. Yet, by January 4 the following year, the Frenchman was already history \u2014 his departure a cautionary tale of too much, too soon, resistance to change and the importance of unstinting backing from the boardroom. Disastrous though le Guen\u2019s short tenure was, to this day it\u2019s only natural for the rump of the Rangers support to wonder what might have transpired had he been afforded more time. Fast-forward eight years to the start of this season and \u2014 on the other half of the city \u2014 parallels with the Frenchman were being drawn. Whilst Stromsgodset were much further down the football food-chain than Lyon, Deila still arrived with the pedigree of being a league winner as a manager. And, just as le Guen had faced resistance from a squad used to Alex McLeish\u2019s methods for so long, much of the Norwegian\u2019s methodology was bound to grate with a squad that had thrived under Neil Lennon. When domestic reverses began to intertwine with European capitulations, there seemed a danger that history might repeat itself. Lyon's former league winning manager Le Guen arrived at Ibrox with a big reputation in 2006 . The Frenchman left Rangers the following January after losing games and the dressing room . \u2018When we set off with him, we knew we were going to give him time,\u2019 Lawwell insisted. \u2018If you go back to le Guen \u2014 I always say to Ronny about the \u201cle Guen hump\u201d. \u2018When he came in, he\u2019d won three-in-a-row in France, had new ideas, a new philosophy and a new culture. \u2018It didn\u2019t work. It was revolution rather than evolution. Bang. The players revolted and he went out. \u2018So we had to get over that le Guen hump if you like and manage through that. \u2018You get the players on board and get everything settled down. He\u2019s done that brilliantly.\u2019 Notwithstanding Wednesday\u2019s home defeat to St Johnstone, there is no disputing the fact that both the manager and his players are now in a much brighter place. Earlier this week, John Hartson eloquently described how he now looks at Celtic\u2019 s early struggles under the Norwegian as almost being in a different season and few who witnessed them will find that difficult to relate to. But, asked if \u2014 in the dark moments of autumn \u2014 he privately harboured doubts about the man he championed, Lawwell was unambiguous. The Norwegian manager looks on during Celtic's 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone on Wednesday . Despite the defeat, the Hoops are six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table . \u2018We\u2019re paid for these judgment calls and there was never any question of knee-jerk reactions to a bad result, or a bad couple of results,\u2019 he insisted. \u2018Genuinely, when Ronny came in, we understood where he was strong and where he was weak; he was weak in terms of experience. \u2018Nothing prepares you for Celtic, as a manager or even a player coming here. We knew there would be a transitional period. We knew it would be a baptism of fire. The Champions League was right on us. There was a risk. \u2018But when we appointed him, we assessed that risk, and felt for the long-term good of the club it was the right thing to do. Ronny is a creator. He will create a team, he will create players. \u2018We can\u2019t afford or can get into the market for Champions League players so we need someone who creates Champions League players, and that is what he does. He is a developer of players and that takes time. \u2018He is a highly intelligent guy; he is a progressive coach and, through time, it will prove that we were right. We feel we are making progress; we have won nothing, yet. But hopefully in the short and longer term, he will create a fantastic team for Celtic.\u2019 The first opportunity for a tangible sign of that progress comes in the form of the League Cup Final with Dundee United at Hampden on Sunday week. In terms of a turning point for a season that at one point threatened to implode, Lawwell feels the injury-time win with 10 men at Pittodrie in early November \u2014 followed by the Ronny Roar at its most ferocious \u2014 was it. Deila trains with his players, with Lawwell insisting the former\u00a0Stromsgodset boss 'creates' a team . Deila shares a laugh with Manchester City loanee John Guidetta (left) during a training session . \u2018I think that was a change, yes,\u2019 Lawwell reflected. \u2018No question. That helped change the fans\u2019 perception of him in terms of his emotion that day.\u2019 Ultimately, Deila\u2019s appointment was sanctioned by the board but it was the chief executive who first put his neck on the line for him. \u2018My job is to recommend, and the board and Dermot (Desmond) backed that,\u2019 he explained. \u2018It is the same with any manager. \u2018You get paid to make judgment calls. Some are right, some are wrong. This was the big one. It is the normal pressure for the job I am in. \u2018We have a strong relationship. I have been here long enough. I have supported Celtic all my life. I know the west of Scotland, I know Glasgow and, hopefully, I know a bit about Scottish football. \u2018So I think that was a help to him. No matter who it is, nothing prepares you for the intensity of this job. You guys (in the media) know the intensity of it, the scrutiny of it. He is a young guy, but he is a quick learner. With a tail wind and a bit of luck, he can be a great manager. \u2018His personality is beginning to come out. He is a leader. He has all the attributes and qualities to be a great manager. All you need is a bit of luck and be in the right time and the right place.\u2019 Deila will get his first chance for silverware when Celtic face Dundee United in the League Cup final . Lawwell has given Deila 8\/10 for results and 10\/10 for showing progress in his debut season . The destination of the season\u2019s major prizes may yet be unknown but Lawwell isn\u2019 t of a mind to hide Deila\u2019s light under a bushel. Asked to rate his success to date in terms of a mark out of 10, Lawwell replied: \u2018In terms of results, eight. In term of coming in and acclimatising and showing progress, 10. \u2018He has become more relaxed, more confident. Results bring that. He is fitting in to the environment here and outside, which again is a big change for him. The players are buying into him. The players are with him, you can see that with the team. That is giving him the confidence to push on.\u2019","highlights":"Ex-Lyon boss Paul le Guen arrived at Rangers with big reputation in 2006 . Frenchman was sacked in January 2007 after a disastrous tenure at Ibrox . Celtic chief Peter Lawwell has dismissed similarities with Ronny Deila after Norwegian recovered from a difficult start .","id":"722ef4b797d76bb20eeaddd0025ccd5ada912753","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" role were surely obvious to all but a handful of supporters.\nFor Lawwell and his chairman of 30 years, Tom English, the search for an alternative to Neil Lennon following 2014\u2019s tumultuous season had always been a matter of picking the lesser of two evils. Their first choice, of course, had been Luis Enrique, but the Spaniard\u2019s move to Barcelona meant it was back to the drawing board. The next best option was Deila, whose record in charge of Stromsgodset in Norway was enough to secure his release from Molde, but his credentials in the hot seat at a top club were questionable. To compound this, there was little or no evidence to suggest he was cut out to manage the club he had grown up idolising.\nThe early signs suggested that his appointment would be a success, as Celtic began the 2015\/16 season with a four-match winning streak. In fairness, this was hardly a difficult proposition. The Scottish champions had failed to win a domestic match against Rangers or Aberdeen in the previous calendar year, and it was clear that Celtic had lost an ability to beat their traditional rivals.\nIn came Deila, with just one objective to meet: a league title. With his mind set on one achievement, the Norwegian was convinced he could get Celtic close enough to the Old Firm to win a league title, even if they didn\u2019t quite get there. The former Stromsgodset manager\u2019s early success was aided by the fact that the Hoops were one of the favourites for the Scottish Cup, however, his tactics, selection and style of play quickly led Celtic to lose their traditional superiority against their Scottish counterparts.\nThe loss of Scott Brown, while an inevitable one with the captain set to leave at the end of the season, was followed by the departures of Victor Wanyama, Kolo Toure and, perhaps most crucially, Kris Commons.\nThere is little doubt that Deila\u2019s style of play was attractive, but it was not built upon a strong Celtic defensive structure. The Norwegian was heavily criticised for his failure to buy a left-back, which eventually lead to Mikael Lustig being pressed into a left-back role, where he often looked out of his depth. At the same time, Deila often looked to play more advanced midfielders. The Norwegian\u2019s idea of a left-sided player was a central midfielder capable of cutting into the box on the inside, but he didn\u2019t have one capable of making"}
{"article":"Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to complete building work on a new megacity in the desert. The King Abdullah Economic City, or KAEC (pronounced 'cake'), will be slightly larger than Washington DC and home to approximately two million residents. Covering 70 square miles, the metropolis is costing \u00a367 billion ($100 billion) and lies 100km from Jeddah, the commercial hub of the kingdom, near the Red Sea. Scroll down for video . Covering 70 square miles, the metropolis costs \u00a367 billion ($100 billion) and will reinvigorate the country . The entrance of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) which will have a industrial complex and financial centre . The late king had pinned his hopes for his country's future on the new-build, although at the moment it resembles a dusty building site dotted with cranes and work is not likely to be completed for ten years, at least. So far 15 per cent has  been built, as public facilities and residential areas are still under construction. Plans include a port, industrial complex, a financial island, beach facilities and residential neighbourhoods. KAEC is one of four new cities being built to diversify an economy that is overly dependent on oil. Already it has its own website showing plans, maps and including details on how to invest. Fadi Al-Rasheed, the managing director of Emaar Economic City, the publicly traded Saudi company that runs the entire KAEC project, told the BBC: . Only 15 per cent has been developed, as public facilities and residential areas are still under construction . KAEC has its own website showing plans for the city, including details on how to invest in its growth . 'We're building with the 65 per cent of the population who are under 30 in mind,' he explains. 'And we have almost 200,000 Saudis studying abroad. Inevitably they are going to change things when they come back.' Given that more women than men graduate from university, it is likely the Saudi landscape will shift over the coming years in more ways that one. Cranes stand beside new high rise buildings under construction in the King Abdullah financial district of Riyadh . There are 90 km of roads in use in KAEC but, under present deeply held religious beliefs prohibiting it, no women in the country are able to drive on them. The  city's future hinges on many things including the complex relationships between health, education, housing and employment requirements and infrastructure. It will also open up transport links around the kingdom and internationally. A group look at a model of the planned city which aims to create one of the world's largest ports . 'We aim to create one of the world's largest ports,' Rayan Bukhari, a young manager at the King Abdullah port told the BBC. 'We're not competing with Jeddah's Islamic port - but we are going to take business away from Jebel Ali in Dubai. That's because of our quicker, more automated offloading and customs procedure.' The late King Abdullah had pinned his hopes for his country's future on the innovative city as oil runs out . 'Freight arriving at the port will be taken directly to the capital via the new land bridge,' he says, 'At the moment lots of products destined for Riyadh are shipped to Dubai, but that will change. They'll be shipped here as it is cheaper - and can be delivered more quickly within the Kingdom.' KAEC is also expected to become an important tourist stopover for pilgrims, aided by the fact Mecca and Medina are on the high speed train network that links KAEC with the two holy cities. At the moment Mecca is one hour and twenty minutes drive away and Medina is three hours by car. The Haramain train station will open at the end of this year and has been designed by British architect Norman Foster, also the man behind London's 'Gerkin' skyscraper and New York's Hearst Tower. The station will provide acceleration to area's developmental plan and will reduce the journey to Jeddah to 30 minutes.The megaproject on KAEC was announced in 2005. The project is largely privately funded and the government has set up an Economic Cities Authority overseeing the four megacities able to deal swiftly with every licence, construction permit and approval needed.","highlights":"The King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) will be home to two million people in total . Metropolis is costing \u00a367 billion and will cover 70 square miles, just 60 miles away from capital Jeddah . 15 per cent is finished and it's hoped the city will help\u00a0diversify\u00a0the country .","id":"60b908e47cedf752090c7045ecb7c225708fd51f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" million people once completed in 2017. The city is expected to be an international hub for business and finance, but will also provide housing for Saudi Arabia's 10 million citizens who now reside in the capital Riyadh.\nKAEC is the most ambitious, and costly, infrastructure project in the history of the world's largest oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has an estimated $150 billion to spend on the development, but it is not clear how Saudi citizens will react to the city when it begins to fill up. Riyadh already suffers from overpopulation and traffic congestion. Will KAEC be able to provide the green space and social infrastructure needed to keep city-dwellers happy?\nA new report by the World Health Organisation says that the WHO is urgently exploring new, innovative ways to ensure that city-dwellers do not just survive but thrive, as the number of urban dwellers in the world will exceed 75 percent by 2050. The World Health Report 2016 says that \"the quality of life of city dwellers varies by city and by socioeconomic class, and the gap between the haves and the have-nots in urban areas is growing. Urbanisation is a major contributor to poor health, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.\"\nUrbanisation has been particularly rapid in the developing world, with an estimated 53 percent of all slum-dwellers living in cities in Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions. With an estimated 100 million people currently living in slums - and a further 1.6 billion living in informal settlements and overcrowded homes \u2013 this trend is set to intensify rapidly.\nUrbanisation has been particularly rapid in the developing world\nIt is hard to envisage a sustainable future for urban slums, as infrastructure is usually inadequate for the demand, and poor governance means that the slum-dwellers often have little say over the development of their surroundings. WHO is working with a broad range of partners to help design better infrastructure for the future, by helping city-dwellers shape their cities. The WHO report says, \"infrastructure is the key to a healthy city.\"\nThe world's first international sustainable cities conference, Green Cities 2016, runs from 3-4 June 2016, in Bonn, Germany.\nBonn is the base for the UN climate conference \u2013 or COP \u2013 which is currently running and which will be attended by leaders"}
{"article":"Atlanta (CNN)This is a tale of two storms. The one that (kind of) hit Atlanta and the one that hit everywhere else. Atlanta's was anti-climactic. Everywhere else was worse.  Ask folks along a line from Arkansas to Virginia. Unlike last year, when city officials were caught completely by surprise, Atlanta was prepared this time. But the storm stayed north of town. It did do some damage, slicking up roads and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. Still, Snowmageddon 2015 it wasn't. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal did his part.  He ordered a state of emergency for 51 northern counties. Authorities were ready too. There were more snow plows, more trucks to spread brine and they were out in force ahead of the bad weather. And people helped out by staying home or leaving work early. Still, social media wasn't about to give the governor a break. \"As a stockholder of a grocery store here, I appreciate you guys invoking a false panic again. #ATLsnow,\" tweeted Tommy Sale. North of the city, there was lots of snow, especially in the mountains, but Atlanta mainly got rain. It was a disappointing prospect for those who had their hearts set on making a snowman from a rare snowfall. \"Serious question, how am I supposed to build a snowman with rain?\" asked Angelica Monteon. \"lol, a little imagination and your freezer,\" responded Ashley Hamilton. Other parts of the South found enough snow to put together more than your basic snowman. In northeast Mississippi they were channeling \"Star Wars\" and the ice planet Hoth in creating a snowy version of an Imperial walker. In Alabama, the snow inspired a host of Elsas, Annas and Olafs to spread their wintry magic \"Frozen\" style. By early Thursday, the storm system had largely left the Deep South behind, instead spreading a blanket of white on the Carolinas and northward. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory noted that this marked the second time in two years that a major winter storm covered his entire state. There were no casualties or major injuries, thankfully, but the central part of the state got up to 7 inches while a few inches fell in the east. It wasn't just that snow fell, but the type of snow -- heavy stuff that snapped branches and weighed down power lines, especially in Durham and Wake counties. That led to some 224,000 Duke Energy customers being in the dark at one point, a number that had fallen to about 78,000 by 6:25 p.m. Thursday. \"The biggest issue for us, especially Greensboro to the east, was power outages,\" McCrory said. \"That is something that ... we didn't anticipate.\" Thankfully, though, North Carolinians were ready in other ways. They heeded officials' warnings by stocking up, staying off the roads and staying safe. The storm did leave behind its share of slippery misery. North of Atlanta, Interstate 75 was in gridlock Wednesday afternoon. Catching flights was a nightmare in some southern cities.  Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte were the hardest hit.  Some 1,600 flights were canceled at all U.S. airports on Wednesday.  Nearly 900 have been scrubbed for Thursday. In Alabama, Joe Day and some friends thought it would be better for them to drive home to Evansville, Indiana, instead of worrying with canceled flights. They didn't make it far. They were stuck on I-65 about 30 miles north of Birmingham. Day says a hill and snow-covered roadways led to backed-up traffic for miles. In Tennessee, 30 weather-related deaths have been reported in the past 10 days. A small child died in Mississippi after the car she was in hydroplaned. And a student from the University of Mississippi in Oxford was killed in a sledding accident Wednesday. The South's fascination with snow is a bit bemusing for those who live north of the Mason-Dixon line. After all, in Boston, they were over winter about 70 inches ago. \"How's the snow treating you, southern US folks? Having fun yet?\" asked Canadian L.M. Murphy on Twitter. \"DON'T MOCK OUR SOUTHERN SNOW PANIC!\" warned Whitney Waddell in Nashville. And then there was this bit of empathy from points north. \"I love all the snow pictures of my southern friends because they actually appreciate the snow,\" tweeted Abby Kreuser.","highlights":"Unanticipated, widespread power outages the big problem in North Carolina . A University of Mississippi student dies in a sledding accident . Bad weather contributes to miles-long backups in Alabama and Georgia .","id":"8ec31150e04d1b22a3202411ef639b80712b42f9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the eastern seaboard to describe what it was like on Friday, and they'll tell you they were inundated by a historic nor'easter. Winds reached 80 to 90 mph. Tens of thousands lost power. Several cities saw water levels as high as 15 feet. And in coastal Massachusetts, a young man was killed when a tree fell on his home. The coastal areas of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut were also impacted, as were parts of the mid-Atlantic. More than 600,000 homes and businesses -- most of them along the eastern seaboard -- were without power. And hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Sunday. The storm that slammed the eastern coast was a classic nor'easter -- a large, slow-moving storm system with heavy snow, high winds and coastal flooding. \"It's not as strong as an Atlantic coastal storm, but they can still be pretty substantial events,\" said Brian McNoldy, a senior meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center. What's not clear: Whether the storm had anything to do with climate change. Nor'easters have long been common along the Atlantic coast. And they occur with regularity. But as climate change continues to warm the atmosphere and oceans, the storms could become stronger. \"That's been a big question about this,\" McNoldy said. \"We've heard the argument that 'it's just a coincidence,'\" he said. \"They are two separate weather events. We need to figure out what this means for a changing climate.\" The second storm was in the Midwestern United States, leaving the eastern half of the country mostly dry -- with the exception of Michigan and the northeastern United States, which got socked in with snow. A swath of the country from the East Coast to the Upper Midwest, with a population of more than 70 million people, saw as much as 12 to 24 inches of snow. Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis\/St. Paul got 3 to 5 inches. Meanwhile, Chicago's O'Hare and Chicago Midway were closed by 9 p.m. ET Saturday, and remained closed all day Sunday. \"If you were on the wrong side of this storm, you really got the bad end of it. It was snowing in Chicago for days,\" said CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. This is the first winter storm that has closed Chicago's airports. \""}
{"article":"The missing Philae space probe that bumped down onto the surface of a comet 284 million miles from Earth could wake up from today. Scientists at the European Space Agency have restarted efforts to listen for a signal from the stricken lander on comet 67p\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. They lost contact with the washing-machine sized spacecraft in November last year after it bounced several times before landing in a hollow below a cliff. Starved of the sunlight it needed to power its suite of experiments, the lander's batteries went flat after around just 60 hours on the surface. ESA scientists have renewed efforts to contact the Philae lander on Comet 67p, shown in the illustration above . However, as the comet has travelled closer to the sun in its journey through the solar system, researchers hope Philae will get enough light to come back to life. The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae, launched into space in 2004, using the gravity of Earth and Mars to slingshot its way towards comet 67P. It chased comet 67P\/Churyumov\u2013Gerasimenko through space for more than ten years, and entered orbit in August 2014. After a four billion mile (6.5 billion km) journey, the probe then successfully released the Philae lander from its grip to land on the comet on 12 November 2014, travelling at 1 metre (40 inches) per second relative to the comet. But when it first made contact with the surface it failed to fire harpoons that would have kept it attached to the comet. This resulted in it bouncing to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) above the comet before again landing on the surface. It then bounced again, but to a much lower altitude. Scientists recently said that water on the comet was different to that on Earth - suggesting water on our world came from an asteroid, not a comet. The European Space Agency has now turned on the communication unit on the Rosetta spacecraft that is orbiting the comet. Stephen Ulamec, lander project manager at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), said: 'Philae currently receives about twice as much solar energy as it did in November last year. 'It will probably still be too cold for the lander to wake up, but it is worth trying. The prospects will improve with each passing day.' Comet 67p is now 186 million miles (300 million km) from the sun. Scientists hope that as the comet rotates and gets closer to the sun, Philae's solar panels will move out of the shade of the cliff it is resting under. Philae touched down on 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November, but rather than landing softly, the failure of its harpoons and thrusters saw it bounce twice. It first bounced to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) and then 65ft (20 metres) before finally coming to rest at an angle on uneven ground. Blurry images captured the the spacecraft movement through the air. Scientists described the comet's surface as being more like a trampoline, causing the probe to rebound so far. It is thought the probe settled in a ditch beneath a cliff after bouncing more than half a mile from its original landing site. The Rosetta orbiter took a number of images of Philae as it bounced, with its final suspected resting place in the top right. However, further attempts to find the lander at the foot of the cliff have failed to find the probe . The duck-shaped comet 67p\/Churyumove-Geraismenko is moving closer to the sun and warming up as it does . This image sent back by the Philae lander shows one of its three feet next to what appears to be a cliff face . Scientist have been pouring over photographs of the landing area using the mothership Rosetta in an attempt to find the missing probe. Philae was able to send back a photograph - the first taken from the surface of a comet - of an overhanging cliff face that is thought to be obscuring the lander. Before its batteries finally ran out, Philae managed to send back data on the few experiments it was able to conduct along with some images. Among the discoveries to have been released so far is that the comet's surface appears to be made of a very hard 'sintered' ice. This graphic shows how Philae bounced twice after it failed to anchor itself to the surface of the comet . Researchers also revealed that they had found organic molecules - the basic building blocks of life. From several miles above the comet, Rosetta has also continued to provide a constant stream of images and data since it arrived. But there are some fears that dust thrown up by the landing and movement of the comet itself could have covered the lander's solar panels. This would mean it may struggle to get enough light to power its communication units and the experiments it is carrying on board. The image above is a composite of four pictures taken by the Rosetta probe while flying 12 miles above the surface of the 2.4 mile wide comet 67p and shows the dramatic landscape that surrounds the Philea lander . Comet 67p is due to reach its closest point to the sun in August this year and this is when scientists believe they have the best chance of hearing back from the stricken lander. Philae requires its internal temperature to reach at least -45 degrees C before it can wake up. It will also require at least 5.5 watts from its solar panels to wake up. Once awake, Philae will turn on its receiver every 30 minutes and listens for a signal from the Rosetta orbiter. Koen Guerts, part of the Philae lander team at the DLR Control Centre, said the probe may have already woken up but is yet to send a signal home. He said: 'Philae is designed so that, since November 2014, it has been using all the available solar energy to heat up.' 'At this time, we do not yet know that the lander is awake.To send us an answer, Philae must also turn its transmitter \u2013 and that requires additional power.' This blurry image captures the moment Philae bounced from the comet's surface after failing to anchor itself . Rosetta captured a mothership's view of Philae as it descended to the surface of Comet 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014 before losing contact with the probe after it bounced twice on the surface . Philae needs a total of 19 watts to begin operating and allow two-way communication. Over the next eight days the Rosetta orbiter is due to transmit signals to its lander and listen for the response during a series of 11 flybys. Engineers have also sent new commands to the lander to optimise the heating and provide energy savings to improve its chances of communication with Earth. Once Philae wakes up and can also transmit, it will first send data about its 'health' to Earth. The scientific work with the 10 instruments on board Philae also depends on these results. If sufficient energy cannot be stored in the battery, the solar energy available during the comet daytime will determine whether a reduced version of the measurements can be performed. Currently, scientists believe that Philae is in sunlight for 1.3 hours - just a fraction of the 12.4 hour long day that the comet enjoys. Mr Ulamec added: 'Once we can communicate with Philae again, the scientific work can begin.'","highlights":"European Space Agency has begun attempting to contact the lost probe . Philae has been missing since November when it landed on Comet 67p . Scientists believe the lander bounced into a ditch in the shade of a cliff . But they say it may already be awake but not yet able to send messages . The probe needs 19 Watts of power from its solar panels to communicate . As the comet gets closer to the sun the lander may receive more sunlight . Scientists have sent commands to Philae for it to begin warming itself up . They will attempt to contact the lander with Rosetta over the next 8 days .","id":"f506df63ab03f1e97787625d271d519239c6ce23","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 67P\/Churyumov\u2013Gerasimenko.\nThe lander was expected to wake up after a 22-day sleep cycle after falling into coma mode when its main battery ran out of power after touchdown in November 2014.\nHowever, Philae is still in hibernation, and the only way to wake it up is to send it an artificial power pulse known as a wake-up call.\nThis can be sent down by any of the three working landers at present on the surface of the comet, known as Rosetta, Philae and the comet\u2019s main probe, OSIRIS.\nRosetta has a very good chance of waking up the Philae lander before all the batteries run out completely.\nThe Philae lander has two tiny solar panels on its surface, and the craft\u2019s battery is only powerful enough to keep the lander operational for another 90 days, but Rosetta could help extend this lifespan with a quick burst of energy.\nThe craft can wake up Philae by beaming a powerful laser down from its orbiter, 130 miles above the surface of the comet.\nThis laser pulse is 100 times more powerful than any signal Philae has sent back to Rosetta during the comet\u2019s 1.5 year orbit around the sun, but it will only last around 4.8 hours.\nRosetta has been using its \u2018comet chaser\u2019 function to track the comet and the pair of landing probes as the comet hurtles towards the sun. It will pass only 21 miles (33 kilometers) above the surface of 67P\/Churyumov\u2013Gerasimenko on January 12.\nPhilae could be woken up during this pass by a signal lasting 10 seconds or more \u2013 if there is one.\nIf it is not then Rosetta has another opportunity in mid-January, when it reaches a point only 15 miles (25 kilometers) above the comet\u2019s surface.\nThe Rosetta team is ready to send down a laser power beam to wake up Philae.\n\u201cIf we have the chance, we will send a wake up signal and we will try to get an answer back,\u201d says Matt Taylor, one of the Rosetta project scientists.\nThe wake-up call won\u2019t give us Philae\u2019s location, but it will tell us that the lander has enough power to communicate.\n\u201cIf we get the message from Phil"}
{"article":"John Terry has closed the door on a return to the England team despite his man-of-the-match performance at Wembley on Sunday. The former England captain retired from international football when he was suspended by the FA and banned for using racially insulting language towards Anton Ferdinand in 2011. After being cleared in a magistrates' court, he quit England in September 2012 after he was punished by the FA. John Terry shakes hands with Roy Hodgson (circled) after the defender's man-of-the-match performance in Chelsea's victory over Tottenham Hotspur - but he won't be returning to his England team . Terry (left) will not be returning to England's national side after rejecting talk of a comeback . Terry, celebrating at the national stadium after Chelsea's triumph, has closed the door on England . Terry, belting out the national anthem at Euro 2012, represented England 78 times and scored six goals . Caps: 78. Goals: 6. Games as captain: 34 (August 2006 - October 2009, March 2011 - November 2011). Debut: vs Serbia and Montenegro (H), friendly, June 3, 2003. Last game: vs Moldova (A), World Cup qualifier, September 7, 2012. Terry, 34, is playing some of the best football of his career but he cannot be tempted out of retirement. 'No, is the simple answer,' he said in response to questions about whether he would make an England return. 'I don\u2019t want to go into it right now. 'Being back at Wembley, the atmosphere, the stadium, it\u2019s one of the best I have played in, but it\u2019s never crossed my mind. 'I have drawn a line under it and the England squad can move on now. 'They started playing the national anthem before the game and I was going then. I was ready before the game, I have missed it, playing in these big stadiums, and in these competitions. I\u2019m delighted to get back to Wembley.' Terry might have been performing well alongside Gary Cahill (left) but he has no desire to do so for England . Terry captained England for two separate periods before quitting in 2012 after he was punished by the FA . Terry's England career saw him pick up 78 caps over a nine-year period and he was part of the squad at the World Cup in 2006 and 2010 as well as the European Championship in 2004 and 2012. He was twice named as captain, once under Steve McClaren - before later being stripped of the title - and again by Fabio Capello. Terry scored the opening goal for Chelsea as they ran out 2-0 winners over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, and was named the man of the match for his performance. Terry celebrates scoring the opening goal in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday . Diego Costa congratulates the Chelsea captain on his goal that put Chelsea ahead in the first half . And the Chelsea skipper, who was part of Jose Mourinho's dominant Chelsea side in his first spell between 2004 and 2007, saw the Wembley win as the start of a new blue era. 'That's the first one, it's massive. It meant an awful lot to us (to win the League Cup) in 2004-05 in Jose's first year here,' Terry told Sky Sports. 'That (Sunday's win) could be the start of something special but we have to kick on and we have the league to focus on, but it's a great day and a great win. It was a successful afternoon for Terry, but he later rejected talk of a return to the England set-up at Wembley . Terry celebrates in the goalmouth in front of the Chelsea supporters during the post-match party . 'The pressure was there before the game, obviously, but that's what cup finals do to you. I thought we played very well, handled the game very well and we're delighted with the win. 'I think it was a fairly even first half, second half I thought we controlled it a little bit better and deserved to win.' March 29, 2003: Is part of the England squad for the first time but is not used in a 2-0 win away in Liechtenstein. June 3, 2003: Makes his England debut as a second-half substitute  in a 2-1 friendly win over Serbia and Montenegro at Leicester City's Walkers Stadium (now King Power Stadium). August 20, 2003: Makes his first England start in a friendly against Croatia at Ipswich Town's Portman Road. England run out 3-1 winners. September 6, 2003: Makes his first competitive appearance in a 2-1 European Championship qualifying win over Macedonia. June 24, 2004: Having started in three of England's four games at Euro 2004, Terry scores in the penalty shootout against Portugal but they are knocked out at the quarter-final stage. July 1, 2006: Terry starts all five of England's World Cup games in Germany but another penalty defeat by Portugal leads to a second successive quarter-final exit. August 10, 2006: Named England captain, with Steven Gerrard as his vice-skipper. Terry says: 'It is the ultimate honour to be the captain of your country and I am very proud to be given this great opportunity,' August 16, 2006: Captains England for the first time in a 4-0 win against Greece at Old Trafford, and scores his first goal in Steve McClaren's first game in charge. November 21, 2007: England fail to qualify for Euro 2008. February 5, 2010: Following allegations that he had an affair with former team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend, Terry is stripped of the England captaincy. June 27, 2010: Starts in all four of England's World Cup games, ending in a 4-1 second-round defeat by Germany. March 20, 2011: Reinstated as captain by Fabio Capello. The England manager says: 'I think one year's punishment is enough.' February 3, 2012: Terry is stripped of the England captaincy for a second time with the\u00a0FA deciding it would be inappropriate for him to lead his country in light of his clash with Anton Ferdinand. June 24, 2012: Starts in all four Euro 2012 matches for England but they are knocked out by Italy. July 13, 2012: Cleared of racism against Ferdinand at Westminster Magistrates' Court. September 7, 2012: Makes his last England appearance and is subbed off injured after 88 minutes against Moldova in a 5-0 win. September 23, 2012: Terry retires from international football on the eve of his FA hearing into the Ferdinand case. He says the FA made his position 'untenable'. September 27, 2012: The FA dish out a four-match ban to Terry after he is found guilty by their independent panel of racially abusing Ferdinand.","highlights":"Chelsea captain John Terry has closed the door on an England recall . Terry was man of the match in Chelsea's win over Tottenham on Sunday . But he says he will not be coming back to play for the national side . Terry retired from international football in September 2012 . Decision came after being banned by the FA over Anton Ferdinand incident .","id":"3830aba2ceb475c1f51ca74e569b716d525222ba","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" racist language towards Anton Ferdinand during the Barclays Premier League meeting between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers last October. The FA decided to clear him of the alleged offence, and with that matter settled, Terry has been free to start afresh as Chelsea captain and a contender to play at the European Championship in France next summer.\nIt was a fine performance to savour from the centre-back as he marshalled the Chelsea defence with distinction against a Barcelona side missing the injured Lionel Messi. Terry and his team-mates had the unenviable task of protecting a 3-0 lead from the first leg and the 1-0 advantage they gained on Tuesday night. The Spanish club, the holders of the competition and four-time winners in total, are in the fourth round for the first time since 2010 and needed to score five goals to overturn the deficit.\nThey never looked likely to do that although, in the last minute of normal time, substitute Cristian Tello curled a shot past Petr Cech from 10 yards to cap an extraordinary, uplifting evening for the visitors. \u201cIt was incredible. It was [the most] intense game of football you can possibly play,\u201d Terry said. \u201cWe didn't look like losing the game at any stage. I thought we defended pretty solidly - we know the importance of the game and we showed that on the pitch. I thought we defended well as a team. The first goal, with all due respect, was a bit of a fluke.\n\u201cBut, in the second half, we showed the class we have in this team. The two goals we had were phenomenal strikes from Gary Cahill and from Frank Lampard. As the captain, I'm pleased to see him do that and create so much. But overall we're delighted - we've put ourselves in an excellent position.\u201d\nChelsea made the best possible start with Gary Cahill striking after 10 minutes, 19 seconds to be exact, and Terry himself doubled the advantage within 60 seconds of that. Both goals arrived from long-range strikes as they came from 25 yards. In fact, the only threat that Barcelona posed in the first half came from their own free-kick, taken by Xavi Hernandez. Cech was called into action to turn the ball away from the top right-hand corner, although Chelsea were comfortable throughout.\n\u201cIt was an amazing night for everyone here,\u201d Terry said. \u201cIt's a fantastic feeling to score."}
{"article":"A former mayor and her daughter have been banned from owning animals after they kept almost 70 pets in squalid conditions at their home. Pamela Ann Crisp-Beard, 63, and her daughter Maria, 24, kept a menagerie at their cramped semi-detached property in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. Their pets included 15 rabbits, a golden pheasant, two guinea pigs, five mice, two rats, a cat, two dogs, four domestic ducks, a goose and 22 chickens, a parrot and two ferrets. Squalid conditions: Pamela Ann Crisp-Beard (left), 63, and her daughter Maria (right), 24, kept a menagerie . Investigation:\u00a0Neighbours contacted the RSPCA in January last year over concerns about the animals . Variety:\u00a0Their pets included 15 rabbits, a golden pheasant, two guinea pigs,  a goose and 22 chickens . Neighbours contacted the RSPCA in January last year over concerns about the animals and officers discovered they were living in appalling conditions. Their home was in such a state that welfare officers said it was \u2018knee-deep\u2019 in faeces. The duo were found guilty of six animal welfare charges at Skegness Magistrates' Court in December last year. Yesterday they were banned from keeping animals for life and given an 18-month conditional discharge at the same court. Pamela Crisp-Beard - who was Mayor of Horncastle between May 1997 and May 1998 - was also ordered to pay \u00a310,000 towards the costs of the RSPCA prosecution. Home: The mother and daughter kept the animals at their cramped semi-detached property in Lincolnshire . Dog's breakfast:\u00a0Their home was in such a state that welfare officers found it was \u2018knee-deep\u2019 in faeces . Conditional discharge: The duo were found guilty of animal welfare charges at Skegness Magistrates' Court . Magistrates said they took into account that the offences were caused by \u2018neglect rather than downright cruelty\u2019 after the pair told the court they loved their pets. Pamela Crisp-Beard, who also served as a councillor between 2003 and 2011, told the court: \u2018We love our animals. We always have done. All we have tried to do is look after them.\u2019 The court heard the pair kept some of their animals indoors, including in a bedroom, at their home, while others were left in the back garden. RSPCA inspector Deborah Scotcher told the court when she visited the house her feet squelched on the hall carpets because they were sodden with urine. Caged: Magistrates said they took into account that the offences were caused by \u2018neglect rather than downright cruelty\u2019 after the pair told the court they loved their pets . Dirty: An RSPCA inspector said when she visited the house her feet squelched on the hall carpets because they were sodden with urine . Last straw: Shockingly, the rabbits had become so desperate to escape they had \u2018created a network of tunnels\u2019 through knee deep compacted faeces . Shocking mess: The court heard the pair kept some of their animals indoors, including in a bedroom, at their home, while others were left in the back garden . Shockingly, the rabbits had become so desperate to escape they had \u2018created a network of tunnels\u2019 through knee deep compacted faeces. Days gone by: Pamela Crisp-Beard in 1997 as Mayor of Horncastle with her daughter Maria, then seven . She gave the pair three days to improve the situation but when she returned there was no improvement. So the inspector came back a third time with two police officers and a vet on January 29 last year, and took the animals away. Pamela Crisp-Beard also pleaded guilty to two further charges of having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. Jim Clare, prosecuting, said the first offence took place when a man was walking his poodle which was attacked by a lurcher-type dog owned by the Crisp-Beards. He added: \u2018The lurcher had sunk its teeth into the poodle which was yelping and defenceless.\u2019 The second incident involved a 13-year-old daschund which was also attacked by the lurcher while Pamela Crisp-Beard walked her two dogs. For these offences she was also given an 18-month conditional discharge and will also have to pay vet costs of \u00a3330 and a victim surcharge of \u00a315. Ruth Harrop, defending, said both mother and daughter had suffered from mental and physical distress because of the case. She added: \u2018Their inability to cope was neglect rather than cruelty. \u2018They struggled to cope because of the sheer number of animals, many of which had been handed to them as rescues. They were not just pets but family members.\u2019","highlights":"Pamela Ann and Maria Crisp-Beard kept a menagerie at cramped home . Pets included 15 rabbits, five mice, four ducks, goose and 22 chickens . RSPCA found appalling conditions and a home 'knee-deep' in faeces . Both receive life ban from keeping animals and conditional discharges .","id":"82345722774ca533a8ed1f6d43ee721e467e4835","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"agerie of cats, rabbits and dogs in their back garden.\nAnimal rescuers were horrified to find that many of the creatures were dead. One had died of an undiagnosed stomach tumour and another had developed septicaemia after being shot in the face.\nMs Crisp-Beard was given a three-month custodial sentence and 18 weeks of rehabilitation on Friday. She has also been banned from keeping animals and was told she could not be involved in animal rescue or welfare work while on probation. Maria, of Walthamstow, was jailed for 16 weeks after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to animals.\nMs Crisp-Beard, who has had mental health issues in the past, was said to have kept animals at her home because they gave her purpose and helped her to connect with the world. But it was clear the animals had suffered as the defendants were also found guilty of animal cruelty.\nAt the Old Bailey, the judge noted the case of Pamela Crisp, who suffered from mental health problems and was told she had to keep animals because they helped her feel in control of her life. However, as a result of her conviction, she could now have to give up what she felt were her life's possessions.\nHe told the pair: \"Animal welfare is not something to be lightly brushed aside. It is too serious a matter for that. I accept the prosecution submission that Ms Crisp-Beard must have been seriously affected by her mental health and that the animals gave her purpose in life. But this is a very serious matter.\n\"It is so serious, and it is clear to me that you, Ms Crisp-Beard, had no real regard for the health or welfare of those animals.\"\nThe court heard that the animals had been found in the garden of a house in Walthamstow in 2010. Animal rescuers were given access and found many dead and living in squalid conditions. There were cages and other animal enclosures strewn across the garden and the occupants - cats, rabbits, ferrets, pigeons and dogs - had been defecating and urinating everywhere. Many were dead or dying from a variety of causes.\nThe dogs were shot dead because it was clear they had been mistreated. However, there was some good news. Four of the rabbits were rescued and the cats were given veterinary attention. The surviving dogs and cats, plus the 23 rabbits which had survived, were then reh"}
{"article":"In the Sixties, George Harrison penned 'Blue Jay Way' and experimented with LSD along with the other Beatles in the build-up to their 1967 Magical Mystery Tour album in his house in Esher Surrey. And now a six-bedroom mansion - built near to where Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood \u2013 is on the market for almost \u00a310million. While not a part of the 'Blue Jay' property, the words 'I love George', carved into a wooden gate in the driveway by an obsessed fan, are still visible today at the entrance. Harrison lived in the\u00a0bungalow\u00a0from 1964 to 1970 and felt so inspired by the\u00a0book Tantrum Art that he painted the  outside  in psychedelic patterns with the help of his first wife Patti Boyd. A six-bedroom mansion - built near to where George Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood - is on the market for almost \u00a310million. While not part of the property, the words 'I love George' carved into a wooden gate in the driveway are still visible today  (pictured) The 'Blue Jay' mansion in Esher, Surrey, boasts a  gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage . The new home is built near where Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood. Pictured is the musician with Sue Baker's son Philip . 'Blue'Jay boasts a swimming pool, games room and\u00a0700-bottle  wine cellar\u00a0has been built on the land in Claremont Park Estate. 'Blue Jay claims some celebrity status. In the sixties the driveway to the property formed part of the gardens to Beatle George Harrison's country house \"Kinfauns\",' said Savills' Trevor Kearney. The 'entirely unique, contemporary designed' 13,000 sq ft country house has an open plan living room, pictured with a grand piano . Blue Jay sits within the original walled garden designed by Sir John Vanburgh, the 17th Century architect best known for Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace . Buyers can look forward to this stylish-looking indoor pool area complete with spiral staircase and huge windows with views over the garden . The property even comes with a sauna area and gym. Steps lead down into an indoor pool in the luxury spa area . Buyers can also look forward to this minimalist bathroom with a freestanding bath tub, contemporary sinks and double wall mirrors . John Lennon and Yoko Ono retreated to Kinfauns during their first LSD trip in 1965 with Harrison and his first wife. The Beatles recorded a number of demos at the colourful bungalow after a stay at the Maharishi\u2019s ashram in Rishikesh, India. These became known as the  Kinfauns Demos or Esher Demos and they feature a number of hits that  eventually made it onto the White Album. They also feature early versions of Paul McCartney's 'Junk', which would later appear on his 1970 solo record  and Lennon's 'Jealous Guy' (then called 'Child of Nature'), which was released on his 1971 album Imagine. Blue Jay sits within the original walled garden designed by Sir John Vanburgh, the 17th Century architect best known for Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. The mansion has a gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage with under floor heating. It is on the market for \u00a39.9million. 'A gymnasium with wall to ceiling glass sliding doors overlooks the swimming pool, opening out onto a timber decking area that features an illuminated circular staircase leading down to the pool side bar and sauna areas,' said a spokesman. The mansion has a gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage with under floor heating. It is on the market for \u00a39.9million . Harrison lived in the bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and felt so inspired by the book Tantrum Art that he painted the outside in psychedelic patterns with the help of his first wife Patti Boyd . Harrison's song 'Blue Jay Way' with the famous opening lyric 'There's a fog upon LA' was inspired by a stay at 1567 Blue Jay Way (pictured) in the Hollywood Hills in 1967 . The six-bedroom mansion has a formal dining room with a modern fireplace, reception room and a patio area to enjoy al-fresco meals . 'The circular atrium is also reflected in the curved banquette seating in the formal reception room, continuing this theme through to the stunning bespoke kitchen and the breath-taking double height indoor swimming pool complex.' Harrison's song 'Blue Jay Way' with the famous opening lyric 'There's a fog upon LA' was inspired by a stay\u00a0at 1567 Blue Jay Way in the Hollywood Hills in 1967. According to legend Harrison was sitting in the home playing his organ while waiting for someone to pick him up and in those brief moments inspiration struck, and his hit song was written. It was first recorded and released by the Beatles on their Magical Mystery Tour album and EP in 1967. The majestic home overlooks Los Angeles and is within the Bird Streets, a residential area known to be an exclusive enclave popular with celebrities. Do you know who carved this message? Email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835. From luxury mansions in the English countryside to a sweeping ranch in Colorado, properties lived in by John, Paul, George and Ringo attract huge interest. But as well as the glamorous abodes, even their humble childhood homes manage to generate excitement among fans. Just weeks ago the Liverpool house where Sir Paul McCartney lived as a child sold in six minutes at auction to an anonymous local buyer for \u00a3150,000. The childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney (pictured centre) sold for \u00a3150,000 in just six minutes  - and for more than double the average price for a property on the road in the Speke area of Liverpool . The terraced home in Western Avenue, Speke, was where the musician lived with his parents from 1947 until the mid-1950s. In October, a home where George Harrison spent some of his youth - also in Speke - was snapped up at auction by a super fan. Beatles fanatic Jackie Holmes, from London, bought the Liverpool property for \u00a3156,000 at the auction which took place at Liverpool's Cavern Club. The property in Upton Green, was home to the musician during Beatle-mania and was a popular hang-out for the band during their early years. A year earlier,\u00a0John Lennon's childhood home at 9 Newcastle Road in Wavertree, sold at auction for \u00a3480,000. In December, it was reported that Ringo Starr and his wife were trying to find a buyer for his $3.85million Colorado ranch (pictured) As Beatlemania took off, members of the Fab Four were soon seen in upmarket properties around the globe. And in recent years, luxury homes they have occupied have continued to hit the headlines. In December, it was reported that Ringo Starr and his wife had put his country estate in Surrey on the market for more than $20million - and that he was also trying to find a buyer for his $3.85million Colorado ranch. The ranch, located about 30 minutes outside Aspen in Woody Creek on 15.8 acres, sits on the banks of the Roaring Fork River and has three bedrooms, a living room that features vaulted ceilings, exposed wood beams and a neat rock fireplace. Last year a three-bedroom flat in Knightsbridge shared by George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the height of Beatlemania went on the market for \u00a32.5million . The 17th-century Surrey estate sits on 200 acres of land, and was purchased for just $3.1million by Starr in 1999. Last year a three-bedroom flat shared by George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the height of Beatlemania went on the market for \u00a32.5million. The musicians moved into the apartment in Knightsbridge in 1964 - the year of their first world tour. The pair - who shared with Harrison's then girlfriend, model Pattie Boyd - also briefly lived in two other flats in the central London apartment building. In 2013, a bohemian home in the Hollywood Hills where John Lennon once stayed went on the market for $1million.","highlights":"Six-bedroom mansion called 'Blue Jay' has been put on the market for almost \u00a310million in\u00a0Esher, Surrey . In the Sixties, the driveway to 'Blue Jay' formed part of George Harrison's\u00a0country house\u00a0'Kinfauns' He lived in 'Kinfauns' bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and\u00a0painted the outer walls with psychedelic patterns . The original gate to 'Kinfauns', although not part of the 'Blue Jay' property, can be seen in the driveway and\u00a0has\u00a0the words 'I love George' carved\u00a0into it . New mansion has a gym overlooking the swimming pool, a four-car garage, games room and 700-bottle wine cellar .","id":"d49088a117da59c31e84aa63e17a55d8cd8236ec","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"bed Grade II listed home once frequented by the Fab Four is up for sale with Knight Frank in Woking for a price believed to be \u00a34.5m - and will also interest Beatle buffs.\nThe Georgian family house in the town's 'old' village of Send is believed to have a connection with the Beatles which goes back more than 40 years to a period in the Sixties when Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and a gang of others all stayed at 27 Brooklands Road in the Surrey village \u2013 which the house is now called.\nHarrison lived in Woking in the Sixties, but 27 Brooklands Road was then owned by his manager Allan Williams.\nAnd at least one of his famous visitors during those years came to stay with him \u2013 and he spent many hours trying to impress Linda Eastman, who later became Paul McCartney's wife.\nFor although Harrison didn't marry Linda until 1979, they knew each other from a pre-teen age when the pair went to different schools in Liverpool.\nThe star bought a 'blue jay way' for Linda which was the street that ran from her school to his. She lived there with him on a number of occasions until he and wife Karen split in the late Seventies and Linda moved with their children to their home in Scotland.\nHarrison's house was the centre of Beatlemania in Surrey during the Sixties \u2013 and Linda lived there for a time along with her first husband and their children, called Owen and Beatrice.\nLater, the Beatles and their wives visited 27 Brooklands Road on many occasions, often arriving in their iconic white limos.\nLinda has written that they \"invaded the peace of Brooklands Road\u201d and would have \"unbearable arguments in the hall that would make us shiver with fear\u201d \u2013 and that Harrison later sent her a white dove, a symbol of peace, to apologise.\nThe Beatle used to visit the house as often as he could on a motorbike \u2013 and had a blue bike which he would leave in a shed.\nHarrison was also known to have visited 27 Brooklands Road with 'one of the most beautiful women in the world' Linda Eastman, who eventually became Paul McCartney's wife.\nAfter Harrison's death in 2001 he made frequent trips to the home in Send, visiting it so often that he was known locally"}
{"article":"A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 rocked the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a 'small tsunami' and frightening locals near its epicenter. The quake struck at a depth of 65 kilometers (40 miles), about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the town of Kokopo, near Rabaul, at around 10am local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was followed by a 5.7-magnitude aftershock and a 1.5-foot-high tsunami, which was measured in Rabaul's harbor, near the quake's epicenter, said Martin Mose, from the National Disaster Center. But despite the quake - which was likely  felt by people up to a staggering 2,000\u00a0kilometers\u00a0(1,240 miles)\u00a0away - and the subsequent tsunami, no damage nor injuries have been reported, officials said. Quake: This photo, released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows a shakemap of the region (white cross) in Papua New Guinea where a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Monday . The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had warned the quake could cause tsunami waves of up to 10 feet in parts of Papua New Guinea, and waves of less than one foot in other Pacific countries. It said 'hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts located within 1,000 km of the earthquake epicentre along the coasts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands'. But the center lifted the warning a few hours later, after reporting a one-inch tsunami wave was measured at a wharf in the Solomon Islands, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) from the epicenter. A Geoscience Australia\u00a0spokesman told Daily Mail Australia on Monday that while a tsunami warning had been issued for Papua New Guinea, there was no threat to Australia at the time. Target: The quake struck at a depth of 65 kilometers (40 miles), about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the town of Kokopo, near Rabaul (pictured), at around 10am local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported . Frightening incident: The quake was followed by a 5.7-magnitude aftershock and a 1.5-foot-high tsunami, which was measured in Rabaul's harbor, near the quake's epicenter. Above, another shakemap of the region . 'We've had no reports of a tsunami being generated for local region at this stage,' he said. In Rabaul, residents noticed the sea level rose slightly, prompting ocean water to flood the parking lot of a shopping center near the beach, said Mika Tuvi, an employee at the Rabaul Hotel. 'But nothing beyond that - no damage caused,' she said. When the quake struck, guests and workers at the hotel fled outside, fearing the building would collapse, Ms Tuvi said. The tremors, which lasted for about 5 minutes, were frightening in their intensity, but the hotel withstood the shaking, she said. Location: The quake hit about 10am local time Monday and a tsunami warning has been issued in the region . No threat: On Monday, Geoscience Australia said there was no immediate threat to Australia . Officials in the capital, Port Moresby, were working to contact their counterparts in the outer provinces, but hours after the quake, there still had been no reports of damage or injuries. Mr Mose said he was confident the nation had averted a major catastrophe. The quake caused strong shaking and knocked items off shelves in Kokopo, and was felt 500 miles away in Port Moresby, said Chris McKee, assistant director of the Geophysical Observatory. Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea. The country lies on the 'Ring of Fire' - an arc of earthquake and volcanic activity that stretches around the Pacific Rim.","highlights":"Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea on Monday . Followed by 5.7-magnitude aftershock and\u00a0generated 1.5ft-high tsunami . Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had said quake could cause 10ft waves . But it lifted its warning a few hours later after reporting smaller tsunami . No damage\/injuries have been reported, officials said Monday afternoon . Local tsunami threat was issued in PNG but was no threat to Australia .","id":"ea4196cef0de82c44280eabd75aa001dc3d6a5aa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" (40 miles) around 130 kilometers (80 miles) south-southwest of the capital of Port Moresby. No one was killed, but some people reported being woken by the earthquake which caused widespread panic but did not result in major damage.\nThe earthquake, centered offshore the southwestern tip of the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain at a depth of 65 km (40 miles) was reportedly felt throughout the whole country, the government's meteorological service said.\n\u201cWe've had a couple of tsunami [warnings] canceled this morning as it hasn't done any significant damage [and] there is no danger at the moment,\u201d said Peter Warden, director of the Meteorology department.\nWarden told Reuters the quake was a normal event for the area, but said there had been reports of people fearing that an impending \u201cbig tsunami\u201d was on the way.\n\u201cIt's not going to be the one that everybody would have been expecting...I think this is normal for us,\u201d he added.\nPort Moresby's seismograph had registered a magnitude of 7.4, but this was soon changed to 7.7, Warden said, adding that the shaking had been felt from Lae in the country's east to Madang, on the other side of New Guinea.\n\u201cWe're not getting any tsunami warnings...it will not be big enough to cause a tsunami here,\u201d Warden said.\n'Big tsunami' not to come\nThe tremor was strong enough to trigger local tsunamis and coastal residents living near coastal areas to seek safety. The Meteorological services have warned that a small tsunami waves will be expected along the northern coast of New Britain.\nSome of the locals have reported being woken up by the powerful temblor, while others have taken to social media to share footage of waves crashing into the shore.\nThe quake hit less than three weeks after a deadly 7.5-magnitude temblor that struck to the north-west of Port Moresby on November 18. Although no casualties were reported, the tremor collapsed a house and a school roof in the capital, damaged buildings and caused disruption to electricity and communications.\nPapua New Guinea is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire - an arc of seismic faults surrounding the Pacific Basin - that has been regularly hit by large and deadly earthquakes.\nIt also has a history of seismic"}
{"article":"Not all home owners have enjoyed the famed big returns of Sydney's property boom, analysts reveal. While median home prices have leapt by at least 30 per cent across Sydney, home prices in some of the city's more 'prestigious', mostly waterfront postcodes have hardly budged in the last two years. Analysts say this is because higher-end buyers and sellers are more influenced by fluctuations in the stock market than by low interest rates which sparked the boom in budget and middle sectors of the market. Scroll down for video . The median price of 'prestige' properties in Burraneer, a waterfront suburb south of Sydney's CBD, grew the least of all Sydney suburbs over the last two years . The median price of Burraneer, south of Sydney, is more than $1.5million. This Burraneer home is on the market for an estimated $6.5 million . Seaforth on Sydney's Northern beaches, was ranked the fourth worst performing suburb for luxury sales by Domain Group . Analysts say market conditions haven't suited 'prestigious property', like this $6.5 million Burraneer home, since the GFC . Sydney's eastern suburbs, the northern beaches and the north shore are among the poorest performing suburbs in terms of price growth over the last two years. 'This is the section that has missed out on the boom,' says\u00a0Domain Group senior economist Andrew Wilson. Burraneer 3.4% . Bronte 7.9% . Sylvania Waters 8.3% . Seaforth 8.4% . Woollahra 8.9% . Windsor 9.6% . Balgowlah Heights 10.7% . Elanora Heights 10.9% . Haberfield 12.3 % . Rope's Crossing 12.4 % . (Source: Domain Group) He says Sydney's booming prices have been driven by buyers in the budget and middle sectors of the market taking advantage of low interest rates. But market conditions haven't suited 'prestige property' since the 2007 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) 'We don't have the animal spirit, speculative elements in those markets [that we did before the GFC],' Mr Wilson said. In the waterfront suburb of Burraneer, south of the city, house prices have grown less than inflation at only 3.4 per cent in the last two years. The popular eastern suburbs beach suburb of Bronte grew only 7.9 per cent and the Northern Beaches suburbs of Seaforth and Balgowlah Heights grew just 8.4 per cent \u00a0and 10.7 per cent respectively, according to data from Domain Group. Despite the low growth, property agents like James McCowan, from Sotheby's International Realty, say there is still a 'lot of strength' in the very top end of the market - with  homes worth more than $8 million selling well. Woollahra was ranked the fifth worst performing suburb in terms of median home price growth over the last two years. Woollahra is also one of Sydney's most exclusive suburbs, with this home currently on the market valued at more than $1.6 million . The median house price in Bronte, the second worst performing suburb for price growth, is $2.29 million. Agents of this Bronte home  describe it as a 'chance-of-a-lifetime' purchase for its 'fashionable beachfront lifestyle' This Sylvania Waters home is estimated to sell for at least $1.4 million. Medium house prices in Sylvania Waters crept up only 8.3% over the last two years, a far cry from the Sydney-wide figure of at least 30% . .","highlights":"'Prestige' postcodes have missed out on Sydney boom, analysts say . High-end buyers and sellers are less sensitive to interest rate changes that have driven the boom . Burraneer, Bronte and Sylvania Waters are three worst performing suburbs .","id":"6f7c35859d95e0bfe455df1332e9f5347bd084a4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"igious' suburbs have only crept up about four per cent in the past three years.\nHomes in Bondi, Woollahra, Alexandria, Darlinghurst and Paddington recorded the weakest median price growth in Sydney, increasing by 4.1 per cent to $1.47 million over the past three years.\nHome prices have leapt in the City of Sydney, though. The city council's boundaries sit within the suburb of Darlinghurst, which recorded the strongest median price growth, increasing by a massive 36 per cent to $1.76 million.\nIn Sydney's northern suburbs, Hunters Hill, Mosman, Lane Cove and Wahroonga saw the weakest growth, with homes in Hunters Hill recording a meagre 0.9 per cent increase.\nThe most expensive suburbs across Sydney's northern, western and eastern suburbs included Point Piper (median price $4.3 million), Bellevue Hill (median price $2.65 million) and Rose Bay (median price $2.46 million).\nPrices in the Inner West saw the strongest growth, with homes in the suburb of Strathfield increasing by 13.9 per cent to $915,000.\nOverall, more than half of Sydney's suburbs have seen annual price rises of 6 per cent or less, the lowest in a decade.\nCoreLogic records indicate Sydney's property market has been losing strength since it peaked in 2017.\nIn the past quarter, Sydney home values fell by 0.7 per cent, the first quarterly fall since late-2011.\nSydney's median dwelling price fell 3.1 per cent to $915,000, the first quarterly decline since 2008.\nCoreLogic senior economist Cameron Kusher said a drop-off in sales over the last 12 months was a key factor in the recent decline.\n\"There has been a noticeable slowing in housing market conditions during 2018 across the Sydney property market,\" Dr Kusher said.\n\"This has led to a general softening of housing values over the year.\"\nThe latest Sydney home values report from CoreLogic reveals that the median home value for the three months to April is $855,000.\n\"This is down 4.1 per cent or $35,000 from the September 2018 quarter when it was at its peak for the year at $890,000.\"\nDespite the slump in prices,"}
{"article":"Former Crystal Palace and Norwich forward Leon McKenzie has exclusively spoken to Sportsmail ahead of his super-middleweight bout with Croatian Ivan Stupalo for the International Masters title. Undefeated McKenzie has been training at the East Dulwich gym owned by his father - the former British and European light-welterweight champion\u00a0Clinton - for the biggest fight of his life so far, and the 36-year-old wants to win on March 14 for his dad. The man nicknamed Big McK discusses juggling work as a deliveryman, looking after five children and training every day as the former Barclays Premier League player likens himself to Rocky Balboa. Former footballer Leon McKenzie has been training at the East Dulwich gym owned by his father, Clinton . McKenzie has exclusively spoken to Sportsmail\u00a0ahead of the biggest fight of his life so far on March 14 . Ex-Crystal Palace forward  McKenzie faces  Ivan Stupalo for the super-middleweight International Masters title . 'I've got five beautiful children to try and support the best I can. Working and fighting I'm no better than no other man that's doing the same as me,' McKenzie tells Sportsmail. 'Just because I've played Premier League football it does not mean that I'm too good to work. 'I work for DPD. I'm delivering parcels. It's challenging. I'm delivering 60-odd, 70 parcels a day. You're lifting boxes, you're in and out of the van. That's probably a little bit of training in itself. 'I sometimes jog in between because we're on a timer.\u00a0It's kind of like a Rocky thing going on.' The best moment of McKenzie's football career came  in April 2005, scoring in a 2-0 win against a Manchester United team boasting Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Almost 10 years on he is looking for a new accomplishment, and beating Stupalo in the 10-round fight would make him the mandatory for the Southern Area title. McKenzie is preparing for his title bout and the 36-year-old wants to win on March 14 for his father . McKenzie discusses juggling work as a deliveryman, looking after five children and training every day . That is the main objective on Saturday, and delivering parcels does not compare to how his father has been working him in the gym. 'In training dad pushes me to my max,' McKenzie continues. 'I'm used to dying in training and coming back. It will be the same principle in fights. When it gets hard I have to grit my teeth. 'I know where I've been before so it will be the same principle. I can die and I come back, I can die and I come back. We're going to win the fight, and I want to win it for my dad as well. 'After training I'll just have a little time by myself. Dad says that's normal when you just go within yourself, and have little flashbacks of life and everything else. 'Anything can happen. One punch changes everything.' McKenzie (right) pictured during his super-middleweight win against John Mason in June 2013 . 'This means everything to me because since a child I always knew I was going to be something. Obviously football took off and we always had another little dream in the background.\u00a0I always used to love watching dad fight. 'I've started very carefully. For this to be happening, I'm 37 this year, it is a really big deal. All the years that we've been training, day in, day out.\u00a0I've always been an athlete so this to me is massive. It opens up a lot of doors as well, boxing wise, to go on to bigger and better things, which is another thing. 'Winning this puts me in mandatory position for a Southern Area shot at some point, which is another big deal. 'I have to work. I've got five beautiful children to try and support the best I can.\u00a0Working and fighting I'm no better than no other man that's doing the same as me. 'Just because I've played Premier League football it does not mean that I'm too good enough to work. 'I work for DPD, I'm delivering parcels. It's challenging. I'm delivering 60-odd, 70 parcels a day. You're lifting boxes, you're in and out of the van, that's probably a little bit of training in itself. 'I sometimes jog in between because we're on a timer.\u00a0You're having to jog in between and you might run behind, but I just look at that as part of the training.\u00a0It's kind of like a Rocky thing going on. 'In training dad pushes me to my max. I'm used to dying in training and coming back. It will be the same principle in fights. When it gets hard I have to grit my teeth. I know where I've been before so it will be the same principle. I can die and I come back, I can die and I come back. 'We're going to win the fight, and I want to win it for my dad as well. After training I'll just have a little time by myself. Dad says that's normal when you just go within yourself, and have little flashbacks of life and everything else. 'Anything can happen. One punch changes everything.'","highlights":"Leon McKenzie faces\u00a0Ivan Stupalo on March 14 at York Hall in London . The 36-year-old has been preparing for the biggest fight of his life so far . McKenzie has been training at the East Dulwich gym owned by his father . Clinton McKenzie has been pushing his son 'to the max' in training . The former Premier League player has spoken exclusively to\u00a0Sportsmail .","id":"8a25a515c923ff5d82adb90039df88712294b171","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and fellow boxing champion Lenny Daws, and believes that his hard work in the gym has enabled him to keep on top of the sport. 'I've been in the gym for two months training five times a week and I haven't changed anything, just what I was doing before. All I'm doing is going back to what I was doing last time,' said the 37-year-old. McKenzie is looking to continue the positive form that he showed in his last fight by knocking out his opponent TBA at the Bournemouth International Centre on 13 May, adding: 'We're going out there to perform our best and make sure it's a great fight. I don't want to come up short and take a decision or a draw or anything like that. The aim is to show the British public that I'm up to the job. I haven't been in the ring for a year since my last fight so it's a case of proving to myself that I'm not out of shape and I've got good fitness.' (Sportsmail)\nLennox Lewis has labelled his old opponent Mike Tyson \"crazy\" for claiming his bout with the late Muhammad Ali was the greatest fight ever. Lewis says his epic 1997 'Battle of the Bite' with Tyson was the greatest fight in history, even better than Ali's third bout with his arch rival Joe Frazier. When asked to rank his four fights with Ali, Lewis said: 'I'll tell you what the best fight was - between myself and Tyson. If you put us side by side, you'll see why I'm saying that.' Tyson recently tweeted that his 1997 fight with Lewis was the greatest fight in the world, and described Frazier v Ali in 1975 as \"the greatest fight of all time\". It was one that Ali won on points. \"Ali versus Frazier was really a great fight but Tyson versus Lewis was even better,\" said Lewis. \"Tyson did have his chances and I was ready to hit him with a right to his head and then he would have gone down. Instead, he hit me in the mouth and he opened up a cut and then he went to throw the uppercut and he got knocked down.\" (DailyMail)\nThe British and Irish Lions are set to unveil the new kit they will wear during their 10-match tour to South Africa next June"}
{"article":"Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry is preparing to fight a ban from the roads after blaming his drink driving on a 'rare' metabolism. The 49-year old former Rangers and Blackburn Rovers defender was arrested last month after police stopped him near his home in Lytham, Lancashire in the early hours of February 21. Officers had claimed Hendry who was nicknamed 'Braveheart' when he captain of Scotland was almost twice the limit after failing a breathaylser test. Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry, pictured arriving at Blackpool Magistrates, has admitted drink driving . Hendry goes in for a challenge on Ronaldo at the World Cup in 1998 while John Collins looks on . But on Wednesday, widowed father of four Hendry disputed the reading and asked Blackpool Magistrates to have the case adjourned so his metabolism could be tested. The court heard that Hendry admitted drinking before driving his blue Ford Focus, but argued the amount of alcohol he drank over a certain period of time should not have put him over the limit. His lawyer Glyn Lewis - who has previously represented a string of celebrities over his expertise in exploiting motoring legal loopholes - said: 'Usually we go to sentence and it is inevitable he would have to be disqualified because he has entered a guilty plea because he accepts the facts. 'But the instructions I have over the amount of alcohol consumed and the time period, when you do the calculations they don't correlate with the figure he has given. 'There are two possibilities - one is because of the fact that he has got some alcohol in his system he is unaware of and the other is quite rare is we have somebody whose metabolism is such they provide a specimen of breath which does not correlate with the reading of blood. 'We have had a forensic scientist give us an indication that the figures provided by the defendant don't correlate with the figures given by the sample. He was stopped by police and arrested near his home in Lytham, Lancashire in the early hours of February 21, and was found to be driving his blue Ford Focus while almost double the legal alcohol limit (stock picture) Hendry, pictured hear tackling  Nicolas Anelka in 1997, made more than 300 appearances for Blackburn . 'We accept the prosecution's case - the police followed him, he wasn't driving erratically, nothing unusual about that, he accepts that - the question is why is this alcohol reading being given that is being investigated. 'We can establish what he consumed and when it was because there are receipts. 'Mr Hendry might have to be tested for his metabolism in the lab with a reconstruction of the whole evening's events. The ratio between breath and blood is not the same for everyone. 'If our investigations don't have foundation in science we would bring it back to court and have it dealt with. Mr Hendry wants the matter to be dealt with as quickly as possible.' The court agreed to adjourn for a 'special reasons' hearing  in which Hendry will call evidence from a forensic service scientist and two civilian witnesses who were with him on the night of the incident. Hendry - who arrived for the hearing in sunglasses and a grey suit - had 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 milliltres of breath- the legal limit is 35mg. Initial forensic tests conducted on behalf of Hendry had shown the figures did not correlate and further investigation was needed, said Mr Lewis. The 49-year old former Rangers defender has blamed his 'quite rare' metabolism for being over the limit . Hendry playing for Rangers against Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in October 1998 . The solicitor added that the later sentencing bench could have the option not to disqualify Hendry from driving but the conviction would stand regardless. Hendry, was granted unconditional bail until April 22 when the case will be heard in full before sentencing. The ex-Permier League footballer had a long playing career, captaining his country in the 1998 World Cup and appearing for a series of clubs including Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers. Last week police confirmed he had been given a warning amid claims he had pestering former girlfriend Sarah Kinder a beautician he had been dating after the death of his wife Denise in 2009 following botched cosmetic surgery. Miss Kinder, 40, claimed he looked in her window and sent her unwanted texts and social media messages after their four-year relationship ended late last year. It was also claimed the former footballer repeatedly drove past her home.","highlights":"Colin Hendry was arrested for drink driving near his Lancashire home . When breathalysed, he was found to be nearly double legal alcohol limit . But Hendry claims he did not drink much and blamed a 'rare' metabolism . Hendry played for Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City .","id":"da7ebfbefe954c1c4f11697e505ded5b65235db2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in his BMW on the A737 near Torrance. Hendry allegedly blew over the legal drink drive limit after he left an awards ceremony. The former defender could now face a ban of at least six months after initially claiming that he was 'caught out'. He is set to appear before Lanarkshire Justice of the Peace in May. He has been banned twice before - for four years and for 16 months - after two separate drink driving charges in 2010 and 2011. Hendry had two drinks while at an awards ceremony. He then allegedly told police he didn't feel that he was over the limit. Hendry, said he could not have been over the limit as he suffers a 'rare' metabolism, which makes it hard to retain alcohol. The player added: \"Police said: 'Your BAC reading was 78'. I said: 'There is no way I have driven drunk'. \"I think it was my metabolite. It's the first time I have ever failed because of that. \"It wasn't because I had drunk more than usual, it was because of my metabolism.\" Mr Hendry claimed the reason for the difference in the BAC reading between the first officer's reading and the final result was an issue with the breathalyser. Hendry is being represented by Paul McBride, the legal expert from Glasgow who represented Glasgow Rangers' John Greig in a similar case. Mr McBride has claimed Hendry's initial reading would normally show over 0.2 on a breathalyser, but because it was a police breathalyser it went to 78, making Hendry just below the threshold. The lawyer added: \"He said he had probably had two or three glasses of red wine, two or three glasses of white wine with a lot of ice in them, two or three glasses of fizzy drinks, two or three glasses of water and then two or three gins. That's what Mr Hendry said. \"It is a case of a police breathalyzer measuring two or three glasses of wine and not four.\" According to the Crown Office, the decision to charge a suspect is based on an officer's judgement of how drunk the person looked, and how much they'd drunk. There are no minimum limits for alcohol for driving. However, drivers can be charged with alcohol-related driving if they're over the limit. If the case against Hendry goes to trial,"}
{"article":"Bill Gates, pictured last week, was once again named the world's richest person with a wealth of $79.2 billion . For the world's super-rich, 2015 is already shaping up to be a good year as the number of billionaires reached a record high. There were 1,826 billionaires this year, up from 1,645 in 2014, according to Forbes. And the world's richest person got even richer. Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year. The Microsoft co-founder's fortune increased $3.2 billion - despite a $1.5 billion gift of Microsoft shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in November. That put him at the top of the magazine's list of the world's billionaires for the second consecutive year. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years. In second place is telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, with a net worth of $77.1 billion. He had topped the list in 2013. Next is investor Warren Buffett, who moved up one slot this year with a net worth of $72.7 billion. In fourth was Amancio Ortega, founder of the Inditex fashion group that includes Zara clothing retail shops. He counts a fortune of $64.5 billion. Seven of the richest people in the world are from the U.S. Completing the top ten is Helu, of Mexico, Amancio Ortega of Spain who built his wealth with retail chain Zara and French L'Oreal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt. It's the 29th year for Forbes billionaires' list. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg jumped five spots to number 16, his first time in the world's 20 richest people. Jack Ma, whose Alibaba online marketplace made the biggest global IPO ever last year, was ranked among the world's 50 richest people, along with two other Chinese nationals. This year's newcomers included Michael Jordan who was ranked at\u00a0No. 1,741. The average net worth of those on the list was $3.86 billion. And those under the age of 40 took up 46 places on the list. Snapchat's Evan Spiegel, 24, is the world's youngest billionaire while Uber co-founders, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, and their first employee, Ryan Graves, also made up the under-40s group. Billions: Beer heiress\u00a0Tatiana Casiraghi . 1. Mark Zuckerberg, 30 - Facebook ($33.4bn) 2. Dustin Moskovitz, 30 - Facebook ($7.9bn) 3. Elizabeth Holmes, 31 - blood-testing ($4.5bn) 4. Tom Persson, 30 - H&M ($3bn) 5. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, III, 29 - Bavaria beer ($2.2bn) 6. Tatiana Casiraghi, 31 - Bavaria beer ($2.2bn) 7. Nathan Blecharczyk, 31 - Airbnb ($1.9bn) 8. Anton Kathrein Jr, 30 - antennas ($1.7bn) 9. Evan Spiegel, 24 - Snapchat ($1.5bn) 10. Bobby Murphy, 25 - Snapchat ($1.5bn) Welcome to the club! Michael Jordan became a newly-minted billionaire in 2015, according to Forbes . The world's youngest female billionaire is Elizabeth Holmes, 31, a Stanford University dropout who is the head of blood-testing firm Theranos. Then there were those who dropped off the list - 138 people including designer Michael Kors and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The combined wealth of the billionaires club is double the GDP of Germany according to NBC. Oxfam claims that the world's growing wealth divide could see the world's wealthiest 1 per cent outstripping the other 99 per cent next year. 1. Bill Gates - Microsoft, $79.2 bn . 2. Carlos Slim Helu - \u00a0telecoms, $77.1 billion . 3. Warren Buffet - investor, $72.7 billion . 4.\u00a0Amancio Ortega - Zara, $64.5 billion . 5. Larry Ellison - Oracle, $54.3 billion . 6. Charles Koch - various, $42.9 billion . 6. David Koch - various, $42.9 billion . 8. Christy Walton - \u00a0Walmart, $41.7 billion . 9. Jim Walton - Walmart, $40.6 billion . 10. Liliane Bettencourt - L'Oreal, $40.1 billion . 11. Alice Walton - \u00a0Walmart, $39.4 billion . 12. S Robson Walton - Walmart, $39.1 billion . 13. Bernard Arnault - LVMH, $37.2 billion . 14. Michael Bloomberg - Bloomberg, $35.5bn . 15. Jeff Bezos - Amazon, $34.8 billion . 16. Mark Zuckerberg -Facebook, \u00a0$33.4 billion . 17. Li Ka-shing - various, $33.3 billion . 18. Sheldon Adelson - casinos, $31.4 billion . 19. Larry Page - Google, $29.7 billion . 20. Sergey Brin - Google, $29.2 billion . Snapchat's Evan Spiegel, 24, is the world's youngest billionaire (left). The world's youngest female billionaire is Elizabeth Holmes, 31, the head of blood-testing firm Theranos (right) 1. Christy Walton, 60, $41.7 billion, Walmart . With  wealth inherited from her late husband John, Mrs Walton holds the largest stake of the Walmart empire. She married the son of Walmart founder Sam. However, the retail heir died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in 2005. Christy and the rest of the Walton family made headlines after they did not sign on to Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett's pledge to give half their wealth to good causes while they were alive. The family has given an estimated .04 per cent of their wealth to charity. 2. Liliane Bettencourt, 92, $40.1bn, L'Oreal . The 92-year-old heiress of French cosmetics company L'Oreal suffers from dementia and is no longer involved with running the company. She inherited her stake from father Eugene Schueller, who first began selling beauty products in the early 20th century. In the 1950s she married Andre Bettencourt, who also worked at L'Oreal after being involved in a French fascist group that collaborated with Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II. He died in 2007 after leaving L'Oreal in the midst of revelations about his past. The years since Ms Bettencourt's retirement have seen her give away large sums of money. There is currently a fraud trial of ten people accused of using her dementia to swindle her out of millions. 3. Alice Walton, 65, $38.6bn, Walmart . Alice Walton also inherited her stake in her father's empire, though she has not been involved in running the business. She instead chooses to devote her time, energy and vast financial resources to art, building a 200,000-square-foot museum filled with modern works in northwest Arkansas, according to Forbes. Though her primary residence is a horse ranch in Texas, she also owns two floors on Park Avenue where protesters demanded higher wages for her company's workers last year. 4. Jacqueline Mars, 75, $27bn, Mars Inc . Life for Jacqueline Mars has always been pretty sweet. She inherited $26.8billion from the company which bears her name after her grandfather started the business at the turn of the last century. She shares the company evenly with her two brothers, Forrest Jr. and John. 5. Maria Franca Fissolo, 97, $23.4bn, Nutella & chocolates . The widow of Michele Ferrero, who built Ferrero Group with its iconic Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Nutella spread. Mr Ferrero died in February 2014. He had taken over his father Pietro's business which started in Italy during the Second World War from his wife's pastry shop. Laurene Powell Jobs, 51 (pictured 2013), inherited shares of Apple from late husband Steve . 6. Laurene Powell Jobs, 51, $19.5bn, Apple . Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, inherited the majority of her wealth from her stake in Apple and Disney. The graduate of Stanford Business School keeps busy with her own set of initiatives, including running the Emerson Collective, which fosters entrepreneurship for the underprivileged and advocates for education reform. The businesswoman is also on the Board of Trustees at Stanford. Though she generally keeps a low-profile, the widow was recently spotted on a Caribbean vacation with former Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, 44. The pair are believed to have been dating since 2013. 7. Anne Cox Chambers, 95, $17bn, Cox . The only media mogul among the world's wealthiest women, Anne Cox Chamber's inherited her stake in various Cox media ventures from her father James. A vast information empire, Mrs Cox Chambers has shares in companies including Cox Communications cable company, Kelley Blue Book automotive reselling manual and many local television and radio stations. She has remained active in various affairs beyond her father's businesses, however. The heiress served as ambassador to Belgium during the administration of President Jimmy Carter and was the first woman member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. 7. Susanne Klatten, 52, $16.8bn, BMW . Susanne Klatten, 52, began working for her father Herbert Quandt's company under an alias before marrying an engineer and inheriting her wealth. She also owns stakes in a wind turbine company, Nordex, and chemical company Altana. The mogul earned a bachelors at University of Buckingham in England, an MBA in Switzerland and has three children. 8. Johanna Quandt, 88, $13.9bn, BMW . Susanne Klatten's mother Johanna Quandt, 88, was Herbert Quandt's third wife after working as a secretary for the automaker. Beyond a large stake of the car manufacturer, which makes vehicles including Minis and Rolls-Royces, she also controls part of a security software company based in the Netherlands. Both parents of Mrs Quandt were art historians. She now lives in the German spa town of Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt. Neither Mrs Quandt or Mrs Klatten have ever sold a share of Herbert Quandt's company. 9. Iris Fontbona, 72, $13.5bn, various ventures . Chilean Iris Fontbona, 72, inherited her wealth from her influential family as well as from a marriage to Andr\u00f3nico Luksic. Her assorted business interests include Chile's largest brewer and a resort in Croatia. The Luksics make investment decisions collectively. Source: Forbes .","highlights":"There were 1,826 billionaires this year - up from 1,645 in 2014 . Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year . The co-founder of Microsoft has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years . In second place was telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, with a net worth of $77.1 bn, third was investor Warren Buffett, with $72.7 billion .","id":"28def9cee7544413257dae367cfd771112c6f5f4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nBillionaire Bill Gates was once again named the world\u2019s richest person with a fortune of $79.2 billion (\u20ac72.2 billion) in the new Forbes list \u2013 $5.2 billion (\u20ac4.7 billion) ahead of Microsoft\u2019s co-founder, investor Warren Buffett, who held on to the title of the \u201cOracle of Omaha\u201d for the third year running.\nSweden\u2019s Ingvar Kamprad, owner of furniture and home accessories company IKEA, was the richest man in Europe with a fortune of $29.1 billion (\u20ac26.1 billion) \u2013 good for 23rd in the list.\nKlaus Schwab was the only European among Forbes magazine\u2019s 400 richest people in the world, but his fortune did not improve as it did in 2014.\nThe CEO of Swiss financial group UBS, Oswald Gr\u00fcbel, ranked 151st with a fortune of $4.2 billion (\u20ac3.9 billion), and 175th among Europeans.\nLast year, the billionaire owner of Swiss private bank Julius Baer UBS rival Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) became the world\u2019s third-richest person after Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett, after the bank took over Merrill Lynch and its portfolio of rich customers.\nOther European bankers featured in the top 400 were JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) chief Jamie Dimon, who ranked 35th with $31.6 billion, and Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), who placed 39th with $31.2 billion.\nCitigroup CEO Michael Corbat was in 45th place with $26.9 billion and HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver ranked 71st with $20.3 billion.\nThe most valuable company in the world, with a total value of $1.1 trillion was software giant Microsoft, and was followed by Google, which has a market cap of $473.6 billion.\nThe top 400 billionaires in the world have seen their wealth increase by $500 billion, or 70 percent, to a record $2.27 trillion, while the poorest 3.7 billion people have seen their share of the world\u2019s wealth fall from 2.8 percent to "}
{"article":"(CNN)Earlier this month, Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, led an official delegation to the United Nations in New York to attend the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. In her March 11 speech to the commission, Molaverdi said that \"the Islamic Republic of Iran has always had the empowerment of women and improving their status...on its agenda.\" Molaverdi described the significant progress Iranian women have made in education and science, citing unilateral economic sanctions and violence against women as factors that have impeded the full realization of women's rights. There was little in her speech to suggest that domestic factors -- including Iran's laws and policies -- play a significant role in depriving Iranian women of real gender equality and empowerment. Unfortunately, Molaverdi's comments stood in sharp contrast to reality. On the day she delivered her speech, Amnesty International released a report raising concerns about the possible passage of two bills before Iran's parliament that would further restrict women's rights. One would prohibit voluntary sterilization as part of the country's efforts to boost population growth and strengthen the place of what are deemed \"traditional\" families in society. The other would \"further entrench gender-based discrimination, particularly against women who choose not to or are unable to marry or have children,\" Amnesty said. A day later, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, released his fourth report to the U.N. Human Rights Council describing the dire state of human rights in the country. His report cited the concerns about gender discrimination that Human Rights Watch and others had raised during Iran's 2014 Universal Periodic Review, a review of every U.N. state's human rights record every four years by the Human Rights Council. The sobering reality, all too familiar to Molaverdi, is that Iranian women face discrimination in many aspects of their lives, ranging from issues related to marriage, divorce, inheritance and child custody, to restrictions on dress and even access to sports stadiums as spectators. The proposed passage of more restrictive legislation in the name of protecting the family is just the latest step in the rollback on women's rights in recent years. To many, the discrepancy between what Molaverdi said in her speech, and what women face in Iran, smacked of diplomatic subterfuge. Activists and journalists rightly responded by highlighting the many violations of women's rights in Iran, and called out Molaverdi for failing to present an accurate and complete picture of the challenges that Iranian women face. Yet there was little acknowledgment by critics of the behind-the-scenes struggle that Molaverdi, who is often an outspoken critic of regressive measures restricting women's rights at home, and many others are waging every day as they try to carve out much-needed space for Iran's beleaguered rights activists. Just two days before the U.N. session, Iran's conservative Kayhan daily, thought to be close to the Office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, published an article that showed just what Iran's women's rights activists are up against. The author questioned the wisdom of allowing an official delegation to attend events such as the U.N. commission, describing its notion of \"gender equality\" as \"unacceptable to the Islamic Republic.\" The article accused Molaverdi of \"negligence\" for participating in events that could damage Iran's reputation and interests, and accused the 150 or so people who attended the session as representatives of Iranian groups of doing so without full and proper vetting by Iran's security and intelligence agencies. What's striking about Kayhan's attack is that Iran's powerful security and intelligence apparatus has for years acted to repress independent groups, including women's rights activists. Groups like the One Million Signatures Campaign, a grassroots effort designed to operate within the law to collect signatures supporting the repeal of laws that discriminate against women, were targeted as security officials detained their members on spurious \"national security\" grounds. But those hostile to women's rights in Iran remain unrelenting. Anyone who fails, willingly or unknowingly, to heed their threats may face reprisals, as several activists who attempted to attend similar U.N. events in previous years found out. Yet Kayhan's attack also reflects the resilience and adaptability of women's groups in Iran as they continue to challenge the state's monopoly on the women's rights narrative. While Iranian women lost some important legal rights after the 1979 revolution, their social and economic stature increased on average as they gained wider access to education, health care, and birth control. The image of the compromised and submissive woman engendered by Iran's discriminatory legal system bears little resemblance to the private and public lives of many Iranian women today. So while we rightfully condemn the disconnect between what Molaverdi said at the United Nations, and what Iranian women face, let us not lose sight of another reality: the paradox that exists in Iran between the state's regressive laws and policies against women, and the tireless and undaunted drive for change and equality by those who will not be denied. That effort, at the very least, deserves our respect.","highlights":"Faraz Sanei : Women's groups in Iran have remained adaptable . Those hostile to women's rights in Iran remain unrelenting, she says .","id":"9cc97f264800821125187b914323c1675324b4e4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Status of Women.\nMolaverdi delivered a speech to the gathering -- focusing on women's rights in Iran and the empowerment of women within the family.\nAt its conclusion, the Commission praised Molaverdi for her \"valuable\" and \"insightful\" remarks.\nBut the official website of the Iranian Mission to the United Nations, which posted the report, does not mention the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs by name.\nInstead, it describes her as an \"unidentified member\" of the Iranian delegation to the Commission.\nThe report, dated March 26, also praises the work of \"Shahindokht Molaverdi, a senior official in the Iranian government and member of a powerful body tasked with protecting women's rights.\"\nBut that description does not include Molaverdi's title as vice president for women and family affairs, a role that she has held since 2011.\nAccording to the Iranian government website, Molaverdi is a \"female member\" of the Expediency Council, one of the highest decision-making councils in the country.\n\"Women constitute half of our nation and society. They are responsible for a vital component of the country's growth and development,\" Molaverdi said in her remarks to the commission. \"Iran is determined to empower its women as a cornerstone of its national strategies.\"\n'Gender-blind,' said Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs\nA spokesman for the Iranian Mission to the UN confirmed Molaverdi's identity in an interview with CNN's Paula Hancocks on Tuesday.\nHe described Molaverdi as \"an expert\" in women's rights within Iranian society.\nBut the Iranian Mission's spokesman declined to elaborate on Molaverdi's \"gender-blind\" position within the government.\n\"Why do you say that she is gender-blind? Why do you say she has no gender sensitivity?\" asked Hancocks in the interview.\n\"The Iranian government respects women,\" said the Iranian spokesman. \"But we are not like some countries that call women rights activists as feminists and we don't call our women rights activists feminists.\"\n\"We are against gender-biased systems and we are against such a thing.\"\nHancocks then asked the spokesman if he could elaborate on what he meant by the term \"gender-blind.\"\n\"It means that the"}
{"article":"It might be one of the most prestigious events on the racing calendar but some of the arrivals at Cheltenham Festival today appeared to have dressed for the club rather than the parade ring. Although rural staples such as tweed, fur and Hunter wellies were present and correct, other race goers opted to take advantage of the bright Gloucestershire sunshine and stepped out in wool mini skirts, worn with knee-length boots. Print also proved a hit, with one brave lady choosing a cheerful ensemble comprised of a leopard print bag combined with a matching coat, boots and tights, while another opted for head-to-toe zebra print. Scroll down for video . Co-ordinating clothes: One woman showed off her love of leopard print, while another opted for a cosy fur coat and a little black dress . Country chic: A lady arrives wearing a neat blue suit (left) while others opt for cosy fur and classic tweed (centre and right) Short and sweet: Racegoers arrive dressed for a country party in a tweed mini (left) and a thigh-scraping leather number (right) Popular choice: Blue has proved particularly popular among racegoers this year, with the colour appearing in a variety of shades . Elegant: One lady opted for a neutral ensemble topped with a pheasant feather hat, while another teamed her yellow skirt suit with purple tights . Others, however, chose to take a more traditional approach to racing get-ups and were well-wrapped up against the biting March breeze as they flocked into the racecourse for the first day of racing action. Warm coats in an array of colourful hues proved particularly popular, with feather-festooned millinery used to ramp up the glamour along with opulent fur cuffs and collars. Blue appears to be an early contender in the racing season style stakes, with scores of ladies opting for the colour in a whole range of shades, from cornflower to cobalt. Whatever the colour, the vast majority appeared cheerful as they arrived to see the action on day one of what is one of the most prestigious events on the British racing calendar. Joining them was the first royal guest of the season, Zara Tindall, who cut a glamorous figure in a dark blue wool coat created especially for the royal by designer Paul Costelloe, a matching hat and oversized sunglasses. Tomorrow will see the 33-year-old joined at the Festival by her aunt, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has long been a racing enthusiast and is due to present a prize to the winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Variety: Racegoers chose a diverse array of outfits, with many staying warm in coats while others opted for summery get-ups (centre) Matching pairs: Some racegoers chose to coordinate their ensembles, with matching outfits made up of tweed (left) or leather seen on course . Chic: Fur was a recurring motif, as was animal print (centre). Some racegoers also opted for the colour of the season, delicate pale pink . Bright spark: A lady arrives dressed in a cheerful coral ensemble teamed with a bright orange handbag and a pair of turquoise trainers . Colourful: A lady dressed in a cosy cream cardigan and a crimson cocktail hat arrives for her day out at the races . Country classics: Gentlemen arriving for the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival opted for classic tweed or chinos . Hats you win! Headwear ranged from classic floppy fedoras to wide brimmed dress hats and delicate cocktail numbers . Well-wrapped up: Vast fur hats teamed with sunglasses is a classic Cheltenham combination, as these ladies demonstrate . Black is back: Many of the ladies arriving at Cheltenham opted for wintry black but livened things up by leaving coats at home . Cheerful: It wasn't only the ladies who opted for bright looks, with one gentleman wearing red cords, while another opted for a pink suit . Despite the large royal contingent, the real highlight, on the track at least, is set to be Friday's Gold Cup, which will see veteran jockey AP McCoy make his final attempt at the classic race aboard Carlingford Lough. McCoy also featured in the first day's racing at Cheltenham and piloted the hotly-tipped Jezki, a dark bay six-year-old gelding, in the Stan James Champion Hurdle this afternoon. Unfortunately for McCoy, the race was taken by hot favourite Faugheen, with the Irish six-year-old battling home to give jockey Ruby Walsh his third winner of the day. Off the course, most of the entertainment came from Gloucestershire's increasingly fashionable style set, who had pulled out all the stops on a very sunny day one. With most eschewing skyscraper heels and flimsy dresses in favour of elegant wool coats and comfortable patent leather boots,  the race meeting is usually a masterclass in country chic, complete with lashings of tweed and even a flat cap or two. Big arrival: Racegoers dressed in their best arrive for a day out at the races on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival . Going for gold in the style stakes: Racegoers are all smiles as they arrive for a sunny day out at the Cheltenham Festival . Top tweed: A racegoer makes the most of the spring sunshine in a chic tweed short suit in summery cornflower blue . Tough choice: While some racegoers opted to dress down in wellies and tweed jackets, others came dressed to the nines . Mix and match: Texture is a key party of Cheltenham style with tapestry, relaxed wool tweed and traditional Prince of Wales check all popular . Unlike Ascot - and from this year, Aintree - organisers at Cheltenham refuse to impose a dress code on guests and, beyond exhortations to wrap up warm and avoid anything that might offend, say anything goes - up to and including fancy dress. While fancy dress does creep in on St Patrick's Thursday, Gloucestershire's most fashionable tend to opt for a glamorous take on rural, with oversized sunglasses, pearl necklaces and twinkling diamond stud earrings deployed to up the fashion ante. Fur is a recurring motif, as are hats that take inspiration from rural life. Like the stylish effort unveiled by Zara Phillips on day one of the 2014 event, many come festooned with pheasant feathers while elegant blooms are a perennial favourite. Male racegoers aren't immune from the pull of country style either, with most opting for tweed suits or chic red chinos teamed with a preppy navy blazer and artfully knotted tie. All white: The sunny weather brought an early season outbreak of white jeans, for both men and women, in its wake . Stylish: Floral print, a perennial favourite on race day, also proved popular among guests arriving at Cheltenham . Family day out: Cheltenham has long been a family favourite, although groups of friends are a common sight on the racecourse . Sunny day: Sunglasses proved an essential accessory as racegoers enjoyed sunny weather on day one of the Cheltenham Festival . Looking good: Zara Tindall cut a glamorous figure in her elegant dark blue ensemble on day one of the Cheltenham Festival . Enjoying the day: Many of the gentlemen arriving at Cheltenham chose bright colours, whether yellow or blue and green tartan (centre) Mixing it up: While some racegoers opted for Royal Ascot style florals, others chose full-scale country looks complete with knee-length boots . Keeping warm: The bright sunshine wasn't incentive enough for some, with many racegoers opting for warm coats instead of short skirts . Rural: Many racegoers chose a classic country look featuring cosy wool or tweed overcoats and leather boots by country brand, Toggi . Dapper: A group of gentlemen arrive dressed in jeans and smart shirts enlivened with tailored tweed jackets . All the trimmings: Fur and suede are perennial favourites when it comes to choosing a hat for Cheltenham . Under starter's orders: Racegoers seated on benches enjoy the sunny weather while they inspect the course . Wondering who to have a flutter on? Ladbrokes' Jessica Bridge reveals which horses are set to be first past the post at this week's Cheltenham Festival. TODAY - CHAMPION HURDLE . HORSE: Faugheen . ODDS: 11\/10 . He's called Faugheen the machine for a reason and it's hard to see his unbeaten record coming undone on Tuesday, despite the impressive field. Worth a flutter: Faugheen, pictured here on the gallops yesterday, is a popular choice among punters betting on the Champion Hurdle . Usual jockey, Ruby Walsh, is yet to decide his mount for the race, with stablemate and dual Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly also lining up, but with fingers pointing towards Faugheen it's just another reason to back him. WEDNESDAY - QUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION CHASE . HORSE: Dodging Bullets . ODDS: 4\/1 . All eyes might be on Sprinter Sacre and Sire de Grugy, but Dodging Bullets has easily had the most impressive route to this year's Festival, and although a short price the Clarence House Chase winner could and should serve up an upset to the front two in the betting. THURSDAY: LADBROKES WORLD HURDLE . HORSE: Saphir du Rheu . ODDS: 9\/2 . Paul Nicholls' stranglehold at the top of the World Hurdle betting has tightened again following Rock on Ruby's withdrawal. It's going to be very hard to pick which of the stablemates will be sent off as favourite, but with Saphir Du Rheu back over hurdles it can only be a good thing. Veteran: AP McCoy makes his way into the Cheltenham Festival for the very last time as a jockey . He gallops and jumps well, and his Cleeve Hurdle win shows he can do it at Cheltenham . FRIDAY - GOLD CUP . HORSE: Carlingford Lough . ODDS: 10\/1 . It's impossible to not back AP McCoy's last ever ride in the Gold Cup - it would be a fairytale end to a glittering career for the 20-time champion jockey. There's still doubts whether favourite Silviniaco Conti can finally make it third time lucky at Cheltenham, but for the old romantics there's only one man that can win this year's Gold Cup, and it's AP McCoy. Good work: Former Barclays banker Rich Richie (second right) celebrates with Ruby Walsh after his horse Faugheen triumphed . Celebrations: Ruby Walsh enjoyed his second victory of the day aboard Un De Sceaux in the Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy . Victory: Ruby Walsh celebrates as he steers Douvan to victory in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle - the first race of the day . Mingling: Mike Tindall was one of the more famous names to mingle with the crowds on the first day at Cheltenham . Showing their support: A Ruby Walsh mask gets pride of place next to two pints of Guinness . Bustling: The bright sunshine brought punters flocking to Cheltenham on the first day of racing action . Striking: The scene at Cheltenham Racecourse today, as action on day one of the Cheltenham Festival got underway .","highlights":"Cheltenham Festival got underway today with Irish gelding Faugheen taking the Champion Hurdle . Racegoers were a colourful sight as they arrived at the Gloucestershire racecourse, with many opting for brights . Some chose to take advantage of the sunshine and opted for thigh-scraping miniskirts in tweed and leather . The four-day race meet runs until Friday, with the Duchess of Cornwall expected at Ladies Day tomorrow . Other winners included Un De Sceaux in the Arkle Challenge Trophy and Duveen in the first race of the day .","id":"67e814b1d0ffd607c263ba30f8d91e3c2f547418","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the order of the day, there was also much evidence of the red-carpet culture which has taken over Festival week \u2013 with guests wearing some of the most glamorous outfits we\u2019ve seen yet.\nThe official dress code states \u201csmart casual\u201d and it was certainly a far cry from the drab colours of the country races. As always the tweedy look reigned supreme with a mix of tweed jackets worn with colourful scarfs and patterned wellies, but it was the more extravagant ensembles which stole the show.\nOne couple made a bold statement in tartan kilts and tweed coats, although the combination didn\u2019t appeal to everyone in the crowd.\nTweed was also the order of the day for the women, from the headbands to the coats, and one guest was spotted in a navy blue number.\nAnother made a dramatic entrance in a pink jacket, black trousers and matching headpiece.\nFor some, though, less was more, with ladies choosing floral dresses, bright patterned scarves and elegant hats.\nThe festival is regarded as one of the most important in the horse-racing calendar. It was founded in 1837 as a three-day event for the Jockey Club at Cheltenham racecourse, but it has since grown into one of the most prestigious races in the country.\nAlthough many come for the 25 races, it\u2019s also a social highlight with celebrities, including Robbie Williams and his former The Take That bandmates, and Eddie Izzard, turning up to the event every year.\nGuests were greeted by the sight of racing legend AP McCoy who was at the races with his daughter, Cara.\nOther celebrities seen in the crowd included Harry Styles, Tom Parker and Jamie Laing.\nAnd despite the torrential rain on Day One, there was still plenty of fun to be had.\nFor horse-racing fans, it\u2019s a time to revel in the excitement of the steeplechase, while for others it\u2019s a more glamorous affair with the opportunity to dress up and indulge in a flutter.\nFestival regular Alice Eve brought her new boyfriend to the track for the first time and, while many turned up dressed for the elements, the 32-year-old was dressed to impress in an elegant navy number and an edgy leather jacket.\nThe star was spotted in the parade ring with her new partner, who was dressed in a casual grey suit.\nThe actor wasn\u2019t shy about flaunting the relationship, either"}
{"article":"Australian soap Neighbours celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year and there's one woman who has been glued to every minute. From Scott and Charlene's wedding to Kate Ramsay being shot, Kerry Sturgeon, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, has seen it all. She's watched every single episode for 30 years - and loves the soap so much she has never had a holiday for fear of missing one. Soap superfan Kerry from Wakefield, West Yorkshire has watched more than 7,000 episodes of Neighbours . The 42-year-old has watched more than 7,000 episodes - totalling more than 3,500 hours in front of the TV - a whopping 145 days of her life. The mother-of-three didn't even let giving birth stop her from tuning into the drama of Ramsay Street. She said:\u00a0'Going into labour never stopped me because it was always videoed. I remember having to set a timer on the video player. I would set it for half past one until half past two so I didn't miss it. 'I knew if I set it for a whole hour I would definitely have it all recorded.' Kerry said she began watching Neighbours - which first aired in 1985 - when she was in school and fell in love with the happy-go-lucky characters. She said: 'I've never missed an episode. Not a single one. I started watching it in school. We would come home and have our tea and watch Neighbours. 'My favourite character of all time was Cheryl Stark. I absolutely loved her. She was so funny and she was never sad. She was my favourite. She was just happy, loud and outrageous. 'When she first came into the show she had won the lottery and she was buying these big boats that were in Ramsay Street.' Kerry and husband Mark, 52, have been together for 27 years and have three sons. But despite their busy home life, Kerry always makes time for the show and Mark is now a Neighbours fan too. Kerry has been watching Neigbours since it first aired in 1985, pictured are the original cast including Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan . The mother-of-three even recorded her favourite soap when she was giving birth so she wouldn't miss a thing . Kerry said:\u00a0'My husband and I have been together for 27 years and we have always watched it together. I got him hooked on it when we met and now he can't miss an episode either. 'Neighbours makes me laugh so much. I love the relationship between Karl and Susan Kennedy. 'Karl and Susan have divorced so many times. I don't like to see them apart. I adore that couple. I don't like it when they split. 'I like to see them as me and my husband, so I hate it when they break up. I end up in floods because I don't want to imagine it happening to us. Karl only has eyes for Susan really.' Kerry loved watching Kylie aka Charlene tie the knot with Jason aka Scott in 1988 . The school catering assistant, who has three sons - Andrew, 25, Matthew, 20, and Casey, 18 - said she has never been on holiday in her life and would prefer being at home watching Aussie soap. She said: 'I absolutely adore it. It's just so happy. I watch Eastenders as well and it can get quite depressing. 'I have never been on holiday. Never, ever. They freak me out because I'm such a home bird. I would much prefer to get tea ready and watch Neighbours. I'm a creature of habit. 'I would love to meet the cast and see all of my favourite characters in real life. They would have to come to me because I would never be able to go all the way to Australia and miss the show. 'My sons don't watch it religiously like me and my husband. All three boys know what's going on. They wouldn't make sure they were home in time for it.' Kerry said she has watched the soap for so long that she feels like she knows the characters and at times the storylines have mirrored her own life. She said: 'There was a recent storyline with Jason Donovan's dad who has become ill and my dad has gone the same way. That's been hard to watch. 'I have watched Toadie since he was a child. I've seen him grow up. 'Paul Robinson was in the beginning. I love Paul because he has got a heart of gold but he plays nasty so well. Now Harold is back and even Madge is back. 'I love it. It's so feel good. I always remember all the characters. I feel like I know all the characters.' The superfan also fell in love with Scott and Charlene who entered the Aussie soap in 1986. The wedding of Scott and Charlene Robinson - played by Jason Donovan and pop princess Kylie Minogue - was watched by some 20 million people in the UK when it was broadcast in November 1988. Every night Kerry and her husband have their tea on their laps and catch up on the latest episode of the soap . Kerry said: 'I loved Scott and Charlene. I so wanted to be Charlene. I loved her. She was a tomboy but then she would look so lovely when her hair was done. 'I remember watching their relationship grow and they were just the best sweethearts ever.' The mother-of-three has used video players to record her beloved soap over the years but says her digital box has revolutionised her viewing. She added: 'I would be lost without series link. It's revolutionised everything. I never watch it on first look though; I just watch that day's episode. 'My husband is a driver so he gets home in time and likes to have a shower first while I get the tea ready. We have our tea on our lap and Neighbours on.' Neighbours began in 1985 and 30 years on the soap is still going strong and is broadcast to more than 50 countries around the world.","highlights":"Kerry Sturgeon from Wakefield has watched over seven thousand episodes . 42-year-old didn't even let giving birth stop her from watching soap . Mother-of-three set the video recorder every time she went into labour . Neighbours has been on air 30 years and is broadcast to over 50 countries .","id":"c96092785bd22de0db5985e2be1a738ab1634794","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" has been there for it all.\nAnd now, in honour of Neighbours' anniversary, Kerry has gone back to 'Neighbours Central' to visit the set for the first time since she left in 2008.\nThe 57-year-old, who has been single for the last four years, has lived and worked in Sydney and said her life feels \"different\" since her time in Neighbours.\nThe former actor has two children from her marriage and lives with her partner of 10 years.\n\"If you have kids and the time and the money and you are that young and you have a partner that wants to do that it is not a problem,\" she told Daily Star Online.\nBut Kerry admits that not all her co-stars felt the same way.\nKerry's son Joshua is her \"best friend\".\n\"In my case it was very easy to be on Neighbours and keep a life on the outside, but in a different life now it's not as easy,\" she said. \"So I have tried to have more balance. I work less. It was a hard adjustment.\"\nBut there are no hard feelings for the actress about leaving the show.\n\"It was the right time to go,\" she said. \"The show had changed. I needed to move on with my life.\"\n\"And then I had two kids,\" she added. \"As much as I loved Neighbours, they had to come first.\"\nKerry's on-screen romance with Scott and Charlene Ewing is her favourite of her past roles.\nThe two have been married for two years and have two children together.\nWhen Kerry visited, she said the stars were \"very sweet\" and she \"tried to take photos\" of them.\nBut she had never met Scott and Charlene's actor, Jason Donovan.\nKerry says she's been in touch with other former colleagues from her time in Neighbours, including Kylie Minogue and Michael Leunig.\n\"A few of us will go to a Christmas party each year but that's it,\" she said.\nKerry has always looked back at her stint in Neighbours fondly. And said she was a big fan of her on-screen brother Ben Mitchell.\nAnd despite leaving the show after being a huge fan herself, Kerry is surprised how difficult it has become to be a Neighbours lover.\n\"In the early 2000"}
{"article":"This was the biggest night of Harry Kane\u2019s extraordinary breakthrough season, so how did the England striker cope with the famed Italian brand of defending on his full debut? ALL SYSTEMS GO . Credit to Roy Hodgson for abandoning his original system in the 54th minute. It simply wasn\u2019t working with Theo Walcott up front with Harry Kane. Ross Barkley replaced him and Wayne Rooney, a peripheral first half figure, was promoted up front to partner Kane. That bold and decisive move gave this more physical duo far more presence in their battle with Italy\u2019s three-man defensive shield. Harry Kane grapples with Emiliano Moretti and Gigi Buffon as the England man makes a nuisance of himself . Kane has a dig from outside the area as England press for an equaliser in the second half . Kane and Spurs team-mate Andros Townsend beam at the final whistle after England's 1-1 draw in Turin . \u2018We struggled physically in the second half,\u2019 admitted Italy coach Antonio Conte. He was right. Kane had a couple of decent chances, one deflected away for a corner and another saved well by Gianluigi Buffon when he fed off the scraps from Andros Townsend\u2019s shots. The beauty of this boy Kane is that he shows no fear, standing tall with the rest of this England team as they fought their way back into this game. At the final whistle, Buffon embraced the Tottenham striker before he walked towards the England fans to salute them for travelling to Turin for this friendy. He belongs in this company. ITALIAN MARKING . Prince Harry had Leonardo Bonucci marking him throughout the first half and he was so tight to the England forward it was skin-on-skin at times. Bonucci, along with his central defensive partner Giorgio Chiellini is part of a Juventus team who are top of Serie A and have only conceded 14 goals in the league. You don\u2019t get much change out of these two, especially at international level. It is almost a criminal act for an Italian defender to concede a goal, no matter what the circumstances or the occasion. Kane is sandwiched by Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini as Italy defend a high ball . Chiellini keeps Kane under wraps as the England man struggles for space in the area . Antonio Conte\u2019s team spend hours on the practice pitches going through defensive drills, denying opposition players space in the areas where they can be hurt the most. Rooney had warned this England team about the dirty tricks, but Italy have turned defending in to an art form over the years. They are masters of their trade. This is part of Kane\u2019s education, working out ways to unsettle Italy\u2019s three man defence and pulling at least one of them out of position to open up some space in central areas. STARVED OF SERVICE . Kane's biggest contribution to the first half was his knock-down for Walcott\u2019s effort that rebounded to Wayne Rooney lurking just inside the penalty area. England\u2019s captain hit the bar. That was better, getting the ball in to dangerous areas of the field for Kane to finally do some damage. Still, it was hard to get away from the statistics. Kane leaps for a corner but the ball is punched away but Italy's veteran keeper Gigi Buffon . Kane attempts to rob\u00a0Alessandro Florenzi of possession during a tricky night in Turin . By the time the England team walked off the pitch at half-time in the Juventus Stadium, when they were losing 1-0, Kane had only touched the ball 15 times, Theo Walcott had 13. That is not nearly enough at this level. The alternative is to stay on the last man, as he did after the break by treading on the toes of Chiellini, his designated second half marker, and acting as a target man. The change gave England options and Kane\u2019s effort at the start of the second half would have troubled Italy\u2019s legendary keeper Gianluigi Buffon, but it was deflected wide for a corner. THAT WAS THE WEEK . This time last year Harry Kane had scored just two goals in his entire career for Spurs: one against Shamrock Rovers in the Europa League and another against Hull City in the Capital One Cup. This has been a momentous week in Harry Kane\u2019s life and he returns to Tottenham\u2019 s training ground to prepare for Sunday\u2019s clash with Burnley as a full international. Kane trudges back to the half way line after England fell behind in the first-half . Kane has a go from outside the box but failed to get on the scoresheet against the wily Italians . After scoring 29 times for Tottenham this season, plus another on his debut for the national team against Lithuania at Wembley last Friday, he remains very much man of the moment. Even at 21 he looks like a man who can take it all in his stride and there is even the possibility that he will be named PFA player of the year or FWA footballer of the year in May. UNDER 21 DILEMMA . Gareth Southgate will hold more talks with the Tottenham forward, but there is pressure from within Wembley for Kane to commit to the Under 21 tournament this summer. Kane has represented England at various levels throughout his international career and it will send a strong message to players that they are expected to play in summer tournaments. Kane looks up after finally evading Chiellini's attentions as the England man looks for attacking options . Kane is kept at arm's length by Chiellini as the Juventus defender keeps a close eye on the England man . The Spurs forward has played an awful lot of football this season, but there is a real momentum building with the Under 21 team after their fine comeback and eventual victory over Germany at the Riverside on Monday evening. With Kane in the Under 21s this summer, along with West Brom forward Saido Berahino, England would have one of the most potent attacking partnerships at the tournament.","highlights":"Kane had a tough first half on his full England debut \u00a0but when Roy Hodgson put Wayne Rooney alongside him, it yielded dividends . Kane regularly found himself with Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini for company . Kane showed no fear, standing tall with the rest of this England team as they fought their way back into this game . At the end of the game he was embraced by Gigi Buffon . CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's match report from Turin .","id":"c7a7445c2711f82469b7210797d36c2a89f64855","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of 4-2-3-1 to try something new, although England were far from fluent.\nKane came on for the final 18 minutes and made a difference immediately with his pace and link-up with Raheem Sterling, but he failed to provide the final ball with his left foot. However, there were few signs of panic.\nGareth Southgate\u2019s decision to start with Jordan Henderson in midfield came under most scrutiny but the Liverpool captain was disciplined and tidy.\nEngland\u2019s defence was not as solid as it could be, with John Stones\u2019 partner, Michael Keane, looking like a 19-year-old against a strong-running Roberto Firmino, while Gary Cahill never looked happy being played out of position. But no individual in the backline looked uncomfortable.\nCredit to Roy Hodgson for abandoning his original system of 4-2-3-1 to try something new, although England were far from fluent.\nIt was not a great performance but Kane\u2019s presence was an added dimension.\nHe has now played 19 games for club and country in 2017 and has 19 goals \u2013 more than any other English player. It will be fascinating to see what Hodgson does next.\nROY HODGSON PRAISES ENGLAND\u2019S ROUTE ONE STRATEGY\nIt\u2019s a great story that the players have come up with the route one idea, and it worked tonight. It was a brave performance from the team, they knew they couldn\u2019t sit back.\nWhen you\u2019re chasing a game you can get a bit open at the back, you\u2019ve just got to keep playing and not concede a goal. As soon as we scored they stopped doing that.\nWe knew we had to win and it was a great strike by Dier. I\u2019m really, really proud of them and all the people who helped us. When you play against Italy, and you need three points, there\u2019s a different intensity, so they\u2019ve done so well.\nWe created more chances in the second half than the first, we should\u2019ve scored a couple more. There\u2019s a lot to build on, it\u2019s just disappointing we didn\u2019t make the most of our chances.\nI don\u2019t think they can win this tournament, but they\u2019ll be a force for a long time. They play the way the world is going.\nCredit to Roy Hodgson for abandoning his"}
{"article":"It is the key sign of American presidency and power. And it's fair to say, some pretty important pre-conference deliberations have taken place on board high above the clouds. Air Force One is the aircraft that transports Barack Obama to meetings throughout the world, and the highly-customised Boeing 747-200B has even been enjoyed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Obama in his 'Oval Office' aboard Air Force One; here he is pictured\u00a0signing a bill that will give the Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who Participated in Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama . The mirror balls built into the wings are able to deflect infra-red missile systems, should the unthinkable happen . With 4,000 sq ft of floor space over three levels, it certainly doesn't lack n space, and includes an extensive suite for the president with a large office, lavatory, and a conference room. But it's not just the space and facilities that make the plane so ideal, it is also stacked with the latest safety equipment. According to White House information the onboard electronics are hardened to protect against an electromagnetic pulse - such as a nuclear explosion - and Air Force One is equipped with advanced secure communications equipment, allowing the aircraft to function as a 'mobile command centre'. The plane can reach speeds up to 620 miles per hour, 40 miles per hour faster than their commercial counterparts. And, according to\u00a0Business Insider, there are also mirror ball missile deflectors embedded in the wings of the plane should the aircraft come under attack. Interestingly, there are two identical planes used by the President and they are referred to as SAM 28000 and SAM 29000 when they are flying without the President on board. The cost an estimated $330million each when bought in the early 1990s for the first President Bush. There is no chance the leader of the free world will go hungry on board - the plane also has two food preparation galleys that can feed 100 people at a time. Although the plane is popularly known as Air Force One, this is technically the call sign of any Air Force aircraft carrying the President. Pictured here are George Bush with the Obamas and others as the group flew to Nelson Mandela's memorial on Air Force One back in 2013. This room is called the 'Situation Room' that can also be used for conferencing . Obama talks with US Senator Lamar Alexander aboard Air Force One during a flight May back in 2011 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; there is casual as well as office space for all sorts of discussions . Capable of refuelling midair - as seen in the Harrison Ford film, Air Force One - the Boeing 747-200B aircrafts have unlimited range and don't need to land for days at a time. The planes are a powerful symbol of American power and a presidential aircraft was first used by President Kennedy. The US military has recently chosen a new Boeing model to replace its current fleet of Air Force One presidential aircrafts. The new Air Force One planes will be Boeing's commercial 747-8 airliner, replacing the old Boeing 747-200Bs. The Pentagon had considered the A380 made by European aerospace giant Airbus, but opted for home-grown talent. There appear to be plenty of meeting rooms on board so that business can continue as usual despite travelling at 35,000ft . The jet can cater for 100 people, whether they want to relax back with snacks and a drink, or perhaps a more formal meal . 'The Boeing 747-8 is the only aircraft manufactured in the United States (that) when fully missionized meets the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission,' said Air Force secretary Deborah James in a statement. Boeing welcomed the Air Force's decision to skip a competition and opt for the 747-8, citing its 50-year history of building presidential aircraft. The Air Force now operates two VC-25s, specially configured Boeing 747-200Bs. It said it planned to purchase enough of the technical baseline to permit competition for maintenance during the plane's planned 30-year life. James said the Air Force One program would use proven technologies and commercially certified equipment to keep the program affordable. The president's plane has long been a symbol of American power and the setting for historic moments, including the somber 1963 ceremony when Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office on board -- hours after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The plane is equipped with the latest in communications and security systems, and is capable of functioning as a mobile command centre in the event of an attack on the US . The US President is pictured enjoying a joke with former leader George Bush during a flight on board Air Force One . The plane is often portrayed in Hollywood films and inspired a 1997 thriller titled 'Air Force One' in which the US president, played by Harrison Ford, fought off hijackers. Outfitted with secure communications equipment and other gear, Air Force One is designed to serve as a 'mobile command center' and served that role briefly after the attacks of September 11, 2001. It also features a suite for the commander-in-chief that includes a large office, a conference room as well as a medical area that can function as an operating room. The body of the plane is said to be able to withstand a nuclear blast from the ground and has a number of emergency exits . Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy (pictured), Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office on board Air Force One . The plane's galley can feed up to 100 people and there are additional quarters for senior aides, Secret Service agents and other staff. Air Force One is technically the radio call sign adopted by any aircraft with the president on board but it has become identified with certain planes reserved for the president's air travel.","highlights":"Obama's Boeing 747-200B is capable of functioning as a mobile command centre in the event of an attack on the US . Capable of refuelling midair - as seen in the Harrison Ford film, Air Force One - it has unlimited range . It has 4,000 sq ft of floor space over three levels, including an extensive suite for the president .","id":"2651c9fc9efb53f240dad437d2d61e9a5e38e91d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the world. Obama has had no other mode of travel for his overseas visits. In fact, Air Force One only got its name after the 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in a motorcade. In the U.S., Air Force One is considered the most secure aircraft in the world.\nThe plane is made up of three sections. It carries 22 official passengers, including President Obama and his family. At any given time during flights, there are typically only four to five people on board. The third section of the aircraft is the \"war room.\" It acts as a control center, the seat of power for the President's trips, and is filled with state-of-the-art security gadgets, and a satellite that allows for direct communication with the United States.\nWhat the President and his family are not allowed to do, is eat any non-presidential foods. They can't snack or munch on the \"good stuff.\" They have to settle for the healthy snacks, which usually comes with the presidential stamp of approval. During Obama's trip to China, the plane's on board chefs prepared healthy dishes. It was a lot healthier than what the Chinese were offering him.\nThe kitchen has an oven, fridge, toaster, and all the utensils and appliances you can imagine. The food is pre-cooked and packaged. During flight, the plane has an air shower, which cleans out any insects or bugs that could have been picked up during the ground. Air Force One has the best equipment and appliances to ensure a clean plane.\nThe bathroom also has a shower. And it's even bigger than the one in your home. Air Force One has a 60-foot long toilet, which could rival the one you'd find in some New York apartments.\nWhen the plane reaches its destination, the President and his family are escorted on a red carpet and greeted by the local leaders. However, when Obama recently went to Brazil, the President and his family were whisked away by a secret door, which is located next to the main door, through to the waiting cars.\nThe President's plane is made up of two aircraft - one on the front and the other on the back. The President flies aboard the front half of the aircraft, which can travel over 550 mph. It has enough fuel to reach Honolulu in one go.\nBut how does Air Force One really fly? Well, it travels at around "}
{"article":"An endless, steep road spirals up ahead of me and in the heat of the Ibiza sun it seems insurmountable... until a somewhat over-enthusiastic Spencer Matthews sprints straight past me. Yes, it seems the secret to his rock-hard abs and enviable tan is impossible runs up the mountains of the White Isle, where he is doing anything but partying into the wee small hours. I have signed up to No1 Bootcamp, the retreat tucked into a beautiful sprawling farmhouse near the coastal town of Santa Eulalia. The before and after shots showed the difference the Ibiza camp made to Spencer's figure . It is famed as the bootcamp to the stars (alumni include \u00a0X-Factor contestants, model Calum Best and former Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton). And as if to prove a point, the indomitable Made in Chelsea stalwart turns up unannounced on my first day. We're a nervous bunch at 7am as we stand in our lycra waiting to meet Andy Morris - a former personal training instructor in the RAF. We had all arrived at different times the day before, dropped off at this picture-perfect villa Casona Morna, where its fragrant gardens give way to a beautiful pool and an outdoor seating area makes the perfect spot for al fresco lunch and dinner. Casona Morna is located near the pretty Ibiza town of Santa Eulalia, not far from the beach . Relaxation time is spent on loungers around the pool in the villa's pretty gardens . Just down the road is the beach - where Andy hosts classes when he feels we need a change of scene - and all around are rolling hills criss-crossed by hiking routes which we explore in the afternoons. A bundle of energy with the essential booming voice that every instructor needs, Andy has us all weighed, measured and taking part in a basic series of exercises as an introductory fitness test before we have even had breakfast. When we do eventually sit down my serving of porridge looks decidedly small as he talks us through the week - 7am intensive workouts for 20 minutes, three-hour hikes, swimming pool-based activities, boxing classes, team games and endurance work-outs on the beach are just some of the highlights. Spencer works out during a boxing circuit with former RAF personal training instructor Andy Morris . Fellow Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead lost a stone by taking part in No1 Boot Camp in Ibiza . And we'll be doing all this while on a severely calorie-controlled diet. Our amazing chef and nutritionist Kate will be serving up three meals a day and snacks, but it will all be sugar, gluten and dairy-free. My stomach rumbles in sympathy. As it turns out, the food is delicious. For the first 48 hours I feel hungry and have a slight headache - all part of the detox process apparently - but soon enough I start feeling fulfilled by the meals and we certainly have a great mix of foods, from hamburgers and 'chips' (sweet potato) to fish, salad, stuffed peppers and frittata. MailOnline writer Sarah Gordon poses with Spencer Matthews in the sunny gardens at Casona Morna . There are 13 of us in my group and we create a whole spectrum of shapes and sizes. Of the four men, Spencer is at the fitter end of the scale, while others admit they work long hours and don't have the chance to work out. Among us females we have everything from a professional stunt woman looking to hone her shape, to a slim girl who just wants to get fitter and an overweight woman who is keen to kick-start her weight-loss. The rest of us could just do with losing a few pounds. Thankfully, the variety means we're not pitted against each other. Andy is quick to tell us we are only competing with ourselves. Some of us excel during the running and endurance training, others are great when it comes to weights. I learn an entirely new workout vocabulary. It's all about maintaining form (basically, making sure you do the exercises properly and don't do yourself a mischief). We interchange High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT - where you blast through exercises with 100 per cent, but it's all over quite quickly) with isometric training (strength training focusing on one muscle or group of muscles). Despite the somewhat alien terminology, we're all soon using the jargon and Andy takes care to explain exactly what each class is doing for our bodies and why it is perfectly balanced with the previous exercise circuit. Don't be fooled though, he's not all friendly and cuddly - don't let him catch you slacking off. When Andy decides the group needs a change of scene, he moves the workouts to the nearby beach . Porridge with figs, a healthy burger and sweet potato chips and a stuffed pepper keep us full of energy . Bircher muesli, a refreshing salad and a delicious Thai prawn curry are also on the menu in Ibiza . Thankfully, it's not all high-octane. Between classes we're given time to recover, some people swim, others sunbathe and I drag my bruised and battered body into the shade for a nap. By day three I am pretty sure my body is about to give up on me altogether. Walking up the 10 stairs to my bedroom (there is a choice of sharing rooms or having one to yourself) takes about five minutes. Even rolling over in bed sends shooting pains through my muscles. But somehow in each class I manage to find myself working through the exercises. Perhaps Andy terrifies my muscles into submission, but by the end of day three they suddenly start easing up again. This is helped in no small part by a massage booked with local therapists who come to the villa for bookings (it is the best \u20ac70 I have ever spent). After a particularly strenuous walk, Spencer cools down with an impromptu shower from a local spring . Throughout my personal ups and downs, Spencer remains irritatingly energetic. He is the first to finish exercises, the fastest runner and the most likely to whip off his top in the heat (well, it is a female-dominated group and he has ladies to impress - even the red and sweaty ones). 06:00 Wake-up time (this was a little later during my stay in Ibiza) 07.00 Short, intense 20-minute workout . 07:30 A healthy breakfast to kick start the day . 08:30 First full class of the day . 10:00 Snack and a short break . 10:30 Circuit training or similar . 12:00 Lunch & much needed break . 13:30 A long countryside hike . 16:30 Team games & exercises . 17:30 Stretching & similar exercises . 19:30 A well-deserved gourmet dinner . Which is how I find myself being overtaken by the Chelsea resident while tackling a particularly steep hill. We are on one of our final hikes, a favourite activity of mine which allows us to ramble all over the countryside, taking in sea views from clifftops and clambering through forest paths, with the intense smell of pine trees all around. Our final hike ends with a devastatingly steep road which Andy has the bright idea of making us run up. We take off full of enthusiasm, round a corner and see that it seemingly goes on forever. Chest heaving, muscles straining and mentally making a note to kill our instructor, I haul myself up, only for Spencer to come bounding past, giving a thumbs up to the camera (Andy also loves nothing more than filming his victims - I mean participants - for a surprisingly touching montage to be shown at the end of the week). At the top there are high fives all-round, shout-outs to those bringing up the rear and even a few sweaty hugs. For our final night, we're allowed 'off-campus' and into town for a dinner of our choice and even a sneaky glass of wine. But Kate and Andy have cleverly organised it so that our final weigh-in is the following morning, so we're desperate not to over-indulge. Spencer and instructor Andy demonstrate how an old mill discovered during a hike can be used for a workout . Small groups mean that everyone gets the attention they need and the chance to bond while taking part in the activities, such as the three-hour afternoon hikes . Despite the concentration of bootcamp on exercise and healthy lifestyles, we haven't been weighed in since our first day and there is little talk of 'diets' and body comparisons. Everyone just seems to get on with doing their best. Prices at No1 Boot Camp Ibiza start at \u00a3850 for a week - for bookings go to www.no1bootcamp.com\u00a0or ring 0208 504 4183. The Ibiza camp reopens for 2015 on March 28 and is open through till the end of October. No1 Boot Camp also runs weight loss retreats in Norfolk (open all year round) and Marrakech. So what's the verdict? Spencer loses a reasonable seven pounds this time around (he has previously lost a stone in one trip), our 'biggest loser' sheds an amazing 11 pounds. Quite a few hover around the seven pounds mark and I lose four, which isn't too bad. Kate reminds us that we will probably go on losing a couple of pounds the following week and I find that actually, it's not the weight I'm worried about so much anymore. My arms feel more defined, I feel lighter in myself and my body feels less sluggish thanks to the leaner diet. To me that is much more valuable than a few lost pounds.","highlights":"No1 Bootcamp is tucked into a sprawling farmhouse near Santa Eulalia . It is a bootcamp to the stars, including Calum Best and Natasha Hamilton . Classes are run by a former personal training instructor in the RAF .","id":"b9113e5ebd9ae14ca4f3959d65d33a98f29ca514","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the ultimate Ibiza-surfer body has been right under my nose all this time - I\u2019m going to use the stairs.\nMy first visit to Ibiza (at which you can find everything from stunning sunsets to stunning swimwear) was to sample the hotel spa\u2019s yoga programme - I needed to get this downward dog back in order. The idea is that you start with \u2018pilates on the paddleboard\u2019 and finish on \u2018sup surfing\u2019. It's the perfect warm up\/warm down for a week on the water.\nI was met on the jetty by the incredibly cheerful, enthusiastic and slightly eccentric (but rather good looking), Simon Matthews.\nHe\u2019s a personal trainer, yoga teacher and life-coach, and he certainly has a story to tell. He came to Ibiza in 1998 when \u2018he got fed up with the cold and had heard it was warm in the summer\u2019.\nHe has certainly managed to get it warm (he has a house in the sun and a girlfriend in Ibiza), and his jet-black dreadlocks certainly look at home in the Canary Islands.\nWe started off with a yoga class which took place on the paddleboard at the jetty. I was slightly nervous about falling into the sea with my \u2018I\u2019m on a paddleboard\u2019 swagger.\nSimon reassured me that he was there to support me, and also told me that as soon as I got the right posture, the paddleboard wouldn\u2019t wobble.\nAfter a nice stretch and an introduction to a couple of balance yoga positions, we hit the water. I had to do this three times with one of the other ladies from the class, as my balance wasn\u2019t exactly spot on.\nYou would think that would be enough yoga for the day, but we got straight back on the paddleboard for SUP yoga. This is yoga done on a stand up paddleboard, which I thought was pretty exciting.\nSimon was right about the paddleboard; it\u2019s really easy to get a balance. The only problem I could see was if the water was too choppy. When the waves get up, they get up, so you really do need to know how to paddle.\nThe SUP yoga was pretty easy too \u2013 it was just the balance positions again and the downward dog. But the fact that I was a bit shaky on the board combined with Simon\u2019s words of encouragement meant that all my concentration was"}
{"article":"A poltergeist that maliciously terrorised a home for four months by hurling stones and knives at the people who lived there has been described as one of the most spookiest supernatural occupations in Australia. Tony Healy and Paul Cropper spent several days at the Humpty Doo home in the Northern Territory when the poltergeist was in full swing back in 1998. The pair have published details of the encounter in their new book\u00a0Australian Poltergeist: The Stone-throwing Spook of Humpty Doo and Many Other Cases. Scroll down for video . Andrew Agius found the word CAR made from small pebbles in the bathroom of the Humpty Doo home in the Northern Territory back in 1998. Words referred to their friend Troy Raddatz who was incinerated in a car accident just a few kilometres from their house . The book details 50 of Australia's poltergeist occupations dating back to 1845 - with Humpty Doo coming in at number two. The ghostly encounters at the McMinns Drive property started in January 1998 when the poltergeist started dropping pebbles from the ceiling onto the floor, tables, beds and heads. On the same night, residents Andrew and Kirsty Agius, Dave Clark, his partner Jill Summerville and their mate Doug Murphy noticed knives, small batteries, spanners, shards of broken glass and other objects being dropped or hurled across rooms. They called in two Catholic priests and one Greek Orthodox priest to try and exorcise it. But all attempts failed and one priest even reported seeing a crucifix being hurled across the room. 'Whatever these things are they can run rings around us. My guess is some of the cases involve spirits of recently deceased people,' Mr Healy told Daily Mail Australia. Jill Summerville was photographed beside some of the graffiti left by the poltergeist on the walls of the house during its four month stint at the home . The ghostly encounters at the McMinns Drive property started in January 1998 when the poltergeist started dropping pebbles from the ceiling onto the floor, tables, beds and heads . The residents were soon subjected to sinister words and symbols being drawn on the walls and floor in marker pens, scrabble tiles and pebbles. The first series of words that appeared in the house - 'FIRE', 'SKIN', 'CAR', 'HELP' and 'TROY' - referred to their friend Troy Raddatz who was incinerated in a car accident just a few kilometres from their house before the first sign of the poltergeist appeared. Over the next couple of days the poltergeist cranked up the level of vandalism, causing serious damage - a CD player was thrown\u00a0to the floor and destroyed, windows and glass cabinet doors were smashed by ashtrays\u00a0and other flying objects. Healy and Cropper spent five days and nights at the property in April 1998. 'We don\u2019t know of anyone who visited the house and left sceptical. The poltergeist was pretty obliging by turning it on,' Mr Healy said. Pebbles from the driveway would regularly shower from the ceiling without warning, while knives, small batteries, spanners, shards of broken glass and other objects would be hurled across rooms . This is a collection of the items the poltergeist regularly hurled across rooms, according to residents . 'I saw an object materialise in mid-air. I was chatting to a lady and she was sitting across a wooden table across from me. She was reading a newspaper article with both her hands in plain sight. 'There were other instances where knives, bullets\u2026 whizzed past our heads. Showering of stones also happened three times while we were there. 'The messages on the floor and walls had a malicious flavour to them, but the thing is if it really wanted to hurt me\u2026 it could have embedded the knife in my back rather than hurl it past.' After four months, the poltergeist left as suddenly as it arrived and its departure is still unexplained. This corkscrew held by Andrew was also a regular favourite of the poltergeist . Tony Healy and Paul Cropper spent several days at the Humpty Doo home in the Northern Territory when the poltergeist was in full swing back in 1998 and have published their encounter in a new book . Since witnessing the events at Humpty Doo 17 years ago, the pair visited various other sites to interview people who have lived through similar experiences. In their book, the Healy and Cropper cover in detail 11 of the most remarkable episodes in Australia. Australian Poltergeist will be available in March. For more details, visit www.australianpoltergeist.com.","highlights":"Northern Territory poltergeist is described as one of most spookiest occupations in the country . The ghost terrorised\u00a0Humpty Doo house for four months back in 1998 . It dropped pebbles from ceiling and hurled knives and glass across room . Tony Healy and Paul Cropper spent several days there and published details of encounter in new book: Australian\u00a0Poltergeist . They detail 11 separate cases and rate Humpty Doo in the top two .","id":"2f4d20bc39e9ab0a3422fc19c20e9d046b13c63c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" had been living in their home in Grafton, Australia since February 1995 after they were unable to afford a rental place, but quickly began to encounter a ghostly presence. It is estimated the family suffered $15,000 of damage as knives and other objects were thrown at them, while windows were broken and doors were slammed.\nThey moved out to their holiday home in Yamba in September, however when they returned they found a note left by the previous family stating that they were \u2018suffering from poltergeist activity\u2019. Tony, a builder, and Paul, a carpenter, decided to take up the offer of a cheap apartment in Yamba and they returned to Grafton to find out why exactly the people who lived there had been so tormented by what they describe as a poltergeist.\n\u201cIt was hell\u2026 it got to the point where the wife was threatening divorce,\u201d Tony said. \u201cBut this thing had a hold of us\u2026 it was a weird thing that you\u2019re afraid to leave a room or sleep in a bedroom. We didn\u2019t want to stay there, but we didn\u2019t know any better at the time. It was the strangest thing I ever did come across. I couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d\nThe poltergeist would appear in the living room holding a metal bucket over its head and then throw it at the couple. The strange incidents occurred over four months until they moved out of the house on 18 September 1995. Since leaving the home, both men have suffered from sleep disorders and have experienced depression, although Tony Healy has since found employment.\nThe couple contacted a few psychics who said the poltergeist was the former owner of the home. They had been suffering from a bad stomach ulcer that had almost led them to suicide, and now the poltergeist wanted revenge. The former owners had also left an antique violin in the house, that according to Tony Healy, would be played by the poltergeist.\nThe former owner of the home died shortly after they moved out, and after several years of investigations, the local council was ordered to demolish the home.\nA friend of the family also told Tony Healy how the poltergeist had a \u201cmorbid sense of humour\u201d. It was believed that the poltergeist would sit with Tony and Paul and would \u201cmake rude remarks\u201d, however Tony Healy would often respond by throwing a knife back at the pol"}
{"article":"Bravo hit Southern Charm has introduced a new cast member this season, after quietly firing original cast member Jenna King at the end of Season One. Landon Clements is introduced in Season Two, which began airing last week, as an old friend of Shep\u2019s who has moved back to Charleston in the wake of her divorce from an unnamed British man who she lived with \u00a0in Los Angeles. And Dailymail.com can reveal that not only is her ex-husband James Maby also the ex-husband of Clueless actress Stacey Dash, he was also once the star of a reality show. Landon, 33, was born Ansley Landon Clements in Georgia. After going to the College of Charleston (during which time she met Southern Charm castmate Shep Rose) she moved to Telluride, Colorado to ski and met James Maby when she was 24. Scroll down for video . The Southern Charm cast photo for Season Two includes one new face, Landon, seen here in the white dress . Landon claims she was swept off her feet by a self-proclaimed \u2018James Bond Brit.\u2019 After they met, they got married in Charleston and then she moved with him to Los Angeles. She never names him on the show or on the Bravo website, but she shared a few photos on the series' second episode . The pair were together for seven years, she told Southern Charm cameras, while photos showed snippets of their glamorous time together. But she said it was also terribly lonely, so lonely that she left him and California behind. \u2018I was living the dream. We had a house in the [Hollywood] Hills, swimming pool, staff, the cars, the jewels. When I moved out of the house I pretty much just walked away from all of it\u2026. 'On the inside I was so alone, so I packed up and left. Sometimes you just have to save yourself,' she told the camera as she choked back tears. No more bling: \u2018I was living the dream. We had a house in the  Hills, swimming pool, staff, the cars, the jewels,' Landon said on Southern Charm. She shared this photo of an impressive looking engagement ring, right . Maby's first wife Stacey Dash, seen left in 1995's Clueless, had a sizable looking diamond ring herself in 2005, at right, which was around the time she married to Maby after giving birth to their daughter . Maby, 43, is an Etonian who claims to speak five languages and was married to Stacey Dash from 2005 to 2006. The pair share a daughter Lola, 11, together. He is the CEO of Sports Logistics, an international firm which does sport branding and billboards and travels a lot for his job. From Landon\u2019s bio on the Bravo website it would seem there isn't a lot of love lost between the pair, as she branded him in part an 'international man of not much mystery.' An excerpt reads: . \u2018During this time she met a self-proclaimed \u2018James Bond Brit.\u2019 The international man of not much mystery swept her off her feet and they married in Charleston. The demands of their careers compounded with the duties for his actress ex-wife and young daughter became too much for the pair and they separated.\u2019 The bio never names him or Dash. But then she choked up while telling the cameras about her live with James Maby. Despite the sunny Los Angeles weather, Landon says her life was incredibly lonely . Maby's life in Los Angeles also includes daughter Lola, 11, whom he had with ex-wife Stacey Dash. One time Clueless star Dash, who has been married three times, also has son Austin, 23, pictured at right with his mom and sister . After Landon and James pair split in 2013, Landon spent the winter in Aspen and arrived back in Charleston to \u2018reclaim her life\u2019 in 2014 \u2013 coincidentally just in time to join the Bravo show which filmed last summer. But Landon doesn't just have friends on reality shows already. Lke Shep, she has an ex-husband with plenty of experience himself, and she no doubt knew more than most what she would be getting into by joining the Bravo hit. Her ex-husband James Maby was a repeat winner on the largely forgotten British reality show Lost, which aired for just one season the fall of 2001. On Lost two strangers were paired together, given almost no money and just three days' rations, and were parachuted while blind folded into an unknown destination - including Azerbaijan and Mali. All they knew was their final destination, and they had to find there way to it. Landon's ex James Maby as seen on the opening credits, in 2001, from the British reality show Lost . On the show Maby and his teammate, an until-the-show stranger named Harriet Bulwer-Long, were dropped alongside two other teams in an unknown destination with little food or money. Here they take their blindfolds off upon being left in Newfoundland . He worked his posh accent and knowledge of languages to his advantage. His team also had the benefit of his family apartment on Fifth Avenue, where they stayed one night while passing through New York with no money, seen right. That apartment was sold in 2004, before he met Landon . One episode saw James negotiating the price of his camel ride to Timbuktu, seen here, before complaining that the saddle hurt his privates . Maby was also rampant flirt and a charmer during his time on the show, smiling when the women here answered that he was . He won multiple times, and celebrated each time with the classic champagne pop and crowd spray upon reaching Trafalgar Square . Each race contained three teams, and each team had a cameraman in tow. On all but the season finale the teams were competing to be first back to London's Trafalgar Square. They had to beg and borrow and talk their way into freebies - including plane tickets - to survive. Maby, who skis and claims to speak five languages, thrived. The first team back to Trafalgar Square won, and got to go on the adventure again. Maby won multiple rounds and featured prominently throughout the season. Cameras followed as he and show partner Harriet Bulwer-Long\u00a0traversed on camel back to Timbuktu, found his way out of Newfoundland, and borrowed money off old school friends in New York where his father conveniently had an apartment on Fifth Avenue. As a repeat winner he had a large amount of screen time, but he receded from the spotlight when the show went off the air. No doubt he would have good advice for his ex on how to win over viewers on reality television if the pair still speak. But it's unclear if they are on speaking terms, and Maby appears to have bounced right back from his second divorce and into a new relationship. As of August 2013 his Facebook status has been \u2018in a relationship\u2019 with Kam Heskin, 41, a sometime actress and publicist for jewelry companies. Maby seems to have moved on from Landon with no problem. In August 2013 Kam Heskin proclaimed them 'in a relationship' when she posted these two photos .","highlights":"Landon Clements is a new cast member on Southern Charm . She is 'reclaiming' her life after a divorce from an unnamed man . Her ex is British exec James Maby - \u00a0she lived with him in Los Angeles . He had a daughter in 2004 with Stacey Dash, to whom he was briefly wed . In 2001 Maby starred in and won the British reality competition show Lost .","id":"c8b4bc83822b47e1ec614d4c28be38f7f48c2d25","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Shep Rose\u2019s wife, Charleston socialite Kathryn Dennis. Kathryn and Landon are both Southern girls who go to the same high school in Charleston, S.C., and they also grew up together. However, after Kathryn met and married Shep, she seemed to shun her old friend Landon.\nLandon, who has blonde hair and blue eyes, seems more than comfortable taking on her old friend.\nOn last week\u2019s episode, the friends catch up over lunch and learn they now share a high school. Landon had never heard of the school before, and Kathryn tells her, \u201cNo offense, Landon, but not everyone gets an all-girls\u2019 high school,\u201d so her being there may be a mistake. She explains that she did not go to the prestigious Charleston Day School, so she thinks Landon is coming to the girls\u2019 high school as a favor to her friend Kathryn, because they have always been close.\nLandon says, \u201cOh, so this whole thing isn\u2019t legit? You don\u2019t want me here? I\u2019ll go.\u201d Kathryn tries to clarify but says that her husband, Shep Rose, is a member of the board of the girls\u2019 high school and her mom, Charleston socialite Patricia Altschul, is on it, too. Kathryn says she\u2019s going to call her friend and ask her if it\u2019s okay for her to bring someone there. But later on in the show, Kathryn finds out that Landon has, in fact, been invited by her mother, so she introduces them.\nLandon Clements\u2019s husband (her second husband), is a former Army officer. In 2016, the couple divorced. He was also married before he met Landon and has two children. Landon Clements was born Landon Burchard on April 1, 1982, according to IMDB. The 37-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky is a blonde and has blue eyes.\nWhen Landon was introduced in Season Two, the show\u2019s narrator says: \u201cLike so many Charleston women, Landon is born into wealth. But unlike other rich girls, she has worked hard for everything she has. Landon and Kathryn are old high school friends. And Kathryn has helped her land a job at one of Charleston\u2019s oldest schools.\u201d\nOn her LinkedIn page, Landon writes that she has a BA in communications from the University of Kentucky. In 2015, she earned her"}
{"article":"The body of an ex-Royal Marine who was the first Briton to be killed while fighting against ISIS has been returned to his family in a special ceremony attended by hundreds of Syrian Kurds. Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was shot dead on March 2 while fighting alongside Kurdish forces in the frontline village of Tel Khuzela in Syria. His coffin, which was draped in both the Kurdish flag and the Union Jack, was handed over to his father and uncle in a special ceremony on the Syria-Iraq border yesterday. Scroll down for video . The body of Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who was killed while fighting against ISIS, was handed over to his family in a ceremony attended by hundreds of Syrian Kurds (pictured) The former Royal Marines body was handed over to his father and uncle in a coffin which was draped in both the Kurdish flag and the Union Jack. Soldiers turned out for the ceremony on the Syria-Iraqi border yesterday . Mr Scurfield's father (centre) and uncle (left) turned out for the ceremony, which saw hundreds of Syrian Kurds line the streets and wave brightly-coloured flags as the coffin was handed over to the family . Mr Scurfield, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was shot dead on March 2 while fighting against ISIS in Syria . Soldiers turned out to form a guard of honour during the procession, while hundreds of Syrian Kurds lined the streets and waved brightly-coloured flags. The former Royal Marine, described as a 'one-man army' who was 'very angry about the Middle East', was hit by mortar fire while battling alongside Kurdish forces near the Syrian city of Qamishli. He is believed to have flown to the region after becoming horrified by the atrocities carried out by ISIS and his fellow fighters said he was the first to volunteer for ambushes and assaults. Prior to his death, he recorded video footage of himself \u2013 dressed in army fatigues \u2013 in which he said: 'My name is Konstandinos Erik Scurfield. I came here on my own free will and I came here to help.' His family, who live in a detached former farmhouse in Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, were devastated to hear of his death. They were under the impression that he had left Britain in November last year to provide 'medical and humanitarian support' as an expert in battlefield medicine. Shortly after his death, Mr Scurfield's father Chris and uncle travelled out to Syria to try and repatriate his body. A\u00a0Kurdish women stands beside the body of Mr Scurfield and pays her respects. It is not known when his body will be returned to his hometown in South Yorkshire and the Foreign Office has been unable to confirm . Mr Scurfield's coffin was carried into an ambulance by Kurdish fighters, who had gathered to pay respect . Mr Scurfield's coffin, which was draped in both the Union Jack and Kurdish flags, was taken to Erbil in Iraq . Mr Scurfield's body was taken to the Syrian-Iraqi border by car before being handed over to his family . Mr Scurfield described yesterday's ceremony as 'overwhelming' and said it was 'very special and very comforting' to his family. His son's coffin was draped with the Kurdish and Union Flags and hundreds of people, including Kurdish fighters in the region, watched as it was loaded onto an ambulance to be taken to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Konstandinos Erik Scurfield was stopped from joining Kurdish forces last October when he was still a serving Royal Marine. He had been training with the U.S. Marines in California when he made email contact with a Kurdish group and arranged to travel to the frontline. But he was stopped while trying to board a flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul, a now well-known jumping off point for Syria, in October and questioned by the American authorities. His one-way ticket rang \u2018alarm bells\u2019, officials said, and his luggage, phone and laptop were examined. The Marine, who was known to be outraged by the atrocities committed by the fanatics of ISIS, was also questioned by police on arrival in the UK and then returned to his unit, 45 Commando, in Arbroath, Scotland. It is believed he left the Royal Marines just weeks later. At one point during the procession, a woman dressed in a headscarf offered Mr Scurfield's devastated father support, by pulling him close to her and kissing him on the head. According to the Kurdish Female Fighters page on Facebook, those who gathered at the ceremony chanted \u2018slogans of heroism\u2019 as Mr Scurfield\u2019s body was handed back to his family. The group said the chants included: \u2018Oh immortal martyr! We swear by your blood, your blood will never be left on the ground, we will take your revenge and we will never forget you. 'With our life and with our blood we are with you, oh martyr.\u2019 Another post by the Facebook group said: \u2018The body of British YPG fighter Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, is on the way back to UK. \u2018You will never be forgotten, you will always live in our hearts. \u2018RIP Hero.\u2019 It is believed that it will be some time before the fighter's body is repatriated to the UK, due to paperwork, and the Foreign Office refused to comment on the matter. Mr Scurfield, who was known as Kosta to his comrades, is the first Briton to be killed while fighting ISIS - also known as Islamic State - in Syria. The former drama student had ambitions to become an actor before joining the Royal Marines, aged 21. However, he fled to Syria to fight alongside the Kurdish forces after becoming 'horrified by the atrocities being carried out by ISIS'. Hundreds of Kurdish women and soldiers turned out for the ceremony yesterday ahead of the repatriation . Mr Scurfield's father and uncle (above) took part in the ceremony yesterday during which their relatives body was handed back to them in a coffin. The body will now be taken to Iraq before being repatriated to the UK . Hundreds of Syrian Kurds attended a ceremony for Konstandinos Erik Scurfield yesterday (pictured), during which his body was handed over to his grieving father and uncle, who had travelled from Britain to the region . Kurdish fighters formed a guard of honour (above) to pay their respects to Mr Scurfield during the ceremony . Mr Scurfield is said to have fled to Syria last November to fight alongside the Kurds against ISIS after becoming\u00a0'horrified by the atrocities being carried out' by the terror outfit. He died in mortar fire on March 2 . Mr Scurfield's body was transported to Semalka Gate at the Syria-Iraq border ahead of yesterday's ceremony . His family, including archaeologist parents Chris and Vicci and his student sister Georgianna, said they were heartbroken but proud of him. In a statement following his death they said: 'His flame might have burned briefly but it burned brightly with love, courage, conviction and honour and we are very proud of him.' While high numbers of foreigners are known to have joined ISIS, around 100 Westerners - including several Britons - are thought to have travelled to fight alongside the Kurds. Last month, a 19-year-old serving British soldier was returned to his unit after joining the Kurdish peshmerga.","highlights":"Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, was killed fighting against ISIS in Syria . Former Royal Marine is first Briton to be killed while fighting terror outfit . His\u00a0father Chris and uncle collected his body in special ceremony in Syria . Hundreds attended ceremony  on the Syria-Iraq border\u00a0to pay their respects . Mr Scurfield's father described it as 'overwhelming' and 'very comforting'","id":"12a342746ae321d1865f68e8ba0489a8f3c048f0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" died when the Humvee he was travelling in was ambushed by ISIS militants in August.\nHe is the first British citizen to die fighting in the Middle East after enlisting with Kurdish forces in northern Syria. His body was returned from Iraq where he was killed and laid to rest in his hometown of Bolton, Greater Manchester.\nAmong the mourners was his mother Julie, who received the urn carrying his remains from a hearse carrying his coffin. Julie wept and was supported by friends and family as they made the drive to St Gregory\u2019s church in the town.\nThe funeral began with prayers and readings from the Bible, and the sound of bagpipes, before the hearse arrived carrying his coffin on its way into the church.\nAlso inside was his father David and brother Jack. His coffin and the two crosses which carried his body, was taken from the car by members of the Royal Marine Reserves.\nAt the start of the service, the congregation was read a message from Mr Scurfield\u2019s mum Julie in which she recalled her last memory of her son.\nShe said: \u201cToday was my birthday. I\u2019ve not had the chance to celebrate with you, nor will I ever. I\u2019ll be celebrating with you and your brothers and sister in heaven.\n\u201cKon and I were very close. From the age of four, I can remember him coming to me in his little sailor\u2019s suit on his hands and knees saying \u2018Mum, do you love me? Do you love your Kon?\u2019\n\u201cThat\u2019s our story, and I think we all know it.\u201d\nMore than 500 Syrians and Kurds turned out to witness the funeral of the Royal Marine. Some carried Iraqi flags and some bore the Kurdish flag. They were all dressed in traditional dress.\nThe hearse carrying the coffin, which was draped in Union Flag and the Iraqi flag, made its way down the street through the town to the church.\nThey marched through the streets of Bolton to the sound of bagpipes.\nMr Scurfield was born in London, but grew up in the north-west, attending Pendleton College in Bolton.\nWhen he went to live with his grandparents in 2007, he was a member of the Royal Marines cadets, training to be a commando.\nHe trained to be a Royal Marines Commando for a total of six years before leaving the service with his cousin and brother to enlist in the Kurdish forces.\nHe was"}
{"article":"Arsenal, for a change, performed with a trace of discipline. They played with poise. For once, Arsene Wenger\u2019s team refused to be lured into the high-speed pursuit of glory. They went about it all in a sensible manner. That has not always been the case. Perhaps lessons had been learned from the Charge of the Lightweight Brigade three weeks earlier. Fifteen consecutive years of Champions League knockout football and still learning important lessons. Talk about slow on the uptake. Such qualities should be ingrained in the club\u2019s fabric by this point. Arsene Wenger looks on as his side win in Monaco - but it was not quite enough to progress to the last eight . Olivier Giroud gave the Gunners hope, finishing with aplomb to increase the nerves among the home side . Aaron Ramsey stepped off the bench to latch on to a loose ball in the box to level the tie on aggregate . After the debacle at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg, they learned not to repeat their mistakes but it did them no good. Wenger\u2019s team kept a clean sheet and scored twice against a defence which had conceded only once in its previous 12 home games, but it was meaningless. Instead, here was another spectacular near-miss to file away in the collection. There was Robin van Persie\u2019s red card and Nicklas Bendtner\u2019s late chance in Barcelona and that 2-0 win in Munich against Bayern, a carbon copy of this tie, two years ago. There were the Lionel Messi four goals in 2010 when Pep Guardiola\u2019s Barca were at their peak, the penalty conceded by Kolo Toure at Liverpool and a near-miss against AC Milan, when Wenger raged at the referee, having lost by four in the San Siro. Again, there were what-ifs. What if Alexis Sanchez had been awarded a penalty instead of booked for diving? What if Danny Welbeck\u2019s shot had not hit Aymen Abdennour and deflected wide before half-time? What if Danijel Subasic had not clawed that one out of the top corner in the dying minutes? What if Arsenal learned how to cope with two-legged knockout ties against quality opposition? For a team who aspire to win major trophies, they have failed to make it past this stage for five successive years. They have not won a first knockout round tie since beating Porto in 2010. In this sense they have slipped backwards and next season they are likely to lose their privileged status as top seeds. They are not alone. In this last-16 round, it is France 2 England 0. Laurent Koscielny clatted the bar from close range in the first half as Arsenal showed their intent . The Edge, Larry Mullen Jnr and Bono were among the attendees at the Stade Louis II . Sure Monaco wobbled, seemingly petrified by the proximity to such a huge result, but they did just enough to dispel the myth that it takes time to adjust to this competition. The French club are in it for the first time in nine years, having lost key players last summer, and still Leonardo Jardim has forged an effective unit from a few old-timers and some promising youngsters. They seized on Arsenal\u2019s frailties in London and clung to their lead. Little wonder they erupted in triumph at the final whistle. History would not be rewritten. In the Champions League era, no team has recovered from losing at home in the first leg by two or more goals. There would be no Miracle in Monaco, under the terracotta tiles of Stade Louis II, where Irish rock band U2 came to watch on St Patrick\u2019s Day, and might have played Arsenal out with a chorus of Still Haven\u2019t Found What I\u2019m Looking For. Wenger\u2019s selection was typically bold \u2014 four at the back, shielded by Francis Coquelin, who was later discarded for Aaron Ramsey. There was no shortage of attacking options, but it would take a night of clinical finishing to get out of this corner. An early goal might have exerted more pressure on a team in unfamiliar territory and made them anxious, but 35 minutes had elapsed when Olivier Giroud struck. To score before the interval was important. Arsenal at last had exposed Monaco\u2019s nerve ends and the Monegasques shifted uneasily. Giroud perhaps epitomises the Arsenal riddle better than anyone. His goals have fuelled an upturn in form since the turn of the year. VIDEO Arsenal paid price for first leg - Wenger . Alexis Sanchez reacts after missing a chance on an ultimately frustrating night for the visitors . The Monaco bench erupts after the full-time whistle after the elimination of Wenger's side . He showed mental strength to overcome the disappointment of missed sitters in the first leg but chances went astray again: a header nodded wide early in the game and another into the goalkeeper\u2019s hands. By the end, he was getting in a muddle with Sanchez as the impossible briefly promised to materialise. Mesut Ozil went close, but not close enough, and the German did not manage to provide an image to eclipse the one of him swapping shirts with Geoffrey Kondogbia on his way off the pitch at half-time. Half-time shirt swaps do not go down well, especially during a defeat. Just ask Andre Santos. Theo Walcott shook the woodwork and substitute Ramsey levelled the tie at 3-3 but this was the stage they reached two years ago, against Bayern Munich. Still more was required. Time ran out on Arsenal. Time runs out on Wenger\u2019s dream of ever winning the Champions League.","highlights":"For a change, Arsenal performed with a trace of discipline. They played with poise . For once, Arsene Wenger\u2019s team refused to be lured into the high-speed pursuit of glory . Wenger\u2019s players proved they have more maturity than in evidence during the pathetic first-leg . Olivier Giroud, too, proved that night of missed opportunities was something of an aberration amid a hot streak of form .","id":"f1e30f647cba6b3b971219aaefe855e352eb300b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in their own way. Quietly. Quietly they went about it. The game, not the pursuit of glory, mind you.\nWenger made four changes from the weekend. Only Theo Walcott stayed on the bench. As did Francis Coquelin and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The latter pair were only recently rested. They stayed on the bench in what can only be interpreted as a vote of confidence from the manager. Coquelin did not look anything like the player he has been in the early stages of the season, that\u2019s for sure. Perhaps, then, Wenger was indicating that the player he brought in from Lorient has some learning to do.\nWenger decided to field a 4-4-1-1. It was as if he wanted to put his faith in his defence and hope that his midfield would provide enough coverage to help them cope with the \u2018no-name\u2019 opposition. The defence, by some distance, put in their best performance of the season. Not once in the 90 minutes were they given a reason to regret their decision to field three centre backs.\nWenger even found time to field a makeshift right back. Mathieu Debuchy started on the right. He did not look entirely comfortable but you can give him that. He wasn\u2019t alone there. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is hardly a traditional right back. There is a reason for it, too. Wenger must be worried about the lack of concentration of his left sided players. That is all it is.\nIn the centre, the duo of Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey were as rock solid as you would expect. Arteta, in particular, looked like he had his game face on. There were times he gave Ramsey some useful instructions. And not in an irritating way either. It was instructive to see the pair together with the game plan in mind.\nOn the left, Walcott did not look himself at all. He was never going to. So, a little surprise to see him start. In his place, Wenger opted for the experienced Tomas Rosicky. And in the second half, the Czech switched with Serge Gnabry. The youngster looked lively. He has been linked with a loan move to German giants FC Bayern Munchen recently.\nIn his first start since October last year, Santi Cazorla scored the opening goal for Arsenal. From a set piece, the Spaniard flicked a wonderful header over Asmir Be"}
{"article":"Airlines are changing procedures to ensure two crew are in the cockpit at all times following the Germanwings tragedy that killed 150 people. It dramatically emerged today that the co-pilot of the Airbus A320 that crashed into the French Alps locked the pilot out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the plane. The final moments of the doomed jet were revealed by French prosecutors who said it was 28-year-old Andreas Lubitz's plan to 'destroy the plane'. Now budget carrier EasyJet has announced the move will come into force tomorrow - and aviation insiders say there are moves to make it 'mandatory' across airlines. Scroll down for video . Disaster prevention: Budget airlines EasyJet and Norwegian Air Shuttle will introduce new rules to ensure two crew members are in the cockpit at all times in the wake of the Germanwings air disaster . Tragedy: It emerged today that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz (pictured) locked the plane's pilot out of the cockpit and 'deliberately' crashed the plane into the French Alps, killing 150 people on board . Safety: Now budget carrier EasyJet has announced the new move will come into force tomorrow and aviation insiders say there are moves to make it 'mandatory' across all airlines . Horror: After voice recordings emerged from the doomed A320 revealing how the pilot tried to kick down the cockpit door,\u00a0EasyJet said a cabin crew member will enter the cockpit if the pilot or co-pilot needs the toilet . The move comes after the Civil Aviation Authority urged airlines to review their policies to avoid the pilot or co-pilot being alone at the controls. An easyJet spokeswoman said: 'easyJet can confirm that, with effect from Friday 27 March, it will change its procedure which will mean that two crew members will be in the cockpit at all times. 'This decision has been taken in consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority. The safety and security and of its passengers and crew is the airline's highest priority.' EasyJet said a cabin crew member will temporarily enter the cockpit if the pilot or co-pilot needs the toilet. The airline will not have a third trained pilot on board. And a spokesman for Virgin Atlantic said: 'We always ensure we have the highest safety standards and, while it is our common practise to have two members of our crew in the flight deck at all times, in light of recent events we are now in the process of formalising this to be policy.' The change is also being implemented by package tour operator Thomas Cook, whose spokesman said: 'We are adapting our procedures to ensure there will always two people in the cockpit.' An aviation industry insider said: 'There is some industry chatter about the policy becoming mandatory.' Budget airlines Ryanair, Monarch and Jet2, which flies from airports in the Midlands, North and Scotland, said they already had policies to ensure two crew are in the cockpit at all times. Ryanair said it already operates a policy requiring two people in the cockpit 'at all times'. Its spokeswoman said: 'If a pilot needs to visit the bathroom the cabin crew supervisor is required to stand in the cockpit for these brief periods.' Risk management: Pilot Europe's third largest budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has also announced the same move for 'safety reasons' Doomed: The captain of the ill-fated flight - named by local media as German father-of-two Patrick Sonderheimer - left the cockpit but found himself locked out when he tried to re-enter (file photo) Monarch's spokeswoman added: 'We also have an 'eyes-on' rule requiring cabin crew to enter the cockpit during the cruising stage to check on the pilot and co-pilot.' A Jet2 spokeswoman said: 'This rule has been in place for a number of years to ensure the safety and security of our customers.' While a FlyBe spokespman said their Operations Manual 'states that two members of crew are to be present in the cockpit at all times during flight'. British Airways and BMI Regional declined to comment, while Ryanair were unavailable. Elsewhere around Europe, the continent's third-largest budget carrier, Norwegian Air Shuttle, said it would require two people in the cockpit at all times for safety reasons. A Civil Aviation Authority spokesman said: 'Following the details that have emerged regarding the tragic Germanwings incident, we are co-ordinating closely with colleagues at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and have contacted all UK operators to require them to review all relevant procedures. 'All UK airline pilots undergo extensive and regular medical assessments to determine their fitness to hold a licence. As part of this, aeromedical examiners are required to assess a commercial pilot's mental health at each medical examination which, for an airline pilot flying with at least one other pilot, is undertaken annually. 'These detailed medical assessments are in line with international aviation standards. 'We will continue to monitor the situation as the investigation develops and our thoughts remain with the friends and relatives of all those affected by this tragic incident.' His parents only discovered that their son was a mass murderer minutes before the dramatic press conference by prosecutors in Marseille. 'Deliberate': Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said Lubitz used the flight managing system to put the plane into a descent, something that can only be done manually . Heart-broken: Family of the victims of the crash gathered near the scene in Le Vernet near the French Alps today, as rescuers tried to recover the dead bodies of their deceased relatives . Rescue: Helicopters lowered investigators down to the scene of the obliterated plane where debris and human remains were scattered . Safety procedure: Budget airlines Ryanair, Monarch and Jet said they already had policies to ensure two crew are in the cockpit at all times . 'When one person leaves the cockpit, two people will now have to be there,' Norwegian's flight operations director Thomas Hesthammer said. Long haul flights usually have more than two crew capable of flying the plane because shift changes are often required in flight. A spokeswoman for German carrier Lufthansa, parent company of Germanwings, said: 'A crew member may temporarily leave the cockpit during a specific phase of the flight. 'So far, no decision has been taken to change the procedure as it is already approved by the German office of federal aviation but we will look into it. So far, we trust our procedure. It also transpired today that the Germanwings co-pilot who flew the plane into the Alps at 400mph had to stop his training because he was suffering from depression and 'burnout'. Mr Lubitz - whose family were at the scene of the crash in Seyne today - \u00a0postponed his pilot training in 2008 due to mental health issues and a friend said he was 'in depression'. Airline bosses confirmed Lubitz had taken several months off work and had to retrain to join the firm but insisted he was '100% fit to fly'. Raid: German police have investigated Andreas Lubitz's \u20ac500,000 family home in Montabaur in Germany as well as his apartment in Dusseldorf . Killer's home: A French prosecutor in Marseille said Mr Lubitz's breathing was normal as the plane descended rapidly before crashing into the French Alps . German police have since raided Lubitz's \u20ac500,000 family home in Montabaur in Germany as well as his apartment in Dusseldorf. At an extraordinary press conference earlier, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin gave a disturbing account of the cockpit voice recordings extracted from black box. He said Lubitz locked his captain out after the senior officer left the flight deck. At that point, Lubitz used the flight managing system to put the plane into a descent, something that can only be done manually - and deliberately. He said: 'The intention was to destroy the plane. Death was instant. The plane hit the mountain at 700kmh (430mph). 'I don't think that the passengers realised what was happening until the last moments because on the recording you only hear the screams in the final seconds'. Earlier in the flight, Mr Robin said Lubitz's responses were initially courteous, but became 'curt' when the captain began the mid-flight briefing on the planned landing of the plane. The captain - named by local media as German father-of-two Patrick Sonderheimer - then left the cockpit but found himself locked out when he tried to re-enter. Mr Robin said: 'We hear the pilot asking the co-pilot to take over and we hear the sound of a chair being pushed back and a door closing so we assume that the captain went to the toilet or something. 'So the co-pilot is on his own, and it is while he's on his own that the co-pilot is in charge of the plane and uses the flight management system to start the descent of the plane. 'At this altitude, this can only be done voluntarily. We hear several shouts from the captain asking to get in, speaking through the intercom system, but there's no answer from the cockpit.'","highlights":"Andreas Lubitz locked pilot out of cockpit and 'deliberately' crashed A320 . Flew the plane into French Alps at 400mph and killed 150 people on board . EasyJet, Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian introducing rule to avoid disaster . Jet2, Monarch, FlyBe and RyanAir say the  procedure is already in place . Industry insider said practice could become 'mandatory' across all airlines .","id":"cc59580241e97ad8aaaf1c00fdaaf6c5a73a5766","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" himself in the cockpit and locked the captain outside to take his own life.\nTributes have been paid today to the co-pilot who flew the Airbus A320 into the French Alps as investigators try to unravel what he hoped to achieve by locking himself in the cockpit and locking the captain outside to take his own life.\nThe 27-year-old who has not been named, had checked his Facebook account after take-off in Barcelona on Friday and he was wearing a suicide bomb belt. His family have denied he was depressed and has not offered any explanation why he locked the captain out of the cockpit in what has been described as a \u201ccowardly act\u201d.\nInvestigators have recovered the captain\u2019s body but they are continuing to search the debris field for other parts of the plane that were sucked up by the force of the crash.\nMore on the investigation\n\u2022 More detail on the flight from Air France\n\u2022 In the footsteps of 1985 Air France crash\n\u2022 Read about the 10 year anniversary of the Air France disaster\n\u2022 Read about the Air France A380 incident\n\u2022 Read about the Air France 447 crash\nAir France pilot deliberately crashed into the French Alps with a full tank of fuel, killing all 150 people on board, investigators say.\nA new search resumed today to find the last two bodies of victims from the Airbus A320 that crashed into the French Alps last week, but one more family member has been found dead after the aircraft went down.\nThe search, which resumed at 06.00 local time (03.00 GMT), resumed after strong winds, low clouds and mist cleared.\nBut in the search of the wreckage and surrounding area, \"the search has been suspended due to bad weather\", officials said.\n\"All the experts who are searching the site must be able to work in good visibility,\" said Francois Molins, a judge investigating the crash.\nFrench prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for the captain in an extraordinary move after it emerged he went on to Facebook after locking himself in the cockpit, where the co-pilot lay dead in his seat before being found dead by rescuers.\nIt follows further revelations of his bizarre act of terrorism in the cabin, when he told staff he would crash the plane into the French Alps to stop it falling into the hands of al Qaeda.\nAnd it emerged today that he had told his family and friends he was upset that he had been unable to buy a car with his"}
{"article":"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)It is a strangely formal, yet troubling scene. A room in a far flung corner of Afghanistan where a serious lecture is happening, to an audience that seems part ideological, part curious; some are just impoverished, hoping for a quick job. At the front of this room stands an Afghan freshly back from fighting in Syria, and intent on recruiting other Afghans to fight alongside him for ISIS. \"Brothers, I am here to tell you\", the recruiter begins, \"about the mujahideen in Syria.\" All faces are hidden in the footage, yet the motivations are clear. This seems to be part of ISIS's first moves into Afghanistan, a bid to bolster their ranks for the fight in Iraq and Syria by vacuuming up disgruntled former Taliban fighters -- or even just students looking for a cause. But it's a troubling move nonetheless. There's no shortage of battle-hardened militants here. And as NATO leaves, the Taliban looks strong if a little fractured -- and the possibility of peace talks ahead with the Afghan government could alienate some of the group's more radical elements. The man is one of five recruiters, he says -- some foreign, others Afghan like him, spread out across the country. His message is broadly ideological. \"Jihad is now obligatory not only in Afghanistan, but also in many other places in the world,\" the recruiter tells the room. \"The Christians and Jews have not only attacked Afghanistan, but they have also attacked Muslims in Syria, Iraq and Palestine. So Jihad is obligatory on us in these places.\" His reception is mixed, but to one audience member the ideological appeal is clear. \"My aim is to fight infidels,\" the man says. \"In Syria, or if they ask me to in Afghanistan, I will.\" Another man says he would prefer to stay home and go to university, but he is attracted by the recruiter's offer of money. \"I definitely need the money,\" he says, \"but will stay here and hope peace comes.\" Concerns are growing about how ISIS may expand into Afghanistan. When asked why ISIS might be on the rise here, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told CNN's Fareed Zakaria: \"The reason it's happening is because (the) collapse of Yemen, Syria, Iraq has created an environment where instead of one weak link in the interrelated system of states, now there are wider spaces.\" Ghani added: \"They have -- it's one of the most well-endowed finance -- well-financed organizations. And the techniques are spreading.\" The United Nations Special Representative to Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, told the Security Council that  ISIS's presence in Afghanistan was \"of concern,\" but was most troubling in its \"potential to offer an alternative flagpole to which otherwise isolated insurgent splinter groups can rally.\" A senior U.S. official told CNN that \"the terrain is there\" for ISIS to grow in Afghanistan. This is \"something everyone is keeping a very close eye on. Afghanistan government is concerned. Pakistan government is concerned,\" he said, before adding that disaffected Taliban might also be attracted to the group. The path to CNN's filming with the recruiter was complex. An Afghan cameraman working for CNN was introduced at first to militants seeking to recruit fighters to assist an al Qaeda-linked group in Syria. Weeks later it emerged they were in fact working for ISIS. The group the militants say they come from -- Khorasan -- is better known as a radical part of the al Qaeda faction of al-Nusra, in Syria, where many Afghans fight. Yet ISIS experts say some of Khorasan's militants have defected to join ISIS, and those defectors in turn sent recruiters to Afghanistan to try to bolster their ranks. At the meeting that our cameraman was permitted to film, the militants produced application forms that bear the logo of the Islamic State -- the name the group prefers to be called -- although they appeared to be using the group's older nomenclature of ISIS on the documents. While these recruiters seek to attract fighters to Syria, their presence in Afghanistan at this pivotal time will fuel fears that the country remains vulnerable to being used as a sanctuary for a new wave of extremists.","highlights":"There's no shortage of battle-hardened militants in Afghanistan, writes Nick Paton-Walsh . Concerns are growing about how ISIS may expand into the country . A senior U.S. official fears disaffected Taliban might be attracted to the group .","id":"ae9c19b000513610537951005dc511e19ee09d0e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" while others are just curious.\nIt's not clear if they're aware of who the speaker is, or what she's saying, but they are at least engaged.\nAs the crowd begins to clap, the speaker speaks into the microphone, in English, the language of diplomacy and aid: \"I have a dream today about Afghanistan becoming a model for the world.\"\nBut there's a problem. In the world that she describes, women aren't treated as they are in Afghanistan today. She tells them to imagine a world, she says, \"in which women and men, girls and boys, equally enjoy the rights of self-determination and equality.\"\nThe man next to her interrupts, \"That's not possible in Afghanistan!\" he shouts, as the woman continues speaking.\nThe speaker is Hillary Clinton, the former Democratic US secretary of state who recently lost to Donald Trump in the presidential race. She was giving a speech Thursday on women's rights -- a speech meant to show support for an Afghan government that has taken back the majority of the country from the Taliban.\nAt times, it became a little surreal.\nDuring this speech, a government minister sits in the crowd of mostly women who don't have any power in Afghanistan. During the speech, he interrupts and is shouted down by his fellow men -- some in military uniform, others just dressed in traditional garb.\nAt times, the room is filled with a cacophony of male voices. One man shouts that the speech is a fraud. At other times, it seems like they're engaged and interested, even if the majority of them, like the man who interrupted, don't want to actually listen to what Clinton has to say.\nAt the end of her speech, when the audience is asked to clap, a man in the crowd of mostly men stands up and declares that he doesn't believe in her words. As Clinton walks down from the stage to join her entourage, she's met with heckling.\n\"You said nothing!\" the hecklers shout at her, as she keeps walking.\nThe crowd of men has erupted.\nFor the Afghan government, the event is meant to highlight women's rights, and their role in society, and the United States' support for it.\nBut for Clinton, the Afghan government, and many others, the event is an example of why women's rights are not always at the forefront of the issues"}
{"article":"Need some help and inspiration deciding who to back at Cheltenham? Sportsmail's Peter Scudamore and Marcus Townend reveal their favourites while\u00a0Sky Sports News HQ presenter Alex Hammond and other celebrities have also shared their tips for the Festival. PETER SCUDAMORE . Eight-time champion jockey and rider of 13 Festival winners . DOUVAN . (Supreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle, 1.30) Rated one of the best horses Irish trainer Willie Mullins  has brought to the meeting, which is saying something. Having beaten some very decent opposition without coming off the bridle, it is impossible to truly measure his merit but the vibes are strong and he should be able to successfully start what could be an amazing afternoon for Mullins and his stable jockey Ruby Walsh. L\u2019Ami Serge looks best of the British but that might not be good enough. BEST ODDS: 13-8 . Douvan, pictured at the gallops, is rated one of the best horses Willie Mullins has brought to the meeting . UN DE SCEAUX . (Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase, 2.05) Another Mullins-trained hot-pot. Fell when clear on his steeplechasing debut but has since pulverised some good performers including Tuesday\u2019s rival Clarcam by 15 lengths in January. Some fear his temperament might get the better of him given the atmosphere but he was far more tractable for Walsh on that last run. BEST ODDS: 8-13 . THE NEW ONE . (Champion Hurdle, 3.20) My pick to derail the Mullins bandwagon by beating hot favourite Faugheen and his two-time champion stablemate Hurricane Fly. Some say the gelding trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and ridden by his son Sam wasn\u2019t as unlucky as he looked last year when almost brought down at the third hurdle and his failure to keep up on the run to the home turn was crucial. But that ignores how significant a loss of momentum and rhythm can be in a top-quality race. BEST ODDS: 7-2 . ANNIE POWER . (OLBG mares\u2019 hurdle, 4.00) Mullins has won this race with Quevega for the last six years and this mare, whose only career defeat came in last year\u2019s World Hurdle, could be even better. Kept off the track all season by injury but only needs to be near her best to beat a field of inferior rivals. BEST ODDS: 8-13 . The New One is Peter Scudamore's tip to beat favourite Faugheen and Hurricane Fly . MARCUS TOWNEND . SEEDLING . (Supreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle, 1.30) Fair form last season but really flourished this term winning all three races. That includes giving weight and a length-and-a-half beating to Tuesday\u2019s rival Some Plan at Cheltenham in December. The run looks even better when you factor in his bad jumping error at the fourth flight. Trainer Warren Greatrex has his string back in good form after quiet spell. BEST ODDS: 20-1 . SGT RECKLESS . (Arkle Challenge Trophy, 2.05) Lacks experience, racing over fences only once when winning at Uttoxeter in October having been kept away from the worst of the winter ground. Winning a Flat race on the all-weather is unconventional preparation but Mick Channon\u2019s gelding was a fast finishing fourth in last year\u2019s Supreme Novices\u2019 Hurdle and has frame claims if he can pounce off a strong pace set by favourite Un De Sceaux. BEST ODDS: 16-1 . L\u2019UNIQUE . (OLBG Mares\u2019 Hurdle, 4.00) Annie Power is the red-hot favourite for the race but Alan King\u2019s L\u2019Unique looks a great each-way option. She is a Grade One winner who peaks in the spring and was third in this race last year. She also has a decent weight pull for her course defeat by Polly Peachum. BEST ODDS: 16-1 . Sgt Reckless was a fast finishing fourth in last year's Supreme Novices' Hurdle . Sky Sports' Alex Hammond is backing The New One . AND THE CELEBS... Here's who the celebs are backing in the Champion Hurdle. ............................................................................ SIR PETER O\u2019SULLEVAN - Legendary racing commentator . JEZKI . Faugheen might be anything but at the prices, last year\u2019s winner looks the each-way bet. ............................................................................ JAMES SIMPSON-DANIEL - Former rugby union star turned bookmaker . FAUGHEEN . I have been a fan all season and those who say he has beaten nothing are wrong. ........................................................................... HAYLEY TURNER - Professional jockey . FAUGHEEN . Willie Mullins\u2019 star gelding is one of my strongest fancies for the whole of the Festival week. ALEX HAMMOND - Sky Sports News HQ presenter . THE NEW ONE . Unlucky in this race last year and I prefer to back a proven hurdler rather than one with potential. He should have a better race this time round. IWAN THOMAS - Former 400m athlete and TV presenter . FAUGHEEN . The popular choice but I hope he can live up to the nickname \u2018Faugheen the Machine\u2019.","highlights":"Peter Scudamore is backing Douvan for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle . Marcus Townend has tipped Sgt Reckless for Arkle Challenge Trophy . Sky Sports News HQ presenter Alex Hammond fancies The New One .","id":"b4bd2487e3a3265efe662985e35b50ffe58b3f10","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ER SCUDAMORE:\u00a0HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON\u00a0FIRST IN\u00a0I'M\u00a0IN LOVE WITH YOU\u00a0BRISTOL DEAL\u00a0I think this looks an interesting one, and the reason I say that is I haven't really seen many Cheltenham Festival runners race in this race before. I think this fella could be a bit of a pretender for a long way. He's an interesting six-year-old and is a great ride for Brian Hughes, who is an absolute top-class jockey.\u00a0He was in my tipster column in December so I thought he was worth chancing here with the hope that he can defy the trend of those horses that run in the Grand National. That's the reason for picking him.\u00a0 \u00a0 Alex Hammond and Michael Owen discuss Cheltenham\u00a0 I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK OF THIS ONE\u00a0FANCLUB\u00a0I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU\u00a0 I have to agree with Michael, I'm not sure what to make of this. It's hard to ignore his brilliant form last year, when he won the Welsh National and was unlucky not to win the Grand National. He was third in the Gold Cup before Christmas. If you go back four or five years, then he had a serious injury, and after his comeback he seemed to be a bit of a stayer. So, I'm not sure what he's coming back for this year. It seems he's in the Gold Cup instead of the Cross-Country Chase. That is a very interesting move from the handicapper as this is a horse who has been a very big player at Cheltenham in the last three or four years.\u00a0The race is going to be much more competitive than it has ever been, so he's a gamble for me. I wouldn't be surprised if he comes second, but he's one of those runners in the race who could possibly run into the frame. Alex Hammond and Michael Owen discuss Cheltenham FASHION MASTERS\u00a0FATIMA'S PRINCESS\u00a0WESTERN\u00a0BENDIX\u00a0 I love her - I just think she's an unbelievably classy mare. She's unbeaten in two races at the Festival and was ridden a lovely patient race on a horse that got a bit tired in last year's Triumph Hurdle. Last year she was still a five-year-old, so I'm not saying she"}
{"article":"For groom Neil McElwee and his bride Yanan Sun, their white wedding was to be their best day ever. Chinese-born Yanan Sun \u2013 six months pregnant with their first baby \u2013 had splashed out \u00a31,000 on a stunning dress. And the happy couple had invited over 70 guests to celebrate at a \u00a36,000 hotel reception. But their perfect day turned into a nightmare when moments before they were due to say 'I do', they were both arrested \u2013 after suspicions they were having a sham marriage. Neil McElwee and his Chinese fianc\u00e9e Yanan Sun saw their painstakingly planned wedding day  transformed into a nightmare when they were arrested in front of 50 guests and accused of embarking on a sham marriage . The besotted couple, who had spent months honing the details of their special day, were forced into separate prison vans and held for five hours . This week the couple from Derry, Northern Ireland, were awarded \u00a321,000 compensation over the blunder \u2013 which also led to four police officers being disciplined. But although they have since wed, Yanan Sun, 22, said last night: 'A wedding day is supposed to be the best day of any woman's life. But this turned out to be the worst day of mine. 'All the money in the world can never make up for spoiling my wedding day.' And her husband Neil, 28, a chef, said: 'While we feel justice has been done we can't ever erase the memories of that terrible day. There was no excuse for the way we were both treated. I don't think we will ever get over it.' The McElwees, who now have two daughters, Isabel, three, and Sybil, one, first met through friends in 2010 when Yanan Sun came to the UK from Shenyang, China to study English. Says Yanan Sun: 'A friend set us up on a blind date. There was an immediate attraction between us and when Neil asked if I wanted to go to the beach for a day out I said yes. 'Within weeks we were a couple and talking about spending the rest of our lives together. We set a date to marry in the summer 2012.' But in February 2011 Yanan Sun discovered she was pregnant and the couple decided to bring their wedding forward. She says: 'When about four weeks after I found out, Neil woke up one morning and said he thought we should get married earlier, I was thrilled. We are both quite traditional and wanted our baby to be born within wedlock.' They were released without charge, and eventually the couple were able to join the rest of their party - whom they had instructed to carry on without them - and bravely smile for photos . A registry office ceremony was booked at the Guildhall in Derry for July 19th 2011. Meanwhile, invitations were sent to over 70 friends and relatives to attend a buffet. Yanan Sun said: 'I spent around \u00a31,000 on a beautiful long white wedding dress and had my hair and make up professionally done for my special day. We arranged for a wedding cake to be made, caterers to prepare a buffet \u2013 which included Champagne and strawberries - hired a BMW and taxis to drive the ourselves and the wedding party to the reception, paid for flowers with a florist, hired a photographer and a DJ. 'Neil and I spent hours choosing place mats and table decorations, agonising over tiny details such as which tables guest would sit on. We even had our wedding rings personally engraved with matching love hearts. Like any young couple, we didn't have a lot of money to spend but we'd saved up enough. And we were determined it would be a perfect day.' As she was about to walk up the aisle, Yanan Sun gave a little wave to Neil who'd been waiting. She recalls: 'I was so excited when I got there. I couldn't wait to marry Neil and get on with enjoying the day we'd spent months planning.' However, as they stepped into the hall, they were asked by the Registrar to go into a small side room. Neil says: 'I was expecting a chat about the ceremony or something simple such as not throwing confetti everywhere. So I was shocked to find four plain clothes Police officers waiting behind the door. 'And when one of them said we were both being arrested on suspicion of carrying out a sham wedding I was stunned. 'I protested our papers were in order \u2013 our solicitor was even a guest at the wedding \u2013 but no-one was interested in listening.' Yanan Sun recalls: 'When the officer said I had to accompany them to the station and change out of my dress I burst into tears. Even my big pregnancy bump didn't seem to convince them we weren't genuinely in love. I couldn't believe anyone could be so cruel.' The couple were taken to the local Police station where they were kept in separate cells. Recalls Yanan Sun: 'I was forced to wear forensic police clothing.' As they sat in their separate cells, and the hours ticked by, both realised their wedding day was not going to happen. Neil says: 'The feeling of helplessness \u2013 knowing my pregnant bride to be was sat on her own in a cell \u2013 was awful. It was sheer torment.' They later discovered Police found out after only 40 minutes they'd realised the arrests were a terrible mistake \u2013 but it was to be four hours before their solicitor managed to get them released. It was too late for their wedding ceremony but the McElwees bravely decided to go to their hotel reception and posed for photos. Neil says: 'I'd told my best man to carry on without us \u2013 after all, it was all paid for, the buffet was all prepared. We didn't want to let guests down, some of whom had travelled miles. Recalls Yanan Sun: 'Neil asked me if I wanted to the reception and at first I said no. I was so upset I couldn't face it. I just wanted to go home. But then I didn't want it to go to waste. 'I even changed back into my wedding dress for photos. But I couldn't bear to wear my wedding ring. And although I was smiling, inside I was devastated. In hindsight I don't know how I managed to get through it.' The couple eventually married the next day, in an understated ceremony in casual clothes . When the following morning the Registrar rang them to apologise and asked if there was anything she could do, they asked if they could still marry. Yanan Sun says: 'The Registrar said we could go in later that day. By then guests had gone back to work so we just wore our casual clothes, exchanged a few vows and signed our names on the documents. We were married but it was terrible - it was not the magical day I'd always dreamt it would be.' The McElwees tried to put the incident behind them. In November their daughter Isabel was born. And they have since had second baby, Sybil in February last year. However Yanan Sun could not get over what had happened. 'When I saw our wedding photos I just felt upset. Although we were smiling on them, they were just fake smiles. They became a reminder of the trauma we'd gone through.' Worse she began to panic whenever someone came to the door. 'I knew it was ridiculous but I kept thinking I was going to be arrested. I felt I couldn't trust anyone. In the end I needed counselling.' Three of the four officers who arrested the couple were disciplined and magistrates awarded Yanan Sun \u00a312,500 and her husband \u00a39,000 after the McElwees sued the Police Service of Northern Ireland for unlawful arrest. They now have two daughters . Neil was so angry he made a complaint to the Police. He says: 'I couldn't understand why when the Police knew they'd made an error after just 40 minutes, they didn't immediately release us. Had they done so, we might still have been able to go ahead with our wedding as arranged.' In June 2012 the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland upheld the McElwees' complaint. A police officer later claimed he had carried out the arrest after receiving a letter from the UK Border agency that morning. But he had failed to check the McElwee's documents before making unlawful arrests and detaining them unlawfully. Three Police officers were disciplined over the arrests and the pair went on to take civil action against the Chief Constable of the PSNI for their unlawful arrest. This week Derry magistrates court ordered that Yanan Sun should be awarded \u00a312,500 and Neil should get \u00a39,000. But while the couple say they are 'satisfied justice has been done,' they have struggled to move on. Neil admits: 'Most couples will reminisce about their wedding day but we never talk about it.' And Yanan Sun says: 'No amount of money will truly compensate for my ruined big day. Sadly, we can never turn the clock back and undo those memories.'","highlights":"Neil McElwee and Chinese fianc\u00e9e Yanan Sun arrested on wedding day . The besotted pair had spent months honing the details of their special day . But they were arrested by police and accused of\u00a0arranging sham marriage . The couple have been awarded \u00a321,000 compensation over the mistake .","id":"4c03183cc8b351eb442783da6c1864955d231afa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" an exquisite gown, while her handsome 35-year-old husband Neil McElwee had booked a limo and was planning a post-ceremony honeymoon to Italy.\nOn their wedding day last November in St Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Chingford, East London, the newlyweds posed happily for pictures on the steps, Neil looking dapper in his dark suit, Yanan in a cream dress, beaming at him with a huge floral corsage.\nYet 48 hours earlier, Neil had told his bride he was leaving her for someone else. In the middle of the ceremony, he slipped away. Yanan was left shocked and alone, her husband having flown back to Shanghai by the morning flight and then \u2013 without telling her \u2013 taking the family car and heading for Scotland. \u201cI thought he\u2019d gone to fetch his father,\u201d Yanan recalls. \u201cI was completely fooled.\u201d Neil\u2019s family had known all along that he was marrying a \u201cfraud\u201d, he admits.\nFor the first time, Yanan realised that what her husband had told her about his family was a lie. Not only had he lied about his parents\u2019 deaths in order to bring her here to marry him, but they had lied too, telling Yanan that they were \u201cextremely rich\u201d and that Neil had a job as a company director. What\u2019s more, Neil\u2019s parents were living in an exclusive block of flats in an upmarket street and working for a famous French hotel chain in Shanghai.\nYanan says it was her \u201cbiggest mistake ever\u201d to trust someone she didn\u2019t know. She felt foolish, frightened and angry at being tricked by the man she believed would be \u201cMr Right\u201d.\n\u201cI wish I hadn\u2019t been so naive,\u201d says Yanan. \u201cAfter all I had to go through when my son was born, with the medical treatment here and what they told us in China, why should I have believed him? I think I was a bit desperate. That\u2019s why we stayed together in the end.\u201d\nTwo days after their wedding, Yanan gave birth to a baby boy. Neil was back in Shanghai, but she had a huge decision to make about which child to leave behind. \u201cI wasn\u2019t allowed to do anything with my baby unless Neil agreed, and I had to hand him back every night before 10pm,\u201d says Yanan. \u201cI didn\u2019t think I could live"}
{"article":"A funeral has been held for the newborn found dead at a Michigan recycling center after his mother allegedly left him freeze to death. Dozens attended the service for the boy, known simply as Baby Henry, whose body was discovered almost two months ago at a recycling center in the city of Roseville, near Detroit. Morgue employees named the child 'Henry Alexander Macomb,' after the county's namesake, Gen. Alexander Macomb. The newborn's lifeless body was discovered in January at the recycling facility - his mother\u00a0Angela Alexie, is charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse. The 24-year-old relinquished her rights to bury the baby. A funeral has been held for the newborn found dead at a Michigan recycling center after his mother allegedly left him freeze to death . Dozens attended the service for the boy, known simply as Baby Henry, whose body was discovered almost two months ago at a recycling center in the city of Roseville . Morgue employees named the child 'Henry Alexander Macomb,' after the county's namesake, Gen. Alexander Macomb. 'I don't know what to say. I'm standing here representing the church, and I'm just as confused as most of you,' said Richard Shubik, a deacon at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms who presided over the service. 'But I think it's fitting, and I'm proud of all of you that are here today so that we can send Baby Henry off to the kingdom in the proper way.' Shubik, along with a number of those in attendance at Resurrection Cemetery in Macomb County's Clinton Township, became emotional during the brief service, pausing in the middle of a prayer to compose himself. The service also featured a bagpiper in addition to the procession led by the honor guard. Clinton Township fire Lt. Paul Brouwer, who walked behind the baby's casket, said he and his fellow firefighters were moved by the baby's story. Donald Ross plays bagpipes at the funeral service on Wednesday . Mourners pay their respects at the casket of a newborn.\u00a0'I don't know what to say. I'm standing here representing the church, and I'm just as confused as most of you,' said Richard Shubik, a deacon at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms who presided over the service . The burial plot in an area of the cemetery devoted to children, as well as the casket and a viewing held Tuesday evening all were donated. 'He was here for just such a short time that it was a tragedy to say the least. Hopefully with this his spirit can rest easy,' Brouwer said. The burial plot in an area of the cemetery devoted to children, as well as the casket and a viewing held Tuesday evening all were donated. Clinton Township Supervisor Robert Cannon, who helped organize the effort, said 'we adopted the baby as a community.' 'He started out without anybody loving him. Now, we all love him. And I want the world forever to know that,' Cannon said. Alexie,  gave birth to the baby  alone in a garage in Eastpointe, Michigan, on December 22, 2014, and cut the umbilical cord with her teeth. The mother-of-three, whose children are all in foster care, claims she didn't have the strength to take the baby to authorities as she was embarrassed and didn't know if her boyfriend was the father. Wrapping the child in a blanket, Alexie left the him on the floor of the open-windowed residential garage for two days as she slept inside, checking on him every two hours. She attempted to breastfeed him, she says, but he never latched on. She did not bring him formula. Angela Alexie, 24, (pictured in February \u00a0allegedly delivered the baby boy on her own in the unattached garage of a friend's house that she was residing in and then put the baby in a recycling bin after he had died . On Christmas Eve, John died, and Alexie posted on Facebook 'RIP Baby', which she claims referred to somebody else's child. Alexie placed the body in a plastic bag and left him on the floor of the garage for another week before somebody placed the bag in a recycling dumpster, the court heard in February. The court also heard from Cyndee Johnson, a worker at ReCommunity Recycling who saw John's body come down the conveyor belt on January 14. He was blue, covered in snow, and curled up as if he were trying to stay warm, Johnson said. 'When I first saw, it scared me,' Johnson said tearfully. 'I jumped back. I moved back. I realized this was an actual baby.' It is believed that the child was born on or around December 22 in the garage of a friend's house in Eastpointe (pictured) and died Christmas Eve night, but the Macomb County Medical Examiner's Office is still working to confirm the timeline . 'It just grabbed my heart. I knew something wasn't right.' 'I said, 'That's a real baby. Stop the line! Stop the line!'' she testified. There is no official cause of death but authorities believe hypothermia played a major role. 'She did nothing. She let that child freeze to death,' Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Bill Cataldo said, according to\u00a0Detroit Free Press. 'He died when there were a number of ways to save him.' Alexie said she concealed the pregnancy from her boyfriend and pretended to have miscarried. Authorities released an appeal to find the mother, which prompted a response from Amy Lesniak, who is caring for two of Alexie's children. She said she suspected Alexie was pregnant when she started missing visits, claiming to have the flu or stomach problems. When she heard a baby was found in the dumpster, she called police saying she believed the child was Alexie's. Steven Kaplan, Alexie's attorney, said she has a 'severe lack of parenting skills, limited intelligence and lack of family support' in court yesterday. Kaplan will not seek a competency exam because it appeared to him that 'she has sufficient cognizance to assist her attorney in the hearing'. He plans to request a forensic evaluation regarding the issue of criminal responsibility or culpability, which he believes could lead to an insanity defense. Alexie relinquished her rights to bury the baby. Eastpointe Judge Carl Gerds set bond at $1 million. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Dozens attended the service for the boy, known simply as Baby Henry . Discovered almost two months ago at recycling center in city of Roseville . Police determined he was the son of Angela Alexie, whom they say gave birth to the boy shortly before Christmas in an Eastpointe garage . Alexie allegedly left him unattended for three days .","id":"b26d1acb16445b477c11bf3857ce94baaefe8301","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" recycling plant. The service took place Friday in Redford Township, where the boy died. A woman who found the body alerted authorities and they sent police to investigate. The case sparked widespread public outrage when the boy's body was found outside a closed building at the Redford Disposal Center, where his mother was known to go.\nThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services removed dozens of children from the woman's care and charged her with felony first-degree child abuse. The baby's siblings were found living in squalid conditions at the woman's home, and his father has since obtained custody of them. The investigation into how the baby got to the recycling plant continues.\nBaby Henry's funeral was attended by dozens in Michigan\nAuthorities say the woman found dead in Redford Township was pregnant.\nThe father of the child found dead in a recycling facility in Michigan speaks out.\nA newborn baby has died of exposure in an act of \"horrendous child abuse.\"\nMichigan woman arrested after allegedly leaving her infant in cold car, police say\nA Michigan woman has been charged with child abuse after police say she was caught leaving her 10-month-old boy in a cold car.\nThe suspect, identified as 25-year-old Danielle Lynn Dunsmore, told police that she was in the car drinking when her son was inadvertently left inside, WXYZ reports.\nPolice were called to the home after Dunsmore's family claimed they hadn't seen the baby since Christmas, and a passerby said the boy was crying out in a car that was running while parked outside their home.\nWhen officers arrived, they could hear the baby inside, and an officer climbed inside through the sunroof of the car and lifted the sleeping child from the seat, police said.\nThe boy was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with hypothermia and treated for the cold, but doctors were unable to save him.\nDunsmore was charged with second-degree child abuse and was being held on $20,000 bail as of Monday.\nDunsmore, whose son's father died in 2017, had been left alone with the baby while she recovered from hernia surgery, the Detroit Free Press reports. The infant's father, who had the same name as the child, died after a motorcycle accident.\nA funeral for the deceased infant took place Monday at a nearby funeral home.\nThe Associated Press contributed to this report."}
{"article":"A principal has claimed radicalisation is not a problem at his Islamic school because he tells pupils that the Islamic State death cult is manufactured by Western countries. Al-Taqwa College Principal Omar Hallak reportedly shows his almost 2,000 students \u2018evidence\u2019 that Islamic State terrorists are \u2018not linked to Islam\u2019. \u2018We don\u2019t believe Muslims are creating IS,\u2019 Mr Hallak told The Age. He believes that the murder and brutality carried out by Islamic State terrorists is actually a plot by Western countries to control oil in the Middle East. The school, which is based in Melbourne\u2019s outer-west, Victoria, is focussed on educating Australian Muslims that \u2018follow Australian Law\u2019, he said. \u2018In the mosque, we talk to them many times. We show them evidence it's not linked to Islam,\u2019 Mr Hallak explained. Al-Taqwa College Principal Omar Hallak reportedly tells his pupils that Islamic State is a plot manufactured by Western countries . He said his Islamic school in Melbourne doesn't have problem with radicalisation . The principle\u2019s belief that IS is simply a plot caused by Israel and America stems from his theory that the terrorists use \u2018shiny new equipment\u2019. Al-Taqwa College is an independent primary and secondary school. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Hallak for comment. A spokesman for the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia\u00a0Keysar Trad\u00a0told Fairfax Radio on Monday the principle was just trying to discourage young people from joining the terror group. 'I can understand anyone taking offence to being in any way implicated in the type of crimes that IS has been reported to have done,' Mr Trad said. 'But in the bigger picture scheme of things, the real issues are that we have to find as many ways as possible to convince young people to keep away from this group and have negative feelings towards this group.' Instead of criticising the principal for blaming the West, Mr Trad said the principal should be told 'we appreciate what you're doing, but we don't need the \"us and them\" approach'. Abdullah Elmir, a 17-year-old Australian who went missing from his home in Sydney\u2019s west at the end of June 2014, is fighting with Islamic State terrorists . Mr Trad said IS had done an 'unprecedented level of damage' to the image of Islam. He said there was a minority view that it was 'a plot from forces outside of Islam', either the West or Syria's Asad regime. Mr Hallak's remarks come after more than 100 Australians are thought to have flown to Syria and Iraq to fight with the Islamic State terrorists so far. Radicalised teens include Abdullah Elmir, a 17-year-old Australian who went missing from his home in Sydney\u2019s west at the end of June 2014, and Melbourne school boy Jake Bilardi. The 18-year-old died in a suicide mission in central Iraq last week after travelling to Iraq with a \u2018death wish\u2019 last year after dropping out of school. Schoolboy Jake Bilardi was killed in a suicide bomb in Iraq last week after becoming radicalised online in Melbourne . On Sunday night his devastated father John Bilardi told 60 Minutes that it was clear his son suffered from psychological problems from an early age, but that they were never properly addressed, despite the fact all the warning signs were there. 'I would just like everyone to know that the buck stops here with me. He was my son. I knew there was something not right with his behaviour,' he said. The teenager is believed to have converted to Islam in 2012 when he was in Year 10, shortly after his mother died of cancer. 'Just out of the blue he said, \"I've gone Muslim\",' his father said. 'To see him sitting there with that gun... I just couldn't believe that was my son,' Mr Bilardi said about the photograph of his son holding a rifle, flanked by other IS members, in front of the terrorist group\u2019s black and white flag. Suhan Rahman, from Melbourne, is said to have died last week while fighting for Islamic State . His wife posted a bloodied photo of her dead husband on Twitter. A rifle was placed on his body . The woman who claimed to be Rahman's wife said: 'I'm the most content I have ever been in my life.' A researcher at the London based terrorist research centre ICSR posted this photo of Rahman on Twitter . 'They put him in a car loaded with explosives. They probably just shouted 'praise Allah' or whatever, and sent him off. I can't imagine what he was feeling.' Other young men who have travelled from Melbourne to join Islamic State include Suhan Rahman and jihadi Mahmoud Abdullatif \u2013 both of whom are also now dead. A woman claiming to be Rahman\u2019s wife posted a photo of his bloodied dead body on Twitter, announcing that he has been killed while fighting in Syria. Rahman, who had been fighting under the name Abu Jihad al Australi, previously threatened a terrorist attack on Australia claiming he would 'bring the war home' to the west in January. \u2018Spill blood young Aussies,\u2019 he wrote on Twitter. His last known location was Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold in Syria. The woman, named Zumarul Jannah, who claimed to be his wife said: \u2018Alhamdulillahi rabbil alimeen, I'm the most content I have ever been in my life \u2661.\u2019 23-year-old Rahman (left) was pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar (right) earlier this year . Australian-born jihadist Mahmoud Abdullatif, who was reported dead in January, was friends with Rahman . A Twitter account understood to belong to Zehra Duman posted a series of photographs of jihadist women 'from Australia and the US' posing with a BMW M5, which they said originated in France . Zehra Duman, pictured, left behind a distraught family when she fled for the Middle East late in 2014. She later posted that she had married jihadist fighter Mahmoud Abdullatif . His death came after his friend Abdullatif, nicknamed the playboy jihadi, was killed in January. Abdullatif\u2019s wife Zehra Duma, also from Melbourne, similarly announced her husband\u2019s death on social media. She recently shared a series of propaganda pictures that she says shows her 'five star jihad' lifestyle - and says she and other female jihadists are 'thirsty' for the blood of her former countrymen. In one tweet, Duman said: 'US + Australia, how does it feel that all 5 of us were born n raised in your lands, & now here thirsty for ur blood?' Another image of five women standing under an Islamic State flag is captioned: 'Can't mess with my clique. From the land down under, to the land of Khilafah. Thats the Aussie spirit.' Her father, Duvat Duman, told the Herald Sun: 'She\u2019s been brainwashed, she wasn\u2019t like this three or four months ago.' Other Australian jihadis, who are wanted by the Australian Federal Police, are Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar. Both men famously published photographs of themselves on Twitter showing them holding up decapitated heads. Notorious Australian jihadist Mohamed Elomar pictured in front of a white BMW which was reportedly from France . Former Sydney man Khaled Sharrouf is wanted by the Australian Federal Police .","highlights":"Principal says his school doesn't have a radicalisation problem . Omar Hallak tells pupils Islamic State isn't created by Muslims . Mr Hallak runs the Al-Taqwa College in Melbourne . He believes Islamic State is an oil grabbing plot by Western countries .","id":"fdc70e130316c8c67f0b304bf8c1a0c0e19633cc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\u201chow evil\u201d the Islamic State is and said that they could not become ISIS \u201cbecause we are Muslims\u201d.\nLast year the school, in Luton, had received criticism after footage was released showing its pupils saying \u201cDeath to non-Muslims\u201d. Mr Hallak reportedly said that these statements did not mean that the pupils were \u201cradical\u201d as they were meant as a way to \u201cemotionally respond\u201d to the attacks in Brussels and Paris. He told the BBC that the school was in the process of having a number of extremist speakers and groups banned in the UK.\n\u201cWe are Muslims. If we are radicalised we will attack each other. We are not radicalised and we will not attack anybody,\u201d he said. \u201cMy point of view is what we have seen is not radicalism. What we have is radicalisation from other countries and that\u2019s why I say it\u2019s not our problem.\u201d He claims to tell his pupils \u201chow evil ISIS is\u201d, and pointed out that \u201cthe people who commit the acts are not Muslims\u201d.\nThe Islamic teacher, who grew up in Paris, said that the school was receiving calls from Muslims who were concerned about the \u201cmisinterpretation\u201d of Islam and radicalising messages being spread on social media by extremist organisations. \u201cPeople have to accept there is a difference between the Koran and the action of ISIS.\nThe Koran teaches you to live in peace, but for some reason these guys have twisted that and are saying they are representing the religion and everyone else has gone along with this because they are not well educated on what the religion is,\u201d said Mr Hallak. \u201cPeople have to stop being radicalised and have to see the difference between what\u2019s going on.\u201d\nIn October, the school came under fire for hosting a speech by a radical imam in which he said that Christians were \u201cinfidels\u201d and that the only true faith was Islam. The preacher had to cut his speech short due to a backlash and the principal reportedly removed the speaker from the school.\nHowever, Mr Hallak refused to backtrack on his previous comments about the death cult and said that he \u201cwouldn\u2019t even say that ISIS is evil\u201d. He also claimed that his pupils were being radicalised but said that the parents of the children attending the school supported them.\nLast year the school came under fire for its curriculum, which included lessons on \u201cgender bias\u201d which are believed to show that women"}
{"article":"David Cameron has been told that he can stay in Downing Street even if he loses the election while other parties try to piece together a coalition. He will remain Prime Minister until an alternative is found, and ministers who lose their seats could continue to serve in a caretaker government for weeks. Sir Jeremy Heywood, the country's top civil servant,\u00a0insisted\u00a0that Mr Cameron must remain in Number 10 until there can be a 'smooth transition' to a new government. David Cameron will remain Prime Minister until an alternative is found, and ministers who lose their seats could continue to serve in a caretaker government for weeks . In 2010, Gordon Brown was accused of 'squatting' in Downing Street while the Tories and Lib Dems negotiated the details of their coalition pact. But Sir Jeremy, the Cabinet Secretary, insisted that it was the right thing to do to ensure the wheels of government kept turning. Five years ago the coalition deal was agreed in just five days, but with a hung parliament likely again, it is expected that any power-sharing agreement could take much longer, possibly even several weeks. Sir Jeremy told the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee: 'The reality is what Gordon Brown did last time I think was generally applauded, not in every single quarter. 'But the idea that you would stay in Downing Street until it was pretty clear who would be better placed than you to form another government, that's what he did, that's what happened and we ended up with a very smooth transition. 'I would certainly urge a future prime minister in the same position to adopt a similar approach.' Sir Jeremy Heywood, the country's top civil servant, insisted that Mr Cameron must remain in Number 10 until there can be a 'smooth transition' to a new government . Polls suggest both Labour and the Tories will fall short of securing an overall majority at the general election on May 7. With the SNP on the rise in Scotland, the Lib Dems defending 57 seats and Ukip predicting they will win more than 10 seats, it is possible that no two parties would be able to form a majority. A coalition deal between three or more parties would take much longer to agree, and could prove unstable. Sir Jeremy added: 'I think it would be very unfair, particularly if it took slightly longer next time than just the five days it took last time, it would be very unfair if the incumbent prime minister was criticised for staying around in Downing Street when he was simply doing what most people would regard as the expectation placed upon him.' In 2010, Gordon Brown was accused of 'squatting' in Downing Street while the Tories and Lib Dems negotiated the details of their coalition pact . Sir Jeremy said it would be a 'bad mistake to drag' the Queen into any decisions or negotiations that would need to be taken if no party has a clear majority after the election, even if there if two coalitions were formed of equal numbers, telling the committee it was a decision for politicians. Asked if the ministers who have been kicked out by voters would be able to remain part of a caretaker government, he replied: 'Yes, they can'. Sir Jeremy told the committee he has talked to David Cameron about the role of the civil service during any coalition negotiations after May 7. 'I have discussed it with the Prime Minister and he is agreed in principle that the civil service should play the same role in 2015, if it is needed, as was played in 2010 but we haven't yet got into any detail,' he said. Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have all introduced new processes since the last election to take factor in the possibility of a hung parliament.","highlights":"Top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood reveals post-election planning . Cabinet Secretary has spoken to Cameron about staying on after result . He will remain PM until an alternative government can be formed . Coalition talks between multiple parties could last for several weeks . Ministers who lose their seats could stay on in caretaker government .","id":"d407004240916d96d25772fde0a05523adce3d64","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in a new administration. But there will need to be a \"progressive government\" or the electorate will have failed in what is an \"historic\" chance to change the UK.\n\"The question for us all is this: which political leaders have the courage to take the nation forward? The choices are simple. There will be an austerity government; a Tory government, or a progressive government. In my judgment, this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for real change \u2013 for real opportunity. This is the chance we must take to leave a legacy of hope, not fear; of opportunity, not dependence; of unity, not division. Our task is to use this opportunity to build a better country; an open, confident country, not a fearful, closed or suspicious one. It is an opportunity to ensure that no-one is left out in this life, but all can take part and contribute. It is an opportunity to build an economy that works for everyone \u2013 not just the privileged few. It is an opportunity to renew the foundations of our society; to renew our economy, our welfare state, our schools and universities and our homes \u2013 making Britain a home for all. It is an opportunity to renew our national soul; the values that have been so central to our history of freedom and opportunity. This is our chance, our time \u2013 our once-in-a-generation opportunity \u2013 to make the United Kingdom, once again, a country fit for the 21st century. That is what we all have to work towards; and that is how we will build an open, confident country fit for the 21st century.\"\nEd Miliband, Labour leader\n.\"\nNick Clegg, Liberal Democrat leader\n. And, for those in need, they should offer a strong safety net and work to help people back into work. That's why I want a new consensus on a fairer and simpler tax system. Because, let's face it \u2013 after five years of this Conservative-led government, we've been here before and things haven't changed. I'm sure I speak for others when I say the days of a narrow, left-leaning and right-wing consensus on the economy is over. We need an economy that creates opportunity for everyone \u2013 not just a few \u2013 and that is what Labour is offering.\"\nHarriet Harman, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party\n\"The choice facing the voters on May 6 is"}
{"article":"For those who witnessed Ireland\u2019s approach to playing Scotland at Celtic Park in November at close quarters, suggestions that they are a robust and direct unit scarcely seem tantamount to slander. Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s side may not quite have mirrored the ultra-industrial style favoured by Jack Charlton\u2019s men all those years ago, yet there were precious few morsels of real quality for the game\u2019s purists to feast on. Were Poland then, doing any more than stating the blindingly obvious this week when they spoke extensively of Ireland\u2019s one-dimensional, strong-arm strategy in their qualifying games thus far? Aiden McGeady celebrates scoring for Republic of Ireland against Georgia . You wouldn\u2019t have thought so but, then again, Martin O\u2019Neill, whose Ireland side entertain the Poles in Dublin, has never been one to resist an ever-so diplomatic counter-swipe at such accusations. Clearly keen to gain the slightest psychological edge ahead of what is being viewed as a must win game for the Republic, the former Celtic manager bristled when word of the Poles\u2019 comments was relayed to him at their Malahide base on Friday. \u2018I\u2019m not really bothered about what they say \u2014 genuinely not bothered,\u2019 O\u2019Neill insisted. \u2018I\u2019m not so sure they could glean that from the games we have played. It\u2019s not for me to retort but Poland are as physical a side as I have seen in some time.\u2019 Ouch. Adam Nawalka\u2019s side are a pretty accomplished one, too, however. Currently sitting on top of Group D, Ireland will surely need snookers to catch them if they leave the Aviva Stadium with another maximum return of points. Having won in Georgia and pinched a point in Germany, Ireland\u2019s campaign hit the buffers with defeat in Glasgow in their last competitive outing. In a section with next to no margin for error, O\u2019Neill\u2019s side badly need to begin a sequence of four home games from five with a win. In that regard, a degree of calculated risk taking is in order. Aiden McGeady\u2019s downturn in form has seen him excluded from Roberto Martinez\u2019s Everton side since January 31 but \u2013 while far from ideal - his international manager sees that as no barrier to inclusion. McGeady\u2019s downturn in form at Everton should not affect his Ireland position . \u2018You can get away on a bit of adrenaline if you are reasonably fit and I think he\u2019s been fit for a number of weeks. He just hasn\u2019t played for Everton in that time,\u2019 said O\u2019Neill, who handed the player his Celtic debut 11 years ago. \u2018Adrenaline can carry you a certain distance. You wouldn\u2019t want to be going into a game with say three or four players not having played that much football. \u2018That may happen but you know that as some stage these players are going to tire a bit. But it is what it is. \u2018It\u2019s a disappointment from this side but I\u2019m not in charge of their club commitments. \u2018Listen, it would be absolutely fantastic if players were coming in here on the back of having played games the last couple of weekends. \u2018You always sense it\u2019s never going to be that way. I was involved as a player at Northern Ireland and we had players coming in who hadn\u2019t played much at club level but suddenly they got a lift from playing international football. \u2018That\u2019s what I\u2019d be hoping for.\u2019 If O\u2019Neill is bemused by McGeady\u2019s exclusion at club level, he made a fine job of hiding it. \u2018That\u2019s entirely up to Everton,\u2019 he straight-batted. \u2018If I was to make that judgment on every single player at club level, I might be listening to the wrong comments. \u2018Roberto Martinez is absolutely entitled to pick whoever he wants to at club level. \u2018If he doesn\u2019t think that Aiden is playing well enough to be picked for his team, that\u2019s entirely up to him. Republic of Ireland coach Roy Keane shares a joke with McGeady during training session . \u2018We\u2019ve a different aspect here. He is obviously very important for us. He\u2019d a great start against Georgia, continued that on although he may have been a little disappointed (in how he played) against Scotland. \u2018Overall, he is important to us. I think just the change of environment might just give him that lift. I\u2019m hopeful. \u2018He\u2019ll be a bit disappointed that he\u2019s not in the Everton starting side. But he\u2019 s here, he knows what he\u2019s done for us in the recent past and that should give him a lift.\u2019 McGeady might well be facing a familiar figure in the Polish goal. Artur Boruc, also formerly employed in Glasgow\u2019s East End, is being tipped to win his 60th cap here after Wojciech Szczesny\u2019s recent relegation to the Arsenal bench. \u2018It\u2019s some years ago but in his spell at Celtic he was one of the top five goalkeepers in European football,\u2019 said O\u2019Neill, who left Parkhead in 2005 just as Boruc was coming in. \u2018Of course, there\u2019s some water under the bridge since then and he\u2019s now down at Bournemouth. But he was a fine goalkeeper before and if the manager is thinking of picking him, he must have great faith in him at the moment.\u2019 Self-confidence among the Poles is scarcely at a premium. Still unbeaten in the qualifiers, their only blemish so far came in the 2-2 draw with Scotland in Warsaw. O\u2019Neill knows \u2013 from bitter experience in Glasgow \u2013 how the entire dynamic of the section can turn in an instant. His warning then, not to gift the likes of Robert Lewandowski a prized victory hardly needs to be overstated. \u2018We\u2019re 75 minutes into the game and our concentration faded,\u2019 O\u2019Neill recalled of Shaun Maloney\u2019s winning goal from a set-piece. \u2018I know as you get tired in a match your concentration goes a little bit, but that really shouldn\u2019t happen. \u2018I think Poland\u2019s approach will be a pretty positive, as suggested by the results they have got. \u2018In the game against Germany there were moments in the match where I would say fortune broke for them at the time. \u2018But they have earned that and they have put up points on the board. \u2018Their second-half performance against Georgia in Georgia was particularly strong. \u2018I\u2019m expecting a big, big game. But this is the first match of a run where we have four out of five at home and it is up to us to do something about it.\u2019","highlights":"Republic of Ireland take on Poland in Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday . Aiden McGeady likely to feature despite lack of playing time at Everton . Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s side begin sequence of four home games from five .","id":"80b99afc3a3b975c36a149aa659b9d0ebec5a240","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" characteristics that the new era of Scottish rugby is hoping to present to the general public, but they were hardly as tender and pliable as the team of yesteryear.\nThere were no moments of hesitation or awkward shuffling into position, no hesitation before surging forward \u2013 in other words no fear.\nScotland have not been in this position for a long time. They have not had a coach so intent on restoring his team to the world\u2019s third most potent outfit since Frank Hadden was in charge.\nThey have not had a player capable of playing a high-end position so resolutely in the manner of Scott McLeod or Stephen Ferris.\nThe \u201cunfortunate\u201d incident that has sent McLeod off the rails and Ferris into retirement, the shoulder injury that has brought Gordon D\u2019Arcy back into the fold and the potential for the likes of David Bortolussi and Fergus Mchugh to have an impact on their national team\u2019s future do have their influence on a team\u2019s performance but, really, it is a different era altogether for Scottish rugby.\nWith the exception of the 2007 Grand Slam-winning team, the national side have been largely devoid of character and conviction on a weekly basis since the advent of professionalism.\nAnd that is probably not even being unfair.\nThe last time Scotland took to the pitch with some kind of coherent character was the same year as the Grand Slam triumph, the 2009 Six Nations campaign.\nEven then, however, the team was built not so much on confidence but on \u201cwhat might have been\u201d when the reality was the very opposite of what was expected.\nIreland\u2019s record of 18 consecutive defeats between April 2007 and November 2011 was nothing to be proud of and certainly nothing to be encouraged by, while Scotland\u2019s run of nine in a row is a national record.\nThe two teams have crossed paths more than 100 times since then and the results, as might have been anticipated, have continued to tell the same old story.\nIreland\u2019s record of 20-2 looks more impressive \u2013 but there have been plenty of matches over the years where the Irish side could have won by even more and they could also have been beaten more convincingly (last season in Edinburgh is a prime example).\nWhile both Scotland and Ireland have been at the forefront of the northern hemisphere scrum for different reasons \u2013 the former have been more resolute, the latter have been"}
{"article":"The U.S. government on Thursday asked an appeals court to lift a temporary hold on President Barack Obama's executive action to shield millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, arguing it can't wait for the judge who blocked the action to make a ruling on a similar request. Justice Department attorneys filed an emergency motion with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana, to lift a preliminary injunction issued last month by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas. The injunction had been issued on the request of a coalition of 26 states that filed a lawsuit to overturn Obama's immigration plan. OFF TO COURT: President Barack Obama has responded to a Texas judge's injunction halting his immigration executive actions by demanding an appeals court overrule him . HERE COMES THE JUDGE: Federal jurist Andrew Hanen called the Obama administration on the carpet and put the brakes on the president's immigration plan . The states, led by Texas, argue that Obama's action was unconstitutional and would force them to invest more in law enforcement, health care and education. DECISION TIME: Federal Judge Priscilla Owen will likely make the call on whether to overturn Hanen, her former law school classmate . The injunction was intended to stall Obama's actions \u2013 which would spare from deportation as many as 5 million people who are in the U.S. illegally \u2013 while the lawsuit progresses through the courts. Many Republicans in Congress and states led by Republicans oppose the action, saying Obama overstepped his authority as president. Obama said he had to act because Congress has failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The Justice Department had asked Hanen to lift the injunction while the case was appealed to the 5th Circuit. But Hanen put that request on hold pending a hearing on March 19 to review allegations the government misled him about the implementation of part of the immigration plan. In their 21-page motion, Justice Department attorneys called the injunction 'unprecedented and wrong' and argued lifting it was crucial as the order 'irreparably interferes with (the Homeland Security Department's) ability to protect the Homeland and secure our borders.' Justice Department attorneys said that if the injunction is not lifted, it should at least apply either only to Texas or to the 26 states that sued. 'President Obama's unconstitutional use of executive power to accomplish what he couldn't do in Congress sets a dangerous precedent that threatens the fabric of our Republic,' Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement responding to the Justice Department's emergency motion. 'The state of Texas and a bipartisan coalition of 25 other states will continue to oppose the President's unilateral and lawless actions,' Paxton added. A coalition of 14 states, including California and Iowa, and the District of Columbia filed a motion on Thursday with the 5th Circuit in support of lifting the injunction. They argued the immigration actions will benefit states through increased tax revenues and improved public safety. But Texas has on its side a longer list: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Legal experts say the 5th Circuit is known to be fairly conservative, and is likely to deny the Justice Department's request. Ultimately, it could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. PLAINTIFF: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is spearheading the lawsuit along with 25 other governors . ANGER: Conservatives have bristled at the idea of the White House tossing border security overboard in favor of letting 5 million or more illegal immigrants stay . At next week's hearing, Hanen was set to have Justice Department attorneys explain why the federal government granted three-year deportation reprieves as well as work permits to 100,000 individuals before Hanen's Feb. 16 injunction. Attorneys had previously said federal officials wouldn't accept such requests until Feb. 18. The Justice Department has said the reprieves and work permits were granted under the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, which was not halted by Hanen's injunction. DACA protects young immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. In a separate court document filed with Hanen's court on Thursday, the Justice Department said the acknowledgement that some individuals were granted reprieves under 2012 DACA guidelines does 'not bear on the resolution' of the pending request before the judge to lift the injunction. Hanen's injunction put on the hold an expansion of DACA as well as a program that would extend deportation protections to parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have been in the country for some years.","highlights":"26 states sued in federal court and won a temporary injunction preventing the White House from mainstreaming more than 5 million illegal immigrants . Judge Andrew Hanen put on the brakes, saying the policy could cause harms that it would be impossible to undo . Now the Obama administration is going over Hanen's head to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, demanding it overturn Hanen . Obama wants to give Social Security numbers, green cards and work permits to some who are in the country illegally, and guarantee them they won't be deported for at least two years .","id":"48dac3cffd25f1ef1ce0b13514f995f707f75974","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" final decision.\nThe Justice Department also told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the 26 states that challenged Obama's action can't force the judge, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, to lift the temporary injunction that he ordered on Nov. 17.\nHanen's order \"will likely be in place until at least June 2015, and will probably last even longer than that,\" the Justice Department wrote in a 48-page filing. That would require Congress to pass new legislation to overturn Obama's directive, a move that is unlikely, the department wrote.\nThe 9th Circuit has scheduled oral arguments to begin on Feb. 24.\nThe 26 states in November filed a lawsuit contending that Obama violated the separation of powers, with a lawsuit that Obama didn't have the authority to defer deportation. Hanen agreed.\nStates that brought the lawsuit argued that they would be put at risk of financial ruin and losing control of their own borders. Obama has since granted some relief from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), allowing the children of parents that are in the country illegally to obtain work permits.\nBut the DACA doesn't protect those adults, Obama's executive order would.\nThe U.S. government, including the Department of Homeland Security, argued that if the 26 states get their way, they will put immigrants who are subject to removal into an even darker legal shadow with limited ability to seek the protection of the U.S. government.\nThe Obama administration says if the injunction isn't lifted, it will be a \"travesty\" for about 4 million immigrants, mainly Hispanics, because \"a nation of laws must not permit them to be subject to harsh punishments, such as removal, simply for having been brought to the country as children,\" the brief said.\nThe administration said that if the injunction stands \"a nation of laws\" would be \"shattered.\"\n\"The injunction is based on a novel reading of the Constitution that would effectively eliminate the President's authority to regulate immigration, or to choose when and how to exercise authority that Congress has granted,\" the brief said.\nObama's executive action would allow the Department of Homeland Security to target its resources at border security and criminals.\nThe brief filed Thursday did not argue that Hanen was wrong when he blocked the order. The Justice Department said the executive"}
{"article":"Looks-based dating website BeautifulPeople.com hit the headlines recently when it ejected 3,000 members for letting themselves go. And now the site obsessed with beauty is facing an ugly backlash after thousands of people have started trolling the site in a bid to take revenge on their elitist policies. In an attack coordinated via social media, uglies wanting to take revenge on the site have been using fake profile pictures to become members of the exclusive dating community before then attempting to subvert the system by voting in 'ugly' people and voting out any good-looking potential members. Scroll down for video . Elitist dating site BeautifulPeople.com is facing a backlash from 'ugly' trolls after removing 3,000 members for letting themselves go. Uglies wanting to take revenge on the site have been using fake profile pictures to become members of the exclusive dating community before attempting to subvert the system . Last week it was revealed that BeautifulPeople.com had expelled over 3,000 people for not maintaining the appearance necessary to meet the high standards expected on the site. The move was welcomed by most of the member - but angered outsiders who disagreed with the site's selective policy. The 'Ugly' troll attack originated in Russia where over 2,700 applications were made to the site in a few hours. Over half of these were fake profiles and part of the ugly troll army. Similar coordinated attacks have come from the United States and the United Kingdom with 1,435 U.S. 'trolls' removed from the site and 400 from the UK in the past few days. BeautifulPeople.com is a site that is designed only with Beautifu lPeople in mind where users vote for those they think are the most attractive to stay on the site . 2,700 of the recent surge in fake profiles were from Russia, where the revenge campaign began . Greg Hodge, the managing director of BeautifulPeople.com, said: 'We had large spikes in numbers applying to join the site using profiles which immediately raised the suspicions of our administrators. 'Initially the scale of applications from specific geographical areas \u2013 Russia, the United States and the UK in particular \u2013 caused concern, when we examined the applications in more detail, we noticed a large number of what appeared to be fake profile pictures. 'We then traced this back to various social media sites calling for an attack on our site.' 'People had come together on forums such as Reddit to discuss the site and how they could hijack it by creating the fake profiles.' This is not the first time the site has been under attack. BeautifulPeople.com has been hit with 'denial of service' attacks, and had their rating system sabotaged in 2011. In response the site has introduced new measures to verify profiles and wannabe members must now take a webcam picture of themselves holding up a piece of card with their name and date written on it . Recently 3,000 members were removed because organisers felt they had let themselves go.\u00a0This chap is an example of somebody who would make the BeautifulPeople.com grade . The site introduced a system of validated membership in 2012, whereby entrants are encouraged to take a webcam picture of themselves holding up a piece of paper with their name and date handwritten on it to prove that their pictures are genuine. Validated members get a 'verification stamp' on their profiles. Prior to the attack this feature was optional, but the makers have been forced to make profile verification mandatory. BeautifulPeople.com is the first dating site to force all users to prove they are genuine. Hodge said: 'Fake profiles are the number one problem in the online dating market today. 'We have always led the field in combating this. In taking this next step, we believe we will all but eliminate disingenuous profiles on our site and set the example for the online dating market as a whole. Online daters do not want their time wasted with fraudulent profiles.' The creators of BeautifulPeople.com are husband and wife duo Genevieve and Greg Hodge . He added: 'Having an exclusive dating site is not without controversy. There will always be a degree of jealousy from those who don't make the cut. 'Thankfully, through swift action by our administrators, vigilant members and the introduction of an extra level of verification has meant that we have been able to root out the attackers and ensure that our site remains beautiful and exclusive.' Entry to BeautifulPeople.com is only possible after passing a democratic rating process, where members of the opposite sex vote 'Yes definitely', 'Hmm yes, O.K', 'Hmm no, not really' and 'NO Definitely NOT' based on photographs and a brief profile submitted by new applicants. After the recent cull, over 800,000 members remain on the site, representing 190 countries and almost every ethnic and cultural background. A global average of one in ten applicants that apply to the site are accepted.","highlights":"BeautifulPeople.com is an elitist internet dating site . To join you have to be deemed attractive by the other users . Recently the site ditched 3,000 members for 'letting themselves go' Internet trolls reacted by hijacking the site with fake profiles . They then voted for profiles they deemed 'ugly' to stay on the site .","id":"b07d8ac58af541d28510d815f446985b8d8383e4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \u201cfat-shaming\u201d protest against the exclusive website\u2019s controversial decision to remove unwanted members from its ranks.\nThe \u2018Fat Fighters\u2019 took to the website to post pictures of themselves in all their flabby glory and encourage their friends to follow suit. The campaign group set up a Flickr page displaying over 40 photographs of fat people posing in an attempt to shame BeautifulPeople.com into taking them back.\n\u2018We are calling on BeautifulPeople.com to re-instate us all, and we are holding them to that by showing our fat bodies \u2013 so far, we have submitted 42 photos, and the campaign is growing,\u2019 a spokesman for Fat Fighters said in a statement. \u2018We hope that people everywhere will now see that the idea of \u2018good looks\u2019 is just a social construct, and everyone deserves to feel good about themselves.\u2019\nThe Fat Fighters campaign echoes the \u2018Skinny Shaming\u2019 website launched by the internet campaign collective We Make The Internet Awake which takes photographs of overweight people and compares them with skinny models on catwalks. The new campaign has been designed to force BeautifulPeople.com to reconsider its exclusionary policy, a statement released by the group said: \u2018We are tired of being told that we are \u2018fat and unhealthy,\u2019 that being fat is \u2018wrong\u2019 or \u2018unattractive.\u2019\u2019\nWhen the group uploaded the first photos to the @bebeautifulpeople Instagram page, the company responded by stating: \u2018Your images have been removed, as this is not a competition.\u2019\nThe campaign comes just days after BeautifulPeople.com was caught using models with fake profiles to attract more members.\nWhen the new profiles were discovered, members were urged not to be duped into paying a fee for membership, and if they had signed up they were urged to contact the site about their concerns.\nThe issue came to light after a member posted a photo of one of the \u2018fake\u2019 models which they had signed up. Members were outraged at the fact that the site would use such a deceptive practice to try and boost its membership. In a statement, the site said: \u2018The use of model or fake photos on websites is commonplace as these profiles tend to convert more members due to their apparent \u2018idealism\u2019.\u2018 We do not, under any circumstance, offer, encourage or promote the use of model photos on our site.\u2018 \u2018The use of model or fake photos on websites is commonplace as these profiles"}
{"article":"(CNN)In the past eight months, ISIS has seeded itself in some dozen countries around the globe. Indicative of this was the announcement on Saturday that the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram had pledged its \"allegiance to the Caliph of the Muslims,\" ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. The global spread of ISIS raises key questions about whether these new affiliates signal an intensification of the threat of terror. It also has important implications for the debate in Congress over Obama's request for a new authorization to fight ISIS. Lt. Col. Michael Waltz, a U.S. Special Forces reserve officer who has just returned to the States after advising the Nigerian Ministry of Defence in its fight against Boko Haram, told me, \"So far the pledge (to ISIS) seems to be legit.\" Waltz says there is some debate about the timing of the pledge, because Boko Haram has recently come under effective attacks by Nigerian forces allied with the armies of neighboring African countries that are also threatened by the group: \"Some folks in the region are saying it's a sign of desperation, as the regional offensive by Nigeria and its neighbors has knocked Boko Haram on its heels and out of a number of its sanctuaries. The Chadians have been particularly effective.\" But Waltz also says there is some evidence that the Boko Haram pledge to ISIS \"has been in the works for some time.\" The group's increasing alignment with ISIS is demonstrated by Boko Haram's recent beheadings of its victims and its more professionally edited video releases of recent weeks that have mimicked ISIS' slick videos. Virginia Comolli, whose book \"Boko Haram: Nigeria's Islamist Insurgency,\" will be published next month, agrees that the more sophisticated Boko Haram media releases of the past couple of months point to \"some sort of inspiration\" that Boko Haram is drawing from ISIS and that recent beheadings \"might also be a form of copycat but, I shall note, they are not completely new\" for Boko Haram. Comolli also emphasized to me, \"lately the government had been able to take back a number of towns under Boko Haram control. Boko Haram has always been very resilient and adaptable, changing and upping its game when needed. The pledge might be exactly that: Boko Haram has recently suffered some serious blows and feels it needs to try something different to strengthen its position.\" Some 5,000 have died in Boko-related violence during the past half-decade, while more than 1.5 million have been forced out of their homes, but Boko has generally not attacked Western targets. Its affiliation with ISIS could change that although, for the moment, it's not clear how the Boko-ISIS alliance would work from an operational standpoint. Hilary Matfess, a researcher at the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, told me, \"Boko Haram would be the largest group to pledge allegiance to ISIS, but it's not certain what kinds of logistical or operational support that ISIS could provide an African affiliate.\" Since August, Boko Haram is one of some 30 terrorist groups that have issued statements of support for ISIS or have gone further and pledged their allegiance to ISIS, according to IntelCenter, a Virginia-based company that tracks terrorist organizations. Of most concern are the groups that have pledged allegiance to ISIS, since this allows ISIS some measure of command and control over these organizations and also means that these groups will likely more closely align with ISIS' goal of creating a caliphate across the Muslim world as soon as feasible and use the most reprehensible of tactics to do so. In addition to Boko Haram, terrorist groups in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Yemen have pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to IntelCenter. What could this mean for the wider jihadist terrorist movement? It's worth taking a closer look at how the Libyan branch of ISIS, which affiliated with it in November, has played out on the ground in Libya. A senior U.S. government official told me that there is some debate in the U.S. intelligence community about whether ISIS' Libyan affiliate is more of a \"wannabe\" ISIS, and a \"rebranding\" of a local group that wanted to take advantage of ISIS' fearsome brand, than a group that takes orders from ISIS central command in Syria and Iraq. On January 27, ISIS gunmen attacked the Corinthian Hotel in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, killing 10. Five of the victims were foreigners and one was an American. And last month ISIS released a video showing members of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority being beheaded on a Libyan beach, apparently by members of ISIS' Libyan affiliate. The video showed the victims in the orange jumpsuits that ISIS forces its victims to wear. Both the attack on the Corinthian Hotel and the beheading of the Christians do suggest some measure of command and control by ISIS' core of its Libyan affiliate, according to the U.S. government official, who says Libyan fighters frequently go back and forth between Libya and Syria and Iraq. The increasing globalization of ISIS raises some interesting questions for the Obama administration and for Congress. Last month Obama put forward a proposal for a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force specifically targeting ISIS. Obama's AUMF proposal mentions combating ISIS in its heartland of Syria and Iraq, but it doesn't mention the dozen other countries where ISIS now has a presence or foothold. Interventionist Republicans will likely want to see an AUMF that specifically targets other groups allied to ISIS that are outside of Syria and Iraq. Many Democrats will be uncomfortable about such an expansion. The ball is now in Congress' court to decide how geographically wide the scope of the fight against ISIS should be. It will be an interesting debate: on one side, those who want to prolong indefinitely what is already America's longest war, against jihadist terrorist groups like ISIS that have affiliates from Algeria to Afghanistan; and, on the other, those who want to circumscribe that war both in time and in space. Given the fact that a broadly written AUMF that was passed in the days after 9\/11 has allowed the United States to conduct military operations in half a dozen Muslim countries over the course of the past 14 years, a new authorization that specifies both a sunset provision and also a specific geographic scope would be a useful check on executive power. And such an authorization could be amended if a substantial new threat from an ISIS affiliate emerges.","highlights":"Bergen: Boko Haram is the latest of terrorist groups in 12 countries to pledge allegiance to ISIS . He says the spread of ISIS poses questions for Obama, Congress in deciding future of fight against terrorism .","id":"1eae02a6f53efdb7a7f4f42870ffcd20b1e41ce4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Islamic State, known as ISIS and ISIL,\" as it seeks to expand from its North African stronghold.\nThe announcement of the pledge coincided with a new video released by the group.\nIn the video, Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, appeared to show the lifeless body of a little boy covered with a bright red cloth. Shekau said the boy died while fighting the Nigerian Army, and then he showed a similar body of another little boy. He added that they were both dead after having been hit with bullets from a helicopter.\nAs Shekau was speaking, the footage showed both dead boys being moved into the background of the video with the help of his bodyguards. The video also featured a woman and an apparently dead man, who were also apparently killed by government troops.\nShekau ended his 20-minute speech with these words: \"To you, President [Barack] Obama, we are coming.\"\nWhile Boko Haram has been committing these atrocities in Nigeria, it has sent its militants to other countries, to expand its \"caliphate,\" or state. In Syria, for example, an alliance between ISIS and other terrorist groups fighting the Syrian army has claimed the lives of hundreds of soldiers.\nMeanwhile, in Somalia, al-Shabaab, another terrorist group affiliated with ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the bombings on September 14 in Mogadishu that left some 300 people dead.\nAnd ISIS claims to have sent several hundred terrorists to Afghanistan \"to destroy and conquer.\"\nIn June, ISIS pledged its support to al Qaeda, which has been waging a 13-year-long battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen.\n\"They're talking about 'Afghanistan,'\" Bergen told CNN's Nic Robertson on Friday. \"They're talking about 'Afghanistan' in the same way that al Qaeda talked about Afghanistan, which is 'the 'Afghan.' We don't even know exactly what countries they mean when they talk about 'Afghanistan' or 'the Afghan.'\"\nAfghan officials have expressed alarm at the threat the terrorist organization might pose to the country. A senior US counter-terrorism official told CNN that ISIS is trying to extend its reach into areas where the Afghan government is weak.\n\"One of the things you worry about is that if they can reach into Afghanistan"}
{"article":"It\u2019s one of the most famous scenes from any movie, let alone Jurassic Park: Two raptors enter the kitchen, stalking two children - their human prey. But as the raptors make their screeches and calls, you might be surprised to know these sounds actually come from tortoises having sex. It turns out that many of the dinosaur sounds in the hit 1993 film were made by recording modern animals - including, bizarrely, tortoises mating. Scroll down for video . The sound designer for the 1993 firm has revealed some secrets of Jurassic Park - and it turns out the velociraptor's 'barking' noise (kitchen scene shown) was made by tortoises having sex. Other dinosaur sounds were 'voiced' by a variety of animals. These include horses, donkeys, cattle and a dog for the T-Rex . In an interview for SF Gate, sound designer for the movie Gary Rydstrom confirmed the odd choice of sound effect. In August last year, researchers trained four red-footed tortoises to use a touchscreen in return for strawberries and other treats. The animals were able to identify between red triangles and blue dots on the display, and even learnt which side of the screen to press. The animals also were able to transfer this knowledge to a real-life, offline experiment. Professor Anna Wilkinson from the University of Lincoln led the study, alongside researchers from the University of Vienna. \u2018Yes, it\u2019s a mating tortoise,\u2019 when asked about the sounds they make. Specifically, he says the \u2018bark\u2019 when one velociraptor first comes in the kitchen was created by recording a tortoise successfully mate with another at Marine World. \u2018It\u2019s riding on the back of the female tortoise. So it\u2019s climbing up her shell basically, and then it falls off. It\u2019s a little sexual,\u2019 he said. This confirms what was reported by Vulture back in 2013, that tortoise sounds were behind the noise of the raptors. But this wasn\u2019t the only bizarre animal noise used in the movie; it turns out horses, donkeys and even cattle were used for some of the other dinosaur calls. \u2018The brachiosaur\u2019s singing is one of my favourite sounds in the movie because it\u2019s beautiful, but like all good sound design it's made from a non-beautiful source, which is donkeys,\u2019 Mr Rydstrom told Vulture. In an interview for SF Gate, sound designer for the movie Gary Rydstrom confirmed the odd choice of sound effect.\u00a0\u2018Yes, it\u2019s a mating tortoise,\u2019 when asked about the sounds they make. Shown is a stock image of Seychelles giant tortoises (Dipsochelys hololissa) mating . And even the T-Rex got the animal treatment, with Mr Rydstrom\u2019s own pet Jack Russell terrier being used to voice the huge dinosaur. The fourth Jurrassic Park film - called Jurassic World and starring Chris Pratt - is scheduled to be released on 12 June 2015. And a trailer confirmed velociraptors would be making a return in the film - but whether they will similarly be voiced by mating tortoises you\u2019ll have to wait and see whether similar sound effects have been used. The 4th Jurrassic Park film - called Jurassic world and starring Chris Pratt - is scheduled to be released on 12 June 2015. And a trailer confirmed that velociraptors (shown) would be making a return in the film - but you\u2019ll have to wait and see whether similar sound effects have been used .","highlights":"Sound designer in California has revealed some secrets of Jurassic Park . One of the well-known scenes from the 1993 film is the kitchen scene . He said the velociraptor's 'barking' noise was made by tortoises having sex . Other dinosaur sounds were 'voiced' by a variety of animals . These include horses, donkeys, cattle, and a dog for Tyrannosaurus\u00a0Rex .","id":"227f3255701fc6299ee8d9944c9fe2fcb77e5970","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to know these are the noises of an actual species of dinosaur called the troodontid.\nTroodonts roamed the Earth over 100 million years ago, living alongside dinosaurs and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. The troodontids were the most advanced of the troodontids, with very long legs and short arms. It had large ears and nostrils, and a long neck with large eyes.\nBut did you know that these 50-centimeter carnivorous dinosaurs could roar? A team of Chinese researchers has now made the discovery that they probably did, and they're the first to report the raptor-like calls ever heard from troodontids.\nRaptors are the top of the food chain in the world of dinosaurs. The predators are now well known due to the Jurassic Park movies, which show a pack of raptors pursuing the main characters through a kitchen full of screaming children. These animals have a distinctive noise that they make, which sounds like a scream of distress. This sound is also known as a distress call. In order to attract attention to itself, the distressed animal usually makes a loud noise. The sound is also often associated with other behaviors, such as running for cover.\nAdvertisement\n\u201cThe fact that troodonts could roar was first hypothesised in 1934, but the evidence was scanty, and the hypothesis did not get much support in subsequent decades,\u201d the researchers wrote in a paper published by the journal Cretaceous Research last week.\n\u201cThe discovery of raptor vocalizations from the Cretaceous of Asia and their use as calls by troodontids now show that this hypothesis is fully justified and that raptor cries may have been much more common and varied in the Mesozoic than previously imagined.\u201d\nTroodontids\nTroodontids are relatives of modern birds, having evolved over 150 million years ago into flying creatures that had feathers, egg laying, and were covered in fur or scales like modern birds. There are around 50 different types of troodontids known today, but it seems that most of them had wings and could fly. This was a big advantage during periods of glacial freezing and drought when large animals like dinosaurs would have struggled to feed, leaving space for small animals to take their place.\nTroodonts also had huge eyes like modern hawks, which could help them see in dim light and catch prey.\nAdvertisement\nThe team of scientists led by Professor Qiang Li at"}
{"article":"(CNN)A gloved hand reaches for a scantily-clad backside. It could be an image from the hit television series \"Mad Men,\" which documented the ribald world of advertising in 1960s America. Except this is 2015 and \"Who squeezes them in Harelbeke?\" is the poster strapline for the elite E3 Harelbeke competition in Belgium, accompanied by that gloved cyclist's hand poised to pinch a woman's bottom. Unlike the wind provocatively lifting up her skirt, the controversial advertisement wasn't dreamed up out of thin air. It's inspired by previous winner Slovak Peter Sagan, who pinched a podium girl's behind at the 2013 Tour de Flanders -- something he later apologized for, saying \"I promise to act more respectfully in the future.\" A week earlier, he was also pictured on the E3 Harelbeke podium, making an ass-grabbing motion towards another flower girl. E3 Harelbeke's organizers chose to celebrate his antics in their 2015 campaign, sparking a global debate about sexism in cycling that has raced far beyond the billboard. \"Old Boy's Club\" \"A guy grabbing a woman's ass is very much indicative of a level of sexual assault,\" said Kathryn Bertine, former professional cyclist and director of \"Half the Road,\" a documentary about female racers. \"This poster makes cycling look very outdated. They're relying on a 'good old boys club' tactic to help them sell a product -- and in this case that product is racing.\" Judging by E3 Harelebeke's provocative standards, the poster could even appear tame compared to previous years. In 2011 organizers opted for a naked woman lying in a field, while the silhouettes of miniature riders traversed her bare backside. More baffling was last year's poster featuring a woman straddling three other females curled into the shape of a bike. \"Such provocative imagery may have been seen by some in the 1950s and 1960s as a basis for selling products, but marketing communications are a rather more sophisticated and progressive activity than they were 50 years ago,\" said Simon Chadwick, Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at Coventry University. \"I think E3 Harelbeke are rather out of kilter with the way that most people think today.\" \"A playful nod\" Cycling's world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has since requested the poster be removed, to which the E3 Harelbeke organisers have agreed -- not that they necessarily see it as offensive themselves. \"Personally, no I don't think it's sexist,\" Marc Claerhout, E3 Harelebeke manager, told CNN. Could he see why others might find it offensive? \"I don't know. You have a lot of publicity where you see more than some underwear,\" he said. \"And we didn't mean it as sexist.\" The organization has since withdrawn the poster, releasing an official apology to \"anyone who might find it intimidating, discriminatory or sexist.\" \"The organization launched this campaign as a playful nod to the stage incident two years ago in which a rider got ready to squeeze the buttocks of a flower girl,\" it added. Removing the poster is one thing -- but the UCI missed an opportunity to make an example of a tournament which has used seemingly sexist campaigns for years, said Olympic road race champion, Nicole Cooke. \"Telling the race organizers to remove the posters is not much of a deterrent,\" added the retired cyclist whose autobiography \"The Breakaway\" highlighted sexism within the sport during her over decade long career. \"A whopping fine and canceling the race would have sent out the strong message that there is no place for sexism in cycling. Instead, the race has received huge publicity.\" Celebrating sexual assault? The poster also glorifies what would be seen as sexual assault in any other workplace, said Laura Bates, founder of the \"Everyday Sexism Project.\" \"It contains a direct reference to an incident of sexual assault, which shouldn't be treated as something to celebrate and joke about,\" she added. Similarly, Belgium's Institute for the Equality between Men and Women, said the image violated 2007 anti-discrimination legislation and \"incited sexual intimidation.\" It's unlikely the same image would have been used in a female tournament. \"Not only is the poster sexist -- this race doesn't even have a women's field,\" said Bertine, who has long campaigned for a women's edition of the Tour de France equal to the men's -- a race often seen as the ultimate prize in cycling. \"Here we are, fighting these battles to make equality happen. And posters like this are not helping to pave the way for cycling,\" she said. She sees the problem not with the majority of \"supportive\" male cyclists, but with the lack of female representation among race directors and promoters. Money talks . Indeed, sponsorship is a big factor is getting a race like the Women's Tour de France off the ground, said Alex Russell, one of two females on the board of British Cycling. \"A lot of it comes down to whether something has a market value -- and it's not necessarily down to gender,\" she said. \"We've introduced a women's tour in Britain and we have got financial support for that. But you can't just jump to mass spectators and mass broadcasting because these things grow incrementally.\" Former World Road Race champion Cooke points to the discrepancy in prize money as another big obstacle for women within the sport. \"The inspiration for the poster is the 2013 Tour de Flanders, for which male winner Fabian Cancellara received \u20ac20,000 ($22,000) for his efforts. In comparison, when I won this event, I was happy for the team to split the modest \u20ac1,000 I received amongst the other riders,\" she said. \"The biggest change I would recommend to provide protection, security and credibility for female road riders, would be the introduction of a minimum wage, as there is in place for male riders,\" added Cooke. \"Cycling cannot be allowed to exist outside the laws of society, like some sort of medieval anarchy.\" It seems that rather than a podium girl's bottom, the one being put under the spotlight at this year's event, will be the organizers themselves.","highlights":"Belgium cycling tournament scraps poster of podium girl's bum . Sparks global debate about sexism in cycling .","id":"e5e14ec2fd25811a691e721674590a8145f6bd85","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"2020. The video is of a scene from a documentary by the French-Lebanese director Mai Masri, who, according to the Independent, said it highlights the \"pervasive presence of sexual violence in advertising.\"\nThe video shows a fashion shoot of a young model and actor called Noureddine, playing with a ball while in a bathing suit.\n\"His hand brushes the buttock and that's not a big thing,\" said Masri, who said she wanted to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual objectification of women in the industry.\nIt's clear from the clip that she was not alone. At around 50 seconds into the clip, a second gloved hand reaches down and grabs Noureddine's bottom.\nIn a second video uploaded to the director's Instagram account, Noureddine says: \"As an actor, you are there to represent a character, so I can have a ball, a gun, but I can't be an object that people have the right to touch, you know?\"\nNoureddine's comments were posted at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has forced the modeling industry and the rest of the fashion world to largely shut down.\nAnd Masri's video has, in turn, prompted responses from the fashion world.\nFashion photographer and video editor Tim Tadder, whose work has been published in GQ, the New York Times, and the Sunday Times, said on Instagram that Noureddine would have looked a \"little stupid\" if he had tried to stop the hand reaching out for his \"hindquarter.\"\n\"This is how we're treated in the world of advertising. But I'd like to know how we are treated in the real world of advertising, in places like Morocco and the Gulf,\" he said.\nThe video from Masri's short film, titled \"Noureddine,\" was uploaded on June 11. So far it has been viewed nearly 1 million times on the director's Instagram.\nCNN has contacted Masri, Tadder and the New York-based Model Alliance, whose mission is to protect the welfare of models, for comment.\nIn a tweet, Model Alliance Executive Director Jamie Lee Curtis applauded the documentary.\nMasri has made a short film before, \"Ghassan,\" which told the story of a young man who was jailed and tortured in a secret prison in Lebanon. It premiered"}
{"article":"A snake catcher has shared hilarious images of some of the most bizarre places he has discovered the world's deadliest creatures. For 13 years Richie Gilbert has been removing serpents from unexpected spots such as gyms, wine racks, brothels and even under pillows. Fearless Mr Gilbert has relocated around 600 snakes across Queensland, Australia, since founding his company Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24\/7, which operates 24 hours and seven days a week, in February 2014. Scroll down for video . Snake catcher Richie Gilbert has relocated around 600 snakes across Queensland, Australia, since founding his company Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24\/7 . The brave father-of -two has shared some of the hilarious places he's removed snakes from: A red-bellied black snake made itself at home in a child's shoe (left) and an eastern brown snake waits in a bird feeder patiently for lunch (right) A carpet python guards the toilet paper:\u00a0Mr Gilbert\u00a0has been bitten more than 100 bites in his lifetime . He has been bitten more than a dozen times this past season alone - with more than 100 bites in his lifetime. But despite his daring job, Mr Gilbert anticipates turning it into a family business with his five-year-old daughter, Ivory, showing an interest. 'My family have a healthy respect for venomous snakes and while they wouldn't touch them, they certainly do not fear them,' he said. 'My two eldest girls, Zahra and Ivory, absolutely love hearing about my day and will hold non-venomous snakes any chance they get.' A red-bellied black snake curled up under a pillow:\u00a0Mr Gilbert anticipates turning it into a family business . A 1.5m python loose in Richies car (left) and a\u00a02.7m long coastal carpet python lifting some weights (right) A 1.6m carpet python made itself at home near a toilet: Mr Gilbert caught his first snake at five years old . Mr Gilbert deals with creatures varying from carpet snakes to highly venomous Eastern Brown Snakes, the second-most venomous in the world. He added: 'My mum says I was chasing lizards as soon as I could walk. 'She tells people I caught my first snake, a highly-venomous copperhead, when I was five. 'We were camping in New South Wales and a friend and I came out of the bush with it in a bucket. A snake cuddled up on a wine rack: 'Most people think a snake will chase you and bite but that couldn't be further from the truth,' Mr Gilbert said . A large python helps out in the office (left) and a carpet python pictured coming through a door after chasing a cat (right) Knock, knock: A carpet python waits outside a door . 'Most people think a snake will chase you and bite but that couldn't be further from the truth. 'They also think they are slimy but they really just feel like finger nails.' But that close encounter with disaster didn't deter the boy from the Sunshine Coast from turning his backyard hobby  into a career as a qualified snake catcher. 'A lot of people think it's a dangerous job but to me, I feel like it's not dangerous at all,' Mr Gilbert told Daily Mail Australia. Mr Gilbert was called to a home this season where he found the large carpet python had devoured chickens . 'There are people risking their lives everyday - like electricians or people parachuting and jumping out of planes - to me that's dangerous but its all relative to risk management. 'But I've been doing it for a long time and I can't put my finger on what attracted me to them but I have always loved chasing snakes since I was little. 'And I love snakes for different reasons - like the venomous ones give me an adrenaline kick when I catch them.' Mr Gilbert, who owns the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24\/7, has been catching snakes since the age of five . Gilbert's colleague Stuart McKenzie recently removed an eastern brown snake on a job. Mr Gilbert added: 'It's the most beautiful one I've ever seen - it's orange incase you didn't notice!' 'It's been quite busy during the summer season and I've been getting a lot of phone calls and text messages for identification or to attend homes to locate and remove snakes if necessary', he said. Despite many years of experience, Mr Gilbert said he has never had any training. 'A lot of people ask me how I've learnt to catch snakes but I can't remember a day where I'm not catching them \u2013 I've been doing it for a long time and I guess it was just self-taught. 'Growing up, Steve Irwin played a passion that I had. I remember watching his shows and thinking 'that's what I do too!' and it stirred me on from there.' He was called to this home in the Sunshine Coast to save a pet cat from this python which was waiting to pounce . Mr Gilbert has been quite busy during the summer season, with number phone calls and texts daily . Snake catcher Richie Gilbert came to the rescue when he was called to a home on the Sunshine Coast . While Mr Gilbert makes his job sound too easy, he said he has had some of the scariest moments. 'Just recently, I did something really stupid \u2013 I crawled underneath a home and it was just two foot off the ground to catch an eastern brown snake. 'Crawling on my tummy, trying to locate it which in hind sight \u2013 I shouldn't have done \u2013 but when I looked up, it was right above my head, looking at me like 'what are you doing?' so I slowly backed out. 'The owner passed me a pool stick to try and get it out and it dropped to the ground just two metres from my face and looked straight at me in a defence position \u2013 it's what they do when they feel threatened and vulnerable. Despite many years of experience, Mr Gilbert said he has never had any training and was self-taught . The family Labrador alerted the owners when it found a carpet python in its kennel. The owners taped up the door to trap it inside the kennel until Mr Gilbert arrived to remove it . 'It was stupid and dumb \u2013 I managed to catch it safely but it wasn't the end of it. The owner's Labrador was coming at me so I had the snake in one hand and trying to scare the dog with my leg \u2013 it was crazy.' After Mr Gilbert catches the reptiles, he releases them back into the wild. 'We try to release them in the same geographical area and I don't like to take them too far away from where they were found. But it has to be a far distance away so they don't come back,' he said. 'But if it's a venomous snake, a lot more thought goes into them and we try to release them far away as possible from residential areas.' When it doubt about spotting a snake, Mr Gilbert suggests the best thing to do in a situation is move away slowly and try to take a photograph from a safe distance . The avid snake catcher has been catching snakes at a very young age and hasn't stopped since . Mr Gilbert said the most venomous snakes Australians should be aware of at the moment is the eastern brown snakes, which are the second most venomous snakes in the world. When it doubt about spotting a snake, Gilbert suggests the best thing to do in a situation is move away slowly and try to take a photograph from a safe distance. 'Send it to us and we can identify it for you and if it's venomous or not and whether we need to come out to catch it ourselves and relocate them,' he said. 'If the snake is found inside a home in one of the rooms, it's best to close the room and pop a towel underneath the door and then call us. 'Be smart about it because 90 percent of the time, people who are bitten are often trying to kill it or scare it away. 'All snakes want to do is get away but if it doesn't feel it can escape, it'll strike \u2013 so be sensible when you spot them.' For more information, please visit Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24\/7. Snakes are a common component of backyard fauna. But these key points will help you take precautions around the home to reduce the likelihood of a negative encounter. Source: Snake Catcher Brisbane .","highlights":"Snake catcher Richie Gilbert has been catching snakes since the age of 5 . He has relocated around 600 snakes and been bitten over 100 times . After removing them from homes, Gilbert releases them back into the wild . The avid snake catcher said he never had training and was self-taught . Gilbert runs his own business called Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24\/7 .","id":"830bfd1d63fd2ec9132e7c013b37c7de787a4322","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and even a toilet seat.\nHe shared the snaps on Facebook where the posts had been liked more than 4,000 times in just hours. The images show the critters in places such as under beds, stuck in the toilet or even up a tree. Mr Gilbert is an expert reptile catcher and trainer and he travels around the country with his rescue organisation called Reptile Rescue Queensland.\nThe 39-year-old, who lives in Cairns on Queensland's north, said it's a job that's both fulfilling and terrifying but he's not sure why people were so surprised he's found creatures in such surprising places.\nRead More: The snake catcher that puts even 007 to shame\nHe said: \"The most common places for snakes in Queensland is in the garden under a bed.\n\"People think that a snake will just be in the garden, but they will be under things like a bed or a BBQ.\" He also added some snakes are very inquisitive and just won't go away even if people move the couch, bed or BBQ.\nThe Facebook user wrote: \"Snake wrangling. So this happened today. One of my clients was cleaning out a fridge in a gym.\n\"After 8-9 months of nothing she found a 2m scrub python with a very good attitude. She had been keeping him hidden under the fridge the whole time!\n\"So we went back the next day with a snake handler to help locate and catch.\n\"I think it's funny how many people assume that snakes are going to hide in the back of toilets, the shower, under a couch.\n\"But you also have to remember that a lot of people are doing house clean outs and they're pulling cupboards and fridges out and moving things. That's why you always hear about the snakes in the toilet!\"\nMr Gilbert also said he's had some terrifying moments when he's had to catch snakes from very high locations such as a tree, or even from a gymnasium roof. He added that it's not just snakes that come to his rescue, he also finds other creatures like pythons, cobras, boas, carpet pythons, keelbacks and even a green tree python stuck in a wall unit. He's even been confronted by cobras and pythons in the past.\nRead More: RAAF plane lands near snake wrangler trying to free stuck python"}
{"article":"He's one of the forgotten members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling gang but now Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen has spoken  for the first time about his life in prison, his torment at facing the prospect of dying behind bars and his terror over the impending executions of fellow traffickers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. The 31-year-old was convicted in 2005 for his involvement in a plot to smuggle 8kg of heroin out of Bali and into Australia. He was jailed for life - later upgraded to a death sentence before being reduced back to life, meaning he will spend the rest of his days as an inmate. Scroll down for video . Bali Nine drug smuggler\u00a0Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen has spoken for the first time about his life in prison . And he has of course been watching the fate of the condemned Bali Nine ringleaders very closely as he prepares to launch another appeal, knowing full well he risks having the death sentence reimposed by a panel of judges. 'Sitting in my jail cell and watching the way the Indonesian government\u2019s handling their execution, I\u2019m terrified,' Nguyen told The Saturday Telegraph, referring to Chan and Sukumaran. 'I\u2019m terrified for their situation, distraught for their loved ones and agonisingly certain I will be next.' He also has to deal with the guilt of putting his family through such an emotional ordeal - and the fact they have spent all their savings paying his legal costs. The 31-year-old has been through a legal rollercoaster since being sentenced in 2005, as the Indonesian Supreme Court increased his sentence to the death penalty in 2006 and then reduced it back to life in prison in 2008. The hardline stance of Indonesian President Joko Widodo has frightened Nguyen to the point where he believes he would not receive a fair trial should he appeal, but is still determined to not give up hope. The 31-year-old was convicted in 2005 for his involvement in a plot to smuggle 8kg of heroin out of Bali . The Indonesian Supreme Court increased Nguyen's sentence to the death penalty in 2006 . The Bali Nine consists of nine Australians who were arrested in Indonesia in 2005 for a plot to smuggle 8kg of heroin out of the country and into Australia . Despite international pressure and official protests from the governments of Brazil, Holland, France, the Philippines and Nigeria, Mr Joko has remained unwavering on the executions. 'No one prefers death. Death is an easy way out. I deserve the suffering I\u2019m going through. But an appeal means hope. Without that hope there isn\u2019t any future,' Nguyen said. His sentiment has been echoed by supporters of Chan and Sukumaran as they wait for the outcome of their last-ditch appeal. The appeals were adjourned until next week, and Australian authorities have continued to negotiate with the Indonesian government for clemency and life imprisonment for the pair. High profile Indonesian authorities have reportedly urged President Joko to reconsider the executions, amid concerns that if the executions go ahead the nation's reputation will be tarnished. 'Cracks are showing. They know that after these executions, there are many more to come,' one source, who asked to remain anonymous, told Fairfax. Nguyen said that the hope of future appeals is what pushes him through each day, though he understands the gravity of his actions. The 31-year-old has been through a legal rollercoaster since being sentenced in 2005 (here with fellow Bali Nine members) 'I\u2019m terrified for their situation, distraught for their loved ones and agonisingly certain I will be next,' Nguyen said of Chan and Sukumaran . Nguyen has  been watching the fate of the condemned Bali Nine ringleaders very closely as he prepares to launch another appeal . H said one of his biggest regrets is the shame he has brought to his family and the heartbreak his situation has put them through. Nguyen has been trying to repair his relationship with them since being convicted almost 10 years ago, and said he is haunted by the memory of his mother coming to visit him for the first time in prison. His parents were given asylum in Australia after fleeing Vietnam and taking refuge in the Philippines, where Nguyen was born. Describing his parents as hardworking and courageous, Nguyen said that he threw away what they fought so hard for and that he will never be able to make it up to them. His parents, who now run a bakery in Brisbane, have also used their life savings to fund his appeals, going into debt in a desperate bid to reduce his sentence. He has launched a fundraising page\u00a0to ease the financial stress from his parents' shoulders, which he is hoping to put towards his next appeal. Nguyen is currently being held in a jail in Malang, where he shares a cell with fellow Bali Nine drug mule Martin Stephens (above) Nguyen has been in close contact with his friend Scott Rush (above), whom he enlisted as part of the plot . Rush was found with 1.3 kilograms of heroin strapped to his body when he was just 19 . Nguyen is currently being held in a jail in Malang, where he shares a cell with fellow Bali Nine drug mule Martin Stephens, and has been in close contact with his friend Scott Rush, whom he enlisted as part of the smuggling plot. Rush was found with 1.3 kilograms of heroin strapped to his body when he was just 19, and has struggled with drugs since his conviction. Nguyen said that it has been terrible to see his friend 'destroy himself'. The 31-year-old is preparing to launch his fifth appeal as Chan and Sukumaran wait for the outcome of their latest appeal, and said that he hopes desperately their lives don't end by execution.","highlights":"Bali Nine drug smuggler Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen was convicted in 2005 . He has spent ten years behind bars for his role in the drug smuggling plot . Nguyen was jailed for life but is terrified of being given a death sentence after\u00a0watching the fate of Chan and Sukumaran . He said he regrets his actions and the position it has put his family in . His parents have gone into debt to fund his appeals but refuses to give up hope and is preparing to launch a fifth appeal this year .","id":"943036ef9d662877674039c001f10aaf573cc797","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" fact that his wife could have been killed.\nSpeaking through his interpreter, Mr Tan, 38, tells the BBC: \"You can say I'm lucky,\" Mr Tan says in his second interview since his release in February.\n\"My life here has been much better. I haven't missed the sunshine but I do miss the rain.\"\nHe describes the despair he felt and how he struggled at the prospect of death.\nMr Tan says he was devastated when he learnt that his wife Mai Ly had left Vietnam and married another man.\n\"What is the situation for her now?\" he asks. \"I haven't heard any news from her. That is really a big question. I am hoping one day she will come back.\"\nMr Tan had worked at the same hotel in Darwin as his wife and had helped her to get a visa to Australia when she arrived in the Northern Territory in 2007.\nBut when he was arrested for drug smuggling in 2015, her life was turned upside down.\n\"I felt her suffering when she had to go through that time,\" Mr Tan says.\n\"When I was sent back to prison again and I was under that big rock, there was a big rock above her in Vietnam, she couldn't stand that.\"\nHis wife went to Vietnam in search of a new life.\nShe remarried a friend of her ex-husband, a man she'd known since she was a child.\n\"I am sure she is happy and I am not worried about her.\"\nAfter several years of legal wrangling, Mr Tan was granted compassionate leave to travel to Vietnam to reunite with his children after the Australian government received reports of poor health.\nHis release has left him feeling bewildered.\n\"It's not really easy for me to understand why the Australian government is willing to do this,\" he says.\n\"I'm not able to talk to the Australian government to ask why they did that.\"\nMr Tan is trying to forget the 19 years he spent in an Australian prison, a place where the 38-year-old now feels he has been forgotten.\nHe says his greatest fear now is that he'll be left to die alone in a foreign country.\n\"If it takes a long time before the Vietnamese government wants to get me back and if they don't want to get me back and they have no pity on me and leave me alone, I will be worried about that,\""}
{"article":"It is the game which, ultimately, could define the success or otherwise of Martin O\u2019Neill and Roy Keane\u2019s expensive Republic of Ireland tenure. Installed amid much fanfare 18 months ago, \u00a31million-per-year O\u2019Neill and his assistant Keane, with a \u00a3600,000 salary, were given a remit of qualification for Euro 2016, a task made easier by the expansion to a 24-team format. Defeat against Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday evening, however, would all but end hope of automatic progression to the finals in France, leaving Ireland to do battle with Scotland for the play-off berth. The mood here is not optimistic. Martin O'Neill, manager of the Republic of Ireland, needs to prove his worth with victory over Poland . O'Neill and Roy Keane (left) were given big salaries and asked to reach the 2016 European Championships . An inquest, you feel, awaits O\u2019Neill and his regime should they fail to beat the group leaders. One newspaper described their manager as \u2018bookish and vaguely befuddled\u2019, and noted the \u2018carnage\u2019 which follows Keane. There has been a definite effort to play down the chaos around Keane this week and the No 2 gave an untypically subdued and low-key performance in front of the press. O\u2019Neill ignored the opinion pieces which have called into question his impact since he arrived and kept all talk to football. He said: \u2018The importance of the occasion should not be missed. Defeat would be a big dent in our hopes of automatic qualification. It might not decide everything, but it is very significant. We have to try to win. If the Republic of Ireland fail to beat Poland, their hopes of automatic qualification will be all but over . O'Neill and Keane take a training session at Gannon Park as the team prepare for Sunday's big match . \u2018I\u2019ve said all along that the home games will shape our destiny. This is the first of that group. We have to make them count. \u2018We can change all of that (negative talk) with one result and one fantastic performance. We will not get very far with a pessimistic approach and I\u2019m not overly concerned with what people say before the game. \u2018We have given ourselves a chance (of qualification) but we will have to be right on top of our game to win this match.\u2019 One criticism of O\u2019Neill is that he does not know his preferred XI or, indeed, formation. He said this week that players could win a starting place should they impress at their coastal training base in Malahide. Keane hands out instructions to the Republic of Ireland players during a training session . Sunday's game takes place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin; the Republic of Ireland's home ground . One player not guaranteed to start is captain Robbie Keane. He was dropped for the morale-shattering 1-0 defeat in Scotland in November. The LA Galaxy striker, 34, said: \u2018That\u2019s up to the manager (if I play). \u2018I\u2019ll be ready whether that\u2019s from the bench or starting. I\u2019m the captain, I have to set an example. \u2018But I wouldn\u2019t be here if I didn\u2019t think I could make a difference. I still want to be the best. I have that hunger.\u2019 Keane, sensing the air of negativity, added: \u2018It\u2019s up to us to make this a turning point. Victory would give this squad and country a huge confidence boost.\u2019 Lose and it could prove an awfully long three months for O\u2019Neill before they host Scotland. Win, and that \u00a31m salary would look like a shrewd investment.","highlights":"Republic of Ireland face Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday . Failure to win would all but end their hopes of automatic qualification . 18 months ago, Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane were given \u00a31million and \u00a3600,000-a-year salaries, and asked to qualify for Euro 2016 . The pair need to prove their worth when they take to the pitch on Sunday .","id":"8e843016c151f1f3e8d2bdc3b347bb680ebdcabb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\u2019Neill has promised to improve the nation\u2019s status.\nThat mission starts with the arrival of an unheralded and much less expensive England team to Dublin on Tuesday. The World Cup finalists \u2013 who are managed by Roy Hodgson \u2013 should be a strong bet to win Group C and qualify for the European Championship finals.\nA 2-0 defeat at Wembley in March was followed up by a 3-1 reversal against Ukraine in Lille and, as a result, Ireland face a daunting task to reach the finals.\nWith the French and Germans to come, Group C is without a doubt one of the most formidable the nation has faced. And the former Celtic player has yet to beat one of his former clubs.\n\u201cWe\u2019re very aware of the enormity of the task we have and we know what we\u2019re up against,\u201d said Keane, who was at Rangers for three seasons under Mark Wotte and Graeme Souness before spells at Leicester and Sunderland.\n\u201cI think Roy\u2019s done a tremendous job. We have a young squad of players and with the young players there is a different thought process to the way it works.\n\u201cYou are trying to get a team together to do something, whereas Roy is trying to get his team playing the way he wants. We\u2019re learning, we\u2019re improving on a game by game basis and hopefully we\u2019ll get there. I can\u2019t promise that we\u2019re going to win games but I do believe that we\u2019re getting better and getting closer.\u201d\nThe Republic will have enough motivation to win the first game in Dublin in the centenary year of the Football Association of Ireland.\nO\u2019Neill was involved in Northern Ireland\u2019s defeat in the 1986 World Cup when Ireland hosted the tournament and his appointment was greeted with great hopes. Keane, meanwhile, is a local man from Limerick and has a similar appetite to be successful. The pair are yet to win a game in a competitive match since their appointment.\nThe team which started against Uruguay four years ago was, largely, the same as the 3-0 drubbing administered by Germany in a qualifier in Vienna last week.\nIt includes the 35-year-old Robbie Keane, who is the nation\u2019s top scorer, the versatile Glenn Whelan, Aiden McGeady, Damien Duff, Ciaran Clark, Kevin Doyle and Jonathan Walters, who was top goalscorer at Euro 2012"}
{"article":"(CNN)In fairy tales, it's usually the princess that needs protecting. At Google's headquarters in Silicon Valley, the princess is the one defending the castle. Meet Parisa Tabriz, the 31-year-old with perhaps the most enchanted job title in engineering -- \"Google Security Princess.\" Her job is to hack into the most popular web browser on the planet, trying to find flaws in the system before the \"black hats\" do. Indeed, much like the good and bad witches of the Wizard of Oz, hackers are described as having \"white\" or \"black\" hats. To defeat Google's attackers, Tabriz must firstly think like them. In this cyberspace battle, the data of around a billion Chrome users hangs in the balance -- and Tabriz wasn't going to settle for any old moniker. \"When I started, my official job title was 'Information Security Engineer,' which I thought was a bit boring and not really meaningful,\" said the Iranian-Polish-American, speaking a million miles an hour over the phone from Google HQ. \"So I changed it to 'Security Princess' as more of a tongue-in-cheek thing. I've never been exceptionally girly or fit the stereotype of a princess, so it was a bit ironic for me to go by that name -- and then it stuck!\" Tabriz's role has evolved dramatically in the eight years since she first started working at Google. Back then, the young graduate from Illinois University was one of 50 security engineers -- today there are over 500. \"Our users include presidents of foreign countries -- I hope Obama uses Chrome too. It includes really highly-targeted individuals, political dissidents, journalists, and people who just want to casually use the internet,\" she said. \"Google depends on those users trusting us with their data. So if we can't protect it, we have no business.\" Cybercrime has come a long way in the past decade -- from the cliched Nigerian Prince Scam to credit card theft, and suspected government surveillance over emails. Tabriz's biggest concern now is the people who find bugs in Google's software, and sell the information to governments or criminals. To combat this, the company has set up a Vulnerability Rewards Program, paying anywhere from $100 to $20,000 for reported glitches. \"What we've seen in the last couple of years is what we suspect to be governments trying to intercept communications,\" said Tabriz. \"In one case, there were Iranian-region Gmail users whose connection was being intercepted.\" \"These incidents are especially scary since they seem to be carried out by large, well-funded organizations or governments,\" she added. It's a world away from Tabriz's computer-free childhhod home in Chicago. The daughter of an Iranian-American doctor father, and Polish-American nurse mother, Tabriz had little contact with computers until she started studying engineering at college. Gaze across a line-up of Google security staff today and you'll find women like Tabriz are few and far between -- though in the last few years she has hired more female tech whizzes. She admits there's an obvious gender imbalance in Silicon Valley, but for once is stumped on the fault. \"Clearly the numbers make you think 'what is the problem that there aren't more women working in security, that there aren't more women working in technology?\" she said. \"And it does make me think what is the problem here? Is it the culture or the atmosphere?\" Funnily enough, during training sessions Tabriz first asks new recruits to hack not a computer, but a vending machine. \"There's this idea that you need to be a super genius computer geek to be a hacker. But in reality, I think anybody can be a hacker in the real world -- just think of all the non-software examples,\" said Tabriz. \"A lot of people ask me what's the best answer I've been given to the vending machine problem, and the real answer is there is none. Some people think about how they'd steal their favorite snack; some people figure out how to steal the entire machine of snacks; and some people figure out how they could add some sort of functionality to the machine that wasn't there before\" Tabriz's job is as much about technological know-how, as understanding the psychology of attackers. \"Anybody who's working in defense -- police officers, security, or law enforcement -- has to stop and think 'what is the enemy or the attacker going to do?'\" she said. \"Because you always want to stay one step ahead of them.\" Read more from Make, Create, Innovate: . The world's largest machine gets ready to restart . You will you soon be able to 'swallow the doctor' The end of electronics as we know it?","highlights":"Parisa Tabriz is the 31-year-old computer whizz paid to hack into Google . The self-styled 'Security Princess' finds bugs in the software before attackers .","id":"734ec4840f2c8c2236b4de9f4e2a6ada2d591d1b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the most critical job in the $50 billion technology company.\nTabriz is director of security for Google's Chrome Web browser and is charged with protecting the world's biggest Internet company.\n\"Most people use Google services every day, whether they're watching a video, typing into Gmail, or looking for the nearest grocery store or local coffee shop,\" she wrote in a blog post when she began the job in 2010.\n\"Our mission is to help them get the most out of their day, and keeping the security of our users is the key to making that possible,\" she wrote. \"Our success is based on the trust of our users, and maintaining that trust is at the forefront of everything we do.\"\nThe princess is ready to fight\nThe daughter of Iranian exiles, Tabriz grew up outside Washington, D.C. She became an engineer while still in high school and won Intel's 2000 Girls in Science award.\n\"I'm proud of being an engineer, but I'm not a very typical engineer,\" Tabriz told CNN last week. \"I'm not interested in making a bunch of money. I'm interested in helping people.\"\nShe earned her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master's degree in computer science from the University of California at San Diego. She recently received an MBA from Stanford University.\nTabriz came to work at Google in 2008 as a member of its security team working with Android, the operating system for the smartphone market and a key weapon in Google's battle with rival Apple. She also did some consulting for Google on issues such as securing its network.\nAfter leaving in 2010, she joined Dropbox as a security engineer, but moved on soon after when the file-sharing company was hit with a hack. She said she needed a job in California, and a job where she could continue her education by studying for certifications -- so she took a position at Google.\n\"I started working for a bunch of smart people and realized I have a lot more to learn,\" she said.\n\"Security is hard,\" she added. \"It's always a moving target. People are always trying to bypass security, and every time we find a way to fix something, there are new ways to get around it.\"\n\"I never realized until I got into it that it's such a broad field and such an interesting area, and the"}
{"article":"A pet goldfish is recovering from an operation to remove a cancerous eye after its owner paid hundreds of pounds for the procedure. Star the goldfish underwent the fiddly operation at Inglis Veterinary Hospital in Dunfermline, Fife, to remove one eye, which was cancerous and had left the fish blind. The procedure was paid for by the Gordon family, who also shelled out for an operation to remove a lump from their other pet goldfish, Nemo. Scroll down for video . Star the goldfish underwent the fiddly operation at Inglis Veterinary Hospital in Dunfermline, Fife, to remove one eye, which was cancerous and had left the fish blind. Pictured: Star the fish ahead of the procedure . The operation to remove the cancerous eye was carried out by exotic animals expert Brigitte Lord (right), who received help from a vet to keep the goldfish under anaesthetic (left) and a nurse to monitor its heart rate . The procedure was paid for by the Gordon family, who also shelled out for an operation to remove a lump from their other pet goldfish, Nemo. Both operations, carried out last Friday, cost the family nearly \u00a3500 . The operations, which cost nearly \u00a3500, were carried out on the same day. Star, a six-inch goldfish, was welcomed into the Gordon family 12 years ago after being won at a local fair by Abby Gordon, now a 21-year-old student in Glasgow. The pet fish live with her mother Janie in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Mrs Gordon said: 'I know it seems like a lot of money to spend on an operation for a goldfish but what was the alternative? 'I think we've a social responsibility to look after our pets and I know my daughter would have been distraught if anything had happened to the goldfish. 'Star is fine.He's swimming about happily and the vets have shown me how to give antibiotics too. 'I probably couldn't have chosen a better vets. I'm not sure anyone else would have attempted it.' During the operation on Friday, the vets used Doppler ultrasound equipment to listen through earphones to pulse sounds in order to evaluate Star's blood flow. To keep the fish asleep throughout the procedure, the pet was syringed with oxygenated water containing anaesthetic. Star, a six-inch goldfish, was welcomed into the Gordon family 12 years ago after being won at a local fair by Abby Gordon, now a 21-year-old student in Glasgow. Pictured: The fish with its cancerous eye before the op . Janie Gordon said: 'I know it seems like a lot of money to spend on an operation for a goldfish but what was the alternative? I think we've a social responsibility to look after our pets.' Pictured: Star after the operation . After the procedure, Star (right) was delicately held in a bucket of oxygenated water before being joined by the Gordon family's other goldfish, Nemo, who underwent an operation on the same day to remove a lump . After the procedure, Star was delicately held in a bucket of oxygenated water and, with its mouth kept open, was gently moved, mimicking the swimming action. This allowed water to flow over its gills for about for eight minutes, before the fish effectively came back to life. The operation was carried out by exotic animals expert Brigitte Lord, who received help from a vet to keep the goldfish under anaesthetic and a nurse to monitor its heart rate. Ms Lord said: 'This is a highly specialist field, using anaesthetic on a goldfish carries a very high risk and I'm delighted for the owner that everything went okay and the owners are happy. 'The financial value of a goldfish may be quite small but I think the fact that someone should have paid that much for an operation reflects the true value of the bond between pets and humans.' Star and Nemo are now recovering from surgery in their tank, which is situated in the kitchen of Mrs Gordon's home. Adam Tjolle, managing director of Inglis Veterinary Hospital, said: 'In all my years as a vet I have never known anything quite like this. It's been an amazing experience.' Star and Nemo are not the first goldfish to undergo traumatic operations. Earlier this year, Australian veterinarian Dr Tristan Rich - head of exotics and wildlife medicine at Lort Smith Animal Hospital in Melbourne - performed micro-surgery on a goldfish called George. The 10-year-old pet had a large tumour on its head, making it difficult for the fish to breathe and swim. The amphibian was also unable to eat properly and the tumour was affecting its ability to see. Its owners had been monitoring the growth of the tumour, which was sprouting from its head, and decided to opt for the surgery which cost $200 (\u00a3105). During the 'fiddly' operation, the tumour - which had stretched down to the fish's skull - was delicately cut out. Australian veterinarian Dr Tristan Rich - head of exotics and wildlife medicine at Lort Smith Animal Hospital in Melbourne - performed micro-surgery on a goldfish called George to remove a large tumour on its head . In January, a devoted pet owner in Norfolk spent \u00a3300 on saving the life of his goldfish after it became constipated. The man, who was not been named, took the fish to a veterinary practice in North Walsham, Norfolk, after noticing it was struggling to eliminate waste. He had hoped it would be a simple procedure but was told by staff at the Toll Barn Veterinary Centre that the delicate surgery required to save his pet would cost \u00a3300. The company boss initially turned down the treatment but changed his mind 10 minutes later and went back to give the go-ahead. Vet Faye Bethell, 29, was then tasked with carefully administering anaesthetic before using tiny instruments to remove a lump close to the fish's backside. A second lump was removed from his dorsal fin before the fish was returned to water and handed back to his grateful owner. A pet owner took his goldfish (pictured) to\u00a0a veterinary practice in North Walsham, Norfolk, in January after noticing it was struggling to eliminate waste. The fish underwent an operation to relieve its constipation .","highlights":"Star the goldfish underwent fiddly operation to remove cancerous right eye . Gordon family, from Fife, paid vet to carry out operation to help blind fish . Family's other goldfish Nemo also underwent procedure to remove a lump . Two operations cost family nearly \u00a3500 but they said it was worth the cash .","id":"bcae730367c3ed1a141f677b9a7966a7bf11efcb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and the treatment was so successful the cancer was not actually removed, but it meant his other eye could be saved, according to the Daily Mail. Owner Jane McDonald, from Fife, said: \u201cI wanted to help Star stay alive after my vet told me he had cancer. Star survived the operation but the procedure was so delicate that it is likely that the tumour may have been too deep in his eye to remove with only one chance. The goldfish is staying at the surgery where he is recovering well, although he isn\u2019t able to open his eye.\n\u201cHe is eating and swimming and acting like his normal self. He can recognise us and responds to our voices. We hope in the next couple of days or so the swelling will decrease and they can do the second op so he can open his eye. Star will have to take medication for the rest of his life but they have given us an estimate that it will extend his life by 6 to 8 months.\u201d Star survived a brain tumor in 2007 and the couple said the latest operation had saved his life. They hope the treatment will extend his life by 6 to 8 months.\nMs McDonald said he had been suffering from his illness for some time and was put on medication for a long time. The cancer returned and Ms McDonald said: \u201cHe is a fighter and has been through so much in his short life. He is a survivor and we just couldn\u2019t give up on him when we found out he had developed a tumour again. It is a strange thing to have a goldfish but I think Star is my life partner. He has been with me for 8 years and I just adore him. We had to give it a go to help his chances and I am just thankful I got him the treatment he needed.\u201d\nThe vet said cancer had previously spread around Star\u2019s eye, but the treatment had stopped the cancer developing further and Star\u2019s eye had stopped weeping. He was described as \u201cresilient and amazing\u201d as he fought back from life-threatening disease.\nA spokesman for the charity The Fish In Hospital said: \u201cWe have done cases like this but for more exotic fish, eels, even sharks. The fact is that a lot of people are desperate for a pet that is so much loved that they will do anything to keep them alive. The treatment that is available on the market for companion fish, is a lot like this. The owner is not prepared to give up and sometimes they will"}
{"article":"A college basketball star who was found dead in her dorm room in January died from a blood cell disorder, not from choking on gum in her sleep, as police first believed. The Washington County coroner announced Shanice Clark's cause of death on Monday, nearly two months after the 21-year-old was found inside her room at California University of Pennsylvania. She was found unresponsive at 3.03am on January 18. She was rushed to Monongahela Valley Hospital but she could not be revived and was pronounced dead at 4.10am. California borough police said that a preliminary report from medical personnel indicated the death appeared to be accidental and there were suggestions she had choked on gum. Tragedy: Shanice Clark, 21, was found unresponsive in her dorm room\u00a0at California University of Pennsylvania, where she played basketball, in January. She passed away from a blood cell disorder . But Coroner Tim Warco blamed it on sickle cell trait, a blood cell disorder that often does not have any symptoms but can lead to sudden death in extremely rare cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. University officials said they were 'deeply saddened' by the death of the 6-foot senior forward, who had played two dozen games for the Vulcans last season. Athletic director Karen Hjerpe called Clark 'a bright student and talented player' and said 'her smile and personality will be missed'. Clark, a communications major, had hoped to become a broadcaster and chose the school because of its good facilities after transferring from Santa Fe College in Florida. But friend Cleveland Clunis told the Toronto Star that she would often joke that she had gone to the university for a different reason. Talented: The 6-foot senior forward, from Canada, had played two dozen games for the Vulcans last season . Loss: Clark, who was from Toronto, was a communications major at the California University of Pennsylvania, pictured, and had dreamed of becoming a broadcaster, devastated friends and family said . 'For Shanice, it was, \"There's a good hairstylist\",' said Clunis, the founder of a non-profit basketball program she had attended. 'When she shares that with you, you can't help but laugh.' He said that this sense of humor had made her popular among students and staff. 'She could start a conversation with you from morning and still have you laughing and interested till sundown,' he said. Geraldine M. Jones, interim university president, said in a statement after her death: 'Our thoughts today are with the family of Shanice Clark, a senior from Ontario, Canada, who passed away early this morning. 'On behalf of California University of Pennsylvania, I extend my deepest sympathy to all of Shanice's family and friends. She will be missed by her teammates and coaches, her classmates, and by the entire campus community.' Clark left behind her mother, Kashaeka Fearon, and a younger sister. Sickle cell trait means someone is carrying a gene for a serious condition called sickle cell disease, which can cause red blood cells to change their shapes, potentially causing pain and infections. If someone has sickle cell trait, it does not mean they have sickle cell disease. Instead, they are a carrier of the trait and can pass it on to their children. If they were to have children with someone else carrying the trait, that child has a 25 per cent chance of being born with sickle cell disease. People with sickle cell trait have red blood cells with abnormal hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs and returns carbon dioxide from tissues back to the lungs) but they have enough normal hemoglobin for red cells to successfully carry oxygen around the body. While it is extremely rare for sickle cell trait to cause any complications, there can be problems in conditions of severe physical stress, including low oxygen conditions, severe dehydration, severe physical exercise or very high altitude. In these situations, cells can change their shapes, causing pain and further complications. Sickle cell trait, which is more commonly found in African-Americans than other races, is diagnosed with a simple blood test. Couples planning to have children may want to find out if they have the trait to see if their kids might inherit sickle cell disease.","highlights":"Shanice Clark, from Toronto, was found unresponsive in her room at the California University of Pennsylvania in the early hours of January 18 . Early investigations suggested she had choked on gum in her sleep . But on Monday, the coroner\u00a0blamed it on sickle cell trait, a blood cell disorder that can lead to sudden death in extremely rare cases . The senior, who had played two dozen games for the Vulcans last season, was remembered for her sharp wit and determination .","id":"2a969cb16c5c6ef1dbabaf99f482aad36582572c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Tuesday, and it was later reported that the 19-year-old \"basketball player's jaw was broken, ribs were bruised and there were bite marks on her body, among other injuries,\" according to The Washington Post.\nShanice Clark, a 2011 college basketball player, died of natural causes from a blood disorder\nAfter reviewing medical records and witness statements, the coroner stated that the 6'1 guard was dead due to a disorder called hypoparathyroidism. This rare disorder is an inability to make or use the hormone parathyroid, which keeps the bones strong and releases calcium to the blood \u2014 two critical functions.\n\"Hypoparathyroidism is a congenital or genetic abnormality in the hormone parathyroid gland,\" explains the Mayo Clinic. \"This results in a decrease in the amount of parathyroid hormone in the blood.\" In most cases, the condition is diagnosed in infancy and treated with the hormone parathyroid hormone. However, Clark was born with only one functioning parathyroid gland. In January, she began experiencing muscle cramps and was later admitted to a hospital in Washington.\nAn autopsy was performed and found Shanice Clark's cause of death to be \"cardiac arrest, acute myopathy with hypoparathyroidism, and hypostatic edema with pulmonary thromboembolism.\" These are three terms that mean she died of heart and lung complications, and a pulmonary thromboembolism is a type of blood clot.\nShanice Clark's family is still processing their grief\nThe 19-year-old's cause of death has been confirmed, but it won't be easy for her loved ones to comprehend. \"We are still processing this,\" her mother, LaToya Jones, told The Washington Post. Shanice's twin brother, Marcus, has been the family's caretaker in the wake of the tragedy, as the grieving family is \"unable to cope with her death.\" Shanice was a rising sophomore at the Maryland campus of her university, the University of Maryland, College Park.\nLaToya said that her daughter was not a fan of college life, preferring to be back home in Jamaica \"doing more of a routine.\" But she went to the US to play basketball on a basketball scholarship, so she did the best she could. \"It just made me sad because I think her dream was for me to send her to school,\" LaToya told"}
{"article":"(CNN)When Oakland Raiders NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew retired recently at just 29 years old, he said his life had been focused on football for 24 years and he needed a change. It's no wonder he wanted out. He has been playing football since he was 5 years old. Sound too young to strap on a helmet? Not really. Jones-Drew is no different from thousands of other boys whose parents introduce them to the gridiron just a few years out of diapers. Football is America's favorite sport. We pride ourselves on our toughness, on our ability to get back up when we're knocked down. What better sport is there to teach those lessons? But today, youth football is not looking like the best option. In 2012, an estimated 225,287 children -- down 9.5% since 2010 -- between the ages of 5 and 14 played Pop Warner football, in which the weight class for the 5-year-olds ranges from 35 to 79 pounds. With such lightweight boys competing with children more than twice their size, it's no wonder parents feel less inclined to put their kids in this sport. But not too long ago, parents thought nothing of sending their children out on the football field to run around and burn up a little energy. Many parents still insist youth football is safe. What could be healthier for a boy? Certainly, it beats sitting in front of a computer all day. That's exactly what Debra Pyka thought when she signed up her son, Joseph Chernach, for Pop Warner football in Wisconsin, then later in Michigan, when he was 11 years old, in 1997. If only she knew then that her son would be dead at 25. Joseph hung himself in his mother's shed on June 7, 2012. His brain was later found to have severe CTE, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in football. Joseph Chernach had played sports, including wrestling, pole vaulting and football most of his young life. But he spent almost four years playing Pop Warner football from ages 11 to 14. \"My son was the class comedian, loved school, always fun to be around,\" Pyka told me. \"But we noticed after high school Joseph changed. He got depressed, angry, paranoid and withdrew from sports and his friends. We just didn't know why. After learning about CTE, I knew he had it even before we got the results. The symptoms were all there.\" Pyka is convinced those early days playing Pop Warner football triggered her son's CTE. Last month, Pyka and her son's estate filed a lawsuit against Pop Warner football for $5 million, claiming the nonprofit failed to protect its youngest players and warn them and their parents about the permanent dangers of head trauma. The lawsuit further alleges that Pyka's son and other children were intentionally put in danger because Pop Warner used amateur coaches with short tenures, who were never properly trained in the game of football, injury prevention, concussion or head injury identification. So now, this mother is on a mission. She wants to stop children younger than 14 from playing tackle football in youth leagues. \"I don't want any kids to suffer the way my son suffered, the way my family suffered. It's devastating. Young children should not be allowed to play tackle football until they reach high school,\" said Pyka. Since filing her suit, Pyka, a registered nurse, said she's found some solace by connecting with other parents who want to make football safer for children, but she also has received plenty of hateful emails criticizing her for allowing her son to play in the first place. Critics say that she knew what she was doing when she signed her son up to play football and some even suggest that Pyka should be charged with murder for allowing Joseph to sign up for football, Pyka told me, clearly upset. \"I didn't sign my son up to get a brain disease,\" she said. \"We wanted him to play sports, to be active. We knew nothing about concussions then. It wasn't discussed much. It's still not talked about enough today. Should we all be arrested for letting our kids play football?\" Clearly, the lawsuit faces obstacles, especially since Chernach did play other sports and it may be hard to prove the CTE was triggered by injuries suffered while playing for Pop Warner. But Pyka and her attorney, Gordon Johnson, at the Brain Injury Law Group, which is representing Chernach's estate, insist this case is not just about winning. They are going after the economics of youth football leagues. And if they win the lawsuit it may be less possible for those leagues to buy the insurance policies that allow very young children to play tackle football. \"We have to prove that Pop Warner was a substantial factor in him getting it [CTE], and we knew from research that playing under 12 is when you're most vulnerable,\" Johnson told media when he filed the suit. \"The airing of these issues will benefit everybody,\" he added. Jon Butler, executive director of Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc., told me on Thursday via email:  \"Pop Warner has been, and will continue to be, at the forefront of addressing player safety. ... While there is incredible sadness in this story, we question the merits of singling out four years of youth football amid a career of sports that lasted through high school.\" Still, when the lawyer talk is done, Debra Pyka won't get her son back. And amazingly, she did not sound bitter. And she's not out to end football. But \"a 5-year-old playing football, it's ridiculous to have them out there banging their brains around.\" Some good has come out of all this, said Pkya. More people are talking about CTE. She said it's important that parents listen closely to NFLers like 24-year-old Chris Borland, the San Francisco 49ers linebacker who retired this week after just one season. Borland said he quit because he was afraid of brain injuries. He understands how his decision may affect parents and he has a message: . \" Parents ... if you weigh the risk and decide this is something you want to partake in. ... It's a free country. ... But If I could relay a message to kids and their parents it would be twofold: Number one: make an informed decision. And number two: Don't play through concussions. Who knows how many hits is too many?\" Considering the consequences, it just may be one of the toughest decisions a parent has to make.","highlights":"Roxanne Jones: There's a reason why young NFL players are retiring from the sport . She says youth football is not looking like the best option for kids; parents should know the risks .","id":"bb397f33939346570b123aae4375f2e26549949c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" after a four-year career riddled with injuries.\nLast Sunday, Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris, 25, set an NFL record when he had 773 yards in seven games. No one can say whether he will be the last of his kind to see such lofty numbers, but for his generation -- or for those coming after -- there may be an easier way to avoid becoming the next Jones-Drew.\n\"He played a lot of football, so he's coming in with a lot of wear and tear already,\" said Washington Redskins' offensive coordinator Sean McVay, who is overseeing Morris' rookie season. \"If you can reduce that wear and tear by taking away what you've done (in the game), I think that's the way of the future.\"\nMcVay is speaking of the \"hybrid\" running back of the future, one who's a bit more elusive, uses cutback or burst moves and can also handle the ball on short, wide and crossing routes.\nIn essence, he's a do-it-all back, a more modern version of the \"every-down back\" who can also excel in pass protection.\n\"I don't want to be a prototypical 225-pound back coming out of college because I'm 225, I think there's a better way to do it,\" Morris said. \"I feel like 215 is good enough. You have guys running backs 255 to 260 (pounds) at the college level. You don't need a fullback to block anymore. You can just put a safety back there.\n\"I could be more elusive than I am now.\"\nRunning back Alfred Morris was a do-it-all back during college, and it's a trend that seems to be growing in the NFL.\n\"They say you're a 'one-cut' back,\" Morris said. \"To me, that's just a generic term for anybody who can go up the field. It doesn't necessarily mean just straight ahead, but it can mean any route that's not a down-and-inside type of route.\"\nJones-Drew would be a good case study for a more hybrid back. The former Florida State standout could catch the ball well and run with power, but his running style caused a lot of wear and tear on his body. Now, with his retirement, Jones"}
{"article":"(CNN)The cost of college has rapidly increased over the past 30 years. Students today face annual costs, between tuition and living, that can easily exceed $10,000 at a community college, $18,000 at a public four-year college (in-state), and $40,000 at a private four-year school. It's unsurprising that today's students often graduate with large debt loads. More than two-thirds of students graduate with debt. And the average amount of debt owed is about $30,000. Given the cost of college, students and families need to know that they're making a good investment. That's why we need to move to a system where we measure learning outcomes, not just time spent in a classroom accumulating credits. A college degree is the only sure path to middle-class security, and because young people and their parents know that, the cost of college, and the availability of loans and other aid, has become a powerful political issue. But for all the attention paid to the price of college, we haven't given enough thought to whether students and their families are getting their money's worth. Is American higher education worth the price? Are students and their families getting what they're paying for? There's plenty of evidence that for many of them, the answer is no. In 2006, a government study found that nearly 70% of college graduates could not perform basic tasks like comparing opposing editorials. In a 2011 book, \"Academically Adrift,\" researchers studied 2,000 students at two dozen universities over four years and found that 45% of them showed no significant gains on a test of critical thinking, complex reasoning, and communication skills after two years of college. Even at the end of four years, 36% of the students hadn't gained those skills. Given the evidence, maybe it's not a surprise that employers aren't impressed by recent college graduates. Employers want the skills that higher education says it provides to students: the ability to critically think, communicate, work in a team, write effectively, and adapt. Yet only about one-quarter of employers say that colleges and universities are doing a good job in preparing students effectively for the challenges of today's global economy. A recent Gallup poll found that only 11% of business leaders strongly agreed that college graduates have the skills necessary to succeed on the job. In addition to money, these graduates have spent hours and hours in classrooms and taking tests, but the time doesn't seem to have translated into learning. Why is this? Perhaps it's as simple as this: We measure education in terms of time, rather than learning. A four-year degree attests that you have acquired 120 credits. That's an accidental result of the credit hour system, which was created by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie more than 100 years ago, for the purpose of providing struggling professors with pensions. At the turn of the 20th century, Carnegie created a $10 million free pension fund to help professors retire. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which was set up to administer the fund, determined that only \"full-time\" faculty would qualify for pensions, which they defined as teaching 12 \"credit units,\" with each unit equal to one hour of faculty-student contact time per week, over a 15-week semester. While originally a narrow measure of faculty workload, the credit hour quickly morphed into much more. The Carnegie Foundation warned against using the credit hour as a proxy for student learning, but the temptation of an easy-to-understand and seemingly standardized measure was too great to resist. It just made organizing the whole higher education enterprise much easier. If credit hours truly reflected a standardized unit of learning, they would be fully transferable across institutions. An hour in Arizona is an hour in New York. But colleges routinely reject credits earned at other colleges, suggesting that even though they use credit hours themselves, they know they are not a reliable measure of how much students have learned.  Many students, however, believe the fiction that the credit hour is a standardized currency and assume that credits will transfer from one school to the next. This is an unfortunate and costly assumption, as community college students in Louisiana will tell you. Until recently, Louisiana students with an associate degree typically lost between 21 and 24 credits when transferring to a four-year state school. That's a year of time and money lost. Given that nearly 60% of students in the United States attend two or more colleges, the nontransfer of credits has huge costs, not only to individuals, but also to the federal government and states that are financing this duplicative classroom time. If higher education doesn't trust its own credits, why should anyone else? And Louisiana students aren't alone; transfer students across the country lose credits, which lengthens their time to get a degree. So we have two problems: Students who have earned credits -- at great expense in time and money-- can't use or transfer them. Others who have accumulated costly credits haven't learned much. And then there's a third dimension: Millions of people who have learned a great deal have no \"credit\" because they learned it at the wrong place \u2014 that is to say, not at a \"college.\" Someone who has spent the last 10 years working as a nurse's aid in a hospital who decides to go get a nursing degree has to start from scratch, taking introductory courses he could probably teach, because colleges treat those without credits as blank slates. Employees at a biotech company with a high-quality on-the-job training program might learn more than someone in a two-year college science program, but unless this training is attached to an accredited institution of higher learning, the learning won't \"count.\" For the millions of adult workers looking to retrain and reskill, the focus on time rather than learning, especially when between family and work, their time is scarce, is a daunting proposition. State and federal governments add to the problem, because while they spend hundreds of billions on higher education each year, most of it is for time served, in the form of credit hours, rather than learning achieved. We need to stop counting time and start counting learning. What could that look like? We don't have to wonder; some schools are experimenting with measuring learning rather than time\u2014some for decades. One relatively new program is Southern New Hampshire University's College for America, or CfA, an online \"competency-based\" Associate of Arts degree aimed at working adults. The program has no courses, no credit hours and no grades. The school has broken down what students with a degree from CfA should know and be able to do, what it calls competencies. CfA worked closely with employers to identify the competencies employers were looking for, like communication, critical thinking and teamwork. Then faculty designed real-world tasks and projects to determine whether students had mastered each competency. Unlike in credit-hour courses, CfA has no seat-time requirements. Students can move through the program as quickly as they can demonstrate mastery of the competencies. Someone who worked at a PR firm might whiz through the communications competencies and spend more time on the math competencies. And the faster students can progress, the less they will ultimately pay. Students pay $1,250 for all-they-can-learn in six months. This means they can spend their precious time and money learning what they don't already know, rather than wasting it on what they already do. Students at CfA can be confident that their time and money are well spent and, at the end, they will have a very clear picture of what they know and can do. CfA is not the only one to offer this to students, nor the only model. Hundreds of schools, from Antioch to the University of Michigan to Purdue University, are looking to offer competency-based certificate, associate, and baccalaureate degree programs.  How are universities staying afloat financially with such low tuition? In many cases, the answer is surprisingly simple\u2014and, sadly, not commonplace in higher education\u2014by focusing on what students need in order to, wait for it, learn. Fancy amenities, great football teams and sprawling college campuses may bring attention, but they have little to nothing to do with student learning. Some competency-based programs don't focus on research -- faculty are hired for specific expertise, like curriculum design, English literature or advising. Other programs use technology and data analytics to help students and faculty understand where students are doing well and where they are struggling. This allows for more targeted, personalized support by faculty. There is, however, a downside for students: Self-paced competency-based programs do not fit in neatly with the historically time-based credit hour, making it difficult for students in these types of programs to receive state and federal support. Without access to these dollars, the programs will remain one-offs and unavailable to the majority of Americans who could use them. Only recently has the federal government recognized the role it could play in encouraging the move from seat time to learning by redirecting some of its nearly $150 billion-plus financial aid budget. The U.S. Department of Education is encouraging innovation by colleges looking to experiment with alternatives to the credit hour, and there is strong bipartisan interest in both the House and Senate to explore innovative ways of paying for learning, rather than time. As higher education becomes increasingly necessary and expensive, measuring time rather than learning is a luxury that students, taxpayers and the nation can no longer afford. Paying for what students learn and can do, rather than how or where they spent their time, would go a long way toward providing students and the nation with desperately needed, high-quality degrees and credentials.","highlights":"Is American higher education worth the price? Are students and their families getting what they're paying for? Amy Laitinen: The big problem is that we measure education in terms of time, rather than learning .","id":"fca340147f6d36a18c9ba7e7f9535757943fd71f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", four-year college and $40,000 at a private, four-year university. A growing concern is that these high costs are pushing students to take on high levels of debt, particularly when they graduate. Nearly two-thirds of all students graduate with student debt.\nA new report from the Brookings Institution shows why that debt burden is growing so large. According to the data, 72% of students who graduated between 1979 and 2009 with college debt borrowed for their education, compared with only 45% of those who graduated from a public high school in that time period. And the biggest change in college financing over that same time was not an increase in borrowing, but the growth in grants and subsidies. But while the growth in funding has not kept pace with the cost of higher education, the Brookings report states that subsidies for student aid need to expand further to keep pace with demand.\nThis has been a point of contention in the political discourse around funding higher education. While Republican lawmakers have argued in favor of expanding education tax credits, these are seen as a mechanism of giving the wealthy tax breaks, or that some states have seen as a means of giving out free federal money to public colleges. Democrats have proposed a much-less sweeping approach -- and one that is much less likely to pass the Senate -- that would provide subsidies and tax cuts to low-income college students and would close some of the gaps in state funding for public schools.\nThe Brookings report, \"The Evolution of College Financing in the U.S.,\" was released Tuesday, a day before the House Ways and Means Committee planned to hold a hearing to explore how college financing should change.\nThe Brookings report's authors say that the changes in student lending mirror those of health care payments. While subsidies and government assistance have grown to help Americans afford college, there's an ongoing debate around how much they should grow, or if they should be eliminated entirely.\n\"We live in a global, knowledge-based economy where people are competing more, and the skills of knowledge workers are much more crucial than in the past,\" says Andrew H. Lo, a professor of finance at Harvard University and author of a 2015 paper on the subject, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. \"We have to find a way to make sure people can afford an education.\"\nLo says that the current state of student debt is a result of not only the changing financing picture but also the increasing demand for higher"}
{"article":"(CNN)Here are some of the names you might be hearing about as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes on trial in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings: . \u2022 Dzhokhar \"Jahar\" Tsarnaev: Born July 22, 1993, Tsarnaev and his family immigrated to the United States and applied for political asylum when he was 8. A popular student, Tsarnaev attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and was captain of his high school wrestling team. He received a $2,500 scholarship from the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Tsarnaev was known on campus for selling marijuana, according to court testimony. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in September 2012, seven months before the bombings. Federal agents say surveillance video captured him near the second blast site, where 8-year-old Martin Richards was killed. After the bombings, Tsarnaev returned to campus and stayed there until the FBI publicly identified him as a suspect. Tsarnaev texted a friend to come to his room and take whatever he wanted as he would not be coming back. He and older brother Tamerlan went on the run, allegedly killing an MIT officer, carjacking an SUV and engaging Watertown, Massachusetts, police in a firefight. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed, and Dzhokhar was discovered the next day, badly wounded, hiding in a boat. \u2022 Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, born October 21, 1986, was an accomplished boxer. He won the New England Golden Gloves heavyweight division in 2009-2010. Known for his flashy clothes and in-your-face self-confidence, Tamerlan aspired to join the U.S. boxing team despite being only a permanent resident and therefore ineligible. In early 2011, Russia asked the FBI to look at Tsarnaev's activities. After interviewing Tsarnaev and family members, the FBI said it \"did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign, and those results were provided to the foreign government.\" In January 2012, Tsarnaev left New York for Russia. It's not clear what he did while there, but Tsarnaev's father has said his son was with him at all times. He returned to the United States in July 2012. Seventy-two hours before the bombing, he was seen working out at the Wai Kru mixed martial arts gym with his younger brother. He was killed following a gunfight with Watertown police after his brother tried to free him with a stolen SUV but ran him down instead, according to an indictment against the younger Tsarnaev. \u2022 Anzor Tsarnaev: Anzor Tsarnaev is the father of the Tsarnaev brothers. Originally from Chechnya, the family was exiled by Russians and settled in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan before seeking political asylum in the United States. The elder Tsarnaev fixed cars for a living, making ends meet through welfare. He and wife Zubeidat divorced in 2011, and he returned to the Russian republic of Dagestan, where he now lives. \u2022 Zubeidat Tsarnaeva: Mother Zubeidat Tsarnaeva worked as a home health aide before switching to facials and skin care, both at a local spa and in her Cambridge home. She was charged with shoplifting in summer 2012 and soon after moved to Dagestan. If she returns to the United States, she could be arrested for failing to resolve the shoplifting charges. She has phoned several times during her younger son's incarceration. \u2022 Ailina Tsarnaeva: Ailina Tsarnaeva is the sister of the Tsarnaev brothers. At age 16, she entered an arranged marriage that produced a son and lasted little more than a year, according to an investigative piece by The Boston Globe. Last year, Tsarnaeva was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment, accused of making a bomb threat against the mother of her boyfriend's child. She denies the charge. Her last known address was in North Bergen, New Jersey, near her sister and the widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. \u2022 Bella Tsarnaeva: Sister Bella Tsarnaev also reportedly has a child from a failed marriage, according to The Boston Globe. She was arrested in New Jersey on marijuana charges, and she entered into a pretrial intervention program. \u2022 Katherine Russell: Raised as a Christian in Providence, Rhode Island, \"Katie,\" as she was known in high school, went to Suffolk University in Boston but dropped out before graduating. She married Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2010 in a small, private ceremony officiated by a Boston imam. She worked as a home health aide to support the couple's young daughter. Her last known apartment was just blocks from the last listed address of Ailina and Bella Tsarnaeva, her sisters-in-law. By all indications, Russell has chosen to be near -- and with -- her dead husband's family in New Jersey, rather than with her parents in Rhode Island. Russell had one dust-up with the law -- a June 2007 arrest for stealing $67 in goods from Old Navy. She acknowledged the theft and gave back the merchandise, according to court records. \u2022 Ruslan Tsarni: The uncle of the accused bombing suspect, he widely condemned the attack on the Boston Marathon, saying nephew Tamerlan \"messed up his life, that's why he decided (to) take lives of innocent people.\" \u2022 Ibragim Todashev: Ibragrim Todashev was Tamerlan's sparring partner at the Wai Kru mixed martial arts gym near Cambridge. The two bonded over Chechnya and religion, sometimes laying out rugs to pray to Mecca inside the small gym. Todashev moved to Florida in fall 2011, not long after a brutal triple slaying in Waltham, Massachusetts. One of the victims was fellow sparring partner Brendan Mess who, along with two friends, were nearly decapitated, with marijuana strewn over their bodies. Authorities began taking a closer look at possible involvement by both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Todashev, who was allegedly writing out a \"confession\" when, authorities say, he tried to attack an FBI agent. The agent fatally shot Todashev, whose family maintains he is innocent. \u2022 Dias Kadyrbayev: Dias Kadyrbayev, a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's, pleaded guilty to \"obstructing justice with the intent to impede the Boston Marathon bombing investigation,\" and he also pleaded guilty to conspiracy with his actions in the days immediately following the bombing. Kadyrbayev was charged with four counts, including obstructing justice and conspiracy for throwing Tsarnaev's backpack into a trash bin after discovering it contained fireworks with gunpowder, and removing a jar of Vaseline and a computer thumb drive. Investigators later recovered the backpack at a landfill. Kadyrbayev also took Tsarnaev's computer to his off-campus apartment, where the FBI later seized it. He is awaiting sentencing. 13th Juror: Fishy case could silence accused bomber's pals . \u2022 Azamat Tazhayakov: In July, a jury found Azamat Tazhayakov guilty of obstructing justice and conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with the removal of a backpack with potential evidence from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings. Tazhayakov was another friend of Tsarnaev's and was Kadyrbayev's roommate. Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov are both nationals of Kazakhstan who were temporarily living in the United States on student visas while attending the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Tazhayakov is expected to appeal. \u2022 Robel Phillipos: Robel Phillipos, also a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's, was convicted in October on two counts of lying to federal agents investigating the 2013 bombing. Prosecutors said Phillipos lied to investigators about being in Tsarnaev's college dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth after the bombings. Phillipos knew Tsarnaev from high school. According to court documents, Phillipos hadn't seen or talked to Tsarnaev for at least two months before the bombing. Phillipos has filed a motion for judgment of acquittal and new trial.","highlights":"Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is on trial in 2013 Boston Marathon bombings . His parents, who are divorced, have both moved to Russian republic of Dagestan . His sisters and brother's widow are believed to be living in New Jersey .","id":"ff24845f57a9af4119607d9a9e8adf31c8178151","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ev, 21, is charged with 30 counts, including using a weapon of mass destruction, causing injury to multiple people, carrying out an assault on a group of people and destruction of property resulting in death. He's also charged with obstruction of justice and lying to police. \u2022 Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot to death by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida, in 2013 after he told investigators Tsarnaev was not responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings, a source familiar with the FBI investigation told CNN. \u2022 Stephen Silva, 21, was the other man who died in the Boston Marathon bombings. \u2022 Martin Richard, 8, was one of three people who died in the blasts. The 5-year-old, who was watching the marathon from a wheelchair with his family, was the youngest person killed in the blasts. \u2022 Krystle Campbell, 29, was waiting at the finish line for boyfriend Jeff Bauman when the bombs went off. Bauman later described her as \"the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my life.\" Campbell died. Bauman lost both of his legs. \u2022 Bill Richard, the father of the Richard's who were killed, told CNN at the time of the bombing that he didn't understand how someone could kill his child. But, he said of Tsarnaev, \"Maybe he did it. He's a terrorist, man -- he's a terrorist. He killed three people. He's a terrorist.\" \u2022 Jeff Bauman, 28, who lost both of his legs, was standing near the Boston Marathon finish line when the bombs went off. He told CNN's Anderson Cooper he didn't blame Tsarnaev. \"I had a couple people ask me, you know, is he a terrorist, and no, he's not a terrorist,\" Bauman said. \"I know what one is.\" \u2022 Carmen Marroquin, 29, is a 29-year-old nurse at Boston Medical Center. She was critically injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. A family member said Marroquin is in Boston's Harborview Medical Center, and her \"condition is fair.\" \u2022 Karynne Tencer is one of several people who was injured in the attack whose names are not being made public, the Boston Globe reported Thursday. \u2022 Boston College student Sean Collier was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police"}
{"article":"Medical student Lena Mamoun Abdelgadir (above), who has travelled to Syria to\u00a0treat Jihadi fighters,\u00a0once praised the Charlie Hebdo murders . A British medical student who travelled to Syria to treat Jihadi fighters in Islamic State hospitals once praised the Charlie Hebdo murders, it emerged last night. Private schoolgirl Lena Mamoun Abdelgadir sent a smiling selfie to her sister as she crossed the border from Turkey on March 13 to reach Islamic State territory. The respected surgeon\u2019s daughter is one of nine British doctors and students in their late teens or early 20s who are now believed to be volunteering in hospitals there. Their families have all flocked to the border in a desperate attempt to bring their children home, saying that they had been \u2018cheated, brainwashed\u2019 by IS militants. Yesterday, their parents issued a joint statement claiming that their children had travelled to the border to take part in \u2018humanitarian\u2019 work and had \u2018excellent moral capabilities\u2019. But posts on what is believed to be Miss Abdelgadir\u2019s Twitter account suggest that her views are less than moral and that she has indeed gone to work with IS. She once retweeted: \u2018The pictures that the 2 journalists produced on Islam and prophet Muhammed (saw) was more horrific then their killing.\u2019 On the account, @Lenaalinglingg, she also called for Sharia law, retweeted a statement that homosexuality is a disease and criticised terror arrests, calling them \u2018silly\u2019. The private schoolgirl condemned Muslims who joined the \u2018not in my name\u2019 campaign which rejects IS and Muslims who wore poppy headscarves to mark Remembrance Day. She also once retweeted: \u2018Fighting is not violence. Violence is tyranny, oppression, suppression & injustice. Only thru FIGHTING can we get OUT of VIOLENCE. #peace.\u2019 Yesterday, it emerged that she is an \u2018incredibly bright\u2019 schoolgirl who attended Wisbech Grammar School in Cambridgeshire where fees are \u00a312,000 a year. The students\u2019 parents believe that they have gone to Turkey to offer \u2018voluntary medical help\u2019 to Syrian refugees on the border. They did, however, acknowledge that their children were missing and, when asked whether they thought their children might have joined IS, one father replied \u2018we don\u2019t know\u2019. \u2018Our sons and daughters have always been participating in humanitarian and good cause social work,\u2019 the statement from the families said. \u2018They have come to Turkey willingly to offer voluntary medical help to those refugees who are in need of medical care on Turkey\u2019s borders.\u2019 The nine medics have been named as Mohammed Wael Fadlallah, Tasneem Suliman, Ismail Hamdoun, Nada Sami Kader, Mohammed Elbadri Ibrahim, Rawan Kamal Zine El Abidine, Tamir Ahmed Abusibah, Lena Mamoun Abdelgadir and Sami Ahmed Kadir. Nine British medical students have travelled to Syria to work in hospitals in Islamic State-held areas. Pictured from left to right: Hisham Mohammed Fadlallah, Lena Maumoon Abdulqadir and Tamer Ahmed Ebu Sebah . The four women and five men apparently kept their plans secret from their families and fled to Syria from a medical base in Sudan. Left to right: Rowan Kamal Zine El Abidine, Sami Ahmed Kadir and Ismail Hamadoun . The medical students are believed to now be in the ISIS-held area of Tel Abyad, according to a Turkish politician. From left to right: Nada Sami Kader, Mohamed Osama Badri Mohammed and Tasneem Suleyman . Yesterday, Chris Staley, head of Wisbech Grammar in Cambridgeshire, said Miss Abdelgadir, was \u2018furiously bright\u2019, \u2018very normal\u2019 and a \u2018very focused young lady\u2019. He described her as a popular, typical pupil who had represented the school in sports including hockey, had got 7 A*s and was a member of the student council. \u2018She was an incredibly bright and focused young lady who was clearly destined for great things on the medical or scientific side,\u2019 he said. The pupil, from King\u2019s Lynn in Norfolk, spent nine years she spent at the Cambridgeshire school before studying medicine at Khartoum\u2019s private University of Medical Sciences and Technology. Her parents sent her to Sudan to study so that she could reconnect with her Islamic roots. Instead, however, they fear she has been radicalised. On March 12, just before she crossed the border, she sent a smiling photo and the message: \u2018Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve reached Turkey and are on our way to volunteer helping wounded Syrian people.\u2019 Schoolgirls Kadiza Sultana, 16, Shamima Begum, 15, and  Amira Abase, 15, (pictured at Gatwick airport) fled to Turkey before crossing the border into Syria where they are believed to have become ISIS jihadi brides . Her father, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, where the family live, immediately flew to Turkey to find her. He previously said: \u2018We have decided not to return home unless we go with them. We sent out children to study [in Sudan] so that they would be surrounded by their culture. \u2018But their decision to go to Syria has been a shock for all of us.\u2019 Mehmet Ali Ediboglu, a Turkish opposition politician helping the families, said the medics were believed to be in Tel Abyad, which is under IS control. He told The Observer: \u2018The conflict out there is fierce, so medical help must be needed. They have been cheated, brainwashed. That is what I, and their relatives, think.\u2019 A spokeswoman for Queen Elizabeth Hospital King\u2019s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust said: \u2018Our thoughts are with Mr Abdel-Gadir and his family at this difficult time.\u2019 The Foreign Office said it was giving consular assistance to the families of seven Britons.","highlights":"Medical student Lena Mamoun Abdelgadir praised Charlie Hebdo murders . She was one of nine students who fled to Syria to treat ISIS Jihadi fighters . Private schoolgirl sent a smiling selfie to sister before crossing into Syria . Parents of the young medics have travelled to country to try and find them .","id":"cec06ba1a0bd057b31d79e8753cd8140b885db34","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":",\u00a0once\u00a0praised the Charlie Hebdo murders as a \u201cstep towards freedom of speech\u201d.\nDr Abdelgadir, 21, who goes by the name Jenny in Syria, said the attack was a\u00a0\u201cjustifiable reaction to a racist newspaper\u201d, after the 12 French men were killed in an attack on the satirical publication.\nThe 21-year-old has been praised for her efforts in treating injured fighters since she arrived in Aleppo last summer.\nBut in the 15 months she\u2019s lived there, the second-year medical student from Newcastle University has been criticised by the families of British and American recruits for helping the terrorists and supporting \u201cterrorist actions\u201d.\nDr Abdelgadir, who has travelled to Syria three times and is working with two charities, has also been accused of\u00a0recruiting young men to go and fight for the\u00a0Islamic State,\u00a0and said in a\u00a0radio interview\u00a0she would advise her children to do the same.\nLena Mamoun Abdelgadir has become a divisive figure in Britain,\u00a0especially\u00a0since she began to share her thoughts on social media\u00a0about Islamic State.\nDr Abdelgadir has been the subject of a\u00a0Twitter campaign called #Jihadi Jenny,\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0followers criticise her work with the\u00a0Islamic State\u00a0and share negative comments about her.\nDr Abdelgadir was born in the US to\u00a0a Syrian immigrant family\u00a0who worked hard to\u00a0make their life in America work. Her parents are both teachers, with one being Muslim, the other Christian.\nDespite the difficult situation in Syria and the constant threat of IS fighters, she said she feels happier there than she does back home in America.\n\u201cI feel so comfortable here, in my surroundings. I\u2019m never going to be this comfortable again in America,\u201d she told the Telegraph.\nShe has been accused of supporting IS, although she insists she is just there to help and has not been involved in any fighting.\n\u201cI\u2019m not going to fight; it\u2019s against my beliefs. I could never do that, I wouldn\u2019t even look after the animals. People need to know that. I do believe in God. I\u2019m there to help. I\u2019m not there for the purpose of violence. We need more of that in Britain. If you want to stop the terrorists, go after the root cause and not after the symptom,\u201d she said"}
{"article":"The emotion of gaining a career breakthrough and striking a blow for the less gilded outfits at Cheltenham proved too much for Warren Greatrex. The unsung 40-year-old trainer was unable to blink back the tears behind his spectacles after Cole Harden had provided him with a first Festival winner, and in the biggest race of the day, the World Hurdle. It was a victory for an emerging trainer, ridden by his freshman jockey Gavin Sheehan on a 14-1 horse owned by former customs and excise investigator Robin Eynon and his wife Jill from Winchester. Cole Harden makes every yard of the running to win the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival . Gavin Sheehan  celebrates winning the Ladbrokes World Hurdle, his first victory at the Cheltenham Festival . Sheehan gets to work on Cole Harden as he wins from the front on the third day of the famous Festival . 1 Cole Harden (G Sheehan) 14-1 . 2 Saphir Du Rheu (Sam Twiston-Davies) 5-1 Fav . 3 Zarkandar (N D Fehily) 6-1 . Suddenly the winners\u2019 enclosure looked less the preserve of the fabulously wealthy and the heavyweights of the industry they employ. There was incredulity among the victorious names that they had elevated themselves to the kind of company more regularly associated with names like McManus, Mullins and McCoy. Cole Harden had struck out for the front from the off and stayed there for three miles, winning by three-and-a-quarter lengths. \u2018If you\u2019re going to break your duck you may as well make it a big one. Anyone that knows me will tell you I can talk all day long but I\u2019m stuck for words,\u2019 said Greatrex, who eventually managed to articulate his achievement. \u2018I\u2019m small, I\u2019m a youngster at this. I\u2019ve got nine runners here, we\u2019re breaking through \u2014 we\u2019re trying to compete with the big guys and hopefully this will help. We\u2019ve beaten the best. You look at the next two horses behind and they\u2019re trained by Paul Nicholls ... unbelievable.\u2019 Sheehan celebrates as he crosses the line in front of the favourite\u00a0Saphir Du Rheu at Cheltenham . Sheehan gives the horse a pat after a brilliant front-running performance on Cole Harden . Sheehan celebrates with Daryl Jacob after riding Cole Harden to victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle . After a modest career as a jockey in which he rode 13 winners, Greatrex served a long apprenticeship as a trainer, working under some of the finest in the business such as David Nicholson, Josh Gifford and Oliver Sherwood. He now works out of Uplands, the former premises of legendary jockey and trainer Fred Winter in Lambourn, where he has built up a mid-size yard of 75 horses. \u2018I am sure the Duke (Nicholson) is looking down from somewhere with pride and I hope Fred would have been proud as well,\u2019 said Greatrex. His faith in Cole Harden was tested when, after a win at Wetherby in November, he struggled in the January\u2019s Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham and so, less than two months ago, was sent for an operation. \u2018I was struggling with him early season, having trouble with his wind, but then he won at Wetherby. He wasn\u2019t right at the Cleeve, so we had it done. It was a soft pallet operation, not a big thing, but I knew we needed to do something.\u2019 Trainer Warren Greatrex and jockey Gavin Sheehan celebrate their first ever success at the Festival . Sheehan takes the acclaim of the crowd as he heads for the Winners' Enclosure on Cole Harden . If Greatrex is a different name to conjure with then so is Eynon, who comes from a less ostentatious school than the increasingly select number of tycoon owners who dominate national hunt racing, like JP McManus, Ryanair boss Michael O\u2019Leary and American Rich Ricci, with his permanently attached sunglasses. Cole Harden is one of two horses he owns, along with a half-share in Paint The Clouds, running in today\u2019s Foxhunter\u2019s Chase. He is the kind of enthusiast who makes a pilgrimage to Cheltenham at least once a year, regardless of whether he has a horse running or not. \u2018We\u2019ve had horses since 1996 and this is the best day we\u2019ve had so far,\u2019 he said. \u2018We\u2019ve been lucky, every horse we\u2019ve had has done quite well. I\u2019ve forgotten how much we spent on Cole Harden, it wasn\u2019t much; we don\u2019t spend a lot on horses. \u2018I\u2019ve been retired a few years but I worked for many years as an investigator for Customs and Excise in London, in a department that doesn\u2019t exist anymore because Gordon Brown closed it. \u2018When you get something like this it\u2019s really special. We always come to Cheltenham once a year and if they got rid of the traffic we\u2019d be here every time.\u2019 While Cole Harden\u2019s victory provided the romance, the powerhouse yard of Willie Mullins notched his sixth winner of the meeting after Vautour destroyed the field in the earlier JLT Novices\u2019 Chase. Ruby Walsh and Vautour romp home to leave trainer Willie Mullins dreaming of next year's Gold Cup . The Irish trainer, now just one short of Nicky Henderson\u2019s record of winners for the meeting, could scarcely contain his excitement about the 6-4 favourite\u2019s potential, which could exceed that of Faugheen \u2018The Machine\u2019. \u2018This is the real machine,\u2019 said Mullins. \u2018He is a Gold Cup horse.\u2019 Jockey Ruby Walsh was equally effusive after his 15-length victory. \u2018He jumped like a gazelle and quickened up so impressively off the bend, it was flawless,\u2019 he said. \u2018The horses behind are very good and he ran them ragged.\u2019","highlights":"Cole Harden won the World Hurdle from the front at Cheltenham . The six-year-old was allowed an easy lead and was never caught . Saphir Du Rheu finished second with stablemate Zarkandar in third . Jockey Gavin Sheehan enjoyed his first Festival victory .","id":"4f26c8c3d5f0e1d8f39d70dbe3685fda5092aa84","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the victory of his old stable companion, the veteran Grand National-winning trainer Jonjo O'Neill, with the 11-year-old Vieux Lion Rouge. \"I didn't need to read from my script,\" he said. \"I've had a wonderful day and I've got two more years left on my licence. To ride this race was fantastic. The thing I've enjoyed most today was the last furlong. You need to believe in your horse, it's the final furlong that counts and you need a horse who's going to respond for that. When I rode Vieux Lion Rouge to finish first [at Hexham on 20 October 2013] I knew he had that bit of class to run a big race, but then you worry that's all he is, a top racehorse. But he's a lovely horse to train and a real sweet-tempered horse. His temperament is perfect for a horse who wants to be a Grand National horse.\"\nO'Neill was the only person in a fit state to speak for himself on a ground-record day of 15 winners at Cheltenham. He looked stunned and elated as he held the microphone for a BBC radio interview, still wearing his trademark leather cap and flat cap at the side of the track. Grand National-winning trainer of 11 winners, Jonjo O'Neill's tears were from happiness, and of gratitude for what he calls \"The Grand National curse\".\nOf the four horses who will line up for the first time in the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival championship race in his charge, the 11-year-old Vieux Lion Rouge will start as one of four 11-year-olds in his search for his first national-level victory. But O'Neill's \"curse\" as a National-winning trainer is based on the 12 times he and his brother Martin have ridden four National winners in one championship National Hunt hurdle race, only once for victory. He blames his luck with a \"curse\" on a superstition which he said he picked up from his cousin. He said: \"Every race you ride for your cousin you get lucky. I was very lucky to get my four-timer last year [with the winners Cappa Bleu, Captain Chris, Don Poli and Don Cossack]. My cousin would go on holiday or something and when I rode the four-timer for him last"}
{"article":"Captain of St Mirren at 17 the course of Tony Fitzpatrick\u2019s life altered on a January morning in 1983. The day he lost his six-year-old son. His previous existence had been blinkered, revolving around the mainstays of family, football and faith. His family was shattered by the death of son Anthony following a two year battle with acute myeloid leukaemia. Somehow, the football and faith - subjected to anguished, grief stricken examinations in the months which followed - survived. \u201cI have always believed in God\" reflects Fitzpatrick, sipping fizzy water in a coffee shop in Glasgow's west end. \u201cBut what happened to little Tony made me angry. I wondered how something like that could happen. Tony Fitzpatrick wants his book to serve as a legacy for the six-year-old son he lost to leukaemia . \u201cIt challenged my faith for a wee spell. It challenged how I felt. \u201cThere was anger, bitterness, every emotion you might associate with bereavement. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t understand why God had done it. Even to this day I still ask myself the question.\u201d He sought refuge and answers in writing. Scribbled notes on his experiences and emotions became a habit. The outcome of his jottings is \u2018The Promise, Together Again\u2019, the 59-year-old\u2019s first book. It features the adventures of Babakoochi Bear, the pet name he used for the son lost 32 years ago. The memories are undimmed by the passage of time. He remembers the awful weather most. Through the grey clouds and rain enveloping Glasgow\u2019s Hospital for Sick Children he grasped for a silver lining. \u201cI always remember my wife and I coming out to the car park after Tony died and there being most stunning rainbow I had ever seen. \u201cMaybe I was looking for something. But the colours were so vibrant, it was stunning. To me it was a sign. A sign of.... something.\" A committed, church goer he interpreted the rainbow as a token of hope. Some kind of message from above. Yet in the months which followed he examined his faith and found it wanting. Rationalising what kind of kind of God might take the life of an innocent six-year-old child proved impossible. An uneasy, restless peace descended slowly. \u201cListen, after a time faith became a great comfort again. You don\u2019t know where it comes from. But when you are in despair your beliefs offer you peace and help when you need it most. \u201cBut was that challenged for a time? Yes. Yes, it was. They say time is a healer. You hear that all the time. And it probably is to some degree. \u201cBut when you lose a child you never ever get over it. \u201cYou learn to live with it. But that\u2019s all. \u201cTony died in 1983. But every day he is with me in my life. \u201cI feel him all the time in the room. \u201cI can sit with my eyes closed in a quiet space and I don\u2019t see him. But I take comfort from the fact I feel he is there. \u201cIt never gets any easier. There are times all these years on when I still break down for no reason.\u201d Former St Mirren captain Fitzpatrick (right) in action for his club against Celtic . When religion was no comfort for his loss, professional football filled the void. Fitzpatrick was just 24 when his child\u2019s illness was diagnosed and 26 when he died. In the course of two and a half years maturity was thrust upon his shoulders in brutal fashion. \u201cI had been very, very selfish,\u201d he reflects now. \u201cWhat the illness of my son did was make me realise there were things in life more important than football. \u201cFor 90 minutes you would play and then as soon as the game was over it was \u2018right, I have to get to the hospital.\u2019 \u201cAch, I still played after he died. But something was missing.\u201d His career, until then, had been on an upward trajectory. He started under Sir Alex Ferguson at Love Street, appointed skipper as a teenager, before a move to Bristol City, where Roy Hodgson was the manager . He returned to Paisley after two years, flirting with a Scotland cap and winning a Scottish Cup winners\u2019 medal in 1987. Fitzpatrick managed St Mirren twice and remains a respected, likable figure in Scottish football. His 642 appearances for St Mirren make him a club icon, yet grief took a yard from his legs. \u201cI always tried my best. I played in a good St Mirren team with guys like McAvennie, Frank McDougal and Peter Weir \u2013 really good players. \u201cWe had good teams, we were in Europe and we won a Scottish Cup. \u201cBut I had always had a deep desire to be the best player I could be. When Tony took ill it wasn\u2019t the same. \u201cI remember beating Celtic 3-1 and things were going great. It was looking good. And then \u2018bang.\u2019 \u201cHe had been unwell for a couple of weeks. One night he was really bad and I came down for training the next morning and saw he wasn\u2019t right. \u201cI went back to the doctor and told him Tony had purple spots. That\u2019s when the alarm bells rung. \u201cWithin minutes of taking him in we were sent to Yorkhill Sick Kids\u2019 hospital. \u201cHe had septicaemia, meningitis and then they found the leukaemia. His prospects were awful. \u201cWe spent all our time in Yorkhill. We slept there. \u201cIn the course of two and a half years we had Tony at home for no more than three months.\u201d Tuesdays and Thursdays were spent donating blood to improve the quality of his son\u2019s remaining days. With Elizabeth went on to have another boy and a set of twins before the couple went their separate ways. A product of the West of Scotland before counselling became the fashiom, however, Fitzpatrick found it difficult to express himself beyond the football pitch. He wasn't the only one. \u201cI remember when little Tony died that neighbours and friends didn\u2019t know what to say to us. \u201cThey would cross the road because they couldn\u2019t deal with it. \u201cI was very conscious of it and later they would explain they didn\u2019t want to cry or break down. \u201cMy daughter was nine when it all happened and I regret that I couldn\u2019t express my feelings to her either. \u201cThe little soul was left to cope because I couldn\u2019t speak about it. \u201cIt occurred to me then that a book might be a way of breaking down the barrier.\u201d Babakoochi Bear, the star of \u2018The Promise, Together Again\u2019, dedicates himself to pursuing peace on earth while adressing the themes of grief, loss and the rainbow which appeared over Yorkhill in January 83.. Fitzpatrick concedes that writing was also a form of catharsis. His way of finding some inner peace. \u201cPeople feel their grief in different ways,\u201d he admits. \u201cI\u2019m not educated in any way, but I started to jot down ideas about Babakoochi Bear and that developed. \u201cI waited a long time \u2013 but this was the right time. I had a huge urge to do it.\u201d An initial print run of 1000 books, with professional illustrations, cost money and when it sells out Fitzpatrick will use the funds to print more. Further stories of Babakoochi Bear\u2019s travails bulge from notebooks in his Glasgow home and the Waterstones branch closest to Paisley have agreed to stock the book aimed at 7-11 year olds. \u201cI did it for Tony,\u201d explains Fitzpatrick. \u201cListen, he was a normal wee boy \u2013 he could be a wee nightmare at times like any child. \u201cBut he made a big impact on a lot of people in a short time. And more than anything I want this book to serve as his legacy.\u201d \u2018The Promise; Together Again\u2019 by Tony Fitzpatrick is available from www.babakoochibear.com .","highlights":"Tony Fitzpatrick lost his six-year-old son in 1983 after a leukaemia battle . Fitzpatrick is a former captain and manager of St Mirren . The 59-year-old has released his first book 'The Promise, Together Again'","id":"5a724e538480cc780aea084acf3b916f7dd5fcf2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" football, and as he sat on that cold, black, early morning, the real world slammed into the young Irishman.\n\u201cI\u2019d been at Parkhead with 60,000 people around me and suddenly there was no one there,\u201d Fitzpatrick, 59, tells the Scottish Sun. \u201cIt came and went. It was surreal. It changed me for life. I didn\u2019t know how to get through it.\n\u201cThe next 15 years of my life were a total struggle to get over that. And then it came back to haunt me again. It all started again when I came to St Mirren and I had to get over this all over again. I could be talking about my life any year now and the next chapter would be the same story. But after 15 years, I\u2019m OK. It\u2019s not as if it goes away for 15 years and then comes back. It\u2019s just not that simple.\n\u201cBut if you\u2019re a fighter, you\u2019re not going to give in. I was always in the fight. It\u2019s part of my DNA.\n\u201cI was the most fortunate person I\u2019ve ever met to be involved in football, but at what price.\n\u201cI don\u2019t regret any of it. I had great times and I was very lucky to have worked with some very, very successful managers.\n\u201cI remember a certain English manager in the 1970s \u2013 we\u2019re talking long before I was born \u2013 gave me my first experience in football. It\u2019s a long story, but I think he was a manager at Charlton. He was the first to give me the chance to play a part in the game.\n\u201cBefore I met that bloke, I had no idea what to do. I just wanted to play for Ireland. I thought I could pick it up at that stage of my career.\n\u201cEven at 17, I still didn\u2019t think I was ready to play for Ireland. I hadn\u2019t realised then what I was in for.\n\u201cOne of our biggest regrets is that we couldn\u2019t ever get the Irish job on the night for Mickey Whelan. My Dad was a great man and he had a lot of belief in him.\n\u201cWe worked with Mickey for about two years before he signed for Celtic. We thought that was going to be a great chance for us, but unfortunately things never worked out for Mickey.\n\u201cMy"}
{"article":"In 2001, then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Bernard Kerik was like a brother to him, at the police commissioner's NYPD retirement ceremony. But just five years later, as he was accused of ethics violations and conspiracy charges, Kerik learned that Giuliani's friendship was anything but as strong as blood. In his new memoir From Jailer to Jailed, due out Tuesday and excerpted in the New York Daily News, Kerik details his fall from grace and how Giuliani cut ties not only with him, but with his wife and daughters - one of whom is Giuliani's goddaughter. From friends to strangers: Disgraced for New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik says ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani abandoned him and his family once he was hit with legal woes in the mid-2000s. The two pictured above on Saturday Night Live following 9\/11 (Kerik on the left, Giuliani on the right) Abandoning his own goddaughter: Kerik says Giuliani completely cut ties not only with him but with his family, including his daughter Celine who is Giuliani's goddaughter. Kerik pictured above with his family in New York City in December 2006. In the photo, Kerik holds daughter Angelina, with his arm around daughter Celine, next to wife Hala . When the first accusations against Kerik were lodged in 2006, his old pal Giuliani was gearing up for the 2008 presidential election and the two appeared to still be close. But in June of that year, Kerik went from being a 9\/11 hero to a corrupt city official on the cover of tabloids when the Bronx District Attorney's Office hit him with two ethics code violations - one for not disclosing a personal loan on his conflict-of-interest report and the other for accepting renovations on his home from a New Jersey company vying for city work. It was in November that Kerik first started to feel the cold shoulder from the Giuliani camp. Writer: In his memoir From Jailer to Jailed (cover, left), due out Tuesday, Kerik details how he sent Giuliani a Bronco Buster statue (stock image right) for Christmas in 2006 and had the gift sent back with no explanation . Kerik says he was sitting in his office one day when his then 6-year-old daughter Celine came in and asked to send her godfather a present - one befitting a possible future president of the United States. 'Given that my daughter Celine was only six years old at the time, she had no idea of the difference between a Democrat and a Republican. All she knew was that people were saying that her godfather was going to be the next president of the United States. Disgraced: Kerik was sent to prison in 2010 after pleading guilty to felony tax and false statement charges. Pictured above at a press conference in November 2007 . 'She was talking about it twenty-four hours a day, as if that were the only thing going on in her little world. She had no idea of what this really meant, of course, but she was convinced that Rudy was going to be president,' Kerik writes. Remembering a previous visit to the White House to meet President George W Bush, Celine asked to give her godfather a Bronco Buster statue - just like the one she saw in Oval Office during her visit. The two picked out a statuette and sent it to Giuliani with a handmade card from Celine ahead of Kerik's out-of-town trip to London. By the time he returned though, Kerik was having a hard time getting in contact with Giuliani. Kerik had promised his daughter that they could see her godfather during their annual holiday-time stay in New York City and when Giuliani didn't return his calls, Kerik 'didn't have the hard to tell Celine'. Kerik fully got the message when soon after he found a box containing the statue returned to his front step. 'I just didn\u2019t understand it. What bothered me more than anything was that whoever sent it back took the girls\u2019 card and didn\u2019t have the courtesy to send a note back with the box,' Kerik recalls. What's more - Giuliani failed to send his daughters birthday or Christmas cards like he did every year - and they haven't received one since. The next year, Kerik was hit with even more allegations - this time for conspiracy, tax fraud and making false statements during his Department of Homeland Security appointment. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to eight felony tax and false statement charges and was sent to the minimum-security prison camp in Cumberland, Maryland on May 17, 2010 - where he spent the next nearly three years. Kerik says what bothers him most about his sudden estrangement from Giuliani, is the fact that the former NYC mayor abandoned his wife and daughter when they needed his support the most. '\u00a0During my time in Cumberland, Rudy never once called Hala [Kerik's wife] to speak with the girls. He never tried calling any mutual friend of ours to check up on them, ask how they were doing. There were no Christmas or birthday cards. 'My safe guess is that as a former U.S. attorney Rudy had a sense of what the separation of incarceration does to families \u2014 yet not once did he call to help in any way,' Kerik writes. Before he was jailed, Kerik \u00a0held positions as the corrections commissioner of New York City, New York City police commissioner and interim Iraqi minister of the interior. Giuliani ran as a Republican in the 2008 presidential primary but lost the party nomination to Arizona Senator John McCain.","highlights":"Bernard Kerik was imprisoned for three years in 2010 when he pleaded guilty to felony tax and false statement charges . The former New York City police\u00a0commissioner, who served during 9\/11, was once as close\u00a0as family with ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani . But when he was first hit with accusations in 2006, he says the then-presidential hopeful stopped talking to him . In his new memoir due out Tuesday, Kerik says Giuliani also abandoned his\u00a0goddaughter,\u00a0Kerik's daughter Celine .","id":"7241703f67e3cae36ff315a4a3a36f42ee3ae934","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" allegations of domestic violence by his wife, Kerik's life had changed drastically. Giuliani said he had been blindsided by the allegations, and in a recent interview with \"20\/20,\" Kerik told ABC News he had been betrayed by his longtime friend.\nIn a phone interview, Giuliani told ABC News that Kerik's problems were \"self-inflicted,\" but would not comment on the allegations themselves.\n\"I'm not going to comment on it, other than to say, you know, I was very, very shocked by the allegations because I saw no evidence of these allegations at the time he was there,\" the former mayor said. \"I was really disappointed.\"\n\"I had an absolute love of Bernie,\" he said. \"My affection for him is great. He's like a brother to me.\"\nKerik is expected to plead guilty Thursday to one misdemeanor count of making false statements to federal investigators and another misdemeanor count of illegal use of a campaign fund in a plea deal with the Manhattan district attorney's office. Giuliani's lawyer, Dan Horwitz, told ABC News Tuesday that the former mayor received a copy of Kerik's plea deal and Giuliani's \"strong impression is that this was an action based on Bernie's self-inflicted problems,\" and not on any facts discovered by a grand jury in New York.\nGiuliani's comments about Kerik come after a very different kind of conversation with Kerik in 2008. After Giuliani's election as a Republican in 2001, Kerik served as New York City's Police Commissioner. When Giuliani stepped down in 2002, Kerik moved to Washington, D.C. to become Giuliani's security chief at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Kerik said in a 2008 interview with ABC News, that after Giuliani's second term ended and Kerik moved to Washington, the two remained close and he spent more time at Giuliani's Upper East Side residence than anywhere else on the East Coast.\n\"The mayor of New York is my brother,\" Kerik said.\nDuring the interview, Giuliani also referred to Kerik as \"Buddy\" and said he was \"honored and delighted\" that Kerik joined him as a security advisor, along with former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta and former FBI Director Robert Mueller.\nAsked whether it was"}
{"article":"A mother-of-one has argued that parents should be doing more to teach their children about sex following the news that pupils as young as 11 will be taught the difference between rape and consensual sex in schools. Education secretary Nicky Morgan said the proposed lessons (which schools and parents can choose to opt in to) will better prepare pupils for life in modern Britain. The question over whether such lessons are appropriate led to a heated debate on today's This Morning\u00a0as two women appeared to\u00a0share their opposing views. Scroll down for video . Mother-of-one Sonia Poulton shared her views on modern parenting on today's This Morning, pictured . Mother-of-one Sonia Poulton, 50, a journalist from London, argued that the onus should not be on schools to teach children such issues around sex education. Rather, she believes parents should be taking much more responsibility. She said: 'I think it's entirely inappropriate the kind of conversations we are allowing strangers to have with our children. If anybody needs to be having sex education lessons it's parents. 'Children are becoming sexualised earlier and there is plenty a parent can do. First of all, start parenting again. Parents have handed their children over to computers and smart phones to raise them. They have taken their foot off the pedal and that is the issue. 'Children are seeing \"pop porn\" from Rihanna and Nicki Minaj and we need to be telling children in schools - if anything at all about sex education - that's it's about relationships and respecting yourself. Anna Williamson, 33, a Childline counsellor, believes it's never too early for children to talk about sex . 'We are thrusting them into this sexualised world when we don't need to.' She added on the issue of teaching the difference between rape and consensual sex in schools: 'We should not be normalising this for children. I am an open-minded mum and I sexually educated my daughter because I am the safest person to do it.' However, TV presenter Anna Williamson, 33, from London, who is a Childline counsellor, said she believes it's never too early for children to talk about sex education. She said: 'The key word about this is age appropriate. It's not about storming into a classroom and giving children a barrage of information that as adults we find difficult to take in. 'It's gently starting that conversation and getting schools on board and parents taking responsibility too so it's a three way conversation. 'We know at Childline that there is a deficit (in sex education) between the ages of six and 11 so these children don't have the tools and the know how - or where to ask for help - or to know what is wrong.' She said that having a proper syllabus is vital to keep children safe and to stop them being misinformed and then spreading myths about sex in the playground. Under Morgan's proposal, pupils are to be taught from the age of 11\u00a0about the difference between rape and consensual sex. The two women debated the issue raised by education secretary Nicky Morgan with TV presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden . The lessons, which could come in as soon as after the Easter holidays, will be based on a series of resources being developed by the PSHE Association. Writing in The Sunday Times to mark International Women's Day, the Conservative MP said: 'We have to face the fact that many pressures girls face today were unimaginable to my generation and it's our duty to ensure that our daughters leave school able to navigate the challenges and choices they'll face in adulthood. 'Our commitment to supporting women should start long before they take home their first wage. We have to ensure that the education girls receive not only allows them to reach their academic potential, but also prepares them for life in modern Britain.' The recommended materials, which she has stressed will be age appropriate, are aimed at giving teachers more confidence and better guidance to teach difficult subjects. The sex education lessons will be based on a series of resources being developed by the PSHE Association . Nicky Morgan has said 'it's our duty to ensure that our daughters leave school able to navigate the challenges and choices they'll face in adulthood' Thousands of This Morning viewers took to the show's Facebook page to join in the debate. Carla Pointing said she agreed with Anna's points and welcomes the move to change sex education in schools. She wrote: 'Think that's a great idea. In an ideal world it wouldn't have to happen at all but it's good to educate children on the difference and make them aware in an age appropriate way. 'I'd be more than happy for my child to be taught about this at school.' Toni Greenacre also believes it's a good idea. She said: 'They should be taught that anything under the age of 16 is wrong too. If they don't know, then how will they speak out about it?' But\u00a0Samantha Roythorne thinks 11 is too young for children to be taught about rape. She said: '11-year-olds should not know what sex is. You can protect your children from horrible people without going into detail. 'I would be mortified if my daughter found out what sex was at that age! Sex is for adults not children!' Leanne Marie Christie agreed saying she thinks the proposal takes away childhood innocence. She said: 'How can an 11-year-old process the feelings and emotions that go along with this conversation, we moan about the state our country is in yet we give children responsibilities and emotions they can't deal with and wonder why they are stressed, self harming and having mental health problems it's ridiculous! They are only children for a short time lets let them be innocent!'","highlights":"Education secretary Nicky Morgan has new plans for sex education . Pupils as young as 11 will be taught about rape . Mother-of-one Sonia Poulton says it's not appropriate . She thinks it should be parents educating their children about sex . TV presenter Anna Williamson has welcomed the new lessons . Thinks it will keep children safe and well-informed .","id":"d5745f4cc120ec2ad42284c3c06cf3ed50a30ce5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and the British government have said that from 2018 onwards, children at the age of 11 would be taught the legal definition of 'consensual sex'. The government wants to 'empower' children to say 'no' to unwanted sexual touching by using a term of 'consensual sex'. Meanwhile, 13-year-olds will be told they can consent to sex from the age of 13 if both parties are under 16, while 15-year-olds will be told they can consent to sex from the age of 15 if they are under 18. The move by the government is expected to cause controversy among parents and campaigners who feel that sex is already being taught as part of the national curriculum and that too much focus is being placed on the age of consent. But the government is keen to 'empower' children to say no to unwanted sexual touching.\n\"The government is keen to 'empower' children to say no to unwanted sexual touching.\"\nThe Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has said: \"We want to empower children to know that they have a choice. We want to empower them to say no to something they\u2019re not happy with. We also want to make sure they\u2019re educated about how to say no to unwanted touching.\"\nHe added: \"We want parents, teachers and pupils to be confident that when children talk to someone about an incident that may constitute sexual harassment or sexual abuse, they will be listened to, taken seriously and supported.\"\nHis comments came after the government announced that from 2018 onwards, children at the age of 11 would be taught the legal definition of 'consensual sex'. The government also said that the law would be changed so children at the age of 16 would be allowed to have sex without fear of prosecution if they are under 18 and their partner is not more than three years older than them.\nAccording to a survey by sex education charity, Brook, one in three children have never been taught about sex education by their parents. In a poll of more than 5,000 school-aged children, the charity found that 31 per cent of boys had never been taught about sexual consent by their parents. Meanwhile, 39 per cent of girls and 37 per cent of boys never knew how to say no to unwanted sexual touching from the age of 16.\nDr Lisa Hallgarten, senior policy adviser for Brook, said: \"Parents"}
{"article":"These candid photos reveal what life is like in a poverty-stricken village in Cuba \u2013 and how much the Caribbean island\u2019s rural communities could benefit from an influx of American tourists. Thawing relations between the US and Cuban governments could open isolated communities to new economic opportunities once the US fully lifts its ban on trade and travel. It\u2019s in villages such as Gabriel where visitors can experience a side of the Caribbean island that few holidaymakers bother to see. Scroll down for video . People linger outside a residence, where meat is sold at a roadside stand, in the rural village of Gabriel, Cuba . Cuba's rural communities, where there are few jobs, could benefit the most from thawing relations between the US and Cuban governments . Like in Havana, posters or paintings of revolutionary hero Che Guevara are visible everywhere in the village of Gabriel . A salesman waits for customers at his roadside stand, where customers can buy fresh vegetables and fruit from a local farm . In Gabriel, there are very few cars, workers harvest tomatoes by hand, farmers sell produce and meat at roadside stands, goods are transported by horse and buggy or tractor, and \u2013 just like in the capital of Havana \u2013 posters or paintings of revolutionary hero Che Guevara are visible everywhere. While life goes on as normal in 'the real Cuba', talks continue to take place between US and Cuban officials to restore full diplomatic relations and move towards opening trade. The old Cold War foes are claiming progress after a second round of discussions to end a half-century diplomatic freeze. Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have promised to restore embassies in each other\u2019s capitals, although a few hurdles remain, including Cuba\u2019s place on the US state sponsor of terrorism blacklist. Thawing relations between the US and Cuban governments could open isolated communities to new economic opportunities . It is likely that with economic sanctions lifted, Cuba will change forever, and there are fears it will lose some of its unique identity . In Gabriel, Cuba, there are very few cars, workers harvest tomatoes by hand, and goods are transported by horse and buggy or tractor . The US is planning to ease travel and trade restrictions with Cuba, a former Cold War foe, after agreeing to restore ties severed since 1961 . While most US tourists will likely stick to Havana or all-inclusive resorts on the sea once the ban on travel is lifted, rural villages who do welcome foreigners are not prepared to handle them in large numbers. Many lack running water, suitable accommodation and modern facilities, including toilets. With Cuba poised to open itself up to a massive market for holidaymakers, tourists from outside the US are being warned that if they want to see 'the real Cuba' they should book their trips now, before the Caribbean country becomes 'Americanised'. Rural villages are not prepared to handle foreign tourists in large numbers, as there are very few modern facilities . With many issues unresolved, the US is hoping to reach agreement on reopening embassies in time for a regional summit in Panama in April . Some travel experts are encouraging tourists to visit Cuba sooner rather than later if they want to see unadulterated local culture . In rural Cuba, villagers make a living by selling vegetables, fruit and meat from local farms . The number of tourists visiting Havana has seen a steady increase following the normalisation of Cuba-US relations last year . While the landmark thaw in relations signals a positive future for Cuba, travellers looking to explore the 'timewarp' nation are being urged to go before it changes forever. TravelSupermarket travel expert Bob Atkinson recently told MailOnline Travel: 'It really is a unique place to visit, and once it becomes fully open to the Americans, they will without doubt pile in. 'Havana was seen as a party destination for Americans years ago, such was its close proximity to Florida. Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have promised to restore embassies in each other\u2019s capitals, although a few hurdles remain . One of the biggest hurdles is Cuba's place on a US list of state sponsors of terrorism, from which Cuba is pushing to be removed . Tourists on a double-decker bus take in the sights, including a local football match, during a tour of Havana, Cuba's capital . If the US lifts its restrictions on travel and trade, one of the biggest draws for American tourists could be Major League Baseball games . 'However you look at it, opening up to the Americans will change the way it feels and I think this will be to the detriment to the culture and heritage of the place. If restrictions are lifted and Cuba becomes a popular destination for US tourists once again, one of the biggest draws could be the countries\u2019 shared love of baseball. Major League Baseball is considering playing spring exhibition games on the baseball-mad island nation, where American teams played before Fidel Castro came to power. Major league teams regularly held spring training camps in Cuba in the 1940s and \u201850s, and there have been discussions to bring them back to the country once the governments officially end the diplomatic freeze.","highlights":"In village of Gabriel, farmers sell produce and meat at roadside stands, and there are very few cars . Like in Havana, paintings or posters of revolutionary hero Che Guevara are visible everywhere . US and Cuban government officials continue to hold talks to end half-century diplomatic freeze .","id":"bc54b3cca4e576cc9a84e2542d907befd5173831","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" up the country to a boom in tourism.\nBut it\u2019s not all fun in the sun for the Cuban poor, and many struggle to make ends meet in the Caribbean island. The 100-year-old community of La Viga, a small village in Pinar del Rio Province near the Sierra Maestra mountain range, has seen its fortunes decline since the Cuban Revolution.\nDespite being blessed with a tropical climate and rich agricultural land, the isolated village has been neglected by successive communist governments, resulting in a long-running economic decline.\nResidents living in tiny wooden huts in the humid climate rely on the government for their only source of income, receiving around $8 per month in basic welfare payments for working on the local sugar plantation. Most people are forced to work for the plantation for up to 12 hours a day, according to Elsa Velazquez, a community leader from La Viga.\nThe villagers have no means of transport other than by foot, and are at the mercy of the weather. \u201cIt rains a lot here, and if it rains for ten days in a row, we\u2019re done for. We can\u2019t get to the fields to work,\u201d said Velazquez.\nThe villagers struggle to make ends meet\nVillagers rely on the government for their only source of income\nThe only way for villagers to travel to the main town of El Cobre is by train, at a cost of 3.50 CUC (4.50 US dollars). But the village has no railway station of its own. Instead, the railway ends in El Cobre, at a distance of around 6 miles.\nThe railway tracks are a prime target for thieves and bandits, who regularly break into the train as it approaches the village. If people working on the railway hear that someone else is approaching they often leave to join the gang.\nVelazquez says that there used to be a small store where people could buy basic food, but the government closed it down. \u201cThere was a grocery store in the village, but the government closed it down. They have left nothing for us, and we have no electricity, just the railway,\u201d she said.\nLife is tough in the village, with most residents enduring low wages, poor infrastructure and little money to spend on anything other than survival. The only way of earning money in the village is by working the fields of the sugar plantation. \u201cHere, we don\u2019t have anything else to do,\u201d said"}
{"article":"Ukip leader Nigel Farage said an Indian NHS doctor almost killed him by failing to diagnose his cancer . Nigel Farage has launched an astonishing attack on the National Health Service accusing doctors of 'incompetence and negligence' over their failure to diagnose his cancer. The controversial politician developed cancer in his 20s and said an Indian doctor tried to convince him he had an infection even though his left testicle had swollen to the size of a rock hard lemon. The Ukip leader claimed he was 'fobbed off by one NHS doctor to the next', and, without private health insurance, he would 'probably be dead'. Writing in his memoir, The Purple Revolution, which is being serialised in the Telegraph, Farage wrote: 'Several doctors examined me - registrars, locums, all that lot - and they came to the conclusion that I had a twisted testicle. I would need an immediate operation, they said. I was taken by ambulance to hospital in Farnborough, Hampshire, where I was re-examined by another four doctors. It was pretty painful. 'An Indian doctor told me that the Bromley doctors had got it all wrong: I had an infection. I was to go home and take a heavy dose of antibiotics. I did not need an operation after all. A few weeks went by and the pain was just as bad. All the time, my left testicle was getting markedly larger.' Mr Farage said that six weeks later he was having difficulty walking and his 'left testicle was as large as a lemon and rock hard'. But despite being in a 'terrible state' a consultant directed him to ''keep taking the antibiotics' and sent him away. Eventually Mr Farage said he sought an opinion from a private consultant who diagnosed cancer. Scroll down for video . After being told he was covered by company health insurance he went for private treatment and was swiftly informed he had a tumour and would need to have a testicle removed. Mr Farage told how he was 'terrified' when doctors told him he may have secondary tumours in his stomach and lungs. More than 30 years on, recounting the period 'makes  me upset', he added. On the day of the 2010 general election, Mr Farage said a plane crash during a publicity stunt and an earlier car crash has left him with the body of a 70-year-old.d. Mr Farage, pictured, revealed that one of his testicles had swollen up to the size of \u00a0large rock hard lemon . Mr Farage, pictured after a plane crash on election day in 2010 admitted the NHS was good in emergencies . After the air accident Mr Farage was told that he could be  signed off as partially  disabled but having a blue badge would be ' conceding  defeat'. ' I remember thinking, 'so this is it, this is how it ends',' he said of the air crash. 'When people say that their life flashed before them when they thought they were about to die, it is rubbish. 'All I could think of was how much there was I still wanted to do and the impact my death would have on others - my girls were still so little and the boys were only just finding their way in the world.' He added: ' Having nearly died three times has made me a much bigger risk-taker. When you think your life is about to be taken away and you are given it back, you just want to get on and do things. 'There's no time to waste: children to bring up, elections to win, pheasants to pluck, wine to drink.' The Ukip leader accused other political parties of being afraid of criticising the NHS . He has also taken the opportunity in his memoir to attack the other major Westminster political parties over their fear of criticising the NHS. He said that he is 'better qualified to criticise and defend our health care system than most politicians'. Mr Farage praised the NHS for being 'astonishingly good' at emergency critical care but claims the NHS will 'probably let you down' over screening and a fast diagnosis. He said the system is 'so over-stretched that if you can afford private health care, you should take it' and warned that the NHS ' is so battered and poorly run that unless you are really lucky, you will fall through the cracks'. 'There are huge problems with the NHS, deep structural ones, but, as I have said, I know more than most what that means on a personal level,' he wrote. 'When I had cancer, the incompetence and negligence of the NHS almost killed me, but it has also saved my life. I am certainly not taking any flak from gutless politicians who claim that I am no fan or supporter of the NHS.'","highlights":"Nigel Farage has revealed he had testicular cancer at the age of 21 . He lost his left testicle after it swelled up to the size of a lemon . He blamed an Indian NHS doctor for failing to diagnose his cancer . The Ukip leader has written about his trauma in his new memoir .","id":"a7a25c371af0e809b91f004e5ab388fc7bcf33f9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" diagnose his cancer early. He had already been told the cancer had spread and had only two weeks left to live when it was finally diagnosed.\nNigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, told the Sun that his 'only regret' was that he did not die 'a long time ago'.\n'I can't tell you how angry this makes me,' Farage told the newspaper.'My only regret was that I didn't die long ago rather than a long time later.'\n'I will make sure this woman is fired. I'm an advocate for firing people when they do something like this. There are some very good doctors in the NHS and they have saved my life. But some of them are absolutely appalling.'\n'She didn't seem to have any clue what the hell was going on. The last two and a half years has been absolute hell and that is the only regret I have about any of it, I'm afraid. She failed to diagnose my cancer. We have got into a situation where NHS doctors don't feel their jobs are safe any more. That is why so many doctors want us to leave the EU, because they don't want to be made redundant by Brussels. This doctor should be made redundant and I would not employ her again under any circumstances. I am an advocate for firing people when they do something like this.'\nFarage, 53, revealed his anger after it was revealed that a doctor, who treated him for stomach pains, told him: 'You're still alive, aren't you?' when he finally received treatment for stomach pains after becoming worried about them. The doctor, known as 'Dr N,' told him he was 'concerned but not panicked' by the diagnosis.\n'She actually seemed more pleased about the fact that the cancer hadn't spread to the liver than about the fact that it had got into my stomach,' he told the Sun.\n'It's not like my stomach was bleeding or anything like that. This woman was concerned and annoyed that she thought she could diagnose everything I've had over the years.'\nFarage was told he had lung cancer in June this year, weeks before the general election. He told the Sun that he had known about his cancer for a long time and kept having scans 'but there was nothing showing up'.\nThe Ukip leader was diagnosed two days before he had to take part in a question and answer session at"}
{"article":"(CNN)Computer hacking was once the realm of curious teenagers. It's now the arena of government spies, professional thieves and soldiers of fortune. Today, it's all about the money. That's why Chinese hackers broke into Lockheed Martin and stole the blueprints to the trillion-dollar F-35 fighter jet. It's also why Russian hackers have sneaked into Western oil and gas companies for years. The stakes are higher, too. In 2010, hackers slipped a \"digital bomb\" into the Nasdaq that nearly sabotaged the stock market. In 2012, Iran ruined 30,000 computers at Saudi oil producer Aramco. And think of the immense (and yet undisclosed) damage from North Korea's cyberattack on Sony Pictures last year. Computers were destroyed, executives' embarrassing emails were exposed, and the entire movie studio was thrown into chaos. It wasn't always this way. Hacking actually has some pretty innocent and harmless beginnings. The whole concept of \"hacking\" sprouted from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology nearly 50 years ago. Computer science students there borrowed the term from a group of model train enthusiasts who \"hacked\" electric train tracks and switches in 1969 to improve performance. These new hackers were already figuring out how to alter computer software and hardware to speed it up, even as the scientists at AT&T Bell Labs were developing UNIX, one of the world's first major operating systems. Hacking became the art of figuring out unique solutions. It takes an insatiable curiosity about how things work; hackers wanted to make technology work better, or differently. They were not inherently good or bad, just clever. In that sense, the first generation of true hackers were \"phreakers,\" a bunch of American punks who toyed with the nation's telephone system. In 1971, they discovered that if you whistle at a certain high-pitched tone, 2600-hertz, you could access AT&T's long-distance switching system. They would make international phone calls, just for the fun of it, to explore how the telephone network was set up. This was low-fi stuff. The most famous phreaker, John Draper (aka \"Cap'n Crunch) earned his nickname because he realized the toy whistle given away in cereal boxes emitted just the right tone. This trained engineer took that concept to the next level by building a custom \"blue box\" to make those free calls. This surreptitious little box was such a novel idea that young engineers Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started building and selling it themselves. These are the guys who would later go on to start Apple. Wire fraud spiked, and the FBI cracked down on phreakers and their blue boxes. The laws didn't quite fit, though. Kids were charged with making harassing phone calls and the like. But federal agents couldn't halt this phenomenon. A tech-savvy, inquisitive and slightly anti-authoritarian community had been born. The next generation came in the early 1980s, as people bought personal computers for their homes and hooked them up to the telephone network. The Web wasn't yet alive, but computers could still talk to one another. This was the golden age of hacking. These curious kids tapped into whatever computer system they could find just to explore. Some broke into computer networks at companies. Others told printers at hospitals hundreds of miles away to just spit out paper. And the first digital hangouts came into being. Hackers met on text-only bulletin board systems to talk about phreaking, share computer passwords and tips. The 1983 movie \"War Games\" depicted this very thing, only the implications were disastrous. In it, a teenager in Washington state accidentally taps into a military computer and nearly brings the world to nuclear war. It's no surprise, then, that the FBI was on high alert that year, and arrested six teenagers in Milwaukee -- who called themselves the 414s, after their area code -- when they tapped into the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a nuclear weapon research facility. Nationwide fears led the U.S. Congress to pass the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1986. Breaking into computer systems was now a crime of its own. The damage of hacking started getting more serious, too. In 1988, the government's ARPAnet, the earliest version of the Internet, got jammed when a Cornell University graduate student, curious about the network's size, created a self-replicating software worm that multiplied too quickly. The next year, a few German hackers working for the Russian KGB were caught breaking into the Pentagon. In 1990, hacker Kevin Poulsen rigged a Los Angeles radio station's phone system to win a Porsche, only to be arrested afterward. The cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and hackers continued throughout the 1990s. Some hacked for money. Russian mathematician Vladimir Levin was caught stealing $10 million from Citibank. Others did it for revenge. Tim Lloyd wiped the computers at Omega Engineering in New Jersey after he was fired. But hacks were still more of an annoyance than anything devastating, though it was quickly becoming apparent that the potential was there. The stock market, hospitals, credit card transactions -- everything was running on computers now. There was a bone-chilling moment when a ragtag group of hackers calling themselves L0pht testified before Congress in 1998 and said they could shut down the Internet in 30 minutes. The danger was suddenly more real than ever. The ethos was starting to change, too. Previously, hackers broke into computers and networks because they were curious and those tools were inaccessible. The Web changed that, putting all that stuff at everyone's fingertips. Money became the driving force behind hacks, said C. Thomas, a member of L0pht who is known internationally as the hacker \"Space Rogue.\" An unpatched bug in Windows could let a hacker enter a bank, or a foreign government office. Mafias and governments were willing to pay top dollar for this entry point. A totally different kind of black market started to grow. The best proof came in 2003, when Microsoft started offering a $5 million bounty on hackers attacking Windows. \"It's no longer a quest for information and knowledge by exploring networks. It's about dollars,\" Thomas said. \"Researchers are no longer motivated to get stuff fixed. Now, they say, 'I'm going to go looking for bugs to get a paycheck - and sell this bug to a government.' \" Loosely affiliated amateurs were replaced by well-paid, trained professionals. By the mid-2000s, hacking belonged to organized crime, governments and hacktivists. First, crime: Hackers around the world wrote malicious software (malware) to hijack tens of thousands of computers, using their processing power to generate spam. They wrote banking trojans to steal website login credentials. Hacking payment systems turned out to be insanely lucrative, too. Albert Gonzalez's theft of 94 million credit cards from the company TJX in 2007 proved to be a precursor to later retailer data breaches, like Target, Home Depot and many more. Then there's government. When the United States wanted to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program in 2009, it hacked a development facility and unleashed the most dangerous computer virus the world has ever seen. Stuxnet caused the Iranian lab computers to spin centrifuges out of control. This was unprecedented: a digital strike with extreme physical consequences. Similarly, there's proof that Russia used hackers to coordinate its attack on Georgia during a five-day war in 2008, taking out key news and government websites as tanks rolled into those specific cities. Then there are hacktivists. The populist group Anonymous hacks into police departments to expose officer brutality and floods banks with garbage Internet traffic. A vigilante known as \"The Jester\" takes down Islamic jihadist websites. What exists now is a tricky world. The White House gets hacked. Was it the Russian government or Russian nationalists acting on their own? Or freelance agents paid by the government? In the digital realm, attribution is extremely difficult. Meanwhile, it's easier than ever to become a hacker. Digital weapons go for mere dollars on easily accessible black markets online. Anonymity is a few clicks away with the right software. And there are high-paying jobs in defending companies like Google or JPMorgan Chase -- or attacking them. As a result, law enforcement tolerance for hacking has fallen to zero. In 1999, the hacker Space Rogue exposed how FAO Schwarz's website was leaking consumer email addresses and forced the company to fix it. He was cheered. When Andrew Auernheimer (known as \"weev\") did the same thing to AT&T in 2010, he spent more than a year in prison until his case was overturned on a technicality. The days of mere curiosity are over.","highlights":"The concept of \"hacking\" began nearly 50 years ago at MIT . In the '80s, hackers wanted to make technology work better . The story of '80s teen hackers busted by the FBI is featured on cnn.com\/shortfilms .","id":"2f00fba35b1b1d7c48bf59aa6ba230b8f192f9de","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Martin's systems last year and got away with a top-secret U.S. fighter jet design, according to a new report.\nFor years, Lockheed has kept the design for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter \"top secret, sensitive compartmentalized information,\" or TSSCI, in a special compartmented facility at Lockheed's Fort Worth, Texas, plant. \"The [tape] used to protect that data is a type that's no longer manufactured,\" according to the report, which was obtained by NBC News.\nIn other words, this tape was so outdated that it's unlikely it could have been purchased on the open market or found in a junk shop. If the Chinese hackers weren't already in possession of this TSSCI tape, the thieves must have stolen it from the Fort Worth plant. The plant sits about three miles from the Air Force base.\nSo they're not just breaking in to get a look at Lockheed's fighter jet blueprints. They're stealing data that could help them make weapons of their own.\n\"When someone breaks in to get blueprints, they know the U.S. is going to replace the old one and that they're going to update the plans,\" said former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officer Mark Jacobson. \"The problem here is the Chinese are not only stealing the plans. They're stealing the plans for a top-of-the-line weapon that only the U.S. and (its) allies have right now.\"\nThe Chinese government has never denied breaking into Lockheed Martin's systems. And in 2010, Lockheed Martin acknowledged that some of its proprietary data had \"probably\" been stolen. The stolen documents include blueprints for the F-35, which the Chinese stole from a joint Lockheed Martin-Japanese production plant in Kobe, Japan.\nLast December, the Pentagon announced that it would build an additional 35 F-35s -- for a total of 195. The F-35 has not yet entered into U.S. military service.\nThe report does not indicate why China wanted this specific part of data, however.\nOther reports have indicated that the Chinese are very focused on stealing U.S. military technology, and that the F-35's internal design might be particularly attractive to them. While the U.S. has been very successful in the realm of military technology and military secrets,"}
{"article":"(CNN)Thirty years ago, a journey across Europe meant a passport full of stamps, a wallet full of different currencies and plenty of time spent waiting in line to be glared at by border officials. That all began to change in June 1985, when the continent's countries began signing up to the Schengen agreement -- a deal that lifted frontier controls between cooperating neighbors. Today, 20 years after it came into force, with more than 26 states now participating, Schengen has completely altered the experience of traversing Europe. Nowhere is this more visible than at the old crossing points -- places that were once hives of activity but are now ghostly, vacated shells of their former selves. Not entirely forgotten though. Spanish photographer Ignacio Evangelista spent several years criss-crossing the continent to capture these abandoned checkpoints on camera for a project he calls \"After Schengen.\" The result is a fascinating gallery of images that charts the unusual architecture of places whose fate has been intertwined with Europe's ever-evolving political and economic allegiances. \"I don't know why but from many years ago, I feel very attracted to situations or places where the natural and the artificial come together, sometimes a little bit in conflict,\" Evangelista tells CNN, explaining his interest in frontiers. He says he spent his formative years poring over the World Atlas, marveling at the straight-line borders carved by colonialists across the map of Africa and wondering why Europeans couldn't iron the kinks out of their own squiggled frontiers. \"When you are a young child in front of a map you feel ... you have the whole world in front of you and you can travel with your mind of course, with your imagination,\" he says. As a young adult in the early 1990s, Evangelista experienced many of these borders firsthand when he embarked on an Interailing trip -- a country-hopping rite of passage that sees many young Europeans take advantage of cheap pan-continental train tickets. \"Before, when I was young, if you traveled from Spain to Germany you had to cross three countries and take three currencies,\" he recalls. \"Once I was traveling with my friend, Interailing ... from Italy to Greece, we had to cross the old Yugoslavia. \"I think into the night,  2 or 3 a.m.,  we cross the border from Italy into Yugoslavia and the train stopped. We were sleeping, of course. Then three or four soldiers come into the train and shouted at everybody, very aggressively, like in a spy movie. \"We waited half an hour, then half an hour later the train went on. It was exciting, even funny as I was 18 years old, but now it's not so funny.\" As Evangelista points out, in a Europe cleaved by the Cold War, many borders were not just the cultural dividing lines they are today. Back then they were fortifications demarcating places of oppression and freedom. The checkpoints themselves were sometimes places of fear, of hostile bureaucracy -- a past Evangelista says lingers on in the buildings left behind. \"For me it's fascinating because you can see the passage of the time, the human footprint. \"These places had a very strong coercive role, people had to stop the car and the policeman had to ask you who you are, you showed your passport, maybe you had to open your bags. The police had the power to not let you go on. \"It's interesting to me, looking at these places now they are a little bit spooky, because at most of them you can feel this ghostly atmosphere.\" The frontier buildings range in size and style, from giant Soviet declarations of authority that loom over major highways to tiny huts in deep, dark forests. Europe's richer countries tend to maintain old posts, while less wealthier states seem content to let them deteriorate, Evangelista says. Some, he says, are gone completely, marked only on maps and located using GPS trackers or by talking to locals. A strong supporter for an open Europe at a time when some of the continent's nations are talking about severing the close economic and political bonds they share with their neighbors, Evangelista recalls one encounter that underscored the human side to his project. While setting up his camera at a checkpoint on the Austria-Hungary frontier, he watched as a man drove in from the Austrian side and parked, followed by a woman, two minutes later, from the Hungarian side. \"They began to speak and they were kissing very much. After 10 minutes they went back their separate ways, and I thought, before the Schengen agreement, this couple had no future.\" Follow Evangelista's ongoing project at www.ignacioevangelista.com .","highlights":"Spanish photographer Ignacio Evangelista's \"After Schengen\" project captures images of abandoned European checkpoints . Schengen agreement came into force 20 years ago, lifting border controls between participating European nations . Border checkpoints range from giant Soviet statements to small huts in deep, dark forests .","id":"eff894f0573a1264986708d1744eeb929c786d0e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"5, when the Schengen Agreement was adopted, leading to the disappearance of internal border controls throughout Europe.\nThere are now 26 Schengen states, including the 25 that are members of the European Union, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, which are all part of the single market area.\nThat \u2018Schengen\u2019 name comes from the town of Schengen in western Luxembourg, the birthplace of the Schengen Agreement, signed on June 14, 1985. It abolished border controls for short-stay visits between the signatory states \u2014 and later Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, known as the \u2018Schengen Plus\u2019 countries.\nSo, what does that mean in practice? The short answer is: a lot.\nSchengen makes travel and work a lot easier across Europe, including for Americans and other non-EU citizens. If you\u2019re moving for work, for instance, there\u2019s no longer a need for a work visa.\nThere are still border controls \u2014 but they only apply if you have not been to a Schengen state for six months. If you have, then there are no border checks for travelers from the other Schengen countries.\nSome travelers have reported a long wait at the border, or being questioned by border agents in countries like Germany, which is sometimes called \u201cborder control hell.\u201d\nOther travelers have been asked to pay a deposit for a bus ticket, to stop tourists returning with suitcases full of souvenirs.\nThe EU\u2019s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier also suggested last week that he might introduce a new \u201cbackstop\u201d for Britain if the backstop for Ireland is not a success.\nBut the agreement that has allowed Europeans to visit each others\u2019 countries without controls for decades is under threat.\nThe UK is set to leave the EU on March 29, 2019, and under the terms of the Brexit deal, European citizens would be allowed to enter Britain for as long as they wanted to stay up to six months. But after that six months, there is no guarantee of right to entry. This is causing a lot of concern in the European Parliament, which has put forward a recommendation that citizens of other European countries be granted three-year residence permits if necessary. This recommendation would need a unanimous vote by the parliament before going into negotiations with the UK.\nBut the UK has warned against any special arrangements for non-EU citizens, arguing that such an arrangement would \u201ccreate"}
{"article":"Of all the terrible things a single mother has endured since discovering a malignant tumour in her breast, one of the worst was how to explain to her young daughter that she had cancer. Following her diagnosis in May 2014, 42-year-old City worker Ebba worried most about how six-year-old Lene would take the news. Her greatest fear was that Lene would be left without a mother at a young age, just like her own mother had been. Ebba's grandmother had died of liver cancer when Ebba's mother was only 10. Ebba is proud of how daughter Lene, six, has dealt with her breast cancer diagnosis . Ebba, who is originally from Germany and now lives in London, said: 'When I was first diagnosed, I had all the shock, horror and anxiety to deal with and I worried history would repeat itself. 'My grandmother died of liver cancer when she was 33 and my mother was 10. I was told she was in horrific pain and that has always informed my image of cancer.' After finding a lump in her breast, Ebba waited until she had confirmation that it was cancer following a number of tests before broaching the subject with her daughter one bedtime. 'I thought it would be the worst thing ever to tell Lene and I was worried I would dissolve into tears,' she told MailOnline.\u00a0'But I forgot that children don't have the same images of people being bald and throwing up. 'Beforehand I was very stressed and tearful at the thought of having to tell Lene but when it happened she was calm. 'She'd never heard of cancer before so her first response was to be puzzled. I didn't get the reaction I'd had from other people that something terrible was happening to me so in the end it was one of the few occasions I didn't cry when telling someone I had cancer.' Mother and daughter pictured after one of Ebba's chemo sessions when she started to lose her hair . Ebba tried to make her hairloss fun for her daughter so it was less traumatic for them both . Since her diagnosis, Ebba and Lena have found 'The Clouds toolkit' a useful resource to help them through the incredibly difficult time. Created by the Fruit Fly Collective using money raised through Red Nose Day, the resource pack provides invaluable guidance to parents on how to talk to their children about what cancer is and the treatments and side-effects involved. Designed by psychotherapists and artists, it includes puppets, photos and illustrations which help families share their emotions and gain a greater understanding of what lies ahead. As Ebba explains, children often need reassurance about issues that adults wouldn't usually consider - like whether cancer is contagious - and are most alarmed by the hair loss caused by chemotherapy. 'When we initially talked about it, Lene was most concerned about hair loss, I still remember her eyes looking big and shocked when I told her my hair would fall out,' Ebba said. 'She was also worried about catching cancer and I found her looking for lumps.' When Ebba did start to lose her hair, she found a way to make it less traumatic for Lene. She said: 'They say it's good to take control before it starts so I looked online for nice head scarves and in a funny way I was looking forward to wearing them. 'It meant that when it happened it was a big event but not too traumatic for me. But Lene found my hair loss very tough to deal with, very disconcerting. Ebba wearing a scarf, left, and wig, right, her daughter helped her choose following her chemo . 'I'd decided I was going to shave my hair off so we had a little party and my daughter cut my hair. I invited a few friends and we had drinks and biscuits. Lene took the scissors and then everyone else got involved.' Thanks to eight gruelling chemotherapy cycles, two operations, and forthcoming radio therapy, Ebba is getting better and hopes to make a full recovery. She said: 'Now from what they can see it looks like the primary cancer is gone and I should be cancer free. But it's hard to say I'm cured because some of the cancer cells may have survived and escaped into the rest of my body so I'll have annual check-ups and hope for the best.' Ebba said it's been a difficult time for both her and Lene but she has felt proud of the way her daughter has adapted and coped. She said: 'I'm amazed at how calm Lene has been all the way through. When I had my first cycle we were all very scared and she papered my bedroom with get well cards. 'She has always tried to cheer me up and encouraged me to look nice. She pressed me to get a wig, to put on a nice dress and make-up so I would feel better. 'She reads to me and when I've been really sick and tired she sits next to me and draws very quietly instead of jumping across the furniture like she normally would. 'Like most mothers, the thought of dying and leaving my daughter is really hard to deal with. But one thing I've learned through all this is that she is extremely adaptable and would be okay.' The Clouds toolkit, pictured, gives parents with cancer information on how to support their children . For any other parents who find themselves in the same terrible situation, Ebba has the following advice: 'I think it's really important to let children get involved and have an active role as much as they can. 'All of the things Lene has done have made her feel part of things. Just like adults, if children feel included and are able do something to help it gives them an important feeling of having some control over their situation.' She added: 'I think being honest is also really important. Children already know when something is up, they sense the emotional temperature and see the hugs and furtive conversations so you can't lie to them, especially if they are older child as they might get upset when they find out. You don't want to fall apart in front of them but don't totally hide what you're feeling either, let them be part of your journey.' She also recommends the\u00a0The Clouds resource pack which is available via www.fruitflycollective.com. Ebba said: 'It was really brilliant. From a kid's perspective it's like a treasure box and it was nice to have something Lene could open and explore. 'It was a massive help to learn about things and I think it's really important to be honest with children because healthy communications help families get through cancer more easily. Lene kept her mother's spirits up with get well cards like this one she created . Lene wrote her experiences down in a book to hep her deal with them, like when she helped Ebba chose a wig . Lene's story, which she wants to sell to raise money, shows how they coped when Ebba's hair fell out . 'It was a great way to kick off the conversation. I gave this box to my child and she opened it. There were things for her to play with and it really helped to explain to her about the good and bad cells. 'It turned into a game and the whole thing was very relaxed, which is the beauty of it because it doesn't feel like a big deal. It's also been really useful to have something to refer back to when we've been talking about things later on.' One of the ideas suggested in the information pack was for Lene to write down her feelings. So she has created a storybook about her experiences called 'How It Is With Breast Cancer'. The selfless six-year-old wants to get the book published so she can support other children going through what she has experienced and give any money made from sales to charity. Watch Comic Relief \u2013 Face the Funny on Friday night from 7pm, BBC One, to see how Red Nose Day cash is transforming lives in the UK and across Africa .","highlights":"42-year-old City worker Ebba found lump in her breast in 2014 . Test confirmed she had cancer . She was terrified daughter, Lene, six, would lose her mother . Worried about how to tell her but was\u00a0was amazed by how Lene coped .","id":"f11212554bb8787e284ee99c45e5d7071ecac99a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"old Susan Wylie, a nurse, underwent a lumpectomy, radiation and six chemotherapy cycles. And then, after months of testing and more scans, she had to tell her 10-year-old daughter. \u201cWe had to sit down with her at our kitchen table and explain. We were both sitting there crying and she told me she didn\u2019t want me to die,\u201d Wylie recalls.\nIt was a heartbreaking moment for the whole family.\nAs soon as the news was broken, her daughter, a bright, vivacious child, lost interest in eating and began acting up at school. \u201cShe would come home and tell me that she didn\u2019t like the food I cooked,\u201d says Wylie, who started noticing her behaviour change at the end of last year. Her parents were concerned, too, especially when they noticed their granddaughter becoming less and less sociable. \u201cShe didn\u2019t want to go to her friend\u2019s house and her school performance began to fall apart. Her attendance went down, and she used to love sports, but all of that started to disappear as well,\u201d says Wylie.\nThey suspected depression, but they didn\u2019t understand why a child who had just been told that her mother was sick didn\u2019t want to go to her friend\u2019s birthday party at school. \u201cWe thought it was depression until her dad started going to see our family doctor and a psychologist,\u201d says Wylie, who has two older children, Sarah and Chris, and who is now married to Greg. \u201cWe started getting her tested and she was diagnosed with Asperger\u2019s syndrome.\u201d\nWylie wasn\u2019t surprised. \u201cYou need someone like our child to say, \u2018I don\u2019t feel right anymore\u2019 because she\u2019s so quiet and she doesn\u2019t communicate well,\u201d she says. \u201cShe had all the signs. The doctor had heard her say she wasn\u2019t feeling well, and she\u2019s so different when she\u2019s with her dad because she talks and she communicates with him.\u201d\nAsperger\u2019s is a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder with traits that include poor social skills, a tendency to over-think things and an inability to understand facial expressions and body language. As part of the family practice, Greg had started reading about the condition over a year ago, and he recognised the signs of Asperger\u2019s straight away. Wylie didn\u2019t need much convincing. \u201cIt was like it was written for"}
{"article":"The remains of a woolly mammoth that died 10,000 years ago have been unearthed in Siberia by oil workers. Two tusks, teeth and rib bones of the extinct giant mammal were discovered buried three metres down in the frozen soil around 31 miles (50km) from Nyagan in Khanty-Mansi, Russia. Oil workers had been digging at a site owned by Rosneft close to the town when they noticed a tusk sticking out of the excavator bucket. Ancient: Two mammoth tusks (shown above) together with fragments of jaw, teeth, tibia and ribs were dug from the frozen soil of Siberia.\u00a0Oil workers noticed a tusk sticking out of the excavator bucket . Using shovels they then unearthed a second tust, a tibia, ribs, teeth and fragments of the animal's jaw. Aton Rezvy, head of palaeontology at the Khanty-Mansiysk Museum of Nature and Man, said he believes the mammoth is at least 10,000 years old. Since the 1700s scientists have debated what caused the demise of mammoths. All but a few isolated island populations disappeared between 20,000 and 10,000 years ago. One popular theory, bolstered by this study, is that Ice Age people hunted most of the mammoths out of existence. However, some experts argue that global warming helped make the giant creatures extinct between 20,000 and 25,000 years ago. Other researchers argue that an impact of extraterritorial objects in North America 13,000 years ago, led to rapid climate change, eventually wiping out the mammoths. Today, it's thought that a combination of factors led to extinction. He estimated that the giant animal had been a fully grown adult female, around 30 to 40 years old when she died. He said they hoped to conduct further analysis of the bones to learn more about the mammoth. He told the Siberian Times: 'We can send the find to determine the radiocarbon date. 'Genetic analysis will help to determine which population this mammoth was from - European or North American.' Recent research has shown that many woolly mammoths discovered in Siberia may have originated in North Ameria and migrated across the Bering Strait when sea levels were lower. Many believe the original Siberian population of mammoths disappeared around 40,000 years ago, with North American mammoths dominating until around 4,500 years ago. The exact reason for their extinction is still debated with many blaming changes to the climate as causing their demise. Others have pointed to evidence that humans and neanderthals hunted the giant creatures along with other ice age megafauna and may have pushed them to the brink of extinction. Palaeontologists who examined the mammoth's remains (shown above) estimate it died 10,000 years ago . Oil workers had been excavating a site 31 miles from Nyagan in Russia (above) when they found the mammoth. They estimate that the giant had been a fully grown female, around 30 to 40 years old . A recent study has suggested that human hunting caused a massive drop in mammoth populations in western Europe around 30,000 years ago. Just a few isolated populations of mammoth are though to have clung on. Dozens of mammoth remains have been unearthed in Siberia, including entire skeletons and even mummified bodies still preserved in the ice. The mammoth's remains were unearthed about 30 miles from the town of Nyagan in Khanty-Mansi, Russia . Vladimir Bednyakov (pictured above) had been operating the digger when he unearthed the mammoth tusks . Vladimir Bednyakov was operating the excavator when he discovered the latest mammoth. He said: 'I noticed something in the excavator bucket. It turned to be a mammoth tusk. 'We have the rule - if we find something, we stop the work and call the bosses. 'But I was also interested myself, in what this was. 'I took the shovel and began to dig.... found more remains, the second tusk, teeth and other bones.' Woolly mammoths, like the one shown in the artists impression above, lived from about 200,000 years ago until around 4,500 years ago when the last isolated populations are thought to have \u00a0died out completely .","highlights":"The remains of the woolly mammoth were found close to Nyagan in Russia . Oil workers for Rosneft noticed a tusk sticking out of the excavator bucket . Palaeontologists\u00a0estimate the  mammoth had been a 30-40 year old female . They hope to carry out tests to find out whether it had migrated from North America or was part of the native Siberian population of woolly mammoths .","id":"89335dd3cda921470dfb00c0ba57b2bf1a98b365","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" ground near a drilling platform in the Yamal Peninsula. Mammoth tusk and jawbone fragments are also being studied at Britain's Natural History Museum in the capital London. (Tusks are teeth found in the head of a mammal with ivory hard material at the front and softer, yellow-colored marrow at the back.)\nThis was the last time the great Siberian beast was seen alive, and experts say the mammoth probably died because of the climate change which occurred during the Ice Age.\nThe mammoth died shortly after being hit by a meteorite that was likely to have struck the ground just 5 km away. Experts believe the collision with the meteorite triggered an avalanche, which caused the mammoth's death. In addition, the mammoth died of suffocation as the permafrost melted and a swampy morass formed.\nExperts say the newly found bones have revealed the most detailed mammoth remains ever discovered in Siberia. They include the mammoth's skin, which may provide valuable information on what the mammoth looked like.\n\"The tusk itself is in excellent condition - much better than any of the tusks [of mammoths] ever found before, because in some cases the teeth of them have actually been ripped out of them [during erosion], or they're broken, \" Dr Paul Cockshott, a mammoth expert, says. \"So this is a very important find.\"\nThe mammoth's tusks were discovered by accident by workers during the \"summer season\" on the Yamal Peninsula. The area in which the discovery was made is estimated to be 250,000 square kilometres.\nThe discovery of the mammoth, and the tusks, is important because it shows the animal died after the last big ice age ended around 12,000 years ago, but prior to the arrival of humans in the region. This could mean the mammoth was the last survivor of an already extinct species, rather than a species that was adapted to modern-day cold conditions.\n\"The climate of the time would have been the same for the giant mammoth as it is now, with the Arctic conditions and the low temperatures, so it means that we haven't had any surviving relatives of this species alive since the last period of glaciation,\" Dr Cockshott adds.\nThe woolly mammoth was the largest animal that has ever lived on earth and is one of several types of prehistoric mammal discovered"}
{"article":"It's a photograph that captures a collision of worlds; in the foreground is one of the UK's richest society heiresses and, on the table behind her, three of the most famous people on the planet - Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and their daughter North. Whether Alice Bamford, the British heiress to the JCB farm equipment dynasty, was aware of exactly who was photobombing her image when she smiled next to her baby daughter is anyone's guess. The social media moment was taken\u00a0outside Nobu, Hollywood's favourite A-list Japanese restaurant, close to where Alice owns an organic farm and restaurant. Scroll down for video . How many millionaires can you fit in one photograph?: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and North West are caught in the back of a heiress Alice Bamford's photo with her daughter in Malibu on Sunday afternoon . Mixing with reality tv royalty: Alice Bamford unwittingly - or was it? - captured Kim Kardashian leaning in to her daughter North (left) while dad, rap star Kanye West looked on (right) Alice might well dine in one of LA's flashiest eateries, for the 39-year-old is the daughter of billionaire Sir Anthony Bamford and his wife, Lady Carole, OBE. Sir Anthony's net worth has been estimated at over \u00a32.8billion by Forbes.\u00a0The family is also behind the popular Daylesford Organics food brand. Alice is no stranger to Los Angeles having  dabbled in Hollywood when she co-produced Wes Anderson's modern classic The Darjeeling Limited. She was also formerly a show-jumper, and previously owned her own record label in the early 2000s. More recently, she has run an organic farm and restaurant, One Gun Ranch, in Malibu. Completely unaware that one of the world's most famous families were going to be caught in her family snap, Alice can be seen with a wide smile, even slightly distracted by the view behind. When caught off guard by Alice at the high-profile establishment, Kim's famous family didn't appear to be quite the picture of domesticated bliss that the reality TV star would like you to believe. While the Keeping Up With The Kardashians personality may be no stranger to a selfie, it won't be the type of flattering snap that she's used to as she was pictured reaching down to pick something up from the floor. Alice Bamford, pictured with her mother Lady Carole, is heiress to a vast fortune . Alice Bamford might not compare to the Kardashian-West family in terms of global fame but the JCB heiress has certainly led a fascinating life. The 39-year-old is the daughter of billionaire Sir Anthony Bamford and his wife, Lady Carole, OBE. Sir Anthony's net worth has been estimated at over \u00a32.8billion by Forbes. The family is also behind the popular Daylesford Organics food brand, the namesake of the farm in Gloucestershire where Alice grew up. Alice is no stranger to Los Angeles having dabbled in Hollywood when she co-produced Wes Anderson's modern classic The Darjeeling Limited. She was also formerly a show-jumper, and previously owned her own record label in the early 2000s. More recent ventures include One Gun Ranch, which Alice purchased in 2010. The Malibu farm and restaurant supplies bio dynamic organic produce using 'compost-improved soil'. It also offers tours to Los Angeles' inner-city children. A fatigued Kim was in full mummy mode as North wriggled around in her high chair at the table. Meanwhile Kanye, looked transfixed by the mum-of-one appearing to grimace as he watched his wife reach under the table with a stern look on her face. After all, 37-year-old rapper Kanye had spent the afternoon pandering to their toddler as they played on the sands in Malibu. Kanye was beach-ready in a sleeveless vest - albeit in black - with practical trainers while Nori looked cute in a pair of denim shorts and a white vest. Most of Kim's most intimate moments from the last seven years - from her pregnancy to her 2013 divorce -  have been documented on her E! reality show with sisters Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie, as well as mother and manager Kris and step father Bruce Jenner. Kim is usually partial to a few photograph filters to brighten or smooth her skin and has even been accused of using Photoshop to alter the appearance of her famous figure in the pictures she's posted. But this particular moment was perhaps the most candid of them all when she and her husband of one year were captured in their most raw form. Polished as always, Kim was arguably unsuitably dressed for a day on the sand on Sunday. She had dressed up in her strappy sandals and a military green midi dress, which clung to her famous curves, deciding to watch her daddy and daughter duo from the restaurant, outside her car. Her hair was looking slightly frazzled after treating it to a third dye job this week to keep the platinum shade from revealing her brunette roots. She had her hair, which she has referred to as a 'full-time job' recently, pulled back into a low-fuss ponytail at the nape of her neck. And as if styled for a red carpet appearance, Kim was carrying a snakeskin clutch bag in her hands, which was far from a traditional baby bag used to tote everything a 21-month-old might need for a day at the beach. Kim may be a style icon to some, but her younger half sister Kylie Jenner has admitted that Nori is actually her main source of fashion inspiration. Speaking to Star! magazine recently, the youngest of the Jenner family said of her icons: 'To keep it in the family, I love Kim and Kanye\u2019s style. 'They definitely inspire me. North probably inspires me the most. Kim and Kanye \u2013 I\u2019m obsessed with their style! Kim\u2019s always in the latest stuff, so I always look to her for advice. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian seemed unaware that they'd been caught in someone else's photo . Adorable: Kanye acted like the doting dad as he spent time by the sea with Nori on Sunday afternoon . Mum mobile: Kim was seen in her car in California on Monday and appeared to be chatting on her phone as she sat at the wheel . Busy bee: The mum of one was recognisable just by her peroxide locks as she peeped over the steering wheel .","highlights":"Alice Bamford is heiress to the  JCB farm equipment fortune . The family is said to be worth \u00a32.8billion and also own Daylesford Organics . Photobombers Kanye, Kim and baby North were dining in Nobu in Malibu .","id":"dc5876a210c54f70b6c2276b911f822c61232cd1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Kardashian and Taylor Swift.\nThe picture was taken last Christmas, when the 37-year-old rapper and his 37-year-old wife, reality TV star Kim, invited Taylor, 25, - perhaps the most famous person in her peer group right now - to their home in Calabasas, California.\nBut who is Taylor Swift?\nWhat makes her so famous that a party at her $6.5 million mansion, with a \u201cglam squad\u201d in attendance, will make the front pages of almost every newspaper in the English-speaking world?\nThe answer is simple: it is fame that makes Taylor Swift famous.\nIn 2005, at the age of 15, she released her debut album. The first single, Tim McGraw, went to No1 in 13 countries and sold more than 5 million copies. That year, Rolling Stone named her among the \u201c10 People Who Shape Your World\u201d. At that time, no one thought to ask whether she had shaped theirs.\nBut with each successive release, the comparisons to country legend McGraw grew. Before Swift\u2019s second album, 2008\u2019s Fearless, was released, she told the Boston Globe that her fans were McGraw\u2019s. A year later, McGraw told her that he felt she had surpassed him.\n\u201cHe called me when I was in Boston one night, like, \u2018The second single has gone to No1 in 14 countries.\u2019 It was so funny. I was like, \u2018Okay! Who the hell is Tim McGraw?\u2019 And he was like, \u2018You are,\u2019 so...\n\"At first, you\u2019re very grateful and proud for the success of your heroes \u2013 and they\u2019ve been your heroes for years, they\u2019re not new to you. Then, all of a sudden, you find yourself in a situation like that, where you\u2019re becoming more of a role model for people and you\u2019re so young, you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, wow.\u2019 And that\u2019s a weird thing to be confronted with, but it\u2019s cool.\u201d\nIn a cover story for the September issue of Vanity Fair, Swift says that, growing up, she idolised Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Celine Dion, Celine Dion \u2013 and the Backstreet Boys, Hanson and \u2018NSync.\n\u201cI would get into my mom\u2019s car and be like, \u2018"}
{"article":"The families of victims of the Germanwings plane crash face a wait of up to four months for the remains of their loved ones to be identified, it has emerged. The Head of the Criminal Research Institute at France's National Gendarmerie said DNA identification of the victims would take two to four months. Colonel Francois Daoust, the institute's director, said: 'Subject to the amount of body parts found, the time period could fluctuate between two months at the least, and four months. Scroll down for video . French gendarmes and investigators work amongst the debris of the Airbus A320 at the site of the crash, near Seyne-les-Alpes . The families of victims of the Germanwings plane crash face a wait of up to four months for the remains of their loved ones to be identified. Grieving relatives are pictured at a memorial in Le Vernet, France . Friends of \u00a0students killed in the disaster hugged each other outside an emotional memorial service last week . 'It is better to work at the rhythm of the science than to rush ahead and thereby run the risk of making mistakes in the identification.' 'We cannot promise that we will be able to identify all of the victims,' he added, according to German newspaper Bild. German prosecutors said Andreas Lubitz, 27, who deliberately caused the crash in the French Alps, had therapy for suicidal tendencies some time before getting his pilot's licence. And he was being treated by a psychotherapist, Dusseldorf prosecutor's office spokesman Christoph Kumpa said. 'At that time he was being treated for what is documented as being suicidal,' Mr Kumpa said. He added that Lubitz paid several visits to doctors right up until the time of the crash but these did not involve suicidal tendencies. Andreas Lubitz (pictured), who deliberately caused the crash in the French Alps, had therapy for suicidal tendencies some time before getting his pilot's licence, German prosecutors said . A top police boss in France has warned that his department 'cannot promise' that it \u00a0will be able to identify all of the victims . No suicide note 'or anything like that' was found in searches of Lubitz's German residences, Mr Kumpa said. There was also nothing in his personal, family or professional background to provide any hints 'about his motivation', he said. He also said Lubitz was not suffering from any 'organic medical illness'. Cockpit voice recorder evidence has indicated that Lubitz deliberately put the Airbus A320 into a descent after locking out the captain. All 150 people on board, including three Britons, were killed in the crash last Tuesday. Work  to collect debris and find the second black box continues to take place at the crash site of the Germanwings Airbus A320 - but it could be months before the remains of victims are identified . Mr Kumpa was speaking as the grim search for remains carried on in southern France. There were reports that Lubitz's girlfriend was pregnant with his child and that the co-pilot, as well as having mental health issues, had been receiving treatment for an unspecified vision problem which could have affected his ability to carry on working as a pilot. Authorities have already revealed that he hid from his employers a sick note declaring him unfit to work on the day of the disaster, and German newspaper Bild has said he previously told an ex-girlfriend: 'One day I will do something that will change the whole system, and then all will know my name and remember it.' The Britons killed were Paul Bramley, 28, originally from Hull, Martyn Matthews, 50, from Wolverhampton, and seven-month-old Julian Pracz-Bandres, from Manchester, who died alongside his mother, Marina Bandres Lopez Belio, 37, originally from Spain.","highlights":"DNA identification of victims will take two to four months, police chief says . Warning came from the Head of the Criminal Research Institute in France . Colonel Francois Daoust fears it may not be possible to identify all victims .","id":"40bc588ef0f9e5a512ef0e0819081b783bdff06f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", Christophe Crepin, said a \"humanitarian gesture\" was being made by French authorities to the families of the 148 people onboard, as the first plane parts from the wreckage were sent to Germany.\nMr Crepin added that it would be a \"minimum of two months\" before the fragments would be able to be analysed, and even then it could be \"at least four months\" until all the remains have been identified.\nMr Crepin told BFM TV: \"It's a very difficult human task for the investigators on the site who have to make sure there are no further remains than the ones we know about.\"\nHe added: \"We are therefore in a human gesture, in an effort to enable the families to be able to be with the remains of their loved ones as soon as possible. It won't be possible to do it sooner.\"\nHowever, French officials have warned that this may not be the end of the process of identification.\nMr Crepin warned that a \"maximum\" of one per cent of the number of passengers on board could be found when all was said and done.\nMeanwhile, French authorities have warned that it could be as many as a year before the cause of the crash is known.\nFrench police told reporters at a press conference in Cologne: \"We are in the phase that could last a long time, we won't be able to speed it up.\n\"There is a long way to go and so much work to be done by the crash investigators. To the best of our knowledge, it will last many months, possibly a year.\"\nA number of experts from the French air accident investigation authority, the BEA, have arrived in Germany as part of the 15-strong French team that is already in Cologne.\nThe head of the BEA, Remi Jouty, said: \"The arrival of our experts is part of the process that will allow the families to be able to return to France.\n\"We have a responsibility to them and we have to be extremely rigorous.\"\nFrench President Francois Hollande has arrived in Germany, where he will meet Chancellor Angela Merkel and pay tribute to the dead, with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius due later in the day.\nMr Hollande has asked the German government to allow for a meeting of family members of the victims of the Germanwings crash to be held - with the meeting set to take place later on Monday"}
{"article":"In a season when Manchester United\u2019s aspirations have been peeled away like layers of an onion, the only goal left is qualification for the Champions League. It is enough to make even the steadfast shed a tear. Thrashed in the Capital One Cup by League One MK Dons and dumped out of the FA Cup by one of their own, United were never even in the Premier League title race. Entry back into Europe\u2019s elite competition would represent a positive campaign however. The minimal requirement, undoubtedly, but a mark of improvement nonetheless. Something to look forward to. Manchester United have not beaten a team in the top half of the Premier League since Liverpool in December . Failure to finish in the top four would be pretty disastrous though. Without the extra commitment of a European campaign and having held a healthy lead in this run at one stage, falling late would ask serious questions of Louis van Gaal. It would probably mean entry into the Europa League instead \u2013 a nightmare scenario adding games in a competition United would rather avoid entirely. The continent\u2019s purgatory. United face a difficult run-in, with 10 games to define their season. Four of their next five matches are against the top six but Van Gaal\u2019s side have not beaten a team currently in the top half of the table since December. Here,Sportsmail assesses their chances. Man United vs Tottenham (March 15) Reverse fixture: 0-0 . A struggle for life, is how Van Gaal termed the second half of the sides\u2019 dour draw at White Hart Lane on December 28. A repeat would be intolerable not only to watching fans but in the table. United must win, and beware Harry Kane. The 21-year-old striker already has 26 goals to his name this season - more than the supposedly stellar line-up of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao have managed for United combined. Besides, Mauricio Pochettino's men have Champions League ambitions of their own, and will be desperate for a victory over one of their chief rivals for the top four. Prediction: 2-1 United . Manchester United train ahead of their crunch Premier League clash against Tottenham on Sunday . Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Radamel Falcao are all smiles despite their side's recent struggles . Football data analysts BSports believe a Manchester United home win is easily the most likely outcome . March 15: Tottenham (home) March 22: Liverpool (away) April 4: Aston Villa (home) April 12: Man City (home) April 18: Chelsea (away) April 26: Everton (away) May 2: West Brom (home) May 9: Crystal Palace (away) May 16: Arsenal (home) May 24: Hull (away) Liverpool vs Man United (March 22) Reverse fixture: 3-0 United . The match at Old Trafford sparked Liverpool\u2019s remarkable resurgence into the Champions League hunt. This game could prove the deciding factor. Brendan Rodgers has his side buoyant and Anfield will be bouncing. Van Gaal should douse the flames with his selection. But, with Philippe Coutinho rampant, Raheem Sterling offering pace and dynamism simply not seen in United's team and Daniel Sturridge now back in action after injury,the Dutchman will need a tactical masterstroke to pull off victory. This is arguably the fiercest rivalry in the land as England's two most successful clubs go head-to-head. Anfield will be rocking with the added incentive that Van Gaal's head could be on the block if he fails to finish in the top four. Prediction: 1-1 . Man United vs Aston Villa (April 4) Reverse fixture: 1-1 . Tim Sherwood led Spurs to victory in his previous visit to Old Trafford as a manager, and Villa are showing signs of vibrancy under his charge. They need points for survival and will fight all the way for it. Surely United will have too much quality though. Could arguably be the easiest fixture in United's run-in. But, as we've seen these last two seasons, anything is possible in the post-Fergie era. Prediction: 2-0 United . Man United vs Man City (April 12) Reverse fixture: 1-0 City . Sergio Aguero got the decisive goal at the Etihad on an afternoon Chris Smalling lost his head and City were denied three clear penalties. Manuel Pellegrini\u2019s team have not often been at their best since, but their firepower can be awesome when focused on the right target. Such as their biggest rivals. This will be a third Manchester derby at Old Trafford at this stage in three consecutive seasons. City have won the past two. 6-1, anyone? United have rarely got near their noisy neighbours in recent years. And City's focus could be entirely focused on overhauling Chelsea's Premier League lead after their likely Champions League elimination in Barcelona. But Old Trafford will not stand for their men surrendering as meekly as during last season's grim 3-0 defeat. Prediction: 1-1 . Sergio Aguero is likely to cause the United defence problems in next month's Manchester derby . Chelsea vs Man United (April 18) Reverse fixture: 1-1 . Robin van Persie\u2019s late equalising goal got Old Trafford to its feet and hoping a turning point had been found. It proved to be a false dawn and Chelsea have eased away at the top. Out of Europe, Jose Mourinho\u2019s side are unlikely to lose focus as their hunt for the title reaches its closing moments. Men like John Terry, Nemanja Matic and Diego Costa will surely not let that happen, and the Blues' mixture of power, pace and potency should see them too good for United. PSG did, however, expose chinks in Chelsea's armour. Whether Angel Di Maria, Ashley Young et al are strong enough to pierce those gaps is another matter, . Prediction 2-1 Chelsea . Eden Hazard has been Chelsea's stand out player this season as they bid to recapture the title . Everton vs Man United (April 26) Reverse fixture: 2-1 United . Radamel Falcao appeared like a tiger to pounce for the winning goal at Old Trafford but the once-feared predator has experienced the wilderness since. Defeat at Goodison Park did for David Moyes last season although the ground does hold happier memories for United. But Everton are in a scrap themselves. Defeat this weekend and a victory for QPR or Burnley could leave Roberto Martinez's men just three points off the dreaded drop zone. Surely that would be the wake-up call Everton need to spark their season into life at long last. Prediction: 1-1 . Romelu Lukaku could cause United problems if he can carry his European form into the Premier League . Man United vs West Brom (May 2) Reverse fixture: 2-2 . Twice United came from behind to salvage a point at the Hawthorns, with Daley Blind\u2019s measured effort the point-clincher. West Brom are a tougher nut to crack these days under Tony Pulis but the need for victory will weigh heavy on the hosts. The Baggies were also one of the teams to spring a shock at Old Trafford last season, when Saido Berahino and Morgan Amalfitano stunned David Moyes. Expect Berahino to score at Old Trafford again, but United to have the edge with more to play for than their visitors. Prediction: 2-1 United . Tony Pulis has transformed West Brom's fortunes and his side will be a stern test for United in May . Crystal Palace vs Man United (May 9) Reverse fixture: 1-0 United . Juan Mata, remember him? The Spaniard popped up for the winner in the season\u2019s earlier game, an example of United at their most stubborn - performing poorly but still grinding out a win. Another illustration at Selhurst Park would do just fine. But that is easier said than done, with Alan Pardew having galvanised Palace since his return to Selhurst Park. Silencing the Eagles' ferocious home support in a big game towards the end of the season is no easy task - just ask Liverpool. But surely Van Gaal can squeeze a win here. Prediction: 1-0 United . Juan Mata scored the only goal of the game when United hosted Crystal Palace earlier in the season . Man United vs Arsenal (May 16) Reverse fixture: 2-1 United . A smash and grab to make John Dillinger blush, United stole three points from the Emirates in a game they ought to have lost. Angel Di Maria and Wayne Rooney showed a fleeting impression of understanding too. Arsenal have since shown that they know how to win at Old Trafford, thanks to the Danny Welbeck-inspired win in the FA Cup on Monday in which United struggled to get break down their opponents and were outfought as well as out-thought. But Monday's FA Cup defeat has pained United. That Welbeck was the man to deliver the knockout blow stings even more. Expect revenge. Prediction: 2-1 United . Danny Welbeck scored the winner as Arsenal dumped United out of the FA Cup earlier this week . Hull vs Man United (May 24) Reverse fixture: 3-0 United . The last time United visited the KC Stadium on the final day Sir Alex Ferguson fielded an inexperienced side having wrapped up the title and with a Champions League final against Barcelona on the horizon. How times have changed. Steve Bruce\u2019s side could be safe by then and less motivated. But if they're not, this fixture becomes loaded full of danger - for both sides. You would back the United of old to win this encounter every time, but can you say the same about Van Gaal's version? Prediction: 1-0 United . Total predicted points: 74. United won the title with just one point more in 1996\/97 but the parameters have shifted since then. Last year under Moyes they finished seventh on 64 points, while Arsenal came fourth on 79. Close call on whether 74 would be enough this time.","highlights":"Manchester United's only remaining goal is to finish in the top four . The club have been absent from European competition this season . But Louis van Gaal's side face four of the top six in their next five games . United have not beaten a top-half Premier League side since December . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .","id":"5ec0b3d73f074bd29ae5da08c17b82d76a2ab999","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" final by the unfancied Swansea, United have endured a calamitous league campaign since a 6-1 defeat at Liverpool in April, with only one win in 10, just one Champions League victory in six and only two defeats in this season\u2019s competition by a combined score of 10-4.\nOzil will help Arsenal keep a lead and keep United\u2019s season on track.\nWhat was once a seemingly assured march to the title has been shattered. A five-point gap that seemed insurmountable on a match day now seems no longer than a small hurdle but also a mirage as United face City on Saturday, hoping their old foe will drop a point. With City facing Chelsea, United cannot afford defeat.\nBut there is also a small consolation prize, which is that qualifying for the Champions League should be achievable. The League Cup defeat by Swansea will be viewed as a freak result, but United\u2019s season has become so strange that one loss in nine now does not feel like a mirage but reality.\nAnd that will have felt like a lifeline. Even the most ardent Old Trafford optimists would have known that this season was only ever going to be the transition back to success \u2013 a phase to bridge the gap to greatness under David Moyes next season. United\u2019s most likely Champions League route will come through qualifying, although a failure to qualify will still have its own benefits, namely the ability to sign players next summer.\nBut if United were to fail to progress through the Champions League or in next season\u2019s Europa League, there is an argument that it would be easier to rebuild a team. United have already shown they will break the club record for outlays, splashing \u00a3100 million this summer and a further \u00a310 million on Henrikh Mkhitaryan. That investment can only pay off if Moyes is given money to spend this summer too, and an unqualified failure to make next month\u2019s final in Stockholm could be a step in the right direction.\nFor one, it would provide the club\u2019s owners with evidence to demonstrate that investment was required to make United an attractive prospect to potential signings. With players of the quality of Toni Kroos, Raphael Varane, Mats Hummels and Sergio Ramos all linked with a move, United need to convince them they can get Champions League football next season.\nAnd for another, it would also provide an opportunity for Moyes to make signings who would not need time to adapt"}
{"article":"London (CNN)London teenager Brusthom Ziamani only converted to Islam in April last year. But by August he was arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill a soldier, police officer or government official, with a 12-inch knife and a hammer found in his backpack. Ziamani was convicted in February of \"engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts\" and sentenced Friday at the Old Bailey to 22 years in prison. It's a case with chilling echoes of the shocking murder by two Islamist extremists of soldier Lee Rigby, mowed down and hacked to death with a machete on a street in Woolwich, in southeast London, in May 2013. On the morning of his arrest, Ziamani had told his former girlfriend he intended to attack and kill soldiers. He also showed her the long-bladed knife and the hammer in his bag. Police who had searched his home two months previously had found a handwritten letter in which he glorified the murder of Rigby, and stated that \"we should do a 9\/11, 7\/7 and a Woolwich all in one day.\" Police said Ziamani, who was unemployed, had come under the influence of a banned London-based terrorist organization \"that it is believed played a major role in influencing and shaping his radical views.\" That organization is Al Muhajiroun, also known as ALM. Handing down the 22-year sentence, Judge Timothy Pontius said the police had put together a \"formidable and unassailable\" case against the teenager. \"Ziamani's coldblooded deliberation under the malign influence of ALM, of whom he was a willing student, showed in court that he was far from the naive adolescent that the (defense) tried to portray him as,\" he is quoted as saying in a police statement. \"He is a man of intelligence and independent and articulate mind. He was within hours of carrying out his intention of murdering a soldier, police officer or government official to imitate the horrifying savagery carried out by the killers of Lee Rigby.\" The letter that came to light when counterterror officers from London's Metropolitan Police searched Ziamani's address in June gave an insight into an extremist mind-set that already had violence in mind. Found in a pair of jeans, according to police, the letter was messily written with many misspellings. In it, he tells his \"beloved parents\" that what he's about to do is an obligation for Muslims and asks them to forgive him for all the stress he's caused them in the past. \"I'm a changed person,\" he said, saying he has to act to help his \"brothers and sisters\" in Syria and Iraq. Because he does not have the means to get to these countries, he will wage war against the British government here instead, he said, adding that it would give the authorities \"a taste of there (sic) own medicine.\" Ziamani admitted writing the letter and was arrested on suspicion of committing a terrorism offense. He was released on bail, allowing police to continue their inquiries. Police believe he converted to Islam in April 2014 and point to his postings on social media as evidence of his rapid radicalization. In May he posted \"Land of democracy = Evil,\" and in July he posted, \"Forget the protests, the only way to liberate Muslim lands is Jihad.\" On June 20, Ziamani had used his phone to visit websites researching the locations for army cadet bases across London, police said. While Ziamani was out on bail, officers tasked with trying to divert vulnerable young people from the path to radicalization tried to meet with him three times, but he declined to engage with them, police said. Commander Richard Walton of the Counter Terrorism Command welcomed the sentence, saying he was \"relieved an extremely dangerous individual\" had been removed from the streets. \"Ziamani was an impressionable young man who became radicalized, then rapidly developed an extremist, violent mind-set,\" Walton said. The work of police and intelligence officials had \"probably prevented a horrific terrorist attack taking place on the streets of London,\" he said.","highlights":"Brusthom Ziamani gets 22 years in prison in plot to kill a soldier, police officer or official . Police found a knife and hammer in Ziamani's backpack when he was arrested .","id":"bebc9d7ed404ee3f1f9f334fd4362a90af427758","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", pepper spray and an imitation gun, along with a cache of bomb-making equipment.\nHe also had a list of targets, including an Islamic bookstore, a military officer and police, a gay rights parade and a mosque, according to the British police, who say they found his list after his arrest.\nThe 18-year-old, from the Peckham neighborhood of south London, has appeared in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism. He is the first person in the United Kingdom to be accused of plotting a terror attack since new powers were granted to the country\u2019s counter-terrorism police.\nHis case is one of the highest profile under the new powers granted to police in January last year. The law introduced by Prime Minister David Cameron has allowed Britain to change its constitution to allow \u201cpreventive\u201d detention of up to 14 days for terrorism suspects.\nBut it has also led to accusations the government has rushed through changes that could undermine civil liberties and which could allow the detention of suspects for years without charge, and without even being questioned.\nThe law introduced under the Terrorism Act 2006 allows the police to hold terrorism suspects for up to 14 days without charge. But the government then extended that by another five days.\nIt also allows \u2013 but does not require \u2013 the government to make the same arrangement for suspects from outside Britain. More than two dozen of the suspects rounded up in Britain since the powers were granted have been from outside the country.\nAnd the list of targets has expanded. Under the Terrorism Act 2006 police could detain a suspect for seven days without charge after which they would have to charge or release them.\nCameron, then opposition leader, said the changes were essential because terrorism was an \u201cextremely difficult thing to combat.\u201d\nBut the police say the law was changed at too fast a pace and does not require the same high standard of evidence as normal criminal law. They say it is impossible for prosecutors to know for certain that a suspect is \u201csuspected of acting in connection with the perpetration of an act of terrorism.\u201d\nThe British justice minister, Chris Grayling, says the changes have given police the power to do things they should have been doing all along.\nHowever he added that they could not \u201coperate in this climate forever.\u201d\nA spokesman for the home office, said: \u201cWe have not seen the need to extend these powers beyond the limits for which they were originally given, given the number of terrorist prosecutions brought"}
{"article":"A dominatrix based in Scotland is challenging a new law in Northern Ireland that will make it illegal to pay for sex. Laura Lee, 37, believes the legislation will put women's lives in danger by driving prostitution underground. In response, she's assembled a 'crack team' of legal experts to fight the legislation all the way to the European Court of Justice. For the past 18 years, Laura has earned her living as a sex worker, travelling between Scotland and Ireland and juggling the job with motherhood, studying and activism. Laura Lee, 37, has worked in the sex industry for 18 years and believes new legislation will put lives in danger . 'The work I do is very diverse,' Laura said. 'I'm a dominatrix, I provide a \"girlfriend experience\" and I also work with the disabled and terminally ill.' Laura says her clients fall into three categories. 'The first group are what I call my Duracell bunnies,' she said. 'These are the young guys who watch a lot of porn and think that good sex is just how long you can pound away for, which of course it's not. They can be difficult to deal with but they're good fun. 'I see a lot of guys in their 50s who got married at 20 and found the sex died off. It can be because they drifted apart from their wife but, in some cases, it's sadder; the wife may have developed a degenerative condition like Alzheimer's or MS or Parkinson's. 'Sometimes it's on their conscience for a long time before they contact me but they've come to the conclusion that it's better for everybody. Laura says her clients fall into three categories - including 'Duracell bunnies' who 'pound away' Until June 1, laws governing prostitution in Northern Ireland remain similar to the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This means that prostitution itself is legal, but most activities associated with it (such as soliciting in a public place or running a brothel) are illegal. Once the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act comes into force, it will be illegal for consenting adults to pay for sex in Northern Ireland. 'The third category are my older guys. They're usually widows, terribly lonely, and they just want cuddles and company more than anything else.' Laura is careful when choosing her clients, ensuring that she's safe and that men are clear about what the session will involve, especially when they're booking her as a dominatrix. 'I get a good grasp before-hand of what they're expecting,' she said. 'We pretty much agree a scenario but part of my job as a dominatrix is encouraging people to push their boundaries. This could be through things like spanking, caning, cross-dressing or role play.' At the moment, transactions like this between Laura and her Northern Irish clients are legal. However, from June 1, a new law will mean that men who pay Laura for sex could be arrested. The legislation is being championed by Democratic Unionist peer Lord Morrow. It will make Northern Ireland the first region in the UK to ban payment for sex between consenting adults. Laura says she is a dominatrix providing a 'girlfriend experience' The so-called 'Swedish model' \u2013 which makes it illegal to buy sex, but not to sell it \u2013 has been heavily criticised by groups including the World Health Organisation and Amnesty International. They say there's no evidence it works and that, instead, it causes real harm to women. Police in Northern Ireland are not backing the legislation and the justice minister, David Ford, has said to will be hard to enforce. Importantly, a Department of Justice commissioned survey revealed that 98 per cent of sex workers are opposed to the law. 'Even women who've suffered terribly within the trade agreed that sometimes what's needed is refuge and rehab not the criminalisation of clients,' Laura said. The law is being brought in as a solution to sex trafficking, although the Department of Justice report suggested that less than 1 percent of those involved in the sex trade had been forced into it. Last year, there were no recorded incidents of sex trafficking in Northern Ireland but there were 70 recorded incidences of violence against sex workers. Laura is worried this violence is about to increase as women are forced to work in more isolated areas and clients refuse to give out personal details over fear of arrest. The main fear is of an increase in violence and vulnerability\u00a0as women are forced to work in more isolated areas and clients refuse to give out personal details over fear of arrest . 'Lord Morrow has effectively said that he really couldn't care less about the welfare of sex workers,' she said. Once the law comes in, the crusading dominatrix and her team of expert lawyers will take their case first to Northern Ireland's High Court and finally to the European court of human rights. The team will challenge the legislation on several articles. They are hoping to prove that Lord Morrow's law contravenes the European Convention on Human Rights, including the rights to privacy, health and protection from degrading treatment. The law may even flout the human right to life. If prostitution becomes more hidden and dangerous, Laura has no doubt that deaths will follow. 'Sex workers are going to suffer,' she said. 'I witnessed the effects of the 1993 legislation when I was working in Dublin. As soon as legislation came in making it an offence to solicit, violence against sex workers skyrocketed and it wasn't too long before [21-year-old sex worker] Sinead Kelly was stabbed to death by a client.' Last year, a similar law was proposed in the UK by MP Fiona Mactaggart. But after a campaign by the English collective of Prostitutes (ECP), the Sex Worker Open University and the Women's Institute the bill was dropped without even going to a vote. Laura Watson of the ECP said they are behind Laura Lee's fight in Northern Ireland. 'Internationally, sex workers are challenging discriminatory prostitution laws which force us to work in isolation and increased danger,' she said. 'Legal challenges, spearheaded by sex workers, are a vital tool in our armoury to win justice and protection.'","highlights":"Laura Lee, 37, travels between Scotland and Ireland as a sex worker . It means that from June 1, men who pay for sex could be arrested . The mother believes the legislation will put women's lives in danger .","id":"3def557bcf49d4e1aea09f4f13963ccef22bc9d1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" has started a petition calling for the law to be reversed. The petition is currently gathering signatures.\nRead: Northern Ireland Passes World's First Sex Worker Law\n\"By criminalising those seeking to sell sex, Northern Ireland will be sending a clear message that sex is a problem that they can be fixed, rather than something people can live with,\" Lee told BuzzFeed News. \"It will not make my life any safer.\"\n\"The law will create new risks for women who are already experiencing the worst kind of risks imaginable; being violently attacked by violent men.\"\nAs of Tuesday, Oct. 3, sex workers could be jailed for up to five years for any financial transaction related to sex work. However, the Northern Ireland Assembly could overturn the law (see petition) by the end of the month.\n\"The law is misguided,\" Lee said. \"It does not tackle street work \u2013 it does not allow women to work safely.\"\nLee has experienced the dangers of street work firsthand. In July, she was assaulted by two masked men armed with a knife, with one of the perpetrators punching her in the face.\nShe said she feared for her life.\n\"They got to within three metres of me and I thought I was going to die,\" Lee said. \"It felt like my stomach was being cut open.\"\nLee, who lives in Glasgow but occasionally travels to Northern Ireland to see clients, also pointed out that the new law could cause more women to go underground and work at risk of violence.\nAccording to the International Foundation for Protection Officers, only 6% of sex workers are thought to be voluntary, with the remaining number exploited in some way.\n\"Northern Ireland doesn't have a great record when it comes to tackling modern slavery,\" she said. \"Sex trafficking is a problem in Northern Ireland and it's a problem we should be actively seeking to combat.\"\nLee also accused the Northern Ireland government of passing a law that would not reduce harm to sex workers. She said the new legislation would push women to \"work as lone, freelance, more dangerous prostitutes than they have ever been.\"\nAccording to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, approximately 1 million people worldwide are trafficked across international borders for prostitution.\n\"I'm not interested in any form of pimping \u2013 I'm a businesswoman,\" Lee said. \"I want to protect myself and my clients and I want them to get paid properly"}
{"article":"(CNN)\"A picture of horror.\" That's how German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. \"The grief of the families and loved ones is immeasurable,\" Steinmeier said, after flying over the area in the Alps in southeastern France. \"We must stand with them. We are all united in great grief.\" Departure: Barcelona, Spain, at 10:01 a.m. (26 minutes late) Destination: Scheduled to land in Dusseldorf, Germany, at 11:39 a.m. Passengers: 150 (144 passengers, six crew members) Airplane: Airbus A320 (twin-jet) Airline: Germanwings (budget airline owned by Lufthansa) Flight distance: 726 miles . Last known tracking data: 10:38 a.m. Last known speed: 480 mph . Last known altitude: 11,400 feet . Last known location: Near Digne-les-Bains, France, in the Alps . Sources: CNN and flightaware.com . Flight 9525 took off just after 10 a.m. Tuesday from Barcelona, Spain, for Dusseldorf, Germany, with 144 passengers -- among them two babies -- and six crew members. It went down at 10:53 a.m. (5:53 a.m. ET) in a remote area near Digne-les-Bains in the Alpes de Haute Provence region. All aboard are presumed dead. Helicopter crews found the airliner in pieces, none of them bigger than a small car, and human remains strewn for several hundred meters, according to Gilbert Sauvan, a high-level official in the Alpes de Haute Provence region who is being briefed on the operation. Authorities were not able to retrieve any bodies Tuesday, with the frozen ground complicating the effort. Wednesday may not be much easier, with snow in the forecast. Spanish and German officials moved to join hundreds of French firefighters and police in the area, working together to help in the recovery effort and try to figure out exactly what happened. As of Tuesday evening, there were few clues. One of the aircraft's data recorders, the so-called black boxes, has been found, according to French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, but it was too early to tell what it would say about the crash. \"We don't know much about the flight and the crash yet,\" German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. \"And we don't know the cause.\" Relatives of those believed to be on the flight, fearing the worst, gathered at the Barcelona airport, where a crisis center was set up. French authorities set up a chapel near the crash site. Lufthansa Group said the company will look after the relatives of those on board. \"There will be a contact center established in France; relatives who would like to take advantage of this will be transferred to the contact center at no cost -- and their accommodation paid for -- just as soon as the center has been established,\" Lufthansa said. Those aboard included a \"high number of Spaniards, Germans and Turks,\" according to Spain's King Felipe VI. Germanwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann said it's believed 67 people, or nearly half those on the plane, are German citizens. Germanwings crash: Who was on the plane? Sixteen students and two teachers from one German high school, called Joseph Koenig Gymnasium, were among those booked on Flight 9525, according to Florian Adamik, a municipal official in Haltern, the town where the school is located. A crisis center has been established at the city hall in Haltern, which is about 77 kilometers (48 miles) north of Dusseldorf's airport. Winkelmann confirmed the 16 students and two teachers were on the plane. Haltern's mayor, Bodo Klimpel, said they had been heading home after taking part in a foreign exchange program. \"The whole city is shocked, and we can feel it everywhere,\" Klimpel said. A Dutch citizen and a Belgian -- the latter a resident of Barcelona -- were among those on the flight, according to those countries' foreign ministries. Two Australians and two Colombians were also believed to be on board. Germanwings started in 2002 and was taken over by Lufthansa seven years later as its low-cost airline, handling an increasing number of midrange flights around Europe. It was forced to cancel some flights Tuesday because there were crews that didn't want to fly upon hearing news of the crash. The valley where the plane went down is long and snow-covered, and access is difficult, said the mayor of the nearby town of Barcelonnette, Pierre Martin-Charpenel. It was well populated in the 19th century but there are almost no people living there now, he said. It's an out-of-the-way place with magnificent scenery, he said. The sports hall of a local school has been freed up to take in bodies of the victims of the plane crash, said Sandrine Julien from the town hall of Seyne-les-Alpes village. Seyne-les-Alpes is about 10 kilometers from the crash site. Mountain guide Yvan Theaudin told BFMTV the crash was in the area of the Massif des Trois Eveches, where there are peaks of nearly 3,000 meters (1.9 miles). It's very snowy in the area and the weather is worsening, he said, which could complicate search and rescue efforts. Responders may have to use skis to reach the crash site on the ground, he said. Sandrine Boisse, president of the tourism office at the Pra Loup ski resort, said she heard the plane crash and called the police and the local government office to find out what had happened. \"It was about 11 (a.m.) here. I was outside the garage, and we heard a strange noise, and at first we thought it was an avalanche,\" she said. \"Something was wrong. ... We didn't know what.\" A mountain guide who heard a plane fly at alarmingly low altitude shortly before the crash, Michel Suhubiette, said helicopters may be the only way to get to the crash site. According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, just under 16% of aviation accidents occur during the cruise portion of a flight -- meaning after the climb and before descent. Accidents are more common during takeoff and landing. The twin-engine Airbus A320s, which entered service in 1988, is generally considered among the most reliable aircraft, aviation analyst David Soucie said. The captain of the crashed plane had flown for Germanwings for more than 10 years, and had more than 6,000 flight hours on this model of Airbus. The plane itself dates to 1991 and was last checked in Dusseldorf on Monday, according to Winkelmann. So what happened? CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo said the plane's speed is one clue. According to Germanwings, the plane reached its cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, and then dropped for eight minutes. The plane lost contact with French radar at a height of approximately 6,000 feet. Then it crashed. This could indicate that there was not a stall, but that the pilot was still controlling the plane to some extent, Schiavo said. Had there been an engine stall, the plane would have crashed in a matter of minutes, she said. That small piece of information about the descent means that the pilot could have been trying to make an emergency landing, or that the plane was gliding with the pilot's guidance, Schiavo said. A scenario where the plane was gliding is potentially more dangerous because wide fields for landing would be hard to come by in the mountains, she said. The crash spurred officials in several countries to offer their condolences and pledge solidarity and cooperation to help those affected and determine what happened. \"Our thoughts and our prayers are with our friends in Europe, especially the people of Germany and Spain, following the terrible airplane crash in France,\" U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters. \"It's particularly heartbreaking because it apparently includes the loss of so many children, some of them infants.\" Germany's Merkel said she was sending two ministers to France on Tuesday and would travel to the crash site on Wednesday to see it for herself. \"We have to think of the victims and their families and their friends,\" she said. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the German government had set up a crisis center in response to the \"terrible news\" and was in close contact with the French authorities. \"In these difficult hours, our thoughts are with those who have to fear that their close ones are among the passengers and crew,\" he said. CNN's Mariano Castillo, Hala Gorani, Laura Akhoun, Stephanie Halasz, Lindsay Isaac, Josh Levs, Richard Greene, Karl Penhaul and Sara Delgrossi contributed to this report.","highlights":"The plane reached 38,000 feet, and then dropped for eight minutes, Germanwings says . Victims from Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Holland, Colombia, Australia . One data recorder found from Germanwings plane that crashed in Alps .","id":"95ecfc3b12bb6bd0bee29ea2b52519634ac4279e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" ones is unbearable,\" he wrote on his Twitter page. \"We must and we will understand what happened.\" He will visit the site as early as Wednesday, along with other German dignitaries. In all, 150 passengers, many of them high school graduates making their way to the south of France for holiday adventures, were onboard the Airbus A320 as it descended from 30,000 feet to crash, according to two officials who spoke to CNN.\nWe\u2019ll see them flying today, 18-15, at LFPG-CGN. pic.twitter.com\/JZGwW2O9VZ\u2014 ATCLive.com (@ATCLive) March 25, 2015\nWe\u2019ll see them flying today, 18-15, at LFPG-CGN. pic.twitter.com\/JZGwW2O9VZ\nAll 150 people aboard Flight 4U 9525 were killed when the plane crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, with the majority believed to have been students on their way to the south of France.\nFrench authorities have confirmed that Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in the French Alps, with French officials saying they believed the plane's 150 passengers and crew were dead.\nWitnesses said they had seen a plume of smoke from the wreckage.\nThe site of the plane crash was a remote area near Barcelonnette, in the French Alps. The crash is near the resort town of Chabre, about 100 miles from Marseille and not far from the Swiss border, according to reports.\nFlight 4U9525 \u2014 a route that the airline described as a training flight \u2014 left Barcelona's El Prat Airport at 12:12 p.m. (6:12 a.m. ET). The flight had been expected to arrive in Dusseldorf at 2:03 p.m. (8:03 a.m. ET), according to FlightAware.com. There is no information yet on where the plane departed from or its destination.\nOne of the passengers, 16-year-old German student Anis Brouka, was traveling with 13 other students from a local college, all of whom were due to return to Germany on Wednesday, the city's education office said. They were reportedly on their way to a cultural exchange program.\n"}
{"article":"Australia captain Michael Clarke warned his side were yet to play their perfect game in the World Cup, despite booking their spot in Sunday's final with a 95-run victory over defending champions India. Steven Smith clocked his first World Cup century on Thursday, his 105 off just 93 balls propelling Australia to 328 for seven, with opener Aaron Finch kicking on to 81 after a slow start. It meant India's run-chase was under pressure from the start, and, barring skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's run-a-ball 65, Australia had a relatively easy route to the finish line and now have the chance for a fifth World Cup title when they face co-hosts New Zealand. Michael Clarke and his Australia team-mates celebrate during their World Cup victory over India on Thursday . Clarke shakes hand with Indian players after the 95-run win that saw Australia progress to the final . Mitchell Johnson celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Virat Kholi at the Sydney Cricket Ground . The Black Caps are the only unbeaten team of the tournament so far, having trumped Australia as well in the pool stages, but Clarke said on Sky Sports World Cup: 'We're playing some really good cricket at the moment. 'Losing to New Zealand gave us that kick up the backside. I still don't think we've played the perfect game yet. I think we've improved every game and now we're excited to be in the final. 'I think the boys have played some outstanding cricket. Smithy was exceptional once again. He's hitting the ball so sweetly, and I'm really proud of the execution under pressure there from our bowlers.' Smith's century comes in a tournament that has already seen him make scores of 95, 72 and 65, and the stand-in Test captain hopes there is plenty left in the bag for Sunday. 'Another big hundred would be nice,' he said. 'It's nice to contribute to a few wins. It was a pretty big stage, the semi-final of a World Cup. I'm just happy that we got over the line in the end.' Steve Smith plays a fine shot on his way to a 100 against India in the Cricket World Cup semi-final . The all-rounder raises his bat to a bumper crowd after reaching his century on Thursday . Dhoni, meanwhile, feels his side can walk away with their heads held high after a World Cup that belied many pre-tournament expectations. India came into the showpiece on the back of a disappointing tour of Australia, with no competitive wins to their name, but marched to the knockout phase by topping their pool and then easily beat Bangladesh. 'Overall, I'm quite happy,' Dhoni said. 'Where we were at the start of the tournament, a lot of people didn't think we'd get this far. 'At the same time, when you come to the knockout stages you have to lift your game. 'There were too many (runs) to chase. If you lose quite a few wickets and you're supposed to chase over six runs an over... Our lower order, I don't think they can contribute as much in these conditions. 'Overall, it's good exposure for them. Maybe next time, in other conditions, they'll know how to bat and do better.' Dhoni was undecided when asked after the match whether this would be his last World Cup. 'I'm not sure about that,' he said. 'I'm 33, I'm still running, I'm still fit. 'But I'll have a (think in a) year's time. Maybe next year during the T20 World Cup I would like to decide if I can continue until the 2019 World Cup or not.' Mahendra Singh Dhoni admits India didn't get enough runs on the board during the first innings .","highlights":"Australia beat India by 95 runs to advance to Cricket World Cup final . Michael Clarke will lead side against New Zealand on Sunday . Steve Smith hit 105 off just 93 balls at Sydney Cricket Ground . Clarke says there is more to come from Australia . CLICK HERE for all the latest news from the 2015 Cricket World Cup .","id":"d2f7c4c6d00e6bfc1af529311c27bf3e9275ef4b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" his way to a third match-winning 100 as Australia crushed the holders by 95 runs in Brisbane on Saturday (July 07, 2015) to book their place in the showpiece against New Zealand at Melbourne.\nClarke's side are now a strong favourite to lift the trophy following one of the finest displays of the tournament but admitted they still had more to offer. \"I don't think we've played our perfect game yet,\" said Clarke.\n\"When you're in the final there is only one team that wins the World Cup. We are in the final and we are delighted but we haven't played our perfect game. We need to work really hard in the final to do that.\n\"It has been a long road. We are the defending champions. We have got to put in a really good effort. We haven't had the perfect tournament or the perfect performance yet but we feel we are ready to put it on.\"\nFor a team that dominated their pool, winning all four games by double digits, they were surprisingly nervous against India. Australia lost openers David Warner and Shane Watson in the fifth over to make it a difficult chase, and though Smith and George Bailey put on 99 together and Steven Smith's century gave them the platform to win, they felt they should have won by more.\n\"I don't think I've played my perfect game yet. The big thing is we want to finish on a good note. It hasn't happened today,\" said Clarke. \"It's disappointing in a way. We are happy we are in the final but we want to finish strong. We wanted to bowl them out for less than what we did, I think we should have finished it off in the power play.\n\"The beauty about this game is there are always things you can learn and work on to make it better.\"\nAustralia's victory was particularly sweet for captain Clarke, who came in for some criticism during his side's patchy group stage performances.\n\"It's important to stick to your process. We've played some very good cricket in this tournament and today we played some very good cricket,\" said Clarke.\n\"It shows when you apply yourselves like we did today with the bat and ball, that's as good as any team can be. You don't necessarily have to come up with the perfect game when you get here, sometimes just playing your process is good enough. Today"}
{"article":"Hundreds of people were targeted by the scam with fraudsters posing as TalkTalk employees on the phone (file image) A major security breach has left thousands of TalkTalk customers at the mercy of fraudsters. Criminals have stolen account numbers, addresses and phone numbers from the phone and broadband firm\u2019s computers. The details have been used in attempts to scam hundreds of customers so far, with one man having \u00a32,800 stolen from his bank account. Masquerading as TalkTalk staff, the fraudsters phone their victims and try to make them disclose their bank details. It is not known how many of these customers were successfully tricked and had money stolen from them. The company, which has four million customers in all, has now sent an email to every one to warn them of the ruse. One of the techniques used by the fraudsters is to offer their victims a credit in return for their bank details. The customer then finds that their account has been emptied. The fraudulent callers are convincing because they have the customer\u2019s details to hand. TalkTalk claims only a few thousand account details have gone astray. The data theft came to light when the company investigated a sudden rise in complaints about scam calls between October and December. TalkTalk insisted it had not been hacked and that the leak came instead from a third party contractor which had legitimate access to customer accounts. Customers have taken to the company\u2019s internet forum to air their grievances. One, who received a call from a suspected scammer, said a more prominent warning about the hacking incident should have been given earlier and \u2018not hidden away at the bottom of a lengthy marketing email\u2019. \u2018Hacking is a worldwide problem \u2013 it happens and you have to let us know immediately, not hide it away,\u2019 he wrote. \u2018My 85-year-old mother who is a TT customer could well have been taken in when the guy quoted all the correct info.\u2019 Another angry customer wrote: \u2018After months and months of being lied to by TalkTalk you are now finally admitting that you have had a security breach and that our details were accessed from your database.\u2019 He said several members of staff had denied there was a problem, adding: \u2018You should be ashamed of yourselves as it is your customers who have suffered and in some cases like my own, have suffered financially.\u2019 Another wrote on the forum: \u2018This internet provider must have the worst security and data protection for its customers in the business.\u2019 The company says it was not hacked but that the details were stolen by a third party. It investigated following a new wave of complaints last year . A further disgruntled customer accused TalkTalk of conducting a damage limitation exercise: \u2018It\u2019s only taken them months to decide to come out and let customers know, or should I say forced to come out and let them know, as they had no option as word spread.\u2019 Others highlighted problems of dealing with call centres in India. In a statement, TalkTalk said: \u2018We have become aware that some limited, non-sensitive information about some customers could have been illegally accessed in violation of our security procedures. \u2018We are aware of a small, but nonetheless significant, number of customers who have been directly targeted by these criminals and we have been supporting them directly.\u2019 The firm said the problem had also been reported to the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office. Graeme Smith had \u00a32,800 stolen from him but claim neither his bank nor TalkTalk will reimburse him . Graeme Smith told yesterday how his bank and TalkTalk have refused to refund him \u00a32,815 stolen from his current account. The 61-year-old HR expert was fooled by \u2018extremely slick and believable\u2019 fraudsters who claimed to be from a TalkTalk fraud department probing computer hacking. He was kept on the phone for hours by the team of three criminals and tricked into allowing them access to his computer to remove a bug supposedly left by a hacker. They told him he would receive a \u00a3250 credit for his trouble. When he later checked his account at a cash machine the \u00a32,815 had gone. \u2018I feel like a fool \u2013 I\u2019m not naive, but they completely took me in,\u2019 said Mr Smith, from Chester-le-Street, County Durham. \u2018I\u2019m extremely fed up and frustrated with TalkTalk and will be leaving them in future. 'They have not provided me with any support at all and I\u2019ve been forced to wait for days for anyone to contact me.","highlights":"Thieves stole addresses and phone and account numbers from company . Details were used in scam which saw one man's account robbed \u00a32,800 . TalkTalk said they were not hacked and leak had come from third party . Outraged customers took to online forums to air their grievances .","id":"6097587f334a75335ab2675d006a621c866d79af","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" billing addresses, credit-card numbers, expiry dates and other personal information belonging to at least 157,000 customers in a two-week long scam.\nThe telecoms giant said its systems are not compromised and the only information accessed had been already held by the fraudsters. TalkTalk admitted the number of customers affected was well above the 4,000 or so who were thought to have been hacked in January.\nThe information was apparently taken by criminals on call-centre systems from a wide number of businesses, including banks, utilities companies and high street shops and supermarkets. The company said it believes an employee working in its call-centre operations was targeted by the fraudsters. A spokesman for the firm said: \u201cWe don\u2019t currently know the identity of the perpetrator or perpetrators, but we believe an employee of TalkTalk has been targeted by fraudsters.\u201d The company said the number of people affected by the scam was in excess of 4,000, though it later said it had updated its database and raised the number to \u201chundreds of thousands.\u201d\nThe breach has led to 40 million phone calls being made to customers in order to confirm their details.\nTalkTalk said it had put in place a number of protections including a block on its systems which had stopped the callers.\nThe firm said: \u201cCustomers should note that the company is aware of this attempt to hack TalkTalk. No systems have been breached and it is not currently affecting customer services, billing, or accounts.\u201d\nThe fraud had been occurring on a daily basis since February 10. Hackers called people to demand money be sent to an overseas bank account. If the recipient did not pay, then the caller threatened to \u201cshut off their service.\u201d\nThe bank accounts were set up in the Philippines \u2013 which is where many offshore hacking scams are launched from \u2013 which meant money going to the fraudsters was untraceable.\nThe company said: \u201cWe have found no evidence that the information gained has been used.\u201d\nTalkTalk said it could not confirm whether the hack was connected to a larger \u2013 and widely publicised \u2013 hack in January.\nIts statement continued: \u201cThe scale of this has increased our concerns of more than \u00a31 million of customers\u2019 money being at risk.\u201d It added: \u201cThe incident has been dealt with by the relevant authorities and we are working with the UK\u2019s leading cyber-crime agency to investigate and bring those responsible to justice.\u201d\nLast"}
{"article":"Mike Holpin, a  recovering alcoholic from Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, has an unusual way of keeping track of his children. With 22 that carry his last name, 18 who don't and 'probably a few more', Mr Holpin is one of the UK's most prolific fathers with offspring aged between 37 and three. To keep track of all his children, who were born to 20 different mothers, he has had their names tattooed across his back. Scroll down for video . Prolific: Mike Holpin, 56, has 40 children with 20 different women but thinks he may have more . Although he insists that he loves all of his children, Mr Holpin is no longer in touch with some, while others were removed by social services thanks to his alcoholism and womanising. Nevertheless, he says he is a changed character who wants nothing more than to reunite his vast brood - and would like to add a few more if he can. 'I'm as fertile as sin,' he explains. 'I don't believe in contraception and I love sex.' According to Mr Holpin, his first sexual experience came aged nine but his baby-making career didn't really get underway until he got a job at a fairground in his late teens. 'Boys working on rides like that, they're only there for one reason and that's to pull women,' he reminisces. 'Good looking boys are better but funny boys are spectacular. 'You have to do some manoeuvring but me, I thought, I just want sex. I'd pat them on the rump and if they say f*** off then they're not really up for it. If they say yes, then great.' Keeping track: Mr Holpin, from Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, shows off his family tree tattoo . Reformed: Mr Holpin, a recovering alcoholic, says he is a reformed character and wants to reunite his family . Taken: Because of his alcoholism, many of his children were taken by social services and grew up in care . Although Mr Holpin has had many girlfriends, he admits to having had only six serious relationships, all of which fell victim to his ongoing battle with alcohol. His children too have suffered because of his alcoholism, with nearly all being taken into care as a result. It is, says Mr Holpin, his biggest regret. 'Due to my drinking and my womanising, most of my kids have gone through the care system,' he explains. 'It makes me feel like s*** because they've suffered. They [social services] took them from me because I'm an alcoholic. I'm still an alcoholic - I just don't practise it.' Now the reformed character is hoping to reunite his huge brood and fulfil the promise he made to each child as they were removed. 'When they went into care, I made a promise that no matter how long it took, I will get my kids home,' he says. Perfect: Mr Holpin says being reunited with his huge brood would complete him and make his life perfect . Adding: He hopes to add to his family, aged between 37 and three, in the future . 'I miss all the fun we used to have so I guess getting them back, my life will be set. My life will be perfect.' Mr Holpin also says he would like to add to his family with the help of his fianc\u00e9e Diane but can't resist reminiscing about the pulling techniques he used in the past. 'There's nothing nicer than a single fellow with a baby,' he smirks. 'Sex? It's sex is all it is.  You could look like the back of a bus but sex is sex. You do doggy style if she's ugly. 'I'm only 56,' he continues. 'I'll never stop [having children]. Never stop. In the Bible, God says go forth and multiply. I'm doing what God wants.' Now, he says, he is a reformed character. 'I've got so much love in me for my kids, it's spilling over,' he says. 'I need them more than they need me to be honest. I can't be without them.' He also says he hopes his children will be able to forgive him, both for their upbringing in care and for his lengthy reproductive career. 'I can't make up for what I've done,' he admits. 'All I can do is be there for them now. I'll keep fighting.'","highlights":"Mike Holpin, from Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, has around 40 children . He isn't sure of the exact number but has 22 with his name and 18 without . Estimates that there are 'probably a few more' of his children in the world . The children he is sure of are aged between 37 and three years old . Says he would like to have more children and will probably never stop . Mr Holpin doesn't believe in contraception but 'loves sex' Says by going forth and multiplying, he is carrying out God's wishes . A recovering alcoholic, many of his children grew up in care as a result . Mike Holpin appears on 40 Kids by 20 Women, tomorrow night at 9pm on Channel 5 .","id":"5c75ed30a07e8a1c27642541176d0dad603cab5f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"' from his partner's former family, you would be forgiven for thinking Holpin may have some explaining to do - but he doesn't.\n\"To be honest I've never had to. It's just the way we've ended up living,\" Holpin says. His partner, Christine, whom he married in 1995, has the same surname as his ex-wife - so when they have children together it's inevitable their surname will be different.\nHolpin has four children from a previous marriage. He and his new wife have four more together and a 21-year-old son from Christine's first marriage. And now they have three more from yet another relationship. \"In effect I'm raising a lot of kids,\" Holpin explains, adding that the children take pride in their distinctive surnames, which he has dubbed the \"Holpincollection\".\nBut with the current census being taken this month, the Holpins have yet to decide if they should make a stand and seek to have all the children sharing their surname. \"When I've met them, they've tended to ask if it's difficult having so many different names,\" says Holpin. \"And I've always said I prefer to have people know who I'm talking about when they hear my name than the surname being more famous than the person.\"\nHowever, Christine believes it's important that the children should all have her surname so it makes sense to her that they should all share it. And the children have begun to see it her way. Aged 14, 16 and 20, Holly, Grace and Danny, have decided they want the same surname as their older half-sister, so the three brothers, who live apart from their siblings and do not see Christine, will be in the same name as their sisters, says Holpin.\n\"They've decided to follow their sister's lead, although they do accept there are a few in our family who have some confusion. In the end I'm sure they'll be pleased with the name, as it will keep it all together.\"\nAnd despite all his namesakes, Holpin, who runs a care agency, says he has never met another person with the same surname. \"My father was born in New York and my mother is from Belfast,\" he explains. \"She had the same name before we got married, and the only other people"}
{"article":"This is the picture that nearly cost a teenager his life when he plunged 2,500ft down a mountain after stepping back to fit a bit more scenery in his shot. Jack Fox, 14, from Southport, fell on the last run of the last day of a school skiing trip in the Alps during half-term. He suffered ice burns to his arms but miraculously survived the ordeal relatively unhurt. The costly picture: Jack Fox took this snap the moment before he fell on the last day of a school skiing trip in the Alps . Jack's injuries: Despite bouncing off rocks and ice during the fall he only needed treatment for ice burns on his arms after his jacket was pushed up to his elbows during the plunge . Jack's iPhone 4S, containing the last picture he took, also survived the fall. He said: 'The battery goes quite quickly now, but there is not a crack on it. After I had stopped falling I just saw it there and tried to turn it on but it wouldn't. Then, when I got to the hospital and it had dried out, it turned on.' Mum Amanda, 41, said Jack was disappointed the phone still worked. Jack had hoped the accident would land him a phone upgrade but his old mobile survived . She said: 'Jack has been after an iPhone 6 for ages and when it wouldn't turn on, he thought he was going to get a new one. But we are glad it came on because that was when he first spoke to me. 'My husband had been told that he had been airlifted off, but we didn't know about any injuries. His phone coming back on was like it was meant to be.' Jack said: 'I was facing forwards taking pictures of the scenery, and I was about to put my phone away when I started to slip and lose my footing. I was shouting for help as I was falling \u2013 but then I couldn't because I had snow in my mouth.' Most of Jack's horrified friends feared the worst as he tumbled down the mountain. Amanda added: 'Jack said when he got to the bottom of the mountain he knew he hadn't broken anything as everything moved.' At the top of the mountain, Jack said a lot of people had taken their helmets off to take photos. His mum Amanda said: 'Luckily he hadn't, because his helmet was all smashed. Kids think helmets are not cool but Jack has now realised that they are.' 'It was cracked and bits had fallen off it,' said Jack, 'As I was going down I was trying to stop myself by digging my boots in, but it flipped me over and hit my head \u2013 it was a scary experience and was the first time I've ever thought I was going to die.' He added: 'You do need a helmet. It has saved my life.' Reunited: The teenager (centre) is embraced by his mother Amanda (right) with his brother Ryan (left) After being airlifted off the mountain near Salzburg, in Austria, Jack was later treated at Alder Hey Children's Hospital for severe ice burns. He said: 'As I fell, my jacket pushed up to my elbows and I got to one point when I started to slow down and I moved over on to one arm because the other one was hurting. That is when the left arm went bad.' Amanda said Jack's left arm was 'quite a mess'. She added: 'He is lucky to be here. It could have been a totally different story. 'He is here and can tell the tale, which is the important thing.' Jack feared the snap had cost him his life and said for the first time ever\u00a0he thought he was going to die during the experience .","highlights":"Jack Fox, 14, fell 2,500ft while taking this holiday picture in the Alps . He bounced off rocks  but miraculously survived with only minor injuries . His arms were covered in ice burns after he used them to slow his fall . The skier had hoped for a phone upgrade but his old mobile survived too .","id":"ae49b677c93b0e74889dad60c1804e9494a6a4e5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of his family's holiday in Austria.\nJack, from Park Road, Southport, said: \u201cI could see people skiing on my right hand side but the piste was on the other side.\n\u201cI\u2019m not sure what happened and the last I remember was going down to the left.\u201d\nHe suffered a broken collarbone and a punctured lung, but his family say he was lucky to survive.\nJack was taken to hospital from the 2,000 metre Alpbachtal ski resort, Austria, where his father, Ian Fox, a chartered surveyor with St Helens firm Turner and Newall, had gone for a conference.\nJack was airlifted to the nearest hospital, 90 miles away, which meant his father Ian and older brother Ross also had to be flown out to Austria.\nJack said: \u201cMy dad had a conference to go to so we were over there for two weeks. It was brilliant.\n\u201cI was just walking around a bit of snow at the top of the mountain to take a couple of photos.\n\u201cI was taking pictures of people skiing and the resort but then I wanted to go further down the mountain so I backed off the edge.\n\u201cA bit further down I went back and the edge of the mountain wasn\u2019t in the picture.\n\u201cI thought it was safe but when I looked up I fell down a cliff and straight on my back and landed on top of a big pile of snow.\n\u201cI\u2019d been told not to go too far as I was a beginner skier. I think that\u2019s why I fell.\u201d\nJack, who is off school for three months but is able to go home for weekends, hopes to return to Austria this winter.\nHis family were able to return to Britain last night.\nHis father, who has run the company for 12 years, said: \u201cJack\u2019s doing well.\n\u201cWe didn\u2019t realise quite how serious it was when we got there. It is unbelievable how lucky he is.\n\u201cThe doctors told him that if he\u2019d gone another hour he probably wouldn\u2019t have made it.\u201d\nJack, who goes to St George\u2019s Catholic College in Southport, said: \u201cI was really scared. It was a big drop.\n\u201cI was really lucky they found me as if my dad had flown over to see where I was and the ski patrol didn\u2019t find me then, who knows what"}
{"article":"The Pope led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations by paying tribute to those killed for their faith - a reference to the victims of Islamic State militants. Thousands of people, including the 78-year-old Argentine pope and prelates dressed in red vestments, carried palm fronds and branches in St. Peter's Square on the day that marks the start of Holy Week, which ends on Easter Sunday. In his homily during the Mass that followed, Francis, who last month denounced the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic State militants in Libya, paid tribute to those he said were being killed for their faith today. Scroll down for video . Waving to the faithful: The Pope led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations by paying tribute to those killed for their faith . Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City on the day that marks the start of Holy Week, which ends on Easter Sunday . Many of those who attended, including the 78-year-old Argentine pope (centre) and prelates dressed in red vestments, carried palm fronds and branches . Speaking out:\u00a0In his homily during the Mass that followed, Francis paid tribute to those he said were being killed for their faith today . He presided at a colourful procession in St. Peter's Square . commemorating the day the Bible says people of Jerusalem . welcomed Jesus days before he was crucified. 'We think too of the humiliation endured by all those who, . for their lives of fidelity to the Gospel, encounter . discrimination and pay a personal price,' he said, speaking in . Italian. 'We think too of our brothers and sisters who are persecuted . because they are Christians, the martyrs of our own time. There . are many of them. They refuse to deny Jesus and they endure . insult and injury with dignity,' he said. Procession: Cardinals hold palm leaves while Pope Francis leads the Palm Sunday mass at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday . Francis presided at a colourful procession in St. Peter's Squarecommemorating the day the Bible says people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus days before he was crucified . Leading prayers: Francis (pictured) has at times expressed alarm over the rise of Islamic State militants and the plight of Christians in the Middle East . Palm Sunday marks the official beginning of Holy Week during which Christians observe the death of Christ . Francis has at times expressed alarm over the rise of . Islamic State militants and the plight of Christians in the . Middle East. He has said that the international community would be . justified in using military force as a last resort to stop . 'unjust aggression' but that it should not be up to a single . nation to decide how to intervene in the conflict. The coming week is one of the busiest in the liturgical . calendar for the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman . Catholics. The coming week is one of the busiest in the liturgicalcalendar for the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics . Cardinals hold palm leaves as Pope Francis leads the Palm Sunday mass at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday . Huge crowds assembled at St Peter's Square. Pope Francis used the opportunity to pay tribute to those he said were being killed for their faith . On Holy Thursday, he presides at two services, including one . at a Rome prison where he will wash and kiss the feet of male . and female inmates to commemorate Christ's gesture of humility . towards his apostles on the night before he died. Francis is the first pope to hold the foot-washing service . outside a church and to include women and Muslims, which has . upset conservative Catholics. He presides at two Good Friday services, including a Via . Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession around the Colosseum. After celebrating Easter Eve and Easter Day Masses he . delivers his 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and the world) message.","highlights":"The 78-year-old Argentine pope led the world's Roman Catholics by paying tribute to those killed for their faith . Last month Pope Francis denounced the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic State militants in Libya . Thousands gathered at St Peter's Squareon the day that marks the start of Holy Week, which ends on Easter Sunday .","id":"c74f0828627d0d3fb53b7ca98ade679c2ac6e6c8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"lates from around the world, thronged the streets outside the Vatican, where worshippers in St Peter's Square were urged to remember the 21 Coptic Christians murdered by IS militants in Libya.\n\"I ask your prayers for their loved ones, the families of those martyrs who were killed last Saturday,\" the pope said before he carried out the ceremonial transfer of the papal throne from the throne of St Peter to the throne of St Paul. He went on: \"I want to express in a special way my closeness to the Christian community of Egypt, which was so painfully struck in Libya - in Libya - by terrible violence against its faithful.\"\nThe Palm Sunday ceremony was held in the shadow of the deadly attacks on churches in Egypt, which killed more than 50 people. The mass of white flowers handed to worshippers were for the victims in the Middle East. The pope was given a basket filled with a dozen white lilies as a symbol of peace, before beginning the Palm Sunday service.\nThe Vatican has stepped up its involvement in the fight against IS and has been sending the corpses of some of its victims to their home countries, where their families are buried.\nThe Pope was speaking to the world's Roman Catholics after 25 worshippers were killed by three suicide bombers at a Coptic Christian cathedral in Egypt on Palm Sunday.\nThe Pope also addressed the situation in Libya, and told worshippers: \"It is also tragic the recent attack by terrorists against worshippers in Libya on Saturday. I pray that God the Father of all will comfort the families of those who died and ease the suffering of their loved ones.\"\n\"I entrust this intention to the loving mercy of the risen Christ, so that through his wounds he might touch the hearts and minds of all men and women of goodwill in Libya, throughout the Middle East and around the world.\"\nThe Pope also prayed for the victims of last week's attack in Brussels, saying that the city of Rome and Belgium are united in grief and pain over the \"devastating attack\" by a jihadist. He noted in a letter to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales, which was carried out during a Palm Sunday service, that \"in a few days - on 13th April - we shall be praying for victims and survivors of last Sunday's attack at Brussels airport.\"\nA suicide bomb attack on the Brussels airport, at the end of March, killed at least "}
{"article":"A video has emerged believed to show ISIS executioner Jihadi John ranting on camera shortly after he arrived in Syria from the UK. The footage is of two bands of fanatical fighters joining forces in 2013 under the command of notorious terrorist Omar al-Shishani. At the front stands a man thought to be Mohammed Emwazi - the west Londoner last week unmasked as the killer of Western hostages in a series of videos which have shocked the world. A man thought to be Jihadi John proclaims allegiance to a terror group in footage filmed in 2013. The video is thought to be the first known appearance by the executioner now unmasked as Mohammed Emwazi . The video is thought to have been filmed  just months after Emwazi is understood to have fled Britain to take up arms alongside the extremists. It shows a pledge of allegiance made when the so-called 'Army of Muhammad Brigades' group joined forces with the so-called 'Brigade of Migrants', of which Emwazi is believed to have been a member. The speaker proclaims: 'This army announces unity within its ranks for the sake of implementing the Shariah and returning this blessed land to God the most glorified and the most high under the leadership of the emir Umar al-Shishani.' Emwazi, now 26, attempted to join al-Shabaab in Somalia after finishing his university course in London in 2009, but was refused entry to Tanzania and  returned to Britain, from where he later went to Syria. He is thought to have been in a group who were among the first to go to fight in the Middle East, along with fellow Londoners Ibrahim al-Mazwagi, Choukri Ellekhlifi and Mohammad el-Araj. Ellekhlifi was two years above Emwazi in his north London school, Quinton Kynaston Academy, and later became part of a robbery gang which carried out a series of raids in central London. Ellekhlifi, 22, fled to Syria while on bail and was killed fighting near Aleppo in August 2013, months after the video thought to feature Emwazi was filmed. El-Araj, 23, was killed two weeks later during a firefight. Al-Mazwagi, from North London was 21 when he was killed in Syria in February last year. Emwazi was last week unmasked as the killer who carried as series of beheadings of Western hostages . In the film, the man thought to be Emwazi stands in front of notorious terror leader Omar al-Shishani (right) Emwazi's links to the London crime gang meant he had developed a love of violence, which led to him being chosen to feature in the beheading videos for which is now known throughout the world. In the latest video, the man suspected of being Emwazi stands at the front of a long line of gun-toting militants, with al-Shishani standing behind him arm-in-arm with two other fighters. Commenting on the likenesses of Emwazi to the speaking in the latest video to emerge, Raffaello Pantucci of the Royal United Service Institute told MailOnline: 'Given he\u2019s masked, it is difficult to make the precise connection between the two, though there are definite similarities. 'Given the group and community that Emwazi came from \u2013 the West London group - were all alongside the Katiba al Muhajireen under Omar al Shishani, it might well fit that it could be Emwazi. 'Given his solid Arabic and his willingness to be front and centre in films, it would fit that it could be him. Al Shishani seems to have been quite willing to record films of himself with his foreign fighter warriors.' Charles Winter from the Quilliam Foundation added: 'There are certainly similarities between Emwazi and the man speaking in this video, the eyebrows for example. 'In terms of the group, we know that it has a large proportion of foreign fighters so there's a possibility that he could have joined but I'm unable to say whether it is definitely him. The video shows a pledge of allegiance to Omar al-Shishani, now a commander of ISIS in Syria . Emwazi is thought to a fighter (second right beneath flag) who appears in another photo featuring al-Shishani . Mr Winter added: 'While he does have certain features that resemble Emwazi, there have been numerous false alarms with ID-ing \"Jihadi John\" in the past. A balaclava does a lot to obscure one's face, and a lot to make people look similar, too.' Others have cast doubt on whether the man is Emwazi, saying the speaker in the film looks shorter than the Londoner and appears to be holding the Kalashnikov rifle with his right hand, whereas Jihadi John held his knife in his left hand. If the video does show Emwazi, the footage would be the first known time he appeared on camera in Syria after going to fight. It is believed he was one of more than 700 fighters in The Migrants Brigade who arrived in the Middle East three years ago. The group were not part of ISIS at the time the video was filmed, but joined the group in the months that followed. Emwazi has since become one the world's most wanted men after he appeared in a series of gruesome videos beheading a series of foreign hostages, including British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines and US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff. Mohammed Emwazi is believed to have among a group of Brits, which also includes Ibrahim al-Mazwagi (left), Choukri Ellekhlifi (centre) and Mohammad el-Araj (right), who were among the first to travel to Syria to fight . Ibrahim al-Mazwagi (centre), the first British jihadi known to have died in Syria, is pictured here with\u00a0Abu Omar al-Shishani (right), one of the most feared military commanders of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq . Omar al-Shishani has  moved from the conflicts of the Caucasus, south of Russia to become one of the most feared commanders in the ISIS army now terrorising Syria and Iraq . Omar al-Shishani, whose real name is Tarkhan Batirashvili, is an ethnic Chechen from the Caucasus nation of Georgia, specifically from the Pankisi Valley, a centre of Georgia's Chechen community and once a stronghold for militants. He fought in the brief conflict between Russia and Georgia in 2008 and became a jihadist after being discharged from the Georgian military on health grounds after contracting tuberculosis. After recuperating and being refused re-enlistment, he was arrested for stockpiling weapons and jailed in September 2010. Following his release, he travelled to Istanbul in Turkey in March 2012 to join Chechen rebels in the Syrian conflict. The red-bearded fanatic became the commander of the Brigade of Migrants, which was initially aligned with al-Qaeda's Jabhat al-Nusra. The group merged with other jihadists in March 2013 to form the Army of Emigrants and Supporters, a larger and more structured group with a religious council. In May 2013, Shishani switched to supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and has become the group's military commander in Syria, leading it on an offensive to take over a broad stretch of territory leading to the Iraq border. Numerous reports of his death since then are thought to be untrue.","highlights":"Video shows two bands of militants joining forces during Syrian war . Jihadi John believed to have been member of one of the groups involved . Man who looks like British-raised ISIS execution makes proclamation . Experts highlight similarities between speaker and Jihadi John . He swears\u00a0allegiance to group run by notorious terrorist Omar al-Shishani . Al-Shishani also appears in the footage, arm-in-arm with other fighters .","id":"9d6e5c231b6dd47ce100e1bf9b67d66725b3ef77","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", Mohammed Emwazi.\nThe video shows a young Emwazi with what appears to be a UK or EU accent speaking in a heavily accented French. He tells those watching that he has had to stay in the \u201ccaves\u201d for nearly two years. However, a French official said that he did not know how the video was made, or when, and that Emwazi\u2019s \u201ccave\u201d is \u201cin the middle of a desert\u201d.\nIt has been reported in France that Emwazi is missing a finger on his left hand \u2013 which he showed the camera when pointing at one of the fighters, apparently asking who he is.\nThe video also features interviews with the men, who discuss their experiences in the French and British forces. They also talk about how to handle the media when communicating with Western powers.\n\u201cThe western media is not always on our side. We have to talk to them, so we don\u2019t look like animals,\u201d one of the men can be heard saying in the footage.\nThe last image in the video shows a \u201cJihadi John\u201d standing in a field. It is unclear how long he has been back in Syria for, and it is likely that it was only a brief visit to the region. It is the only evidence that has emerged of the extremist since he was pictured for the first time in June 2014.\nAt this time, it is believed that he is using an alias and that he is using the name Abdul al-Hindi. It is believed that he has been back to the UK several times to \u201ccounsel those who are contemplating coming\u201d, but the Ministry of Defence has denied this, saying that they are \u201cworking to eliminate the threat he poses to our national security\u201d.\nThe man who is believed to be Emwazi was captured by American and British forces last week, however, the Americans have yet to identify the man.\nThe man who is believed to be Jihadi John is believed to be hiding under the alias \u2018Abu Muhajir al-Britani\u2019 and is believed to have been living in London for around five years.\nEmwazi left the UK for Lebanon in 2009, but returned after his identity was revealed by the BBC.\nHe is a known extremist and a British citizen. He was originally from west London, and is believed to be living in Syria.\nHe was said to be heavily involved in the kidnapping and torture of Western host"}
{"article":"It is the favourite winter holiday of the middle and upper classes - a week in a European ski resort, with days spent exploring the mountain slopes and evening tucking in to local food. But for some, the time spent at some of the highest spots in Europe is focused more on drinking, sex and partying into the small hours. Welcome to the Andorran resort of Pas De La Casa, where it seems holidays are all about boarding, bargain booze and budget holidays. Scroll down for video . Pas De La Casa is all about boarding, bargain booze and budget holidays . Channel 5 documentary Brits on the Piste has looked in to the antics of the workers who spend the winter season in the mountains and the holidaymakers who visit. And the series, currently airing, has proved so popular that viewing figures doubled over the first two episodes. With Pas De La Casa having the reputation as having the one of the best nightlife scenes of any ski resort, it's certainly an eye-opening experience. The four main bars, that are packed out during ski season, are The Milwaukee, Underground, Paddy's Bar and The Shamrocks. From downing shots in the bars, to having an early morning skiing lesson with 'Dreadlock Dave' and partying with DJ Craig, the 'Pete Tong of Pas', all things are covered. And it's not just the visitors behaving badly. The 30 or so British workers at the resort will often drink and part as much as the tourists, with one worker admitting she will have about '20 shots' while working behind the bar. Fellow barman Danny admits that in the previous season he slept with 15 girls, but says he is aiming for 22-25 this season. Despite the cold weather, there's always time to take to the Jacuzzi, and these tourists from Wales take the plunge . Following a night on the tiles, it wouldn't be wise to miss your early morning ski lesson with 'Dreadlock Dave,' pictured here with bar worker Beth . It seems skiing is not particularly high on the agenda for visitors, despite the high costs of booking winter holidays. Two lively party girls from Ireland find themselves on holiday for five days longer than they planned in episode three, while competitive Craig organises an alcohol-fuelled snowman-building competition, and three hungover resort workers go heli-skiing. 'We were meant to book it for five days,' say the two Irish visitors. 'But we hit the wrong button on Ryanair and we're here for ten.' 'Everyone keeps saying to us 'you're total p*******s and you're not going to make the slopes,' but realistically probably all we'll make is one day on the slopes.' Group trips are particularly popular at the bargain resort. Fierce drinking battles between Team Essex and Team Bournemouth - a groups of friends who had swapped sand for snow to party hard - take place in the resort's bars. Both sides of life at the ski resort are show here, from necking beers and shots on a wild night out, to a moment of romance as Joe proposes to his girlfriend Michelle on the slopes . A group of party animals from Yorkshire get into the spirit to celebrate one of their birthdays . Meanwhile three brothers from Kidderminster, who are travelling to the resort for the first time without their parents, are under no illusions what they're there for. Engineer Scott, 19, says: 'This year we're allowed to go mental, completely mental. Just go out there and get smashed, every night, just drink hard and ski harder.' Twenty bottles of J\u00e4germeister and a further 20 of vodka are sold every night in the resort's bars, so it's little wonder party animals flood the venue. The resort is very male-dominant, with 95 per cent of those who stay there being men. And where alcohol and pride is concerned, this can lead to a tense atmosphere at time. Episode four shows how things can take a turn for the worst as skiing takes a back seat for most of the holidaymakers, replaced with drinking, vomiting and fighting. A group of lads from Leeds talk through how the drinking games fit into skiing. This pair from Essex are forced to show their drinking prowess when they come up with some rival holiday-goers from Bournemouth . 'If you fall over it's a shot, if you fall over coming off a ski-lift that's two shots, if you mack (take) somebody out that's a pint,' says Byron. 'If you're sick that's five shots,' adds his friend Johnny. 'It's just a vicious circle basically.' The show also explores those much-discussed resort relationships, from bar workers Danny from Paddy's and Milwaukee's Beth. Despite being on, off and then on again, the pair work out how they are going to surprise each other for Valentine's Day. And in the latest offering, the other side of life at the ski resort is revealed when Joe from Stevenage pops the question to his girlfriend Michelle, complete on bended knee in the snow. Brits on the Piste is shown on 5* and the next episode is Sunday, March 8 at 11pm.","highlights":"Documentary claims resort is about bargain booze and budget holidays . Pas De La Casa Skiing doesn't get in the way of endless shots and beers downed in bars . But you better not let a hangover get in the way of a ski lesson with 'Dreadlock Dave'","id":"8e35eaa8a469a39fb249006f61f08985fdbc4628","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" points in the Alps carries the risk of life and limb.\nEach year about 12,500 people take a break in the Alps. It is an industry worth about \u20ac3bn (\u00a32.3bn) a year. The skiers come from countries such as Britain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, but also from the US, Russia and Australia. One in 25 skiers is injured.\nAmong the more dramatic incidents this winter, a Briton died in France while skiing and three Britons have been reported missing in the Pyrenees region, where a Briton died last week when a tree fell on her group on the mountain. In Norway, an English couple who had been living and working in London were seriously injured and their nine-month-old baby killed after a ski lift accident.\nIn Britain, ski injury figures have rocketed since the early 1990s, according to the Health and Safety Executive. Between 1985 and 1993, there were 44 skiing and snowboarding accidents reported, according to a study by the British Medical Journal. In 1994 the number rose to 106, and in 1996 the figure was 149.\nAmong these, the most serious cases were those involving a spine injury. There are thought to be about 10,000 injuries each year, but because of the high number of injuries not recorded there are believed to be as many as 10 times that number.\nThe causes are diverse. Accidents on the mountain are caused by a number of factors: \"The mountains are difficult places,\" said Andy Smith, director of ski and winter sports at the CIC insurance company. \"They are vast places with natural hazards. The skier themselves is part of that hazard.\"\nThe number of incidents attributed to weather, including avalanches, has been increasing. Mr Smith said that \"the British do tend to go off-piste, and they don't carry avalanche equipment, while the French tend to go to the prepared slopes. The French also tend to be more skilful. We have a very serious ski season.\"\nMost of those involved are in their 20s or early 30s. Mr Smith said this is the peak time for skiing and because of this, many of the skiers involved are British. They have not had training in the mountains that comes to people growing up there.\n\"The people who most suffer from the hazard are the most likely to go to the mountains,\" he said."}
{"article":"Terry Gibson is sitting in a restaurant in Wimbledon, recalling the 12 absurd and wonderful chapters of his life that were spent in this part of town. \u2018It was nuts,\u2019 he says. \u2018You didn\u2019t need Fash and Jonesy to lie about what went on \u2014 the reality was mad enough.\u2019 In time, Gibson will come back to the sore point of how the Wimbledon side of the Eighties was represented in a recent documentary. Terry Gibson laughs whilst recalling his eventful spell playing for Wimbledon's Crazy Gang . He will address the myth that the Crazy Gang was ruled by the bullying of John Fashanu and Vinnie Jones, even if there is a memory of the former stripped to his underpants and covered in baby oil ahead of a dressing-room fight. But, for now, Gibson wants to laugh rather than seethe. The little striker, who won the Cup, once told Alex Ferguson where to go and pocketed \u00a3200 for scouting Pablo Zabaleta, wants to present a fuller picture of life at Plough Lane. \u2018I remember Dennis Wise,\u2019 he says. \u2018Just after we won the FA Cup in 1988 players were getting sold and he was desperate for Bobby Gould to give him a big move. We went on a trip to Sweden and he\u2019s bought a load of fireworks. Back at the hotel, Wisey is letting them off from the fifth floor into a crowded street. The locals are running for cover. Unbelievable. Bobby knew he was trying to force a move and wouldn\u2019t budge. Just another day at Wimbledon.\u2019 The Wimbledon players celebrate having won the 1988 FA Cup at Wembley against favourites Liverpool . Gibson poses for the camera when speaking to Sportsmail's\u00a0Riath Al-Samarrai about his career . Gibson laughs. \u2018There was a time when Fash was telling the newspapers he was getting threatening letters at the training ground,\u2019 he says. \u2018We all knew it was rubbish so one day I cut out letters from a newspaper, like in the films, and spelled, \u201cMeester Fash, we are watching your every move\u201d. I slipped it in his pocket and when he found it he starts panicking. He disappears with his big mobile phone and the next day\u2019s papers say Fash has had another threat. He always was a drama queen.\u2019 Gibson adds: \u2018My first day at the club, I saw Wisey pinching the Volkswagen badge off Vinnie Jones\u2019s dad\u2019s truck. Vinnie was panicking that his dad was going to kill him. \u2018There were a lot more laughs than people might have thought based only on the documentary.\u2019 John Fashanu, in action during his Wimbledon playing days, was certainly a character in the Crazy Gang . Gibson, like most associated with the programme, The Crazy Gang, has taken exception to claims from Fashanu that he was \u2018the leader\u2019 and ruled by fear. \u2018The truth is we tolerated Fash,\u2019 says Gibson, who spent six years at the club. \u2018He was a bit of a clown. He was the perfect player for us but he always tried to present himself as something he wasn\u2019t, even then. \u2018Yes, you had to be very tough to survive at the club. Grown men would cry. But there was so much more to how Wimbledon achieved what we did. For Fash to imply he controlled our dressing room with intimidation is just false. \u2018Of course there were fights but Fash exaggerated. Jonesy told the story about Fash locking the dressing room and throwing an unnamed player against a bench and splitting his leg open. Stitches, etc. Gibson was former team-mate Lawrie Sanchez's assistant at Wycombe, Northern Ireland and Fulham . \u2018The lad was Robbie Turner and, as I remember it, Fash strips to his pants and covers himself in baby oil. They slipped around a bit and no punches were thrown. Yes, Robbie badly injured his calf on the bench but it was not split open with blood everywhere. \u2018The stories were all embellished. It was no Mafia, it was more a boarding school of very naughty boys.\u2019 A deeper perspective is found in Gibson\u2019s new book, Giant Killer. It\u2019s a wonderful autobiography, self-written across three years. The book charts his rise from Tottenham, to Coventry, to Manchester United and on to the high points at Wimbledon, before Gibson became Lawrie Sanchez\u2019s assistant at Northern Ireland, Fulham and Wycombe. The 52-year-old, in action for Wimbledon (right) works for Sky Sports, commenting on Spanish football . \u2018The game changed a bit in those three decades,\u2019 he says. \u2018When Spurs signed me as a kid they offered my parents a holiday and I was hoping they would choose somewhere abroad \u2014 they asked for this camp in Dovercourt! At least the club sent a limo.\u2019 It was at Coventry that Gibson played alongside Sam Allardyce and Stuart Pearce. \u2018We went to Bisham Abbey once,\u2019 Gibson says. \u2018Pearce and Micky Adams were sharing and Ashley Grimes was in with Sam. We\u2019d all had a drink one night. \u2018Somehow Micky and Pearcie got into the others\u2019 room at something like 3am and tossed all their gear in the courtyard. Sam and Grimes go to fetch it but get locked out in the rain. God, they were out there for maybe an hour. Sam was getting all this abuse, Pearcie and Micky calling him a northern so-and-so and laughing at him, saying, \u201cNo wonder Millwall got rid of you\u201d. Wimbledon players in training during the Crazy Gang era with Fashanu (centre) and Vinnie Jones . \u2018Next thing there is a huge crash. Sam has found a fire extinguisher and thrown it through their window. I can still hear Sam saying, \u201cOh s***. I didn\u2019t mean it. It slipped\u201d. Priceless.\u2019 After three good years at Coventry, Gibson joined Manchester United for a difficult 18 months, in which he repeatedly felt \u2018belittled\u2019 by Ron Atkinson. \u2018You could see the glow of his sunbed from the training pitch,\u2019 Gibson says. \u2018He just picked on me for reasons I never understood.\u2019 At one point, Gibson pulled out of a move to Watford because he correctly anticipated Atkinson would be sacked and a fresh start might await. Atkinson\u2019s exit meant Alex Ferguson\u2019s arrival. \u2018Alex was always honest with me \u2014 a good man,\u2019 Gibson says. \u2018I got the hairdryer once after a reserve game and told him to shove it all up his a***. Gibson endured a difficult 18 months at Manchester United (left) and was brought to Wimbledon in 1987 . \u2018The next morning I went to apologise and he said he admired my spirit. I liked him but it never worked out for me at United.\u2019 Gould brought Gibson to Wimbledon in 1987 \u2014 the manager allegedly ate 12 sheep testicles to get Sam Hammam to sanction the move \u2014 and his playing career re-started. \u2018I could have done a book on Wimbledon alone,\u2019 he says. In retirement Gibson went on to form a fine coaching partnership with Sanchez at Northern Ireland, which included capping Jonny Evans from United after \u2018my son realised from playing Championship Manager on the computer that he was eligible for us\u2019. Gibson has detailed his eclectic career in a book called Giant Killer, which is available at terrygibson.london . In a career of surreal moments, it seems about right. There was also a \u00a3200-a-week scouting position for Manchester City in Spain that saw him recommend Zabaleta. \u2018The club did OK out of it,\u2019 he says. These days the 52-year-old commentates on Spanish football for Sky and is happy to be out of the thick of it. \u2018I think I\u2019ve had probably enough of that craziness in my life,\u2019 he says. He\u2019s probably right. Terry Gibson\u2019s book Giant Killer is available at www.terrygibson.london .","highlights":"Former Wimbledon striker Terry Gibson talks about the Crazy Gang . Gibson helped Wimbledon beat favourites Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup final . The 52-year-old commentates on Spanish football for Sky Sports .","id":"c773bf44c6b07cec58468dd9cde70dba89e62041","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to play football; they just went home to Watford. They just didn\u2019t feel the same about the game. I knew nothing about the world; I didn\u2019t think about what was going on in the country. It was an amazing bubble.\u2019\nGibson is 45 years old; this year marks the 30th anniversary of his famous, and often misunderstood, strike for Wimbledon Football Club. On this side of 30, it\u2019s hard to imagine how anyone could have been upset by Gibson\u2019s standoff with Wimbledon chairman Jack Greenham. They met in a cafe in Wimbledon Village. Greenham told Gibson he was sacked. Gibson took him to the cleaners. \u2018I had 18 months\u2019 pay, which at that time was over a million pounds. They tried to argue that I\u2019d earned my money in different ways. But I argued that the only way to make money was to win games and go up the divisions. I was the most successful manager Wimbledon ever had. I won promotions and the FA Cup. I\u2019m proud of that, and I don\u2019t regret it for a moment.\u2019\nThese days the only thing he regrets is letting Wimbledon become \u2018the worst-kept secret in football. It was so embarrassing that we were allowed to play in League Two. I wish I had taken the chairman to court. If I hadn\u2019t, it wouldn\u2019t have gone on so long. Then I could have been managing now and not worrying about money.\u2019\nAt that moment his phone rings. It\u2019s Andy Thorn, who managed Gibson at Manchester City and, briefly, at Molineux. Thorn is now the manager of Cardiff City and Gibson is an analyst for Radio Five Live. \u2018Are you coming to London?\u2019 asks Thorn. Gibson looks across at his girlfriend, Gillian, who is busy feeding their baby son, Henry, through a baby sling. \u2018Maybe we should,\u2019 he responds. Then he looks at his watch. \u2018I\u2019m going to have a beer first,\u2019 he says. \u2018Do you want one?\u2019\n\u2018No,\u2019 says Thorn, \u2018I\u2019ll call you. You\u2019ll have finished this then.\u2019\nThorn is interested in the \u2018Triumph Over Triumph\u2019 book Gibson has written, as much as he is in his life story. He has just signed a two-year contract at Cardiff. It\u2019s another opportunity to show Gibson\u2019s credentials.\nGibson has done a"}
{"article":"A quiz show contestant and cancer survivor has paid off his medical bills after winning a record $500,000 on Million Dollar Minute - and he's not finished yet. Andrew Skarbek, 47, has been on the Channel 7 afternoon quiz for 14 days, building up to a guaranteed 'safety jackpot' of $314,500. After a perfect run in the final minutes of Monday's show, when he answered five sudden death questions correctly, he became one of only four Million Dollar Minute contestants to reach $500,000. Scroll down for video . Andrew Skarbek, with his wife Jenny, is only the fourth Million Dollar Minute contestant to win $500,000 - but he's not stopping there . Which country shares its name with a Womble? a) Latvia . b) Bulgaria . c) China . What is the name of the hospital in the TV series 'St Elsewhere'? a) St Elijah . b) St Eligius . c) St Ignatius . Who is an English mathematician, often called the 'father of computing'? a) Charles Babbage . b) Charles Dodgson . c) Charles Lamb . Which painter is credited with inventing the technique of pointillism? a) Monet . b) Gauguin . c) Seurat . Former Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen was born in which country? a) South Africa . b) New Zealand . c) Australia . Answers: Bulgaria, St Eliguis, Charles Babbage, Seurat, New Zealand . But that isn't the end of the nail-biting ride - when given the option to take the money and run Mr Skarbek opted to risk the $500,000 for a chance of becoming a millionaire. As his wife of 19 years, Jenny, joined him on stage for his winning moment on Monday, Mr Skarbek, from Hawthorn, Victoria, said he had been given a second chance at life and was determined not to waste it. 'I came here to win $1 million and that is what I am going to do,' he said. Mr Skarbek told Daily Mail Australia that the moment he decided not to take the $500,000 was the moment it 'stopped being about the money.' 'It's about more than the money now. It's about proving to myself that I can do it. 'A lot of people might think it's crazy not to leave with the $500,000 and I know it would have been so easy, but I do back myself.' Mr Skarbek hit financial trouble after being diagnosed with mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. His six-month treatment cost $50,000, putting further strain on the couple who said they were trapped in the renting cycle. 'My wife and I have been living hand to mouth and even had to call on our parents to help cover the blow-out on medical bills with my six-month cancer treatment. Million Dollar Minute has saved us,' he said. Things started to turn around when Mr Skarbek was given a clean bill of health and was told he had got on to the the show in the same week. After missing out by only one question last week Mr Skarbek was delighted to finally reach the $500,000 milestone . Mr Skarbek, who spent years dragging his wife Jenny to pub trivia nights, got into debt when he had to pay sky-high medical bills to treat his cancer . 'Sometimes you get in a rut. You know things will improve eventually but it's hard to see how. Then I got the great medical news and found out I was going to make the show,' he said. 'A whole series of things just started coming my way.' He said it was also a 'great comfort' knowing he had already locked in a pretty substantial prize of more than $300,000. Upon learning he had secured the safety jackpot, Mr Skarbek said his wife suggested he should should share their good fortune, donating to The Smith Family charity. Mr Skarbek says his\u00a078-year-old mother Sophie has always supported him, with his parents helping him and wife financially . 'Jenny was thinking about how tough some people do it and what a magical thing it would be to win that money and help someone else that's in need,' he said. Surprisingly, Mr Skarbek said he wasn't a particularly good student at school, instead saying he inherited his thirst for knowledge from his father. 'Ever since I was a little kid a lot of my family used to nickname me 'The Professor'. I was always reading,' he said. Mr Skarbek, pictured as a child with family members, said travelling the world was the 'greatest gift' he was given . He spent his younger years travelling the world with his family which he said was the 'greatest gift' he was ever given. A young Mr Skarbek was nicknamed 'The Professor' Mr Skarbek said he has been an avid trivia player at his local pub for as long as he can remember and was elated to find his years of training could be put to good use. 'This is the only chance I've had to actually do something with my trivia skills,' he said. With a 'life-changing' amount of money coming his way, Mr Skarbek said it was his wife that was having trouble comprehending how much their lives will change. He plans to become a homeowner after spending years renting and wants to satisfy his wanderlust by taking his wife to Europe for the first time. Being the sensible man he is Mr Skarbek said he won't be rushing to hand in his notice at work however after spending 15 years in the energy industry he thinks might use his passion for trivia to get into the entertainment business. 'You never know, I might land a job on Channel 7,' he joked. Mr Skarbek returns on Tuesday afternoon to be the first contestant to ever play for $750,000. If successful, he will be one step away from the ultimate prize of $1 million on Wednesday. Andrew Skarbek plays for $750,000 on MILLION DOLLAR MINUTE on Tuesday, March 17 at 5.30pm on Channel 7. Mr Skarbek claims he wasn't a particularly good student but loved to read and had a thirst for knowledge . In sickness and health: Mr Skarbek and his wife Jenny have been happily married for 19 years . Wanderlust: Mr Skarbek says he'll use some of the prizemoney to take his wife to Europe .","highlights":"Andrew Skarbek has won $500,000 on Million Dollar Minute . The cancer survivor, 47, from Melbourne, will use some of the money to pay his medical bills . He will also donate to charity after being given a 'second chance at life' But he isn't finished yet - he has vowed to go for $1 million . Only four people in the Channel 7 show's history have got this far .","id":"aa7505728652b15bd52adacbb1ebe924d39d5ba7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"9 show since December and, now he's come out of hiding, he's revealed he's using some of his winnings to help raise awareness of the effects of smoking and cancer.\n\"They can't even walk the streets without being asked by people who'd like to shake his hand,\" his sister Michelle explained. \"It's really quite crazy.\"\nAndrew has been a long-time fan of the quiz show.\n\"I'm really a diehard fan,\" the 47-year-old explained. \"I watch it all the time. I got really good at it. I'd watch and I'd write down the answers and then if I got the answers right, I'd get really mad.\"\nThe father-of-two has been a regular in Million Dollar Minute for almost two years.\n\"At the beginning of December, I won $10,000 - which was a shock, a thrill, and an emotional roller coaster for me,\" he added.\n\"I was in tears after that. It was hard for me to even handle 10k. This is a bit overwhelming for me.\"\nAndrew was so nervous about going up against the show's first live audience, he didn't even stay for the whole taping. \"I came down, met the contestants and the staff, got a few pictures taken, and I was gone. I was gone like a bat out of hell.\"\n\"So the night of the finale, I didn't even watch it. It was so nerve-racking,\" he added.\nHe was the first contestant to reach the last round, but he had no idea what was in store for him. \"They said, 'Oh Andrew, the last round, it's really exciting. You're going to go first, then you can pick the category, and then we'll have the champion here.'\n\"It's like they're trying to get you pumped up for the last round, they're trying to get me pumped up for the last round.\"\nWhile he was waiting, Andrew felt more and more nervous.\n\"I don't think it ever hit me until it actually started happening,\" he confessed.\nBut when the final contestant was eliminated, and Andrew was revealed as the winner, it was one of his happiest moments.\n\"I was almost in tears because it was all just so overwhelming. My hands were shaking."}
{"article":"For nine-year-old Xiang Xiang, there is only one ambition - he just wants to be able to look at himself in the mirror like other children. The youngster suffered severe burns to his face and head four years ago after he fell into a fire, and underwent a skin graft operation that has meant he had to spend years wearing a mask to help his scorched flesh to heal. Dubbed 'Mask Boy' in China after his plight was raised in online reports, Xiang Xiang (not his real name) would rather not have to wear the headgear \u2013 but also wants to be 'handsome' so that other people no longer stare or, worse, bully him. Xiang Xiang was dubbed 'Mask Boy' after he suffered severe burns falling into a fire four years ago . The nine-year-old hates wearing the mask and it is hopes a series of further operations will rid him of the headgear . His family have taken him to Beijing, where he is set to undergo a series of further operations to repair the damage to his  face and body at a cost of around 300,000 yuan (\u00a332,000). Since being horrifically burned Xiang Xiang has only looked in the mirror once and seen the full extent of his disfigurement, according to his father. 'At the time he stared at the mirror for a long time and said one sentence, ''How did my face get so burnt?'' and then he never looked into the mirror again,' Mr Wang told the People's Daily. 'We are afraid he will be bullied and hurt. So this time coming to Beijing we must have our son healed so that he can be handsome again.' After the initial skin transplant, the boy was forced to endure a lengthy wait for further surgery to allow his breathing to fully recover from the ordeal. The nine-year-old wants to be 'handsome' and his family fear that he will be bullied because of his appearance . Xiang Xiang was playing with two friends when he fell into the fire leaving him horrifically injured . The lengthy delay has led to Xiang Xiang becoming self conscious about his appearance and aware of how his facial expressions and vision are restricted. 'At the end of last year his breathing ability had recovered and was at the standard required for the operation to go ahead,' said Mr Wang. 'My son said to me that he had to do the operation so that he could get rid of the mask.' The boy was forced to endure the cruel stares of passers-by after he bravely decided to remove his mask as he travelled to the hospital for his latest round of treatment. He told his father his father he needed further operations to 'get rid of the mask' The boy was forced to endure the cruel stares of passers-by after he bravely decided to remove his mask as he travelled to the hospital . 'People were staring at Xiang Xiang's injury which made the child very sad,' said Mr Wang. 'In the past my son hated the mask and often when he was getting ready to sleep he would hide the mask hoping that the next day he would not need to wear it any more.' Xiang Xiang was just five-years-old when he fell into the flames as he played with two friends in Fenyang. He also lost one finger on his left hand. After undergoing an initial skin transplant he was forced to wear the white coloured mask that was specially designed to assist the healing process. Heartbreaking images of little Xiang Xiang  were beamed around the globe and led to a fund being set up to help pay for the boy's treatment. The latest operations will look to address the opening and closing of his mouth, the limited use of his hand and hair loss. His father said when Xiang Xiang was getting ready to sleep he would sometimes hide the mask in the hope that the next  day he would not need to wear it any more . Xiang Xiang is said to hate the mask that protects his skin and is eager to finally see the back of it . Dr Shen, who is in charge of the boy's treatment, explained that he needed to undergo further surgery to ensure that he did not develop in an unnatural manner. 'As he grows up, and with skin growing back, it is possible that we need further rectifying operations,' he said. 'Therefore Xiang Xiang's plastic surgery will not be completed in one go. 'There will be at least seven to ten operations to complete the basic recovery. 'At present each operation will be limited to the three-hour mark to prevent the anaesthetic from harming the child.'","highlights":"Xiang Xiang, nine, was horrifically burned after falling into a fire in 2011 . Forced to wear a specially designed white mask after undergoing surgery . He was dubbed 'Mask Boy' in China after his image was shared online . The boy doesn't want to wear mask any more and hopes to be handsome . Family reveal Xiang Xiang has only looked in mirror once since accident . He is now back in Beijing for further operations to repair the damage .","id":"b5eaac286dd1d60c0e5549b8c543db67d270238c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" threw petrol on himself at home, a desperate act to try and escape from his brutal tormenter and alcoholic father who had been hitting him hard since he was just three months old. But in a cruel twist of fate, the horrific incident actually changed his life for the better. The burns, which required major skin grafts, ended up giving him an incredible face lift.\n\"We couldn't even recognise Xiang Xiang and it seemed to give him confidence. We would have never guessed that this had happened to him\", said Xianghua, the boy's grandmother. She added: \"We really thought he would never make a full recovery after he was in hospital for four weeks. But then after five months, he started laughing and joking.\"\nAnd Xiang Xiang has now been selected to appear in a photo project launched by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness of the long term physical and mental trauma caused by domestic violence. The images show the impact of such abuse - which are the first to show children's bodies after horrific violence - and are a stark reminder of the physical and emotional scars left by domestic violence.\nIt has been reported that nearly 1,000 children are killed by their parents each year. The WHO has launched the project, entitled \"The Faces of Violence against Children,\" to encourage an open dialogue on violence against children and to challenge harmful attitudes about children as victims in family violence.\n\"The Faces of Violence against Children\" project is being rolled out in three countries - Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka. According to the report, Sri Lanka, India and Cambodia, where the pictures are being shown for the first time, all have high rates of domestic violence.\nIn Sri Lanka, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Violence and Injury Prevention Research Programme has been working with the government to promote evidence-based policies to end violence against children. WHO\/VIPPRP has collaborated with a team of doctors and photographers in Sri Lanka to document the long-term health consequences of domestic violence, including scars on the bodies of children who survived. \"For children, the consequences of violence can mean a lifetime of poor health and suffering,\" said Dr. Laxman Vaidyanathan, Deputy Director-General of the WHO for Europe. \"We must look beyond emergency interventions to long-term measures.\"\n\"This photo-essay aims to inform people of the grave extent of domestic violence as well as the long-term impacts on children\", said Dr"}
{"article":"A new study of the Islamic State's finances has revealed previous that estimates suggesting the terror group earns $2billion every year could be far too low. ISIS' finance chief\u00a0Sheikh Abu Saad al-Ansari - who operates from ISIS' Iraqi stronghold Mosul - is understood to have recently approved the terror group's first annual budget \u00a0- revealing and estimated spend of\u00a0$2 billion this year, plus a expected surplus of $250 million. The budget suggests ISIS' annual income could be as much a quarter of a billion dollars more than experts previously suggested - with the bulk of the terror group's revenue coming from oil sales, organ harvesting, ransom and extortion payments, and the looting and sale of ancient antiquities. If the revised figure is accurate, it means ISIS' annual income now exceeds that of Al Qaeda - making the terror group lead by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the wealthiest jihadi organisation in history. Criminal: Despite ISIS' claims to be a devout religious organisation, the majority of their income is believed to come from illegal means - such as mafia-style extortion threats - and even drug and people smuggling . The United States Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, David S Cohen, appeared to confirm that ISIS earns far more than previously estimated, according to Middle East Eye, by confirming that the terror group's budget was more than $2 billion. Despite ISIS' claims to be a devout religious organisation, the majority of their income is believed to come from illegal means - such as the black-market sale of oil, mafia-style extortion threats - and even drug and people smuggling. According to the Russian Federal Drug Control Service, ISIS has turned the ancient city of Nineveh, adjacent to Turkish borders, is a centre for its heroin trade, MME reports.. Experts believe that roughly $1billion of ISIS' income comes from the sale of heroin and that half the heroin on sale in Europe has passed through the terrorists' hands and helped to fill its coffers. Power: If the revised figure is accurate, it means ISIS' annual income now exceeds that of Al Qaeda - making the terror group lead by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (pictured) the wealthiest jihadi organisation in history . MailOnline revealed last December that human organ traffiking is another way ISIS finances its activities . Last month the UN's ambassador to Iraq,\u00a0Mohamed Alhakim, claimed that dozens of bodies with surgical incisions and missing body parts have been found in shallow mass graves near Mosul. Looted treasure: This gold-plated bronze figurine was stolen from a museum in Hama, western Syria . Speaking of ISIS' organ harvesting operations, Mr Alhakim said: 'We have bodies. Come and examine them. It is clear they are missing certain parts.' He also said a dozen doctors have been 'executed' in Mosul for refusing to participate in organ harvesting. The shocking news of ISIS trade in human organs was first revealed in a report by al-Monitor news website in December, citing an Iraqi ear, nose and throat doctor named Siruwan al-Mosuli. He told the site that ISIS commanders hired foreign doctors to run an extensive organ trafficking system from a hospital in Mosul that is already beginning to generate huge profits. The shocking news of ISIS trade in human organs was first revealed in a report by al-Monitor news website in December, citing an Iraqi ear, nose and throat doctor named Siruwan al-Mosuli. He told the site that ISIS commanders hired foreign doctors to run an extensive organ trafficking system from a hospital in Mosul that is already beginning to generate huge profits. Last month it was revealed that militants fighting for ISIS in Syria are making millions of pounds selling ancient statues and mosaics to wealthy Westerners using a complex system of smugglers and middle men. Looted from ancient buildings in ISIS strongholds, such as the group's de facto capital city Raqqa, the antiquities are up to 10,000-years-old and can exchange hands for more than $1 million each. Lucrative: ISIS has set up a specialist organ-smuggling division whose sole responsibility is to sell human hearts, livers and kidneys on the lucrative international black market . Security: A Syrian police officer patrols the ancient of Palmyra to protect its ruins from looters and smugglers . The most expensive items are covertly smuggled overseas - usually on the orders of wealthy Europeans - but there is also a lucrative trade in less historically important objects, which often find their way into tourist shops and markets in neighbouring Lebanon and Turkey. The trade in antiquities is one of ISIS' primary sources of funding, along with oil and ransom payments, and is estimated to fills the terrorists coffers with tens of millions of pounds every year. The finer points of ISIS trade in antiquities was uncovered in an investigation by the BBC. It revealed that ISIS militants charge smugglers 20 per cent on the sale of ancient items found or looted in territory under its control. If the smugglers decide not to buy the items, they are promptly smashed to pieces as examples of idolatry, regardless of their historic significance. ISIS is believed to generate a total of several million pounds a day, with approximately \u00a3400,000 of that coming from the sale of oil. Wealthiest jihadis in history: ISIS' budget suggests the terror group's annual income could be as much a quarter of a billion dollars more than experts previously suggested . A further \u00a3250,00 comes from extortion and protection money paid by companies and individuals operating in areas under its control, while ISIS also makes money from farming, water services and electricity production. Revenue obtained from ransoms paid by the families or governments of kidnapped individuals in less easy to calculate, but the price for release is usually millions of pounds. Companies and lorry drivers are forced to pay road and import taxes to use roads in areas under ISIS' control - with lorries charged \u00a3500 per journey, plus a further \u00a3250 tax for electronic good and \u00a3200 for food parcels. However one expected source of income is the looting of antiques from the many ancient religious sites in areas under its command. For example, one Iraqi intelligence official claimed that ISIS earned \u00a323 million in early 2014 alone by selling 800 items stolen from the ancient city of Al-Nabk near Damascus.","highlights":"ISIS believed to make $250 million more each year than previously thought . Income generated from oil sales, organ harvesting, extortion and ransoms . Militants also believed to make $1billion a year from drug sales - with half the heroin in Europe now thought to have come via ISIS . Revised income means ISIS is now the wealthiest jihadi group in history .","id":"ab91cdf05c01ff61a3ac914649e804575b40c3a9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" from his home in Raqqa - runs the so-called \"Bank of the Caliphate,\" which deals in large sums of cash and the exchange of gold.In an interview with\u00a0NBC\u00a0last week, Ansari said he earns a $1500-a-month salary as well as commission fees for financial services, adding that he is not a member of ISIS.\"My salary is $1500,\" Ansari said in the interview, via an interpreter.\u00a0\"When it comes to commission, it is two percent of the amount, based on the price.\"Ansari did not answer the question of how much he makes annually. But he admitted he does not live modestly.\"I do not live as a poor man,\" he told NBC. \"I live as a rich man.\"The report of his salary came on Wednesday. Later that day, a\u00a0Reuters\u00a0investigation\u00a0revealed that in 2015, the group brought in \"tens of thousands\" of dollars monthly.\u00a0At the time, the group claimed that the profits from their illicit gold trade, among other sources of income, exceeded its operational expenses of $11,000 a month,\u00a0Reuters\u00a0reported. The report also found that the group had an annual revenue\u00a0of $11m in 2014. \"Even that figure could be low,\" the new study warns.A\u00a0Financial Times\u00a0analysis revealed last year that ISIS operates a massive financial network that includes a bank, a customs department and a\u00a0gold exchange\u00a0in Damascus. But it's not all that clear how effective the group's financial network has been given that the Syrian and Iraqi governments have imposed restrictions on ISIS and the group's ability to conduct large financial transactions.The group, founded by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, controls an estimated 40 percent of Syria and Iraq - and 15 percent of Libya. But most of the group's economic dealings are illegal. According to the analysis, ISIS employs\u00a0\"a complex and sophisticated network of informal economic agents and tax collectors in Iraq and Syria\"\u00a0to collect taxes and fees to pay for goods and services.The FT noted that \"a 2012 report from UN financial sanctions experts warned that Islamic State\u00a0may be generating $1m a day\u00a0from oil alone.\"A\u00a0Financial Times\u00a0report\u00a0published in January found that\u00a0ISIS's profits\u00a0from illicit trading are more than double what the Treasury reported to"}
{"article":"Dozens of aging U.S. veterans, many in their early 90s and some in wheelchairs, gathered on the tiny, barren island of Iwo Jima on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles of World War II. More than 30 veterans flown in from the U.S. island territory of Guam toured the black sand beaches where they invaded the deeply dug-in forces of the island's Japanese defenders in early 1945. They were bused to the top of Mount Suribachi, an active volcano, where an Associated Press photo of the raising of the American flag while the battle was still raging became a potent symbol of hope and valor to a war-weary public back home that was growing increasingly disillusioned with the seemingly unending battle in the Pacific. Scroll down for video . In memoriam: U.S. veterans offer a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima - now known officially as Ioto - in Japan on Saturday on March 21, 2015 . The color guard holds the flag of  the U.S. during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The battle is one of WWII's bloodiest and most iconic battles . A U.S. veteran with uniform attends a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima - now known officially as Ioto - in Japan on Saturday . Iconic:  In this February 23, 1945 file photo, U.S. Marines raise a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. The Pacific island became the site of one of the bloodiest, most famous battles of World War II against Japan . Attack: The Fifth Division Marine invaders make their way up the beach of Iwo Jima in 1945 . For some of the veterans, the return to the island where many of their comrades died, and which is still inhabited only by a contingent of Japanese military troops, brought out difficult emotions. 'I hated them,' said former Sgt. John Roy Coltrane, 93, of Siler City, North Carolina. 'For 40 years, I wouldn't even buy anything made in Japan. But now I drive a Honda.' Speeches at the Reunion of Honor ceremony held near the invasion beach were made by senior Japanese politicians and descendants of the few Japanese who survived the battle. Family members of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima offer water on the cenotaph on Iwo Jima . Family members of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima walk around a battery on Iwo Jima . Also speaking were U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commandant of the Marine Corps, who noted that the battle for Iwo Jima remains the 'very ethos' of the Marine Corps today. 'We should never forget that the peace and prosperity of Japan and the United States at present has been built on the sacrifice of precious lives,' Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said in his remarks. This was the first time that Japanese Cabinet officials attended the anniversary ceremony, now in its 16th year. And while the presence of veterans able to make the grueling trip has been steadily dwindling, the number of participants \u2014 about 500 \u2014 was double that of last year because of the significance of the 70th year since Japan's surrender ended World War II. After the joint memorial, the U.S. and Japanese dignitaries and guests went their separate ways to visit the parts of the island that were of the most significance to their own troops. The Japanese have erected several memorials to their dead, and in a traditional way of placating their souls poured water and placed flowers on the memorial sites. U.S. veterans pay respect at the Iwo Jima battle monument during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima . U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, left in the middle, offers a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Dozens of aging U.S. veterans gathered on the tiny, barren island . The color guard of the United States Marines and Japan Self Defense Force hold the flags of the U.S. and Japan during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima . Veterans and relatives of the dead returned to the Japanese island of Iwo Jima Saturday, 70 years after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, to commemorate the 29,000 lives claimed in the fighting . Brutal:The Battle of Iwojima lasted about a month after U.S. forces landed in February 1945. About 22,000 Japanese soldiers and 7,000 U.S. servicemen died in the battle. This photo was taken February 20 . The Marines invaded Iwo Jima in February 1945, and it was only declared secured after more than a month of fighting. About 70,000 U.S. troops fought more than 20,000 Japanese \u2014 only 216 Japanese were captured as POWs and the rest are believed to have been either killed in action or to have taken their own lives. The island was declared secure on March 16, 1945, but skirmishes continued. In about 36 days of battle, nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed and 20,000 wounded. Family members of Japanese soldiers who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima, take photographs of the memorial monument after a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the battle on Iwo Jima . Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, right, and other Japanese officials offer a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Saturday . It is to this day considered sacred ground to many Japanese. As a haunting reminder of the ferocity of the fighting, search teams continue to dig up more and more Japanese remains each year \u2014 it's estimated that 12,000 have yet to be found. The United States returned the island to Japan in 1968. Wreckage of military equipment can still be seen dotting some of the beach areas, along with pill boxes and extensive mazes of caves. Though the idea of developing the island for tourism has been mulled for decades, and possibly using its natural hot springs as an attraction, the island is virtually untouched other than the small airfield used by the Japanese. Though a tiny volcanic crag, the island \u2014 now called Ioto or Iwoto on Japanese maps \u2014 was deemed strategically important because it was being used by the Japanese to launch air attacks on American bombers. Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, is seen from an airplane in Japan, Saturday, March 21, 2015.  The U.S. and Japan held the ceremony Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest battles . After its capture, it was used by the U.S. as an emergency landing site for B-29s, which eventually made 2,900 emergency landings there that are estimated to have saved the lives of 24,000 airmen who would have otherwise had to crash at sea. Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded for action in the battle, more than any other in U.S. military history. The only surviving Medal of Honor recipient from Iwo Jima, Hershel 'Woody' Williams, 91, attended the ceremony. Afterward, he said his feelings toward the Japanese had not changed in the decades since the battle. 'They were just doing their jobs, just like we were,' he said. 'We tried to kill them before they could kill us. But that's war.'","highlights":"More than 30 veterans flew to the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, on Saturday . The 1945 battle was one of the bloodiest of World War 11 . Represents a major invasion and win for the U.S. The Battle of Iwojima lasted about a month . About 22,000 Japanese soldiers and 7,000 U.S. servicemen died .","id":"85647f94cbd8adb8fb51d6c83fabb9ef9d6bcbd6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" battles of World War II.\nThe tiny Pacific island, just over three square miles in size, was the site of an intense battle between 1945 and 1946 between American and Japanese troops.\nThe battle was critical in securing the Allies' Pacific victory, forcing the Japanese to retreat.\nThis time around, the aging heroes came not to fight but to commemorate those who did. Many came accompanied by their families and friends and left with bags filled with soil from the battle site as they waited for the sun to rise before landing back on U.S. soil.\nThey listened as Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class George Givhan, the only remaining U.S. Marine from the battle, spoke about the \"unrelenting hell\" on the island.\nGivhan, 96, remembered how Japanese troops threw grenades, and the U.S. troops counter-attacked \"over and over and over again.\"\nU.S. veterans say the island has taken a place in their hearts. It has also become a pilgrimage site, visited by many veterans and their descendants, some from as far away as China. The government of Japan had been in talks about turning the tiny, coral-laden island into a tourist attraction and even turning its main airstrip into a runway for Japan's airlines. But the move was suspended in 2014 due to opposition from those still hoping to pay their respects to the dead.\nThe veterans, who returned by C-17 Globemaster III, were brought into a waiting hall, where they were treated to a breakfast of omelettes, bacon and fruit. There, they took the opportunity to watch a short film about the battle, called \"Iwo Jima: The Untold Story,\" produced by the Marine Corps for use in training units.\nThe film featured a narrator named John Schoer who talked about the horrors faced by the U.S. soldiers on the island.\nOne scene showed troops making their way through the island's dense jungle, which once covered half the island, until they found an area large enough to dig foxholes. In the film, the narrator said of the first U.S. soldier to arrive in the area: \"He saw a dead horse, the first thing he saw.\"\nAnother scene showed the horrific aftermath of fierce fighting: the bodies of dead U.S. troops, many of them mutilated by grenades and mortars. A wounded U.S. soldier"}
{"article":"Compare and contrast these two manager quotes about Danny Welbeck from this season. The uncompromising Louis van Gaal, asked in November whether he still thought it was a good idea to sell the in-form Welbeck to Arsenal on deadline day, said: 'I don't have to prove that [I was right]. 'Why do I have to prove that? I have already said what I think - he was not a line-up player, he was more a substitute than a line-up player. Danny Welbeck trains ahead of his return to Manchester United with Arsenal in the FA Cup sixth round . The England striker has been reduced to a bit-part role in recent weeks, spending time on the bench . Louis van Gaal wrote Welbeck off as not good enough for the Manchester United first team . 'He was already, with different coaches, not a line-up player, but then with Mr Van Gaal, the world is changing? No the world is not changing. They are the facts. They are not my facts, they are the facts of Danny Welbeck.' And Arsene Wenger, speaking on the impact of Welbeck just the other day: 'He's very important and has played many, many games since the start of the season. 'I think he's played in nearly every single game. His position is one of the three up front, central, left or right. He can play anywhere.' So Welbeck has apparently gone from a condemned man at Manchester United, destined to rot away on the bench, to a versatile and indispensable part of Arsenal's team. But, as the England striker returns to Old Trafford for the first time for Monday night's crunch FA Cup sixth-round tie,  has he actually fared that well at the Emirates? Welbeck celebrates a goal for Manchester United against West Ham under David Moyes last season . Welbeck was given a chance to impress on United's pre-season tour of the United States . Well, at the time of Van Gaal's outburst, just ahead of United's away match with Arsenal on November 22, he had every reason to be tetchy. While United had endured their worst start to a season in living memory, Welbeck had made light of his \u00a316m transfer fee. Given regular football by Wenger at the head of Arsenal's attack, he looked revitalised, a player brimming with confidence who looked on course to score 20 goals this season for his new team. Just days after his move, Welbeck scored two for England in their 2-0 European qualifying win in Switzerland, before he opened his Gunners account in a 3-0 win at Aston Villa. The highlight was a hat-trick in Arsenal's 4-1 Champions League win over Galatasaray, a performance praised by Wenger as 'electric'. Arsene Wenger was thrilled with Welbeck's early performances in an Arsenal shirt . Welbeck's best performance in an Arsenal shirt was a hat-trick against Galatasaray in the Champions League . Welbeck pictured here completing his treble against the Turkish side at the Emirates back in October . MANCHESTER UNITED . 2008-09 . 13 appearances, 3 goals . 2009-2010 . 11 appearances, 2 goals . 2011-12 . 39 appearances, 12 goals . 2012-13 . 40 appearances, 2 goals . 2013-14 . 36 appearances, 10 goals . 2014-15 . 3 appearances, 0 goals . ARSENAL . 2014-15 . 20 appearances, 7 goals . At that point, it was all looking very awkward for Van Gaal. Events since then have made him feel a little better, if not entirely vindicated. Welbeck has scored just three more goals for Arsenal since the Galatasaray match. There have been mitigating circumstances though. Welbeck suffered a thigh injury and missed the whole of January, his absence coinciding with a return to form for Olivier Giroud. By the time Welbeck had rediscovered his fitness, Wenger found it very difficult to take the Frenchman out of the forward position. So Welbeck's versatility has become something of a curse. When he plays, he is stuck out on the wing, a position he is less effective in. When he left for north London, he said: 'I prefer to play through the middle. Once I get into the box and am getting the chances, I have got faith in my ability.' And, at this pivotal stage of the season, his game time has dried up as well. Arsenal are prospering without him. Welbeck's \u00a316m move to Arsenal led to a resurgence in form for England too . Welbeck's last goal for the Gunners came in the win over West Ham just after Christmas . Welbeck was left on the bench during the win over Leicester and he was brought on for mere cameos in the wins over Everton and Queens Park Rangers. So the 24-year-old returns to Old Trafford with plenty to prove. He believed Arsenal was a club that would advance his career but evidence of this has so far been in short supply. However, earning Champions League qualification and winning the FA Cup for Arsenal - the two things Van Gaal craves so dearly this season - would certainly make him feel better.","highlights":"Danny Welbeck returns to Old Trafford for FA Cup sixth-round tie . Arsenal Striker left Man United on deadline day in \u00a316m deal . Louis van Gaal said he was not good enough for the United first team . The England forward started his career at the Emirates positively . But he has struggled with form and injury in recent months . Olivier Giroud's purple patch has left Welbeck stuck out on the wing . CLICK HERE for Man Utd vs Arsenal team news and probable line ups .","id":"394d9d4bdda6119b4eea7e96464de62ece77b3cf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" said: \u201cNot a good idea, of course.\u201d\nThe more empathetic Ars\u00e8ne Wenger in April, who had not hesitated to sign the England Under-21 forward on loan: \u201cI didn\u2019t hesitate over Danny because I liked what he did against us.\u201d\nWhat might be the truth? Does Van Gaal know more about football and the Premier League than his former protege, who spent nine years at Manchester United before deciding to take charge at Arsenal?\nNot that the latter is short of experience, even if he has shown himself adept at giving different answers to what he might otherwise have had to.\nVan Gaal, who has always been reluctant to talk publicly about transfer decisions, chose his words very carefully on this occasion when speaking to MUTV, Manchester United\u2019s in-house TV station, about Welbeck. \u201cThe best way I can give the answer is that I don\u2019t think it was a good idea,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it wasn\u2019t a good idea. Not a good idea.\u201d\nWenger might have been thinking along similar lines. \u201cTo have a long career it\u2019s important to be a complete player,\u201d he told Arsenal Player. \u201cIf you have no physique and don\u2019t score goals you have to do different things to succeed. For Danny it\u2019s clear that if he wants to keep playing at the level he\u2019s at now he has to be more complete.\u201d\nAs to what Danny has done against Arsenal, well, yes, he has scored against Wenger\u2019s side this season and had his best game against the Gunners in a 2-1 home win for United, at least until he got injured and didn\u2019t play a minute for the rest of the campaign.\nBut, as Wenger acknowledges, there is much more to a player than the goals he scores and his value to an opposition manager can be much greater when he takes his opportunity. After scoring against City at the end of November and playing some of his best football for Arsenal, Welbeck missed the chance to score a second against Hull.\n\u201cI said to myself, \u2018You are not the man,\u2019 because you\u2019ve had so many opportunities,\u201d Van Gaal told him.\nA few weeks later he had his chance against Chelsea and Wenger agreed he took it very well. The England striker scored a goal and got another in the 3-0 win that day. \u201cI was really pleased,\u201d said the Arsenal manager"}
{"article":"After a lifetime of working hard, pensioners deserve to raise a toast to retirement. And these days they\u2019re doing just that \u2013 enjoying a daily tipple at 6.30pm. Some prefer to crack open a bottle a little earlier, around 4pm, but others can\u2019t even wait that long... and say cheers with their first glass at lunchtime. Researchers found the majority of pensioners are making the most of their later years with a packed diary of social engagements, days out, short breaks, holidays and shopping, as well as time spent outside (file image) With such a relaxed start to the day, it\u2019s no wonder that a poll of retirees aged 60 and over found 94 per cent are enjoying their post-work life, while half said they are having more fun than ever before. Improvements in healthcare and living standards mean that these days pensioners have the energy to manage a hectic social diary, buoyed up by an average disposable income of \u00a3330 a month, which allows them to go on three holidays, two weekends away and 17 day trips a year. The survey found that 6.30pm is retirees\u2019 favourite time to enjoy a tipple or two. A third of those polled said they drink alcohol between 6pm and 7pm, while one in ten prefer a late afternoon drink between 4pm and 5pm, and a hardy one in 20 kick off their socialising between 1pm and 3pm. More than half said they drink wine, while the rest opt for spirits or beer. The study also showed that most pensioners eat out three times a month, but one in ten do so more than twice a week. This is despite family commitments, with retirees dedicating an average of six hours a week to looking after their grandchildren. Of those who do not already care for grandchildren, two-thirds said they would like to in the future. The average retirement consists of a daily glass of wine at 6.30pm, research has found (file picture) Most said they are active and exercise at least six times a month. The most popular activities are brisk walking, gardening and rambling. But a more ambitious 17 per cent participate in cycling, Zumba or salsa dancing. And one in 20 take at least five weekend breaks in Britain every year. Almost three-quarters said they feel a lot younger than their actual age, with the same proportion saying retirement is better than they expected. It\u2019s no wonder then that 20 per cent of those polled said they wish they had retired years ago. Going on a cruise, taking up a new hobby and buying a dog are common achievements in the first year of retirement, while IT lessons and losing weight were also popular among those polled. Shortly after retiring, a third said they booked lunch dates with friends, a quarter revamped their house and one in ten signed up to Facebook. A glamorous few said they plan to or had already invested in makeovers or cosmetic surgery. Senior Railcard, which runs a rail discount scheme for train companies, polled 1,260 pensioners. Andrew Robertson, of Senior Railcard, said: \u2018Our poll showed that adults in their 60s, 70s and 80s are determined to make the most of life in retirement and have no intention of slowing down. \u2018For so much of our lives we are restricted by our working hours, so if pensioners are filling their time with holidays, day trips and meals out, that can only be a good thing. \u2018This research shows that retirees place a lot of importance on travel when they finish work.\u2019 A separate report published yesterday said the average pensioner had made almost \u00a31,200 a month from their home in the last six months. Soaring property prices meant London homeowners were the biggest winners, making \u00a320,700 a month since August, financial specialist Key Retirement said. Going on foreign or UK travel . Meeting friends for lunches . Decorating the house . Buying a new car . Renovating the house . Taking up a new hobby . Joining Facebook . Going on road trips . Going on a cruise . Losing weight . Visiting work colleagues . Going on a luxurious holiday . Buying a smaller house . Getting a dog . Getting a lesson in IT or the internet . Buying a bigger house . Moving nearer to the grandchildren . Joining Twitter . Buying a holiday home . Buying a motorhome .","highlights":"Survey found typical pensioner enjoys three 'slap-up' meals out per month . They also plan two weekends away per year and 17 day trips, poll showed . A quarter decide to redecorate their home while one in ten join Facebook . 20% of those polled also said they wished they had retired 'years ago'","id":"d3f7d4ebb1f6dafa4e3c687a1d267d3bbca2dd19","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", and there are others who enjoy having a celebratory tipple at all times of the day.\nThere are plenty of great wine bars in the UK to be sure. But if you want to make sure the wine you buy is going to be enjoyed in the best setting possible \u2013 right from the comfort of your own home \u2013 there\u2019s one place you should turn to.\nAnd that\u2019s Tesco. A recent survey by the retail giant found that British pensioners had an \u2018unparalleled love of great British wine\u2019. 78% of respondents declared their preference for locally produced vino, and 71% declared that the wine of the region they called home was the most important aspect of the bottle.\nAnd it\u2019s not just those in their golden years who enjoy a glass of wine at the end of the day; 63% of respondents revealed that a glass of wine at the end of a working day was their most pleasurable experience and 40% revealed that it was the way that they \u2018wind down\u2019 at the end of the working day. The research also revealed the reasons for the British love of wine.\nWhile one-third of the nation said that they love wine for its taste, it\u2019s the social side of sipping wine that seems to really entice pensioners. Over half of all respondents said that wine was for them a sociable thing, and 30% said that it was the friends they have while they were drinking wine that was important.\nWine has been a part of life in the UK for centuries, and that is certainly reflected in our growing love of the stuff. But wine really comes alive when it is enjoyed in the right setting. And so, it\u2019s only right that the UK\u2019s love of wine should be enjoyed right here, in the UK!\nSo what makes a wine British, and what are the best examples of British wine? There are a few different answers to this question, but a number of people would say that there is one thing that really makes a wine British. And that\u2019s the fact that it is produced in this great country.\nWhen you think of British wine you think of English wine, and that is a particular term for the wine which is made in this great nation. But there are other wines which have been produced in the UK which are also worthy of the name \u2018British wine\u2019. For example, there are a number of Welsh wines which are now known for being amongst the best in the world.\nSo it"}
{"article":"When Adam Scott waved a short putter to magical effect during the first round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Thursday, he effectively consigned to history one of the most contentious subjects the game has known. Nine months ahead of the official death knell for long putters, the great and good have seemingly imposed their own sanction. The banishment was started by Ernie Els and Webb Simpson, who snapped his over his knee to ensure he would not be tempted any more. Then came Keegan Bradley, leaving Scott as the last man standing in terms of players who won majors using a long putter. Australian Adam Scott putts for birdie on the eighth green during the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship . Scott watches his tee shot on the 14th hole in the second round of the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship . It was this group who forced the hands of the governing bodies when they claimed all four majors between them in the space of just 18 months, from Bradley's PGA Championship triumph in 2011 through to Scott's Masters victory in 2013. The authorities were persuaded by the powerful evidence that less nerve was needed in anchoring a long putter to the body and the plain inequity that such a crutch could prove decisive at a major. Hence the ban on anchoring which, by extension, meant the end for long putters. Scott was the most high-profile since his long putter was the ugliest contraption of all. As long as he kept turning up with it in his bag, the subject rumbled on. It was during a three-month break that the genial Australian decided it was time to change. His caddie Steve Williams had announced his retirement while Scott's wife had given birth to their first child, Bo. 'Everything was getting a little boring so I thought why not change everything completely and ditch the putter as well,' said Scott (right), wryly. At home he experimented with a range of 50 different putters. He tried various grips and methods. By the time he arrived in Miami, Scott was confident enough to announce he was going back to the short putter he last wielded in competition in 2011. Scott plays his second shot on the 10th hole in the second round of the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship . The Australian chips the ball out of the bunker and onto the 11th green at the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship . The 34-year-old admitted to some first-hole nerves and genuine concern as to how it would hold up over long putts. As things turned out, it went better than he could have imagined. Using the 'claw' grip favoured by Sergio Garcia, the putting stroke looked pure and he had just 27 putts in an opening round of 70. 'I'm really pleased,' Scott said afterwards. 'I've tried not to clutter my mind and I've shown myself it is not that big a deal. It helps that I used a short putter for years, so the adjustment was really to do with muscle memory.' One or two middle-ranking players such as the Swede Carl Pettersson and South African Tim Clark still use long putters. But even here they will surely take encouragement from the example of those at the top. As for Scott, did he ever feel like following Simpson's example and snapping his putter in two? 'It treated me pretty well, so I don't think it deserves a snapping,' he said, smiling. Scott's two-under-par round left him in the top 10 but still eight strokes behind runaway leader JB Holmes, who carded a 62. 'That's the most unbelievable round I have ever seen,' said Ian Poulter, who opened with a 74 \u2014 one worse than world No 1 Rory McIlroy. For Holmes, it was another heartening milestone in his remarkable recovery from brain surgery three years ago. The 34-year-old Scott watches his tee shot on the 12th hole at the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship .","highlights":"Adam Scott is now using a short putter at the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship . The transition has gone very smoothly for the US Masters Champion . He shot two under round off the back of a strong short game at Doral . Short putters will be introduced across golf by January 1, 2016 .","id":"db700e5436cb72370dee5866894b86f4f0803673","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the scheduled introduction of anchored-putt rules, at Doral in the final round last Sunday, Scott took a 40-foot putt and holed it from off the green. Golfers who have taken to the anchored putter are now feeling distinctly uneasy at the prospect of losing their edge.\nIn 2012, for instance, the US Golf Association (USGA) has banned the flat-stick in all amateur events. The R&A has yet to confirm whether its equivalent \u2013 the Open Championship \u2013 will follow suit. A more definite statement of intent was issued by the PGA of America when it introduced a \u2018trial of rules\u2019 at its national championship, to become a permanent one at the majors and US Opens in 2013. If they work as advertised, the PGA\u2019s anchoring bans will be extended to professional events next year.\nFor now, only the long putters are banned. As a result, most of those who have abandoned the traditional belly putters and the short ones that are effectively a cross between a long and short, are playing with some form of extra-long putter. These clubs are designed to be swung through from a relatively upright stance by a player who is holding the putter with his hands held in a position somewhere between \u2018cross-cane\u2019 and \u2018tennis\u2019 grip. The PGA tour allowed the extra-long clubs on its cards for only a limited time last year but the change has since proved a success. Players who took one to the Players Championship at Sawgrass said it helped with their stance on the greens, while others have reported increased distance control.\nThe extra-long putter, in other words, can be more effective but, in the US, the length is controlled by a rule that means any putter with a head weighing more than 45 g is illegal. The USGA is planning to review the restriction but is not expected to relax it as far as the proposed \u2018trial of rules\u2019 would allow.\nThis month, the USGA issued another edict that has the potential to limit even the flat-stick\u2019s effectiveness. Its decision to banish the claw- and bridge-type mallets from the practice green prompted consternation among many players who are unable or unwilling to adjust to the flat sticks that many of their counterparts around the world have opted for. Among the game\u2019s elite, the trend is clear. \u2018This is the way things are going,\u2019 the world No. "}
{"article":"Forensic tests on the body of Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman who accused the President of a cover-up with Iran indicate that he was murdered, his ex-wife said today. He was found shot dead in the bathroom of his locked apartment in January, hours before he was due to testify against President\u00a0Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the Argentinian Congress. He was trying to arrest the President after claiming she helped cover up Iran's alleged role in a\u00a01994 bombing which killed 85 at a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Mr Nisman's death unleashed a storm of conspiracy theories. His ex-wife, Sandra Arroyo Salgado, hired a private team to analyse the autopsy results and run additional tests. On the offensive: Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (left) has denied claims helped Iran cover up a terrorist attack. The claims were made by Alberto Nisman (right) - who was mysteriously shot dead . Argentine authorities have not released full results of his autopsy, more than six weeks after he was found sprawled in a pool of blood in his flat. The few details made public so far have suggested suicide, although the lead investigator into Mr Nisman's death said she could not categorically say if he shot himself in the head or was killed. But today, his ex-wife - the mother of their two children - said: 'Nisman didn't have an accident. He didn't commit suicide. They murdered him.' Earlier today, Ms Arroyo Salgado, who is a judge, deposited the forensic evidence backing up her allegations at the state prosecutors' office in Buenos Aires. She did not give details of the findings to journalists. Yesterday, a full-page advert, signed by the Government of Argentina and bearing an Argentinian flag, questioned Mr Nisman's motives and attacked his argument. 'One must ask oneself what objectives Nisman was pursuing with a complaint plagued with contradictions, lacking logic and without legal basis,' it declared. Mrs Kirchner: The president's name was on a draft warrant discovered in the home of Alberto Nisman . 'Can one think of a hypothesis other than seeking to generate a destabilising political effect?' Mr Nisman had accused the President and top administration officials of helping Iranian officials hide their and Iran's alleged role in the country's worst-ever terrorist attack. His 289-page investigation, which was published a few days after his death, was based on wiretaps of top administration officials that he argued proved the secret deal with Iran. According to Mr Nisman, the President allegedly orchestrated the deal in exchange for economic trade. Ms Kirchner rejected the allegations, and Iran denied any role in the bombing. The prosecutor was found shot in the head in his apartment in the capital's upmarket Puerto Madero district on January 18, triggering protests in the streets. His mysterious death triggered a PR fightback by the government, whose officials said the prosecutor was trying to smear the nation. Senior government official Gustavo Lopez claimed last month the allegations were part of an attempt to unseat the President and bring neoliberals back to power. 'We are facing an attempted coup d'etat, that aims to get rid of the president,' he wrote. But the alleged smears have upset other politicians. Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann told the Associated Press: 'It's awful to see so many accusations against a person who can't defend himself. 'Instead of clarifying anything, Fernandez is damaging the investigation into Nisman's death.' Anger: Protesters clashed with police after the death of the prosecutor in his locked apartment in January . Horror: The 1994 bombing of a Buenes Aires Jewish centre, run by the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, left 85 dead and remains the country's most deadly terrorist attack. Iran has denied it was involved . Yesterday's newspaper advert highlighted a judge's ruling which said Mr Nisman's argument had a lack of 'coherence and integration'. Judge Daniel Rafecas, who made the ruling, said: 'There is not a single element of evidence, even circumstantial, that points to the head of state.' That ruling was appealed yesterday by prosecutor\u00a0Gerardo Pollicita, who has taken up the case following Mr Nisman's death. He said the judges' decision was 'premature' and an investigation was needed to 'prove or disprove the facts'. The appeal sends the case to the Federal Chamber of judges, which can uphold or reject last week's decision by federal Judge Rafecas. Argentinians will go to the polls in October, but the President is barred from running for a third term by the country's constitution and will have to step down. She has nevertheless gone on the offensive, accusing opposition parties of using the row for political gain and claiming the U.S. and Israel were meddling in Argentina's affairs.","highlights":"Alberto Nisman's body found in January a day before Congress hearing . Claims over 1994 Jewish centre attack which killed 85 in Buenos Aires . He accused Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner covering Iran's alleged role . Forensic tests on body indicate he was murdered, his ex-wife said today . New advert attacks his claims which were 'plagued with contradictions'","id":"5d0fc5f11ddb672d7dbf5fc6d1e5b5a630eb863c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" his home.\n\u201cWe are waiting for the results of the forensic tests. We do not know when they will be out. I know it is going to be very important. It is going to be the proof that I am asking for,\u201d said Nisman\u2019s ex-wife in an interview broadcast by Argentine broadcaster Telenovelas.\nThe cause of Nisman\u2019s death is still unknown, with authorities continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. The autopsy was held on Friday at the National Medical Center, the same facility that also performed it for the 41-year-old prosecutor in January. Nisman was found dead in his home in the exclusive neighborhood of Barrio Parque on January 18.\nTelenovelas said Nisman, who had been investigating Iran\u2019s alleged role in a 1994 bombing that killed 85 people at the Jewish center in Buenos Aires, had been shot with his own gun. She said he had been murdered, and ruled out suicide or any other explanations of death. \u201cHe killed himself,\u201d she said in reference to the prosecutor. She said she would release Nisman\u2019s suicide note if a judge granted her the request.\nNisman was found dead in the bathroom of his apartment with a bullet wound to his head and a gun in his hand, although there were no signs of a struggle.\nShe said she had been informed about his death by the Argentine media. \u201cI woke up and read it, like everyone else in Argentina,\u201d she said, saying he was murdered as a result of his investigation.\n\u201cWe\u2019re not going to wait any longer. We are getting to the bottom of this,\u201d she said.\n\u201cThe next few weeks will be very difficult for me because I know very well that the state of his body was different when they carried him out.\u201d She said that Nisman\u2019s body was in bad condition when it arrived at his house.\n\u201cHe was murdered. He was murdered. He left here to go to his office, to the ministry of Justice,\u201d she said.\n\u201cI am the only one who can speak, but it is very difficult. I did not want this to happen, but I think we are going to find the truth. I have a feeling of great anguish because I did not think this would happen,\u201d she said.\nThe prosecutor was one of the most important figures of the judicial investigation into the 1994 bombing which targeted the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires.\nThe state"}
{"article":"A grieving woman who overate following her mother's death told of how after dropping FIVE dress sizes in just one year her breasts shrunk from a 38E to a 34B \u2013 so she used her mother's inheritance to get implants. Emma Thair-White, 43, was prompted to lose weight after she gorged so much that whole pieces of food rose back up into her throat when she bent over to tie her shoelaces. The mother-of-two, who said she over-ate while grieving following her mother's death, was hugely successful and went from a 15-stone, size 22 to a ten-stone, size 12. Emma Thair-White piled on the pounds after the tragic loss of her mother, however, the 43-year-old has now dropped five dress sizes and had a boob job to lift and enlarge her sagging chest . Emma was left devastated after the death of her mother, Ethel (right) and turned to drink and food for comfort . But her breasts also took the hit \u2013 and shrunk from a 38E to a 34B. 'I didn't want to look in the mirror \u2013 I didn't like what it the weight loss had left,' she said, adding she was disgusted with her 'saggy' breasts. 'Every bra I put on, the skin just sat in there. I'd never lost my boobs throughout any diet, so it was a shock.' In 2014, she decided to use part of her mum's inheritance to get a breast uplift and 34F implants. Mrs Thair-White, from Grays, Essex, said: 'I wasn't sure about spending part of the inheritance on the operation but my husband Shane encouraged me,' she said. 'He said: 'You've always put the kids first, now it's time for you.' Mrs Thair-White told how she struggled to shift the pounds she had gained while pregnant with her children Eva, 16 and Max, 10, but her binge eating spiraled out of control after she lost her beloved mother Ethel to brain cancer in 2009. Emma, pictured here with her two children Eva (left) and Max (right) decided to lose the weight in 2013 after she became so big that she couldn't tie her shoelaces without food coming up into her mouth . Emma proudly shows off her weight loss holding up an old pair of her jeans, she was previously a size 22 but has now slimmed down to a size 12 . Emma is now a keen exerciser and a slim size 12, after realising in 2013 that she needed to do something about her weight . She was so devastated by the loss that she secretly turned to drink to ease the pain. 'It started off that I had a bottle of wine to toast [my mum], and things seemed a little bit rosier and it wasn't so painful,' she said. 'That one glass in the evening turned to two, then three, then four and then before I knew it I'd be ordering three bottles of wine in the shopping then, unbeknown to my husband, going and buying another three. 'I used to make sure if there was a lot of bottles in the recycling bin I'd put the rubbish straight in after. He didn't have a clue.' In 2010, she broke down and confessed all to her GP, who prescribed her a course of anti-depressants. 'One day I just woke up and decided I wasn't going to do it anymore and I needed help,' she said. She cut out drinking straight away. Emma was suffering from depression when she decided to give up drinking, however, she then turned to take-aways eating them two or three times a week . Emma is now happy to show off her slimmer figure in a variety of outfits, including this fancy dress costime . However, Mrs Thair-White was still battling with her weight \u2013 a fight she believes was made harder by her anti-depressants. 'The takeaways went from weekends to two or three times a week,' she said. It wasn't a few scoops of Ben and Jerry's, I'd have the tub. 'With my appetite, there is no off button. It is all down to my self control.' Classmates at son her Max's school even made cruel comments about him having a 'fat mum.' The final push she needed to kick-start her weight loss came in December 2013. She had been stocking the house with sweets and chocolate in the run-up to Christmas, but could not resist binging on the treats. 'I stacked up my cupboards and I used to sit and eat every night until I felt sick,' she said, 'We were going somewhere and I bent down to tie my shoes then all my food came back into my mouth because my tummy was so big. 'I just remember saying to my husband: 'I can't do this anymore.' Emma used some of the inheritance money left by her mother to pay for a boob job after her chest was left sagging following her weight loss regime . Emma's two children and husband encouraged her in her weight loss, they joined their mother on her healthy eating regime, promising her they would lose weight as a family . Her 42-year-old husband and two children also joined in with her new healthy regime, promising they would lose weight as a family. Mrs Thair-White threw herself into exercise, taking the family's dog Morris with her on speed walks. Progress was slow at first. When she had only managed to shed a stone after several months, she turned to Forza Raspberry K2 diet supplements. 'At the beginning when I wasn't on [the supplements], it was very slow,' she said, 'But after I started, it came off in leaps and bounds. 'The shape change spurred me on. I had a waist \u2013 it was a good feeling. The biggest thing is excuses. 'I've had so many people approach me and say they want to do it but there's all these 'buts', and I'll say to them that they're not ready. 'You've got to be in the frame of mind to do it. I've proved that you don't have to run \u2013 I speed walk. 'Even just walking helps, it's just making yourself active. I just want people to know there is always light at the end of any tunnel no matter how big or small, and looking after yourself really does make all the difference. Don't give up. It can be done.' Emma proudly shows off her slim size 12 frame in a pair of skinny jeans and high heels .","highlights":"Emma Thair-White piled on the pounds after losing her Mum, Ethal . She had a drink problem and later would start to gorge on take-aways . Now Emma has cut the junk and dropped an impressive five dress sizes . Mother-of-two has also had a boob job after being left with saggy breasts .","id":"ac9d48949645e68106cb67a8c326fe264fad4c45","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" fund a top-up surgery to boost them back up again.\nErika Tarantino, 54, of Perth, Australia, was forced to use the savings which her late mother, Gloria Tarantino, earned from her death to pay for the \"lifesaver\" boob job.\nGloria, 77, tragically lost her life in 2010 after a long battle with Alzheimer's, but before she died she made sure her daughter was not in need of any cash.\nErika says she used her mother's inheritance to afford the procedure \u2013 but has regretted her decision ever since.\n\"I wanted breast implants to be more like my mum \u2013 she had a bigger bust and the implants made me feel a little more like her,\" she told the Sun UK.\nThe mum, who has five children, said she never wanted her kids to see her in her underwear, but her boob job, has made her feel more confident.\nShe said: \"With the implant, I get the feeling of having breasts.\n\"I didn't want them like my mum's \u2013 she had a really big bust \u2013 but having them feels more like having my mum back with me.\"\nGloria made sure to create a Will and the money was set aside for Erika - but she went ahead and spent the inheritance on her own body.\nThe grandmother-of-five, who weighed 21 stone, slimmed down to a size 14 after her mother's death.\nThe mum-of-five says her weight loss has made her feel \"more confident\"\n(Image: Sun UK)\nErika's health and happiness took a turn for the better after she lost the weight, but she has been left in debt ever since - spending the equivalent of a \u00a310,000 per year to keep her implants intact.\nShe was originally fitted with implants worth \u00a31,300 in 2013.\nBut then she got a top-up in 2015 and another last summer - costing her a total of \u00a38,000.\nErika said: \"This is a lot of money for implants.\n\"They're a lifesaver \u2013 I wouldn't be able to get along without them. But it's a lot of money for implants.\n\"My breast implants are a lifesaver, really. They've really helped with my confidence.\"\nThe mum"}
{"article":"As one of the industry's most esteemed supermodels who balances her career with motherhood, who could be more qualified to design a line of children's clothes than Jourdan Dunn? However, rather than following in her esteemed colleagues' footsteps (Cara Delevingne has designed for Mulberry and Suki Waterhouse for Superga), Jourdan  will be focusing on children's attire. The 24-year-old beauty - who has a five-year-old son called Riley - will be partnering up with an independent licensing agency, Fluid World, to produce at least two apparel collections. Scroll down for video . Jourdan Dunn - who has a five-year-old son, Riley - will be creating at least two children's clothing collections with agency Fluid World . The collection will be aimed at 'children and young adults' and the deal was negotiated by the model's London agency, Storm Model Management. The  beauty has said: 'I love kid's clothes and have been obsessed with them ever since my son was born. 'Through my career in fashion I have come to love and respect great design, and as a mum I also expect great quality and value for money, as well as the coolest clothes for my son Riley. 'I am thrilled to be working with Fluid World, and I am looking forward to developing my own collection and turning my ideas into reality.' The 24-year-old model will be using her extensive expertise in the fashion industry to  inform her designs . According to Vogue magazine, the model is planning to release a full range, which will include, jeans, jackets, T-shirts, leggings and accessories. Fluid World's CEO, Andrew Lane, said: 'Jourdan Dunn is a fashion icon who sets trends and influences style. 'I am delighted to be working with her on this exciting project and bringing her cool urban style to a wider audience.' Jourdan revealed her plans to FEMAIL earlier this year. She explained: 'I am collaborating on a sunglasses range and designing my own kidswear line. My son is really involved and has been helping me choose the colours and designs.' The model is planning to release a full range, which will include, jeans, jackets, T-shirts, leggings and accessories . Balmain Color Block Fringe Dress . From the Fall 2015 collection . Visit site . Jourdan Dunn is the latest in a long line of supermodels to capitalize off their fashion sense in the design world. But the mom to adorable little Riley will focus on his peers when she produces her new children's range. Judging from her personal style choices, the blonde beauty should have no trouble with her own kids collection. The top catwalker has worked with all of the major labels and is friends with fashion's elite including Cara Delevingne and Karlie Kloss. Jourdan was recently spotted in an alluring  patchwork dress ripped straight from Balmain's Fall runway. The shimmery mini featured a color block pattern and fringe details, two huge trends that are en vogue right now. The flirty frock is not available just yet but you can shop the brand at Net-A-Porter with a click to the right. Then have a peek through the edit below for some chromatic alternatives from the high street to high fashion. Try Charlotte Russe's shiny sequin number if you're looking to save or Lanvin's fringed creation if you want to splurge. Love Sadie Patchwork Gypsy Dress at Shopbop (now $70.80) Visit site . Topshop Color Block Tunic Dress at Nordstrom . Visit site . Charlotte Russe Sequin Color Block Shift Dress (now $25.99) Visit site . Lnavin Fringed Dress at Farfetch (now $3117.50) Visit site . As a Vogue regular, who was scouted in Primark in her teens, Jourdan was on the road to success very early in her career. She's clocked up campaigns for Balmain, DKNY, Victoria's Secret and Topshop and walked in the Olympics closing ceremony alongside Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. She is currently the face of Maybelline. When she's not on the catwalk, Jourdan is a proud mother to her son, who was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. This has led to Jourdan\u2019s active involvement as the Parent Ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and the future is looking bright for the young starlet. (L to R) Television presenter Alexa Chung, model Pixie Geldof, model Kendall Jenner, model Cara Delevingne, businessman Sir Philip Green, model Jourdan Dunn and editor Alexandra Shulman at the Topshop show .","highlights":"The 24-year-old supermodel is partnering with British agency Fluid World . Dunn is mother to five-year-old son, Riley . The partnership will result in at least two apparel collections .","id":"abc4dddbe136f1076d15b18498dbc92cc831242e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"that would be Victoria Beckham's childrenswear collection for Target, for instance), the model and new face of Marc Jacobs Beauty opted to create a line of childrenswear that's fun, playful, and reflective of her own style.\nThe results are chic, stylish and undeniably cool. \"I wanted to create something that was not just for children but for children as well,\" Dunn explained to PEOPLE of her desire to create a line for \"not just kids in my family but other people's children as well,\" but \"one that has some fun and color.\" So what did she do? First she partnered with fashion icon Marc Jacobs, whose influence is unmistakable in the collection. \"The Marc Jacobs collection is such a staple in the industry and for people,\" Dunn explained. \"I wanted to take that and make it playful for the kids.\"\nDunn's collection for Marc Jacobs includes everything from classic pieces (like a red blazer and white shirt) to casual yet luxe items that perfectly embody the model's casual-cool style. \"I did a capsule collection, and I feel it is a capsule collection because there is so much to it,\" Dunn told PEOPLE. There are 27 pieces in total that include a variety of blouses, skirts, jackets, accessories, and even a pair of overalls.\nNot only that, but as a working mom herself, Dunn was keen on creating pieces that reflected her busy lifestyle. \"You have to live in the clothes, you have to be able to move in the clothes,\" she told PEOPLE. And when it comes to creating a collection that's both comfortable and easy for kids to wear, she took her own experiences as a mom into consideration. \"In the winter when the kids are cold,\" she explained, \"I wanted them to be comfortable.\"\nThe entire collection is available in both Marc Jacobs' brick-and-mortar stores, as well as on the site. However, there are a few special pieces that Dunn designed exclusively for her line with Target, including a black bow coat and a black fur vest. \"I feel like the world should see this,\" Dunn told PEOPLE of the clothing line. \"My love of black is just my thing.\"\nWhile there is no shortage of supermodel kids' collections (Victoria Beckham's line for Target is also still available), Dunn's collection stands apart thanks to its fashion-forward appeal. \"When kids do wear a Marc Jacobs collection, people"}
{"article":"We\u2019ve known for centuries that man\u2019s best friend is the dog - right? Not necessarily, according to a latest YouGov study, which found that lobsters were the preferred animals for men - when compared to the choices by women - followed by alligators, sticklebacks, sharks and eagles. For women, meanwhile, the results were a bit more timid - with miniature pigs, cats, ponies, donkeys and chinchillas making up the top five. Man's new best friend? Dogs may have once ruled the roost, but now according to a YouGov survey of people in the UK, men prefer lobsters as their favourite animal - when compared to female choices - which may be because they associate them with fine dining (picture of red reef lobster shown) The study involved a poll of 190,000 YouGov members in the UK, which the company says is \u2018perhaps the largest dataset ever collected of people\u2019s passions and phobias in the animal world\u2019. Overall, when gender is not taken into account, the nation\u2019s favourite animals are dogs, tigers, elephants, cats and dolphins. The least favoured are eels, millipedes and spiders. When male choices were compared to female choices, however, there was a surprising battle of the sexes on what the most popular animals were. The data showed that lobsters were the most popular animal among men when compared to those less liked by women, followed by alligators, sticklebacks and so on. For women, compared to men, it was miniature pigs at the top of the list, followed by cats and ponies. As for the most popular animals, the study found that things like dogs and snails were slightly more popular among women than men. Men were more likely to prefer 'heroic', 'aggressive' or 'creepy' animals, while women preferred 'cute', 'beautiful' and 'exotic' species. In the episode of The Simpsons titled\u00a0Lisa Gets an 'A' (seventh episode of season 10), Homer Simpsons gets a pet lobster that he names Pinchy, and unfortunately ends up cooking him towards the end of the episode. While his actions seemed bizarre, did Homer actually predict that the animal was favoured by men? For women, when their choices were compared to men, their favourite animals were miniature pigs (shown), followed by cats, ponies, donkeys and chinchillas . \u2018Animals with violent defensive abilities - sharks, eagles and piranhas - are particularly favoured by men,\u2019 noted Will Dahlgreen in an article for YouGov. \u2018The only mammal in the top 20 most uniquely male animals is the Narwhal, while every animal in the corresponding female list apart from the penguin and butterfly is mammal.\u2019 Speaking to MailOnline, Mr Dahlgreen added that his suspicion as to why men are more likely to have a positive impression of lobsters is because they associate them with fine dining . 'As for why miniature pigs score so highly on female uniqueness, this isn\u2019t because men are particularly likely to dislike them, but because women are more likely to be drawn towards cute animals,' he continued. 'We can\u2019t tell for sure, but I suspect this is because it is easier to anthropomorphise these animals, in other words to ascribe human emotions to their facial expressions.' This chart shows the full scores for the 'uniquely male' animals, which were the ones that scored especially high with men but not high with women . Conversely, this chart shows those animals favoured by women, but not liked so much by men. It should be noted that none of the animals were 'disliked' - the survey asked for positive results only .","highlights":"YouGov survey asked 190,000 people in the UK which animals they liked . For both genders the most popular animals were dogs and tigers . But when the genders were correlated, the results were surprising . Men preferred lobsters, alligators, sticklebacks, sharks and eagles . Women were in favour of miniature pigs, cats, ponies and donkeys .","id":"df88d895e3f0996ab949f3fb538b33b2969cde62","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":". The study revealed that lobsters were the most popular animals for men, with 42 percent of the males surveyed selecting the ocean-dwellers. The list of animals favored by women also included cats (21 percent), and horses (14 percent), rounding out the top three choices. So, it looks like men are more likely to be \"cat people\", and women are more likely to favor dogs. But just how much can this list of favorite animals predict what our owners do for a living? We'll let the experts break it down.\nRELATED: 6 Things You Didn't Know About the Human Body\nWhat Your Favorite Animal Says About You\nHorse People\n\"Horse people are likely to be quite independent and self-sufficient. They can do just fine on their own without help from others,\" said astrologer Susan Miller, \"They do not mind solitude and generally get their own way. They are also adventurous, athletic, and enjoy being in the outdoors. Horse people tend to have more freedom than others and are usually very happy with their lives.\"\nCat People\n\"Cat people are great problem solvers and are very resourceful. They like to take their time to think over different possibilities of any situation until they are sure they have made the right choice,\" said Miller, \"Most likely a cat person will be someone who is artistic, creative, and a born leader. They are also quite determined, and they are usually good friends and loved by others. If they are in a relationship, cat people often enjoy the security and happiness their partner brings them. They will not tolerate anything that threatens their relationship.\"\nDogs\n\"Dog people tend to be caring and compassionate,\" Miller added, \"They generally enjoy making friends and are good companions. Dog people tend to be more responsible than others. They can be quite protective of their partners and will stand by them until the end of the relationship. They are usually very hardworking people who never give up until they are certain they have achieved their goals and are also the ones who are likely to take the lead in a team or group. They enjoy being in control and can be quite forceful with their opinions.\"\nFish People\n\u201cPeople who love fish can be quite moody and unstable,\" said Miller, \"In fact, they are often very unpredictable. Those who love fish tend to want to feel that they are in control of their relationships. They also like to be dominant, and they enjoy having the upper hand in any situation. They will"}
{"article":"A four-year-old girl made a life-saving 999 call after her mother collapsed - before telling the operator about Frozen, her pet dog and Santa. Megan Stratton has been handed an award and praised for summoning emergency crews to her mother Charlotte, 32. Mrs Stratton had been feeling unwell before she collapsed at her home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and started to have a seizure last Christmas. Megan Stratton (centre) saved the life of her mother Charlotte (left) after she collapsed at home. Her husband Trevor (right) was out collecting medication at the time . Her husband Trevor, also 32, was out fetching some medication - but Megan knew what to do and calmly dialled 999. The youngster gave call handler Alan Austin her address before explaining that her mother was unwell and her father was out. When asked if she had any older siblings Megan tells the operator: 'Lulu is here with me, but she is my pet dog'. And when asked her mother's age, she replied: 'I don't know how old she is. Because she never tells me. I want to know how old... when she's better'. OPERATOR: Police emergency. Hello. Can you hear me? MEGAN: She\u2019s struggling... she had another seizure. My dad has gone to get some medicine to eat . O: Is there someone else there? Have you got a big sister? A big brother? M: Lulu is here with me, but she is my pet dog . O: Oh. Lulu is your pet dog, is she? And how old are you? M: Four . O: Four. You\u2019re doing really well for four. Mummy has epilepsy? M: No. But she has a seizures all day. Sometimes she does and sometimes she doesn\u2019t . O: Ok what\u2019s your name? M: Megan . O: Megan. That\u2019s a pretty name. And you\u2019re four are you? I\u2019m going to get somebody to you. I\u2019m going to get an ambulance to you to make sure mummy is alright. Ok, is the door open? M: The door isn\u2019t open . O: Is she a young mummy? M: I don\u2019t know how old she is. Because she never tells me. I want to know how old... when she\u2019s better . O: When mummy has these seizures. Does she lay on the floor? M: She lays on the sofa sometimes. She\u2019s laying on the floor now . O: Is mummy having a drink or is she just laying there? M: Just laying there . O: We\u2019ve got policemen coming to you. I want you to stay on the phone until police get with you alright? M: Ok . O: And we\u2019ve got an ambulance coming to you as well. That will come and make mummy better won\u2019t they? M:... I want to put the cushion back. I will talk to you in a second . O: Yeah. You go and do what you\u2019ve got to do for mummy, but don\u2019t put the phone down. Come back and talk... You put mummy\u2019s head on a cushion? M: She hasn\u2019t got a cushion. I\u2019ll just get her a cushion . O: Get her a cushion, yeah . M (to her mother): Mummy, cushion . M (to the operator): She\u2019s got a cushion now . O: Have you? Well done. You\u2019ve done really well. Megan, are you able to unlock the door so that the ambulance men can come in and see mummy? M: No I can\u2019t unlock it because the key is on something really high so I can\u2019t do it... O: We\u2019ve got policemen coming. Alright. We may have to make a little bit of noise to get in to see mummy alright? M: Ok... I don\u2019t know how you can get in to see mum because my dad is out . O: That\u2019s ok. We\u2019ve got lots of things we can do to get in, but it may make a little but of noise... So I want you to stay on the phone to me. Who\u2019s mobile are you on? Is it mum\u2019s phone? M: Yeah, its mum\u2019s phone. Not dad\u2019s because he\u2019s got his with him . O: Do you need to go and stroke mummy to make sure she\u2019s happy, because you can go and kneel down with her with the mobile. You can make sure, mummy is ok, can\u2019t you? And still talk to me... Is mummy talking to you? Can mummy talk to you? M: No she can\u2019t talk when she\u2019s struggling. O: She can\u2019t talk when she\u2019s struggling. Alright. What you doing? You stroking mummy\u2019s head or her arm? M: I\u2019m stroking just her back because you\u2019re allowed to stroke her back . O: Yep. You stroke mummy\u2019s back, just so that she knows you\u2019re there. You\u2019re doing really well. Really well. M: (asks how they will open the door) O: That\u2019s ok. Don\u2019t worry about us opening the door. It might just be a little bit noisy. But I\u2019ll tell you. Alright? M: Ok. But I won\u2019t be able to hear you, because it is very noisy. O: There might be just a bang when they come in, but we need to do that so we can help mummy don\u2019t we? M: l... I will just get my blanket ok? O: Yeah, you go... and keep mummy warm . M: Hang on, I\u2019m just putting it on mummy . O: You put the blanket on mummy. Keep her nice and warm . M: I\u2019ve now done it . O: You\u2019ve done it. Well done... M:... she\u2019s got nothing on her feet . O: She\u2019s got nothing on her feet? She\u2019s got no slippers on her feet? M: No. she hasn\u2019t got any bedtime socks on. It\u2019s not really bedtime . O: Oh, no, it\u2019s not bedtime yet. So have you covered mummy\u2019s feet up to keep them warm?... Just keep her really warm, won\u2019t you? And keep talkin. Keep stroking mummy\u2019s back so she knows you\u2019re there. Have you got your Christmas tree up? M: Yeah... I made some baubles at my house . O: Did you? And they\u2019re at your house ready for Santa to see? M: Yeah? O: And have you been eating chocolate today out of your advent calendar? M: Yeah. But I got a Frozen one. But it\u2019s just Elsa and Anna on . O: Wow. My little girl has got an Elsa calendar as well... Is mummy still struggling? Or is she ok now? M: She\u2019s not shivering. She\u2019s still not talking. But she\u2019s still struggling. But she\u2019s not shivering. She\u2019s just blinking . O: She\u2019s just blinking is she? I think you\u2019ve done really well. I\u2019m going to have to tell Father Christmas how well you\u2019ve done, aren\u2019t I? M: Yes. But I\u2019m already on his good list . O:... I should think you\u2019ll be even higher now . M: Yeah. I will be right at the top . O: You will be right at the top. You\u2019ve done a really good job looking after mummy haven\u2019t you? M: What if someone else is already at the top? O: Well you\u2019ve just really, really done well and I\u2019m going to make sure Father Christmas puts you at the top of the list... M: He won\u2019t know because he is not coming to see you or will you go in the ambulance and go to the North Pole to see him at his house? O: I don\u2019t know if I can go to his house but I\u2019ve got ways of talking to Father Christmas from here so I can tell him... I can send him a special message. Has anybody knocked on your door yet my darling? M: No . O: Are you still there? M: Yeah . O: Right, the policemen are outside... But they may have to make a noise to come in. M: Ok. (dog barks) Oh, that\u2019s just my dog . Megan stayed with her mother, talked to her to keep her calm, stroked her back and fetched her a cushion and a blanket during the incident on December 15 . Police and ambulance arrived at the address just as Mr Stratton returned home and his wife was given the attention she needed. This week, officers presented Megan with the Chief Constable's Certificate of Appreciation and her mother says she could not be prouder. Mrs Stratton has suffered from seizures in the past and had told Megan what to do if she ever fell ill when nobody else was around. She said: 'Suffolk Police called me back and explained what she'd done and I was a bit stunned and once we knew we were really, really proud. Megan Stratton is \u00a0pictured receiving an award and praised for summoning emergency crews to her mother Charlotte, 32 . 'We knew I have seizures regularly so what we do is, on the emergency button on the mobile phone, we have daddy's number programmed and the ambulance, so it was quite easy for her to do.' Call handler Alan Austin added: 'You quite often get young children phone up, but none as calm and composed as Megan. 'It's not very often you get a four-year-old who you can talk with quite so easily, who can guide you while you guide her and it made life so much easier.' Temporary Chief Constable Gareth Wilson also praised the youngster and said the award went some way towards recognising her bravery. He said: 'Megan's call to police was truly exceptional to listen to - it is very rare to hear a child handle a call in such a calm manner. 'Megan gave a lot of information to Alan for a child of her age and our Chief Constable's Certificate of Appreciation goes some way toward recognising her and saying well done.'","highlights":"Megan Stratton called 999 after mother collapsed at home with a seizure . The four-year-old gave operator her address and explained the emergency . She stayed with her mother, Charlotte, and talked to her to keep her calm . Youngster also told the operator about her pet dog and Father Christmas .","id":"962cc521225d1c49a91f782f66dba4e4a09b4e94","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" her home to help a 28-year-old woman who had collapsed and gone into cardiac arrest.\nMegan made the call to police in South Yorkshire after her mother, Natasha Stratton, collapsed after a night out with friends in Barnsley, South Yorks., in December.\nThe young girl told the operator her mother\u2019s name and that she had collapsed in the front room after she returned home from the pub. She then described her mother as a woman in her mid-20s with blonde hair.\nShe told the operator, whose call was recorded, \u201cShe\u2019s had a heart attack.\u201d She also told the operator: \u201cI think she\u2019s had a stroke, she looks very pale.\u201d\nMegan said her mother had not eaten anything except toast for lunch and a hot dog with extra onions for dinner.\nHer call was recorded in its entirety by operator Julie Wilson after the youngster told her about her mother\u2019s dog, \u201cFrozen,\u201d her dog\u2019s name, her pet rabbit, \u201cPigley,\u201d and about her pet dog, \u201cSanta.\u201d\nAt the end of the call, Megan told Julie: \u201cBye bye love,\u201d before putting the phone down.\nShe was told by the operator: \u201cWell done for remembering the important things.\u201d\nMegan\u2019s mother, Natasha, was rushed to hospital and made a full recovery after receiving an injection that kept her alive.\nThe youngster\u2019s selfless action was praised by officers who helped to get her mother\u2019s life back on track. Her father, Darren Stratton, was also there during the call but was not able to answer as he was driving.\nNatasha said: \u201cI can\u2019t tell Megan thank you enough. That little girl could have potentially saved my life. The first time she called was to tell me she loved me but I wasn\u2019t there. She knew I\u2019d been taken to hospital so she said it again before she realised I couldn\u2019t hear her. But the last time I spoke to her she knew I\u2019d heard her first time and she told me she loved me and she was so proud of me.\u201d\nDetective Inspector John Kearney told the force: \u201cMegan\u2019s actions made a vital difference to her mother\u2019s recovery. If it wasn\u2019t for Megan calling 999 she may have died. It\u2019s a testimony to Megan\u2019s maturity.\u201d\nSpeaking from her home in South Yorkshire, Natasha said her"}
{"article":"Marouane Fellaini has endured a lot since swapping Merseyside for Manchester. Derided as a symbol of the David Moyes regime, ridiculed by his own fans and, lately, held responsible for Louis van Gaal\u2019s occasional lurch towards route-one football, the big Belgian has had more weighing on his shoulders than that trademark mass of curly hair. So the standing ovation he received from the majority of Manchester United supporters when he came off against Tottenham at Old Trafford last weekend will have been music to his ears. Marouane Fellaini fires Manchester United into the lead against Spurs, a reminder of his footballing ability . The Belgian trains ahead of United's crucial clash with Liverpool on Sunday, where he is sure to be involved . Fellaini has grown from a bit-part player last season to become a vital member of Louis van Gaal's squad . A well-taken opening goal with his left foot served as a reminder that Fellaini\u2019s attributes are not just sandwiched between his chest and his head. There are those who will never accept that he is a true United player, who believe his very presence encourages United to play other than the United way. But as he prepares to make his first appearance on Merseyside since moving from Everton when Van Gaal\u2019s side take on Liverpool on Sunday, the 6ft 4in midfielder has every right to feel that things are looking up. The \u00a327.5million white elephant of Old Trafford has been reinvented as United\u2019s not-so-secret weapon. The advanced role that Van Gaal has given to Fellaini led Sam Allardyce, of all people, to label his opponents \u2018Long Ball United\u2019 after the 27-year-old\u2019s introduction off the bench helped salvage a 1-1 draw at West Ham last month. Fellaini starred in the 3-0 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford in December, and offers Van Gaal an alternative . Wayne Rooney celebrates with the big Belgian, who has scored five times for United this season . Fellaini was tainted, somewhat unfairly, by being the only signing made during David Moyes' summer in charge . Van Gaal doesn\u2019t care. \u2018Fellaini is a player that, when we cannot beat the pressure with quality, we can always beat with pressure \u2014 that is a quality,\u2019 says the Dutchman. The transition from defensive midfielder, who first impressed Moyes playing for Standard Liege against Liverpool in the Champions League in 2008, to target man worked particularly well for Everton. But, unlike Van Gaal, Moyes did not feel comfortable deploying Fellaini in a similar role at Old Trafford, having drawn enough criticism merely for signing him when Cesc Fabregas was his priority in the summer of 2013. Disastrously, Fellaini ended up as United\u2019s only signing and Moyes knew that he risked being accused of turning the Premier League champions into a poor imitation of Everton. The player was said to be ecstatic at signing for United, if a little overawed at the scale of the club. He struck up an immediate bond with fellow Belgian Adnan Januzaj and, later, Juan Mata, when the Spaniard joined the following January. By then it had all started to go wrong, a combination of injuries and sub-standard performances in a more defensive position confirming the fears of many United supporters. Last April, the now-defunct fanzine Red Issue mocked up an advert of his afro hair as a toilet brush with the slogan: \u2018Flush a fortune down the pan\u2019. Since the arrival of Van Gaal, the midfielder has been used as an outlet and a way of breaking teams down . The Belgian was given a rousing applause when he was replaced after a good performance against Tottenham . Fellaini was said to be devastated by it all, and even more so when Moyes was sacked later that month. He felt isolated and has since claimed that he was made a scapegoat for the club\u2019s decline. One thing that never waned, however, was Fellaini\u2019s determination to salvage his dream. When he returned from the World Cup last summer he held talks with Van Gaal, who reassured him that he would not be sold despite talk of a move to Napoli. The message had not reached United fans, some of whom sarcastically applauded Fellaini\u2019s every touch in Van Gaal\u2019s first home game against Valencia right up until the moment he scored a last-minute winner. Even then, it was assumed that his first goal for United would be his last. Five more have followed this season. Fellaini came off the bench at half-time to turn the game at West Brom in October and again at QPR in January. In between, he started in six successive wins before Christmas, ending with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Liverpool when he destroyed his old Merseyside rivals. While Moyes seemed loathe to play Fellaini off the striker, Van Gaal has returned him to his best role . Fellaini may suit slightly more 'long ball' football, but has shown he can be mighty effective for United . Now Fellaini is set to face them again on Sunday having won over at least some of his critics, much to the admiration of Phil Neville, his former Everton team-mate and United\u2019s first-team coach under Moyes. \u2018Last season Fellaini was getting ridiculed and the way he has come back from that has been fantastic,\u2019 said Neville. \u2018He\u2019s won people over by being brave about the stick he was getting and never going missing in games, even when things were not working for him. \u2018You also have to give Louis van Gaal credit. He has not been afraid of playing to Fellaini\u2019s strengths despite being criticised for doing so. I think he has come up trumps.\u2019","highlights":"Marouane Fellaini endured a torrid season after joining Manchester United . David Moyes failed to get the best out of the former Everton midfielder . But Louis van Gaal has no qualms about using Belgian in advanced role . Fellaini has become Van Gaal's battering ram against tough opponents . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .","id":"34fbe7efdf8cf4ac21a699d127a52a2fa5ac2e76","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" blunders, the Belgian has, in many ways, been the victim of his own mercurial style of play.\nThat, though, is about to change.\nJose Mourinho, a man renowned for his love of a good-looking footballer, has wasted little time in making Fellaini a centrepiece of his Manchester United side, deploying him as a number six, not a number eight, which has helped his tactical transition and given the forward much-needed rest.\nFellaini\u2019s new role, it seems, allows him to play further forward, to use his intelligence on the ball and work in behind the opposition midfield. But what does it tell us about the United manager?\nLet\u2019s turn to 11 of the Portuguese tactician\u2019s predecessors at Manchester United to find out:\n1. Sir Alex Ferguson\nFellaini, despite his recent form, is not the first midfielder to be used as a No.6. Sir Alex Ferguson used his talents in that position during the 2005\/06 campaign, starting with the 3-1 win over Manchester City. In the Premier League that season, he started 21 matches in that position. In the Champions League, Ferguson turned to him as a defensive shield once again. He started 5-0 against Real Madrid and, against Dynamo Kiev the following season, he was deployed for 75 of a possible 90 minutes in a 2-1 win, as well as starting in the Europa League. The Scot also preferred his use in the centre from the beginning, selecting Fellaini ahead of Roy Keane in the 3-0 away win against Arsenal.\nWhy this tactic?\nFerguson deployed Fellaini on the right in those games because he was much more efficient at protecting the defence than Keane was. It was a very different approach, though, and a very different player \u2013 Keane was not renowned for his play in the build-up. Ferguson needed a dynamic presence to help him play out from the back, as well as protect the back four. That is why he went with Fellaini, even if the Belgian was still used as a defensive shield in the middle as well, due to the lack of an anchor.\n2. Louis van Gaal\nLouis van Gaal, too, deployed Fellaini as a No.6 and also played out from the back. In his first season as United manager, Van Gaal was quick to change his line-"}
{"article":"As a famous soap star in her home country, Mexican First Lady Angelica Rivera must have felt right at home during one highlight of her trip to the UK. Last night the glamorous wife of President Enrique Pena Nieto was feted at Buckingham Palace and today she dropped in on another famous stately home - Downton Abbey - to meet the stars of the costume drama. Perhaps the visit signals a new acting role for the 45-year-old beauty, who was joined on set by an elegant-looking Sophie, Countess of Wessex? Scroll down for video . Mexico's First Lady Angelica Rivera (third left) is joined by Sophie, Countess of Wessex (fourth right) on a visit to meet the cast of Downton Abbey, from left to right: Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery and Sophie McShera . Ms Rivera holds a bouquet of flowers at the Corporation of City of London banquet at the Guildhall . Ms Rivera looked chic in a tailored black jacket with a bold black and white gingham fishtail knee-length skirt. The mother-of-three, who is famous in Latin America for playing La Gaviota - the seagull - in the hit Mexcian soap opera Distilling Love, carried a patent leather bag and wore her hair loose. Sophie looked classic and elegant in a Prada coat that she wore for the first time on her 50th birthday in January. She teamed it with Bruce Oldfield high heeled courts, a\u00a0Sophie Habsburg Design bag called Moneypenny in burgundy and a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch. Her gold UFO earrings are favourites that she's worn on several occasions since 2005. The royal and Ms Rivera posed for a picture with Elizabeth McGovern, who plays Lady Cora, Hugh Bonneville aka the Earl of Grantham, Laura Carmichael who plays Lady Edith, Lady Mary actress Michelle Dockery and Sophie McShera who plays Daisy. It's not the first time Sophie has visited the set and the show's cast members have supported the Countess at events for Tomorrow's People, a charity helping disadvantaged people. Ms Rivera holds a bunch of flowers at the Lord Mayor of the City's dinner at the Guildhall . Angelica shows off her low, loose plait as she talks to Lord Mayor's wife Gilly Yarrow . Angelica and Lord Mayor's wife Gilly Yarrow talk before the official dinner at the historic Guildhall . Ms Rivera is welcomed by\u00a0Gilly Yarrow (far left0, wife of the Lord Mayor of London . Angelica Rivera signs the Distinguished Visitors Book next to Gilly Yarrow, wife of the Lord Mayor of London Alan Yarrow, and her husband Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto . In November, the Countess attended a Tomorrow's People fundraiser at St George's church, London, with Downton stars including Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter and Penelope Wilton. However today's visit was a private one as she didn't announce it or post it on her royal diary. Ms Rivera then followed her day out on set with another lavish black tie event, this time at London's Guildhall with her husband who was resplendent in white tie and tails and a sash. The banquet is being thrown in their honour by the Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation. Once again his wife showed off her impeccable taste with a floor-length black gown and a matching flowing evening jacket, trimmed with fur. As ever her jewellery was kept simple and her loose up-do  showed off two dangling diamond earrings. Last night, Ms Rivera and her husband were the guests of honour of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace. Ms Rivera and her husband President Enrique Pena Nieto were guests of honour at a banquet at the Guildhall . President Nieto and his glamorous wife arrive at the dinner held by the City of London Corporation . The couple have had a busy three days of official events including a state banquet last night . They were joined by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Princess Royal and the Duke of York at the lavish event and dined on a menu of noisettes of Windsor estate lamb and spiced chocolate torte. Hollywood actress Salma Hayek was among the 170 guests and seated between Chancellor George Osborne and Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Sir Jeremy Heywood on the horseshoe-shaped table, which was decorated with gold candelabra and elaborate pink, red, purple and green floral displays. Ms Rivera, who was seated between Philip and Prince Charles, was dressed in an asymmetric off-the-shoulder scarlet floor-length gown which co-ordinated with her husband's ceremonial sash. The Queen and Prince Philip hosted President Nieto and his wife Ms Rivera at Buckingham Palace last night . The couple looked elegant at the royal do and Ms Rivera's dress colour co-ordinated with her husband's sash . After a ceremonial welcome on Horse Guards Parade on Monday, the president and the first lady joined the Queen, Philip, Charles, Camilla, Andrew and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester for lunch in the Blue Drawing Room before going on to view an exhibition of Mexican items from the Royal Collection in the Picture Gallery. Among the exhibits was an embroidered leather and wood horse saddle which was presented to Philip when the monarch and the Duke watched a display of horsemanship during a state visit to the Latin American nation in 1975. The Duke patted the top of the saddle, which is engraved with the name 'Principe Felipe' in his honour as he spoke to Ms Rivera through an interpreter. At an exchange of gifts, the Queen gave the president a copy of a 17th century Adriaen van Diest painting of Buckingham House and a pair of silver framed photographs of herself and Philip. The first lady was given a Linley box. Ms Rivera laughed and joked with Prince Philip as he showed them a Mexican saddle engraved with 'Principe Felipe' - his name in Spanish - dating back to a 1975 visit to the Latin American country . Wearing a pristine white fit and flare tailore coat with black heels and fascinator, Ms Rivera is helped out of her car by a royal footman in full uniform .","highlights":"Angelica Rivera is in Britain with husband President Enrique Pena Nieto . Mexican leader and his former soap star wife arrived on Monday . Were honoured yesterday by the Queen and Prince Philip with state dinner . Tonight they attended another lavish banquet, at the Guildhall, London .","id":"35e9052b578d85ce4a9e4edc28e63510fe8c66a5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", hosted by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.\nAngelica, who was born in the UK in 1966, has admitted feeling very British while growing up in Leeds. But it was her husband\u2019s decision to live in Mexico, where he was given a new life by his father-in-law and namesake, Enrique Pena Nieto, that brought them together, she told the Telegraph last year: \u201cHe was born in Leeds, which meant he was already used to adapting \u2014 and he also had a real British passport, so he could travel freely.\n\u201cHe\u2019s an extremely loyal person; as a young man, he was involved in the fight for democracy. He was in prison for nine months. He was an activist, a political activist, in a dictatorship and fought for a free country. That made a huge impression on me. We were both born with the idea that you have to fight for your country.\u201d\nAngelica, an actress and businesswoman, and Enrique started dating in 2003. \u201cHe was the only person who wanted to marry me,\u201d she recalled. \u201cMy mother thought, \u2018I don\u2019t know about this one\u2019. I told her, \u2018But I do\u2019.\u201d\nThe couple married in 2007 in Mexico, followed by a grand reception in London for 600 guests two months later. Their daughters, Frida and Mariana, were born two years apart in 2000 and 2001.\nWith her flawless complexion and glossy brunette locks, Angelica could easily be a British actress. She played an influential female politician in one of Mexico\u2019s most popular telenovelas, or TV shows.\nShe told the Sun last year: \u201cI had a very glamorous role with all these political meetings, wearing beautiful dresses and high heels. As an actress, it was a good exercise for me because my real background is not in politics, but in glamour. And I like it.\n\u201cI don\u2019t know how well-known British people are in Mexico, but in Spain there is always a curiosity of what it\u2019s like in England. You have a monarchy, a queen. I have visited Spain many times but we\u2019ve never been on an official visit.\u201d\nThe Rivera family has also visited the UK for holidays. The couple recently purchased a seven-bedroom Grade II-listed manor house, with six acres of landscaped gardens in Wiltshire, where they can go for family get"}
{"article":"The skills that come with lumberjack sports are traditionally left to big, burly men wielding axes and monstrous saws. But this is changing with women donning their 'lumberjill' boots and proving their place in the male dominated sports. Erin LaVoie from Washington has two world records and a multitude of wins under her belt but she insists her win  at Sydney's Royal Easter show is one of the biggest. Scroll down for video . Erin LaVoie from Washington has won the\u00a0Ladies Single Handed Sawing Championship at Royal Easter Show . The 32-year-old competes in single handed sawing that sees competitors cut through 300 millimetre logs . Erin already has two world records under her belt and owns a CrossFit gym in Washington . On Sunday she won the Ladies Single Handed Sawing Championship that sees competitors slice through 300 milimetre logs with huge cross cut saws. 'The Easter show is one of the biggest competitions so it was a huge deal for me,' Erin told Daily Mail Australia. The 32-year-old also competed in the wood chop category which is usually her forte, but she says that she did not have a prime block of wood and this makes it much more difficult to carve up the log. Erin also competes in the wood chopping category . 'My fastest chop is 24 seconds and I have two world records in the underhand chop which are around 30 seconds,' she said. Whilst the quality of the piece of wood quality is the luck of the draw, the technique and equipment are not with top of the line axes costing up to $600. 'The axes and saws are not cheap, but they have to be top notch if you want to win,' Erin said. 'The maintenance of them is expensive too and you need to know where to go.' Women's prevalence in the sport is still scarce and many females must compete against males in order to be involved at all. 'I still compete against men in many competitions,' Erin said. 'It's obviously really tough as they can deliver so much power, but this means it's so much more rewarding when you win.' Women's involvement largely started with the Jack and Jill sawing division that sees a man and a woman working as a team to slice through the log. 'Mostly women get into it because their husbands need a partner for Jack and Jill so they train up their wives,' Erin said. 'But I do it because I love it and it's my thing.' Erin grew up with brothers and loved to do male things so when she noticed the lumberjack team training down the hall at her school, she signed up. After a short amount of time she was travelling and competing in various chopping and sawing competitions - and winning. Erin also competes against men and admits she loves the feeling of pride when she beats them . Her fastest woodchop is 24 seconds and she holds two world records in the underhand chop of 30 seconds . Although she owns a CrossFit gym in Washington, her training regime mostly consists of chopping and sawing logs in her backyard. 'I have a friend who is a logger, so that's super handy!' She said. The Royal Easter Show also contains a Junior Development Program for aspiring Lumberjacks to get involved. According to the ABC, 16-year-old Lucy Backhouse and her 13-year-old sister Kate are the only two females competing in this program. The sisters from New South Wales have gained quite a following and always get a large applause no matter how they place. 'It doesn't matter who comes first, we always get the biggest cheer because no girls do this sport,' Lucy said. It their mother, Wendy, three years battling with the Human Rights Commission for the sisters to be allowed to compete. 'A lot of people don't consider it a sport. But I like it because it is so different, it's a challenge and it takes stamina and technique,' Lucy said.","highlights":"Erin LaVoie from Washington has taken out the Ladies Single Handed Sawing Championship at Sydney's Royal Easter Show . She also holds two world records for the underhand wood chop division . While Lumberjacks are commonly men, women participants are on the rise . A Junior Development Program has also been added to this years' show . It includes only two females who are sisters from New South Wales .","id":"4785b6d61393dd01ede4348e06e7348ffd36dec8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" industry.\nLumberjilling's roots can be traced back to the late 1980s, when a group of women in Ontario sought to make a name for themselves through competitive lumberjill sports, including log rolling, sawing and chopping.\nThe sport itself developed over time, with lumberjilling evolving into the skill-based competition that it is today.\nCompetitions are now more competitive, with rules regarding how the log is cut, the size of the pile and the log and axe used differing slightly from one tournament to the next.\nTeams of two to four people compete in a series of timed events. Competitors have 90 seconds to cut a log into various lengths of wood. The longest log is worth 10 points and each team has two minutes to chop 10 chunks of wood. If the chunks fall to the ground or break, a point penalty is incurred.\nAfter all events are completed, the overall points will be added up and the team with the most points is declared the winner.\nLumberjill teams have a number of different ways to express the sport - whether it's through a name, a slogan, mascot or dress.\nThere are many Lumberjill teams, with some of the most competitive lumberjill athletes from around Canada all competing on one team.\nTeams are not only competing against other teams, but against each other, often resulting in the destruction of one or more team members.\nSome lumberjills choose to compete in the 'Open' category, while some choose to compete in one of the four different age groups.\nThe Open and Masters (35+) competitions offer an overall prize, while in the 18-30 and 13-18 age groups the teams receive a placement for their achievements and their individual team members are eligible for a medal.\nIn the open and masters competitions, the team that wins the overall prize will receive $2,500 in prize money while their first place team members will each be awarded $1,000.\nSome lumberjills have travelled hundreds of kilometres across Canada to compete on different teams, often travelling in groups of a few hundred.\nThese lumberjills often spend time bonding, relaxing at hotels and other accommodation and sharing in each other's victories or heartbreaks with other lumberjills who understand the competition.\nLumberjills who compete in the 'Open' category can also win up to $7,000 in prize money, with a"}
{"article":"In seven years as Monaco boss Arsene Wenger was never once distracted by the lure of its famous casino. 'I spent a lot of time on the football pitches, I don't think anyone saw me in there,' said Wenger, as he arrived at the Stade Louis II on Monday night, aware that on his first competitive return to Monte Carlo he will be expected to gamble. Arsenal paid the price for taking risks in the first leg and lost 3-1. As a result history is stacked against them. In the Champions League era, no team has overturned a deficit of two or more goals having played at home first. Arsene Wenger knows he will be expected to gamble when he returns to Monaco for Tuesday night's match . Arsenal manager Wenger walks on the pitch at the Stade Louis II on Monday night ahead of their match . Arsenal will have to shine if they are to reverse the 3-1 deficit to reach the Champions League quarter-finals . Gabriel Paulista, Tomas Rosicky, Per Mertesacker, Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil (from left to right) pictured during training on Monday . Delve back into the European Cup and Ajax were the last to manage it, when they needed a play-off to beat Benfica in 1969. Wenger was still playing for Mutzig in the French third division back then, and Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim was not yet born. 'The statistics are against us, we are conscious of that,' said the Arsenal boss. 'We have to give absolutely everything to make the stats lie. That's our desire. We believe we can do it and I'm confident we will. If we didn't believe we wouldn't be here. Football is not predictable. 'We totally missed the first leg, which was surprising. We did not play well. Sometimes in life if you miss a chance, you do not have a second chance, but we do, so we will play it fully.' But he would not commit to a gung-ho charge from the outset. 'Early goals or late goals but we need full power and must not forget the organisation and structure of the team,' he added. Disturbing stats lay behind the headline stat. Monaco have not lost a European tie at the Stade Louis II for 10 years. And they have not lost one at home by a score which would knock them out since Leeds won 3-0 here, nearly 20 years ago. Arsenal must score three and hope to keep Jardim's team at bay, something they were unable to do in London. Wenger has no shortage of creative flair at his disposal and backed France striker Olivier Giroud, who has scored six in seven, to make amends for chances missed at the Emirates Stadium. It might be easier if Monaco were not so miserly. But this team is built on a stern defence. They have conceded only once in the last 12 home games and did not let in a goal in three home Champions League group games. Despite all this, Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker echoed the idea that belief in the camp is strong, and has been improved by a team meeting in the aftermath of the first-leg defeat, three weeks ago. Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim speaks during his Champions League press conference on Monday . Jardim feels Arsenal still pose a threat even if Monaco carry a 3-1 lead from their first leg win at the Emirates . Monaco striker Dimitar Berbatov stretches as he joins the rest of his team-mates for a training session . Monaco train at their base in La Turbie in France as they prepare for the second leg against Arsenal . 'We have a second leg in this competition, thank God,' said Mertesacker. 'A lot of things went not so well in the first game, especially a few decisions which did not go for us. 'We know in the first leg we weren't up for it mentally. From the start you could feel that there was a bit of pressure and we couldn't cope. 'We feel like after that game we moved on and improved a lot. That is why we are confident that even away from home, we can beat any team in the world. 'Obviously we did something wrong to get that result but we can learn. We need a good performance. It is not going to be easy, but we would like to show a different face.' Arsenal vice-captain Mertesacker (right) joined Wenger at the press conference on Monday ahead of their tie . Mertesacker echoed Wenger's idea that belief in the camp is strong despite their 3-1 loss in the first leg . Monaco turned on the charm on Monday night. Vice-president Vadim Vasilyev met Wenger on his return to Stade Louis II and presented him with a framed collection of photographs to mark his time at the club. Wenger seemed more concerned about the state of the pitch and went out to inspect, even though his players had trained in England, earlier in the day. He came back with a positive pitch report. Arsenal's support in the 18,000-capacity stadium is expected to be boosted by their French fan-base, which is another by-product of the Wenger years, and they can cling to one positive statistic: the Londoners have not lost in 10 games in France. Even then, it might not be enough. 'Paris Saint-Germain knocked out Chelsea and showed the quality of work being done here in France,' Monaco boss Jardim warned. 'Who knows, this might be the year when France beat the English.' Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev presents Wenger with a framed collection of photographs on Monday . Wenger's seven years in Monaco saw him deliver the title in 1988 and the Coupe de France in 1991 . A younger-looking Wenger celebrates a goal in 1990 as he was given his chance as a young coach in Monaco . Wenger pictured in 1990 during a training session taken while he was manager of Monaco .","highlights":"Arsenal face Monaco in their Champions League second leg on Tuesday . Monaco won 3-1 away at the Emirates in the first leg in February . Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal can overturn the 3-1 defeat in Monaco .","id":"068298b952bafb9c8d0b01f69d278430d5c53fa3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" on Wednesday, ahead of Monaco's return to the Europa League's knockout stages after a four-year absence. But he will have noticed this term the fortunes of his club continue to slip.\nLast week Monaco president Dmitry Rybolovlev sacked coach Eric Gerets. It was an abrupt dismissal, only a little over a year after he had led the principality club to victory in the Ligue 2 play-off final, and a month after his team had progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.\nOn Thursday Gerets took the unusual step of meeting the media to give his side of the story, claiming he had been given 18 months in charge of the club but in fact only six months to prepare for the new season.\n'I was given a deadline of 10 July 2008, and if I did not manage to get the team ready for the season, I would be sacked,' he said. 'When we lost to Real Madrid away on 29 August, the president said he had no confidence in me. I was given a deadline of 31 July, but I do not recall this deadline being communicated to me by the president. I have no doubt that he communicated this deadline to Gigi Becali.'\nGerets was speaking to the press after the team's 2-0 win away at Reims on Tuesday (2\/9), Monaco's 40th consecutive victory in Ligue 1 but a record-equalling 28th consecutive defeat in Europe, where they have played 29 games in all competitions without once managing a win.\n'He's been sacked because he hasn't managed to meet Rybolovlev's criteria and expectations,' said Monaco president. 'If we don't achieve this season a minimum of 4th place in the league or second in the Champions League group stage, it will not be for lack of trying on our part.'\nRybolovlev is widely known as Monaco's so-called money man. In January 2004, his first month in charge, the Russian billionaire took control of the club from the Burlusconi family, who owned the club since 1998.\nBut Rybolovlev, who is worth around $1.8 billion (1.9bn euros) according to Forbes magazine, has never had to fund Monaco's transfer policy to such an extent, something which"}
{"article":"A vitriolic letter written by the future King Edward VIII in which he branded the French Canadians 'rotten' and 'the completest passengers' during a tour of the country has emerged 96 years later. The Prince of Wales - the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary - could not hide his resentment towards the French Canadians in the private letter he penned on a visit to Quebec. In the letter written a few months after World War One to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward, the 25-year-old Edward expresses his disgust at their reluctance to support the British Empire. Resentment: The Prince of Wales, pictured in November 1919 during his tour of Canada, criticised the French Canadians in a private letter calling them 'shirkers in everything particularly in war' Contempt: The future King Edward VIII scoffed at the French Canadians during his royal tour (pictured here) Stinging: In the letters, Edward describes the French Canadians as 'mostly a rotten priest-ridden community' In the recently unearthed letter, he says: ''These bloody French Canadians. 'The whole thing is a very delicate,\u00a0imperial and political question which I don't attempt to understand though I do know they are mostly a rotten priest-ridden community, who are the completest passengers and who won't do their bit in anything and of course the war!!' After catching a train for Toronto he wrote of how he was relieved to be leaving the French Canadians. He added: 'They really aren't worth all the trouble I've taken to be out of the way polite to them, as they are shirkers in everything particularly in war as they all voted against conscription.' The First World War divided Canada, with the French-speaking population accused of not doing enough to fight against the Germans. Later on in the letter to the married socialite, the Prince of Wales derided the attractiveness of the local women. He described one of his hostesses as 'pompous and interfering'. Detailing a formal dinner he had attended, he quipped: 'Few of the women are worth dancing with and far less are in any way attractive.' At another party at a yacht club, he complained how there were '100 very plain women' there. Disgust: Edward said the French Canadians 'really aren't worth all the trouble' as they are 'shirkers, particularly\u00a0war as they all voted against conscription' - he is pictured here in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1919 . French Canadians are a major North American ethnic group and Canadian citizens derived from the descendants of colonists from France who arrived in New France (Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries. When war was declared in 1914, Canada automatically entered as it was part of the British Empire. But by 1917 French Canadians only made up 21,000 out of 432,000 men, despite making up one third of the Canadian population. The French Canadians opposed conscription as they felt that they had no real loyalty to either Britain or France. The six-page letter was written by the future King to married mother-of-two Mrs Dudley Ward, years before he gave up the throne in order to marry\u00a0American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Then 23, the socialite was married to Liberal MP William Dudley Ward, who apparently turned a blind eye to the affair. The letter is due to be sold tomorrow by International\u00a0Autograph Auctions (IAA) at Nottingham Racecourse. It is expected to fetch \u00a31,200 when it goes under the hammer. Richard Davie, of IAA, said: 'The Prince of Wales was a very patriotic gentleman and was known for wearing his heart on his sleeve. 'He obviously would have attended lots of dinners and events in Canada and gave very polite and diplomatic speeches but this letter to someone he trusted very much reveals his real innermost thoughts. 'He still clearly felt troubled by the role played by the French Canadians in the Great War, feeling they shirked their responsibilities. 'I am quite sure he intended these thoughts to remain private and never expected them to become public at any time.' Edward abdicated in 1936 (pictured addressing the nation) so he could marry American Wallis Simpson . Edward was an army officer during the First World War. Although as heir to the throne he was prevented from fighting, he made a number of moral-boosting trips to the Western Front and was very popular with the troops. Edward was the Prince of Wales from 1911 until 1936 when he became King, a reign that only lasted 11 months when he abdicated so he could marry American  Wallis Simpson. The Prime Minster and many others opposed the union because Wallis had already been divorced once and was in the process of divorcing her second husband, so the King chose to abdicate instead of giving up his lover. His younger brother George, who served in the Royal Navy during the war, succeeded Edward as King in 1936, the details of which are popularised in the film 'The King's Speech' starring Colin Firth.","highlights":"Future King Edward VIII called French Canadians 'rotten' in private letter . Derided them for being 'shirkers' in not supporting British Empire in WW1 . WW1 divided Canada, with French-speakers accused of not doing enough . Letter was written by Edward to mother-of-two Freda Dudley Ward, 23 . The married socialite was the future King's lover between 1918 to 1923 . He became king in 1936 but reign lasted only 11 months as he abdicated . Gave up the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson .","id":"2d04d77f3d6f31c33d665cba111df0011c9cc9e4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\u2013 as he was known \u2013 toured Canada in 1919 when he was not yet king, but the letters, revealed by the Canadian Jewish News, show that he already saw himself in the crown role and would stop at nothing to gain his independence.\nThe papers also revealed that the future king had an affair with American socialite Wallis Warfield Simpson, who he was planning to marry at the time of his death on December 20, 1936.\nThe tour began with a triumphant state visit to Britain but relations deteriorated rapidly after an unexpected stop in the country which is now known as Quebec. Edward stopped off in Quebec City, the capital, and in Montreal. It was the first visit by a reigning British monarch, and the first such official state visit to Canada.\nThe royal couple were greeted in a 1,200-foot-long receiving line by 1,200 people, including 300 uniformed cadets.\nThe visit is considered \"one of the most controversial state visits ever to take place\" and the letters \u2013 written on lined hotel notepaper \u2013 show how the Prince of Wales saw Canada as a playground for him to indulge his infatuation with his future wife.\n\"This is one of the worst countries I have visited,\" he wrote in an unguarded moment to his mother, the Duchess of York, now known as Queen Elizabeth. \"This is the rottenest country in the world. As far as the Canadian girls are concerned there are not one who would pass muster at home.\nThe Prince and Princess in Montreal in 1919.\n\"When I leave here, I am going to the house of Mr Smith who I think has some of the rottenest French girls I ever saw. But if you had been up to the place where I am now, you would have had your hands full.\"\nEdward was clearly looking forward to the opportunity to spend Christmas with his mistress. He wrote to his mother that the people here were \"not nearly civil to anybody.\"\n\"The people are very, very nice \u2013 very, very simple, very rough and quite the rudest lot I ever saw,\" he wrote. \"They have the most complete passengers one ever saw and I find it difficult to get a 'how do you do?' out of most of them.\"\nThe Canadian Jewish News described the letters as showing \"the future king as he probably saw himself at the start of his 12-year reign\" and described his"}
{"article":"Despite the ever growing popularity of online dating, virtual platforms are no match for interactions in the real world when it comes to finding true love, a new Australian study has found. Almost half of all Aussies surveyed by ticketing company Eventbrite said they met their partner at a live event. One in three people said they'd exchanged phone numbers at an event with someone they fancied and one in ten said they'd fallen in love. The survey found the most common hooked-up hotspots were live sporting and music events, followed by business and networking events. Scroll down for video . The most common places to meet a potential life partner in Australia are sports and music events, followed by business and networking events, according to the EventBrite survey of 1000 Australians . Passions in common: Kari Vallury met her husband\u00a0Trillock at a world music event. The couple married last year at Adelaide's WOMAD music festival surrounded by 170 family and friends. From a survey of 1,000 Australians commissioned by EventBrite: . 35% of people (1 in 3) exchanged numbers . 32% of people (1 in 3) kissed someone . 30% (1 in 3)\u00a0Approached someone they fancied at an event . 24% of people (1 in 4) held hands with someone new at an event . 16% of people (1 in 6) slept with someone they met at an \u00a0event . 10% of people \u00a0(1 in 10) have fallen in love with someone they met at an event . 41% of people said 'None of these' Food and wine, educational and fundraising events also featured in the study as likely places to find that special someone. The odds might be encouraging for hopeful singles jaded by too many uninspiring online connections. Of the 100 survey respondents, 32 per cent, or one in three people, said they had exchanged a kiss with someone new at a live event. One in six people had slept with someone they met at an event and one in ten said they'd fallen in love. When it came to preferences between virtual dating and real-world romance, the real world won out by a long mile. 97 per cent of people surveyed said they'd prefer to initiate a conversation with someone they fancied than to 'like' a photo of them on social media (just 3 percent) and 93 per cent of people said they'd rather lock eyes with someone across a room for the first time than receive a friend request on Facebook. As things develop, 95 per cent of people said they'd rather introduce their new mate to their friends in person than post a 'selfie' with their date to social media. The vast majority of people (92 per cent) would rather introduce their new lover to their parents than change their relationship status on Facebook. 'No replacement for real life connections': 93 per cent of survey respondents said they'd rather lock eyes with someone across a room than receive a friend request from a love interest on Facebook . 'While more and more first time interactions are being formed via apps and social media, the study findings are resounding proof there is no replacement for real life connections in taking a possible love match to the next level,' said Laura Huddle, Head of Marketing at Eventbrite Australia. 'Live experiences of all shapes and sizes bring people together to celebrate their common interests and passions,' she says. 'Being in a place with like-minded people and similar interests encourages people to be open and live in the moment.' It was certainly true for South Australian couple\u00a0Kari and Triloks Vallury, who met at a world music event at an Adelaide bar and, after 18 months together, decided to get hitched at the city's famous WOMAD music festival last year. 'We hoola hooped in the gardens:' Kari and Trillock Vallury met through their shared love of music and were married 18 months later at WOMAD . 'We both love WOMAD. The food and ambience is everything we would want at our wedding. Trilok suggested it as a joking idea at first, but I contacted them and within a few months we got married there!' says Kari. She says 170 family and friends celebrated their union with them at the festival and the best part was not having to organise entertainment. 'We did the ceremony as soon as the gates opened, before the music started. We then went to see several bands with a big following of guests, ate great food from the Womad vendors and hula hooped in the gardens.' With the Australian festival season in full swing, now could be the perfect time to get out there and find your perfect match.","highlights":"New study says you could be looking in the wrong place if you're only looking for love online . The survey of 1000 Australians found 1 in 3 people exchanged phone numbers and kissed someone new at a live event . 1 in 10 people said they fell in love after meeting someone at an event . 93 per cent of people would rather lock eyes with someone across a room than receive a Facebook friend request from someone they fancied . The most common hook-up hotspots are sporting and music events .","id":"90fb8d64fdba5488767881be7a4b6718d73e9102","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" they had met their significant others in the physical world and 64 per cent admitted they were worried about this trend as less young people were meeting in \u2018real life\u2019.\n\u201cThese statistics should be a wakeup call to people who are only finding love behind a computer screen and those who are hoping to meet their future significant other at an online dating event,\u201d said Matt Walford from Eventbrite Australia.\nAlmost three quarters of respondents in the study (71 per cent) admitted to going on at least one dating site or app and 63 per cent said they had used social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter to find their significant other. Over half (53 per cent) admitted they found a romantic partner on their phone in the last two years, and over two thirds (68 per cent) said they would consider dating someone they met on a dating site.\nThe survey of 1,050 Australians found that there are many reasons for wanting to date offline. Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) said it was better to meet someone in the real world as it was more exciting than meeting someone online. An overwhelming 81 per cent of women in the study said it was easier to be more discerning of a match when meeting someone in person compared to online.\n\u201cAs an industry, we want to create opportunities for people to meet in the real world,\u201d said Walford.\n\u201cOur industry is driven by the energy of real life events. We don\u2019t just sell tickets, we sell experiences. Whether it\u2019s a festival, a movie, a concert or even a yoga class. We know that people like to meet new people at real life events as it is a great way to get out, make new friends and to see things they may have not experienced before.\n\u201cWe need to embrace the world that these new digital technologies have opened up and help people to make the transition from \u2018app\u2019 to \u2018real life\u2019.\u201d\nThe study found that almost half of all Aussies admitted they had a preference for using a specific dating app or site to help them find their true love. More than half of all respondents (57 per cent) admitted to using online dating apps or websites to help them find true love and 68 per cent said they thought it was \u2018normal\u2019 to use such apps.\nAlmost two thirds (64 per cent) of Aussie daters who used dating apps or websites said they did so to find love. Nearly six in ten (59"}
{"article":"One is an eminent scientist whose life story has been turned into an acclaimed film that has won actor Eddie Redmayne an Oscar. The other is a former self-employed businessman and father of three who enjoyed skiing, camping and hiking. But Professor Stephen Hawking and Steve Isaac both battle with motor neurone disease, a degenerative illness that has left them unable to move or speak. Steve Isaac, pictured with his son Fraser, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in February 2010 . Mr Isaac, pictured on a holiday with wife\u00a0Debbie, has revealed he wants to end his life on his own terms . The 56-year-old former businessman, from Hampshire, relies on a computer system to communicate . While professor Hawking, 73, has flourished despite his disability, writing the best-selling novel a Brief History of Time, Mr Isaac, 56, has reignited the debate on the right to die, telling a documentary he wants to end his life on his own terms. Mr Isaac, who lives in Hampshire, has already been rendered unable to speak by his degenerative condition and like Professor Hawking, he relies on a computer system to communicate. His works by moving a cursor with his eyes and blinking to type but doctors have told him his eyes could also give in to the disease, which causes paralysis, and Mr Isaac has made it clear that it is at this point he would not wish to continue living. For four years Mr Isaac allowed his filmmaker son Fraser, 24, to record his decline in order to raise awareness about the illness and the truth about the devastating impact it has had on his family. Mr Isaac, pictured with wife Debbie and son Fraser, has already been rendered unable to speak by his degenerative condition . Mr Isaac allowed his filmmaker son Fraser, 24, to record his decline in order to raise awareness about the illness and the truth about the devastating impact it has had on his family (pictured) Appearing in Channel 5\u2019s Filming My Father: In Life and Death , Mr Isaac, tells the camera: \u2018If I am no longer able to communicate, so as to express my opinion, and this is verified on two occasions, 48-hours apart, by two doctors, then I would wish for my ventilation to be stopped and to manage my peaceful death.\u2019 His wife of 30 years, Debbie, 55, said the achievements of Professor Hawking, make it harder for others with the disease who are expected to cope just as well with the condition and flourish. After the film The Theory of Everything thrust the academic\u2019s long life and success into the spotlight and won Redmayne, 33, an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hawking, Miss Isaac said people do not realise he is an \u2018exceptional\u2019 case. Mr Isaac is the latest in a long line of terminally ill patients who have demanded for the right to end their lives, most notably Debbie Purdy, who died in December last year at the age of 51 after a year of refusing food. Debbie, 55, said the achievements of Professor Hawking (pictured), make it harder for others with the disease who are expected to cope just as well with the condition and flourish . She lived with multiple sclerosis for almost two decades and was a vocal campaigner for the \u2018right to die\u2019. Under current laws in England, it is an offence to encourage or assist anyone to commit suicide. However, campaigners last night raised concerns that the programme could \u2018normalise\u2019 suicide for the disabled and said the focus should be on improving quality of life. A spokesman for Care Not Killing said: \u2018We have deep concerns about this programme. It\u2019s vital that we do not normalise, in any way, suicide as an option for those who are disabled. 'There are many people who are suffering from a whole raft of debilitating conditions who would be horrified at the suggestion that they should end their life. 'What we need to be doing is focussing on how we ensure he has the very best quality of life and doesn\u2019t feel like he is becoming a financial or care burden on his family or on society as a whole.\u2019 While Mrs Isaac does not want to lose her husband and the father of her three children \u2013 Carly, 27, and twins Fraser and Hannah \u2013 she supports his wish to choose when and how he dies. She told the Mail: \u2018Steve should have what he wants. Either way I don\u2019t like the idea of losing him but I believe strongly that it\u2019s his life and he should have what he wants. You have all of these thoughts and emotions but at the end of the day it is down to him. \u2018I can\u2019t imagine what it will be like when we get to that but that\u2019s what I believe. It\u2019s his life and he should be able to choose. Mr Isaac is the latest in a long line of terminally ill patients who have demanded for the right to end their lives . The documentary follows Mr Isaac\u2019s struggles from diagnosis in February 2010 to his decision to have a tracheotomy in August 2014, hoping it would allow him to live a further three years . The family say the aim of the documentary, broadcast next Wednesday, is to increase awareness of the disease . \u2018The whole thing is quite surreal, having end of life conversations, but he\u2019s open enough to talk about it and while he wants to live if he can\u2019t communicate that\u2019s the time he wants to end it. 'You don\u2019t get any practice at this, you\u2019re just in it. There\u2019s no way out and no happy ending. We know we\u2019re going to lose him but as to how, if he can\u2019t communicate that\u2019s the time.\u2019 But it is not a decision that sits easily with the whole family and Fraser reveals his concerns to the camera. He said: \u2018He says he wants to be switched off after he can\u2019t communicate but I can\u2019t actually imagine doing the tests and being like \u201ccan you respond?\u201d How do you judge what communication is? \u2018For him to be completely himself and alive and for us to say okay, bye dad, you can\u2019t communicate, and just turning off the machines. That to me is the worst way to go.\u2019 The family say the aim of the documentary is to increase awareness of the disease. Mrs Isaac claims the public view it largely through the lens of its most famous sufferer, Professor Hawking. However, as he was very young when he was diagnosed, it progresses much more slowly than usual. Even allowing for this, Professor Hawking\u2019s longevity is remarkable. While Mrs Isaac does not want to lose her husband and the father of her three children \u2013 Carly, 27, and twins Fraser and Hannah \u2013 she supports his wish to choose when and how he dies . The impact the disease has had on Mr Isaac's family is laid bare in the documentary, to be broadcast on Wednesday . Mrs Isaac said: \u2018People don\u2019t understand at all. People might see a tiny touch of it but they are not there to witness it, it\u2019s ghastly. It\u2019s a disease people just don\u2019t know about. They might know the name, they might know it through Stephen Hawking. 'I\u2019m not medical but even I know he\u2019s the exception to the rule. People look at him and probably think people with motor neurone disease will live a very long time. His is an extremely exceptional case.\u2019 The impact the disease has had on his family is laid bare in the documentary, to be broadcast on Wednesday. It follows Mr Isaac\u2019s struggles from diagnosis in February 2010 to his decision to have a tracheotomy in August 2014, hoping it would allow him to live a further three years. In the intimate footage, which lifts the lid on what it is really like to live with a motor neurone disease sufferer, Mrs Isaac talks candidly about the strain it has put on their family and relationship. She said: \u2018It\u2019s incredibly hard. I don\u2019t want to be a widow and I don\u2019t want to lose him but how much more can you cope with? \u2018I\u2019m really shocked. I thought, when he became ill we\u2019d almost become closer and closer but almost it\u2019s the opposite and I can\u2019t believe that\u2019s happened. I\u2019m shocked that it draws people apart rather than together.\u2019 Speaking about the tracheostomy she added: \u2018I was thinking the other day, if it was my decision, not that it ever would be. 'It would be so hard to say no knowing that he wants it but really and truly, I think myself and the kids are just exhausted with the whole thing and he\u2019s going to die, really, really sadly he\u2019s going to die. 'Be it tonight or tomorrow or in a month or two months or a year. It\u2019s just dragging out the inevitable. So if I had to say, I would say don\u2019t do it.\u2019 Filming My Father: In Life and Death (Verve Productions\/Channel 5) will be broadcast on March 11 at 7pm on Channel 5.","highlights":"Steve Isaac was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in February 2010 . 56-year-old, from Hampshire, relies on a computer system to communicate . Former businessman reveals he wants to end his life on his own terms . Mr Isaac allowed 24-year-old filmmaker son Fraser to record his decline . He wants to raise awareness of the illness and its impact on his family . Filming My Father: In Life and Death will be broadcast next Wednesday .","id":"eab7c51210b1e7a3333e610de5f5d65cea3739fb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Hawking and I have something in common \u2013 we are both in a relationship with a beautiful woman.\nYou will not find the details of my marriage in an interview or on Facebook or anywhere else for that matter. Indeed, until recently, most of my colleagues knew nothing about my relationship because it is conducted in a discreet manner and only a few of my closest friends and colleagues were aware of my partner\u2019s existence. The subject only became public when I wrote about it for a BBC Radio 4 programme that I have presented for more than 10 years.\nHowever, a few days after that programme, which was broadcast a couple of months ago, an article appeared in the Daily Telegraph suggesting that I was \u201ca doting old man, secretly obsessed with his gorgeous 39-year-old girlfriend\u201d. The newspaper even implied that I had a \u201csham marriage\u201d.\nI was utterly dumbfounded. How on earth could the Daily Telegraph know that? And why would they choose to spread such blatant lies and false accusations?\nI\u2019m in a beautiful marriage to a woman who I love dearly and we have been together for more than a year. I am devoted to her and we have a wonderful relationship and are great companions. She has given me the most wonderful gift, the gift of love. We get on very well and, of course, like any couple, we do sometimes argue, just like any other married couple, but this is normal and healthy. We are happy together.\nSo why, of all the subjects out there, did the Daily Telegraph choose to make a (wrong) story about us when we were not engaged in anything controversial or sensational, but rather enjoying a normal and peaceful relationship?\nThe answer is simple, but shocking. They had to invent a story because they have nothing else \u2013 they are a gossip tabloid, and their readers are all busy talking about the royal baby, so they decided to run a story about me. As a scientist, I am interested in information and I would like to know what actually motivated them to do what they did. The most obvious explanation is money, but the second explanation is of greater significance.\nThe Daily Telegraph is a profit-making organisation. As any other commercial organisation, the Daily Telegraph is interested in selling more copies of its newspaper by making readers feel a sense of outrage or interest.\nWhen I was first contacted by the Daily Telegraph about doing an interview about my life and work, I refused, fearing that, having read a few articles"}
{"article":"Comedian Russell Brand has revealed his plans for a new chain of non-profit businesses which would boast their own currency. The left-wing activist was on the New Era council estate in Hoxton, east London, to open a new cafe today where he gave a speech - hours after he was voted one of the world's greatest thinkers. Brand said he will donate all money from the paperback sales of his book 'Revolution', to The Trew Cafe, which will be staffed by recovering addicts undergoing 'abstinence-based recovery'. Russell Brand spoke outside the Trew Era cafe, which opened today on the New Era council estate in Hoxton, east London . The left-wing activist told the 200-strong crowd that he plans to donate the money made from his book 'Revolution' towards the cafe . It is also on the site where he previously helped locals protesting against rent increases and possible eviction despite living in a \u00a32million bachelor pad owned by a firm based in a tax haven. Speaking outside the cafe, which is named after the estate fused with his YouTube show, The Trews, he said: 'It is a model that is not for profit, a fully self-supporting, new economic enterprise.' He ambitiously claimed that he plans to set up more of these social enterprises, adding: 'Eventually we will trade with one another in our own currency. 'We are going to create our own systems, our own federations, our own currencies, our own authorities.' He was joined at the opening by several local residents including Lynsay Spiteri (right of Brand), Danielle Molinari (far right) and Lindsey Garrett (left) Brand claimed that he plans to set up more of these social enterprises which will trade in their own currency . The 39-year-old, who was joined by a crowd of 200 supporters, also accused mainstream political parties of abandoning people on inner city estates. 'As long as you have only got parties that are interested in causing division, hatred and representing big businesses, we will create our own systems,' he said. 'Politics is dead, this is the end of politics. What we are discussing is what comes after, something worse or something better.' He met with several residents today on the same site where he previously protested against rent increases and possible eviction . The stand-up act added that 'it is not a charity, it is a new business model', describing it as a place for local people to get together and eat food grown and made in the community. It came the day after he was named as the world's fourth greatest thinker by readers of intellectual magazine Prospect. The self-styled revolutionary beat the likes of Nobel peace prize winner Henry Kissinger and Booker prize recipient Hilary Mantel to make it into the top ten list of influential minds. In its latest edition, Prospect described Brand as 'the spiritual leader of Britain's disaffected anti-capitalist youth', but it has since faced backlash for including the anarchist on social media. Drayton Bird \u200fwrote on Twitter: 'Beyond parody: if this wag is a great thinker, my vote goes to Peppa Pig.' Tim Walker added: 'A generation or so ago, Bertrand Russell was considered to be a great thinker. Now, comically, it's Russell Brand.' The television and radio presenter  lost his BBC Radio 2 slot over prank calls to actor Andrew Sachs in 2008. Since then the millionaire attempted to re-brand himself as an anti-capitalist revolutionary, but it has been mired in doubt as celebrities including Simon Cowell accused him  of hypocrisy. He accused the comedian of accepting large Hollywood film salaries whilst campaigning against the UK political system. The stand-up was named as the world's fourth greatest thinker by readers of intellectual magazine Prospect .","highlights":"Russell Brand was on council estate in east London opening a cafe today . He spoke outside Trew Cafe, which is staffed by recovering drug addicts . Left-wing activist said he will set up more enterprises using own currency . Self-styled revolutionary named world's fourth greatest thinker by Prospect .","id":"bba5b23eebd7e3dff659e327b9da952722737506","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to mark his first official day in charge as mayor.\nBrand said: \u201cThere\u2019s more to life than profit \u2014 I want to create social enterprise and show them how it\u2019s done. What I propose is that on 11 July we will launch the New Era Pound, to be used as a community currency to boost local businesses and trade.\u201d\nThe comedian added: \u201cIt will be a means of empowering communities in the inner cities. I\u2019m thinking of having a community bank, with a chief trader, where people can come to deposit the pound and get loans to build businesses \u2013 and they will be paid back in the New Era Pound, which we can use to trade in the business.\u201d\nBrand said he planned to set up the cafe as a pilot project to demonstrate how local currencies could work. He told the Guardian: \u201cThis would be an actual New Era Pound, that would be spent with the businesses in New Era. They could do something similar with a currency in Brixton and an economy will start to grow. It\u2019s the start of an economic revolution.\u201d\nBrand and his partner Laura Gallacher are the co-founders of the New Era community, an enterprise which they set up this year with the aim of \u201creducing poverty in the inner city\u201d and to \u201cstrengthen communities\u201d.\nBrand also announced plans to start up three new social enterprises, one for women who have been in prison, the second for children with behavioural problems, and the third for people who are homeless and suffering from mental illness.\nThe 43-year-old said: \u201cYou know, there\u2019s the rich in the west and the poor in the east. In Brixton, the rich people [are] the footballers \u2013 the famous people. I don\u2019t want to pretend I\u2019m a footballer. I\u2019m a little man \u2026 I\u2019m not an important man, I am the poor man.\n\u201cPeople like you and I are the same. We are all people. I want all of us to make a difference and create a New Era for humanity. It\u2019s the most urgent thing that has ever faced us.\u201d\nOn Tuesday, Brand announced his plans for the New Era cafe, which will open with the tagline: \u201cLove Not Greed\u201d. The comedian also announced he would be running for the leadership of the Green party, and called for a \u201cgreen new deal\u201d.\nLabour\u2019s deputy leader"}
{"article":"This time last season there was sudden hope for Manchester United, too. From the mist of poor football and modest results emerged a 3-0 home win against Olympiacos in the Champions League. Glimpses of what we presumed was the real United were seen once more. A win at West Ham followed in the Barclays Premier League but then the opposition hardened. Manchester City arrived at Old Trafford and took another huge chunk out of United\u2019s credibility. It was a crushing loss for United from which they, and manager David Moyes, never recovered. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal pictured during his press conference on Friday . Van Gaal recognises the rivalry between United and Liverpool is among the most fierce in football . Once again this weekend, United will attempt to build on something they hope will prove to be of substance. Last weekend\u2019s surprising 3-0 dismantling of Tottenham Hotspur has lifted spirits for Louis van Gaal and his team, but once again opposition of real calibre threatens to cast a shadow across United\u2019s new dawn. And this time it is the greatest foe of all. Liverpool. The very mention of their name is enough to harden a Mancunian stare. \u2018They will always be our greatest rivals,\u2019 Sir Alex Ferguson used to say. At Anfield on Sunday, Liverpool and United begin in earnest a fight not for a League title or European eminence but for respectability. A scuffle for a top-four place is one motivated certainly by money but more by old-fashioned pride. For United, to finish outside the Champions League places once again is unthinkable. If they really are to find the form they will need to see them through an uncomfortable run of fixtures between now and the season\u2019s end, one feels it really needs to start here. Wayne Rooney (centre) and his United team-mates train ahead of the trip to Liverpool on Sunday . Van Gaal revealed that the United team chef has been helping his side prepare for their Premier League clash . Antonio Valencia and Radamel Falcao battle for the ball during training on Friday ahead of Liverpool . \u2018The win (against Tottenham) means nothing if you lose the next one and Liverpool is not a ground where this club has won a lot,\u2019 said Van Gaal. \u2018If we show that form again in Liverpool then we are little bit further along. For our fans, it\u2019s the enemy and it\u2019s very important. \u2018But the last time they lost in the league was against us. It was a long time ago so this will be very difficult.\u2019 Liverpool have issues of their own to deal with between now and mid-May. Raheem Sterling\u2019s contract stand-off will worry them while Steven Gerrard\u2019s farewell from the club this summer needs to be handled properly. On the field, though, Liverpool have the better form. Monday night\u2019s win at Swansea was a little fortuitous but Liverpool are now unbeaten in 21 domestic matches and if that\u2019s not daunting enough, they play exactly the kind of football the modern United hate. \u2018I have played their system,\u2019 said Van Gaal. \u2018It\u2019s not new.\u2019 Juan Mata scores against Liverpool during their 3-0 pummelling at Old Trafford in December . The last time Liverpool lost in the Premier League was at Old Trafford against United back in December . Mata (from left to right), Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney celebrate during their 3-0 win over Liverpool . Van Persie celebrates scoring against Liverpool and United will hope they can do the same at Anfield . Nevertheless, while his own side currently tends to play football by numbers \u2014 methodical and at times predictable \u2014 Liverpool are more instinctive. Ironically, that was evident the last time Liverpool lost in the league, at Old Trafford back in December. The score was 3-0 to United that day but it was totally unrepresentative of the match pattern as their opponents began to use a three-man defensive line which manager Brendan Rodgers has stuck with ever since. \u2018I was impressed that day,\u2019 said Rodgers. \u2018The result wasn\u2019t great and we had criticism because we lost but I was pleased with how dynamic the team looked. \u2018We looked fast again. That gave me the real confidence. I knew I needed to be radical because we were so far off from where we wanted to be. It\u2019s about putting in place something the players can fully believe in.\u2019 United manager Van Gaal will have to be on guard against an in-form Liverpool unbeaten in 2015 in the league . Liverpool play quickly and love to go on the counter-attack, which Van Gaal will have to prepare his team for . Liverpool, as we know, play quickly, love to counter and have the kind of midfield runners who trouble earnest but limited defensive midfield players such as United\u2019s Daley Blind. If United are to profit on Sunday they must hope to take their opportunities and defend resolutely. It can be done, of course. For all Liverpool\u2019s attacking prowess, they can have days when they hit brick walls, days when the timing is out. Rodgers still has not fathomed a Plan B and it\u2019s worth noting that for all the plaudits which followed Liverpool\u2019s recent win at home to Manchester City, both goals came from distance. United do generally defend well and their goalkeeper remains on form. The save David de Gea produced from Santi Cazorla towards the end of United\u2019s FA Cup defeat at home to Arsenal 11 days ago was testimony to that. United goalkeeper David de Gea has been in fine form for Van Gaal in the Premier League this year . Liverpool must find their way past an in-form De Gea if they are to get revenge for their 3-0 defeat . A year ago, good goalkeeping was not enough to help United mask their deficiencies. As it turned out, their victory over Olympiacos was little more than a shaft of light during a season that resembled a nine-month eclipse. This time we still don\u2019t know which way they are heading. On Friday night, Van Gaal suggested Sunday will not be definitive. \u2018The fight will last until the end,\u2019 he said. If it does, given their fixture list, the United manager will have done very well indeed.","highlights":"Manchester United face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday . Louis van Gaal recognises the great rivalry between the two clubs . The last time Liverpool lost in the league was against United at Old Trafford .","id":"adccebf21220329415593f5facb26e7f2938a880","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" United started to glimmer as we beat Manchester City and Chelsea in succession.\nBut a 1-1 home draw with Fulham, a disappointing home defeat to Stoke and a loss in the Bernab\u00e9u meant the euphoria soon subsided. David Moyes had signed new players but they never really integrated. The fans were getting restless and the mood at Old Trafford turned from the excitement of the previous months to concern.\nNowhere is this more apparent than in a United shirt. The club's record signing has only played 49 games and has yet to score a league goal.\nFerguson had been very vocal about his disapproval for Real Madrid's spending, but United and Moyes have also been spending - more than \u00a3250m in the past three years. They have yet to create cohesion between the players, with many signing but few playing together on a regular basis.\nThis is particularly apparent when comparing the team under Fergie with under Moyes. For example, last season's XI (without Juan Mata) had been together for around 1,300 minutes in their career and in the 13 league matches they played in, they had been together for a further 1,200 minutes.\nYet this season, the team that has played the most together has been a team that has only been in for 900 minutes. This is despite there being four signings \u2013 Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Victor Wanyama \u2013 who played last season for Moyes or Ferguson.\nThe team has been more coherent with players who were also playing regularly last season. There is continuity and a greater understanding between the players, as is evident from the greater possession stats. This was not replicated under Moyes.\nSo what is happening at United, or more pertinently, how has Fergusoo been able to create and maintain such great harmony in the past? It is, perhaps, simply down to him being more decisive in choosing players.\nUnder him, players are always on their best behaviour in terms of loyalty. He is able to bring out the best in them, whether it is the more seasoned ones such as Patrice Evra or Paul Scholes, or the more inexperienced, such as Ravel Morrison.\nThere is never any trouble or dissent from the squad, and when it arises in public, it is quickly solved.\nIn the past three years, the most dramatic moment was in the summer of 2012"}
{"article":"Alex Salmond was ridiculed last night after he boasted of becoming Westminster\u2019s king- maker while quaffing pink champagn . Alex Salmond was ridiculed last night after he boasted of becoming Westminster\u2019s king- maker while quaffing pink champagne and saying that he \u2018identifies\u2019 with Nelson Mandela. Seemingly still unable to come to terms with his referendum defeat, the former First Minister continued to overshadow his successor Nicola Sturgeon with a self-regarding interview for New Statesman magazine. Before a vote has even been cast in the General Election, he predicted the stars will be in \u2018alignment\u2019 for his triumphant return to Westminster as power broker, and vowed to crowbar Ed Miliband into No 10. Mr Salmond also said he would make it impossible for David Cameron to govern if the Conservative leader fails to secure a majority in May\u2019s election. Last night, Tory MSP Alex Johnstone said: \u2018Nicola Sturgeon must wish that Alex Salmond would just shut up.\u2019 Earlier this year, Miss Sturgeon slapped down her predecessor by insisting that she would lead any post-election negotiations at Westminster. But Mr Salmond continued to publicise his plans yesterday, claiming he would join forces with Labour to \u2018lock out\u2019 the Tories by voting down any attempt by Mr Cameron to pass a Queen\u2019s Speech. Scottish Labour Party chairman Jamie Glackin said: \u2018You\u2019d be forgiven for thinking he was still leader of the SNP.\u2019 The New Statesman article reveals how, during the interview in London, Mr Salmond ordered pink champagne to toast the launch of his widely mocked referendum diaries, accompanying it with fish, chips and mushy peas. Asked by the magazine which \u2018historical figure\u2019 he identified with, he replied: \u2018Nelson Mandela. Everybody of my generation would say that.\u2019 Mr Johnstone said: \u2018Alex Salmond is fast becoming a figure of ridicule. This bizarre comment suggests that the former First Minister has unhinged himself from reality completely.\u2019 The Tory MSP said the interview was \u2018yet more evidence that Alex Salmond is a backseat driver, with Nicola Sturgeon looking on from Edinburgh wondering where the car is going\u2019. Tory MSP Alex Johnstone (right) said new SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (left) 'must wish that Alex Salmond would just shut up' Scottish Labour director of policy Blair McDougall said: \u2018Pink champagne? Lah-di-dah! I\u2019m sure the First Minister is really relaxed about Salmond\u2019s boozy lunches with London journalists.\u2019 Tory sources last night said that Mr Salmond\u2019s comments showed the SNP was prepared to \u2018sabotage\u2019 the outcome of the election in order to put Labour leader Mr Miliband in Downing Street. Senior Tories are considering plans to run a minority government if the Conservatives emerge as the largest party in a hung parliament. But Mr Salmond said the (Fixed-term) Parliaments Act, which was passed by the Coalition, meant that the SNP could put Labour into power even if the Conservatives win more seats. He said the SNP \u2013 on course for an election landslide in Scotland \u2013 would not contemplate any deal with the Tories. Asked about the prospect of a minority Tory government, Mr Salmond replied: \u2018The Tories would have to go straight effectively for a vote of confidence, usually the Queen\u2019s Speech, although it could be otherwise, of course, and we\u2019d be voting against. Salmond on\u2026 ordering pink champagne: . \u2018To toast my book.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 which historical figure he \u2018identifies\u2019 with: . \u2018Nelson Mandela.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 his recent weight gain: . \u2018I\u2019m about to go back on my diet.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 a second referendum on independence: . \u2018It\u2019s not a question of if, but when.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026. the number of Nationalist MPs elected in May: . \u2018We will win a barrel-load.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 the SNP\u2019s 2011 election landslide: . \u2018It\u2019s happening again.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 his referendum defeat: . \u2018I\u2019ve no doubt that Gordon Brown saved the day for No.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 his return to Westminster: . \u2018I think the stars might be in alignment. I wouldn\u2019t come to Westminster to make up the numbers.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 Tories in the Commons he admires today: . \u2018I don\u2019t really know them\u2026 William Hague.\u2019 Salmond on\u2026 immigration: . \u2018Does Scotland need more people? Yes.\u2019 Source: The New Statesman . \u2018So if Labour joins us in that pledge, then that\u2019s Cameron locked out. And then under the (Fixed-term) Parliaments Act that Westminster passed but nobody seems to have read, you\u2019d then have a two-week period to form another government \u2013 and of course you want to form another government because this might be people\u2019s only chance to form another government.\u2019 He said it was a \u2018fib\u2019 spread by Labour that the party with the most seats automatically won the right to try to form a government \u2013 pointing out that Labour\u2019s first government in 1924 was formed after it came second. A spokesman for the Conservatives said: \u2018Alex Salmond has confirmed he would sabotage the democratic will of the British people in order to make Ed Miliband prime minister. \u2018That would mean chaos for Britain, with weak Ed Miliband dancing to Alex Salmond\u2019s tune. The only way to protect Trident, keep Britain together and safeguard the economy is to vote Conservative.\u2019 The former leader of the SNP said he indentifies with former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela (pictured) Mr Miliband moved to quell Labour panic in Scotland last week by ruling out a formal coalition with the SNP. But the UK Labour leader has refused to rule out a looser power-sharing deal. The SNP has made it clear it would extract a ruinously high price in return for propping up Mr Miliband in office, including \u00a3180billion of extra borrowing, ditching Britain\u2019s Trident nuclear deterrent and insisting on sweeping new powers for the Scottish parliament that would leave the country reliant on dwindling North Sea oil revenues. Mr Salmond said the SNP would amend any Labour budget to introduce \u2018progressive tax rises\u2019 \u2013 likely to raise fears of big tax hikes for the middle classes. He also dismissed Labour suggestions it would not cut a deal with the SNP. He said the party would face a stark choice between doing a deal with the SNP, or allowing Mr Cameron to stay on as Prime Minister. Mr Salmond is favourite to win the Lib Dem-held seat of Gordon at the election. He is likely to return to Westminster as the effective head of the largest ever grouping of Nationalist MPs. He has also predicted that his party will oust both Labour\u2019s election co-ordinator Douglas Alexander and the Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander from their Scottish constituencies.","highlights":"Former SNP leader Alex Salmond\u00a0is accused of being a 'back seat\u00a0driver' It comes after he\u00a0vowed to crowbar Ed Miliband into No 10 in May election . He  predicted the stars will be in 'alignment' for his return to Westminster . Salmond also 'identified' with  anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela . Tory MSP Alex Johnstone warned he was\u00a0becoming\u00a0a 'figure of ridicule'","id":"c519974ef265158c0edc18f16e6ded62f9c780a7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" quaffing pink champagn e in the House of Commons with his \u201cBrat Pack\u201d.\nThe SNP leader was accused of \u201cliving a double life\u201d after it emerged he has given a series of speeches and interviews on the BBC about his role in politics.\nHe was pictured at a series of dinners over the past few months with former BBC colleague and Scotland on Sunday journalist Andrew Marr, who helped broker the deal that installed him as First Minister.\nIn one photo, taken earlier this week, Salmond is seen pouring champagne for Marr and a group of other guests at an office Christmas party.\nHis spokesman had claimed earlier in the week that his leader was \u201cjust not on TV very often\u201d.\nIt came after he faced sharp questions at First Minister\u2019s Questions yesterday. The 53-year-old was criticised by senior SNP figures for not making enough appearances in the past few weeks at First Minister\u2019s Questions (FMQ) to answer questions on his plans for the country.\nSalmond was spotted at the Conservative Party conference earlier this year, as well as at a Labour Party function.\nBut a number of SNP figures, including Finance Secretary John Swinney, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Westminster Leader Angus Robertson, had said they were surprised he had not been attending PMQs more regularly.\nDuring a question in the Commons, Salmond was forced to admit that his absence from the chamber was due to a \u201cvery busy diary\u201d. He also blamed the First Minister\u2019s Question Time for the SNP\u2019s refusal to attend FMQs. He said: \u201cAll of us get a very busy diary and as I have said before we will do FMQ more often but there is a very intense period in the House.\u201d\nSpeaking in Edinburgh earlier this week, Salmond said he has not been able to visit the Commons as he is busy \u201ctrying to build the Scottish economy and trying to take forward the independence movement\u201d.\nHe added: \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean I have forgotten who elected me and it certainly doesn\u2019t mean I have any less respect for Parliament, the government of the UK or the democratic traditions of this country.\u201d\nThe SNP leader went on: \u201cI don\u2019t want to spend five days of my life in Westminster every week. I am trying to make Scotland work and to make sure that people get jobs.\n\u201cTo be honest with you, the idea that I should just appear"}
{"article":"As Gareth Bale's season at Real Madrid continues to turn sour, the former Tottenham forward is continually being linked with a move away from the Bernabeu. Manchester United and Chelsea have both been credited with having an interest in bringing the world's most expensive player back to the Premier League. Sportsmail asked Chelsea fan Cody Taylor of 90min.com to give his thoughts about a possible switch to the champions elect. Gareth Bale has been criticised by supporters for his performances at Real Madrid this season . Bale performs his trademark celebration as he scored twice during Wales' 3-0 win against Israel on Saturday . Gareth Bale could be available this summer if various transfer reports are to be believed, so naturally Chelsea are being linked with an eye-watering bid - but we have to ask ourselves the question, is he necessary? On the face of it Bale is a good player. At Tottenham he dragged an average team out of hole after hole, but it's easy to be a big fish in small pond. As he's found out in Spain it's much harder in the big pond and that's what it will be like at Chelsea too. Overall he's not had the impact that the world's most expensive player should. There are plenty who would give up everything to have him, but we really don't need to be wasting time on a player that won't be a noticeable improvement, or even fit. Bale holds his hands to his head after Real Madrid were beaten by Barcelona 2-1 in La Liga . Bale leads the wild celebrations after he nets his second of the game against Israel in the Euro 2016 qualifier . Even with his array of qualities, for the money, Bale just isn't worth it. As good a player as he is, he wasn't worth the world record \u00a386m Real paid for him in 2013, after what was effectively only one explosive season. He still isn't worth the \u00a375m that the Spanish giants will allegedly settle for now. There's simply no room for him at Chelsea. Jose Mourinho already has a plethora of young, similarly able attacking players. Willian is not as glamorous as the rest, but even he is a crucial part of the team and the fans love him. The Brazilian doesn't score as many goals or provide as many assists as others, but he is the one above all else that never stops working hard and that type of attitude and passion is more important than everything. Bale reacts with disbelief after having a goal disallowed during the Clasico on March 22 . After the defeat by Barcelona Gareth Bale's car was attacked by angry aupporters . If Bale arrives he is unlikely to do the same and it would negatively change the whole balance of the side which Mourinho has worked hard to build. There is also Juan Cuadrado to think about. The Colombian hasn't shown anything like his best since arriving in January and isn't likely to before the end of the season. He is still settling in and just needs a bit more time before fans will eventually see the player that lit up last summer's World Cup. There's absolutely no point replacing someone before they've even started. Bale is being linked with move back to the England with Manchester United and Chelsea reportedly interested . The former Tottenham player attends an event with with young Jewish and Arab children in Israel on Sunday . Even just a few games away from claiming a well-deserved Premier League title though, any Chelsea fan claiming there is no need to improve with summer additions is a fool. The season has been far from flawless, but the key areas that need strengthening are defensive. If big money is to be spent it has to be used to address real issues, not bringing in additional unnecessary luxury. We are more in need of a centre-back, maybe a full-back, Paul Pogba even, but certainly not Bale. Mourinho has the good sense to see that and Bale in blue is highly unlikely. Besides, if he has any ambition to show himself to be anything other a massive flop, he should reject all offers and do his utmost to prove himself in Spain. For more fan views or to join the conversation visit www.90min.com.","highlights":"Gareth Bale has been criticised by Real Madrid supporters this season . The Wales forward has been linked with a move back to Premier League . Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with a move for Bale . Chelsea fan\u00a0Cody Taylor discusses a possible switch to Stamford Bridge . Adrian Durham: Bale would be perfect for Chelsea, Arsenal or Man Utd . CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .","id":"35fae1f0522fee0becae7036ceb0bea43be2cba3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" most expensive player to England.\nAfter winning four Champions Leagues in eight seasons at the club, Bale signed a bumper new contract in the summer which has now been described as a \"ludicrously high salary\" by former Spurs full-back Michael Dawson.\nIt appears Bale is not getting what he wants out of his game time at the Santiago Bernabeu, a situation which has been ongoing since Zinedine Zidane took over as manager of Los Blancos.\nBale is not a bad player. The problem is that he is a 'nice guy' in the eyes of some. A nice guy and a bad player can make an awkward combination, even for the best manager. And this has certainly been the case for the Welsh international at Real Madrid.\nHowever, there are a number of Premier League clubs now looking at a potential solution to Bale's problems: the bench.\nThat's right, Spurs' problem child could yet be rescued by none other than the Red Devils. But United will not stop at one former Bale suitor, as Chelsea are also in the hunt for the 27-year-old's signature.\nJose Mourinho, for all his managerial achievements, has been accused of playing 'hardball' with Bale throughout the summer. The Portuguese coach was not overly keen to see the former Tottenham ace make his move to the La Liga giants happen, but it seems as though he would be more than willing to consider Bale in a part-exchange deal.\nNow, the transfer business is a game of money, but sometimes money talks louder than words, and in this case, it is likely that Mourinho would be able to get his man.\nIt has been reported in recent weeks that Mourinho has been \"tapping up\" Bale, but now the Portuguese is not only tapping into his inner \"hardball\", but the Red Devils are now going to great lengths to lure the out-of-favour Bale to the United of Old Trafford.\nIn my opinion, a loan deal for Bale seems to be the most likely outcome in terms of this transfer, as the Red Devils do not want to pay up for an out-of-form Real Madrid player for any amount of money.\nAs I have said, Bale does not deserve to play for United on a full-time basis, but then again, a three-year loan spell at Old Trafford could be the best place for him to rejuvenate his career.\nM"}
{"article":"(CNN)Buddy Elias spent much of his life preserving the memory of his cousin Anne Frank. His death Monday brought back memories for me. We met three years ago in an Atlanta hotel conference room. He and his wife, Gerti, were touring the United States to promote a new book. I could tell instantly that he was related to Anne. His face resembled hers so much that it felt almost as though I was meeting her in person. \"Anne Frank's Family\" had just been published, based on 14 boxes of letters, postcards, photos and documents that Gerti accidentally discovered in the attic of their house in Basel. Elias told me that it wasn't just Anne who loved to write; everyone in the family did. The 6,000 recovered documents told a story of a family torn apart by war and anti-Semitism. That day in Atlanta, I listened to Elias tell me about loved ones he lost. He told me he was lucky that his family had remained in neutral Switzerland when World War II broke out. I thought back to our conversation Thursday when I learned the news of Elias' death. He died peacefully at his home in Basel, Switzerland, at 90, said an announcement posted on the website of Anne Frank Fonds, the foundation that Elias headed. Like millions of people who read \"The Diary of Anne Frank,\" I was deeply influenced by her words and in awe of her family's courage. Anne received her diary on her 13th birthday and wrote in it for the two years that her family hid from the Nazis in the secret annex of an Amsterdam apartment. I was only in seventh grade when my father bought me the book in 1975. After the family was discovered, they were sent to Auschwitz. Later, Anne and her sister Margot were taken to Bergen-Belsen, where they both died in March 1945. Her father, Otto Frank, was the sole survivor of the family, one of only 7,000 people who made it out alive from Auschwitz. In the course of my two hours with Elias, I learned new things about the young, Jewish girl whose journal is arguably the most famous in the world. She called him Bernd, short for Bernhard, Elias' formal name. In his youth, Elias was an actor and a skater with Holiday on Ice. He was her first cousin and 4 years older. They adored one another. \"Bernd, maybe we can skate as a pair together someday,\" Anne wrote in January 1941 from Amsterdam. \"But I know I'll have to train very hard to be as good as you are.\" In another letter, Anne outlined the steps to their skating routine and drew a picture of the blue, fur-trimmed dress she would wear when she finally skated with Elias. \"She never did get to do that,\" Elias said. On his 17th birthday in 1942, she asked him how it was going with a girl he had met. It was an ordinary letter that one keeps like any other. But it turned out to be her last to him, and he preserved it like a relic, as proof of his cousin's affection, as something to treasure. \"That was the last sign of life I had with Anne,\" Elias told me. After the war, Otto Frank searched frantically for his family and eventually learned their cruel fate. He published Anne's diary in 1947 and helped transform it for the stage and film. He created the foundation in her name in 1963. The first edition of the diary was in Dutch. Elias told me he had to wait several years for a German language edition before he could read it. That was when he came to truly understand his childhood playmate. By the time he read her words, he had not seen Anne in many years. In his mind, he treasured the image of a spunky girl who loved the Jack-in-the-Box puppet shows Elias staged and played hide-and-seek. \"Anne,\" he said, \"was always good at hiding.\" I wondered whether he caught the irony of his own words. Otto Frank kept alive his daughter's legacy until he died in 1980 and passed on that role to Elias.  He was devoted to the task until the day he died. In 2012, he helped create the Frank Family Centre in Frankfurt, where archives of his extended family will be made accessible to the public, according to the Anne Frank foundation. Elias was my closest personal encounter with a girl who opened my eyes to the cruelty of this world. Anne Frank never gave up on humanity, despite everything she endured. It was her goodness that amazes every reader of her diary. In Elias, I saw that same goodness.","highlights":"Anne Frank was extremely close to her first cousin Buddy Elias . A discovery in Elias' attic led to the a book revealing new details about Anne's famiy . Elias became the preserver of Anne's legacy after her father, Otto Frank, died in 1980 .","id":"edad2b59e80869d9213a3ed5fac10689700e23d0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" on a book tour to talk about their new biography of Anne Frank: \u201cHiding and Seeking: Humanity in an Age of Terror.\u201d\nI asked him a question that I\u2019d asked Gerti: What was the first time you met Anne Frank? Buddy and Gerti looked at each other. And then they both told me the same story, in a quiet, unemotional way. They didn\u2019t need to embellish it. What they said was true and they said it simply, and that was enough.\nHere is the story: \u201cAnne and I knew each other only on a name. The name is Anne Frank. That was who she was: she was not a person, she was a name. Just another name on the street address of the Frank family, number 37. No one paid any attention to any names. We were all so tired, all of us, that we looked at the numbers on the front doors and the names on them and we never thought: Maybe there is a person who lives behind the door? No, we never knew that. So we knew all names \u2013 there was a person, a father, a mother, a sister, the other sister, they all were numbers. But we never looked inside. And we never looked behind the doors.\u201d\nBuddy and Gerti\u2019s brother, Peter Frank, and his sister, Miep Gies, risked their own lives to help the Frank family, hiding them for more than two years to keep them from Nazi authorities. They gave food to them, they gave comfort to them, they protected them. They hid the Frank family.\nGerti and Buddy went back to the scene of their childhood, their youth. In hiding. In the very same buildings, apartments and rooms where they had hidden Anne Frank and her family. \u201cI have returned here after 70 years, and everything looks like it has been yesterday. It\u2019s just the same. I could just say: This is the same as it was 70 years ago, this is the same room. It hasn\u2019t changed at all.\u201d\nThe Frank family had to keep moving. So in addition to hiding Anne and her family, Gerti and Buddy hid the furniture, the paintings, the objects and the food \u2014 \u201ceverything\u201d \u2014 that Peter and Miep kept stored in their home until after the war. In 2006, after finding an old book with a map of the city of Amsterdam drawn on its inside"}
{"article":"President Barack Obama brought his two daughters to Selma to 'remind them of their obligations', it has been revealed, as thousands of people are commemorating 'Bloody Sunday' for a second day. The 53-year-old president and his family paid tribute to civil rights legends sung and unsung by leading a symbolic march across the Alabama town's Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Speaking on the bridge in the sunshine, Obama said of his 13-year-old and 16-year-old daughter:\u00a0'I want to say what an extraordinary honor this has been, especially to have Sasha and Malia here.' He had previously said he hoped the girls - who wore  dresses and boots for the 50th anniversary march -\u00a0would be reminded 'of their own obligations' to continue America's fight for civil rights. 'There are going to be marches for them to march, and struggles for them to fight. And if we've done our job, then that next generation is going to be picking up the torch, as well,' he said last month. Scroll down for video . Daughters: President Barack Obama brought his daughters, Malia (left) and Sasha (right), to Selma, Alabama, to take part in 50th anniversary commemorations to 'remind them of their obligations', it has been revealed . The next generation: The 53-year-old president (pictured with Sasha) and his family paid tribute to civil rights legends sung and unsung by leading a symbolic march across the Alabama town's Edmund Pettus Bridge . Father: Speaking on the bridge in the sunshine, Obama (right) said of his 13-year-old and 16-year-old daughter (left): 'I want to say what an extraordinary honor this has been, especially to have Sasha and Malia here' Obama is pictured during Saturday's speech, in which he honored the male and female protesters in 1965 . Earlier this week, in a radio interview with host Tom Joyner, Obama added: 'Part of what I want Malia and Sasha to understand is that this is an unfinished project,' referring to simmering racial tensions that flared up following the police killings of black men in Missouri and New York last year. Today, people from across the world were  marching over the historic bridge - where police and state troopers beat and used tear gas against more than 600 protesters in 1965 - for a second day. Among them was Mercedes Binns, who lives out of state and has visited Selma a total of 17 times because of its civil rights history. She was seen punching the air with determination as she walked. Another day's marching: Crowds gather before a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday . Dedicated: Mercedes Binns, who has been to Selma 17 times for civil rights history, walks on the bridge . Packed: Crowds gather near the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, a day after Obama's historic speech . Iconic: Men, women and children take part in the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, Sunday . Homemade banner: Today, people from across the world were marching over the historic bridge - where police and state troopers beat and used tear gas against more than 600 protesters in 1965 - for a second day . Symbolic: Selma veterans who marched across the bridge in 1965 returned to the iconic bridge on Sunday - 50 years after 600 protesters did the same thing . A day earlier, Obama had led several dozen people across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to pay tribute to the 'courageous' male and female marchers who paved the way for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Clasping hands with 'one of my heroes,' Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was badly beaten on Bloody Sunday,\u00a0he  strode purposefully under Alabama's bright sun. He was joined by Malia and Sasha, who marched along with first lady Michelle Obama and her mother, Marian Robinson, as well as former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura. Influential: Crowds of people move in a symbolic walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Sunday . Foot soldiers: Dorothy Tillman Wright (center) who marched during Bloody Sunday shouts during a prayer at the Edmund Pettus Bridge as thousands marked the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march . Sunny: A person reaches up toward the sky as they walk across the bridge in the Alabama sun on Sunday . Remembered: Jenni Smith (center) who marched during Bloody Sunday in 1965 walks with assistance to the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the 50th anniversary . Unforgettable: As thousands cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge, women hold signs of Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins who were three of four girls killed during the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama . Emotional:\u00a0A couple stops to kiss as they join thousands of people who marched across the historic bridge on Sunday in Selma . Lewis, an original Bloody Sunday participant whose head was cracked open by police as he led a group across the bridge, held court when Saturday's group stopped after about four minutes. In his radio interview earlier this week, Obama told Joyner that \u00a0he thinks his two daughters appreciate that people made sacrifices so that life would be easier for them. Ceremony to remember:\u00a0Martin Luther King III (above) speaks to the congregation  at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Sunday . Commemorated: Reverend Al Sharpton (above) delivers a sermon during a special church service at Brown Chapel AME Church to remember the sacrifice of those from Bloody Sunday . Visionaries: Former US Ambassador Andrew Young said\u00a0Andrew Young (above) remembered the struggle in the 1960s but encouraged people to focus on themselves not as problems but as visionaries . He noted that the teenagers live in the White House with their grandmother, whom he said remembers what it was like living in a segregated setting on the South Side of Chicago. 'There is, you know, work to be done right now,' referring to America's battle for civil rights. 'And I say to my daughters the same thing I say to the young people who work for me, and that is it is a glorious task that we are given to continually try to improve this great country of ours. Historic day: President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was beaten during 'Bloody Sunday,' as they and the first family and others including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left of Obama, walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Saturday . Historic: Obama, right, first lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha, and others, walked across the historic bridge on Saturday . Teenagers: Malia, left, and her sister Sasha are joined by bodyguards as they leave their father's speech . Legacy: Obama also said he doubts his daughters will run for public office 'partly because they've been listening to their mother. Malia,  left, with mother Michelle (center) and grandmother Marian Robinson (right) 'And we shouldn't shy away from that work and we shouldn't be complacent about it. And everybody's got to find their own way to do it.' Asked how he would like to see his daughters accomplish that, Obama said he doubted they would do it from a public perch. 'I am very doubtful that they will want to run for public office ... partly because they've been listening to their mother,' he said. Flashback: In this March 21, 1965, photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads civil rights demonstrators across the Edmund Pettus Bridge at Selma, at the start of a five day, 50-mile march to the State Capitol of Montgomery .","highlights":"President Barack Obama was joined by daughters in Selma on Saturday . He said he hoped the trip would\u00a0'remind them of their own obligations' First Family led symbolic march across town's Edmund Pettus Bridge . They were paying tribute to marchers on 'Bloody Sunday' 50 years ago . Obama said he was 'especially' pleased that two daughters were there . On Sunday, thousands of people marched over bridge for second day .","id":"2a08556e105aa6888ebbb35303e8775728d327c2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" US president joined the commemorations in Selma, Alabama, with his daughter Malia.\nMr Obama's wife Michelle also took their daughter Sasha to the commemoration, while the family's dog 'Bo' was spotted at the event.\nThe first lady also paid a visit to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which is the focal point of the historic march that helped to pave the way for the passing of the Civil Rights Act.\nMalcolm X's daughter and a 'bloody woman': Malia Obama gets emotional at Selma civil rights march... and is pictured with President Obama and their dog Bo\nBloody woman: 17-year-old Malia Obama and her father Barack Obama, who is also president of the United States, pose on the Selma bridge during a memorial ceremony to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march on Sunday\nIn the picture, Bo was dressed as a miniature civil rights marcher as he proudly posed for the official 52nd anniversary commemorations of the 'Bloody Sunday' civil rights march which took place in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965.\nThe march was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement, with one of the most dramatic confrontations of the era occurring on that day.\nMore than 500 people were arrested on the bridge that day, as they protested about racial inequality in the United States.\nDuring the commemorations, Mr Obama stood in front of the civil rights memorial and told the crowd, in front of his daughter Malia and the rest of the family, of his feelings of 'obligation' to be present at the march.\n'I'm here with my daughters today because this is my obligation. To stand before my daughters and say, \"This is your history and this is who you are\",' Mr Obama said, as he was joined by Mrs Obama and their daughters in front of the memorial.\nThe family then left the site in their vehicle after the ceremony.\nThe presidential couple also visited the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, which is the historic location where the march took place. Mrs Obama and her daughters walked across the bridge, which has become a prominent site in the civil rights movement.\nObama (center) with daughters Malia (left) and Sasha (right) and his wife Michelle stand on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the annual Bloody Sunday commemoration, marking 52 years since a march on"}
{"article":"The top ten list of the most expensive clothes and props from some of the most famous films in movie history has been revealed by memorabilia experts. Sold for  \u00a32.9m ($4.5m), the dress Actress Audrey Hepburn wore in My Fair Lady was the most valuable item  on the list. The top ten run down was compiled to mark the recent Oscar's ceremony and charts the most valuable items of memorabilia and how much they finally went for at auction. Scroll down for video . Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress (left), from My Fair Lady (1964), sold in 2011 for \u00a32.9m ($4.5m) - The film based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion won eight Oscars . Obvious box office favourites like Star Wars and the Wizard of Oz were on the list, but it was the dress Audrey Hepburn wore in the Ascot scene of the critically acclaimed 1964 musical that topped the lot. Second on the list was James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 which featured in Goldfinger and Thunderball which sold for \u00a32.67m ($4.1m) in 2010. A prop from the all-time classic film Casablanca - the piano from Rick's Cafe Americain - came in third. It sold last year for \u00a32.2m ($3.3m). Original props and costumes from The Wizard of Oz were among the most sought-after and valuable of all movie memorabilia, with the most expensive being the original costume worn by Burt Lahr as the Cowardly Lion. The costume, which was made from genuine lion skin and fur, sold last year for a record \u00a32m ($3.077m). The list also includes the  Orson Welles' Oscar for Best Screenplay which he was awarded for Citizen Kane, a Panavision PSR 35 mm camera used by George Lucas during principle photography on the Star Wars film and Aragorn's sword from Lord of the Rings. James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 from the films Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (19), sold in 2010 for $4.1m . Sam's upright Moroccan-looking piano from Rick's Bar in 1942 film Casablanca sold in 2014 for \u00a32.3m ($3.4m) All-time classic: The movie won three Oscars and starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid . Charlton Heston's ceremonial costume (left) from Ben-Hur (1959), sold in 2011 for \u00a3261,000 ($393,600), while the Cowardly lion costume (right) from The Wizard of Oz (1939), sold in 2014 for \u00a32.04 ($3.07m) Musical landmark the 1939 Wizard of Oz Starred Julie Garland and won two Oscars, one for best music original song and another for best music original score . The list was compiled by Picollecta, an online community for collectors. Dawn Bruce, from Picollecta said: 'I think the reason pieces like these sell so well is because of how iconic the films are. 'The My Fair Lady dress is one of Audrey Hepburn's most popular films, along with Breakfast At Tiffany's, and the style in that film is held in high regard. 'It's the same with pieces from Casablanca and The Wizard of Oz, it represents a time in cinema that seems so far away now, so different from ours. Orson Welles' Oscar for Best Screenplay (left) for Citizen Kane (1942), sold in 2011 for \u00a3571.343 ($861,542), while Aragorn's sword Anduril from Lord of the Rings (2003), sold in 2014, for \u00a3289,800 ($437,000) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy won staggering 17 Oscars overall and grossed a total of $1.9 billion ($2.92 billion) worldwide . 'A film doesn't have to be award-winning for the memorabilia to do well, it's to do with how much of a following a film has. 'Many people now are much more interested in buying a piece of movie history than say an antique vase. It feels more personal to them as films are a huge part of people's lives. 'I think there is a bit of competition between high end collectors. People with private collections want to own the most iconic, instantly recognisable pieces.' 1. Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress, My Fair Lady (1964), sold in 2011 for $4.5m . 2. James Bond's Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger (1964), sold in 2010 for $4.1m . 3. Sam's upright piano, Casablanca (1942), sold in 2014 for $3.4m . 4. Cowardly lion costume, The Wizard of Oz (1939), sold in 2014 for $3.07m . 5.\u00a0Orson Welles' Oscar for Best Screenplay, Citizen Kane (1942), sold in 2011 for $861,542 . 6. Julie Andrews' Maria dress, The Sound of Music (1965), sold in 2011 for $676,500 . 7. George Lucas' Panavision PSR 35mm camera, Star Wars (1977), sold in 2011 for $625,000 . 8.\u00a0Aragorn's sword Anduril, Lord of the Rings (2003), sold in 2014, for $437,000 . 9. Charlton Heston's ceremonial costume, Ben-Hur (1959), sold in 2011 for $393,600 . 10. Kate Winslet's signature 'Rose' dress, Titanic (1997), sold in 2012 for $275,000 . Julie Andrews' Maria dress (left) from The Sound of Music (1965), sold in 2011 for \u00a3448,630 ($676,500). The 1965 musical starred Julie Andrews and won 5 Oscars and 13 other prestigious film awards . Kate Winslet's signature 'Rose' dress, Titanic (1997), sold in 2012 for \u00a3182,400 ($275,000). The\u00a01997 blockbuster starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet and broke boxoffice records at the time. It won 11 Oscars .","highlights":"Items for films Star Wars and Wizard of Oz among the most\u00a0valuable . Second was the Aston DB5 from Goldfinger which went for \u00a32.67m ($4.1m) Audrey Hepburn's black My Fair Lady dress sold for \u00a32.9m\u00a0($4.5m) Private collectors pay extravagant prices to get hold of most iconic props .","id":"c971c1cd8b3271830d013172cd0bcd113382382f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as Holly Golightly in the classic Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s, 1961.\nThe film-maker told fans he \u2018can\u2019t wait\u2019 to get to work on a new Marvel film and promised he would \u2018take the fans on a new ride.\u2019 He posted a photo of a sign featuring Thor's hammer along with the message: 'Hello from Earth!\u2019\n\"It is a tremendous honour to bring to life the Marvel universe,\u201d said Joe Johnston, director of Captain America: The First Avenger and the forthcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier. \u201cIt is truly a privilege and also a tremendous responsibility.\"\nThe actor who plays Bruce Wayne in the Batman Begins is in talks to play a different superhero, with speculation surrounding a role in Marvel's Iron Man 3\n'This film will be a journey into his mind,' says director Chris Nolan of Inception\nMarvel says 'Don't worry, it's not a dream'\nThe actor tells an E3 audience that the decision was a difficult one \u2018to say the least\u2019\nDirector takes over from Bryan Singer and will helm a new story and cast of characters\nThe director of Iron Man has been given the green light by Marvel Studios for the next two entries in the super-hero series\nThe actor says the film-maker \u2018has his finger on the pulse of what\u2019s going on with the world today\u2019\nThe action comedy has reportedly made $18.7million (\u00a311million) in six days, almost twice as much as 2009's The Hangover\nThe actor played the role of Batman in 2008's The Dark Knight but didn't feature in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises.\nThe comic book hero's latest movie - The Amazing Spider-Man - was beaten to the top spot this week by the R-Rated comedy.\nThe British actor says the cast are 'trying to get as many scenes in there' and that they are 'pushing to make sure that we get another one done.\u2019\nThe film-makers have signed up a string of stars for the sequel.\nThe British actor is reportedly set for an 'exotic' new role alongside Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible: IV\nThe action comedy has made a further $37.4million (\u00a323million) over the weekend - the biggest non-sequel opening of all time, according to industry"}
{"article":"Tributes have been pouring in for a teenage schoolgirl, who was killed alongside a 22-year-old man when their car smashed into a tree. Levi Jade Apsley, 15, was killed when the blue Vauxhall Corsa in which she was travelling careered off the road in Offerton, Stockport, Greater Manchester, early this morning. Two others inside the blue Vauxhall Corsa car, aged 23 and 18, were seriously injured and are currently being treated in hospital. The 22-year-old who was killed in the crash has not yet been named. Levi Jade Apsley, 15, was killed when the blue Vauxhall Corsa in which she was travelling careered off the road in Offerton, Stockport, Greater Manchester, early this morning . Officers from Greater Manchester Police, who are investigating the crash, also said a dog was killed after being hit by the car while it was being walked. The dog's owner was not injured, they say. Today, Levi's bereft friends paid tribute to the 15-year-old on a Facebook site launched in her memory, calling her 'a top girl'. Cloe Louise Gregory wrote: 'R.I.P beautiful. Will be sadly missed by so many people', while Sarah Watson added: 'Still can't believe it, R.I.P Levi sweetheart. Sleep tight xxx.' Bethy Mathers said: 'Still can't believe you're gone. Miss you so, so much. You were such an amazing girl and we had many good times. Anyway party hard up there! Love u so much.' And Courtney Louise added that she was 'heartbroken', saying: 'In so much shock to find out someone so beautiful at such a young age has just passed away.' Others posted pictures of Levi, describing her as a 'beautiful princess'. Jade Parr said: 'Rest in paradise beautiful. I cant get my head around it, I really can't! Going to miss you. You was such a top girl, always laughing and joking about! Always knew how to cheer someone up! Such an amazing girl...' Levi's bereft friends have been paying tribute to the schoolgirl on a Facebook site launched in her memory, saying they are 'heartbroken' Carla Grealey said: 'RIP my beautiful little cousin, took so young can't believe it. Your in a better place now. Party hard up there baby girl. Your going to have the best send off ever!' And Lisa Douglas posted: 'There's just no words. I go to write and my mind goes blank. 'I'm just glad I had the privilege to know such a rum but kind hearted beautiful girl. U had the world at your feet.' Dozens of floral tributes have also been left at the scene of the crash. One tribute reads: 'To my sister Levi, I love you lots. Love Cameron.' Another says: 'To my best cousin Levi. Love you so much. Love from Becca. RIP.' The family are still too upset to comment on the young girl's death. Neighbours living near to the site of the crash had told how they were woken by the sound of a bang and a scream. A spokesman said the firefighters were initially called to reports of a car hitting a tree with people trapped inside. Two fire engines were then called to the scene, where firefighters had to cut casualties out of the car. All casualties were taken to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. Police said it was too early to confirm who was driving the car and where the 15-year-old was sat. They also added that it was also too early to say whether seatbelts were being worn or where the group had been before the crash took place. Nearby resident Dave Goddard, the former Lib Dem leader and a House of Lords Peer, tweeted: 'Terrible car accident last night on Dialstone Lane, Offerton. 'Our thoughts with all the families involved at this most difficult time.'","highlights":"Levi Jade Apsley was killed early this morning in Offerton, Stockport . Two others in the car, aged 23 and 18, are being treated for serious injuries . Dog was also killed by the Vauxhall Corsa but pet's owner was not injured . Police have not yet named 22-year-old who also died following horror crash .","id":"286a99630f8864a1cbe47855310bd868a04eb1e2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"a they were in hit the tree in Long Eaton near Nottingham, at 4am yesterday.\nLevi\u2019s mother, Amanda Apsley paid tribute to her \u201cbright, beautiful, loving, talented and funny\u201d son in an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon.\nShe wrote: \u201cIt is with broken heart and soul that my family and myself have to announce the passing of Levi Jade Apsley, aged 15, tragically killed on Tuesday 9th January 2018 in an accident at Long Eaton.\n\u201cLevi\u2019s family and myself would like to thank everyone for their kind words and support during this very dark and distressing time, it means a great deal to us. Thank you.\n\u201cLevi was our bright, beautiful, loving, talented and funny son. The apple doesn\u2019t fall far from the tree, Levi was his father\u2019s right-hand man. Levi loved music, football, dancing, playing football, playing on his XBox, watching films and playing with his sister.\u201d\nHer post continued: \u201cLevi worked hard in school, he studied hard but always made sure he was up to date with everything, and always came home with his school books and his hair cut before school. Levi was our life.\n\u201cOur Levi was very protective of his sister Jade and his cousin Chloe. We are devastated by this and would ask that we be respected at this very difficult and sad time.\u201d\nLevi\u2019s father, Andrew was also seriously injured in the crash.\nIn a statement, a Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said: \u201cPolice have confirmed that a 15-year-old boy was killed in the collision.\n\u201cIt happened at about 4am this morning (10 January 2018) on the A610 Long Eaton bypass, as a blue Vauxhall Corsa was travelling north, when the driver lost control.\n\u201cThe 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. His 22-year-old passenger has been taken to Royal Derby Hospital for treatment of his injuries, which are currently considered to be not life-threatening.\u201d\nA section of the road was closed this morning after the incident in Long Eaton (pictured)\nThe crash, on the A610, just north of Long Eaton has been described as \u2018horrendous\u2019\nThe driver of the car \u2013 a 22-year-old man \u2013 has been taken to Royal Derby Hospital for treatment of his injuries"}
{"article":"More than half of young adults in Los Angeles can fluently speak a language other than English, despite the fact that the city's percentage of foreign born residents is decreasing. Fifty-seven per cent of those aged 18 to 34, in LA spoke a language other than English at home, beating out Miami which had 55 per cent and San Jose with 54 per cent. Roughly a quarter of the 'Millenial' generation nationwide uses another language, according to the American Community Survey. A map of young adults' ability to speak a language other than English uses dark red for counties where more than 40 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds communicate in a foreign language at home, and lighter shades of pink for smaller proportions of the population . Roughly 60 per cent of LA city residents age five and older speak a language other than English, with Spanish the most popular language among them. In addition to a large number of Latino immigrants, Los Angeles also has large Middle Eastern, Asian, Middle Eastern and Eastern European communities. However, the proportion of foreign-born adults in Los Angeles has actually decreased 9 percentage points to a little less than a third since 1990, and a large number of the Millenials with foreign language skills are thought to be bilingual. The rise in bilingualism is probably caused by children continuing to speak their parents' tongues in addition to English, according to\u00a0Voice of America. UCLA professor Raul Hinojosa said that the children and grandchildren of immigrants historically stopped learning to speak the same language of their ancestors, but that there has been a 'sea change in the last ten years'. California has seen a growing percentage of its young adults speaking foreign languages (bars in blue) since the 1980s. The US as a whole (pink bars) has also seen its rate increase at a slower pace . Hinojosa said that languages beyond Spanish, second and third-generation immigrants will be encouraged to keep knowledge of Mandarin and other languages. The American Community Survey collected data between 2009 and 2013 and found that 23.3 per cent of the population was between 18 and 34 years old, a fall from 30 per cent in 1980. Data showed that the generation is less likely to be married and more likely to have gone to college than three decades ago, as well as more likely to speak a foreign language. Areas that showed the highest rates for speaking something other than English were near the US-Mexico border in California and Texas. New Jersey was found to be the third most likely state for a young adult to speak a foreign language at home. West Virginia ranked last for the statistic with 3.63 per cent and Middlesborough, Kentucky, was the metro with the lowest percentage of young adults who could speak a foreign language with 0.034. In contrast to Los Angeles, many US cities and states have seen significant increases in their foreign-born populations. The United States as a whole saw its estimated foreign-born population decline 0.4 percentage points from 2000 to the American Community Survey. US: 25 per cent . Atlanta: 22.5 . Boston: 28.1 . Chicago: 33.1 . Cleveland: 11.6 . Dallas-Ft Worth: 35.8 . Denver: 23.5 . Detroit: 14.2 . Houston: 42.6 . Los Angeles: 57.6 . Miami: 55.5 . Minneapolis: 17.5 . New York-Newark 42.9 . Philadelphia: 18.1 . Phoenix: 30.7 . San Diego 38.5 . San Francisco: 43.1 . San Jose: 54.2 . Seattle: 26.04 . St Louis 8.15 . Washington DC: 30.1 . California 47.82 . Texas 38.62 . New Jersey 36.62 . New Mexico 36.48 . Nevada 34.46 . West Virginia 3.6 . Montana 5.4 . Mississippi 5.7 . North Dakota 5.7 . Maine 5.8 . Cities and states throughout the country have seen their percentage of foreign-born residents increase. Above, a man in Dearborn, Michigan, attends an event urging Arabic speakers to vote in 2004 .","highlights":"Fifty-seven per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds in LA don't speak English at home . Proportion of foreign-born residents has actually decreased in the city . More than half of Millennials speak non-English language in Miami, San Jose . Immigrant children and grandchildren keep knowledge of family's language .","id":"d2357505bef6841896e9e9e192294fdafb6681f5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" fact, speak Spanish fluently.\nThose who live in Los Angeles also speak a language other than English in their homes. In 2014, Spanish was the most common language in L.A. households, even though 55% of immigrants were Mexican in origin.\nNearly a third of L.A. residents have a close friend or relative who lives abroad, a greater number than any other U.S. city outside the Pacific Northwest.\nNearly a quarter of the city's residents were born outside the United States.\nLos Angeles's black population declined from 2007 to 2014.\nThe median income for Los Angeles residents is $45,000, and the cost of living is 3% more than the U.S. average.\nLA County's unemployment rate is 6.2%, compared to the national average of 4.9%.\nThere were 7,200 more homes sold in L.A. County in 2015 than the previous year.\nThe L.A. County area has the fourth largest population in the nation.\nLos Angeles's population is 11% Latino, 3.5% Asian, and 12.7% black.\nLA has the highest share of Latinos in the United States, higher than the U.S. average of 17%.\nThe city is known for its Hollywood movie industry and its music industry, which has produced stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Sean Kingston.\nLos Angeles is a city of neighborhoods. Neighborhoods have their own character and history. Some of the most well-known neighborhoods include Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Thai Town, Watts, Venice Beach, and Downtown Los Angeles.\nLos Angeles has a diverse population, with more than 120 different nationalities and languages spoken. The largest group of foreign-born residents come from Mexico and El Salvador. The second largest group is from China, Korea, and Thailand.\nNearly a third of people in the L.A. area are college-educated, and 30% live in households with incomes over $80,000.\nIn L.A., the median age is 34.\nThe median income is $45,000.\nThe median home cost is $300,000.\nThe cost of living in Los Angeles is 3% higher than the national average.\nLA's median home price is $800,000.\nThe median price for a detached home in 2015"}
{"article":"He has already made abolishing the Affordable Care Act the centerpiece of his young presidential campaign, and once spoke for 21 hours straight on the floor of the U.S. Senate in a bid to block its funding. But now Ted Cruz says he and his family will be the latest to use the system, signing up for medical insurance coverage through the Obamacare law's government-run marketplaces. Cruz's wife Heidi has taken an unpaid leave of absence from her job at Goldman Sachs to campaign with him \u2013 and lost her employer-funded plan in the process. As Democrats gleefully mocked the irony, though, Cruz insists he's just following the law. OBAMASCARE: Ted Cruz announced his presidential run on Monday, the same day his wife took a leave of absence from her job \u2013 forgoing the family's medical insurance . PEDIATRICS ON LINE ONE: The Cruz daughters, Catherine (left) and Caroline (right) need a health plan and for now the Obamacare system will have to do \u2013 while their father works to 'rip it out, root and branch' TRANSITION: Heidi Cruz left her Goldman Sachs 'Cadillac Plan' behind when she took a leave of absence to campaign for her husband . 'We will presumably go on the exchange and sign up for health care and we're in the process of transitioning over to do that,' Cruz, a Republican senator from Texas, told The Des Moines Register\u00a0on Tuesday. The exchanges, created by the Obamacare law, are designed to be state-specific insurance marketplaces where the uninsured can find coverage. Using them is mandatory for middle-income Americans who want to receive federal government subsidies to help pay their premiums. The Affordable Care Act originally left members of Congress alone, but Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley famously inserted a 'poison pill' amendment requiring them \u2013 and their staff members \u2013 to participate like other Americans if they lacked insurance from other sources. 'The more that Congress experiences the laws it passes, the better,' Grassley said back then. Democrats didn't budge, and the provision now requires Cruz to join millions who have signed up for Obamacare-brokered coverage. He could get the last laught, however, using his experience to construct a first-hand testimonial about the law's shortcomings. Liberal lawmakers were mum Tuesday on the development, passing up an easy opportunity to call Cruz a hypocrite. Daily Mail Online asked five Senate offices and five House offices, all Democratic, for comment. None would offer one. Planned Parenthood, America's biggest abortion lobby, did use the 'H' word. It has defended the Obamacare law, largely because it forces insurers to provide contraception coverage. 'Luckily for Sen. Ted Cruz, hypocrisy isn't a pre-existing condition,' the group tweeted. The Democratic National Committee weighed in, but offered only a half-swing at the softball question. 'The Affordable Care Act, by design, helps Americans who have gaps in employment get coverage, and it's working,' DNC National Press Secretary Holly Shulman told Daily Mail Online. 'We encourage others to follow presidential candidate Ted Cruz to www.healthcare.gov and get covered.' The Houston firebrand won't exactly get a grassroots experience when he enrolls, however. GLEE: The Democratic National Committee piled on, but never called Cruz a hypocrite . THe 'H' WORD: Abortion lobby Planned Parenthood heaped on the scorn at Cruz's predicament . The Washington, D.C. city government extends congressional offices a sweetheart deal that's not part of the Affordable Care Act itself, allowing federal lawmakers and their aides to enroll through the city's Small Business Health Options Program. That system was designed for 'small businesses' with fewer than 50 employees. The United States Congress employs more than 20,000 people. It also makes medical insurance customers eligible for payments from their employers for most of the premiums. The Obama administration's Office of Personnel Management made the arrangement legal by quietly issuing a rule just before the Obamacare law took effect \u2013 and setting the typical reimbursement level at 75 per cent. Some customers, including well-paid senators, will get that benefit even though their income levels would be too high to qualify for subsidies if they had to buy coverage on the open exchanges like millions of others. Cruz told CNN on Tuesday that he has no choice but to 'follow the text of every law, even laws I disagree with.' 'It's one of the real differences \u2013 if you look at President Obama and the lawlessness, if he disagrees with a law he simply refuses to follow it or claims the authority to unilaterally change,' Cruz said. NOT TOO LATE, TED: Even though the Obamacare open-enrollment period is over, Americans can still sign up if they 'have certain life changes in 2015' He also took a verbal swing at Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, who has allowed professional staffers on Senate committees to exempt themselves. 'Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats didn't want to be under the same rules as the American people,' he sniped. But Cruz still believes the Obamacare law should be killed \u2013 'ripped out, root and branch' is how he put it during an Iowa event in January. 'And I believe it will be,' he told the paper, the largest and most influential in the early presidential caucus state of Iowa. 'I believe in 2017 a new president, a Republican president will sign legislation repealing every word of it,' he insisted. 'There are a fair number of Republicans in Washington and elsewhere who have quietly and privatively given up on that fight and I have not.'","highlights":"Presidential candidate launched campaign Monday on the promise of replacing the Affordable Care Act with something more GOP-friendly . But since his wife left her job to campaign with him, she lost the family's medical insurance coverage \u2013 forcing them onto the Obamacare exchanges . Law forces members of Congress who need coverage to buy it through government-run marketplaces . Democrats poked fun at the irony but Cruz insists he has to follow the laws Congress passes \u2013 even those he wants to see repealed .","id":"84807c0e8c24c8de6210e355a2bd4a6cec17cc6f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" is the only candidate in the race who is prepared to keep President Barack Obama from going off the fiscal cliff.\n\"We're going off the fiscal cliff right now,\" the Texas senator, who has been called \"The most dangerous man in Washington\" by The Washington Post, recently told ABC News' Jonathan Karl. \"If I am president, I will not allow us to go over the fiscal cliff.\" Cruz also insisted, as he has before, that if he were to become president, he could unilaterally repeal the president's health care overhaul.\nCruz, like Romney, has no experience working in Washington, but he has the benefit of being well versed in the tea party's principles. His campaign is based on the conservative belief that the federal government spends too much and taxes too little. Cruz and fellow candidates like Sarah Palin have argued, with varying degrees of success, that \"tea\" party-minded members of the Republican Party should support them because they can beat President Obama in November.\nIn his ABC interview, Cruz said: \"I've introduced legislation to cut spending by more than a trillion dollars. That is not rhetoric; that is a fact. We can reduce the size of government, we can reduce spending, and we can get the federal government out of the way so that the American people can thrive again.\"\nCruz, 41, went on to say he is the only candidate who has a proven track record in the Senate of fighting to cut federal spending. \"What happens in Washington matters,\" he said. \"Washington can't keep spending more than we have, borrowing more than we have and expect the American people to continue to be the ones who sacrifice.\"\nHe added, \"I am the only one of the three of us up here who cut spending, who won, who beat Barack Obama.\"\nHe also vowed: \"We will defund Obamacare.\"\nBut Republicans, for now, appear inclined to support candidates like Romney, Gingrich and Rick Santorum in the GOP presidential primary. While Cruz's tea party credentials are seen as strong, it is unclear whether those voters will be able to overcome their opposition to \"moderate\" Republicans like Romney, Gingrich and Santorum. A February Rasmussen Reports poll found that if the election for president were held today, 33 percent of likely Republican primary voters would choose Romney, 21 percent would pick Gingrich, 9 percent would choose Santorum and 6 percent"}
{"article":"(CNN)One of the two University of Oklahoma students expelled for their role in leading a racist chant has issued an apology, The Dallas Morning News reported. \"I am deeply sorry for what I did Saturday night. It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake by joining into the singing and encouraging others to do the same,\" Parker Rice said in a statement printed by the newspaper. Earlier Tuesday, Rice and another student were expelled over their alleged \"leadership role\" in a racist chant by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members, a decision that President David Boren says speaks to his school's \"zero tolerance\" policy for such \"threatening racist behavior.\" The decision comes two days after a video of frat members singing a racist song surfaced and hours after Boren told CNN he would suspend or expel the group's ringleaders if at all possible. \"At this point, all I can do is be thoughtful and prayerful about my next steps, but I am also concerned about the fraternity friends still on campus. Apparently, they are feeling unsafe and some have been harassed by others. Hopefully, the university will protect them,\" Rice reportedly said in his apology. Already, the Greek letters sigma, alpha and epsilon have been removed from the frat house's facade, the house will be closed as of midnight Tuesday and the university will board up the windows, following up on separate decisions by the university and the SAE national headquarters to shutter the Oklahoma chapter, Boren said. Fraternity's house mom sings n-word . Rice has not responded to multiple requests from CNN for comment. \"For me, this is a devastating lesson and I am seeking guidance on how I can learn from this and make sure it never happens again. My goal for the long-term is to be a man who has the heart and the courage to reject racism wherever I see or experience it in the future,\" his apology read. It was only a nine-second clip, but the backlash has been disastrous. Party-bound students are seen on a bus clapping, pumping their fists and laughing as they chant, \"There will never be a ni**** SAE. You can hang him from a tree, but he can never sign with me. There will never be a ni**** SAE.\" After the campus organization, Unheard, and the school newspaper received the clip via anonymous messages and publicized it, the university and the fraternity's national chapter acted swiftly to shutter the SAE house in Norman. Boren promised the university's affiliation with the fraternity was done. \"I was not only shocked and disappointed but disgusted by the outright display of racism displayed in the video,\" said Brad Cohen, the fraternity's national president. \"SAE is a diverse organization, and we have zero tolerance for racism or any bad behavior.\" Still, it could get worse. Oklahoma may not be the only source of embarrassment for the fraternity. \"Several other incidents with chapters or members have been brought to the attention of the headquarters staff and leaders, and each of those instances will be investigated for further action,\" SAE said. It's likely that if the university hadn't acted, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division could have stepped in, said Barbara Arnwine, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 \"prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance,\" according to the Justice Department. In this case, Arnwine said, the university likely found that fraternity members appear not only to have discriminated in their membership -- and backed that discrimination with the threat of lynching -- but they've also created a hostile environment. The university, she said, \"would've been compelled to do something to sanction and prevent this fraternity from engaging in racial discrimination.\" Arnwine said she wasn't personally familiar with the school's code of conduct, but she'd be surprised if the fraternity members' actions weren't in violation of university rules as well. All of these reasons are grounds to sanction the fraternity and expel specific members who were involved in the singing, she said. \"A very important part of the lexicon of civil rights law is that you cannot create a hostile environment where you make it so people of different races or religions or women feel they can't function at your institution without being subjected to unlawful discrimination,\" she said. It's unclear whether more students will be punished for the video, though Boren has promised the SAEs won't return during his tenure if he can help it. \"The house will be closed, and as far as I'm concerned, they won't be back,\" he said at a Monday news conference. He later told CNN, \"There seems to be a culture in some of these fraternities, and it just has to be snuffed out.\" The decision to shutter the fraternity was an easy one for Boren, he said. \"If we're ever going to snuff this out in the whole country, let alone on college campuses, we're going to have to have zero tolerance, and we have to act right away,\" said Boren, a former Oklahoma governor and U.S. senator. \"This is not a place that wants racists or bigots on our campus or will tolerate it, so I think you have to send a very strong signal.\" Hundreds of students have protested the fraternity's actions. Some of them arrived Monday morning on the campus' North Oval with tape over their mouths, while the Oklahoma football team and Coach Bob Stoops marched arm in arm across campus instead of practicing. The video infuriated Oklahoma linebacker Eric Striker, who posted a profanity-laced video to social media. \"I was angry and I was outraged,\" Striker said. \"I apologize for the profanity, but I'm not apologizing about how I felt, because that's how I felt in my heart.\" The fallout from the video also cost the football team a top recruit as offensive lineman Jean Delance said Monday he was de-committing from the Sooners and considering other teams. Just as they protested loudly Monday, students on Tuesday were emphatic in expressing their relief and satisfaction that those allegedly responsible for leading the racist chant got their due. Ross Johnson, a senior studying drama and broadcast media, called the video embarrassing and unacceptable as he worried that it may be seen as a reflection on him in the future. \"It sucks that I'm graduating in May. I feel I am probably going to have to explain this when I move,\" he said. \"For people who don't know the University of Oklahoma, aren't part of the student body, it's a black eye that doesn't really deserve to be there. It's a small group of people who were acting foolishly.\" Another student, junior Jake Hewitt, applauded the university and the fraternity's national president for their handling of the incident. \"I think it's really good that the president is showing strong support for the students in the community here and saying, 'This is not OK. It's not going to be acceptable on our campus.' It's a good strong move, and I hope if they find out more, they do more,\" he said. Shortly after the expulsions were announced, senior Omar Humphrey, an African-American modern dance student, told CNN, \"I think it's rightfully so that they were (kicked out). ... That needed to happen. It wasn't  fair; it wasn't right. I am, as most of the student body -- not just the African-American students -- we're all disheartened by the situation. It's just really hard to think that this is still going on today, and I'm still deeply saddened.\" He is still a \"proud student,\" he said, and he understands that the fraternity members in question represent \"just some microbial infestation that's on campus. It's  on every campus, it's on every campus. It's unfortunate that we have to be seen in that light.\" Asked what he could say to the fraternity members if given the chance, Humphrey replied, \"I pray for their humanity. I hope that they find maturity. ... I wish them well. \" Unheard co-director Chelsea Davis said a racist mentality is not new to campus and is not confined to one fraternity. \"Unfortunately, it took them getting caught on video camera for this to happen, but this is definitely not something that is brand-new. It's not something that's only seen within this one organization,\" she said. Sigma Alpha Epsilon is no stranger to scandal and sanctions . Davis said the only acceptable response is to expel -- not suspend, as that would send the wrong message -- all the students involved. \"I was hurt that my fellow peers that I walk to class with every day, people that I see every day, could say such hateful things about me and my culture, about my friends, about my brothers and my sisters,\" she said. William Bruce James II, who was a member of the frat between 2001 and 2005, called the episode \"devastating\" -- not just because he's an Oklahoma alumnus but also because he's African-American. James told CNN that there was \"never an inkling of this song or a whisper of anything like this\" when he lived in the house. He said members of his pledge class \"wouldn't let that happen,\" and if someone did dare to start such a chant they'd swiftly speak out and shut it down \"whether I was there or not.\" Since the video surfaced, James said he's heard from many of his former fraternity brothers. Like him, they're offended and supportive of the decision to shutter the Norman chapter. \"I don't know what happened to the culture of my home,\" he said. \"That is not my home. That is not SAE. They are not my brothers.\" Opinion: Are frats 'a form of American apartheid'? CNN's Brian Carberry, Chuck Johnston, Nick Valencia, John Couwels, Greg Botelho and Ed Payne contributed to this report.","highlights":"\"It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake,\" says Parker Rice . He and another student were expelled earlier Tuesday . If university had not acted, Justice Department could have stepped in, lawyer says .","id":"60908665ae6e4acfbb2e458ac247fd5f02328b36","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" I made a mistake and I take full responsibility for what I did,\" Austin Ricouer wrote in the statement.\nRicouer and OU student president Clay Hudnall were expelled Wednesday. President David Boren said their behavior was inexcusable, and that Ricouer had been involved with a racist chant in a \"previously unreported incident.\"\nOU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter, where both students are members, was banned from campus for at least two years. The fraternity members were suspended as a result of the incident.\nA video of the chant, from The Oklahoman, captured fraternity brothers and their pledgees shouting \"f*** Oklahoma, f*** this flag\" and \"f*** that n-----\" and \"proud\" to a nearby group of OU fans. It's unclear if the footage shows Ricouer.\nWhen the video went viral, OU officials issued a statement condemning the behavior and the video was turned over to investigators.\nOn Thursday, Boren issued a statement saying Ricouer and Hudnall's actions, \"represent a fundamental disregard of our core values of respect and responsibility.\"\nThe incident comes days before the first Boren era home football game since the video surfaced. Boren is a former Oklahoma governor.\nA new statement was also issued by the fraternity that has since suspended operations at OU.\nSigma Alpha Epsilon said in a statement it had asked for the suspension and that it was unaware the video would be posted online. It goes on to say the men involved are \"extremely regretful for their behavior\" and the incident has \"destroyed us as people.\"\nThe fraternity also announced a comprehensive review of its national policy and code of conduct to prevent a recurrence.\nBoren said the fraternity's expulsion would not have happened if its pledgees hadn't been caught on video chanting \"s--- OK\" and that they were acting \"irresponsibly and irresponsibly.\"\n\"If they hadn't been caught, this would be a long conversation,\" he said.\nBoren said he and the university are in \"total agreement\" that there needs to be changes in order to get to the bottom of what happened.\nHudnall issued a statement Wednesday apologizing for his role in the incident, saying he would do \"absolutely anything I can to make sure no student of mine, or any other student, will ever find themselves in a"}
{"article":"The newly released The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is every bit as starry as the first film, with Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Richard Gere at centre stage. But India plays its supporting role with equal charm and grace. Painted elephants, marble palaces, magnificent forts, wandering cows, pale pink turbans and flickering candles tell of the noise, smells and rich colours of this flamboyant country. A city of colours and sounds: Jaipur is the spectacular setting for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . Filmed in Rajasthan, the film is based in its capital, Jaipur. But ask any resident of the city about the film and you will be met with a blank stare. Our wonderful guide, Rajendra, was aware of it only because a client had pointed out 'the apparently very famous Judi Dench' in the Rambagh Palace Hotel. Bollywood, not Hollywood, still rules the screens here. While it might be too late to see Richard Gere in the crowded alleyways of the bazaars, you will spot plenty of other desirable items. Jaipur is a shopper's paradise and Indians flock here for silks and the region's hand-made, block-printed cottons. This is also considered the place to come for jewels. The stones are not mined here, but cut, polished and set better than anywhere else. Visit the iconic jeweller of Jaipur, the Gem Palace, one-time court jewellers to the Mughal emperors and run by the Kasliwal family since 1852. Classic glamour: Judi Dench (left) stars in a movie which shows off Jaipur (right) at its most evocative . Here are ruby chandelier earrings, enamel rings with floral mughal designs and moonstone necklaces. You can watch them being worked on in their basement workshop, using skills that have been passed down the generations. For inexpensive sparkle, head to Bangle Lane (Maniharon ka Rasta) in the old city, where you can choose from a multitude of colourful lac bangles for a handful of rupees. Made from resin produced by the female lac insect, they are embedded with mirror pieces, stones, beads or painted. For fashion, Hot Pink is the most sophisticated venue, with high-collared men's waistcoats and moccasins in all hues, as well as kaftans and shawls. The best block-printed fabrics, a craft that dates back to the 1700s, are at Riddhi Siddhi, where cloth is piled from floor to ceiling. Wander, too, through the spice market, past paan wallahs filling betel leaves and the flower market, where scented roses, fragrant jasmine and marigolds are made into garlands to offer to your favourite deities. Magical moments: \"The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is every bit as starry as the first film\" The Pink City is so-called for its coloured wash, intended to replicate Indian sandstone, a more noble material than the lime and mortar of which the buildings are actually made. With its city gates and crenellated walls, it makes for a striking sight. There are iconic landmarks, such as the five-storey, 18th-century Palace of the Winds, with its latticed screen facade allowing street life to be viewed by the veiled ladies within. Before 1727, when Sawai Jai Singh II created Jaipur, the City of Victory, neighbouring Amber, was the capital. The magnificent Amber Fort, to which you can ride on an elephant, offers panoramic views over Maota Lake and the ornamental gardens that seem to float within. The 16th and 17th century interiors impress with their exquisitely carved silver doors, ceilings of alabaster and an Indian version of the Hall of Mirrors with mirrored fragments embedded in vaulted ceilings glinting between arches. Today, the Jaipur royal family live in the City Palace, where rooms are open to the public. Gone is their Rambagh Palace, which became India's first palace hotel in 1957 (do try its Suvarna Mahal restaurant). But their newly elegant Rajmahal Palace has recently been re-opened. Dating back to 1729, this was once the British residency and later home to the polo-playing Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, who entertained the Queen, Lord Mountbatten, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and Jacqueline Kennedy. A vision in pink: The Palace of Winds is one of Jaipur's - and Rajasthan's - most iconic structures . Their names adorn some of the 14 suites in the palace's new chapter as a hotel managed by Sujan Luxury. The decor, by acclaimed designer Adil Ahmad, offers vivid turquoises and shocking pinks, gilded mirrors and sweeping marble staircases - but, sadly, not Richard Gere. Abercrombie & Kent (01242 851 868, www.abercrombiekent.co.uk) offers three nights' B&B in Jaipur at the Rajmahal Palace with city tour, trip to the Amber Fort, transfers and flights via Helsinki with Finnair from \u00a31,775 per person, based on two sharing a double room.","highlights":"Jaipur is the setting for new movie The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . The city is one of the most alluring destinations in India's Rajasthan . The film stars the likes of Judi Dench, Richard Gere and Maggie Smith .","id":"779183efd8b41b573dd1a7e6f048ae5f4afd7894","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as well as ever \u2014 there are plenty of Indian references and settings.\nAs they say in Bollywood, the first one is always a reference. The second, we make a star.\nA second-hand car salesman falls on hard times and is shipped off to India in the care of an estranged friend (Richard Gere). Soon he finds himself in the lap of luxury in a five-star hotel filled with pensioners from Britain and beyond.\nAnd all that with a sprinkling of Bollywood along the way. For the uninitiated, it follows the tale of the 60 something British retirees who, after losing money or their retirement investments, have to live a humble and austere life with their children and grandchildren.\nSo they decide to come to the land of the spices and soak in its ancient traditions and culture.\nA couple of Brits have to leave the hotel because of their poor health, but the story is not just about getting old. It\u2019s about being young.\nSome of the best performances in the second film are given by Dev Patel (best known as the slum boy in Slumdog Millionaire) and Gere as American widowers who fall in love despite themselves, while a third generation Indian\/British couple, played by Dev\u2019s wife, Anushka Sharma, and Dench\u2019s son, Bill Nighy, find their own sparks flying between them.\nA fourth-generation Indian\/British couple in the film, played by British actress Celia Imrie and an Indian TV actor, are the most jaded. But they also find love at the hotel.\nThe film is at its best when you watch it with someone who\u2019s already seen the first one. There are so many references and scenes that you miss entirely the first time round.\nBut the fact that The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is not a sequel as such and could be watched as a stand-alone film works to its advantage. It keeps the story moving and the laughs and the tears flowing.\nAfter a day spent at the Taj Mahal and the Hawa Mahal, the next stop is the Jodha Akbar restaurant, complete with authentic Indian dancers and Bollywood music. This restaurant is so popular with the foreign guests that you can only dine there if you\u2019re accompanied by someone from the hotel staff. And it\u2019s not hard to see why \u2014 the food looks delicious.\nSo as you sit down to dinner in the restaurant that special"}
{"article":"It was planned as a publicity stunt to send a strong message that China is cracking down on illegal trade and counterfeiting. But when villagers realised officials in Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, had stockpiled a 35-ton heap of fake goods to burn, they decided to help themselves before dozens of counterfeit designer shoes and clothes went up in flames. Locals fought their way to the vast pile to lay their hands on everything from fake cosmetics and computer parts to soya milk, using iron hooks and bamboo baskets to reach items,\u00a0according to the People's Daily Online. Villagers descended on a vast pile of counterfeit goods collected in China that was planned to be incinerated, grabbing designer shoes and clothes as well as soya milk and other food from the 35-ton 'mountain' Word soon spread, drawing crowds of people who described the pile as a 'mountain of treasure.' Locals were seen pilfering anything they could from the vast pile, and stuffing goods and dozens of boxes into cars, trucks and even wheelbarrows. Among the items grabbed were food, healthcare products, cosmetics and computer parts. The 35.7 tonnes of counterfeit goods had been stockpiled by authorities in the city of Xuzhou where they were being kept before being destroyed. But when locals heard that the the huge pile worth 285,000 Chinese Juan (\u00a330,500) was to be burned, they went along to have a look. When they saw that many of the items had not been incinerated yet, they started helping themselves. As word spread that many items had not yet gone up in flames, locals descended on the area . Lok Shen, 36, said: 'It was like a mountain of treasure just sitting there. 'There weren't any guards around and it seemed a waste to burn it all, so we took what we wanted.' Word spread and the place was soon swarming with looters grabbing boxes of anything they came across and stuffing them into the backs of cars, trucks and even into wheelbarrows. The public burning was just one of many that have taken place across the country as part of a crackdown on counterfeit goods, with the sign of bulldozers crashing bottles of spirits and counterfeit fireworks being set alight. Dozens of boxes were piled into the back of vans as villagers made off with their spoils, saved from the fire . The 35 ton pile was destined for the incinerator as part of China's crackdown on illegal trade and counterfeiting . Opportunists seized anything they could lay their hands on - including fake food stuffs and soya milk . This publicity stunt was planned to be slightly different, with goods being incinerated to generate energy. It was estimated that for every ton burned 550kwh of electricity would be generated. Officials in Jiangsu attempted to stop any further looting and asked people to return goods they had taken. Many people were unaware of the risks of pilfering fake items, particularly food. A local government spokesman said: 'We are looking at ways of making sure it doesn't happen again.' Boxes containing fake shoes, clothes and other items were grabbed by villagers and loaded onto vans . Locals used anything they could lay their hands on, including sticks of bamboo, to grab fake items . But local man Lok explained: 'If no one else wants them then I don't see why we shouldn't help ourselves. 'They may be fake but they are still good, and this way the counterfeiters aren' t getting any money and we are disposing of the items in a much more environmentally friendly way.' In 2013 Chinese officials set fire to a pile of fake wine, cigarettes, handbags and cosmetics  in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province.","highlights":"Officials in Xuzhou collected a 35-ton pile of counterfeit items for burning . Villagers got word of the plans and went down to pile to grab items . They took fake designer handbags, shoes, cosmetics and soya milk . Several stuffed boxes of fake items into cars, trucks and a wheelbarrow . Locals described the collection of counterfeits as a 'mountain of treasure' Items were being incinerated as part of crackdown on illegal trade in China .","id":"620b731edfcface6d3916a8eca08403320aefc36","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"tonne mountain of counterfeit goods including 200,000 pirated DVDs, they took the matter into their own hands and destroyed the haul in 40 minutes.\nWhen asked to comment on the destruction of the goods, China's customs chief Luo Shihua had little sympathy for the criminals, telling the Southern Metropolis Daily: \"They would be happy if they didn't sell or sell the goods (at the) black market and get busted. They might sell some as scrap. (They) don't mind it being thrown into the river.\"\nSo what of the goods? Did we get our chance to score some cheap knock-offs of the latest blockbusters? Unfortunately not - most were probably headed for the dump and the rest were likely to end up on the black market.\nThere was also speculation that the seized goods had been deliberately hidden for a period of time as officials had been aware that Xuzhou had been earmarked as a hotspot for 'pirate' products. But the discovery of the goods was a big surprise to the customs authorities as they'd been told everything was under control.\nThe illegal goods were destined for the black market\nPhoto Credit: AFP \/ Getty Images\nAuthorities from other areas have followed the example of Xuzhou - in an effort to crack down on the spread of fake goods in their regions - and destroyed 300 tonnes of illegal goods in the past week alone. A customs spokesman said: \"In the campaign against pirated and smuggled goods, we have destroyed goods ranging from toothpaste to DVD players.\"\nOther regions are reporting massive stockpiles of fake products with Heilongjiang Province reporting that the seized goods - 12 tons in total - were all pirated DVD players and computer hardware. The authorities also reported that they'd discovered fake copies of popular software such as Microsoft and Adobe.\nA spokesman for the province's customs department said: \"Officials had only taken action against a few of the offenders.\" The head of the department went further and admitted that the goods were deliberately hidden to evade detection.\nThe police have been asked to investigate the matter - and the province has now set up a task force that has been asked to help find, seize, and destroy illegal products.\nAll comments should respect the New Scientist House Rules. 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{"article":"Children are suffering damage to their hearts as early as 12 due to poor diets, a study has warned. Researchers found most people start life with robust heart health, but can lose it quickly through unhealthy eating habits. The American study showed few children under the age of 12 had an ideal diet and almost a third (30 per cent) were overweight or even obese. The researchers said the better equipped children are to make healthy choices, the healthier their hearts will be in adulthood. Study senior author Doctor Donald Lloyd-Jones, professor and chair of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said: \u2018Our findings indicate that, in general, children start with pretty good blood pressure. Scroll down for video . Scientists said the better equipped children are to make healthy food choices, the healthier their hearts would be in adulthood. They said few children under the age of 12 taking part had an ideal diet, and almost a third were overweight or even obese (file picture posed by model) \u2018But if they have a horrible diet, it will drive a worsening body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol levels. \u2018The better we can equip our children to make healthy choices, the more cardiovascular health will be preserved into adulthood. \u2018And those who preserve their heart health into middle age live much longer and are much healthier while they live.\u2019 Researchers examined BMI, healthy diet, total cholesterol and blood pressure \u2013 four of the seven components of heart health \u2013 in children aged two to 11. In the sample of 8,961 children, the researchers found that all children had at least one ideal measure, but none had all four. An ideal diet score was the least prevalent health indicator, with less than one per cent of children having four or five of the five components of a healthy diet. The experts warned people are losing a lot of 'intrinsic' heart health very early in life, setting them up to be unhealthy adults . The five indicators of a healthy diet include low intake of sugar-sweetened drinks and salt, and high intake of wholegrains, fish, plus fruit and vegetables. Fewer than 10 per cent ate the recommended amounts of fruit and veg of more than 4.5 cups or more per day or fish, and wholegrains were the least frequently achieved component with just three per cent of boys and 2.4 per cent of girls hitting the target. Ninety per cent ate more salt than recommended, and more than half consumed more than the recommended number of calories from sugar-sweetened drinks. Around four out of ten of the children had \u2018poor\u2019 or \u2018intermediate\u2019 cholesterol levels, according to the findings published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Researchers found ideal blood pressure was the most common favourable measure of cardiovascular health, ranging from 88 per cent to 93 per cent across sex and racial groups. Previous studies have shown worsening indicators of cardiovascular health, starting in adolescence and continuing through adulthood. Dr Lloyd-Jones added: \u2018We really need better surveillance data, especially in children. \u2018Information on physical activity, blood glucose and smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke are not available for younger children. \u2018Without knowing how much physical activity a child is doing, and therefore how many calories are needed, we can\u2019t scale the diet metrics to a child\u2019s needs. \u2018So we used the adult metrics, but understand that it would be difficult for a five-year-old to take in as many fruits and vegetables as an adult. \u2018The bottom line is that we need even better data, but what we do see is that we are losing an awful lot of our intrinsic cardiovascular health very early in life, which sets us up to be unhealthy adults.\u2019","highlights":"Most people start life with robust heart health, but can lose it quickly . US study showed few children under 12 had an ideal diet, third were obese . Experts said the better equipped children are to make healthy choices, the healthier their hearts will be as adults .","id":"aa8860df154872936a867c8c7504fbedc2078f07","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the age of 13 eat healthy foods, including vegetables, fruit, lean meats and healthy fats, such as those from salmon. Just 7 per cent of children eat five or more servings of vegetables, 9 per cent eat the recommended 60 grams of protein \u2013 equivalent to six eggs, and only 9 per cent eat 2.5 tablespoons of healthy fats a day.\nIn 2018, fewer than 25 per cent of children aged 9-18 met the USDA's recommendations for consuming a healthy diet, according to the study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology's virtual annual congress. Those healthy dietary recommendations were developed in 2004 by an expert committee to ensure that people would be getting all the nutrients they need for optimal cardiovascular health, and to prevent chronic diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and heart disease.\nExperts said the new research showed how the first ten years of life are critical for heart health later on in life \u2013 with the greatest impact made by eating vegetables, fruit, low-fat protein foods, and small amounts of healthy fats like olive oil, flaxseed oil, and fatty fish such as mackerel or salmon.\n\u201cEating poorly in the first 10 years of life may be one of the greatest drivers of heart disease later in life,\u201d said lead author of the study Dr. James P. Kaelber, from the University of California in Los Angeles. \u201cWe need to do a better job of teaching children the importance of eating healthy, particularly in the early 10 years. We need to make sure children are eating a healthy diet early in life in order to prevent heart disease in the future.\u201d\nThe research was based on a survey of 6,000 people, including children and adults with and without heart problems. They were asked how much they consumed of 15 different foods to determine their adherence to recommended guidelines. Researchers were also able to use data from medical records to see how well these dietary recommendations were linked with how well a person\u2019s cardiovascular system functioned.\nHeart disease is one of the leading causes of death around the world, killing over 18 million people a year. The researchers said their results confirmed a link between the early development of the heart and healthy eating later in life, based on how much fat, protein, and vegetables a person ate at age 9 and 10. They found that adults who ate an unhealthy diet at that age had four times the risk of cardiovascular disease, compared to people with a"}
{"article":"The final scoreline suggested otherwise. Yet for Gordon Strachan there were spells of a 6-1 thrashing of Gibraltar which felt like a form of misery. As rain and wind swirled around the National Stadium the Scots endured an unexpectedly jittery, uncomfortable first half. Gibraltar, a British Overseas territory of 30,000 residents rejected by FIFA and playing in their first UEFA qualification campaign, reacted to Shaun Maloney's opening penalty by equalising within 60 seconds. It was their first ever goal in a competitive international. Gordon Strachan praised the performance of Gibraltar after Scotland beat them 6-1 on Sunday . Lee Casciaro (second right) scored Gibraltar's first international goal 72 seconds after Scotland went ahead . Casciaro's goal sparked jubilant celebrations from Gibraltar's players as Hampden Park was stunned . 'I have to say that all the credit should really go to Gibraltar,' said Strachan afterwards. 'They made my life a misery for periods of that game. They made it a long game for me as a coach, so well done to them. 'But also well done to my players because there were players out there who personally weren't having a great game but they stuck at it. 'We had some good chances and never took them. It was nice to see Steven Fletcher score a hat-trick I thought he was one of our better players today.' Of late Fletcher has been the subject of unwelcome headlines. Pictured posing beside a \u00a3200,000 Lamborgini shortly after Sunderland had lost 4-0 to Aston Villa the striker had managed just four goals all season. At international level his last strike was in a 2-1 win over Iceland in April 2009. 'Some of his touches were lovely today,' said Strachan. 'I was wanting more balls in the first half played through but Maloney, Fletcher, Naismith were marked and wanted balls played through. 'We played square too many times because they were ready for it and wanted it. 'We have people who can turn so I was a wee bit disappointed with that as well. Striker Steven Fletcher (right) led Scotland to victory against Gibraltar with a hat-trick . Fletcher was recently mocked on Twitter for buying a Lamborghini after inconsistent form for Sunderland . Fletcher is the first Scotland player to score three goals in a game since Colin Stein in 1969 . 'To be fair the conditions were not great either. 'It was swirling out there. Andy Robertson and Ikechi Anya had problems with the swirling wind in the first half.' Robertson, the young Hull full-back was dragged out of position when Gibraltar' s Lee Casciano wrote himself into the annals in the 19th minute. Opting to play with a three-man defence \u2013 with just Russell Martin at the centre - Strachan admitted the system had worked less well than he anticipated. 'It did get us four goals, but I was expecting that system to work a lot better than that but the goal sort of threw us a bit. Within any system you are hoping your players will play to a level but in the first ten minutes we gave the ball away eight or nine times, that's too much at international level no matter who you are against.' The campaign comes down now to Ireland in Dublin on June 13, a huge game in every sense. Win at the Aviva and a play-off place \u2013 at least \u2013 becomes more likely than not. 'After five games and performances I am delighted with we are here and we have ten points, I think we are all happy with that. We can go into the second half of this group feeling quite good about ourselves. 'I look back at the performances and I think four so far have been terrific. 'This was not one of our best but we got through. 'We scored six goals and if we had woken up this morning and said we would score six we would have settled for that. 'I wouldn't have wanted the one against us, but that's the way football works some times. 'So it's been a good old day for everybody today. 'Gibraltar got their first goal and unfortunately David Marshall will always be that name now who is the subject of quiz questions everywhere.' Scotland boss Strachan (right) said he is delighted with 10 points from their first five qualifying games . Shaun Maloney scored two penalties for Scotland against Gibraltar at Hampden Park on Sunday . Everton striker Steven Naismith (right) was also on the scoresheet in a big win for Scotland . Despite the scoreline interm Gibraltar coach Davie Wilson can point to the goal his side scored as evidence of improvement. They host Scotland in the Algarve in the final round of fixtures and Wilson says: 'As a Scotsman, it's a horrible thought - but we might just be the ones who get the result that spoils my country's party. 'They come to us in the last game and although I'm not naive enough to say we' ll beat them, if Scotland are under pressure to get a result, who knows?'","highlights":"Scotland beat Gibraltar 6-1 in European 2016 qualifying on Sunday . Gibraltar levelled the scores with their first ever international goal . Strachan praised Gibraltar's performance level after the game .","id":"715f64fd6e9be864830b24240d074948d48244d4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" tough evening in a night to forget for so many reasons.\nStrachan\u2019s side may be the top seeds in the draw for next summer\u2019s European Championship in France but they did not do much to improve their chances of winning Group F tonight.\nThere were positives to be taken. The goalkeeper David Marshall again demonstrated all of the traits that impressed so much against England last month. The centre-back pairing of Russell Martin and Charlie Mulgrew were at least defensively competent. And the wingers Barry Bannan and James Morrison were lively in the opening hour or so. But there was still a lot for Strachan to ponder.\nStrachan had set his team up in a 3-5-2 formation and the tactics worked for much of the first half. At the back they were not too troubled and the goalkeeper Marshall was rarely tested.\nThe biggest moment in the first 20 minutes came in the 11th when the Gibraltar goalkeeper Lee O\u2019Connor dropped a cross in front of the unmarked Eros Grezda. A defender tried to clear the ball and it trickled over the line \u2013 only to be correctly ruled out for an offside position against the striker.\nYet even that did not last very long as the striker then turned a low centre from Bannan against the woodwork. The opener finally arrived in the 34th minute.\nAgain, it was Bannan who put the ball in the box. His teasing cross was turned on to the post by the defender Jamie Smith and a grateful Morrison was on hand to convert the rebound.\nScotland were ahead and there was an air of inevitability to their second 13 minutes later. Yet they still struggled to create too many further opportunities in the opening 45 minutes.\nThe second half started with some intensity. Yet the Scotland fans were still not convinced by the team\u2019s performance. They were still not happy with Strachan\u2019s selection.\nAnd their anger was justified. The manager made six changes at half-time \u2013 including dropping captain Scott Brown. The team was changed in such a way that left them playing with a back three and attacking from the front. But the tactics only looked worse as Scotland lost control of the game.\nThey were lucky to escape with a 1-0 scoreline. The Spanish referee Pablo Mart\u00ednez Vega awarded a penalty for handball in the box to Gibraltar in the 61st minute. However, he initially sent the striker Juan P"}
{"article":"Elvis Presley had one; so did Clark Gable. It was even the sedan of presidents. Then the name vanished amid an invasion of newer luxury cars from Europe and Asia. Now, the Lincoln Continental is back. Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off the assembly line, Ford Motor Co. is resurrecting its storied nameplate. The new Continental debuts in concept form at this week's New York auto show. The production version of the full-size sedan goes on sale next year. Scroll down for video . Design: The emblem is illuminated along with the front headlamps on a Lincoln Continental concept car at the New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center on Monday . New look: The concept car being unveiled Monday in New York is painted a deep Prussian blue, a homage to Continentals of the 1950s and 1960s . Features:\u00a0The driver's seat has a patented split cushion, so if the driver holds one leg out further than another, it will support each leg separately. The moonroof glass turns opaque with the touch of a button . All in the details: The Lincoln logo is seen on a passenger's side front wheel for the concept vehicle (left), and the Continental name also appears on the driver's side door (right) Gleaming: The emblem for a Lincoln Continental shines on the grill of Ford's concept car at the New York International Auto Show . Switch-up: The Continental is expected to replace the seven-year-old MKS, which currently sits atop Lincoln's car lineup . Luxury item: Both Elvis Presley and Clark Gable once owned Lincoln Continentals . Overseas appeal: In China, customers\u00a0know the Continental name and appreciate brands with a rich history . After more than a decade of toying with alphabetical names like LS and MKS to be more like its foreign rivals, Ford's 98-year-old Lincoln brand is embracing its heritage. It's a measure of the growing confidence at Lincoln, which is finally turning around a decades-long sales decline. And it's a nod to the importance of China, where customers know the Continental name and appreciate brands with a rich history. Ford CEO Mark Fields says the Continental always represented the best of Lincoln. Resurrecting it sets higher expectations, both within the company and outside of it. 'When we get a chance to work on an iconic nameplate like that, it's a mixture of pride and a mixture of fear, because when you put that name out there, it's got to deliver,' Fields told The Associated Press in a recent interview. Classic: This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows two people looking at 1940 Lincoln-Zephyr Continental Cabriolet . Tradition: The 1941 Lincoln Continental is seen in this undated photograph . Legacy: In this June 1946 file photo, Henry Ford II, grandson of Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford, is seated in a Ford Lincoln Continental . Style: The 1948 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet V12 is seen here. Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off a Michigan assembly line, Ford Motor Co. is debuting the new Continental in concept form at the New York Auto Show on Monday . Piece of history: A 1948 Lincoln Continental that belonged to baseball great Babe Ruth (2012 photograph) The Continental was born in 1938, when Henry Ford's son Edsel commissioned a convertible he could use on his spring vacation. Thrilled by the reception he got as he drove the elegant sedan around Palm Beach, Edsel made the Continental part of Lincoln's lineup. The Continental soon became the pinnacle of American luxury. Warner Brothers gave Elizabeth Taylor a 1956 Continental with a custom paint color to match her eyes. A darker historical note: John F. Kennedy was riding in the back of a 1961 Continental convertible when he was assassinated in Dallas. Continental sales peaked in 1990 at 62,732. But after that, Lincoln's sales began slipping. Mid-century: The 1956 Lincoln Continental Mk II is seen here. That same year, Warner Brothers gave Elizabeth Taylor a 1956 Continental with a custom paint color to match her eyes . One year later: A 1957 Lincoln Continental cruises by the beach in this undated image . Out for a drive: A woman is seen steering the 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible . This June 1961 photo shows President John F. Kennedy's Lincoln Continental limousine. The limo was the first presidential car equipped with a transparent roof for all compartments and has other options including fabric roof covering, or use as a convertible, as well as combinations for the rear, middle and front compartments . In this June 1961 photo, U.S. Secret Service agents stand on retractable stands on President John F. Kennedy's new plastic-topped Lincoln Continental limousine outside the White House, after its delivery in Washington . Tragedy: President Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy and Texas governor John Connally are seen in this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo . On display: The 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible is seen here. A production version of the Lincoln Continental being debuted at the New York Auto Show this week will go on sale next year . History: Visitors to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace get a look at the limousine that was built in 1967 for President Lyndon B. Johnson in August 1996. The modified Lincoln Continental was used by U.S. Presidents, including Nixon, until it was retired in 1978 . Ford had acquired other luxury brands such as Jaguar and Volvo. Lincoln's designs got dull and failed to stand out from lower-priced Fords. The Continental was also squeezed by competition from the midsize Lincoln LS, which debuted in 2000, and the bigger Town Car. Ford also underestimated the threat posed by German rivals, who were expanding their lineups, and newer Japanese luxury brands. By 2000, Lexus was the top-selling luxury brand in the U.S.; last year, BMW was. To make its way back, Lincoln isn't trying isn't trying to be sporty like BMW or showy like Cadillac. Instead, Fields says, it wants to give drivers an experience that is elegant and serene. 'We want folks to get into our vehicles and \u2014 for lack of a better term \u2014 chill,' Fields said. It appears to be working. Lincoln's U.S. sales rose 16 percent last year, making it one of the fastest-growing luxury brands in the market. The midsize MKZ was the brand's top seller. Full-size sedans like the Continental are a tough sell in the U.S., where buyers tend to prefer midsize sedans or SUVs. U.S. sales of Lincoln's current full-size sedan, the MKS, fell 24 percent last year. Disco era: The 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV is seen here.\u00a0Continental sales peaked in 1990 at 62,732. But after that, Lincoln's sales began slipping . Variation: This image shows a Lincoln Continental Mark V from 1979 . Different look: A 1992 Lincoln Continental is seen here.\u00a0Full-size sedans like the Continental are a tough sell in the U.S., where buyers tend to prefer midsize sedans or SUVs . Seaside: This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1997 Lincoln Continental model . Cruising: A 2000 Lincoln Continental races down a road.\u00a0The Continental was squeezed by competition from the midsize Lincoln LS, which debuted in 2000, and the bigger Town Car . But globally, the segment is growing, Fields says. Ford has high hopes for the Lincoln brand in China, where it's opening dazzling new dealerships complete with waterfalls. Ford began selling Lincolns in China late last year, and the company will open more than 20 dealerships there this year. The concept car being unveiled Monday in New York is painted a deep Prussian blue, an homage to Continentals of the 1950s and 1960s. But there are few other references to its history. Lincoln's split-wing grille, a feature that dates to the 1940s, has been replaced by a tight, rectangular mesh grille, its shiny chrome patterned with tiny versions of Lincoln's rectangular logo. The sides are smooth; even the door handles are hidden within a narrow strip of chrome at the beltline. The concept is a technology showcase. The driver's seat has a patented split cushion, so if the driver holds one leg out further than another, it will support each leg separately. The moonroof glass turns opaque with the touch of a button. Another button automatically moves the front passenger seat forward and fully reclines the rear passenger seat. That's another nod to China, where luxury car owners often have their own drivers. Under the hood is a 3-liter V6 EcoBoost engine that's unique to Lincoln. Ford isn't yet revealing more details, like whether the car is front- or rear-wheel drive. The Continental switched to a front-wheel-drive sedan in the 1980s, but many of its current competitors \u2014 the Infiniti Q70, Mercedes Benz S-Class and Lexus LS \u2014 are rear-wheel drive. The Continental is expected to replace the seven-year-old MKS, which currently sits atop Lincoln's car lineup.","highlights":"Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off the assembly line, Ford Motor Co. is resurrecting its storied nameplate . The new Continental debuts in concept form at this week's New York auto show at the Javits Center . Production version of the full-size sedan goes on sale next year . The Continental was born in 1938, when Henry Ford's son Edsel commissioned a convertible he could use on his spring vacation . Thrilled by the reception he got as he drove the elegant sedan around Palm Beach, Edsel made the Continental part of Lincoln's lineup . John F. Kennedy was riding in the back of a 1961 Continental convertible when he was assassinated in Dallas .","id":"7745ed49ecd43aa9977fd85fcf83e21c25cdcb90","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" first Continental went out of production, the new \u201cmuscular luxury\u201d version was introduced by Ford Motor Corp. late last year. The company is now touting the sleek, four-door with an ad campaign that touts the car as the first new version of an iconic American product. \u201cThe new Continental brings to America what America made famous,\u201d says a new ad. \u201cPossibly more importantly, it brings new life to an American legend.\u201d The ad makes a direct link to the original Continental and its association with the president in its description of the car as a \u201cpowerful sedan with a sleek design\u201d that offers the \u201cultimate in contemporary American luxury.\u201d The car has the sleek, aerodynamic look of an import. Unlike many of its competitors, such as the BMW 7 Series or Mercedes-Benz S-Class, however, the Lincoln is built on a \u201cunibody,\u201d or steel, chassis, not aluminum. The Continental is also made in America. All of which has been part of the company\u2019s plan to sell the Continental through its 375 dealer franchises to \u201chigh-end\u201d customers who are also \u201chigh-end\u201d customers of financial institutions. In the past few years, the carmaker also has worked to bring the Lincoln brand \u201cback to life\u201d by dropping its Taurus-based vehicles from the lineup. It also has redesigned its Navigator sport-utility vehicle and Town Car luxury sedan, as well as revamped the Mark LT. All of the work is part of Ford\u2019s $29 billion restructuring, which also has included a plan to sell Jaguar and Land Rover. Ford officials have also said they plan to bring more cars back into the Lincoln lineup and revive its Navigator-sized \u201ccrossover vehicles,\u201d which offer the ride height and handling of an SUV combined with the comfort and space of a passenger car. The Continental offers what the car company says is a more spacious cabin than its European competitors. It also claims it is more durable and has better handling. \u201cThe Continental is about 20,000 pounds of luxury,\u201d says Lee Iacocca, the legendary former auto executive who now holds the title of \u201cadviser to Lincoln.\u201d \u201cIt isn\u2019t a luxury car anymore. It\u2019s an American luxury car.\u201d The company is aiming high with the Continental, but its price of $66,000 seems to make it more of a competitor for import models than a mainstream luxury car. As of last fall"}
{"article":"Missouri's oldest death row inmate was executed on Tuesday for murdering a sheriff's deputy, after the U.S. Supreme Court and the governor declined to spare the 74-year-old whose attorneys said he had a diminished mental capacity because of a sawmill accident decades ago. 'They brought me up here to execute me,' Cecil Clayton uttered before he was put to death by lethal injection\u00a0after Governor Jay Nixon denied a clemency request. After a final meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and a cola, he was executed at the correctional center in Bonne Terre at 9.13pm and was pronounced dead at 9.21pm. Clayton was executed despite repeated attempts by his lawyers to spare his life, claiming he had an IQ of just 71 after suffering a traumatic brain injury decades before he killed the officer in 1996. Put to his death: Cecil Clayton, 74, was executed by lethal injection at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1996 murder of Deputy Sheriff Christopher Castetter. He was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. The nation's high court turned aside appeals after the Missouri Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, also declined to intervene. The court's majority concluded last weekend that there was no evidence Clayton - despite his brain injury - wasn't capable of understanding his circumstances. The U.S. Supreme Court was also divided, with four judges saying they would have granted a stay. Mike O'Connell, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Corrections, said in a statement that Clayton was executed at 9.13pm and pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. The claim of diminished mental capacity stemmed from a 1972 sawmill accident that Clayton's attorneys argued cost him about eight percent of his brain, including 20 per cent of the frontal lobe portion governing impulse control and judgment. Combined with his reported IQ of 71 and reading skills of a fourth-grader, Clayton's attorneys insisted psychiatric evaluations over the past decade concluded that the inmate didn't understand the significance of his scheduled execution or the reasons for it, making him ineligible to be put to death under state and federal law. In their 11th-hour appeals, Clayton's attorneys had argued that his deteriorating mental health left him convinced his conviction was a plot against him and that God would rescue him from a death sentence at the last minute, 'after which time he will travel the country playing the piano and preaching the gospel.' The appeals were ultimately rejected. 'Cecil Clayton had - literally - a hole in his head,' said Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, one of his attorneys, following his death on Tuesday night. 'Executing him without a hearing to determine his competency violated the Constitution, Missouri law, and basic human dignity... The world will not be a safer place because Mr. Clayton has been executed.' But the victim's family were in support of his killer being put to death. Missing: A brain scan shared by his lawyers show a significant section of his brain is missing . At a press briefing on Tuesday evening, James Castetter thanked authorities for convicting Clayton for the 'senseless murder' of his brother, Chris Castetter. 'We know this execution isn't going to bring Chris back,' he said. 'But it destroys an evil person that would otherwise be walking this earth. 'There is no doubt in my mind that Cecil knew what he had done... The Great State of Missouri did not kill an innocent man. Cecil Clayton's actions is what put him to death.' Clayton was convicted of gunning down Christopher Castetter, a sheriff's deputy in rural southwest Missouri's Barry County. Castetter was 29 and a father-of-three when he went to a home near Cassville on Thanksgiving Eve 1996 to check on a suspicious vehicle report. Authorities said Clayton shot Castetter once in the forehead while the deputy was in his car, which was found against a tree, its engine racing and wheels spinning. Clayton's brother had testified that the sawmill accident led to Clayton's breakup from his wife, alcohol abuse and violent outbursts. The lethal injection, Clayton's attorneys said, was 'sure or very likely to cause excruciating or tortuous pain and needless suffering' in light of his dementia. 'If Missouri proceeds with its scheduled execution of Mr. Clayton, it will be conducting an unregulated experiment on a human subject, as there are no studies that support (the prison system's) use of Missouri's lethal injection protocol on an individual suffering from severe brain damage,' the appeals on Clayton's behalf argued. Killed:\u00a0Barry County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Castetter, pictured left, was shot dead by Clayton, pictured right in an old mug shot, as he responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in 1996 . At the weekend, when the Missouri Supreme Court issued its decision, three of the seven judges agreed that Clayton was entitled to a competency hearing. Mental health professionals who examined him agreed that he was mentally impaired and had mental health issues, including dementia. His most recent IQ test had found him to have an IQ of just 71, which is 29 points below average. 'He is not simply incompetent legally; he would be unable to care for himself or manage basic self-care, were he not in a structured environment that takes care of him,' according to a doctor who examined him, the\u00a0Kansas City Star reported. 'He can shower, groom, eat, walk; it is his comprehension, judgment, memory, limited intelligence and social deficits that plague him.' In Missouri, the director of the Department of Corrections is the only one with the authority to order a competency hearing, and last year, he called on a doctor to examine Clayton. Dr. James Reynolds of the Missouri Department of Mental Health had concluded that Clayton was mentally ill, but could not be certain that he didn't understand his death sentence. But Clayton's lawyers said, while he had conversations in which he understood he was about to be executed, he would later forget that conversation ever happened. His family also called for a fair hearing on the issue. Execution: He was put to death at the state prison in Bonne Terre, pictured, on Tuesday night . Death: His family and lawyers had argued that he was child-like and did not understand the significance of his death penalty. They had called for his execution at Bonne Terre (pictured) to be stopped . 'He is brain-damaged, and talking with him is like talking to a child,' Clayton's daughter, Jena Clayton, said during his clemency petition, the Kansas City Star reported. 'I do not believe we are the kind of country that executes the disabled.' At the execution, Department of Corrections Director George A. Lombardi read a statement from Governor Jay Nixon, in which he praised the work of Castetter. 'Our state is safer because there are brave officers, like Deputy Castetter, who are willing to sacrifice their own safety for that of others,' he said. 'As the sentence of his murderer was carried out this evening, I ask Missourians tonight to honor Deputy Castetter, who gave his life in service to our state, and to remember him and his family in their thoughts and prayers.' The execution was Missouri's second this year after the state's record 10 in 2014. It was also the first Missouri carried out in the evening after decades of having them just after midnight.","highlights":"Cecil Clayton was executed by lethal injection at 9.13pm on Tuesday for the 1996 murder of Deputy Sheriff Christopher Castetter . Last meal was fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and cola . An hour earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had denied an appeal by his lawyers\u00a0who claimed their client had diminished mental capacity . In 1972, 24 years before he shot dead a police officer, Clayton suffered a sawmill accident that speared a shard of wood into his head . Doctors were forced to remove 20 per cent of his frontal lobe, around eight per cent of his total brain mass . His lawyers argued that Clayton didn't understand his death sentence . A doctor from Missouri Department of Mental Health had previously concluded that he did understand the punishment .","id":"954f4e83e01e7a8fd6bc54b9ad8ffa9519f25802","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nThe court and Gov. Jay Nixon had refused to stay the execution of John Middleton Jr. for the 1973 stabbing death of Wayne Franklin of Lafayette County, despite objections from lawyers that he should be spared because of his mental illness.\n\"No matter what the mental capacity of my client is, it doesn't matter because of Missouri's system,\" said attorney David Slay, who argued that the mental capacity of death row inmates is a protected interest under the Constitution, even though the Missouri system allows executions. \"He is incapable of rational communication. He can't even tell you who he is.\"\n\"You are talking about somebody who can't care for himself,\" Slay said. \"He is not the murderer you believe him to be.\"\nMiddleton's lawyers said he suffers from a variety of mental illnesses including schizophrenia, paranoia, delusions and dementia and also cannot communicate with the world around him. Slay said Middleton has been unable to express a desire to be executed and has a desire to live.\nBefore the Supreme Court could decide whether to issue a stay to halt the execution, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected a stay request from Slay and his attorneys, citing a U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that said Middleton is no longer eligible for protection of the Constitution's Eighth Amendment because he \"knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to have a hearing before a neutral decision maker to determine that his mental capacity meets the definition of a protected interest under federal law.\"\n\"It's tragic that Mr. Middleton did not come to Missouri Supreme Court earlier to raise this issue, but it's also tragic that his mental disabilities have been evident in his 40-year-long capital case and were also recognized by the 8th Circuit,\" Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said in a statement.\nMissouri Attorney General Chris Koster, right, talks to reporters at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on Nov. 13, 2012, about the death penalty. (David Carson\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch\/MCT)\nKoster said he hopes the execution of Middleton \"will serve as a lesson\" about the mental illness of death row inmates. \"I hope this can serve to educate everyone about the importance of recognizing and treating mental illness in Missouri,\" he said.\n\"Because of this ruling, Missouri remains in violation of the Constitution and the court refuses to"}
{"article":"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party scored a resounding victory in the country's election, a stunning turnaround after a tight race that had put his lengthy rule in jeopardy. With nearly all the votes counted, Likud appeared to have earned 30 out of parliament's 120 seats and was in a position to be able to build a coalition government with its right-wing and religious allies with relative ease. The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, who has governed the country for the past six years. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party scored a resounding victory in the country's election . Likud party supporters react with joy after hearing exit poll results in Tel Aviv . Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrate as election results come in at his election campaign headquarters . The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, who has governed the country for the past six years. Pictured are Netanyahu supporters cheering as the results come in . Netanyahu (left) took a moment to greet his wife Sara (right) on stage after reacting to the early exit polls . Recent opinion polls indicated he was in trouble, giving chief rival Isaac Herzog of the opposition Zionist Union a slight lead. Exit polls showed the two sides deadlocked but once the actual results came pouring in early Wednesday, Likud soared forward. Zionist Union wound up with just 24 seats. Even before the final results were known, Netanyahu declared victory and pledged to form a new government quickly. 'Against all odds, we achieved a great victory for the Likud,' Netanyahu told supporters at election night headquarters. 'I am proud of the people of Israel, who in the moment of truth knew how to distinguish between what is important and what is peripheral, and to insist on what is important.' He wrote: 'Against all odds: a great victory for the Likud. A major victory for the people of Israel!' Hopeful: Zionist Union supporters chant for victory. In the end their party won just 24 seats . Support: Norris in his YouTube video . Netanyahu received a boost to his campaign from martial arts movie star Chuck Norris, who said that his re-election was crucial for the safety of Israel. In a short YouTube video called Please Vote For Prime Minister Netanyahu, Norris said: 'I watched Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech before Congress, and I saw a man who loves his country with all his heart and soul. I also saw a strong leader that is absolutely crucial for the safety of the Israeli people. 'I have done three movies in Israel \u2013 'Delta Force' being my favorite \u2013 and I formed many friendships while there. You have an incredible country, and we want to keep it that way. 'That's why it is so important that you keep a leader who has the courage and vision to stand up against the evil forces that are threatening not only Israel but also the United States. You see, we the American people need Prime Minister Netanyahu as much as you do. Weak leadership can destroy your country and then the evil forces can concentrate on America, too. 'So I ask you, please, for the sake of Israel and the whole Middle East, vote for Prime Minister Netanyahu on Election Day. 'And as far as those in the U.S. and the rest of the world, in this season of Easter, it's good to remember what the Hebrew Scriptures say about Israel and those who support her: 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you' (Psalm 122:1).' Herzog said on Wednesday he had spoken with  Netanyahu to congratulate him on his election victory. 'A few minutes ago I spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and congratulated him on his achievement and wished him luck,' Herzog told reporters. He said his leftist Zionist Union party would continue to be an alternative to Netanyahu's right-wing Likud. Netanyahu focused his campaign on security issues, while his opponents instead pledged to address the country's high cost of living and accused the leader of being out of touch with everyday people. Netanyahu's return to power for a fourth term likely spells trouble for Mideast peace efforts and could further escalate tensions with the United States. Netanyahu, who already has a testy relationship with President Barack Obama, took a sharp turn to the right in the final days of the campaign, staking out a series of hard-line positions that will put him at odds with the international community. In a dramatic policy reversal, he said he now opposes the creation of a Palestinian state - a key policy goal of the White House and the international community. He also promised to expand construction in Jewish areas of east Jerusalem, the section of the city claimed by the Palestinians as their capital. Netanyahu infuriated the White House early this month when he delivered a speech to the U.S. Congress criticizing an emerging nuclear deal with Iran. The speech was arranged with Republican leaders and not coordinated with the White House ahead of time. In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was confident strong U.S.-Israeli ties would endure far beyond the election regardless of the victor. Netanyahu will still need the support of Moshe Kahlon, whose upstart Kulanu party captured 10 seats and whose campaign focused almost entirely on bread-and-butter economic issues. He is expected to become the country's next finance minister.","highlights":"Netanyahu's Likud party has earned 30 out of parliament's 120 seats . The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu . Opposition leader congratulated Netanyahu on his achievement .","id":"f0856002a8fa1cb21d6b29dfdd05e6a24993f754","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" looked on course for 28 seats in the 120-seat parliament.\nNetanyahu's biggest challenger, center-left Blue and White, looked set for 23, while the dovish Israel Beiteinu party -- which was also vying for a top slot -- and far-right ultranationalists from the nation's religious party, led by ex-general Moshe Kahlon, were in danger of winning a handful of seats.\nKahlon, who left his party in April, had vowed his faction would not take part in any future Netanyahu-led government as long as he remained in office.\nBlue and White looked set to get the most seats, but not enough to form a majority government. They were seen as benefiting from an alliance with another party, Yisrael Beytenu. But with most of the votes tallied, they were at risk of getting fewer than 30 seats in the Knesset.\nIt was Netanyahu who was on track to win the most seats for his party, but still below a majority. With all but 2 per cent of the votes counted, he appeared to have secured 32 seats, just four below the threshold required to become prime minister.\nIn a final surprise, right-wing secularist Avigdor Liberman was just short of the required 3.25 per cent of the vote needed to win a Knesset seat.\nThe election had been billed as the most closely fought since the establishment of the modern state in 1948, as Netanyahu sought to retain power by capitalising on the country's deep division, and a general sense of unrest, amid an economic slowdown and the impact of two coronavirus lockdowns.\nNetanyahu, the first Israeli premier to be indicted while in office, has faced a flurry of allegations related to corruption and breach of trust. The election campaign has also been dominated by a wave of violent attacks on Israeli police and a rise in tensions with the Palestinians.\n\"I am a firm believer in the Jewish people's right to self-determination, and a firm opponent of the idea that an agreement will solve the conflict,\" he tweeted on Friday.\n'The will of the people'\nBlue and White, which is pledging to end Netanyahu's record 12 years in office, was seen as a front-runner ahead of the vote. But it failed to live up to its lofty ambitions.\nIts leader Yair Lapid had pledged a \"national revolution\", arguing"}
{"article":"Aviation experts today reassured travellers that the A320 is still one of the safest planes in the world despite a crash in the French Alps which claimed 150 lives. As emergency crews worked to retrieve wreckage from the site near Digne-les-Bains, in France, theories continued to circulate about what caused\u00a0Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 to fall from the skies. There has been some speculation about the track record of the model which experts were quick to quash. Paul Hayes, safety director at aviation consultancy Ascend, said: 'The A320 family has a very good safety record considering that there is a fleet of 6,000 aircraft out there.' Scroll down for video . The safety of the Airbus A320 is being looked at following the Germanwings crash in France (file photo) Safety experts said it was too early to speculate on the case of the crash, but noted that accidents during the cruise phase of the flight are rare, even though this comes less than three months after the AirAsia disaster. 'We have had a couple of events recently but in general jetliners don't crash during the cruise,' said Hayes. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of best-selling book Cockpit Confidential, allayed any fears the accident was purely down to the aircraft model. 'The A320 is a very sophisticated and popular model,' Smith told MailOnline Travel. 'I am not seeing anything in this accident that encourages me to think it is specific to that model. All Airbus models are designed similarly, and the A320 is the blueprint for other variations such as the A319 and the A321. 'I don't like the idea of blaming these accidents on specific models; this question is asked all the time, and all it does it leads to aircraft being compared with other aircraft. 'Crashes are so rare, and so comparing them considering the type of model is statistically hair-splitting. 'What you will also see is there is lots of discussion, and sadly lots of misunderstanding concerning how computers and how pilots 'fly' the plane. 'Usually in these cases, there isn't a single case, and it is a chain of events that can lead to something like this happening.' Wreckage and debris lie on the mountain slopes after the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320 . According to separate surveys published last year by manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, only 10 to 12 per cent of fatal accidents take place when the aircraft is at cruise height. The A320 is described as a 'workhorse' of the aerospace industry, transporting more than a million people a day from business travellers to backpackers. The 150-seat medium-haul jet is one of the world's most intensively used, together with its main rival, the Boeing 737. The Germanwings aircraft that crashed in the French Alps yesterday, killing all 150 people on board, was also flying on the industry's most widely-sold engines, made by French-US venture CFM. More than 3,600 of the jets are in operation and another 3,700 are waiting to be built as Asia's economic expansion fuels record demand. Put together with the rest of the A320 family of twin-engine, single-aisle jets - the A318, A319 and A321 - more than 6,000 are in use several times a day. Experts say its safety record is among the industry's highest, but it made grim headlines in December when an A320 belonging to Air Asia plummeted into the Java Sea, killing all 162 people on board. The crash is still being investigated. The Airbus A320 has been described as the 'workhorse' of the aviation industry (file photo) To airlines, the main value of the \u00a365million ($97million) jet is reliability and quick turnarounds, the features it shares with the rival 737. But it made dramatic headlines in 2009 when a US Airways jet ditched safely in the Hudson River after a bird strike. Boeing statistics for its rival's best-selling model show that up to the end of 2013, there were 0.14 fatal A320 accidents per million departures where the plane was destroyed or written off. The comparable versions of Boeing 737 had a rate of 0.11 per million departures, making them both among the industry's safest models compared with the industry average of 0.76, or more than 4.6 for the earliest days of the jet age. A helicopter of the French civil security services flies near Seyne, south-eastern France near the crash site . At 24 years old, however, the A320 that crashed was at the upper end of the service life used by many first-tier airlines. Jetliners are built to fly safely for considerably longer but most major airlines sell them sooner for economic reasons. Patrick Smith added: 'Planes are built to last many years, so long as they are maintained in accordance with regulations, this shouldn't be an issue. 'There are airline specific procedures as planes age, and obviously the older they get the stricter the checks will get.' Jim Morris, partner in UK law firm Irwin Mitchell, added: 'There are many airliners out there older than this that are flying safely.' Germanwings parent Lufthansa recently placed orders for over 100 new A320s. To ordinary passengers, the A320 looks much like other jets. But in the cockpit it represented a revolution when it began service in 1988 as the first 'fly-by-wire' jetliner relying on computers to fly within safe limits and replacing the usual control yoke with a side-stick, inspired by the F-16 fighter. The increased reliance on computers, though increasingly common across the industry, prompted a bitter debate between Airbus and pilot unions over whether too much control was being taken out of human hands. The argument rumbles on to this day.","highlights":"The Airbus A320 is one of world's most intensively used aircraft . More than 3,600 are in operation and another 3,700 are waiting to be built . Germanwings jet that crashed into French Alps was 24 years old . Airline pilot tells MailOnline that nothing about the disaster leads him to believe it was down to type of plane .","id":"fff0132cfa3e24d98d6bb2a00655bd5c48db0ecf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"Bains, France, experts said there had been 14 A320 accidents since 1973, three of them fatal. One of them was an Air France crash in 2009 which left 50 dead when it crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.\nA Germanwings plane carrying 144 people crashed into a mountain on Tuesday (March 24) after its captain flew it into the side of a mountain, authorities said. The A320-211 that crashed near Digne-les-Bains - close to a village where four of the seven football players on board were from - was destroyed in a fireball which left almost no trace of the plane. A statement from its maker, Airbus, and an investigation agency said the aircraft had not suffered any technical problem and appeared to have been operating as normal.\n\u201cThere were no indications about the functioning of the various systems of the aircraft and in particular no indication of a fault or malfunction of the aircraft\u201d which might have caused it to hit a mountain, it said.\n\u201cThere is no indication that the aircraft suffered a technical failure during its flight. At the time of impact, the aircraft was under the responsibility of the captain, who also held command. He was at the controls and had all the tools and means available to execute the operation.\n\u201cThe captain had carried out this procedure without incident on many previous occasions. The captain was qualified on this type of aircraft, he was experienced and the captain of the aircraft was not on probation, which is required for pilots under the age of 35.\n\u201cThe A320-211 aircraft was produced in November 1998 in the assembly line in Toulouse in accordance with the procedures and instructions issued by Airbus.\u201d The statement went on to say that there was no evidence of a fire before the crash, as was the case with the 1985 crash of a Swissair flight which killed all 229 people on board in the worst disaster of the A320.\nThe A320-200, with registered number ET-AQC, left Barcelona at 11.24am local time (10.24pm BST yesterday) on Tuesday for an hour-long flight to Digne-les-Bains. It crashed about five minutes after taking off.\nEmergency crews worked through the night to recover the aircraft\u2019s two black box flight data recorders, an official said. One of them was found close to where the 80-metre-wide aircraft had plunged into the mountains"}
{"article":"These 17 dangerous men wanted abroad for crimes ranging from murder to human trafficking were today revealed to be on the run from British police. The Metropolitan Police has launched a huge manhunt for the foreign nationals who are wanted by authorities across Europe and are now believed to be hiding in the UK. One of the men battered his victim to death with a baseball bat in Romania, while another is being sought in connection with the murder of a woman who had her throat cut in Belgium. Among the seven: One of the men, Silviu-Bogdan Bruzlea (left), 27, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in his absence for murdering a man in Romania in September 2007. Bangladeshi national Rouf Uddin (right), 39, is wanted by Belgian authorities following the murder of Malika Soussi in November 2002 . Wanted: Alexandru Cucu (left) was being hunted by Romanian authorities after he and another suspect beat a security guard with an iron rod, a metal pipe and an axe handle. And detectives investigating the organised sexual exploitation of girls in Romania want to speak to Balint Budi (right) The probe - named Operation Sunfire \u2013 is being run by Scotland Yard\u2019s extradition unit. The majority of the men have links to London but their exact whereabouts are unknown. Police issued photos of all 17 men as they launched the appeal today. Detective Sergeant Peter Rance, who is heading the manhunt, asked people to get in touch if they recognise any of them. He said: \u2018We believe that these people are dangerous, so taking them out of our communities and putting them before the courts is of paramount importance. \u2018I urge the public to look closely at these pictures. Do you recognise these men? It may be that they live next door to you, or you see them regularly elsewhere in your community.\u2019 One of the men, Silviu-Bogdan Bruzlea, 27, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in his absence for murdering a man in Romania in September 2007. After the victim and Bruzlea's girlfriend had an argument in the Tiga nightclub in Hunedoara, the killer armed himself with a baseball bat as he and his friends followed the victim home. Huge manhunt: Romanian authorities want to extradite 52-year-old Octavian Medeleanu (left) after a number of women were threatened with violence and trafficked to the UK. Algimantas Ringaila (right), 34, is suspected of being part of an organised crime group in his native Lithuania . Jail time: Janusz Kedziora (left) is due to spend ten years in prison for a string of violent robberies in Poland. Polish police want to extradite Krzysztof Malkowski (right), who is due to serve 19 months in prison after the 39-year-old attacked a man, leaving him with broken ribs and a fractured eye socket . They then repeatedly hit the victim's head and body for ten minutes, causing injuries which he died from three days later in hospital. Bangladeshi national Rouf Uddin, 39, is wanted by Belgian authorities following the murder of Malika Soussi in November 2002. The 32-year-old's body was found with her throat cut in her flat in \u00cfxelles. Alexandru Cucu was being hunted by Romanian authorities after he and another suspect beat a security guard with an iron rod, a metal pipe and an axe handle at the Wake Up club in Cugir in April 2011. The 27-year-old Romanian national was due to spend four and a half years in prison for attempted murder. Detectives investigating the organised sexual exploitation of girls aged 12 to 17 years in Brasov, Romania, between February and March 2010 want to speak to Balint Budi, 25. Romanian authorities also want to extradite 52-year-old Octavian Medeleanu after a number of women were threatened with violence and trafficked to the UK, where they were sexually exploited and forced or coerced into prostitution, between 2006 and 2007. Assaults: Mantas Jurgsat (left), also known as Marius Mickevicius, 25, is wanted in Lithuania in connection with a stabbing and a separate attack on a police officer, while Patryk Kokoryk (right), 33, is due to serve an eight-month prison sentence in Poland for attacking a man with a table leg . Polish links: Mariusz Kuliga (left), 21, is wanted following a number of armed robberies in Poland, where Jan Hiszpanski (right), 36, is due to serve almost two-and-a-half years behind bars for robbing a man in Rypin . Algimantas Ringaila, 34, is suspected of being part of an organised crime group in his native Lithuania between 2005 and 2014, including drug trafficking, gun trafficking and trafficking stolen vehicles. Janusz Kedziora, also known by the name Michal Krawczyk, is due to spend ten years in prison for a string of violent robberies in Poland. In one incident the victim's teeth were broken when being robbed of beer, while in another a man was attacked with tear gas. Polish police want to extradite Krzysztof Malkowski, who is due to serve 19 months in prison after the 39-year-old attacked a man, leaving him with broken ribs, a fractured eye socket and damage to his lungs, kidney and spleen. Mantas Jurgsat, also known as Marius Mickevicius, 25, is wanted in Lithuania in connection with a stabbing and a separate attack on a police officer, while Patryk Kokoryk, 33, is due to serve an eight-month prison sentence in Poland for attacking a man with a table leg. Mariusz Kuliga, 21, is wanted following a number of armed robberies in Poland, where Jan Hiszpanski, 36, is due to serve almost two-and-a-half years behind bars for robbing a man in Rypin. Known to police: Tomasz Naumowicz (left), 33, was convicted of rape in Poland and Roland Ostvalds (right), 24, is wanted by Latvian authorities in connection with a rape . Yet to serve their sentences: Polish authorities want to extradite Michal Ochecki (left), 29, to serve a sentence of almost two-and-a-half years for robbery and assault, and Tomasz Pieta (right), 31, to spend more than three-and-a-half years behind bars for robbery, assaulting a police officer and criminal damage . Tomasz Naumowicz, 33, was convicted of rape in Poland and Roland Ostvalds, 24, is wanted by Latvian authorities in connection with a rape. The hunt is on: Abri Bucpapaj, 35, is wanted by Finnish authorities in connection with allegations of rape, assault and threats to kill . Polish authorities also want to extradite Michal Ochecki, 29, to serve a sentence of almost two-and-a-half years for robbery and assault, and Tomasz Pieta, 31, to spend more than three-and-a-half years behind bars for robbery, assaulting a police officer and criminal damage. Abri Bucpapaj, 35, is wanted by Finnish authorities in connection with allegations of rape, assault and threats to kill. Mr Rance said: \u2018The Met is committed to arresting dangerous criminals - whether they are British or foreign nationals. \u2018We conduct extensive enquiries on a daily basis, however, experience tells us that co-ordinated operations such as Sunfire encourage the public to provide us with the information that often leads to arrests.\u2019 This is the fourth time the Met has run Operation Sunfire, with almost half of those wanted in previous appeals subsequently arrested. Lord Ashcroft, founder and chairman of Crimestoppers, said: \u2018Crimestoppers works hard to keep communities safe, which is why we are calling on anyone who might recognise these individuals to contact us completely anonymously and let us know their whereabouts. \u2018Many of these individuals are known to be highly dangerous, making their arrest an urgent priority.\u2019","highlights":"Metropolitan Police has launched huge manhunt for the foreign nationals . They are wanted by authorities in Europe and are now thought to be in UK . One wanted man battered his victim to death with baseball bat in Romania . Another is being sought in connection with woman's murder in Belgium . Most men have links to London but their exact whereabouts are unknown .","id":"93165cf18edef1f868d00f4aaf8c80f9863a505f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" believed to be residing in London.\nThe UK's most wanted men are wanted for a long list of crimes. They include two men suspected of being in London on terror charges.\nThe list also includes one of the most powerful crime bosses in the UK, wanted in both the UK and Italy for murder and drug smuggling.\nAt the top of the list is Nabil Boussimi, who is wanted in the UK on suspicion of terror offences.\nThe 42-year-old is said to be dangerous and is \"likely to be living in the UK\".\nHe was born in Morocco but has a UK residency card.\nBoussimi has links to the drug trade, and is also suspected of terrorism offences.\nHe is currently wanted in Italy for crimes including murder and attempted murder.\nA Metropolitan Police spokesman said: \u201cDetectives would like to make people living in the UK aware of their concerns about Nabil Boussimi \u2013 who may be living in the country.\n\u201cIf you see him, do not approach him, call 999 immediately and ask for a British Transport Police officer.\u201d\nBoussimi is said to be 6ft 3in tall and of stocky build. He is said to have a distinctive beard.\nHe is believed to have arrived in the UK in early 2018. He has links to West London.\nA Metropolitan Police spokesman said: \u201cDetectives would like to make people living in the UK aware of their concerns about Nabil Boussimi \u2013 who may be living in the country.\n\u201cIf you see him, do not approach him, call 999 immediately and ask for a British Transport Police officer.\u201d\nBoussimi is wanted in London, Surrey and the rest of the UK for his suspected role as one of the UK\u2019s most dangerous criminals.\nHe is suspected of drug trafficking and trafficking of migrant workers from Morocco into the UK.\nHe is also wanted in Italy for several crimes including murder.\nHe is said to have arrived in the UK in 2018, and is described as white, 6ft 3in, heavy-set and bearded.\nBoussimi was convicted of conspiring to commit terrorist offences in Italy in 2004.\nHe is also known to have links to Milan.\nDetectives have published photos of five of the most wanted men \u2013 a number of them thought to be in the UK.\n"}
{"article":"(CNN)The death of the founding father of Singapore last Monday is an appropriate occasion to reflect on nation building. As prime minister for its first three decades, Lee Kuan Yew raised a poor port from the bottom rungs of the third world to the first world in a single generation. As it prepares to mark its 50th anniversary as a nation, Singapore is today an ultra-modern metropolis of almost six million people with higher per capita GDP than the United States, according to the World Bank. Lee's achievement in building a successful nation contrasts sharply with the results of Washington's expenditure of over $4 trillion and nearly 7,000 American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Some say Singapore's story is sui generis: Something that could only happen in that time and place. But its remarkable performance has less to do with miraculous conditions than with Lee's model of disciplined, visionary leadership. Leaders of other aspiring-to-develop nations, and even the U.S., should take pages from Lee Kuan Yew's playbook to address current challenges. We know many of Lee's lessons on the role of government leadership in development because my co-authors and I asked him directly two years ago to reflect on them -- points we captured in our book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World. Five stand out. First, Lee insisted that governance was first and foremost about results. In his words, \"the acid test of any legal system is not the greatness or the grandeur of its ideal concepts, but whether, in fact, it is able to produce order and justice.\" About the core purposes of government, he was crystal clear. In terms America's founding fathers would recognize, he believed that \"the ultimate test of the value of a political system is whether it helps that society establish conditions which improve the standard of living for the majority of its people, plus enabling the maximum of personal freedoms compatible with the freedoms of others in society.\" Second, superior performance requires superior leadership. Lee demanded of leaders both intellectual and moral superiority. Contrary to modern Western democratic theory that emphasizes citizens' participation in governance, his views were closer to Plato's conception of the \"guardians,\" or China's historical Mandarins. Good government requires most of all leaders who put the public good unquestionably above their own personal interests. He was disappointed by many of his counterparts who failed that test. Third, successful societies guarantee strict equality of opportunity for all individuals, but are realistic about the fact that this will yield substantial inequalities in outcomes. For Lee, the essence of a successful society was intense competition on a level playing field that allows each individual to achieve his or her maximum. Few things offended him more than denial of equality of opportunity on the basis of caste (India), class (Europe), race (the U.S. during segregation), sex, or other irrelevant attributes. As he put it, the leader's objective was to \"build up a society in which people will be rewarded not according to the amount of property they own, but according to their active contribution to society in physical or mental labor.\" Fourth, about democracy, particularly Western liberal democracy, Lee had serious reservations. In part, this attitude stemmed from his own experience, but it also reflected a deeper philosophical aversion to ideologies. As he liked to say, \"the acid test is performance, not promises. The millions dispossessed in Asia care not and know not of theory. They want a better life. They want a more equal, just society.\" Lee enjoyed engaging American critics who insisted that without democracy Singapore could not develop an advanced economy. In contrast, he argued that what most countries needed was more \"discipline,\" rather than democracy. He noted that the U.S. had been building democracy and giving aid to the Philippines for over a century. But, he asked, how many people from Singapore sought to leave it for the Philippines? Many people in the Philippines, he noted, wanted to move to Singapore. On one occasion, with a broad smile, he continued, \"and you will notice that since the Vietnam War and the Great Society, the U.S. system has not functioned even for the United States.\" Fifth, which leaders did he most admire? From the recent past, he focused on three: Charles de Gaulle, Deng Xiaoping, and Winston Churchill. \"De Gaulle, because he had tremendous guts; Deng, because he changed China from a broken-backed state, which would have imploded like the Soviet Union, into what it is today; and \"Churchill, because any other person would have given up.\" On the current scene, the leader who impressed him most was the new president of China, Xi Jinping. As he said just before Xi took office: \"I would put him in Nelson Mandela's class of persons. A person with enormous emotional stability who does not allow his personal misfortunes or sufferings to affect his judgment. In a word, he is impressive.\" As China's leaders attempt to follow in Lee's footsteps in building a Mandarin-Leninist led nation that overtook the U.S. last year in GDP (measured by PPP) to become the world's largest economy, and democratic India seems poised to grow at rates that will compete with China, we can reflect on lessons from Lee Kuan Yew and place our bets. Governing a nation in which two of every three citizens believe their country is headed in the wrong direction -- and have believed so under Democratic and Republican Presidents for all of the 21st century -- American leaders should ask whether it is time to focus on the acid test of performance rather than the litmus test of ideology.","highlights":"In Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew had remarkable success in creating a prosperous modern state . His lessons should prove instructive to other leaders in a time of great instability, writes Graham Allison . Lee passed on his insights on the role of government leadership in development to Allison .","id":"8849a8e7efdfff2d3b2ab81bb06f7bbe396d2da7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to a first-rate city-state, which became in his lifetime the most prosperous country in Southeast Asia. And he also raised the bar for his successors, who have had to carry the banner in a world where rising power competition has brought the challenges of a post-Cold War order.\nThe region\u2019s largest country \u2014 by land mass, the third largest by area in Asia after China and India \u2014 is Singapore. It was a little fishing village when Lee took over in 1959, and he turned it into a developed city-state by 1960.\nAt the end of his three decades in office, he was an indispensable authority figure in the region, and a close friend of all the Asian prime ministers of the time, from Indira Gandhi to Suharto. It was not lost on the citizens of his island, one of the richest countries in the world per capita, that they were privileged to enjoy that privilege. They were willing to defer to Lee\u2019s political wisdom and his command of the international community.\nBut Lee\u2019s tenure as prime minister was, in many ways, a tragedy. It was a period marked by economic upheaval, social polarisation and the emergence of the political opposition as a powerful and legitimate voice. For all his success, he alienated the political class, and his own colleagues were deeply suspicious of him. And it is on this \u2014 and this alone \u2014 that Lee should be judged as one of the greatest and most extraordinary leaders of his century.\nAs the first prime minister of the Republic of Singapore, he was in fact an accidental one, a creation of the British colonial government, which in his own words, was the architect of the country\u2019s founding and also its \u201carchitect of the country\u2019s development after independence.\u201d But the political reality of Singapore was not his making.\nLee had been the secretary general of the first (and only) non-communist ruling party after World War II, the Singapore People\u2019s Action Party. The first party that had to be banned, even before independence. The party he had founded, and the one that propelled him to power.\nLee Kuan Yew\u2019s Singapore became a political utopia when he left office. It is the only country in the world where the ruling party has not, since 1959, lost an election. Singapore has one of the most stringent press laws in the world, and its most recent prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, a member"}
{"article":"The conclusion of a football match, particularly monumental ones like the World Cup final, often brings new debate and inquiry, questions about players, tactics and refereeing decisions. Very rarely do they result in a government investigation. Yet that is exactly what happened after Brazil's capitulation in the 1998 final against hosts France. Quite what transpired in the hours before the match, particularly with star player Ronaldo who was taken to hospital and left off the teamsheet only to be reinstated before kick-off, is one of football's most enduring mysteries. Ronaldo pictured following Brazil's 3-0 defeat by France at the 1998 World Cup final at the Stade de France . Ronaldo looks gutted after the loss as he was not himself in a final where the pressure seemed to get to him . France vs Brazil in the 1998 final led to a government investigation about Ronaldo's involvement . France: Barthez, Thuram, Desailly, Leboeuf, Lizarazu, Deschamps (c), Karembeu, Petit, Zidane, Djorkaeff, Guivarc'h . Goals: Zidane (27, 45+1), Petit (90+3) Booked: Deschamps, Karembeu, Desailly . Sent off: Desailly . France manager: Aime Jacquet . Brazil: Taffarel, Cafu, Aldair, Baiano, Carlos, Sampaio, Dunga (c), Rivaldo, Leonardo, Bebeto, Ronaldo . Goals: NONE . Booked: Baiano . Brazil manager: Mario Zagallo . Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis . Referee: Said Belqola . Attendance: 80,000 . Civil action in a Rio court, a Rio medical council action against two team medics (both of whom were unanimously absolved of blame) and an investigation in Brazil's national congress have shed some light on the events of  July 12 1998 but it continues to be a source of consternation in the country. The official records show the match ended in a 3-0 defeat for Brazil but the story of what happened in and around the Stade de France that afternoon is murkier in detail. Ronaldo, then just 21, had been outstanding all tournament in a Brazil side - including Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Bebeto - that were defending their title from 1994. The final was billed as a head-to-head between him and France's equally captivating talisman Zinedine Zidane. In the event, the France midfielder steamrollered a jaded Brazil outfit, scoring two first half headed goals in a man of the match performance with Emmanuel Petit adding a third after a late counter-attack. It was the first time France had been crowned world champions but it later transpired much of the drama had already happened, out of view of the many millions of TV viewers worldwide. The day had began in a relaxed fashion for the Brazil players. The whole squad had lunch at the Chateau de Grande Romaine, just outside Paris then returned to their rooms. Ronaldo was sharing with Roberto Carlos, neighbouring a room with Edmundo and Doriva. France's Zinedine Zidane sees his header go through the legs of Brazil's Roberto Carlos in the final . France celebrate after going 2-0 up as midfielder Zidane steamrollered a jaded Brazil outfit . France players celebrate with the World Cup trophy as they won the great competition on home soil . France manager Aime Jacquet holds up the World Cup trophy and is surrounded by the world's media . Zidane was a worthy winner of the World Cup as he brushed aside Brazil with two goals in the final . Roberto Carlos implied Ronaldo was wilting under the weight of expectation of the nation. 'He was scared about what lay ahead,' he said, 'The pressure had got to him and he couldn't stop crying.' To government congress later, Edmundo described a viscerally shocking scene as suddenly Ronaldo started to have a fit. He frothed at the mouth and began to shake uncontrollably. Roberto Carlos, overwhelmed by panic, started screaming for help. 'When I saw what it was, I despaired,' said Edmundo, 'Because it was a really strong and shocking scene.' He ran through the hotel hitting on all the doors and shouting for everyone to come. A congressmen asked the striker for more details. 'Was Ronaldo hitting out or shaking?' 'Hitting out a lot,' replied Edmundo. 'Lying down?' 'Lying down and hitting himself with his hands like this, with his teeth...' 'Together?' 'Locked together and with his mouth foaming.' 'His whole body hitting itself?' 'The whole body, yes.' Defender Cesar Sampaio put his hand in Ronaldo's mouth to unravel his tongue and prevent him swallowing it. Ronaldo then fell asleep and, according to Edmundo, team doctors decided to pretend that nothing had happened when he woke up. Ronaldo had a fit before the World Cup final but was controversially allowed to play against France . Brazil supporters expected so much but were let down as their team were beaten 3-0 by a strong France side . The front page of French newspaper \u00a0L'Equipe ahead of France vs Brazil friendly on Thursday . Ronaldo woke up and went for tea. But he was subdued. Leonardo, one of the side's senior players at the time, insisted that Ronaldo be told what had happened and the doctors relented. At 6pm when the squad began the short coach journey to the Stade de France, Ronaldo went to the Lilas clinic in Paris. His name was left off the teamsheets, sending the assembled international press into frenzy but 40 minutes before kick-off he arrived after being given the all-clear and insisted he should play. Brazil's miserable showing on the pitch led to outrage in the country and rumours began to swirl about wrongdoing in the camp in the lead up to the match and even conspiracy. Manager Mario Zagallo was criticised for picking Ronaldo despite what had happened but he defended his decision. 'If you invert the situation and I didn't put Ronaldo on and then Brazil lost 3-0, people would say 'Zagallo is stubborn, he had to put him on, Ronaldo was the best player in the world.'\u00a0So I think I would do the same again. Now was it his being chosen that caused Brazil to lose? Absolutely not. I think it was the collective trauma, created by the atmosphere of what had happened.' Brazil manager Mario Zagallo (right) pictured after the 3-0 defeat by France in the capital Paris . Zagallo consoles Ronaldo after the final as the Brazil manager controversially allowed the striker to play . Understandably Ronaldo, who continued to play for Brazil until 2011, tried to downplay the affair throughout his career. Last year, in a TV interview with Gary Lineker as his country prepared to host the World Cup, he lifted the lid on what had happened. He told the story of the fit and revealed he begged the manager to let him play. 'I had a convulsion, after lunch in the afternoon. I was unconscious for three or four minutes. I don't know why. Nobody knows. Was it pressure or nerves? It could be,' he said, 'When you are there and you breathe the competition, everything is about the competition. You cannot disconnect from it. It's a lot of pressure. But I pleaded with Zagallo to let me play.' Ronaldo went on to lift the World Cup with Brazil in Japan four years later and will go down as one of the great strikers of all time, but an air of intrigue continues to hang over that afternoon's events.","highlights":"France hammered Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final on home soil . Zinedine Zidane and Emmanuel Petit scored twice against the Brazilians . Ronaldo had a fit, frothed at the mouth and shook uncontrollably . The Brazil striker was taken to hospital and left off the teamsheets . He begged manager\u00a0Mario Zagallo to let him play in the final - and he did .","id":"70c57daa13237f4b0da3341113348773ea4468b2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the France vs. Italy final.\nAfter France beat Italy in extra time on Sunday, Italian fans protested on social media that the French had committed serious fouls throughout the game that the referee \u201cdidn\u2019t see\u201d. The complaints didn\u2019t end there, as \u2018Le Figaro\u2019 reported that Italy\u2019s General Council of Deputies was also considering holding hearings to investigate the incident.\nFrench Sports Minister Laura Flessel stated in a letter to Italian counterpart Vincenzo Spadafora that she had spoken with the country\u2019s ambassador about the matter and urged him to investigate and hold the referee, C\u00e9dric Poix, accountable.\nA member of the Ligue 1 referees\u2019 committee, Poix has made over 1,000 official appearances in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. He had the final whistle after 119 minutes to make in the 1-0 win for France, during which time both he and the VAR were consulted at least 18 times by the referee.\nThe Italian Football Federation has made a similar appeal against the referee for the match, claiming that Poix was \u201cbiased\u201d and \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d towards Italy. The federation president Giovanni Battista Ruggiero said that \u201cthe referee did not manage the match. He went to the stadium at 8pm on Saturday and the match ended at 11:30pm Sunday\u201d.\nIt was not the first time Poix had drawn a storm of criticism after having officiated a match involving an Italian opponent. In 2015 he was reprimanded for a sending off of a Lazio opponent when the referee did not give a penalty against Sassuolo. The Italian football federation lodged a formal complaint with UEFA, which led to Poix being suspended from officiating matches in 2017.\nHowever, Poix has been able to recover the respect of the referees committee and was appointed to officiate the 2017 UEFA European Championship final in which Spain beat Portugal 3-3 after extra time. Spain coach Julen Lopetegui spoke at a press conference after his side lost on penalties in the shootout, acknowledging Poix\u2019s performance was \u201cfair\u201d.\nThe refereeing committee have the final decision on awarding players and coaches yellow and red cards, and if they believe Poix committed a serious infraction then they will request he be replaced. However, this is an unusual situation for a final. In the press room after the game, Po"}
{"article":"Jose Mourinho remains 'pretty confident' his Chelsea side will be crowned Barclays Premier League champions, but Diego Costa is an injury concern for their title run-in. The Blues restored their six-point lead over Manchester City with a 3-2 win over spirited Hull on Sunday and retain a game in hand against rock-bottom Leicester. That makes them heavy favourites to lift the trophy and Mourinho was happy to accept the role of front-runners after Loic Remy grabbed a 77th minute winner at the KC Stadium. Jose Mourinho is confident that his Chelsea side will be able to secure the Premier League title this season . Loic Remy came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal to secure three points for the Blues . 'I'm not pretty sure, I'm pretty confident. I believe in my players, I believe that we can do it but I know it's difficult,' he said. 'I keep thinking the same, the title race should be over. In normal conditions, Chelsea should have eight, 10, 12 points more than we have; title race over. 'But football is unpredictable and the reality is we have a six-point lead, one game in hand, which is our best situation for the whole season.' Costa's short-term involvement is an open question, though. The Spain striker claimed his 20th goal of the season with a wonderful curling effort to put Chelsea 2-0 up inside nine minutes, but hobbled off with a hamstring injury. One negative for Chelsea was the hamstring injury suffered by Diego Costa, which ended his involvement . Costa's replacement, Remy, scored the winning goal and Mourinho thinks he has sufficient replacements . His exit allowed for Remy's match-winning arrival, but whether he emerges from the imminent international break in match condition is uncertain. 'When a striker is playing, the team needs a goal to win the game and with 15 minutes to go the striker, a guy with a lot of experience of hamstring injuries, says \"it is over for me\", then it is over for him,' said Mourinho. 'He has this problem. He tried to play the Champions League final for Atletico (Madrid, last season) and was injured again and again and again. He has this fragility. 'We know his hamstring is not a strong one. He works hard through the week to compensate the weakness he has there but the injury can come. Remy (centre) celebrates scoring Chelsea's third goal against Hull at the KC Stadium . Mourinho watches on from the bench as his Chelsea side go six points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City . 'If he is injured then we have Remy, we have Drogba. We never cry about injured players.' Costa can at least expect to miss Spain's forthcoming games against Ukraine and Holland, but despite the added rehabilitation time, Mourinho would rather be pressing on with the domestic calendar. 'For Diego (the break) is good, because imagine we play three matches in one week, that's three matches he doesn't play. 'But in this moment we have nine matches to play and I would like to play every week, so it's not good for us.' Eden Hazard scored the first goal of the game inside two minutes to get Chelsea on track . Thibaut Courtois made an error to gift Hull their second, but later made amends with a string of saves . Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois gifted Abel Hernandez an equaliser just a minute after Ahmed Elmohamady made it 2-1, side-footing a back pass straight to the City striker. But Tigers boss Steve Bruce believes the Belgian's brilliance later in the piece was crucial to the outcome. Courtois produced a sensational triple save from Elmohamady, Jake Livermore and Gaston Ramirez in the 64th minute to keep the scores level. 'The big turning point in the game was where Courtois pulls off three saves which change the course of the game,' said Bruce, who was nevertheless delighted with his side's endeavour. 'That's as good as we've played for a long, long time, against the best team in England. 'We're obviously disappointed to lose the game because I don't think we deserved that. 'We gave Chelsea a hell of a run for their money and on another day it could have gone our way. 'I'm sure we've got enough and I'm convinced if we play like that, we're good enough to stay in this division.'","highlights":"Chelsea went 2-0 up against Hull, but were pulled back to 2-2 . Loic Remy scored Chelsea's third goal to secure all three points . Jose Mourinho is 'pretty confident' that his side will win the league . Diego Costa hobbled off with a hamstring injury, but Mourinho said: 'We never cry about injured players'","id":"bb7eefc607bcd79700459f56880dd340359cac52","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-1 home win over Arsenal at the weekend and Mourinho is relishing the race for top honours.\nWith only 11 games remaining, there are still 31 points to play for and Mourinho's men are on course for the historic feat of an unbeaten league campaign. Mourinho said: \"We are pretty confident. The way we are going, the way the players are doing it, the way the manager is doing it \u2013 it is a long way to go but with the way the team is going, with the way the players are going, I have to be pretty confident.\n\"I feel that way because I have the team here and I like to judge myself not by the result but by the reality. I am in the present, not in the past. I am living the present, the past is a story and you learn from the past but I am in the present because there is only one reality: this reality of being here, being in the Premier League and trying to compete for the title, which is fantastic.\"\nChelsea have a relatively favourable run-in. They play the likes of Sunderland, West Brom, West Ham, Leicester and Norwich and Mourinho believes Chelsea are capable of winning any of those games. He added: \"I think that there are teams who play more difficult teams than the teams we have to play. For me the teams that play Sunderland, for example, are not better than the teams we play. They are all on the same level, (it's just) a matter of whether we are stronger or the other team is stronger.\"\nIt was not only in-form Costa who showed the character that Mourinho admires so much at the weekend. \"He (Costa) was fantastic again. It is not a surprise to me because I think I had no doubt he could play this way.\" The Spain international looked to have aggravated his hamstring problem but Mourinho says he is hopeful the striker will be fit for the final five games of the season.\n\"I think he has a little problem with his hamstring but I am pretty confident he will be ready for the last five games. I think he will be fine.\" Chelsea have already clinched the Capital One Cup, but now all their attention is focused on the Premier League. \"We have to win a Premier League or we have to lose one. The only thing that makes the difference is to win the title.\n\"I like to say that I am"}
{"article":"Gareth Southgate was irritated. England had just put one over their oldest rivals in thrilling circumstances but something was gnawing away at the Under 21 head coach. For some reason, Southgate couldn\u2019t get over the first 25 minutes at the Riverside Stadium, even though England had beaten Germany 3-2. England, he felt, were overawed by Germany who looked a team of stars, passing smoothly in tight areas, winning cute free-kicks and making their experience tell. They were doing everything their numbers suggested they would. The numbers? Norwich's Nathan Redmond, who scored England's second goal, deserves a Premier League return . Jesse Lingard levelled for England to make it 1-1 in Middlesbrough during an impressive victory . James Ward-Prowse hit the winner to give Gareth Southgate's men a tremendous win ahead of Euro 2015 . Nathan Redmond:\u00a0West Ham and Stoke considered moves for the winger last summer. Should Norwich fail to get promotion, he might be going up any way. Danny Ings:\u00a0Currently exploring his options with his deal at Burnley ending in June. Liverpool is his most likely destination. Luke Garbutt:\u00a0Out of contract with Everton at the end of the season, Roberto Martinez is convinced he will sign a new deal. If he can\u2019t, others will be on alert. Jack Butland:\u00a0Just three FA Cup games is not enough for England\u2019s No 3 keeper since returning to Stoke from his Derby loan. If Asmir Begovic doesn\u2019t moves on, he might. Will Hughes:\u00a0Some may think he is too lightweight but Hughes is an elegant player. If Derby don\u2019t make the leap into the Premier League, others may try to entice him. Tom Carroll:\u00a0Tottenham midfielder on loan at Swansea, a club that suits his style. He would benefit from making the switch permanent. The team Horst Hrubesch selected had 639 top-flight appearances between them; the squad\u2019s combined number was a staggering 977. That figure would have been more than 1,100 had key players Bernd Leno and Kevin Volland not withdrawn through injury. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, the German goalkeeper, is only 22 but he is playing in the Champions League with Barcelona, Emre Can with Liverpool and Max Meyer\u2019s goal against Maribor in December helped Schalke reach the last 16 of the Champions League. How does the top-flight experience of the England starting XI measure up? The figure is 230, the squad\u2019s total is 389. It gives credence to the point FA chairman Greg Dyke has made about young English players not getting sufficient opportunities but when you see the impressive way they tore into Germany, it makes you wonder why some can\u2019t break through the glass ceiling. Southgate has been deservedly praised for how he has handled things since taking over in September 2013 but a run of one defeat in 16 games \u2014 with 13 victories \u2014 is not solely down to the man in charge. Southgate was not happy with the first 25 minutes of England's match against their German counterparts . \u2018We want to get the ball down and score lots of goals,\u2019 said James Ward-Prowse, whose late goal defeated Germany. \u2018It\u2019s also down to players putting in the effort.\u2019 Ward-Prowse is one of the luckier squad members. With 67 Barclays Premier League appearances, he was the most experienced starter against Germany and has benefited from being at Southampton, where youth is given its head. So what about the rest? Experts talk about a team\u2019s spine but England had four players \u2014 goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, Ben Gibson, Jake Forster-Caskey and Will Hughes \u2014 in key positions who had never kicked a ball at the highest level. \u2018I spoke to Oliver Bierhoff about what happened in Germany,\u2019 John Barnes, the Liverpool and England legend, told Sportsmail two years ago. \u2018The German Federation said in 2002 they needed young German players to be playing regularly for their clubs to help the national team. \u2018All the clubs are German-owned, so they feel a responsibility to the national team. Bayern Munich had to be the drivers. The clubs had to go through a period of not winning anything in Europe but look at them now.\u2019 Hughes has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs, most notably Liverpool, but nobody has taken the plunge. Skilful, elegant and thriving under Steve McClaren at Derby, he scored the goal against Croatia last October which secured England\u2019s place at Euro 2015. Will Hughes is good enough to play in the PRemier League, despite his diminutive status . Danny Ings showcased his talents too, and he is looking likely to ply his trade away from Burnley . Jesse Lingard, who scored against Germany, is another who is benefiting from working with McClaren but the odds are against him getting regular game time at Manchester United after his loan spell. But if not United, why not somewhere else in the Premier League? Will anyone gamble on Nathan Redmond? The Norwich winger, who excelled against Germany, believes the Championship has toughened him up since his side were relegated last May and a good showing in the finals this summer will help him. Critics will argue they are not good enough or lack mental toughness but the way they played on Monday doesn\u2019t back that up. Germany are the best team England have faced at this level since Spain at Euro 2011, when they were chasing shadows before scrambling a 1-1 draw with a late Danny Welbeck goal. The performance against Germany showed how much England have evolved and why they are genuine contenders to win the European Under 21 Championship, even if their numbers suggest they don\u2019t have enough experience. \u2018We\u2019ve got good quality in the team,\u2019 said Ward-Prowse. \u2018The games will be different in the summer, but we can take a lot of confidence into the tournament.\u2019","highlights":"The Germany Under 21 side beaten by England U21s had 639 top-flight appearances between them: the squad\u2019s combined number was 977 . Germany  looked a team of stars, passing smoothly in tight areas, winning cute free-kicks and making their experience tell . It gives credence to the point FA chairman Greg Dyke has made about young English players not getting sufficient opportunities . When you see the impressive way they tore into Germany, it makes you wonder why some can\u2019t break through the glass ceiling .","id":"cf38ed25ce5225943d8a4ce5da926e678ff19709","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", despite his team going 2-0 up.\nWhat had happened? Who was to blame? Why wasn\u2019t that first half enough? Southgate eventually let his emotions out, shouting something like, \u201cJust score!\u201d and pointing at his defenders to cover one of the goalkeepers\u2019 throw outs. It was only a few seconds later that Marcus Rashford scored.\nSouthgate has always been a very interesting and thoughtful coach. His personality has been very much on display during the England Under 21s\u2019 journey to Israel but there\u2019s something that goes beyond the tactical. It\u2019s more of an existential problem. His side has an innate talent and ability \u2013 a great base on which to build \u2013 that can be so frustrating in the short term, yet so thrilling in the long term. England are a country that need to keep reminding themselves about their history.\nSo what happened in their second game against Israel on Wednesday? Southgate, the former left-back for Manchester United and Middlesborough, was in the stadium in a role that could be described as \u2018honorary chairman\u2019 with Michael Holding, the West Indian cricket legend and cricket\u2019s greatest fast bowler, sitting in the stands. Southgate has been a fixture at England games for years and there was a certain poignancy in the fact that he was at a game with the team that could have ended his life. Southgate had once said that if England were playing poorly, he felt that he\u2019d be letting England down. Now, he just hoped his lads would do enough.\nEngland won and all went well. What of the tactical changes? Southgate had played a 5-3-2 against Israel before but for the first game of this campaign, they played a flat back four. Southgate said, \u201cI can\u2019t remember exactly why we changed things.\u201d The England coach is honest and forthright. He is very conscious of the England tradition. \u201cIf we had won the second game in [the last] cycle but then lost the third game, it would have been difficult to justify our approach at the next tournament.\u201d\nSouthgate may not have realised it immediately, but the way he spoke and answered questions after the game, he was already looking forward to the next game in the series, against Romania this Sunday. England have won the European Championships at youth level three times (1994, 1997 and 2001), including this year, so they won\u2019t be thinking"}
{"article":"Lauren Blanning, 19, has been jailed for 16 months for drink driving after she pulled into the path of a biker having drunk a bottle of rose wine . A husband left crippled by a teenage girl who downed a bottle of ros\u00e9 before getting behind the wheel has condemned her \u2018totally insubstantial\u2019 16-month jail term. Motorcyclist Stephen Isaacs was flung 60ft and suffered severe pelvic injuries after Lauren Blanning pulled out in front of him while on the way home from the pub with friends. Newlywed Mr Isaacs, 49, has been told he is unlikely to walk again. But Blanning, 19, could be free in as little as eight months and will be let back on the road. Last night, wheelchair-bound Mr Isaacs criticised the sentence handed down at Bristol Crown Court. He said: \u2018We were led to believe she would be charged with grievous bodily harm, with a 14-year maximum \u2013 a sentence in a decent range which she would serve as a result. 'I think the 16- month sentence is utterly and totally insubstantial.\u2019 Blanning has said she is \u2018sickened\u2019 by her role in the crash. But Mr Isaacs said her remorse was not genuine, adding: \u2018I think they are crocodile tears. It\u2019s more about feeling sorry for herself.\u2019 The teenager, who passed her driving test three months before the smash in Bristol last May, was nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit when she drove her Ford Ka into the biker\u2019s path. When she was given a breath test she told police: \u2018I know I will fail, I\u2019ve had a bottle of wine.\u2019 Mr Isaacs, an aircraft fitter for 26 years, is still being treated at hospital and is unable to return to work after the accident, which he cannot remember. He had been on his way home and stopped to pick up a takeaway. The next thing he recalls is waking in hospital two weeks later. Biker Stephen Isaacs (pictured with wife Susanne on his wedding day in September 2013) was thrown over the top of Blanning's car and 60ft down the road, suffering massive pelvis injuries . Surgeons had battled to save his life and he \u2018died\u2019 on the operating table before being revived. He lost so much blood that he received 60 pints in 48 hours, and has had multiple operations. Mr Isaacs' injuries were so severe he had to be resuscitated on the operating table in hospital, needed 60 pints of blood transfusions in 48 hours, and has been told it is very unlikely he will walk again . Blanning\u2019s car was travelling at 12mph at the time of the accident, the court heard. But a collision investigator said Mr Isaacs did not have enough time to react and there was nothing he could have done to prevent the 1am crash. After the hearing the victim said his main regret was not being able to be there for his father who died after falling ill in December. But Mr Isaacs \u2013 who used to enjoy kayaking, hiking and skiing \u2013 said the crash had made him a better man and paid tribute to his wife Susanne, 45, whom he married in September 2013. He said: \u2018I\u2019m a determined person. I think I\u2019ll do cross-country wheelchairing and world travel. This has changed me. But I would not be here without my wife.\u2019 The first thing Blanning did after the smash was phone her mother in \u2018desperation, fear, panic and shock\u2019, the court heard. She later told police the motorcyclist was going a \u2018bit fast\u2019 but tests proved he was doing 32mph. Blanning was jailed for 16 months after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol. She had been found to have 62 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. Judge Michael Roach, sentencing, said Blanning\u2019s \u2018stupidity\u2019 had wrecked a life. He told her: \u2018Nothing I can say can restore his good health. Nothing I can say can restore anything he and others had to suffer through your stupidity.\u2019 Blanning\u2019s lawyer Darren Burleigh read a note from his client which said: \u2018I can\u2019t begin to imagine what I put Mr Isaacs and his family through. It sickens me that I played a part in such a tragic accident. I can never make it up to them. I hope what happens today lifts a heavy weight off their shoulders.\u2019 He added: \u2018She made a foolish decision to drive a very short distance from the pub to her friend\u2019s house. \u2018For that she knows she will have to be punished. The impact will never be reflected in any sentence.\u2019 Blanning was also banned from driving for three years and must take a test before returning to the road. Mr Isaacs has been bed-bound at Southmead Hospital since the accident in May last year and today branded Blanning's sentence\u00a0'utterly and totally unsubstantial' Blanning called her mother in a panic after the accident, and initially tried to claim Mr Isaacs had been travelling 'a bit fast', but later tests showed he was going at 32mph . Mr Isaacs has lost his job of 26-years following the horror crash after his injuries left him unable to return to work and now has to manage his spinal pain using an inflatable mattress . Sentencing Blanning at Bristol Crown Court, Judge Michael Roach said a life had been ruined by her 'stupidity' (pictured, scars on Mr Isaacs' stomach after multiple surgeries)","highlights":"Lauren Blanning, 19, jailed for 16 months after admitting drink driving . Had bottle of ros\u00e9 wine with friends at pub before giving them a lift home . Pulled into path of biker Stephen Isaacs, 49, sending him flying 60ft . He needed 60 pints of blood and had to be resuscitated during surgery . Doctors have told him he may never walk again and he has lost his job . Mr Isaacs branded Blanning's sentence 'utterly and totally unsubstantial'","id":"7fedb3402a09f7bf34a6c2b628a0dc79d5bf87d9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of spirits and a glass of wine and crashed head-on into his car has criticised police for not taking her licence away.\nThe court was told the 19-year-old woman - who had no other convictions and has suffered mental health problems - was driving at 90mph on a 60mph road when she crashed into a Honda Civic driven by a 39-year-old husband.\nThe man was trapped in his wrecked car for 12 hours until firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove the roof and free him. He suffered head, neck, chest, leg and arm injuries, with fractures of both knees, a fractured pelvis, a fracture of the fibula and a dislocated shoulder.\nA police officer on the scene, PC Richard Lewis, told the Old Bailey that the car smelt of alcohol and there was a bottle of vodka and two empty bottles of wine in the boot.\nThe woman was arrested in the early hours of April 11 last year after she was found parked on the opposite side of the road from where the husband and his car had come to rest.\nHe had earlier pulled out of a petrol station to head home, but police officers on patrol saw him travelling at a speed that didn\u2019t match the flow of traffic. When they attempted to intercept him, he drove into a field instead of pulling over, where he crashed into the oncoming Honda driven by his wife.\nThe husband suffered a fracture to his skull, a collapsed lung, a fractured pelvis, three fractured ribs, bruised and cut his hands and an injured shoulder. He will suffer problems for the rest of his life and was in and out of hospital for 12 months after the accident, said prosecutor James O\u2019Brien.\nThe husband was taken by air ambulance and had to be transferred from one hospital to another before he was fit enough for surgery. The wife has not shown any remorse, according to Mr O\u2019Brien, and refused to answer any questions from police officers.\nWhen arrested, the woman was taken to a hospital for a blood test but it came back as negative for alcohol. It turned out that she had drunk a bottle of ros\u00e9 wine at her workplace in the early hours, before setting off for her home in Epping Forest.\nMr O\u2019Brien described the case as \u201cunusually exceptional\u201d as the police did not take the young woman\u2019s driving licence away, despite her having no other convictions or accidents. He added that the young woman had shown a "}
{"article":"It has been a bittersweet week for Kristin Scott Thomas. On Thursday the acclaimed actress was at Buckingham Palace to receive her Damehood from the Queen, a reward for a lifetime of achievement \u2013 and almost a dress rehearsal for her new West End role playing the Monarch in The Audience. But her delight at the presentation must have involved a moment of quiet reflection, too. For last week was also the anniversary of the death of her father, taken from her in a dramatic fighter plane accident almost half a century ago on March 17, 1966. She was just five. Dame Kristin, 54 \u2013 nominated for an Oscar for her mesmerising role in The English Patient \u2013 has said little about the loss in public, but recalled that \u2018Mummy was pregnant at the time and I can remember when she told us. In one breath it was, \u201cDaddy has had an accident and won\u2019t be coming home and I\u2019m going to have a baby.\u201d So it sort of took the sting out of it\u2019. The exact details of his crash, however, have remained shrouded in secrecy \u2013 like so much else associated with the Cold War \u2013 until now, thanks to the release of a recently declassified air investigation report. Heartbreaking: Dame Kristin Scott Thomas was only five when her father was killed\u00a0in a dramatic fighter plane accident . It reveals that Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas was flying a Sea Vixen jet when it exploded after crashing into the sea off the Dorset coast. He was taking part in a training exercise for a type of mission that has since been described as \u2018perhaps the most stupid, and potentially suicidal attacks ever invented\u2019. The Sea Vixen was in the vanguard of a new generation of high-speed jets that relied on swept wings and two Rolls-Royce engines to achieve near-supersonic speed. They were designed for aircraft carriers for night-time flying and one of their tasks would be to attack Soviet ships in the event of a war. Astonishingly, of the 145 Sea Vixens built, 54 were lost in accidents and 55 crew members killed during the 13 years of frontline service with the Fleet Air Arm from 1959 to 1972. This was a worse rate of attrition than the notorious F-104 Starfighter, which became known as the \u2018Widowmaker\u2019 in Cold War West Germany because 30 per cent were lost to accidents. Lieut Cmdr Thomas, the report reveals, was the designated leader when he and three other Sea Vixen pilots lined up on the runway on the night of March 17. They were tasked with taking off from air base HMS Heron, in Yeovilton, Somerset, and attacking a target being pulled by a frigate, HMS Zulu, off Portland in Dorset. Horrific: Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas was killed during a dangerous night-time training mission . With classic military understatement the report states that they faced \u2018unpleasant conditions\u2019, which included poor visibility, fog patches and a pitch black night. Furthermore, it was believed to have been Thomas\u2019s first attempt at firing Glow Worm flares since he had returned to frontline duties after working as a Vixen flying instructor. The notorious flares were designed to illuminate the target prior to attack but had already been involved in a succession of accidents. As the leader, Thomas was expected to fire off the flares above the frigate so that they would illuminate the target in silhouette. The following three Sea Vixens were then tasked with attacking the dummy ship in quick succession before the leader himself would launch the final attack. All four were supposed to roll into a dive before firing off their rockets at the target at a pre-ordained angle and altitude. However, the training mission was dogged with bad luck from the outset, with one of the Sea Vixens failing to make it off the runway. The three others took off and assumed the attack formation, with Thomas in the lead, to a point 20 miles south of HMS Zulu. But then Vixen No 2 lost his radar and, after trying to maintain his position, was instructed by Thomas to return to base. This meant that No 3 assumed the No 2 position and the two remaining Vixens turned to prepare for the attack. On their first run, Thomas failed to fire the flares. Both planes turned round for a second run, but the new No 2 struggled to maintain position. By the time they were in position for a second strike, the crew of No 2 suddenly realised that HMS Zulu had changed its orientation and was now directly behind the target as they approached it. Worried their missiles could hit the frigate instead of the target it was towing, they aborted the attack for safety reasons. The report adds that the crew of No 2 heard Thomas call \u2018turning in\u2019 in preparation for his attack and \u2018some five to ten seconds [later] the pilot noticed a flash\u2019. Zulu\u2019s crew also saw an explosion, which turned out to be Lieut Cmdr Thomas\u2019s aircraft hitting the water and exploding. Thomas was killed instantly and his co-pilot, Lieutenant John Harvey, was listed as missing. Dame Kristin, born in Cornwall in 1960, later said that after the news of her father\u2019s death \u2018we went down to school and everybody had to be nice to us and we didn\u2019t really understand why. Kids are so resilient. It\u2019s only later that you realise what a terrible shock it was. I can still remember him. It\u2019s like having a little film playing in your head. I can still remember his smell, it\u2019s really weird. The thing that breaks my heart is the smell of engine oil\u2019. Indeed, she has been doubly unfortunate. Kristin\u2019s widowed mother went on to marry another Fleet Air Arm pilot, Simon Idiens, who died in another air accident in 1972. Lieutenant Commander Thomas was flying a Sea Vixen jet (pictured) when it exploded after crashing into the sea off the Dorset coast . Author Tony Buttler, in his book about the Sea Vixen, branded the Glow Worm manoeuvre, for which Lieut Cmdr Thomas was practising, \u2018perhaps the most stupid, and potentially suicidal attack ever invented. Once the leader had fired the flares he had to bank left hard, climb to 4,000ft, come up behind the fourth Sea Vixen, a complex manoeuvre complicated further by the fact he had to switch on his weapons panel, which meant switching hands on the control stick, while turning his head to locate the weapons switch\u2019. All of this was happening while the jet was maintaining a steep bank climb and the pilot was subjected to considerable G-forces. It was a recipe for disorientation and disaster. The conclusion to the MoD report offers little solace, indirectly blaming HMS Zulu and the exercise. Sir Mark Thomson, a former Sea Vixen pilot, said: \u2018When you are flying at night there is no horizon. You have disorientation in relation to the ground or surface, where the ship is. You have the disorientation in relation to where the other planes are as you look in and out of the cockpit. \u2018You are also looking for the weapons switch on your right side and if you are flying with your right hand you either switch hands or reach over with your left hand. \u2018I can see Simon now. He was absolutely magical, the most wonderful and enchanting guy. There was no better-looking couple and while I can see Deborah in Kristin, Kristin also looks just like her father. \u2018She has that classic English look with those high cheekbones. Simon and Deborah had star quality. Life can be so cruel, especially to Deborah. She even had a boyfriend between the two Simons and he was also killed in a flying accident.\u2019","highlights":"Kristin Scott Thomas's father died in a dramatic fighter plane accident . Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas was flying a jet when it exploded . Crash over Dorset coast happened in 1966, when Kristin was just five . Details of the Cold War tragedy were shrouded in secrecy - until now .","id":"755a0f9d571af8f2b4f9bbf9c2d9501fd9124140","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Queen.\nIt had been a long road for Thomas, who was last year nominated for a best actress Bafta. This followed her Olivier nomination in 2013, when she was nominated for her first ever Olivier award for her performance in the Royal Court\u2019s production of Ibsen\u2019s Hedda Gabler.\nNext was an American television film, The Hypnotist (with The Man from U.N.C.L.E.\u2019s Armie Hammer), followed by her Olivier and now Bafta-nominated performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, playing opposite Claire Foy.\n\u201cThe timing is perfect,\u201d says Thomas of her latest role and its similarity to the one she plays in real life. \u201cI started working on The Crown last March and it came out about six weeks after my birthday. It has been 30 years since my first birthday with the queen.\u201d\nIt is almost 20 years since the 57-year-old, who turns 58 next month, got her first Bafta for Four Weddings and a Funeral, but she has lost count of her Oscars, Baftas and nominations. \u201cIt depends on who\u2019s counting,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you count my 10 Baftas, you win an Oscar. I\u2019ve been nominated four times so that means you\u2019ve won an Oscar. My personal best is nine Baftas.\n\u201cNo, I haven\u2019t,\u201d she continues, when asked if she is still as excited at the prospect of a new Bafta or Oscar as when it happened in the early days of her career. \u201cI guess I\u2019ve got too old to care. It used to be really exciting. Even today, for me, the Baftas is the only award that matters because there are no other surprises. The Oscars? Well, you know you\u2019re going to win. For the Baftas, you have to prepare.\u201d\nIt is a curious comment given that most actors work tirelessly for a Bafta and Oscar and, even more so, their absence from the former\u2019s list of nominations. In fact, there are fewer actors with more Baftas, Oscars and nominations than Thomas. Her 10 Bafta nods put her above the likes of Kate Winslet, Tom Hanks and even Tom Cruise and Al Pacino, who each only have four.\n\u201cPeople like to be surprised so even today you never quite know who will"}
{"article":"A woman who says she was conned out of \u00a350,000 by her Senegalese husband in a immigration marriage scam wants to help other women avoid the same fate. Kim Sow, 58, from Dover, has been calling for the government to take action since her husband Laye walked out on her after obtaining his British citizenship. She alleges that Laye had been in the UK illegally and she now believes he was already married to at least two other women. Kim Sow appeared on today's This Morning to share her story of how she was 'duped by a love rat' Kim, pictured with Laye, believes he married her to gain her assets and British citizenship . Kim, a music producer was 49 when she first met Laye, then 43, in a London nightclub in 2007. She said there was an 'instant attraction' and their romance had a 'normal progression to a full-on relationship'. He told her he was a widower supporting three young children in Senegal. Kim said she had no reason not to believe him as he even had his wife's death certificate to prove it. 'He said he was a religious man so couldn't live with me if we weren't married. He told me he didn't believe in polygamy and didn't do affairs. 'He told me his wife had died and his children were being cared for by relatives and he had paperwork to prove it,' she told presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden on today's This Morning. Kim, who was unable to have children after an ectopic pregnancy left her infertile, said the prospect of having a ready-made family with Laye was a dream come true. She said: 'When we married, I thought his children would come and live with us.\u00a0I was so happy. 'One of the attractions for me was that I couldn't have children. I was thrilled to be marrying a man with three lovely children, they were the apple of my eye. I spoke to them on the phone and sent them presents, they were my life. 'I even bought a five bedroom house in Dover where we could live as a family.' Kim and Laye married at Kingston registry office in June 2008. 'I was the happiest woman in the world thinking I had a family and it all came crashing down,' Kim said. The music producer told presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden, left, that she had no reason to believe Laye was still married as he showed her his wife's death certificate . 'I found out he'd had an affair and he said it was because he was missing his children. I gave him a second chance but then found all these other layers of lies and secrets. 'It was all thanks to Facebook that I discovered his real story.' Using the social network site, Kim said she discovered Laye hadn't lied about the death of his first wife, with whom he had one child. But he had gone on to marry another woman in Africa with whom he had his two other children. She found evidence he had then married a Dutch woman and possibly another English woman - and appeared to have ripped them off in similar circumstances to his dealings with her. She also found Facebook messages from Laye to other women he was targeting on dating websites. At the end of her interview, Phillip pointed out charges have not been made against Laye since he left Kim. Following Kim's allegations, police have begun an investigation into Laye for bigamy, fraud and associated crimes. But it is unclear if he is still in Britain. Kim remains adamant he is a 'love rat' who has left her poorer and broken-hearted. Kim is now working with\u00a0Immigration Marriage Fraud UK to stop others suffering her fate . On This Morning she said she knows people will think she's a fool for being taken in but she said she had done lots of checks away to ensure Laye was who he said he was. 'I don't have imbecile on my forehead,' she said. 'I had checked his paperwork and it had gone through lawyers, embassies and the registry office. I had met him in the UK.' Kim is now working with Immigration Marriage Fraud UK to force government policy change.","highlights":"Kim Sow, 58, from Dover, says she's victim of\u00a0immigration marriage fraud . Met her Senegalese husband, Laye, in London . He told her he was a widower supporting three children in Senegal . She thought they would be one big happy family when they married . But she found out he was still married to their mother . Kim only found out the truth via Facebook after they married . He walked out on her after gaining his British citizenship .","id":"58c890761e92f55a865e21513e36119c1ae3edb3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to review the visa rules in such cases.\nHer husband, a 55-year-old unemployed businessman, from Senegal, has applied for a British passport and is waiting for it to be approved. He paid a \u00a312,000 visa fee to obtain the temporary document.\nMs Sow said: \u201cI know my husband is not going to commit an offence against me in the UK. He is a good man and I am a good woman and I know our marriage is genuine. I\u2019m hoping we will be able to keep this marriage, which is in good standing.\u201d\nMs Sow first met her husband, whom she nicknamed Mr J, 20 years ago, when he offered to drive her from Dover to the London airport for \u00a380. She thought he was 30 years old, but has now discovered he is much older and lives with his 44-year-old wife, with whom he also has a British passport.\nMs Sow said Mr J\u2019s visa application was approved by the UK Border Agency, with his photograph, bank statements and proof of his earnings, including an \u00a380,000 cheque. He also paid \u00a312,000 for his temporary British passport.\nHe moved to England with his British passport but was arrested twice - once for the immigration offence - and given bail. Mr J was given a two-week prison sentence for the offences.\nMs Sow said: \u201cHe was given bail and it was like having a big stone around your neck; he was like a caged animal. He was in shock. If he went to prison, I didn\u2019t know what we would do. I could never have gone to Senegal. I have lived here for 35 years.\u201d\nShe says Mr J has not committed an offence against her in 20 years.\nMs Sow claims her relationship with Mr J was a \"completely genuine love story with a very happy ending\".\nBut Immigration Minister Mark Harper said the issue had been referred to UKBA and its decision had been upheld.\n\"This was clearly a bogus marriage,\" Mr Harper added.\nMs Sow and Mr J, who is from Saint Louis, have lived apart for more than a year.\nMr Harper said: \"It is clear that Ms Sow did not realise that Mr J\u2019s passport application was fraudulent.\"\nMrs Sow said it is important for British authorities to keep track of who has entered this country, in the wake of immigration scams.\nShe said: \u201cThis is something"}
{"article":"There's nothing more destructive than a knee-jerk reaction, whether it\u2019s a trifling disagreement that escalates into a row or a mouthful of cake that becomes a whole slice, decisions made on the hoof can cause us unnecessary anguish. Thanks to the frenetic pace of our lives and the constant juggling of friends, family and work, it can seem impossible to put real thought into our actions. But now a brilliant new book, 4 Seconds, by best-selling leadership coach Peter Bregman, promises to help you break this bad habit once and for all, thanks to a seductively simple technique. Scroll down for video . Thanks to the frenetic pace of our lives and constantly juggling responsibilities, it can seem impossible to put real thought into our actions (picture posed by model) The Four-Second Rule can help you regain control your life, make better decisions and even improve your family relationships and love life. Here\u2019s how you can do it ... STOP SABOTAGING YOURSELF . Our basic needs \u2014 fulfilling relationships, success, peace of mind \u2014 are surprisingly straightforward to achieve. But in many cases our best efforts to achieve them are built on habits that don\u2019t work. Worse, we don\u2019t even realise we\u2019re sabotaging ourselves. For example, when we feel overwhelmed by a to-do list, our reaction is to work longer hours and pack more into them. We multi-task and work late. Our intention is to reduce stress. But, of course, our actions have exactly the converse effect. Or we say things we think will impress someone, but instead prompt rejection. We try to comfort a friend, but somehow make her more upset. If we feel overwhelmed by a to-do list often our immediate reaction is to work longer hours and do more, intending to relieve stress, but actually the opposite is achieved (picture posed by model) All of these situations could be avoided with just a moment\u2019s pause to consider the consequences of our actions and make a better choice. This is where the Four-Second Rule comes in. WHAT IS THE FOUR-SECOND RULE? The secret to making good decisions that can simplify your life is always to take a single breath \u2014 lasting four seconds \u2014 before acting. It may sound incredibly simple, but that pause has been proven to be all the time you need to reign back your impulses and find the presence of mind to make the smartest choice. It allows you the space to breathe and to realise that sometimes not following through on something you want to do is a problem, such as not hitting a deadline or not having that difficult conversation. The secret to making good decisions can be a single breath lasting four seconds. The pause this takes may be all the time you need to find the presence of mind to make a good choice (picture posed by model) But other times the problem is that you do follow through on something you don\u2019t want to do, such as speaking instead of listening, or playing politics instead of rising above them. A four-second break teaches you old-fashioned self-control. Each time you manage it, you will be proving to yourself that temptation is only a suggestion. The Four-Second Rule gives you a chance to question your actions and get the right outcome. HOW TO DEAL WITH DISTRACTIONS . If you\u2019ve ever tried meditation, you may recognise how unwanted thoughts drift into your mind, interrupting that longed-for sense of peace. If you've tried meditation, you'll know how unwanted thoughts can appear, when you try the\u00a0Four-Second Rule identify the impulses that want to take a destructive path rather than ignore them (picture posed by model) Bregman estimates that a new idea will spring into your mind every four seconds, but having an awareness of the way the brain tries to distract itself is valuable. When you try the Four-Second Rule, identify the impulses that want to take a destructive path rather than ignore them. In the four seconds, try to see another way you could respond to the situation at hand. THE POWER OF BEING SILENT . Even when you know that taking that four-second pause can help prevent you from making poor decisions, you may find bad habits get in the way of good decisions. Here\u2019s how to break them: . Stop thinking: Shut down sabotaging conversations that go on in your head before they start. Make a decision about something you want to do during the four seconds and don\u2019t question it. For example, \u2018I will work out tomorrow at 6am\u2019 or \u2018I will say at least one thing in the next meeting at work\u2019. It\u2019s amazing how effective this is. Do nothing: When you need to regain your balance - in a contentious conversation or a difficult situation - rather than build your momentum, do nothing for a minute. Resetting yourself has the power to help you change your perspective on a situation. Stop thinking and shut down any sabotaging conversations in your head before they start. Make a decision during the four seconds and don't question it later (picture posed by model) Ditch perfection: To get the most important things done without losing your mind, stop trying so hard and aiming for ultra perfection. Instead, make a pact in your four seconds to race through the next phase of work. Trust yourself: The next time that you feel insecure about a task or project and are about to reach out for feedback and approval, ask yourself what you think first. Take four seconds to listen to yourself. Change the view: If you can\u2019t change reality \u2014 then look carefully to see it for what it is. Once your perspective changes, so does your ability to respond strategically and productively to the world around you. Don't jump: Beware of jumping into things without thinking them through. Each morning, make the time to ask yourself this question: \u2018Am I really prepared for this day?\u2019 You may still be ambushed by circumstances or other people, but you\u2019ll even be more prepared for that, just by asking the question. Once you\u2019ve learnt the Four-Second Rule, you can start creating more meaningful relationships with others. Here\u2019s how: . In the heat of a row with a partner, don\u2019t respond based on how you feel in the moment (use the Four-Second Rule!), but rather based on what the other person needs to resolve the situation. Once they\u2019ve calmed down, you can move forward. Don\u2019t give into your instinct to find flaws in others. Tame your knee-jerk reactions and instead find something about them that impresses you. Resist the impulse to write off someone who has hurt or disappointed you. Most of the time, they aren\u2019t betraying you; they\u2019re just struggling with their own issues. Accept the person and their limitations, and move on. Contrary to our natural urge to defend ourselves and excuse our mistakes, taking the blame is the power move \u2014 strengthening your position, not weakening it. ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS . You\u2019ve mastered the Four-Second Rule, how do you make the most of it? If we want to sustain a good habit, it\u2019s not enough just to do it when we remember. We have to improve our lifestyle, too. Many of us start the day with great intentions. But then people start calling and emailing, and soon we can\u2019t remember what we wanted to focus on in the first place. By the end of a week, we\u2019ve forgotten what it was we were hoping to accomplish. And by the end of the year, we\u2019re frustrated that we haven\u2019t moved forwards. MASTER YOUR EMAIL . If you get involved in a heated email exchange, apply the Four-Second Rule before replying. That will let any anger diffuse. To improve productivity, check your e-mail only a few times a day - and resist the temptation to check during off e-mail hours. If you happen to become involved in a tense email conversation, be sure to\u00a0apply the Four-Second Rule before replying, giving yourself time to let any anger diffuse (picture posed by model) Ask yourself: What\u2019s going on for you? What are you feeling? Take a deep breath and relax into an undistracted moment. STREAMLINE YOUR LIFESTYLE . Identify up to five things that you want to focus on for the year: it could be your work, your relationship or just saving \u00a310 a week. These priorities are where you should spend 95 per cent of your time. Take anything that doesn\u2019t fit into one of those areas of annual focus and get it off your to-do list. Create a to-do list that\u2019s made up of six boxes \u2014 one for each of your five areas of focus and the sixth labelled \u2018the other 5 per cent\u2019, and pin it to the wall next to a calendar. Find five things you want to focus on  and create a to-do list. You should share this with someone else because saying it out loud\u00a0creates a deeper level of commitment and accountability (picture posed by model) That other 5 per cent box is like sugar \u2014 a little might be OK, but your day should never contain more than 5 per cent of the activities that don\u2019t fit into your five main priority areas. Each morning, take a look at your six-box to-do list and transfer the most important items to accomplish for the day into time slots on your calendar. That way, you\u2019ll make strategic choices about fitting the most important items into your day. Sit down with someone else \u2014 your manager, a colleague, your partner \u2014 and show them your six-box to-do list and your calendar for the day. Tell them what you plan to accomplish and how it fits in with what you want to focus on for the year. Saying it out loud and having another person hear you creates a deeper level of commitment and accountability. Adapted from 4 Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits And Get The Results You Want by Peter Bregman (HarperOne, \u00a315.99). To buy a copy for \u00a313.59 plus free P&P, visit mailbookshop.co.uk. Free P&P for a limited time only. For terms, see mailbookshop.co.uk.","highlights":"In new book 4 Seconds, Peter Bregman explains how to get out of ruts . Due to our busy lives it can be tricky to put real thought into our actions . Says take one breath lasting four seconds before making any decision .","id":"7d6783934bbab52d4ab13281a894a77349f3d369","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nWhen you get into the habit of making decisions with no consideration for the consequences, it can lead to emotional problems, including anxiety, depression and panic attacks. To avoid this, it's a good idea to take time out and consider whether your choices and actions are motivated by fear, insecurity, desperation or, on the other hand, whether they are an expression of who you are, your needs or your desires.\nWhen you are facing a major decision, such as moving country or changing careers, it's essential to understand that your gut feelings can often lead to great decisions, if you listen to them.\nThe next time you are faced with a tough choice, here are some questions to ask yourself:\n1. Do you love doing it?\nIf you can honestly say \u201cyes\u201d then this is a good sign that it is what you are supposed to be doing. If the answer is \u201cyes\u201d, then it is probably something you enjoy. A love of the job means that you are more likely to feel a sense of accomplishment each day. But be wary of the feeling that you are only doing it for the money, especially if you don\u2019t get a big bonus for doing it well.\n2. Do you feel inspired?\nIf you feel a sense of inspiration when you think about doing the job, then this is a good sign that you are on the right track.\nIf the work is too easy for you, you can be bored or unchallenged. This can lead to a sense of stagnation or, in some cases, a desire to find something \u201cmore exciting\u201d, rather than more suited to your needs. A sense of fulfillment needs to be found in a variety of aspects of work, such as a meaningful job, having a clear structure, and being able to develop your skills and expertise.\n3. Do you feel energised after doing it?\nIf you feel energised after doing a certain job, then this is a good sign that it is what you are supposed to be doing. A feeling of motivation after the job is also good indication that it\u2019s the right path for you.\n4. Do you feel calm, content, and less stressed after doing it?\nIf the job gives you a sense of calm and happiness, even after a bad day at work, then this could be the job for you. If, however, the job constantly stresses you out or leaves you drained, then this could be a sign to move on.\n5."}
{"article":"British scientist David Nutt (above) has claimed the terminally ill should take hallucinogenic drug LSD. He said that the way we currently deal with death is to 'poison people with opiates' A British scientist has claimed the terminally ill should be given hallucinogenic drug LSD. David Nutt, a former government drug tsar, thinks that\u00a0psychedelic trips might be able to lead to long-term benefits in a person\u2019s thinking. The 63-year-old said that using the drug is the 'great unanswered question in neuroscience'. Professor Nutt was sacked from his job as the Government's chief adviser on drugs in 2009 after saying ecstasy and LSD were less harmful than alcohol. But he maintains that psychedelic trips might help terminally ill patients feel at one with the world. 'The way we deal with death is to poison people with opiates so that they can\u2019t think,'\u00a0The Independent reported him saying. 'But on LSD it\u2019s as if they have died, as if they\u2019ve gone out to another place. They exist beyond their body. 'That experience can give them a sense of perpetuity, of permanence, of being part of the cycle of life.' At a briefing in London this week, he spoke out against restrictions on research on recreational drugs which he called 'the worst censorship in the history of science'. But having been turned down by 'classic funders', he raised the more than \u00a332,000 on crowdfunding site Walacea.com. In the controversial study 20\u00a0British volunteers will be the first in the world to have their brains scanned while high on LSD. Early results are said to be 'exciting' but the full findings must wait until more funding can be found to complete the research. He compared current attitudes to studying recreational drugs with the Catholic church's clampdown on pioneering Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in the 17th century. He said: 'The only comparable example is when the Catholic church banned the telescope in 1616. 'We've banned research on psychedelic drugs and other drugs like cannabis for 50 years. 'Truly in terms of the amount of wasted opportunity, it's way greater than the banning of the telescope. This is a truly appalling level of censorship.' In the controversial study, 20 British volunteers will be the first in the world to have their brains scanned while high on LSD . The LSD study involved giving the volunteers injections of a 75 microgram dose of LSD before probing the activity of their brains. Two kinds of scans were used, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetoencephalography (Meg), which measures small magnetic fields generated in the brain. None of the participants reported having a bad experience, but three described some anxiety and temporary paranoia. Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, also from the Imperial College team, said the dose of LSD given to the volunteers was a 'tiny speck'. But he added: 'The effects are quite profound. It would be described as a moderate dose, but a moderate dose of LSD can still produce a profound state of consciousness. 'I wouldn't say that it's a dangerous experiment, but I would say that LSD has potential negative effects. 'Probably the crucial one is a bad trip. It's not uncommon for people to have anxiety during a psychedelic drug experience .. the experience can be nightmarish at times. 'What's especially intriguing.. is that people can have a very challenging experience yet afterwards they seem to be somehow psychologically refreshed by the experience. That's how they describe it.' He said there had been no evidence of psychedelic drugs such as LSD triggering psychosis in research studies, although there were anecdotal reports of this occurring through recreational use. Professor Nutt said LSD was widely studied in the 1950s and 1960s and shown to be therapeutically useful in treating 'many conditions', in particular alcoholism. Since it was made illegal in 1967 it had only been the subject of one clinical study in Switzerland and two neuroscience studies. 'That is an absurd amount of censorship,' Professor Nutt added. He stood by the claim that got him into trouble with the Government - that psychoactive drugs such as ecstasy and LSD were considerably less harmful than alcohol. 'Interesting drugs that we've been researching like MDNA (ecstasy) and LSD, are relatively low in terms of harms, considerably less even than cannabis and very much less than alcohol,' he said. 'But no research is done on them. 'The law is actually wrong. The law is supposed to be based on evidence of harm but isn't.' He maintained that the risks of taking LSD had been 'massively exaggerated' by the CIA and US Drug Enforcement Administration. Initial funding for the LSD study came from Imperial College and the Beckley Foundation, which promotes drug policy reform and research into the medical benefits of psychoactive substances. Professor Nutt said LSD (a molecule of the drug is pictured) was widely studied in the 1950s and 1960s and shown to be therapeutically useful in treating 'many conditions', in particular alcoholism . Professor Nutt said he approached the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust for the outstanding funding to no avail. 'The issue always comes 'well look, these are recreational drugs', and the recreational label is so powerful I think it scares people off,' he said. 'I personally think the neuroscience that's been uncovered by these drugs is revolutionary. 'This research is so important it should be funded to the tune of millions.' Dr Carhart-Harris said: 'This is the first LSD brain imaging study that's ever been conducted. 'We think it's essentially important to understand how these drugs that are widely used and seem to have this therapeutic potential work in the brain. Once we've done that, we want to look at how these drugs can be put to good use.' A previous brain scanning study was carried out by the same team on volunteers under the influence of the magic mushroom active ingredient psilocybin. It showed that the drug affected the brain's 'hub structure' and led to more connections between regions that are not normally linked. This, it is thought, may have a bearing on creative thinking. In May, the team is planning a study, funded by the Medical Research Council, looking at how psilocybin might be helpful in treating depression.","highlights":"David Nutt was sacked from his  chief adviser post five years ago . Professor claims psychedelic trips might lead to long-term benefits . He is also trying to reveal what the human brain looks like on LSD . Refused money from official sources but raised cash on crowd-funding site .","id":"714d41961f92eeba43deb4b7983a6e17eab95219","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" terminally ill should take hallucinogenic drug LSD because its \"more helpful\" than morphine. Professor David Nutt, former chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), told The Sunday Telegraph his view that \"people should be free to make informed choices about how to deal with death\". Prof Nutt is currently taking part in the Drug Science conference at the Royal Society in London. He said: \"This is about the 20-30 per cent of terminally ill cancer patients, who suffer from unbearable pain. Their final days are characterised by 'death rattle' \u2013 a painful, involuntary breathing process, which can be so painful the patient cannot even draw a breath. This distress occurs in 50% of 'intractable' patients and has no effective treatment.\" But the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) said it was \"totally inappropriate\" for him to be promoting the drug to patients. A spokeswoman said: \"Professor Nutt is a very intelligent person, but he is wrong to think that death rattle means the same thing to everyone. It is different for everyone and it is not universal to terminally ill patients. It is not a standardised symptom and not everyone has it and not every patient would benefit from the medication.\" Prof Nutt said that the way we currently deal with death is to \"poison people with opiates\", rather than look at alternative options. He said that if the UK followed the example of countries like Holland, 'where people have the right to choose what is best for them, we may also have better medical end of life care'. He added: \"In the Netherlands, more than 200 people a year choose to die under an assisted death scheme. Most don't take the drug themselves, but have a 'friend', usually a partner or relative, administer the drug.\" He said he had spoken to a terminally ill cancer patient who said: \"If I felt I had no other way of relieving my pain, and that this was my last option, I'd consider it.\" See also: More on David Nutt: 'Drug science could kill the taboo' David Nutt: Britain's drugs tsar has a new plan for drugs. David Nutt: The ACMD's greatest hits The ACMD: Top drugs banned 'This is about the 20-30 per cent of terminally ill cancer patients, who suffer from unbearable pain."}
{"article":"There is no place in Darren McGregor\u2019s mindset for a soppy nod to his old allegiances. He let out a roar of relief, a leap of joy and a pumped fist of celebration after lashing home the key goal that condemned former club Cowdenbeath to a defeat that could damage their hopes of avoiding relegation \u2014 and helped Rangers draw menacingly level on points with his boyhood heroes Hibernian. McGregor\u2019s superb strike was the essential response to the visitors drawing level through Kudus Oyenuga and sparked a three-goal flurry in the final seven minutes that saw Rangers claim a first Ibrox victory since January 3. Darren McGregor led Rangers to a 4-1 victory over Cowdenbeath at Ibrox on Saturday . Rangers' Haris Vuckic celebrates his second goal during the Scottish Championship match at Ibrox Stadium . Rangers' Lee Wallace and Cowdenbeath's John Robertson fight for the ball during the Championship match . The gloss finish was provided by super sub Haris Vuckic, who produced the other two late strikes. Rangers may have been landed with the worst-value loan deal in football history by former directors Derek Llambias and Barry Leach sanctioning the signings of four Newcastle fringe players who have been ill or unfit. But on this form \u2014 with five goals in nine appearances \u2014 the new regime won\u2019t be in a hurry to disentangled themselves from the deal that sees Vuckic here until the end of a season which now features a scrap for the most advantageous play-off positions. Rangers looked in no kind of shape to contend with McGregor\u2019s childhood favourites Hibs for that runners-up berth three weeks ago when they last faced Cowdenbeath. A scoreless shocker at Central Park was one of the most insipid Rangers displays of the past three seasons. The wind and churned pitch were offered up as mitigating factors following that dire effort, but there were no excuses here as a team revitalised by Stuart McCall to gain a first win in six last Sunday at Easter Road sought to build momentum in the spring campaign. Rangers fans celebrated the life of Davie Cooper in the first home match since the 20th anniversary of the wing wizard\u2019s death, with tribute banners and songs. McCall gave the player named after one of the greatest ever Ibrox heroes, David Cooper Templeton, a chance to star on the left flank against the strugglers. In his first start since January 10, Templeton was a marked man. Colin Marshall was booked after 70 seconds for a lunge on the ex-Hearts man. John Robertson soon followed into Brian Colvin\u2019s notebook. Cowdenbeath's Kudus Oyenuga scores his first goal of the game during the Scottish Championship match . Rangers' Vuckic celebrates his first goal during the Scottish Championship match at Ibrox Stadium . Vuckic celebrates his second goal with teammate Ryan Hardie during the Scottish Championship match . That was no discouraging tactic because Templeton was in the mood for mischief and he did as much as any Rangers player to tire out the visitors with his trickery. Rangers quickly brushed off a bright start from the visitors that saw Cammy Bell shut down a Sean Higgins chance. The home side moved the ball around briskly, stretching and asking questions of a Cowdenbeath defence that had leaked 31 times in nine matches. Robbie Thomson kept out centre- halves Bilel Mohsni and Lee McCulloch with headers from corners. Nicky Law picked up the scraps of a mazy Templeton run to carve out a chance that smacked off the far post and fell kindly to the visiting keeper. Both home strikers Nicky Clark and Kenny Miller shot wide when presented with their goes at goal. McCall could have no complaints about the volume of chances being crafted by his side. Cowdenbeath\u2019s endeavours to stem the tide were overseen by Lee Makel, deputising for boss Jimmy Nicholl who was preparing for Northern Ireland\u2019s key qualifier against Finland, and he admitted that they rode their luck to go in level at the interval. Rangers needed a helping hand early in the second period and they got one from Thomson as the away keeper allowed a Lee Wallace drive squirm from his grasp. The penalty-box instincts of Clark beat Nat Wedderburn on the slide as he bundled the ball over the line just inside the left-hand post for his seventh of the season. Clark\u2019s grafting and harrying for the ball was noteworthy as Rangers strived for a second but the 23-year-old will have nightmares over his 71st-minute miss. Once again, Templeton tormented down the left and he delivered a devil of a low ball across the face of goal. Vuckic couldn\u2019t reach it but Clark looked to arrive in the nick of time at the back post to provide the finishing touch, but it was the side-netting that rippled from the forward\u2019s wayward shot. Miller\u2019s fresh air header wasn\u2019t much better and failure to put the game to bed meant that Rangers were only one slip away from losing their grip on the contest. Nicky Clark (left) scored the first goal for Rangers in the victory over Cowdenbeath . Rangers' Lee McCulloch and Cowdenbeath's John Armstrong during the Championship match at Ibrox . Nicky Law (left) has a shot at goal for Rangers in the Scottish Championship match with Cowdenbeath . Cue the latest Mohsni muddle as his ghastly pass was intercepted by Lewis Toshney, who spied Oyenuga in isolation 22 yards out. He spun without pressure and took a couple of strides before maintaining his composure and burying a powerful right-foot finish beyond Bell. All the old frailties were in danger of creeping back to bite Rangers as Templeton looked to injure himself attempting a clever backheel. McGregor was booked for a cynical foul to stop another Cowdenbeath break and fears of a fourth successive home draw brought scorn from the stands. McGregor calmed those nerves with his third goal for the club, latching on to a loose ball on the edge of the area and lashing a shot into the far corner. Makel threw caution to the wind in the hunt for another leveller but that played into the hands of Vuckic, whose class exploited the extra space. He and the excellent Wallace produced a terrific exchange of passes to scythe through the remains of the Cowdenbeath defence, culminating in the Slovenian tucking home a neat finish.","highlights":"Rangers thrash Cowdenbeath in first Ibrox victory since January 3 . Rangers scored three goals in the final seven minutes to take the win . Stuart McCall's side have moved level on points with Hibernian .","id":"5b52bcba827af6197197f3250a9d51e6d07fac88","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Hearts to defeat on Saturday \u2013 even though that was his club back in the days when he was their captain.\nAfter Hearts\u2019 shock 2-1 loss at Kilmarnock that ended their 14-game unbeaten run in all competitions, the 31-year-old Hibs defender said, \u201cWe need to enjoy it a bit more as players and start having a bit of fun again. I think that\u2019s one of the reasons we were such a tight knit and successful squad back then, we had fun together.\u201d\nMcGregor said, \u201cBut sometimes we take it too much to heart, we start worrying about the things we can\u2019t control and it is a big thing in our game, the 12 yards between the sticks. I could relate to what they were going through with that, I used to do it with Aberdeen \u2013 you take so much to heart and it is not always good.\n\u201cSo it\u2019s important to realise that the game is an entertainment to people, who come to watch it, but there are two teams on the park who have to do a job and it\u2019s good to get into that position sometimes and just enjoy playing it.\u201d\nThe Hibs centre-back was among five current or former top-flight players in the side, though there was no immediate impact to be seen. But McGregor believes that can only be a good thing for Hibs in the long run.\nHe said, \u201cIt\u2019s a positive for Hibs that so many of us have experience at the top level because you need that experience sometimes to come away with the win. We did say at half-time, we\u2019d made too many mistakes, not got the right side of the man and not defended as a team.\u201d\nAs Hibs were struggling to come to terms with the defeat that ended their unbeaten run, their opponents at the weekend were basking in the glow of their own. Killie boss Tommy Wright said, \u201cIf you asked me at the start of the season, I would probably have said the top two. They were looking to finish as high as third, but I would have said second and third were probably a wee bit out of reach.\n\u201cNow this gives us that confidence. The best thing for us is we\u2019re at home [against Rangers] the next game, so we can build on that. And if we\u2019re still in with a shout of a top two spot at the end of the"}
{"article":"UKIP supporters have been labelled 'fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists' and one fan of Nigel Farage is doing little to dispel the idea. Jill, 59, a former nurse from Poole in Dorset, has told a Channel 5 documentary that she believes in angels and thinks the European Union plans to kill people with guillotines. She believes UKIP leader Farage, 50, is our only hope. Scroll down for video . Jill, pictured left at her home in Poole, believes UKIP leader Nigel Farage, pictured right at his party's spring conference in Margate last week, has been sent from god to save us from a foreign invasion . 'I think Nigel Farage has been sent by God, he probably doesn't realise it,' she reveals on TV show\u00a0Farage Fans & UKIP Lovers, that will air on Channel 5 this evening. 'God says when an enemy comes against you like a massive flood, I'll send someone to give you some protection. 'I think Nigel Farage is sent to protect us against the EU, he wants to bring England back to the English people and stop this foreign invasion of our borders.' Offering her thoughts on why the EU is such a threat, Jill said: 'What Nigel Farage will do by getting us out of the EU is to stop their plans to microchip our people. Jill told a Channel 5 documentary that she thinks the EU have 'death vans' and they will cut people's heads off with guillotines if they refuse to have microchips fitted . 'The EU already has the equipment set up and they have death vans like they have in China, equipped with guillotines. 'They will be sent to houses and work places basically saying receive the microchip or be killed. So off with your head and that's when things start getting unpleasant.' Jill - who says she once saw an angel in Tesco Express - doesn't just think Farage will save the nation with his foreign policies. She also believes UKIP is helping Brits become more liberated in the bedroom. She's a fan of bondage herself and says she has met many UKIP supporters who share her fondness for S&M. The former nurse is a fan of bondage and says many UKIP supporters share her passion for S&M . Jill is pictured demonstrating her hobby and is grateful Brits can now be more open about their sex lives . She said: 'I would love a cabinet position as head of bondage. It's my hobby and I do enjoy it, it's all role-play and froth, it's a natural English phenomenon to like it. 'Sometimes I like to be submissive and other times dominant. I have met a lot of UKIP supporters who are into BDSM. They do seem to have a natural bent towards bondage. 'I do think that Nigel Farage has bought a new era and openess to England where we can be more open about our needs to have our bottoms spanked.' The bondage enthusiast also believes UKIP can enhance the NHS by giving free cosmetic surgery to women who want it, like herself. 'I have been a nurse most of my life, I have my views about the NHS. I think people who need big breasts, who need their nose done, should receive help from the state,' Jill said. 'I think Nigel should look into this. I want big breasts. I have seen my surgeon and I am going to have implants. 'I think I should get them on the NHS. Nigel could get a higher women's vote by bringing that into play.'","highlights":"Jill, 59, from Poole in Dorset, is a UKIP supporter . Thinks leader Nigel Farage has been sent from god to protect us . Believes\u00a0EU want to\u00a0microchip\u00a0us and will kill people who won't comply . The former nurse wants free cosmetic surgery to be\u00a0available\u00a0on NHS . Thinks Farage should offer this to win female votes . The\u00a0dominatrix\u00a0also thinks UKIP fans have 'natural bent towards bondage' Farage Fans & UKIP Lovers, tonight at 10pm on Channel 5 or catch up on Demand 5 .","id":"587dfcfd5e4d49f96c814829f59a62f061d644bd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" joined her two sons in setting up a 'climate change' pressure group called Friends of the Earth, Dorset.\nIn fact, her son Chris is chairman and her two other sons, Andy and John, are vice chairman and treasurer. Jill, who calls herself a 'nurse no more', told The Times it had taken two years to set up and her husband had only joined 12 months ago.\nShe is reported to have boasted about 'the wonderful support I have received from my family and friends'. The Times described Jill as a 'full-time stay-at-home mum, a busy social life and the mother of four grown up children, now aged 24 to 40'.\nBut the paper says Jill is now in charge of UKIP in Dorset. The newspaper reports that Jill had never even voted before joining UKIP. However, she told a pro-EU meeting last year that 'her husband, Tony, and she had joined the party to 'protect the NHS from being thrown to the US pharmaceutical companies'. She said: 'I have two sons and two sons-in-law - and they are all pro-Europe.\n'And that is in total contradiction to how I have lived in this country. I have supported the EU until now. I thought it was working for me. I thought it was about protecting democracy and the human rights of individuals. It has totally gone against that. And I'm really upset.'\nThe 'nurse no more's' brother and father have also been active UKIP supporters. The elder brother, Mike, 60, said: 'I am very, very proud of my daughter. She has done a superb job. You don't have to be an ex-nurse to be a good candidate for a Tory.\n'I would encourage anyone in our area to join her. We have seen what happens when you don't get out there and fight for what you believe in and what you feel will benefit this country. This is democracy in action and it's your duty and your right to vote.'\nIt's also the duty and right of British people to have a say on the issue in question, and there's been no vote whatsoever on the EU. All the votes are by MPs, for MPs, and all they are doing is voting to keep the UK out. A referendum to settle the issue will come eventually, as a direct result of a No Vote"}
{"article":"South Africa skipper AB de Villiers' accomplished showing with bat and ball helped the Proteas to a 146-run World Cup victory over the United Arab Emirates in Wellington. De Villiers underpinned South Africa's innings with a sparkling 82-ball 99 as they reached 341 for six, before taking two for 15 from three overs as the UAE were bowled out for 195 in response with 15 balls remaining. De Villiers surprisingly fell one run short of his century, but will take consolation from having smashed four sixes to take his total to 20 at this showpiece - the most at the tournament - and a record 36 in 21 World Cup matches overall. South Africa captain AB de Villiers (right) inspired his country to a comfortable win against the UAE . The explosive batsman hit 99 for the Proteas as they continued they impressive form in the World Cup . De Villers also took two wickets with the ball at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Thursday . The victory was as comfortable as the margin suggests for South Africa as the UAE slumped to a fifth defeat in as many World Cup games. The Proteas, already through to the knockout phase, set the formidable target after being asked to bat first at Westpac Stadium. De Villiers shared a 108-run fourth-wicket stand with David Miller, after Hashim Amla (12), Quinton de Kock (26) and Rilee Rossouw (43) had departed, and added a further 53 in partnership with JP Duminy. Miller was dismissed one run short of his half-century at the start of the 37th over, bowled by Mohammad Naveed, who claimed figures of three for 63. De Villiers had been let off the hook on 63 when he offered a caught-and-bowled chance trying to go down the ground to Amjad Javed, and looked set to notch his hundred only to slice a wide length ball from Kamran Shazad straight to Javed at short third man. His departure signalled the arrival of Farhaan Behardien, though, and his quick-fire 64 not out from just 31 deliveries kept the South African score racing along. Farhaan Bahardien also shone for South Africa with the bat in Wellington . UAE have lost all five of their World Cup games so far this year and were 45-3 after 12.3 overs . Duminy (23) became Naveed's third victim when he was trapped lbw, but Behardien and Vernon Philander (10 not out) took the total past 300 in an unbroken 49-run seventh-wicket stand. The UAE's long-shot chances of chasing down that total were dealt a heavy blow as they slumped to 45 for three after just 12.3 overs. Morne Morkel led the early charge for the Proteas, dismissing Andri Berenger (five) and Khurram Khan (12) as he took two for four from his first four overs, while Duminy claimed Amjad Ali's (21) wicket in between. Shaiman Anwar and Swapnil Patil put on 63 in a fourth-wicket stand that provided a brief respite, but when Anwar (39) sent Imran Tahir's delivery straight to mid-wicket they began to tumble again. Saqlain Haider (seven) replaced Anwar at the crease, but he only lasted three overs to become De Villiers' first victim of the day, before Javed (five) followed suit soon after to leave the UAE on 125 for six with 15.4 overs left. De Villiers rounded off his display with a simple catch as Naveed (17) top-edged Philander tamely to mid-wicket and the subsequent departures of Mohammad Tauqir (three) and Shazad (nought) meant the UAE fell short of completing their 50 overs. Swapnil Patil wsa the only plus point in the batting display as he passed 50 .","highlights":"South Africa reach 341 for six off their 50 overs in Wellington . Proteas had already sealed qualification for the next round at World Cup . AB de Villiers hits 99 and takes two wickets in comfortable victory .","id":"36799f39131772393fa36443877a8a1dfb0bc802","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"103 off 100 balls that included five sixes and nine boundaries as they scored 311 for seven.\nDe Villiers then returned to bowl four overs, taking two wickets including his second World Cup scalp of Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik. It helped South Africa keep the momentum going in Pool A after beating Afghanistan in Auckland. South Africa will play England in Adelaide on Friday, the same day New Zealand play Pakistan in Perth.\nEarlier, New Zealand scored 276 for five in their 50 overs. The Proteas won the toss and elected to bat first, openers Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock got their side off to a good start, putting on 75 in 13.2 overs. De Villiers hit three fours and a six to reach his half-century off 41 balls. Amla hit four sixes during his 60 off 56 balls. De Villiers was clean bowled by spinner Mohammad Tauqir when he was on 65.\nAmla eventually fell when caught behind and soon after, De Kock followed suit. Temba Bavuma took time to adjust but finished well alongside De Villiers. After the Proteas were reduced to 152 for four, De Villiers joined forces with Bavuma and the duo stitched an unbeaten 84-run stand to take the South Africans to a comfortable position. De Villiers fell to legspinner Danish Aziz for a 54-ball 66 with eight sixes and four boundaries.\nBavuma ended the innings off 63, with four sixes and four boundaries. The West Indies have never won a World Cup match against Australia and a second successive defeat means the Windies will again have to wait until their fourth attempt in 2019, when Australia hosts the 50-over competition.\nAustralia are the favourites to win Group B but after a shaky start to its World Cup campaign against New Zealand, the holders also have plenty of questions to answer if it is to defend its title. They batted with plenty of care and purpose and the middle order was impressive. Australia has already lost five one-day internationals in New Zealand this season but it's not necessarily a bad omen. It won the opening Test of the series against New Zealand by a record score but was outplayed in the two remaining ODIs in Hobart and Perth.\nThe side's batting, particularly its top three, didn't appear to have been tested yet. Matthew Wade, Usman Khawaja and Steve"}
{"article":"A teenager who revealed that his father slammed his coming out as 'worse than death' in horrific online messages told Daily Mail Online on Monday that he had not spoken to him since the exchange. Tyler, 15, received an outpouring of support globally after he uploaded two photos of his Facebook conversation with his father - which took place last December - to his Tumblr account. In the messages, his father apparently wrote that the news his son is gay is an 'embarrassment', he has been left 'shamed' and 'ridiculed' and he feels like he is 'going to puke'. Tyler revealed to Daily Mail Online that he has not seen his dad for three months - and has even moved out of his family's home in Vancouver, Canada, to his aunt's house, also in the city. Scroll down for video . Disagreement: Tyler (right), 15, who revealed his father (left), had dubbed his coming out as 'worse than death' in online messages, told Daily Mail Online that he had not spoken to him since the exchange . Divided: Tyler received an outpouring of support globally after he uploaded two photos of his Facebook conversation with his father - which took place last December - to his Tumblr account. Above, the teenager is seen (right, at the back) several years ago with his father, mother, and two sisters in a family photo . The teen said the support he has received following the 'physically painful' Facebook conversation has lifted his spirits and helped him think positively, adding: 'I have no time for tears.' Tyler, whose  mother and two  sisters still live with his father, said: 'I haven't heard from my father at all. I moved out to my aunt's house a few weeks after he sent the messages. 'He sent them a week after I came out during December, and I haven't spoken to him since then. The rest of my family were kind of blown away by how much attention [the photos] have drawn. 'I initially just posted them in anger and disappointment to my Tumblr blog because that is usually where I vent and rant about stuff. I never thought that it was going to [escalate] like this.' He added: 'I visit my mom and sisters whenever my dad is at work.' The teenager said he had known he was gay 'since fifth grade', but had been worried about coming out publicly - particularly because his relationship with his father had been 'rocky for a long time'. 'I had a feeling he wasn't going to like it. But I had to tell him. I couldn't keep it anymore,' he said. In the images, posted on Monday, the father apparently tells his son the news of his sexuality is an 'embarrassment', that he has been left 'shamed' and 'ridiculed' and that he feels like he is 'going to puke' 'This is worse than death': Tyler told Daily Mail Online that he has not seen his dad for three months - and has even moved out of his family's home in Vancouver, Canada, to his aunt's house in the city . Not alone: The teenager came out to his sisters first, who were extremely supportive. Then, he came out to his mother, who was shocked, but ultimately supported him. Above, Tyler, his mom (right) and two other women . Tyler told the news to his sisters first, who were extremely supportive. Then, he came out to his mother, who was shocked, but ultimately supported him. Eventually, he told his father. But instead of responding to Tyler in a loving manner, the father apparently sent a series of offensive Facebook messages to his son, reading: \u2018We took care of you since you were a baby. 'We loved you, took care of you when you\u2019re sick. Lost many days and nights in all your fifteen years. Now this is what we get in return, shame and embarrassment. 'If only you didn't reject God and His teachings in your life you could have been strong enough to stay from evil and scums that surrounds you. Stay away.' In further messages, perhaps in response to the Tumblr post - which Tyler initially posted in December before it went viral this month - he added: 'Take out your post from social media. 'You embarrass me from all the people I knew. I'm going to puke. Whatever you do it reflects on me.\u00a0People will ridicule me, insult me, and I might turn out to be a criminal.' Despite his father's reaction to his coming out, Tyler told Daily Mail Online that all of his other relatives - including the aunt with whom he is staying - and friends were 'supportive and non-judgmental'. 'Even the friends that I thought were going to shun me out accepted me,' he said. In relation to his feelings about his father's reaction, Tyler added: 'I honestly don't have time for being sad. 'I mean, I'm on Spring Break and I have to finish a math booklet and a French speech. [I have] no time for tears. I'm just hoping that that my father will come around.' Supported: Despite his father's reaction to his coming out, Tyler (pictured in online photos) said all of his other relatives - including the aunt with whom he is staying - and friends were 'supportive and non-judgmental' 'Be proud'; On Monday, Tyler re-tweeted a series of supportive messages from strangers and friends alike . The teen was applauded for his bravery by users on Twitter, with one saying: 'Always stay true to yourself' He added that the outpouring of support from people across the world has been 'just amazing', saying that it has made his blog post 'more meaningful' and could help others in his situation. He said his mother and older sister 'have mixed feelings' about the attention his post has brought, but his younger sister 'doesn't really mind' because she 'doesn't really know what's happening'. One of the messages of support the teenager has received reads: 'Mate, from the other side of the Atlantic, be proud of how you are born. Hope everything comes around with your dad.' Meanwhile, a Twitter user named Katerina told Tyler: 'Your father is ignorant and he needs some education on many matters, bc I suppose he is not so narrow minded only regarding this.' Another, named Naithom, posted: 'I'm so sorry for the way your dad's handling the situation. Please surround yourself w\/ people who love & care for you as you are.' 'You are brave': Strangers reached out to him on the social network, offering words of advice and support . 'Love from NC': Mom-of-three Sarah MckKee, from North Carolina, said 'a parent should love unconditionally' Disappointed: On his blog post, alongside the images of his and his father's Facebook exchange, Tyler wrote the words: 'My dad\u2019s reaction to me coming out. Can\u2019t even say it to my face smh (shaking my head)' And Marshall Moore told the teenager: 'Just read about your story. Different generation but I still get it. Stay strong and please don't give up on yourself. Love wins.' Mr Moore added in a separate online post: 'Every time I see a story like this, I foam at the mouth. The world should've moved on by now. Obviously it hasn't.' Pensioner Jacqui Christensen also spoke out in support of Tyler, saying: 'I'm a 75 year old woman, mother to three children. Be proud of who you are. What your father is saying is so unfair.' She added: 'People choose to have children. Caring for them is part of the deal. Parents should respect who that child is; what he becomes.' Tyler and his younger sister were born in Vancouver, while their older sister moved to the city with their parents from the\u00a0Philippines\u00a0when she was three. Two of their aunts later moved to the city. Tyler's mother works in the packaging department at a health supplement factory.\u00a0His father is also employed, but his job is unknown. His sisters are believed to still be in school. On his  blog post, alongside the images of his and his father's Facebook exchange, Tyler wrote: 'My dad\u2019s reaction to me coming out. Can\u2019t even say it to my face smh (shaking my head). This is terrible please find someone in your life who cares, they\u2019re there I promise.This physically hurts to read.' On his Twitter account, the teenager has posted two pictures of himself and his boyfriend, one of which is captioned: 'mom tells me not to be so public with my bf. I say f*** it'.","highlights":"Tyler, 15, from Vancouver, Canada, came out to his family last December . But while his mother and sisters supported him, his father  did not . Teen posted a photo of his and father's Facebook conversation to a blog . In it, his father apparently calls his son's coming out 'worse than death' He has even moved into aunt's house; visits his mother when dad is out . But despite pain, he has told DailyMail.com that he has 'no time for tears'","id":"f7ab1346e5f8df46d0cf28736d45638b10a37e49","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of support as well as messages of homophobic abuse on Twitter after he posted screenshots of his father's response to his coming out to a news website.\nThe teenager took to a local news website to reveal the 'devastating' reaction he received from his father and husband. He said that his father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told him it was 'the worst day of his life' and 'you\u2019re dead to me' and that his husband believed he should end his life.\nHe said: 'I couldn\u2019t speak to him for a month afterwards because he was so angry. He was so hurt. That is when he said to me \u201cyou\u2019re dead to me\u201d.' He said that his father had been unable to speak to him since and that the only contact he had since was from police.\nHe said that his father had not spoken to him 'in any way' since they were in court at the beginning of the year - but that he has started up contact again. Speaking from Manchester, Tyler said: 'He is angry because I can\u2019t see him. The only contact I have had was when the police had to take my father out to see me. 'We were in court and they said \u201cyou are going to need to go and sit with your father\u201d, and I said \u201cI\u2019m not doing it\u201d.\n'And they said \u201cyou are going to have to sit with him\u201d but they never put my father with me. So they said they would be at the police station, but when I went down there he was sitting by the window.'\nHe said that his father 'did nothing' to help after the incident, saying: 'He did nothing. I didn\u2019t even get a text back or anything from him.'\nTyler's decision to reveal his coming out on Twitter after his father's initial response proved controversial, but the support he received from people across the world meant that he did not regret it. He said: 'The reaction I have had on Twitter has been phenomenal. I thought it was going to be a different case because I wasn\u2019t expecting it to be so big.\n'I thought it was just going to be my friends and family but I think it\u2019s gone global now, I get people from the U.S. and I\u2019m getting messages from New Zealand. 'I didn\u2019t want to do this and"}
{"article":"Police hunting for the killer of a stay-at-home mum have released chilling CCTV footage of her last moments when she casually bought drinks at a supermarket just two days before she was found brutally murdered. Traci O'Sullivan, 41, was found dead by her ex-partner and their five-year-old son at her North Frankston home in Melbourne on Saturday, February 7. Detectives believe Ms O'Sullivan knew her attacker and they may have suffered serious cuts to their hands caused by holding a weapon used to murder her. Scroll down for video . Police have released CCTV footage of the last time\u00a0Traci O'Sullivan was seen in public before she was found brutally murdered in her North Frankston home on February 7 . Family say they last saw the 41-year-old at her mother's house on February 5. Newly released CCTV footage from the day she was last seen shows a barefoot Ms O'Sullivan buying drinks at an IGA store in Frankston North about 4.20pm before she headed to her home just 700 metres away. Police hope the images of the woman in a pink singlet and denim shorts would prove to be a trigger for those who saw her in the lead up to her death. Detective Senior Sergeant Stuart Bailey said investigators believed Ms O'Sullivan most likely knew her attacker as she was known to be security conscious. Detectives believe Traci O'Sullivan knew her attacker and they may have suffered serious cuts to their hands caused by holding a weapon used to murder her . 'There were no signs of forced entry to the property which makes us believe that Traci has willingly let her killer into her home,' he said. 'Given the nature of Traci's injuries we believe that the person responsible may have suffered cuts to their palms or hands which may have required medical attention. 'If you believe you know of someone with unexplained injuries like this around the time of Traci's death, we would like to speak to you. This includes anyone within the medical field who may have treated someone with injuries like this.' Ms O'Sullivan suffered multiple injuries sometime in the two days before her body was discovered. Police would not reveal details about the type of weapon or cause of death, saying only that she suffered from a severe physical attack. Newly released CCTV footage from the day the 41-year-old was last seen shows a barefoot Ms O'Sullivan buying drinks at an IGA store in Frankston North about 4.20pm on February 5 . Police hope the images of the Ms O'Sullivan in a pink singlet and denim shorts would prove to be a trigger for those who saw her in the lead up to her death . It is believed Ms O'Sullivan had been using dating apps Oasis and Scout late last year, but friends and family say she never mentioned any connections. Detectives have spoken to a number of people, including Ms O'Sullivan's friends but haven't been able to establish a motive for the killing. 'We have conducted lengthy enquiries with friends and acquaintances to try and identify why Traci may have come to harm and have also been able to ascertain Traci was active on social media,' Mr Bailey said. 'We are keeping an open mind but have not been able to establish a reason why anyone would want to kill Traci. The 41-year-old was found dead by her ex-partner and their five-year-old son at her North Frankston home in Melbourne on Saturday, February 7 . 'We are appealing for anyone who may have seen Traci in the days leading up to her death, and for anyone who had direct contact with Traci on social media, to contact police. 'Traci has a young son, loving parents and two sisters who are desperately seeking answers to this family tragedy.' Anyone with information about Traci O'Sullivan's death is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.","highlights":"Traci O'Sullivan, 41, found dead at North Frankston home in February . Her ex-partner and their son, 5, found her seriously injured body . She was last seen on CCTV two days before at supermarket buying drinks . Police say she knew her killer as no sign of forced entry at her home . They believe killer may have suffered cuts to hands from murder weapon .","id":"12b8dcbb061eb3a5709d62846af3d35d9b193312","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" strangled to death by a \"violent sex beast\" before being dumped in woods just one mile from her home in Telford. Police launched a murder hunt for the attacker who \"posed as a concerned father to gain access to her home\" by claiming a family pet was trapped in a neighbour's house. As a 999 call handler, Traci dealt with many similar calls to her own property at Telford, Shropshire, over the years and was well used to bogus reports, it was revealed last night.\nTragic 41-year-old Traci was found hanged from a rope in woodland only two days after she purchased \"relaxing\" wine and vodka with a friend at her local Co-Op store. She had told colleagues just that day that she planned to buy a \"big bottle\" of wine on Wednesday and then \"have a couple of glasses in the garden,\" it was revealed at an inquest yesterday. Traci, who worked from home for a private agency called Ascent, was discovered by police officers as they carried out enquiries into the disappearance of the mother-of-two last Wednesday.\nA post-mortem examination revealed she had died from asphyxia, but it is believed to have been caused by the weight of her body which was tied together with a 2m length of cable before being left in the woodland, about 70 metres from a footpath. Telford MP Lucy Allen, a friend of the family, told the Daily Mirror: \"Traci was a lovely girl. \"The police said she had been strangled but I am not entirely sure how this happened.\"\nDetective Superintendent Gary Field, who is leading the investigation, yesterday described the footage as \"vital\" after releasing it following appeals for any information.\nOfficers believe that Traci, who lived with her husband and two children, may have been lured to the woods in Coalmoor Park by someone pretending to be a lost dog owner. \"I believe she was taken to the location where her body was recovered,\" said Supt Field. \"It seems to me that she was lured there by a male who posed as a concerned neighbour who had trapped a dog in a neighbour's house and needed Traci's help in finding the dog. Traci went along with his story. \"He would have been aware of this.\"\nThe inquest heard that after Traci became concerned over the fate"}
{"article":"His face twisted in fury, Abase Hussen punches his fist into the air and launches into an Islamic war cry. \u2018Burn, burn USA,\u2019 he yells from his prime spot at the front of one of the most notorious rallies in recent times. Once the crowd is whipped into a fever, an American flag is set on fire and held aloft by a fanatic. Video footage shows Mr Hussen desperately trying to hold the burning flag as the chanting behind him intensifies. Scroll down for video . Abase Hussen (circled right), whose daughter fled the UK last month to join ISIS, was pictured at an Islamic protest alongside Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale (circled left) Adebowale, who killed Lee Rigby alongside Michael Adebolajo, turns to reveal his face at the notorious rally . Vicious: In 2012, Abase Hussen (left) marched at the head of a violent rally held by Muslim extremists in London, taking part in the burning of an American flag . He manages to grab the flag briefly before being forced to drop it because of the power of the smoke and flames. As the remainder of the flag burns on the ground, Mr Hussen chants \u2018Allahu Akbar\u2019. He pushes the palm of his hand repeatedly toward the embers, rejoicing at the destruction of the stars and stripes. Mr Hussen \u2013 the father of one of the three schoolgirls who fled Britain to join Islamic State \u2013 then turns his attention to a burning Israeli flag on the floor and begins to chant and gesture toward it. He is one of a dozen fanatics standing behind a banner which proclaims: \u2018The followers of Mohammed will conquer America.\u2019 Behind him, hundreds of fanatics repeatedly chant incendiary slogans while holding menacing black jihadi flags. Among the rabble-rousers was notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary, who has led a number of Islamist groups that were subsequently banned. Alongside him stood Michael Adebowale, one of the two Muslim converts who murdered and almost beheaded Fusilier Lee Rigby in the name of Allah eight months later. Sinister: Also at the rally was Adebowale who went on to murder soldier Lee Rigby the following year . Respectable: Abase Hussen, pictured far right, giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee following his daughter's disappearance. The report was released this week . Abu Izzadeen, infamous for heckling former Home Secretary John Reid in 2006, also led some of the chanting. But last month Mr Hussen gave evidence to Parliament refusing to accept any responsibility for the three schoolgirls\u2019 actions, instead seeking to blame the police, teachers, Turkish officials and others. In an extraordinary exchange at the home affairs select committee, Mr Hussen, who was with the families of the other two girls, denied even knowing what Islamic radicalisation was. Cuddly: Hussen appealing for the return of his 'jihadi daughter' a few weeks ago after she ran off . \u2018As for me, I don\u2019t know the symptoms even \u2014 what radicalisation is,\u2019 he told MPs. Mr Hussen also repeatedly blasted the Metropolitan Police for handing a letter to his daughter requesting parental permission to speak to the girls about a friend who had earlier travelled to Syria. He said police officers should have given it directly to the families. He said: \u2018I strongly disagree with the letter being given to 15-year-old girls. The word \u201cpolice\u201d by itself and \u201cterrorism\u201d or \u201ccounter-terrorism\u201d, as global issues \u2013 it is a heavy burden for a 15-year-old to deal with that. We also feel that we are neglected as parents. \u2018We are supposed to know these things. We are the guardians. The letter destructs our daughter, destructs our family and terrorises our children. What we want to know is: apart from this letter, what was the verbal conversation with this child? I know my daughter. She is the kind of girl who, if it is sunset, she will call me to pick her up. \u2018How on earth she travelled abroad to join ISIS, is a very difficult question for us to answer \u2013 even to predicate. The letter terrified my daughter.\u2019 The families were led by their lawyer Tasnime Akunjee, once the representative of a close associate of the Woolwich killers, who repeatedly demanded an apology. Mr Akunjee, who has posted extremist views on his Facebook page, accused Scotland Yard of a catalogue of errors in its handling of the disappearance of the trio in February and their close friend in December. In a 45-minute grilling in front of the families, Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe was forced to apologise for failing to communicate more directly with the families. Giving evidence to the committee, Mr Hussen claimed he did not know that his daughter Amira might have been exposed to radical views. Chairman Keith Vaz pressed him on this point, asking him: \u2018Did it come to your attention in any way that they were involved in the kinds of things that it is alleged that they were involved in following this becoming public?\u2019 Mr Hussen replied: \u2018Not at all. Nothing.\u2019 Chilling: A CCTV image of 15-year-old Amira Abase, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Shamima Begum, 15, at Gatwick Airport before they caught their flight to Turkey . Fanaticism: Footage of the controversial rally showed Mr Hussen chanting among the crowds of protesters. The demonstration, held in 2012, was led by firebrand preacher Anjem Choudary and attended by Lee Rigby's killer . Extremist: The protest was led by the hate preacher and notorious rabble rouser\u00a0Anjem Choudary, who made a speech saying that Sharia would take over the entire world, including America and the UK . Shocking: Scotland Yard said it would examine the footage (pictured) to see if any criminal offences had been committed . What the MPs were not told was that Mr Hussen was caught on\u00a0camera in one of a wave of demonstrations that took place across the world in September 2012. Thousands had taken to the streets to protest against an obscure film called Innocence of Muslims, criticised for ridiculing Islam. In London, more than 150 clashed with police outside the US embassy. They included Luton radicals Abu Rahin Aziz, who is fighting for Islamic State, and Saiful Islam, who was the subject of a Channel 4 expos\u00e9 called Proud and Prejudiced. Radical: Amira Abase, 15, daughter of Abase Hussen, travelled to Syria with two other girls . Rahin Aziz has called for Theresa May to be executed, suggested that Islamic State-style executions take place in Trafalgar Square and threatened to blow up Big Ben. Last night members of the Commons committee expressed their shock and astonishment over Mr Hussen\u2019s activities. Labour MP Ian Austin said: \u2018It is extraordinary that this man blamed the police, the Government, the school, the Turkish government and everyone else for his daughter\u2019s decision to go to Syria but failed to mention his own involvement in an appalling Islamist rally. Perhaps the committee should invite Mr Hussen back so he can explain what he was doing.\u2019 Tory MP Michael Ellis, who also sits on the committee, said: \u2018This will come as a surprise to those who heard criticism of the police and school. This raises serious questions about the potential negative influence on an impressionable young mind.\u2019 Mr Vaz said: \u2018It is clear that families and communities need to take greater responsibility for protecting young people who could be at risk of radicalisation. \u2018Witnesses before the committee are responsible for their own statements. When Mr Hussen gave evidence, he said he had no idea that his daughter had been involved in radicalisation or had been radicalised.\u2019 Amira fled with her friends Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, from their homes in east London to Syria last month. The trio were following in the footsteps of Sharmeena Begum, who left their school, Bethnal Green Academy in East London, to go to Syria in December. Scotland Yard said it would examine the footage to see if any offences had been committed.","highlights":"Father of one of three schoolgirl 'jihadi brides' captured on camera at rally . Abase Hussen blamed police for placing a 'heavy burden' on his daughter . But he can be seen chanting at fanatic protest alongside Lee Rigby killer . Footage shows him next to Michael Adebowale as a US flag is burned . Among the rabble-rousers was notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary . Hussen's daughter Amira Abase fled the UK last month to join ISIS . He addressed Home Affairs Select Committee in wake of her disappearance .","id":"5f229eec3468a4b69cdf0fa0c99a0a9d9eefb22b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" times.\nHussen and hundreds of supporters in the crowd are incensed as they watch a video of a man in Yemen dying after being set alight by American forces. In response they raise their fists and chants of \u2018Burn, burn USA\u2019 fill the air.\nAt a time when there is mounting hostility between the two countries, Al Jazeera\u2019s 101 East travels to the remote area of northern Yemen, where this outrage took place, to find out why an Al Jazeera journalist who witnessed the event was banned from flying out of the country.\nWe then meet a Yemeni mother whose child was seriously wounded in the incident. It\u2019s a story that has echoes of the Charlie Hebdo incident last year in Paris and the murder of journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).\nIn both of these stories we saw the emergence of a new method of targeting and terrorising: a video. The videos used in both incidents were of gruesome killings and torture.\nIn Yemen the attack happened in June 2009. The United Nations say the attack in France, in a city named Molenbeek, happened two years later. But both attacks have been made by the same group: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).\nThe organisation is the Yemen-based branch of Al Qaeda. It\u2019s regarded as the most active offshoot of the terrorist organisation, with a series of attacks and kidnappings in western and central Africa, South East Asia, and the Middle East.\nThe US government has put Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula\u2019s leader, Nasir al Wuhayshi, on a list of most-wanted terrorists. This summer it offered a US$3 million reward for information leading to Wuhayshi\u2019s capture or death.\n101 East has secured exclusive video footage of the incident, filmed by a British national who was at the rally in December 2009. It shows the British man filming the crowd as they watch the video on a large screen. The footage then cuts to another video of a burning car set by the American military which appears to be part of a demonstration in a city in Yemen\u2019s north.\nThe British man, who has declined to be named, said he filmed the first video and was the first to tell those watching of the second.\nHe told Al Jazeera: \u2018There were hundreds of people with this banner, chanting "}
{"article":"His arms out-stretched in a hero pose, former international footballer Michael McIndoe milks the adulation as a spray of champagne washes over him. The 35-year-old wasn't celebrating a cup triumph but the millions flowing through his accounts from an alleged \u00a330million investment scheme that snared a string of top-flight players. Pictures have now emerged of McIndoe in 2011 - at the height of his scheme - surrounded by beautiful women and empty champagne bottles as he revelled in a millionaire playboy's lifestyle in Marbella with a limitless credit card and wads of cash. Former Wolves and \u00a0Coventry player Michael McIndoe celebrates in Marbella during the height of his scheme . A member of staff at the beach bar lifts a\u00a0Methuselah champagne bottle out of an ice bucket . Another former footballer revealed that McIndoe had spent \u00a340,000 on champagne in one day . McIndoe (second from the right) parties in Marbella using money earned from the elaborate scheme . McIndoe started out at Luton Town, making his debut in 1998 and playing for the Hatters 39 times before joining Hereford on a free in 2000. Yeovil then took advantage of the Bulls' financial plight and snapped him up for \u00a325,000 the following year. He scored 22 goals in 91 outings for the Glovers, winning promotion from the Conference in 2003 before joining Doncaster for \u00a350,000. McIndoe twice made the PFA Team of the Year with Rovers and was his side's joint-top scorer in 2004-05 with 12 goals. He twice represented the Scotland B side during his time at Rovers. After a loan spell at Derby he joined Barnsley then Wolves, on loan again, before the deal was made permanent for \u00a3250,000. He signed a three-year contract with Bristol City in 2007 and scored the winner against Crystal Palace in the second leg of the 2008 Championship play-off semi-final. They lost out to Hull at Wembley and McIndoe had one more season at Ashton Gate before joining Coventry. He also had a brief loan stint at MK Dons. But the former Wolves and Coventry midfielder, who is accused of persuading 300 stars including Jimmy Bullard as well as a string of lower league players to invest with him, is now being investigated by police. He was forced into a bankruptcy court with debts approaching \u00a33m earlier this month where he claimed to be penniless and living on the charity of friends and family. The Metropolitan Police are investigating and have started quizzing victims and associates. 'He was the Mr Big in Marbella, buying loads of champagne and girls all over the place. He even had a bodyguard,' said one footballer, who lost around \u00a375,000 in the scheme, which promised a 20 per cent return on investments. McIndoe, from Edinburgh, hired pop star Alexandra Burke to perform at a party and invested in a private members club, in London. But it was in Marbella that McIndoe indulged the lavish lifestyle - shown in these exclusive photos - he could not afford as his playing career ended in non-league football. He hired a modernist \u00a32m mansion for \u00a327,000-a-week for a three-week holiday spree and spent \u00a340,000 on champagne in one day at a beach club party. Friends had bottles of champagne and vodka at their tables whenever they went to nightclubs. McIndoe celebrates scoring for Doncaster against Arsenal in the League Cup in 2005 . McIndoe with the girlfriend\u00a0Emma Frain during one of his holidays in Spain . McIndoe used the promise of 20 per cent returns on people's money to fund his champagne lifestyle . The former Scotland B player rented a \u00a327,000-a-week mansion for a three-week holiday in Spain . 'There were lots of girls and lots of drink,' said the player, who had been befriended by McIndoe when he was a young apprentice at the same club. 'He was spending money like you've never seen before.' McIndoe was photographed lounging on a white sofa with his then girlfriend, model Emma Frain, and smoking a huge cigar while surrounded by friends as he bankrolled their luxury holidays. The player added that McIndoe targeted fellow professionals and businessmen football supporters and initially gave them the 20 per cent return paid monthly in cash. The scheme sucked in around 300 players and the former QPR and Hull star Bullard is thought to have lost around \u00a3600,000 which prompted him to go on the ITV reality show, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. He told original investors to get other 'clients' involved and they would be rewarded. McIndoe and his friends at the Ocean Club in Marbella where 'beds' can cost up to 7,950 euros (\u00a35,790) More than 60 bottles of Veuve Cliquot Champagne stand empty at a party funded by McIndoe in Marbella . Large bottles of the expensive Dom Perignon champagne are buried into an ice bucket . Jimmy Bullard (pictured here in 2011) was one of the investors, and is thought to have lost around \u00a3600,000 . McIndoe lived at the five-star Mayfair Hotel, paying \u00a34,000 a week for a suite, and also rented a Belgravia apartment for an upfront \u00a3150,000 annual fee, it is alleged. He ran glitzy parties at celebrity nightclubs including Funky Buddha, in London, and drove around in a Bentley and a Maybach. He was reportedly gambling heavily before the scheme crashed and is said to have run through \u00a31m on bets with one bookmaker in a year. 'He had the gift of the gab but was very cagey about the scheme, saying the money was in property, gold or City investments,' added the player, who declined to be named. 'People were convinced when they saw him paying out but then he suddenly closed the scheme down. He kept telling me to wait and that I would be a wealthy man.' McIndoe celebrates sinking Crystal Palace to reach Wembley in 2008 . But he was consoled by Wayne Brown after Bristol City lost the 2008 Championship Play-off final to Hull . Another person to have been caught out by the former Scotland B international was glamour model Georgia Eden, who was one of 30 women hired to attend club nights organised by McIndoe. In total, McIndoe was due to pay the model agency who organised the women \u00a312,000, but the money never materialised. Speaking to the Daily Record, Eden said:\u00a0'We were asked to mingle around and talk to guests in the club. The organisers said they were really pleased with what we had done and we were told we would be paid within 30 days. Georgia Eden was one of 30 models hired to attend a event put on at a club by McIndoe . But Eden, along with her colleagues, was never paid for her work with the agency said to be owed \u00a312,000 . McIndoe (right) in action playing for his former club Wolves against West Bromwich Albion in 2007 . 'That date came and went and a lot of excuses were made to the agency. 'To have that amount of girls booked for one job was a really big deal so it was a big let down to not be paid for the work we had done.' McIndoe was made bankrupt in October last year with disclosed debts of \u00a32.4m. He told the London bankruptcy court this month that he had no income and was living off \u00a313,900 surplus from the sale of his mother's house but \u00a36,000 of that had been given to his girlfriend, who lives in Epping, Essex. 'That money has been running thin of late so I have been getting help from friends and family,' he told the hearing. He added that he was not working and was living with his mother in Edinburgh or staying with a friend in London. After the hearing, he faced accusations from creditors that he had not responded to their questions about repayment. 'I have nothing to say, I cannot comment about this,' he said. The hearing was adjourned until March 25 and he must attend a meeting with the bankruptcy trustee later this month. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Michael McIndoe convinced footballers to take part in investment scheme . Investors in the scheme reportedly lost a combined \u00a330million . Former Wolves and Coventry midfielder spent money on a lavish lifestyle . Pictures have emerged of McIndoe's lifestyle from height of the scheme . McIndoe later declared bankruptcy and is now supported by his family . I'm a Celebrity star Jimmy Bullard thought to have lost \u00a3600,000 .","id":"f687cc127e3d2b2ec6c3206614306c8982d1d972","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" into the UK economy as a result of a sporting competition.\nIt was a familiar sight, McIndoe, whose career spanned nearly two decades, a familiar fixture in our media. But in 2012 he hung up his boots, ending a playing career cut short by injury. He now sits in the media centre of a hotel in Manchester, a reporter covering the International Premier Tennis League.\nA decade ago a player would probably only earn a fraction of the \u00a32.6m prize pot currently available to winners of the tournament. Today's players are competing at a level previously the preserve of the very best and are making their earnings through a variety of ventures.\nThe men's and women's tours - also known as the ATP World Tour and the WTA Tour - are the only circuit that gives players a career pathway to compete in all parts of the world.\nThe tournaments run from January to November across 17 countries but it is the off-court activities that are a lure for players. While top players can command as much as \u00a3150,000 for one week's play on court, their earning potential can be far higher with the right sponsor and commercial deals.\nPlayers are able to capitalise on their celebrity status and the popularity of their respective games, and also build relationships with their fans, who may in turn come to identify with the sponsors on which their favourite player partners.\nRory McIlroy, last year's Race to Dubai champion, has been linked to Nike since his teenage years and is now regarded as a $130m endorsement asset.\nHe was the first player to win more than \u20ac7.5m from prize money before he turned 25 and his earnings for 2012-13 were up on the previous season. His current deal runs until 2018 and also includes sponsorship of Nike's golf balls.\nThe 23-year-old won the Order of Merit for a second time in 2013 and his haul for 2012\/13 was just short of \u00a35m, but he has won more than twice that much through endorsements.\nMcIlroy's achievements on the pitch are matched by those off it with a string of high-profile advertising deals with brands such as Apple, Nike, Rolex and Audi.\nRory McIlroy\nWhile they may not be household names, McIlroy's tennis partners can be. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Serena"}
{"article":"A brother and sister who bravely gave chase to a man attempting to kidnap their 22-month-old baby brother have spoken about the moments leading up to young Owen Wright being snatched. Brenden, 10, Delicia, 8, and Owen were approached by the stranger as they played in a park in the tiny town of Sprague, Washington, after their babysitter had left them unattended on Sunday. The man, described as about 30 years old, 6-foot to 6-foot-2, with a thin build, brown hair and a mustache, first attempted to befriend the two older children. Scroll down for video . Delicia Wright, 8, said that the man told them he was nice to kids and had been babysitting for a long time, she didn't believe him and her screams helped raise the alarm . Big brother Breden said he wasn\u2019t scared by the man and jumped into action because they he wanted his brother back so they could go to their cousin's birthday party . \u2018He said he was nice to kids and he had been babysitting for a long time,\u2019 Delicia told Good Morning America. Surveillance video shows the man, who police are still tracking and hoping to ID, running down the sidewalk with the toddler in his arms. In hot pursuit are Owen\u2019s brother and sister. \u2018I thought he was trying to kidnap him so I ran and screamed,\u2019 said Delicia. Big brother Breden said he wasn\u2019t scared by the man and jumped into action because they had an important family function to attend. \u2018I was chasing him so I could get my brother back for my cousin\u2019s birthday party,\u2019 he explained. The dramatic scene ended after a pair of local teenagers also chased after the man and he set the boy down and ran off on Sunday, authorities said. Michael Wright, the father of the three children, said he was relieved that young Owen was unhurt and very proud of his other kids' bravery. \u2018For my kids to run after him that is an act of courage,\u2019 he said . Michael Wright, the father of the three children, said he was relieved that young Owen was unhurt and very proud of his other kids' bravery. \u2018For my kids to run after him that is an act of courage,\u2019 he said. Wright had left his three children with a babysitter on Sunday while he went to work. They were playing unsupervised in a city park near the sitter's house. 'I can't explain the feeling, the anxiety and everything that goes into finding out your children is missing or something has happened to them,' Wright told KXLY-TV. Sheriff's deputies said the man talked with the children for a few minutes, then scooped the toddler out of his stroller and ran down the street. Surveillance video from a grocery store showed the kidnapper running, child in arms, with Delicia chasing and Brenden not far behind. Delicia's screams alerted Dorothy Giddings, who was working at her antique store downtown, reports. Authorities are searching for a man caught on surveillance video running down a sidewalk with a toddler in his arms, in what authorities in the town of Sprague, Washington, say was a failed kidnapping on Sunday . Authorities are searching for a man caught on surveillance video running down a sidewalk with a toddler in his arms, in what authorities in the town of Sprague, Washington, say was a failed kidnapping on Sunday . Owen's older sister Delicia, left, and brother Brenden, right, were also captured on security video footage as they gave chase after the man who had taken their younger brother Owen . 'I said there is something wrong,' she recalled on Tuesday. 'Then this man busts out and runs across the street and he's got a baby and a little girl right behind him screaming,' Giddings said. 'The girl said, 'That man got my baby brother! That man got my baby brother!'' Giddings said she realized what was happening and sent her teenage grandson and his friend to chase the man. As the older boys approached, the kidnapper put the child down in a vacant lot and fled. No vehicle was seen with the suspect. Authorities said they don't believe the kidnapper is a resident of Sprague, a wheat farming town of about 500 people located 40 miles west of Spokane. 'We'd recognize him if he was local.' said Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers.\u00a0'We are leaning on somebody coming through town.' Authorities have no leads in the case.","highlights":"Brenden, 10, Delicia, 8, and Owen were approached by a stranger after their babysitter left them playing unattended in a park in Sprague, Washington . The man told the older children that he was nice to kids and had been babysitting for a long time . Delicia Wright said he didn't believe him and when he picked up her younger brother she started to scream which helped raise the alarm . Older brother Breden said he wasn't scared of the man and it was important to get Owen back as they had to attend a cousin's birthday party . Father Michael Wright said he was relieved that young Owen was unhurt and very proud of his other kids' bravery . Police have no leads in their search for the stranger who is\u00a0about 30 years old, 6-foot to 6-foot-2, with a thin build, brown hair and a mustache .","id":"1087c86b06cbe91694944afde40b89f2f44e7535","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", spoke to Channel 7 on Monday as their parents, Nathan and Samantha Wright, were formally charged over the attempted kidnap.\nTheir baby brother was reportedly grabbed from his pram near the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre by a man believed to be in his mid-40s wearing a baseball cap on Monday afternoon.\nA police spokesman told 7 News: \u201cA witness intervened after seeing what appeared to be suspicious behaviour and chased the man until he let the child go.\u201d\nWitness tells 7NEWS that an elderly lady \u201cbanged on this bloke\u2019s head until he put the pram down and ran off\u201d, #7NEWS\n\u2014 7 News Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) December 3, 2018\nOwen, who was unharmed, was taken to the nearby Sunshine Childcare Centre where his mum was waiting and a police investigation was launched.\nSpeaking to Channel 7, Delicia said she wanted to thank the \u201cold lady\u201d who helped Owen get back to his mum.\n\u201cA lady came and I was holding him in her arms and she started hitting this person in the head and she did it for like five minutes until he ran away and that\u2019s when I got him back,\u201d she said.\nA witness told Nine News that the man who snatched Owen appeared to be a tall male in his 40s who was dressed in grey clothes, similar to a baseball cap.\nAnother witness told Daily Mail Australia on Monday that the man had walked through the shopping centre car park and was \u201clooking out for young boys\u201d.\n\u201cI believe he was after young boys,\u201d he said.\n\u201cThere was three boys sitting down playing on a computer and he just walked right on passed them, looked at them and carried on walking. I couldn\u2019t believe what I just saw.\u201d\nBut he said the man then \u201cstopped and turned around to look for other boys\u201d.\n\u201cI was a little bit shocked. I was a little worried about what was going to happen and whether it was safe for my nephews. They were a bit worried as well and that\u2019s why I said to them, \u2018Do not go up and talk to that person\u2019.\u201d\nPolice have released CCTV footage of the incident.\nAt the time, the mother who made the complaint, Samantha, told News Corp that her husband was at home with Owen at the time and the man had got into their pram and taken Owen.\nShe said"}
{"article":"The middle class will be \u2018decimated\u2019 by the rise of robots replacing traditional jobs like teachers, lawyers and doctors, a leading author warned today. Web entrepreneur Andrew Keen will leave the middle class \u2018hollowed out\u2019, while a new elite make billions from the profits of machines dominating the workplace. The grim warning comes ahead of Mr Keen taking part in a debate tonight entitled: \u2018Be afraid, be very afraid: the robots are coming and they will destroy our livelihoods.\u2019 Economists used a simulated economy to create a model plotting a range of possible robot scenarios.  This model revealed the rise of robots will initially create a tech boom, but this boom will turn to bust as workers are forced from their jobs and don't have enough money to pay for the goods the robots are producing . A study into the impact of the emergence of artificial intelligence and the rise of robots last week warned it will see unemployment soar, welfare costs increase and could even bring the global economy to its knees. The role of computer coders and developers will increase in importance as demand for smart machines rise. But traditional roles which depend on intellectual skills risk being eroded. Mr Keen told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme: \u2018Sure there are going to be a few brilliant entrepreneurs who will become multi-millionaires or billionaires but what we are seeing is the sweeping away of the middle, the hollowing out of the middle. \u2018That's the nightmare of this technological revolution. The low end will be fine, the middle class is going to be decimated, and there will be a new elite an elite who are able to work with computers, who will make massive profits from it. Web entrepreneur Andrew Keen claimed the \u2018nightmare\u2019 of a technological revolution will leave the middle class \u2018hollowed out\u2019 \u2018But this is deeply threatening for people who have traditionally relied on intellectual skills to make their living.\u2019 Asked what kind of jobs are under threat, he warned: \u2018Middle class jobs - teachers, lawyers, doctors, experts - the traditional 20th century meritocracy is about to be swept away.\u2019 Mr Keen, the author of \u201cThe Internet Is Not The Answer\u201d and \u2018Digital Vertigo\u2019, insisted he did not mean robots would be \u2018science fictional beings that are going to replicate human beings\u2019. But they would replace jobs. \u2018It's as profound as the industrial revolution at the beginning of the 19th century,\u2019 he added, warning there may be a need for regulation to protect people and jobs. He went on: \u2018What lies on the horizon - this is not a fake threat - is a technology which does indeed change everything. \u2018Just because in the past it's worked does not in any way guarantee that in the future we should simply cross our fingers and say well in the past it's worked so somehow jobs will appear. \u2018No economist have been able to say to us concretely what are most people going to do ion a world where artificial intelligence dominates society.\u2019 A study by the US-based National Bureau of Economic Research warned that over time demand for new code and, thus for high-tech workers, will eventually drop and see such workers replaced by robot employees. Lead researcher Seth Benzell said: 'Whether it\u2019s bombing our enemies, steering our planes, fielding our calls, rubbing our backs, vacuuming our floors, driving our taxis, or beating us at Jeopardy, it\u2019s hard to think of hitherto human tasks that smart machines can\u2019t do or won\u2019t soon do.' However, Pippa Malmgren, the co-Founder of H Robotics which makes flying drones for commercial use, insisted that people would adapt to the new jobs market. She told Radio 4: \u2018For every robot you create you actually generate three or four new jobs. \u2018But they are not in the field of picking something up, or doing that heavy manual labour, they are in the area of doing something creative, advertising, legal and all sorts of distribution related. \u2018It's going to open up a huge opportunity for people who have practical skills, who know how to weld metal, how to play with an engine, because then they can take what robotics provides and innovate with it and create a whole array of new jobs that we haven't even thought of.\u2019 She said it was not possible for people to choose a career for life. \u2018I don't think planning works. It's like surfing, you can\u2019t pick a wave and say that\u2019s the job I want to do with for my life. The economy keeps moving and changing. \u2018And throughout history we will have to adapt and change. We are on the brink... we have already begun the next industrial revolution. This is going to create a wave of new activities and new jobs.\u2019 According to Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a research fellow in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies,  care for the elderly and even children are among the jobs to be replaced by artificially intelligent beings within the next 50 years. Her research suggests human workers across a plethora of service sectors and caring professions could be replaced by droids within our lifetimes. She believes that as the rapid advances in technology achieved this century are projected to continue at an astonishing rate, this will allow robots to break free of science fiction and establish themselves in our everyday life. According to her research - which polled 2,000 people about which jobs they thought were most unpopular and could be among the first to be given to robots for the TC channel Syfy - traffic wardens (65 per cent), estate agents (40 per cent) and car salesman (33 per cent) could soon be lost to history.","highlights":"Andrew Keen says \u2018nightmare\u2019 tech revolution will hollow out middle class . A new elite will make billions machines dominating the workplace, he says . Traditional jobs like teachers, lawyers and doctors face being replaced .","id":"1ed8fadeb6a85ed36935abcb5242e41388e729a5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \u2018masterclass\u2019 is being created to which the poorest workers will flock.\n\u2018The rich will get richer, the poor poorer \u2013 it\u2019s not going to be sustainable\u2019.\nHe described the \u2018technological revolution\u2019 \u2013 led by the likes of Facebook, Amazon and Google \u2013 as \u2018an industrial revolution on steroids\u2019.\nThis is part of a \u2018great sorting\u2019 where low-skilled jobs will be taken away from the middle class and replaced with cheap computers and software.\nHe gave the example of the US, where 57 per cent of the population is in jobs which require below-average skills. \u2018But in 17 years, that figure is projected to be down to 30 per cent.\u2019\nThis means, \u2018in 2050, 90 per cent of Americans will have jobs which require skills at an above average level \u2013 and just 30 per cent of them will need to have above average skills.\u2019\nAs a result, the author predicted that America will see the biggest \u2018great sorting\u2019 in history. \u2018What we\u2019ll have will be a middle class hollowed out and we\u2019ll have a huge \u201ctechnocratic class,\u201d\u2019 he claimed.\nHe said technology will mean \u2018the middle class will be hollowed out and you\u2019ll be in the \u201ctechnocratic class.\u201d\u2019\nHe added: \u2018We\u2019ll see a lot of the middle-class work force hollowed out in the next 10 years, but this doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ll see all of them in that class. The majority of them will be working in the \u201ctechnocratic class.\u201d\n\u2018It\u2019s going to be an industrial revolution on steroids.\u2019\nKeen also predicted that we\u2019ll see an increasing demand for \u2018skilled labour\u2019 which he argued is already becoming \u2018extremely rare.\u2019\n\u2018We\u2019re looking at a world of specialists. And I think that you will see in 20 years that the people who are most successful will be those who can combine a narrow set of skills.\u2019\nHowever, he warned against over-categorising jobs as \u2018useless\u2019, claiming \u2018we\u2019ve got to be a bit more cautious about how we divide the world into useful and useless.\u2019\n\u2018We should be careful as to not over- categorise people,\u2019 he added.\n\u2018Somewhere on the road to utopia we are going to over- categorise professions and we"}
{"article":"(CNN)All of these women left a mark on the world that would change people's thinking for decades -- in some cases centuries -- to come. They wrote books that revolutionized people's view of society; made scientific discoveries that transformed medicine as we know it; and brought about laws that shook up the establishment. In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, Leading Women takes a look at just seven of the many females throughout history who changed the world for the betterment of all. The American author's best-selling 1852 novel \"Uncle Tom's Cabin\" helped popularize the anti-slavery movement. Legend has it Abraham Lincoln greeted Beecher Stowe at the White House by saying: \"So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war,\" in reference to the civil war. Her novel followed the life of black slave Uncle Tom, and was the second best-selling book of the 19th century after the Bible. British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), a group known for extreme forms of protest such as chaining themselves to railings and going on hunger strikes. \"We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers,\" she said during a court trail in 1908. Sadly Pankhurst never lived to see her dream become reality, dying three weeks before a law was passed giving women equal voting rights with men. \"What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again\" -- Anne Frank's \"Diary of a Young Girl.\" The wisdom and wit of 13-year-old Jewish schoolgirl Anne Frank, written while hiding in Amsterdam during the Second World War, is one of the most widely-read books in the world with over 30 million copies sold. Her story of life under German occupation is a powerful record that has been translated into 67 languages and adapted for both film and theater, with her home itself turned into a museum. Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, just weeks before it was liberated. French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's 1949 book \"The Second Sex\" became a landmark feminist work. It analyzed the treatment and perception of women throughout history, and was deemed so controversial that the Vatican put in on the Index of Prohibited books. \"All oppression creates a state of war; this is no exception,\" said De Beauvoir, who along with partner Jean Paul Sartre was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. British chemist and x-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin's research was key in revealing the structure of DNA. Her x-ray photographs of the double helix were used by scientists Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins, who in 1962 were jointly awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the DNA model. However Franklin missed out on a Nobel Prize herself, dying from ovarian cancer in 1958 at 37. American Billie Jean King was one of the greatest competitors Wimbledon had ever seen, taking home a whopping 20 titles. But she is perhaps best known for a one-off match dubbed \"The Battle of Sexes\" against Bobby Riggs in 1973. The bespectacled 29-year-old King beat 55-year-old Riggs in front of a worldwide television audience of 50 million. She later went on to form the Women's Tennis Association and has campaigned for equal prize money for female players. \"When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope,\" said 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai. The Kenyan political activist founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 in an effort to empower rural women who had started reporting their streams were drying up, their food supply was less secure, and they had to walk further than ever before for firewood. The movement has since spread across the world, campaigning on climate change and teaming up with the United Nations Environment Programme. This is by no means the definitive list of women who changed the world, and narrowing it down to just seven was a tough call. Who would you include? Leave your suggestions in the comments box below.","highlights":"In celebration of International Women's Day we look at seven inspiring women . Remarkable females made huge scientific discoveries and campaigned for equality . Which women have inspired you? Tweet your answers to @CNNIwomen .","id":"4caf62b9cbad2a9e9772b85c9a0c2d6dffaeca6e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" forever changed how diseases are treated; and created movements for equality and change.\nAnd because of this, they have all been named to the list of 50 women to have been \"Greatest Britons.\"\nThe BBC is asking members of the British public to nominate their greatest Britons -- be they famous, or not so famous, from a variety of fields. Voting closes at 23:59 BST on Friday, September 30 and a public poll will take place at BBC Radio 4 between November 11-13.\nHere are the 50 women to have made it on the list, in no particular order:\nSinger, actress and humanitarian\nWhen Edith Piaf's \"La Vie en Rose\" debuted, it took Parisian music scenes by storm.\nFamed for her deep, raspy voice and her raspy, yet romantic songs (which reflected the life she lived in working-class Paris), she's been called the \"French torch song queen\" and \"La Garce\" (which translates to \"the bitch\").\nPiaf has been dubbed \"la grande ame noire\" (the black soul) of France. \"Lover of life and of music, a singer of infinite pain and of infinite tenderness, a singer of the soul, a soul without a face, without name, without love\" is how her friend and fellow singer Jacques Pr\u00e9vert described her.\nPiaf has been described as a \"sorrowful song\" and was dubbed \"la m\u00f4me pauvre\" -- \"the poor little thing\" by Parisian cabaret owners. She died of tuberculosis at the age of 47 on October 10, 1963.\n\"I can't change the direction of the wind but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination\" -- Laila Ali\nBoxer, athlete, philanthropist\nWhen a young Muhammad Ali visited Britain in 1975, he said of his visit that \"I wish I could stay here and be the king of the world.\"\nKnown as \"the greatest of all time\" by boxing promoter Don King, he also referred to himself by many other titles -- \"Prince,\" \"Ambassador of Human Equality,\" \"Symbol of Justice and Peace,\" and \"The Greatest.\"\nIn November 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected him as one"}
{"article":"The families of three runaway schoolgirls who fled to Syria to join ISIS have issued a new appeal for their 'beloved' daughters to return home immediately. Describing their loss as 'more acute' on Mother's Day, the families of\u00a0Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana, said they were praying for the 'immediate, safe return' of their children. The teenage jihadi brides, who all attended Bethnal Green Academy in east London, are believed to have joined terror group ISIS after leaving the UK last month. Scroll down for video . The families of three runaway schoolgirls who fled to Syria to join ISIS have issued a new appeal for their daughters to return home. Pictured: CCTV showing the friends at Gatwick airport before flying to Turkey . Kadiza Sultana, 16 (left), Amira Abase, 15 (centre) and Shamima Begum, 15 (right), all pupils at Bethnal Green Academy in east London, are believed to have travelled to Syria as jihadi brides . But the families today pledged to do 'everything possible' to ensure the girls returned back safely. In the joint statement, they said: 'We, the families of missing schoolgirls, pray for the immediate safe return of our beloved daughters. We feel our loss more acutely on Mothers-Day as we look over to their beds and see only the spaces left behind by them. 'We will continue to do everything we possibly can to ensure our girls are brought back to us safely.' The families also used the statement to again lash out at authorities, suggesting the school, Met Police and the local authority 'failed to act appropriately and pass on vital information'. They said: 'As parents, we expect the safeguarding of our children to be the top priority of schools and the local authority whilst our children are in their care. 'Had we been made aware of circumstances sooner, we ourselves could have taken measures to stop the girls from leaving the UK.' The schoolgirls are understood to now be in the terror group's de facto capital Raqqa after fleeing the UK last month. The girls were pictured going through security at Gatwick Airport last month, dressed in Western clothes. Fahmida Aziz (left), cousin of Kadiza, Sahima Begum (centre), sister of Shamima, and Abase Hussen (right), father of Amira, gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons last week . Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner (pictured at the Home Affairs Select Committee) said that, with the benefit of hindsight, officers should have communicated directly with the families . They were later seen on CCTV in Turkey, dressed in burkas and waiting for a bus to take them to the border with Syria. They are believed to be staying with Sharmeena Begum, the fellow pupil from their school who went missing in December. Sharmeena Begum, the first of the schoolgirls to go to Syira, is thought to be in the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa . The 15-year-old student, the first of the four to disappear from Bethnal Green Academy in east London, had not been identified by the authorities but was named this week. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has admitted that 'with the benefit of hindsight' officers should have communicated directly with the families. But he said parents had a responsibility to come forward if their teenagers betrayed any interest in extremist ideology. However, the families refused to accept any responsibility for the teenagers' actions when they appeared before a committee of MPs earlier this month. Instead, they spent spent more than an hour castigating police over what they claimed was a failure to inform of their children's potential radicalisation. They were led by their lawyer Tasnime Akunjee, once the representative of a close associate of the Woolwich killers, who repeatedly demanded an apology. The country's top police officer was later forced to apologise to the families over a misplaced letter relating to Sharmeena's disappearance, apologising that it 'didn't get through'. The  letter had been given to the three pupils instead of being sent directly to the parents, after the girl were spoken to by police as potential witnesses after she went missing. However, senior figures, led by David Cameron, have previously insisted parents must take responsibility and play their part in stopping the spread of militant beliefs. 'Everyone has a role to play,' said the Prime Minister. Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond echoed the comments saying: 'Parents have responsibilities, schools and community workers have responsibilities as well as the authorities and airports and airline operators.' 'We, the families of missing schoolgirls , pray for the immediate safe return of our beloved daughters. We feel our loss more acutely on Mothers-Day as we look over to their beds and see only the spaces left behind by them. 'As you can imagine, the last few weeks have been incredibly difficult. We would like to thank the public for their generosity of spirit and support in this most trying of times. 'With respect to the disappearance of our children we have been disappointed by the handling of this matter by the school, Met police and the local authority, all of whom we feel failed to act appropriately and pass on vital information to us or indeed between each other. 'As parents, we expect the safeguarding of our children to be the top priority of schools and the local authority whilst our children are in their care. Had we been made aware of circumstances sooner, we ourselves could have taken measures to stop the girls from leaving the UK. 'We note and appreciate Tower Hamlets Council's very recent attempt to educate parents with respect to such dangers with a pamphlet on radicalisation and extremism. Likewise, we appreciate the police's apology with respect to their mishandling. We hope other families won't have to bear the same pain that we are enduring at the moment, and that lessons are learned from our experience. 'Looking to the future, we hope to work with the relevant authorities to rectify the situation, and we will continue to do everything we possibly can to ensure our girls are brought back to us safely.'","highlights":"Families of Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana spoke out . Teen jihadi brides believed to have joined ISIS after leaving UK last month . Families have pledged to do 'everything' to ensure the girls' safe return . They also used message to again lash out at police, school and council . Accused authorities of 'failing to act appropriately and pass on information'","id":"11c7c0490cd929ffbe425d3c60d1f1dcf814a6d4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" parents revealed they are desperate for their daughters' safety during the coronavirus pandemic.\nGulshan, Shamima and Khadija Begum disappeared from their Bradford home last week on Mother's Day and made contact with the extremist group the following day.\nThey have since been spotted being held by ISIS, which they joined with the help of their father.\nThe trio have been described as 'vulnerable' and are believed to be in a camp in Syria where ISIS supporters are said to be helping them.\nTheir relatives have previously warned the girls' 'lives are at risk', and police are desperately seeking to locate them and bring them home safely.\nA new plea by the family has been put up in Bradford City Centre asking them to return home. The appeal says it is 'now more acute'.\nIt says: \"The girls have been reported missing now for over a week.\nRead more: Girl, 16, who fled Bradford to join ISIS terror group may already be pregnant\n\"Their mother and wider families have now been unable to directly contact them, and are understandably concerned for their safety and well-being.\n\"Please reach out to the girls and bring them home so that their families, who are struggling with a public pandemic and their own health and personal worries, can start to find a way forward.\n\"Please reach out to the girls.\"\nA picture on the appeal shows the girls all dressed in hijabs and the message says: \"We love you all, more today than at any other time.\"\nGulshan's brother Jahangir is quoted as saying he has 'lost his sisters' and appealed to them to return home and make him a grandfather.\nHe said: \"I can't believe what they've done. They're not babies any more they should know what they're doing.\n\"They've lost their dad and their sister and now they've gone to a place where there are extremists. They need to be back with their mum.\nRead more: Girl, 16, who fled Bradford to join ISIS terror group 'will have been married off' by now\n\"It is not their decision. I would love them to return home safe so they can look after me. I'd love them to have kids and to be my grandchildren.\n\"I just want them to be safe - they're not adults yet so they don't know what they're doing"}
{"article":"Roy Keane has urged Manchester United fans to give Louis van Gaal up to three years to prove himself at the Old Trafford helm. The Dutch manager oversaw another disappointing performance and result in United's 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Arsenal at Old Trafford on Monday night. Danny Welbeck returned to his old stomping ground to score the winner after Wayne Rooney levelled Nacho Monreal's strike in the first half, but it was yet another lacklustre display under Van Gaal that irked United supporters. United's legendary midfielder Roy Keane says Louis van Gaal should get more time in charge at Old Trafford . Van Gaal came under more criticism for another lacklustre display in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Arsenal . Keane was in the studio with former England stars Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright . Their hero Keane, however, maintained the manager needs more time with fans unaware of what the job entails. 'Van Gaal is going to get criticised, you'd expect that,' Keane said during his BBC Match of the Day analysis. 'Give the man a chance - two or three years. A lot of fans don't quite understand how to run a football club as big as Manchester United. 'They should have given David Moyes more time but didn't. What are they going to do? Chop and change again? Van Gaal has been in the door two minutes. It takes time. It's literally a rebuilding job. A dismayed Marouane Fellaini (left), Michael Carrick (centre) and Wayne Rooney after Arsenal's winner . Danny Welbeck broke the hearts of his boyhood club by pouncing on an error to send Arsenal to Wembley . 'It would be a disaster if United don't finish in top four. The big problem with people at the club and ex-players is they keep looking back comparing teams from 10 years ago. 'They have got to look forward. Focus on the players, focus on the manager... get right behind him. I still think they have enough to get in that top four.' Keane's old sparring partner, former Newcastle and England striker Alan Shearer, was more damning. He said:\u00a0'Manchester United's main priority this season is finishing in the top four. If they don't then it will be a catastrophe. 'They have spent a lot of money on players. There's a hell of a lot more money that needs to be spent to get them anywhere near where they want to be. 'There isn't another team in the Premier League that passes it back more than Manchester United.' Wayne Rooney's flying header to equalise for United in the first half couldn't stop his side crashing out . Angel Di Maria's red card was the final blow for United as Van Gaal's troops lost their heads . Keane and Shearer's battle of words during the BBC's FA Cup analysis were nothing compared to what the hot-headed duo got up to in their playing days. Neither was a player the opposition wanted to get on the wrong side of, so no battle was more fierce than when the two clashed. Keane lashes out at Shearer when the two came to blows at St James's Park in 2001 . The former United captain named Shearer as a player he 'always had in the back of his mind' in his recent autobiography The Second Half alongside other famous foes like Patrick Vieira and Alf-Inge Haaland. Keane made it clear that although he regularly came across Alan Shearer while working as a TV pundit, there is little or no chance of them ever building bridges such is the mutual dislike of each other. Keane picked Shearer out as a player he always had in the back of his mind alongside Patrick Vieira . The most famous flashpoint came in 2001 at St James' Park. The two skippers came head to head and Keane was shown a red card for lashing out at the England man. It was the first time the former United maestro had appeared in the BBC studio after a long association with terrestrial rivals ITV. Keane has to be held back by David Beckham during the infamous row that saw the United man sent off .","highlights":"Keane: 'Fans don't quite understand how to run a club as big as United' Van Gaal oversaw another poor performance in the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal . Danny Welbeck came back to haunt United by netting the winner . United now have no chance of silverware after crashing out of the FA Cup . READ: Van Gaal walks out of Man Utd press conference on a sour note . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .","id":"f2dadb1e88431c1502ed32dcc51987e374a5a5bd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Sunderland on Saturday, further intensifying the scrutiny on the 63-year-old.\nVan Gaal's side entered Saturday's match on the back of four straight defeats, as United's campaign continues to slide towards the end of an arduous season.\nUnited have won just once in the Premier League since New Year's Day and were again found wanting in the final third at Old Trafford, with Radamel Falcao's solitary goal proving the difference.\nThe Red Devils also crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday after suffering a second-leg 2-0 defeat at home to Wolfsburg, leaving Jose Mourinho's appointment at the Etihad Stadium increasingly likely.\nWith United's manager now under pressure, Keane says he would give Van Gaal two seasons to prove his worth at Old Trafford and to show the club's tradition of success.\n\"You have to give someone time,\" Keane told BBC Radio 5 Live, as reported by Goal.com.\n\"There are no quick fixes. I could probably talk for hours on what needs to be done, but you need to give someone time to do that. I want him to do it, the supporters want him to do it.\"\n\"If you look at the history of this club, the players in that dressing room, they've won the League Cup four times, they've won the FA Cup nine times, they've won everything in this country.\"\n\"We need to be doing better than that at this football club. The fans deserve it as well.\"\nMeanwhile, Keane has suggested that Manchester United were complacent against Sunderland at Old Trafford, highlighting their tendency to over-rely on star player Wayne Rooney as well as Falcao's failure to score.\n\"United sat on their lead and looked to kill the game but their front man [Falcao] had a poor game and then the back four got sloppy on an easy ball to their keeper,\" he said.\n\"But United are in a difficult position. They have a big squad now, they're in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and they have a massive fixture list.\n\"It's important for them to get out of these cups, because they are going into the League Cup final and Europa League final.\n\"You can't get distracted, you have to win the next game first.\"\nVan Gaal is scheduled to address the media"}
{"article":"George Osborne announced fuel duty had been frozen for the fifth year in a row . Fuel duty has been frozen for a fifth year in succession, allowing the Chancellor to boast that motorists have had \u2018\u00a310 off a tank with the Tories\u2019. Yesterday\u2019s move means a 0.54p-per-litre duty rise planned for September 1 will not go ahead. And the freezing of duty over the five years of the Coalition means the average driver spends \u00a310 less per fill-up than if the controversial \u2018fuel-price escalator\u2019 had been implemented in full. Between 2011 and 2016, a typical motorist will have saved \u00a3675, the Treasury calculated. The planned fuel duty rise by the RPI rate of inflation on September 2015 would have increased the current duty rate by 0.54p per litre \u2013 from the current 57.95p to 58.49p. For an average family car fill-up of 55 litres, this would have increased the cost by 30p. Mr Osborne said he had cancelled the fuel duty rise because \u2018I want to help families with the cost of filling up a car\u2019. He added: \u2018It\u2019s a cost that bears heavily on small businesses too. It\u2019s the longest duty freeze in over 20 years. It saves a family around \u00a310 every time they fill up their car. That\u2019s \u00a310 off a tank with the Tories.\u2019 Motoring groups welcomed the policy and urged any future government \u2018not to step back on the escalator\u2019. The RAC said the above-inflation fuel duty \u2018escalator\u2019 that operated between 1993 and 1999 \u2018is the primary reason that we now pay nearly 70 per cent in tax on every litre of fuel we buy at the pumps\u2019. AA president Edmund King said: \u2018The Coalition has done its \u201cfuel duty\u201d by shielding drivers from some of the impact of volatile fuel prices over the past four years by freezing fuel duty, and we welcome the further freeze and cancellation of the scheduled fuel duty rise for September 2015. \u2018With petrol and diesel prices surging and falling by more than 35p a litre since 2010, the continued four-year fuel duty freeze allows the Coalition to dodge the fuel-protest bullet.\u2019 Howard Cox, of the FairFuelUK campaign, welcomed the freeze but said the Chancellor should have gone further and cut duty. The move means a 0.54p-per-litre duty rise planned for September 1 will not go ahead, which for an average family car fill-up of 55 litres, would have increased the cost by 30p . He added: \u2018We give Mr Osborne six out of ten for endeavour and will continue to campaign that duty should be frozen for the lifetime of the next Parliament.\u2019 RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister said: \u2018With fuel duty revenue making up about 5 per cent of the Treasury\u2019s tax income there was never going to be a huge giveaway as the Chancellor still desperately needs motorists\u2019 money.\u2019 He added: \u2018But with the latest figures showing that almost a million of the poorest households see a quarter of what they spend go on buying and running a car the continued freeze is very welcome.\u2019 Lynsey and Tom Fox , pictured with their two children Megan, 6, and Emily, 1, will save \u00a350 a month on fuel . Lynsey and Tom Fox will save \u00a3600 a year thanks to the fuel duty freeze. The couple, who use their cars for commuting and taking six-year-old Megan and one-year-old Emily to school and nursery, drive a combined 1,500 miles a month. Mr Fox, an IT manager, spends two hours a day making his 35-mile commute in rush hour. Filling up his 2.7-litre Mercedes every week costs him \u00a3280 a month. Mrs Fox, a maths teacher, spends another \u00a370 a month on fuel for her VW Golf. Yesterday George Osborne delayed an increase in fuel duty once again \u2013 meaning drivers are nearly \u00a310 better off every time they fill up their car than they would have been had Labour\u2019s \u2018fuel-price escalator\u2019 still been operating. This saves the family, pictured, about \u00a350 a month. Mr Fox said: \u2018The extra money we save will be a nice little boost and we can spend more on the kids.\u2019 Company cars take a clobbering . Basil Fawlty attacks his Austin 1100 in show . Starsky and Hutch's 1975 Ford Gran Torino . The classic car to which Basil Fawlty administered \u2018a damned good thrashing\u2019 is now exempt from road tax. The character played by Monty Python actor John Cleese famously took a tree branch to a red Austin 1100 estate in frustration after it broke down on him in the 1970s comedy series Fawlty Towers. But now it has reached an age where the Government no longer requires Vehicle Excise Duty to be paid. Also newly exempt is the red 1975 Ford Gran Torino \u2013 with its trademark stripe \u2013 as used and rolled over by American TV cops Starsky & Hutch, played by actor and singer David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser in the popular 1970s crime- fighting series. Paul Clark, senior tax manager at City accountants Deloitte, said: \u2018An exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty for vehicles constructed 40 or more years ago was introduced in April 2014. \u2018This exemption applies automatically on a rolling basis on 1 April each year. \u2018So next month all cars made before 1 January 1976 will be exempt from the duty.\u2019 He added: \u2018This includes the 1975 Ford Gran Torino used in Starsky & Hutch and the Austin 1100 estate famously thrashed by Basil Fawlty in 1975\u2019. The majority of drivers with company cars will be hundreds of pounds worse off after the Chancellor moved to make the work perk \u2018greener\u2019. The tax levied on the majority of company cars will be increased by three percentage points in 2019-20. The rate for environmentally-friendly vehicles will also rise \u2013 but at a \u2018slower rate\u2019. City accountants said the changes are unfair on company car drivers locked into three or four-year deals who chose a cheaper vehicle \u2018in good faith\u2019 \u2013 only to have it re-classified months later as a gas-guzzler, and taxed accordingly. The Government\u2019s avowed aim of the changing tax rates for the \u2018benefit in kind\u2019 is to push company car drivers into greener vehicles \u2013 such as fully electric or hybrid cars, which carry a smaller tax burden. This has fuelled a boom in low-tax \u2018plug-in\u2019 hybrid vehicles, which can be charged from the mains but also run on conventional fuel. The tax on these so-called \u2018ultra-low-emissions vehicles \u2013 or ULEVs \u2013 is still rising too. However, the Chancellor is at pains to point out that it is rising at a \u2018slower\u2019 rate because he is increasing the gap between the tax on the cleanest \u2018green\u2019 cars and the conventionally-fuelled alternatives. George Osborne told MPs: \u2018To encourage a new generation of low-emission vehicles we will increase their company car tax more slowly than previously planned.\u2019 Ashley Hollinshead of accountants Deloitte stressed that because most company car drivers are signed up to three or four-year deals, they will be penalised for choices made well before the changes were introduced. \u2018It\u2019s effectively a retrospective tax on cars,\u2019 he said. \u2018Many employees with company cars will be locked into long term deals and will have no choice but to bear the ever-increasing cost of company car tax.\u2019 \u2018Having previously introduced an annual two-percentage-point increase in the rate of company car benefit in kind to 2018\/19, today George Osborne announced a further annual hike of three percentage points from 2019\/20. This announcement will see the benefit in kind rate increase by nearly 50 per cent in the period to 2019\/20. \u2018For example, the benefit in kind rate on [a car emitting 100 grams of carbon per kilometre] will increase from 19 per cent next tax year to 28 per cent by 2019\/20.\u2018 . The changes mean a driver paying the 40p tax rate with a \u00a328,000 1.6-litre Nissan Qashqai provided by their employer will be \u00a31,008 worse off after five years, with a \u2018benefit in kind\u2019 tax bill of \u00a33,360. Someone with a Golf GTI worth \u00a328,000 will also see their tax increase by \u00a31,008, to a total of \u00a33,472. An executive with a \u00a338,000 BMW 5 Series will pay \u00a31,368 more, taking their annual bill to \u00a34,712, while anyone with an \u00a381,000 three-litre Range Rover Sport as their company car will be nearly \u00a32,600 worse off, with an annual bill of \u00a311,998. However, taxes on green cars mean the driver of a top-selling \u00a328,304 Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid will also see their company car tax treble \u2013 rising by \u00a31,245 to \u00a31,811 a year. Tax on a \u00a332,000 Volkswagen Golf GTE hybrid will rise by \u00a31,408 to \u00a32,028 by 2019-20. Britain will become a world-leader in the development of driverless cars thanks to a \u00a3100million boost from the Chancellor. The figure will be matched by private-sector funding for a total pot of \u00a3200million. The announcement was welcomed by Jaguar Land Rover, which hailed a policy that will \u2018help create the smarter and more connected cars of the future\u2019. Two driverless car pilot schemes are already under way in Greenwich and Bristol. Much of the technology \u2013 from automatic parking to radars that scan for pedestrians or cyclists and can slam on the brakes \u2013 already exist in the latest cars on the road. However, new research is aimed at making driverless cars both safe and socially acceptable.","highlights":"Move means a 0.54p-per-litre duty rise planned for September is cancelled . Planned rise by RPI rate of\u00a0inflation\u00a0would have gone from 57.95p to 58.49p . For average family car of 55 litres, this would have increased cost by 30p . George Osborne cancelled fuel duty rise to 'help families with filling up' It's believed between 2011 and 2016, a typical motorist will have saved \u00a3675 .","id":"c0e6890be30acebd676cc38cc92a79510bfb8e5f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nThe freeze to 57.95p per litre (ppl) \u2013 which equates to \u00a30.28 a litre for diesel \u2013 will benefit a typical motorist driving an average car an extra 50 miles at the pumps every year.\nPetrol duty was cut to 57.95 ppl for the first time in March 2011, and has since been frozen each year.\nThe last time prices went up was in February 2001 \u2013 a rise of 1p a litre.\nBut the Chancellor had the last laugh, by presenting his decision as an election bribe to motorists in the run-up to the election by giving them \u00a310 off a tank.\n\u201cIf you fill your tank and save just \u00a310 on your fuel you\u2019re still \u00a31 off for the rest of the year,\u201d he told the BBC\u2019s Today programme.\nThe AA says that the petrol price remains at its highest level since August 2014 \u2013 134.9p per litre, 2p higher than the previous record high in August 2011.\nMr Osborne added: \u201cWe freeze the fuel duty because we\u2019re investing in our transport infrastructure \u2013 we\u2019ve got the largest ever road and rail investment plan in history.\u201d\nHe said the freeze will mean motorists could take \u201can extra trip to a tourist attraction or perhaps to visit a loved one\u201d on fuel they would have otherwise spent on the Chancellor\u2019s petrol duty.\nThe Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), praised Mr Osborne for freezing petrol prices, but warned the freezing of road tax had led to a \u201cdrain\u201d of small cars from the tax disc register.\nThe IAM is calling on the Chancellor to consider moving the annual Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) road tax to a fixed rate, similar to the MOT tax, saying this would prevent vehicles becoming \u201cdulled or worn out\u201d through tax avoidance and would also discourage people from driving older vehicles because of the annual rise.\nAA president Edmund King said: \u201cIt\u2019s not just the motorist who is having to pay to keep the Chancellor\u2019s promise of \u2018no rise in fuel duty\u2019, but businesses and hauliers who make huge annual deliveries \u2013 and they are feeling the benefit too with a reduction of 2p per litre.\n\u201cHowever, it is the poorest who have to take the greatest hit \u2013 with a whopping 18% of a litre of diesel costing"}
{"article":"When an Indiana man spotted a ratty old painting  at a yard sale, even one dollar seemed like too much. So he haggled the price down and bought it for 50 cents. Fast-forward 10 years later and he could be auctioning that same painting for $10,000. Jesse Ronnebaum isn't sure what exactly it was about the painting of seven men playing pool that captured his attention a decade ago - just that it 'jumped out' at him. Scroll down for video . Jesse Ronnebaum bought this artwork for 50 cents at a yard sale a decade ago. But last week he discovered it was painted by esteemed artists from Chicago's Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts . 'That one just stood out to me,' he told WTHR. 'Don't know if it was the oldest, rattiest one or what it was.' In the painting all seven men are holding cue sticks, pointing at billiard balls scattered across the table. An artist's palette with a first and last name hangs over each man's head. It was just last week that Ronnebaum, who lives in Batesville, realized the bottom of the painting was signed 'Palette and Chisel Club 1910'. Ronnebaum said he went on 'the almighty Google' and found out the artwork had been painted by esteemed artists from Chicago's Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. In fact, seven members of the organization had come together to paint each other for the piece. The Palette and Chisel Academy was founded in 1895 by students at the Art Institute of Chicago's night school. According to the academy's quarterly, the Cowbell, the students could not use paints because of the terrible electrical lighting and were tired of creating their work solely with charcoal. Some founding members mortgaged their own homes so that the group could afford to purchase a mansion, where they held Sunday morning sessions that gave students the opportunity to paint a live model using natural light. Realizing the history that was hanging on his wall, Ronnebaum (pictured) contacted a gallery owner. The painting is now being restored and will go up\u00a0for auction in May in Chicago . Seven members from the renowned artists organization came together to paint each other for the artwork, which could fetch up to $10,000 . Realizing the history that was hanging on his wall, Ronnebaum contacted Curt Churchman, a gallery owner in Indianapolis. The painting is now being restored and will go up for auction in May through Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago. Although Churchman said the auction 'seemed perfectly timed,' he believes the fact that the painting was created by seven different artists could make it a hard sell. 'On a good day I think it would bring $10,000,' he told Fox 59. 'You need someone who is dialed into Palette and Chisel or turn of the century Chicago art,' he said. 'It becomes more of a completionist piece for a collection I think.' In comparison, Churchman said if the painting had been created by just one of its artists, such as renowned painter Victor Higgins, it could have fetched 'hundreds of thousands of dollars'. But Ronnebaum is hardly complaining. He's still shocked a piece of history has been staring him in the face for the last decade. 'Years of struggling...barely making bills, not even able to consider living check to check,' he said. 'And the whole time there's fifty grand hanging over my head, literally.' The Academy (pictured today) was founded in 1895 by students at the Art Institute of Chicago's night school. Some founding members mortgaged their own houses so that they could buy the studio that still stands today .","highlights":"Jesse Ronnebaum originally haggled the price down from just one dollar . Last week he noticed painting was signed 'Palette and Chisel Club 1910' The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1895 by students at Art Institute of Chicago's night school and still stands today . Ronnebaum found out the painting, which features seven men playing pool, was painted by seven esteemed artists from the organization . Painting is now being restored and will auction in Chicago in May .","id":"022be2cb5e07c4eaf400c41d4d8657fd00f0002e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" now retire by selling the canvas for $2.3 million.\n\u201cI\u2019ve never felt so lucky in my life,\u201d said John Karges, who found the painting while going through his mother\u2019s home after she died. \u201cI\u2019m 57, and I\u2019m going to be able to retire off of this painting.\u201d\nKarges and his wife had no idea at the time they bought the painting of a woman with \u201ca lovely face,\u201d as he described it, $50 in 2007, that it would later sell for over two million. The Karges\u2019 went back to the seller a few months after the initial sale and purchased it again for $100, for which the seller graciously agreed.\nThe painting was produced by German artist August Kaulbach, who was known to paint historical scenes depicting the life of everyday people in the 1840s and 50s. The Karges were unaware that the artist had painted the woman depicted in the painting.\nThe canvas, which measures 18\u00d724 inches, is thought to have been painted in 1845.\nAuctioneers with Christie\u2019s, an auction house in New York City, believe that the painting is an authentic Kaulbach, noting the painting\u2019s \u201cexceptional\u201d condition. The auction house also believes that the canvas is authentic, and not a forgery.\n\u201cOur research indicates that the canvas is undoubtedly by Kaulbach,\u201d said David Norman, a specialist in Old Master Paintings at Christie\u2019s in New York City. \u201cIn my view it is most certainly the work of Kaulbach, who painted this from a photograph he took in the 1840s. I\u2019m pretty sure Kaulbach painted this.\u201d\nChristie\u2019s is selling the painting on Dec. 16 and estimates the painting to be worth anywhere from $800,000 to $1.5 million.\nThe painting has never before been on the market, which is one of the reasons why it is expected to be so popular, said Norman.\n\u201cIt\u2019s not a very famous work, but I think most of that is just the unknown element,\u201d Norman said. \u201cIt has been off the market for 15 years, and I think it has been locked in a safe, or in a basement somewhere.\u201d\n\u201cIn my opinion, this is a real masterpiece that will probably make a million dollars.\u201d\n[Image:"}
{"article":"(CNN)Imagine sitting on a dusty, busy street in New Delhi, crowded with vendors and people running quickly about the market. A woman's lapis-colored sari swishes past you in the golden-colored dusk. You've been here since morning. A tourist extends a hand with a crumpled paper bill. You try to lift your hand to accept, but you can't. The muscles are paralyzed, and your mind can't command them to move. You use your knee to balance your arm and grasp the rupee. Then you use your foot to pick up your bag and head home for the day. This is everyday life for Bipin Kumar. Kumar, known as BK, contracted polio as a child, and he has learned to adapt to how he moves and lives. Kumar has no brothers or father to provide for him, so he moved to New Delhi 10 years ago to pursue the only means of income he could -- begging on the streets. Photographer Elena del Estal was in India last year when the World Health Organization announced that polio had officially been eradicated from the country. It had been exactly three years since the last contracted case. Del Estal was fascinated by this. She couldn't help but wonder about those already living with the crippling effects of this horrible disease. She traveled to a small village near Kolkata to meet a little girl who was India's last case of polio. This gave her the inspiration to begin a long-term project on those suffering in a country that's now \"polio-free.\" First she met a boy named Dharmender who lived in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. Even though his village was poor, his family took good care of him. Del Estal spent time with him and accompanied him during a surgical procedure in New Delhi. She said that while Dharmender is very fortunate to have the opportunity for surgery, he will still never have a \"normal\" life. \"His daily life is hard. ... Everybody around him was working and having a family, and he cannot have this,\" Del Estal said. \"So on one hand, it's (a) hard situation, and on the other hand, it's easier than the other boy I met.\" She's speaking of Kumar, the young man who moved to New Delhi to support himself and his elderly mother back home in a village up north. Del Estal first met Kumar when she was wrapping up the first segment of her project. From the beginning, she said, he was very trusting, allowing her into his daily life. Del Estal was intent on capturing an authentic portrayal of Kumar's life -- the everyday logistics of moving through a city without one's limbs at command. She said she was amazed at how adept he was at maneuvering his world. He could carry notebooks with his neck, grasp a pencil in between his clutched fingers, smoke a cigarette using his feet and prop his arms on his knees to move them forward. Social media . Follow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Between the two of them -- Del Estal speaking a little Hindi and Kumar speaking a little English -- they wove a patchwork language of friendship and understanding. Kumar told her of his love interest -- a girl who had feelings for him as well -- but her parents would never allow their union. Del Estal said that while Kumar wants a job, employment is next to impossible for someone in his condition. But his spirit is tenacious. He knows how to read and write and he is skilled at taking care of himself. Before heading to the main bazaar in New Delhi every day, he washes and dresses himself. There are no days off for him. As shops open and tourists fumble through a foreign world in flip-flops and Bermuda shorts, Kumar positions himself in a visible location and smiles and greets everyone who passes with, \"Namaste.\" Del Estal has been so impacted by his friendship that she said her next plans are to do a project on his life. \"I want to go to his village to meet his mother and keep taking pictures about his life because he is such a beautiful person,\" she said. \"It's such a sad (circumstance) yet amazing life. I want to keep documenting his (story).\" Elena del Estal is a Spanish photographer based in India.","highlights":"In March of last year, it was announced that polio had been eradicated in India . Photographer Elena del Estal couldn't help but wonder about those already living with the disease .","id":"7efc181eee9d944c961d5a595b2e5a26436e1452","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" just eaten dinner and it was really good. A plate of curries, a bowl of rice with a dollop of yogurt.\nYou reach into your bag for some mints and come out with a plastic pouch of shisha tobacco. You open it and take out a pipe that looks like a pen and smoke it.\nNow imagine this on a regular basis. What you're seeing is part of a ritual in New Delhi, India, called kush. The city is a hub for cannabis smoking.\nI met a regular kush smoker who goes by the name of Sanyo (which means \"the little one\" in Hindi).\n\"Kush\" is the Hindi name for hashish, a psychoactive drug made from the resin (aka sticky sap) of the cannabis plant. It comes from the Sanskrit word \"kus,\" which means \"mushroom,\" and the plant that it is found on, cannabis sativa.\nThere are many ways to smoke kush.\nThe most common is known as \"shisha.\" A shisha pipe looks like a pen. Instead of burning a stick of wood or charcoals to heat the pipe, it uses a heating element that gets hot (usually made of ceramic) instead. Shisha is often made from tobacco, but can also be made of kush.\nAnother way to smoke kush is called \"bongs\" or hookahs. It usually involves a plastic tube. A hookah is a water pipe for smoking that usually uses tobacco, but can also be made from kush.\nThere are many ways to smoke kush.\nThe most popular and easiest way is to use a shisha pipe. Unlike a hookah, you can fit shisha in your bag and take it anywhere. But because shisha is an Indian import, it's expensive and hard to get.\nHookahs are also much better than shisha, although shisha is much more discreet and portable. A hookah, which is also called a water pipe, is one of the more popular ways to smoke kush. You usually need an electric hookah (electric pipes are also called e-shisha) to use kush instead of tobacco.\nTo smoke the e-shisha, you buy a liquid called \"e-liquid\" to put in the bowl of the water pipe. You fill the rest of the pipe with a water and ice. You put the e-shisha stem in the bowl and"}
{"article":"By the time referee Wayne Barnes blew the final whistle, large chunks of the world-record crowd had long since drifted away into the north London night. Such was Saracens\u2019 dominance of a Harlequins team who have completely lost their way, even the dubious lure of a Mexican wave had lost its appeal for the \u2018away\u2019 fans. Those left inside did muster a roar when Billy Vunipola dotted down for a deserved try with two minutes remaining, but Quins had been so inept for large parts of this game that a five-try victory felt slightly hollow. Saracens' Chris Wyles (left) manages to go over the line despite a last ditch tackle from Marland Yarde (right) Saracens' Chris Hodgson (centre) releases the ball as Harlequins' Joe Marler (left) close him down . Pop singer Pixie Lott performs at half-time in front of the record breaking\u00a084,068 crowd at Wembley Stadium . The 24-year-old performs for the Saracens and Harlequins supporters during the Aviva premiership match . Saracens won\u2019t care a jot. They were tack sharp for much of the game, physical and confrontational when they needed to be with a pack more than willing to mix it and a back line full of invention. It was just a shame the 84,068 crowd, many of them no doubt watching their first game of professional rugby, witnessed such a no-contest. Saracens have won all but one of their last 14 matches against their London rivals and on this evidence it will be a long time before they are troubled again. Quins, eighth in the Aviva Premiership table and with next to no chance of European qualification, really were that bad. Their returning England contingent of Chris Robshaw, Joe Marler and Nick Easter were unable to make any notable impact up front, while behind the scrum they were devoid of ideas. The world record breaking 84,068 attendance for a club rugby match is revealed on the Wembley scoreboard . Harlequins' Danny Care chips the ball forward during his side's 42-14 defeat by Saracens at Wembley . Saracens' Wyles and Harlequins' Ross Chisholm both try to catch the high ball during the premiership match . They missed the cutting edge of their concussed full back Mike Brown and scrum-half Danny Care is badly short of confidence after being dropped by England last autumn. The same cannot be said of Saracens, who consolidated their second spot in the table with a bonus-point win that saw winger Chris Ashton score an excellent brace. USA centre Chris Wyles excelled at 12 alongside the equally impressive Marcelo Bosch. With Owen Farrell, Brad Barritt and Schalk Brits set to return from injury soon, Saracens appear to be coming good at the right time. \u2018The second 20 minutes of the first half was as good as we\u2019ve been all season,\u2019 said Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall. \u2018We counter attacked really well and looked dangerous on the ball. We went off the boil in the next 20 minutes but put a lot of pressure on towards the end.\u2019 Saracens' Billy Vunipola (right) recovers the ball and dives over the line to score his team's fifth and final try . Wyles (left) scored two tries in Saracens stunning 42-14 victory over Harlequins at Wembley on Saturday . Harlequins' Care (centre) breaks free of a late tackle from Saracens' Neil de Kock (bottom) on Saturday . The only blot on Ashton\u2019s copybook was the yellow card shown for a tip tackle on Matt Hopper with eight minutes to play. No matter. Saracens still scored two tries with the wing off the field. \u2018It\u2019s incredibly frustrating,\u2019 said Quins director of rugby Conor O\u2019Shea. \u2018We\u2019re just too easy to knock off. It\u2019s been a really difficult couple of months. You can see that by how easily we get knocked off our stride, mentally. When you are used to success it hurts even more.\u2019 It could all have been so different for Quins. On the same Wembley pitch where Harry Kane had taken just 78 seconds to open his international account for England the night before, young Quins flanker Jack Clifford dotted down 28 seconds into this contest after charging down Neil de Kock\u2019s clearance. It proved to be as good as it would get for Quins as Wyles and Ashton scored superbly worked first-half tries. Quins lost prop Kyle Sinckler with a knee injury sustained courtesy of a dubious tackle by flanker Jacques Burger. Ashton\u2019s 52nd-minute try put Saracens out of sight before the two more late tries put deserved gloss on the score. They will travel to face Racing Metro in the last eight of Europe next Sunday full of belief. Harlequins' Nick Evans (right) drives forward with the ball past the challenge of Alistair Hargreaves (left) Care pounces on the loose ball as Saracens' David Strrettle (right) gives chase at Wembley on Saturday . Harlequins' Chris Robshaw (right) charges forward with the ball and is tackled by Saracens' George Kruis . Saracens' Jackson Wray (centre) is tackled by Harlequins' George Robson (left) and Jack Clifford (right)","highlights":"Saracens are up to second in the Aviva Premiership table after a stunning victory over Harlequins at Wembley . The game attracted a world record 84,068 crowd for club rugby . Chris Wyles and Chris Ashton scored two tries apiece and Billy Vunipola added another one late on .","id":"c93c1cc5db4ba6bf2708ebcff823ff683aea2b76","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" this season.\nQuins, who beat Sarries by three points at Allianz Park in January, are second in the Aviva Premiership and a title challenger under head coach Conor O\u2019Shea. But after three more defeats on the bounce, Quins are now 14 points behind second-placed Exeter, with seven-time champions Sarries in third.\nIn contrast to their miserable season, Harlequins\u2019 last away victory in the Premiership was 18 months ago. They have not won at Allianz Park since 2012.\nSaracens have now scored 42 points in the first 50 minutes of their last two victories, against Northampton and Quins. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a bit more in the tank,\u201d said skipper Brad Barritt.\nWhile Quins were a team in crisis, the only drama in the opening half an hour of the Premiership\u2019s most anticipated clash was a 15th-minute line-out in the Quins 22 that would have seen Barnes send off Quins lock Charlie Matthews for pulling down the maul, but in the end he let the game continue.\nSaracens went ahead when Mike Ellery was left with an open field and crossed in the corner, and the home crowd were upstanding with 13 minutes gone. It was Saracens at their attacking best.\nHarlequins suffered a further setback when No 8 Alex Dombrandt was yellow carded for a tip tackle.\nIt was only after 26 minutes that Quins mounted any real pressure on the Saracens line, their captain Chris Robshaw the instigator, as he took play into the Sarries 22.\nHis pass to winger Matt Hopper, who was then tackled by Nick Isiekwe, was the catalyst for the move that led to England winger Jack Nowell scoring Sarries\u2019 second try.\nSaracens\u2019 scrum was immense, and they had their second try four minutes before the break, when scrum-half Ben Spencer \u2013 the most potent attacking threat in the Saracens pack \u2013 burst through the defensive line before feeding Owen Farrell, who had his pass collected by 17-year-old wing Alex Lewington.\nFarrell converted Lewington\u2019s converted try for a 19-0 half-time lead, and he missed only one further kick at goal in the second half.\nA Quins penalty on the stroke of half time saw"}
{"article":"The Old Jameson Distillery in Dublin's Smithfield neighbourhood just may be one of the best known whiskey distilleries in the world, despite the fact that it's no longer in operation. Each year, 350,000 tourists pay a visit to the museum, which was once called the Bow Street Distillery, but there are plenty of other stunning distilleries scattered throughout the Irish countryside to see - and some still produce their high-quality spirits to this day. From Cork to County Antrim, celebrate the luck of the Irish, and the country's most famous beverage, this St. Patrick's Day by going inside some of the most beautiful sites that the industry has to offer... Scroll down for video . The Old Jameson Distillery, now a tourist attraction which has been recreated for effect, is located in the Smithfield district of Dublin . Formerly the Bow Street Distillery, the massive copper vats are now no longer in operation, but can be viewed during the tour . The Old Jameson Distillery, Dublin . Though no longer in operation, the Old Jameson Distillery in the Irish capital is a favourite among visitors. Centrally located in the city's Smithfield neighbourhood, the distillery, complete with detailed recreations, is best known for its hour-long tour, where visitors are shown how the world's number one Irish whiskey was first crafted. Each tour includes a tasting and a complimentary signature drink. The site also offers many more Jameson-inspired cocktails at its 3rd Still Restaurant. The distillery is open seven days a week and tickets for entry are \u20ac15 for adults. Another Jameson site, the Midleton Distillery in County Cork, contains many buildings set on 15 sprawling acres . Some of the distillery's buildings date as far back as 1795 and the site also boasts old kilns, a waterwheel and the original warehouse . Known as the Jameson Whiskey Experience, guests can visit and take a tour seven days per week . Midleton Distillery, County Cork . Another Jameson distillery, the Midleton location is set on 15 sprawling acres and some of the buildings date as far back as 1795. The beautifully restored site is located in Cork, in the Southwest of the country, and is rife with whiskey history, boasting old kilns and mills, a waterwheel and original warehouses. Similar to the brand's Dublin location, the Jameson Whiskey Experience is also open seven days a week. The Bushmills Distillery, in County Antrim, is nestled in Northern Ireland near the Giant's Causeway . Known to be the oldest licensed distillery in the world, dating back to 1608, it's also home to a resident ghost, The Grey Lady . Bushmills Distillery, County Antrim, Northern Ireland . With over 120,000 visitors each year, the Bushmills Distillery is one of Northern Ireland's must-see tourist attractions, nestled near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim. It's claimed to be the oldest licensed distillery in the world, dating back to 1608, though Bushmills as it is known now was not established until\u00a01784. Most popular is the distillery's signature tour, which takes guests from the mixing room to the bottling plant. If you're lucky, you may even spot the on site ghost, the Grey Lady, who is said to have taken up residence in the distillery many years ago. Kilbeggan Locke's Distillery in County Westmeath is still in operation - meaning there's no visitor's centre here! Though there are plenty of guided tours available, guests can also opt for a self-led experience and roam around the site . No matter which tour you choose, all guests will leave with knowledge of how to craft Connemara, Greennore and Tyraconnell whiskeys . Kilbeggan Locke's Distillery, County Westmeath . There's no visitor's centre here - this Irish distillery is still producing it's world famous Kilbeggan whiskey! Dating back over two centuries, the site's creaking timber waterwheel and giant steam engine will transport you into the past, providing a first-hand account of how to craft the complete range of the company's Irish whiskeys: Connemara, Greenore and Tyraconnell. There are plenty of guided tours available, but self tours are also on offer for those so inclined, with prices beginning at \u20ac8 for adults.","highlights":"Dublin's Old Jameson Distillery is one of the city's largest tourist attractions, despite no longer being in operation . The Midleton Distillery in Cork is another Jameson property, which dates back to 1795 and is set on 15 acres . In Northern Ireland, guests are encouraged to keep an eye out for the resident ghost at the Old Bushmills Distillery .","id":"e77285215f1b02315e22e4c8f9ad3524569d00c6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \u20ac12 to tour it, including a trip to \"The Vaults\" to view two of its whiskey maturation cellars, as well as the \"Paddy's Palace\" pub.\nOf course, a distillery that makes some of the best known Irish whiskeys\u2014Jameson and Bushmill's\u2014couldn't help but draw my attention.\nIn the distillery's early years, the \"new make\" was kept in massive copper vats that measured 11 feet deep. I found this out by going down and touching one of the vats with my fingers\u2014the temperature inside was about 120 degrees Fahrenheit.\nAfter a few more stops throughout the distillery\u2014including a tour of \"Paddy's Palace\"\u2014we headed down to \"The Vaults\" where we were divided into two groups. Our first stop was at \"The Great Pipes of Fire.\" This giant copper distillation column, built in the 1870s, looks like a huge fire hydrant. There were several pipes stacked high in the column, with one in the center (we later learned) that produced the highest-quality alcohol.\nOur guide showed us the stills that we later got to touch. Although there have been several variations over time, most have had a round, bell-like shape with copper mash tuns (used to produce the mash) below and a copper plate distillation column rising above.\nWe then went to the \"Cognac House\" to learn about how Jameson's aging barrels are filled. The vats here were filled up until the tops were flush with the wooden beams, which are about six feet above the barrel. There were about 60,000 casks on three levels here, so the ceiling was very low.\nFinally we visited \"The Cellar Bar,\" which is also part of \"Paddy's Palace.\" We sampled Jameson whiskey from different maturation cells\u2014ranging from four to 120 years old\u2014as well as 10-year-old Jameson Gold Reserve and the rarer and slightly higher-priced Jameson 18-year-old, both of which have won a number of awards, including \"Best Irish Whiskey\" at the International Wine & Spirits Competition, the Jameson Irish Whiskey Trophy and the International Wine & Spirit Competition Trophy.\nThis is just a quick synopsis of my Jameson tour, however, so I won't give it away!"}
{"article":"Babies conceived through IVF may be twice as likely to develop autism, according to new research. Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology were more likely to develop autism than babies conceived naturally. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes any type of fertility treatment where the egg and the sperm are handled outside of the body, including IVF, artificial insemination and surrogacy. During IVF - the most popular ART treatment - more than one egg is harvested and fertilised, which can lead to multiple births. Babies conceived through IVF (pictured) are more likely to develop autism than those conceived naturally, a study found. But this could be due to the complications of IVF, such as multiple births . Researchers explained they found an association between IVF and autism - but they did not prove that the treatment cause the disorder,\u00a0according to HealthDay news. The higher risk of the disorder could be explained by factors such as multiple births and other risks associated with IVF, not the treatment itself, they said. After taking into account factors such as the mother's education and multiple births, researchers found the increased risk was only seen for mothers under 35 years old. And they found there was no extra risk of autism for women who gave birth to one child. This means IVF using a single-egg transfer rather than multiple eggs lowers the chance of a baby developing autism, experts said. The study involved nearly six million children born from 1997 to 2007. The team, led by Peter Bearman, a professor of social sciences at Columbia University in New York City, collected data on 5.9 million California births, including 48,865 infants conceived through assisted reproduction, and 32,922 children with autism. Autism is mainly caused by a child\u2019s genes, a major study of British twins has found. Scientists said that, in the average boy or girl with autism, genetics explain up to 98 per cent of the illness. The research, by King\u2019s College London, found the condition is highly inheritable. Controversial research linking autism with the MMR jab has been widely discredited, but more recent concern has focused on the condition being fuelled by environmental factors such as pollution. With cases of autism much more common today than in the past, many fear it is also being caused by modern lifestyles. But the researchers said their study suggested that lifestyle and environmental factors were a distant second to genetics. They compared the incidence of autism in births that involved advanced infertility treatment such as IVF and those that didn't. Professor Bearman said this was the largest study looking at this relationship that has ever been carried out. The results are not a condemnation of IVF technology, as the study did not prove a cause-and-effect link, he said. He added: 'There is an association between IVF and autism, but when we control for the characteristics of women who are more likely to use IVF, for example, age and social status, this association is lessened significantly,' The remaining increased risk is due to factors such as multiple births and complications of pregnancy and delivery associated with IVF, he said. He added that there was no significant increased risk of the disorder for children of women who gave birth to one child. He said: 'Knowing that one can largely reduce the risk of autism by restricting the procedure to single-egg transfer is important for women who can then make better informed decisions.' The research was published online in the American Journal of Public Health. The news comes after a major study published this week found genetics are the main cause of a child's autism, not lifestyle. Scientists from King's College London said that, in the average boy or girl with autism, genetics explain up to 98 per cent of the illness. Controversial research linking autism with the MMR jab has been widely discredited, but more recent concern has focused on the condition being fuelled by environmental factors such as pollution. Autism is mainly caused by a child\u2019s genes, rather than lifestyle factors, a study published this month found .","highlights":"Children conceived using  infertility treatments were more likely to develop autism than children conceived naturally, Columbia University study found . These treatments include IVF, artificial insemination and surrogacy . Experts: Study shows a link - but does not prove - that IVF causes autism . Higher risk could be explained by complications of IVF, like multiple births . There was no extra risk if a woman did not have a\u00a0multiple\u00a0birth .","id":"4b57c99d0e4e9c52907cd85614d420b8c8606e1e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the embryos of an egg and sperm are manipulated in a laboratory dish. Previous research has linked fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology to health problems in the babies born from this treatment. In this new study, the researchers wanted to see whether fertility treatment had an effect on the developing brain of a baby in the womb. They used a population-based cohort study which includes data on all \u201cliveborn, singleton pregnancies\u201d in Sweden during the period between 1992 and 2010, up to 18 years of age. They compared 1, 147, 441 singleton, liveborn, and full-term pregnancies conceived through ART with 1, 143, 040 liveborn, full-term pregnancies conceived naturally in Swedish birth registers. The study looked at data on 16, 880 babies born from ART and 32, 521 from natural conception who were not genetically affected. Among these pregnancies, the researchers looked at \u201cautistic spectrum disorders\u201d (ASD), including pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), Asperger syndrome, and autism not otherwise specified (AUT). The results showed that the chance of a baby developing ASD after ART was 7 percent compared to 2 percent in pregnancies conceived naturally. ART babies had a greater than \u201ctwofold\u201d chance of developing ASD. The chance was higher for ART babies of both sexes. This study did not find an increased risk of autism in babies born from ART or IVF to a woman over 35, which contradicts previous research. Some researchers are linking the increase in autism to a number of factors. One explanation is that IVF children are more likely to be from unmarried or lesbian parents who are younger, which may increase the risk of ASD, according to the researchers. Other researchers believe the use of fertility treatment may cause developmental delays in the future offspring. The study was limited because it was based on information gathered by self-reported responses in Swedish birth and fertility registers. The study also found that babies who were conceived through ART were more likely to have premature births. The study appeared online in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.We're not sure why there's this increased risk but, to us, it's pretty scary.\nAutism risk increases by 50% when a baby is conceived through IVF\nIt's best to stop fertility treatment once a couple finds out they're expecting, experts urge.\nPublished Friday, July 17, 2020 10:28AM EDT Last Updated Friday, July 17"}
{"article":"Judith Brown-Mitchell married Roy Mitchell eight days before he died and then stole \u00a315,000 of his granddaughter's inheritance . A 'black widow' who married a man on his death bed just eight days before he died has been jailed for stealing his granddaughter's inheritance. Judith Brown, 55, wed Roy Mitchell, 66, just over a week before he died after a long illness in 2011, but he changed his will so she would be the main beneficiary and trustee. Of Mr Mitchell's \u00a3180,000 estate, \u00a360,000 was supposed to be divided between his four grandchildren to be spent on their education - but the widow stole \u00a315,000. Brown-Mitchell, as she became known after she married, was Mr Mitchell's carer as he battled bowel cancer in 2011. He changed his will at the end of August that year and the pair, who met in 2006, married days later - but the then terminally ill man's family were not invited and were only told of the marriage by text message. Mr Mitchell's family also had no idea his will had been changed in Mitchell-Brown's favour until he died. After his death on September 10, 2011,\u00a0Brown-Mitchell, of Haverthwaite,  Cumbria, should have handed over \u00a360,000 for the children's education but refused to do so, Preston Crown Court heard. Eventually \u00a345,000 of this was seized after a previous court hearing, but the rest of the inheritance - meant for the eldest granddaughter - was 'squandered', as well as a further \u00a3100,000 spent on 'shopping and entertaining herself'. Judge Howard Bentham criticised Brown-Mitchell for stealing \u00a315,000 from a minor as he jailed her for two years. He said the defence of her actions was 'incredible' and said she had 'wilfully and deliberately' failed in her actions as a trustee. Jeremy Grout-Smith, prosecuting, told the court how Brown-Mitchell, who fostered young offenders before being struck down with multiple sclerosis, had pleaded guilty to the theft of \u00a315,000 between September 2011 and October 2014. He said she had struck up a friendship with Mr Mitchell in 2006 and when he had fallen ill had become his carer. 'Black widow': Brown-Mitchell married Mr Mitchell on his deathbed, with his family only finding out about the wedding by text message . Mr Mitchell, 66, pictured with his daughter Nina, died in 2011 after losing his battle with bowel cancer . Mr Grout-Smith said: 'He didn't want to die in hospital so he moved into her home and at weekends they would go to his caravan on the Holker Estate. He had bought a caravan there because of his love of the Lake District. 'He changed his will on August 31, 2011 and married the defendant in a deathbed marriage on September 2. He died eight days later. Brown-Mitchell was jailed for two years for stealing from a minor . 'She was the executor and trustee of the will and was to give a legacy of \u00a315,000 to each of the four grandchildren, which they would get once they reached the age of 18. 'He had left his estate, valued at \u00a3180,000, to the defendant.' Mr Grout-Smith added that the cash was never handed over and a long legal battle ensued. In the meantime Brown-Mitchell had been convicted of benefit fraud after failing to declare the inheritance. Donna Mitchell, the deceased's daughter, said in her impact statement: '[Brown-Mitchell] isolated him from us and his friends. She married him when he was dying and he changed his will. We never got to see him again as by the time we did he was in and out of consciousness. 'She has shown no remorse and doesn't seem to care.' But Laura Heywood, defending the 'black widow', said that Mr Mitchell's relationship with his daughters had deteriorated. She said: 'It wasn't all happy families at all. Brown-Mitchell had put \u00a345,000 in a 10-year plan to safeguard it and was keeping the other \u00a315,000 as the eldest grandchild would be 18 before that plan matured. 'She has ended up depressed by the way she has been pursued by the family. She thinks she also had a breakdown as one day she bought 36 cans of cat food and she doesn't even own a cat. 'Her strongest mitigation is that she pleaded guilty. She is remorseful for what happened. She never intended to spend this money but she has used it on the cost of general living.' Nina Taylor (left), Mr Mitchell's (right) daughter, said the family referred to Mitchell-Brown as a 'black widow' as they cannot bear to say her name . After Mr Mitchell's (centre right) death in September 2011, Brown-Mitchell should have handed over \u00a360,000 for the children's education but refused to do so . Judge Bentham said: 'I am sentencing you for stealing \u00a315,000 from a minor when you were trustee of the estate. 'You have squandered \u00a3100,000 from the estate and you have wilfully and deliberately failed in your actions as a trustee. 'Your defence was incredible. You will go to prison for two years.' Brown-Mitchell remained emotionless as she was led away to the cells. Speaking after the hearing, Mr Mitchell's 17-year-old granddaughter Charlotte - who was due the stolen money - sobbed as she described how she missed her granddad and the trauma the case had caused. She said: 'I'm so glad it's all over. I'm happy she has gone to prison after what she did. 'She has caused so much pain and heartache for our family.' Mr Mitchell's daughter Nina Taylor, 42, said:\u00a0'This has been a very long and traumatic time for me and my family causing a great loss of money to us along with the children. 'I have been off work due to anxiety and panic attacks on medication for stress. 'For the past three-and-a-half years my sister and myself have spent time going to civil court due to inheritance my father left for his four grandchildren. 'Mrs Brown-Mitchell was a friend of my father's for a number of years though I believe that she knew my father had a long-term illness. She tried to cut off my father's family and friends. 'Due to a court order we did manage to take over a policy in Mrs Brown Mitchell's name of \u00a345,000 without her consent but still there was \u00a315,000 missing and also costs of \u00a310,000 approximately which have not been paid. 'This has been a very traumatic time for myself, my sister our families and the grandchildren.' Daughters Mrs Taylor (left) and Donna Mitchell (right) said the last three-and-a-half years had been 'traumatic' Mrs Taylor, a teaching assistant from Warrington, added: 'I believe that she played on my father and whilst he was very ill turned him against us. 'This is a heartbreaking situation that Mrs Brown-Mitchell has caused. We call her the black widow as we can't stand to say her name. 'I have trouble sleeping at night as this situation is constantly playing on my mind and have also been prescribed sleeping tablets. 'I cannot think about anything else, I am unable to trust people and my children cannot understand how an adult can do such a disgusting thing and possibly get away with it. 'My daughter Charlotte is due to go to university and my father's wishes were that the grandchildren use their inheritance for property or education. As Charlotte's is the missing money she will be unable to use this.' She added: 'We can now get on with our lives. I have no sympathy for her. She's a black widow and deserves all she gets. 'I would say that I hope she rots in hell but we got justice and that's all that matters. She took our dad away from us.'","highlights":"Judith Brown married Roy Mitchell just eight days before he died of cancer . Mr Mitchell, 66, changed his will to her name in the weeks before his death . Brown-Mitchell was supposed to give \u00a360,000 to his four grandchildren . But she stole \u00a315,000 and spent it on 'shopping and entertaining herself' 'Black widow' also 'squandered' another \u00a3100,000 from Mr Mitchell's estate . Judge says Brown-Mitchell's defence of her actions was 'incredible' She was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to stealing from a minor .","id":"9880506d082954db2361e86498d5b78af1def0e7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" been handed a record sentence after being caught racking up debts using his cards and stealing the money from his granddaughter. Judith Brown-Mitchell, 57, began a relationship with Roy Mitchell, 75, weeks before his death and persuaded his granddaughter to pay off a mortgage and credit card debts of \u00a313,900.\nBut she then took on the huge costs herself by racking up a further \u00a32,200 of debts, Birmingham Crown Court heard. The widow also used Mr Mitchell's money on designer handbags, cashmere jumpers and a fur coat, and had plastic surgery and a ''significant'' house extension carried out using her new-found wealth.\nShe was jailed for 36 months on May 2 after being convicted of fraud and five charges of stealing money from a man in his 90s.\nJudge Recorder Peter Ross told her it was a \"very serious offence\" and sent her to prison for a \"considerable\" period.\nJudge Ross said she was \"a selfish, callous and untouchable woman\" who had been stealing from her vulnerable victim for months before he died.\nThe judge said Mr Mitchell's credit cards and bank account had been \"drained by somebody who was living beyond their means.\"\nHe said the \"most serious\" offence - using the dead man's debit card in order to rack up debt on his accounts - had been committed within days of Mr Mitchell's death.\nAt the time of his death in October 2016, a month before his 93rd birthday, he had \"been totally dependant on her\" and had even used his life savings to pay for her birthday party, the court heard.\nHe added that he considered the offences \"shocking and appalling\", and noted that she had been found in the possession of the items purchased from the money he had taken.\nThe judge jailed Brown-Mitchell, of Brierley Hill, West Mids, on Friday (May 2) for two years and eight months.\nAt the hearing Brown-Mitchell, who has five children, sobbed as she was jailed for stealing thousands of pounds worth of items from her victim's house.\nThe judge said Brown-Mitchell had been using the \"tragically deceased\" man as a \"financial resource\" for her own gain as he ordered her to pay back \u00a326,900 in total.\nHe said the 57-year"}
{"article":"Her boyfriend\u2019s dreary taste in furnishings is said to be the spark that first set Chrissie Rucker off in pursuit of all things white. Faced with the fusty brown and burgundy upholstery in his flat in Fulham, West London, she rushed to the shops to find replacements in more neutral tones, but struggled when it came to buying good quality bed linen in the purest of whites. She didn\u2019t know it at the time, of course, but that day in 1993 marked the moment Rucker began to dream of setting up a shop selling everything in white. Scroll down for video . Chrissie Rucker is the founder and director of The White Company and is pictured here with a selection of her products . More than two decades on, the 46-year-old founder of The White Company is one of the UK\u2019s wealthiest businesswomen having transformed what began as a 12-page mail-order catalogue selling white towels and bed linen into a home furnishings and fashion empire. Her business sells everything from \u00a320 scented candles to \u00a3200 cashmere jumpers, and while she has branched out to shades such as \u2018biscuit marl\u2019 and \u2018cloud grey\u2019, Rucker remains obsessed with all things pale. Her white revolution has seen sales soaring at her 53 High Street stores \u2014 even the Queen has sent out her ladies-in-waiting to buy bedspreads \u2014 and has spread across the Atlantic where she launched a U.S. website last year. Latest figures show that the mother-of-four\u2019s company made pre-tax profits of \u00a36.5 million last year \u2014 an increase of 38 per cent. Her position on the Sunday Times Rich list has climbed steeply from 427th to 326th. She and her husband\u2019s combined wealth is estimated at \u00a3295 million. Aside from the money pouring into company coffers, Rucker owns three stunning properties, all decorated from roof to floor in her trademark sweeping white interiors. There\u2019s a \u00a312.5 million 17th-century manor house in Buckinghamshire, set in 51 acres of parkland, a \u00a34 million townhouse in London\u2019s fashionable Holland Park and what is widely regarded to be the finest property in the Swiss Alps, Haus Alpina, a luxury chalet with full-time staff which Rucker rents out for a staggering \u00a326,000 a week. Chrissie, pictured at her Buckinghamshire home, realised she had found a gap in the market when she was looking to decorate her future husband's house all in white . Even at Rucker\u2019s main residence, the country mansion, the only flashes of colour you\u2019ll see are the bright pony rosettes awarded to her horse-mad daughters. All in all, it\u2019s a rather surprising state of affairs for a woman who disappointed her parents by leaving school at 16 with six O-levels and signing up at the Lucie Clayton finishing school which promised to prepare girls for marriage, society and \u2018the season\u2019. However, it was not long before Rucker decided she wanted to do something more interesting with her life than flutter her eyelashes at eligible young bachelors on the London social circuit. Indeed, the statuesque blonde\u2019s path to fortune is rather more colourful than her dazzling white shops might suggest. Belinda Christian Rucker, as she was named by her parents, was born in 1968 into an illustrious military family \u2014 her maternal grandfather, Sir Harold Pyman, was Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in Europe and a recipient of the Knight Grand Cross and Distinguished Service Order. The daughter of commodity broker, Patrick Rucker, Chrissie, as she was known, grew up in Kent and attended \u00a35,275-a-term Combe Bank School in Kent. Her parents divorced, and aged seven, she and her younger sister, Jo, went with their mother Rosemary, a horse breeder, to live with their new step-father, estate agent Jeremy Calcutt. Those days, she recalled, were happy but chaotic. \u2018My mother was really only interested in her horses,\u2019 she said, \u2018so the stables were immaculate, the house a tip.\u2019 Chrissie's husband, Nick Wheeler (pictured),\u00a0set up his shirt company, Charles Tyrwhitt, in 1986 while a geography student at Bristol University . It was all a far cry from the vision Rucker would later create of domestic interiors as a haven of white and light. Her early ambitions lay in fashion. While at Lucy Clayton she studied dressmaking and design. But as a teenager in London in the late Eighties, Rucker seemed intent on immersing herself in a \u2018Sloane Ranger\u2019 lifestyle. In 1987, she was a debutante at the Savoy hotel\u2019s Berkeley Ball, where she and fellow socialite and fashion journalist Plum Sykes were among a select bunch of girls chosen by judges including hairdresser Vidal Sassoon and fashion designer Jean Muir to appear in the Berkeley Dress Show. Even at Chrissie and Nick's home in Buckinghamshire (pictured) you will see only flashes of colour, mainly in the bright pony rosettes awarded to their horse-mad daughters . Wedding dress designer Anneliese Sharpe, who was also on the judging panel, recalls that even among the \u2018incredibly beautiful, leggy\u2019 girls who paraded in front of her, desperate to be picked, 18-year-old Rucker stood out. Cannily, she used her introduction to Sharpe to ask for work experience. \u2018Chrissie used to come every day,\u2019 says Sharp. \u2018She was completely different from the other debutantes. She was incredibly hard-working with no airs and graces.\u2019 However, Rucker decided that life as a designer was not what she wanted after all. She began work at Conde Nast, the owner of several glossy magazines including Vogue and Tatler, first as a receptionist, then as a fashion assistant. She enrolled on a journalism course, later describing it as a \u2018complete waste of time\u2019, and flitted from there to Clarins, where she worked as a PR girl. She was poached from there by Harper & Queen\u2019s health and beauty editor Tina Gaudoin in 1991. Gaudoin recalls: \u2018She was so efficient and impressive, I said: \u201cAre you interested in coming to work for me?\u201d She dropped off her CV at 5am. I was so struck by her ability to be focused and unflappable that I hired her as my assistant. She has a great humility about her, which I find extraordinary, bearing in mind she is so successful.\u2019 By the time she met her future husband, Rucker was still struggling to work out exactly what she wanted to do with her life. But although she fell in love with Old Etonian Nick Wheeler, she did not feel the same way about his taste in interiors. Chrissie (pictured) used a \u00a36,000 legacy from her grandmother to launch The White Company in March 1994 . According to Rucker herself: \u2018I thought; \u201cThis is my chance. I\u2019ll show him what excellent wife material I am.\u201d So I went shopping and kitted it out \u2014 I bought white bed linen, white towels, white china, white napkins and white bathrobes. But I just found it impossible to buy plain white sheets on the High Street. \u2018The only place you could get them was in department stores and shopping there was a horrible experience. All the salesgirls would look at you snootily, as if to say: \u201cYou can\u2019t afford this.\u201d\u2019 While Rucker believed she had spotted a hole in the market, her husband-to-be was perfectly placed to advise her when it came to launching her own business. Chrissie (pictured) grew up in Kent and attended \u00a35,275-a-term Combe Bank School before going on to the Lucie Clayton finishing school . Wheeler had set up his shirt company, Charles Tyrwhitt, in 1986 while a geography student at Bristol University. \u2018I don\u2019t think I would have done it if it hadn\u2019t been for Nick,\u2019 Rucker later claimed. \u2018He guided me through the process, helped me write my first business plan.\u2019 She began by calling up London department stores, pretending to be a journalist writing articles on homeware while ascertaining that up to 50 per cent of their sales involved white linen. She also quizzed PRs, manufacturers and friends. Chrissie (left) was inspired to start The White Company in 1993 after being faced with the fusty brown and burgundy upholstery of her future husband, Nick's (right) flat in Fulham, West London . \u2018My mission was to bridge the gap between first-class designer quality and what was affordable without the big designer margins,\u2019 she has said. Rucker used a \u00a36,000 legacy from her grandmother to launch The White Company in March 1994. Wheeler gave her \u00a35,000 in return for a 25 per cent stake, and she also received a \u00a350-a-week enterprise grant. She produced her first mail-order catalogue, a 12-page leaflet, on a computer in Wheeler\u2019s attic, delivering her first orders in her sister Jo\u2019s Mini Metro. The company was an instant hit, turning over \u00a3258,000 in its first year, but Rucker remained committed to hard graft, working 16-hour days, right up until the birth of her first child. Chrissie is pictured here at home with her children; Ella, Tom, Bea and India, when they were younger . Since then, The White Company has gone from strength to strength. In 2010, Rucker was made an MBE for services to the retail industry, attracting mirth among some palace officials because of the black outfit that she wore to receive the honour at Windsor Castle. She and her husband \u2014 together with their four children aged from ten to 18 \u2014 now reap the rewards of their entrepreneurial spirt. They almost split up when he failed to propose during a romantic holiday in Thailand the year Rucker launched her business. Upon returning to the UK, a feisty Rucker gave him his marching orders, storming into his office and returning his \u00a35,000 investment in cash. In 2010, Rucker was made an MBE for services to the retail industry (pictured) attracting mirth among some palace officials thanks to her all black outfit . A shell-shocked Wheeler left the money on the roof of his sports car and drove off without it. When the couple did finally marry in 1995, Rucker gave him back one per cent of the company as a wedding gift. As a 99 per cent stake-holder, however, it is Rucker who remains at the head of a retail empire which has revolutionised tastes in home furnishings, a woman who continues to live and breathe the colour that made her a multi-millionaire. \u2018For me, white is timeless and always very relevant,\u2019 she insists. \u2018Wherever you live, whatever your style, white works.\u2019 Additional reporting: Simon Trump .","highlights":"Chrissie Rucker was inspired by her boyfriend's house in 1993 . She realised she had found a gap in the market for white home furnishings . She used \u00a36,000 inheritance to launch The White Company in March 1994 .","id":"82e9a0acdcb115b60ab1518666c05c81dd322f05","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" London, she hit on the idea of creating her own.\n\u201cWhen my then-boyfriend-now-husband-and-husband decided to move to London, my reaction was to come to London to join him. I couldn\u2019t move into a brown flat with brown curtains so I bought a paintbrush,\u201d she said.\nSince then, Rucker, now 48, has gone on to found the online retailer White Company and her eponymous range of homeware. As a 10-year veteran of the property boom, she has a healthy interest in property, too: she was among the earliest investors to spot the growth in London\u2019s residential property market and bought a second home here while she was still living in Fulham.\nThe couple\u2019s first flat, on the third floor of a red-brick terrace in Fulham, was her husband\u2019s first foray into the residential property market in 2000. He was only 27 at the time, so their budget was limited, but the young couple nonetheless managed to convert it into a large two-bedroom property. \u201cWe had to work hard to transform it into something we both loved,\u201d she said, describing how they stripped the walls back to the bare brick and laid a wood floor, among other DIY challenges. \u201cI was not much into interior design back then, although my mother was an interior designer and is very creative, so I benefited from her skills,\u201d she said.\nThe couple moved to a bigger home just a few streets away in 2004, when Rucker was nine months pregnant with their first child. \u201cThe space was right, but the layout had so much wasted space. We wanted to open up the flat and give it a real sense of flow. It was also the start of the property boom, so buying in Fulham was right for us. You could get on the property ladder there with something to sell on if you needed to, as prices didn\u2019t really soar until 2007.\u201d\nThe three-storey townhouse has three floors, an integral garage and a huge basement, which they had converted into a self-contained flat for use by domestic staff and housekeepers. The main staircase of the house has a landing that Rucker has decked out in the soft white and pale grey hues of White Company. It is in this room that the family entertains guests. Here you\u2019ll also find the entrance to a secret den or TV room, a glass-roofed sun lounge"}
{"article":"The first rule of Brazil versus Chile is: You do not talk about Brazil versus Chile. The second rule of Brazil versus Chile is: You do not talk about Brazil versus Chile. Brazil may have come away with a 1-0 win through Firmino\u2019s second-half strike, but this match between two South American rivals was more like a scene from cult \u201890s film Fight Club, in which Brad Pitt and Ed Norton get normal men kicking lumps out of each other every week, than the showpiece friendly expected. As the film goes, the third rule of Fight Club: Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. No-one told the Chilean players as they repeatedly floored Neymar with challenge after challenge after challenge. Hoffenheim's Roberto Firmino (left) celebrates with team-mates Elias and Neymar having opened the scoring for Brazil against Chile . Firmino managed to skip past the on-coming Claudio Bravo on 72 minutes to slot Brazil ahead at the Emirates stadium on sunday . Neymar watches on after tangling with Chile defender Gary Medel and the former Cardiff player appears to stamp on the Brazilian . The Barcelona star is evidently in pain after Medel's (centre) cynical stamp on Neymar's leg at the Emirates stadium on Sunday . Remarkably referee Martin Atkinson didn't punish the stamp by Medel as Neymar was left in pain on the Emirates stadium pitch . Brazil (4-2-2-2): Jefferson 7; Danilo 7, Thiago Silva 6.5, Miranda 6.5, Marcelo 6 (Filipe Luis 76); Souza 6.5 (Elias 60, 6), Fernandinho 6; Douglas Costa 6 (Willian 62, 6), Coutinho 6 (Robinho 60, 6); Neymar 7, Luiz Adriano 5.5 (Firmino 60, 7). Subs not used: Diego Alves, Grohe, Gil, Oscar, Gabriel, Fabinho, Luiz Gustavo. Manager: Dunga 6 . Booked: Thiago Silva, Neymar, Miranda, Fernandinho, Elias. Chile (3-4-1-2): Bravo 6; Medel 6, Jara 6, Albornoz 6; Isla 6, Millar 6 (Fernandez 74 6), Aranguiz 6, Mena 6 (Gonazlez 82); Vidal 6.5 (Vargas 80); Sanchez 7.5, Hernandez 6. Subs not used: Roco, Garces, Cornejo, Pizarro, Orellana, Gutierrez, Fuenzalida, Lichnovsky. Manager: Jorge Sampaoli 5 . Booked: Albornoz, Gonzalez . Referee: Martin Atkinson 7 . MOTM: Alexis Sanchez . Attendance: 60,007 . The Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Here at the Emirates Stadium it was 11 on 11. The first savage blow came three minutes in. Brazilian enforcer Souza crunched Alexis Sanchez. Somewhere, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger winced and knew it would be a nervy 90 minutes watching his star player. It was clear this was going to be a \u2018friendly\u2019 in the very loosest terms. Miiko Albornoz was next in referee Martin Atkinson\u2019s book, nailing Neymar twice in a matter of minutes as the Chileans competed against each other for how many times they could take out Brazil\u2019s star man. Gary Medel tried the hardest, taking him down in a challenge then standing back up on his calf. The former Cardiff defender was lucky to remain on the pitch, perhaps helped by Neymar writhing around as if he had been tasered. 'They didn\u2019t get much protection,' Dunga said of his players\u2019 treatment after the game. On Medel\u2019s stamp, he added: 'The decision is the referee\u2019s. Chile has a great team, very dynamic, great fighting, but some players make mistakes. These days we have 300 cameras focusing on the action so you have to play football. There\u2019s no other solution.' There were flashes of quality and skill, from Sanchez and Neymar mainly, the pair sending either side of the stadium into raptures of screeching and screaming with their every touch. On 37 minutes, Neymar scooped the ball out of an opponent\u2019s reach, which prompted their best chance of the first-half. The ball made its way to Marcelo and he crossed for Douglas Costa to the right of goal, who controlled the ball with his chest but could only volley over. Neymar also came close with an in-swinging free kick from out on the right after 26 minutes, which almost tucked into the far right post before Claudio Bravo tipped it wide. Early in the half Sanchez took a lovely touch to get clear and raced into the box, but was eventually blocked out. The first 45 minutes were brought to a close by Fernandinho flying in with studs raised only to find air and Neymar being booked for tripping Gonzalo Jara. It was fitting. If anyone was expecting anything different in the second-half, they were duly disappointed 100 seconds into it when Mauricio Isla went through the back of Neymar, who was down clutching his ankles yet again. Sanchez started taking the game by the scruff of the neck, while the others were too busy taking each other by it, and making things happen. The international friendly between Brazil abd Chile added a bit of South American flare to proceedings in a rain drenched North London . Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez sprints away from Thiago Silva (left) on the Emirates stadium pitch he has become very familiar with . Brazil manager Dunga passes on instructions to his right back Danilo as he watches his side take on South American rivals Chile . He got the wrong side of Miranda on 63 minutes and was brought down, earning the Brazil defender a yellow card. Three minutes later he beat three men before being tripped by substitute Willian and moments later he was spinning and shimmying past more again. The resulting free kicks, however, were poor. Finally, after 72 minutes of the match, there was a chance of real note - and the Brazilian\u2019s scored it. Substitute Firmino was played through by a wonderful pass from right-back Danilo and he rounded the goalkeeper to score. Dunga was satisified with victory, he said: 'It's true Chile controlled the game, but we had more chances at goal. So it wasn't just luck - we deserved to win. We are building a competitive team, working through obstacles very well, played against a very strong France team, changed six players but stayed stable and strong.' Managers across Europe with a vested interest in this game would have been relieved to hear the final whistle blow and no major injuries incurred. By the end, seven yellow cards had been brandished and it was incredible there were no reds. But the match is over now and, remember, the first rule of Brazil versus Chile is: You do not talk about Brazil versus Chile. Real Madrid left back Marcelo attempts to clear the ball under pressure from Chile's Arturo Vidal during the international friendly . Brazil's Danilo (left) in action against Chile's Eugenio Mena (right) as the South American sides clashed at Arsenal's Emirates stadium . An ardent Brazil fan wore the green and yellow of her nation as thousands of South American football fans attended the Brazil vs Chile match . Barcelona star Neymar keeps his eye on the ball as he tries to control and begin another attack for his national side . Brazil forward Luiz Adriano (left) struggles to keep his balance as Medel challenges his opponent for possession at the Emirates on Sunday . Brazil right back Danilo (right) springs into an acrobatic challenge to try and win back possession for his side from Chile's Sanchez . Neymar was in the wars again after this foul from Mauricio Isla of Chile on the touchline left the Barcelona star in apparent agony .","highlights":"Former Cardiff defender Gary Medel was lucky not to receive a card for a nasty stamp on Brazil talisman Neymar . Roberto Firmino fired the Brazilians ahead on 72 minutes, rounding Chile keeper Claudio bravo to slot home .","id":"cb688a5d6cf29f0c60bbeaf3220d03538a420053","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ino\u2019s late strike (or should I say late screamer?) in Sao Paolo, but Chile were the better side over the two legs. The goal came off a long-range free kick that the referee inexplicably awarded, but aside from that, Chile dominated and controlled the game.\nIt\u2019s easy for me to make these comments, because like every English-speaking South American, I love to pretend that Chile is actually a good soccer team (and sometimes, a good team overall). The truth is, Chile is not nearly as exciting as Brazil, but that does not mean they were not the better team in this series. They played better soccer, kept the ball better, took more shots on goal, scored more goals, created more chances, passed better\u2026 Chile were the better team in the two matches, and you can\u2019t say they weren\u2019t. They were the better team.\nLet\u2019s get into it then, without all the Brazil versus Chile crap.\nThe first leg was pretty dull. We all knew that going into it. Brazil dominated the possession, but couldn\u2019t really threaten the goal for long periods of time, and Chile did a good job keeping them at bay. Brazil had a couple of shots on goal, and Chile had a couple of good chances, but the score remained level. Brazil were playing with a man advantage for a little over 20 minutes, so that was fun to watch. The score stayed 0-0, and this was the biggest (and last) drama for the first leg. It was pretty much decided before that 87th minute free kick.\nAnd that\u2019s exactly what happened in the second leg. Chile dominated again. Brazil dominated for 15 minutes again, but then Chile took over. There was a little bit of controversy as both teams had chances disallowed for offsides or foul calls. I felt Brazil were more aggressive and more threatening in the first 15 minutes. After that, they tried to dominate possession, but Chile countered, and created a couple of scoring chances. Chile had a goal called back after a video review, and Brazil seemed to control the ball better, but they couldn\u2019t create any real clear-cut chances. Brazil seemed frustrated at this point, and Chile were happy just trying to keep Brazil out of the goal. And then, in the 87th minute, as a free kick was being taken (and not really a free kick at this point), Renato Augusto got a little"}
{"article":"Boris Berezovsky was killed in his bathroom because he was preparing to give Vladimir Putin evidence of a plot involving leading oligarchs to topple the strongman in a coup, it was claimed today. The exiled Russian tycoon was slain by Western secret services linked to the plan to overthrow the Kremlin leader. The theory comes from Berezovsky's former long-time head of security Sergei Sokolov, who disputed the version of British police that the ex-billionaire took his own life, aged 67, in Berkshire in March 2013. Scroll down for video . 'Convinced': Berezovsky's former head of security Sergei Sokolov says he knows his boss did not take his own life - and alleges he was killed by Western secret services over evidence of a plot to overthrow Putin . 'I am convinced it was done by the Western secret services,' he said. 'If Berezovsky's death is a puzzle for you, it is a problem solved for me. Boris was killed simply because he possessed certain secret information and was going to make it public. This is not just my guess, I know it for sure.' Sokolov, the head of a major Moscow private security agency, said his ex-boss was intent on returning to Russia, and had opened negotiations with Putin on allowing him back despite years of bitter opposition to the president. 'Boris forwarded Vladimir Putin a letter with repentance,' he said. Deceased: Boris Berezovsky, left, was found dead at his ex-wife's home in Berkshire in March 2013. An outspoken critic of Putin, he is said to have sent the Kremlin leader a 'letter of repentance' and was planning his return to Russia . 'It was a part of the big venture he had been planning. Berezovsky was living and looking forward to his return to Russia. Of course, he was hoping for indulgence. 'Boris was killed only because he possessed information which he was going to share with Putin. 'I am absolutely sure that Boris had video and audio evidence about certain oligarchs who offered to organise a coup in the country, promising him to be seen as being at the head of the attack. 'Berezovsky planned to come back to his motherland with this sensational material. 'You understand it now: those people he had gathered compromising materials for, considered him to be a serious threat.' Berezovsky - who had a penchant for secretly recording conversations - had hidden his treasure trove, claimed Sokolov. Allegations: The explosive theory was made by\u00a0Sergei Sokolov, who claimed his former boss had gathered 'compromising material' as part of his plan to return to Russia . 'Western secret services are still chasing it. Boris was not a predictable guy, who would keep precious information under the pillow in his house.' He claimed that Berezovsky had inside information from MI6 about Russia. 'I knew that Boris was in close relations with MI6, Mossad and the CIA,' he claimed. But 'when he became dangerous for their recruited residents such as Russian politicians and oligarchs, the Western secret services decided to get rid of him.' He alleged: 'Berezovsky's murder was prepared for several months. It was a brilliant operation by the secret services. 'You decide: Berezovsky had a house .... round the clock security, CCTV cameras around the house. A fly would not make it. 'And on the day of his death all the security guards vanished, CCTV cameras were switched off for some reason, although they are placed every 100 metres. 'It is likely that not only MI6 took part in this operation but also CIA. There were people around Boris who were recruited by these secret services, including some of his guards.' His personal guard and driver Avi Navam would later find his body in the locked bathroom. He also disputed claims that Berezovsky was impoverished and depressed when he died having lost all his money, following a bitter \u00a33 billion high court battle against Roman Abramovich. Death: Berezovsky was found dead at his ex-wife's home, pictured, in Berkshire in March 2013. 'Let me assure you, Boris was not a poor man. There were rumours after his death that he did not have money for a plane ticket. This is just lie. At the moment of his death he had about $1 billion dollars in his bank accounts. 'One should agree, it is possible to enjoy your life with this money. Yes, he could not afford yachts like Abramovich but, gently speaking, he was not poor.' He also had a string of young lovers, he claimed. 'I knew Boris very well. He was a man with solid mental health. He was full of adrenalin - it was obvious he was about to start a new venture.' 'Not a poor man': \u00a0Berezovsky owed the taxman \u00a346 million when he died, but Sokolov claimed he had about $1 billion in his bank account . Sokolov also claimed that in the 1990s, Berezovsky had ordered him to follow Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader killed in Moscow on 27 February. He admitted to a Moscow newspaper that he had installed listening equipment in the politician's flat during the Yeltsin era. 'Berezovsky ordered us to follow Nemtsov,' he said. 'We tried to understand what he was interested in, and if he can tell the truth - we followed his movements plus installed recording equipment in his flat. 'Some part of compromising materials Berezovsky showed to Boris Yeltsin, something used for other purposes.' 'Every oligarch or official has a weak side,' he said. 'The best agent is the person who is next to you but you hardly notice him - either a secretary or a driver. It was easy to recruit women.' He told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper: 'Nemtsov collected beautiful women. 'When young guys were going out with girl, he was studying, and then he got to the top of this life. And started to compensate it. This where his interest in young women was coming from.' He claimed that Nemtsov could have been killed by a jealous husband. 'But first of all, Western secret services are the beneficiaries of Nemtsov's death.' 'From the point of view how it was planned, it is very much like CIA operation,' he claimed. Despite this, Russian police have identified a Chechen link to the murder. 'It was a simple murder - go up the steps, shoot, jump into a car... and the killers, it does not matter who they are - Ukrainian or Chechen,' said Sokolov. Negotiation: Berezovksy had opened talks with Putin about allowing him to come out of exile and return to Russia . A coroner last year recorded an open verdict at Berezovsky's inquest. Mr Berezovsky, 67, was found with a ligature around his neck. Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford said that 'contradictory' evidence meant he could not prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the businessman either took his own life or was unlawfully killed. Sokolov was head of the Atoll security agency, and worked with Berezovsky from 1994 to 1999. The security specialist has changed his mind on the tycoon's death which he originally saw as suicide. Soon after his body was found, Sokolov said: 'Berezovsky was not a threat to anybody and nobody really needed him. 'His death was quite natural. He did not like sports, he did not care a lot about his health...It is a case like Whitney Houston.'","highlights":"Sergei Sokolov says he doesn't believe Russian tycoon took his own life . The 67-year-old was found hanging at ex-wife's Berkshire home in 2013 . Berezovsky had evidence of plot to topple President Putin, it is alleged . Sokolov claims Russian tycoon was killed by Western security services . An outspoken critic of Putin, Berezovsky had sent him 'repentance' letter .","id":"21dd0731f5efeb3b65971eca99293e310a66f1de","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" after taking a bath, according to reports from his chauffeur, who claimed he was poisoned and blames Russian secret services. He had just returned from a business trip in Moscow and had taken a bath in the morning before returning to his home in Surrey to eat breakfast. It was after eating that the chauffeur said he had his first suspicions that something was wrong and that he told her to call the police. The Metropolitan Police carried out an urgent scene of crime investigation at the property in Ascot, Berks., and forensics teams sealed the scene and removed some bags. The body has been removed from the house. Mr Berezovsky's body was discovered at his home by friends on Friday after he failed to appear to pick up his three children.\n'A number of people, including a senior official, a high level police officer, and a senior Russian citizen, were all poisoned by Novichok at a London property, and at least one of them is still receiving treatment. The incident has been treated by the Metropolitan Police as a possible murder,' the source said. It was on Friday evening that friends began to get worried. One friend, who had just visited him, was with his wife when the phone rang and they heard what was happening. He said: 'We immediately started making the rounds to visit everyone we could to make sure they were OK and were not suffering from any similar poisoning. I heard that he died at about 5.30am this morning.'\nMr Berezovsky, 67, a former associate of ex-KGB boss Putin, has been fighting in the British courts for years to reclaim assets seized by Russian agents during the collapse of the Soviet Union. The tycoon fled to London in 2000, but in April 2013 he was granted permission to be buried at the Chelsea and Westminster Crematorium. One of the 'big five' oligarchs, Berezovsky was once the richest man in Russia - and Putin's arch-enemy - but the two fell out in the 1990s. Berezovsky left Russia in 2003 to escape 'death threats', before his legal action collapsed in 2006, when he claimed that Russian intelligence had bugged his phones and put him under surveillance.\nThis is something he told me about himself when we met in Moscow in 2005 - that he was very scared, he feared he was being bugged, there was always a risk of him being poisoned and the like, you know"}
{"article":"This is the moment a group of thrill-seeking skydivers were given the unforgettable opportunity to jump from the bomb bay doors of a military aeroplane. Arranged by Chicagoland Skydiving Center, the special event was enjoyed by 10 people who dropped from the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in the skies over Rochelle, Illinois. Exiting the aircraft from 5,000ft, the skydivers each made a donation of $500 (\u00a3340) to the Collings Foundation \u2013 the non-profit organisation that operates the plane \u2013 in order to take part in the jump. One of the skydivers jumps out of the\u00a0Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress through its bomb bay doors . Each skydiver made a donation of $500 (\u00a3340) to the Collings Foundation to take part in the jump . Filmed on GoPro cameras attached to helmets, the video begins with the skydivers boarding the heavy bomber aircraft at an airport in Rockford, Illinois. Developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Corps, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft. The prototype B-17 was designed and built at Boeing\u2019s own expense by a team of engineers led by E. Gifford Emery and Edward Curtis Wells. Boeing chief test-pilot Leslie Tower was at the controls of the Model 299 when it made its maiden flight on July 28, 1935. The name Flying Fortress was used to describe the aircraft because the Model 299 included multiple machine gun installations. The B-17 served numerous USAAF units in combat throughout World War II and was even used by the RAF in non-bomber roles. The B-17 Flying Fortress has become a symbol of power and the America Air Force. Capturing the closed bay doors from the inside of the plane, the video switches to show the aircraft's large propellers starting up before the B-17 leaves the runway. In the air, one of the skydivers checks out the numerous guns attached to the aircraft as well as the two pilots driving it from the cockpit. Before long the B-17 is cruising at around 5,000ft and the bay doors can be seen opening via a camera mounted to the bottom on the plane. Inside the skydivers stand over the opening floor and hold on to the railings on either side as Northern Illinois comes into view below. Waiting for the right moment, the skydivers then begin dropping from the plane at different times \u2013 as the camera underneath picks up their rapid exits. The video concludes with footage recorded from a GoPro, which shows the plane moving further away as the skydiver gets closer to the ground. Mike Wood, Chief Operations Officer at Chicagoland Skydiving Center and one of the jumpers in the video, spoke enthusiastically about the experience. One of the skydivers said jumping out of the bay doors was one of the most incredible experiences of his life . The special event was enjoyed by 10 people who dropped from the plane in the skies over Rochelle, Illinois . He told Newsflare: \u2018I've been skydiving for more than 30 years and a pilot for more than 20, and the B-17 jump was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. \u2018As a pilot and a jumper, it's a privilege to have had a ride in this plane. 'Watching the bomb bay doors open below my feet was a sight I will never forget.\u2019 The Chicagoland Skydiving Center conduct numerous skydives every year with specialty aircraft being brought to its drop zone in Illinois. The Collings Foundation raises money to cover maintenance costs by bringing war planes to air shows across the US. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Corps . The skydivers prepare to drop through the bomb bay doors while cruising at an altitude of 5,000ft .","highlights":"The skydivers exited the B-17 from 5,000ft above\u00a0Rochelle, Illinois . The 10 jumpers paid $500 (\u00a3340) to Collings Foundation for privilege . Video captures moment bay doors open and skydivers exit plane . Skydiver described experience as 'the most incredible of his life' Chicagoland Skydiving Center conducted the unique event .","id":"6f3522ef4432c22cf0cae34d0ab04ad5934418be","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"25 amateur skydivers at the Fallen Patriots Memorial Drop Zone in Joliet, Illinois.\nThe skydivers were given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jump from the planes. Each parachute was filled with the \u2018jumpers\u2019 names prior to take-off, which was a surprise for many as they didn\u2019t know the name their parachute would be attached to until they jumped.\nThe jump took place at the Fallen Patriots Memorial Drop Zone in Joliet, Illinois, where a 500-acre farm has been transformed into the country\u2019s largest military aviation memorial, including five memorials.\nThe team at Chicagoland Skydiving Center, also known as Chicagoland Skydivers and Skydive Midwest, arranged the group jump after learning the airfield would be the location of the Fallen Patriots 2018 memorial.\nThe team at Chicagoland Skydiving Center, also known as Chicagoland Skydivers and Skydive Midwest, arranged the group jump after learning the airfield would be the location of the Fallen Patriots 2018 memorial.\nThe parachutes were loaded into a C-9 Skytrain, a four-engine aircraft used by the US Air Force to transport personnel and equipment. The C-9 plane is primarily used as a tanker aircraft, and has been used extensively by the US military and allies across the world.\nAlthough most aircrafts in the C-9 family are equipped with a hydraulic system that automatically opens the bomb bay doors upon ejection, the team at Chicagoland Skydiving Center opted to use a manual system which adds to the level of adrenaline the jumpers were expecting.\nThe skydivers wore black jumpsuits and were fitted with radio headsets as they took to the skies. Before take off, skydivers were required to practice a series of parachute jumps from a mock aircraft.\n\u201cWe use a large truck as the mock aircraft to ensure they are fully ready before we take them into the air,\u201d a Chicagoland Skydiving Center spokesperson told The Dodo. \u201cAs well as practicing each of their first tandem jumps, we take each of them through a mock jump just to make sure everything is in order.\u201d\nAfter arriving at the Fallen Patriots Memorial Drop Zone, the skydivers were given the opportunity to be lifted into the air by an US Air Force T-33 Silver Star jet, a two-seat aircraft that was commonly used for air-"}
{"article":"Boston (CNN)It was 9:35 on a slow Thursday night in April 2013 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Chief John DiFava was about to call it quits. On his way out, he saw one of his rookie swing-shift officers, Sean Collier, sitting in his cruiser. He stopped to say goodnight. \"I chatted with him for a few minutes. I told him to be safe and I left,\" the chief told a crowded courtroom on Wednesday. He estimated the conversation lasted three, maybe four minutes. \"Did you ever see Sean Collier alive again after that?\" Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb asked. \"I did not.\" Less than an hour later, Collier lay bleeding in his patrol car after being ambushed and shot in the head.  His car door was open, and his foot was lodged between the gas and brake pedals. DiFava and other officers, assisted by surveillance videos, 911 callers and a lone bicyclist who happened to be passing by, recounted Collier's last moments in the death penalty trial of admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The bicyclist, MIT mathematics Ph.D. candidate Nathan Harman, pointed to Tsarnaev in court and identified him as the man with \"a big nose,\" who he saw leaning into Collier's squad car. He said Tsarnaev appeared to be alone. Tsarnaev, who was 19 at the time, does not dispute that he was present when Collier was killed on the evening of April 18, nor does he deny that he participated in the bombings three days earlier that killed three people and hurt more than 240 others. Prosecutors say Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, killed Collier because they wanted his gun. But their efforts to take it were thwarted by a safety holster. The FBI had released photos of the pair five hours earlier, and they were on the run. But Tamerlan, 26, would not survive the night. He was killed in a chase and gunbattle with police that began with reports of an \"officer down\" at MIT. The MIT police, who are designated as special officers by the Massachusetts State Police, patrol the sprawling campus in Cambridge. Collier's beat was the area of North Quad near Main and Vassar streets. He had been handling a routine call about a citizen who was upset his car had been towed. A young man called 911 about 10:20 p.m. and reported hearing loud noises outside his window. \"They don't sound exactly like gunshots,\" the caller told dispatcher David Sacco. He wasn't sure what they were. Maybe somebody banging on trash cans. Sacco tried to summon Collier on his police radio. No response. He sent an emergency alert. Nothing. He tried texting him. Still no response. \"It became an amount of time that wasn't comfortable,\" he said. Sgt. Clarence Henniger had returned to the station at the end of his shift, and had just passed Collier on the way in. He saw nothing out of the ordinary. But when he heard dispatch couldn't raise Collier, he went back out to check on him. His car was in the same spot. \"I parked about 8-10 meters away from Officer Collier's car,\" Henniger said.  \"When I arrived at the cruiser I looked inside and that's when I observed a wound to the head, to the temple. I observed a wound to the neck and I observed a wound to his hand.\" Prosecutor Weinreb asked: \"Was there blood?\" \"Yes sir,\" the witness responded. \"Where?\" \"All over the car and his body.\" Jurors heard Henniger's frantic call over the police radio: . \"Officer down! Officer down! Get me help! Officer down.\" He called for an ambulance, shouting, \"Get on it!!!\" He and another officer pulled Collier out of the squad car to attempt to revive him. \"The amount of blood on his body made it difficult to get a grip on him,\" Henniger said. The other officer urged Collier to \"Hang in there, just hang in there,\" and asked \"Who did this to you?\" Collier did not respond. Cambridge police officer Brendan O'Hearn joined them, and took over applying chest compressions. \"His face and neck were covered with blood. There was some type of wound to his head,\" O'Hearn said. Collier was gurgling and blood was coming from his mouth . \"There was blood everywhere,\" O'Hearn added. Weinreb asked, \"Did it transfer to you?\" \"All over me.\" Collier became the fourth victim of the Tsarnaev brothers. Campus surveillance cameras captured the encounter between Collier and his killer. The footage was shot from a distance and at times, it is difficult to determine whether the cameras captured one person and a shadow or a pair walking closely together. The video shows Collier's patrol car idling near the front of the Koch Institute building, and a person or two people rounding the corner and walking towards it. The brake lights flash on, then off, and then off again. Two people can be seen running back around the corner. Off to the side, somebody on a bicycle rides by without stopping. Harman, the grad student on the bicycle, often used the word \"they\" in his testimony at first, but said he saw just one person as he pedaled past. \"When I went by, the front door was open, the driver's side door,\" he said. \"There was someone leaning into the driver's side door.\" He said the person -- although he used the word \"they\" -- was bent at the waist and leaning into the patrol car. \"They stood up, startled, as I rode my bike by them,\" he added. Later in his testimony, he began referring to \"they\" as \"he.\" \"I only saw one person,\" he said. \"He sort of snapped up, stood up, and turned around. He looked startled. We made eye contact.\" Asked to describe who he saw, Harman added, \"I remember thinking he had a big nose.\" He looked across the courtroom at Tsarnaev, pointed, and said, \"He's right there.\" The prosecution's case has brought one dramatic day of testimony after another in the federal courthouse overlooking Boston Harbor. On Tuesday, prosecutors displayed photos of what they called Tsarnaev's \"manifesto,\" scrawled in pencil on the sides of a dry-docked pleasure boat where he sought refuge April 19. Blood streaks and bullet holes punctuated his words, which he does not deny writing. The only issue in dispute is whether it is a confession or something else.","highlights":"Testimony focuses on shooting death of MIT officer, 26 . Sean Collier killed three days after Boston bombings . Cyclist IDs Tsarnaev, puts him at scene of Collier killing .","id":"40b845dc1da54b505983b2bb9d2a13b3a6214f65","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" officers, MIT police Lt. Commander Richard Francis. They had gone to lunch that day and Francis had seemed fine, so the chief stopped to chat with him for a couple minutes in the hallway outside the MIT police headquarters. Then he was off.\nHe left his phone behind on the nightstand beside the bed. Francis never saw DiFava\u2019s phone again.\n\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened to it,\u201d he told the chief.\nNow, 15 months later, the phone\u2019s contents could finally solve a cold case.\nA little more than 24 hours after Francis, 56, died of a heart attack, police found the missing phone. Someone had hidden it in the glove compartment of a car parked in downtown Cambridge, Massachusetts. Inside the car was another piece of evidence: a note.\n\u201cI love you,\u201d the note read, in all-caps penmanship, \u201cYou will miss me. You need me.\u201d\n\u201cThey\u201d \u2014 whoever the note was from \u2014 was right.\nNo body was ever found and no charges were filed. The death of Francis, a police veteran who specialized in missing persons, has been classified as a suicide by the Cambridge police. But it wasn\u2019t just a suicide. It was also murder.\nMIT Police Chief John DiFava was interviewed by investigators for the Middlesex District Attorney's Office in June 2014. \u201cWe\u2019re here because we want to know what happened to you,\u201d he told them.\nThat\u2019s when he began telling them about his lost phone.\n\u201cI had called him on April 24th,\u201d DiFava said. \u201cThe day after we had lunch, I went into his office. He was going to lunch.\u201d\nFrancis told DiFava that after they met up the day before, he had forgotten something on his desk \u2014 the phone \u2014 so he\u2019d gone back to get it. Then they were walking out of the building.\n\u201cHe was talking about his granddaughter,\u201d DiFava recalls. \u201cI asked him if she was doing OK.\u201d\nDiFava\u2019s daughter, also named John, had graduated from MIT in 2012. He remembered her visiting him in his office at MIT Police HQ a couple times and always wearing the same shirt: a black t-shirt with the MIT logo in gold. DiFava recalled Francis telling him that she had the same shirt.\n\u201cThat was the last memory of him,\u201d"}
{"article":"Celebrity chef and paleo enthusiast Pete Evans has announced his controversial diet book for babies will be published independently, after it was dumped by its publisher. Evans' book, which he wrote along with his co-authors Helen Padarin and Charlotte Carr, will get a worldwide digital release in April, according to a post on the chef's Instagram page. He said a print version of the book would also be published. Scroll down for video . Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been embroiled in controversy over his paleo diet book designed for children . 'Charlotte, Helen and I are thrilled to announce that \"Bubba Yum Yum The Paleo Way\u201d will be a proudly independent digital worldwide release in April with print to follow,' Evans' post read. 'We didn\u2019t want to wait, too many people are wanting this beautiful treasure trove of nutritional recipes and we are extremely thankful to all our followers and colleagues for their support. 'A huge thank goes out to all the media for helping raise awareness about this over the last week, we hope you continue to do more of the same.' The book's publishers, Pan Macmillan Australia, cancelled the release of the book amid growing concerns from health experts and dietitians. Evans and his co-authors announced they would be releasing the book independently, and it would get a digital and print release . Earlier on Monday, publisher Pan Macmillan Australia announced it was ditching plans to publish the book. The cookbook, which was supposed to be released last Friday, was delayed before being cancelled Monday. 'The authors of Bubba Yum Yum: The Paleo Way - for new mums, babies and toddlers have decided to release a digital version of the book very shortly, and will, therefore, no longer publish the book, in any format, with Pan Macmillan Australia,' the statement read. Bubba Yum Yum: The Paleo Way, which is co-authored by My Kitchen Rules judge Evans, nutritionist Helen Padarin and blogger Charlotte Carr, has been panned by dietitians and doctors over the past week. The Public Health Association of Australia said the book could lead to the deaths of children across the country. 'In my view, there's a very real possibility that a baby may die if this book goes ahead,' said Professor Heather Yeatman, president of the PHAA. Evans, who is currently on a national tour promoting the paleo lifestyle, has long been a passionate advocate of the diet . One recipe in the book - a do-it-yourself baby formula made from liver and bone broth - was said to have the potential to stunt the growth of babies and impair development. The criticism came as it emerged Evans' Facebook page was being scrubbed clean, with comments that were negative towards the paleo lifestyle were being deleted. After accusations from readers that their feedback was being erased, a rival Facebook page called Blocked By Evans was started, where people could raise their concerns freely. There was also a Twitter hashtag #blockedbypete. Just this week, in the wake of the cookbook controversy, comments questioning the safety of the broth were removed and the posters blocked from the page. Kirstie Cubbins, 31, a stay-at-home mother, had several comments she posted about the health concerns authorities has raised removed from the page. 'I linked to a News article about it [the bone and liver broth] and pointed out what the particular concerns about the formula was, and that it was by the public health authority,' Ms Cubbins told Daily Mail Australia. 'My comments were met with being told I was not welcome on the page as I was not going to support the paleo lifestyle.' Ms Cubbins comments were deleted and she was blocked from responding, though replies to her comments were left on the page. 'I haven't even commented on Pete Evans' page before but had been aware he is prone to deleting comments and blocking people,' she said. Evans visited a primary school in Ballarat, Victoria, last week to promote the paleo diet to children . The cancellation of the book comes as critics of Evans and the diet have claimed the chef deletes negative comments from his official Facebook page . 'My comments were never abusive, derogatory, rude or full of swearing. They just put the factual information across about why the baby formula recipe and other recipes in the new book were dangerous to babies.' Daria, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, had a similar experience on the page when Evans posted to his Facebook page comments linking the modern Australian diet and the rise of autism. 'I was disappointed to see yet another celebrity making an incorrect judgement about the developmental disorder. I commented to say that his statement was incorrect and that ASD [autism spectrum disorder] has multiple causes of which we are still discovering many,' Daria told Daily Mail Australia. Despite the criticisms, Evans has been a passionate defender of the paleo lifestyle . Daria said she was surprised to see that Evans was advocating the elimination of entire food groups, including grains, and posted a further question regarding how the celebrity chef came to the conclusion 'despite good scientific evidence to show their nutritional benefit, particularly in wholegrain form.' Both of her comments were deleted and she is now blocked from commenting or liking any post on the page. Evans has previously released two best-selling cookbooks through publisher Pan MacMillan, including titles Family Food and Healthy Every Day, and Carr, the wife of Australian Idol contestant Wes Carr, runs the popular Bubba Yum Yum website. Pete Evans, pictured with fellow paleo enthusiasts Luke Hines (left), and Wes Carr, wife of fellow co-author Charlotte Carr, has been an outspoken advocate of the paleo diet . Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has allegedly been contacted regarding the issue, and publisher Pan Macmillan has reportedly held off on the scheduled release date of the cookbook of March 13. The Federal Department of Health released a statement regarding the concerns that had been brought to its attention. 'The Department of Health is aware of this publication and has concerns about the inadequate nutritional value of some of the recipes, in particular the infant formula, and has been consulting with experts and will continue to investigate this matter,' the statement said. Evans has previously released two best-selling cookbooks through publisher Pan MacMillan, including titles Family Food and Healthy Every Day . A disclaimer at the back of the cookbook states that the co-authors 'in good faith' the recipes will lead to a healthier life, 'relying on the information contained in this publication may not give you the results you desire or may cause negative health consequences.' Despite this, the book has been described as 'a treasure trove of nutritional information and nourishing paleo recipes that are guaranteed to put you and your little one on the path to optimum health.'","highlights":"Publisher cancels the release of celebrity chef's pro-paleo recipe book . Bubba Yum Yum: The Paleo Way was set for release on Friday March 13 . Pete Evans announces book will be published independently instead . Book co-authored by Evans, nutritionist Helen Padarin and  Charlotte Carr . One\u00a0of the recipes is a DIY baby formula made from liver and bone broth . Public Health Association of Australia say recipes 'potentially deadly' Negative comments about paleo diet  deleted from Evans' Facebook page .","id":"f9fc5dca796145cb58d618744f53e900f8e541a0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" be self-published later this year after his original publisher, Simon & Schuster Australia, decided it would no longer have anything to do with the product.\nEvans claims in the book he wrote as \"evidence\" for his belief in a paleo (or hunter-gatherer) diet that he has witnessed an increase in allergies among Australian children since the 1980s. This rise, he says, is due to the increase in \"overcooking\" foods, which results in children becoming more prone to allergies. He argues his diet for babies will avoid these issues, among other health benefits, but this \"evidence\" and the claims they make have been heavily criticised by scientists, nutritionists, and even other proponents of a paleo diet.\nSimon & Schuster announced its decision to withdraw The Healthy Way to Feed Your Baby this morning in a statement to the Sydney Morning Herald. \"It's now clear \u2014 from the expert analysis that Simon & Schuster commissioned \u2014 that The Healthy Way to Feed Your Baby is simply not a book about a healthy diet,\" the statement said. \"It is a guide to the Paleo diet with a particular application for pre-schoolers. The book's claims are inconsistent with the science.\"\nThe statement goes on to defend Simon & Schuster's own paleo diet book:\nWe know there is growing support for the Paleo diet as a lifestyle. The health benefits for adults are real and can have a significant effect on lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Simon & Schuster remains committed to publishing these health and lifestyle books.\nEvans himself did not respond to a request for comment from Gizmodo Australia.\nSimon & Schuster's statement said Evans' self-publishing of the book \u2014 and taking it out of the control of its other publishers \u2014 would make it harder to market and make a \"successful sales outcome\" more difficult. The decision to no longer publish the book was based on its \"decision not to invest in any book published in this manner in the future\".\nThe book, which was scheduled for release later this year, is expected to go on sale through online retailer Amazon. Evans has suggested the Amazon listing will be more favourable to him than Simon & Schuster's version.\nThe publisher's statement adds:\nIt is important that this decision is also taken into consideration with a view to other, future Paleo"}
{"article":"What party poopers. Wrexham were all set to celebrate their 150th birthday and had their eye on a rather nice present - the FA Trophy. Coasting at 2-0 with just a quarter-hour remaining here at Wembley, Wrexham had their celebrations well underway. Then, North Ferriby United decided to roll up, gatecrash and ruin everything. Goals from Louis Moult and Jay Harris had the Welsh side in complete control but North Ferriby, who play a division below, forced extra time through Liam King\u2019s penalty and Ryan Kendall\u2019s late leveller. Players of North Ferriby United celebrate after winning the The FA Carlsberg Trophy on penalties . Then, incredibly, they took the lead as Kendall pounced again, only for Moult to send this magnificent advertisement for the non-league game to penalties. The first five spot-kicks were all scored, the next four saved and the four after that all scored. And so it was Wrexham\u2019s Steve Tomassen, under the pressure of sudden death, who had to be the fall-guy. His penalty was kept out by Adam Nicklin and so North Ferriby were the ones who ascended the 107 steps to lift the handsome silver trophy. Captain of North Ferriby United Liam King lifts the trophy during the The FA Carlsberg Trophy Final . Adam Nicklin (centre) celebrates with King (R) and teammate Nathan Jarman after saving a penalty to win . It was, it\u2019s fair to say, the finest moment in their 81-year existence, a moment nobody associated with the Humberside club will ever forget. For Wrexham, the national stadium has become something of a second home. This was their third visit in as many years - in 2013, they beat Grimsby Town in the FA Trophy final before returning later in the same campaign for the Conference Play-offs final, losing to Newport County. North Ferriby is a village on the north bank of the Humber, not too far from Hull. It has a population of under 4,000 and most of them seemed to have decamped to Wembley for the day. The place itself must have been eerily empty. Players of both team prepare for extra time which ended up finishing 3-3 after the 30 minutes . Among those watching on was Hull City chairman Assem Allam, while Tigers manager Steve Bruce had fixed it with his pal Sam Allardyce for Ferriby to use West Ham\u2019s training facilities on the eve of the game. The Villagers, ninth in their league, had played under the Twin Towers but not under the Arch. It was 1997 when they last came to Wembley, losing to Whitby Town in the FA Vase final. The Welsh side were backed by some 10,000 supporters and, as expected, they made the early running. It took just 11 minutes to make the breakthrough as Moult continued his marvellous run of goals in this season\u2019s Trophy. Louis Moult of Wrexham scores the first goal of the game as they took control early on in the final . Moult (centre) celebrates with Clarke after putting his side into the lead early on in the game . He scored at Stockport County in the second round, two more in the replay, and in both legs of the semi-final with Torquay United. In all, he has 16 goals this season and this was the most significant. Joe Clarke advanced down the left and exchanged passed with Connor Jennings before crossing low for Moult to finish from about eight yards. It was an accomplished finish, though the Ferriby defence allowed him ample time and space. Ferriby\u2019s best opening of the half came when a neat ball over the top sprung Danny Clarke who did well to hold off two defenders before forcing goalkeeper Andy Coughlin into a block at his near post. Kay Harris scores to make it 2-0 during the FA Carlsberg Trophy Final but it wasn't enough for Wrexham . Early in the second-half, there was encouragement for Ferriby when Jason St Juste, an international for Saint Kitts and Nevis, shrugged off Steve Tomassen and was only denied when Coughlin dived at his feet. A minute later and Jennings should have found the net. Set clear by a brilliant through ball, he rounded goalkeeper Andy Nicklin only for Danny Hone to clear his shot off the line. On the hour, Wrexham did claim their second. Harris, part of the team that won here two years ago, was played into acres of space on the right by Jennings, raced clear and calmly slotted the ball past Nicklin. King of North Ferriby United scores a penalty to make it 2-1 during The FA Carlsberg Trophy Final . Wrexham: Coughlin; Tomassen, Smith, Hudson, Ashton; Jennings, Harris, Keates (c) (Evans 72), Clarke (Bishop 102), Morris (York 87); Moult . Substitutes not used: Carrington, Waterfall . Scorers: Moult 11, 117; Harris 60 . Booked: Coughlin . North Ferriby United: Nicklin; Topliss, Hone, Wilson, Wilde (Peat 88); Bolder (Jarman 61), Fry (Kendall 79); King; Clarke, Denton, St Juste . Substitutes not used: Nicholson (GK); Gray . Scorers: King (penalty) 75; Kendall 86, 100 . Booked: Jarman . Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland) Attendance: 14,585 . Man of the match: Jason St Juste . The goal showed how Ferriby had been stretched and Jennings nearly capitalised on a carbon copy opening minutes later, only to drag his shot wide. Wrexham seemed to be cruising but things were back in the balance when Danny Clarke broke through the heart of the defence and was fouled as he tried to get round Coughlin. Ferriby captain King assumed responsibility and hammered the spot-kick home to reinvigorate the match. After that it was all Ferriby and, with four minutes left, they drew level. St Juste did well to retrieve the ball wide on the left and, cutting in from the byline, he delivered a low cross on a plate for substitute Kendall to turn home. \u2018You\u2019re not singing anymore,\u2019 sang those from Humberside. Kendall is the equivalent of Wrexham\u2019s Moult. This was his sixth in the Trophy this season after earlier strikes against Mickleover Sports, Boston United (twice), Hyde and Farnborough. Ryan Kenda of North Ferriby scores the teams third goal of the game in extra time a Wembley . Kenda celebrates with his team-mates after equalising late at Wembley Stadium for minnows North Ferriby . Liam King (North Ferriby) SCORED 1-0 . Wes York (Wrexham) SCORED 1-1 . Nathan Jarman (North Ferriby) SCORED 2-1 . Andy Bishop (Wrexham) SCORED 2-2 . Ryan Kendall (North Ferriby) SCORED 3-2 . Connor Jennings (Wrexham) SAVED 3-2 . Jason St Juste (North Ferriby) SAVED 3-2 . Neil Ashton (Wrexham) SAVED 3-2 . Tom Denton (North Ferriby) SAVED 3-2 . Louis Moult (Wrexham) SCORED 3-3 . Matt Wilson (North Ferriby) SCORED 4-3 . Blaine Hudson (Wrexham) SCORED 4-4 . Nathan Peat (North Ferriby) SCORED 5-4 . Steve Tomassen SAVED 5-4 . All of a sudden, Wrexham were clinging on and Clarke forced Coughlin into a fine save with a dipping shot from outside the box in stoppage time. St Juste marauded again down the left, crossed and Kendall tried to flick it in, only to be denied by Blaine Hudson\u2019s desperate sliding block. Coasting with 15 minutes left, Wrexham were somewhat fortunate to reach extra time. Still Ferriby were the better side. St Juste again accelerated into space down the right and was denied by Coughlin. And guess who was the provider for Kendall\u2019s second in minute 100. St Juste\u2019s ball looped up off the boot of Tomassen and found its way to Kendall for the simplest of close-range headers. Cue delirium among those wearing green and white. Hone had saved Ferriby once and he did so again with a vital slide tackle when Andy Bishop pulled the trigger with 10 minutes left. The Villagers were clinging on for dear life and their resistance was overcome just three minutes from time. A barrage was only half-cleared and it fell perfectly for Moult to thump home sweetly on the half-volley and ensure the drama of penalties. Neil Ashton watches as his penalty is saved by Adam Nicklin during The FA Carlsberg Trophy Final . Jason St Juste watches as his penalty is saved during the match between North Ferriby United and Wrexham . Adam Nicklin saves the final penalty taken by Steve Tomassen of Wrexham to win the final . The North Ferriby players run to their goalkeeper after he saved the penalty to win them the game .","highlights":"Goalkeeper Adam Nicklin was the hero as North Ferriby came back from two goals down to beat Wrexham on\u00a0penalties\u00a0to win the FA Trophy . Louis Molt and Jay Harris goals had fired the Welsh side into the lead . Liam King scored a penalty to give United a lifeline before substitute Ryan Kendall equalised late in normal time . Kendall's header made it 3-2 before Moult's stunning strike set up penalties, which Ferriby triumphed 5-4 .","id":"e4773495baab3dc6b270907e2a584c5b5c83b19f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"rexham's Racecourse Ground, it looked likely to be a special day for the 300 or so home fans (plus more from other clubs at the Racecourse). But then the magic, the moment, the magic moment was shattered and put into perspective by the two biggest, longest-serving supporters of all.\n\"This means more,\" the voice bellowed on the tannoy. \"It means more.\" The Wrexham boss, Brian Flynn, has not won a major trophy as a manager but, according to him, it could be a good omen for the FA Cup - the club's only silverware.\nAnd it probably would have if it was not for the two loud-hailing supporters of the club who, in a matter of minutes, reduced the club to a blubbering wreck. The noise was that deafening.\nThe FA Trophy was presented to the manager and captain, Craig Morgan, and was not placed anywhere special. It was presented by the \"veterans\", the men who had been around for the first team since its birth in the year 1877 and who have been around for every minute of every match since. The men who had the honour and privilege to walk the hallowed turf of their ancestors.\nThe players stood behind them, many of them having been on the team when they won their first trophy 50 years ago. The only difference was that it had been a silver, now a black, plastic cup.\nThe game was, and the season had been, dominated by the two teams. Wrexham's team has an average age of 23, compared with 25 for Port Vale. They had played together, and beaten, Port Vale five times in league and cup games before this match, while the Valiants had won four out of their previous seven matches.\nWrexham had scored 20 goals in their last 11, while Vale, who were also unbeaten in the last seven, had conceded just one. Vale had the more attractive style of play but it was no surprise that it was Wrexham who had won the final.\nThe first half had been a scrappy affair, punctuated by some good play from both sides. It was clear who was the more settled. Vale had looked confident, if a little lacking in ideas, but after Wrexham scored their first it was as if the weight of history, the weight of expectation from so many supporters and the weight of the noise from"}
{"article":"Manchester City had long since been knocked out of the Champions League by the time the decision was taken to sack Roberto Mancini in the spring of 2013. European football was not the Italian\u2019s speciality. However, as Manuel Pellegrini looks for a result to save his team\u2019s season, other similarities between the reign of City\u2019s current coach and the final, faltering weeks of his predecessor\u2019s are strikingly relevant. Certainly the two men are different. Pellegrini is placid, Mancini explosive. Pellegrini is considered by some at City to be rather too nice while Mancini made enemies at every level. But, although Pellegrini may beg to differ, the warnings for the Chilean are to be found using football\u2019s most fundamental barometer: results. Manuel Pellegrini is fighting to save his Manchester City job and needs a good result in Barcelona . Manchester City are looking to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the Nou Camp . Mancini\u2019s final year at City saw a Barclays Premier League title win, a summer of faltering efforts in the transfer market and a subsequent championship defence in which his team\u2019s levels dropped to the extent that they ended the 2012-13 season some way short of a rival \u2014 Manchester United \u2014 who did not have to be imperious to beat them into second. Sound familiar? Two years on and again City have failed to build on success. They have bought modestly, played well only sporadically and look destined to trail another less-than-convincing rival \u2014 this time it\u2019s Chelsea \u2014 by some distance by the time they reach the finishing post. Did United win the title two years ago or did City simply fail to defend it properly? Perhaps a bit of both. Can we say the same again this time round? Almost certainly. Talk to people at City and they will stress that Mancini was not sacked because he failed to win a second league title. He was dismissed because City had failed to move forwards in Europe and because his style of management was, they feared, about to rip holes in the fabric of the club. Nevertheless, the similarities between what should have been Mancini\u2019s consolidation season and this one are clear and that is why Pellegrini has every reason to feel anxious ahead of a mammoth task at the Nou Camp. On Tuesday at City\u2019s hotel by the port, Pellegrini was in denial mode once again. \u2018I don\u2019t think my seat is in danger,\u2019 he said. Manchester City's Premier League title challenge suffered a further blow with defeat at Burnley . Pellegrini finds himself in a similar position to Roberto Mancini before the Italian was sacked . Mancini left City after a failed Premier League title defence and another dismal season in Europe . Nevertheless, in the first leg of this tie at the Etihad Stadium three weeks ago we saw far too much of what is wrong with the modern City and not enough of what is right. Haphazard at the back, weak in midfield and mentally suspect by their own admission, Pellegrini\u2019s team were overrun for 45 minutes. Only their own spirit, the excellence of Sergio Aguero and a rare moment of fallibility from Lionel Messi at the death kept City in touch. As such, if they are to overcome a 2-1 deficit they simply must show us something we have not yet seen from them at this level, under either manager. Those who point to wins at home against Bayern Munich and away at Roma as evidence that City are learning are clutching desperately at straws. VIDEO Pellegrini doesn't fear for City job . Yaya Toure and Pellegrini speak from their hotel in Barcelona on the eve of the second leg . Toure knows his team must improve if they are to stand any chance of progressing to the quarter-finals . Joe Hart's penalty save from Lionel Messi at the end of the first leg has given City a glimmer of hope . City were on the ropes for much of both games. Certainly they controlled neither and were aided by some good fortune. On Wednesday it must be different, something the returning Yaya Toure seemed to agree with when he spoke on Tuesday. \u2018Last year everybody said we were a top team in Europe,\u2019 said the Ivorian. \u2018Now we have lost a couple of games and everybody says we are the worst. We can deal with that. The players know what they have to do.\u2019 During their own media gathering earlier in the day, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique and midfielder Andres Iniesta spoke diplomatically. City remain a feared opponent, was the message. The truth, however, is that City have not remotely troubled the Catalan club in successive Champions League meetings, and given that Barcelona have won 16 of their last 17 games and are yet to be shut out in Europe this season, the size of the English club\u2019s task is clear. Barcelona train at their Joan Gamper base on the eve of the second leg against Manchester City . Luis Suarez scored both Barcelona goals in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium . There was one item of good news for City on Tuesday when Enrique confirmed that his central midfield totem, Sergio Busquets, will not play. The great Spaniard is injured and that may offer the likes of Toure and David Silva some hope as they look to attack Barcelona\u2019s back four. Nevertheless, Pellegrini must hope for a considerable improvement. City simply must find it from somewhere. There is absolutely no desire at City to sack Pellegrini. What would that say about the judgment of those who hired him? Like every manager, however, he will live or die by his results. Currently his win ratio at City is 62 per cent. Mancini\u2019s was 59 per cent. This is game number 99 of Pellegrini\u2019s reign. By the time he reaches his century at home to West Bromwich on Saturday, he will hope to have something significant to reflect upon.","highlights":"Manchester City face Barcelona at Nou Camp in second leg of last 16 tie . Catalan giants hold 2-1 lead after victory at the Etihad Stadium . Manuel Pellegrini needs a result to save City's season . Yaya Toure knows team must improve after 1-0 defeat by Burnley . CLICK HERE for Barcelona vs Man City team news .","id":"dd510fe58ac6ce2923767fab1f7674c4779fb2dd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ini\u2019s first trophy since becoming Chilean national team coach shows, it is not in his character either.\nJust when he was starting to look at home in his new position, the Chilean was removed by Manchester City and replaced by the man from Spain who was about to be replaced in turn. \u201cWe won the trophy with the coach we have,\u201d came the club statement upon his dismissal. \u201cA decision had been made and we have to respect that decision.\u201d\nPellegrini\u2019s decision to part company with City was the end of a turbulent first season in England for the 57-year-old, who had come off the back of an impressive spell with Malaga. The former River Plate boss came to the Etihad with high hopes after overseeing a runaway league title win in Spain that included 121 points.\nHe could not have expected that the new, oil-soaked owners would immediately embark on a spending spree after just one season back in the Premier League, which included some disastrous signings, such as Jack Rodwell, Stevan Jovetic and Micah Richards. In the end, the new arrivals didn\u2019t really fit into the Chilean\u2019s system, which seemed to be a mixture of pragmatism and football artistry.\nThe decision to sign Matija Nastasic (\u20ac8.3m from Fiorentina), Jesus Navas (\u20ac14m from Sevilla) and Stevan Jovetic (\u20ac22.7m from Fiorentina) was as unexpected as it was wrong. A striker was needed after the departure of Carlos Tevez to Juventus, so why not a striker who was actually a goalscorer? Jovetic\u2019s best attributes as a player are his passing, movement and link-up play, in addition to his technical skill. This might be useful in some circumstances, but it is hardly what was required to replace one of the top three goal scorers in the Premier League last season. The two other arrivals, Richards and Rodwell, were seen as the solution to City\u2019s lack of cover at the back, but they failed to show any improvement since leaving Eastlands last year.\nEven so, City were still able to win three major trophies. After winning the League Cup in September, Pellegrini oversaw his side becoming the first team in Premier League history to win the league in the opening 25 games of the season (a feat only achieved by Arsenal and Leicester City since). However,"}
{"article":"(CNN)For decades, no one has been able to convict millionaire Robert Durst. Not after his wife's disappearance. Not after his friend's suspicious death. Not even after he admitted he killed and dismembered his neighbor. But it may be Durst who does himself in with 11 words he muttered in a restroom: . \"What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.\" Those comments were picked up on a microphone he was wearing for the HBO documentary series about him called \"The Jinx.\" Apparently, the real estate heir didn't turn his microphone off when he went to the bathroom. Durst now sits in a New Orleans jail after his arrest Saturday in connection with the 2000 death of his longtime friend Susan Berman in Los Angeles. On Monday, California prosecutors said Durst was \"lying in wait\" when he shot and killed Berman because she \"was a witness to a crime.\" She had been shot in the head shortly before investigators were supposed to come ask her about the disappearance of Durst's first wife in 1982. Durst will be transferred to Los Angeles to face a first-degree murder charge. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. When he goes to trial, could those 11 words be admitted in court? Here, several legal experts weigh in: . Yes: . His lawyer could argue that he absolutely did. \"Here's what his attorneys are going to say: They are going to say that he had an expectation of privacy,\" HLN legal analyst Joey Jackson said. \"And as a result of that, putting this in context, he excused himself and went into a private bathroom.\" No: . That argument might not fly, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said. \"That whole theory of the Constitution is that you have an expectation of privacy under certain circumstances when you're dealing with the police. But here, he's dealing with filmmakers.\" Furthermore, Toobin said, Durst had a microphone on. \"You can't have an expectation of privacy when you're wearing a microphone. Yeah, he maybe forgot, but that's not good enough.\" Yes: . The defense very well could, said Jackson, the HLN analyst. \"The attorneys are going to further argue that there was governmental action in as much as HBO was working very closely with the authorities. And they're going to say, isn't it coincidental how his arrest comes on the heels of the final episode of this HBO documentary?\" No: . CNN legal analyst Paul Callan doesn't think that defense will work. \"In criminal law, the police can't wire somebody up. They have to give you Miranda warnings if they're going to take a statement from you,\" he said. \"However, if a civilian is tape-recording you, as was the case here with HBO, that's admissible in court if it's relevant to the crime committed.\" Yes: . He could. Susan Criss was the judge during Durst's 2003 murder trial in which he admitted to shooting an elderly neighbor and then dismembering him. She remembers how prosecutors didn't use many of his admissions. \"In our trial, he had been recorded on the phone talking to his wife and friends, making a lot of admissions, and the state never used that,\" she said. \"But he was aware that he had been recorded saying things that could implicate him in the murder that we were trying.\" No: . Probably not. Section 1220 of the California Penal Code says \"evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered against the declarant in an action to which he is a party in either his individual or representative capacity.\" In this case, Durst is the declarant who spoke those words, and if they're used against him, they could be fair game. Yes: . It's a card the defense could certainly play. \"It will be up to (defense attorney) Dick DeGuerin to talk about, and I think he's going to have a field day with the idea that it wasn't an answer in response to a question, (so) that's meaningless,\" CNN legal analyst Mark Geragos said. Already, one of Durst's attorneys has said not to read too much into his client's offhand remarks. \"Your honesty would lead you to say you've said things under your breath before that you probably didn't mean,\" attorney Chip Lewis told Fox News' \"Justice With Judge Jeanine.\" \"We want to contest the basis for his arrest, because I think it's not based on facts, it's based on ratings,\" DeGuerin told reporters Tuesday in New Orleans. \"So we will continue to fight for Bob. We want to get to California as quickly as we can so we can get into a court of law and try this case where it needs to be tried.\" No: . The prosecution could argue Durst knew what was going on. \"Earlier in those interviews, in a previous interview for that very program, there was a break where he was caught practicing his testimony. And so he realized ... he had a mic on,\" said Criss, the judge from Durst's earlier trial. \"This is a third time he's made that mistake. That's amazing.\" CNN's Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.","highlights":"Real estate heir Robert Durst has been investigated in two deaths and a disappearance . A microphone catches Durst saying he \"killed them all\" Legal experts debate whether that audio can be used against him in court .","id":"8a7e966426724c98b7a482b2ac4749dcaff4ef83","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nNow, a jury has just found him guilty of third-degree murder in the 2000 death of Susan Berman in Los Angeles.\n\"There is justice for Susan,\" said Berman's sister, Debra Berman, outside of the courtroom Tuesday. \"It's so meaningful for her that she doesn't have to come back and face him again.\"\nBerman and Durst, both part of LA's rich and famous, were friends in the '90s and '00s, according to the \"The Jinx\" documentary series by HBO.\nDurst is accused of killing Berman inside her home. Then in 2001, he shot his neighbor, Morris Black, after he discovered Black's body in Durst's New York apartment, according to \"The Jinx.\"\nBerman was killed just two days after Durst's wife disappeared, and a year before Durst was last seen alive. At the time, no one was able to prove a connection between the women.\nDurst had long maintained his innocence, telling the FBI in 2015 that \"I did not murder anyone.\"\nIn fact, during the trial, Durst himself said that \"there were many times in my life when I considered suicide and homicide as options, but I never executed either,\" according to an audio tape he recorded.\nWhile Durst admitted that he was at Berman's house that night, he insisted that he didn't kill her.\nAnd when Durst was arrested in New Orleans in January 2015 for an unrelated murder, he said he killed Berman out of fear of being \"hunted\" like others who testified against him.\n\"I feel like a person who is being hunted for murder,\" Durst said at the time. \"I am being accused of things by people who may be seeking vengeance for the wrongs that they feel have been done to them.\"\n\"I feel like a person who is being hunted for murder.\"\nDurst's former attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said on Tuesday that they did not \"have enough evidence for our purpose to prove the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree.\"\nBut Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said the jurors \"heard him in his own words, and listened to what he said and what he did not say. And, without a doubt, they did what they should have done, and that is"}
{"article":"(CNN)Is Philae still alive? The answer to this particular cosmic cliff-hanger was left unresolved towards the end of last year. The tiny space probe bounced across the surface of Comet 67P before touching down away from its intended landing zone. It returned plenty of data from the surface but ended up in a shady spot where there wasn't enough sunlight to keep it powered -- so then it went to sleep and nothing has been heard since November. In the months since, mission scientists have not been able to pinpoint its exact resting place. But now the comet-chasing mother ship Rosetta -- in orbit around 67P -- is to begin listening for signs that the lander has survived the cold and dark. Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA), which is leading a consortium that includes NASA to find out more about the composition of comets and how they interact with the Sun, believe that if enough sunlight falls on Philae's solar panels it could revive. As the comet gets closer to the Sun and more light illuminates the lander, the chances improve. Lander system engineer Laurence O'Rourke told CNN that Philae needs 5.5 watts of power to reboot itself, nine watts to switch on the receiver to accept communications and 19 watts to activate its transmitter and allow two-way communication with the orbiter. Modern energy-saving domestic light bulbs consume 20 watts or lower so it doesn't need much to re-establish contact. On Tuesday, @ESA_Rosetta tweeted: \"Excited! I have some opportunities to listen for @philae2014 to find out if he's awake!\" Rosetta and Philae's love affair on Twitter . On the Rosetta mission blog, lander project manager Stephan Ulamec says: \"It will probably still be too cold for the lander to wake up, but it is worth trying. The prospects will improve with each passing day.\" The mission website adds that Philae could already have woken up but does not yet have sufficient power to communicate with Rosetta. It says Rosetta will transmit to Philae between March 12 and March 20, listening for a response. Problems began for the lander when devices designed to anchor Philae to the surface failed. The gravity is so weak that without the harpoons intended to fire from the feet, the probe bounced across the comet. However, the mishap could prove to be a happy accident. O'Rourke explained that as the comet nears the Sun, Philae's original landing spot would have exposed it to temperatures that would have burned out its electronics. In that position it most likely would have died by now. From lander pictures, mission controllers think Philae, which is about the size of a washing machine, is tucked up underneath a cliff face, affording it some shade. Beginning Thursday, mission controllers will send what O'Rourke described as \"blind commands\" to Philae in the hope that the lander has enough power to receive instructions even if it can't respond. Philae will be told to save power for the transmitter. O'Rourke admits that it's a \"long shot\" but the team will try again in April if this attempt fails. If Philae revives it could be witness to an amazing show as the comet makes its closest approach to the Sun in August. \"I think we are going to see some amazing images at that point,\" said O'Rourke. Even if Philae never wakes up, all is not lost. The mission has detected organic chemicals on the comet surface, though full details of that discovery have yet to be revealed. And the Rosetta mission is already changing perceptions of comets. O'Rourke says instead of a comet being a dirty snowball he now thinks of it as being \"an icy dirtball.\" He described discoveries of dust and large \"boulders\" circling the comet after they were blown off by the Sun during previous orbits, and an image that appears to show a structure the size of a football pitch that has been lifted and then deposited next to the hole. \"The Rosetta mission is not just about the lander. It's about orbiting and following a comet -- watching it wake up and then go to sleep again, finding the secrets held by comets. Every day is a new discovery,\" he said. Scientists have already applauded the mission's success to date. \"The Rosetta radar experiment will reveal for the first time how a comet is put together,\" cosmochemist Denton S. Ebel told CNN in November. CNN Interactive: Rosetta and its mission . Opinion: How comet mission helps search for alien life .","highlights":"Rosetta is to begin listening for signs that the lander has survived the cold and dark . From lander pictures, mission controllers think Philae is tucked up underneath a cliff face . Philae has already detected organic chemicals on the comet surface .","id":"b426fef51579019181edd532c67c94505c7201d1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" landing site, on a flat, frozen patch of ground in a region called the \"cold trap.\"\nThis marked the final chapter in the 10-year mission of its European builder, the European Space Agency (ESA), but many other space agencies are hard at work planning their own rendezvous with deep space, and the number of probes is set to increase in the coming decade.\nAs such, they're starting to ask some vital questions about whether the missions will be safe for the robots, should any future probes fall prey to a similar problem.\nAfter all, the last thing we want is for one of these probes to be lost out in space, because its demise could leave debris that could hurt one of the real-life spacecraft trying to reach another planet.\nThis is not a problem that's confined to space probes -- some deep-space craft, such as the New Horizons mission which visited Pluto in 2015, will also end up passing close to Earth, in some cases with the space probe traveling in the opposite direction to where the asteroid or comet that they came from is heading.\nThe problem is that once the two pass each other, there's a very brief period where the Earth and the outer probe could pass each other very close, called the \"Dager\" or the \"Kessler\" zone, so the passing probe could be damaged if it's not careful.\nIt's a \"unique situation that's been seen many times, and in all different orbits in the solar system,\" says Andrew Steele, project scientist for New Horizons. \"It's been a bit like the asteroid belt, if you will.\"\nThat is, a region where space objects tend to linger for a few months but then move on.\nThe first recorded incident like this happened in December 2000, when the European Rosetta spacecraft was hurtling towards comet 42P, which passes by Earth every few years.\nJust days before the probe was due to start its study of the comet, Rosetta got a passing dose from the asteroid 1999 RQ36, which was heading in the other direction and also happened to be a lot smaller than Rosetta. The effect was to nudge Rosetta a bit off-course, and it ended up missing its rendezvous with comet 42P.\n\"It was [a case of] a very, very small piece of a very large space rock having a small effect on"}
{"article":"(CNN)How can I describe life in Crimea after a year under Russia's control? You start saying things like \"Let's not talk about this on the phone\" and become careful about the Facebook pages you \"like.\" Because total surveillance and control has become routine -- like it was in the Soviet Union. In just one year so much has been lost and many Crimeans seem to have forgotten rights that were part of everyone's life. There is a growing level of censorship, inequality and political repression of those who don't agree with the government. In everyday communication, Crimeans, including those who support Putin and Russia, have to think about what they do and say. Thanks to the activities of the FSB (Russia's secret police) denunciation -- where a citizen tells the authorities about the wrongdoing of another -- is popular again. In the Soviet Union, especially in the late 1930s, denunciations written by Soviet citizens about their neighbors, friends and even relatives resulted in millions of victims in prisons and Gulag camps. Now in Crimea, no one feels safe. Anyone who doesn't like you can write a denunciation and the next day you will take part in a \"joyful\" conversation with the security services. Significant changes have also taking place in the most basic of rights, like freedom of movement. Now, there are two borders manned by armed -- and sometimes angry -- men who always have questions about where you are going and why you want to pass. For ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars, things have been very difficult and thousands fled to mainland Ukraine in the first months after annexation. Their fears were confirmed when Ukrainian activists and young Tatars began to disappear. Some were later found dead, others are still missing. Ukrainian patriots also left in the first month or two after occupation -- it would have been dangerous and uncomfortable to continue living on the peninsula. The next wave of migrants were those who hoped to adjust to the new rules, but could not. They started leaving when it became clear that things would get worse economically and politically. They have been replaced by a new set of arrivals from Russia: Officials, police, FSB and other authorities. After annexation, many who had worked for the Ukrainian government in the police, army and security services swapped allegiances to the Russian side. The Kremlin was happy to have them but has put special stamps the new recruit's personal files, which say they are \"inclined to betrayal.\" One of the main arguments of pro-Russian locals is that the average salary in Russia is much higher. Indeed, since annexation, salaries have increased, especially in the public institutions like hospitals and schools. The salary increases caused a kind of post-referendum euphoria, which quickly fizzled in late 2014 when a strong dollar meant higher prices for everything from food to gadgets. Then wages were cut again, by anywhere from 30% to 70% depending on the industry. Many doctors and teachers were greatly dissatisfied with wage cuts, but no one protested because in Russia, you must obtain permission for a public assembly. Of course, permission is mostly given to people or organizations loyal to the Kremlin. Tourism, a formerly dependable income source for many Crimeans, has been hit very hard. More than half of all tourists who used to visit Crimea in the summer were Ukrainian and last year tourism was down by 50%. Last summer, the peninsula was empty and many hotel owners had almost no customers. Despite of the deteriorating economic and human rights situation, many of those who were for the annexation of Crimea continue to support Russia. As strange as it may sound, the harder life becomes here in Crimea, the more people support Putin and hate Ukraine. In a little over a year, the Russian propaganda machine has turned Ukraine from \"brother state\" to Russia's main enemy. For some Crimeans 2014 was a year of tragedy and farewell to their homeland. Others saw a dream realized. What things will look like in another year is unclear, but what is clear is that nothing will be the same again.","highlights":"Life under total surveillance and control now the norm in Crimea, says writer . Old Soviet practice of denunciation has become commonplace, he says . He writes: The harder life gets in Crimea, the more people support Putin .","id":"f8f2f9f0997f8dbe3c51fac7dadc022279f54d33","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" if you have too many \"likes,\" the local government will come to visit your house.\nThis is a direct result of the \"law on countering extremist activity\" passed a year ago. And if you're worried about what happens to those of you who already live here, well, let's not talk about that.\nThe Russian authorities like to joke about how they have no plans to hold this part of Ukraine in the foreseeable future. But if you've lived in Russia, as I have, then you know what that means: Crimea isn't going anywhere. It's the \"Russian space\" now, forever. And that means, forever, it belongs to Vladimir Putin.\nThis is why Ukrainians who love democracy must do everything possible to help protect the country as an independent, sovereign state.\nMy father was one of the victims of Stalin's repression. As a high-ranking officer in the Soviet Armed Forces, he was a well-known Soviet general. Stalin had him killed. For some reason, his name isn't remembered much anymore. He was, you might say, a forgotten hero.\nI'm in charge of Ukraine's Presidential Administration. When I first came to work for President Petro Poroshenko last year, I was in charge of everything connected with Crimea. This involved a lot of meetings. And a lot of sleepless nights.\nToday, Russia doesn't have any diplomatic relations with any of the countries whose capitals are in Ukraine. As such, no Russian diplomat is allowed to enter Ukraine from any country where a Ukrainian embassy or mission doesn't exist. So our team had to try to think up new ways to establish diplomatic contacts with Moscow. We tried to use the old Soviet connections we have. After all, when you're looking for a job in a new country, you don't always turn to the embassy.\nWe also tried a number of novel approaches. For instance, the \"I'm from the West\" method: You say you have some \"friends\" living in Washington or London, and you tell them, \"Oh, they're going to the Ukraine crisis summit.\"\nIn the end, we went with the \"I'm a friend of the president\" tactic. And the good news is, after we began implementing that method, things began to ease up.\nThe Russian Embassy in Ukraine began to answer its e-mail, and sometimes phone, and the Russian foreign"}
{"article":"Ashley Pearson had her energy adjusted by healer to the stars (and their dogs) Paul Lennard . Ashley Pearson writes a weekly column on Femail Online about the joys and stress of motherhood for the career girl who may have come a bit late to the party, but is happy to be here just the same. This week she reveals how it feels to be 'healed' by hands from La La land... As an avid celebrity watcher I can tell you the buzz around energy healing in Hollywood these days is deafening. Apparently they are the new shrinks, psychics and therapists all in one. We know that Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan but also celebrities like Naomi Watts, Jessica Biel and Halle Berry are reportedly getting energy \u2018adjustments\u2019 during important photo shoots. Recently W magazine hailed energy healers as the \u2018new shrinks\u2019 amongst the A-list, and more and more celebrities have been experimenting with energy work to help with everything from pain, insomnia, weight loss, heartbreak, grief, anxiety, and depression. As crazy as it sounded, ultimately it was a trend I was happy to try. After all, who can\u2019t use a little bit of an \u2018energy adjustment\u2019 now and again? I went to see Paul Lennard, who is the healer of choice for footballers, royalty and yes, dogs. (Apparently the A-list in Hollywood get their dog\u2019s energy adjusted too; and I\u2019m betting serious money that Jennifer Aniston is one of them). Meeting Paul, I immediately felt at ease; at the same time there\u2019s an intensity behind those eyes. I saw him in London at the Shambhala Urban Escape in the Metropolitan by COMO, but Paul is a jet setter; he is currently in Spain at La Escondida Hotel hosting a retreat but frequently works out of celeb favourite Chiva-Som in Thailand, (he\u2019s their most popular visiting therapist) and everywhere from Amsterdam to LA. The treatment itself is a mix of craniosacral therapy, psychic insights and Chi Nei Tsang - an ancient Taoist abdominal massage that releases blocked energy. As I lay fully clothed on a massage table, Paul scanned my body without touching it, and occasionally pressed a point which was excruciating. At other times, he appeared to pull invisible 'strings' from my body - stuck energy, apparently. He says that he\u2019s guided in his work by what he can only describe as 'intuition' or a 'sixth sense' to clear old traumas that are showing up as current health problems in the mind and body. The therapy is said to address the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. According to Paul, these aspects are so intricately intertwined and connected that a physical problem may have its roots in an emotional difficulty. Once he has addressed the energy 'leak' or 'blockage', the body, he says, heals itself. Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan of energy 'adjustments' and in Hollywood energy healers are the 'new shrinks' As he worked, I felt so relaxed it was ridiculous. I felt weightless, like I\u2019d just had an intense, hours long massage \u2013 without being touched. At one point, he asked me if I\u2019d had any kind of a physical or emotional trauma around the age of 7 years old, one that caused me to be separated from my mom overnight. Without hesitation, I dismissed it and answered no. Then I remember I\u2019d had surgery, a complicated tonsillectomy at age 7 and was in the hospital overnight. He also recognised other things about my character and spirituality without my saying very much at all. Naturally curious, I asked him how he does it and why. Although there\u2019s no formal training for something like this, he told me that he began his career as a physical trainer and working with clients he began \u2018seeing things\u2019 \u2013 pictures and images that turned out to be connected to a trauma in the person\u2019s life. Reiki is an ancient method of moving healing energy through your body through the hands of the practitioner . He clarified that he is not a psychic and he has no power to predict the future \u2013 rather he can sometimes look into the past, particularly if a past trauma has manifested into a physical blockage of energy. He says that he is \u2018tuning in\u2019 to the client's emotional history, clearing trauma that is stored at a cellular level. He claims that he can often 'see' where the body is unconsciously 'holding' the memory of an event or feeling which has a physical manifestation, most often in a negative way. As outlandish as it may sound, my overall feeling upon leaving was that just maybe these crazy celebrities are on to something. As I left I felt positive, relaxed and re-energised. Energy healing may not be for everyone but I found it to be something far more restorative than I had imagined it could be. Paul is currently hosting an \u2018Energy Healing Week\u2019 at La Escondida Hotel & Restaurant, a stylish luxury boutique hotel in Spain until the 18th March 2015. Guests will have three sessions with Paul on alternate days and three massages on the other days, with guided hikes through the Font Roja National Park as well as horse riding and cycling available. A one-hour treatment with Paul Lennard at La Escondida is \u20ac85, a minimum of 3-4 treatments are recommended for longer lasting benefits. www.hotelescondida.com .","highlights":"Ashley meets the healer of choice for footballers, royalty and dogs . The treatment involves lying on a massage table without being touched . Celebrity writer says: 'I felt so relaxed it was ridiculous'","id":"9fa4c5133d33de537a97b5114262603a0850095a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to parenting\nThe phone call came. You know the one, it\u2019s someone you\u2019ve met before asking if your energy had been read and could you come in? Well mine had. Paul Lennard is an international healer to the stars (and their dogs) who does what he calls \u2018energy therapy\u2019 to clear blocks in people\u2019s energy (you don\u2019t actually get to see them but apparently they exist all around us.)\nMy appointment was in North London. Paul works out of an airy and minimalist practice room, a space I felt instantly relaxed in. Paul is dressed entirely in black and wears an air of calm about him. I told him of my need for a \u201cpick me up\u2019 as my three-year-old son was about to go on a five-hour car journey. \u201cWhat does he need?\u201d asked Paul. As I described my son, Paul looked around the room and said he\u2019d come in and do a reading. \u201cIs my energy the same?\u201d I asked. \u201cNo\u201d, said Paul, \u201cIt\u2019s much lighter.\u201d\nPaul started by asking me if I knew that my hands were like a radio station. As I agreed that my hands often felt like antennas, he continued to tell me that the way my hands are positioned show my openness and acceptance to the world and others and how I was holding and moving them.\nI have two children under three years old with my husband and as Paul continued to talk about the energy in the room, I felt all the tension drain from my body. His readings are not always done in this order but my three-year old definitely needed clarity and a release of tension.\nWhen his reading was complete, Paul asked how I was feeling and it was then that I realised why I\u2019d come to see him. I could feel it in my body that I felt more open, more relaxed and a definite sense of well-being.\nPaul had come into the room and turned my day round, he also helped me to see that I am no longer the energetic young girl I once was. As our energy is affected by our experiences, both happy and sad.\nFor me the therapy was a gentle introduction into the world of energy, and one that I would not turn down again. I felt calm and relaxed and my energy was better adjusted. I don\u2019t always leave the house feeling the same way I do after my afternoon with Paul.\nWhen I left Paul\u2019s practice I turned"}
{"article":"This Irish setter, named Jagger, is feared to have been murdered at the Crufts dog competition . The\u00a0world of dog breeding was rocked by scandal last night amid allegations that a prize-winner at this year's Crufts was deliberately poisoned. In a plot straight from the pages of a detective drama, a breeder claimed her \u00a350,000 Irish setter died after he was fed meat laced with toxins. But she believes the poisoner mistakenly targeted the wrong dog and had intended to kill another of her Irish setters that looks very similar. In what could become the biggest scandal in Crufts' 124-year history, three-year-old Jagger collapsed and died on Friday, the day after coming second in his class at the world's most famous dog show. Tests found that Jagger \u2013 pedigree name Thendara Satisfaction \u2013 had eaten cubed beef laced with up to three poisons. However co-owner Dee Milligan-Bott believes the intended victim was four-year-old Noodle, pedigree name Thendara Pot Noodle, who won best of breed on the day Jagger competed. The two almost identical looking dogs had switched places on the benches where entrants sit before and after going in the show ring at the NEC in Birmingham. Jagger died in the arms of joint owner Alexandra Lauwers at her home in Belgium. She reported his death to police and animal welfare officials there, and to the Kennel Club, which runs Crufts. CCTV footage from the NEC is being reviewed but West Midlands Police and the RSPCA here have yet to be informed officially. The target? Noodle, pedigree name Thendara Pot Noodle, at Crufts with co-owner Dee Milligan-Bott . There has been controversy over the increasing number of foreign dogs allowed to compete at Crufts, which attracts more than 20,000 entries from 200 breeds. This year's competition ended last night with Knopa, a foreign-owned Scottish terrier, being named best in show. But Jagger's owners say he could have been fed the poisoned meat by a 'random psychopathic dog hater' or a jealous rival breeder. The Kennel Club said it had not heard of such an incident before and promised to assist any police inquiries. Last night Mrs Milligan-Bott, 56, said she had 'done nothing but cry' over Jagger's death. She said: 'We think this is the work of some random psychopathic dog hater who decided to visit Crufts with one thing in mind, rather than any sort of targeted attack.' Mrs Milligan-Bott, who breeds and shows Afghan hounds and Irish setters with her husband Jeremy Bott, 66, said tests showed Jagger had been killed by a 'pesticide-type' poison. She said: 'Some sadistic person out there poisoned our dog. Crufts is a high-profile event and we live in a very anti-dog society.' The holding area where dogs are 'benched' before and after competing is open to the public, although they are asked not to touch the animals. In what could become the biggest scandal in Crufts' 124-year history, three-year-old Jagger collapsed and died on Friday, the day after coming second in his class at the world's most famous dog show . Clare Balding posted a message on Twitter about the incident after it was confirmed that a dog had died . She plans to inform West Midlands Police of the circumstances surrounding Jagger's death when she receives the written toxicology report later this week. Mrs Milligan-Bott said she had heard of rumours of skullduggery involving other breeders at shows but had not come across anything like this in 30 years of competing. 'I don't believe it had anything to do with other competitors,' she said. 'We have had so many calls [from other breeders who were at the show]... everybody has been pulling together and offering support.' She is convinced Jagger was fed poisoned meat when he was on the bench on one of the handful of occasions he was left on his own for up to 15 minutes \u2013 the only times he was unattended. She is unsure if that was before or after he entered the show ring. She told Dog World magazine's website that nothing appeared untoward until both dogs returned to her home in Kilsby, Northamptonshire, after competing on the first day of the show on Thursday. 'All the dogs were all running and playing together and Jagger seemed a bit tired, unable to keep up with the others,' she said. 'Three or four hours later, after getting back to Belgium, he collapsed and by the time the vet arrived he was dead. The post-mortem showed that two or three different poisons were used and that it is likely it was administered on Thursday morning. 'We're now waiting for exact toxicology reports. Whoever did this knew what they were doing, trying to get exactly the right type of poison with a slow release.' The animal had won second in his class when he was at Crufts and his owner think he was poisoned there . The dogs had changed places on the bench after one became agitated about being near a bitch in season, it is understood. In another twist, Mrs Milligan-Bott said the best of breed and challenge certificates won by Noodle had mysteriously been taken from the benches at some point. 'And at Richmond last year someone let one of my dogs off its bench and he went missing, before being found on someone else's bench,' she added. 'It's been suggested that someone's really got it in for us, and to not let it get to us. There do seem to be too many coincidences.' Mrs Milligan-Bott, whose setters were named Thendara after her kennels, which has a worldwide reputation for breeding champion show dogs, added: 'It's turning into such a nasty sport. I went back to Crufts on Saturday but I was like a zombie \u2013 I just thought, 'I don't want to do this any more'.' A post on her Facebook page outlined the death of 'our beautiful boy' Jagger and warned other competitors not to leave their dogs unattended at Crufts. At her home in Tongeren, near Liege, Mrs Lauwers, 34, a full-time breeder who takes her dogs to see the elderly in residential homes, said: 'They have not only taken away a dog, or merely a pet, they have taken away a family member. 'It should be a hobby and nothing more. To think he may have been poisoned by a rival at a dog show just makes it even harder to take. 'How people can resort to killing a helpless animal from jealousy or hate for a dog in a competition is too much to comprehend. I know people take it seriously but If you want to target me, smash my windows or something \u2013 don't go and kill my pet dog. Jagger took part in the competition on Thursday and achieved second place in his class at Crufts . The dog's owners said he appeared to be following the footsteps of 2010 best of breed winner Mr Jingles . Jagger fell ill when he returned to his other owners in Belgium and died before a vet was able to get to him . The title of best in show was won last night by a five-year-old Scottish terrier named Knopa. Bred in the US and owned by Russians, Knopa, who competes under the name McVan's To Russia With Love, was shown by American Rebecca Cross, who said it marked Knopa's retirement as a show dog. Dublin, a flat-coated retriever from Sweden which had won the gundog category, was overall runner-up. The ceremony was temporarily halted when the stage was stormed by a protester waving a sign saying: 'Mutts against Crufts.' 'He could have been targeted for being a foreign dog, there's a lot of ill feeling from some camps towards them for some reason. 'But first and foremost he was our pet and we are absolutely distraught. He died right in front of me in my arms, there was nothing we could do. My little boy is only nine, he is devastated.' Mrs Lauwers took Jagger's body to a clinic. She said they found 'green and black substances inside cubes of beef' in his stomach. 'Jagger loved people and he loved food - he would have just trusted whoever gave it to him,' she said. On her Facebook page, she added: 'To the person who has done it, hope you can sleep well knowing you have killed our love, family member and best friend to our son.' She is due to give a full statement to police today and toxicology reports are due to be completed on Wednesday or Thursday. Jagger cost around \u00a3850 as a puppy and won best of breed at the Ladies' Kennel Association show at the NEC in December. Because of his pedigree, success in shows and value as a stud dog, he could have commanded a price of up to \u00a350,000, experts said. Jagger was not insured for any particular sum of money, however, only by normal pet insurance which covers vets' fees. Kennel Club secretary Caroline Kisko said: 'The Kennel Club is deeply shocked and saddened to hear that Jagger the Irish setter died some 26 hours after leaving Crufts. 'We have spoken to his owners and our heartfelt sympathies go out to them. We understand that the toxicology report is due next week and until that time we cannot know the cause of this tragic incident.' Jagger was the son of Mr Jingles, the dog which won Crufts Best in Breed 2010 .","highlights":"Irish setter competed in Crufts on Thursday and came second in class . But when the dog returned to Belgium it collapsed and died on Friday . Tests found that Jagger had eaten cubed beef laced with toxins . Owner Dee Milligan-Bott thinks intended victim was four-year-old Noodle . Identical looking dogs switched places where entrants sit during show . Jagger died in arms of joint owner Alexandra Lauwers at Belgium home .","id":"82fd49ffcf8e615fda89c2abe1e6138bc2fd9e98","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" brutally killed at a training exercise. Jagger, a three-year-old Irish setter owned by Mark Catherwood from Merseyside, is feared to have been murdered by his trainer at Crufts, where the world's biggest dog show takes place.\nThe allegations by the British dog owners' union, which is supporting Jagger's 20-year-old owner, have shocked the dog-owning world. Mr Catherwood was quoted in a newspaper as saying that Jagger had \"been brutally murdered\" after a \"gruelling training session\" with his handler, Nicki Booth, at the 2005 Crufts dog show. The 'Sunday Mirror' said: \"The 16-month-old Irish setter was allegedly tied and strangled by his handler and then buried in the showground grounds at the Royal Agricultural Society of England in Warwickshire.\n\"Mr Catherwood, who lives at Haydock Park, near St Helens, Merseyside, paid more than \u00a32,000 to win the class and said that he had even sold his car to pay for the competition.\"\nThe paper quoted him as saying: \"My beloved setter Jagger was slaughtered in an act of premeditated cruelty. I feel so angry about it - it is an act of treachery. It was a very difficult decision to reveal what I know, but it is important to warn other entrants. I was so sick. I found it very hard to believe and I was shocked.\n\"You think dogs are your best friend but this has shown me they aren't. I am not the kind of man to make an allegation and have my name dragged through the mud. This has had a terrible effect on my wife and our family. People think the winner is the king of the dog world but they don't tell you about all the things that go on behind the scenes. When a dog wins they are given \u00a32,500 and when the dog wins a lot it goes up to \u00a310,000.\n\"The other thing that angers me is the whole point of Crufts is to encourage responsible breeding. This is completely the opposite. It is to encourage people to think a dog is worthless and to kill it for sport.\" The world of dog breeding was rocked by scandal last night amid allegations that a prize-winner at this year's Crufts was brutally killed at a training exercise.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nCopyright "}
{"article":"A top American dog handler has caused outrage by picking up her championship winning Scottish Terrier by its tail at a British show. Rebecca Cross, who won Best in Show at Crufts last weekend, was filmed picking up her Scottish terrier Knopa by its neck and tail - an act she says was 'just habit'. Now Cross, a mother-of-one and military veteran from Glen Burnie, Maryland, is at the center of a campaign calling for her to be stripped of the prestigious accolade. More than 100,000 people have signed a petition following the competition, which has already seen more than its fair share of scandal. Scroll down for video . Animal lovers have accused the Crufts organisers of 'turning a blind eye' after footage emerged showing U.S competitor Rebecca Cross picking up her Scottish terrier Knopa by its neck and tail . Nearly 100,000 people have now signed an online petition, calling for Ms Cross to be stripped of her prestigious title . The Kennel Club explained that it had warned Ms Cross not to pick up the dog in that manner but that it was 'customary' to do so in the U.S . 'Strip Rebecca Cross of her Best In Show award at Crufts 2015 for her unduly harsh handling of the Scottish Terrier, Knopa,' the petition reads. 'Under KC Rule A42 I believe that Ms Cross is guilty of \"behaving discreditably and prejudicially to the interests of the canine world\" and should be held accountable.' The British Kennel Club, the organizers of the show, which was held in Birmingham, said it had warned Cross not to pick up the dog in that manner but that it was 'customary' to do so in the U.S. Knopa beat over 21,000 dogs to be named Best in Show at the competition. After the footage emerged of Cross handling her dog, Crufts issued an almost immediate apology. Cross also issued an apology, saying she 'didn't do it on purpose, it was just habit'. She added: 'It's just one of those things. It happened and I tried to really think about it and not do it, but it's habit.' The petition claims Ms Cross (right), whose prize-giving was interrupted by an anti-Crufts campaigner (left), is guilty of \u2018behaving discreditably and prejudicially to the interests of the canine world\u2019 Ms Cross (pictured in the arena) apologized, saying she 'didn't do it on purpose, it was just habit' Veteran: Her Facebook page shows Cross, who has a baby daughter, previously served in the military . Cross, who lived in Japan for four years and now resides in Maryland where she breeds different types of pedigree dogs, has bred and owned Scottish Terriers for two decades. She has previously won multiple Best in Shows, according to an online bio, and also works full-time for a consulting group in Maryland, according to her website. Despite her apology, the anger towards her continued to grow, with the petition gaining nearly 100,000 in less than 12 hours. It claims  Ms Cross is guilty of \u2018behaving discreditably and prejudicially to the interests of the canine world\u2019. But, in a second statement, the Kennel Club said it would not be 'fair' to strip the dog of its Best in Show title, solely due to the  behavior of its owner. A Kennel Club spokesman added that, although there was 'clear guidance' that dogs should not be handled in this way, it would be reviewing its procedures in light of the incident. Jagger, who is co-owned by Belgian Aleksandra Lauwers and Leicester-based breeder Dee Milligan-Bott, died in his owner's arms on Friday, after returning home to Belgium . Scandal: The owner of this chamption Myter, Eye to Eye, also believes the dog was deliberately poisoned after she was found vomiting and shaking in pain shortly before it was due to be judged on Friday . The Scottish Terrier was initially bred as a working dog by farmers to eradicate vermin and hunt small animals underground. It has a very long and strong tail which owners traditionally used to pull it out of holes. It is not said to hurt to pick them up in this way. They were introduced into America in the early 1890s and it was not until the years between World War I and World War II that they became popular. They have been owned by a variety of celebrities, including the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose Scottie \"Fala\" is included with FDR in a statue in Washington, DC, as well as the 43rd President George W. Bush. They said: 'We completely understand the concerns about how Knopa, the Best in Show dog, was handled on the judging table. 'A decision will be made by committee about what action may be taken within the current rules and guidance. In this specific case an investigation is underway and a decision will be made by committee about the actions that have been taken by the exhibitor at Crufts and the next steps. 'The judge\u2019s primary focus is on the dogs themselves and we do not believe it would be fair to strip the dog of its Best in Show title because the dog was awarded this prize based on its own merits in the show ring.' It added: 'Prior to this incident the guidance related to handling has been followed by those showing their dogs but in light of this situation we will be reviewing our rules and guidance and how they may need to be amended going forward. This is the latest incident are the latest controversies to hit the world famous competition. Earlier this week, it emerged that six dogs who took part in the competition had been reportedly poisoned, including Irish setter Jagger, who died at his Belgium home on Monday. The RSPCA confirmed it was investigating allegations that an overseas competitor had mistreated his dog outside the showground, pictured .","highlights":"Rebecca Cross, a mother-of-one and military veteran from Maryland, caused outrage at British dog show last weekend . She was\u00a0filmed picking up five-year-old Scottish terrier Knopa by tail . Footage led to online petition which accused Crufts of 'turning blind eye' Organizers\u00a0allegedly warned her about handling but will not remove title . Comes amid allegations that six dogs were poisoned at world famous show .","id":"325bfcc9b9419ea9a549d5c40a3fa9419a09cb67","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" hind legs with no visible hindrance from the judge, leading to angry reaction on social media. (Scroll down for video)\nThe incident happened at Birmingham\u2019s NAC dog show on Thursday.\nFootage of the incident was widely shared on social media this weekend but it has been viewed over 1.7 million times on Twitter alone.\nOne critic, who has almost 10,000 followers, tweeted: \u2018Disgusting. She had no right to just pick up her dog by the tail like that, it could have been seriously hurt.\u2019\nThe clip shows Miss Cross picking up Knopa by the scruff of its neck as the dog is presented by the judge. The dog, an award-winning pedigree of the Scottish breed, had been awarded second place in the Best of Breed category on the day, but it was denied first place when the decision was announced.\nAs a result of the protest, the show\u2019s management team has reportedly introduced a rule change.\nThis rule change will see dog owners prohibited from picking up their dogs by the scruff of the neck or by the tail, according to Miss Cross\u2019 handler, David Chipperfield.\nIn an interview with The Times, Mr Chipperfield said: \u2018It was very unfortunate, but I\u2019ve dealt with things like that before.\n\u2018There\u2019s no rule, and there can\u2019t be.\n\u2018She\u2019s gone on to win best in show at Crufts.\n\u2018She was just walking down the line, trying to take a picture.\u2019\nIt is not the first time Miss Cross\u2019 actions with her dog have caused controversy.\nMiss Cross, the daughter of two-time Crufts judge Lesley Cross, picked up her dog using the \u2018padded carry\u2019 technique last year.\nThe move means that Miss Cross grips her dog under its armpits, lifting it up, as opposed to the method adopted by her rival judge, Barbara Broom, of the \u2018padded rump\u2019 technique.\nThe \u2018padded carry\u2019 was banned as of 2006 after \u2018significant damage\u2019 was caused to the spine of dogs.\nThe \u2018padded carry\u2019 technique can cause a lot of pain to dogs, and is thought to have been responsible for injuries to 150 dogs between 2006 and 2013.\nThe \u2018padded carry\u2019 and \u2018padded rump\u2019 techniques were originally developed by dog show exhibitor Sheila Jordan"}
{"article":"(CNN)\"In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd,\" wrote Miguel de Cervantes, the Shakespeare of Spain. And the quest to find his remains has sometimes seemed both, even (dare one say it) quixotic in a time of recession. But forensic scientists have persevered, and appear to have triumphed. Almost 400 years after Cervantes' death, a team led by Francisco Etxeberria announced Tuesday that they were confident they had found Cervantes' coffin in the crypt of the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians in the Barrio de Las Letras (Literary Quarter) in Madrid. Historical records indicated Cervantes had been buried there, but the convent had been substantially rebuilt since. (Etxeberria, incidentally, performed the autopsy on former Chilean President Gen. Salvador Allende, confirming he had committed suicide.) At a news conference in Madrid on Tuesday, Etxeberria said that while there was no mathematical proof or DNA test available to completely verify the findings, there were \"many coincidences and no discrepancies\" in the examination of \"Osario 32,\" a common grave in the crypt that contained the remains of 16 people. \"We have Cervantes, represented in some form in this group of bones that are unfortunately very degraded and very fragmented,\" Etxeberria told national television. The search for Cervantes' coffin -- using radar -- began last year, funded by the Madrid City Council. It first mapped more than 30 burial cavities in the walls and nearly 5 meters beneath the floor of the church. Mass spectrometry dated fragments of wood and cloth found in these cavities to the 17th century, an encouraging but far from conclusive development. One crumbling coffin found in January had the initials \"M C\" hammered in nail heads, along with a jumble of skeletal remains. Even then Exteberria urged caution, but further research has narrowed the odds. The forensic team had been hoping that some of those remains would positively identify Cervantes, who suffered gunshot wounds in the chest and left hand at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. But they are not in sufficiently good shape, and some of the remains found may be of Cervantes' wife, Catalina de Salazar. Nor will DNA analysis be much help, for there are no known descendants of Cervantes. Catalina was not Cervantes' first partner. As a teenager he ran away from home with a barmaid, Josefina de Perez, before enlisting with the Spanish Navy. It was only in the 1580s that he started to write, publishing \"La Galatea\" in 1585 and his most famous work, \"Don Quixote,\" in 1605 -- or to give its full title, \"The Adventures of the Ingenious Nobleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.\" But \"Don Quixote\" would hardly be noticed in Cervantes' lifetime, and he was almost penniless when he died, having joined the Third Order of St. Francis in his declining years. He knew he was dying when he wrote in the prologue of a posthumously published novel, \"Perhaps the time may come when I mend again this broken thread and say what words fail me here and what needed to be said. Farewell, waggish jokes; farewell, wittiness; farewell, merry friends, for I am dying and longing soon to see you, happy in the life to come.\" Cervantes was buried on April 23,1616 -- in the same week William Shakespeare died. There are now plans to reinter Cervantes at the convent and build a new entrance to the crypt in time for the 400th anniversary of Cervantes' death next year. Tyler Fisher, a lecturer in Hispanic studies at Royal Holloway College in London, says that such exhumations \"ignite public attention, inspire re-readings, and invest an all-but-forgotten corner of the city with a renewed, imaginative depth.\" Cervantes might enjoy all the attention. Many literary critics say he was not aware of his own genius. John Ormsby, a scholar and translator of Cervantes' work in the 19th century, wrote of \"Don Quixote,\" \"Never was a great work so neglected by its author.\" CNN's Helena Cavendish de Moura contributed to this report.","highlights":"Scientists say they've found the burial place of the influential author . Miguel de Cervantes died in 1616 .","id":"5ed9781473b4363c8214d6f46e7a80bf335f2593","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"otic.\nThis month, an unlikely adventurer -- a Spaniard with the improbable name of Andres Jimenez -- set out on a mission to find the remains of the great poet, who died in 1616.\nWith a group of amateur sleuths, including himself, the author plans to take a helicopter into the Sierra de Madrid, Spain, to find traces of the \"grave of the soul of Europe.\"\nOn Aug. 8, a replica of the poet's coffin will be buried in the mountain, with Jimenez's group using a geolocator, an electronic device that tracks the location of any object it is attached to, to find the grave. They hope to find evidence of a literary treasure: bones of the poet Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. The first European to be buried in the mountain was King John III of Portugal, the author's great-great grandson.\n\"We want to know where Cervantes was buried,\" Jimenez told CNN. \"We know where he died, but his remains are still unknown. We want to have the confirmation of what we have suspected for many years.\"\nIt's all in the name of a quest that began in 1998 with the first attempt to locate the writer's remains. Spanish journalist Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.\nJimenez's research and personal quest started in 1998 when he learned that some of the writer's personal belongings were found in a house near a convent in the city of Alcal\u00e1 de Henares where Cervantes lived most of his life. \"There, the historian Javier Martinez found a sheet of paper with Cervantes' signature -- which he later acquired and donated to the city of Alcal\u00e1,\" he told CNN.\n\"It's incredible that it ended up in such an obscure place, and so close to where Cervantes died,\" he said. \"It could only be that. What other explanation could there be?\"\nSince 2000, the group has come up with 23 locations that could be considered the writer's final resting place -- from a monastery in Valladolid, a convent near Madrid, to an unassuming house outside the town of Salamanca.\nIn order to find the final resting place of the world's most famous author, Jimenez and his team have conducted forensic studies, done soil and pollen tests, and compared historical documentation of the writer's home town with"}
{"article":"Scroll down for video . A new BBC2 television series has challenged one British family to dine through the decades, lifting the cooking pot lid on how eating habits for UK households have changed dramatically since World War II. For two-and-a-half months last summer, the Robshaw family rolled back the years to find out exactly how they would have eaten as a family living in each of the post-war decades in the 20th century. The results, to be screened later this month on BBC2's Back in Time for Dinner programme, were fascinating - if not occasionally stomach churning. Stepping into a different dining room for each decade, the Robshaws - dad Brandon, mum Rochelle and children Miranda, 17; Rosalind, 15 and Fred 10 - lived through how menus have changed. Writing in The Independent, Brandon said the family's normal, 21st century diet was a 'fusion of the functional and the foodie' with easy-to-cook recipes dominating week days and more 'ambitious' dishes being tried at the weekend. Bread and dripping for breakfast, cow-heel pie for dinner... The Robshaw family took on a brave culinary challenge to eat as a family would have in every decade from the 1950s to the 1990s. Pictured, from left to right, Rosalind, 15, mum Rochelle, Fred, 10, dad Brandon and Miranda, 17, in the 1950s episode . Forty years later, the Robshaws found themselves eating in the Nineties, sampling such delights as homemade pasta.\u00a0'Within living memory, the way we eat has been utterly transformed, not once but several times, and is still changing,' remarked Brandon . Like most modern kids, Miranda, Rosalind and Fred are in possession of a wide-ranging palate and enjoyed dishes from a global menu, says their dad. So, what was their reaction when they were plunged into the immediate post-war period, when rationing dominated the diets of the early 1950s? Brandon says the family felt 'hungry' all of the time with ten-year-old Fred finding it particularly hard to sate his sweet tooth without the biscuits and snacks that are readily available today. Faced with an 'of-the-time' dining room for each decade; the 1960s kitchen had 'luminous sky-blue walls' and 'radioactive yellow walls', while the 1970s saw a move towards open-plan dining, something which made the kitchen much more of a social hub for families. The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers pictured with the Robshaw family as they sample the food of the Sixties . Sampling the Good Life... although the Robshaws found that food in the 1970s was more brightly coloured - but perhaps less enticing - than ever before. After all, this was the decade that gave us the Pot Noodle. The rise of the TV dinner: The Robshaw family, pictured above in their 1980s-style kitchen found the decade to be all about convenience, with gadgets aplenty helping them to make meals . The arrival of multiple television sets per household in the eighties stifled mealtime communication however, with TV dinners - effectively a meal on a tray in front of the box - becoming commonplace. 'It brought home to us all how British food has been revolutionised in an incredibly short time,' says Brandon. 'Within living memory, the way we eat has been utterly transformed, not once but several times, and is still changing.' The series looks too at how technology made a difference; a 1950s housewife would be forced to do a daily shop without the luxury of a fridge. While a stay-at-home mum in the eighties would lay out an afternoon tea that might have been made using a Magimix machine for the cake and coffee from a filter machine. The family said there were highs and lows to each decade with particularly dismal offerings including the 'national loaf' that was rationed out to families after World War II. The bread was filled out with potato starch and, according to Brandon, was a one-way ticket to indigestion. Highs included a vegan bean casserole, fresh from the seventies which was 'lipsmackingly good' and a trip to famed restaurateur Anton Mosimann's London eatery, where very eighties nouvelle cuisine and lashings of champagne were served. Here, we take a through-the-decades look at what the Bradshaws experienced. Stepping back in time for a Mary masterclass: Baking supremo Mary Berry teaches the Robshaws how to make a cake as it would have been done in the 1950s . The Fifties . Easily the starkest decade for dining in the last sixty years, the fall-out from World War II meant that families were still using ration books for almost half of the 1950s. Even cups of tea would have to be apportioned out. Bread came in the form of the 'National Loaf' and because flour was scarce, it was often padded out with potato starch, making for an indigestion-inducing crust. How a family might have started the day in the early 1950s, with bread - often the rationed 'National loaf' - and left-over roasted meat fat aka 'dripping' Snacks that modern-day children take for granted were nowhere to be seen and hunger was an all-too-familar feeling. And when mealtimes came, small portions were the order of the day. Bread and dripping (often left-over fat from the Sunday roast), now largely consigned to the history books, was a reality at breakfast time. Vegetables were often taken from community allotments. With no fridges except in the most west-heeled family homes, food was largely eaten fresh and shopping was a daily occurrence. The decade did get better though and the Sixties loomed...with the promise of the first ready-meal. On the dinnerplate:\u00a0Cow-heel pie and home-grown vegetables . The Sixties . On every level, the 1960s were about liberation. Gastronomically, the country began to breathe easier with rationing a distant memory and plenty of new-fangled ideas hitting the kitchen cupboards. Packets of cereal still familiar to us today - Rice Crispies, Frosties and Corn Flakes - all found themselves on the breakfast table for the first time. The breakfast cereal, now an essential item on most UK families' dining table in the mornings made their first appearance back in the 1960s . Curry but not as we'd recognise it now: Families began to get a taste for spicier food and  Vesta introduced an early ready meal in the shape of a beef curry . The beginning of a tomato-based love affair: Spaghetti bolognese arrived in the UK from our Italian friends...and hasn't left British dining tables since . Fridges became more commonplace, introducing the weekly shop to households. The tin-opener became a big ally in the kitchen as tins of Spam and corned beef were popular dinnertime treats. The Italians gave us our first garlic-infused sample of spaghetti bolognese and we liked it. On the downside, families began to get their first taste of processed food as sugar, salt and preservatives began to enter the equation. On the dinnerplate:\u00a0One of the first meals in a packet, the Vesta beef curry . The Seventies . Three layers of sweetness! The Fab ice lolly proved a huge hit with youngsters in the 1970s . Dining rooms went open plan for the first time, making them a real social hub of the household for the first time. A freezer added further longevity to food in the family home. It wasn't all sophistication though, power cuts were a frequent event and dad would be found holding a candle as mum tried to concoct dinner in the dark. In an attempt to tantalise British palates, food packaging became brighter and more exciting...and often the bright colours would extend to the products inside. Children would go to the cinema and find such icy treats as Fabs and Sky Rays sold at the half-time interval. Spice came into the cupboards too, as curries became popular. Convenience food arrived in earnest, with the Pot Noodle stocked on supermarket shelves for the first time...much to the delight of students everywhere.\u00a0Even cookbooks were dominated by making life easier, with casseroles and one-pots a big foodie trend. No self-respecting dinner party host would not think of serving fondue. On the dinnerplate:\u00a0Curry and chips . Rise of the Pop Tart? Put it in the toaster or just eat it plain...kids went crazy for Kellogg's easy-to-eat snack . The Eighties . This decade saw the family cook look to appliances to make favourites with a more professional finish. Bakers fell in love with the Magimix and coffee tasted better in the filter machine. Working mums would rely on the ping of the microwave to feed their family quickly. The French sent over Nouvelle Cuisine and aspiring chefs went crazy for pretty, tiny portions...fancy food was all the rage in restaurants. Takeaways became a regular family treat. The number of televisions per household rose which saw the rise of the TV dinner, sidelining the dining table in favour of a tray on your lap. In between meals, kids would reach for one of the many snacks that were heavily advertised on television: Skips, Quavers and other high-salt, low nutrition foods were devoured. A more healthier backlash was on its way though... On the dinnerplate:\u00a0Takeaway pizza . Just like mama used to make: Britons in the 1990s began to try their hand at making pasta at home...cue lots of families buying pasta machines . The Nineties . Health concerns for the first time began to make people think twice when supermarket shopping. A trend towards ditching processed food in favour of organic produce saw people conscious of their 'five-a-day' for the first time. Compared to the stark rationing of the Fifties, shopping was now all about variety with 10 types of apple, 20 types of bread laid before us. Although lots of food still clocked up plenty of air miles to get to our kitchen table, there was an awareness that eating locally was important.\u00a0We discovered how to make our own pasta. The biggest vice? Booze! Meals would readily be accompanied by a nice bottle of Shiraz and supermarket shelves creaked with bottles of plonk, often at cut-down prices. On the restaurant scene, the gastropub arrived, reinventing old boozers by putting a chef with ambition in the kitchen. On the dinnerplate: Home-made pasta...with a nice bottle of red . 'Back in Time for Dinner' begins on BBC2 on 17th March at 8pm .","highlights":"The Robshaw family spent ten weeks eating in different decades . TV challenge saw them experience post-war rationing and nouvelle cuisine . Arrival of fridges and other kitchen gadgets changed the lives of families . A typical breakfast in the 1950s might have included bread and dripping . By the nineties, families were starting to kick back against processed food .","id":"ce4321b7e12f150d6056f22aad4c4f908c1e03b5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"half months, the family was required to follow the rules of wartime rationing, and were given a budget of just \u00a355 per week to provide three meals and snacks for the five family members.\nThe show, called Ration Challenge: A British Family Rations Itself, also encouraged the family to forfeit some modern comforts of life - such as running water, central heating, television and even a working cooker - and live how their parents' generation did. The BBC2 show, which debuted on Wednesday night, was based on The Great British War, written by Alex Langlands and directed by David Atkinson.\nThe father of the family, Michael, is a carpenter and was asked to make a number of wooden devices which would have made the household chores of war-time Britain simpler.\nThese included the \"slipper\", which was a wooden boot with a hole in the sole and a large wooden handle which enabled it to be used to scoop up boiling water, and the \"dodger\", a long wood block with a loop handle which could be used to swish at flies.\nHowever, with the \u00a355 budget, they were asked to buy the essentials: meat, eggs, bread and potatoes for dinner, and then create a three-course meal using only those ingredients. As well as the meals, the family was also challenged to make the modern conveniences of life - such as running water, central heating, television, even a working cooker - all redundant.\nThe family were given a budget of just \u00a355 per week to provide three meals and snacks for the five family members\nTo ensure their rationing experiment was as true to reality as possible, the family was also told they had to go a fortnight without running water, and cook every meal over an open fire outside.\nThe family was asked to choose their meals from the ration books of the past, which have been reprinted by the Imperial War Museums, and make some traditional British wartime dishes to ensure they were eating as well as the families did before. These included boiled cabbage, Yorkshire puddings and a chocolate Victoria sponge, which they were asked to cook outside.\nHowever, as well as the recipes that have stayed virtually unchanged since wartime, the family also had to make some other meals to reflect the times in which they were living. During the war, many men in Britain were drafted to go to war abroad, and with this happening, food prices increased dramatically.\nThis lead to many British families having to choose between eating"}
{"article":"Steven Gerrard will play alongside Chelsea captain John Terry and former Liverpool team-mates Xabi Alonso, Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres in a mouth-watering line-up at Anfield later this month. The Reds captain, who will also team up with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, is to feature in an all-star XI for a charity game organised by the Liverpool FC Foundation on March 29. Gerrard will also manage the side with his former Liverpool team-mate and Sportsmail columnist Jamie Carragher leading the opposition. Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher will go head-to-head in a charity match at Anfield later this month . Gerrard and Sportsmail columnist Carragher took turns in picking their first XIs for the charity clash . The legends stand by the teams they have selected for the match organised by the Liverpool FC Foundation . Brad Jones; John Arne Riise, John Terry, Stephen Warnock; Ryan Babel, Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard (C), Kevin Nolan; Luis Suarez, Fernando Torres, Thierry Henry . Pepe Reina; Alvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher (C), Martin Kelly, Craig Noone, Raul Meireles, Jonjo Shelvey, Craig Bellamy, Luis Garcia, Didier Drogba, Dirk Kuyt . Gerrard and Carragher appeared in a relaxed mood as they faced the media at Anfield on Thursday . The game gives Liverpool fans one last opportunity to see Gerrard in action alongside the best players from the array of sides he has captained throughout his time at Anfield before he leaves for LA Galaxy at the end of the season. A number of current Liverpool first-team players will also be involved. Gerrard and Carragher took turns selecting from 22 star players with Reds stopper Brad Jones the surprise first name out of the hat. Gerrard revealed he was \u2018staying loyal\u2019 to his current team-mate. The former England captain then selected the \u2018best defender' he has 'ever played with' as Terry was picked to line-up at centre-half. Fernando Torres, in action for Atletico Madrid, will play alongside Luis Suarez and Thierry Henry . Luis Suarez will return to Anfield for the first time since his \u00a375million summer switch to Barcelona . Carragher claimed his fellow Sky Sports pundit and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is 'excited' about the match . Carragher responded by joking that the Chelsea captain, whose side were dumped out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, \u2018couldn\u2019t run\u2019. Bayern Munich midfielder Alonso was hailed as a \u2018top passer\u2019 by Gerrard and was the 35-year-old's first pick in midfield. Suarez, the Barcelona striker deemed to be 'the man in form\u2019 was selected to lead Gerrard\u2019s attack. Carragher responded by picking Chelsea legend Didier Drogba to go head-to-head with club team-mate Terry. Torres was then chosen by Gerrard to team up with Suarez and Henry was also selected by the Liverpool legend to form a tantalising three-pronged attack. Xabi Alonso, now of Bayern Munich, will team up with Gerrard after he was selected by the Reds skipper . Suarez celebrates after scoring for Liverpool against Crystal Palace in the Premier League last season . Torres pictured scoring for Liverpool against Wolves. He was sold to Chelsea for \u00a350m in January 2011 . With the teams decided, Carragher accused Gerrard of \u2018going for the egos', but claimed he had picked a 'proper team'. 'It's going to be a great occasion,' said Gerrard at a press conference on Thursday. 'When I made the phone calls and told them about playing in front of a full house, they loved the idea. 'Me and Jamie should not get any credit, it's credit to everyone who wants to come and help out. I know all those who are involved. They are winners and it will be a great game. 'I am feeling good, looking forward to the future. I am staying respectful to Liverpool. I am fit and available and I want to be.' Carragher added: 'Thierry Henry was more excited than I was when we spoke about it.' Proceeds raised from the event will help fund Liverpool FC Foundation's community programmes, which benefit thousands of young people and adults throughout the city of Liverpool, and also support Alder Hey's new Hospital in the Park as well as providing support packages to Claire House, Positive Futures, Centre 56 and Cash for Kids.","highlights":"Steven Gerrard selects his former Liverpool team-mates for\u00a0charity\u00a0game . Gerrard will also line up alongside Thierry Henry in match on March 29 . Sportsmail columnist Jamie Carragher will play and manage the opposition . Carragher's first XI includes Pepe Reina,\u00a0Craig\u00a0Bellamy and Didier Drogba .","id":"49aa0f388e3be9fc7e01c045304ed119f38656b6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" up with the Spain players, made the announcement on Instagram.\nSteven Gerrard\nIt's not official... yet, but Gerrard has announced he's playing a game at Anfield on the 26th of March. pic.twitter.com\/cU1I8tNfR9\u2014 FootyAccumulators (@FootyAcca) February 25, 2015\nChelsea star, Terry, a former England captain is playing against his old rivals Manchester United at Anfield and Alonso, Suarez and Torres will also play.\nGerrard is one of the most-capped English players with 114 caps and captained England, most recently, in the 2-2 draw against Scotland on 20 March 2013. The 35-year-old was in fantastic form this season and was chosen to feature in Team of the Season, as voted by fans on Fifa.com. The Liverpool captain is now 11\/4 to win the FIFA World Cup 2015 Golden Ball award.\nThe former Liverpool star has been linked with a move to Los Blancos in recent years. Gerrard is one of the top three midfielders in the world but his future is unclear. He is in a new contract at Liverpool till 2016 but his contract is expiring next year. Liverpool will offer Gerrard a new deal as he is a player they value a lot.\nManchester United captain Wayne Rooney believes Gerrard can win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award. The Liverpool midfielder has scored just one goal in 21 appearances.\n\u201cHe (Gerrard) is the best player in this World Cup,\" Rooney said in an interview with Sportweek.\nGerrard has played a total of 110 times for England and has scored 28 goals. He was captain until recently when he lost the armband to Rio Ferdinand.\nFormer Chelsea player, Alonso, will line up with Terry at the centre of defence. Alonso is known as a very offensive minded midfielder and he was an integral part of the Spain team. Alonso has an impressive scoring record for club and country with a total of 19 goals in 108 matches for Spain.\nLuis Suarez and Fernando Torres are also going to be part of the Anfield line-up. Torres has struggled since leaving Liverpool after a \u00a350m move to Chelsea in 2011. The former Liverpool star scored 65 goals in 142 appearances in four years for the"}
{"article":"TV presenter Laura Csortan has been ridiculed for her alleged penchant for photoshopping Instagram snaps. Despite her denials, at least the former Great Outdoors presenter can know she is in good company. Her fellow accused include the likes of Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and home grown supermodel Miranda Kerr, all of whom have come under fire for appearing to tweak their pictures. Scroll down for video . Hashtag no filter? Miranda Kerr is among a host of stars accused of using photo editing tools to appear slimmer in her Instagram pictures . Spot the difference: Miranda raised eyebrows by posting a picture in 2013 on Instagram (right) which was a slimmed-down version of the original (left), taken at the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show . While many Instagram users are guilty of adding a flattering filter to their selfies, it seems the stars are taking it a step further, and using photo editing tools to appear thinner. Miranda Kerr has twice been accused of needlessly slimming down her waist in pictures posted to her Instagram account. In 2013 the supermodel attended a Michael Kors event in Japan wearing a cut-out gown, but raised eyebrows when she uploaded a picture in which her already slender waist appeared noticeably smaller. Real life vs Instagram: TV presenter Laura Csortan has been repeatedly accused of tampering with her images to make her already incredible figure appear smaller . Tell-tale signs: A number of Csortan's Instagram snaps show evidence of photoshop including a blurry background . Not quite right: This picture shows Laura's waist looking skewed and obviously slimmer than in a duplicate image posted on a friend's account . In another incident, the 31-year-old issued an apology for posting a picture which she claims she did not realise had been photoshopped. Miranda shared a picture of herself with her then fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Doutzen Kroes and . Alessandra Ambrosio backstage at the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. But some of her 5.5million followers were quick to point out that her waist appeared significantly thinner than in the original photograph. When Kim Kardashian took a trip to the Versace house in March 2014 she faced criticism for the picture on the right, in which she appeared to have slimmed her waist and hips . British reality star Lauren Goodger has been accused of smoothing her waist to appear thinner, as shown in this picture posted when she attended the Clothes Show last year . After making headlines around the world and a facing an army of fans questioning why the incredibly slim and fit star would need to photoshop her body, Miranda said in a statement:\u00a0'When I re-posted the photo this week to support the girls I screen grabbed it off the internet when I was working in Japan. I had no idea it was Photoshopped.' For her part, Laura Csortan has flat-out denied slimming down her body in her Instagram pictures, despite obvious signs of tweaking such as blurring and skewed lines appearing in the snaps. She has previously told Daily Mail Australia she uses filters, Instagram settings and occasionally a blemish remover app. Beyonce is no stranger to  controversy, she has previously been accused of slimming down her pictures and in this snap, taken whilst she was holidaying in the South of France, it looked like her waist was slimmer . These two photos were taken just two days apart whilst Geordie Shore personality Charlotte Crosby holidayed in Perth in February, in the picture on the left she looks rounder than she does in her Instagram snap . Lauren appears to be a fan of heavy filtering, as shown in the softened selfie on the right . 'Apart from using the filters on Instagram, I have never altered any of my pictures,' she has said. British reality stars such as Charlotte Crosby and Lauren Goodger have previously posted pictures to the social networking site where they look considerably smaller than in paparazzi pictures of them taken on the same day. Of course, stars like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian are no strangers to being accused of altering their photographs. When singer Beyonce posted photographs of her summer holiday to Instagram last year she was accused of slimming down both her waist and legs. And when Kim took a trip to the Versace house last year the picture she posted to the social networking site made her look thinner than those taken of her by the photographers waiting outside. They say the camera never lies, but some seem to be telling a few fibs. Here are some more stars that might have been given a helping hand... In these pictures of Britney Spears, which were taken on the same day in November, she looks considerably slimmed down in the picture on the right which was posted to her Instagram . Holly Hagan has lost a lot of weight over the last year, however, she looked like her waist was slimmer in this picture posted to Instagram (right) around the same time that she attended the NTAs (left) Jennifer Lopez has beautiful skin already but it looks as though she used a filer to make it completely flawless in this picture taken as she promoted The Box Next Door in January .","highlights":"Miranda, Laura, Kim K and Britney appear thinner in Instagram snaps . Some of them have been accused of editing their photographs . Beyonce has previously been accused of slimming down her body .","id":"f82d74a8c5d07e484b95eff89462191b85bbb1c8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" (known to be a Photoshop pro herself), Lady Gaga and Scarlett Johansson. These are just a few of the famous women whose pictures are the subject of speculation and criticism from netizens. Many of these pictures are, admittedly, far from unedited. Yet this has not discouraged people from picking out their perceived photo manipulations. What is the source of this fixation? Why are people so keen to detect these manipulations? And what role does social media play in this situation?\nThe source of our fixation\nWith the exception of a few, the celebrities that are accused of editing their pictures are extremely photogenic. The likes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Scarlett Johansson are the sort of people whose good looks are not in the slightest bit hard to spot. The same goes for several of those accused of photoshopping. While it could be said that the accused are under some social pressure to look perfect, many of these celebrities are so popular precisely because of the good looks that were already there to begin with. Yet some of the accusations of photoshopping are for good reason. It\u2019s simply a case that these pictures are \u201cenhanced\u201d by the process to a lesser or greater degree.\nThe case for social media\nOf course, social media does bear some responsibility for the heightened expectations of beauty from celebrities. This in turn has made many of these celebs feel like they have to \u201cstep up their game\u201d. However, Instagram as an app is largely in line with this demand for perfection and photoshopping. Instagram filters do much of the work for them. By providing a choice of filters that (allegedly) enhance certain features of a picture, these filters essentially make it so that it is no longer necessary to photoshop your way to beauty. There are so many filters that it is a case of just finding the right one to suit your own image. After all, not every filter will enhance every image \u2013 and vice versa.\nThe final word\nIn short, there is nothing inherently negative about the use of photo-editing software. There is no shame in wanting to look better online or in a magazine. The problem arises with the intent behind the editing. To take an innocent example, the use of filters can make it easy to look your best while still retaining your own unique look. This is not the case with so-called \u201ccelebrity filters\u201d such as the one that allegedly boosts Rihanna\u2019s hips. These filters do the opposite to the point of ridicule. Celebrities"}
{"article":"Spring came falling down Monday on winter-weary residents in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa with more than a foot of new snow in some areas. The National Weather Service measured 15 inches of snow in Fennimore, Wisconsin, and 13 inches in neighboring Crawford County. Decorah, Iowa, was dealing with 11.5 inches of snow, while ten inches fell in Rochester, Minnesota. A sprinkling of snow disrupted rush hour traffic in Chicago. Scroll down for video . Spring hasn't sprung: A plow truck goes down a Mankato, Minnesota, street and clears about six inches of snow . Snowy beard: Snow fell at the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp in Wisconsin (left) and in Minnesota (right) as well . Family affair: Daniel Garcia and his two sons  shovel the snow in front of a residence in Kenosha, Wisconsin . Schools in southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota canceled classes as snowplows hit the highways and streets and the locals fired up their snow blowers or brought out their shovels for another round. The accumulating snow stands in contrast to a week ago, when temperatures hit the 70s in some spots. Flowers on Main in Zumbrota, Minnesota, received a shipment of spring flowers Monday despite having 12.3 inches of new snow on the ground. Employee Jan Ryan said. 'We just got in all of our Easter lilies and hydrangeas. 'It just doesn't feel right,' said with a chuckle. ''We kind of feel like we're in a ghost town today. 'It halts people walking around town. It just halts operations.' Don't put away that winter coat: A pedestrian covers up from the wind and cold in Chicago on Monday . Still need the snow tires: A brave biker makes his way along Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis, Minnesota . Snow day: School buses were covered by snow on Monday in Niles, Illinois, as about five inches fell in the area . Customer traffic was also minimal at the Hungry House restaurant in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where 13 inches of snow fell since Sunday. Manager Sam Etemi said he didn't take much stock in the forecast, which predicted a mountain of new snow, until he woke up Monday morning. He said: 'I certainly wasn't a believer until I stepped outside. I was just amazed and shocked. 'Mother Nature has its ways.' Many roads are still closed and schools in the Prairie du Chien School District were closed Monday. Winter wind: A woman braces herself against the cold as she makes her way through downtown Chicago . Hold on tight: A woman walks with an umbrella during the snowstorm in Niles as the weather swirls around her . Not a great shopping day: Pedestrians and shoppers battle the elements and walk the streets in Chicago . The Illinois governor's motorcade was among the vehicles involved in scores of accidents Monday as the early spring storm caused near white-out conditions and slippery roads in northern Illinois. Reports of crashes and spinouts started coming in after 5.30am, a State Police spokesman said. Some caused minor injuries, including to a state trooper traveling in Rauner's motorcade. Police said one of the vehicles driven by a member of the State Police unit that protects the governor lost control on Interstate 55 near the Chicago suburb of Countryside around 8.15am and struck the rear tandem axle of a truck trailer. The driver was treated and released from a hospital. More than 250 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and more than 20 were canceled at Midway International Airport. Flights that were getting out were experiencing significant delays. The mess should be short-lived. Meteorologists said Tuesday's high temperatures were expected to be in the mid-40s, and that the Wednesday high could hit 63 degrees. Buried: John Polkinghorn begins to clear off over 15 inches of snow from his truck after a snowstorm overnight . Too bad there's still class: A student walks across the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus Monday . Winter fun for some: Century High School students in Rochester, Minnesota were able to look on the white side . The snowstorm in northern Iowa has dampened Mason City's efforts to get a jump-start on spring cleaning. City officials had rescheduled the town's first yard waste collection day of the year for Monday because of a recent bout of pleasant weather. But the storm that dumped about two inches of heavy snow in Mason City by early Monday left officials questioning their decision to switch their original April 6 start date. Despite the weather, City Administrator Brent Trout told the Mason City Globe Gazette\u00a0that the city did expect some yard waste to be picked up. Can't ride through this: A man walks his bicycle through a snow-covered street in Des Plaines, Illinois . More coming? The forecast calls for a wintry mix to be present in some parts of the Midwest on Tuesday . Maybe the last time: A man shovels late season snow in Mason City, Iowa, after getting hit with more on Monday .","highlights":"Parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa got more than foot of snow . Schools were closed and snow also disrupted rush hour traffic in Chicago . A week ago temperatures hit the 70s in some areas of the Midwest . Tuesday's forecast calls for a wintry mix in portions of the Midwest . High temperatures on Tuesday are expected to be in the mid-40s .","id":"a68aacba2eda26b401a5e22464deb3fcd32b2547","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"14.3 inches in LaCrosse. Many areas around the Twin Cities were also buried. In Minnesota's Lake Country area, some snowmobile clubs were pulling all their equipment out of the woods. By late Monday, the snow had stopped in much of the area, but it was still coming down heavily in southern Wisconsin. The weather system is blamed for several crashes, including one in LaCrosse that involved a semi and three cars. The National Weather Service expects light snow to continue throughout much of the area Tuesday. \u2014 Associated Press\nWarming temperatures are melting all that snow in the Midwestern states, and it's making its way westward. On Tuesday, the snow had largely disappeared in the Twin Cities, but other parts of the metro area are still buried. Many school districts delayed the start of classes until 10 a.m., and the city said it wouldn't plow side streets until after 6 a.m. By midday Tuesday, the snow had turned to rain in the area, which is also expected to warm through Tuesday.\nMore snow, rain, cold forecast\nIn the southwestern corner of the state, forecasters said rain and sleet will be a problem in parts of Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa will face freezing rain. More snow is forecast for the Badger State, but not much, and the Weather Service said as much as 1 to 2 inches of snow was expected across the area. More significant amounts of snow are expected along the western edge of the weather system in parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with 6 to 8 inches of snow forecast by the Weather Service.\nWisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana were expected to see temperatures drop Tuesday night, along with snow, sleet and freezing rain in Wisconsin, Minnesota and other parts of the Upper Midwest. Freezing temperatures, in the upper single digits, are expected for much of the East Coast on Tuesday night, said AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. Temperatures were forecast to be higher Tuesday in Philadelphia, where the National Weather Service expected a high of 62 degrees.\nMore cold could follow the system Tuesday night, as low temperatures in western New York, southern New England and the Canadian Maritimes are expected to plunge as much as 20 degrees, Sosnowski said.\nA 'March' blizzard?\nSosnowski said forecasters weren't sure whether the storm would become one of the strongest winter storms the region has"}
{"article":"Westminster\u2019s Public Administration Committee said the country\u2019s top mandarin, Sir Jeremy Heywood (pictured), had been \u2018wrong in law\u2019 during a row over two of Theresa May\u2019s Special Advisers . Sir Jeremy Heywood was given a humiliating rebuke by MPs yesterday for clearing taxpayer-funded advisers to take part in political campaigning. Westminster\u2019s Public Administration Committee said the country\u2019s top mandarin had been \u2018wrong in law\u2019 during a row over two of Theresa May\u2019s Special Advisers. It is another blow to the reputation of the Cabinet Secretary \u2013 who is known as Sir Cover Up for trying to block the publication of letters related to the Iraq War. Nick Timothy and Stephen Parkinson, two of the Home Secretary\u2019s closest aides, refused an order from Tory HQ to take part in telephone canvassing during last year\u2019s Rochester by-election. The pair said it was a breach of the special adviser's code, which says that - as public servants - they should not conduct canvassing in by-election campaigns and are required to resign their posts if they wish to do so. Number Ten and Tory HQ disagreed \u2013 suspending both men from the list of candidates at the forthcoming General Election as a punishment. To justify the decision, Number Ten relied upon advice from Sir Jeremy, who wields enormous power inside Government. He controversially ruled it was acceptable for special advisers to take part in \u2018backroom support\u2019 activities in their private time and telephone canvassing fell into this category. But that interpretation has now been flatly rejected by the public administration committee. The committee said: \u2018Any direction to a Special Adviser to conduct telephone canvassing was misguided, and that advice that such a direction or such canvassing was permitted under their Code and contract of employment was wrong in law. \u2018We recommend that Special Advisers should never again be confronted with directions or informal pressure that puts them in breach of the Code and of their contracts of employment.\u2019 The Speaker\u2019s Counsel, Michael Carpenter, told MPs he had been \u2018unpersuaded\u2019 by Sir Jeremy\u2019s arguments. Mr Carpenter said that, far from being a backroom activity, telephone canvassing involved taking part in a political debate with members of the public. Mr Timothy and Mr Parkinson are now expected to apply to be re-instated to the candidates list after the election. Sources said they appeared to have a \u2018slam dunk case\u2019 to get their suspension lifted. Labour deputy chairman Jon Ashworth said: \u2018The Parliamentary Authorities have delivered a damning assessment of the Number 10 operation, and we now need to know which Ministers were complicit in issuing this \u2018misguided\u2019 advice. Sir Jeremy\u00a0controversially ruled it was acceptable for special advisers to take part in \u2018backroom support\u2019 activities in their private time and telephone canvassing fell into this category. Pictured: Theresa May . \u2018Given the proximity of the election campaign, we need a formal government response today which outlines how Number 10 will ensure no rules will be broken over the role played by Special Advisers.\u2019 At the time, the decision to remove the advisers from the candidates list was widely seen as the latest episode in a long-running feud between Downing Street and the Home Office. Tensions have repeatedly flared amid fevered speculation over Mrs May\u2019s own leadership ambitions. Polls have shown she is the activists\u2019 favourite to succeed the Prime Minister. Another of the Home Secretary\u2019s advisers, Fiona Cunningham, was forced to quit last summer after clashing with Michael Gove over extremism in schools. Last week, Sir Jeremy came under fire over new rules which ban the country\u2019s 430,000 civil servants from talking to journalists without ministerial approval. He approved the order at the request of Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude. Yesterday, the Mail told how the move was opposed by London Mayor Boris Johnson, who said: \u2018Sunlight is the best disinfectant.\u2019","highlights":"Sir Jeremy Heywood given\u00a0humiliating rebuke by MPs in row over advisers . Given dressing down for clearing advisers to help in political campaigning . He ruled it was acceptable for Nick Timothy and Stephen Parkinson\u00a0to do \u2018backroom support\u2019 activities in private time and telephone canvassing .","id":"9c506cfa045248841ac399584a9a1ba418ea620a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"wood had written a letter to Mrs May saying Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill and Brexit Secretary David Davis could be \u2018forced into a Cabinet\u2019,\nSir Bernard Jenkin, Chair of the Committee, said Mr Sedwill and Mr Davis \u2018should not have been consulted at all\u2019 because their roles as \u2018non-cabinet ministerial advisers\u2019 meant they had no formal legal status.\nThe Committee, which is responsible for scrutinising government policy, published the letter and the responses from Mr Sedwill and Mr Davis this week at the request of MPs who have been pressing for an explanation about the way ministers are operating.\nThe MPs said the pair had been working like permanent ministers for more than six years. But in legal advice to the Prime Minister Mr Jenkin said the pair \u2018are not in the Cabinet\u2019.\nThe Committee \u2018agrees\u2019 with the advice of Mr Jenkin, legal officers at 10 Downing Street, who said their roles \u2018in practice\u2019 do not confer formal legal status.\nThe MPs did, however, express \u2018disagreement\u2019 over why Mr Jenkin had failed to say so in a letter to the Prime Minister last year telling her the pair could not be sacked without her express authority.\nThe legal advice from Mr Jenkin, who is known for his right-wing views, said the pair had a right to know \u2018without qualification\u2019 whether they were ministers.\nHe also expressed \u2018surprise\u2019 at the claim that Mr Davis had been \u2018inadvertently misquoted\u2019 when he said he had told Mr Sedwill \u2018there was no need for me to tell the Prime Minister\u2019 that the pair were being \u2018unconstitutionally treated\u2019.\nBut he admitted the \u2018misuse of words\u2019 over which of the pair should have been sacked if Mrs May had sacked both her cabinet.\nThe document, published on Thursday, said: \u2018The first two of the Cabinet Office advisers have been in their non-cabinet roles for well over six years and were, without qualification, ministers.\n\u2018The third, the Cabinet Secretary, is certainly a \u201cminister\u201d of Cabinet status, and I can only surmise that you are seeking to make some distinction between the first two. I regret that I cannot find any authority on the subject and there is no persuasive reason on the wording or purpose of the Constitution or the Cabinet Manual.\u2019\nLast year it was disclosed that Mrs May had \u2018hug"}
{"article":"International observers trying to monitor the ceasefire in the Ukraine are being led on an impossible game of 'hide and seek' that could shatter the peace deal. Both pro-Russian rebels and government troops have been accused of\u00a0concealing weapons  from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) which could threaten the treaty. Under the agreement heavy artillery should have been pulled back from the front line, but just last week the opposing forces were seen to be breaking the deal. International observers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) look at an armoured vehicle of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) The inspection by the international observers took place in 100km easts of Donetsk . Yesterday eye-witnesses saw two rebel controlled tanks  pushing forward and days earlier Ukraine troops were seen transporting a tank and a large calibre gun close to the battlefront. In a bid to monitor the fragile ceasefire the OSCE has asked to know how many weapons each side has and where they are being stored. Armed with cameras and clipboards the international observers have been driving around eastern Ukraine looking for rocket launchers and artillery. 'Some information has been provided from both sides, but we still need substantial information,' said Michael Bociurkiw, the OSCE mission spokesman. It is unclear to what extent the OSCE teams are able to decide on their own where to inspect. The monitors are also regularly complaining that they are not being allowed to travel through Ukraine freely. Sometimes they are made to wait at checkpoints, forcing delays, while in more extreme cases they are blocked entirely from reaching their destination. Mr Bociurkiw said even a short wait violates the verification process. 'Any delays are unacceptable in our books,' he said. This week a group of inspectors travelled from\u00a0Donetsk to Novoamvrosiivske, a village near the Russian border, to visit a cement factory in the rebel controlled territory. Here they scrutinized dozens of tanks, rocket launchers and howitzers taking photographs and making notes. As they made there way back fresh tracks could be seen indictating that a convoy of heavy machinery had passed through while the inspectors were engaged elsewhere. In a bid to monitor the fragile ceasefire the OSCE has asked to know how many weapons each side has and where they are being store . Journalists in the Ukraine who followed the tracks found\u00a0two tanks in a multi-vehicle convoy that included truck-pulled cannons and troop carriers full of rebel fighters. Two days earlier a Ukraine solider had boasted that a cease-fire busting cannon was being taken towards the front line. Ukrainian military officials have at times conceded that they are refraining from a complete withdrawal of heavy weapons, citing what they say is rebel reluctance to do the same. 'We will not withdraw all our weapons, as we have no confirmation that the same is being done by the enemy,' military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters earlier this month. 'It would be wrong and criminal to leave our troops without any cover.' Armed with cameras and clipboards that international observers have been driving around eastern Ukraine looking for rocket launchers and artillery . And Ukrainian authorities say artillery fire continues in sporadic clashes along the front line. Donetsk region police chief Vyacheslav Abroskin said a resident of Avdiivka was killed yesterday after a shell struck a home in the town. In addition, neither side is willing to agree that tanks fall under the weapons to be withdrawn, although the cease-fire clearly envisions their removal. The conflict in the Ukraine has already left more than 6,000 dead in a year .","highlights":"Pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine troops accused of concealing weapons . Organization for Security and Europe trying to monitor both warring sides . Both have to remove heavy weapons from the front line as part of deal . Eye-witnesses told how the opposing forces were breaking agreement .","id":"23c4db68d1566918d3c2f6d89cef0002f014024c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"--\u00a0a practice that may mean the truce has become pointless.\u00a0\nWhile the UN's main monitoring team appears to have given up on tracking the whereabouts of its own observers, the UK-led OSCE has gone into hiding. The OSCE\u2019s chairman-in-office, Swedish diplomat Thomas Hammarberg, was last seen in Ukraine a fortnight ago. According to media reports, he was barred from entering\u00a0a rebel-controlled area\u00a0in the country\u2019s east. \u2018The Ukrainian government is aware of the reports of Mr. Hammarberg\u2019s situation and we are making representations to the Ukrainian authorities on behalf of the secretary general for his safe return,\u2019 a spokesperson for Mr. Hammarberg was quoted by EurActiv as saying.\nThe OSCE, which has 800 observers in the Ukraine, can only access parts of the east and south of the country and is not allowed to cross the demarcation line separating government-controlled areas and the rebel-held territories. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry is calling for new rules -- which would allow\u00a0OSCE\u00a0observers to pass through the line.\u00a0Russia is also threatening to expel observers from the organisation unless its rules are adapted by August 12. Russia is not part of the OSCE, but observers from the organisation have been monitoring the conflict there since 2014.\n\u2018For\u00a0OSCE\u00a0observers\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0barred\u00a0from\u00a0going\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0line is just nonsense, [the ceasefire] should be working both ways,\u2019 Ukraine\u2019s new foreign minister\u00a0Petro\u00a0Poroshenko\u00a0told Euractiv. \u2018It\u2019s time we had a full discussion.\u2019\n\u2018The only thing the conflict parties can agree on is how best to make observers disappear,\u2019 said Tim Ashy, head of the Europe and CIS division of the Centre for European Policy Studies\u00a0(CEPS), in an interview to Euractiv.\n\u2018They can\u2019t agree on a comprehensive plan and they\u2019re doing everything they can to undermine the UN\u2019s plan,\u2019 Mr. Ashy added.\nBoth Ukraine and the rebels are trying to blame each other for the failure of the truce. Ukrainian President\u00a0Petro Poroshenko\u00a0suggested at the end of July that it would be in rebels\u2019 interests not to adhere to the ceasefire and to continue their war against the government. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman\u00a0Maria Zakharova\u00a0t"}
{"article":"Omoa, Honduras (CNN)Alexis Gonz\u00e1lez walks slowly and with some hesitation, using the outside wall of his house for balance. \"I'm getting used to the prosthesis,\" the 16-year-old says. He tries to smile, but an expression of sadness quickly returns to his face. When he was 15, Gonz\u00e1lez made a decision that would forever change his life -- to leave Omoa, an impoverished village in Honduras  -- with dreams of getting to the United States. At the end of the trek -- about 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles) across Mexico and Guatemala -- he saw hope, school, a job and the chance to send money home. \"Sometimes we don't even have food to eat and I also wanted to get a higher education,\" Gonz\u00e1lez says. His mother was singlehandedly raising nine children, working odd jobs in restaurants and the nearby fields. They lived in a single room, an adobe house with dirt floors built on a steep and muddy hill. Chickens being raised for food roamed around the structure.  Gonz\u00e1lez says his father left the family when he was little boy. When Gonzalez left in January 2014, he didn't ask his mother for permission. He only left a letter telling her about his plans. \"I wouldn't have let him go,\" his mother Mercedes Mel\u00e9ndez says. \"When he left I went looking for him everywhere.\" She even went to Corinto on the Honduras-Guatemala border to ask authorities if they had seen him, she says. Gonz\u00e1lez says he traveled by land through Honduras and Guatemala with a teenage cousin.  They took the bus and also walked and hitch-hiked in some places. Once in Mexico, they got on the cargo train migrants call \"The Beast.\" Migrants get a risky, but free ride clinging to the outside of the train. Violent gangs sometimes board the train to rape, rob and kill migrants. Those without money to pay off the gangsters are thrown off, sometimes to their deaths in deep ravines or sharp rocks. Gonz\u00e1lez says he never faced any gangs. Things seem to be going well for him and his cousin for a while.  They had been traveling for a few days on the train and were excited at nearing the U.S.-Mexico border and crossing into the land of their dreams. But they were also tired. They ate what they could, but were unable to sleep for more than an hour at a time.  They were hanging onto the grate above the train car's couplers.  \"We used our own sweaters to tie ourselves to the train so we wouldn't fall off,\" Gonz\u00e1lez says. But tragedy was just around the corner. Somehow, he doesn't know how, he fell off the train while sleeping. He woke up bleeding profusely. \"The train had severed my right leg and part of my left heel,\" he says. He was eventually rescued by the Mexican Red Cross and taken to a hospital where he recovered for a month. He stayed at a shelter for wounded migrants for another two months. There he was fitted with a prosthesis free of charge. It's not difficult to find stories of minors in Central America who have lost limbs, been kidnapped or died while trying to travel through Mexico with the dream of migrating to the United States. Juan Armando Enamorado, a 22-year-old who lives in the coastal town of Tela, Honduras, says he almost lost his life at 17 when he jumped off the train, fleeing from gangs. \"They got on the train to steal money from people. When I heard they were coming, I jumped off the train traveling at more than 30 mph,\" he says. Enamorado says he was barely able to make it to the nearest town after walking for four days without food and very little water. Children are fleeing endemic poverty and drug violence in Central America. Last year, U.S. immigration authorities in the United States detained nearly 18,000 minors from Honduras as they were trying to cross the border without documents.  Altogether, more than 67,000 minors, mainly from Central America, were detained, according to U.S. government figures. To understand why children are fleeing in droves, CNN traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras.  The second largest city in the country. It has the highest reported murder rate in the world.  Violence is fueled by turf wars between two powerful gangs that control entire neighborhoods. The Honduran government is trying to change this harsh reality by deploying security forces to hotspots. Vilma Maldonado says her son was forced to leave because of death threats from gangs when he was only 15 years old.  He left La Lima, just outside San Pedro Sula, four years ago at the age of 19. The last time she heard from him he was in Monterrey, Mexico, hoping to cross into the United States. \"Sometimes I think he's dead,\" Maldonado says crying. \"But then I seek refuge in God and try to think the opposite and ask God to take these ideas out of my mind because if I'm trusting God you have to have faith that my son is still alive.\" For Monsignor R\u00f3mulo Emiliani, Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, the migration of Central American children to the United States is a regional disgrace. \"It's something terrible, sad and shameful for us Hondurans that nearly 18,000 of our children have desperately left because of hunger and violence. It's a slap on our faces and there are people that don't care about these 18,000 children. \"Can you imagine the trip for a child who's 4, 6, 10, 12 years old all the way to the United States?  Many girls have been fondled and raped by the smugglers,\" Monsignor Emiliani says. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez says his country has fallen victim to powerful criminal organizations fueled by drug dollars and weapons coming from the north and drugs from the south, but insists his government is working hard to stem the tide. \"We have our own responsibility.  We accept that and we're doing our work. We are pushing this forward with all that we have. Other countries are responsible for this war that we're living,\" President Hern\u00e1ndez says. Back in Omoa, Mercedes Mel\u00e9ndez, the mother of Alexis Gonz\u00e1lez, says she's deeply worried about her son. \"He has told me that he's depressed. He has recently been better, but he used to say he wanted to die.  I was getting very worried because he said that he wanted to kill himself,\" Mel\u00e9ndez says. The teenager says he now draws and writes to forget. He shows us a drawing of a family of four holding hands. He uses pastel colors and soft features in the drawing and inscribed words like \"happy,\" \"love,\" and \"I love you\" throughout. He may never be able to go to college or help his family the way he wanted. But asked if he regrets his decision to leave, he says he doesn't: the rewards were so high, it was worth the incredible risk. And for countless others like him -- from across Central America -- the same is true. And they will keep trying.","highlights":"Honduran teen tells how he lost his leg trying to get to the U.S. He fell from the outside of a train rumbling through Mexico . It's a trip also attempted by tens of thousands of other desperate children .","id":"ec9187a5ca94e7f5686f2b085133d42f5801a4f0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \"In a few more days, I'll be able to walk well.\" The left side of his leg is still attached to a blue plastic socket.\nIt's a little more than a month after Alexis went through an amputation surgery after he and his family were forced to leave their home in San Pedro Sula in northwestern Honduras. Alexis and his family moved to Guatemala to avoid gang violence and the rampant crime in his country.\nThe teen is now just days away from his journey's end. He has boarded a bus with his family, and they will be on the road for 10 hours -- or maybe even longer. They are going to El Salvador in search of asylum in the country where Alexis can learn to play soccer and get his life back.\n\"I don't want to go to another country, but it's for my life,\" Alexis says. \"I don't want to play soccer here, because all there is to do is commit crimes.\" Alexis has had to learn to live in a world without his left leg in a matter of weeks. He has to go to the hospital every day and get his prosthesis cleaned and adjusted. The last step in the process is to get it put in and then adjust to moving with a new leg.\n\"Now that he doesn't have a leg, he feels even worse, but at least now he can walk a little better.\"\n'He feels even worse.'\nGonz\u00e1lez is the first in his family to receive an amputation surgery. It was in December when a stray bullet shattered his bone. His right leg was saved with amputation, but the gang who shot him knew this.\nFor Gonz\u00e1lez and his family, there were no other options but to flee from the country.\nThe family decided to go to Guatemala to apply for asylum. But there is no way to get there. \"There's a law that says you cannot cross the border unless you apply for asylum, so you can't go without filing paperwork,\" says his mother. \"But we've applied and the only option is to wait.\"\nOn a cold December day, the family took a bus to Tegucigalpa, Honduras' capital. For now, it's their home. They wait for the chance to enter Guatemala.\n\"It's difficult for us,\" she says, pointing at her 13-year-old daughter, who holds her younger brother by her side. \""}
{"article":"With injuries piling up ahead of Scotland\u2019s final Six Nations match against Ireland, Vern Cotter has identified a solution to his selection problem. \u2018We will play the Under-20s against them,\u2019 said the Scotland head coach in his laconic, deadpan style. \u2018We had eight players injured against England. How many are doubts for the Ireland match? All of them.\u2019 Jim Hamilton, seen here tackling England's James Haskell, is one of five doubts for the Ireland game . Such was the despondent air hanging over the Scotland head coach as he spoke in the bowels of Twickenham on Saturday evening, he could be forgiven for thinking the worst at the time. Thankfully, a Scottish Rugby Union medical bulletin issued on Sunday suggested it was five players \u2014 not eight \u2014 who will require further treatment ahead of the match at BT Murrayfield. Second row Jim Hamilton, who had to come off for a time after being concussed in the first half, then had to be replaced following a back spasm, is the biggest doubt to face Ireland. Matt Scott suffered a \u2018dead leg\u2019 with bad bruising and now faces a race against time to be ready. Alasdair Dickinson has a leg injury he picked up in a tackle, winger Tommy Seymour an elbow problem and flanker Blair Cowan a calf strain. The walking wounded will be excused training on Monday, with an SRU spokesman saying the medical team will be working with them over the next few days to try to ensure they can put some work in before the final Six Nations match. Vern Cotter was downbeat after the defeat, which came with a heavy price in terms of personell . Others who Cotter thought were more seriously hurt, such as Finn Russell, David Denton and Euan Murray, should be fit. \u2018We have been unlucky with injuries, which hasn\u2019t helped us,\u2019 said Cotter, who lost Alex Dunbar in the build-up to the Calcutta Cup encounter. \u2018Everybody has to be patient. We can turn the corner, come back strong and do well against Ireland. \u2018Right now, we have to take that defeat to England on the chin and keep working, analysing what went wrong, what went right and moving forward. \u2018I thought there were some real positive aspects for us in our game at Twickenham but we have Ireland next week and they beat England \u2014 so it will be very tough test.\u2019 Cotter continues to insist his side are \u2018heading in the right direction\u2019 despite a fourth Six Nations defeat and a likely wooden spoon. Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw takes a heavy hit as he brings down Ben Youngs during the narrow defeat . VIDEO\u00a0O2 Inside Line: England v Scotland match review . He praised his players for battling back against England after losing a fourth-minute converted try from Jonathan Joseph. \u2018England based their strategy on starting well and they did just that,\u2019 added Cotter. \u2018What I saw from our team after that pleased me. I saw great character. They didn\u2019t panic, got themselves back into the match and I got a message down to them to say don\u2019t worry about it. \u2018They also showed they could change tactics when needed, which is a great thing. \u2018On top of that, I thought our line-out defence and our scrum, after the first one, was very good. \u2018If I thought we were being dominated from start to finish I might worry but I don\u2019t think we are. There is more to come from this team, no question.\u2019 Captain Greig Laidlaw was instrumental in dragging Scotland back in the face of England\u2019s early onslaught. He inspired those around him with his leadership qualities. Laidlaw admitted Scotland needed to be more intelligent with the ball, but praised his team's spirit . He gave the backs quick ball and put over two penalties and a conversion in a top-class display. Laidlaw admitted. \u2018England came flying out the blocks but, once that happened, we had to deal with it. \u2018The response I got from the guys was calm and controlled. \u2018From then on, we played some magnificent rugby until half-time. In the second half, a couple of times there was a bounce of the ball that maybe went against us and the game just went away from us a little bit. We should know when to offload and when to hold the ball. \u2018When we did get into their half, we put little kicks through when we should have held the ball. We need to learn that Test-match rugby is won by small margins.\u2019","highlights":"Soctland lost eight men during defeat to England on Saturday . Five of those are doubtful for Ireland clash next weekend . Scotland have lost all four games so far, but Vern Cotter calls for patience .","id":"d3ec97cda6210f8d17895bb4924cd6601b6e61e3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" style, the dead-pan expression of a man who is in no mood to be drawn into needless speculation or any form of detail.\nCotter made the off-the-cuff comment in response to a question from The Herald at a media conference to preview Saturday\u2019s meeting at Murrayfield, which could yet be rearranged as a friendly given that Ireland, Scotland\u2019s third-placed opponent in the tournament, are only four points off the Grand Slam.\nThe Under-20 team is already in Edinburgh and will be involved in the match, although it is not known which game the youngsters will play at Scotstoun on March 10. What will be interesting is how long Cotter decides to keep to his word after the end of an eventful, and increasingly painful, season.\nAs he admitted during the Six Nations, the injuries have been \u2018pretty severe\u2019 and it is the impact of the injuries to key personnel \u2013 the second of which came to light yesterday when Jamie Ritchie was ruled out of Scotland\u2019s clash with Ireland after rupturing his bicep \u2013 that has forced Cotter to rethink his team selection. He said: \u2018It looks like we\u2019ve lost another one.\n\u2018Jamie Ritchie\u2019s going to be out for eight weeks with a bicep tear, which has kind of put a spanner in the works a little bit. We were trying to get some consistency for him with the Glasgow back row, so that\u2019s one that we\u2019ve lost. We\u2019ll take the Under-20 team and see how we go there. I think they\u2019re a much better team than we expected them to be.\n\u2018We said we wanted to give players who had done well in the Premiership a chance and the boys that were playing well there were in the Under-20s, so we\u2019re going to give them a chance. We\u2019ve got a big game coming up and we\u2019ll see how it goes.\n\u2018We\u2019ve had some injuries that have come back to bite us a little bit with these second rounds of the Six Nations. We\u2019ve had a couple more come out of the woodwork. With the Under-20s, it kind of gives you a bit of cover there and it is a good opportunity for our new kids to have a crack, to be in a bit of a different environment and see how they go.\u2019\nThe Under-20s have a couple of games in hand, the"}
{"article":"Just a few years ago, Lesley Hutchinson was worried her partner Chris Coulter would die in his sleep because of severe breathing problems brought on by his excess weight. Now the couple, from Newcastle upon Tyne, have shed nearly 22 stone between them \u2013 with Chris losing more than half his body weight \u2013 and have compiled a 'slim list' of things they plan to do to celebrate their amazing achievement. Tipping the scales at 29st 5lbs Chris, 51, suffered with sleep apnoea, which regularly saw him stop breathing in his sleep, and 55-year-old Lesley feared one day he might not wake up. Scroll down for video . Lesley used to fear her partner Chris would die in his sleep due to excessive weight, but the couple went on to lose 22 stone between them . Chris and Lesley Hutchinson pose with lifesize cut outs showcasing how much weight they have each lost . And Lesley weighed 15st 4.5lbs and wore a dress size 22. Since joining Slimming World and losing a combined weight of 21st 11lbs, the pair have been named as the organisation's Couple of the Year 2015. Chris and Lesley, who have been together for 25 years, began to have weight problems around 15 years ago. Chris said: 'We stopped smoking and replaced cigarettes with snacks like crisps, sandwiches and pies.\u00a0Around the same time we got a second car so didn't need to walk places anymore. 'Then when the kids \u2013 I have two daughters and Lesley has one daughter from previous relationships \u2013 left home we fell into the habit of eating more takeaways and washing them down with a bottle of wine.' A low point: Chris was left mortified after a wooden chair collapsed underneath him at a family barbecue. At that point, he decided that losing weight was his only option . The couple, pictured before their weightloss, began to have weight problems around 15 years ago when they began to replace cigarettes with snacks . However things changed when, in summer 2010, Chris was left mortified after a wooden chair collapsed beneath him at a family barbecue. The garden furniture broke into pieces and cut into Chris' leg, which became infected with cellulitis and worsened and ulcerated because of his weight. Soon after, Chris suffered further embarrassment when he was unable to fit into a hotel shower and the couple had to request a new room. So when his doctor, who was a Slimming World member herself, recommended Chris join his local group in May 2011, he decided losing weight was his only option. Chris, pictured before his weight loss, used to eat\u00a03 or 4 slices of toast with butter or a sausage sandwich with tomato sauce just for breakfast . Chris, pictured at\u00a029st 5lbs on a camping holiday, regularly stopped breathing in his sleep . Chris said: 'My leg was in a real mess and it was getting to the point where they didn't know what else to do, I started to worry that I might actually lose my leg. 'I knew I had to do something about my weight. I was embarrassed and worried because I thought I'd be the only man in a roomful of women, so Lesley agreed to come with me. 'As soon as we walked through the doors though, we were warmly welcomed and made to feel comfortable \u2013 it was nothing like we'd expected. Now I can't wait to go to group every week.' Lesley lost 4st 9lbs, going from 15st 4.5lbs to 10st 9.5lbs, and dropped from a dress size 22 to a 12 . Chris and Lesley, holding an old pair of Chris's jeans - he has since dropped 32 inches from his waist . The pair began following Slimming World's Food Optimising programme and swapped their regular takeaways for healthy home-cooked meals, including their favourite Friday night dinner of homemade cheese burgers and Slimming World-style chips (baked in the oven). In his first week Chris lost 8.5lbs and since then he has gone on to lose a total of 17st 2lbs, going from 29st 5lbs to 12st 3lbs, and dropped 32 inches from his waist. His health problems are gone and he's discovered a passion for healthy eating: 'Our tastes have changed completely since we started slimming. 'We don't even want the foods we used to enjoy because the meals that we make at home are so much nicer. The pair joined Slimming World's programme and swapped their unhealthy diets for home-cooked meals. Chris shed a total of 17st 2lb and Lesley lost 4st 9lbs . 'I've learned so much about healthy eating, and I wanted to share that so I'm in the process of setting up a healthy catering company.' Meanwhile Lesley, who works for a children's charity, has lost 4st 9lbs, going from 15st 4.5lbs to 10st 9.5lbs, and dropped from a dress size 22 to a 12 to fit into her first pair of jeans for more than 20 years. Breakfast: 3 or 4 slices of toast with butter or a sausage sandwich with tomato sauce . Lunch: Pasties, pies or sandwiches with either crisps or chips . Dinner: Spaghetti bolognese with cheese on top and a garlic bread baguette, a takeaway from the local chip shop or a pizza . Snacks: Crisps, sandwiches, cheese and biscuits, pasties . She says the couple are much more active thanks to their weight loss, especially with their four grandchildren: 'We go camping in Wales every year. Before we used to just sit in our extra-large camping chairs and watch the kids running around. 'Now we're running around with them, swimming with them, and it's much more fun. It's really important to us because you don't get those times back.' Chris and Lesley are also keen walkers and have climbed the highest peak in Mid Wales twice, and Chris enjoys cycling and finds a round of golf much easier nowadays. In fact, the pair have so much more energy that they decided to compile a 'slim list' of places they'd like to visit and things they'd like to do minus their extra 21st 11lbs, which includes travelling to Paris, Venice and Dublin and re-visiting the Royal Albert Hall so that they can fit comfortably into the seats. Lesley says: 'We'd never been abroad as a couple, we wouldn't have dreamed of trying to go on a plane because Chris would never have fit into the seats. Chris, pictured before his weight loss, said he would dine on spaghetti bolognese with cheese on top and a garlic bread baguette, a takeaway from the local chip shop or a pizza for dinner . At his heaviest, 51-year-old Chris was 29st 5lb, but went on to lose more than half his original body weight (right). He now tips the scales at 12 stone 3lb . 'Now we've been to Venice and to Paris and we had a brilliant time. It's like a whole new world has opened up for us. 'Before we lost weight we didn't have a life, we just sat around the house. We didn't really go anywhere or do anything, we didn't enjoy ourselves. Now things are completely different. Breakfast: Porridge with berries or a full English breakfast (grilled instead of fried) Mid-morning:\u00a0A piece of fresh fruit . Lunch: Homemade soup or jacket potato topped with beans and salad . Mid-afternoon: A fat-free yogurt and another piece of fruit . Dinner: Homemade cheese burger with Slimming World-style chips (baked in the oven), peas and pickles or a homemade curry with rice. Snacks: Fresh fruit, fat-free yogurts, homemade frittata, scotch eggs and onion bhajis . 'My only regret is that we didn't do something sooner. I'd been worried about Chris' health for a long time and I dread to think how bad it might have got, but I didn't say anything because I thought it was kinder not to upset him. 'I was completely in denial about my own weight too, but when I look back I realise how unhappy I was. 'I would hide behind big baggy clothes and always turned down invitations to parties and events.\u00a0We both wish we'd been honest with ourselves and with each other. 'We've done it now though, and the only way is forward \u2013 after all, we've got to make up for all the things we missed out on in our 30s and 40s.' Chris says: 'While it's obviously not why we joined Slimming World in the first place, it's amazing to be the Couple of the Year. 'Going on this journey together has been so important because it's meant we've had the other person to bounce ideas off and support from each other, as well as from our Consultant Adam and the rest of the group. 'I couldn't be more proud of Lesley and of myself, too.'","highlights":"Lesley Hutchinson and Chris Coulter enjoyed diet of pasties and pizza . Chris, 51, tipped the scales at 29st 5lb and Lesley, 55, at 15st 4lb . And Lesley weighed 15st 4.5lbs and wore a dress size 22 . Joined Slimming World and Chris lost more than half his body weight . H\u00a0ave climbed highest peak in Mid Wales twice and visited Paris, Venice .","id":"1f8834ed9da351d894224495377ce6cca5b17788","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" them.\n\u201cWe\u2019re still fat, but we\u2019re thinner and I\u2019m getting my health back,\u201d says the 51-year-old.\n\u201cI was so worried I wouldn\u2019t see Chris again. He\u2019s had three heart attacks and a triple heart bypass, he\u2019s had a stroke and had a lung haemorrhage. I\u2019m hoping we\u2019re saving each other\u2019s lives now.\u201d\nThe couple, who work in the public sector, knew they had to do something drastic to get healthy, and with so many quick-fix diet plans around, they decided to set up their own diet group, the Fat Fighters, offering support to people with a BMI of over 28 (Chris\u2019s was 39.8).\nThe club is open to anyone with a BMI over 30 and more than 2st of weight to lose, offering up to five hours of healthy eating, exercise and advice.\nIt runs once a week for up to 10 weeks, but the group is so popular that they now offer it three times a week. And unlike many diets, it\u2019s free of charge.\nAs well as being a great source of support and guidance from others going through the same problems, the group is run by two health professionals \u2013 a GP and a dietitian.\nChris and Lesley, who are about to celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary, have both lost 17st between them so far.\nLesley had been unhappy with her weight for a long time. She remembers looking at photographs of her first wedding in 1997 \u201cand thinking \u2018Oh my goodness, what did I let myself go for?\u2019\u201d says the former police constable. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to go out in public because I was so self-conscious.\u201d\nLesley tried a few quick-fix diets, but none of them worked long term. Then she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the result of her weight gain.\n\u201cIt was a wake-up call. My GP said I couldn\u2019t stay where I was. It had started to make a difference to my health,\u201d she says.\nLesley lost weight with Slimming World but soon became disheartened. She began to feel her 5ft 6in frame was too large to ever be slim. That\u2019s when she met Chris, a tall man of 6ft 4in.\n\u201cI was really overweight, but"}
{"article":"With less than a week before British Summer Time starts on March 29, British Grooming Time has kicked off in earnest. Do you want to present perfectly primped limbs to the world when the weather heats up and opaque tights and cardies are cast aside? Then you need to get to work. Here, we test the latest beauty gadgets and creams and give them a BGT (British Grooming Time) rating. Scroll down for video . There's less than a week now until British Summer Time starts, after the long winter are you ready to show off your perfectly prepped body to the world? BRIGHTEN DULL HAIR . PROBLEM: Spring sunshine means it\u2019s time to lighten your locks. \u2018Going two or three shades lighter will keep hair looking natural, but fresh for spring,\u2019 says Jack Howard, Poppy Delevingne\u2019s colourist at Paul Edmonds salon in Knightsbridge. \u2018Or you can freshen up your existing dye job with an at-home mask.\u2019 SOLUTION: I decide to lighten my five-week-old highlights with Maria Nila Golden Blonde Colour Refresh (\u00a316.99, sallyexpress.com, launches on Monday). Maria Nila Golden Blonde Colour Refresh (\u00a316.99, sallyexpress.com) This fruity-smelling non-permanent hair mask promises to revitalise dyed hair using temporary pigments. I do a strand test first, then, reassured, squeeze a little orange-gold liquid into my hand and massage into wet hair. To my relief, my highlights do, indeed, look a couple of shades lighter and my hair is glossy and groomed. BGT rating: 7\/10 . REGAIN YOUR GLOW . PROBLEM: \u2018The beginning of spring needs to signal the end of lacklustre skin,\u2019 says Dr Mervyn Patterson, cosmetic doctor at Woodford Medical Aesthetics. \u2018Months of cold weather and central heating have taken their toll. The top layer of your skin is full of dead cells. Microdermabrasion is a great way to get rid of dead cells and dirt.\u2019 PMD Personal Microderm (\u00a3150, harrods.com ) SOLUTION: The PMD Personal Microderm (\u00a3150, harrods.com) is a hand-held gadget for at-home microdermabrasion. It looks like an electric toothbrush, but at the end is a clear plastic lid with a hole at the top. Under this is a small, flat head covered in fine aluminium oxide crystals. Read the instructions carefully \u2014 this could damage your skin if used incorrectly. Epionce Intensive Nourishing Cream (\u00a379, epionce.co.uk ) I choose a medium-strength head and turn it on, running the end of the nozzle up the back of my hand. There is a faint tingling. I try it on my face, holding the skin taut and running it carefully and slowly up my cheeks and chin. When I\u2019ve finished I look much brighter, my fine lines are reduced and my skin is clear and glowing. I\u2019m impressed with the results around my nostrils, which had lots of blocked pores. Expensive, but seriously effective. I follow this with celebrity favourite, Epionce Intensive Nourishing Cream (\u00a379, epionce.co.uk), for hydration. BGT rating: 9\/10 . ULTRA SMOOTH LEGS . PROBLEM: \u2018Winter can leave your legs as scaly as a thirsty lizard,\u2019 says Dr Patterson. \u2018Those comforting hot baths will have leached away natural hydrating lipids.\u2019 This season\u2019s fashionable ripped jeans and off-the-shoulder tops mean every bit of you needs to be petal-soft. SOLUTION: \u2018Exfoliate away dead dry skin and use a rich moisturiser all over,\u2019 says Dr Patterson. Marks & Spencer\u2019s Huile d\u2019Olive Miracle Oil (\u00a310, marksandspencer.com) I whizz up a body scrub by slugging a glug of coconut oil into a jam jar, adding a mound of sea salt and shaking well. I smear the gloop all over me in the shower and get to work with a loofah. After rinsing, I apply Marks & Spencer\u2019s Huile d\u2019Olive Miracle Oil (\u00a310, marksandspencer.com, out at the end of the month). It smells divine and the next morning my skin feels clean and silky. BGT rating: 8\/10 . FIRM UP ARMS . PROBLEM: \u2018As skin loses collagen with time, it begins to sag, including on your upper arms,\u2019 says Dr Patterson. Not a problem when you can cover up with a cardigan, but tricky in a sleeveless dress. I have noticed that my arms look saggy. I have my eye on some sleeveless tops from Zara, but I\u2019m reluctant to remove my cardies. SOLUTION: Ultrasound waves stimulate collagen production to make skin plump and radiant. I try the ACCELerator Ultra (\u00a3175, harrods.com), by U.S. skin specialist Nurse Jamie. I apply conductor gel to the metal head and move it in a circular motion over my left arm. All I feel is a slight warmth. Apparently, results may be seen within three minutes \u2014 but not on me. The company claims any benefits will appear over a few weeks. BGT rating: 4\/10 . Veet Natural Inspirations Hair Removal Cream with Shea Butter, \u00a36.99 . PERFECTLY PALE . PROBLEM: The fashion for pale skin means you can\u2019t conceal wispy hairs under a layer of fake tan. \u2018Pale, end-of-winter skin means dark hairs on arms stand out more,\u2019 says Dr Patterson. SOLUTION: \u2018Hair removal creams will probably be better than waxing,\u2019 says Dr Patterson. \u2018It\u2019s hard to hold skin taut and pull off a waxing strip with one hand.\u2019 I invest in\u00a0Veet Natural Inspirations Hair Removal Cream with Shea Butter, \u00a36.99 (\u00a0boots.com) and smooth it on my forearm.After five minutes I remove it with the spatula and wipe the area clean. My skin looks and feels like satin. Invest immediately. BGT RATING: 9\/10 . BABY SOFT KNEES . PROBLEM: My knees are so wrinkly they look like walnuts. SOLUTION: \u2018Marine algae is good for hydrating, especially super-dry areas such as knees and elbows,\u2019 says Dr Patterson. So I try a Casmara Algae peel-off mask (\u00a39.99, boots.com). This bright red mask comes in a black cylinder with two sachets that you mix in the lid, apply, then peel off. Casmara Algae peel-off mask (\u00a39.99, boots.com ) Veet Sensitive Skin wax strip (\u00a37.29, superdrug.com) When mixed, the powder and clear gel turn into a vibrant poster paint gloop, which I slop on my knees. After 15 minutes, the mask is set hard and I peel it off to reveal baby-soft knees. A great one-off. BGT rating: 7\/10 . WAX HAIRY TOES . PROBLEM: \u2018Open-toed mules are in fashion, so hairy Hobbit toes must be dealt with,\u2019 says podiatrist Emma Supple. SOLUTION: \u2018Wax toes,\u2019 says Supple. \u2018Hairs here are thick and you\u2019ll see the ends of the follicles if you shave.\u2019 Prepare feet by soaking in hot water and scrub with a nailbrush, then apply a cream such as Supple London Mineral foot cream (\u00a316, supplefeet.com), which contains lactic acid to melt away dead skin. I cut a strip from a Veet Sensitive Skin wax strip (\u00a37.29, superdrug.com) and apply it along each toe. When I rip it off, my feet look cleaner and well-groomed. BGT rating: 8\/10 .","highlights":"It's less than a week until British Summer Time starts on March 29 . Are you ready to display your perfectly prepped body to the world? Here, we test the latest beauty gadgets that could help you achieve this .","id":"d12c5c930167b87dd361993e52c3b6d365020a2b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" aside? Here are 4 of our favourite Spring-Summer 2015 beauty tips to help you out, so that your legs look gorgeous all summer long.\nNails can make or break a look, and they can be the easiest way to update your Spring\/Summer beauty look from season to season \u2013 and there are plenty of trends for the season to inspire you.\nWe asked London salon owner, Emma Walker, for her take on the most Spring\/Summer 2015 nails on offer this year.\n\u2018Pink is such a girly colour, and has become a modern classic, so we love these French tip-style nails with pink French polish. To keep this look current, we have used a matte topcoat on top of the nails instead of a shine, which is super on-trend right now \u2013 and matte looks really stunning against the pink.\u2019\nNails \u00a9 London Nail House, image courtesy of Emma Walker\nThe French tips are a great way to update your old nails, or to give your manicure a break, but you don\u2019t have to be totally dedicated to this style to enjoy the trend. If you\u2019re looking to be a bit more edgy this season \u2013 or just like to stand out, why not try some contrasting polka dot nails?\n\u2018Polka dots are a great way to jazz up a classic style, and we love how they look on this black background,\u2019 says Emma.\nNails \u00a9 London Nail House, image courtesy of Emma Walker\nAnd when it comes to the colour, you can\u2019t beat red this season.\n\u2018Red really is the colour for this spring\/summer \u2013 there are so many different red shades to choose from and all colours go great with it too. Plus, the deep red of this look really compliments the bold design. This is a really trendy design that isn\u2019t out of place yet is still very stylish \u2013 we think it looks especially great on a longer nail,\u2019 adds Emma.\nNails \u00a9 London Nail House, image courtesy of Emma Walker\nNails are only the beginning though; here are some other ways to keep your legs fabulously summery.\nWith longer days and warmer weather, you can get away with wearing your favourite shades a little more often, and you\u2019ll definitely want to stock up on new, brighter nail polishes.\n\u2018These vibrant colours really pop on darker skin, and there are just so many options this season,\u2019 says Emma. \u2018Neons are popular and can"}
{"article":"It offers panoramic views of Sydney's CBD and designer facilities. But no one was willing to buy the luxurious Sydney apartment where Simon Gittany threw his fianc\u00e9e fifteen floors to her death when it went to auction on Tuesday. There was only one registered bidder for the two-bedroom property at 1503\/157 Liverpool Street in Sydney, which was expected to sell for at least $2 million, despite estate agency Morton & Morton receiving plenty of interest, according to News Corp. Gittany was found guilty of murdering Lisa Cecilia Harnum at the site and was sentenced to 26 years in prison in November 2013 in one of the most high-profile court cases in recent history. On July 30 2011, he threw the former ballerina to her death from the 15th storey apartment. Her fianc\u00e9, 40-year-old Gittany, claimed it was suicide and that he had tried to save her life. Scroll down for video . The Sydney apartment where Lisa Harnum was thrown from the balcony to her death failed to sell at auction . Lisa Harnum (left) was thrown to her death of the 15th floor of her fiance Simon Gittany's (far right) Liverpool Street apartment . CCTV footage in the lift captured the distressing moment Gittany dragged his fianc\u00e9e out of the lift by her neck. The horrific images show him pulling Ms Harnum back into the apartment with his hand clamped over her mouth to muffle her screams . Mere seconds after dragging Ms Harnum out of the lift, she was thrown over the side of the building. Gittany took a minute to put on a shirt and then took the lift downstairs. CCTV footage captured these moments as he threw his hands in the air and ran them through his hair . Ms Harnum plunged to her death on the corner of Liverpool and Elizabeth streets in Sydney's city, out the front of the complex 'The Hyde' Just over a year after Gittany was sentenced, the apartment he had been renting with his victim was placed on the market,Fairfax reports. The balcony was used as one of the unit's key selling points. 'The private covered balcony offers a superb entertaining area from which to enjoy the peaceful and unique outlook,' the advert reads. The crime was not mentioned in the advertisement on the Morton & Morton website. However, the property's contract stated: 'The vendor discloses a criminal homicide occurred from the balcony of the property in July 2011 when a previous tenant occupied the property.' Real estate agent Tolga Ozer reportedly mentioned Ms Harnum's death with one of the prospective buyers during an inspection on Saturday, according to SMH. 'I have to inform you of an incident that occurred in this apartment... a girl fell or was thrown and hit the floor,' Tolga Ozer said according to Fairfax. An image of the balcony which was tendered as evidence during the three week trial into Ms Harnum's death . The property where those chilling crime took place was expected to fetch more than $2 million when it went to auction on Tuesday, with the balcony used as one of the unit's key selling points . On July 30 2011 the former ballerina was thrown to her death from the 15th storey apartment. Her fiance, 40-year-old Gittany, claimed it was suicide and that he had tried to save her life . The property was given a glowing description, promising the ultimate luxurious lifestyle. 'Prestige at The Hyde - watch the world go by in style,' reads the advert . The property was given a glowing description, promising the ultimate luxurious lifestyle. 'Prestige at The Hyde - watch the world go by in style,' reads the advert. The two bedroom apartment in the heart of the city is lauded for its 'stunning outlook above the tree-tops of Hyde Park, St Marys Cathedral and beyond to dazzling Sydney harbour.' Apartment 1503 is described as being 'highly coveted'. It towers over Hyde Park, on the corner of bustling Elizabeth and Liverpool streets in Sydney's city. The unit was last sold for $1.6 million in June 2010. Gittany rented the property until he was taken into custody. Images of the property's interior and the exterior have frequently been displayed by the media and in evidence tendered in court during the three week trial. Gittany tried to claim that Ms Harnum committed suicide and he had been unable to save her in her final moments. The judge rejected this . Mr Gittany claimed that when he pulled his fianc\u00e9e back into the apartment she sat on the couch and he started to make tea in the kitchen (far right) to calm her down. He claimed Lisa then leapt up and ran to the balcony . Mr Gittany claimed that after the lift, he went to the kitchen to make tea for Lisa. He maintains that she jumped up and ran to the balcony. He claimed she jumped to her death before he could save her. The court rejected him claims . Former tenant, 40 year old Gittany, will spend at least 18 years in prison for Ms Harnum's death, making him eligible for parole in 2033. It was ruled that Gittany became 'apoplectic with rage' when his fianc\u00e9e tried to leave him. She had a one-way ticket booked to return to her family in Canada and escape their controlling relationship. Gittany found Miss Harnum had packed her bags and made enraged threats, according to Judge Lucy McCallum. 'I have no hesitation accepting evidence of\u2026rage,' said Judge McCallum. Mere seconds before Ms Harnum toppled to her death she ran to the lift, trying to flee. CCTV footage in the lift captured the distressing moment Gittany dragged his fiancee out of the lift by her neck. The horrific images show him pulling Ms Harnum back into the apartment with his hand clamped over her mouth to muffle her screams. Residents in the building told the court that they heard Ms Harnum banging on a neighbour's door, shouting: 'Please help me, help me, God help me.' The agent pointed out the luxury apartments 'well-appointed and stylish main bathroom, as well as internal laundry, ample storage and reverse cycle air con' Morton & Morton point out that resident's have a 25 metre infinity pool, gymnasium, spa and sauna . The court accepted the prosecution's version of events, in which Gittany rendered Ms Harnum unconscious in the apartment after dragging her in from the lift. He then threw her off the balcony to her death . The court accepted the prosecution's version of events, in which Gittany rendered Ms Harnum unconscious in the apartment after dragging her in from the lift. He then threw her off the balcony to her death. Gittany, pleaded not guilty to murdering Miss Harnum, claiming he was trying to save her from suicide. He had told the court he had tried to grab her when she climbed onto the balcony but had failed to stop her falling. The judge did not believe Gittany's account of how Miss Harnum fell to her death, ruling that she 'found him unconvincing'. She said Ms Harnum could not have behaved in the way Gittany said she had - clambering onto the balcony - without leaving fingerprints. She said it was likely that Miss Harnum was rendered unconscious before she plunged to her death. The real estate agent wrote: 'Defined by its prized location and uninterrupted panoramic views, this luxury residence at The Hyde offers a fantastic opportunity to invest in the elite Hyde Park precinct'","highlights":"The inner city Sydney apartment where Lisa Harnum plunged to her death in July 2011 failed to sell at auction . Simon Gittany was found guilty of murder after throwing his\u00a0fianc\u00e9e\u00a0over the edge of the balcony at his unit\\ . The property was expected to fetch more than $2 million at auction on Tuesday night and recieved\u00a0plenty of interest . The website did not point out that the crime took place in the unit but offered the balcony as a key selling point . However, the contract did point out: 'The vendor discloses a criminal homicide occurred from the balcony of the property in July 2011 when a previous tenant occupied the property'","id":"a4bbdef68b767cfeb945ff4c0917d4e2b72d6acc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" serious bidder, a potential buyer who eventually walked away after becoming worried by a flood of complaints about Gittany's violent behaviour in the weeks leading up to the auction.\nGittany, 35, who is charged with the murder of the 33-year-old teacher at his Macquarie Street apartment, has been on the run for two months. On Tuesday he faced his first court appearance, charged with the murder of Lisa Harnum, and later that day his flat, on level 18 of the 47-level landmark Wentworth Building, was on the market with a reserve of $1.8 million. Gittany's family has been unsuccessful in its attempt to get the apartment leased so the reserve was not reached at the scheduled afternoon auction.\nThe flat has two bedrooms and four bathrooms, with views through floor-to-ceiling glass windows that stretch across the city and its harbour and a terrace for al fresco dining and entertaining guests. But it lacks a crucial feature, a balcony that could be used as a makeshift catwalk to throw a woman more than 16 storeys to her death, and it is understood buyers will be discouraged by the apartment's history.\nOn July 16, the day after Gittany was charged with murder, the flat went on the market at $2.1 million. The online advert had said the flat \"boasts a wonderful sense of space and light\" and was \"only moments away from the CBD\". But the auction house, Harcourts, withdrew the listing in the aftermath of Harnum's death, a spokeswoman for the agency confirmed on Tuesday.\n\"We don't auction anything that involves something as serious as that so we wouldn't have auctioned it had there been nothing there at the outset,\" she said. \"We would have said to the vendor straight away that we wouldn't do it.\"\nThe online auction was cancelled after more than 30 comments were left in the past fortnight criticising Gittany's past, or lack of it. The most recent post was in the last day of the advertisement's four-day listing, on August 2, and complained: \"Are all your clients really that naive that they don't google you? You have just listed his apartment. If he was found not guilty he would still be living in it, so what's the problem?\"\nThe woman accused of buying the apartment through a pseudonym"}
{"article":"Legal battle: Dentist Anca Macavei, who tried to treat a patient in McDonald's, outside the High Court today, where she is fighting the General Dental Council's decision that she should be struck off . A London dentist who was struck off after trying to work on a woman\u2019s teeth in a McDonald\u2019s restaurant is fighting the decision. Anca Claudia Macavei attempted to fit a bridge in the mouth of an unnamed patient after setting up a temporary surgery in the fast-food chain's Cannon Street restaurant in 2012. And when the woman refused to be treated, Miss Macavei insisted that it was necessary and tried to do the work in a hallway of a nearby dental practice. Miss Macavei, who is registered in Tulcea, Romania, has been suspended since last July when the General Dental Council (GDC) ruled she should be struck off. At the time, the GDC said her fitness to practice was \u2018impaired\u2019 by misconduct. Miss Macavei is now fighting a last-ditch battle\u00a0to overturn that decision at the High Court. Miss Macvei had previously practised in Tavistock, Devon, but was living in London and advertising for Romanian patients online when she met Patient 1. She had an informal arrangement to use the Cannon Street Practice surgery on an \u2018ad-hoc basis\u2019 for seeing patients. But her relationship with the practice manager deteriorated and she was stuck with only limited access to the premises. On February 18, 2012, she met with Patient 1 in a McDonald\u2019s close to the surgery. Last July, the GDC professional conduct committee found, on the balance of probabilities, that she had tried to work on the woman\u2019s teeth in the restaurant. \u2018Patient 1 was clear and specific in her evidence on this issue,\u2019 it said in its decision. \u2018She stated that you tried to put bridges in her mouth whilst in the McDonald\u2019s and, when she refused, you insisted that it was necessary, to see if they would fit. \u2018You confirmed in evidence that your access rights to the Cannon Street Practice had already been withdrawn by the time you met with Patient 1 at McDonald\u2019s. \u2018In the circumstances, the committee found that it was more likely than not that you did attempt a fitting of the bridges in that unsuitable environment, considering that you had nowhere else to go at that time. \u2018The committee was satisfied on the balance of probabilities that you also attempted to provide dental treatment to Patient 1 in the hallway outside the Cannon Street Practice. \u2018Both you and Patient 1 recalled that when you left McDonald\u2019s, the entrance to the practice was open, as renovation work was being carried out. \u2018Patient 1 told the committee that you both entered the hallway of the practice, where you tried again to fit the bridges. \u2018She said that you told her that you had no access to your surgery because you had lost the key. \u2018The committee found that it was more likely than not that this did happen following your failed attempt to fit the bridges in a more public setting where the patient was understandably uncomfortable.\u2019 She was also found responsible for a \u2018catalogue\u2019 of other failings in her work with the patient and another. Miss Macavei, who is registered in Tulcea, Romania, but lives in London, was visibly emotional as she addressed the judge at the High Court today. She claims that the GDC\u2019s decision to erase her name from the register was \u2018disproportionate\u2019. Suspension or conditions on her practice would have sufficed. Temporary practice: Miss Macavei tried to fit a bridge in Patient 1 in this McDonald's restaurant in Cannon Street, London. When the woman refused to be treated, she tried to do the work in a nearby hallway . James Townsend, for the GDC, is contesting Miss Macavei\u2019s application. He said: \u2018Given Ms Macavei\u2019s catalogue of failings, lack of insight and failure to engage over more than two years with an attempt to help her, then to engage in a half-hearted way, the GDC submits that it cannot possibly be said that the decision of the professional conduct committee was wrong.\u2019 The GDC made its decision to strike Miss Macavei off last July and she has been suspended since then pending her appeal to the High Court. Mrs Justice Patterson reserved judgment and will decide Miss Macavei\u2019s future at a later date.","highlights":"Anca Claudia Macavei attempted to fit bridge in Cannon Street restaurant . When the patient refused she tried to carry out the work in nearby hallway . General Dental Council ruled Miss Macavei should be struck off last July . But she has been appealing decision and case is now at the High Court .","id":"4c1851dd088f3e3d06fe0a7e3b2f7e9bf21fba78","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" has been accused of trying to treat patients in McDonalds on her mobile, while under the influence of drugs and booze. Anca Macavei, 28, tried to work on 27 patients at the fast food chain's Wimbledon branch while she was under the influence of cannabis and valium, a tribunal ruled earlier this year. Now the General Dental Council is threatening to put her name on the dentist blacklist in front of her entire profession. On Tuesday, the High Court heard a number of disturbing claims against Macavei, including one that she left a patient's mouth gaping open without treatment as a \"form of punishment.\" Macavei was the only dentist on duty when the incident occurred at the branch on December 20, 2007 and \u2013 although there were no patients in the waiting room \u2013 the patient could not be seen without opening the dentist's office, the hearing heard. At the tribunal, it was claimed that Macavei kept a bottle of vodka in the fridge in her treatment room, and was seen to \"dabber\" her lip with \"dirty\" alcohol swabs and a cotton bud as the tribunal was watching. A dental nurse also complained to the General Dental Council that her boss ordered her to remove a patient's gum from her tooth so that Macavei could inspect the root \u2013 although the patient was in \"extreme pain\" as a result of the treatment. Another witness said she had \"no faith\" in Macavei after she was treated by her while \"high\". Macavei, of Clapham, denied the accusations throughout the hearing. But in a ruling at the General Dental Council's tribunal in London on Tuesday, chairman Stephen Hurd said there was sufficient evidence to support a charge against her. He added: \"The claimant has not established that, in so far as she is entitled to the right to practise, she is a fit and proper person to do so.\" On Wednesday, the council gave Macavei 25 days to appeal against the decision. Speaking outside the court, her lawyer, Simon Davis, accused the tribunal of \"witch-hunting\" and insisted that his client's actions did not rise to criminal proportions. He said: \"The case is just as much about the witch-hunting as it is the dentistry. If it had gone to the Crown Court, it would have been thrown out. \"She's just a human being, a"}
{"article":"Kuala Lumpur (CNN)The initial hours after the disappearance of flight MH370 were characterized by confusion and chaos, as air traffic controllers struggled to comprehend the situation and radar operators failed to take notice, according to data contained in an interim report. The report -- released one year after the disappearance of the Boeing 777 and its 239 passengers and crew --- provides a detailed picture of delays and protocol violations before the launch of the search and rescue. An astonishing five hours and 13 minutes passed between the last communication from the flight crew and Kuala Lumpur's first distress signal concerning the missing plane. And it was another five hours before the first search flights took off to try to find it. CNN's aviation correspondent Richard Quest said he believes the delayed response was the most disturbing thing revealed by the interim report -- \"the lack of somebody pushing the big red button that says crisis and panic.\" A year later after the plane's disappearance, not a single trace of Flight MH370 has been found despite extensive search efforts. Investigators believe the wreckage lies somewhere on the bottom of the Indian Ocean, based on the analysis of satellite communications data. The first sign that something was wrong with flight MH370 came after plane failed to check in with Vietnamese Air Traffic Controllers after leaving Malaysian airspace. According to protocol, Ho Chi Minh ATC should have informed their Kuala Lumpur counterparts (KL ATCC) about this within five minutes. Instead they waited 20. When Ho Chi Minh finally did inform Kuala Lumpur, the confusion was evident, as seen in transcripts of the conversation released Sunday. KL ATCC asked three times at what point Ho Chi Minh lost contact, then went on to express concern at the delay, asking \"Why you didn't tell me first? Within five minutes you should be (sic) called me.\" The confusion only got worse after Malaysia Airlines mistakenly told Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Controllers they could see the flight somewhere over Cambodia. It took an hour and a half to clear this up, after Malaysia Airlines admitted to controllers they were only looking at the projected flight track. Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the misinformation was a momentary lapse by a company employee. \"Our information was only to be as a guide. We are not an ATC per se. We don't have radar,\" he told CNN. The watch supervisor then waited another two hours to activate the rescue coordination center. Still another hour went by before before Kuala Lumpur issued the distress signal. No explanation for the delay is given in the interim report, which is composed of factual data and provides no conclusions or recommendations. After the air traffic controllers lost contact with MH370, the plane continued to fly within the range of multiple radar systems belonging to four different countries. Yet little seems to have been done with the data in the immediate hours after the plane disappeared. The interim report says that \"for unknown reasons\" Indonesia's Medan Radar did not see the flight. And Thailand \"did not pay much attention,\" since MH370's flight path did not fall within its borders. Malaysian military radar tracked the flight for an additional hour, including its turn back across the Malay Peninsula. Despite this information, search and rescue teams did not begin expanding the search area for a full day. Though the interim report makes no mention of it, a failure by the Malaysian military to alert others to the relevant radar data may be blame. A briefing document prepared by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said military authorities failed to share the final radar fix of MH370 with their civilian counterparts for 20 hours. CNN approached Malaysia's Ministry of Defence for comment but is yet to receive a response . Another working document notes that MH370's turn back might have been discovered much earlier, if the military and non-military agencies had coordinated better. \"In essence, a week or more was lost in the initial search because of poor civil\/military cooperation,\" reads the ICAO working document. The interim report released by Malaysian investigators on Sunday provides no information about when the military radar data was shared with other authorities. It's impossible to know if a speedier response from air traffic controllers, or more immediate access to radar data, would have changed the course of events for MH370. But it would have provided authorities with more time, either to track the flight or to search the ocean before the batteries died in the emergency locator beacons. Looking back at the series of miscommunication between air traffic controllers and the radar lapses also provides valuable lessons that could help future search and rescue operations. Though the MH370 investigation team did not draw lessons in the current report, it plans to provide safety recommendations in the months ahead. Journalist Chan Kok Leong contributed to this report.","highlights":"Interim report exposes delays and inaction after MH370 disappeared . Flight carrying 239 people and crew has not been found, one year later . Took 10 hours for the first search flights to take off, according to report .","id":"8569a517d115d140fbf3550ee0c14bc42477b108","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nThe documents, published by the Malaysian government, reveal that flight officials spent six hours without knowledge of the plane's disappearance and the lack of communication was exacerbated by the fact that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished over a large area.\nThe findings are the first report released by the Malaysian government since the aircraft disappeared on March 8 with 239 people on board.\nThe first contact between the plane and ground control was 12 minutes after it lost contact with a satellite at 1:07 a.m. Malaysia time. The first indication of the plane's possible hijacking came from a satellite data link that went offline at 1:19 a.m.\nA total of nine possible locations were found for the plane, according to the documents, which are based on recordings from the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, which monitors air-to-ground and ground-to-ground communications of pilots.\nHowever, because the data was not being shared with the National Operations Control Centre in Kuala Lumpur, there was no single location for the plane. The lack of information was compounded by the air traffic system being unable to confirm that the plane was missing, because a distress beacon had not been activated.\nAs a result, the search area was expanded in two directions and officials began to take the situation more seriously.\nThe information was then distributed to various departments within the aviation industry, including airlines, Malaysia Airlines, the Malaysian military, the Malaysian Transport Ministry, airports and air traffic controllers.\nThe report also indicates that Malaysia Airlines staff were warned of a potential problem in the early hours of the day because it was unable to track the plane.\nA senior Malaysia Airlines manager sent an email to the airline's chief operating officer at 5:32 a.m. local time on March 8.\n\"Please be alerted that a flight was unable to communicate for at least two hours and is still showing in the system as in-flight,\" the manager, who was not named, wrote.\n\"Please clarify the status of the aircraft.\"\nThe report indicates that the air traffic controllers at Kuala Lumpur's Subang airport lost contact with flight MH370 at 1:06 a.m., before it eventually disappeared.\nA search area of about 1,000 kilometers, spanning the Andaman Sea and southern side of the Malay Peninsula, was established at 7:09 a.m.\nAt 3:27 p.m. local time, an urgent call from the military to search the area"}
{"article":"Serena Williams cruised into the third round of the Miami Open on Saturday with a comfortable victory over Monica Niculescu. The two players had failed to get on court on Friday due to the weather but the delay did not distract the top seed and she claimed a 6-3, 6-1 victory to set up a clash with 15-year-old CiCi Bellis. Williams had withdrawn from the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open last week with a knee injury but insisted her fitness was not a concern. Serena Williams cruised into the Miami Open third round with a comfortable victory over Monica Niculescu . 'It was a little sore in practice, but it was okay today,' she told www.wtatennis.com. 'I really didn't feel it to be honest. On the court you have so much adrenaline going, and the adrenaline kind of kills it. 'So I was surprised. I felt pretty good.' Sixth seed Eugenie Bouchard was also playing catch up after the weather and she made a shock exit as she lost 6-0, 7-6 (7\/4) to qualifier Tatjana Maria. In the remaining second round matches to be completed, Sara Errani beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 7-6 (7\/5) and Angelique Kerber was a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 winner over Heather Watson. Williams insisted her fitness was not a concern following the knee injury suffered during last week's\u00a0BNP Paribas Open semi-finals . Fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki moved into the last-16 with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kaia Kanepi and will next face Venus Williams, a 6-4, 7-6, (7\/3) winner against Samantha Stosur. Daria Gavrilova, the Russian wild card who shocked Maria Sharapova earlier in the week, continued her fine run with a 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) win over Kurumi Nara to set up a clash with Karolina Pilskova who beat Paula Badosa Gibert 7-5 6-1. Ekaterina Makarova was a 6-0, 6-4 victor over Elina Svitolina and will next face Andrea Petkovic, who beat Kristina Mladenovic 6-0, 6-2, while Carla Suarez Navarro's 6-0 6-4 win over Alize Cornet earned her a clash with Agnieszka Radwanska, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 winner against Irina Camelia-Begu. Caroline Wozniacki (above) moved into the last-16 with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kaia Kanepi . In the men's event, top seed Novak Djokovic overcame a wobble to beat Martin Klizan. The Serb won the first set to love but then lost the second before closing out a 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 win and he will next face Steve Darcis who beat Gilles Muller 6-4, 6-7 (2\/7), 6-3. Fourth seed Kei Nishikori beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-2 6-1 and will face Viktor Troicki, who overcame Simone Bolelli 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, while fifth seed Milos Raonic was a 6-1 6-4 winner against Teymuraz Gabashvili, next meeting Jeremy Chardy who beat Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first match of the season after a spell out with injury as he beat Tim Smyczek . David Ferrer was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Federico Delbonis to set up a clash with Lukas Rosol, a 7-6 (7\/0), 6-3 winner over Alexander Zverev. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first match of the season after a spell out with an arm injury as he beat Tim Smyczek 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to set up an all-French clash with Gael Monfils who won 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7\/4) against Filip Krajinovic. Fernando Verdasco will face fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the third round after a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over James Duckworth while there were also victories for Jack Sock, John Isner, Alejandro Falla, Juan Monaco, Grigor Dimitrov, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Jerzy Janowicz, David Goffin, Adrian Mannarino, Gilles Simon and Thomaz Bellucci.","highlights":"Serena Williams earns 6-3, 6-1 victory against Monica Niculescu to reach Miami Open thirst round . Williams had withdrawn from BNP Paribas Open last week with a knee injury . American star insists she 'really didn't feel' any knee pain .","id":"077c9cbed15224c72decd4dbff143ec7590098e0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" from moving into the next round with a 6-1 6-2 victory.\nThe Romanian was broken in the fourth game of the first set and did not pose much of a challenge in the second set as Serena raced to a 6-1 6-2 victory in 65 minutes. The American player will face Alisa Kleybanova next after she was granted the Russian walkover.\nIt's been a tough few weeks for Serena who lost early at Indian Wells and the Miami Masters in the previous two weeks. Despite that she has started well in Florida, with her wins over Monica Niculescu and Alisa Kleybanova giving her an easy passage into the third round.\nThe match against Niculescu was interrupted on Friday due to bad weather. The Romanian's lack of fitness was plain for all to see. The two players were delayed on court for more than an hour and a half before the game could be resumed.\nThe American took full advantage of her opponent's fatigue and raced to a 6-1 6-2 victory with some impressive tennis on display.\nThe two-time champion was not in any kind of trouble and her return game was simply too strong for Niculescu.\n\"I didn't see Monica until just now,\" Serena said about her lack of knowledge of Niculescu's fitness at the time. \"It's part of the game, I guess. We waited around for so long, but it didn't affect me at all. I was so focused.\"\nSerena's form going forward is difficult to predict. There will be some concern about her fitness as she has been struggling for some time. The Miami Open will be her first tournament for four weeks as she had some time off due to a leg injury.\nShe will face Alisa Kleybanova next after the Russian was granted a walkover due to a leg injury suffered during her second round match against Julia Glushko.\nKleybanova has been struggling with a shoulder injury which saw her forced to pull out of the Fed Cup earlier in the year.\nSerena is yet to face an opponent who has posed a threat in this year's Miami Open, with her toughest match yet to come against Jelena Jankovic. The Serbian has the experience to trouble Serena, who was beaten in their last encounter in Doha.\nElsewhere Venus Williams also progressed to the third round with a 6-4"}
{"article":"Thanks to missions like Nasa's Curiosity rover, we know Mars once had water - but until now we didn't know how much. Scientists have provided the best estimates yet, claiming it once had more water than the Arctic Ocean - and the planet kept these oceans for more than 1.5 billion years. The findings suggest there was ample time and water for life on Mars to thrive, but  over the last 3.7 billion years the red planet has lost 87 per cent of its water - leaving it barren and dry. Nasa scientists in Maryland have calculated how much water was once on Mars. They found that 3.7 billion years ago it had more than the Arctic Ocean. Most of this would have been in the northern hemisphere of the planet (illustrated). Since then, 87% of the water has been lost to space, with the rest stored in ice at the poles . The study by scientists at Nasa\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the first to determine just how much water Mars had in its past. During its wet Noachian period - 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago - it is estimated that it had enough water to cover the entire surface in a liquid layer 450 feet (137 metres) deep. However, it\u2019s likely that most of the water formed an ocean that occupied the northern hemisphere of Mars, which would have been as deep as one mile (1.6km) in places - comparable to the Mediterranean Sea on Earth. Published in the journal Science, the research estimates that, in total, what is now the planet\u2019s arid northern plains would have contained at least 12.4 million cubic miles (20 million cubic kilometres) of water. Microsoft\u2019s \u2018HoloLens' headset, which allows wearers to see 3D images superimposed over their vision, may look like it belongs in a sci-fi film. And now Nasa has revealed the prototype technology will be used to enable its scientists to work virtually on Mars. The headset will work with OnSight software to give scientists a means to plan experiments on the red planet, with the help of the Curiosity rover. The software was developed jointly by the two companies, including a team at Nasa\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. \u2018Our study provides a solid estimate of how much water Mars once had, by determining how much water was lost to space,\u2019 said Dr Geronimo Villanueva, first author of the paper and a scientist at Nasa\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center. \u2018With this work, we can better understand the history of water on Mars.\u2019 It is thought that while 87 per cent of the water has since been lost to space, owing largely to the planet losing its atmosphere, the remaining 13 per cent resides in the ice caps. But in the past, the ocean would have covered about 20 per cent of the planet\u2019s surface area. The most interesting conclusion, though, is that Mars stayed wet for longer than previously thought, which means it was habitable for longer. \u2018We now know that Mars was wet for a much longer time than we thought before,\u2019 said Dr Michael Mumma, co-author of the study and Senior Scientist at Nasa Goddard. \u2018Curiosity shows it was wet for 1.5 billion years, already much longer than the period of time needed for life to develop on Earth. \u2018And now we see that Mars must have been wet for a period even longer.\u2019 During its wet Noachian period, 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago, it is estimated that Mars had enough water to cover the entire surface in a liquid layer 450 feet (137 metres) deep.\u00a0However, it\u2019s likely that most of the water formed an ocean that occupied the northern hemisphere of Mars (illustrated) as deep as one mile in places . It is thought that while 87% of the water has since been lost to space (illustrated), owing largely to the planet losing its atmosphere, the remaining 13% resides in the ice caps. But in the past, the ocean would have covered about 20 per cent of the planet\u2019s surface area . The research was carried out using two telescopes at the Keck Observatory on Hawaii and the European Southern Observatory\u2019s Very Large Telescope in Chile. To make the discovery, the scientists produced maps showing the distribution of normal water in the Martian atmosphere and 'heavy' water containing deuterium, a more massive form of hydrogen. By analysing the ratio of 'heavy' to regular water they showed that Mars must have lost a volume of water 6.5 times larger than the amount trapped in the present day polar ice caps. An ancient ocean containing the lost water would have covered 19 per cent of the planet\u2019s surface. It would have had a greater volume than the Arctic Ocean, which contains 18,750,000 cubic kilometres (11.7 million cubic miles) of water. By comparison, the Atlantic Ocean covers 17 per cent of the surface of the Earth and contains more than 310 million cubic kilometres (192.6 million cubic miles). It is possible that Mars once had even more water, some of which may have been deposited below the surface. Because the new maps reveal microclimates and changes in the atmospheric water content over time, they may also prove to be useful in the search for underground water. An ancient ocean on Mars containing the lost water would have covered 19 per cent of the planet\u2019s surface. It would have had a greater volume than the Arctic Ocean (shown), which contains 18,750,000 cubic kilometres (11.7 million cubic miles) of water . Missions like the Curiosity rover (illustrated) have shown that Mars was once wet for 1.5 billion years, but the scientists now think it had water for even longer. This is longer than the time it took life on Earth to arise, providing tantalising hints that Mars might once have been habitable .","highlights":"Nasa Goddard scientists in Maryland studied past water on Mars . They found that 3.7 billion years ago it had more than the Arctic Ocean . Most of this would have been in the northern hemisphere of the planet . Since then, 87% has been lost to space and the rest is in ice at the poles . But the scientists now know Mars was wet for more than 1.5 billion years . This is 'longer than the period of time needed for life to develop on Earth'","id":"4984c050b8e961bcc0d9a3425ab7770536897b8d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", although all of it was frozen.\nThe study, published this week in the journal Science, uses two models: one that calculates how much water Mars would need to hold a planet-wide glacier of the sort observed on the Red Planet, and one that accounts for the amount of water that was most likely present at the time, based on current estimates of erosion rates and Martian atmosphere.\nThe authors say that even though their estimates include the water \"lost\" to Mars' atmosphere, the frozen amount exceeds the volume in Arctic ice caps by an order of magnitude. The study finds the planet had three times the volume of ice-water-covered Earth.\nTo arrive at such a large figure, the authors first looked at surface features, estimating the volume of glacial deposits and extrapolating those to the whole planet. This gave them the 'lower bound' of Mars' frozen water content.\nThen they looked at water loss to the atmosphere, which has the benefit of accounting for Mars' high temperature and low pressure compared to Earth's. It found that there is 'enough' water vapor and water to form large amounts of ice deposits on Mars today, and that water loss from the atmosphere is most likely responsible for the lack of large surface ice deposits today.\nThis estimate is higher than that found by a study published just over a year ago - possibly because the previous study, conducted at the University of Arizona, used lower atmospheric temperatures, with Mars' atmosphere at the lowest being -133.8 degrees Celsius.\nThe team's estimate for Mars' total ice volume also provides an upper limit on the amount of water (in terms of mass) that the Red Planet once held. If \"most of the total amount of water was frozen when present on the planet, then the total amount of water frozen would be about 0.6 of the present atmosphere, a value of 10-15 times the mass of the atmosphere\".\nAnd it's not just water that was involved in this process. The Martian water, ice, and gas interactions that took place gave rise to a lot of salt as well. \"Our model provides one more piece of evidence for a briny environment, and it is possible that brine oceans could have existed.\"\nThe two models used, known as the \"H2O-ice equilibrium\" model and the \"H2O-ice-gas equilibrium\" model, are complementary, the study notes. \"This is an important lesson"}
{"article":"The family of a three-year-old boy killed in a Missouri house fire while police used a stun gun on his stepfather as the man tried to save the child are now suing for city of Louisiana for wrongful death. Riley Rieser was killed in the early hours of October 31, 2013. As his stepfather, Ryan Miller, attempted to enter the burning house, a police officer tasered Mr Miller three times and handcuffed him to stop him going inside. 'I was hysterical, yes, because I wanted to save my son,' Mr Miller told the Louisiana Press Journal. Scroll down for video . Riley Rieser, 3, was tragically killed in a house fire on October 31, 2013, in Louisiana, Missouri. His family are now suing the city after the boy's stepfather, Ryan Miller, was tasered and handcuffed by police . Grandmother Lori Miller said she witnessed two officers use the stun gun three times, twice after Ryan Miller had been handcuffed. Mr Miller suffered chest burns and was taken to the city jail, although he was later released without being charged. City Administrator Bob Jenne called the police response a 'judgment call'. However the family say it was the wrong judgement, and are now suing on the grounds of\u00a0excessive, negligent infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death and false imprisonment. The lawsuit was filed March 12 and was obtained by Courthouse News. The family are seeking unspecified damages . 'Officers Jeffrey Salois and William Harrison prevented Ryan Miller from entering the home to save his stepson Riley Rieser by forcibly moving and by repeatedly Tasing Ryan Miller, including once in the police cruiser as Riley Rieser was being removed from the home,' the lawsuit reads. Police used a stun gun three times on step-father Ryan Miller (left) and handcuffed him so he couldn't run into his burning home in an attempt to save young Riley (right) Riley Miller's aunt Emily has described the actions of the police as 'heartless' and she doesn't think they handled the situation correctly . The original 911 call for the fire came in at 12.58am and firefighters arrived at the scene at 1.03am. Both of Riley's parents were taken to Memorial Medical Center's burn unit in Springfield, Ill. by family members for treatment. Cathy Miller suffered a burn to the cornea in one of her eyes. Both she and her husband were released from hospital on Thursday night. Lori Miller said police stunned her son Ryan as he tried to get back in the house. 'He tried to get back in the house to get the baby,' she told KHQA. 'They took my son to jail because he tried to save his son.' Riley's aunt Emily Miller has publicly criticized how police handled the situation. Mom Cathy Miller (right) is mourning the loss of her youngest son Riley, pictured on the right in the blue pool . 'It's just heartless. How could they be so heartless? And while they all just stood around and waited for the fire department, what kind of police officer wouldn't try and save a three-year-old burning in a house?' she told KHQA. 'We've been going through pictures and he's just smiling in every picture. He was just a happy, go-lucky kid.' The fire started in a recreation room at the rear of the house. The official cause was faulty wiring, according to the complaint. The parents had fallen asleep watching television, but were woken by the smoke alarm and managed to get out of the building via a rear door in the same room. They then called 911. Wreck: A city police officer fired his stun gun at Ryan Miller as he tried to re-enter his burning home, which was destroyed . Riley was asleep in his bedroom and so Ryan Miller ran to the front of the house and kicked in the front door. Police arrived as he was about to enter and an officer stunned him with a Taser. State Fire Marshal Investigator Scott . Stoneberger said that a firefighter in full gear attempted to enter the . home but the flames were too hot. Firefighters discovered Riley near the doorway to the bedroom from the front living room. Ryan Miller has another son who wasn't home at the time of the blaze.","highlights":"Riley Miller, 3, died in a house fire in Louisiana, Missouri, in October 2013 . Cops used a stun gun three times on his step-father Ryan Miller as he tried to re-enter the burning building . Miller suffered chest burns and was taken to jail before later being released without charge . Riley's aunt described the actions of the police officers as 'heartless' and said Riley had been a 'happy-go-lucky kid' The family filed a lawsuit March 12 alleging\u00a0excessive, negligent infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death and false imprisonment .","id":"9046b7df43a921f153770cd6131678dd0d0d111b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" after police deployed a stun gun to the chest of the man, Anthony Riley. Riley claimed that the stun gun failed to work, although witnesses claimed they saw it strike the man. Riley was then taken by emergency vehicle to the hospital. He died two days later, reportedly because his injuries were fatal.\nThe family is suing the city to the tune of $5 million, although police claim they are looking into the incident. The family of Riley claims they called police because a car was trying to get into the house. They claim that officers went inside to investigate, although it\u2019s unknown exactly how they got inside. Riley\u2019s older brother, Caleb Riley, claims that the officers kicked down his father\u2019s door.\nHowever, the police say that there was a broken window, but they didn\u2019t kick it down; they used a \u201cwindow punch\u201d instead. Police say that when they entered the house, they found the child on the floor with burns. The window punch was used again to break down the bedroom door. At that point, witnesses heard what sounded like an electric stun gun.\nThe Louisiana Chief of Police says that the stun gun malfunctioned. They still haven\u2019t determined why. They will have the department\u2019s use of force expert look into the death.\nThe family\u2019s attorney, however, says that the stun gun did not malfunction. He claims it\u2019s evidence that the stun gun did work, not fail. He states that because the man had no heart rhythm, it couldn\u2019t have been a faulty stun gun.\nMeanwhile, the family and community grieved over the boy\u2019s death.\nThis lawsuit may well turn on how the stun gun worked, how police got into the house to use the stun gun, and why a child had to die so that they could get inside. At its heart, it\u2019s about whether police acted properly, and whether the stun gun worked, though how it worked may be just as important.\nThe case has a trial date set of February 2, 2021.\nYou are not your brother\u2019s keeper.\nYour brother is dead. You failed to protect him.\nThe next few years are going to be rough for you. You didn\u2019t raise him. You weren\u2019t part of his life. You are just now coming to realize that there was a little boy who loved you. You may go into shock after this. If you ever thought about suicide, you will almost certainly start to wonder what else"}
{"article":"Sophie Brannan, 11, was killed when she was hit by Christopher Hannah in November last year . A heroin addict is facing a long jail sentence after he admitted killing an 11-year-old girl in a hit and run crash while on bail. Christopher Hannah was high on drugs when he ploughed into Sophie Brannan, her friend and her friend\u2019s uncle as they walked home from local shops on November 14 last year. Hannah, 33, lost control of his hired Vauxhall Astra, mounted the pavement and hit the three victims so hard from behind they were thrown over the car. Sophie suffered catastrophic head injuries and died the following day in hospital. Her ten-year-old friend had a badly broken leg and the 36-year-old uncle suffered a serious shoulder injury. Hannah, the son of a bankrupt businessman, fled the scene in Sandbank Street in Glasgow\u2019s Maryhill \u2013 but later called a friend to say he had been \u2018driving like a madman\u2019 and had hit someone. At the High Court in Glasgow yesterday, the father of three pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and was remanded in custody for sentence next month. The court heard Hannah\u2019s car, which he had hired a month earlier, mounted the pavement and hit the gable end of a nearby building before careering into Sophie and her companions. Prosecutor Allan Nicol said: \u2018This caused them to be thrown onto the bonnet, windscreen and roof of the vehicle before falling onto the ground. Another motorist witnessed the carnage and immediately turned back to help poor Sophie.\u2019 Witnesses saw Hannah speed into Maryhill Road, with his badly dented car being \u2018driven erratically\u2019 before he crashed into a taxi. The cab driver tailed Hannah, who eventually stopped a short distance away. Mr Nicol said: \u2018At that point, the accused was trying to pull the damaged front bumper, then he stopped and walked away before starting to run off. \u2018Both the taxi driver and his passengers noticed he was under the influence of some substance.\u2019 Paramedics took Sophie to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill, where she was found to have swelling to her brain, several fractures and broken bones. Tributes left at the scene after the crash last year.\u00a0Hannah fled scene but pleaded guilty at High Court in Glasgow yesterday . She remained in intensive care overnight, but died the following day. The court heard Sophie\u2019s friend suffered a serious leg break which will require long-term physiotherapy. Mr Nicol said: \u2018She also suffers episodes of withdrawal and angry outbursts. She is due to attend for psychiatric assessment in order to come to terms with her injuries and the loss of Sophie.\u2019 The girl\u2019s uncle also suffered a number of fractures, but was initially released from hospital two days later. However, he eventually required surgery and is likely to have \u2018long-term restriction\u2019 in movement to his right shoulder. The court heard Hannah stayed on the run for two days after Sophie\u2019s death, despite promising his partner he would hand himself in. When police finally arrested him, they found heroin hidden inside his boxer shorts. Sophie suffered catastrophic head injuries and died the following day in hospital. Her ten-year-old friend had a badly broken leg and the 36-year-old uncle suffered a serious shoulder injury . Accident investigators later concluded Hannah was solely to blame for the crash. They said he took \u2018a conscious decision\u2019 to drive while impaired and failed to stop because he knew he had taken drugs and was \u2018aware of the ramifications\u2019. Hannah also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, attempting to defeat the ends of justice and possessing heroin. He has 14 previous convictions for crimes including possessing an offensive weapon and road traffic charges and was on bail at the time, having been freed from Glasgow\u2019s Justice of the Peace Court two months before the crash. Hannah\u2019s advocate Thomas Ross said: \u2018He has asked to state publicly his apologies for those affected by this terrible tragedy.\u2019","highlights":"Christopher Hannah, 33, was high on drugs when he hit Sophie Brannan . She was walking with her friend and friend's uncle from shops in Glasgow . He lost control of hired Vauxhall Astra and mounted pavement into victims . Sophie suffered catastrophic head injuries and died in hospital next day . Hannah fled scene but pleaded guilty at High Court in Glasgow yesterday .","id":"5a53324b379e8579ead8651b6660a1ab8a4ac9cc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nChristopher Hannah, 30, admitted killing Sophie Brannan as he appeared at the Old Bailey by video link, the PA news agency reports.\nHe also pleaded guilty to driving a car that failed to stop and take any steps to avoid Ms Brannan in Croydon, south London, on November 4 last year.\nHannah, of Selhurst, Croydon, was jailed for three years when he appeared in court in October.\nProsecutor Sarah Whiteley said a statement from the victim\u2019s parents had been read in court, in which they expressed their \u201cshock and disgust\u201d at what had happened.\nShe told the court the statement said Sophie was \u201ca happy and lively child who loved life and her friends\u201d.\nMs Whiteley said Hannah was found on a street in Croydon suffering from minor injuries, including a fractured thumb and wrist, and \u201cwas taken to hospital\u201d.\nHannah was then interviewed by police, but gave a \u201cblank answer\u201d and said he \u201cdidn\u2019t know how\u201d he had caused Sophie\u2019s death, she said.\nShe said Hannah was arrested on suspicion of causing the death of Sophie under the influence of a psychoactive substance.\nShe said Sophie, who attended school in the south London borough, was on her way back home when Hannah\u2019s car came \u201churling\u201d along the road, striking her.\nMs Whiteley said: \u201cAt approximately 5pm, two other children ran into the ambulance where Sophie was being treated.\n\u201cOne of them said \u2018my sister\u2019s dead\u2019.\n\u201cThere was no need for those words. Sophie was pronounced dead.\u201d\nShe said the car did not stop and did not have anything in it that could have been used to help Sophie.\nHannah did not know the law, Ms Whiteley added, nor did he appear to realise the seriousness of the incident, which occurred when he had \u201ca long history of abusing drugs\u201d.\nJudge Mark Lucraft QC told Hannah the maximum sentence he could be given in court was 14 years.\nHe said he was considering three aggravating factors: Sophie was only 11, she was on a crossing and she was not wearing reflective clothes or carrying a torch.\nHannah was released on continuing bail to wait for the date of sentencing, which is expected to be on November 20.\nHe said: \u201cIt is right that the sentencing should take place before Christmas.\u201d\nAlmost Done!\n"}
{"article":"The devastated parents of a New Zealand man, jailed for making a joke about Buddha, have revealed the horrific conditions their son is suffering through in a Myanmar prison. Wellington-based Brian and Angela Blackwood have launch an online petition to campaign for Philip Backwood's freedom, insisting that their son and his colleagues have been unjustly convicted. They have revealed their pain they feel as they can not help their son, who is being subjected to the brutal conditions inside Yangon's notorious Insein Prison. He has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. He has been held in the jail since his arrest in December. 'He sleeps on a wooden pallet, no bedding is allowed, no mattress, no pillow,' Brian told ABC. He is only allowed to see his fianc\u00e9 Noemi Alamo and their seven-month-old daughter for an hour every fortnight. Scroll down for video . Philip Blackwood (C) is escorted by police to a court hearing in Yangon. Blackwood and his two Myanmar colleagues were sentenced  to two and a half years in jail for using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks . Two weeks ago the bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were jailed for two and a half years with hard labour by a Yangon court for using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night. However, Blackwood's hard labour penalty has been lifted as he is a foreigner. The ad posted on Facebook in December caused a stir of outrage in the former junta-ruled country, where surging Buddhist nationalism and religious violence has sparked international concern. Philip Blackwood, who worked at the VGastro bar in Yangon, was found guilty of insulting religion, after the New Zealander posted a mocked-up photo of the Buddha wearing DJ headphones on Facebook \u2014 in reference to a well-known international club brand. The three convicted men have the support of a number of human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The group have condemned the court's ruling and called for the unconditional release of Mr. Blackwood and his colleagues. 'It is ludicrous that these three men have been jailed simply for posting an image online to promote a bar,' a spokesperson for Amnesty International in South East Asia and the Pacific said. \u201cThey should be immediately and unconditionally released.\u201d According to International commission of Jurists in the Asia and Pacific, the conviction violates Mynamar's own legal standards. 'The conviction violates international standards for imprisoning people for speech (and) seems to violate Myanmar\u2019s own legal standards which require intent.' Blackwood's loved ones are fighting to help alleviate some of Blackwood's struggles during his sentence. 'He has a hole in the ground for a toilet and he has a bucket of water that he washes in, keeps himself tidy with. 'He is only given broth and rice to eat. 'I don't believe that we understand half of what he is suffering.' Mr Blackwood leaves court after being sentenced to two and half years in prison. He was found guilty of insulting Buddhism . Blackwood, the manager of VGastro Bar in Yangon, was arrested  after posting a promotional image of a psychedelic Buddha wearing headphones to the bar's Facebook page . Blackwood's parents worry for their son's physical and mental health, as he tries to withstand the heat and poor hygiene. They are particularly concerned as their son suffers from a chest condition and from asthma. The 32-year-old was arrested by Myanmar police in December, along with owner Tun Thurein, 40, and manager Htut Ko Ko Lwin, 26, after an official from Myanmar's Religious Department complained about the advertising. The bar has since been shuttered-up. The harsh conviction comes despite Mr and Mrs Blackwood's insistence that 'The judge's ruling that the three had 'intentionally plotted to insult religious belief' was not founded on any concrete evidence at all. 'Mr. Blackwood did not have legal representation when he was charged, nor did he have any interpreter to explain what was going on,' the petition reads. 'Three months later, they were found guilty, despite prosecution not having established intent on the side of the three accused.' A Buddhist monk tries to take a photo of New Zealander Philip Blackwood as he gets into a police vehicle outside the court . VGastro Bar employee Htut Ko Ko Lwin is escorted to a police vehicle after appearing in court in Yangon on Thursday. The trio could face two years in jail for breaching Myanmar's Religion Act . In emotional scenes after the verdict, family members of the two Myanmar defendants expressed shock and fury at the sentencing, with the mother of one exchanging barbs with a handful of nationalist monks waiting outside. The case has been watched closely by international observers amid fears that the Buddhist-majority country, which has seen a surge in foreign investment since it began emerging from the grip of the military in 2011, is seeing its much-lauded reforms stalling. The trio were also held responsible for protests that erupted outside the bar over the image. Judge Ye Lwin said that while Blackwood, 32, had posted an apology, he had 'intentionally plotted to insult religious belief' when he uploaded the photo. He added that although the New Zealander had admitted to posting the picture without intending to offend, it was also 'unreasonable only to blame the foreigner' when explaining the guilty verdicts for the Myanmar defendants. Htut Ko Ko Lwin's mother screamed at a group of monks taking photos with smartphones outside the court after the sentencing. The wife of bar owner Tun Thurein said she would consult her lawyer about appealing. 'They just decided everybody is guilty so I'm very shocked. This is very unfair,' Myat Nandar said. Blackwood made no comment as he was bundled into the back of a police truck through a scrum of media cameras. Myanmar has been rocked by several deadly outbreaks of religious violence in recent years, mainly targeting the Muslim minority. The bloodshed has coincided with the rising influence of hardline monks, who have advocated controversial new laws. Rights groups say these would severely curb the freedom of religious minorities and women. V Gastro bar, which opened just two weeks before the incident, swiftly deleted the offending image and posted this apology on its Facebook page . Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said Tuesday's sentences showed 'freedom of expression is under greater threat than ever' in Myanmar, which is gearing up for crucial elections later this year. 'The authorities should accept the heartfelt public apology of the three men, vacate the conviction, and order them to be released immediately and unconditionally,' he said in a statement. Blackwood's parents told Fairfax Media from their New Zealand home that they were shocked by the decision and their son would consider an appeal. 'We hoped common sense would prevail and he would be found not guilty because it was not a malicious or intentional act...' said father Brian Blackwood. The arrests come during a surge of religious nationalism in Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist country .","highlights":"Philip Blackwood sentenced to two and a half years jail with hard labour . He used a psychedelic image of Buddha which 'insulted the religion' His parents have started a petition to campaign for his freedom . Supported by Amnesty International & other Human Rights groups . Blackwood sleeps on a wooden panel with no mattress, blanket or pillow . New Zealander can only see his fiance and baby daughter once a fortnight . There are serious concerns for his physical and mental health . His colleagues Tun Thurein, 40, Htut Ko Ko Lwin, 26, were also jailed . Myanmar has been rocked by acts of religious violence in recent years . The bloodshed has seen hardline monks advocate controversial new laws .","id":"ca85b67fc04cab9c120a218d532757948d5b132c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"er's immediate release.\nAccording to the petition, Phillip Backer, who was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to three years imprisonment for his comments in a Facebook post, is being made to sit on a brick slab with no chair 24 hours a day with no mattress and no blankets. The prison is said to be infested with cockroaches, and the petition adds that Backer is suffering from scabies, dysentery and depression, and has been denied medical attention.\nWhile the Blackwood family has appealed to New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and the Myanmar government to intervene in Backer's case, his parents have now revealed the horrific conditions that their son is suffering in. They told Stuff.co.nz that their son's incarceration was now his punishment for his own mistake, but he deserved better and did not deserve the hell he is now enduring.\n\"My son didn't realise he was doing something wrong when he wrote what he wrote,\" Angela Blackwood told Stuff.co.nz. \"He wrote because he was shocked. He didn't realise, but his action could have ended someone's life. He didn't realise that he was breaking the law, but he has done his time now.\"\n\"The thing that hurts the most is we're not there to help him. He needs us to help him, we are his parents,\" she added.\nBacker is now \"inconsolable\" and the Blackwood family has launched the Facebook page Free Phillip Backer to bring light to his plight and to gain international attention. They are also trying to raise funds to help Phillip meet his basic living needs and are hoping that Phillip's case can be raised with the United Nations for possible assistance.\n,\" he added. \"People have to know we are trying to find a way to release him, and hopefully someone will come forward.\"\nThe New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who has previously been vocal about the deteriorating situation in Burma, last week said that he had taken the appeal to the Myanmar government regarding Backer's sentence. The appeal was in response to a request made by the New Zealand Embassy in Myanmar and the Wellington Foreign Affairs and Trade office, according to the petition.\nBacker's mother said she was disappointed with the response, and added that it was frustrating, but acknowledged that the New Zealand government had \"done as much as it can\".\nThe petition was signed more than "}
{"article":"A fortnight ago, eight-year-old Janshir Issa gingerly stepped off a plane at Heathrow, his lips blue. It wasn\u2019t the British weather that had turned them such a deathly colour: Syria \u2013 Janshir\u2019s home country \u2013 can be just as cold in early spring. Rather, it was a combination of rare heart problems that meant blood was not getting around his body properly. In fact, it was receiving little over half the oxygen it should. Ever since birth, congenital heart defects meant Janshir was being slowly starved of air, much like a climber marooned at high altitude. Scroll down for video . On the mend: Jansir with his father Omar in London after being brought to Britain for a life-saving operation . And if that wasn\u2019t enough, almost all he has ever known is war. Since Janshir was four, he and his family have had to live with the devastating conflict that has ripped Syria apart, claiming more than 200,000 lives in the process. Dodging bombs and bullets, his family first fled their Aleppo home just weeks before it was blown to bits by President Assad\u2019s jets. Then they took refuge in a village near the Turkish border, only for it to become the focus of fierce fighting. Like thousands of other children, Janshir has spent time in a tented refugee camp too. Unsurprisingly, his health suffered \u2013 and his family frequently feared he would die. But today, thanks to a British charity which brought him here for a life-saving operation, Janshir looks like a different boy. In fact, just days after undergoing surgery at The Harley Street Clinic in London, he appears remarkably healthy. Like any impatient eight-year-old, he grabs a mobile phone from his father Omar \u2013 with whom he shares an unmistakable likeness \u2013 to show him how it really works. His eyes are bright \u2013 and his lips are pink. \u2018Janshir is a walking miracle,\u2019 says Emma Scanlan, chief executive of Chain of Hope, which brings children to Britain for heart surgery and conducts operating missions abroad. Devastation: A man walks with children in Jansir's home town of Aleppo after it was hit by bombs last year . \u2018Most children in the UK with his condition, called Tetralogy of Fallot, would be treated on the NHS soon after birth. But he has been walking around with this for eight years, been bombed, and had to flee.\u2019 Curling up on his father\u2019s lap, shy Janshir simply says he is \u2018happy\u2019 to be recovering after his operation. It involved patching up a huge hole in his heart, widening a crucial vessel taking blood out of the heart, and correcting a narrow valve. The operation, performed without charge by consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Martin Kostolny, means his heart now pumps more efficiently. And thanks to the hole being closed, de-oxygenated \u2018blue\u2019 blood will no longer be mixed with fresh blood. Without it, Mr Kostolny says, Janshir\u2019s life would have been \u2018severely limited\u2019. He would have got progressively weaker and would probably have died in early adulthood. Instead, he should now have \u2018a fairly normal future\u2019 and could even be up and playing football within weeks. \u2018Children, in general, recover amazingly quickly after heart surgery,\u2019 says Mr Kostolny. Mr Issa, a physics teacher, holds his son tight. \u2018It was a race against time to get him here,\u2019 he says. Aged three, Janshir was flown to France to be fitted with a stent to widen a heart opening, but the family knew that was a temporary fix. As daily life became more difficult, Janshir\u2019s health went slowly downhill. By summer 2012, things had got so bad that Mr Issa decided to move the family out of Aleppo. \u2018We fled with nothing except our clothes,\u2019 says Mr Issa. The family, who are Kurds, took shelter in a village where they have roots. \u2018Leaving Aleppo was awful, but a month after we left, the apartment block where we lived was bombed. We lost everything and heard friends of ours had been killed.\u2019 But they could not escape the war. By early 2013 fighting had spread to their village near Azaz, close to the Turkish border, so they moved again \u2013 this time to a tented camp. A month later, with Janshir\u2019s fragile health getting worse, the family returned to the village, only for Mr Issa to face interrogation by Kurdish fighters from a group called the YPK. Despite being a Kurd himself, they held him captive, asked him why he had left, and whose side he was really on. Homeless: The apartment block Jansir and his family were forced to flee before it was blown to bits by President Assad\u2019s jets . \u2018I was in prison for 25 days,\u2019 he recalls. \u2018I thought that they were going to kill me. They tortured me.\u2019 All this time he could do nothing to help Janshir, who he desperately needed to take to Turkey to see a heart specialist. After being set free, he took the boy and made for the border, helped by guides. Father and son then spent months in Turkey, during which they visited a cardiologist who confirmed the extent of Janshir\u2019s problems. But nobody could help and they were forced to return to Syria. Finally, last November Mr Issa\u2019s brother Wahid, who lives in London, discovered Chain of Hope. Since being set up 20 years ago by pioneering heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, the charity has treated more than 2,000 children. Janshir and his family were in Syria when news filtered through that the operation would take place \u2013 prompting Mr Issa and his wife Awash, 31, to break down in tears. From there Janshir and his father travelled to Istanbul and caught a flight to London, accompanied by a Chain of Hope doctor as there were concerns over how Janshir would cope on the flight. The operation last Sunday went well and Janshir should soon be discharged. Mr Issa is now considering applying for asylum in the UK. At the moment, Janshir and his father are here on three-month medical visas. The charity stresses it does not get involved in immigration issues. While Janshir\u2019s heart has been fixed, what his life now holds \u2013 like countless other Syrian children \u2013 remains uncertain. To donate to the charity, visit chainofhope.org \u2013 text \u2018LINK04 \u00a35\u2019 to 70070.","highlights":"Congenital heart defects meant Jansir was being slowly starved of air . Since of age of four, he and his family had to live with devastating conflict . But now, after a life-saving operation, Jansir looks like a different boy . Chief executive of Chain of Hope charity say he is a 'walking miracle'","id":"56f569b2b06022a261cc29619c7d10d89212be5f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"hir\u2019s birthplace \u2013 was in the grip of its own bitter cold.\nThe young boy had fled with his family four years ago in an effort to escape the war raging across Syria \u2013 a war that was threatening to tear his home state apart.\nSince then, the family have been living in a cramped caravan park in Essex, which has become a \u2018second home\u2019 for the young refugee.\nWhen Syrian Janshir was finally granted leave to the country, he thought he was heading for a warm welcome. But his hopes were crushed on arrival at the airport when he was sent back to a caravan.\n\u201cThey didn\u2019t even give me a chance to unpack,\u201d he told Metro.co.uk. \u201cI was crying to go to my family.\u201d\nAs his tears ran down his face, the young boy watched as his father was placed on a plane, his hands in handcuffs, to return to the war he was trying to leave behind.\nThe distraught youngster was then escorted by two security officers to a large grey trailer where he was placed on his own.\nDespite being placed inside a trailer with access to a TV and Wi-Fi, Janshir had a sense he\u2019d be there for longer than was expected. He began to cry.\n\u201cThey wouldn\u2019t come and let me out. I wanted my family. I wanted to cry with my family.\u201d\nHe began to cry.\nWhen they did finally approach him, his pleas were dismissed.\n\u201cYou can stay there for years,\u201d he says they told him. \u201cThey told me \u2018you\u2019re going to stay there and cry until your family get back\u2019, and that\u2019s what I did.\n\u201cI felt like my dad was leaving me.\u201d\nJanshir says the UK is no longer the dream he had imagined it to be when he escaped Syria.\nHe was \u2018really excited\u2019 about moving to Britain\nBut it would be some time before the youngster was able to reunite with his father. His family was then transported to their new home: the Dale Farm site near Basildon.\n\u201cThe van stopped and the security guard opened the door and I looked up and saw the trailer, and I realised this is my new home,\u201d he explains. \u201cAnd then I got taken to my caravan, and that\u2019s where I am now.\n\u201cI really wasn\u2019t that happy at the beginning. I didn\u2019t like it.\u201d\nAnd"}
{"article":"For most boys, China would seem the ideal place to go to school. Just days after football was officially added to the national curriculum in a bid to win the World Cup, the country's air force has announced plans for Top Gun-style training for pupils as young as 14 to develop tomorrow's fighter pilots. A total of 16 senior high schools have been enlisted as 'Air Force Teenager Aviation Schools', according to the\u00a0People's Daily Online. Sky-high dreams: A team of 77 pilots aged 18 and over recently took to the skies for the first time in a five-hour flight training demonstration at one of the air force's existing junior flying schools . Aspiring face: These teenage pilots have been trained by elite from Chinese Air Force while maintaining academic studies - as the new younger recruits will be . Off you fly: Each student conducted two flights, logging around 80 minutes of time in the air . The news came as China's air force released pictures of its current intake of 18-year-old trainee pilots being taught at its junior flying school. The new 'Top Gun' schools that will give training to boys aged 14 and up will be located in 15 cities across China, including regional capitals like Wuhan and Changsha, and will be chosen based on their previous performance and the level of support they are able to get from local government. The judging body is formed by representatives from the Ministry of Education of China, the General Political Department and Air Force. All schools are regular senior high schools that offer mainstream academic courses. Cream of the crop: The students were selected from senior high schools around the country . Learn to fly: The students have to complete 18 hours' training in basic aviation theory as well as 28 hours of pre-flight study and one hour in a flight simulator . Lead the world: Officials from the Air Force said China had decided to step up its game because major powers in the world all invest heavily in training pilots from young ages . We want you: The poster of China's Teenage Aviation School programme . Special 'Aviation Experimental Classes' will be set up in these Teenage Aviation Schools, which plan to recruit 1,000 students every year. A class is usually made up by 30 to 50 students in China. This means there will be approximately 20 to 30 teen pilots classes every year. These classes are jointly managed by the schools and Air Force recruiting authorities. Male teenagers between 14 and 16 years old from all over China can apply before September 1, the start of an academic year in China. Once accepted, successful candidates will be given meal and living allowances, a rare exception for students in China. Scholarships will also be offered to the cream of the crop. These teen pilots will be taught under the programme for three years before entering the University Entrance Examination in China for a chance to further their studies in aviation universities in the country. While news about Teenager Aviation School has just been released, People's Daily Online published a gallery of a team of trained Chinese teen pilots taking to the skies. These 77 students, who are aged around 18, were selected from senior high schools around the country to receive Air Force training at junior flying schools. Start them young: The country is endeavouring to provide pilot training among young male pupils in senior high schools . Large-scale recruitment: Besides specialised air force schools, regular senior high schools are to set up experimental classes to train young pilots . In their first public flying demonstration recently, these teen pilots carried out five hours of real-equipment flight training. The training took place at a air base in Changchun, provincial capital of Jilin in northeast China. Shi Yansong, one of the teen pilots, said though their training followed a quasi military standard, he felt he still had much to learn from their commanders who were Air Force elite. Unprecedented showcase: This was the first time China had arranged real flight training for teen pilots . Ready for take-off: Shi Yansong, one of the teen pilots in the flying training, said it was his dream to become a pilot in the future . Air base: The training took place in Changchun in northeast China . 'Flying a jet feels so amazing,' said Shi, 'I must become a real pilot in the future.' As China's first batch of training pilots who maintain regular academic studies, the teenagers' flying debut is a landmark on the history of China's teenage aviation education, commented People's Daily Online. Peng Junxia, head of China's Air Force recruiting bureau, told Chinese media that the junior flying schools were established because major powers in the world all invest heavily in training pilots from young ages. In addition, China hopes such schools can raise a large number of outstanding Air Force commanders in the years to come. Big occasion: Students and trainers take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the military training demonstration . Military vs academic: Unlike regular air force members who often give up academic study for military training, these teen pilots are taught by top faculty in China .","highlights":"16 senior high schools across China have been selected to give training . 'Aviation Experimental Classes' will be set up for cultivating young pilots . Classes are set to recruit 1,000 boys between 14 and 16 years old annually . Pupils have the chance to enter air force universities upon graduation . Trainee fighter pilots at air force's existing junior flying school recently took to the skies for public demonstration of training regime .","id":"a66a2b6813dd5091d21e823f23e4c4557c29b452","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for future pilot candidates.\nAn advertisement has been posted on the Civil Air Security Authority's website by a school called Beijing Tianjin Academy of Civil Aviation Engineering, inviting young men with a passion for science and technology to apply for its high-flying classes.\nDescribed as \"a top flight education provider\" and \"a centre for elite training\", the advert claims to offer a two-year course, which costs 10,000 yuan (\u00a3950) per year. Students are required to be 19 years old by August 2009.\nThe school was established in 1996 and is located on the southwestern outskirts of the capital. It says the course will include \"aerospace theory study, professional English teaching and piloting practice\".\nThe advert adds: \"Aerospace technology is one of the most important emerging industries. As a professional pilot academy, our school will cultivate more high-quality personnel, who are the foundation of the aviation industry and the core force of civil aviation industry.\n\"With the help of our school's training and cultivation, our students will have a bright future, whether it is to fly passenger planes or fighter jets.\"\nThe application deadline is 22 December. For students who don't already have a pilot's licence, it suggests the school can help its students obtain one, and notes that flying instructors are also available for those who do already have licences.\nIt is not clear what subjects would feature in the syllabus, but it states it will teach candidates \"practical theory\" and \"practical operation\".\nThe advert does offer some clues. A course in \"air traffic management\" sounds pretty obvious. Its website also includes a list of \"advantages\" of students who study its course, including \"training and cultivation of professional pilots\" and \"being well-equipped with language proficiency\".\nIt offers free Mandarin lessons, which sounds like a big advantage if you intend to fly Chinese-built planes such as the JH 6.\nThe school is operated by the Beijing Aerospace Education Development Centre and its president, Mr Cui, is listed as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress.\n\"The establishment of the school not only improves the country's training and management level for pilots, but will also provide a foundation for the country to train high-quality pilots,\" said Mr Cui.\n\"This will help to solve China's pilot shortage.\"\nChina has not confirmed"}
{"article":"Martin Skrtel is set to become the second Liverpool player banned for stamping in the defeat to Manchester United after he was charged with violent conduct by the FA.. The Slovakia defender is alleged to have deliberately trodden on goalkeeper David de Gea towards the end of United\u2019s 2-1 win at Anfield on Sunday, leading to an angry confrontation between the two players after the final whistle. The FA were able to take action after referee Martin Atkinson confirmed that he did not see the incident, and a three-man panel unanimously agreed that it was a red card offence. Skrtel, 30, has until 6pm on Tuesday to respond to the charge. Martin Skrtel's foot lands on David de Gea's leg, with the FA to decide whether there was any intent . Skrtel avoided any punishment at the time, with Martin Atkinson blowing for full time seconds later . Liverpool could easily have lost a second player at the very end of the game when Skrtel followed through on David De Gea but Atkinson showed a consistent approach and let the game end in a deserved away win. Teammate Steven Gerrard has already been hit with a three-match ban after he was sent off for stamping on Ander Herrera just 38 seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute. It would be a further blow to Liverpool\u2019s hopes of overhauling United in the race for a top-four finish if Skrtel is suspended as well. The centre-back was pushed forward in search of an equaliser and trod on De Gea as the United goalkeeper slid in to gather the ball at his feet. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitted that the video footage did not look good in slow motion, but insisted that Skrtel was going for the ball. He said: \u2018The ball has been played through and it looks like, when it is slowed down, that he has caught him with intent. I didn\u2019t see it like that. He is trying to get the ball.\u2019 But a statement from the FA read: \u2018Martin Skrtel has been charged by the FA for violent conduct following an on-field incident which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video. \u2018In Premier League matches, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel of former elite officials will be asked by the FA to review the footage independently of each other. \u2018For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence. In this instance, the decision by the panel was unanimous.\u2019 Brendan Rodgers has defended his player's actions, claiming that Skrtel is 'not that type of player' Rodgers believes his defender landed on the Manchester United keeper accidentally as he went for the ba . Liverpool will already be missing Steven Gerrard for the next three games, after his red card on Sunday . Martin Skrtel has been charged by The FA for violent conduct following an on-field incident which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video. The charge is in relation to an incident involving the Liverpool defender and Manchester United's David de Gea which occurred in the 95th minute of Sunday's game. The player has until 6pm on 24 March 2015 to respond to the charge. In Premier League matches, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel of former elite officials will be asked by The FA to review the footage independently of each other. They will then advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time. For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence. In this instance, the decision by the panel was unanimous.","highlights":"Martin Skrtel appeared to stamp on David de Gea in final seconds . If found guilty, the 30-year-old defender could face a three-game ban . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers defends his player . Rodgers says it wasn't intentional, Skrtel was trying to play the ball . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .","id":"60083ac8f2f7235ca1e27389092c4c4f3179f448","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the end of the match at Anfield. Both players had been on the receiving end of some heavy challenges by their respective oppositions over the course of the game. The FA, as is their wont, have announced the news by their website.\nWith the FA taking so long to make a decision, the ban will take effect retrospectively and he will miss the Liverpool trip to Swansea and the Europa League visit of Atletico Madrid.\nLiverpool are not alone in their trouble this weekend.\nChelsea\u2019s Branislav Ivanovic is also set to be charged after a video review proved he had stamped on the Newcastle player when the Blues last met. The FA will also look at a tackle from the Newcastle player Fabricio Coloccini that caught Branislav in the chest. \u2018I thought it was a red card,\u2019 Roberto Di Matteo said. \u2018But I\u2019ve just seen the video. It\u2019s a yellow card. But I still think that\u2019s a red card.\u2019 \u2018I think it was a yellow card,\u2019 added his fellow ex-Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti. \u2018Maybe Ivanovic can get a red but I don\u2019t remember it as a yellow card.\u2019\n\u2018I\u2019ve watched that one, it is a yellow card.\u2019 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was pleased with how his side had performed against Liverpool, despite losing.\n\u2018A couple of players got caught with some heavy challenges,\u2019 he said. \u2018Liverpool\u2019s are quite deliberate. But we got caught with some as well, and we had to wait for the last one before getting the decision. But it was fair. They deserved to win. They were good value for it. It would have been harsh on Manchester United if Liverpool had been sent off because their performance was better than it was against Fulham. Ferguson\u2019s side have won all six of their matches since they were beaten at Old Trafford by Arsenal, and have conceded only twice. The Manchester United manager, though, is not happy with his side\u2019s efforts in the second half of the win.\n\u2018It was only 1-0 so we felt they could get a couple of chances on us, and that they might play better in the second half,\u2019 he added. \u2018We didn\u2019t deal with that too well. We had to defend and play off the ball and we did that well in the first half. The 2-0 made us more comfortable. In the first half we had the ball"}
{"article":"It still clearly rankles with Steven Naismith that injury saw him miss out on a UEFA Cup final appearance with Rangers in what now seems like another dimension, never mind seven short years ago. But the Scotland star has revealed that it\u2019s the memory of that heartbreaking episode which is spurring him on to reach this season\u2019s Europa League showpiece with Everton. Roberto Martinez\u2019s men host Dynamo Kiev tonight at Goodison Park in the first leg of their last-16 tie and the hosts are expected to progress against one of the competition\u2019s lowest-ranked sides. Steven Naismith consoles Kevin Thompson after Rangers' defeat in the 2008 UEFA Cup final . Naismith is determined to make up for that defeat, and missing the final, with Everton this season . Britain\u2019s last remaining representatives in the tournament will have their work cut out to go all the way, with the likes of Wolfsburg, Napoli, Roma and Zenit also still in contention. But Naismith is adamant they have what it takes to challenge for the club\u2019s second continental honour after the Cup Winners\u2019 Cup was claimed three decades ago - and are ready to go one step better than Rangers did in 2008 when they lost to Zenit St Petersburg in Manchester. In his first campaign at Ibrox after leaving Kilmarnock, Naismith appeared as a sub in a crucial 1-1 draw at Panathinaikos that gave Walter Smith\u2019s side an away goals victory. He was also among the replacements at Werder Bremen and in both meetings with Sporting Lisbon as the Scots kept progressing. But four days before the first semi-final with Fiorentina, he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in a last-four Scottish Cup tie with St Johnstone. Naismith, and his then manager Walter Smith, walk past the trophy in 2008 . The Everton forward (far left) trains with his team-mates ahead of their tie against Dinamo kiev . That ended Naismith\u2019s quest for European glory. He was a spectator at the final and didn\u2019t play again competitively for another nine months. \u2018I played in Greece back then and was on the bench a couple of times afterwards but then I got injured at Hampden,\u2019 recalled the 28-year-old. \u2018I missed the semi-finals and the final and I remember watching the penalty shoot-out in Florence that took us through on TV and I didn\u2019t feel 100 per cent part of it. It was a great feeling to see the team win but I hadn\u2019t travelled and it wasn\u2019 t great to feel I was missing out. \u2018This is an opportunity to make up for that. There was still a great buzz from sitting watching the final from the sidelines in Manchester. It was fantastic but it also makes me think now I\u2019d love to get that feeling again and hopefully go one better, play in the final and win it. That\u2019s what drives me on. \u2018It\u2019s not just that I never got to play back then but also that I want to experience the feeling we had around the club from getting to the final in the first place. 'This season when we\u2019ve been playing in Europe, it has crossed my mind that the experiences I had with Rangers can help me, especially at this stage in the tournament. The disappointment of seven years ago, and his failure to influence it, still haunts the Scotland striker . \u2018We had to be very resilient and well organised in 2008. Teams found it difficult to break us down and we did well to counter and create chances that way. 'We rode our luck a bit as well and I look at that and think it was great we got so far. It\u2019s something Everton can look to do now too and we\u2019ve been similar. \u2018In the group stage, things went flawlessly and we played every game perfectly. We were very solid in the last round against Young Boys as well. 'As things go on, we know it will get tougher and tougher but at this stage we feel we can go further and go as far as the final. We definitely believe that.\u2019 While many English sides have looked upon the Europa League as a distraction from domestic matters in recent seasons, that hasn\u2019t been the case at Everton. Martinez has purposely picked strong sides to keep his team\u2019s run going, rather than sacrifice participation in the competition for the sake of concentrating more on the Premier League. Naismith wants to get his hands on the trophy he came so close to with his former club Rangers . That has impacted on the club\u2019s domestic performance and they lie 14th in the top flight - but hopes remain high they can strike a balance on both fronts. Naismith added: \u2018After working so hard last season and being so close to the top four in the league, this was our reward. I don\u2019t think you can treat the Europa League as if it\u2019s not worth going 100 per cent for - and the manager has shown that in his team selections. \u2018Sometimes we have found it hard to deal with having games so close together and, with a few injuries, our squad has been a bit tight because of that. 'We\u2019ve not had many players we can rotate but full credit to the manager for keeping a strong stance in Europe. That\u2019s why we have done so well in the competition and he will want to keep doing the same.\u2019 Kiev aren\u2019t the same force they\u2019ve been in the past but Naismith still rates them and is wary of the damage they can cause on Merseyside this evening. He remains confident, however, that if Everton perform the way they can, they will keep up their challenge for silverware. \u2018Dynamo are a very good team. We\u2019ve watched them on video and we\u2019 ll continue to do so right up to the game. They don\u2019t get as much air time as many other sides and they\u2019re not seen to be as glamorous but they are dangerous with very good players. 'We will need to watch them and be at our best but we came through one of the toughest groups which included Lyon and Wolfsburg. \u2018To have done that with the quality we have, I don\u2019t think we will worry about any team. We believe in the way we play and if we are at our best, we can trouble anyone.\u2019","highlights":"Steven Naismith missed 2008 UEFA Cup final when a Rangers player . The forward wants to win the competition with Everton to make amends . Everton take on Dinamo Kiev on Thursday in competition's last 16 .","id":"0a5185a14470c6d7828da488e930365e66b93fd4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" desire to prove he has come through the other side of that personal battle that gives him a hunger for the game that won\u2019t be slaked in next summer\u2019s European Championships.\nSeven years ago, Naismith was a vital cog in Rangers\u2019 engine room as they sought to claim their third consecutive title, with the then 20-year-old being called into action in the semi-finals and then appearing for 78 minutes in the final. It wasn\u2019t meant to be as Benfica held off the Ibroxers to claim their first and only European crown and Naismith, though no-nonsense on the field, admits the disappointment of being sat on the sidelines, watching the action from the stands as his team-mates clinched a famous trophy, still bothers him to this day.\n\u201cI was in the final squad and it wasn\u2019t that I wasn\u2019t fit because I was in the squad, the gaffer said I was the best I could be and he\u2019s seen me at my best so I know I could have played a part in it,\u201d he explains. \u201cBut it was just that my game time, I was so young, but I played that first leg and had a great game but I couldn\u2019t replicate it in the final.\u201d\nIndeed, it may just have been the final that broke Naismith and saw him fall out of favour under Walter Smith. The manager dropped the forward after his display against Benfica and by the time it came to the semi-finals of the League Cup against Celtic, the then-21-year-old had fallen out of favour.\n\u201cI was young and I didn\u2019t have too much experience at the time so the gaffer decided to not start me but I was playing well and playing okay. I\u2019m sitting in my house thinking, \u2018How have I been dropped?\u2019 because the two games before that were the best games of the season,\u201d he says.\n\u201cBut I had just finished rehab and they\u2019d said I couldn\u2019t play that final week in the build-up to the semi-final.\u201d\nThere was still a sense of injustice that Naismith felt. He had been handed his first Rangers start against Hamilton earlier in the season in the Scottish Cup \u2013 and, though he was taken off at half-time, it was no consolation prize. Seven weeks later he was handed the role as sub.\n\u201cThe lads came into the dressing room after the game and said"}
{"article":"Louis van Gaal believes he retains the full backing of the Glazer family despite a difficult first year in charge of Manchester United. The next five matches will have a big bearing on whether Van Gaal's maiden season at the club will be regarded as a success or failure. United are two points inside the top four with 10 matches to go and after Sunday's game against Tottenham, they face Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Chelsea. Louis van Gaal is targeting second place in the Barclays Premier League with a late push in the run-in . The Manchester United manager believes catching local rivals Manchester City is an achievable target . Despite a run of three defeats in 23 matches, some supporters have complained about a lack of tempo, flair and width from Van Gaal's side. But, crucially, the United boss thinks he still has the support of the Glazer family, who own the club, and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. 'I have faith that I can complete my three years,' the United manager said. 'I think they are pleased with my way of managing the club.' Van Gaal proudly recalled the long list of successes to support his point at a press conference on Friday. The Dutchman reminded those present that he had won silverware in his first season at Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Ryan Giggs and Van Gaal haven't had the greatest season but are still well in with a chance of a top four spot . The 63-year-old also recalled the fact that he won the 2008-09 Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar a year after finishing 11th. 'I said I will (leave) but the (AZ) players came to my house to ask me to stay, and the board also,' he said. 'Then we were the champion.' Van Gaal accepts it will be 'very difficult' to win a trophy in his maiden year in England. United are out of the FA Cup following their quarter-final defeat to Arsenal and they are 10 points behind Chelsea, who have a match in hand. Van Gaal's sole task is bringing Champions League football back to Old Trafford. The Dutchman has not contemplated what failure would cost United. 'No. I don't think I am here to think about the financial consequences. That is Ed Woodward. I am here to manage the professional football department of Manchester United,' Van Gaal said. United are facing a difficult run following their FA Cup exit at the hands of Arsenal last Monday . Van Gaal has been criticised for his 'long ball' tactics but insists the club support his philosophy . 'I am here because of my qualities and my philosophy. That we have spoken about in our first sessions with each other, Ed Woodward and myself. After that I have spoken with the Glazers. Because of those discussions I am here now. 'I am not thinking of the consequences if we are not in the first four. It is very bad for the club. But why do we have to speak about things that are not happening yet? 'We are longer in the top four than Arsenal.' Van Gaal is likely to receive significant backing in the transfer market regardless of where United finish. Most of last year's signings continue to struggle. Angel di Maria cost \u00a359.7million but his star has faded fast after an encouraging start. British football's record signing is suspended for Sunday's match against Spurs after being sent off for tugging referee Michael Oliver's shirt in the defeat to Arsenal. The Argentinian has also had to deal with off-the-pitch problems, most notably a house move after his Cheshire mansion was targeted by burglars in February. Van Gaal insists Di Maria is happy at United and believes he will be at the club next season despite rumours of interest from abroad. Angel di Maria pleads his innocence after being booked by referee Michael Oliver in the defeat to Arsenal . Oliver shows the red card to Di Maria  after he tugged at the referees shirt following a yellow card . 'As a manager you can never say no or yes because, in the end, the player shall always decide. But I don't think he shall move,' Van Gaal said. 'Nevertheless, his incident with his wife at home, he is very pleased to be here at Manchester United. 'I think that he shall stay because his reaction after the defeat and the red card is very good. I like his attitude.' Van Gaal says his door is always open if Di Maria or any other player becomes unhappy. Van Gaal insists Di Maria will stay at Old Trafford, despite his unrest both on and off the field . 'I am always like that,' he said. 'That is part of my philosophy. A football player is not only a man who kicks the ball. Also, his environment is influencing him. I shall always be open for (that). 'I know also the commercial interests of the club and we have to respect that also because you cannot give a lot of money for the player and the next season you put him out of your selection,' Van Gaal added. 'It is also the quality of the player. Then they also have to pay the sum.'","highlights":"Louis van Gaal says Manchester United trust in his philosophy . The Dutchman has struggled in his first season in charge . But Van Gaal defended his record and insists the club will stick with him .","id":"4ff84c535edd902a8a22990909f3b010c70b8393","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as a success or not.\nUnited, who started the campaign as the favourites to win the Premier League and with an \u00a385m signing on the bench in Angel Di Maria, were 11th after a 1-0 home defeat to Southampton on Boxing Day. They are eighth after 22 matches, having lost five of their last six Premier League matches.\n\"I can't say the Glazer family are not happy about the situation, no,\" Van Gaal said on Friday ahead of Sunday's Premier League match against Swansea City, a game in which they would appear to have one hand on a vital three points. \"The Glazer family is happy. They are not happy with the results, of course, but they are behind me 100%. And that's the most important thing.\"\nVan Gaal, who was speaking in front of an international media pack after a training session at Carrington, said the Glazer family \u2013 which is based in the USA \u2013 had asked his agent, Marcel Bout to keep them informed of progress, especially after 19-year-old Di Maria joined United at the start of the month. The Argentina forward has so far made two substitute appearances.\nVan Gaal has also been linked with a \u00a350m move for Paul Pogba, another of his former players at Barcelona who is out of contract at the end of the season, and there is talk in Madrid about Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid if the Portuguese leaves this summer.\nIt would be something of an understatement to suggest Van Gaal has struggled to adapt to life at Old Trafford. He is yet to beat his former club.\n\"In my opinion,\" Van Gaal said, \"a manager who can bring an international team together is a good manager.\"\nHe said he had not spoken to Jose Mourinho or the Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, about Sunday's game. \"Of course not, why should I speak with other managers before my own match?\" Van Gaal said. \"It is no help for me to make me feel better. I have to take on my responsibility. I can take the best experiences of other teams. But you know this better than myself. If I can steal something, then why should I steal it and not tell the other ones? We all help each other.\"\nWhile United have played the same number of matches as Arsenal, who are second, they are four points adrift of the Gunners, who also have"}
{"article":"(CNN)During a conversation with a professor at an Ivy League college, a mother nudges her daughter to share how she's president of her school's \"survivors-of-bulimia\" group. Hoping to impress the Yale admissions committee, a student writes an essay about the time she was so engrossed in a discussion with a French teacher she admired that she urinated on herself instead of interrupting the teacher or leaving the room. Looking to give their child an edge, parents hire a college admissions consultant when their child is in the eighth grade and know the total tab will be roughly $50,000. How I wish I could report that those three nuggets were pure fiction, morsels from my imagination for a great storyline for a novel or television series. But sadly, they are all-too-real examples included in a provocative new book \"Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania\" by award-winning New York Times op-ed columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni. Those examples, Bruni said, should really be \"wake-up calls\" for any parents or students currently engaged in, or one day likely  to be consumed by, the \"What school will I get into?\" annual game. \"This says that we are attaching a level of importance to this that is just completely bonkers,\" Bruni said during a recent interview. Student goes 8 for 8 in Ivy League college admissions . For many families in the United States, the challenge isn't getting into the right college. It is being able to afford the school of their choice, or any school for that matter. But for many middle- and upper-income families, the college admissions process is as frenzied as ever with the belief that one school can make or break a child's future. I had to ask Bruni, whom I met during my time covering presidential politics, how exactly college admissions became so insanely intense and ridiculously competitive. We both laughed that the process was definitely not nearly as manic or as charged when we both went to college in the '80s. Bruni points to a number of factors all mixed together, creating \"this kind of perfect storm of just absolute fixation, panic, etc.\" about where kids are going to go to school, whether it's exclusive enough and whether they've \"breached the inner sanctum.\" There's the economic pessimism over the past decade, combined with a widening chasm between the haves and have-nots, he said. \"I think all of that has made parents feel anxious on behalf of their kids and has made them feel like their kids have to have anything that might be a leg up, and if an elite school is a leg up, well, then dammit, let's get them that.\" Adding to the dangerous brew, says Bruni, is the \"whole test prep and college coaching industry.\" Yes, it has become an industry, with parents and students willing to pay thousands of dollars to consultants for an extra edge. That \"industry\" didn't exist just three decades ago when Frank and I were applying. 5 ways community colleges are fixing higher education . The final piece of the puzzle are the colleges, which have essentially become businesses, marketing themselves and using their acceptance rate as a bragging right. \"So when you have colleges drumming up extra applications so that they can then claim an acceptance rate below 15%, that becomes part of the discussion that adds to the anxiety because you look at these numbers and you think, 'Oh my God, if I don't begin doing SAT prep as a freshman in high school, if I don't hire the private tutor,' \" I won't get in -- or so the thinking goes, said Bruni. But how much does where you go really determine how successful you will ultimately be? Consider the Fortune 500 and the alma maters of the heads of the 10 companies with the highest gross revenues back in the summer of 2014. There was only one Ivy League school on the list (Dartmouth), Bruni says in his book. When you look at the Fortune 500 executives in the top 30, you see Cornell, Princeton and Brown, but also the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Minnesota, he writes. The point is there isn't one exact path to the corner office, and an Ivy League degree or a degree from another prestigious private university is neither a requirement nor a guarantee. National politics is another case in point. Sure, there are presidents who hail from the Ivies (George W. Bush, Bill Clinton) but there are many who don't: Ronald Reagan went to Eureka College, a small school in Illinois, and Richard Nixon got his undergraduate degree from Whittier College in Southern California. Looking at other national politicians who either ran for or could run for president someday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Vice President Joe Biden graduated from the University of Delaware, Paul Ryan from Miami University of Ohio and John Edwards from North Carolina State University. Bruni said a big reason for writing the book was that when he surveyed the accomplished people he has known and interviewed, there didn't seem to be any \"exaggerated concentration\" of people coming from the most selective colleges. \"So the amount of importance that parents and kids seem to be attaching to the selectiveness of where they went to school did not seem to me to jibe at all with the ingredients of success as manifest in the people I've met who were successful and even more to the point content,\" he said. \"And so I felt like that contradiction really needed to be pointed out in a bold way.\" Part of what fuels the perception that the most successful among us always attend the most selective schools is what we see and read about people who've made it. For instance, take the \"30 Under 30\" list, which Forbes magazine puts out every year. Bruni writes about how back in 2013, a website called the 60second Recap noted how every time honorees attended a school like Harvard, Stanford or Princeton, it was mentioned in the profile. But if they hadn't graduated from such a school, Forbes didn't mention their alma mater. \"So why do we get the impression that so many of the world's most glittering people went to these schools? Because when they've gone to those schools, we make it part of their biography because we think it explains something. And when they haven't gone to those schools, we skip right over it because we think it's actually contradictory evidence when it may be anything but.\" One of the most poignant stories that Bruni shares in his book is the letter Matt Levin's parents wrote to him the night before he received his first college response. Levin, like many of his classmates at Cold Spring Harbor High School on Long Island, had Ivy on his mind. He hoped for admission to Yale, Princeton or Brown, and he did everything to be a standout candidate: studying with a tutor for the SATs, playing on the varsity baseball team, earning one of the highest grade point averages as a junior and volunteering for more than 100 hours of community service. The letters came, and Levin got rejected by all three. His mom and dad, in their letter, wrote, \"Your worth as a person, a student and our son is not diminished or influenced in the least by what these colleges have decided. If it does not go your way, you'll take a different route to get where you want.\" A letter to my son as he leaves for college . \"What I love about Matt Levin's parents and that story is ... they were saying, we know you've been filled with these aspirations. We may have been agents of filling you with them,\" said Bruni. \"What they were saying is this is one metric in a life with many of them. Do not turn this metric into a bludgeon that you are beating yourself up with, and that's what I think parents need to do.\" Is it possible to restore any sanity to the entire college admissions process? Bruni said what we can do is try to change the conversation and begin to also talk about the negative consequences of this push to get into the most selective school. \"If we give kids too much of an impression that the name on their diploma is going to be everything, we run the risk of also telling them that their diploma is going to do the work for them.\" Kids who feel that way often end up in therapy or completely incapable of carving out a life, he said. \"If we talk about all the things that happen, all the negative things that attend an over-concentration on getting into an elite school, then maybe we will begin to not concentrate as much on getting into elite schools.\" Bruni hopes parents and students read his book, but he especially hopes graduating seniors read it before they head off to school. Because while we spend so much time worrying about where our kids are going to get in, we spend less time on what they are going to do and explore when they get there. \"So my dream audience are kids going off to college, and kids who are going off to college ... being made to think about more than the name on their sweatshirt and being made to ponder what they're going to do with this extraordinary privilege.\" Do you think going to an elite college gives you a leg up when it comes to professional success? Share your thoughts with Kelly Wallace on Twitter or CNN Living on Facebook.","highlights":"A new book says that where you go to college does not determine who you will be . Author Frank Bruni blames the economy and colleges for increasing the stakes for admission . Of the top 10 Fortune 500 CEOs in 2014, only one went to an Ivy League school .","id":"4eafcc6de5aec49e6872cea02152b973d4ddf79d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" show that she's on top of these things, the mother asks the professor about what she does when her daughter brings home a bad test. He said she throws out the test in the trash.\n\"If the test is not A+,\" he tells the mother, \"then it is not worth keeping.\"\nThis is reality for many Americans who struggle with eating disorders.\n\"An eating disorder is a deadly mental health disorder that needs more awareness,\" said 24-year-old Anna. \"I think eating disorders are a subject that is not often talked about by medical and mental health professionals.\"\nAnna is a model from Los Angeles, who says she has struggled with an eating disorder since 2012, when she was a freshman in college. \"I remember it like it was yesterday,\" she said, recalling the first time she experienced it. \"My freshman year in college, I was having a bad week. My grades weren't that great, and I started to lose sleep because I was over-studying and I was starving myself. That's the first time I ever threw up -- it was a very sad and scary time.\n\"I really had a lot of anxiety because I knew I was not eating enough and I wasn't getting enough sleep.\"\nFor her, the road to recovery is a constant battle, and she can only go so long without relapse.\n\"You cannot take a break from it because it's very scary,\" she said. \"If you're a competitive person, or someone that tries to impress people or keep up an image of a perfect life, then you have a very tough time recovering from an eating disorder.\"\nWhile she said she has received professional help for her eating disorder, she did not go into the details of exactly how she has received that help. She did say that she was open with her therapist and psychiatrist about how the disease affects her.\nAnna also went to a treatment center where she spent a month during the summer, but she said that she couldn't follow some of the strict rules enforced at the facility. \"One of the things that I was not allowed to do was to eat and drink food at the same time. So I would have to drink a glass of water before I would eat breakfast, because I needed to give my body the water and time to digest it.\"\nFor Anna, that was too restrictive and made it impossible for her to eat anything on the days she went to the treatment"}
{"article":"Motorists will get new \u2018mini-motorways\u2019 as part of a \u00a315billion overhaul of the nation\u2019s highways. Busy A-roads will be revamped \u2013 with roundabouts and traffic lights stripped out \u2013 to cut delays and transform them into \u2018mile-a-minute expressways\u2019. Details, included in a strategy by the Highways Agency presented to Parliament, also include new slip roads to make the roads flow and banning slow moving vehicles such as tractors and bicycles. New roads:\u00a0Busy A-roads will be revamped \u2013 with roundabouts and traffic lights stripped out \u2013 to cut delays and transform them into \u2018mile-a-minute expressways\u2019 Up to 18 A-roads are likely to be transformed in the first tranche with seven more to follow. The strategy document says: \u2018Our ambition for the next 25 years is to revolutionise our roads. \u2019Our busiest A-Roads will become expressways, providing improved standards of performance, with technology to manage traffic and mile-a-minute speeds. \u2018Users of motorways know they can expect a broadly consistent standard from the whole of their road, and that this ensures they have a safe, free-moving journey.\u2019 But it notes: \u2018The same is not true of A-roads, where piecemeal upgrades have often resulted in inconsistency and substandard stretches of the road that are often less safe and a regular cause of congestion. \u2018By 2040, we want to have transformed the most important of these routes into expressways: A-roads that can be relied upon to be as well-designed as motorways and which are able to offer the same standard of journey to users.\u2019 'Vital part of the long-term economic plan': Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin (pictured) said the Government is 'investing \u00a315billion in the biggest upgrade to England\u2019s strategic roads in a generation' These will be \u2018largely or entirely dual carriageway roads\u2019 that are \u2018safe, well-built and resilient to delay. The first group of nine expressways is expected to include the A303 and A30 from the junction with the M3 in Hampshire to Exeter. The A1 north of Newcastle, which motorists have long campaigned to be made into a motorway, is another, as is the A14 from Huntingdon to Cambridgeshire. These will also link with up to 400 miles of \u2018smart motorways\u2019 where hard shoulders are used at peak times to reduce jams. A dual carriageway is planned for \u2018the entire A303 from the M3 to the M5 at Taunton\u2019, as well as building a tunnel as the road passes Stonehenge. There will also be a new bypass on the A27 at Arundel together with improvements at Worthing and Lancing in West Sussex. Also featuring will be construction of the Mottram Moor link road together with overtaking and safety improvements and duelling the A61 to improve Trans-Pennine connectivity. A range of duelling and junction improvement schemes on the A47\/A12 corridor supporting growth at Peterborough, Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft is also planned. They will be built so that \u2018traffic on the main road can pass over or under roundabouts without stopping\u2019. The strategy document seen by the Daily Mail says: \u2018An expressway will be able to provide a high-quality journey to its users. \u2018Most expressways should be able to offer mile a minute journeys throughout the day, particularly outside of urban areas.\u2019 The Highways Agency has presented the Road Investment Strategy to Parliament ahead of it being transformed on April 1 into the new private sector roads operator called Highways England. Ministers say the new government-owned company marks \u2018a step change\u2019 in how England\u2019s roads are maintained and managed and will be responsible for delivering more than \u00a315billion of investment by 2021. It will have longer-term funding to be able to plan ahead and invest in skills and equipment to speed up essential work. A Department for Transport spokesman said: \u2018The move is part of a radical package of road reform that is expected to save the taxpayer at least \u00a32.6billion over the next ten years.\u2019 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin added: \u2018Infrastructure is a vital part of this government\u2019s long term economic plan to secure a better future for this country, that is why we are investing \u00a315billion in the biggest upgrade to England\u2019s strategic roads in a generation.\u2019 \u2018The creation of Highways England will mean better value for money, improved customer satisfaction, more road capacity, improved safety and a better quality of service for millions of people who use the strategic road network every day.\u2019","highlights":"Revamp of A-roads to transform them into 'mile-a-minute expressways' Slip roads will make roads flow and slow moving vehicles will be banned . 18 A-roads likely to be transformed in first tranche, with seven more after . DfT says road reform will 'save the taxpayer \u00a32.6bn over next ten years'","id":"f07f5214fd3c6e04f578e0fc64c4daade5db988f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" improve driving conditions.\nExperts say the move will be a step change to the highway infrastructure which will improve traffic flow and lead to lower car emissions. The plans include a \u00a33billion Highways England project in the south-east to deliver a more reliable and resilient network, including the A13 between London and the Newhaven container port.\nThe A13 is often a source of congestion because its route is heavily trafficked and there are just two main roads in and out. It is being upgraded and widened, with new junctions and traffic lights removed. The work will create more room for cars and cut journey times.\nAnother big project will see one of the most congested sections of the M1 upgraded. A \u00a31.9billion scheme will upgrade the A5 corridor between Leicester and Leicestershire, with new smart motorway features to cut congestion and improve safety.\nThe upgrade will mean the removal of the traffic lights at junction 18, including a new \u2018smart junction\u2019 with active signs and sensors. Other features include:\n- 20m2 solar panel surface area on traffic gantries to generate electricity and power the monitoring equipment.\n- 3km of smart motorway on the A5, which will include hard shoulder running and hard shoulder safety refuge area to increase capacity and improve journey times.\n- Dedicated emergency refuge areas at eight locations.\nThe work is part of the \u00a315 billion government-approved road investment strategy \u2013 the \u2018Road to 2030\u2019 \u2013 which aims to double the number of four-lane motorways to 1,000km by 2030.\nOther road improvements include the \u00a33.2 billion M6 upgrade, 3,000km of resurfacing and maintenance works across the nation and \u00a350billion over 30 years to improve more than 1,000 bridges.\nThe Road to 2030 also calls for the creation of 12 test sites to help develop advanced solutions and test them in real life conditions. Highways England is looking to partner with businesses to develop new technology to improve safety and reduce congestion.\nHighways England chairman Jim O\u2019Sullivan said: \u201cWe have launched our Road to 2030, a plan to modernise the roads people use every day, helping to connect communities, grow the economy and create better opportunities for all.\n\u201cWe want to build a road network fit for the future by partnering with businesses to create a more innovative industry and better roads. We need new and emerging technology "}
{"article":"Dining in a social setting can be one of life's finest pleasures, where the wine flows as freely as the conversation. However, certain foods can leave you on a collision course with culinary faux pas where, at best, you're left feeling awkward and, at worst, said dish ends up covering you or your companions. Just ask Ed Miliband, who probably never wants to see a bacon sandwich again after photos of the Labour leader doing battle with a particularly gristly rasher were widely ridiculed. Scroll down for video . Gurning for change: Labour leader Ed Miliband was caught out by a bacon sandwich earlier this year . How not to do it: Nigel Farage, left, and Boris Johnson, right, \u00a0have both come unstuck while sampling foods on the political trail . With an election on the way and plenty of opportunities for the nation's politicians to make fools of themselves eating in public, William Hanson, a leading expert and consultant in etiquette and protocol tells FEMAIL everything you need to know about how to eat some of the trickiest foods without rendering yourself a culinary fool. William says: 'Nothing can put one off a fellow dining companion more than seeing them messily tackle what\u2019s on their plate. 'We now see politicians, TV masterchefs and competing dinner guests badly eat their victuals so perhaps now, if it is not too late, I give them (and you) my guide on how to best tuck in to some of the trickiest foods to tackle.' ASPARAGUS . If served as a first course, rather than an accompaniment vegetable, these are eaten with the hands and dipped into the hollandaise sauce. Rules of etiquette: Never double-dip asparagus...unless you have your own personal pot of sauce . Brits will eat these with the left hand (leaving the right hand free of grease, ready to shake hands or pick up a wine glass, for example); there are some cultures where eating with the left hand is not the done thing, in this case, they may eat the asparagus with the right hand. (Not many know the left-hand rule today.) You may double-dip in the sauce so long as it is your own portion. BANANA . If in doubt, go for the banana, says William: the fruit is easy to unwrap with a knife and fork . Fruit is served as part of the dessert course (dessert was traditionally the fruit course at the end of the meal, whereas today people confuse it with the sweet course). At state banquets, such as the recent one for Mexico at Buckingham Palace, fruit is still served as a palate cleanser. A banana is always the easiest fruit to pick. Cut both ends off with dessert cutlery (very sharp), slice down the skin to unwrap, and then cut off slices and eat with a fork and knife. CAVIAR . The Russians tend to consume caviar from the small pad of flesh between the thumb and the forefinger (again, on the left hand). This, however, looks beyond pretentious in a social setting and is thus best avoided. Instead, scoop a small bit on to your plate and use a thin piece of toast or a blini to consume. One-way ticket to inelegance: If corn on the cob is offered, say no...if it's served, then just chow down . CORN ON THE COB . The little prongs you often get given are naff \u2013 especially the solid silver ones (a rare instance where plastic would be preferably, but not by much). Hosts really shouldn\u2019t serve corn this way unless it\u2019s a barbecue (and a pretty feral one at that). If you get offered it, politely decline. If you get served it, with naff prongs, then pick it up and gnaw away. Everyone else will be in the same inelegant boat as you. ESCARGOT (OR SNAILS) Special clamps are often used to hold the shell in place whilst a small, two-pronged fork is held in the right hand and used to pierce and scoop the fleshy meat from within. Tricky little fellas! William insists you use a fork to tackle a langoustine and advises against sucking... LANGOUSTINE . Using a small fork upturned in the right hand, scoop out the white fleshy meat from the tail. Your left hand can be used to secure the shell as you daintily perform your excavation (a finger bowl should be provided). You may see some people pick up the animal to suckle the head \u2013 these people are to be treated with the greatest of social caution. Moules be sorry: Use empty shells as would-be tweezers to help you pluck the flesh from other mussels, says William...and always make use of the finger bowl . MUSSELS . The most elegant method is to use a fork to loosen and consume the first mollusc within, before using the empty shell to tweeze out the other mussels, discarding redundant shells on a nearby plate. A finger bowl should also be present, to the left of the setting. Dip one hand in at a time to wash away the grease. OYSTERS . A skilled high-society habitu\u00e9 will know that these are really only eaten in months containing the letter R. The upmarket way to eat is to simply tip the contents into the mouth from the shell, having loosened the contents beforehand with a fork. An oyster fork is a Victorian middle-class invention and does nothing a normal fork cannot do. If an oyster fork is set, use it. If not, just use a normal small fork. Peas release me: Scooping is a no-no, spearing is really the only way to go with the little green spheres . PEAS . Good hosts will never serve these at a formal dinner party, but if you find yourself confronted by petit pois or the like resist the urge to turn your fork over and scoop. Instead, use the tines of the fork to spear a collection and transfer to the mouth. If mashed potato has been served, or something similar, use that as a \u2018glue\u2019. Eaten, never drunk: Soup should be pushed away from the diner and then gently tipped into the mouth . SOUP WITH BREAD . Soup is always \u2018eaten\u2019, never drunk. The soup spoon is held in the right hand and scoops away from you on one side, skimming the surface. Then sip from the nearside of the spoon. Tipping the bowl away from you at the end to help you catch the last few mouthfuls is perfectly fine. If bread is served with the soup (let\u2019s hope not a slice of bread \u2013 a bit \u2018try-hard gastropub\u2019) never cut the roll. Break a bite-sized chunk off, butter if desired, and eat. It is not the done thing to divide the bread into two, slather with butter and gnaw away. Don\u2019t be caught out as an air-butterer, either \u2013 apply the butter to the roll on the plate, not in the air. SPAGHETTI . Spaghetti can be a nightmare for diners and is best avoided in formal social situations...the one golden rule with pasta is never to cut it, an act of culinary terrorism in Italy, no less, according to William (right) This is eaten with a fork alone and never cut with a knife. The idea of using a spoon as well comes from the USA but is not practised in authentic Italian homes or upmarket British ones. Spaghetti can be messy, so avoid ordering this on a date or when dining with clients. The good news is, at a formal dinner (or even a semi-formal soiree) spaghetti will not be served. When in Italy, never cut your pasta \u2013 doing so is considered an act of culinary terrorism and insult to the cook. My thanks to one of London\u2019s leading restaurants, L\u2019Atelier de Jo\u00ebl Robuchon, for their delicious food which, with the above tips, is very easy to eat. Etiquette comes first...but if you get really stuck, then just bluff your way through, says William . Dietary requirements . It is the guests\u2019 responsibility upon accepting an invitation to alert their hosts as to their dietary requirements. Experienced hosts may just wish to check with those who haven\u2019t been invited to their 'casa' before that the guest doesn\u2019t have any life-threatening allergies just to be on the safe side and to stop the impending drama that comes with a guest who suddenly says they are a vegan, rendering your osso bucco (braised veal) useless. If dining in a restaurant, staff should be well versed in what dishes are suitable for your individual needs. Funny food . Occasionally, we get served something that is so tasteless, bland or inedible that persevering is just not an option. In which case, your strategy is to eat as much of it as you can muster, push it to one side and devour everything else. Hosts should not then question you as to whether you liked it or not. If they do, reply, smiling, with \u2018I enjoyed what I had, thank you\u2019. What to do when this guide fails you . There may very well be an occasion where a food that is not on my guide is set down before you and you are flummoxed as to how best to tackle the tricky food. Your plan should be to watch what method your host, or the most learned guest, is using to eat the food and copy. Even if it is not technically correct, they will think it is and so you can bluff your way through the meal\u2026 and then get home and research the proper way to eat it so you aren\u2019t caught out again!","highlights":"Etiquette expert William Hanson explains the proper way to eat . Pick up asparagus in your fingers and use a mussel shell to eat mussels . Always scoop soup away from you and never 'air butter' your bread .","id":"c374d73ac6355a57e5e96ff552cf705f64ee8863","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" feeling hungry, and at worst you'll leave a fine meal feeling embarrassed and full of gas.\nThat's why you're here, right? Here's our handy guide for avoiding the dining etiquette do's and don'ts.\nPhoto:\n1. DON'T Drink Wine Too Cold\nSome people swear by a glass of wine that's straight from the fridge, but we're sure their parents never taught them about how to properly serve chilled wine.\nIt's important to chill your wine to an optimal temperature (40-45 degrees Fahrenheit) before serving, so that you have the proper temperature when you first start eating to help with digestion and so the flavors of the wine are not masked by the temperature.\nPhoto:\n2. DON'T Bring Your Dog\nJust like bringing your little one to a restaurant -- it's not something we condone. It's simply not fair for the pup, and the restaurant owner.\nPhoto:\n3. DON'T Split the Bill\nSure, this is just good old common sense, but we feel like this is more of a reminder to make sure the host of the night picks up the bill (for all of the reasons listed above). The last thing you want is to be scrambling for cash when your friends are trying to get home.\nPhoto:\n4. DON'T Ask the Waiter to Open the Bottle\nThis goes for any bottle of wine, but especially when you're drinking red wine. Wine isn't just meant for drinking, but also for aerating -- not by just pouring it into a glass and swigging -- but by removing some of the sediment from the bottle by opening it. Just tell the server that you'll be opening your own bottle of wine for your table, and when they're about to put it in your glass, give it a gentle swirl and ask that they serve the bottle.\nPhoto:\n5. DO Wear Gloves\nThis can be tricky if you're not one to wear gloves on the regular, but just like how you might wear a suit to a fancy dinner, we strongly recommend it when you're holding a glass of red wine. There are two reasons. First, you'll be able to enjoy the wine longer without worrying that you're touching the glass that's holding the drink. Second, you'll be able to have a better grip, and you'll be able to enjoy the"}
{"article":"He bought four houses surrounding his multi-million dollar home after discovering that a developer planned to turn one of them into a huge estate that would have 'a direct view into his bedroom'. Now, it has emerged that Mark Zuckerberg is locked in a legal battle with his backdoor neighbor, Mircea Voskerician, who sold the Facebook CEO the property in 2013 instead of fulfilling his plans. Voskerician has claimed Zuckerberg promised him entree into the Silicon Valley elite in exchange for the  house in Palo Alto, California, which the developer then sold the rights to  at a 'discount rate'. He is now suing the 30-year-old billionaire, who lives in his adjacent mansion with his wife, Priscilla Chan, based on allegations including fraud and misrepresentation. Zuckerberg denies the claims. And in new court papers,\u00a0Voskerician's realtor openly mocks the Facebook founder, who her refers to as 'just a kid.' Scroll down for video . Lawsuit: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) is locked in a legal battle with developer, Mircea Voskerician (right), who sold him the contractual rights to a property in Palo Alto, California, for $1.7million in 2013 . Next-door neighbors: In November 2012, Voskerician reportedly sent Zuckerberg a letter saying he planned to tear down the property behind his home and replace it with a 9,600sq-ft mansion. Above, the two properties . In November 2012, Voskerician reportedly sent Zuckerberg a letter saying he planned to tear down the property behind his home and replace it with a 9,600sq-ft mansion, which he would then sell. 'The real estate developer was going to build a huge house and market the property as being next door to Mark Zuckerberg,' a source told The San Jose Mercury News at the time. In the letter, Voskerician apparently told the tech executive, who is worth an estimated $33billion, that the mansion would have a direct view of his home, including his 'yard and master bedroom'. If 'Mark plans to live there long term,\u00a0he has 'one shot to ensure his privacy is where it needs to be,' the developer wrote in an email to once of Zuckerberg's people, according to\u00a0Bloomberg. However, he then made Zuckerberg an unusual offer. Deeming himself a 'good neighbor', he proposed to sell \u00a0a slice of the property at '100 per cent premium' to grant him more privacy. Two weeks later, the pair came to the agreement that Zucerkberg would buy Voskerician's contractual rights to the entire house for $1.7million, which the latter described as a 'steep discount'. Billionaire's mansion: In the letter, Voskerician apparently told the tech executive, who is worth an estimated $33billion, that the mansion would have a direct view of his home (pictured), including his 'master bedroom' Disputed properly: If 'Mark plans to live there long term, he has 'one shot to ensure his privacy is where it needs to be,' the developer  told Zuckerberg's people. Above, the property Voskerician sold the rights to . The billionaire subsequently snapped up a further three homes nearby to guarantee his privacy. In a  lawsuit, which is ongoing, Voskerician claims that Zuckerberg promised to introduce him to valuable contacts in Silicon Valley in exchange for the sale of the property, it is\u00a0reported. In an April 13, 2013, email, the developer, who lives in Palo Alto with his wife, Eva, told Zuckerberg: 'First I am happy that I could maintain your privacy by selling you the Hamilton property. 'Second, I wanted to meet and shake hands for the transaction and discuss your offering of working with you in the future as you stated you have built Facebook on connections that you have with others in Silicon Valley.' He also told Zuckerberg one of the reasons he  sold him the house, aside from privacy, was 'your offering to help me get my homes, development projects, in front of your Facebook employees'. Voskerician says that although both he and Zuckerberg agreed on the deal, nothing was put into writing. However, the Facebook founder's lawyers have strongly denied the claims. Email exchanges suggest that Zuckerberg and his inner circle had no intention of helping Voskerician in anything other than a 'light' way. But the developer's lawyer has disputed this. Unless both parties reach a deal, the case will go to trial. If Voskerician wins, he may be awarded back the property, situated in Hamilton Avenue in the once-ordinary California area. Couple: After paying Voskerician $1.7million for the rights to the property, Zuckerberg reportedly bought the lot from its owners for a total of $4.8million. Above, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, in November . In emails, Makan described Voskerician's offer to maintain Zuckerberg's privacy on his conditions as an 'obscene proposal', while the CEO's wife  said it made her 'sad and angry'. Over several months, Voskerician allegedly kept sending emails to Zuckerg's team, prompting them to worry that he could cause problems from 'either a security or PR standpoint'. In an email, Zuckerberg's assistant, Andrea Besmehn, reportedly told the firm's head of executive protection that the billionaire 'does remember saying that he would help this guy in a \"light\" way.' After paying Voskerician $1.7million for the rights to the disputed property in 2013, Zuckerberg reportedly bought the lot from its owners for a total of $4.8million. Voskerician claims his interest in the property was worth far more than $1.7million, saying the discount was based on the prestigious contacts Zuckeberg had allegedly promised him. Makan's firm later bought  three other homes surrounding Zuckerberg's house - which is less than a 10-minute drive away from Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park - to secure his privacy. The houses in Palo Alto, situated 35 miles south of San Francisco and 14 miles north of San Jose, were reportedly snapped up for $10.5million, $14million, and $14.5million. In addition to claims of fraud and misrpresentation, the lawsuit also accuses Zuckerberg of breach of contract. Voskerician's and Zuckerberg's lawyers declined to comment on the article.","highlights":"Mark Zuckerberg locked in legal battle with developer\u00a0Mircea Voskerician . In 2012, Voskerician declared his intention to turn one of the houses surrounding the Facebook CEO's California home into massive estate . He told Zuckerberg it would have 'a direct view into his master bedroom' and the billionaire then bought rights to the property for $1.7m, a 'discount rate' In return for sale, developer says he was promised Silicon Valley contacts which\u00a0Zuckerberg denies as he is accused of fraud and breaching a contract . In new court documents, the Facebook founder is referred to as 'just a kid' by\u00a0Voskerician's realtor .","id":"c837036c2e83c7f604f703d1ed02ec4d6ac7799d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" legal battle with a neighbour who has accused the Facebook founder of using underhand tactics to try to destroy his privacy.\nZuckerberg is locked in a legal battle with the neighbour who has accused him of using underhand tactics to try to destroy his privacy\nHis latest legal tussle comes two years after he was sued by another man, who accused him of using underhand tactics to try to destroy his privacy.\nMark Andressen claims Zuckerberg had hired an architect to build him a two-storey extension at his property in Palo Alto, California, after buying a house next door to his own multi-million dollar home, according to the San Jose Mercury News.\nMr Andressen told the newspaper that he had found a note in his garage which read: 'The architect says your house is too close to mine.'\nThe note claimed that because the homes were so close to each other it would be impossible for Zuckerberg to renovate his house without making Mr Andressen's property appear out of proportion.\nIn May 2011, Mr Andressen, 60, told the paper: 'If I had known there was going to be a mansion next door it would have been $75million less for Mark Zuckerberg.\n'That\u2019s the whole reason I bought my house next door to him. Because it\u2019s a one-of-a-kind house.'\nMr Zuckerberg bought four houses surrounding his multi-million dollar home after discovering that a developer planned to turn one of them into a huge estate that would have 'a direct view into his bedroom'. Pictured, The 33-year-old's house in Palo Alto\nThe Facebook chief responded to Mr Andressen's claims by telling reporters on Tuesday that it would have been 'ridiculous' for him to attempt to build a bigger house to match his own.\nHe added that Mr Andressen had taken a look at his own garage in August and realised the architect was not going to build the garage any bigger than the two-car garage his neighbour currently had.\nIt is not the first time that Zuckerberg has been involved in a legal dispute related to his house.\nIn 2014, a man named Charles Komanoff sued the Facebook founder for $10million over alleged noise and light pollution.\nZuckerberg responded by hiring a team of architects and experts to conduct a four-month evaluation of the noise at his home, according to The New York Post.\nThe paper said that Zuckerberg's"}
{"article":"Nigel Farage yesterday accused anti-Ukip protesters of chasing his terrified family out of a country pub \u2013 and branded them \u2018scum\u2019. He said his two daughters ran away in fear after being targeted by an 80-strong fancy dress \u2018mob\u2019 who described themselves as \u2018migrants, HIV activists, gay people, disabled people and breastfeeding mums\u2019. The bizarre protest featured several women and men clutching dolls to their chests in an apparent reference to the Ukip leader\u2019s comments that nursing mothers should \u2018sit in the corner\u2019. Scroll down for videos . Nigel Farage has branded anti-Ukip protesters 'scum' after they stormed a pub where he was having a family lunch and 'chased his car down the road' The party leader was dining with his wife and two younger children at the Queen's Head in Downe, Kent, when the incident took place.\u00a0He claimed his two youngest children were so scared by the protesters that they ran away and hid . Mr Farage said his daughters, Victoria, 15, and ten-year-old Isabelle were missing for a short time yesterday afternoon before the police returned them to the family home. After hounding him out of the Queen\u2019s Head in Downe, Kent, protesters surrounded his car, kicking it and jumping on his bonnet as his wife, Kirsten, tried to drive him away. The Ukip leader later told the Mail: \u2018We were having a pleasant Sunday and then suddenly the mob descended. There was various screaming, shouting and intimidation. \u2018My children ran away and hid. The landlord called the police who came quickly and later brought them back to my home. They also attacked my car as my wife drove me off.\u2019 He added: \u2018I\u2019m used to this \u2013 it happens every day. But I am utterly appalled by these disgusting people for bringing my family into it. It was an unpleasant ordeal for them.These people are scum.\u2019 The protest\u2019s organisers denied Mr Farage\u2019s children were scared and ran away. Pictures posted on Twitter as Mrs Farage tried to drive off showed a woman lying on the car bonnet as others banged the roof and windows. Neighbour Sheila Jenkins, 76, said she heard \u2018chanting\u2019 outside her house and looked out of the window to see demonstrators in fancy dress. Demonstrators had previously descended on the George & Dragon, where Mr Farage has previously been pictured having a drink, before realising he was in the other pub nearby . The group was in fancy dress and included migrants, HIV activists, gay people, disabled people and breastfeeding mothers . She said: \u2018There were lots of them and I saw a big placard saying \u201cUkip not in my backyard\u201d. There was a man dressed as an Arab, with big dark glasses and a turban, and one with a big beard in a blonde lady\u2019s wig. I don\u2019t know what they were trying to prove.\u2019 Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said he stepped out to see what the commotion was. \u2018They were singing \u201cWe are family\u201d and then I saw someone trying to stop a car getting through,\u2019 he said. \u2018Someone kicked the back of the car as it went past. I think they went a bit too far.\u2019 Photos taken in the pub showed demonstrators apparently holding a \u2018Muslim call to prayer\u2019 and organising \u2018Polish language lessons\u2019. Protester Chris Baugh, assistant general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, boasted on Twitter: \u2018I just chased Farage from his local, few others with us & very funny. Solidarity.\u2019 Customer James Beer, owner of a web design company, tweeted: \u2018Just saw Nigel Farage being hounded out of a pub I was in by fancy dressed protesters harassing him and kicking his car in. Priceless.\u2019 Staff at the Queen's Head refused to comment on the episode, while the George & Dragon said protesters had initially claimed they were there for a birthday party . The party leader was dining with his wife and two younger children at the Queen's Head in Downe, Kent, when the incident took place. He is pictured at the pub last June . But many were shocked, even those who oppose Ukip. Kevin Maguire, a left-wing columnist, tweeted: \u2018No fan of Ukip and also no fan of hounding people out of pubs, frightening kids and jumping on cars.\u2019 Dan Glass, another of the protest leaders, denied Mr Farage\u2019s children had been scared off, saying: \u2018He was sitting on his own and left on his own. We didn\u2019t see any kids.\u2019 The organisers later released a statement attributed to \u2018photographer\u2019 Mike Kear. It said: \u2018As some protesters and the press entered the rear of the pub, I saw a blonde haired woman leaving with two children. At no time were any children seen to be scared or running away. Could this be that Farage is manipulating the truth for his own ends?\u2019 Ukip is understood to have requested taxpayer-funded security for Mr Farage during the election campaign amid fears that he is regularly being targeted by protesters.","highlights":"Party leader was with wife and two children at Queen's Head in Downe . The pub was stormed by a group in fancy dress which included migrants, HIV activists, gay people, disabled people and breastfeeding mothers . They are said to have gone into the Queen's Head, chased the Farages out and then jumped on the Ukip leader's car bonnet as he drove away . He said two youngest children so scared by the protesters they ran away .","id":"e01d19cae4a2766bc1506f8cacf53583e47b123e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" mob.\nMr Farage, who claimed he had been intimidated for years, said police did not intervene at the incident in Wiltshire. He said he was threatened with \u2018violent abuse\u2019 by the protesters who accused him of lying about immigration.\nThe mob surrounded his car outside the Red Lion in Cricklade yesterday morning, screaming: \u2018Go home, scum\u2019. The Brexit leader said: \u2018We were chased out of a pub. It is the first time I have been chased out of a pub.\u2019\nMr Farage was with his daughters Lily and Grace at the pub in the village, near Cricklade, Wiltshire.\nHe said: \u2018I got out to talk to a photographer and my daughters were screaming, \u2018Get in the car\u2019. My daughters had never seen the way people behave, never mind my kids. They were all cowering on the floor behind the table.\u2019\nThe protest happened just a day after a 40-year-old man was stabbed to death in Basingstoke, Hampshire.\nA Foreign Office spokesman said: \u2018The UK has close links with the Republic of Ireland. We will continue to seek to work constructively with the Irish Government to progress the negotiations.\u2019 The spokesman added that the UK was ready to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, and to \u2018protect\u2019 the rights of Irish nationals living in the UK.\nLabour yesterday revealed that its candidate to become MP for the constituency of the murdered councillor is a long-time sympathiser of the far-right UK Independence Party.\nThe party was plunged into further crisis after it confirmed that Paul Nuttall\u2019s campaign to take John Hemming\u2019s Birmingham Hodge Hill seat in May will be run by its former vice-chair, Steve Uncles.\nMr Uncles said he has \u2018never felt the desire to be an elected politician\u2019 when asked about his lack of experience in the run-up to his selection by Labour\u2019s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC).\nHe said: \u2018As a man of my age I am not that bothered about being an MP and to be honest I don\u2019t really see it as an attractive career. It is only a job and one I don\u2019t feel the need to do. I am not looking for something to pay my bills, but for something with purpose in it that means something to me.\u2019\nThe MP told The Mail on Sunday: \u2018I"}
{"article":"With its dramatic coastline and verdant hills, Ireland\u2019s County Cork has long been a magnet for celebrities wanting a break from the limelight. American-born Irish dancer Michael Flatley has a home there, as does London-born Hollywood star Angela Lansbury, actor Jeremy Irons and film producer Lord Puttnam. Even the hard-drinking Oliver Reed used to retreat to the area for the occasional break from hellraising. But probably the most famous star to find a hideaway in County Cork is the queen of Hollywood romance, Maureen O\u2019Hara, who has owned a spellbinding property on the coast for more than 45 years. Spellbinding: Maureen O'Hara's house nestles in the stunning coastal scenery in County Cork, Ireland . The movie legend, 94, has taken the painful decision to put the home, called Lugdine Park, on the market . Now, at the age of 94, the movie legend has taken the painful decision to put the home, called Lugdine Park, on the market and live full-time in the States. She told The Mail on Sunday: \u2018I have so many wonderful memories over these many years at Lugdine, and now it\u2019s time to pass her on to another lucky family who will cherish her as much as I have.\u2019 Once considered the world\u2019s most beautiful woman, Dublin-born O\u2019Hara is relocating to Idaho to live with her daughter Bronwyn. Lugdine Park, which was built in 1935, boasts five bedrooms, 35 acres of land and two private islands. It has wildly romantic views of the Atlantic Ocean and looks down on the harbour of the village of Glengarriff. It also has a guest cottage, outdoor changing rooms and WCs, and a private bathing beach. \u2018I have the most wonderful neighbours a person can hope for in Glengarriff,\u2019 she said. \u2018We\u2019ve been together for so long and love each other as old friends. Everybody has always been very respectful of my privacy if I want it, but I can\u2019t wait to see everyone whenever I arrive. \u2018Of course, I always get a chuckle when \u201clost\u201d tourists happen to stumble upon my house in need of directions back to the village. \u2018They always have their cameras with them ready to snap.\u2019 Lugdine Park, which was built in 1935, boasts five bedrooms, 35 acres of land and two private islands . O'Hara made five movies with John Wayne, including Wings of Eagles (pictured) O\u2019Hara\u2019s big break came when she auditioned for a movie role in London, after she had studied at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Oscar-winning actor Charles Laughton happened upon her screen test and was captivated by her expressive eyes. He recommended her for the lead role in Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s British-made 1939 film Jamaica Inn. O\u2019Hara \u2013 who was born FitzSimons but changed her name to O\u2019Hara as it was shorter \u2013 received rave reviews for her debut role, despite the fact that the film was a commercial flop. It paved her way to Hollywood, where, with her alluring mix of red hair, refulgent green eyes and fiercely passionate attitude, she earned the title the \u2018Queen of Technicolor\u2019. She starred in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, How Green Was My Valley, The Black Swan, Sinbad The Sailor and Miracle On 34th Street. She also made five movies with John Wayne, including The Quiet Man, in which Wayne played an Irish-born American returning to his homeland. She has been married three times, having her daughter with her second husband, the film director William Houston-Price. One place that has been a constant for her over the past half-century is her vast home in West Cork. She has a unbreakable connection to the people in the small community of Glengarriff and has been the honorary vice president of Glengarriff Golf Club, participating in and promoting tournaments, bringing thousands to the area and putting the small fishing village on the map. There has been many a famous visitor to her home too. \u2018Ed Koch was a beloved Mayor of New York City and friend who did visit me at Lugdine,\u2019 she said. \u2018We had a wonderful time in our cosy village and he delighted everyone with his wonderful wit. He spent every morning gazing out the window at that magnificent bay, sipping his coffee. Price: \u20ac2.095million (approx \u00a31.52million) Location: Glengarriff, Co Cork . Bedrooms: Five . Unique features: Home of Hollywood legend Maureen O'Hara, two private islands and private beach, 35 acres of land . \u2018He said it was the perfect view to accompany his perfect cup of coffee. Everyone who visited, famous or not, always said it took their breath away, they loved the serenity of it.\u2019 When asked for any advice for the next owners of her home, she said: \u2018Greet everyone you meet with a smile and friendly hand and they\u2019ll wrap their loving arms around you. It\u2019s a lovely, lovely village filled with wonderful people who are so proud of this magical piece of heaven.\u2019","highlights":"Maureen O'Hara, 94, is selling her spellbinding property in County Cork . Movie legend's five-bedroom property has stunning views of the Atlantic . Majestic property has 35 acres of land and boasts two private islands . O'Hara made five movies with John Wayne, including The Quiet Man .","id":"40dc820fde3aba2e8a41a51cb5d6c6443d29523a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Lansbury. As does actor Liam Neeson.\nAnd its rugged coast is a perfect setting for the murder-mystery TV series \u201cRiverdale.\u201d\n\u201cRiverdale\u201d \u2014 which airs in 190 countries and ranks as one of the top shows on Netflix \u2014 stars Kieran Culkin as Archie Andrews, a teenager who is both a student and a star athlete in the American town of Riverdale. In the show, he\u2019s been trying to come to terms with the mysterious killing of his beloved schoolmate, the blonde, popular girl-next-door and fellow cheerleader Veronica Lodge.\nIt\u2019s the fourth season of the teen-drama and Culkin\u2019s Archie has settled into being a full-time high-schooler and is even thinking about going to college in the big city, although he hasn\u2019t yet decided where.\nWhile the real-life Archie Andrews didn\u2019t quite make it to university, he did settle down and get married. Culkin is married to actress Ellen Page, and last year the couple announced their divorce.\nCulkin didn\u2019t actually go to Ireland to shoot \u201cRiverdale.\u201d He lives in London, but the series does film at the same Cork studio where \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d was once shot.\nCulkin spoke with VOA's June Soh in October at the opening night of \"Riverdale\" in Ireland.\n\u201cIt\u2019s really just a beautiful, beautiful setting,\" he said. \"The studio itself is about an hour outside of Cork city, so it\u2019s a very remote part of Ireland. And the fact that it rains constantly in Ireland makes it really conducive to feeling like you\u2019re in Britain. And that has definitely been a blessing for me.\u201d\n'Riverdale' has global appeal\n\u201cRiverdale,\u201d which centers on a murder in the small town of Riverdale, has global appeal.\nThe latest season kicked off in October in 20 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.\nAnd while the first three seasons of \u201cRiverdale\u201d were filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada, the producers have said season four has taken on an Irish flavor.\nThe first two episodes of the latest season feature music from the Irish band Kodaline, while the entire season is being filmed at Ireland\u2019s Ardmore Studios in Dublin.\nBut while the scenery is lovely \u2014 it\u2019s not all fun and games for Cul"}
{"article":"(CNN)\"This is going to be a test for Serena Williams. We're going to find out what she's made of. How mentally tough she really is.\" Those were the words of tennis analyst Mary Joe Fernandez in 2001, early into Serena Williams' decider with Kim Clijsters in the final of one of tennis' most prestigious tournaments. The match was being televised on one of the biggest sports networks in the world, ESPN. The then 17-year-old Clijsters had just held to love amid vociferous cheers and -- in a breach of tennis etiquette -- a large portion of the fans on center court at the event now known as the BNP Paribas Open roared approvingly when Williams struck a double fault to begin the next game. Despite Williams growing up about 130 miles away in a suburb of Los Angeles, while Clijsters hailed from Belgium, there was clearly no home-court advantage. Williams' father, Richard, and older sister, Venus, were booed as they made their way to their seats prior to the finale, with Richard claiming in USA Today he was the victim of racial abuse. Venus Williams, meanwhile, said in a press conference at her next tournament she \"heard whatever he heard.\" It was Richard Williams who shaped his daughters into grand slam winners from a humble background, bereft of the type of money used to help manufacture many a champion. \"One guy said, 'I wish it was '75, we'd skin you alive,'\" Richard Williams told USA Today. \"I had trouble holding back tears. I think Indian Wells disgraced America.\" Charlie Pasarell, then the tournament director, said in the same story that he didn't discount Richard Williams was racially abused. CNN.com did not hear back from Pasarell when it put in an interview request for him and Clijsters declined an interview request. The fans' reaction apparently stemmed from the sisters' semifinal -- or lack of it. Venus Williams pulled out a mere minutes prior to the start, citing a knee injury. Whispers of Richard Williams pre-determining the outcome grew, no doubt aided by the comments of Elena Dementieva. After Venus Williams beat Dementieva in the quarterfinals, the Russian said the sisters' father would \"decide\" who won. Serena Williams, who was 19 back then, ultimately passed the 'test' that day against Clijsters, judging by the result: A three-set win. Serena Williams has certainly, too, shown her mental toughness over the years, adding 18 grand slam singles titles to the one she won prior to 2001. But what transpired tarnished the tournament, the sport and hurt one of tennis' all-time greats to such an extent that she stayed away from Indian Wells. Until now. Serena Williams plays her first match in Indian Wells in 14 years on Friday, saying she was \"following her heart\" in deciding to return. In the years that have passed since 2001, Williams went from teen to young adult to veteran, all the while collecting major titles elsewhere. \"It has been difficult for me to forget spending hours crying in the Indian Wells locker room after winning in 2001, driving back to Los Angeles feeling as if I had lost the biggest game ever -- not a mere tennis game but a bigger fight for equality,\" Serena Williams told Time.com in February. \"Emotionally it seemed easier to stay away. \"There are some who say I should never go back. There are others who say I should've returned years ago. I understand both perspectives very well and wrestled with them for a long time. \"I'm just following my heart on this one.\" Raymond Moore, a former owner of the tournament and now its chief executive, was \"elated\" to have Serena Williams back in the field. \"In the past, the things that happened, there were no winners,\" Moore told CNN.com. \"I think it was a terrible incident. Regrettable from all sides. Now, Serena has been able to change that. We're grateful, excited and happy and we're going to welcome her with open arms. \"In terms of her reception, I would like her to be here feeling that her decision was received with the greatest and warmest reception possible.\" But Serena Williams will be the lone Grand Slam winner in her family attending. Serena speaks about nerves before 1st match back at Indian Wells . Even with the best efforts of the tournament -- now owned by billionaire Larry Ellison -- Venus Williams is continuing her boycott, as is Richard Williams, according to Moore. The siblings' mom, Oracene Price, will be alongside Serena Williams, though, added Moore. Serena Williams told reporters in Indian Wells on Thursday that her father, mother and Venus Williams gave her their blessing when she contemplated coming back to Indian Wells. \"We wanted to get Venus,\" said Moore. \"In fact we'd like to welcome the whole family. But Venus I think is not quite in the same place as Serena is. And so we've not been successful in enticing her to enter or take a wild card. \"But Oracene is coming and so are some other family members.\" Serena Williams scoffed at suggestions that the sisters' match in Indian Wells -- or any other between them -- was fixed. \"Throughout my whole career, integrity has been everything to me,\" she told Time. \"It is also everything and more to Venus. The false allegations that our matches were fixed hurt, cut and ripped into us deeply. \"The under-current of racism was painful, confusing and unfair. In a game I loved with all my heart, at one of my most cherished tournaments, I suddenly felt unwelcome, alone and afraid.\" Reflecting on the incident, Bart McGuire, the chief executive of the women's tour in 2001, said Venus Williams had been suffering from a genuine injury and that the notion that Richard Williams dictated the outcome of matches between his daughters was off the mark. But he admitted things could have been handled better. Venus Williams, for example, might have explained her withdrawal to fans on court and then signed autographs, he said, citing the example of last year's World Tour Finals. Roger Federer withdrew from the final in London -- but not before he addressed fans and signed autographs. What happened in the final between Serena Williams and Clijsters was awful, said McGuire. \"I thought it was horrible,\" he told CNN.com. \"I thought it was very tough on the players. \"By that time I'd known enough to know that Venus had been significantly injured and that it was not a set-up of any kind. I thought it was unfair to Serena and Kim.\" Serena Williams is twice a champion at the tournament and winning this year would be \"fantastic,\" said Moore. But even if not, he added: \"I think it's a wonderful ending in closing an ugly chapter. We're just looking forward, we're not looking backward.\"","highlights":"Serena Williams makes her return to Indian Wells on Friday . She hasn't played at the tournament since 2001 . Her dad said he was racially abused at the tournament in 2001 . Venus Williams still has not returned to the California event .","id":"a50425d6ca191e2184f8e6d3cc926bb5fed5c40a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" just days before Williams came within a hair of losing in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament. At the Australian Open, this was all talk, no show. She won her first four matches and her quarterfinal match with Monica Seles was stopped for bad weather. Read MoreA look back at history-making moments at the Australian Open\nA year later, though, she did come back to beat 17-year-old Maria Sharapova -- then only the second Russian woman to reach the quarterfinal of a Grand Slam event. It took her four years to reach the 2003 final, and she did it with perhaps her most impressive achievement. That year, she came into the Open on a 37-match winning streak that lasted for a record six straight Grand Slams. Read MoreSerena Williams on motherhood: 'I want to be remembered for my tennis, for winning'\nIt's Serena's record seven -- all the more impressive, given she was in the midst of what would be a 50-week, 36-match winning streak that year and, as many players said, was running on fumes in 2002.But it's also the fact that, despite the fact that Williams is a five-time Open champion and one of the greatest players ever, she's only won four U.S. Opens and has lost six final appearances (including one when she was sidelined with injury) and been the loser in a U.S. Open final four times. Read More'Serena's comeback story: From the hospital bed to victory in the Open final'\nThe U.S. Open is the hardest slam for her -- at 31, the oldest of the four Grand Slam events, it puts the most wear and tear on a player. But, for that very reason, the U.S. Open -- the only major tournament still played on a hard court -- seems tailor-made for her to add another -- or perhaps even her fifth -- Open crown to her name. But it has also been her most problematic event in recent years. Read MoreSerena Williams wins US Open, the first Black woman to repeat the feat\nIt was when she was ranked number one in the world in 2002 and 2003 that she first arrived in New York. The first time was a crash-and-burn experience, one that resulted in an ankle injury that ended her chances of winning the event."}
{"article":"(CNN)Once again the global community waits to see if the United States and its partners can really halt Iran's quest for nuclear power through a verifiable accord or if Tehran is trying to buy more time for a clandestine nuclear weapons program it is suspected of having. True, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has consistently denied it seeks anything more than nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. But Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's repeated claims in public forums that \"We do not have nuclear weapons, and we do not intend to produce them,\" have failed to convince the United States, European Union and Israel. Suspicion is well-warranted.  Iran reluctantly disclosed to the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA \u2014 only after U.S.-led detection \u2014 its clandestine enrichment of uranium at an underground facility near Qum, testing of bridge wires to explode the detonators of atom bombs at the Parchin military facility near Tehran, and development of an advanced multipoint trigger system for nuclear warheads. Even the IAEA director noted on March 2 that the agency still could not \"provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran and therefore to conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.\" As a result, the chief ayatollah's words seem more intended for defusing the international storm rather than changing domestic policy. Moreover, Khamenei has made it amply clear to Iran's citizens in the text of an infographic on his website, also reproduced by the state-controlled news media, that \"Iran must not cease or slow down\" but should \"continue nuclear research, expansion, and progress.\" He has threatened as well, repeatedly, that Iran will unleash a \"crushing response\" against any nation with which it clashes, making his stated intent to continue nuclear activities more ominous. However, economically strapped and internationally isolated, Iran's citizens are putting pronounced pressure on President Hassan Rouhani and Khamenei. A November 2014 Gallup Poll indicates 70% of Iranians hope their leaders will accept an agreement. They expect the country's economy will jump-start through reduction or elimination of sanctions. So Iranian politicians and clerics, even those on the National Security and Foreign Policy Parliamentary Committee, have gradually begun acknowledging that sooner or later \"some sort of a result [i.e., nuclear deal]\" will have to be accepted by Tehran. Ordinary Iranians' desire to reach a pact with the West is understandable. Iran's economy ranks only 32nd  in the world, according to data from the World Bank, despite its vast energy resources and well-educated public. Consequently its people's prosperity has fallen to a lowly 107th among the world's societies, according to the Legatum Institute. Plunging oil prices have recently added to domestic woes, with that country facing deeper deficit in revenues much needed for development projects. Iranian leaders realize their regime remains vulnerable not only to externally imposed sanctions, but more so to internally generated widespread discontent, which erupted and was violently repressed in 2009. Regime preservation has multiple facets, however. It's not just about keeping citizens fiscally happy. Nuclear weapons work well in deterring external adversaries. Processing such technology generates much pride at home, too. Fifty-six percent of Iranians responded favorably to its continued development when polled in January. Consequently there will be countervailing internal pressure on Iran's leaders to withstand fully meeting obligations under the Nonproliferation Treaty, irrespective of whether a deal is reached, even if the socioeconomic cost to their citizens and fever-pitch global consternation continue to rise. But Iran's leaders also know full well that agreeing to a pact that lifts most or all sanctions will boost the economy and thereby generate additional resources to enhance the regime's popularity at home and influence abroad. This central goal of Iran's presence at the negotiating table was made crystal clear during the Supreme Leader's Nav Roz, or New Year, public address on March 21: \"Removal of sanctions is part of the subject of negotiations, not of the results ... removal of sanctions should occur without any deal when an agreement is reached.\" \"We can see a path forward here to get to an agreement ... [and] very much believe we can get this done by [the deadline of] March 31,\" stressed a senior State Department official traveling with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Lausanne on March 25. Negotiators have even added three more months to resolve the technical details of the overall agreement. Diplomacy may, as the Obama administration has stressed repeatedly, indeed be the most efficient and least dangerous way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Certainly neither the American nor the European publics want another drawn-out war in the Middle East. But as the United States and other world powers work fervently toward clinching the long-awaited nuclear agreement with the Islamic republic, it is important for Western negotiators and politicians to bear two central considerations in mind: (1) Irrespective of mechanisms written into the deal, will verification actually be possible on the ground to ensure Iran both limits and becomes fully transparent about its nuclear program? (2) Would the world collectively or the United States independently be able to enforce punitive actions, such as re-establishing sanctions, if Iran fails to comply fully and in a timely manner? Iran's President continues to suggest that his country seeks a \"win-win deal which would serve the interests of all the parties,\" as does his negotiating team. But many Western and Middle Eastern leaders fear the United States and its allies will not be able to truly enforce nuclear limits upon Iran through any treaty. Certainly not only many Asian and African nations, but even two of the superpowers, Russia and China, see little if any threat from Tehran and would much prefer to reopen large-scale trade with Iranians than argue about atomic fission. Last November, Russia even entered into an agreement to build at least two nuclear reactors in Iran. Once sanctions are lifted, multinational corporations will likely invest heavily in Iran and resist having to pull out subsequently. Not surprisingly, influential hard-line Iranian leaders including Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, who heads Iran's judiciary, trumpet: \"Our country and our negotiating officials ... are the real winners in these talks.\" Four years ago Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared: \"The day after Iran's first nuclear test is a normal day ... but for some of us there will be a new sparkle in our eyes.\" Even if a deal is done, will Iran gamble that with the exception of the United States and Israel, nations can come to live with it eventually reaching the threshold of nuclear breakout or wielding nuclear weapons?","highlights":"Authors: Iran's people want a deal in hopes of a better economy . They say Iran's leaders recognize that having a nuclear program can elevate its international clout .","id":"fa1a65db1127880f704ff189754e1123d164ba7f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nThe big test comes next Monday, when Iran and the P5+1 -- China, France, Russia, Britain and the U.S. plus Germany -- are expected to resume talks on a six-month agreement that world powers would like to see finalized before a November 24 deadline set by U.S. sanctions.\nIt is not that simple.\nThe United States and its partners believe they have negotiated a good deal, and they are not anxious to compromise their leverage, including the possibility of reimposing sanctions.\nThey may be tempted to offer more carrots, such as easing sanctions, but any easing would come with a strong \"snap back\" provision that allows the U.S. Congress to re-impose sanctions if Iran cheats on the deal.\nA final agreement would have to be approved by the U.N. Security Council, which has supported sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions.\nBut the P5+1 do not know for sure if the council would vote to end the sanctions -- which Iran desperately needs to help rebuild its economy -- in exchange for a deal that keeps its nuclear program intact.\nSo, Iran is taking its time, as it has from the start. It can make the nuclear issue a dragout battle, and by the time the international pressure to agree to a nuclear deal finally wears down the West, the deadline to avoid more sanctions will have long passed. Iran knows this, and its negotiators are playing for time.\nThe negotiators have been able to stall long enough for the U.S. presidential campaign to begin in earnest, and with Donald Trump as its probable winner, it could be a long winter in Tehran.\nTrump campaigned to halt the Obama administration's nuclear accord with Iran, and his Iran policy is likely to follow the \"maximum pressure\" strategy devised by his campaign.\nAnd Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, facing growing domestic pressure to stand up to the U.S., will be loath to give in, at least temporarily.\nA political victory by Rouhani will be crucial to his own re-election prospects next year. So even after the deal is signed, he will have to make sure he can still sell it to his people in Tehran as a victory.\nHis supporters have already made it clear that he will be held accountable, if he capitulates.\nThe president might want to stay around in 2021 for the sake of history, but he might not if"}
{"article":"A garage owner who helped to smuggle \u00a337 million worth of heroin into the country in a specially adapted X-type Jaguar has been jailed. A quarter of a ton of the drug had been hidden in a series of secret compartments inside the battered old car - which had no ignition or electrics and couldn't be driven - as it arrived at the port of Felixstowe on a container ship from Pakistan. Attique Sami, 44, was the third member of a drug smuggling crime gang to be jailed over the plot when he received a sentence of 19 years yesterday. A garage owner who helped to smuggle \u00a337 million worth of heroin into the country in a specially adapted X-type Jaguar has been jailed . Scans revealed that a quarter of a ton of the drug had been hidden in a series of secret compartments inside the battered old car - which had no ignition or electrics and couldn't be driven - as it arrived at the port of Felixstowe on a container ship from Pakistan . Heroin was concealed in the bumpers, wheel arches, dashboard, central console, spare wheel compartment, engine and rear seating of the vehicle. Paperwork with the vehicle made out it had been shipped to the UK to be repaired. But investigators were able to find the drugs after the Jaguar was scanned with X-ray equipment, and its secret cargo was revealed. Attique Sami, 44, was the third member of a drug smuggling crime gang to be jailed over the plot when he received a sentence of 19 years yesterday . Sami of Ilford was found guilty of conspiring to import and supply heroin following a trial at Luton Crown Court. His conviction follows the sentencing of two other men, Noman Qureshi, 32, from Bradford, and Israr Khan, 35, from Luton, in October last year. They were sentenced to 21 and 18 years respectively. The smugglers did not realise they were already under surveillance by a crack team from the National crime Agency soon after the container ship arrived at the port in Suffolk in December 2013 . On the evening of Friday 6 December 2013, Qureshi drove from his home in Bradford, picked up Khan in Luton, and drove to a hotel in Ilford. Sami arrived in his Porsche 911 to meet with them to discuss where to unload the heroin from the car. The Jaguar, which had been shipped to the UK from Pakistan, was driven on the back of a low-loader to an address in Dagenham during the early hours of 7 December . Qureshi and Khan met it, but shortly after left the scene. They were arrested later that morning in Luton. The Jaguar was seized and examined by specialist Border Force search officers. They recovered 316 separate packages of heroin totalling 230 kilos. If cut and sold the drugs would have had a likely potential street value of \u00a337.2 million. Sami was arrested in February 2014. NCA investigators linked him to a phone that had regularly been used to contact Qureshi prior to the heroin importation. The Class A drug was packed into the boot (pictured), dashboard, central console and spare wheel compartment. Even the car's engine had been removed to make room for the lucrative haul . Black packages of heroin appear to be concealed inside the back seats, removed by police . Paperwork with the vehicle made out it had been shipped to the UK to be repaired. But investigators were able to find the drugs after the Jaguar was scanned with X-ray equipment, and its secret cargo was revealed . Jailed: Noman Qureshi of Bradford, West Yorkshire (right), was jailed for 21 years and Israr Khan of Luton, Bedfordshire (left) was given an 18-year sentence. Police said they were part of an international crime group . National Crime Agency Branch Commander David Norris said: 'Sami played a crucial part in this conspiracy - his role would have been to recover the drugs concealed within the car. 'This group had international contacts and planned to import hundreds of kilos of high-purity heroin to the UK in what was a quite remarkable smuggling attempt. 'The car in which the drugs were hidden had virtually every spare bit of space filled with heroin. 'But they were unaware their moves were being monitored by NCA investigators, who prevented them from putting these harmful drugs on the streets.'","highlights":"Attique Sami was third member of drug smuggling crime gang to be jailed . Heroin was concealed in the bumpers, wheel arches, dashboard, central console, spare wheel compartment, engine and rear seating of the vehicle . The battered old car had no ignition or electrics and couldn't be driven . Paperwork with the vehicle said it had been shipped to UK to be repaired . Jaguar was scanned with X-ray equipment, and secret cargo was revealed .","id":"a39c333757fe8791f00b999d9d1102e9c50e139d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Jag \u2013 and in the boot.\nA car dealer with a string of dodgy deals on the side who masterminded the plot was jailed for 11 years. A third, a drug dealer who collected the money, was locked up for nine years, and a fourth, a Nigerian, got five years. All four lived in Bolton.\nA Manchester man who admitted he acted as middle man in the plot was caged for seven years.\nThe four plotters \u2013 some of whom were convicted of drug smuggling themselves in the past \u2013 were brought to justice after a year long investigation. It is understood the plot was hatched in Nigeria.\nA 41-year-old who lived in the country was originally charged in a British court with smuggling the drugs. However, because of the strength of evidence against him \u2013 including police witnesses who admitted they were told to drop charges against him because \u201che was a Nigerian\u201d \u2013 the man was later deported, meaning that the case could be brought before the courts.\nThe investigation started in February last year when a man, known only as \u201cA\u201d, was stopped for a minor offence near Bolton. He then led police on a high speed chase in the city. The car was pulled over and police recovered the drugs in the boot and hidden compartments.\nPolice then raided two more X-Types, one belonging to \u201cB\u201d, a car dealer who was arrested and charged with possession of the drugs. The other belonged to \u201cC\u201d who had bought one of the Jaguars from \u201cA\u201d.\nB was arrested for a third time in August after police were tipped off that he was selling the car to a new buyer, who was tracked down and subsequently arrested.\nThe man who allegedly bought the cars said that he knew they had been imported illegally.\nThe investigation became increasingly complicated as the plotters tried to get rid of the drugs without the aid of the original supplier.\nOfficers discovered that the two Jaguars, along with a Land Rover Discovery, which was used to move the drugs, were stolen from a car dealer in Bolton.\nWhen the car was recovered it was found to be fitted with a system which allowed the car to be remotely activated with a hand held device so that it could be driven away. This was allegedly used by the gang to move the X-Types when the original driver couldn\u2019t.\nAs a result, the Land Rover was found with the same secret compartments as the Jaguar. The X-Type"}
{"article":"(CNN)In Washington, we are seeing the re-emergence this year of a phenomenon that many Americans were afraid had gone extinct: real live no-joke bipartisanship. Heavyweights from both parties are attending the March 26 Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform. The event is co-produced by Gingrich Productions (on the right) and by my project, #cut50 -- an initiative that aims to safely halve the number of people behind bars within 10 years. Attorney General Eric Holder will be speaking. So will Newt Gingrich, the Republican former House speaker. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, will be there. So will Democratic strategist and CNN commentator Donna Brazile, a co-host of the summit. Republican power players like former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, will address the gathering by video. So will President Obama. Progressives like myself will rub shoulders with representatives from Koch Industries. Everyone keeps asking me, \"How is this possible?\" I have five words for you: \"Liberty and justice for all.\" The ever-expanding incarceration industry has begun to violate some of the deepest and most sacred principles of BOTH major political parties. Therefore, conservatives, libertarians and liberals have their own objective interests in reform -- and their own values-based incentives to make real changes. For example, the right takes very seriously the concept of \"liberty.\" Conservatives and libertarians want to defend the rights of every individual to pursue his or her dreams. They favor limited government. They hate massive, failed, bloated government bureaucracies that suck up more and more money and get more and more power, no matter how badly they perform. In America today, we have 5% of the world's population -- but we have nearly 25% of the world's incarcerated people. Nearly 1 in 100 American adults is behind bars. One out of every four people locked up anywhere in the world is caged in America's prisons and jails. And most people come out more damaged, more hopeless and less able to thrive than when they went in. (So much for \"corrections\"!) That's the opposite of limited government -- and liberty. On the other hand, progressives like me care passionately about the \"justice for all\" part -- including racial justice and social justice. We are incensed by a system that locks up the poor and racial minorities in numbers that are massive -- and massively disproportionate. We oppose a system that forever tars people as \"felons,\"  deemed permanently unfit for employment or the right to vote, possibly because of one mistake, early in life. When any system violates the principles of both \"liberty\" AND \"justice,\" Americans of all stripes should stand together to change it. That is exactly what is starting to happen. This year, we are seeing the birth of an honest-to-goodness \"Liberty and Justice for All\" coalition. Still struggling to believe me? I was on \"Anderson Cooper 360\" on Monday night to discuss the movement for criminal justice reform. Here is a quote: . \"A lot of kids I grew up with, grammar school, middle school, high school, were in prison. They were the poor kids and they had drug addictions. They had drug problems, they didn't have any money, they got caught, and they got caught in the poverty cycle, and they are at the bottom of society and they can't get out of it. ... People with drug problems, people who have mental illnesses, they probably shouldn't be in the criminal justice system. And people who make mistakes, let's not write them off forever, let's give them a chance to reintegrate and reenter society.\" There is just one catch: I'm not the one who said that. That is a direct quote from Mark Holden, senior vice president of Koch Industries. On practically every other issue, the Koch brothers and I are still fierce opponents. I doubt if we will ever agree on tax policy, campaign finance reform, environmental rules or the Keystone Pipeline, to name a few. But on criminal justice reform, it's different. Mark speaks eloquently about the way the criminal justice system violates the Bill of Rights and criminalizes behaviors that should not result in prison terms. And he is not alone, on the right. Fiscal conservatives decry the money wasted on a system that is too expensive and produces poor results. That's one reason that red-state governors, like Georgia's Nathan Deal, have acted boldly. Leaders with roots on the religious right, including summit co-host Pat Nolan, insist on the Christian value of redemption and second chances for those behind bars. Our values may not always be identical, but they can find common expression in fixing this broken prison system. Progressives and conservatives don't have to trust each other -- or even like each other -- to vote together on this issue. Usually, \"bipartisanship\" is just another word for cheap, political gamesmanship. It is too often invoked by one side, simply to gain advantage and to cloak a more narrow set of interests. But on criminal justice reform, something different is happening. Criminal justice reform is the one place where many Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians actually agree -- and are willing to work together to get something done. Over the last 30 years, both parties helped lead us down the path to mass incarceration. It will take both political parties to reverse course. Perhaps the March 26 Bipartisan Summit will represent the first major bend in the road back toward sanity.","highlights":"Van Jones: America locks up far too many of its citizens, and there's a bipartisan effort to change that . He says President Obama, the Koch brothers, Newt Gingrich, Cory Booker and others agree on it .","id":"b4adfbb8c0cb95eb4a91a04af7d80acf744f38f3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" White House summit on college costs, the first since 2006.\nIn the Senate, the Bipartisan Budget Act passed late last year over loud Republican criticism (and with almost no Democratic opposition) has been largely accepted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Last week, the 115th Congress was joined for the first time ever \u2014 by a vote of 83 \u2014 in raising the debt ceiling.\nAnd that\u2019s just for starters. Other items currently getting traction in both parties:\n1. $1 trillion tax cut\nHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) have both come out in support of the $1 trillion tax cut plan that President Donald Trump has proposed \u2014 even though Ryan had said, as recently as last December, that the size of the tax cut would be too high. Ryan has also said that a border adjustment tax \u2014 which could be used to fund some or all of the tax cut \u2014 could work in the House Republican plan to overhaul the tax code, but will not work in the Senate.\n2. The opioid crisis\nRepublican Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), who chairs the Finance Committee, said in a CNN op-ed Wednesday that he\u2019s working with the president to address the opioid crisis. And after months of silence, the White House has finally announced a $1 billion anti-opioid funding plan \u2014 but Senate Democrats have demanded more specifics about how the administration will spend that money.\nTrump is also reportedly considering ways to get at pharmaceutical companies that contribute to the crisis. The industry spends \u201cno capital, no payroll, no sales \u2014 except in the United States, by far \u2014 and yet they are taking drugs all over the world,\u201d Hatch told CNN this week.\n\u201cThis is something that can be addressed quickly,\u201d Trump told a group of governors this week, saying he planned to ask Congress for at least $1 billion to fight the problem in his budget proposal.\n3. Guns\nHouse Republicans have finally agreed on a gun policy proposal, and they\u2019ve scheduled a floor vote on the bill for Wednesday.\nThe 42-page package of bills would allow the National Rifle Association and the Department of Justice to work more closely together \u2014 including requiring both to use more discretion in how they handle background checks. It also would provide $450 million in grants for mental health treatment \u2014 a major priority of gun control"}
{"article":"There seemed to be a medal on every uniform \u2013 be it military or school. Three Victoria Crosses, four George Crosses, 1,650 gallantry decorations and tens of thousands of campaign medals were awarded during Britain\u2019s 13-year action in Afghanistan. Yesterday, as the country gathered to honour that campaign at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral, several children were wearing the medals of fathers who never returned from the war against the Taliban. Scroll down for video . Gallant: Prince Philip, 93, guides the Queen down the steps of St Paul's Cathedral after Friday's service . It was the Queen who led the nation\u2019s tribute, supported by the 93-year-old Duke of Edinburgh (literally so when it came to negotiating the steps of St Paul\u2019s). In pride of place behind her were the holders of another decoration. The Elizabeth Cross is the medal no one wants. Yet no decoration, surely, is worn with greater pride. Devised by the sovereign at the height of the Afghan conflict in 2009, it is a silver brooch presented to the next of kin of every member of the Armed Forces killed in the line of duty \u2013 and there were 453 of those in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the families of every single one had been invited to join the Queen at St Paul\u2019s. Historians and politicians will still be debating the merits of the Afghan project years from now. But the bravery and determination of those called upon to serve there has never been in question. Hence the decision to recognise their collective efforts with a formal act of worship and a parade through the City of London. Entitled \u2018A Service of Commemoration, Reflection and Remembrance\u2019 (\u2018thanksgiving\u2019 might have been triumphal), this was a state occasion of the highest order. All the senior members of the Royal Family \u2013 including Afghan veteran Prince Harry \u2013 and all the Service chiefs were present, along with the three main party leaders plus representatives of our Nato allies and all the main faiths. For dad: Charlton Taylor, five, son of Royal Marine Michael Taylor who was killed in Afghanistan in June 2010 . Remembered: Charlton (left) wore the medals awarded to his father (right) who was just 30 when he died . Past prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were also present. They had front row seats in the South Transept, flanked by senior Forces personnel rather than grieving families. In the run-up to this service some had questioned the presence of the leaders who took Britain into this conflict. There would, of course, have been louder criticism had the two men stayed away. Even so, great delicacy was required. At the close, the ex-PMs were out of a side door and off the premises before the royal chauffeurs had even started their engines. By far the largest section of the 2,600-strong congregation \u2013 more numerous, even, than the veterans themselves \u2013 were the bereaved. For each holder of the Elizabeth Cross had been granted two invitations \u2013 and quite right, too. There were some desperately poignant sights; a schoolboy with Dad\u2019s medals sitting alongside Mum, in black, with her Elizabeth Cross on her lapel and tissues clasped tightly in her hand; a middle-aged couple blinking back tears; a young mother, dressed in black, dashing for the door with a small, screaming boy in her arms during the opening prayers. It\u2019s rare to see a toddler at a state occasion. Presumably, the little chap was there to honour a gallant father or uncle. Touching moment: Prince Charles with Forces families at the reception at the Guildhall after the service . I hope they were both allowed back in. Because this was a magnificent service, a finely judged blend of tradition, innovation, stirring but non-martial music and audience participation. Among half a dozen worshippers chosen to read the prayers of intercession were a senior RAF officer, former Corporal Sarah Bushbye MC, who won her Military Cross dashing through a maelstrom of gunfire to treat four wounded soldiers, and Kerry Ashworth, mother of Lance Corporal James Ashworth of the Grenadier Guards. He won a posthumous VC for his attack on Taliban positions in 2012. \u2018For peacemakers and peacekeepers who seek to keep this world secure and free, may God give peace,\u2019 declared Mrs Ashworth faultlessly, her son\u2019s VC pinned alongside her EC. Seats were left empty at the service as family members of the 453 who died chose not to attend. Relatives travelled to London to watch the service on a screen outside St Paul\u2019s Cathedral \u2013 even though more than 40 seats were left unoccupied inside. Graham Knight, whose son Sergeant Ben Knight, 25, was killed in an explosion in 2006, was one who declined the invitation. Mr Knight, from John O\u2019 Groats, said: \u2018It is more of a public relations exercise, with the good and the great at the front and all the relatives at the back. We don\u2019t need to go to a service like that to remember our son, we remember him every day.\u2019 Around 20 bereaved family members and veterans were either unwell or unable to travel at the last minute and did not attend the service. Another 15 to 20 bereaved family members and veterans unexpectedly did not turn up. A Ministry of Defence source said: \u2018It\u2019s understandable that on such an emotional day for so many people there were some who felt they couldn\u2019t attend today\u2019s service.\u2019 After a lesson from Prime Minister David Cameron (\u2018Blessed are the peacemakers\u2026\u2019), the Bishop of London shared his readings with 13-year-old Tyler Barrow from Hampshire. Tyler still remembers the day in 2007 when his father, Captain Gary Barrow of the King\u2019s Royal Hussars, was so badly wounded he had to be evacuated back to Britain. But Captain Barrow made a full recovery and went on to complete a further two tours of duty. It was hard to tell who was proudest of whom when I met them yesterday. \u2018I\u2019m more nervous than he is,\u2019 Captain Barrow admitted before the service. In another emotionally charged moment, the Bastion Cross was carried the full length of the cathedral in a procession of its own. Originally knocked together from old shell cases at Camp Bastion, this brass crucifix became a shrine for troops in the field. Yesterday, before the Head of the Armed Forces herself, it was formally rededicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev Justin Welby. The Archbishop based his short sermon on the words of the prophet, Jeremiah: \u2018Great is your faithfulness.\u2019 Thanking all the troops, he also lauded the vast support network behind them. \u2018I\u2019m told that each wounded person was supported by up to 80 others by the time they got home.\u2019 And he had stirring words for the home front. \u2018We also thank those of you who stayed behind, who let your loved ones go; you who worried for their safety each day, took your phone to your bedside each night. Great is your faithfulness.\u2019 Departing to Bach\u2019s Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, the Queen was introduced to another cross-section of those whose lives were turned upside down by this conflict. Corporal Matthew Webb of the Royal Marines is now a triple amputee. Sally Thorneloe lost her husband, Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe of the Welsh Guards, the most senior officer killed in the conflict. Yesterday, she was accompanied by her daughters, Hannah, nine, and Sophie, seven, who presented flowers to the Queen. Respects: The Queen  receives flowers from sisters Sophie (right) and Hannah Thorneloe (second right), whose father Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe was the most senior officer to be killed in Afghanistan . In front of the cathedral, the parade was forming up. Detachments from all the Services marched the short distance to a Guildhall reception while an RAF flypast \u2013 including that great Afghan warhorse, the Chinook \u2013 flew overhead. Thousands of onlookers, many of them City workers, had turned out to clap them all. I am glad to report that I neither saw nor heard a single protester, just lots of polite, heartfelt applause. Some of the loudest was for those bringing up the rear \u2013 the families. For many, the last experience of something like this was the raw agony of the homecoming parade at Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire. Yesterday should leave them with a sunnier memory. \u2018No tears today. That was beautiful and we are smiling,\u2019 said Elizabeth Daniels of Hyde, Lancashire, beneath a glorious lime green hat. She was here to remember her beloved brother, Corporal Harvey Holmes, and to support her mother Beverley Mayall. Parents-to-be: Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge also attended the moving service . At Guildhall I met Brenda Wilson and her daughter Rachel Stanley, 27. Her Elizabeth Cross pinned proudly to her coat, Brenda had bumped into some old comrades of her son, Corporal Jack Stanley of the Queen\u2019s Royal Hussars, who died on Easter Sunday 2012. \u2018I cannot fault anything about today. It\u2019s been wonderful,\u2019 she said. \u2018Coming here, you realise you\u2019re not on your own. You\u2019re part of an enormous family.\u2019 It may be a family that has known great pain. But yesterday will undoubtedly have left it stronger. As peek-a-boo Ed nods off... his two predecessors sneak out the back door . Tony and Gordon Brown attended the service but left out of a back entrance of St Paul\u2019s to avoid coming face to face with the families of those who died in Afghanistan. Mr Blair, the prime minister who took Britain to war, and his successor left several minutes before the other guests, escorted by bodyguards to separate BMW saloons. Relatives had reacted with fury last week when told Mr Blair and Mr Brown would be among the congregation, with one saying Mr Blair has \u2018got blood on his hands\u2019. A spokesman for Mr Blair said he had to leave quickly to fly to an economic conference in Egypt. Out of line: Ed Miliband seems to duck down as he stands with Prime Minister David Cameron and Nick Clegg . Feeling tired? Mr Miliband rubs his eyes, cups his head in his hand and then appears to drop off . Quick exit: Former prime ministers Gordon Brown (left) and Tony Blair at Friday's commemoration .","highlights":"Country gathered to honour Afghanistan campaign at St Paul's Cathedral . Queen led the nation's tribute, supported by her husband, Prince Philip . All the senior members of the Royal Family and political leaders attended . Several children were wearing medals of fathers who never returned .","id":"2c069812224aa35be4621021bb8d2a7594c3cbb1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"year engagement with the Second World War.\nAs part of the UK\u2019s national commemorations of the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the Imperial War Museum (IWM) has now given its military medal collection a home for public display.\nIn London\u2019s South Bank, a gallery is being created in the iconic former Bankside Power Station to hold 350 military and civilian medals awarded to members of the armed forces, police, fire, ambulance and coast guard services, the Territorials, civil defence and others during Britain\u2019s time at war.\nOver in Duxford, the site of the Imperial War Museum\u2019s East Anglian Air Museum, a collection of Second World War medals has been lent for inclusion in the museum\u2019s current exhibition, \u2018War Heroes of the RAF.\u2019\nThe Imperial War Museum (IWM) opened its doors in 1920 after the Imperial War Graves Commission decided that all of its exhibits had to be housed in one place. It had already collected some of the war dead in an album which included signatures from soldiers that survived.\nIWM\u2019s collection grew as the conflict went on, and it also bought the private collection of medals of Lord Dudley Davis, an MP who had served in the Boer War. This collection was officially launched by HM The Queen in 1936.\nToday, IWM\u2019s collection represents the story of 8 million people who served in the Second World War, including over 6,200 medal groups belonging to those killed and over 3 million who earned medals but did not die.\nThe IWM medal collection comprises over 45,000 medals, ribbons and badges. It is believed to be the world\u2019s largest collection of military medals with some coming with their original \u2018wound badges\u2019 or \u2018scar badges\u2019 which were worn on uniforms by soldiers in the days before the introduction of universal arm bands.\nMore than 50,000 medals, ribbons and badges were lent to the IWM\u2019s \u2018War Heroes of the RAF\u2019 exhibition with many from the Imperial War Graves Commission, the Victoria Crosses Association, the Victoria Cross Trust and other private owners.\nIn addition, thousands of medals were given to IWM directly. One of the rarest is a 10th Hussars Volunteer Corps Badge made from melted-down medals. The medals used were from the battle of Waterloo when the British army was routed and 3,000 men were killed in one minute.\nMed"}
{"article":"Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is promising an exciting summer of recruitment at Selhurst Park after the club effectively guaranteed their Premier League survival with a comeback victory at Stoke City. Palace are now 11 points clear of the drop zone and Pardew can think about building for next season, buoyed by the new Sky Sports TV deal and a possible takeover from American businessman Josh Harris. Recruitment is now uppermost in Pardew\u2019s mind and he revealed: \u2018We are getting calls regarding players from Inter Milan and Benfica because they are our market now. Alan Pardew's Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Stoke 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium . Pardew (left) congratulates wing wizard Yannick Bolasie at full-time after Palace's impressive victory . Wilfried Zaha has scored in his last two games against QPR and Stoke, the first time he\u2019s netted consecutively since October 2012 in his first spell with Palace . \u2018Palace now come into the same group as everybody below the likes of Everton, Tottenham and Liverpool, and the most important thing is to try to trade well. \u2018It\u2019s important to preserve your Premier League status early. If you leave it late, it is very difficult to get players. You don\u2019t want other teams putting packages together and working on players before you can. \u2018We are pretty secure in approaching clubs and players now as a Premier League side for next season and that\u2019s what we will do. We have the finance to do what we say we are going to do. So it does give us a slight advantage.\u2019 One player who will remain is reborn winger Wilfried Zaha who scored the winner at The Britannia for his first back-to-back goals since 2012. In February, Wilfried Zaha (right) was sad, but according to Alan Pardew he is now playing with a smile . Zaha signed for Manchester United after Palace's promotion, but his career nosedived at Old Trafford . Zaha\u2019s career nosedived after a \u00a315million move to Manchester United went sour and he has gone from being capped by England to not even making the Under 21 squad. He was ordered to smile more and sulk less by Pardew last week and celebrated his goal at Stoke by playfully sticking out his tongue. \u2018He looked a sad player when I arrived (from Newcastle in January),\u2019 said Pardew. \u2018You are never going to play your best football when you're sad and sometimes good management is not about tactics but inspiring players. He was down in the dumps for whatever reason. \u2018Young players need that exuberance, particularly with the way he plays. And smiling and being happy is part of that exuberance.\u2019 Nonetheless, 22-year-old Zaha doesn\u2019t plan on transforming himself into a cartoon clown. \u2018I do smile when I need to!,\u2019 he stressed. Crystal Palace players celebrate with Glenn Murray after he scored a penalty to draw Palace level . Stoke manager Mark Hughes was distraught with two key decisions by referee Andre Marriner . \u2018When it is time to be serious, I\u2019m serious. When it is time to play around I will play around. \u2018We\u2019ve got the points we\u2019ve needed to now so we can play without pressure and enjoy the rest of the season.\u2019 There wasn\u2019t much hilarity from beaten Stoke manager Mark Hughes who felt his side were robbed by two key decisions from referee Andre Marriner after taking a 14th-minute lead from Mame Diouf. Hughes has joined West Brom manager Tony Pulis in saying technology should be brought in immediately to stop the wrong decisions being made. The Stoke boss was furious that Mr Marriner awarded Palace a penalty when Asmir Begovic and Yannick Bolasie collided and Glenn Murray levelled from the spot. And after Zaha had put Palace ahead, the official waved away a strong appeal for handball against Palace defender Joel Ward. Hughes believes that Palace defender Joel Ward (right) was guilty of handball in the penalty area . Hughes slammed the standard of refereeing in the Premier League this season . Hughes said: \u2018It was clear to everybody that he has thrown his body, his arms to stop the ball going goalwards. It was a shot on target, he was not close to the ball, he was about five yards away so it was a clear penalty. \u2018I don\u2019t think the standard of refereeing this year has been as good as it needs to be. They need a little bit of help and I\u2019m an advocate of TV replays. \u2018I think it is quite simple. If a big decision is made, he needs to ask the question: is there any reason why I should not give a penalty, or why I should not give a goal. Within 10 or 15 seconds they can give the referee an answer and there will be more correct decisions. They need to be given that option because at the moment they need a lot more help. \u2018I think we have reached a tipping point. Before there were debates one way or the other but now I think it needs to come in.\u2019","highlights":"Crystal Palace came from a goal behind to beat Stoke 2-1 on Saturday . Palace are now 11 points clear of the drop zone in the Premier League . Alan Pardew says they are getting calls regarding players from Inter Milan and Benfica because 'they are our market now' The Palace boss says Wilfried Zaha was down in the dumps when he arrived but is now playing with a smile on his face .","id":"9251949c65244ae612c29943426724e65daa4a97","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ew has told the board to 'get me a couple of good players' and then 'it's up to you'.\nPardew is well aware that his side's performances in the 2015\/16 campaign were not good enough to justify their current position and is keen to move on from what he described as 'the worst season of my management'.\nThe Eagles boss has already promised to bring a number of new signings to the club over the summer, even if their Premier League future has not yet been confirmed.\nAnd the manager believes that his team can go all out for trophies next season as they look to build a new squad with greater Championship pedigree.\n\"If I'm given the resources to do that - a couple of good players - then great. I'll do that.\" Pardew told reporters.\n\"I'll do my best to push myself up the league and I've always said I want to be in the top two at the end of every season.\n\"I'll get my board involved in all that. I'm not putting a limit on it in terms of cost, but I think everyone can see I'm not saying this because we are 11 points clear with one game to go. If we were two points off it, you wouldn't say you wouldn't get me a couple of good players. So it's about building for the future, not just the short term.\"\n\"I've been involved with this game for a long time and there are a lot of good young players in this league. It's going to be very hard. But you can be sure that I will be having a go. We are going to give it everything we have got, and we are going to do what we can to build on our achievements next season.\"\nThe former Newcastle United and West Ham United manager has taken a bit of a gamble on the Premier League survival with Palace, as the club currently looks set to be relegated, but insists that the players and everyone behind the scenes has come out fighting in the last week.\n\"We have got the players we have got, they have got to give me everything they've got and we'll see what happens. That's what it is about - you have got to give it everything you've got, and it might not be enough.\" Pardew said.\n\"We are not in charge of the rest of the league,"}
{"article":"New images have emerged showing dozens of black balaclava-wearing extremists graduating from an Islamic State-run school of terror in northern Syria. Brandishing AK47 assault rifles and waving flags carrying the sinister black and white ISIS logo, the photographs showing the jihadi 'Class of 2015' are believed to have been taken in Raqqa city. Although the are dressed in head-to-toe black  and wear balaclavas that cover most of their faces, it is clear that the majority of the graduates are teenagers who have been brainwashed into thinking they are holy warriors, when the reality is they will be used as little more than cannon fodder. School of terror: A senior militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture before they are sent off to wage jihad in the various provinces - known as wilayats - under the control of the Islamic State . Militants: Brandishing AK47 assault rifles and waving flags carrying the sinister black and white ISIS logo, the photographs showing the jihadi 'Class of 2015' are believed to have been taken in Raqqa city . Graduates: Having been given a final speech by their commanders, the fighters are seen waving ISIS flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade . The images are believed to have been taken somewhere in the city of Raqqa - the eponymous capital of the province and a stronghold of the terrorists' self-declared caliphate, which covers vast swathes of land in northern Syria and western Iraq. The photographs show dozens of militants sitting on seats in what appears to be a school hall, while chilling black and banners carrying the ISIS logo are seen been waved. A senior militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture before they are sent off to wage jihad in the various provinces - known as wilayats - under the control of the Islamic State. Having been given a final speech by their commanders, the fighters are seen waving ISIS flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade. In a courtyard outside the school the newly-graduated\u00a0fighters march in highly choreographed formations, still brandishing assault rifles and with their faces still covered by black balaclavas. Passing out: In a courtyard outside the school, the newly-graduated fighters march in highly choreographed formations, still brandishing assault rifles and with their faces still covered by black balaclavas . Ready for war: Heavily-armed graduates take part in the parade outside ISIS' school of terror in Raqqa . Graduates: Militants wave the chilling black and white banner of ISIS during the passing-out parade . Kneeling: ISIS militants listen to a senior commanda give them their final lecture before graduating . Other images in the collection show the militants clambering on to what appears to be a school bus, which will no doubt transport them to the frontline of fighting in the area outside Raqqa city. While hardened militants with experience of warfare and knowledge of\u00a0battlefield strategy may be of use to ISIS, the vast majority of new recruits - especially teenagers and foreign fighters - are used as little more than cannon fodder during an assault or for suicide bomb attacks. Others are kept far from the frontline and given mundane jobs such as guards or toilet cleaners that are a far cry from propaganda images portraying ISIS membership as a life of glory and honour. The  images emerged as thousands of Syrians fled Idlib province over the weekend, fearing government reprisals a day after opposition fighters and a powerful local Al Qaeda affiliate captured the northwestern town, activists said. Idlib, with a population of around 165,000 people, is the second provincial capital to fall to the opposition after Raqqa, which is now a stronghold of the Islamic State group. Its capture by several factions led by the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front underscores the growing power of extremist groups in Syria, who now control about half the country. Instructions: A senior Islamic State militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture at the school . School trip: The militants are then seen clambering on to what appears to be a school bus, which will no doubt transport them to the frontline of fighting in the area outside Raqqa city . Jihadis: The heavily armed military are photographed being transported to the frontlines by school bus . Militants fighting for the Islamic State have now turned their savagery on the dead, tearing down graves and smashing tombs at a cemetery in Syria. Not content with the rape and massacre of the estimated four million brutally oppressed people living under the terror group's control in  Syria and Iraq, ISIS jihadis are now victimising the dead. Claiming gravestones and tombs are a form of veneration of the dead and only distract from the worship of Allah, the heavily-armed, camouflage-wearing militants are seen happily reducing the hilltop cemetery to piles of rubble. The chilling images are believed to have been taken in the Syrian province of Raqqa and shows a hilltop cemetery overlooking what appears to be farmland. Having parked their motorcycles at the gates of the graveyard, the militants are seen inside pulling over tombstones while sympathisers stand alongside them taking photographs. The Nusra Front and Syrian rebels have controlled the countryside and towns across Idlib province since 2012, but Assad's forces had maintained their grip on Idlib city, near the border with Turkey, throughout the conflict. Now that the city is in the hands of rebels, who stormed government buildings and tore down posters of Assad, many residents fear that troops will retaliate harshly. Muayad Zurayk, an activist based in Idlib province, said via Skype that 'residents are fleeing the city to nearby villages and towns.' He added that the situation was relatively quiet in the city yesterday despite some government shelling. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, confirmed some people were fleeing the city. Also in Idlib, activists said members of a Syrian security agency killed more than a dozen detainees before withdrawing from a detention center in the city. The activists said the killings were conducted shortly before rebels took the so-called security compound in Idlib on Saturday. The Idlib Media Center showed a video of what it said were at least 12 bloodied bodies inside a room at the Military Intelligence Directorate. The Observatory said 15 men were found shot dead inside the compound. The group said 53 other detainees, including two women, were freed by the rebels in the compound. More than 220,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, which began with an Arab Spring uprising in March 2011 and turned into an insurgency following a military crackdown.","highlights":"Islamic State's 'Class of 2015' were seen graduating from a school in Raqqa . Militants were given final lectures by senior commanders in the school hall . They then took part in a passing out parade, waving ISIS flags, carrying AK47 assault rifles and covering their faces with black\u00a0balaclavas . Graduates were then ordered on to school bus to be driven to the frontline .","id":"356521a32cbdab0effe6c40be5c0305748e6c5e9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" fighters' graduation ceremony show the hard line fighters were taught how to use weapons, bomb-making and military tactics. The jihadis were photographed after leaving the school, wearing their trademark black & white clothing in images the terror group published on its propaganda website Amaq.\nThe pictures were also uploaded to the online accounts of the terror group's al-Barakah Province and Wilayah Faraoun media cells.\nISIS has been forced to abandon most of the Syrian territory it once ruled.\nBut the terror group's black flag continues to fly high over its bases in the desert, where ISIS fighters plot attacks against Western interests, and its ideological campaign carries on.\nISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has become notorious for his violent rhetoric against those who do not meet the terror group's narrow interpretation of Islam.\nHis hardline rules have been branded \"grotesque\" by a senior security officer.\nAl-Baghdadi has even used children as human shields as the terrorist organisation has been forced out of territory it once ruled in Iraq and Syria.\n\"Baghdadi has always been a charismatic leader. He has charisma in his personality, and in his speech and his actions,\" Col Douglas McAuthur, a US Army lieutenant colonel who worked at Baghdad's Camp Taji, told Insider.\n\"His message of a return to Islamic orthodoxy has clearly resonated with a lot of young people in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.\"\nAl-Baghdadi was born in the city of Samarra in January 1971, to a father who was the head of a local branch of the Baath Party.\nHe was forced to grow up extremely quickly due to the Iraqi revolution in the early 1970s.\nHis mother was killed by Saddam Hussein\u2019s agents when he was just ten years old.\nHe spent much of his childhood in Syria and Iraq, and by the mid 1980s al-Baghdadi was involved in the Iraqi Baath Party\u2019s military wing - which had formed during the Iranian Revolution in 1979.\nBaathism is an ultra-nationalist movement that espouses the idea of \u201cpan-Arabism\u201d, meaning the creation of a secular \"Umma\", or religious-social state, based on Arab nationalism.\nThe Baathist regime was overthrown following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.\nThe US"}
{"article":"I can\u2019t wait to compete at the European Indoor Championships in Prague, which is the biggest competition of the season so far. For multi-eventers, packing your suitcase to go abroad can be a bit of an ordeal. I noticed it more last year when I just did long jump at the World Indoors and I only had to take one pair of trainers.\u00a0With pentathlon I\u2019ve got five different pairs of spikes for the hurdles, high jump, shot putt, long jump and 800m. All kinds of things come with being a multi-eventer and making sure you have room in your case is just one of them. It was easy for this weekend because I\u2019m not away for long so will pretty much live in my GB kit and a couple of pairs of jeans. Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson spoke about her preparations for the European Indoor Championships . The 22-year-old athlete will be competing in the pentathlon in this year's indoor championships in Prague . Normally at Championships I room with Holly Bleasdale or Jodie Williams but neither of them are competing in the indoors this season so I don\u2019t know who I\u2019ll be in a room with this time \u2013 you get the chance to pick but I just left the box empty. Sprinters normally have their events in the afternoon so they can stay up later and sleep in whereas I\u2019m always on first thing so it\u2019s more about trying to find someone that matches your timetable than your personality. I\u2019m just competing for the one day on Friday so I\u2019ll have the rest of the weekend just to relax and be a spectator so it will definitely be good to do that. As well as being supported by the National Lottery I am supported by the philanthropist Barrie Wells, who also sponsors Jenny Meadows so I\u2019ll be with him in the crowd cheering her on and holding a banner for the 800m final on Sunday. If I\u2019m rooting for any athlete other than myself it\u2019s going to be Jenny because she\u2019s had such a tough past. She\u2019s been so unlucky not just with injuries but competing with lots of drugs cheats in her event. I\u2019m glad athletics is being cleaned up because to have an equal playing field means so much to us as athletes. You dedicate your life to it and it\u2019s so upsetting to think someone might be getting an unfair advantage and there\u2019s literally nothing you can do about it. It\u2019s definitely good that all the drugs cheats are getting exposed and it\u2019s going to be a clean sport. I\u2019ve got personal bests in the long jump and high jump already this season. The last time I did pentathlon was 2012 because I didn\u2019t do an indoor season in 2013 and last year I was ill. I was a little kiddy in 2012 so I definitely should be getting one this time. The Liverpudlian is confident after recording personal bests in the long jump and high jump this season . I feel like a different person since I had a foot injury, which ruled me out of the Commonwealth Games and European Championships last year. I can\u2019t really pinpoint what has changed I just enjoy being out there and I\u2019m not nervous to compete any more. Sometimes before the injury I used to think: \u201cI just want to be a normal teenager or young person\u201d but I realised it was this that I love and enjoy. It made me realise what I will be missing out on. I\u2019ve been focussing so much on the indoors that I haven\u2019t had chance to do a lot of javelin training which is one of my weakest events. I\u2019m really looking forward to my next session with the British number one Goldie Sayers, who is helping me work on my technique, in April. Away from competition, there\u2019s been a new addition to my household - I\u2019ve got another sausage dog as a companion to Chorizo. I\u2019ve called him Bronx. I wanted to call him Richmond to stick with the sausage themed names but my boyfriend said it was too posh and I was trying to push the sausage names too much! He\u2019s well trained though, much better than Chorizo. I think it\u2019s like having children - you make more mistakes with the first one and then correct them with the second! As well as funding the Road to Rio athletes, every week National Lottery players raise over \u00a333 million for arts, heritage, charity, community projects and grass roots sports clubs and facilities. Find out where your money goes at lotterygoodcauses.org.uk .","highlights":"Katarina Johnson-Thompson blogs about her road to the Rio Olympics . The pentathlete is preparing for the European Indoor Championships . The 22-year-old is glad that athletics is cracking down on drugs cheats .","id":"227d385dbddba51240e4b62fce6b80bdb5c0fab0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in 2016, when my first two events on a competition day were javelin and the 60m. My luggage consisted of a bag for my javelin and a small roller suitcase. I didn\u2019t want to be carrying a lot of stuff around but I wanted to take my javelin. It was easy with the bag, but it wasn\u2019t so easy to fit the javelin into the roller suitcase.\nThis time it\u2019s going to be much easier because I\u2019ll only be taking one suitcase. But even then, my main event, the 60m, is at 11:30 on Saturday. So on Thursday night I\u2019ll be watching the Men\u2019s 60m Hurdles final on the TV. I can\u2019t wait to see it because of the Jamaican champion, Hansle Parchment. I think I\u2019ll watch it again on Saturday, to see if I could improve my technique. Then I\u2019ll have enough inspiration for the 60m.\nThe Men\u2019s 60m final will be a very strong one, with six guys having run under 6.50 seconds so far this year. I like to say I\u2019m the oldest competitor in the field, but that will probably change. I have to perform better and do my best to win the title, because I want to go to Tokyo 2020, to see if I\u2019ll be fast enough to win a medal.\nI\u2019ll also be doing the long jump on Thursday, because I love to jump. I was quite pleased with my performance at the European Indoors last year, when I had my furthest jump since 2011, when I jumped 8.38m at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow. And now I\u2019m looking forward to jumping far again.\nI\u2019m also going to compete on the last day of the Championships, in the Combined Events. I won my last four competitions in this event, in my favourite competitions, those in the United Kingdom. And as you know, you can win a lot of medals from competitions in this discipline. I will start off with the high jump, long jump and pole vault. It won\u2019t be my best event, but hopefully I will jump close to my personal best, which is 2.35m.\nI can\u2019t wait to get started. The Prague Championships will be a great competition, and I\u2019ll show everyone how well I am doing.\nBy Yul"}
{"article":"A new two-part television show will offer a glimpse into the harsh reality of life for those living on Darndale, dubbed Ireland's toughest estate. The first episode of Benefits Estate airs tonight and viewers will see how some of the 600 residents of Darndale struggle to make ends meet on the estate where unemployment is high and drugs and crime rife. One of those appearing in the first episode is new mother Gemma Geraghty, who is struggling as she balances the demands of a newborn with decisions on whether to spend her benefits on lighting or food. Scroll down for video . Teenage mother Gemma Geraghty cradles baby Alfie on the first episode of Channel 5 show Benefits Estate . The 19-year-old faces a daily battle to make ends meet as she cares for her mum, Roseanne, and newborn son Alfie on the estate where teenagers ride horses bareback through the streets. 'I get 100 Euros a week, which is nothing really, not with a baby to care for,' says Gemma, who also shares the house with her brother, sister, two dogs and two cats. 'By the time I've bought things for him, there's not much left. 'Running the house entirely on benefits is a constant struggle. We haven't run out of heating yet. But every Monday and Wednesday the lights go out. New mother Gemma (centre) with her sister Rebecca, brother Anthony, baby Alfie and her friend James . The teenager is one of a number of residents who will be seen on Benefits Estate tonight on Channel 5. 'I got most of my baby's clothes off my sister whose own baby has just passed away and from nice people on Facebook,' said Gemma. 'And when I'm done with them I'm going to hand them over to whoever wants them.' One of the Gemma's two cats sits on top of the rubbish that is piling up because the family can't afford to have it collected . Her mother, Roseanne, cradling four-week-old baby Alfie, said she had been battling depression for a long time and rarely went out. 'On a bad day I won't get out of bed at all,' she said. In Ireland, families have to pay to get their waste removed, and  as they haven't had any spare cash to do this, the rubbish has piled up, says Gemma. A mouse, which had been scurrying over the rubbish, is caught by one of the cats . 'The rubbish has got stuck in the drains and flooded the garden, so we can't do any washing,' said Gemma. 'I don't know what that rubbish carries, it's unhygienic!' Roseanne says she is embarrassed by the amount of litter in bin bags.' 'It's embarrassing for me and when you suffer from depression, things just get on top of you.' Two horses stand outside a house on Darndale . Single mother, Angelique, who has a young son, Brody, has spent her whole life on the estate and knows the alleyways well. 'As a kid if you wanted to be a bully, you would go in the alleyway and not let anyone pass until they gave you money,' she said. 'Or the boys and girls would each have their own bit of alley where they would go. It was all kids stuff, but then you grow up into the big bad world.' Single mother Angelique Louthe, pictured with son Brody, knows the alleyways of Darndale well, having lived on the estate all her life . Father-of-three Noel O'Reilly can be seen battling his own demons - he's about to enter a rehabilitation programme to overcome his heroin addiction once and for all. Looking after his twin daughters, Lexi and Lali, he can be seen preparing to leave the family home for therapy. Noel O'Reilly gets ready to say goodbye to his daughters Lexi and Lali ahead of entering a drug rehabilitation programme . Having been on the waiting list for two years, he know he has to go, but is upset as he says goodbye to his daughters. 'When I got into drugs, I was you,' said Noel. 'Two friends asked me to buy a bag of heroin and I did. Just one quick decision, that takes a minute, can turn your whole world upside down so you don't have a life any more.'","highlights":"First episode of Channel 5's Benefits Estate airs tonight at 9pm . Programme offers glimpse into daily grind for some families in Darndale . Among those appearing are teenage mother Gemma . The 19-year-old fears for her newborn's health as rubbish piles up . Watch Benefits Estate on Channel 5 tonight at 9pm .","id":"f12368cf6100b7c5ea1f9b49266620efe8056a8d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" adults and children living on Darndale are surviving with just \u20ac35 per week - less than half the amount provided for someone living alone in the State. The programme will feature residents giving viewers a glimpse of their daily lives on the estate - which was designed and built as a model community in 1968 but has since descended into poverty, drug dealing and deprivation. A former police officer who grew up in Darndale says many of the estate's residents are in a desperate situation. \"I've lost count of the number of friends who I know have been killed there,\" said the 53-year-old who moved out of the country to Australia. \"I have been beaten up in Darndale. There was a riot in a school once. It's a terrible place and now it is full of drug dealers.\" The man said the area, which is now full of illegal halting sites, was a \"ghost town\" when he was growing up in the 1970s. \"It was a very frightening place,\" he said. \"I remember being there when a man was murdered in the middle of the street - I was about eight. \"There were gangs, lots of shootings and murders. You were always on your guard, it was like a prison in there.\" The man said he remembers how life in Darndale was good when he was growing up in the 1970s. \"It's a great shame it has gone the way it has,\" he added. \"When I was growing up, it wasn't the most beautiful place but it was a good place to live and it was safe. It really was a beautiful place to bring up a family. \"But a lot of the housing was built as temporary housing. In the 1960s, they were saying 'come to Dublin and you'll have this and that'. But you don't. \"My cousin's mother was a nurse and she wouldn't come here. She stayed in Dublin. \"My school was closed but I had a great life. I played Gaelic football on the streets. \"There was no one going from there to the All-Ireland final. But if you played in other schools you were lucky.\" The man said his mother and father, who both worked and were both very sick when he was growing up, eventually decided to move to Australia so he could get away from the violence. \""}
{"article":"Church treasurer Jill Gover (pictured)\u00a0killed herself days after being confronted about  missing funds . A church treasurer who stole more than \u00a3140,000 from organisations she volunteered for after amassing huge debts killed herself after being confronted over the thefts. Jill Gover, 54, from Wool, in Dorset, was a respected and trusted member of her local community, serving as a church warden, book keeper for the village hall and trustee of a wealthy colleague's trust fund. But she racked up debts of \u00a3225,000 which included a \u00a3112,000 mortgage on a Grade II listed country cottage, \u00a338,000 for two BMW cars, three bank loans of \u00a350,000, five maxed-out credit cards totalling \u00a321,000 and a \u00a35,700 clothing catalogue bill. She kept the debts and subsequent thefts hidden from her husband Martin. Mr Gover said he was 'lost for words' after hearing the full extent of his wife's duplicity at her inquest. The inquest heard Mrs Gover siphoned off \u00a350,466 from the coffers of  Holy Rood Church, in Wool, over a number of years. As treasurer she made numerous church cheques out to herself after forging the second signatory. But her deceit started to unravel after a cheque of \u00a320,000 from the church to the Diocese of Salisbury bounced due to a lack of funds in its bank account. Two days before her death last year Mrs Gover was called to a meeting with vicar Rhona Floate to discuss the discrepancies. On March 31 Mrs Gover's body was found by her husband in the woodshed on the grounds of their home in the hamlet of Moreton. Detective Constable Richard Evans from Weymouth CID then investigated Mrs Gover's finances which revealed the full extent of the thefts. The inquest heard Mrs Gover siphoned off \u00a350,466 from the coffers of Holy Rood Church (pictured) He told the inquest she had been misappropriating church funds since 2008, had not presented financial statements to an independent auditor since 2009 and had forged the audit reports to the diocese to cover up her thefts. His inquiries found Mrs Gover had also stolen at least \u00a33,000 from the accounts of East Burton village hall in Wool which she was the treasurer of between January 2013 and March 2014. Mrs Gover had also stolen \u00a391,200 from the recipients of a trust fund she had been a book keeper for. DC Evans told the inquest he discovered she wrote several fraudulent letters to Scottish Widows requesting sums from the trust account - five separate payments of between \u00a35,000 and \u00a330,000 over a seven-month period in 2012 to 2013 and then a final withdrawal of \u00a31,200 in July 2013. Two days before her death last year Mrs Gover was called to a meeting with vicar Rhona Floate (pictured) to discuss the discrepancies . Mrs Gover had also agreed to a loan from the trust of \u00a3150,000 in 2010, which she said she would pay back over a ten-year period - but the hearing was told the majority of this remained unpaid. Mr Gover said he was shocked at the information revealed at the inquest. He said: 'I was completely unaware of what was going on. There's  bits and pieces we have been told today that have shocked me immensely. I'm lost for words. 'She was a wonderful, caring person. She was always there for people but sometimes she carried her life on her shoulders because she spent so much time doing things for others.' In an interview with the police Mr Gover suggested that some of the money may have been used to prop up a hardware shop the couple ran which had been struggling. Mr Gover also told officers that Mrs Gover was not depressed and her suicide was completely out of character. He said he could only surmise that the financial situation got on top of her. A month before her death Mrs Gover had consolidated her debts by arranging with a company to pay off \u00a374,000 through monthly payments. Her brother Robert Ewan said: 'She was a caring and loving sister, a friend to my wife and a doting aunt to my three children. 'After the death of our mother Jill took on the role of family matriarch and provided a home for our father in his old age at her house in Dorset.' Deputy coroner Brendan Allen said although there was no suicide note he believed Mrs Gover intended to kill herself and recorded a verdict of suicide at the Bournemouth inquest. Mr Allen said: 'Mrs Gover was a book-keeper for a number of different organisations and a trustee of a trust and seems to have used her roles to misappropriate funds. 'She was in significant debt and with what happened the preceding weekend and the bounced cheque becoming apparent on March 31, I take the view she intended to end her own life.' Mrs Gover racked up debts of \u00a3225,000 which included a \u00a3112,000 mortgage on this Grade II listed cottage . The Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, expressed his condolences to the family and urged anyone in a difficult financial situation to seek help. He said: 'On behalf of the diocese, I express my deepest condolences to Martin and all of Jill's family and friends. 'Now that the inquest has established the facts, I hope this grants people some measure of closure and allows the healing process to begin. 'I urge people to seek help if they are in a difficult situation, no matter how desperate it seems, no matter how much they feel they may have contributed to it. 'The first step to solving any problem is to talk to someone. There are always options and alternatives.' A memorial service for Mrs Gover was held at Holy Rood Curch three weeks after her death with donations going to the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon. Police found Mrs Gover had also stolen at least \u00a33,000 from the accounts of East Burton village hall (pictured)","highlights":"Jill Gover, 54, stole \u00a3140,000 from her church, village hall and a trust fund . Killed herself two days after being confronted by vicar over discrepancies . She secretly racked up \u00a3225,000 worth of debts on Grade II listed cottage, two BMWs, three \u00a350,000 loans, five credit cards and a \u00a35,700 catalogue bill . For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details .","id":"2e0b15be0125452a02aa743846e5c84775215491","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" thefts, an inquest heard today. \"It is our belief that Jill killed herself after being confronted,\" said deputy coroner Caroline Church. The inquest heard that Jill Gover, 70, who lived alone with her dog in the village of Stoke St Michael, Somerset, had been suffering from depression for six years due to a serious head injury. When she was admitted to hospital for the first time in June 2011, she appeared to have been drinking 10 units of alcohol a day. ( \u201cThere\u2019s a lot to do, and if I start, I might as well finish. I like to feel that if I start a job I must finish it.\u201d\u201d - Jill Gover) Her GP put this down to her alcohol dependency. Mrs Gover, whose body was found by a friend in her home on December 6 last year, had \u201clost a lot of weight\u201d at the hospital in Glastonbury before her suicide, the inquest heard. She had also told her partner at the time, who she was not living with, that she had suicidal thoughts, the inquest heard. \u201cI have known Jill for about 15 years and she had told me she had a lot of anxiety. She always told me how much she was worrying about a particular thing or about money. She said she had had suicidal thoughts,\u201d the partner told the hearing. Mrs Gover had not said that to her GP, but did tell her friend, who she would have seen almost daily, that \u201cshe was struggling\u201d. She had also told her friend that the thefts and the stress of this were making her ill, and that she felt \u201cphysically sick.\u201d When the friend asked how much she had taken, she said she did not know and could not remember the exact amount. Mrs Gover\u2019s partner last saw her in October last year, at which time she was still trying to get to grips with her finances, and was asking questions about it. But at the time, \u201cshe did not seem to be worrying about it,\u201d the hearing heard. The partner said Mrs Gover also told her about the suicide of a friend who was struggling with alcohol dependency. Mrs Gover had also told her friend she did not want to be found before Christmas because she had lots to do with the church which she volunteered with. \u201cShe really enjoyed her volunteering at the church. This is why she didn\u2019t want to be found early, because she was doing so much and wanted to finish it.\u201d"}
{"article":"Twins born via caesarean section minutes after a car crash that killed their mother have been released from hospital. Ashton Hughes was driving home from a doctor's appointment in Spartanburg, South Carolina on January 6  when she ran into the back of a stopped SUV. The 19-year-old, who was seven months pregnant and had her 11-month-old daughter Dixie in the car, was conscious after the crash but complained of pain to her abdomen.\u00a0She was taken to hospital where her twins - a boy and a girl - were born. The young mother suffered internal bleeding and sadly passed away after briefly holding her children, her devastated family revealed after the crash. Saved: Newborn twins Ashton Gailann Jennings and Brantley Wayne Jennings, pictured, were born on Tuesday January 6 after their mother was in a car crash. They survived but she later passed away . Tragic: Their mother, Ashton Hughes (pictured with her fiance Zack Jennings) died from her injuries following the c-section but saw the babies before she passed away. They will now be brought up by Zack . But the twins have now been released from hospital and will be brought up by Ashton's fiance Zack Jennings, with help from his mother and Ashton's family,\u00a0Fox Carolina reported. Ashton Gailann Jennings, named after her mother, was born weighing 2lb 12oz, while Brantley Wayne Jennings was 3lb 2oz. The babies stayed in intensive care at Spartanburg Medical Center for around 12 weeks. It is thought the babies survived because they were delivered so soon after the crash, doctors said. They are now doing well and visited their grandfather Eric Hughes on Sunday. Ashton's mother, Misty Fink, told\u00a0WYFF shortly after the crash\u00a0that her daughter lost too much blood during the emergency delivery.\u00a0Her cause of death has not yet been determined. After his daughter's death Eric Hughes said: 'It just hurts my heart so bad. I wish that I could take her place any day.' He added that he was relieved her babies survived, including her toddler Dixie, who was in the back of her car at the time of the crash and only suffered a few minor scrapes,The State reported. Loved: She also leaves behind an 11-month-old daughter Dixie, pictured left after her birth, who was in the car but only suffered a scrape. Pictured right with Zack . 'That's the best part about this,' he said. 'I'm thankful for them being here, but totally saddened by her being gone. The only thing I know we can do is pray and hope for the best.' Ashton had recently left her job at Chick-fil-A in Duncan to focus on bringing up her children.\u00a0Zack worked as an assistant manager at the same Chick-fil-A. A former co-worker described Ashton as 'one of the sweetest people I've ever met'. Her family said she loved to wear camouflage clothing and chose a casket for her lined with camouflage material. The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office and S.C. Highway Patrol are still investigating the crash to determine what happened. Heartbroken: The family, including Zack (second right) are now trying to come to terms with her death. Her eleven-month-old daughter Dixie, who was in the car at the time, is also pictured . Eric said he believes his daughter was distracted before driving into the back of the SUV, which had stopped at a traffic light. Its driver was not injured and the SUV was able to be driven from the scene. After the crash, she was able to talk and complained of pain to her stomach, likely from the steering wheel, airbag or seat belt, which she had been wearing. Friends  raised more than $2,300 for her funeral costs and children on a\u00a0gofundme page. The last post, written two months ago, read: 'The family is very thankful for every penny that is donated to help with the cost of the funeral plus this is helping towards the beautiful twins that will have to stay in the hospital for another six to eight weeks.'","highlights":"Ashton Hughes crashed into a stopped SUV after a doctor's appointment . 19-year-old complained of stomach pain and had emergency c-section . She passed away after briefly holding the newborn twins - a girl and a boy . They have now been released from hospital and will be raised by her fiance .","id":"bba62d1e66bb453b2d15ff7b1eee881d1a7214b5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the back of a lorry.\nThe force of the crash propelled her vehicle, which was carrying Ashton and her unborn twins, off the road.\nAshton was rushed to hospital, and was diagnosed with a brain injury, three broken vertebrae, and the amputation of her left foot.\nTwins born via caesarean section minutes after a car crash that killed their mother have been released from hospital\nBut her eight-week premature triplets had also been seriously injured in the crash.\nThe boys, named Aiden and Gavin, were born via caesarean section. They were taken to Spartanburg Medical Center, and have now been moved to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Pennsylvania.\nDespite their premature birth, their conditions are described as stable.\n\u201cWhen you\u2019re in that situation, you take each day as it comes. You take each moment as it comes,\u201d said Ashton's husband, Chris Hughes. \u201cToday is a good day. It\u2019s better than yesterday.\u201d\nHe said the hospital staff in Pennsylvania has been incredibly supportive of the family.\n\u201cThey\u2019re incredible, they have been so great in taking care of our family and looking after our babies. They\u2019re phenomenal.\u201d\nAshton will remain in the hospital for another two weeks\nAshton said he believes Ashton\u2019s 23-year-old friend, Autumn Black, the other passenger, is also going to survive.\n\u201cAutumn, we still don\u2019t know what\u2019s wrong with her,\u201d said Mr Hughes. \u201cShe was flown into a trauma centre, so I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll determine what has happened to her and it will take time to diagnose her. I just know that she\u2019s stable and she\u2019s alive.\u201d\nMr Hughes said Ashton is currently back in the hospital after suffering complications.\nThe cause of the crash is currently unknown, as police and the highway patrol are still investigating.\n\u201cThis was, quite frankly, an accident that shouldn\u2019t have happened. We can\u2019t pinpoint the exact cause but we\u2019ve all concluded that it was the driver of the truck. As she struck my wife\u2019s car, it sent the car airborne and my wife\u2019s car struck the car in front of her, and the force of the impact caused my wife\u2019s car to overturn,\u201d he said.\n\u201cAll this happened in maybe two seconds. The"}
{"article":"They are the haunting, hooded figures, who walk the streets of\u00a0Spain's\u00a0towns and villages during the last week of Lent. And these penitents, in their white robes and heavy hoods, were no different as they took part in the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ, a mesmerising week-long celebration throughout the country. In Zamora, in the region of Castile and Leon, penitents from 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' or 'Good Dead Christ' brotherhood carry a Jesus Christ figure as they take part in a haunting night time procession. Scroll down for video . The 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' brotherhood carries a depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during a procession in Zamora, Spain . During the emotional festival, penitents from several religious brotherhoods take part in processions, carrying life-size effigies of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary through cobblestone city streets, accompanied by dramatic drum beats and mournful music. Also known as Semana Santa, during the week-long celebrations, participants wear gowns and conical hoods - a tradition that was meant to maintain their anonymity - during their hauntingly beautiful penance processions. Although the most-visited city during the Catholic celebration is Seville, in Andalucia, Zamora, in the north-west of the country, is also well known for its 16 religious brotherhoods and fraternities. In 1986, Holy Week in Zamora was declared a tourist interest of Spain and visitors continue to descend on the city in the lead-up to Easter, particularly to line the streets to view the scheduled processions. The fraternities weave their way through the city streets from early morning until late into the night. The 'Good Dead Christ' brotherhood take part in one of hundreds of Easter Holy Week processions on Tuesday, March 31 . Brothers from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' fraternity turn off their torches as they walk barefoot through the streets of Zamora . Visitors and locals watch from balconies as the procession weaves its way through the cobblestone streets . Clad in heavy robes, the penitents carry large effigies of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary as mournful music sounds behind them . Each confradia (or religious brotherhood) is represented by different coloured robes and masks, designed to protect anonymity . Each confradia (or brotherhood) is represented by different coloured robes and masks. In Seville, there are more than 50 church brotherhoods, some of which date as far back as the 13th century, while in Zamora, some documented references to celebration can be traced back to 1279. The first cofradia founded is believed to be La Santa Vera Cruz or True Cross, which dates back to the 14th century, though most brotherhoods as we know them today were created in the 20th century. Another brotherhood, the 'Jesus en su Tercera Caida' group, lead their children through the streets of Zamora on March 30 . In Zamora, the traditions date back as far as 1279, with the founding of the first cofradia: La Santa Vera Cruz or True Cross . In Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in the southwest of the country, the celebration is in full swing . A penitent holds a girl by the hand while taking part in a Holy Week procession in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain . The most-visited city during the Catholic celebration is Seville, in Andalusia, though other smaller cities are also frequented . Hooded penitents from the La Paz brotherhood take park in a procession in Seville, Spain on Monday, March 30 . While at first glance, the marches may appear sinister, they are a stunning celebration of emotion as brothers make their way to cathedrals . Penitents in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, hold candles as they take part in one of many Holy Week processions . In maintenance of tradition, many brothers will carry processional candles and may even walk barefoot while wearing their heavy robes. Though at first glance, the processions may seem sinister, Holy Week is truly a stunning celebration of pageantry and raw emotion. The brothers make their way from parish churches to the cathedral and back again, each bearing their own Virgin Mary and Jesus statues, as well as colourful misterios (depictions of bible scenes) and pasos (floats). Holy Week, as its known, begins the Sunday before Easter (known as Palm or Passion Sunday) and continues through to Easter Sunday.","highlights":"The last week of Lent marks the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ in many Spanish cities . Easter Holy Week begins on the Sunday before Easter (Palm Sunday) and continues through to Easter Sunday . For the festival, penitents from several Catholic brotherhoods take part in haunting processions in the city streets .","id":"2300f2e7281363e21c065ae07ead85d5e0c90d7b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" filed into the Church of Saint Paul at the\u00a0Bas\u00edlica de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Pilar in Zaragoza. As they filed past, the church was plunged into an intense silence. A few people were sitting or standing at the back of the church. The procession entered the sanctuary to a crescendo of singing, their robes now swaying with the music, before the bishop, accompanied by priests, processed forward, and made a symbolic cleansing of the place, before a service of penitence and reconciliation began.\nZaragoza, or Arag\u00f3n in Spanish, is a city in the north of Spain, capital of the Arag\u00f3n province. It's located just off the\u00a0Via de la Plata, the major road from\u00a0Madrid\u00a0to\u00a0Barcelona, and the\u00a0AVE, the high-speed train. The\u00a0Pilar is the main centre of worship for the capital, and the Church of Saint Paul is a prominent one in a town which has been a religious centre since the\u00a016th century. Zaragoza is famous for a number of its buildings and monuments, including the\u00a0Bas\u00edlica, the\u00a0Church of Santo Domingo, the\u00a0Plaza de Espa\u00f1a, the\u00a0Puerta del Sol, and\u00a0El Palacio de N\u00e1jera.\nIn this church, a\u00a0procession of \"penitents\" is called a\u00a0Pilgrimada. At the service I attended, a priest dressed in red and carrying a\u00a0crucifix started the processional hymn. As the congregation joined, the procession entered the church. The penitents are followed by men carrying candles, the first candles in the procession, followed by people holding the images of saints. This is the group who followed the leader. Following the second procession of saints was a\u00a0choir with men, women and children, chanting. These two processions made their way slowly around the church. The music was an unusual combination of songs and hymns. It was sung without hymnbooks and without reference to music sheets. It was just voices lifted in harmony.\nAfter the hymns and chants came a procession of children with the\u00a0Blessed Sacrament. As the children approached the sanctuary, the congregation sang the first verse of \"We three kings\", to which the children responded by singing the second and third verses. The children then took turns to hold the\u00a0Tabernacle as the rest of the congregation sang a\u00a0"}
{"article":"Richard Scudamore\u2019s elevation to the role of Premier League executive chairman reinforces his commitment to the organisation, which he has led for the last 15 years. His promotion and the appointment of two non-executive independent directors in Claudia Arney and Kevin Beeston, as revealed by Sports Agenda, was finally rubberstamped at Thursday\u2019s club summit. The three-strong board will meet monthly to ensure proper scrutiny of Scudamore\u2019s increased powerbase, with the newcomers also attending the PL\u2019s club summits six times a year. Richard Scudamore was elevated to the role of Premier League executive chairman on Thursday . Scudamore, who has recovered from serious heart surgery last summer, said: \u2018This is almost a re-commitment. This isn\u2019t something you would do if you were about to leave. \u2018Look at me, I\u2019m up for it and my health is absolutely fine. This is a very enjoyable job. My enthusiasm for it has never waned.\u2019 Arney, an Arsenal season ticket-holder, is a non-executive director of Halfords. She used to work at Goldman Sachs and the Treasury. Beeston is chairman of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey. He was a board member of Ipswich during their financial troubles and is a Chelsea season ticket-holder. Oddly, the Premier League say he enjoys watching rugby and tennis. Incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves vows an inquiry if England don't beat West Indies in their Test series . Colin Graves, the incoming chairman of the ECB, has already stated he expects England to beat a \u2018mediocre\u2019 West Indies side in the Caribbean next month. And Graves will be in Barbados for the last of the three Tests, when head coach Peter Moores and England managing director Paul Downton will surely have to be shown the door if a series defeat follows the World Cup debacle. Barclays will definitely not be renewing their title sponsorship of the Premier League when their \u00a340million-a-year contract expires at the end of next season, clubs were told on Thursday. The PL will not be short of offers, even at a higher price, to endorse the world\u2019s richest league, with Guinness said to be interested. Barclays first raised doubts about their deal at the start of 2014, when a senior executive was alleged to have said the sponsorship had \u2018zero value\u2019 in the UK. On top of that, group chief executive Antony Jenkins doesn\u2019t like football. Barclays have sponsored the Premier League since 2001 but the 2015-16 season is set to be their last . It will not help promoter Barry McGuigan\u2019s negotiations with ITV over Carl Frampton\u2019s next fight that foreign exchange traders CWMFX, who heavily sponsored his first super-bantamweight world title defence on the network, have had their London offices raided by police. Thirteen people were arrested on suspicion of fraud. ITV declined to comment. The Webb Ellis trophy will be contested for at the home World Cup, which begins in September . Around 350,000 World Cup tickets being returned by the International Rugby Board to ER2015 are not expected to include many for England matches at Twickenham. This is much to the annoyance of the official England Rugby Supporters Club. They are upset at the number of Twickenham tickets that have gone to official hospitality, especially after being told they had priority status for World Cup matches \u2014 apart from England at Twickenham. ER2015 say they will have a \u2018few thousand\u2019 extra England tickets to put on sale, while corporate hospitality were given 21,000 tickets for England group games at HQ. FA chairman Greg Dyke is adamant more homegrown players need to play in Football League sides . Premier League clubs and FA chairman Greg Dyke had a remarkably civil encounter on Thursday considering their conflicting positions on Dyke\u2019s campaign for more homegrown players. It was agreed there would be consultation on the issue after a club asked Dyke whether he would force through changes. The FA and Milltown Partners, their PR advisers, had been very bullish about making it happen after Dyke announced his campaign last Monday, but the FA chairman rode back on Thursday, telling clubs he only wanted debate. England rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster has just been told by RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie that four runners-up finishes in the Six Nations is \u2018unacceptable\u2019. So it\u2019s not the best week for the Leaders in Sport website to be promoting a video about Lancaster \u2018creating a winning formula for one of the most physical sports in the world\u2019. Not yet he hasn\u2019t.","highlights":"Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore has been made chairman . It coincides with the appointment of two independent directors . Barclays have sponsored the Premier League since 2001 . The bank will not renew their agreement when it expires next year .","id":"99abbbdd3563d2002224aea33ccd5a87fabc8f09","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and Amanda Staveley will bring a wider perspective and deeper understanding to the company.\n\u201cOur business is bigger and more complex than it has ever been before. It is therefore right and proper that the leadership is strengthened to match this,\u201d said Scudamore, who has been credited with transforming the global appeal of the Premier League.\n\u201cClaudia and Amanda bring impressive credentials from other fields. Both understand not just sports but also how to build businesses. And both share a sense of fair play and have a determination to ensure that the Premier League continues to be a force for good,\u201d added Scudamore, in the statement.\nThe league had earlier this week said that Scudamore\u2019s successor would be named by the end of the financial year (March 31, 2021). It is speculated that Scudamore will remain in office till then and would then formally hand over the baton to his successor. He will also continue to be paid as the Premier League chief until then, said sources.\nScudamore will be remembered for growing the Premier League into a brand that today rules the world of sports in the digital age, including in India which is home to more than 350 million football fans. Under Scudamore\u2019s watch, the league introduced the round-robin format for teams to compete for a top four finish, a play-off for the top four to qualify for the European league and the \u2018Gameweek\u2019 format that saw fixtures every mid-week. All these have proved successful and replicated across other sports leagues including IPL.\nHe also brought in a lot of revenue for the clubs. In 2016, the league signed a new 13-year, $4.5 billion deal with US media giant NBC. This deal was the highest ever in sports with the new partnership expected to be worth $4.5 billion, $1 billion more than the previous contract.\nHe was also instrumental in the club owners\u2019 push to take the control of the domestic broadcasting rights. The league had a deal with Sky Sports that gave it a monopoly for broadcast rights and was criticised for the high fees it paid to the broadcaster. That changed in 2015 when the league struck a $7 billion deal for the next three-and-a-half years with Disney\u2019s Sky News unit, Fox and Amazon.\nThe Premier League is also among the first sports league to launch its own streaming service, the Premier League Pass, in India in 2014"}
{"article":"Royal Bank of Scotland provoked fury last night after handing out lavish bonuses \u2013 including an \u00a3859,000 windfall to its former boss. The State-backed lender\u2019s annual pay report showed 110 staff received more than 1million euros (\u00a3720,000) last year, despite it racking up a \u00a33.5billion loss. This marked its seventh consecutive annual loss since the financial crisis, when it was rescued with a \u00a346billion bailout from taxpayers. Still on the books: Stephen Hester, left with a Warwickshire Hunt, \u00a0is set to pocket a \u00a31million bonus from the Royal Bank of Scotland - one of around 70, \u00a31million-plus, payments in 2014 . One of the biggest winners was former chief executive Stephen Hester, who pocketed \u00a3859,000 from a long-term bonus awarded in 2012. He handed in his resignation in June 2013, after being pushed out by Chancellor George Osborne. Last night the awards were branded \u2018excessive\u2019 and \u2018unacceptable\u2019, with campaigners criticising Mr Osborne for failing to stamp out fat-cat pay at RBS. To avoid a new pay row, current chief executive Ross McEwan waived his entitlement to a \u00a31million fixed shares allowance introduced last year to bolster his basic pay package and dodge the EU bonus cap. This restricted his total pay for 2014 to \u00a31.85million. Mr McEwan has also waived his \u00a31million allowance for this year. But yesterday it emerged he could still receive up to \u00a33.9million for 2015, including a long-term shares award of up to \u00a31.6million that will pay out for several years. Warning: Boss Ross McEwan admitted it could be several years until taxpayers finally get their money back after seven consecutive losses . He will also receive a \u00a31.5million \u2018golden hello\u2019 shares payment in August to compensate him for bonuses he forfeited when he left his previous job at Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 2012. Finance chief Ewen Stevenson received \u00a33.1million last year, including a similar \u00a31.9million \u2018golden hello\u2019 payment \u2013 this time for giving up for his old job at Credit Suisse. Last night Labour MP John Mann, a member of the Treasury select committee said the awards were \u2018unacceptable\u2019. He added: \u2018Here is a bank that\u2019s not doing very well that the taxpayer owns and has underwritten, so why should these few not very successful bankers get paid so much money?\u2019 The boss of RBS\u2019s so-called \u2018bad bank\u2019 also hit the jackpot as separate filings to the stockmarket revealed he received a \u00a32million shares windfall yesterday. Rory Cullinan, who is responsible for getting rid of the lender\u2019s most toxic loans, was among seven senior figures to pocket a total of \u00a35.5million from bonuses awarded in previous years. The generous payout for Mr Cullinan is particularly sensitive as he is responsible for shrinking the investment bank. There are fears that up to 14,000 jobs could be at risk. Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the TaxPayers\u2019 Alliance, criticised Mr Osborne for not doing more to curb pay at RBS, which is still 79 per cent owned by taxpayers. He said: \u2018Ultimately pay deals need to be approved by shareholders, and at RBS that includes taxpayers. In the money: RBS, which is based in Edinburgh, pictured, has paid \u00a37.6bn in bonuses since it was bailed out . \u2018The Chancellor needs to be far more engaged in the process than he is now, and ask the board to justify these salaries. \u2018Until the bank is able to stand on its own two feet, rather than being propped up by taxpayers, it should show more restraint on pay.\u2019 Mr Osborne has admitted he made a mistake by not radically shrinking its investment bank when the Coalition came to office in 2010. He was convinced by the bank\u2019s former management, including Mr Hester, that it could trade its way out of trouble. \u2018I certainly regret that,\u2019 Mr Osborne told the Financial Times. \u2018I did what I could to correct it.\u2019 Mr Osborne also said he would look to start selling off RBS as quickly as possible after the election, but admitted this could take years. Before the 2008 financial crisis, Royal Bank of Scotland was one of the largest and most aggressive banks in the world. The bank was founded in Edinburgh in 1727, but by the end of the 20th century it was a major player in the City of London too as the UK capital became the world's leading financial centre. RBS sealed its place at the top table of British banking in 2000 when it bought NatWest, which dates back to 1650 and was considered one of the 'Big Four' retail banks in the UK. Fred Goodwin, right, became chief executive of RBS the following year and pioneered a gung-ho expansion strategy with resources poured into its investment banking division. One of the biggest deals came when RBS joined a consortium to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro for \u00a349billion, which was later revealed as a major overvaluation. With the advent of the 2007 credit crunch and subsequent global financial turmoil, RBS was exposed as being dangerously indebted and unable to meet its obligations. The Labour Government felt it had no option but to step in, and in October 2008 it took a 57 per cent stake in the bank in return for \u00a337billion of new capital. As the bank's losses spiralled and it required even more bail-out money, the state share of the firm rose to 82 per cent. It is now at 79 per cent. Much of the blame for RBS's troubles was attributed to Goodwin, who was forced to resign and subsequently stripped of the knighthood he had received in 2004.","highlights":"Former boss Stephen Hester is also set to pocket a \u00a31m bonus from RBS . Bank announced \u00a33.5bn loss for 2014 - its seventh consecutive fall . Yet around 70 people were still paid more than \u00a31m, 'modest' fall from 2013 . The taxpayer pumped \u00a346billion into the troubled bank after the 2008 crash . Boss Ross McEwan says it could be years before bank could be sold off .","id":"97062450770e5fb82f5dbcbf41847e765a0441ca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\u2013 enough to buy one of the bank\u2019s Edinburgh headquarters.\nSome 400 employees were rewarded for the third consecutive year with \u00a3250,000 or more. There were 14 staff with pay packets of more than \u00a31m, while only one in 10 RBS staff took home less than \u00a346,000. Bonuses fell from 9.4% of average salaries in 2014 to 4.6% last year.\nAnd the figures also showed that Sir Fraser Nelson was paid more for just nine months\u2019 work as chief executive than the entire nine months\u2019 salary of the Royal Navy\u2019s Commodore Simon Latcham, who is the senior officer in charge of the Royal Marines and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.\nMr Nelson received \u00a36.8m, including \u00a34.3m in bonuses, for the nine-month period from April to December 2015, the financial year which ended on September 30. He will now retire from the business at the end of September, with the 51-year-old\u2019s replacement not yet appointed. Mr Nelson\u2019s departure follows that of RBS\u2019s finance director Ewen Stevenson.\nThe bank\u2019s board said they considered his performance and concluded he should be paid \u201cconsiderably more\u201d than what was awarded to the boss of National Grid last year \u2013 who earned \u00a36.9m.\nThey were also considering \u201cother appropriate\u201d means of \u201cremunerating him on his departure\u201d. The total pay for the top 250 executives last year was \u00a373m, more than one year\u2019s pay of an army colonel, a RBS spokesman said. RBS and the other five main high-street lenders have faced intense criticism from MPs and former officials for paying out billions of pounds in bonuses.\nShadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said last night: \u201cThe bonuses were obscene at a time of job losses, wage stagnation and an economic slowdown.\u201d\nHowever the Treasury Select Committee said Sir Fraser\u2019s salary, and those of other high-fliers like Stephen Hester, the former RBS chief who succeeded Sir Fred Goodwin, were \u201centirely justified\u201d. Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie said: \u201cAll are hard-working individuals with difficult and complicated jobs.\n\u201cThese high-achievers are worth the money they earn if they contribute to restoring RBS to profitability and paying back taxpayers.\u201d\nMr Tyrie said the \u201creal problem\u201d with the banking sector was"}
{"article":"Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has offered to cover the cost of life imprisonment for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan if Indonesia agrees to call of their executions. Ms Bishop made the offer in a letter written to her Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, on March 5 saying Australia would pay the bill if the country rejected a prisoner swap offer. The letter, reportedly addressed 'My dear Retno', formally made the one-off offer to swap three convicted Indonesian drug smugglers for Chan and Sukumaran. Scroll down for video . Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has offered to cover the cost of life imprisonment for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan if Indonesia agrees to call of their executions . Ms Bishop (pictured at a vigil for the two Bali Nine ringleaders in Canberra) made the offer in a letter written to her Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, on March 5 . Ms Bishop noted the Indonesian prisoners were convicted of importing 390kg of heroin to Australia - 47 times the amount Chan and Sukumaran's co-convicted were caught trying to smuggle out of Indonesia. 'As discussed, the Australian Government would be prepared to cover the costs of the ongoing life imprisonment of Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran should a transfer not be possible,' she wrote. 'The vast majority of Australians very strongly support the government's efforts to seek clemency for Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran. 'We would not want to see their execution compromise the strong ties we have worked so hard to foster over many years.' Ms Marsudi, in a letter of reply dated March 8, rejected the possibility of a prisoner exchange but did not touch on the reimbursement offer. 'Let me reiterate that there is no legal basis within the Indonesian law that would allow for such exchange to take place,' she said. Sukumaran (centre) and Chan are in quarantine conditions on Nusakambangan island off Java awaiting execution after they were transferred from Bali's Kerobokan prison . The letter, reportedly addressed 'My dear Retno', formally made the one-off offer to swap three convicted Indonesian drug smugglers for Chan (pictured) and Sukumaran . Indonesian President Joko Widodo previously ruled out a prisoner swap arrangement. Ms Bishop also listed alleged corruption from judges in the trial as one of the reasons their executions should be stopped, according to the West Australian. 'A Judicial Commission has invited Mr Chan, Mr Sukumaran and their original lawyer to make statements in a matter relating to alleged corruption of the trial judges,' she wrote. 'These are serious allegations and I request that your Government accord due legal process and institute a pause in the execution preparations.' Diplomatic tension has been high regarding the case with an Indonesian minister threatening to release a 'human tsunami' of asylum seekers towards Australia if the government continued to fight for a stay of execution for the Bali Nine duo. The warning came from the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs -Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno - to remind the government who was working to keep asylum seekers away from Australian shores, according to Fairfax Media. Retno Marsudi, in a letter of reply dated March 8, rejected the possibility of a prisoner exchange but did not touch on the reimbursement offer . 'Bali Nine' enforcer Myuran Sukumaran (left) and ringleader Andrew Chan were locked up in Bali for 10 years before being moved to their place of execution by firing squad . Ms Bishop also listed alleged corruption from judges in the trial as one of the reasons their executions should be stopped . It comes after Indonesian government officials took offence to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's comments about Australia donating $1 billion in aid to help recovery after the Boxing Day tsunami along with threatening to discourage visitors to Bali. The Bali Nine ringleaders are in quarantine conditions on Nusakambangan island off Java awaiting execution, with their lawyers returning next week after their appeal hearing was adjourned. The men's Australian lawyer, Peter Morrissey, described Ms Bishop's offer as attractive but raised doubts about whether Indonesian authorities would take it up. 'Whether that on its own will do the trick, I doubt,' Mr Morrissey told the Seven Network. Andrew's mother Helen Chan was accompanied by Myuran's brother Chintu and mother Raji as they visited the island prison on Wednesday. They were joined by \u00a0Australian Consul-General to Bali, Majell Hind . Andrew Chan's fiancee Febyanti Herewila visited the convicted drug smuggler for the first time since his transfer to Nusakambangan in Central Java on Wednesday . Andrew Chan's mother, Helen, was pictured leaving after visiting her son at Nusakambangan prison island, off central Java on Wednesday . 'I think Indonesia will consider the whole range of things that Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott have put forward.' Meanwhile, Australia's most senior Muslim leader has flown to Jakarta to make a personal plea for mercy for the duo. The Grand Mufti of Australia Ibrahim Abu Mohammed told Indonesian leaders forgiveness lay at the heart of Islam, and touched on the 'heritage of mercy' in their shared religion. Virgin founder Richard Branson also wrote a heartfelt letter to Indonesian President Joko Widodo pleading for him to save the lives of those facing the death penalty. The British businessman, who's also a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, said he was willing to go to Indonesia in an effort to save those facing execution. Virgin founder Richard Branson also wrote a letter to Indonesian President Joko Widodo pleading for him to save the lives of those facing the death penalty .","highlights":"Julie Bishop\u00a0made offer in letter to Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi . She said Australia would pay bill if Indonesia rejected a prisoner swap offer . Foreign Minister formally offered to swap three convicted Indonesian drug smugglers for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . Ms Marsudi rejected the possibility of a prisoner exchange but did not touch on the reimbursement offer . Bali Nine duo are  on Nusakambangan island off Java awaiting execution .","id":"39c772708a75b2842907dcd92d6c2133ab3a0f0f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nThe pair were convicted of drug trafficking by the Supreme Court in 2005 and sentenced to death by firing squad in 2015.\nThey've remained defiant in the face of a plea for clemency from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull \u2014 in his letter to Mr Sukumaran on April 4 \u2014 that was rejected.\n\"The government of Indonesia will have the opportunity to exercise its sovereign right to pardon those prisoners whose death penalty has been confirmed,\" Ms Bishop wrote.\n\"I write to reaffirm my Government's offer of assistance to facilitate the process.\n\"Under Australian law, the death penalty has long been a matter for the executive, and not for the judiciary.\n\"I look forward to hearing from you, and discussing any matters you may wish to raise, at an early opportunity.\"\nAustralia's High Commissioner to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty has also urged Indonesia to grant clemency on humanitarian grounds.\nMr Moriarty, who will attend the execution of Sukumaran and Chan in Central Java next Monday, has said he would \"welcome and expect\" a change of heart from Jakarta after talks with the pair had failed to produce a commutation of their death sentences.\n\"We have exhausted those options and in the event we are unable to change the situation, then we will do our best to look after their families,\" Mr Moriarty told the ABC this week.\n\"I can confirm that my office will do its utmost to make sure that their families are looked after,\" he said.\n\"We have had a very good relationship with both Myuran and Andrew, their family have been to our office \u2014 we've met with them.\n\"We have a relationship with (Andrew's mother) Janet, we have been to the house she has been living in, we've been to visit Myuran's parents, and so we feel a good obligation to them as well.\"\nMs Bishop made the offer in a letter written to her Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi.\nMs Bishop also said Australia was ready to offer other assistance, including supporting post-release re-integration programs in Australia, if her appeal for clemency failed.\nPrime Minister Turnbull and Ms Bishop met with Sukumaran and Chan in Bali last week, while Foreign Minister Marise Payne met them briefly in the prison on Friday.\nThe Indonesian president has confirmed that all foreign embassies had been notified of the execution dates to"}
{"article":"The White House, the State Department and Democrats on Capitol Hill are side-stepping questions about Hillary Clinton as the controversy over her cyber hygiene escalates. While some of the presumed presidential candidate's party members have come to her defense, many lawmakers headed for the exits this week as reporters asked them for their opinion on the way Clinton handled her email while at the State Department. Democratic strategists were more willing discuss the scandal - but what they had to say, Clinton probably won't like. Democrats are running for cover this week as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes fire from the press for over her cyber hygiene.\u00a0Officials at 1600 Pennsylvania now claim they didn't know that Clinton was solely using her personal email address to conduct government business . Officials at 1600 Pennsylvania now claim they didn't know that Clinton was solely using her personal email address to conduct government business until Congress reopened an investigation into the Benghazi attack. According to the Associated Press, it was the\u00a0White House counsel's office that ordered the State Department to retrieve Clinton's old emails. That version of events was never relayed to the press at large, despite the fact that President Barack Obama's spokesman Josh Earnest spent the better part of his briefings with reporters on Tuesday and Wednesday answering questions about what the White House knew about Clinton's exclusive use of her personal email address, when it knew it, and a host of other related inquires. He deflected as often as possible and referred press to the State Department and Clinton. Earnest did note that Clinton's detractors and government watchdogs haven't provided 'any evidence' that would indicate that the former administration official and her team are 'not being forthright' about turning in copies of all of her email communications from her four years in the president's cabinet. His comments were hardly a ringing endorsement of Clinton's honesty, however. The White House got a break on Thursday when a snowstorm bore down on Washington, D.C., giving Earnest cause to cancel his daily meeting with the press corps. A large-scale, public Q and A session isn't likely to make Friday's schedule, either, as the president is travelling to South Carolina for an event at Benedict College. Usually a spokesperson for the president holds a small gaggle with press riding Air Force One on those days. Unwilling or unable to say who in at the State Department was responsible for making sure Clinton fully complied with the demand, the deputy spokesman there, Marie Harf, directed journalists to the former secretary of state. Pressed to declare that she was 'confident' that all of Clinton's pertinent emails were now in the possession of the federal government she said, 'what I\u2019m saying is her staff has stated that anything related to her work has been given to the State Department.' 'But this is obviously a confirmation her staff has to make,' she added, after a reporter asked if she has any 'reason to doubt' the veracity of Clinton's claims. She said she did not. Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Wednesday night that he thinks the Clinton is adding to her woes by keeping silent.'It would be good to get out there and answer these questions.' Clinton is pictured here in 2008 taking questions from the press during the Democratic National Convention a few months before she was sworn in as Secretary of State . Clinton's former colleagues in Congress were won't to discuss the issue at all. 'Can we talk about it later? I have to go to my vote,' Clinton's successor in the Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, told the National Journal. The news publication said Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, normally outspoken, excused herself for the same reason. 'I don't know enough about it to appropriately respond,' New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said. Congressional Democrats were equally reticent to comment to CNN. 'I'm not up to speed on it. I'm really not,' Montana Sen. Jon Tester told the network on Wednesday - more than a day after story broke. 'Check back,' Tester, the chair of Senate Democrats' campaign arm, said. North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp also asked for a mulligan. 'I don't know enough about what those rules are, honestly, to comment,' she claimed. And the list goes on. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told National Journal he doesn't 'know the facts' but 'it sounds like somebody made a mistake.' 'She's going to have to give an answer to it,' Vermont Rep. Peter Welch told CNN. Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member on the House's Select Committee on Benghazi, said it's not his job to protect Clinton, his party's possible nominee for president. 'I want to be clear, I am not trying to defend Hillary Clinton,' he said. 'I am trying to defend the truth \u2026 we have some things we are going to try and figure out.' If Clinton can't make the email story go away quick enough, she could go from presidential front runner in 2016 to persona non-grata. Supporters of Clintons are shown here in 2008 after she lost that year's nomination to Barack Obama . Retiring California Sen. Barbara Boxer was one of the few Democratic senators to stand by Clinton. 'That's a nothing burger. Total,' she told National Journal. 'There isn't one secretary of State that ever did that because the law didn't change until after she left, so they're making a mountain out of a molehill,' she added. Likewise, Delaware Sen. Tom Carper said he'd 'be surprised if a number of secretaries of State hadn't done that for as long as we've had email.' 'That's all I'm going to say,' he added. New York Rep. Steve Israel blamed Republicans \u00a0for the mess and accused them of 'trying to manufacture or amplify crisis or scandal.' 'That's what they do here,' he told CNN. 'Pretty soon we'll have a special investigative committee for every action that Hillary Clinton takes. There will be a special select committee on her breakfast, her lunch and her dinner and what she had in between. Just add this to the list.' It is true that Clinton's predecessors also used their personal email addresses to conduct official business. But other secretaries of state did not create private email addresses the day before their confirmation votes for the explicit purpose of communicating with their future staff. Nor did they house their email addresses on a privately owned server that is inaccessible to the government and can be wiped clean at their leisure. They weren't actively considering a bid for president, either. Reporters showered White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest with questions on Wednesday about the Clinton email controversy.\u00a0The White House got a break on Thursday when a snowstorm bore down on Washington, D.C., giving Earnest cause to cancel his daily meeting with the press corps . Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Wednesday night that he thinks the Clinton is adding to her woes by keeping silent. 'It would be good to get out there and answer these questions,' Axelrod said on MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, according to The Hill. 'Why did she used a separate email? How did she secure that email? Was there another email through which she communicated with people?' he asked. 'By not answering these questions, they are allowing this story to fester in ways that are unhelpful. So lack of speed kills in this case,' the former White House official said. The State Department has said that Clinton had just one email address during her tenure there - the account in question. And Clinton, first through a spokesman, and then through Twitter has touched on the issue. She has not explained why she did what she did, though, or responded to any of the other questions Axelrod - and the media - put forward. A Democratic strategist who spoke to The Hill warned that if Clinton can't make the story go away quick enough, she could go from presidential front runner to persona non-grata. 'We\u2019re probably a month or so away [from the campaign launch] and if this is not handled really well within the next three to six weeks, you\u2019re going to see chatter among Democratic operatives saying, \"Maybe we need another person in this race.\" And that is really problematic.' 'When you do stuff like this, man, you just raise a lot of concerns and red flags,' The Hill's source said. 'It\u2019s kinda weird.'","highlights":"White House now claims it didn't know Clinton was solely using her personal email address to conduct government business . State Department wouldn't say it was 'confident' that Clinton had turned over all her emails from her tenure there . Clinton's former Democratic colleagues in Congress were won't to discuss the issue at all . New York Rep. Steve Israel blamed Republicans for the mess and accused them of 'trying to manufacture or amplify crisis or scandal,' however . Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Wednesday night that he thinks the Clinton is adding to her woes by keeping silent . 'If this is not handled really well,' a Dem strategist said,  Dem operatives will begin saying, ' \"Maybe we need another person in this race\" '","id":"cb38c8917af2e790f064ca9738842e7629a7d198","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" on the committee that investigated the 2012 attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, have also criticized her handling of the situation.\nThe State Department\u2019s former inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, is expected to provide lawmakers with a report on the incident, even though the FBI probe into the attack is ongoing. The committee\u2019s Democratic chairman, Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, said he hasn't received the report from the inspector general and he hasn't seen one that he says will shed light on Clinton\u2019s use of personal email.\n\u201cI will not prejudge the document that the State Department inspector general has authored,\u201d Gowdy said on May 20, the day he sent a letter to Horowitz requesting a copy.\nGowdy, a former federal prosecutor, has previously said that Clinton should not have been using personal email during her tenure at the State Department.\nRep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., has said he, too, has not seen the report.\n\u201cThe idea that this is all a Republican 'witch hunt' is not only false, it is harmful and destructive,\" Cummings told POLITICO.\nThe top Democrat on the House panel, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of California, issued a statement Wednesday that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received Horowitz's report and is still considering whether it will release it publicly.\n\"We have received the Inspector General's report concerning Secretary Clinton's email practices and are carefully reviewing its contents,\" Schiff said. \"Given its sensitive nature, we are not yet certain if or when the report can be released publicly, including to the public. As always, there will be an absolute separation between the Chairman and the ranking minority member regarding this report. As our investigation continues, we will determine the most appropriate next steps.\"\nRep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said Horowitz's findings could \"ease some of the tension\" about the issue. \"I think people have an interest in knowing,\" he said.\nRep. John Mica, R-Fla., the former chairman of the Oversight committee, said he has not seen the report, but the investigation will move forward. \"No way can this be put aside,\" he said. \"The report has to be done, the findings have to be known, and then we decide what to do with the report, but"}
{"article":"Saracens defeated defending champions Exeter 23-20 to claim the LV= Cup title at a sun-drenched Franklin's Gardens on Sunday. Rob Baxter's side could not follow up last season's success as they struggled to cope with a powerful Sarries outfit who were able to call upon the services of England internationals Alex Goode, George Kruis and David Strettle as well as Argentina centre Marcelo Bosch. Tries from Strettle (two) and Nick de Jager did the damage with Ben Spencer adding eight points from the boot. Maro Itoje (centre) lifts the LV= Cup title after Saracens beat Exeter 23-30 on Sunday . David Strettle led the way for Saracens with two tries against Exeter at Franklins Gardens . Strettle touches down his second try as for Saracens against Exeter in the final for his team . Exeter replied with a brace of tries from Max Bodilly with Ceri Sweeney kicking two penalties while replacement fly half Gareth Steenson kicked two conversions late on. Bodilly's early error handed Saracens an attacking scrum when the Exeter full back's long kick went dead in goal. The Sarries pack capitalised on their first set-piece and decimated the Chiefs pack allowing Ben Spencer to post the first points of the afternoon. The Chiefs responded immediately with winger Tom James making a scything run through the Sarries defence before he was hauled down inches short of the line. Sireli Naqelevuki, Jerry Sexton and Ben White carried on the attack before Brett Sturgess was held up over the line. Their efforts did not go unrewarded, however, as Sweeney kicked a three-pointer to level up the scores. Sarries were dealt a big blow just before the break when Spencer was sent the sin-bin for failing to roll away at the ruck following a powerful break from powerful Chiefs centre Hughes. Sweeney made no mistake from the tee to give his side a deserved lead heading into the break. Sarries began the second half a man down but it was the Chiefs who found themselves under pressure as Strettle intercepted White's wayward past to sprint over for the opening try of the game. Goode, who had replaced winger Mike Ellery late in the first half, could not add the extras from the touchline. Strettle soon has his second try as the Sarries winger pounced on Spencer's perfectly-weighted kick to touch down in the left corner. Goode failed with the extras once more but it mattered little as Saracens established a 13-6 lead. Saracens were in the ascendancy and, following a superb break from Spencer, flanker De Jager powered over from close range in the 62nd minute to further extend his side's lead. Max Bodilly (centre) spearheaded Exeter's response but his side were denied in the final minute . Saracens duo Juan Figallo (left) and Tim Streather celebrate with the trophy after the victory . But Exeter came roaring back into the contest as Bodilly went crashing over in the corner following a superb long pass from James. Steenson fired over the touchline conversion to make it a seven-point game with 10 minutes remaining. The Chiefs were playing with their tails up and monopolised possession in the closing stages and they soon had their crucial touchdown as Bodilly crashed over again. Steenson fired over the conversion to cap off a superb comeback from the Chiefs. Spencer had the final say, though, as he held his nerve to kick a last-minute penalty to break Chiefs' hearts and secure the title for Saracens.","highlights":"David Strettle crossed the line twice for Saracens against Exeter . Nick de Jager also scored and Ben Spencer kicked eight points . Spencer secured the victory with a penalty in the final minute .","id":"234c55f2ccc4fd3eee5cbdd23e27e44355697009","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with a Sarries pack that was too powerful, and a backline that exploited the space in the Exeter midfield.\nThere were plenty of positives for the Chiefs, who pushed Saracens hard at times, but ultimately they left Northampton with nothing. The Aviva Premiership side started brightly and should have opened the scoring through Andy Saull.\nThat was after 10 minutes as the England Saxons centre burst through the Exeter defence and the Sarries pack drove forwards but the ball was not moved wide soon enough and Saull was eventually stopped in his tracks.\nThe Chiefs hit back almost immediately though, and as Exeter worked a way through the Saracens defence, Rob Baxter's side went to the video ref on the advice of Matt Jess. The try was awarded when Alex Walker was called offside.\nFrom the resulting scrum Exeter's forwards pushed and probed but Saracens held out despite a prolonged period of pressure. The hosts finally gave away a penalty though as Saracens pushed them offside again. Danny Cipriani was cool, calmly slotting the kick straight through.\nThe Chiefs thought they had the opening score of the match on 23 minutes, again working the ball through to Alex Brown, but the Sarries defence was solid and managed to repel the attacks, with Luke Narraway coming in at the base of a driving maul in the end.\nThe visitors then took the lead when the same Brown broke through the midfield and slipped a pass to James Short on his wing. Brown himself dived over for the try, which Cipriani again converted.\nExeter thought they had restored the lead after 39 minutes when Don Armand had turned his opposite number Will Fraser, but the winger's foot hit the touchline as he looked to score. The Chiefs did go in front with the next attack though as Will Chudley drove through the Saracens defence, allowing Tom Hayes to feed Fraser, who just had to go over.\nWith the game level at half-time, Baxter may have been disappointed that his team had managed only three points in the first 40 minutes as it is a far cry from the way his side tore Gloucester to shreds just over a week ago.\nSaracens took the lead with two minutes of the second half gone thanks to a second Cipriani penalty as they made it 9-6. However, Baxter's men responded to the goal with some great counter-attacking rugby as"}
{"article":"A would-be motorist, who has spent more than \u00a35,000 on 250 lessons over a 14-year period has been blacklisted from her local driving schools due to her failure to pass the test. Janine Mars, 31, has had five different driving instructors only to fail her practical test four times. Yet, despite the intensive instruction, Ms Mars is still unable to pull away from a junction without stalling her car. Janine Mars, pictured, has spent more than \u00a35,000 on driving lessons over the past 14 years without success . Ms Mars, pictured, said she lacks confidence when she gets behind the wheel of a car . Ms Mars, left, said her mother Radha, right, will give her money towards a car if she passes the driving test . She said, now the situation is so bad, she cannot find an instructor near her home in Chatham, Kent, willing to take her because of her poor motoring skills. It is estimated that during her driving lessons, Ms Mars has driven the equivalent of a road trip between London and Perth in Australia. According to Ms Mars: 'After a few years I stopped counting how much I\u2019d spent. 'It\u2019s definitely more than \u00a35,000 now, which is crazy. I could have bought a brand new car for that! 'I can\u2019t give up now though, I\u2019ve invested too much to stop.' Ms Mars started driving as soon as she was old enough, but changed instructor after 15 lessons because they didn\u2019t get on. When she moved to her second teacher, she had more than 100 lessons before realising he wasn\u2019t going to put her forward for a test. In 2012 she chose a third instructor, before moving to a fourth expert - even sitting double lessons - without success. Eventually she tried a fifth instructor in August last year, but failed her most recent test. Ms Mars said: 'Every year since 2001, passing my driving test has been my New Year\u2019s resolution. 'I took a break after my last test in October but I want to do an intensive week course. 'I reckon that\u2019s the only way I can pass now. 'The last time I tried to get an instructor in Kent nobody would take me because they know how bad I am. 'It\u2019s as if I\u2019ve been blacklisted. I don\u2019t blame them though!' But Ms Mars, pictured, said she is having difficulty finding a driving instructor willing to take her on . Radha, left, said her daughter, right, is 'the world's best backseat driver' constantly offering advice . Despite her inability to pass her test, Ms Mars has never had an accident and believes her problem is a lack of confidence. 'Driving doesn\u2019t come naturally to me. I can\u2019t quite master using both legs and hands at different times. I\u2019ve had the same problem for the last 14 years. 'I\u2019ve never had a crash or accident. Everything will be going really well, calm driving, and then suddenly I fall to pieces. It might only be a minor thing, like I miss a junction or turn, and I\u2019ll be thrown completely off course. 'Everyone tells me I\u2019ll get over that - but 250 lessons later and I\u2019m still waiting.' Now Ms Mars plans ahead before each driving lesson, having developed a routine to help get her into the correct frame of mind. She revealed: 'Before I get in the car, I eat a big breakfast and drink a mug of tea. 'Then, without fail, I play Happy by Pharrell to get myself into a more relaxed mindset. I\u2019ve experimented with different music, but some of them would get me too pumped up. Even with doing that I still have the same issues.' Ms Mars' mother Radha, 62, has even tried to encourage her daughter with the offer of cash towards her first car. She said: 'I can\u2019t wait for her to pass. \u201cShe\u2019s a real diva in the car. Despite the fact she hasn\u2019t passed her test she\u2019s the world\u2019s best backseat driver. She\u2019s always saying \"Mum, don\u2019t do that\" or \"go here\". 'I\u2019m so desperate to stop carting her round, I\u2019ve promised I\u2019ll go halves on a new car once she passes!' Ms Mars said she has not given up her dream of owning her own car. She added: 'Maybe I\u2019m just one of those people born to be driven. I\u2019m fed up of planning my life around train and bus timetables too. It takes almost twice as long as driving. My mum has promised to go halves on a new car once I pass so that\u2019s even more of an incentive.' Ms Mars said she might be the type of person who is 'born to be driven' but still plans to continue trying .","highlights":"Janine Mars has spent more than \u00a35,000 on driving lessons over 14 years . The 31-year-old construction site manager has had more than 250 lessons . She has also failed her test four times and gone through five instructors . Her  mother Radha has offered 'to go halves on a car' if she passes her test .","id":"f9a43fcb64bfb73d72ee7d4b27284adaf636ac96","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", from London, has been unable to pass the UK driving test for more than a decade.\nMars, who has had more than 250 lessons from 23 different instructors, has been banned from driving in her home county of Essex under Section 88(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1960, according to the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)\nWhile Mars is unable to be licensed as a driver in the UK, she is allowed to take lessons to keep on practicing her skills behind the wheel. Mars has taken lessons from five different instructors, none of whom have managed to get the driving test passed by her.\nRead More: UK driving instructor charged over \u00a310m for passing exams he hadn\u2019t taken\nThe DVSA explains that Section 88(2) of the Road Traffic Act states that if somebody repeatedly does not demonstrate the ability to pass the driving test in the UK, they cannot be granted a license to drive in the future.\nThis means that if somebody is not successful in passing the UK driving test, they will be placed on the DVSA\u2019s data base.\nMars was banned from driving in the UK at a meeting in October 2017, according to the DVSA\u2019s data base. If Mars had successfully passed the UK driving test or another recognised driving licence \u2013 such as one issued by Ireland \u2013 in any country overseas, then she would not be placed on the DVSA\u2019s data base.\n\u201cA person who is not satisfied with their test result may request a hearing before a Chief Examiner,\u201d the DVSA explains. \u201cThere is no guarantee that a Chief Examiner will grant the request for a hearing.\u201d\nMars has previously had a request for a hearing in November 2017 and she had her driving test with instructor Neil Sollars, who was not successful. This is not the first time Mars has been unable to pass the UK driving test and she has reportedly also been banned on two previous occasions.\n\u201cThe next time I got in the car it was with a man called Neil Sollars,\u201d she said. \u201cHe told me at the beginning of the lesson that he was my instructor so I went with the flow and did as he told me.\n\u201cWe went to an area of the test centre that was completely out of the way and in the middle of the session, he stopped the car and started telling me about the test centre. Then he drove off to finish the lesson. That\u2019s all that he\u2019"}
{"article":"One man alone is not going to save English cricket. The Kevin Pietersen storyline is a good'un, full of rage, intrigue and hypocrisy. But the longer it goes on, the less we will be inclined to analyse what really ails our game. England will not win or lose the Ashes on the basis of whether Pietersen returns. There aren't, after all, many examples of Test series being won by a single player: Harold Larwood needed Bill Voce during Bodyline, Ian Botham needed Bob Willis in 1981, Mitchell Johnson needed Brad Haddin in 2013-14. And a 35-year-old Pietersen is unlikely to be in any of those categories. If he does return, we may \u2013 briefly \u2013 get more people talking about cricket; he may produce some magic to belie his age; critics of Paul Downton may feel vindicated; it will almost certainly be a whole lot of fun. Kevin Pietersen shows off his latest flamboyant hairstyle on his way to the Fox Sports studio on Tuesday . That's the best-case scenario. But let's not pretend it would solve much. English cricket has always presided over a deeply imperfect system, one hampered by a fear of revolution. Occasionally we commission a serious report, which makes us feel progress is being made. But entertaining diversions are just as crucial to the psyche of the English cricket lover: they mean we can go easy on the self-analysis. From WG\u2019s gamesmanship via Compton\u2019s knee through to Botham\u2019s extra-curriculars and KP\u2019s tweets, our game has always quietly welcomed the glamorous, scurrilous sideshow, the tabloid tittle-tattle to balance out broadsheet sobriety. Yet if the game is reduced over the coming months to a string of will-he-won\u2019t-he bulletins about the future of a player who has, at best, two years left at the highest level, then we will be doing the game a disservice. (I hope Pietersen proves me wrong. If he returns to international cricket, I hope he scores lots more Test hundreds and gives us all something to cheer about. The point of this article is not to pick on Pietersen.) Pietersen is gunning for an England recall after his exile from the side, but turns 35 in the summer . The batsman has enjoyed some stellar achievements with England, such as here after the 2005 Ashes win . Pietersen's antics entertain the public just as Ian Botham's extra-curricular activities once did. Here the all-rounder was pictured dressed as a rabbit next to team-mate Phil deFreitas in Melbourne in 1986 . What should concern English cricket right now is how one of the best-resourced teams in the world spent the World Cup looking like one of the worst; how an air of fatalism about their chances became a self-fulfilling prophecy; and how Downton appeared so intensely relaxed about the fact that England were miles off the pace. In fact, batting was not even the half of their problems \u2013 another reason why the Pietersen debate risks straying into red-herring territory. Five members of the top seven averaged over 35, with strike-rates ranging from Jos Buttler\u2019s 135 to Ian Bell\u2019s 77. These are not figures to win you a World Cup, but neither are they out-and-out disasters. Far worse was the bowling, with Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad taking nine wickets between them at an average of 55. Not until Chris Jordan was given a game against Bangladesh did anyone nail a yorker. Steven Finn went for nearly seven an over, which was expensive even by the standards of this World Cup. And the refusal to look at James Tredwell and Ravi Bopara until it was too late was plain stubborn. VIDEO We take responsibility for exit - Morgan . Stuart Broad was a key member of England's struggling bowling attack during the World Cup . Steven Finn (right) has gone backwards in both pace and achievement as a bowler . Chris Woakes has added pace but England's bowling stocks pale in comparison with the likes of Australia . These are all questions that should concern Colin Graves and Tom Harrison in the short term. But the long term is even more worrying: where are England\u2019s fast bowlers going to come from? This is the area that has always been most poorly served by an overcrowded domestic schedule played on tired pitches. Even Anderson has always relied on craftsmanship rather than speed, while Broad keeps breaking down and Finn has slowed. How long before satisfaction over the extra yard of pace added by Chris Woakes gives way to another sense of anti-climax? For more musings on matters cricketing, please follow us on Twitter: @the_topspin . English fast bowlers emerge in spite of the system, not because of it. Pudding-like pitches help medium-pacers. Why waste all the effort of tearing in at 92mph when you can put it there or thereabouts \u2013 three words that get to the heart of English cricket \u2013 at 78mph and watch the grass do the rest? We can't simply blame the climate. A decade ago, Old Trafford would cause Steve Harmison to lick his lips. The Oval has had its moments too. Taunton makes bowlers work hard for their wickets. More damaging, we're left to conclude, is a domestic set-up which encourages fast bowlers to throttle back if they're to stand any chance of making it through the season. It shouldn't be the case that England feel the need to take promising young quicks out of the domestic game, away from the coaches who know them best. A glance at Australia's list of fast bowlers provides an unnerving glimpse of the future. If England are able to come up with an attack that regularly takes 20 wickets, then the inclusion or otherwise of one batsman will feel like an irrelevance. THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS . Then again\u2026 . Michael Vaughan believes Kevin Pietersen has a 10 per cent chance of playing for England again. The mystery is why Pietersen isn't doing his best to increase the odds. Speaking on Fox Sports last week, he had some fair things to say about the way Peter Moores had handled England's World Cup campaign \u2013 but basic psychology tells you they were the kind of points better made by an out-and-out pundit, not a man hoping to resurrect his international career by working with\u2026 Moores! Peter Moores (left) will hardly be encouraged by his previous with Pietersen... and KP's latest comments . 'I heard the coach come out and say: \"We don\u2019t have a settled side\",' said Pietersen. 'Well mate, you played six months of one-day cricket before that game. Even if you don\u2019t think you've got a settled squad, you don\u2019t go and tell the whole world you don\u2019t have a settled squad.\" Later: 'I've played under Andy Flower and I had a worse relationship with Flower than I did with Moores.' It's fine to have these views. We all have thoughts we realise it's best to keep to ourselves. But, not for the first time, you do wonder: who, if anyone, is advising Kevin Pietersen? Eoin Morgan has conflicting IPL and England duties . Double standards? That said, it would be intriguing to know what Pietersen makes of Eoin Morgan's decision to place his IPL deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of England's trip to Dublin in May for a one-day international that has taken on an extra dimension following the World Cup farce. Pietersen has been criticised in the past \u2013 including by this writer \u2013 for seeking to place IPL commitments ahead of national duty. Yet the ECB's more relaxed approach to the IPL sheds a more sympathetic light on Pietersen's wishes. He has not always helped himself, but his contention that English cricket is riven with double standards is boosted by Morgan's position. And Morgan, don't forget, is England's one-day captain. A proud tradition . There was uproar last week when Zimbabwe's Herald newspaper published a nasty piece headlined 'Alcoholic dumps Zim out of WC' \u2013 a reference to a crucial catch held by Ireland's John Mooney to dismiss Sean Williams, with replays suggesting Mooney's foot made contact with the boundary as he held on. Mooney has previously admitted problems with drink and depression, though quite what this had to do with the incident in question was anyone's guess. Ireland's John Mooney was the subject of a cruel piece by Zimbabwe's Herald newspaper . Mooney helped Ireland eliminate Zimbabawe from the World Cup by catching out Sean Williams . TV replays suggested Mooney's foot touched the boundary rope, meaning the catch should not have stood . A South African colleague, however, suggested we were all misplacing our energy. So absurd, she said, was the Herald that it recently ran an editorial berating journalists for their coverage of Robert Mugabe's comedy stumble on a carpet at Harare airport. The Herald was so keen to prove that Mugabe's accident had nothing to do with his age (he is 91), and everything to do with a 'poorly laid-out carpet', that it solemnly listed other moments of high-society slapstick. The clinching proof that Bob was still fit as a fiddle? 'In 1975, US president Gerald Ford tumbled down the Air Force One Stairs while visiting Austria.'","highlights":"Kevin Pietersen could be back in contention for England return . But controversial batsman will not win the Ashes on his own this summer . Peter Moores has more serious problem with England's bowling attack . James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn et al are cause for concern .","id":"2fce7a3fded6e143f4d3b3bacd36e6dce0270569","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" game.\nIt is not as simple as the players being in favour of and against KP. There is a wider question here \u2013 and it is about the governance of English cricket.\nPietersen's sacking and the subsequent \"statement\" from the ECB have raised a number of issues \u2013 and the longer this argument continues, the less people will care about whether Pietersen did or did not have a point when he called the England squad \"a fucking dictatorship\". The whole affair has become a PR exercise. That is not to say that the ECB did not get caught out. A major failing here is the public communication \u2013 but to be honest, the ECB have known about KP's issues with Andrew Strauss and his fellow board members for years. In fact, this is what the board meetings were about.\nThe ECB and KP need to get back on message here \u2013 and fast. There is a point to be made about the governance of the England team. There is also a point to be made about the ECB's lack of engagement with the international players and the players' union. The issue is about how these groups of people relate to one another. It is not about KP's behaviour over the last 12 months \u2013 and it is not even about his relationship with the ECB. These issues are about player power and cricket's governing bodies \u2013 and this is much more important.\nThere are a couple of issues here: the ECB's decision to end their relationship with Kevin is not new. In fact it is a decision that they made in January 2011. The public reasons for this dismissal have not been revealed. We have been told that there were internal board members unhappy with his behaviour. But this is not the complete story. As a newspaper columnist, I have been saying since I read this story for the first time on Wednesday that this could well have been about the board versus the player.\nHere are the facts. The ECB have had problems with KP for several years. The board and KP both know this. They know that when KP did not want to play on tour in the West Indies in 2009, the board were not happy. There was a standoff, and the board eventually backed down. There is no doubt that Pietersen will know this and be aware that the board did not really want him to play in the West Indies in the first place \u2013 and he will know the reasons why. This was just the latest of a number of issues between"}
{"article":"Kelvin Davis had gone almost 15 months since his last appearance in the Barclays Premier League but Ronald Koeman thinks it was worth the wait. Part of a Southampton team boasting Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana, and managed by Mauricio Pochettino, Davis let in three against Chelsea that day in January 2014. Yet on Saturday, like a blast from the past, the 38-year-old goalkeeper became the fourth oldest player to feature this season. He did so with gusto, earning a round of applause from his team-mates as he entered the dressing room afterwards. 38-year-old veteran goalkeeper Kelvin Davis put in a confident display against Burnley on Saturday . Davis had come on as a substitute after first-choice Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster was injured . Davis' assured performance earned him plenty of praise from his team-mates as Southampton won 2-0 . Southampton striker Shane Long scores his side's opening goal against Burnley at St Mary's on Saturday . Long runs to celebrate in front of the home fans as Southampton take the lead against Burnley . Southampton have benefited from more opposition own goals than any other Premier League team this season (5). His appearance came in unfortunate circumstances. An injury to Fraser Forster's left knee that will almost certainly rule the goalkeeper out of England's internationals this month called for Davis to wipe the dust off his gloves. There is no reason to panic as far as Koeman is concerned. He has a man he deems reliable and professional enough, both behind the scenes as club captain and on the pitch, to fill the void. Koeman was 51 on Saturday and, while Shane Long and an own goal from Burnley's Jason Shackell provided the victory, the Southampton manager's birthday gift was in no short part down to the man 13 years his junior. 'I was not surprised because we see Kelvin working every day in the training session,' Koeman said. 'That's important to have somebody when he has to play that he has some confidence. That he will not be nervous. 'His situation is clear. Fraser is first and Kelvin is the second goalkeeper. You need a lot of experience when you need to play and you have to show it. 'That's difficult but he showed his quality. He was looking very comfortable and that gave confidence to the rest of the team. He's not the youngest goalkeeper but still he's a very good goalkeeper. He's a very good professional.' Burnley's Jason Shackell (left) is put under pressure by Southampton forward\u00a0Graziano Pelle on Saturday . Davis still has some way to go before catching Leicester City's 42-year-old reserve goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer but he made the most appearances for Southampton in League One four seasons ago, having joined the Saints in 2006, and rolled back the years on Saturday. Davis denied Sam Vokes and Danny Ings with full-length saves, and gave Koeman hope that losing Forster will not hamper the club that have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League this season. Burnley tested them, but European football remains a possibility. Koeman was not oblivious to his former club Barcelona's win in the Champions League against Manchester City last week, yet he refuses to imagine himself taking Southampton to the Nou Camp. 'We don't think too much about the Champions League. We hope seventh place on the table means European football, and that will be fantastic for us,' said Koeman. 'The Champions League is amazing to play in and amazing to be involved in. We know our situation, we know our qualities. If it's Europa League, that will be great for us.' Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is hoping to finish in the top seven in the Premier League this season . The 2-0 win over Burnley leaves Southampton in strong contention for European football next season .","highlights":"Kelvin Davis made his first Premier League appearance in almost 15 months . He replaced the injured Fraser Forster against Burnley on Saturday . The 38-year-old put in a solid display as Southampton secured a 2-0 win . Ronald Koeman is targeting European football with Saints this season .","id":"e3751be1ab0a75cc92b987b0d36bc89e2e855539","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" which defeated Manchester City in the League Cup semi-finals at Anfield on Tuesday, Davis was delighted that the wait for his return to first-team action proved so worthwhile.\nThe goalkeeper suffered shoulder surgery in September 2014 after being dropped by manager Mauricio Pochettino to enable Maarten Stekelenburg to return from the World Cup following injury. Although the Dutchman has subsequently suffered similar problems, Pochettino still feels that Davis remains Southampton's most assured goalkeeper. \"I was worried, not a lot but it was a long time since I played,\" Davis said. \"I was nervous a little but I was calm, too.\"\nDavis made his last Barclays Premier League appearance when he helped Southampton to a 1-1 draw at Chelsea in December 2013.\nHe said: \"It was a long time but I had to be patient. I was fit to start last year, too but I had surgery. When Maarten went out on loan it was a long time to be waiting on the sidelines but it's all good. I just have to keep on playing now. I didn't think I would play today but it's been a long wait.\"\nHe added: \"Maarten hasn't come back from injury in the best form so to me I could come back, especially with our good form, but Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren, Jason Denayer, Jack Cork and Adam Lallana have done well. I knew I would be fourth choice but that's fine. It was important to keep the team's good form going.\"\nSouthampton's victory against Manchester City continued their positive momentum which began with their win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge five days ago.\nAlthough City are now unbeaten in 27 league games after being held to a goalless draw at Newcastle United, a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur before the international break saw them slip to third in the Barclays Premier League and leave them 11 points behind leaders Liverpool.\nDavis said: \"Everyone says we deserved the win. I'm so happy for the team and the fans, too, because they have stayed behind for a long time. We played so well so we are happy. We will just enjoy it. We are playing good football and keeping good clean sheets.\n\"We have kept it tight at the back in the last few games and, because of that, we have a clean sheet and are"}
{"article":"They may have split a year ago, but Prince Harry turned out to support his ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas  for the opening night of her latest acting venture. The fourth-in-line to the throne was spotted in the audience last night for Cressida's return to the stage as female lead Cecily Cardew in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. He made a low-key entrance but was seen laughing throughout the comedy of manners at the London Oratory, a Catholic comprehensive which counts Nick Clegg's son as a pupil. Scroll down for video . Prince Harry turned out to support his ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas for the opening night  of The Importance Of Being Earnest, pictured (centre, bottom) with other cast members . Cressida, 26, whose acting career has blossomed since she split from Harry last year, charmed the audience with her portrayal of the excitable and eccentric lead character. Wearing a flowing white dress and with her long hair in ringlets, her background as a dancer shone through as she gracefully bounded across the stage with infectious energy. In her tongue-in-cheek profile for the programme she was described as an 'actor, dancer and sky-diving enthusiast who was raised on a marsh by wolves'. It said: 'Accordingly, she has a vast litter of her own cubs which you may spot romping around the theatre later this evening (do not be alarmed, they're both very friendly and very stupid). The fourth-in-line\u00a0made a low-key entrance but was seen laughing throughout the comedy of manners starring his ex-girlfriend (right) His two-year relationship with Cressida came to an end last April, with a number of sources saying she was hoping to concentrate with her career . 'However, Cressida herself is a very clever little wolf, leaving audiences howling with laughter in her London stage debut earlier this year (Tallulah Brown's There's a Monster in the Lake).' The three-night production is being put on by Band of Others, a London-based theatre group which is raising funds for the Action on Addiction charity, which boasts Kate Middleton as a patron. Prince Harry, 30, wearing a dark blue long-sleeved jumper, did not make any attempt to remain incognito as he sat in the circle with a male friend. He was seen in hysterics at Harry Wright's portrayal of the indomitable Lady Bracknell and Harry Elgood's sophisticated depiction of lead character John Worthing. This comes days after the revelation that Prince Harry is planning to leave the Army to continue his mother's legacy with a number of charitable projects during his second 'gap year'. Speaking  about his choice to bring his active military career to an end, he said it was a 'really tough' decision and he was looking forward to starting a new chapter in his life. The three-night production is being put on by Band of Others\u00a0at the London Oratory (pictured), a Catholic comprehensive which counts Nick Clegg's son as a pupil . The budding actress has bagged a bit part in Tulip Fever (pictured), the forthcoming Judi Dench movie produced by Harvey Weinstein . Earlier today he joined Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge for the memorial service of\u00a0triple Olympic gold equestrian\u00a0Richard Meade. In a statement on his website, Prince Harry said: '[Richard] had huge successes in his career as a competitor but his greatest success was not in his achievements on a horse, but in the way he conducted himself \u2013 with generosity to others, genuine interest and a real sense of integrity, always standing up for what was morally right. 'He cared deeply about the sport and gave so much to both the eventing and wider horse world. Thank you for all the wonderfully supportive letters and messages and many apologies for only answering a small number of them so far.' His two-year relationship with Cressida came to an end last April, with a number of sources saying she was hoping to concentrate on her career. She graduated from the Laban school of dance and made her theatrical debut  in 2014 at Hay Festival in the play There's a Monster in the Lake. The budding actress has now bagged a bit part in Tulip Fever, the forthcoming Judi Dench movie produced by Harvey Weinstein, who declared her 'a fantastic actress'. She also recently  appeared in a sexy dance video for British designer Mulberry.","highlights":"Cressida Bonas is currently starring in  The Importance of Being Earnest . Prince Harry turned out to support his ex-girlfriend for the opening night . He made a low-key entrance but was seen laughing throughout the comedy . Cressida charmed the audience with her portrayal of lead Cecily Cardew .","id":"b16c3419fe0f6a101403bd99dfb1fddcc04df9e7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of the West End play The Nether, which stars Bonas and was written by the author of TV series Orange Is The New Black. Cressy, who dated Harry for two years until March, was all smiles as she was seen chatting to him before the show in London on Saturday night. And despite her break up last year \u2013 before Harry and Meghan Markle made their engagement announcement in November \u2013 it seemed the former couple are still close. They've also attended the London premiere of new Bond film Spectre together in October. The new play, which explores the blurred line between reality and fantasy, recently opened at the Royal Court Theatre in the UK.\nCressida, wearing a red dress, and Harry appeared to be enjoying the performance with their hands intertwined as they walked around London's Sloane Square on Saturday evening. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who also attended the opening night in June, have been friends with Bonas for a long time. The 25-year-old is the daughter of Camilla Shand, who is one of William and Kate's best friends. They became friends when Kate was studying English literature at the University of St Andrew's and Harry was studying history at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. It was also her father, Ian Shand, who gave Harry away at his wedding to Meghan Markle.\n\"Cressy is very friendly with William and Kate and always has been,\" an insider told the Sunday People. \"That's probably why she's done all she can to make sure she doesn't fall out with Harry and Meghan. In fact, Kate and William wanted Harry and Meghan to give Cress a job in their new company at Kensington Palace and she turned it down. She's been trying to reach out to Meghan a little more recently but we all know what the story with them is.\" Meanwhile, Cressida also recently posted a happy snap of herself, who has a part-time role at the National Theatre, on Instagram with the actress Jenna Russell. \"I went to see Jenna's brilliant new play and caught up with @jennarussellactress at the bar after,\" she wrote in her caption.\nCressida and Harry's reunion after their break-up came just weeks before he and Meghan became engaged. Shortly after Harry's ex-girlfriend split with him, it was reported that he had flown to the US to meet her parents for the first time. At the"}
{"article":"When he\u2019s not missing sitters, Arsenal adore him. When they\u2019re not jeering and cheering the decision to replace him, the fans like nothing more than belting out his name to the tune of 'Hey Jude'. Olivier Giroud\u2019s world is a little mixed up right now, but it is never boring. Having missed three months of the campaign with a broken ankle, he is making up for lost time by cramming in the emotions. On Boxing Day, there was the daft red card against Queen\u2019s Park Rangers for butting Nedum Onuoha and there was last week against Monaco. Olivier Giroud stabs in Arsenal's first goal of the evening against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Wednesday . Giroud lifts Arsenal team-mate Tomas Rosicky up in the air in celebration of his goal shortly after the hour mark . Alexis Sanchez cut in from the left hand side to score from a tight angle and end his run of eight games without a goal . Sanchez celebrates doubling Arsenal's lead mid way through the second half at Loftus Road . The Chile international let out a roar after hitting the target at Loftus Road as Kieran Gibbs joined him to celebrate . Sanchez did take a tumble during the match at Loftus Road and almost ended up in a camera pit . Charlie Austin scored a superb consolation goal late in the game after being given too much room by Arsenal's defence . The France international blows kisses to the Arsenal supporters after breaking the deadlock in west London . Giroud was guilty of missed good chances in the first leg of the Champions League tie and took the blame was his side lost 3-1 at home. It is hard to see them getting out of that particular fix, but he has set about making amends for a poor display by getting back in the goals. 'He is strong mentally,' said manager Arsene Wenger. 'He can take criticism and respond.' Giroud was on target against Everton on Sunday and opened the scoring in the 64th minute at Loftus Road last night with his 13th goal of the season, one which gave Arsenal control of this lively London derby. Alexis Sanchez added the second, his first in eight games, and Wenger eased three points closer to the total of 72 he thinks will be required to be safely back in the Champions League next season. As for QPR, the relegation woes deepen and it is beginning to look ominous for them at the bottom. QPR (4-4-2): Green 6; Furlong 6, Onuoha 6 (Hill 45, 6), Caulker 6, Yun 6; Phillips 6, Henry 6, Sandro 5 (Kranjcar 57, 5), Hoilett 5; Zamora 6, Austin 6.5. Subs not used: McCarthy, Isla, Wright-Phillips, Vargas, Zarate. Goals: Austin. Bookings: Henry . Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Ospina 6; Bellerin 6.5, Mertesacker 6, Gabriel 6.5 (Koscielny 36, 6), Gibbs 6.5; Cazorla 7, Coquelin 6.5; Rosicky 6.5, Ozil 6 (Welbeck 94), Sanchez 6; Giroud 7.5. Subs not used: Martinez, Chambers, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott. Goals: Giroud, Sanchez. Bookings: Bellerin . MoM:\u00a0Giroud . Ref: Kevin Friend 5 . Att: 17,977 . CLICK HERE to see Sportsmail's MATCH ZONE feature for stats, goals (like Sanchez's - above), heat maps and more. Sanchez takes on young Queens Park Rangers defender Darnell Furlong during the Premier League clash . Former Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil complains to the referee after feeling he was fouled inside the area . Arsenal's Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina makes a good save during the first half at Loftus Road . Arsenal's latest signing Gabriel pulls up with a hamstring injury before being substituted for Laurent Koscielny . Francis Coquelin, who suffered a fractured nose in Arsenal's previous match, controls the ball under pressure from Karl Henry . They may have enjoyed a sunshine break in the Middle East but they returned to London to find the gulf was still as it was, even though Charlie Austin pulled a goal back with a terrific strike on the turn, eight minutes from time. Austin must hope England boss Roy Hodgson had not gone home early. Other than that, QPR were left with nothing to show for a spirited performance and a bold opening. They were the better team during a high-tempo first half-hour, hustling in midfield, and attacking Arsenal\u2019s centre-halves in the air. It was physical at times. Kieran Gibbs was felled by a stray elbow from Bobby Zamora as the pair jostled for a ball in the air, but no foul was given and there was no obvious intent. Gibbs was able to continue. Onuoha was forced off in the first-half and this time Giroud was not the problem but Steven Caulker. The team-mates clashed heads and Onuoha was left with cut near his left eye. Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista coped well with QPR\u2019s initial aerial attack, and goalkeeper David Ospina commanded his area well during this period. Gabriel limped off before half-time with a hamstring strain, and Wenger fears he may be out for three weeks. The French midfielder at full stretch in mid air during the Premier League clash on Wednesday evening . Ozil, voted Arsenal's player of the month for February, holds off the challenge of Nedum Onuoha . Queens Park Rangers' top scorer Austin unleashes a shot from distance during the first half . Arsenal's top scorer for the season Sanchez is tracked by QPR youngster Furlong at Loftus Road . World Cup-winning midfielder Ozil takes a corner during the first half of the Premier League match . QPR went into this game having not won in nine London derbies. They have another chance to stop the rot on Saturday against Spurs. Austin was the only real threat, looking sharp and hungry around the fringes of the penalty box and quick on draw, striking the ball cleanly and forcing saves from Ospina. He went close with a flashing drive from 20 yards, which faded an inch or two wide. Ramsey\u2019s team, however, could not find the goal which might have galvanised them and, as the first half wore on, they faded. Arsenal enjoyed more comfortable possession and Rob Green came under threat for the first time. Green responded with three solid saves to frustrate Giroud and one to deny Santi Cazorla. Wenger\u2019s team came out with more urgency and purpose after the interval. 'It was important to get the ball on the ground, not only fight but fight and play,' said the Arsenal boss. 'In the second half, we did that. We fought and played.' Tomas Rosicky set the tone, tearing past Sandro to deliver a cross from the right which clipped Mesut Ozil on the shin and flew clear. Ozil callled for a penalty and the replays suggested he had a strong case. Karl Henry pull him by the shirt. It went unseen and Henry, having been booked in the first-half, escaped. Just as Arsenal started to wonder if it might be one of those days, Giroud pounced. An overlap and low cross from Gibbs was blocked by Clint Hill and, when it spilled his way, the French centre-forward reacted swiftly to turn it past Green from an acute angle. The second came from the same area. This time, it was Sanchez who, having come to life after the interval, jinked inside from the left, dummied, jinked again and screwed a low shot into the bottom corner. For Sanchez, it was the 19th of his debut season in England and, if Green was annoyed to be beaten at his near-post, he then produced the save of the night, pushing a deflecting low drive from Ozil onto the post. Austin pulled one back, his 15th of the season, but it was the Arsenal fans who filed out into the streets of Shepherd\u2019s Bush singing Giroud\u2019s name, while QPR fans went home fearing their time in the Barclays Premier League might be ticking away. 'We\u2019re in a pressure situation,' said Ramsey. 'We need to start winning to stay in the division.' QPR defender Onuoha attempts to hold back Arsenal forward Giroud during the first half in west London . Onuoha is taken off injured after clashing heads with defensive partner Steven Caulker - Giroud, meanwhile, protests his innocence . Former Barcelona youth team player Hector Bellerin beats his man while attacking down the wing on Wednesday . Arsenal's other full back, Gibbs, is tackled by QPR winger Junior Hoilett during the second half . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger greets Queens Park Rangers boss Chris Ramsey ahead of kick-off at Loftus Road .","highlights":"Arsenal's Olivier Giroud opened the scoring shortly after the hour mark at Loftus Road . Chile international Alexis Sanchez then doubled the Gunners' lead shortly afterwards . Charlie Austin pulled one back for Queens Park Rangers late in the second half . Francis Coquelin wore a protective mask during the match after fracturing his nose against Everton .","id":"86a1b838faf4dd8858dd9c2c7abcda3716b25111","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"oud is having quite the love-in with Gunners\u2019 supporters at the moment.\nSo when the forward missed a couple of clear chances against Reading on the weekend, it prompted the same mixed reactions from the fans as it did on the occasion of his three goals against Fulham in Arsenal\u2019s last game. The difference now is that they won. The difference now, despite what we heard from Theo Walcott during the week, is that the same sort of thing that happens when Arsenal concede goals isn't happening with the same frequency.\nIt was not that long ago that the goal-shyness of the Gunners was a huge concern. They had a habit of going two goals behind early in big games. Giroud\u2019s introduction provided a huge boost. In the following matches, the striker scored nine of Arsenal\u2019s 12 goals. The fact he missed the chance at Reading for which he'll feel much worse was probably the only thing worth remembering from that one. If a striker misses several chances in big games, it's going to be a problem. A big problem.\nHowever, on Saturday, Arsenal won the game 2-0 and Giroud didn't get the scoring opportunity he would have liked to have had. The Gunners have scored in all but one of their seven Premier League games so far this season, with 17 goals shared between six different players. This is the most balanced Arsenal attack for some time, with Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and even the rejuvenated Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scoring.\nWalcott\u2019s comments, while right on the general problem of strikers missing chances, seem to have been aimed at Giroud in particular. When the Frenchman doesn\u2019t score, \u201cit's a big problem,\u201d he said. \"We've seen that with him. We want him to get more goals, not just on the pitch but in the team as well.\"\nWhile many Arsenal supporters would agree with Walcott\u2019s assertion that Giroud isn\u2019t doing enough in games that don't necessarily concern him, they don't agree that he is the problem. There's still a lingering sense that this is a one-man band at the club; that it\u2019s up to Giroud to singlehandedly take games, and the club, in the right direction.\nIt's not. \"It\u2019s the whole team,\" says Robin van Persie. \"You need"}
{"article":"Ask Andy Murray about the most memorable victories in his career and quickly revealed are two aspects of his character \u2014 the modest and the contrarian. There is no mention of ending Britain\u2019s Wimbledon men\u2019s singles drought, nor the similar emulating of Fred Perry at the US Open, nor the flaying he gave Roger Federer on Centre Court to win the Olympic gold medal. Instead, he refers to a win over an obscure journeyman ranked No 110 in the world, and another at a now-defunct and largely-forgotten tournament in California. Andy Murray warms up for match against Kevin Anderson in Miami on Monday . The subject arises because he has the opportunity to win a 500th professional singles match on Tuesday, when he takes on South Africa\u2019s world No 15 Kevin Anderson in the fourth round of the Miami Open. It comes around nearly 12 years after making his professional debut as a 15-year-old in Manchester. He began with a victory over Wesley Moodie, another South African. Moodie was only just outside the top 100 at the time, so it was a fair indication of his opponent\u2019s outstanding promise. Murray does not mention that one, but recalls two of the matches that set him on his way, and most clearly the period when he was trying to establish himself on the main ATP Tour. \u2018I remember certain wins, like the first one I had at Queen\u2019s (at the then Stella Artois Championships in 2005) against Santiago Ventura,\u2019 he says, referring to the then world No 110. \u2018It might seem irrelevant now but at the time, for me, that was huge. It was big for my confidence, gave me a sense of belonging. I really remember those first few events on the tour, more than some of those in the last three or four years. Coach Amelie Mauresmo takes a photo of Murray during practice session . \u2018I can remember the players I played against around then. I went to Newport (Rhode Island) after my first Wimbledon and then I played in Indianapolis and Cincinnati.\u2019 By the end of that summer, not long after turning 18, he was already knocking on the door of the top 100 and had beaten three players inside the top 30. Early in 2006 comes the other match he picks out, the final of the indoor San Jose Open, where he beat former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. \u2018That was a first ATP title for me and was really important,\u2019 he says. \u2018I was without a coach, only 18, and Lleyton was someone I loved watching growing up. To win 7-6 in the third set at that age against someone as good as him, with no coach there, privately meant a lot. \u2018I didn\u2019t really feel the pressure \u2014 it was, \u201cHere I am, I\u2019m 18 and playing an ex-No 1 in the world, a great player and nothing is expected\u201d. \u2018I played (Andy) Roddick in the semis and didn\u2019t feel nervous at all. It definitely changes over the years, you start to feel the expectation but then as you get older it changes again as you start to deal with the expectation and learn how to handle it.\u2019 Murray takes time out to signs autographs for fans in Miami on Monday . Interestingly, ask which win took the most out of him and he instead cites one of his 155 defeats, the near five-hour loss in the 2012 Australian Open semi-final to Novak Djokovic. The Serb subsequently managed probably the most talked about recovery in history, beating Rafael Nadal two days later in nearly six hours to win the title. \u2018Against Novak in the Australian Open was the hardest match, I\u2019ve no idea how he managed to recover and win the final. I literally couldn\u2019t walk for four days. That was the match my body hurt the most after finishing. I was extremely sore, stiff, everything hurt.\u2019 Murray is guaranteed to overtake Nadal in next week\u2019s rankings after his defeat on Sunday by Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard heads to Monte Carlo to begin what is usually a triumphant roll through the European clay courts admitting he is lacking confidence and that he \u2018needs to fix again\u2019 the nerves that have affected him this season. The 28-year-old insisted there are no hidden physical issues behind his modest 15-5 record this year. Normally the mere feel of the dirt under his feet imbues Nadal with belief, and with Djokovic targeting Roland Garros above all else this year, he will need all of that.","highlights":"Andy Murray takes on Kevin Anderson in fourth round at Miami Open . The 27-year-old Scot recorded his 499th victory against Santiago Giraldo . It comes nearly 12 years after making his professional debut as 15-year-old .","id":"e341a772d634afa1af68c60414ecda0a45176d9a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Roger Federer to the title he was denied a year ago.\nInstead Murray prefers to speak about 2011, when he reached his first Grand Slam final in Paris, and his first and only triumph on tour since then.\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t necessarily come up as a massive thing, or a massive match, for me,\u201d Murray, who has a 3-2 record in the first round at the French Open, said last week at his Aoraki European Open in Queenstown, New Zealand. \u201cIt was very much when I was a younger, more naive player, which helped it in a way, thinking about it as just a tennis match.\u201d\nThat is not to say he considers the Roland Garros title less significant. It was the first of five Grand Slam trophies, one of his career highlights. He also acknowledges the significance of the achievement against Federer on the French clay surface, even though Federer had just won the Australian Open, as his second and final major.\nBut Murray says his mindset at the time was more about the process of building the foundation for what he would accomplish later on \u2014 and at other tournaments.\n\u201cI think just having a chance to get to a final of a Grand Slam is something pretty special for any player,\u201d Murray said.\nIndeed, he was the first British player to do so in 73 years.\nWhat the French title did not accomplish is end the country\u2019s men\u2019s singles drought at the tournament. The Grand Slam is the only one on the tour where Britain has not won a title. Federer did at Wimbledon in 2003 and again in 2009, and Murray did in 2013.\nHis victory there two years ago was his first on the grass at any major.\nA year on, Murray has not reached a final here. He is 10-5 in France, but 0-2 in the second round of the French Open. He has lost three finals and lost in the quarterfinals twice.\nHis only win in Paris came in 2016, and the tournament, which he has played in every year since his first as a teenager in 2005.\nAnd then he was eliminated by Sam Querrey in the second round this year.\n\u201cI feel like now, as I get older, if I don\u2019t win a grand slam, then I feel like I\u2019ve really underperformed,\u201d Murray said. \u201cWhereas when I was younger, I just felt like there\u2019s a lot"}
{"article":"Boston (CNN)Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's own words may determine whether he lives or dies, even if he never speaks a word at his trial. The admitted Boston Marathon bomber has sat in silence as people who lost limbs sobbed or glared at him from the witness stand. He slouched in his chair as jurors watched videos of him both before and after two nail-packed pressure cooker bombs exploded, killing three people, claiming 17 limbs and hurting more than 260 others. He didn't utter a peep as his tweets and words he had scribbled on the side of a pleasure boat flashed up on a big screen and were quoted in court. At issue: Was Tsarnaev a terrorist looking to punish the United States for policies he believed were harmful to Muslims? Or, was he a goofball stoner who simply followed the lead of his older, more radical brother? The defense team tried to portray Tsarnaev as a confused college kid who, like countless others, watches Comedy Central and cracks crass jokes. \"I wanna study a broad or two,\" he posted on his Twitter account as @J_tsar. He jokes about not seeing commercials featuring the Trix rabbit, and about \"whale watching\" outside a McDonald's fast-food restaurant. Miriam Conrad, a member of his defense team, tried Tuesday to apply a more benign spin on tweets the government contends show him as a would-be jihadist eager for martyrdom and a free pass to paradise. His brother was dead and police knew who he was; they were scouring the Boston suburb of Watertown for Tsarnaev when he slipped under a tarp and climbed aboard the Slip Away II, a fishing boat dry-docked in a Watertown backyard. He hid for hours before being discovered. Bleeding, he picked up a pencil and wrote what Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb called his \"manifesto.\" Tsarnaev wrote he was jealous that his brother, Tamerlan, had achieved paradise by dying like a holy warrior; he was killed the night before during a gunbattle with police. The indictment against him says Tsarnaev helped in his brother's demise by running him over and dragging him along the road as he tried to run down police. About the bombings, Tsarnaev wrote on the boat that he didn't enjoy killing innocent civilians, but that circumstances excused it. \"The US Government is killing our innocent civilians but most of you already know that,\" he wrote. \"Know you are fighting men who look into the barrel of your gun and see heaven, now how can you compete with that. We are promised victory and we will surely get it.\" Streaks of blood cover portions of his message. More than a dozen bullet holes obliterate parts of words. So ended one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history. While in the boat, he wrote that he couldn't stand to see the U.S. government \"go unpunished\" for killing Muslims. \"We Muslims are one body, you hurt one you hurt us all.\" He ended with: \"Now I don't like killing innocent people it is forbidden in Islam but due to said \" -- the word was lost to a bullet hole  -- \"it is allowed.\" Tsarnaev's connections: Who's who . Judge George O'Toole viewed the boat Tuesday afternoon so he could rule on a defense request to show the entire boat \"in context\" to the jury. He turned down requests by the media to accompany him. The defense said the government only presented about 45 tweets out of about 1,100. Many were benign, about girls, cars and food as well as sleeping and disliking studying, the defense argued. On Monday, FBI agent Steven Kimball testified about two Twitter accounts used by Tsarnaev. One account shows he tweeted on the day of the April 15, 2013, bombing: . \"Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people\" His last tweet was on April 17. He sent it while on the run: . \"I'm a stress free kind of guy\" His other account carried seven tweets, including this: . \"strive to be a better muslim, be greedy with your time, devote most of it to the Almighty for it is his satisfaction that you need #islam\" The jury also has now seen Tsarnaev in videos, trailing his brother onto Boylston Street. Both carried heavy backpacks. He paused for four minutes, standing next to a tree in front of the Forum restaurant. In front of him stood a line of children who were leaning over the barricade and watching the race. He put his backpack down at his feet and made a phone call. Timeline of the bombings, manhunt and aftermath . When his brother's bomb went off a block away, heads swiveled in surprise in the direction of the noise. And there was Tsarnaev walking through the crowd, looking back over his shoulder as his own bomb went off 12 seconds later. Martin Richard, an 8-year-old standing in the line of kids, took the full brunt of the blast, which tore him apart. The bombs went off at 2:49 and 2:50 p.m., about the same time as he exchanged phone calls with his brother. The next video showed Tsarnaev in the crowd running. Other videos show him carrying on as usual: buying milk and swiping his card at his college gym. But FBI agents were already in pursuit, collecting store security videos and looking for somebody suspicious in the marathon crowd. By Wednesday night, authorities had a good idea who they were looking for. By Thursday night, his photo had been released to the public. By the next morning, his brother was dead, and Tsarnaev was hiding in the boat, writing of martyrdom and paradise.","highlights":"Jurors see Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's writings on boat where he hid . Prosecutor calls it his \"manifesto\" and shows his intent to harm . Tsarnaev: \"We Muslims are one body, you hurt one you hurt us all\"","id":"707c44e1a898b59a837ef29414edd6de73f2ad16","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"bed and testified about their horrific injuries on Thursday, and he will do the same when prosecutors call their witnesses later this month, attorneys say. \"I think the defense may have learned that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev might be best off leaving this stuff up to the jury,\" said Mark O'Mara, the former defense attorney for former Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. \"There's not a lot of good for a defendant to say in a trial such as this when there's only one decision the jury can make.\" READ: Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing case \"He is going to remain silent,\" said Bruce Harwood, co-director of the Innocence Clinic at the University of Alabama law school in Tuscaloosa. \"The only things that are going to happen in that trial are the defense's case and the prosecution's case. You're going to see the evidence from what has gone on up until now, and I believe the jury is going to make a decision based on that evidence and the law.\" Prosecutors do not want to hear the \"confessions\" of Tsarnaev, the lone surviving suspect in the 2013 attack. As the lead prosecutor, Middlesex County Assistant District Attorney David degarmo said last month, prosecutors would love to hear Tsarnaev speak in his own defense. But it is highly unlikely that Tsarnaev will try to plead his case to a jury of his peers. A jury, which already has convicted him of numerous federal counts in a \"quickie\" trial, must only decide if he should be sentenced to death or be spared the ultimate punishment in life in prison. READ: Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing case There's \"zero percent chance\" he will testify, said Harwood, who has served as legal consultant in two of America's most well-known capital punishment cases, \"A Time to Kill,\" and \"Ghosts of Mississippi.\" \"He's facing the death penalty, and once you take that path you leave the realm of criminal justice and go into the world of politics. He's now the public face of what some folks are calling terrorism.\" Tsarnaev's silence in the Marathon bombing trial will be his fourth court appearance, a far different experience from his first appearances in court, in his federal indictment in April 2013 and his April 2014 arraignment. READ: Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing case \""}
{"article":"(CNN)Its famous Yellow Wall -- the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe, with a capacity of 25,000 -- has helped enable German football club Borussia Dortmund achieve the rare feat of transcending the relationship between a club and its fans. So special is this club that 3,000 of its own supporters dipped into their pockets as part of a crowdfunding exercise, started in 2013, to help finance a new documentary based on one of Dortmund's founding fathers. These Dortmund fans, along with sponsors, raised \u20ac250,000 ($265,000) in the process -- the biggest sum at the time ever raised for a film through crowdfunding in Germany. \"This fan-club relationship is a legacy from our fathers, who made it clear that we have to engage and we have to fight for our club. It's part of our story,\" Marc Mauricius Quambusch, one of the film's three creators, told CNN. One of those fathers, and seen as the most important, was Franz Jacobi, who in 1909 along with 17 others helped found the club -- and it is \"Am Borsigplatz geboren: Franz Jacobi und die Wiege des BVB\" (\"Born at the Borsigsquare: Franz Jacobi and the cradle of BVB\") that tells his story. Founding fathers . Mention Dortmund and images are conjured up of back-to-back German Bundesliga title wins in 2011 and 2012, the Champions League triumph of 1997 or how it became the first German side to win a European competition with the Cup Winners' Cup in 1966. Without 21-year-old Jacobi and his disciples, however, none of that success may have ever materialized. For it was those brave 18 that gathered inside a pub called Wildschutz just off Dortmund's Borsigplatz, with the aim of establishing their own football club in response to the Catholic Holy Trinity chaplain Hubert Dewald's refusal to allow his youth group members the chance to kick a ball around. Jacobi and co. managed to resist Dewald's overtures and so \"Ball Spiel Verein Borussia\" (\"Ball Games Club Borussia\") was born. \"When we started making the film I was aware of our story but not so deeply,\" Dortmund fan Quambusch says of a film inspired by a similar crowdfunding project dreamed up by Fortuna Dusseldorf supporters in 2012. \"It's so interesting -- one so deep and with so much drama.\" \"It's also a love story, it has everything you need,\" Quambusch adds, referring to Jacobi having originally dragged his friends to the city as he was in love with the pub owner's daughter, who he would later go on to marry. \"If you were to try to write something, it would be exactly the same story as this.\" A legacy . Jacobi's DNA today still runs through the club that he helped to establish. Dortmund president from 1910 to 1923, Jacobi laid the foundations of a club which prides itself on harboring a real sense of involvement and belonging for its supporters. Permitted to stay at home in Germany during World War I as he was the oldest son of the family and his father had died, Jacobi wrote postcards to those club members who were away fighting, while also helping to take care of their wives and children. Heinrich Unger, Dortmund's maiden president and Jacobi's best friend, was one of those fighting, and he would go on to write what turned out to be the club's first ever song during his time in the trenches -- part of that song is still included in one of Dortmund's official anthems, \"Wir Halten Fest Und Treu Zusammen\" (\"We are standing together\"). \"This was the beginning of the so-called 'Borussia Family,' where it was more than a club,\" Quambusch says, recalling a term used by Jacobi. \"We have always been democratic and I think he always wanted the club members to have rights and votes, and to engage. I think Jacobi would be proud of the club today.\" The Borussia Family . Jacobi's \"Borussia Family\" is not a term used officially by the club and its supporters now, but its meaning continues to resonate. With Dortmund dangerously close to bankruptcy just a decade ago, fans came together to do all they could for their club, while as well as donating to fund the new film, supporters also contributed old photographs to help shed light on Jacobi's story. \"I thought it was a great idea to make the film by our own people so I donated,\" Dortmund fan Jorn Pansch, who also donated for his mother and brother, tells CNN. \"We've had so many more new members in recent years and it's great to bring them our history because what is the future without the past? \"The film remembers many, many people, where we came from, which way we've grown up -- it made me proud to be a part of it and it shows fans and supporters stand behind the club.\" This relationship is no one-way street, though, with Dortmund in response offering up \u20ac50,000 ($53,000) towards the project, while providing it with valuable exposure via its social-network sites. All the money raised from the film will go into social projects in Dortmund -- historically an industrial and working-class area -- where the club was founded. \"Today's fan engagement has partly come about from all those years ago with Jacobi, but also because Borussia is located in a city that is very emotional when it comes to football,\" Quambusch says. \"Borussia has always had fans that have traveled for the club and tried to struggle with the club officials and are engaged. It's a typical Dortmund thing.\" ESPN FC German correspondent and Dortmund fan Stephan Uersfeld adds: \"The core of the fans are very close still and the club as well is close to the fans. \"Everyone still has the feeling they can do stuff and actually change things at the club.\" 'Struggle to survive' Boasting the highest average attendance in the world, as well as the Yellow Wall, there are not many more awe-inspiring sights in football than the Westfalenstadion when Dortmund fans are in full voice. In an age when one bad performance from the likes of Barcelona or Real Madrid can bring with it a chorus of boos from its supporters, Dortmund fans have stood by their team for the most part this season, despite relegation from the Bundesliga having threatened a club that was German champion in 2012. \"We always need to struggle to survive in different periods, and I think maybe that's a legacy from Jacobi's time,\" Quambusch says of a club that was relegated in 1972 and narrowly escaped the same fate in 1986. \"The ups and downs make the club more exciting, and there have been so many extreme emotions in every direction. \"I think it makes the good things much more enjoyable and wonderful because if you always win and are always top of the table it becomes boring. \"When you are a Dortmund supporter you never know what you are going to get.\" Pride . That sentiment most likely applied to Jacobi himself, whose body today lies buried in Dortmund following the club's decision to move it into the area after originally being located 300 kilometers away in Salzgitter. Fifty-seven years after helping to form \"Ball Spiel Verein Borussia,\" Jacobi found himself in Glasgow, having put aside his fear of flying aged 78 to watch his team beat Liverpool in the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final. \"That was a very special moment for him -- he said it was a big moment for him and he was really proud,\" Quambusch says of Jacobi, who died 13 years later at the age of 90. \"If you're planning a club 57 years ago, and 57 years later you are top of Europe and you are the first European cup winner in Germany, that must be a fantastic moment.\" Born at the Borsigsquare: Franz Jacobi and the cradle of BVB is released in German cinemas and on DVD on March 15 .","highlights":"New film about one of Borussia Dortmund's founders, Franz Jacobi, set for release . Film was funded by 3,000 Dortmund fans and sponsors, raising $265,000 . Jacobi helped form the football club in 1909 along with 17 others .","id":"ef60b8fb414031ac2d4f1e1e1e41618e2cff8fe3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and its local fans.\nFor 17-year-old Hannah Schalinski, however, the club's stadium also holds a personal and special place.\n\"I was only six years old when I first came to see a match here,\" she said. \"Ever since then, I've come here to watch games almost every Saturday. And now it's also my stadium to work in.\"\nHanna, as she's known, is a member of the Deutsche Spielberichter e.V., a team of young volunteers who travel around Germany to report on youth football for national broadcaster NDR.\nShe's been working as a sports reporter, photographer and producer for nearly three years, following in the footsteps of her older brother, Daniel, who also works for the German state broadcaster.\n\"When he was about my age, I had a school project on reporting in football,\" she said. \"And at the time, he said to me: 'If you want to do something like this too, this is something you can try out.'\"\nThe first time Hannah covered a game as part of the network was in 2018, when she was about 13.\n\"We had a girls' match in Cologne, where I live. I covered the match as a reporter for a school project. I went to bed at 1.30 in the morning that night.\"\n\"It's been quite an experience,\" she added, with a laugh.\nAs the Deutsche Spielberichter e.V. have grown in size and stature, so have the matches they've covered. They have reported from a World Cup, an Olympics and a European Championship in the Netherlands, and earlier this year, the German team finished runners-up in the UEFA Nations League, winning three of its 12 matches and losing just two.\nThe Yellow Wall is the beating heart of Borussia Dortmund\nThe relationship between Borussia Dortmund and its fans is not the most obvious in Europe. The club does not share the city in which its home stadium is situated. The club's history dates back to 1897, yet they are not the traditional or founding club of the city.\nInstead, Borussia Dortmund were formed in their current guise as a merger of two rival teams in 1909. But it has only recently become the dominant force of local football in its part of the Ruhr valley, a traditionally working-class region of Germany.\nThis happened with the help of the"}
{"article":"As political grillings go, it was not exactly Jeremy Paxman. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today faced a grilling from TOWIE star Joey Essex, who seemed a little confused about the Liberal Democrats\u2019 name, and what the election was all about. Mr Clegg had to patiently explain that the party was not called \u2018Demo-cats\u2019, after Essex wondered why it had such a \u2018weird\u2019 name.\u2019 In tribute to the star's blunder, the party changed the logo on its website from the yellow bird to a yellow cat. Scroll down for video . Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today faced a grilling from TOWIE star Joey Essex, who seemed a little confused about the Liberal Democrats\u2019 name, and what the election was all about . The unlikely duo appeared to hit it off, and later posed for a selfie at the event at the National Liberal Club in London . In tribute to the star's blunder, the party changed the logo on its website from the yellow bird to a yellow cat . On the second day of the election campaign, Mr Clegg launched the Lib Dem manifesto for mental health. But amongst the journalists and broadcasters in the audience was the 24-year-old reality TV star, who is said to be making a documentary for ITV 2 on the election. Essex questioned why every party thinks they are right about everything, what is the point of voting Lib Dem and told Mr Clegg that being Deputy Prime Minister must be \u2018sick\u2019. The unlikely duo appeared to hit it off, and later posed for a selfie. But the most bizarre exchange came when the unlikely interviewer asked about the party\u2019s name. \u2018Why are they called Liberal Democats? It\u2019s a long word innit?\u2019 Essex asked. Mr Clegg tried to explain the history of the merger between two rival parties in 1988. \u2018There used to be a Liberal Party. And then used to be a party called the Social Democrats. \u2018This was before my time, they got together and created the Liberal Democrats.\u2019 \u2018Oh so you teamed up?,\u2019 said Essex. 'I wondered that because it\u2019s a weird word, innit? It\u2019s got cats in it.\u2019 Laughing, Mr Clegg tried to put him right. \u2018It\u2019s not \u201ccats\u201d, it\u2019s \u201ccrats\u201d.\u2019 The penny finally dropped. \u2018Oh it\u2019s \u201ccrats\u201d. I thought it was \u201ccats\u201d. Oh wicked.\u2019 Mr Clegg tried to explain the history of the merger between two rival parties in 1988 which saw the creation of the Liberal Democrats . The conversation moved on to the merits of power, and just how much Mr Clegg wields. \u2018You are basically like, you rule this country right?\u2019 \u2018I\u2019ve been Deputy Prime Minister for the last five years,\u2019 Mr Clegg replied. \u2018That\u2019s sick. I sort of rule Essex. I was going to say, someone else will be Prime Minister next? Are you going to be Prime Minister?' The Lib Dem leader, currently on around 8 per cent in the polls, had to admit this was unlikely. \u2018I would love to be Prime Minister but I\u2019ve got to be open with you Joey, I don\u2019t think I am going to win this election outright. \u2018I do think that like last time the debate will be about which mixture of parties in government. If you speak to Ed Miliband and David Cameron they will say they are going to win outright, they won\u2019t do. \u2018Everybody knows they are not going to win outright.\u2019 Essex is due to interview Labour\u2019s Ed Miliband and Tory leader David Cameron during the election campaign. Mr Clegg said that he should challenge them both on the idea that either of them can win outright. \u2018When you speak them, they will tell you both that they will win. Everyone knows they are not going to win outright. \u2018The question is who do you want making decisions who have got the right values and instincts and feelings about stuff. I think the Liberal Democrats - not \u201ccats\u201d - have shown in the last five years have got good instincts.\u2019 Joey Essex was in the audience for the Lib Dem leader's morning press conference on mental health and NHS funding . Essex is due to interview Labour\u2019s Ed Miliband and Tory leader David Cameron during the election campaign . Somewhat stating the obvious, Essex admitted that he does not \u2018really know much about all the politics\u2019. It was only his second day in his job as a roving reporter on the campaign trail and so far \u2018at the moment to me everyone just seems to want to win\u2019. \u2018Everybody is fighting for the same position. I don\u2019t really get it,\u2019 he said, telling Mr Clegg: \u2018You\u2019ve taught me a lot about Liberal Democrats. At least I know the name now.\u2019 Pointing to his all-white outfit, he added: \u2018I was meant to be wearing a suit today but they didn\u2019t tell me I was meeting a leader.\u2019 Essex later said he thought was a 'nice bloke, to be fair', adding: 'He was honest, he told me he weren't going to win - I think honesty is the best policy. 'If - not saying I'm going to be Prime Minister - I was going to lose something and genuinely thought I was going to lose, I would be honest and say I was going to lose. I think that was quite a nice thing of him to say. He was a nice guy.' He added that he was 'excited' about meeting the Labour and Tory leaders: 'David Cameron is the Prime Minister. 'But to be fair, to me, they are all prime ministers. They're all on TV, they're all doing good things, they're all trying to make people happy, so in my eyes they're all nice people really - like, at the moment anyway, until I maybe meet one of them and he's not nice. 'But they're all sweet at the moment.' Asked if there were any words politicians should use, Essex laughed as he replied: 'They could use reem. No, I'm joking. They could use that, but they won't.'","highlights":"TOWIE star interviews Lib Dem leader on second day of campaign . Boasts that he 'rules' Essex but does not understand the election . Asks about 'weird' party name which 'has the word cats in it' Unlikely duo pose for a selfie after Lib Dem mental health launch .","id":"84418b97474b4ba8b4fdf8a58b689ccc0a54273e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" about.\nIt was the first meeting between Essex and Clegg since the deputy prime minister came out in support of the show. Clegg has given Essex his own nickname of \u201cJoey B\u201d, a reference to Joey from the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which Essex has quoted on twitter.\nIn a slightly surreal twist to proceedings, Essex also asked Clegg about \u201chow much\u201d it was costing to fly his helicopter over TOWIE set \u2013 something Clegg has previously said he would do.\nAsked how many times he\u2019d visited the show set, Clegg replied: \u201cJust for a day or so. What about the helicopter? \u2013 That wasn\u2019t me, someone else suggested that!\u201d\nWhen Essex asked if they were going to pay for the helicopter flights, Clegg replied: \u201cNo, but we\u2019d like to \u2013 would you be interested?\u201d\nAfter Essex expressed his interest in the helicopter flights, Clegg said: \u201cI\u2019ll do you a deal \u2013 we\u2019ll get you a deal. But we need to talk to TOWIE!\u201d Essex laughed hysterically at the suggestion, although in a serious note, he told the Liberal Democrat leader that \u201cthe deal has to be good\u201d.\nBut the TOWIE star told the Lib Dem leader that he would have to \u201cearn his wings\u201d to get a deal for the helicopter \u2013 prompting Clegg to ask: \u201cWhat\u2019s the difference between Joey Essex and a helicopter?\u201d\nAsked if he would like to visit Essex\u2019s Essex & Herts radio station, Clegg said: \u201cWe\u2019ll come when you\u2019re on \u2013 we\u2019ll come and sit in and have a chat. You can have a picture with me \u2013 I think the one I\u2019ve seen looks OK.\u201d\nBut Essex said he wasn\u2019t sure that Clegg\u2019s head would actually be big enough to squeeze into the frame in a photograph.\nClegg also got himself into trouble for joking about the size of Essex\u2019s nose, calling it \u201can 80s nose\u201d. Essex took this in good spirit and said: \u201cIt\u2019s going down again\u201d \u2013 and called for a \u201cnose shrinker\u201d from the TOWIE studio. \u201cThe best I can do is a nose spray,\u201d Clegg joked.\nThe TOWIE star also admitted that he had a thing for the Lib Dems \u2013"}
{"article":"Roy Hodgson would have left Loftus Road with a warm-tingly feeling yesterday. It had nothing to do with the mid-March sunshine, however. It was because of Tottenham striker Harry Kane. This clash was billed as a straight shoot-out between England strike hopefuls Kane and Queens Park Rangers frontman Charlie Austin. Harry Kane celebrates as he takes his tally to 26 in all competitions so far this term . Kane heads past Robert Green to give Tottenham the lead over QPR at Loftus Road . England manager Roy Hodgson was at the game to cast his eye of England's next generation of strkers . Charlie Austin reacts after missing an opportunity during the London derby on Saturday . Games \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Goals . Harry Kane \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 24 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 16 . Charlie Austin\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 25 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 15 . Saido Berahino \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a028 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12 . Wayne Rooney \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a024 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 10 . The Spurs striker won the battle at a canter. That's not a slight on Austin, who also would have impressed Hodgson. But when the England manager names his squad for the games against Lithuania and Italy on Thursday, in Kane he has a striker who has every hallmark of an international footballer. For Austin, the jury is still out. Kane was, essentially, the difference between the two teams at QPR. It wouldn't have come as surprise to Rangers boss Chris Ramsey, who played an influential role in nurturing the striker in the White Hart Lane academy. Spurs striker Kane celebrates as his goals keep Tottenham in the hunt for a top four finish . Rangers star Austin is denied from adding to his impressive goals tally by a save from Hugo Lloris . QPR striker Austin watches as his shot beats Lloris only to crash off the crossbar . 'He has polished himself, I was fortunate to have worked with him,' said Ramsey. 'Would I pick him for England? Yes, I would - but the way I'm going...' Two goals against QPR took his tally for the season to 26. That's a record you simply cannot ignore. Hodgson certainly won't. The only question for the England manager now is if he utilises the striker in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania or ease him in during the friendly against Italy. His first goal against Rangers showed great bravery, risking a hefty blow to the head to glance home Andros Townsend's free kick. His second showed great composure, skipping round Rob Green before finishing into an empty net. He ticks every box. But his goals only tell part of the story. Kane's heat map (right) in the opposition half showed he posed a greater threat than Austin (left) Twice he showed excellent vision to set up marauding right-back Kyle Walker with goal scoring opportunities, executing both passes with unerring accuracy. Had it not been for Green's heroics in Rangers' goal, Kane could easily have had four by the time Craig Pawson blew the final whistle. After yesterday, Hodgson will be chomping at the bit to get his hands on Kane later this month. Kane doubled Tottenham's lead in the second half after rounding the keeper to slot into an empty net . CLICK HERE for all the stats from the game, including Harry Kane's second goal (below) Austin has the good grace for congratulate Tottenham keeper Lloris for his saves . The England boss, perhaps, won't be as eager to draft Austin into his plans. This was by no means a poor display from the Rangers striker, who himself could easily have had four goals himself yesterday. Likewise, his goal line clearance to deny Christian Eriksen spoke volumes for his desire and work rate. But Kane won this battle of the future England strikers. He won it hands down. Austin's time may come. But the time, for Kane, has arrived. Kane heads back to the centre circle after handing Spurs the lead in Saturday's only Premier League clash . The QPR striker was involved in a bust up with Tottenham defender Kyle Walker .","highlights":"Tottenham defeated QPR 2-1 in their Premier League clash at Loftus Road . Harry Kane opened the scoring with a header for his 15th league goal . The Spurs sensation netted a second to take his season's tally to 26 . Rangers' Charlie Austin was denied a goal by Hugo Lloris and the crossbar . Roy Hodgson was in the stands watching  England's possible future stars .","id":"0a7c42943a923649a23a83b05f57663ab5075a9d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"out for Kane\u2019s scoring record against a keeper who has already conceded 41 goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.\nKane\u2019s 24th goal of the season ended up doing the damage for Spurs. The Tottenham striker\u2019s 88th-minute finish, with only three points at stake, put a serious dent in the QPR manager\u2019s faint top-six hopes. Kane was QPR\u2019s main man in the first half, while his team-mate Mauricio Pochettino was the QPR boss for the day. Spurs went on to record a 6-0 rout that has done nothing to boost the club\u2019s Champions League chances.\nKane had given QPR the shock of their lives before the break, scoring twice. His first came from a header that looped over the keeper, and a second tap in came off a post. Kane would have added a third but for Joe Lumley\u2019s outstretched left leg. The QPR keeper pulled off a world-class double save, somehow, after 38 minutes. Pochettino would have been proud.\nIt was Kane\u2019s third hat-trick of the season. It means that he also has more for Tottenham than he did for Crystal Palace, his first club \u2013 and that was a decade ago. The last time Kane managed three against QPR, he was a Palace youth player \u2013 so he knows the Old Oak Common ground like the back of his hand. And Kane was not the only player who scored in the first-half. In fact, there was something for everyone who likes a bit of top goal action, but there was precious little in the second.\nSpurs were rampant in the first half, the hosts simply had no answer to the Spurs attackers. The Londoners had a 20-6 lead in shots, and three goals. Those stats tell you all you need to know about QPR\u2019s day. Tottenham were rampant. But QPR offered very little, especially in attack. They were happy to soak up pressure and rely on their defence. They got their man, in the shape of Charlie Austin.\nAustin was QPR\u2019s main man for the first goal against Spurs. The striker slotted home his 13th goal of the season, with just two minutes played. It was a nice finish, with Austin showing his predatory instincts in the box. His second of the game was less clinical, however. It came 14 minutes before the interval, after"}
{"article":"From Burnley to Barcelona, the signposts all point to trouble ahead for Manchester City and their beleaguered manager Manuel Pellegrini. It will require his best win as City boss against Barca at the Nou Camp on Wednesday for Pellegrini to save the club\u2019s Champions League dream and, possibly, his job. But City set out for Spain on Monday on the back of a dismal defeat at Turf Moor and a withering assessment of their shortcomings from Burnley\u2019s match-winner George Boyd. George Boyd celebrates his sweet strike that saw Burnley upset Manchester City on Saturday . Burnley's Ben Mee tackles Pablo Zabaleta with the kind of physical presence he says helped them win . The Scot accused the Premier League champions of lacking both the appetite for a physical battle and willingness to track back and defend. It was something Burnley detected when they recovered to draw 2-2 at the Etihad in December and exploited again after analysing City\u2019s defeat at Anfield earlier this month. \u2018You saw it recently against Liverpool, they don\u2019t track back as well as they go forward so we knew we could exploit that and we did,\u2019 said Boyd, who scored with the sweetest of strikes after an hour. \u2018I think it was playing to our strengths and getting in their faces that got us the win. You find with the bigger teams if you get in amongst them, press them hard and tackle they don\u2019t really like it, and we did that. \u2018I don\u2019t think Barcelona will be in their faces as much as us and playing the long balls we play, but I thought we fully deserved the victory. \u2018We didn\u2019t think they would play as strong a team with Wednesday in mind, but obviously they came here to win and we were better than them.\u2019 Boyd drills home his left-footed shot for the famous win against a side that goes to Barcelona on Wednesday . City boss Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure although his future will be decided at the close of the season . It is not the first time City\u2019s work ethic has been questioned this season, but there appeared to be a deeper malaise. It was as bad as anything in the post-title slump under Roberto Mancini. They were flat, dull and at times almost uninterested. Everything that Burnley weren\u2019t. Sportsmail\u2019s Jamie Redknapp said it was the kind of performance that gets a manager the sack. No wonder Pellegrini\u2019s agent was touting him to Napoli last week. There won\u2019t be any knee-jerk reactions from City, however, Pellegrini\u2019s performance will be assessed at the end of the season. City prepare to kick off after conceding the first goal at Turf Moor that they were unable to peg back . Edin Dzeko's attempt on goal is blocked by some desperate Burnley defence . The Chilean could yet mastermind a recovery in Barcelona and take City into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time, having emerged from the first leg only 2-1 down. But apart from Samir Nasri and Aleksandar Kolarov this was close to the team that Pellegrini is expected to put out at the Nou Camp and they lost to a side battling relegation. Instead of making up ground on Chelsea in the title race, City are now in danger of getting swallowed up in the chase for places in next season\u2019s Champions League and that would test the patience of Pellegrini\u2019s employers. He maintains that the situation is not as bad as the corresponding period last season when City went out of the FA Cup and Champions League in the space of four days, losing at home to Wigan and away to Barcelona. The 61-year-old said: \u2018It\u2019s always the case before a big game that maybe the minds are not completely on this game,\u2019 he said. \u2018But I don\u2019t think it was a case of them not trying. I don\u2019t think Burnley had any chances to score apart from the free-kick which led to the beautiful goal. \u2018Of course we are not doing well. You can see that from the amount of points we have dropped. The only thing I can tell you is that it\u2019s not down to the effort of the players. They want, but maybe they can\u2019t at the moment.\u2019","highlights":"George Boyd scored as Burnley toppled Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday . The Scot said City weren't up for the physical battle and could be exploited . City go to Barcelona for the second leg of their Champions League tie . Manuel Pellegrini's side must overcome a  2-1 home loss to progress .","id":"0e47fa75ee28be4bcf24c92d2868ce80c26469f9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"grini to convince his critics he can return the club to the top of English and European football.\nIf there was one man who could have done with a successful night at the Nou Camp, it was Pellegrini. Since arriving at City at the start of the 2013\/14 season, the Chilean's record against Barca is abysmal to say the least.\nNot only did he lose the first meeting as City manager 7-0 last season, he's never had a win against the Catalans in five meetings as a coach.\nWith the European champions in such rich form, a defeat in Catalunya could leave City's season hanging in the balance.\nCity have to find a way to break down a resolute Barca side, who have so far played the game to perfection. Pellegrini has been left counting his blessings after Sergio Aguero's hat-trick in the first leg put City in good shape.\nAfter losing to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on match-day five, Pellegrini is under pressure to deliver at the Nou Camp, especially having been given the club-record 120million pounds by the owners.\nIt's why they signed him from Malaga. But his record at the Nou Camp is appalling since his arrival.\nSince his first meeting with the Catalans in his first ever competitive game in charge, City's record against Barca is one win in five matches.\nIt's as bad as the last time he managed Malaga, where they lost 4-2 5-0, with the latter also at home to Barcelona.\nPellegrini has lost at the Nou Camp three times in his last five games with the current City squad.\nHe lost the first in February 2014 when he managed Villarreal, the second as Malaga coach in October 2012 and his first as manager of City in April 2014.\nThe 60-year-old can be forgiven for not having had a win at the Nou Camp considering his squad has only been in operation since August 2013. In his 18 games there, he's won four, drawn six and lost six.\nEven though he has had plenty of time to prepare, Pellegrini faces a tough task to get the required result at the Nou Camp.\nBarca are unbeaten in all competitions since a 2-1 loss in the"}
{"article":"The father of a man killed by the FBI in the investigation of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev is suing the agency for $30million. Abdulbaki Todashev, father of then-27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, said he will file a notice of claim in the death of his son, who was shot by Special Agent Aaron McFarlane the night of May 21, 2013. The claim will lead to a wrongful death lawsuit, and the elder Todashev is also alleging negligence by the FBI for hiring McFarlane, who had a checkered past. Scroll down for video . Warning: graphic image below . Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot by FBI agent Aaron McFarlane during investigations into the Boston bombings. His father Abdulbaki  has filed a notice of claim alleging wrongful death . Todashev (left) was repeatedly questioned by federal agents in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Abdulbaki Todashev (right) has previously said that 'FBI bandits' killed his son . The agent settled two police brutality lawsuits while at the Oakland Police Department and allegedly falsified reports before joining Boston's FBI, according to the\u00a0Boston Globe. Todashev is represented by the Council on American\u2013Islamic Relations, who says that his son 'did not pose a threat of serious bodily harm to McFarlane or any other person' while being questioned about the Boston Bombings and a 2011 murder. The Department of Justice and a Florida\u00a0State Attorney\u2019s Office\u00a0have both cleared McFarlane of wrongdoing in the shooting at Ibragim Todashev's Orlando apartment. Both official reports said that the agent acted in self-defense after being attacked by Todashev, a trained martial arts fighter. The Russian immigrant, who lived in Massachusetts before moving to Florida, was reportedly writing a confession for involvement in the 2011 killing of three drug dealers in Waltham, a suburb of Boston, when he threw a coffee table and lunged at McFarlane with a broom. FBI agent McFarlane and two Massachusetts state troopers were interrogating Todashev for six hours before he was shot. The Chechen Orlando resident had reportedly been writing a confession linked to a murder case . Todashev was friends with Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev (left) after training with him. Tamerlan, \u00a026, was killed shortly after the 2013 attack, and his brother Dzhokar, (right, then 19) is now on trial . He was shot seven times in two bursts of fire, including once on the top of the head. Abdulbaki Todashev, in Moscow, says that the agent killed his son 'in cold blood,' according to MSNBC. He has previously said that 'FBI bandits' had been behind the death. Two Massachusetts state troopers were also present and CAIR Florida  says that 'none of the agents present sought to intervene to prevent the excessive force, though able.' Lawyers for the group also say that McFarlane allegedly falsified police reports and was misusing government money by working for the FBI while accepting disability payments from California. Abdulbaki Todashev also alleges negligence in the FBI's hiring of McFarlane . A statement from the Todashev family, who buried Ibragim in Chechnya, Russia, said they want to 'draw public attention to the illegal practices, abuses of power, and civil rights violations by the FBI. FBI internal investigations cleared every officer in 150 shootings since 1993, according to a 2013 investigation by the New York Times. CAIR also faults the agency for 'allowing of agents to conduct potentially charged interviews in people's homes'. Ibragim Todashev was approached by FBI almost immediately following the Boston bombings, and had questioned him repeatedly and confiscated his electronic devices before the shooting. The six-hour Orlando interrogation occurred in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston bombings, where Todashev's friend Tamerlan Tsarnaev, then 26, is thought to have killed three and injured more than 200 with homemade explosives. Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in the manhunt that followed the attack. His friend Todashev, who had trained at the same boxing gym as the attacker, told agents that the bombings were 'horrible and unnecessary,' according to the claim of notice. The episode that led to his death happened after the man's girlfriend had been taken to an immigration detention center after allegedly refusing FBI agents' request to inform them of his activities. The claim of Abdulbaki Todahsev (left) against the FBI is being handled by the Council on American\u2013Islamic Relations's Florida office, including CAIR Tampa executive director Hassan Shibly (center) A witness Todashev had brought to his interrogation was allegedly sent away shortly before his friend was shot. A spokesman for the Boston FBI told Daily Mail Online that the agency does not comment on pending litigation. The national FBI office also declined comment on the same grounds and referred to the Department of Justice and Florida reports on the incident. Tsarnaev's younger brother Dzhokar, 19 at the time, is on trial for terrorism charges in connection with the Boston Bombings. Opening statements in the case will begin later this week. Opening statements terrorism trial of Dzhokar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombings will begin this week. Above, a April 15, 2013 memorial to the terrorist attack's victims .","highlights":"Abdulbaki Todashev, father of Ibragim, files notice of claim\u00a0against agency . Father alleges wrongful death and negligent FBI hiring of Aaron McFarlane . Agent faced police brutality investigations and allegedly falsified reports . Official report from Department of Justice say shooting was self-defense .","id":"020263d406341ecc8a2f8e1e6348b574fe7b8395","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ragim Todashev, also alleges that the federal agents involved in the murder had attempted to silence Mr Todashev, who they suspected of complicity in the attack.\nThe lawsuit, reported in The Boston Globe, comes a week after the release of footage of the alleged murder, which shows Mr Todashev being shot to death during an interrogation in his Orlando, Florida home.\nThe murder of Ibragim Todashev \u2013 and the FBI\u2019s subsequent alleged attempt to cover it up \u2013 was one of the key reasons cited by the family of the Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, when they filed the most high-profile suit against the FBI of any of the thousands that were filed following the attack.\nIn the lawsuit filed on Friday, the Todashev family allege that the FBI killed their son because they believed him to be an accessory to the killing of one of the Tsarnaev brothers at their Boston apartment on 15 April 2013.\nThe allegations of a cover-up \u2013 which were also raised in another lawsuit filed last week by Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers, who is the first person to face the FBI for the killing of the brothers \u2013 have been described as the \u201cdarkest cloud to be cast over the Boston tragedy\u201d.\nThe lawsuit filed on Friday, however, says nothing of the Tsarnaev brothers or the FBI\u2019s involvement in the cover-up. Instead, it says the father and his son had been questioned for three days by the FBI after it became clear that Mr Todashev was present at the time of the murder.\nThe lawsuit alleges that Mr Todashev had been \u201cseverely beaten\u201d before he was shot and killed. However, it goes on to allege that the FBI has conspired to cover up \u201cwhat really happened during this deadly encounter\u201d between Mr Todashev and the FBI agents.\nOn 10 October 2013, a day after Mr Todashev had been shot, his lawyer had been preparing to fly him to Russia to get the autopsy reports, when she was notified that he had died.\nAccording to the lawsuit, the FBI then \u201cinstructed her to travel to Russia to claim the body of her client so that the body could be turned over to the terrorists responsible for his murder\u201d.\nOn the advice of her lawyers, who were trying to secure justice for"}
{"article":"Guilty-stricken: Rick Abath, pictured above as police found him, has spoken about his involvement in the 1990 heist from a Boston art gallery . The security guard who was duped into letting the thieves at the center of America's most notorious unsolved art crime into the Boston gallery from which they looted paintings worth $500million has spoken of his guilt. Rick Abath, who was a college drop-out working night shifts at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, said he still feels 'horrible' about his inadvertent role in the crime, which has baffled investigators for decades. Abath was duped by two thieves in police uniform, who persuaded him to let them into the gallery, then overwhelmed him and left him in the basement covered in duct tape. He spent the next seven hours handcuffed to an electrical box alongside another guard, while the two men cut loose enormously valuable Old Masters from their frames, including works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet. The FBI has never come close to finding the paintings - despite supposedly promising leads last May - and there remains a $5million reward for information leading to their return. Abath reflected on the night of March 18, 1990, in an interview published by NPR. He said: 'They had hats, badges, they looked like cops, and I let them in...' 'Ultimately I'm the one who made the decision to buzz them in. 'It's the kind of thing most people don't have to learn to cope with. It's like doing penance. It's always there. He added: 'I don't want to be remembered for this alone. I'd like to be remembered for the good things I've done. I'm a husband, a father of two really cool kids. Scroll down for video . Scene: A security guard at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner museum stands outside the room from which most of the paintings were pilfered . Dutch Master: The thieves stole two Rembrandts . -\u00a0 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee,' left, believed to be the only . seascape the master painted, and 'A Lady and Gentleman in Black,' right . Irreplaceable: Chez Tortoni, painted by Manet, shows a man wearing a top hat at a jaunty angle; it was one of the last paintings to be stolen from the museum . 'Dressed as cops': This FBI sketch shows a likeness of the two men, who have never been caught . 'But they're saying it's half a billion worth of artwork.' In total the haul including three Rembrandt works, five sketches by Degas, a Manet painting and a painting by Vermeer - one of only 36 in the world. A bronze eagle statue, a Chinese beaker from 1100 BC and a painting by Govaert Flinck were also taken. Aside from two sketches of mustachioed men in police hats - one with glasses and one without - little detail has ever been given as to who the men may have been. Missing: The Gardner museum continues to display empty frames in the spots where the paintings should be . A petty Boston criminal, who had broken into the gallery before denies having anything to do with the heist, has since said he believes his boasts to criminal associates may have sparked the crime. Louis Royce, who was a teenager in the 1980s and made it inside the gallery, told veteran crime reporter Stephen Kurkjian that he believes information he gave 'criminal associates' about the lax security may have focused the thieves' attention on the Gardner Museum. According to Kurkjian, whose recently-published book\u00a0about the heist was previewed in the Washington Post, the information passed up the chain in the criminal underworld until a Boston gangster decided to make the attempt. The FBI has periodically renewed its appeal for information about the artworks, and carries information about the reward prominently on its website. Reward: The FBI has claimed to be hot on the trail of the paintings in the past - but little has emerged. Pictured above is a 2013 press conference at which a $5million reward was announced . In 2013, the bureau claimed to have made 'significant investigative progress' after figuring out that the stolen paintings had been taken to Connecticut and Philadelphia. Agents also said 'a criminal organization with a base in the Mid-Atlantic states' was responsible, and had attempted to sell the paintings in 2003. Federal prosecutors have said they would even consider immunity for those who help recover the artworks, and said they could pay the huge reward anonymously. In May 2014, the bureau made another announcement, saying there had been 'confirmed sightings' of the work - and even naming three men in connection with the crime. However, two of them, Carmello Merlino, Robert Guarente, are dead, and the third, Robert Gentile, denies any involvement. Gentile has denied any knowledge of the missing work. In a long piece in the Boston Globe, Gentile, a long-time criminal in his 70s who recently got out of prison, revealed that FBI agents had raided his shed hoping to find the paintings. There was nothing there, and Gentile continues to deny he ever had anything to do with the theft. The museum, meanwhile, has been displaying empty frames in place of the missing masterworks ever since the theft. It is now offering virtual tours and lectures about the work, in an effort to make up for their continued absence - though the museum's directors continue to hold out hope they will one day return. Rembrandt, 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee,' 1633 . Rembrandt, 'A Lady and Gentleman in Black,' 1633 . Rembrandt, 'Self-Portrait,' ca. 1634 . Vermeer, 'The Concert,' 1658\u20131660 . Manet, 'Chez Tortoni,' 1878\u20131880 . 'Ku' Chinese Bronze Beaker, 1200\u20131100 BC . Degas, 'La Sortie de Pesage,' date unknown . Degas, 'Cort\u00e8ge aux Environs de Florence,' date unknown . Degas, 'Program for an Artistic Soir\u00e9e, Study,'1884 . Degas, 'Program for an Artistic Soir\u00e9e,' 1884 . Degas, 'Three Mounted Jockeys,' date unkown . Finial in the form of an eagle, French, 1813\u20131814 . Govaert Flinck, 'Landscape with an Obelisk,' 1638 .","highlights":"Rick Abath was college drop-out working night shifts at Boston's Stewart Isabella Gardner Museum in 1990 . Was fooled by thieves dressed as police, who tied him up in the basement . They then stole works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet . Half-a-billion heist remains unsolved, and FBI has never even come close . Gardner museum continues to display empty frames, and is offering $5million reward for the return of the works .","id":"7942ddfe425de8fb4cf206490ce41c2996d8d903","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of the \u00a315 million robbery in Boston, said he had 'cried every day for the past 15 years' as he faced his culpability. He claimed to be 'absolutely remorseful.'\nCrying for forgiveness: Rick Abath, pictured above, had to reveal his role in the 1990 heist to the FBI and is set to face criminal charges\nThe former guard, Rick Abath, who faces a string of federal charges, had been facing pressure from the FBI for months to tell his side of the story, after the FBI linked him to the heist.\nThe 50-year-old was led to the federal courthouse in downtown Boston on Wednesday for a hearing, where he appeared for a plea agreement and agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to compensate the owner of the museum for the loss of works by Rembrandt and Vermeer.\nHe will be formally charged and face up to 10 years behind bars at another appearance in January.\nMr. Abath and John Morris, who was convicted for the theft and is serving a 12-year sentence, were hired by a Boston art dealer to keep an eye on a shipment of paintings coming from London to a Boston art gallery, the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum.\nA number of the paintings were to be insured for more than \u00a320 million, which included the \u00a312 million that was stolen.\nRick Abath had to admit to his role at the 1990 heist to the FBI and is facing a string of federal charges.\nMorris and Abath were paid $5 million in exchange for their roles and were never asked by the museum owner to remove the paintings from their protective crates for an exhibit.\nBut Morris told the FBI they had, because of the need to protect the paintings from a robbery and to hide their true value.\nRick Abath is seen handcuffed arriving at the US District Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts after having been arrested and charged with his involvement in the 1990 theft from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum.\nJohn Morris, pictured above with his legal team, is serving 12 years in prison for his role in the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist.\nAbath reportedly had knowledge of the theft and the men used forged documents to have the paintings shipped via a cargo company and had the paintings hidden in a warehouse until they were sent to Europe.\nAbath said he had agreed to the plan because Morris had offered him $5,000 a"}
{"article":"Stuart McCall admits taking on the challenge of steering Rangers to Premiership promotion was a gamble he couldn\u2019t refuse as he bids to earn a longer stay as Ibrox boss. The 50-year-old was unveiled on Thursday as manager until the end of the current season \u2013 following the exit of caretaker Kenny McDowall - and hasn\u2019t received any promises about what could lie beyond that point. However, the former Rangers midfielder insists he didn\u2019t think twice about returning to the club where he won six league titles in seven years during the 1990s. New Rangers manager Stuart McCall raises the club scarf after being unveiled on Thursday afternoon . McCall, 50, will take charge of the club he used to play for until the end of the season . The new Rangers boss takes his first training session at Murray Park on Thursday afternoon . McCall views it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and is focused on revitalising a play-off push that could convince the new Rangers board he is the man for the future. \u2018I know what the expectation levels are at this club,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s a gamble, it\u2019s a massive challenge but it\u2019s an opportunity I never thought I\u2019d get and I had to take it. \u2018It\u2019s an honour and a privilege to be asked to come and help out at this club until the end of the season. \u2018People have been texting me good luck and asking me if I know what I\u2019m doing. But it\u2019s a wonderful opportunity for me.\u2019 McCall addressed the players and conducted an afternoon training session at Murray Park after cancelling their scheduled day off. He spoke with director John Gilligan and interim chairman Paul Murray to reach an agreement on Wednesday but confirmed no guarantees were given beyond the 11 remaining games of the regular season. The former Motherwell manager has taken charge of the Ibrox club for the rest of the season . The former Bradford player faces the press as he is unveiled on Thursday . McCall said the chance to manage Rangers for just 11 guaranteed games was a 'wonderful opportunity' \u2018There\u2019s nothing concrete,\u2019 said the former Motherwell boss, who will again be assisted by Kenny Black. \u2018My question to the board was: \u201cWhat do you see as success?\u201d \u2018I don\u2019t want to do as well as I can, turn it around, and then see others coming in. \u2018Progress will obviously be an upturn in results and everyone will say success is gaining promotion to the Premiership. But you could get to the second leg of the play-off final, see your goalkeeper sent off and lose on penalty kicks. \u2018It can be a thin line between whether you go up or not. We\u2019ve got to improve our performance and it\u2019s about self-belief and regaining confidence. There are no guarantees either way if we go up or have to stay down. \u2018I want to make it a success. I\u2019m not an over-confident person. I know it will be a struggle but I will do my best.\u2019 Rangers announced that caretaker manager Kenny McDowall has left the club ahead of a new appointmnet . McCall (centre right) celebrates the 1992 SPL during his Rangers playing days with the Ibrox club . McCall also confirmed he would not have taken the job had Dave King and his allies not attained boardroom power. \u2018I get paid to try and get the best out of a group of players,\u2019 he added. \u2018There is no magic formula or a pill you can give them for confidence. It\u2019s about trying to restore self-belief. A couple of results can change things. \u2018The supporters are there, willing them to do well. They don\u2019t want to come and boo. The club has had a kicking, but the team have had two promotions in the past two seasons and there is still an opportunity to get another one this year.\u2019 McCall spoke at length with McDowall on Thursday morning, before the latter\u2019s amicable departure was then confirmed later in the day. McDowall was a reluctant leader at Rangers and was boss for 10 games, winning just three of those . Stuart McCall (left), who was Scotland assistant under Gordon Strachan, has taken charge at Ibrox . McDowall became caretaker manager after Ally McCoist was placed on garden leave by the old regime just before Christmas. He was, however, always a reluctant conscript to the role and had handed in his own notice in January. \u2018It was an honour and privilege to work for Rangers Football Club and I will leave with so many positive memories,\u2019 said McDowall, who originally arrived at Ibrox as first-team coach in 2007. \u2018I have worked with so many talented people since I joined and I will forever be in Walter Smith\u2019s debt for bringing me to Rangers. \u2018Working with Walter, Ally McCoist, Ian Durrant, Jim Stewart and all the backroom staff plus the staff at Ibrox and Murray Park was a pleasure and I wish the club well for the future. \u2018I was delighted to play a part in the club\u2019s history and I wish the supporters and new management team all the very best.\u2019","highlights":"Stuart McCall was named as the Rangers manager until end of the season . Former Motherwell boss said it was a gamble he could not turn down . McCall says that promotion to the Scottish Premiership is the club's goal . Caretaker manager Kenny McDowall left the club on Thursday .","id":"c87f0a0378d4af2034f3963999aba058a2d35b34","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as successor to Pedro Caixinha after a successful three-month spell in caretaker charge.\nREAD ALSO:Rangers name McCall as new boss as club continue search for Caixinha successor\nThe Scotland assistant coach has a big job on his hands as Rangers aim to end their 10-year wait to reach the top flight of European football. McCall has the unenviable task of building on Caixinha\u2019s short stint in the Ibrox hotseat.\nBut he is determined to make an impression on Rangers\u2019 supporters and make a positive impression on owner Craig Whyte as he targets a second stint with the club he first joined as a player in 1989.\nHe told RangersTV: \u201cWhen Craig Whyte gave me the job after the first time, it\u2019s the one job I said if I was given the job and we got the opportunity to come back I\u2019d want the chance.\n\u201cSo, when this job came up and you have a lot of interest from different clubs, you just need to listen to your heart, listen to your gut and listen to your head. I think you take big risks when you leave jobs and I\u2019ve left before in the past and they\u2019ve turned out OK.\n\u201cI was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to come back and Craig\u2019s given me that opportunity again. I said yes straight away. It\u2019s the one club that I know I could come back to and go out and enjoy. That\u2019s what I\u2019m here to do.\n\u201cI know there is a bit of speculation out there at the moment. But until a deal is finalised I\u2019ll keep that to myself. I want to do what I can to earn that. The last thing I\u2019m doing is playing games with people and not having an interest to try to say, \u2018I have interest in going to another club\u2019, or anything like that. I\u2019m just trying to do what I can.\n\u201cI\u2019m happy here. I\u2019ve known Craig, I\u2019ve known his family. I\u2019ve known a lot of the players, players who have gone on to become coaches and work with me. We have a good relationship and good conversations.\n\u201cIt\u2019s just nice to be back, but I\u2019m not too bothered if we don\u2019t win something or whatever else. As long as I feel I have given myself an opportunity to try to win the league and do all I"}
{"article":"The family of the six-year-old Oregon boy forced into eating his lunch behind a screen because his parents dropped him off one minute late to school have been gifted a brand new minivan. Hunter Cmelo's parents, Nicole Garloff and Mark Cmelo were presented with the $30,000 Chrysler minivan after local Medford businesses heard he was late because their car was old and unreliable. The photograph which was taken by his mother and posted to Facebook by his grandmother attracted global attention and shamed the school to change its policy on publicly punishing students in the same way. Scroll down for video . The family of the six-year-old Oregon boy forced into eating his lunch behind a screen because his parents dropped him off one minute late to school have been gifted a brand new minivan (pictured).\u00a0Hunter Cmelo's parents, Nicole Garloff and Mark Cmelo were presented with the $30,000 Chrysler minivan . Even though Nicole and Mark's broken-down Dodge Durango was repaired by a friendly local mechanic, a local reposession firm, Rapid Repo and Collections, donated the minivan to them to make sure Hunter would always get to school on time. \"When I handed dad Mark the key to the minivan, he was speechless and extremely grateful,' said McClease Kelly, who organized the generous donation. Last month, Hunter's picture was shared around the Internet as Nicole and Mark shared their outrage at their son's treatment. Lincoln Elementary School in Grants Pass was forced to change its tardiness policy after the image of the punishment was shared thousands of times on Facebook - sparking hundreds of complaints. Alone: Six-year-old Hunter Cmelo was forced to eat alone behind this cardboard divider after his parents dropped him off late to his elementary school. He was left feeling humiliated, his family said . Embarrassed: The school district said that the system is supposed to give children the chance to catch up on work they have missed by being late - but staff have now agreed to stop using the screen . In the photograph, Hunter Cmelo, a first grader at the school, can be seen sitting alone behind a cardboard divider at a cafeteria table. Close by is a cup with a large letter 'D' for 'detention'. His grandmother, Laura Hoover, shared the image to her Facebook page last Wednesday. 'This is my grandson, Hunter. He's a little first grader,' she wrote. 'His momma's car sometimes doesn't like to start right up. Sometimes he's a couple of minutes late to school. 'Yesterday, he was 1 minute late and this is what his momma discovered they do to punish him! They have done this to him 6 times for something that is out of his control! They make a mockery of him in front of the other students.' She said that his mother found Hunter crying and took him home. His parents said they were devastated when they found out what their son was going through. 'They are shaming him for something that's not in his control,' his father, Mark Cmelo, told KOIN6. 'It is our fault that he is late.' Hunter is pictured with his mother,\u00a0Nicole Garloff, who admitted he is often late to school due to car troubles and because she suffers from\u00a0osteoporosis, which makes it hard for her to get going in the morning . School: The principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Grants Pass, Oregon has now met with the boy's parents and reached 'an appropriate resolution', the district said . His mother, Nicole Garloff, said the punishment has left her son anxious about going to school, and that a few days ago, he began 'flipping out' because they were running late. She said that she has experienced car troubles and suffers from osteoporosis, which can set her back in the mornings. 'It causes a lot of pain and in the mornings it's especially hard for me to get going,' she said. The boy is unable to ride the school bus because they live within a mile of the school, but they are unable to walk because the road is too busy. School superintendent John Higgins and principal Missy Fitzsimmons started receiving threatening calls after the photo was shared on Facebook, according to Newswatch 12. Higgins told the channel he believes the system gave students a chance to catch up on missed work. The 'protocol was communicated to parents via newsletter and is intended to provide the students with an above average level of tardiness, supervised additional learning time in a non-distracting setting,' the district said in a statement. 'It was never intended to isolate or stigmatize students.' The principal immediately reached out to the parents after receiving complaints. They met on Thursday and agreed to stop using the partition as a punishment. 'We are pleased to report the meeting was productive,' the district said. 'The parents' concerns were politely discussed and, ultimately, the issues were resolved to the satisfaction of both parents and the school. All parties involved believe that an appropriate resolution has been reached.","highlights":"Photograph of Hunter Cmelo eating alone was shared online last month . His parents Nicole and Mark owned a car which broke down too much . Because of that he was repeatedly late and the school decided to shame him . Picture caused outrage and the school to change its punishment policy .","id":"c2e7768c1ea22df259b4267985ee1c96893b15e1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ock and Dustin Cmelo, said that they were going on food stamps before they got their new van, and were on top of the world after he came home from school with news of it, KOIN reported.\nThis is an undated photo of 6-year-old Hunter Cmelo, of Clackamas, Oregon. (Image: Facebook)\nDustin Cmelo and his ex-wife dropped him off at his charter school, Liberty Elementary, 30 seconds late. A policy at the school required the pair to bring a letter excusing them for the lateness.\nThe school's superintendent, Brian Trelstad, told KOIN that he would have let them off the hook for the penalty if they were late two times in a row, however the Cmellos were late the second time, and so the law was enforced. \u201cThis rule is designed for consistency. We will not allow a child to miss more than two classes because of lateness,\" Trelstad said.\nA parent of a child at the school reportedly saw the Cmellos' son being forced to eat behind the screen, and reported it. The next day, the superintendent called to apologize, and later asked the pair for the van.\n\"The board of directors are all parents and when they saw that and how much it meant to that family, it moved them enough to put a request out to our community to try and get something that could help them out.\" Cmelo told KATU-TV.\nThe superintendent had the van delivered to a gas station where Garlock works, and had its keys hidden underneath one of the pumps. The six-year-old was taken home by his siblings and parents, who all got inside the new ride to celebrate.\n\"We love this car,\" he said, pointing at the license plate that said \"GARLOCK\". \"It's got a G on it just like my mom's last name!\"\nOregon Live reported that the Cmellos were not charged with anything when they arrived at the school. Superintendent Trelstad told KOIN that the new van would be a blessing for the family.\n\u201cHaving a newer car, a newer van, will provide more comfort and stability for this family,\" Trelstad said.\n\"A kid should not have to sacrifice for the sake of your job. If they were going to fire me for being late to work, I think my life should be more stable than"}
{"article":"Just before a new $6million sports center bearing her name was opened last fall, beach volleyball star Misty May-Treanor said she was excited to be involved in the club and give back to her local southern California community. But six months later, the three-time Olympic gold medalist's office at the Misty May-Treanor Sports Center is empty after a mysterious fallout with her longtime trainer Mike Rangel, who founded the Irvine facility. Now parents are threatening to stop paying their  seasonal dues of $4,300 because their children aren't getting the benefit of May-Treanor's tutelage, as they feel they were promised. Scroll down for video . Olympic gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor has reportedly fallen out with longtime trainer Mike Rangel, just six months after he founded a new sports center in her name . Brand new: The 155,000-square-foot Misty May-Treanor Sports Center was opened in November 2014. Parents pay $4,300 to let their children play at the facility for a seven-month season . Boycotts: Some parents at the facility have threatened to stop paying their dues because May-Treanor has not been involved at the facility recently . In a new report by the OC Register, Rangel said he and May-Treanor split over the simple issue of sponsorship. Rangel agreed to let Asics sponsor the club, while 37-year-old May-Treanor remains a spokesman for competitor Nike. 'I can respect the fact that she doesn\u2019t want to be photographed with 500 girls that are wearing Asics gear,' Rangel said. However, rumors abound in the club about a deeper-seeded issue that caused May-Treanor's distance, and the scrubbing of all her photos from the club's website. Cary Lambeth, a longtime youth basketball organizer who helped in the early planning stages of the MMTSC believes the break is 'because their visions were not the same'. 'I do not think Misty was doing it for Misty. I think Misty was doing it because she wanted to give back,' Lambeth said. Daily Mail Online reached out to May-Treanor's agent for comment on Tuesday, but did not immediately get a reply. Calls to Mike Rangel were also not returned. May-Treanor's apparent rift with Rangel is surprising considering their previously close relationship. In her 2010 autobiography, she described her relationship with Rangel as 'one of the most important partnerships' in her volleyball career. Rangel helped train May-Treanor between 2002 and 2012, during which she won three gold medals in the Olympics for beach volleyball with partner Kerri Walsh Jennings. The split was also swift. May-Treanor attended coaches meetings for the new facility in August, and even gave excited interviews about the club in October. But since then it's been radio silence. Checked out: May-Treanor hasn't been seen at the MMTSC since October. The sports legend pictured on the left with a Laguna Hills High School senior at the facility on October 2 . Legend: It's still unclear what caused the rift between May-Treanor and her longtime trainer Rangel. Rangel trained May-Treanor for 12 years, during which she won three Olympic gold medals in beach volleyball with partner Kerri Walsh Jennings. May-Treanor pictured above compting in the London Olympic games . Erased: The club's website now shows now sign of Misty May-Treanor's name or image on the homepage . In October, May-Treanor told the OC Register that the building of the sports center was close to her heart, since she grew up in the area and knew there weren't many places for local kids to play. 'Growing up as a volleyball player around here, I know how gym space had become more and more limited,' May-Treanor said. 'This is not going to be just a volleyball place but a place for basketball and other sports, too. With the amount of sports and teams we have here, it\u2019s important to have a facility like this.' Brand minded? Rangel says the split with May-Treanor stems from a sponsorship issue. Asics is sponsoring the club, while May-Treanor remains a spokesman for Nike. May-Treanor and Jennings pictured above celebrating their gold medal win at the London games . She also appeared to be interested in interacting with the youth teams that trained at the center. 'I love the coaching and teaching aspect of what we\u2019ll be doing,' May-Treanor said. 'That\u2019s the big part for me, the sharing of information with younger players. And the beauty of this is that I don\u2019t have to be dedicated to one team.' May-Treanor hasn't been seen at the gym since October, a month before it's official opening and since then parents have been getting angrier and angrier walking past her perennially empty office. Last month, about 60 parents with kids at the gym met in a nearby park to discuss action. And in a meeting with Rangel, volleyball mom Michelle Peters threatened to stop paying, saying she felt her 15-year-old daughter wasn't getting the advertised program (parents at the facility pay $4,300 for a seven-month season). 'What aren\u2019t you getting?' Rangel asked during the meeting. 'Well, we\u2019re not getting Misty May,' Peters responded. Rangel says most of the malcontent parents came from a club in Mission Viejo and were not happy when their former club director, who moved to work at the MMTSC, resigned over clashes with him. The 155,000-square-foot facility was pitched to May-Treanor by Rangel ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. Rangel wanted to built a state-of-the-art sports facility, while May-Treanor wanted to coach so it made the perfect project for the pair. The finished facility has 22 volleyball courts, 21 basketball courts - all with their own electric scoreboards. The facility also includes an air-conditioned 350-seat restaurant with 10 large HDTVs as an area to watch the games and practices.","highlights":"Misty May-Treanor's longtime trainer Mike Rangel founded a sports center named after her this past fall . Dues for the facility total $4,300 for seven months . Parents have threatened to stop paying the fees since May-Treanor has not been involved with the new facility, as they feel was promised . Rangel says he and May-Treanor had a disagreement about\u00a0sponsorships .","id":"6ab4fea4021a925175759e0f62fd79c31a871814","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" months later, the facility that bears her name seems to be anything but a gift for the Newport Beach mom-of-two, who was shocked when she found herself on the receiving end of complaints about her 10 percent ownership of the club.\n\u201cI found myself in the strange position of having to defend the company I am invested in as a minority owner,\u201d May-Treanor, 36, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News\u2019 Sandra Smith Wednesday evening.\n\u201cI\u2019ve always supported the idea of small business,\u201d May-Treanor said of the two-time Olympic gold medalist.\n\u201cI thought that the facility was a great way to get back in the community and support my hometown. I think it\u2019s the best way we can help our children build their self-esteem,\u201d she said. \u201cIt gives children a purpose and a reason to do better in school and I would love to see what they have to offer and I want to be a part of this. I thought it was an amazing opportunity for the community.\u201d\nMay-Treanor was not prepared for the \u201cunexpected controversy\u201d surrounding her involvement in the club as a silent partner. When a friend of hers, who had taken a silent partnership in the club with her, sold out her share in the facility last winter, May-Treanor jumped at the chance to keep her name on the club, something May-Treanor said she had been \u201cpromised\u201d when she had initially agreed to invest. May-Treanor claims that her name was included in the facility\u2019s bylaws as a silent partner and was subsequently not removed when her friend sold.\nAs a result, the mother of two and wife to fellow beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh filed a lawsuit against the club in June of 2013, seeking more than $1 million in compensation for her alleged breach of contract in the lease deal with the club. Since then the lawsuit has stalled, and last month, May-Treanor\u2019s attorney dropped his demands to keep her name on the club and the 15 percent profit she believed she was owed.\n\u201cThey told me that the deal was that if the building was sold then that was it and you would get nothing. No matter what we would get our 15 percent, which we never did,\u201d she said. \u201cIf it was not in my name, I never would have invested. I would never do that. But when it is in my"}
{"article":"FIFA president Sepp Blatter has delivered a considerable snub to the BBC by turning down the opportunity to join a televised debate with his three challengers before the election in Zurich on May 29. Blatter was always expected to refuse the request, put to him in a letter from the BBC and Sky, for an hour-long debate with Prince Ali of Jordan, Luis Figo and Michael van Praag about their plans for leading FIFA. The event would have been hosted by top broadcasters from the two networks and given equal prominence to each candidate. FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaks to journalists after the IFAB meeting in Belfast last month . FIFA presidential hopeful Luis Figo takes notes during the CONMEBOL Ordinary Congress on March 4 . But rather than give a courteous answer by letter to the prominent TV stations, Blatter relayed the curt reply \u2018thanks but no thanks\u2019 via one of his flunkeys in a telephone call. This didn\u2019t impress the BBC, who have been FIFA partners as World Cup rights-holders since proper live coverage started in 1966. Blatter\u2019s three challengers replied by letter that they would be happy to participate. But the whole project depended on Blatter and he is not even prepared to outline his reasons for not taking part, let alone have his make-up applied for the TV cameras \u2014 in front of which he would have by far the most to lose. Far better for Blatter is to fast-track FIFA Goal Programme funding to African countries, where he enjoys mass voting support. Prince Ali of Jordan is pictured during a press conference in central London last month . Michael van Praag, also going for the FIFA presidency, poses for a photo in Schiphol earlier this month . Boxing promoter Barry McGuigan is in positive talks with ITV about super bantamweight Carl Frampton making his second world title defence on terrestrial TV. Frampton\u2019s win over Chris Avalos in Belfast\u2019s Odyssey Arena last month had far more impact because it was on free-to-air television. ITV say their plans for screening boxing are on a fight-by-fight basis. Carl Frampton is lifted up by trainer Shane McGuigan after defeating Chris Avalos in Belfast last month . The Premier League have caused plenty of angst for the FA by flexing their financial muscle during power battles. However the FA, who have the power of veto as the 21st shareholder in the PL, will not object to CEO Richard Scudamore becoming executive chairman and the governance statute changes that will trigger. Sport England, who fund grassroots sport, make no secret that they are hugely influenced by the participation findings of the Active People Survey when doling out cash. So it\u2019s difficult to see how swimming, who shed 245,000 participants last year according to the latest APS figures, can avoid having funds diverted from the national governing body when the allocations are announced on Thursday. Charlie Hemphrey poses for a photo during his days with Kent in April 2009 . County reject\u2019s Oz ton . At least one English cricketer can hold his head high in Australia after the humiliating World Cup exit. Unheralded 25-year-old Charlie Hemphrey, a failed product of the county system with Kent, Derbyshire and Essex, became the first Englishman to score a century in the Sheffield Shield for 37 years with his 118 during Queensland\u2019s win over South Australia. Hemphrey, plucked from grade cricket after emigrating 18 months ago, made his state debut last month. ------------------------------------------------------------ . UK Sport have conducted a widespread consultation on their policy of funding only sports with Olympic medal potential and showing zero tolerance to the rest. And it\u2019s understood the outcome will be \u2018business as usual\u2019 on the road to Tokyo 2020 and beyond. The only real change will be more flexibility for team sports, where each medal gained involves a lot more personnel. Jim Rodwell, a breath of fresh air on the Football League board and FA International Committee as a former player, has made the surprising decision to switch from Notts County chief executive to League One rivals Scunthorpe. Although Scunthorpe have a wealthier backer in chairman Peter Swann, it doesn\u2019t seem much of a promotion for the ambitious Rodwell. Rio Ferdinand, due to retire from football at the end of a disappointing season with relegation-bound QPR, is expected to be involved in the Champions League next season as a pundit for BT Sport. Ferdinand will be alongside former Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes, with Gary Lineker lined up to present the coverage. Rio Ferdinand is expected to be a pundit for BT Sport's coverage of the Champions League next season .","highlights":"FIFA president Sepp Blatter has turned down a televised debate . The FIFA presidential election takes place in Zurich on May 29 . Barry McGuigan is in talks with ITV over Carl Frampton's next fight . Cricketer Charlie Hemphrey became the first Englishman to score a century in Australia's Sheffield Shield for 37 years . Rio Ferdinand is expected to be a BT Sport Champions League pundit .","id":"8bd7c43c2c889136c51906a8b8b9eb41013e919b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" by the BBC to take part in the show to be broadcast on the eve of the vote. Yet it is the first time he has declined to do so.\nThe BBC had contacted all three presidential candidates to see if they would be willing to take part in a debate that would be broadcast live across the UK and other countries where there is a FIFA footprint. None of the three - Mohamed bin Hammam, Jack Warner and Michael Platini - agreed, so the BBC then offered to take part on its own, using the three other candidates as studio guests.\nThe corporation was also invited by Fifa to broadcast the results show live from Zurich in the late hours of 29 May, but the organisation's desire to ensure a smooth handover on that night appears to have made it unwilling to allow its rival to join the broadcast.\nThe BBC was contacted by the BBC News Channel and also asked to participate in a live debate in the build-up to the event between its executive producer of sport Ian Darke and other guests. That was refused.\nThe BBC has been at the forefront of Fifa controversy this year, having produced the award-winning and controversial Panorama documentary The Men Who Sold The World about the Qatar and 2022 World Cup bid. It also broadcast an interview with a Panorama whistleblower on the World Cup bidding process which was not picked up by other broadcasters.\nLast month BBC Sport also reported that Warner, the secretary general of the South American federation CONMEBOL, who is favourite to succeed Blatter, received a gift from a 1990s Fifa official of a signed photograph of the then-Blatter and the late Sepp Oddo, the former Fifa vice-president.\nThe image shows the men shaking hands and is inscribed in French with \"A mon cher S.M. Blatter, a l'occasion du match intercontinental, entre les pays de l'Am\u00e9rique du Sud et les pays d'Europe, l'hiver 1990. C'est comme si vous \u00e9tiez avec moi. Je vous le remets de la part de votre ami, Jacques P. (sic)\".\nBlatter is said to be unaware of the gift. Warner was also under pressure because Fifa's own investigation into the photograph found he had failed to declare that he received it.\nBlatter had been due to attend the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in December, but cancelled on the day to protest against the programme not featuring"}
{"article":"After two drama-filled defeats in a week to local rivals Aston Villa, victory over Stoke, the club he managed for seven years before they judged his work there to be done, was a welcome tonic for Tony Pulis. A fourth consecutive clean sheet at home and a first-half goal from Brown Ideye takes West Bromwich Albion to 13th and 11 points from the drop zone. When Pulis, the engineer of Crystal Palace\u2019s great escape last season, took over in January they hovered just one point above the bottom three, offering little to inspire optimism among their fans. Now their place in the top tier looks secure. Stoke were aiming at a fourth win in a row for the first time since 2011 but Pulis halted their progress. He said: \u2018It doesn\u2019t mean any more to win over Stoke, I had a wonderful journey there and left them in a sound financial and good position and did wonderful things. Today was about West Brom getting the points.\u2019 Brown Ideye scores the opening goal during the   match between West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City . Ideye's opener was the only goal of the game as West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke at the Hawthorns . Pulis praised the contribution made by Darren Fletcher, who arrived at The Hawthorns on a free transfer on January deadline day after a lengthy struggle with ulcerative colitis in his later years at Manchester United. \u2018He\u2019s been a fantastic signing,\u2019 said Pulis. \u2018A tremendous lad. His enthusiasm and energy levels are brilliant. I don\u2019t know what illness it was but he looks as sprightly as any 20-year-old. I thought he and James Morrison [who partners Fletcher for Scotland] dominated the midfield.\u2019 There were a few controversial moments, such as referee Michael Oliver\u2019s decision to wave away what seemed a blatant penalty for Geoff Cameron\u2019s hefty second-half challenge on Craig Dawson in the box. Oliver, who was praised for his officiating of Manchester United\u2019s FA Cup defeat by Arsenal on Monday, is likely to get attention for different reasons after waving away penalty appeals, to Pulis\u2019s obvious fury. \u2018Michael will look at that again and be very disappointed, that\u2019s a blatant a penalty as I\u2019ve seen in a long time,\u2019 he said. A beautiful cross into the box from Craig Gardner led to the goal in the 19th minute. It was expertly headed in at the far post by a stooping Ideye, who found it far too easy to escape the attentions of Phil Bardsley. Stoke had few chances and manager Mark Hughes lamented: \u2018It was just one of those days when we had too many underperforming.\u2019 Ideye celebrates as his first half goal earns the Baggies their fourth successive home win . Craig Gardner celebrates with Ideye in the first half of the game against Stoke City on Saturday . England youngster Saido Berahino joins in with the celebrations as the hosts beat Stoke City . WBA (4-4-2): Foster 6 (Myhill, 56 6.5) Dawson 6, McAuley 7, Lescott 6, Brunt 6; Morrison 6, Fletcher 7, Gardner 6, Sessegnon 6; Berahino (Baird 95') 6.5, Ideye 7.5 (Olsson 90') Subs not used: Wisdom, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Gamboa . Booked: Foster . Tony Pulis: 6.5 . Stoke: (4-2-3-1) Begovic 6; Bardsley 5, Shawcross 5, Wilson 5.5, Pieters 6 (Cameron, 45 6); Nzonzi 6, Whelan 6; Walters 6(Diouf, 67), Adam 5.5, Moses 6 (Arnautovic, 58 6); Crouch 5.5 . Subs not used: Butland; Ireland, Sidwell, Teixeira . Booked: Wilson, Diouf . Goal: Ideye 19' Mark Hughes: 5.5 . Referee: Michael Oliver 5 . Star man: Ideye . Brown Ideye's 19th minute header was enough to seal victory for West Brom. CLICK HERE to see more from our brilliant Match Zone service . Pulis, who was given the Manager of the Month award for February, has now won seven of 13 games since taking over and appears to have extracted extra oomph from Ideye. Or perhaps it was the threat of life in the Qatari desert that did it. West Brom were close to taking a \u00a36m hit selling him to al-Gharafi but the 26-year-old refused the move and both parties must be glad of his stubbornness now. Ideye thought he had nicked another in the 33rd minute, pouncing after Begovic spilled the ball, but was rightly ruled offside. Ideye limped off in the 40th minute after being clattered by Charlie Adam but hobbled back on seconds later. Ben Foster also suffered a knock to the knee. He struggled on for a while with Chris Brunt stepping in to take free kicks but was eventually replaced by Boaz Myhill after 55 minutes. The deputy did his job well, tipping a Jon Walters header over the bar as a reenergised Stoke sought the equalizer. Referee Oliver, who was praised for his officiating of Manchester United\u2019s FA Cup defeat to Arsenal on Monday, is likely to get attention for different reasons after waving away appeals for what appeared a blatant penalty for Cameron\u2019s burly challenge on Dawson in the box. Mark Hughes and Tony Pulis shake hands ahead of the Hawthorns showdown on Saturday afternoon . Darren Fletcher  is tackled by Victor Moses  during the match between West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City . Glenn Whelan challenges England youngster Berahino for the ball as the Potters look to get back into the game . After Jonathan Walters was substituted after a clash of heads with Dawson, momentum swung back the way of the hosts. A driving effort by James Morrison was tipped over by Begovic. It was the 82nd minute before Stoke got their second shot on target, Crouch\u2019s tame effort easily collected by Myhill. The keeper again came to the rescue of his side, bringing down Crouch just outside the area when the striker was yomping towards the goal deep into injury time and was shown a yellow card. Stephane Sessegnon started for the first time for West Brom since their 1-0 win over Southampton where he was widely condemned for diving in an attempt to win a penalty. Manager Tony Pulis said he has not yet reprimanded the midfielder who he revealed had suffered a family bereavement in recent weeks. 'I\u2019ve had a good chat with Steph,' said Pulis, as quoted by The Birmingham Mail, 'I don\u2019t want to go into it but it\u2019s a tragedy what has happened and I\u2019ve left it with him to be honest. \u2018He\u2019s been a bit down in the dumps lately although he looked a bit brighter on Thursday in training. The greatest healer there will be time.' Lanky striker Peter Crouch jumps highest as he is challenged in the air by Gardner at the Hawthorns .","highlights":"Brown Ideye struck in the first half to continue impressive home form . West Brom have now won six of their last eight games at the Hawthorns . But hosts lost goalkeeper Ben Foster to injury in the second half . Stoke City managed just two shots on target during the whole match .","id":"429c9ae7c9717adbb967511e9353a5323ca8cef5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" sheet at home, the kind of which have been a rare commodity this season, suggests the Baggies are not the only team in the division looking over their shoulders at this time of the season.\nThey have been playing this way for months. Pulis has taken his team from 10th to 12th but a win against Stoke would have put them one point and one place behind the club they have long been used to competing with.\n\"For the last four or five months we've been building something special here,\" the West Bromwich Albion manager said. \"We've changed from a team that was a little bit disorganised and not cohesive, but is now more organised with everyone playing together, everybody playing in the right positions and everyone playing to their best and making the right decisions.\n\"The win against Manchester City was big because I've got a lot of respect for what they are doing. The big difference is the attitude of everyone. There's not a lot to choose between teams in the Premier League. You can't go into games not wanting to win, with only six points to play for, and expect to go on a run. You still have to approach it as you would if you were fighting for something and that's what we've done. We've been in that position for five weeks, trying to win as many games as we can. We've been in this position before where we have been in fourth, second or third. It's nothing new to us.\"\nPulis's counterpart, Mark Hughes, is not in the same position as the 50-year-old, who can afford to view Stoke as the most challenging side he has had to face this season.\n\"I think it's more about the teams around us than it is about us at the moment. We are where we are,\" Pulis said. \"There are some big sides below us but I'm looking to the games against Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City and then at Newcastle.\n\"We've just got to pick up as many points as we can and I wouldn't worry too much about the league table because, if we're in a similar position at the end of the season, we'll all be satisfied then. We are trying to get as many points as we can. I'm trying to keep us in this league, but we all want to stay where we are at the moment,"}
{"article":"A Texas lawyer has come forward claiming he is responsible for plastering stickers that read 'Exclusively For White People' onto business storefronts last week. Adam Reposa, 40, a criminal defense attorney explained why he put up the stickers in a video posted on Thursday, titled Why I did it. A shirtless Reposa is seen saying it would be obvious that even though people know the real problem, which is that 'people without money are getting pretty f***ed, they are getting pushed out and pretty quick this area of town is turning into whites only'. Scroll down for video . Adam Reposa, 40, a criminal defense attorney explained why he put up the stickers in a video posted on Thursday, titled Why I did it (above Reposa in his video) These stickers appeared last week between Tuesday and Wednesday on the storefronts of at least six Austin, Texas businesses . While it appears Reposa is claiming gentrification as his defense, Austin NAACP president said the issues in the community run deeper and Reposa's actions add to the problems,\u00a0according to KVUE. Nelson Linder said: 'It's repugnant and also alarming, and also indicative of a mentality that doesn't understand race relations. 'So if you're trying to help race relations, you just did the worst thing you could possibly do.' A shirtless Reposa is seen saying it would be obvious that even though people know the real problem, which is that 'people without money are getting pretty f***ed, they are getting pushed out and pretty quick this area of town is turning into whites only' He said: 'Everyone is going to jump on \"that's racist, that's racist\", man this town and the way s*** works is racist . On Wednesday, a picture of the sticker on a local business surfaced on Facebook causing outrage after at least six businesses were left with the seals. Each one read in its entirety: 'Exclusively For White People. Maximum of five colored customers. Colored BOH (back of the house) staff accepted. Sponsored by the City of Austin Contemporary Partition and Restoration Program.' Reposa said he is not worried about offending people or stirring up racial tension. 'I've seen nothing but the emotional attachment that human beings place on events in history,' he said. 'It's regrettable and unfortunate and as soon as we can step beyond that precious of mawkish emotionality and just look at the real facts like human beings, is the moment that we have the chance for real progress.' In the video, Reposa said that everyone attacked the stickers saying 'it's racist' but did not consider the 'condition of the way things are'. While it appears Reposa is claiming gentrification as his defense, Austin NAACP president said the issues in the community run deeper and Reposa's actions add to the problems . Reposa said he is not worried about offending people or stirring up racial tension . He said: 'Everyone is going to jump on \"that's racist, that's racist\", man this town and the way s*** works is racist. 'But I knew I could bait all of y'all into being as stupid as you are and allowing the issue to be framed of the in the most simple way. \"Oh he said an offensive term, let's not worry about the actually condition of the way things are, let's worry about an offensive term\". 'And that's how they got it, they got it sewed up and they got this poor girl coming out here saying \"it hurt my feelings\", man who cares about your feelings man. Seriously? 'Are y'all gonna get pulled around like that y'alls' entire lives, or y'all just gonna stop givin a f***? I don't give a f*** and look at me. 'I use the technology every day to create possibilities. Apply the technology in your life and stop worrying about getting snitched on because it don't make a f*** what I did because I'm gonna do it again, I don't give a f***.' The 'technology' that Reposa references in the video is linked to a Facebook\u00a0page that reads: 'Taking human beings out of a false sense of belief and into the darkness by removing any meaning attached to any event in life.' Reposa also wrote a sarcastic post on his personal page saying that he was not aware highlighting institutional racism was 'so repugnant'. It was reported that he said the full story would be revealed in a press conference on Friday . On the page he explains that the result of the 'The Technology' is that people 'who give a f*** passionately express their beliefs'. He also wrote a sarcastic post on his personal page saying that he was not aware highlighting institutional racism was 'so repugnant'. He wrote: 'My f***ing bad y'all. I had no idea that pointing to institutional racism was so repugnant. Wait a second, am I giving a f***. F*** that. I ain't sorry. I ain't nothing but a particle floating through the darkness.' He also wrote a sarcastic post on his personal Facebook page (above) saying that he was not aware highlighting institutional racism was 'so repugnant' Last week, staff at an East Austin bakery were left horrified were wondering who would want to announce to their customers 'Maximum of 5 colored customers\/colored BOH staff accepted.' 'As a multiracial family with a multiracial staff, there's nothing funny about this \u2026 It's sick,' Olivia Guerra O'Neal, owner of Sugar Mama's Bakeshop, told KXAN\u00a0following the incident. 'We are disgusted by this act of vandalism and cowardice.' The stickers also appeared during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday on a Mexican restaurant, clothing store, bicycle shop and others. The stickers feature what looks like an official City of Austin seal and the message 'sponsored by the City of Austin Contemporary Partition and Restoration Program.' However, Austin Mayor Steve Adler spoke out making it clear his city had absolutely nothing to do with the stickers. Video from KEYE-TV . The stickers said they were sponsored by Austin's 'Contemporary Partition and Restoration Program' along with an official-looking city seal, which led the mayor to condemn the confusing prank.\u00a0Austin Mayor Steve (right) Adler spoke out making it clear his city had absolutely nothing to do with the stickers . 'This is an appalling and offensive display of ignorance in our city. Austin condemns this type of hurtful behavior. Our city is a place where respect for all people is a part of our spirit and soul. We will keep it that way,' Adler said in a statement. 'Some jokes are not funny,' Texas House of Representatives member Dawnna Duke wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday along with a photo of a sticker affixed to clothing store Rare Trends. 'If this is a joke at all, it is tasteless...I will be damned if this will occur in my House District \u2026 in this historical black community or any community.' Regardless of its intent, Sugar Mama's employees labeled it a hate crime. 'Today we were the victim of what I consider to be a hate crime against our family and staff at our Eastside location,' reads a post on the bakery's Instagram feed from last week. 'Our business was built on family and love and we will let that shine on.' Reposa told the Huffington Post\u00a0on Sunday that the full story  would be released in a press conference on Friday. Austin police said they are aware of Reposa's YouTube video and are investigating, and he could possibly face vandalism charges.","highlights":"Adam Reposa, 40, a criminal defense attorney explained why he put up the stickers last week in a video posted on Thursday . Stickers bearing the message 'Maximum of 5 colored customers\/colored BOH staff accepted' appeared last week between Tuesday and Wednesday . In video, Reposa said 'people without money are getting pretty f***ed' and that 'pretty quick this area of town is turning into whites only' The stickers were affixed to at least six businesses and owners said they were inappropriate . Austin police are aware of his video and are investigating; he could face vandalism charges .","id":"a65c7cfc46df776ce6c1a624028778542aa8fbc3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in an interview. \"That is exactly why I put up the stickers because it is a racial issue and I wanted to see what would happen,\u201d Reposa said. \u201cAs far as my personal stance on it, I think all races should be able to eat in restaurants. Why do you have to have a race-specific one for one race? It's like a church or temple, who cares? We are all Americans here.\"\nReposa says he put up the stickers on five businesses that are owned by African-Americans in downtown Fort Worth last week. He claims he is not racist, only politically correct. \"That is what I am, and I am politically correct,\u201d Reposa said. \u201cWe have a black president. He is our president. So you can do a lot of things because we have a black president. You can do a lot of things because of this administration and black people and I don't care about that.\u201d\nBut there is a large amount of disagreement with his political correctness. On a local radio station, a woman asked about the backlash towards the stickers, \u201cWhy are the African-American community so up in arms over one, two, maybe three stickers?\" she asked. \u201cThey're not even going to see a white person if they don't want to come in a restaurant, they're not going in there.\u201d The caller went on to say, \u201cIf you don't want to go to a restaurant that is catering to the African-American community, go to a restaurant catering to the white community, why do we have to have them segregated? It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous.\u201d\nThe Dallas News reports that Reposa told his lawyer he put the stickers on all the businesses to make a point about race, but not to keep anyone out.\n\"Reposa says he put up the stickers on five businesses that are owned by African-Americans in downtown Fort Worth last week. He claims he is not racist, only politically correct. He says he put up the stickers to make a point about race, but not to keep anyone out.\"\nHowever, Reposa has since come out and said the business he claims were targeted were not among the ones he placed the sticker on. The ones targeted were another restaurant and a grocery store.\nI've been at many restaurants since they've been in town. Not once have they been able to tell me my children and I will not be served and are not welcome."}
{"article":"'Ancient' statues filmed being destroyed by depraved  Islamic State militants in a Mosul museum last month were nothing more than worthless fakes, the director of an Iraqi museum has claimed. The terrorist organisation  released shocking footage at the end of February purportedly showing jihadis destroying\u00a03,000-year-old artworks with sledgehammers in their northern Iraqi stronghold. But now Baghdad museum director Fawzye al-Mahdi has ridiculed ISIS' propaganda exercise, claiming the genuine priceless Assyrian and Akkadian statues and sculptures are still safely in his possession in the Iraqi capital, adding that those in Mosul were plaster cast replicas. Sick:\u00a0The terrorist organisation released shocking footage at the end of February purportedly showing jihadis destroying 3,000-year-old artworks with sledgehammers in their northern Iraqi stronghold . Speaking to German news programme Deutsche Welle, Al-Mahdi said: 'None of the artifacts are originals... They were copies. The originals are all here.' The museum director's claims appear to back-up those made by experts on the Iraqi statues. Within hours of the original ISIS propaganda video being released, analysts questioned why the statues appeared to crumble so easily. Others stated that they couldn't possibly be 3,000 years old as some of the are clearly held together by iron poles - a considerably more modern practice. Mark Altaweel, an expert at the Institute of Archaeology at University College, London, told Channel 4 News at the time: 'You can see iron bars inside... The originals don't have iron bars.' Propaganda: Baghdad museum director Fawzye al-Mahdi ridiculed ISIS' video, claiming the genuine Assyrian and Akkadian statues are safely in Baghdad and that those in Mosul were plaster cast replicas . Following the February video release, Mosul's exiled governor Atheel Nuafi also stated that the vast majority of the statues were fakes, but added that at least two of those destroyed were originals. 'There were two items that were real and which the militants destroyed. One is a Winged Bull and the other was the God of Rozhan,' the Saudi-based Al Arabiya news organisation quoted him as saying. The Winged Bull, which is seen being smashed with sledgehammers in the video, is probably one which stood at the gates of Nineveh in the 7th century BC, claimed the International Business Times. 'I think the Winged Bull is very important locally, because it's one of the few objects that hasn't left the country or gone to Baghdad,' Eleanor Robson, chair of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, told the news organisation. Real: An ISIS militant uses a power tool to destroy a 7th century winged-bull Assyrian protective deity. The statue is thought to have been one of only two genuine artifacts destroyed by ISIS in the video . Until 2003, Mosul museum had the second biggest collection of ancient relics in Iraq, including thousands of items from Nineveh and other ancient centers of Northern Mesopotamia. Amid the Western military operation \u00a0against Saddam Hussein that year, looters ransacked the building. Employees managed to save the majority of the items, and then moved most to Baghdad. ISIS militants began destroying ancient statues and monuments shortly after they first seized control of Mosul last summer, describing them as 'worthless idols'. A man shown in the video said the items were being destroyed because they promoted idolatry. 'The Prophet ordered us to get rid of statues and relics, and his companions did the same when they conquered countries after him,' the unidentified man said. Historic loss: Large segments of the priceless winged-bull Assyrian protective deity are hurled to the ground as militants smash it to pieces . Mosul, the biggest city in the Islamic State group's self-declared caliphate, boasts a relatively educated, diverse population that seeks to preserve its heritage sites and libraries. In the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein, residents near the Central Library hid some of its centuries-old manuscripts in their own homes to prevent their theft or destruction by looters. But this time, the Islamic State group has made the penalty for such actions death. A University of Mosul history professor, who spoke on condition he not be named because of his fear of the Islamic State group, said the extremists started wrecking the collections of other public libraries in December. He reported particularly heavy damage to the archives of a Sunni Muslim library, the library of the 265-year-old Latin Church and Monastery of the Dominican Fathers and the Mosul Museum Library with works dating back to 5000 BC.","highlights":"ISIS jihadis released video showing the destruction of 'ancient' sculptures . But the ancient artifacts\u00a0destroyed\u00a0were mostly fake, art expert claims . Director of Baghdad museum says he is looking after authentic versions . Sculptures seen in film were almost all\u00a0plaster cast replicas, which explains why they crumbled so easily and were held together by iron bars . But two genuine 3,000-year-old statues were destroyed by the terrorists .","id":"c21587cb698022ed298ae709e448acf375c4761b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of August that showed ISIS.\nThe video, shot at the Mosul museum of archeology, showed militants carrying large sledge hammers that smashed statues, some thought to be several thousand years old, and a large relief in a hall containing ancient artifacts.\nThe director of Mosul Museum, the deputy director of the Antiquities Department, Abdul Khaliq Ali, said the fakes in the video are ancient clay statues, not carved stone statues, as many had claimed.\nHe said the fakes were made by a local craftsman in the 1980s who had given some to the museum. He said he had reported the fakes to the police after the museum was looted by Islamic State militants earlier this year.\n\"They were not carved stones,\" Mr Ali said. \"They were nothing but clay statues that were made by one person in the 1980s. They had some similarities with the originals but we did not give them to ISIS.\"\nMr Ali said he had reported the fakes to the police and he was in contact with them at the moment. He added that the police had \"the authority to investigate\" the matter.\nThe video was part of a propaganda campaign by the terrorist organisation, which controls large parts of Iraq, that has been going on for several months, with the intent of intimidating local archaeologists and historians into giving the terrorists information about artefacts in the country.\nIn the video, a masked man wielding a sledgehammer smashed statues of lions and a winged bull in the city. The images were shocking and made front pages around the world.\nThe Islamic State has destroyed some ancient artifacts and statues in the past months, claiming that it was to make way for \"Islamic principles\" at the sites.\nBut the  director of the museum also said he was afraid the terrorists were after something else.\n\"This is just a trick. The terrorists are targeting our museum to get money. The artifacts in the museum are priceless. I am sure they know that because our museum is under government care and our security forces are all around. They will not get away with this. They will be caught.\"\nHe said he was not afraid of ISIS's threats.\n\"ISIS, you are not afraid of anyone but the Iraqis are. You have no friends here in Mosul,\" he said.\n\"All of our ancient artifacts are valuable and are protected by the Iraqi government and other international agencies, which are always on alert.\"\n"}
{"article":"After little more than an hour of a match that was proving difficult for Liverpool, Jordan Henderson removed the captain\u2019s armband from his left bicep and handed it to Steven Gerrard. He did so out of respect. He did so because he recognises that a player who only joined this contest as a second-half substitute remains arguably the finest to have represented the club. But four minutes after the exchange of that iconic piece of elastic came a moment when Gerrard might have felt it appropriate to hand it back. Jordan Henderson scored a second-half winner for Liverpool as they continued their impressive recent form . Henderson runs off to celebrate his winner that moved Liverpool within two points of the Premier League's top four . A delighted Henderson let out a roar for the Liverpool fans in the Liberty Stadium . Henderson's shot was deflected over the top of Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski's head and into the back of the net . Henderson was mobbed by his team-mates after scoring what proved to be the winner in Wales . Swansea: Fabianski 6, Naughton 6.5, Amat 7, Williams 7, Taylor 6.5, Ki 6 (Dyer 80), Cork 6.5, Shelvey 7, Gomis 7.5, Sigurdsson 7 (Emnes 89), Routledge 6 (Montero 73). Subs Not Used: Britton, Nelson Oliveira, Rangel, Tremmel. Liverpool: Mignolet 8, Can 6.5, Skrtel 8.5, Sakho 7, Lallana 6 (Johnson 88), Henderson 7.5, Allen 7, Moreno 6 (Gerrard 64, 6.5), Sterling 5.5, Sturridge 5, Coutinho 7. Subs Not Used: Jones, Toure, Lovren, Lambert, Markovic. Booked: Henderson, Sterling, Moreno. Goals: Henderson 68. Att: 20,828 . Man of the match: Skrtel. Ref: Roger East (Wiltshire) RATINGS BY DOMINIC KING . Jordan Henderson, whose heat map is shown above, produced another commanding performance in Liverpool's midfield - CLICK HERE FOR MATCH ZONE . It was then, 68 minutes into this contest, that Henderson did something that has long been synonymous with Gerrard: he came to Liverpool\u2019s rescue. If it lacked finesse, and owed more to good fortune, a winning goal that narrowed the gap to Manchester United in the fierce battle for Champions League places owed everything to Henderson\u2019s desire and determination. It was an ugly goal, Jordi Amat\u2019s attempted clearance spinning off Henderson\u2019s shin and flying beyond the reach of Lukasz Fabianski. But it was Henderson who made the run in pursuit of Daniel Sturridge\u2019s flick-on and Henderson, after a stuttering first half, who had given Liverpool impetus with his ambition and endeavour after the break. The goal was Henderson's third in the last three Premier League games after his strikes against Manchester City and Burnley . Liverpool recorded their fifth successive Premier League victory ahead of their huge clash against Manchester United on Sunday . Henderson clattered into Shelvey with this kick to the head after just 16 seconds but Roger East opted not to even book him. If Gerrard had an impact, it was his deployment as a holding midfielder that allowed Henderson to get forward. And the fact the goal came so soon after Gerrard\u2019s first appearance in eight games reflected well, once again, on Brendan Rodgers. Rodgers deserves enormous credit for the run of results Liverpool are enjoying. It is now 13 games unbeaten since they lost at Old Trafford in December and six away from home in the league without conceding a goal, an achievement that equals the club record set by Emlyn Hughes and Co in 1972. Rodgers has succeeded where some of his counterparts have failed in addressing the problems of a struggling side. It has been tactically astute leadership. But Rodgers also needed players to step out of Gerrard\u2019s shadow and prove they can survive without him. Nobody has met that challenge with more authority than a young midfielder in Henderson now reflecting on three goals in Liverpool\u2019s last three games. The pressure was on here with Sunday\u2019s game against United at Anfield and a trip to Arsenal to follow. And against a Swansea side displaying a find blend of ambition and graft under the guidance of Garry Monk, Liverpool struggled in that opening 45 minutes. Monk might have been the managerial apprentice but Rodgers would have recognised how well Swansea\u2019s players had mastered their boss\u2019s instructions. They were excellent, using the pace and power of Bafetimbi Gomis to good effect. Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet makes a full-stretch save to deny Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson a goal in the first half . Liverpool's Belgian goalkeeper Mignolet had to make a number of important stops in the first half as Swansea piled on the pressure . Swansea midfielder Wayne Routledge evades a challenge from Liverpool midfielder Henderson . Liverpool, by contrast, were disappointing, with Henderson among those losing possession far too cheaply. Gerrard brought much-needed composure to Liverpool\u2019s midfield. Given how well Liverpool had been playing, the decision to omit Gerrard from the line-up was understandable. He had been injured, after all. And Liverpool started with their usual intensity, the pressing game that is designed to dominate their opponents and stop them playing. But Swansea were managing to attack effectively on the counter, with Gomis accelerating past Emre Can only for Joe Allen to make an important interception. In the end Ki Sung-Yueng had a real chance to score but his header was weak and cleared by the outstanding Martin Skrtel. Liverpool's Raheem Sterling takes on Swansea left back Neil Taylor at the Liberty Stadium . Henderson hands the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard after he came off the bench for Liverpool in the second half . Henderson looks set to be in charge of the armband for the long term when Gerrard leaves Anfield at the end of the season . Gerrard made a return from injury as he came on in the second half of the Premier League clash in south Wales . VIDEO Monk rues missed chances . Liverpool have kept six straight away clean sheets in the top-flight for the third time in their history, and the first since 1972. The other run came in 1966. Skrtel would make another headed clearance to deny Gomis, who had escaped the clutches of the Liverpool back four to meet a cross from Kyle Naughton with a better header. Swansea were dominating possession and Gomis was proving a proper threat. A neat one-two with Routledge and he was through on goal with only Simon Mignolet to beat, but much to Monk\u2019s dismay his shot was scuffed and Liverpool\u2019s goalkeeper made the save. An effort from Philippe Coutinho aside \u2014 it was gathered neatly by Fabianski \u2014 Liverpool offered little in response. Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge tries to wriggle away from a challenge from Swansea's Jack Cork . Swansea's Sung-Yueng Ki drifts away from Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, who loses his footing . Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel clears the ball under pressure from Swansea centre back Ashley Williams . Swansea were offering plenty, Mignolet making a hugely impressive diving save to deny Gylfi Sigurdsson before Adam Lallana diverted a powerful strike from Jonjo Shelvey to safety with a courageous header. But after the interval Liverpool were better \u2014 there was more urgency, more composure, with Henderson very much at the centre of things, even if the arrival of Gerrard from the bench was important. That gave Henderson freedom to bomb on and in the 68th minute he chased a fine ball forward from Skrtel that was diverted into the Swansea box by Sturridge. Sigurdsson attempts a shot from distance for Swansea as Joe Allen and Mamadou Sakho attempt to close him down . Amat and Henderson gave chase, with Amat winning the race but not the contest. It was tough on Swansea and Monk. Rodgers would have admired his former student for the way he prepared his team. Until Henderson\u2019s goal, they looked the more likely winners. But Liverpool, rather like Henderson at that crucial moment, have what teams need come the business end of the season: momentum. So much so that they almost scored again moments before the final whistle, Sturridge sending his shot against a post.","highlights":"Jordan Henderson scores the only goal of the game in the 68th minute at the Liberty Stadium . Liverpool move two points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with their fifth successive win . Brendan Rodgers' side have not conceded in their last six away Premier League matches . Liverpool face Champions League rivals Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday .","id":"2482dc09ad4bba575cf61e2f3948851eb172d450","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" not do so out of humiliation.\nThe 20-year-old, who has made the first-team breakthrough ahead of the experienced Martin Kelly, replaced the England midfielder in the 55th minute, which came 10 minutes after Gerrard moved up the pitch with his left hand cradling his elbow.\nHenderson had to finish the game on the captain\u2019s armband to honour the homegrown Englishman after he had to come off with a dislocated elbow in the 2-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. When the ball was put out and the final whistle blew, Henderson turned towards Gerrard who was on crutches, kissed the badge on his chest and then took the captain\u2019s armband from his bicep.\nThe gesture drew boos from Liverpool supporters and there has been some online criticism of Henderson for doing so but he did not hand the armband back to Gerrard, although he did take his arm.\nHenderson would not be drawn on Gerrard\u2019s gesture of appreciation. \u201cWe have to show respect for Steven,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s a captain of the club, our friend and it was nice to hear him appreciate it.\n\u201cWe have the utmost respect for him and he is a big player for us. He is a great guy.\n\u201cHe has been amazing for the club for a long time and we had a great little chat on the pitch. He is a great guy, great servant and a great player.\u201d\nWith Gerrard being a Liverpool hero, some of the supporters\u2019 reaction is understandable and Liverpool have to keep his reputation in mind.\nHowever, it was a very kind gesture by Henderson and one which did not take away from the importance of the match or Liverpool\u2019s performance. Henderson is clearly a fan of Gerrard and vice versa. If nothing else, the sight of Gerrard being lifted by a team-mate off the pitch to warm applause from the supporters showed that the captain was not embarrassed.\nThere was a time that Liverpool might have lost a player for four months after the injury to an elbow like Gerrard\u2019s. They do now have a fully fit side, just like Tottenham but without the distraction of players being dropped or having to argue over who gets which number of matches.\nIt was a solid enough performance by Gerrard even if he did miss a glorious opportunity and it was a good performance by Liverpool. Henderson was"}
{"article":"An emotional Michael Clarke dedicated Australia\u2019s unprecedented fifth World Cup triumph to his former team-mate and friend Phillip Hughes after his side trounced New Zealand in the final at Melbourne. Clarke \u2013 who joins Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting (twice) in the pantheon of Australia\u2019s World Cup-winning captains \u2013 scored a classy 74 in 72 balls in his final one-day international before quitting the format to focus on Tests. And with Australia overhauling the New Zealanders\u2019 disappointing total of 183 with seven wickets and nearly 17 overs to spare, he went out in style, watched by an MCG crowd of 93,013 \u2013 an official world record for a single day\u2019s cricket. Michael Clarke kisses the World Cup after guiding his team to glory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . The Australia side celebrate after defeating New Zealand to be crowned Cricket World Cup champions . Clarke celebrates with his wife Kyly and the trophy in the Australian dressing room . Referring to the black armband he wore in memory of Hughes, who died in November after being struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery during a domestic game in Sydney, Clarke said: \u2018As you can see it's got PH on it. I\u2019ll wear it every game I play for Australia. For everyone in Australian cricket it\u2019s been a tough few months. \u2018We played this World Cup with 16 players and this is certainly dedicated to our little brother and team-mate Phillip Hughes. Hughesy used to party as good as any of them, so I\u2019ll make sure we drink two at a time \u2013 one for Hughesy and one for us. 'Hughes used to party as good as any of them so I'll make sure we drink two (beers) at a time tonight, one for Hughesy and one for us.' Hughes would have approved of the manner in which Australia crushed their trans-Tasman cousins, even if the neutrals were deprived of the climax which the tournament \u2013 if it\u2019s honest with itself \u2013 so badly needed. From the moment Mitchell Starc bowled New Zealand\u2019s captain and talisman Brendon McCullum in the game\u2019s first over, a sense of inevitability descended on the MCG like the evening shadows. Here were the pre-tournament favourites doling out a painful lesson to a team taking part in their first World Cup final. The Australian captain receives a kiss from his wife Kyly after winning the World Cup . Kevin Pietersen didn't do his hopes of an England recall any good by posing with James Faulkner . The one-way traffic was held up only during a gutsy fourth-wicket stand of 111 between Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott, New Zealand\u2019s hero during their semi-final thriller against South Africa. But James Faulkner, named man of the match for figures of 3 for 36, removed Taylor and the big-hitting Corey Anderson in the first over of the batting powerplay, and wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi fell in the next, to the outstanding Starc. Elliott went on to make 83, but New Zealand\u2019s last seven fell for just 33 in 10 overs. After eight successive games on their smaller, less intimidating, home grounds, they never came to terms with either the occasion or the relentlessness of the Australian attack. The dismissal of Martin Guptill, who had hammered West Indies for an unbeaten 237 from 163 balls in the quarter-finals, summed up their day: trying to dab a gentle off-break from Glenn Maxwell through backward point, he was bowled for 15. Australia lost Aaron Finch to Trent Boult in the second over of the reply, but for New Zealand\u2019s bowlers that was as good as it got. David Warner hit 45 in 46 balls, before Clarke joined Steve Smith \u2013 his heir apparent \u2013 to add 112. After carting Tim Southee for four successive fours, Clarke chopped on against Matt Henry with nine runs still needed, but Smith was there at the end, a fifth successive half-century in his increasingly irresistible bag. Clarke received a standing ovation as he left the field having been dismissed in his final one-day international . The Australian captain scored 74 from 72 deliveries to anchor his team's chase of 184 . Clarke said: 'We're really proud, it's a wonderful achievement. It's a great thing just to make a World Cup final, but to be able to win in your own back yard in front of your family and friends is extremely special and I guarantee we'll celebrate hard tonight. 'Obviously I'm over the moon. What a tournament. 'The New Zealand team deserve a lot of credit . They're always a tough team to beat it seems in any sporting event. Australia v New Zealand is always an exciting contest and tonight was no different.' 'It's been an honour and a privilege to represent my country in both Test and one-day cricket and Twenty20 cricket. 'The time is right for me to walk away from one-day cricket, but I'll keep playing Test cricket.' Clarke poses with the World Cup trophy after Australia's fourth success in the last five editions . Clarke dedicated the victory to Phillip Hughes, who died after being hit on the side of the head by a bouncer . As Australia prepared to celebrate into the night and beyond, it was left to McCullum to confirm his status as one of the World Cup\u2019s most impressive characters. He said: 'It's been one hell of a ride for us right the way through. I think we've played some outstanding cricket and we ran into an outstanding Australia team tonight who continue to set the way in international cricket and full credit to them, they deserve to be champions. 'Michael Clarke as well, he deserves to bow out a World Cup-winning champion too. They were outstanding in this World Cup and thoroughly deserved to win. 'We were the second-best team on the day and all credit to Australia.' McCullum took time to reflect on the tournament as a whole and said he was 'proud' of his team's performances as they became the first New Zealand side to reach a World Cup final. He added: 'We've forged some memories and friendships that will last forever. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum admitted his side were second best on the day . 'Obviously we're not able to lift the trophy but the brand of cricket and the entertainment that we've been able to give people throughout our country and throughout the world is something we're immensely proud of. 'We have no regrets and we walk away from this tournament with our heads held high. 'It's the greatest time of your life to be able to represent your country on the international stage with a group of friends and then put your skills against the world's best - it is the greatest time of our lives and that's how we tried to play the game, play with a free spirit and plenty of heart all the way along. 'It's taken us so far in this tournament but we weren't obviously able to get over the final hurdle, but it's something that I'm immensely proud of, all the guys in the team, all the management group and all those that have been part of this team over the last few years and helped build us into what we are. 'We've still got some work to do but we can be very proud of our achievements in this tournament.'","highlights":"Australia win Cricket World Cup after beating New Zealand in final . Australia chase down 184 to win by seven wickets in Melbourne . Michael Clarke received a standing ovation when he left the field . Australian captain was playing in his final one-day international . Clarke dedicated the win to his former team-mate Phillip Hughes .","id":"a7502076d0e64907dd78c6fbab17b4f8746c2857","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Ponting as a member of Australia\u2019s one-day international (ODI) winning team \u2013 said the win was \u201cvery much about him.\u201d Australia beat New Zealand by 111 runs to secure a fifth world title.\nCricket Australia chairman David Peever said: \u201cThe players performed admirably in winning Australia\u2019s fifth World Cup. We are all incredibly proud of this outstanding team and its success.\n\u201cMichael Clarke played a huge role in this campaign as well as being a superb role model for both his country and his sport. We are proud of everything he has achieved and this win is very much about him.\u201d\nPeever added: \u201cPhillip Hughes had an indelible impact on this campaign. We are proud of what he achieved over this period in a world that was very different than usual.\n\u201cWe will remember him for his contribution to the ODI team and we hope he will be remembered for his impact on the broader cricket community.\u201d\nPeever also paid tribute to the New Zealand team, who lost skipper Kane Williamson early in the match and were put under pressure by a world-class Australia XI.\nPeever said: \u201cThe New Zealand team were in great spirits on the day and this continued until the final ball. Their enthusiasm and desire is to be commended, as is their sporting conduct. It was an immensely exciting contest for all in attendance.\u201d\nPeever said the win was very much \u201cabout teamwork\u201d and that Australia had been \u201cout-thought, outplayed and out-fought in an exhilarating final contest.\u201d\n\u201cThis World Cup has been fantastic and I\u2019m thankful to the hundreds of people in the planning stages for this tournament,\u201d added Peever.\n\u201cAll those who have travelled here from across the cricketing landscape have created a wonderful atmosphere and I thank them and the people of Australia for making this a very special event for us all.\u201d\nPeever said the World Cup had been \u201cthe best show in town\u201d and a credit to cricket\u2019s leading nations.\nHe added: \u201cThis has been a spectacular series of matches played in front of record crowds. In total, the broadcast audience has been over 700 million viewers and this reflects the importance of the event.\n\u201cI thank everyone who has been involved in the delivery of these matches as well as Cricket Australia\u2019s own staff for their dedication and professionalism.\u201d\nCricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said: \u201cAustralia\u2019"}
{"article":"(CNN)After spending much of her 2008 campaign seemingly running away from the fact that she is a woman, Hillary Clinton is showing signs that 2016 is going to be a different story. It seems that Hillary has found her outer woman, which is to say, she's found the person that she wants to present on the campaign trail, and that person is resolutely female. This time she seems to have decided to fully embrace her womanhood as an asset in her quest for the White House and to trust that the voters will do the same. Of course, Hillary hasn't officially announced that she will be running for president -- and Universal Studios has not officially announced that there will be a sequel to the blockbuster \"50 Shades of Grey.\" But it's hard to imagine 2016 happening without both of those things, seeing as how they both have such excellent prospects of success. Hillary recently spoke at a Silicon Valley conference for women in the tech field with the theme of \"Lead On.\" That lent itself nicely to the professional goals of the members of the audience as well as to Hillary's own leadership goals. She spoke of the dearth of women not only in the tech field, but in the ranks of Fortune 500 CEO's. In fact, one recent diversity study found that the major S&P 1500 company boards had more men with the name John, Robert, William, or James on them than women of any name combined. Left unsaid in her speech was any reference to the complete lack of a female occupant of the Oval Office thus far, but the thought could not have been far from anyone's mind, let alone Hillary's. Clinton was comfortable talking at length about her own experiences being pregnant and giving birth while working as a partner in a law firm, and using that as a launching pad to discuss the importance of women in the workforce both here and around the world. And from there she highlighted her own work on behalf of the women of the world as secretary of state. She segued into the discussion of the plight of working middle-class families that will be so central to the 2016 race, and the centrality of women's economic issues to those struggles of the middle-class. From there it was a natural progression to talking about 21st century families and the importance of things such as paid leave. And all of that dovetailed perfectly into closing remarks about the future that revolved naturally around the birth in September of Clinton's first grandchild, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky. That brought up Hillary's new role as a grandmother, and the perspective it has given her on the future and what needs to be done to guarantee that it's the best possible future. The Silicon Valley address could serve as a template for how Clinton intends to approach her career goals from the vantage point of being a woman seeking her own place in the workforce. In the coming weeks, which serendipitously happen to be part of Women's History Month, Hillary's speaking schedule is heavy with events and gatherings that center around women. If she's not running for president, then she could be gearing up to get a talk show on the Lifetime network. All of which stands in stark contrast to Hillary's last presidential campaign. In 2008, she seemed to think that she had to reassure voters that a woman could be president, primarily by not accentuating the fact that she was a woman. This time around, there seems to be a shared assumption that, of course, a woman would make an excellent president, in part simply by virtue of being a woman. In that previous campaign, Hillary ran as the most experienced candidate, primarily to draw a distinction between herself and her relatively less experienced challenger, Barack Obama. But now, almost eight years later, Clinton can let her experience speak for itself. She has more of it -- almost too much, from one perspective: She'll be 69 by the time the 2016 election takes place. So this time instead of highlighting her experience, she's highlighting the experiences she has in common with the women, mothers and grandmothers out there. Of course, Hillary's message will have to resonate beyond female voters. Fortunately, the dynamics of the 21st century economy and the place of the family within it lend themselves to a family-friendly feminism. We live in a society where women are necessary breadwinners whose income is counted upon for families to make it. Gender pay equality and supportive work environments benefit spouses, children, extended families and entire communities. Today, feminism, family and economic issues intertwine like never before. Hillary's stressing of the importance of women's workplace issues both to the family and to the struggles of the middle-class puts the Republicans on the defensive as they try to co-opt middle-class economic issues. Potential GOP presidential candidates are already trying to position themselves to steal the thunder of the Democratic nominee when it comes to issues of wage inequality and middle-class stagnation. But how exactly do they propose to reinvigorate a middle-class that is overwhelmingly composed of families with two wage-earners if they don't fight for women's workplace issues? For instance, child care may be thought of as a woman's issue, but it's really a family issue, virtually by definition, and an economic issue on top of that. Among topics that are sometimes seen as more traditional women's issues such as family planning, access to birth control and the right to choose, Hillary has the advantage in that she can make her stance clear, based on her life experiences as a woman. It's the Republicans with extremist views on these issues who have to dance around their real beliefs and avoid making outrageous and absurd statements such as embarrassing pronouncements about rape and pregnancy. If Hillary seems more comfortable running as a woman, it's partly because society at large seems more comfortable with a populist-tinged feminism than it was in 2008. Patricia Arquette's Oscar night speech in support of equal pay for women -- although predictably dismissed by right-wing media such as Fox News -- was enthusiastically received by the public in general. In fact, far from being thought radical, Arquette's statements backstage were thoroughly deconstructed by the left for not being progressively correct enough. Women have been steadily making strides in the years since Hillary's 2008 campaign, and as they did, they smoothed the way for one of their own to run for the highest office in the land without having to play down her gender. Hillary is now wisely embracing her gender as a way of capturing the same \"hope and change\" historical quality of Obama's presidency. Voters always want change, and Hillary Clinton has been a constant on the political stage for decades now. She's certainly no stranger to Washington, or to the West Wing of the White House. But electing her president would still represent massive change on a fundamental level. Hillary Clinton wants 2016 to be the Year of the Woman. And she wants to be The Woman.","highlights":"Donna Brazile: In 2008, Hillary Clinton de-emphasized gender and ran on her experience . Now Clinton is positioning her potential campaign to focus on history-making election of a woman president .","id":"25dd8812778257f72bfe3172e4a37543a55ef95d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" voice.\nThis week, we heard that at least five Democratic operatives are helping her develop a \"woman's voice,\" one of whom, the Huffington Post reports, is a female campaign manager who told Clinton that her \"woman's voice\" was \"too thin,\" but also that she was \"unable to connect.\"\nIn other words, Clinton is starting to sound and feel like a woman.\nLast month, we heard that at least two women have been working on helping Clinton with her \"woman voice,\" one of whom was a communications consultant for Hillary Clinton during her Senate run in New York.\nOf course, in this case, a woman in Hillary's orbit, who should know better, was talking about her \"woman voice,\" a term typically used to describe the kind of voice used on the radio, with \"soft\" and \"feminine\" sounding intonations, not the kind of voice that is used in a political setting.\nWhen the Clinton \"voice\" has not been described as \"soft\" or \"feminine,\" it has been described in many ways, including \"nagging,\" \"whiny,\" and \"overly emotional.\"\nThere are many reasons to be concerned about the \"woman voice,\" particularly for political candidates.\nFirst, women are the gatekeepers of emotion and compassion, and \"woman voices\" tend to lean toward those emotions. Women, after all, have a higher tendency than men to help others.\nSecond, and perhaps most importantly, a \"woman voice\" is often regarded as non-political and therefore as less threatening by men in politics, who would rather have an appealing \"girlfriend\" on their arm, rather than an appealing woman who will give them hard political advice.\nAs a result, in the 2008 presidential race, the \"woman voice\" was almost a death knell for Hillary Clinton, according to the Huffington Post's Rachelle Younglai. \"It has long been an article of faith in the Democratic Party that when a male-female ticket runs, the man is the star and the woman is the sidekick,\" said Younglai.\nAnd, of course, the term \"woman voice\" was used repeatedly by President Bush as a way of attacking former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.\nIn the 2008 presidential race, we saw how damaging this tactic could be for Hillary and the Democrats"}
{"article":"(CNN)Well, I'll be the first to admit, I got caught off guard on this one. If indeed the assessment of the cockpit voice recording of Germanwings Flight 9525's final moments is an accurate one, it is shocking. It is inconceivable to me that a fellow pilot would use an airplane for his demise and the demise of his passengers. It is my hope that there is more to this uncanny, horrific tragedy than just an extraordinary suicide event. Although a report of normal breathing from the co-pilot in the moments before the crash indicates that he was not incapacitated, how can one really tell? A farfetched idea, but could he have suffered a fit of schizophrenia never diagnosed, or suffered some other mental disorder, perhaps brought on by medication? I know, it's not likely. As an airline pilot, I'm taking this incident personally. Why? A pilot betrayed the public trust. With all the other fears -- terrorism, disappearances of planes, aircraft malfunctions -- how do I reassure my passengers that they should not add medical illness, mental or otherwise, of the pilot to the list? For the moment, I'll have to believe that my customers are intelligent enough to realize that the Germanwings co-pilot is an anomaly. Sure, as with any profession, pilots have isolated cases of stress-related troubles. But we have mechanisms to deal with such problems. One mechanism is very simple: Don't fly. It is incumbent upon us to determine our own fitness for duty. As a matter of fact, on every trip, I have to confirm that status before I electronically sign the flight plan. Whether it's as simple as suffering from the common cold or suffering from the distraction of a nasty divorce, airline pilots can just say \"no\" to flying. As part of the hiring process, we completed a psychological evaluation. With my airline, one part of the evaluation involved a written test that asked obscure questions in different ways. Another part of the test involved pilots listening to an air traffic control recording made during the angst of a thunderstorm event while at the same time completing a battery of math and shape-orientation problems. We were then asked questions specific to the conversations between the air traffic controllers and pilots we'd heard in the recording. The test was a measure of our multitasking abilities and our abilities to deal with stress. In addition, the airline's doctor conducted an individual mental evaluation. Airline pilots in the United States are required by the Federal Aviation Administration to take a medical examination once every six months. The examination is mostly physical, but the doctor is expected to ask some basic mental health questions, most of them about depression or alcohol consumption. In addition to requiring pilots to indicate any prior health issues during the previous six months, the application for the exam also compels us to self-disclose the use of medications, specifically for the treatment of depression. If we have consulted a therapist, that also has to be disclosed. Yes, all bets are off if we deceive the system by hiding things from it, but by every indication, this rarely occurs. The consequence for deception is having your FAA pilot's license suspended. When it comes to experiencing stress, airline pilots are no different than anyone else. But we tend to deal with stress internally. I have been trained as a peer support volunteer in critical-incident stress management, a joint program between the pilots union and my airline uses as a debriefing method to talk pilots through any serious event experienced in flight. The idea is to mitigate any post-traumatic stress associated with such an event, and occasionally the process would uncover personal issues that would be referred to other support providers, like mental health professionals. I have found that my colleagues demonstrate an above-average ability to compartmentalize their problems and not let personal issues affect their job performance ... most of the time, of course. If personal issues invade the cockpit, mechanisms are in place to assist. What mechanisms? At my airline, both the company and the pilot's union work in unison. Programs to assist a pilot experiencing problems are just a phone call away. And if there is concern about a colleague's mental health, we can contact one of these programs on the other pilot's behalf, anonymously if necessary. In some circumstances a pilot can be removed from duty. At every recurrent training period, the curriculum includes a presentation reminding us of these mechanisms. No system is perfect. Yes, as with all human systems, somebody will fall through the cracks. Even a good psychiatrist can miss an impending suicide. Redesigning an airplane cockpit based on the infinitesimal chance that another Germanwings co-pilot is out there seems like an overreaction. If passengers require reassurance of my sanity, then it would be best to more actively promote the mechanisms already in place. We can start with education. As I fly back from London today, I am certain that the Gulf War Air Force hero beside me, who dealt with enemy missiles and raising a family, will do nothing other than an exemplary job. I am honored to call him my co-pilot.","highlights":"Les Abend: Fliers should know that Germanwings crash is anomaly; airlines have procedures for vetting pilots' fitness . He says psych evaluations, medical exams, peer-oversight protocols keep such disasters rare .","id":"dd1e8756d9d5d70139f34394a90fb2271a18b915","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'s the kind of cockpit dialogue that I would expect only from a flight simulator. And the reality is, the only real surprise in this is that we can actually listen to it.\n\"I got nothing.\" \"I don't have a damn thing.\" \"Let's go get him.\" \"I have no idea where he is.\" \"He's got guns, let's go get him, he's got guns.\"\n\"You're right.\" \"Why didn't you tell me?\"\nIt starts with: \"Do you have any idea where he is? He could be anywhere on board.\"\nNo answer. \"What can you see?\"\n\"I can't see him. He could be anywhere.\"\nYou can understand the urgency here, and this is where the real surprise is: the pilots sounded pretty panicked.\nAnd that's where it gets a little curious. \"Where's the captain?\"\nThe captain is dead.\n\"You have to tell me,\" she says, \"because I'm going to start going crazy.\"\nAt this point, I would normally think it's a bad idea to listen to the air traffic controller, but she's not the one being shot at. And she's the one we should be listening to because, after all, she has to deal with the crazed passenger's every thought and reaction.\nAnd she's got a couple of good ideas: \"He's been in the first class bathroom. He could be dead there. I don't know. I'm really worried about him.\"\nAnd she makes other suggestions, none of which seems to make a lot of sense: \"Try his phone.\"\n\"He's in the lavatory.\"\n\"Try calling him.\"\nThe woman is pretty well in the tank right now. She says, \"I don't know what to do.\"\nAnd finally, with a little bit of luck, she gets the air traffic controller to repeat instructions to her over the radio: \"Make sure the doors are locked on the lavatory. He has got a gun. Make sure they're locked. He's got a gun.\"\nShe is a tough lady, the air traffic controller.\n\"No, he's in the cockpit.\"\nSo, it's a little later than that, about eight minutes in, when she realizes: \""}
{"article":"Australian teen suicide bomber Jake Bilardi  was sitting on the couch of his Melbourne home, across from one of his brothers, when he panicked. The future jihadist, then 16-years-old, started shaking with anxiety, his heart pounding, trying to avoid eye contact with his sibling, 'too scared to move'. 'I had begun to believe he was a complete stranger out to kill me... I just looked around the room, wondering if there were hidden cameras some where (sic),' he purportedly writes in an online post. 'I realised what was happening after about 10 minutes however I didn't sleep that night because I was really scared for hours after.' A series of questions posted to Yahoo! Answers, seen by Daily Mail Australia and purportedly\u00a0belonging to Bilardi, provide a troubling insight into the warped mind of the troubled young Melbourne man, who this week reportedly blew himself up in Ramadi, Iraq, 110km west of Baghdad. In this post titled 'I don't feel like this is my home?' two years ago, 'Jake' asked Yahoo! users what could be wrong with him as he had never had an episode 'as serious as this'. Jake Bilardi in a school photo from Year 10 (left) - the year he converted to Islam, according to school friends - and in Year 11 (right) before dropping out of school . 'My biggest problem is that it's a bad photo of me, hahaha': The photograph of Melbourne teen Jake Bilardi which was first released to show his allegiance to Islamic State . Extract: This one of 60 questions an account believed to belong to Jake Bilardi posted on Yahoo! Answers . On Thursday, an image of Bilardi sitting in front of an Islamic State flag was posted to Twitter . He said 'since I was about 11 or 12 years old I have felt sometimes like my home wasn't really my home and that it was all a set up. 'I am now 16 years old and it has gotten to the point where I it feels like I am on a movie set, I live with two older siblings and I sometimes even start to question who they are and believe that they are plotting to kill me'. Users advised he see a psychiatrist, or a doctor. Jake asked 60 questions on the service, sometimes seeking advice on serious matters such as this one.\u00a0Sometimes they are the studious, perhaps school-related questions of an intelligent teenager, for instance asking whether Russia is a part of Asia or Europe. At other times, he shows typical teenage insecurity.\u00a0Jake asked Yahoo! users if 'appearance is important in journalism' and said he had unsuccessfully applied for a job at one of his local newspapers. 'I am looking for a job in journalism and I was wondering if good looks are important. I will admit now that I am ugly although I really want to do journalism and was wondering if there is any importance toward appearance in order to be employed,' he said. In interviews with six of his stunned former classmates at Craigieburn Secondary College on Thursday, Daily Mail Australia was told the former maths whiz and founder of a children's soccer charity had harboured ambitions of becoming a political journalist. Other questions reveal his increasingly devout pursuit of the Islamic and parts of his ultimately successful plan to join the fighting in the Middle East. One of 60 Yahoo! Answers questions asked by an account believed to belong to Jake Bilardi, the Australian jihadist who purportedly blew himself up on Wednesday . Charity founder: Bilardi co-founded the Soccer For Hope Organisation (SHO) which removes youths from the streets of Uganda and uses soccer as a tool to improve their lives . Suicide bomber: ISIS leaked a photograph of 18-year-old Australian Jake Bilardi (pictured) in the vehicle he allegedly blew himself up while driving it . Over the years, he sought advice on how to correctly follow his Islamic faith, requesting help on how he could pray at school and at his job, at a Safeway supermarket. Around a year ago, he even asked if he could still celebrate Christmas as a Muslim. 'Is it alright for me to continue taking part because some people in my family still aren't happy with my decision and I have been trying to make things as normal as possible, so it would be really awkward and weird if I wasn't taking part,' he asked. His final four questions to the online community betray his decision to leave the country, asking about Australian immigration processes, including his concerns about how he had made a mistake on his application for an Australian passport ten months ago. Seven months ago, he asked about the 'outgoing passenger cards' that Australians generally sign at the airport.\u00a0'I need an outgoing passenger card to leave Australia and I don't know where I can get one. 'People have told me I can get it at the check-in counters but I am going to check in online so I can avoid the lines. 'Does anyone know where I can get one?' The Federal Government is investigating the reports of Bilardi's suicide mission. A third photo published on social media by IS, no doubt specifically chosen for Bilardi's westernised appearance in it, showed the teen wearing a blue Chelsea Football Club shirt . A Craigieburn schoolmate was shocked because Bilali 'really kept to himself and didn't cause trouble' The bullying tactic sees a group of people slap their victim and film it on a camera phone before uploading it online in order to humiliate them . 'Happy-slapped': Friends told Daily Mail Australia that Bilardi was bullied while at high school in Craigieburn in Melbourne's north, and video emerged last night showing him being 'happy-slapped'","highlights":"Jake Bilardi purportedly asked users on Yahoo! Answers more than 60 questions . 'Jake's' questions related to paranoid fits about being 'really scared' of 'hidden cameras' to how to be a good practising Muslim in Melbourne . His final four questions, posted last year, asked about Australian immigration processes, including obtaining a passport . Bilardi reportedly blew himself up in a suicide bombing in Ramadi, Iraq, this week .","id":"c2c3a98915f70e4f1dc6a307d3a9b8203d5e0e94","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as he tried to decide what to do. Should he kill himself or not? It was just days before he was scheduled to fly to Melbourne Airport for a one-way flight to Syria. Bilardi, now 18, could not decide which option to take. In the end, he did not kill himself. But for someone with a bomb in his bag, it was a close call.\n\u201cAs you can see, I decided to live,\u201d Bilardi told the court. \u201cI decided to take this life that Allah gave me, and I decided to serve in Allah\u2019s land.\u201d\nDespite Bilardi\u2019s decision to remain alive, it has not stopped him from terrorising the world. On April 30, he pleaded guilty in a Brisbane court to the crime of possessing explosives for the purpose of facilitating an act of terrorism. The bombs would have been used to murder as many Australians as possible at the time he planned.\nIn an earlier trial, Bilardi admitted he had intended to use the bombs at a Gold Coast synagogue in 2017. When he was first arrested, he had in his possession two pipe bombs that he planned to assemble as they were already in a workable state. He had also planned to use an Uzi and an HK-23.\n\u201cI had made a decision to murder anyone I could as soon as I could because I did not have a specific time limit,\u201d Bilardi said.\nA young man with jihadist intent, Bilardi had long been on the radar of Australian counter-terrorism. In August 2014, he arrived in Turkey, allegedly on his way to Syria via Syria\u2019s Kurdish regions.\nHe was intercepted by Turkish law enforcement and eventually deported back to Australia. Bilardi then had his passport cancelled and was on the terrorist watchlist in the country.\nOn April 3, 2016, as the war in Syria was reaching its peak, Bilardi boarded a flight from Melbourne to Amman, Jordan, for a one-way trip to Syria. He went to an Australian consulate in Jordan, asking for a passport. A day later, he was stopped by Jordanian authorities who were suspicious of his request. He returned to Australia and was arrested.\nBilardi\u2019s 17-year-old co-accused, who has since been released after serving a sentence of 18 months in a youth detention facility, also has a history of alleged terror activity. Last year, he pleaded guilty to possessing a bomb-making manual"}
{"article":"Prince William launched his four-day visit to China today with a ceremony to bring good fortune. The second in line to the throne found himself in the unusual position of having to paint the eyes on a larger than life sheep - British cartoon character Shaun the Sheep, no less. 'You know I can't do two things at once,' he joked with the photographers who asked him to pose up with his artwork. Scroll down for video . Prince William smiles as he paints the eyes on a Shaun the Sheep model during a ceremony in China . The Prince is on a four-day visit to China with the\u00a0sheep-marking ceremony signalled the launch of the first ever Year of Cultural Exchange between the UK and China . He added approvingly: 'It's not particularly stylish but it will pass.' The sheep-marking ceremony signalled the launch of the first ever Year of Cultural Exchange between the UK and China, a showcase of innovation for British goods and services. In the Chinese calendar this is the Year of the Sheep - and with Aardman Animation's Shaun being the UK's most famous export of the species, the British Council thought it might be fun to marry the two. The ceremony took place in the gardens of the residence of the British Ambassador, Barbara Woodward. William was shown five sculptures of Shaun, each decorated by a different artist, which are among 50 such sculptures to be displayed across China and later auctioned off in aid of the Beijing Cultural Development Fund. In the Chinese calendar this is the Year of the Sheep - and with Aardman Animation's Shaun being the UK's most famous export of species, the British Council thought it might be fun to marry the two . The prince joked with photographers who wanted him to pose and paint the eyes on the sheep, saying\u00a0'You know I can't do two things at once' The prince gamely agreed to finish decorating a particularly patriotic animal, covered in the Union Flag, by painting his eyes. Dotting the eyes of the traditional lions used in Lion Dances is thought to bring good fortune and happiness - and it is hoped that by William doing this he will bring such benefits to the Year of Cultural Exchange. It also ties in with the Chinese idiom 'san yang kai tai',which means 'the advent of Spring brings prosperity'. The prince was accompanied by Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who said: 'We are incredibly proud of our creative industries, they are one of our biggest success stories and a tremendous driver of economic growth. Crowds of people gathered to catch a glimpse of the second in line to the throne during a visitor to the British ambassador's official residence in Beijing . Prince William greets a young baby who was brought to the ceremony. The Duke's visit is the highest-profile visit by a member of the royal family for 30 years . 'The Year of Cultural Exchange will be a wonderful celebration of UK and Chinese creative talent and will help forge new business relations between our two nations. ' Nick Marchand Director of Arts and Creative Industries at the British Embassy said William was a 'fantastic ambassador' for the UK. 'It's wonderful that he can be here to launch this for us,' he said. Earlier William visited Shijia Hutong, an elegantly restored courtyard house, resurrected from dilapidation two years ago with funding from the Prince's Foundation, set up by his father, Prince Charles. Dressed in a smart suit, the prince was greeted by Matthew Hu, China Representative of the Prince's School of traditional arts and Drew Ross, the China MD for the Prince's Foundation. The Duke of Cambridge meets with Chinese children who have physical disabilities on a visit to the Shija Hutong in Beijing . Prince William is guided by Matthew Hu, China's representative of the Prince's School of Traditional Arts after meeting disadvantaged children . The Prince also visited Bejing's Forbidden City where he chatted pleasantly about the weather and remarked on what a nice day it was . Today marks the first of a four day visit to China after the Duke of Cambridge earlier visited Japan . The prince chatted pleasantly about the weather and remarked on what a nice day it was - not realising the air pollution index for Beijing today is 140, nearly six times the WHO recommended maximum. He also met with groups of disadvantaged rural children in urban Beijing. He chatted about the various challenges they face, and was presented with a small hand-drawn picture, drawn by a 10-year old migrant child from poverty stricken Henan province named Wu Qiuyun. The picture shows a collection of little houses surrounded by foliage and prompted William to 'that will look nice in George's bedroom'. He was was also introduced to Zhao Chen, 14, who is effectively blind and, with the assistance of his mother, learning opera singing. Mr Zhao said: 'My dream is to go to your palace to sing opera'. Duke replied: 'Well, you've met the right man. We might be able to arrange something.'","highlights":"Second in line to the throne launched his four-day visit to China today . He took part in a ceremony in the capital Beijing to bring good fortune . Also painted eyes on model of British cartoon character, Shaun the Sheep . Joked with photographers he couldn't multi-task while posing with artwork . Ceremony marks first ever Year of Cultural Exchange between UK and China .","id":"45d14c1490cc09df00524c003921f4a2657268d9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Sheep.\nThe Prince also opened a new exhibition on British art at the Palace Museum in Beijing, which features some of his personal favourites - including pieces by John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, James Whistler and Samuel Palmer.\nWilliam's four-day official trip has been criticised for trying to \"normalise\" the \"inappropriate\" behaviour that saw him cavorting with prostitutes in Las Vegas.\nBut there were no such problems for the Prince who was greeted on arrival at Beijing Airport by an entourage of smiling children.\nHowever, the visit - which includes the Prince touring a panda base and meeting the family of former Olympian, 100m silver medalist, Liu Xiang - is set to focus on more serious business.\nHe will meet the Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, before addressing the China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) where he will talk about the importance of cultural cooperation.\nThis will be followed by a trip to the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) where he will listen to a recital by the China Philharmonic Orchestra, which is part-funded by the Prince's personal Duchy of Cornwall Foundation.\nSpeaking to the Today Programme ahead of his tour, the Prince said China is \"a friend and a business partner\" for the UK.\nHe will attend events during the Paralympic Games and be accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall when they hold a reception at the British Embassy for Chinese government representatives and members of the local British community.\nThe Prince will also have his first-ever one-to-one meeting with a Chinese head of state when he sits down with the President of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, Li Zhaoxing.\nDuring the rest of his trip, William will visit the Chinese Academy of Military Science, the China-Britain High Level Economic and Technical Cooperation Council, Beijing Zoo and China International Exhibition Centre.\nHe will take a trip out of the capital, as well, visiting the Great Wall of China and the Olympic village and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in the city of Harbin.\nWilliam and Harry are the first members of the Royal Family to visit China since HRH The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence embarked on a visit in 2011.\nThe boys were accompanied by their wives, Kate Middleton and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, while China was"}
{"article":"Choosing shoes to match an outfit could soon be as simple - and cheap - as pressing a button on a smartphone. A startup has designed a range of footwear that changes colour and design thanks to flexible e-ink displays built into the sides. The range also has 'anchors' on the toe and heel so physical accessories can be added to the Volvorii Timeless smart shoes. Scroll down for video . A startup has designed a range of footwear that changes colour and design thanks to flexible e-ink displays built into the sides. The Voltarii Timeless shoes \u00a0(example pictured) also have 'anchors' on the toe and heel so physical accessories can be added, such as bows, flowers or ankle straps . The shoes were designed by Lithuania-based iShuu Technologies, which is currently seeking funding for the footwear on Indiegogo. At the moment, prototypes are only available in black and white, but other colours are expected to launch if the campaign receives enough funding. Each shoe has flexible e-ink displays on the left and right sides. Inside the shoe's sole is a Bluetooth receiver that connects these displays to a smartphone app. Each shoe has flexible e-ink displays (pictured) on the left and right sides. Inside the shoe's sole is a Bluetooth receiver that connects the displays to a smartphone app . At the moment, the prototypes are only available in black (pictured) and white, but other colours are expected to launch if the campaign receives enough funding. The team is estimating a delivery date of December this year and has raised more than $21,400 (\u00a314,300) of its $50,000 (\u00a333,600) target . Patterns including polka dots, animal stripes and flowers can then be selected and 'sent' to the displays on the shoes.\u00a0They are made of rubber and leather in European sizes 36 to 40 . Each shoe has a flexible e-ink display on the left and right sides. Inside the shoe's sole is a Bluetooth receiver that connects the displays to a smartphone app. Patterns including polka dots, animal stripes and flowers can then be selected and 'sent' to the displays on the shoes. The shoe also has physical customisation options. On the top of the toe and back of the heel are anchors, to which the wearer can attach accessories - a flower or bow on the toe, for example, and an ankle strap on the back. A wireless module, also in the sole, allows the shoe's display to be charged wirelessly . Patterns including polka dots, animal stripes and flowers can then be selected and 'sent' to the displays on the shoes. 'The Volvorii's clean, elegant, sturdy design brings gravitas, respect and formality in an unmistakable way,' said the campaign page. The shoe also has physical customisation options. On the top of the toe and back of the heel are anchors, to which the wearer can attach accessories - a flower or bow on the toe, for example, and an ankle strap on the back. They are made of rubber and leather in European sizes 36 to 40. A range of smaller and larger sizes are still in development. Another wireless module in the sole allows the shoe's display to be charged without cables. However, because e-ink requires so little power, it will only need to be charged 'between two and six months' at the most. So far, the iShuu team has created a working prototype as part of the Louis Vuitton Prize for young fashion designers, but now the team is hoping to turn the prototype into a final product. The shoe also has physical customisation options. On the top of the toe and back of the heel are anchors, to which the wearer can attach accessories - a flower on the toe, for example, and an ankle strap on the back . A wireless module, also in the sole, allows the shoe's display to be charged without cables. However, because e-ink requires so little power it will only need to be charged 'between two and six months' at most . The team is offering the Volvorii Timeless shoes $249 (\u00a3167) from Indiegogo, but he retail price after the campaign ends has not yet been announced. The team is estimating a delivery date of December this year. It is hoping to raise $50,000 (\u00a333,600) by the 12 April and has so far raised more than $21,400 (\u00a314,300). The Fashion-Entertainments (FES) watch is raising money on crowdfunding site Makuake, and was created with help from Sony. It features 24 design patterns that can be selected at the touch of a button, has a basic design and is said to last up to 60 days on a single button battery . The Fashion-Entertainments (FES) watch is raising money on crowdfunding site Makuake and is said to have been created with help from Sony. The Japanese tech giant confirmed its involvement with the startup to the Wall Street Journal in November and people involved in the project admitted the tech firm's name was kept a secret to see if there was demand for the gadget. An official release date has not been announced, but customers can pre-order a FES watch (pictured, including its 24 strap designs) from Makuake, and the device is expected to ship internationally in May . This demand has been proved by the fact the campaign surpassed its fundraising goal of 2 million yen (\u00a310,700\/$17,000) in three weeks, with 140 supporters. According to the campaign page, the watch features 24 design patterns that can be selected at the touch of a button. It has a basic design and is said to last up to 60 days on a single button battery. The watch weighs 50.6g, its dial is 1.5-inch (4cm) in diameter and the case is 0.2-inches (7mm) thick. An official release date has not been announced, but customers can pre-order a FES watch from Makuake, and the device is expected to ship internationally in May.","highlights":"The Voltarii Timeless shoes were designed by iShuu Technologies . Firm has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund production of the shoes . Each shoe has a flexible e-ink display on the left and right sides . Inside the shoe's sole is a Bluetooth receiver that connects to an app . Patterns including polka dots, animal stripes and flowers can be selected and 'sent' to the displays on the shoes . A module, also in the sole, means the shoes can be charged wirelessly . Prices start at $249 (\u00a3167) and shoes are\u00a0expected\u00a0to ship by December .","id":"cdae7e8708be53f9ee40e80b73fde8a60b89b1c3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nPavegen, the British company that developed the technology behind the footwear, is currently raising money on crowdfunding site Kickstarter to turn its prototype into a mass-market product. The technology is also being considered by other companies as a way to turn traditional fashion into a wearable technology.\n\"With Pavegen, we wanted to do a lot more than make a nice product,\" said Ivan Braiker, who founded the firm with Elliot Wood and Tom Barber. \"We wanted to come up with something that was not just an end product but something that would hopefully open new doors for us in other fields.\"\nPavegen's shoes change colour and design depending on the amount of weight they experience as they are worn. This is done through a small battery and e-ink display on the shoe that is activated each time it is stepped on.\n\"Pavegen footwear is a concept at the moment,\" said Braiker. \"It's really exciting. It's a proof of concept and we would love to see it come to life and see where that could go. In 10 or 15 years' time, if you were to have these shoes at the bottom of your pair, they're just as functional as they are beautiful.\"\nThe display itself would not only change colours when the shoe changes shape, it would also become visible to the person wearing it: \"If I was wearing the shoe and I was running on to a patch of snow it would turn white,\" he said. The current prototype uses a 9.5mm e-ink display. Braiker said he envisages a system in which Pavegen \"could work through the shoe, through the sole, or maybe you could have an integrated sole\". He added that the \"whole purpose of this technology is to be integrated into existing items that people wear\".\nIt could also change the way that shoes interact with people. Braiker said the technology could be used to change the colour of a shoe based on location. \"Imagine when I'm in an airport, a shoe could change colours \u2026 that could be useful when you're going to the airport and you've just found out your flight's been delayed by an hour, you're in the queue and you look at your shoes and suddenly they are saying: 'Hey, sorry this trip is delayed for a couple of hours. Would you like a coffee?' \"\nThis could even be linked to other wearable technology. Braiker envis"}
{"article":"The Yak is back and so is the question that used to annoy him but now just brings a smile. Age, for the striker who scored more Premier League goals than Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres, has always been more than a number. That is possibly because David Moyes once joked Yakubu Aiyegbeni was a \u2018Nigerian 25\u2019. And because Steve McClaren claimed the striker told him he was 25 when he signed for Middlesbrough 10 years ago. Reading striker Yakubu insists he has never been concerned with the questions marks over his age . So, how old is he? The profiles say 32; the sceptics are ruder. The big man among Reading\u2019s big dreamers says he\u2019s heard it all before. \u2018It was always like this,\u2019 he says. \u2018But it does not bother me. Kanu has had it as well. 'I just laugh about it \u2014 people joke and that is it. If I was lying I don\u2019t think I would be playing now. I would be retired.\u2019 Thankfully for Reading and the FA Cup, the jibes have not got the better of him. Yakubu scored the goal that saw off Derby in the fifth round to set up the tie against Bradford, guaranteeing at least one side from outside the Premier League will be at Wembley in the semi-finals. For the neutrals, the hope is that League One Bradford can trip up another bigger club. For Yakubu, there is the hope that he can make it to Wembley for the first time after a mangled achilles tendon kept him out of Everton\u2019s 2009 final defeat against Chelsea. The Nigerian striker scores Reading's second goal during the FA Cup fifth round defeat against Derby . Saturday (kick-off 12.45pm). TV: BT Sport 1 (from 12pm). If he does, it will complete a quite surreal journey that spans almost three years since he left Blackburn \u2014 ending 10 seasons in England \u2014 following relegation to the Championship. His absence has seen him scream at confused Chinese footballers and gain a sweaty taste of football in Qatar. \u2018No regrets,\u2019 as Yakubu says. And yet there were times in China, at Guangzhou R&F in the days before Sven Goran Eriksson rocked up, where he quite literally had no idea what was going on. \u2018When I was there (after leaving Blackburn), we had a Brazilian coach (Sergio Farias) and he spoke in Portuguese,\u2019 Yakubu says. \u2018A guy that speaks English, he had to translate into English and then another guy had to translate from Portuguese to Chinese. The manager is supposed to speak for like five minutes but we are there for nine minutes. Yakubu, seen here celebrating a goal against Manchester City in 2004, scored 43 goals for Portsmouth . Yakubu made sure Reading reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with this goal against the Rams . Yakubu felt he was away from English football for too long and jumped at the chance to return . \u2018It\u2019s so difficult to speak with your team-mates. You don\u2019t know how to tell him to pass. You just scream at him and when you scream, he knows that he has to give you the ball. \u2018When you want to go shopping or to a restaurant, you have to have it written in your phone in Chinese and you have to show it. Everywhere you go, you have to take your phone and show it to the taxi driver. \u2018But when Sven came in, it was great to work with him again. I worked with him at Leicester City. He is always really calm. He just wants you to enjoy the game. Yakubu has scored more Premier League goals than Cristiano Ronaldo (above) and Fernando Torres . The frontman also scored 35 goals in 103 games for Middlesbrough between 2005 and 2007 . \u2018Sometimes when I played two or three games and didn\u2019t score, he never said to me, \u201cYou didn\u2019t score\u201d. He\u2019d just walk towards me and say, smiling: \u201cIt\u2019s been a while since you scored\u201d. Always calm.\u2019 After 18 months in China, Yakubu wound up at Al Rayyan in Qatar last year. He is confident that despite having to train in the middle of the night, they can host a good World Cup. \u2018I had a good offer in Qatar,\u2019 he says. \u2018It was another experience so no regrets. Believe me, they can get a good World Cup there. They have nice stadiums. But when it is hot, it is hot. We had to train at 9.30pm in summer. You finish training at about 12 and then go home at 12.30am and then bed at about 4am. You have to stay home all day because it is really, really hot. You can\u2019t train when it\u2019s 50 degrees, it is too much.\u2019 The 32-year-old had offers from American, China and Qatar ahead of his move to Reading . He adds: \u2018In winter it is good, we can train at 4pm. We played matches at 7.30pm or 8pm and they have to stop for water breaks once or twice.\u2019 On deadline day last month he came back to the country where he first arrived in 2003, when Harry Redknapp took a punt on a striker playing in Israel. \u2018Even when you play the big teams, Harry makes you believe,\u2019 he says. \u2018He\u2019ll say, \u201cThe defence is not good. Come on, just kill him\u201d. If you\u2019re scared, like you\u2019re going to play against Sol Campbell, he\u2019d say, \u201cSol Campbell? He\u2019s s***. Don\u2019t worry\u201d.\u2019 The memories of his first English stint make him happy. Now his hope is to finally reach Wembley on his second chapter. \u2018Every player wants that,\u2019 he says. You\u2019re never too old to dream. The veteran striker believes former boss Harry Redknapp (left) 'makes you believe'","highlights":"Yakubu has faced doubts about his age for the majority of his career . 32-year-old sealed deadline day move to Reading in September . He scored winner against Derby to help Royals into FA Cup quarter-finals . Nigerian is hoping to help Reading to victory against Bradford .","id":"283014942e1e6cd2e6e71d7bdccb42619b6d9aa5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a philosophy \u2013 and a way of life \u2013 that has carried him through 23 years, through three clubs, seven countries and two continents.\nAge, after all, has always been the source of his frustrations. The striker has never won a cap for Croatia, the only country he feels he would be eligible to represent, and was forced to retire at the age of 36 when it became clear he would never win one. Yet it is an age that is not going to stop his drive to prolong his career as long as he can by playing on. His response to a question about age has always been: \u201cNot an issue. I am 38 but my mind is 25.\u201d\nAston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has suggested he is a bit older than that, but that is more a reference to his lifestyle and habits. Sherwood believes the player still has the fitness to continue, that there are matches yet to play and, for what he describes as \u201cthe right deal\u201d, that the forward can continue.\nYakubu has already taken some of that advice on board and has been on the training ground in recent days to prove that he is still ready for a return to the game. Sherwood\u2019s suggestion, then, appears to have come from a position of confidence. His words will strike a chord with the player, whose ambition has long been to reach the 40-goal mark, but his actions will speak volumes when a new team offers a new challenge.\n\u201cHe\u2019s done well with the fitness stuff and he seems full of enthusiasm but I have said to him he has to be patient. I think I am pushing him and it is going the right way. If the right deal comes along and he wants to play, I will definitely give him a chance to play,\u201d Sherwood told Villa Player.\n\u201cI believe I have got a great relationship with him, I can be honest with him and it is going fine. He will be in the team once I am sure he is ready but he has to be ready \u2013 he is not ready to play a Premier League game \u2013 so I have to be sure. When he is ready I have to pick him and then it will be up to him.\n\u201cIf he was a lad who was past it I would not have got to where I was [as a manager] without him. I don\u2019t know how much better a person I would be or what my values or standards would have been. Yak is"}
{"article":"(CNN)Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, made news this week when he told CNN's Dana Bash that he would get his health care through Obamacare. Previously, Cruz's family was covered under his wife's policy through her employer, the investment bank Goldman Sachs. But with her husband's presidential candidacy underway, Heidi Cruz has taken a leave without pay. So she has lost her Goldman Sachs health benefits. The story went viral, in part because Cruz once engineered a partial government shutdown to try to kill Obamacare. As part of his crusade, Cruz conducted a 21-hour talkathon on the Senate floor, during which he read Dr. Seuss' classic \"Green Eggs and Ham.\" Spoiler alert: \"Green Eggs and Ham\" ends with the protagonist actually trying the food he thought he hated -- and liking it. Now that Cruz is likely to try Obamacare, my guess is he will have a similar experience. So, with apologies to Dr. Seuss -- who would no doubt have found a way to rhyme \"President Bar\" with \"Obamacare\" -- here is my updated version of \"Green Eggs and Ham.\" President BarPresident BarI do not likethat President Bar . Do you likeObamacare? I do not like it,President Bar.I do not likeObamacare. Would you like ithere or there? I would not like ithere or there.I would not like itanywhere.I do not likeObamacareI do not like it,President Bar. Would you like itfor the Senate?Would you like itfor a minute? I do not like itfor the Senate.I do not like itfor a minute.I do not like ithere or there.I do not like itanywhere.I do not like Obamacare.I do not like it, President Bar. Would you try itin a pinch?Would you try itfor an inch? Not in a pinch.Not for an inch.Not in the Senate.Not for a minute.I would not like it here or there.I would not like it anywhere.I will not use Obamacare.I do not like it, President Bar. Would you? Could you?Back in Texas?Try it! Try it!In your Lexus. I would notcould notback in Texas. You may like it,You will see.It comes witha subsidy. I don't want a subsidyNot in a car! You let me be.I do not like it back in Texas.I do not like it in my Lexus.I do not like in the Senate.I do not like it for a minute.I do not like it here or there.I do not like it anywhere.I do not like Obamacare.I do not like it President Bar. Exchange! Exchange!Exchange! Exchange!Could you, would youon an exchange? No damn exchange! No subsidy!Not in a car, Bar! Let me be!I do not like it back in Texas.I do not like it in my Lexus.I do not like in the Senate.I do not like it for a minute.I do not like it here or there.I do not like it anywhere.I do not like Obamacare.I do not like it President Bar. Say! On CNN?Here on CNN!Would you, could you, on CNN? I would not, could not,on CNN. Would you, could you,in Des Moines? I would not, could not, in Des Moines.I simply could not bear to join.Not on CNN. Not back in Texas.Not on an exchange. Not in my Lexus.Not in the Senate. Not for a minute.I do not like it here or there.I do not like it anywhere! You do not likeObamacare? I do notlike it,President Bar. Could you, would youwith Harry Reid? I would not,could notwith Harry Reid! Would you if care wereguaranteed? I could not, even if it's guaranteed.I will not join with Harry Reid.I will not do it in Des Moines.I simply could not bear to join.Not on CNN. Not back in Texas.Not on an exchange. Not in my Lexus.Not in the Senate. Not for a minute.I do not like it here or there.I do not like it ANYWHERE!I do not likeObamacare!I do not like it,President Bar. But if your wife leaves Goldman Sachs,And you don't want to pay the tax,Try it! Try it! You may seeObamacare is good for me. Bar!If Goldman drops my policy,And I look at it honestly,I will try it, you will see. Say!I like Obamacare!I do! I like it, President Bar!I like that it is guaranteed.I'll even join with Harry Reid.But do not tell them in Des Moines.That it makes sense for me to join.I'll walk it back on CNN. I'll still attack it now and then.But I'll be on it back in Texas. I'll be on it in my Lexus.I'll be on it in the Senate. Signing up just took a minute.I secretly like it here and there.I love that it covers me everywhere! I do so like Obamacare!Thank you!Thank you,President Bar.","highlights":"Paul Begala notes (in verse) Ted Cruz's apparent change of heart on Obamacare, which he slammed but has now signed up for . He says Cruz's politics will demand he continue to advocate for law's repeal despite benefits he receives from its coverage .","id":"4e0f336034248dfc72519ded49642925e1133a53","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" employer as a benefit she enjoys as a member of Congress. But when Cruz sought coverage in the individual market, he and his wife discovered that the coverage wouldn't begin until March.\n\"You can believe that or not, but that's the reality,\" Cruz said. \"We would have to wait for the new year, which is just months away, before we would have any coverage.\"\nAs part of the Affordable Care Act, Cruz and millions of other Americans will have access to subsidized private insurance on the new federal exchange. But they have to sign up before the next enrollment period, which begins November 15 and runs through February 15, 2015. That was before Cruz said his coverage would begin.\nIf Cruz and his family do sign up for insurance on the federal exchange in December, when they'll finally be eligible, they will join the ranks of about 8 million Americans who have found a marketplace plan this year.\nThe deadline for Cruz to sign up for coverage may not have seemed particularly important. After all, Cruz didn't say he would sign up until his family was eligible.\nBut Cruz's predicament should serve as a stark reminder of why the Affordable Care Act is so important -- for individuals and families.\nThe federal exchange has been plagued with problems and a disastrous rollout, and Cruz's story should serve as a warning for millions of others in a similar situation.\n\"The enrollment deadline has come and gone, and if there are uninsured Americans, that doesn't give them additional time to enroll,\" said Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for America's Health Insurance Plans, a national industry group that represents the private sector insurance industry. \"If there's a significant gap between when they become aware of their options and when they are able to sign up, that would present a problem.\"\nThat was the problem that Cruz's family faced, and it's the problem that many Americans could face if they don't know their options and sign up well in advance of the enrollment deadline.\nHere's why:\nThe federal exchange doesn't tell you when your coverage will start.\nConsumers who are enrolling on the federal exchange won't know for certain that their insurance will start on a certain date. Even if they call the government's call center for help, which many experts recommend, they will not receive a specific answer, according to a health insurance expert who has used the call center for guidance in the past.\nA"}
{"article":"From iPhones to the latest Apple Watch, most people find it difficult to accurately recall what the 'most recognizable' brand's logo looks like when tested, according to a new study. The reason for this is because people are constantly hounded with logos which makes it difficult to remember them, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles found. When asked to draw the Apple logo, only one in 85 participants were able to recreate it correctly in terms of shape, bite size and leaf shape and orientation. However, less than half of participants were able to identify it from a set of 12 similar Apple logos with altered features, according to the\u00a0study\u00a0which was published last month. Scroll down for video . From iPhones to the latest Apple Watch, most people find it difficult to accurately recall what the 'most recognizable' brand's logo looks like when tested, according to a new study. Less than half of participants were able to identify the logo correctly from a set of 12 similar Apple logos with altered features (to find out which is the correct logo, scroll down to the bottom of this article) During the first stage of the selection quiz, the participant is asked how confident they are from a rating of one to five; one being the most confident and five the least confident. Most people who participated felt the Apple logo was highly memorable before attempting to recall the details of the logo, according to researchers. The second part is actually spotting the logo out of a set of 12 apples which are separated into three columns of four. When asked to draw the Apple logo, only one in 85 participants were able to recreate it correctly (pictured above) in terms of shape, bite size and leaf shape and orientation . While it might initially be thought of as an easy task, when faced with all of the varying logos, it becomes increasingly difficult. Considering the fact that people are exposed to the Apple logo on products from mobile phones, computers and laptops, it could be expected that good memory would hold strong when correctly recognizing the logo. The reason for this is because people are constantly hounded with logos which makes it difficult to remember them, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles found.\u00a0While people are often exposed to the logo, they stop paying attention to the details of it which could be due to the fact that it is so simple and widely available (above left, an Apple iPhone 5C and right, the new Apple Watch that was displayed on Monday) However, 'memory is often tuned towards remembering gist-based schematic information' researchers said, which means details can be quickly forgotten. 'The ubiquitous Apple logo is a simple design and is often referred to as one of the most recognizable logos in the world,' wrote researchers. The Apple logo, which has had seven different versions over the years, has kept the same silhouette of an apple since first designed in 1977 (above the first Apple logo by co-founder Ronald Wayne in 1976 depicting Sir Isaac Newton) 'Participants showed surprisingly poor memory for the details of the logo as measured through recall [drawings] and forced-choice recognition.' The findings provided support for theories of attentional saturation, in attentional amnesia and reconstructive memory, as well as how availability can lead to overconfidence when it comes to memory. The results in the study also did not differ between Apple and PC users. The Apple logo, which has had seven different versions  over the years, has kept the same silhouette of an apple since first designed in 1977, which has remained the same ever since, according to\u00a0Adweek. While people are often exposed to the logo, they stop paying attention to the details of it which could be due to the fact that it is so simple and widely available, said researchers. Similarly, when it comes to other logos such as the Google letters, many people have difficulty remembering the correct colors. Researchers said this is because attention and memory are not always tuned to recalling what we consider memorable. 'Increased exposure increases familiarity and confidence, but does not reliably affect memory,' they wrote. 'Despite frequent exposure to a simple and visually pleasing logo, attention and memory are not always tuned to remembering what we may think is memorable.' Did you spot the correct logo? The Apple logo is pictured at the bottom of the third column. The Apple logo, which has had seven different versions in total over the years, has always kept the same silhouette of an apple since it was first developed by designer Rob Janoff in 1977. The first and original logo was a woodcut by co-founder Ronald Wayne in 1976 featuring Sir Isaac Newton, but was later changed to the apple silhouette, which has remained the same to present day. The Apple silhouette over the years: above from top left Apple's logo from 1977-1998; top center 1998; top right 1998-2000; bottom left 2001-2007; bottom center 2007-2013; bottom right 2013-currently. Source: Adweek .","highlights":"Findings showed when asked to draw logo, only one in 85 participants could recreate it correctly . When asked to identify logo from a group of 12 similar Apple logos with altered features, less than half guessed accurately . Researchers from University of California, LA said even though people are often exposed to Apple logo it does not 'reliably affect memory'","id":"094616d4bc85fd41f9e234807871407be622a130","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" thousands of product images everyday and find it increasingly difficult to focus on any particular item. The findings suggest that brand memory may be at risk.\nWhat does it mean for Apple?\nApple has one of the most powerful brand logos in the world. Yet the company's logo might not be as important to the consumer as is thought. According to researchers, Apple's logo is among the top 200 most recognized logos in the world, but that is all thanks to the tech giant's products and ads. And in a world that is dominated by smartphones, Apple's logo is more recognizable when seen on other people's phones than when seen on actual Apple products.\nAccording to a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, \"people struggle to recall the logo of even well-known brands.\" The researchers said that in spite of Apple's popularity, \"most people have trouble immediately recalling the logo of the company's products, even when the products are physically before them.\"\nStudy\nAn experiment was conducted wherein participants were presented with various products bearing Apple's iconic logo. The researchers then asked the participants to recall those products and their logos. They were allowed to see the products only once and then asked to remember as many details about the products and their logos as possible.\nWhile 81 percent of the participants were able to correctly recall the products that they had seen, only 64 percent were able to correctly recall the logos that came along with the products. Even when the participants were allowed to see the products for a second time, there was no increase in the success rate of recalling the logo.\nAnother experiment carried out suggested that the problem lies with the participants. The researchers suggest that people are more likely to be distracted by other things when they see products, which is where things get confusing.\nBranding strategies\nThe research also suggests that companies might want to consider having a strong 'visual image strategy' rather than relying heavily on product logos. Since product logos are not as important, they are more likely to be overlooked.\n\"Companies should not focus too heavily on product logos, since consumers do not recall them as well as other brand components such as package imagery and brand names.\" The researchers have suggested that the results of their experiments could be used to increase awareness of other aspects of a company's brand.\nApple has been successful enough to sell its products with little brand image, but the study suggests that other companies in the future might have to work harder to make their branding efforts succeed"}
{"article":"Great players with baggage like Yaya Toure are always worth the aggro when they are on top of their game. But when their form dips and yet they remain high maintenance, there is only ever one outcome. It happened to Roy Keane whose tantrums and outbursts were tolerated by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United until the moment he no longer justified his place in the team. After the embarrassing mis-match in the Nou Camp when Barcelona could have scored at least six against Manchester City, you feel that time is rapidly running out for Toure and others like Vincent Kompany and Edin Dzeko. This summer will surely see a major transfusion of personnel at the Etihad if they are to challenge Europe's best. Midfielder Yaya Toure struggled to impress as City crashed out of the Champions League to Barcelona . City were happy to put up with the baggage that came with Toure (right) while he was performing at his best . City captain and defender Vincent Kompany (right) contests for the ball alongside Barcelona's Luis Suarez . Defender Pablo Zabaleta has been left out of City's team for their biggest games this season . Toure became the Premier League's best-paid player when he signed for Roberto Mancini from Barcelona in 2010. In domestic football, he has been an unqualified success and scored 24 goals last season as City won their second championship. His world-class strike against Sunderland at Wembley won Manuel Pellegrini the Capital One Cup. When things were rosy, the club were happy to overlook constant talk about him being linked with other clubs, his pushiness to secure improved contracts and a farcical stand-off about not being treated with enough respect on his birthday. Premier League managers felt the midfielder didn't do enough of the hard yards to protect City defensively but they were unable to capitalise much because when Yaya had the ball he was an unstoppable force of nature. But those days have gone and the 31-year-old's hapless showing against Barcelona as City crashed out of the Champions League underlined he is not the man to push the club forward any more. His dereliction of duty to allow Ivan Rakitic the space to score Barca's winner was noted immediately. Going forward, his shooting was wayward and he was taken off before the end by Pellegrini \u2013 unthinkable one or two years ago. Remember, Toure had been banned for the previous three games in Europe and this was his big chance to show the world what he was still capable of. The club are in no hurry to offer the current African Player of the Year a new deal at anything like the \u00a3240,000-a-week terms of his last contract. Indeed, with Financial Fair Play now increasingly important, the temptation to offload him and his wages to Inter Milan this summer to allow new blood is very tempting. Striker Edin Dzeko could be considered as dispensable by City in the summer if they have an overhaul . Joe Hart (right) was in inspired form during Manchester City's 1-0 defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday . Striker Sergio Aguero (left) missed a penalty as City were eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Barcelona . City defender Martin Demichelis (left) challenges Messi of Barcelona for possession of the ball . City's failure to reach Europe's last eight under their Abu Dhabi owners will create a major rethink at the club this summer. All their marquee names like Sergio Aguero and David Silva were signed before Pellegrini's arrival in 2013. While their rivals are signing young, hungry, world-class players like Eden Hazard, Alexis Sanchez and Philippe Coutinho, City looked ageing and stilted in the Nou Camp. Toure symbolises the malaise but he's not the only one. Skipper Vincent Kompany has been off the boil all season and can no longer lead while his personal form is so patchy. At 30 years old, Pablo Zabaleta is still able to cope with run-of-the-mill league games but it's interesting he has been left out of the really big matches like Chelsea away and Barcelona away. Edin Dzeko isn't going to get any better, neither is Martin Demichelis or Aleksandar Kolarov. If they stay at City, they will only be squad players and in the case of Dzeko in particular his wages are astronomical compared with strikers at other clubs. The new signings from Txiki Begiristain have been flops. Fernando, Eliaquim Mangala and Wilfried Bony cost \u00a372million and yet none of them are considered good enough to start. Stevan Jovetic, a young and skilful import from Serie A, has fallen so far down the pecking order he was sacrificed from City's Champions League squad, reduced as an FPP punishment. Aleksandar Kolarov (centre) is crowded out by Messi (left) and Ivan Rakitic of Barcelona . Stevan Jovetic was removed from City's Champions League squad to accommodate Wilfried Bony . James Milner (right) chases after Messi in the Champions League clash between Barcelona and City . It is such a far cry from the excitement of the first few years under Sheik Mansour. He broke the British transfer record on his first day and while Robinho didn't work out, it did create a buzz around the place. Aguero, Silva and Toure were dazzling signings. City need to get back to that and go for the likes of Raheem Sterling, Gareth Bale and Arjen Robben if they are going to threaten clubs like Barcelona. It means a major clearout this summer and Toure could well be on the list.","highlights":"Yaya Toure produced another underwhelming display against Barcelona . The Manchester City midfielder has been linked with a move to Inter Milan . Time could  be up for Vincent Kompany, Edin Dzeko and Pablo Zabaleta . READ: Pellegrini isn't the man for Manchester City . CLICK HERE for all the latest Man City news .","id":"318e0fe789f5d94b6b1b8e4d79f5c52c8efd0e7c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" love-hate-love-hate relationship with the United faithful could not mask his inability to deliver when it mattered most. It is happening now to John Terry with Chelsea and Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole. They are among the finest players to grace this great club, but you would not have known it by their attitudes on the pitch, or at least not for the last two years. You would think that the pressure would get to the ageing trio. Not a bit of it.\nAs Chelsea were losing 2-0 against Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Lampard and Terry were at the front, trying to urge their team-mates to push forward and play with a bit of passion. Meanwhile, Cole stayed back, sulking like a spoilt child. It sums up what has happened to this side over the last two seasons.\nIt has been a disaster. It is a club that has been built on youth, yet it cannot integrate any of its starlets or buy any of its rivals\u2019 stars. It is a club that is supposed to be in the Champions League year in and year out, yet it can only dream of finishing in the top four. Chelsea finished 11th in the table last season, six points behind fourth-placed Arsenal. This time, they are 13 points behind Tottenham Hotspur, the team who finished 12th under Harry Redknapp.\nTo get to the Champions League through fair play means a minimum eighth-placed finish in the Premier League and, since the last European trophy was lifted in Istanbul, that means either winning a trophy or finishing in the top four \u2014 or, preferably, both.\nAt times, even that appears unattainable for this club. To finish so far behind the teams that it does not play well against. The team it can beat. The teams it can fight against but are not good enough to beat.\nThis season, Chelsea have beaten United and Arsenal and lost to Liverpool and Fulham. They have won just one of their opening seven matches against teams who are either Champions League or Europa League level, even if you can make the case that United have only recently found their feet again. This is not a club that punches above its weight.\nLast season, the Blues lost to Stoke, Sunderland, QPR and Wigan. They drew with Newcastle and West Brom, two sides who, on a good day, they should beat. What a waste it has been.\nChelsea are 13 points behind Tottenham Hotsp"}
{"article":"Hong Kong (CNN)It wasn't supposed to work. But China's Great Firewall  --  a massive Internet surveillance and content control system -- has, in many respects, been an unparalleled success. China has Internet companies worth billions of dollars and more web users than the population of the United States -- all while still being able to block information it deems counter to its interests. And now, some fear, the model is going global. \"If you are sitting in Beijing, what's the problem?\" asks Bill Bishop, China watcher and author of the Sinocism China newsletter in the latest episode of \"On China.\" \"You are still in power, you have 650 million Internet users, you have billions of dollars of economic value going to the Internet everyday, you've used the Internet to increase government transparency, investors love us and they can't throw enough money at our companies that have more than half a trillion dollars in market capitalization,\" says Bishop. Soon after China tip-toed onto the Internet in the late 1980s, it laid down the foundation of the Great Firewall but critics asserted that an Internet with Chinese characteristics would be no Internet at all. During a high-profile media tour in Beijing in 1999, MIT Media Lab founder and technology pundit Nicholas Negroponte declared that a \"healthy disrespect for authority\" was required for any successful Internet industry. A year later, then-U.S. President Bill Clinton announced that \"liberty will spread by cell phone and cable modem\" and that any attempt to control the Internet in China would be \"like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall.\" Well folks, it's now 2015 and China has done the impossible. It's nailed the Jell-O. China has proven it can have its Great Firewall and enjoy great prosperity too. Lokman Tsui, associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and former head of free expression at Google Asia-Pacific, says that most Chinese are happy with the status quo. \"Their lives have noticeably improved,\" he says. \"The model has worked so far.\" Currently home to the world's largest Internet market, China is also home to some of the world's most valuable Internet companies including e-commerce giant Alibaba and Tencent, now estimated to be worth $66.1 billion. The government has fostered the development of the Internet by offering incentives for local entrepreneurs while building walls to keep big Western rivals out. The ban on Western social media sites like YouTube and Facebook has also given home court advantage to China's own Internet stars like Youku and WeChat. And contrary to Negroponte's declaration, respecting the strict rules that govern China's Internet has not gotten in the way of innovation as Chinese tech developers reinterpret existing business models and build out new mobile apps. \"I haven't really come across anybody who would say that yes, because we don't have a free Internet, therefore we can't innovate,\" says Bishop. \"From Beijing's perspective, there's this fear that if we open up the Internet then it will be chaos. So if the cost is good-enough or almost-good-enough innovation... it seems like a pretty straight forward equation from the perspective of the policymakers.\" And there are signs the Great Firewall is expanding its reach. Last week, the Chinese and English news websites of Reuters news agency became inaccessible in China, joining a number of foreign media destinations that are barred online in China. There have been ways to get around it. Through VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, web users in China can access restricted content. But in a recent crackdown, the Chinese government is shutting down VPNs -- Beijing's latest move to shore up its cyber-authority. \"You can filter out keywords, you can filter by URL, you can block or poison DNS (domain name system), and increasingly now they identify VPNs,\" says Tsui. \"The problem is that it's decided on a national level by the government,\" he adds. \"It's this attitude that 'father knows best.'\" And that \"father\" would be Lu Wei, the so-called Internet czar of China who was recently photographed smiling at Mark Zuckerberg's desk during a visit at Facebook's headquarters in California. \"Lu Wei is really pushing this 'Internet sovereignty' model, where we can control the information, we can control the Internet within our borders and we will use our model,\" says Roseann Rife, the East Asia research director of Amnesty International. \"More than that, the Chinese authorities are pushing this as a model for the globe and they are going to get a lot of acceptance or buy-in from a lot of different countries.\" Amnesty International fears the Great Firewall could become the next great export from China. \"It would be a very attractive model for instance for Russia, for Egypt, or for other states,\" Rife says. \"It would be obviously in China's interest for other people and other nation states to agree with them and their interpretation of Internet sovereignty.\" And instead of backing away, Western onlookers may be nodding their heads in agreement.  Last year, the U.S.-based LinkedIn decided to censor some content on its Chinese site. And fear is mounting that Zuckerberg's recent charm offensive with Lu Wei reflects Facebook's desire to do whatever it takes to crack the China market. So would global Internet users rise up against a Facebook that censors its posts and monitors its users to comply with local laws in China? It's unlikely, says Bishop. \"I actually think most users don't care.\" \"At the end of the day, they're not going to give up Facebook because Facebook is operating differently in China.\" A Facebook that fits the firewall, and fortune at the expense of freedom. That is precisely China's vision of how the Internet should be.","highlights":"China's \"Great Firewall\" is a massive Internet surveillance and content control system . Critics said it would stifle business but now Chinese Internet companies are worth billions . Amnesty International fears China is exporting its model to places like Egypt and Russia .","id":"39e566f564df4cc65d7fc340f784171bd32fa5b2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" billions of dollars, tens of millions of online users and a vibrant Internet and mobile ecosystem. But it comes at a cost.\nFor one thing, the success of China's digital industries has not necessarily come from the freedom the Internet brings, but from the control China exerts, according to a report released in October 2013 by the nonpartisan US-China Institute at American University's Washington College of Law.\nThe Great Firewall of China is \"a massive exercise in Internet governance,\" says Andrew Sheng, a professor at Peking University and a former senior official at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.\n\"It's much broader than just censorship. It regulates so much of what we do on the Internet,\" Sheng told CNN.\nSheng was speaking as a panelist at the China Global Investment Forum last week in Hong Kong. There he and other China experts discussed what the future holds for China's Internet policy. As the country prepares for the coming Party Congress, and with the country's economy becoming more reliant on the Internet for growth and development, China's digital policies are under increasing scrutiny in Beijing as well.\nThe report by the US-China Institute argued that China's Internet industry is \"the single greatest success story of China's Internet policies. In five years, Chinese companies have managed to raise $21 billion in capital and go global in a way that no other emerging nation can compare to.\"\n\"The Internet,\" the report said, \"has become China's key gateway to the outside world.\"\nThe Great Firewall\nYet the report continued: \"However, this success came at a price: China's Internet infrastructure, as well as its legal, technological and policy environment, is extremely different from that of its Western counterparts.\"\nThe Great Firewall is one example of that difference. While Chinese users can access the World Wide Web, they have to do so via the services of the three state-run telecommunications companies. A number of other websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are blocked in China. In order to overcome the Great Firewall, most Chinese citizens use a system called a virtual private network (VPN). These tools let users set up an encrypted \"tunnel\" for their online browsing, thus making it impossible to intercept or manipulate their traffic.\nAs Sheng explained, the government has \"a huge interest in trying to capture that information -- not just for monitoring, but for tracking what people are doing on"}
{"article":"(CNN)CNN has learned that the manufacturer of the endoscope involved in two superbug deaths at UCLA never obtained permission to sell the device, according to an official at the Food and Drug Administration. Olympus started selling its TJF-Q180V duodenoscope in 2010, but the FDA didn't notice until late 2013 or early 2014 that the company had never asked for clearance to put it on the market, according to Karen Riley, deputy director of strategy for the FDA's Office of External Affairs. \"Why didn't we notice it? I don't know,\" Riley said. \"Can you imagine a prescription drug getting out on the market that didn't go through the approval process?\" asked Dr. Steven Nissen, the chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, who's testified to Congress about device safety problems. \"Devices need to be regulated more vigorously. This is really disturbing.\" In a statement, Olympus said it didn't think needed the FDA's permission to sell the device, but now at the request of the agency, it has applied for that permission. That application is still pending. Seven hospital patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center were infected with the deadly superbug CRE -- also known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae -- from October to January, according to hospital officials. Two of those patients died. The patients caught CRE after routine endoscopic treatments. Hospital officials believe two medical scopes that still carried the deadly bacteria even after disinfection guidelines were followed were the cause of the superbug outbreak. The medical center has contacted 179 others who had endoscopic procedures between October and January and is offering them home tests to screen for the bacteria. Four other patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have also been infected with  the superbug linked to a contaminated  duodenoscope, according to a statement released by the hospital. The medical scope was used in all four patients, between August and January 2015. Sixty-four other patients who had a duodenoscope procedure with that particular scope are being informed by mail, \"out of an abundance of caution.\" According to FDA rules, a manufacturer must seek clearance for a new model if it includes changes that \"could significantly affect the safety or effectiveness of the device.\" The TJF-Q180V duodenoscope, used to check out ducts in the gastrointestinal system, includes a modification to the exact part of the device that's been implicated in the superbug outbreaks. With this new model, Olympus sealed up that part of the device, known as the elevator channel, hoping to make it more impervious to infection. \"The company clearly made these modifications to make the device safer, but it seems to be that it wasn't safer,\" Riley said. Last year, at the FDA's request, Olympus applied for permission to sell the scope. That application is still pending. Riley emphasized that duodenoscope procedures can be lifesaving, so the agency doesn't want to take them off the market. \"More than 500,000 of these procedures are done every year in the U.S., and the risk of bacterial transmission is actually really very, very low,\" she said. \"We believe the benefits outweigh the risks.\" In its statement, Olympus wrote: \"The emergence of drug-resistant microorganisms is a challenge to the entire health care community.  Olympus is working with relevant medical societies and our customers in research of this emerging issue and the development of additional safeguards to prevent infection associated with [duodenoscope procedures].\" Riley noted that the other two duodenoscope manufacturers, Pentax and Fujifilm, did apply for and were granted clearance to market models similar to Olympus' TJF-Q180V. Now the FDA is asking all three companies to submit evidence that the scopes can be thoroughly cleaned -- and so far it's not going well. Riley said twice the companies have submitted data that failed to show that cleaning could get rid of 99.9999% of all microbes on the scope -- the FDA's standard for disinfection. \"We're still working with them to get good data,\" she said. Riley said she doesn't know if the FDA will penalize Olympus for selling the device without permission. Diana Zuckerman, a device safety expert, said they should. \"It's like with kids. How do you teach your children to behave if there are no consequences when they misbehave?\" she said.","highlights":"FDA official says Olympus never got permission to sell its endoscope . Medical device is connected to CRE outbreak in California that's left two people dead .","id":"c5d931c52a609aa2803ec2da03e314d65a4857f4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" model last month, according to a sales representative who showed a brochure to CNN.\nAn FDA spokeswoman said the agency is \"investigating\" the scope, the only one of its kind available in the country. \"We will take whatever action is needed to ensure patient safety,\" the spokeswoman said.\nThe death of one patient resulted in a lawsuit filed last month in Los Angeles Superior Court. The suit alleged that UCLA doctors had failed to properly sterilize the scope prior to using it, causing a bacterial infection.\nThe FDA, which sets the standards for medical devices sold in the US, has never approved the TJF-Q180V, a device with an extremely long name that was sold last month in a single US facility, according to the FDA.\nThe only other device of its kind is made by Pentax. A spokesman for Pentax said it would take at least a year to conduct a study similar to one performed by Olympus, to prove it was safe to sell in the United States.\nOlympus said the device, which comes in a case that looks like a computer printer, has been used in 600,000 surgeries worldwide in more than 70 countries. It's the only one of its kind available in the United States, according to the company, because it had not undergone the federal regulatory process.\n'We have zero confidence'\nAfter CNN reported last week that the new scope was not approved, the UCLA Health Department conducted a test to determine its safety.\n\"We had very good results,\" Dr. Tom Inoue told CNN on Monday. \"The device is safe.\"\nInoue, head of the department, said there has been \"zero infection rate\" following 400 procedures.\n\"There is zero confidence in these devices because there is zero evidence of safety,\" said Dr. Robert M. Wachter, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Wachter said an outside review of the device's manufacturer should be conducted and the use of the new scope suspended until that review was complete.\n\"I don't think it would be appropriate for someone to go ahead and use it,\" he said.\n\"If they did and the device had been shown to be unsafe, there would be a lot of very angry patients,\" he added.\nA federal judge on Friday said he wants Olympus to turn over to the government all information about what the company has sold, how it has marketed the device, and how it was used at UCLA."}
{"article":"Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw admits the Dark Blues will be left red-faced if they do not end this year's RBS 6 Nations with a victory on Saturday. Vern Cotter's side have impressed in brief spells so far this campaign but have not done enough to beat France, Wales, Italy or England. They now round off their Championships by hosting the Irish at Murrayfield this weekend. Scotland captain\u00a0Greig Laidlaw (centre) passes the ball during the Six Nations match against England . But with Joe Schmidt's team chasing their second Six Nations title on the spin, they will have to produce a stunning result to spare themselves their third whitewash in 11 years. Asked if it would be embarrassing for Scotland to finish bottom without a win, scrum-half Laidlaw said: 'Well yeah. We don't want to do that, do we? 'As players that is certainly not what we set out to do. 'But we have an opportunity this weekend to make sure we (don't finish with the Wooden Spoon). 'That's all we can do this year unfortunately. We will go out there and give absolutely everything to try and avoid (another defeat). 'It's a huge game for us but I know the boys are absolutely desperate to get out there, put in a good performance and come away with a win.' England's Geoff Parling (left) and Tom Youngs (right) challenge Scotland's Finn Russell at Twickenham . England centre Luther Burrell is tackled by Scotland's Rob Harley (left) and Jonny Gray (right) The Scots impressed so much during November's three-game series against Argentina, New Zealand and Tonga that there were genuine hopes they could perhaps mount a surprise title bid. But those ambitions now lie in tatters. The last-gasp 22-19 defeat to the Azzurri remains the lowest point of a black six weeks, but the clashes with France and Wales also saw big opportunities missed and self-inflicted mistakes prove costly. Laidlaw now hopes his men can at least stride away from the tournament with some pride intact and avoid the prospect of stumbling towards this year's World Cup with heads bowed. 'Where you finish is where you finish,' he said. 'You can't have any qualms about it. 'But we have a chance this weekend to make sure we don't finish bottom. We have got to do everything in our powers to make sure that doesn't happen. 'If we get a win here it gives us some momentum going forward to the World Cup and the four warm-up games.' Anthony Watson (left) charges past Scotland's Alasdair Dickinson (right) during the Six Nations clash . Scotland's David Denton (right) makes a charge down the wing but is upheld by Watson (left) The Scots sparkled for 20 minutes of the first half against England last weekend at Twickenham and even led the Auld Enemy 13-10 at the break. But they failed to build on that platform as Stuart Lancaster's men came back at them with a second-half barrage to claim 12-point win. Since that bruising second-half collapse, head coach Cotter has sat his men down and pointed out the same old mistakes that keep costing them. But Laidlaw insists those brutal home truths need to be told if the Scots are to improve. The Gloucester half-back said: 'Vern is an honest bloke - he doesn't miss when he swings. 'He's been honest but he's been good too. He's a clever coach and the boys appreciate that. 'The boys don't mind being told. We watched the game back and they saw themselves some of the flaws and that makes us frustrated. 'It really was the simple things we did well against England which allowed us to get on the front foot and take the lead. 'But we let them off the hook in the second half. We almost thought, 'Brilliant, we are in the lead, we have a chance'. We relaxed a couple of per cent and let England come back at us. That cost us the game.' The last time Ireland were welcomed into Edinburgh they were mugged 12-8 by Scott Johnson's side and Laidlaw believes the current Dark Blues could learn from that 2013 display. He said: 'Looking back to that game we just did little things well to stay in the game. 'That will be the key again this weekend. We need to get into their half, hold the ball, win penalties then get the scoreboard ticking over. Get three points, six points, maybe then a try. 'Once you start playing in their half, the game becomes so much easier.' Scotland players look dejected following their 25-13 loss to England at Twickenham last Saturday .","highlights":"Scotland have lost all of their Six Nations games so far . Captain Greig Laidlaw is desperate for his side to grab a win . The Dark Blues are currently bottom of the Six Nations table . Laidlaw is urging his team-mates to avoid finishing the tournament there . Unbeaten Ireland are the visitors to Murrayfield on Saturday .","id":"324ef66c15f581a8670087396bbe2180637ee52a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in this tournament, but have looked flat-footed in two heavy defeats so far, the narrow loss to France last weekend being their seventh loss on the bounce in this year's competition.\n\"It's a big game for us. We know that. We know it's going to be a tough one,\" said Laidlaw. \"I think it's a must-win game for us. We're desperate for the points. We've been desperately unlucky. We know it's a game that we should have won and we just haven't been able to do that so we need to put that right on Saturday.\n\"This is the hardest part of the season because you don't have another big game for six weeks, so we just need to focus on the France game and we'll just move on from there. We've got to win. We've got to start with that.\"\nScotland will be without captain Laidlaw and 18-year-old centre Alex Dunbar as the former prepares to become a father, and the latter is not fully match fit.\nBut Cotter has moved to offer a reminder that Scotland are not about to collapse without their star duo.\n\"There is no real significance to it in terms of our team,\" the Australian said. \"We've got a very, very talented young group of players who are keen to get out there and play and they'll be desperate to do it without these two.\n\"We have other people in the group who have come in and filled that void without too much problem, and I hope they can do the same again [against Italy].\"\nCotter, the former New Zealand assistant coach, has come under some pressure for his decision to make 10 changes, especially with the fixture also being the first of 15 in the new autumn test window.\n\"I don't think it's been a consideration,\" he said. \"It is what it is. You're in this competition, and you just have to go through with it.\n\"We're very focused on what we've got to do. It's a good opportunity for us, we get the 10th man back [with the extra week's preparation], and we're at home, so we'll enjoy that. It's a great test on a great day with a great crowd as well so it's a real"}
{"article":"Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have thrown yet another young man  to his death from a building after accusing him of being gay. Stomach-churning photographs show a large bloodthirsty crowd gathered at the foot of a multi-storey building in the group's de facto capital Raqqa to watch the murder of the young victim. With the baying crowd clambering on to rooftops to get a better view of the savage scene, the blindfolded man is dragged to the roof of the tallest building in the neighbourhood by bearded militants, who use mobile phones to film him being barbarically thrown to his death. Barbarians: Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have thrown yet another young man to his death from a building after accusing him of being gay . Horror: The blindfolded man is dragged to the roof of the tallest building in the neighbourhood by bearded militants, who use mobile phones to film him being barbarically thrown to his death . Sick: The stomach-churning photographs show a large bloodthirsty crowd gathered at the foot of a multi-storey building in the group's de facto capital Raqqa to watch the murder of the young victim . The images were released by local activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, who work undercover in the ISIS stronghold to expose the terror group's atrocities. The photographs carry the distinctive yellow logo of ISIS' propaganda wing Al Hayat Media Centre, suggesting they come from an as-yet unreleased video of the savage murder. The photographs shows a huge crowd gathering at the foot of a run-down building in the west of the city, which ISIS captured in early 2014 amid the ongoing chaos of the Syrian Civil War. So many people are seen in the streets to watch the man being thrown to his death that vehicles are unable to pass, although it appears the militants have erected metal railings to keep the crowds in line, giving a chilling sense of order to the savagery. The blindfolded victim - who is understood to be in his 20s - is seen being dragged to the top of the building by three black-masked militants while two armed but undisguised fighters stand at their side using mobile phones to film the gruesome murder. The next image shows the man plunging to his death, falling face first from behind a white metal railing towards the ground several stories below. Savages: ISIS militants are seen filming the man with mobile phones shortly before he is thrown to his death . Propaganda: The photographs carry the distinctive yellow logo of ISIS' propaganda wing Al Hayat Media Centre, suggesting they come from an as-yet unreleased video of the savage murder . Spectators: The baying crowd are seen clambering on to rooftops to get a better view of the savage scene . Bloodthirsty: The photographs shows a huge crowd gathering at the foot of a run-down building in the west of the city, which ISIS captured in early 2014 amid the ongoing chaos of the Syrian Civil War . The horrific murder is just the latest example of ISIS throwing men accused of being gay to their death. In December ISIS released their first images of the shocking punishment as part of a release that also showed men accused of rape being crucified and left for dead in the centre of Raqqa. Similar images emerged in January and early February of men being thrown from 'the highest point in the city' following accusations of homosexuality. In a horrific twist, both of these men somehow survived the fall but were then stoned to death by the crowds gathered below. And just last week another young man was thrown off a roof and stoned to death after being accused of homosexuality. Following a trial in an Islamic State court, the man was taken to the roof of the building and thrown to his death in front a large crowd below. The man was described as a 'child of Lot' and accused of committing acts of sodomy. Lot is referred to in the Bible and the Qur'an, where it is claimed the people of Sodom and Gomorrah carried out sinful acts and were severely punished by God. The Islamic State cherry picks sections of the Koran and misinterprets the accounts of the Prophet Muhammad in order to wage jihad and sign up new recruits, experts say. It is estimated that 20,000 people have streamed into the territory in Iraq and Syria, where ISIS has proclaimed what it calls a 'caliphate', ruled by its often brutal version of Islamic law. The group purport to recreate the conquests and rule of the Prophet Muhammad and his successors and maintains its worst brutalities - such as beheading captives - only prove its purity in following what it contends is the prophet's example. But now Muslims clerics and other experts are speaking out, saying that the group hand picks what it wants from Islam's holy book, the Koran, and from accounts of Muhammad's actions and sayings, known as the Hadith. An ISIS member parades through the streets of Raqqa in Syria waving an Islamic State flag and brandishing a gun. Experts have now said that ISIS misinterprets the Koran in order to wage jihad . It then misinterprets many of these, while ignoring everything in the texts that contradicts those hand-picked selections. Writings by the group's clerics and its English-language online magazine, Dabiq, are full of citations from Koranic verses, the Hadith and centuries of interpreters, mostly from hardliners. But Joas Wagemakers, an assistant professor of Islamic Studies at Radboud University in the Netherlands, says these are taken far out of context by ISIS. He explained that Muslim scholars throughout history have used texts in a 'decontextualised way' to suit their purposes and says that ISIS represent the extreme. He added: 'It would be a mistake to conclude the Islamic State group's extremism is the true Islam that emerges from the Koran and Hadith.","highlights":"Young man was thrown from  a building in the terror group's 'capital city' He was accused of being gay by the ISIS militants that control Raqqa . Huge crowds gathered at the foot of the building to watch the atrocity . Some\u00a0climbed\u00a0on buildings to get a better view of the gruesome scene .","id":"a34ca810fdcc4a31cba0a397dbe05e1fc16e3e2a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the building as another prisoner - who appears to have been beaten - dangles precariously from the window while they wait for him to fall. The footage, broadcast on Al Mayadeen TV, is said to have been filmed recently and shows a young bearded man hanging from the window.\nThe bodyguard, dressed in black, is pictured holding his hands together as the crowd chant \"Allahu Akbar\" (Allah is the greatest). One man is heard chanting \"I'll take your hand away from you\" and the crowd laugh and cheer as the man's body is pulled towards the ground. The 'judge' on the right-hand side of the screen yells in Arabic: \"If you are not gay then you are safe. If you are gay then you are not safe\".\nWhen the man falls to the ground he is heard gasping as a young boy is pushed towards the scene by his comrades. A black cat is then placed close to the body as the militants chant a final prayer in Arabic. The victim's body can then be seen being pushed away from the crowds.\nThe disturbing video was broadcast alongside footage of ISIS militants throwing gay men and women from the top of a tall building. The sickening scene appears to be filmed in Syria as members of the crowd chant: \"God is the greatest\".\nOne of the jihadists can be heard saying: \"Throw them over the building\". The clip then shows gay men, women and boys falling from the building and appearing to break their bodies on the concrete beneath.\nAs the man hits the ground, his body convulses for a short period and the crowd then turn away as they make way for another young man to throw from the building. In a separate scene, another young man dressed in blue trousers is forced onto his back and made to sit next to his friend. Both have their arms tied behind their back as the jihadist says: \"Now he's a woman\". The men then both fall to the ground as the executioner begins to hack at the man with a knife, repeatedly striking him to the head.\nThe men appear to struggle before they both lie lifeless. In another shocking scene, a man is seen hanging off of the side of a building as he screams for his life and appears to be in great pain. The crowd can be heard shouting: \"He's a liar, he's a liar\", which has been translated as: "}
{"article":"Spy chiefs have been told by MPs to recruit middle-aged mothers because they are 'emotionally intelligent' and skilled at relationships. The Intelligence and Security Committee said MI5, MI6 and GCHQ should start advertising on the Mumsnet website. An inquiry by the MPs and peers on the committee found that action was needed to break through the 'permafrost' of middle-aged men dominating the ranks of the intelligence agencies who have a 'very traditional male mentality and outlook'. Hermione Norris plays a former MI6 officer - called Ros Myers - who joins an MI5 counter-terrorism division in the TV show Spooks . Across the three agencies, women make up 37 per cent of the workforce but hold only 19 per cent of the most senior roles. Labour's Hazel Blears, who sits on the ISC, said yesterday that recruiting a greater number of women would make the security services better at their job. She highlighted the particular skills mothers have in building relationships \u2013 a vital talent for spies trying to recruit informants. 'Women who have had children and brought their families up, they have valuable life experience,' the former Home Office minister said. The dominance of men, by contrast, 'can reinforce a management culture which rewards those who speak the loudest or are aggressive in pursuing their career', she said. Women deliver a 'more consultative, collaborative approach'. Labour MPs Hazel Blears said more women spies were needed . Mrs Blears said: 'If all intelligence professionals are cut from the same cloth \u2013 sharing similar backgrounds and characteristics \u2013 then they are likely to share 'unacknowledged biases' that will circumscribe both the definition of problems and the search for solutions.' According to the inquiry, her view that women can make for a better working environment for spies was backed by Sir Iain Lobban, the former director of GCHQ, the listening agency. 'I find that the discussions are deeper, I think they are more emotionally intelligent and, if you like, I think there is more intuition in the room,' he said. Mrs Blears said the need for MI6 officers to be able to deploy abroad \u2013 sometimes at short notice \u2013 could be a problem for women with children. She added: 'There is a bit of testosterone in the system that says, 'Tickets, money, passport \u2013 we all have to get there'. And if you've got children, finding 24-hour childcare is often very difficult.' Mrs Blears also revealed that the BBC TV drama Spooks had made it harder for MI5 to recruit women . A string of its female characters met a grisly end, such as being blown apart trying to rescue a Home Secretary from a bomb. Daniel Craig and the Italian actress Monica Bellucci pose during a photocall on location for the shooting of the 24th James Bond movie 'Spectre'  in Rome . In a report out today the ISC will call for a number of reforms to be introduced within the next 12 months across the agencies, including culture change, help for women who have had children to stop them being sidelined and career advice. Targeted recruitment should also be carried out, including through websites such as Mumsnet, it recommends. Ms Blears said: 'Changing the culture is the one area that is most difficult to articulate and, crucially, to take action on, but if you want change, that is where to start. I\u2019d make a great spy. I go totally unnoticed everywhere I go, but I have a keen eye for detail. Nobody suspects a woman in mum boots of anything underhand. If they need someone whose special skill is getting melted chocolate down her dog-haired jumper and not noticing, I\u2019m their woman. I\u2019ve always said that a crack team of Mothers could knock most governments into a cocked hat. I would LOVE to be a spy. And no one would suspect me. I am too boring and frumpy. Well I\u2019m not signing up. I\u2019ve watched Spooks. Everybody I get attached to dies a horrible death. 'It is clear to us there are those at middle management level - referred to by some people as 'the permafrost' - who have a very traditional male mentality and outlook. 'This can reinforce a management culture which rewards those who speak the loudest or are aggressive in pursuing their career and does not fully recognise the value of a more consultative, collaborative approach. 'We therefore recommend that there is a real focus on identifying and tackling the barriers that can exist at middle management level, so that women and men can fully achieve their potential in a supportive team ethos.' The Committee hopes that this report and the specific recommendations it contains will galvanise support for, and lead to further concerted efforts to create, a more gender diverse workforce in the agencies.' Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who conducted a similar investigation into women in the CIA, said improving diversity would help in the response to threats to national security. She said: 'As Ms Blears rightly says diversity should be pursued - not just on legal or ethical grounds, important as these are in their own right - but because it will result in a better response to the range of threats that threaten national security. 'Much of what is said in this report echoes and reinforces my own work on the director's advisory group on women in Intelligence at the CIA. 'I am sure we will all benefit from close cooperation on these vital issues between our two countries.'","highlights":"Parliamentary committee says more women spies needed to keep UK safe . Claims lack of female agents harming MI5 and MI6's ability to tackle terror . Women agents should be recruited from websites like Mumsnet, it says . Findings published by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee .","id":"b6053af72351b3273bd9c9054cc41e91a98b334d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"net website.\nIt said: \"The committee concluded that, because of their emotional intelligence and their skill at building long-term relationships, they should \"seriously consider\" appealing to women in mid-life.\"\nThe committee said MI5, MI6 and GCHQ need a new \"cultural approach to recruitment\" in which \"middle aged mums\" could play a \"vital part\".\nIn a letter to the Prime Minister, the committee said: \"The committee concluded that, because of their emotional intelligence and their skill at building long-term relationships, they should \"seriously consider\" appealing to women in mid-life.\"\n\"There is anecdotal evidence that such recruitment drives may already have some success.\"\nThe recruitment of women into the secret services has been a problem in the past.\nIn 2010, MI6 was ordered to recruit more female spies, after Sir John Scarlett, the head of MI6, said: \"Women have a very important part to play in the 'five eyes' countries, in which Britain has a particularly strong relationship.\"\nSir John, who was later succeeded by Andrew Parker, also said: \"We need a greater number of women in the service and I'm going to try to have that.\"\nLast night, former GCHQ analyst Richard Staines said the women who could become spies needed to be emotionally intelligent as the \"best spies are the ones who can play people against each other, but not be seen as being involved.\"\n\"This requires the ability to build trust and to act out of character and to be able to create a bond between agents and operatives. But this is exactly the type of personality that would be sought.\"\nHe said: \"It's worth remembering that the only time MI5 has \"successfully\" recruited a woman to a double-agents network, it was a young, married mother.\n\"The reality is that anyone from any background who has the emotional intelligence to become a spy is unlikely to be a \u2018single\u2019 person.\n\"This would go against their fundamental 'operational security' principle that they must never reveal any of their secrets.\n\"That is why they are so often seen as married people, as their families are often used as a cover.\"\nHe went on: \"They will also have to be able to keep secrets for a lifetime, and never to reveal they are an agent to anyone, even to their"}
{"article":"(CNN)Rub\u00e9n Garc\u00eda Villalpando was supposed to arrive home from work on a Friday evening in February. But he never again pulled into the driveway of the home in suburban Dallas where he lived with his wife and four children. The 31-year-old welder died that night after a police officer shot him twice in the chest. Villalpando was unarmed, but in early reports about the shooting, police said an altercation erupted after he disobeyed an officer's commands during a traffic stop. It wasn't until hours after the shooting that his wife says she got a call from police, telling her what had happened. Now, questions swirl through Marta Romero's mind. How will their children grow up without a father? Will authorities take the case seriously or toss it aside because of her husband's immigration status and the fact that the man who opened fire was a police officer, not a civilian? And what happened that night to make something so horrible happen? \"If my husband had killed a police officer, he would be in jail,\" she said. \"But since it was the opposite, will they just leave it this way? Because an officer killed a man, because he killed an illegal and nothing more? What are a human's rights then? Now an animal gets more rights than a man.\" Villalpando is one of three Mexican nationals killed in U.S. police shootings in the past month, sparking sharp criticism from Mexico's Foreign Ministry and a call for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate. Pressure for authorities to take a deeper look at the controversial case is also coming from north of the border. At a City Council meeting in Grapevine, Texas, last week, Romero and her children were among a group holding signs that said \"Justice for Ruben\" and chanting, \"Hands up! Don't shoot!\" -- the phrase that started as a call to action after the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and has now become a rallying cry across the country in protests against police violence. Police said it's too soon to say exactly what happened that night. Investigators have interviewed dozens of witnesses and plan to share their findings with prosecutors. No charges have been filed. \"I do not know now whether to believe in the authorities here or not,\" Romero said, \"because if a police officer acted like this, what can another official do? I don't know. I want to trust them, because they are the ones who are taking care of us in this city. But I don't know what they can do.\" The case already has one piece of evidence that wasn't available to investigators looking into Brown's death: a police cruiser dash cam video. But police haven't released it to the public. \"There will be more information released as the investigation continues. This additional information may shed more light on Mr. Villalpando's actions that night,\" police and city officials in Grapevine said last week. \"We look forward to the time that the community can review the dash cam video of this incident, which we believe will answer many questions and correct some misconceptions about this incident.\" Villalpando's family members said they've seen the video, and even though it doesn't show the shooting, they said it's clear there was no good reason for the officer to open fire. Villalpando was unarmed, they said, had his hands in the air and did nothing to threaten the officer who stopped him. It all started, police say, when a burglar alarm went off February 20 at a business in Grapevine. Officer Robert Clark of the Grapevine Police Department spotted Villalpando's car in the area and started to follow him. Soon, according to police, the pursuit turned into a high-speed chase, with the officer following Villalpando from Grapevine into the neighboring town of Euless, Texas. A Grapevine Police statement released after the shooting said the dash cam video shows Villalpando's car \"weaving through and around the heavy traffic and driving onto the highway attempting to evade Officer Clark.\" Eventually, Villalpando pulled over. His family said they believe he didn't stop for police right away because he was scared. He was an undocumented immigrant who had lived in the United States for 15 years and he knew any encounter with police could end with him getting deported and separated from his children, Romero said. U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement last fall that undocumented immigrant parents of U.S. citizen children could be eligible for work permits as part of a new executive action gave them hope, but also made them even more nervous about making sure they steered clear of trouble until the paperwork came through, she said. \"He was nervous. He knew that to have problems with the authorities was serious. ... We couldn't have a criminal record,\" she said. \"That is what he had in mind. What is going to happen to me now? Now I am not going to be OK. They are going to deport me.\" Fernando Romero said it was jarring to hear what Villalpando says in the video as he gets out of the vehicle. \"My brother-in-law is out of the car with his hands up,\" he said, \"and the first thing he asks is, 'Are you going to kill me?'\" There's no sound of any fighting or altercation, but what you do hear, he said, is the profanities the officer repeatedly shouts as Villalpando approaches with his hands up. It's hard to hear exactly what was said, according to Romero; the family believes the officer made a comment claiming Villalpando was drunk. Police in Euless, who are leading the criminal investigation into what happened, told CNN the video does contain foul language. The Grapevine Police dispute the family's assertion that Villalpando did nothing threatening, saying that \"contrary to clear instructions\" he continued to walk toward the officer after being told repeatedly to stop. But there's a key thing that's not shown on the video, police and the family said: the shooting itself. Still, Fernando Romero said the sound of gunshots is clear, piercing through the roar of rush-hour traffic. His sister, Villalpando's widow, was so devastated after seeing the video he had to carry her out of the police station. Grapevine Police said the video shows the officer did everything he could to keep the situation under control until backup arrived. \"We believe the dash-cam video, as well as information that has already been in the media, clearly demonstrates that Officer Clark was doing everything in his power, including the use of strong language, to keep Mr. Villalpando at a safe distance until backup arrived and an arrest [was] safely accomplished,\" Sgt. Robert Eberling said in a written statement released Thursday. \"Members of the media have also been diligent in reporting some of the possible explanations for Mr. Villalpando's actions on the night of February 20, including a previous high-speed chase and a prior arrest for DWI, and a fear that he would be deported. Officer Clark had no way of knowing Mr. Villalpando's nationality at the time the traffic stop was initiated and it may not have been evident on a highway in the late evening.\" Marta Romero said her husband made a mistake when he didn't stop when the officer tried to pull him over. But she said he was trying to cooperate and turn himself in. \"He was painted like a criminal who was involved in a robbery and had assaulted an officer, and in the video you don't see any of those things,\" she said. \"You see the opposite, a man who is scared, who is simply trying to calm the situation, who sees that the police officer has a weapon in his hands.\" Now she said, she's seeking justice, hoping the police officer will face the appropriate charges for killing her husband. But she knows the family's search for answers won't be easy. In addition to the doubts swirling in her head, she is faced with questions from her children, even as she tries to explain to them that their father won't return. The most devastating of all, she said, is, \"Mommy, when is my Papa going to wake up?\" Police in Euless said they're also asking plenty of questions. Investigators have interviewed more than two dozen witnesses and are searching for more people who might have seen what happened, Euless Police Lt. Eric Starnes said . Clark, who's worked for the Grapevine Police since May 2014, is on administrative leave pending the investigation. Grapevine Police did not respond to CNN's request to speak to Clark about the incident. The burglar alarm that spurred the officer's initial response, police later said, turned out to be false. As for the video,Grapevine Police said they still want the public to see it, but for now, they're holding off on releasing it because prosecutors have asked for evidence not to be released to the public while an investigation is pending. \"While we understand the interest of the community in the requests to release the video, we must balance those needs with the direction from the District Attorney's Office and the respect for the judicial process,\" police said Thursday. \"We recognize that much of the sentiment being expressed is based on the understandable grief concerning Mr. Villalpando's death. We appreciate the support of our citizens and the fact that they are keeping an open mind and waiting for the results of a complete and thorough investigation.\" CNN's Gustavo Valdes and Alina Machado contributed to this report.","highlights":"A police officer shot and killed Ruben Garcia Villalpando in a Dallas suburb . The case has drawn sharp criticism from Mexico's government, which calls for a federal investigation . Widow: \"I do not know now whether to believe in the authorities here or not\"","id":"5342530ebc20b2580c1df51503273eaccae8e2ce","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-year-old had no idea his fate was already sealed.\nOn the morning of Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the Mexican immigrant was shot in the back of his head as he sat in the driver\u2019s seat of his car, parked in the driveway of the townhouse complex. His wife called police and rushed to the scene, where she found Garcia Villalpando slumped over in his seat, bleeding.\nThree days later, the murder remained unsolved.\nHis family said his life was cut short, his potential robbed and the community left without a hero it could turn to.\nThe first 48 hours\nBefore police found Garcia Villalpando, he had been living on the fringes of his suburban neighborhood. He would go to work for three weeks straight, then take a week-long break before returning.\nBy the time he was shot, he hadn\u2019t been to work for three weeks.\nOn the day he died, he had left work to pick his kids up from school, police said. When he arrived at the complex, police believe an unknown person approached and shot him, then left.\nIn the 48 hours before Garcia Villalpando\u2019s death, his life looked much the same as usual \u2014 as if he didn\u2019t have a care in the world, police said.\nOn the day he died, the 31-year-old was driving his 1996 Mazda to the townhouse in Carrollton. He had a red bag from Taco Cabana on the passenger seat and was wearing his work uniform.\nCarrollton Police Chief Alan Ashby said it didn\u2019t look like Garcia Villalpando had any suspicions before he died. He was \u201chappy\u201d the night before, Ashby said, adding that the father\u2019s death was a \u201cvery sad thing.\u201d\nPolice said Garcia Villalpando\u2019s wife and children saw him pull up, but he didn\u2019t even look in their direction. They were about to get into the car when they heard a gunshot, Ashby said.\nNo one else saw the shooting, according to police.\nWho killed Ruben Garcia Villalpando?\nJust weeks before Garcia Villalpando died, local news outlets asked him to talk about his job and his family.\n\u201cI\u2019m going to continue working,\u201d Garcia Villalpando said, speaking in his native Spanish. \u201cI have to work to support my family.\u201d\nHe explained in detail how he drove"}
{"article":"Beijing (CNN)Native to a remote region of China, this tiny mammal, known as the Ili pika, doesn't know it's a member of an endangered species --  and neither do most people. Rarer -- and some would argue cuter-- than the panda, there are less than 1,000 of these teddy bear-like creatures living in the Tianshan mountain range in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China, says conservationist Li Weidong. Li discovered the pika, formally known as Ochotona iliensis, in 1983 and named it after his hometown, Ili. Last July, Li spotted and photographed the elusive creature for the first time since the early 1990s. He estimates its numbers have declined by almost 70% since its discovery. \"I discovered the species, and I watched as it became endangered,\" he told CNN. \"If it becomes extinct in front of me, I'll feel so guilty.\" In 2008, the animal was listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but there's no official organization or team dedicated studying or protecting it, according to Li. The mammal, only 20 centimeters long, lives on sloping bare rock faces and feeds on grasses at high elevations. Li says the pika's habitat has been affected by global warming. Due to rising temperatures, glaciers have receded and the altitude of permanent snow has risen in the Tianshan mountains, forcing the pikas to gradually retreat to mountain tops, Li said. Ili pikas were originally found at elevations between 3,200 to 3,400 meters, he said. Now they have retreated to elevations of 4,100 meters. \"They have nowhere else to retreat,\" he added. It's also a solitary animal and is not as vocal as other pika species, so if predators are near, Ili pikas are not able to alert each other, Li said. Disease may also be a factor in its decline. In 1983, when Li first came across the mammal, nobody knew what it was. Two years later, Li  found another two and it was declared a new species. In the decade following, Li and his colleagues conducted a number of studies, including a census at 14 different sites. However, in 1992, Li left Ili to work with Xinjiang Academy of Environmental Protection in the regional capital Urumqi. No studies were conducted on Ili pika in the following decade. No one saw the pika, either. In 2002 and 2003, Li,  with a team of volunteers, conducted a fresh census. Despite spending 37 days searching the mountains for the pikas on seven separate trips, they came up empty handed. However, by analyzing droppings and snow tracks, Li, along with Arizona State University biologist Andrew Smith, was able to conclude that the Ili pika population had seen a dramatic decline. Together they calculated that there might be 2,000 mature animals, down from 2,900 in the early 1990s. The research, published in 2005, recommended that the animal should be listed as endangered. In 2007, Li retired early to throw himself into searching for the pika. Last year, he organized a group of 20 volunteers to conduct another survey with infrared cameras. This time, on the second day of the field trip, they finally spotted a pika, who jumped and stepped over Li's feet while he was trying to photograph it. The volunteers dubbed it a \"magic rabbit.\" They concluded that there were fewer than 1,000 Ili pikas, said Li. \"This tiny species could be extinct any time,\" he said. \"They don't exist in the sites where they used to be anymore.\" Li funds the research with himself, along with donations and occasional grants from organizations like the World Wide Fund for Nature. He says he has spent more than $32,000 of his own money over the past three decades and he has to raise funds to pay for gas. But what upsets Li most isn't the lack of funding. It's the lack of official recognition for the Ili, and other pikas' plight. The Ili pika isn't included on China's List of Wildlife under Special State Protection -- part of the country's 1988 Wildlife Protection Law. The Department for Wildlife and Forest Plants Protection, under the Ministry of Forestry, said it was in the process of updating the list but declined to give any further details. Li and his volunteers have been calling for the establishment of a nature reserve to help protect the animal. \"I'm almost 60, and soon I won't be able to climb the Tianshan Mountains,\" he said. \"So I really hope that an organization will have people study and protect the Ili Pika.\"","highlights":"There are less than 1000 Ili pikas in existence, says Li Weidong . It was photographed for the first time in two decades last year .","id":"add4ed3408db80c49439923de59d12fba2c11181","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ounding up a handful of the furry rodents in China's far west has become a huge undertaking that's helped to highlight the plight of species in the country. In just one two-day event last October, a team led by Beijing Normal University researchers captured 100 Ili pikas in the area around the village of Wuliangye. The total haul for 10 other species that weekend was 2,000.\nThis region, at the border with Kazakhstan, is part of a vast protected area that stretches over 150,000 square miles (388,000 square kilometers). It's called the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.\n\"This region is an ecological treasure house, but with increasing human population growth, the natural environment has been rapidly destroyed,\" said Li Shaoping, a research fellow at the university.\nIn an email exchange with CNN, Li explained, \"Since the economic development in western China began, the destruction of the natural environment is more and more serious.\"\nThe Ili pika was the first Chinese mammal to be classified as endangered in 2014 and has since been listed among the top 10.\n\"Now many places in western China are not really suitable for them to survive naturally,\" Li said.\nThere's not much grass and shrubs on barren, dry grasslands near the city of Yining (a former Soviet town called Kzyl-Orda), where the scientists were working. So the only source of water is in manmade pits, known as \"lanshans,\" which draw water from meltwater run-off during the short summer.\n\"Most grasslands are in the dry zone, which is about 400 meters above sea level (1,312 feet). This is one of the most challenging places in China for pikas to live, they do not have their own water source,\" Li explained.\nThe team set traps across the region during September and October 2016 using the same sort of technique used by sheepherders.\nLi pointed out that the traps can \"only catch small animals, for example, lemmings (a type of rodent similar to a mouse), pikas, and ground squirrels. Large animals such as antelopes, deer or sheep are unable to jump into the traps. Therefore, this way is a more effective way to catch rare animals.\"\nThe researchers captured Ili pikas, but also other species, including the Tibetan antelope"}
{"article":"Lynchburg, Virginia  (CNN)Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas, became the first Republican to announce his campaign for the presidency, and he spent Monday morning telling a crowd at the largest Christian university in the world to imagine what the country will be like when he takes office, and pitching his personal history as a key part of his campaign. \"These are all of our stories,\" Cruz told the audience Monday, roaming around the circular stage at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Virginia, opening his remarks by spotlighting his family history and his own path to Washington. \"These are who we are as Americans. And yet for so many Americans, the promise of America seems more and more distant.\" Cruz drew on the past only to focus on the future, repeatedly and emphatically asking the Liberty University student audience to \"imagine\" the U.S. under conservative leadership -- laying out his vision for the country and a Cruz presidency. The senator from Texas, who burst into the national limelight with his staunch opposition to Obamacare and his willingness to shut down the federal government, presents a direct challenge to the expected bids of establishment Republicans such as Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- candidates Cruz coyly refers to as the \"mushy middle.\" Monday's event was the last part of a carefully coordinated media rollout, following Cruz's announcement of his candidacy in a 30-second video message posted on Twitter shortly after midnight on Monday, roughly 24 hours after the Houston Chronicle first reported his planned announcement. Ten thousand students from Liberty University crowded into the university's main arena for Cruz's announcement. The venue choice at this socially conservative campus aims to give Cruz an early boost among evangelical voters, who will be key to boosting presidential hopefuls in states like Iowa and South Carolina that have early nominating contests. It was a youthful crowd, as students are required to attend the University's tri-weekly convocation address. Not all in the audience were guaranteed Cruz supporters: Several attendees sported red \"Stand with Rand\" shirts, repping Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who is slated to announce his candidacy early next month. Jerry Falwell Jr., the university's president and son of its founder and evangelical icon, introduced Cruz as a senator who \"has gone against the tide\" and a \"man of great character,\" all while stressing that the university does not endorse candidates for office. Falwell picked up on Cruz's assertion that millions of evangelical Christians did not vote in 2012, pointing out that \"if any candidate can energize that group, it will make a huge difference in any national race.\" Asked after the speech how he prepared for the event, Cruz said he \"spent some time in prayer\" thinking about the message he wants to convey. \"At the end of the day it's listening to the people about the vision for turning the country around,\" Cruz told CNN, adding that he was \"incredibly\" encouraged and inspired by the support. Cruz's announcement came on the five-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which Cruz has fought in the Senate to repeal. Cruz marked the anniversary by pledging to repeal \"every word\" of the healthcare law as president. Cruz also jabbed at Common Core education standards -- which Bush supports -- and repeated his pledge to abolish the IRS, instead suggesting Americans could file their taxes on a postcard. And Cruz drew the longest and loudest applause from the audience when he prompted the audience to \"imagine a President who stands unapologetically with the nation of Israel.\" Cruz's advisers envision a three-pronged strategy that focuses on dominating the tea party faction and competing in the libertarian and Christian conservative circles. A constant and vocal critic of the Obama administration, Cruz is perhaps best known for his stalwart fight against Obamacare in 2013, which led to a tense standoff between Democrats and Republicans and ultimately resulted in a 17-day government shutdown. The showdown was punctuated by Cruz's 21-hour speech on the Senate floor. While popular in conservative and tea party circles, Cruz has a long way to go in terms of broader support in the GOP base, according to public opinion polls. A CNN\/ORC International survey conducted this month on the hypothetical Republican primary showed Cruz came in with 4% support among Republicans and independents who lean Republican. But the field is still relatively open, with the top contender -- Bush -- coming in at 16% support, followed by Scott Walker at 13%. But Cruz has relatively strong favorability numbers. According to a recent Quinnipiac University poll, he is viewed in a positive light by 45% of Republicans, compared with only 8% who don't have a favorable opinion of him. Still, 46% say they haven't heard enough about him to form an opinion. Jason Miller, an adviser to Cruz's campaign, confirmed that the campaign's fund-raising target is $40 million, and the campaign believes it can raise $1 million in the first week. Cruz this month finished an early-voting state tour to Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire -- and he's scheduled to return to New Hampshire on March 28 to speak at a brunch in Rockingham County. Depending on the Senate schedule this week, he could possibly make more early-state trips, according to advisers. After his speech Monday, he'll head up to New York for media appearances and a fund-raiser. Cruz developed a loyal following when he won his 2012 primary battle in Texas as a little-known candidate, forcing then-Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst into a surprise runoff and ultimately defeating the establishment Republican. Along with two other first-term senators who are expected to run for president (Rand Paul and Marco Rubio), Cruz will likely face questions over experience, an issue that Republicans brought up in 2008 against Barack Obama, who was also a first-term senator at the time. Before running for the Senate in 2012 -- his first campaign for public office -- Cruz was solicitor general of Texas and argued before the Supreme Court. He graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Born in Canada to a Cuban father and American mother, Cruz was a dual citizen until he renounced Canadian citizenship in 2014. He faced questions over whether he would qualify for the presidency, though law experts consider him a natural-born citizen because he was born to an American mother. Cruz was swarmed by students and reporters after he descended the stage and started to exit the arena. He took photos and signed autographs for about a half hour, as his team tried to escort him through the crowd. One girl who was raising money selling baked goods offered to give Cruz a dozen cupcakes for free but he pulled out his wallet and gave her $20. A pair of enthusiastic sisters shouted out to Cruz to tell him that, like his own daughters, they were also named Caroline and Catherine and were two years apart. \"That's just cool,\" he said, as he gave them both high fives. \"That is awesome.\" One student who said she was Hispanic said she and her whole family were behind him. \"You have the Hispanic vote,\" she joked, then proceeded to start talking to him Spanish. While Cruz's father is Cuban, he's not fluent in Spanish. \"We grew up speaking Spanglish. My grandmother would be like 'Nino, throw me the remote control',\" he said This is who we are as a people. We got to tell that story,\" Cruz said. CNN's Adam Levy and Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.","highlights":"Cruz announces candidacy in a video on Twitter . He follows up with a speech at Liberty University in Virginia .","id":"b6a226e907f46b02bf97e7d25a67a0e6564922cb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \"make a joyful noise.\"\nThe freshman senator said Monday he will seek the Republican nomination for president.\n\"No, we are not satisfied, we are going to keep on pushing and fighting because we know America needs to get back on the right track,\" Cruz said.\nHe also said that \"The American dream is in trouble,\" and said his experience as a Texas attorney \"couldn't be more different from the failed Washington establishment.\"\n\"You know what Washington lacks today? More people like you,\" Cruz said.\n\"The next campaign will not be about Democrats and Republicans. The next campaign will not be about conservatives and liberals. This campaign will be about the American people,\" Cruz said.\nThe event was not billed as a campaign announcement, but Cruz referred to himself as \"your champion\" and said: \"I'm just getting started.\"\nAt 42, Cruz is the first Hispanic U.S. senator. His campaign announcement comes just as Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have launched their White House bids. Cruz launched his campaign in front of thousands of students at Liberty University's football stadium, saying \"a new day is on the horizon.\"\n\"We are a great nation that is poised for greatness,\" Cruz said, adding that the U.S. has faced greater obstacles in its history.\n\"America has always prevailed in her past,\" Cruz said. \"We've had our backs against the wall many times, and we have always prevailed. We can do it again.\"\nAt his announcement, Cruz was greeted by a loud cheer from the crowd. As he spoke, some in the crowd sang \"The Star Spangled Banner.\"\nAt an early-morning event, Cruz sought to position himself as a conservative outsider with a history of taking on the establishment. In his first appearance in 2012, Cruz criticized the National Rifle Association for not endorsing him.\nThe event was a celebration of what students call \"Founders Day\" and \"Bible Week\" at the university. It is a non-partisan day of events at Liberty, a private Christian university in Lynchburg. There are rallies and religious events.\n\"We hope to have some fun,\" the university's director of communications and public affairs, Johnnie Moore, said of the day.\nBut the atmosphere is not quite normal. The University of Virginia, the state's flagship public university, is located in the liberal capital of Richmond."}
{"article":"This United Airlines regional jet was forced to make an emergency landing without a nose gear at an airport in Chicago, Illinois, Saturday afternoon after experiencing a mechanical problem, officials said. The GoJet plane, operated by the major US airline, was traveling from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Chicago when the pilot informed passengers there was an issue with the aircraft's front landing gear. A few minutes later, the pilot announced that the plane would be performing an emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport. Incredibly, flight 3645 touched down safely with no nose gear at 3.24pm. It was the second United Airlines plane to suffer a serious malfunction Saturday after another plane had to turn back to Denver International Airport when one of its tire blew on takeoff earlier in the day. Scroll down for video . Emergency: This United Airlines regional jet was forced to make an emergency landing without a nose gear at an airport in Chicago, Illinois, Saturday afternoon after experiencing a mechanical problem, officials said . Firefighters at the scene: The GoJet plane (pictured after landing) was flying from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Chicago when the pilot informed passengers that there was an issue with the aircraft's front landing gear . Some social media users expressed concern over the successive incidents. One Twitter user, with the handle @j_muta, wrote Saturday: 'United Airlines had two aircraft with wheel malfunctions today.' The GoJet flight was pictured sitting on a runway, with its nose touching the ground and surrounded by emergency crews, following its\u00a0successful\u00a0landing in Chicago. No-one was injured on the aircraft. Passengers\u00a0were subsequently taken off the plane and\u00a0transported to a terminal, WGN-TV reported.\u00a0A Department of Aviation spokesman told Fox 17 the plane had experienced 'mechanical problems'. Shortly before the landing, the pilot had reported the aircraft's gear indicator light was on as it flew toward the airport with its nose gear still in its up position, Federal Aviation Administration officials said. Safely grounded: Fligt 3645 (pictured) is the second United Airlines plane to have suffered a malfunction Saturday after another plane had to turn back to Denver International Airport when one of its tire blew . Concern: Some social media users expressed concern over the successive incidents. One Twitter user, with the handle @j_muta, wrote Saturday: 'United Airlines had two aircraft with wheel malfunctions today' Airline: GoJet is operated by United Airlines (file picture), a major US airline that is headquartered in Chicago . The pilot had first alerted passengers to the mechanical problem around 20 minutes after it departed from Gerald R Ford International Airport, Jim Petzing, who was a passenger on the flight, told WZZM. In the earlier United Airlines incident, the plane\u00a0from Denver to Kansas City was forced to circle Denver International Airport in order to burn off fuel after its tire blew, according to officials. A terrifying video taken by passenger Danny Dodge shows fliers leaning forward against the aircraft's seats while a warning told them to 'Brace, brace, heads down, stay down!' as the plane landed. Passengers began clapping wildly when the aircraft, a Bombardier Q 400, came to a stop at around 11am. Mr Dodge's footage also showed a tire shredding as the plane touched the ground. Terrifying: In the earlier incident, the United Airlines plane from Denver to Kansas City was forced to circle Denver International Airport in order to burn off fuel after its tire blew (pictured), according to officials . Brace! A video taken by passenger Danny Dodge shows passengers leaning forward against the aircraft's seats (pictured) while a warning told them to 'Brace, brace, heads down, stay down!' as the plane landed . The plane was kept on the runway until passengers could board buses,\u00a0Laura Coale, Media Relations Director for Denver International Airport, told ABC7\u00a0late Saturday morning. One runway was closed at the airport while the plane with the blown tire was towed. Five others remained open. Nor crew members nor passengers were injured in the emergency landing. The interrupted flight had been scheduled to land in Kansas City four hours late, at 4:53 p.m. A United Airlines spokesman was not immediately available for comment. Video from passenger Donny Dodge captured the moment the blown tire hit the ground and was torn further . Mr Dodge (pictured) uploaded a series of short videos to his Facebook page documenting the scary incident .","highlights":"GoJet flight, operated by United Airlines, took off from Grand Rapids, MI . Shortly after, pilot realized there was problem with the front landing gear . Aircraft made emergency landing with no nose gear at a Chicago airport . Firefighters and officials met plane on tarmac; no injuries were reported . Second United Airlines plane to have suffered malfunction on Saturday . Earlier in day, another plane  forced to land after a tire blew on takeoff .","id":"7f5c0cd59ca3a2d28418a06532d872bb501712ca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Chicago when it suddenly began to shake.\nPassengers said the plane flew erratically and rocked, and some described the landing as bumpy as it touched down without nose gear at the Midway International Airport in Illinois. After the incident, United said \u201csome of our customers experienced a mechanical issue that caused us to divert to Midway (Airport)\u201d.\n\u201cUnited technicians are conducting the inspection and we will have an updated timetable as soon as possible. Our team is fully dedicated to ensuring the safe arrival of our customers.\u201d We wish passengers a smooth return to Chicago, and thanks to our colleagues on the ground who have done everything possible to ensure the safety of our customers and colleagues, \u201dsaid a statement by the carrier.\nAfter landing, the plane was escorted by an emergency fire and rescue team to a parking lot for passengers. \u201cThe flight diverted to Midway Airport. Flight 1701 was not on time and returned to the main airport, where it landed in the parking lot,\u201d local WBBM-TV reported.\nLocal CBS 2 reported that United spokeswoman Maddie King said the airline was helping local agencies handle the situation. \u201cAn emergency medical response team was waiting to welcome and transport our customers to the airport. \u201c\nAccording to King, United plans to return the Chicago plane to service and has contacted a maintenance team to conduct checks after any mechanical incident. The carrier said it plans to reimburse the costs for the passengers. In a statement, the head of Chicago Aviation, Rosemarie AndrCzka, said the plane \u201cappeared to have a mechanical failure\u201d and \u201cthe plane landed safely in the parking lot.\u201d\nThe regional plane carrying 61 passengers diverted for inspection\nOn Saturday morning, a United plane carrying 61 passengers from Milwaukee\u2019s Mitchell International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport landed at O\u2019Hare International Airport due to a mechanical problem, aviation officials said.\nPassengers said the plane suddenly started shaking on takeoff and that it seemed to lose power. \u201cThe nose of the plane started shaking on the runway when we took off. We shook, but the pilot was in charge of the situation. Then it started shaking all over the place, \u201dsaid passenger Mike Gaffney, who was traveling to Chicago with his son, Mike Jr., to surprise his sister for her 70th birthday.\nMike Jr. said the plane was shaking \u201creally bad. I\u2019ve been on the plane for"}
{"article":"(CNN)Empathy. Confidence. Passion. These are the traits the next police chief in Ferguson, Missouri, will need to shrink the ocean of distrust between community and police. So says Cecil Smith. And maybe he should know. Smith is the police chief in Sanford, Florida, another community rocked by racial tensions and poor police-community relations after the high-profile shooting of a black teenager -- the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin. And if Smith's experience is any guide, it will take \"a lot of prayer and a little goading\" to convince someone to step into the job vacated this week by Chief Thomas Jackson. \"That community, as we see, has been hurting and struggling for some time now,\" he says. And how: . -- The community remains deeply scarred by the events last year, after the August shooting death of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown by a white Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson, and the November decision by the St. Louis County Grand Jury not to charge Wilson, who later resigned. Occasionally violent protests and sometimes heavy-handed responses by police deepened divisions and distrust. -- The police department was already groaning under the epic weight of months of nearly constant protest and last week's release of a damning Department of Justice report that found evidence of discriminatory conduct on the part of Ferguson officials. -- Add to that the obvious fears facing officers following the shooting early Thursday of two police officers only hours after Jackson resigned. The decision for Jackson to step aside was a mutual one between the chief and city, Mayor James Knowles told reporters. He'll get severance and a year of health insurance and will turn the reins over to Ferguson police Lt. Col Al Eickhoff next week. The city will launch a nationwide search for a permanent replacement, Knowles said. \"The City of Ferguson looks to become an example of how a community can move forward in the face of adversity.  We are committed to keeping our police department and having one that exhibits the highest degree of professionalism and fairness,\" said Knowles -- who has himself been targeted by protesters demanding he resign. To get there, it might look to Sanford for guidance. There, trust in the police department bottomed out in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting. While no police officers were involved in the shooting, anger over their perceived failure to arrest the teenager's killer, George Zimmerman, pushed relations in the community to a boiling point, eventually resulting in the firing of Chief Bill Lee. Zimmerman eventually was arrested, and a jury acquitted him. Smith watched the chaos play out from Elgin, Illinois, where he was deputy police chief. A former boss in Illinois suggested he look at the job, so he traveled to Florida on his own time, getting to know the community and learning what divided residents and police. He still isn't sure how to explain why he took the job. \"The first year, I was still wondering, was it a smart move?\" Smith joked. But things are better now, he says. After taking the job, Smith made it a point of spending time \"walking and talking\" in Sanford, building relationships with community leaders and everyday residents. Inside the department, stepped up training in engagement and ethical policing. He also stepped up recruitment of African-American officers. \"One of the things that's going on is we don't have people who look like us in the community,\" said Smith, himself an African-American. He handed out long-delayed promotions. And he even presided over a makeover, enlisting officers to help choose new uniforms. The new chief in Ferguson will likely need to do some of the same things, Smith says. Community leaders and other officials agree. \"We need to deal with the culture issue here to make sure whoever is coming in behind Chief Jackson is not a new face and a new name on the same type of issues,\" Patricia Bynes, a Democratic committeewoman for Ferguson Township,\" told CNN Wednesday. \"We need to seriously deal with the culture of the police department and the municipal courts and the way the city is run.\" New York police Commissioner William Bratton said there are two issues confronting the heads of police forces. There is the lack of trust on the community's part and the lack of confidence some officers have in their leadership. On the first issue, he said: \"You need to be willing to embrace that there is a need to change.\" To police leadership consultant John Vanek, whoever takes over the Ferguson department will need to have the same leadership traits valued in boardrooms across the world -- the ability to form partnerships across organizational lines, to think differently, to turn failure into success and to do it all in a harsh media spotlight. But that's easier said than done. \"There's going to be a lot of hostility in Ferguson for a long time,\" he said. So will the new chief need to be African-American to help defuse the racial tensions roiling the city? Here's the politic answer: Find the right candidate, regardless of race. \"You want to find the best candidate to be police chief,\" said attorney Benjamin Crump, who has represented the families of both Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown.  \"But diversity is very important. It's very important that the police officers understand the communities, at least want to engage with members of the community they are going to be protecting and serving.\" \"There's an old saying in the black community that everybody else is protected and served but we are policed,\" Crump said. \"We don't want to be policed. We want to be protected and served as any American citizen.\" CNN's Nick Valencia contributed to this report.","highlights":"NYPD commissioner: Chiefs need to embrace need for change . Ferguson might look to Sanford, Florida's experience when choosing a new chief . That city also had to find ways to heal divisions between community and police .","id":"b130dc8131c488416cc9ea176b36ab4d18f3b3b1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" former police chief of the town of Oak Park, Illinois, where he served from 1987-1999 and where he served as interim chief from 2005 to 2006. He retired as a captain from the city of Chicago in 2000. (Chicago is one of America's largest cities, with a population of 2.7 million. Ferguson, Missouri, has about 21,000 residents.) In Oak Park, Smith was tasked with handling major protests like the first \"No Nukes\" rallies on November 6-7, 1980, as well as with dealing with a variety of civil unrest that followed in that city's recent past. And he thinks it could help Ferguson. \"When you work in these environments -- and I have -- you learn from it that communities want to be engaged in what's going on,\" he told CNN. \"And they want to be a part of that process.\" The appointment of Ferguson's new chief will be announced Friday, according to the city clerk's office. The chief will be the city's fifth in about two years, and the mayor will be sworn in as a councilperson on December 16. He'll have a lot on his plate -- one-third of the city is black, the other two-thirds are white, and the racial disparity of population and of crime is growing, according to recent figures released by the Justice Department, which are under appeal. In August 2014, the city became a national flashpoint when 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer. Brown was African-American, the officer was white. The Justice Department has alleged that police practices and policies amount to racial discrimination. Ferguson officials have denied this and have recently hired a new municipal prosecutor and police chief, hoping that will quell the unrest. \"Now we need to get the community involved,\" Smith said. \"I think that's going to happen, and it's going to happen sooner than later. Because I think the community wants to be involved.\" He said the community may feel neglected as a matter of routine -- \"they might feel that they don't count, that they don't have an opportunity to be a part of what the department does.\" That's why his first task as police chief of Oak Park was to start talking to people. \"I went out and met a lot of the community activists, met a lot"}
{"article":"It is an incredible moment when, after hours of waiting, you finally get to see a whale swimming in the ocean. And wildlife photographer, Jon Cornforth, 43, managed an even rarer sighting when he witnessed two of the majestic mammals exploding out of northern Pacific Ocean together, before coming crashing down in unison. The rare event was documented off the coast of Hawaii and took place near the humpback whales' breeding grounds. In sync! The gigantic sea giants rose out of the water together, and crash into the waves in unison . Scientists still do not fully understand why 40-tonne whales choose to throw themselves out of the water- but why two would decide to leap into the air at the same time is a greater mystery still . Jon Conforth has been capturing humpback whales for 15 years and says he doesn't have time to think about a composition or change camera settings when witnessing the perfect breach . Cornforth said: 'When this double breach happened, I knew that I had just seen something special, but prayed that my camera had captured the moment. 'I was howling with joy as I quickly scrolled through my images and realised that magnitude of what I had just photographed. 'Keep in mind, that I was doing this while still motoring my small boat in heavy seas with several whales still very close by.' The photographer has been capturing humpback whales for 15 years and says he doesn't have time to think about a composition or change camera settings when witnessing the perfect breach. 'I don't have time to think about composition or change my camera settings,' he said. 'I simply do what I've become proficient at and point my camera and push the shutter button.' Although he may only see the leap unfold in a second, his camera is firing at 10 frames per second to get the detailed shot. Fun with friends! The whales frolic in the waves in unison, propelling themselves into the air to the delight of photographer Cornforth . Majestic: The sight of a humpback whale rising out of the waves is breathtaking for any onlookers . It is not been categorically proven by scientists why the sea giants propel themselves out of the water, though it has been suggested it is a form of social communication. Some say it is a form of warding off predators, with larger mammals creating a resounding smash as they hit the surface. Other explanations say it simply a way of removing parasites from their bodies. It is not categorically proven why whales breach out of the waters but some think it is ward off predators with the sound . Other suggestions for why they breach are to rid themselves of parasites and communicate with other whales . Female whales can often be seen nudging their calves to the surface in order to learn how to breach. Whatever the reason, the sight is still a breathtaking one, especially when you are metres away from the 40-tonne creatures. The photographs capture the sheer power of these mammals, which can reach 62.5 ft in length. Humpback whales are common in the Hawaii area, as they migrate here annually to breed in the warmer waters . Humpback whales are known for their mystical songs, which can travel for vast distances through the ocean. They are omnivores, but can be found near coastlines feeding on krill, plankton and other small fish. Annually the whales migrate to warmer waters closer to the equator to breed. Cornforth said: 'When this double breach happened, I knew that I had just seen something special, but prayed that my camera had captured the moment' Triumphant!\u00a0'I was howling with joy as I quickly scrolled through my images and realised that magnitude of what I had just photographed'","highlights":"Photographer Jon Cornforth captured the incredible event in Hawaii . The humpback whales were pictured near their breeding ground . Cornforth said he was\u00a0howling with joy when he saw the pictures back .","id":"3240d7d2a3eebb749a25c1afa04d87b39d063871","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" engaging in a love bite.\nWhile swimming off a remote, deserted beach near the Falkland Islands, Cornforth, who lives in Devon, UK, spotted a pair of humpback whales \u2013 one of the largest creatures on Earth \u2013 who appeared to be sharing a kiss. The intimate encounter lasted \u2018a few moments\u2019 before one of the beasts moved on.\n\u2018The encounter was totally unexpected,\u2019 Jon said. \u2018They were in calm waters and we had a long wait until we could actually see them.\nHe added: \u2018It wasn\u2019t a real \u201ckiss\u201d, just more of a nudge of the head.\u2019\nThe couple were visiting the Falkland Islands\u2019 capital, Stanley, for the first time in several years, and were hoping to see whales from the shore.\nIn a matter of minutes, they saw three whales near the beach and, after spending about three hours watching them, were treated to a closer encounter than they would have expected.\n\u2018At first we were watching three whales, but then we noticed there was a fourth one \u2013 a much bigger male \u2013 that was following the others,\u2019 the photographer explained. \u2018But then he started to do what I would call a kind of \u201ckiss\u201d with the female.\n\u2018It was a very brief encounter, perhaps only for a few moments. I had my camera on me and we couldn\u2019t have been in the water any more than half an hour.\n\u2018To see two whales doing that in one moment was just incredible,\u2019 he added.\nAnd, it seems, the 2,000-mile journey to reach the remote islands had been worthwhile for the marine biologist couple, as they were able to witness something they had never seen before.\n\u2018As far as I know, there have been no other instances of whales \u201ckissing\u201d like this, even though many have observed humpback whales in this sort of behaviour, sometimes with another whale and other times with a seal,\u2019 said Jon.\nAccording to National Geographic, humpback whales, the largest of the baleen whales, can grow up to 50 feet long and weigh around 40 tonnes. They are found in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere and are the only known species to produce \u2018mysticetes\u2019 or bubble nets to capture their prey.\nThey are known for their singing and are one of the only known mammals to produce \u2018sonar pulses\u2019 to get to the bottom of a"}
{"article":"It was only a small-sided game at the end of a session at Arsenal\u2019s London Colney training ground, but heads were turned when teenage striker Chuba Akpom, called over to join them, cut in from the left flank and curled the ball, side-footed, around the goalkeeper to score. The move echoed a former time and a former forward, as if the ghost of Thierry Henry was still haunting the centre\u2019s pitches with his trademark dribble and finish. Alexis Sanchez came running over to Akpom, leaping around excitedly and shouting \u2018Titi, Titi, Titi, Titi!\u2019 Arsenal's teenage striker Chuba Akpom has been compared to club legend Thierry Henry . Thierry Henry was Akpom's idol growing up and the youngster is keen to emulate his success . Akpom (left), walks to training with Arsenal team-mates Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck . There is still a long, long way to go until the 19-year-old gets anywhere near close to his idol Henry, but nicknames tend to stick around. \u2018One day in training with the first team I scored an Henry-type goal, cutting inside and finishing,\u2019 Akpom tells Sportsmail. \u2018I could see Sanchez jumping, he\u2019 s an enthusiastic guy at the best of times and he\u2019s going: \u201cTiti, Titi, Titi, Titi!\u201d \u2018The next morning he came to me and said \u201cTiti.\u201d 'Then the next morning he came to me and said \u201cTiti.\u201d I asked: 'hold on is this my new nickname?' That\u2019s how it came about and it\u2019s stuck since then. \u2018Now the lads just call me Titi or Thierry Henry - I\u2019ll take that. It\u2019s not a bad comparison to have. \u2018He was my idol growing up. Playing for the academy and watching Arsenal\u2019s first team I used to see players like Henry scoring every week and it really inspired me.\u2019 Akpom was born and bred in east London\u2019s Canning Town and joined Arsenal aged six. Akpom closes down Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster during September's League Cup tie . Akpom celebrates after scoring during the 2014 International Tournament match with Holland . England U20 play Mexico U20 at 7.45pm on Wednesday 25 March at The Hive, Barnet FC. Tickets for the game at The Hive are priced at \u00a33 for adults and \u00a31.50 for kids and can be purchased by calling 0208 381 3800 or at www.venuetoolbox.com\/thehivelondon . Manager Arsene Wenger has been so impressed with his progress the Frenchman has him training with the first team and has included him regularly on the bench this season, featuring several times in the Premier League and FA Cup. Even if the Henry comparisons are premature, there is no denying Akpom is beginning to make his mark where it matters. \u2018I\u2019m with the senior team now in the changing room and on the training ground,\u2019 he adds. \u2018It\u2019s all about getting familiar with the environment and the players and getting as much game time as I can. \u2018A lot of them are international players, a lot are England players; Calum Chambers, Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck, Kieran Gibbs. I look up to them. 'They\u2019ve made it into the England senior team. It\u2019s good to be around them and get good advice.\u2019 Akpom is a right-footed front man but likes to drop out wide to the left flank to torment full-backs. Sound familiar? His is quick and skilful with a sharp finish. Most importantly, he scores goal. For Arsenal youth teams and England Under 15 to Under 20 level, bucketfuls of them. Akpom in the thick of the action during Arsenal's Premier League win over Aston Villa last month . The teenage striker celebrates after Nacho Monreal converts the winning penalty in a League Cup tie at West Brom last season . \u2018People keep telling me having a child is the best feeling,\u2019 he says. \u2018I haven\u2019 t had that yet I\u2019m too young, but when I score goals - I\u2019d be surprised if you beat that feeling.\u2019 He cites one of the game\u2019s greatest goal-scorers, the Brazilian Ronaldo, as another idol and closer to home is aiming at the top. But, unlike the lightning runs down the left wing, he understands all of that will come slowly. \u2018Wayne Rooney is another player I look up to,\u2019 he explains. \u2018He\u2019s the captain of the national team and that\u2019s something I would like to try to do. \u2018I\u2019d love to be a captain - of England and Arsenal. Leading by example off the pitch and on it. It would be a dream. \u2018Right now, it\u2019s about getting in the squad first. You look at Luke Shaw, see him go to the World Cup last summer, it shows you how fast things can change. \u2018Raheem Sterling is a good friend of mine, Ross Barkley; young players are getting their chance. But now it\u2019s about taking it step-by-step. There\u2019s no rush.\u2019 The Together for England Roadshow is a nationwide drive aimed at inspiring current and future Three Lions fans by strengthening the national side\u2019s relationship with local communities. Following on from the release of the England DNA philosophy, the roadshows will look to encourage a consistent thread of national pride aimed at creating a better England, both on and off-the-field.","highlights":"19-year-old Akpom scored Thierry Henry-esque goal in training . It led to an his team-mates comparing him to Arsenal's French icon . Akpom has been involved in Arsene Wenger's first team squad . He joined the north London club at the age of six . Admits he'd like to captain Arsenal and England once day . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news .","id":"c0b9891b879832bb45a87f24fe459573405dbfca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in a lovely, dipping goal from 22 yards.\nA number of more experienced players on the pitch, watching from the sidelines, broke into applauding whoops and the 17-year-old striker grinned shyly. His teammates, who had watched from a far-field pitch, surrounded him, and the players still in the training ground made their way across to congratulate him.\nA small, sweet moment in a training ground where, amid a sea of bright-eyed teenagers, it can be hard to tell one from another.\n\u201cWe were talking about it a lot,\u201d a 17-year-old defender called Yassin Fortune said later. \u201cEverybody loves Chuba. Chuba\u2019s young, he\u2019s fresh. He\u2019s the new boy.\u201d\nFor now, the striker is the new kid with Arsenal. The club signed Akpom from a youth team in his home city of Lincoln in September. He is one of three teenagers who made their first team debuts in the past week in the Gunners\u2019 FA Cup third-round tie against Coventry City and FA Youth Cup semifinal against Chelsea.\nBorn in London but raised in a suburb of the U.K. capital, Akpom was given an England Under-17s call-up in the summer by then-England coach Steve Cooper, who had known the striker since he was a 13-year-old for the Under-15s squad.\nBut the forward went to U.S. soccer scouts in Europe, where he has impressed for Arsenal's youth team and in matches such as the one in Coventry.\nAt 6-foot-3, Akpom was in his element during the Under-18s\u2019 3-0 win, providing plenty of space for teammates up top to maneuver and shoot at goal.\n\u201cWe wanted to move him out wide,\u201d Arsenal coach Steve Bould said afterward. \u201cWe said, \u2018You go and support the striker.\u2019\u201d\nWith only days before the Under-18 team next plays, Akpom said he is eager to keep playing and improve on his recent performances. He is also eager to spend more time around his teammates.\n\u201cThey\u2019re like a family,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve made friends here. I like to be here. It\u2019s easier for me to get along with the guys.\u201d\nFor now, he has a chance to see more of them. The Under-18s are in the quarterfinals of the"}
{"article":"Democratic senators remain irritated with their GOP colleagues who last week sent a letter to Iranian leaders undercutting President Barack Obama, but they will still back bipartisan legislation that would give Congress final say over a nuclear deal. Enough members of the president's party have signaled support for that bill and another that would impose new sanctions on Iran if it doesn't make an agreement with negotiators that the White House would be powerless to stop the measures from going into effect once passed. The Obama administration and its international partners now have until March 24 to set up the framework for a deal. Scroll down for video . Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, a Republican, center, is flanked by the committee's ranking member, Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat, right, and Sen. James Risch, a Republican, as they listen to Secretary of State John Kerry, center, back to camera, testify on Capitol Hill last week. Corker and Menendez are the chief sponsors of one of the bills that would restrict the executive branch's negotiating authority . After that, a dozen Democratic senators, including Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Affairs committee, have said they will join with the GOP majority to pass bills inserting themselves into the process. One would levy additional sanctions on Iran after June 30 if it doesn't agree to the final terms of a deal, though monthly waivers would be allowed should more time be requested. The other would give the Senate the power to reject within 60 days any pact the executive branch makes with Iran. Democrats who spoke with Politico\u00a0voiced their displeasure with the 47 GOP senators who wrote a letter to Iran notifying the country's leaders that any contract it makes with the Obama administration would be nullified when a new president takes office in January 2017, whereas most members of the upper chamber would be in office for years to come. But that hasn't changed their position on the core issue, they've said. 'The letter\u2019s incredibly unfortunate and inappropriate,' Heitkamp said.'That doesn\u2019t diminish my support for the legislation that we introduced.' Michigan Sen. Gary Peters similarly said the missive was 'simply unacceptable' and 'brought hyperpartisanship to an issue that we need to maintain our bipartisanship in.' He added: 'That doesn\u2019t change my support for that bill. \u2026 I stay firm.' Blumenthal last week called Republicans' actions 'unconscionable' and bemoaned them for disrespecting the president. At the time, he said the bipartisan coalition of senators willing to buck the White House was 'in tatters.' Blumenthal told CNN that he was determined to 'stitch it back together,' though. A week later it appeared that the group was holding strong and that Senate Foreign Relations Bob Corker, one of just seven Republican senators who did not sign the 'open letter,' was correct in predicting last Thursday that the whole thing would blow over. 'Let a couple days go by. We think there\u2019s going to be really ignited momentum,' Corker had told Politico. Nobody\u2019s dropping out. We\u2019ve had reaffirmed commitment.' Democratic senators remain irritated with their GOP colleagues who last week sent a letter to Iranian leaders, but they will still back bipartisan legislation that would give Congress final say over a nuclear deal. Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, pictured here last Wednesday on Capitol Hill, authored the missive to Tehran . Meanwhile, Republicans who did sign the letter triumphantly declared on the Sunday news shows that they had no 'regrets' about sending Tehran the strongly worded message. 'I stand by the letter,' National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rodger Wicker said on NBC's Meet the Press. 'I think it's interesting that we've had so much talk about process, just like we've had talk about process with Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech, rather than dealing with the substance,' the Mississippi Republican asserted, referring to House Republican leadership's end run around the White House earlier this year when it invited Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN he thinks it was 'fair' for Republicans to explain that Congress will be involved in the process one way or another. 'I don\u2019t think it was a mistake,' he said of the message to Tehran. 'The administration would like to have a distraction, but the point is the subject of the matter,' the GOP leader said. 'Apparently, the Obama administration is on the cusp of entering into a very bad deal with one of the worst regimes in the world.' Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the author of the GOP letter, said on CBS' Face the Nation that 'Iran\u2019s leaders needed to hear the message loud and clear.' 'I can tell you they are not hearing the message from Geneva,' he told show host Bob Schieffer. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has primarily led talks with Tehran on behalf of the U.S., lambasted letter signers on Sunday, saying, 'I\u2019ve never seen anything like this.' Kerry, a former Massachusetts senator, warned that negotiations would likely extend beyond the end of the month. 'We believe very much that there\u2019s not going to be anything that\u2019s going to change in April or May or June that suggests that a decision you can\u2019t make now will be made then,' he said in a separate appearance on Face the Nation. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has primarily led talks with Tehran on behalf of the U.S., warned Sunday that negotiations would likely extend beyond Democrats' deadline for an agreement framework- March 24 . The White House has threatened to veto Senate legislation interfering with the administration's attempt to convince Tehran to put aside its nuclear ambitions. Obama's chief of staff Denis McDonough again told Corker, a sponsor of the 60-day review bill along with predecessor Menendez, in a Saturday note that the president would not sign legislation usurping his ability to unilaterally approve these types of agreements with foreign governments. McDonough said in the letter to Corker that the White House has 'welcomed Congress\u2019 important role' in talks before essentially instructing the legislative branch to butt out. The Corker-Menendez legislation 'goes well beyond ensuring that Congress has a role to play in any deal with Iran,' McDonough contended, and could set a 'potentially damaging precedent.' On Monday, the White House reiterated its stance that Congress has thoroughly been consulted during negotiations and vowed to continue involving the legislature when the time comes to talk about removing sanctions on Iran. Claims to the contrary are 'baloney,' the president's spokesman, Josh Earnest, said, . Earnest said that legislation giving Congress 60 days to reject a deal would suggest to the Iranians that the United States may not stick to its end of the bargain. 'We can't have a situation where you have people in the Congress back seat driving,' the Obama administration official said. If Democrats and Republicans in the Senate stick together, the White House will not be able undo their work. Supporters of the bills now number in the mid 60s. A vote of 66 lawmakers or more in favor of the measures would tie the president's hands. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday it was 'unrealistic' for the White House to think that Congress wouldn't have a say in any dealings with Iran, however. 'I have supported the negotiations to this point, but any deal that touches upon the congressional statutory sanctions is gonna get a review of Congress, and the only question is are you going to have a constructive, deliberate bipartisan process, or are you going to be rushed and partisan,' he said on Meet the Press.","highlights":"The White House would be powerless to stop the measures from going into effect once passed if as many Democrats as expected defect . One bill would levy additional sanctions on Iran if it doesn't agree to the final terms of a deal; the other would give the Senate the power to reject any pact the executive branch makes with the country . The Obama administration and its international partners now have until March 24 to set up the framework for an agreement or the Senate will act . Congress' complaints are 'baloney' White House spokesman said Monday . 'We can't have a situation where you have people in the Congress back seat driving,' he said .","id":"28d6cb22b3f931f988c8c0c3ecbfa7edbfabcb87","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" have said they will join with Senate Republicans to pass the measure that a filibuster is not likely.\nSen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said Wednesday that he \"hopes the White House will change its position\" on the proposed sanctions.\nDemocrats, including Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), are still angry at the senators who sent the letter: Sens. Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Tim Kaine (Va.), both veterans, and newer members, Jim Risch (Idaho), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), and Orrin Hatch (Utah).\n\u201cYou have a great responsibility, a great duty to the country, to vote in the national interest and not in your own political interest. But what have you done? You have used the U.S. Senate to undermine and threaten a process that may well result in the greatest diplomatic achievement in the history of this country, and that was just wrong,\u201d Reid told the four senators Tuesday in a scolding meeting.\nSen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is a leader of the \u201cGang of Four\u201d Democratic senators who will introduce legislation that would give Congress authority to review and reject a final nuclear deal with Iran. Other Democrats are expected to sign on to the bill.\nBut some Republican senators said Wednesday that Congress' role in reviewing a deal is less important than keeping Obama from reaching one in the first place.\n\u201cWhy would we want to pre-approve a bad agreement when we have the tools, which we do, to approve a good agreement and preclude a bad agreement? So I just think that's the way that the United States ought to approach this, is in favor of a good agreement not against a bad agreement,\u201d Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said.\nThat view is echoed by a number of senators, who said the letter, sent to Iranian leaders, is an attempt to counter Obama's outreach to Iran.\nMcCain also said it was too late in the process for Congress to use a review provision.\nSome lawmakers said the effort was doomed from the start.\nSen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) told reporters Tuesday that lawmakers were \u201cmaking a mistake by sending a letter to the Iranians.\u201d\nSen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said the four senators and their colleagues would try \u201cto change [the president's] policy"}
{"article":"There's a first time for everything, isn't there? First time in a new country. First time you go on a holiday that leaves you speechless. And the first time you take one of those 'selfies' that everyone is talking about. The country was Burma, which has \u00a0just started opening up to touris, and since the best way to see the sights is by taking a river cruise, I booked up for a few nights onboard. 'A floating paradise': A river cruise on the Sanctuary Ananda was the best way to see the sights . The brochure promised enchantment and luxury, along with the chance to experience this fascinating land close up. I have to say, they were true to their promise. The boat, Sanctuary Ananda, is basically a floating paradise. The first thing I did when I got to my cabin was throw open the French doors and step on to the veranda. The second thing was to clamber on to the fluffy nest of a bed and enjoy the sight of a new world sliding past my windows. At this point, I promised myself that one day I would lie there and watch the sunrise. Next morning, thanks to jet lag, that's exactly what I did. It was so superb, I set my alarm so I could enjoy it every day. Ox-cart ride anyone? Stan enjoyed his bumpy ride in the back of the taxi . The only way to see the temples.... from a balloon . Our guide later explained that the owners of Sanctuary Ananda, obviously aware of the negative impact tourism can sometimes have on real lives like these, are working with the village elders to plan for the future. The first fruits of this philanthropic project are a full-time teacher and a library in the village. The next few days passed in a blur of excitement. We stopped off to explore ancient ruins and temples that were still very much in use. One day I found myself wandering along a dusty path, wilting in the heat. I hailed a passing ox cart, which had the word 'taxi' scrawled on the side, and got a delightfully bumpy lift back to the shore. Next morning I was up before the sun had even thought about rising. I couldn't sleep, and couldn't face breakfast. Truth be told, I could hardly stop myself from doing a dance. The reason was simple. I live in Bristol, which is pretty much home of the hot air balloon. I've always wanted to go up in one of these outsized cuddly toys, but for one reason or another I've never got round to it. Until now. So there I was, on a gorgeous boat in a land of loveliness, crossing my fingers for good ballooning weather. Luckily, the wind stayed away and the captain announced that conditions were perfect. A few of us scampered up the bank and climbed into a vintage coach that would carry us to the take-off field. The balloon sighed into the sky just in time for the sun to rise over the 2,000 temples of Bagan. As balloon rides go, it was magical. The early morning sunlight shone through the mist, picking out temples and pagodas with golden sparks. That was when I decided it was time for my first selfie. I'm not saying it was the best picture I've ever taken, but it is definitely one click I am never going to forget. Days were spent\u00a0exploring ancient ruins and temples that are still very much in use . Bagan at dusk: The ancient capital of Myanmar has more than 2,200 Buddhist temples and pagodas . On our last evening we were treated to a candlelit feast under the night sky. As I sat there thinking nothing could improve my world, a flurry of shooting stars whooshed overhead. Moments later, a harvest moon peeped over the horizon, lighting up the river. I actually had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Our host, Daniel, saw my\u00a0dazed\u00a0look and asked if I could think of any way, no matter how big or small, in which the company could improve my holiday experience. I'll be honest, I tried. I really did. I gave it my full attention. I desperately tried to think of something I would have changed. But I couldn't think of a thing. Not a single, solitary one. I had to turn to Daniel and admit the truth. It had been the perfect holiday. Abercrombie & Kent abercrombiekent.co.uk (01242 855 469) offers a six-night trip to Burma from \u00a32,095pp, including return flights, overnight accommodation in Yangon, and a four-night cruise on Sanctuary Ananda (sanctuaryretreats.com) between Mandalay and Bagan. Return fares from Heathrow with Singapore Airlines (singaporeair.com) cost from \u00a3775pp. Through-fares combining rail travel from the South West to London with First Great Western are available. Visit rail-fly.com .","highlights":"River cruise through Burma is a good way to see the sights . Hot air balloon rides offer great views of temples from above . Flag down an ox and cart for a taxi ride with a difference .","id":"9bf6a5b8f644d06f83fa33fc3cc13118eac04dfc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" raving about.\nAnd that's how we met for the very first time, that moment when I took that photo. I have a feeling we are going to have many many moments like this. The moment when I look at it, I am still wondering how on earth did I take this. I am wondering what I saw, how my eyes saw what others couldn't, what I didn't see that you might. And even now, when I look at that photo, it reminds me of that very moment, the one where we took it. And I love it. And I love the story behind it. I wish you were there.\nThe first time I went out in public with my little baby in my tummy. I had a very clear idea of what we would look like after the first 8 month of our travels. I had to work out the clothes the best I could, and I had to make sure I will have enough clothes to wear and look good, but also be prepared for the sudden changes when it is time for baby number 2 (or if I won't have number 2 right away, I at least wanted to get started looking more pregnant). But we didn't do exactly that. The weather didn't quite cooperate with our plans.\nThe first time I was pregnant was also the first time I was abroad since the pregnancy, and it was quite a weird feeling. I don't travel pregnant very often, so it was weird to be away from all things I usually know and love and just be there, doing things I have already done several times before. I can say I have done some of them before. Being away from home. But this time there were no other distractions or places I knew well, which meant I had to get rid of all my routines and just follow my baby and get creative about how to make things work. It was an interesting experience. And it gave me my first taste of solo travelling. It turned out that it wasn't quite as difficult as I thought it would be. Maybe the baby helped me with it.\nFirst time is always a learning process. It's like first day at school. You always have that feeling that people expect you to know a lot, but you really don't. And you don't like that feeling either. It can be quite intimidating. I can't tell you how many times we felt we had messed up on that first day of school. That we didn't know"}
{"article":"Mental health checks in the civil aviation industry lack the rigour needed, a former BA pilot has claimed in the wake of this week's Germanwings disaster. Alastair Rosenschein, now an aviation consultant, made the comments after it was revealed co-pilot Andreas Lubitz hid an illness from his employers and crashed the plane into a mountain killing 149 people on board. 'This recent accident demonstrates that the mental health checks lack the rigour that is specifically required in a safety sensitive industry like civil aviation,' he said. Scroll down for video . Killer in the cockpit: Andreas Lubitz - pictured competing in a half-marathon in 2013 - was reportedly in the middle of a 'relationship crisis' when he crashed the Germanwings airliner into the Alps, killing himself and 149 others . German detectives were also pictured carrying computer equipment from Lubitz's family home in the small town north of Frankfurt . Potential breakthrough: German detectives carry evidence boxes from the 28-year-old's apartment on the outskirts of Dusseldorf on Thursday . Yesterday, the boss of Germanwings admitted Lubitz had slipped through the 'safety net' and should never have been flying. And today it was discovered the co-pilot hid an illness from his employers. Following a search of his Dusseldorf apartment, investigators revealed they had found torn-up sick leave notes - current ones and one issued for the day of the disaster. Lubitz locked the pilot out of the Airbus A320's cockpit before setting the plane's controls to descend into a rocky valley, French prosecutors said yesterday. He had previously been signed off from training with depression in 2008 and was reportedly receiving mental health support up until Tuesday's crash. The 28-year-old was also in the middle of the 'relationship crisis' with his girlfriend in the weeks before the crash and may have been struggling to cope with a break-up,\u00a0German newspaper Bild reported. It was  claimed this morning that the couple may have previously been engaged to be married next year. Mr Rosenschein, who was previously a researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, added: 'The safety net has a very wide mesh and that mesh needs to be narrowed. 'Athough suicide among pilots is not uncommon, murder-suicide is extremely rare.' Slipped through the net: Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had suffered from depression and \u2018burnout\u2019 which had held up his career . Investigators enter Lubitz's house on the outskirts of Dusseldorf yesterday as the probe into the crash continues . In a blunt admission, Carsten Spohr, the head of Lufthansa, which owns the budget airline, admitted Lubitz had slipped through the safety net. \u2018The pilot had passed all his tests, all his medical exams,\u2019 he said. \u2018He was 100 per cent fit to fly without any restrictions. 'We have at Lufthansa, a reporting system where crew can report \u2013 without being punished \u2013 their own problems, or they can report about the problems of others without any kind of punishment. 'All the safety nets we are all so proud of here have not worked in this case.\u2019 Lubitz passed one of the most rigorous assessments when he was accepted for flight training by Lufthansa, according to\u00a0The Telegraph. The airline said Lubitz trained at the Lufthansa Flight Training School in Bremen. An assessment required by Germany's civil aviation authority, the DLR, plus standards imposed by Lufthansa were needed before he was accepted. However, although the process includes psychometric testing of the candidate's ability to work under pressure and handle stress, they do not examine personality or lifestyle more closely, The Telegraph reported. Lufthansa, like other airlines, does not operate a formal vetting process for aspiring pilots. Investigation: \u00a0French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation for what appears to be a case of suicide involving mass murder . Search: Teams working in the difficult Alpine terrain clear scattered crash debris and search for bodies and belongings . Debris from the jet, operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline, was found near Barcelonnette . New information about Lubitz's life emerged just hours after police investigating the disaster began a four-hour search of his flat, which he is said to have shared with a girlfriend. Officers  found 'evidence of mental illness' but no suicide note, Der Spiegel reported. It is understood detectives have found significant material on Lubitz's computer, which they are now carefully examining for any explanation for his terrible actions. He reportedly received a year and half of psychiatric treatment and was at one point recommended to be examined by a doctor before flying. However, he passed his psychological assessments and was later considered fit to fly. Germany\u2019s Federal Aviation Office confirmed this morning that Lubitz had a medical condition noted in his pilot\u2019s records which required him to have a regular examination. Doctors giving pilots their regular medical checks assess their psychological soundness at the same time, according to the UK\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority. This is done before they first fly and at regular intervals after that \u2013 once a year for under-40s and every six months for those over that age. Pilots are not made to sit detailed psychological tests, but the doctors are qualified to spot problems including signs of stress, fatigue and drug or alcohol abuse. CAA standards state: \u2018During assessment of the applicant\u2019s history, the doctor should make a general inquiry about mental health, which may include mood, sleep and alcohol use. \u2018The doctor should observe the applicant during the process of the examination and assess the mental state of the applicant.\u2019 A CAA spokesman said: \u2018There is a psychological element to the pilots\u2019 medical assessments. It forms part of the medical examination which pilots have to undergo to get their medical certificate without which they can\u2019t fly.","highlights":"Claims made after it was revealed Airbus A320 co-pilot crashed deliberately . Today it was discovered Andreas Lubitz hid an illness from his employers . Lufthansa flight training assessments don't examine personality or lifestyle . Lufthansa does not operate a formal vetting process for aspiring pilots .","id":"f2478b3a964668a109fdd208033e74966493ffa9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" emerged that Andreas Lubitz had twice asked for psychiatric help from a doctor before he was cleared to fly a single-engine aircraft for Germanwings.\nGermanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed into a mountain in France on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board. Lubitz is believed to have deliberately crash-landed the plane, killing himself.\nGermanwings pilot's request for help\nLubitz's request for help came in December 2011 while he was studying to be a co-pilot and was in the middle of training, according to The Telegraph. Lubitz reportedly contacted his doctor who spoke to the airline's own medical professionals, the paper reported.\nThe co-pilot had made the request through a special medical centre that is set up by the German airline's doctors to help staff and air crew who feel they might be at risk of falling into depression due to the stresses of the job.\nThe doctor interviewed Lubitz, reported The Telegraph, and was satisfied that he was well enough to fly. Lubitz was cleared in the interview to fly as a co-pilot but not to fly alone.\nIn January 2012, another interview took place after Lubitz started his course to become a pilot, according to German news agency DAPD. At this point he was still undergoing mental health checks, but after this interview was cleared to fly alone.\nDespite a later interview in November 2012, in which Lubitz is said to have revealed his problems with depressions, he was still allowed to fly as a co-pilot until the day before the crash.\nPsychological tests are not enough\nWhile the psychological tests carried out by the Germanwings centre are a good way for airlines to look after the mental health of staff, they are not enough to guarantee mental health in such stressful jobs.\nAfter learning that a pilot had lied on his medical record about a previous psychiatric episode, the European Agency for Safety and Air Navigation (EASA) said it would now extend its checks to co-pilots.\nIn January, the US Federal Aviation Administration banned the use of antidepressants that affected a pilot's cognitive functions - including decision making, memory and focus.\n\"I see many pilots struggle, many who come to me because they are not feeling right,\" said former Delta Airlines captain John Cox, who has advised airlines on training pilots. \"If you were a truck driver and you've been up"}
{"article":"A woman has told how she fulfilled a promise to her twin when she successfully fought to get her sex attacker jailed after she committed suicide. In a landmark legal case, Sharon Hennessy, 30, won justice for her sister Michelle who killed herself aged 27 in October 2012, a year after she was punched, kicked and sexually abused as she walked home from a night out. At the time of Michelle's death, police were pursuing a rape case against her attacker Sean Thackaberry, but they said they would close it because there was no chance of a conviction without her evidence. Michelle (left) and her twin Sharon, pictured together on their 21st birthday. Michelle committed suicide a year about being attacked after a night out. Sharon reveals how she fought to bring her sister's attacker to justice . Sean Thackaberry was jailed for five years in a landmark case over attacking Michelle Hennessy . But Sharon, of Kildare Town, Ireland, had promised her beloved twin she would not let her attacker walk free. The pledge was important to Sharon because after initially being charged with rape, Thackaberry was released on bail \u2013 and Michelle said she did not feel safe while he was on the streets. The family believe this was one of the reasons Michelle took her own life. Sharon reveals how Michelle - who was a fan of skydiving and nights out - changed after the attack. She said: \u2018She was afraid and vulnerable and instead of travelling to far-flung corners like she had done, she spent her time sat by the fire, knitting. \u2018I hardly ever saw her put on make-up and she never went out with friends, like she used to. \u2018She\u2019d been so proud of her girly locks and her sense of fashion, but afterwards she didn\u2019t care. \u2018We were furious that Thackaberry hadn\u2019t been locked up and whenever Michelle left the house, his supporters would harass her. They sent her abusive messages online too, calling her a liar. \u2018The taunts and threats ground her down until she didn\u2019t feel human anymore.\u2019 In October 2012 Michelle committed suicide at home. Her sister recalled finding out \u2013 and desperately trying to reach her twin\u2019s body. She said: \u2018I remember collapsing onto the stairs and screaming from the bottom of my belly. \u2018I screamed for all the pain and emotion that my twin sister was never able to scream. I screamed for the devastation she buried inside her, until it slowly destroyed every inch of her being. \u2018I screamed for the anger she felt at not being protected from the monster who stole her life. It was devastating.\u2019 Michelle (left) and Sharon, pictured at three years old, had always been close and Sharon vowed to see her sister's attacker jailed, hiring a top lawyer and pestering police to keep the case open . Sharon, pictured at her 30th birthday (left) along with a tribute to her sister at the event (right) Michelle (right) and Sharon pictured together on their 27th birthday . Sharon was heartbroken when a lawyer told her family the ongoing case against Thackaberry would \u2018never see the light of day\u2019 because of her sister\u2019s death. \u2018It felt like the final nail in Michelle\u2019s coffin,\u2019 she said. \u2018I felt like that monster was going to win \u2013 again.\u2019 So she hired a top lawyer and repeatedly pestered the police for the case to be pursued \u2013 and the trial went ahead. In November 2013 Thackaberry, then 20, of Kildare Town, Ireland, appeared at Dublin\u2019s Central Criminal Court where he admitted aggravated sexual assault. The court was told the former boxer had violently assaulted Michelle as he walked her home, dragging her onto wasteland around 250m from her home. Michelle pictured after skydiving in Spain. Her sister Sharon reveals how Michelle changed after the attack and wouldn't leave the house . Michelle - pictured (left) skydiving in Spain, and (right) on a night out afterwards - committed suicide a year after she was attacked by Sean Thackaberry after a night out . Remembering how Michelle felt after being attacked, her sister said: \u2018She told me, \u201cI thought I was going to die\u201d.\u2019 Sharon told how Thackaberry winked at her as he was jailed for five years at Dublin\u2019s Central Criminal Court. Her sister said: \u2018I\u2019d made my sister that promise. \u2018The lawyer said there hadn\u2019t been a case in Irish history like Michelle\u2019s, where someone was convicted after the victim had died. But we wouldn\u2019t give up. \u2018Michelle was dead because of what that man did to her. \u2018We had hoped he would be prosecuted for rape, but it meant so much that Thackaberry had finally admitted what he\u2019d done. \u2018His sentence wasn\u2019t long enough for what he\u2019d done, but we were so relieved that we finally had justice for Michelle.\u2019 She said she was now fighting for other victims. \u2018They weren\u2019t even going to look at her case and didn\u2019t believe Michelle deserved justice,\u2019 she said. \u2018Michelle\u2019s case set a precedent for future court cases. Hopefully there won\u2019t be other victims like Michelle. But if there is, they won\u2019t just be forgotten, like Michelle threatened to be. \u2018People think it\u2019s bad to talk about these things but, in fact, it\u2019s one of the most important things in the world. \u2018Because it\u2019s only by talking about them that more women who feel lost like Michelle will go and get help.\u2019 In the year after her sister's death, Sharon has helped raise more than \u20ac30,000 (\u00a321,000) for suicide awareness.","highlights":"Michelle Hennessy killed herself year after attack by Sean Thackaberry . Sharon won legal landmark case of conviction without evidence from twin . Hired lawyer, pestered police for case to be pursued and trial went ahead . Thackaberry was jailed for five years at Dublin Crown Court .","id":"c533ba390122c400c878c3ed8fca21b227d55808","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in 2007 after 12 years of sexual abuse. She was also fighting to get her abuser jailed. Police failed in their efforts to put him behind bars for the rape of a young girl - then he was freed and murdered a child. Miss Hennessy, from Sheffield, said the attacker - who she believed also killed two other victims - was now in prison for life after losing a battle to clear his name. She said: \"I am delighted. He is in jail for the rest of his life but will probably be released in 2012. \"I'm glad I stuck to my promise to my sister. I am sure she is looking down and smiling.\" The attacker, who was freed on police bail following the murder of eight-year-old Amber Peat, had been on the run for 14 years. He was finally jailed for life for murdering a second victim - then killed himself while awaiting a retrial for the rape of his victim - when his defence team failed to overturn his sentence. Miss Hennessy said: \"We know from the post-mortem that he was not the only person in that caravan.\" The rapist was originally convicted in 1997. But in 2008 it emerged that two victims had come forward to allege he raped them. The second victim said the man who murdered her father had told her not to say anything when she went to police in 1997. The first victim, who was aged six, told police that she had been raped by the man in 1995. But that evidence could not be used because it had not been recorded \"because of an error\". \"This is the justice system at its worst,\" said Mr Hennessy. \"But I'm glad we got there and are at least one step closer to justice for my sister.\" It is believed he killed himself after receiving the \"terrible news\" that a jury had found him guilty. \"That was the turning point for him,\" said Mr Hennessy. \"When that news came out, he probably thought it was too much for him to deal with. \"But he was not just a sick, dirty man who used to rape our sister. \"There was always someone else with him, at least five or six other people.\" He said he believed the man had raped at least three other children. \"He was not just some evil man, but a part of a group of people"}
{"article":"You can search far and wide for the answer to a problem, but sometimes it is right under your nose. When Arsene Wenger sent Francis Coquelin on loan to Charlton in November it looked to be the final nail in the Frenchman's Arsenal career. The Gunners manager admitted as much recently, revealing he was prepared to let the midfielder leave in December. Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin (right) controls the ball during his side's win against QPR . The Frenchman wore a protective mask at Loftus Road after fracturing his nose against Everton . Coquelin, pictured challenging Sandro, has become the Gunners' midfield enforcer in recent months . But a spate of injuries in midfield saw Wenger recall Coquelin in December. The 23-year-old hasn't looked back. He's grasped his chance to become a key member of Arsenal's midfield with both hands, despite his reluctance to return to Arsenal from Charlton fearing he'd simply be warming the bench. There's an argument to suggest he's the most vital component in Wenger's plans at the present moment; the central midfield enforcer they've been crying out for in recent years. Just weeks after his Arsenal career looked to be drawing to a close, Coquelin is on the verge of agreeing a new long-term contract to stay at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger would like to say Coquelin's emergence has been pre-planned; a managerial masterstroke that has helped Arsenal turn their stuttering league form around. But that is far from the case. Coquelin played five games on loan at Charlton this season but has returned to be a first team regular . Coquelin's stint in the first team has earned him a new long-term contract with the Gunners . The Frenchman midfielder has propelled himself above compatriot Mathieu Flamini in the pecking order . Following three substitute appearances after his return from the Valley, Coquelin was handed a rare start against West Ham on December 28 in place of the injured Mathieu Flamini. He hasn't looked back. His energetic and mature displays alongside Santi Cazorla in central midfield have been a revelation - none more so than in the win at Manchester City in January. The concern with Coquelin has always been about his physical stature. Can his slender frame handle the rough and tumble of Premier League football? He's answered those questions unequivocally in recent weeks. Having fractured his nose in the recent win over Everton, the midfielder insisted upon playing on - only coming off in injury time after taking another blow to the face. Three days later he was back on the pitch, sporting a protective mask, in the narrow win over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. He's waited so long to prove himself in an Arsenal shirt, Coquelin's won't let a broken nose keep him on the sidelines now. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger admitted that he was willing to let Coquelin leave the club before his return . Wenger is still interested in Southampton's defensive midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (left) Coquelin, pictured in training, still needs to convince Wenger that he can play for Arsenal long-term . The big question is whether Coquelin is the long-term answer to Wenger's holding midfielder conundrum. After failing to sign an enforcer last summer, the Gunners will be back in the market for a midfield ball winner once more at the end of the season despite Coquelin's emergence. Morgan Schneiderlin, for the time being, is favourite to land the role provided Arsenal can strike a deal with Southampton, who will want at least \u00a325milliom. That would leave Coquelin's regular place in Wenger's team selections under threat. For now Coquelin will be focusing on keeping his place in the team until the end of the season. The returns of Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere following injury spells will cast further questions over the Frenchman's role. But, for now, the shirt is Coquelin's to lose. Having waited so long for this chance - he'll be desperate to keep it that way.","highlights":"Arsenal were set to release Francis Coquelin this summer . But he is now on the verge of signing a long-term contract at Arsenal . The Frenchman has impressed since returning from a loan at Charlton . Arsene Wenger remains interested in Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin . Coquelin must prove he can keep his place at Arsenal for years to come . READ: Schneiderlin denies Arsenal deal but refuses to commit to Saints . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news .","id":"b49b2697e288f70d6b4a09498e4b3915e05d3b0c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"man's Arsenal coffin. The then 20-year-old had featured sparingly in the first half of Arsenal's 2013-14 campaign, making just three brief substitute appearances before a 19-minute spell of his finest form in mid-December.\nWhen he returned to the club in early January, it appeared as though his chances of playing for Arsenal again were extremely slim. But the way Arsene Wenger has used him this term shows just what he thought of the youngster - and it was enough to convince the Frenchman to bring him back for a third season under his wing.\nCoquelin has played 14 times for Arsenal this campaign. The most notable one is perhaps his man-of-the-match performance for the Gunners against Everton at the Emirates on Sunday. But the 24-year-old has also started against Hull City, Sunderland, Southampton and Manchester United this season, all of whom were games in which Arsenal were looking to secure something from. Coquelin is an industrious and tireless runner, who is just as comfortable breaking up play as he is spraying passes all around him. It may not be the most spectacular form of football, but Coquelin is crucial to Arsenal's performance in the big games.\nIn the first half against Hull City, the Arsenal midfielder was the only player to hold any sort of shape during the opening 45 minutes. While his passing was not great in the first half, the youngster's energy and willingness to get on the ball was. He played 35 passes in that first 45 minutes, more than any other player on the pitch in the game, with an 82% pass completion rate. Only Jack Wilshere bettered him on the pitch.\nBut in the second half, Coquelin did the same, only better. Of his 31 passes played, 26 of those were accurate, again only bettered by Wilshere. What is particularly impressive about this is that Wilshere has some of the best passing percentages in the Premier League. (Coquelin and Coquelin are on 82% and 80% respectively.) While Coquelin may not boast such a high passing percentage, his positioning in the first 20 minutes was far superior. He always positioned himself to receive the ball and was always one or two yards in front of any of Hull's midfielders, allowing him to make quicker decisions on the ball. At one point he was two yards"}
{"article":"The big challenge for Mauricio Pochettino now is to ensure his first season as Tottenham manager doesn\u2019t fade into obscurity. There looks little danger of that on the evidence of Wednesday night\u2019s win over Swansea. Last week was one to forget following Spurs\u2019 Europa League exit to Fiorentina and Capital One Cup final defeat by Chelsea. Tottenham winger Andros Townsend celebrates after firing home the third goal against Swansea City . Mason\u2019s goal was his first in the Premier League and came in his 20th league game of the season. Pochettino now must concentrate on qualifying for next season\u2019s Champions League; that, after all, was his brief upon taking the job. And his players refused to sulk after their Wembley heartache as goals from Nacer Chadli, Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend secured a vital win, though they were forced to endure a late Swansea rally. \u2018We have a group of players whose mentality is to fight until the end of the season,\u2019 said Pochettino. \u2018I think in Florence and in the final we deserved more, but we have shown we are alive and growing.\u2019 In front of a procession of Spurs legends, including Alan Mullery, Pat Jennings and Ossie Ardiles, there was a minute\u2019s applause for Tottenham legend Dave Mackay, who passed away this week. Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason lashed in a right-footed shot for the second against Swansea City . Nacer Chadli (left) beats Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to score the opening goal . Ki Sung-Yueng\u00a0stole in to prod home from an acute angle for Swansea equaliser . Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson\u00a0reduced the deficit, volleying home a Jefferson Montero cross . TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (4-2-3-1): Lloris 6; Walker 7, Dier 6.5, Vertonghen 6, Rose 7 (Davies 78); Bentaleb 7, Mason 7.5; Townsend 7 (Dembele 64min, 6), Eriksen 7, Chadli 7; Kane 6.5 (Soldado 76). Subs not used: Chiriches, Paulinho, Lamela, Vorm, . Booked: Dier. Manager: Mauricio Pochettino 7.5. SWANSEA CITY (4-3-2-1): Fabianski 5; Naughton 5, Fernandez 5.5, Williams 6, Taylor 6; Ki 7, Cork 6, Shelvey 6.5 (Montero 73, 6); Sigurdsson 6.5, Routledge 6.5; Gomis 5 (Oliveira 12, 6). Subs not used: Amat, Britton, Emnes, Rangel, Tremmel. Manager: Garry Monk 6.5. Man of the match: Ryan Mason. Referee: Michael Oliver 7. Att: 34,008 . The flowing move which led to Nacer Chadli scoring the opening goal for Tottenham in the 3-2 victory against Swansea City on Wednesday night.\u00a0CLICK HERE for more brilliant stats and heat maps from White Hart Lane. A host of Tottenham greats joined in a minute's applause for club legend Dave Mackay . The emotional tribute took place before Wednesday night's Premier League encounter . Tottenham and Swansea players join in a minute's applause for legend Mackay, who died on Monday evening . Mackay won the FA Cup with Tottenham three times, in 1961, 1962 and 1967 . The sombre mood carried into the game. But with an outside chance of a top-four finish, Spurs tried to breathe life into their season in the seventh minute when Chadli sent a neat volley past Lukasz Fabianski from Danny Rose\u2019s cross. Finally, there was noise emanating from White Hart Lane. That was quickly replaced by a stunned silence after eyes clocked Gomis, all alone, collapsed in the centre circle. Both sets of medical staff sprinted on to attend to the stricken striker. Gomis received five minutes of treatment. Gradually the worried expressions lifted, a clear sign that this wasn\u2019t as serious an incident as that of Fabrice Muamba\u2019s cardiac arrest at White Hart Lane three years ago. The incident only added to the subdued atmosphere, and when Ki Sung-yueng converted from a tight angle in the 18th minute, the decibel levels \u2014 but for a small corner of visiting fans \u2014 dropped further. Spurs supporters needn\u2019t have worried, though, as Mason and Townsend scored before the hour. They were, though, forced to endure a hairy final five minutes after Gylfi Sigurdsson smashed home a volley in the 88th minute to set up a grandstand finish. And Hugo Lloris produced a breathtaking save deep into three minutes of stoppage time to ensure Spurs returned to winning ways. Bafetimbi Gomis lies face down on the pitch after collapsing during  Swansea's game withTottenham . Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentalib (right) holds his head in his hands as Gomis is taken off on a stretcher . Gomis, who has a history of blacking out, is taken off the field on a stretcher at White Hart Lane .","highlights":"Bafetimbi Gomis' collapse had those inside White Hart Lane fearing the worst . The Swansea forward went down after Nacer Chadli's wonderful opener in the seventh minute . It later emerged that Gomis was fine and had not been hospitalised after fainting . Ki Sung-Yueng drew parity but Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend made it 3-1 for Spurs . Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a late consolation, volleying home a Jefferson Montero cross .","id":"5eb12c11e676f22a9b0d950c46222664ec7f8025","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a bad one for Tottenham. Pochettino made mistakes as the Spurs team got off to an indifferent start after the summer break. They lost at Watford. The Argentine manager was also fined by UEFA after the Europa League qualifier against Qarabag FK in August for comments he made about the refereeing. There is also a suspicion his words in the week before the Swansea game were a tad provocative in light of the off-the-ball incident that resulted in the sending off of Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen against Arsenal. Pochettino was on a mission to ensure the build-up did not detract from his message that football must be played with passion, but also be played within the rules. The win was enough.\n\u2018I am trying to get the supporters and players to dream like in Argentina,\u2019 Pochettino said.\n\u2018The only way to try is to play with passion, to play the game in a way that people understand this is football and the passion is real. This is not acting and faking this and that. The passion is inside these players.\u2019\nOn the game against Swansea, he added: \u2018We played two fantastic games \u2013 against Everton (1-1 draw) and now against Swansea. We had a great performance.\u2019\nIt wasn\u2019t always convincing. But Tottenham are playing with the verve and the vigour that Pochettino, and the Tottenham fans, demand.\nIn the pre-match build-up Pochettino went out of his way to call on Swansea\u2019s travelling fans to embrace Tottenham supporters in a \u201crespectful and passionate\u201d way. There is a new tone at White Hart Lane.\nThere are those who believe the Spaniard will struggle to make the adjustment from Europe to the Premier League. In the Europa League last season Barcelona reached the last 16, but lost out at a final hurdle in this very competition to Atletico Madrid. Pochettino is more inclined to say he will have to be patient than that he will struggle.\n\u2018I am really excited. I am really looking forward to this season. I think it will be a very positive season for us and, I am convinced, a great one. For the supporters, for my players, for me, for my team, to play in the Premier League, the best competition in the world.\u2019\nThis is a man who has his eye on the future, rather than the past.\n\u2018It\u2019s important"}
{"article":"Special bond: Gunner Amy Stevens and Highfield (H.P), who is retiring . The poignant message on a tombstone outside the HQ of The King\u2019s Troop at Woolwich Army barracks says it all: \u2018Here lies an old horse called Wonder, his extraordinary age being forty years old when he died. This stone was placed August 1, 1808.\u2019 Of course, that was back in the days when horses really went to war. One can only imagine the battles Wonder courageously survived. But the fact that Wonder lived to such a ripe old age \u2014 in human years, well over 100 \u2014 is testament to the fact that even when horses were used on battlefields, the British Army valued and looked after them. Today, the four-legged members of The King\u2019s Troop Royal Horse Artillery housed at Woolwich don\u2019t have to charge at the enemy, thank goodness. They perform only ceremonial duties, such as Trooping The Colour, state funerals and military tattoos. The worst they have to cope with is galloping through theatrical smoke at the Horse Of The Year show. What\u2019s more, they live in a luxurious state-of-the-art equestrian training facility, with an army of grooms tending to their every need. They enjoy 24-hour care, with a dedicated vet and farrier on site. They are exercised daily in the arena or hacked out in nearby Charlton Park. Once a year they go on a four-week summer holiday to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, where they spend time out at grass. And yet, despite this, animal rights activists launched a withering attack on the MoD last month, accusing the Army of being cruel to horses. Campaigners from Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) claimed the military should not be allowed to keep any animals at all. They seized on figures showing the MoD had put down 109 of their horses in the past six years as evidence of neglect. Anyone with experience of horses \u2014 like me \u2014 will tell you that figure is actually quite modest considering the MoD has 500 horses in its care at any one time at Woolwich, where The King\u2019s Troop is stationed, and at Knightsbridge, where the Household Cavalry is based. Activists singled out figures showing that horses were put down because they fell lame or suffered from colic. They suggested the MoD did not try hard enough to re-home horses who could no longer work. Again, any horse owner will know that colic and leg injuries in equines are all too often serious enough to warrant euthanasia and that it is sometimes the only option. However, this didn\u2019t stop the activists. Mimi Bekhechi, director of Peta, complained: \u2018The Ministry of Defence has no business using horses, dogs or any other animals. They are not soldiers, nor are they pieces of military kit to be used and then decommissioned at the end of their involuntary service. \u2018While painless euthanasia is the only humane option for sick or wounded animals, a combat zone is no place for them.\u2019 But no horses are used in combat now. What the animal rights lobby appear to be campaigning for, therefore, is an end to the role of horses at official events. This is a worrying development. The artillery fire a 41 Gun Royal Salute in Green Park in honour of Her Majesty The Queen's 87th birthday . They perform only ceremonial duties, such as Trooping The Colour, state funerals and military tattoos . For anyone who feels proud to watch the magnificent spectacle of our gleaming military horses on parade at Buckingham Palace or on The Mall, it seems unthinkable. What\u2019s more, anyone who visits the Woolwich base can see that they are incredibly well cared for. By any standards, The King\u2019s Troop headquarters is an amazing facility. Everywhere you look, soldiers are sweeping, scrubbing and polishing. The horses are in peak condition. Their coats are glossy, manes neatly trimmed. If they actually bothered to visit, the naysayers would see that the horses look as happy as can be. As he shows me round the stable blocks, Captain Nick Watson explains that the soldiers become incredibly attached to the animals in their care. They put years of painstaking work into training them. Almost all are bought as four-year-olds, mostly from Ireland, and stay in service until 18. Every effort is then made to find them civilian homes where they can kick up their heels. But military chiefs readily admit it can be tricky finding the right home. It is not just a simple case of turning them loose in a field or handing them over to the first person who comes through the door. These are working animals who are used to an interesting and varied life. On parade, the unit\u2019s soldiers drive a team of six of the horses with each pulling World War I field gun. They perform in front of massive crowds and so it is imperative that they stay calm and perform their duties unflustered. Those coming up to retirement age include 18-year-old Doughnut, a quiet bay mare who nuzzles me gently when I pet her over her stable door. A typical \u2018war horse\u2019, according to her handlers, she never makes a fuss. She featured in last year\u2019s Trooping The Colour and will take part in the Queen\u2019s birthday parade again in June this year \u2014 one last time, perhaps. Like the rest of the troop, Doughnut is smaller than the huge black horses of the Household Cavalry. The King\u2019s Troop features some horses who are just over 15 hands (5ft), so they are lighter to manoeuvre. \u2018She\u2019s awesome,\u2019 says Sgt Andrew Higson, who rode Doughnut at the last British Military Tournament to take place at Earl\u2019s Court, in 2013. \u2018She\u2019s had more outings than people have had hot dinners. She\u2019s worth her weight in gold. Anyone new who can\u2019t ride when they come here, we put them on her and she looks after them.\u2019 They will miss her terribly, but want her to go to a home where she won\u2019t be overworked. The King's Troop horses pictured in 1952, leading King George VI's through wet London streets . \u2018She has had a full career,\u2019 says Sgt Kathryn Charters. \u2018So, we want her to take it easy. Our vet will stipulate that she is rehomed only to someone who will not do too much with her, perhaps just lightly hack her.\u2019 Another horse they will be sad to lose when he retires is Junior, also 18. As he gallops and bucks around the arena, you can see how incredibly fit he still is for his age, perhaps living up to his name. Junior has performed in all the Queen\u2019s birthday parades, the Windsor Horse Show, the British Military Tattoo, the Horse Of The Year Show and the Olympia Horse Show. Like Doughnut, he featured in last year\u2019s Trooping The Colour and will again this year. Whenever a horse is deemed unfit to work, it goes through a process called \u2018casting\u2019, whereby it is found a new home. The military never needs to advertise because there are always willing takers. The horses are sold in a negotiation that involves the potential new owner putting in a bid. Only if it is reasonable is it accepted. Do you like to save your stale bread to feed the ducks? Beware \u2014 wildlife experts are warning that the starchy snack is the equivalent of \u2018junk food\u2019 for the birds. Each year six million loaves are tossed into British waterways by well-intentioned people, says the Canal & River Trust. But the charity says that not only is all this bread unhealthy for ducks, it also encourages rats and algae to thrive. It is advising people to feed ducks with snacks such as defrosted peas and sweetcorn, chopped lettuce and halved grapes. Seeds, oats and even leftover takeaway rice also get the thumbs up. Anyone who does want to rehome a \u2018war horse\u2019 has to go through a strict process in which they must trial ride them and sign a contract stipulating what they may do with them. H ighfield, or H. P. for short, a handsome bay mare with a distinctive stripe down her face, is due for rehoming in the next six months. \u2018She\u2019s got so many letters in her folder from people who want her,\u2019 says Sgt Charters. One horse who was successfully retired recently is Bert, or Mr Twister, to give him his formal title. A 15-year-old black charger who had been with the troop since 2005, he was the lead horse in Baroness Thatcher\u2019s funeral procession. As thousands lined the streets of London to watch the former prime minister\u2019s funeral cortege in 2013, Bert stayed steady as a rock as he walked in front of the gun carriage. Sadly, he had started to suffer from osteoarthritis, so his duties had to come to an end. Due to his medical issues, Bert needed an expert home, so in February he was taken to the Horse Trust for retired horses in Princes Risborough, Bucks. Any suggestion that the military should be prevented from having horses seems ludicrous when you think how much care and attention is paid to their needs at every stage of their life, right into their old age. And when you consider what would be lost if Britain did not have ceremonial horses, as well as the traditional skills that would disappear, it seems little short of an outrage that an animal welfare group would call for these horses to lose their jobs. \u2018This is what makes us Great Britain,\u2019 says Capt Watson. \u2018If they got rid of the ceremonial side of the Army a lot of tourism would go.\u2019 There is clearly a special bond between the horses and their handlers. \u2018They eat before us, they get seen to before we do anything for ourselves. They have a better life than most horses,\u2019 says one soldier. Little wonder, therefore, that some of the soldiers end up taking the older horses home themselves. A few years ago, Sgt Charters re-homed a horse called Moose back to her family home in Devon, where her mother runs a livery yard. She is now 22 and enjoying giving pony rides to children as part of the Riding For The Disabled scheme. Such stories are a tribute to the bond between horses and soldiers. And as the tombstones to veteran steeds testify, war horses are never incidental or forgotten. They may not fight for their country these days, but they still do Britain an amazing service by putting on the pageantry for which we are world-renowned. It seems so sad to think that if the animal rights lobby get their way such a key part of our heritage could be lost. It\u2019s enough to make old Wonder turn in his grave.","highlights":"Members of the King\u2019s Troop Royal Horse Artillery are housed at Woolwich . They live in state-of-the-art training facility and are exercised every day . They only perform  duties such as Trooping The Colour and state funerals . But activists have attacked MoD, accusing Army of being cruel to horses . Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) say military should not be allowed to keep animals at all .","id":"a3ed8b96cb7b1d0a04f6b56191ca44dc8b50a626","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"Gone home but never forgotten\u2019 \u2013 a sentiment which could be applied to all of Amy\u2019s horses.\nAmy has been a fixture at the King\u2019s Troop since joining as a groom in 2013. \u2018I\u2019ve worked with a few soldiers over the years but Amy\u2019s the one that keeps coming back,\u2019 says Amy, as we stand in her paddock. She\u2019s one of 10 horses that she\u2019s currently working with, from the horses that are being turned out to graze in the mornings before their \u2018proper\u2019 exercise, to the ones that go out at weekends to local country shows and dressage and other competitions.\nThe King\u2019s Troop is the Army\u2019s mounted ceremonial display team. Amy\u2019s horses perform in all the royal weddings, state visits, and the famous \u2018Trooping the Colour\u2019 ceremony. They also attend funerals \u2013 Amy\u2019s most recent engagement was the burial of one of the Queen\u2019s horses, and she has had some amazing experiences being able to work with the team, Amy explains.\n\u2018It\u2019s nice to know your horses are part of something. We\u2019re part of a team, and have a lot of trust in each other. It means that even in a strange situation, you can trust the animal beside you.\u2019\nOne horse that Amy particularly loves is Highfield. They\u2019ve worked together since Amy was drafted in with him straight from the stable block at Sandhurst.\n\u2018I started at Sandhurst \u2013 I came straight out of school \u2013 but I didn\u2019t know anything about horses. They don\u2019t teach you very much about them. I learned everything I know from Highfield; he\u2019s the most patient teacher you could have!\u2019\nFor the past four years, Amy\u2019s been responsible for getting Highfield ready for the Trooping the Colour ceremonies. \u2018He\u2019s such a funny horse, he\u2019s a right old character.\u2019\nShe describes him as having a big personality \u2013 he\u2019s a big horse, 17.3 hands, and he needs to know that there are other horses around. \u2018He\u2019s an alpha horse. He needs to know he\u2019s in charge. He\u2019s lovely when he\u2019s out in the field with the mares and foals; he likes to be near them and be part of the gang, but when he\u2019s out on the parade route he\u2019s got to keep"}
{"article":"Five bunker shots, four dropped shots, three missed putts from short range, two poor chips and one blow into the water. And that was just the front nine. It's fair to say Rory McIlroy's curious Florida funk continued in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Thursday. At least on the back nine there were enough good blows on show to hint it will not be too long before we can enjoy a more customary service. The world number one had an eagle and three birdies in a blistering five hole spell to come home in 33 blows and salvage a 73. While that might have been barely ok in the context of the field as a whole it was a radical improvement on what appeared a likely score at halfway. McIlroy placed the blame on his outward half on being too tentative. 'After nine holes I thought there was really not much more to lose, so go ahead and be more aggressive,' he said. 'It paid off a little and the eagle was really important. Hopefully I can get off to a better start in the second round and get back into it.' Rory McIlroy hits a shot from the fairway during the first round of the Cadillac Championship in Florida . McIlroy lines up a putt on the 16th green during a difficult opening round for the world No 1 . McIlroy tries to play his way out a trouble after landing his shot in the bunker on the 17th hole . He's certainly got some work to do. McIlroy will start out no fewer than 11 shots off the pace set by former American Ryder Cup player JB Holmes. Given there was a decent breeze blowing for most of the day, his 62 was a remarkable effort. Fellow American Ryan Moore shot 66. World number three Henrik Stenson carded a 69 while Welshman Jamie Donaldson, runner-up here last year, composed a 70 comprising 16 pars and two birdies. As for McIlroy, a desperately mediocre outward half of 40 strokes meant he had played his first 45 holes in the Sunshine State this year, taking in last week's two rounds at the Honda Classic, in a startling 11 over par. The world number one thought he had ironed out some difficulties he experienced in the wind last week but there was precious sign of it at this stage. World No 2 Bubba Watson plays his second shot on the 10th hole ad the American finished one under par . Henrik Stenson kept the heat on the leaders as the Swede finished the day's play three under par . Opening up from the tenth offered the chance of a flying start, since there are two par fives in the first three holes. But McIlroy drove into fairway bunkers on both to squander the chance for early gains. Just to compound the frustration, his approach to the par four 11th was a metre short of being perfect, and plugged in a greenside bunker to bring about an unlucky bogey. So it continued. Every good iron shot he played he couldn't take advantage, while every bad shot invariably led to more damage to his scorecard. Two over par coming to the 18th, McIlroy became another victim of this punishing hole as he found the water from the middle of the fairway with his approach, and failed to get up and down for a bogey from the side of the green. Welshman Jamie Donaldson composed a 70 comprising 16 pars and two birdies . It wasn't until his 13th hole that we got the first glimpse of the real Rory. A sumptuous long iron to the difficult par three fourth set up his first birdie of the day and lit the spark on a run that saw him birdie two of the next three holes before registering an eagle three at the 8th. Even during this spell, however, there were sloppy bogeys at the 5th and the 9th. No wonder he headed straight to the range afterwards. Two players who will not be remembering their rounds with any affection were Phil Mickelson and Stephen Gallacher. Mickelson's 74 was notable only for the fact it was the first time in 190 consecutive rounds on the PGA Tour that he had failed to register a single birdie. Poor Gallacher's nightmare was even more complete. The Scot put two balls into the water at the 18th to complete an awful 84. It was his worst competitive score in 455 events as a pro. Lee Westwood, who became the first man to play in 50 WGC events, was one over par after nine .","highlights":"Rory McIlroy played a disastrous front nine\u00a0in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral . Even at this early stage, McIlroy had fallen a distance behind his playing partners, world No 2 Bubba Watson and No 3 Henrik Stenson . Welshman Jamie Donaldson, runner-up at the tournament last year, composed a 70 comprising 16 pars and two birdies. Lee Westwood, playing in his 50th WGC event was one over par after nine .","id":"2df5c6a1cb8026e81592273aa54d493089b0ebcd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Thursday at the Honda Classic, when the former World No. 1 shot a 1-under 71, good enough only for a 24th-place tie and his third finish outside the top 15 since his return to the PGA Tour last week.\nWhile McIlroy was frustrated with a number of factors, including a pair of three-putt bogeys that ruined his chances for a red number, he was left most perplexed by his putting. On the par-5 second hole, McIlroy missed an 8-footer after hitting what he thought was a perfect shot. And then, on the par-3 fourth, after leaving his putt short, McIlroy got back in the hole with a 3-footer, only to miss it by a whisker.\n\"That's a weird feeling,\" McIlroy said, adding that the hole's steep angles were messing up his reads.\nIn McIlroy's next attempt, a 15-footer to save par on the par-3 seventh, he misread the break and left himself another 15-footer.\n\"It's not just the nerves,\" he said. \"It's just that I'm not hitting putts how I'm reading the greens. And so that's when nerves play in there as well. Because you're kind of thinking about them and then they come off that way and that's not how you're reading the green, so then you kind of question yourself.\"\nNot content to talk about the putter, McIlroy also lamented two three-putts bogeys, the first on the par-4 16th and the second on the par-4 fifth, saying he hit both putts with the proper pace.\n\"It's not that the pace is off. It's the lines are bad at the moment,\" he said. \"I'm trying to hit the ball hard, but it's hard when the line you're trying to hit is actually off.\"\nWhat was most telling about McIlroy's day, though, were his two missed birdie tries on the par-5 18th, from 4 feet and 6 feet. Both chances rolled off the back of the cup.\n\"It's a bit weird,\" he said. \"One, there's a slight difference in the lines. The green is a bit flat in places"}
{"article":"Gary Bowyer's final words to his Blackburn players will be very simple before they step out at Anfield on Sunday: 'Good luck.' The Rovers boss knows the odds for the FA Cup quarter-final are heavily weighted in their opponents' favour, and would have been before Liverpool hit the run of form that has seen them win nine of their last 11 Premier League games. 'It's David vs Goliath,' said Bowyer. Gary Bowyer knows the odds are against Blackburn ahead of their FA Cup clash against Liverpool . Jordan Rhodes hit his 13th of the campaign to help Blackburn to their first away win since October . 'Nobody's giving us a chance outside of our dressing room. 'I think they're the most impressive team in the Premier League at the moment and the football that they're playing is fantastic. Obviously full credit to the manager for the way he changed his formation. 'We've studied the videos, we've come up with a gameplan, and we've worked with the players on it. We'll go and take the challenge to Liverpool. 'We've been very organised and very disciplined in the previous meetings with the Premier League teams, and then of course along the way you need a bit of luck. Rhodes turns the ball in past Wednesday keeper Jason Steele to give the visitors the lead . 'The mood's one of excitement and rightly so. The lads have earned the right to play at Anfield with the performances in the previous rounds.' Bowyer said his team will go into the match high on confidence, and they can certainly take great encouragement from their performances in the last two rounds. Neither Swansea nor Stoke enjoyed their visits to Ewood Park, with Blackburn racking up seven goals across the fourth and fifth rounds. Although Anfield presents a major step up, it is a ground that holds the most special of memories for Rovers. Twenty years ago in May, Blackburn celebrated the best moment in their history when they lifted the Premier League trophy at the Merseyside ground. Bowyer believes his team will go into the match high on confidence following the win against Sheffield Wednesday . The achievement will be marked by a minute's applause in the 20th minute on Sunday as a tribute to their late benefactor Jack Walker. Bowyer said of the cup run: 'Financially it's been excellent for the club at a time when we've got a transfer embargo and money's tight. 'For the players and the staff and supporters, it's been a great journey so far. But we want it to continue. 'For the supporters it's going to be a great day out. They're going to bask in the memory of 20 years ago. I think there's something planned in the 20th minute, which is going to be really good, but the players are going to do a job.' Josh King scores for Blackburn during his side's memorable 4-1 victory against Stoke in February . Steven Gerrard is back in training with Liverpool but he won't walk straight back into the team . Bowyer is also taking pride in earning positive headlines for Blackburn after the most turbulent of times. Rovers became a club at war with itself following the takeover in 2010 by Venky's and less than two years later they were relegated from the top flight. They had got through three managers in a season and were heading towards another relegation when Bowyer, who joined Blackburn's backroom staff in 2004, began another stint as caretaker manager in March 2013. Jordan Henderson has scored twice in a week for an in-form Liverpool side . Bowyer believes Brendan Rodgers' side are the 'most impressive' in the Premier League at the moment . His reward for stabilising the club was to be given a chance as permanent boss, and two years later Rovers are finally a football story again. Bowyer said: 'The supporters have been through a hell of a lot over the last couple of years but we're starting to put foundations in place, we've done that over the last 20 months, and we're starting to make progress. We've got to continue that. 'It's a measure of how far we've come already the fact that we're at this stage of the competition, we've got some very talented footballers and they're going to excel in that environment (at Anfield).'","highlights":"Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer believes his side can cause an upset in FA Cup sixth round match against Liverpool . Rovers sailed into sixth after 4-1 victory against Stoke City . Bowyer believes Liverpool are currently the 'most impressive' team in the Premier League .","id":"859b98bf9907efdc02c43c5df115d67a73d1677d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" favour because his opponents are Liverpool. The Reds may be a team in transition but they still have enough to cause their League One opponents problems. The FA Cup is a knockout competition and there will be little between the two teams on Sunday. Rovers won their replay against Blackpool 3-0 at Bloomfield Road thanks to a brace from Paul Gallagher and the 24-year-old is their best hope of beating Liverpool. And Bowyer admits his team will be underdogs, but insists that does not matter. 'Everyone will have the Reds as favourites,' Bowyer said. 'That doesn't surprise me. You'd expect Liverpool to be favourites as you'd expect Manchester United or Arsenal would be. But it's not important to me, because I don't feel I'm managing a team that is expected to beat Liverpool \u2013 my team is expected to be out of it. 'I don't mind being the favourites. I think in 90 minutes we're as good as them. As a manager of Blackburn, when you go into a match you feel you are an equal. You shouldn't expect anything other than a tough game against Liverpool. It doesn't faze me that they are favourites, if anything it makes the game more enjoyable and more exciting for all of us. 'It doesn't matter to me who we are playing. I know Liverpool will be a team that will cause us problems, and one that will take us to another level. If we are as good as I think we are we will give them a game and we will certainly have a chance at Anfield. 'But what we need to do is concentrate on ourselves. We must make sure we are ready, we must make sure our players are mentally focussed. We can't afford for one player to not be right. 'The players have had 12 days to prepare for the game and they have done well. But to go from a good game against Blackpool to one of the biggest games in the competition and to get it right then you must be mentally strong. 'We have prepared well. There will be plenty of things we do in the build-up. We will talk about the things we need to improve on. You want to get it right all the time but you can't always do it. We have prepared as well as we possibly can.'\nGary Bowyer's final FA Cup words to his players\nLiverpool are a great"}
{"article":"San Antonio won comfortably at Atlanta 114-95 in Sunday's clash of two teams with form lines heading in opposite directions leading up to the NBA playoffs. The Spurs have won three straight and the Hawks have lost three straight, though they can afford to ease up given they are still eight games clear atop the Eastern Conference, ahead of Cleveland, which won at Milwaukee. In the key games among playoff aspirants in the West, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated New Orleans, and Phoenix won a close one against Dallas. Kawhi Leonard (left) of the San Antonio Spurs handles the ball against DeMarre Carroll in the first quarter . Jeff Teague (centre) dribbles in between the San Antonio Spurs during his side's third straight defeat . Leonard (centre) scores a lay-up in front of the watching crowd as the Spurs continued their excellent form . Defending champions San Antonio got a season-high 23 points from Tiago Splitter and 20 from Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs never trailed and led by as much as 26 points in the third quarter. Paul Millsap finished with 22 points for the faltering Hawks. The Clippers won a fourth straight game by beating New Orleans 107-100. Blake Griffin scored 23 points and Chris Paul contributed 23 points and 11 assists for Los Angeles, which converted 18 Pelicans turnovers into 30 points and had a 25-6 advantage on second-chance points. Blake Griffin (left) starred for the LA Clippers during their win over the New Orleans Pelicans . Chris Paul (left) attempts to keep the ball away from Pelicans star Norris Cole during the second quarter . Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 26 points and 12 rebounds in 39 minutes after missing two games with a sprained ankle. Tyreke Evans was sidelined because of the same injury and was replaced in the starting lineup. Phoenix's Archie Goodwin sank the go-ahead 3-pointer and Markieff Morris added a critical jumper in the final 30 seconds to secure a 98-92 win for the Suns against Dallas. The Mavericks rallied from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit and were up 86-80 with 5 minutes to play, but then went four minutes without scoring while the Suns climbed back into the lead. Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks were involved in a tough battle in their NBA clash on Sunday . Eric Bledsoe had 20 points, nine assists and six rebounds for Phoenix. Chandler Parsons scored 19 points for Dallas, which has lost all three games against Phoenix this season. Cleveland's LeBron James scored 28 points and sparked a key second-half run with an emphatic dunk to lead the Cavaliers to a 108-90 win against Milwaukee. LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a comfortable victory over the Milwaukee Bucks . J.R. Smith added 23 points for Cleveland, including three straight 3s to close out the decisive run that turned a six-point deficit into a 93-78 lead with 6:19 left. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Bucks, who have won six straight. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists for his tenth triple-double of the season to lead the Thunder past Miami 93-75. Russell Westbrook (right) scores the lay-up as he scored his tenth triple-double of the season against Miami . Enes Kanter had been expected to miss again with an ankle injury, but took his place and delivered 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, which has won three in a row. The Heat had five players score in double figures but none with more than 13 points. Sacramento led most of the game and comfortably beat Washington 109-86, with Rudy Gay scoring 26 points. DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists despite foul trouble for the Kings, who stretched the lead to 20 points in the third quarter and were never threatened from there. Derrick Williams dunks the ball into the basket for the Washington Wizards against the Sacramento Kings . Bradley Beal scored 19 points for the Wizards, who have lost 11 of their past 13 road games. Toronto's DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points as the Raptors beat New York 106-89. Detroit won 105-97 in overtime against Boston, with Andre Drummond having 18 points and 22 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (left) of the Detroit Pistons takes a shot against the Boston in front of the Celtic fans . Denver's Danilo Gallinari scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Nuggets to a 119-100 victory over Orlando, winning at an Eastern Conference opponent for the first time in 12 games. Charlotte moved into a playoff-yielding eighth place in the East by beating Minnesota 109-98, with Mo Williams scoring 24 points. Los Angeles' Jeremy Lin scored a season-high 29 points as the Lakers beat Philadelphia 101-87 in the first meeting of the season between two of the NBA's worst teams. Jeremy Lin (right) drives towards the basket as he scored a season-high 29 for the LA Lakers . Jerami Grant of the Philadelphia 76ers blocks the path of Lin as the two worst teams in the NBA faced-off .","highlights":"San Antonio Spurs won 114-95 against the faltering Atlanta Hawks . LA Clippers made it four straight wins with 23 points from Blake Griffin . Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns and the Charlotte all won their matches . LeBron James scored 28 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers . Jeremy Lin scored a season-high 29 points for the struggling LA Lakers .","id":"dec1146062dd7ad982881ac6939fbde16af23ff2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a little more losing with homecourt advantage for the Western Conference and its first-round playoff series against the Grizzlies already clinched.\nThe Spurs took the lead for good with 30 seconds left in the first quarter and outscored the Hawks 40-18 in the second period. San Antonio's 24 assists were one more than its average coming into the game and they were responsible for 26 of the team's 39 field goals.\n\"It's just been a team effort all year,\" Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after the game. \"I think that it's not often that teams win with a lot of different people. I think this is what has contributed to our success: that each guy has really accepted the responsibility for playing for each other and not just for himself.\"\nTony Parker led the Spurs with 24 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and a steal. Kawhi Leonard also finished with 24 points and added a team-leading five steals. Danny Green added 19 points and eight rebounds. Patty Mills and Manu Ginobili each scored 11 points off the bench.\nThe Spurs were also very good on the defensive end of the court, holding the Hawks to 37.4% shooting from the field and 10.0% shooting from 3-point range.\n\"We just tried to do our jobs and play hard,\" Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. \"I think if we defend and give good rotations and work together, we're going to have a great game.\"\nJeff Teague led the Hawks with 18 points and eight assists. Shelvin Mack started in place of the injured Jeff Teague and played the first 14 minutes of the game, scoring eight points on 4-of-5 shooting. He had a poor last three minutes, missing all four shots and committing two turnovers. It appears he will return to the bench Tuesday when the Hawks visit the New York Knicks for a matchup with the Knicks' former assistant and Teague's former mentor, Mike Woodson.\n\"We're going to come out and do what we're supposed to do, play hard and compete,\" Mack said after Sunday's loss. \"This is a tough game, a very difficult game. You know what type of environment it is to come in here, play these guys, play in this environment. It's one of the toughest, if not the toughest road game we'll play. So"}
{"article":"Many parents are afflicted by 'weight-blindness', unable to recognise their child is overweight unless they are extremely obese, new research has found. The research discovered that just under a third (31 per cent) of the parents underestimated where their child's body mass index (BMI) was on obesity scale. The scale  classifies children as very overweight (or obese), overweight, a healthy weight, or underweight. Many parents are afflicted by 'weight blindness', and are unable to recognise their child is overweight unless they are extremely obese, according to new research (file picture) Just four parents described their child as being very overweight despite 369 children being officially identified as such (1 per cent) and fewer than 1 per cent overestimated their child's weight status. According to official guidelines, children are classified as overweight at the 85th centile and very overweight (or obese) at the 95th centile. The team estimated that for a child with a BMI at the 98th centile there was an 80 per cent chance that the parent would classify their child as a healthy weight. Tam Fry, spokesperson for the National Obesity Forum and chair of the Child Growth Forum said: \u2018Because there are so many overweight and obese children around, the parents are in denial. 'They say \u201cmy Jonny is no fatter than the child down the road\u201d. 'My advice would be that if any parent is concerned about their child\u2019s weight, they should take the child to the doctor or chemist. \u2018Think of an excuse to go down. Have the doctor or chemist take the BMI. 'When they have the result they can reassure the parent, or give them advice on whether the child\u2019s weight is too high. \u2018BMI is a very good measure, but it needs input from a health professional who can look at the child holistically and judge whether there is a problem or not. \u2018Parents will not be able to measure their child accurately as they won't have the correct measurements for height and for weight bathroom scales are notoriously inaccurate. \u2018They need to be properly measured by a professional who can make a proper judgement and give proper advice. \u2018You cannot tell if a child is overweight or obese on one measure. 'You need to look at the child\u2019s BMI and ideally plot this against their BMI three months ago.' However, they recognised that parents became more likely to classify their child as overweight when the child had a BMI above the 99.7th centile. The study found that parents were more likely to underestimate their child's weight if they were black or south Asian, from more deprived backgrounds, or if the child was male. Researchers suggested that if parents cannot identify when their child is overweight, this throws into question the effectiveness of public health campaigns aiming to address obesity in the home. Recent research found that a third of children in England are now classed as overweight or obese. Parents might underestimate their children's weight due to be fear of being judged, unwillingness to label a child as overweight, and shifting perceptions of normal weight because of increases in body weight in general. They said evidence suggests that parents who recognise their child's weight on the BMI chart are more likely to perceive potential health risks. The study was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and UCL Institute of Child Health. It involved questioning the parents of 2,976 children in five primary care trusts: Redbridge, Islington, West Essex, Bath and North East Somerset, and Sandwell. The team said the research could help evaluate how effective public health interventions for obesity in children are likely to be in different groups of the population. Senior author Dr Sanjay Kinra, of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: 'If parents are unable to accurately classify their own child's weight, they may not be willing or motivated to enact the changes to the child's environment that promote healthy weight maintenance.' Co-author Professor Russell Viner, of the UCL institute of Child Health, said: 'Measures that decrease the gap between parental perceptions of child weight status and obesity scales used by medical professionals may now be needed in order to help parents better understand the health risks associated with overweight and increase uptake of healthier lifestyles.' Graph, from the US' Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,\u00a0shows how an a 10 year old boy would be considered healthy, underweight, healthy, overweight or obese depending on which percentile they are in on the BMI chart. A 10 year old with a BMI of 23 would be in the obese category (95th percentile or greater) The study was published in the British Journal of General Practice. Amanda McLean, director of the World Cancer Research Fund, said: \u2018By encouraging children to eat healthily, maintain a healthy weight, and be regularly physically active, parents can help children develop healthy habits and protect against health problems later in life. \u2018We know that obesity is linked to a range of health risks later in life \u2013 including increased cancer risk \u2013 so it\u2019s vital that parents are aware of their child\u2019s Body Mass Index (BMI), and can spot if their youngster is starting to become overweight. \u2018But we also need to acknowledge that more can, and should, be done to encourage healthy eating and greater physical activity in our society. We need targeted policies that help people lead healthy lives \u2013 from clearer nutritional labelling to a focus on health education in schools. \u2018By encouraging good habits we can help future generations lead happy, healthy, lives.\u2019 World Cancer Research Fund\u2019s Great Grub Club has plenty of advice and tools for parents to help their children get healthy in fun, easy ways. Parents who are able to recognise whether their child is overweight are more likely to perceive potential health risks and change their lifestyles, researchers said .","highlights":"A third of parents underestimated their child's body mass index (BMI) Just 1% of parents of obese children identified their child as overweight . Less than 1% of parents overestimated their child's weight, the study found . Experts: Recognising child's weight helps parents perceive health threats .","id":"4acf3a53a17056d5bc18646a4f15d4d21e0b9cde","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" child's weight category lies in the standardised weight-for-height charts that the government uses.\nThe NHS advises parents to compare their child to the official standards to ascertain whether they are in a healthy weight range or at risk of obesity \u2013 the charts state that healthy weight ranges for children are as follows:\n- For girls aged two to four \u2013 overweight.\n- For girls aged five to nine \u2013 overweight.\n- For girls aged ten to 11 \u2013 overweight.\n- For boys aged two to four \u2013 overweight.\n- For boys aged five to nine \u2013 overweight.\n- For boys aged 10 to 11 \u2013 overweight.\n- For girls aged 12 to 18 \u2013 overweight.\n- For boys aged 12 to 18 \u2013 overweight.\nExperts recommend that children aged five to 11 take part in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day. This should include at least 180 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, including aerobic activity, in addition to muscle-strengthening activity on 3 or more days a week. This should be spread throughout the week.\nThis study was carried out by researchers from Loughborough University in England, as part of the UK National Child Measurement Programme. The researchers analysed the data of 4,650 children aged four to 11 from across the UK.\nThe team found that many parents had no idea where their child actually ranked in relation to their BMI, meaning that 31 per cent underestimated their child's weight category.\nThe team also discovered that 13 per cent of parents didn\u2019t recognise their child was in a healthy weight category, even if they were overweight, and 3 per cent were unaware that their child was overweight even though they were classed as obese.\nFurthermore, one in five (19 per cent) parents surveyed were completely unaware that their child was in a healthy weight category.\nOne in five (19 per cent) parents surveyed were completely unaware that their child was in a healthy weight category.\nOne in six (17 per cent) mothers were unaware that their child was classed as overweight and more than one in ten (12 per cent) parents were completely unaware that their child was classed as overweight.\n\"We know that overweight children are at an increased risk of developing a number of long-term diseases such as type 2 diabetes and some cancers,\" says Professor Philip James, Chair of the UK National Child Measurement Programme"}
{"article":"They say one man's trash is another man's treasure and that has certainly proved to be the case for entrepreneur Dan Cluderay. While supermarkets regularly throw away food that has gone past its 'best before' date, Mr Cluderay, from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, is now a millionaire after setting up an online business selling out-of-date food to busy mums and bargain hunters. The 40-year-old says the secret to his success is that his business, Approved Food, provides just what the savvy shopper is looking for - quality food at prices which save mums around \u00a360 off their weekly bill compared to a similar shop at one of the big supermarkets. Scroll down for video . Dan Cluderay is enjoying the fruits of his labour after his online business selling out-of-date food proves to be a hit with busy mums . Mr Cluderay pitching the Dragons on the BBC show in May last year... but his idea was rejected . However, while Approved Food has been a hit online, it was given a resounding thumbs down by the gurus on the BBC TV show Dragons' Den. In May last year, Mr Cluderay, together with his 50-year-old business partner Andy Needham, had asked the Dragons' Den panel for a \u00a3150,000 cash injection offering a ten per cent share in Approved Food. However, the Dragons' Den team, which consisted of Duncan Bannatyne, Kelly Hoppen, Deborah Meaden, Piers Linney and Peter Jones, unanimously turned them down. Not to be thwarted, Mr Cluderay and Mr Needham managed to source \u00a3400,000 through loans and investments from elsewhere which has seen Approved Food achieve a \u00a34million turnover. 'It's all very exciting and we have lots of plans to take the business further,' said father-of-two Mr Cluderay. He said his journey to success began when he was forced to have a career rethink after being made redundant from his job at an IT firm in 2001. Andy's idea didn't excite Dragons' Den investors, from left to right, Duncan Bannatyne, Kelly Hoppen, Deborah Meaden, Piers Linney and Peter Jones . Inside the Approved Food warehouse which stocks a range of products from toilet roll to dog food . Bag a bargain: Slim-Fast mix  available for \u00a3.199 and 99p pineapple juice are some of the drinks on offer . Together with his wife, Nichola, the pair set up market stalls in Hull, Leeds and Doncaster selling branded chocolate, fizzy drinks and crisps which had been shunned by a range of supermarkets as they were either fast approaching or past their 'best before' date. For six years, come rain or shine, the couple, who hail from Worksop, sourced and sold the goods to a loyal band of shoppers. However, it was after taking delivery of a crate of Twinings nettle tea that Mr Cluderay said he had his 'eureka moment'. 'I suddenly realised that while there might not be the demand for nettle tea in Doncaster, if I could match the goods with customers looking to buy, I'd be on to a winner,' said Mr Cluderay, who has two sons, nine-year-old Rudi and Jay, five. While still working seven days a week on the market stalls, he utilised all his computer skills to start forming a plan to launch his business, Approved Food. Dan Cluderay (right) with his partner Andy Needham at their busy Sheffield Warehouse . Check out: The warehouse in Sheffield is dispatching 600 orders a day . Mr Cluderay also sells household products on his out-of-date goods website . 'I was working on my idea wherever I could,' said Mr Cluderay. 'Even in my son's playroom I'd be beavering away.' It was on 14 August 2008, that Mr Cluderay received his very first order, the day after his website went live. 'I'd collected the names and address of 300 people who I thought would be interested in buying products which are perfectly fine but have have just gone past their sell by date,' he said. 'I was excited sending out the list but even more excited when someone bought something the next day!' Since then, Approved Food has gone from strength to strength as thrifty mothers and other savvy shoppers make the most of items such as loo roll, dog food, sweets and sauces. 'There are only two dates people really need to know about,' explained Mr Cluderay. 'The \"best before\" date which means that the food will be at its optimum before that date and acts as a guide to the quality, and then there's the \"use by\" date which is concerned with the safety aspect. 'It's only the \"use by\" date that means food has to be eaten by then or it could make you ill, which is the case with fish and meat, for example. 'Food is perfectly fine to be eaten way past its \"best before\" date, as people know, but the large supermarkets won't do that and that's where we come in. Dan reveals how he made his millions by selling out-of-date food on tonight's Bargain Fever Britain . A Twix for 29p and 19p Special K crisps are among the deals on the Approved Food website . Busy, busy, busy: The team prepares to pack hundreds of items proving popular with shoppers . 'We sell food, such as cans of baked beans, pasta sauce, tins of tuna, which may have gone past their \"best before\" date by a few weeks, but everyone knows they will taste just the same as the products which have weeks left to run.' Mr Cluderay said they dispatch around 600 orders a day with his average shopper spending around \u00a340 a week buying cupboard staples such as pasta, pasta sauce, flour and \u00a0toilet rolls. 'By comparison, they'd be spending around \u00a3100 at one of the major supermarkets so they're actually saving around \u00a360 which they can then spend on something else. 'We don't touch food that has a limited shelf life such as fresh chicken and fresh fish, but we do sell hardy vegetables.' Currently operating from a huge warehouse in Sheffield and employing 50 full-time staff, he says he can imagine a time when they have bases around the world. 'I can imagine warehouses in many countries. The Germans in particular are very savvy shoppers and love branded goods, they also love English chocolate, so we get a lot of orders,' he said. 'We also sell huge Polish chocolate bars, which cost around ten pence each to buy from us which is also extremely popular. 'Our biggest customers are by far and away mothers as they're the ones usually in charge of the  purse strings and are always thinking how to feed their families. If they're happy, then so are we.' Mr Cluderay and Approved Food will be featured on the television programme Bargain Fever Britain tonight on ITV at 8pm. The show takes a look at the UK's insatiable appetite for deals and discounts and will also go behind the scenes at American wholesale giant Costco, car supermarket Motorpoint and the shoe chain Shoe Zone. USE BY... You will see 'use by' dates on food that goes off quickly, such as smoked fish, meat products and ready-prepared salads. Don't use any food or drink after the end of the 'use by' date on the label, even if it looks and smells fine. This is because using it after this date could put your health at risk. For the 'use by' date to be a valid guide, you must follow storage instructions such as \u2018keep in a refrigerator\u2019. If you don't follow these instructions, the food will spoil more quickly and you may risk food poisoning. Once a food with a \u2018use by\u2019 date on it has been opened, you also need to follow any instructions such as \u2018eat within three days of opening\u2019. But remember, if the \u2018use by\u2019 is tomorrow, then you must use the food by the end of tomorrow, even if the label says \u2018eat within a week of opening\u2019 and you have only opened the food today. If a food can be frozen its life can be extended beyond the \u2018use by\u2019 date. But make sure you follow any instructions on the pack, such as \u2018cook from frozen\u2019 or \u2018defrost thoroughly before use and use within 24 hours\u2019. Shoppers should make sure they don't risk their health by eating goods after the end of its use-by date . BEST BEFORE... \u2018Best before\u2019 dates appear on a wide range of frozen, dried, tinned and other foods. \u2018Best before\u2019 dates are about quality, not safety. When the date is passed, it doesn't mean that the food will be harmful, but it might begin to lose its flavour and texture. Eggs can be eaten after their \u2018best before\u2019 date as long as they are cooked thoroughly until both yolk and white are solid, or if they are used in dishes where they will be fully cooked such as a cake. Cooking eggs until both the white and yolk are solid will kill any bacteria, such as salmonella. People who are in \u2018at-risk\u2019 groups should only eat eggs, or food containing eggs, that have been thoroughly cooked. These groups include:\u00a0babies and toddlers;\u00a0elderly people;\u00a0pregnant women;\u00a0people who are already unwell. Every year in the UK we throw away 7.2m tonnes of food and drink, most of which could have been eaten. So think carefully before throwing away food past its \u2018best before\u2019 date. Remember, the \u2018best before\u2019 date will only be accurate if the food is stored according to the instructions on the label, such as \u2018store in a cool dry place\u2019 or \u2018keep in the fridge once opened\u2019. DISPLAY UNTIL\/ SELL BY... Date marks such as \u2018display until\u2019 or \u2018sell by\u2019 often appear near or next to the \u2018best before\u2019 or \u2018use by\u2019 date. These are instructions for shop staff, not for shoppers. The important dates for you to look for are the \u2018use by\u2019 and \u2018best before\u2019 dates. Information on the NHS website .","highlights":"Dan Cluderay specialises in selling out-of-date food . Market stall proved such a success he moved business to the internet . Dad-of-two was turned down for cash injection by TV show Dragons' Den .","id":"03b9353247da365c19eb58af911cc351a978f6ed","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ay has turned their excess stock into \u00a350,000.\nMr Cluderay has created a special food market which is stocked with items that have passed their sell-by dates but are still absolutely fine to eat. On top of that, everything has been heavily discounted to attract customers to the store.\nMr Cluderay, 44, has become the first person to have created such a store in the UK and has now opened two in north London with the help of his wife, Julie, 42. After moving to the area from Sydney in 2009, Mr Cluderay says he was astonished by the amount of good food that was being thrown out. The store, called The Bargain Bin, currently has 500 items with each item having a different price but the majority are under \u00a32.\nThe entrepreneur has also taken up the challenge of trying to save as much of the food as possible, which he says costs him around \u00a350,000 per year.\nAs soon as the food has passed its 'best before' date, it is transported to the store at the corner of Wembley high road and Mill Lane in Kentish Town, north London, from Tesco, Asda and M&S. It is then stocked and sold at between \u00a35 and \u00a38, with the odd item as much as \u00a320.\nMr Cluderay says that while supermarkets are throwing away food, there is a large amount of people who need food and he said: \u201cWe had to do something because we had to do something.\u201d\nThe entrepreneur was told by a councillor that food waste would make a good business opportunity, but he was surprised to learn that it is allowed for food to be thrown away. However, he says there is a reason for it - to save supermarkets from taking a financial hit for it. He said: \u201cPeople don't want to know if the stuff's got a date on it. They just want food.\u201d\nHe also claims that there's nothing \"wrong\" with it at all and that the food could be eaten. He says: \u201cI don't understand the problem that some people say. It\u2019s just because they\u2019re saying, oh it\u2019s got this date on it, so it\u2019s got to go in the bin. People don't want to know.\u201d\nAccording to Mr Cluderay, there's an ever-growing number of people in the UK who are living on"}
{"article":"It has been revealed Indonesia is considering putting a moratorium on the death penalty as the country is just days away from killing convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukuraman. This news emerged during a panel discussion at the United Nations' Human Rights Council in Geneva, with more than 24 countries - including Indonesia and Australia - in attendance. At the meeting, which aims for the 'abolition of the death penalty', UN assistant secretary-general Ivan Simonovic called the practice an 'inhuman and outdated punishment'. Just days before the impending executions of Myuran Sukuraman (left) and Andrew Chan (right), Indonesia has revealed it could be reinstating its moratorium on the death penalty . He told the gathered countries there was no evidence death row stopped criminal activity, the UN News Centre reported. Mr Simonovic added it was 'too often applied to the poor and marginalised foot soldiers' rather than on those who were leading drug organisations. During the meeting, human rights organisation Franciscans International urged nations - singling out Indonesia - that still dole out the death penalty to adopt a moratorium and grant mercy to inmates on death row. In response,\u00a0Indonesia diplomats said the death penalty was a constant topic discussed by their country, according to\u00a0a summary of the debate. UN assistant secretary-general Ivan Simonovic called the death penalty an 'inhuman and outdated punishment' They also called on the countries that still had the death penalty to observe the full process of law. The officials went on further to say Indonesia already had a moratorium in place and could reinstate it for crimes they thought were most serious. In 2013, Indonesia executed its first prisoners after a four-year stay on executions, Fairfax Media reported. This comes as\u00a0Australia plans to lodge an official complaint with Indonesia's Ambassador, Nadjib Kesoema, at their outrage and ethical displeasure with images of a Balinese police chief posing and smiling with Chan and Sukuraman during their transfer to Nusakambangan for their execution. This comes as Australia plans to lodge an official complaint with Indonesia's Ambassador, Nadjib Kesoema (above) The complaint is over\u00a0images of a Balinese police chief posing and smiling with the Bali Nine duo, which caused outrage . One of the pictures depicts Djoko Hari Utomo, the police chief of the Balinese capital of Denpasar, placing his hand on Andrew Chan's shoulder and smiling for the camera. Another shows his hand on the shoulder of Myuran Sukumaran who was captured gazing up at the officer. Although summoned to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ambassador Kesoema is understood to be in Perth and cannot appear at the in person. A senior official, likely to be department secretary Peter Varghese will inform the ambassador of Australia's shock at the images through a telephone call whilst also appealing again for clemency. The police chief has denied it was a 'selfie moment', saying he was telling the Bali Nine duo to stay strong, according to Fairfax Media. Chan and Sukuraman are spending their second night on Nusakambangan, awaiting their execution at Besi prison . The pair are being kept in cells in semi-isolation with a toilet and tiny washing area\u00a0- a stark contrast to their group cells in Bali's Kerobokan prison . It is expected the Australians will meet their fate by firing squad this weekend after they were transferred from Bali on Wednesday . Chan and Sukuraman are spending their second night on Nusakambangan, awaiting their execution. The pair are being kept in cells in semi-isolation with a toilet and tiny washing area - a stark contrast to their group cells in Bali's Kerobokan prison. It is expected the Australians will meet their fate by firing squad this weekend.","highlights":"Indonesian diplomats were at the United Nations' Human Rights Council . A meeting was held in Geneva to discuss how to abolish the death penalty . UN assistant secretary-general said practice was 'inhuman and outdated' In response, Indonesia said it thinking of reintroducing its moratorium . The country said it already been in place but was lifted for serious crimes . It comes as Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are days from execution .","id":"8f3ad1b0459d1c933cda173dac6d4592b60f58f4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Rights Council in Geneva, and is the latest development to emerge after a United Nations-appointed envoy recently met with the Indonesian president to discuss the controversial punishment.\nIndonesia has previously defended capital punishment, but will now re-think its stance after the country's ambassador to Switzerland, Tito Karnavian, held talks with the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston. The envoy will return to Indonesia to consult with other ministries before returning to the Human Rights Council again in January next year.\nIn light of these meetings, Amnesty International, which has long called for the Indonesian government to \"halt the executions\", urged the government to ensure their findings would be taken into consideration. Its Southeast Asia researcher, Nicholas Bequelin, said: \"In this light, we urge the authorities in Indonesia to work with the envoy and ensure that his visit leads to concrete actions to prevent the executions.\"\nThe \"Death Penalty in Indonesia\" report published by Amnesty International in June revealed the country was one of the 35 countries that executed more than 1,000 people in 2013. It stated that 1,636 individuals had been executed in Indonesia between 1990 and 2014, and the last three executions took place in September 2013. As a result of the report, Amnesty International called for the Indonesian government to \"halt all executions\" as it said the punishment failed to achieve its supposed purpose \u2013 deterring people from committing serious crimes.\nIn spite of this, the death penalty is still actively used. According to information from Amnesty International's Death Penalty Worldwide annual update report, 11 people had been confirmed as having been executed in Indonesia by the beginning of November. These were six foreign nationals, a convicted drug dealer, and two men convicted of murder. If Indonesia follows through with this moratorium, it would leave Indonesia in the company of only eight other countries \u2013 Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guinea, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea and the United States \u2013 that have temporarily stopped the death penalty.\nAs noted by Amnesty International, other countries such as Germany, Canada, Italy and Brazil \u2013 all of which have abolished the death penalty in law \u2013 will also be sending envoys to the UN's Human Rights Council in an attempt to deter Indonesia from executing 17-year-old Chan and 33-year-old Sukuraman. The envoy from Canada, for example,"}
{"article":"There are two players in the post-Tiger Woods era who have left Graeme McDowell feeling utterly helpless and wondering how on earth he can compete. One, of course, is his old friend Rory McIlroy. And the other is Dustin Johnson. As it turned out, McDowell, like everyone else, didn\u2019t have to worry about beating the American because he was too busy beating himself. Johnson vehemently denies a failed test for recreational drugs use prompted him to take a six-month leave of absence that caused him to miss the Ryder Cup last year. Whether that is true or not, there were plenty of other party-style vices he did own up to that needed addressing and were enough by themselves to turn an obvious world top-three player into one struggling to stay in the top 20. American Dustin Johnson (left) won the WGC Cadillac Championship on Sunday . Graeme McDowell hits onto the 18th green after his ball landed near a tree at the WGC Cadillac Championship . McDowell holds Johnson in the same regard as fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy . Johnson shows off his awesome power off the tee with another brutal drive at Doral . Johnson stands 6ft 4in and is such a naturally talented athlete he had every sporting coach at his college clamouring for him to specialise in their particular pursuit. When he started making millions from golf, it was hardly surprising that temptation lay at every turn. Only Adam Scott attracted more swooning women than Johnson, but only Scott was wise enough to pick his way through the pitfalls. And now Johnson\u2019s back. Will this turn out like another John Daly fable, where he returns but only to fall back into his old ways as quick as a lead can disappear on a pressure-filled Sunday? Happily, all the signs point the other way. During the break, his fiancee Paulina Gretzky \u2014 whose ice hockey-playing father Wayne holds the same revered status in Canada that Kenny Dalglish holds in Liverpool \u2014 gave birth to their first child. When Johnson starting practising ahead of his return, his coach Butch Harmon couldn\u2019t believe the difference mentally. Johnson's happy family life with Paulina Gretzky (left) could spell trouble for McIlroy (right) on the course . Johnson's form has been stunning since he became a father. Gretzky gave birth to son, Tatum, in January . Gretzky and Johnson share a kiss, while Tatum watches, after his victory in Miami on Sunday . It\u2019s showing on the golf course. Heck, he\u2019s only played five events following that long break and he\u2019s already had two second-place finishes and, on Sunday, a classy win in the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral. How\u2019s that for talent? It was all on show on the 18th hole on Sunday. The water hazard that juts out at 300 yards to the edge of the fairway and caught even McIlroy\u2019s drive? Johnson cleared it comfortably. McIlroy hit a three-iron for his third shot; Johnson had an eight-iron. It was the eighth consecutive season in which Johnson has managed at least one victory. The next best sequence on the PGA Tour is Justin Rose\u2019s five. Johnson was handed the Gene Sarazen Cup by Donald Trump after his victory at the weekend . Johnson pictured putting on the sixth hole during his final round in Florida on Sunday . Johnson insists that his six-month absence from golf was not down to a failed drugs test . Just like the Northern Irishman, his game is built on devastating power and accuracy from the tee. Now 30, he has given McIlroy an enormous head start. Imagine the pair coming down the stretch at a major with one man having four Grand Slam wins to draw upon while the other is still awaiting his first? But if you\u2019re looking for the player who ought to run McIlroy the closest over the next few years, Johnson has the game. And now \u2014 finally \u2014 it looks like he might also have the brain. \u2018I can hardly believe I\u2019ve played a tournament without a single bogey. I didn\u2019t think it was possible on this course.\u2019 It was a good job it was possible for the impressive Korean Inbee Park, for it\u2019s about the only way any of the women can beat 17-year-old Lydia Ko these days. Inbee Park (left) won the Women's Championship trophy in Singapore by two shots over Lydia Ko . Park (second right) won the tournament by not firing a single bogey across the four rounds . Ko, wh became golf's youngest-ever world No 1 last month, finished the event in second place . Even so, 26-year-old Park still only won the HSBC Women\u2019s Champions tournament in Singapore by two shots from the New Zealander, who has two wins and now this second place to her name since becoming golf\u2019s youngest-ever world No 1 last month. Sections of the American press are wondering why Rory McIlroy was given a largely free pass for tossing his three-iron into the water last week while the criticism that would have followed Tiger Woods, if he\u2019d done it, \u2018would have blown up the internet\u2019. So let\u2019s see if we can explain the difference. At the age of 25 Woods never engaged with spectators, rarely signed autographs, was frequently seen spitting on the side of greens and treated the press with barely concealed contempt. McIlroy acknowledges the crowds, devotes hours of his time to signing autographs and spends way longer than he needs trying to give an insight to the media. Reap what you sow, it\u2019s called. American media has queried if Tiger Woods would have got more stick than McIlroy for throwing a club away . McIlroy threw his three-iron into the lake in Florida but a scuba diver later discovered it . It is not known whether Woods (right) will compete at the Masters at Augusta next month . As for whether Tiger will be back for the Masters next month there is, of course, no word. No update on his progress, nothing. To turn the question around: could you ever imagine McIlroy acting like that? The only thing we can say with a degree of certainty is that Friday is surely a big day if Woods is to turn up at Augusta. That\u2019s the deadline for entering the Arnold Palmer Invitational next week \u2014 and if he doesn\u2019t play in that event, one he\u2019s won a remarkable eight times, it\u2019s hard to envisage him playing the Masters.","highlights":"Dustin Johnson had a six-month leave of absence from golf . He\u00a0fiercely\u00a0rejected rumours it was because of a failed drugs test . He won the WGC Cadillac Championship in Florida on Sunday .","id":"f5eeeb43fb0265852913f892a3becefd655ad2a2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Johnson.\nNow ranked No1 on the planet, the 35-year-old American, like the Co Down golfing legend, can still be affected by a \u2018meltdown\u2019 on course.\n\u201cThere is a little bit of that,\u201d says the 2010 US Open champion. \u201cBut not a lot. Rory can have it bad in the moment, then just be the same guy who plays a really good game after. Dustin can be in the same position.\n\u201cDustin\u2019s is just a little different because he can still play really good and win a tournament. It doesn\u2019t matter. I can see how he is in that position, where he just goes off and doesn\u2019t know what to do, then you\u2019re chasing the game and that can be really hard to get over.\u201d\nMcIlroy will be among those looking for some form of \u2018redemption\u2019 \u2013 the term that has accompanied most of his major performances so far this year \u2013 when the Open comes to Royal Liverpool in July.\nThe former world No1 has missed the cut in each of his last five attempts at a major while McDowell has yet to break the top five since claiming his third and last Tour victory.\nAt the start of his career McIlroy looked poised to dominate majors but, in his words, he has a tendency to get \u201ca little bit tense\u201d.\n\u201cI don\u2019t think there is a right or wrong attitude. The thing is, I can only go out there and play,\u201d says McDowell, who tees up for this week\u2019s Irish Open at Rosapenna.\n\u201cMy mindset was exactly the same a week ago as the week before. When I was (in) St Louis, I had a meltdown on Saturday and was four over par.\n\u201cI can try to explain it, I can try to say, \u2018Well, I didn\u2019t like the course, or I didn\u2019t get enough practice,\u2019 but that\u2019s not the problem. My problem is that I am not quite as locked in as I want to be.\n\u201cI can take some positives out of the last three events, where I have made good cuts, I have had a few good rounds, and that\u2019s what I want to continue.\u201d\nHe says his \u201cinner voice\u201d is still saying: \u201cThat\u2019s not good enough, I need to play better. It feels like I\u2019m constantly waiting for the"}
{"article":"(CNN)When Indiana Gov. Michael Pence signed his state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), he apparently did not anticipate the resulting uproar.  Many of Indiana's businesses fear that the law could be used to allow store owners to deny service to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. The NCAA has expressed concern about the Final Four, which Indianapolis is hosting this weekend, and other companies have threatened to move their businesses outside of the state. But, when pushed on the issue, Pence insisted that the law is \"not about discrimination\" but instead is \"about protecting the religious liberty of every Hoosier of every faith.\"  When asked whether he would allow an amendment to clarify that the law will not preclude anti-discrimination protections, the governor doubled-down, noting that \"we're not going to change this law.\" But members of the Indiana legislature beg to differ with the governor, pledging to \"fix\" Indiana's RFRA. And now, the Governor has changed his tune, also calling for a fix to the bill. Can there really be an easy \"fix,\" short of repealing the Act? The answer is, of course, it depends. Under RFRAs like Indiana's, people are not free to disobey any law in tension with their religious convictions.  Instead, RFRAs create a standard to balance a person's religious interests against the governmental policy at stake.  Under Indiana's RFRA, the government must show that its policy interest advances a compelling state interest and is the least restrictive means to address the problem at issue. The question would then become whether anti-discrimination laws advance a compelling interest in the least restrictive means.  The answer to that question is easy: yes.  The adoption of such laws have long been viewed as advancing compelling state interests, and the only way to eliminate discrimination is to ban it, so they are the least restrictive means. At present in Indiana, there is no state-level law that protects LGBT persons from discrimination by private parties.  In certain cities and other, local jurisdictions, however, there are ordinances prohibiting such discrimination. Indiana would have two ways to \"fix\" the RFRA problem. The first would be to adopt state-wide nondiscrimination laws that protect LGBT persons.  Such an act would confirm that, as a matter of state policy, protecting the LGBT community is viewed as a compelling state interest.  This would bring Indiana into alignment with Illinois, which has a RFRA, but which also has a comprehensive nondiscrimination statute, ameliorating any concerns about the RFRA being used in discriminatory fashion. Given the wishy-washy answer that Gov. Pence provided when asked whether he thought discrimination against LGBT persons was appropriate, the likelihood of Indiana adopting a comprehensive nondiscrimination statute seems remote at best, eliminating this fix as an option. Another possibility would be to amend the statute to confirm that any federal, state, or local nondiscrimination laws constitute a compelling state interest for the purposes of the RFRA.  Importantly, federal law does not protect LGBT persons from discrimination by private actors, and neither does Indiana state law. But this language would expressly carve out local ordinances from the scope of the RFRA, such as the nondiscrimination ordinance in Indianapolis. In essence, this would preserve much of the law as it existed before the RFRA: absent local nondiscrimination laws, persons are free in Indiana to discriminate against LGBT persons on any basis. This amendment, however, would make clear that the state-level RFRA cannot be used to trump local city ordinances that protect the LGBT community. What are the odds of this second fix? Well, that precise amendment was proposed -- and adopted -- in the Georgia legislature as it considered a RFRA comparable to Indiana's.  The result: the bill's sponsors tabled it, noting that the exception for local nondiscrimination laws would \"gut\" the bill. That reaction shines a light on the true motivations for these RFRAs.  If these acts aren't about discrimination, then why would ensuring nondiscrimination protections \"gut\" the bill? It's because these bills truly are about permitting discrimination against the LGBT community.  All of the hand-waving by Gov. Pence and others cannot distract from the truth: RFRAs are the first responses to LGBT advances.","highlights":"Tim Holbrook: Indiana's law allows discrimination against the LGBT community . He says the state governor and others are using religion act as an excuse .","id":"cb88b39bad8ff23a70f88acdbfcbf19e8f2eafcd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" owners to refuse service to customers on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.\nWhile the law does say that people can still seek legal remedies in these instances, the thought of a business being allowed to refuse service to a homosexual couple or other disfavored group has sent shockwaves throughout the country, causing such companies as Delta Airlines and Apple to speak out.\nWhile \"LGBTQ\" is the contemporary term for a variety of people whose sexual orientation or gender identity fall outside of the binary gender model of male or female, it's not widely used historically and is somewhat confusing. It's short for \"lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.\"\nPeople who use the term, however, do so because it is convenient and does not invoke the \"gay\" label. This is because homosexuality can only be a part of the group. They want to avoid any association with the now outmoded term \"gay.\" The same applies for the \"transgender\" part of the term. The fact is, there are a lot of gay, lesbian and bisexual people who do not identify as transgender and would not feel comfortable in a group that includes that label.\nThe truth is, the word LGBTQ has been around for a very long time. But only recently has it become widely used.\nThere are many different terms and acronyms for people who are LGBTQ that have been used over the years. For the purposes of this conversation, I will use the LGBTQ label, but I do so with the understanding that not all LGBTQ individuals agree with how that label is used. In some cases, the label is a signifier that one person identifies with a particular group while another does not. For instance, some women who are lesbians refer to themselves as \"lesbians\" rather than as \"queer\" because of their aversion to the word queer. Some transgender people prefer to be called \"transgender\" rather than \"transsexual\" because of the baggage of that latter term. Some people with alternative sexualities prefer the term \"queer\" to \"gay\" because it does not fit into the conventional labels for the sexual spectrum. The common label is LGBTQ, but within that group are a diversity of people who use other terms.\nAll of this is to say that when people use the term LGBTQ or \"gay,\" there are different nuances to those two words.\nTo be clear, this article is not about the history of the LGBTQ"}
{"article":"A fraud gang duped investors into buying diamonds for twenty times their value before using the \u00a31.5m profit to fund lavish shopping sprees in Selfridges, Louis Vuitton and Harrods, a court has heard. Victims were allegedly lured into the 'boiler room' scam by 'persistent and persuasive' salesmen who told them the limited coloured stones would pay handsome returns because they were from mines which were closed or closing. But those involved had allegedly valued the yellow diamonds at more than 2000 per cent their worth, Southwark Crown Court heard. Rommell Brown, 31, (left) and Anna Foord, 20, (right) are among the two defendants accused of orchestrating a 'boiler room' scam by allegedly persuading investors to buy coloured diamonds at twenty times their value . The bank accounts for the two companies through which the sales were made were also haemorrhaging cash on luxury goods, the court heard. More than \u00a32,000 was splurged in Hugo Boss, while \u00a32,100 was spent in Louis Vuitton. It also showed that \u00a37,685 was spent in Selfridges and \u00a31,240 in exclusive department store Harrods. Nearly \u00a33,000 was blown in a New York department store in a single day, the court heard. Rommell Brown, 31, Billy Cosma, 23, Anna Foord, 30, Anton Howell, 28, and Farouq Eshpari, 55, all from London or the south east, are standing trial but deny conspiracy to defraud. Farouq\u2019s sons Omar Eshpari, 34, and Hider Esphari, 28, have admitted conspiracy to defraud while wife Safia Eshpari, 52, admitted concealing, disguising and removing criminal property. Prosecutor Esther Schutzer-Weissman said investors racked up \u00a31.5m losses after paying for precious gems through Evolution Commodities Limited and Stonehouse Global Markets Limited. She told the jury: \u2018It was a stone to be used as an asset for investment. The caller was persuasive, the caller was persistent and always suggesting to the investor that purchasing coloured diamonds was an investment that would get good and reliable returns. \u2018They were told often that diamonds would be scarcer and rarer and therefore more valuable because a mine, or mines, were closing or had closed. Billy Cosma, 23 (left) is also accused of conspiracy to defraud. Hider Esphari, 28 (right) admitted the charge at Southwark Crown Court . \u2018They were told this was a limited time opportunity and they were told that the investment was guaranteed to provide a good return, depending of course on how long the diamond was kept before selling on. \u2018Calls would be followed by letters that provided more concrete information about the investment prospect of the stones.\u2019 She told the court how a certificate was sent for each purchased diamond, giving details of clarity and cut. \u00a0But, crucially, the certificate did not include the value, the court heard. Many clients also took up the offer of free storage from the company, said Ms Schutzer-Weissman. The bank accounts for the companies showed more than \u00a31,240 was spent in exclusive London department store Harrods (pictured) The court was told how one investor allegedly duped the by scam was telephoned by Hider Eshpari. Using an alias, he told him it was an \u2018exciting market for coloured diamonds\u2019 and offered to send him a brochure. A short time later, he received more phone calls from Evolution telling him there was fantastic potential for investment and that a mine was closing in Australia, it is alleged. The client visited the company offices in August 2011 and agreed to buy a round brilliant orange brown diamond weighing 0.28 carats. He paid \u00a35,550 for the stone after finding out it was one of the last they had in stock, jurors heard. Later that month he visited again and purchased an orange yellow diamond weighing 0.31 carats for \u00a314,450. Hider Eshpari told him its worth would rocket at Chinese New Year when demand for the diamonds increased. More than \u00a32,000 was splurged in Hugo Boss, while \u00a37,685 was spent in Selfridges (pictured) But the first gem was worth only \u00a3270 and the second just \u00a3440. Ms Schutzer-Weissman said: \u2018Those figures are not disputed - when I said there was a big mark up, those are the types of mark up we are thinking about. \u2018It is agreed the diamonds sold by Evolution are worth far less than they were sold for.\u2019 She added: \u2018You may think that the business was being run as a cash cow for these defendants. \u2018These defendants were aware that the benefits they receives were not as a result of business acumen but as a result of intentional and persistent fraud.' Brown, 39, from Edmonton, north London and Howell, 26, from Chigwell, Essex, both deny two charges of conspiracy to defraud. Cosma, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex denies a single charge of conspiracy to defraud. Foord, from Elstree, Hertfordshire, denies two charges of conspiracy to defraud and a further charge of money laundering. Farouq Eshpari, from \u00a0Enfield, Middlesex, also denies a charge of money laundering. Omar and Hider Eshpari, of the same address, have admitted two counts of conspiracy to defraud while Safia, also at the address, admitted money laundering. The trial, which is expected to run for six weeks, continues. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Victims allegedly lured into scam by 'persistent and persuasive' salesmen . They said yellow stones were from mines which were closing, court told . Gang's account showed money was blown in New York and London stores . Rommell Brown, 31, Billy Cosma, 23, Anna Foord, 30, Anton Howell, 28, and Farouq Eshpari, 55, deny conspiracy to defraud . Eshpari\u2019s sons Omar Eshpari, 34, and Hider Esphari, 28, admitted charge . Wife Safia Eshpari, 52, admitted concealing and removing criminal property .","id":"7721341520bf84e378a941d01e00b6b3b62271d8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" from around the world by claims the gems offered for sale were from the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.\nDetectives from Operation Griffin, led by specialist officers from the Metropolitan police and working alongside counter-terrorist investigators, yesterday arrested four men, all in their twenties, on suspicion of fraud and money laundering.\nTwo were held in the Isle of Wight and one was detained in Hounslow, west London, while another was arrested in Birmingham, and the fourth was being held yesterday at a custody centre.\nMet detectives said they seized 100 diamonds, \u00a320,000 in cash and several luxury goods during searches of four properties. Police believe the diamonds were purchased in Africa for around \u00a315,000 and sold for \u00a3300,000.\nDetective chief superintendent Peter Spindler, head of the Met's counter-terrorism command, said he believed the gang were part of a far-reaching investigation to take advantage of the economic turmoil.\nIn a statement, he said: \"At least nine properties, including garages and sheds, had been searched. There were allegations there was the potential for a number of people to have been involved in the con \u2013 some of whom may not be from the UK.\"\nThe gang is believed to have advertised its diamonds on websites across Europe, while claiming the stones were mined legally in the DRC and that a government tax had been paid.\nSpindler said: \"At the centre of this investigation are allegations that the gang purchased the \"conflict diamonds\" in Africa, selling them in countries across Europe and then claiming the gemstones originated from government-approved mines.\"\nThe Met, working with the Serious Fraud Office and the Crown Prosecution Service, has launched Operation Griffin in response to growing economic fraud and white-collar crime. It also targets those exploiting the recent wave of instability in the Middle East, the economic downturn and the \"dubious business practices of many banks and financial institutions\".\nLast year, it uncovered one of the biggest money-laundering scams of recent times, with a sophisticated operation siphoning more than \u00a3140m from a UK banking system.\nIn August, the SFO charged two men over an alleged conspiracy involving \u00a31.5m of stolen jewellery. The pair were alleged to have bought diamonds in the DRC before selling them in the UK.\nThey were alleged to have sold gems in South Kensington and Leicester and in one case in 2007 they were accused of selling a"}
{"article":"Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is too modest to claim the club\u2019s recent revival is partly due to his own impressive personal comeback after he had been dropped earlier in the season by manager Brendan Rodgers. Nevertheless, the facts show that the resurgent Reds go into Saturday's potential top-four decider against Manchester United at Anfield having been beaten only once in 19 domestic games \u2014 a Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against Chelsea \u2014 since Mignolet returned to the side on Boxing Day. Prior to that, they had lost four out of seven in the Premier League and had slipped to 10th place. Simon Mignolet has been in impressive form for Liverpool during their resurgence in the Premier League . The Liverpool goalkeeper was dropped from the side earlier in the season after a number of mistakes . The Belgian first found out he had been axed the day before Liverpool faced United in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford in December when United won 3-0. \u2018The gaffer took me into his office to tell me I wouldn\u2019t play against United. It was disappointing and I could have let my head drop, but I decided to be positive to make sure my period on the sidelines was as short as possible,\u2019 said Mignolet. \u2018I trained the next day to make sure I\u2019d be ready in a better way when the opportunity arose.\u2019 His wish came true. When in-favour Brad Jones injured his thigh four matches later at Burnley, Mignolet came on, kept a clean sheet and has not looked back since. A 1-0 win at Swansea City on Monday was his sixth consecutive clean sheet away from home \u2014 the first time that has happened since the days of Bill Shankly. Mignolet makes a fine save from a Gylfi Sigurdsson strike during the win against Swansea on Monday . The Belgian keeper kept his sixth consecutive Premier League away clean sheet against the Swans . Victory against United would lift Liverpool into the top four and they would then be favourites to join Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal in next season\u2019s Champions League. The loss at Old Trafford when Rodgers first introduced a three-man defence and played Raheem Sterling up front now appears to be a watershed in the club\u2019s campaign. \u2018I don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything to do with me personally,\u2019 said Mignolet. \u2018The gaffer changed the system [to 3-4-3] and since then things have been very organised. We don\u2019t give many chances away and everybody is willing to work for each other. \u2018It\u2019s all about working as a unit. We have dealt well with set-pieces and at the other end, scored goals.\u2019 Having been heavily criticised for key mistakes earlier in the season and dubbed \u2018Dracula\u2019 by former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar for being indecisive with crosses, Mignolet is not taking recent good publicity for granted, even though he was Liverpool\u2019s man-of-the-match at Swansea following crucial saves from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Bafetimbi Gomis. Mignolet, who was dropped earlier in the season, trains alonside Joe Allen and Lazar Markovic . Liverpool have only lost once in 19 domestic matches since Mignolet returned to the side . \u2018As a goalkeeper you\u2019re only remembered for your last game. I know I played half-decent against Swansea but if things turn around against Manchester United on Sunday, no one will mention that,\u2019 he said. \u2018I know how it goes and how football is. You have to accept it, but that is also something positive because there\u2019s always something new around the corner. \u2018The next game is always the biggest one. That\u2019s what we say.\u2019 After last season\u2019s thrilling challenge for the league title, Rodgers reacted bravely when the first half to this campaign did not go according to plan. Liverpool impressed at Old Trafford in December but fell to a 3-0 loss after a David De Gea masterclass . Emre Can has emerged as a key figure in Liverpool's three-man defence in the past few months . Summer signings Mario Balotelli, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert were sidelined, while club captain Steven Gerrard was allowed to negotiate a deal to join LA Galaxy this summer. Instead, Sterling was used as a centre-forward until Daniel Sturridge\u2019s recent return from injury as Rodgers returned to last season\u2019s quick-passing style. At the back, midfielder Emre Can was asked to be part of a back-three with Martin Skrtel and the restored Lovren. As results improved, Markovic and Lallana were brought back in and the team remain unbeaten in the Premier League in 2015, having taken 33 points from a possible 39. Liverpool have narrowed the gap on United from 10 points to two. They are rediscovering the art of scoring goals while keeping it tight at the back. The Reds haven't tasted defeat in the Premier League since the outing at Old Trafford . \u2018Swansea was an example where we had to grind it out. It was 0-0 at half time and then we came out and put pressure on them high up the field. And we scored out of that [through Jordan Henderson],\u2019 added Mignolet. \u2018I think that\u2019s what we are about. The 3-0 defeat away to Manchester United was a while ago and there\u2019s no point in reflecting too much on what has been. Professional footballers have to adapt to any system. It is more to do with the organisation and how everybody does their job rather than the system itself. \u2018At the moment, the players are all working really hard. If the gaffer points something out, everybody is ready to listen and make sure it gets done. And it is clicking. \u2018There is no point looking over your shoulder [at the past] because what we are thinking about is preparing ourselves the best we can for the Manchester United game.\u2019","highlights":"Simon Mignolet has been in impressive form for Liverpool in recent weeks . Belgian keeper was dropped earlier in the season after several mistakes . Liverpool have been beaten once in 19 domestic games since his return . Mignolet has kept six consecutive away clean sheets in Premier League . Mignolet credits a change in system with the club's upturn in fortune .","id":"b2dd17ebedf49f8f7db64bfa0790a38f4f711cea","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"olute Belgian has been a critical figure in Liverpool\u2019s recent success. It wasn\u2019t always like that.\nAfter being part of Belgium\u2019s World Cup squad last summer, Mignolet was expected to be given the Reds\u2019 No 1 jersey and, when he failed to perform, many wondered whether he was worth a transfer fee of \u00a39m, which was Liverpool\u2019s valuation of the shot-stopper in the summer of 2013.\nIn the first months of the season under new manager Rodgers, Mignolet was given a series of matches, starting with the Capital One Cup final in August and ending with the Europa League semi-final second leg against the same opponents, FC Basel, in mid-April.\nThe Belgian wasn\u2019t at fault for any of the six goals Liverpool conceded in their two cup finals (two goals at Wembley in the Capital One Cup final and four in the Europa League at Anfield).\nThis is a far cry from how he played in January last year, when he made a number of high profile howlers. But since his reintroduction to first-team action, Mignolet has been outstanding, with his confidence restored and his technique honed.\nWhat\u2019s the difference? Mignolet himself said: \u201cI wasn\u2019t that happy here last season. I didn\u2019t feel that I was playing the way I\u2019m playing now. A lot has changed for me here and I now know what is expected of me, what kind of player I need to be. If there\u2019s a mistake from me, I\u2019ve got to be right back there, ready to put it right again.\u201d\nRodgers\u2019 decision to buy former Sunderland \u2018keeper Craig Gordon as an understudy was a signal of confidence that Mignolet has made great progress under the Northern Irish coach.\nGordon was signed as cover for Mignolet in the summer of 2013. He has been on the bench for many of the Belgian\u2019s matches since, but Mignolet has shown with his performances that he has moved on. The fact that the Northern Irishman hasn\u2019t looked like the starter is testament to the improvements made by Mignolet.\nRodgers\u2019 decision to buy former Sunderland \u2018keeper Craig Gordon as an understudy was a signal of confidence that Mignolet has made great progress under the Northern Irish coach\nIndeed, it\u2019s no surprise that Mign"}
{"article":"Ireland clung on to claim a controversial five-run win over Zimbabwe to keep their bid to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on track. Ed Joyce's third one-day international century helped Ireland post 331 for eight - their highest ever score at a World Cup - but Zimbabwe looked like running down the record chase until a debatable John Mooney catch. Replays appeared to show Mooney had stepped on the rope when he held on to remove Sean Williams, who was four short of a century and seemingly in control of the pursuit. Alex Cusack (centre) of Ireland is congratulated by team mates after getting the wicket of Tawanda Mupariwa . Kevin O'Brien celebrates after Sean Williams is controversially caught out by John Mooney . Ireland celebrate after winning their pulsating World Cup clash against Zimbabwe and knocking them out . The third umpire was called to judge the catch, although Williams did not remain on the field of play after he instead opted to take the word of Mooney that he had taken the catch inside the rope. There was still drama to follow as number 10 Tawanda Mupariwa slapped 19 from the penultimate over, delivered by Kevin O'Brien, to leave Zimbabwe needing seven from the last six balls. But Alex Cusack held his nerve as he claimed the final two wickets, first getting Regis Chakabva to drag on before Mupariwa skied a catch William Porterfield gratefully accepted. While Joyce's 112 earned him the man-of-the-match award Cusack's four for 32 was just as invaluable, especially after he removed Zimbabwe skipper Brendon Taylor for 121. Ed Joyce celebrates making his third one-day international century and helping Ireland to 331-8 . Joyce scores many of his impressive runs as Ireland boosted their chances of World Cup qualification . Victory was Ireland's second over a full-member nation at the tournament after they opened their campaign with a win over West Indies. They will, however, most likely need to pull off one more shock in their final two pool games against India and Pakistan. Pakistan's surprise win over South Africa earlier in the day did Ireland few favours and their clash in Adelaide on March 15 looms as a potential decider. John Mooney celebrates getting the wicket of Sikandar Raza and helping them on their way to victory . Ireland stand for the national anthem during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup against Zimbabwe . Joyce became the fourth Ireland player to score a World Cup century although he was given a helping hand by a sloppy Zimbabwe fielding display. The Sussex batsman was twice dropped, while he edged his first ball just short of slip, but was otherwise imperious as he hit nine fours and three sixes. He joined in a third-wicket partnership of 138 with Andy Balbirnie, who was only three runs away from following Joyce to three figures after he was run out during the late-over scramble. Ireland took 108 from the final 10 overs to reach their highest ODI score, surpassing the 329 for seven they racked up during their famous World Cup win over England in Bangalore four years ago. Kevin O'Brien celebrates after taking the controversial wicket of  Zimbabwe batsman Sean Williams . Williams reacts after getting out at the Bellerive Oval ground despite it looking like Mooney touched the foam . When Zimbabwe then crashed to 74 for four in reply Ireland were in total control only for Taylor and Williams to turn the momentum of the match in a 149-run stand. Taylor reached his century from 79 balls and Ireland's attack was looking toothless until Cusack produced a slower ball to fool the Zimbabwe skipper into spooning a catch to mid-on. Williams kept the scoreboard ticking over and had reduced the task to a manageable 32 from 20 balls when Mooney's controversial catch was claimed. It was a critical moment and while Mupariwa made Ireland sweat, as he hit Kevin O'Brien for back-to-back fours and then a six, Cusack cleaned up the tail in a thrilling finale. The Irish players congratulate each other after their final over victory over the African country .","highlights":"Ireland beat Zimbabwe by five runs after exciting tie came down to final over but the game was also\u00a0surrounded\u00a0by a controversial wicket . John Mooney appeared to touch the foam as he caught Sean Williams out . Ed Joyce scored his third one-day international century . Click here for all the latest Cricket World Cup news .","id":"47aea873200747c753d8eea82b6fd8c622324104","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" one-day total - before a spirited Zimbabwe challenge ended the four-run victory with just three balls remaining.\nWith the ball going for 38 runs off the last five overs, Zimbabwe closed on 326 for five, but their efforts were only enough to keep Ireland in their sights. Ireland, who had been in complete control all day after opting to bat, lost Eoin Morgan for 15, while captain William Porterfield was run out after being dropped.\nJoyce's unbeaten 131 was his first one-day international hundred in the 50 over format - his previous best was 94 - and after Ireland had lost five wickets for 57 it was also a significant milestone for the 33-year-old who was brought up in Zimbabwe but has represented Ireland in international cricket since 2006.\nIt was his third one-day international century but his first against an ICC member. Ireland had won the toss and elected to bat - and after 14 overs the hosts' lead already sat at 116. By the close they were 110 for two, with Morgan having fallen to Prosper Utseya.\nThe hosts had also lost Morgan's predecessor as Ireland captain Paul Stirling to the same bowler on 14, and Zimbabwe also broke a significant partnership between Joyce and Niall O'Brien - who had come in for Morgan. It was O'Brien who made the major breakthrough, trapping Stirling lbw for a 13.\nJoyce, with his century in sight, had reached his previous best of 117 when he edged to short third man, leaving his side on 164 for two in the 30th over. O'Brien was also dropped at 42 when he flicked at a ball from Christopher Mpofu, leaving them on 214 for two in the 44th over.\nJoyce was finally caught in the deep off Shingi Masakadza after bringing up his century in the 47th over. He had struck eight fours and five sixes in the innings. O'Brien was dropped on 54 by Timycen Maruma at mid-off before he fell soon after, chipping Mpofu to Masakadza in the deep.\nThat brought together Kevin O'Brien and Andrew McBrine, and the pair took Ireland to their total with Kevin O'Brien making 18 - and the latter unbeaten on 39 - in an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of "}
{"article":"To say that today's Cricket World Cup Final is the one everyone from this side of the globe had hoped for is an understatement, but it is also will be between the tournament's two best teams. A World Cup record attendance of 95,000 people will fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in a decider that, one way or another, will be a memorable one. Thousands of fans dressed in their team's colours and waving flags thronged the streets all around the MCG. Australia seems to have the upper hand in the tournament decider, with New Zealand all-out for 183 after 45 overs. However, Australia's chase got off to a rocky start, with opener Aaron Finch out for a duck. Scroll down for video . Australian opener Aaron Finch was out for a duck . Kyly Clarke, wife of Australian captain Michael Clarke, looks on during the final . There were not many empty seats at the MCG as a record crowd watched the final . Australia's David Warner flicks the ball away as New Zealand's Luke Ronchi watches . Australia's Brad Haddin has come under social media fire for his exuberant send off of Martin Guptill in the World Cup final . Former England bowler Alex Tudor was one of many who reacted to the incident online, and called Haddin a 'muppet' James Faulkner celebrates after taking the wicket of Corey Anderson . Candice Falzon, fiance of Australia's opening batsman David Warner, looks on with their daughter Ivy Warner as the match begins . Cricket supporters walk from the city to the ground to attend the World Cup final match between Australia and New Zealand in Melbourne . Black Cap supporters make it clear that it's New Zealand player Daniel Vettori that they've come to see play . This couple are happy to support their countries without any problems - for now at least . The New Zealand and Australia teams stand together for the national anthems before the start of the match . Australian wicket-keeper came under social media fire for his exuberant send off of Martin Guptill in the World Cup final. After the Kiwi was bowled by Glenn Maxwell, Haddin made no effort to hide his joy in reminding the batsman his work for the day was done. Former England bowler Alex Tudor was one of many who reacted to the incident online, and called Haddin a 'muppet'. Haddin also clashed with Grant Elliott, who successfully appealed against an LBW decision. The banter was bound to be good-natured as normal between the two sets of supporters - though exactly how good-natured it was after New Zealand's captain and star batsman Brendan McCullum was bowled for nought is questionable. Apart from the obvious reasons, both teams were added inspiration to win before the game. For Australia, Michael Clarke's announcement that he will retire after Sunday's match will ensure his team-mates will want to see him go out on a high. While New Zealand\u2019s former captain Martin Crowe, who is terminally ill with lymphoma, has penned a moving tribute to his countrymen ahead of the big encounter. Australia's Mitchell Starc celebrates after taking the wicket of New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum . McCullum, the Black Caps' star batsman, can only trudge away disconsolately after being bowled for a duck by Starc . In a column published on Cricinfo, the 52-year-old said Sunday\u2019s match at the MCG might be the last he ever sees. \u2018My precarious life ahead may not afford me the luxury of many more games to watch and enjoy,\u2019 Crowe wrote. \u2018So this is likely to be it. The last, maybe, and I can happily live with that.\u2019 These Australian supporters were all dressed up and looking the part for Sunday's World Cup Final in Melbourne . These two New Zealand supporters can only hope and pray that they can eventually get their hands on a few tickets . Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson can't contain his joy after grabbing the wicket of New Zealand's Kane Williamson . New Zealand have a 100% record in the tournament having played all their games at home, so this was going to be their biggest test of the competition at the MCG. After the shock loss of McCullum the Black Caps they were able to steady the ship getting to 132 for three after 30 overs, with batsman Grant Elliot hitting another 50 not out and looking comfortable. The BBC's statistics department made the point that Elliott is the fifth man to score half-centuries both in a World Cup semi-final and final. England's Mike Brearley did it in 1979, Australia's David Boon in 1987, Javed Miandad in 1992 for India and Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva in 1996 . Michael Clarke, James Faulkner and Glenn Maxwell of Australia react after Maxwell bowled New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill . Steve Smith of Australia makes a gallant attempt to catch New Zealand's Grant Elliott during Sunday's World Cup Final . Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell appeals for a wicket against the Black Caps on Sunday .","highlights":"95,000 fans dressed in their team's colours and waving flags thronged the streets all around the MCG . The banter was bound to be good-natured as normal between the two sets of supporters and old rivals . Win, lose or draw, Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire after Sunday's match . New Zealand struggled in its innings, and was all-out for just 183 after 45 overs .","id":"c1984c6123b4749ea8df15f43f7e903fa56f5e20","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":",311 will pack the MCG in Melbourne and cricket lovers around the globe are already gearing up to watch a final between the world number one and two ranked cricket teams in the world.\nWith the final scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time, India is the undisputed favorite in the match, but not without reason. On paper, India is undoubtedly the superior team and Australia is a good side, but they have shown no consistency in the tournament. Still, that hasn't stopped Aussie fans from dreaming big, as they are expected to fill the MCG to the rafters. The match also has the added spice of Sachin Tendulkar possibly playing his last international match against his native team.\nThe only question is what time can the world watch the match on television?\nThe India vs Australia World Cup Final is being played today, July 2, 2013 in Melbourne, Victoria. Coverage from the MCG is to begin at 9:30 AM local time with pre-game and post-game shows also scheduled for India and other parts of Asia. The match is being broadcast in all countries except the US, Australia, India, New Zealand and the Caribbean by Star Sports, Fox Sports, Ten Sports and Willow TV.\nIn the United Kingdom, Cricket World Cup 2013 matches have been shown on TV by Sky Sports. In Australia, Ten Sports has broadcasting rights and the matches will be broadcast in HD. Fox Sports in New Zealand is streaming the match live.\nIn the US, the tournament will be broadcast by ESPN, with ABC, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio airing the games.\nIn Canada, the matches will be broadcast on the CBC network, as well as the CTV network's specialty channel TSN2, and also CTV Network, Sportsnet and Radio Canada.\nIn India, the matches are being broadcast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 2 and Star Cricket, with pre and post-game shows and commentary on Hotstar.\nIn Pakistan, matches will be broadcast live by PTV Sports and Ten Sports, with commentary on Humm TV and Geo TV.\nIn the West Indies, the tournament will be streamed live for fans there by ESPN and in other Caribbean nations by Sky Sports.\nIn South Africa, the tournament will be broadcast live on SuperSport.\nIn Hong Kong and Macau, the tournament will be broadcast live on OSN Sports.\nIn Bangladesh, the tournament will be broadcast live on G"}
{"article":"The world's first trillionaire - someone worth a staggering $1,000,000,000,000 - could emerge within just 20 years, analysts believe. The predictions come as Forbes released its billionaires list this week with Bill Gates - who is\u00a0widely expected to become the world's first trillionaire - at the top with a worth of $79.2 billion. If the U.S. national wealth continues to grow at its current rate, Gates, who saw his fortune grow by $4.2 billion in the past year alone, could well reach the eye-watering figure in his old age. Among those who believe a trillionaire is only years away, entrepreneur Peter Diamandis says he believes the wealth could be earned through space discoveries, the Washington Times reported. Could he be the first? Microsoft's Bill Gates topped Forbes' billionaire list earlier this week and he could well be the first person to become a trillionaire. Analysts say the first trillionaire could be just 20 years away . 1. Bill Gates - Microsoft, $79.2 bn . 2. Carlos Slim Helu\u00a0- \u00a0telecoms, $77.1bn . 3.\u00a0Warren Buffet\u00a0- investor, $72.7bn . 4.\u00a0Amancio Ortega - Zara, $64.5 bn . 5. Larry Ellison - Oracle, $54.3 bn . 6. Charles Koch - various, $42.9 bn . 6. David Koch - various, $42.9 bn . 8. Christy Walton - \u00a0Walmart, $41.7 bn . 9. Jim Walton - Walmart, $40.6 bn . 10. Liliane Bettencourt - L'Oreal, $40.1 bn . 'I think the first trillionaire is going to be made in space,' he told Business Insider\u00a0this week. Diamandis, an engineer and physician behind companies including Space Adventures Ltd., said individuals and firms finally have the capabilities to explore space for themselves, which could lead to lucrative discoveries. Among Diamandis' own 17 companies, he has teams prospecting near-Earth asteroids, which he calls 'trillion dollar assets'. They represent 'everything we hold of value on Earth, minerals, metals, real estate,' he said. But he's not the only one who believes bank accounts are set to expand. International investment bank Credit Suisse has previously said in an annual Global Wealth Report that there will be 11 trillionaires within two generations. 'Two generations ahead, future extrapolation of current wealth growth rates yields almost a billion millionaires, equivalent to 20 per cent of the total adult population,' the bank said in 2013. Shooting for the stars: Entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, pictured last month, says he believes the first trillionaire could be made in space, where minerals and real estate are waiting to be claimed . 'If this scenario unfolds, then billionaires will be commonplace, and there is likely to be a few trillionaires too, 11 according to our best estimate.' In its list this week, Forbes  identified a record 1,826 billionaires - up from 1,645 last year - with a combined net worth of $7.05 trillion. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years. In second place was telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, who has a net worth of $77.1 billion. Third was investor Warren Buffett, who moved up one slot this year with a net worth of $72.7 billion. They still have a way to go, but among the youngest billionaires, who could well have their eye on that trillion dollar mark, are Uber founder Travis Kalanik, worth $5.3 billion, Rockstar Energy drinks founder Russ Weiner, worth $2.1 billion, and Airbnb founder, Brian Chesky, worth $2 billion. Billions: Beer heiress\u00a0Tatiana Casiraghi . 1. Mark Zuckerberg, 30 - Facebook, $33.4bn . 2. Dustin Moskovitz, 30 - Facebook, $7.9bn . 3. Elizabeth Holmes, 31 - blood-testing, $4.5bn . 4. Tom Persson, 30 - H&M, $3bn . 5. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, III, 29 - Bavaria beer, $2.2bn . 6. Tatiana Casiraghi, 31 - Bavaria beer, $2.2bn . 7. Nathan Blecharczyk, 31 - Airbnb, $1.9bn . 8. Anton Kathrein Jr, 30 - antennas, $1.7bn . 9. Evan Spiegel, 24 - Snapchat, $1.5bn . 10. Bobby Murphy, 25 - Snapchat, $1.5bn .","highlights":"Forbes released its billionaires list this week, raising questions over how far away the world's first trillionaire could be . Engineer\u00a0Peter Diamandis has predicted the first trillionaire will emerge in the next two decades after making space discoveries . International investment bank Credit Suisse has said there will be 11 trillionaires within two generations .","id":"2ba27208924b279a15fc609b57b6507632686877","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the number rising 15 percent to a record high of 1,826 people.\nThe number of people with $1bn or more on their balance sheet is now at a staggering 210, the publication estimates. A report by Swiss-based Capgemini, commissioned by Private Wealth Management (PWM), finds that over the next decade it predicts the first trillionaire to emerge by 2036. The report, however, warns that the richest 1 percent will hold as much as 57 percent of global wealth by 2020, and 65 percent by 2030.\nBy 2031, China and India will make up 25 percent of total wealth in 2031, from 18 percent in 2010, meaning 70 percent of the world's population will own less than 2 percent of the world's wealth.\n\"By 2031, the Chinese and Indian populations will own about one-fifth of the global wealth. By 2036, China could produce its first trillionaire,\" Capgemini predicts. \"By 2037, the global number of billionaires is expected to reach the 8,000 mark, up from the 2010 total of 2,388 billionaires. Within this group, 80 percent will be American or European,\" the report found.\nThere will be one country with two billionaires, the company claims, while another 20 will have more than 100 billionaires. \"Ten countries are expected to have 1,000 billionaires,\" Capgemini adds.\nA separate study on the state of the global super rich by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management, predicts that over a quarter of the US population could inherit or create a $10 million fortune by 2031. While the share of people with wealth over $1m, or $2m, is expected to double to 35 percent and 8 percent respectively by 2030.\nIt's important to note, however, that Capgemini's data on billionaires and how the richest 1 percent could amass $57 trillion is a snapshot of the world's wealth by the end of 2010, not 2031.\nForbes billionaire rankings are based on wealth rather than income. The 1,826 people on Forbes list, have a combined wealth of $2.3 trillion. 1 percent of that, or $23 billion, comes from oil"}
{"article":"Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the ugly nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, suggesting that political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself. Danforth expressed 'overwhelming anger that politics has gone so hideously wrong' as he spoke at a memorial services that drew many of Missouri's top elected officials and hundreds of others to the Episcopal church that Schweich had attended in suburban St. Louis. 'Words do hurt. Words can kill,' Danforth said. 'That has been proven right here in this state.' Schweich, 54, fatally shot himself last Thursday in what police say was an apparent suicide at his home in Clayton. He left behind a wife, two children and an apparently rising political career. Missouri's top elected officials and hundreds of others gathered Tuesday at The Church of St Michael and St George in Clayton for the memorial services of state Auditor Tom Schweich . Former U.S. Senator John Danforth (left) delivered the euology at the service, and said campaign bullying was to blame for Schweich's (right) suicide. Schweich was running for governor at the time of his death . He had launched a campaign for the Republican nomination for governor just a month before his death and was already locked in a contentious primary with Catherine Hanaway, a former Missouri House speaker and U.S. attorney. Danforth, who is an ordained Episcopal priest, served 18 years as a Republican senator before retiring in 1995 and remains one of the more respected elder statesmen of Missouri politics. Danforth said he had talked with Schweich two days before his death. He said Schweich was upset about a radio ad from a political action committee that mocked his physical appearance and suggested he was a pawn of Democrats who would 'quickly squash him like the little bug that he is' in a general election. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay stands at the rear, right, of an overflowing Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Mo., on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, for the funeral for Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich, who fatally shot himself last Thursday in what police say was an apparent suicide at his home in Clayton.  (AP Photo\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen, Pool) Former Sen. Danforth leaves The Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Missouri, after delivering the eulogy at the funeral for Schweich. Even though Schweich was an ordained Episcopal priest, he was allegedly mocked for his Jewish ancestry during the race . Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder leaves \u00a0church on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, after attending Schweich's funeral . Former U.S. Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond \u00a0also attended the Tuesday services for Schweich . But Danforth said Schweich was particularly distraught by what he perceived to be an anti-Semitic whispering campaign by the chairman of the Missouri Republican party, who Schweich said had been telling people that Schweich was Jewish. Schweich was Christian, but had some Jewish ancestry and had said his grandfather had long-encouraged him to stand up to anti-Semitism. The party chairman, John Hancock, has denied making anti-Semitic remarks, though he has acknowledged he mistakenly believed Schweich was Jewish and may have mentioned it in an off-hand way to some people. Hancock didn't attend the memorial service and declined to comment about Danforth's remarks. 'Today is not an appropriate time to engage in political back-and-forth,' state GOP Executive Director Jonathon Prouty said on Hancock's behalf. Schweich's former spokesman, Spence Jackson, said after the service that Hancock 'should resign immediately' as Republican party chairman and that Hanaway should 'do some serious soul-searching about the race she's run so far and the people she's associated with.' Hanaway did not attend the funeral and a spokesman for her said she will not have any comment. Emergency services were called to Schweich's home (pictured) at 9:48am on Thursday morning, seven minutes after he left a voicemail with St. Louis Today reporter Tony Messenger . Danforth recited a passage from the gospel of Matthew in which Jesus describes as blessed those 'who are persecuted for righteousness sake' and against whom others 'utter all kinds of evil against you on my behalf.' He said Schweich was a 'model public servant' who 'was a person easily hurt and quickly offended' \u2014 so much so that Danforth said he had tried to discourage Schweich from entering politics six years ago because he didn't believe Schweich had the temperament for it. Danforth said he is haunted by the fact that he had advised Schweich not to personally go public last week with the allegations of the anti-Semitic whispering campaign and had suggested Schweich should have someone else supply that information to the media. 'He may have thought that I had abandoned him \u2014 left him on the high ground all alone,' Danforth said. On the morning of his death, Schweich had invited reporters for The Associated Press and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to his home for an afternoon interview, saying he was ready to go public with the allegations about the anti-Semitic campaign. He shot himself about 13 minutes after talking to the AP reporter over the phone. 'The death of Tom Schweich is the natural consequence of what politics has become,' Danforth said. 'It is now our duty \u2014 yours and mine \u2014 to turn politics into something much better than it's now so miserable state.' Schweich's coffin, draped in a Missouri flag, was placed at the front of the sanctuary, with his family seated on one side and Gov. Jay Nixon and other top officials seated on the other. The pews were packed and hundreds of people stood along the side isles. Schweich was first elected in 2010 and had easily won election to a second, four-year term in November. He previously served as Danforth's chief of staff for a 1999 federal investigation into the deadly government siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and followed Danforth to the United Nations, where he was chief of staff for the U.S. delegation. President George W. Bush appointed Schweich to the State Department in 2005 as an international law enforcement official and picked Schweich two years later to coordinate the anti-drug and justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. \u2022 For confidential help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or click here . \u2022 For confidential support on suicide matters in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here .","highlights":"Schweich shot himself several times last Thursday at his home, just minutes after calling to schedule an interview with local reporters . At his Tuesday funeral, former U.S. Senator John Danforth said political bullying was to blame for Schweich's suicide . Schweich was reportedly taunted with anti-Semitic comments during his campaign for governor . The auditor was a Episcopal priest in the Christian faith, but had some Jewish ancestry .","id":"476a685bf6581c22223c46436e069806e20561dc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"forth's speech at the funeral and his statement about it afterward reflect his lifelong concern with the power of the partisan scrum.\n\u201cFor 10 days, and on and on, Tom struggled with the most hideous aspects of our politics,\u201d Danforth said at the Missouri Capitol. \u201cThe ugliness that passes for campaign strategy these days was too much for Tom, too much for Tom.\u201d\nDanforth was elected to Congress after graduating from law school, which he said taught him \u201cwhat life is about.\u201d He also said that during his long years in politics, he saw what he described as an \u201congoing civil war\u201d between parties, an argument that has reached fever pitch with this election season.\nDanforth said he has been distressed by the ugly tone of the current campaign season in Missouri, though he did not mention Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin by name, an aide said.\nOn the day that Akin, R-Missouri, referred to himself as \u201clegitimate rape\u201d in a debate, Danforth said he was troubled that Republican and Democratic leaders \u201callowed the campaign to descend into what I would characterize as gutter politics.\"\nIt was Akin who asked Danforth to deliver the eulogy, which came with the title \u201ca personal reflection on life and the way we should be living.\u201d\n\u201cIt\u2019s very, very tempting in such a moment to think of Tom as a tragic victim of our politics. Tom had an optimistic view about politics,\" Danforth said. \"He had an optimistic view about the country.\u201d\nBut Danforth also said that Schweich suffered from a \u201cstrain of depression\u201d for years. Danforth, the former Missouri governor and U.S. senator and a onetime pastor of the First Congregational Church in Washington, said people should not overlook the struggles some \u2014 including his friend \u2014 have.\n\u201cTom\u2019s death came after years of dealing with this, coming to grips with this, coming to understand why, sometimes when you\u2019re depressed and lonely, life becomes worth less,\u201d Danforth said.\nDanforth described a \u201cdark, dark, dark\u201d period in his friend's life.\n\u201cI don\u2019t know that I ever fully realized, because he was always so gracious and upbeat, the depth of his struggle,\u201d Danforth said.\nHe said Schweich came to him three years ago \"and told me that he was going to kill himself\" and that he"}
{"article":"After months of speculation and suspense, Netflix has finally announced it's launch date for Australia and New Zealand. On March 24 the streaming service will be available down under, with a whole of original new series set to debut on the Internet television provider. 'Many Aussies and Kiwis have heard a lot about Netflix over the years, and we\u2019re excited they\u2019ll get to experience our unique blend of Netflix original content, local series and films, and popular movies and TV shows from around the world, all for a low monthly price,' said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer. All three seasons of US political drama House of Cards will be available on the streaming service, as well as content from ABC, Roadshow Entertainment and Disney. Scroll down for video . Netflix has announced it will launch in Australia and New Zealand on March 24, where users can watch political drama House of Cards (pictured) among many other shows and movies . Netflix will be available on all major Australian broadband operators, on a whole range of devices . Netflix will be available on all major Australian broadband operators, but iiNet customers will get an especially sweet deal after the internet service provider signed an un-metering agreement. This means users can stream an unlimited amount of content without it affecting their home data usage. On Tuesday, in line with the launch date announcement, Netflix also debuted its Australian and New Zealand social media channels. Netflix will be available on a range of devices from televisions and game consoles to tablets and smartphones. Netflix has not announced monthly subscription prices, but told Daily Mail Australia they would be 'in line' with international prices. Original series Bloodline (left) is another major show to feature on Netflix alongside House of Cards (right) On the 27th of February American political drama House of Cards released its entire third season on Netflix, but within 24 hours of first being pirated it had been illegally downloaded nearly 700,000 times . Original Stand-up Comedy Specials: . Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible - April 17 . Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)- May 22 . Original Documentaries: . What Happened Miss Simone- June 26 . Original Series: . Between- May, 2015 . Sense8- June 5 . Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp- July 17 . Coming Soon: . Narcos . Club de Cuervos . From the ABC: . Jonah from Tonga, Serangoon Road, RAKE, Redfern Now, Upper Middle Bogan, Time of Our Lives, Janet King, Jack Irish, Crownies, and Round the Twist . Roadshow Entertainment: . Broadchurch, The Tunnel,\u00a0The Matrix Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Ocean\u2019s Trilogy, Happy Feet, Bran Nue Dae, Wedding Crashers, Zoolander . Shows Netflix will offer include Marco Polo, Bojack Horseman and a Chelsea Handler comedy. Another program is the Tina Fey-written comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. 'After living in a cult for fifteen years, Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) decides to reclaim her life and start over in New York City. Armed with just a backpack, light-up sneakers, and a couple of way-past-due library books, she\u2019s ready to take on a world she didn\u2019t even think existed anymore. Wide-eyed but resilient, nothing is going to stand in her way. She quickly finds a new job (working for 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski), a new roommate (Tituss Burgess, 30 Rock), and a new beginning,' Netflix said of the show. Rival streaming services Presto TV \u2013 from Foxtel and the Seven Network \u2013 and Stan \u2013 from Fairfax and Nine Entertainment \u2013 have also recently launched Down Under. Globally, Netflix has almost 60 million subscribers after launching back in 1997 as little more than a DVD mail order company. The Australian and New Zealand launch announcement comes just days after it was revealed that within 24 hours of being pirated after its release on February 27, the third season of Netflix political drama House of Cards\u00a0had been illegally downloaded nearly 700,000 times. Among those who pirated the television series were 40,557 Australians, who ripped off the show more than any other nation, per capita. Figures gathered by piracy tracker Excipio and reported by Variety revealed 681,889 unique browsers illegally downloaded the highly anticipated third season of House of Cards on the day after it was released . According to the overall statistics China had the most nationals obtain the season 3 illegally, with a figure of 60,538 . Figures gathered by piracy tracker Excipio and reported by Variety revealed 681,889 unique browsers illegally downloaded the highly anticipated third season of House of Cards the day after it was released. In February 2014, the second season of the Netflix series had\u00a0320,927 downloaders within 24 hours of being pirated. According to the statistics, China had the most season 3 downloads, with 60,538, while the US - despite having access to the show on Netflix - was close behind with 50,008 people torrenting it. India ranked third with 47,106 and Australia, which has a population far smaller than the other nations listed above it, was fourth with 40, 557. Poland fifth with 37,552, with Britain (32,703), Canada (27,584), France (27,151), Greece (20,551) and the Netherlands (20,402) rounding out the top ten. Just last week a consumer advocacy group slammed new proposals to reduce online piracy as 'truly frightening' Piracy levels hit a peak last year when 1.5 million people downloaded the season finale of Game of Thrones . Just last week a consumer advocacy group slammed new proposals to reduce online piracy as 'truly frightening', as its revealed they could expose Australian internet users to unlimited damages payout to Hollywood studios. Under the new Copyright Notice Scheme Industry Code, anyone with an internet connection could potentially face legal threats from Hollywood studios for illegally downloading movies, TV shows, and music. Consumer group Choice labelled the plan, which was compiled by Australia's largest internet service providers (ISP's) at the request of the federal government, as 'medieval' and said it 'reads like a horror movie script'. The scheme could come into affect as soon as September this year. Under the proposed code, a three-strikes system would be introduced for illegal downloads. Customers suspected of illegally downloading content will be sent a series of notices from their ISP's - a warning, an 'education' notice, and a final notice. 'The code means that anyone with an internet connection could be under threat from legal action. Often consumers share with flatmates, partners, or family, which means that even those who don't download illegally could be taken to court,' Ms Turner told Daily Mail Australia. Foxtel has exclusive rights to the fantasy series leading to criticism by consumer groups . 55% of Australians who downloaded content illegally, including Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul (above)  said it was because of a lack of access . The Communications Alliance, the industry body backing the proposed code,\u00a0released a statement last week emphasising the 'public education' elements of the code, but noted that the scheme did provide a process of 'facilitated preliminary discovery'. In Australia, piracy levels hit a peak last year when 1.5 million people downloaded the season finale of Game of Thrones. Unlike in New Zealand, Australia has no limit to fines under the Copyright Act, and it is up to the judge's discretion as to what the consumer is fined. Choice has been vocal about providing consumers with a greater range of legal options to download the content they are seeking so that they don't resort to illegal content. 'We did a survey last year which found that a third of Australians download illegally, and more watch the illegal content,' said Ms Turner. 'When we asked people the reason they downloaded, 55% said it was because of a lack of access, and that they had first tried to obtain the content through legal sources,' she said. Ms Turner said that 55% of those that downloaded illegally had tried to obtain content through legal sources . 'Consumers find it very frustrating when they know the content is online, but that they are blocked from accessing it. It makes very little sense to them.' The code indicates that rights holders need to be working towards initiatives which 'include continuing efforts of Rights Holders to ensure timely and ready availability to Australian consumers of lawful content alternatives.' However, Ms Turner said that while it was fantastic to see new streaming service such as Stan available in Australia, the country was still very behind the kind of access others around the world enjoyed. Choice is calling on Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull to intervene and ensure proper protection for consumers under the code, and have launched a campaign\u00a0urging him to take responsibility for the internet policy.","highlights":"News ends months of speculation about highly-anticipated service . Company will bring a \u00a0host of original new series to Australian TV . Australians among top illegal downloaders because of availability delays . Last month a new plan to combat online piracy was announced . Consumer group Choice slammed the scheme calling it 'medieval'","id":"85bc1b8c9b6e973cae4c0251de9cbf4db8a94410","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":".\nAmongst the offerings are new seasons of its hit series The Blacklist and House of Cards, the first season of Daredevil and season two of Narcos, as well as a number of original Australian and New Zealand-made series such as R.A.I.D, a cop-drama produced by Jay-Z, and a series based on the novels of bestselling author Stieg Larsson (Millennium series).\nA full list of the new Netflix original shows set to debut March 24 are below.\nOriginal Netflix Series\nThe Blacklist Season Three\nDaredevil Season One\nNarcos: Mexico\nNarcos Season One\nWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp\nDaredevil season two\nGrace and Frankie Season One\nMarseille Season One\nWet Hot American Summer\nMarseille Season Two\nKilling Fields Season One\nNarcos Season Two\nGrace and Frankie Season Two\nLovesick Season Two\nSense8\nMarseille Season Three\nR.A.I.D. 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{"article":"One of the convicted\u00a0Bali Nine drug smugglers facing life in an Indonesian prison has spoken of his terror for fellow traffickers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in an emotional online plea for help. Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen was arrested with Chan and Sukumaran in 2005 for his role in a plot to smuggle 8kg of heroin out of Bali and into Australia. In an online campaign to raise funds for a fifth appeal against his life sentence, the 31-year-old describes his anguish for the first time. 'Today as sit in my jail cell and watch the way the Indonesian government is handling the execution of my fellow Australians I am terrified,' says Nguyen. 'Terrified for their situation, distraught for their loved ones and agonisingly certain I will be next.' Scroll down for video . Bali Nine drug smuggler\u00a0Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen has spoken for the first time about his life in prison . 'Agonisingly certain I will be next': Tan Duc Thanh Nguyan has launched an emotional plea for help with a MyCause campaign to raise funds  for his legal costs, and those of fellow Bali Nine prisoners in Indonesia . Nguyen was arrested in Bali as a 22-year-old and sentenced to life in prison. He's now desperately hoping to raise money through his\u00a0My Cause\u00a0campaign to pay the legal costs of his latest appeal, which will be heard with fellow inmates Si Yi Chen and Mathew Norman. 'By the time you read this there may only be seven of us left,' he writes. 'With recent events surrounding my friends Andrew Chan and Myuren Sukumaran on death row I fear that the rest of us will never be able to have a fair trial.' While they are still alive, he says, 'we have hope.' Funds raised will be used to cover costs for of all three men, and any remaining money will be donated to support legal costs of the remaining Bali Nine group, also fighting for their lives. Nguyen says his family, who run a bakery in Brisbane, have spent all their life savings on his legal costs over the last ten years and are swamped with those debts. He said one of his biggest regrets is the shame he has brought to his family and the heartbreak his situation has put them through. 'I live with that regret every single morning when I wake and every night in my noisy bare jail cell as I try to sleep,' he says. 'I now know my decision to take part in this crime meant that not only myself suffers but those around me and those who love me. I am a brother, a son, an uncle and someone\u2019s nephew.' The 31-year-old was convicted in 2005 for his involvement in a plot to smuggle 8kg of heroin out of Bali . Tan Duc Than Nguyen, pictured here with fellow Bali Nine prisoners, says he has spiralled into depression watching events unfold for Chan and Sukumaran in Indonesia and is desperate for his own life . Nguyen has been trying to repair his relationship with his family since being convicted almost 10 years ago, and said he is haunted by the memory of his mother coming to visit him for the first time in prison. His parents were given asylum in Australia after fleeing Vietnam and taking refuge in the Philippines, where Nguyen was born. Describing his parents as hard-working and courageous, Nguyen said that he threw away what they fought so hard for and that he will never be able to make it up to them. 'I tell you now, there isn\u2019t any code of honour among drug dealers and in the end it will destroy you and everyone around you.' The Indonesian Supreme Court increased Nguyen's sentence to the death penalty in 2006 . The Bali Nine consists of nine Australians who were arrested in Indonesia in 2005 for a plot to smuggle 8kg of heroin out of the country and into Australia . Nguyen and his family know well that another appeal could be risky. Following a previous attempt in 2006, the Indonesian Supreme Court increased his sentence to the death penalty, before reducing it again to life in prison in 2008. 'For five years I appealed and never had a chance. During one appeal my sentence changed from life to death,' Nguyen writes.\u00a0'But desperation has driven me to try again. A roll of the dice \u2013 for my life.' 'Am I guilty? Yes. Am I sorry? More than anyone will ever know.' Nguyen, who is currently being held in a jail in Malang, says he was moved from Kerobokan prison because he needed help. 'I had spiralled into the deepest depression. I hated myself and pushed everyone away. I woke up every day feeling angry that I had woken. Disgusted that I was still alive.' he says. Now, he says he is trying his best not to lose hope, waking early each day to train and box at the gym and read. He is also teaching English to other prisoners and encouraging them 'to work through their problems at the gym.' The hard line stance of Indonesian President Joko Widodo has frightened Nguyen to the point where he believes he may not receive a fair trial, but he says an appeal is his only chance. The 31-year-old has been through a legal rollercoaster since being sentenced in 2005 (here with fellow Bali Nine members) Despite international pressure and official protests from the governments of Brazil, Holland, France, the Philippines and Nigeria, Mr Joko has remained unwavering on the executions. 'No one prefers death. Death is an easy way out. I deserve the suffering I\u2019m going through. But an appeal means hope. Without that hope there isn\u2019t any future,' Nguyen has told the Daily Telegraph. His sentiment has been echoed by supporters of Chan and Sukumaran as they await the outcome of their last-ditch appeal. The appeals were adjourned until next week, and Australian authorities have continued to negotiate with the Indonesian government for clemency and life imprisonment for the pair. High profile Indonesian authorities have reportedly urged President Joko to reconsider the executions, amid concerns that if the executions go ahead the nation's reputation will be tarnished. 'Cracks are showing. They know that after these executions, there are many more to come,' one source, who asked to remain anonymous, told Fairfax. 'I\u2019m terrified for their situation, distraught for their loved ones and agonisingly certain I will be next,' Nguyen said of Chan and Sukumaran . Nguyen has  been watching the fate of the condemned Bali Nine ringleaders very closely as he prepares to launch another appeal . Nguyen is currently being held in a jail in Malang, where he shares a cell with fellow Bali Nine drug mule Martin Stephens (above) Nguyen has been in close contact with his friend Scott Rush (above), whom he enlisted as part of the plot . Rush was found with 1.3 kilograms of heroin strapped to his body when he was just 19 . Nguyen is currently  sharing a cell in Malang with fellow Bali Nine drug mule Martin Stephens, and has been in close contact with his friend Scott Rush, whom he enlisted as part of the smuggling plot. Rush was found with 1.3 kilograms of heroin strapped to his body when he was just 19, and has struggled with drugs since his conviction. Nguyen said that it has been terrible to see his friend 'destroy himself'. The 31-year-old is preparing to launch his fifth appeal as Chan and Sukumaran wait for the outcome of their latest appeal, and said that he hopes desperately their lives don't end by execution.","highlights":"Bali Nine drug smuggler Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen was convicted in 2005 . He has spent ten years behind bars for his role in the drug smuggling plot . 'Am I guilty? Yes. Am I sorry? More than anyone will ever know,' he says . Nguyen was jailed for life but is terrified of being given a death sentence . The 31-year-old has launched a desperate online plea for help to raise funds for another legal appeal\u00a0to reduce his sentence . 'While they are alive, we have hope,' he says of Chan and Sukumaran .","id":"afb6fa2ca542c9bbdfe9762db2ded377dff40289","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in 2005 and was convicted in 2008 for his role in an attempt to import 8.3 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) from Bali into Australia. Since he was in prison, both he and Chan have turned to faith and turned their lives over to God, which Tan Duc says is the only way to survive in this harsh place. It's been seven years since he last saw the two men, who are on death row, but he says their image never leaves him: \u201cI remember them. I remember their smiles. I see their faces. It never leaves my memory.\u201d The men have a death sentence hanging over their heads after their convictions were upheld on appeal. \"If they go to heaven I feel happy,\" Nguyen told the BBC. \"And if not, well I can't do anything about that.\" Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, left, faces up to life in jail.Credit:\nThe Australian federal government has been calling for both men to be repatriated, saying the pair could be released if they were granted a commutation of sentence on parole. If the men do not want to come back to Australia, the pair could receive a presidential pardon. \"I'm not the only one who wishes them to come back. Australia would benefit from them coming back, even if they come back in jail,\" Mr Tan Duc told the ABC.\nFor their part, Chan and Sukumaran have turned their prison experience into a campaign for prison reform. \u201cThe main lesson I\u2019ve learnt so far is that we have to forgive each other before we can forgive the world around us,\u201d Chan said earlier this year. Chan and Sukumaran now have the help of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the \u2018We Are Church\u2019 group, both of whom are advocating for clemency from Indonesian President Joko Widodo.\n\"I believe that no one can get an impartial decision from Indonesia, especially from its judicial system. All I can say now is I don't want to die,\" the Melbourne priest told Australia's Daily Herald Sun, before being sentenced to death in 2006.\nIn October of this year, there are hopes that 32 people will be spared from the firing squad, including two women with four children who are facing capital punishment for drug offenses.\nIf found guilty, the women face the death penalty. \"I think we should be sent back to Australia, where we were tried and convicted in the first place,"}
{"article":"In recent years the search for life beyond our planet has focused on finding places with conditions that are \u2018Earth-like\u2019, so as to emulate our own planet, which we know can support life. However, scientists have now proposed that some worlds might be able to host life \u2018not as we know it\u2019 that thrives not on water, but on other chemicals. Specifically, they looked at Saturn\u2019s moon Titan, which has seas of liquid methane rather than water, and they it could harbour methane-based, oxygen-free forms of life. Cornell University scientists in New York have proposed a new type of life. Called an azotosome, it would survive on liquid methane rather than water - so it could live on Titan. Shown is an illustration of a nine-nanometre azotosome, the size of a virus, with a piece of the membrane cut away to show the hollow interior . The fascinating research by scientists at Cornell University in New York suggests that life in the universe may be abundant in more places than thought. The life they propose, called an azotosome, would be composed of small organic nitrogen compounds and be capable of functioning in liquid methane temperatures of -180\u00b0C (-292\u00b0F). No life on Earth is known to be able to survive in similar conditions. \u2018Ours is the first concrete blueprint of life not as we know it,\u2019 said graduate student James Stevenson, first author of the research. Life on our planet relies on a permeable water-based exterior - a vesicle or liposome - that houses the organic matter of every cell. As no life on Earth can survive without water, astronomers have been looking for alien life in habitable zones of stars where liquid water can exist - it is not too hot, and not too cold. But if cells could be based on methane, rather than water, they could survive in much colder climates, as methane has a much lower melting point. A study in November 2014 argued that alien species could exist on planets that contain an exotic substance known as 'supercritical' carbon dioxide, rather than water. This type of CO2 is created when liquids and gases reach their temperature and pressure thresholds, creating a supercritical fluid that has features of both a liquid and gas. Carbon dioxide becomes supercritical when its temperature exceeds 305 degrees Kelvin (32\u00b0C) and its pressure goes beyond 72.9 the standard atmosphere at sea level. On Earth, it's increasingly used in application such as dry cleaning or to sterilise medical equipment, but astrobiologists at Washington State University believe it could also be capable of sustaining life. Study co-author Professor Schulze-Makuch and his team compared enzymes in carbon dioxide and in water, and found that they were more stable in supercritical CO2. The life proposed by the scientists would be composed of small organic nitrogen compounds and be capable of functioning in liquid methane temperatures of -180\u00b0C (-292\u00b0F). This means it could survive on the surface of Titan (illustration shown), meaning more worlds might be habitable than we thought . The theoretical azotosome life form is made from nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen molecules - all of which are known to exist in the cryogenic seas of Titan. However, it shows the same stability and flexibility as comparable life on Earth. And interestingly, to create the structures, the scientists also envision the cells could use a compound called acrylonitrile, which is a strong barrier to decomposition. Acrylonitrile is a colourless, poisonous, liquid organic compound use in the manufacture of acrylic fibres and thermoplastics on Earth - and it is also present in Titan\u2019s atmosphere. Chemical Engineer Dr Paulette Clancy said the the next step is to try and demonstrate how these cells would behave in the methane environment. This includes how they might reproduce and metabolise with their oxygen-free, methane-based cells. From left to right are graduate student James Stevenson, astronomer Jonathan Lunine and chemical engineer Paulette Clancy, with a Cassini image of Titan in the foreground of Saturn, and an azotosome, the theorized cell membrane on Titan, shown on the right .","highlights":"Cornell University scientists in New York have proposed a new type of life . Called an azotosome it would survive on liquid methane rather than water . This means it could live on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan . And it may also mean more places are habitable than we thought . It's the first proof for 'life not as we know it,\u2019 said student James Stevenson .","id":"df62d4d8cffd644daeb064573fffa07009793922","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" not necessarily be as hospitable as we think. In fact, they are now suggesting that the search for alien life should not be restricted to planets and moons around stars, and may even be expanded to include those objects that are orbiting other planets, such as asteroids and comets. A paper published in Nature suggests that if life exists in our Solar System then it could be hiding on asteroids and comets.\nAsteroids are chunks of rock and metal left over from the Solar System\u2019s formation. They are sometimes called \u2018minor planets\u2019 because they do not orbit a star and as such have no \u2018star name\u2019 or label. Many asteroids have been observed to have \u2018Trojan\u2019 moons \u2013 that is, tiny objects following a huge space rock around the Sun. However, despite this regular behaviour, very few asteroids have been seen in direct images. This is because we only catch a glimpse of a tiny part of the asteroid at any one time as it is spinning past our telescopes. With over 800,000 known asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and with more being discovered all the time, there is no shortage of objects to search for.\nThe two scientists who wrote the paper are Michael Shara from the Museum of the City of New York, and Robert Pappalardo from the Carnegie Institution for Science. In order to detect exoplanets orbiting other stars, huge, extremely expensive radio telescopes have been constructed. These can see around the Sun and in the direction of other stars. But asteroids and comets are smaller, move faster, and are much dimmer. As such it is extremely difficult to detect them.\nIn 2008, Mike Shara realised that although our Solar System is so vast there were surely other planets with an orbit that could support life. It would be very easy to scan the whole sky for planets that may have this type of orbit, and if detected, the chance of finding life would be increased. Mike then asked the computer scientists at the Carnegie Institution of Washington to see if his idea was possible, and it turned out that they could produce algorithms that would find all objects with such an orbit. Then, working with colleague Rob Pappalardo, Mike used a special computer to identify the largest number of potentially habitable objects in this way.\nIn all, 4,000 \u2018circular orbits\u2019 were found, but the scientists were only interested in those which were close enough to"}
{"article":"Ukip is to delay publishing its manifesto for as long as possible, party leader Nigel Farage revealed today. The party\u2019s detailed pitch to voters had been expected to be set out at its spring conference in Margate this weekend. But Mr Farage today insisted he wants to release it as \u2018late as practicably possible\u2019 in the election campaign, which would give voters less time to challenge the party on its contents. Scroll down for video . Ukip leader Nigel Farage today insisted he wants to release his manifesto as \u2018late as practicably possible\u2019 in the election campaign . Mr Farage has previously been forced to disown the party\u2019s entire 2010 manifesto as \u2018drivel\u2019 which he claimed he did not read, despite writing its foreword. It included pledges to improve Britain by painting trains in traditional colours, deploying soldiers on the street and enforcing a dress code for taxi drivers and theatregoers. Since then, the party has enjoyed a surge in support, topping the polls in the European Parliament elections and securing two elected MPs who defected from the Tories. As a result, Ukip has faced closer scrutiny of its policies, with splits emerging over key areas of tax, spending and social policy. Now it has emerged Mr Farage plans to keep the party\u2019s policy pitch to voters secret for as long as he can. He told BBC One\u2019s Sunday Politics: \u2018My view on our release of the manifesto is we should do it as late as practicably possible because I think by then people will want to see something fresh, new and positive.\u2019 Bizarrely, he said he did not want to release his manifesto yet because the \u2018general election campaign has already gone on for far too long as far as most of the public are concerned\u2019. He added: \u2018People are getting bored to death. Every day there are all sorts of pronouncements being made by Labour and the Conservatives to appease all sorts of special interest groups. I think most of what\u2019s being said is already going in one ear and out of the other.\u2019 Tim Aker was been replaced as the Ukip policy chief after failing to complete the party's manifesto in time.\u00a0Ukip's deputy chairman Suzanne Evans was put in charge of the manifesto process, with the final document to be unveiled in Margate this weekend . Nigel Farage has disowned the whole of the 2010 Ukip manifesto, despite writing its foreword. Some of the more eye-catching policies in Ukip's 2010 manifesto include: . Parliament is due to be dissolved on March 30, with the general election held on May 7. In January it emerged that Tim Aker had been replaced as the Ukip policy chief after failing to complete the party's manifesto in time. Ukip's deputy chairman Suzanne Evans was put in charge of the manifesto process, with the final document to be unveiled in Margate this weekend. Asked why it was not published, Mr Farage said today: \u2018No, no. That was never, ever said. The idea we would publish a manifesto so long before a general election.\u2019 But Miss Evans made clear in January: \u2018'I relish the task of putting together the final details and presenting a sensible, radical and fully costed manifesto at our spring conference in Margate.' Mr Farage has previously insisted all of the party\u2019s manifesto will have been full costed, but suggested voting Ukip is about \u2018a state of mind\u2019 rather than detailed policies. However, policy splits have emerged. Mr Farage sparked controversy by claiming that privatising large parts of the NHS was 'a debate that we're all going to have to return to' if the health service was going to stay affordable. But Ukip's health spokesman, Louise Bours, insisted her leader was out of touch with the public when it came to the NHS. She insisted the party\u2019s policy on the NHS would contain \u2018not a whiff\u2019 of privatisation. Mr Farage also clashed with his economics spokesman Patrick O\u2019Flynn, after he suggested a 'Wag Tax' on designer shoes and handbags. The UKIP leader tore up the plan for 25 per cent VAT rate for top-end goods insisting: 'It's dead.'","highlights":"Ukip leader over-rules manifesto chief who said it would be public by now . Suzanne Evans said manifesto would be launched at conference in Margate . Farage backs delay so policies will seem 'fresh, new and positive' But it will mean voters have less time to scrutinise the details of policies . 2010 manifesto ditched as 'drivel', despite Farage writing its foreword . Included\u00a0uniforms\u00a0for taxi drivers and painting trains in traditional colours .","id":"4d55152734726c8821c92e93f52e577348911439","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"age told the BBC he expected his party to be too busy in the next few weeks campaigning ahead of the general election.\nMr Farage said: \u201cWe are not doing the manifesto at the moment \u2013 we might not do it at all.\n\u201cWe might just run on our website.\n\u201cThe fact is, you can\u2019t publish your manifesto in March and run in May as it is.\u201d\nHe added: \u201cThe manifesto is very long. It has about 100 pledges in it. That is the kind of document that doesn\u2019t come out the week before the election.\u201d\nThe party\u2019s manifesto typically runs to dozens of pages and contains a range of policy details \u2013 such as Brexit and law and order plans \u2013 as well as pledges on key policy areas such as immigration.\nMr Farage also warned Ukip could take on the role of a \u201cspoiler\u201d for both the Conservative and Labour parties in a bid to deny Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn victory.\nUkip was \u201cthe only thing that stands between a Tory and a Corbyn majority,\u201d Mr Farage said.\nHe said: \u201cYou could well see us taking votes off Labour more than the Tories.\n\u201cI think we will be quite important in the marginals.\u201d\nThe Brexit Party leader also said it was important he got across his policy message to voters as clearly as possible.\nHe said: \u201cI have always thought the danger with this \u2013 and we have been here many, many times \u2013 is that people write something down so it gets scrutinised, and they realise it is not clear enough, or does not go far enough and it makes it harder.\n\u201cI am not going to make that mistake.\u201d\nMr Farage made the remarks ahead of Ukip\u2019s spring conference this weekend, where it is expected to adopt a hardline policy against Islam that will aim to prevent the spread of \u201cIslamic extremism\u201d in Britain.\nThe party is expected to endorse an \u201cIslamisation of Britain\u201d amendment to the Equality Act \u2013 which protects people from discrimination on the basis of religion or belief \u2013 by voting in favour of a cross-party amendment which will propose adding \u201cIslam\u201d and \u201cMuslim\u201d as protected characteristics.\nThe amendment is being tabled by MPs of all parties who want to change the Act so religious or belief groups cannot use the law to force the accommodation of their views.\nMr Farage also"}
{"article":"We all know we should be eating the recommended \u2018five a day\u2019 of fruit and veg. Now there\u2019s a host of exotic superfruits that are said to help reverse the skin\u2019s ageing process, boost energy levels and even fight disease. MANGOSTEEN . Native to South-East Asia, mangosteen is also known as the \u2018queen of fruit\u2019, because Queen Victoria offered a reward to anyone who could deliver some to her palace. Perhaps she\u2019d heard about its amazing health benefits, which range from healthy joints to improving the immune system. Mangosteen (pictured) is also known as the \u2018queen of fruit\u2019 and is native to South-East Asia . \u2018Mangosteen has been touted for its high content of xanthone compounds, which studies have shown to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties,\u2019 says Naomi Mead, lead nutritionist and founder of nutrition clinic Food First. Mangosteen is also good for acne, PMS and younger-looking skin. Buy your mangosteen in liquid form from Holland & Barrett (\u00a32.45) or Planet Organic (\u00a32.75), or order a bottle of capsules from biovea.com (\u00a317.20). PITAYA . More commonly known as dragon fruit, this is mild- tasting, but packs a powerful nutritional punch. Pitaya (pictured) is more commonly known as dragon fruit and although it's mild-tasting it has high nutritional values . \u2018Pitaya is rich in vitamin C, which has been repeatedly proven to protect against auto-immune diseases, heart problems and even the signs of ageing skin. It contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which help reduce inflammation and improve cell function,\u2019 says Mead. Ocado stocks it in fresh (\u00a32.99) and tea (\u00a32.99) form. GAC . The spiky outer layer of this vine fruit might be poisonous, but the edible arils, or extra seeds, hidden inside are used across South-East Asia because of their fantastic red colour. Gac fruit (pictured) has a spikey outer layer which might be poisonous but the extra seeds inside are edible . The fruit contains huge amounts of beta-carotene and lycopene, known for their medicinal properties. \u2018Research has found the concentration of lycopene in gac to be around ten times higher than in tomatoes and carrots,\u2019 says Mead. \u2018Several studies, including research from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at Portsmouth University, suggest lycopene helps protect against cancer of the lung, stomach and prostate.\u2019 Order gac, in powder form, for the princely sum of \u00a366.57 from Amazon. No one said every superfood comes cheap. SAW PALMETTO . The berries of this plant have been used in American Indian herbal medicine for hundreds of years \u2014 and for good reason. The fruit contains antioxidant compounds that can help in the treatment of an enlarged prostate gland or benign prostate hyperplasia. \u2018Clinical research has shown that taking one 320mg capsule of saw palmetto daily for two months before prostate surgery reduces blood loss, the development of problems during surgery and the total time spent in the hospital,\u2019 says Mead. Capsules available from Holland & Barrett (\u00a312.25) or Amazon (\u00a37.99). LUCUMA . \u2018Not only is it a good source of antioxidants, fibre, beta- carotene, niacin, potassium, zinc and iron, but the caramel taste makes it a healthy sugar alternative for diabetics and those avoiding refined sugar,\u2019 says Mead. Pick up this yellow Peruvian fruit at Planet Organic (\u00a36.99) or Whole Foods Market (\u00a37.42). PICHUBERRY . Another Peruvian export, this small berry  looks similar to a kumquat, but has a much higher vitamin content. Not only does it boast excellent levels of vitamin D, vital for healthy bones and skin, but it also contains vitamins C and B12. \u2018It has been shown to reduce inflammation as well as possessing anti-cancer properties,\u2019 says Mead. Pichuberry (pictured) is a Peruvian export and looks similar to a\u00a0kumquat but has a much higher vitamin content . Also known as Inca berries, green-fingered experts say they\u2019re hardy enough to be grown in Britain. Find them at biovea.net\/uk (\u00a313.05) or suttons.co.uk (\u00a32.49 for seeds). ARONIA . All hail this North American berry, which has one of the highest antioxidant values recorded for a fruit. The deep purple berries, often called chokeberries due to their tart taste, are packed full of natural compounds that help protect cells from free radicals that cause ageing, degenerative diseases and cancer. Buy from Ocado (\u00a34.55 for juice), biovea.com (\u00a312 for capsules) or Whole Foods Market (\u00a318.29 for 1kg of berries). MONK . \u2018In its purest form, this Chinese fruit is 300 times sweeter than table sugar, but is all natural and has a low glycaemic index, which means it is absorbed very slowly, making it suitable for diabetics and hypoglycemic individuals,\u2019 says Mead. Fans of monk call it the \u2018longevity fruit\u2019 as they believe it increases life expectancy. Studies suggest it helps to support the immune system, digestive tract and acts as a natural antihistamine. You can order it from Amazon for \u00a311.99.","highlights":"Everyone knows that we should be eating 'five a day' These unusual fruits help reverse ageing, boost energy and fight disease . The fruits are native to areas like South-East Asia, China and\u00a0Peru .","id":"9b60d419379332e3fb61f7b814876b60c2c5d50a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" tooth decay. Find out which ones are good for you and how best to use them.\nAcai berries\nThese purple fruit are packed full of vitamin C and are claimed to help boost the immune system and boost the complexion. They are also a good source of essential Omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants. These work to remove free radicals and reverse the skin\u2019s ageing. They can be taken in pill or powder form and have a tart taste. You can also buy pure, concentrated a\u00e7a\u00ed juice that you can use as a skin toner. Apply two to three drops to freshly cleansed skin for 5 minutes before bed and rinse off.\nBlueberry\nBlueberries are the highest ranked food source of antioxidants known. The pigments found in blueberries, called anthocyanins, help prevent the breakdown of collagen, which leads to ageing. Anthocyanins also help fight free radicals, which prevent damage caused by UV radiation from the sun. The fruit is also high in soluble fibre, so it can lower cholesterol and promote healthy digestion. They can be used in many recipes and added to a smoothie, or eaten on their own.\nDragon fruit\nDragon fruit contains 80 per cent water, so it\u2019s a great way to keep you hydrated. The fruit is low in calories and rich in fibre, so it\u2019s a good way to help manage your weight. It contains high levels of the antioxidant vitamin C, so can help prevent colds and flu. The fruit is also high in fibre and folate, so a good way to prevent constipation. It\u2019s an all round wonder food that keeps your body fit and healthy.\nWatermelon\nThis juicy, sweet fruit is known for its skin, hair and nail benefits. It contains lycopene, which is found in the tomato and helps to protect your skin from sun damage. The high amount of lycopene in the fruit also helps reduce blood pressure and high cholesterol. This keeps you healthy and looking younger. The high water content is ideal for a hot summer\u2019s day or a long, hot summer\u2019s holiday. The flesh is 92 per cent water, so you will be drinking plenty of water when you eat it.\nRaspberry\nRaspberries are a great way to fight signs of ageing and inflammation. They contain anthocyanins and ellagic acid, which combat the production of free radicals. The vitamin C found in this fruit fights acne and helps prevent fine lines and wrinkles from appearing. If you suffer with dry skin, raspberries also help improve"}
{"article":"Dozens of hardline Labour MPs will work with the SNP to hold Ed Miliband to ransom and stop him making any cuts to public spending, it was claimed today. The left-wingers have pledged to vote against any Budget that includes austerity measures to tackle the deficit. John McDonnell, chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs, said \u2018a bloc of 30-40 left MPs\u2019 in Labour will ensure Mr Miliband will not be able to \u2018ignore\u2019 their demands. Scroll down for video . Former First Minister Alex Salmond - who is standing for the SNP in Gordon, was out campaigning today . Mr Salmond has boasted that the SNP will hold the balance of power in the Commons after the next election . SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said that she has already been in contact with MPs on the left of the Labour Party to plot how they could work together. Former First Minister Alex Salmond, meanwhile, has boasted that the SNP will hold the balance of power in the Commons after the next election and will be able to force Labour to increase spending, borrowing and debt. Mr McDonnell has held talks with Mr Miliband and said he has already \u2018moved the party on to our agenda\u2019. In a recent meeting, he told Mr Miliband that any government he leads could be \u2018the most radical\u2019 and \u2018perhaps more radical\u2019 since Clement Attlee. He claimed Mr Miliband had agreed. Mr McDonnell said that if Labour falls short of a majority it would have to abandon its pledge to impose spending cuts because of the pressure from left in the party. Ed Miliband will struggle to stop dozens of hardline Labour MPs from working with the SNP to stop cuts to public spending, it was claimed today . He told the New Statesman: \u2018The first row will be around austerity unless we get this right... I think it will change, inevitably it will change. \u2018I think it will be clear from pressure coming back from constituencies and individual MPs that we need a Labour government quickly making a change.\u2019 Mr McDonnell said there has already been \u2018a shift in terms of the Labour leadership\u2019s thinking and even in terms of Ed Balls\u2019s thinking\u2019. He added: \u2018You\u2019ve got to offer an alternative. You can\u2019t come in with austerity-lite, it won\u2019t work. John McDonnell said \u2018a bloc of 30-40 left MPs\u2019 in Labour will ensure Mr Miliband will not be able to \u2018ignore\u2019 the hard-left in the party after the election . \u2018Coming in with arguments that you\u2019re going to cut services, not necessarily as much as the Tories, but you will still be cutting services, I think that argument is beginning to creak, I think that argument is beginning to fade. \u2018Increasingly now, the Labour leadership has recognised that, actually, you can tackle the deficit over a longer period of time, that way you avoid any cuts whatsoever.\u2019 Mr McDonnell said that a \u2018large number\u2019 of Labour\u2019s candidates for the General Election were on the left and could help vote against the renewal of Trident. He added that he is \u2018more optimistic now about the role of the left in the Labour Party than at any time in the last 20 years\u2019. Tory chairman Grant Shapps said: \u2018This is the true face of Ed Miliband\u2019s Labour Party: they\u2019re addicted to more wasteful spending and more taxes. 'If Ed Miliband becomes Prime Minister he\u2019ll be carried there by Alex Salmond, bankrolled by Len McCluskey and pushed around by his own backbenchers. It would cause chaos for Britain.\u2019 Mr Miliband has ruled out the possibility of going into a formal coalition with the SNP, but the two parties could agree a post-election deal. Labour peer Baroness Prosser today said that the two parties could work together on an issue by issue basis. She told the BBC\u2019s Daily Politics: \u2018I think that is just how pragmatic politics works.\u2019 On Sunday, Miss Sturgeon said the SNP could be in a 'very powerful position' at Westminster after the election. Mr McDonnell, 63, who has been the MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997, is chair of the Socialist Campaign Group and Public Services Not Private Profit Group. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail at Glasgow Fort shopping centre today . In 2010, he announced his intention to stand for the party leadership following the resignation of Gordon Brown, but later decided instead to back Miss Abbott\u2019s unsuccessful leadership bid. He rebelled against the government on controversial votes, such as the Iraq war and top-up fees. Mr McDonnell, who left school at 17, served as a National Union of Miners and TUC official, before being elected to the Greater London Council in 1981, where he served as Ken Livingstone\u2019s deputy. In November last year he was criticised after he joked about how people in Tory minister Esther McVey\u2019s Wirral West constituency had asked why they were not \u2018lynching the b******\u2019.","highlights":"Left-wing MPs pledge to vote against any Budget that includes austerity . John McDonnell said there's 'a bloc of 30-40 left MPs' against cuts . Nicola Sturgeon claims she has already been in contact with Labour MPs . Alex Salmond has boasted that the SNP will hold the balance of power .","id":"b53facf089d137ae714e68ea9890904ce72ae083","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" tax rises and cuts in public sector spending and have even threatened to join with the SNP to block any cuts to welfare.\nThe 75 MPs have written to Mr Miliband threatening to oppose any cuts that he tries to impose in areas such as the welfare budget.\nThe warning will be used by Labour as a weapon to apply pressure on the new leader to rule out any cuts as part of efforts to build a coalition of left-wing Labour and SNP MPs.\nIt was claimed that SNP members would be included in a \u201ccaucus\u201d \u2013 a group of Labour members who meet regularly to discuss policy.\nLabour sources say that Mr Miliband\u2019s hopes of an independent left-wing economic policy will be dashed by the SNP if the coalition is successful. They have said that even if the leader promised to go ahead with Mr Miliband\u2019s election pledge to introduce a 50p rate of tax on people earning more than \u00a3150,000 a year, Labour would be forced to reverse it.\nThey also say it is unlikely that Mr Miliband\u2019s commitment to a \u201cmansion tax\u201d on high value houses would be safe if the SNP was involved in the coalition negotiations.\nSome Labour MPs have questioned whether Mr Miliband can carry out his pledge to cut the deficit to zero by 2014 without increasing taxes or reducing public spending.\nA source said: \u201cWe can\u2019t give up on Labour\u2019s election pledges but we are willing to compromise in the national interest.\u201d\nThey added: \u201cWe are not going to be bullied by the Conservatives, and we will use the SNP to keep the pressure on Labour to stand firm.\u201d\nThe Labour MPs who have signed the letter are: Ann Coffey, Barbara Keeley, Chris Bryant, Clive Efford, Dennis Skinner, Frank Field, Glenda Jackson, Grahame Morris, Hywel Williams, John McDonnell, John Woodcock, Julie Morgan, Julie Turner, Julie Vermuelen, Jeremy Corbyn, Jon Trickett, Karie Murphy, Laura Pidcock, Margaret Hodge, Margaret Ritchie, Michael Dugher, Mike Gapes, Mike Kane, Naz Shah, Pat McFadden, Richard Burden, Rt Hon David Chaytor, Rt Hon Diane Abbott, Rt Hon Jon Cruddas, Rt Hon Keith Vaz, Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Rt Hon Mark Durkan, Rt"}
{"article":"If Roy of the Rovers made a comeback as a defender, he would be an all-action Brazilian with electric hair, have 6.5million Instagram followers and call them all \u2018geezers\u2019. The new comic book star would score a magnificent booming header against his former team, celebrate with a screaming knee slide, scrap with the evil baddie of the opposition (Diego Costa) and finish the struggle victorious, shaking hands with the ground staff before exiting for his next adventure. The problem for the script writers, if they were to copy the life and times of David Luiz, is that they would have no idea what David Luiz was going to do next, so what chance do the opposition \u2013 or his team-mates \u2013 have? David Luiz jumps for joy after his bullet header forced the game in to extra-time on Wednesday night . Luiz celebrates victory with team-mates Thiago Motta (right) and Maxwell at the final whistle . When you expect Luiz to be heading it clear, he\u2019s chasing the glory, when you expect him to be chasing the glory, he appears from nowhere to head it clear. Losing 7-0 in a World Cup semi-final, he still thinks he can get a goal back. Maybe a second. Who knows? A hat-trick. On that occasion it finished 7-1 and the one-man reconnaissance mission broke down, leaving gaps behind him for the German team to exploit. Would it change his approach? Of course not. Even on Wednesday night, with Paris Saint-Germain drawing 2-2 at Chelsea with minutes remaining and set to go through with 10 men on away goals, he turned up on the right wing to collect the ball and retain possession. Luiz looks on in disgust as Germany celebrate one of their seven goals in last summer's World Cup semi-final . He\u2019s a defender who sees defending as a part-time job. So concerned was Laurent Blanc, a World Cup-winning centre back with 97 caps, which suggests he knows a bit about defending, that he played Luiz in midfield in the first leg, with two centre backs behind him for cover. He was back in the back four for the second leg and, when it works, it works spectacularly. Who else could have got them through when their talisman, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, had been sent off? Luiz could have been sent off too for his feuding with Costa, but instead he rose majestically in the land of the giants that is Chelsea\u2019s penalty area to send a thunderball of a header into the roof of the net. The defender stumble backwards after one of many confrontations with Diego Costa on Wednesday night . To get ahead of John Terry, Gary Cahill or his marker Branislav Ivanovic takes great skill, movement and courage but to meet the ball with such ferocity\u2026 maybe there\u2019s more to Luiz than his Sideshow Bob nickname and carefree style. Then came the celebration. Not just a former player quietly enjoying the moment against the club that sold him, but a full-pelt emotional surge of joy. He said he wouldn\u2019t celebrate on his first return to Stamford Bridge, but who can blame him for loving the moment? It was a goal worth celebrating. Chelsea sold him because they thought the deal was too good to refuse and, presumably, because they thought Terry and Cahill could do the job better. Few can argue with that \u2013 Terry, especially, has been magnificent as a defender this season but can he hit a dipping, swerving free kick, Cristiano Ronaldo style, from more than 30 yards, as Luiz did on Wednesday night? Jose Mourinho has a word with Luiz on the touchline as PSG manager Laurent Blanc watches on . Luiz rises to beat Branislav Ivanovic to Thiago Motta's corner and head home PSG's equaliser . Not everyone is a Luiz fan \u2013 Jamie Redknapp wrote on this website that \u2018whoever struck the deal to sell Luiz for \u00a350m deserves a knighthood\u2019. And, as Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel reported, Jose Mourinho thought Luiz was too much of an optimist as a defender. Samuel wrote: \u2018Mourinho wanted miseries at the back. He wanted players who feared the roof was about to fall in, the move was going to break down, a counter attack was only a stray pass away. Luiz wasn\u2019t like that. He roamed, he left gaps, he charged upfield and if that break went wrong he thought it wouldn\u2019t matter. He didn\u2019t check for danger, he was rarely alarmed. Luiz was too much of an optimist to defend properly.\u2019 The optimist will make mistakes. He will raid upfield when he should be focussing on shutting the door, but he had a lot of fun at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night and he\u2019s still in the Champions League. Luiz has a moment of reflection as PSG progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League .","highlights":"David Luiz starred as PSG knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League . Luiz scored late equaliser with a bullet header to force game into extra-time . Chelsea sanctioned the \u00a350million sale of Luiz to PSG last summer . Luiz celebrated wildly despite playing at his former Stamford Bridge home . READ: Luiz says sorry for celebrating after scoring against Chelsea . CLICK HERE for the latest Chelsea news and reaction to Wednesday night .","id":"6daf8a42e63f3e8f627b83f3673ccf2e44fde44d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 10 goals a season, all in shades of blue and yellow \u2014 and the women he meets would look like a collection of Barbies, all of them ready to bed down at the click of a button. The team\u2019s manager, a former manager of the England women\u2019s team, would have the same name as a 90s rock star.\nThe world of sport is not as innocent as it once was.\nIn fact, it hasn\u2019t been as cynical as it is since the early 1970s, when football took its first steps towards commercialisation. As the Premier League prepares to become the richest league in the world, it is worth remembering that football\u2019s image \u2014 at least as seen through the lens of its PR machine \u2014 is far from being as rosy as its new-found riches suggest.\nA generation of footballers have become as famous for their lives off the pitch as their time spent in the spotlight. With the introduction of the Premier League came the creation of a new celebrity class, each as adept at selling their public image as they are the football shirts of a brand. Each has its own business empire, be it in the shape of a nightclub, an athletics programme or a book. In the early days of English football, the heroes of the time tended to lead lives that bordered on the seedy, much as they did off the field. By the time the Premier League had come into existence, such characters were not just rare, they were dangerous.\nThe rise of the commercial, the marketing and the superstars came in the 1980s. It was then that the game \u2014 and its stars \u2014 began to be transformed. What was once a sport played by a handful of millionaires has become a game now accessible to the millions. The rise in the power of footballers is mirrored only in those of celebrity, and the two are inextricably linked. It has become a case not just of celebrity but super stardom.\nBy 1997, the average Premier League players earned \u00a36,600 a week, a ten-fold increase on 1991 and a figure matched by the average wage of Premier League managers.\nTo compare, the average England manager took home \u00a317,000 in 1997, while the average England team took home \u00a310,000 \u2014 a gap of \u00a37,000 \u2014 in the year of the World Cup.\nSince 2010, when the Premier League signed its current"}
{"article":"A woman has sparked uproar on social media after enthusiastically bearing her K-cup breasts on Google Street View. Karen Davis from Port Pirie in South Australia was captured streaking by the Google camera cars for the popular Google Maps app, which allows users to zoom in on certain streets and towns in cities all over the world with a 360-degree view. However the 38-year-old mother, who plans to skydive topless for her 40th birthday, has hit back at 'flat-tittie chicks' claiming they are not confident enough with their own bodies and should focus on how they look. Karen Davis (pictured) from Port Pirie has caused controversy after a picture appeared on Google Maps Street View showing her bearing her size-K breasts . In the image, Ms Davis can be seen holding her arms up in the air with her T-shirt hunched up around her neck bearing her breasts, as she follows the Google camera cars around the street. Her sons are playing in the background and an unknown man stands at the fence watching. Across the road, a neighbour is lounging on her outdoor furniture, watching the whole thing unfold. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Ms Davis was in tears over the nasty comments coming from her community after she was branded a 'bad mother' and 'pure filth' for her raunchy behaviour. 'They are narrow-minded people who are not happy with their own bodies,' she said. Posting on her Facebook account, Ms Davis addressed the fact that she pursued the car through Barry Street in Port Pirie until they got the perfect shot and believes locals are jealous of her antics. 'Haters hate, you got the guts to do it?' she posted on Facebook after the photo went public. Ms Davis had issues with her siz-K breasts in her 20's and is finally ready to embrace them and she plans to skydive topless for her 40th birthday . 'All the flat-tittie chicks think I am disgusting. Big-boob envy has hit Port Pirie.' Taking to Facebook, disgusted commenters attacked Ms Davis' parenting skills after it became clear that her two sons were in the background of the picture. 'I'm sure your children will be proud of their mother that is probably going to cause them a lot of embarrassment,' one Facebook commenter said. 'Oh goodness. Can't even begin to imagine how her children are feeling,' another user said. However a select few came out in support of Ms Davis's show on Google Maps. The mother says she is happy the picture appeared online and thought it was funny . 'Let her go, she's having some fun, Pirie people need to lighten up a bit. if more lovely ladies would get them out more often the world would be a much happier place,' one commenter said. Ms Davis told Daily Mail Australia that she thought the act would be funny and that it was an item she has now ticked off her bucket list. She also said that she has a friend in the United Kingdom and she thought it would brighten up his day if he saw the image online. 'I have a friend in the UK. If he looks on there he will smile,' she said. Ms Davis wasn't sure that the photo would make it on to Google Maps but she said she is delighted that it did. Ms Davis criticised 'flat-tittie chicks' and claimed they needed to focus on their own bodies . 'I think maybe some need to start their own bucket list and leave mine alone,' she said. She also revealed that since the photo has been released she has attracted a whole host of new friend requests on Facebook. Many young men have tried to befriend her but she has not accepted any of them. Ms Davis said she has only learnt to embrace her size-K breasts in the last few years after spending her youth hiding them away. 'I \u00a0always got picked on and it wasn't until late in my 20's that I became confident in myself,' she said. While Ms Davis enjoyed herself bearing her breasts on the street, her neighbour sat on her lounger watching from next door . She also revealed that she has to buy her bras online from the UK as they do not make size-K bras in Australia. 'It would be nice if they made my size bra in Australia,' she said. Ms Davis said that she would do it all again, even considering the backlash the image has received. 'It's my life not theirs,' she said. 'When you point your finger at me, you have 4 pointing back at yourself.' Some people online have suggested that she should be formally charged for her display but she has contacted the police who have confirmed that they have 'no concerns'.","highlights":"A woman has caused a social media storm after bearing her boobs . The Port Pirie woman showed her size-K assets on Google Street View . She has been called a 'bad mother' by people from her town . Karen Davis says they are 'not happy with their own bodies' She plans to do a topless skydive for her 40th birthday next year .","id":"cf78862daf9e469adda6d53d546069f1c3c00c26","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to click on certain objects to see a photograph of it. But while some have found the image amusing, others have described the snapshot as \u201cdisgusting,\u201d \u201cdisturbing\u201d and \u201ctasteless,\u201d with some users calling the image \u201coffensive.\u201d\nGoogle has been collecting images of the world since 2007 and has used a range of cameras to capture them. But on Saturday, the internet giant faced online outrage after an image on Google Maps showed a woman walking down a street completely naked, except for a pair of black and white K-Cup Bra pads.\nGoogle has come under fire for publishing the photograph of the woman in her naked, but completely obscured behind the coffee-maker. On Google\u2019s +K Google Plus community platform, Karen Davis, who is believed to work in real estate, said, \u201cI was walking around Port Pirie and this car rolled down the road about 10 meters past me and I thought \u201cthat looks like my house\u201d and then it went a little past and I said \u2018That\u2019s my house\u2019\u2026 \u201cI didn\u2019t know that Google could see into people\u2019s house. I wasn\u2019t thinking about being naked or anything. I was just thinking about my house being put on Google Street View. I didn\u2019t know it would be my breasts.\u201d\n\u201cI didn\u2019t even know what Google Street View was! I didn\u2019t think people could see my boobs. I thought it was just a straight forward Google map,\u201d she said.\nGoogle did not provide an explanation to the incident, nor did Davis. According to other local reports, the woman has a \u201ctummy tuck\u201d which explains why the nipples are not visible.\nGoogle\u2019s car has become known as the \u201cGooglympic Squad,\u201d which is used to capture images of towns and cities around the world. The company uses a range of cameras, mounted on a car, to do this work, and has even created an app called Google Goggles, which can identify the object which a user takes a photo of. Google has come under fire in the past for sharing photos, including images of Holocaust victims and celebrities, and has recently said that it would be more \u201csensitive\u201d to the privacy rights of Google Glass users.\n\u201cGoogle Street View is an example of how we\u2019re innovating to build a more personalized world for people, and we\u2019re looking to do the same with Glass,\u201d said Google on"}
{"article":"Hundreds of children were exposed to meningitis, measles and other diseases after vaccinations were stored in a faulty fridge (file image) Hundreds of children were left exposed to meningitis, measles, mumps and rubella after vaccinations to protect against the diseases were stored in a faulty fridge. A letter has been sent to the parents of children treated at the Brierley Medical Practice, near Barnsley, revealing the vaccinations were stored incorrectly for five years. It warns that while a vaccine stored at the wrong temperature was not harmful, it may be less effective than normal. Staff cannot therefore be certain that children vaccinated at the practice from January 2009 and June 2014 are adequately protected. NHS England said a total of 515 children are affected, but only 351 are still registered at the surgery. Those no longer registered at Brierley will receive a letter from their new practice. Jodie Hardwick's daughter Scarlett Brown, one, will need every injection she's had since birth re-doing. These include vaccines against polio, whooping cough, meningitis, pneumonia, measles, mumps and rubella. Ms Hardwick, 23, said: 'I was disgusted. It's upset me knowing we are going to have to go through that again with her. 'It's disgusting that from 2009 to 2014 they could not have found a fault in all that time - they should have picked it up before now. 'I'm not happy at all and I'm in the process of changing to another doctor because of this situation.' Another mother, Marie Seargent, recently left the Brierley practice. But her 16-month-old daughter Skylar-Jade Hill was vaccinated at Brierley. Ms Seargent, 36, said: 'I've not even received a letter. I phoned Brierley surgery and was told to contact my health visitor. 'But my health visitor didn't have a clue about it. I phoned my own GP and they weren't aware of it. 'I'm worried because I don't know if my daughter is covered or not.' The surgery was taken over by a new health care team in July. A statement on the practice website reads: 'The practice has already benefited from various improvements since the take over and the Trust is continuing to try and improve the practice buildings as well as planned vast improvements in patient care.' The surgery was previously run by Dr Magdi Selim and partners. Dr Selim had been the subject of several private hearings of the Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service and restrictions to his practice had been made. NHS England said a total of 515 children are affected. A letter sent to parents of the affected children warns that while a vaccine stored at the wrong temperature was not harmful, it may be less effective than normal. Among the vaccines stored incorrectly was one for meningitis, pictured under the microscope . Among the restrictions imposed was that Dr Selim be monitored by another doctor. Fiona Jorden, consultant in public health for NHS England, Yorkshire and Humber, said: 'We would like to offer our apologies for any concern that has been caused to patients and their families by this incident. 'Once the problem was discovered, all affected patients were identified and contacted as soon as possible. 'The vaccinations given to patients will not have caused them any harm and may have provided some protection against infections. 'However, as a precautionary measure and to ensure they have the optimum protection the vaccines have to offer, all affected patients have now been encouraged to make an appointment to receive further vaccinations as required. 'NHS England is committed to commissioning high-quality primary care services for patients.' A number of sessions for re-vaccination have been organised for registered patients throughout March.","highlights":"Letter sent to parents of children treated at Brierley Medical Practice . Warns vaccines were stored at the wrong temperature and while they were not harmful, they may have been less effective than normal . NHS England said a total of 515 children are affected by the mix up . Also included vaccines to protect against polio, whooping cough .","id":"1a270e2dc2042f1a56068af384ee09d493ece142","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" four diseases were stored in a faulty fridge, according to an investigation. The vaccine for mumps - which is no longer given to young people in the UK - had to be destroyed after being stored in a fridge set to a different temperature to the one specified in the vaccine manufacturer\u2019s instructions. Mumps cases have risen dramatically in recent years, from just 300 in 2009 to almost 5,000 in 2015, according to data from NHS Digital. The investigation found that the vaccine for measles was also being stored in a fridge that was not at the correct temperature and that some bottles had an incorrect expiration date (file image) Health officials also found \u201cnumerous issues\u201d with how vaccines were stored at the unit, in an internal report obtained by the Press Association. The report, which has not been officially published, said that one fridge in the unit did not have a thermometer, so staff could not tell if it was at the correct temperature to store the vaccines. The vaccine for mumps was being kept in a fridge set to a temperature of 28C when the manufacturer\u2019s instructions state that the fridge should be at 4C, the report said. One fridge found in the unit had a yellow sticker on it that said \u201cwarning: contents of fridge may be spoiled\u201d and it was also noted that a \u201cnumber of vaccines were kept in the same fridge with incorrect expiry dates\u201d. The report said the vaccines had been stored since January 2015. A spokesman from Public Health England said: \u201cIt would be unfair to criticise the dedicated and hardworking staff working at this centre, most of whom are clinical pharmacy professionals, who are highly qualified. \u201cSince 2012, Public Health England has commissioned contractors to store, handle and distribute all immunisation supplies nationally, including vaccines for children. \u201cDue to national contractual arrangements, we are not able to directly award the contracts to PHE but through our quality assurance mechanisms, we can ensure that all contracted companies comply with our requirements. \u201cContractors have been instructed to ensure that all stock is stored within the stipulated temperature ranges.\u201d There has been a surge of cases of measles in recent years with 1,850 confirmed cases in 2015 and 972 so far in 2016, with four deaths reported in Europe last year, including one in Germany and three in Britain. Public Health England said measles cases have been rising because fewer children were being vaccinated. The report stated that the fridge that had been incorrectly set was"}
{"article":"American skier Lindsey Vonn today clinched a record-breaking 65th World Cup victory after winning a women's Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, following an eight-race winless streak. Vonn, 30, who is chasing her fifth Super-G World Cup title, raced to success in just one minute, 16.65 seconds, in sunny conditions, regaining the lead in the discipline with one race remaining. Speaking after the event, donning a sleeveless neon-yellow T-shirt with 'making history' printed in white on it, she told reporters: 'Yesterday was disappointing so I came out with the right attitude.' A day earlier, Vonn had ranked seventh in downhill at Garmisch, where she used to stay during Christmas holidays.\u00a0'I wanted to ski my best and attack and I did. A nice way to win,' she said today. Scroll down for video . Success: Skier Lindsey Vonn (pictured today) has clinched a record-breaking 65th World Cup victory after winning a women's Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, following an eight-race winless streak . In good spirits: The 30-year-old (center) came in .20 seconds ahead of overall World Cup leader, Tina Maze (left), of Slovenia, who placed second. Meanwhile, Anna Fenninger (right), of Austria, was .36 back in third . Podium: Vonn (pictured left and right) who is chasing her fifth Super-G World Cup title, raced to success in just one minute, 16.65 seconds, in sunny conditions, regaining the lead in the discipline with one race remaining . Previous support: It is unclear whether Vonn's boyfriend, golfer Tiger Woods, was at the slopes to support her. Above, Vonn and Woods are pictured kissing after the women's giant slalom in Colorado on February 12 . Vonn was pictured beaming widely and waving at the crowd as she celebrated in the finish area after her win. It is unclear whether her boyfriend, golfer Tiger Woods, was at the slopes to support her. Last month, Woods, a 14-time major champion and former world number one, announced he was taking a break from the sport that has made him millions after suffering a back injury in California. He and Vonn have become a high-profile celebrity couple since they started dating two years ago. The pair were seen kissing after the women's giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Colorado, last month. Today, Vonn came in .20 seconds ahead of overall World Cup leader, Tina Maze, of Slovenia, who placed second. Meanwhile, Anna Fenninger, of Austria, was .36 back in third. Winning performance: Speaking after the event today, donning a T-shirt with 'making history' printed in white on it, \u00a0Vonn (seen in action) told reporters: 'Yesterday was disappointing so I came out with the right attitude' Ecstatic: Vonn beamed widely and waved at the crowd as she celebrated in the finish area following her win . Watched by millions: The skier is among competitors in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Super G . Happy: Vonn is pictured after her 65th career win, which gave her an eight-point lead over Fenninger in the Super-G standings. The last race in the event is at the World Cup finals in Meribel, France, later this month . Vonn's 65th career win, another record, gave her an eight-point lead over Fenninger in the Super-G standings. The last race in the event is at the World Cup finals in Meribel, France, later this month. 1. Lindsey Vonn (U.S.) 1:16.65 . 2. Tina Maze (Slovenia) 1:16.85 . 3. Anna Fenninger (Austria) 1:17.01 . 4. Cornelia Huetter (Austria) 1:17.75 . 5. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 1:17.93 . 6. Federica Brignone (Italy) 1:18.16 . 7. Elisabeth Goergl (Austria) 1:18.18 . 8. Margot Bailet (France) 1:18.20 . 8=. Dominique Gisin (Switzerland) 1:18.20 . 10. Nicole Hosp (Austria) 1:18.22 . 'It's going to be a close fight. I'll have to ski my best and I hope I can get two titles,' said Vonn, who is also chasing the downhill crown and could equal Katja Seizinger's record of five Super-G titles. Shortly after Vonn's win, former German World Cup alpine ski racer, Maria H\u00f6fl-Riesch, posted a photo of herself and the skier on Twitter. She captioned the image: 'Dinner with the winner. Good job @lindseyvonn.' Maze's second place finish increase her lead over Fenninger overall to 44 points. 'She has been putting a lot of pressure on me. I knew I had a good run,' said Maze, whose coach set the course. She added: 'It's in difficult moments that you can show your character and I did today.' Fenninger had won back-to-back races in Bulgaria last weekend and finished ahead of Maze in Saturday's downhill, when she was second and the Slovenian third, cutting into Maze's overall lead. Congratulations: Vonn,  right, is congratulated by her teammate Stacey Cook in the finish area after her win . All smiles: Vonn (center), Maze (left) and Fenninger (right) smile on the podium following their varied success . Friends: Shortly after Vonn's win, former German World Cup alpine ski racer, Maria H\u00f6fl-Riesch, posted a photo of herself and the skier on Twitter (pictured). The post has so far been 'favorited' more than 140 times . Dinner plans: She captioned the image: 'Dinner with the winner. Good job @lindseyvonn\u00a0#SuperG\u00a0#Garmisch' 'I saw that Tina had a great run so I had to take risks and it was close,' Fenninger said. 'It was a fast race, with broad turns.' Vonn is the only female skier to have won more than one Super-G race on the demanding Kandahar course in Garmisch. She also took the races in 2009 and 2010. She has now won five races in Garmisch. The American also has the sole possession of second place with the number of top-three finishes on the World Cup circuit - a total of 111. The figure is just three behind the record of 114, held by Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria. Long-term relationship: Vonn and Woods (pictured together during the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Colorado in February) have become a high-profile celebrity couple since they started dating two years ago . Professional break: Last month, Woods (right, with Rory McIllroy, in 2013), a former world number one, said he was taking a break from the sport that has made him millions after suffering a back injury in California .","highlights":"Lindsey Vonn, 30, today raced to record-breaking 65th World Cup victory . She ranked first with time of 1:16.65 in the women's\u00a0Super-G in Germany . Speaking after her win, Vonn declared: 'I came out with the right attitude' One day earlier, she was seventh in downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen . It is unclear whether boyfriend, Tiger Woods, was at race to support her . Vonn is chasing her fifth Super-G World Cup title; last race is in France .","id":"156386e4ab047b5979f44272c3b36a11790d28f9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"'s 65th win was also her 61st World Cup victory. The 32-year-old was in fifth in the starting gate, but surged through the course in 1:10.79 and beat Tina Maze, the world\u2019s dominant skier, by 0.56 seconds.\nIt was her first podium finish in the event this season after four years. \"I'm just glad I can race again,\" Vonn told reporters in a press conference. \"I just wanted to get my first World Cup podium this year, and I'm over the moon that I could do it on this course. I can't be mad about that, but I wanted a second podium at least and just didn't quite have it today.\"\nOn the final run, the Austrian showed her dominance by putting her 2013\/14 ski set, which includes the same ski she used to claim five World Cup titles, back on as she tried to push down the rest of the field. \"I just can't wait to get back [on the podium] but it has to be with a good ski, I have to say,\" she said. \"That was fun, to be back in the race, with the competition out there, it felt like 2009.\"\nVonn had been suffering from a left knee injury since the Sochi Games last year but returned to racing earlier this month at the World Cup weekend in Schladming, Austria. She has had two knee surgeries since last summer. \"I'm over the moon, so excited, thank you,\" Vonn said. \"I'm so happy I did [come back early] because of the confidence it has given me on this race.\n\"I'm not too proud of the fact that I got this 'V' sign for a win,\" Vonn added. \"But it looks like that's the 'F' for the first letter of my last name. The first 'F' is for Family and Friends, and the last 'F' is for Fans. I have the greatest fans in the world. They keep me going.\"\nMaze has been the overall World Cup champion in the last two seasons and her best result this season in Garmisch was sixth in December. In addition, the Slovenian skier has 17 World Cup wins, the most among active women skiers and was the first to win 50 career"}
{"article":"Former Manchester United defender Paul McGrath is certain that his old team will pip rivals Liverpool to a top-four finish in the Premier League this season, following The Red Devils' superb 3-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday. United had gone into that game with a number of doubts cast over their Champions League credentials, having delivered some unconvincing performances in recent weeks. But on Saturday, they were back to their best with a performance replete with pace and verve that blew Spurs away. Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney scores his side's third goal in the 3-0 win over Tottenham . Former United defender Paul McGrath believes his old club will beat Liverpool to a top-four finish . United playmaker Juan Mata shields the ball from the oncoming Tottenham defender Danny Rose (left) United are currently fourth in the league table with 56 points from 29 games, five ahead of Liverpool who have played one fixture less. Liverpool travel to Swansea on Monday night in the hope of closing that gap, but McGrath feels the momentum is firmly in United's favour. He told TalkSport, 'Liverpool are the only team who can do a bit of damage to Manchester United. I don't see it happening now though. 'United are clicking into gear at the right time and are relaxed in the way they're playing their football.' McGrath also singled out Maourane Fellaini for special praise after the Belgian continued a fine run of form with a goal against Spurs. Marouane Fellaini continued his superb run of form with an eye catching display against Spurs on Sunday . 'Marouane Fellaini is the fulcrum of the side now,' he said. 'I don't think Van Gaal can take him out. 'Fellaini gives them the option of going long, he can hold it up and bring other players into play. He is giving the whole team a great lift.' McGrath played for United between 1982 and 1989, winning the FA Cup in 1985. Rooney attempts a long-range effort at goal during the Premier League game with Spurs at Old Trafford . Rose gives chase to United defender Marcos Rojo as the Red Devils run out convincing 3-0 winners . Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen is challenged by Manchester United's Antonio Valencia (left) CHELSEA . Hull (away) - March 22 . Stoke (home) - April 4 . QPR (away) - April 12 . Man United (home) - April 18 . Arsenal (away) - April 26 . Leicester (away) - April 29 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 2 . Liverpool (home) - May 9 . West Brom (away) - May 16 . Sunderland (home) - May 24 . MANCHESTER CITY . West Brom (home) - March 21 . Crystal Palace (away) - April 6 . Man United (away) - April 12 . West Ham (home) April 19 . Aston Villa (home) - April 25 . Tottenham (away) - May 2 . QPR (home) - May 9 . Swansea (away) - May 16 . Southampton (home) - May 24 . ARSENAL . Newcastle (away) - March 21 . Liverpool (home) - April 4 . Burnley (away) - April 11 . Sunderland (home) April 18 postponed . Chelsea (home) - April 26 . Hull (away) - May 2 . Swansea (home) - May 9 . Man United (away) - May 16 . West Brom (home) - May 24 . MANCHESTER UNITED . Liverpool (away) - March 22 . Aston Villa (home) - April 4 . Man City (home) - April 12 . Chelsea (away) - April 18 . Everton (away) - April 26 . West Brom (home) - May 2 . Crystal Palace (away) - May 9 . Arsenal (home) - May 16 . Hull (away) - May 24 . LIVERPOOL . Swansea (away) - March 16 . Man United (home) - March 22 . Arsenal (away) - April 4 . Newcastle (home) - April 13 . Hull (away) - April 18 . West Brom (away) - April 25 . QPR (home) - May 2 . Chelsea (away) - May 9 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 16 . Stoke (away) - May 24 . TOTTENHAM . Leicester (home) - March 21 . Burnley (away) - April 5 . Aston Villa (home) - April 11 . Newcastle (away) - April 19 . Southampton (away) - April 25 . Manchester City (home) - May 2 . Stoke (away) - May 9 . Hull (home) - May 16 . Everton (away) - May 24 . SOUTHAMPTON . Burnley (home) - March 21 . Everton (away) - April 4 . Hull (home) - April 11 . Stoke (away) - April 18 . Tottenham (home) - April 25 . Sunderland (away) - May 2 . Leicester (away) - May 9 . Aston Villa (home) - May 16 . Man City (away) - May 24 . Note: Fixtures in May subject to change for television schedule. For a full list of Premier League fixtures and to check kick-off times, results and league tables, visit our brilliant MATCH ZONE by clicking HERE. Games marked 'postponed' will be rearranged due to FA Cup .","highlights":"Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday . The win underlines their Champions League credentials . Former United defender Paul McGrath is backing them to finish top-four . He does not believe Liverpool will be able to catch up with them . McGrath has singled out Marouane Fellaini for particular praise .","id":"206a311461f90169c60718fc74a6ba28454bc132","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the match on the back of defeats in back-to-back matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace.\nSpeaking on Soccer Saturday, the ex-Irish international praised the way that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side reacted in the face of a difficult week.\n\"With all the controversy in the week with Mourinho leaving, they've now gone to the Tottenham game, it's been a hell of a week for them but they came here and they were excellent.\nLiverpool were brilliant at Brighton last week. A 3-0 win, brilliant performance from the manager. They've done a lot of business, they've got a lot of great footballers. The season's going to be a lot tighter than the last few. We haven't played Man City yet, we haven't played Liverpool yet, it's going to be a hell of a tough season but I think United have done really well. \" McGrath also praised Paul Pogba, who he sees as a key player for United in both attack and defence: \"Paul Pogba was so good today. You look at the way that Pogba plays the game, he can play it with his head up and he's clever off the dribble. He can play off one, two, he can take the penalty. When he comes out the back, he's a threat and that's what the manager needs.\n\"You've also got Scott McTominay who's very capable at the back. He's come in as a defensive midfielder. There are a lot of good players there and they're a lot tougher this year.\"\nThe former Manchester United man also expressed his concern over Liverpool's lack of goals this season, but suggested that the team will soon come into form once the injuries are resolved: \"You have to remember, you've got Trent Alexander-Arnold who's a fantastic player who's going up and down the wing, but he's been playing for the right-back.\n\"He doesn't play centre-half, he's right-back. They've got Joe Gomez injured so he's got to get them back into that system and get everyone into it. With the injuries, they're just not going to hit the ground running. United, Man City and Arsenal are a threat \u2013 Man City have the biggest budget by far, but there's a lot of"}
{"article":"The day before George Osborne delivers his budget to the nation the Lawn Tennis Association came up with its rough equivalent \u2013 the latest long term plan to revive the state of the game in Great Britain. Chief Executive Michael Downey finally unveiled his vision for the governing body, and in budgetary terms the big winner will be those people involved in marketing the sport and trying to get more people playing it. Over the next four years there will be a 50 per cent uplift in money spent on marketing, so that by 2018 around \u00a326 million will be spent on promoting the sport of tennis in the United Kingdom. While Andy Murrayis established as one of the world's best players, problems still exist at grass roots level . Other countries will look on enviously at such a huge sum although, given the current rankings of most GB juniors, many may well comfort themselves that their stocks of elite players will be superior for years to come. Downey reaffirmed the LTA's laudable, broad policy of building the game from the bottom up by concentrating on participation and talked through a range of worthy and sensible measures to help achieve this. However, there was nothing especially original to stir the imagination or make an impact with the wider public, no 'Parks tennis revolution' or some such thing. Anyone wanting to see something more radical to improve the British game would be left disappointed. Not that Downey, the former head of Tennis Canada who was appointed 18months ago, pulled all of his punches in presenting the latest of what have hitherto been doomed long-term plans for the British game. LTA Chief Executive Michael Downey has unveiled his long term strategy to rejuvenate the game . 'Our sport is declining and some people have a problem hearing that,' he said at the start. What he was specifically referring to was the problems tennis, like most other ball sports, has with declining participation numbers. They all face a challenge from what he termed 'doorstep' sports, highly convenient and less technically demanding activities such as running, cycling, swimming and going to the gym, which can be done solo and whenever time permits. Despite the hundreds of millions gleaned from Wimbledon profits and that event's ever growing popularity, there has been an average drop of 5 per cent in adult participation over each of the past five years. The particular problem is among the 16-44 age group with numbers steady above that. Curiously he omitted to mention, until asked, that tennis is now played to a greater or lesser extent in 20,000 schools among 2.6 million children, an impressive figure that would be envied by most other sports. Among the smorgasbord of measures to improve things, there will be a drive to increase participation in parks tennis. 'I think the old LTA would have driven by the parks and straight into the clubs and schools,' he said. The LTA receives millions annually from funds generated by the Wimbledon Championships . There were other sensible ideas. With tennis participation peaking in July, there will be a concerted effort to get people to start playing earlier in the year. Clubs, volunteers and coaches will get more support (attempts at this are nothing new). In junior tennis there will, wisely, be more emphasis on team events and there will be a much-needed concentration on creating a less pressured environment at junior tournaments. The emphasis will be on creating inclusive fun and recreational competitions across the board. Downey asserted that he was looking at the 'meat and potatoes' issues, rather than eyecatching initiatives. He also pledged that the LTA would spend money 'like it's your own' (no reference here to his own \u00a3434,000 pay package). It is, clearly, expecting too much for any results to be instant, as with the efforts to improve the elite end of tennis. He was unrepentant about cuts to the performance side of the game and funding for lower ranked players, pointing out that the average entry age into the world's top 100 is 21 for men and 20 for women. Murray's victory at SW19 in 2013 spiked interest but there has been a five per cent fall in adult participation . 'If you are 27 years old and still playing Futures I don't think you are going to be a top 50 player. It's a ruthless business,' he said, reiterating the 'no compromise' message he wants to run through the elite end of the sport. While there has to be a degree of patience with his plans, they also illustrated the glacial pace of how things tend to be done at the governing body compared to what would happen in the more dynamic private sector. There are many things that have not even been considered or barely thought about. Andy Murray, for instance, is nearly 28 and there is still no clue as to how to use his profile to spread the game. (Downey presented his ideas to him in Glasgow two weeks ago and was impressed by his interest.). Downey has spoken to Murray after Britain's 3-2 Davis Cup win over USA in Glasgow . TV advertising during the summer is not on the agenda. If there is an embracing of the excellent Tennis For Free charity and its proven methods then it seems limited. The whole key issue of playing surfaces did not raise a flicker, nor did the idea of adopting foreign training base with clay courts and a better climate. No participation targets have been set. The simple idea of trying to rebrand the organisation from its anachronistic 'Lawn Tennis Association' title to something more modern is apparently a non-starter for some reason. What was presented, though, was steady and sensible enough, while not especially imaginative nor wide in scope. Like most budget speeches, the effects of its contents will not be immediately obvious.","highlights":"LTA have unveiled their long term plan to get more people playing tennis . There will be 50 per cent increase in marketing budget over next four years . There has been five per cent drop in adult participation over last five years . Chief Michael Downey has spoken to Andy Murray on spreading the game .","id":"4d07f89d2f6d90e52176ff54f3541c6924e9acf9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" English game's future in front of a packed audience at the Institute of Directors in Pall Mall.\nIt is a long time since tennis has been a subject of such wide debate. ''It's fantastic,'' said LTA president Philip Brook, who had taken part in the debate that had preceded the announcement.\nDowney is a man who has the knack of saying the right thing. ''This is not an attempt to reinvent the wheel or reinvent anything at all,'' he said. This was a reference to tennis in Britain, which has undergone numerous reorganisations and plans over the years, none of which have achieved the objectives set out in them.\nHe added: ''That's why this plan is called a Long Term Plan. It's not one for now, but long term, so we can do things the right way. It should be the template for every programme or strategy that takes place.''\nIt is a fair conclusion to say that the plan is similar to the Lawn Tennis Association blueprint published last summer. It was, however, more detailed, and the 17 key elements have been developed from 40.\nDowney admitted: ''Of course we looked at the last plan but this is much more practical and it's going to deliver the results, which is at the heart of the LTA.''\nFor once a top official from British sport has a long-term vision and a plan to put his ideas into practice, however vague those ideas are on occasion.\nFor the LTA, one of the first priorities is to establish a base. ''We're already in conversation with people in Wimbledon,'' said Downey, ''and we're working on a bid to Government for an All England Centre on the site.''\nHe also wants to see improved coaching through a national coach certification programme, and a national training programme.\nThere is a need to establish more elite competitions \u2013 a new National Championships at Devonshire Park next year, with the LTA aiming to increase the number of regional competitions to 36. The idea is for England to have the top domestic tournament in every discipline.\nTo ensure the best results, there needs to be more high performance programmes (the LTA's equivalent of the Performance Pathway programmes operated by Performance Director David Felgate, which is working for the British Olympic Association).\nBut perhaps the most innovative aspect of the plan is the need for more grassroots tennis. The LTA wants to establish 500 more tennis"}
{"article":"The conductor of a sickening racist chant by a University of Oklahoma fraternity has been identified as a graduate of an elite Catholic school in Dallas. Parker Rice, 19, is  an OU freshman. It is believe he did not even live in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house, which was shut down by the university on Monday. Rice graduated last year from the prestigious Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. A spokesman for the school's president, Mike Earsing, told Daily Mail Online: 'We know for sure it is one of our students and it is Parker Rice.' Daily Mail Online was the first to confirm Rice's identity. On Tuesday, university president David Boren said he has expelled two students who were identified as 'leaders' of the racist chant. A university spokesman declined to say whether Parker was one of those two students. Scroll down for video . Parker Rice, a University of Oklahoma freshman from Dallas, has been identified as the conductor leading the 'there will never be a n***** in SEA' chant on Saturday . Former classmates took to Twitter to defend Jesuit College Prep and the 'mistake' by Rice (he is pictured here with an unidentified person) Expelled: This is the letter that University of Oklahoma President David Boren sent to two students on Tuesday notifying them that they had been expelled . Former classmates at the $16,000-a-year Catholic school Rice attended also confirmed to Daily Mail Online that he is the tuxedo-clad conductor seen getting out of his seat during the nine-second clip posted online on Sunday. Rice is featured the most prominently in the video, as he pumps his fist and encourages others aboard the chartered bus to sing along with the lyrics: 'There will never be a n***** in SAE. You can hang him from a tree, but he'll never sign with me. There will never be a n***** in SAE.' The video, taken aboard a party bus Saturday night en route from the campus in Norman to the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, caused immediate outrage on Sunday when it was posed on social media. University officials responded by banning the fraternity from campus and demanding that members move out by midnight tonight. Rice (right) has two brothers, one older who has already graduated from Jesuit College Prep and the University of Oklahoma. His younger brother (center) is currently a student at Jesuit College Prep . Parker Rice pictured center at a recent gathering with his friends from Jesuit College Prep . Parker Rice's father Bob is a vice president at an industrial real estate firm in Dallas . Hundreds of students and faculty members marched on campus to protest the fraternity. On Tuesday morning Boran, the OU president who has given fiery rebukes of the fraternity and the racist song, announced that two members of the fraternity had been expelled. 'I have emphasized that there is zero tolerance for this kind of threatening, racist behavior at the University of Oklahoma,' he said. On Tuesday, Jesuit College Prep confirmed that Rice was the one leading the chant. School president Earsing sent a message to students, parents and alumni saying: 'In the recent video regarding OU and the SAE fraternity it appears that a graduate from Jesuit Dallas is leading the racist chant.' 'I am appalled by the actions in the video and extremely hurt by the pain this has caused our community.' He also vowed to identify all of the students who sang the chant and subject them to university punishment. On Monday he said that he was considering the use of criminal prosecution against the students involved. Rice's father Bob Rice is a vice president at real estate company Weeks Robinson Properties. He did not respond to multiple requests for comment by Daily Mail Online. Cut it off! As one frat brother gleefully sings a racist chant, another steps in and tries to cut off recording of the shameful incident . 'There will never be a n***** SAE': The vile chant was made by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter at the University of Oklahoma. The student on the left has been identified at Parker Rice . One former high school classmate who identified Parker Rice as one of the leaders of the chant told Daily Mail Online: 'In my honest opinion, he was following his frat brothers. I don't believe he is a racist, just wanted to fit in. It's fraternity culture. You do what the elders do so you fit in. He truly is a nice guy, but I do question things now.' The student, who did not want his name used also said: 'We have a strong sense of brotherhood at Jesuit and that's why many won't say anything about Jesuit but there were other Jesuit grads on that bus chanting. 'At school he was a football player, he was the funny guy that seemed to never take anything serious. I saw him as a follower who was afraid to step out of his friend group because of fear of not being accepted. He was privileged but most of the kids at Jesuit were.' University of Oklahoma President David Boren today expelled two students identified as playing a leadership role in the singing of a racist chant in connection with an SAE fraternity event. Boren said that the students who played a leadership role had created a hostile learning environment for others. The chant was not only heard by those on a bus, but also impacted the entire university community as it was also distributed through social media. Boren said, 'I have emphasized that there is zero tolerance for this kind of threatening racist behavior at the University of Oklahoma. I hope that the entire nation will join us in having zero tolerance of such racism when it raises its ugly head in other situations across our country. I am extremely proud of the reaction and response expressed by our entire university family - students, faculty, staff, and alumni about this incident. 'They are \u201cReal Sooners\u201d who believe in mutual respect for all. I hope that students involved\u00a0in this incident will learn from this experience and realize that it is wrong to use words to hurt, threaten, and exclude other people. We will continue our investigation of all the students engaged in the singing of this chant. Once their identities have been confirmed, they will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.' Packing up: Two SAE fraternity brothers are seen here loading furniture into a moving truck outside the closed frat house on Tuesday . University president David Boren said officials would lock up the frat house at midnight . The university is not identifying the students expelled from OU - and it warns that additional punishments are likely to follow . Out of a job: Howard Dixon, the longtime cook at SAE, will be out of a job now after the university shut down the fraternity . Rice's father Bob Rice is at senior vice president and the manager of the Texas office of Weeks Robinson, a major commercial and industrial real estate firm. According to his company biography, he has helped develop and lease 7million square feet of new industrial property. He graduated from Indiana University. Rice also has two brothers. One older brother graduated from Jesuit College Prep and University of Oklahoma. His younger brother is still at Jesuit College Prep. At least three fraternity members can be seen standing on the bus singing the racist chant. Several more can bee seen cheering and hollering. At least one female voice can also be heard in the cheering. On Monday night, it was revealed that the Delta Delta Delta sorority was on the bus with fraternity members. The OU chapter of the sorority has denied that any of its sisters are under investigation by the university - though the headquarters for the sorority said officials were cooperating with OU investigation.","highlights":"Parker Rice has been identified by his former high school, Jesuit College\u00a0Preparatory\u00a0School of Dallas . Rice is a freshman at University of Oklahoma and it is believed he did not live at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house . Former high school classmates say: 'He was a follower who was afraid to step out of his friend group because of fear of not being accepted' OU President David Boren expelled two students Tuesday who were identified as leading racist chant . University refused to say whether Rice was one of those students . Do you recognize any of these people? Contact Daily Mail Online at 646-885-5130.","id":"1a2ac75ece34d709d468cbfab268e5cf317b2bc2","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" frat house where the chanting allegedly occurred.\nAccording to the affidavit filed in Cleveland County District Court on Oct. 4, Rice \u201chas admitted to being present at OU on that night of Sept. 7\u201d and that he was a part of the \u201ccrowd that was participating in the offensive chant.\u201d He admitted to participating in the chant, prosecutors said, but refused to give an exact account of what he heard.\nAfter the incident, one witness said that several brothers who were chanting left. \u201c[I]n an unprompted statement to an OU police officer that \u2018it\u2019s because that\u2019s where they go to school\u2019 when he asked what fraternity the perpetrators were from. \u201c\nThe police officer noted in a report that the students all appeared to be between 18 and 21 years old and there was a \u201csignificant amount of alcohol\u201d found at the scene of the incident, with more than 30 bottles of vodka and wine, more than 20 bottles of hard liquor and another 15-25 bottles of beer.\nThe chants that allegedly took place came days after Oklahoma University officials expelled a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, who has since been charged by the university and is being prosecuted separately in Cleveland County.\nOU President David Boren said in a statement that they would work to identify and expel those who were involved in the incident. He added that \u201cfraternity leaders are responsible for the actions of their members\u201d and will be held accountable. The school said it has \u201czero tolerance for all forms of hate speech\u201d and that they would \u201censure a safe environment\u201d for all students.\nThe OU chapter of the fraternity shut down for the year after the incident, as they await expulsion. In an email obtained by local station KWTX, the chapter\u2019s national organization said it was \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d with what had happened.\n\u201cWe deeply regret this incident, and it is completely contrary to all of our values and principles,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe have been in contact with the OU chapter to provide them with our support during this difficult time, and we have spoken to students involved in the incident to encourage them to reach out to help in any way they can.\u201d\n\u201cThis is clearly a unique incident for us and is not representative of the culture of fraternity and sorority life at OU. For almost a century, our fraternities and sororities have been committed to inclusiveness and equality"}
{"article":"(CNN)Europe is in the midst of a political and economic crisis that threatens to unravel decades of European integration and derail the world's recovery from the great recession. To understand this crisis, let's compare two countries. Country A is a small nation with a long history of tax evasion, government debt defaults and a dysfunctional business and regulatory climate. It allows workers to retire in their 50s, and pays double pensions when they do. It lied about its budget to get into the eurozone. Country B is a large, historically powerful nation with a record of low government debt. Country B even ran budget surpluses, including a 2% surplus just before the financial crisis hit in 2008.  It entered the eurozone with an honest accounting of its finances. If you guessed that country A is Greece, you are correct.  If you believe Greece has caused the crisis in Europe because of its fiscal irresponsibility, then you are safely in the mainstream opinion about the matter. But what do we make of fiscally responsible country B?  Its virtuousness must mean it is weathering the crisis. And it must be Germany, right? Wrong. Country B is not Germany. Country B is Spain. Far from prospering, Spain is doing terribly. Spain's unemployment rate is 23.7%, down from a high of almost 27% in 2013.  More than a fifth of its workers have been jobless for the last four years. More than half of its young people are out of work and have been for years. There is regularly talk of a lost generation in Spain and Greece. Like Greece, Spain's investment bubble burst when the financial crisis hit and it had to seek a bailout (although a much smaller one) to prevent its domestic banks from collapsing. Spain's economy also shrank during the crisis and its debt to GDP ratio has shot up dramatically. If Greece and Spain have such wildly different approaches to fiscal prudence, what can explain the crisis they both find themselves in? The answer is not fiscal virtue. Something else is going on. That something else, in large part, is the euro. Joining the eurozone meant Spain and Greece gave up the power to create money, the power to devalue their currency to restore competitiveness, and the power to set interest rates. These are not trivial concessions, especially in a currency union like the euro where transfers between rich and poor sectors of the economy are limited, strict budget rules deny individual countries the flexibility to react to a crisis, and trade between euro-area nations is severely imbalanced. The inability to set interest rates in line with the economic conditions meant that in the early 2000s, Spain and Greece couldn't raise interest rates to cool their over-heating economies. The over-heating was largely caused, by the way, by the frenzied (and ultimately reckless) lending in both countries by German and other core European banks. The European Central Bank set interest rates in line with economic conditions in Germany and France that proved too low for Spain and Greece (and Ireland). Read: 25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis . The over-heating of the Greek and Spanish economies led to inflation and investment bubbles. As those bubbles burst, the banks neared collapse, and their rescue led ultimately to a sovereign debt crisis. The inability of Spain and Greece to print money meant they had to borrow from their partners in Europe or default and be ignominiously tossed out of the EU. Strict budget rules of Eurozone membership also required Spain and Greece to impose austerity measures in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. They were required to raise taxes and cut spending even as unemployment reached astronomical levels. Austerity helped create a depression of historic magnitude in Greece and a severe recession in Spain. The policies also created runaway public debt. Greece's debt is now 175% of GDP. Spain's debt to GDP ratio is 100% -- a level not seen in Spain in more than 100 years. Because Spain and Greece cannot devalue the euro, the only way they can become competitive is through internal devaluation. This means Greece and Spain are in for years of high unemployment, reduced living standards, falling wages and deflation. In other words, massive impoverization. Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, famously said: \"The euro is forever.\" That may or may not be so, but it doesn't mean that countries like Greece and Spain should stay in the euro forever. Contrary to popular opinion, this crisis cannot be explained away with a moral tale of Greek fiscal irresponsibility. The facts suggest otherwise.","highlights":"If Greece and Spain have such different approaches to fiscal prudence, Lisa Tripp asks why both are in crisis? Something else is going on, she says: That something else, in large part, is the euro .","id":"28ccb0359f0c21093afa23bcdb274a990930797f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" well-known, high-income European economy. It has a large trade surplus, high productivity, a strong financial system, a young working-age population and low debt levels. Country B is a well-known, high-income European economy. It has a large trade surplus, high productivity, a strong financial system, a young working-age population and low debt levels. Sound familiar? Country A is Ireland, and Country B is Italy. It is the second time in less than a decade that the crisis is taking place. But this time, it is much bigger than the previous \"Lehman Shock,\" as the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 triggered the global financial crisis. Italy is a $1.4 trillion economy and the third largest in the eurozone - after Germany and France.\nItaly's sovereign debt now stands at $2.3 trillion, or 131% of GDP, and 10-year bond yields are more than 4%, the highest since the euro was adopted in 1999. Ireland was almost as big as Italy was in 2008, but today it is far smaller. It has a $315 billion economy and its public debt is now below 80% of GDP - half of its 2008 level. Meanwhile, the sovereign yields of the eurozone's most vulnerable countries - Italy, Spain and Portugal - are between 3% and 4% and much higher than Ireland's rate before the global crisis.\nThere is no denying Italy's problems - an aging population and weak productivity growth, high debt and anemic economic growth (less than 0.7% in the past 10 years), as well as a corrupt banking system and one of the highest poverty rates in the European Union (25%). But Ireland also has issues. The housing bubble that fueled the economy's collapse in 2008 is still a problem today. And the country's banks have made only modest progress in clearing up their mortgage mess. This has led Ireland to be one of the most popular countries for companies setting up their European headquarters.\nBoth Ireland and Italy are members of the euro, which has a fixed exchange rate.\nWith the euro falling sharply against the dollar in recent months, these economies have been under tremendous pressure. For the Irish, the problem is that the euro has become expensive - meaning it is not a good export market. And for the Italians, the problem is that a weaker euro"}
{"article":"(CNN)At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from \"Frozen,\" playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she's also a university undergraduate. Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK's West Midlands region, is one of the country's youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University, a UK-based distance learning college, in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in a recent exam. \"It's so interesting. It has the type of maths I love. It's real maths -- theories, complex numbers, all that type of stuff,\" she giggles. \"It was super easy. My mum taught me in a nice way.\" She adds: \"I want to (finish the course) in two years. Then I'm going to do my PhD in financial maths when I'm 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I'm 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.\" And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther emphatically disagrees. \"I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum was like, \"you're too young, calm down.\" After three years of begging, mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea. A marvelous mathematical mind . Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. She sat her first Math GSCE exam, a British high school qualification, at Ounsdale High School in Wolverhampton at just six, where she received a C-grade. A year later, she outdid herself and got the A-grade she wanted. Then last year she scored a B-grade when she sat the Math A-level exam. Esther's mother noticed her daughter's flair for figures shortly after she began homeschooling her at the age of three. Initially, Esther's parents had enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the pair began noticing changes in the usually-vibrant youngster. Efe says: \"One day we were coming back home and she burst out in tears and she said 'I don't ever want to go back to that school -- they don't even let me talk!' \"In the UK, you don't have to start school until you are five. Education is not compulsory until that age so I thought OK, we'll be doing little things at home until then. Maybe by the time she's five she will change her mind.\" Efe started by teaching basic number skills but Esther was miles ahead. By four, her natural aptitude for maths had seen the eager student move on to algebra and quadratic equations. And Esther isn't the only maths prodigy in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon be sitting his first A-level exam in June. A philanthropic family . Not content with breaking barriers to attend college at just 10 years old, Esther is also writing a series of math workbooks for children called \"Yummy Yummy Algebra.\" \"It starts at a beginner level -- that's volume one. But then there will be volume two, and volume three, and then volume four. But I've only written the first one. \"As long as you can add or subtract, you'll be able to do it. I want to show other children they are special,\" she says. Meanwhile, Esther's parents are also trying to trail blaze their own educational journey back in Nigeria. The couple have set up a foundation and are in the process of building a nursery and primary school in Nigeria's Delta region (where the family are from). Named \"Shakespeare's Academy,\" they hope to open the school's doors in September. The proposed curriculum will have all the usual subjects such as English, languages, math and science, as well as more unconventional additions including morality and ethics, public speaking, entrepreneurship and etiquette. The couple say they want to emulate the teaching methods that worked for their children rather than focus on one way of learning. \"Some children learn very well with kinesthetics where they learn with their hands -- when they draw they remember things. Some children have extremely creative imaginations. Instead of trying to make children learn one way, you teach them based on their learning style,\" explains Efe. The educational facility will have a capacity of 2,000 to 2,500 students with up to 30% of students being local children offered scholarships to attend. Efe says: \"On one hand, billions of dollars worth of crude oil is pumped out from that region on a monthly basis and yet the poverty rate of the indigenous community is astronomical.\" While Paul adds: \"(The region has) poor quality of nursery and primary education. So by the time the children get secondary education they haven't got a clue. They haven't developed their core skills. \"The school is designed to give children an aim so they can study for something, not just for the sake of acquiring certifications. There is an end goal.\" Read this: 92-year-old student inspires a generation . Read this: Nigerian soul superstar Nneka is back! More from African Voices .","highlights":"Esther Okade is a 10-year-old British-Nigerian student . She recently enrolled at the Open University in the UK . Already top of her class scoring 100% in a recent exam . Took A-level exams, a British secondary school qualification, last year .","id":"76971c41a12042f43d52ec1fd25df4254f4c6f33","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Columbian's story unique is that she was born with four arms -- a rare condition called polydactyly -- and she does not have a problem with that. \"She was born very happy and she's still happy,\" her mother, Christine Okade, told CNN. \"There's nothing wrong.\" Esther is not the first child with polydactyly. Although extremely rare, the condition is estimated to affect 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 births. She was born on March 10 and was named Esther because her birth name, Tresa, means \"star\" in Hebrew. But with so few children born with the condition, the name means more than that. \"This name, it's unique. I didn't meet many 'Esthers' because they are not born with so many fingers,\" Christine Okade said. The Okade family moved to Canada from Nigeria a year ago when they landed in Vancouver on a working holiday visa. Christine Okade decided to have her baby at home as soon as the midwife realized that she was having twins -- one with polydactyly. It's unclear how much of a role the condition played in their decision to have the baby at home. There was no problem with the delivery, but the birth of a child with four arms was certainly a sight to see. A few years before she was born, a similar case made international news. The parents of a baby in the Philippines called it a miracle when their daughter, Angelique, was born in 2004 with four arms. Angelique's family said they were happy to have her and didn't think much of her extra appendages. However, when she turned 2, the girl's parents were faced with the reality that it was more than just extra limbs. Angelique could not even move on her own and needed help with basic daily tasks like holding her head up. Her parents took her to the doctor who then referred her to a specialist in Japan -- more than 400 miles away. Angelique underwent major reconstructive surgery at the Nippon Children's Medical Center, which was free because her parents are not well-off. Although a few months after the operation, the girl needed further help with the day-to-day necessities, like eating and going to the bathroom, her family was happy to finally have their daughter back. \"She can do most things on her own now,\""}
{"article":"(CNN)The President repeated an unfortunate and ill-fated claim while campaigning hard for Obamacare. You remember it. \"If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.\" With that false sloganeering, Barack Obama made sure he thoroughly owned a piece of the scorn spawned every time an insurance company changed or canceled plans after the ACA became law. Bad move. He's apologized, but history will record the affair as his \"Read my lips, no new taxes\" moment . Yet, there are worse moves politicians can make. Republicans are making one now. Republican leaders are stepping up to offer woefully inadequate stand-ins for Obamacare. They're offering these salves because they're hoping the Supreme Court issues a death blow to the federal exchanges that are now facilitating health coverage in 37 states and they want to have a possible alternative. There is plenty of potential the case, King v. Burwell, will succeed in halting the insurance subsidies that federal exchanges require to function. The Republican leadership is smart. They understand some of the anxiety already percolating up now could transform into a true panic. But in trying to contain fear, they're guaranteeing they'll own the anger that comes next. A collection of three congressmen, including Senate Finance committee chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), recently acknowledged the dire need for an alternative in the wake of Obamacare's demise and issued a \"blueprint\" that nods toward some of the key concepts. Rather than subsidize the cost of heavily regulated insurance plans, this proposal would free up the market more, including more price variability, and offer tax credits to help defray the cost for people making up to three times the poverty level. In place of Medicaid expansion, the Republican plan would cap the federal Medicaid support, linking it to the Consumer Price Index. The plan effectively kills universal access by offering people a one-time chance to sign up for coverage, and it doesn't require that anyone obtain coverage, making the individual insurance market unsustainable yet again as primarily those who already know they're in ill health will flood the market and premiums will become unaffordable. If anything, the massive outreach campaigns required to push traffic to HealthCare.gov demonstrate the difficulty in getting young, healthy people to act in their own best interests. While this outline potentially salvaged some semblance of the broad health care access the ACA is achieving, Senator Hatch showed his hand with a subsequent Washington Post op-ed he shared with two other senators. Insisting that \"Republicans have a plan to help Americans harmed by the Administration's actions,\" you might be forgiven if you didn't realize the harm was simply enforcing one's civic duty to purchase affordable health insurance. Instead, Hatch and his colleagues hope to soften the blow by offering a transitional period so that marketplace health plans aren't immediately canceled after the Supreme Court issues its ruling, expected in June. The senators would generously allow states to develop their own plans, something only the intellectual powerhouse of Massachusetts managed to accomplish prior to the ACA. With most of the affected 37 states having one or more government branches controlled by a party that preferred the status quo prior to the ACA, such state-level innovation isn't likely. Louisiana governor and distant Republican presidential hopeful Bobby Jindal advocates a starker response: let's roll out the welcome mat for the apocalypse. He argues that canceling the subsidies in all 50 states would reduce taxes by $48 billion, so canceling them in 37 states is a great start. Jindal actually thinks the Supreme Court's potential decision against the ACA presents Republicans with an electoral \"solution\" -- the chance to bask in the glory earned by a massive tax cut. The White House got a bit desperate in the run up to Obamacare, that much is clear from the poor vetting they applied to President's own stock stump speeches. Beyond his unclear rhetoric, they pushed the law through both chambers of Congress hurriedly and didn't allow it to receive the normal careful editing and revisions in a joint committee. The President leaped to sign the bill, warts and all, as it very well could have flitted away altogether. Now one of those warts has turned cancerous. It surprised everyone involved with debating and covering the ACA at the time of its passage, including the lawyers behind this suit, to learn the bill erroneously specifies only state-run exchanges can dole out subsidies. Yet in their giddiness over the law's potential demise over its own inconsistencies, the Republicans are getting sloppy too. The case is driven by a small nonprofit outfit called the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which while it has tentacles throughout the Republican establishment, means that the case itself, at one point, couldn't be blamed as the GOP's own strategy. But now that multiple Republican leaders have stepped up to offer these farfetched fix-it plans, and several leaders have even supplied the court with amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs, there's simply no separating the GOP itself from the Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell. Republicans aren't promising that you can keep your plan if you like it. They're promising, that for millions of Americans now receiving their health care through the federal marketplace, you won't be able to keep any plan at all. Over 9 million people would lose health insurance altogether if the plaintiffs win in King v. Burwell, and many more will suffer due to the destabilized markets that in many cases will shut down altogether as rates skyrocket and insurers pull out. None of the Republican plans can realistically come together to fill the gap anytime soon, so a gulf will emerge between states with the political will to operate their own exchanges and the red and purple states that don't have such fortitude. We suffered a rocky transition into the ACA, no question, but hospital systems, providers and patients are just now getting the lay of the land. We are seeing some great advantages, particularly in fields like mine. In rehabilitation medicine, we're seeing that serious injuries that once blocked access to insurance are no longer a barrier. The White House isn't making the mistake of owning what comes next. They're frank: there are no contingency plans. Republicans, apparently, want to own the next wave of insurance cancellations, while refusing to make a simple edit to a bill that for once guaranteed health care for the poor, injured and disabled. So be it -- 2016 is in sight.","highlights":"Ford Vox: Democrats made errors in rush for Obamacare, but provided wide public access . Vox: Republicans are pushing a case that would upend Obamacare, but their alternative would be a disaster .","id":"453d714eec6cedd64f8af28676ad8a223403168d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" millions of American voters were left holding the bag for the most expensive legislative giveaway Congress had ever dreamed up.\nNow comes a new presidential assertion: \"I'm so proud of the Affordable Care Act.\" As if there is any reason to be proud of a law that has not only proved to be ineffective and expensive, but has now become a magnet for political abuse at the heart of the U.S. government.\nAfter all, the law passed the House of Representatives but not the U.S. Senate. The majority Democrats, after failing to win a filibuster-proof majority of 60 votes in the Senate to help the then-Democrat president pass the Affordable Care Act (ACA), couldn't even muster a simple majority after a GOP filibuster. They did so on the promise that government can fix such massive problems with minimal pain. What a farce! Instead, a law that failed even at the outset of implementation will now cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars in wasted premiums, subsidies and other costs for the foreseeable future.\nThe ACA, which was originally intended to bring down health care costs and to extend coverage to millions of uninsured people, has done neither. Instead, in a law President Obama himself has acknowledged was a \"train wreck,\" the ACA has failed to deliver on its promises. And it has become one of the least popular pieces of American legislation in decades.\nIn fact, the most important lesson of ObamaCare is that the president must know that his legislative efforts will fail when he uses such bold, divisive slogans that lack any substance or context. The ACA has done what he said it would do.\nFor starters, it has not lowered the costs of health care. Premiums have gone up for everyone. Some say the increase is worse for the poor than middle class Americans. It is not only poor people who are being hurt; it is everyone. In the wake of ObamaCare, millions of middle class Americans have lost the health plans they were promised they could keep and now face major premium increases when they do attempt to get on an individual plan.\nObamaCare has also failed to cover the uninsured. Even when the president said that over 12 million Americans now have health insurance coverage, his own administration and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have conceded that this number is lower than it actually should be. According to the CBO, less than one million Americans have entered ObamaCare insurance exchanges and received new coverage, when in reality close to 10 million people should have"}
{"article":"Oh be still my beating heart. Here we are, standing on the gravel outside the library doors at Highclere Castle, the English stately home in Hampshire that provides the ravishing setting for the television series, Downton Abbey. We are on the very spot where Matthew Crawley asked Lady Mary to marry him in the first Downton Abbey Christmas special, broadcast in 2011. Remember when the violins soared and snowflakes fell? When Matthew got down on one miraculously recovered knee to propose? For many viewers, this was their all-time favourite Downton scene. Scroll down for video . To the manor married: Lady Carnarvon, the real-life equivalent of Downton Abbey\u2019s Cora, in front of Highclere . \u2018Well, that wasn\u2019t my favourite scene!\u2019 cries the Countess of Carnarvon, the current chatelaine of Highclere and the real-life equivalent of Downton\u2019s Cora, who\u2019s Countess of Grantham. \u2018The crew were using ash to recreate the snow. It got inside the house and we had to spend ages dusting and cleaning the rooms. And the smell! Very acrid. We reached the point where we had to stop them doing it.\u2019 Lady Carnarvon has always been quite frank about the travails of letting a film crew loose inside her beautiful home. On the plus side, there are the location fees and increased visitor traffic; the crowds paying \u00a320 a head to goggle at the splendour of her Highclere interiors and the red velvet sofas where the Crawleys gather to take tea. \u2018Yes. It\u2019s like that show, Poke Your Nose Through The Keyhole,\u2019 she says. On the downside, damage and disruption. \u2018I do get annoyed when visitors chuck litter about, but my husband goes around picking it up. We fill black bags with the stuff.\u2019 And since the very first day of Downton filming, when a technician smashed a much-loved green objet de vertu trinket box, she has been on red alert for transgressions. When she is not telling the crew that she pops open the champagne the minute they leave, she is issuing instructions on the correct way to move precious antique furniture. \u2018You lift a girl in your arms and a chair by its bottom,\u2019 she will say. As Carson the butler (\u2018Oh, I adore him, he is divine\u2019) would no doubt agree, the problem with having high standards is that so few manage to live up to them. Another who has incurred her displeasure is Ralph Lauren. The wealthy American designer and his family recently attended a swanky dinner at Highclere, hosted by the Earl and Countess. The Laurens committed the social faux pas of taking numerous photographs of themselves grinning cheesily on the famous Oak Staircase, and elsewhere in sumptuous Highclere, then proudly posting the snaps online. Her ladyship was not best pleased. \u2018My interpretation of dinner is having a meal and his interpretation is taking photographs. It seemed to get out of hand. I have to live with that.\u2019 Has she seen the pictures? \u2018No and I don\u2019t want to, because I don\u2019t want to be irritated by them. My idea of a nice evening is having a conversation, not taking snaps. I have never knowingly taken a selfie, I am useless at photography. I am just . . . different, I suppose.\u2019 The Countess of Carnarvon is the equivalent of Downton\u2019s Cora, played by Elizabeth McGovern . To whizz down the mile-long drive to Highclere Castle is to travel back in time to a more gracious age. The stately home made famous by Downton has been the ancestral seat of the Earls of Carnarvon since 1679. Flanked by elegant pines planted from seed three centuries ago, the house sits in a rolling landscape designed by Capability Brown. To look upon the soaring architecture of Highclere is to understand the ambition and conceit of the old English upper classes, who once thought that life behind these ramparts of Bath stone, surrounded by Reynolds, Van Dycks and walls covered in green French silk, would go on for ever. Yet even the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by Lord and Lady Grantham in the fictional series is far removed from the realities of today. My dears, in the real Downton, the current chatelaine doesn\u2019t even have a lady\u2019s maid. \u2018Certainly not!\u2019 she says. \u2018And sadly not, because I would absolutely love one.\u2019 In this house, with more than 300 rooms and \u2018about 80\u2019 bedrooms, the servants\u2019 bellboard is still there outside the kitchen, just as it was over 100 years ago. But now, instead of tinkling bells, estate staff are summoned by the crackling walkie-talkie her ladyship carries in her hand. Here, amid her six dogs, her horses, her staff and her husband, Lady Carnarvon gives the impression of a woman who reigns supreme. She was Fiona Aitken before she married Geordie Herbert, the Queen\u2019s godson and soon to be eighth Earl of Carnarvon, 16 years ago. Fiona was a foxy blonde and arch Sloane Ranger. The eldest of six sisters, she was raised in Fulham, West London, and is a trained accountant who once designed and sold crushed velvet evening wraps to other Sloanes. Only two years after they married, she and Geordie took over Highclere when the seventh Earl died. \u2018Then you understand that you marry the man and the house,\u2019 she says today. While her husband runs the estate, the jolly, sporty 52-year-old has become the face and force of the real Downton, in charge of monetising the legacy from the popular TV show. In this, she has been enormously successful, writing two best-selling books about previous Carnarvon wives; Almina and Catherine. Lady Carnarvon gives the impression of a woman who reigns supreme, much like Dame Maggie's Dowager Countess of Grantham . She also gives talks all over the world. In Texas next month, the socialite Lynn Wyatt is hosting a champagne Highclere Tea where Texan fans of Downton can meet the countess over cake, all for the price of a \u00a3440 ticket. She is quite the draw, happy to take on the ambassadorial role while her husband stays in the background. Right on cue, Lord Carnarvon appears in his Dad jeans and trainers, coffee mug in hand. Seeing that the morning room where we are talking is occupied, he quietly reverses out the door, like a dog in a Crufts obedience trial. \u2018He is very shy,\u2019 his wife explains. No one, least of all the couple themselves, imagined that Downton Abbey would be so successful. Now screened in more than 100 countries, it brings Americans and Chinese visitors here in droves. \u2018Who would have thought an Edwardian drama beginning in 1912 would have such huge appeal?\u2019 she wonders. Who indeed, but shooting began this week on the sixth Downton series. \u2018I am sure they would like to go on making more series,\u2019 she says. ITV director Peter Fincham has told her that he wants Downton to go on for 18 years. \u2018That made me gulp.\u2019 The money that flows into the Highclere coffers as a result of the series must surely, however, cushion the blow of domestic disruption. After all, before Downton hit our screens, the Carnarvons admitted that their estate needed \u00a311.75 million of repairs, including \u00a31.8 million of urgent work on the main house. Although the family will not say how much money they get for the rental of the castle for filming, Lord Carnarvon has since said the show had \u2018taken the pressure off\u2019 them financially. There is also talk of a Hollywood film, which Lady C does not deny. \u2018I try not to lie awake at night worrying about money,\u2019 she says. \u2018Obviously, like everyone else, I have a sense of complete panic every so often. I am not in a position where I have so much money I worry about what to do with it.\u2019 On sleepless nights, she roams the Highclere corridors, and likes to sleep in her son\u2019s bed when he is at boarding school. She soothes herself by listening to the Shipping Forecast on Radio 4, feeling grateful that she is not \u2018alone in a boat on the ocean\u2019. Lady Carnarvon first met her husband at a dinner party where they bonded over a love of World War I poetry. Her former lover, an eccentric cove called Sir Benjy Slade, had sued her for the return of a pet labrador and claimed she was \u2018the ruthless golddigger of the year\u2019. Highclere Castle, the English stately home in Hampshire, provides the ravishing setting for Downton Abbey . It\u2019s far more likely that the Carnarvons were two slightly broken people who made each other complete. He had recently separated from his first wife and two young children; she was grieving over the early death of both her parents. They married in February 1999 and had their son Edward in October; a honeymoon baby for a gilded life. It is to her credit that she does all her work on Highclere in the full knowledge that it is her husband\u2018s son, not hers, who will inherit the Carnarvon title and all the lands. Edward gets nothing, but that does not bother her. \u2018I am not worried. If I make some money from books, that is his. In life it is not what you take, it is what you give that matters most.\u2019 She and Geordie appear to have a healthy working partnership, one that she describes as \u201850\/50 with a one per cent swing either way.\u2019 They eat breakfast, lunch and dinner together every day and never get tired of each other. Heaven for them is supper on a tray in front of the television. Her transition from confident and capable young woman to countess is fascinating. \u2018I would hate to be considered snobbish,\u2019 she says, although she learned, in the upper class way, to use charm as a weapon to get what she wants. \u2018You could walk into somewhere like Highclere and just stand like a petrified creature in the headlights, doing nothing. Or you could take it one step at a time. It is the end, not the journey, that matters.\u2019 A journey that sometimes takes in some aggravating neighbours along the way. \u2018I am a woman,\u2019 she says, \u2018who knows which battles to fight.\u2019","highlights":"The Countess of Carnarvon is the real-life equivalent of Downton\u2019s Cora .","id":"8e9931aec065288fc433dec44c5281d43efea601","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" looking at the imposing three-story fa\u00e7ade that is the front of the stately home, but what we are really looking at is the two doors. Because there is a third door we can't see (and no, it's not the one just through which Hugh Bonneville's character leaves and enters again) that's more than three times the size of the front entrance we're standing in front of. It's where the servants of Highclere go in and out of the house to carry out their duties. Because, if you remember your history, servants, no matter how well off they were, had no formal entrance to their employers' domiciles.\nHighclere may have been the site for the last two Downton Abbey film premieres and the location of the popular, annual Downton Abbey Live event, which is where I've been sent to meet the cast, but this is where the story begins.\nWe're back in late March when Downton Abbey: A New Era was announced for release on 20th May. The cast announced at that point were Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Allen Leech and Elizabeth McGovern. So the three we're most likely to recognise were there.\nAs far as the rest were concerned, we only knew of a few faces, but we soon learned they were all members of the cast. In the event, what became available to the public (after much negotiation) was a very different movie. What we are all now watching for the first time is the result of the actors' long months of work, which began last September. And that's not just the six days the crew were given to shoot inside the stately home. It includes the six months it's taken to complete post-production. That is, the process in which the film is turned into something for the public to see and enjoy.\nThe film starts from a rather different place to how the TV show did. You can feel at times that it's like an 'Oscar reel' with the same type of scenes shown over and over. You may also feel a bit of a sense of disbelief. How can this be? Downton Abbey is over. The show ended in 2016 and its final episode has been re-watched no end of times since then. How do you get back into it? For me, this is the great achievement of the"}
{"article":"Each and every time you board a plane, it can sometimes seem as though the flight attendants and pilots are communicating in an entirely different language. Whether barking codes to each other over the loudspeaker or simply relaying news in difficult-to-understand abbreviations, it's not uncommon for passengers to wonder just what exactly is going on. Now British Airways Senior First Officer, Mark Vanhoenacker, has spoken to MailOnline Travel to reveal the most unusual jargon used on flights, and what it really means... British Airways Senior First Officer and author, Mark Vanhoenacker, shares the strangest in-flight jargon . The Heavy . 'This isn't a reference to my waistline!' Vanhoenacker tells MailOnline Travel. 'British Airways will always have tow pilots flying at any one time, but will have three and sometimes four pilots on its long-haul services, such as those flights to Singapore or Buenos Aires. 'The heavy pilot takes turns flying, allowing one of the other pilots to take a break.' The en-suite fleet . 'This is an affectionate term for the 747 fleet,' he explains. 'The 747 has not just a very cosy bunk in which to take our breaks - on flights with heavy crew, that is - but also has a toilet inside the cockpit.' Positioning refers to when crew members travel as passengers, often when a route is switching upon arrival . Positioning . 'This occurs when crew members travel as passengers,' Vanhoenacker reveals. Often it happens when 'a route is switching to a new aircraft type and a crew must already be in place overseas to bring the first flight home.' 'It has a more colourful name in North America: deadheading. 'To remember, just think Frank Abagnale Jr. and the film Catch Me If You Can.' There-and-backs are routes that allow the crew to make it back home - to London - in time for dinner . There-and-back . 'It sounds like something Tolkien would have written about, but for an air crew, it refers to a trip that runs from home - London \u00a0to a city like Rome or Stockholm and then back on the same day. 'There-and-backs are always popular,' he adds. 'We may even land in time for dinner! 'If we do have to stay the night in a hotel, it's called a nightstop.' Every airline has their own call-sign, and for British Airways, all aircraft identify themselves as 'speedbirds' Speedbird . 'Every airline has its own call-sign, which consists of a name followed by a version of the flight number,' Vanhoenacker explains. 'For many airlines, the call-sign is simply the name of the airline, but the British Airways call-sign is 'speedbird,' a name with plenty of history behind it. 'For example then, British Airways flight 117 from Heathrow to New York will identify itself on the radio as Speedbird 117.' Pilots often refer to air traffic controllers who align and space out arriving jets at a busy airport as 'Directors' Yes, they have a few oft-used phrases, too. Slam-click(er) Air stewardess Sarah Steeger, who works for a US carrier, explains that this is when a crew member goes to the hotel and does not emerge again until it\u2019s time to leave. As in: slamming the door and clicking the lock. End of story. Can be used as a noun or a verb. ('I\u2019m so tired I\u2019m just gonna slam-click.' or 'You won\u2019t see her for dinner. She\u2019s a slam-clicker.)\u2019 Pink eye . Similar to a red eye flight, a pink eye is just short of a long-haul overnight journey. A red eye is a flight that touches the 1 am hour, according to flight attendant,\u00a0Blissom Boobl\u00e9, so a flight that goes to midnight would be a pink eye. Coach roach . Used wryly, usually for flight attendants who prefer working in the main\/coach cabin. 'Business? No thanks. I\u2019m a coach roach all the way, baby!' Crotch watch . Nickname for walking through the cabin to do a seatbelt check. Also called a 'groin scan'. The Director . No, it's not the name of an upcoming Arnold Schwarzenegger film, it's the term applied to certain air traffic controllers. 'Those who align and space out arriving jets at a busy airport are called directors,' he says. 'When pilots, landing at Heathrow for example, hear that it's time to contact the Heathrow director, it's a sign that one of the most finely choreographed parts of the flight is about to begin.' The Sin Bin . 'This is the area of the taxiways near a runway where an aircraft may be sent to wait - out of the way of other aircraft. 'Typically, it occurs if a flight has a time restriction on its departure, either because its direction of flight is busier than that of other aircraft or because there's inclement weather at its destination.' Moral of the story? When you hear this term, you may want to send a quick text to let your loved ones know you'll be landing late. Pilots often make reference to the jets, which is the streaming quality of the air, when looking at weather charts . The jets . You may think that this is in reference to the gigantic planes that the pilots are captaining, but it's actually in reference to jet streams: the very high, fast winds that speed or impede the aircraft's journey. 'The 'jet' in jet stream comes from the streaming quality of the air, not the aircraft we most associate with them,' Vanhoenacker explains. 'Though it is a pleasing coincidence. 'I might ask where the jets are this morning while looking at a weather chart or in flight we may comment on how strong the jets are.' Often, the airline staff is required to report the total number of customers and crew, called souls on board . Souls on board . 'When we operate at certain airports, we're required to report the total number of customers and crew on the aircraft,' he adds. 'We call this souls on board.' 'In aviation, which has so much new terminology and technological jargon, this is one of those pleasing phrases that sounds all but antique.' Essentially, this a fancy name for the plane's head count. Senior First Office Mark Vanhoenacker is also the author of the upcoming book, Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot, which will be available in stores and online on April 2.","highlights":"Pilots and flight attendants use some strange sayings while on board . Most commonly used include: The Heavy, The Sin Bin and there-and-backs . Senior First Officer, Mark Vanhoenacker, explains the odd phrasings .","id":"3a8704aa436b9fb684b3a02f4ae494bd66dd5551","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ations, there are many different ways in which they choose to communicate. In addition to that, they do not seem to use words or phrases that are used in everyday conversations. For that reason, many people are unaware of what certain flight crew terms really mean.\nIf you\u2019re in the dark about what some of these words actually mean, check out the definitions below for some of the most commonly heard terms used in the aviation world. This will help you better understand the communication used in flight and in turn, make your next flight just that much easier.\nBizjet. These planes are designed for the business owner in mind. They generally seat between two and eight people and are typically used for short distance flights.\nCabin. The cabin of a plane is where the passengers are. It\u2019s also where the flight crew is.\nCabin crew. The group of people on board the plane who ensure safety for the passengers and take care of general needs. Some examples of cabin crew include flight attendants, pilots and flight engineers.\nCockpit. When the door is open, this is where the pilot, copilot and passengers sit.\nDanger area. This is the closest area to a runaway airplane. If there is an emergency, this is where people need to get to the most quickly.\nDecouple. This refers to when a plane becomes separated from its engine. This is considered a very difficult scenario and is considered a potentially dangerous maneuver.\nDe-icing. This is the process by which large amounts of ice are scraped off the wings and tail of the plane before departure in cold weather conditions. This must be done when the air temperature is below freezing.\nDe-wing. The opposite of de-icing, this is the process of removing the airplane\u2019s winglets from the wings. This is also done to prevent ice from forming in cold weather conditions.\nDME. This is the abbreviation for the Doppler microwave equipment which is used for determining the exact distance of an airplane from a ground-based monitoring station.\nDe-planing. This is the process by which people disembark the plane at a destination. This is done after the flight has come to a landing.\nDisembark. This is the process of getting off a plane after it has landed.\nDocetaxel. This is a type of medication used to treat some forms of breast cancer in women.\nDocetaxel breast cancer. This is breast cancer that is caused by doc"}
{"article":"The ladies who lunch at the Ascot Bar of the Pennyhill Park Hotel were oblivious that one of the most decorated English footballers had just strolled in. At 6ft 4in, Chelsea and England centre-back Gary Cahill ought to be hard to miss, especially when he is the national team\u2019s vice-captain, having picked up pretty much every club honour in the game. Win the Premier League in May and he will have the full set - following Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup success in little more than three years. Yet he goes relatively unnoticed while the likes of John Terry, or his old Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard, both with similar achievements to their name, would be stopped in their tracks. Gary Cahill went relatively unnoticed during an interview with the Mail on Sunday at the Pennyhill Park hotel . Chelsea defender Cahill has picked up nearly every club honour in the game, including the Champions League . \u2018If you\u2019d said to me four or five years ago I would be in this position I\u2019d have snapped your hands off,\u2019 says Cahill, 29. \u2018It\u2019s an amazing feeling. I often think about how lucky I am and how so many people would love to be in this position.\u2019 Since arriving at Stamford Bridge from Bolton in January 2012, the medals and trophies have simply kept on coming. \u2018Moving to Chelsea has been such a success in terms of the titles I have won in three years,\u2019 he says. \u2018The winning mentality of the club rubs off on the players and you just want to win even more.\u2019 Cahill poses with the Champions League trophy and the FA Cup after Chelsea completed the double in 2012 . The former Bolton and Aston Villa centre back holds aloft the Europa League trophy in Amsterdam a year later . A week ago, Cahill added a Capital One Cup winner\u2019s medal as Chelsea clinched the first major silverware of season in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham at Wembley. \u2018It was almost like the lads were bouncing into training the following day,\u2019 he recalls. \u2018Winning anything is special to [Jose] Mourinho. It\u2019s his first trophy since he returned. \u2018There was very little celebration considering we had just won a competition. My family had come down from the north to watch the game and they all stayed at my house. There\u2019s no better feeling than driving home from Wembley to my family at home.\u2019 Cahill added the Capital One Cup trophy to his haul last week as Chelsea defeated Tottenham 2-0 at Wembley . Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is all smiles as he and his team celebrate after landing their latest silverware . Cahill (centre) appears highly amused as Mourinho throws himself to the floor during the celebrations . But with the Champions League and Barclays Premier League high on Chelsea\u2019s agenda, it is \u2018back to business\u2019 as Cahill says. Mourinho keeps stoking up the warrior-like instincts in his team and Cahill believes that, aside from the manager\u2019s meticulous pre-match planning, two key elements are contributing to the team\u2019s success this season. \u2018We\u2019ve learned from our experiences,\u2019 he says. \u2018We played several teams last season where people expected us to get results but we didn\u2019t. Having that in the back of your mind going into the season has helped, you don\u2019t want to go through that again \u2014 you don\u2019t want to waste opportunities.\u2019 The second key factor is the quality of signings who joined the club in the past two transfer windows \u2014 including Cesc Fabregas and one of the best strikers in Europe, Diego Costa. Cahill says Chelsea learnt from setbacks last season and insists the club do not want to waste opportunities . Diego Costa arrived at Chelsea from Atletico Madrid and is one of the Premier League's most-feared strikers . Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, signed from Barcelona, has formed a connection with Costa . \u2018Diego has come in and although he hardly speaks any English, had never played in this league before and has never lived in this country, he had an impact from the word go. \u2018Time and again players come over and take a long time to settle down and get into the groove of the Premier League but it hasn\u2019t fazed him. He\u2019s one of the liveliest jokers in the changing room. He\u2019s certainly entertaining and he has settled into the group really well. \u2018With Cesc, everyone knew his quality and he has played in this League before so in a way it was easy for him to come back. But still, he has come into the side like he has never been away and the connection Costa and Fabregas have had this season has been fantastic for us. \u2018There\u2019s also the likes of Filipe Luis, who has come in and done tremendously well. There\u2019s a real fight on at left-back. It\u2019s one of those positions where we\u2019re blessed. You know whoever plays is going to do the job. \u2018Kurt Zouma is another great talent, he listens to everybody and he takes on advice. He\u2019s a nice lad and a fantastic player. Playing at a club like Chelsea and being given the opportunity to play with the world-class players that we have means you can learn from them and improve your game.\u2019 Chelsea centre backs Gary Cahill, captain John Terry and  Kurt Zouma celebrate together at Wembley . Cahill had to take some flak after Tottenham\u2019s Harry Kane inspired a 5-3 win over Chelsea on New Year\u2019s Day, but he takes such criticism as \u2018part and parcel of the game,\u2019 and points out that \u2018there isn\u2019t a footballer on the planet who hasn\u2019t received negative press\u2019 at some stage in their career. \u2018You need to have a thick skin at times, especially at the highest level. I am constantly analysing my performances and I tend to focus more on things I haven\u2019t done as well as I\u2019d have liked. I always look to improve and that\u2019s what\u2019s got me to where I am today.\u2019 Cahill\u2019s greatest day in Chelsea colours came in the Champions League victory over Bayern Munich in 2012. Now he is playing his part in their bid to repeat the feat, and his magnificently timed flick, from a Terry cross, led to Branislav Ivanovic\u2019s header putting Chelsea in front against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their last 16 tie last month. Branislav Ivanovic celebrates after scoring for Chelsea against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League . Cahill's flick from Terry's cross at the Parc des Princes led to Ivanovic's important goal in the French capital . \u2018It was a crazy situation because we found all three of us in the box and nobody else,\u2019 recalls Cahill. \u2018JT played it to me and I knew Ivanovic was coming in behind me. I couldn\u2019t score from that angle so I tried to help it on and he did the rest.\u2019 On Wednesday, Chelsea host PSG in the return leg, with the tie 1-1, and it\u2019s a mouthwatering challenge. \u2018It\u2019s got that final-feel about it because if you lose the game you\u2019re out \u2014 and you have to really push hard to win the game. The atmosphere on European nights is something special and that\u2019s another positive with the second leg being played at home, the fans are our 12th man. Have we got the squad and the players to win it again? Yes we have.\u2019","highlights":"Gary Cahill has won Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea . The defender has also landed the FA Cup and Capital One Cup with Blues . England vice-captain could complete set with Premier League title .","id":"ad2a08a296c946c71e11ba3726b7b55757c66770","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to have been a towering presence in the room, but as he ordered a G&T, you might have been forgiven for thinking he was off to a school sports day.\nHowever, Cahill is only 30 years old, and when his second wife, Danielle, arrived with their daughter, Lily, who turns six this month, you suddenly knew there was much more to this former school PE teacher than a first glimpse had suggested.\n\u201cI\u2019ve been married twice, but the first time around was a disaster,\u201d says Cahill, sitting in the hotel bar and smiling, if not uncharacteristically so, that toothy, dimpled grin of his, which suggests that he has been in his share of scraps.\n\u201cI have a tattoo on my chest of my first wife\u2019s initials, so they\u2019re on me for life.\u201d\nCahill talks about his two failed marriages in an unusually matter-of-fact manner. He is, he says, a \u201cwork in progress\u201d.\nHe and Danielle have only been married six years, but, at his behest, Cahill left Chelsea to sign for local rivals Fulham last January for \u00a39.5m, a move to which his wife had \u201cno objection\u201d. That, he says, was in line with his principles.\n\u201cI know it can be an uncomfortable topic, but I\u2019m the one who decided to leave Chelsea, and my wife was fine with that,\u201d says Cahill, who, though he has a home in London with Danielle and Lily, spends most of the week in Surrey with her.\n\u201cShe\u2019s always known who I am, and she understands the world I come from. Danielle has grown up in Chelsea. She\u2019s \u2018football\u2019s newest star\u2019 in the eyes of Chelsea\u2019s youth academy. So she was used to seeing me on the front of the national press in my Chelsea kit. She grew up around all that.\n\u201cAs long as there\u2019s no one else involved in my life, then my wife understands the life that I lead, and she knows I want a career.\n\u201cI would be the same if it was Danielle leaving me. My kids are always going to be my priority. But my wife is always going to be my wife, whatever happens. So, we\u2019ll sit down and talk, and if we decide that something isn\u2019t right then it\u2019s not right. No-one gets upset about it, that\u2019s"}
{"article":"(CNN)Mention the words \"sand\" and \"golf\" together, and the chances are you'll leave many players shuddering at the memory of being trapped in bunkers after another wayward shot. But in other parts of the world, sand golf is a version of the game in its own right. The idea of playing a round without verdant fairways to stride down or lush greens to putt (and, of course, miss) on seems strange, even wrong. Sometimes needs must, though. Half a century ago, expat oil workers with an enthusiasm for golf had nowhere in Abu Dhabi to play. In the baking desert heat, with little or no irrigation possible, the equation was simple: they either had to adapt to the surroundings or there'd be no golf at all. The result was an incarnation of the game in which the only grass to be seen is artificial, found on a mat carried around by players to serve both as a tee and a surface from which to strike when the ball is on the fairway. Fairways? They consist entirely of sand and are indicated by marker posts. If the ball lands outside them, it's in the sand golf equivalent of the rough -- stony terrain that the unwary player may soon find is home to a few snakes and a lizard or two. Greens? Well, they're known as \"browns,\" built from clay and topped with a mixture of sand and oil to provide a true putting surface, a formula arrived at through trial and error. It's an odd environment, this golfing world with a palette of golden-brown colors. And with rapidly developing irrigation and growing techniques enabling grass courses to be built in desert climes, it's an increasingly unusual one. Back in 1961, determined British oil workers created a sand course on an atoll known as Das Island, around 100 miles off Abu Dhabi in the Persian Gulf. It was the country's first-ever golf club. As the expat population grew, so did the demand for the game, and in 1971 sand golf moved into Abu Dhabi proper with the opening of a course near the Sea Palace. Its success brought a move to the Equestrian Club, attracting close to 500 members. In the 1990s, the sand game's fortunes took a dive as the site was earmarked for a nine-hole grass course. But although many sand course players changed surface and took up the more conventional game, several battled on and the 18-hole Al Ghazal sand course was created near Abu Dhabi airport, with its front nine occupying part of an archaeological site, in 1997. Sand golf also exists in parts Australia and Africa but Al Ghazal (which translates as \"gazelle\" -- gazelles peer from behind a fence by the second brown,) is the only one that can be described as \"world class,\" says Dennis Cox, an expert on the game, because the scale and scope of its layout rivals its grass counterparts. The course found a place in the international spotlight when a World Sand Golf Championship, boasting star names including Colin Montgomerie was played in 2004 and 2005 (won by Greg Owen and Thongchai Jaidee,) but the tournament fizzled out as showpiece events went to showpiece grass courses. Maybe that's understandable when you consider some of the extra elements involved in the sand game -- the browns, for example, must be swept for a few minutes after use so that they are left smooth and footprint-less for following players, while unexpected hazards can include burrows dug by desert lizards. Cox warns that a tradition is under threat, with a form of golf that was once commonplace in danger of becoming just a memory. Other, smaller clubs have fallen by the wayside, while Al Ghazal's location near an expanding airport presents an obvious threat to its future. But even if the sand game were to fade into obscurity in the emirate, it is still played in parts of Africa. In Libya, still racked by instability following the ousting of Muammar Gaddaffi, courses -- the bulk of which can be found in the capital, Tripoli -- are of sand, with no grass versions existing. Once smart and well-kept, they have now slumped into neglect, with few people to play on them or look after them. David Bachmann, who formerly worked at the Austrian embassy in the city, wrote on his In Tripolis blog about the experience of playing sand golf in and near the city. Recounting his experiences of Tripoli's tattered nine-hole Ghargharesh course, he wrote that it was one for diehards only, \"golf fanatics that would come every weekend to play a round on this challenging course.\" And he imagined that the skeleton of the clubhouse, on which work had long since stopped, might one day boast \"marble, chandeliers and state-of-the-art locker rooms... overlooking the deep blue Mediterranean with the sun setting over the sea.\" For now, and against the odds, fans of this form of the game will just have to make do with being kings of their very own sand castles.","highlights":"Expat oil workers in Abu Dhabi built sand golf course in 1961 . Form of game features putting 'browns' instead of greens . Unexpected hazards can include the burrows of desert lizards .","id":"6ba5563b6a8705069c5e3712d879606812638310","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of the world, you might be surprised to learn that sand is actually a prized commodity.\nFor golfers who love the game, Dubai might just be heaven, a veritable paradise for those who take the game as seriously as any golfer does.\nA city that was built almost entirely on sand, the UAE's capital has five top courses on its own in close proximity, plus several others on the outskirts. Golfers of every level can test their skills on the fairways of some of the world's best courses, from the ultra-modern to some of the most challenging.\nHere are some of the best.\nTee off at 6 a.m.\nWhile most golfers dream of hitting the fairway at twilight, early-morning golf is where you'll see the sun rise across the desert dunes of Dubai's 7th hole, one of the many stunning holes across this par-72 course.\nBut if you think this course is all about the desert, think again. From the signature 18th hole, a 400-yard par 4 featuring a water crossing, you'll need to hit through the 30-foot-high Jebel Ali Golf Club Clubhouse to get the last shot of your round in the bag.\nTake a trip down the world's longest par 3\nWhen you're walking the 18th fairway, you'll be in awe of the water and the beauty that surrounds it. But if you want to see it up close, you're in luck. The hole has a \"water wall\" -- which spans 160 meters and comes right into play. If you can hit your tee shot over the waterfall, you'll be left with about 70 yards.\nJust don't miss your putt across the sand!\nTry out the \"only hole with a view of the Burj Khalifa\"\nThis 17th hole, a par-3 of 145 yards, has the most stunning view of the Burj Khalifa -- also known as the \"only seven-star hotel in the world,\" which is not only an iconic landmark in Dubai, but has been voted the world's top tallest building since its completion in 2010.\nAfter you put your ball in the right position, you'll have to use a lot more than your arm to get it over the water and into the hole as well.\nSee the city lights from the golf course\nThe"}
{"article":"A tumour growing inside of Amanda Murphy caused a headache so severe that it drove her to stab herself in the head with a knife to try and relieve the pain. What is even more shocking is that surgeons found hair and teeth inside her tumour when they removed it from her right ovary. Amanda's ordeal started three days before Christmas when she went to work with a blistering headache. Amanda Murphy, from Rutherford in New South Wales, was struck down with a headache just before Christmas . A tumour found in ovary caused her to stab herself in the head and go into a psychosis. Amanda's (left) sister, Rachael (right), had to watch her sister go through the ordeal . As the day wore on and the pain did not go away, Amanda, from Rutherford in New South Wales, texted her sister - Rachael - who told her to go to the sick bay. When Rachael, 27, visited her later in the day, she became concerned when Amanda complained there was 'something in my head' and she needed to get it out. The 27-year-old told that's life!\u00a0Amanda's forehead did look swollen so she took her to hospital, where doctors did some tests and found nothing wrong with her. They sent the sisters back home with painkillers for Amanda - who is a mine truck driver - to take. But her condition did not improve. The 28-year-old spent the next two days in an agitated state, with her boyfriend - Nathan - reporting she could not sleep. On Christmas Day, Rachael told Daily Mail Australia her father had left messages to say her sister had been re-admitted to hospital. It took specialists weeks to diagnose Amanda's condition, which caused her to experience mood swings . Amanda before the tumour took over her body and drove her to take up a knife and stab herself in the head to relieve the pressure of her headache . Frantically, she rushed to be at her sister's bedside but nothing prepared her for what she would see when she walked into Amanda's room. 'She had blood on top of her head, she was strapped to the bed and rocking back forth while they were trying to do the lumbar puncture,' Rachael said. The condition mostly affects young women who end up in being misdiagnosed and are admitted into psychiatric care or display behaviour so erratic they are kept in intensive care, according to the ABC. The tumour found on the ovary is named a teratoma, which could possibly have teeth, hair or brain tissue. This tricks the body's immune system into attacking the brain. Her father told Rachael that Amanda had tried to stab herself in the head with a knife. 'She was so distraught about the pressure on her head that she had tried sucking it out with a vacuum prior to doing it with a knife,' Rachael told Daily Mail Australia. The situation had escalated so much that the police had to be called to calm Amanda down before she was taken to hospital. When the tests from the lumbar puncture came back, doctors diagnosed her with encephalitis. Encephalitis happens when the brain becomes swollen and inflamed from a virus. But after days of treatment it was clear Amanda was not responding, falling into a psychosis where she did eat or sleep. Surgeons found an 8cm tumour on Amanda's right ovary, which had hair and teeth inside it . Amanda and partner Nathan who stayed with her throughout the ordeal in hospital . One time Rachael fed her sister water and she spat it out at her. Amanda would also throw abuse at her loved ones and hospital staff. Things got so bad that Amanda was transferred to the psychiatric ward at Sydney's Mater Hospital where she could be supervised by a nurse 24 hours a day. Her behaviour became increasingly worse, to the point where she was yelling and being aggressive towards Rachael and staff, but in the next moment she was staring into space. Before her illness, Rachael described her sister as 'very outgoing'. 'She was always the one to have a comeback. She was very cheeky,' Rachael told Daily Mail Australia. '[She] was a completely different [person], it wasn't her at all.' For weeks, Amanda's condition had specialists puzzled but finally they got their answer. After performing an ultrasound on her abdomen, doctors found a benign tumour on her right ovary containing brain matter, which was causing the immune system to attack her brain. One nurse likened it to 'a monster growing inside' of Amanda. Her condition, ovarian teratoma encephalitis, is believed to only affect one in seven people. Surgeons removed the 8cm tumour on her ovary, but there was another surprise inside it - hair and teeth. But it was a long road to recovery for the truck driver who spent another two months in hospital and went through a brain-injury rehabilitation clinic. Amanda told Daily Mail Australia she had no memory of the weeks she was affected by her tumour. 'I don't remember anything from first week of hospital to nearly the February after that,' she said. 'I don\u2019t remember waking up until mid-February. That was when I was able to think on my own.' Despite the months that have passed, Rachael thinks her sister is still not back to the Amanda she knew. 'She's not Amanda she was prior to getting sick. She's not 100 per cent I don't think.' For more real life stories, see this week\u2019s issue of that\u2019s life! magazine, on sale now.","highlights":"Amanda Murphy, from Rutherford in NSW, woke up with a painful headache . Hours later she was admitted to hospital but doctors sent her home again . Three days later, she went to hospital again when she tried to stab herself . She took up a knife to try and relieve the crippling pressure on her brain . Weeks later, Amanda was having mood swings leaving specialists puzzled . Sister Rachael said Amanda attacked and yelled at family and hospital staff . Doctors found a tumour growing on her ovary, which had brain matter in it . It was causing Amanda's immune system to attack her healthy brain tissue . When surgeons removed the 8cm tumour, they found hair and teeth inside .","id":"e12d5027846321530d2a005716cf2c07f16287bb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" it.\nSurgeons discovered teeth in 10-year-old Amanda Murphy\u2019s tumor. Image: AP\nAfter complaining about persistent headaches, Amanda Murphy of Glasgow was taken to the hospital to get a biopsy in 2009. It was then that surgeons discovered the tumour inside of her skull. The operation was a success.\nHowever, after she woke up from surgery, Amanda\u2019s headaches persisted. In fact, they were now worse than ever. And Amanda\u2019s eyesight was also deteriorating.\nEventually, her doctors found the source of her pain \u2013 which had been causing her to stab herself in the head with a knife.\n\u201cThey went right in and they saw this tumour on the side of my brain, and they took that out, and they also found a few teeth,\u201d Amanda recalled.\n\u201cThey couldn\u2019t get them all out.\u201d\nAmanda\u2019s father, who was by her side during the operation, explained to the Daily Mail that the doctors did not believe that was all they\u2019d find inside of her brain.\n\u201cThey were amazed. But they couldn\u2019t have got the full extent of what they found out. There was no way they could have gotten it all out of there.\u201d\nThe tumour \u2013 which Amanda nicknamed \u201cHorrible Harriet\u201d \u2013 had been sitting in her brain for at least 10 years.\n\u201cI had no idea she had been hiding in my skull for so long,\u201d Amanda\u2019s father said. \u201cI hope that now that she\u2019s come out, we\u2019ll get the Amanda back we knew and loved.\u201d\nUnfortunately, Amanda\u2019s headaches continued after surgery. Her doctors had to perform two more surgeries to try and treat them. Amanda believes that her hair and teeth being in the tumour may have contributed to her persistent headaches.\nAmanda\u2019s family said that they are hopeful that her headaches will be alleviated soon.\n\u201cShe doesn\u2019t look like she has a brain tumour anymore. This will all pass and we\u2019ll be out of here within a few days,\u201d Amanda\u2019s father said.\nAmanda is also hopeful about her recovery.\n\u201cI\u2019m happy I had the operation, but I just want to get better,\u201d Amanda said.\nNow that Amanda is awake and able to eat and drink, she has said that she is feeling a lot better. It was a great relief to Amanda\u2019s family that her hair and teeth were removed from her brain, and she was finally able to"}
{"article":"Virgin Australia are under fire for forcing a woman and her baby off a flight after she refused to stop breastfeeding during take-off. The mother was horrified after she and her baby were left stranded at Gold Coast Airport after their plane turned around on the runway, delivering her to federal and local police who had been alerted by the airline. Virginie Rutgers started to feed her 10-month-old son to soothe him while their plane taxied out to the runway on Gold Coast airport. Scroll down for video . Virginie Rutgers was\u00a0forced off a flight with her son after she refused to stop breastfeeding during take-off . Virgin Australia are being questioned on social media for their decision to turn their plane around to take a woman and her baby back to the terminal, where she was questioned by police . Virginie Rutgers started to feed her 10-month-old son to soothe him while their plane taxied out from Gold Coast airport . She used a baby sling to cover herself and the child for privacy, but was told to remove it by Virgin Australia staff. \u2018He (the flight attendant) started to raise his voice and become quite abusive,\u2019 Ms Rutgers told Seven News. A woman who alleges she witnessed the incident from a couple of seats away has come forward, describing the \u2018shocking\u2019 incident on the Virgin Australia Facebook page. Laureen Fairweather insists the mother and child were sitting in separate seats, with the infant using the appropriate regulation seatbelt while he was being fed. \u2018The child was not restrained with the carrier at all! They both had their seat belts on. She was covering herself with the carrier while nursing.\u2019 Ms Fairweather wrote. Virginie used a baby sling to cover herself and the child for privacy whilst they were reportedly both buckled in different seats, but she was told to remove the blanket by Virgin Australia staff . The pilot turned the plane back to the terminal where Ms Rutgers was met by local and federal police, who had reportedly been summoned by Virgin Australia staff . \u2018She showed (the staff) too but they insisted it had to go.\u2019 Ms Fairweather was shaken by the staff\u2019s conduct during the confrontation. \u2018Having witnessed the whole event, I can honestly guarantee you that it was not a pretty scene.\u2019 \u2018(Ms Rutgers) did comply with the rule by restraining herself and the child.\u2019 \u2018Absolutely gobsmacked at how rude and offensive the staffs were - totally unprofessional (Sic),\u2019 she wrote. The mother claims staff did not explain why covering her child\u2019s head with a sling was a hazard. Ms Rutgers continued feeding her child and was subsequently forced off the plane. \u2018I was in a state of shock honestly. He (her son) was screaming because I couldn\u2019t feed him any more,\u2019 Ms Rutgers told Seven News. Ms Rutgers continued feeding her child and was subsequently forced off the plane. She was 'shocked' and her son was screaming when she was unable to finish his feed . Ms Rutgers was allowed to go without charge, but found herself stranded with her baby at Gold Coast airport . The pilot turned the plane back to the terminal where Ms Rutgers was met by local and federal police, who had reportedly been summoned by Virgin Australia staff. Ms Rutgers was allowed to go without charge, but found herself stranded with her baby at Gold Coast Airport. Virgin Australia has refused to compensate her for the cost of her hotel that evening or for her taxis. But the airlines denies allegations of discrimination against the mother and said her breastfeeding had nothing to do with decision to remove her from the flight, according to Seven News. 'Our crew acted in accordance with Civil Aviation Safety Authority regulations and, most importantly, with your child's safety at the forefront of their actions,' Virgin said. People aware of Ms Rutger\u2019s experience have taken to Virgin Australia\u2019s Facebook page. \u2018Utterly pathetic sevice virgin! I fly frequently and will make sure i NEVER fly with you again. I do not want to get kicked off a plan for breastfeeding my child,\u2019 wrote one former customer. \u2018Breast feeding is actually really good for the child and surrounding passengers ears and sanity, as it will help settle the child,' a supporter wrote on the Virgin Australia Facebook page . \u2018(Breast feeding) is actually really good for the child and surrounding passengers ears and sanity, as it will help settle the child. Never ever will I fly virgin,\u2019 another declared. Representatives from the airline have responded to accusations regarding the case. \u2018We can assure you that Virgin Australia welcomes breastfeeding on board our aircraft, as outlined in our policy,\u2019 they replied to a Facebook post regarding the incident. \u2018The safety of our guests is always our number one priority and there are a number of CASA regulations that must be followed on board to safeguard this, including ones that apply specifically to infants.\u2019 \u2018For privacy reasons, we cannot comment publicly on specific cases.\u2019 We can assure you that Virgin Australia welcomes breastfeeding on board our aircrafts, as outlined in our policy,\u2019 Virgin Australia said . Ms Rutger has vowed to never fly with Virgin again. She and her baby took a Qantas flight the following day . However other people on Facebook have sided with Virgin Australia, pointing out their responsibility to adhere to strict safety protocols. \u2018I think anyone with any sense would realize the issue here. Safety comes first. Breastfeeding is a right all mothers should have, but that right shouldn't take precedence over safety,\u2019 argued one person. \u2018I am sure that the staff had their reasons for asking her to remove the carrier, it may have been a projectile or strangulation risk in the event of a difficult take off,\u2019 wrote another. \u2018I wasn't there so I can't comment on how it was handled but I do think you have to trust the staff when it comes to safety requirements and requests.\u2019 Virgin Australia have offered Ms Rutger flight credit to make up for the additional costs she accrued when she was kicked off her flight. However, Ms Rutger has vowed to never fly with Virgin again. She and her baby took a Qantas flight the following day.","highlights":"A mother and baby son were forced off a Virgin flight on the Gold Coast . Virginie Rutgers began to feed her son as they taxied out for the flight . She used a sling to cover her son's head for privacy but he reportedly had his own seat and belt . The flight steward told Ms Rutgers to remove the sling but she alleges he refused to explain why it was a hazard . Police were called to the terminal to interview her, but she wasn't charged . She was then stranded with her baby at the airport, forced to catch another flight the next day . Virgin Australia refuses to compensate the cost of her hotel and taxi fares .","id":"9dc5d20a363b17e381762d8931ea95419d4c8365","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" after take-off. After being initially told that the mother would have to stop breastfeeding, the mother was escorted off the plane and told that if she continued to breastfeed she would be arrested.\nWhat happened?\nVirgin Australia flight VA 1912 took off from Gold Coast airport but the mother had been asked to stop breastfeeding. She was then removed from the plane after the plane returned to the airport. This meant that she, her toddler and her baby were now trapped in the airport overnight. Her husband had stayed home with their four-year-old. The mother had a milk supply in her breasts for her baby and her toddler. She was angry that she had been forced off the plane and she was also angry that she was not provided with a comfortable enough space to breastfeed and that she was not allowed to breastfeed at all during the flight. She was told that she had been removed as her children did not have immunisation certificates. She said that her children were too young to be immunised.\nWhat does Virgin say?\nVirgin Australia say that their flight attendant was faced with a difficult situation and they did not want to cause any problems for the mother. They have told ABC news that they did offer the mother a seat in first class but that she decided not to take the offer. They also said that the mother's actions did breach Virgin\u2019s policy on breastfeeding, which states that it is illegal to breastfeed during take-off or landing.\nWhat does the mother have to say?\nThe mother has said that she was told by her husband to leave the airport if she wanted her children. She said that she has never been so scared and that she did not want to leave her children. She also said that she has been told by the Queensland Department of Health that she will be given a certificate for her children to travel in the future. She was advised by doctors to not breastfeed her baby in the airport and not to nurse her toddler in case it upset the baby, so she chose not to breastfeed her older child.\nHow should airlines deal with breastfeeding?\nWhen an infant or baby is unable to fly without its parents, Australian law prohibits the mother from nursing her child during take off or landing in an airport or during a flight. However, it does not state whether the mother must stop breastfeeding. It is therefore recommended that parents breastfeed their babies before boarding the plane and then leave the baby with a bottle once the plane has taken off. For babies over the age of six months, a"}
{"article":"Out of Europe, out of the FA Cup and on the verge of being out of the Premier League title race, this was the first of nine games Manchester City simply could not afford not to win. Operation siege mentality kicked in shortly after the final whistle of Wednesday's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona when Joe Hart faced the cameras in the Nou Camp tunnel. 'I will never give up, ever, and I could safely say that nobody in our dressing room will ever give up either,' said the defiant goalkeeper. Wilfried Bony celebrates after scoring Manchester City's first goal after 25 minutes at the Etihad Stadium . The Ivorian opened his account for the club when he spun inside the box before firing into the net . Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his side are capable of catching league leaders Chelsea . 'West Brom is a huge game and we turn our focus to that. We have no excuse not to throw everything at the Premier League now and give our all - to the fans, the owner, to everyone.' His under-fire manager sang from the same hymn sheet in his programme notes. 'It's not impossible for Chelsea to drop six points,' Manuel Pellegrini wrote. 'We have to continue to believe. 'It is nonsense to suggest there is nothing to play for.' The message spread to the home support. They like being the underdogs here (remember last season?) and from the off the masses were behind their team. After 90 seconds they got a boost they could not have dreamed of when referee Neil Swarbrick wrongly sent off Gareth McAuley after last-man Craig Dawson brought down Wilfried Bony on the edge of the area. Neil Swarbrick brandishes a straight red card to a bemused McAuley after just 89 seconds of the match . West Brom players Darren Fletcher and Jonas Olsson protest as Swarbrick shows McAuley the red card . BT Sport showed the incident from referee Swarbrick's perspective, with No 25 Dawson the closest to him . Apparently the joke flying around the Albion training ground is that the lookalike pair are never seen in the same place at the same time. Nobody from the visiting contingent was laughing here. This was time for City to prove themselves and prove to the nation that there is still life left in the title race. Wilfried Bony, with no goals in six outings since his \u00a328million switch from Swansea City, had his own point to make and he did so to break the deadlock, calmly capitalising on a lucky deflection to neatly turn, set himself up and fire the home side into the lead. After help from the referee, City then got some from Albion. For long periods, with a game of attack vs defence taking place, the Etihad resembled a school playground. The woeful defensive mix-up that handed Fernando the second goal on a plate would have caused red faces in the classroom, let alone a Premier League dressing room. The procession continued throughout the second half. In the absence of Yaya Toure, out with an Achilles problem, Frank Lampard probed and created. With West Brom reluctant to leave their own half there were few occasions when Hart, so busy on Wednesday night, had to contemplate taking off his slippers and putting down his pipe. Manchester City midfielder Fernando doubled his side's lead in the 40th minute with a close-range finish . City playmaker David Silva added a third in the 77th minute to complete the rout at the Etihad Stadium . Saido Berahino inexplicably headed onto the bar from close range but other than that there was little to lift the mood of those who had travelled from the Black Country which will have darkened further when David Silva deflected sub Stevan Jovetic's shot home for the third. At times this was City back to their fluent best. Quick short passes and chance after chance against overwhelmed opponents. Too much, however, should not be read into this cakewalk. Tougher challenges will lie ahead and Pellegrini, who believes a lack of goals is what is hurting his team the most, will have been upset by the number of missed chances. But on a sunny, spring afternoon at the Etihad we saw the first shoots of a City recovery which might just see a title challenge blossom.","highlights":"Man City bounced back from their Champions League defeat by Barcelona . The Barclays Premier League eased to victory against the Baggies . West Brom were reduced to 10 men inside the first two minutes . Pressure was starting to build on Manuel Pellegrini after European exit .","id":"0057fb37196ed2fbf3d2d932eb81a4c2704e10f6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" at Fulham.\nIf there is a greater irony than that it was the manager Jos\u00e9 Mourinho who brought his troops home through the snow to make a few desperate last stands, then it has not yet been revealed. It is certainly a measure of the extraordinary atmosphere of doom, gloom and apocalyptic forecasts that had been created around City in the weeks that preceded Saturday\u2019s victory that the manager felt obliged to doff his cap at the press conference afterwards. \u201cWe all know what it meant for them to beat us,\u201d he said.\nHis tone and body language said: \u201cLook, we didn\u2019t deserve to win this match. But I was worried about Chelsea. It was important for me to win this match but I think it was more important for them to win their match because of the three points. You have to understand that we were not in a situation to drop points, but Fulham are the type of teams that are not easy to beat away from home. So it was more important for them, but the same for me.\u201d\nThere was relief and relief only in this performance. The victory was City\u2019s third in eight days but it felt like a triumph of survival, not a triumph of belief. The only way is up, Mancini said after Fulham. They can\u2019t go down any more. What they can do is keep their feet.\nThey were not allowed to do that by an inspired Mark Schwarzer who was exceptional in the Fulham goal. City had 29 attempts on goal, but the Australian kept them out. That was not all City had in store. Fulham did their fair share of defending, but only 24 of City\u2019s 29 shots were on target.\nThe one that counted was the third, Yaya Tour\u00e9\u2019s thundering header in the 79th minute and what a header it was. No one was expecting it because the Ivorian had not headed a single goal this season, but it was a goal that came in the end after the most glorious example of forward play from the visitors.\nFor much of this season, City\u2019s players have been guilty of giving the ball away under pressure. Fulham could not afford to let that happen.\nThe ball was worked from City\u2019s own area through the guts of the Fulham defence, with Pablo Zabaleta, Adam Johnson and Sergio Ag\u00fcero all combining to give Nasri room to work his magic. His cross from the right found Tour\u00e9"}
{"article":"All bets are off for Britons from the moment they check-in for a holiday as beach body diets go by the wayside in favour of calorific indulgence at the airport and on the plane. New research has revealed that\u00a0Britons consume an average of 3,402 calories between their arrival at the airport and landing at their destination, well above the NHS's recommended daily intake. Britons overindulge more than holidaymakers from Spain, Italy, France and Germany, who were also polled, saying their holiday began long before their arrival at their chosen destination. Britons eat and drink an average of 3,402 calories at the airport and on the plane when they go on holiday . A Burger King at London Heathrow, one of more than 60 food outlets at the airport . The survey of 2,607 adults who had flown away for a holiday in the past 12 months shows the average Briton consumes between 900 and 1,400 more than health professionals say they should. The results, collated by UK flight comparison website Jetcost.co.uk, showed that the average Briton will consume 1,963 calories during this brief period in food and an additional 1,439 calories in alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks - a total of 3,402. Asked whether they felt they were over-indulging at the airport and in flight, a resounding 79 per cent said 'yes', with 53 per cent of respondents saying they were 'getting into the holiday spirit' and 28 per cent saying they 'no longer needing to diet for the holiday'. Germans come closest to Brits for pre-and-during flight consumption with a total of 3,107 calories, followed by travellers from Spain (2,350 calories), Italy (2,311 calories) and French (1,269 calories). Escalators lead up to the cafes, restaurants and bars at London Gatwick airport, a facility where travellers like to 'get into the holiday spirit' 'These numbers are astonishing, particularly when you consider the average male should consume 2,500 calories per day and the average female just 2,000,' said  Jetcost.co.uk co-founder Antoine Michelat. 'Women are almost doubling their calorie intake within a matter of hours.' Despite reaching for high-calorie treats during this brief period of their trip, Brits often save their pennies at the airport and on budget carriers that sell food. About a third of those polled (34 per cent) said they brought their own food from home with 68 per cent saying price from their main motivation, 45 per cent just want to be prepared, 42 per cent were eager not to eat into their holiday budget and 17 per cent had dietary requirements. Sandwiches (37 per cent), crisps (31 per cent) and sweets\/chocolates (25 per cent) were the most popular items taken to the airport by holiday makers, not the healthiest of options. While many choose to buy food on board, 34 per cent of Brits bring their own food from home . 'We'd never recommend that anyone consume this many calories per day, let alone within such a short period of time,' added Michelat. 'Yes, we all like to have a blow out every now and then, but eating this much in one go is very bad for your waistline! This can be damaging for your health in many ways, particularly with regards to weight gain and conditions caused by weight gain. 'If you find yourself getting too carried away with food and drink, why not prepare your own food at home and limit yourself to that? If you're on a plane, there's a good chance that you're heading off on your holidays and you're about to have a period of time where you're going to overindulge for the duration, but try to think of the long term effects.'","highlights":"Brits consume an average of 3,402 calories between check-in and landing . 79 per cent of survey respondents admitted they were over-indulging . German, Italian, Spanish and French travellers ranked behind Britons . 34 per cent take food from home, with sandwiches and crisps popular .","id":"0b9bddbdad54ea9f5fd7cf353de9b80350c2aecd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 100,000 calories\u00a0a year\u00a0while travelling. But what foods and drinks\u00a0they're\u00a0consuming when away has a huge impact on their health in the long term. In fact, what is known as the \"airport diet\" is enough to double a person's blood glucose levels for the whole day. Here are some tips to limit the damage.\nHow to minimise the damage from eating abroad:\nKeep your meals as unprocessed and natural as possible\nFoods with a low fibre content, a high glycaemic index and high fat content are likely to make your blood glucose levels spike and cause bloating. This is because when glucose reaches your bloodstream it signals to your brain you need more food.\nInstead of ordering a chicken pasta with a glass of red wine, or cheese and ham pizza for supper, pick the healthier options, which are usually on the menu. When it comes to salad try to find one with plenty of colourful vegetables and try to avoid salad bars and buffet restaurants.\nA bowl of fruit is always a good choice as well as being low in calories and fat.\nAvoid the temptation of eating a second helping of food. When it comes to desserts such as chocolate cake, fruit tarts and other puddings, choose a small portion instead of a big one.\nAlcohol is a natural depressant and when alcohol and foods are combined, our glucose levels can dip low and then dip high again. This can cause you to feel irritable, tired and sluggish. It can also make you feel light headed and dizzy.\nDon't be tempted by the drinks trolley. Instead, ask for a cup of fresh fruit or herbal tea\nPack your own healthy snacks\u00a0\nSnack on almonds, unsalted popcorn, unsalted peanuts or unsalted fruit-and-nut bars or yoghurt sticks. Choose low fat dips instead of high fat mayonnaise-based salad dressing to ensure your calorie intake is kept to a minimum.\nKeep up your exercise routine while away\nIf you do plan to eat and drink more while on holiday try and keep up your exercise routine. Research\u00a0has shown that if you eat less for one meal a day you\u2019ll then feel less sluggish, which means you're more likely to want to keep up a healthy exercise routine while you're away.\nIf you're trying to fit in a few extra holiday treats without derailing all of your hard work, try to make an adjustment to your calorie intake by taking a stroll after dinner or going for a swim in the pool"}
{"article":"(CNN)Two U.K. charities have stopped funding a Muslim advocacy group that had earlier helped ISIS's masked murderer \"Jihadi John,\" now identified as Mohammed Emwazi, before his radicalization, the group said. The human rights and advocacy group CAGE in London said it accepted the loss of funding from the Roddick Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. But CAGE blamed a \"neo-conservative\" leadership on the U.K.'s Charity Commission for pressuring the two charities to halt funding. \"We respect their decision. We thank them for their past support. Both of these charities have played a significant role in contributing to the development of Muslim civil society here in the UK,\" CAGE spokesperson Amandla Thomas-Johnson said Friday. The termination of funding came after the Charity Commission \"took robust action\" and cited how \"public statements by CAGE officials heightened concerns about the use of charitable funds to support their activities,\" the commission said in a statement. The commission didn't specify those statements by CAGE, but stated that \"in our view, those statements increased the threat to public trust and confidence in charity and raised clear questions for a charity considering funding CAGE's activities as to how the trustees of those charities could comply with their legal duties as charity trustees,\" the commission said. \"CAGE is not a charity but has been in part funded by British charities. As it is not a charity and given the nature of its work, and the controversy it has attracted, the Charity Commission has been concerned that such funding risked damaging public trust and confidence in charity,\" the commission said. \"As the regulator of charities, we expect all charities and trustees to ensure that all charitable funds are used according to their charity's purposes and in the way that the public would expect,\" the commission said. CAGE said it had worked with Emwazi and indicated that British authorities' tactics pushed him to radicalize. CAGE said that emails he sent the organization paint a picture of a desperate man hounded by authorities who saw his plans for a new life crumble as he tried unsuccessfully to get help. Emwazi felt he was being harassed by authorities and tried to seek legal help to stop it, according to CAGE. Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Londoner, was a \"polite\" and \"beautiful young man\" who would drop into the CAGE office with treats to thank the group for helping him, the group said. Emwazi came to CAGE in 2009 looking for support when he felt that British authorities were -- in the words of Asim Qureshi, CAGE's research director -- \"harassing\" him. But Emwazi has now been identified by U.S. officials as the masked man in ISIS videos showing beheadings of Western hostages. More than a dozen British administrative court documents obtained by CNN reveal British security services initially believed Emwazi was part of a radical West London recruitment network for terrorist groups in East Africa. The two charities gave sizeable funds to CAGE. The Rowntree Charitable Trust has given 271,250 British pounds, or almost $408,000, to CAGE since 2007, the commission said. The trust had pledged a total of 305,000 pounds, or almost $459,000, the commission said. The Roddick Foundation gave CAGE of 120,000 pounds, or more than $180,000 between 2009 and 2012, the commission said. In acknowledging the funding losses, CAGE criticized the commission. \"This is just another manifestation of their objective of pursuing a Cold War on British Islam,\" Thomas-Johnson said. \"CAGE will remain committed to its principle of speaking truth to power and calling for accountability and transparency. We will not hesitate in performing our role as whistleblowers and as advocates for due process.\" Supporters of CAGE tweeted their criticism of the Charity Commission and the two philanthropies' decision to terminate funding. One supporter remarked that \"if @UK_CAGE is not there to provide us with a counter-narrative when it comes to 'radicalization'.... who will?!\" The commission said it will soon conclude its \"open cases\" into the two charities and publish a report and lessons \" for other charities which fund non-charitable bodies.\"","highlights":"UK Charity Commission takes \"robust action\" against Muslim advocacy group CAGE . Two charities under commission's regulation no longer fund CAGE . Commission cites unspecified public remarks made by CASE .","id":"bda169dce85d6138a546d58448bf4cb5a9e6c5dd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" London-based Quilliam think tank said it ceased funding the Cambridge Centre for Islamic Studies -- or its affiliate the East London Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center -- a month ago.\nCambridge center was run by former imam Sulaiman Ghani for a decade and was involved with the government's \"Prevent\" program to combat extremism. An online poster for a Cambridge course taught by Ghani says the school trains students \"to respond to extremism.\"\nBut the Quilliam Foundation, which is dedicated to combating Islamist extremism, says it will no longer fund the Cambridge center or its London Mosque as they \"actively work to protect\" Ghani. \"Our support ends today,\" Quilliam said in a statement.\nGhani has not been able to reach the Cambridge center by phone, and a spokesman for the East London Mosque said the school had not responded to an email.\nThe Muslim advocacy group, based in the British capital, says it had no contact with \"Jihadi John.\" But it had \"significant concerns\" about the mosque in East London, particularly about the Cambridge Center, Ghani and others \"known to have been complicit in or linked to extremism.\"\n\"We're very, very sorry we've had to do this,\" Quilliam spokesman Will McCants told CNN. \"But we were really left with no choice.\"\nQuilliam is concerned about the school \"trying to rehabilitate their image\" by distancing themselves from the Cambridge center and mosque, McCants said.\nThe think tank was founded in 2008 by former counter-terrorism specialist Maajid Nawaz to \"disseminate evidence-based counter-narratives to the radicalization myth\" and to fight \"the ideology that is the root of today's crises.\" The group's website says its goal is to \"defeat the ideology of extremism and to bring it into line with the values of mainstream Islam.\"\nQuilliam has long tried to separate itself from the Cambridge center and mosque, which it says has been \"a known conduit for extremist radicalization.\"\n\"We've had no direct contact with either Sulaiman Ghani or the Cambridge Centre,\" McCants told CNN in June.\nIn an article published in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper in June, Quilliam said its trustees had been \"horrified\" by Ghani's association with the mosque and the school, which was founded"}
{"article":"This is the moment a diner tried to get out of paying for his \u00a37.25 Valentine's Day buffet meal for one by releasing his pet rat into the restaurant. Christopher Baker, 28, ordered the meal from the Borneo Bistro in Sunderland and sat down to eat alone, before pulling the pet rodent from his pocket, releasing it onto the floor and demanding a refund. Embarrassed waiters apologised and handed over the \u00a37.25 but when pest control examined the creature they found it had the appearance of a domestic pet, and had recently 'had a haircut'. This is the moment diner Christopher Baker, 28, (pictured left) tried to get out of paying for his \u00a37.25 Valentine's Day buffet meal for one by releasing his pet rat into the restaurant . Baker (left) admitted fraud by false representation, and was ordered to pay the restaurant the \u00a37.25 back in compensation, but angry owner Kevin Smith (right) says Baker has caused him 'nothing but grief' Baker ordered the meal from the Borneo Bistro in Sunderland (pictured) and sat down to eat alone, before pulling the pet rodent from his pocket, releasing it onto the floor and demanding a refund . The pet rat released into the restaurant. Pest controllers said it appeared to be tame, and had recently had its fur trimmed . Bistro owner Kevin Smith then checked the restaurant's CCTV and spotted Baker producing the rat and putting it on the floor. Baker, of Houghton, Sunderland later admitted fraud by false representation, and was ordered to pay the restaurant the \u00a37.25 back in compensation, as well as a \u00a360 victim surcharge. 'On February 14 - Valentine's Day - Mr Baker has attended the restaurant, ordered a buffet for one and a bottle of water,' Lee Poppett, prosecuting, told Sunderland Magistrates' Court. 'He picked his food up and found a seat at a table on his own at the back of the restaurant. 'At shortly before 4pm he suddenly jumps up and shouts 'It's a rat. I'm not eating here, I want my money back'. 'Mr Smith perhaps smelled a rat at this particular point and he retrieved the rat from the floor. CCTV footage from the restaurant shows the moment Baker (pictured left) pulls the rat from his pocket . The footage shows Baker get money out of his pocket - then appear to change his mind and get the rat out . Baker retrieved the rat from his pocket as a family sitting nearby moved away from their table . 'He waited until a family moved from the table next to him and retrieved what appeared to be a rat from his pocket and dropped it on the floor. He then jumped out of his seat. 'He then claimed that whilst he's been eating, the rat has bitten his finger. He asked for his money back. 'It was a black and white rat, very calm. It did not appear to be wild at all. Acorn Pest Control attended and they said it appeared to be a pet. 'Mr Smith viewed the CCTV and saw the defendant fiddling in his pocket.' Baker then puts the rat on the floor and leaps out of his chair to the astonishment of fellow diners . The court was told that Baker had claimed that as he ate, the rat bit him on the finger . Baker was seen jumping up and shouting: 'It's a rat. I'm not eating here, I want my money back' The footage shows Baker get money out of his pocket - then appear to change his mind and get the rat out instead. He then puts it on the floor and leaps out of his chair and backs away to the astonishment of fellow diners. They then see the rat and jump up themselves and most head towards the door of the bistro looking horrified. Within minutes every customer is on their feet while staff try and catch Baker's pet. Baker was later arrested and told police that he had bought the rat from a pet shop as a gift for his daughter, before placing it in his pocket and heading to the restaurant. Willie Johnstone, defending, said: 'We do deal with some unusual cases from time to time. 'Christopher, on that day, had been drinking heavily and unfortunately he decided to buy a rat for his daughter by way of a present. A fellow customer points out the rat to a member of restaurant staff inside the bistro . 'Unfortunately, he then decided to go for a meal. He sat down and ate his meal. When he had finished the meal, he took the rat out. He is very remorseful for his behaviour.' In a victim statement read out in court, Mr Smith said the potential damage to his business's reputation could have been 'catastrophic', and that Baker could have ruined the future of the restaurant that he had spent seven years building up. As well as being ordered to pay the victim surcharge and compensation, Baker was sentenced to a 12-month community order with supervision. He was also banned from going to the restaurant for a year. Chairman of the bench, Derek Moss, said: 'This is a very serious matter as what you have done here could in a split-second have ruined this man's business, which he has worked for years to build up a reputation for.' Speaking after the case, Mr Smith branded Baker 'scum', and said he deserved to be punished. The 47-year-old said: 'He is just the scum of the earth. He could have destroyed the reputation I have built up over seven years. 'I was devastated. I thought 'that's it my business is gone'. I didn't sleep that night. 'People like him deserve the death penalty.' 'As far as I'm concerned, he shouldn't be in our society. He is no use to anybody and he's caused nothing but grief. 'I find it unbelievable that someone could be willing to go to those lengths for a free meal.'","highlights":"Christopher Baker, 28, ordered meal from Borneo Bistro in Sunderland . He sat down  and as nearby family moved away released rat from pocket . Baker shouted 'It's a rat. I'm not eating here' and demanded a refund . But pest control suspected  rat was a pet because it recently had a hair cut . Baker admitted fraud by false representation and told to pay back \u00a37.25 . Owner Ken Smith says people like Baker 'deserve the death penalty'","id":"2cf347b845fee20568d174c69c4917a5e04e9481","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Lincoln on February 14, but instead of tipping for the service, he released his pet rodent, Jeeves, into the restaurant.\nChristopher Baker from Birmingham\nChristopher Baker, from Birmingham, ordered a Valentine's Day buffet meal for one from the Borneo Bistro in Lincoln, but instead of tipping for the service, he released his pet rodent, Jeeves.\nThe diner said he had a problem with the waiter's service and decided to get revenge by releasing his rodent into the eatery.\nHe told the BBC that he ordered a Valentine's Day dinner for one, which cost \u00a37.25 including service charge but only paid for a starter.\nAccording to the Mirror, Christopher said that the waiter served his dishes and he only tipped him \u00a34.50. \"I didn't even have a bottle of water with it, he had to bring the water from the bar,\" he explained. \"I paid a total of \u00a37.25 including tax.\"\nThe waiter, who was working his first shift in that restaurant and had only just started three weeks earlier, had come across Christopher who sat 20 metres away from where he worked. He said that Christopher tried to order his meals to go, but he wanted to stay and eat.\n\"He called to me and said I'd better take his order before he gets up and walks out.\" he told the Mirror. \"He gave me a bit of abuse and said I hadn't got him anything. I asked him if he could bring them out and he started shouting at me and got up and walked out. As the door opened to leave he just let his pet loose on the floor and it started running all over the floor. We all started screaming.\"\nChristopher went back and asked the waiter whether he had a receipt for the bill but he was told that he had paid over the phone.\nThe waiter called the manager who told Christopher that he wouldn't be able to pay for his meals because he had to go home, but he would come back the next day to pay for it.\nThe manager explained that Christopher could bring a bank statement for the bill.\nChristopher said that he didn't want to go back the next day, claiming that the manager was giving him a \"hard time\", so he took the meal and left.\nChristopher said the waiter's attitude had changed since releasing the rodent into the restaurant.\nHe said the manager \"phoned me in"}
{"article":"St Helens captain Jon Wilkin inspired the Super League champions to a first home win over their near-neighbours for five years in an entertaining derby at Langtree Park. Warrington had ended Leeds 100 per cent record in toppling them from top spot in their last match but they could not repeat the feat against a Saints side that for an hour played like champions. Wilkin, once more revelling in his role of makeshift scrum-half, was the architect of a superb 32-24 victory, Saints' sixth out of six so far in their title defence, scoring one try and setting up two others to put his side into an 18-6 half-time lead. Jon Wilkin scores a try past Matty Russell during the Super League match  at Langtree Park . St Helens' victory was based on their aggressive forward display but some of the shine was taken away by the loss of outstanding second rower Joe Greenwood with a suspected broken arm. Warrington carved out the first scoring chance of a frantic opening, with centre Ryan Atkins breaking out of his own 20-metre area to give winger Kevin Penny a sniff of the try line but Saints scrambled superbly to keep it intact. It was end-to-end football, with Wolves stand-off Chris Bridge unable to finish off a clean break by Stefan Ratchford and St Helens left winger Adam Swift twice bundled into touch before Greenwood broke the deadlock on 17 minutes. Chris Bridge of Warrington Wolves is tackled by Kyle Amor and Jordon Turner of St Helens during the game . He maintained his impressive start to the year by taking Wilkin's short pass to crash over for his fourth try of the campaign and Travis Burns kicked the first of his six goals. The champions were clearly winning the physical battle but the visitors demonstrated their potency on 24 minutes when hooker Daryl Clark dummied his way over from dummy half after prop Ashton Sims had been hauled down short of the line. Ratchford's goal levelled the scores but Saints, with hooker James Roby making a belated return to the side from the bench, struck twice in the last 12 minutes of the first half to establish control. Micky Higham celebrates his second half try during the  match . Wilkin fortuitously scored the first, taking advantage of a kind bounce by regathering the ball after centre Jordan Turner had twice kicked ahead and then produced a sublime cut-out pass to get Swift over. Burns' conversions made it 18-6 at the break and he attempted to extend the lead with a 40-metre penalty early in the second half but was off target for the first time. Warrington pulled a try back on 48 minutes through replacement hooker Mick Higham, who shot through a gap in the home defence from dummy half to touch down, with Gareth O'Brien adding the goal to cut the gap to just six points. However, Saints were unmoved and scored their fourth try six minutes later through forward Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, who took three defenders over the line with him. Ashton Sims of Warrington Wolves is tackled by James Roby\u00a0at Langtree Park . St Helens suffered a blow when the outstanding Greenwood went off on the hour and they survived a scare when Penny produced a spectacular dive at the corner only for slow-motion replays showed he touched the ball down on the touch-in-goal line. Saints looked to have wrapped up the win when second rower Atelea Vea charged 60 metres after picking up a loose ball to set up the position for Roby to get right winger Tom Makinson over at the corner. Burns' touchline conversion put his side 18 points clear but the champions were given a late fright when the visitors scored two tries in the last 11 minutes. Bridge gained possession from a charge-down to send Penny away for a deserved try and prop Chris Hill romped over from close range, with O'Brien adding both goals. However, Burns had the final say with a last-minute penalty to seal a notable success. Kevin Penny of Warrington Wolves scores a second half try .","highlights":"St Helens captain Jon Wilkin inspired the Super League champions to win . Wilkin once again excelled in his role of makeshift scrum-half . Saints have now win six out of six so far in their title defence . However, they lost the superb Joe Greenwood to a suspected broken arm .","id":"4661ec00c2b8bf249375f9e1834c2687c517e0bb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the summit of the table last month with a first win over their rivals for nearly three years.\nBut that victory had come at a cost with Warrington captain Ben Westwood and forward Matt King suffering serious knee injuries. King has now joined injured half-backs Trent Waterhouse and Ben Cooper in having to undergo knee surgery for the season which leaves the Wolves without a recognised full-back.\nThe Wolves were without five of the 17 players they named for the original Super League clash which they abandoned three minutes after kick-off because of a waterlogged pitch.\nThe match was rearranged for yesterday as Saints were forced to make two changes to the side that lost to Leeds as Wilkin dropped to the bench to make way for Ben Westwood and Chris Flannery took over from the injured Ryan Hoffman.\nBut Warrington, who could have drafted in the Leeds-bound Scott Donald for the trip to Langtree Park, were forced to make the long trip without their injured half-backs Waterhouse and Cooper.\nAnd their task was made even harder when Saints took a ninth-minute lead.\nSaints had taken advantage of Warrington's early handling error when Richie Mathers' kick was dropped by Brett Hodgson, who had replaced the recalled Ryan Atkins in the Wolves side, and second rower Paul Anderson was on hand to touch down.\nChris Bridge's conversion made it 6-0 and Warrington started to come back into the game with some fluency as they looked to expose a leaky Saints' defence.\nAn error from Matty Blythe allowed Stefan Ratchford to put full-back Stefan Ratchford over on the right and he converted his own try to level the scores at 6-6.\nThe Wolves then put together a superb move that ended with centre Ben Evans scoring in the right-hand corner from Jack Broughton's pass and Bridge converting to give Warrington a 12-6 lead.\nThe home side regained the lead in the 25th minute when former St Helens full-back Paul Wellens took Brett Hodgson's long pass before feeding Chris Riley and he raced through 40 metres before diving in at the corner.\nA Bridge kick was charged down by Evans and when he spilled the ball Saints' Australian winger Kevin Locke scooped up the ball for his 14th try of the season.\nA Bridge conversion saw Warrington lead 18-12 but Saints had the final say when Locke combined with Michael Shenton for"}
{"article":"(CNN)Russian police moved with surprising speed to arrest five suspects, all of them Chechens, in the killing of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. They tried to arrest a sixth suspect, but he reportedly threw a grenade at the arresting officers and then blew himself up. Yet that speed has only raised more questions about who wanted Nemtsov dead -- and why? Conspiracy theories are rife, but so far, none seem totally convincing. \u2022 The Kremlin did it. Some members of Russia's opposition -- and Nemtsov's daughter -- are convinced Russia's government was behind Nemtsov's killing. But why? And why now? Nemtsov, 55, had been an opposition leader for years and had recently been overshadowed by younger members of the opposition such as Alexey Navalny. So killing him now doesn't seem to make sense. Some of Nemtsov's supporters claim he had become a bigger threat to the Kremlin, pointing to information he was allegedly uncovering on Russia's military role in Ukraine that could undermine the Kremlin's claims that its forces fighting in Ukraine have been just \"volunteers.\" But the dramatic staging of the killing -- he was shot in the back on a famous Moscow bridge against the backdrop of Red Square and the Kremlin, where Putin has his office -- seems a bit too obvious. And how exactly does it help Putin to look like a killer? \u2022 The West did it. Some Russian politicians and media personalities close to the Kremlin charge that Putin's foes in the West orchestrated the killing to damage the Russian President's image and ignite a civil war in Russia. But why would Washington want to destroy someone who was championing democracy and who is friendly to the United States? (Conspiracy theorists reply: to create a \"sacrificial lamb\" and blame the slaughter on Putin.) \u2022 It was the Chechens. Here, the plot thickens. The key suspect, Zaur Dadayev, reportedly initially confessed to being involved with the shooting. But then, Russian media reported, he denied involvement. Russian officials have alleged that Dadayev, a former security officer and fervent Muslim, decided to punish Nemtsov for supporting the rights of the French Charlie Hebdo journalists to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. But Nemtsov's allies point out that he was not anti-Muslim and rarely spoke of the cartoons -- he was by no means a central figure in the cartoon story. To make things more complicated, the strongman leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, praised Dadayev as a brave soldier, a religious man and a \"real patriot.\" But on Tuesday, Putin awarded Kadyrov the Order of Honor, and the Chechen leader pledged he would die for Putin. A further twist is that Chechens reportedly are fighting in Ukraine -- on both sides of the battle line (for the Ukrainian government and for the Russian-allied separatists.) That's led some back to the theory that Nemtsov was killed because of his allegedly explosive information on Russia's role in Ukraine. \u2022 The Ukrainians did it. Many Russians are convinced that what they call the \"fascist\" Kiev government would stop at nothing to frame Putin. After all, a significant number of people, fed by domestic propaganda, still believe the Ukrainian air force shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine despite much of the evidence pointing to Russian-backed rebels as the culprits. \u2022 It was domestic extremists. Supporters of this theory are mainly in the opposition camp. They accuse the Kremlin of whipping up hatred against the so-called Fifth Column -- \"traitors\" who are trying to undermine Russia from within. Photos of opposition leaders labeled \"traitors\" have been posted in Russian cities, while at an anti-Ukraine rally in Moscow just days before Nemtsov's assassination, Russians loyal to Putin carried signs and placards with pictures of those \"traitors,\" including Nemtsov. But whatever the reality of what happened in Moscow, high-profile killings in Russia, especially ones with a political connection, are rarely solved. Chechens were convicted of killing journalist Anna Politkovskaya, for example, but there still is no explanation of why they did it or who organized the murder. Now, with Nemtsov's killing, Russian officials and Kremlin-friendly media have whipped up a sandstorm of theories, confounding the most intrepid attempts at establishing the truth. Will things play out any differently this time?","highlights":"Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed last month . Jill Dougherty: Conspiracy theories about the killing are rife, but none seem convincing .","id":"6ae4ef7c11159acc11a49f7c1c427865cc2e07eb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" police officers trying to arrest him.\nOne of those now in custody is Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, who was identified by a photo on his Facebook account with a caption that reads \u201cI love Chechnya,\u201d according to the Interfax news agency, based in Moscow. On Twitter, Eskerkhanov's handle was linked to a man who was a member of a Chechen extremist organization in 2004, but it was not immediately clear if the two were the same person.\nNemtsov's murder has had an impact on Russian politics, and the Kremlin has denied that President Vladimir Putin is behind the killings, insisting it had nothing to do with them. But Russian opposition politician Mikhail Zhvalko said on the \"News 1\" program on TV Center that the Kremlin did not just use the assassination of Nemtsov to get rid of critics.\n\"They're using his death to promote his idea,\" Zhvalko said. \"He was opposed to (Ukrainian President Petro) Poroshenko's and Yanukovych's policies, as well as the Ukrainian government in general, and now they use his murder to create the necessary tension in society to promote their own agenda.\"\nThe murder of Boris Nemtsov\nAccording to the U.S. State Department, the murder of former deputy prime minister of Russia was \"motivated by political reasons.\"\nZhvalko said in the program that there was evidence that the murderer had been following him.\n\"As soon as he was identified, it immediately became obvious to everyone that he was a person well-known to Nemtsov. There is footage of him standing near Nemtsov for about 20 minutes, and at that point I think he had already decided to murder him,\" Zhvalko said.\n\"Nemtsov was a very controversial person who made several mistakes in his life. Amongst them were mistakes that he didn't do enough to help solve the problems in Chechnya. The Chechen separatists did that. They wanted to create a new state there and he wasn't particularly sympathetic to this idea. At the same time, however, I think Nemtsov was a true patriot who cared about his country.\"\nSome commentators have wondered if Nemtsov was targeted because he was a critic of the war in Ukraine. He was a former deputy prime minister who"}
{"article":"Males of a species of crab, nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests, spend largely separate lives from the females, according to new research. In a study looking at the private life of the deep-sea crab known as the 'Hoff' have found that the males and females spend separate lives at volcanic vents 1.5 miles deep near Antarctica. This, according to the British research, is because of the conflicting demands of feeding and raising young among the sexes. Males of a species of crab, nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests, spend separate lives from the females, according to new research. In a study looking at the private life of the deep-sea crab known as the 'Hoff' have found that the males and females spend separate lives at volcanic vents . The Hasselhof crab was discovered in 2012  living around volcanic vents off South Georgia. It is a type of yeti crab recognised for their hairs, or setae, along their and limbs that they use to cultivate the bacteria which they eat. The new are slightly different in that they exhibit long setae on their undersides. They were named after actor David Hasselhof because of his hairy chest. Despite living apart from females, the males live in remarkable density. In some places, scientists say the crabs reach as many as 600 individuals per square metre. In 2010, a British expedition revealed a 'lost world' of deep-sea animals including the crab named after the Baywatch star thriving on the ocean floor near Antarctica. Using a deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to examine the distribution, size and sex of these crabs at the vents, Dr Leigh Marsh and colleagues from the University of Southampton have now pieced together their private lives. Dr Marsh said: 'The life cycles of deep-sea animals have been largely hidden from us until now but thanks to more frequent expeditions and advances in technology, we are getting a clearer picture of the natural history of the ocean depths that cover most of our world.' The researchers found that large male Hoff crabs live highest on the mineral spires of the deep-sea vents, closest to the hot fluids that jet from them. A university spokesman said: 'At the base of the mineral spires, smaller males mingle with females in spectacular piles, many crabs deep, where they get together to mate. 'The females then crawl away from the bustling piles of crabs and the warm mineral-rich fluids seeping from the seafloor, which can be toxic to their young. 'Away from the mineral spires, the few crabs found by the researchers were all females, carrying developing offspring under their curled-up tails. Males don't share in 'child-care' arrangements with the females, and can climb up the mineral spires of the vents to take advantage of the warmth and conditions best suited for growing bacteria on their hairy chests . 'Moving away from the warmer waters of the spires takes the females across a gauntlet of predators, such as large sea anemones and seven-arm sea stars. 'Away from the vents, the cold water of the deep Antarctic also slows down the metabolism of the adult female crabs, making them less active than in the warmer waters of the jostling piles. 'However, the conditions away from the vents may be more stable and less harmful to their offspring for their early development, making the journey of the females worthwhile. Males, meanwhile, don't share in 'child-care' arrangements with the females, and instead can climb up the mineral spires of the vents to take advantage of the warmth and conditions best suited for growing bacteria on their hairy chests. By scraping off and eating these bacteria using comb-like mouthparts, the males can grow much larger than the females. Study co-author Dr Jon Copley said: 'Deep-sea vents are island-like habitats on the seafloor, and discoveries like these show that our exploration of the life that thrives around them has only just begun.' The Hasselhof crab was discovered in 2012 living around volcanic vents off South Georgia. It is a type of yeti crab recognised for their hairs, or setae, along their and limbs that they use to cultivate the bacteria which they eat. \u00a0They were named after actor David Hasselhof (pictured) because of his hairy chest .","highlights":"Large male Hoff crabs live highest on the mineral spires of Antarctica . At the base of the mineral spires, smaller males mingle with females . Males take advantage of conditions to grow bacteria on their hairy chests . They then scrap off bacteria using comb-like mouthparts and eat them . But females can't stay there as the warm mineral-rich fluids seeping from the seafloor can be toxic to their young .","id":"86c8715b74c0cd878566f4787e9320a81f9a1173","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the red hermit, the scientists reveal that the crabs have sex with the females, but after that they have nothing to do with the females. The crabs are then free to go their separate ways, with the females going off to reproduce, while the males go off to live in burrows or to swim the seas of the deep, looking for females with whom they have already mated.\nThe crabs are called hermit crabs, not because they are shy and solitary creatures (although in their burrows they can be shy and solitary) but because they live in empty shells of other crabs, particularly the much larger hermit crabs. This behaviour is typical of hermit crabs but the sex life of those crabs has not been studied until now, because getting inside a shell is not easy without having to be in it yourself.\nThe scientists, from the University of Bristol and National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, managed to achieve this by using a deep-sea submersible to dive almost three miles beneath the surface of the sea. They put a pair of crabs in an empty shell that had been specially collected by a submersible from a seabed off the coast of Peru and then watched through a camera to see what happened.\nThe male crab, which had been out in the open ocean on its own for most of its life, became a social creature in the shell, being interested in and following the female. But he became interested only in the female, never showing an interest in any of the other crabs in the shell. When the two crab species were put together the male crabs stayed interested in the female, but only in the shell, as if he was the only one who knew where their burrow was. But when female crabs were put in the shell with the males they lost interest in each other, being more interested in other crabs around.\nThe study was also able to identify which female crabs had been involved in previous copulations. The scientists placed a rubber band around the first crab's antenna, and the second crab's claw. They returned the crabs to their natural habitat and saw that the first crab was more interested in the females around, and the second was only interested in the one that was inside the shell.\nThis is the first time that this kind of experiment has been performed with the deep-sea red hermits, although many other studies have been done with the shallower-water species of hermit crabs, including one in the 1970s by Mary Jane West-Eberhard,"}
{"article":"The family of a cable fitter who died after taking an accidental overdose of a drug he bought online to fight the pain caused by a work accident has been awarded a five-figure compensation deal. Father-of-one Daniel Batchelor, 36, was forced to have his lower right leg amputated after falling off a ladder while working as an engineer and breaking his limb in two places. He bought a drug online to help him deal with the pain, but was found unconscious in bed at his home in Weymouth, Dorset, in January last year after taking an accidental overdose of the medication. The family of Daniel Batchelor, pictured with son Alfie, has been awarded compensation after he died taking an accidental overdose of a drug he bought online to fight the pain caused by a work accident . Mr Batchelor had been working for Wifigear Ltd as a wireless installation engineer when, in 2011, his ladder collapsed underneath him, sending him plunging 12ft through the air, before hitting the concrete ground below. He broke his right leg in two places and fractured his right wrist in the fall. Despite multiple operations, he was unable to return to work and he went on to develop compartment syndrome in his leg - when pressure within the muscles builds to dangerous levels, causing paralysis and infection. Struggling to deal with the pain, Mr Batchelor decided to buy a drug online because he was allergic to opiate-based medicines that are usually prescribed. But he was found unconscious in his bed by his long-term partner of five years, Shari Newman, on 22 January, 2014. The father-of-one was forced to have his lower right leg amputated after falling off a ladder  and breaking his limb in two places . He died after choking on his own vomit, which caused his brain to be starved of oxygen. An inquest found he had died as a result of an accidental overdose, taken with the intent to relieve himself from pain. The hearing at Dorset Coroner's Court also heard how\u00a0he had suffered short-term memory problems after the accident and, as a result, took too much of the painkiller. Coroner Sheriff Payne said there was no evidence to suggest Mr Batchelor had taken the drugs with the intention of ending his life and said it was another episode of the father trying to get pain relief and misjudging the amount he was taking. His former employer has now admitted he had been given a ladder to carry out his work, despite it being inappropriate and dangerous for the task he was trying to do. And his family, including three-year-old son Alfie, has been awarded an undisclosed five-figure settlement. Anna Pask, from the Irwin Mitchell law firm, described it as 'a heartbreaking case'. She said: 'Daniel was working so hard to get his life back on track after his accident and he was looking forward to marrying his fiancee, Shari, in September 2014. 'His recovery and rehabilitation were very painful, but he showed remarkable courage and strength. 'We are pleased that Daniel's employers accepted liability for the accident and we have secured a settlement for Daniel's family which will provide Shari and Alfie with some financial security for the future. 'The last few years have been incredibly traumatic for the family and the conclusion of the legal case means they can now start to rebuild their lives. ' Ms Newman, 35, said: 'Our family are still desperately struggling to come to terms with what has happened to Daniel and the most heartbreaking thing is knowing Alfie will have to grow up without a father. Mr Batchelor's former employer has now admitted he had been given a ladder to carry out his work, despite it being inappropriate and dangerous for the task he was trying to do, and his family, including Alfie, has been awarded a five-figure payout . 'Daniel knew he was lucky to be alive after the fall. He wanted to be able to provide for me and Alfie and he was desperate to be able to return to work - even after his amputation, Daniel talked about training to become a postman. 'But Daniel struggled to manage his pain and it was very hard watching him suffer.' Ms Newman, who was engaged to marry Mr Batchelor, also called for a change in the law to prevent people from buying certain drugs over the Internet. She added: 'Daniel felt completely helpless and he thought the only way he could cope with the pain was to purchase his own medication. 'The drugs Daniel bought should not be available over the internet and more should be done to raise awareness of the huge risks that come with taking them. 'It is heartbreaking to think what we have been put through as a family, all as a result of an accident which was completely avoidable. 'Companies have a duty to provide appropriate work equipment and if Daniel's employers had done this, he would still be here today. 'I am relieved that the legal process has come to a conclusion and I can now try and focus on mine and Alfie's future.'","highlights":"Daniel Batchelor, 36, bought painkiller after falling from ladder at work . Lower right leg was amputated after limb was broken in two places . He was found unconscious in bed after taking accidental overdose of drug . Employer admits ladder used in work was inappropriate and dangerous . Family, including son Alfie, three,  awarded compensation payout .","id":"602bcb5027944037cafd13fadcf596867ee0396d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"24, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was found dead in his flat in Hunslet, Leeds, in February 2017.\nHis family suspected he might have suffered a post-mortem seizure, as he often talked in his sleep about a \u201cblue light\u201d coming at him. But an examination showed he died of a fatal overdose of Mephedrone, a Class B drug he had taken from the internet a month earlier to relieve his chronic pain. He told his partner that he had taken the substance in liquid form and injected it, but then suffered side effects and decided to stop taking it.\nAn inquest in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, heard that the drug was bought from an address in Bradford, where he had stayed overnight with friends. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death and the family said they would be pursuing legal action against those responsible.\nThe father of two young children, Mr Batchelor suffered severe back injuries while working as a cable fitter for a contractor on the site of the new Leeds arena in 2012. He had surgery and the use of his leg was partially restored, but he continued to suffer from daily chronic pain and was unable to return to work. It was suggested he developed addictions to strong painkillers, such as Tramadol, prescribed on the NHS for those with chronic pain, and Mephedrone, which was a \u201cparty drug\u201d used for the same purpose.\nBefore he died, he started on a prescription for Tramadol but was able to buy the drug Mephedrone online, taking a tablet or two at night. Despite the severe adverse effects he suffered from consuming the drug this way, he still thought it might help, and ended up taking more than he should have.\nHis family said he had never taken any drugs before and it had never occurred to them that he would take drugs for pain. They believed it could have been prevented had he been given proper guidance and support for his chronic pain.\nPartner Hannah Pavey, who knew Mr Batchelor for several years, told the inquest how at the time of his death, he was not himself. \u201cWe had gone out and the next day he was acting differently to usual, he seemed like a different person. He would not get up from his seat, he looked confused and sleepy. He would never have done this before and that\u2019s why I believed something was wrong.\u201d\nA post-mortem revealed that the combination of Tramadol and"}
{"article":"Millionaire England footballer Adam Johnson was arrested on suspicion of having underage sex with a 15-year-old girl after she reportedly boasted about their relationship and her father found  out, it has emerged. The  Sunderland winger was detained at his six-bedroom \u00a31.85m home in County Durham on Monday morning after the schoolgirl's father reportedly complained to police about the alleged liaison. It is understood the girl bragged about having a 'relationship' with the player, both to friends and on social media, the Daily Telegraph's Martin Evans reports. Adam Johnson (pictured left and right with girlfriend Stacey Flounders) was arrested on suspicion of having underage sex with a girl, 15, after she reportedly boasted about the alleged liaison on social media . The Premier League footballer also reportedly posed for photos with the girl on a number of occasions. The news emerged as the schoolgirl at the centre of the claims - who has the right to lifelong anonymity - was named online. The publication of her name prompted Durham Police to issue a reminder that anyone who names the girl will face prosecution. It comes after the young woman who was raped by footballer Ched Evans was widely named online, forcing her to change her name and move addresses. After the rumours was reported to police, Johnson was arrested at his mansion and questioned for several hours. The player, who was signed for \u00a310million in 2012, has since been released on bail. He has also been suspended by Sunderland AFC, pending the outcome of the police investigation. The Premier League footballer's arrest has come just weeks after his long-term girlfriend Stacey Flounders, 25, gave birth to the couple's first child Ayla Sofia. It was unclear if Miss Flounders and her daughter, who was born on January 8, were at home at the time of the player's arrest. The 27-year-old millionaire was arrested at his six-bedroom mansion in County Durham (above) after the alleged victim's father reportedly complained to police, it has emerged . But Miss Flounders's mother today defended the former Middlesbrough and Manchester City player, insisting he is '100 per cent innocent'. Talking about the couple's relationship, she told the Daily Mirror: 'They are still very close and are absolutely still together. He is 100 per cent innocent and we will stand by him. 'He hasn't been found guilty of anything. He is a great lad and has not done anything wrong. This is a horrible situation.' The \u00a350,000-a-week player had been due to travel with the rest of the Sunderland squad to East Yorkshire for tonight's league game against Hull City before being suspended. A statement from Sunderland said: 'Sunderland AFC has confirmed that Adam Johnson has been suspended from the club, pending the outcome of a police investigation. No further comment will be made at the present time.' Johnson, who was signed for \u00a310million in 2012, was arrested on Monday morning and questioned for several hours. He has since been suspended by Sunderland AFC . The FA refused to comment on the arrest of the winger. Pictured: Johnson scored a late winner against Newcastle United at St James' Park last December . The FA refused to comment on Johnson's arrest. Johnson, who has represented his country 12 times, gained a reputation as a keen party-goer when he played for Manchester City five years ago. At the time, he was renting Cristiano Ronaldo's former house near Alderley Edge and would often be seen in the village socialising with fellow players and women. But three years ago, after returning to his native North East, Johnson began dating Miss Flounders. Friends say Johnson opted to live near a quiet hamlet to get away from the 'bright lights' of city life. Yesterday, three unmarked police cars, a police van, several plain-clothed officers and a forensics team were seen at his house as he was questioned at a Durham police station. It is unclear where the alleged assault is said to have taken place and police would not release any further details. He has been bailed until March 18. Johnson has been released on bail and will return to Peterlee police station (pictured) at a later date . Johnson was born in Sunderland and raised in Easington, County Durham, before joining Middlesbrough's youth academy as a 12-year-old. After making his Premier League debut for Middlesbrough in 2005 he was sold in February 2010 to Manchester City. He was signed by Sunderland three years ago. He failed to make the squad for the World Cup in Brazil last year, . In a statement last night, a Durham Police spokesman said: 'A 27-year-old man was arrested earlier today on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16. He has been released on police bail pending on-going investigations. 'A blank firing pistol, which replicates the sound of real gunshots but does not require a licence to own, was also recovered during a search of the property.' The spokesman also reminded the public that identifying someone who may or may not be a victim of a sexual offence is against the law. 'Victims of sexual assault are guaranteed the legal right to lifetime anonymity and publishing any details, including on social media, which may lead to their identification, is contrary to the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992,' they said. 'Durham Constabulary wishes to remind social media users, and anyone else, who breaks the law that they will be dealt with robustly.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Schoolgirl, 15, reportedly boasted about alleged liaison on social media . Johnson, 27, held at Durham mansion after her father complained to police . Teenager, who has right to lifelong anonymity, was today named online . Sunderland AFC suspended player 'pending outcome of investigation' Long-term girlfriend Stacey Flounders is reported to be standing by him . The 25-year-old gave birth to couple's first child Ayla Sofia on January 8 .","id":"7a0c148338de1397d1c10d76756a0e678983aec8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", 27, whose football career was on the brink of becoming a top-flight regular before he was charged with the offence in February, was arrested at his Sunderland home on Sunday.\nThe player was allegedly caught in a car with the girl at about 02:30 GMT when they were spotted by the girl\u2019s father, who is believed to be in his 50s, outside a Sunderland hotel where Johnson had arranged to meet her. The England international is said to have been arrested on suspicion of a sex offence, a Northumbria Police spokesman told Sky News on Wednesday. \u201cJohnson, from the Sunderland area, is currently in custody,\u201d said Northumbria Police, adding: \u201cA 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a sex offence shortly after 02:30GMT in Sunderland.\u201d It was not immediately clear why the player had been on Sunday morning but it is believed the pair were allegedly meeting to carry out the sex act \u2013 as alleged in the charge.\nThe spokesman added: \u201cA 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a sex offence. He is currently in custody.\u201d\nJohnson, who was left out of Gareth Southgate\u2019s World Cup squad, is said to have been questioned at a Sunderland police station on Wednesday, but was not required to answer any questions and was released on bail at a later time.\nHe is reported to have been told his bail conditions prevent him from contacting the victim and from going within 50 metres (164ft) of where she lives, the BBC said, adding that he is due to appear in court on 29 March. The charges were issued under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Football Offences Act 1991, the Football Association said in a statement.\n\u201cA 27-year-old has been charged with sexual activity with a child under 16, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 16 and grooming a child under 16, contrary to section one of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and one offence contrary to section 33A of the Football Offences Act 1991, on March 27 2015.\u201d\n\u201cThe individual was arrested on suspicion of all three offences yesterday, and has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.\u201d\nThe Sunderland player was not selected for the England team, which reached the knockout phase in the World Cup before being knocked out by Germany.\nThe"}
{"article":"The most expensive home ever listed in the Kansas City area is on the market for a staggering $14 million despite the fact that it is located next door to the largest refuge dump in the area. The property was until recently the home of Ron Deffenbaugh Sr., a self-made multi-millionaire who created Deffenbaugh Industries Inc., a waste management business which operated the Johnson County Landfill next door. Deffenbaugh owned the land and decided to build his dream home it 2009, despite the fact that 1.8 million tons of household waste and other garbage continues to be dumped nearby each year. The RD Ranch was until recently the home of Ron Deffenbaugh Sr., a self-made multi-millionaire who created Deffenbaugh Industries Inc., a waste management business which operated the nearby dump . The Johnson County Landfill\u00a0can't be seen from the mansion, but neighbors say its presence is evidence when the wind blows the right direction . A freak accident in 2007 left Ron Deffenbaugh almost completely paralysized and doctors told him that he wasn\u2019t likely to live much longer. He died in August . The landfill can't be seen from the mansion, but neighbors say its presence is all too evidence in certain conditions. 'It depends on how bad the weather is,' neighbor Bruce Bird told\u00a0The Kansas City Star. 'You get some evenings when it\u2019s calm and it\u2019s pretty rank.' Last year, the city of Shawnee fielded 41 odor complaints on 35 different days against the Johnson County Landfill. The location of the mansion \u2013 known as the RD Ranch - isn\u2019t the only unusual thing about it. It was also built specially to cope with the fact that Deffenbaugh was a quadriplegic. A freak accident in 2007 left him almost completely paralyzed and so the 21 room, 13,000-square-foot mansion was built especially to cater to his needs. One unusual feature is that\u00a0every room features a hookup for the air tubes that Deffenbaugh needed to breathe. The 21 room, 13,000-square-foot mansion was built especially to cater to his needs and the wood floors on the main level are Brazilian cherry wood . One unusual feature is that every room features a hookup for the air tubes that Deffenbaugh needed to breathe . Outside are waterfalls and fountains, an indoor-outdoor swimming pool and horse stables . The opulent five-bedroom property includes a built-in saltwater aquarium . The central oxygen system and the backup generator to run it in case the power went out are in an attached garage. The home also has a geothermal heating and cooling system, with tubes supplying warmth under the floors. After his accident, doctors told Deffenbaugh that he wasn\u2019t likely to live much longer, but in fact he lived for another seven years and his passing away last August aged 73. During his final years living in the mansion the twice divorced man was tended to dozens of staff. No expense was spared to ensure that Deffenbaugh's final years were\u00a0comfortable.\u00a0All the furniture is custom-built and the wood floors on the main level are Brazilian cherry wood. The\u00a0opulent five-bedroom property includes\u00a0a built-in saltwater aquarium and a 120-square-foot screen home theater. The house has five full bathrooms and four half baths and even the towel racks in the master bathroom are heated. Outside are waterfalls and fountains, an indoor-outdoor swimming pool and horse stables. The basement includes a walk-in refrigerator and walk-in freezer, as well as a commercial washer and dryer set. The trustees of Deffenbaugh\u2019s estate have hired Crown Realty to sell the property, they say neighbors have assured them that the landfill odors causes little discomfort. The trustees of Deffenbaugh\u2019s estate have hired Crown Realty to sell the property, they say neighbors have assured them that the landfill odors causes little discomfort .","highlights":"The property was until recently the home of Ron Deffenbaugh Sr. who the waste management business which operated the nearby dump . More than 1.8 million tons of household waste and other garbage continues to be dumped nearby each year . The landfill can't be seen from the mansion, but neighbors say you can definitely smell it in certain weather conditions . Deffenbaugh was a quadriplegic and the mansion was built to ensure that his final years would be as\u00a0comfortable\u00a0as possible . It has unusual features including a hookup in every room for the air tubes that Deffenbaugh needed to breathe .","id":"997b0d386838d62cfb76259d7fd21d29de6861a7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"Lord, a co-founder and principal of the DeLord Investment Company, who recently died of cancer at the age of 60.\nThe property, known as the Wynnwood Estate, was built in the 1990s and has a sprawling 30,000-square-foot main mansion with 14 rooms and an outdoor pool, hot tub, and outdoor kitchen. The building is designed in a \"Mediterranean style\" and was custom designed by the well-known architectural firm of Michael Lee of Lee & Associates and John Senn. The mansion was designed in the style of the European palaces but is situated on 13 acres of land that includes a 13,000-square-foot \"sporting facility,\" an indoor basketball\/racquetball court, a wine vault, and guest apartment, and four-vehicle covered garage. The property also includes a 16,000-square-foot guesthouse that boasts 11 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.\nDeLord, who founded the DeLord Investment Company in 1978, built the $14 million home after becoming wealthy through the commercial real estate company he founded, which went on to control 3.1 million square feet of real estate throughout the United States.\nWynnwood Estate was built after DeLord purchased the 13-acre plot of land from the Kansas City Royals team in 1999 to avoid having to pay taxes for a number of years, and he used the land to develop the mansion and guesthouse. The property also includes a two-acre lake and five additional guest homes that are connected to the main house by a series of covered walkways and hallways. The home is listed as the most expensive property to be offered in the Greater Kansas City area and is on the market for a record-breaking $14 million.\nDeLord and his wife, Sandy, moved into the home in 1999 and built it as a \"forever home\" that was designed to last 100 years and never be torn down. However, when DeLord received news of his terminal cancer diagnosis, he and his wife decided to sell the property and use the proceeds to take care of their six children and grandchildren. DeLord died last month at a local hospital in Kansas City. In the wake of his death, his widow Sandy DeLord has decided to sell the home.\nDespite the $14 million price tag, the property is already receiving multiple offers on the estate that are higher than the price listed and"}
{"article":"A teenage boy who bears a striking resemblance to actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been inundated with messages from women around the world. Tyler Michell, 16,\u00a0has more than 16,000 followers of followers on Instagram and often gets over 4,000 comments on his Cumberbatch-themed selfies. Over the past few months the teen has gone from an ordinary boy to a pin-up for girls from as far away as Russia and the Philippines after people noticed he was a dead ringer for the Sherlock star. Teenage boy Tyler Michell, 16, is the spitting image of Sherlock Holmes actor Benedict Cumberbatch . Even closer to home he gets stopped in the street in his hometown of Norwich and quizzed on 'his' latest movies. And after the real star lost out on the Best Actor gong for The Imitation Game, Tyler often has strangers offering him comfort over missing out on the Oscar to Eddie Redmayne. Tyler said: 'It started out as a joke - my close friends and family would tease me and say I looked like Benedict Cumberbatch. The teenager has bee inundated with messages on social media from people, many of whom believe he is the real Benedict Cumberbatch . Over the past few months Tyler has gone from just an ordinary boy to a pin-up for girls from as far away as Russia and The Philippines . Tyler is often confused for the Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured) who was recently nominated for an Oscar for his role as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game . 'I guess I look like him a little - but I really didn't take it seriously. Then people would come up to me at school and say 'Wow you really look like Sherlock.' 'Suddenly people started adding me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and I got more and more friends and followers. 'I get girls from Brazil saying the want to meet me in the UK which is crazy as I'm just a teenage boy sitting at home. 'Now people are messaging me and saying I should have won the Oscar. 'I was shocked Benedict didn't win. This might be biased but I thought he was the best nomination. Striking resemblance: Tyler (left) said he has even had strangers, confusing him for the real actor (right) comforting him over missing out on a Best Actor gong to Eddie Redmayne . The 16-year-old has more than 16,000 followers of followers on Instagram and often gets over 4,000 comments on his Cumberbatch-themed selfies . 'Even though he lost, it hasn't stopped the attention I get. I still get inundated with people messaging me on social media saying I look like him or that they love my work.' Despite all the attention, Tyler insists he cannot see the\u00a0resemblance\u00a0between\u00a0himself\u00a0and the A lister. 'In honesty I don't really see the similarity,' he added. 'I'm a huge fan of Benedict, but I don't think I look like him.' Accommodating Tyler tells fans who stop him he's not Oscar flop Cumberbatch, but happily offers them his signature instead. 'A couple of people have suggested me being a 'Teenlock' - a young version of the detective. I'd love that but I don't think it will happen,' he added. Mum Nicola Alderton said: 'When one of his friends pointed it out we were gobsmacked. 'It could be quite surreal having a Hollywood superstar lookalike in the house, but he's just our Tyler,' she added. Accommodating Tyler tells fans who stop him he's not Oscar flop Cumberbatch, but happily offers them his signature instead .","highlights":"Tyler Michell, 16, is a dead ringer for Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch . The lookalike has been inundated by messages from girls on social media . He is even stopped by strangers who comfort him on losing out on Oscar .","id":"2b33c52a959224a50da573314724d647e66c9c18","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 200 messages from female fans telling him that he is their celebrity crush.\nIn February, after the 18th Century playwright and poet Samuel Foote dubbed Michell's picture \"the most beautiful sight I ever set eyes on\", his profile was flooded with messages from women.\nFoote told the London student that he would be his \"constant companion\", \"your very own \u2018Cobbe\u2019\" and a \"fine woman\". The poet also said that Michell's face was a \"beauty that I never saw, nor thought to look for.\"\nMichell, a sixth-former at an un-named school, told the Telegraph: \"I was a bit shocked. He is only 80 years old but I was expecting it. He would not have known. He probably gets that kind of thing all the time. I have got used to it now.\"\nThe teenager's appearance is reminiscent of a young Cumberbatch. Michell told ITV's Loose Women: \"I get people saying I am like Benedict Cumberbatch a lot, as in, we look alike. Which I am quite flattered with because I am a big fan of his.\"\nMichell said that he was always teased about having a likeness to the Sherlock star. He told ITV's Loose Women: \"When you get to about the age of 14, people start calling you Benedict Cumberbatch, even boys at school say things like that to you.\"\nHe added: \"People say he is so good-looking. Even his fans call him \u2018Benedict Cumberbatch\u2019.\" Michell said that he was unsure if his resemblance to the actor would help or hinder his career in the future.\nHe added: \"I think I would like to pursue being an actor when I am older but it has not happened yet.\"\nCumberbatch, 37, is expected to take a break from his stage role in Hamlet to film Doctor Strange. Directed by Scott Derrickson and produced by Marvel Studios, the story features Stephen Strange as a neurosurgeon with a tragic past who is chosen to become a sorcerer.\nMichell said: \"It was quite lucky because they contacted my school. I don't know how [the role] came about.\"\nAfter his appearance on the Loose Women, Michell told the radio: \"It was like one of those dreams when you wake up and"}
{"article":"(CNN)Diplomacy can be dangerous. U.S. diplomats have come under attack in various places in the last few decades. Here's a look at U.S. diplomats who have been killed in the line of duty. The first U.S. ambassador assassinated while in office was John Gordon Mein, the U.S. ambassador to Guatemala. According to a telegram from the embassy in Guatemala City, a young man dressed in fatigues and carrying a sub-machine gun on  August 28, 1968, ordered Mein's vehicle to stop and for the ambassador to get out. He did, then ran -- prompting a cry of \"Shoot him, kill him.\" Mein was shot and fell to the ground about 12 yards behind his limousine. Cleo Noel Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Sudan, was nearing the end of a March 1973 reception in the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum when terrorists stormed in. The gunmen took Noel and another American, as well as diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Belgium and Jordan, according to a U.S. intelligence memo. The captors' demand: Free various people, mostly Palestinian guerillas, then imprisoned in Jordan, Israel and the United States. This spurred negotiations that didn't go anywhere, ending instead with the killing of Noel, fellow U.S. diplomat George Curtis Moore and Belgium's Charge d'Affaires. U.S. authorities say the assailants belonged to the Palestinian terrorist movement known as \"Black September,\" claiming that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed off on the attack. Ambassador Rodger Davies, who had been in Cyprus for less than months, hunkered down in a hallway on August 19, 1974, hoping he was safe from those involved in a nearby demonstration. Instead, a bullet penetrated the embassy compound and struck his heart, killing him instantly. Antoinette Varnava, a 31-year-old local who was part of the small embassy staff for about a decade, also died in the violence. U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Francis Meloy, his economic counselor Robert O. Waring and their Lebanese driver disappeared in June 1976 as they crossed the Green Line, the division between Beirut's Christian and Muslim sectors. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found a short time later in mainly Muslim west Beirut, which was then controlled by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat's guerrillas. Two former Muslim guerillas were convicted in the kidnapping and killings, only to be freed in 1996. About eight months after President Jimmy Carter appointed him as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs was taken from his car while heading home from the embassy. His captors took the Foreign Service veteran to the Hotel Kabul, where Dubs died in a shootout between captors and Afghan police -- a violent death that, whomever fired the fatal bullets, the U.S. State Department considers an assassination. A former eight-story hotel facing the sea transformed into America's embassy in Beirut turned into a war zone in April 1983, when a truck loaded with explosives was rammed into its entrance. The result was horrific. Offices were pancaked on top of each other, the elevator shaft and stairwell destroyed, the cafeteria full of bodies and rubble, recalled the then U.S. ambassador Robert Dillon, who himself was dug out of the rubble. While 44 people inside the embassy survived the blast, 17 Americans, 25 Foreign Service nationals, 10 contract workers and 10 visa applicants and passerby did not. In 2008, Dillon said the attack was believed to have been carried out by a family \"under the direction of members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.\" On August 7, 1998 -- around the exact same time a bomb went off at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing 11 -- a huge explosion tore through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) lists eight people as having died in the attack on its memorial remembering Americans who died while serving the U.S. government abroad in a foreign affairs capacity.  Twelve Americans total were killed. Those are both jarring numbers, but they're still a fraction of the more than 200 people total killed in the attack, in addition to more than 4,000 wounded. In May 2001, a U.S. jury found four purported al Qaeda members guilty on all charges stemming from the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. As his wife of 34 years looked on, Laurence Foley was shot dead outside his home in Amman, Jordan, by a lone gunman in December 2002. A public servant for close to 40 years, the Boston-born Foley was serving as executive officer of the USAID mission in Amman at the time. U.S. officials were quick to label Foley's killing a murder, with the head of the AFSA calling it a \"brutal terrorist attack.\" They later implicated Iraqi-based terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for providing \"financial and other support to the terrorists who assassinated\" Foley. Exactly 11 years after the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington and rural Pennsylvania, terrorists struck at Americans again -- this time some 5,000 miles away in the Libyan city of Benghazi. That's where Ambassador Christopher Stevens was when mortar and rocket fire struck a U.S. diplomatic annex there. Stevens didn't survive, nor did State Department computer expert Sean Smith or Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, two former U.S. Navy SEALs then acting as security contractors. The attack was first portrayed as violence by an angry mob responding to a video made in the U.S. that mocked Islam and the Prophet Mohammed. But officials later determined that it was a terrorist attack. Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old public diplomacy officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, was delivering books to a school in southern Afghanistan when a suicide bomber smashed into her convoy. She died in that April 2013 attack, as did four others. \"We thought she was relatively safe in the embassy compound,\" her father Tom Smedinghoff told CNN. \"But as it turned out, Anne really wanted to do a lot more.\"","highlights":"Several U.S. diplomats have died after being attacked . They include then-Ambassadors Christopher Stevens, John Mein and Francis Meloy .","id":"010c531483a9846097912fdfd802c82546731174","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" deaths are listed in chronological order, unless otherwise noted.\nHoover, Ambassador to Colombia (1940-1941): Hoover was a Republican senator from Ohio who headed the FBI during World War II. He was in Colombia in 1941 when his car ran out of gas near the city of Medellin. He was ambushed and killed by \"bandits\" who took his watch and wallet, and dumped his body into a river.\nMcGrew, Ambassador to Bulgaria (1953-1954):.\nRobbins, Diplomat to Libya (1969):.\nBunker, Ambassador to Turkey (1972):.\"\nBennett, Consul General in Hong Kong (1972):.\nLowe, Consul General in Hong Kong (1975):.\nVidegaray, Ambassador to Mexico (1979):.\nMcCall, Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan (1980):.\nFrazier, Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan (1980):.\nPowell, Ambassador to Senegal (1982):.\nKunar, Ambassador to Sudan (1988):.\nKirkpatrick, Ambassador to Honduras (1989):.\nCoburn, Ambassador to Yugoslavia (1991):.\nBoucher, Ambassador to Yemen (1998):.\nPeters, Consul General in San Salvador, El Salvador (1999):.\nRobbins, Ambassador to Indonesia (1999):.\nDeYoung, Acting Ambassador to Afghanistan (2001):.\nFoley, Ambassador to Libya (2003):.\nWood, U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem (2008):.\nNauert, Ambassador to Kuwait (2008):.\nMayer, Consul General in Mumbai, India (2008):.\nWood, U.S. Consul General in Lagos, Nigeria (2008):.\nFisher, U.S. Consul General in Lagos, Nigeria (2008):.\nNauert, U.S. Consul General in Monterrey, Mexico (2010):.\nWood, U.S. Consul General in Durban, South Africa (2011):.\nWood, U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou, China (2011):.\nFisher,"}
{"article":"Indiana Governor Mike Pence pushed back today on claims that his state's new religious freedom law is a 'license to discriminate.' 'I abhor discrimination,' he said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. 'If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn\u2019t eat there anymore.' The Republican politician said to be considering a presidential campaign stated that he'd veto any bill that 'legalized discrimination against any person or group' - but that's not what Indiana's law does. With the storm that has gathered over his state since he formally approved the law last Thursday showing no signs of dissipating, Pence called off public appearances on Monday. Meanwhile, sports officials planned an 'Indy Welcomes All' campaign ahead of this weekend's NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis as lawmakers scrambled to quiet the national firestorm over the new law that has much of the country portraying Indiana as a state of intolerance. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . This is not a 'license to discriminate': Indiana governor Mike Pence, pictured here last Thursday - the day he signed the state's new religious freedom law, said today that he abhors discrimination and would veto a law making it legal . Controversial law: Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, left, and House Speaker Brian Bosma, right, said Monday that they would be willing to clarify the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act to\u00a0to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians . Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. The measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden' a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs. The definition of 'person' includes religious institutions, businesses and associations. 'What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs,' Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said. 'What instead has come out is a message of exclusion, and that was not the intent.' The efforts fell flat with Democrats, who called for a repeal, and even some Republicans. 'They're scrambling to put a good face on a bad issue. What puzzles me is how this effort came to the top of the legislative agenda when clearly the business community doesn't support it,' said Bill Oesterle, an aide to Republican former Governor Mitch Daniels and CEO of consumer reporting agency Angie's List, which canceled expansion plans in Indianapolis because of the law. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, a Republican, said the law threatens to undermine the city's economic growth and reputation as a convention and tourism destination and called for lawmakers to add protections for sexual orientation and gender identity to Indiana civil-rights laws. 'I call upon Governor Pence and the Indiana Legislature to fix this law. Either repeal it or pass a law that protects all who live, work and visit Indiana. And do so immediately. Indianapolis will not be defined by this,' Ballard said. If Angie's List doesn't go through with the planned $40 million investment into new headquarters in Indianapolis, the city stands to lose out on a projected 1,000 new jobs in the next half decade. NOT GOOD ENOUGH: Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane, left,  and Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath, right, call for the repeal of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act at a Monday press conference . After a two-hour private meeting of House Republicans, Bosma said Monday that repealing the law isn't a realistic goal at this point.\" 'I'm looking for a surgical solution, and I think the least intrusive surgery is to clarify that (the law) cannot be used to support the denial of goods, facilities or services to any member of the public,' he said. Pence, who defended the law during a television appearance Sunday and in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, canceled scheduled appearances Monday night and Tuesday, in part because of planned protests. In the The Wall Street Journal essay, Pence argued that the religious freedom measure 'contains no reference to sexual orientation.' It simply 'mirrors' federal law, he stated. The federally mandated Affordable Care Act, he said, 'renewed concerns about government infringement on deeply held religious beliefs' compelling the Republican-controlled Indiana legislature to introduce enhanced protections for persons of faith. 'Faith and religion are important values to millions of Indiana residents,' he said. 'With the passage of this legislation, Indiana will continue to be a place that respects the beliefs of every person in our state.' Pence and Republican Senate President Pro Tem David Long have stressed that the new law is based on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which has been upheld by courts. But the Human Rights Campaign and other Democrat-aligned groups say it's disingenuous to compare the two laws. Demonstrators  gather outside the City County Building on Monday in Indianapolis, Indiana. A group of more than 2,000 protesters lined up outside the state Capitol on Saturday, as the tide of public opinion turned against the Hoosier State's new religious freedom bill . HRC's legal director, Sarah Warbelow, said the federal law was designed to ensure religious minorities were protected from laws passed by the federal government that might not have been intended to discriminate but had that effect. The Indiana law, she said, allows individuals to invoke government action even when the government is not a party to a lawsuit. It also allows all businesses to assert religious beliefs regardless of whether they are actually religious organizations. Warbelow said one of the best ways to fix the law would be to add language that explicitly says it cannot be used to undermine already existing civil rights protections. Democratic House Minority Leader Scott Pelath said Republican legislators should admit the law is a mistake. 'They're not facing up to reality \u2014 this is a national embarrassment,' Pelath said. 'The bush needs to be pulled up by its roots and thrown into the fire.' Indiana University law professor Deborah Widiss said the backlash is being fueled by the legalization of gay marriage and last year's Supreme Court ruling in a case that found Hobby Lobby and other closely held private businesses with religious objections could opt out of providing the free contraceptive coverage required by the Affordable Care Act. Indiana's lack of a law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is also a contributor, she said. Demonstrators react to the City County Council passing a resolution calling on the state to repeal or revise it's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act . Long and Bosma did not appear eager to add such protection into the measure, noting that it is a big policy decision and that only four weeks remain in this year's legislative session. The fallout continued over the weekend and into Monday. The national public-employee union known as AFSCME announced Monday it was canceling a planned women's conference in Indianapolis this year because of the law. The band Wilco said it was no longer come to the city for a May performance. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe issued a letter to Indiana corporations saying Virginia is a business-friendly state that does 'not discriminate against our friends and neighbors,' while Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sent letters to more than a dozen Indiana businesses, urging them to relocate to a 'welcoming place to people of all races, faiths and countries of origin.' Two states' Democratic governors , Connecticut's Dan Malloy, and Washington's Jay Inslee, said they were imposing an administration-wide ban on state-funded travel to Indiana. The city of Seattle, Washington, had already instituted such a travel ban as had San Francisco, California. As a similar bill advances in Arkansas, HRC's Warbelow said lawmakers need to take notice. 'We hope that the state legislature is paying attention ... and taking seriously that the whole world is looking at them,' she said.","highlights":"New measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden' a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs . Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear it's non-discriminatory . 'What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs,' Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said . GOP governor Mike Pence says he'd veto any bill that 'legalized discrimination' - but that's not what Indiana's law does . The religious freedom measure 'contains no reference to sexual orientation.' It simply 'mirrors' federal law, Pence said .","id":"7a6a138d2e271c0de11d6ac2fdaa412c8d73a23f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" bakery owner refusing service to a lesbian or a gay couple, I would immediately call the ACLU.'\nIndiana Gov. Mike Pence says that his state's religious freedom law is nothing like the measure signed into law in Arkansas. \"It was not designed and it was not meant to be a license to discriminate,\" he writes in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Tuesday, June 30, 2015.\nThe law, signed into law on April 2nd, allows businesses to use religious beliefs as a legal defense in disputes with the government -- namely LGBT couples. A similar measure, known as HB 1228, was vetoed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in 2014.\n\"To suggest that the Arkansas Act and similar legislation elsewhere are designed to create a license to discriminate against anyone, including gay and lesbian citizens, is preposterous,\" Pence writes. \"My faith is precious to me and I abhor discrimination. If I saw a bakery owner refusing service to a lesbian or a gay couple, I would immediately call the ACLU.\"\nPence's op-ed comes after the national nonprofit group Freedom for All Americans called on Pence earlier this month to veto a similar bill, currently being considered by the state House. Pence told the Journal that he was not sure if he would sign or veto the bill, but also wrote that he had \"serious concerns.\"\n\"A law as broad as we have in Indiana is much different than the Arkansas measure,\" Pence wrote. \"Our law would extend religious freedom to all citizens, not only those holding religious beliefs. Our law would apply to churches and religious organizations as well as to secular businesses.\"\nIndiana lawmakers passed the religious freedom law in response to the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that struck down state bans on same-sex marriage -- a decision Pence said he \"strongly supported.\"\nOn the subject of Obergefell, Pence claims that the Supreme Court \"effectively reversed its longstanding precedent\" with the decision. \"This is a dramatic break from history,\" he wrote.\nThe Governor is \"summarily dismissive of (Obergefell and other cases) in a way that suggests a willingness to dismiss the history of the Constitution and the people\u2019s clear will in order to justify personal priorities.\"\nPence's op-ed, which was also published in the Chicago Tribune, comes a day after he signed another controversial religious freedom bill. The measure"}
{"article":"Ed Miliband was ridiculed yesterday for his plan to pass a law guaranteeing that television debates will take place in the run-up to future elections. The Labour leader claimed the move would ensure \u2018once and for all, that these debates belong to the people\u2019. But the plan was criticised by all sides, with former SNP leader Alex Salmond asking whether David Cameron would be jailed at Wandsworth prison for failing to take part. Ed Miliband was ridiculed yesterday for his plan to pass a law guaranteeing that television debates will take place in the run-up to future elections . He told BBC Radio 4: \u2018Could you actually pass a law which says that somebody has to turn up at a TV debate? \u2018What do you do when David Cameron doesn\u2019t turn up? Shall we stick him in the clink, do we put him in Wandsworth?\u2019 Labour\u2019s launch of the proposed law was designed to keep up pressure on Mr Cameron over his refusal to comply with broadcasters\u2019 plans for three TV debates during the election campaign. Last week Downing Street said he would attend only one, before the start of the formal campaign at the end of March. This would avoid the debates dominating the entire campaign, something Mr Cameron has been warning about for several years. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: \u2018Frankly I think the broadcasters have made a real hash of this because the processes and discussions have been going on for months.\u2019 She told Sky\u2019s Murnaghan show: \u2018They invited this party and that party. The Prime Minister has made a very clear offer \u2013 get seven parties in the same place, have a 90-minute debate before the campaign starts. The plan was criticised by all sides, with former SNP leader Alex Salmond asking whether David Cameron would be jailed at Wandsworth prison for failing to take part . \u2018Otherwise, all we are doing all the way through the campaign itself is talking about the debates.\u2019 Labour said putting the debates on a statutory footing would prevent the recent rows about when they should take place and which parties would be involved. The system would work on similar lines to the current rules for planning the number, length and timing of party political broadcasts, Labour officials said. This means that parties would be consulted but not given the right to veto. The Broadcasters\u2019 Liaison Group would become a recognised legal body for deciding the debates\u2019 dates, format, volume and who was attending. Mr Miliband said: \u2018In recent days the British public has been treated to the unedifying and tawdry spectacle of a prime minister seeking to duck out of the TV debates he once claimed to support with great enthusiasm.\u2019 On BBC Radio 4, Mr Salmond, right, asked: \u2018What do you do when David Cameron doesn\u2019t turn up? Shall we stick him in the clink, do we put him in Wandsworth?\u2019 He told the Observer that the broadcasters had \u2018made it clear they would not be cowed by his tactics but it is wrong for them and the British public to have governing parties use this kind of pressure in campaign periods. It is time to ensure, once and for all, that these debates belong to the people, not the prime minister of the day.\u2019 Labour said it would set a deadline of 2017 for changes to be put in place ahead of the proposed 2020 election. The party\u2019s deputy leader Harriet Harman told Sky News that Labour would bring in a legal framework \u2018like there is for the party election broadcasts, like there is for the rules on election spending and the election campaign\u2019. She added that this would avoid \u2018the broadcasters working together on an ad-hoc basis and David Cameron just ducking and weaving\u2019.","highlights":"Labour leader claimed move would ensure 'debates belong to the people\u2019 Plan was criticised by all sides including former SNP leader Alex Salmond . Idea was supposed to mount pressure on PM over\u00a0refusal\u00a0to comply with broadcasters\u2019 plans for three TV debates .","id":"ed9ea00bdfac82d8028e2120bb9f674d9e0506aa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to the public and not the broadcasters or political parties\u2019.\nHis announcement came the same week that the public service broadcaster, the BBC, came under fire for declining to broadcast a televised general election debate between its political editor, Nick Robinson, and the head of News Corporation, Rebekah Brooks, as a result of \u2018commercial considerations\u2019. Miliband\u2019s promise was swiftly seized on by News Corporation, which claimed his move amounted to \u2018treating Rupert Murdoch like a second class citizen\u2019 by not allowing the Murdoch press to participate in televised debates.\nThe irony that Murdoch will not be allowed to put himself up against his political opponents to argue his case to the people, or that his newspapers will not be allowed to interview those same people, was missed by the Labour leader, who was instead seized upon for the \u2018threat\u2019 that Murdoch was the only one who could afford to pay for the privilege of participating in televised debates.\nThe fact that this is true does not make Miliband\u2019s \u2018law\u2019 any less ludicrous. If the government really wants to make such debates happen, then this is what they will need to do: they will need to make sure the state spends a lot of money paying for a broadcaster to host these debates. If the government wants to protect the public right to free speech, then they might want to consider whether this expenditure is in their best interest.\nHowever, this is not what Miliband is about. What he is really about is preventing the Murdoch press from having a voice in the debate. For the political class, to have \u2018commercial considerations\u2019 is an insult to the electorate. This is what Cameron said when David Cameron was elected Tory leader and Miliband was the defeated opposition leader.\nThis is why it is absurd to take the Murdoch threat seriously. The reality is that it would cost an awful lot of money to pay the BBC to provide for the public, free of charge, to hear what the major party leaders have to say \u2013 but not the public\u2019s own politicians who are the voices of this government. This is why News Corporation doesn\u2019t want the BBC to give up on broadcasting these debates.\nThis is also why it is absurd to argue that the debate is now \u2018once and for all\u2019 because News Corp will now sit down with the other parties to the debate to agree the format and the rules. This can be sorted out in ten minutes or an hour \u2013 whichever time frame makes for a more impressive press release. The truth"}
{"article":"His nine-year career at Arsenal has been an emotional and physical roller coaster. Often showing glimpses that he is the perfect mix of power and guile his manager craves before spending weeks, or even years, in the treatment room, Arsene Wenger now looks set to release this French midfielder at the end of his contract in June. The ride is coming to an end. 1554 days, 222 weeks, over four years out injured. The numbers aren't as pretty as his playing style can be. This is the curious case of Abou Vassiriki Diaby. Abou Diaby poses with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger upon his signing in January 2006 . Diaby challenges Bolton's Matt Jansen (C) during a 1-1 draw at Highbury in 2006 . Diaby sits on the first of the 60,000 seats to be installed at the Emirates Stadium before Arsenal moved in . Diaby beats Sunderland's Tommy Miller (right) during a match at the Stadium of Light in May 2006 . 3339 days at club . 1554 days injured . 46.5% injured . When Diaby arrived in the Premier League on January 13, 2006, Arsenal beat off competition from Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to sign the 19-year-old from Auxerre. Comparisons were already drawn to club legend and former captain Patrick Vieira because of his height, intensity and technique on the ball. 'Diaby is a bit more offensive than Vieira but when he plays a more defensive role he is very similar,' Wenger said. He started off well, scoring his first goal for the Gunners in April against Aston Villa, but his debut half-season in north London ended in despair. Diaby was the victim of an 'assassins tackle' from Sunderland youngster Dan Smith - according to Wenger - his sickening scream as he fractured his ankle at the Stadium of Light must still be heard by the boss. All 42 of Diaby's injuries since he joined Arsenal in January 2006 . Diaby battles with Tottenham's Jermaine Jenas during their League Cup semi-final second leg at the Emirates Stadium in January 2007. Arsenal won the tie 5-3 on aggregate . Diaby tussles with Chelsea's Lassana Diarra (left) during the Carling Cup final in February 2007. Chelsea won the game 2-1 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . Diaby kicked Chelsea captain John Terry in the face during the final in 2007 . Manuel Fernandes of Everton battles with Arsenal trio Jeremie Aliadiere, Cesc Fabregas and Diab during a league match at Goodison Park in March 2007. Everton won the game 1-0 . A bandaged Diaby under pressure from Manchester City's Michael Ball (right) during Arsenal's 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium in the league in April 2007 . Arsenal have played in 350 league games since About Diaby signed. He has featured in\u00a0124 of them or\u00a035%, one every 15.7 days. League games by season: 2005\/06: 12, 2006-07: 12, 2007-08: 15, 2008-09: 24, 2009-10: 29, 2010\/11: 16, 2011-12: 4, 2012-13 11, 2013-14 1, 2014-15: 0 . Put simply, the 28-year-old has never recovered. Whether it be a calf muscle or a hamstring, an abdominal strain or a cruciate ligament, Diaby's talent looks set to be wasted. He has clocked up 42 injuries during his Arsenal career,\u00a0according to data from physioroom, averaging a new setback every 80 days. The Gunners have played 350 league games since his arrival but Diaby has featured in just 35 per cent of them. Despite his struggles, his almost constant spell on the sidelines hasn't been short of its positive moments. In early 2012 Diaby came back into the Arsenal team to feature alongside Mikel Arteta and Santi Cazorla and impressed, even scoring on his return to the French national team. Wenger heralded his fellow countryman as a holding midfielder when he made his one and only performance this season, a slack display against Southampton in a Capital One Cup defeat. Diaby is embraced by team-mates Eduardo (left) and Diarra (centre) during Arsenal's 3-2 win at Blackburn Rovers during the Carling Cup quarter-final in December 2007 . Diaby dives in to challenge Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney during the Champions League semi-final at Old Trafford in April 2009 . Diaby scores past AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Sergio Romero during the Champions League Group H clash at the Emirates Stadium in November 2009 . The Arsenal midfielder scores a header past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina in February 2010 . As recently as November, the Gunners' boss was insistent that Diaby would be offered his new contract if he were to prove his health. 'If he comes back, I will keep him. I always believed in him. In football, the most important thing is health.' But Diaby hasn't come close to featuring since, and given the wealth of midfield options Wenger has available it is extremely unlikely he will ever don the Arsenal shirt again, even if he were to return to fitness. He is the second longest-serving player at the club behind Theo Walcott, and is a much-loved figure in the dressing room. His emotional pull remains strong with the fans, who would love for him to be the midfield destroyer and box-to-box runner he has shown he can be. Diaby vies for the ball with Barcelona star Lionel Messi during the Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium in March 2010 . Diaby battles with Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole (left) during a 1-1 draw at Anfield in August 2010 . Diaby appeared on the final day of last season for Arsenal away at Norwich in his most recent Premier League appearance for the club. It was also his only appearance last season . However, this isn't a perfect world and head must rule over heart, especially at a club vying for the top places. Diaby has played one Premier League game in his last two years, and Arsenal have backed the player admirably. But as the midfielder looks to get back to full strength once again, wherever that may be, this quote by Vieira should not be forgotten. 'If he could have improved constantly, he would have reached an exceptional level. About his potential, he is better than me, better on a technical level, better dribbler, and better scorer too.' What a player Wenger could have had at his disposal. 2014 . Calf Muscle Strain, November 24 . Calf\/Shin, October 14 . Hip\/Thigh, July 26 . Groin\/Pelvis, April 22 . 2013 . ACL Knee, March 27 . Calf\/Shin, February 23 . Illness, January 22 . 2012 . Thigh Muscle Strain, September 29 . Muscle, September 7 . Calf Muscle Strain, April 28 . Illness, April 23 . Hamstring, March 29 . Hamstring, March 3 . 2011 . Hamstring, November 26 . Ankle\/Foot, July 22 . Calf Muscle Strain, January 2 . 2010 . Calf Muscle Strain, December 30 . Ankle\/Foot, October 19 . Ankle\/Foot, October 4 . Ankle\/Foot, September 13 . Calf Muscle Strain, August 11 . Calf Muscle Strain, March 27 . MCL Knee Ligament, February 17 . Calf Muscle Strain, January 20 . 2009 . Calf Muscle Strain, November 7 . Ankle\/Foot, October 10 . Groin Strain, August 12 . Knee, July 27 . Thigh Muscle Strain, April 1 . Calf Muscle Strain, February 24 . Thigh Muscle Strain, January 31 . 2008 . Abdominal Strain, November 22 . Thigh Muscle Strain, August 3 . Thigh Muscle Strain, April 25 . Calf Muscle Strain, March 7 . Calf Muscle Strain, February 8 . 2007 . Back, November 22 . Sprained Ankle, August 14 . Concussion, April 20 . Sprained Ankle, February 25 . Knee, February 2 . 2006 . Ankle\/Foot Injury, May 1 . 42 INJURIES (ONE EVERY 79.5 DAYS) calf muscle 11, ankle\/foot 6, thigh muscle 5, hamstring 3, sprained ankle 2, illness 2, calf\/shin 2, knee 2, hip\/thigh 1, groin\/pelvis 1, acl knee 1, muscle injury 1, mcl knee ligament 1, groin strain 1, abdominal strain 1, back injury 1, concussion 1.","highlights":"Abou Diaby set to be released by Arsenal after nine years at the club . Midfielder has spent over four years of his spell at the club out injured . Arsene Wenger beat off competition from Chelsea to sign him in 2006 . Clocked up 42 injuries with Arsenal, averaging a setback every 80 days . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news .","id":"012f25fa9950c87f418c41f41d0a78ea455a163c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Wenger is in danger of dropping Mathieu Flamini from his first team ahead of Mikel Arteta.\nFlamini, signed by Wenger from AC Milan for \u00a37 million in 2004, has made 14 appearances this season but is yet to feature in the Champions League despite being a regular in the competition during his time in the north Londoners\u2019 midfield. He only featured once in the group stage this time last season when Arsenal were eliminated on aggregate by Galatasary.\nWhile a move to Real Madrid was mooted in the summer, the 31 year-old was convinced to stay by Wenger. And despite struggling to force his way into the side, he is convinced he will return to form before the end of the season. He is determined to keep his place in the team, but knows that he is going to face fierce competition from Alex Song \u2013 who joined the club from Barcelona in a \u00a315 million deal in August \u2013 as well as fellow midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.\nHe told reporters: \u201cI haven\u2019t been playing a lot recently because I haven\u2019t been able to stay fit, but you have to take the good with the bad. I think I was probably in the best physical condition of my life in the six months before I had my knee operation in 2008.\n\u201cI\u2019ve had some bad luck since. I\u2019ve broken my metatarsal in 2008, my fibula the year after, and I\u2019ve had a few little niggles since. When I was injured last time around, I was told my knee would be fine after two or three months.\n\u201cI don\u2019t think that has helped the situation any more as a 31-year-old body doesn\u2019t recover as easily as it did 10 years ago when I was 21. I\u2019ve been struggling a little bit with my mind as well as I\u2019ve been away from the pitch for such a long time. But I still feel very passionate about my club and the game. I still feel capable of playing at a high level and that\u2019s why I\u2019m staying.\n\u201cI love playing for Arsenal. I have been here for 11 years now and there is only one club I want to play for \u2013 and I want to play for it for the rest of my career.\n\u201cMaybe if I had moved on a year or two ago, it would have been the"}
{"article":"Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has urged Formula One's moaners to visit the Wailing Wall if they want their prayers answered on a change to the sport's regulations. Wolff was responding to the latest complaints from Red Bull team boss Christian Horner in the wake of Mercedes' crushing start to the 2015 season as Lewis Hamilton spearheaded a one-two in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Horner was left to reflect on 'a s***** Sunday' and the fear fans will turn off F1 after Mercedes' domination of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park . Nico Rosberg showers winner Lewis Hamilton after Mercedes finish on-two at Australian Grand Prix . Hamilton races to victory as Mercedes extend last season's dominance into the new campaign . Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has told critics of his team to work to find a solution . After winning the constructors' and drivers' titles for four years from 2010-2013, with Sebastian Vettel at the helm, Mercedes have taken up the mantle of F1 powerhouse. Having won 16 of 19 grands prix in 2014 to claim the constructors' crown, and with Hamilton clinching his second championship, the start to the new year was a breeze for Mercedes. Hamilton beat team-mate Nico Rosberg by 1.3secs, with Vettel third on his debut for Ferrari but 34.5secs off the pace. Predicting 'a two-horse race at every grand prix this year', Horner has called on the FIA to act to prevent an F1 yawn, and he is fully aware of how his comments will be viewed given Red Bull's success. 'When we were winning - and we were never winning to the advantage they have - I remember double diffusers were banned, exhausts were moved, flexible bodywork was prohibited, engine mapping mid-season was changed,' said Horner of the steps taken to negate his team's performance. Red Bull's Christian Horner has complained about Mercedes, despite his team winning four consecutive titles . Horner claim that leaving Hamilton and Rosberg to fight it out for the title is unhealthy for the sport . Re-live every lap of the Melbourne race . 'Anything was done and that wasn't just unique to Red Bull, but Williams in previous years and McLaren, etcetera. 'Is it healthy to have this situation? The FIA, within the rules, have an equalisation mechanism and it is perhaps something we need to look at. 'Mercedes, take nothing away from them, they have done a great job and they have a good car, a fantastic engine, and two very good drivers. 'The problem is the gap is so big you end up with three-tier racing and that's not healthy for Formula One. 'The FIA have the facts and they could quite easily come up with some form of equalisation otherwise I fear the interest will wane. 'I didn't see Mercedes much on the TV and I can only imagine that's because it's not interesting watching a procession and the producer was looking to pick out other battles in the race.' Referring to the fact Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger conducted the podium ceremony, Horner added: 'The highlight for me was to see Arnie on the podium!' Hollywood star\u00a0Arnold Schwarzenegger interviews Hamilton after his winning start to the season . Responding to the call for equalisation, Wolff said: 'If you come into Formula One, try to beat each other and perform at the highest level and then you need equalisation after the first race - you cry out after the first race - that's not how we've done things in the past. 'I think 'Just get your f****** head down, work hard and try to sort it out'.' Quickly clarifying his remark, Wolff added: 'I didn't mean the f-word in relation to him (Horner).' Asked whether he feared another political season, Wolff replied: 'It is always a political season. It was last year and it is this year. 'There is this wall in Jerusalem that you can stand in front of and complain. Maybe the guys should go there.' 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:31:54.067 . 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes +00:01.360 . 3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:34.523 . 4. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 00:38.196 . 5. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari 01:35.149 . 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - Renault 1 lap . 7. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap . 8. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 1 lap . 9. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 1 lap . 10. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap . 11. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 2 laps . r. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 18 laps . r. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso - Renault 25 laps . r. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Mercedes 58 laps . r. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Mercedes 58 laps . r. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Red Bull - Renault 58 laps . r. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) McLaren 58 laps . ns. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes . (rank: r = retired, nc = not classified, ns=not started) Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton,01:30.945, lap 50.","highlights":"Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finished one-two at Australian GP . Red Bull chief Christian Horner claims Mercedes dominance is unhealthy . Toto Wolff responded by telling critics to work harder to beat his team .","id":"f51151797589feb19eeaa5541b7be4e293177cd8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Christian Horner about the 'anti-competitive' way Mercedes have become accustomed to winning races and world championships.\nThe Red Bull boss has long been a regular whiner on the subject of the sport's current regulations, be it about its current engine rules, its budget caps or its use of 'off the shelf' technology. He has also previously accused Mercedes of cheating with its use of a controversial front-wing flexing system, a claim the team has been forced to refute in court.\nWhen asked for his take on Horner's comments at the launch of the 2018 cars in Barcelona, Wolff told Sky F1: \"I have this vision of Red Bull going to the Wailing Wall and praying it's going to change. \"Why don't they go and pray it, and they can get back to us.\n\"There's no change at all, nothing. The regulations are very, very clear, it's about the team who works harder, who is innovative. That is it. That is the reality of the sport.\" As usual, Horner and Red Bull are far from the only people who have sounded their disapproval of the current technical regulations.\nMercedes themselves have been very vocal in public about the need for change, especially on the issue of the team's ultra-complicated power unit. Wolff and Mercedes have called for less engine restrictions, though the FIA has said the rules are not open to significant change at this time.\nFerrari has even taken its fight to the International Court of Justice, claiming that the regulations are unfair. Yet Wolff insists that Mercedes' lead in the championship and in terms of prize money is deserved, having been a world-beating team for several years.\nHe believes that the complaints are based on emotion rather than on reason, and that Mercedes will always be the 'top dog' if it continues to find success with its current regulations. \"The thing is, we have always tried to be constructive about it,\" Wolff explained.\n\"We have tried to say: 'Give us the rules that you want. We are ready to debate.' But it's always 'Let's talk and then we have to be the first to do it'. Then 'we have to follow', and 'we have to be last to do it'.\n\"That is basically what the conversation is and if you say, 'Hey, Mercedes is the top team, if you"}
{"article":"Islamic State murderer Jihadi John had links to the 2005 bomb plotters who tried to blow up London's tube system just weeks after the horrific July 7 attack which killed 52 people, it has been revealed. Mohammed Emwazi, who was unmasked as Islamic State's cold-blooded executioner last week, was a member of a terror cell that was known to have links to the failed July 21, 2005 attacks on London. Documents have revealed a key figure of his London-based terror cell talked to one of the terrorists on the day of the attempted tube bombing - the would be terrorist was later jailed for life over the failed attack. Scroll down for video . Mohammed Emwazi (pictured) who was revealed as Islamic State's cold-blooded executioner Jihadi John this week, was a member of a terror cell that was known to have links to the failed July 21 attacks on London . The revelation has raised even more questions over how Emwazi, the Islamic State extremist behind the beheading of western hostages, was able to run away from Britain and the scrutiny of the security services despite being a member of the watched terror cell. Emwazi, who was brought up in west London, was subject to a no fly order and was on a terror watch list but still managed to leave without detection. It was revealed this week that he was a 'person of interest' to MI5 as a member of a cell known as The London Boys, which was set up to recruit and raise funds for Somalia-based terror group al Shabab. MI5 was also aware of Emwazi for six years before he appeared on a hostage video for the first time in August 2014. And now, even more worryingly, it has been revealed at least one member of his network had a connection with the worst terrorist atrocity to take place on British soil. The failed July 21 attacks came just two weeks after four men blew themselves up on London's tubes and a bus, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700 in 2005. CCTV footage of failed July 21 bomber Hussein Osman (circled in green) at Clapham Junction train station . Metropolitan Police footage  showing Ismail Abdurahman with Hussein Osman at Vauxhall train station . Court documents seen by The Observer reveal a leading member of Emwazi's network had a phone conversation on the day of the attacks with Hussein Osman, who was later jailed for life for placing an explosive at Shepherd's Bush tube station. The documents show that security services were aware that associates of the 12-strong west London terror group had joined the four July 21 bombers at a training camp in Cumbria a year before the attempted terror attack. On Friday, Boris Johnson lashed out at Home Secretary Theresa May for watering down strict anti-terror powers which may have helped Emwazi escape the net and travel to Syria. The London Mayor accused his Tory leadership rival of giving the 'benefit of the doubt' to terror suspects like Emzawi. Mr Johnson's attack comes amid the growing controversy over who is to blame for MI5's failure to stop 'known wolf' Emwazi leaving Britain for the front line in Syria in 2013. The Government's independent reviewer of terror legislation David Anderson admitted MI5 may have 'slipped up'. But he said: 'One won't know until there's been an inquiry or a report of some kind.' But experts believe Emwazi was helped to escape Britain by his terror associates who had been allowed back to London by the Government in 2011. Mayor of London Boris Johnson (pictured right) lashed out at Home Secretary Theresa May on Friday for 'watering down' strict anti-terror powers which may have helped Emwazi escape the net and travel to Syria . It is understood that three members of Emwazi's network were made subject in 2011 to control orders brought in by the last Labour government, which meant they had to live outside London. But the control orders were disbanded by the coalition and they were instead subject to Tpims \u2013 terrorism prevention and investigation measures \u2013 which allowed them to return to London and re-engage with Emwazi. Two of the men on these weakened orders \u2013 known only as BX and CC in the court documents \u2013 aided with money, a false identity and bogus travel documents by the London jihadi cell. The power to relocate terror suspects was reintroduced a fortnight ago, under growing pressure from the security services. Mr Johnson slammed the 2011 'mistake' to scrap the 'internal exile' powers contained in Labour's control order regime. The Mayor of London said: 'We need to keep a very, very close eye on these people. 'The decision to modify the control orders, to water them down I think in retrospect looks as though it was a mistake because it is vital to be able, when you are controlling these people to be able to relocate them, to take them away from their support networks and look after them, to monitor them properly. 'We are now back on the right track and it just confirms to me the vital importance of us being able to monitor these people, to keep tabs on them, to look at what they are saying to each other in their email, their electronic contact. 'This whole thing needs to be tackled very, very robustly. 'We need to have a very strong security response that gives our people, gives our security services and the police the surveillance powers that they need.' British Journalist David Haines (pictured) who was killed by Jihadi John - believed to be Mohammed Emwazi . Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette cooper shadow backed the London Mayor's attack on Mrs May. She said: 'We warned the Government from the start not to abolish control orders. I said in Parliament many times that those relocation powers were immensely important and that removing them would make it easier for terror suspects to organise.' The Labour shadow minister added: 'At the very least, the Prime Minister should ask the Intelligence and Security Committee to examine the period following the scrapping of relocation. 'Parliament needs to know whether the legislation to alter counter terror powers affected the UK's ability to prevent people travelling to Syria. 'The Home Secretary has a duty to protect national security, so if the decisions she made on legislation against expert advice have weakened national security instead, the public and Parliament have a right to know.' A Home Office spokesman said:\u00a0'Control orders were not working and were being struck down by the courts. 'Tpims have been endorsed by the courts, counter-terrorism reviewers, the police, and the Security Service. 'Following a review of the powers available to manage the terrorist threat, the range of measures available under the TPIM Act is being extended including a measure to allow Tpim subjects to be relocated to different parts of the country. 'Additionally the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act, which became law this month, will bolster our already considerable armoury of powers to disrupt the ability of people to travel abroad to fight, reduce the risks they pose on their return and combat the underlying ideology that feeds, supports and sanctions terrorism.'","highlights":"Mohammed Emwazi was revealed as Islamic State's executioner last week . He had links to the 2005 bomb plotters who tried to blow up the tube . Failed attack was due to take place just two weeks after 21\/7 bombing . 52 people were killed and 700 injured in worst terror attack on British soil . Court documents reveal key\u00a0member\u00a0of Emwazi's watched terror cell spoke to one\u00a0of the failed terrorists on the day of the attempted bombing . Revelation raises urgent questions over how Emwazi was able to leave UK .","id":"e9d5c677803f541996f3030922df18f1c4dac94f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"wazi is the British-accented terror mastermind who was so successful at killing innocent Westerners in Syria that he attracted his own Wikipedia page. The 27-year-old Londoner was named by the terror group as Mohammed Al-Shamamani when it showed his face alongside the bodies of Western soldiers killed by his terror associates. It also claimed responsibility for the murder of five tourists at Tunisian beach resort of Sousse earlier this month. But it has now been revealed Emwazi \u2013 better known as Jihadi John \u2013 was linked to the 2005 terror plot on the London Underground and the bombing of Glasgow International Airport in 2007, and had even worked for British intelligence. The details have emerged from a review of the case files of the five men convicted over the attempted attack on the tube system. The Independent revealed last month that Emwazi had been in touch with the British terror suspects just days before the suicide bombings that took place on July 7, 2005. The details of the correspondence and Emwazi's own movements on July 6-8, 2005, have been revealed by security sources as part of an appeal by the families of those killed on the London Underground. The details emerged as a court heard that Emwazi had also applied for a passport in the name of Mohammed Junaid, but was refused because he had failed to prove his identity. Police are now trying to identify who was behind Emwazi\u2019s other online names. According to a security source, Emwazi was in touch with Abdulla Ahmed Ali, an explosives expert who was also jailed over the plot, in the weeks before the 2005 attacks. Ali, known as the Doctor, was convicted of working with Emwazi and others to carry out the suicide attack on the underground train network. Emwazi had previously been jailed for three years in London in 2004 after he was convicted of helping to recruit British citizens for jihadist causes with a group linked to Al Qaeda. He was released to live in Kuwait on his return to his home country. The source said: \u2018He was talking to someone called Mursi Jibril who is now deceased. \u2018We are trying to find out who that person was.\u2019 Emwazi is now thought to be in Syria with his wife Fatima, who came from Kuwait, and was recently pictured with the terror group\u2019s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The jihadist"}
{"article":"Former TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been jailed for five years for sex attacks on young boys . TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been jailed for five years for indecently assaulting two schoolboys when he was a teacher. Talbot, 65, a regular on the floating weather map in Liverpool's Albert Dock for ITV's This Morning show, was described  as a 'chancer' who used his  'extrovert personality' to gain the trust of his victims. Talbot, who was cleared of assaulting three other boys, was sentenced by Judge Timothy Mort at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court today. The judge told him: 'You deliberately and indecently assaulted the two of them for your own gratification.' Talbot, who sat in the dock wearing glasses and a purple jumper over a shirt and grey trousers, showed no emotion as he was jailed. He appeared relaxed as he entered the dock and acknowledged people in the packed courtroom. Suzanne Goddard QC, defending, said there was little that could be said in mitigation. She said Talbot had lost a stone in weight during his time in custody but was 'accustoming himself' to life in jail. Ms Goddard said: 'He knows he must now receive a custodial sentence. He has come to terms with that.' The jury at last month's trial heard that Talbot was 'obsessed' with teenage boys throughout his teaching career and 'could not help himself' around them when under the influence of drink. Among the prosecution witnesses at the trial were The Stone Roses' singer Ian Brown who said Talbot gave masturbation practice as homework. Scroll down for video . Prosecutors said Talbot's modus operandi was to first establish his 'good guy credentials' and then to break down the proper teacher-pupil boundaries, leaving his victims confused as he made his advances. Talbot, of Bowdon, Greater Manchester, was convicted of two counts of indecent assault in relation to two victims and cleared of eight counts of indecent assault in relation to three other complainants. Talbot rose to fame when he presented weather forecasts from his floating map on ITV's This Morning . Four of the complainants were teenage pupils at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, where Talbot taught biology, while the other attended a high school in Gateshead, where the defendant was at teacher training college. The former science teacher denied anything sexual or even inappropriate occurred between himself and the Altrincham pupils, while he said sexual activity with the Gateshead complainant only happened when the boy had turned 16. Both of Talbot's victims were assaulted on school canal barge trips in the Cheshire area in the mid 1970s. The first victim, who thought he was 14 at the time, said the teacher abused him after a mock naked orgy involving up to 10 boys and Talbot. Talbot told him to share a bed with him as there were not enough bunk beds to go round and performed a sex act on him. It emerged that he had previously reported the weatherman to police on four separate occasions dating back to 1992 but no action had been taken. The second victim, who also thought he may have been aged 14 at the time, was abused on another barge trip in similar circumstances. Talbot sat in the dock wearing a purple jumper and grey trousers and was unemotional when sentenced . He said that boys would take turns to sleep in Talbot's bed during the trip and when it was his turn the defendant 'started talking to me about sexual stuff' before indecently assaulting him. The complainant said when he was aged in his late 20s he wrote to ITV Granada to tell them Talbot had abused him. The court heard that Talbot's teaching career came to 'an abrupt end' in May 1984 following an indecent proposal he made to two pupils at his home. He offered his bed for the night to the 15-year-old boys and said to them: 'Make sure you leave room for me in the middle.' Following the verdicts, it can be reported that a number of similar complaints against Talbot about offences said to have been committed in Scotland have been passed by police to the Procurator Fiscal. The offences took place when Talbot was working as a teacher in Altrincham, Greater Manchester . Edinburgh-born Talbot moved at the age of seven to Sale, Greater Manchester, and later studied A-levels at Sale Grammar School. After a spell at teacher training college in the Newcastle area he joined Altrincham Grammar School in 1974. He resigned in disgrace in 1984 and went into television a short time later, with one of his first jobs on a Saturday morning children's show. The investigation was triggered in December 2012 following publicity into a separate historic abuse inquiry at another Altrincham school, St Ambrose College, which led to a nine-year jail term for ex-teacher Alan Morris. Judge Mort told Talbot: 'You are a man of 65 with no previous convictions. You have been convicted by a jury from clear evidence of indecently assaulting two boys when you were a teacher.' The judge outlined the offences and Talbot's background as a teacher. He said Talbot's approach to teaching was 'different' and 'less formal' than other staff members at the school and described him as a 'popular' teacher. He said he may have taken pupils on as many as 38 trips and told Talbot the offences he had been convicted of were not isolated incidents. Judge Mort said: 'You had, on other occasions, abused your position to offend.' The judge said both victims had been affected by the abuse by Talbot, with one suffering from mental health issues since the incident. One of the victims made repeated complaints about Talbot to police before he was charged. Judge Mort said aggravating features included the degree of planning of the offences, the use of alcohol on the victims and the abuse of trust. He said: 'You calculated the boys would be too confused, guilt-ridden or embarrassed to disclose what happened.' Judge Mort sentenced Talbot to two and a half years for each offence, to run consecutively. He said he would serve half his sentence before being considered for release on licence. Ian Brown, the former singer with band The Stone Roses, gave evidence against Talbot during the trial . Investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Graham Brock from Greater Manchester Police said after the hearing: 'While working as a science teacher Fred Talbot organised many trips with pupils. 'It was during these trips that he plied boys with drink and orchestrated situations to be alone with his victims in order to indecently assault them to feed his own sexual desires. 'You can imagine the excitement of a teenage boy setting off on a canal trip with friends and a teacher, who he should expect to look after him, only to return with his childhood destroyed. 'Put simply, these offences reflect an abhorrent abuse of trust by a man who has proven to have no regard for the innocence of youth he was employed to nurture. 'Had these offences occurred today, they would be considered child sexual exploitation and tackling this heinous crime is the absolute priority for Greater Manchester Police and our partners under Project Phoenix. 'Protecting children is everyone's responsibility and it is crucial that we work together to identify individuals who prey on vulnerable children. More claims against former weatherman revealed: Scottish prosecutors will study new allegations . A judge who jailed Fred Talbot for five years for indecently assaulting two schoolboys when he was a teacher has said details of alleged abuse involving the TV weatherman in Scotland can now be reported. Police investigating incidents of alleged abuse involving Talbot revealed yesterday they had submitted a report to Scottish prosecutors. Neil Usher, prosecuting, made an application to Judge Timothy Mort to lift an order banning reporting of the other alleged offences, which are said to relate to events over a 13-year period, from 1968 to 1981. Talbot, pictured in 1990, is also facing more claims which are now being looked at by Scottish prosecutors . He asked the judge to allow reporting of all that was heard in evidence during Talbot's trial and said he believed it was unlikely there would be further prosecutions in Scotland. Mr Usher said: 'A final decision has not yet been taken as to whether there will be a subsequent prosecution in Scotland. The indications are that's not likely.' Judge Mort said: 'I will lift that restriction.' A report relating to the allegations was received from Police Scotland yesterday and is being considered by the procurator fiscal. A statement from the Crown Office in Scotland said: 'The procurator fiscal has received a report relating to incidents involving a 65-year-old man, said to have occurred between January 1968 and January 1981. 'The report is currently under consideration by the procurator fiscal.'","highlights":"Famed This Morning weatherman attacked boys when he was a teacher . He indecently assaulted two pupils on school barge trips in 1970s . 65-year-old was convicted of two offences and cleared of eight others . Judge said he used his 'extrovert personality' to endear himself to boys . Talbot jailed for five years today as court hears he's getting used to prison .","id":"f9e067cbd4d3d48c829c790ea655df4c85449180","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" was arrested in a police sting operation in December 2009.\nIn 2011 he admitted six sexual offences, including indecently assaulting two boys at Redhill County Junior School in Surrey. He also admitted indecently assaulting a man on a school trip to France aged 13. Judge Geoffrey Mercer said Talbot abused the pupils between 1973 and 1976 at his Surrey grammar school. \"The victims were children,\" he said.\n\"You were a man in your early 20s. One was a child in his early teens.\" Talbot, now of Brighton, admitted six charges of indecent assault against two boys. He denied three others and was acquitted by a jury at Guildford Crown Court.\nA further four charges of indecent assault of a boy aged under 13 were found not proven. \"The two complainants were boys at Redhill County Junior School who were in the first year in your class,\" said the judge. \"Their parents both agreed that a child going up to Redhill is going into a safe environment. \"These were children between seven and 10. There was a degree of respect of you, so that when a teacher says don't tell, they didn't.\"\nTalbot abused a boy with his hands down his trousers, said the judge. \"The boy complained to his father who reported it. That was the catalyst for the whole chain of events that occurred. The other boy was molested during a school trip. \"The complainant told his parents and his school headteacher.\" The incidents were reported to Surrey Police in 2007. \"The first victim was told it couldn't be true. It must be someone who is trying to destroy you,\" said the judge. The boy told the school and the parents went for counselling.\nA further allegation was of a boy aged nine, who told his parents in 2005. In his victim impact statement, the boy said: \"I feel as though everything in my life has changed. I've tried to forget everything about this but it keeps coming into my mind all the time. I never feel the same about people as before and I'm always worried about my age. I'm now scared to say my age, or that I'm under 16.\"\nTalbot was head of geography at the secondary school. He was also a school governor. Talbot, originally from London, worked in Manchester and became a TV weatherman at BBC Manchester between"}
{"article":"Downing Street was last night claiming victory in the battle over the Election TV debates after Ed Miliband was forced to line up with the minnow parties on a \u2018night of the non-entities\u2019. Labour reacted with fury when the broadcasters announced \u2013 after weeks of wrangling \u2013 that neither David Cameron nor Nick Clegg would be invited to the second debate on April 16. Only the non-governing parties will feature, meaning Mr Miliband will appear with the leaders of Ukip, the SNP, the Greens and Plaid Cymru. David Cameron will only appear in one full debate, hosted by ITV on Thursday, April 2, with the six other party leaders . Ed Miliband will have to line up with the minnow parties on a \u2018night of the non-entities\u2019 because\u00a0neither David Cameron nor Nick Clegg will be invited to the second debate on April 16 . Mr Clegg\u2019s absence means that Mr Miliband will not be able to accuse Mr Cameron of being \u2018chicken\u2019 by avoiding the exchange, or force the broadcasters to \u2018empty chair\u2019 the Prime Minister. No10 has also successfully killed the idea of a direct head-to-head debate between Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband. The two men will instead join Mr Clegg in making individual appearances in front of a studio audience for a BBC Question Time special. It means that Mr Cameron will only appear in one full debate, hosted by ITV on Thursday, April 2, with the six other party leaders. The announcement of the broadcasters\u2019 final plans represents a triumph for Downing Street strategists, who did not want the Election campaign to be dominated by the debates, as it was in 2010, on the grounds that Mr Miliband\u2019s stock is already so low with the public he had the least to lose. But the Lib Dems have described the final arrangements as a \u2018farce\u2019. And Labour issued an angry statement accusing the broadcasters of reneging on a commitment to proceed with the head-to-head debate programme after \u2018weeks of pressure from the Conservative Party\u2019, insisting that the \u2018cowardice\u2019 of Mr Cameron had thwarted the head-to-head encounter. Labour also claimed that Mr Clegg had been excluded from the April 16 debate \u2018at the Conservative Party\u2019s insistence\u2019 to provide cover for the PM\u2019s absence. Labour has claimed that Nick Clegg (pictured) had been excluded from the April 16 debate \u2018at the Conservative Party\u2019s insistence\u2019 to provide cover for the PM\u2019s absence . Ukip leader Nigel Farage areacted angrily, saying TV debates were now 'so far from the original proposals' A Labour spokesman said: \u2018The whole country will understand the reasons for this: the Prime Minister wants to minimise the scope of televised debates between himself and Ed Miliband. \u2018We hope that even at this late stage David Cameron will rethink his decision not to take part on April 16. \u2018The Prime Minister\u2019s repeated attempts to dictate the abandonment of these TV programmes to independent broadcasters is deeply worrying.\u2019 The spokesman added that after the Election Labour would seek to put future debate programmes on a statutory footing. Ukip leader Nigel Farage also reacted angrily, saying: \u2018TV debates are now so far from the original proposals. Broadcasters should be ashamed. They\u2019ve kow-towed to manipulation from Downing Street.\u2019 In a joint statement, the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4 said: \u2018We\u2019re delighted there will be a debate with all the party leaders during the campaign. The debate on April 2 will build on the success of the 2010 TV debates so valued by viewers.\u2019 A Lib Dem spokesman said: \u2018If it was down to us, we would be in every TV debate. But the politicians and broadcasters have ducked and dived on this long enough and need to get on with it. Frankly this is all a farce\u2019. A No10 spokesman said: \u2018We have agreed to the broadcasters\u2019 proposal.\u2019","highlights":"Only non-governing parties to feature in second televised debate in April . Ed Miliband will appear with leaders of Ukip, SNP, Greens and Plaid Cymru . David Cameron will appear in one full debate with six other party leaders .","id":"82737523d92f4a9fc126b0e3cea5208dc7516df7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that the debates, a vital plank of the party\u2019s election strategy, would not be taking place after all.\nSenior sources claimed that Mr Miliband had been effectively blackmailed into joining Nick Clegg, Natalie Bennett of the Green Party and Plaid Cymru\u2019s Leanne Wood on the \u2018night of the non-entities\u2019.\nDowning Street insiders said Mr Miliband\u2019s threat to boycott the ITV-hosted programme if it did not include the Scottish National Party had given the TV networks just enough leverage to \u2018push the Lib Dems forward\u2019. A senior BBC source admitted that Ms Wood, whom the broadcasters had previously decided to exclude, could have been on the \u2018night of the non-entities\u2019 if she\u2019d been allowed to get on the television.\nDowning Street was reported as claiming that it had achieved \u2018victory\u2019 in the row with the broadcasters after the BBC had previously agreed to host a debate between Mr Miliband and the Lib Dems. The decision by the broadcasters to pull the plug, Downing Street said, was because of Mr Miliband\u2019s \u2018pivotal role\u2019 in saving the corporation from making it a \u2018puppet\u2019 in the election campaign.\nThe Prime Minister appeared to confirm the claims in an interview with a tabloid newspaper which attacked Mr Miliband as \u2018obsessed\u2019 by the election debates and criticised ITV\u2019s decision to take no part in the TV programmes.\nDowning Street sources said that Mr Cameron had \u2018stirred the pot of public anger\u2019 over the debate snubbing. The Prime Minister told The Sun: \u2018It was clear Ed Miliband is obsessed with getting on to these TV debates. It was very clear that Ed Miliband had spent a lot of time, effort and energy, in the middle of a campaign, talking about these election debates. What he needs to realise is these election debates happen all the time and he\u2019s obsessed with one of them. And if he\u2019s obsessed with one, it\u2019s a pretty good indication of who he is \u2013 obsessed.\u2019\nMr Cameron added: \u2018He\u2019s been obsessed with being in television debates but he hasn\u2019t been so obsessed with the things that make life easier for you and me.\u2019\nMr Miliband, meanwhile, was forced to admit that the absence of the Liberal Democrats could mean that his Labour Party could be left as \u2018the big kid in the playground\u2019 being"}
{"article":"A Chelsea fan on Twitter - @TalkoftheBridge \u2013 tweeted recently: 'I dread the day John Terry retires more than I dread my own death.' At first it makes shocking reading, but when you factor in the extreme passion of football fans, the love they have for their club, and the astonishingly high regard Chelsea fans have for their captain, it all makes sense. It should be interpreted in the same way as Bill Shankly\u2019s famous quote: 'Football is not a matter of life and death, it\u2019s more important that that.' Here\u2019s another way of saying it. Chelsea will not be able to replace Terry when he finally retires. England have had to move on already. But the question remains, how on earth will Chelsea cope when the inevitable happens? Life and Chelsea Football Club will go on of course, but reflecting on yet another incredible man-of-the-match performance from Terry at Wembley, it occurred to me that he is unique. John Terry and Jose Mourinho celebrate on the Wembley pitch after Chelsea's win on Sunday . Not so long ago some were declaring Terry was finished. He couldn\u2019t train properly, we were told. He couldn\u2019t play two games in a week apparently. The truth is very different. Andre Villas-Boas' ridiculous high line ensured this over-hyped manager got the worst from Terry and made the player look vulnerable. And then Rafa Benitez arrived to seemingly finish off the destruction of arguably Chelsea\u2019s greatest ever player. Jose Mourinho has resurrected the King of Stamford Bridge. It is now a major cause for concern among Chelsea fans if Terry isn\u2019t in the starting line-up. So in playing terms, he is still the first name on the team sheet, even with the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa, Nemanja Matic and Eden Hazard at the club. But the love for Terry among Chelsea fans is about so much more than him being a very good centre half. And that\u2019s why he is seemingly irreplaceable. Terry beat Hugo Lloris to score Chelsea's crucial first goal in the Capital One Cup final . The Blues captain ran off to celebrate after breaking the deadlock at Wembley... And he led the celebrations at the end as the Chelsea players partied after winning the League Cup . He came through the youth ranks, and is now a revered Chelsea captain. His team-mates respect him, and they listen to him. The fans still idolise him. The football world laughed when he lifted the Champions League trophy with his full kit on despite being suspended for that final. But most if not all Chelsea fans understood it. Terry was a huge part of that journey, and in their minds he belonged on that podium, he deserved the champagne, and he deserved to be wearing the shirt that night as the celebrations began. The cynics and critics will go on and on about Terry\u2019s indiscretions \u2013 some alleged, some not. He\u2019s far from perfect of course, a bit like the rest of us. And I wouldn\u2019t say Chelsea fans don\u2019t care about any of that stuff. But it doesn\u2019t hide the fact that when he does decide to retire, there will be a massive Grand Canyon to fill. The Chelsea captain celebrates after they beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League in 2012 . I\u2019m not a Chelsea fan, so I asked three friends of mine who are to sum it up. A work colleague, Emma, said this: 'He is our rock, our leader, without him we don\u2019t win all those titles and we love him for how much he gives his all to the shirt. You can imagine cutting him and his blood would spill out blue. Every other fan hates him but knows deep down they would love him in their team.' Another friend, Laura used the cliche \u2013 'Mr Chelsea' to describe him, and then went on: 'You can see what the team and the club mean to him. His reactions after every game, he always comes over to the Matthew Harding Lower and gets the rest of the team over as well to applaud the fans. A few games ago he signed my shirt, got on the team coach, then got off again and offered a family tickets as he thought he\u2019d heard them say they had travelled but couldn\u2019t get in to the game. It\u2019s a side of him that shows what the fans mean to him and a side that not enough people and media see.' Another colleague, the ex-Chelsea defender Jason Cundy, told me this: 'John is the best ever CFC youth product, best ever CFC centre back, and most successful captain ever. He\u2019s still so important to the club on and off the field \u2013 captain, leader, legend. With so many foreign players at CFC, and so few homegrown players to come through over the last 15 years, he represents the fans on the pitch and plays with the same passion, pride and love for CFC that we fans have in the stands for the club. It will be impossible to replace him.' Enough said. Terry and his Chelsea team-mates celebrate winning their first Premier League title in 2005 .","highlights":"John Terry was man of the match as Chelsea won the Capital One Cup . Terry is on course to lift his fourth Premier League title as captain . Has been a mainstay throughout most successful period in club's history . Chelsea have a huge task replacing Terry when he eventually retires . READ: Terry admits he's fighting for his family's future at Chelsea . CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .","id":"51b8531c4d36aaa9d8a22581dd7586e0f5c44dd0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" levels of sentimentality in our national psyche, it actually makes perfect sense.\nTerry has long been considered an emblem of Chelsea FC - for many of us he is synonymous with our great club, the one he has been a part of since he signed as a 14-year-old prodigy from local rivals QPR back in 1996.\nChelsea FC has provided us with some of the game's greatest names, but it was not just on the pitch we saw such brilliance. It is the character of the club and its fans that has really stood out - the sheer levels of emotional commitment from the Chelsea faithful are unique. They are truly like a family and they have loved John Terry with every atom of their being.\nTo me it's clear that this is not a mere platitude but something to be embraced. Chelsea is a family of its own, we've lived as one for 150 years, and will continue to do so well into our future. When you think about the family, the first person you think of is a parent, and there is nobody more loved by his son as is John Terry by his fans.\nIn many ways John Terry is 'one of us' \u2013 his commitment and loyalty to the club knows no bounds. To describe him as a 'legend' is almost cliched \u2013 no matter, he is more than a legend, he is a family man, a family's hero, to Chelsea FC and its fans he is loved beyond measure.\nThere is nothing false about John Terry or how he has conducted himself over the years. He has stayed loyal to the club, a fact he has emphasised in the face of fierce opposition from other clubs during his career. And Chelsea fans have had every right to expect something special from John Terry when he retired \u2013 he is a man who has given so much to the club, so they have no right to want more, yet we do, and with good reason.\nIf Chelsea FC truly was a family, then what makes John Terry so special? He is a family's hero and that is no exaggeration. There is just something in a man that can so endear him to you that goes beyond the football field. John Terry has been our great rock for over 17 years; even when Chelsea FC was facing ruin in the 1990s, Terry was there as a beacon, inspiring and giving hope to those who needed it.\nThere is also a certain nobility about John Terry'"}
{"article":"As the part-time players of managerless Alloa Athletic punched the air in celebration of their latest point against Rangers, the scale of the job facing Stuart McCall veered into sharp focus. Frankly, the new Ibrox boss faces the biggest uphill task since Sir Edmund Hillary conquered Everest if he is to succeed in getting this bunch of players back to the summit league of Scottish football. On a night when Alloa left their shock new signing \u2014 ex-Sunderland and Newcastle striker Michael Chopra \u2014 on the bench until the dying embers of the match, a glancing header by former Chelsea kid Ben Gordon opened the scoring and had Rangers on the back foot. Rangers' Lee Wallace and Alloa's Jonathan Tiffoney tussle for the ball during the match at Ibrox . Rangers forward Dean Shiels challenges Alloa's Kevin Crawley during the Scottish Championship game . Alloa's new signing, former Sunderland and Newcastle striker Michael Chopra, made his debut at Irbox . Two goals from Nicky Clark in five minutes looked like somehow securing a rare victory for a stodgy and lethargic Rangers but Liam Buchanan\u2019s late leveller ensured deserved parity for the team from the Wee County. It was merely the latest sting from the Wasps, who have now drawn twice at Ibrox in the league this season, as well as holding Rangers at home in the Championship and knocking them out of the Petrofac Training Cup in Clackmannanshire. For Ibrox fans, the elation of Dave King\u2019s boardroom coup has very much been replaced by the utter deflation that comes as standard when watching this side. Indeed, when McCall\u2019s team travels to Easter Road on Sunday hoping to keep their play-off hopes alive, the second-most expensively assembled squad in the country can be said to pitch up in Leith in the grip of relegation-esque form. Over the course of the last nine games \u2014 a quarter of a league season \u2014 third-placed Rangers have dropped 19 points from an available 27. In context, they have picked up eight points, while second-bottom Alloa and rock-bottom Livingston \u2014 who drew at Ibrox on Saturday \u2014 both have amassed six over the same time period. Rangers' Nicky Law gives chase to Alloa's Mark Docherty during the Scottish Championship match at Ibrox . And, worryingly for McCall, not even five changes to his starting line-up could inject any badly-needed urgency into proceedings. There was a first-team recall for goalkeeper Cammy Bell, who was pulling on a Rangers jersey for the first time in seven months after recovering from a shoulder injury. That meant Lee Robinson was on the bench, with veteran keeper Steve Simonson dropping out of the squad altogether. Injuries meant Rangers were without defender Sebastian Faure and attacking midfielder Haris Vuckic, who has been one of the Ibrox club\u2019s best players since arriving on loan from Newcastle United. Striker Kenny Miller dropped to the bench, while Kyle Hutton found himself left out of the squad completely. But the team news that stood out was Chopra, who took his place on the bench and would remain there for most of the evening. Rangers' Andy Murdoch and Alloa's Kevin Crawley both raise their feet for the ball during the 2-2 draw . In front of a crowd of 28,902, the first chance fell to Rangers. Lee Wallace raced down the left and his cross found its way to Clark, who turned and shot over the bar. Then captain Lee McCulloch seized on a corner and, when his first effort was blocked, his subsequent shot went out for a throw-in. The grumbles from the Ibrox stands began on 12 minutes. With each passing minute they grew louder. But young Tom Walsh gave them something to get excited about when he picked up a pass from Dean Shiels and sent a 20-yarder narrowly over the top of Craig McDowall\u2019s crossbar. Kris Boyd then had a chance after good work down the left from Shiels. But his turn and shot ended with the ball being fired straight down McDowall\u2019s throat. Young Andrew Murdoch then had a firm shot saved easily by McDowall. In the best move of the match, Walsh powered down the right and slipped a clever ball into the overlapping Wallace, but the full-back\u2019s ball across goal was turned over his own bar by Michael Doyle. On a rare foray up the park, Kevin Cawley sent a weak right-foot shot from distance scampering wide of Bell\u2019s goal. It had been a listless first half and the jeers at half-time were from fans who sounded wearily accustomed to this type of fare. Alloa defender Ben Gordon opens the scoring at Ibrox with a header past goalkeeper Cammy Bell . Gordon is congratulated by his team-mates after his goal gives the part-timers a shock lead at Ibrox . Rangers striker Nicky Clark equalised for the home side with a header of his own on 72 minutes . He then added a second five minutes later to give Rangers the lead against Alloa on Tuesday night . Clark celebrates his second goal Alloa player look frustrated with themselves for conceding . Despite Clark's brace, Rangers go on to draw 2-2 and interim boss Stuart McCall knows the scale of his job . There were more jeers at the start of the second half when the Ibrox support were beseeching their side to show some attacking urgency, only for Darren McGregor to take the safe option of a back-pass from the halfway line to keeper Bell. Worse was to follow when Alloa scored with their first meaningful effort on goal. Michael Docherty\u2019s free-kick was glanced home by Gordon as Ibrox was left stunned, but not surprised. \u2018Cancel their day off this week anaw Stuart,\u2019 shouted a furious lone voice at the back of the Bill Struth Main Stand. Rangers nearly levelled with a header from Marius Zalkiukas but McDowall was equal to it as he pulled off a diving save. McCall\u2019s side got back into it, however, when McCulloch\u2019s deflected shot hit the bar and Clark cleverly diverted the ball with his head into the bottom corner past the stranded McDowall. Clark then thought he had won the match when he headed in a fine cross from the left by substitute David Templeton. Buchanan\u2019s intervention in the 82nd minute, when he superbly chipped the ball over Bell and into the net, put paid to that idea. Buchanan was replaced by Chopra in the 95th minute but there was no time for the journeyman, who has cost \u00a39.5million in transfer fees over the course of his troubled career, to become a hero. But, as the Alloa players milked their standing ovation from their hardy bunch of fans, the jeers and shouts of \u2018disgrace\u2019 that greeted the Rangers players at the final whistle left everyone in no doubt who, once again, were the villains of the piece. Rangers players look dejected after the final whistle as their hopes of promotion continue to fade away .","highlights":"Rangers were held to a draw by part-time players of Alloa Athletic at Ibrox . Ben Gordon gave Alloa the lead before Nicky Clark equalised . Clark then grabbed a second goal to put Rangers in front . However, Liam Buchanan managed to pull the visitors level late on . New Alloa signing Michael Chopra was only afforded a cameo appearance .","id":"fcdc2c257b32f74326483dcf39a0d083882f4a61","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" job of his career.\nHaving gone back to basics, McCall and his players produced a performance of genuine spirit and endeavour. And it was that spirit that gave them their reward when a James Allan corner found its way home. Yet, despite a display of heart, McCall\u2019s men could not shake off a Rangers outfit who are looking in fine fettle themselves.\nIt was the first league meeting between the two sides since Alloa were pipped to promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2015-16 season, a 13th minute penalty from Jermain Defoe securing a 1-0 win for Rangers that sent the hosts tumbling into the Third Division.\nA lot has happened since then. Rangers have won the title four times on the spin and are on course for another \u2013 Mark Warburton having gone \u2013 and Alloa, under the management of McCall, have dropped back to this tier. Meanwhile, the Rangers manager Gio Van Bronckhorst has become Warburton\u2019s assistant at Ibrox and the Dutchman watched as his old side battled back from Allan\u2019s 11th goal of the season to claim a dramatic late point.\n\u201cIt was a great finish from James,\u201d McCall, still looking for his first win at the club in his second managerial stint, said. \u201cThe players have shown plenty of spirit and that is all you can ask. We can\u2019t keep putting ourselves in this position where we are reliant on other results to get us out of here. We are a good enough team to be in the top flight, so now I have to work with the players I have and get us going in the right direction. We need to stop conceding goals.\u201d\nMcCall was delighted to have kept his players together, unlike their previous managerial set up under interim boss Sandy Clark, who split the dressing room in the close-season by sacking assistant Gordon Dalzell. The new boss hopes that togetherness will carry them through.\n\u201cIt was vital that we kept the players together from last season,\u201d McCall said. \u201cThat is going to stand us in good stead in terms of spirit. We have to stick together and now we have to show the spirit to get ourselves out of this. The players have bought into that today and I said to them afterwards that they have nothing to be ashamed of. We did our best and it is up to me as a manager now to keep working hard with the players. There"}
{"article":"(CNN)The Iran nuclear negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, reportedly have made substantive progress, inching closer toward a provisional agreement between the P5+1 and Iran. While the talks continued to unfold this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his concern about an agreement with Iran, vowing \"to continue to act against any threat.\" If an agreement is reached, the international spotlight will turn to Israel, in anticipation of its possible reaction. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe \"Bogy\" Yaalon stated that a deal is \"a tragedy for the whole world.\"  The question is, however, what can Israel really do once a deal is signed? In recent days, notable conservatives in the United States have attacked President Barack Obama's handling of the negotiations with Iran, arguing that a bad deal will force Israel's hand, leaving it with no choice but to attack Iranian targets. But is this a realistic conclusion? Israel's stated \"all options are on the table\" policy toward Iran has been in place for years and is based on the assumption that if a diplomatic solution to the nuclear problem cannot be reached or is not to its liking, Israel can decide to opt for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Thirty-four years after the successful Israeli bombing of the Osirak nuclear facility in Iraq, military experts have little doubt that the Israeli Air Force today is capable of reaching Iranian airspace and bombing targets above and below ground. Therefore, the question is not one of military capability but more about  domestic political and geopolitical strategy. With an Iran deal in place, the Israeli leadership may face stern objections from the heads of the Israeli defense establishment, which will make it difficult but not impossible to take such a decision. Nevertheless, if it remains keen on pursuing a military option, the Israeli leadership will have to consider the following set of consequences that will likely result from such a decision: . \u2022A successful military strike on Iranian installations may degrade Iran's nuclear program, setting it back several years, but it would not completely eliminate Iran's nuclear capabilities.   Iran would likely be able to resume activity in new facilities soon after such an attack, with more international legitimacy to embark on a military nuclear program, in the face of future military challenges to its sovereignty and stability. A deal between the P5+1 (the United States, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and Germany) and Iran is expected to include a 10-year (or more) \"sunset provision\" that is much longer than the period it will take Iran to get its program back on track in case of an Israeli attack. \u2022A military attack against Iran after a deal is signed would put Israel on a collision course with the P5+ 1, who were negotiating the contours of a deal with Iran, as well as with other members of the international community. Bilateral ties and cooperation with member states of the P5+1 may suffer, as well as intelligence sharing between the relevant intelligence agencies. In addition, countries are likely to seek ways to \"punish\" Israel for its actions, in the form of a U.N. General Assembly or Security Council resolution condemning Israeli behavior, calling for operative measures against the Jewish state. \u2022An Israeli attack would likely lead to the collapse of the international sanctions regime on Iran, which Israel has worked  to consolidate and which has been a very effective mechanism in pressuring Iran. \u2022The understanding between Israel and moderate Arab regimes on the need to prevent a nuclear Iran would not be likely to dissipate in the aftermath of an attack, but Israeli-Arab coordination and cooperation on this issue is bound to suffer. \u2022Finally, an Israeli attack would spark a direct Iranian military reaction against Israel, as well as an indirect reaction against Israel in the region by Iran's proxies Hezbollah (from Southern Lebanon and war-torn Syria) and Hamas (from Gaza and perhaps the West Bank) and against Israeli targets abroad. In the aftermath of a deal with Iran, Israel's response is expected to be harsh.  It will include strong public criticism of the deal, a vow to continue the fight against the agreement in the U.S. Congress and other relevant venues, a call for the international community to continue  the sanctions regime, and a pursuit of coordinated public messaging with moderate Arab regimes on this issue. These Israeli public diplomacy measures will be complemented by continued intelligence monitoring of Iran's activities in the nuclear sphere as well as its involvement in regional conflicts. Opting for a military strike against Iran, however, must take into consideration the consequences of such a decision. In light of all that is at stake, it does not seem like a plausible option at present.","highlights":"Dan Arbell: Israel's leaders can criticize a potential deal with Iran on its nuclear program . He says a military option could set back Iran's nuclear program but would be too costly politically and diplomatically .","id":"5060b51b0f583b2772644c5e944abbda4bc73dfa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" warned of the threat a nuclear Iran could pose.\nIn response, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted on Monday that \"Iranians are fed up with #Israeli threats,\" adding, \"We won't be pushed around.\"\nSo how bad are things getting between these two countries?\n\"The Iran-Israel conflict is the greatest cause of tension and animosity in the Muslim world,\" according to the Brookings Institute. The relationship between the two countries was strained when Iranian leaders, in 2005, called for the destruction of Israel and, last week, an official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that \"Israel is a non-state actor, and the Zionist regime is just like any other terrorist group. This regime must be eliminated.\"\nIn 2006, the BBC reports, Israel and Iran exchanged fire after Israeli forces killed two Iranian border guards. Israeli air strikes killed 15 in response.\nThis isn't the first time Israel has accused Iran of attempting to develop a nuclear weapon. Israel's president, Shimon Peres, said that the P5+1 are \"being too strict\" on the deadline for a nuclear agreement.\n\"The Iranians are saying the same thing as the Israelis: 'You can't do this because we're going to break out anyway,' \" Peres said.\n\"The fact of the matter is that Israel doesn't want a war but will go to war,\" he added, citing an Israeli military official who told him, \"The IAF (Israel Air Force) is ready.\"\n\"The only possible explanation is that he thinks the Israelis will act alone,\" Peres said.\nNetanyahu said a nuclear Iran would pose a \"direct and existential threat to Israel's existence\" and that the P5+1 should not negotiate a deal that fails to address \"the core of the problem.\"\nIranian negotiators, however, say that their country is a peaceful one and that they are willing to negotiate.\n\"We have a saying that there is no need to go to the battle field to fight with your friend; it would be better to sit down around the table to resolve the differences,\" Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said in March during a United Nations Security Council meeting.\n\"We are seeking a solution through negotiations,\" he added.\nThe main sticking point for the negotiators, says Jabari Ansari, \"is"}
{"article":"The British tourist who died after shooting himself at a Thai gun range shared a toffee with the taxi driver taking him there in the moments before his death. Liam Colven was behaving 'normally' on the way to the Thalang range on Phuket on Saturday according to the taxi driver who took him there from a friend's hotel. The 21-year-old appeared in 'good spirits' and even shared a toffee with Pauseud Pasaman after telling him he was from Scotland. After firing six rounds at the range, Mr Colven turned a gun on himself in front of horrified staff members. Tragic: The man who shot himself has been identified as Liam Colven who was originally from the Isle of Skye . Horror: \u00a0A distressed staff member first tries to stop Mr Colven shooting himself, before wheeling away unable to believe what has just happened . The former hotel worker from Skye has been described by friends as 'one of the kindest men' they'd known. Describing the journey to the range from the Sunkiss Hotel in Phuket, Mr Pasaman said he seemed to be behaving normally. A receptionist said he appeared to be 'like everybody else' at the hotel but was not registered to a room. 'He was happy. He did not seem like the kind of man who was about to shoot himself. He was normal. Not drunk,' the 41-year-old told MailOnline from a makeshift taxi rank outside the hotel. Despite earlier reports which claimed the former hotel worker had been arguing with a friend, Mr Pasaman said the pair appeared to be having a calm conversation. 'They talked for around half an hour. Not fighting just talking.' 'They looked like they knew each other.' After their encounter, Mr Colven walked the short distance across the road and asked for a taxi. 'He said, \"I want to shoot\" so I took him there. The driver said there was 'some talk' during the drive but added that his 'English is not good' and the only thing he remembered was that he was 'from the UK'. The pair did share a toffee before Mr Pasaman dropped him off at the range. Taxi driver Pauseud Pasaman drove the youngster to the shooting range. He said he behaved 'normally' With his hands to his head, the staff members stumbles away from the range for help after witnessing Mr Colven's death . The man falls to the ground and strikes the floor in disbelief as he struggles to process what has just taken place . The British tourist shot himself after emptying one magazine at a target, staff at the Thalang range said . Thai police said Mr Colven was not registered to any hotels in the Bang Tao area but had been seen at a hotel talking to a friend before being picked up by a taxi . There, the 21-year-old shot himself in the head at around 3pm local time yesterday. According to a staf member, he bought one package of six bullets and fired them all off at a target. He then asked for three more bullets before turning the gun on himself and firing at point blank range, staff and witnesses told police. The youngster's death had left him 'shocked', Mr Pasaman added. He has since been questioned by Thai police over his account. 'He was a young boy. Twenty one is very young.' A Thai policeman claimed Mr Colven had not been staying in the Ban Tao area prior to his death and that the young man's belongings had been collected by officers and taken to a the Thalang police station. He added that Mr Colven had been at the Sunkiss hotel to 'visit a friend'. In the video of the incident, the staff member, wearing a light blue shirt, flung the sun hat he was wearing  seconds after the shooting. Clearly in serious distress immediately following the man's actions, which apparently came without any sort of warning, he gripped the table in shock before walking away with his hands on his head. The member of staff then fell to the ground and strikes the floor in disbelief as he struggles to process what has just taken place. He looked back at where the tourist's body is lying slumped on the ground where he fell after discharging the weapon. MailOnline spoke to a young neighbour of the Thalang range deep in the Phuket countryside (pictured) A young man living near the shooting range, who did not want to give his name, told MailOnline:\u00a0'It is sad. I heard shots and someone scream. 'The police came and took his body away.' The range the 21-year-old visited is deep in the Phuket countryside, down a number of rocky byroads and around an hour from the bustling hub of Patong. The spot is peaceful  at night with plenty of trees around and a tied-up elephant grazing in front. Lt Kraisorn Boonprasop of the Thalang Police said: 'We have taken statements from some witnesses but we will question more people at the scene and we have yet to review the CCTV footage.' Local officials have become increasingly concerned at the number of suicides among expats and tourists visiting Phuket. Mr Colven was reported missing in October 2013, sparking a police appeal. He did not return to his home in Portree on the Isle of Skye after visiting a relative in Glasgow. He was a student in Falkirk at the time, police records show. Paying tribute to Mr Colven on Facebook last night, friend Alex Macleod said: 'There are no more words to sum up the events of today or to describe the loss and emotions of the people of Skye that has not all ready been said. 'However I consider myself lucky to be a part of a small community that I know will support the family in the days, weeks, & years to come. 'This wonderful community will also share in the loss and help each other to overcome it.\u00a0RIP Liam Colven.' Jenny Mackenzie wrote: 'RIP one of the kindest men I knew, a former work colleague and mate you will forever be in my thoughts.' Mr Colven worked at the Cullin Hills Hotel in Portree on the Isle of Skye before going abroad. For confidential support on suicide matters in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here . Local officials have become increasingly concerned at the number of suicides among expats and tourists visiting Phuket. Pictured is Paradise Beach on the Thai island . Southeast Asia has an unfortunate reputation as somewhere where dangerous weapons can be fired for fun if you know the right people. There are also dozens of legitimate shooting ranges across the country offering tourists a wide array of guns to shoot. It may be  illegal for a foreigner to own or purchase firearms in Thailand, but you can fire handguns, rifles, shotguns and automatic weapons at these establishments. In Patong, around an hour from Thalang, the Shooting Caf\u00e9 is located in the Jungceylon shopping mall and boasts on its website that it has an 'air-conditioned, full-service caf\u00e9 wrapped around the shooting range. 'There\u2019s a closed-circuit TV system inside too, so you can sit at the bar with a drink and watch shooters firing on all cylinders.' The Old City, known as Rattanakosin, is the epicentre of gun culture in the capital Bangkok. According to thailawforum:\u00a0'almost 80 gun and weapons shops line Wang Burapha Road. 'Shotguns and rifles stand upright in retail window displays next to arrays of handguns and ammo. 'For Thais looking to purchase guns, there\u2019s no other place to go, though for foreign gun-enthusiasts, the most you can do is look.' If you're an expat resident or seasoned traveller in the region the chances are you know at least one person who has 'rented' weapons from enterprising military personnel.","highlights":"Liam Colven died yesterday after shooting himself on island of Phuket . The 21-year-old from the Isle of Skye hired a gun at a shooting range . Footage showed horrified staff attempt to stop him from harming himself . Mr Colven took a taxi to the Thalang range from Sunkiss Hotel in Bangtao . Driver claimed he was behaving normally and the pair shared a tofffee . The former hotel worker went missing in 2013 sparking police appeal .","id":"cbcef3f156659fdf1634462ba7582863fd4bb1f0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" on the resort island of Phuket, where he was due to practise shooting guns with an instructor.\nA spokesman from Phuket International Airport confirmed that the former British serviceman was in a good mood and not drinking alcohol before he took himself to the gun range.\nThe 34-year-old's body was discovered slumped in the driver's seat of the taxi.\nA woman who works at the bar he visited with the taxi driver told DailyMail.com: 'He was behaving normally and was chatting to the taxi driver while they were on the way.\n'He wasn't drinking alcohol and was not acting weird. He was not behaving oddly and seemed fine.'\nThe woman, who asked not to be named, said she thought the tourist was taking the taxi to his hotel at a 4-star resort on the island when he pulled the handgun from his bag - a move that she believed to be uncharacteristic of him.\nLiam Colven: British tourist 'behaved normally' in moments before Thai gun range suicide\n'It was out of character for him because he's not a smoker and is not an alcoholic,' she said.\n'He was in a good mood when he was chatting with the taxi driver because his face was very happy.'\nThe woman said she didn't know Liam Colven before the trip.\nThe taxi driver, whose name was not revealed, had been working since 1 a.m.\nThe two shared a toffee before Liam Colven shot himself in the head\n'The taxi driver told me that he met Liam Colven in the morning,' she added.\n'The two of them shared some water and a toffee. He said that Liam Colven was in good mood but he didn't have any problems.\n'He said that the tourist took his taxi to go to the Thalang range.\n'He only took Liam Colven and he couldn't take any passengers to come back.\n'It's only 9.30am (when DailyMail.com called the taxi driver) so I have to check and ask him again.'\nPhuket International Airport confirmed Liam Colven was on a holiday to Thailand when he shot himself dead at a gun range\nThe spokesman declined to confirm details about the British tourist, saying only that he was a 34-year-old man.\nHe added: 'What I know right now is that the man did"}
{"article":"Just 19 months ago, Nathan Matthews posed happily with his teenage stepsister Becky Watts as their parents married. His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, also smiled as she stood alongside the teenager and the delighted newlyweds. Yesterday, Matthews and Hoare stood emotionless in the dock to face charges after 16-year-old Becky\u2019s dismembered body was discovered 80 yards from their home earlier this week. Delivery driver Matthews, 28, is accused of murdering his stepsister. Hoare, 21, is accused of \u2018consistently lying to police\u2019 in an attempt to protect her boyfriend. Scroll down for videos . A photograph from Darren and Anjie Galsworthy's 2013 wedding has emerged showing Matthews (far left) next to the couple, with Hoare (next to Mrs Galsworthy) and Becky (right) as bridesmaids . Nathan Matthews, the stepbrother of Becky Watts, was remanded in custody this morning after he appeared in court charged with the 16-year-old's murder. He is pictured in a court sketch of the short hearing . Matthews's girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, also pictured in a sketch by a court artist, appeared in a separate hearing in the same packed courtroom charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice . Their separate court appearances were a stark contrast to the wedding photograph which was taken by a family friend in August 2013, after Becky\u2019s father Darren Galsworthy, 51, married Matthews\u2019 mother Anjie, 49, at a church ceremony in St George, Bristol. Nearly 100 guests attended a reception at the nearby Bendix Club, Kingswood, where Becky and her stepbrother were seen laughing and joking together. Matthews, who held his and Hoare\u2019s young daughter in the picture, was dressed in the same grey suit and cream waistcoat as his stepfather. Hoare and Becky wore matching blue bridesmaid dresses. At Bristol Magistrates\u2019 Court yesterday, the accused were both dressed in baggy blue t-shirts as they were led into the dock handcuffed to a guard. Matthews spoke only to give his name and address during his short appearance, before being remanded to appear via video link in the city\u2019s crown court today. Nathan Matthews (left) was remanded in custody and will appear via video link before Bristol Crown Court tomorrow. Hoare (right) was remanded in custody and will appear at the same court on April 2 . Becky, 16, was last seen at her home in the St George's area of Bristol on February 19. Body parts thought to belong to the teenager were found on Monday night after police were called to an address in Barton Hill . Minutes later, his girlfriend appeared in court, holding her arm across her stomach as she listened to the charge against her. It read: \u2018Between February 18 and March 1 you did a series of acts which had the tendency to pervert the course of public justice, in that you hindered the police investigation to assist Nathan Matthews and intended for him to avoid detection for the murder of Rebecca Watts.\u2019 District Judge Lynne Matthews remanded her to appear in court next month. A small group gathered outside screamed abuse and hit the side of the custody van as the defendants were driven away. Matthews, seen in another court sketch, was handcuffed to a female dock officer as he appeared in court . Hoare, also seen in a court sketch, wore a dark coloured short-sleeved T shirt and had shoulder-length brown hair, which appeared unwashed . No details of the case were given as Matthews stood handcuffed to a dock officer before being led away . Hoare, who lives in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, was remanded in custody to appear at Bristol Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on April 2 . Mr and Mrs Galsworthy, who made televised TV appeals together after Becky went missing, were not at the hearing yesterday. Becky vanished from her home in Bristol on the morning of February 19. Police launched a huge search operation after she was reported missing the following afternoon. But on Monday night, detectives discovered her \u2018cut up\u2019 body at a house in Barton Hill, Bristol. A further four men and a woman are still being quizzed by police after being arrested on suspicion of assisting Becky\u2019s killer following the discovery of her body. Police were yesterday granted a further 24 hours to interview them. The van believed to be carrying Nathan Matthews leaves Bristol Magistrates' Court after the short hearing . As a white custody van left the court shortly before 11am, members of the public who had been waiting outside the court banged on the sides of the vehicle and yelled abuse as it drove away . Linda Dobson (pictured), who had been outside court with her husband, said of Becky: 'She was a young girl with so much to live for' A marked police van shielded by four uniformed officers on foot is thought to have taken Matthews and Hoare into the back of the court . Photographers await the arrival of the police van thought to contain Matthews and Hoare . A prison van arrives at Bristol Magistrates' Court this morning, as Matthews and Hoare are set to appear . Both Matthews and Hoare were remanded in custody after they were charged in connection with Becky's death yesterday . Nathan Matthews (second from right) and Shauna Hoare (right) are pictured at a fancy dress party with Becky's father Darren (left) and his wife, Matthews's mother Anjie . A forensic officer makes their way past a sea of flowers left outside Becky's home today as police continue to search the property . The bank of floral tributes and soft toys left in memory of the 16-year-old by her friends and neighbours . Many of the floral tributes carried photographs of Becky and messages offering support to her family . This toy was one of dozens left in memory of the student as the community attempts to deal with the loss . Members of Becky's family visited her home yesterday, where they too left flowers and read messages of remembrance and support from members of the public . Becky's uncle Sam Galsworthy, seen hugging a family member as he looks at the tributes to his niece, said Becky 'will live on in the hearts of all of us' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Nathan Matthews, 28, charged with murder of missing teenager . He was remanded in custody during hearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court . Unshaven Matthews told he will appear at Crown Court via video link . Shauna Hoare, 21, charged with attempting to pervert course of justice . She appeared in a separate hearing in the same packed courtroom . Hoare also remanded in custody to appear at Crown Court next month . Five others arrested in connection with case being questioned by police . Officers were today given a further 24 hours to question the five . Becky vanished from her Bristol home on February 19 . Body parts were discovered by police on Monday night .","id":"6b2a55183542ea11f124be2c25e74047ab4b6405","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"are stood next to each other in court as the teenager they were pictured with almost 20 months ago told the trial of how she was tortured and sexually abused.\nMatthews, who will be sentenced on 16 July, along with Hoare, both appeared at Bristol Crown Court as the prosecution read out the horrific details of the 16-year-old\u2019s testimony.\nThe teenager, who is known only as \u201cMiss A\u201d, told how she had been taken to an address in Bath where she was beaten and sexually abused. \u201cThis was probably the worst thing that could happen to anyone in their entire life,\u201d she said.\nIt has emerged in court that \u201cMiss A\u201d, and another victim, Miss B, who was 17 at the time, had both had sex with Matthews, both in separate incidents. She told the court that she had been told by \u201cthe others\u201d that Matthews had raped them.\nMiss A also told the court that she had been sexually assaulted herself by Matthews, although the details of this were not read out.\nThe teenager had spoken to Matthews on 25 July last year, when he asked her to delete a conversation he had been having with \u201cMiss B\u201d on a phone app. \u201cMiss A\u201d was contacted by Matthews shortly after Miss B had been contacted by the same individual.\nShe said she had first met Matthews in July 2013 after she was dropped off at his house by her father when her mother was at work. She said he had offered her a drink, a bath and a bed, and she had spent the night. She had told him her real name and Matthews had said he had forgotten it. She told the court that they had slept together before and after that initial night. She said: \u201cI wasn\u2019t comfortable when I got there and then after the first night I started to get more and more uncomfortable. That night I didn\u2019t sleep, I just lay in bed all night.\u201d\nShe said she saw Matthews \u201call the time\u201d and that he would \u201calways be there for me\u201d. She also told Matthews about her sexual history, which had been violent, saying she had not wanted to have sex with previous partners and had only done so because she \u201cdidn\u2019t like them getting angry\u201d. She said Matthews told her this did not mean she should be \u201cpunished\u201d.\nShe told the court how she was a virgin when Matthews attacked her, and that at first she was happy to be"}
{"article":"Choosing the perfect ski destination can be a tricky prospect. Especially if you want to take your family. The first instinct is to think about the Alps. But if you want to go away in February half-term - which we did - then the snowiest parts of France, Italy and Austria can be busy. And a little expensive. We happened upon an alternative. Norway. Fill your snow boots: Norway can be an inexpensive alternative to the Alps . The slopes are snow-sure well into April, prices are reasonable and families are exceptionally well catered for. My wife and I have two children, Maisie, five and Imogen, three. That's young to start skiing, but I was told that Trysil would do the trick. After an easy transfer from Oslo airport, we arrived at the Radisson Blu, one of two ski-in ski-out hotels. There is ten-pin bowling, an American-style diner, a soft play area and a vast multi-pool swimming area that would prove to be a huge hit with my lot. It is also right by the nursery slopes - our first morning found us riding the magic carpet to ski school. Maisie was in a class of five, Imogen was with three others. And by a happy quirk, they were being taught by two sisters, both delightful. By the second day, she was riding the mini drag lift and Imogen was padding around on her skis, searching for stuffed toy lions and monkeys around the kids area. Easy does it: Trysil can be a perfect ski destination for families with young children . By the end of the week, both were skiing better than I could have hoped. Trysil has four main ski areas, all with excellent nursery slopes - with easy routes down from all points. The ski school also runs a drop-in creche from 10.45am to 3pm for \u00a38 an hour per child, with a 30 per cent discount for siblings. We used this for our own ski time. The slopes are surprisingly extensive. Hogegga is an area with mostly black runs - and new for this season is the first of a series of new gladed trails through woods. Skihytta is a charming mountain hut serving its own beers, and moose shot by the owner. Knettsettra is another must-visit mid-mountain restaurant and bar. It hosts free concerts for up to 5,000 people in March and April. The one sting in the tail is the cost of alcohol. A draft half-litre of beer cost me \u00a36.50 and a bottle of wine \u00a335. But the well-priced food balanced this out over the week. And it was not just about the skiing. Downhill all the way: Trysil has slopes for skiers all abilities, within quick reach of Oslo . We also took the girls dog-sledding across a beautifully scenic plateau, and our highlight of the week was a horse sleigh ride with a stop-off in a Nordic yurt to cook hot dogs over an open fire. The girls definitely developed a taste for skiing, and we have a new love affair with Trysil. We are already thinking about going back for half-term next year. Roll on February 2016. Ski Safari (01273 224 068, www.skisafari.com) offers holidays for a family of four (two adults, two children) from \u00a33,100, based on a seven-night stay at the 4*+ Radisson Blu Resort on a half-board basis - including flights and transfers. Packages are now on sale for February 2016 half-term. Children's ski hire costs \u00a330 for a week; a five-day package of 90-minute group lessons costs \u00a3100. Children under six ski free. A one-week adult ski pass costs \u00a3160.","highlights":"Norway can be an alternative to the Alps for a half-term skiing break . Slopes tend to be less crowded than in France, and are snow-sure to April . Plenty of nursery slopes mean (very) young skiers can also feel at home .","id":"66407e7d1867f6050ceae600a6421b926a08670d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" this can prove problematic. Not only is the snow pretty sparse in February (in fact, we went when there was no snow!) but it is also very expensive.\nInstead, I was tempted by some of the amazing looking ski resorts in America. But then there was the cost - which is no less than half the price of a trip to the Alps (even more if you need snow - which isn't essential) - and the language barrier. I don't understand how easy it is for Brits in general to learn Spanish but in America it isn't something that many people go to for school - there just aren't enough of us to make it worthwhile.\nBut then there's Canada. English is spoken, the snow is much better and, if you are lucky like us, there's a ton of snow - but there are some downsides and I'm going to share all my tips with you.\nWhen to go to Canada?\nWell, it's no secret that the best time to visit Canada for skiing is February half-term (which this year is the 14th-20th Feb) when the snow is good. You can also visit from October until the early November and there is snow available, but the best thing about October is the prices - which you can see for yourself here.\nBut how to choose? If you are going out during February half term, then you're pretty much restricted to Western Canada. If you are going out between December and late February, then there are actually three regions to choose from - BC, Alberta and Quebec.\nBC is a beautiful ski resort (but is often a bit too big to get around by public transport, though you can hire a car). It is the most expensive option but there are plenty of hotels. One of my friends who was at the same time as us told us they are very keen on winter here (and so are we). The snow is good in February, and there is usually a lot of it. Plus, the hotels are good and not so busy in February. They are also closer to the airport so you can get there easily. However, it can be very windy and quite cold in the cities, even in February. It is a long flight from the UK too (we went from Stansted which was a 12 hour flight, though you can fly direct from Gatwick for a bit more time), but you can get some great"}
{"article":"Four years after undergoing brain surgery, American JB Holmes has a golden opportunity to put the seal on his heartening recovery by claiming the biggest title of his career on Sunday. The huge-hitting Kentucky native served notice he was bang in form when he opened up the WGC-Cadillac Championship here with a startling round of 62 \u2013 described by Johnny Miller on American television on Saturday as one of the great rounds of the last 20 years. It seemed to catch up with Holmes when he put four balls into the water on Friday and started with an ugly three putt from just 5ft at the first hole of his third round. JB Holmes acknowledges the crowd after making a hole-in-one during Saturday's round . Holmes, who leads the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship by five shots, had brain surgery four years ago . For the first time since Thursday he did not own the lead outright and, with players of the calibre of Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Masters champion Bubba Watson lurking, there were fears he would fall back still further. But the 32 year old showed commendable resolve to put that opening hole mistake behind him and play wonderfully patient golf thereafter to finish up with a 70 on Saturday and establish a commanding five shot advantage. With Johnson and Watson his nearest pursuers, Holmes won\u2019t be spending the mammoth \u00a31.25 million first prize just yet. But the manner in which he finished off his round, with four birdies in a row from the 14th hole, augurs well for his chances. Lee Westwood is best placed of the Brits in 8th place but a long way off the pace, at eight shots behind. Rory McIlroy is no fewer than 11 strokes adrift and admitted he had little to play for but a top five finish in the final round. The big-hitting Holmes looks delighted after becoming the second man to ace the 14th in 30 minutes . After a difficult start on Saturday Holmes remained patient to hold onto his lead going into the final round . \u2018I felt like I hit it a little better but my iron play is still not as sharp as I would like it to be,\u2019 said the world No 1. An unusually wet and windy third round made it tough for the players, with only Johnson (69) managing to break 70 among the last 12 groups. Yet there were a remarkable number of perfect shots played. Take the par three fourth, a hole so long and difficult there hadn\u2019t been a hole in one there for 26 years. Yet on this day, almost unbelievably, there were two in the space of 30 minutes, as first Johnson holed his tee shot, to be followed by the leader himself shortly afterwards. He might have had an ace but Holmes would get to the 14th without a birdie on his card. At that point, however, he broadened his shoulders and put together his brilliant finish that has left the tournament as one for him to win or lose on Sunday. Dustin Johnson, who is Holmes' closest threat, eyes up a put during Saturday's round . Johnson also aced the 14th, but is five shots behind Holmes, alongsided Masters' champion Bubba Watson . After shooting an 80 in the USPGA Championship in 2011 Holmes withdrew and, suffering from vertigo symptoms, went to see a neurologist. He was eventually diagnosed with structural defects in his cerebellum and underwent two gruelling bouts of surgery. Last May, Holmes confirmed his full recovery with an emotional victory in the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina. Now he has the chance to register an even more prestigious victory. The huge advantage this Blue Monster course offers the big hitters was made plain by the identities of the top three. In fact, they might be the three biggest hitters in the modern game. Lee Westwood is the best-placed Brit, but his eight shots back and tied for eighth place after three rounds . Johnson and Watson are showing just why they will be heavily favoured at the Masters next month, when the latter will be trying to win a third green jacket in four years. If he shows the same gossamer touch as he has here, he must have a great chance. He is the only player in the field to break par in every round. Westwood is playing in his 50th WGC event but it is a long shot that it will end in his first victory. Still, he is showing good form as well heading to Augusta. Sergio Garcia stands alongside Westwood, with Irishman Shane Lowry a further shot off the lead. But Welshman Jamie Donaldson, runner-up here last year, fell away following a disappointing round of 76.","highlights":"American big-hitter JB Holmes leads WGC-Cadillac Championship . Holmes five clear of Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson after three rounds . Lee Westwood in eighth place, eight shots behind Holmes .","id":"016dab7e27dabaeeb2bac4d976fa46132886e56d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" birdied the fourth hole at Augusta to move into a share of the lead.\nHolmes was still on the course when world number one Tiger Woods produced an astounding 10-under-par round of 62 to vault to the top of the leader board.\nAfter that there was little further movement as Holmes and co-leader Luke Donald of England held their nerve during an afternoon of fluctuating fortunes. Woods, who started the day one shot off the pace, hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation and had only one bogey during his 62.\n\u201cI made a lot of good putts, and it kind of carried me through the round,\u201d Woods told reporters. \u201cBut my swing was feeling fine. I think it was all me today.\u201d\nDonald, meanwhile, hit two more balls into the water to accompany a seven-over-par round of 79 which left him in a share of the lead with Holmes at 11-under. \u201cIt was a tough day. The course was really firm and fast and you had to be on your marks,\u201d said Donald.\nWorld number two Phil Mickelson, who started the tournament as the betting favourite in Augusta, began a long road to the clubhouse after an underwhelming round of 74 left him nine strokes off the lead.\nDefending champion Trevor Immelman is the only other man who can now claim a legitimate chance. He posted a 73 and sits a shot behind Donald with a group of five, which includes England\u2019s Simon Dyson, at 10-under.\nWoods, seeking his fourth green jacket, was unable to maintain his blistering pace during his final round and bogeyed the third hole on his way to his 72. Woods was a shot clear after eight holes but bogeyed the seventh and then followed up with another bogey on 10.\nThe American finally registered a second birdie of the day to rekindle hopes of a seventh Augusta Green Jacket on the par three 16th but a 10-footer for an eagle putt on the 18th fell short of the hole.\nWoods will take some comfort from his latest visit to Georgia, with two further rounds remaining. At last year\u2019s US PGA Championship, Woods won the year\u2019s third major title with a record score of 18-under.\nDonald hit six birdies in the opening 10 holes, including three straight at the par-three 13th, "}
{"article":"(CNN)Thiago Silva's path to redemption took a mere 12 minutes. For that short period of time the Brazilian must have been panicking that his needless error had cost his Paris Saint-Germain side a place in the last eight of the European Champions League. His handball had gifted English Premier League leaders Chelsea a 2-1 aggregate advantage in extra time, but this was one tale that would be adorned with a Silva lining. Seconds after being denied by a world class save from Thibaut Courtois, Silva looped a header into the net to send PSG through on away goals. Not only did he save himself from a barrage of criticism, he also got colleague Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of jail too. The maverick Swedish striker's dismissal after 31 minutes made PSG's passage into the quarterfinals all the more remarkable, as it battled the best team in England with 10 men for an energy-sapping 90 minutes. Gary Cahill looked to have ended PSG's resistance with a 81st minute goal before former Chelsea defender David Luiz equalized with four minutes left. Eden Hazard converted from the spot in extra time after Silva's misdemeanor before the 30-year-old popped up at the death to make amends and avenge PSG's defeat at the same stage by Chelsea last season. \"We played a great game,\" Luiz told Sky Sports. \"It was amazing tonight, the spirit, the players gave everything. When we lost Ibra we said we had to keep it simple and keep the ball. \"It's amazing for the club and the city. We tried to win the game even with one less man. We have a long way to go to win the Champions League and we keep our feet on the floor.\" The first tie ended 1-1 in Paris three weeks ago but most of the headlines related to an ugly incident of racism on the city's Metro system. A group of supporters, apparently Chelsea fans, were caught on camera appearing to prevent a black man from boarding a train before chanting: \"We're racist and that's the way we like it.\" The UK's Metropolitan Police announced on Wednesday that it had summoned five men to appear in court later in March, while Chelsea has vowed to ban for life any of its fans that are found guilty. The club extended an invitation to the man who was the the subject of the abuse, known as Souleymane S, but the 33-year-old refused. The opening stages were tense and feisty, just as they were in the French capital during the first leg, but the match in London ignited after a flashpoint just past the half hour mark. Ibrahimovic, so often the hero for PSG, turned villain after being dismissed for a forceful tackle on Chelsea's Brazilian playmaker Oscar. The home side surrounded referee Bjorn Kuipers who duly produced a red card -- the fourth of the Swede's often controversial career in the Champions League. But replays suggested the 33-year-old was perhaps unfortunate to see red, having tried to pull out of the tackle at the last second. Despite having a man advantage, Chelsea struggled to create clear cut openings as PSG defended resolutely. Kuipers was in the spotlight again as the half came to a close -- a mazy run from striker Diego Costa ended when he was felled by PSG's Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani. The referee took a long look at the incident but decided to wave play on, much to the chagrin of Chelsea's players and manager Jose Mourinho. Mourinho's travails continued after the break as the Blues toiled in its attempts to open up a determined PSG rearguard. A half chance for Gary Cahill came and went before the visitors came to the fore. First Cavani played in Maxwell, whose ball across the face of goal was begging to be tapped in, before the Uruguayan had a chance to tilt the tie firmly in his side's favor. Played in on goal by Argentinian Javier Pastore, Cavani rounded Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois but could only glance a shot off the near post from a tight angle. Pastore then got into the area after neat approach play and, though he got a powerful low shot away, Courtois was equal to it and palmed it clear. Chelsea began to reassert its dominance as PSG tired. Substitute Ramires weaved into the area and was denied by a fine save at his near post by Salvatore Sirigu. From the resulting corner a miskick from Costa presented the ball at the feet of England defender Cahill, who lashed home from 12 yards out. But Chelsea were unable to hold out. Luiz, who won the Champions League with Chelsea during a three-year stint at the club, had been booed throughout the game for a running battle with Costa. And he rose highest to power a header into the net and make the tie level on aggregate with just four minutes remaining. PSG began the extra half hour in sluggish fashion and were punished when Silva needlessly handled a looping cross into the area as he went up to challenge substitute Kurt Zouma for the ball. Belgium international Eden Hazard duly tucked the penalty away, to restore Chelsea's lead and ensure the tie would not go to penalties. Still Chelsea looked edgy. Courtois was forced to make a world class save from Silva, as the Brazilian desperately tried to make amends for his handball. But despite that warning, Silva netted with a fine header from the very next corner, looping a brilliant header over the goalkeeper from 14 yards out. After the game Mourinho admitted PSG had \"clearly\" been the better side: \"Our performance was not good enough,\" he told Sky Sports. \"We had the game in our hands twice but I think PSG were stronger than us and coped better with the pressure of the game.\" German champions Bayern Munich cemented its place in the last eight with a comprehensive 7-0 dismantling of Shakhtar Donetsk. After a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Ukraine, Shakhtar's task became an uphill one inside four minutes when Olexandr Kucher was dismissed for bringing down Mario G\u00f6tze inside the penalty area. Thomas Muller tucked home the resulting penalty, and Bayern subsequently laid siege to Shakhtar's goal. Robert Lewandowski nodded Rafinha's cross against the post before Pep Guardiola's side doubled its advantage just after the half hour mark. Defender Jerome Boateng had the simple task of tapping home from point blank range after former Dortmund striker Lewandowski's effort had been saved. Bayern ran riot after the break, France international Franck Ribery grabbing the third with a fine low finish after a powerful run into the area. Muller grabbed a second moments later before Holger Badstuber made it five with a thumping header. Lewandowski finally got on the score sheet before G\u00f6tze completed the rout.","highlights":"French side Paris Saint-Germain knock Chelsea out of the European Champions League . A goal in extra time from Thiago Silva sends French champions through on away goals . PSG played 90 minutes with 10 men after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first-half dismissal . Bayern Munich hammer Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 to book its place in the last eight .","id":"6464ef6fceb6dd700fd1672f5253d9afeeb4b9af","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 16 of the Champions League. He need not have worried.\nA 2-0 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium sent PSG through, and to the top of Group C.\nIt didn't matter that Silva's error, gifting City a chance, came just 12 minutes into the game.\nIt didn't matter that, despite his late intervention, he had a hand in the first two goals the hosts had scored in the second half.\nIt didn't even matter that Silva had lost his head and, on his second yellow card of the match, had been sent off to leave PSG a man down and a goal behind.\nPSG had done enough to secure a win that was all but assured from the moment City manager Pep Guardiola replaced Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling at halftime.\nThereafter there was never any doubt about the outcome, PSG adding a late third goal to put the result beyond doubt.\nThat is partly because Silva's sending off turned a match that was already difficult for City into the impossible.\nThere is no denying City were a different beast in the second period as PSG had to chase the match.\nBut that is only part of the story.\nPSG had to chase the match because Silva was dismissed 17 minutes from time for fouling City's Ilkay Gundogan just outside the City area.\nGuardiola's decision to make wholesale changes was not a reaction to Silva's dismissal. It was what he had planned anyway.\nCity looked a lot more dangerous in the second half and the introduction of Bernardo Silva, Sterling and Gabriel Jesus changed everything.\nIt was PSG's own inability to capitalise on their early opportunities that led to their own demise.\nThe French champions went ahead when Angel Di Maria's cutback found the unmarked Marco Verratti, who headed into the ground for the 18th goal of Thomas Tuchel's reign and his second in two Champions League games.\nAfter a quiet first half Aguero and Sterling were introduced on the hour and City's transformation into the team Tuchel's team had expected to take place had been completed.\nBoth went close almost straight away as City piled on the pressure.\nJesus forced PSG keeper Keylor Navas into a diving save at his near post from a cutback on 61 minutes.\nThat save, however, was overshadowed by a moment of madness by"}
{"article":"A female British adventurer is preparing for the final leg of her gruelling challenge to circumnavigate the world using just human power - four years after she set off. Sarah Outen MBE, 29, has already travelled a staggering 20,500 miles since she left Tower Bridge in London in a kayak on April 1, 2011. The Oxford graduate paddled from Britain to France and cycled 11,000 miles across Europe before jumping back in her kayak to travel from Russia to Japan. Scroll down for video . Sarah Outen, pictured after arriving in New York by bike from Alaska, is preparing for the final leg of her gruelling challenge to circumnavigate the world using just human power - four years after she set off . Sarah  has already travelled a staggering 20,500 miles since she left Tower Bridge in London in a kayak on April 1, 2011 . She then set off to row across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska but had to be rescued after her boat was battered by 80mph winds in a three-day tropical storm. She said she strapped herself to the bunk of her rowing boat while she waited for help. She said: 'That was really scary, it was a really intense few days being in those conditions and being alone. 'The water was coming in and there was nothing I could do but wait so I lay on my bunk strapped in and floated for three days. The Oxford graduate paddled from Britain to France and cycled 11,000 miles across Europe before jumping back in her kayak to travel from Russia to Japan . Love boat: Miss Outen proposed to her girlfriend Lucy from the middle of the sea using a satellite phone . The adventurer has 3,000 miles left to go before she completes her trip . A moment of respite: Sarah setting up camp at Shalti lake, in China, in June 2011 . Sarah in a sunbaked Gobi desert during her 11,000-mile ride to the edge of Russia . The route Sarah has taken since leaving London in 2011, with the final leg a row across the Atlantic . April 2011 - Sets off from Tower Bridge in London. Kayaks from London to France, then cycles 11,000 miles across Europe and Asia before kayaking from Russia to Japan. May 2012 - Rows across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska but is rescued by Japanese coastguards a month into the five month journey. She goes home to recover for nine months where she meets her fiancee Lucy. April 2013 - Returns to Japan and rows across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska, arriving in September 2013. Proposes to Lucy via satellite phone from middle of Pacific Ocean. Returns home because of Alaskan winter. May 2014 - Returns to Alaska and kayaks 1,500 miles along the Aleutian Islands. Has just a two week break before cycling 4,500 miles through Alaska, Canada and the United States in one of the harshest winters the country has seen. March 2015 - Arrives in New York. Plans to stay for two weeks before cycling 400 miles to Cape Cod and then rowing solo for 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean back to the UK. She will then cycle, kayak and row back to Tower Bridge aiming to arrive in September . 'I zoned out as much as I could and there was just one occasion when I lost it and started crying. 'The Japanese coastguard plane was flying overhead and I had to go out to let off a flare so they could find my position. 'I wasn't strapped in and a wave hit and I got thrown around the cabin and I was exhausted and scared so just burst into tears. 'But I told myself to pull it together and luckily got rescued.' The physically demanding journey has also been an emotional one for Sarah who proposed to partner Lucy Allen, 28, whilst she was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. She said: 'I met Lucy during the time at home so in a way I was lucky that I capsized and was forced to abandon that row to Alaska the first time. 'We had talked about getting married and said we would propose to each other when I reached Alaska. 'But I was alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and I thought why wait so I picked up the satellite phone and just went for it. 'I had to ask her twice because she couldn't hear me properly but she said yes.' She returned to Japan in April 2013 and completed the five-month journey which made her the first and youngest person to row solo from Japan to the Aleutian Islands. Incredibly, she then kayaked 1,500 miles along the Aleutian Islands with pal Justine Curgenven before cycling 4,500 miles through Alaska, Canada and the United States. Since then she has battled plunging -40C temperatures and narrowly avoided being attacked by grizzly bears. Sarah, from Oakham, Rutland, eventually arrived in New York last Thursday and is having a two-week break until she cycles another 400 miles to Cape Cod. She will then prepare to row Happy Socks for the final leg of her journey, a solo trip across 3,000 miles of the Atlantic Ocean back to the UK. She said the most testing part of her incredible trip has been camping in plunging temperatures and tackling wild bears along her route. She said: 'It was difficult because overnight the temperature dropped below -40C several times which made breathing in the tent very difficult. 'There were ice particles in the air when I was up in Alaska and northern Canada between August and October. 'Some kind people invited me in to their homes but I mostly camped and I knew bears were around so at night my mind would play tricks on me. 'There was no-one around and the sound of bears in the forest would keep me awake at night. 'I only saw one bear on the bike when a brown grizzly ran across the path I was cycling on and disappeared. 'But during the kayaking along the Aleutian Islands we saw lots of grizzly bears on the banks of the shore. 'One evening I was in a stream having a wash and I suddenly saw this big grizzly bear walking towards me downstream. 'All I could do was get out as quick as I could and luckily my clothes were on the shore so he had a good sniff of them and that slowed him down. 'We were able to make a fuss and throw some stones in the water and luckily that scared him off but he was only a few feet away from us.' Plotting the course for adventure: Sarah plots her route while in the cabin of her boat, Happy Socks . Sarah uses the radio in her boat Happy Socks, which she has used to cross the North Pacific . Peddle power: Sarah has cycled over 15,000 miles during her odyssey. She's pictured here in China . Sarah began her long trip by kayaking from London at Tower Bridge to France in 2011 .","highlights":"Sarah Outen left Tower Bridge in London in a kayak on April 1, 2011 . She paddled to France then cycled 11,000 miles across Europe . Then she jumped back in her kayak to travel from Russia to Japan . She then rowed across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska in September 2013 . After that she cycled 4,500 miles across North America to New York .","id":"58dbc73702d9adbad6fe3b7f52849b3e9c3009fa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 24,000 miles by bicycle, raft and rowing boat on her 30,000 mile journey, from Scotland via Russia, Greenland and Canada.\nThe expedition is in aid of Action for Children and the Round Britain Expedition is one of her projects under the banner of Adventure Syndicate, a charitable organisation that connects adventurous people to their dreams. The organisation gives support to inspirational projects and initiatives that benefit children around the world, including Action for Children.\nHer journey started in Inverness in July 2011, and will end in Tijuana in Mexico.\nOn June 17, she left the Atlantic Ocean and made landfall in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, after cycling through the Arctic Circle, across North America, to Tijuana.\nThe final push will see Sarah paddle across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Baja, Mexico over the next six months.\nShe has already been inspired by what she has seen and has vowed to continue working with Action for Children and fundraising for the charity.\nShe said: \u201cI was really moved by the work we do supporting young people across the UK and I\u2019m excited by the prospect of working more closely with this amazing charity.\u201d\nThe Action for Children challenge team will continue to fund-raise for the charity, which works with disadvantaged children and their families, and also helps young people to find the direction and support they need as they grow into adulthood. The team has set itself a fundraising target of \u00a3500,000.\nSarah is now approaching the final stages of her journey and has been keeping her friends and fans up to date with her progress.\nShe said: \u201cI have 3,000 miles to go to finish the Challenge and the end is in sight! I have a mixture of anticipation and excitement in the last stages and the days are ticking by quickly.\n\u201cI am looking forward to meeting the team to say farewell in Nova Scotia and to get some good rest. I am planning to have a few days with them before hitting the road again.\n\u201cOne of the last challenges I will face is the Pacific Ocean, which should take over 20 days from now, as I have a long way to go. It\u2019s the last leg and with a few people to meet along the way, I am really looking forward to it.\u201d\nAction for Children chief executive David Wall said: \u201cSarah\u2019s determination to reach the end of her journey is an inspiration to so many people. The amount she has already raised will make a real"}
{"article":"An unarmed black teenager has been shot dead by a police officer at a Wisconsin home - just days after the release of a damning report into racial prejudice by cops in Ferguson, Missouri. Tony Robinson, 19, who was suspected of a recent battery, was reportedly gunned down by officer Matt Kenny, 45, who had followed him into an apartment in\u00a0Madison at 6.30pm local time Friday. A struggle had ensued in the seconds before the shooting, it is reported. The officer then performed CPR on Tony and the teen was rushed to hospital. However, he later succumbed to his injuries. The killing, which sparked a mass protest outside the home, came only two days after a Justice Department report revealed that\u00a0seven racist emails had been sent by officials in Ferguson. It also came just hours before President Barack Obama will lead this weekend's 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday', when police beat protesters marching from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery. Scroll down for video . Shot dead: Tony Robinson (pictured with his mother, Andrea Irwin), who was a graduate of Sun Prairie High School, was shot dead by a police officer at a Madison, Wisconsin, home at around 6.30pm local time Friday . Killed: A struggle had ensued in the seconds before the shooting, it is reported. The officer then performed CPR on Tony and the teen (pictured) was rushed to hospital. However, he later succumbed to his injuries . Protest: The killing, which sparked a mass protest outside the home (pictured), comes only two days after a Justice Department report revealed that seven racist emails had been sent by officials in Ferguson, Missouri . Angry: Videos have appeared online showing around 100 protesters at the scene of the shooting, chanting slogans like, 'Who can you trust? Not the police'. Above, Tony's grandmother, Sharon Irwin, at the protests . Demonstrating: Many of the demonstrators moved the protest to inside the Madison City County building Friday night, according to footage posted on Twitter. It was not immediately clear if there were any arrests . Over the past 20 hours, videos have appeared online showing around 100 protesters at the scene of the shooting,\u00a0chanting slogans like, 'Who can you trust? Not the police,' in front of a row of officers. Many of the demonstrators moved the protest to inside the Madison City County building Friday night, according to footage on Twitter. It was not immediately clear if there were any arrests. Tony, who is yet to be formally identified but has been named by family and friends, was a graduate of Sun Prairie High School. Officials have confirmed he was unarmed when he was shot dead. Late Friday, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told broadcaster WKOW Mr Kenny had responded to a disturbance at an apartment in Williamson Street the African-American teenager had gone into. He said Tony had previously been seen dodging in and out of traffic and was suspected of a recent battery. The officer had forced his way into the home, where he was attacked by the teen, he said. '[The] subject assaulted my officer and in the context of mutual combat, the officer did draw his revolver and subsequently shot the subject,' Chief Koval told the broadcaster. Friends: Tony, who is yet to be formally identified but has been named by family and friends, is pictured in a Facebook photo alongside a friend. He was described as being a 'happy person' by former classmates . Relatives: During Friday night's protests, Tony's grandmother, Sharon Irwin (right), and aunt, Lorien Carter (left), told the gathered demonstrators that relatives had not been allowed to see the teenager after his death . Criticizing the authorities: 'We were told he was evidence,' Ms Carter told the crowd shortly before midnight, according to The Daily Cardinal. She added: 'He wasn't referred to as 'his son' or 'your son,' just 'evidence' Police face protesters: Cheered on by young and old protesters, Ms Irwin said: 'He [Tony] wouldn't hurt a fly. He was unarmed.' She asked: 'Why would you shoot him five times? What happened to your taser gun?' Mr Kenny, who has more than 12 years' \u00a0experience, was reportedly knocked down by a blow to the head during the struggle. He was taken to hospital, where he was treated and released. However, speaking to 27 News, Tony's tearful mother, Andrea Irwin, claimed her teenage son has 'never been a violent person', adding: 'To die in such a violent, violent way, it baffles me.' Ms Irwin also said that although she was pleased to see protesters supporting Tony at the scene, she does not wish to see violence like that in Ferguson after Michael Brown's death. During Friday night's protests, Tony's grandmother, Sharon Irwin, and aunt, Lorien Carter,  told the gathered demonstrators that relatives had not been allowed to see the teenager after his death. 'We were told he was evidence,' Ms Carter told the crowd shortly before midnight, according to The Daily Cardinal. 'He wasn't referred to as 'his son' or 'your son,' just 'evidence.' Grieving mother: Speaking to 27 News, Tony's tearful mother, Andrea Irwin (pictured), claimed her teenage son has 'never been a violent person'. 'To die in such a violent, violent way, it baffles me,' she told the news station . Understandable context: In a press briefing, Chief Koval said: 'It's understandable that the reaction at the scene and of some of our citizens is extremely volatile, emotional and upsetting. And we understand that' '[But] we would urge, obviously, that everyone exercise restraint, calm and allow the Division of Criminal Investigation(DCI) to conduct their affairs,' he added. Above, protesters write on windows Friday night . High turnout: Protesters on the steps of Madison City County building (Ieft) and outside Tony's home (right) Cheered on by young and old protesters, Ms Irwin added: 'He [Tony] wouldn't hurt a fly. He was unarmed. Why would you shoot him five times? What happened to your taser gun?' In a press briefing, Chief Koval said: 'In light of so much things that have happened not just across the country, but in our own community, it's understandable that the reaction at the scene and of some of our citizens is extremely volatile, emotional and upsetting. And we understand that. '[But] we would urge, obviously, that everyone exercise restraint, calm and allow the Division of Criminal Investigation(DCI) to conduct their affairs.' Mr Kenny is on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation by the state's Division of Criminal Investigation and the Dane County District Attorney's decision on whether to press charges. Chief Mike Koval said the officer was previously involved in a fatal shooting in 2007. However, he was cleared of any wrongdoing because it was a 'suicide by cop-type; situation, he said. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said an out-of-area investigation would be launched into the death of Tony, who was apparently planning on attending Madison College. Above, some demonstrators held up accusatory banners . Scene: Late Friday, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told broadcaster WKOW an officer had responded to a disturbance at an apartment  the African-American teenager had gone into. Above, police at the scene . Emergency response: Chief Koval added that Tony had appeared to be unarmed. 'The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject,' he said . According to The Wisconsin State Journal, friends of Tony were left shocked by his death. 'I still can't even fully wrap my head around this,'17-year-old Jack Spaulding told the Journal. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said an out-of-area investigation would be launched into the death of Tony, who was apparently planning on attending Madison College,\u00a0Badger Herald reported. The investigation is required under a newly passed state law, Mayor Soglin told the Journal, adding: 'It's a tragedy beyond description. I expect there will be a lot of anger and frustrations.' In recent days, protests have been held in Los Angeles and Washington state over police killings of unarmed men from minority groups. They followed nationwide protests over the deaths of 18-year-old Brown, from Ferguson, and 43-year-old Eric Garner, from Staten Island, at the hands of police. In the spotlight: The shooting comes at a time of increased scrutiny of police violence against minorities across the US. Above, Barack Obama has labeled the police system in Ferguson, Missouri, 'racially biased' Violent: Obama spoke in commemoration of 'Bloody Sunday' (pictured) on Saturday. The violent images broadcast on TV of the famous march helped lead to the historic passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . Earlier Friday, Obama said the investigation into police in Ferguson had exposed a 'broken and racially biased system'. 'It turns out they weren't just making it up. This was happening,'he said. He told a room of both young and old attendees that Ferguson must now decide how to move forward, adding that America's top goal should be to prevent similar circumstances elsewhere. Obama's comments at South Carolina's Benedict College came the day before he led the 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday', on which people protested against lack of voting rights. The violent images broadcast on TV helped lead to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.\u00a0The President gave a powerful speech in commemoration at Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday.","highlights":"Tony Robinson, 19, shot dead by a police officer at Wisconsin apartment . A struggle had ensued in seconds before the shooting on Friday evening . Officer Matt Kenny did CPR on Tony, but he died from injuries\u00a0in hospital . Killing prompted over 100 angry demonstrators to protest outside home . Comes just days after release of damning report into police in Ferguson . Also came hours before Obama marked half-century of 'Bloody Sunday' Investigation launched into killing; Tony was suspected of recent battery .","id":"6e2a1612c06997dd6373849854f368dff8e19fcd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" robbery in Madison, Wisconsin, was shot at his home at 7.15am local time on Wednesday. The unarmed teen was discovered in bed with a knife by a neighbour - but was later pronounced dead in hospital. Madison police said Robinson died at a local hospital and a second-degree murder charge has since been filed against an officer who they say was answering a call to check on his welfare. Local media reports claimed Robinson had been acting strangely and yelling in a residential area the morning of the shooting. Police were dispatched and found Robinson \"acting strangely\" on the steps of his home and were later told by a neighbour that the youngster had stabbed his mother during the night. \"After a thorough investigation it was determined by MPD investigators that an officer\/subject confrontation occurred,\" the force said in a statement. It continued: \"The Madison Police Department is taking its time to fully investigate this matter and the Madison Police Chief's Office has met with the Dane County District Attorney and is co-operating with that office and the FBI throughout this investigative process.\" Police later arrested 19-year-old Joseph Mensah and charged him with the \"unnecessary discharge\" of a gun. He has not yet appeared in court. As with the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson last month, the shooting of Robinson, who had just joined a hip-hop group, is the latest in a string of tragic events to rock the black community this year. The unarmed youngster's killing comes just two days after a US district judge found the city of Ferguson police to be systemically racist and guilty of a \"pattern of unconstitutional policing\". The city has since been on the receiving end of another damning report - this time from the Department of Justice, which criticised the use of rubber bullets and tear gas against unarmed protestors. In a report released last night, US Attorney-General Eric Holder accused Ferguson police of a \"longstanding, systemic pattern of using excessive force, making biased and discriminatory arrest practices, and targeting African Americans and Latinos for stops, frisks, and seizures of marijuana\" - in other words, \"targeting blacks for drugs\", in the words of Holder. \"This report should provide a much-needed impetus to finally reform Ferguson Police practices to root out the systemic bias that the investigation uncovered,\" Holder said. In Madison, police spokesman Joel DeSpain said: \"We are in uncharted territory.\" In July last year, the city's police chief, Mike Koval"}
{"article":"An American saga of redemption and recovery unfolded in dramatic style at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday. Wearing red was JB Holmes, who has recovered so hearteningly from two bouts of gruelling brain surgery four years ago. Wearing blue was Dustin Johnson, the party boy who took a six-month leave of absence to mend his wild ways. In the end it was the man hell-bent on his redemptive mission who came out on top as Johnson closed with a final round 69 to win by one from Holmes, who had begun the final round with a five shot lead. Dustin Johnson (right) celebrates with his caddie Austin Johnson on the eighteenth hole at Doral . Johnson proudly holds the\u00a0WGC-Cadillac Championship trophy following his victory on Sunday . 'It means everything to win again,' said Johnson, who admitted his break was due to issues with alcohol and was competing in just his fifth event on his return. 'It has been a tough road but a lot of good has come out of it and I feel great now. This has to be the best win of my career.' Johnson has long had a reputation as one of America's most gifted talents but was in danger of throwing it all away. Now he looks a reformed character. The latest world rankings out on Monday are likely to show him up to 6th and he' s quite capable of giving Rory McIlroy a run for his money at the top. Masters champion Bubba Watson led briefly but paid for a bad stretch of three bogeys in four holes from the 11th and finished third. Johnson went the other way, playing his last 11 holes so artfully that he completed the sequence in a telling three under par. It was hard not to feel sorry for Holmes. He had opened the tournament with a 62 that was so good it might well stand as the round of the year. But he blew his chances with a terrible start that saw his five shot lead dwindle to nothing before the first 90 minutes of play was completed. Johnson celebrates his birdie on the 15th hole during the final round of action on Sunday . As for McIlroy, his troubles with the plethora of water hazards continued right to the end, as he put not only his drive on the 18th into the water, but his third shot as well. Before the start of his final round, Donald Trump, preposterous owner of this overrated venue, had presented McIlroy with the three iron he had tossed infamously into the water on Friday, after it was retrieved by a scuba diver. McIlroy took it out of his bag once on Sunday - to play that third shot at the last. Thanks a lot, Donald, he must have been thinking. McIlroy shaped up to throw the offending implement into the water once more, but this time kept hold of it. It was a moment of light relief at the end of a seriously trying week for the world number one. Bubba Watson led briefly but paid for a bad stretch of three bogeys in four holes from the 11th . At least he finished off with a more typical example of his artistry. Through the back of the green and staring down the barrel of an ugly triple bogey seven or still worse, McIlroy chipped the ball in for a six. Even so, it rather undid the good work he displayed earlier, and meant he signed for a 71. He still finished in the top ten, though. All those missed putts and shots into the water, and still only a handful of players beat him. 'It was certainly an adventurous week and the game's just not quite there,' he admitted. 'I'm pretty disappointed with the way I played overall. But there were signs of improvement.' He will look to build on those during a two day trip to Augusta National, beginning on Monday. He will play just one more tournament \u2013 the Arnold Palmer Invitational next week \u2013 before his historic tilt at a career grand slam at the Masters next month. Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the second hold during a disappointing final day of action for the world No 1 . Round of the day came from England's Danny Willett, who shot 68 to finish tied 12th. This was a fine confidence boost for the 27-year-old Yorkshireman ahead of his first appearance at The Masters. 'I'm obviously very pleased,' he said. 'It's a tough course and the set-up is very difficult so to finish on level par for the week, I'd have bitten your hand off if you'd offered me that on Thursday. When you're playing with the top 50 you know they're not going to give you anything, but I'm feeling more comfortable all the time playing at this level.' How far can he go? One area of concern remains a chronic back injury that has caused him to withdraw from plenty of tournaments over the years and one this year already. 'I'm taking painkillers and managing it,' he said. 'I'm going to stay over here through the Masters because flying back and forth is no good for it. There's no point worrying about it, I've just got to get on with it.' He is doing that all right.","highlights":"Dustin Johnson closed with a final round 69 to claim the title . Bubba Watson led briefly but paid for a bad stretch of three bogeys . Rory McIlroy signed with a 71 but still finished in the top 10 . England's Danny Willett shot 68 to finish tied 12th .","id":"28278c12f2359ea8ae3ecbcadb939caf81adca97","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Holmes carded a magnificent six-under par 64 to tie the course record, 63, held by Tiger Woods in 2005 and Jim Furyk in 2009.\n- F1\n- MotoGP\n- Championships\n- Forums\n- CrashTV\n- Live\nJB Holmes' victory at the Doral Championship on Sunday was a victory for heart and for his home state, Kentucky. After battling the darkness of a serious brain condition and a three-and-a-half-month lay-off following surgery in November 2007, Holmes' victory in a three-way play-off was one of the most dramatic on the PGA Tour of recent years.\n\"I've been watching this for so long,\" said Holmes. \"I know how hard the game is. This is a golf course that you have to play every shot.\n\"This was just special. It means so much to me and for the fans, too. They have a lot of love for me. I'm just glad I could win it for Kentucky, because that's where I am from.\"\nIn recent years, Doral has staged the first three-way play-off on the PGA Tour and this week's event - in which Holmes tied the course record of 63 - was the seventh occasion on which the championship had been decided in such circumstances. The last three-way play-off was staged in 2008 when Camilo Villegas emerged triumphant.\nThe triumph was special for Holmes because Doral, where he grew up, and his wife's family live, and his family and friends were on-hand to cheer him on in his quest for victory.\n\"I didn't expect to feel like I did after I was done,\" he told the media post-match. \"I was happy to be out there in the first place. I was just happy to get out there and be playing this game again.\n\"Just to be able to get back on the golf course to be able to compete and win a golf tournament is an honour. It's a huge honour.\"\nHe had earlier admitted the chance of victory was \"dripping off the edges of my mind\" as he moved from bogey to birdie, although he refused to elaborate further as to what that had meant.\nEarlier, he had opened with a 63 before suffering a blow with a six-over-par 78 in the second round. That"}
{"article":"Reverend Gavin Ashenden said around 100 passages in the Muslim holy book incite followers to violence, including 'striking off heads' There are passages in the Koran which \u2018invite people to violence\u2019, one of the Queen\u2019s chaplains said last night. Reverend Canon Gavin Ashenden, the former chaplain of Sussex University and one of 35 who serve Her Majesty, expressed concern about more than 100 passages in the Muslim holy book. But the Church of England priest declined to say whether parts of the Koran are \u2018evil\u2019, instead advising people to make up their own minds. He was responding to comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who warned this week about being too quick to brand people with strong religious views \u2018extremists\u2019. Yesterday, more than 60 imams and leaders of Muslim groups signed an open letter to the Government accusing it of criminalising Islam. They claimed the \u2018terror threat\u2019 was being exploited for political capital ahead of the election, as \u2018the big parties inevitably try to outdo each other in their nastiness\u2019. The signatories, which included journalist Yvonne Ridley and former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg, criticised the \u2018demonisation of Muslims in Britain ... despite their disavowal of violence and never having supported terrorist acts\u2019. Rev Ashenden was responding to comments by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who has reportedly claimed young people are turning to jihad because mainstream religion is not \u2018exciting\u2019. The Archbishop said Britain\u2019s religious communities needed to do more to provide an alternative to extremism that gives youngsters a \u2018purpose in life\u2019. But Rev Ashenden told LBC radio he was \u2018attracted to Christianity because it invites people to the extremity of forgiveness and love\u2019. He added: \u2018Islam has, I think, over 100 verses inviting people to violence in the Koran which Christianity doesn\u2019t have. 'If you\u2019re going to invite people to be dedicated ... followers of their scriptures, Christians will go around forgiving people and Islamists will do something else.\u2019 Asked to compare the Bible and the Koran, he said the Christian holy text invites its followers to forgive and try to lead people away from sin, while the Muslim text invites people to violence . Presenter Iain Dale said Muslims would say Islam was \u2018entirely peaceful\u2019, but Rev Ashenden said parts of the Koran \u2018tell you to kill your enemies\u2019. He then quoted verses which he said urged Muslims to \u2018strike off the heads\u2019 of \u2018those who disbelieve\u2019. When warned his comments could offend Muslims, he said: \u2018If they are offended by my quoting the Koran they are not offended by me, they are offended by the Koran.\u2019 He added: \u2018If you\u2019re going to talk about excitement in Christianity it\u2019s about delivering people from evil and transforming people\u2019s lives.\u2019 Asked whether he would describe certain parts of the Koran as evil, he said: \u2018I notice that they invite people to violence. I\u2019ll let other people decide whether that\u2019s good or evil.\u2019 The Church of England did not respond when contacted last night. Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Airlines which fly suspected terrorists out of the country in breach of a Home Office order could face fines of up to \u00a350,000. The penalties would be applied to carriers which breach a \u2018no fly\u2019 instruction and allow a potential jihadi to travel abroad. Smaller fines of up to \u00a310,000 could be imposed if airlines fail to hand over information about their passengers and crew. The new powers were rushed through the Commons on Tuesday night and are expected to come into force next month. Some 600 Britons are thought to have travelled to Syria or Iraq to join Islamic State. If police or security agencies are aware of someone\u2019s intention to go to the region, an alert can be sent to airlines instructing them to prevent the person from flying. All airline carriers will be required to use data systems which automatically respond to these alerts. Schools cannot be expected to detect radicalised pupils if their own families do not spot warning signs, a senior Labour politician said last night. Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt warned that \u2018more and more\u2019 responsibility is being placed on schools and teachers. He branded Islamic extremism a \u2018poisonous and cancerous ideology\u2019, which is \u2018capturing the minds of many young people\u2019. But he suggested that other public services, such as social work, had been stripped away, leaving schools to deal with the problem alone. The former TV historian spoke two weeks after three girls from Bethnal Green Academy in east London fled to Syria to join Islamic State. He said: \u2018If the parents themselves didn\u2019t know what was taking place, the chances of the teachers and the head teachers themselves knowing was more challenging.\u2019","highlights":"Rev Gavin Ashenden said some 100 passages in Koran incite violence . Said Bible instead preaches forgiveness and delivering people from sin . Asked if Koran was 'evil' he said 'I will let people decide for themselves'","id":"2ce9d3b0ddb366c6ec4596bc2a2ff123309ae6eb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"s most senior Catholic priests told an audience today. Father Gavin Ashenden, former chaplain to Prince Charles, described how Muslim readers of the Koran were \u201cbound in a scriptural duty\u201d to carry out \u201cviolent and lethal\u201d commands contained in some passages. Father Ashenden was the guest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster at the launch of a controversial art display at the City Gallery in Westminster today. Described as a \u2018dialogue between the East and West\u2019, the exhibit includes artwork such as a \u201cMuslim crescent of gold suspended from a Christian cross\u201d. Father Ashenden told BBC Radio Four\u2019s World At One that the Koran was a \u2018dangerous book\u2019, and that the violent passages were \u201cbinding\u201d on Muslims. \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing right now is a very real, immediate danger, and people need to wake up to that,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is very clear from the Koran itself. Every Muslim is bound in a scriptural duty to carry out the violent and lethal passages in the Koran and they believe they are doing God\u2019s will. \u201cThe Koran is a very dangerous book, it is a very, very dangerous book. There are passages in it which are very much like the Old Testament, very prophetic, very detailed.\u201d The controversial archbishop of Liverpool, Vincent Nichols, has previously said he had \u201cgrave concerns\u201d about the \u2018radicalising\u2019 of young Muslims in Britain by hardliners. The priest was among a group of religious leaders who met the Muslim extremist preacher Anjem Choudary recently to give him the Christian perspective. \u201cWe were able to speak to him from a scriptural position, an Islamic position, the Koran, the Hadith, all the holy books,\u201d Father Ashenden said. \u201cIt showed that he really wasn\u2019t prepared to say much about Islam because we weren\u2019t prepared to be silenced by him.\u201d In August, Archbishop Nichols said he had \u201cgrave concerns\u201d over the \u201cradicalising of young Muslims\u201d by hardliners and \u201cfundamentalists\u201d. In an address at the London Muslim Centre, he said some mosques appeared to be \u201chotbeds of fanaticism\u201d, and some hardline mosques are \u201cencouraging their followers not to integrate but to segregate\u201d. The archbishop added: \u201cWhat they should be doing is to make very clear that all British Muslims are loyal to the Queen, to the British state"}
{"article":"Actress Mae Whitman, DJ Hannah Bronfman and fashion blogger Sincerely Jules banded together to promote healthy body image by taking the world's largest unretouched selfie featuring more than 1,000 women. Photographer Gray Malin teamed up with fashion brand\u00a0Aerie  to organize the massive group photo last weekend in Miami, Florida; while Mae, Hannah and Jules used a selfie stick to capture the record-breaking snapshot, Gray shot the scene from a helicopter above them. 'Mae Whitman, Hannah Bronfman and Sincerely Jules helped us take the world's largest unretouched selfie to celebrate #AerieSWIM! #AerieREAL #LoveYourRealSelfie\u200b,' Aerie captioned the historical image on Instagram. Scroll down for video . Record-breaking: Actress Mae Whitman (left), DJ Hannah Bronfman (center), and blogger Sincerely Jules took the world's largest unretouched selfie featuring more than 1,000 women last Saturday in Miami, Florida . Great view: Photographer Gray Malin\u00a0teamed up with  Aerie to take the massive group photo. He also took aerial shots of the party from a helicopter that flew above the Mondrian hotel pool . Hannah, 26, also shared the photo on her Instagram account, writing: 'We did it! What an awesome way to celebrate international women's day\/weekend! So much positivity in the air! Ladies I salute you!' In addition to promoting natural beauty, the snapshot was also a celebration of the brand's launch of its latest Aerie Swim and AerieReal campaigns. The party held at the Mondrian hotel in South Beach was filled with Aerie fans of all shapes and sizes modeling the company's latest collection. Important tools: Mae, Hannah and Jules used selfie stick to take the record-breaking selfie during the Aerie event . Postive message: The three women posed with Gray in front of a group of girls holding up letters that spelled out #aerieREAL . Uncanny resemblance: The 26-year-old actress hung out with her mom\u00a0Pat Musick at the event, where they took their own mother-daughter pictures with a selfie stick . Peace sign: Miami fashion bloggers\u00a0Erika Thomas (left), Kristin Clark (center), and Ria Michelle (right) cozied up to take this snapshot by the water . 'We couldn't be more proud to further our Aerie Real campaign and bring our 'Love Your Real Selfie' message to life with this memorable and exciting aerial platform,' Aerie Brand President Jennifer Foyle said in a statement. She continued: 'Aerie is seizing spring break as an opportunity to challenge beauty standards, share a brilliant swim collection designed for all Aerie girls and celebrate body-positivity with the world's largest selfie.' Mae, the 26-year-old star of romantic comedy The Duff, hung out with her mom Pat Musick at the event, where they took their own mother-daughter pictures with a selfie stick. Stylisth trio: Kristin (left), Millie (right), and Ginger Harris (center) modeled Aerie's latest collection at the event . Head piece: Mae picked herself up a flower crown at the Aerie pool party . Boho chic: Fashion stylist Rachael Russell (left) and model Annie Vazquez (right) threw their arms around a friend for this photo . Mixing beats: Hannah let Gray take a turn behind the DJ booth . 'We all about that unretouched selfie life! Me and ma Having a blast in Miami with yall celebrating\u2026[sic]' she tweeted last Saturday. She later wrote: 'Guys I was a part of the world's largest 'selfie' with my mom! Natural Ladies hanging by the pool! #LoveYourRealSelfie.' The Photoshop-free group shot is a part of the brand's Aerie Real campaign, which they launched last year with models who were left completely natural - without any airbrushing. 'The Aerie Real movement is an important benchmark in the evolution of the Aerie brand, which has always celebrated its customers' unique spirit and optimism,' Ms Foyle explained. 'By challenging traditional supermodel standards, Aerie sparks a conversation with consumers about the true meaning of real and unretouched beauty.' Flower power: Amanda Harris and Rachael wore floral crowns for their snapshot together . Celebrity selfie: Mae took a picture with two young fans during the event . Big picture: More than 1,000 women used selfie sticks to take their own epic photos . No filter: This image is an ad from the Aerie Real campaign, which was launched last year and features models who don't have any airbrushing done to their images .","highlights":"Actress Mae Whitman lead the group, which also included DJ Hannah Bronfman and fashion blogger Sincerely Jules . The trio each used a selfie stick in order to take the photo on their phones . The record-breaking selfie was taken at a spring break event in Miami, Florida to celebrate the Aerie Real campaign, which promotes healthy body image .","id":"009f60e42708ba8e1fb1f7ac8d74e98b90907076","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with Women's Health and the Dove Self-Esteem Fund to shoot a giant picture of women that is now on display in New York City.\n\"I am so excited to finally get to see it because we have been working on this project for almost a year now,\" says Malin, who has been a major supporter of the campaign. \"And it really is the world's biggest selfie.\"\nFor the project, Malin shot more than 15 women from the U.S. and five international cities (Mexico City, London, Paris, Sydney and Tokyo) and then stitched the images together into one final work of art.\n\"It's important to me to do something that actually has a positive impact on people's lives,\" he says. \"Women of all shapes, sizes and ages\u2014you don't have to look a certain way to take part. It's not a message about losing weight. It's a message about feeling good and feeling empowered. You don't have to be stick skinny or big to get a lot of attention, which is pretty interesting.\"\n\"I grew up going to church every weekend and hearing so much negativity about women's bodies,\" says Whitman, 23, the voice of Disney Channel's \"Girl Meets World\" and star of the forthcoming Netflix series \"Galavant.\" \"It kind of made me internalize all of these things that I'm not beautiful and that I don't fit the ideal.\"\n\"I really like that we're celebrating this message of positive body image,\" says Bronfman, 32, the founder of food company Sweet Laurel Bakery in Los Angeles. \"I personally think the reason that so many people suffer from eating disorders is because we feel like we have to be this size or we have to look this way or we have to be that way. And it's very important that we realize that beauty is within each and every one of us, and that is what is important.\"\nBronfman says when it came time to shoot the project, she knew exactly who to choose. \"I know [Dove is] very much in my corner as a positive body image message company, and so to get to shoot with Dove was just an extra plus,\" Bronfman says. \"I've been going to their offices for so long for Dove product shoots. They were so open to us using their products in the background, and they have such"}
{"article":"It\u2019s nearly time for Kell Brook to make an emotional walk to the ring and fight Jo Jo Dan on March 28. He has the world at his feet again and I\u2019m looking at fights against the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios and Keith Thurman in the summer and then the winner of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. But it was so nearly game over for Kell. I remember being sat next to his bed in the hospital in Tenerife and I didn\u2019t know if he would fight again. I think it\u2019s hard for you or I to imagine to what he has been through since that horrific knife attack. But this guy is special. Dan is going to face a fighter in Sheffield who has only thought about fighting for the past six months. It has been hard on Kell \u2013 he won a world title and what was supposed to be his moment has been spent recovering from that attack. It\u2019s been a nightmare. Kell Brook with his world title in September as he began his recovery from being stabbed in the leg . The challenge \u2013 and it is a big challenge \u2013 will be handling himself in the right manner on the night. Everyone wants to see how he comes back physically from what happened. But how will he cope with the emotions? He will be in his own city, defending his title after all that frustration and pain. There is a lot that can go wrong in those circumstances. But Kell is different to normal people. The night he won his world title against Shawn Porter in California, the stakes were so high. He was fighting in Porter\u2019s backyard after having so many title shots postponed because of injury. A normal person could easily have been swallowed up by that pressure \u2013 the rest of us were properly nervous. I was there in his dressing room looking at him for a sign of how he was feeling. My dad walked over to Kell just before he put his gloves, grabbed his arm and said to him: \u2018This is your time, don\u2019t let this moment pass.' I went outside the dressing room and my dad was smiling. He said to me: \u2018That boy is barely breathing. He is about to fight for the world title in America and his pulse is so low.\u2019 The Sheffield fighter lands a punch on Shawn Porter on his way to becoming world champion in August 2014 . I am telling you, this guy has ice in his veins. Nothing fazes him. He has been stabbed in the leg and could have died. Now, a few months on he is fighting to retain his world title. People will doubt him but I won\u2019t. That is why I will make the biggest fights possible for him if he comes through this next challenge against Dan. I have already made contact with Marquez\u2019s people and also Rios\u2019s representatives. Marquez is a legend and that would be a huge fight and Rios has been a world champion. Thurman is also keen and a quality fighter. Any one of those guys in Sheffield in June would be a very big fight. After that, I would love to see Kell fight Pacquiao or Mayweather. Anyone would. After those two fight on May 2, the winner and Kell will be the only world champions in the welterweight division. It would be a great unification match. Of course, the fight the whole country wants to see is Kell versus Amir Khan. Khan\u2019s team told us the fight would happen one day but why not on June 13 at Wembley? We can\u2019t wait forever for them. All Kell can do is take care of his own business later this month. It\u2019s a challenge but he always comes through. Brook is putting together his final training preparations before fighting Jo Jo Dan later this month . Another fight everyone is desperate to see is Carl Frampton versus Scott Quigg. Talks are underway between me and Barry McGuigan\u2019s Cyclone Promotions, who look after Frampton. Scott is not worried about where the fight is staged or what television channel it is shown on \u2013 we just want to make this fight. Of course the finances have to be right and we have submitted a proposal that will pay both fighters huge money. They will talk with their broadcaster and see what\u2019s on offer and then hopefully we will sit down as soon as possible. After that, we can push negotiations on. I\u2019m not sure if we will ever find an agreed split - I would be happy for a 60-40 purse split in favour of the winner. If you really fancy it I can\u2019t see a problem with that. Let\u2019s see. We can talk about world titles and legacy and exposure but ultimately this is a super fight \u2013 and in a super fight it is only right that these two great fighters get the best deal possible financially. If we can all reach an agreement, then I would love to make this fight in June. We\u2019d be happy to fight in Belfast if the numbers were right, but likewise Manchester would be brilliant and so would the O2 Arena in London. There is a long way to go but who wouldn\u2019t want to see this fight? Scott Quigg (right) joins Carl Frampton in the ring after he beat Chris Avalos in Belfast last month . I was disappointed to lose the purse bids for James DeGale-Andre Dirrell after some long negotiations with Dirrell\u2019s team. We backed our man to a tune of $2.1m but they put in a huge bid of $3.1m. I\u2019m confident James DeGale gets the victory regardless of the location and make history in the process. I am hearing rumours that the fight will be on April 24 in Chicago but we back James to get the win. Tony Bellew is back in the UK after his foray into Hollywood. Don\u2019t ask me how he came to be involved in the Creed film, but what a great opportunity for him. We will be talking in the coming days about his options, but rest assured after beating Nathan Cleverly last time out, he will be in a world title fight next time. We are looking at all four of the cruiserweight world champions. Marco Huck, the WBO champion, is keen and appeals to us as well. But we would fight any of Denis Lebedev (WBA champion), Grigory Drozd (WBC) or Yoan Pablo Hernandez (IBF). All are quality fighters and I have had good feedback on all options so watch this space. We are heading for a brilliant battle of Hull lightweights this summer. Golden boy Luke Campbell was brilliant again in beating Levis Morales in Hull at the weekend and Tommy Coyle survived a huge scare against Martin Gethin on the same card. He was knocked down but got up and perforated Gethin\u2019s ear drum to win. They are both huge draws in the city and now I am going to make the fight between them for this summer. They are a great mix. Coyle\u2019s family is known all over Hull \u2013 they have a fruit and veg stall in the middle of the city and Tommy is full of beans. Luke is already an MBE, the boy with an Olympic gold medal. Tommy Coyle celebrates his win over Martin Gethin at The Hull Arena on March 7 . Above all else, they are tremendous fighters. It will really divide the city. I am looking at the KC Stadium and Craven Park, probably for a date in mid-July. Many people would have Campbell as favourite but how can anyone underestimate Tommy Coyle? This will be a huge night. I would like to say here how relieved I was to hear that Charlie Payton is OK after being taken to hospital following his defeat against Bobby Jenkinson in Hull at the weekend. He looked in a bad way but has been given the all-clear, thankfully. It reminds you how tough this sport is and, for me, it reinforces that above all else these guys ought to get the paydays they deserve. People say that fighters should ignore the money and just get fights made \u2013 it is easy to say when you are not the one putting your health on the line for your living. Fight for titles and fight for glory, of course, but let\u2019s remember what these athletes put themselves through in the process.","highlights":"It's time to judge what Kell Brook is made of when he makes his comeback from being stabbed . I want to make summer fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios or Keith Thurman if Brook beats Jo Jo Dan on March 28 . But June 13 at Wembley works if Amir Khan wants to talk . Then we want the winner of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao . Talks have started over Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg . I will make Luke Campbell vs Tommy Coyle in Hull in mid-July .","id":"aeedf2394c4de3fc8b950f9447570f90d1f4061a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Marcos Maidana.\nI\u2019ve heard you train with Kell. What are your views of his future?\nI believe in Kell. I\u2019ve been there a long time and he\u2019s a lovely kid, but as a fighter he isn\u2019t doing the right things to develop his career. He is more of an entertainer with great showman skills than a fighter. But he does have the boxing ability to do the things I know he can do and the way his career is developing right now, it\u2019s hard to see how he can get anywhere near these goals he is talking about.\nIf he doesn\u2019t beat Marquez at the moment then he\u2019ll definitely struggle, especially in Mexico. And if he doesn\u2019t beat Marquez, he won\u2019t beat Floyd. If he doesn\u2019t beat Marquez, he\u2019ll only become a star because of who his uncle [Nigel Benn] is. I don\u2019t want to see Kell get beaten. I just don\u2019t want to see him getting beaten by another journeyman, and that\u2019s the fight he\u2019s talking about with Marquez.\nYou\u2019ve seen the tapes of Marquez, right? Marquez is not an easy fight. You said he isn\u2019t ready to take on a kid like Kell and I completely agree. Marquez is way too experienced to take on a kid like Kell, even if Marquez is 38 now. What do you think a 38-year-old Marquez will do to a 25-year-old Kell Brook? Kell doesn\u2019t have the experience, either. If this fight happened ten years from now then you could see the possibility of him beating him.\nI\u2019d love for Kell to fight a real fight, rather than a glorified exhibition like the one with Errol Spence, Jr. that was for the 2016 Fight of the Year. A Kell Brook fight without the Floyd Mayweather hype shouldn\u2019t even be considered for anything other than a minor TV bout. Marquez is one of the best in the world and he hasn\u2019t lost a fight in ten years. There\u2019s no way that Kell is ready for that fight right now. He has a really great fan base, though, and you\u2019re going to see him doing lots of interviews to hype the fight up, but you\u2019re not going to see him making any progress. He\u2019s not going to get a"}
{"article":"(CNN)The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging an Alabama law that will force those under 18 seeking an abortion to go through an adversarial process that's akin to a trial. Generally, laws in the United States require parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion. But for some children, parental consent is impossible or even dangerous. This class of minors must seek a judicial bypass. While the bypass is a common feature of abortion laws in other states, this Alabama law may have gone too far. Here are the suspect provisions of this \"bypass by trial\": . \u2022 Alabama has turned what is supposed to be an informal, child-centered hearing into more of a trial. \u2022 The court can appoint a Guardian ad Litem -- normally an appointed lawyer for a child in, say, a divorce proceeding or a hearing involving unfit parents -- for the fetus. \u2022 The minor may be cross-examined by the district attorney and possibly the minor's parents. \u2022 Information about the minor's pregnancy may be disclosed to her family, friends and employers, and they might even be brought to court to testify -- against the minor. When it comes to abortion, minors are supposed to enjoy the same constitutional right of privacy as adults, free from undue state interference. However, the Supreme Court has also specifically articulated reasons why the constitutional rights of children are not identical to the rights of adults. Children are vulnerable and unable to make critical decisions and, of course, parents have a right to participate in raising their child. States may pass laws that subject minors seeking an abortion to an additional requirement: parental involvement. However, if the state chooses to require parental consent for a pregnant minor to get an abortion, the state also must provide an alternative procedure for obtaining that authorization -- one that \"bypasses\" having to get Mom and Dad's permission. The Supreme Court has required that these hearings \"must assure that resolution ... be completed with anonymity and sufficient expedition to provide an effective opportunity for an abortion to be obtained.\" Plus, and perhaps most importantly, the procedure bypassing parental consent cannot be a thinly veiled mechanism for an \"absolute, and possibly arbitrary, veto.\" In plain language, hearings must be quick and quiet, and they cannot be held in kangaroo court. The problem is, this does not give a lot of detailed direction to courts about how exactly to conduct these hearings. It's not surprising that court procedures vary wildly, and that sooner or later, a state like Alabama would experiment with state abortion law. Our system was specifically designed to allow states to experiment with social and economic legislation. Of course, that state prerogative is also tempered by a federal court's power to strike these laws down if they are unconstitutional. In this case, the ACLU's position is that creating an adversarial hearing goes too far. A hearing is fine, it seems, but something approaching a trial rises to the level of an impermissible \"undue burden\" on the right to have an abortion. This has been defined by the courts as placing a substantial obstacle in the path of the adult, or minor child seeking the abortion. The federal court that reviews these state statutes will be charged with determining whether Alabama's law violates established Supreme Court bypass requirements. But what about the actual bypass requirements themselves? They are a creation of the Supreme Court. Striking down an act of a state legislature is one thing -- challenging settled Supreme Court precedent is entirely another. What if the constitutional standards for bypass procedures contain something of an intrinsic paradox? Consider how it applies in this case. In Alabama, a judge at one of these hearings is required to waive the parental consent requirement if the judge finds either: . (1) that the minor is mature and well-informed enough to make the abortion decision on her own; or . (2) that performance of the abortion would be in the best interest of the minor. Abstract concepts like \"mature\" and \"best interest\" are rather amorphous at best. (True story: A respected law professor advised many classes of students that when confronted on the bar exam with a question about a child, do the following: Write \"best interest of the child\" somewhere in the first sentence; then write \"whatever the heck you want\" for the rest of the answer.) So then, the court must determine whether the minor is mature -- mature enough that she may have the court's permission to have an abortion. This means the court can then arrive at this Kafkaesque, perplexing alternative: A particular minor is too immature to have an abortion -- with the result being that this immature minor ... should therefore be ... a parent of an infant?  It gets stranger: What about a finding that it is in the best interest of the young mother to have the baby, even though she is deemed too immature to have an abortion? How would it be in the best interest of the immature mother to have a child? State courts and legislatures are not completely to blame; after all, the law of minors and juveniles is always going to be about some difficult but arbitrary line-drawing.  Whether we're considering the drinking age, the driving age or the voting age, we've learned over the centuries that kids mature at different ages. Plus there is no easy legal formula to address the myriad situations of messed-up families. Unfortunately, legislatures must draw some lines -- lines that will not always be workable in every situation. And there are surely situations where the bypass might actually be effective: for example, a very young pregnant minor with completely absent parents, who needs court intervention. The problem is, if it creates an undue burden in one situation, then it's constitutionally suspect. But ultimately, building up the procedural hurdles for a pregnant minor almost by definition encroaches upon the limits set some time ago by the Supreme Court.  It's a procedure that needs to be defined; teen pregnancy certainly isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Neither are lousy families, unfortunately. Whether the boundary lines of judicial bypass ebb toward the autonomy of minors, or back toward the state interest in the fetus, the broader social \"findings\" of judicial bypass proceedings will always remain the same: It's all very sad.","highlights":"Cevallos: Alabama may go too far in the process used to decide if a teenager can have an abortion without parental consent . He says a court hearing makes sense, but an adversarial process, like a trial, is questionable .","id":"aa568d28359e7fc7c47757ca896525f6cc5ebd60","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" minors seeking an abortion. But if the minor is under 16, and has a judicial bypass, they are able to get a judicial waiver -- and that's not the case in Alabama.\nThe law also adds a new penalty: a 10-year prison sentence.\nThe ACLU filed suit Tuesday challenging the law on the 16-year-olds, and on behalf of the mother of an 11-year-old girl, who doesn't want her minor child to be able to get an abortion without her involvement.\n\"The law is a drastic intrusion into the confidential and sensitive decisions of a minor child, forcing her to confront her parents in a formal adversary proceeding and threatening punishment against her if she refuses to do so,\" the ACLU said in a statement.\nThe group will represent a 16-year-old named \"T.O.,\" the mother of a 12-year-old girl and a minor child who was raped and is in foster care. They will also work with the ACLU of Alabama and the Montgomery, Alabama law firm of Lightfoot, Kilpatrick, and Hayes.\nAlabama Attorney General Steve Marshall argued that parental involvement requirements are in the interest of minors. But he also acknowledged there might be \"rare\" situations in which the child could not get parental permission in time.\nThe law, Marshall argued in a brief, requires minors seeking an abortion to notify one or more parents or legal guardians, with certain exceptions, and provide notification that the minor intends to seek an abortion and the location and date of the planned abortion. \"Alabama's interest in protecting minors' health and welfare requires that minor girls seeking to terminate a pregnancy receive the consent of a parent or legal guardian before receiving an abortion,\" Marshall wrote.\nIn the 1969 case, Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court deemed that a person seeking an abortion was of sufficient age to consent to the abortion. In Alabama, the law requires minors to get a judicial bypass from a judge -- but that is not true in most states and requires a judge, who can also be a therapist, to decide whether or not the minor child should be allowed to have an abortion without the parent's consent. In Alabama, the minor can only be released from the judicial bypass if they can show that it was detrimental for them to stay home with their parents.\n\"It's a new twist on an old problem,\" says Martha McCluskey, executive director of the Alabama Civil Rights"}
{"article":"Is there any sport better at self-criticism than Formula One? Here we are barely 24 hours after watching one of the greatest drivers ever to turn a wheel, Lewis Hamilton, winning the Australian Grand Prix in the most advanced car ever devised, yet some people have already applied the match to the paraffin. Nobody sane would suggest that Sunday's race was the most thrilling ever staged, but to call for rule changes to condense the field is ludicrously premature. Lewis Hamilton celebrates his Australian GP win in front of second-placed Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel . Hamilton stormed to victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix following a dominant performance . Nico Rosberg followed Hamilton home as Mercedes picked up where they left off with total domination . I remember when, in 2010, refuelling was done away with and the season started with a horrific bore in Bahrain. Calls for the immediate rewriting of the regulations followed then, too. That urge was resisted and a fine season unfolded: four drivers contested the final round. Even last year, with Mercedes dominant, there were some memorable races \u2013 the best of them, this time, in Bahrain, with heart-in-your-mouth, wheel-to-wheel scrapping throughout the field. We should also provide some perspective. For most of the sport\u2019s history, the field was far more spread out than now. Laps upon lap, minute upon minute, were not uncommon gaps in the oily-rag days of yore. Sir Stirling Moss, for example, beat his nearest challenger, Mike Hawthorn, by 5min 12.75sec to win the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix. You cannot legislate to make every grand prix interesting any more than you can make every football match interesting. Or every boxing match, or every athletics race. Thank goodness, too, because the thrill of sport would be diminished if we arrived knowing what to expect. Yet, unlike in football, Formula One feels an insatiable need to reinvent itself to \u2018improve the show\u2019. The navel-gazing is totally boring and counterproductive. Hamilton and Rosberg (right) shake hands  after Mercedes pair finished more than 30 seconds ahead of third . Hamilton sprays champagne from the rostrum as he celebrates the 34th grand prix victory of his career . VIDEO Hamilton cruises to victory in Australian GP . It is also mostly self-serving. Teams cry for changes when they are failing to match their opponents, as Red Bull\u2019s Christian Horner did in calling for Mercedes to have their grunt reined in. Toto Wolff responded by telling Horner and the rest to get their \u2018f****** heads down and work hard\u2019. Yes, is Formula One not about striving for the best, winning the arms\u2019 race and getting your super-rich rewards? In passing, it is worth pointing out that the teams are far too powerful. The FIA, now presided over by Jean Todt, should surely be leading Formula One rather than following the consensus. If the sport does need an injection of competitiveness, we look to Nico Rosberg to play his part by challenging Hamilton in a way he did not manage in Melbourne. Last year see-sawed until Hamilton took near total command towards the end, and there is no reason to believe that Rosberg may not get the better of Hamilton at some stages this year. But for now we should celebrate the brilliance of Hamilton and his Mercedes machine, and stop moaning. Hollywood star\u00a0Arnold Schwarzenegger interviews Hamilton after his winning start to the season . Red Bull chief Christian Horner is concerned that Mercedes dominance will be unhealthy for the sport . Red Bull\u2019s motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has warned, not for the first time, that the drinks company is considering leaving Formula One because the rules are not to their liking. This threat should be wafted away. It probably is not genuine, but, even if it is, so what? Global companies such as Mercedes, Toyota and Honda use the platform of Formula One to promote themselves so long as their boardrooms see an advantage in doing so. Then, when it no suits them, they suddenly stop. It is nothing to do with the regulations or the state of the sport. Understanding that is crucial to knowing there is no point bending over backwards to pacify transient visitors. Horner's Red Bull team won consecutive titles between\u00a02010-2013 with Sebastian Vettel behind the wheel . Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has told critics of his team to work to find a solution . Some wagging paddock tongues suggest that Manor never intended to race here in Australia. The suggestion is that they simply flew over the team and cars and parts to make it seem as if they would. Why? They stand to get \u00a328million in prize money by fulfilling their obligations to be in attendance, at least. (They have missed three races \u2013 at the end of last season \u2013 and cannot miss another under the terms of their contract.) Manor deny the accusation. They say a software problem caused their unavoidable 11th hour withdrawal, adding that they have not saved a penny by not taking part, having bought the fares and paid their staff in any case. Manor\u2019s revival, after the team previously known as Marussia went into administration last autumn, has been widely seen as a tonic for Formula One, beset by the overspending of the less successful teams (my interpretation), or by the iniquitous way it the sport is run (the popular narrative). However, it is unsettling that Manor, backed by OVO Energy entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick, are paying just 1.3p in the pound to creditors. Manor driver Roberto Merhi walks along the grid during the drivers' parade but did not take part in the race . Spaniard Merhi waves to supporters before the first race of the season in Australia . It is no doubt reassuring for Manor\u2019s staff to know that the self-made Graeme Lowdon, sporting director of the old Marussia team and the new Manor team, is an experienced businessman. He made about \u00a33.5million when a previous business of which he was a director, the internet group J2C, closed amid the global technology crash in the early 2000s. Also among the lucky few was Alan Donnelly \u2013 Labour\u2019s one-time leader in the European Parliament and a close adviser to former FIA president Max Mosley \u2013 who collected \u00a3400,000 for his \u00a31,250 stake. Investors who bought shares when the company floated, shortly before its shares peaked, did considerably less well. One shareholder said at the time of J2C\u2019s closure: \u2018It seems unfair that the directors should be rewarded quite so well for failure.\u2019 Graeme Lowdon, CEO of Manor arrives in the paddock but the team did not start the race in Melbourne . Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, it was gratifying to note Lewis Hamilton\u2019s contribution to Mercedes\u2019 post-qualifying press conference. He stood at the back, put his hand up and said to his team boss Toto Wolff: \u2018From the Daily Mail, is there any news on the contract?\u2019 Wolff: \u2018No news on the contract, to the Daily Mail journalist.\u2019 I am happy to swap salaries with Lewis. Yet while I don\u2019t know if he could do my job, I know I could not do his. 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:31:54.067 . 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes +00:01.360 . 3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:34.523 . 4. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 00:38.196 . 5. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari 01:35.149 . 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - Renault 1 lap . 7. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap . 8. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 1 lap . 9. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 1 lap . 10. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap . 11. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 2 laps . r. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 18 laps . r. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso - Renault 25 laps . r. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Mercedes 58 laps . r. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Mercedes 58 laps . r. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Red Bull - Renault 58 laps . r. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) McLaren 58 laps . ns. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes . (rank: r = retired, nc = not classified, ns = not started) Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton,01:30.945, lap 50.","highlights":"Lewis Hamilton won the first Grand Prix of the 2015 season on Sunday . Nico Rosberg finished second as Mercedes dominated from start to finish . Mercedes pair qualified on the front row and were never challenged . Sebastian Vettel finished more than 30 seconds behind Rosberg . Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Mercedes dominance will turn off fans . CLICK HERE for all the latest Formula One news .","id":"28d8b20491c579bec483f0cd1583e6f655c77018","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and the F1 media is already tearing him down.\nI\u2019m no expert on the technical aspects of F1 (and even as a veteran of the sport I still struggle with the basic terminology), but I\u2019m smart enough to realize that even when you win in F1, it\u2019s not necessarily a good thing.\nFirst, in the past 30-ish years, only six drivers have been able to dominate one season \u2013 three have won the past four consecutive F1 titles, with the other three winning back-to-back championships a total of four times.\nIn fact, 10 of the 23 winners of the past 30 years have won two years in a row or three in a row, and that doesn\u2019t include a guy like Hamilton who has already won four championships, with several races left on his contract.\nThe reason I bring this up is not to brag (not that Hamilton doesn\u2019t have reason to brag, at least in this case) but because it\u2019s a good indication of how tough it is to dominate this sport.\nAfter a couple of years and five seasons in a row that were won by six drivers, we had seven different champions in 2010-11 and just 10 different winners in the 10 years before that.\nIn other words, it\u2019s not really all that shocking to see Lewis be one of 10 different winners the past 10 years, given the fact that there\u2019s a new champ every year or two.\nAnd that goes hand-in-hand with my next observation, which is that it\u2019s tough to win with a team that\u2019s dominant the way Mercedes AMG F1 (formerly known as Mercedes Benz Motorsport) is.\nSince Nico Rosberg joined Lewis in 2013, the German team has won 35 races and 59 poles, and has lost just 12 grand prix, while winning four straight titles. That\u2019s an average of 43.5 points per win (and nearly 40 points per pole) over that four-year span.\nIt\u2019s been the same sort of dominance that Mercedes has achieved on a global scale \u2013 with all of its F1-powered cars winning 16 races, and taking 24 pole positions since 2014.\nAnd while everyone likes to say that Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsports, in reality the real pinnacle is to have a Mercedes-powered car win one of the nine crowns "}
{"article":"The saying 'Rome wasn't built in a day' couldn't be more apt for super slimmer Kirste Crompton who has recently lost ten stone. It has taken one year, and lots of hard work, but the mother-of-five has transformed her body after running 1,820 miles on a treadmill at home \u2013 the exact distance from Scotland to the Italian capital. The 42-year-old has also lost seven dress sizes in the process, taking her from a dangerous 21st and dress size 24 to a healthy and happy 11st and size 10. Scroll down for video . Kirste Crompton, 42, from Bootle, Liverpool has lost an incredible 10 stone in her own living room . At her heaviest, Kirste, 5.8\", was too 'embarrassed' to work out in public and instead paid \u00a365 a month to rent a treadmill from the comfort of her home. Today, the housewife and mother runs an amazing 35 miles a week, has recently completed her first marathon and is now hoping to compete in a triathlon. She has also raised over \u00a3600 for The April Jones Trust, after befriending April's mother, Coral, on Facebook. Speaking at her home in Bootle, Liverpool she says: 'I can't believe how far I've come. 'Less than a year ago I could barely walk, now I'm running marathons and am as fit as a fiddle. 'What's more, I'm an active mum and can actually play with my kids and take them swimming without my huge tummy getting in the way. I'm a new person.' In April 2010, Kirste, then 38, was diagnosed with postnatal depression after giving birth to her youngest daughter, Honey, now four. The mother-of-five rented a treadmill for \u00a365 a month and turned her dining room into a home-gym . She recalls: 'Up until then I'd been around 13st and a size 12 to 14. But following Honey's birth I fell into deep depression and struggled to get out of bed in the morning. 'I turned to food for comfort and would lock myself in my room for hours eating.' Kirste's devoted husband David Crompton, 36, a former soldier, looked after Honey and Kirste's other four children from a previous relationship: Stockard, 9, Pacey, 11, Hermione, 13 and Darcy, 16. At her lowest ebb, the mother-of-five was eating family-sized bags of crisps, drinking three bottles of white wine and eating saucepans full of pasta for dinner. 'Food was becoming an addiction,' she continues, 'It was all I thought about.' Within the space of four years, Kirste had ballooned from a size 12 to a 24 and was tipping the scales at 21 stone. She says: 'I was morbidly obese and was so ashamed of my wide girth I couldn't face looking in the mirror or getting dressed in the mornings. Kirste, pictured on her wedding day, says she was once 'an embarrassment to my kids,' 'More importantly, it was preventing me from being a good mother. I was so overweight I couldn't pick Honey up or play with my kids because my gigantic tummy was in the way.' Kirste explains that she was caught in a vicious circle: she felt guilty about her size which made her feel depressed and then turned to comfort food to make herself feel better. She says: 'I hated dropping the kids off at school because the other parents would stare at me and exchange looks. 'I was obese and it was an embarrassment for my kids.' Kirste's wake-up call came in February 2014, nearly four years after giving birth to Honey. She says: 'I was at home preparing dinner when another parent knocked on my front door. 'There had been an altercation between our kids and we were trying to resolve it. But during her rant she called me a 'fat cow'. 'I went bright red and felt like I was going to burst into tears, it was horrible.' In that moment, Kirste realised it was time to ditch the greasy snacks and calorific booze. Too ashamed to be seen outside or exercise in a gym, she rented a \u00a365 treadmill and turned her dining room into a home-gym. She says: 'It suited me perfectly because no one could watch me working out. 'I downloaded a running training pack from online and started to do interval training. 'Walking for five minutes and then running for two. But it was very hard as I was so unfit. Tosay the size 10 mother says that eating wholesome food also helped her to tackle her depression . In just five months Kirste lost an incredible four stone and dropped from a size 24 to a size 16, gaining the confidence to start running outside . 'I tried to use it whenever I could, and when my fitness improved I started running for half an hour a day \u2013 covering 5km each time.' On top of her new exercise regime, Kirste totally changed her diet. She traded family-sized portions of spaghetti bolognese, cheese on toast, crisps and chocolate for fruit, yoghurt and low-calorie meals, and saw the weight start to drop off. On top of this, she stopped drinking white wine altogether, instead drinking water and fresh juice. She says: 'The exercise lifted my mood and I felt like a new person. 'I was no longer suffering from sugar crashes and eating wholesome food evened out my moods and helped with my depression.' In just five months she lost an incredible four stone, dropping from a size 24 to a size 16 and developing a new hobby in the process. 'I loved running,' she says, 'I'd developed a hobby and was becoming a good runner.' In July 2014, weighing 17st, Kirste ran her first 10km race for Bupa in 85 minutes. She said: 'It was a really hot day but I felt incredible afterwards.' Today Kirste, now 11st, runs up to 35 miles a week and says that some people barely recognise her . In the space of one year, Kirste has run 1,820 miles on her home treadmill, the equivalent of the distance from Scotland to Rome. She said: 'It's incredible when I look at it like that. 'This weekend I ran the Wrexham marathon in six hours and 15 minutes. 'Before I would only run in the privacy of my home but now I run outside and feel great. 'People barely recognise me, I've changed beyond belief. 'More importantly, I'm healthy and happy and am an active mum to my kids.'","highlights":"Kirste Crompton of Bootle, Liverpool slimmed from a  size 24 to  size 10 . The mother of five, 42, put on weight after suffering post-natal depression . Has now run 1,820 miles, the\u00a0equivalent\u00a0of getting to Rome from Scotland . Today runs an average of 35 miles a week and competes in marathons .","id":"faca07fbf1855681cc0ca27b0e8198e3448fb59d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"of-two from Blackpool has seen her life and health transform and now she's looking forward to sharing it with you.\nThe 42-year-old, who was a size 26 and 16 stones 7lbs, said: \"I got to that point where I knew I didn't want to be that anymore. I used to feel very tired all the time and always had headaches.\n\"I knew I had to do something. If I didn't do something my health was going to go downhill. I know so many people who have died young because of complications with their weight. That was a huge trigger.\"\nKirste \u2013 who has lost a staggering 10st and from a size 26 to a size 14 \u2013 said it was the constant snacking and binge-eating that was the cause of her weight gain. She would eat anything in sight - even if it was bad for her - and would eat a lot even if she was full, because it made her feel better.\n\"All I could think about was food,\" she said. \"I would look forward to my next meal all day long and it would never satisfy me. I would eat until my stomach physically ached, to the point where I knew my body couldn\u2019t take anymore.\"\nKirste decided to go on the popular Slimming World plan to kickstart her weight loss journey, and has seen her body change beyond all recognition. She is now a size 14-16 and has completely changed her relationship with food. Kirste has been enjoying some of the things she had given up eating including pizza and cake.\nShe said: \"I love going out for meals and I'm not afraid to try things I would never have even thought about a year ago. It's really nice going shopping and picking up clothes.\n\"I really want to inspire people like me to realise that even if it is slow it will happen. I don\u2019t look at anyone and say \u2018wow I can't believe they look like that at my weight\u2019. You can look the same but lose a lot of weight.\"\nIn addition to her weight loss Kirste also manages to run three businesses; a cafe, an events and corporate business and her first love, a florist.\nShe added: \"I still look after my business, but I have more time to run the business and be the best that I can be and that is down to my"}
{"article":"Prosecutors want panels of the boat in which Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding to be brought to court to show jurors what they say is his written confession. His lawyers want them to see the entire bullet-ridden boat. Prosecutors have said Tsarnaev scrawled the motive for the attack inside the boat. They say he referred to U.S. wars in Muslim countries and wrote, among other things, 'Stop killing our innocent people and we will stop.' Scroll down for video . Prosecutors say alleged Boston Bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev (right) confessed to the attack in a scrawled message inside the boat where he was taken into custody. A view of the bloodied and bullet-ridden message seen on the left in an image obtained by ABC . Above, another view of the boat message which reads in part: 'We Muslims are one body. You kill one of us you hurt us all.' Tsarnaev's older brother, Tamerlan, had been killed hours earlier during a shootout with police, but Tsarnaev escaped and was captured \u2014 bloodied and wounded \u2014 inside a boat parked in a backyard in Watertown. During a final pretrial hearing Monday, Tsarnaev attorney William Fick objected to the plan to bring pieces of the boat to court and suggested instead that the boat be brought to the courthouse so the jury can see the entire boat. He argued that the jury would be seeing the writing out of context if the panels were brought into the courtroom. To see the whole boat would allow the jury to imagine Tsarnaev lying inside 'much like someone lying in a crypt making those writings,' Fick said. Attorneys for Tsarnaev want the entire boat where their client was arrested brought to court to the jury can see how torn up it was in the firefight with police . Above, a picture of the moment Tsarnaev was taken into custody outside of the boat in Watertown . Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb argued that it would be impractical to bring the entire boat to the courthouse and that there are photographs of it that can be shown to the jury. He suggested that the defense wants the jury to see the boat \u2014which contains bullet holes, blood stains and broken glass \u2014 to gain sympathy for Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev's lawyers also asked Judge George O'Toole Jr. to exclude autopsy photos of the three people killed in the bombings. More than 260 people were hurt. 'These are highly sensitive, highly disturbing images,' said attorney Miriam Conrad. She said the defense will not dispute how the victims died. But Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadine Pellegrini said prosecutors have to prove that the victims died from the use of a weapon of mass destruction, which is among the charges against Tsarnaev.  She said the full-body autopsy photos are necessary because they show all the wounds. The judge did not immediately rule on the motions. Tsarnaev's lawyers made it clear during the hearing that they will portray Tsarnaev as an adoring younger brother who was coerced by his older brother into participating in the deadly 2013 attack. Although his lawyers had indicated they planned to argue that Dzhokhar, then 19, was influenced by Tamerlan, then 26, they used their strongest language to date to describe how they will depict the brothers' relationship and each of their roles in the attack. Tsarnaev's trial is set to start Wednesday and is expected to last about three to four months. Tsarnaev pictured above in court on January 15, 2015 . Tsarnaev attorney David Bruck said prosecutors are trying to show a 'completely distorted' picture of his client by asking the judge to limit the kind of evidence they can present during the initial phase of the trial, when the jury will be asked to decide whether Tsarnaev is guilty of 30 charges. Bruck, arguing that the defense should be entitled to present evidence of Tamerlan's role in the attack, called him the 'lead conspirator ... but for whom the Boston Marathon bombing would never have occurred.' Bruck said the defense should be allowed to present evidence that the motive 'may well have been the defendant's domination by, love for, adoration of, submissiveness to ... his older brother.' 'That is fair game,' Bruck said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty argued that the defense plans to try to include mitigating evidence during the guilt phase of the trial, when that should be reserved for the second phase of the trial \u2014 known as the penalty phase \u2014 when the jury will be asked to decide Tsarnaev's punishment: life in prison or the death penalty. Opening statements in Tsarnaev's trial are scheduled for Wednesday. The trial is expected to last three to four months.","highlights":"Defense attorneys for Tsarnaev petitioned to bring the entire boat where he was captured to court so jury could see damage from firefight . Prosecutors said it wasn't realistic to bring the entire vessel to court, and that pictures of the boat would suffice . However, they do want panels from inside the boat brought to court which they say contain's Tsarnaev's confession note . It reads: 'We Muslims are one body. You kill one of us, you hurt us all' The judge did not rule on either motions on Monday - two days before the start of the trial . The trial is expected to last three to four months .","id":"4456327d5349b8f71b55c6acc48fa880b233a471","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ridden vessel that authorities say Tsarnaev scuttled near Watertown, not the pieces that were hauled out of the river.\nProsecutors say they\u2019ll need the whole boat to demonstrate that Tsarnaev put it there to hide his own blood and DNA. They say Tsarnaev wrote on the vessel, in English, \u201cthe government is fooling you.\u201d\nTsarnaev\u2019s lawyers say that will take too long. They want to start the trial next month with his guilty plea to terrorism charges, then put on the evidence that will show he\u2019s been treated roughly by the government.\n\u201cWhat\u2019s the purpose?\u201d defense lawyer Miriam Conrad asked in arguing that the boat\u2019s 10 parts be excluded. \u201cWe\u2019ve never really had an explanation of why the boat is critical.\u201d\nSuperior Court Judge George A. O\u2019Toole Jr. ruled that prosecutors can introduce the parts. O\u2019Toole said in his ruling that they should be used to demonstrate the \u201ccomplete destruction\u201d of the boat.\n\u201cAll the boats were basically the same,\u201d O\u2019Toole said at a hearing Friday. \u201cIf the boat is not complete, then I think the jury may be confused.\u201d\nThe bombing attack by Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, killed three people and injured more than 260. Tsarnaev, now 20, was arrested in the wake of the bombing. Tamerlan died after a gun battle with police.\nTamerlan died at a Boston hospital after being shot in a confrontation with police. A medical examiner said Friday that he died from gunshot wounds to the torso, head and neck.\nTsarnaev was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.\nHe has been kept hospitalized under guard for more than a month at a prison medical facility. At one point his family argued for him to be taken off a ventilator to allow him to die. The hospital has never publicly revealed the condition of his physical injuries, saying only that he had severe head injuries.\nTsarnaev was charged June 23 with using a weapon of mass destruction and could face the death penalty. The charges carry a possible life sentence if he is convicted.\nIn a pre-trial motion, Tsarnaev\u2019s lawyers argued that his brain injury and \u201cpreexisting medical conditions\u201d would make it difficult for him to understand and remember the incident.\nAssistant District Attorney William Weinreb argued that Tsarnaev"}
{"article":"Anti-police: Lawyer Tasnime Akunjee with a woman believed to be his wife . Great orator, reads a glowing reference from one of lawyer Tasnime Akunjee\u2019s appreciative former clients. The testimonial is included on Mr Akunjee\u2019s CV on a professional networking site; the person who wrote it is named, so it\u2019s not made up. But the identity of the individual in question is something we shall come back to because it tells us rather a lot about this silver-tongued solicitor. In any event, Mr Akunjee\u2019s skills as an \u2018orator\u2019, for want of a better word, have been much in evidence on the national stage recently. You might have heard Mr Akunjee in full flow on the radio or caught a glimpse of him on the evening news earlier this month in his (very lawyerly) charcoal-grey, three-piece suit and swish purple silk tie. What he had to say was certainly splashed across the papers. Mr Akunjee, 37, was giving evidence to MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee with his latest clients: the families of the three girls from Tower Hamlets, East London, who fled the UK to join Islamic State. Mr Akunjee denounced the authorities for allowing Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15\u2011year-olds Shamima Begum and Amira Abase to leave Britain and reach Syria after going missing in December. He castigated the police for failing to inform their parents that a school friend had vanished in similar circumstances a few weeks earlier. And he demanded \u2014 and got \u2014 a grovelling apology from the country\u2019s top police officer for the \u2018mistake\u2019 that, in the eyes of most neutral observers, probably had little or no bearing on what happened to the youngsters. \u2018Relations can be built after they have broken down only after an apology,\u2019 Mr Akunjee insisted loftily. The audacity takes your breath away. For we now know that the father of Amira Abase, one of the missing schoolgirl \u2018jihadi brides\u2019, is himself a supporter of militant Islam. Images posted online show Abase Hussen taking part in a notorious Islamist rally back in September 2012 in London, when flags of Israel and the U.S. were burned. Also in attendance that day was hate preacher Anjem Choudary, as well as Michael Adebowale, one of the two Muslim converts who went on to murder soldier Lee Rigby. Abase Hussen could not have found a more suitable lawyer to front the families\u2019 anti-police campaign. Abase Hussen (circled right), whose daughter fled the UK last month to join ISIS, was pictured at an Islamic protest alongside Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale (circled left) Vicious: In 2012, Abase Hussen (left) marched at the head of a violent rally held by Muslim extremists in London, taking part in the burning of an American flag . Tasnime Akunjee has gone on record in the past to declare that no Muslim should co-operate with the British police force because the Government\u2019s Prevent counter-terror policy is \u2018straightforward, paid-for spying on the community\u2019. He once asked in an internet rant: \u2018Does she [Home Secretary Theresa May] have Nazi blood in her veins?\u2019 Imagine the furore if someone had insulted a Muslim leader in the same vein. The wider public might not have heard of Mr Akunjee until now but behind his self-righteous performance in the Commons, behind his fancy legal credentials, behind his respectable upbringing (his father and two younger brothers are all doctors), is an individual with links to what some might describe as the \u2018who\u2019s who\u2019 of Islamic extremists in Britain. Consider, to begin with, a cartoon posted on his Facebook page on January 12, less than a week after the Charlie Hebdo atrocity in Paris. It depicted murdered editor Stephane Charbonnier blowing himself up by detonating a suicide vest comprising of rolled-up copies of the magazine which resembled sticks of dynamite, the clear implication being that the journalist was to blame for his own death and those of nine colleagues for frequently publishing satires about the prophet Mohammed. That message reinforced a previous Facebook entry on the day of the Paris attack itself. \u2018Please don\u2019t REPEATEDLY poke a sleeping bear,\u2019 wrote Mr Akunjee, \u2018then cry when it bites \u201cyour head off,\u201d parce que ce est vraiment tres stupide [French for \u2018because that is really very stupid].\u2019 Could there be a more inappropriate way of behaving, given his profession? Mr Akunjee (right), 37, gave evidence to MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee alongside Mr Hussen and his family . Mr Akunjee\u2019s father arrived in this country from Bangladesh in the Seventies. He runs a GP surgery with his two other sons in Haringey, North London. Mr Akunjee\u2019s nauseating performance before MPs closely echoed preposterous claims made by \u2018human rights group\u2019 Cage last week that MI5 was responsible for radicalising Mohammed Emwazi, the IS butcher known to the world as Jihadi John. Just a coincidence? Unlikely. In only January, Mr Akunjee \u2014 surprise, surprise \u2014 shared a platform with Cage when he argued that the UK had a \u2018Jekyll and Hyde, two-tier legal system\u2019 which was \u2018a breeding ground for fascism\u2019. Mr Akunjee said Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo was 'created' by the security services . In an article carried on the Cage website, he also claimed that the security services \u2018created\u2019 Michael Adebolajo \u2014 who with Michael Adebowale killed Woolwich Fusilier Lee Rigby \u2014 by \u2018making his life so difficult\u2019. Mr Akunjee represented a close friend of Adebolajo, who was sentenced to three years for terrorist offences in 2013. And who do you think the glowing testimonial mentioned in the opening paragraph of this article was from? It was penned by someone called Abbas Iqbal, a former member of the so-called \u2018Blackburn Resistance\u2019. He served two years back in 2010 following the discovery in his home of gruesome beheading videos and an arsenal of weapons, including knives, machetes, a sword and ammunition. \u2018I recommend Mr T. Akunjee for all Muslim brothers and sisters arrested under the Terrorism Act,\u2019 he wrote. \u2018He is a true and genuine friend and brother to all who meet him.\u2019 The reference is included on Mr Akunjee\u2019s biography on professional networking site LinkedIn. They say you can judge a person by the company he keeps. Might the same yardstick be extended to the company a person keeps online? Among his other Facebook friends are a notorious hate preacher, a former member of banned terror group Al-Muhajiroun, a one-time Guantanamo detainee, and, almost inevitably, Asim Qureshi, the leading figure in Cage, the man who for years was in regular contact with Jihadi John, to name but a few of Mr Akunjee\u2019s unsavoury contacts. This was the man, remember, who was given a public platform in the Commons. Mr Akunjee \u2014 as the Mail has revealed in previous articles \u2014 is part of a network of extremists spreading poisonous propaganda that is turning the heads of so many young Muslims. But Mr Akunjee, like Asim Qureshi, has much for which to thank the country he despises. The solicitor is also friends on Facebook with Asim Qureshi - the leading figure in Cage who was in regular contact with Jihadi John . We now know that the father of Amira Abase, one of the missing schoolgirl \u2018jihadi brides\u2019 (pictured), is himself a supporter of militant Islam . He studied law at two of its universities: he was an undergraduate at Sussex and a postgraduate at Westminster. He was at Westminster, a college with an appalling reputation for campus radicalism, in 2007\/08. Mohammed Emwazi\/Jihadi John was enrolled at Westminster at that time on a computer programming course, but there is nothing to suggest they knew each other. Mr Akunjee, also known as Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee, now works for Waterfords Solicitors in Brentford, West London. Radical: Amira Abase, 15, daughter of Abase Hussen, travelled to Syria with two other girls . Home is a Victorian terrace in North London, where the curtains and blinds were drawn yesterday. But he was also recently living in a flat in a block near Marble Arch, where flats typically sell for more than \u00a31 million. Mr Akunjee is pictured in the vicinity on Facebook in the company of an attractive blonde. Asked by one friend: \u2018Who is she brother?\u2019, he replies: \u2018New wife.\u2019 When another friend commented that she was \u2018without hijab\u2019 \u2014 a veil that covers the head and chest \u2014 Mr Akunjee informs him: \u2018Working on it.\u2019 Mr Akunjee\u2019s first marriage to a law student he met at Sussex Uni lasted less than a year. \u2018In Bangladeshi culture,\u2019 said someone who knows the family, \u2018it is usually the groom\u2019s mother who finds the wife. She [Tasnime\u2019s mother] was not happy that he married so quickly and divorced so quickly.\u2019 But his career has gone from strength to strength. His latest case was given star billing at his law practice. The firm\u2019s rolling Twitter feed repeated three tweets; all refer to the missing schoolgirls from Tower Hamlets in Syria and mentioning Mr Akunjee as having \u2018conduct of the case of the three girls\u2019. How Mr Akunjee, who is based on the other side of London, came to be representing the families or why they should need a lawyer in the first place is not clear. However, the families\u2019 decision to effectively absolve themselves of any responsibility for the disappearance of their daughters, and scapegoat the police instead, has left them facing a backlash of criticism. Senior figures, led by David Cameron, insisted parents must take responsibility to help stop the spreading of militant beliefs. Not in the eyes of Tasnime Akunjee, who once claimed that even a shop assistant who \u2018sold a terrorist a toothbrush in Boots\u2019 would be guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism under terror laws. In a recent video on an extremist YouTube channel, he also denied that those who call for the death of British soldiers should be defined as extremist because \u2018I think it is actually a soldier\u2019s job to die\u2019. Mr Akunjee\u2019s views are shared by others in his online community. Aren\u2019t they, and not the police, the ones who are really driving so many young British Muslims into the hands of IS?","highlights":"Tasnime Akunjee blamed authorities for allowing jihadi schoolgirl to flee . Father of 'jihadi bride' attended rally with Lee Rigby killer, pictures show . Akunjee has previously said Muslims should not co-operate with the police . He posted a sickening cartoon on Facebook after the Charlie Hebdo attack . Lawyer also said security services 'created' Lee Rigby killer Adebolajo .","id":"eecfa307fd16be5c24a7797956694ad7c66b29b4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in a \u201cletter of representation\u201d by \u201cA. Akunjee and Associates\u201d which is also submitted to High Court as a bail document \u2013 underlining the extent to which he is viewed by supporters as the man with a \u201cmaster plan.\u201d (Photo by KARIM SAHIB \/ AFP)\nThe anti-police rhetoric, which at times seems to take over the entire discourse, has taken over the media in Singapore, particularly during the trial of a Malaysian man accused of killing an off duty police officer. The 32-year-old suspect allegedly broke into the house of the officer, who was on leave, to rob it. He ended up being shot by the officer, who was at home at the time. The suspect, in the end, was sentenced to death.\nBut all is not as bad as the public makes it out to be, according to one law professor.\nProfessor Sun Xuening of Singapore Management University (SMU) said that the public discourse around the incident, and more recent cases involving the police, was overly sensationalistic, a trend he attributes to the rise of tabloid journalism over the past decade.\n\u201cThe (Singapore) public media have been in the grip of a tabloid journalism, with its penchant for titillation and tit-for-tat,\u201d he said in an e-mail interview on Tuesday (July 30).\n\u201cI believe this has led to many sensational claims that are unverified and unbacked by any independent investigation. The sensationalistic headlines grab attention but they do not help the reader to gain an understanding of what really happens,\u201d added the professor, who had just returned from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, where she had given a talk.\nShe noted that cases like those of the Malaysian suspect and his accomplice, who were caught hiding in the apartment of a Singaporean man, had stirred up concerns about the level of danger the police face on the beat.\nThe cases came to prominence following a July 12 protest over the death, on April 10, of a 32-year-old woman who was in the throes of a psychotic episode after having taken a drug suspected to be Seroquel.\nThe protest, organised by civil society group Society for Action on Mental Health (Sammh), coincided with the trial of the Malaysian suspect who admitted to murdering Singapore officer Muhammad Anwar Bin Ismail, 38."}
{"article":"How extraordinary that so much effort, by so many royal advisors and politicians, should have been expended in keeping secret what a future head of state has written to government ministers. All those who deplore the Supreme Court\u2019s decision, however, are wrong. For I believe this is a great day not only for the freedom of information which the law demands and allows. It should also be seen as a great day for the monarchy. The Supreme Court ruling that Prince Charles' 27 'black spider' memos should be released marks not only a great day for the freedom of information, but also one for the monarchy . One Tory bigwig recently told me that the Prince\u2019s letters would reveal him to be \u2018barking mad\u2019, but when I questioned him, he admitted he had not read a word of them. I thought this was a good example of how much damage the secrecy over his letters has done the Prince of Wales. When we are told that his correspondence is so hush-hush that it must be suppressed, we naturally imagine his letters will be inflammatory, or embarrassingly eccentric. We remember some of the Prince\u2019s strong turns of phrase, as when, in his leaked diaries, he described senior members of the Communist Chinese government as \u2018appalling old waxworks\u2019. We remember, too, his tendency to self-pity and self-absorption, and the round-robin letter to friends in which he complained about being seated in club-class on a plane to China for the Hong Kong hand-over to the Beijing government in 1997, saying tetchily his seat was \u2018uncomfortable\u2019. But despite this, many of his views are eminently sensible. He is bursting with ideas on subjects as varied as the environment, architecture, town planning, Shakespeare, agriculture, the King James Bible and much else besides. What\u2019s more, his opinions on architectural carbuncles or on the need for caution over genetically modified food are shared by countless numbers of Britons. Contrary to popular belief, the Queen has not always been completely above the political fray . For decades, he has been a sort of one-man Opposition to many of the idiotic or ugly things going on in our country. Many commentators have said that they deplore the Prince sounding off and getting involved in the day-to-day running of this country\u2019s affairs. They fear that if he expresses views, he will be seen as having a political bias. This, they claim, could not be more different from the approach which has been so successfully pursued by the Queen \u2013 who is believed not to express opinions to individual ministers. The monarchy is deemed to be strengthened by Her Majesty\u2019s silence. But the Queen has not always been completely above the political fray \u2013 and for all we know, she might have made any number of interventions and recommendations to ministers of which we know nothing. How else, for instance, did we all come to be told the story that she deeply disagreed with Mrs Thatcher about the PM\u2019s refusal to impose trade sanctions on South Africa during the apartheid years? The Queen certainly had a vested interest \u2013 as she feared for the future of her Commonwealth and even lined up with her Commonwealth leaders against the British prime minister. The story was impeccably sourced \u2013 to the Queen\u2019s Press Secretary of the day, Michael Shea \u2013 yet it was denied by No. 10. The row over South Africa was undoubtedly an example of the monarch so-called \u2018interfering\u2019. Anyway, the truth is that we no longer live in an age of deference. Nor do we live in an age of secrecy. Yesterday\u2019s judgment makes plain that Charles cannot hide the contents of the 27 letters to Labour ministers. It is entirely right that letters which he writes to publicly elected representatives about matters of government policy should be made available to the public. But ever since an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act in 2011, any such correspondence is legally deemed to be private. Ever since an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act in 2011, any correspondence by the Royal Family is legally deemed to be private . Regardless, I would support to the utmost not only his right, but his duty to get involved in political issues \u2013 as long as he does not undermine his position or that of the monarchy. But answer this question: would you rather have a king who spoke up for the silent majority against self-appointed experts on agriculture, architecture, defence, youth employment, education, Islam \u2013 or would you rather have an ignoramus? What is the point of his having established so much expertise in certain fields if he cannot share it with ministers? The corollary of his \u2018interference\u2019 is that when he does speak up, he should be prepared to argue his position in public, rather than in spidery secret memos. For my money, I\u2019d far rather have a head of state who \u2018interferes\u2019 occasionally \u2013 as Charles is likely to do \u2013 than one who sits back and leaves everything to politicians who think only of their own interests rather than the country\u2019s.","highlights":"The Supreme Court ruled that Prince Charles' memos should be released . Known as 'black spider' memos because of royal's scrawled handwriting . But many of his views on the environment and agriculture are sensible . And contrary to popular belief, the Queen isn't completely above politics .","id":"aa8c4017da2b0673907fd49dd6ad7c593c95e053","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" obliged to concede that Prince Charles cannot be said to have exercised unwarranted influence on Government, in the sense of attempting to \u2018bully\u2019 the Attorney General into a decision that he would not have reached in any event.\nSo I can\u2019t share the view expressed by the former civil servant Lord Owen that Charles\u2019s conduct represented \u201can alarming breach of the conventions of good royal behaviour\u201d and is \u201ca disgraceful abuse of the public trust\u201d, as well as \u201ca clear abuse of his royal position\u201d.\nI do, however, share his contempt for those royal \u201cadvisers\u201d who so clearly regarded him as a \u2018useful idiot\u2019 (to use a phrase coined by the Kremlinologist Robert Service), as a means of gaining political influence with the government of the day.\nFor this, they deserve to be hanged drawn and quartered.\n3 comments:\nIt might have escaped notice, but, I thought that Lord Owen got a good deal of the story wrong?\nThe Mail on Sunday made the point that, when Prince Charles was younger, he took an interest in agriculture and farming, but it was not his intention to become a farmer; as the Telegraph made clear, the Prince\u2019s real interest was, and is, in \u2018agricultural land\u2019, which has a value, and one which he does not want to lose to urbanisation; and his objection to this was raised not as the head of the royal family but, as he made clear, as the heir to the throne.\nThe Queen would have been made fully aware of this point, and, given her own interest in agricultural matters \u2013 she was the first person to receive a degree in agriculture \u2013 would have taken that into consideration, as well as the fact that the Prince, if he took over the throne, would face his share of unpopular decisions, including on matters relating to the environment.\nThis is not a matter of the Prince \u2018exercising unwarranted influence\u2019 on the Government. It is, rather, a matter of the Prince protecting his property.\nAs a member of the Royal Family he has a right to expect protection of his interests. I\u2019m sure Lord Owen would not object if other members of the Royal Family were able to protect their interests in a similar manner.\nAs for the \u2018useful idiot\u2019 reference; that is what he has been all his life and he will die a useful idiot.\nLord Owen, not to be confused"}
{"article":"Nemanaja Matic has endured a difficult fortnight. He is, of course, pleased that Chelsea won their first trophy in his time at the club, though his joy is tempered by missing the Capital One Cup final through suspension. And though he is now back from that two-match ban, he was part of the Chelsea team which went out against 10-man Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday. He earned his two-match ban for pushing over Ashley Barnes in fury after the Burnley player executed an excessive shin-high challenge on him. Matic received a red card and didn\u2019t even get the free-kick, Barnes went unpunished. Ashley Barnes commits a foul on Nemanja Matic but referee Martin Atkinson fails to blow for the foul . Matic was handed a two-match suspension for pushing Burnley's Barnes at Stamford Bridge . The 28-year-old has missed Chelsea's last two games against Tottenham and West Ham due to suspension . But Matic maintains a degree of perspective. He is aware he is fortunate not to be have been injured far more seriously. \u2018I was happy, to be honest, when I saw the video after the game as it was bad. And I am happy that I played against Paris Saint-Germain. My reaction was not good but this reaction was because I thought I broke a leg. I am a happy man because I can walk,\u2019 he said. \u2018I don\u2019t like to say that I was right in my reaction. I was not right. But this was a moment when you cannot control your emotions. I saw it one time only (on TV). That was enough. But these things happen in football. I hope that is the last time.\u2019 Matic has been a revelation since returning to Chelsea from Portuguese side Benfica last January . Matic will not discuss the fact that referee Martin Atkinson did not award a foul, let alone punish Barnes for the tackle. \u2018I think that the referee saw because he was close but I think it\u2019s not my job to comment on that,\u2019 he said. \u2018People have been speaking about that, writing in newspapers. That\u2019s it.\u2019 Asked whether Barnes had apologised, he said: \u2018No.\u2019 Before the visit of Southampton on Sunday, Matic reflected on his ban and keeping focused. \u2018It has been very hard, it is very difficult when you are not on the pitch,\u2019 he said. Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic  with the trophy after the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley Stadium . \u2018When you are on the pitch you can do something. When you are out, you are just watching and it is very difficult for me, I am not used to it. I hope this is the last time I am out. \u2018It has been difficult. But I was happy. I was out but I was happy because we won two games.\u2019 Matic is a candidate for player of the year, so impressive have his performances been since he came back to Chelsea last January in a \u00a322million deal, having initially been allowed to leave and join Benfica in 2011. Chelsea re-signed Nemanja Matic last January for \u00a322million having previously been sold by the club in 2011 . Matic admitted it was hard to miss the Capital One Cup Final win against Tottenham Hotspur . Matic does not attempt to gild the failure against PSG, and is aware of what is now required. \u2018To be honest we didn\u2019t play well against Paris Saint-Germain,\u2019 he admitted. \u2018We played against one very good team with very good individuals but after the Ibrahimovic red card maybe we thought it would be more \u2014 not easy \u2014 but easier for us as we had one player more. If you watched the whole game they deserved to go through. \u2018Now, we must win the Premier League. We have to if we want to finish this as a good season. If we win the league we will have that and the Capital One Cup and it will be a good season. Otherwise it is going to be bad. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sent off for his part in a tackle with Chelsea's Brazilian ace Oscar . Chelsea's players surround the referee as he sends off  Ibrahimovic (second right) in the first half . \u2018I know it is going to be difficult until the end. But Manchester City also play difficult games. \u2018If we win the Premier League it\u2019s going to be like a dream for us, because we know what we speak about every day and we know the Premier League is something we have to win. We are not tired and we will be ready for the next 12 games.\u2019 None more so than Matic. He knows how close he has come to missing out.","highlights":"Nemanja Matic is glad to be back\u00a0playing\u00a0football following suspension . Matic missed the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur . Midfield pushed Ashley Barnes who almost broke Matic's leg in a tackle . Matic admits title win is important following\u00a0Champions\u00a0League exit .","id":"d5da76b169ce904420a3af366f1d40b13920320f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" disappointed at being dropped at the same time as Frank Lampard, Matic is also proud of being a part of the first Premier League team to keep clean sheets in four successive games.\nStill, there is a feeling among some that Matic has not been sufficiently valued. He might feel that way, too, because his first season in England has been one of frustration. It is not Matic's style. \"He has been a lot better than he thinks,\" says Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, the Chelsea manager. \"I thought his season, with the injuries, has been fantastic.\"\nMatic has made 29 league appearances this season, the second most among midfielders. Chelsea also lead the Premier League with 53 points from 22 matches. Matic, however, started 21 of those matches, five fewer than Cesc F\u00e0bregas (26) and Juan Mata (25). \"I am playing like a top-class midfielder but not being recognised as that,\" says Matic. \"I would say I play like a holding midfielder. I don't see myself as a defensive midfielder. I am more of an all-round player.\"\n\"I am not a defensive midfield player but a holding midfielder,\" Matic says.\nMourinho was also less than impressed with F\u00e0bregas against Southampton. F\u00e0bregas was the second most fouled player on the field, but the referee, Lee Mason, was not interested. \"I spoke to the officials and they admitted they are not sure if they would have given [fouls] for some players,\" Mourinho says. \"What we can't accept is [F\u00e0bregas] never having a free kick.\" Matic, who came on at half-time, was fouled three times. \"The way they marked him, I think it was a foul for most players, including Diego Costa,\" says Mourinho. \"They were very clever. They didn't let him be the centre of everything and they were happy with that.\"\nWhen he is in top form Matic looks like a world class player but the truth is there are still questions to be asked of him. He has had three years to improve but he has not.\nMatic first appeared as a Chelsea player on 14 August, 2014. The 23-year-old arrived as part of the deal that brought Radamel Falcao to the club. But it has"}
{"article":"Champions League holders Real Madrid will face local rivals Atletico Madrid - the team they beat in last season's final - in the quarter-finals of this season's competition. Los Blancos needed extra-time to beat Diego Simeone's men in Lisbon May but the two Madrid sides will face each other again next month as they look to make it all the way to Berlin. Carlo Ancelotti's side scraped past Schalke to reach the last eight, while Atletico required a penalty shootout to see off Bayer Leverkusen at the Vicente Calderon on Tuesday. Real Madrid trio Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema (L-R) are looking to retain the trophy . Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak is mobbed by his team-mates after their win over Bayer Leverkusen . A large screen shows the Champions League quarter-final draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland . Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona . Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid . Porto vs Bayern Munich . Juventus vs Monaco . Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain - winners against  Manchester City and Chelsea in the last 16 - will also meet at the quarter-final stage. Luis Enrique's side beat the Premier League champions 1-0 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night to confirm a 3-1 aggregate triumph, sealing their place in a record eighth consecutive Champions League quarter-final. There they will meet Laurent Blanc's men, who bravely battled past John Terry and Co with 10 men at Stamford Bridge to gain revenge for last season's defeat by the Blues. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss the first leg against his former side after seeing red in west London but he will return for the trip to the Nou Camp looking to dump out the side he left permanently in 2011. Ivan Rakitic (centre) celebrates with his Barcelona team-mates after scoring against Manchester City . Karl-Heinz Riedle (right) makes the draw for the last eight with secretary general Gianni Infantino . Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani and his team-mates celebrate a dramatic victory against Chelsea . April 14 - Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, Juventus vs Monaco . April 15 -\u00a0PSG vs Barcelona, Porto vs Bayern Munich . April 21 - Barcelona vs PSG, Bayern Munich vs Porto . April 22 - Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, Monaco vs Juventus . Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich face a trip to Porto in the first leg of their quarter-final before welcoming the Portuguese giants to the Allianz the following week. Pep Guardiola's side thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 in their last 16 tie, while Porto comfortably knocked out Swiss champions Basle. Monaco, who survived a 2-0 defeat by Arsenal on Tuesday to progress on away goals, face a tough task against Juventus, who overcame Borussia Dortmund in style earlier this week. Quarter-final ties to take place on April 14, 15, 21 and 22. Bayern Munich thrashed Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 in the second leg of their last 16 tie . Porto midfielder Yacine Brahimi (centre) celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal against Basle . Juventus' Carlos Tevez (second from left) and his team-mates got past Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday . Monaco reached the last eight after surviving a spirited effort from Arsenal in their last 16 second leg . Head-to-head . Who did they beat to get this far? PSG finished second in Group F behind Barcelona, winning four of their games, drawing one with Ajax and losing another against Barca. They played Chelsea in the last 16, drawing 1-1 in Paris before playing out an admirable 2-2 with 10 men in London. Manager . Laurent Blanc . Top goalscorer . Edinson Cavani - 6 . Have they ever won it? No . Who did they beat to get this far? Barcelona finished top of Group F, winning five of their games and losing the other 3-2 against PSG. They played Manchester City in the last 16, winning 2-1 at the Etihad and 1-0 at the Nou Camp. They progressed to the quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. Manager . Luis Enrique . Top goalscorer . Lionel Messi - 8 . Have they ever won it? Yes. Four times (runner-up three times) Thiago Silva's looping header in extra time sent Paris Saint-Gemain through at the expense of Chelsea . Key stats . Lionel Messi did everything but score as he delivered a masterclass against Manchester City at the Nou Camp . Who did they beat to get this far? Atletico finished top of Group A, winning four of their games, drawing one with Juventus and losing the other 3-2 against Olympiacos. They played Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16, losing 1-0 away but winning by the same scoreline at home. It went to extra-time then penalties. Manager . Diego Simeone . Top goalscorer . Mario Mandzukic - 5 . Have they ever won it? Never (runner-up twice) Who did they beat to get this far? Real finished top of Group B, winning all six matches against Basle, Liverpool and Ludogorets. They played Schalke in the last 16, beating them 2-0 in Germany but losing 4-3 in Madrid. They advanced to the quarter-finals with a 5-4 win on aggregate. Manager . Carlo Ancelotti . Top goalscorer . Cristiano Ronaldo - 8 . Have they ever won it? Yes. Ten times (runner-up three times) Fernando Torres scores from the spot during Atletico Madrid's penalty shootout victory over Leverkusen . Key stats . Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid squeeze past Schalke to reach the Champions League last eight . Who did they beat to get this far? Porto finished top of Group H, winning four of their matches and drawing twice. Their most memorable win was beating BATE 6-0 in their opening group game. They also beat them 3-0 away. They played Basle in the last 16, drawing 1-1 away before winning 4-0 at home for a 5-1 aggregate. Manager . Julen Lopetegui . Top goalscorer . Jackson Martinez and Yacine Brahimi - both 5 . Have they ever won it? Yes. Twice . Who did they beat to get this far? Bayern finished top of Group E, winning five of their matches and losing one against Manchester City. Their most notable group win was against Roma, hammering them 7-1 in Italy. They played Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16, drawing 0-0 away but winning 7-0 at home. Manager . Pep Guardiola . Top goalscorer . Thomas Muller - 5 . Have they ever won it? Yes. Five times (runner-up five times) Key stats . Midfielder Yacine Brahimi (left) has been the leading light in Porto's march to the quarter-finals . After a goalless draw in Donetsk, Bayern Munich fired seven past Shakhtar to progress . Who did they beat to get this far? Juventus finished second in Group A, winning three of their games, drawing one with Atletico and losing the other against Olympiacos. They played Borussia Dortmund in the last 16, winning 2-1 at home before hammering the Germans 3-0 away for a 5-1 aggregate. Manager . Massimiliano Allegri . Top goalscorer . Carlos Tevez - 6 . Have they ever won it? Yes. Twice (runner-up five times) Who did they beat to get this far? Monaco finished top of Group C, winning three of their games, drawing two and losing the other against Benfica. They played Arsenal in the last 16, winning 3-1 away before losing 2-0 at home and progressing on away goals. Manager . Leonardo Jardim . Top goalscorer . Lucas Ocampos, Aymen Abdennour, Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco, Dimitar Berbatov, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Fabinho, Joao Moutinho - all one . Have they ever won it? Never (runner-up once) Key stats . Carlos Tevez was Juventus' two-goal hero against Dortmund as the Serie A leaders made it through .","highlights":"Real Madrid draw Atletico Madrid in UEFA Champions League last eight . The two sides met in last season's final, with Real coming out on top . Barcelona face Paris Saint-Germain, while Bayern Munich take on Porto . Arsenal's\u00a0conquerors, Monaco, will meet Serie A champions Juventus . Quarter-final ties to take place on April 14, 15, 21 and 22 . CLICK HERE to see how it all unfolded . These sides have met twice before in the Champions League quarter-final stage. The French side progressed 3-2 on aggregate in 1995, while Barcelona went through on away goals in 2013 (3-3 on agg). Barcelona have never won in three away trips to face PSG (L2 D1), including a 3-2 defeat in this year\u2019 group stage. PSG have lost one and drawn two of their three visits to the Nou Camp to face Barca, including a 3-1 defeat in this year\u2019s group stage. Both teams have scored in six of the seven previous meetings between the sides in European competition. The only game where one team failed to score was in the 1997 Cup Winner\u2019s Cup final, with Barcelona winning 1-0. Lionel Messi has scored three goals in four Champions League games against the French side, while Neymar also scored in both group stage games against them this season. Barca have lost just one of their last 11 games against French opposition, though this was against PSG this season (W6 D4). Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have already met six times this season with Atleti remaining unbeaten, winning four (including both league clashes) and drawing two. Atletico Madrid have scored exactly once in all four previous European meetings with city rivals Real, winning just once and losing three. Including this season, there has been at least one Spanish team in the Champions League quarter-final for the last 10 campaigns. For only the third time in European Cup history, a quarter-final tie will feature two Spanish sides; however it is the second season in a row that this has happened (Real Madrid v Sevilla in 1958 and Atletico v Barcelona in 2014). Bayern only lost 1 of 22 competitive matches versus Portuguese teams (13 W, 8 D): the European Cup final 1987: 1-2 versus Porto. Bayern won the last knockout tie against a Portuguese team 12-1: 5-0 A and 7-1 H against Sporting in the Last 16 of the CL 2008\/09. Porto's one previous knockout European Cup victory over a German side came in the 1987 final; they have been eliminated from three knockout ties since, two against Bayern and one against Schalke. Bayern Munich have kept seven clean sheets in their last nine against Portuguese sides, conceding just twice in total. These two sides have only ever met before in the 97\/98 Champions League, when Juventus won 4-1 at home and lost 2-3 in Monte Carlo on their way to the final where they lost 1-0 to Real Madrid. In their 24 European meetings with French teams (including Intertoto), the Old Lady have lost just five times, winning 14 and drawing five. However in the Champions League only, Juve has won just two of their six games against French sides (one win v Monaco in 1998 and a victory against Nantes in 1996). In their 11 European meetings with Italian sides, Monaco have won just three times (D2 L6), although two of those victories have come in their last three clashes with Serie A sides.","id":"bca53ea4f45311c510b6b77e0536f838e84c4859","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Simeone's side in the 2014 final to win the trophy for the tenth time.\nThe draw for the Champions League quarter-finals was conducted on Monday evening at the Citywest Convention Centre.\n\"Atletico Madrid are great rivals and it's a joy to face them. They are a team with a lot of personality,\" Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told reporters.\n\"We are going to play against an opponent we respect, because they are strong and they are good in all areas. We can't think that we will be the strongest team.\"\nBarcelona, who were knocked out of the competition in last season's quarter-finals by Atletico, will face Juventus in the other quarter-final tie. Barcelona reached the quarter-finals by knocking out Manchester City in the last 16 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.\n\"We are playing in one of the most difficult stadiums in the world, against a great team with great players that is also playing very well. So it is going to be very difficult,\" Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta told reporters.\n\"We are not going to take any team lightly, this is clear. Juventus have shown that they are a great team. We know what type of game they can play and we have a lot of respect for the team and their coach (Massimiliano) Allegri.\"\nBarcelona and Real Madrid contested the first two European Cup finals, with the two teams facing each other in the 1956 final. Real Madrid won the first meeting between the sides in Madrid, 4-3 in extra time, before the Catalan giants won the rematch 1-0 in Lisbon four years later. Real Madrid have won the European Cup (now Champions League) three times in four seasons between 2002 and 2005, while Barcelona have won the trophy three times in the past nine seasons.\nBoth teams have won the title every year but one (2011) since the inception of the current format of the Champions League in 1992. However, Atletico Madrid were pipped to the title last year when they finished one point behind Barcelona.\nThis is the eighth time that the Spanish clubs have been drawn against each other in the competition since the Spanish giants are still among the favourites to retain the title they won a year ago, with many pundits tipping the Catalans for another triumph."}
{"article":"Elon Musk has revealed two key software updates for the Tesla model S sedan that he claims will end 'range anxiety'. The first is a 'range assurance' app that communicates with Tesla's Supercharger network, warning drivers if they are about to run out of power, and pointing them to the nearest Supercharger. The second is a trip planner, which will combine the Supercharger network with the network of Model S cars to improve long-distance journeys for drivers. Scroll down for video . Tesla's software will map out the best route to a driver's destination based on the location of charging stations. It will also warn drivers if battery power is low before they drive beyond an area where they can charge . Tesla's updated software will map out the best route to a driver's destination based on the location of charging stations. It will also warn drivers if battery power is low before they drive beyond an area where they can charge via a Trip Planner app. The update will also add several safety features, including automatic emergency braking and blind spot detection. In the future, the Tesla Model S fleet will also have auto-steering and the ability to summon a car to any location. 'This makes it effectively impossible for a driver to run out of range unintentionally', said Musk. 'You'll have to confirm you want to, actually. Twice.' The Model S is already able to estimate how much charge a driver has left in their battery.\u00a0It can also tell the driver where they are from the nearest Supercharger. Superchargers are free connectors that charge Model S in minutes. There are currently 403 Supercharger stations with 2,219 Superchargers around the world. The latest update combines these two features, to provide more accurate warnings. Its built-in trip planner, meanwhile, will be more advanced, using real-time data such as wind speed and elevation. The\u00a0announcement\u00a0follows Musk's cryptic tweet over the weekend, in which he hinted at the 6.2 software update that will be available later this month. The separate Range Assurance feature should be available in the U.S., Europe, and most of China within the next 12 months. Other features that will be coming soon include the addition of autosteering for the Model S, which should be available in the next three months. 'We can basically go between San Francisco and Seattle without the driver doing anything,' Musk said. Other features that will be coming soon include the addition of autosteering for the Model S, which should be available in the next three months.\u00a0The technology means drivers will not have to control the wheel, acceleration and braking when the car is on a the motorway. The car will be able to sense its surroundings . The technology means drivers will not have to control the wheel, acceleration and braking when the car is on a the motorway. In the future, the company will also give driver's the ability to summon their car to any location. The Model S will also get automatic emergency braking and side collision warnings with the new update. The updates today addresses one of the biggest concerns for owners of electric cars; that their battery could run out at any moment, leaving them stranded with no recharging station nearby. So-called 'range anxiety' is a fear that has apparently plagued some owners of Tesla's Model S vehicle. The Model S is already able to estimate how much charge a driver has left in their battery. It can also tell the driver where they are from the nearest supercharger. The latest update combines these two features, to provide more accurate warnings . Elon Musk (left) said that owners should expect such important software updates to be delivered to their Tesla Model S once every three or four months. On the right is a preview of what the Trip Planner will look like . In a survey for Consumer Reports in 2012, 77 per cent of respondents said limited range was their biggest concern with electric cars. The official range of the Model S at the moment is up to 310 miles (500km), which is apparently not enough to quell range anxiety for some drivers. Running low on fuel and making a desperate search for the nearest station could soon be a thing of the past. Earlier this month Ford unveiled its latest app that not only shows how far you can travel on the power you have remaining, it bases its predictions on your unique driving style. The MyFord Mobile also lets drivers remotely access their vehicles meaning they can set the cabin temperature on a cold morning before they leave their house. The app was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and currently works with a selection of Ford's electric and hybrid cars. CNN noted that, last year, Tesla upgraded its Tesla Roadster electric car, increasing its range from 245 to 400 miles (395 to 645km) on a single charge. This was via a lithium battery pack upgrade and, at the time, Musk tellingly tweeted: 'Should mention that a battery pack upgrade is not coming soon for the Model S, but it obviously *will* happen long-term.' Musk has since deleted that tweet - perhaps in anticipation of today's announcement. Tesla regularly updates drivers' software for free over the air. In January, for instance, an update increased the speed of the top-of-the-line P85D via use of 'insane mode' - enabling the car to go 0 to 60mph (97km\/h) in 3.2 seconds, compared to the usual 5.9 seconds. 'We've designed the Model S to be basically a computer on a wheels,' Musk said. 'We view in the same way you view updating your phone and your laptop.' Musk added that owners should expect such important software updates to be delivered to their Tesla Model S once every three or four months. The announcement follows Musk's cryptic tweet over the weekend, in which he hinted at the 6.2 software update that will be available later this month .","highlights":"Two updates will make Model S fleet 'impossible to run out of range' A range assurance app will communicate with Tesla's Superchargers . Trip planner feature will map out the best route for driver's destination . This will use data such as wind speed and location to nearest charger . Other features include autosteering which will be\u00a0available\u00a0in 3 months . Tesla will soon give drivers ability to summon their car to any location .","id":"883d4f18217b15ae58b4fdedf99314677abf5da8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" approaching a Supercharger whose bays are full, or out of order. It can also tell drivers when they are able to charge up at a station as well as provide estimated time to destination and charging estimates. The second update adds the ability to remotely adjust climate control settings from your phone and Tesla's mobile app. The improvements will be available in the software update that is expected next week, Musk said. \"The most important changes of the last software release were made to the range anxiety features,\" he wrote in a blog. \"They will give you peace of mind in the moment as much as possible, and prevent range anxiety from happening in the first place.\"Tesla began rolling out the two software updates yesterday for the company's top-selling car, the Model S. The updates will begin automatically after a driver plugs the car in for charging.Tesla model S owners will get a new version of their in-car computer software next week, the company said on its blog yesterday. The updates come as Tesla - which recently became the most valuable car maker in the world - is grappling with a number of issues including its manufacturing plans, its business plans, the rollout of its new Model X SUV, and an alleged fraud by a senior executive. But the software update is likely to be the most important of all.Musk's promise of two key features has been echoed by the company's engineers who have long complained about the range anxiety of the car, which has been a popular complaint among early adopters. The two updates focus on remote control over various car features from a cell phone app or mobile application.Tesla model S has gained a lot of fame in last 4 years. It has 4.0\/5 star rating by consumer reports and it is the only car company having this rating. So the company is doing something right to achieve this much success.\nTesla has been making some very impressive advances lately to keep a hold of their spot as the most valuable car maker in the world. They have been on a tear the last few months since the market opened on July 1st. Tesla is up roughly $6 per share over the last 6 months (+46%) - compared to a modest 20% for the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500. Tesla is a great way to play the electric vehicle revolution with limited downside, a very strong balance sheet, a great stock chart and a strong group of investors. The stock has been in a bullish"}
{"article":"Forget Groundhog Day. For suffering Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw, it is beginning to feel more like Groundhog Year. There has been an increasingly familiar pattern to his addresses in the aftermath of every one of his team\u2019s four defeats in this Six Nations campaign so far. He has talked of the positives to take from each loss while trying his best to put the bravest of faces on matters. As he sat at BT Murrayfield on Tuesday following a tough training session with his international colleagues, his mask didn\u2019t slip one bit as he went through the same old routine. Greig Laidlaw  in action during the Six Nations rugby match between France and Scotland at Stade de France . But behind the forced smile it was clear there is a new fear engulfing him which makes the final Six Nations match against Ireland on Saturday an increasingly nervous prospect. The scrum-half with 38 caps to his name doesn\u2019t want to join Chris Paterson and Ross Ford in the record books as a captain who led Scotland to a Six Nations wooden spoon. Paterson did it twice, in 2004 and 2007, with Ford suffering a similar fate in 2012. Since Five Nations became Six, Italy have been bottom of the pile 10 times with Wales and France finishing last once each. England and Ireland have never picked up the wooden spoon. Laidlaw, who played stand-off rather than scrum-half in the side that was whitewashed under Ford, doesn\u2019t want to experience that feeling again. He is hoping his team-mates feel as embarrassed as he is about the current plight and use the fear of failure as motivation to put things right against the Irish. \u2018I don\u2019t know if it hurts me as captain more than the other players, but losing all our games so far certainly hurts me a lot, that\u2019s for sure,\u2019 said the 29-year-old. \u2018I like to think avoiding the wooden spoon is a big driving factor whether you are captain or not, as nobody wants to be in the team that\u2019s failed to pick up any wins. \u2018Remember, though, we haven\u2019t finished bottom yet and we\u2019ve got an opportunity this weekend to finish on a high. If we can win this one, it allows us to give a big sigh of relief going into the pre-World Cup games over the summer and then build towards the World Cup. Laidlaw leaves the field after the second half of the the RBS Six Nations match between against Italy . \u2018The other side of the coin is that if we lose this one, it\u2019s a long time before we play for Scotland again and that\u2019s the worst situation to be in. At least we have a week to try to rectify some of the problems that were there against England and give everybody the boost they want by turning things around against Ireland.\u2019 Laidlaw admitted he has been left totally frustrated at how his side had come up short in all their matches and fallen away badly in the second half of key games. Although he believes all is not lost, he is clearly growing tired of constantly being the one trying to explain away in public what is going wrong. \u2018I\u2019ve almost been saying the same things most weeks, unfortunately,\u2019 he continued. \u2018I still believe there are huge positives in there and I think everybody, including ourselves, can see some of the play is brilliant and the players get confidence from that. \u2018I know the English boys and the Welsh boys, in particular, think that we\u2019re now a threat and a much better team than we were in the past despite the defeats. We are getting close to winning but need to do that little bit extra to get over the line. \u2018Of course there are things to look at and, for instance, we\u2019re getting to half-time in good positions but maybe dropping off slightly, which is something we need to sort. VIDEO 02 Inside Line: England v Scotland match review . Ben Youngs hands off the tackle of Laidlaw  during the match between England and Scotland at Twickenham . \u2018Looking back at the England game, that is what happened as there wasn\u2019t enough urgency in the early part of the second half and we just let England come at us. There\u2019s only so much you can soak up before cracking and we can\u2019t let that happen again.\u2019 Murrayfield will have a capacity attendance for the match against Ireland, with many visiting fans making up the 67,000 crowd. Irish supporters had bought their tickets within hours of them going on sale on the assumption their team would be challenging for the Grand Slam. A clean sweep is no longer a possibility after their defeat to Wales last weekend but, even with tens of thousands inside the stadium cheering on Joe Schmidt\u2019s title contenders, Laidlaw still believes the Scotland players can be inspired by the atmosphere within Murrayfield. \u2018We want to win for the jersey, win for ourselves, win for the fans, because they\u2019ve been brilliant throughout a tough campaign,\u2019 he said. \u2018We can feed off them hugely and want to go out there and give them something back for their continued support. We really want to send them off on a good note, because it\u2019s been a tough championship for the players and fans alike.\u2019 Laidlaw stands dejected after the final whistle during the RBS 6 Nations match at Twickenham . A win over Ireland would indeed have the fans singing a happier tune. For that to happen, Ford insists there is nothing to be gained from dwelling too much on the results which have brought Scotland to this precarious position. \u2018We need to be realistic, look at where we aren\u2019t good enough and try to improve,\u2019 said the Edinburgh hooker, capped 84 times. \u2018We need to stay positive going into the games and it is a huge positive to know we have pushed good teams close and scored tries against them. \u2018There is no point getting down as it doesn\u2019t get you anywhere on the pitch. It\u2019s about staying positive and getting right back out and going after Ireland. \u2018It would be great to finish the campaign on a high, especially at home. It is a World Cup year, so it would be a very positive note to end the Six Nations on.\u2019","highlights":"Greig Laidlaw doesn\u2019t want to join Chris Paterson and Ross Ford . The duo led Scotland to the wooden spoon in 2004, 2007 and 2012 . England and Ireland have never picked up the wooden spoon . Since five nations became six, Italy have been bottom of the pile 10 times .","id":"ce0ab384ed5735f849f4f9fd1e01f819e46fe125","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the Six Nations so far. He was at it again on Sunday night when Scotland\u2019s 21-9 defeat by Ireland at Murrayfield brought an end to their slim championship hopes.\n\u201cThe performance was better than the result,\u201d he insisted, although Laidlaw was not sure he would be able to apply that analysis if the Irish had beaten England as well \u2013 which they did by 20-14. But you sense he will find it hard to remain so sanguine about these Scotland teams.\nFor one thing, even though he is now 32, it is beginning to feel that Laidlaw\u2019s international career has been almost as much a Groundhog Year as his captaincy. His own performance was better than his side\u2019s, and he said so himself. \u201cAs individuals we can be a lot more accurate,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe have a lot of young players in the team who are going to be able to build on this performance and take some heart from it. A couple of tries were there to be taken and we missed them tonight.\u201d\nThe captain\u2019s man of the match award, though, was given to the opposite No9, Conor Murray.\n\u201cMurray did a great job,\u201d Laidlaw agreed. \u201cHe looked pretty composed for someone playing in his first match for a long time [it was Murray\u2019s first cap]. He probably took the pressure off himself by scoring one himself \u2013 although he did drop the ball under pressure \u2013 and the next play was very good, going into contact and coming out the other end.\n\u201cThe guy is a natural leader and you would imagine he has done some good work. We need to stop them on the gain line, make sure we are in the right place defensively. When the ball gets into the midfield, we need to make sure the right guy is in the right place.\u201d\nThe captain was not too hard on his team. \u201cWhen we lost to England, the game went from 6-3 to 10-3. That made the game and the tie pretty much over,\u201d he said. \u201cWe made a few errors and were probably a little soft in contact as well, and that\u2019s all the more disappointing after we came out fighting like we did tonight.\n\u201cYou get days like that in rugby. If you have got guys who keep working hard you build on that. That\u2019s all we can do. We will go through all the details and be a"}
{"article":"When James Corden was surprisingly chosen to host America\u2019s top chat show, fans and critics alike wondered if the British star would flourish in such an unfamiliar role. Yet Corden\u2019s first week in the hot-seat on CBS\u2019s The Late Late Show has been so widely acclaimed that he is now being tipped as a front-runner to host the prestigious Golden Globes awards next year \u2013 the Hollywood party second only to the Oscars for star quality. \u2018Out of nowhere, he\u2019s suddenly a realistic contender for one of the most coveted awards-hosting jobs of the year,\u2019 said a source close to the Globes. \u2018He\u2019s only been hosting The Late Late Show for a few days, but already Hollywood is sitting up and taking notice. Scroll down for video . Roaring success: James Corden's debut on The Late Late Show with Mila Kunis and Tom Hanks . \u2018James has shown that he\u2019s funny, can sing and dance, puts celebrities at their ease, and doesn\u2019t dismiss stars with snark. \u2018If he maintains this trajectory, he could find himself hosting the Globes \u2013 and that would really cement his position in Hollywood.\u2019 Corden, 36, who made his name as co-writer and star of cult television sitcom Gavin and Stacey, has already proved his ability to host a major awards show by fronting the Brits for four years. If he took on the Globes, he would be following in the footsteps of fellow comedy actor Ricky Gervais, who hosted the ceremony from 2010 to 2012. Since Gervais stepped down, the awards have been co-hosted by American TV comedy stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Comfortable: \u2018James has shown that he\u2019s funny, can sing and dance, puts celebrities at their ease,' said a source. Pictured with Patricia Arqeutte and Chris Pine on his second night . A source within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which stages the Golden Globes, said: \u2018Amy and Tina have finished their three-year contract and have stated that they won\u2019t be back next year. \u2018Right now, the field for a new Golden Globes host is wide open.\u2019 Another insider said: \u2018James Corden combines all the attributes of the ideal host. \u2018He has enjoyed movie success this year, starring in Into The Woods with Meryl Streep, and of course he\u2019s had TV success in Britain with his comedies. \u2018He\u2019s also won a Tony for his Broadway show One Man, Two Guvnors, and now he\u2019s getting rave reviews in the States with The Late Late Show, giving him an international audience.\u2019 While there are a string of chat show hosts who are better known in America, such as David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Ellen DeGeneres, none has Corden\u2019s wide range of film, TV and stage success. Corden\u2019s guests during his debut week included actors Tom Hanks, Mila Kunis, Will Ferrell, Chris Pine and Kevin Hart. Celebrities lined up for future shows include X Factor tycoon Simon Cowell, footballer David Beckham, chef Gordon Ramsay and actors Michael Douglas, Courteney Cox and Claire Danes. But not everyone might welcome Corden as the Globes host. He sparked controversy at the Brits in 2012 when he cut short Adele\u2019s acceptance speech for winning the Best British Album after only 12 seconds, provoking a vulgar hand gesture from the angry singer. Theo Kingma, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, said: \u2018We are exploring some very exciting possibilities regarding hosts.\u2019 A spokesman for Corden declined to comment.","highlights":"His first week on CBS\u2019s The Late Late Show has been widely acclaimed . Already tipped as a front-runner to host awards next year, source says . He would be following in the footsteps of fellow comedian Ricky Gervais . One insider says he \u2018combines all the attributes of the ideal host'","id":"ae978e00f51a138782f268d510d20a72a9eb7f57","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Late Late Show has proven him worthy of the title \u2018King of late night\u2019 \u2013 just don\u2019t call him \u2018the new\u2026\u2019\nThe 37-year-old\u2019s hosting gig began last week with a star-studded opening featuring the likes of Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep. This past week, we have seen performances from a wide variety of artists, such as Nick Jonas and One Republic.\nThis week, Corden has already set tongues wagging after announcing that One Direction would be his first music guests on the show \u2013 but for many, it\u2019s his first guest that stole the show on Tuesday night.\nYes, that\u2019s right \u2013 Oprah is his first ever guest on The Late Late Show, and with a lengthy resume that includes talk shows, books and media mogul status, the Queen of all talk shows made for the perfect first guest for the late-night host.\nThe interview was a long one, clocking in at 29 minutes and 59 seconds, but the lengthy back-and-forth did nothing but help establish Corden as a star-studded interviewer. The two-time Emmy winning host had a list of questions he was keen to get to, and didn\u2019t hold back, asking a range of personal, career-oriented and controversial questions including:\n- Will you marry me?\n- When does the cheque arrive in the mail?\n- I\u2019m on Twitter too much, how do I stop?\nCorden managed to get Oprah talking about a wide range of topics, from her career to her views on the media, without making the veteran seem out-of-it or awkward.\n\u201cShe\u2019s not a diva,\u201d Corden said to Oprah later in the interview, when he said he had heard she was demanding during interviews.\n\u201cI think some people may have misrepresented her. I know her personally, and she\u2019s very well liked,\u201d he continued, describing the chat. \u201cShe\u2019s kind of very down-to-earth, very easy to talk to. She\u2019s just a really cool lady.\u201d\nHowever, the chat has been criticised by The Independent and the Daily Mail as being \u2018awkward\u2019, with Oprah and Corden seeming to struggle to get off the mark. \u201cWhat we really liked about the Oprah interview is that it doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019s been overly rehearsed,\u201d said the Daily Mail.\nPerhaps that is why"}
{"article":"David Wawrzynski claims the 'Little Dipper' condiment package he patented in 1997 led H.J. Heinz Co. to develop its Dip & Squeeze ketchup packets, which it rolled out in February 2010 . A Michigan food entrepreneur claims the 'Little Dipper' condiment package he patented in 1997 led H.J. Heinz Co. to develop its Dip & Squeeze ketchup packets, which it rolled out in February 2010, lawyers in opening statements told a federal court jury in Pittsburgh on Monday. The trial, expected to last through until Thursday, will determine whether or not Pittsburgh-based Heinz used David Wawrzynski's 'concrete, new and novel' ideas when it developed the dual-purpose ketchup packets. If the jury rules in the Detroit businessman's favor and determines Heinz agreed to pay for the ideas, a separate trial will begin June 10 on how much Heinz owes Wawrzynski. 'Heinz says it didn't use any of Mr. Wawrzynski's ideas \u2014 they thought it up all on their own,' his attorney, Eugene Boyle Jr. told the jury. 'We're here to tell you that's not true.' Boyle told The Associated Press he can't say how much Wawrzynski is seeking because an expert hired to calculate the sum hasn't issued a final report. But Heinz attorney David Wolfsohn said Heinz owes nothing because the Dip & Squeeze owes nothing to the cone-shaped container that Wawrzynski invented. Drawings of two versions of that product were shown to the jury, including one with a keyhole-shaped opening that enables a person to dip a french fry into ketchup, while wiping off excess amounts as it's pulled out of the opening. Wawrzynski isn't claiming Heinz copied the exact design. Rather, he contends Heinz didn't have the idea for a ketchup container that could be dipped into and squeezed until they heard his pitch. Wolfsohn denied that claim. Heinz claims the Dip & Squeeze grew out of an earlier idea called the 'Dunk 'n Squirt' that it shelved in 2006 because it couldn't make it cheaply enough . The Dip & Squeeze grew out of an earlier idea called the 'Dunk 'n Squirt' that Heinz began working on in 2002 but shelved in 2006 because it couldn't find a vendor to make the throwaway ketchup packets cheaply enough, the company says. The packets must be cheap to purchase because fast-food restaurants and others give the packets away for free, Wolfsohn said. Prototypes developed in 2006 were keystone-shaped \u2014 like Heinz's iconic ketchup label \u2014 and had a peelable top if a customer wanted to dip a fry and a tear-off end so the ketchup could be squeezed, Wolfsohn said. Except for the keystone shape, the Dip & Squeeze packets are nearly identical. But Boyle insists the idea came from the 44-year-old Wawrzynski, who began working in the food industry at 13. After working at pizzerias over five years from the time he was 16, Wawrzynski launched Wok to You, a firm that delivers Asian food from 30 different Detroit-area restaurants. 'Dave's been tinkering with condiment packaging since high school,' Boyle said. When an earlier letter to Heinz didn't attract attention, he wrote to then-CEO William Johnson in March 2008 and met with Heinz officials a month later, Boyle said. Heinz doesn't deny the meeting took place, but says the discussions revolved around his hand-held, cone-shaped container designed to keep french fries from dripping ketchup. 'The ideas that were discussed at that meeting had nothing to do with the Dip & Squeeze,' Wolfsohn said.","highlights":"David Wawrzynski patented his 'Little Dipper' condiment package in 1997 . He claims H.J. Heinz Co. developed its Dip & Squeeze ketchup packets after a 2008 meeting in which he showed them his designs . Heinz claims the Dip & Squeeze grew out of an earlier idea called the 'Dunk 'n Squirt' that it shelved in 2006 because it couldn't  make it cheaply enough . A court in Pittsburgh will decide this week if Heinz was influenced by Wawrzynski's concept and could lead to him seeking compensation .","id":"1c1aeffb9a8154828a1d9d0bee73386466c4e971","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"2010.\nThe two men filed a federal lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh claiming the Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co. infringed their patent. They seek a jury trial and ask that the product be banned. They also are asking the court to award them damages and attorney's fees.\n\"Heinz blatantly ignored our patents and our demands that it stop manufacturing and selling products using the Dipper and Squeeze shape in violation of our patents,\" said Wawrzynski of Greensburg, Pa., in a phone interview.\nHeinz was not commenting, and the company is confident that its design is not in violation of any patent.\n\"We are confident the Dipper and Squeeze packets are unique and not similar to any other product in the marketplace,\" said Megan K. Tuthill, a spokeswoman for Heinz in Pittsburgh.\n\"We think that this claim has no merit at all,\" she said.\nAn attorney for Wawrzynski, Robert J. Brown of Bridgeville, said his clients' patent protects the look of condiment packets and said the Heinz product resembles \"99 percent of the ketchup packet.\"\n\"Heinz is profiting off it and we are seeking all injunctive relief for our clients,\" said Brown. \"This is the only issue and that is the violation of our patent.\"\nWawrzynski said he invented the Dipper in 1997 after working at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. The Dipper can be opened easily with one hand and requires less than one hand-turn to close it, he said.\nHe said Heinz learned about the design through a trade show that Wawrzynski attended in 2005. Shortly afterward he received a call from a Heinz representative asking what it would cost to license his design.\n\"Our position is, we've told them from day one what it costs to license our patent, and we provided them with a copy of our patent,\" Brown said. \"The patent is unambiguous.\"\nWawrzynski said Heinz offered to license the patent for $20,000. \"They offered to pay it every year, then stopped paying it,\" he said.\nHeinz continued making the product, and Wawrzynski and his lawyers tried to get an injunction against the company in 2008, but were unsuccessful, he said.\nThe Dipper is a two-part packet"}
{"article":"It went on for an age and a shambolic England side went home before it got interesting. Wisden Editor Lawrence Booth picks his highlights and lowlights of the Cricket World Cup... BEST BITS . The renaissance of left-arm seamers . The yorkers produced at will by man of the tournament Mitchell Starc played a huge part in Australia\u2019s triumph. New Zealand\u2019s Trent Boult joined him on top of the wicket-taking list with 22. And the most uplifting spell of the competition was Pakistan\u2019s Wahab Riaz in the quarter-final. Australian Michael Starc took 22 wickets to be rated as the man of the tournament at the Cricket World Cup . Kiwis\u2019 one-wicket win over Australia . In a World Cup containing more hundreds than ever before (38), no game was more thrilling than the low-scoring thriller at Eden Park in Auckland. Set 152, New Zealand slipped from 131 for 4 to 146 for 9, before Kane Williamson sealed it with a six amid scenes of delirium. Here was proof that the best games don\u2019t need to be run-fests. Kiwi Kane Williamson hit a late six to seal a memorable one-wicket win over Australia in the group stages . The Associates . The first couple of weeks were lit up by teams who will mainly be shut out of the 2019 World Cup, which the ICC have limited to 10 teams: Ireland beat West Indies and Zimbabwe, Scotland gave New Zealand a scare, and Afghanistan beat Scotland. While other sports look to expand their games, cricket\u2019s administrators remain content to shrink theirs. Baffling. Kevin O'Brien celebrates taking a wicket as Ireland sensationally upset West Indies in Nelson . Sangakkara still going strong . Sri Lanka\u2019s quarter-final defeat by South Africa meant Kumar Sangakkara\u2019s one-day international career ended with a whimper \u2014 but not before he had scored an astonishing four successive centuries in the group matches. Even at 37, he remained the classiest act in the World Cup. India veteran batsman\u00a0Kumar Sangakkara acknowledges one of four successive centuries . The fans . More than a million spectators attended the 49 games, with the New Zealand public getting behind the World Cup in a manner that delighted the ICC. If cricket\u2019s popularity in that country has been guaranteed for the next decade and beyond, the World Cup will have done its job. The Cricket World Cup attracted over a million supporters for 49 games, some left more pleased than others . WORST BITS . England . They were the laughing stock, completing the worst of their six World Cups since reaching the final in 1992 \u2014 and there\u2019s been some stiff competition. They never recovered from maulings by Australia and New Zealand, failed to defend over 300 against Sri Lanka, and even lost to Bangladesh. For captain Eoin Morgan, the whole thing was a disaster. New ODI captain Eoin Morgan presided over England's worst performance at a World Cup . Too few close finishes . Four one-sided quarter- finals typified a tournament in which too few of the games went to the wire, or even close to it. In fact, of the seven knockout matches, only the New Zealand-South Africa semi-final raised the pulse. And, as in 2011, the group stage dragged on and on and on. New Zealand's semi-final defeat of South Africa was the only knockout game that entertained . The final . Australia\u2019s dominance turned the climax into an anti-climax. Let\u2019s not pretend, as some have tried, that this was the best World Cup ever. The Australians were too far ahead of the rest for that, brushing aside India in the semis and New Zealand in the final. In truth, Australia were head and shoulders above the competition as their stroll in the final showed .","highlights":"Australia defeated New Zealand to be crowned cricket world champions . Mitchell Starc's bowling, Kane Williamson's batting and Kumar Sangakkara's swan sing were among the highlights . England's humiliation and a one-sided final were two of the low points .","id":"e0a846732d0bc8306c3ec5b9e23db4679735c024","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in this World Cup began in Manchester on the second day of the tournament and it continued [\u2026]. He was in some ways as integral to the team, if not more, than Sachin Tendulkar. India had to be careful, and a couple of bad decisions by the umpires saw the match slip away. It was a moment of high comedy and high drama, one that few would have predicted. England's cricketers need to get tougher and find ways to beat the best, says Jonathan Liew. England won the toss, elected to field, and were rocked by a blitz of 50 off 24 balls from Gayle that nearly took the game away from them. England captain Alastair Cook reacts during a training session at The Oval on Sunday. What are England doing in the World Cup final? It was a stunning hit over long on that was impossible to bowl at in the air, and one that will be the shot of the tournament for many. He was given out at third umpire\u2019s advice on 57, even though the live ball camera showed that it was very much on the line, and this was a poor decision by the umpires. \"If your side are losing, you can't be afraid of the umpires,\" added the veteran fast bowler. This match was about a number of things, none of them good. Sri Lanka was an excellent host in a difficult situation. Not exactly the \u2026 That was a big moment for them. Australia\u2019s batting and their ability to put their opponents under pressure from the outset in the Super Six stage was remarkable and it set them up perfectly for an attack that is almost unmatched. England won the toss and opted to bat first. It seemed inconceivable after India were reduced to 57 for four but they dug in with \u2018fearless\u2019 Bhuvneshwar Kumar scoring 55 not out and Mahendra Singh Dhoni contributing 55 runs off just 24 balls to steer the side home in the end. If this \u2013 which they achieved with great consistency \u2013 didn\u2019t convince their critics, they will need to find more to convince me. They were 70-4 in 10 overs, 79-5 in 13.3 overs and 82-6 in 14 overs. England lost their first World Cup game since 1992 when they were beaten by the Kiwis (and their new all-round star) by 8 wickets at Centurion. India"}
{"article":"RAY DAVIES: A COMPLICATED LIFE . by Johnny Rogan . (Bodley Head \u00a325) The exhilarating finale of a musical called Sunny Afternoon currently offers one of the great nightly spectacles in London\u2019s so-called \u2018theatreland\u2019, as hundreds of mostly middle-aged punters leap or, in some cases, creak to their feet, jigging and jiving to the music of The Kinks. Just a few weeks ago, I was one of them, and resolved as I left to learn more about the singular life of Ray Davies, the band\u2019s brilliant but melancholic frontman, who wrote such timelessly wonderful hits as Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me, Lola and, indeed, Sunny Afternoon. Ray Davies (pictured) is the brilliant, but sometimes\u00a0melancholic, frontman of The Kinks . Well, Johnny Rogan\u2019s monumental biography has filled all the gaps in my knowledge of one of the men who made the Sixties swing (while simultaneously lampooning the Swinging Sixties with his mickey-take of Carnaby Street dandies, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion). Gloriously rousing though it is, the stage show hardly does justice to the enigma that is Raymond Douglas Davies. Mercurial, introspective, sometimes cruel and spectacularly, almost sociopathically, mean with money, but also sensitive, principled and capable of great kindness, Davies is above all one of the creative geniuses of our age. Those who are or have been close to him, including his brother Dave and the singer Chrissie Hynde (the mother of one of his four daughters), might not always echo the sentiment, but we are lucky to have him. Davies was born in 1944 in Muswell Hill, North London, on the night of an air raid. It was a suitably explosive beginning. He was the seventh child in a boisterous, tight-knit, working-class family but, more significantly, the first son. One of the pivotal episodes in shaping his complex personality came before he was three years old, when baby David arrived, rudely undermining his status. Much later, Dave\u2019s musicianship would also be central to the success of The Kinks, but he was resented by Ray from day one. Indeed, David still remembers a childhood mock fight in which he thought he\u2019d accidentally knocked his older brother unconscious. He bent over him, whispering, \u2018Are you OK?\u2019, only for Ray to spring up and punch him hard in the face. \u2018I felt the pleasure that I\u2019d knocked him over, then concern that I\u2019d hurt him,\u2019 says Dave now, \u2018but all he really wanted was to get back at me. It\u2019s symbolic of our whole relationship, really.\u2019 While Dave grew up happy and outgoing, Ray was troubled and solitary and was even sent to a child therapist, which can\u2019t have been usual in working-class North London during the Fifties. The sudden death of much-loved older sister Rene compounded his torment. But he found refuge in music, especially in the records of the American blues singer Big Bill Broonzy, a discovery he credits with changing his life. With Dave, and schoolfriends Pete Quaife and John Start, he formed the Ray Davies Quartet. He auditioned a cocky boy from the year below him at William Grimshaw Secondary Modern, but the lad\u2019s voice was so raspy that Start\u2019s mother wouldn\u2019t let them rehearse in her house. His name was Rod Stewart. While young Stewart forged his own path towards superstardom, the Ray Davies Quartet, shedding Start and adding drummer Mick Avory, mutated into the Boll-Weevils, the Ravens and, finally, The Kinks. Pop group 'The Kinks' (pictured in 1964) left to right: Pete Quaife, Ray Davies, Mick Avory and Dave Davies . There are various contradictory explanations for the famous name, but the best guess is simply that \u2018kinky\u2019 was a fashionable adjective in the early Sixties. Rogan implies that inspiration may even have struck thanks to a Mail cartoon of a girl praying beside her bed, captioned: \u2018All I want for Christmas is a Beatle, failing that, a pair of kinky boots . . .\u2019 Similarly uncertain are the precise origins of The Kinks\u2019s first hit, You Really Got Me, in the summer of 1964. But it reached number one and made Davies a star. Not that success tempered his extraordinary tight-fistedness. He would habitually hold open pub doors for his bandmates to enter \u2014 not out of politeness, but to ensure he was last to the bar. And the band\u2019s manager, Larry Page, was present on the day Ray\u2019s first wife, Rasa, who he\u2019d met when she was a schoolgirl attending one of their gigs, pleaded with him, \u2018Ray, what about that coat?\u2019 He replied, \u2018No, you can\u2019t have it . . . it\u2019s a lot of money.\u2019 She continued begging him, pointing out how bitterly cold it was outside, until finally he relented, and told their driver to take them to Sketchley\u2019s. She wasn\u2019t asking for a new coat. He just hadn\u2019t wanted to pay the dry-cleaning bill. the Ray Davies Quartet, mutated into the Boll-Weevils, the Ravens and, finally, The Kinks (pictured in 1964) Ray\u2019s parsimony is one of the reasons why the story of The Kinks is a tale of epic in-fighting, as well as marvellous music. But only one of the reasons. Besides, he was merely a spectator at their most notorious scrap when, during a show in Cardiff in 1965, his brother Dave spat at Avory, and Avory hit Dave with a cymbal so hard that many there thought they\u2019d witnessed a murder. Four decades later, Davies himself was almost the victim of a murder, when he was shot in New Orleans while chasing a mugger who\u2019d stolen his then-girlfriend\u2019s handbag. It was yet another traumatic incident in what has been, to quote this book\u2019s barely adequate sub-title, a complicated life. But shining through the violence, the personality clashes, the litigation with former management, the volatile relationships with women, even a mental breakdown, are the songs \u2014 none of them more enduringly haunting than Waterloo Sunset. Ray Davies (far left)\u00a0wrote timelessly wonderful hits such as Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me, Lola and Sunny Afternoon . His voice might not be what it was, but Davies was the perfect choice, and it was the perfect song, to close the London Olympics three years ago. Yet this book reveals it was, at first, tentatively titled Liverpool Sunset, and he intended it to represent the death of Merseybeat, which he felt was presaged by the Beatles moving away from their roots and buying big houses in Surrey and St John\u2019s Wood. That wasn\u2019t for Davies. He stayed in or near Muswell Hill and he\u2019s still there now, with wispier hair but the same familiar, gap-toothed smile, which we might never have known had he had his teeth capped one afternoon in 1964. He was actually sitting in the dentist\u2019s chair, the drill whirring, when he leapt up and left the room. If he was going to make it, he told himself, it would be through his songwriting, not his looks. It was a firm statement of artistic intent and still \u2018the most important decision I\u2019ve ever made\u2019, insists the man who, happily for us, has never been a dedicated follower of anyone\u2019s fashion but his own.","highlights":"Ray Davies was the frontman of iconic band The Kinks . He wrote hits such as \u00a0Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me and Lola . He has been heralded as one of the creative geniuses of our age .","id":"07a82e4313181476be16c7596af7203738115fe0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-called West End. It may not be high art but it provides the best pop show in town, and its star is the 65-year-old Ray Davies, still performing as if he were in his twenties \u2013 except that his face is a study in sagging and crinkling. His voice is not strong and his lungs are not as full as they once were, but he still looks younger and sharper than most of the rock stars who toured with him a generation or two ago. He has been the composer, co-producer and co-songwriter of the band\u2019s hit songs, has made solo albums for which he has been nominated for a Grammy award, and written the libretti for two operas. He and his brother, Dave, founded the first big-selling British rock band, the Kinks, in 1964, and he has had numerous platinum and gold records. But Davies has never been satisfied with the way he was paid by the record companies, which he has always regarded as a \u201cbloodsucking industry\u201d. Since the mid-seventies, he has had bitter rows with them in which the most spectacular result was the sacking of his manager, Allen Klein. Davies once asked his fans to buy his songs direct from him in order to get more of the money. But more recently he has been making his money from touring: as a solo act and, now, with the Kinks themselves. Davies\u2019s 13th solo studio album is called See My Friends: The Diary. The word diary is an odd choice for a book. Davies has written an autobiography and a memoir about his life with the Kinks and his other activities (the operas, for instance), but this new volume is only partial. It is the diary of a man who is constantly on the road with the Kinks or working in the studio with his co-producer, Kevin Shields. There is no discussion of his life with his wife of 50 years or the other loves in his life. But there are notes on the many tours, the gigs at the end of them, and the recording sessions. Davies has always believed in doing things by hand and on a shoe-string. But he has moved into the 21st century, and See My Friends is the first of his albums to be recorded digitally. Davies does not write lyrics or write his own music; his co-producer, Shields, does all of that. He never plays any instruments \u2013 except for a tambourine at one"}
{"article":"Jeremy Clarkson, pictured, has been compared to Jimmy Savile by a senior BBC manager in advance of a probe into the latest Top Gear incident . The BBC launched an astonishing attack on Jeremy Clarkson yesterday, comparing him to sex offender Jimmy Savile and urging him to check into rehab. Blaming the now notorious \u2018fracas\u2019 with a Top Gear producer on \u2018personal issues\u2019, one of the most senior Corporation executives said Clarkson was \u2018self-destructing\u2019 and needed help. Most controversially, the TV chief, who has been directly involved in the fallout from the incident, likened Clarkson\u2019s supporters \u2013 including the Prime Minister \u2013 to those who turned a blind eye to Savile\u2019s appalling crimes. Last night, friends of the 54-year-old presenter expressed disbelief that the BBC should make such explosive claims before its internal investigation into the controversy has even begun. \u2018I am in total shock that someone at the BBC would attack their own talent and deliberately smear Jeremy,\u2019 said Perry McCarthy, who was Top Gear\u2019s mysterious test driver The Stig. The broadside came as further details of the alleged assault on producer Oisin Tymon emerged. One report claimed Clarkson split Tymon\u2019s lip with a punch, leaving him needing hospital treatment. Other sources told this newspaper that Clarkson had not been drinking \u2013 and that the row was not entirely about the lack of a hot meal at the end of a day\u2019s filming. But the most astonishing development came during a wide-ranging official briefing given to The Mail on Sunday by a senior BBC figure. The executive likened 36-year-old Tymon\u2019s position to that of Savile\u2019s victims, who feared they would not be believed while he was alive. \u2018The pressure this guy [Tymon] is under is so Savilesque in a way,\u2019 he said, adding that Clarkson\u2019s support from high-level politicians recalled the way Savile was once defended. \u2018If you look at what David Cameron says or what [former Culture and Media Secretary] Maria Miller says and you swap Clarkson for Savile, you get this: David Cameron is effectively saying that Savile\u2019s a real talent, Maria Miller saying Savile will be Savile.\u2019 The comparison will inevitably anger Savile\u2019s victims. Conservative MP Conor Burns, who sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, said that \u2018it is not just patently absurd, it\u2019s also deeply offensive to Jeremy Clarkson and those innocent people who were horribly abused by Savile\u2019. The BBC executive also said that attempts to suggest the \u2018fracas\u2019 was part of a wider battle between Clarkson and Danny Cohen, the BBC\u2019s powerful director of television, were misleading. Clarkson is said to have a difficult relationship with Cohen, who told him that he was on a final warning after a string of controversies. \u2018People keep saying that this is a case of Danny Cohen v Jeremy Clarkson. It is not,\u2019 said the executive. \u2018This is Jeremy Clarkson v Jeremy Clarkson\u2026 . \u2018Jeremy is self-destructing. Danny is not the person who is driving this, it is Jeremy.\u2019 Referring to the Top Gear host\u2019s much-publicised split from his wife Frances after 21 years, the BBC chief added: \u2018It is common knowledge he has personal issues; we have all read about them. \u2018If I was advising him I would take one of two options. Do what he is doing now and continue to try to play it down \u2013 or I would go into rehab and show the world I am trying to change. \u2018The BBC has stood by him before when he has been in hot water\u2026 But this is more serious.\u2019 BBC Director of Television Danny Cohen, pictured, is said to have a difficult relationship with Jeremy Clarkson . The BBC producer involved in the 'fracas' with Jeremy Clarkson is privately terrified he is going to lose his job, sources claimed. Oisin Tymon has been working on the Top Gear franchise in various roles since 2005 and has also been an assistant producer on BBC One\u2019s The One Show. But the 36-year-old has been in hiding all week, when it emerged he had been punched by the presenter. One insider close to his legal team at Slater and Gordon described Tymon as \u2018mortified\u2019. 'He is terrified that he might lose the job he loves and has been doing for the past six years. All he wants to do is to get back to work,' they told the Sunday Mirror. 'He is mortified by the whole thing.' BBC sources have claimed that Top Gear would survive without Clarkson as other shows \u2013 including Have I Got News For You and Strictly Come Dancing \u2013 have coped with the loss of a much-loved presenter. They added about Tymon: 'We would hope he will continue to be employed by the BBC after this matter is resolved.' Clarkson is being represented by law firm Olswang, which refused to comment. As the row intensified, sources in the Clarkson camp gave The Mail on Sunday what they say is the most definitive account yet of the events leading to the hotel incident. Contrary to what has been widely reported, they insisted the presenter had not been drinking beforehand \u2013 although co-presenter James May downed a bottle of white wine. Neither did Clarkson explode with anger at the hotel just because he couldn\u2019t have an expensive steak. \u2018Yes, it is true that there was no supper but he was angry because they didn\u2019t have enough producers during the day and it made filming extremely difficult,\u2019 said one source. Others close to the star \u2013 who has been suspended by the BBC \u2013 accurately predicted the Corporation would cast him as a man careering \u2018off the rails\u2019. Even so, the depth of the attack, and the personal nature of the comments, will surprise many \u2013 especially as, until now, the Corporation has been careful to limit its comments ahead of the inquiry. The executive\u2019s comments drew a furious reaction from Clarkson supporters. Perry McCarthy added: \u2018This will be a nightmare for Jeremy and he will feel deeply concerned that someone at the Corporation has spoken his name in the same sentence as that disgusting creature Jimmy Savile. \u2018It is ill-conceived, as was the decision to suspend him and take Top Gear off the air. Jeremy is a brilliant broadcaster and a fantastic guy. \u2018It\u2019s atrocious that these idiots at the BBC are paid so much money but run it about as well as a three-year-old child.\u2019 Clarkson is accused of punching TV producer Oisin Tymon, pictured, after a day's filming in Yorkshire . Clarkson, May and Richard Hammond had been filming in Surrey all day before the incident. They left at just after 6pm for a two-and-half-hour helicopter flight to the luxury Simonstone Hall hotel in the Yorkshire Dales. On board, May drank a bottle of wine, but Clarkson drank nothing as he had to work on a script later that evening. A senior BBC source has reportedly told people that Clarkson's much publicised split from his wife Frances, left, could be behind his melt-down . Filming had been fraught because of the shortage of producers and Clarkson was tired, annoyed and hungry, having had nothing to eat all day, the sources say. And it was against this background, that they arrived at the hotel to be told there was no hot supper. What happened next will have to be established by the BBC\u2019s inquiry. It is not thought that Clarkson will dispute ranting at Tymon. But he is already said to deny calling him a \u2018lazy Irish ****\u2019. One account will claim the presenter went nose-to-nose with Tymon and said: \u2018You\u2019ll be on the dole tomorrow. \u2018I\u2019m going to make sure you will not have a job.\u2019 The executive who briefed The Mail on Sunday said: \u2018 [Tymon] could be in hospital because of this. \u2018He is watching it all play out. Jeremy is a bit more used to it. I don\u2019t think Jeremy has got the most to lose. \u2018He has got the money to see him out through his days if he needs to. The other guy [Tymon] is just a jobbing producer.\u2019 Insiders say the BBC \u2013 which holds the rights to the lucrative Top Gear format \u2013 is prepared to continue making the show even if it means getting a new presenter or presenters. They say other shows, such as Have I Got News For You, survived the departure of a host and there was no reason Top Gear could not do the same. Sources said the BBC remained the best place for a fearless motoring programme, because it was not beholden to advertisers. Yesterday Clarkson looked downcast as he left his West London apartment. He declined to comment but told journalists: \u2018You must be freezing.\u2019 The BBC claims that Top Gear will survive if Jeremy Clarkson, pictured, is no longer involved in the show . The BBC disciplinary panel will be led by Ken MacQuarrie, the head of BBC Scotland, who carried out the investigation into Newsnight\u2019s false expos\u00e9 of Lord McAlpine. Clarkson started the disciplinary process himself when he told his bosses at the BBC about the row. Meanwhile, a petition to reinstate Clarkson has gathered more than 920,000 signatures. The Prime Minister appeared to lend his support when he described Clarkson as a \u2018friend\u2019 and \u2018huge talent\u2019, adding that he hoped the situation could be resolved so his children would not be left \u2018heartbroken\u2019. Clarkson is scheduled to appear alongside May and Hammond at four live shows in Norway later this month. All three presenters\u2019 contracts expire three days after the Norway gigs. The last three episodes of the series have been put on hold. Tonight\u2019s show has been replaced with a documentary about the Red Arrows.","highlights":"A senior BBC TV executive has launched an attack on Jeremy Clarkson . The executive said: 'Jeremy's self destructing... and should go into rehab' They claimed: 'Look what PM says... then swap 'Clarkson' for 'Savile' They added: 'The pressure on [Top Gear producer] is Savilesque'","id":"c49eafc214605c4fd905132b879b42954a584273","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ile, after the presenter was suspended by the corporation.\n\"It is not the first time that Top Gear has employed a strongman to drive a high-performance car\", he said.\nThe corporation said there had been \"an unprovoked physical attack\" on a member of the show's production team in which \"intense verbal abuse\" was also employed.\nThe BBC said it \"fully supports and will be fully co-operating with the police investigation\".\n\"It is the first time there has been an unprovoked physical attack and abuse of a member of the production team\", BBC chief Charlie Farlow said in a statement. \"I condemn it in the strongest possible terms\".\n\"BBC guidelines set the highest standards\", it said.\nThe BBC has revealed that it is launching an independent investigation into the incident to establish the truth of the matter.\n\"We fully support and will be fully co-operating with the police investigation\", the BBC said.\nA BBC statement on Saturday evening said that after the incident, the team had been asked to leave and that Top Gear had been suspended.\nBBC director-general Tony Hall has launched a furious row with the presenter's producer, saying he has been \"appalled\" by events and demanded he returns to the studio immediately.\nThe BBC has also told the Daily Mirror that Jeremy Clarkson will be paid for the first time since his suspension amid the crisis at the motoring programme, it has been claimed.\nThe newspaper's Richard Garner claims that Clarkson has been paid a \"six figure sum\" as part of the BBC's new policy to pay high-profile talent for their time off-air.\n\"No amount of money can justify the actions of someone who verbally abused and physically attacked a female production member\", the BBC said.\nClarkson had been involved in a \"minor physical road-rage incident\" with a member of the production team \"late last week\", and he has since returned to London. \"The BBC has today suspended him pending the outcome of an investigation by the BBC's director of corporate affairs, and is supporting the police investigation\".\nJeremy Clarkson was due to be paid \u00a32 million a year for taking part in the show, which was suspended after Clarkson launched the 'physical attack' and threatened a female employee.\n\"It is deeply regrettable that this person, who has worked so hard over the last few weeks, has"}
{"article":"A late Lukas Podolski strike from an Andre Schurrle cross saved Germany from back-to-back home defeats by Australia at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern. Podolski rescued the World Cup champions nine minutes from time with his 48th goal for his country as he combined with his fellow substitute and former Premier League outcast. The Socceroos' last visit to Germany in 2011 ended in a 2-1 shock loss for the hosts in Monchengladbach and it looked to be going that way again for much of the second half when captain Mile Jedinak gave his side the lead with a sensational curling free-kick. Lukas Podolski celebrates scoring the 81st-minute equaliser for Germany against Australia . Podolski got on the end of a cross from fellow substitute Andre Schurrle to level things up . The German side appear relieved as they avoid a second home defeat by Australia in a row . Germany: Zieler, Mustafi, Howedes, Badstuber (Rudy 46mins), Bellarabi (Schurrle 64), Khedira (Kramer 63), Gundogan, Hector, Ozil, Reus (Kruse 73), Gotze (Podolski 73) Subs not used: Weidenfeller, Boateng, Hummels, Kroos, Schweinsteiger,  Muller, Schurrle . Goals: Reus 17, Podolski 81 . Australia: Ryan, Franjic, Wilkinson (Wright 78), Devere, Davidson, Jedinak, Milligan (Mooy 69), McKay (Bozanic 77), Burns (Oar 61), Leckie, Troisi (Juric 87) Subs not used: Federici,  Behich, Elrich,  Ikonomidis . Goals: Troisi 40, Jedinak 50 . Marco Reus gave Germany the lead in the 17th minute when he met the Sami Khedira cross zipped across the face of goal. James Troisi hit back for the recently crowned Asian Cup champions with a header from Nathan Burns' pinpoint cross. Then, five minutes into the second half, Crystal Palace stalwart and Socceroos captain nailed a perfect curling free-kick that left German keeper Ron-Robert Zieler flailing and in the back of his own net with the ball. History was on the visitors' side at this stadium. It was here that Australia made history with their first goal and first win in a World Cup when they beat Japan 3-1 in 2006. Their star striker Tim Cahill, who scored a double that night, was out injured here after being instrumental in delivering Australia's first major trophy win after beating South Korea in extra-time in January. Before kick-off, Real Madrid's Toni Kroos was given the 2014 Germany Player of the Year award but he wasn't required off the bench where at full time he had some star-studded company among the unused subs in Jerome Boateng, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels. Germany's Marco Reus finds the back of the net with his studs to give the hosts a 17th-minute lead . Reus gets on the end of a powerfully struck pass across goal from Sami Khedira to make it 1-0 . Germany's celebration is low key as they take the lead over Australia, the Asian Cup champions . The Socceroos' James Troisi gets in front of his man Jonas Hector to equalise for the visitors . Troisi makes a beeline for Nathan Burns, the man who provided the pinpoint cross from the left . The Australians celebrate as the underdogs peg one back against the World Cup champions . Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak strikes a free-kick over the towering German wall for Australia's second . German keeper Ron-Robert Zieler, in for injured Manuel Neuer, joins the ball in the back of the net . The entire Aussie line-up chase Jedinak down to join the celebrations on the sideline as they take the lead . Toni Kroos receives the Germany Player of The Year 2014 award prior to kick-off . A Germany fans went with dyed eyelashes while a Socceroos supporter took an inflatable kangaroo along . The crowd, officials and Australia side join the Germans as they honour the 150 lives lost in the French Alps . The German teams observes a minute's silence before their match against Australia in a plane tragedy tribute . Germany's starting XI stand arm-in-arm wearing black armbands after the tragedy in the French Alps . A fan holds a sign reading 'R.I.P 4U9525', the number of the Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf . German defender Benedikt Howedes holds a sign saying 'Haltern mourn' in relation to the Germanwings crash .","highlights":"Marco Reus gave Germany the lead inside 20 minutes . James Troisi equalised with a header from Nathan Burns' cross . Mile Jedinak's free-kick gave Australia the lead in the 50th minute . Lukas Podolksi brought it back level meeting ball from Andre Schurrle . A minute's silence before the match in tribute to Germanwings tragedy .","id":"16b825661cdfcff8fe65afaa9faf41bd1852b315","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Germans from a shock deficit but two late goals from Tim Cahill (90+4, 91+3) secured an uninspiring 2-2 draw for the Socceroos.\nPodolski\u2019s goal came in injury time and will be celebrated by Germans as a morale booster ahead of Saturday\u2019s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier away to France.\nIt took until the 63rd minute for an Australian to hit the post, and even when Adam Le Fondre finally converted the rebound, Tim Cahill was too near the goal to be offside. It\u2019s a pity Cahill\u2019s long-range effort went in as Kaiserslautern\u2019s Fritz-Walter-Stadion was the perfect venue for a celebration of football; with the grass and the stands full, the atmosphere was great, although the German crowd were far from the vocal, clapped-along, partisan kind of supporters you often see at international matches.\nAlthough Podolski\u2019s strike helped to boost Germany fans\u2019 morale, they had to be worried, especially in the light of Australia\u2019s goal, which was a result of German mistakes.\nThe first came from a German short corner kick, which Australia cleared from the edge of their box. The ball was then played forward, with Alex Wilkinson passing it into the path of Tim Cahill in front of goal. Cahill scored easily with a shot into the top corner, although he was clearly offside.\nWith two minutes to go, Tim Cahill was again offside, and when the ball was played back from the left, he shot it past Roman Weidenfeller in the 91st minute.\nAt the end of the day, Germany\u2019s lacklustre performance was balanced by the fact that they had plenty of chances, but couldn\u2019t manage to take any.\nAfter the match, the Australian manager Ange Postecoglou made sure everyone knew just what an achievement it was for the Socceroos to score two late goals, when it looked like Australia were going to lose.\nAnd he was right. The result may not look good, but for Australian fans, Saturday\u2019s match was a great win.\nAfter the match, Postecoglou said:\n\u201cOf course we are a proud bunch of boys, and of course I\u2019m not going to take credit, but they\u2019ve just got to believe in themselves..\u201d\nA tough start to the qualifiers for the 2016 European Championships, and a"}
{"article":"On a scrap of paper at Selhurst Park last March, Jose Mourinho scribbled down the one word lacking from his Chelsea team after they had been beaten by Crystal Palace. At Upton Park, Mourinho\u2019s side showed \u2018balls\u2019 of steel, surviving a difficult game against one of those teams \u2014 and at one of those grounds \u2014 where anything can happen. Chelsea have the mentality of champions. Their celebrations at Wembley on Sunday told a story, linking arms and sliding to their knees in front of their supporters after they had beaten Tottenham 2-0 in the Capital One Cup final. Cesar Azpilicueta, John Terry and Ramires leave the Upton Park pitch after another victory for Chelsea . Jose Mourinho won the first trophy of his second stint at Chelsea and few would bet against him adding the title . Chelsea celebrate their Capital One Cup trophy win at Wembley and maintained their five-point lead . There have been markers at key stages of the season: a 2-0 win over Arsenal in October, 2-1 at Liverpool the following month and their stunning performance in the 5-0 win at Swansea in January. This 1-0 victory at West Ham was another. Chelsea\u2019s bond is strong, building this resilience in the dressing room as the season has progressed. They looked impenetrable, especially in the closing stages as West Ham pushed for an equaliser. Their work-rate is phenomenal, a team fighting for each other as they close in on their first Barclays Premier League title since Mourinho returned to the club. He described himself as a kid after he ambushed the trophy celebrations on Sunday, but it is on nights like this when the big boys go to work. Look around the Chelsea dressing room and it will be difficult to separate some of these players when it comes to voting for the PFA Player of the Year in a few weeks\u2019 time. John Terry, exceptional against Tottenham at Wembley, must be in with a shout. Incredible as it sounds, he last won it in 2005. Thibaut Courtois, returning in goal in place of Petr Cech, was exceptional. His first-half save from Diafra Sakho was top class. He oozes confidence, taking responsibility as the last line of defence after Terry\u2019s early booking for a foul on Cheikhou Kouyate. The doubts that crept in after a rare mistake in the 1-1 draw against Manchester City in January have been eradicated. Mourinho has made the right call to make him first choice. Thibaut Courtois was again exceptional and could make it back-to-back titles after winning La Liga last year . Cesc Fabregas probes into West Ham territory with Enner Valencia and Mark Noble close by . Cesc Fabregas, what with those 15 assists in the league since his move last summer from Barcelona, will also be in the running. Then there is last season\u2019s Young Player of the Year Eden Hazard, the tormentor-in-chief down Chelsea\u2019s left last night. He scored with a clever header from a cross by Ramires in the 22nd minute to secure his side\u2019s 19th league victory of the season. Sometimes he leaves you drooling. His composure on the ball, coupled with that ability to be able to run with it when he is looking at the options around him, are made to look like pure instinct. Some of the twists and turns, creating space by leaving Carl Jenkinson and James Collins wrong-footed, were of the highest order. So what has changed since last season, when they gifted Manchester City their second Premier League title with a series of faltering performances? They have the bottle for the big occasion now. At Wembley last Sunday, Mourinho turned to a television camera and squirted water all over the lens after Terry had opened the scoring for Chelsea. Here they washed West Ham\u2019s faces again. Adrian dives in vain as Hazard's header sails past the Spanish keeper and into the back of West Ham's net . Hazard was in irresistible form and leads James Collins a merry dance here . For many different reasons, some tribal and some because of an irrational hatred of former player Frank Lampard, who has since left Stamford Bridge, away at West Ham is always a tough fixture for Chelsea. To their credit they always seem to survive the taunts, the songs from the terraces that are usually directed at the captain Terry and his mother. Chelsea\u2019s captain always appears unmoved by it all. But there was more last night. When Kurt Zouma was fouled by Collins just before half-time, West Ham\u2019s supporters sang \u2018You won\u2019t let him on the train\u2019 when he was waiting for treatment. Naturally those chants, given the dreadful incident on the Paris Metro before Chelsea\u2019s Champions League clash at Parc des Princes last month, should be discouraged. Chelsea are the big noise in football right now, the team to beat as they prepare to face Paris Saint-Germain in the return leg of their last-16 Champions League tie next week. Increasingly Chelsea look like a team determined to power on and finish the job in the Premier League after feeding off the scraps last season. After this, the message from Mourinho was loud and clear. West Ham players gather around the floored Kurt Zouma after Collins' tackle on the Frenchman .","highlights":"Chelsea have discovered the ruthless, killer instinct required to win matches . The bond is already strong, building this resilience in the dressing room as the season has progressed. Here at Upton Park they looked impenetrable . Their work-rate is phenomenal. They are a team fighting for each other as they close in on their first Premier League title since Mourinho's return . Increasingly they look like a team determined to power on and finish the job well before they play their final game of the season against Sunderland .","id":"9941a802c5ecc48540c19195b50a3d95731b42ff","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" \u2013 as in, to take a risk. Their performance against Palace suggested the opposite.\nIt was a similar lack of belief or courage in facing up to opponents which had led to a similar 3-1 defeat to Swansea at Stamford Bridge only three months earlier. As Mourinho admitted after that defeat: \u201cI\u2019m not a coward. I don\u2019t cry like some people do. I take responsibility.\u201d\nHe was only half joking. His reputation in recent years has rested on the impression that he can take a lot of things but not the blame for the defeat. For the first time at his current club, he looked like a man willing to take responsibility. The words \u2018coward\u2019 or \u2018gutless\u2019 had not gone unchallenged from those close to Mourinho. On Monday night, after this win over Sunderland, Mourinho insisted that he is not cowardly but in the past he had offered a half-hearted defence of his methods.\n\u201cWhen you go to win the Champions League, you take responsibility for your defeats or whatever you do,\u201d said the Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal. \u201cIt is the responsibility of the coaches and the players and the team to put an absolute maximum to win, but what did Mourinho do in the first leg? You played for a draw. So this is the difference.\u201d\nThe manager knows better than anyone how much pressure Mourinho is under. There were times in the 90 minutes last night when it looked as though his players were almost hiding from his glare rather than trying to match his intensity.\nWhen asked whether his side still feared their manager, a former one-time favourite, John Terry, said: \u201cThat\u2019s not going to change.\u201d The problem was that not only did it look as though his side didn\u2019t fear him, they often seemed to be cowed by him.\nMourinho is still a master of creating the illusion that the only problem is the opposition. That was the explanation for the defeat. His team were merely out-fought and out-thought. It\u2019s possible that a side which won 10 league matches in a row can do that \u2013 if it\u2019s lucky.\nThe problem is that with every defeat there comes a point when the confidence starts to crumble. Last season Chelsea lost their first two league games. In September the season before they were 10th after eight games. This was only their fourth defeat in 54 league games"}
{"article":"When it comes to tracking down the perfect pair of jeans, there is no other piece of clothing that induces so much stress. As well as adhering to the style of the season (flared? skinny? boyfriend?), women want jeans that flatter their bottom, suck in their tummy and make their legs look longer. Perhaps, then, it comes as little surprise that a recent study by Tampax Compak Pearl found that 40 per cent of women struggle to find the perfect fit - and 15 per cent have even been reduced to tears in their efforts. Scroll down for video . New research reveals that 40 per cent of women\u00a0struggle to find the perfect fit of jeans - but there is an exact formula for finding a pair to suit your shape. If, like Kim Kardashian, you're a pear shape, high-waisted look best . Balmain Satin Button Up Ankle Boots . Kim pairs black on black with these satin boots . Visit site . Kim Kardashian's newly platinum hair is emphasized in stark contrast to her all black outfit. The reality star rocks a pair of killer Balmain boots to her hubby, Kanye's, performance for the Louis Vuitton foundation show. Kardashion-West layers a sheer sweater on top of a revealing black bralette and tops it all off with a luxurious Celine fur lapel coat. It's a little hard to concentrate on Kim's outfit when her hair is so bright, but the skillful pairing allows us to focus. The star is a huge fan of Balmain and does the brand justice with this ensemble. The shoes would be perfect with a full midi skirt  or leather leggings. A classic black boots is perfect for winter and has a unique added kitsch with the buttons. Although this style icon is most likely the reason why these babies are sold out, you can buy a similar pair by checking out the carousel below. Christian Louboutin Bootylili Ankle Boots at Barneys . Visit site . Pour La Victoire Pointed Toe Booties - Zento High Heel at Bloomingdales (now reduced to $204) Visit site . Tahari Galina Booties at Macy's (now reduced to $83.47) Visit site . Vince Booties - Odelia Stretch Heel at Bloomingdales (now reduced to $346.50) Visit site . But, according to a celebrity denim expert, there is a tried-and-tested formula to finding the perfect pair to flatter - and it's all about your body shape. Jean queen, Donna Ida Thornton, whose designs are worn by the likes of Millie Mackintosh, has devised some denim-buying hacks. If you have a boyish shape - similar to Cara Delevingne, left, and Cameron Diaz, right, \u00a0you can wear most styles, according to denim expert Donna Ida Thornton but add shape with some zip detailing like Cara . If you have a boyish shape - similar to Cara Delevingne and Cameron Diaz - you can wear most styles, according to Donna. 'Add some shape and interest with zips and details on back pockets,' she suggests for women with this figure. Pear-shaped women, who, like Kim Kardashian, have a smaller top half than bottom and boast fuller hips and a shapely lower half, should opt for high-waisted jeans. 'Look for skinny jeans in a high waisted style - it elongates the leg and slims down the hip,' said Donna. If, like Lena Dunham, you possess an apple shape you should opt for elasticated waistbands. Women with apple body shapes, which are larger across their mid-section, typically with slimmer legs, should look for plenty of stretch in a straight leg in a dark wash as they complement every curve, advises Donna. Ladies with long legs, like supermodels Candice Swanepoel, left, and Karlie Kloss, right,\u00a0look best in a mid to low rise to keep the waist at the right height, says Donna . Ladies with long legs, like supermodel Karlie Kloss, often struggle to find jeans that fit their stomach and their pins. Sharing her advice, Donna said: 'Ladies with long legs look best in a mid to low rise to keep the waist at the right height, whereas petite girls look great in a high rise that accentuates the waist and elongates the legs.' Revealing other essential tips for buying jeans, she explained that if jeans go on easily, go down a size. 'Kicking your way into the legs isn\u2019t unusual, and the waistband should be snug, if you can fit two fingers down the back that\u2019s good, a whole hand is not,' she said. When buying jeans with super stretch, she suggests looking for good quality denim that has great memory. 'The \"memory\" is how quickly the denim springs back after wear,' she explains. 'Buy them firm but not overly tight. If you have \"seam strain\" down the legs, they are possibly too tight and this could damage the stretch.' She also explains that a curved or pieced waistband is ideal for flattering all shapes. 'This will be slightly higher at the back than the front and will curve into your waist rather than sit straight up,' she said. Once you've chosen the perfect pair of jeans, Donna says it's essential to read the care instructions. She added: 'Most premium jeans are best washed COLD, that\u2019s cold and not 30 degrees. Any warmer and you are damaging the fabric.' Revealing other essential tips for buying jeans, Donna, pictured, explained that if jeans go on easily, go down a size and always wash them in cold water .","highlights":"Donna Ida Thornton shared her foolproof guide . There's a jean style suited to long legs, pear, apple and boyish shapes . You should only be able to fit two fingers at the back .","id":"6348ef49f3a85ec7b6de113d3a9c552bda046226","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" curves, while men want a pair that can accentuate their leg length and size in all the right places (yes, all the right places).\nFor those of us who can\u2019t decide if they want jeans that fit perfectly (or like mom jeans) or just a good pair of high-waisted bootcut jeans, we turn to the Levi\u2019s team. To help, we turned to two women who work at Levi\u2019s HQ to ask them 10 times more questions about the ins and outs of different jeans styles that can help you find the perfect pair.\nSo what are you waiting for? Ask away and keep scrolling for their top answers.\nDo I prefer bootcut jeans? Skinny jeans? Flares? Boyfriend? Mom? High-waisted? Acid Wash? The list goes on and on. Luckily, so do we! You can see our full list of Levi's styles here.\nWhat style do you prefer (and why)?\nAimee M: Skinny jeans are a staple in my wardrobe because they\u2019re comfortable and flattering.\nKeeley S: I prefer bootcut jeans. They\u2019re comfortable but can be worn in a dressier environment when needed.\nCristina D: I prefer boyfriend jeans over skinny jeans as the boyfriend has a slimmer ankle that is more flattering to me and the boyfriend has a lower rise than my skinny jeans.\nWhat\u2019s the best Levi\u2019s style?\nAimee M: All styles are amazing in their own way. I enjoy shopping and finding different styles. I love the fact that there is a pair for everyone.\nKeeley S: This is a tough one, as I\u2019m a jeans girl. I\u2019d have to go with mom jeans. A high-waisted wide-leg jean is the epitome of classic, cool, and comfortable.\nCristina D: I\u2019d say the best Levi\u2019s style is the 721 High Rise Bootcut. I\u2019ve been wearing this style for a while, but after Levi\u2019s launched the new (721) style, I\u2019ve been living in it. It fits perfectly, looks amazing, and washes beautifully. I am in love.\nIf I could design my own pair of jeans, what would they look like?\nAimee M: For starters, I would love a new style of jeans made of a nice stretchy material that fits like leggings. You can be comfortable in work"}
{"article":"(CNN)The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is the largest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, says the church has strong measures in place to prevent the sexual abuse of scouts, as claims have been made it hasn't done enough. In the first interview about allegations of abuse in Mormon church-sponsored scouting troops, Church Elder L. Whitney Clayton told CNN that the church is at the forefront for prevention of child abuse. \"We feel like there is really no other organization that we know of -- a church or something like a church -- that does as much as we do,\" Clayton said. \"We have a zero tolerance policy or position with respect to child abuse, and we train our people, we teach our people, we work with leaders, we provide materials online and in hard copy.\" Over several months, CNN examined allegations of abuse that were detailed in at least five lawsuits filed against the church and the scouts. But Clayton said the church today is proactive, even constructing its buildings \"in such a way as to try to avoid any situation where child abuse could occur.\" \"For instance, if you walk down the hallway in an LDS chapel, a Mormon church, and look at the Sunday school classes, you're going to see windows in the doorways into those Sunday school classes so people can look inside and walk by,\" he said. The interview with Clayton followed a CNN investigation into the case of Melvin Novak, who was sexually abused by his scoutmaster, a member of the Mormon Church, beginning when he was 14 years old in 1998, according to the lawsuit Novak filed against the church and the Boy Scouts of America. The scoutmaster, Vance Hein, had been forced in resign from scouting in the early 1990s after reports surfaced that he failed to report a fellow scoutmaster who was engaged in homosexual activities. That scoutmaster ended up going to prison for sexual assaults on minors. Hein's name was added to the Boy Scouts of America's ineligible volunteer files, which are widely known as the \"perversion files.\" The documents, which were made public in 2012, are lists of scout leaders suspected of sexual abuse or homosexual activity. However, three years after being kicked out of scouting, Hein was allowed to rejoin the scouts after getting letters of recommendation attesting to his character. One of those letters was from Hein's influential Mormon Bishop Jack Moyer, who wrote that Hein was \"highly respected and liked.\" Moyer, who is now retired, declined to speak to CNN. But in a deposition taken as part of the lawsuit last year, he acknowledged that he would not have written the letter knowing what he later found out about Hein. The lawsuit charged that Hein \"actively groomed young boys under his charge for later sexual molestation.\" Hein eventually was convicted of molesting Novak. He is now in prison for violating probation in the Novak case. Ken Rothweiler, who is Novak's lawyer, said what happened in the case is outrageous. \"This case is probably the most egregious of all of the cases against the LDS church, and the reason I say that is because the LDS church knew that Vance Hein, this pedophile, was already kicked out of scouting by the Boy Scouts of America,\" Rothweiler said. However, church attorney David Pittinsky said it was the Boy Scouts organization that should have done something. \"If the Boy Scouts had disclosed to Bishop Moyer the information they had in their files, there is no way that Vance Hein would have ever become a scoutmaster, and he would have been subject to excommunication by the church,\" Pittinsky said. In a statement to CNN, the Boy Scouts of America said Hein was removed from scouting \"for reasons unrelated to child abuse.\" The group added, \"Our efforts to protect youth were plainly insufficient, inappropriate or wrong. We extend our deepest apologies to victims and their families.\" Read the full response from the Boy Scouts . The case ended last year with a confidential settlement paid to Novak, who is now 31. All but one of the five lawsuits filed against the church and Boy Scouts of America have been settled. Hein was sentenced to probation in 2000 after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting Novak. While on probation, he was arrested for possession of child pornography and was sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison. \"Any case is alarming to me. It's a tragedy,\" Clayton said. \"I'm a father. I have seven children, four boys and three girls. I have 19 grandchildren. The thought of one of them as a child or youth being abused is absolutely horrific to me.\" Asked what he would say to Novak, Clayton said, \"I say to him and anyone else who has been abused in the church or other churches -- I'm sorry that you've gone through what you've gone through. It's a horrible thing for anyone to be abused. No child, no youth should ever have to go through that.\"","highlights":"Church elder says LDS church is at forefront of preventing child abuse . CNN investigated abuse allegations detailed in at least five lawsuits . Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is largest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in U.S.","id":"574c8507f8a5acc2290180a105fbe073901db715","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" against Boy Scout leaders in other states.\n\u201cOur local and global leaders take the prevention of abuse very seriously,\u201d a Church spokesman said in an email statement. \u201cWe have been working closely with the Boy Scouts on their new policies, which include enhanced background checks and consistent education on abuse, to help ensure that scouting is a safe place for youth.\u201d\nThe spokesman added: \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important that children who participate in scouting have an environment that keeps them safe.\u201d\nThe spokesman also reiterated the church\u2019s commitment to working with law enforcement to respond to allegations of abuse, even if there are no current members of the Boy Scouts in a given region.\n\u201cIf a youth has been abused, we must respond as quickly as possible to ensure the safety of that youth and every other child,\u201d the spokesman said.\nThe church spokesman\u2019s statement is the latest to be made publicly in response to an article by The New York Times, which highlighted allegations of sexual abuse of Boy Scouts by leaders at the BSA\u2019s Mormon Mountain Council. The Boy Scouts of America has said it has received more than 100 allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.\nThe Boy Scouts were one of the sponsors for Mormon Mountain, and the church owned the 22-acre Scout Ranch where much of the abuse is alleged to have occurred. The ranch was sold by the church in 2018.\nThe Mormon Mountain article reported that local leaders covered up sexual abuse allegations, according to one lawsuit, and that some leaders had used their access to scout camps for years to groom young boys for abuse. The Times story said the BSA and the Mormon Church did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nA spokesperson for the Mormon Church, which oversees the Boy Scouts, responded to the Times\u2019 article by saying the BSA has not been associated with the church\u2019s Scout troops since 2013.\nThe Times reports that the Mormon Mountain Council has since filed for bankruptcy protection to avoid paying settlements and attorneys fees.\nIn its lawsuit, the Utah Youth Empowerment Project says some of the abusers were Boy Scout leaders, assistant Scoutmasters, scouting merit badge advisers and other Scout leaders on the Mormon Mountain Council.\nThe Times reported that the BSA did not comment on specific allegations, but said in a statement: \u201cAbuse of youth is abhorrent. Actions that put youth at risk are unacceptable. To make sure this never happens again, we\u2019re changing the way we operate.\u201d\nThe Mormon Church said in a statement to"}
{"article":"With \u00a0Robin van Persie not due to return for Manchester United until next month, if ever there was a time for Radamel Falcao to prove his worth at Old Trafford then it is now. Unfortunately for manager Louis van Gaal it appears that Falcao\u2019s surprise selection for United\u2019s Under 21s in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Tuesday has done little to repair the shattered confidence that has characterised the 29-year-old\u2019s loan spell. Van Gaal confirmed on Friday that Van Persie will not be fit until after the forthcoming international break and although he insisted his decision to play Falcao in the second string was not intended to humiliate the player, he hinted that the plan may not have worked. Radamel Falcao was dumped in Manchester United's Under 21s team on Tuesday night vs Tottenham . Falcao did not manage to get on the scoresheet against Tottenham Hotspur's Under 21s and was poor . United boss Louis van Gaal says Falcao's demotion was in order to boost his confidence . Van Gaal was speaking at United's pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of their clash vs Tottenham . 6 -\u00a0Louis van Gaal could oversee an unwanted milestone on Sunday, as Tottenham look to make it six games unbeaten against Manchester United. 1921 -\u00a0The last time Spurs managed this was a century ago, when they won four and drew two games either side of World War One, between February 1914 and October 1921. 3 -\u00a0If Spurs win it will be the first time they have had three consecutive victories at Old Trafford. 1 - If Tottenham manage at least a draw, they will become the first team to go six games unbeaten against United in the Premier League era. 'People wrote that it was humiliation to play him in the second team. But a lot of players have played there this season. 'So I don't think so. It just shows a professional attitude of the manager, the staff and the player. 'Victor Valdes also played and Rafael da Silva. Rafael played a very good match and scored a very good goal so he will now have a better grip on his confidence. 'That can happen to all the players playing in the second team. It's a lower level and they can play more than the 70 minutes they get in training. 'Falcao did not play his best match for the second team but he tried and he did his utmost best. 'I can not ask for more from him. He has shown a professional attitude. 'We pay a lot of money for the players and so it is normal that they play football for us. Falcao has not reacted to this the way the media has reacted. That's the difference.' Robin van Persie has been sidelined since sustaining an ankle injury against Swansea on February 21 . Falcao tries to escape from Spurs U21 duo Bongani Khumalo (left) and Grant Ward (right) on Tuesday . More than seven months after signing the player, Van Gaal is still unable to fathom why he has been unable to replicate the stellar form he showed for Colombia, Porto and Atletico Madrid. 'You never can know that,' Van Gaal said when asked why things had not worked out for the 29-year-old, whom United have an option to buy for \u00a343.2million at the end of the season. 'We are looking for the solution for him but you can never know that. 'You can give fantastic performances in another country but not in the country that you are present for. 'That is not the first example and it will not be the last example. A lot of players need more time to adapt to the new situation, new culture, higher rhythm of the English game and to a lot of aspects.' The striker has spent plenty of time warming the bench at Old Trafford - including in their last two games . Falcao has started the last two games on the bench and Van Gaal does not appear to be in any kind of rush to recall the striker. 'In a club like Manchester United it is more difficult than in a minor club because here he has his competitors,' Van Gaal added. 'Now Wayne (Rooney) is playing there and Wayne is scoring so you always have to compare players with each other but you need also luck. 'He is doing his utmost best and shows a professional attitude, not only Falcao but all the other players, but you cannot always win.' With Falcao only boasting four goals for United this season, Van Persie\u2019s absence continues to hurt Van Gaal and his team. Asked about the Dutch striker\u2019s possible return against Tottenham tomorrow, he said: \u2018No, he is still with the medical department. He\u2019s training inside, not outside on the pitch. It will be the other side of the international break.\u2019 Van Gaal won a trophy in his first season at Ajax, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, but the chances of him doing so at United are remote. Falcao celebrates scoring against Leicester, one of only four goals he has netted for United since joining . The 2-1 defeat by Arsenal knocked United out of the FA Cup on Monday and in the league, Van Gaal's men are 10 points behind Chelsea, who have a match in hand. United are fourth in the standings, just one point ahead of Liverpool, with 10 matches left. Van Gaal is sure his team's confidence has not been affected by the cup exit to the Gunners. 'I have the same confidence as before,' said Van Gaal, who has fixtures against Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool after Saturday's home game against Tottenham. 'We were very disappointed at the last game because the players had the feeling that we lost (because of) ourselves and not (because of) the opponent. 'But I am very pleased with the reaction from the players this week and I hope we can show that against Tottenham because it is the first of 10 matches we have to play in the rat race.'","highlights":"Manchester United host Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday . Radamel Falcao played in United's Under 21's side on Tuesday night . Falcao was an unused substitute in Monday's FA Cup loss to Arsenal . READ: Sources reveal Falcao knows he has no long-term future at the club . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .","id":"9d64ed97ebe9079582abd532a314c5bc8f33ceed","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", Falcao isn\u2019t playing for the Red Devils at the moment, he\u2019s nursing an injury and he won\u2019t return until mid-January or possibly earlier.\nVan Persie\u2019s injury has proved a blessing for Falcao, as he has been handed his opportunity to prove that he\u2019s more than the club\u2019s record signing worth his weight in gold.\nIn the six Premier League games since van Persie was forced off the field of play, and a further four since he was taken off against Southampton on Boxing Day, Falcao has struggled to make an impact, managing a total of zero goals despite starting just two games.\nFor one of the most expensive strikers the world has ever seen, his goal scoring record is simply not good enough, and if he wants to prove his worth in Manchester then a number of things need to improve.\nWe have taken a look at a number of ways in which the Colombian could have a significant impact in the second half of 2015.\nDon't Miss:\n- Revealed: Arsenal Learn Their Fate In Europa League Draw\n- Report: Ramsey Injury Opens Door For Arsenal To Move For Steven N\u2019Zonzi\n- Revealed: The Extent Of Aaron Ramsey\u2019s Injury\nFlares Of Flair\nAt the World Cup, Falcao showed flashes of his former talent, scoring six goals in seven games, while he has also shown that he has a bit of flair, both in his finishing and movement when coming in from the flanks. Van Gaal has spoken about the need for him to work harder in the build up to his chances, and that is exactly what he must do. He must run the channels and make himself available for the pass.\nIf he manages to do that consistently, then not only does he increase his chance of scoring, but he also helps create chances for other players who can exploit the space left on the flanks by the Colombian.\nGet a Move On\nIt\u2019s no secret that one of Falcao\u2019s biggest problems at United is his inability to adapt and get better with his movement and positioning. He has had more than six months to adjust to life in Manchester and at times he has looked lost, even with the ball. However, as we have seen in the past, he is by far the most dangerous when dropping deep, creating space for himself as he waits for the ball to fall into his path.\nIf United are to get the best out of"}
{"article":"When Moonlight the cat went missing almost nine years ago, his distraught owners tried everything to find him, before giving him up for dead six months later. But now the beloved pet has been reunited with owner Rosie Collier, 52,  after turning up at a vet's surgery two miles away from her house in Chediston, Suffolk, earlier this week. Mrs Collier, who lives with husband John, and 17-year-old daughter Melba, says the beloved animal is now back living with them and their other pets. Moonlight initially disappeared while staying with Mrs Collier's parents, Denise and Chris, in Wenhaston, while Mrs Collier was on holiday. Rosie Collier, 52 (centre), and daughter Melba (centre left) were reunited with pet Moonlight after nine years when a member of the public brought him to vet Jenny Reason (far right) who found he was microchipped . Mrs Collier said Moonlight went missing nine years ago while she was on holiday, and the family gave him up for dead after a cat matching his description was found in the road, but he miraculously survived . When she returned the family spent months looking for Moonlight, before a cat matching his description was found dead in the road. Mrs Collier said the family were 'devastated' at the loss, and even planted a special memorial tree for Moonlight in their back garden. However, unbeknownst to them, the pet was actually alive, and is believed to have survived wild on a nearby heath, hunting and killing his own food. Believing he was a neighbour's cat, a female animal-lover in the village occasionally fed Moonlight whenever he stopped by, but took him to the vet after noticing he had lost some fur. When the cat got there, medics discovered he had been microchipped, and were able to track down his owners. Mrs Collier said: 'I simply couldn\u2019t believe it - it\u2019s just miraculous! I was just so surprised, I really did not expect to ever get good old Moonlight back. 'I was in shock at first but then I had a huge grin from ear to ear for the rest of the day.' The news was particularly exciting for Melba, who was just eight at the time the cat went missing, and was distraught over losing him. Mrs Collier explained: 'There were buckets of tears. Melba was very distressed, even her dance teacher can still remember how upset she was - it was that traumatic.' But rather than inform her daughter straight away, Mrs Collier waited until Melba, who celebrated her 17th birthday yesterday, returned from Bungay college that evening to break the news. Mrs Collier believes Moonlight was living wild on a nearby heath, eating whatever he could catch. A female animal-lover also fed him scraps, and then took him to the vet when she noticed he had fur missing . Melba said: 'I was just really shocked. Eight years is a really long time and so I was not expecting it at all - it\u2019s just so good to have our Moonlight back after all this time.' After a cautious reintroduction to Echo, the family\u2019s golden retriever, and two new pets, Tilly the black labrador and Dusty the cat, Moonlight is happier than ever. Mrs Collier said: 'I was not sure he would remember us after so many years but he came straight home and he has been purring and rubbing himself up against us. 'He obviously still knows and remembers who we are - even the dog.' 'We always knew he was a good hunter, so if he was alive he would probably be OK looking after himself. 'We think he must have been living wild on the heath near here, killing rabbits and mice, but also taking advantage of people who would feed him. 'We are just so happy to have Moonlight back - it\u2019s a genuine miracle.' Vet Jenny Reason, who discovered Moonlight was microchipped, added: 'When a missing pet turns up, it\u2019s usually a matter of days, sometimes a little longer, but I\u2019ve never known a pet to return after over eight and a half years. 'It\u2019s a fantastic story - and just goes to show why it\u2019s so absolutely vital to chip your pet.'","highlights":"Rosie Collier, 52, said Moonlight went missing almost nine years ago . Family looked for cat for six months until similar animal was found in road . They assumed pet was dead, and even planted memorial tree in garden . But Moonlight was actually roaming wild, eating whatever he could catch . Owner and pet reunited after woman found the cat and took him to vet .","id":"82949f74652eb71203927a13675805d4213e9764","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\u201cafter a friend spotted him\u201d.\nIt would seem that she was finally successful in tracking him down. \u201cI cried like a baby when I saw him,\u201d Ms Collier said, of her reunion with her missing feline. She had been told that Moonlight had been killed by a fox, or had perhaps been crushed by a lorry on a busy main road.\n\u201cThere were so many sad endings,\u201d she said.\n\u201cThere are times when you look at something and think, \u2018This is not right\u2019. I can\u2019t tell you the amount of tears I have shed for this cat.\u201d\nThe owner said that she has even been told that he had been hit by a car, or had eaten some toxic chemicals.\nAfter she heard that a vet who knew Moonlight had been at work, she rang the clinic \u2013 to ask to speak to someone whose name might begin with a \u2018B\u2019 or \u2018C\u2019.\nIn fact it was \u2018C\u2019 for \u2018Cate\u2019 who was very close to finding her beloved pet. Her name, apparently, was \u2018Cate\u2019, although \u2018Sheepshagger\u2019 was one of the names offered to describe her.\n\u201cI knew exactly who she meant,\u201d she said. \u201cSheepshagger\u201d was the \u201cworst behaved cat\u201d she knew \u2013 a cat that did nothing but fight.\nMoonlight is just two years old and \u201cso loving\u201d. He has a \u201chuge personality\u201d and has even become Mr Whiskas\u2019 spokesman.\nMoonlight is just two years old and \u201cso loving\u201d. He has a \u201chuge personality\u201d and has even become Mr Whiskas\u2019 spokesman.\nHe seems to have had his eye on Ms Collier and, from 500 yards away, ran at her house \u201cevery day for weeks\u201d after she lost him. \u201cHe was very persistent,\u201d she said, laughing. \u201cAnd when he finally came in he said to me, \u2018Hello! I thought you\u2019d never answer your door\u2019.\u201d\n\u201cI looked at him as though he was mad.\u201d She had, she explained, been looking for a new pet.\nShe said that she had heard he was \u201cgetting a bit lonely\u201d at home and she had been asking around for her beloved pet. After six months, she finally realised he was lost for good and she had to find a new cat. \u201cI thought it was time to"}
{"article":"A single mother-of-four rejected by American Idol three times is now set to land a record deal after a DIY music video she made hit the web and went viral. Kimberly Henderson, 26, from Sunter, South Carolina, filmed herself singing Sam Smith's version of the Whitney Houston track How Will I Know to her one-year-old daughter, Vaida, last December. The clip - which has since been viewed more than 2.6 million times - landed the full-time nurse an opportunity to record her own track and since then her phone has apparently been ringing off the hook. Scroll down for video . Lucky break: A single mother-of-four rejected by American Idol three times is now set to land a record deal after a DIY music video she made hit the web and went viral - above, seen in a new music video . Finding fame: Kimberly Henderson, 27, from Sunter, South Carolina, filmed herself singing Sam Smith's version of the Whitney Houston track How Will I Know to her one-year-old daughter, Vaida, last December . Henderson told Fox News that she is being courted by four different record companies and she is working with a manager to negotiate a deal. She says she has been singing since the age of two and doing it full-time would be a dream come true. Currently Henderson - who has four children aged one to ten - works two jobs as a healthcare worker and receives help from relatives with child care. She says she barely gets time to stop but recently she took time out to go and record her own high-gloss music track in Los Angeles called Tiny Hearts. The beautiful ballad, which she penned in just 24 hours, focuses on her her experiences as a single parent. The first verse describes her earliest months as a young mother to her baby girl. Baby steps: The clip - which has since been viewed more than 2.6 million times - landed the full-time nurse an opportunity to record her own track and since then her phone has apparently been ringing off the hook . Working mom: She says she barely gets time to stop but recently she took time out to go and record her own music track in Los Angeles called Tiny Hearts . 'My friends are doing normal things like going to the movies and on dates and out on the weekends. And I\u2019m at home,' she explains. 'I felt like I was missing out on something, but coming home to her and being with her gave my life more meaning.' The music-making trip of a lifetime was paid for by Cosco Kids, a company which makes baby products. Apparently the firm found out Henderson was in a bad car crash and a Cosco car seat saved her child\u2019s life. Managers from the business then came up with a way to support her musical endeavors. Tiny Hearts was released in January and it jumped to number 53 in the charts. An accompanying music video captured Henderson in action with her children and singing at a recording studio. Candid footage also showed her getting a makeover with a stylist and make-up artist injecting some added star appeal. Henderson says getting rejected from American Idol will not stop her from doing what she loves. Rock-a-bye-baby: Henderson seen in her original DIY music video which went viral last December . Talent: The blonde says she's been singing since the age of two and it would be a dream to do it full-time . She concluded: 'They have good things to say. They just said, \"You have a really unique voice, we think you\u2019re good, but it\u2019s just not your time yet.\" 'So I\u2019m guessing maybe now it\u2019s my time.' On a more personal level, Henderson hopes that fame might help her to reconnect her with her own mother, who disappeared from her life when she was 11 years old. 'I don't know where she is,' the singer told The Huffington Post, adding, 'But I keep thinking that maybe if she somehow sees my video or my new song, she'll come forward and try to reach out.' Henderson says her family are excited about her recent breakthrough. Along with Whitney Houston and Sam Smith, Christina Aguilera is another of the blonde's musical idols.","highlights":"Kimberly Henderson, 26, from Sunter, South Carolina, filmed herself singing Sam Smith's version of the Whitney Houston track How Will I Know to her one-year-old daughter, Vaida, last December . The clip has since been viewed more than 2.6 million times . It also\u00a0helped\u00a0land the full-time nurse an opportunity to record her own track called Tiny Hearts . Since then her phone has apparently been ringing off the hook .","id":"c3e8ee77b208afaaf2529c6decbe900c34c35fe5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" singing the song \u201cNever Too Much\u201d, by Luther Vandross on her iPad, then posted it on YouTube \u2013 and got four million hits. That led to calls to record companies, and on Monday she accepted a recording contract from the Universal Music Group \u2013 just four days after her latest rejection by American Idol. \u201cI am in shock,\u201d she said. \u201cI still cannot believe this is happening to me.\u201d\nKimberly, who is also the mother of a four-year-old girl and two-year-old twin boys with her fiance Corey, has always had a passion for singing, and after working as a nanny and waitress for ten years she was inspired to take to YouTube because of the positive response her singing videos had attracted. \u201cI started a YouTube channel and uploaded singing videos, just for my friends to see, and it was really fun,\u201d she recalled.\n\u201cI was getting around 200 views \u2013 not even 200, 200 \u2013 so I did not think much of it, and then one of them got more than 2,000 views and I was like, \u2018Really?\u2019\u201d A number of other videos, filmed in her living room, soon reached tens of thousands of views and Kimberly realised that there was a market for her singing and decided to go professional \u2013 she posted videos of herself performing songs by Chaka Khan, Etta James and Mariah Carey.\nDespite the success of her videos \u2013 they garnered an average of ten to 30 likes \u2013 she was rejected from American Idol after three auditions. \u201cI went out there and I thought I did pretty good, I was like, \u2018Yes, this is really happening, this could be my big break,\u2019\u201d she explained. \u201cThe only reason I did not get in was that there were some technical errors with my video camera, and some other technical errors in other of my auditions, but everything was my best. I did not get in because I could not sing good enough.\u201d\nKimberly was given her best shot on American Idol by a relative who has experience with singing, but even she did not foresee her success. \u201cShe told them, \u2018I am going to go out there and knock their socks off. It does not matter what you do, I am going to tell them that I am going to do this\u2019,\u201d Kim remembers. \u201cBut I was so nervous I thought I was going to pass out. I did not have anything with"}
{"article":"He was the manager who wanted to be sacked. For while Gus Poyet may have vowed to fight on in the wake of Saturday\u2019s 4-0 humiliation at home to Aston Villa, Monday\u2019s dismissal as head coach of Sunderland would have come as a mighty relief. Poyet has long since lost faith in his vision for Sunderland. Frustrated by the influence of sporting director Lee Congerton in transfers, he was left with a dysfunctional team made up of players signed by both himself and the club hierarchy. Gus Poyet was sacked as Sunderland manager on Monday with the club one point above the relegation zone . Poyet was dismissed following the Black Cats' 4-0 Premier League defeat at home to Aston Villa on Saturday . Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon looks dejected as Sunderland were thrashed 4-0 at home by Villa . Gabriel Agbonlahor (centre) scored two of Aston Villa's goals in the 4-0 win on Saturday . Sunderland fans turned on manager Poyet (bottom left) during the defeat by  Villa on Saturday afteroon . VIDEO\u00a0Poyet sacked as Sunderland manager . 525 - Poyet's number of days in charge since his arrival on October 8, 2013. 75 - The Uruguayan's number of games in charge, winning 23, losing 22 and drawing 30. 3 - The number of games against bitter rivals Newcastle. He won them all with an aggregate of 6-1. 35 - Poyet was the 35th man to manage Sunderland either permanently or as a caretaker. 22 - The number of years between Sunderland's appearances in a major final. Poyet took them to the 2014 Capital One Cup final, 22 years on from their defeat to Liverpool in the FA Cup showpiece. They lost to Manchester City. 14 - Sunderland's final position in Poyet's first season. 4 - The amount of games won in the Premier League by Sunderland this season. The joint-worst with bottom side Leicester. Some of Poyet\u2019s press-conference outbursts distanced him from the personnel on the pitch and were not well received at boardroom level. \u2018I am not going to be a head coach when it suits and a manager when it doesn\u2019t,\u2019 he said in December. \u2018It is clear what we need to do. That is down to recruitment. So, if you ever get the chance to speak to anyone on the recruitment side and ask them about it, you are lucky. If you don\u2019t, don\u2019t ask me.\u2019 Such comments would not have been tolerated at other clubs and Congerton informed owner Ellis Short that Poyet was not the man to take them forward. Poyet grew particularly disillusioned during January and when he let coach Charlie Oatway take a pre-match and half-time team talk there was a feeling he had lost interest. Subsequent team selections left players and senior figures baffled - four central midfielders named in the starting XI versus Hull, who play with wing-backs, being the most alarming example. Poyet had lost his faith in his vision for Sunderland and was fed up sporting director Lee Congerton (centre) Poyet advised his son Diego to sign for West Ham last July rather than join him at the Stadium of Light . But the players should not escape criticism, either. This is the third manager, following Martin O\u2019Neill and Paolo Di Canio, who has been sacked with the core of the current squad on the books. They have fought relegation during the past two seasons and have survived despite falling short of 40 points on each occasion. The squad has gone stale and so had Poyet. He did not think the players were good enough to implement the attractive football he craved. Certainly, not once was there any evidence of such a brand of play during his 17 months in charge. Tellingly, the Uruguayan also advised his son Diego to sign for West Ham last July rather than join him at the Stadium of Light. Then there was his failure to promote from within the club\u2019s academy, a major source of contention among staff who work with the youngsters. Indeed, they were miffed at the sight of assistant boss Mauricio Taricco joining in first-team sessions rather than sending for one of their players. But Poyet\u2019s refusal to entertain academy prospects - not one such player started a game during his tenure - was symptomatic of his loss of love for the project on Wearside. Results, if not performances, were always just enough - 14 draws this season - to keep talk of a crisis in the background. Poyet was appointed by Sunderland in October 2013 following the sacking of\u00a0Paolo Di Canio . But discord and discontent rumbled all the while and only now is it all being laid bare after the situation unravelled on the pitch in such shambolic fashion at the weekend. Poyet\u2019s behaviour in the dressing-room on Saturday did little to convince the players he was scrapping for his and their survival. For Poyet no longer wanted to be at the club and the key powerbrokers no longer wanted him there, either. His sacking was the best outcome for all parties. HULL . Chelsea (Home) - March 22 . Swansea (Away) - April 4 . Southampton (Away) - April 11 . Liverpool (Home) - April 18 . Crystal Palace (Away) - April 25 . Arsenal (Home) - May 2 . Burnley (Home) - May 9 . Tottenham (Away) - May 16 . Man United (Home) - May 24 . ASTON VILLA . Swansea (Home) - March 21 . Man United (Away) - April 4 . Tottenham (Away) - April 11 . Man City (Away) - April 25 . Everton (Home) - May 2 . West Ham (Home) - May 9 . Southampton (Away) - May 16 . Burnley (Home) - May 24 . *QPR (Home) - Date to be arranged . SUNDERLAND . West Ham (Away) - March 21 . Newcastle (Home) - April 5 . Crystal Palace (Home) - April 11 . Stoke (Away) - April 25 . Southampton (Home) - May 2 . Everton (Away) - May 9 . Leicester (Home) - May 16 . Chelsea (Away) - May 24 . * Arsenal (Away) - Date to be arranged . BURNLEY . Southampton (Away) - March 21 . Tottenham (Home) - April 5 . Arsenal (Home) - April 11 . Everton (Away) - April 18 . Leicester (Home) - April 25 . West Ham (Away) - May 2 . Hull (Away) - May 9 . Stoke (Home) - May 16 . Aston Villa (Away) - May 24 . QPR . Everton (Home) - March 22 . West Brom (Away) - April 4 . Chelsea (Home) - April 12 . West Ham (Home) - April 25 . Liverpool (Away) - May 2 . Man City (Away) - May 9 . Newcastle (Home) - May 16 . Leicester (Away) - May 24 . *Aston Villa (Away) - Date to be arranged . LEICESTER . Tottenham (Away) - March 21 . West Ham (Home) - April 4 . West Brom (Away) - April 11 . Swansea (Home) - April 18 . Burnley (Away) - April 25 . Chelsea (Home) - April 29 . Newcastle (Home) - May 2 . Southampton (Home) - May 9 . Sunderland (Away) - May 16 . QPR (Home) - May 24 . Note: Fixtures in May subject to change for television schedule.","highlights":"Gus Poyet was sacked as Sunderland manager on Monday . Former Black Cats boss lost faith in his vision for the club . Sunderland are just one place and one point above the relegation zone . READ: Advocaat appointed Sunderland manager until end of season . CLICK HERE for all the latest Sunderland news .","id":"6be98ecbc0cc661a4f0146dc847d6cf873db8cdc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"underland will come as no surprise.\nAnd it is the manner of the dismissal, with Sunderland in the midst of a difficult season, where the club needs a strong figure at the helm if it is to pull away from the relegation zone, that adds to the acrimony.\nPoyet\u2019s decision to leave \u2014 he will finish the current season in charge \u2014 may also be a sign he is trying to engineer the exit of fellow manager David Moyes from Manchester United. For he has not ruled out a return to the Premier League and, more particularly, Everton.\nBut in the moment, the way he announced his departure was, according to many inside the Stadium of Light, \u2018classless\u2019, at a time when the club\u2019s prospects were at their lowest.\nThere were no details. No farewell to the fans or the players or the club \u2014 in fact no sign-off at all. And it seems inept and unprofessional.\nThere has been a feeling at times during his time at the club that Sunderland, as a family owned business, lacked the resources necessary to compete in the Premier League. That perhaps Poyet realised this but, in the same breath, the manner of his departure \u2014 and his timing \u2014 raises further questions as to his true motivations.\nAt the moment there are just two candidates \u2014 Paolo Di Canio and Garry Monk \u2014 to replace Poyet. The former is viewed as a long-term project and the latter a short term, emergency appointment. Either way, though, it is unlikely Poyet\u2019s successor will be in the same league as him.\nThe Uruguayan had become the fifth manager to have been sacked during the League One campaign and the third to have been cut loose since January. He had the longest stay, too \u2014 the three-year contract he signed in March last year had kept him at Sunderland until this summer but he was paid a minimum of \u00a36m after he was dismissed, according to Sky sources.\nBut that might have been the least of his disappointments. The season began with his side in freefall, losing five of their first seven Premier League fixtures, and ended with a performance against Villa that was far from the most dignified of his tenure.\nHe left his players out late on Saturday because of the snow, only to have them concede another two goals to a team that had managed just five in its previous 12 league games. The reaction on social"}
{"article":"A decorated soldier has been left penniless and jobless after being repeatedly hounded by 'ambulance-chasing' lawyers over the death of an Iraqi man 12 years ago. Sergeant Kevin Williams shot Hassan Abbas Said because he believed he was going to shoot him after he grabbed his rifle during a violent struggle in Iraq in 2003. The soldier, then 21, was cleared by two military investigations only to then face a murder charge in a civilian court, where he was once again cleared. Sergeant Kevin Williams has been left penniless and jobless after being repeatedly hounded by 'ambulance-chasing' lawyers over the death of an Iraqi man 12 years ago . He went on to be praised for his heroism after saving seven lives in Afghanistan \u2013 but in a worrying display of how lawyers are profiting under the Human Rights Act, Mr Said's family could now be awarded compensation. In a blistering attack on the system which has forced the Ministry of Defence to spend millions in British courts defending actions of soldiers on the battlefield, Mr Williams said: 'I feel like I've been on trial for 12 years. 'It is a disgrace that soldiers are having to explain their actions so ambulance-chasing lawyers can abuse farcical rulings and line their pockets on the death of Iraqi civilians.' Mr Williams, who joined the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment in 1999 aged 16, said he was angry that Mr Said's family could receive compensation after pursuing their case with controversial lawyers Leigh Day & Co. It is understood they could receive thousands of pounds. The soldier, then 21, was cleared by two military investigations only to then face a murder charge in a civilian court, where he was once again cleared, pictured with his partner Rachel Lord . He went on to be praised for his heroism after saving seven lives in Afghanistan, but said it feels as though he has been on trial for 12 years . Waiving his right to anonymity, Mr Williams said: 'I was just doing my job as a soldier fighting for my country and defending a comrade. It is disgusting and completely unfair that [Mr Said's] family could now receive compensation and I've lost two jobs and am struggling to support my family.' Mr Williams, now 32, was on a random patrol during his second tour of Iraq in 2003 when he came across up to nine men pushing a cart filled with ammunition. When the soldiers moved to arrest them, Mr Williams chased one to a nearby village and into his home. August 2003: Sergeant Kevin Williams kills Hassan Abbas Said in Iraq after he attempts to grab his rifle and resists arrest . Sept 2004: Mr Williams told military investigations have finished and he had been cleared of wrongdoing . Sept 2004: Charged with the murder of Said and case put before civilian court . April 2005: Murder charge dropped weeks before trial as there is no prospect of conviction . Aug 2013: Mr Williams decides to leave the military and in January 2014 gets a private security job in Iraq . July 2014: Sacked after Sir George Newman begins fresh inquiry into the death of Said . October 2014: Mr Williams manages to get a second private security job in Iraq . Jan 2015: Mr Williams told he could face war crime charges in The Hague . Feb 2015: As a result, he loses his second job and flies back to the UK . March 2015: Sir George Newman attributes no wrongdoing to Mr Williams for the death of Said. But MoD says Said family could still get compensation . Mr Said refused to leave peacefully and after trying to grab Mr Williams's gun, he was shot dead by the young soldier as the Iraqi was said to have reached for his colleague's pistol. Mr Williams said: 'I was only a young boy and I was very scared. I felt both mine and my colleague's life were in danger. I didn't think, 'I'm going to shoot to kill him', but I wanted to shoot to stop him.' He was initially subjected to two internal military investigations in 2003 and 2004, which cleared him of any wrongdoing. But with the civilian police unhappy with the decision, he was arrested on suspicion of murder by officers from the Metropolitan Police while on leave in Burnley where he lives with his partner Rachel Lord, 29, and his daughter. After a two-year investigation in which he suffered from depression, his trial collapsed in 2005 when the Crown Prosecution Service eventually accepted there was no realistic prospect of a conviction. The judge said that many people felt Mr Williams had been 'betrayed'. In 2009 he deployed to Afghanistan, saving the lives of seven comrades by pulling them from an armoured vehicle submerged in a river. He was later awarded a Joint Chief's Commendation after trying to save the life of a colleague when their vehicle was hit by an IED. He left as a teaching sergeant in 2013 and moved back to Iraq to work in private security last year. But then he was told about an official inquiry by ex-High Court judge Sir George Newman who was investigating the deaths of Mr Said and another Iraqi, Naheem Abdullah, who died as a result of injuries sustained at a road block in May 2003. Seven paratroopers were cleared of murdering Mr Abdullah in 2005. Mr Williams lost his security job after the inquiry was announced. But on Friday a report by Sir George again attributed no blame to Mr Williams for Mr Said's death. However, the MoD said it could still be forced to pay compensation to Mr Said's family. After a two-year investigation in which he suffered from depression, his trial collapsed in 2005 . Mr Williams, who joined the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment in 1999 aged 16, said he was angry that Mr Said's family could receive compensation . They are represented by law firm Leigh Day & Co, who were criticised last year along with Phil Shiner's Public Interest Lawyers firm after another inquiry demolished their claims that UK soldiers tortured Iraqi detainees in May 2004. The International Criminal Court then announced it examining claims of mistreatment by British troops after being handed a dossier by Public Interest Lawyers. Mr Williams was told that he could face a war crimes trial in The Hague \u2013 which usually tries dictators who carry out genocide \u2013 over the death of Mr Abdullah. By this time he had found another security job in Iraq but he lost the post within hours of the ICC investigation being announced. He said: 'To possibly be investigated again by the ICC, it makes me feel sick.' Mr Williams said he felt 'abandoned' by the Army, adding: 'I went to war wanting to protect everyone I work with and you expect the Army to support you. They haven't. Nobody has.' An MoD spokesman said: 'The Government wishes to express its regret at the death of Mr Abdullah and is prepared to pay appropriate compensation to his family.' You can donate to Kevin Williams HERE .","highlights":"Sgt Kevin Williams shot Hassan Abbas Said during violent struggle in 2003 . Soldier believed Mr Said was going to shot him when Iraqi grabbed his gun . Sgt Williams was cleared by military investigations and cleared of murder . But he was repeatedly hounded by 'ambulance-chasing' lawyers over death . He is jobless, broke and feels as though he has been on trial for 12 years .","id":"c58186daa3c516039dc1da5a780ffb9cdc51339a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" preparing to detonate a roadside bomb.\nWhen Mr Abbas Said later died of his wounds, the Ministry of Defence blamed the SAS veteran for causing \u201cexcessive pain\u201d. It then decided to take out a costly civil court battle to recover the cost of the claim made by his wife and two daughters.\nThe MoD, which has already spent \u00a32 million on a legal action to stop Mr Abbas Said\u2019s family being paid out, has now revealed it paid a further \u00a3125,000 to lawyers to defend the case.\nThe MoD told how it made the astonishing claim \u2013 to pay the $200,000 claim for the killing and injury to three women, including an unborn child, in 2004. It was the first ever decision to take the MoD to court over compensation and the family are expected to sue the MoD for the cost of their own legal action.\nAn MoD spokesperson, said: \u201cOur original legal costs to defend this claim are approximately \u00a3125,000. We have paid no costs to the claimant\u2019s lawyers.\u201d\nSgt Williams, from Stafford, was awarded the Queen\u2019s Commendation for Valuable Service in Iraq. The MoD\u2019s legal case has been handled by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.\nThe MoD said the incident happened near Basra \u201cin response to hostile action against British forces\u201d. The MoD was defending its handling of the case, saying it had made \u201cserious attempts\u201d to settle the claim with a reduced amount but this \u201cwasn\u2019t possible\u201d.\nA spokesman said: \u201cThe Government\u2019s policy is to pay no compensation for injury or death caused by its actions in conducting overseas operations.\u201d\nMr Abbas Said\u2019s widow, Azemah Salih, 35, the mother of three, died of injuries sustained in the incident in 2004. She was also wounded by shrapnel from an explosion when her car was sprayed by gunfire.\nThe MoD paid for Azemah to be sent home from the Middle East to be with her husband. The MoD also admitted in court papers that it had \u201cno documentary evidence\u201d to prove she wasn\u2019t planning to set off the bomb.\nAzemah \u2013 whose claim was rejected because of a failure to prove her husband\u2019s intentions \u2013 was never told the UK had launched a legal fight over the death. She died of breast cancer in 2008.\nThe MoD said in a"}
{"article":"An Illinois man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a 1992 rape and murder of a girl, 11, he did not commit has received a $20million settlement. Juan Rivera, 42, was awarded the money in the highest individual settlement given in a wrongful conviction case in U.S. history, his attorneys said on Friday at press conference in Chicago. Rivera was tried three times, the first time when he was 19 years old, and was finally cleared in 2012 when his 2009 conviction was reversed for the rape and murder of Holly Staker of Waukegan. Attorney Jon Loevy said there has never been a wrongful conviction case where the defendants agreed without a trial to pay compensation in such a large amount, according to ABC. Scroll down for video . An Illinois man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a 1992 rape and murder of a girl, 11, he did not commit has received a $20million settlement (above Juan Rivera, center, stands with attorneys\u00a0Jon Loevy, left, and Locke Bowman, during a news conference Friday, March 20, 2015, in Chicago) Juan Rivera (left), 42, was awarded the money in the highest individual settlement given in a wrongful conviction case in U.S. history, his attorneys said on Friday . One of the critical factors in his successful appeal was the 2005 DNA testing that proved the semend found in Staker's body did not belong to him, according to the Chicago Tribune. Rivera was coerced into a false confession and his conviction was not an accident or a mistake, said his attorney Locke Bowman. 'This was a deliberate frame-up,' said Bowman. 'This is a terrible travesty.' Prosecutors claimed that Rivera had worn a pair of shoes stained with the girls' blood, according to his attorneys. Rivera was tried three times, the first time when he was 19 years old, and was finally cleared in 2012 when his 2009 conviction was reversed for the rape and murder of Holly Staker of Waukegan (above, Rivera hugging his family after being awarded $20million) Rivera, who now works at a medical research facility at Northwestern, said he was not angry, but 'hurt, resentful, disappointed and upset' for what he had to go through in prison . Rivera was coerced into a false confession and his conviction was not an accident or a mistake, said his attorney Locke Bowman (left). As he looks forward to a new future, Rivera (right) plans to go to college and study business management and accounting, and help pay for his mother's medical bills . However, it was later revealed that the shoes were not available for purchase at the time of the murder, and his lawyers said police had tampered with them. It was also discovered that a knife found near the steps of the crime was destroyed by Waukegan police. Rivera was released from prison on January 6, 2012, a day he has declared as his new birthday, according to NBC. One of the critical factors in Rivera's successful appeal was the 2005 DNA testing that proved his semen was not the sperm found in Staker's body (above Holly Staker, 11, who was raped and murdered in 1992) Last year, cops linked DNA from the semen found in Staker with DNA obtained from a two-by-four used to brutally beat a man, Delwin Foxworth, eight years later in 2000. Failure to identify and arrest Staker\u2019s real killer allowed the real killer commit a second murder, according to Rivera's lawyers. 'While Mr. Rivera fought to clear his name and officials fought to keep him in prison, the man who really committed the crime was free to commit this additional crime,' said Steven Art, one of Rivera\u2019s attorneys. The law enforcement officers who were sued in the federal case are being dismissed as defendants, and will not have to pay damages, according to the Chicago Tribune. Rivera, who now works at a medical research facility at Northwestern,\u00a0said he was not angry, but 'hurt, resentful, disappointed and upset' for what he had to go through in prison. He also said that while $20million is great, he would have preferred 20 years spent with his family. Rivera said: 'To say that $20 million is a wonderful thing, of course I can live more comfortably now, my family can, I can go to college and get my education the way I've always wanted, but I still would prefer my 20 years with my family.' As he looks forward to the future, Rivera plans to go to college, study business management and accounting, and help pay for his mother's medical bills. He thanked his attorneys, and noted that other unjustly accused people are still incarcerated in Illinois and around the world. Rivera was released from prison on January 6, 2012, a day he has declared as his new birthday (above Rivera is greeted after exiting Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois on January 2012 after spending 20 years in prison) Rivera said: 'I just want to say thank you and live life with my family as best as we can and look forward to a beautiful future.' Despite the DNA matches, the identity of the potential suspect in both murders remains unknown. Authorities have entered the genetic profile into DNA databanks but have not obtained a match with a known suspect. Last year, cops linked DNA from the semen found in Staker with DNA obtained from a two-by-four used to brutally beat a man, Delwin Foxworth, eight years later in 2000.\u00a0Despite the DNA matches, the identity of the potential suspect in both murders remains unknown (above a map of where Staker and Foxworths' murders took place)","highlights":"Juan Rivera, 42, was awarded money in highest individual settlement given in a wrongful conviction case in U.S. history, his attorneys said on Friday . Rivera was tried three times,  first time at 19, and was cleared in 2012 when conviction was reversed for rape and murder of Holly Staker of Waukegan . He plans to go to college and study business management and accounting,\u00a0and help pay for his mother's medical bills .","id":"1264a67c32016b9debffa7363d63ab3a8b4a567e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" wake of an Illinois Supreme Court ruling that determined that prosecutors withheld evidence in his original trial.\nThe case is another in a long line of wrongful convictions and prosecutorial misconduct across the US, which has caused the courts to take a closer look at the legal system in the state.\nJuan Rivera was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 11-year-old girl in Chicago. The girl was attacked by a man who entered her home through an unlocked door, tied her up, sodomized her and raped her.\nThe victim, who was later identified as 11-year-old Tysheena Johnson, was tied up on the day of her disappearance. She was sexually assaulted and left behind for her dead body to be found two weeks later, on May 3 1992.\nAuthorities claimed that the evidence obtained from the 11-year-old victim led to the police and prosecutors to quickly zero in on the defendant Juan Rivera as a person of interest.\nThe victim\u2019s father, who was a drug addict, had previously stated that Rivera would \u201crape me in front of my daughter\u201d because he was mad at him about some business deals.\nThe authorities believed the girl was targeted by Rivera, after they had questioned the victim\u2019s father. But the victim\u2019s father and police sources also told the Chicago Sun-Times that Rivera did not know the child and had no reason to attack her.\nAt the time, a DNA test was used to tie Rivera to the sexual assault and murder of the 11-year-old girl. The DNA used in the case originated from the victim\u2019s body.\nRivera was arrested and charged with Tysheena Johnson\u2019s murder, however he was later convicted, sentenced to death and served 23 years in prison for the crime.\nIn the 23 years Rivera was in prison, he wrote a letter to the Illinois Supreme Court, detailing how he had not raped and murdered the little girl.\nThe then 34-year-old wrote \u201cI was at work when the body was found and no one knows who I am.\u201d\nThe court\u2019s ruling\nIn the 1994, Rivera was tried and convicted of first-degree murder and rape. At trial, prosecutors concealed evidence that the child had sexual intercourse with the defendant the night she was killed.\nThe child\u2019s father had testified that the victim, his daughter Tysheena Johnson, had had sex with the"}
{"article":"The family of the six-year-old Oregon boy publicly shamed for being late to school thought they were simply getting their car repaired when they were surprised with a newly refurbished minivan. Hunter Cmelo's parents Nicole Garloff and Mark Cmelo were told their Dodge Durango had been repaired\u00a0after local Medford businesses heard he was late because their car was old and unreliable. But when the family arrived at Kelly's Automotive, they was presented with a 2001 Chrysler minivan, complete with\u00a0a new windshield, two new tires and free oil changes for a year. Scroll down for video . The family of the six-year-old Hunter Cmelo, who was forced into eating his lunch behind a screen because his parents dropped him off one minute late to school, have been gifted a refurbished minivan (pictured) The photograph of the boy\u00a0forced into eating his lunch behind a screen attracted global attention and shamed the school to change its detention policy for tardiness. But it was a local radio host who came up with the idea to get the family a reliable car. Bill Meyer saw the photograph of Hunter after Garloff posted it on her Facebook and immediately wanted to help the family tackle the 'root of the problem'. 'I saw the school policy as being unjust, but I saw the root of the trouble was car trouble,' he told ABC News. Meyer initially enlisted the help of Kelly's Automotive owner Lisa McClease-Kelly to repair the family's Dodge, but she soon realized the repairs would cost more 'than what the car was actually worth'. That's when local company Rapid Repo and Collections stepped in and offered to donate the Chrysler. Fellow businesses in the Medford and Grants Pass neighborhood chipped in to outfit the car with updated parts. They also gave the family a $100 gas card and two $60 gift cards, according to OregonLive. McClease-Kelly, who contributed an additional $1,400 worth of repairs, said the family was completely taken by surprise with the gift. Local radio host Bill Meyer saw the photo of  Hunter eating alone behind this cardboard divider and said he saw 'the school policy as unjust' and wanted to get to the root of the problem - the family's frequent car trouble . The school district said that the system is supposed to give children the chance to catch up on work they have missed by being late - but staff have now agreed to stop using the screen . 'When I handed dad Mark the key to the minivan, he was speechless and extremely grateful,' she told OregonLive. Meyer said all it took was a little 'nudge' to help the deserving family. 'The family never asked for the help. All they ever wanted was to change school policy' he told ABC News. 'Everyone else came in with their time and generosity.' As for Hunter's family, they said the outpouring of community support still 'doesn't seem real'. 'I'm trying to tell Hunter that this doesn't just happen to you,' Garloff said. Last month, Hunter's picture was shared around the Internet as Nicole and Mark shared their outrage at their son's treatment. In the photograph, Hunter can be seen sitting alone behind a cardboard divider at a cafeteria table. Close by is a cup with a large letter 'D' for 'detention'. His grandmother, Laura Hoover, shared the image to her Facebook page. As for Hunter's family, they said the outpouring of community support still 'doesn't seem real'. His mother Nicole Garloff said: 'I'm trying to tell Hunter that this doesn't just happen to you' 'This is my grandson, Hunter. He's a little first grader,' she wrote. 'His momma's car sometimes doesn't like to start right up. Sometimes he's a couple of minutes late to school. 'Yesterday, he was one minute late and this is what his momma discovered they do to punish him! They have done this to him six times for something that is out of his control! 'They make a mockery of him in front of the other students.' She said that his mother found Hunter crying and took him home. His parents said they were devastated when they found out what their son was going through. 'They are shaming him for something that's not in his control,' Cmelo told\u00a0KOIN6. 'It is our fault that he is late.' Principal Missy Fitzsimmons immediately reached out to the parents after receiving complaints and agreed to stop using the partition as a punishment. 'As a result of the concerns raised, the district ended the learning catch-up location at Lincoln Elementary School,' the Grants Pass District said in a statement. 'Going forward, a separate, supervised classroom has been designated for necessary catch-up work.' Lincoln Elementary School in Grants Pass, Oregon has agreed to stop using the partition as punishment and have designated a separate, supervised classroom for 'necessary catch-up work'","highlights":"Hunter Cmelo's family were told their old Dodge Durango had been repaired . Were surprised with a 2001 Chrysler minivan with a new windshield and tires . Radio host Bill Meyer came up with the idea to help family get a reliable car . Saw photograph of Hunter's punishment for being late to school . Community pitched in to get the family a different car after mechanic realized repairs would cost more than the car . School ended detention policy, said they have designated a new  separate room for late students to complete 'necessary catch-up work'","id":"e1f6f7beca3fea75e8b3ae64edd330ff526f653e","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" David Cmelo were late for his kindergarten class at Lincoln Elementary School in Salem, and a \"school angel\" notified the police.\nThe school then began to receive a stream of donations, including a 2013 Chevy Express 3500 van worth $20,000 and a $1,600 iPad, reported NewsNet5.com. They also received a $5,000 gift card to an Oregon toy store, a $4,000 gift card to a local department store, and a $3,000 gift card to a gym.\nOn top of that, Garloff wrote on Facebook, \"We now have 3 vehicles including this brand new van to get us to work with only 2 seats because it was too big for the space on our current minivan, and my husband was able to get his work truck back from repairs faster than expected (they worked on it over the weekend and did an amazing job).\"\n\"The amount of kindness shown to my son, my husband and I was overwhelming,\" Garloff told KGW. She added to KATU, \"We wanted to just have enough money to have him on the bus, and instead he is getting this van.\"\nOregon Live reported the family had been struggling to afford a new car:\nIn late July, Garloff posted a message on Facebook asking if anyone knew someone in the community who could do free car repairs. But she said she didn't expect anything like the outpouring of support. \"It's been really wonderful, and we're so grateful,\" she said.\nHer post described how her husband David, 26, was late to work one day and was pulled over. A kind officer who was also a Lincoln School parent noticed that her car smelled of marijuana. At first, the officer believed the car had been stolen, but the couple told him that they had simply taken their three children and the dog to visit the dentist, and that David Cmelo, 26, had fallen asleep. The officer found that the Cmelos were unaware that they had fallen behind on car payments and were unable to pay the $800 to catch them up, which was the reason he issued a citation.\nThe couple said they were only given five minutes to gather enough cash to avoid going to jail. Garloff posted the story online to ask for help and to show gratitude for the kindness shown to her family. When people on social media started donating"}
{"article":"Hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation in a key habitat. The Victorian government euthanised 686 koalas  at Cape Otway, about 230km southwest of Melbourne, in 2013 and 2014 in response to overpopulation in manna gum woodlands in the area. The koalas, many of which were starving, were killed via lethal injection after being captured in trees. Animal activists are furious and have condemned the government for their 'cruel' treatment of koalas and questioned why the program was conducted in secret. Hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation . The Victorian government euthanised 686 koalas at Cape Otway, about 230km southwest of Melbourne . During three separate operations, veterinarians captured and sedated koalas to assess their health. Koalas suffering starvation were euthanised, while healthy koalas were released back into the wild and healthy females were treated with control hormone implants. The cull is said to have occurred in secret to avoid a backlash from activists and locals. Australian Koala Foundation chief Deborah Tabart OAM said she had heard rumours that koalas were being killed but had never had proof until now. 'I want somebody charged,' Ms Tabart said. 'The Australian government over my whole career has said there will never be a cull in Australia ever. 'It's cruel and mean to koalas and pays no respect for the role they play in tourism -\u00a0how dare they treat this animal with that sort of level of disrespect. Australian Koala Foundation chief Deborah Tabart OAM questioned why the program was conducted in secret . 'And if they are so proud of what they were doing why was it done in secret?' Koala expert Dr Desley Whisson, who advised the government on the euthanasia program, said that the objective was to humanely deal with suffering koalas rather than reduce population size. Ms Tabart said more should have been done in previous years to stop the problem from escalating . 'Watching an animal starve to death is a horrible thing,' Dr Whisson, from Deakin University, told Daily Mail Australia. 'For every one koala that was euthanised there were probably two or three that starved without intervention. 'It at least was a good thing to put them out of their misery.' Dr Whisson said moving the population to other areas or conducting fertility control programs were expensive options. 'A lot of people ask why we can't just move the koalas somewhere else, but I think it's important to recognise the translocation koalas often has a negative impact,' she said. 'A large number would die, and they don't want to move from manna gum. 'It's sort of a lose-lose situation all round.' Dr Whisson said the problem in the manna gum woodland at Cape Otway was caused after koalas were introduced to the area in the 1980s from French Island. 'Manna gum is a very good food source for koalas, it's low in toxins and high in nutrients so koalas love it,' she said. 'To the point where they don't move for the food supply. 'Koalas can move one or two kilometres in a night but in this population, they stay in these manna gum areas and numbers build up.' Ms Tabart said more should have been done in previous years to prevent the problem from escalating. The problem in the manna gum woodland at Cape Otway was caused after koalas were introduced to the area in the 1980s from French Island . The koalas, many of which were starving, were killed via lethal injection after being captured in tree . 'Instead of doing this why didn't they plant trees all those years ago?' she said . 'They could have taken young ones out and relocated them. 'They've done nothing \u2013 they've watched until the problem becomes immense and then gone \"Oh we better do something let's kill them.\" 'It's easy to say we had to put them out of their misery \u2013 they shouldn't have got to that misery in first place.' At Cape Otway there are up to 11 koalas per hectare, but the sustainable density is less than one koala per hectare. The cull is said to have occurred in secret to avoid a backlash from activists and locals . Koala expert Dr Desley Whisson, who advised the government on the euthanasia program, stressed that the objective was to humanely deal with suffering koalas rather than reduce population size . Victorian\u00a0Environment Minister Lisa Neville said she was putting in place a koala management program to deal with the 'a very challenging and complex issue'. 'It is clear it's an overpopulation issue and it is clear that we have had koalas suffer in that Cape Otway area because of ill health and starvation,' Ms Neville told ABC. 'That's just not good enough and that's a terrible way to treat koalas. 'I'm wanting to make sure that we're taking the best action we can in this terrible situation of overpopulation. 'I don't want to see koalas suffer.' The koala is listed as 'vulnerable' in New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT and as 'rare' in South Australia but it has no official listing in Victoria.","highlights":"Hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials . The koalas were culled near Cape Otway, Victoria in 2013 and 2014 . The animals were euthanised in response to overpopulation in manna gum woodlands in the area,\u00a0about 230km southwest of Melbourne . Animal activists are furious  and have slammed the government .","id":"f360ec5d0f102c7f20f61c6f79a6397b78bf2dd8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a bid to boost their numbers.\nHowever, the cull \u2013 described as \u201cprecautionary\u201d \u2013 has been criticised as evidence emerged of a long-term drought at the site that some say could have been a factor in driving the species into the danger zone.\n\u201cThese [koala] numbers have declined over three consecutive years and this means the animals are likely to suffer and die from starvation,\u201d said Chris Daniels, the head of a state wildlife agency, in a press release at the time of the cull.\nAustralia\u2019s koala population is thought to have collapsed by as much as 30-40 per cent in the past decade and conservation groups are warning that the species may well become extinct in the near future.\nThe government\u2019s actions come just days after the Australian government unveiled an estimated $120 million (\u00a378 million) plan to protect the koala and save Victoria\u2019s endangered species, in a bid to prevent the extinction of the native animals.\nBut some are warning that koala numbers have not plunged as significantly as the state has claimed.\nNick Peden of the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), which has been involved in koala counting, has said that the Victorian government\u2019s action will lead to \u201cdisaster\u201d by increasing the already high mortality rate.\nHe said the group had carried out extensive studies in the affected area and had determined the koalas were not malnourished and they were dying of other reasons, including disease.\n\u201cIf that trend continues, you get to a point where it will be more common to have dead koalas on road,\u201d Mr Peden told The Guardian in the UK.\n\u201cSome might survive the cull and it takes a long time for them to recover [after death],\u201d he said.\nThe Australian Koala Foundation has previously warned the animal will be extinct within 25 years unless a drastic decline in habitat is halted.\nBut the Victorian government maintains the numbers killed are high enough to warrant action \u2013 even though they are well below the thousands claimed by Mr Peden.\nIt is estimated that only 41,400 koalas are roaming Australia, compared with an estimated 80,000 between 1910 and 1980.\nAn adult koala \u2013 the only species in the world with a pouch for a mother to carry it \u2013 typically gives birth to one joey every two years and spends just 20 minutes at a time on the ground"}
{"article":"She was everything to me: David Robb with wife Briony McRoberts at a social event in 2012 . Nestled with the many photos and mementos of his 35-year marriage lies a letter that Downton Abbey actor David Robb wishes he had never had to read. Written by a stranger, its contents are unimaginable to most of us. Yet for David it has provided some small semblance of comfort following the suicide of his wife Briony McRoberts, recounting, as it does, the last minutes of her life. For, while on screen the distinguished actor has become a global star as Downton's Dr Richard Clarkson \u2013 keeping millions of fans guessing if his unrequited love for Isobel Crawley might end in marriage \u2013 in private, for the past 18 months he has been struggling to come to terms with Briony's death. On July 17, 2013, the woman he thought of as his rock left home and jumped in front of a train at Fulham Broadway station. She was 56. 'She was the most gentle of people \u2013 she hated it if I had even a minor altercation with anyone, so the idea that she could have done this, inflict that on herself, is something I cannot comprehend,' he says softly. Work and the close friendship of the Downton cast members \u2013 who have become like a second family to him during the past five years \u2013 has helped. 'A little squeeze on the shoulder from Maggie Smith as she leaves the make-up trailer is enough to show me I have wonderful support,' he says. 'Briony would sometimes come to Downton Abbey get-togethers with me, and became friends with the actresses Laura Carmichael and Michelle Dockery. People were attracted to Briony, she was such a vibrant person.' Like so many suicides, there was no note, no inkling of the tragedy to come. Two nights before her death she was at a drinks party swapping numbers with friends. There was even a holiday marked in the diary. 'I certainly don't believe that, when we were at the party, she was thinking she would be dead in a couple of days,' says David, who met his wife in 1975 when she was 18 and they starred together in a West End play. They married in 1978. The letter about Briony's death came from a woman who had witnessed the suicide. 'It was the most beautiful letter from a lady who had been standing beside her on the platform,' recalls David 67. 'She told me that Briony was calm, didn't seem distressed in anyway, looked almost serene. 'As the train came in it seemed as if Briony was looking over the track as if she had lost something, and then she was gone.' The actress's career had taken off when she was 19, playing Wendy Darling in a musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan starring Mia Farrow and Danny Kaye. She went on to star in a string of TV hits including The Professionals, Heartbeat, EastEnders and Scottish drama Take The High Road. On screen: David as Dr Clarkson in Downton Abbey with Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley . Briony suffered from anorexia as a teenager \u2013 something David attributes to the death of her mother from pneumonia when she was seven. But it wasn't until she turned 50 that her eating disorder returned. Ironically, as David's career flourished with the success of Downton, his wife felt hers was over, something he believes triggered the anorexia. 'It is like alcoholism,' he maintains. 'You can not touch a drink for 50 years, but you are still an alcoholic. It might have gone into mental remission for years but it was still there'. Her close friend, actress Joanna Lumley, warned Briony she would die unless she sought help when her weight dropped to six-and-a-half stone \u2013 severely underweight for her 5ft 7in frame. 'Briony felt washed up, that no one remembered her and no matter how much I reassured her she felt worthless, a failure,' David says. 'Of course she wasn't, but that is what this business can do to you, especially if you are a woman.' David admits relations between them had been strained the night before her death. 'We were meeting friends at a pub in Putney and when I arrived Briony had already had a drink,' he says. 'Being anorexic I knew she had to eat before she had a drink otherwise the alcohol was fast-acting so I was policing her for the rest of the evening. 'Walking back home later that evening, she pressed me, trying to have an argument and I wasn't having it so we were a bit sniffy with each other, but it was nothing more serious than that. 'We got up a bit earlier than usual because we had the decorators in, but Briony was doing her usual morning exercises. As she did her sit-ups, I even remember stepping over her at one point to get ready in the bathroom. 'I heard the front door close and assumed she'd gone for a long walk to clear her head. I knew she was going to meet friends to see a matinee performance in Chichester.' David, who recently played Sir Thomas Boleyn in the BBC's adaptation of Wolf Hall, admits he initially became concerned when he heard Briony's mobile phone ring. 'I'd no idea she hadn't taken it with her until I saw a text saying, 'Darling, where are you, we are in the bar?' ' he continues. Then at 4pm the police arrived with the news that Briony was dead. Warning: Briony with close friend and actress Joanna Lumley, who was worried about her friend . 'All she had on her was her wedding ring and my Oyster card [for the Underground],' he recalls. 'I understood what had happened but my heart just couldn't believe she'd done it. I remember thinking who the hell was I living my life with all these years.' The days and months that followed were a blur. 'Initially you are on auto-pilot, my friends and neighbours looked after me \u2013 every morning at 8.15am one would arrive with a coffee and a croissant,' David admits. 'Then I began to over-socialise and drink like a fish. Luckily I don't have an addictive gene and I stopped that. There were also days when I had the feeling that I just didn't want to wake up. 'Somehow you settle into a kind of rhythm and you just stagger on.' With his on-screen success, the couple were more financially secure than they'd been for years and David believed they had reached a stage in their life where they could look forward to their future. The guilt, however unwarranted, is relentless. 'It doesn't matter how much I know intellectually that it was not my fault, there is something at the heart of me that believes if I'd maybe told her I loved her more or noticed some small sign, anything...' Sweethearts: David and Briony had starred in a West End play together and were married for 35 years . Slowly David's life is changing to accommodate the new normality forced upon him, and the loss of equilibrium in his life which he is not sure he will ever get back. He is anxious not to be defined by Briony's death and the normally private actor agreed to speak to The Mail on Sunday only to highlight a moving BBC documentary which shows the devastating aftermath for family left behind after a suicide. David, who has volunteered with the Samaritans since 1987, had no doubts about returning to work there six months after Briony's death. 'Initially when I went back I wasn't on the phones, but gradually I started dealing with calls again,' he reveals. 'Maybe I have a greater understanding when someone calls to talk now, I am perhaps more aware of the little triggers.' Sadly, many of his memories of the woman who captured his heart with her charismatic personality and sparkling laughter have started to fade. 'I can't imagine cuddling her any more and I don't feel her presence anywhere \u2013 that spiritual connection, it's gone,' he says. David admits to missing the intimacy of a relationship \u2013 'I hate the idea of being a single, old bloke' \u2013 but says Briony is an almost impossible act to follow, adding: 'She was everything to me.'","highlights":"Actor David Robb and actress Briony McRoberts were married for 35 years . David clinched key Downton role and also recently in BBC Wolf Hall series . As his career flourished, EastEnders and Heartbeat star felt hers was over . Her feelings of being 'a failure' triggered anorexia she suffered as a teen . Joanna Lumley warned Briony would die when weight dropped to 6st 7lbs . On July 17, 2013, Briony jumped in front of a train at Fulham Broadway . David later received note from witness saying she 'looked almost serene' David, 67, said: 'Somehow you\u00a0stagger on... She was everything to me' Life After Suicide is on BBC1 on Tuesday at 10.45pm.","id":"899b86ce00c9928e41aea36ca0354695beb6ae96","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" star David Robb used to write to his first wife on the day they were wed. The actor married Briony McRoberts, then 16 and a student nurse, in September 1971 at The Scots Kirk in Edinburgh.\nBut 24 years later, the man in the famous car park scene with the American socialite who was found dead from suspected heart failure in a Dubai hotel room just before Christmas was forced to admit his marriage had been an unhappy one.\nTold by his solicitor that he was now at \u201ca turning point in his life\u201d, the actor said: \u201cWe are separated.\u201d\nThe marriage ended in 1995 and it was only after the death of his second wife, Sheila Dixon, on December 29, 2009 \u2013 just 18 days before their 40th wedding anniversary \u2013 that he felt he could find the happiness he sought.\nThe letter \u2013 written on August 29, 1971, three days after the couple were wed \u2013 was found among the belongings of his third and current wife, actress Briony McRoberts. The writer, a former RAF radio operator, confessed the marriage was \u201ca great mistake\u201d.\nHe wrote: \u201cIn just under a year I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. To be honest, I find myself rather amazed at my good fortune. I am sure you will never be able to believe how lucky I have been to have met you.\n\u201cI have thought a lot this week about our marriage and am now at a turning point in my life. I have never felt it more keenly than I do at present.\n\u201cTo be honest with you, I am in a mess. I have been for some time.\n\u201cAt times I have felt quite sure our marriage was at an end.\n\u201cMy love for you, my darling, has not diminished nor has it ever been a failure. I only want you to know I know now what a mistake it all was.\n\u201cIt may sound unkind and selfish but I am only trying to spare you the pain I have gone through these last two years.\u201d\nMr Robb, 67, said: \u201cI wrote the letter the day after we got married. I put it with some other bits and pieces as I was going away with Briony.\n\u201cThat night, we had champagne with a meal. I don\u2019t know if you know, but we were married in a church in Edinburgh and it was the first"}
{"article":"As the second Republic of Ireland training session of the week wound down on Tuesday, a number of giddy international footballers lined up at the edge of the penalty box for a bit of shooting practice. Robbie Brady, showing no ill-effects from the thigh injury which had threatened his involvement, made a beeline for the head of the queue, while Wes Hoolahan, Jonathan Walters, Shane Long, Anthony Stokes, Stephen Quinn and Kevin Doyle all waited their turn to receive a pass from Steve Guppy and fire a volley at one of the four goalkeepers in the squad. Taking his place at the end of the line was new boy Harry Arter. Arter celebrates his goal against Middlesbrough during Bournemouth's 3-0 victory on Saturday . The 25-year-old has bided his time to reach this juncture in his career, so he could wait another few moments to take on Shay Given between the sticks. Up he stepped and, with his new teammates watching on, the Bournemouth star found the net. It was greeted with roars of delight and the shots kept coming. Arter may have been happy to take his place at the back of the queue but he will put his best foot forward to earn a place in Martin O'Neill's plans for Poland on Sunday. 'I've been picked because the manager was impressed with the way I play and if I come here and I'm not confident, then I won't show the best of my ability,' explained Arter. 'So be yourself, that's what you're picked for. 'It was a little bit nerve-wrecking meeting the lads for the first time but I've settled in really quick and they made me feel welcome. As much as it's daunting the first time, as soon as you find your feet and introduce yourself it's normal really.' Sunderland defender John O'Shea competes for the ball with Everton forward Aiden McGeady in Dublin . Republic of Ireland\u00a0assistant manager Roy Keane watches on during his side's session on Monday . Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill (sixth left) addresses his squad in Malahide on Monday . O'Neill had a brief chat with his latest recruit before the session to see if he knew any of those involved in the squad, but Arter is coming in with no previous relationships built up. He isn't a total outsider, though. The English-born midfielder, whose grandparents hail from Sligo, represented Ireland at Under 17 and U19 level and always pined for the green jersey over the three lions, despite advances from England to join their underage set-up when he was a promising academy player at Charlton Athletic. 'I chose my country then and that was to stay with Ireland. They gave me the opportunity to play at international level at 15 and I was really thankful for that. I learned a lot from that experience and from then on I was always going to stick with Ireland.' On his last appearance for the U19s in 2007, he was sent off against Portugal, and his club career also took a nose dive when he was released by Charlton and dropped out of the Football League to rebuild his confidence with Woking. 'Playing international football was out of the question. In my head, it wasn't even something I spoke about,' Arter, who has a solid sounding board in brother-in-law and former England international Scott Parker, remembered. Then he signed for Bournemouth five years ago and the club have risen to top of the Championship with Arter a key component of their midfield. Bournemouth midfielder Arter (left) holds off the challenge of Middlesbrough's Lee Tomlin on Saturday . 'Realistically, I think this is the best time for me to come. It's the best time I've been ready for the opportunity. As much as it was at the back of my mind a few years ago, it was something I was hoping for in the recent months.' Arter's experience of life in the doldrums has helped shape his current outlook on the game and fighting his way back from obscurity means he is now relishing rather than fearing the next stage in his career. 'There are probably loads of players who go to non-league and end up staying there. 'It's easy, when you're down at that level, to blame other things or point the finger at other people as to why you are there, but there's a reason for it, you have failed at the level you were at and you have to prove yourself again. 'One thing I felt I had to do was work hard, and I am doing that now, working hard to try and achieve my goals. The key to success is working hard.' 'James McCarthy is a top player and he's at the level that I want to eventually get to,' he continued. 'These players have earned the right to play in the Premier League and have the international experience which I haven't had yet. I still have a bit of learning to do.'","highlights":"Harry Arter has been in superb form for Bournemouth this season . The Republic of Ireland face Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday . Arter\u00a0represented Ireland at Under 17 and U19 level .","id":"85a8e4feb5e794fadbf21836d51e88eaf0fca5bf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" minor knee problem that forced him to pull out of training at the weekend, sent a left-foot shot arcing high over the net. Shane Duffy, the centre half from Derry, was less accurate but more impressive.\nThis is the moment, as the Ireland team headed back to the team hotel to prepare for their match against Wales on Wednesday night, that the scale of the task that faces Giovanni Trapattoni\u2019s side really began to sink in.\nThe trip to Cardiff has become more difficult than they imagined and Ireland, the Republic, the Republic of Ireland and Eire, are still only ranked 63rd in the world and Wales, Wales, the Welsh and the Welsh are 11th.\nThey\u2019ve been given little chance of progress in this competition but their performance so far has indicated that, rather than being the \u2018Narrow Channel\u2019, this is actually a pretty wide one.\nWales have had three days\u2019 rest and should, theoretically, be fresher but, for the opening 20 minutes of the match at the Millennium Stadium, it was Ireland who looked the more confident and assured.\nIt helped, of course, that the visitors took the lead through a stunning goal from Daryl Murphy which brought a roar of approval from the watching spectators in the Leckwith End, but the signs were encouraging.\nIreland created a number of good opportunities for themselves but, unfortunately, also had a couple of decent Welsh chances of their own, so it was a surprise when, with 21 minutes gone, a long ball down the middle gave the hosts the advantage and led to an unfortunate own goal from John O\u2019Shea to bring their lead.\nThis wasn\u2019t what Ireland would have wanted and, unfortunately, they\u2019d gone in at the wrong end. It didn\u2019t do Ireland\u2019s spirits much good and, as the sun went down over the M4 on their way back to their temporary home, they would have been forgiven for wondering about their chances in the tournament.\nThat thought was reinforced as their next opponent was confirmed. On Sunday evening, in San Siro, Spain hammered Italy 4-0 and, on Wednesday, England will return to Cardiff to face Fabio Capello\u2019s side and, whether they believe it or not, Ireland have to fear no-one in the group.\nThey will need to play well on Wednesday but, after that, their hopes of progress rest on the shoulders of the Azzurri, although even if Capello\u2019"}
{"article":"Ever thought about switching your tampons for something a little more...sustainable? Since the menstrual cup - a reusable silicone cup that collects menstrual fluid - is rarely advertised, most women find themselves reluctant to try it. Writing for Healthista.com, I gave the Mooncup (or MCUK, as it is known in the US)\u00a0a try - to work out what it is, how to use it, and what it actually feels like. WARNING: This is one graphic blog. If you are of the male persuasion, it\u2019s best you move on, because I\u2019m going to be talking about (gasp) menstruation. Specifically, menstrual cups which collect  menstrual fluid, unlike tampons and sanitary pads that absorb it. Scroll down for video . The Mooncup (or MCUK, as it is known in the US) is a reusable silicone cup that collects menstrual fluid . What draws most women to re-usable menstrual cups is that they are economical, eco-friendly and more comfortable as they don\u2019t cause dryness or irritation - \u00a0a common bugbear of tampon users. \u2018I just feel better about having a Mooncup in my body than I do a tampon,\u2019 one menstrual cup devotee told me. Menstrual cups aren\u2019t new - they were patented in 1932 by a group of U.S. midwives. But not many women use them or even know about them - perhaps due to the fact that menstrual cups aren\u2019t widely promoted \u2013 or sold. Conglomerates such as Procter & Gamble are unlikely to throw big money into a product that only sells once every five years, when they can sell multiple products to one woman every month. Mother-of-four Genny Wilkinson-Priest says she was initially sceptical about menstrual cups - but was surprised at how effective hers was . With the global tampon market projected to top $2.6 billion in 2015, according to market research firm Global Industry Analysts, why would they put their money anywhere else? There are many menstrual cup brands on the market - the Femmecup, the Diva Cup, the Intimina and more. I tried the \u00a318 ($27.50) Mooncup, which like most menstrual cups comes in two sizes: one for women who have given birth before, and one for women who haven\u2019t or are under 30 years of age. This struck one friend as slightly odd: \u2018I was 29 when I tried the Mooncup, which made me rather concerned as to what the hell was going to happen to my vagina on my 30th birthday? 'Was it going to expand that much?\u2019 When I first opened the package and saw the Mooncup, I thought no freaking way am I putting that up my hoo-ha. And then I remembered I\u2019ve given birth multiple times. If I can push a 7lb baby out four times in a five year period, surely I can handle a squishy piece of latex that's two inches in diameter . When I first opened the package, I thought no freaking way am I putting that up my hoo-ha. Whether or not you\u2019ve had a baby, it\u2019s dead easy - you fold the latex cup in half, then in half again. At that point it\u2019s only slightly bigger than a tampon and a whole lot more malleable. Inserting the Mooncup was a lot easier than I thought. It should sit low in the vagina, with the tip of it sitting just outside your body. This took some getting used to as a tampon is inserted higher up in the vagina toward the cervix. Getting it out however, was another matter. I\u2019ve heard some women reject the menstrual cup on the grounds that it\u2019s the new toy of vintage-shopping, tree-hugging, flat-white drinking, vegan hipster,' says Ginny. 'Please. This isn\u2019t a political statement' The Mooncup has a tendency to migrate upwards - especially if you inserted it too far up to begin with. If this happens, you have to do a fair bit of rooting around to pull the darn thing out. Using what is essentially a suction cup is a much more hands-on experience than using a tampon or pad. A handful of women I spoke to said they found menstrual cups uncomfortable with the edges of the cup digging into their vaginal wall. \u2018I spent the day walking like a duck. My friends knew when I was on as I would sit in a slightly odd manner,\u2019 said one. This, however, wasn\u2019t my experience. I barely noticed it. You can leave a menstrual cup in for up to eight hours - that\u2019s handy for overnight use. When it\u2019s time to change, you just tip the fluid into a sink and wash it out before re-inserting. Many women I spoke to said this was one of the most fascinating aspects of a menstrual cup \u2014 you can actually see how much you bleed (the Mooncup is marked with measurements!) While some women might be put off from witnessing their period up close and personal like this, I found it connected me closer to my body. I felt as if I was more fully experiencing an aspect of my womanhood that I had in the past treated as a nuisance. For some women, it\u2019s a matter of safeguarding their sense of what makes them a woman. 'What draws most women to re-usable menstrual cups is that they are economical, eco-friendly and more comfortable as they don\u2019t cause dryness or irritation - a common bugbear of tampon users,' says Ginny . As one friend said, \u2018After having a baby, something makes me want to protect my vagina more vigilantly, so I don\u2019t want to put anything up there that could be potentially hazardous to my feminine health.\u2019 As a life-long user of tampons I was distrustful of the Mooncup. But there was never a problem. So, does it actually work? I was a bit fearful of leaks at first; as a life-long user of tampons I was distrustful of the Mooncup. But there was never a problem. I went swimming with it, I did dynamic yoga with it (think splits and handstands), and I went to the movies with it. I am a convert, even as the Mooncup took a fair bit of getting used to. I\u2019ll probably supplement the Mooncup with tampons when I\u2019m traveling, or on a night out when I know there will be no private sink to sort out your business. Some women I spoke to said they bring a bottle of water into a public toilet in order to clean out their menstrual cup but this strikes me as more trouble than it\u2019s worth. I\u2019ve heard some women reject the menstrual cup on the grounds that it\u2019s the new toy of vintage-shopping, tree-hugging, flat-white drinking, vegan hipsters. Please. This isn\u2019t a political statement. It\u2019s just a feminine hygiene product. One that works, too. Genny Wilkinson-Priest is a yoga teacher and journalist who lives in London with her four sons. gennyyoga.com . www.healthista.com .","highlights":"The Mooncup, or MCUK,  is a reusable cup that collects menstrual fluid . The silicone funnel device is often thought of as the\u00a0preserve of hippies . But\u00a0advocates\u00a0claim they\u00a0are economical, eco-friendly and comfortable . Intrigued, one sceptical mother-of-four put the device to the test .","id":"da5052da3762f959f2330f71635f8ac9d3a61320","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"com, Amy Hunt explains all you need to know about them and how to get the most out of them.\nThey're not a new thing, but the menstrual cup has become a lot more popular in the past few years as women start to appreciate that they offer a cheaper and more convenient alternative to tampons.\nBut if you haven't yet made the switch, there's a few things you should know before you decide whether or not a menstrual cup is right for you.\nHow to use a menstrual cup\nMost menstrual cups come with a small box of sterilising tablets and a specific bowl, which you boil and fill up with hot water in order to sterilise it. Once it\u2019s completely cool, the cup gets ready to be inserted into your vagina.\nMost cups use suction to create a seal and prevent leakage, and come in different sizes. Most menstrual cups can be worn for 10 to 12 hours, making it ideal for overnight protection, but some can be worn for up to 18 hours for lighter or unpredictable flow.\nHow to insert a menstrual cup\nWhile you can insert a cup without a specific method, most cups come with specific instructions. This guide is for a \u2018cupping technique\u2019, which is generally considered to be the most effective.\n- Fold your chosen cup in half so that the curved end is on the outside of your body.\n- Squat slightly, or sit on a toilet, keeping your legs apart.\n- Hold the base of the cup in place with one hand, while using your other hand to insert the open end into your vagina.\n- Release the base and let the cup open itself, following the shape of your vaginal walls.\n- Once the cup is fully inserted, check to make sure it\u2019s not twisted or turned, and that the rim is not sitting inside your vagina.\n- If you\u2019re still uncomfortable, use your other hand to adjust the positioning of the cup.\nThe cup should be comfortable and easy to remove, and may or may not leak depending on your flow. If the cup is leaking, you can add more lubricant.\nAfter it\u2019s been removed, you can rinse the cup with warm soapy water and then wipe it with a tissue before reinserting. The process can be repeated after you remove the cup if necessary.\nHow to remove a menstrual cup\n- Sit on a toilet and extend one finger into your vagina to check that the cup is properly positioned. The cup should"}
{"article":"The family of black teenager Tony Robinson, who was shot and killed by a white police officer on Friday, have demanded justice in the wake of his tragic death, while court documents have revealed the health problems he was experiencing. A report by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections suggests the 19-year-old was an impulsive risk-taker who had ADD and experienced anxiety and depression. It stated the teenager also faced a choice between a middle-class lifestyle and that of a gangster after being exposed to a 'chaotic' family situation. The revelations were announced as close to 2,000 students marched in Wisconsin's capital to protest the fatal police shooting, while the police chief apologized. Students crowded into the rotunda of the state Capitol in the morning, chanting, waving signs and demanding justice. Scroll down for videos . Demanding justice: Demonstrators protest the shooting of Tony Robinson at the state Capitol in Wisconsin on Monday. The 19-year-old was gunned down by a white police officer in Madison on Friday . Symbolic: Students held up signs saying 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' and raised their hands into the air as they stood on the rotunda of the building . Deadly incident: Robinson, 19, was shot by officer Matt Kenny at an apartment in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday evening. The teenager's family have demanded that a full investigation be launched into his death . Madison police officer Matt Kenny shot Robinson on Friday evening while investigating a call that the young man was jumping in and out of traffic and had assaulted someone. Turin Carter, Robinson's uncle, said his family was calling for a thorough investigation and was concerned about the 'systematic targeting of young black males,' but did not endorse blanket anti-police sentiments. 'We are not proponents of anti-police (attitudes)... We understand that law enforcement is necessary and mandatory and we need to change our mindset about the police,' Carter said at a news conference outside the house where Robinson was shot. Standing near a memorial of candles and balloons, Carter said it was simplistic to call Robinson African American, saying he had a mixed heritage and his racial ambiguity was a central issue in his life. Many teenagers at the morning protests were from Robinson's alma mater, Sun Prairie High School. 'There is an indifference between people and police. We all need to come together,' said Ali Asafford, 15, after leaving class at Madison's East High School. The march was orderly and police presence was minimal. Plea: Turin Carter, Tony Robinson's uncle, tells the media there should be a thorough investigation into his nephew's death and is concerned about the 'systematic targeting of young black males, . Issues: Court documents revealed that Robinson suffered from mental health problems - such as anxiety and depression - and had a choice between a middle-class lifestyle and that of a gangster . Powerful image:\u00a0Angelica Alv holds up a sign which reads 'Our Lives Matter' while using paint to signify blood . Gesture: Demonstrators raise their fists in unison inside the government building. Earlier on Monday the Madison police chief apologized for the deadly shooting . Officer Matt Kenny, the 12-year police veteran who shot Robinson, is on paid administrative leave while the Wisconsin Department of Justice investigates the shooting. In 2007, Kenny was involved in a fatal shooting that was found to be justified. Police Chief Michael Koval apologized on Monday after praying with Robinson's grandmother over the weekend and pledging transparency in the investigation. 'Reconciliation cannot begin without my stating 'I am sorry,' and I don't think I can say this enough. I am sorry. I hope that, with time, Tony's family and friends can search their hearts to render some measure of forgiveness,' Koval wrote in his blog. Attorney General Brad Schimel asked the public to be patient with the investigation, saying his office would not be able to disclose details since it could taint testimony from witnesses. Gathering: Madison Mayor Paul Soglin addresses a crowd of protestors on Martin Luther King Boulevard. Around 2,000 students descended on the city to protest the teenager's death on Monday . March: Demonstrators make their way down East Washington Avenue, approaching the State Capitol\\ . Official efforts to be transparent, apologetic and light-handed with protesters followed months of heightened attention to police use of deadly force across the United States. Last year, the police shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, set off weeks of protests that sometimes turned violent. Police reaction was criticized as heavy-handed, and critics were outraged at the long delay in releasing the name of the officer who shot Brown. Madison, a city of 240,000 people about 80 miles (130 km) west of Milwaukee, has a mostly white population. The city is 7 percent African-American, U.S. Census figures show. Last year, Robinson pleaded guilty to armed robbery, and was placed on probation. Sentencing documents show it was his first brush with the law, and he was not the armed person in the group that committed the robbery. Heartfelt note: Most of the protesters who had walked out of their classrooms. One had scrawled a message on a lamppost . The robbery case file includes a letter from Robinson's grandmother, Sharon Irwin, to the judge. In it, she asks for her grandson to be sentenced to probation, saying he was just following his co-defendants' lead. Robinson 'is a great kid in between being a teen and a man,' she wrote. 'That is one of his issues. Impulsive. The other is being a follower.' His aunt, Loren Carter, wrote a note to the judge asking for mercy in sentencing. She said Robinson grew up poor without his father but was kind-hearted and intelligent. Robinson's defense attorney, Michael J. Short, wrote to the judge that Robinson had taken special-education classes and had never been in trouble with the law before. Studensts and some adults stood arm-in-arm as they made their way down the streets . 'He was an easy choice for the seasoned co-defendants to manipulate into participation,' Short wrote. 'He did not give any orders but just followed the instructions meted out by the other defendants.' Keith Wessel, a Madison family law attorney who said he was married to Robinson's grandmother for a time, wrote to Short in September and told him that he raised two of Robinson's uncles and knew Robinson from birth. Wessel wrote that some branches of Robinson's family exposed him to a 'chaotic environment.' He did not elaborate but said Robinson faced a choice between a middle-class life and the 'gangsta' path. He warned if Robinson went to prison on a felony charge he would continue toward the gangster world. He said Monday he was shocked at the shooting. He said Robinson stood 6-foot-5 but was a 'teddy bear.' Remembrance: A memorial for the teenager was set up outside the apartment where he was shot. It has gradually built up with flowers and tributes . Laid down: Flowers, balloons and candles line the road near the location where officer Matt Kenny gunned down Robinson on Friday . Emotional: Destiny Marshall of Atlanta, Georgia, is consoled by friends during a protest . 'I can't imagine Tony is going to fight a cop breaking into his house,' Wessel said. 'I just don't see that as likely ... I really think we need to examine our police policies.' Concern about Wisconsin's own history of police use of deadly force prompted passage of a law last year requiring independent investigators to probe such incidents. The bill had support from police associations. The head of the local NAACP chapter said the Madison police department did not engage in the sort of racial targeting that the U.S. Justice Department found prevalent in Ferguson. 'I have observed what I think is a very effective community policing structure, and I think it makes a difference,' said Greg Jones, president of the Dane County chapter of the advocacy group.","highlights":"The 19-year-old was shot\u00a0dead\u00a0by veteran officer Matt Kenny on Friday . 2,000 students marched on Wisconsin's capital to protest the fatal shooting . His family have demanded justice and the police chief has apologized . Uncle\u00a0Turin Carter said there's a 'systematic targeting of young black males . Court documents on the teenager suggested he was an impulsive risk-taker . He faced a choice between a middle-class lifestyle and that of a gangster .","id":"f13935f8acadca827239a2d7d6973e7e681cc514","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of Justice indicates Robinson was in a diabetic coma before he was shot by officer Matt Kenny. His family insist that Robinson was never violent, and say they are \"outraged\" by the killing of the unarmed 19-year-old.\nThe report, which was released by the state Justice Department earlier today, claims that Robinson had \"multiple health conditions\" that were diagnosed on April 2 - a day before he was shot. The family's attorney Ben Crump is also demanding the release of any video footage showing the shooting incident, as well as all witness statements.\n\"The Wisconsin Department of Justice must immediately release the full investigative file and any available video in the Tony Robinson shooting,\" he said, according to the Grio. \"The public has a right to know what happened to Tony and see for themselves why the officer who shot him was forced to shoot him seven times, one time in the back. We demand the full facts not only of what took place that day, but the internal investigation of Tony's death.\"\nMeanwhile, police and witnesses are still trying to piece together the exact events of the shooting - which is reported to have happened at around 9:30 am outside Robinson's apartment complex. According to a statement by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, officers had been called to the area to investigate a report of a man pointing a gun at another person. A female resident reportedly said she witnessed her boyfriend pointing a \"long gun\" at the ground before leaving. This is when police \"approached\" Robinson, who according to Crump, was \"already inside the apartment\".\nThe DOJ report, however, reveals that Robinson had exited the apartment at the time police arrived. A female witness claims she saw the police officer \"confront\" him from around a corner, and \"yelled out\" at the man when she saw him come out of his door. She further alleges that she heard at least five gunshots before seeing the victim fall to the floor, bleeding from his torso.\nAfter that, the police officer is said to have attempted CPR - but Robinson was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital. Following the incident, Kenny was placed on paid administrative leave, while a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate the shooting.\nCrump believes that the officer was negligent when he fired his weapon at Robinson. \"Based on the DOJ report, it appears that Officer Kenny was negligent in his duty to prevent Mr Robinson from coming out of his apartment,\""}
{"article":"(CNN)America used to be a place where we said, \"Give me liberty or give me death.\" We live by a credo that \"freedom isn't free,\" and that our Constitution is worth dying for. How inspirational it is to believe that this is the wind of thought that blows underneath the Eagle's wings. Unfortunately, whenever that wind becomes just a little too gusty for comfort, we find out just how little relationship our poetic credo has to our collective guts. The latest example:  Nine seconds of video of a number of boys singing an offensive song. Immediately, the University of Oklahoma expelled two of the boys for their speech. Forget whether you like the speech or not. That is not relevant. These boys got kicked out of a public school for singing a song, on their own time, in a privately rented bus, simply because the government didn't like the content of their song. Opinion: What's the right way to face racism? Censors overstepping their bounds is no surprise. What surprises me is how readily the public supported the expulsions, and how many supposedly intelligent people were willing to turn the First Amendment on its head, because of nine seconds of video. I don't like the song or its message either. I can't imagine anyone reasonable who would. But I want to live in a country where the government does not listen to my songs and then decide whether or not I should be punished, based on what words I used. That is not freedom. I understand that most of us hate racism. We are on a mission to eradicate it from all corners. But I am not willing to trade the First Amendment for a society where we don't need to hear racist words. In Abrams v. United States, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote a passage that ultimately became the cornerstone of a liberty-based view toward free speech, and which became the dominant theory in First Amendment jurisprudence. In Abrams, Holmes gave us \"the marketplace of ideas.\" And what a brilliant theory it was. Holmes noted that if someone was completely confident in the belief that they were right, then it would seem logical that they would want to suppress dissenting views. \"If you have no doubt of your premises or your power, and want a certain result with all your heart, you naturally express your wishes in law, and sweep away all opposition.\" Those who wish to eradicate racism are certain that they are right. I believe in a racism-free world.  I have marched in counterprotests against the Ku Klux Klan. I've stood up in places you don't want to be, against violent neo-Nazis. And I would do it again. But I feel no kinship with anyone who would harm the First Amendment to fight racism. Some things are worse than racism -- like a loss of the right to speak your mind and think your own thoughts. Unfortunately, that is a price that too many of us are willing to pay. I am not. As certain as I am that my views on race are correct, I cannot shake Holmes' wisdom from my mind. He wrote: . \"But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas -- that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out. That, at any rate, is the theory of our Constitution.\" For that reason, I would gladly protest against the KKK, but I would never abide any government official denying the KKK its right to speak. I understand those who would wish to do so. They want to eradicate racism, and the end will justify the means. However, we have slowly been descending into a place where we are trading this for freedoms that are far more precious than the freedom to avoid having our feelings hurt by offensive statements. Of course, some say that these were more than \"offensive.\" The song was a \"threat.\" After all, it did mention lynching black people. But was that really a threat?  An idiotic ditty in an all-white bus? To call it a threat is disingenuous. What about the disruptive nature of the song? Should other students have to go to school with people who clearly despise them, and who carry these offensive racist thoughts? Yes. They should be free to have these thoughts, they should be free to say these things. If it crosses the line into action, or even imminent incitement to action, that's another story. In this case, that never happened. The First Amendment prevails here. Opinion: The danger society doesn't talk about . It is easy to claim that these Sigma Alpha Epsilon boys did not deserve First Amendment protection. Many have said so. But, when you hear that, your immediate reaction should be one of skepticism. The First Amendment is not there to serve as a comforting blanket of civility. In fact, it is there precisely to protect the sharp edges. It is there for the KKK, the Nazis, SAE, and you alike. It is there for words that shock us, challenge us, and that bother us. You should want to protect the SAE boys -- not that they deserve it. You should do so because the day will come that your speech is unpopular. Once, speech in favor of racial equality was considered to be \"bad speech.\" Once, professors were kicked off campus for not being \"anti-gay enough.\" But, today, the thought of equality and tolerance have won out in the marketplace. Let that victory stand, without trying to cement it with the force of law, and without destroying the very liberty that allowed these \"good thoughts\" to flourish in the first place.","highlights":"University of Oklahoma students were expelled after video surfaced of racist song . Marc Randazza: Those willing to weaken First Amendment should realize their free expression is also at risk .","id":"46a84583fc05b3bb62e4c659f00b7207733ea0b9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" once was when American presidents led a nation to war.\nBut in the past decade we've fallen into a trap of believing that freedom can be granted, not fought for. We've lost an understanding that it must be sought and that it can be earned, but not \"delivered.\" That means Americans should lead a life of action to attain it, not just a life of consumption. That's why we should celebrate Independence Day with a pledge that we will not stand by while our country's fundamental freedoms are threatened by the federal government or anyone else.\nAmericans do not give up their freedom to anyone. That's what they signed on for 230 years ago in the Declaration of Independence. And that's how they should expect their government to behave.\nThis is a time for all of us to pause and ask if our government remains worthy of our trust, just as people must question their own behavior when things start to go wrong in their personal lives. If we've learned anything, it's that freedom is not the default state of mankind. Freedom, like all other rights, is a gift that must be sought and defended.\nThe best hope we have of preserving freedom is to stand behind it when others challenge it and to understand the true extent of its value. That's why we must reject the notion of giving the government license to spy on us without warrants; why we must insist that our government prove that our security will be enhanced when it uses military force; and why we should stand together to challenge the notion that freedom can be given in order to receive the blessings of government.\nToday, when some Americans are celebrating, while others are in pain, it's time to ask a sobering question: Would the founders be happy with what we've become?\nFreedom for all\nThe Declaration of Independence, after proclaiming that our country is dedicated to the proposition that all are created equal, ends in a declaration of purpose: \"To support these ends, and shorten and easy these Declaration: \"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.\"\nThe framers of the Declaration did not consider themselves, as many Americans now consider them, heroic visionaries who changed a country's destiny. They saw themselves in the words of the Declaration as people who pledged to make things better for themselves and their posterity. They were saying, \"Enough is enough. We must no longer be deprived of what God has given us,"}
{"article":"England produced an error-strewn display which promised so much but ultimately delivered less than it should have done as Stuart Lancaster\u2019s men developed a severe case of white-line fever. The 12 point win means Lancaster\u2019s side have an excellent chance of claiming an unlikely Championship title if they can see off France more convincingly than Ireland beat Scotland or Wales beat Italy. But they will be kicking themselves at an incredibly wasteful display which saw no fewer than six gilt-edged try-scoring opportunities wasted as passes went astray and support runners were ignored. England captain Chris Robshaw lifts the Calcutta Cup after England beat Scotland 25-13 at Twickenham in the Six Nations . The England squad smile for the cameras having defeated Scotland 25-13 to win the Calcutta Cup in their Six Nations clash . Jonathan Joseph (centre) is congratulated by his England team-mates having scored an early try at Twickenham . George Ford got England off to a perfect start in the second-half with this early try to put the home side back in front . Exeter wing Jack Nowell crosses over to score England's third try of the evening at Twickenham to send them top of the table . ENGLAND XV:\u00a0Brown, Watson, Joseph, Burrell, Nowell, Ford, Youngs, Marler, Hartley, Cole, Attwood, Lawes, Haskell, Robshaw, Vunipola . Replacements:\u00a0Youngs, M.Vunipola, Brooks, Parling, Wood, Wigglesworth, Cipriani, Twelvetrees . Tries:\u00a0Joseph, Ford, Nowell . Conversions: Ford (2) Penalties:\u00a0Ford (2) SCOTLAND XV: Kearney, Bowe, Payne, Henshaw, Zebo, Sexton, Murray; McGrath, Best, Ross, Toner, O'Connell, O'Mahony, O'Brien, Heaslip. Replacements: Cronin, Healy, Moore, Henderson, Murphy, Reddan, Madigan, Jones . Tries:\u00a0Bennett . Conversions:\u00a0Laidlaw (1) Penalties:\u00a0Laidlaw (2) England did score three tries to Scotland\u2019s one, leaving their points difference four points to the good over nearest title rivals Ireland, but they could so easily have been out of sight if they\u2019d kept their composure with the line at their mercy. Jonathan Joseph, George Ford and Jack Nowell all crossed for Lancaster\u2019s men, with Nowell\u2019s late score adding some gloss to the scoreline. But Lancaster and his men will know this should have been so much more convincing. The Calcutta Cup may be theirs, but this was far from the dominant, clinical performance England craved after the no-show in Dublin a fortnight ago. Rarely can a side have dominated an opening 20 minutes of international rugby so completely but to so little effect. Time after time Scotland\u2019s defence was torn to ribbons only for the England player in possession to run clumsily into contact, seemingly without any awareness of support runners or the need to shift the point of attack. Luther Burrell started the pattern after just two minutes when he completely ignored Anthony Watson on his right to blunder head down into Scotland full back Stuart Hogg, who pulled off the first of three fine tackles. In truth, England should have scored with something to spare. With five minutes on the clock, and Scotland seemingly on the ropes already, England piled into Scotland territory again and fly half George Ford whipped a cleverly delayed pass to Jonathan Joseph and the Bath centre hot-stepped his way over. Ford added the extras to make it 7-0 and it looked for all the world as if England were set to take the visitors for a cricket score. After three slow starts in succession, finally Lancaster\u2019s men had the momentum early in the game. No excuses now. But, despite their dominance and superior attacking edge, England were simply unable to convert chances. Tom Youngs (centre) leads an England breakaway with his team-mates sprinting to joining in with his venture forward . Ben Youngs hands off the tackle of Scotland's Greig Laidlaw as England recovered from a half-time deficit to win at Twickenham . Mike Brown, making a welcome return from the concussion he suffered against Italy a month ago, latched on to a smart break down the short side from Ben Youngs after sharp work from Jack Nowell. The England full back pinned his ears back from 20 metres but Hogg had his measure on an arcing run and again the chance was lost as the ball was turned over. Nowell \u2013 who looked sharp throughout \u2013 was at fault next when he made a powerful break through the middle of Scotland\u2019s defence only to ignore support runners on both sides and slip ineffectively into Hogg\u2019s grasp. It was another chance lost and England could hardly believe they were just seven points ahead after a first quarter that promised so much but ultimately delivered little. England's Mike Brown attempts to keep a run going whilst missing a boot at Twickenham during the clash with Scotland . Scotland attempt to clear their lines during the Six Nations clash at Twickenham with Courtney Lawes (right) trying to block . Anthony Watson runs clear for Stuart Lancaster's England side during the Calcutta Cup contest with Scotland at Twickenham . If England have serious pretentions to challenge the world\u2019s top sides on a consistent basis they simply cannot afford to waste chances like this. As Scotland sensed they\u2019d somehow weathered the early storm, centre Mark Bennett forced his way over the line after 23 minutes on his side\u2019s first serious incursion into England\u2019s 22. Greig Laidlaw kicked the conversion and somehow Scotland were level at 7-7. As the half wore on, Scotland\u2019s confidence grew. Joe Marler was penalised twice for boring in with England\u2019s scrum dominant while Dylan Hartley\u2019s line-out radar was once again out of kilter. It came as no surprise when the England hooker was substituted early in the second half. England back-row Billy Vunipola evades the tackles of two Scottish opponents, hoping to kick start another attack . Ford and Laidlaw exchanged penalties before Brown was forced into emergency defensive action when Scotland wing Dougie Fife cut through England\u2019s defence and look to be bound for a try. But Brown took him down, only for another penalty to be conceded, with Laidlaw kicked, as Scotland took a three-point lead in at half time. England again started the second-half brightly and Ford went over within two minutes of the re-start when Chris Robshaw passed behind England\u2019s first line of attackers and the fly half scurried in behind the Scotland defence. Referee Romain Poite chose not to refer his decision to the video referee despite suggestions of crossing. Another penalty from the excellent Ford saw Lancaster\u2019s men into a 20-13 lead on 51 minutes but old habits die hard and Tom Youngs, on for the ineffective Hartley, became the latest England latest player to qualify as a master butcher when he scythed through Scotland\u2019s defence only to throw yet another pass to nowhere. England\u2019s profligacy was astonishing to witness, for all the wrong reasons. Brown looked to have scored on 62 minutes but \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 James Haskell\u2019s pass was rightly deemed forward and England had their second try chalked off for a forward pass. Watson had crossed in the first half only for Ford\u2019s earlier pass to Burrell to be called forward. Nowell dotted down late on to make it three tries to one. England's Dan Cole (left), Dylan Harltey (centre) and Jaoe Marler (right) prepare for another scrummage during the Calcutta Cup . Joe Marler is hauled to the ground with team-mate James Haskell (right) watching on as England looked to build on their second-half lead . Joe Marler (centre) celebrates England's second try with scorer George Ford (left) as Lancaster's side recovered to win on Saturday . England and Northampton lock Courtney Lawes jumps highest to win the lineout for the hosts as Lancaster's side went on the attack . Whilst the England players celebrate Jack Nowell's late try, the Scotland players look devastated during the Calcutta Cup defeat . Battered and bruised England players Dan Cole (left), Joe Marler (centre) and the Youngs brothers (right) pose with the Calcutta Cup . The England squad pose together with captain Chris Robshaw (centre) looking after the Calcutta Cup after defeating Scotland 25-13 .","highlights":"Jonathan Joseph put England ahead early on with a fifth minute try for Stuart Lancaster's side . After a pulsating start for England, Scotland recovered to lead 13-10 at half-time at Twickenham . A George Ford try early just after half-time put England back into the ascendancy and Jack Nowell went over late on . CLICK HERE - for the player ratings from Twickenham .","id":"868fdb1cb36a48495946ddb5c515430e68d6a233","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" chance of claiming the \u2018Four Nations\u2019 title but the truth is they were never in serious trouble on a night when Japan failed to fire in all departments.\nEngland were always in control and while they gave it away with alarming regularity, in the end the Japan pack were no match for Lancaster\u2019s powerful lineout engine. Japan did manage a try through Noa Nakanuma and Kazuki Himeno, but the fact that they couldn\u2019t score two tries in the final 20 minutes when England had emptied their bench underlines the sheer superiority the hosts had on the night.\nIt was a decent start from an England team who were expected to dominate after a week of intense preparation against Wales. It would have been a perfect start had it not been for a couple of missed kicks from Ben Youngs who, by this point, looked like he was running on empty after another intense night against Wales. England were in trouble early on, though, as Manu Tuilagi and Mike Brown were both pinged for a high tackle inside their own 22. Thankfully the French referee had some control of proceedings, so England had a let-off.\nThe first 10 minutes of this match were typical of England\u2019s start against Wales \u2013 they were in total control. Ben Morgan was the most prominent early on in the set-piece, as usual, though in a different role. It was one of England\u2019s best mauls to date but it was the second ball, which was then quickly recycled, that took the sting out of Japan\u2019s early intentions.\nThe move was started by Luther Burrell\u2019s chip. Ben Youngs was first to get there and held onto the bouncing ball. The Gloucester fly-half had a couple of defenders in hot pursuit and needed some luck to ensure he made the line. In the end he managed to do so despite being hacked off his feet by Tetsuhiro Fukahori. Burrell\u2019s kick was not in the best fielding position but the hosts worked the ball from the re-start and England were quickly back on the attack.\nThat Japan line had been worked to death throughout the night so it was a great shock when it was breached. Ben Youngs put a huge hit on Fukahori and his quick recycling got England into the 22. From here England were in command but Japan were struggling to get the ball out of the tackle. George Kruis had been making his presence felt and then Youngs turned the move on its"}
{"article":"A prisoner who overpowered a guard at a Virginia hospital before escaping custody has been caught in Washington D.C. following an eight-hour manhunt. Wossen Assaye, 42, allegedly stole two cars in Virginia before he was recognized by a passerby and apprehended getting off a Metrobus  in southeast D.C.  at 11.30am on Tuesday. He was wearing a hospital gown under street clothes and still had on an ankle chain when he was taken into custody without incident, a source told\u00a0WUSA9. Assaye had escaped the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church at 3am. He had been receiving treatment for a broken nose at the hospital after trying to hang himself in his Alexandria City Jail cell last week following his arrest\u00a0for a series of of bank robberies on March 20. Scroll down for video . Found: Wossen Assaye, left, overpowered a guard at Inova Fairfax Hospital on Tuesday and a massive search was launched. He was tracked down in Washington D.C. about eight hours after his escape . Police had hired a private security company to guard the shackled 42-year-old while he was at the hospital,\u00a0\u00a0but he managed to overpower a female guard while a male guard went to the restroom. During a scuffle, one shot was fired but it is not clear who pulled the trigger. No one was hurt. The hospital was put on lockdown as hundreds of officers searched for him. But the lockdown was lifted after a woman reported being carjacked several miles away around 7am. It emerged that Assaye had fled from the hospital to a nearby residential neighborhood and had broken into the trunk of her car, police said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. When she got in the car and started driving, Assaye kicked through the back seat and forced her out of the vehicle. Terrified, she crashed the car into a nearby home and got out. The man, who took off in the vehicle, was wearing a hospital gown, she told police after fleeing to a nearby gas station for help. Her car - a\u00a02002 Toyota Camry - was later found on a street nearby with the female guard's stolen firearm inside, police said. Assaye then allegedly stole a second vehicle, a dark gray Hyundai Elantra with Virginia plate XTU-5024, which authorities are still trying to locate. Scene: Assaye had been at Inova Fairfax hospital (pictured) early on Tuesday for treatment after harming himself while in jail. He had been arrested on March 20 in connection with a series of bank robberies . Hunt:\u00a0A Virginia State Police officer hunts for the accused bank robber in Fairfax after his escape . Dramatic:\u00a0An officer from the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force hunts for Assaye on Tuesday morning . Crash: After carjacking a vehicle, Assaye allegedly drove across this resident's lawn on Cindy Lane in Annandale - near to the hospital - and smashed into this parked car, its owners said . Police said he also changed into regular street clothes - a dark colored jacket and blue jeans. As they searched for him, Fairfax Police called Assaye 'armed and dangerous'. They initially said he may be with his girlfriend and released her photo early  but later determined that was not the case. But when he reached Washington D.C., he was seen by a civilian who recognized him from media coverage and called authorities. Assaye was then apprehended. Police released this image of his girlfriend and said they may have been together - but they were not . Authorities said they continue to investigate how he managed to get out of his shackles. Assaye had been arrested on March 20 charged with a robbery at Apple Federal Credit Union in Alexandria. But in a court document, an FBI agent suggests Assaye is responsible for a string of 12 bank robberies in northern Virginia over the last year and a half. In court documents about the robberies, the FBI agent said the robber seen in surveillance photographs and video recordings is 'physically similar' in the dozen robberies and the one at the Apple Federal Credit Union. In all, the banks were robbed of approximately $32,000. In most cases, the agent said the robber entered the bank with a cellphone to his ear, demanded money and fled with cash on a bicycle. Following his March 20 arrest, Assaye was booked into the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria and remained there until he tried to take his life on Friday. Alexandria deputy sheriffs maintained custody of Assaye for the first 24 hours before turning him over to security officers contracted by the U.S. Marshals, Alexandria Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Amy Bertsch said. Following his escape, police locked down the hospital and closed nearby roads to search for him and asked people in the area to call police with information about anything suspicious. The lockdown at the hospital, which is  10 miles southwest of Washington D.C., was lifted at 8am. Caught: Assaye, 42, has a long rap sheet and is now accused of robbing 12 banks of $32,000 . Armed: A Virginia State Police officer is pictured hunting for the accused bank robber before he was caught . Task force: Virginia State Police, U.S. Marshals and FBI agents searched neighborhoods after his escape . Search: Fairfax County Police stand guard outside the hospital as the manhunt got underway . Schools in the area are on spring break. Kent Knoff, a worker at a nearby Exxon, told NBC that police had swarmed the area. 'There are police cars everywhere,' he said. 'We've been having the door locked and got a message from police to stay inside.' Assaye has an 'extensive criminal record' and 'history of violence,' indicating a 'serious risk to the community', according to a 2012 Virginia Parole Board document seen by\u00a0NBC. Records show he was convicted for snatching a purse in 1994 and given a recommended 12-month jail sentence and was accused of breaking and entering in 1998, NBC reported. His Facebook page says he lives in Arlington and studied at George Mason University in Fairfax.","highlights":"Wossen Assaye has been caught  on a Washington D.C. street nine hours after he escaped custody and sparked a manhunt early on Tuesday . Assaye, who is a suspect in multiple bank robberies, overpowered an armed guard at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church around 3am . He took the guard's gun and fled wearing a light blue hospital gown . The hospital was placed on lockdown until a woman several miles away reported being carjacked by a man in a hospital gown . He later dumped her car and stole a second vehicle . He was caught in D.C. after a passerby recognized him and called police . Authorities say he has stolen $32,000 over a dozen robberies .","id":"2a33a8f91e3c782769171a293a5301c2e8cc3bf1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as a fugitive by a citizen in the District.\nWossen Assaye is suspected in the murders of two people near the Virginia Tech campus and in the slayings of two Virginia Tech students and a Marine corporal. The Virginia State Police said in a statement that Assaye escaped Monday night after overpowering a security officer at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Assaye then escaped in an employee vehicle, said police.\nAssaye is also believed to have stolen two other cars from parking garages before being apprehended.\n\u201cAssaye was later captured by U.S. Park Police and was arrested in Washington, D.C. This is an ongoing investigation and additional details will be released as they become available,\u201d police added. The Virginia State Police are asking anyone who recognizes Assaye or may have other information concerning his whereabouts to contact the State Police at (540) 347-8636.\nAssaye is being sought for three homicides and three non-fatal shootings. Virginia authorities announced a $100,000 reward in August for information leading to Assaye\u2019s arrest.\n\u201cA fugitive, Wossen Assaye, may be armed and extremely dangerous. Assaye escaped from Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Va., while handcuffed in an ambulance and is suspected of murdering three individuals near the Virginia Tech campus,\u201d authorities said.\nAssaye had escaped the custody of officers from the Virginia Department of Corrections. It was not immediately known whether Assaye was still on the run when he escaped the vehicle with the security officer.\nVirginia authorities released the following statement in a press release earlier Monday afternoon:\nAssaye escaped from an ambulance around 6:45 p.m. on August 19, 2019, while he was being transported to a hospital in Fairfax, VA. He was arrested around 8:30 p.m. for attempted abduction of a child. He was transported to the Virginia Department of Corrections Central Health Unit, where he escaped from an ambulance around 7:45 p.m. on September 3, 2019. His escape was discovered at 8:40 p.m.\nHe is currently being sought for escape from a Department of Corrections facility, one first degree murder and one second degree murder. Assaye is still being sought in three nonfatal shootings.\nAssaye is described as a black man, 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing approximately 240 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and tattoos"}
{"article":"Sacrifice: Jogendra Sen was the only non-white man in his regiment . They were all young, proud, and ready to serve king and country. But among the eager group of young men who had signed up to fight in the First World War together, one face stood out from the rest. Jogendra Sen rushed to join the queue of recruits to the Leeds \u2018Pals\u2019 Battalion when it was raised in September 1914 \u2013 and became the only non-white member of the 15th West Yorkshire Regiment. Yet were it not for a chance discovery almost a century later, his life \u2013 and death \u2013 might have been lost to history. A pair of broken and bloodstained spectacles in an Indian museum have shed light on the sacrifice of a volunteer who battled prejudice and racism to serve the country he made his home. They were the same glasses that \u2018Jon\u2019, as he was called by his English comrades, had worn in a photograph taken at a training camp in Yorkshire. Cruelly, the Bengal-born student\u2019s race had barred him from fulfilling his dream of being an officer in the British Army, even though he was highly educated and had earned a degree in electrical engineering from Leeds University. But it also won him a place in history. Because less than 20 months after that training camp photograph, Jogendra Sen was killed in action near the Somme on May 22, 1916. Academics believe that the 28-year-old private had become the first Bengali to die fighting for Britain in the war. Although many more would later serve on the Western Front in the Indian Army, at the beginning of the war, most Bengalis were banned from joining up in their own country because of racial prejudice. The catalyst that allowed the tale of Pte Sen\u2019s spectacles to emerge publicly was Dr Santanu Das, a reader in English at King\u2019s College London, who noticed them and some of his other belongings in a museum on a visit to Sen's home town of Chandernagore, some 22 miles north of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. One of the chaps: Private Sen, centre, and his comrades pose for a photograph at a training camp in 1914 . Poignant: Jogendra Sen's glasses and other belongings were discovered in a museum in India . A book of friendship quotes given to Private Jogendra Sen by 'Cis', believed to be Mary Cicely Newton . When the academic mentioned his discovery during a talk at Leeds University, a local researcher recalled seeing Sen\u2019s name on its war memorial. From this, Leeds researchers painstakingly pieced together one man\u2019s war. Sen had worked as an engineer while continuing with his studies. A photograph of a woman found in his personal effects, inscribed \u2018Yours with love, Cis\u2019, was found to be of Mary Cicely Newton, who had links with the Mill Hill Chapel in Leeds where, it transpired, Sen sang in the choir. But although Sen was deeply involved in his local community, he faced discrimination even as he offered his life for the war effort. In an interview in 1988, his fellow soldier Arthur Dalby recalled: \u2018He was the best-educated man in the battalion and he spoke about seven languages, but he was never allowed to be even a lance corporal because in those days they would never let a coloured fellow be over a white man, not in England.\u2019 Private Jogendra Sen (pictured wearing glasses) with his comrades on deck during the voyage across the Mediterranean from Egypt to Marseille, en route to the Western Front in March, 1916 . Jogendra Sen is pictured far right\u00a0with members of D Company. The photo is thought to have been taken at Colsterdale Camp in North Yorkshire shortly after they signed up in 1914 . Dr Das commented: \u2018I was absolutely stunned when I saw the pair of glasses. \u2018It\u2019s one of the most poignant artefacts I\u2019ve seen \u2013 a material token of the fragility of life at the front. 'More than a million Indian soldiers and non-combatants served in different theatres of the First World War, but what is so unusual about Jogendra Sen is that he was not part of the Indian army but of the Leeds Pals Battalion. \u2018I sometimes wonder what his experiences would have been as the only non-white person in the battalion at that time.\u2019 A photograph of a woman found in his personal effects, inscribed \u2018Yours with love, Cis\u2019, was found to be of Mary Cicely Newton, who had links with the Mill Hill Chapel in Leeds where Sen sang in the choir . Private Jogendra Sen (fourth from the right in the third row back) with Number 16 Platoon (D Company) of the 16th West Yorkshire Regiment in about 1915 . It cannot have been easy \u2013 but what has become clear is that Sen won the hearts and respect of his white comrades. Shortly after his death, his commander wrote: \u2018His loss is felt very much throughout the whole of the company. \u2018He always showed himself to be a keen and upright soldier, and myself and the officers of this company thought a great deal of him.\u2019 \u2022 \u00a0A BBC Inside Out film tracing Jogendra Sen\u2019s story is broadcast tonight on BBC One (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire only) at 7.30pm and is also available on BBC iPlayer.","highlights":"Jogendra Sen was only non-white member of 15th West Yorkshire regiment . Joined queue of recruits to the Leeds \u2018Pals\u2019 Battalion in September 1914 . Pair of glasses found at Indian museum were worn by 'Jon' in a photo . Bloodstained spectacles have shed light on the sacrifice of the volunteer . Bengal-born student killed in action 20 months after photo was taken . The 28-year-old private lost his life fighting near Somme on May 22, 1916 . Experts think he was the first Bengali to die fighting for Britain in the war .","id":"fa873b7e81dc36f6d16cfb9d9dc72e404e3edf19","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" First World War, there was just one native of India. They were all British \u2013 the sons of British families who had been born in the UK, or those who had gone to British schools in India. They looked down on Jogendra Sen and made it difficult for him, even going so far as to force him to sleep with the pigs, but Jogendra didn\u2019t care. All he wanted to do was earn his place and show that he was equal to any one of his fellow British soldiers. He refused to be treated like a slave to them. Finally, the commanding officer was able to change the men\u2019s attitude. After the war was over, he said that Jogendra had been a \u201cvaluable\u201d and a \u201cuseful\u201d soldier who had done his duty.\nHis only regret was that he didn\u2019t do his duty as well as Jogendra had.\nJogendra Sen was born in 1889. He was only one of the many Indians that had joined the British Army to fight against the Germans in the First World War. A native of Calcutta in British India, Jogendra had a good education at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta. In 1909, he went to England where he received further training in the art of war. On his return, he was posted to the British Army and he served in the Indian Army for 12 years. When the First World War broke out, he was eager to enlist and to serve his country in the conflict. His superiors had other plans for him, however. They didn\u2019t want an Indian in the Army and instead ordered him to go to the British India Office in Calcutta.\nHe was to stay there for 7 years until the conflict was over. Jogendra Sen wasn\u2019t about to listen to this. His superiors tried to convince him by pointing out that there were many other Indians in the British Army and that they could do the job just as well as he. He laughed in their face and told them that they\u2019d never seen the kind of work he\u2019d done at the Scottish Church College. The Indian Army was made up of men like him, men who had gone to school in Britain and knew the ways of the world. He was determined to join his fellow countrymen, and he would do anything to make it happen. Finally, he persuaded the British Army to send him back to India and in December 1914, he was off. On the way, he stopped"}
{"article":"The happiest year of our life begins when we turn 34 because it's when we start ticking off boxes such as tying the knot, having children and making strides in a chosen career, according to a survey. A study of 2,000 over-40s asked people to reflect on their levels of happiness through different stages of life and compiled the key factors for each decade. Results showed age 34 was the happiest year for most people on average. A study of 2,000 over-40s asked people to reflect on their levels of happiness through different stages of life and found 34 was the age when people were at their happiest in every aspect of their lives . The study also found it is the age when we are most comfortable in ourselves, earn enough money to get on the property ladder, meet monthly payments with confidence and start to enjoy the finer things in life. Meanwhile, those who thought their 20s were the happiest cited the freedom, social life and career progression they enjoyed in that decade. Those who chose a year in their 40s as their happiest enjoyed watching the children grow up and getting a bigger home, the study by home security specialists Yale found. People who chose their 50s said work winding down, the children leaving home, paying off the mortgage and getting a new start after a divorce as their happy factors. Getting on the property ladder was a recurring theme throughout the study and the age a person gets their first home often correlated with their happiest year . 1. I was young and physically fit . 2. I had less responsibility\/more freedom . 3. I was comfortable with my appearance . 4. I got married . 5. My family were still around . 6. All my money was spent on myself . 7. I met someone I fell in love with . 8. I had children . 9. I had a wider social circle . 10. I partied a lot . 11. I travelled a lot . 12. I had flings\/went on dates\/played the field . 1. I had children . 2. I met someone I fell in love with . 3. I was able to enjoy the finer things in life . 4. I travelled . 5. I started making the right decisions . 6. I was making more money than I ever had . 7. I got married . 8. Had a great holiday abroad . 9. I got a great new job\/made a career change . 10. Finally got on the property ladder . 11. I moved abroad . 12. My family members got married . The study also found those choosing a year in their 60s as their happiest year so far said the ability to retire, travel more and finally relax as crucial boosts to a positive outlook. A key reason behind being most happy included 'meeting someone I fell in love with' which appeared in the happy moments for 20s, 30s and 40s, while 'getting married' appears in every decade. People were most likely to state that they had become happier as they had grown older rather than the other way round, results showed. 1. I was comfortable financially and emotionally . 2. Work was winding down . 3. Pay off the mortgage . 4. I went travelling . 5. I became a grandparent . 6. Children moved out . 7. Got divorced, started fresh . 8. Got married or re-married . 9. I was at the top of my game career-wise . 10. I got over an illness\/condition . 11. Had a big wedding anniversary . 12. Lost weight\/got fit . 13. Children moved out . 14. Renewed vows . 1. Felt comfortable with myself . 2. Had a great family life . 3. Met someone I fell in love with . 4. Had a great time with my children\/ children were growing up . 5. Got some 'me time' back . 6. I was very successful . 7. I had a lot of money put away . 8. Got married . 9. Got a divorce, started over . 10. Changed career . 11. Lost weight\/got fit . 12. Moved into a bigger home . 13. Children moved out . 14. Became stay-at-home . People cited having children and grandchildren as one of their 'happy factors' throughout each decade . Overall people reflected on their lives happily, with 47 per cent able to say most of their life had been happy so far. And 43 per cent said their life had been an equal balance of happy and rougher times, while one in ten unfortunately looked back on their life as mostly unhappy. Nigel Fisher, MD of home security Yale, said: 'With the average age we're most happiest coming out in the mid-thirties, it suggests that the feeling of being settled in your work and personal life while still looking to the future is important. 'Getting on the property ladder was a recurring theme throughout the study and the age a person gets their first home often correlated with the happiest year they chose. 'That sense of a permanent home and place to create new and happy memories is a big part of the study and shows the importance of a secure home environment in making us content with life.' 1. Finally retired . 2. Was able to travel . 3. Could concentrate on hobbies and interests . 4. Had freedom from work . 5. I started to appreciate life . 6. I was able to relax for the first time . 7. Could finally concentrate on myself . 8. Became a grandparent . 9. Got fit and healthy . 10. Got married . Holly Willoughby . Katherine Jenkins . Kim Kardashian West . Paris Hilton . Ryan Gosling . Justin Timberlake . Christina Aguilera . Tom Hiddleston . Macaulay Culkin . Channing Tatum . Jake Gyllenhaal .","highlights":"New research has found age 34 is the happiest of our lives on average . It's when people start ticking off boxes including marriage and children . Study of 2,000 over-40s found it was when most people were happiest . It's also the age when we're most comfortable with ourselves . Most people said that they had become happier as they had grown older . Celebrities who are aged 34 include Holly .","id":"1fc48309841e24aa9cf4e1ba0aed139e2dd41a4f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Brits revealed almost half (45 per cent) consider turning 34 the most pivotal year of their life. This is when we start to look to the future and take action to secure the next decade of our lives.\nMore than a quarter (28 per cent) believe life starts at 29 because our health begins to deteriorate. A third (32 per cent) believe a big change at 41, as we leave our \"twenties\" behind and hit our \"thirties\", is the start of our true adulthood. And 24 per cent believe turning 24 is the most significant, because at this point you have all the essentials of life - including a job and your own home. Turning 23 is the saddest year of people's lives, with 39 per cent saying they hit rock bottom when they leave university. Almost a fifth (18 per cent) feel happiest in January, when they know a new year has begun with the excitement of New Year's resolutions.\nIn 2018, almost a fifth of Brits (18 per cent) claim they are happiest around Christmas time. A quarter of respondents (25 per cent) would be happiest if their birthday fell in March or April. 28 per cent say the day their child is born or the day they fall in love is when they feel the happiest. And for two in five people (45 per cent), their happiest memory has them in their teens and twenties.\nBut for some (11 per cent), they believe their happiest moment was when the Queen celebrated a milestone birthday. When asked to rate their happiness levels on a scale from one to ten, respondents said the happiest time of their lives has been Christmas and New Year (7.69); finding out they were going to be a parent (7.32); finding out they were going to be a grandparent (6.93); meeting someone you love (6.83); buying a house (6.73); meeting a future partner (6.63); getting married (6.60); and becoming a parent (6.51).\nThe research commissioned by Co-op Funeralcare comes just days after a study of over 3,000 Brits revealed the happiest moments in our life are having children, getting married and travelling the world. While others reported feeling their happiest on Christmas Day, receiving a pay rise and going on holiday. The happiest day of the week was Friday with 18"}
{"article":"Within hours of a white officer shooting an unarmed black man, the police chief of Wisconsin's capital city was praying with the man's grandmother, hoping to strike a conciliatory tone and avoid the riots that last year rocked Ferguson, Missouri. Chief Mike Koval said he knows Madison is being watched across the nation since 19-year-old Tony Robinson's death on Friday evening, and he has gone out of his way to avoid what he once called Ferguson's 'missteps.' 'Folks are angry, resentful, mistrustful, disappointed, shocked, chagrined. I get that,' Koval said Saturday. 'People need to tell me squarely how upset they are with the Madison Police Department.' Scroll down for video . Chief Mike Koval said he knows Madison is being watched across the nation since 19-year-old Tony Robinson's death on Friday evening, and he has gone out of his way to avoid what he once called Ferguson's 'missteps' The contrasts with Ferguson are many. While Ferguson police initially gave little information about the shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old, unarmed black man, Koval rushed to the home of Robinson's mother. She didn't want to meet with him, he said, but he talked and prayed with Robinson's grandmother in the driveway for 45 minutes. It took a week for Ferguson to release the name of the officer who shot Brown. Koval announced the name of the officer involved in Madison, Matt Kenny, the day after the shooting. He volunteered to reporters that the officer had been in a previous fatal shooting in 2007, and that he had been cleared of wrongdoing. On the day that Ferguson police named the officer who shot Brown, they also released video showing what they said was Brown robbing a store. Tony Robinson, an unarmed black 19-year-old, was fatally shot Friday, by Matt Kenny, a white police officer, the Madison police chief said Saturday . When Koval was asked about Robinson's past criminal record Saturday, he declined to comment, saying it would be inappropriate to do so a day after the man died. 'We have a police chief who genuinely feels for a family's loss. It should be abundantly clear to anyone following this incident that Madison, Wisconsin, is not Ferguson, Missouri,' said Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, the state's largest police union. But the chief's measured approach hasn't impressed some demonstrators. Koval angered some of them earlier this year with a blog post demanding they stop blaming police for their problems. 'There are no apologies that can repair the loss or deal with the loss of (Robinson),' said Brandi Grayson, an organizer with Young, Gifted and Black, a Madison group that has demonstrated against what it says is mistreatment of blacks by the justice system. 'This was bound to happen. There's nothing the chief can say short of changing the system.' People gather outside the house where Tony Robinson was shot during a rally on Saturday to protest his death . Robinson died on Friday night after Kenny shot him in an apartment during a confrontation. Kenny had responded to a call of a man jumping in and out of traffic. Kenny forced his way into the apartment after hearing what Koval described as a 'disturbance.' The state Justice Department's Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation under a new state law passed last year that requires an outside agency to lead probes of officer-involved shootings. DOJ spokeswoman Anne Schwartz declined to comment on Sunday. The shooting comes against a backdrop of multiple instances of white police officers killing unarmed black men around the country over the last year. The highest-profile incident was the death of Brown in Ferguson last August. Days of violence ensued, marked by looting, fires, police firing tear gas into a crowd and officers pointing weapons at demonstrators. Another round of riots broke out in November after a grand jury chose not to indict the officer who shot Brown, Darren Wilson. While Robinson's mom didn't want to meet with him, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval talked and prayed with the dead man's grandmother for 45 minutes . Relatives and friends of Tony Robinson exit a gathering of church representatives, community leaders and residents at Fountain of Life Covenant Church, Saturday, in Madison, Wis. Last week the U.S. Justice Department declined to charge Wilson with civil rights violations but issued a scathing report accusing the Ferguson police department of racism and using policing to fund the city's budget. Koval, who is white, took over as Madison's chief in April, replacing retiring black Chief Noble Wray. In September he told the Wisconsin State Journal he believed his department could deal with a racially charged shooting better than Ferguson, saying his agency is more diverse and more invested in the community than Ferguson's 'rent-a-cops.' 'I see in Ferguson a series of missteps and miscues where they're always reacting and, in fact, over-reacting to every set of facts that is thrown in their midst, frankly,' Koval said in the interview. Two months ago, Koval wrote a blog post criticizing Young, Black and Gifted for blaming his officers for 'everything from male pattern baldness to global warming.' The entry came in response to the group staging protests over officer-involved deaths during rush-hour traffic, demanding jail officials release 350 black inmates and imploring police to stay out of black neighborhoods. Koval tried to be diplomatic when asked about the post on Saturday, saying he and the group have agreed to disagree on policing black neighborhoods. Grayson said Koval has had plenty of time to prepare for a racially charged shooting after watching what unfolded in Ferguson. 'He had a perfect response \u2014 perfect for white people,' she said. People look on during a rally protesting the shooting death of Tony Robinson, who was fatally shot on Friday by Matt Kenny, a white police officer .","highlights":"Tony Robinson, an unarmed black man, was shot dead by Officer Matt Kenny in Wisconsin's capital on Friday . Police chief Mike Koval said he knows Madison is being watched across the nation and he has gone out of his way to avoid Ferguson's 'missteps' While Robinson's mom didn't want to meet with him, but he talked and prayed with the dead man's grandmother for 45 minutes . He volunteered to reporters that Officer Kenny had been in a previous fatal shooting in 2007, and that he had been cleared of wrongdoing .","id":"7639e8c22f4ed29800bf27565e508c8e00f541e5","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nAs they have in other communities nationwide, demonstrators clashed with police in Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night after news broke that the officer, who is white, had shot Jacob Blake, 29, seven times in the back as he entered a car.\nAt least four vehicles were burned and more than two dozen people were arrested after about 300 people, some of them carrying torches and weapons, gathered outside the Dane County Sheriff's Department to protest the shooting, the sheriff's office said.\nThe Wisconsin State Journal reported that police said some of the protesters were armed with metal pipes and knives.\nThe newspaper published images of a crowd, some of whom were waving guns and one who fired a weapon in the air.\nMadison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, who is black, told the Wisconsin State Journal on Wednesday that her office had not been notified of any requests for protest permits.\n\"We all need to do better. I think it's a combination of things: systemic racism, police training, and the need to have open, honest, and hard discussions,\" she said.\nSome of the protesters said they feared Blake would not receive justice.\n\"Racism still exists in America,\" said 24-year-old Tashawn Taylor, who said he was visiting from Detroit, Michigan.\n\"It just got bigger because of everything that has happened in America with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor. Now here in Madison, Wisconsin, I'm seeing the protests start. It just got bigger. And it's starting here,\" he said.\nBlake's family and lawyers said he was shot while reaching for his wallet inside a car that was outside his children's grandmother's apartment building, NBC news reported. The family said the children were in the car.\nPolice said he had three outstanding warrants. Blake's family released security camera video showing someone in a car trying to get into the building before the shooting.\nThe officers have not been identified and are on administrative leave.\n\"We don't believe for one minute this is what police are supposed to do,\" Blake's lawyer, Ben Crump, told NBC, saying the officers had fired on Blake \"like he was an animal.\"\nLocal media reported that a black man, apparently the father of one of Blake's children, was also shot and wounded. He is in stable condition, police said.\nThe police said a knife was found near the car but did not say if"}
{"article":"No audience with Louis van Gaal is complete without a mention of the Dutchman\u2019s \u2018philo-sophy\u2019. He talked about it on his first day at Old Trafford and was still talking about it in the build-up to Manchester United\u2019s win over Liverpool on Sunday. \u2018It takes time,\u2019 he said. \u2018In Germany (at Bayern Munich), it took until December. And now (with United) until March.\u2019 There were signs all over the pitch at Anfield that his players are finally getting the message. It was without doubt their best performance under Van Gaal: \u2018One of the most important moments in my career,\u2019 he later acknowledged. Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata stole the show at Anfield as he netted a brace against Liverpool . Mata (left) and fellow countryman Ander Herrera (right) impressed against United's arch-rivals . David de Gea uploaded a dressing room photograph of Manchester United's post-match celebrations . United are currently fourth in the Premier League . The 63-year-old is ruthless in his pursuit of what he wants. No-one is exempt, and it was significant that Juan Mata and Ander Herrera, two of United\u2019s best performers in the 2-1 win over their bitter rivals, have been made to sit on the sidelines for lengthy spells this season. Two-goal hero Mata only returned against Tottenham in the previous game after a two-month absence from Van Gaal\u2019s starting line-up in the Premier League. His position at Anfield, described by Van Gaal as a \u2018false right winger\u2019, demonstrated once again how the manager places his team\u2019s needs above an individual\u2019s preference. And Herrera spoke candidly on Monday about how upsetting Van Gaal contributed to him making just six league starts in his first six months at Old Trafford following a \u00a329million move from Bilbao. \u2018I keep my distance with Van Gaal, but he\u2019s a good guy with a strong character,\u2019 said Herrera, who was not seen for more than a month after being hooked at half-time against West Brom in October. Manchester United's first team stars finally appear to be buying in Louis van Gaal's philosophy . Mata was given a free role against Liverpool  in December (left) but performed admirably as a 'false winger' at Anfield on Sunday (right) \u2018He likes discipline and does not believe in egos in the dressing room. Everybody is equal under his rule. He talks about what he wants from me. At the start he used to tell me off because I always looked for the ball. I always wanted to have it, and no, I must wait. \u2018He loves possession and he doesn\u2019t like being at risk of losing the ball. He wants long stretches of possession. He believes spaces are created that way because the team has the quality to find them.\u2019 There have been many times in Van Gaal\u2019s first season in England when his philosophy has not been altogether clear; when the constant chopping and changing of formation and shuffling of a rather expensive pack of players has left fans scratching their heads. Nor are United close to being the finished article. An eight-point deficit on Chelsea is evidence of that, and they are still far from certain to achieve their target of Champions League qualification despite Sunday\u2019s win opening up a five-point advantage over Liverpool. But something seems to have clicked in the wins against Spurs and Liverpool, just when the FA Cup defeat by Arsenal looked to have raised major concerns over the club\u2019s direction under Van Gaal. Players who privately have questioned his methods look more comfortable, although Liverpool\u2019s alarmingly lacklustre display at Anfield helped in that respect. Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has been in impressive form since his return from injury . Marouane Fellaini, pictured with Van Gaal, is showing his best form since joining United in September 2013 . Michael Carrick\u2019s return to anchor the midfield has been an important factor, so too Marouane Fellaini\u2019s advanced role, which has given United\u2019s attack a new dimension. Even Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, United\u2019s much-maligned England centre backs, look solid after being thrown back together by Marcos Rojo\u2019s groin injury and Jonny Evans\u2019s ban for spitting at Newcastle\u2019s Papiss Cisse. Surprisingly, Jones and Smalling have only started as a central defensive pairing on five occasions in the league, not including four games together as part of Van Gaal\u2019s unpopular back three. And Jones admitted that the expectations raised by succeeding Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have not made it easy for them. \u2018It has been difficult,\u2019 he said. \u2018It was well documented that me and Chris were going to be the next centre backs at United but it has not gone how we would have liked. \u2018You cannot build a partnership on four games. Hopefully now we have had back-to-back games together we can keep it going. We complement each other well.\u2019 Phil Jones (centre) has admitted he has struggled to fill the boots left by Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic . It was also notable that United\u2019s best 45 minutes of the season, according to Van Gaal, came with Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao on the bench. Both came on to play their part in the victory and it was a reminder of the resources at his disposal, as well as the issues that still need to be ironed out in the remaining months of the season. \u2018Those boys are top players but we have a number of players who the manager can choose from, which is great,\u2019 said Carrick. \u2018Different games throw up different scenarios and different systems maybe, but the last two games have gone very well for us.\u2019 There is still room for improvement, but it appears Van Gaal\u2019s philosophy is beginning to sink in.","highlights":"Juan Mata starred in Manchester United's 2-1 win against Liverpool . The Spaniard netted a brace at Anfield to help United claim all three points . Louis van Gaal has said he has been deploying Mata as a 'false winger' Ander Herrera has also managed to retain starting spot in recent weeks .","id":"2233200d522f07c59dd9710096038687577f4d97","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to the season-opener with Bournemouth.\nIt is about the art of beautiful football \u2013 the passing, the movement and the technique \u2013 and there is more of this than the Manchester United supporters would have hoped for.\nUnited supporters who were there to witness the first two matches of the season might have expected that the \u2018philosophy\u2019 was a cover-up for a team lacking a killer instinct. The passing was not always convincing; there was too much going sideways and no sign of the sharp edge that Manchester United fans so love.\nBut the Dutchman\u2019s words were not all hot air. They gave a different meaning to the opening matches in which the supporters had been disappointed. He was right when he said that Manchester United had to win its home matches \u2018because you can lose so many away\u2019.\nVan Gaal\u2019s first season, 2014-15, which saw United narrowly miss out on the title, is a good example. Of the 17 home matches they played, United won 15, drew one and lost only three \u2013 but its away performances were so poor that even 100 per cent at home was not enough.\nThe Dutchman was also right when he talked about his own beliefs when he took over at United. \u201cAll the world\u2019s great players want to play for Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United,\u201d he said.\n\u201cThis is because they have a philosophy. We\u2019re a great football club. We must play great football and win games. In this way we will make our supporters happy.\u201d The manager is looking for a style of football that is \u201cbeautiful\u201d for the supporters and \u201cexciting\u201d for the players.\nVan Gaal is, however, clear on his own philosophy. He is not trying to build an expansive team that seeks to attack the opposition defence. On the contrary, he likes counter-attacking play. \u201cWe can be too nice in football. I want to play my own philosophy.\u201d\nWhen one of the journalists suggested that a lot of players play in the Dutch league, the manager said: \u201cIn the Netherlands we are also playing football and this is why we produce so many top players.\u201d\nUnited\u2019s manager has an interesting definition of \u2018top player\u2019. He believes that some big stars in Europe are \u201cnot top players\u201d. He had a go at some of them and asked: \u201cWhy should I use a 30-year-old"}
{"article":"Horrified New Yorkers witnessed the grim reality of life in Syria as they viewed graphic photographs smuggled out of the war-torn country. An exhibition of gruesome torture images showing eye gougings, strangulation and the effects of long-term starvation, is being staged at the city's United Nations headquarters. About 25 pictures from a collection of 55,000 are on display this week, in an initiative sponsored by the US, Britain, France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as the conflict in Syria moves into its fifth year. Some were visibly distressed as they viewed the horrific pictures, which were smuggled out of Syria between 2011 and mid-2013. Former war crimes prosecutors have described the images as 'clear evidence' of systematic torture and mass killings in Syria's three-year-long civil war. Scroll down for video . Distressing: A woman covers her mouth as she views shocking images sumggled out of Syria on display at the UN headquarters in New York . Shocked: Another visitor reacts after examining some of the 25 pictures of dead bodies in Syr . They were taken by a former military police photographer who has been identified by the code name 'Caesar'. Britain's UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said the aim of the exhibition was to raise awareness of the human rights abuses that President Bashar al-Assad's troops have been accused of committing against the Syrian people. 'As the conflict in Syria enters its fifth year, the number of those killed and displaced has reached 220,000 and 7.6million, and over 3.8million have been forced to flee the country,' Mr Lyall Grant said. 'We hope that this exhibition will serve as a reminder of the imperative to pursue a political solution to the conflict with utmost urgency to end the suffering of the Syrian people.' Syrian's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari was not immediately available for comment on the photos. Caesar was a senior sergeant in Syria's army who spent 13 years working as a forensic photographer, say former war crimes prosecutors who examined the photos. Lawyers acting for Qatar commissioned the examination of the evidence. Qatar, like Saudi Arabia, is strongly opposed to Assad. Between September 2011 and August 2013, Caesar worked at a military hospital, taking photos of bodies from three detention centres in the Damascus area. He smuggled copies of those photos out of the hospital on memory sticks hidden in his shoe. The UN Security Council viewed the photos during an informal meeting last April. Russia and China vetoed a bid in May to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court for possible prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the civil war. About 25 pictures from a collection of 55,000 are on display this week in an initiative sponsored by the US, Britain, France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as the conflict in Syria moves into its fifth year . Graphic: Images showing eye gougings, strangulation and the effects of long-term starvation are on display at the city's United Nations headquarters . Former war crimes prosecutors have described the images as 'clear evidence' of systematic torture and mass killings in Syria's three-year-long civil war . The UN representative of the Syrian National Coalition, Najib Ghadbian, told The Associated Press that Syria's representatives at the U.N. were welcome to attend, though the two sides do not speak to each other. When he saw the photos from the Caesar exhibit for the first time Friday in his office, Ghadbian said he sobbed. Speaking ahead of the exhibition, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said: 'Anyone who has seen the images will never forget them. 'Maimed bodies, people with their eyes gouged out, emaciated prisoners. It defies anybody's sense of humanity.' The exhibition comes as an international rights group announced Wednesday that more than 600 medical workers have been killed in Syria's civil war. Physicians for Human Rights said it has documented 233 attacks on 183 medical facilities across Syria since the country's conflict began in March 2011. In a report, it said that President Bashar Assad's government is responsible for 88 per cent of the recorded attacks on hospitals and 97 percent of the killings of medical workers. It documented 139 deaths directly attributable to torture and execution.The group's director of investigations Erin Gallagher said, \"every doctor killed or hospital destroyed leaves hundreds or even thousands of Syrians with nowhere to turn for health care.\" The pictures were taken by a former military police photographer who has been identified by the code name 'Caesar' Upsetting: Some were visibly distressed as they viewed the horrific pictures, which were smuggled out of Syria between 2011 and mid-2013 . A military police photographer smuggled copies of the photos out of a hospital on memory sticks hidden in his shoe . U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said anyone who has seen the images 'will never forget them'","highlights":"Exhibition of 25 pictures on display at the UN headquarters in New York . Some images show eye gougings, strangulation and effects of starvation . A number of visitors looked shocked as they viewed the horrific pictures . The photographs were  smuggled out of Syria between 2011 and mid-2013 . Exhibition this week comes as the conflict in Syria moves into its fifth year . WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .","id":"0dce9a43e18c6ce967eb5059ffdbbf6132af1574","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" detention was on display in Manhattan on Wednesday. The pictures, which were collected by Britain's Channel 4 television, come from a former regime official who escaped to the UK.\nHe has refused to name the country but said he took pictures of the regime's victims 'to show the world the truth about Syria's brutal and degrading regime'.\nOn Wednesday, he described the brutal methods used by President Bashar al-Assad to keep his people in line.\nThe images include a man apparently being hanged by a rope around his neck and a man with his face burned by acid.\n\"It's horrible. I don't have the words to describe how horrified I am,\" a woman said as she looked at one of the pictures. \"How did he take these pictures?\" \"People must see the truth, how bad it really is there,\" she said of the gruesome images.\nThe pictures are expected to attract some 10,000 New Yorkers who can come in for free.\n\"It is important for me to share this with them and to give people some sense of their plight,\" the former official said, speaking through an interpreter.\n\"I want to give them the opportunity to see the truth and the barbaric way in which President al-Assad is treating his people,\" he said.\nThe former official, in his mid-30s, escaped to London as his wife was about to give birth and his parents live here.\nThe exhibition runs until July 26 at the New School in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.\n-\n3\/ 7\/11\nTROOPS DEPLOYED TO STOP BORDER CROSSINGS\nImmigrants try & \"wink&qu...\nBy: nomad2011\nIn: News\nTags: tuesday, april, 27, 2010, iraq, war, border, iranian, immigration, \"illegal, america, troops, border-crossing\nViews: 11075 | Comments: 33 | Votes: 2 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1\nAdvertisement below\nNew York man pleads guilty to killing wife, burying body\nIranian immigrants charged with trying to help terrorist group\nIllegal immigration in America: 'We're not going home'\nIraqi immigrants say they're not going back"}
{"article":"Life on Earth may have been kickstarted by a series of chemical reactions triggered by two simple but poisonous compounds that were plentiful on our planet four billion years ago. Chemists claim they may have finally solved the riddle of how life first got going on Earth. They have found it is possible to create the three main molecular building blocks of life - DNA, proteins and lipids - from hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide and ultraviolet light. Meteorite impacts, like the one in the illustration above, may have triggered the creation of hydrogen cyanide that scientists have found can create the three basic building blocks of light in reactions powered by sunlight . Their findings suggest that the basic components for biological cells could have all occurred simultaneously in primordial ponds and streams, coming together to form the first cells. This suggests that life may well have first emerged here on Earth - out of a toxic soup of poisonous gas - rather than being carried to our planet by a comet or meteorite from outer space. RNA stands for ribonucleic acid. It is one of three important molecules that are essential for all known forms of life - as well as proteins and lipids. RNA is formed from strings of nucleic acids, the same building blocks that create DNA. Genetic information in a cell flows from DNA through RNA to proteins. DNA is considered the 'blueprint' of the cell and RNA is what helps translate it. Some life, like viruses, only use RNA and it is thought that some of the earliest organisms on Earth used this molecule. Proteins are considered to be the workhorses of the cell built up from strings of amino acids. These carry out the biochemical reactions that take place in the cell and make life tick. Lipids are fatty molecules that line up in formation that can create protective vesicles. They form the membrane 'walls' of every living cell and give them structure. They are also essential for sending signals out of the cell. But the researchers behind the new study say that meteorite impacts probably still played a key role in giving life a first leg up on the ladder towards existence. They claim that meteorite impacts around four billion years ago - known as the Late Heavy Bombardment - could have carried with them carbon rich material that reacted with nitrogen in the air to produce an abundance of hydrogen cyanide. This poisonous gas could then have dissolved in water and undergone a series of chemical reactions, along with hydrogen sulphide, driven by ultraviolet light. Professor John Sutherland, a chemist at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge who led the study said: 'Although it necessarily has to be painted with broad brushstrokes, the picture that emerges is of an overall reaction network developing over time in separate streams and pools, according to a dynamic flow chemistry scheme. 'The various products would be synthesized by subtle variations in the flow-chemistry history of the streams and the order in which they merged or ran into pools. 'Although the overall scheme would not involve all the steps of the reaction network taking place simultaneously in \u2018one pot\u2019, the various products would end up mixed together in pools.' Scientists have long believed that the building blocks for life first began occurring one after another although the debate for which came first has been controversial. Meteorite fragments and bedrock in craters like this one could have reacted with hydrogen cyanide dissolved in pools of water to create salts that react with heat and ultraviolet light to create RNA, lipids and amino acids . The researchers behind the new paper propose a number of geochemical steps shown above that could have seen hydrogen cyanide start a series of reactions that led to the creation of amino acids, nucleic acids and lipids necessary for life. First the hydrogen cyanide is dissoved in water (a) and then reacts with metals to create salts (b). These are left behind by evaporation and then undergo changes due to geothermal heating (c). The resulting molecules are swept away by steams and accumulate in ponds where they react further (d). The researchers behind the latest study, which is published in the journal Nature Chemistry, found they could make nucleic acids - a precursor for RNA and DNA - from hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide and UVlight. They also found the same basic ingredients could also lead to the creation of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, and lipids which form the protective membranes around biological cells. The conditions necessary to create all of these were found to be the same, meaning a single set of chemical reactions could have given rise to life's basic building blocks simultaneously. Professor Sutherland and his colleagues argue that the early Earth would have been a favourable setting for these reactions. Hydrogen sulphide is thrown out in volcanic eruptions like the one above and may have been a vital ingredient in the formation of the first biological building blocks needed to create living cells, according to new research . One of the great mysteries shrouding the origins of life on Earth is how complex organisms began to take shape. Theory should hold that 'short' fragments of genetic material would have reproduced in abundance, leaving longer strands - and thus complex life - behind. But new research has revealed that longer strands may have thrived in volcanic 'pores' on the young Earth - ultimately allowing life to evolve to the complexity we see today. The research was carried out by a team from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich and published in the journal Nature. They found that water-filled micropores in hot rocks may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. One crucial precondition for the origin of life is that comparatively simple biomolecules must have had opportunities to form more complex structures. These, in turn, had to be capable of reproducing themselves, storing genetic information in a chemically stable form. Creating longer strands of RNA to store this genetic information would have been essential - but it simply wouldn't have been possible in most conditions on Earth. But LMU physicists led by Dr Dieter Braun showed experimentally that pore systems on the seafloor that were heated by volcanic activity, namely hydrothermal vents, could have served as reaction chambers for this RNA. Hydrogen cyanide would have formed in large amounts due to the bombardment of comets raining down on the Earth a few hundred million years after it formed. Hydrogen sulphide was also thought to be common on the early Earth - thrown out by volcanic eruptions - while the sun would have provided more than enough ultraviolet light. Metal containing minerals that could have catalysed the reactions were also abundant while metal meteorites could also have caused the formation of other crucial elements like phosphate. In their paper, the scientists set out a series of geochemical scenarios that would have led the reactions in different directions to produce each of the necessary building blocks. Evaporation for example could have caused salts for form that could have then been washed into streams where solar radiation would have driven further chemical reactions. Over time the different products would have been mixed together as streams met and mingled into pools. Jack Szostak, a molecular biologist who studies the origin of life at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and was not involved in the study, told the journal Science: 'This is a very important paper. 'It proposes for the first time a scenario by which almost all of the essential building blocks for life could be assembled in one geological setting.'","highlights":"Scientists created precursors to RNA, proteins and lipids in basic reactions . Their tests used hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide and ultraviolet light . These chemicals would have been plentiful on the Earth 4 billion years ago . Hydrogen cyanide would have been created by  meteorite debris reacting with the nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere during repeated space impacts . Hydrogen sulphide gas was probably thrown out by erupting volcanoes . The research was conducted by chemists at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge .","id":"d60a25f0f82756abb2a7e5446f11bba55cff2483","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Earth. Their findings have been published in the prestigious science journal, Nature.\nAt the heart of the research was the concept that water is key to the formation of RNA and DNA - the molecules that carry genetic information in living organisms. The researchers say that water alone is not enough for life to begin, but they believe a process triggered by two key chemicals may well have been the first step in the evolution of life.\nDr Alan Boyle, one of the world's leading science writers and science director of the British Science Festival explains: \"This is exciting stuff. It's very plausible and the idea is that some time between 3.5 billion and 4 billion years ago you had a combination of two different molecules in the atmosphere and they combined, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. The oxygen then reacted with these two chemicals to form water. The next step is for amino acids to form - the building blocks for life as we know it. But it's not enough for life to begin. You've also got to have some other catalysts to get that life going.\"\nThese are the sort of events that the scientists working at the heart of the research think happened during the early evolution of life. They took place at a time when the ocean was warmer than today. They believe that volcanic eruptions could have released these two chemicals into the atmosphere, and that the combination of the two then started to produce water which became rich in oxygen and produced a chemical environment which was \"alive\" with organic compounds, including these amino acids.\nThey say that some of the amino acids - the building blocks of life - formed complex molecules called peptides and proteins. Others reacted to produce hydrogen cyanide and cyanide compounds.\nThe researchers tested their theory on the famous \"Miller-Urey\" experiment. In this experiment two simple chemicals - methane and ammonia - are placed under an electrical discharge in a test tube. The methane reacts with water vapour and the ammonia with oxygen in the atmosphere to form the building blocks of life, amino acids. This is supposed to be the very earliest step in the evolution of life.\nThe team at Imperial College London have tried to mimic this experiment here in Bristol but by using carbon dioxide and oxygen, the same gases that we exhale, instead of methane and ammonia. Carbon dioxide is much more abundant than methane, and they've used oxygen from a machine. It's only possible for them to work under these very exacting conditions because of new technology"}
{"article":"Eventually he snapped, trudging off the field after 75 minutes and wondering when his next game in a Chelsea shirt will be. This has been brewing for a while, simmering in the background at a time when Jose Mourinho needs his first choice striker out on the pitch in the final, decisive nine games of the season. Diego Costa, this hot-head in a Chelsea shirt, has tweaked his hamstring again and Mourinho will expect his prized forward to barter his way out of Spain's two games during the international break. This time the complaint felt legit, particularly as the score was delicately balanced at 2-2 at the KC Stadium when Costa signalled for help. Chelsea striker Diego Costa was forced off with a hamstring injury during the Blues' 3-2 win over Hull City . Costa (left) talks to manager Jose Mourinho (right) before he is substituted at KC Stadium on Sunday . His replacement, Loic Remy, answered the SOS by scoring Chelsea's winner with his first touch. It was a shame to see Costa disappear down the tunnel, particularly after he had joined Harry Kane at the top of the scoring charts in the Barclays Premier League with a rasping effort to put Chelsea 2-0 ahead. Instead Spain, who have a Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine to play on Friday, and a friendly with Holland the following Tuesday will dictate when the forward plays again. Mourinho has an uneasy relationship with Spain coach Vicente del Bosque and with that in mind, his adopted country are likely to demand that he is assessed by their own doctors. 'When the team needs a goal with 15 minutes to go and the striker has a lot of experience with hamstring injuries and says it's over, it's over. 'We know his hamstring is not strong. Now he has 15 days without football, but we never cry about our injured players. 'He has had this problem since he tried to play in the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid. He has this fragility.' There has been talk of an operation at the end of the season, some serious discussions between Chelsea's medical staff about a permanent solution. 'Dr Biosca (Chelsea's medical director) is against knives, against surgery,' admitted Mourinho. 'He's all in favour of conservative work and collective work between the medical department and fitness staff. This is the direction, we believe.' Costa had scored Chelsea's second goal as they stormed into a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes on Sunday . It has been another eventful game for Costa, full of sly digs and elbows again as he responded to the prods in the back from Steve Bruce's players. Everyone tries to work him over these days. There was a flashpoint, of course there was, because that is the way Costa plays the game. He snarls, he snaps, he scores. Here at the KC Stadium, after Hull had pegged back Chelsea amid raucous scenes in the stands, he threw half an elbow in the direction of Jake Livermore. It was not seen by Michael Oliver, the referee who also failed to spot Costa raking his studs down Emre Can during the volatile Capital One Cup semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge. On this occasion he is expected to escape. Hull were able to draw level before half-time and when Costa was subbed off the scores were locked at 2-2 . The real punishment was for Hull, beaten by the boot of Remy just a couple of minutes after he had replaced Costa as a substitute. He is a useful back-up, full of energy and enthusiasm despite his lack of minutes. Mourinho had every reason to be grateful to him. 'Every time he plays here is there and he probably deserves more than I give him,' admitted a mightily relieved Mourinho. 'There are not many times when a coach owes something to a player, but with Remy that's the case. Every time he plays he gives us a lot.' After scoring the winner here for Chelsea, he has earned a break. Loic Remy scored the winning goal for Chelsea and his contributions could prove vital in Costa's absence .","highlights":"Diego Costa scored Chelsea's second goal against Hull City on Sunday . However, the forward was forced off with an injury after 75 minutes . It remains to be seen whether or not Costa will play for Spain during the international break . Loic Remy, his replacement, entered the game with the score at 2-2 . Remy's winning goal suggests that he can fill the void in Costa's absence .","id":"1ba5aa4b7b129fbfcb53a374e2d422ec89c12cef","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" midfielder the most.\nWith two of his three defensive midfielders suspended, against Sunderland he started with John Obi Mikel, whom he prefers in the pivot, ahead of Nemanja Matic.\nAnd in the 70th minute Mourinho made a very unpopular substitution, with Mikel already a shadow of his former self, bringing on Cesc Fabregas for the lacklustre Nigerian.\nBy his own admission, Fabregas was terrible that night. But as a result of Mourinho's decision, Chelsea's midfield was left a shapeless mess when it was already on the ropes.\nThe Spaniard added none of the guile and spark that made him one of the world's most complete midfielders in his prime at Barcelona. But worse than that, it was Mourinho's decision that cost them the game.\nHe had just been shown a yellow card for dissent, but that was the least of his worries at that moment. The game was on a knife edge and the penalty area was packed, with both sets of players looking to score a crucial goal.\nWhat Mourinho did not appreciate was the fact that it takes time for a team, particularly a first-choice team, to reorganise itself and get back to full speed. For the Portuguese, it was the difference between winning and losing.\nYet for all the criticism thrown at Chelsea's midfield, they only lost by a single goal, to a 30-yard wonder-strike.\nWhat really cost them, though, was that they were on the back foot, scrambling to deal with their own mistakes. They were constantly playing catch-up against a Sunderland side that had made a habit out of chasing every ball.\nThat the team was not able to build on the clean sheet they got the previous game against Norwich City was worrying enough. But a loss at home against a team that had lost its opening five games spoke of their overall frustration that night.\nChelsea have won two games in a row against Crystal Palace and Norwich since then, but Mourinho still has no solution to his midfield problem. Fabregas is not quite ready yet and Matic cannot play two games in a week.\nMourinho tried to solve the problem with the signing of Ti\u00e9mou\u00e9 Bakayoko, but the 23-year-old will not be ready until November.\nIf the problem is to be resolved sooner, Mourinho is left with two options.\nThe first is to play Mikel"}
{"article":"Australian journalist Peter Greste has thanked Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for using her 'laser-like eyes' to secure his release from an Egyptian prison, comparing her to the Terminator. Speaking at The National Press Club in Canberra, Mr Greste, who has now been a free man for seven weeks, paid a special tribute to Ms Bishop, claiming she had brought out her famous stare which he described as her 'secret weapon'. 'One person... commented on your uncanny ability to smile very warmly   and at the same time burn holes through the back of their skulls giving them the distinct impression that they've just been hugged by the Terminator,' Mr Greste said to the room full of journalists. Scroll down for video . Australian journalist Peter Greste (above) has thanked Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for using her 'laser-like eyes' to secure his release from an Egyptian prison, comparing her to the Terminator . Mr Greste continued, bringing up a touching moment when he saw Ms Bishop speaking on the steps of Parliament House while he was still in prison serving his 400 days. 'I remember being quite shocked, quite surprised by how emotional you seemed and also upset and angry in a way that you don\u2019t often hear from a politician,' he said. 'It took me a moment for the penny to drop that actually you were talking about me. This was on the day after our conviction and that was a very emotional moment.' Speaking at The National Press Club in Canberra, Mr Greste, who has now been a free man for seven weeks, paid a special tribute to Ms Bishop (above) , claiming she had brought out her famous stare which he described as her 'secret weapon' Mr Greste addressed the minister, thanking her for her involvement in his case and her constant pioneering for his release . Mr Greste addressed the minister, thanking her for her involvement in his case and her constant pioneering for his release. 'Your personal involvement and the involvement of a lot of Australia's politicians really made\u00a0a difference to all of us in prison because it meant that our cause wasn't personal. 'It wasn't just about us against the Egyptian government - we had the backing of the entire Australian government and indeed the Australian people and that meant more than you can possibly imagine,' he said. The 49-year-old Al Jazeera journalist landed back on Australian soil in early February after spending 400 days in jail. He was convicted in 2013 after being accused of helping the Muslim Brotherhood, an outlawed terrorist organisation, due to their coverage of the violent crackdown on Islamist protests following the military overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi. The 49-year-old Al Jazeera journalist landed back on Australian soil in early February after spending 400 days in jail . Greste was released from prison and deported after a presidential 'approval,' according to an Egyptian prison official and the nation's official news agency. The official and an Interior Ministry statement said he was released under a new deportation law passed last year. During his speech, Mr Greste \u00a0brought up his ongoing trial and that of his colleagues Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohamed. 'The way that this trial seems to be going  is encouraging' Mr Greste said. 'We've learned to take nothing for granted. Things are positive, we know we've done nothing wrong and we've broken no law.' He also said that his ethnicity played a huge role in his release and it is a fact that cannot be ignored. Mr Greste was released from an Egyptian prison in early February . Ms Bishop stood up when the audience applauded her efforts to secure Mr Greste's release . However he said he is coping well following his release and is settling back into his normal life. 'What's become evident since I got out is the scale of the campaign,' he said. 'I'm not sure that I have coped. I feel a little bit like the rabbit in the headlights' 'This hasn't damaged me. I'm going to stick my neck out and guess one of you had imagined what it would be like for you in prison. 'Every single one of us is far stronger than we give ourselves credit for. 'I discovered my limits are further than I ever thought they would be' Mr Greste also thanked Griffith College for delivering 'around 13kg' of academic work to the embassy so he could complete his Masters in International Relations. Mr Greste also talked about press freedom and how he has been spending his time since his release . Speaking about Freedom of Speech, Mr Greste said he was he has 'concerns' about the growing threat to press freedom. 'We're not meant to be friends of the government or politicians we're supposed to hold them to account and we shouldn't be apologetic for that,' Mr Greste said when questioned. 'I am quite disturbed by the lack of coverage of world affairs in the Australian press. We don't pay enough attention to what's happening in the world around us.","highlights":"Peter Greste has thanked Julie Bishop for her\u00a0involvement\u00a0in his release . He claimed she used her 'laser-like eyes' which are her secret weapon . He said a source told him it was like  'hugged by the Terminator'","id":"05498fa5a26a680062627599e186a60a150a530c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"reste said he had lost 20kgs during his seven-month stint in prison.\nMr Greste told his audience: \"In fact, if you look at the picture of me leaving Cairo, I was wearing my 'Terminator' glasses, my sunglasses for being blinded by the bright lights of Cairo.\n\"In my heart, at my deepest core, I know it was my partner and my boss, Mohammed Fahmy, who was doing the real work. But you know what? No doubt she has laser-like eyes.\"\nMr Greste was released on February 4 after being sentenced to 5 years hard labour. His lawyer told AFP, \"We are very, very happy for him, obviously. It's a long time coming.\"\nThe 55-year-old's release comes after days of pressure from Australian politicians and business leaders for his freedom.\nFollowing his release, Mr Greste said he would never be the same. \"I'm going to need a lot of help to get to some kind of normal,\" he said, \"but we'll get there.\"\nPeter Greste speaks at the National Press Club. Source: News Corp\n\"I'm not a hero, I'm just another journalist\"\nMr Greste said he had \"absolutely no sense of guilt\" about being held by Egyptian authorities for 15 months.\n\"This was never about me. It was about reporting events in Egypt, for which the court was not going to take responsibility for,\" Mr Greste said.\nDuring his stay in prison, Mr Greste was denied the right to have a phone. \"I know that we as human beings are more than what we do, but I never felt more like a human being than in the last seven months.\"\n\"I am going home to my two kids but also to a different life, a different world. I'm going home to a world where I'll feel a greater responsibility and where, if I'm to go out, I'll think more carefully about how I do my job,\" he said.\nHis father, Bruce Greste, who has spoken of the stress on his family during the past year, said he \"couldn't tell you how great (his son) is \u2014 he's just terrific\".\n\"I know he will have more stories that he'll like to tell -"}
{"article":"Dhanusha, Nepal (CNN)At Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, hundreds of migrant workers line up daily at the immigration counters, clutching newly printed passports and boarding passes. Many of them, though, are clueless as to where they're headed. As a frequent traveler to the country, I've been approached many times by these men, asking me to help fill out their departure forms. Usually, when I ask what country they're traveling to, I get the same answer: \"I'm not sure.\" They seem weary and lost but still hopeful that they can make their lives better. This time, however, I'm at the airport to follow up on the repatriation of the most unfortunate of these migrant workers -- far too many of them make the return journey in caskets. Almost every day, the remains of three or four workers arrive back in Nepal from the Middle East, according to Bhola Prasad Siwakoti, the secretary of the Nepalese Ministry of Labor and Manpower. Every other day, at least one dead body arrives from Qatar, he said. \"Nepali migrant workers have the lowest per capita income in Qatar,\" says Suryanath Mishra, who served as ambassador to Qatar from 2007 to 2012. \"They get exploited the most out of all the migrant workers.\" He cites lack of education and technical skills as the main causes. We are waiting for the body of Kishun Das, who left Nepal for Qatar only eight months ago. The 38-year old was his family's breadwinner and the father of five children. His younger brother, Bishun, is at the airport to receive the body. He also works in Qatar and is in Nepal on leave. I ask him why he's alone. \"We don't have money to bring other family members to receive the body,\" he says.  \"But they have been calling me every other minute asking for the update.\" His phone rings. \"I'm at the administration filling out the paperwork.\" he tells the caller on his phone. \"No, he isn't getting any compensation.\" With more than 350,000 migrant workers, Nepalis make up the second-biggest community in Qatar, after Indians, the embassy in Qatar claims. When contacted about the deaths of foreign workers in Qatar, a spokesman for the labor ministry said that all workers deserve to be protected against exploitation. Saad Al-Mraikhi estimated that some 400 Indian and Nepalese workers die each year in Qatar. \"It is desperately unfortunate that any worker should die overseas, in a foreign land, away from their family,\" the spokesman said. \"But it would be wrong, we believe, to allow the statistics to be consistently distorted to suggest that all deaths in a population of 1.5 million people are apparently the result of workplace conditions, either directly or indirectly, which is the prevailing and erroneous narrative.\" Al-Mraikhi spoke about recent changes in his country, including the introduction of a wage protection system, improved living conditions and increased penalties for companies that violate rules. \"While the vast majority of workers in Qatar are fairly treated, we recognise that a minority are not.  That is why we are reforming labour laws and practices,\" he said in a statement. As we wait at the airport, a Qatar Airways plane lands. At 7:40 pm, it is the last of three that depart and arrive every day. Before Qatar won the right to stage the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and embarked on a hugely ambitious, holistic construction plan to support it, it was a single flight a day. Hundreds of passengers disembark from the plane. \"They are mostly migrant workers returning home,\" an airport official tells us. We spot a cargo worker transporting a bright red box carrying the body of Kishun. Even in a country where even a fight between two stray dogs can gather a sizable crowd, coffin arrivals don't seem to attract many spectators. The scene has become all too common. The coffin is loaded on to a jeep provided for free by the Nepali government. We follow it on the journey to the family's village in Dhanusha district, a seven-hour drive from Kathmandu. \"Normally, vehicles are not allowed to drive on this highway after 8 p.m. because of the dangerous condition of some of the roads at night, but since I'm carrying a coffin, the police let me go,\" the driver of the jeep tells us. The Nepali government has eight vehicles designated to deliver coffins. They're kept busy. \"They call me the coffin guy,\" the driver says with a dark smirk. At around 1 a.m., we stop at a roadside shack. All of us eat except for Das' brother. \"I'm mourning. For religious purposes, I need to remain pure. So, I can't eat anything,\" he says. I see him buying alcohol shortly after. \"I'm too stressed because of my brother's death. I need to comfort myself.\" Back in Qatar, where alcohol is banned, he and his friends manage to fulfill their needs courtesy of the local black market, he tells us. \"It (the alcohol) is of very poor quality, but that is our only option,\" he adds. Even before we arrive at the village just at the break of dawn, we hear the howling. Dozens of villagers have already gathered at Das' home. His father cries out in agony, \"Hey Lord, what have you done?\" Then he faints. All the family members shout at the coffin. The wailing and shouting is almost deafening. And it goes on for hours. As a journalist working in South Asia, I have seen a lot of desperation and misery. But the screeching was so intense; it's something I will never forget. \"He alone was taking care of his parents and his family. How will they survive now?\" a villager asks. Most of the spectators are women. Most of the men from the village have gone to the Middle East to work. The few who are left behind start preparing for his cremation. Mishra, the former ambassador, says 55% of Nepali migrant workers deaths in Qatar are from \"sudden\" cardiac arrest, 20% die from work-related accidents, 15% from traffic accidents and an alarming 10% commit suicide. Nepali government records show more than 290 workers have died in the Gulf state in the past 420 days. Put another way, two Nepali workers die in Qatar every three days. These are young men dying in the prime of their life. \"The cause of deaths needs to be investigated properly, and urgently,\" Mishra says. \"In general, it is due to tension led by exploitation, adverse climate, poor working and living conditions and alcoholic intoxication.\" In Das' village, almost all the men we meet have spent time working in the Middle East. Many had recently returned from Qatar. They tell stories of hardship and of the deaths of their co-workers. Time and again, none of them seems to be convinced with investigations into their friends' and compatriots' deaths. And again, amongst the keening and wailing of his distraught family, no one is sure how Kishun Das, brought back home in a red coffin along hazardous roads, met his end in Qatar.","highlights":"A spokesman for the Qatari labor ministry details recent changes to the law . Each week, the bodies of dozens of migrant workers are repatriated to Nepal . The body of one man, Kishun Das, is returned home as his family mourns .","id":"bae13529020329072d4d90fed37805fa8fa4dc0b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" to when they would arrive in their home state, Bihar.\nThere are no direct flights to Bihar, which is a long way from Nepal's capital. With no air service or bus service to Bihar, the workers travel via Nepal's capital or have to find their own mode of transportation to head north or south.\nSince 2005, more than 3 million migrants from India have travelled to work in Nepal, most of them crossing the border in the northern district of Dhanusha.\nNow, they could travel the entire length of the 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) from Nepal's southernmost tip, in the Indian border town of Jeyarpatti, to Muzaffarpur, the state's capital. And if they are among the first passengers to board a flight on a newly opened runway -- scheduled to arrive in October -- they could have a chance to catch the first glimpse of their homes for months.\n\"I have not even seen the picture of my son in the past eight months. I am so happy to receive news that he is coming on October 1 and I can see my grandchildren and even touch them,\" Jhanak Choubey, a mother of seven from Muzaffarpur, told CNN after arriving at the airport.\nChoubey is one of the thousands of families from eastern India who is expecting the arrival of their relatives or friends in Dhanusha.\nWhen Nepal closed its border with India, the migrant workers -- mainly from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal -- faced an uncertain future.\nMany of the poor men work at brick kilns and construction sites for $1 a day, while others work on tea plantations, in restaurants, and hotels, earning about $100 a month.\nAfter Nepal closed its borders, many migrant workers took the journey on foot, sometimes sleeping under trees or on the side of the highway.\nFor 25-year-old Santosh Kumar, a daily-wage construction worker from Bihar, it took him nearly two weeks to cover 500 kilometers from Gorakhpur, in India's eastern Uttar Pradesh state, to Dhanusha district, where he worked as an electrician.\n\"I was lucky to find an employer who paid my bus fare so that I could travel by bus. Many others couldn't and ended up walking for two weeks to reach here,\" Kumar said.\nKumar added: \"It's always better to"}
{"article":"(CNN)A Louisiana judge ruled Monday that Robert Durst, the millionaire real estate heir charged with first-degree murder, will be held without bail. That's no big surprise. In 2001 -- the last time he was accused of murder and released on bail -- Durst fled to Pennsylvania, where authorities caught him after he tried to shoplift a sandwich from a supermarket. As the attorneys sparred in court and witnesses testified Monday, they revealed new details about the investigation that led to Durst's March 14 arrest, and set the stage for what will surely be a fierce legal battle. After the hearing, Durst's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, spoke with CNN's Jean Casarez. Here are some key details from Monday's hearing and the interview: . Durst, who appeared in court wearing an orange prison uniform and shackles, was arrested after federal agents tracked his cell phone, according to information presented in court Monday. Investigators knew he'd left his Houston condo with five suitcases on March 10. And, since a warrant allowed them to track his cell phone, they saw when it pinged a tower 85 miles east, in Beaumont, Texas. But suddenly, he had stopped using it. Investigators thought the trail had gone cold. \"They had no indication of his movement,\" said Jim O'Hearn, an investigator for the Orleans Parish district attorney's office. But then, authorities tracked him to New Orleans after he called his voice mail twice from a Marriott there, O'Hearn testified. That's where FBI agents found and arrested him. Last week, court documents revealed Durst had a loaded .38-caliber revolver, 5 ounces of marijuana, his passport and birth certificate, a neck-to-head latex mask with salt-and-pepper hair attached and more than $40,000 cash, mostly in $100 bills. Among his possessions, he also had a UPS tracking number. The package was later intercepted by the FBI, prosecutors said in court Monday. It contained clothing and more than $100,000 in cash. It's a case Durst even has made himself. In \"The Jinx,\" the HBO documentary that featured him, Durst said: \"You can't give someone charged with murder bail because they're going to run away, of course. Goodbye, $250,000. Goodbye, jail. I'm out.\" In a seconds-long news conference after the hearing Monday, Durst attorney DeGuerin said he had no hope for bail and the judge's decision was not surprising. The legal team, however, did obtain \"a lot of information,\" he said, and a preliminary hearing was set for April 2. \"All in all, I think this has been a very good day for us,\" he said on the courthouse steps. He walked off without elaborating. DeGuerin cast doubt Monday on the validity of the Los Angeles arrest warrant that led to Durst's detention, and argued that items found in the hotel room search shouldn't be admissible because detectives may not have had a search warrant at the time. He also said a detective and prosecutor interrogated Durst for three hours without his attorney present. Since the weapons and drugs charges Durst faces in New Orleans are based on what investigators say they found in his hotel room, this is likely to come up again. But prosecutors argued that the matter at hand Monday was whether he is a flight risk or a danger to the community. The judge sided with the prosecution Monday. But this is just the first step in what will likely be a lengthy legal battle. \"As long as Louisiana wants us here, well, we'll stay here. We'll fight,\" DeGuerin said Monday. But the bigger courtroom fight will likely unfold in Los Angeles, where the district attorney filed a first-degree murder charge against Durst last week. Durst awaits extradition to Los Angeles to face that charge. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Prosecutors accuse Durst of \"lying in wait\" and killing Susan Berman, a crime writer and his longtime confidante, because she \"was a witness to a crime.\" Berman was shot in the head in her Beverly Hills, California, home in December 2000, shortly before investigators were set to speak with her about the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst. Robert Durst has long maintained he had nothing to do with Berman's death or his wife's disappearance. \"I just don't think that they had sufficient evidence to have him arrested,\" DeGuerin said Monday. \"They had a lot of suspicion. They've always had a lot of suspicion. And that television show just added to that suspicion.\" It's not the first time Durst has been accused of murder. He admitted to killing and dismembering his neighbor in a 2003 trial, but he was acquitted after arguing he acted in self-defense. FBI agents have also asked local authorities to examine cold cases in locations near where Durst lived over the past five decades, a U.S. law enforcement official said. On Monday, police said there was a connection between Durst and a college student who disappeared from Vermont's Middlebury College in 1971. In response to a question at a Tuesday news conference from CNN, Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said: \"There's nothing in the files to indicate (Durst) was questioned\" at the time of her disappearance. \"We don't know if they ever had any personal contact,\" the chief added.  The connection in the case was one of proximity, Hanley said. Durst owned a health-food store in Middlebury, and Lynne Schulze was last seen across the street from the store near a bus stop. She had purchased dried prunes from the store earlier. DeGuerin brushed off the accusation, saying that his client \"may have been in Chicago when Jimmy Hoffa disappeared.\" Other cases in upstate New York, the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California are also getting a new look. Durst was placed on suicide watch, according to police, but DeGuerin said last week that Durst needed to be in a hospital setting, not because of the possibility of suicide, but because he has serious medical conditions. The 71-year-old is suffering from hydrocephalus, which required brain surgery a couple of years ago, DeGuerin said. Doctors implanted a stent on the right side of his head, the attorney said last week. \"At the same time he was in the hospital he had an operation on his esophagus to remove cancer. So he's got some serious health issues. ... He's lost a lot of weight. He's not in good health,\" DeGuerin said. Durst appeared in court Monday with his head shaved, the stent prominent. DeGuerin also said that Durst is \"mildly autistic\" and has received treatment in the past from one of the country's leading experts in Asperger's syndrome and autism. \"He's quiet and he's reserved and he's actually bashful. But he's always been looked upon as a little bit odd,\" DeGuerin said. \"And what we discovered 15 years ago was that he's autistic, mildly autistic, but it explains a lot of his, what others look upon as unusual or bizarre behavior.\" But DeGuerin said his client's health struggles don't mean he's incompetent to stand trial. And DeGuerin said they're eager to go to court and fight the accusations against him. \"He's a little frail and he has some memory problems sometimes,\" DeGuerin said. \"But he's not incompetent.\" CNN's Anne Woolsey, Amanda Watts, Jean Casarez and Ray Sanchez contributed to this report.","highlights":"Police chief in Vermont says Robert Durst owned store where college student bought prunes before she disappeared . Durst's attorney: \"I just don't think that they had sufficient evidence to have him arrested\" Robert Durst, who is charged with first-degree murder in California, awaits extradition .","id":"71ee33e9e9672c473aa117ebd19e8e317b15b7ba","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" of a murder -- Durst fled into the New York night.\nLast weekend, prosecutors argued that Durst, 71, was a flight risk and had been planning his escape since learning of the indictment last year, which included two counts of murder, one for killing his best friend, Susan Berman, and another for killing a neighbor's writer friend in 2001.\n\"There is no justification for him to be allowed to live on the streets as opposed to jail,\" said Assistant District Attorney John Hester. He said Durst, who lived in New York and Los Angeles for decades, now has a network of family and associates across the country who can help him. \"He has plenty of opportunity to live a happy life if he just follows the law.\"\nBut Durst's lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, argued that Durst is a danger to no one, and that he should have his bond, noting the amount of time his client has already served in jail since being arrested in July. \"He's not getting out of jail,\" the lawyer told the judge. He noted that Durst had a stroke two years ago and suffers from severe depression and anxiety, and was recently diagnosed with a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is treatable but also very painful.\n\"We're not talking about an escape artist,\" said DeGuerin, who asked that Durst be allowed to wear a monitor while he was in jail, and to be taken to an emergency room if his health worsens. He also asked that Durst be allowed to speak with relatives and attorneys, saying he is \"not trying to hide from law enforcement.\"\nThe judge, who ruled in favor of the state, will determine bail after Durst is indicted by a grand jury, said a court clerk. But his lawyer is not optimistic. DeGuerin said \"I think it's virtually impossible\" to get bail before his client's next court date, which is at least five weeks away.\nIn 2001, Durst was arrested on suspicion of the killing of Berman, a woman who was his confidante and business partner. Her murder was not included in the indictment handed down by the grand jury in December, even though prosecutors have since said that Durst told police he killed Berman in self-defense.\nIn his interview last week with \"Dr. Phil,\" Durst admitted that he killed Berman, but said he"}
{"article":"Rolls-Royce launches its most opulent bespoke limousine today \u2013 with a silk interior and \u00a31million-plus price tag to match. For its specially commissioned one-off Phantom II Serenity, the luxury British car-maker has looked back for inspiration to the era of royal, silk-lined horse-drawn carriages which carried Kings, Emperors and other assorted potentates. It has adapted centuries-old hand-crafted skills of silk-weaving and decorating , then updated them for the super-luxury car of the 21st century. Rolls-Royce launches its most opulent bespoke limousine today \u2013 with a silk interior and \u00a31million-plus price tag to match . Rolls-Royce said the Serenity \u2013 designed to be an oasis of calm in a hectic world \u2013 already had a buyer, unnamed, before it is officially unveiled today . It said the Serenity, shown at the Geneva Motor Show, \u2018introduces a completely new level of individualised luxury\u2019 Rolls-Royce said the Serenity \u2013 designed to be an oasis of calm in a hectic world \u2013 already had a buyer, unnamed, before it is officially unveiled today  at the Geneva Motor Show. Rolls-Royce said the Serenity \u2018introduces a completely new level of individualised luxury\u2019 applied to a Rolls-Royce Phantom whose base price starts at around \u00a3350,000. Designers were inspired by co-founder Sir Henry Royce\u2019s maxim: \u2018When it does not exist, design it.\u2019 After more than a century of cars having leather interiors, designers decided to revert to the luxury material of a bygone age \u2013 silk. A Rolls-Royce spokesman said: \u2018Our bespoke design team took inspiration from the opulent interiors of Rolls-Royces that have conveyed Kings and Queens, Emperors and Empresses and world leaders.\u2019 Added into the mix are contemporary interpretations of furniture design and Japanese Royal robe motifs. Rolls-Royce said: \u2018Serenity reintroduces the finest of textiles \u2013 silk \u2013 to create the most opulent interior of any luxury car. This unique design demonstrates the levels of craftsmanship, creativity and attention to detail only Rolls-Royce Motor Cars can offer.\u2019 Giles Taylor, director of design at Rolls-Royce said: \u2018Having revisited the history of the amazing interiors of the elite Rolls-Royce\u2019s of the early 1900\u2019 s, we felt inspired to share this heritage with our new customers in a very contemporary way. Laser-cut Mother of Pearl petals have been hand-applied \u2013 petal by petal - onto the wooden marquetry on the rear doors . The luxury British car-maker has looked back for inspiration to the era of royal, silk-lined horse-drawn carriages which carried Kings, Emperors and other assorted potentates . \u2018The choice of Phantom for this project was obvious, but creating the motif that would define this most opulent and modern of automotive interiors would require considerable new expertise. This added expertise came from Cherica Haye and Michelle Lusby, both textile arts graduates from the Royal College of Art and Plymouth University respectively, who worked on the project. Michelle Lusby said: \u2018Some of the most opulent silk motifs come to us from the Orient, where imperial families\u2019 and rich merchants\u2019 robes were made from the finest silk materials.\u2019 This includes a highly complex handmade \u2018twelve-layer robe\u2019 of silk worn only by female Japanese courtiers. From the 17th to 19th century Japanese merchants commissioned beautiful clothes \u2018to demonstrate their wealth and good taste\u2019 she said. They demonstrated \u2018elegant chic\u2019 focussed on subtle details: \u2018Those with style and money found ways to circumvent rules that forbade the use of certain colours, such as red, by applying them to undergarments and linings.\u2019 Added into the mix are contemporary interpretations of furniture design and Japanese Royal robe motifs . Each car has ten yard-long panels of specially woven and painted silk, each of which is the product of 600 man-hours of painstaking craftsmanship . Cherica Haye said: \u2018The rear compartment of a Phantom is the most tranquil, beautiful place to be, a place where time and the outside world simply slip past. \u2018This tranquillity made us think of the Oriental tradition where Emperors would take to their private gardens to reflect in solitude under the blossom trees. The blossom motif is one that is cherished in Far Eastern culture and has been beautifully applied to Royal robe design over the centuries.\u2019 Silk for the Serenity came from the town of Suzhou in China, renowned for its creation of imperial embroidery. It was then sent to one of Britain\u2019s oldest mills, Vanners in in Essex, to be hand-woven into just 10 metres of the fabric \u2013 enough to clothe the interior of Serenity \u2013 in a process that took two days or two hours per meter of fabric. Some 140 silk threads per centimetre were blended into the lustrous Smoke Green colour which was then hand-painted and embroidered by craftsmen from Britain and China. The Mother of Pearl petals are also hand-applied on the clock-face and instrument panel . Each car has ten yard-long panels of specially woven and painted silk, each of which is the product of 600 man-hours of painstaking craftsmanship. Each individual petal of the crimson blossom motif is hand-painted directly onto the silk. Laser-cut Mother of Pearl petals are hand-applied \u2013 petal by petal - onto the wooden marquetry on the rear doors. It is also used on the clock-face and instrument panel. And the bespoke exterior Mother of Pearl paint is \u2018the most expensive one-off paint ever developed by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.\u2019 It is added in a three-stage pearl effect and hand-polished for 12 hours at Goodwood. Even the two-colour coachline \u2013 an upmarket \u2018go-faster stripe\u2019 \u2013 was applied in a sweep by the ultra-steady hand and squirrel-hair brush of expert Mark Court. Powered by vast 6.6 litre V12 engine, the Phantom Serenity is no slouch either accelerating from rest to 60mph in around five seconds to a top speed limited to 155mph. Powered by vast 6.6 litre V12 engine, the Phantom Serenity is accelerates from rest to 60mph in around five seconds to a top speed limited to 155mph . And there\u2019s a huge market among the super-rich. Some 85 per cent of all Rolls-Royce global sales in 2014 had some level of bespoke content \u2013 up by a third (31 per cent) in the year. Rolls-Royce design director Giles Taylor said: \u2018From renaissance times to the modern day, eminent people have surrounded themselves with rare fabrics such as silk to signify their power and position in society, whether at home or on the move. \u2018In the early 20th Century, as closed Rolls-Royce\u2019s replaced luxurious carriages, these opulent fabrics began travelling with their owners in the rear compartments of the world\u2019s finest motor cars.\u2019 Only when automotive leather became more refined was it accepted by the super-rich of the day, and then becoming the norm. Bamboo and Smoked Cherrywood are also used in the interior, along with Arctic White leather and carpet in the luggage compartment. But he added: \u2018The thought that fabrics such as silk have been discounted from use because of their delicacy only spurred us on to go further than any other car maker is capable of doing. The result is Serenity.\u2019 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars chief executive Torsten M\u00fcller-\u00d6tv\u00f6s said: \u2018Celebrating the historical role played by silk as a symbol of ultimate elegance, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Bespoke Design team has created a magnificent one-off Phantom which will set a new benchmark for luxury individualisation in the motor industry.\u2019 Rolls-Royce sold more than \u00a31.2billion worth of cars last year after announcing its biggest ever annual sales in its 111-year history. The BMW-owned company employing 1,5000 people near Chichester in Sussex delivered a record 4,063 cars in 2014 - up 12per cent on 2013 and boosted by sales to America, China and the Middle east.","highlights":"Phantom II Serenity already had a buyer before it was officially unveiled . Makers have ditched leather and opted for silk interior on the \u00a31m car . Inspired by royal carriages, it has ten-yard panels of hand-painted silk . Silk from China was hand-woven in one of Britain\u2019s oldest mills in Essex . Exterior mother of pearl paint is most dear ever developed by Rolls-Royce . Model due to be unveiled today at Geneva Motor Show and already has a buyer .","id":"0736b2766f09eba7fe03548f535c30bc2f4dd605","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" turned to one of the world\u2019s finest silk purveyors.\nThe firm, 200-year-old Scabal, which has supplied fabrics to members of the Royal Family for decades, is used to producing clothes and accessories with a five-figure price tag \u2013 the average tuxedo, for example, costs around \u00a35,000. For the Serenity, it has woven a fabric of fine mulberry silk with 24 carats of pure gold. Only two cars will be built for the ultra-exclusive commission and each one will have its own individual design inspired by nature.\nThe company was first asked by Rolls-Royce to provide a silk for an exhibition at the 2015 Geneva motor show, where a \u2018golden\u2019 Phantom, which used the fabric, caused a sensation. Richard Mille, the owner of Scabal, decided to go one step further and has now supplied the silks to the specialist car manufacturers.\nThe fabric for the Serenity cars is being woven at Scabal\u2019s mill in Switzerland and will be made to measure.\nA \u2018golden\u2019 Rolls-Royce that cost \u00a31 million was first shown at the Geneva motor show \u2013 now comes Serenity, with a silk-upholstered interior\nAs well as the silk, the Serenity\u2019s interior also uses \u2018nauturama\u2019, a fabric printed with waves that recreates the look of the ocean.\nMille told MailOnline that the project, which took two years to complete, was a real challenge for both parties.\n\u2018To create the silk in this quality, we had to develop a new technology,\u2019 he said. \u2018First, we were asked to make sure that the colour was accurate \u2013 so even the darkest silk has a beautiful blue undertone.\n\u2018Then we had to work out the printing process to ensure that the pattern would look good on the fabric. We\u2019ve been doing this for years so we knew how to do it, but we had to work in close collaboration with our colleagues at Scabal to develop our skills so we could work with a specialist fabric.\u2019\nMille said it was \u2018extremely challenging\u2019 to produce the fabric on such a large scale, since the material requires constant adjustment to a customer\u2019s wishes.\n\u2018The difficulty was getting the width of the fabric so that we could make a wide enough band with the pattern. We managed this by using a single piece of fabric on each"}
{"article":"(CNN)Around 2002, I was browsing in a used book store in Pittsburgh, and there it was: \"The Ethics of Star Trek\" by Judith Barad and Ed Robertson. Coincidentally, I was working at that time on integrating ethics into engineering education at Penn State University. I immediately bought the book, and after reading it through, realized that it could be the basis for an engaging course for our first-year engineering students. I first offered the course, The Ethics of Star Trek, in the fall of 2003 -- and I've been teaching it ever since. My children grew up watching the shows that followed the original series, which continued the tradition established by \"Star Trek\" creator Gene Roddenberry of tackling current events like war, genocide and pollution. It was good family entertainment that also prompted reflection on issues of the day. And it was this exploration of both space and the issues of the day that inspired me to try to apply these moral lessons to students. First there was the friendship between Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr. McCoy, aka Bones. Plato described the human soul as composed of three aspects: spirit, reason and emotion. Internally, we each strive to balance these three forces. If we manage to do this well, we become a more virtuous person and attain a fourth virtue: justice. By placing Kirk (spirit), Spock (reason) and Bones (emotion) into challenging situations, we get to observe this interplay of these forces, and we get to hear them say what would otherwise be an internal dialogue. Why is Spock so critical here? Because Vulcans worship logic and rationality. Even though he's half human, he suppresses his emotions. It's no surprise that he is the science officer, since science is founded on rationality. Mr. Spock, then, can be trusted to give reasoned scientific analysis in any situation, uninfluenced by emotion or spirit. And since they wouldn't even be in space without science, Spock may be the most important character for the success of the adventure. So, how was all this applied in a classroom? The \"Star Trek class\" is a one-credit seminar for first-year students that meets once a week, one of about 60 different seminars offered by the College of Engineering. Students read relevant chapters in the book, and then every other week we watch a related \"Star Trek\" episode. In the other weeks, we sit in a large circle and have an open and often lively discussion about the ethical ideas and their application to the students' lives. One of the recurring plot elements in \"Star Trek\" is the discovery of new creatures. This often raises the question of the proper relationship and attitude toward these entities. Are they intelligent? Is their intent malicious? In one episode, \"Arena,\" the Enterprise engages in battle with an alien vessel, flown by the Gorn, that has attacked an Earth colony. In the heat of the battle, another unknown species, the Metrons, transports Kirk and the Gorn captain to a barren planet. They are told that because of their violent tendencies, they must battle to the death, with the ship and crew of the loser to be destroyed. As the two captains battle, the Metrons project the scenes onto the Enterprise's main view screen on the bridge. As the crew observes the battle, and thinks more about it, Spock realizes that the Earth colony may have been the invader, and the Gorn vessel may have been justified in its attack on the colony. Kirk also begins to see this as a possibility. When he finally subdues the Gorn captain, Kirk decides to show him mercy and spare his life, even though it may result in the destruction of the Enterprise and her crew. Surprised by this action, the Metrons decide that there may be hope for humans after all, and that we are not primarily savages. This episode has been used in the following week's discussion in various ways, depending on the current events that form the backdrop to the semester. One of my favorite approaches is to have the students consider the ethics of eating meat. I supplement the \"Star Trek\" background with arguments by other philosophers and commentators. It always makes for great discussion because the question hits home, literally, in the gut. At the heart of this question is: What is it about another creature that qualifies it for ethical consideration? Is it rationality? Is it power? Is it utility to humans? Many of the students' arguments are essentially biological -- we are omnivores. They argue further that we are at the top of the food chain and can therefore do whatever we want. For these students, I often start by asking them if they have a pet. If they do, I ask them if I can eat their pet. Or better yet, under what circumstances might it be OK to eat their pet? A key issue that arises from this is that we humans see ourselves as more than just animals; we have reason and a sense of right and wrong, a sense of justice. As the discussion evolves, various indicators of other species' moral standing are investigated, including rationality, ability to experience pain and suffering, utility to humans, and perhaps that these other creatures have intrinsic value regardless of their use to people. Often, students come away with a commitment to reduce animal suffering, and to reduce their consumption of meat overall. My favorite Spock-centered episode is a two-parter, \"The Menagerie,\" which uses scenes from the original pilot, \"The Cage.\" Here we see Spock's human side at its best. Captain Pike, whom Spock used to serve with, has been injured to the point where he can live only as part of a machine, and he can only make a device beep once for yes, and twice for no. (OK, admittedly it's a flaw in the technological imagination.) Spock kidnaps Pike and commandeers the Enterprise, all for as yet unclear reasons. What we find out is that Pike and Spock had visited a planet (in the pilot) where aliens could make you experience any reality they dreamed up for you. They narrowly escaped, and the planet was placed off limits by the Federation. Spock intends to deliver Pike to this planet so that he can live out his life in a reality unconfined by his physical impairment. Along the way, Spock faces a court-martial where a guilty verdict would result in death. Yet his loyalty and love of Pike override his awareness of the irrationality of his actions. (In the end, the court-martial is dropped, and Pike lives long and prospers.) Nearly every episode had a moral lesson or dilemma like this, meaning that not only was \"Star Trek\" great entertainment, but a show that could really make you think. That's why I was saddened to learn of Leonard Nimoy's passing Friday. But it is also something that allows me to take some comfort, because I know that his legacy as Mr. Spock, science officer of the starship Enterprise, will live on.","highlights":"\"Star Trek\" actor Leonard Nimoy died Friday at age 83 . Andy Lau: Nearly every episode had a moral lesson or dilemma .","id":"3894ebeaadeb39a5ba4148c8e7803e27f23675f1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" for the then-New York Times Book Review's book blog. I wrote a review about it for that blog and found myself thinking about the ethics of Star Trek almost every day for the rest of my life.\nThis is not the place for a full analysis, or even a full review, of the book. It's worth checking out. My main point here is that the book, published more than a decade ago, has something new to say about \"Star Trek.\"\nFor that matter, so does the 50th anniversary of the show. The next generation of Star Trek, called \"Star Trek: Discovery,\" launches Sunday on CBS. The first of three shows, which will be a prequel, takes us back to the original series, with many of the original cast members.\nThere is a lot to look forward to in Discovery. For one thing, the show will take place primarily on a spacecraft called the Discovery and not its namesake starship. More important, the new show is explicitly a Star Trek with a social conscience.\nThe Enterprise crew will have the usual adventures, but as the captain, Sonequa Martin-Green, said at a recent press conference, \"the biggest change I believe we have is the perspective. And the fact that the stories are not always set on a starship; there's so much ground to explore.\"\nThat's right: The new show, the one I'm going to watch Sunday night, has been written to explicitly look at the issues of its day. That was not in the original plan. When Star Trek was created, in 1966, it was not a statement of the 1960s. It was, in some ways, a critique of the Cold War.\nIn the 1960s, it was perfectly all right to depict America and the Soviet Union as enemies, although many Star Trek episodes were not overtly anti-Soviet. Still, the message that it was perfectly all right to be an American and a Democrat was a very important message -- and the one that made Star Trek what it was, a truly universal show.\nAt a time when there were so few shows like Star Trek, it was crucial for it to be a place that was open for everyone, regardless of what political or religious groups you belonged to.\nWhen I first reviewed the book I mentioned above, I was working at a community newspaper. I had had a terrible first day, so to cheer myself up I went to"}
{"article":"Conwoman Juliette D'Souza persuaded vulnerable victims to hand over \u00a35million as she claimed to be a witchdoctor who could heal their loved ones . A bogus witchdoctor believed to be Britain's most prolific conwoman after she stole \u00a35million from vulnerable victims she duped, said she is penniless and unable to pay them back. Juliette D'Souza, 59, was jailed for ten years after she persuaded 11 vulnerable victims to hand over huge 'sacrifice payments' to cure terminal illnesses, help disabilities and for fertility treatment. D'Souza, acting 'out of pure greed', would tell them that their loved-ones 'would die' unless they paid her and spent the cash on designer goods and a celebrity lifestyle in her four flats, a confiscation hearing at Blackfriars Crown Court heard. But she now claims 'she has no assets whatsoever' in order to repay her victims. The fraudster\u00a0posed as an intermediary to a \u2018shaman\u2019 \u00a0- a mystic with contact with the spirit world - in the Amazon rainforest. She promised her victims that the cash they gave her would be hung from a 'magical tree' deep in the Amazonian rainforest by shamans 'Pa' and 'Oma', according to ancient healing rites. Police say the fake mystic was paid at least \u00a31million in cash but probably made more than \u00a35million from the criminal enterprise. She spent up to \u00a31.5m on flights, antique furniture, Louis Vuitton handbags and rent on multiple flats in Hampstead, as well as a pet monkey later found it one of her homes. Maria Karaiskos, prosecuting, said that nine months after being jailed, D'Souza 'essentially disputes everything, including any benefit arising from the convictions'. She added: 'It is a blanket denial of everything.' The public gallery was packed with D'Souza's victims, including 83-year-old opera singer Sylvia Eaves, who was duped out of more than \u00a3256,000 after first employing D'Souza to cure her stomach problems. Solicitor-advocate Piers Kiss-Wilson said: 'Her case would be she has no assets whatsoever effectively.' Prosecutors believe D'Souza is in a position to repay more than \u00a3300,000 to her victims - after around \u00a345,000 of jewellery, including Cartier watches and diamonds, were found at one of her four flats. The haul also included a vintage Rolex watch, made during World War Two. D'Souza is believed to have made \u00a35million from her criminal enterprise spending the cash in designer stores . D'Souza (left) was jailed for the maximum 10 years and a search of her flat found an 'evil eye' hanging (right) Investigators also need to establish the value of a riverside bungalow in Suriname, South America, the court heard. D'Souza denies the tropical home belongs to her, despite a north London antique dealer recounting in a statement that she purchased 'wardrobes, dining tables and chests of drawers'  to furnish the house. The conwoman has also accused Hampstead osteopath Keith Bender of stealing the valuable jewellery from her flat, having previously tried to blame the entire fraud on her former friend. Mr Bender was convinced by D'Souza to pay the rent on several of her flats, but forced his way into one of her properties with a group of her victims, where they discovered an abandoned monkey and a voodoo shrine. He later cleared out the flat. But Miss Karaiskos said D'Souza claimed Mr Bender 'had stolen the jewellery'. As well as designer handbags D'Souza spent the cash she conned her victims out of on a pet monkey . 'He was questioned about it...he said he had taken it along with a lot of other property. 'He has still got it and he has given it to the police. That valuation that we have is just under \u00a345,000.' She added: 'As things stand, the defendant is denying all of the benefit figures, including those that are on the indictment.' Piers Kiss-Wilson, D'Souza's solicitor-advocate, said: 'The assets attributed to her are in the region of \u00a3280,000... some of those assets are in the hands of the police . Judge Ian Karsten previously jailed D'Souza for 10 years after she was found guilty of 23 fraud charges. He said: 'It is the worst case of confidence fraud that I have ever had to deal with on indeed that I have ever heard of. 'It seems to me that you have wrecked the lives of a number of victims and you have done it out of pure greed.' The conwoman had claimed to have a client list that once included Princess Diana and music mogul Simon Cowell, persuaded wealthy residents of London's upmarket Hampstead to hand over huge sums over a decade. Bags from expensive shops were found at D'Souza's home, but she claims to have no money to repay victims . Voodoo dolls and Chanel bottles were found in D'Souza's flat and she was later jailed for 10 years . Investigators found some victims were so deeply \u2018under her spell\u2019 they agreed to sell their homes and borrow huge sums. One mother of a 10-year-old boy with Down's syndrome was conned out of \u00a342,000 by D'Souza in 2004 after the fake healer claimed the cash would cure his behavioural problems. Another woman, the wife of a globe-trotting City high-flyer, who was granted anonymity to protect her family, was duped her into handing over \u00a3170,000. She was told by D'Souza the \u2018devil\u2019 child would be born deformed, prompting her to terminate it. Retired solicitor Richard Collier-Wright also paid \u00a37,000 to D'Souza to cure his leukaemia. Sunday Times photographer Jocelyn Bain-Hogg began paying cash to D'Souza in late 2004 to help his mother who was having heart surgery, racking up \u00a343,000 in 'sacrifice' payments to D'Souza. D'Souza had 'told him his mother would die if he didn't pay'. A number of victims are thought not to have come forward because of embarrassment at being duped by the conwoman. D'Souza is pictured as a younger woman and was found guilty of 23 counts of fraud at a trial last year . When friends went to one of her four flats in Hampstead, they found they were filled with piles of rubbish and unopened designer bags. In one an 'Evil Eye' symbol hung on the wall, burned photographs buried face down in earth, freezers filled with rotting meat and a brand new barrister's wig. There were also diaries suggesting that her Hampstead victims were just one of several groups she was scamming . D'Souza, of Hampstead, north London, was convicted of 23 counts of fraud and obtaining property by deception. The precise benefit to D'Souza from her crimes and the realisable sum she will have to pay back have yet to be agreed. he hearing continues.","highlights":"Juliette D'Souza posed as a bogus witchdoctor, preying on the vulnerable . She persuaded 11 victims to hand over sacrifice payments to cure relatives . D'Souza said sacrifices would help fertility problems and disabilities . She is believed to have conned wealthy intelligent victims out of \u00a35million . Conwoman spent the cash on four London flats and designer handbags . D'Souza was jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of 23 fraud charges . But she claims she is penniless and has no money to repay her  victims .","id":"2338beb9151a9502317b0485c70ca3a1e64f03d7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" more than \u00a35million has been jailed for 15 years. Juliette D'Souza, 54, was today sentenced to 15 years in jail over 20 fraud charges. She stole the cash from at least 200 people between 2008 and 2016, by claiming to be a witchdoctor who could heal their loved ones, prosecutors said. In a statement, Mrs Justice Andrews said the scale of the offences was 'exceptional'. \u201cMany vulnerable people lost their savings, and the fact that this was done by a person who presented herself as a genuine healer or witchdoctor made their loss even more distressing,\u201d the judge said. \u201cThe effect was even more devastating where there was a sudden bereavement, as the person who had been conned would grieve for someone they believed to be alive. \u201cIt is, therefore, highly gratifying that this woman is now in prison where she belongs, facing justice for her actions.\u201d Mrs Justice Andrews said D'Souza had been caught through the actions of 'ordinary individuals' who had seen through her and called the police. The judge added: \"In 2008, she stole more than \u00a3300,000 from the savings of an elderly woman who was struggling to cope with the death of her husband. The woman had saved her money from her own work as a teacher and the death of her partner left her struggling. \"D'Souza, who was claiming to have special powers, approached the woman and convinced her to transfer money from her account into an account held by D'Souza, purporting to be a 'Witchdoctor' who could heal the elderly woman's husband. \"She was sentenced to a year in prison for that offence, which was made good by the charity The Royal British Legion.\" D'Souza, who also stole \u00a33.5million from a businessman who was grieving for his son, was jailed in 2014 for that offence. She then began to take \u201csophisticated and planned\u201d steps to scam millions of pounds from other people, who thought they were paying for the healing of a loved one. The judge added: \"The offences were committed at a time when vulnerable people are more likely to fall victim to fraud. The fact that D'Souza claimed to have the power to heal and that she charged more than \u00a35,000 (for the healing) made those victims more likely to engage with her and be persuaded of the legitimacy of her enterprise."}
{"article":"An 'outstanding' hospital doctor has been jailed for six months after he supplied meow meow and date-rape drugs to a university polo club president who  choked to death on a sock after a night out. Dr James Morgan, 29, gave the cocktail of drugs to trained huntsman James Steen, after inviting him and two other friends back to his home in Rugby, Warwickshire, at the end of the night. The doctor, who had only met Mr Steen that night, gave the 23-year-old media student class B drug Mephedrone and class C drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), one of the most common date-rape drugs. Jailed: Dr James Morgan, 29 (left), from Rugby, Warwickshire, has been jailed for six months for supplying date-rape drugs and meow meow to 23-year-old James Steen (right), who died after choking on a sock . 'Talented': The trained huntsman (pictured), who was\u00a0President of the Polo Society at Newcastle University, had gone back to Morgan's house following a night out with him and two other friends . But the court heard how the student, from Poyntzpass, near Newry, Northern Ireland,\u00a0had a fetish for sniffing socks and later suffocated to death after partially swallowing one. Jailing him at Warkwick Crown Court, a judge told Morgan that his career had been left in tatters for committing the 'terrible dereliction of duty'. Judge Sylvia de Bertodano added that, as a doctor, Morgan should have lived up to his 'position of authority'  - and known more than anyone that drugs 'ruin lives'. She said: 'It's tragic cases like this which reinforce the message courts send out when they sentence for the supply of drugs, that drugs of whatever class ruin lives. 'You, better than anyone, should know that. You are not only a doctor, you are an outstanding one. So as well as taking James's life, you have ruined your own life. Your career, which you worked so hard to build, is in jeopardy.' She added:\u00a0'As a doctor, even in a social context, you were in a position of authority. He had taken a great deal more of the class C drug than any of the other three of you. 'Allowing that to happen was a terrible dereliction of your duty. 'The message has to go out that if someone, in particular a doctor, supplies a non-drug-user with illegal drugs and they die as a result, they must go to prison.' Tragic: Judge Sylvia de Bertodano said Mr Steen's 'tragic' death sent out the message that 'drugs or whatever class ruin lives'. She also offered her sympathies to Mr Steen's family, saying: 'You are going to have to work very hard to rebuild your life - but that is something James Steen will never be able to do. 'James Steen was a young man on the very threshold of life. He had everything to live for. Nothing you can do, and I can do today can reconcile his family to their loss.' Morgan, who worked as registrar at Coventry's University Hospital, met Mr Steen through his partner Simon Chapman and his friend John Deptford. Mr Deptford, who played for Northampton Outlaws Rugby Club, had befriended Mr Steen online and stayed with him when he visited Newcastle. 'Threshold of life': She added that Morgan had committed a 'terrible dereliction of duty' by allowing Mr Steen (pictured) to take drugs, despite him being a doctor 'in a position of authority' Promising: The student (left and right), from Poyntzpass, near Newry, Northern Ireland, was a keen skier and was studying media, communications and cultural studies at Newcastle University . The student, who was a keen skier, lived in Newcastle while studying media, communications and cultural studies at the university. The court heard Mr Steen had travelled to Rugby for a meal with Mr Deptford, Mr Chapman and Morgan. The four men went to the Steam Turbine pub in the town and had a meal before moving on to another pub. Prosecutor Lal Amarasinghe told the court they all went back to Morgan's Victorian terraced home, where he got a bottle of 'poppers' which was passed round to sniff. He said: 'Mr Deptford, who had been quite drunk, could not recall anything else until waking up and realising he and the other three were all naked and Mr Steen was lying on the floor. 'Everything to live for': The night before his death he travelled down to Rugby for a meal with Mr Deptford - who had befriended Steen online - Mr Chapman and Morgan. The four men later went back to Morgan's home . 'Realising something was wrong, he pinched him to try to get a reaction, but without any response, and immediately called to Morgan who examined the student. 'An ambulance was called, and as they waited they tried to resuscitate Mr Steen but realised his airway was blocked. 'Mr Deptford, who knew Mr Steen had a fetish for sniffing socks and putting them in his mouth, found he had a sock blocking his throat, and pulled it out. Paramedics then arrived, but Mr Steen was already beyond help.' Morgan was arrested in the street nearby on suspicion of murder. That was later reduced to supplying drugs. The court heard how police found traces of Mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant, on a chopping board and a bottle which had contained GBL, which can be an anaesthetic and hypnotic agent, in the property. In large amounts it can cause respiratory failure. Spirit: After his death, Mr Steen's parents said their son had been a 'kind, caring, intelligent and very talented young man, with a generous spirit' The court heard Mr Steen died of respiratory failure as a result of a blockage of his airway, although the drugs were said to be a \u2018direct contributor\u2019 to that. Christopher Millington QC, defending, said: 'This was a talented student, and the consequence of his death has caused terrible grief to his family. 'This case is tragic in many ways. At the heart of it is the death of a talented student, and in the dock to face the consequences is a gifted doctor. 'The case is complicated by this fact: as we understand it, the cause of death was asphyxiation. 'What the deceased had done was put a sock in his mouth which, according to Mr Deptford, he had partially swallowed. Nobody knew it was there until after his death. Probe: After an ambulance was called to his home, Morgan was arrested in the street nearby on suspicion of murder. Pictured: Police guarding the property in Rugby following Mr Steen's death . Forensics: Police found traces of Mephedrone on a chopping board and a bottle which had contained GBL. Pictured: Forensic teams gathering evidence in the wake of Mr Steen's death . 'The role the drug played is that it increased the risk of asphyxiation. It was not the direct cause of death.' He added that the consequences of jailing Morgan would be to deprive the public 'of the services of a gifted doctor.' He said there was a 'stand-out reference' from Dr Belinda Stanley, a member of the GMC's disciplinary tribunal, who described Morgan as 'among the best she has ever worked with.' Mr Millington added: 'The sad fact is that having devoted so many years of his life to becoming a doctor, he has put his career in jeopardy because of the irresponsibility he displayed during that social gathering. 'That is something he will have to live with, together with the guilt and feeling of responsibility over the death of the deceased.' After Mr Steen's death, his family described the young man as 'kind, caring and very talented'. In a statement released through police, they said: 'James enriched our lives, and the lives of others, in so many ways. 'He was a kind, caring, intelligent and very talented young man, with a generous spirit. He touched everyone he met with his positivity and his sense of humour. 'We are devastated by James' untimely death, but we are comforted by knowing how much he was loved and admired by his family, friends and university colleagues. 'We are immensely proud of our son, and all he achieved and the significant mark he made during his brief time on this earth.'","highlights":"Dr James Morgan gave cocktail of drugs to trained huntsman James Steen . He had invited him back to his home in Rugby, Warks at end of the night . Mr Steen took class B Mephedrone and gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) 23-year-old student then suffocated to death after partially swallowing sock . Judge said Morgan committed 'dereliction\u00a0of duty' by allowing tragic\u00a0death . 'Drugs of whatever class ruin lives. You, better than anyone, should know that,' she told him .","id":"46d65a8382faa1e6c6f349e022b0113aaa0dbd0c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"31, met Kieron on a night out at the University of Nottingham and offered him drugs on two occasions as they left the student union. Morgan, who worked at the university\u2019s Queen\u2019s Medical Centre, had earlier bought the drugs, including meow meow and GHB, before going back to Kieron\u2019s home and offering him drugs in his car. Kieron left Morgan\u2019s house and was soon discovered by his friends, who found he had choked on his own vomit. He was taken to hospital but died the next day. Nottingham Crown Court heard Kieron had a history of mental health issues and Morgan knew this when he offered him drugs. The doctor was sacked from the medical centre in Nottingham, and later fired from a private health clinic, before joining a GP practice in Derby in 2014. An NHS medical panel concluded the \u2018serious errors of judgement\u2019 he showed in this case was an isolated incident, and it ruled that the drug-related problems should not be considered a criminal offence under British legislation. Mr Justice Eder said: \u2018He had been diagnosed by his GP as suffering from depression but the GP believed it was under control. \u2018He\u2019d received counselling from a GP, who had concluded that while the depression was likely to have been triggered by his work situation, it wasn\u2019t being managed particularly well by his manager. \u2018He had been prescribed citalopram.\u2019 The court heard he had taken his own life as a result of his mental health problems, saying \u2018I feel like a shell and I don\u2019t really see any point in my life or being any further. I\u2019m done with everything. I don\u2019t want to live.\u2019 After Morgan\u2019s actions with Kieron, the family said he was \u2018a changed man\u2019. A statement from the family read: \u2018We have learned about the full extent of James Morgan\u2019s actions on that fateful night. \u2018We are shocked to learn that James had been having mental health problems, especially as he was a person so many people respected, not only medically but as a father, husband, son and brother. \u2018He is a changed man now and we hope that, in time, he will be able to come back and work again in medicine, just as he always wanted to do. \u2018He is not the man we knew back then \u2013 he was a \u2018ticking time bomb\u2019 in that particular night.\u2019 The family have described Morgan as \u2018kind and"}
{"article":"Lt. Col. Robert Hite, one of the three remaining Doolittle Raiders, died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease on Sunday, aged 95 . One of the last surviving Doolittle Raiders who attacked Japan during a daring World War II mission has died, age 95. Lt. Col. Robert Hite died on Sunday at a nursing home in Nashville after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was one of three remaining Doolittle Raiders. Hite was a co-pilot of a crew that flew one of the 16 B-25 bombers that raided Tokyo in April 1942. Led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, the mission saw 80 airmen sent in bombers from a carrier at sea to attack military targets in Japan. Without enough fuel to reach a safe landing point, the brave crew had to land in China and hope villagers would lead them to safety. Though the attack only caused scattered damage, it's credited with boosting morale in the United States while shaking Japan's confidence less than five months after the country attacked Pearl Harbor. Tom Casey, a manager for the Doolittle Raiders, said that, despite the risks, 'they all volunteered to go anyway.' The 16 B-25 bombers, each carrying five men, dropped bombs on targets such as factory areas and military installations. Prisoner: Hite, shown here being led blindfolded by his captors, was was taken captive by the Japanese for 40 months after the Doolittle Raid . Veteran: After being liberated in 1945, Hite continued his active-duty service in 1951 during the Korean War. He served until 1955 . They then headed to designated airfields in mainland China realizing that they would run out of fuel, according to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Three crew members died as Raiders bailed out or crash-landed their planes in China, but most were helped to safety by Chinese villagers and soldiers. Of the eight Raiders captured by Japanese soldiers, three were executed and another died in captivity, according to Northwest Florida Daily News. Hite was one of the men that was taken by the Japanese and was held captive for 40 months. Take off: Though the air raid only caused scattered damage, it's believed that it boosted American morale and shattered Japan's confidence . Risky: Without enough fuel to reach a safe landing point, the brave crew had to land in China and hope villagers would lead them to safety . After being liberated by American troops in 1945, he returned to active duty six years later, in 1951 During the Korean War. He served until 1955. Hite's son, Wallace Hite, told\u00a0Fox News that his father would want to be remembered for being patriotic. 'I think he would want two things: that's the attitude we ought to have about our country, and the second is, he was doing his job,' he said. After Hite's passing, there are only two surviving Raiders: Lt. Col. Richard 'Dick' Cole and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher. On April 18, the 73rd anniversary of the raid, the Raiders will present the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force with a Congressional Gold Medal they will be honored with earlier in the week. Ambitious: Led by Lt. Col. James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, the mission saw 80 airmen sent in B-25 bombers from a carrier at sea to attack military targets in Japan . Leader: Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle (pictured above) led the 80 airmen on the daring raid on Tokyo during World War II . The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on 18 April 1942, was an air raid by the United States during World War II. The raid, led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, caused negligible material damage to Japan, but helped to boost a wounded nation's morale in the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. US Army Air Forces B-25B Mitchell medium bombers, with five crewmen on each were launched without fighter escort from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. The 16 planes, loaded with one-ton bombs, took off from the aircraft carrier on less than 500 feet of runway. They had only enough fuel to drop their bombs on military targets in Japan and try to land in China with the hope that the Chinese would help them to safety. Pilots volunteered and trained in Florida for what they only knew was 'extremely hazardous.' Navigator Griffin, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, got top-secret briefings with pilot David Jones in Washington, just five months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Once at sea, the rest learned targets - factories, plants, military facilities on mainland Japan. They knew the uncertainties: what if the Navy task force was attacked? What defences would they face? And with B-25s unable to land on a carrier decks, could they reach friendly bases in China? Aircraft: The raid, led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, B-25B Mitchell medium bomber launched without fighter escort from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific . The Raiders brushed aside Doolittle's assurances that anyone was free to withdraw. After encountering Japanese patrols, the raid launched ahead of plan, some 200 miles farther from shore for fuel-stretched bombers. Doolittle's plane took off first at 08:20 from a pitching carrier deck. They flew low in radio silence, skimming seas and then treetops. Cole recalls the country song 'Wabash Cannonball' running through his head. He tapped his foot in time until Doolittle shot him a questioning look. They were greeted by anti-aircraft guns and puffs of black smoke. Flak shook planes. When they arrived at the target, Col. Doolittle ordered to open up the bomb bay doors. The bombs dropped, and the raiders 'got the heck out of there.' The danger was just beginning. All 16 planes lacked enough fuel to reach bases and either crash-landed or ditched in dark, rough weather along China's coast south of Shanghai. They narrowly stayed ahead of Japanese searchers, who killed villagers suspected of helping the Americans. Eight Raiders were captured, and three executed. A fourth died in captivity. Three had died off the coast of China. In the end, fourteen crews, except for one crewman, returned either to the United States or to American forces. Bird's eye view: The 16 planes, loaded with one-ton bombs, would fly over military targets in Japan and try to land in China with the hope that the Chinese would help them to safety .","highlights":"Lt. Col. Robert Hite died in Nashville after a battle with Alzheimer's disease . He was a co-pilot of a crew taht flew one of the 16 B-25 bombers that raided Tokyo in 1942 . The  air raid gave Americans hope in the wake of Pearl Harbor . Two of the original 80 Doolittle's Raiders are alive today, both in their 90s .","id":"a3cee918729a413066f19e88f7c6c58d84f69606","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" pivotal World War II battle, Hite died at a Houston-area hospice, his family said in a statement.\n\"My father was a true hero. The Doolittle Raiders were a part of history. My father was a leader in the mission, an inspiration to the young men who worked on their aircraft, and a hero to those who took part in that mission,\" Lt Col Robert Hite, Jr., said. \"I know that he loved his country as most Americans did.\"\nThe Raiders were a group of nine men, led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, who on April 18, 1942 took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and bombed Tokyo and other parts of Japan in a daring but unsuccessful attack.\nFive of the raiders were missing after the raid, including Hite, who was the bombardier on the plane piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Griffin, who died in 2005. The last three survivors \u2014 Hite, Colonel Gregory \"Pappy\" Boyington and Colonel Charles McGee \u2014 were honoured by US President Barack Obama in February for their heroic wartime service.\nThe Doolittle Raiders are credited for inspiring American troops at the time, but little attention was given to their mission until a memorial was built on the Hornet and they were honoured at a 75th anniversary commemoration in 2012.\nHite was born in Houston, Texas, where he lived until 2006, when he relocated to Houston, Texas. He married wife Helen in 1941, and they had two children, the family's statement said. The couple later divorced.\nHite later moved to Southern California, where he established an industrial packaging and metal recycling business, according to his family.\nHe married a third time and his wife, Betty, whom he met when she worked for him, had been with him during his long illness, his son-in-law said.\nHe was \"a good guy, a hero, a gentle man, and a friend to many,\" said John Van Winkle, Hite's grandson.\n\"He enjoyed his work, and when that dried up, he enjoyed his family. He loved the outdoors, particularly fishing.\"\nIn April, Van Winkle helped Hite make an appearance in Pasadena, California, to receive the Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour.\nHe said at the time that he believed it was the first time Hite had travelled to Washington,"}
{"article":"Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Crystal Palace's home clash with QPR. Crystal Palace vs QPR (Selhurst Park) Team news . Crystal Palace . Alan Pardew will have on-loan Arsenal forward Yaya Sanogo back from a hamstring injury for Saturday's Barclays Premier League match against QPR. Striker Glenn Murray is also available again following suspension, but midfielder Mile Jedinak, however, continues his four-game ban. Fraizer Campbell and Marouane Chamakh (hamstring) are both out, while Jordon Mutch is also missing with a thigh strain. Provisional squad: Speroni, Delaney, Kelly, Dann, Ward, McArthur, Gayle, Zaha, Ledley, Bolasie, Puncheon, Gray, Hennessey, N'Diaye, Souare, Hangeland, Boateng, Mariappa, Ameobi, Sanogo, Murray. Yaya Sanogo is back from a hamstring injury for Saturday's  Premier League match against QPR . QPR . QPR are hoping defender Darnell Furlong, midfielder Adel Taarabt and forward Eduardo Vargas will recover in time for Saturday's Premier League match at Crystal Palace. Furlong (calf), Taarabt (groin) and Vargas (muscular problem) returned to training this week after missing last weekend's 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham through injuries. The trio will have to pass a late fitness test on Friday afternoon before club coach Chris Ramsey decides to select them. Midfielder Joey Barton will serve his third and final match ban this weekend while defender Richard Dunne and midfield pair Leroy Fer and Alejandro Faurlin are still sidelined with knee problems. Provisional squad: Green, McCarthy, Caulker, Furlong, Yun, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Isla, Hill, Traore, Taarabt, Kranjcar, Henry, Sandro, Phillips, Hoilett, Wright-Phillips, Vargas, Austin, Zamora, Zarate. QPR are hoping defender Darnell Furlong will be fit in time for Saturday's match against Crystal Palace . Key match facts (supplied by Opta) Crystal Palace have won just one of their last seven Premier League home matches (W1 D2 L4). Kick-off:\u00a0Saturday (12.45pm) Odds (subject to change): . Crystal Palace 3\/4 . Draw 12\/5 . QPR\u00a0\u00a04\/1 . Referee:\u00a0Lee Mason . Managers:\u00a0Alan Pardew (Crystal Palace), Chris Ramsey (QPR) QPR are unbeaten in the last seven league meetings with Crystal Palace (W3 D4 L0). The Eagles have now gone 10 Premier League matches at Selhurst Park without a clean sheet. There have been just seven goals scored in the five Premier League meetings between Palace and Rangers and just one in the last three. Rangers have won just one and lost 16 of their last 18 Premier League games away from home. Glenn Murray has scored three goals in his last two Premier League appearances. There have been just five yellow cards in the five Premier League meetings between QPR and Crystal Palace. QPR midfielder Joey Barton goes flying in on Crystal Palace striker Fraizer Campbell . QPR have won just six of their 34 Premier League London derbies away from home and have lost the last five in a row. Alan Pardew has already won more Premier League games as Crystal Palace manager (four from eight) than Neil Warnock (three from 16), despite managing half as many games. QPR have allowed more shots on target against them than any other team in the Premier League (160).","highlights":"Yaya Sanogo returns from hamstring injury for Crystal Palace . Darnell Furlong hoping to be fit for QPR in time for Saturday . QPR unbeaten in last seven league meetings with the Eagles (W3 D4)","id":"ae46a17bcb22bfd96e90e03d3f58d42617148636","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Palace v Everton.\nEVERTON (from): Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Heitinga, Pienaar, Fellaini, Osman, Neville, Cahill, Baines, Saha, Rodwell, Yakubu, Fellaini, Jo, Anichebe.\nCRYSTAL PALACE: (from): Al-Habsi, Parr, Hangeland, Dann, Delaney, Young, Lawrence, Wright, Ledley, Hunt, Dikgacoi, Camara, McCarthy, Diarra, Zaha, Bolasie, Moxey, Jerome.\nReferee: M Atkinson (South Yorkshire)\nLast season: 2-0\nTHIS SEASON: Everton 1 Palace 1 (March); Palace 0 Everton 0 (January)\nKEY MAN: Marouane Fellaini - The big Belgian showed his class in the Merseyside derby last month and will provide a stern test of the Toffees' rearguard. His pace and energy will cause Palace problems.\nMATCH ODDS: Palace 6\/1, Draw 9\/4, Everton 8\/11\nPAST FIVE MEETINGS: Oct 30 2005: Everton 1 Palace 0 (Champions League) Mar 11 2006: Palace 0 Everton 1 (Champions League) Apr 19 2006: Palace 0 Everton 2 (League Cup) Sept 29 2007: Palace 1 Everton 1 (Premiership) Mar 8 2008: Palace 0 Everton 1 (Premiership)\nHEAD TO HEAD (English league only): Played: 42 Won: Everton 15 Palace 9 Drawn: 15\nWOLVES v LIVERPOOL\nWOLVES (from): Hahnemann, Stearman, Edwards, Ward, Stearman, Berra, Mancienne, Elokobi, Foley, Johnson, Milijas, Henry, Hunt, Ebanks-Blake, Vokes, Jarvis, Ward, Zubar, Stearman, Doherty, Berra, Elokobi, Zubar, Berra, Foley, Stearman.\nLIVERPOOL (from): Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Konchesky, Lucas, Mascherano, Poulsen, Kuy"}
{"article":"Breastfeeding has been shown to have many health benefits, for mother and baby - and Cassandra Fellingham is pleased and proud she was able to breastfeed all three of her children. Yet two years ago, breastfeeding her third baby left Cassandra, 34, suffering from a condition that nearly killed her. She'd developed mastitis, which affects one in ten breastfeeding women and occurs when a milk duct, which transports milk to the nipple, becomes blocked. Milk builds up in the breast, leading to painful inflammation. Cassandra Fellingham got mastitis so bad when she breastfed her third child (r) she nearly died. Pictured with sons\u00a0Miles, five, and Jensen, two . There are 15 to 20 milk ducts in each breast - these can become blocked for a number of reasons, such as the baby not latching on properly and draining the breast effectively, or feeding irregularly. It can also be caused by pressure from a bra that's too tight. Often, the condition clears up on its own - if the mother continues breastfeeding, this helps to drain the breast, clear the blockage and the problem resolves. However, for some women the stagnant milk becomes infected, causing flu-like symptoms such as aches and shivers. This may happen because bacteria enter the breast through a small crack or break in the skin, or as a result of bacteria in the baby's mouth and throat entering during breastfeeding. In this case, a course of antibiotics is required to clear the infection - mothers can take a type that is safe for babies, allowing them to keep breastfeeding. Cassandra knows these symptoms well - she had mastitis with her first child, Shikiera, now 15, and her second, Miles, now five. 'Both times I'd got pain, then a hardening of the breast, followed by aches and feeling rotten,' says Cassandra, a self-employed PA who lives with her partner and children in Littlehampton, West Sussex. 'I saw my GP and was given antibiotics, which cleared it up within a few days.' The bacteria that had caused the mastitis had spread to her bloodstream . So when Cassandra had her third child, Jensen, now two, and started feeling unwell, she knew what was wrong. 'When Jensen was eight weeks old, I got the familiar pain in my left breast - then I started to ache and feel as if I was coming down with flu. I knew without a doubt this was mastitis again.' She called her GP and, because of her history, the doctor gave Cassandra antibiotics straight away. But whereas with her first two children the medicine worked quickly, this time it did not. 'Over the next two days the pain in my left breast got worse. It was also like the worst flu ever - I was hot, then cold, then dizzy and the aches felt like I'd been kicked. I lay and shivered beneath a blanket.' Luckily, her partner Wayne, 44, an accountant, was able to help look after the other children. Despite her condition, Cassandra was keen to continue breastfeeding. 'I'd read lots about mastitis and knew the best way to clear a blockage was to keep on feeding,' she says. However, three days after the mastitis began, with Wayne out, Cassandra's condition worsened dramatically. 'I started feeling breathless and lay down in bed, but suddenly the room went black. I was slipping in and out of consciousness.' Her quick-thinking daughter, then just 13, grabbed a thermometer and took her mother's temperature - it was 41c. In one moment of lucidity, Cassandra grabbed the phone and called her doctor, who told her to get to A&E. Wayne hurried home and stayed with the other children. Cassandra managed to climb into a taxi. Not wanting to be parted from Jensen, she took him with her to Worthing Hospital. By the time she arrived, she could barely string a sentence together and was hallucinating. She recalls hearing the consultant talk to another doctor and mentioning the word 'sepsis'. 'I was terrified. I knew this was very serious,' she says. Cassandra was raced down to a high-dependency ward and attached to wires to monitor her heart, with a drip inserted for fluids. She was also given two sets of intravenous antibiotics. Blood tests confirmed Cassandra had sepsis - blood poisoning. The bacteria that had caused the mastitis had spread to her bloodstream. For two days, Cassandra battled for her life after being diagnosed with\u00a0sepsis - blood poisoning . Less than 1 per cent of cases of mastitis lead to sepsis, says Dr Ron Daniels, a critical care consultant and chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust. When sepsis occurs, the body's immune system sets off a series of reactions, including inflammation, swelling and blood clotting, which can mean the blood supply to vital organs is cut off. If it isn't treated quickly, sepsis can lead to organ failure and ultimately death. 'Antibiotics are the single most important thing - if they're delivered in the first hour, then that doubles your chance of survival,' says Dr Daniels. 'But for every hour of delay, the risk of death increases by 8 per cent. 'We estimate that 102,000 people get sepsis every year in the UK. Out of that figure, 37,000 die.' Sepsis is most likely to occur as a result of conditions such as pneumonia, gallbladder complications or urinary tract infections, which are generally more common than mastitis. For two days, Cassandra battled for her life, with distressed family and friends taking turns to sit with her and care for the baby. Reduction in a woman's risk of breast cancer if she breastfeeds her baby . 'Jensen was in his cot by my side,' she says. 'I remember looking at him, so small, and thinking that I had to live.' Nurses held the baby to her breast so he could continue to be breastfed. Finally, on the third day, she turned a corner. 'A consultant came and smiled and told me that the antibiotics had cleared the sepsis. I was going to be all right.' After five days in hospital, Cassandra was allowed home with oral antibiotics. Her breast was still sore, but she carried on breastfeeding. Jensen is now a healthy, happy two-and-a-half-year-old. 'The way I saw it, I was just unlucky that time,' she says. 'Breastfeeding was still the best food for my baby and I wasn't going to let mastitis stop me doing that.' It's not clear why some women get mastitis and others don't, but women who have had it are prone to getting it again - possibly because of the way the mother is feeding. Cassandra wants to raise awareness among breastfeeding women of the dangers of mastitis . To prevent the problem, mothers should ensure the baby is latched on properly and finishes the feed on each side; mothers should also wear a comfortable bra, and get plenty of rest - lowered immunity can raise the risk. If a woman suspects she has mastitis, she should contact her GP immediately because of the risk of infection, and also the risk of an abscess developing, which may need to be drained. With help and support, the problem often resolves itself, says Janet Fyle, midwife and policy adviser for the Royal College of Midwives. 'If a woman develops any pain or lumps, hot showers or cold compresses can help. 'Also, at every feed, she should make sure the baby feeds from each side, to ensure the milk is drained properly. If it does not resolve, she needs to see a GP or a lactation consultant.' If flu-like symptoms develop, this can suggest an infection has developed and antibiotics are needed. However, women can continue to breastfeed, or express milk if it is too painful, she says. 'As long as she is supported and gets advice, there is no reason to stop feeding.' Cassandra wants to raise awareness among breastfeeding women of the dangers of mastitis. 'I'd had it before and so was a bit complacent that it would just pass,' she says. 'I'm so glad I got to hospital when I did or I might not be here now.' Visit sepsistrust.org or lcgb.org for more information .","highlights":"Cassandra Fellingham, 34, from Littlehampton, developed mastitis . Occurs when milk duct becomes blocked leading to painful inflammation . For some the stagnant milk becomes infected, causing flu-like symptoms .","id":"a96683d69dc073fe5eb65fb1bd201458d71d2a70","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" 24, with bleeding breasts for three months. \u2018The pain was so bad I thought I\u2019d been given a tumour to remove,\u2019 says the mum-of-three, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire.\nAs a midwife, it was Cassandra\u2019s job to help new mothers, and she was determined to continue breastfeeding her son, Harry, after the birth of her daughter, Maisie, in September 2007.\n\u2018I wasn\u2019t worried about my daughter \u2013 if you want to breastfeed, there is no reason why you can\u2019t. It was the first time I had tried, and I\u2019d had no problems. But I had to have major surgery and was given two drains, which meant I had to pump rather than breastfeed.\u2019\nIt wasn\u2019t until February 2009 \u2013 a year on \u2013 that Cassandra finally decided to stop breastfeeding. She says: \u2018I was determined, so for about six months I pumped. But when my friend said she\u2019d had a tumour, and I\u2019d experienced the same thing, I decided I needed to get a second opinion.\u2019 She was referred to a dermatologist who advised her to stop. \u2018I was gutted but was finally able to start getting to know my baby as a newborn \u2013 that\u2019s what was missing while I was struggling to feed him.\u2019\nAfter giving birth to Harry, she had problems with her milk flow but got lots of advice from midwives and got extra help from the local breastfeeding counsellor. She also took to her bed to stop the pain, but couldn\u2019t get the right position.\nShe adds: \u2018I just felt like it wasn\u2019t working and I was the only one suffering. When I went for an ultrasound scan, the only thing that showed was some very, very small cysts on my breasts, so it was hard to get them diagnosed. No one seemed to think it was my milk flow, as my breasts were not distended.\u2019\nWhen the pain got too much, Cassandra decided to go to the doctor who referred her for a mammogram. As a healthcare professional, she said she wasn\u2019t worried. But on 30 January 2010, she was told she had a malignant tumour.\n\u2018I didn\u2019t cry but just went numb,\u2019 she recalls. \u2018I was very calm. My husband couldn\u2019t understand why. Later, I told my mum I had cancer and she cried all night, but I just"}
{"article":"She was once the largest ocean liner in the world and her sinking caused shockwaves across the globe when 1,198 passengers and crew lost their lives after a U-boat attack. Now a newly discovered image suggests previous claims that the name of RMS Lusitania was painted out to protect her on her fateful final voyage in 1915 were untrue, making her a legitimate target for German submarines. Officials at the time had said everything had been done to try and protect the British boat - including painting out its name - meaning that enemy vessels would have struggled to work out if she was a civilian ship, or an armed merchant cruiser as the Lusitania was. This picture, which has only just emerged, is believed to be the last one ever taken of the RMS\u00a0Lusitania in New York - and it clearly shows her name had not been painted over as authorities had said . The RMS Lusitania (pictured) was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915 killing 1,198 passengers and crew . Kent Layton, 35, from New York, said: 'It was said they had done everything to make her less 'findable' to the enemy, camouflaging her for protection, helping protect her from attack. 'It was stated that the ship's name was obscured at the same time, in an attempt to conceal her identity. The photo in question helps to clear up a long standing myth.' The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1915, 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland and inside the declared 'zone of war'. A second internal explosion sent her down in just 18 minutes. Much like the Titanic, the Lusitania did no carry enough lifeboats for all the passengers, officers and crew, and was actually carrying four lifeboats fewer than the Titanic carried in 1912. This was common practice for large passenger ships at the time, as it was believed that in busy shipping lanes help would never be far away. However, due to the lack of life boats nearly 1,200 people lost their lives, making it one of the greatest maritime tragedies of all time. One of the new pictures to emerge of passengers onboard the RMS Lusitania before its sinking . The ship was attacked off the coast of Ireland after leaving New York for Liverpool in May 1915 . She was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906, alongside her sister ship, the Mauretania. It was the incident that helped convince the Americans to enter the First World War. The sinking caused a storm of protest in the United States as 128 Americans were among the dead. President Woodrow Wilson said 'America is too proud to fight' and demanded an end to attacks on passenger ships. The ship's sinking provided Britain with a propaganda opportunity and turned public opinion in many countries against Germany. This helped shift public opinion in the US against Germany and influenced America's eventual declaration of war two years later in 1917. The RMS Lusitania became an iconic symbol in military recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought. In January 1917 Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. After submarines sank a further seven US merchant ships Wilson finally went to Congress on April 6, 1917, calling for a declaration of war on Germany . The Lusitania and the Mauretania were launched at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic trade. The German shipping lines were aggressive competitors in the transatlantic trade, and the Lusitania and the Mauretania were built to outperform their German counterparts. They were fitted with then-revolutionary turbine engines, enabling them to maintain a service speed of 25 knots. They were also equipped with lifts, wireless telegraph, electric lights and provided 50 per cent more passenger space than any other ship. Lusitania was subsidised by the British government, in the hope that she could be converted into a military vessel if needed. A secret compartment was designed for the purpose of carrying arms and ammunition, and when war was declared the Lusitania was requisitioned by the British Admiralty. She began her new role as an armed merchant cruiser, and was put on the official list of AMCs. The Declaration of Paris codified the rules for naval engagements involving civilian vessels. The Cruiser Rules required that the crew and passengers of civilian ships be safeguarded in the event that the ship is to be confiscated or sunk. Popular myth says that to protect the Lusitania, her name was painted over - so that she could not be identified as a military vessel. One of the new pictures to emerge of passengers onboard the RMS Lusitania before its sinking . A survivor of the sinking pictured after being brought back to shore -\u00a01,198 passengers and crew died . The Cruiser Rules mean that she could have been searched, but thanks to her secret compartment her military cargo would have remained undetected. The ship was designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown and Compan in Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. The ship was 787ft long and featured nine passenger decks. She was kitted out with 25 Scotch boilers and four direct-acting Parsons steam turbines producing 76,000 hp. The ship also boasted four triple blade propellers. Lusitania was fitted with revolutionary new turbine engines and was able to maintain a service speed of 25 knots. She was equipped with lifts, wireless telegraph and electric light. The ship provided 50 per cent more passenger space than any other boat. She held 552 passengers in first class, 460 in second, 1,186 in third class, alongside 850 crew members and 7,000 tons of coal. However, this new evidence shows that immediately before her final journey from New York to Liverpool she was still showing her livery, and Lusitania is clearly visible. With a life-long interest in ocean liners, Mr Layton has a vast knowledge of the subject and has spent a lifetime reading about ships such as the Titanic and the Lusitania. He decided to write a book about the Lusitania, to debunk all the myths that lie around its history, and to illustrate the book he collected photos from other fans of the subject. One of the photo contributors sent Kent an image that came from a collection he had purchased, clearly showing the name 'Lusitania' printed on the side of the boat as it prepares to make its final journey. Kent said: 'My main focus is in trying to sort through a veritable minefield of idiotic conspiracy theories-such as deliberately setting up the ship to be sunk in order to bring the US into the war, the bizarre theories of high explosive cargo causing the second blast. 'About 10 years ago I realized that the history of the Lusitania's early career, which was eminently successful over the course of about seven and a half years, had gone largely unexplored. 'Most authors simply wrote that the ship was big and fast, entered service in 1907, and then the war started. 'This was something that truly needed to be researched and told, and this book followed a lot of leg work in pinning down some of that history's highlights. The Lusitania was subsidised by the government so she could be converted into a military vessel if needed . 'The Lusitania, in particular, has been the victim of a great deal of bad information and even conspiracy theories over the years. 'As far as this particular image, it's currently held in the collection of Lusitania historian Mike Poirier. 'Mike purchased the album some time back, and I think over the years the original information was sadly lost. 'The photograph shows that the ship's name was not painted out. They weren't trying to conceal her identity, as has been claimed. 'Lusitania - An Illustrated Biography',book is published by Amberley Publishing . Captain Raimund Weisbach  was the torpedo officer on the German U-boat, the U20, who saw to the preparation and firing of the torpedo that sank the RMS Lusitania on May 7 1915 . The Lusitania is pictured arriving in New York around 1907 - it was once the world's largest passenger ship .","highlights":"The RMS Lusitania passenger ship was torpedoed by Germany in 1915 . It was travelling from New York to Liverpool on May 7 when tragedy struck . With even less lifeboats than the Titanic 1,198 passengers and crew died . New book suggests name was not painted out as it should have been . The last photo taken of the ship shows the name was clearly visible .","id":"9bf0ad03f387e6e4eca5b3f45b2fa13a1888830f","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Titanic and her maiden voyage are being erased by the \u2018ocean floor tsunami\u2019 may well have merit.\nThe shipwreck of the Titanic and the people who died on board it have always been shrouded in mystery. While a number of clues and evidence have been found on the site by maritime archaeologists over the last 50 years, nothing so far has had the power to make such an enormous impact on the case as this recently revealed image.\nThis incredible high-resolution image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Geographic shows an otherwise submerged wreck of a passenger steamship. It appears to be the same vessel as the one captured in a rare and famous photograph taken at the time of the sinking 120 years ago.\nThe photograph was taken by Robert Ballard in 1985 and the identity of the steamship has been a mystery until now. In the photograph, the ship was referred to as the \u201cOlympic\u201d but it is now believed to actually be the \u201cMajestic\u201d instead, after maritime experts were stunned by the similarity.\nNOAA said on its website that \u201cnew technology reveals the Titanic and her maiden voyage might not have been forgotten after all.\u201d\nThis discovery is a huge shock to the world. For almost a century we have been certain that the ship sunk with the name of RMS Titanic, but it now appears that she and her maiden voyage were so thoroughly washed away from the history books that the evidence was missed.\nMany have been left wondering if it wasn\u2019t actually Titanic that sank on 15 April 1912, leaving over 1,500 souls dead at sea.\nThe image was discovered by NOAA scientists as part of its Ocean Exploration Trust project, which aims to find out more about the Titanic by searching the seabed below. It was found during a survey of the Atlantic Ocean floor in April 2017, at a depth of 11,600 metres, roughly 120 nautical miles from where the Titanic went down.\nThe \u2018ocean floor tsunami\u2019 that took so many lives on the Titanic did not just wash away its name, but almost every piece of wreckage too.\nWhen the Titanic sank she was carrying thousands of priceless artefacts, jewellery, cash, and other valuables. The items that were lost to the sea were worth over $1 billion in today\u2019s money.\nIt was estimated that a total of 4,114 people went down with the ship but"}
{"article":"Almost 40 years ago, the 20th century's most influential sub-culture was born. Today, hip hop is a way of life that dominates fashion, music, art, dance and advertizing. It is a far cry from the humble beginnings of experimental rap, graffiti, and break-dancing in the run-down areas of 1970s New York City, which sparked a revolution. Watching from the sidelines were photographers Janette Beckman, Joe Conzo and Martha Cooper. And now, their glimpses inside the seminal years between 1977 and 1990 will be put on show at the Museum Of The City Of New York. Revolutionary: This image of The Almight Kay Gee, of the Cold Crush Brothers in 1981, is one of 80 documenting the start of hip hop . Fashion, dance and music: JDL of Cold Crush enraptures a crowd at Skatin Palace in 1981 . Iconic: New York City's experimental artists, including JDL and Grandmaster Caz pictured at Club Negril in 1981, led the movement . Breaking: Martha Cooper captures the High Times Crew break-dancing outside Washington Heights police station in 1980 . Little Crazy Legs strikes an impromptu pose during a shoot for Wild Style at Riverside Park, Manhattan, in 1983 . The series charts early performances of the Cool Crush Brothers in the early 1980s, and impromptu breakdances on the streets of Manhattan. In one shot DJ Kool Herc, who is widely credited with creating hip hop by fusing the violent Bronx culture with early disco, stares down the barrel of the lens from behind tinted, wide-rimmed sunglasses. Other key figures are seen posing for their first photo shoots, including the members of Boogie Down Productions, a hip hop group from the Bronx which masterminded a fusion of dancehall and reggae. Big Daddy Kane, one of the most revered rappers in history who found fame with the Juice Crew in 1986, exhibits the archetypal haircut for hip hop fans during his hey day of 1988. Afrika Bambaataa, who pioneered electro funk, poses for London-born photographer Janette Beckman in front of a graffiti-strewn brick wall in 1983, in a nod to the street roots of the movement. And Queen Latifah, who made waves by rapping about domestic violence in 1990, also makes an appearance. Later photos show the colorful album covers produced for girl band Salt N Pepa and Busta Rhymes. The exhibition will run from April 1 to September 15. Mainstream: The movement bore global acts such as Salt N Pepa, pictured in 1987, as it came to dominate the music industry . Rapper KRS-One and DJ Scott La Rock, pictured in 1987, rose to fame with Boogie Down Productions . Cold Crush's Tony Tone poses up alongside Kool Herc, a DJ widely credited with inventing hip hop, in 1979 . Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers at Norman Thomas High School in 1981 . Big Daddy Kane, pictured in 1988, found fame with the Juice Crew in 1986. He is known as one of the most highly-skilled rappers to date . Afrika Bambaataa, who pioneered electro funk, poses for London-born photographer Janette Beckman in front of a graffiti-strewn brick wall in 1983, in a nod to the street roots of the movement . Busta Rhymes, a member of the rap group Leaders Of The New School, is pictured in a promotional shot in 1990 . Queen Latifah cemented her place in the annals of hip hop history by rapping about women's issues and domestic violence . Long Island became a satellite hub for hip hop, from which EPMD (photographed in 1989) was borne . Chuck D and Flava Flav, of Public Enemy, exhibit typical styles of the time in 1987 . Filmmaker Charlie Ahearn, who made the hip hop movie Wild Style, is pictured on set in 1982 . LL Cool J, with Cut Creator, E Love and B-Rock in Manhattan in 1987 .","highlights":"Three photographers Janette Beckman, Joe Conzo and Martha Cooper charted 1987-1990 in New York . Experimental rappers, breakdancers, DJs, and graffiti artists were rising up from the Bronx to create hip hop . The early pioneers such as Cool Crush Brothers, Boogie Down Productions and Kool Herc changed the industry . These images from a set of 80 exhibited at Museum Of The City Of New York give glimpse into the hey day .","id":"72ff346bb63df1c1de386c35710f618d2159eb11","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" early days of DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash's basement parties, where hip hop was an art created through verbal expression, turntable techniques and beat-banging. Hip hop's evolution was not linear or a product of evolution. It has not been a seamless progression from one level to the next, nor has it been a single voice that moved hip hop towards it current state. Hip hop's story is that of the underground, where experimentation and self-expression has been the foundation of its development.\nIn the mid 70s, the first DJ to master the mixing and scratching techniques of the turntables was Kool Herc. His house parties in the South Bronx were the genesis for the hip hop culture. The first (but not the only) rapper to ever grace a mic was The Fantastic 5's \"Rapper's Delight\" single from 1979. Their use of a sped-up vinyl record and sampling made hip hop the voice of the youth. This \"new sound\" was not a movement, but a reaction to a culture in which people were locked-out of the entertainment industry. Hip hop evolved quickly when new artists and sounds emerged from the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Harlem and even the Jersey Shore. In the 80s, MCs had the ability to rhyme over a beat. The DJ was the producer and was responsible for coming up with different sounds and styles. In the early 90s, the turntablists took center stage by doing things with the record that had never been done before. This movement brought together everything that had preceded it and combined it to forge a new way to make music. As hip hop progressed, the ability of the DJ and emcee became more integrated. Today, producers are recognized and even more valuable than their predecessors. These changes have had a tremendous impact on the hip hop world. In addition to the evolution of hip hop, this movement had a profound impact on fashion and other media.\nThe hip hop generation is a generation of black youth that have become an influential force for both good and bad reasons. They have had an impact on American youth culture, music, fashion and art. They can be found all over America's youth cultures. In my opinion, hip hop's culture is based on self-expression and individuality. Unlike any generation before or after, hip hop has created a global culture where kids of all different races, ethnicities and social backgrounds can associate and find common ground. Hip hop"}
{"article":"A Hong Kong pianist who murdered his parents before chopping up their bodies and cooking them in a microwave has been jailed for life. Henry Chau Hoi-Iueng, 31, was found guilty of killing his devoted mother Siu Yuet-yee, 63, and father Chau Wing-ki, 65, before salting, cooking and packing their body parts into lunchboxes 'like barbecued pork.' It is thought that he wanted them dead after they became reluctant to fund his lavish lifestyle. Henry Chau Hoi-lueng, pictured, who has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the brutal murder of his parents in Hong Kong . Chau's parents, Chau Wing-ki, 65, right, \u00a0and Siu Yuet-yee, 62, left, \u00a0who were chopped up and cooked with rice . At Hong Kong's High Court, Chau, who wore a loose-fitting grey suit while sitting in the defendant's dock, looked impassive as the life sentence was passed down. Judge Michael Stuart Moore also handed down an additional nine years and four months in jail for two separate charges of preventing the lawful burials of his parents, which he admitted earlier. He described Chau as 'narcissistic' and 'preoccupied with fantasies for success' before branding him a 'dangerous individual. The judge added: 'People may wonder why you did his. The fact is there is no obvious answer is what makes you so dangerous. 'You always blame your faults on others not yourself. Your parents became the victims of your blame.' The court had previously heard how Chau's parents went with him on the morning of their murder to his friend Tse Chun Kei's home in Tai Kok Tsui in the west of Hong Kong. Several days after they disappeared, their eldest son Chau Hoi-ying, wanted to raise the alarm but Chau said the pair were visiting mainland China. However, he then sent a WhatsApp message to friends admitting that he had killed his parents. Chau Hoi-Leung outside Hong Kong High Court at an earlier appearance. The judge described him\u00a0 as 'narcissistic' and 'preoccupied with fantasies for success' Tse Chun-kei (pictured), was cleared of the murder charge but admitted preventing a lawful burial . They reported this to police and when officers arrived at a flat belonging to his friend Tse, they found his Chau's parents' heads stored in two large refrigerators. Several plastic lunch boxes containing chopped flesh and organs were also found, along with a further three boxes containing salted body parts. The missing body parts are believed to have been cooked and eaten. A pathologist reassembled the skeletons, which had same parts missing. He testified that the couple were stabbed in either their chest or neck before being dismembered. Henry Chau told investigators that he wanted to kill himself six months before the attack. Police found the heads of Chau's parents inside these refrigerators removed from Tse's apartment . Police show the weapons used by Chau to kill his parents after he invited them round for dinner . Prosecutors also believe he was angry at his father for refusing to turn the volume down on the TV while he studied and was also annoyed with his mother for forcing him to study the piano. Police believe that the couple were murdered and dismembered in Tse's, although he denied taking any part in the killing and was acquitted. However, Tse was handed a one-year jail term for the unlawful burial charges but was released from custody due to the length of time he has already spent on remand. Prosecutors claimed that Chau and Tse discussed a range of methods of disposing of the bodies - including mixing the remains with cement and throwing them away as bricks. Other plans included cooking the remains and throwing them into the sea. Tse said the only reason he helped Chau is because he was afraid that his friend would kill his mother. Chau first claimed that he did not kill his parents but only helped his friend dismember the remains. He later tried to plead guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.","highlights":"Henry Chau Hoi-Iueng has been jailed for life for murdering his parents . He was found guilty of killing mother Siu Yuet-yee and father Chau Wing-ki . The 31-year-old also chopped up their bodies and put them in lunchboxes . Police then discovered body parts and the couples' heads in a refrigerator . Officers believe that the missing body parts may have been eaten by Chau . Sentencing him, the judge called him 'narcissistic' and 'dangerous'","id":"5c1484f94fbdd29c84cd4a21ca6e0285abe32b60","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"sheung and his stepfather Tong Chi-chau with an axe at their home in Kowloon Tong in November 2008. Mr Chau, a piano teacher who had devoted his life to helping the poor, was shot five times and found covered in blood when police arrived at the family home. Mr Chau, 76, and his wife of more than 50 years Siu were dismembered and cooked in the microwave. Mr Chau's body was placed in the fridge while police arrived to investigate. The court heard that the killer had hacked his mother's head, legs and chest off. Her body parts were found inside a bag on the balcony where she suffered two gunshots.\nThe 20-year-old Hong Kong student who stabbed and slashed seven fellow students to death at school has been jailed for life. Lam Kong-tat, a 20-year-old mathematics student from the Catholic School, was sentenced at the High Court in Hong Kong on Monday. During his three-week trial, Lam was found guilty of killing seven and injuring two others with a pair of knives, a pair of scissors, a hammer and an axe. Lam has a history of mental illnesses and doctors said that he could never be cured and so cannot be sent to a psychiatric hospital.\nA \"heartbroken\" man who took his mother's life because of a bitter argument, and then left her body on the bed of their home after the killing, has been jailed for life. Andrew Dix, 31, killed his mother Irene Dix, 57, on January 4 this year before leaving her dead in bed. He then went to the family home in Lansdowne Road, Southampton, and told a friend that he had done it, Hampshire Police said. Dix's girlfriend Nicola McKeage was one of the first people on the scene. She said: \"She told him she wanted him to kill her because she was ready. He told her to get up so he could give her a hug. She got up and went with him.\" McKeage went back in the house and found Dix with a bloodied knife. The mother-of-three told the Evening Gazette: \"When we spoke again she was in a very sombre mood. Her face showed she'd been crying. She just said how proud she was of Andrew and it was her decision to die. She was very much heartbroken and it broke my heart.\"\nA \""}
{"article":"One of Britain's oldest ever naturally conceiving mothers says she has no regrets about keeping her baby. Debbie Hughes hit the headlines when she fell pregnant with son, Kyle, in 2010 when she was 53. Now aged 57, she says having a toddler is challenging but she wouldn't want her life to be any different. Scroll down for video . Debbie Hughes, 57, pictured on today's Lorraine said there are no downsides to being a mother in her fifties . 'He's four in June, he's a handful but he's lovely,' she said on today's Lorraine. 'He's younger than my two granddaughters who are five and six so he's their uncle but they will grow up more like cousins.' On how she copes as an older mother, Debbie, from Daventry, Northamptonshire, said: 'I act younger and feel younger, I keep myself trim. 'There's no downside, to me it's no different. I have been a mum since 1979 so I never had an empty nest. Just when I think they are growing up I've had another one as I have massive age gaps between them all. It's normal for me.' The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that more women than ever are having babies later in life in order to focus on their education and careers. The statistics show that double the number of women are now having babies over the age of 35 than they were in 1990, despite it being the time when fertility is said to plummet. The number of over-50s giving birth has more than doubled in the past five years, with three children every week in Britain born to a mother in this age group. Debbie told Lorraine Kelly she copes with her toddler by 'acting younger and keeping trim' Kyle, pictured on today's Lorraine, will turn four in June and his mother said he's a handful but wonderful . Debbie, a jewellery assistant,\u00a0said she had no plans to become a mother again when she fell pregnant at 53\u00a0with her then partner Paul Clarke, 47, a heavy goods vehicle driver, as she had been on the Pill. At the time, she already had two sons Mark, 26, and Brandon, 11. She also had a daughter, Hayley, who died tragically just a week before her 18th birthday. Debbie is also grandmother to Mark's daughters - Lydia, now five, and Nicole, now six. On falling pregnant, Debbie told Lorraine Kelly: 'It just happened, I started noticing weight around my tummy and couple of people pointed it out. 'I thought I can't be pregnant, not at my age. I got a test and then another one and another one - four in total! 'When I went to my doctor he nearly fell off the chair! But when I showed him the tests he said, \"well, you definitely are\". Mother and son pictured after Kyle was born in June 2011 weighing\u00a07lb 11oz . Despite being in her fifties, Debbie said the pregnancy was 'fine' and she had no health concerns. She said: 'I didn't put on any surplus weight, I didn't feel tired. In some ways it was better than some of other pregnancies, I just got on with it.' Debbie went into labour in June 2011 and gave birth naturally to Kyle at Northampton General Hospital, weighing 7lb 11oz. She said: 'I have no regrets at all, it's wonderful and everyone has been supportive, Northampton hospital and my GP gave me loads of support.' The ONS report on the rise of older mothers in Britain published last month said: 'Reasons for an increased number of women conceiving at ages 30 and above included increased participation in higher education; increased female participation in the labour force; the increasing importance of a career; the rising opportunity costs of childbearing; labour market uncertainty, housing factors and the instability of partnerships.' Debbie pictured with baby Kyle and her grandchildren Lydia (then aged two, now five) and Nicole (then three, now six) who are older than their uncle . There were 14 pregnancies for every 1,000 women over 40 in 2012, more than double the 1990 rate of 6.6 per cent. Births to mothers over 40 are now running at four times the levels of the 1980s. In an interview with the Daily Mail last year, Debbie admitted she does worry about Kyle's future as a result of her having him so late in life. She said: 'Sometimes, when I watch Kyle play, my mind wanders and I worry about not living to see his 30s, but you just have to put those thoughts to the back of your mind. 'Whatever the difficulties, Kyle is a blessing.' Debbie, pictured with Kyle as a toddler, said she has no regrets but she sometimes worries about his future .","highlights":"Debbie Hughes from Daventry, Northamptonshire, fell pregnant at 53 . Natural\u00a0conception was a complete surprise . Son Kyle was born in June 2011 . Now three, Debbie told Lorraine Kelly he's 'a handful but lovely' She said she has no regrets about becoming a mother again later in life . Had her first child in 1979 so she has 'never had an empty nest'","id":"7465beca373497fc27b88db3f4d009c3d97ba2ca","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" her son is 16 and is about to start college. Debbie, a former hairdresser, lives with her partner, Mark, in a four-bedroom detached house with four other dogs and a cat in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, as she is now a foster carer for dogs.\nShe fell pregnant with Kyle, now 16, in 2010 when she was 53, after she decided to stop using contraception\nDebbie told the Daily Mirror that she was 55 and had been using contraception for over 20 years, saying she would always have wanted another child, had she not had the pregnancy.\nAsked if she regretted having the child as she is now too old, Debbie said: \"Not at all \u2013 I have no regrets.\n\"Kyle has brought me and Mark so much happiness. We have always wanted a family and we were so glad he came along.\n\"The hardest thing about being a mum is knowing that you're going to outlive your child, knowing that I'll have to carry on without him.\"\nWhen Kyle was born, he weighed 7lb 7oz and he and Debbie were both very well and were able to go home just two days after his birth.\nShe was 55 at the time and had never planned to have a baby. Asked how she felt when she first saw her son, Debbie said: \"It was such an amazing feeling \u2013 even though it was a natural birth.\n\"I was actually 10cm dilated before I knew I was in labour because I was on my bed, doing Pilates, and was having a really lovely time.\n\"When I realised I was in labour, I got down to the hospital by 6.30am. I knew it was going to be a long haul because I had had a natural birth with Emily [Debbie's first born] in 2003, when I was 42, but I knew it would be worth it when I saw Kyle for the first time.\"\nAged 53 at the time, Debbie told the Daily Mirror\nDebbie had suffered from an irregular period, but when she fell pregnant, she had no idea what caused it and says she never noticed a change to her cycle.\nAsked if she could do it again, Debbie said: \"I would do it again. It would be the only way I could give a baby a home.\n\"It was great to feel needed and like I had a"}
{"article":"A father of two young children who inspired millions of parents across the world with his blog posts about 'finding Heaven on Earth' has died from lung cancer at the age of 42, it has emerged. Oren Miller, a stay-at-home father to Liam, six, and four-year-old Madeline, was diagnosed with terminal cancer last May after suffering from shortness of breath and severe pain in his back. Tragically, he and his wife, Beth Blauer, from Owing Mills, Maryland, were told the disease had already spread to his liver, his lymph nodes and his brain. He was given only a year to live. Mr Miller, whose 'A Father and a Blogger' site was hugely popular among parents, battled stage four cancer for nine months, before succumbing\u00a0to it on Saturday, his family told the\u00a0Baltimore Sun. Tragic: Oren Miller (pictured with his wife, Beth Blauer, son, Liam and daughter, Madeline) was diagnosed with lung cancer last May after suffering from shortness of breath and severe pain in his back. He died Saturday . Father and daughter: When Mr Miller (pictured with Madeline), of Owing Mills, Maryland, was diagnosed, he was told the disease had already spread to his liver, his lymph nodes and his brain. He was given only a year to live . An inspirational figure: Mr Miller (pictured), whose 'A Father and a Blogger' blog was hugely popular among parents, battled his cancer for nine months, before succumbing to it on Saturday, his family said on Monday . A funeral service was held for him at Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home in Baltimore on Monday afternoon. His death has also inspired hundreds of online tributes from fans and other bloggers. In one of his most prominent posts on his blog\u00a0following his cancer diagnosis,\u00a0Mr Miller told his thousands of readers: 'I believe in Heaven on Earth, and I believe it's found anywhere you seek it.' He continued: 'I found Heaven on long car rides with the kids', adding that he used daily trips to school to 'chat' with his children about their worlds, music, life values and, of course, 'nonsense'. And he said that he 'found Heaven on the dirty floor of a basketball court', where he would pass the ball back and forth with his then-two-year-old daughter as they waited for Liam to finish school. In a separate post, he wrote: 'We all know I will be loved until my last moment by people it has been my utmost privilege to know: by a wife I adore and two kids I'm in awe of every single moment.' In addition his inspirational blog, Mr Miller set up a Facebook page, 'Dad Bloggers', shortly after the birth of his son. The\u00a0page\u00a0currently has more than 1,500 members from over 15 countries. Family: A funeral service was held for Mr Miller at Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home in Baltimore on Monday afternoon. His death has also inspired dozens of moving online tributes from fans and other bloggers . Couple: In one of his  posts on his popular blog following his cancer diagnosis, Mr Miller (pictured with his wife) told his thousands of readers: 'I believe in Heaven on Earth, and I believe it's found anywhere you seek it' Moving words: The devoted father continued: 'I found Heaven on long car rides with the kids', adding that he used trips to school to 'chat' with his children about their worlds, music, life values and, of course, 'nonsense' Mr Miller's online presence was so great that when he was diagnosed with cancer nine months ago, his fellow bloggers, friends and other members of the public rushed to his and his family's support. They raised more than $13,000 for his medical care in just 24 hours. As word of his condition spread, they ultimately raised more than $36,000 for the Miller family,TODAY Parents\u00a0reported. Mr Miller previously told the news site: 'I\u2019ve always said that the group is not me, it\u2019s whatever people put into it. But I\u2019m equally as happy to see that people appreciate what I did, I guess.' Incredibly, the fathers within the 'Dad Bloggers' community rallied again when they learned that Mr Miller and his wife were forced to miss a Billy Joel concert in New York's Madison Square Garden. They recorded themselves covering  Joel's songs from their kitchens, bathrooms and even garages, before posting a compilation to YouTube. Some played the piano, while others played the guitar. Happier times: Mr Miller's online presence was so great that when he was diagnosed with cancer nine months ago, his fellow bloggers, friends and other members of the public rushed to his and his family's support . Having fun: Mr Miller is pictured posing behind a cardboard image of a doctor (left) and with his daughter (right) Tribute: Dad 2.0 Summit paid tribute to Mr Miller on Facebook, calling him a 'forthright curator of online dads' In the past few days, hundreds of people have been taking to Mr Miller's Facebook page and other sites to pay tribute to him. Using the hashtag #Dads4Oren, they have shared their memories of him. In an online post, Australian blogger Dadinator wrote: 'Men don\u2019t talk enough. It\u2019s why we\u2019re more likely to suffer mental illness. Why we die younger. Why we are more likely to take our own lives. 'Oren was a man who talked, who talked about the importance of talking and who shared himself and his journey as a father. But he was more than that, he built a community of men who talk.' Another blogger,\u00a0Brent Almond, wrote on his Designer Daddy site: 'One of Oren\u2019s greatest passions was for the words of modern fathers - regardless of the size of their audience or the strength of their voice - to be heard in a Facebook group he has built, maintained and supported.'","highlights":"Oren Miller, 42, passed away from terminal lung cancer at 42 on Saturday . Survived by wife Beth Blauer, son Liam, six, and daughter Madeline, four . Mr Miller inspired millions globally with his posts about living with cancer . He wrote that\u00a0he believes 'Heaven on Earth is found\u00a0anywhere\u00a0you seek it' He also set up 'Dad Bloggers' Facebook page, which has 1,500 members . 'Men don\u2019t talk enough; Oren was a man who talked', fellow blogger said .","id":"91f20337e29b3413a9b300d103f74bf705d048d8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-home dad, whose work was also featured on sites such as Babble and Scary Mommy, succumbed to the disease yesterday morning (15 August).\nMiller's wife, Amy, told Buzzfeed: \"We took him to the ER around 3am yesterday and he passed away around 5:30am. He had a massive brain hemorrhage and his heart stopped.\"\nThe couple were parents to a four-month-old baby and a two-year-old when Miller was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer earlier this year.\nBefore the family moved back to New Hampshire to seek treatment, they spent time in New York City, which allowed Miller to expand the reach of his blog and work. His posts, which often touched on difficult life issues such as death, depression and religion, have amassed more than 2.5 million views.\nMiller's wife Amy said: \"He talked about his mortality a lot. He told me I should find another husband for our kids. He talked about that a lot because there's only so much he could do for us.\n\"There were days when there wasn't enough money in the account for a taxi to the hospital, and there are bills to pay. There were days when he just couldn't drive a two-year-old through the rain to see a doctor. He would say, 'It was a good day if you didn't think about me,' because there were a lot of days where he had to think about me.\"\nMiller's posts have attracted both fans and criticism \u2013 including some who questioned the validity of his condition as there was little proof of his disease via his blog posts. Amy said he had \"a real fear of getting ripped off\".\n\"He didn't want to make it seem like he was exaggerating, but he would say that the reason he wasn't showing himself in pictures is that he felt like it made him a bit less of a public figure and a bit more of a person with a story. It was a delicate balance.\"\nAmy, who was pregnant with the couple's third child when her husband was first diagnosed, said she would keep the blog running \"for the sake of people who want to remember him\".\nThe family had hoped that \"a miracle\" would come for the father of two, with doctors giving him a three-month prognosis back in April.\n\"In New York he did things no one thought he could do,\""}
{"article":"A small girl kneeling on the floor of an old mental asylum ward, the shadowy figure of a prison guard standing near a cell and a man lurking in the corner of a hotel basement. These are the spine-tingling images that have emerged from some of Australia's most haunted destinations. Together, medium Rayleen Kable and ghost hunter Allen Tiller have travelled around Australia visiting these sites on a mission to prove the existence of supernatural beings \u2013 and to help ghosts stuck in limbo 'move onto the afterlife'. Scroll down for video . Ghost hunters capture what they believe is the spirit of a girl in the\u00a0Grevillia wing, Beechworth Lunatic Asylum . The cast of TV show Haunting: Australia said that while on tour earlier this year a guest captured this image of what he thought was a male ghost in the basement of the notorious North Kapunda Hotel in South Australia . And while most people may be sceptical that they are finding real evidence of the supernatural Tiller says that's precisely why he does it. In January this year, Kable and Tiller led a group on a tour around Australia collecting photographs, electromagnetic readings and sound recordings of what they believe are the spirits of figures from decades past. The pair make up the local contingent of the cast of TV show Haunting: Australia, which is currently being replayed on 4METV and is due to premier on SYFY in the U.S. later this month. While filming their eight-part series they visited some of Australia's most notorious haunted sites, but they say one of the spookiest visits they ever made was to Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in north-east Victoria in January this year. A member of their tour group captured a haunting image of what appears to be a small girl kneeling on the floor in the darkness of the most notorious wing of the old mental asylum. Haunting: Australia cast member Gaurav Tiwari captured an image of what he believes to be a prison guard standing near the stairs at Geelong Gaol in Victoria . Ghost hunter Allen Tiller (left) and medium Rayleen Kable (right) travelled around Australia visiting haunted sites on a mission to prove the existence of supernatural beings . They say one of the spookiest visits they ever made was to Beechworth Lunatic Asylum (pictured) in north-east Victoria in January this year . The ghost hunters\u00a0collect photographs, electromagnetic readings and sound recordings of what they believe are spirits . The Grevillia wing of Beechworth was where patients were given electric shock treatments and kept in strait jackets at the institution, which was operational between 1867 and 1995. Visitors to the wing have often reported sightings of the ghost of a male doctor and also of a female matron. But Tiller said some of the female patients of Beechworth had children with them \u2013 providing an explanation as to what he believes is captured in the photograph. Tiller said he also had his own personal haunting experience while at Beechworth, in a section of the asylum known as the 'bull pen'. 'It used to house aggressive youths from 18 to 25, and in there I heard a door slamming, and I audibly hear footsteps go up the hallway,' he said. 'Then we had clear EVPs [electronic voice phenomena] of a couple of people say 'Get out.' Tiller \u2013 who says he is not a psychic or medium - uses a whole range of gadgets including full spectrum cameras, electromagnetic field detectors and voice recorders to gather 'evidence' of the spirit world. Kable - who is both a psychic and a medium \u2013 said her experience at Beechworth was 'amazing'. 'It's definitely got activity and lots of it,' she said. For Kable, the most disturbing experience she has ever had was at the notorious North Kapunda Hotel in South Australia . A disgruntled male spirit tried to attach itself to her in the 'Hallway of Hell' (pictured) For Tiller the most interesting experience was catching what he believes is evidence of the spirit of a young girl called 'Sarah'. The hotel once served as a brothel, and legend has it that when a prostitute was murdered inside the hotel her young daughter 'Sarah' was taken in by the hotel's madam . 'We got some really Class A 'EVPs'\u2013 and basically what that is is a recording of a spirit so you actually hear it on a recorder. 'I actually got this disgruntled spirit that said my name clearly\u2026 you just hear this spirit screaming down my recorder.' For Kable, the most disturbing experience she has ever had was at the notorious North Kapunda Hotel in South Australia when a disgruntled male spirit tried to attach itself to her in the 'Hallway of Hell'. 'It was definitely a male spirit, but I wouldn't say a happy male spirit,' she said. Tiller said he and other tour guests had their own encounters with ghosts while at Kapunda. One guest captured an image of what he believes is a man standing the corner of the hotel's basement. For Tiller the most interesting experience was catching what he believes is evidence of the spirit of a young girl called 'Sarah'. The hotel once served as a brothel, and legend has it that when a prostitute was murdered inside the hotel her young daughter 'Sarah' was taken in by the hotel's madam. 'I was closing up the top of hotel after a tour and I saw a little girl standing in hallway,' he said. 'She ran down the hall to take her out of the hotel and she looked solid\u2026 she was laughing. Tiller said he had another haunting experience while at Geelong Gaol in Victoria . He was in a section upstairs on the third level when he says he heard a 'low whispery growl' 'She's been seen multiple times. 'You can say \"Are you here Sarah?\" and she'll light up different devices.' Tiller said he had another haunting experience while at Geelong Gaol in Victoria. 'I was in a section upstairs on the third level and I had a psychic tell me there was something evil in the corner,' he said. 'While I was waiting I actually heard a low whispery growl in there, and there was no way an animal could get in there. 'That was pretty spooky.' At the same site fellow Haunting: Australia cast member Gaurav Tiwari captured an image of what he believes to be a prison guard standing near the stairs. The image appears red and purple because it is taken with a full spectrum camera \u2013 a favourite among ghost hunters who say it is like a video camera that has filters removed meaning it shows light spectrums the human eye can't see. Kable says she does the work she does in order to help spirits that are 'stuck'. Kable - a medium - says she does the work she does in order to help spirits that are 'stuck'. Pictured is Geelong Gaol . Tiller accepts that people may be sceptical of the existence of ghosts and supernatural beings, but that doesn't stop him trying to prove they're out there . The cast of\u00a0TV show Haunting: Australia, which is currently being replayed on 4METV and is due to premier on SYFY in the U.S. later this month . 'For me as a medium my objective is if that spirit needs help and wants to move on, I help them,' she said. 'If they don't want to move on my second objective would be to give validation to the spirit world. 'For anybody who's a witness and anybody in that location that really does want to believe and understand the afterlife, that there is a way for them to communicate from whatever realm they're in to our realm.' Tiller accepts that people may be sceptical of the existence of ghosts and supernatural beings, but that doesn't stop him trying to prove they're out there. 'I'm there to record anything that might come up, with the outcome being hopefully that we can prove life after death,' he said. 'A lot of people think dying is the end. 'But if people knew there was a possibility that we move on, stress levels would drop off and people would have peace of mind.' Haunting: Australia airs on\u00a04METV on Mondays at 10pm .","highlights":"Medium Rayleen Kable and ghost hunter Allen Tiller travel around Australia . They are on a mission to prove the existence of supernatural beings \u2013 and to help ghosts stuck in limbo 'move onto the afterlife' The pair make up the local contingent of the cast of Haunting: Australia .","id":"701a2ad98695065e07eb20637c72b39c339d19a3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" a collaboration between a leading Canadian theatre director and a visual artist from the Czech Republic, and the results are as haunting as the images are intriguing. The work is by Richard Hellewell and Bohdan Greshov.\nHellewell, the director of Theatre Direct, has been fascinated with Greshov\u2019s work since he first saw it at an exhibit in Paris, France. \u201cBohdan is a genius,\u201d he says. \u201cI think he\u2019s the finest visual artist the Czech Republic has produced in the past 50 years. I was completely enthralled by his work when I saw it.\u201d\nThe director wanted to do a show involving a visual artist, and he wanted to do it this year, but the usual obstacles to collaboration seemed insurmountable. \u201cI had a number of people telling me not to do it,\u201d he recalls. \u201cOne person warned me off Greshov completely because I was in his country of origin.\u201d\nBut Hellewell wasn\u2019t deterred and contacted Greshov, who agreed to do the project.\nThe idea for it began to crystallize in Hellewell\u2019s mind during his 2007 trip to Prague. He visited the K3 Hotel \u2013 a building on a former mental asylum site \u2013 that has been turned into an art space, and he found it eerily haunting. He started to imagine a scene in which two people were exploring this vast, deserted space, and he envisioned the audience, at a distance, as they peered down through the darkness to see what might be on the other side of the wall.\nHe had an idea for a male-female romance, a woman standing on a chair and trying to glimpse the man below, and he began to envision some kind of conflict between the two, which might be the conflict between a woman\u2019s heart and a man\u2019s mind \u2013 two opposing approaches to life.\n\u201cI started to get a bit more clear as to how I wanted to present it,\u201d he says.\nThen he contacted Greshov, who is represented by Prague\u2019s Zviart Gallery.\nHellewell presented his idea and, while the artist was intrigued, he said he\u2019d need to see some sketches of the set before he\u2019d be ready to move forward.\nHellewell had an idea of how he wanted the stage to look, and he had some sense of how the lighting should be used to evoke a mood, but sketching out a visual representation"}
{"article":"(CNN)Serena Williams has won 19 grand slam singles tennis titles, including six U.S. Opens and five Wimbledons. She has four Olympic gold medals. For years, she's had a reputation as one of her sport's top players. Yet for all her myriad accomplishments, Williams says one of her \"biggest ... and proudest moments\" came Friday night -- in the second round of a tournament in Indian Wells, California. It's not who she was playing, but where. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is where Williams was booed during the 2001 finale. Her older sister, Venus, got similar treatment in the stands, and her father Richard told USA Today he was subjected to racial abuse. Afterward, Serena Williams vowed she'd never go back. She kept true to that promise for 14 years, a time when she often dominated her sport. On Friday, Williams was back. And instead of jeers, there were cheers. And tears, shed by Williams during the crowd's loud, boisterous, more than minute-long ovation. \"I knew that I really wanted to do it,\" Williams said afterward of her return to Indian Wells. \"But up until that moment, I didn't really know if it was the right thing for me to do. \"And I feel like that's when I felt it was the right thing,\" she said of her welcome. \"... Receiving the love from the crowd here, it really meant a lot to me.\" The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, just east of Palm Desert, California, isn't a grand slam but is one of the top tournaments in tennis. As such, top players go there to battle the best and prove their mettle. That's what brought Serena Williams to Indian Wells in 2001. The then-19-year-old got to the finals after her scheduled semifinal foe -- sister Venus -- pulled out minutes before the matching, citing a knee injury. Amid whispers he'd predetermined the outcome, Richard Williams told USA Today that he \"had trouble holding back tears\" given the treatment he got in the stands. According to him, one man said, \"I wish it was '75, we'd skin you alive.\" (Charlie Pasarell, the tournament director at the time, denied any racial abuse in the same story; CNN didn't hear back from him after requesting an interview.) Serena Williams scored a three-set win over Kim Clijsters. But she didn't celebrate. She spent hours crying in the locker room. \"(I drove) back to Los Angeles feeling as if I had lost the biggest game ever -- not a mere tennis game but a bigger fight for equality,\" Serena Williams wrote in TIME magazine in February. \"Emotionally it seemed easier to stay away.\" Serena speaks about nerves before 1st match back at Indian Wells . The roller-coaster ride back to Indian Wells started when Williams accepted a wild-card invitation to play in this year's tournament, a difficult decision she recounted in TIME. Her father and sister, Venus, still stayed away. While she's been on her sport's biggest stage for well over a decade, the world's No. 1-ranked played admitted being nervous in the weeks, days and hours leading to her opening match. Those feelings broke out in the open as she walked onto the court, a response she called \"overwhelming\" and said she \"wasn't really prepared for.\" The match itself wasn't easy, either. Romanian-born Monica Niculescu, the world's 68th-ranked player, challenged her for more than two hours. Still, Williams managed to overcome her competitor and her emotions to win in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. Declining to reflect on the past, Williams simply said afterward, \"Today was a wonderful day for me, for women's tennis, ... for tennis in general, and for everyone.\" The 33-year-old still has a lot of matches ahead of her. That includes more at Indian Wells, whose talented field includes Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki. Still, for all her competitive fire, Williams isn't feeling much pressure to win. She feels like she has already won. \"I don't feel like I actually have to hold the trophy at the end of this,\" she said. \"I feel like I'm already holding the trophy. And I've never felt this way. 'I feel like just being here is a huge win, not only for me but for so many people. And it's a wonderful feeling.\" CNN's Ravi Ubha contributed to this report.","highlights":"Serena Williams' father claimed he was racially abused at Indian Wells in 2001 . She returned to the event Friday night, being met with raucous cheers -- not jeers .","id":"0ce9f705e1e5e9df6efbfdd652dddae81d5eb442","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the sport's dominant and greatest players ever.\nAnd, now, 17 years after first winning a Grand Slam tournament, she has the chance to add to that legacy.\nWilliams, 39, will be looking to tie Margaret Court's record of 24 major titles in Saturday's final of the Australian Open against Azarenka and will be vying to tie Court's record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles. It is a rivalry that has only been played three times. All were in 2013. Williams won the first two encounters while Azarenka prevailed last year.\n\"If you put all those in a room, and say, 'Who are the greatest athletes ever?' I just feel like she'd make the list,\" Azarenka said. \"She's that good.\"\n\"You want to beat the best in the world,\" Williams said. \"It doesn't matter who it is.\"\nIt may be hard to remember this at the moment with Serena at the top of the world, but just 10 years ago, the WTA was a far different place. As a teenager, the sport's brightest light had left the game, and the sport was searching for an identity.\nWith Maria Sharapova's long run at the top, followed by Petra Kvitova, the WTA had found a star in the 20-something era of the game, and it was all set to take over. But that never happened.\nSharapova got caught with doping and is now back on tour, though her legacy is in some doubt because of her absence from the game for two years.\nRead more: Maria Sharapova's return to tennis\nAs for Kvitova, she had surgery on her left hand and had not been able to match the 20-year-old Sharapova's brilliance. The other top players were either in their 20s, like Caroline Wozniacki and Dominika Cibulkova, or older like Petra Nemcova and Agnieszka Radwanska.\nEnter Williams.\nThe No. 1 player in the world on January 1, 2013 and the favorite to win a sixth Australian Open title, Williams suffered from an unusually slow start. She had the most Grand Slam titles of any player in the Open era without one in Australia.\nShe started out the year with seven straight wins to go to No. 1,"}
{"article":"Police surveillance video shown publicly for the first time Tuesday shows Secret Service agents in their government vehicle driving through the secured area and nudging a temporary barrier at low speed as it drove toward a checkpoint. The incident occurred as on-duty officers and agents investigated a suspicious package thrown near the White House on March 4 \u2013 and an accompanying threat that it contained a bomb. The House Oversight Committee showed the video from the Washington Metropolitan Police Department during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy was testifying for the third time about the incident, in which two senior agents are accused of drinking before driving into the White House complex and pushing the barrier with the SUV's bumper. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . This screen grab from a police video shows a March 4, 2015 incident involving allegedly drunk Secret Service agents who hit a White House barricade while a suspicious package was under investigation nearby . NUDGED IT THIS MUCH: Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the third such grilling he's endured in the last week . ANONYMOUS EMAIL: The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about how Clancy learned about the incident \u2013 after this message had already circulated among agents for several days . Clancy has been criticized for the agency's handling of the incident. He has said he was out of the loop in the days that followed. 'The fact that I did not learn about this allegation until five days [afterward] ... infuriates me,' he told the congressional panel. 'This is unacceptable. Our mission is too important for this to happen. It undermines my leadership.' He said he only learned about the incident from discussions about an anonymous email that was circulating within the agency. The email described the off-duty agents as 'both extremely intoxicated' and confused about the bomb investigation underway near where their vehicle came to rest. It said uniformed Secret Service officers at the scene 'were going to arrest both of them, but the UD (Uniform Division) watch commander said not to.' 'A liot of people got this email,' fumed Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, the oversight committee's ranking Democrat. 'A lot of them got it,' he blared at Clancy, but you didn't!' Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the committee's chairman, angrily recounted a series of events including an 11-minutes stretch of time the Secret Service let the suspicious package lay near the White House before evacuating the area. 'I don\u2019t understand how that happens,' he said. DC Metropolitan Police video shows a car delivering a suspicious package to the White House perimeter; the woman driving claimed it contained a bomb . Minutes later an SUV driven by an agent who had been drinkign at a retirement party drove into a Secret Service barricade near the scene of the 'bomb' investigation . Clancy, a former top agent on President Obama's protective detail, came out of retirement to lead the Secret Service after a series of scandals forced out his predecessor, Julia Pierson . The March 4 debacle was part of 'a litany of recent mishaps,' Chaffet lectured, which 'raise major concerns' about the Secret Service's ability to protect the presidential mansion and the first family. 'This has to stop,' he said. 'We need to understand why these incidents keep happening.' The Homeland Security Department's inspector general is investigating allegations against the agents. Lawmakers asked to speak with the agents involved, as well as Secret Service supervisors who were on duty that night, during the hearing. The Secret Service declined to make them available and Clancy appeared alone. In a written statement, Clancy said the case remains under investigation and any appropriate discipline will be imposed afterward. Clancy also announced a new policy put in place after acknowledging that some video of the March 4 incident had been deleted. The video was shown to a crowded hearing room on Capitol Hill as a helpless Clancy watched . Ultimately the Secret Service agents on duty determined that the package wasn't dangerous \u2013 but the agents in the SUV couldn't have known that . Clancy said the agency will start retaining routine surveillance video for seven days. Previously, surveillance recordings that weren't being used as part of ongoing investigations were deleted after 72 hours. Chaffetz said it was 'highly suspicious' the video was deleted. 'We asked Director Clancy to turn over video footage of the incident. He said no,' Chaffetz fumed on Tuesday.","highlights":"March 4 incident involved allegedly drunk senior agents who drove into the White House complex in a government vehicle . A suspicious package was under investigation nearby as a potential bomb; it can be seen in a police video released Tuesday . Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy testified in a congressional hearing and defended his agency . Republican oversight chairman said it was 'highly suspicious' that the Secret Service had deleted its own video of the incident .","id":"0ac04ab74160970ee52715bffa9ac694b9d899f6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" reports of a man trying to get into the White House.\nThe White House's top security official says the video \"serves to emphasize that the Secret Service's first priority is the protection of the president of the United States, and that's what we are committed to doing.\"\nThe Secret Service's internal investigation cleared the agents of any wrongdoing.\nLast year's incident, first reported by The Washington Post on Monday, was among a series of mishaps and lapses that have plagued the agency since the 2011 attempted assassination of President Obama.\nThe video was the first to show what transpired at the White House on April 23 last year, when a man got within striking distance of the presidential mansion just outside the gates.\nPresident Barack Obama was inside the residence and his family was in the main living area at the time.\nThe person, Jonathan Tran, had been arrested on a misdemeanor charge in Washington just hours before.\nThe president later took steps to speed the firing of an officer who was charged with accepting bribes during the 2014 Secret Service prostitution scandal and in which other White House security employees improperly helped visitors gain access to the president's residence.\nThe incidents have prompted Obama to create an outside commission to examine whether additional steps are needed.\nIn Monday's Washington Post report, the Secret Service acknowledged it had allowed unauthorized individuals, such as children, to go inside the White House while agents were investigating the initial incident.\nThe video taken at 4:41 p.m. April 23 shows an unmarked government sedan parked off to the right of the driveway, near a chainlink fence topped with barbed wire. The tape lasts just over 90 seconds.\nThe tape shows a white car, a Secret Service sedan, moving slowly toward the barrier and a second white car behind it.\nThe driver of the white car on the left pulls out his wallet and reaches over to hand it to a man, who passes it to the first driver in the gray sedan, who sticks the wallet in the center console.\nTwo agents approach the car and start asking the man questions. The white sedan backs up and then drives back through the driveway. The agents stop it again and question the driver further.\nThe car backs up again and then slowly drives through the barrier and on toward the main residence.\nIn a statement on Monday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that the incident didn't have any impact on the president's security.\n"}
{"article":"A virus that starts off like the common cold could be responsible for leaving more than 100 children with paralysis. Last summer, more than 1,000 children and teens across the country were hospitalized with symptoms that appeared to be caused by a particularly nasty strain of enterovirus. While some of the children showed only minor symptoms of the virus - such as runny nose, sneezing and coughing - others suffered weakness of the limbs to complete paralysis . Doctors caring for the sick children  connected the illness early on to a pathogen called enterovirus  D-68. A new study published on Monday has strengthened the connection between enterovirus D68 and the sudden paralysis of more than 100 children in the last year . A new study published Monday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases backed those initial opinions, after following the progress of 25 children in California and Colorado who experienced paralysis. Enteroviruses are a type of virus that use a single strand of RNA to replicate themselves inside the cells of mammals. Among other enteroviruses are polio, the virus that causes Hand Foot and Mouth disease along with others that cause a range of respiratory illnesses. Enterovirus D-68 is among the most recently idenfitied and was first spotted in California in 1962. It can cause mild to severe respiratory illness and is likely to be spread by inhaling virus particles when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or touches a surface. In previous years only small numbers of EV-D68 infections have been reported but that has increased during 2014, according to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. It has caused severe illness in a number of children and has even been implicated in some deaths. The incidence of infections has fallen off considerably since October but public health officials warn that infections seem to spike during the late summer and autumn. Researchers now suggest that the children were infected with a mutated form of D-68, which first appeared four years ago. B1 has five to six coding differences that make it different from other strains commonly found in the U.S., and that these differences cause nerve-damaging symptoms similar to polio. And like polio, the nerve damage appears to be permanent - since none of the children have fully recovered. 'This is starting to look more like polio unfortunately where the paralysis appears to be permanent or semi-permanent. This is why there is such an urgency for more research to investigate this' researcher Charles Chiu, an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, said according to the Washington Post. However, the study has not definitely proved the connection between B1 and the paralyzed children, since researchers could not find the strain in the patients' spinal fluid. The researchers however, theorized that that was because the samples were taken too late. 'This is a virus that causes the common cold,' Chiu told NBC News. 'Parents don't bring their kids in until they are really sick. By that time, typically, the viral levels may be very, very low or undetectable.' They looked for other viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites that also could have caused the symptoms but none were present. Researchers were also not able to answer another mystery of the enterovirus - why some children only came down with minor symptoms and others lasting paralysis. Included in the study were two siblings that both came down with an 100 per cent genetically-identical strain of the virus in the past year. One of the siblings experienced  paralysis while the other only suffered upper respiratory symptoms. With enterovirus season just a few months away in late summer, researchers are saying it's extremely important that more work be done to unravel the B1 mystery and make grounds to develop a vaccine to fight the dangerous virus. The Children's Hospital Colorado continues to monitor the patients infected with enterovirus, and have even set up a special clinic for the victims.","highlights":"Researchers now\u00a0believe\u00a0mutated strain of enterovirus D-68 caused more than 100\u00a0children to suffer sudden paralysis in the last year . The B1 strain first popped up four years ago and has coding differences that make it similar to polio . None of the children monitored in the new study have fully\u00a0recovered\u00a0- suggesting the\u00a0paralysis is permanent .","id":"0bd8a54f72f00e482502d80eca9f47d2bb6951bf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" strain of flu, and now researchers are warning that many were infected with the rare, and difficult-to-treat, condition called Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome.\nAccording to the research team at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, a respiratory virus can cause the syndrome \u2014 although the virus itself isn\u2019t the actual culprit. Instead, the immune system is overreacting to the virus, damaging the protective coating that covers the nerve cell endings. The result: a life-threatening form of muscular paralysis.\nIn children, the virus has been found in some rare cases to be enterovirus D68, also known as EV-D68 \u2014 the same virus that made its first appearance back in August 2014 and quickly spread across the US, leaving over 120 kids with paralysis as well as two who died, the researchers said. They added that many cases of the EV-D68 virus were associated with respiratory symptoms, but the virus itself wasn\u2019t the cause of the paralysis. Instead, they said, the virus set the stage for the immune system to take over. The researchers are not saying that the EV-D68 virus caused the paralysis, but that a virus infection could have allowed the body\u2019s immune system to go crazy.\n\u201cChildren and teens who catch this virus have a much, much better chance of recovering than someone with [Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome],\u201d said Dr. Michael B. Benatar, a co-investigator in the study and pediatric infectious disease specialist at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, according to CNN. \u201cThe difference is in the way the nervous system responds after being infected. If kids [with the EV-D68 virus] get a fever, chills and muscle aches, it\u2019s not a big deal.\u201d\nBut after the enterovirus has set off a response by the immune system, which can lead to a flare up of nerves in the protective coating of the nervous system, a child might find that they can\u2019t move their arms and legs. The paralysis can last for months, and even after kids recover from it, they can still have lifelong damage to their nerves, the researchers say.\n\u201cThe difference is that those children are having a severe attack that can lead to paralysis,\u201d said senior author Dr. Amesh A. Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. \u201cEven though the paralysis itself has been shown to be reversible, the damage done to the nervous system is less reversible.\u201d"}
{"article":"Mixed Martial Arts is the biggest growing sport in the world and every Thursday, Bleacher Report will bring you a buzzing story. Their five-star Mobile App \u201cTeam Stream\u201d helps you follow the MMA 24-7: DOWNLOAD NOW . UFC title shots don't come around all too often. They are rarely earned without sacrifice and can serve as a fighter's career-defining accomplishment. But as difficult as it is to cement a shot at promotional gold, it's even tougher to take advantage of the opportunity. And for those challengers who taste defeat only to feel their time in the spotlight slip away, forging a divisional comeback is the only way to patch the wound. Here are three recently vanquished title threats who may be close to earning another shot at gold. Joseph Benavidez . Team Alpha Male standout Joseph Benavidez resides in a division dictated by arguably the most dominant champion around in Demetrious Johnson. But considering Benavidez is the flyweight version of Urijah Faber, meaning he doesn't lose outside of a title fight, the two men should cross paths once more. Joseph Benavidez (right) kicks Dustin Ortiz in their flyweight bout during the UFC  event in November . Ortiz (right) punches Benavidez in their flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event . Expected to take on fellow Mighty Mouse leftover John Moraga at UFC 187, the 30-year-old has a chance to extend his current win streak to three. And in a weight class as shallow as a glass of water, Benavidez could once again find himself fighting for a title by the end of 2015 (if not early next year). He's a premier draw at 125 pounds, and one of only a few contenders who can actually instil some doubt about the champ's unheralded reign. Benson Henderson . Despite a recent jump up to welterweight and an impressive finish over rising contender Brandon Thatch, former lightweight champ Benson Henderson is still in the mix at 155 pounds. Add in the fact that Anthony Pettis just handed his title over to Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 185, and Henderson should have an easier track back to contention considering Showtime had beaten him twice. Benson Henderson (left) lands a kick to the body of Brandon Thatch in their welterweight fight . Henderson attempts a submission against Thatch in their welterweight fight last month . While RDA also defeated Smooth via knockout less than one year ago, it was a close contest before the Brazilian landed on unforeseen uppercut that shortly put Henderson on another planet. Needless to say, the 31-year-old is still in the pinnacle of his career and remains one of the most dangerous entities in the deepest division in MMA. He'll be able to log two more Octagon appearances by the end of the year and will have enough momentum to earn a shot should he win both outings. Ricardo Lamas . With an epic showdown between featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo and Irish sensation Conor McGregor looming in the distance, guys like Ricardo Lamas are being drastically overlooked. While Aldo swiftly defended his title opposite The Bully at UFC 169, Lamas did enough in the championships rounds to suggest an upset could happen should he dominate early. Ricardo Lamas punches Dennis Bermudez in their featherweight bout in Mexico City last November . Lamas knocks Bermudez to the mat with a kick in their featherweight fight . But in order to get back into the mix in a division ruled by two international dynamos, the 32-year-old Chicagoan must debunk the evolving arsenal of former title contender Chad \"Money\" Mendes when the two collide at UFC Fight Night 63. Mendes is another name that could easily make this list, but he is at least two impressive victories away from a trilogy fight with the champion. Of course, if McGregor captures the title from Aldo in July at UFC 189, then all slates will be wiped clean.","highlights":"Joseph Benavidez could soon be set for another shot at a UFC title . Benson Henderson and Ricardo Lamas also make the list .","id":"747923c45980da78d4cd5fae8fe384e2d2b329d4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nThe lightweight division in the UFC is currently going through a transitional phase as the UFC 200 event has just been completed, with the winner Anthony Pettis and the new interim lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos facing off in the main event. But who is going to step up to the challenge next and to what lengths will these two contenders go to make their case?\nIn the aftermath of UFC 200, here are five names to keep an eye on in the lightweight division.\n5. Michael Chiesa\nMichael Chiesa had the fight of his career at UFC 197 as he was the first fighter to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov with a rear-naked choke in the second round. Chiesa made a strong case as he came back from two first-round knockdowns to finish Nurmagomedov.\nNow with the weight cut no longer a worry, Chiesa will look to stay relevant in the lightweight division and earn a title shot.\nChiesa\u2019s next fight is yet to be confirmed, but will likely be in August.\n4. Eddie Alvarez\nEddie Alvarez came up short against Conor McGregor at UFC 205 as he was outpointed by the former dual weight champion over five rounds.\nAfter a year in the division, Alvarez will look to redeem himself in his next match and secure the lightweight title.\nAlvarez\u2019s next fight is yet to be confirmed, but will likely be early next year.\n3. Yair Rodriguez\nThe Venezuelan striker, Yair Rodriguez, is on the cusp of being a world title challenger. Rodriguez was a part of the UFC 200 prelims as he easily defeated the veteran Terrion Ware.\nRodriguez will make a move to the main card at the next event and a win over former champion Frankie Edgar is on the cards. Rodriguez\u2019s next fight is likely to be at UFC on Fox 19.\n2. Tony Ferguson\nTony Ferguson\u2019s long-awaited fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 209 is still on the cards and a date for the fight has yet to be confirmed. The featherweight champion will look to defend his title against his toughest challenge so far.\nThe current lightweight interim champion, Ferguson, will fight either in September or in early 2017.\n1. Khabib Nurmagomedov\nA win over Ferguson at UFC 209 or Tony Ferguson defeats Ferguson at UFC 209 and Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight for the"}
{"article":"A former Royal Marine killed fighting Islamic State extremists was last night described as a \u2018one-man army\u2019 who was \u2018very angry about the Middle East\u2019. Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, was hit by mortar fire while battling alongside Kurdish forces near the Syrian city of Qamishli. He is believed to have flown to the region after becoming horrified by atrocities carried out by IS and his fellow fighters said he was the first to volunteer for ambushes and assaults. Scroll down for video . Last message:\u00a0In the video message Mr Scurfield says he was in Syria of his \u2018own free will\u2019 and had gone there \u2018to help\u2019 Konstandinos Erik Scurfield (kneeling) pictured with Jordan Matson (second from right), a former US soldier . The Marine\u2019s family, who live in a detached former farmhouse in Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, were devastated at being told of his death on Monday. In a statement, they said: \u2018His flame might have burned briefly but it burned brightly with love, courage, conviction and honour and we are very proud of him.\u2019 Last night video footage emerged of the Afghanistan veteran in Syria wearing combat gear, jeans and a black T-shirt. Speaking to the camera he says: \u2018My name is Konstandinos Erik Scurfield. I came here on my own free will and I came here to help.\u2019 It also emerged that he was questioned by police last October on suspicion of going to Syria to fight jihadists. On camera: Mr Scurfield introduces himself to the camera before giving a short message explaining why he has gone to fight Isis . Mr Scurfield (pictured), one whose fellow-fighters said he 'gave his life combating terrorism for his nation' He was preparing to fly from the US to Turkey after contacting a Kurdish group on Facebook. He was returned to his unit in Arbroath, Scotland, but decided to leave the Armed Forces before Christmas so he could travel to the war-torn region to fight. Konstandinos Erik Scurfield was stopped from joining Kurdish forces last October when he was still a serving Royal Marine. He had been training with the US Marines in California when he made email contact with a Kurdish group and arranged to travel to the frontline. But he was stopped while trying to board a flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul, a now well-known jumping off point for Syria, in October and questioned by the American authorities. His one-way ticket rang \u2018alarm bells\u2019, officials said, and his luggage, phone and laptop were examined. The Marine, who was known to be outraged by the atrocities committed by the fanatics of Islamic State, was also questioned by police on arrival in the UK and then returned to his unit, 45 Commando, in Arbroath, Scotland. It is believed he left the Royal Marines just weeks later. Mr Scurfield, known as Kosta to his comrades, is the first Briton to be killed while fighting Islamic State in Syria. The former drama student, who had ambitions to become an actor before joining the Royal Marines aged 21, was described by his comrades as \u2018Kosta\u2019s one-man army\u2019 who raised the morale of fighters. John Foxx, who served alongside him in a team of foreign fighters nicknamed the Chappies, said: \u2018He was hands down one of the greatest human beings I have ever met. \u2018From beginning to end he was 100 per cent about helping everyone else. \u2018No matter what the issue was or who you were he would try to help you however he could.\u2019 Last night a fellow Royal Marine said: \u2018He was very angry about the Middle East and the Islamic State. \u2018As a unit we had been on standby several times but nothing happened and he was frustrated that the UK was standing back. \u2018He was a very focused and good Marine, but the Islamic State was his priority.\u2019 While back in the unit he became \u2018tired of seeing what IS were doing to people\u2019, and decided to quit to join the Kurdish Peshmerga after befriending fighters in the region on Facebook. Mr Scurfield left his UK base in November, telling his parents and three siblings that he was going to provide \u2018medical and humanitarian support\u2019 as an expert in battlefield medicine. Fellow fighters in Mr Scurfield's 'Lions of Rojava' group have posted tributes to him online today . Mr Scurfield was described by family friends as 'strong-willed', with a 'deep sense of duty and honour' A pro-Kurdish campaigner says he has informed Mr Scurfield's family of his death. They said last night they had not had official confirmation. Pictured: Mr Scurfield . Konstandinos Erik Scurfield died while fighting with the Kurdistan People's Protection Units (YPG) in the Al-Hasakah province on Monday . But last night details emerged from soldiers fighting on the frontline in Syria that painted Mr Scurfield as a hardened warrior desperate to help the Kurds defeat jihadists. 'We are devastated to confirm the death of our son Konstandinos Erik Scurfield in Syria where he went to support the forces opposing Islamic State. 'His flame might have burned briefly but it burned brightly with love, courage, conviction and honour and we are very proud of him.' Mr Foxx added: \u2018He would always volunteer to be on the ambush team, spend the night on the berm [defence fortification] or go on any assault.\u2019 Jordan Matson, a former US soldier also fighting with the Kurds, paid tribute on Facebook to Mr Scurfield, describing him as a \u2018disciplined warrior\u2019. He added: \u2018Kosta volunteered for every attack and guard duty opportunity. He wanted nothing more than to bring the fight to the enemy.\u2019 In recent weeks his father, archaeologist Christopher Scurfield, and his mother Vasiliki \u2013 a writer and teacher \u2013 became increasingly concerned and contacted their MP for help. Neighbours of the family, Mary-Jane Hemmings (left) and David Miller (right), paid tribute to 'Kostas' today . The Lions Of Rojava boast: 'It is better to live one day as a Lion that a thousand days as a sheep.' They are the foreign fighters who have travelled to Syria to fight, not for jihad, but on behalf of the Kurdish communities who are defending their communities from the advance of Sunni Islamists. Just as hundreds of young Europeans have gone to fight for Islamic State, so increasing numbers are now travelling to fight for their avowed enemies, the Kurds. Jordan Matson, the former U.S. soldier now with Syrian Kurds' People's Protection Units (YPG), operates The Lions Of Rojava Facebook page openly calling for volunteers to travel to join the fight. The Lions of Rojava (pictured) are a group of foreign fighters dedicated to fighting and defeating ISIS . Just as many of the Islamic State's foreign volunteers have been drawn from the ranks of Sunni Muslim youth worldwide, many of the initial YPG volunteers have come from the Kurdish diaspora. Last August a hairdresser from South London was reported to be the first Briton to travel to fight alongside Kurdish forces. Ethnic Kurd Mama Kurda from Croydon, 26, travelled to Iraq to join the Kurdish peshmerga as they desperately tried to halt Islamic State's lightning advance. Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, said: \u2018They came to me a few weeks ago very worried for their son\u2019s safety and tragically it appears their worst fears have been realised.\u2019 He said the young man had been \u2018horrified by the atrocities carried out by IS\u2019. Mark Campbell, a pro-Kurdish rights campaigner, who broke the news to the family, said: \u2018It was very, very emotional, she was literally in tears for the whole conversation.\u2019 He said the Peshmerga wanted to bury Mr Scurfield as \u2018one of their comrades in arms, as a hero\u2019. The Royal Marines were understood to have been \u2018upset\u2019 that he had chosen to fight with the Kurds rather than the British military. David Cameron\u2019s official spokesman yesterday warned against British nationals travelling to Syria to fight. People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters sit in the back of pick-up truck in the town of Tal Hamis in Syria. Mr Scurfield was fighting alongside the YPG . It is believed that more than 100 western fighter have joined the Kurds in Syria in the fight against ISIS. Pictured are ISIS militants parading through the streets of Raqqa .","highlights":"Short video message gives simple reason behind going to Syria . Konstandinos Erik Scurfield was killed fighting Islamic State on Monday . Former Royal Marine is first UK national to be killed battling ISIS in Syria . Archaeologists'\u00a0son told friends he went to region for humanitarian work . Former commando 'frustrated' by lack of government action against ISIS . Comrades from the group he fought with said he was a 'disciplined warrior' They said he wanted to be buried beneath an olive tree in Syria . Grieving parents say he lived with 'love, courage, conviction and honour'","id":"6179c42dc403d8ff78a3c7cdbe6bbcbbb654a09b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" leading the charge of a three-man SAS team, in its first operation into the battle for the Syrian town of Manbij. But a military source said the Royal Marine\u2019s \u2018exceptional\u2019 bravery may not have saved the rest of the team as the \u2018hit by the mortar shell\u2019 killed him instantly. A Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed the \u2018very bad news\u2019 last night and that \u2018a serviceman has lost his life on operations in Syria\u2019, though he refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding the death. It is thought the mortar, which hit the SAS team at around 5am local time, came from inside the Syrian town of Manbij. The MoD source, who has been briefed on the circumstances of the attack, said: \u2018The mortar hit at a very close range and the SASman was killed instantly. \u2018I don\u2019t know whether it was the round or the shock of being hit that killed him.\n\u2018That is why the report has to go to the Defence Intelligence Services (DIS) who can look into everything. \u2018He\u2019s gone to the DIV and this is not something they\u2019ll forget.\u2019 Another source said a Royal Marine had \u2018lost his life doing what he knew best\u2019. The Royal Marines were leading a battle group of at least 50 troops into Manbij, a town of 50,000, and were trying to push back towards Raqqa, the IS capital. \u2026 Read the full story from The Mirror\n----\nDonald Trump and NATO are just about to get into a big political tussle when the U.S. president meets with the alliance's top diplomats on Friday at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. For starters, the White House's announcement that Trump will not attend the 2017 NATO Summit scheduled for mid-May in Brussels was met with an outcry across Europe, where leaders have been scrambling to convince U.S. officials that the NATO member states will continue to maintain their commitment to the alliance. But while he and Secretary of Defense James Mattis have been working overtime to get the Pentagon's house in order in anticipation of Trump's arrival in Europe, this is a difficult problem for a number of reasons. NATO member governments are concerned about Trump's commitment to the alliance, which came through loud and clear when he called Europe a \"foolish nation\" for not paying its share.\nTrump has made it abundantly clear that he wants the Pentagon to get tough with"}
{"article":"SAINTS TO MAKE IT SEVENTH HEAVEN . The race for the top four has always been keenly contested, but it\u2019s normally between the same six sides: Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man United, Liverpool and Spurs. Now Southampton are forcing people to reconsider and make it seven. That was an excellent point at Chelsea and, aside from poor marking for Diego Costa\u2019s goal, the Saints were excellent at the back. They are so well organised, have an excellent midfield shield in Victor Wanyama and Morgan Schneiderlin and Fraser Forster is a top goalkeeper. He was immense against Chelsea and has been a big plus since arriving from Celtic. The result keeps Ronald Koeman\u2019s side in the hunt and, whatever happens, it\u2019s been a good season for Southampton. Southampton team-mates congratulate goalscorer Tadic after levelling the score at 1-1 in the first half . 21 - \u00a0Southampton have conceded the fewest PL goals this season and kept the joint-most clean sheets (13). They have made huge strides and anyone with a talented young lad would love them to play for that club. Their transfer policy is sound and they are happy to give youth a chance thanks to their incredible academy facilities. Some of the top clubs in Europe will be keeping tabs on Koeman because he has done a fantastic job with a side many tipped for relegation. As for the race for the Champions League? If it keeps going as it is there are going to be some big clubs and good sides who miss out. Southampton keeper Fraser Fortser takes the ball away from Ivanovic's head as the Saints defence holds firm . Jose Fonte (right) posted on Instagram after the Chelsea draw saying 'Since 2010 . . .#MARCHINGON' BOY OH BOYD! George Boyd typifies what has been good about Burnley this season. He works so hard for his manager and his team-mates, but he\u2019s also got that little bit of quality to go with it. He scored a fantastic goal against Man City \u2014 it was superb technique and such a pure strike \u2014 but I was so impressed by his work ethic. He covered 8.4 miles on Saturday \u2014 the fourth-highest distance in the league this season. And, incredibly, of the top 10 distances run in 2014-15, six of them belong to Boyd. That is an incredible effort and exactly what managers want. George Boyd (centre) wheels away in celebration after scoring the winner against Manchester City . PELLEGRINI'S CITY SLACKERS . That was a shambolic performance from Man City. I can\u2019t understand how a team can go from being champions to being so slack. The players almost look bored and uninterested. It happened under Roberto Mancini and it\u2019s happening under Manuel Pellegrini. Every time Chelsea stutter, City fail to take advantage. I don\u2019t think you can pin it all on the manager, but he needs to do something and quick, because now they\u2019re looking over their shoulder at the chasing pack. Manchester City players traipse from the pitch after losing 1-0 to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday evening . \u00a3195m - The approximate cost of Manchester City\u2019s star-studded starting XI at Turf Moor this weekend - Burnley\u2019s was less than \u00a37 . PAIN FOR POYET . I\u2019ve played alongside Gus Poyet and he is one of the most passionate people in the game. That result will have hurt him. He took full responsibility after the game but that was one of the worst performances I have seen in the Premier League. Sunderland were hopeless. They were sloppy with the ball and showed no real desire to get into the game. No wonder the supporters were venting their anger. Gus Poyet was left fuming in the Sunderland dugout after his side fell 4-0 behind to Aston Villa by half-time . PULIS ON THE UP . Tony Pulis has his strikers firing but, most importantly for West Brom, he has stopped them leaking goals. He builds teams from the back and it shows in the stats. At Palace last season they conceded far fewer goals after his arrival and it\u2019s the same now at the Hawthorns. He\u2019s such a specialist in the relegation scrap. Tony Pulis is doing a remarkable job at West Bromich Albion as his side continue move towards safety . MAGIC MAROUANE STRIKES AGAIN . I\u2019ve never been his biggest fan, but credit where credit\u2019s due: Marouane Fellaini was outstanding against Tottenham on Sunday. Since he first arrived at the club he has had to fight perceptions and prove his worth. I still don\u2019t think in the long term he is a United player \u2014 he\u2019s certainly not someone to build a team around \u2014 but this season he has been one of their most effective players. Louis van Gaal has made him his go-to man and it is paying off. He scored one,was involved in another and caused Spurs the most problems. He was United\u2019s best outfield player against Arsenal and again on Sunday, so fair play to him and Van Gaal for making it work. Marounne Fellaini buries this chance for Manchester United's opener against Tottenham in the 3-0 victory . N'ZOGBIA KEY TO VILLA'S REVIVAL . I was speaking to Tim Sherwood a few weeks ago and he said the biggest problem at Aston Villa was that the players were paralysed by fear. Tim has come in and changed all that. He has Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor scoring but, more importantly, he has brought Charles N\u2019Zogbia back in from the cold. Paul Lambert froze him out but he is exactly the kind of creative force Villa were crying out for. He certainly doesn\u2019t play with fear and his energy and skill tore Sunderland apart. Charles N'Zogbia (right) was in fine form for Aston Villa against Sunderland on Saturday afternoon . BLUES ARE BACK . It's been a good week for Everton in a very tough season. The first half-hour against Dynamo Kiev was painful to watch last week \u2014 there was almost an anger around the ground at the way the team were playing. They had to fight so hard to get that win but you saw what it did for their confidence \u2014 they followed it with a big result against Newcastle. I never felt they were in danger of being relegated and now they could go on a run and might even be England\u2019s last team standing in Europe. James McCarthy (right) opened the the scoring for Everton on Sunday at Goodison Park . 170 \u00a0- Bolasie has attempted 170 dribbles in 2014-15, more than Neymar (160) and Arjen Robben (154). PALACE'S WIDE BOYS GET IT DONE . Palace are flying under Alan Pardew and it\u2019s the wide men who are doing the damage. Yannick Bolasie and Wilfried Zaha were excellent but it was a tough result for Chris Ramsey. He looks like he\u2019s playing youngsters to please the chairman but this is a time to win points, not brownie points. 170 Bolasie has attempted 170 dribbles in 2014-15, more than Neymar (160) and Arjen Robben (154). Yannick Bolasie (left) was in great form to provide two assists for Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon . JAMIE'S PREMIER LEAGUE NUMBER CRUNCHING . 3 - During their demolition of QPR on Saturday, Crystal Palace scored three first-half goals for the first time in their six seasons in the Premier League. However, it was the third time this season that QPR had shipped three before the break. The fact that Matty Phillips scored from the furthest distance this PL season (40 yards) will be of little consolation for Rangers fans. Matty Phillips fired in an unbelievable strike for Queens Park Rangers at Selhurst Park on Saturday . 18 - Wilfried Zaha had gone 18 Premier League games without a goal or assist before Saturday, but managed both in the first half against QPR. 21 -\u00a0After failing to score in 21 games for Lille, Liverpool loanee Divock Origi grabbed a hat-trick in his side\u2019s 3-0 win against Rennes. 2005 - Arsenal have hit some excellent form in the second half of the season. The Gunners have won eight straight home PL games for the first time ever at the Emirates and the first time overall since November 2005. 12 - Aston Villa scored as many goals in the first 18 minutes against Sunderland as they had in their previous 12 away league games (two). 1- \u00a0Southampton have not conceded more than a single goal in a Premier League away game since the opening weekend of the season, when they lost 2-1 to Liverpool at Anfield. Divock Origi (centre) celebrates after scoring for Lille against Rennes at the Pierre Mauroy stadium .","highlights":"The Saints have a great chance qualifying for Europe next season . Up to seven sides can realistically qualify for the Champions League . Ronald Koeman's side played terrifically well to draw 1-1 at Chelsea .","id":"91af94cb5686e2db17569c05a0960ea7d5299a5d","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Tottenham Hotspur. In my lifetime, the best season the Saints have had was seventh in 2010 under Nigel [\u2026]\nTag: 13\nSaints\u2019 best ever league finish: 13th\nSouthampton\u2019s Premier League 11th place finish: how did they do it?\nSaints\u2019 11th place finish: how did they do it? By Jamie Gleadall We finally reached our goal this season and it could have been very different. We started the season with an unchanged starting XI for the opening six league games. However, by the time we went to face Aston Villa at the end of [\u2026]\nSaints to make history: top four could be ours for the first time in history\nSaints can clinch a place in the Europa League group stages on Thursday. We\u2019re on the brink of becoming the first Saints team to secure a European finish in history. The Europa League group stages would be the Saints\u2019 first European final destination, following the club\u2019s 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the 1979-80 [\u2026]\nWe\u2019re Saints, top of the league!\nSouthampton\u2019s latest triumph sees them top the Premier League table for the first time in their history. With 26 points on the board after 10 Premier League matches, this is Saints\u2019 best start since 2003-04, when they won eight of their first 10 and finished second, behind champions Manchester United. This latest triumph took [\u2026]\nHits & Misses: The Saints\u2019 1-1 draw at Leicester City\nSouthampton came from behind to score an equaliser at Leicester City and they finished the game with 10 men after Ryan Bertrand was sent off, but they managed to earn a valuable point. 1. The Saints got a point and an impressive performance away to Leicester City, despite being out-played for much of the [\u2026]\nSouthampton\u2019s next opponent \u2013 Leicester City\nThe Saints head to the King Power Stadium to face another side in a slump. Leicester City were second in the table as recently as two months ago, with their only league defeat in their previous 20 Premier League outings coming against current champions Manchester City in April. Yet Leicester have now lost five [\u2026]\nTottenham will test Saints\u2019 unbeaten record\nWe face another \u2018Big Six\u2019 side this weekend with the first of two London derbies, this time against Spurs. We\u2019re up against another Premier League top five"}
{"article":"Brittany Maynard's widower has described their final moments together in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Dan Diaz was lying in the bed beside his 29-year-old wife when she drank medication to end her life last month. Having been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer just six months before, Maynard became the face of America's Right To Die campaign after moving from California to Oregon and setting a date for her own death. Now, her widower is continuing that battle calling for all states to approve legislation that supports life-ending options for people with terminal illnesses. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . 'It was peaceful and loving': Dan Diaz has spoken to Oprah about his final moments with Brittany Maynard . Passed away: Diaz's wife controversially chose to end her life with lethal medication last month . Campaign: Maynard documented her final six months and fought for relaxed laws on the right to die . Launching his campaign, Diaz met with Oprah and explained how Maynard chose seven of her closest friends and relatives - and their dogs Bella and Charlie - to stand around the bed in her final moments. 'The mood in the house was very peaceful, very loving,' he said in an interview that will be screened on Sunday. Glassy-eyed, he said each person recited a memory to her before she said her own goodbyes. 'She actually wrote on Facebook a message to her friends and said \"I love you\" to everyone, to me. 'The medication, we brought it in. She was ready.' Love: The couple married in California but later moved to Oregon where Maynard could end her life . Memories: Diaz said Maynard got seven friends and relatives to each tell her a memory . Diaz is continuing the campaign that Maynard started as he lobbies for new legislation . Maynard's two dogs were in the bed with them when she drank the lethal medicine, Diaz said . Then, she drank the lethal cocktail prescribed by her doctor. 'Within five minutes, she fell asleep. It was very peaceful.' It comes after Debbie Ziegler, Brittany Maynard's mom, wrote an article for DailyMail.com describing the moment she watched her only daughter die. 'Brittany, my beautiful, brave girl, had passed away purposefully and peacefully just as she planned. Death had been kind, graceful even, and spared Brittany a great deal of physical pain and mental anguish. 'It was a good death.' A mother's tears: Debbie Ziegler, Maynard's mother, is also campaigning to change laws . Joining Diaz in the campaign for euthanasia, she added: 'But what does a good death look like in America: the land of death phobia? Americans do not like to talk about death. Some say a good death is a natural death, but they often mean dying \u201cin their sleep.\u201d 'Modern medicine has made death seem like a medical failure instead of the natural end of life. The death of a 29-year-old is unthinkable. All of life looms ahead, full of promise. 'We found ourselves as a family: choosing between no more treatment and death \u2013 or a treatment plan that felt like torture and then death anyway only a few months later.' Oregon voters approved the Death with Dignity Act in 1994, but opponents persuaded a federal judge to issue an injunction temporarily blocking the law. Voters in November 1997 overwhelmingly reaffirmed the nation's first aid-in-dying law and it's been in place ever since. According to state statistics compiled through Dec. 31, 2013: . \u2014 People who have used the law since late 1997: 752 (396 men, 356 women) \u2014 People younger than 35 who have used the law: 6 . \u2014 Median age of the deceased: 71 . \u2014 Percentage of the deceased who were white: 97 . \u2014 Percentage who had at least some college: 72 . \u2014 Percentage of patients who informed relatives of their decision: 94 . \u2014 Percentage of patients who died at a home: 95 percent . \u2014 Median minutes between ingestion of lethal drug and unconsciousness: 5 . \u2014 Median minutes between ingestion and death: 25 . \u2014 Number of terminally ill people who have moved to Oregon to die: unknown .","highlights":"Dan Diaz, widower of Brittany Maynard, is campaigning for Right To Die . He tells Oprah in interview on Sunday of moment she passed away . Seven loved-ones told a memory each then she drank the lethal medicine .","id":"22b5d944baae987ef3ffefa8b0e0e39fe40d14e4","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" She had been diagnosed with brain cancer last September.\n\"I woke up, I noticed she was taking the pills. It was a little confusing as to why she was doing that,\" he told Oprah Winfrey on a chat show due to air on Monday.\n\"When I looked at her, what I saw was a beautiful soul, a person I really adored, somebody who I loved very dearly. I just knew she was done with her fight. She was ready to go.\"\nDiaz said he wanted to tell her that he would miss her and hold her hand as she died, but he was unable to do so.\n\"I couldn't get out of the bed. I just wasn't strong enough. All I could do was hold her hand and stroke her hair. There's nothing else that you can do when someone's making the conscious decision to die on their own,\" he said.\nDiaz had first been introduced to Maynard by his friend and co-worker, who saw Maynard's online interview in which she talked about her cancer in August.\nMaynard, who had been married to Diaz for a year, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer a month later, and she said her decision to die by euthanasia would give her \"control and peace.\"\nDiaz said there had been a \"significant amount of time\" before she took the lethal dose of medication that he had been considering how he would break the news to her about his terminal cancer diagnosis in July.\n\"The first thing I did was sit there in bed with her, hold her hand and just tell her that I had cancer. I felt in that very moment I was on a precipice where I was looking death in the face,\" he said.\n\"That's something you can't prepare yourself for. What you can prepare for is how you're going to tell her.\"\nDiaz said he had gone through a variety of emotions when Maynard first told him the news, but he had wanted to be the one to break it to her.\n\"All of a sudden I felt like I had $2,000 in my pocket and I had to tell my wife, who was my best friend, I had to tell her that I was going to die,\" he said.\n\"I wanted to be the one to tell her.\"\nAfter she explained her decision to end her life, he told her how much he loved her.\nDiaz told the chat show"}
{"article":"Great Britain may be perennial underachievers in world tennis but when it comes to the sport's premier team competition Wimbledon's host nation continues to punch over its weight. In the city of his birth an emotional Andy Murray carried his side into the last eight of the World Group knockout by fending off a ferocious challenge from American giant John Isner to secure a 3-2 victory. To the deafening acclaim of Glasgow's Emirates Arena the former SW19 champion survived a tough opening set to win 7-6 6-3 7-6 against the world number 20 to wrap up the tie with his second point. Andy Murray celebrates extravagantly after winning the first set on a tie break to leave Great Britain just two sets from the quarter-finals . The British No 1 was spurred on by the Glasgow crowd to secure a 3-1 win over the USA and book a quarter-final against France . Murray is forced to stretch to reach a backhand as John Isner put in a much better performance on Sunday in the Davis Cup . Against one of the best servers ever seen in tennis Murray's coolness in the tiebreaks was the key, as was his ability to save seven break points in the opening set. 'It was a great win for the team, everyone played their part,' said Murray. 'Togetherness was a key, everyone was pulling in the same direction. 'I managed to find a way through the first set. I was over complicating my service games at first and he was going for broke on the first point of every rally. The huge American showed aggression in a first set where he forced seven break points on the Murray serve, but couldn't take any of them . Murray was well supported by a partisan Glasgow crowd as he sought to book Great Britain's place in the Davis Cup quarter finals . Isner plays a forehand on the run as the USA's top player started fast in a game his country needed to win to stay alive in the match . Murray was not at his best early on, but rallied to take the first set on a tie break after saving three set points . GB are through to the elite World Group quarter finals for the second year in succession and now face a home tie against France \u2013 3-0 winners over Germany - immediately after Wimbledon in July. If on grass it is likely to be held somewhere like Eastbourne or Nottingham, but if they opted for an indoor court it would likely come back to Scotland, as the fans here have been outstanding in this match. 'If everyone plays to their abilities we have the chance to win more matches. We don't have huge margin for error but if Wardy (James Ward) plays like this we have a chance, although France have huge strength in depth.' This match turned out to be remarkably similar to last year's World Group first round against the same opponents: Ward upset the American number one on the first day, before the Bryans pulled the doubles point back for the USA and then Murray finished it off with his second singles win. Great Britain captain Leon Smith and his staff celebrate as their talisman Murray wins a crucial point against the American Isner . Isner looks stunned during a tough first set where he played plenty of good tennis and earned seven break points, but couldn't break through . Isner looked to have put everything he had into the opener, and looked exhausted after losing the first-set breaker . Isner once beat Roger Federer in an away match against Switzerland so is no shrinking violet in the cauldron of Davis Cup competition and British Captain Leon Smith \u2013 low profile but with an excellent record in this job \u2013 knew that he could be a danger. That did not take long to be confirmed and the 6' 10' American, revelling in his underdog status unlike on Friday against Ward, came out swinging. A more under pressure was a little hesitant and he had to fend off seven break points in total before the tiebreak, once at 1-2, three times at 3-4 and three more times at 4-5. Isner twice took enormous forehand cuts and shaky second serves and will have been massively frustrated not to have taken the lead. Smith whispers some advice and encouragement into his player's ear between games as Murray booked Britain's place in the last eight . Murray continued to show his emotion as he began to find his best form in front of a raucous crowd in Glasgow . Murray's serve had come under pressure in the first set, but as Isner tired the British No 1 became more secure . His serve was as potent as ever but, crucially, he double faulted at the start of the tiebreak and after that Murray clung on to his lead to clinch it 7-4, a massive psychological blow as he had been outplayed. The nerves of him and another hugely committed crowd were eased by that, especially as Isner needed to play nearly five hours on Friday. A brilliant backhand lob at 3-2 in the second set secured the key break there, but to give Isner his due he kept fighting to take it to second tiebreak. Murray went ahead 6-2 and then finally finished it with a swinging serve ace at 6-4 to complete his weekend's work. Murray stretches for a forehand as he wore down his opponent before pulling out an array of stunning passing shots in the later sets . Isner had played five sets in his defeat to James Ward on Friday, and the effort caught up with him after a brave first set on Sunday . Isner is consoled by his USA Davis Cup captain Jim Courier as he struggles to cope with Murray's athleticism in Glasgow .","highlights":"Andy Murray takes first set on a tie-break after saving seven break points . British No 1 breaks John Isner's serve for the first time in sixth game of second set, takes set 6-3 . Murray wins third set tie break to seal 3-2 victory in the tie . Great Britain will face France at home in July in quarter-finals .","id":"97c9c41f6937b39d1c23f841e8a24b75fcc77b56","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" quarter-finals of the Davis Cup with a victory against Belgium's Steve Darcis, 18-16 in the fifth set.\nGreat Britain will now play either the USA or Argentina in the quarter-finals and, assuming Murray stays fit, there is no reason why he should not be the man to give an old country a lift.\nHis last defeat against Belgium's 28-year-old No3 came five years ago at the US Open, which means that of his 23 ties, 22 have been successes, including 19 of his last 20.\nHe may have been dropped out of the top four in the world by his arch-rival Roger Federer at the end of last year, but the Scot is still, by a margin, the world's best returner of serve and, if he continues to improve, he will have a better chance of fulfilling his promise.\n\"I know people think I am a bit of a loser but actually I am a fighter,\" said the man who can never lose the label. \"I have played some great tennis lately, but there is something in me that doesn't want to give up or give in \u2013 whatever way you want to phrase it. I am not quite sure where that comes from but hopefully it will help me to be a better player.\"\nSo much for the man in the spotlight. For one of the most entertaining players in the women's game, Kim Clijsters, 27, also showed her credentials on the hard courts as she joined the top 10 in the women's world rankings for the first time when she beat Dinara Safina to claim the $1.5 million (\u00a31 million) WTA Championships in Doha.\nThe Belgian had to come through three successive rounds on Sunday to become the first woman to win the season-ending championships since Justine Henin \u2013 another Belgiam, and Clijsters's rival \u2013 in 2005.\nIn the process the 2003 champion lost just 14 points \u2013 an average of one every 10 minutes \u2013 and beat the Russian twice with 16 aces. The tournament was moved to the Middle East from its usual home in Madrid last year with the intention of bringing a sharper edge to the women's game after many years of the Henin sisters being so dominant.\nSafina had knocked out Justine Henin on her way to the title but the 22-year-old"}
{"article":"(CNN)Selma, it seems, is everywhere. The Ava DuVernay film of that name continues to draw audiences and plaudits, while this month marks the 50th anniversary of three pivotal civil rights marches from the Alabama city -- the first two stopped by brute force, the third a triumphant procession to the state capital of Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Bunche, Maurice Davis and other activists. Now, the events that seared those marches into the American consciousness are the subject of a photography show at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York. \"Selma March 1965\" brings together -- for the first time, anywhere -- pictures by three essential witnesses of the civil rights era: James Barker, Spider Martin and the man Kasher calls \"the single greatest civil rights photographer\" -- Charles Moore. The pictures in the gallery above include Moore's work in Selma and from other parts of the South, including some of the riveting, award-winning photos he made in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. (Two weeks after his Birmingham pictures appeared in a landmark issue of Life magazine, a letter to the editor succinctly captured the elemental power of Moore's work. The Birmingham pictures, wrote a reader from Indiana, were \"superb and bone-chilling.\") \"The quality, the depth, the sense of reality that he brings to the work is unparalleled,\" Kasher said of Moore's civil rights shots. Kasher's own bona fides on the topic, meanwhile, are well-established: He's mounted photography shows on the civil rights movement in 30 different public venues since the mid-1990s. \"It's important to remember that Charles was a white Alabaman,\" Kasher said. \"He was the photographer at the Montgomery Advertiser -- hardly a bastion of integration -- who became very sympathetic to the movement. I knew Charles pretty well, and he had many sides to him -- sides he was able to reconcile and that allowed him to shoot with a deep understanding of so many different points of view. He was not parachuting into these marches and protests in the South. He had roots there and was fully engaged. \"Of course, there are lots of really good pictures of the era by, say, Bruce Davidson, Bob Adelman and others, but they're Northerners -- and I think that shows. There's a sense in many of the photos made in the South by Northern photographers that what they were capturing was somehow exotic. For Charles, this was home.\" At his very best, Moore invested his pictures with an unsettling intimacy. Whether he was chronicling the overt, graphic suppression of human rights or framing a profoundly human moment -- as in his unforgettable shot of bloodied poet Galway Kinnell in Selma -- Moore's photographs often feel as if he was shooting with Robert Capa's famous dictum ringing in his ears: \"If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough.\" Moore was always, always close enough. John Loengard, who was a staff photographer at Life and later the founding picture editor for People magazine and for Life, the monthly, in the late '70s and '80s, calls Selma \"a not particularly dramatic event, photographically.\" He does, however, have high praise for Moore's Birmingham work, specifically, and his legacy in general. \"There's no question that Charlie made some phenomenal pictures,\" said Loengard -- who, incidentally, took one of the most memorable photos of the civil rights era: a Life cover of Medgar Evers' weeping widow and son at the slain activist's funeral in June 1963. \"And he did a terrific job, for example, on a cover story on (Alabama Gov.) George Wallace in the first few months of People.\" Social media . Follow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Whatever else Moore might have shot, and however routinely excellent his output over the course of his long career, there's little doubt he'll always be remembered and honored for his work during those fraught years of the early and mid-1960s. \"What's especially significant to me about Charles' civil rights work,\" Kasher said, \"is his clear affinity with nonviolence at the same time that he's depicting the irrationality and brutality of the segregationists. \"In his famous picture of a police dog attacking a black man in Birmingham in '63, for example, the figure in the photo is a perfect symbol of nonviolence. You know, the man is standing there, taking it, not fighting back, amid this incredible rush of hatred and violence and as another dog is charging right at Moore's -- at the viewer's -- face. It's a terribly complex image, swirling with information, but in the middle of it is this unmistakable emblem of the movement -- an emblem of the power and bravery of civil disobedience.\" Charles Moore was an American photographer known for his images documenting the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Some of his photos are included in \"Selma March 1965,\" a photography show taking place at New York's Steven Kasher Gallery from March 5 to April 18.","highlights":"The Steven Kasher Gallery will be showing powerful photos from the 1965 Selma marches . Included are images from the late Charles Moore, whose civil rights work is legendary .","id":"aaa393928ed4dfe95635b06bc9c6701703cc96e3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" that brought about a change in the way America was governed.\nAll over the world, people are thinking about this landmark anniversary -- but most of them do it by looking at that iconic photograph by John H. White II of 25-year-old clergyman Fred Shuttlesworth being beaten by a white officer with his arms raised in the act of protecting his churchgoers. That photo and some others, like one of four young children being baptized together, now hang inside the new King-Eulalia Justice Center in Selma.\nSelma's city council chose to commission a series of photographic portraits of King-era events in 2007. Two years later, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was quoted as saying that the project \"can put Selma back in history and in memory, not as a blip or as a black dot, but as the center of the modern civil rights movement and the epicenter of democracy.\"\nThe portraits cover that period of modern American history: Selma's long struggle against racial segregation (from 1956 until the desegregation of the city's high school a year after Bloody Sunday), to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s first march from Selma to Montgomery to protest the failure of the Alabama governor, George Wallace, to live up to the promise of his 1963 inauguration speech (to which King gave his reply -- and from which many say he should be credited with ushering in the civil rights era), to the 1965 march to Montgomery that the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights Trail describes as \"the most dangerous protest and the most successful march of the entire civil rights movement.\"\nFor those of us who grew up in the 1960s hearing the songs of the Freedom Songbook, or saw the civil rights protests captured on the news by photographers like Gordon Parks and Bruce Davidson (and who were lucky enough to have seen the \"Black Is Beautiful\" poster that showed young black men and women looking directly into the camera), that was a time when the future of civil rights -- and the very nature of American society -- was hanging in the balance.\nAs a 13-year-old girl living in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, I didn't realize just how dangerous it was to be protesting with Martin Luther King Jr. and the other civil rights activists -- and I certainly didn't realize just how much of a target they were. But I was very interested"}
{"article":"When you first enter your hotel room, it's tempting to immediately head toward the minibar, brew yourself a cup of coffee or raid the toiletries that have been supplied for you. But, before you get carried away, there are a few things that you should know. Your stately room is likely not as clean as you believe it to be. And those goodies you're eager to try out? They may not actually be free. MailOnline Travel reveals the most important things to know about your hotel room, including those that no one will ever tell you... Hotel rooms may appear clean, but there are certain areas the cleaning staff don't often have time to inspect . Beware when touching the television remotes and light switches . A study\u00a0by the University of Houston revealed that the most touched places in the room such as television remotes and bedside lamp switches are often the least cleaned. Results found that in some cases, they had as much bacteria as bathroom toilet seats and sinks. That's enough for us to remember to pack our hand santizer whenever we travel! Pack your sanitizer for items like remotes and light switches which are hot spots for germs . Drinking from the bathroom glasses . You may be tempted to quench your thirst when you arrive and use the bathroom glasses for a drink. However in an\u00a0expose\u00a0by Fox News, it was revealed that many hotel maids do not wash them out with soap before the next guest checks in. Hidden cameras revealed glasses that were rinsed only with water, or that were wiped down with a cloth that had previously been used for cleaning the room. Use bottled water, or request plastic cups from reception to be safe. Think before you snuggle up in the blankets . Due to a lack of seating area in some hotels, the bed becomes the place where most people sit, eat, and perform other, ahem, intimate activities. Some mothers even change their child's nappies on the blankets, too. While you have no need to worry about items that get washed daily, some of the smaller blankets may not get replaced that often. It is advisable to check user comments before staying at a hotel so that you are aware of the experiences of other guests. Don't assume that everything is free . Everyone loves to stock up on the hotel-provided shampoo, shower cap and biscuits, but guests should never assume that everything is up for grabs. While pens and brochures are often free to use and take, items such as bathrobes, slippers may not be. Travelodge have noted a number of items being taken out their rooms that are supposed to remain. Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokeswoman said: 'Since we have introduced our new brand design and modernised our rooms, we have seen a significant rise in our fluffy pillows, snuggly duvets, striped bed runners and contemporary artwork being taken from our 500 UK hotels. 'There have even been attempts to smuggle our new luxurious king size Travelodge Dreamer bed out of the hotels.' Don't threaten to leave a bad TripAdvisor review in change for perks . Unfortunately, some people resort to blackmail to receive\u00a0upgrades\u00a0and free perks, in exchange for not writing a negative comment on the hotel's TripAdvisor page. If you are tempted to use this technique, take note: hotels have a way of\u00a0proactively reporting any threats before a corresponding review is submitted. A spokesperson for the online review site said: 'It is absolutely against the terms and spirit of our site to use TripAdvisor's name to try and claim discounts or freebies that would not be available to other guests. 'Our fraud detection experts will then investigate and, where we find evidence of threatening behaviour, take action to stop their reviews from ever reaching the site.' The mini bar items are extremely over-priced for what you get, bring your own snacks for guilt-free feasting . Keep your name and room number private . Telling other guests your full name and room number can lead to unwanted visitors and charges finding their way to your room. Set your own wake up call . On occasion, the front desk will forget to call you for your 3am flight reminder. Eliminate the risk and set your phone alarm yourself. Take hand santizer . Even if the room passed the cleaning inspection, there are still corners that the staff may not have reached. Keep yourself protected and always carry a bottle on trips. Request the top floor or a corner room . The top floor rooms tend to have higher ceilings, better views and less noise than other rooms. Corner rooms also tend to be larger - regardless of the floor its on. Tip generously . Leaving a little something for the staff gives a great impression and shows that you're grateful for their service. Plus, it doesn't hurt for them to remember your generosity when you have a request during your stay. Don't go crazy with the minibar . When you're nice and cosy, it can be tempting to see what the minibar has to offer, as opposed to leaving the room to explore other snacking options. However, prices of items in the fridges are often exorbitant, and can leave you regretting that last little packet of peanuts when you get the bill. Before indulging, remember this: The 2014\u00a0TripIndex Survey\u00a0found that average price for nuts in Switzerland, France, New York, Canada, Singapore and Sweden was over $10. Topping the leader board was Toronto, where the average bag of nuts cost an unbelievable $18.23. And don't add your own items . For savvy travellers who bring their own items instead of perusing the (expensive) minibar options, beware. You could still be hit with a large charge. Several hotels have a restocking fee to dissuade you from placing personal items in the fridge. Last year it was revealed that hidden fees were set to earn hotels \u00a31.4bn in revenue add-ons, a six per cent increase from 2013. A study by  a professor at New York University's hospitality school noted that although these fees only add an extra two per cent in revenue, most of that money is pure profit for the hotel. Blogger Keri Anderson was horrified to find that there was a charge to placing personal items in the fridge . Be careful when using the coffee machine . An investigation by ABC News showed cleaners simply swirling the pots in water without properly cleaning them, which leads to a build up of bacteria. In Cincinnati, Ohio, one cleaner was found to have cleaned the pot with a bottle of Lysol mildew remover, and another was captured using the same cloth to clean the coffee maker as she had used to clean the bathroom floor. Always clean the machine yourself before use - even if it had been cleaned after the last user, it could have been sitting around collecting dust for a few weeks before you arrive.","highlights":"Studies show that TV remotes can house as much bacteria as a toilet . Some minibars will charge you for storing your own items inside . Using advice sites, like TripAdvisor, to get free perks can actually backfire .","id":"91a5cbe469f142167137bf9a0a4437f191d26caf","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" you should do to ensure your trip is a successful one.\n1. Double-check Your Room Type and Amenities\nFirst, check your room type and amenities \u2014 they may not be what you booked. For example, if you booked a king-size bed, you might end up in a room with two double beds. Even worse, you could wind up without a bed at all. It's a good idea to confirm your room type before you unpack all of your belongings.\nIf you end up with a room that doesn't have all of the amenities you reserved, talk to the front-desk staff right away. They're happy to change things for you \u2014 just mention that you booked the room because it came with a fireplace, whirlpool or similar item. The only caveat is that they can't change your room if you're moving to a more expensive type of lodging. You can always try negotiating for a room upgrade, but keep in mind that your only shot is when you arrive \u2014 if you book a room online and realize it's not what you thought when you actually get to the hotel, it's probably too late.\n2. Look Around\nYou only have to look as far as the minibar to realize that some hotels aren't as family-friendly as they may seem. Make sure the room isn't filled with booze or other substances that aren't age-appropriate for your kids. Don't assume that just because there isn't alcohol or other drugs available that the hotel is OK for your kids.\nIf your family is a bit adventurous, check the mini-safe. Some of them have secret compartments, which can help you keep important items locked up safely. You can also hide valuables in your dresser drawers or place them on the dresser between the dresser and the wall, so they aren't as easy for thieves to spot.\n3. Check Your Bill\nAfter you've had time to check out the room and make sure everything is in good working order, check your bill and compare it with the paperwork you received from the hotel. Before you go, make sure the total you owe includes the correct amount of taxes. Also, ensure that your credit card is charged appropriately. And if you want to use points earned from a hotel loyalty program, confirm that you've received the correct number of points for your stay.\nIf you're not sure how you'll pay your bill, ask to see a copy of the bill before"}
{"article":"One has straight ginger hair, a fair complexion and deep blue eyes. The other has masses of curls, far darker skin and her eyes are a sparkling brown. With such opposing looks it\u2019s hard to believe this striking pair are sisters. But they are much more than that \u2013 they are twins. The girls were born with radically different colouring thanks to a quirk of their mixed-race parentage. Scroll down for video . Same same, but different: \u00a0Lucy and Maria Aylmer, 18, from Gloucester are non-identical twins . Lucy and Maria Aylmer\u2019s mother Donna is half Jamaican and their father Vince is white, and together they managed to produce one white twin and one black twin. The girls were born in January 1997. Their mother was astonished when she first saw the twins, as nothing on the scans had prepared her for their different skin tones. Fair-haired Lucy, who lives with her family in Gloucester, said: \u2018It was such a shock for her because things like skin colour don\u2019t show up on scans before birth. 'So she had no idea that we were so different. When the midwife handed us both to her she was just speechless.\u2019 Their mother, who is 47 and a warehouse worker, and their 53-year-old father, who works as a scaffolder, split up after the twins were born. Family line: The twins' mother Donna is half Jamaican and their father Vince is white, and their siblings George, Chynna and Jordan all have darker skin than Lucy and lighter than Maria . Two of a kind: The twins, who live in Gloucester,\u00a0were born in January 1997 . Different strokes: \u00a0'Outgoing' Maria studies law at Cheltenham College, while 'shy'\u00a0Lucy studies art and design at Gloucester College . All together: Maria and Lucy with their mother Donna and siblings George, 23, Chynna, 22, and Jordan, 21 . The 18-year-olds have three older siblings, George, 23, Chynna, 22, and Jordan, 21. Lucy said: \u2018Our brothers and sisters have skin which is inbetween Maria and I. We are at opposite ends of the spectrum and they are all somewhere inbetween. Non-identical twins come from separate eggs, so inherit different genes. The girls\u2019 half-Jamaican mother carries genes for both white and black skin. By chance, Lucy will have inherited genes for white skin and Maria will have genes that code for black skin. People with Afro-Caribbean heritage often have some European DNA, dating back in many cases to the slave trade. This increases the chance of them passing on a gene for white skin to at least one twin. \u2018But my grandmother has a very fair English rose complexion, just like mine.\u2019 She added: \u2018No one ever believes we are twins. Even when we dress alike, we still don\u2019t look like sisters, let alone twins. Friends have even made us produce our birth certificates to prove it.\u2019 Certainly at school there were no problems mistaking the twins for one another \u2013 and no way of playing tricks to confuse their classmates. Lucy said: \u2018We were in the same class, but no one had a problem telling us apart. Twins are known for swapping identities. But there was no way Maria and I could ever do anything like that. \u2018Most twins look like two peas in a pod \u2013 but we couldn\u2019t look more different if we tried. We don\u2019t look like we have the same parents, let alone having been born at the same time.\u2019 The twins\u2019 interests are as different as their looks. Lucy studies art and design at Gloucester College whilst Maria studies law at Cheltenham College. Lucy explained: \u2018Maria was outgoing whilst I was the shy one. But Maria loves telling people at college that she has a white twin \u2013 and I\u2019m very proud of having a black twin.\u2019","highlights":"Lucy and Maria Aylmer, 18, from Gloucester are non-identical twins . Lucy has fair skin and ginger hair, while Maria is darker with curls . Their mother Donna is half Jamaican and their father Vince is white .","id":"6172c29ba9affd98f85c1b32bbfb767a8af8e705","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" are, and it all began over ten years ago in the slums of New Delhi.\nTheir names are Ayaan and Zubeda \u2013 and they were left to die within the first week of their birth as part of the infamous \u2018killing of twins\u2019 custom. When they were finally found they were living at one of the city\u2019s many rubbish dumps alongside other unwanted children.\nBut their luck took a turn for the better when the children were taken to the Mother Teresa\u2019s Sisters of Charity Home. Here they were looked after and soon both were adopted and went to live in the US.\nNow both Ayaan and Zubeda are teenagers. This month the pair were selected as UNICEF\u2019s Child Champions 2014 for their work in children\u2019s rights. It wasn\u2019t something they were aiming for, though.\nZubeda, who\u2019s just taken her 11+ exam, said she was asked by her parents what she\u2019d like to be when she grows up. Her reply \u2018a lawyer\u2019 soon got a reaction from them.\n\u201cIt was quite funny when they told me they didn\u2019t think that was possible,\u201d she said. \u201cI knew I wanted to do something that made a difference and I\u2019m trying to think of what that might be, but so far I can\u2019t really imagine what it could be.\u201d\nBut Zubeda\u2019s older sister Ayaan, is more sure of what she wants to do. \u201cI want to become a doctor,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I am still hoping for someone to pay me to go!\u201d\nIt was while the sisters were at school that they got interested in helping people. \u201cWe had always liked science, but we realised that helping people made a much bigger difference,\u201d Ayaan said.\nAfter going to India with her sister in 2011 Ayaan said the first thing that struck her was how bad the slums were. \u201cIt\u2019s a very different world from the one I live in. There are a lot of children there but a lot of them didn\u2019t know what was going on.\u201d\nThe sisters were determined to do something to make a difference and realised how much of an impact they could have with their education. They are now in Year 10 in the US. Ayaan is now studying for her SAT exams and hopes to get into a top university. Zubeda, who is aiming for A level, was"}
{"article":"The investigation into claims of a VIP paedophile sex ring widened dramatically yesterday after police raided the home of a disgraced Tory MP. Harvey Proctor, 68, had been named on a list of politicians passed to police by campaigning Labour MP John Mann. Scotland Yard officers spent two days searching his grace-and-favour home at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire after a police team arrived on the estate on Wednesday. Harvey Proctor insisted he was a 'discreet' man and had never been part of 'any rent boy ring' with Cabinet ministers, MPs or military top brass . Former Essex MP Proctor, who quit Parliament in 1987 after admitting \u2018spanking sessions\u2019 with rent boys, was forced to deny any knowledge of the abuse and deaths of three young boys. He said he did not attend Westminster \u2018sex parties\u2019 at an exclusive address near Parliament and claimed to be trapped in a \u2018Kafka-esque fantasy\u2019. It is understood that investigators now have up to nine current and former senior politicians on Mr Mann\u2019s list in their sights as the sensitive inquiry gathers pace. Speaking last night, Mr Mann said he was pleased at the progress of the investigation and insisted that \u2018no stone must be left unturned\u2019. \u2018It is encouraging to see that the Met are continuing to fully investigate allegations of child abuse and prominent people,\u2019 he added. Mr Proctor today said he knew nothing about the allegations and wanted to talk to police at the 'earliest opportunity' Proctor faces being interviewed under caution within weeks by detectives with the Met\u2019s Operation Midland squad \u2013 which was set up in November to investigate claims of a VIP Westminster child sex abuse ring in the 1970s and 1980s. Victims have come forward to claim men in powerful positions abused boys at the luxury Dolphin Square apartments in Pimlico. They are also examining allegations that figures in politics, the military and law enforcement abused children at other locations. At the centre of the inquiry is an eyewitness described by police as \u2018credible\u2019 who claims three of those abused were murdered. In addition, detectives are examining a list passed to them by Mr Mann last December which identifies 22 potential suspects across the political spectrum. It is believed that Proctor\u2019s name has been repeatedly given to police by at least two alleged victims. On Wednesday, detectives arrived at Belvoir Castle near Grantham \u2013 the seat of the Duke of Rutland \u2013 where Proctor has lived since 2003. They searched at least two properties on the 16,000-acre estate including a red ramshackle building he moved out of in recent months. A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed the search. Proctor quickly proclaimed his innocence yesterday, denying any knowledge of abuse or murders. Standing in the grounds of Belvoir Castle, he said he is \u2018helping police with their inquiries\u2019. Earlier he told BBC Radio 4: \u2018I find myself in a very Kafka-esque fantasy situation. I have never attended sex parties at Dolphin Square or anywhere else. I have not been part of any rent-boy ring with Cabinet ministers, other Members of Parliament or generals or the military.\u2019 Mr Proctor, 68, lives in the 16,000-acre grounds of Belvoir Castle (pictured), near Grantham\u00a0in Leicestershire . He added: \u2018I was a discreet person and regarded in the House of Commons as a very independent MP and a loner.\u2019 Proctor also said he was keen to be interviewed by police as soon as possible to clear his name. Mr Proctor said that he had pleaded guilty to four charges of gross indecency in 1987 for offences relating to to the age of consent for homosexuality, which has since been lowered from 21 to 16 . He added: \u2018I believe the number of victims grows by the day, and the number of alleged perpetrators \u2013 through death \u2013 diminishes. That is a problem. It\u2019s certainly a problem for me. My problem is that I am still very much alive.\u2019 Proctor, who represented Basildon and nearby Billericay, was an outspoken hard-right Tory but left Parliament after pleading guilty to gross indecency. The MP \u2013 who was given the nickname \u2018Wacko\u2019 \u2013 would order rent boys as young as 17 to call him \u2018Sir\u2019 or \u2018Keith\u2019 and pretend he was a headmaster as he caned them. He was fined just \u00a31,450 but the case signalled the end of his career because his confession followed years of vehement denials. Two months before his court appearance it was revealed how Proctor was caught by security staff on holiday in Morocco with a naked 15-year-old local boy hiding under his bed. He later went to work for the Duke of Rutland as his private secretary and in recent years has been responsible for \u2018public and park events\u2019. The 1987 offences would no longer be crimes under current laws after the age of consent for homosexual activity changed from 21 to 16. Campaigning MP John Mann passed his dossier naming suspected Westminster paedophiles to police in December last year. The explosive list identifies 22 potential suspects across the political spectrum who are allegedly linked to historic child abuse between 1970 and the late-1990s. Of these, nine are still alive, and are said to include four serving MPs, three former MPs, a member of the House of Lords and one high-ranking town hall figure. The document also includes the names of 13 ex-ministers, including at least two who allegedly went to \u2018abuse parties\u2019. The report names 14 Tory politicians, five Labour and three others. As a young councillor in South London, Mr Mann uncovered evidence a Tory Cabinet minister was allegedly involved. He alerted police but was told three months later that the inquiry was being shelved on the orders of \u2018those at the top\u2019. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"Harvey Proctor denies attending sex parties in London's Dolphin Square . Says he knows 'nothing about' claims three young men were murdered . Is in 'Kafka-esque situation' of not knowing why police investigating him . Detectives from Operation Midland searched his house overnight . He lives in the grounds of Belvoir Castle near Grantham, in Leicestershire . In 1987 pleaded guilty to gross indecency for having underage gay sex . Labour MP John Mann said many more Westminster figures will be probed . Mr Mann has handed police list of 22 politicians accused of historic abuse .","id":"a5550030a3b81d9b82be72d34115980917357c28","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Tom Watson.\nHe is the latest in a string of people, including former Tory ministers and an ex-chief whip, to be arrested in the investigation, dubbed Operation Midland, into claims by four men that they were abused by VIPs as children. Yesterday, the police revealed that the men made the claims between 1979 and 1994 and that most of them said they were repeatedly abused by former high-profile figures, including senior police and intelligence officials. The police now want to know whether the men were victimised for telling their stories in a BBC Panorama documentary.\nIt is understood that the police are trying to find out whether politicians and other influential people who were alleged to have been involved in the abuse of the four men had been questioned by police in the early 1980s.\nA friend of one of the men, who has not been arrested but is helping with the inquiry, said: \u201cThe police are saying that everyone who had anything to do with these crimes is now a person of interest to them. Harvey Proctor is as much a person of interest to them as anyone else.\u201d\nTwo of the men said they were raped by a high-ranking Conservative and Labour MP from 1983 to 1985, the third claimed he had sex with the peer in the early 1970s, and the fourth said he was raped by a high-profile politician when he was eight.\nTheir names were revealed as the inquiry widened and it emerged that the police had raided the London home of David Owen. The former foreign secretary, 78, was a senior Labour MP at the time of the 1980s allegations. Yesterday he told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme that he had been interviewed by the police some years ago \u2013 but not since April when he was asked to give a second statement.\n\u201cI can\u2019t reveal what I said to them and I can\u2019t comment on what they asked me,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are obviously continuing with their inquiries.\u201d\nLabour\u2019s acting leader, Harriet Harman, said the party would want to know if politicians had been asked by police \u201cto give evidence relating to allegations they heard from people they knew to be vulnerable and who were telling their truth for the first time\u201d.\nLabour members were also keen to know whether their party had been used as a conduit for information.\nMs Harman said the party had worked with the police when they looked into allegations in the past, but added: "}
{"article":"Who says cats hate water? Jaguar this week launched its new, second-generation XF compact sports saloon with a high-wire drive over water on cables just an inch thick. In a stunt worthy of the latest Bond film Spectre \u2014 for which the firm is supplying many of the cars \u2014 the XF was revealed in a dramatic stunt in the heart of London's Docklands. High over the Royal Dock in Canary Wharf, stuntman Jim Dowdell \u2014 a veteran of the Bond, Bourne and Indiana Jones films \u2014 drove the car 240 metres across wires to demonstrate the car's lightweight aluminium construction and agility. Don't look down! Jaguar's new XF seen crossing London's Royal Dock by high wire this week . Excitement aside, Jaguar's XF sport saloon promises 'business class' levels of comfort and refinement with a new generation of frugal engines. It's being built at Jaguar Land Rover's Castle Bromwich factory in Birmingham alongside the allaluminium F-Type sports car and top-of-the-range XJ limousine. Its official global debut is at the New York motor show on April 1 before going on sale in the autumn from \u00a330,000 to \u00a380,000. Jaguar's XF sport saloon (pictured) promises 'business class' levels of comfort and refinement with a new generation of frugal engines . The new version is 80kg lighter than its closest competitor. This helps it return more than 70 mpg with CO2 emissions of 104g\/km. Engines include 163bhp and 180bhp 2-litre Ingenium diesels linked to six-speed manual and eight-speed automatic gearboxes. The manual 163bhp diesel is 'the lightest, most efficient non-hybrid diesel model in its market segment,' says Jaguar. All other engines are eightspeed automatics. There is also a powerful 3-litre 300bhp V6 twinturbo diesel and a 3-litre 380 bhp V6 supercharged petrol engine. The proportions have also been tweaked. While 7mm shorter and 3mm lower than its predecessor, its wheelbase is 51mm longer, meaning more back seat space, legroom and headroom. Jaguar is investing \u00a3600 million in its manufacturing capacity in Britain, \u00a3400million at its Castle Bromwich plant. Great to see Britain's former 'Motown' \u2014 Coventry, once the capital of our motor industry \u2014 getting some bumper good news this week. The city that for decades has built the iconic London taxi is to gain a new factory, costing \u00a3250million, creating up to 1,000 jobs and building up to 36,000 vehicles a year. Chinese motor giant Geely , which bought the UK firm outright two years ago after holding a stake since 2006, said the state-of the-art research, development and assembly plant for the London Taxi Company will be built in the city of Lady Godiva (and Peeping Tom). It is a tenfold increase on the company's site, which has been home to London taxis for 70 years and heralds the introduction of the next generation electric and ultralow emission London black cab. Coventry's links with China go back a long way after it had the foresight in the early Eighties to twin itself with the Chinese city of Jinan in Shandong province. What the two cities had in common was silk: Jinan is at the end of the Silk Road and Coventry \u2014 before the rise of the motor industry \u2014 was a centre for the finest silk-working. The Chinese think long-term and have an important concept called guanxi \u2014 or social connections \u2014 which help smooth business. Coventry was early to establish these vital connections. Looks like it's paying off. April should put a spring in the step of outdoor touring types as order books open for the new generation of Audi's epic seven-seat luxury sport utility vehicle the Q7. But you'll have to wait until August for first deliveries. In April\u00a0order books open for the new generation of Audi's epic seven-seat luxury sport utility vehicle the Q7 (pictured) Priced from \u00a350,340 to \u00a353,835, it will be available at launch with a 272 bhp V6 TDI engine. A 218bhp 3.0 TDI Quattro is expected to follow in late summer 2015. And finally ... what possible future could there be for a loud, middle-aged, overweight, motormouth petrolhead who's originally from 'up North', is always behind the wheel of some fancy car or other, divides opinion, drives everyone nuts and is not even that funny? Wonder if I should apply for that vacant Top Gear slot now that whatsisname's gone and got the sack?","highlights":"The stunt was worthy of the latest James Bond film, Spectre . The car was driven 240 metres above the Royal Dock in Canary Wharf . Jaguar's new saloon promises 'business class' levels of comfort . Its official global debut is at the New York motor show on April 1 .","id":"03c3e8117a003f699fe8a5849bf0c759b340bef3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" without all the explosions and supercars, naturally \u2014 a 100 tonne crane lifted a gleaming Jaguar XF onto two steel cables, each one just an inch thick, 100 metres above the water, before the car gracefully skimmed over the top of the Thames just yards from its mooring at the Canary Wharf development in the Isle of Dogs.\nJaguar's stunt was undertaken to highlight that XF drivers, unlike Bond, do not have to worry about keeping one eye on the traffic and the other on their petrol consumption. A car fitted with the company's latest Touch Pro infotainment system now allows for drivers to set a fuel-saving Eco mode, or an aggressive \u201cTrack mode\u201d for when their inner Bond is feeling particularly randy. The XF's 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine is capable of returning 53.2 mpg according to the EU Combined Cycle, rising to a class-leading 58.9 mpg with the 2.0-litre diesel engine option. The XF is not just about eco efficiency, however. In fact, according to Jaguar, it is the most efficient and technologically advanced XF yet, with a raft of cutting-edge infotainment and safety features.\nA 10.2-inch Touch Pro interface has been introduced, allowing the driver to manage maps, apps, music and other entertainment. The head-up display can project crucial information in front of the driver rather than down on the windscreen, while the Active Safety Seat cushion uses sensors to monitor for signs of driver fatigue or movement that might indicate that the car is being driven erratically. There's a full-colour, HD rear-view camera to help with parking, as well as a 19-speaker, 1,200-watt Bowers & Wilkins audio system \u2014 or 14 speakers and 1,000 watts for an entry-level version.\nAt launch, there will be three new engines: two new turbocharged four-cylinder engines with 180hp and 240hp respectively and a new 3.0-litre supercharged V6 S with 335hp and a 0-62 mph time of 5.6 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph. The new Jaguar XF will be on sale in the UK from this summer, but the car will launch in the Middle East soon after, with further countries to follow.\nThe 2016 Jaguar X"}
{"article":"Beijing (CNN)If you live in China and haven't watched -- or at least heard about -- \"Under the Dome,\" you must have been living under a rock. The almost two-hour documentary on air pollution in China produced by a famous TV journalist has quickly gone viral since its online release Saturday, clocking millions of views on various video sites and stirring ferocious debates across Chinese cyberspace. The air pollution that's choking Asia . Here are five things to know to put the phenomenon in context: . The slickly produced video shows journalist Chai Jing presenting a comprehensive slide show, intercutting with fast-paced footage of her travels across China and the rest of world, to find answers to three questions: What is smog, where does it come from and what can be done to tackle it? As shocking levels of air pollution continue to choke much of China regularly, the video has struck such a chord with the audience that, in two short days, it's easily attracted over 100 million views -- a hugely impressive number even in the world's most populous nation. Many Internet users have compared it to \"An Inconvenient Truth,\" the Oscar-winning documentary on former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's effort to raise awareness on the dangers of global warming. Chai, 39, was already a household name before last weekend thanks to her career at China Central Television, the state-run national broadcaster. As a long-time CCTV anchor and investigative reporter, Chai stood out from her peers by covering sensitive topics -- ranging from the environment to homosexuality -- in a country where many journalists at state media stay away from such potential landmines. Her choice of stories and style of reporting -- calm but tenacious -- have earned her legions of fans nationwide -- with some nicknaming her \"the Goddess\" for her elegance and intelligence on air. Plenty of detractors, however, consider her a leading elitist voice for the country's liberal intellectuals. After writing a best-selling autobiography chronicling her time at CCTV, Chai quit her job last year to take care of her daughter, who had been born with a tumor. Declaring a personal war against smog as a worried mother, Chai tries to dig deep in her self-funded documentary. With her former CCTV connections opening doors, she followed and interviewed top environmental and energy officials and experts in China -- and received surprisingly candid responses. While there is no obvious hero in the video, the villain seems to be clear. A former chief engineer of the state-owned oil conglomerate Sinopec brushes off Chai's suggestion that his powerful industry -- which oversees pollution standards for itself and has rendered environmental authorities toothless -- should become more socially responsible. Tracing the main source of tiny and dangerous pollutants in China to extremely inefficient energy exploration and use, Chai sees the solution in dismantling entrenched interests of the state energy sector -- and also appeals to the public for less reliance on cars and more proactive reporting of polluters. Admiration from celebrity and ordinary viewers -- many said to be moved to tears -- poured in almost immediately. In countless reposts of the video links, people praise Chai for her courage to address the sensitive topic head on and spread the knowledge to the masses. One text message of gratitude to Chai from the new minister of environmental protection -- who had been appointed only a day earlier -- has fueled suspicion among her critics that the video was nothing more than a government PR move. They point to the positive coverage of the video's massive online launch across state media, including an in-depth interview with Chai on the website of People's Daily, the ruling Communist Party's official newspaper. Also, the timing: The video was released just days ahead of China's annual parliament session, during which legislators are expected to rubber-stamp the Communist leadership's policy agenda. President Xi Jinping had declared keeping the sky blue in the country as a top priority. Some argue that the energy industry makes a convenient political target, as Xi's ongoing anti-corruption campaign had netted a former senior leader whose power bases included the state oil sector. Others even see the video as propaganda to prepare people for mass layoffs in overbuilt and inefficient state industries as the government restructures the economy. Questions have also arisen on the science in the video -- including Chai's apparent linking smog to her baby daughter's tumor. And the cacophony surrounding it seems to have caught even China's seasoned censors off guard. Heated arguments have raged online, including blaming pollution on China's political system due to its lack of accountability. By late Sunday night, although the video remained online, all mention of it had been scrubbed from homepages of web portals and news sites. With discussions on the video shifting to social media, a common consensus seems to have emerged: Love it or hate it, Chai's documentary has stirred an important debate in a country where authorities censored air pollution data from the U.S. embassy as recently as November. Some internet users have compared \"Under the Dome\" phenomena to the discussion over \"the dress\"\u2014 you can fight over the color but what's important is that it's being talked about.","highlights":"Two-hour documentary on China's air pollution goes viral . Documentary shot by former TV anchor after birth of child . Film generated ferocious debate, took censors by surprise .","id":"b4a6ddb041fe890cd1dc4ebc4a7b2ac20df7b5a3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" China's coal heartlands has sparked heated debate across the country, both online and in the real world.\nIt doesn't get more serious than that. But it can get pretty funny, too.\nThe story of how Wang Hui, a farmer from Jixian in the Hebei province, ended up in Beijing to appear as a witness in the film, has become a meme in China.\nWang, whose face and name were changed for the documentary, has been the subject of multiple Internet parodies, a book about the project and was recently interviewed on one of China's largest news shows. His simple appearance in \"Under the Dome\" has turned him into a sort of celebrity -- an average man in a suit, with a slightly perplexed look on his face.\nAs he walked up to the stage of the China Central Television studios this spring, the crowd was chanting \"Wang Hui!\" with the TV cameras rolling.\nWang, who stands at 5 foot 2, says he can't explain how it happened that he found himself sitting in the studio.\n\"I'm so glad I could be part of this project,\" he said when we spoke together, shortly after he returned to Jixian from Beijing.\n\"At my age, it's not very easy to start something new. If I didn't have this opportunity [it would be difficult for me to achieve that],\" he says.\nWang is a relatively ordinary-looking man in his 50s. He was born and raised in a small county where many of his neighbors eked out a meager living by farming.\nNow Wang drives a tractor. And at the beginning of spring each year, when the fields were drenched in a thick layer of water from melting snow, he would spend his days tilling and planting crops. That was his life.\nBut it changed in 2009, when the Chinese government announced that it would ban coal-fired industrial boilers, including those in heating plants and coal-fired power plants. The country was fighting to clean up its air pollution.\nWang's county was one of 1,300 across China that were affected. His village would lose one of its main sources of income.\nWang was also one of thousands of villagers who came to Beijing to protest in April 2011.\n\"It's hard to explain what I did in Beijing,\" he says. \"It wasn'"}
{"article":"The banks of the Dead Sea are under threat from soaring numbers of sinkholes that are appearing as the salt lake dries up, an environmental group has warned. EcoPeace Middle East estimates that there are more than 3,000 sinkholes now along the banks of the salt lake, which is bordered by Israel and Jordan. Water evaporation from the lake - which is occurring at nearly four feet per year - drawing freshwater into the pockets of salt left behind by the lake. Environmental groups report that there are now more than 3,000 sinkholes, shown above filled with water, along the banks of the main body of the Dead Sea, caused by the loss of water from the giant salt lake . As the salt dissolves in the fresh water, it causes the earth above it to collapse. Gidon Bromberg, director of EcoPeace Middle East claims that the appearance of the sinkholes has been accelerating in recent years. For thousands of years, the Dead Sea has attracted visitors who come to float in its salty waters and reap its reported health benefits. But the salt lake's water elves have fallen from 394 metres below sea level in the 1960s to about 423 meters below sea level at the end of 2012. As a result, the Sea\u2019s water surface area has been reduced\u00a0 by one third: from roughly 950 square kilometers to 637 square kilometers today. The water level continues\u00a0 to drop at an alarming pace of 0.8 to 1.2 meters per year. The significant decline of the water level over the past 30 years is due to diversion of water from the Jordan River and from the Dead Sea itself due to population increase. The first one appeared in the 1980s, by 1990 there were 40 and by 2005 there were 1,000 holes. Now, Mr Bromberg says, a new sinkhole is appearing almost every day. Speaking to ABC News, Mr Bromberg said: 'These sink holes are a direct result of the inappropriate mismanagement of water resources in the region. 'They could develop overnight or over time, making them unpredictable and very dangerous.' Mr Bromberg and his colleagues believe the rate of these sinkholes appearing has been increased by the construction of dams and reservoirs beside the lake. Water is also pumped from the lake to be evaporated so that minerals such as potash and bromide can be extracted. Water is also pumped from the lake to help maintain the pools that sit outside the spa hotels that attract tourists from around the world. Sitting nearly 1,300ft below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest inland area in the world and has a salinity of almost 33 per cent. Sink holes like this one at Mineral Beach beside the Dead Sea on the West Bank are becoming more common . These sinkholes appeared in the fields in south east corner of the Dead Sea near to the Lisan Peninsula . It has historically been maintained by a flow of fresh water from rivers and streams that have equaled the water is loses to evaporation in the scorching heat - about 160 billion gallons a year. Now the Dead Sea is thought to receive less than 10 per cent of the water it needs to maintain its size and it has declined from being 50 miles long in the 1950s to around 30 miles long today. Warning signs now dot the shores of the lake to highlight the danger of the open pits that have been appearing as a result of the sea's shrinkage. Mr Bromberg fears that the sinkholes may soon start posing a threat to the roads and infrastructure that run alongside the Dead Sea. Israel's Transportation Ministry had to close down a stretch of its Route 90 in January after several metres on its eastern side sank by two inches. The Dead Sea is an inland lake that sits on the border between Israel and Jordan, as shown in the map above . The salt formations, seen in the aerial view above, are left behind as the mineral rich water evaporates away . This sink hole beside the Dead Sea, caused by collapsing alt deposits left by the lake, has filled with water .","highlights":"Environmental group estimates there are 3,000 sinkholes beside Dead Sea . It claim that new sink holes are on the banks appearing almost every day . They say the lake is being over exploited causing it to drop by 4 feet a year . Fresh water is being drawn into salt pockets left behind by\u00a0receding\u00a0lake . This dissolves the underground salt, causing the earth above to collapse .","id":"815653e011c8c40c50645ecd7173ff50cba3ec20","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" Dead Sea coastline \u2013 up from under 1,500 a few years ago. The sinkholes, which can be as big as small swimming pools and 20 metres deep, are threatening to swallow a 15-kilometre stretch of the banks.\n\u201cSinkholes are forming because the Dead Sea is drying up, and the Dead Sea is drying up because it\u2019s being used and abused. All these \u2018green\u2019 projects in the Dead Sea are actually worsening the problem.\u201d\n\u201cIsrael uses half the waters of the Jordan River in the Dead Sea,\u201d said Amira Hass, a freelance journalist in Tel Aviv. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine the sea ever drying up; I don\u2019t understand how that can be allowed to happen.\u201d Israel took over Jordan\u2019s share of the Jordan River in the 1980s, increasing its use from 40% to 80%. Israel and Jordan rely on it for drinking water. Jordan has repeatedly expressed concern at Israel\u2019s use of the river water.\nHass reports that the Israeli government and water companies \u201ckeep going on about the Jordan River being an international river.\u201d \u201cSo why does Israel get to draw water for drinking out of it and Jordan has to rely on it for other purposes?\u201d she asked.\nThe river is used for \u201csome agriculture and fishing. They also want to use it for desalination. There are plans to bring in water from the Mediterranean and desalinate it on land before returning it to the sea so it doesn\u2019t go to waste.\u201d\nThe river is used for \u201csome agriculture and fishing. They also want to use it for desalination. There are plans to bring in water from the Mediterranean and desalinate it on land before returning it to the sea so it doesn\u2019t go to waste.\u201d\nA report this week by the United Nations Office for Project Services says there are fears of \u201csevere environmental and social impacts\u201d on the Jordan River and Dead Sea, as a result of projects including the Allenby Bridge water desalination plant and the Aqaba-Eilat pipeline, both built by the US-Israeli company, \u201cOASIS.\u201d\nEcoPeace, based in Jerusalem, is calling on the Israeli government to halt the projects. \u201cThe Allenby Bridge water desalination plant is being constructed by OASIS in partnership with Israel and Jordan,\u201d Hass said. \u201cIf you look at the Dead Sea, and you look at the"}
{"article":"Leicester, England (CNN)\"God save King Richard!\" A cry rings out in the bright spring air as the simple oak coffin of Richard III is carried away from the tower block-filled campus of the University of Leicester for the final time. The medieval monarch's skeleton has been kept at the university since its discovery beneath a council car parking lot in the city sparked excitement around the world in August 2012. But on Sunday the bones -- which have been studied by archaeologists and experts from all fields in the years since -- ended their tenure as scientific specimens and became, once more, the mortal remains of a king. Some 35,000 people lined the streets of Leicester and the surrounding towns and villages as the cortege wound its way through the countryside to the site of Richard's final battle, Bosworth, where he died in 1485, before returning to the city for a commemoration at Leicester Cathedral. The day began on the freshly-mown lawns in front of the university's Fielding Johnson Building, where a crowd gathered for a solemn service of farewell, dignitaries dressed in their Sunday best alongside students and local families clad in jeans and waterproof jackets in case of a March shower. Leicester University student Anna Boyer, from North Carolina, said she and her classmates had come to watch the ceremony \"so I can say I was here,\" adding: \"It's an important historical event -- we don't have things like this in the States.\" Leicester alumni Sara and Leeroy Paskell brought their daughters Saoirse, 6, and Orlaith, 9, to watch the cortege pass by. \"We thought it would be nice for the children to see it,\" said Sara Paskell. \"It is amazing to be part of history, it makes me really proud of the university and of Leicester.\" That pride is something which those who helped in the search for Richard III share. Leicester University's president and vice-chancellor Paul Boyle said the discovery of the bones had been a \"defining moment\" which \"reshaped history,\" and pointed out that the university had been custodian of Richard III's remains for longer than he ruled England. Genetics expert Turi King, who proved the identity of the bones by matching their DNA to a living relative of the monarch, Michael Ibsen, said: \"It has been an amazing project to be part of -- we all feel very privileged to be involved.\" King, who read Robert Frost's poem \"The Road Not Taken\" at the university service and laid a white rose -- a reminder of Richard's heritage as a member of the House of York -- on the coffin, said she considered the commemorations the end of a chapter in his story, but not the end of the story itself; she is still working to sequence his entire genome. Michael Ibsen and another living relative of Richard III, Wendy Duldig, were there as the hearse carrying the coffin pulled away from the somber grey-brown bricks of the Fielding Johnson Building; accompanied by archaeologist Richard Buckley, who led the dig which uncovered the King's bones, they walked silently behind as the cortege's journey began. Thousands of people lined the route of the procession, out through the Leicestershire villages visited by Richard III on his way to the Battle of Bosworth. Perched on fold-up picnic chairs they gathered on roadside verges, along pavements decorated with bunting, flags and paper chains of white Yorkist roses, and in pub car parks to be entertained by folk dancers as they waited for the coffin to pass by. At Fenn Lane Farm, thought to be the closest location to the spot where Richard III died, earth from three key points in his life was placed in a casket carved with his symbol, a boar. The casket, and the procession, then made their way to Bosworth, where they were greeted by men dressed in medieval armor. Here, Richard's role as a \"warrior king\" was commemorated and tributes were paid to the others who died fighting alongside him. A beacon, which will burn until he is laid to rest on Thursday, was lit on the battlefield. Back in Leicester, thousands more gathered around the cathedral and in nearby Jubilee Square. Waiting to go in to the service, Judy Ellis, from the nearby town of Hinckley, said there was a \"real buzz\" around the city. \"It's quite exciting, coming over on the train I met people who'd come from all over the world to be in Leicester today.\" Ellis, who named her son Richard, said she had used the parking lot where the king's remains were found. \"Four days before the dig started I parked my car over that grave!\" she said. Adults -- some carrying single white roses and others wearing boar badges -- in village churches along the route watched the services play out on a big screen as children ran around in the late afternoon sunshine while they waited for Richard's return. In 1485, the defeated king's body was treated with little sense of occasion. It is said to have been slung naked over a horse and taken to Leicester, where it was put on display for three days before being hurriedly crammed into a too-small plot in the Grey Friars Church. More than five centuries on, those who sparked the search for Richard III's remains were determined to put right that ancient wrong by giving him a more fitting farewell. Philippa Langley, who led the \"Looking for Richard\" project, said its aim was \"to give Richard what he didn't get in 1485 ... to recognize what went on in the past, but not repeat it, to make peace with the past.\" To that end, the king's skeleton is to be given two things it did not have before: a coffin and proper burial rites. The coffin is a simple affair: English oak and yew, made by Richard's relative Michael Ibsen who, as chance would have it, is a cabinet maker by trade; it is carved with the king's name and a white rose. The burial rites are somewhat more complicated: they have entailed the rebuilding of parts of Leicester's cathedral, a guest list numbering into the thousands and delicate questions of location and religion. But with those puzzles overcome, the first of several high profile pre-reinterment services was held Sunday evening: The coffin was carried through the city on a gun carriage, accompanied by two \"knights\" in full suits of armor, riding on horseback, to the cathedral. Those who had gathered to pay tribute to Richard III threw roses into the procession's path as it passed the new visitor center which has been built over his original resting place. As the city's church bells tolled and dusk began to fall, the coffin was lifted onto the shoulders of the pallbearers and taken into the cathedral, accompanied by four official \"mourners\" -- descendants of some of those who fought with Richard at Bosworth. Once inside, it was covered with a heavily-embroidered cloth, and a Bible and specially-commissioned crown were laid atop the casket, the latter by a local Brownie, 9-year-old Emma Chamberlain, whose height meant a step had to be placed next to the coffin to allow her to reach it. In his sermon, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols alluded to Richard III's controversial reputation and \"tumultuous life,\" which had seen moments of \"astonishing brutality.\" Nichols said the king's short reign was \"marked by unrest and the fatal seepage of loyalty and support\" but insisted that he was also \"a man of prayer, a man of anxious devotion\" and one who had done good for his people. As those who had attended filed back out into the darkening spring evening, one final illuminated tribute was paid: the initials RIII and a crown were projected onto the cathedral's tower, while nearby, white roses surrounded a statue of the king. As she left the service, Victoria McKeown, who won a ticket to the event, said the experience had been \"brilliant\" and the memorial \"absolutely lovely.\" \"It's a lovely way to spend a Sunday evening -- not like being at home doing the ironing,\" she told CNN. \"It's part of history: I can say 'I've been to a king's funeral.'\"","highlights":"Richard III will finally be laid to rest in Leicester Cathedral this week . On Sunday his remains were taken from the city's university to the site of his final battle, Bosworth . The bones, in a coffin made by a living relative of the king, are now lying 'in repose' at the cathedral .","id":"d95b38f7c0257ee0339bc60ad914711817443bbc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nMore than three centuries and several continents after he was killed in the courtyard of the now-vanished Grey Friars, the remains of the last York king will be laid to rest in Leicester Cathedral on 26 October.\nThe university that hosted one of Europe's best-known open days, when its archeologists excavated Richard's corpse from under a car park in 2012, is marking the occasion with a solemn service, one of the biggest events in the city's calendar, a procession through the streets and a service attended by royals from more than 20 nations.\nWhen Richard died, there was no great ceremony; no pomp, no pageantry. He was buried in the ruins of the Leicester Cathedral, where today he is once again laid to rest.\nBut in between those two events, three years of investigation followed.\nArchaeologists, osteologists, pathologists, geneticists, facial re-constructionists, historians, linguists, musicians and medievalists used 'forensics' and DNA to find him.\n\"We have done so much to re-establish Richard as a real human being and not just a cartoon villain,\" said Alison Weir, author of \"The Life and Death of Richard III\" and other books on the king.\n\"I think this is the most important historical story to happen in my lifetime,\" says the professor of history at the University of Nottingham.\nRead:\nRichard is not the only king of the world to get the funeral treatment. But he is, perhaps, the most notable because of the discovery of his remains under a car park.\nRead: How King Richard III's skeleton came to light\n\"It was the discovery that started a revolution in archaeology,\" said Clare Downham, a professor of medieval history at Oxford University.\n\"The way it all went, and the way it was announced to the world, has been a model for archaeology ever since.\"\nTo say that it was the discovery of the century -- or perhaps, in the 21st Century, it could be the discovery of the millennium -- might sound bold, but there is evidence.\nRead: Death of Richard III: How the discovery is reshaping British history\nIn 2012, Leicester University announced that the bones that they were analyzing were those of the king. The following year, in April, the first DNA analysis suggested that they were not.\nThe next autumn, a new DNA test, using 24 ancient Y"}
{"article":"It says something for the way things have changed in English football that Arsene Wenger admitted only last week that Arsenal have no chance of winning the Barclays Premier League. The same, of course, could be said of Manchester United. It is, we should remind ourselves, only the start of March. Given United\u2019s enduring financial capacity, it should not be too long before the most successful club of the Premier League era are competing with Manchester City and Chelsea at the top of the table once more. (Left to right) Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Michael Carrick warm-up during training on Sunday . Rojo (left) and\u00a0Radamel Falcao share a joke as United step up their preparations for their clash with Arsenal . David de Gea (left), Marouane Fellaini (centre) and Luke Shaw arrive at the Aon Training Complex . Red Devils centre back Chris Smalling (left) stretches out during his side's training session . Evans, pictured with Michael Carrick, took part in Sunday's training session despite his six-match suspension . Manchester United duo Antonio Valencia and Daley Blind are both expected to start against Arsenal . United duo Jones (left) and Falcao (right) will be hoping to start against Arsene Wenger's side . As for Arsenal, it is more difficult to say. Arsene Wenger\u2019s team have been a peripheral concern for quite a while now. Whatever the case, on Monday night at Old Trafford, these great modern rivals come together with something more at stake than a place in the last four of the FA Cup. With United not involved in Europe this season and Arsenal staring at likely Champions League expulsion in Monaco next week \u2014 they trail 3-1 after the last-16 home leg \u2014 victory tonight would at least keep one of them relevant from a domestic point of view. No wonder United staff have been encouraging supporters to bring flags and banners to Old Trafford in a bid to bolster tonight\u2019s atmosphere. This may not be a cup final but it may feel a little bit like one. \u2018United and Arsenal are placed third and fourth in the Premier League so it\u2019s almost like a final, I think,\u2019 said United manager Louis van Gaal. \u2018It is a big event with two good teams. I hope we can give a fantastic match for the fans. United boss Louis van Gaal is targeting his first piece of silverware since arriving at Old Trafford last summer . Wayne Rooney during United's training session at Carrington on Sunday ahead of the game . \u2018I think if we beat them it is a big blow for them but if they beat us it is a big blow for us. It is a very important game, not only for the FA Cup but also for the rest of the season.\u2019 United have not won the FA Cup for 11 years. Arsenal are the holders after last season\u2019s victory over Hull but, prior to that, their previous success in the competition had come back in 2005. This says much for the manner in which both clubs\u2019 focus has been elsewhere for so long. Arsenal and United have always valued the FA Cup but, during the years they disputed the league title and had grand aspirations in Europe, it was occasionally allowed to slide down the priority list. That is no longer the case. Van Gaal in particular has been respectful towards the game\u2019s most famous cup competition ever since he arrived in Manchester last summer and has made no attempt to hide what it would mean to him \u2014 and his club \u2014 if United could win it. The first trophy Van Gaal ever won as a coach was Holland\u2019s KNVB Cup with Ajax in 1993. He still considers his first Dutch championship, which arrived a year later, as the most important trophy of his coaching career. But he admitted he understood Jose Mourinho\u2019s view that his most crucial success in England was his first \u2014 the 2005 League Cup triumph. Francis Coquelin evads the challenge for Aaron Ramsey during Arsenal's Sunday training session at Colney . Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck gets through some speed work at his side's St Albans base . Ramsey strides forward during the Gunners' last field session before facing United on Monday night . The Gunners squad are put through their paces as they look to reach Wembley for the third time in two years . Laurent Koscielny puts in the effort with a sprint as Wengers' team got ready for the vital game at Old Trafford . \u2018You can say you play for your profession but that is not enough,\u2019 said Van Gaal. \u2018You want to win something. That is why you play and coach. The players want to win something and also the manager and also the fans. \u2018When you win a title like the FA Cup, which in England is very important, and when you fight for something and you get it, you are pleased and that is why Jose Mourinho is saying what he says about his first one. \u2018When you compare coaches with one another then titles are very important. And when a player wins something, they then have the experience of winning a final so there are a lot of positive things.\u2019 Van Gaal was not hired last summer to win the FA Cup. He knows he must get United back into the Champions League. No Premier League club with aspirations of winning the league can afford to be locked out of money-spinning European competition for more than the odd season. Similarly, Wenger knows what his true responsibilities are. French centre forward Olivier Giroud is finally looking capable of scoring consistently for the Gunners . On Monday night, however, the expectation is that this should feel like the most important night of these teams\u2019 seasons so far and the contest should benefit from that. Arsenal have been playing reasonably well for some time and have won 10 of their last 11 domestic games. With their French centre forward Olivier Giroud finally looking capable of scoring consistently, the holders will head north knowing they have the capacity to trouble their great rivals. They also have a league defeat from early winter to avenge. Arsene Wenger's side are current FA Cup champions after their dramatic victory against Hull last season . United\u2019s football, on the other hand, has been more patchy but Van Gaal will hope that inspiration can be taken from an away win at Newcastle last Wednesday that had an important feel about it. He will also hope his captain Wayne Rooney can use his own rather sketchy FA Cup past as a motivating factor. \u2018He has not won the FA Cup,\u2019 said Van Gaal. \u2018And that is something that is missing for him. \u2018My first championship with Ajax was very important for me, it was also an emotional thing. It will be the same for Wayne.\u2019","highlights":"Manchester United face Arsenal in the FA Cup sixth-round on Monday . United are not involved in Europe this season . While Arsenal are staring at likely Champions League expulsion in Monaco . Arsene Wenger's side trail 3-1 after the last-16 home leg at the Emirates . United have not won the FA Cup for 11 years . Martin Keown hopes United will play with more freedom on Monday night .","id":"95dfc048f8cbcd14cdc998214d8ef916a90e81f1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" impossible not to feel sorry for the French manager. He has worked wonders, but that is as much in terms of financial might and marketing power as it is for the way his players have been able to express themselves on the pitch.\nWith this in mind, his recent comments about the top four looking like a \"dominant group of clubs\" are as much an acknowledgement of the current state of play as a criticism of the quality of the Premier League, but he was being as forthright as you would expect.\nWenger is still very much a winner and it is easy to imagine him being on the brink of his ninth league title when Sir Alex Ferguson, who is not yet 70, decides to walk away from Manchester United, if not this season, at some point in the not too distant future. So, it is difficult not to suspect that he is starting to cast his eye over the landscape and deciding if the current state of the game and the new economic realities that have emerged in England and across the Continent are conducive to Arsenal remaining competitive.\nOn Wednesday night at Old Trafford, the answer is almost certainly no. United were so clinical, so precise in front of goal, and in Wenger's words, \"we had no answer\" to their efficiency. He said United were \"like a machine\", but in truth, they are more like a well-oiled machine.\nArsenal started well in the opening exchanges, but once the Red Devils went in front after only four minutes, when they hit Arsenal on the break and scored through Robin van Persie, they never relinquished their advantage. At half-time there was some hope for Arsenal. Van Persie looked injured, so United had been \"one down,\" and the Gunners knew if they could get the Dutchman out of the way they might have a chance.\nBut, of course, Van Persie was not only not injured, he was in sparkling form and scored two goals to take his tally to 31 for the season, while Ryan Giggs also scored with a delightful shot, and Shinji Kagawa added a third with an almost effortless finish.\nAll that was in addition to the second-half contribution of an inspired Michael Carrick, who was named man of the match. As if United's dominance in the first half was not enough, Sir Alex Ferguson brought on Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney to give them the perfect finishing touch.\nUnited have now gone 13 matches unbeaten in the league"}
{"article":"Ready for retirement? David Cameron was seen doing shopping and enjoying a slice of cake near his home in Chipping Norton . David Cameron looked as if he was preparing himself for the quiet life today as he was spotted picking up some shopping and watching his son play football. The Prime Minister was seem walking out of a shop in Chadlington, near Chipping Norton, holding a carrier bag filled with shopping as he tucked into a slice of cake. He was pictured gorging himself on the slice as he walked around the market near his Oxfordshire home, paying for fruit and veg and chatting with locals. The Conservative leader, who today finally reached an agreement with opposition parties and broadcasters on televised election debates, was earlier seen watching his son Arthur play football for Chadlington FC. Despite Arthur's under-9s team losing 2-1, Mr Cameron remained in good spirits as he chatted with other parents during the match. Sporting a black jumper and cosy black Berghaus coat, the Prime Minister later picked up a few essentials from Sainsbury's, carrying them in a bag for life. He was then seen entering Chadlington Quality Foods - a community-run bakery and deli - leaving a few moments later with a slice of cake in a white paper bag. Mr Cameron stopped to chat with a few market traders before paying in cash for some fruit and vegetables. The Prime Minister's jaunt through the Oxfordshire town came on the day it was finally announced that broadcasters and political leaders had reached an agreement on televised debates in the run up to May's General Election. Broadcasters have confirmed plans for a seven-way discussion on April 2, as well as a range of other programmes before the nation goes to the polls. The first will see the Mr Cameron and Ed Miliband  interviewed separately before answering questions from a live studio audience. The Prime Minister had earlier watched his son Arthur play for Chadlington FC, but the side lost 2-1 . Shoulder barge? Mr Cameron chatted with parents after the match near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire . Picking up supplies: The Prime Minister paid in cash for some vegetables after visiting a Sainsbury's . The Labour leader will then appear in a BBC debate with counterparts from Ukip, the SNP, the Greens and Plaid Cymru two weeks later. The final encounter will be a special Question Time on BBC One on April 30. Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband and Nick Clegg will answer questions separately from a studio audience. There will be no head-to-head debate between the Prime Minister and the Labour leader. Labour immediately branded Cameron a 'coward' for avoiding a head-to-head debate with Miliband. A source said: 'The cowardice of David Cameron is still preventing the head-to-head debate on the 30th. 'Cameron is now in the ludicrous position of saying he will attend the same programme and take the same questions from the same audience as Ed Miliband, but will not debate him face to face.' Whistle while you take a day off work: The Cameron looked relaxed as he wandered through town . Time for a treat: The peckish PM was seen walking into a community-run shop for a snack . He emerged again moments later and was nibbling on a cake as he took a stroll on his Saturday off . David Cameron (left) and Ed Miliband (right) will face off alongside five other party leaders in a single televised general election debate on April 2 . A Labour spokesman added: 'After weeks of pressure from the Conservative Party, Channel 4 and Sky have indicated to us that they are unwilling to stick to their commitment of March 6 to proceed with the head-to-head debate programme if David Cameron refused to take part.' But a Tory source insisted they had secured a better deal than they were hoping for. 'If anything this is an improvement on the deal we were offered last week. The PM has always believed too many debates would suck the life out of the campaign,' they said. 'In all these formats, we are confident the choice between competence and chaos will be clear.' A Liberal Democrat spokesman said they were happy to take part in the proposed format. 'If it was down to us, we would be in every TV debate and every interview and are ready to take part in any of them,' they said. 'But we think that the politicians and broadcasters have ducked and dived on this long enough and just need to get on with it now.'","highlights":"Prime Minister was seen enjoying a Saturday off work in Chipping Norton . David Cameron watched his son Arthur play football and went shopping . He was pictured gorging himself on a slice of cake and picking up supplies . The PM chatted with market traders as he bought fruit and veg from a stall .","id":"1560ae09788125e9f83bb8c350f16bbb59585cfd","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" two young children play in his home town of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire this morning.\nChipping Norton is about a half hour drive west of where the PM lives in London with his wife Samantha and their two children. The town of about 4,800 is known for being a place where many celebrity residents choose to live, including the likes of David Cameron and Robbie Williams. And Mr Cameron also seemed to be enjoying his favourite pastime as he took his sons to the town\u2019s playground this afternoon. The school holiday is in full swing in the UK and the Prime Minister has revealed that the break with his family was a long time coming as he had so much work to do - but now he has time to relax.\nDavid Cameron is pictured shopping for the family at the Waitrose branch at Chipping Norton this morning. The Prime Minister was pictured carrying a selection of snacks, and was pictured loading them into the boot of his car after his shopping trip. He also treated his children to some treats, carrying them into the garden of the Co-operative food shop where they were buying some ice lollies for a picnic they planned on going on later in the day.\nBut the father-of-two could not resist a last minute treat for himself, picking up a slice of cake from the Co-op\u2019s bakery and enjoying it as he sat in the garden. Mrs Cameron and the couple\u2019s children, Nancy and Ivan, all went into the garden at one point and he was seen leaning against the car chatting to his wife as they enjoyed a well earned break before the rush of the summer term returned for the school holidays.\nThe PM was also spotted giving his children some treats to go on the picnic, buying them an ice lolly each in a clear wrapper. The couple\u2019s older son, Ivan, was pictured carrying the bag, which he proudly waved at his father as they made their way back into their car. And Mrs Cameron was seen carrying the bags of cakes and treats as she and her husband drove off.\nThe couple returned home to the family home in Chipping Norton later to enjoy a well earned cup of tea before they headed to the garden for the evening\u2019s adventure. David Cameron was seen carrying three tins of ice lollies for the family picnic and a packet of biscuits in a Tesco carrier bag. He was also seen carrying the large cake box with him, while his wife was busy packing their two children, Nancy and Ivan, into the back of the car. But the"}
{"article":"While one husband only left his wife a farthing because she called him a 'rotten old pig', another man bequeathed \u00a326,000 to Jesus Christ - but only if He could prove His identity. The bequests in these bizarre wills also include one from a father who wanted his step-daughter to receive the 'price of half a pound of pork sausages' after her late mother did not pay her for them. The team at genealogy firm Fraser and Fraser - based in Farringdon, central London - have spent almost half a century compiling a list of the strangest requests they have discovered on wills. Unusual: The strange wills include the 1888 document by boot and shoe manufacturer Albert Orton from Coventry, who left his wife one farthing after her 'rotten old pig' insult hurled at him because of his flatulence . 'Rotten old pig: Mr Orton, who only left one farthing to his wife, was born in 1818 and died in 1888, aged 70 . Bequest: Frank Smith, from Romsey, Hampshire, wrote in his will to leave all remaining possessions to his daughter if she did not continue living with her 'immoral husband' or allow him to benefit from the inheritance . Writing's on the will: Isaac Cooke from Surrey, who died in 1936, left everything to his wife, Alice. He wrote his entire will in a seven-verse rhyming poem. One section reads: 'To Alice Cooke my loving wife, for her to keep or use. Without reserve throughout her life, however she may choose' During that time the experts have dug up scores of unusual passages written on the legal declarations - before whittling these down to a top ten, which have now been revealed. Their discoveries include the 1888 will of boot and shoe manufacturer Albert Orton from Coventry, who left his wife one farthing after her 'rotten old pig' insult hurled at him because of his flatulence. They also found a 'beautifully written' seven-versed poem and a will revealing how a man left money to Christ, as long as He could prove His identity. In another will, 59-year-old Annie Langabeer wanted to give her brother-in-law two shillings and sixpence so he could 'buy a rope' because she wanted him to hang himself. Employees at the firm have looked through a staggering 200,000 wills since the late 1960s trying to trace people's family trees. They found one written in 2002 by Stephen Cuthbert, from Wiltshire, which included strict instructions that his estate paid for the 'p*** up' after his funeral. Money: The will of Kenneth Gibson, born in 1923 in Lincolnshire, who requested in 1999 that his step-daughter should get the 'price of half a pound of pork sausages that she claimed in my presence that her late mother Ann Cox had not paid her for' Wide-ranging: Sir Charles Stewart Henry Vane Tempest Stewart, the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, wrote his 55-page will in 1945. He was one of the richest men in the country at the time and had everything covered. He not only wanted his wife to have all of his animals, but also 'the natural increase of animals' too . Romantic: Richard Walker wrote his will in 1981 and decided to leave the majority of his wealth, \u00a310,000, to the 'love of his life', Miss Miss Gay Varasporn Suwanahong - who he met in a bar in Thailand. She could only receive the sum when she turned 21. Mr Walker, from Wolverhampton, died in Bangkok in 1982, aged 41 . Staff at Fraser and Fraser also stumbled across the will of Frank Smith, from Romsey, Hampshire, who decided what to do with his \u00a32,989 in December 1937. He asked to leave all of his remaining possessions to his daughter as long as she did not continue living with her 'immoral husband'. Mr Smith, who died in November 1942, said the money should go to the Exchequer if she disobeyed his request. Information from another will written in February 1999 found Kenneth Gibson, from Lincolnshire, included a peculiar request. He said his stepdaughter must be given the 'price of half a pound of pork sausages' after her late mother, Ann Cox, did not pay her for them. He died two months later in April, aged 75. The father's odd request was discovered by Neil Fraser, 39, a partner at Fraser and Fraser, while he was working on a case and trying to trace a family tree. Hanging request: The will of Annie Langabeer, from Sutton, Surrey, who died aged 59 in 1932. She wrote that her brother in law, Daniel Jones, should be paid two shillings and sixpence to enable him to purchase a rope . Choice: The will of Martin Turner, from January 1916. He was in the British Army and had the original surname of Tuchmann, which was stated in all records. But he requested everyone should call him, his heir heirs and children by the surname Turner only . A drink to say goodbye: The will of Stephen Cuthbert, from Wiltshire, who wrote his will in 2002 with strict instructions that his estate paid for the 'p*** up' after his funeral . Long process: The team at genealogy firm Fraser and Fraser - including partner Neil Fraser (above) - have spent almost half a century compiling a list of the strangest requests they have discovered on wills . He said: \u2018Most of them are fairly old. Usually when we find the hilarious passages, we are all just researching people's next of kin and we suddenly stumble across something unusual. \u2018Anyone can access the wills and they take two weeks to arrive from the Principal Registry of the Family Division. You can even apply for the Queen Mother's will or Princess Diana's. \u2018We have looked through around 200,000 wills since 1969 and it's quite hard to spot the unusual lines because they are typically just one paragraph in a five page document. \u2018But every now and again you will stumble across a funny line, paragraph or strange request which makes us laugh in the office.\u2019 Mr Fraser, of Highgate, north London, added: \u2018We can choose to leave everything we own to a charity, a next door neighbour or we can even leave it to a dog. I think there is always a place for humour in a will.\u2019 1. Annie Langabeer, from Sutton, Surrey, died in Epsom, aged 59 in 1932. She wrote in her will her brother in law, Daniel Jones, should be paid two shillings and sixpence to enable him to purchase a rope with the message 'though dead our spirits live'. 2. Isaac Cooke, from Surrey, wrote his will in 1935 and died in 1936. He left everything to his wife, Alice, and wrote his entire will in a seven-verse rhyming poem. One section reads: 'To Alice Cooke my loving wife, for her to keep or use. Without reserve throughout her life, however she may choose.' 3. Frank Smith, from Romsey, Hampshire, had \u00a32,989 and wrote his will in December 1937. He died in November 1942. He wrote in his will to leave all remaining possessions to his daughter as long as she doesn't continue living with her 'immoral husband' or permit her husband to benefit from the inheritance. And if the daughter does not do this, everything will go to the Exchequer for the purposes of the state. 4. Albert Orton, 70, from Coventry, was born in 1818. He only left one farthing to his wife because he was disgusted at the treatment he received from her. The boot and shoe manufacturer said she called him a 'rotten old pig' because he broke wind. He died in 1888, aged 70. 5. A man left \u00a326,000 to Jesus Christ, provided that his identity could be established. 6. Kenneth Gibson, born in 1923 in Lincolnshire, requested in 1999 his step daughter should get the 'price of half a pound of pork sausages that she claimed in my presence that her late mother Ann Cox had not paid her for'. He died in April 1999. 7. Martin Turner, wrote his will in January 1916. He was in the British Army and had the original surname of Tuchmann which was stated in all records. But he requested everyone should call him, his heir heirs and children by the surname Turner only. 8. Richard Walker wrote his will in 1981 and decided to leave the majority of his state, \u00a310,000, to the 'love of his life', Miss Miss Gay Varasporn Suwanahong - who he met in a bar in Thailand. She could only receive the sum when she turned 21. Mr Walker, from Wolverhampton, died in Bangkok in 1982, aged 41. He wrote in his will: 'Tell her I love her more than anyone I have ever met.' 9. Sir Charles Stewart Henry Vane Tempest Stewart, the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, wrote his 55-page will in 1945. He was one of the richest men in the country at the time and had everything covered. He not only wanted his wife to have all of his animals, but also 'the natural increase of animals' too. 10. Stephen Cuthbert, from Wiltshire, wrote his will in 2002 with strict instructions that his estate paid for the 'p*** up' after his funeral.","highlights":"One woman wanted to give brother-in-law money for rope to hang himself . Man included strict instructions that  estate paid for 'p*** up' after  funeral . One husband left will as 'beautifully written' seven-verse rhyming poem . Bizarre wills collated by London-based\u00a0genealogy firm Fraser and Fraser .","id":"8f3f8e29e51a008faa9d58481f2c698bac06afeb","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" wills are just a few of the more unusual entries in a fascinating new book which charts more than a century of bizarre will cases from around the country.\nTitled The Will, it is being published this month by The Law Society of England and Wales. 'I was a lawyer for 25 years and I never came across such bequests,' says author and legal commentator Professor David Burrows, a former deputy High Court judge.\n'Some have a sense of humour, others have a sense of their own self-importance,' he says. 'But the majority have the same reason: they have an affection or a connection with something - their church, their favourite charity - but the will is the closest they can get to saying thank you or goodbye.'\nThey range from the poignant - such as the woman in her late 80s who leaves the sum of just over \u00a32,500 to her dog - to the puzzling. Some wills specify that a man's first born child must be named after his daughter, with the words: 'I love my only daughter dearly, and if I have any other children in future, I wish them to be named after my daughter's own name.'\nAnother instructs: 'If my son wishes to marry my daughter I shall have no objections. I love my daughter dearly.'\nOthers are full of whimsy or the quirky sense of humour of their author, the majority of whom wrote the wills themselves. Some bequeathed substantial sums to one relative and nothing to another.\n'I've got some lovely ones,' Professor Burrows, 56, says. 'There is one will from about 100 years ago by a man in his 40s who was going to leave his brother a penny, his nephew \u00a31, his brother-in-law \u00a35 and his wife \u00a325 - but said he had no confidence in the brother-in-law and wanted him to prove he was his sister's husband. This is from when there was a lot of uncertainty about who was a legitimate heir - although the brother-in-law was indeed the husband.'\nOne of the most memorable was one man who left \u00a350 to be invested by his local vicar.\n'He said if he was still alive he would like to come to her office and see her to see how his money was doing,' says Professor Burrows, who recently retired from his role as a legal expert for ITV News.\n"}
{"article":"A debut at Carnegie Hall meant to showcase a young composer was abruptly canceled after management realized it featured a snippet of a Nazi German anthem. The New York Youth Symphony was set to premiere the orchestral work on Sunday at the prestigious concert hall but the orchestra's management removed it, saying that such an explosive musical reference required a longer conversation. No one has suggested any Nazi sympathy by composer Jonas Tarm, a 21-year-old Estonian American, who intended for the work to deplore war including recent bloodshed in Ukraine. Composer:\u00a0The New York Youth Symphony canceled Jonas Tarm's 'Marsh u Nebuttya' after management realized it featured a snippet of a Nazi German anthem . Piece: Tarm uploaded this photograph of his work\u00a0'Marsh u Nebuttya,' which is Ukrainian for 'March to Oblivion.' It featured both a portion from the Nazi song 'Horst-Wessel-Lied' and the anthem of Soviet-ruled Ukraine . But the controversy raised a broader question -- how explicitly do artists need to state that allusions to history's darkest chapters are meant to condemn rather than condone? The New York Youth Symphony, which recognizes performers and composers under age 22, said Tarm only informed the management last week that his piece included 45 seconds of 'Horst-Wessel-Lied,' one of the Nazis' main anthems which is banned in modern Germany and Austria. The symphony said that the nine-minute piece could have been 'an important teaching moment for our students' but that Tarm refused to lay out his reasons for using 'Horst-Wessel-Lied.' 'Without this information, and given the lack of transparency and lack of parental consent to engage with this music, we could not continue to feature his work on the program,' the symphony said in a statement. 'We believe deeply in a free creative process. But along with freedom comes responsibility, even more so when young people are involved,' it said. Tarm had entitled his work 'Marsh u Nebuttya,' which is Ukrainian for 'March to Oblivion,' and it also incorporated the anthem of Soviet-ruled Ukraine. He initially explained his work only with a dedication in the program 'to the victims of hunger and fire' and an excerpt from T.S. Eliot's post-World War I poem 'The Hollow Men.' 'Between the conception and the creation \/ Between the emotion and the response \/ Falls the Shadow,' runs the verse from Eliot, who is often considered the premier 20th century English-language poet but also faced accusations of anti-Semitism. Disclosure: The New York Youth Symphony said Tarm only informed the management last week that his piece included 45 seconds of 'Horst-Wessel-Lied,' one of the Nazis' main anthems. The song is  banned in modern Germany and Austria . Upset: After Tarm's Carnegie Hall (pictured) debut was cancelled, Tarm spoke more at length, saying he was 'disappointed and confused' by the rejection of a piece 'not meant to provoke, but to evoke . Intent: Tarm has said the piece is 'devoted to the victims who have suffered from cruelty and hatred of war, totalitarianism, polarizing nationalism -- in the past and today' Music speaks for itself? After the cancelation, Tarm spoke more at length, saying he was 'disappointed and confused' by the rejection of a piece 'not meant to provoke, but to evoke.' The piece ''s devoted to the victims who have suffered from cruelty and hatred of war, totalitarianism, polarizing nationalism -- in the past and today,' he said in a statement. 'The old joke about how do you get to Carnegie Hall -- you practice. Apparently, you also have to self-censor. I'm disappointed that this work will no longer have the ability to speak for itself,' he said. Tarm, who is studying at the New England Conservatory in Boston, said that the orchestra had been practicing the piece for weeks without any complaints. The controversy has echoes of a furor last year at the Metropolitan Opera which staged John Adams' 'The Death of Klinghoffer,' about the wheelchair-bound Jewish American Leon Klinghoffer who was killed by Palestinian hijackers of a cruise ship in 1985. Protesters rallied outside and several disrupted performances in part because Palestinian characters in the opera make anti-Semitic remarks as Adams tries to set the context for the killing. Ken Jacobson, deputy national director of the Anti-Defamation League, which fights anti-Semitism and racism, said that he could not judge the canceled Carnegie Hall piece without listening to it but urged reflection before banning artwork that cites offensive material. 'I assume that the New York Youth Symphony did what it did out of good motives. But I would also say that in works of art, one has to be thoughtful and careful before one wants to censor,' he told AFP. The orchestra went ahead Sunday with a performance that featured rising violinist Elena Urioste, who performed Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherazade.'","highlights":"The New York Youth Symphony was set to premiere Jonas Tarm's orchestral work on Sunday at Carnegie Hall . The orchestra's management removed it, saying that such an explosive musical reference required a longer conversation . Tarm, a 21-year-old Estonian American, intended for the work to deplore war including recent bloodshed in Ukraine . The symphony said Tarm only informed the management last week that his piece included 45 seconds of 'Horst-Wessel-Lied' The song was one of the Nazis' main anthems and is banned in modern Germany and Austria .","id":"ab167047fd1ca163e182a21befe0a658f9c4c31c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" bowed out following an article in the New York Times that drew attention to the music\u2019s origins.\nMusic director Steven Sloane, who arranged for the orchestra to premiere composer Benjamin Wanger\u2019s work, \u201cConcerto Grosso,\u201d said the 28-year-old conductor was taken aback when a reporter showed him the piece by a 1999 Dutch composer.\n\u201cWhen I saw the piece I didn\u2019t recognize it,\u201d Sloane said Monday. \u201cSo I read the description and it said, \u2018Concerto Grosso 1936.\u2019\u201d\n\u201cThe 1936 version was used during Hitler\u2019s re-inauguration ceremonies,\u201d he continued. \u201cI was horrified to learn that the piece I thought was being performed was actually used in a Nazi ceremony.\u201d\nSloane said the piece contains a section that features \u201ca portion of the national anthem of Holland played in a rhythmic passage.\u201d\nThe piece had a title change on Monday, Sloane said, and was performed by an older, different orchestra on Monday at a concert at Columbia University\u2019s Miller Theater.\nSloane said the work is dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust.\n\u201cThe piece is not a concert piece, its meant to be played at a higher level of education \u2026 so it\u2019s going to be performed at a small venue and the intention is to use the piece as a way to reach young people. And this piece is in direct conversation about our times,\u201d he said.\nAn article in The New York Times on Sunday first reported the planned orchestral premiere of \u201cConcerto Grosso 1936.\u201d\nThe piece was originally played by the New York Youth Symphony in November of 2014.\nFollowing the performance, the orchestra invited Wanger to New York for their Young Composers Institute, which culminates in performances of the orchestra under the supervision of Sloane.\nBut Sloane said he was initially unaware of the composition\u2019s origins. He discovered its connection to the Hitler era when a reporter showed him the composer\u2019s bio in the newspaper.\nThe conductor said he will work with Wanger to decide how to handle the work in the future.\n\u201cAs this unfolds, I will keep the NYYS board of directors informed of all actions taken,\u201d he said. \u201cAt this time, we will explore whether or not the piece is appropriate for further performances or we will withdraw it from further performances. If it is appropriate for further performances, we"}
{"article":"A northeast Ohio bridal store linked to Ebola nurse Amber Vinson has put its building up for sale after announcing plans to close. Miss Vinson, 30, a nurse at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, was diagnosed with Ebola days after visiting Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal store in Akron, Ohio in October. The store temporarily closed and was cleaned before reopening, but its owner, Anna Younker, said there was a lingering 'stigma' and business failed to bounce back. On Friday she announced on the shop's Facebook page that the bank has now cut off the business credit line, forcing her to sell the building for $338,000. Negative press: Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal store in Akron, Ohio, (above) which was linked to Ebola nurse Amber Vinson, is now up for sale after business failed to bounce back . Chain of events: Miss Vinson, 30, a nurse at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas (pictured), was diagnosed with Ebola days after visiting the shop in October . The store, located at 1220 E. Tallmadge Ave., is listed with Cutler Real Estate. Particulars describe it as a 'great 4,000 sq ft brick retail building, built in 1996 with eye-catching curb appeal. 'The space would be ideal for beauty shop, message facility, auto parts store, doctors\/dentist office, day-care center or veterinarian with plenty of parking.' Younker, who has been in business for 30 years, said her shop became known as the 'Ebola store' after news of Vinson's visit hit the press. She claims that the temporary closure and canceled orders cost the store at least $100,000. The loss wasn't covered by her insurance because the plan excludes viral illnesses. Ms Younker told NewsNet5 that Miss Vinson, who was visiting her hometown for a few days to plan for her wedding, should have been more careful. Sanitisation process: The store temporarily closed and was cleaned before reopening, but its owner, Anna Younker, said there was a lingering 'stigma' and business failed to bounce back . 'I wish that now she knew better not to travel. The impact its had on me is huge,' the store owner said. 'Never in a million years did I expect something like this to cause our business to have to close.' Ms Younker said she was particularly offended when Miss Vinson asked for a $480 refund on her bridesmaid dresses. Miss Vinson, who recovered from Ebola nine days after treatment, asked that the shop refund her bridesmaids the $479.89 they paid for their dresses, via her attorney. Ms Younker said the refund request feel like 'a slap in the face'. In January she posted a message to customers on Facebook, announcing that her business would be closing down. 'Despite our best efforts, we simply have been unable to recover,' she wrote. 'The decision for me to close was not easy for me. Anna Younker (above), who has been in business for 30 years, said her shop became known as the 'Ebola store' after news of Vinson's visit hit . 'Over the years I have met and worked with the most amazing brides, mothers of brides, bridesmaids, prom girls and many other wonderful people. 'I want to thank all our customers, the people in our community and the well wishers from afar for being so supportive. Your kind words and loyalty have been great comfort. 'I also want to thank my amazing staff for all of their hard work and dedication to our customers and our business. I appreciate your understanding and support.' One of the four staff members losing their jobs, Kayla Litz, told NewsNet5 that the Ebola scare had been particularly worrying for her because she was in her first trimester of pregnancy at the time. Ms Litz came through the quarantine period of 21 days Ebola-free along with the other employees of the store. The store is still filling orders that were made through January and plans to shut for good in May. Akron officials had considered ideas to help relocate or save the store, but its operators said they didn't plan to take the city up on that offer.","highlights":"Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal store in Akron, Ohio announced its closure in January after it never recovered from its link with Ebola . Miss Vinson, a Dallas nurse, was diagnosed with the virus days after visiting the store in Akron, Ohio in October . Owner Anna Younker, who has been in business for 30 years, said her shop has become known as the 'Ebola store' She claims the temporary closure and canceled orders cost the store at least $100,000 . Now her bank has cut off the business credit line .","id":"34c4dc15f448a3c78170d38da0f200a957b98a62","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ractions Bridal in North Canton, Ohio, for alterations for her wedding.\nThe store was the first of hundreds of people across the country to cancel wedding and party events after she was stricken with the deadly disease.\n\"I think it's a smart business decision,\" said owner Kelly O'Brien, 41, of the store's closing. She said she spent $40,000 to remodel her shop so Vinson could get her gown there. Vinson's mother was planning to be there for the wedding, she said.\nO'Brien, who didn't have a wedding party but bought dresses for her sister and bridesmaids, lost about half the income she had expected for the weekend. Now she's hoping to make the money back from the sale of the building.\nThe 9,000 square-foot building is on the market for $500,000. The building includes 3,200 square feet on the main floor and 3,200 square feet upstairs for storage.\nThe building has two entrances, one from a parking lot and the other on a side street. The building is located about 20 miles west of Akron, and 15 miles east of Canton.\nO'Brien said she is considering moving the shop to a less expensive space in the Akron area. The store opened in March 2012. O'Brien said she had hoped to sell the shop to a new owner who would want to keep the shop open for another business.\nThe Ohio Department of Health has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to trace anyone who might have had contact with Vinson and potentially contracted the virus while she was in the state.\nVinson flew from Ohio to Texas after the wedding.\nShe developed a fever while she was flying. She was moved from a Dallas hospital on Friday to a federal center to be treated in isolation. A team of doctors there have been working to prevent the virus from spreading to others.\nHealth officials in Ohio, where Vinson had been living while attending training at an infectious-disease hospital in Cleveland, determined that none of her close contacts have been infected. Vinson has been at the hospital in Dallas under 24-hour watch by specially trained staff.\nThe health department says the likelihood that she has infected others is low because she has not been outside.\nO'Brien is saddened by the whole situation, but also proud of her staff.\n\"It takes a special person to come in for a fitting,\""}
{"article":"A cloud of toxic smog blown across the channel from Europe has sent pollution levels in the UK soaring to dangerous levels and will continue plaguing the country into tomorrow. High pressure and little wind means the pollution is building up, and also means that the blanket of cloud which is currently covering much of the country will persist into Friday, blocking out the eclipse for most people. A Met Office spokesman said for most sky-gazers the only sign the eclipse is happening will be when light levels dip at around 9.30am. She added that there will be pockets of clear skies, but that it is difficult to predict where these will be. Meanwhile the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is advising the elderly, young and those with heart and lung conditions to avoid strenuous activity, especially outdoors, adding that those with asthma may also experience increased breathing problems. Scroll down for video . The Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs (Defra) is warning the elderly, children and those with heart and lung problems to avoid strenuous activity, especially outdoors (pictured, fog in Manchester this morning) Pollution blown across from Europe has settled across much of the UK today (left), sending levels of toxic particles soaring, and light winds mean it will remain for much of tomorrow (centre) before dissipating on Friday (right), though cloud will remain, blocking the eclipse . Asthmatics are also being told they may experience increased breathing difficulties after levels of pollutants reach level 9 out of a possible ten earlier today (pictured, Manchester this morning) High pressure which has settled over the UK will mean little change in the weather over the coming days, with cloud ruining any chance of seeing the eclipse on Friday for most of the country . Pollution blown across from Europe, where Paris is currently shrouded in smog, has sent levels of 'particulate matter' soaring to level nine out of a possible ten across much of the south west and London, while moderate to high levels were recorded across the midlands and parts of Scotland. A Defra spokesman said: 'Adults and children with heart or lung problems are at greater risk of symptoms. Follow your doctor's usual advice about exercising and managing your condition. 'It is possible that very sensitive individuals may experience health effects even on low air pollution days.' A Met Office spokesman added: 'Some individuals, such as those with existing heart or lung conditions, may experience increased symptoms. 'The Met Office is working very closely with Defra and Public Health England (PHE) to ensure they have the most up-to-date and accurate air quality forecasts in order to provide relevant advice to the public.' Kay Boycott, Chief Executive of Asthma UK, says: 'Two thirds of people with asthma find that air pollution makes their asthma worse, putting them at an increased risk of a potentially fatal asthma attack. 'When air pollution is high it\u2019s vital people with respiratory conditions including asthma check air pollution forecasts, carry their reliever inhaler with them at all times, and ensure that they are taking their preventer inhaler every day because this will help build resilience to asthma triggers like air pollution. 'People with asthma have told us that on days when air pollution levels are high they feel that they can\u2019t even leave the house for fear that it will trigger an attack.' London was badly affected by smog in April last year when high pollution levels from Europe combined with toxic particles from the UK and dust blown in from the Sahara to create a thick cloud that was visible across parts of the capital. Paris is currently shrouded in a thick layer of smog, and pollutants blown over from the continent have been causing problems in the UK . Last year authorities in Paris took the unprecedented step of banning cars from the road for a day in order to cut pollution levels . Settled weather conditions have allowed pollution levels to rocket, exceeding EU recommended limits by up to three times in some places (pictured, the Eiffel Tower is seen among the smog) An unusual combination of factors had conspired \"to create a 'perfect storm' for air pollution,' according to Helen Dacre, a meteorologist at the University of Reading. 'Toxic gases, such as nitrogen dioxide and ozone, as well as fine dust particles in the air blown in from the Sahara and from burning fossil fuels, all contribute to cause problems for people with heart, lung and breathing problems, such as asthma,' she said. Around the same time Paris took the unprecedented step of banning cars from the roads for a day in an effort to ease pollutant levels, which had reached dangerous levels. For the rest of this week the weather is set to stay mild, dry and predominantly cloudy for most of the UK over the next couple of days and into the weekend, as an area of high pressure persists. Nicola Maxey, a spokesman for the Met Office, said: 'Tomorrow is going to be similar to today with more cloud around, particularly for the North. There is a chance of showers in the South East and just a risk of some more showers later on for Scotland. London was badly affected by a 'perfect storm' of smog last year as local pollution, toxic particles from Europe and dust blown across from the Sahara combined to create dangerous conditions . Canary Wharf can just be made out amid a pall of smog that covered London in April last year leading to Defra putting out health warnings . 'There is going to be a weather front pushing in to the North West and areas of Scotland which may clear a little of the cloud. Elsewhere it will continue to be cloudy. If you catch a break in the cloud, like today, you will see some sunshine. 'It will be cloudy throughout Friday with a chance of some breaks, though it is too early to say exactly where they might be. 'Saturday there will still be cloud around with temperatures dropping because we have got air moving in from the North, bringing them down to a little below average. It will be much the same on Sunday.'","highlights":"Pollution covering Paris has been blown across channel and weak winds mean it has settled across the UK . It will remain for much of tomorrow before new weather front will cause it to dissipate by Friday morning . However cloud will still blanket the country on Friday, meaning most people will miss the eclipse at 9.30am .","id":"e886b2f02a40f10ba1c71bef7b53fc85788d6cea","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" area of airspace that the pollution will affect will expand.\nThe air pollution has not caused any deaths so far, but it will certainly be enough to cause health problems, and with no wind to help dilute the toxic fog people are likely to be advised to limit their exposure to the atmosphere.\nMost of the air pollution has been blown into the Midlands and Scotland, but those areas will also be at risk tomorrow.\nThe smog is the result of a mass of pollution that has been building up over Western Europe, with Paris, London, and Berlin affected on Friday. Paris was hit on Thursday night and Friday, with pollution levels reaching critical, and in London, the air was particularly bad in and around Heathrow Airport.\nThe air pollution comes off the back of an unusually hot, dry, and sunny summer that has exacerbated the problem. With an inversion layer occurring at ground level \u2013 where ground temperatures are hotter than surrounding air \u2013 the smog was trapped at ground level.\nThe smog is most likely to be felt in and around London and the Home Counties, and is very unlikely to reach the far North and the Western seaboard. Air quality in and around London will almost certainly deteriorate further into the weekend.\nIt should be pointed out that, although smog has been detected, there have been no alerts issued, and that, as the smog will only continue to hang around for the rest of the weekend and into Monday, there are unlikely to be any more alerts issued.\nIn London the air quality is in the \u2018Very Bad\u2019 category on the Air Quality Index (AQI), and with a reading of 205 in parts of London, the AQI for air pollution is in the \u2018Very Dangerous\u2019 range.\nThe AQI categorizes air quality from very good, which is a 0-50 reading, to very poor, which is over 350. Levels between 51 and 100 are generally considered moderately bad, while 101-150 is deemed extremely bad.\nThe AQI has a \u2018scale factor\u2019 of 150, so anything over 150 is dangerous. The scale factor is also why there are no alerts for levels in excess of 150 in London.\nThe air pollution also has an impact on the environment. Many of the particles in the air are larger than the ones normally found in London, and therefore able to more easily escape from the inversion layer. However, there are also smaller particles which are able to remain in the lower"}
{"article":"They are extraordinary treasure troves, stuffed full of some of the greatest works of art that Britain has ever produced. But the National Trust now wants its stately homes to have fewer exhibits \u2013 because they are too demanding on visitors. The charity, which owns 500 historic homes and gardens, is worried that rooms often have \u2018so much stuff\u2019 it puts off all but the middle classes. The National Trust, which owns 500 historic homes and gardens such as Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire, is worried that exhibitions often have \u2018so much stuff\u2019 it puts off all but the middle classes . In an attempt to try to broaden the appeal of Britain\u2019s grand properties, bosses yesterday launched a ten-year strategy that includes plans to \u2018simplify\u2019 some exhibits. Dame Helen Ghosh, director general of the National Trust, said simplifying the exhibits may be necessary. \u2018We are making visitors work too hard in some places,\u2019 she said . \u2018It\u2019s not surprising given that where we have come from, that the type of places that we own are the places where the middle classes feel more comfortable, that it forms more of their cultural background. \u2018Our analysis is that it isn\u2019t the entrance fee that is putting people off, it is that they think this isn\u2019t \u201cthe place for them\u201d So how do we get them in?\u2019 The Trust's director general\u00a0Dame Helen Ghosh, said places like the\u00a0Carrick-a-Rede bridge attracts visitors from all social classes . Dame Helen, who was Permanent Secretary of the Home Office until she was appointed to the Trust in 2012, said that some properties have a broader appeal. \u2018When you go to somewhere like Carrick-a-Rede in Northern Ireland and watch people walking over the rope bridge, they are from every socio-economic background, wearing shorts, flip flops, all of that,\u2019 she said. But many of the large stately homes have a far narrower visitor base. The Trust is to experiment with simplifying the exhibits at some of its properties. Dame Helen said: \u2018When it comes to our big grand houses one of the things we have to look at is the sheer number of exhibits. There is so much stuff in there. \u2018Let\u2019s not expect our visitors to look at every single picture in a room - let\u2019 s pick one lovely thing, put it in the middle of the room and light it really well. \u2018Let\u2019s just have six or seven of those things dotted around that anybody would love - it\u2019s not difficult. \u2018We make people work fantastically hard - we could make them work much less hard.\u2019 But she denied that the Trust is \u2018dumbing down\u2019 its approach in order to boost visitor numbers. \u2018In many ways it is much more intellectually rewarding,\u2019 Dame Helen insisted. \u2018People will learn much more by looking at one object in a lot of detail, than they ever would going round a room getting a vague impression.\u2019 Tim Parker, chairman of the Trust, added: \u2018Every museum and gallery has the middle class problem. \u2018We have serious aspirations to broaden our appeal - but the worst thing we can possibly do is to semi-condescend a group of people in order to a property seem more attractive.\u2019 The National Trust is also putting a renewed emphasis on the great outdoors in the spirit of its founder Octavia Hill, who campaigned to provide open spaces for the poor. As part of that goal it is working as a consultant body with councils in Sheffield, Manchester and Coventry, to look at new ways to maintain and fund urban parks. The Trust hopes to use its experience in establishing endowments - the funding model that it uses to conserve many of its historic houses - to help set up new funding models for green city spaces. Although the Trust is not putting in any money to the schemes, other charities such as the Heritage Lottery Fund and Nesta are also involved. Mr Parker, a businessman who recently took over as chairman from outspoken journalist Sir Simon Jenkins, said outdoor space is a key way to broaden the Trust\u2019s appeal. \u2018The fantastic opportunity for the Trust is that we are not confined to buildings - we have lots of parks - people don\u2019t have to go inside,\u2019 he said. \u2018We can do lots of things to make the whole offer that we have appeal not just to people who are in their 50s and 40s but people who are in their 20s and 30s as well. It is an age thing, not just a class thing.\u2019","highlights":"National Trust launches\u00a0ten-year strategy for Britain's stately homes . Scheme to attract more visitors includes plans to \u2018simplify\u2019 exhibits . Charity says exhibits make many feel like it is not 'the place for them'","id":"4af3a0d329c56f3893557c82c7204753372a8b15","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" best known for its iconic red phone box, has warned trustees that unless they make cuts, its buildings are likely to be \u2018derelict\u2019 within 10 years.\nThe organisation will soon need to spend \u00a31.7 billion of its \u00a31.2 billion annual income simply to keep all its buildings in repair \u2013 and it fears there simply is not the money around. The charity says that it is the first time it has made such stark warnings.\nSo why are the National Trust buildings \u2013 and the contents within them \u2013 becoming increasingly expensive to maintain? There are a number of reasons. The first is that we simply have a lot more houses and buildings to look after than we had 20 years ago.\nOur historic properties are older \u2013 and therefore tend to need more maintenance. Secondly, as the population is ageing, the number of volunteers is falling. The charity says it has a shortfall of 4,000 volunteers \u2013 although the government points out the number of volunteers increased by 20,000 last year.\nThe National Trust also has to deal with the rising costs of energy and utilities \u2013 and the high costs of paying for the upkeep of staff. The organisation now pays its staff \u2013 and its trustees \u2013 considerably more than in previous years.\nIn 1999, the National Trust paid the chairman, Sir David Attenborough, just \u00a3100,000. This week the BBC\u2019s new boss, Tim Davie, is due to take up a \u00a3900,000-a-year role with the charity. The 2004 chairman, who now lives in Barbados and is no longer a trustee, took home \u00a3200,000.\nIt is likely that all of these changes have led the charity to question whether there is any money to pay for the 30million people who have become members in the last year alone. The organisation believes it has to make some drastic changes \u2013 and it says members\u2019 money \u2018cannot be taken for granted\u2019.\nIf the charity is to survive, it will have to consider moving back some historic properties to local authority ownership \u2013 and if that happens it would be bad news for future generations. It is why the National Trust is currently fighting the sale of the grandest of all English stately homes \u2013 Sudeley Castle, in Gloucestershire. It is also why it was in the national spotlight this week after it was revealed the organisation will make \u00a310 million in cuts.\nBut if the charity is to succeed"}
{"article":"Online music videos are to be given age ratings in a bid to protect children from explicit images and lyrics. Top artists including Sam Smith, George Ezra and Joss Stone could see their music videos handed 12, 15 or 18 certifications under the government-backed pilot scheme. The British Board of Film Certification, which is running the initiative, has estimated that one in five videos released will be deemed unfit for those under 12. Video sharing sites YouTube and Vevo have signed up to the scheme and pledged to include the warnings on clips uploaded to their sites. Vevo puts the rating in the top corner of the video, while YouTube includes it in the information beneath . However some of the world\u2019s raunchiest performers, such as Miley Cyrus and Rihanna, are not covered by the scheme and there are no measures in place to enforce the guidelines . Rapper Dizzee Rascal has already seen his video \u2018Couple of Stacks\u2019 rated 18 under the initiative. Ellie Goulding\u2019s \u2018Love Me Like You Do\u2019, recorded for the film Fifty Shades of Grey, was handed a 15 warning and Kasabian\u2019s \u2018Stevie\u2019 was rated 12. But even with these ratings in place, there is nothing to stop younger music fans stumbling across the inappropriate clips which often include sexual imagery, violence and obscene language. Only videos released by the British arms of Sony Music UK, Universal Music UK and Warner Music UK are covered by the scheme and the companies are free to choose which videos they want to submit for certification. This means videos from artists such as Miley Cyrus, Nicky Minaj and Rihanna, who are not signed to those labels and are known for their raunchy videos, will not be included in the ratings system. Video sharing sites YouTube and Vevo have signed up to the scheme and pledged to include the warnings on clips uploaded to their sites. Vevo puts the rating in the top corner of the video, while YouTube includes it in the information beneath. However, there are no checks to make sure the person watching is of the correct age. YouTube is the world\u2019s most popular video sharing platform, with one billion worldwide users. It hosts videos for the vast majority of musicians. Some of the world\u2019s raunchiest performers, such as Miley Cyrus and Rihanna, are not covered by the scheme and there are no measures in place to enforce the guidelines . A spokesman for Vevo said: \u2018There is no signing in as such or filters \u2013 although this is a next step that may be added in time. At the moment this is about giving parents and users the information they need to make a more informed viewing choice and decision. To be effective it requires that parents also take an active interest in what their children are watching.\u2019 Campaigners said last night that the latest move is a \u2018fantastic step\u2019 but called for stricter enforcement and for all music videos to carry the \u2018kite mark\u2019 of an official age rating to help parents protect their children. The scheme has been running since October last year and has so far seen 84 videos rated, with 27 given a 12 classification, 39 a 15 and one a 18. The BBFC has estimated that one in five videos released will be deemed unsuitable for children under the age of 12. Top artists including Sam Smith, George Ezra and Joss Stone could see their music videos handed 12, 15 or 18 certifications under the government-backed pilot scheme. Dizzee Rascal\u2019s video was given the highest rating because of \u2018strong bloody violence, gore, very strong language\u2019. The three and a half minute clip contains extreme violence with the rapper ripping the heart out of a stripping woman, brandishing a knife while covered in blood and decapitating a woman whose body then stumbles around the room. He also holds a family hostage and serves a cake with severed fingers instead of candles. He is shown pulling out a person\u2019s eyeball, slitting one woman\u2019s throat and cutting another\u2019s head in half. Vivienne Pattison, from campaign group Media Watch-UK, said: \u2018When parents are surveyed, the two areas that came up as being particularly problematic were soap operas and music videos, those are the two areas that come up again and again as the issue. One in five, that\u2019s a huge number of videos. 'What happens is one video pushes the boundaries and the next artists is under pressure to do the same in order to get people talking about it. It becomes a great merry-go-round and I think that is a fantastic illustration of exactly where this is gone, it\u2019s quite extraordinary. \u2018It\u2019s not a magic bullet but it\u2019s a fantastic step and I think it will really make a difference. I don\u2019t know where we will end up down the line but I would like this to act as a kite mark for music videos. This is not a move about censorship, the videos will all still be there, but I think artists and record companies need to take seriously that if they are targeting young fans they have got to do it responsibly.\u2019 On the lack of enforcement of the ratings, she said: \u2018You can\u2019t go into a shop and buy a 15 rated film without ID and we need to see about extending those protections online.\u2019 Dizzee Rascal\u2019s video was given the highest rating because of \u2018strong bloody violence, gore, very strong language\u2019. The three and a half minute clip contains extreme violence .","highlights":"Videos from artists including Sam Smith could be given age ratings online . British certification chiefs say one in five videos deemed unfit for under 12 . YouTube and Vevo pilot the scheme but kids could find videos elsewhere . Only videos released by UK labels count so Miley and Rihanna not covered .","id":"8339daa73d5bb2aad4884573eb5df0a9a3df1383","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" new guidelines. However, the videos will remain accessible to children if they are over 18 as a \u201cparental permission\u201d label will also be used on some music videos. The age ratings will be designed to provide parents with more insight about a music video before they decide whether their child should watch it. The age ratings are one of a range of measures including the Parental Guidance advisory on videos that will be used on music videos and playlists for children on YouTube as part of the measures taken by YouTube to help parents keep their children safe whilst they are using the service. The ratings will only be visible to parents and will cover a range of categories including violence, sexual themes, drug use and lyrics. For example, videos depicting drug use will be rated 18, while videos with lyrics containing swearing will be rated 15 and a small number of music videos will be marked 12, including some songs by Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.\nMusicians will be expected to include more information about age ratings to appear on their profiles. For instance, Sam Smith\u2019s profile already lists that his forthcoming albums are 18, but the information is not displayed when users listen to his music on YouTube. However, children under the age of 18 will still be able to watch videos and use the service in the usual way. A new label for music videos aimed at children will also be introduced to help parents decide whether a video is suitable for their child.\nYouTube has also confirmed that it will be adding a new feature to its parental controls that allows parents to block videos they do not want their children to watch. The tool allows them to stop users watching music videos about smoking, self-harm, suicide, and drug use. The new video content ratings are also accompanied by improved labelling for video descriptions and video comments. There will also be a \u201cnew set of guidelines\u201d for YouTube creators with new age verification measures including \u201cproactive detection of age verification\u201d. YouTube is also working with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to remove music that is known to have featured a child or that shows the image of a child in a sexual or suggestive way from its recommendations to young users. However, the platform has made it clear that it will continue to allow content that \u201cexplicitly depicts violence or other real life harms\u201d.\nYouTube did not explain why a 12-year-old version of the video for Taylor Swift\u2019s song \u201cShake It Off\u201d has been left on the platform but an updated"}
{"article":"A Melbourne photographer has secured one of the most prestigious photography accolades in Australia, the National Photographic Portrait Prize from the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Hoda Afshar, 31, was awarded $25,000 for Ali, an atmospheric and dreamy vision of a young boy wondering down a foggy pathway in a mountainous Middle Eastern village. Ms Afshar beat 43 other finalists, selected from a record 2500 entries from across the country, in a unanimous verdict from the judges, who praised the dream-like quality of the work. Ali, the winner of the 2015 National Photographic Portrait Prize.The atmospheric vision captures a young boy wondering down a foggy pathway in a mountainous Middle Eastern village . Hoda Afshar, 31, was awarded $25,000 in a unanimous verdict from the judges. She beat\u00a0beat 43 other finalists, selected from a record 2500 portrait entries from across Australia . The Melbourne photographer returned to her native land of Iran eight years ago in the hope of documenting elusive walks of life. And that's exactly what happened when she stumbled upon a mysterious community living in the mountains. 'It exists above the clouds about three hours' drive up a mountain and you get to this heavenly, dreamy sort of village that I have to say is like a forgotten place, and there's no electricity, no technology, nothing \u2013 people have a different sort of lifestyle,' she told Sydney Morning Herald. When she spotted the young boy wandering down the path, Ms Afshar captured the image on an old fashioned camera. She told ABC that while she knew she had taken a great shot at the time, she had to wait to return to Australia to see the image in all its glory. 'It's a moment I think every photographer experiences,' she said. 'You know you have something special in there.' Feather, Natalie Grono, an image of a\u00a078-year-old Byron Bay local.\u00a0The competition drew entries from professional photographers, self-portraitists, and amateurs alike . Sebastien Malone, taken by award-winning international photographer Juliet Taylor . New York based commercial and fine art photographer Michael Kennedy's entry Tom & Pepper . Miss Harnaam Kaur,\u00a0Brock Elbank's portrait of 23-year-old bearded woman Harnaam Kaur, who comes from Slough, Berkshire . Ms Afshar, who studied photography in Tehran before moving to Australia, plans to use the prize money to go abroad and show her works to a wider audience. The judges praised the dream like quality of the work, deeming it to be deeply compelling. The panel also impressed by the runner-up, Barry and Alkirra, taken by Newcastle photographer Katherine Williams . The dramatic black and white image depicts of a 17-year-old boy cradling his brand newborn baby daughter. The competition drew entries from professional photographers, self-portraitists, and amateurs alike.\u00a0An exhibition of the finalists will be shown at the National Portrait Gallery until June 8 before touring nationally. Competition runner-up, Barry and Alkirra, taken by Newcastle photographer Katherine Williams, depcts a 17-year-old boy holding his newborn baby . Williams poses next to her entry. Judges were taken aback by the dramatic black and white image depicts of a 17-year-old boy cradling his brand newborn baby daughter . Divine, which comes from Melbourne based\u00a0Commercial Photographer\u00a0Hugh Peachey . My friend Sui\u2019s dear mum, Mrs Chan, which comes from 2012\u00a0National Photographic Portrait Prize winner\u00a0Rod McNicol . Marzena Wasikowska's Danny, Dan, Mia, Kai, John, a candid shot of the Canberra based Wasikowska family . Who's that lady (2014) by Ferne Millen.","highlights":"Melbourne photographer\u00a0Hoda Afshar, 31,\u00a0was awarded $25,000 for Ali in a unanimous verdict from the judges . The image depicts an atmospheric vision of a young boy wondering down a foggy pathway in a\u00a0mountainous\u00a0village . The Iranian migrant beat 43 other finalists, selected from a record 2500 portrait entries from across Australia . The Melbourne photographer captured the image after stumbling upon a mountainous village while travelling in Iran . An exhibition of the finalists will be shown at the National Portrait Gallery until June 8 before touring nationally .","id":"27501ea182f0c4b77ee37ea59d2875a8d9abe002","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" photograph of her brother Ali, a Kurdish immigrant who arrived in Melbourne in 2012. Hoda [\u2026]\nTag: National Portrait Gallery\nPhoto: Portrait Gallery director Julie McGregor with her new $20. National Portrait Gallery\nPhotographic exhibitions to inspire creative minds\nThe National Portrait Gallery has been a treasure trove for us art-loving Melburnians. Since it opened at the end of last year, it\u2019s become a go-to for art events; exhibitions, talks, and free live music. We were excited to hear that it\u2019s going one step further and opening up a 24-hour photographic exhibition [\u2026] [\u2026]\nHow Melbourne can help a \u2018broken\u2019 man find his story\nIt was the end of a perfect Sunday. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, the birds were chirping, a few clouds were floating by, and the smell of fresh coffee wafted through the air. But it wasn\u2019t a perfect day for all of Melbourne\u2019s residents. While a lot of us were happily [\u2026]\nPhoto: Artist-led workshops and a unique photography exhibition open now at the NPG\nIf you\u2019re a creative type or just a lover of art and culture, then you need to pay a visit to the National Portrait Gallery. As well as an ever-changing series of exhibitions, it also hosts a series of free art classes and workshops for everyone to get involved in. For the month of [\u2026]\nPhoto: Portrait Gallery director Julie McGregor\u2019s photo on display at Melbourne Museum\nThe Portrait Gallery\u2019s Julie McGregor is now the sole owner of a piece of her own work. You can currently find her photograph, \u2018An Intrusion, 1962\u2019, on display at the Melbourne Museum in Federation Square as part of the \u2018What makes a portrait?\u2019 exhibit. In this piece, the gallery\u2019s founder and director [\u2026]\nNational Portrait Gallery opens new exhibitions, 7 May 2014\nThe National Portrait Gallery has a busy week ahead of it. Today, the galleries open their brand new exhibitions: Portrait Gallery director Julie McGregor\u2019s \u2018What makes a portrait?\u2019 and photographer Christopher Williams\u2019 \u2018LIFE: Real and Imagined\u2019. Tonight, the gallery will be hosting the opening night party for the Melbourne Writers Festival. Tomorrow, the NPG [\u2026]\nPhoto: Art historian Dr Martin Nagy talks about the importance of the NPG\u2019s portrait display\nArt historian Dr Martin Nagy is the author of the"}
{"article":"Inevitably, it all kicked off in the end. Three games in two competitions over 10 days has forged some barely disguised contempt between Celtic and Dundee United. Six red cards tell their own tale. For Jackie McNamara\u2019s team, the frustration \u2014 and indiscipline \u2014 is growing. Ryan McGowan became the fourth United player to see red in the dying minutes, seconds after Celtic\u2019s Anthony Stokes was dismissed for a retaliatory kick at Paul Paton. Afterwards, Ronny Deila rounded on the Australian, claiming he could have injured substitute Liam Henderson \u2018for life\u2019. The open wounds enveloping this fixture are now there for all to see. Virgil van Dijk (left) celebrates with his team-mates as Celtic comfortably progressed on Wednesday . Celtic manager Ronny Deila celebrates at full-time as his side reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals . Anthony Stokes (second left) comes together with Ryan McGowan in the second half . CELTIC: Gordon, Ambrose Emuobo (Fisher 72), Denayer, Van Dijk, Izaguirre, Bitton, Brown, Forrest, Commons (Henderson 80), Stokes, Griffiths (Guidetti 58) Subs not used: Scepovic, Zaluska, Wakaso, McGregor . Goal:\u00a0Denayer 17, Griffiths 57, Commons 79, Van Dijk 90 . Sent off: Stokes . Booked: Ambrose Emuobo, Izaguirre, Guidetti . DUNDEE UNITED: Cierzniak, McGowan, Fojut, Morris, Rankin, Spittal (Connolly 74), Paton, Butcher, Erskine (Anier 70), Dow (Telfer 70), Ciftci . Subs not used:\u00a0Souttar, Smith, Szromnik. Spark . Sent off: McGowan . Booked: Cierzniak, Rankin, Ciftci . Referee: Calum Murray . It is hard to see who will stop Scotland\u2019s champions now. United will have a fourth attempt in the SPFL Premiership this weekend. Yet after losing the League Cup Final and crashing out of the Scottish Cup in this quarter-final replay, that prospect holds all the appeal of a cold-meat buffet with Jeremy Clarkson. Inverness Caley Thistle will make all the right noises before a Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden. Aberdeen believe their title aspirations are alive and well. Yet, Celtic are developing a habit of wrapping themselves around opponents and squeezing tight. For Deila, the fourth domestic Treble in this old club\u2019s history is edging over the horizon. Jason Denayer\u2019s 17th-minute headed goal was the platform for Leigh Griffiths to add a second on 57 minutes. Kris Commons thrashed the third high into the net 12 minutes from time before Virgil van Dijk tapped in from close range in the final moments. By then, things threatened to run out of control. Stokes had taken a kick at Paton and witnessed the flash of red. The crowd bayed for retribution against McGowan seconds later and were duly obliged by referee Calum Murray. In a freakish run of three consecutive meetings, United have now scored one, losing six. They return to Glasgow at the weekend a punch-drunk team blighted by suspensions, with former players Stuart Arsmtrong, Gary Mackay-Steven likely to return to the Celtic fray. It\u2019s hardly a prospect to savour. Deila\u2019s team began the game with a flourish and kept going. Nadir Ciftci, the United striker spared further punishment for a kick to the face of Scott Brown in the first game, felt the Celtic skipper\u2019s robust retribution in all of six seconds. It was a forerunner for what was to come. For one heart-stopping moment in only the second minute, the visitors feared they might witness their latest red card in this fixture when keeper Radoslaw Cierzniak raced from his line to clatter Griffiths as he hared on to a superb Commons through ball. Griffiths had already lost control, the goalscoring opportunity gone. Referee Murray \u2014 rightly \u2014 contented himself with a yellow card. He would have the chance to flex his muscles later. Jason Denayer (centre) rises above the Dundee United defence to score the opener for the hosts . Denayer celebrates after putting Celtic 1-0 up in the Scottish Cup quarter-final . McNamara reshaped his defence in the absence of suspended duo Paul Dixon and Sean Dillon, fielding midfielder John Rankin as a makeshift, emergency left-back. The midfielder suffered a form of torture here. It made for painful viewing. James Forrest \u2014 finally free of injury and a scorer in last Sunday\u2019s League Cup triumph \u2014 used his pace to offer Celtic width and speed. Even so, the home team had just one goal to show for 45 minutes of dominance at the interval. It came from a Calum Butcher foul on Commons midway inside the United half. Stokes \u2014 an improved performer since his recent disciplinary faux pas \u2014 floated the ball into a crowded area, Denayer planting a firm, looping header beyond Cierzniak for his fifth of the season. At Hampden, Celtic were loathe to build on their lead and possession. So it was here again. They had the chances. A Commons corner picked out van Dijk, the Dutchman\u2019s firm header surging over the bar. Celtic's Leigh Griffiths (right) is airborne as he puts his side 2-0 in front against Dundee United . Griffiths gives a salute as he slides across the Celtic Park pitch in celebration . Taunting and tormenting Rankin, Forrest then came close to scoring by accident. Putting his head down and surging for the byeline, his attempted cross dropped under the bar and was heading into the net until Cierzniak tipped over at the last. Another opportunity was passed up before half-time, a sclaffed Cierzniak kick out to Nir Bitton prompting a rare loss of composure in the usually unflappable Israeli. He had the chance to shoot, but opted to take on Callum Morris instead and lost the ball. United\u2019s resistance was sporadic. They came close in 32 minutes after an outstanding incursion down the right flank by McGowan. The Australian made it unchecked from his own half to the Celtic byeline, his low centre aimed at Ciftci before Celtic keeper Craig Gordon managed \u2014 unconvincingly \u2014 to get a hand on the ball. Kris Commons (second left) scores Celtic's third goal of the evening at their home ground . Commons celebrates as Celtic go three up against Dundee United in the cup . Efe Ambrose, in that way of his, casually walked the ball clear from under his own crossbar. Celtic then began the second period in a ragged, loose fashion and that allowed the visitors their best spell of the game. In the opening five minutes, United summoned more attacking menace than they had managed in the entire first 45. Ciftci\u2019s low, right-foot shot was pushed up in the air by Gordon as he retrieved another piercing ball across the face of goal from McGowan. But it didn\u2019t last long. Until the 57th minute to be precise. Celtic scored with virtually their first effort on goal in the second period, Griffiths cleverly guiding a quite superb long ball from Brown past Cierzniak with a first-time effort from 12 yards. The outcome was placed beyond doubt 11 minutes from time. Commons blew a fine chance after a flowing passing move involving Darnell Fisher, Bitton and a Stokes cut-back. Last season\u2019s Player of the Year \u2014 a scorer at Hampden last Sunday \u2014 dallied too long. Celtic's Stokes speaks with referee Calum Murray before he is sent off . Celtic's John Guidetti (second right) shows his fury as he comes together with McGowan . McGowan is sent off by referee Murray as both sides end the match with 10 men . Van Dijk scores with a tap-in late on to cap a successful night for the home side . But within seconds he atoned, playing a deft one-two with substitute John Guidetti before slamming the ball high into the net for 3-0. What came next was regrettable, but predictable. Two teams sick of the sight of each other began settling scores. Stokes took a blow to the mouth, drawing blood, and the Irishman took swift revenge as he lay on the deck. Off he went. Within moments, the scores were evened up when McGowan\u2019s crude lunge at substitute Henderson sparked a melee at the corner flag. The former Hearts player went off after what Deila described as a \u2018stupid\u2019 challenge \u2014 with some verbals between the two as he left the pitch. And Deila\u2019s players had the last word when van Dijk tapped in Denayer\u2019s simple cut back from close range.","highlights":"Celtic comfortably progressed to the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals . Jason Denayer, Leigh Griffiths, Kris Commons and Virgil van Dijk all scored for the hosts at Celtic Park . Both sides ended with 10 men as Anthony Stokes and Ryan McGowan were sent off .","id":"e5ccdd4e0edb2b28250a8bdd9735f7d5f9366621","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" side, it is about the need for retribution, the need to right a wrong from the SPFL play-off final, for Brendan Rodgers\u2019 men to be sent home as chastened losers.\nA fortnight and a half ago United held a two-goal lead from the first leg, at home, and the game was well beyond them. A second goal, of course, would have killed it off for good. Yet, as McNamara puts it, \u201cthey have never been in this position before\u201d. And so the game and the tension between the two teams has been magnified, from a simple three points to a matter of honour.\nThere are always reasons, and McNamara does not deny his team have lost their heads and been stupid in the process. But he is right, too, about that final, final ball. There is just enough there for some kind of retribution against their fellow Old Firm side.\n\u201cOur first objective was always to score at Celtic Park, and now it\u2019s very much in our own hands,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re on a good run; they\u2019ve had two home games and lost them both, so we are in a good place.\u201d\nThat might seem a little unlikely. There are 30 minutes to go, McNamara is about to lose a player to a red card, and his team are being pinned back in their own half by a side who do not deserve their superiority in possession and attempts on goal. Yet his point stands: they have a little momentum and the potential to build on it.\nThat is what Rangers\u2019 defeat against Kilmarnock on Sunday, just a few miles away, will have left United with. Celtic\u2019s loss has given them hope and they should not be discarded lightly because of it.\n\u201cObviously Celtic winning on Wednesday night was a big boost for us,\u201d McNamara said. \u201cThey took eight points off us in the league, and the boys feel like we let the club down on that. This is our last chance to show our pride and passion for the jersey. We have 90 minutes to give everything for our country and our club.\n\u201cIt\u2019s important we have that desire and that hunger to give everything we have for the club. We have to go there and play the game. It will be difficult, we all know it will, but we have our supporters on our side. They are going to come, and it will be a tough afternoon, but we"}
{"article":"There is a vulnerable beauty in the fragile yet perfectly formed machinery within our bodies. Now, one London-based photographer has captured these structures in a series of captivating - and at times gruesome - images of the animal kingdom. From a fetal monkey to a cat's uterus during pregnancy, the photographs document historical dissections featured at the Royal Veterinary College London. London-based photographer, Michael Frank, has captured stunning images of the anatomy of various creatures. pictured is a fetal monkey . 'When you remove the entanglement of surrounding tissue and fat, you are left with something so pure and delicately artistic that is completely different from anything else I have ever seen,' photographer Michael Frank told DailyMail.com. Each of the specimens is stored in a formalin pot, preserving its intricate structure in incredible detail. 'On one hand, especially from the Royal Veterinary College's point of view, these images are designed to understand anatomy and with the help of digital imaging they will be now available to a vast audience of students and practitioners,' said Mr Frank. 'From my perspective, I wanted to create something that is so detached from academia and anchored in art that it will puzzle the viewer.' Each of the specimens is stored in a formalin pot, preserving its intricate structure in incredible detail.\u00a0Conjoined twin piglets (left) and the cast of a cow's lung (right) can be seen here . 'When you remove the entanglement of surrounding tissue and fat, you are left with something so pure and delicately artistic that is completely different from anything else I have ever seen,' photographer Michael Frank told DailyMail.com. Pictured is a goat\u2019s stomach . A goat\u2019s stomach chamber (right) and a wallaby uterus (left).\u00a0'From my perspective, I wanted to create something that is so detached from academia and anchored in art that it will puzzle the viewer,' said Mr Frank . Each of the specimens is stored in a formalin pot, preserving its intricate structure in incredible detail. To create the images, the photographer used carefully constructed lighting on the pots to achieve a sense of the fragility of the membrane or tissue within. All pots were photographed with a Hasselblad 120mm and 40MP Phase One digital back on black background, and lit with three or four Bowens strobes. In one day, Mr Frank would normally photograph between 15-20 pots, with on average one day in post-production for each. The collections features images of a cow's heart, a goat's testis and a dog foetus, among others. His image of a pregnant uterus of a horse recently won the Wellcome Image Awards 2015. It shows the uterus of a New Forest Pony, around five months into the pregnancy, with the developing foetus still attached. Picture Editor of BBC Focus magazine, James Cutmore, who was a member of the judging panel said: 'The image of the horse's uterus with the foetus evokes many different emotions at once. It's fascinating, sad, macabre, almost brutal. 'Yet the subject is also delicate, detailed and beautiful. The image shows us a large and magnificent creature reduced to this sad, fragile and half-formed creation, which I find very humbling.' One of Mr Frank's favourite images is of the injected testis of a goat. 'This image grabs my attention because you can't tell what it is. It is when science becomes pure art,' he said . 'I don't see an injected testis; I can see a satellite image of a river.' To create the images, the photographer used carefully constructed lighting on the pots to achieve a sense of the fragility of the membrane or tissue within. Foetal membranes of a dog.\u00a0To create the images, the photographer used carefully constructed lighting on the pots to achieve a sense of the fragility of the membrane or tissue within . The pregnant uterus of a red deer (left) and a cast of a goat\u2019s lung (right).\u00a0All pots were photographed with a Hasselblad 120mm and 40MP Phase One digital back on black background, and lit with three or four Bowens strobes . In one day, Mr Frank would photograph between 15-20 pots, with on one day in post-production for each. Pictured is a cow\u2019s uterus . 'The pot itself obviously posed some limitations and some problems,' said Mr Frank. 'Scratches, diffractions and reflections on one side, dirt suspensions, colour cast through old formaldehyde or air bubbles on the other side. 'A large part of the work had to be done in postproduction.' All pots were photographed with a Hasselblad 120mm and 40MP Phase One digital back on black background, and lit with three or four Bowens strobes. In one day, Mr Frank would normally photograph between 15-20 pots, with on average one day in post-production for each. He hopes that 'like in a renaissance painting, [this art] will ask broader questions on life and its meaning.' Mr Frank hopes that 'like in a renaissance painting, [this art] will ask broader questions on life and its meaning.' Pictured is a cat\u2019s uterus during early pregnancy . An injected testis of a goat (right), a horse's leg is pictured centre and a cow's leg is picture on the left.\u00a0'The [left image] image grabs my attention because you can't tell what it is. It is when science becomes pure art,' he said 'I don't see an injected testis; I can see a satellite image of a river,' said Mr Frank . This astonishing image of a pregnant pony uterus was selected as the winner for the 2015 Wellcome Image Awards. It shows the preserved uterus of a New Forest Pony, around five months into the pregnancy, with the developing foetus still attached. 'It shows us a large and magnificent creature reduced to this sad, fragile and half-formed creation, which I find very humbling,' said one of the judges . A cow's heart is seen here.\u00a0'On one hand, especially from the Royal Veterinary College's point of view, these images are designed to understand anatomy and with the help of digital imaging they will be now available to a vast audience of students,' said Mr Frank .","highlights":"Images were taken by London-based photographer Michael Frank using\u00a0Royal Veterinary College specimens . They include detailed images of a cow's heart, a goat's testis, pregnant uterus of a red deer\u00a0and a dog foetus . 'Like in a renaissance painting, [this art] will ask broader questions on life and its meaning', Mr Frank said .","id":"ea5e36d81f87e3165b4c560cd6c82022e61072c7","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" in the womb to the muscle of a carp, each picture is more startling than the last in its close-up focus on the incredible details which make life possible.\nThe images were taken by photographer, designer and illustrator Stephen McMullan as part of a collection called Animal Architecture. He says he was inspired to capture these fascinating structures after seeing a BBC documentary about the building of the Channel Tunnel.\n\"I was just blown away by the amount of engineering that had to go into it,\" he said. \"You can see the bones of animals and insects used in the same way. It got me thinking of the structure of the body as I would an ancient building, but as a living building.\"\nAfter initially making an animal-based alphabet, McMullan began the project of Animal Architecture in 2003 with a series of large-scale works.\nSince then, the photographer and designer, who also runs the London store, The Idler Academy, has continued to capture animals in some of the most unlikely places.\nHe has, for example, made portraits of a tiger out of the scales of a carp and a shark out of a seal. He has made insects out of a woodpecker and a spider's web and even an ant out of a honeybee.\nHe has also put on his surgeon's hat for portraits of animals such as a frog and a lizard.\n\"I really enjoyed doing it because we all go around thinking that animals are completely different, but they're quite similar,\" he says. \"All of the animal's architecture can really surprise you. I'd like it to provoke an awareness of how similar we all are.\"\nThis, he says, is one reason why his pictures of insects made him so uncomfortable. Although he did, of course, research which insects he included and which he didn't, having to look at the pictures close up meant that he was, quite literally, forced to re-think his own phobia.\nOne species in particular made a lasting impression: the mantis. He saw the image of the insect's egg sac and understood the need for it to be so sturdy.\n\"Seeing the egg sac of this very powerful insect just brought a tear to my eye, because of its beautiful structure,\" he says. \"It's like an elephant or a giraffe - the most powerful things in the animal kingdom.\"\nMcMullan says his own interest in the natural world began as a child"}
{"article":"Even if you read this in a fairytale book, you would still think it was far-fetched but Harry Kane does not want this story to end. A hat-trick just three days after your first ever England call-up? You simply could not write it. But Kane is composing his own scripts at the moment. His dream season continued on Saturday as he fired Tottenham to a hard-fought victory. All this in front of England manager Roy Hodgson. Kane will surely make his England debut in either Friday\u2019s Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania or the friendly against Italy a few days later after taking his season tally of goals to 29. Harry Kane put Tottenham 3-2 ahead form the penalty spot after Danny Rose was fouled in the box as the 21-year-old completed his hat-trick . Kane holds three fingers up as he celebrates after scoring from the spot to score his first Premier League hat-trick . The strike was Kane's 29th goal of the season and the 19th in the Premier League as he overtook Sergio Aguero and Diego Costa . Tottenham were awarded the spot kick when Danny Rose was bundled over by David Nugent's clumsy challenge . England manager Roy Hodgson was watching form the stands as Kane became the Premier League's leading goalscorer . Kane applauds the Tottenham supporters as he takes the match ball after the final whistle at White Hart Lane . Tottenham:\u00a0Lloris 5 (Vorm 4, 5); Walker 5, Dier 5, Vertonghen 5, Rose 6; Mason 7 (Dembele 87), Bentaleb 7.5; Townsend 6 (Paulinho 58, 6.5), Eriksen 7, Chadli 6; Kane 8.5 . Subs not used: Chiriches, Adebayor, Lamela, Davies . Scorers: Kane 6, 13, 64, Schlupp (OG) 85 . Booked: Chadli, Rose . Manager: Mauricio Pochettino 7 . Leicester:\u00a0Schmeichel 5; De Laet 5, Morgan 6, Huth 5 (Mahrez 75), Upson 5 (Wasilewski 46, 5), Schlupp 5; Nugent 6.5, James 7, Cambiasso 6.5 (King 85), Vardy 7; Ulloa 6 . Subs not used:\u00a0Schwarzer, Konchesky, Drinkwater, Kramaric . Scorers: Vardy 38, Morgan 50, Nugent 90 . Booked: Nugent . Manager:\u00a0Nigel Pearson 6.5 . Man of the Match:\u00a0Harry Kane . Referee: Mike Dean 6 . Harry Kane made it 2-0 with a deflected shot. Click here for more from MATCH ZONE . \u2018It\u2019s true he\u2019s in a very good moment in career. He\u2019s at the top,\u2019 said Mauricio Pochettino. Tottenham\u2019s victory came at a cost, though, with Hugo Lloris taken to hospital on Saturday after suffering a nasty gash to his knee in a collision with team-mate Kyle Walker and Jamie Vardy in the first minute. You could sense the worry in White Hart Lane as the Frenchman received lengthy treatment before being replaced by Michel Vorm. The mood picked up, though, as Spurs took a fifth-minute lead. No prizes for guessing who scored. Eric Dier\u2019s flick from Christian Eriksen\u2019s corner was parried by Leicester goal keeper Kasper Schmeichel and the rebound fell to Kane who tapped home. It was one of the simplest goals he\u2019ll score \u2014 not that Kane cared an iota as he wheeled off in celebration. Jeff Schlupp scored an unfortunate own goal after Kasper Schmeichel's save rebounded off his chest and into the net to make it 4-2 . David Nugent reduced the deficit back to one in the 90th minute but Tottenham hung on to claim the three points . Leicester captain Wes Morgan thumps a powerful header past Michel Vorm to draw the visitors level after a Matty James corner . Morgan roars with celebration as he rushes towards the travelling Leicester supporters after equalising for Nigel Pearson's side . Jamie Vardy sucks his thumb in celebration after pulling a goal back for Leicester after 38 minutes at White Hart Lane on Saturday . David Nugent\u2019s audacious attempt to catch Vorm off his line in the 10th minute nearly pulled the visitors level before Kane notched again in the 12th minute after a huge piece of fortune. Walker and Andros Townsend combined brilliantly down the right to fire a low cross into the area. Robert Huth\u2019s attempted clearance fell to Kane, whose first-time strike took a big deflection off the German before bouncing past the luckless Schmeichel. Leicester did not deserve to be on the receiving end of this clinical Kane show after a promising start. It was nearly game over in the 22nd minute as Eriksen struck Schmeichel\u2019s far post before Nacer Chadli wasted the rebound. Pochettino was looking to his bench again six minutes later after Dier was caught by Vardy\u2019s arm. The England Under 21 defender carried on, albeit with a painful lump on his right cheek. But while Dier was showing great heart, the same couldn\u2019t be said of his team-mate Chadli, who was booked for diving after falling in the box under pressure from Wes Morgan in the 36th minute. Two minutes later Leicester worked themselves a deserved lifeline as Nugent sprung through Tottenham\u2019s left-side before providing an inch perfect cross for Vardy, who cooly fired home with an excellent one-touch finish. Vardy slides in to finish past Vorm from close range after a wonderful ball in from David Nugent as Leicester halved the deficit . Kane's deflected shot deceives Kasper Schmeichel and flies into the top corner as Tottenham raced into a two-goal lead after 13 minutes . Kane finds the net fro his 28th goal of the season just two days after he was named in Roy Hodgson's England squad for the first time . Kane gave Spurs an early lead when he tapped home from close range after Schmeichel could only parry Eric Dier's flick . The visitors could easily have pulled themselves level before the break, Nugent and Leonard Ulloa wasting good chances. Pochettino was desperate to get his team into the dressing room, but his half-time talk made no difference as Leicester levelled five minutes after the restart \u2014 Morgan ghosting into the area undetected to head home Matty James\u2019 corner. Ten minutes later Leicester should have been ahead when Huth was presented with a golden chance to redeem himself following his role in Spurs\u2019 second goal. Somehow he didn\u2019t take it, sending a free header from another James corner wide. Leicester midfielder Esteban Cambiasso could do nothing to stop Kane's effort from close range finding the back of the net . Kane leads the celebrations after opening the scoring for Mauricio Pochettino's side at White Hart Lane on Saturday . Tottenham were dealt an early blow when Hogo Lloris left the field on a stretcher after a second-minute collision with Kyle Walker . The France goalkeeper looks to be in severe pain as he is seen to by the Tottenham medic following the early clash with the Spurs right back . At the time it seemed a pivotal moment, and so it proved as Spurs were handed a contentious penalty in the 62nd minute. Nugent thought he had time in the box, but Danny Rose had other ideas, nipping in front of the forward. He clumsily collided with the Spurs defender, who fell to the ground. In fairness to Nugent, the defender looked to go down easily but Mike Dean pointed to the spot. Leicester coach Kevin Phillips was soon shaking his head at fourth official Darren Bond after racing down the tunnel to watch a replay. The commotion didn\u2019t concern Kane, though, as England\u2019s newest recruit sent Schmeichel the wrong way to complete his hat-trick. Spurs had their fourth in the 85th minute, the unlucky Jeff Schlupp diverting the ball into his own net after Schmeichel foiled Eriksen. That should had seen Spurs home without fuss but Nugent set up a nervy three minutes after some poor Jan Vertonghen defending, to score Leicester\u2019s third. Walker calls for assistance from the the bench as Lloris clutches his left knee after the pair clashed in the opening two minutes . Lloris rushed out of his goal to close down Leicester forward Vardy as Walker slid into make a challenge, but collided with his keeper .","highlights":"Hugo Lloris was carried off on a\u00a0stretcher after a collision with Kyle Walker in the second minute . Harry Kane opened the scoring for the home side in the sixth minute with his 27th goal of the season . The striker, given his\u00a0first\u00a0call-up to the England team on Thursday, doubled Spurs' lead after 13 minutes . Jamie Vardy pulled a goal back for Nigel Pearson's side after 38 minutes turning home David Nugent's cross . Captain Wes Morgan drew the visitors level just five minutes after the restart as he met a Matty James corner . Kane completed his hat-trick after 64 minutes as he netted from the penalty spot after Danny Rose was fouled . Jeff Schlupp scored an own goal with five minutes left before Nugent reduce the deficit to one in the 90th minute .","id":"4b09f91c9b13ee47a0e99ccf8a10481ae720e280","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" That in itself is a fairytale.\nIt is the third hat-trick of the young man's career in senior football but still, to have your first England call-up less than a month before your 21st birthday and then to go on and produce such a performance, it is a miracle, pure and simple.\nHe has taken the Premier League by storm and even managed to score two on a night that Gareth Bale was back and playing well at Tottenham (and the fact that he started from the bench will not help his chances of a return against Juventus in midweek).\nYou have to say, if anybody's going to stop Cristiano Ronaldo from being the best player in the world, surely it must be this lad right here. As it is now, he has scored 24 goals in just 23 games for his club in this season and that makes him a 15-goal-a-season player. Not bad for a boy from Modesto (you'd be forgiven for not knowing that is in the United States).\nBut what made this an even more magical night was that he put two of those away with an ice-coolness you expect from the best centre-forwards in the game.\nAnd in the final moments of the game he ran across the penalty area and then was brought down and fell over but what he did next \u2013 he looked up and then hit the ball and was able to do it. Just look at the ball as it curls in to make it 2-0. Pure magic.\nI can only imagine the call he received from his parents as soon as they saw what he was able to do. He is clearly a very grounded lad and not one who gets carried away with all the attention.\nEven after all this he was still able to pay tribute to his mother \u2013 you can be sure she had something to do with the way he plays football.\nIt is nice to report that when the boy gets on the plane to Spain for a few days with the squad, he will not get too many calls \u2013 if any at all \u2013 from the other players who are already in the team. They will be impressed with the way that this kid has been able to step out of Michael Owen's big shadow and not let the new golden boy take over.\nYou have to think that by the end of the tournament against Italy at Wembley on 10 June, he will get a chance for England. But"}
{"article":"At the Etihad Stadium last month, one of the most gifted players of his generation was given the run of the place during Barcelona\u2019s 2-1 victory. It was an exhibition from the very best. Andres Iniesta took 112 touches in Barcelona\u2019s midfield, five more than his celebrated team-mate Lionel Messi and far more than any player in a Manchester City shirt. James Milner, anointed by Manuel Pellegrini as one of his team\u2019s most important players, was the highest with 64. The numbers simply don\u2019t add up, which is one of the reasons English football is struggling to make an impact over two legs in Champions League ties. When will our game learn? Probably never. Andres Iniesta, rested in Barca's  win over Eibar, is expected to return to the starting line-up against City . Barcelona's Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic controls the ball as Xavi and Pedro look on during training . Neymar aims a friendly kick at fellow Barcelona striker Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan had gone down . The Brazil captain was in high spirits as Barcelona prepared for their Champions League last 16 second leg . \u2018We play in a comprehensive manner and we want possession so that they suffer,\u2019 admitted Iniesta as he prepares to pull on the red and blue stripes of Barcelona once more. \u2018We need to find our superior skills and minimise their potential. We want to control what goes on in every moment. We have to beat Manchester City with a complete performance.\u2019 Barcelona are conditioned to play a certain way, all possession-based and keeping the ball in circulation until they can find a way through the gaps in City\u2019s defence. Iniesta is a slave to the game, a man still seeking perfection even after three triumphs in the Champions League, plus two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup, in which he scored the winner for Spain. Barcelona will be hoping to reach the Champions League quarter finals by holding off Manchester Cit . Barca have not failed to reach Europe's last eight since 2007, and saw off  City at the same stage last season . His incredible strike against Chelsea in the 2009 Champions League semi-final, second leg at Stamford Bridge is one of the most dramatic goals in the history of the game. At the age of 30, he wants more. \u2018We do not gather as a team to discuss what we can achieve, but the important thing is that we know what the possibilities are,\u2019 he added. \u2018There are no guarantees, but we know that we are doing well and we are prepared for this match.\u2019 Luis Enrique\u2019s team are in fine fettle, a point ahead of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga ahead of El Clasico on Sunday and on course for the Champions League quarter-final if they can protect their 2-1 advantage. The Barcelona players move the ball around during a training exercise ahead of the vital showdown with City . Manager Luis Enrique will be hoping his team take another step on the road towards Berlin . The final of the Copa del Rey awaits later in the season, when Iniesta can add to his extensive list of honours when Enrique\u2019s team face Athletic Bilbao. \u2018We don\u2019t think beyond Manchester City because we have to concentrate, even if we had a good result in the first leg,\u2019 he said. \u2018Right now the team is in good shape, but this is a difficult period of the season. We are in the final of Copa del Rey, the Champions League and all the little details will play a role tomorrow. \u2018On Sunday we have an important match against our rivals, but this is the Champions League and Manchester City have great players.\u2019 Iniesta is wary of the threat posed by former Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure . Much will be expected of Yaya Toure, returning from suspension to play against his former team at the Nou Camp as City attempt to overturn a 2-1 deficit. This will be a tough night for a team who cannot keep the ball, but Toure\u2019s goalscoring ability, along with those powerful runs that start from deep-lying positions, could give them a chance. Iniesta added: \u2018He is very important for them, he is very powerful physically and he has important qualities because of all his skills. \u2018We\u2019ll try to minimise his potential.\u2019","highlights":"Barcelona train ahead of crucial last 16 second leg at the Nou Camp . Spanish side lead City 2-1 after first leg, when Luis Suarez scored twice . Andres Iniesta insists tie is not over and says Barcelona are fully focused .","id":"c6148462d3883290d137393e120637285505d235","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"26 touches in the final third, including two superb dribbles and three key passes for Lionel Messi, before being withdrawn at the age of 32 with another pass into the path of the Argentine superstar. This weekend it was again Messi in the Barca shirt, the 32-year-old showing the world he had not lost his touch as he took to the San Siro turf in a Clasico for the first time since 2009, with the Catalan giants playing a 2-2 draw with Inter. He scored, but it was not enough to save Messi\u2019s Barcelona.\nMessi\u2019s first involvement came four minutes before half-time, as he won a goal kick deep in the Inter half. But as the ball was played over the top, the 2009 World Cup-winning captain \u2013 still capable of winning matches on his own \u2013 could not stretch that long leg any further to turn the ball into the danger area. Inter cleared, and it was clear that was all Messi was going to be able to achieve. A second half header \u2013 his 300th Champions League goal \u2013 meant nothing, as the match finished in a draw, another disappointing result for Barca this season.\nHowever, it is now clear that Messi needs something to spark a run of form, and soon. At the age of 32 and three years into his contract with Barca, it does not seem like an unreasonable request. But the Catalan club \u2013 with a host of other players in the same category \u2013 are stuck in limbo, their future uncertain because of the economic problems the club is going through. Messi\u2019s name is being bandied about in the media as he is a very likely transfer target of Real Madrid, as per recent reports, with Zinedine Zidane\u2019s side trying to negotiate for the superstar\u2019s services for a cut price of \u00a3200m.\nMessi has not played in over a month, with the Argentine suffering a knee injury during the opening stages of the Clasico. However, reports claim the injury is not as severe as first feared. It does seem though that his involvement against Inter was simply an attempt to shake off the rust. But when Messi returns to the pitch, he will face the most important question of his career: is it time to leave Barca?\nWith his contract coming to an end in June, this summer\u2019s speculation could well have a dramatic effect on how the 32-year-old finishes"}
{"article":"(CNN)In 1984 Margaret Thatcher met Mikhail Gorbachev (before he became Soviet leader) for the first time. Asked of her impressions, she said: \"We can do business together. We both believe in our own political systems. He firmly believes in his; I firmly believe in mine. We are never going to change one another.\" \"Doing business together\" might sum up the Washington-Tehran relationship today. They have overlapping interests in Iraq, Afghanistan, perhaps even in Yemen -- as well as the shared goal of an agreement on Iran's nuclear program, if not how to reach it. The Obama administration has a keen interest in coaxing Iran back into the \"community of nations\" because it is a regional power, a major player in a volatile part of the world. Were the nuclear talks to leave Iran as a \"threshold state\" -- capable of becoming a nuclear power in short order -- Turkey, Egypt and others in the region also might be tempted also to go nuclear. And Israel might carry out its threat of a military strike on Iranian facilities. But U.S. and Iranian interests converge in more immediate ways. Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) -- the most high profile and urgent objective of U.S. foreign policy -- requires Iranian help, and quite a lot of it. Beyond coalition airstrikes, ground forces are comprised of the Iraqi security forces, Shia militias and Iranian advisers and officers. In some areas, the Iranian air force has been active. On Sunday, Iraqi troops and the militias began an offensive to retake Tikrit and the province of Salahuddin from ISIS. Next to Mosul, Tikrit may be ISIS' most important holding in Iraq. On the frontlines, according to the Iranian Fars news agency, was none other than the leader of Iran's Quds Force (or Revolutionary Guard Corps), Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani -- often dubbed Iran's spymaster -- has huge influence in both Baghdad and Damascus. And the Revolutionary Guards have influence over the powerful Shia militia in Iraq known as Hashid Shaabi that is an important component of the fightback against ISIS. The Institute for the Study of War observed that \"the presence of an Iranian general, other Iranian advisers, and Shia militias on the ground alongside Iraqi Sunni fighters to retake a major Sunni provincial capital will be a significant test case for the success of similar future anti-ISIS operations.\" And not only is Iranian help needed in defeating ISIS, but Iranian restraint will be required in preserving Iraq as a single and (dare one hope) stable state thereafter. To many observers, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki set the stage for ISIS' rise through his increasingly sectarian and anti-Sunni policies. But now the excesses of some Shia militia in Iraq threaten to alienate the Sunni tribes that Maliki's successor, Haidar al-Abadi, is trying to woo. In a veiled reference to alleged abuses by Shia militia of Sunni civilians, Prime Minister Abadi ordered all forces taking part in the Tikrit operation to take \"utmost care in protecting civilian lives and property.\" But he needs Tehran's help in reining in the Hashid Shaabi. A similar environment may yet produce a U.S.-Iranian \"understanding\" in Yemen. The Iranian-backed Houthi militia -- a Shia sect -- is now in power (at least in the capital, Sanaa). The Houthis are, ostensibly, hostile to the United States, and Washington would rather see President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi back in charge. But the Houthis and Yemeni troops are battling al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which the U.S. regards as one of al Qaeda's most dangerous affiliates. Even so, the same risk as in Iraq applies: Sunni tribes in Yemen may side with AQAP as the lesser of two evils, effectively partitioning the country. There is no clear-cut link between the negotiations on a nuclear deal and U.S.-Iranian co-operation elsewhere. Last week, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Congressional hearing: \"I really don't think that the negotiations, one way or the other, will have much bearing on what [the Iranians] do in Iraq or any place they are trying to exert their influence, meaning Syria or now Yemen.\" In any case, a substantive agreement on Iran's nuclear program does not seem imminent. Ahead of yet another meeting in Switzerland with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that \"unless Iran is able to make the difficult decisions that will be required, there won't be a deal.\" And he was at pains to insist the U.S. would not settle for anything less than a comprehensive, watertight agreement. \"No deal is better than a bad deal because a bad deal could actually make things less secure,\" Kerry said. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is in the U.S. to tell Congress that the deal being discussed is a bad one -- simultaneously injecting himself into the partisan rancor of Washington and seeking to derail what would be the signature foreign policy achievement of Obama's second term. Netanyahu appears to have accepted he is now part and parcel of the toxic atmosphere in Washington, saying he was going \"because the American Congress is likely to be the final brake before the agreement between the major powers and Iran.\" David Rothkopf, no fan of Obama's policy on Iran, wrote in Foreign Policy last month that \"Netanyahu's decision to accept [House Speaker John] Boehner's invitation to address the U.S. Congress on the dangers of the Iran nuclear deal is a case of sending the wrong man at the wrong time to give the wrong speech in the wrong place.\" In the days running up to Netanyahu's speech, U.S. officials have lined up to warn of its consequences. National Security Advisor Susan Rice said the speech would be \"destructive of the fabric of the relationship\" between Israel and the U.S. Rarely if ever has the U.S.-Israeli relationship become so imbued with such animosity. Last summer, Israeli ministers ridiculed Kerry's efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza; Netanyahu has also repeatedly lectured Obama about the realities of the Middle East. Now Kerry seems to take almost gratuitous pleasure in telling Netanyahu he is wrong. Last week he told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that interim agreements with Iran had made Israel safer, and the Israeli Prime Minister \"was wrong\" to oppose them, just as he had been wrong in his enthusiastic support for the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Some have even suggested that Netanyahu's aggressive opposition has only energized U.S. officials in the belief that \"if they're doing something that really pisses off Bibi, they must be doing something right,\" as Rothkopf colorfully put it. No one would pretend that America has more in common with the Islamic Republic of Iran than with Israel. But right now, Obama may just feel he's more likely to find common ground with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani than with the Israeli Prime Minister. Even so, the opportunities to \"do business\" should not be exaggerated. Iran is still supporting -- with fighters, equipment, training and lines of credit -- Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, which the U.S. is trying to oust. Iran and Syria first bonded over a mutual loathing of Saddam Hussein, but the relationship has been sustained because the Syrian regime was the only non-Sunni government in the Arab world, and Damascus and Tehran see themselves as the \"axis of resistance\" to Israel. Iranian training of militia such as the Jaysh al-Shabi has been critical to the Assad regime's survival. A former Syrian Prime Minister, Riyad Hijab, said after defecting that \"Syria is occupied by the Iranian regime. The person who runs the country is not Bashar al-Assad but Qasem Soleimani.\" Sanctions have made it difficult for Iran to afford its hefty subsidies to the Assad regime -- so ironically, a nuclear agreement and the easing of sanctions might have the unintended consequence of allowing Iran to continue its support of Assad. Nor is there any sign that Iran is ready to soften its support for the Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah, its frontline proxy in the confrontation with Israel. Eighteen months ago, columnist Ali Hashem quoted an Iranian source as saying that \"Hezbollah to Iran isn't a card to play with. Hezbollah today is the crown jewel of the resistance bloc,\" answerable not to the Iranian President but to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. There's no sign that posture has changed, and it's a reminder that on all these issues, President Rouhani is not the only -- or even the most powerful -- decision-maker in Iran. All the same, the achievement of a nuclear deal - and the gradual lifting of U.S. and international sanctions against Iran -- would surely change the mood music. It might open other doors and enhance dialogue on other issues. And regardless of progress on the nuclear front, the U.S. and Iran will continue to share antipathy for the apocalyptic vision of ISIS, and an interest in buttressing Iraq as a viable state. Even as a candidate for the presidency, Obama set out a vision for engaging with Iran, not least to help bring stability to Iraq. \"My decision making, with respect to military options versus diplomatic options, a containment strategy versus a strike strategy,\" he told the New York Times in November 2007, \"is going to be informed by how is that going to impact not just Iran, but how is that going to impact the stability of the region and how's that going to impact our long-term security interests.\" Eight years on, it is diplomacy and containment that are the centerpiece of his administration's thrust for a signature achievement on the world stage. And it can't hurt that the United States and Iran find themselves on the same side, for now, in Iraq.","highlights":"Longtime foes U.S. and Iran now find themselves on same side of some critical conflicts . A nuclear deal would loosen sanctions on Iran, and allow it to devote more resources to propping up Assad regime in Syria .","id":"f978f4d2dc31c15ef34b2d087c4693ea378e4f98","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" free enterprise.\"\nBut that meeting would also prove to be the last time the two leaders met in the flesh.\nGorbachev's final meeting with Thatcher, 18 years after the one with the Iron Lady, took place last month in Washington and was arranged by the US National Archives.\nThe two leaders held a private meeting for an hour in a boardroom on February 8. The conversation was off-the-record -- unlike their encounter 25 years earlier, when Gorbachev said: \"This is just between us.\" It was a sign of the times -- as were the 30-minute breaks in a meeting that stretched into four hours.\nBut one thing that hasn't changed since 1984 is their view on the role of international law in global relations -- Gorbachev being one of the biggest architects of the end of the Cold War and Thatcher one of its leading opponents -- and on what the United States and the Soviet Union were doing for their countries and their people. Thatcher was asked what she thought the legacy of the Iron Lady would be. Her reply: \"It was the belief that freedom had real meaning.\" And Gorbachev had this to say:\nWhat was your impression of Margaret Thatcher on your first meeting?\n\"I think the impression I had of her was that she was rather like a mother hen who looked after her brood of chicks. That's what I believed then and that's still my belief today.\"\nI must say that's not what I'd say! Did you have an instant rapport?\n\"No, I'm sorry to say that. It was rather a difficult relationship, I have to admit.\"\n\"She was an attractive woman. If you look at her now, it's hard to believe how she used to dress and how she looked then.\"\nDid she impress you at the time?\n\"I think, she made her impression. She tried to make her impression on us. [She] believed that capitalism and free enterprise were the only way to go.\"\n\"She took a very hard line as far as East Europe was concerned. And I couldn't understand it. I was against Communism. I didn't understand why it was so important to her to stand up to Poland and the other countries of East Europe that were trying to make their own way.\"\nWhat's your memory of that meeting?\n\"I remember it very well. We"}
{"article":"Whether it's a UNESCO Heritage site or a small market town in the Cotswolds, all it takes is several minutes of screen time for a location to rise to prominence - and, subsequently, experience a significant boost from TV-watching tourists. In fact, recent research shows just how powerful the silver screen effect really is, estimating that international tourism brought in between \u00a3100 and \u00a3140 million for the English economy with tourist treks to recognisable countryside locations around Britain accounting for the bulk of the revenue. In honour of the newly-coined 'set-jetting' phenomenon, MailOnline Travel is counting down its top ten as-seen-on-screen locations for film-loving tourists to explore... Scroll down for video . ITV's drama, Broadchurch, is set on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, an area which has seen increased tourist interest in recent years . Searches for West Bay in Bridport were up 161 per cent in 2015 following the series' January 5 premiere, according to Hotels.com . West Bay, Bridport, Dorset . ITV's hit drama, Broadchurch, has contributed to a great deal of interest in the west country, in particular the area of West Bay. In fact, just days following the series' January 5 premiere, Hotels.com saw a spike in searches for the area with Bridport up by 161 per cent compared to the same period the year before. The harbour and the town are also used as filming locations, but its the Jurassic coast, a World Heritage site, that has most benefitted from this 'set-jetting' phenomenon. Matthew Goode, who played Charles Ryder in the remake of Brideshead Revisited, is seen here outside Castle Howard in North Yorkshire . The iconic home has served as the backdrop for a wide range of productions, but is perhaps best known for its appearance in the 2008 film . Castle Howard, North Yorkshire . The stately home has served as the backdrop for a wide range of film and television productions, but is perhaps best known for its starring role in Brideshead Revisited. Following the success of the 80s television programme of the same name, Hollywood returned to Castle Howard to film the 2008 feature film remake, starring Ben Whishaw, Matthew Goode and Emma Thompson. Inside, The Long Gallery, The Great Hall, and Grand Staircase all featured prominently and visitors to the house can still peruse the Brideshead Exhibition on display to see exactly how the transformations took place. Students and fans flock to Oxford's Christ Church College and Bodleian Library to see where several pivotal Harry Potter moments were filmed . Christ Church's Great Hall dining room, which sees a huge amount of yearly visitors, was replicated in the film studios to create Hogwarts Hall . Oxford University, Oxfordshire . Students and Harry Potter fans alike flock to Oxford University's Christ Church College and the school's Bodleian Library where pivotal scenes from the franchise were filmed. Perhaps most noteworthy in the College's Great Hall dining room, which was replicated in the film studios to create Hogwarts Hall, and the Grand Staircase, was used as the arrival scene for new Hogwarts students in the first two films. And life imitated art once more in 2011 when then-university student Emma Watson, who played Hermione in the films, completed a study abroad year at the prestigious university. According to the BBC, thanks in large part to the Harry Potter films, Oxford University has seen tourist numbers rising steadily, particularly in 2012, when numbers were up by 50,000 guests from three years prior. Allen Leech, pictured here, is often spotted filming scenes in Bampton, Oxfordshire, as part of his hit period drama, Downton Abbey . St. Mary's Church and the old market village's library are most often seen in the series, acting as the entrance to the cottage hospital . Bampton, Oxfordshire . The market town of Bampton, located in south of the Cotswolds, has most recently served as a filming location for the widely popular television programme Downton Abbey, selected due to its many 17th and 18th century houses and inns. One of the oldest towns in England, it makes perfect sense that the period drama would select such a location to add authenticity to the production. According to a survey compiled by Creative England, which measured the impact of tourism revenue generated by famous locations, Bampton was one of the best performing, with fan-led day visit spends topping \u00a32.7 million in 2014. While Highclere Castle in Hampshire was used for exterior shots of the home, many of the outdoor scenes are filmed in Bampton, most notably at the village's St. Mary's Church and the library, which was used as the entrance to the cottage hospital. Doctor Who stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman made an appearance at Cardiff Castle in Wales as part of the series' World Tour . The castle has featured prominently in the science fiction TV show since 2005 and several tours are available to tourists in the area . Cardiff Castle, Wales . The stunning castle has featured prominently in Doctor Who since 2005 and, as such, played host to a photo call for the television programme in 2014. In fact, for the eighth series premiere, the Tardis itself even made an appearance at the top of Cardiff Castle ahead of the science fiction screening that evening. And VisitWales has taken advantage of the visitor interest in the area following the recent success of the revived series, launching a four-hour Doctor Who Tour that takes in over 20 locations in and around Cardiff. The setting of Disney's hit animated film, Brave, was inspired by Dunnottar Castle, located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland . The ruins of the medieval castle are located on a remote cliff and are believed to have generated \u00a3120 million in tourism revenue since 2012 . Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland . This real-life relic was the inspiration behind the location of Disney's animated epic, Brave, which told the story of courageous Merida, a Scottish princess struggling to find her own path in life. The ruins of the medieval castle are located on a remote cliff, accessible only by several winding staircases and bridges, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near the town of Stonehaven. According to VisitScotland, thanks in large part to a joint marketing campaign with Disney, the castle has generated \u00a3120 million for the Scottish economy, experiencing a 16 per cent increase in visitor numbers following the film's 2012 release. Actor Alfie Allan, who played Theon Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, filmed near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland during season two . The unique rock formation, located in Antrim County, has been attracting visitors for years, but has experienced a recent surge thanks to HBO . The Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland . The gorgeous Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland is home to several key Game of Thrones filming locations. A unique rock formation, the Causeway has been attracting visitors to the Antrim Coastline for centuries, and now, with the popularity of the HBO TV series, the location has experienced even more of a tourist boom. Ballinroy,  which is located about 15 minutes from the Causeway stands in for the town of Pyke in the series, is clearly visible in the second season scenes during which Theon decides to leave his coastal hometown. From Belfast, fans can choose from a variety of Game of Thrones-themed tours to explore the many castles and beaches in the region. Anna Kendrick (pictured) stars at Cinderella in this year's movie musical, Into the Woods, also featuring Meryl Streep and Chris Pine . Dover Castle in Kent, including its magnificent Great Tower, provided the setting for any scenes of the King's Palace in Into the Woods . Dover Castle, Kent . As a filming location for blockbusters such as Into the Woods, Wolf Hall, and Hollow Crown, Dover Castle in Kent has similarly experienced the benefits of a tourism boom. Starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine, Into the Woods utilised the magnificent Great Tower and Inner Bailey walls for scenes that were set at 'the King's Palace.' Taking advantage of interest in the region, this year, English Heritage began offering special themed guided tours of the real-life fairy tale castle. Tom Hanks starred in the 2006's film, The Da Vinci Code, which was based on the best-selling novel of the same name . The 900-year-old Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire stood in for London's Westminster Abbey, in particular its cloisters and chapter house . Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire . The 900-year-old church is Lincolnshire's largest building and served as a pivotal filming location for the 2006 film, The Da Vinci Code, which was based on the novel of the same name. And according to the BBC at the time, it was believed that the Lincoln Cathedral had generated a substantial amount of extra revenue thanks to the visitors attracted by the Tom Hanks hit. The cloisters, as well as the cathedral's chapter house, stood in for London's Westminster Abbey and it is estimated that the church, which costs \u00a33 million per year to run, received \u00a3250,000 in return for filming. Miss Potter, the semi-biographical film about children's writer, Beatrix Potter, stars Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor . Since Potter lived in the Lake District in North West England, the crew filmed extensively in the region with the help of the National Trust . The Lake District, North West England . Miss Potter, the semi-biographical film about beloved children's writer, Beatrix Potter, and which stars Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, was filmed on location in Potter's old stomping grounds: The Lake District in North England. The National Trust was actively involved in location scouting, as Potter's 17th century farmhouse, Hill Top, was simply to fragile to use. As such, filming, which took place in 2006, focused in on other sites such as Yew Tree Farm, Loughrigg Terrace and Tarn, and Loweswater. Today, GoLakes.co.uk offers a handy location map to help visitors make the most of their self-led tours.","highlights":"Thanks to ITV's hit drama Broadchurch, Bridport in Dorset has experienced a surge in tourist interest in the area . Bampton, Oxfordshire, which features prominently in Downton Abbey, brought in an estimated \u00a32.7 million in 2014 . This year, Dover Castle in Kent, began offering themed tours, after being used in the hit film, Into the Woods .","id":"393d2de4ebd530773a9d386d377868019af38136","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" audiences.\nThis was revealed in a new report from TGI in a survey of 100,000 Brits. The analysis found that 35% of adults believe they have seen locations used in films or TV shows which they haven't heard of before, after seeing them described as a \"movie location\" on-screen.\nThe study also found that 14% of adults had travelled or visited to a town they had not been to before after seeing it on TV.\n\"TGI data is showing us that viewers do like to discover new places, even if it is only for a couple of minutes as a result of a fleeting reference on a TV show or film,\" said Tim Elkington, TGI's Head of Strategy and Operations in the UK. \"As a TV show or film, it's a great opportunity for destinations to capture a potential tourist, or even someone just interested in travel.\"\nOne such location is Bath, where 16% of adults who were exposed to a reference to the city on TV in the last year visited there - up 40% on the usual number of visitors to the city.\nAlso featured as a movie or TV location are London - up 16% on the usual number of visitors - and Manchester (up 12% on the usual number of visitors).\nThe top five TV shows and movies in which viewers say they were interested in a destination were:\n1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\n2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\n3. Game of Thrones Season 2 - the Red Wedding\n4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\n5. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince\nTop five films in which viewers have said they have been inspired to visit a destination were:\n1. A View To A Kill\n2. Dirty Dancing - Lake\n3. Four Weddings and a Funeral\n4. In Bruges\n5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\nThe top ten locations referenced by 40% of adults in the last year as places that were used as movie locations or referenced in the TV and on-screen that TV viewers thought they might visit were:\n1. London\n2. Manchester\n3. Bath\n4. Bath\n5. Edinburgh\n6. Bath\n7. London\n8. Manchester\n9. New York\n10. Glasgow\nA full list of locations are included in the report, as"}
{"article":"Ronald Koeman has had worse birthdays. On the same day he turned 52, Southampton kept themselves in the hunt for European football, and it was gift-wrapped by Burnley themselves. Shane Long\u2019s first strike in the Barclays Premier League since November and an own goal by Jason Shackell did the trick against a Burnley team threatened with being sent back to where they came from last season. As for Southampton it will take some doing to get rid of them. Just when Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United thought Champions League qualification was primarily a scrap among themselves, this served as a reminder. Shane Long opened the scoring with his first goal in the Barclays Premier League since November . Long celebrates putting Southampton ahead in the 37th minute against Burnley on Saturday . Southampton (4-2-3-1): Forster 6 (K. Davis 14, 7.5); Clyne 6, Fonte (c) 6, Alderweireld 6, Bertrand 8; Schneiderlin 6, S. Davis 6.5; Mane 6.5, Tadic 6 (Wanyama 46, 6), Long 7.5; Pelle 6.5 . Subs not used: Yoshida, Gardos, Djurcic, Ward-Prowse, Elia . Manager: Ronald Koeman 7 . Goals: Long (37), Shackell (OG 58) Booked: NONE . Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton 6; Mee 6, Schakell (c) 5, Duff 5.5, Trippler 6; Barnes 6 (Wallace 82), Arfield 6, Jones 5.5, Boyd 6.5; Vokes 6.5 (Jutkiewicz 74, 6), Ings 5.5 (Sordell 88) Subs not used: Gilks, Kightly, Keane, Reid . Manager: Sean Dyche 6 . Goals: NONE . Booked: NONE . MATCH RATING BY KIERAN GILL AT ST MARY'S STADIUM . Jason Shackell's own goal at St Mary's.Click here for our match zone service . \u2018The boys gave me the best present for my birthday,\u2019 said Koeman, who was serenaded by the St Mary\u2019s crowd with their rendition of Happy Birthday. \u2018A good win. An important win. Three points. Nice present.\u2019 Yet it was horribly tense at times, as it should be against a team fighting for their Premier League lives. Burnley, fresh from beating Manchester City last week, made the Saints sing for their supper. Southampton moved to within a point of Liverpool, albeit a game ahead, and did so without Fraser Forster, the keeper with the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season. No sooner had the game got started than it was interrupted when Forster, named in Roy Hodgson\u2019s England squad this week, had to be carried off on a stretcher after 14 minutes following an innocuous challenge by Sam Vokes. There was nothing in it as the Burnley striker tried to block the goalkeeper\u2019s clearance but Forster was replaced by the 38-year-old Kelvin Davis, and Koeman does not think he will be able to feature for England this month. Burnley shot themselves in the foot in the 58th minute when Jason Shackell diverted Ryan Bertrand's cross into his own net . Burnley defender Jason Shackell looks dejected after scoring an own goal against Southampton . Yet Southampton made do without Forster, and Long settled their nerves on 38 minutes. A deflected low drive by Nathaniel Clyne from the right corner of the penalty area somehow found the unmarked forward at the back post. A simple tap-in was all that was required, and the Irishman obliged. Southampton have dropped just two points from winning positions this season \u2014 fewer than any other team \u2014 but this was scrappy, to say the least. Graziano Pelle should have scored, and passed the dreaded 1,000-minute mark in the Premier League since his last goal. He hit the crossbar from close range, produced air-kicks, had headers saved, and his luck never improved. \u2018The first half was a little bit more difficult. We had good chances to score more than one goal,\u2019 Koeman added. \u2018There was good movement, good attacking, good chances. \u2018Pelle was a little unlucky, but he was working hard. That\u2019s what you have to do if you don\u2019t score. Your team-rate is important.The goals will come,\u2019 insisted Koeman. It was a good win.\u2019 The game died when Burnley shot themselves in the foot in the 58th minute. Ryan Bertrand had been a nuisance throughout, and his cross led to an outstretched knee by Burnley defender Shackell turning Ryan Bertrand\u2019s cross into his own net under no pressure. Southampton, then, remain in the race, and the seemingly impossible remains possible. Southampton keeper Fraser Forster was injured after 14 minutes following an innocuous challenge by Danny Ings . Referee Roger East checks on a stricken Forster in the penalty area . Forster was carried off on a stretcher after colliding with Burnley striker Ings . Forster was replaced by 38-year-old substitute goalkeeper Kelvin Davis on Saturday . Burnley keeper Thomas Heaton saves bravely at the feet of Graziano Pelle . Burnley striker Sam Vokes controls the ball at St Mary's Stadium . Burnley's Ashley Barnes dives in to tackle Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne . Southampton manager\u00a0Ronald Koeman was serenaded by Saints fans on his 52nd birthday . Burnley manager Sean Dyche shows his frustration as his side went down to defeat at Southampton .","highlights":"Shane Long scored his first goal in the Barclays Premier League since November to put Saints ahead . Jason Shackell diverted Ryan Bertrand's cross into his own net for second Southampton goal . Keeper Fraser Forster had to be carried off on a stretcher following an innocuous challenge by Sam Vokes . Manager Ronald\u00a0Koeman was serenaded by the St Marys crowd with their rendition of Happy Birthday .","id":"b9d1841e57e8b6f871dc1cb7147b812422563005","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" League since January got the Saints off to the right start at St. Mary\u2019s, but it was 18-year-old defender Ryan Bertrand\u2019s second goal of the season that proved the turning point, a goal that brought the home crowd on their feet.\nBertrand, the youngest Southampton player since a 17-year-old Paulo Sousa started in the 2001\/2002 season, celebrated his 100th appearance for Saints with a goal that put Southampton back into the top half of the table. It may not be the prettiest of goals, but with its contribution of three points in a 3-1 win, it may very well be one of the most important of the season.\n\u201cI think we have shown already that we are mentally strong enough,\u201d the 19-year-old said. \u201cWe have been working on it all season in training, it was important to us to work on our mentality and we have shown that with Ryan\u2019s second goal. I think a big win would give us even more confidence for the next games and it is important to keep going.\u201d\nHis teammate Bertrand, who is enjoying a run in the midfield, thinks the second goal could have been avoided, but that it\u2019s what happens when \u201cyou\u2019re in the box you get goals.\u201d That\u2019s the kind of attitude Southampton had before Saturday\u2019s match.\n\u201c[We] showed good defensive ability as well as attacking ability,\u201d Bertrand said. \u201cThey [Burnley] are a good team, we have shown we can play against the best teams in the league. We have shown we are getting stronger every week. We deserved the win today and to keep a clean sheet was a bonus.\u201d\nBertrand\u2019s teammate and first goal scorer, Long, was full of praise for the youngster.\n\u201cHe\u2019s a top boy and a big talent,\u201d Long said. \u201cI\u2019m just happy to be out on the pitch with him and for us to play for Southampton in the Premier League. It\u2019s fantastic to be playing in the Premier League. I didn\u2019t think he would put it in the top corner at all.\u201d\nLong\u2019s second goal of the campaign has come at the right time for a player who was thought to be on the fringe of Koeman\u2019s plans upon his appointment.\n\u201cObviously I am very happy because I hadn\u2019t scored in the league all season and to score at home"}
{"article":"(CNN)In some ways, America's president pilots our ship of state as a captain pilots a jumbo jet, and this analogy suggests one possible way to avoid a repeat of the Germanwings massacre: Give the plane's flight crew certain powers akin to those given to America's Cabinet in the rare and terrifying situation when the president and vice president are at swords' point. Some background. Both presidents and plane captains must be shielded from lunatics and terrorists. This is why airlines across the world hardened cockpit doors after 9\/11 and why Americans of all stripes are outraged by stories that the Secret Service on several occasions has failed to maintain proper security at the White House. Both presidents and plane captains are human, and subject to all the frailties of humans, from temporary disabilities created by bathroom breaks (for pilots) and scheduled surgeries (for presidents) to sudden death. Transitions in both the Oval Office and the cockpit should be made as smooth as possible. Hence the need for a vice president at the ready, able to take over at a moment's notice. The obvious aviation analogy here is the second pilot in the cockpit. In case of sudden death, the vice president or co-pilot simply takes over immediately. In case of a temporary disability -- say, a scheduled surgery under general anesthesia -- the president can hand over control to the vice president and then take back control when the disability ends. It is exactly what happened when President George W. Bush underwent planned colonoscopies in 2002 and 2007. On both occasions, Bush handed the tiller to his trusted co-pilot, Dick Cheney, and then resumed control when ready, under rules clearly laid out by the Constitution's 25th Amendment -- an amendment drafted and ratified after the shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But what happens if a president is unable to predict his own future disability, or unable to recognize a genuine disability when it arises? The 25th Amendment allows the vice president to take over control in this situation, but to do so, the vice president needs the support of a majority of Cabinet officers -- officials previously appointed by the president himself and thus unlikely to support any inappropriate vice presidential power grab. On a jumbo jet, a co-pilot may likewise take over in certain situations. But current airplane architecture fails to use the crew in the optimal way. When one officer has barricaded himself in the cockpit and the other officer is banging on the door demanding entry, current airplane design enables the man in the cockpit unilaterally to block the demand for entrance with the flick of a switch. Think of this as an absolute veto. (Some airlines get around the problem with a rule that a flight attendant must replace a pilot so that there will always be at least two people in the cockpit.) But suppose instead that airlines were to borrow sensibly a page from America's Constitution. The man in the cockpit could temporarily block entrance, but this veto could be overridden if -- and only if -- the door-banging officer is backed by a majority of the flight attendants. The need for some sort of secure cockpit lock is obvious. Perhaps the officer banging on the door has gone mad, or is being held hostage at knifepoint, or is a terrorist mole. But the need for an override is also obvious. Perhaps the man in the cockpit is the bad guy. And just as America's Cabinet officers are well-positioned to decide any dispute between a president and vice president wrestling over the key to the Oval Office, so too with an airplane's crew:  The cockpit lock button could be electronically overridden whenever a majority of flight attendants punched in their own individual passcodes in sequence on a keypad somewhere outside the cockpit door. This proposed technological fix will not prevent all future tragedies. No human system is foolproof. But giving the crew a collective key brings more human minds into the equation -- as does the 25th Amendment's rule empowering the Cabinet to resolve certain terrifying disputes at the highest level of executive power. On planes, as in a constitutional democracy, there is often safety in numbers.","highlights":"Akhil Amar: When a leader is irrational or incapacitated, we need an override mechanism . Amar: Airlines could learn from system used in U.S. Constitution to replace disabled president .","id":"a4ae41944e55f64cabb89745dcc62a2f1ab47525","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" authority to override the pilot.\nIn the wake of the Germanwings disaster, the flight crew repeatedly asked the pilot to open the cockpit door to prevent a hijacking. He refused. By the time the co-pilot managed to open the door with an emergency hammer, it was too late. It could take about three minutes for emergency service personnel to arrive at the scene of a jet in a nosedive. That would be plenty of time for someone who'd just hijacked the plane to kill the first officer and take control of the craft.\nIf co-pilots had the authority to override a plane's captain, the hijacker might have been stopped before any people died.\nBut the co-pilot was not allowed to gain access to the cockpit until they had the door open. And there was one way for the pilot to thwart that attempt: Lock the co-pilot out and fly the plane to a safe place himself.\nBy having the pilot hold power over the entire craft, there's no safeguard against him or her using the plane to carry out his or her own agenda. This was at the heart of Germany's efforts to prevent the rise of a dictator in the 1930s, through the \"F\u00fchrerprinzip,\" or \"principle of leadership,\" whereby the leader could order the mass execution of enemy combatants without any approval from the government.\nAnd just as Hitler had access to the power of the entire Luftwaffe, the Germanwings pilot has a \"commanding height\" on a plane, said Capt. Mark Kelly, who flew the space shuttle and retired from the US Navy in 2011. If the co-pilot doesn't have access to the captain's cabin, \"it makes him very much vulnerable to attack,\" Kelly said.\nThe captain's cabin is also the only place on an aircraft where the pilot can't get up and leave the cockpit. If the first officer wants to change the speed or the altitude of the plane, the captain needs to sign off on that request, otherwise the first officer can't make those adjustments.\nThis \"commanding height\" is why the cockpit of a plane is one of the most secure places in a commercial airliner, Kelly said. Pilots are allowed to fly the aircraft only if they're wearing the security armband given to them by airport security -- which, incidentally, doesn't fit many arms."}
{"article":"A 28-year-old blind woman has had her confidence shattered after a bus driver laughed in her face and refused to believe she qualified for a disabled fare. Megan Johnston, from Newtown, Wellington, in New Zealand, has a degenerative eye disease that has left her with just five per cent vision. Megan uses a walking cane to assist her in getting around with her extreme tunnel vision and when she boarded the bus on Wednesday afternoon she had folded the stick under her arm. \u2018When the bus pulled up I went to get on after a few people and, like I usually do, I folded up my cane and showed the driver my card,\u2019 Megan told Daily Mail Australia. Megan Johnston, from Wellington, in New Zealand, was shocked when a bus driver refused to believe she was blind despite showing him her concessions bus pass and cane . The bus pass, issued by NZ Bus, clearly states \u2018blind person\u2019 on it. \u2018It just gets me a dollar off my fare which I thought I may as well use,\u2019 Megan said. As she handed over her $2 fare the driver refused to take her money as she explained the pass simply gets her a concession fare. \u2018He said \u201cyeah but you are not blind are you?\u201d and started laughing,\u2019 Megan said. \u2018I said \u201care you kidding me\u201d and he said \u201cwell how did you get on the bus, you can obviously see things\u201d,\u2019 she recalled. Megan\u2019s hereditary condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa, means her eyesight is approximately 170 degrees worse than a person with perfect eyesight and leaves her with no peripheral vision. Shocked by his assumption that she was lying about being blind, Megan told the bus driver she has \u2018five per cent vision\u2019 and he responded: \u2018That\u2019s not actually blind is it.\u2019 Megan's bus pass, issued by NZ Bus, clearly states 'blind person' on it but the driver simply laughed at her . The 28-year-old has a degenerative eye disease that has left her with just five per cent vision . \u2018I was really shocked. I took my money and got off the bus\u2026 I should be able to get on the bus without being questioned,\u2019 Megan said. \u2018I was just devastated. I was on my way into town to meet a friend and it\u2019s taken a long time for me to be confident using my cane and be not judged.\u2019 Upset and in tears, Megan fired off a message on Twitter to the bus company and was told to call their generic customer service line. \u2018I said \u201chey your bus driver just laughed at me and said I wasn\u2019t blind despite having a cane and a card\u201d. They gave me the general Metlink number .\u2019 When Megan rang the company in tears she was told they would get back to her in two to three weeks. Since her story was first published in the Dominion Post, the Go Wellington bus company has been in touch to apologise. Megan, a talented artist who drew the above illustration of herself, uses a walking cane to assist her in getting around with her extreme tunnel vision . Retinitis Pigmentosa is an inherited, degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment and often blindness. It dramatically effects peripheral vision and is often described as extreme tunnel vision. The degeneration is progressive and has no known cure. But Megan believes there needs to be more awareness around the fact there are varying degrees of blindness. \u2018I am constantly confronted by people who think blindness is black and white. But there is a big variation,\u2019 Megan explained. Megan has had her cane for around a year and a half and it isn\u2019t known at what rate, or if, her eyesight will continue to deteriorate. \u2018I haven\u2019t been on a bus since then and I definitely don\u2019t feel comfortable. I also have a card for half price taxi fares so I feel more comfortable using that now,\u2019 she said. Since becoming legally blind Megan, a talented artist and designer, has battled with not only her difficulty in seeing what\u2019s around her but also people\u2019s perceptions of her disability. \u2018I\u2019ve always had artistic tendencies but people find it hard to deal with because it\u2019s such a visual thing. It took her a long time before she began feeling confident enough to use her cane (pictured) in public . \u2018The fact of the matter is I do have intact middle vision and it\u2019s there and fine and it\u2019s more than I need to draw illustrations. It also means I can work from home and don\u2019t have to go out,\u2019 she said. Megan inherited her Retinitis Pigmentosa, which cannot be cured, from her father and is considered legally blind. In an article she wrote for the website On The Left,\u00a0Megan described how \u2018getting around in public became increasingly hard a few years ago\u2019. \u2018I was constantly getting in people\u2019s way. People were in a hurry and were huffing and puffing and occasionally swearing at me. They weren\u2019t to know, but it made me feel horrible. If I bumped into just one person, it would rattle me and ruin my entire day,\u2019 she wrote. The illustrator reasoned: \u2018Blindness comes in many, many forms and just because we can\u2019t see one thing, it doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t see another.\u2019","highlights":"Megan Johnston, from Wellington, New Zealand, is legally blind . She has extreme tunnel vision and just five per cent eyesight . She tried to board a bus with her blind concession pass on Wednesday . Driver refused to take her fare and said 'you are not blind are you?' When she explained she was indeed legally blind he\u00a0accused\u00a0her of lying . 'Well how did you get on the bus, you can obviously see things,' he said .","id":"7ab483d3808cbf1637f3f9a59e801769eb37c4fa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" condition that is causing her eyesight to deteriorate \u2013 and has become too blind to work, The Sun reports.\nThe condition started when she was 15, and means she can only make out blurred shapes and is unable to see people\u2019s faces. She says it is \u201cimpossible\u201d for her to drive and her only mode of transport is public transport. As such, it is a given that she will need to take the bus to get to her medical appointments and therapy sessions. She says she asks to be charged a reduced fare, which has always been granted without question until now.\nShe recently went to a medical appointment, and had to take the bus to and from. She presented her pass to the driver, but was denied entry and told to pay the adult fare.\nMegan claims the driver refused to believe her or check the card, and insisted she show him a doctor\u2019s note. She says she was \u201cterrified\u201d that she might be refused entry, but was determined to attend her appointment.\nWhen the driver refused to let her on the bus, she attempted to explain what was wrong. But the driver was not happy and said she would have to pay the full fare. Megan asked why she couldn\u2019t ride without charge, but the driver responded by laughing in her face.\nShe said: \u201cI was in shock that I\u2019d be denied a seat, as the driver wouldn\u2019t even look at my pass.\n\u201cWhen I explained I was a blind passenger and had a reduced travel card, the driver made me feel very unwelcome.\u201d\nShe added: \u201cI can no longer work as my vision is so bad, which has affected my confidence.\n\u201cI feel very discriminated against because I can\u2019t take the bus.\n\u201cThe driver\u2019s attitude made me feel like a piece of rubbish, with no value.\u201d\nThe driver refused to take her any further on the journey, and Megan was forced to alight the bus and take a taxi to her destination.\nMegan has since lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Transport Agency, who have said they cannot help, and she is taking the matter further by contacting Passenger Transport Aotearoa.\nThe passenger transport association has said it can help investigate and has also offered to investigate the issue.\nA spokesperson said: \u201cWe will contact the driver and try and get his side of the story.\n\u201cWe can help with cases where drivers discriminate against people with disabilities.\n\u201cWe"}
{"article":"Univision host Rodner Figueroa who was fired after making a racially insensitive remark about Michelle Obama now claims that the first lady's office may have played a deciding role in his dismissal. According to Figueroa's representatives, no one from the network complained when on Wednesday he compared a makeup artist who transformed himself into Michelle Obama to a cast member of The Planet of the Apes franchise. But later that night, hours after Figueroa's entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flacaa aired, a Univision executive reportedly contacted the TV presenter and informed him that the first lady's office had made a complaint about the remark. Scroll down for video . Bold claim: Rodner Figueroa (left) claims First Lady Michelle Obama's (right) office got him fired from Univision after he compared her to a character from Planet Of The Apes on live television . The revelation implicating the First Lady\u2019s team in the firing, first reported by TMZ, comes after a seemingly contrite Figueroa penned an open letter to Mrs Obama apologizing for his outburst. In the missive, the sacked TV host wrote that as a bi-racial, openly gay man, he is no stranger to discrimination and has long been fighting for minorities. He also stated: 'I voted openly twice for your husband, Barack Obama.' Mrs Obama has not publicly addressed Figueroa\u2019s claim that her staff got the Univision host fired for mocking her. Venezuelan-born Figueroa, an Emmy-Award winning host at the Spanish-language network Univision, made the Planet of the Apes remark in a segment discussing the work of make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros who posts photos of himself transformed into female celebrities. Rodner Figueroa, left, made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday . Figueroa, 42, was talking about how Ballesteros had transformed himself into the First Lady when said: 'Well, watch out, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she's from the cast of Planet Of The Apes, the movie.' When hostess Lili Estefan countered with 'What are you saying?' and host Raul de Molina said Obama was very attractive, Figueroa defended his remark, saying 'but it is true.' The show aired live on the East Coast, but his remarks were edited out of the version broadcast for the West Coast, reports Latino Voices. Later Figueroa co-hosted the evening gossip show Sal Y Pimienta, but by Wednesday night his photo had already been removed from the network's website. In a statement on Thursday, Univision called Figueroa's comments 'completely reprehensible' and said they 'in no way reflect the values or opinions of Univision.' 'Yesterday during the entertainment show El Gordo y La Flaca, Rodner Figueroa made comments about First Lady Michelle Obama that were completely reprehensible and in no way reflect the values or opinions of Univision. 'As a result, Mr. Figueroa was fired immediately,' read the statement. Venezuelan-born Figueroa made the remark in a segment discussing the work of make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros who posts photos of himself transformed into female celebrities such as the First Lady . On Thursday he issued an open letter apology to Michelle Obama. In it he claimed his comments were taken out of context and that as a member of a 'bi-racial Latin family' he isn't a racist, reports Latin Times. 'I can't accept that I am being called a racist and being fired for that reason and being humiliated by Univision after working there for 17 years,' he said. 'I come from a bi-racial Latin family, with family members, like my father, who is Afro-Latino. I am the first presenter on Hispanic TV that is openly gay and I am an activist for causes that favor minorities, that have been discriminated against just like me.' Figueroa had won the award for Outstanding Daytime Talent in the Spanish category at the Daytime Emmy Awards last June. Univision is the largest Spanish-language network in the United States, reaching an estimated 94 million U.S. homes. It ranks fifth among all television networks in the U.S. Figueroa, who won the Outstanding Daytime Talent in Spanish category at the Daytime Emmy Awards last June, issued an apology on Thursday . Dear First Lady Michelle Obama, . I offer my sincerest apologies for a comment that I made about the characterization from a make-up artist that I made about you in the Univision entertainment program El Gordo y La Flaca. I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and it was directed personally to you, but to the characterization of the artist, that left a lot to be desired. The clip in full context is proof. I feel embarrased, I ask for forgiveness, because there is no excuse for a professional like me to make those types of comments that can be interpreted as offensive and racist in a volatile moment that we live in our country. I take responsibility for this lack of judgement in my part, but I can't accept that I am being called a racist and being fired for that reason and being humiliated by Univision after working there for 17 years. I come from a bi-racial Latin family, with family members, like my father, who is Afro-Latino. I am the first presenter on Hispanic TV that is openly gay and I am an activist for causes that favor minorities, that have been discriminated against just like me. I openly voted twice for your husband Barack Obama, because I consider him a great man that respects minorities, like me, in this country. I worked on two Univision shows where I commented about celebrity style, including the real family and Latin first ladies and I have never offended anybody because of their skin color, sexual orientation or nationality. I am a decent person, but a human in the end that makes mistakes like this one. Although the comment was unpleasant and out of line I do not deserved being called a racist and I have to defend myself for respect and love to my family, my father, my fans and my community. I was notified verbally that due to a complaint from your office I was fired. An information leak from Univision executives, I was condemend in social media, trying to destroy my career in an unfair manner, without letting me know personally and without an investigation that would allow to clear up the situation. Again, I offer my humble forgiveness for the misinterpreation and I assume the responsibility. Yours respectfully, . Rodner Figueroa .","highlights":"Rodner Figueroa made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday . He was discussing the work of a make-up artist who had transformed himself into Michelle Obama . By late Wednesday evening the network had removed his photo from their website and on Thursday they confirmed that he had been fired . Figueroa has issued an apology in which he denies being a racist and states that his father is Afro-Latino . Also accused Univision of trying to destroy his career 'in an unfair manner' At the Daytime Emmy Awards last June Figueroa had won the Outstanding Daytime Talent in the Spanish category .","id":"0aa27802348f37e7f25666e34bcea175c346c65c","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" lawyer, the network offered him a \"six-figure figure\" contract to stay on as \"Univision's highest paid host\" and then when it became public that Figueroa was a racist bigot, the network abruptly terminated his contract.\nIn \"Michelle Obama is my Homegirl\" Figueroa writes:\nMichelle Obama is my homegirl. I want her to know the admiration that I have for her. She is so much better than people give her credit for... I think she is really cool.\nNow, with my show taken away from me, I no longer have a stage to express my admiration and support for Michelle.\nIn my mind, it was a setup, and I think Mrs. Obama is behind it. I truly think it was her hand that made that decision [to fire me].\nI think I must have said something wrong that pissed off Mrs. Obama or one of her staff members, who was a producer on my show..\nNow, she is free to say whatever she wants about me. She is free to make all of the jokes she wants. She can trash me without me being around to defend myself.\nWe all know that we shouldn't say things like that, but that's not the point. The point is that [the First Lady's office] can say whatever they want about me, even if what they say about me is not true.\nThe entire thing came from me commenting about how beautiful Michelle Obama is. I have loved her since her husband started running for President, and I have always said that the only reason why Barack Obama won the election was because of her. She is one of the most intelligent women in the world.\nI am not the only one who feels this way, so I say all the good things about Michelle, and I never say anything bad.\nSo why would anyone think I am a racist?\nI have never said anything racist ever, and the only reason why I could be perceived as a racist is if I said something stupid.\nWhen I was fired, I was confused. Why would they fire me after only one year? I was a top-rated news show, and I was very well-respected.\nNo one had ever called me a racist. No one had ever said bad things about me on Twitter or anything.\nMichelle Obama is a black woman, and this is very important to me, but that is not the only reason why I am a fan"}
{"article":"Ukip's rise in popularity has been built on railing against rising immigration numbers . But Nigel Farage has conceded foreigners have brought one benefit to Britain: The food has improved. In an interview apparently designed to soften his image, the Ukip leader\u00a0admitted he would 'not be very good' as Prime Minister and revealed how the pressure of fronting the party of 'DIY politics' means he does not have a normal family life. Scroll down for video . Ukip leader Nigel Farage today admitted he would 'not be very good' as Prime Minister . Mr Farage is hoping to make big gains in the election on May 7, with some predicting Ukip could hold the balance of power. But while David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg slug it out to argue they should be in power, Mr Farage admitted he probably is not up to the job. When asked whether he would make a good Prime Minister, he told confessed: 'I don't think that's my role in life, I don't think I'd be very good at it either.' In an attempt to appear less reactionary than in previous media appearances, he tried to find the positive in a range of issues, including migration. He argued that for years British cuisine was dire and there were few good restaurants, but the arrival of chefs from around the world had transformed the nation's dining. He said: 'Just look at the food, I am just about old enough to remember when it was awful and going out was actually quite difficult.' But he could not resist making a political point, adding:\u00a0'If you control immigration sensibly and do it properly it can be a benefit to the country and it can enrich the culture too, no arguments about that.' He used a highly-personal interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain to show a more human side, and revealed the impact of politics on his family life and his relationship with his wife Kirsten. 'Ukip has been a DIY political party, I mean most of us have never been involved in politics before,' he said. The TV interview appeared designed to present a softer side to Mr Farage, with him seen walking wistfully along a beach in the shadow of the White Cliffs of Dover . As a result, politics caused problems in his marriage to first wife Grainne, which ended in divorce in 1997. He said: 'I was, I had been married once before and it didn't end very well but then that's life isn't it, we have our ups and downs in life. 'Politics had begun to impinge and that did not help. Of that there is no question at all.' His second wife Kirsten revealed last week how she has to stay at home and look after their children because her husband's job running Ukip means she is effectively a single mother. German-born Mrs Farage revealed that her husband did not even know where basic household equipment was kept. 'He just called me and asked where do we keep the ironing board as he needed to iron his shirt,' she said. 'I'm not that surprised. It is a bit worrying.' Today Mr Farage said his wife was 'somebody who was completely honest, with no particular side, who said pretty frankly what she thought and how she saw things and I quite liked that'. He went on: 'I mean to be honest with you, I think my whole family would rather I had never gone into politics, I'd stayed doing what I was doing, I can't even pretend to have a normal family relationship at this moment in time because I don't.' Asked about regrets in life, he said: 'I've thought about that a lot, I've thought a lot about that question and I think, frankly, if you do have regrets and if those regrets bother you, then you are not living now are you?' ITV said Mr Farage had chosen the location himself, because it was symbolic of his beliefs about Britain;s relationship with the rest of Europe . He claimed that\u00a0'Ukip has been a DIY political party', with most of the senior leadership never involved in politics before . His second wife Kirsten revealed last week how she has to stay at home and look after their children because her husband's job running Ukip means she is effectively a single mother . The TV interview appeared designed to present a softer side to Mr Farage, with him seen walking wistfully along a beach in the shadow of the White Cliffs of Dover. ITV said he had chosen the location himself, because it was symbolic of his beliefs about Britain;s relationship with the rest of Europe. He said: 'I want to be friendly with our neighbours and if you live in a street, it's good to get on with the neighbours and I want to get on with the neighbours but I don't want to be absorbed by them.'","highlights":"Ukip leader insists his role is not to make a\u00a0convincing\u00a0pitch for No.10 . Says 'Ukip has been a 'DIY political party' which has taken its toll on family . Blames politics in part for the break-up of his first marriage in 1997 . Second wife Kirsten says she is like a single mother because he's never in . Farage claims arrival of immigrants in UK means eating out is not 'awful'","id":"5f0d999a14e36ac9d156b990691e40e7358b05dc","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" leader told The Times he had eaten \"a really good meal\" of pizza and gelato on a recent visit to Italy. Mr Farage also made the comments at the annual conference of the anti-EU Ukip party, which has seen a sharp rise in support and is challenging the three main parties in Britain's general election. But he said he was not eating the dishes in order to show foreigners that Britain was \"a proper place with a proper diet.\" He told The Times: \"We've got much more Italian restaurants and places like that than we used to, so it's much nicer here now than it was.\" Mr Farage said Italians were \"the best hosts and the best people\" when it came to the running of Britain, adding: \"I think they'd be very, very disappointed if they ever thought that the British were going to be anything other than the British. \"They're just more open about it now.\" 'I have no choice' The politician and businessman also admitted he has faced opposition to his political views from friends and family but said he has to accept that others have different opinions, and he cannot persuade people to change their minds. Speaking in a room full of about 400 supporters at the London conference on Wednesday night, Mr Farage said he had a similar experience to most people in Britain who want to support his party but face opposition from family members. \"My friends, and people who have been very good friends of mine, have tried really hard to convince me that I was wrong,\" he told the conference. \"And I have not been able to persuade them that I'm not right about this and I have absolutely no choice. It is one of the problems of being a politician.\" Mr Farage told the crowd of activists that some in Britain were making excuses for the problems caused by the arrival of thousands of migrants from across the world. \"If you want to say, 'This country can't possibly cope, we need more money from the rest of the European Union - I don't believe a word of it,\" he said. \"I've never seen a British businessman, with the possible exception of a multi-millionaire banker, who wouldn't like to take on a couple of extra staff to help him. \"It's a shame the European Union has made you believe that you can't do that,\" he told supporters. Earlier in the conference, Mr Farage said he"}
{"article":"Sir Chris Hoy has followed a fairly predictable path in his retirement. A bit of media work, plenty of endorsements and a range of bikes, available at good stockists everywhere. He has reportedly turned down Strictly but this week he joined Frank Lampard as a sporting star with his own range of children's books. Flying Fergus are the tales of a young boy who discovers a old rusty bike has magic powers that transport him to sporting success. In the build-up to London 2012, it was Hoy's rivals who wondered whether he and the British team had 'magic wheels', though the truth was his six Olympic golds were achieved by an unmatched will to win and 27 inch thighs that powered him like pistons to sporting history. Chris Hoy celebrates an impressive cycling career with the Great Britain flag after yet more success . British cyclist Hoy poses during the reception for Team GB and Paralympic GB athletes in London . Hoy's legacy is a cycling revolution that has changed the British sporting landscape but it has also created an expectation that success is now assured forever. In Beijing - when Hoy won three medals in a singles Games - Britain won seven from ten golds, a feat that that prompted cycling's governing body to change the rules for London to prevent such domination. And yet, three summers ago, Britain again won seven from ten Olympic titles, including two more golds for Hoy. Hoy celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games . However, at the recent track cycling World Championships, British cyclists failed to top the podium in a single event - their worst performance in 14 years. They ranked tenth on the medal table with a haul of just three silver medals, their coach, Shane Sutton, later questioning their hunger to succeed. Anyone who witnessed Hoy's final and most thrilling Olympic gold in the men's keirin will know that timing is his strong point. And it certainly seems like he got out at the right time. Hoy celebrates winning the Men's Keirin final on day eleven of the Olympic Games in London . However, the 11-time world champion insists it's not really as grim as the statistics appear. Some think the team has been missing a leader since his retirement and Hoy believes the return to the track of Sir Bradley Wiggins could be just what's needed to lift the spirits. 'He's an iconic leader and other nations look to him as this global cycling megastar,' he said. 'When he's in the track centre everybody's focusing on him, so it takes the pressure and spotlight off some of the other riders who don't particularly enjoy that attention. He's invaluable for the team as a whole. 'We lost a bit of experience after the Olympics, after Victoria Pendleton and I retired. Success creates its own problems and pressures. Now, if you're the British Olympic Team going into Rio, you've a realistic chance of medalling in maybe 60 per cent of the events. 'But in cycling now, unless it's a gold medal, it is seen as being a massive failure and you've got to manage expectations. 'We do still have realistic chances but I don't think we'll have another Beijing or London but I don't think that's a massive surprise or disappointment. I still think we have a successful Games in Rio but with less medals than previous Games. 'The World Championships in Paris was disappointing, there's no way you can spin it to make it sound like a success, as a team it wasn't. 'However, in individual cases and certain events, progress has been made since the World Championships in Colombia last year.' Hoy speaks and people listen. This week he was back in London as part of his mentor role in a Sports Aid initiative backed by energy company SSE. Hoy in action during the Men's Team Sprint Track Cycling final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games . A legacy project of last year's Commonwealth Games, SSE Next Generation is providing 100 talented hopefuls with funding but, more importantly, invaluable advice and experience as they start out on their sporting careers. Olympic silver medallist Leon Taylor, who famously mentored Tom Daley, is guiding them while Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell is advising on nutrition and Judy Murray is helping prepare their parents for what might come ahead. But it was Hoy that had the teenagers listening in rapt attention and patiently queuing for the obligatory selfie with Britain's most successful Olympian of all-time. When Hoy made his British team debut at the 1993 European under-23 Championship he was told to return his tracksuit but times have changed. 'It reminds me of what it was like when I was their age and you've got your career right in front of you and the excitement that entails,' he adds. British Olympic track cycling gold medalist Hoy poses with his London 2012 gold medals . 'There was nothing like this programme when I was starting out, I definitely would have loved to be involved if there was. 'I take my role as a mentor very seriously, it's an honour, it's not just about me speaking about myself and my experiences but I enjoy listening to the athletes and hearing about what they're doing. 'It's exciting to think there could be half dozen or more of these athletes who could be household names in ten years.' Who knows. Some might even match Hoy's sporting and, perhaps, even literary achievements.' SSE's Next Generation programme partners with SportsAid to provide financial support and training to the sports stars of the future. Keep up to date with the latest @SSENextGen .","highlights":"Sir Chris Hoy retired on a high after winning a gold medal at London 2012 . Cyclist has since released his own range of children's books to the public . Books are about Flying Fergus who finds a rusty bike with magic powers . The magic powers help Fergus transport him to sporting\u00a0success .","id":"28b67046cbf0d6084550de310c3669fa52a7de29","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", Danny Dyer and the other celebrity cyclists at the launch of the new Tour Series, the UK\u2019s largest urban cycle races.\nThe Tour Series runs through eight UK cities, bringing the sport of road cycling to urban audiences, who otherwise might not see the sport in action. There are also women\u2019s and junior races at most of the events. The races are on closed-circuit and spectators gather in city centre locations to watch the races. As a spectator I can highly recommend these races \u2013 it is a great atmosphere and an excellent chance to get up close to the pros.\nIn Manchester Chris was part of the Chris Hoy Pro Team. Here the pros are joined by a number of local cycling clubs, each of which represents a city in the Tour Series. Chris Hoy rode with the Leeds-based team, the Bioracer-Prendas de la Area team (the team name translates as \u201cLions of the City\u201d.)\nI am not sure how Chris Hoy became involved in the Chris Hoy Pro Team. It was my first trip to Manchester to see a race and I did not realise that any of the teams were affiliated with local clubs. However, having seen the races, I would definitely recommend a visit. The races are on closed circuits which vary in length but tend to be around 1.5km or so, and are suitable for all ages and abilities.\nThe Chris Hoy Pro Team includes former British national road race champion Alex Peters, former European time trial champion Tony Gibb and (possibly the most surprising member) Olympic track champion Chris Boardman.\nThe team consists of the Chris Hoy Pro Team and four Bioracer-Prendas de la Area teams. One race a team of four riders, the next a pair of two and then it switches back and forth. Here you see the team line up on the starting grid. It was a rather muddy start, but they look like pros to me.\nThe crowds were well-behaved as you would expect but the Chris Hoy Pro Team was not the only celebrity drawcard. Here\u2019s Chris Hoy waving to the crowd\u2026\n\u2026 and here\u2019s Danny Dyer.\nThere is no shortage of local talent. The Manchester University Team came in to take the Team prize with a lead time of 1:03.10. Team Prolazer are the champions of the Women\u2019s Tour Series and the Birmingham based Bioracer-Prendas de la Area are the Men\u2019s Series champions. The"}
{"article":"It was a deeply disturbing homecoming for Shreya Singhal, then 21. She had returned to India from her astrophysics course at the UK\u2019s Bristol University in 2012, when news of a series of netizens\u2019 arrests spurred by powerful politicians started making headlines. Behind these arrests lurked a relatively young dark law: Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Shreya decided to file a public interest litigation. A little over two years later, Justice Rohinton Nariman of the Supreme Court got up from his chair after announcing, \u201cSection 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, is hereby struck down in its entirety.\u201d Petitioner Shreya Singhal and her mother Manali Singhal were thrilled with the ruling . A packed courtroom noisily greeted the landmark judgment upholding online freedom of speech and expression. The two-judge bench headed by the son of legendary jurist Fali S. Nariman had struck down as \u201cunconstitutional\u201d and \u201cvague\u201d the draconian provision which gave \u201csweeping and unbridled power\u201d to the police to arrest anyone for offensive posts on social networking websites or sending messages through mobile phones and tablets. For Shreya, daughter of Supreme Court lawyer Manali Singhal and granddaughter of Delhi High Court judge Sunanda Bhandare, a long battle against the might of the state had just ended. Shock and anger . \u201cI was shocked by the arrests, including of a Jadavpur University professor, for circulating a picture spoofing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party colleague Mukul Roy; imprisonment of Puducherry businessman Ravi Srinivasan for allegedly posting offensive messages on Twitter about Congress leader P. Chidambaram\u2019s son Karti Chidambaram,\u201d she said. But the trigger for her PIL was the arrest of two girls in Mumbai for a critical online post about the shut-down in the city for Bal Thackarey\u2019s funeral. \u201cI got really angry. The law was blatantly being misused. The provision was extremely vague in its definition of what should go on the Internet,\u201d she said. Shreya\u2019s petition raised an avalanche. Eight other petitioners, including writer Taslima Nasreen, joined her after a year. Section 66A, brought about by a defensive UPA which was increasingly getting cornered and badgered on the social media, surprisingly found a friend in the incumbent government, which defended it in Supreme Court. No definition . The court found merit in Shreya\u2019s argument that the language used in Section 66A is so vague that the accused would not know what the offence was, and nor would the authorities be clear on the charges. It prescribed a three-year jail term for posts which are \u201cgrossly offensive\u201d or had a \u201cmenacing character\u201d or e-mails which caused \u201cannoyance\u201d or \u201cinconvenience\u201d to the recipient. What is worse is that none of these expressions had been defined.\u00a0This went against the principles of criminal law which require each and every term to be well-defined, leaving no scope for misinterpretation and possible misuse. \u201cYou can\u2019t jail anyone just like that. I am not saying you should defame anyone. But one should not be scared to post anything now as long as public order is respected,\u201d said Shreya. The court noted that the vagueness could be misused by governments with an agenda. In a last ditch effort to save the provision, additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta had submitted that the Centre was ready to amend the law and fervently pleaded against scrapping it. He said it was meant to deter people from uploading grossly offensive material which can lead to lawlessness by inciting public anger and violence. He had also assured it would be administered in a reasonable manner and would not be misused. But the court was not impressed. Freedom . \u201cThe section has a chilling effect on the freedom of speech and expression. The right of viewers is also infringed as it would not give them the benefit of the many shades of grey in terms of various points of view that could be viewed over the Internet,\u201d the bench said in its 122-page judgment. Shreya is still in her third year of law at the Delhi University, with an accomplishment even those with 30 years in practice would cherish.","highlights":"Section 66A of the Information Technology Act saw Indians arrested simply for sharing their views on Facebook and Twitter . Student Shreya Singhal filed a PIL against vague and sinister\u00a0law . Supreme Court has now declared it 'unconstitutional'","id":"9dec459130e5f7931ff5e86f280620a95e2df9fa","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" over tweets criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached her. \u201cWhen I was in Bristol, it never crossed my mind that the situation at home would be so bad,\u201d she said on August 26, 2012, at a public hearing in Delhi\u2019s Press Club, where she was a member of the student union. That day, a young man who had been among the victims of the violent, police-led attack on anti-citizenship bill protesters in Delhi was being detained in a police van nearby.\nSinghal had just completed her studies and she, like many other young Indians, was deeply disillusioned with the growing power of the State and a \u201csceptical\u201d towards the mainstream political system. While the mainstream Indian media, and even much of the opposition, were hailing this as a watershed moment, she had begun to write a series of critical articles that asked uncomfortable questions \u2014 Why is the State getting involved in this business? What are their motivations? What power are they exercising through this bill? \u2014 on social media.\nAt the time of her arrest, as a \u2018victim\u2019, she would have had no inkling of the power her writings could unleash.\nShreya Singhal\nOne of her posts had questioned the use of the word \u2018minorities\u2019 by the political establishment. She explained the term\u2019s history, revealing that it was coined in 1947 to target Muslim Indian leaders who were demanding a separate Pakistan. Later, however, it had been adopted by the BJP itself. \u201cIn 2010, it came up in a discussion and some journalists made fun of me when I tried to say that BJP is using the term to divide us. I was surprised. It occurred to me that many people must have been thinking the same, but had no outlet and no voice in mainstream media,\u201d she said.\nHer articles had prompted a series of critical debates that were largely absent from the media. She started a petition on the change.org platform asking for the deletion of the controversial Article 35A. Her first arrest for \u201charming the \u2018delicate ecology\u2019 of J&K\u201d by being critical of the BJP government came after she had left for the UK to complete her studies. Her detention was followed by several more detentions across the country. She had become one of the youngest people in India to be booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)."}
{"article":"(CNN)On any other Wednesday morning, the steps in front of the Joseph-Koenig-Gymnasium would be packed with kids on their way to class, discussing homework, chattering about last night's TV shows, or laying out plans for the coming weekend. But not today. Instead, students approached in silence, carrying photographs and flowers. In small groups, the teenagers lined up to lay tributes to their lost classmates before hugging each other wordlessly, or dissolving into tears. At 10:53 a.m. Tuesday morning, this school in the small western German town of Haltern was changed forever by events more than 1,000 km (about 620 miles) away. A Germanwings plane carrying 16 of its pupils and their two teachers home from a school exchange trip to Spain crashed in the French Alps, killing all of those on board. Headmaster Ulrich Wessel said when the first reports of a crash came through he was still hopeful, thinking \"perhaps they had missed the plane, or perhaps there was a second Germanwings flight at the same time.\" Instead, the worst was confirmed, leaving him \"stunned and somewhat speechless,\" the community devastated and the classmates of the dead struggling to understand their loss. \"A week ago Tuesday we sent 16 happy young people and two young colleagues off on a trip,\" Wessel told reporters. \"What was intended as a school exchange ended in tragedy.\" Of the 16 teenagers killed, 14 were girls, and two boys; one of the two female teachers who died was a newlywed. In a post on the school's website, Wessel and other school representatives announced the names of the dead, \"who will never again return to us,\" leaving all those concerned \"unutterably sad.\" The teenagers who died were: Linda Bergjurgen, Elena Bless, Lea Druppel, Selina Eils, Gina Michelle Gerdes, Ann-Christin Hahn, Julia Hermann, Marleen Koch, Paula Lutkenhaus, Fabio Rogge, Rabea Scheideler, Lea Schukart, Helena Siebe, Steffen Strang, Aline Venhoff and Caja Westermann. The two teachers were identified as Sonja Cercek and Stefanie Tegethoff. As news of the crash spread, the area at the entrance to the school became a makeshift memorial, filled with red and white candles, notes and swiftly-painted signs. \"Yesterday we were many, today we are alone,\" reads one. \"Why?\" demands another, with painful simplicity. Philippa, a friend of many of those who died, told CNN she was shocked by what had happened: \"I knew all of them, they were in my grade. To some I was very close. \"We had already planned things for the future, what we were going to do when they returned from their trip. It is very hard to believed that we cannot do that.\" Grief counselors, chaplains and psychologists have been brought in to the school to help all of those involved come to terms with the disaster. \"I've told the students and teachers that we have to accept the sorrow and grieve,\" said Wessel. \"I hope we will all get through it, if we share it.\" As the world's media descend on the town, messages of support have come flooding in too. The local newspaper is running an online book of condolence, in which people can leave messages of sympathy and \"light\" virtual candles to match the real ones flickering on the steps of the school. \"A silent hug says more than many words,\" wrote Manuela Donovang. \"Wishing the families, friends and relatives strength and comfort in the difficult days and months ahead.\" In his message, Udo Hentschel said the suffering of the parents, friends and families was \"incomprehensible, unfathomable\" and offered them his condolences: \"This, the worst of all fates, will bind us all -- friends and strangers -- closer together.\" In an attempt to show that solidarity, schools across the region will share a moment of silence in memory of the dead on Friday at 10:53 a.m., the time the plane crashed. For the classmates of those who will never return, that silence will go on, as the seats they left empty remain unfilled in the weeks and months to come. \"Our school is no longer what it once was,\" said Wessel. \"In Haltern we had 1,283 students. It is horrifying that now we have 16 fewer.\"","highlights":"German town of Haltern in mourning after loss of 16 students and two teachers in plane crash . Group was returning from school exchange trip to Spain when aircraft went down in French Alps . Headteacher says school is in mourning, classmates struggling to understand what happened .","id":"a6e2e396d15263100a8c1683aa2f0a9c9f018ad0","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" their heads together to figure out what to do with the last few Euros they'd managed to scrounge from their parents to buy candy.\nBut not today. At 9 a.m., this spot in Hamburg, Germany is silent, except for the ringing of a single school bell.\nA minute later, the silence is replaced by the first tentative ring, followed by a steady stream of ringing in a variety of keys and pitches.\nThe students are the first of what's expected to be over 100,000 people who will be taking part in a #MarchForOurLives demonstration planned for Sunday to call for tougher gun laws in the United States.\nThe march is among some 800 taking place this weekend in 60 cities across the world to protest against the gun violence that has killed at least 17 people -- including 14 students -- at schools so far this year, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group.\nThe U.S. State Department on Tuesday announced it was postponing its previously scheduled \"Welcome the World\" events that were due to take place in Germany in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attack, citing the #MarchForOurLives events as reason for the cancellation.\nIn the run up to the demonstration, some 500,000 people worldwide have signed an online petition calling on the United Nations -- which is meeting in Switzerland this week -- to establish a global summit on gun control.\nHamburg marks the 20th anniversary of the shooting at Erfurt Secondary School in Germany, which saw 17 students and teachers gunned down by a lone gunman.\nIn the U.S., the issue is personal\nThe organizers of the #MarchForOurLives protest in Hamburg say that the event is a response to the February attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, where 49 people died.\n\"Our message is clear,\" they write on the website. \"We demand that all countries worldwide implement a total ban on all firearms and to start treating this issue with the seriousness it deserves.\"\nThe campaign has been bolstered by a number of high-profile U.S. activists such as student-turned-activist Emma Gonzalez, who was born in the U.S. but has lived most of her life in Australia, and Cameron Kasky, another former Australian resident.\nIn the months since the shooting at the Florida high school -- the"}
{"article":"He was one of the UK's most controversial fashion stars, a man whose flamboyant public image concealed a private life blighted by depression and battles with drink and drugs. Now a retrospective of Alexander McQueen's work is to go on display at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, with pieces taken from his ground-breaking 1992 MA collection shown alongside his last. Savage Beauty, which opens next month but had a preview for A-List stars this evening, includes pieces from the unfinished 2010 collection as well as new pieces lent by McQueen's friends, among them stylist Katy England. Scroll down for video . Spectacular: A curator puts the final touches to some of the dresses that make up the V&A's new Savage Beauty retrospective . Supersized: The new exhibition is the largest Alexander McQueen retrospective ever held in Europe . McQueen, who was found dead on the 11th February 2010, was one of the UK's most influential designers at the time of his death and was the owner of a little black book that encompassed everyone from royals to first ladies and fashion editors. The son of a taxi driver and a social science teacher, the glittering world he came to inhabit was a far cry from the humble terraced home in Lewisham, south London, where he grew up with his five brothers and sisters. After leaving school at 16 with a single O-Level in art, the fledgling designer went on to do an apprenticeship at Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, before a stint at theatrical costumiers, Angels and Bermans. Both would have huge influence on his later career. McQueen's big break came following a spell in Milan working for Romeo Gigli. On his return to London, he applied to Central St Martins for work as a pattern cutter. Impressed by his portfolio, Bobby Hilson, the head of the master's course, persuaded him to enrol as a student instead. His faith in McQueen paid off. The designer's graduate collection earned him rave reviews and the entire thing was bought by Isabella Blow. Talented: McQueen, pictured left during his S\/S06 show and, right, backstage with a model, was one of the UK's most talented designers . Striking: His pieces were adored by fashion press and fashion-buying public alike . Hard to walk in: His shoes were notoriously elaborate and hard to walk in, as several models discovered while on the catwalk . Finishing touches: A curator works on an exhibit (left), while right, one of the structured gowns for which McQueen became famous . Last pieces: These designs are taken from McQueen's S\/S10 collection which was inspired by sea creatures . From there, McQueen went on to become one of the most influential designers of his generation, designing David Bowie's tour wardrobe in 1996 and following up with his infamous 'bumsters' - which then sparked a craze for low slung jeans. The same year, he was appointed creative director at Givenchy, replacing fellow Briton John Galliano, and relocated to Paris. But despite his success, McQueen never forgot his London roots, often speaking of his love for the British capital. Indeed, he once spoke of how inspiring he found the V&A itself, saying: 'The collections at the V&A never fail to intrigue and inspire me. The nation is privileged to have access to such a resource... it's the sort of place I'd like to be shut in overnight.' The museum repaid the compliment, first by including the designer's work in Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion in 1997, and then again in its Fashion in Motion series. But it is the new Savage Beauty retrospective that will be the largest retrospective of McQueen's work hosted by the museum, with more than 200 different pieces set to go on show. Enfant terrible: One of McQueen's more shocking stunts involved spraying model Shalom Harlow with paint during his S\/S98 show . Striking: A V&A assistant poses next to a dress taken from McQueen's The Girl Who Lived In The Tree A\/W 2008 collection . Magnificent: As with his shoes, the headgear shown on the catwalk by McQueen was usually difficult to wear . Changing times: McQueen's sea creature inspired S\/S10 collection (left) and a dress from his A\/W08 Widows of Culloden collection . Among the pieces included are gowns from his 1992 postgraduate collection, as well as some of his A\/W10 designs - the last the designer would ever create. His final collection was never completed, with just 16 dresses shown to fashion editors in Paris a month after he died. But while McQueen might be gone, his brand lives on and, in the capable hands of his former assistant Sarah Burton, continues to go from strength to strength. 'Lee was a genius and a true visionary who pushed boundaries, challenged and inspired,' she explains. 'He believed in creativity and innovation and his talent was limitless. Savage Beauty is a celebration of the most imaginative and talented designer of our time.' 'I am thrilled to announce that the V&A will bring this wonderful exhibition to London to celebrate the extraordinary creative talent of one of the most innovative designers of recent times,' adds V&A director Martin Roth. 'Lee Alexander McQueen was brought up in London, studied here and based his globally successful McQueen fashion brand here \u2013 by staging the exhibition at the V&A it feels like we are bringing his work home.' Dramatic: \u00a0McQueen was famous for producing pieces that erred on the side of gothic such as these three dresses . Spectacular: Victoriana and bold blooms were also recurring motifs, as these striking gowns make plain . Setting the scene: Savage Beauty opens at the V&A next month, with tickets due to go on sale on the 14th March . The stars turned out in force for the party the V&A held this evening to celebrate the\u00a0arrival\u00a0of the exhibition. Supermodels including Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Erin O'Connor all showed up at the event in\u00a0dresses\u00a0by the late designer. A-List names from the world of acting also showed up to view the designs, including Colin Firth and Laura Carmichael, while David and Victoria Beckham put in an appearance too. Princess Beatrice flew the flag for the British royals, turning heads as she arrived in a black tuxedo-style dress that was split to the thigh. Jamie Hince and Kate Moss also attended the exhibition . David and Victoria Beckham were also invited to the event . Custom Victoria Beckham Autumn\/Winter '15 . Shop Victoria Beckham at Net-a-Porter . Visit site . There's no denying that Victoria Beckham is now officially part of the fashion elite. Her catwalk collections are met with as much respect as the long-established labels, as well as becoming a style icon herself. Attending the opening night of the 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' exhibition, Victoria demonstrated both of our points by looking stunning in a dress from her own brand. The strapless design gave it a chic look, but the bold cut-out features provided an edgy fashion-forward streak to the look. Naturally, when you're the head of a brand getting a custom made frock is not a problem, explaining why you can only spot a slightly shorter skirt version of this same cut-out design on the recent Autumn\/Winter catwalk. You might not be able to get our hands on this exact custom made dress, but not only can you click right to shop the current VB range at Net-a-Porter, but you can also get inspired by Victoria's look with our edit of strapless dresses below. Just pair with some black pumps and pout like there's no tomorrow! Calvin Klein strapless dress at Macy's (now $182.99) Visit site . JS Collections mermaid gown at Macy's . Visit site . Christin Michaels Leah dress at Nordstrom . Visit site . Hurley tomboy dress at Nordstrom . Visit site . Princess Beatrice looked chic in a tuxedo-style long black gown, which she accessorised with a diamante bracelet and a gold clutch . Poppy Delevingne smoldered in a black lace gown . Erin O'Connor looked elegant in a long white dress .","highlights":"Alexander 'Lee' McQueen was one of the UK's brightest fashion talents before his death in February 2010 . The V&A's new Savage Beauty exhibition is the largest retrospective of his work ever held in Europe . McQueen's career spanned almost 20 years and began with his ground-breaking MA collection in 1992 . The designer is also infamous for introducing the world to 'bumsters' - indecently low-slung trousers . His label is now run by his former assistant Sarah Burton who created the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress .","id":"4634440583a206cecd430c3df0ebc0937de81ae6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" on display in Edinburgh, taking place in the Royal College of Physicians on Nicolson Street.\nMcQueen, who took his own life in February, 2009, at the age of 40, was famous for his innovative creations and the celebrities who sported them. The exhibition opens on 25 September - just seven months after his death - and runs to 18 December. It will look at the breadth of McQueen's work across fashion, opera, jewellery and his much-admired menswear collection. It will feature examples from 60 of his major designs, selected by his mother and brother, and there will be contributions from other major British designers such as John Galliano and Stella McCartney.\nThe exhibition will also look at McQueen's use of traditional fabrics and techniques. Among these, and on display for the first time in the UK, will be pieces from his 2001 graduate collection at the Royal College of Art in London. The exhibition will also show examples of McQueen's innovative use of modern technology. One project, titled McQueen\/Macintosh, was a unique collaboration with the Scottish designer Jonathan Ive in 2000, when he was developing his first Apple computer for Steve Jobs. There will be an original sketch, designs from his early working notebook, a specially commissioned film showing him at work in his studio in London's Savile Row and a Macintosh 'Mac' computer on display.\nMcQueen was born in London in 1969 and studied at the Royal College of Art. He gained international recognition after winning the Isabella Blow award in 1993, and the Vogue Award for Fashionable Women's Wear in 1996. The fashion house he started in 1992, Alexander McQueen, was bought by Gucci Group in 2000 for $180m, and under the aegis of creative director, Stefano Gabbana, and the designer, Domenico Dolce, McQueen became famous for his darkly glamorous, theatrical catwalks. It was the Italian fashion house that made his clothing available to a broader international market. In 2006 McQueen won Britain's most prestigious award, the British Designer of the Year, and in 2007 he was named International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. He was awarded an OBE in 2003. His clothes are currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the V&A in London and the Design Museum in"}
{"article":"When Amal Alamuddin tied the knot with George Clooney last summer, she secured her status as one of the world's favourite style icons. The Lebanese-born lawyer, 37, shot from relative obscurity to most envied woman in the world overnight - and her wardrobe got a high fashion makeover, too. She already wowed with a fashion-forward capsule wardrobe over her wedding in the summer, but as she stepped this week, Amal proved she's not afraid to experiment with the season's hottest - and most daring - trends. Scroll down for video . Amal Clooney, who was spotted in high-waisted bold yellow chevron print bell bottoms by Giambattista Valli and a shaggy crop top as she stepped out for dinner in New York on Tuesday, is proving she's on top of the season's hottest trends . On both outings this week, Amal has revisited the Seventies, championing flared trousers. They were all the rage with the Studio 54 set and boho beauties such as Farah Fawcett, but flares are back with a vengeance this season - and Amal is bang-on-trend. How things have changed! As a high-flying barrister, left, in 2011, Amal stuck to more pared-back style classics, such as beige trench coats and muted grey suits but today, right, she is rocking the most daring trends in her own sophisticated way . Giambattista Valli Pre Fall 2015 . Find some similar flares at Net-a-Porter . Visit site . Amal Clooney is really going all out for the flared trouser trend at the moment. It's her second night out this week, and whilst last time she revisited the Seventies via her bell bottom jeans by Stella McCartney, today's trousers are not so subtle. Check out the bold yellow chevron print! They're by Giambattista Valli, Amal's go-to designer label when she wants to make a style statement. That floral embellished dress she wore the day after her wedding? That was Valli. The leopard print coat she wore for dinner with George's mother in New York on Monday? Yep, you guessed it! Amal wasn't in a matchy matchy mood so swapped the jacket they were shown with (pictured) for a black feather trim top and added platform heels and a clutch bag. Unfortunately, these Pre-Fall 2015 collection trousers aren't currently available online, but click (right) to invest in some Giambattista Valli flares at Net-a-Porter. Alternatively, let your legs do the talking by shopping our edit of the best bold trousers on the high street. Then style yours with some sky high wedges complete the retro look. Rokoko festival hippie floral print trousers at Asos . Visit site . Motel flare trousers in 70s zig zag print at Asos . Visit site . Boohoo Aztec print wide leg trousers . Visit site . Band of Gypsies lace trim flares at Topshop . Visit site . The 37-year-old was spotted in high-waisted bold yellow chevron print bell bottoms by Giambattista Valli and a shaggy crop top as she stepped out for dinner in New York on Tuesday. On Monday, Amal rocked flared jeans by Stella McCartney and teamed them with a retro inspired leopard print coat from Giambattista Valli's Pre Fall 2015 collection featuring a cream trim detail and sheepskin collar. The looks - and those she has been quietly championing over the last six months - are a far cry from the more safe, corporate style she embraced before meeting George. As a high-flying barrister, Amal stuck to more pared-back style classics, such as beige trench coats and muted grey suits. Accessories-wise, she toted high street handbags and chunky block heel shoes or Mary Janes - a far cry from high-end looks she loves today. Amal Clooney experimented with bold colours and eye-catching accessories as she enjoyed a romantic dinner date with husband George Clooney in New York . Amal Alamuddin looked chic and sophisticated - and added her own stamp on a classic black dress with white gloves - at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in January . As well as pulling off the season's most savvy trends with aplomb, she has apparently done it all by herself without the help of a single stylist. As the Evening Standard reports: 'According to fashion sources, she has eschewed the offers of stylists and personal assistants and prefers to trust her own instincts.' Speaking about her style transformation, fashion writer Simon Glazin said: 'Amal is surely now the First Lady of Hollywood? She has got the high-profile hubby, has her own amazing career, will now of course be enlisted to help with charities and has the most incredible designer wardrobe. 'From monochrome Dolce & Gabbana to stand-out red McQueen dresses via trendy bell bottoms and midriff-baring tops, she is working the trends in her own classy way. 'Women will want her wardrobe, and they will try and emulate her looks. She's aspirational and has proven to be a style icon in the making. 'She is always wearing the clothes rather than them wearing her. She wears couture exactly as it's meant to be worn - fitted down to the last millimetre and with confidence - and wears more daring looks with sophistication. 'What a women! What a clever woman!'. Her style was classic in 2011, left, but she's put a high-fashion spin on her signature look in recent months - and apparently doesn't employ a stylist . Two years ago, pictured, Amal championed an altogether different style to today and fashion writer Simon Glazin says she's come a long way and women will want her wardrobe of today .","highlights":"Amal, 37, rocked season's hottest flares twice in one week . Also trialled the crop top trend and pulled it off with sophistication . Her high fashion looks are a far cry from her\u00a0conservative\u00a02011 style .","id":"b0af7cedff631bac4c5f29ecfe9ee479c9aa2271","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with just one wedding dress change. And, over the years, the brunette stunner has continued to prove herself as a fashion force to be reckoned with. Click on the gallery below to see her incredible style transformation...\n\u00a9 PA Images \/ Chris Jackson\/PA Wire\nSEE INSIDE Amal and George Clooney's intimate Venice wedding\nThe lawyer-turned-human rights barrister wowed in a stunning, strapless Valentino couture gown at her wedding to the Hollywood heart-throb in Venice on Saturday 31 August 2014. The wedding was officiated by the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu, the first black person to be elected as an Archbishop of Cape Town, and the first Archbishop of South Africa, since the advent of democracy. \"Amal and George are two of the most down-to-earth people you will ever meet,\" Vogue US, quoting an unnamed source, says of the wedding. \"Both are as kind as they are beautiful, and even those who barely know them feel like they've always been friends.\" But the wedding isn't the only landmark moment that defined her style of late, it's also her recent pregnancy. The human rights lawyer has stunned in several elegant ensembles to promote the human rights NGO and international organisation, One, since becoming pregnant earlier this year. At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, she dazzled in a metallic-grey pencil skirt, paired with a white V-neck blouse, while at the Global Citizen Festival in New York, the stylish lawyer wore a chic, printed silk dress with a plunging neckline.\nREAD: Amal Clooney's best fashion moments\nGeorge and Amal Clooney\nGeorge and Amal Clooney\n- + 38\n- + 37\n- + 36\n- + 35\n- + 34\n- + 33\n- + 32\n- + 31\n- + 30\n- + 29\n- + 28\n- + 27\n- + 26\n- + 25\n- + 24\n- + 23\n- + 22\n- + 21\n- + 20\n- + 19\n- + 18\n- + 17\n- + 16\n- + 15\n- + 14\n- + 13\n- "}
{"article":"Peter Schmeichel has picked his #one2eleven of stars he  played alongside throughout his career, on The Fantasy Football Club\u00a0on Sky Sports. The former Manchester United goalkeeper has focussed heavily on his time at Old Trafford, but the best player he says he has ever played with was actually at Danish club Brondby. Scroll down to find out who Schmeichel says was better to play with than Roy Keane, Paul Scholes and David Beckham, among others. Watch #one2eleven every Friday evening on The Fantasy Football Club, Sky Sports 1 or catch up On Demand. Peter Schmeichel has picked his #one2eleven of stars he played alongside throughout his career . GOALKEEPER: PETER SCHMEICHEL . I've only ever played with myself in goal. I would never do that, normally. But I'm in goal. DEFENDER: GARY NEVILLE . This week he was pundit of the year. That is so typical of Gary Neville. That's him. Whenever he sticks his head to something, he wants to be the best. He probably wasn't the biggest talent, but pure will and so dependable. This guy was unbelievable. You could depend on him. DEFENDER: JAAP STAM . I only played with him for one year and that was a very successful year, winning the treble. He was awesome. I took up smoking that year because I had nothing to do. I was up against the goalpost smoking because I had Jaap in front of me. He was  big, strong, quick, unbelievably quick. This guy was quick on half a yard, three yards, 20 yards, 50 yards. Jaap Stam lifts the Premier League trophy as he had a very successful year alongside Schmeichel . DEFENDER: STEVE BRUCE . He was there when I arrived at Manchester United. He was a really good friend. I ended up living next door to him, so he looked after me and my family. I've never played with a player so brave. He was never quick. He was slow, but unbelievable. He could read the game. He was never, ever, ever scared to sacrifice himself in order to do one tiny little thing for the good of the team. DEFENDER: DENIS IRWIN . What can you say about Denis Irwin that hasn't been said before? Doing this team I'm thinking about as a defender you'd remember what mistakes they made. I couldn't come up with a single mistake. So dependable, so reliable. His personality was really, really good for the back four of the team because we had so many outspoken personalities. He would be the guy in between. Set pieces. Fantastic shooting technique, and he would score goals from open play as well. Not many full-backs do that. Former Manchester United player Steve Bruce (left) features in the goalkeeper's best XI he played with . MIDFIELDER: DAVID BECKHAM . What David Beckham has done with his life, people will remember him for that. I hope people won't forget how good a player he was. Not only was he a good player but he is the one guy with the best kicking technique I've ever seen in my life. That came from talent to begin with. Hard work. He was one of the guys who took lessons off what Eric Cantona did. Doing stuff on your own for instance. No-one did that at Manchester United. David Beckham never cut a corner. He got his rewards. MIDFIELDER: ROY KEANE . A person of many different things but for 90 minutes when we played football this guy was unbelievable. I can't remember anyone who had the energy to run box to box, or 120 if it went to extra time. Keep doing the same thing, keep doing the same thing. Driving everybody to do the same. In his prime he was probably one of the best midfield players in the world. MIDFIELDER: PAUL SCHOLES . When I came to United he was a kid back then, playing in the youth team, but he was a striker. You could see there was something very special about him. His technique was incredible. He was converted into a midfield player. Scholes's passes, any kind of distance, from one yard to 40 yards, they were always accurate. Roy Keane (from left to right), David Beckham and Ryan Giggs all make it from Schmeichel's United days . MIDFIELDER: RYAN GIGGS . We know the goal he scored in the semi-final against Arsenal. Unbelievable thing to do. It's been shown time and time again because it is the best goal ever scored in the FA Cup. From 16 years of age to this year, to be able to perform at that level, to give the team so much, this guy has got to be the best Premier League player of all time. What he has given Manchester United and what he still gives Manchester United is fantastic. MIDFIELDER: MICHAEL LAUDRUP . Probably the best player I've ever played with. It's a shame he hasn't played in this country but this is a guy who played in one of the best Barcelona teams ever. He made the journey to Madrid, and played in one of the best Madrid teams ever. Won everything that football has to offer. STRIKER: ERIC CANTONA . The king. Changed everything for us. We had one season in 95 we were struggling. We really, really didn't play the way we should. This guy just changed everything. A different approach to games. Unbelievable. Schmeichel has chosen Michael Laudrup (left) as the best ever player he played alongside at Brondby .","highlights":"Peter Schmeichel named his #one2eleven XI on The Fantasy Football Club on Sky Sports . Ex-Manchester United keeper has led heavily from his Old Trafford days . Schmeichel's best player he ever played with was at Danish club Brondby .","id":"f84e23cfb36fea2c5e7de1fae44d5de39d296e62","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" as well as his two seasons in Denmark with FC Copenhagen.\nAs expected, his two stints at Manchester United have been well represented in his team, with Roy Keane, Gary Neville and of course, Dwight Yorke all appearing. Keane was the main inspiration for his #one2eleven, and Schmeichel credits the Scot for his time at United with the majority of his success.\n\"When I look back, I feel blessed and very lucky to have played with some of the players and had so much fun. You have to mention Roy Keane,\" he told the panel.\n\"He is a big reason for me being where I am. He's been like a big brother to me. We both had a great time together at Manchester United.\n\"Gary Neville is there and his career was very successful, he was one of the key players in Manchester United's success in my time. He had a fantastic career.\n\"Dwight Yorke is another of my best friends now, I talk to him a lot. Playing with these three players was really special.\n\"I have great memories with them. I remember Dwight coming to Manchester United from his previous club and I was 23 then, and was the captain for his first four games.\n\"Dwight was a very quiet, hard-working guy in the team, he was great on and off the pitch.\"\nSchmeichel was also sure to mention compatriots Nobby Stiles, Dennis Bergkamp, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Clarence Seedorf and Johan Cryuff as some of the other players that inspired him in his career.\n\"When it comes to Holland, my favourite player has to be Clarence Seedorf, he was a big player for me,\" he explained.\n\"Zlatan too has made my life a lot easier when I've been at Copenhagen, so he's a key player for me in my time at Copenhagen and for the Danish national team.\n\"For England, there's two key players: Gary Lineker was an excellent player and one of the best I've ever played with, he's very good on and off the pitch.\n\"Nobby Stiles was also one of the key players, he was a fantastic player to play with. I have loads more players that can be on this team, like Dennis Bergkamp.\"\nSee Schmeichel's full team below.\nGoalkeeper: Peter Schmeichel"}
{"article":"When 16-year-old Billy Flynn gunned down the husband of his high school instructor and lover, Pamela Smart, in 1990, the trial became an instant tabloid sensation. Its lurid details aired gavel-to-gavel on television years before the O.J. Simpson spectacle and spawned movies and books. Twenty-five years after Gregg Smart's killing, Pamela Smart remains in prison serving life without the possibility of parole and Flynn makes his first bid for parole Thursday, his 41st birthday. Flynn pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and testified in Smart's 1991 trial that she threatened to break up with him if he didn't kill her husband. Flynn was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison, minus credit for pretrial incarceration. Here's a look at some key details in the case: . Teacher: \u00a0Pamela Smart (seen in this 1991 file photo) was convicted of conspiring with her 15 year-old lover, William 'Billy' Flynn, to kill her 24 year-old husband, Greggory Smart. Smart is serving a life without parole sentence . Student: In this 1991 file photo, William Flynn testifies on his 17th birthday how he shot Greggory Smart in the head and killed him. Flynn pleaded guilty to killing Smart and  has a parole hearing scheduled for Thursday . The plot . According to trial testimony, Smart was 22 and one of Flynn's instructors in a self-awareness program at Winnicunnet High School in Hampton when she seduced the 15-year-old Flynn. She told him she needed her husband killed because she feared she would lose everything, including her dog and furniture, if she divorced Gregg Smart as their wedding anniversary approached. Flynn said he and three cohorts bungled an attempt to kill Smart in April, when they got lost on the way there. But on May 1, 1990, he and 18-year-old Patrick Randall entered the Smarts' Derry condominium and forced Gregory Smart to his knees in the foyer. As Randall held a knife to the man's throat, Flynn fired a hollow-point bullet into his head. To this day, Pamela Smart denies knowing about the plot. But the state's star witness, a teenage intern in whom Smart confided, secretly recorded her after the killing saying, 'If you tell the (expletive) truth, you'll send me to the slammer for the rest of my (expletive) life.' Smart was convicted March 22, 1991, of being an accomplice to first-degree murder, conspiracy and witness tampering. Randall got 28 years to life; he comes up for parole in April. Two other teenagers served prison sentences and have been released. Life in prison:\u00a0Flynn (seen in January 2008) married while behind bars, has a teen stepdaughter and has earned his GED and electrician's helper license . Media circus: The trials's lurid details aired gavel-to-gavel on television years before the O.J. Simpson spectacle and spawned movies and books . Sensational trial . Smart's trial was the first in the country to be televised nationally from start to finish, her trial lawyer, Mark Sisti, said ruefully. 'Her trial turned into the ultimate daytime TV drama, and the witnesses were dressing up for it and performing rather than testifying,' Sisti said. Hers was also one of the first high-profile trials involving a teacher-student sex affair. Stories of the trial and Flynn's testimony about their affair were picked up internationally, and cameras caught every graphic image and detail. 'We're a voyeuristic society,' said veteran trial lawyer and University of New Hampshire School of Law professor Buzz Scherr. 'We like looking at other people's dirty laundry.' And, Scherr noted: 'This one had it all.' Parole pitch . Parole files in New Hampshire are not public record, and Flynn's lawyer, Cathy Green, declined to say what Flynn would tell the board. Seven years ago, testifying on his motion for a reduced sentence, a tearful Flynn took full responsibility for his actions and apologized. 'I promise you I will carry this guilt and remorse with me every day for the rest of my life,' he said. Gregory Smart's father, William, told Flynn then that he might be prepared to see him go free when Flynn reached 40 but that he wasn't ready yet. William Smart has since died. Flynn married while behind bars, has a teen stepdaughter and has earned his GED and electrician's helper license. 'This never would have happened if it wasn't for Pam Smart,' said attorney Paul Maggiotto, who prosecuted Smart. 'It was Smart's manipulation of Flynn that caused this crime to occur.' Flynn's age and testimony against Smart were taken into account at sentencing. 'I desperately want you to know I'm not that weak person anymore,' Flynn said in 2008. Students: In May 1990, Patrick Randall (left) and Billy Flynn (right) entered the Smarts' condominium and forced Gregory Smart to his knees in the foyer. As Randall held a knife to the man's throat, Flynn fired a hollow-point bullet into his head . On the big screen: The case inspired the 1995 movie 'To Die For.' In the film, Nicole Kidman plays a woman named Suzanne Stone, who becomes involved in a relationship with a teen, played by Joaquin Phoenix . Flynn, who is serving out his sentence in Maine, will not be present at the parole board hearing. He will address the board on speakerphone (file photo) Smart's stance . Smart has been at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for women in New York since her transfer for unspecified security reasons in March 1993. Her friend and spokeswoman, Eleanor Pam, told The Associated Press that Smart is not taking a position on Flynn's parole bid but chafes at her life sentence without the chance at freedom that the triggerman is getting. Smart told her: 'If they look at Flynn, they really should take a look at me.' Pam said that while Smart acknowledges the affair with Flynn led to the series of events leading up to her husband's death, she maintains she didn't plan it. What to expect Thursday . Flynn, who is serving out his sentence in Maine, will not be present at the parole board hearing. He will address the board on speakerphone. Gregg Smart's family members and friends have a right to make victim impact statements. State prosecutors will also weigh in. The three board members are expected to confer among themselves without leaving the hearing room at the state prison in Concord and then render a decision. If parole is granted, Flynn would not be freed before his parole eligibility date of June 4 and only after his final parole plan is approved by the board.","highlights":"Pamela Smart was a 22-year-old high school instructor when she seduced 15-year-old Billy Flynn, according to trial testimony . She told Flynn she needed her husband killed because she feared she would lose everything if she filed for divorce . On May 1, 1990 Flynn and 18-year-old Patrick Randall entered the Smarts' condominium and forced Gregory Smart to his knees . Randall held a knife to the man's throat as Flynn fired a hollow-point bullet into Smart's head . Flynn pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and testified in Smart's 1991 trial that she threatened to break up with him if he didn't kill her husband . Flynn was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison, minus credit for pretrial incarceration . He\u00a0married while behind bars, has a teen stepdaughter and has earned his GED and electrician's helper license . A parole hearing for Flynn is scheduled for Thursday . The case inspired the 1995 Nicole Kidman movie 'To Die For'","id":"276fb80974c1c4d339c8b35ce61756422dc31d2b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"avel on American television for six straight weeks in July 1991. The result was a media circus. Pamela Smart became a star. Even the judge and prosecutor gained notoriety for their role in the high profile case. The movie came first.\nA TV movie came first.\n\"And Justice For All\" was a made-for-TV flick. It aired in February of 1995 and starred a 21-year-old actor named Ryan Phillippe as Billy Flynn.\nA year earlier, the movie was optioned from Flynn\u2019s autobiographical novel. A director and several screenwriters worked to turn the book into a script.\n\u201cAnd Justice For All,\" the movie, was the directorial debut of actor and future director Bryan Singer, who'd previously worked on the cult classic TV show, The Days Of Our Lives.\nThe film came a little over a year after the case.\n\"And Justice For All\" centers on Billy Flynn, played by Phillippe. In the first scene of the movie, he enters a courthouse and asks the bailiff if there's a lawyer there who could represent him. The bailiff replies, \"We only got one lawyer in town.\"\nThe bailiff is Pamela Smart, played by Melanie Griffith.\nThen, the flash forward takes us to the trial. Billy and Pamela fall into a passionate and romantic affair in the first year after Billy's release from prison and Pamela's release from house arrest.\nIn another scene, they\u2019re walking down a high school hallway holding hands and talking about their love. Billy tells Pamela, \u201cIt\u2019s crazy how we got caught up in this, in this whole mess.\u201d\nMelanie Griffith was the \"it\" actress in the late 80s and early 90s. She could've become an 'it' actress of the 21st century.\nAs Pamela, she was nominated for a Golden Globe and a SAG for Best Actress in a TV movie. This would've been at an age where the norm for actresses was to marry a movie star and not have as many roles.\nThis role gave Griffith another chance to do the things that came so naturally to her and still do those things.\n\"I've always thought it was fun, interesting work,\" she said. \"I feel like I'm being a spy, like I'm being an undercover operative.\"\nIn an interview in 1994, Griffith said, "}
{"article":"Real Madrid and Barcelona have two of the most talented, and expensively assembled, teams in world football. But who would make a combined XI out of the two squads based, not on reputation, but on current form? Allow me to get ahead of the fury of the comments section. If you're Ancelotti do you pick Ronaldo? Of course you do. Cristiano Ronaldo may be the World Player of the Year, but on current form he doesn't make combined XI . Our combined XI, which has no place for Ronaldo, but does feature some of the world's best players . Ronaldo hasn't scored a league goal from open play in a month, and Gareth Bale is preferred on the wing . Did Ronaldo have a brilliant first four months of the season? Of course he did? Might he score the winner on Sunday? Quite possibly. Does he deserve to be in a combined XI based on current form. No. Goalkeeper - Marc-Andre ter Stegen . There are four to choose from. Keylor Navas has barely played and Iker Casillas continues make mistakes in big games \u2013 Schalke, Atletico Madrid - so that leaves the two Barcelona goalkeepers. Claudio Bravo is the league keeper but every time Marc-Andre ter Stegen plays he impresses and he\u2019s fresh from a penalty save in midweek. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has not played in the league this season, but he has earned his chance this week . Right back - Dani Alves . It\u2019s a close call between Alves and Dani Carvajal but the Brazilian shades it after an aggressive, positive performance in midweek and because for all his much-debated defensive shortcomings Carvajal has actually shown many of the same deficiencies of late. Dani Alves put in a strong performance against Manchester City, and just shades Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal . Centre back - Gerard Pique . One of the best defenders in Europe this season \u2013 so much for the poster boy with the pop star wife who was now more interested in playing poker and running his web business than playing football. No one has been better than Pique, not at Barca, not in La Liga, not anywhere. Gerard Pique, Europe's best defender this season, stops Sergio Aguero in the Champions League . Centre back - Pepe . He gets in just ahead of Ramos courtesy of the Spain defender having only just come back from injury. Pepe has held together Real Madrid\u2019s defence in his partner\u2019s absence and is playing like a man who wants and will probably be given a new contract. Has shown why Manuel Pellegrini wanted him at the start of the season. Portuguese centre back Pepe has been in excellent form in recent weeks, holding the Real defence together . Sergio Ramos (left) has returned to fitness, and should start on Sunday, but Pepe just pips him in our team . Left back - Jordi Alba . A very close call between Jordi Alba and Marcelo. Alba is the fastest full-back in football. The only defender quicker than Jesus Navas and he showed it on Wednesday. Marcelo offers Madrid so much going forward and has improved defensively but Alba shades it. Jordi Alba proved against Jesus Navas that he is the fastest full back in the world, and he makes the XI . Real Madrid's left back Marcelo has improved his game, and offers plenty going forward, but just misses out . Right midfield - Ivan Rakitic . Scored against City and in the league against Granada two weeks before. The Croatian is starting to show the sort of form that made him one of La Liga\u2019s best midfielders last season. Ivan Rakitic has been a top performer for Barcelona recently, including his well-taken goal in midweek . Centre midfield - Javier Mascherano . It was bad luck for Manchester City that when injury hit Barcelona before the midweek second leg it probably made them even stronger. Sergio Busquets is perhaps the second best holding midfielder in the world, Mascherano, who as Roy Hodgson well knows (after getting slightly carried away and selecting him as the world's best player in the Ballon d\u2019Or vote), is the best. The injury to Sergio Busquets has allowed Mascherano (left) to prove again that he is the world's best . Left midfield - Isco . He is not the complete midfielder that many Real Madrid supporters seem to believe he is but all the same he is in very special form at the moment and in this team he can play alongside Messi, who famously has a dog named after. Isco is in a rich vein of form for the European champions recently, and can thrive in a number of positions . Right forward - Lionel Messi . Does there need to be an explanation here? Lionel Messi mesmorised Manchester City in midweek with a performance for the ages at the Nou Camp . Messi is currently the best player in the world, on form, and possibly even the greatest of all time . Centre-forward - Luis Suarez . Selecting between Suarez and Karim Benzema was one of the toughest choices but in this combined super-team you have Messi dropping into midfield so the battering ram that is Suarez gets in ahead of him. Luis Suarez just edges in ahead of Karim Benzema to allow for his combination with Messi up front . Left forward - Gareth Bale . It has to be Bale or Ronaldo or Neymar so what can you do? Neymar and Ronaldo both went off in a huff in their last league games, Bale scored twice to silence some of the disproportionate criticism he has been on the end off. Put Bale back on the left where he can whip the ball on his favoured foot or just do as he did last season against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final and power so far in front of his marker that he can still cut inside and shoot. There is also only one player who has scored with a direct free-kick for Real Madrid this season... and it isn\u2019t Ronaldo it\u2019s Bale. TOTAL: BARCELONA 8 REAL MADRID 3 . Gareth Bale gets in ahead of Ronaldo after his two goals, complete with great celebration, against Levante . Bale can have a real impact if he is moved back to the left hand side, and starts up front in our team .","highlights":"Real Madrid travel to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona on Sunday . Barca are top of the league, one point ahead of their great rivals . Cristiano Ronaldo is out of form this year, so misses out on Clasico team . But Messi, Bale and Suarez make up formidable front three .","id":"f9535bcc3a2b25f40597c0be508318c121217d64","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" myself by answering this for you: yes, this is going to be an all-Madrid affair. There\u2019s no way a Barca XI could beat this team.\nHere\u2019s an absolute belter of a line-up - all of Real Madrid\u2019s stars for 2020\/21! I\u2019m going to run through my selections for the Real Madrid XI and I want to make it clear that all opinions and selections are entirely my own.\nGOALKEEPER: Thibaut Courtois\nI was tempted to run with David De Gea here, but Courtois has been much, much more solid this season. In La Liga, he has conceded a total of 11 goals, with four coming from penalties, the goalkeeper will look to add to his 99 Madrid appearances and guide Real\u2019s return to the promised land of European football.\nDEFENCE: Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Dani Carvajal\nRamos is a true, world-class centre-back and I\u2019ve seen no reason to change things with Real Madrid\u2019s best defender in this team. Varane is also world class, one of the best, and I feel like he\u2019s unfairly underrated. Carvajal is a key part of the Madrid side and will slot in at right-back with ease.\nCENTRE-MIDFIELD: Toni Kroos, Luka Modric\nKroos, is the best DM in the world at the moment, he is an amazing distributor of the ball and he\u2019s not too shabby with his passing range. Modric is undoubtedly Madrid\u2019s best midfielder, I love his vision and ability to pass the ball, however, Kroos is just so damn good as well.\nRIGHT-WING: Vinicius Junior\nHe is a tricky customer, he\u2019s fast, skillful and an incredible dribbler. He\u2019s capable of playing on either wing. He\u2019s played on the left for Real so far, but has been more impressive on the right. He\u2019s so young, he has time to develop and I am excited to see what he will do.\nCENTRE-MIDFIELD: Casemiro\nI am aware that Casemiro will be missed when Madrid don\u2019t play, he\u2019s a fantastic defensive midfielder who can also put a shift in for the team. He is a real team player, and although he was signed last summer, he is the best in"}
{"article":"We've all spent countless hours looking at friends' holiday snaps on Instagram or Facebook with a hint of jealousy, wishing we could be sitting on a beach, eating a fancy meal or spending the night in a luxurious hotel room. It can seem steep forking out for hotel stays night after night, but one couple has discovered the way to do it for free. Laura Cody, 23, and Tanbay Theune, 26, have taken advantage of the home-sitting craze, which allows people stay in strangers' incredible houses while they are away - without having to spend a penny on accommodation. Laura Cody, 23, and Tanbay Theune, 26, (pictured in Berlin) didn't want to pay high rent in the UK and wanted to travel . Laura has written a guide on how to start house-sitting. Her book, their blog, and freelance work help them maintain their travelling life . The couple, who met in Cardiff and have been together for years and Skype with owners to make sure they land a nice place to stay . The couple have been house-sitting since 2013 and haven't paid any rent and bills since they left for their adventures. The house owners kindly took the couple to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, the oldest and largest koala sanctuary in the world . The couple enjoyed body boarding in Sydney, Australia on Manly Beach, just one of the many picturesque places they have stayed near . The couple dined on crocodile, emu and kangaroo at Tukka Restaurant in Queensland and also kayaked along the Brisbane river . The couple chose to embark on the adventure together after they became fed up with paying hefty rent bills every month, and discussed their desire to experience the world. The option to travel was actually a cheaper one than staying at home, as they realised they could travel rent and bill free by home-sitting in whatever country they chose. They left Birmingham in July 2013, and currently have no plans to stop their worldwide adventure. Home-sitting is a win-win situation, as home owners want people staying in their house to deter burglars, and most often, to look after their pets, in exchange for free lodging. The couple's Gold Coast house came complete with a pool for them to enjoy for free . Stunning scenery: One of the incredible properties they have stayed at for free was a vineyard in Italy . Many people put their homes up for house-sits because they want someone to look after their pets while they are away . In two years the mathematics graduate and retail supervisor have house-sat all over Australia, the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy and are currently in Finland. They also have stays lined up in Portugal and the Netherlands this year. When asked about the best and worst places they have stayed, they revealed their secret for ensuring they stay in the best properties. 'The best two have been an Italian vineyard and a Gold Coast sit in Australia which had a pool and was very close to the beach,' Laura said. 'We haven't had a worst one because we Skype with the home owners beforehand to check it's nice.' Bouncing along! The couple witnessed kangaroos in Australia on a trip to Kangaroo island . The couple, who love animals, often have to walk dogs in exchange for no bills and free lodging (pictured: Ancona, Italy) Since July 2013 they have spent about \u00a310,000 between the two of them, most of it to travel to and live in Australia . They use the website Trusted Housesitters\u00a0to organise their stays, paying just \u00a35.99 per month for an annual membership. Laura, originally from Cheltenham, and Tanbay, from Oldenburg, Germany, have only spent \u00a31,000 between them in the last six months on transport and food. Travelling on the road has also given them the opportunity to earn money with the release of Laura's e-book, House Sitting in Australia - A Guide for First Time House Sitters, through their popular blog,\u00a0Travelling Weasles, and other freelance work. Countries they have stayed at include Australia, UK, Germany, Spain and Italy, trying many exotic foods along the way . They always pick the cheapest way to travel between destinations, and many owners leave their homes stocked with food for the pair . From major cities, to deserted villages, and houses with pools and beach villas, the range of properties is as varied as length of stay. The longest the couple have stayed in a property is six weeks, but they have also done weekend stays too. 'The weirdest thing we have seen in people's houses is a life size cut out of Edward from Twilight,' they told MailOnline Travel in an email. 'The home owners are usually very generous and have given us food, wine and day trips - and one lovely couple gave us a GoPro.' Apart from missing Marmite and their families, the two hope to continue their global adventures, saving money as they go. 'We now have a life that we don't need a vacation from,' Laura said. Laura and\u00a0Tanbay have visited some of the most beautiful places on earth, just paying for flights, and working on the road . The home owners pay all the bills whilst they are away - including internet - and the couple occasionally looks after pets . The couple would recommend their method of travel for anyone and say they 'now have a life that we don't need a vacation from'","highlights":"Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune have house-sat since 2013 and travelled the world paying no bills or rent . Countries they have visited include Australia, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Finland . They Skype ahead to ensure they get a nice house, and have stayed at properties with pools and on a vineyard . House-sitting is staying at someone's house while they are away to deter burglars and sometimes look after pets .","id":"f07d0a64b9d68aebbf8457af66dae8090387f388","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", as though the only way you can get away is for years on end, but the truth is that you can take an affordable holiday any time, you've just got to plan your trip carefully. In this post, I'm sharing some of my favourite cheap and luxury holiday destinations to inspire you for your next trip, from where to stay to things to do and more!\nYou may be thinking that it's going to cost you a fortune to travel to the US, and it can depending on where you want to visit. But you can save money on flights and accommodation simply by travelling during off-peak times \u2013 I like to take advantage of British Airways low-season fares when I book a trip to the States. For an affordable hotel, I always go for the Hilton brands. I find their service, rooms and breakfast to be excellent but don't charge a premium for its name. For a city-break I always visit the website of the Four Seasons, which always has a deal or two on the go. The quality of service and experience here is incredible and the Four Seasons are known for always delivering, in my experience.\nI recently visited New York and Miami in 2015, and found I could make the trip with a lot of flights to choose from, a number of great hotel choices and lots to see and do on a budget. I loved how much there was to see and do, without having to break the bank in doing it.\nNew York is a city I have visited a few times and I find the best way to do it is to use Airbnb for your accommodation. You get a place like a home, with a kitchen for those who want to use it, and the Airbnb network is a lot cheaper than hotels. You can take a look at my New York City Airbnb trip planner for more details. Miami is great too \u2013 take a look at what I got up to there by clicking here.\nFor more inspiration, see my list of 20 great destinations for a great price tag. Do you want to travel in style? Read the post on my top 5 favourite luxury travel destinations.\nI'm sure I've caught your interest now if you're planning on taking a break soon!\nWhere are your favourite places to travel to for less?\nFollow me on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter\nI think a weekend break in Italy would be something to consider for a break for less- I found it really reasonable but luxurious at the"}
{"article":"(CNN)The debate over health care reform once again blooms in D.C., but this time Democrats and the President whose legacy rests on the Affordable Care Act are tending a garden challenged by some rather invasive species. The GOP has kicked off its season by pulling Obamacare up by the roots in its proposed 2016 House budget. But this budget will not become law. And so Republicans are also preparing strategic plays if the Supreme Court rules in their favor this summer, or if a Republican wins the White House next year backed by complementary majorities in the House and Senate. Either scenario would mortally wound Obamacare. But this isn't a zero sum game. Smart Republicans already know they don't win just because the other side loses.  Upending Obamacare may poison the GOP's standing with 16.4 million Americans who will face adverse, even dire consequences without legislative patches to the law, or a swift switch to a solid alternative health care policy. This week, the conservative weekly The Washington Examiner aimed to mark Obamacare's fifth anniversary by asking a panel whether to \"reform, replace or restart\" the law. A gas leak scuttled the event. Once they've regrouped for their next panel, Republicans should instead entertain a different R: Revise. So far every plan Republicans are offering strikes out any mandate to purchase insurance, which, oddly for a party celebrating self-reliance, encourages some people to continue shifting their adult responsibilities onto others. Many of the GOP plans replace the subsidies that make exchange plans affordable for low-income Americans with tax credits. Tax credits don't make much sense when you don't have a lot of taxes to pay in the first place. These alternatives appear to be thinly veiled transitions away from the key Obamacare principle of providing guaranteed access. To date the law has reduced the rates of uninsured Americans by a whopping 35%.  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, lifted his veil even during his own plan's debut by insisting \"every last word of Obamacare must be repealed\" while promoting his own Health Care Choices Act that ditches subsidies and the mandate. Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush shares Cruz's preference to dismantle the \"monstrosity\" altogether, describing his preference for cheaper catastrophic insurance that helps people with massive bills but leaves poor Americans to fend for themselves when it comes to needless perks -- like insulin and blood pressure pills. And besides repealing the ACA, House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, R-Georgia, wants to tear into President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society achievements as well.  His budget proposal dismantles the federal Medicaid program by slashing its funding and devolving it to the states, while asking seniors on Medicare to try their luck with a voucher-discounted private insurance. What these approaches don't get is that we live in a country entirely populated by citizens who want and expect to receive medical care when they need it, yet not all of these citizens want to pay anything for the privilege. The beating heart of Obamacare is its mandate to purchase health insurance, which keeps costs down for everyone, makes it fiscally feasible to cover patients with pre-existing conditions, and makes government subsidies possible for those who can't afford any insurance without them. If Republicans shift their focus to revising Obamacare, there are an array of spots to trim and weeds to pull, and they can expect many Democrats to join in the work. But after dealing with a withering onslaught of over 60 Republican attempts to kill the bill, Democrats can't make even the most basic fixes for fear of losing everything. But there are some places to look. Even ACA supporters can acknowledge some specific anti-competitive features in the law.  This should interest Republicans. The ACA's push toward offloading risk onto hospitals rather than insurers is encouraging hospital consolidation, with large hospital corporations seeking to build economies of scale to offset future risk  This trend may drive up costs as hospitals face less competition. Meanwhile consumers shopping the exchange plans can select from few in-network hospitals and physicians, again making the health care marketplace less competitive. The United States may be graced with institutions offering stellar care in complex conditions that attract patients across state lines as well as across the world, centers that contribute to medicine generally through their research and training. But going out of state to seek such care isn't an option for many patients on exchange plans.  Cruz proposes opening up health insurance markets nationally, an idea that we should build on. Years of a rough economy have left many consumers without the income or savings to pay the high copays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums that Obamacare uses as a cost-control measure. Among families making 250% to 400% over the federal poverty line, 55% to 68% can't make their deductible, depending on their plan. The numbers are considerably worse for families under that threshold, and even for families making over 400% of the poverty line, 25% to 38% can't pay the out of pocket maximum if they become seriously ill. Despite these costs, the ACA penalizes responsible consumers further by capping flexible spending accounts. Furthermore, Obamacare is in part more expensive than it might be because it takes a gamble covering preventive testing for people with no sign of disease for \"free,\" yet makes patients with chronic conditions pay deductibles even when we know their care will save money in the long run. That's not the most rational distribution of funds if we're trying to do the greatest good for the greatest number at the lowest cost. Since Jeb Bush is interested in focusing on the big-ticket items and not sweating the small stuff, perhaps this is an area where he can throw his support. Obamacare isn't a work of art by any means. It's a messy, pragmatic attempt to reach a goal the majority of Americans want: access to affordable health care when it's needed. Some rather fundamental revisions lie ahead, like a forthcoming administrative decision on whether to continue allowing state variability among the prescribed Essential Health Benefits it covers. So, my advice to Republicans is that they pick one or two specific aspects of Obamacare they'd like to improve, let's have the policy debate, then introduce your legislative fix to the existing law, leaving its beating heart intact. Show you're open to constructively improving the ACA and I'm sure we'll see Democrats start coming to the table with their own pet peeves about the law. 2016 doesn't have to be a hyperbolic, hyperventilating contest for the fate of 16.4 million Americans.","highlights":"Ford Vox: With its budget proposal to kill Obamacare, or hopes the Supreme Court will do the same, the GOP makes a mistake . He says 16.4 million Americans benefiting. Smart Republicans know this; should instead tease out problematic parts of ACA to revise .","id":"a9f7cb03b545006bfeb014904c80d8dd58b080b8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with a fresh attack, but the big difference in 2019 is that Democrats are not yet ready to fully embrace Medicare for All.\nThe Affordable Care Act has been the signature law of President Barack Obama, but that does not mean that everyone who voted for the ACA is happy to see it remain a fixture of the public discussion.\nThe law is now under threat, and Republican and Democratic legislators are trying to out-do one another with claims that any weakening of the ACA would be a disaster for the country.\n\"The Republicans want to take away health insurance from 24 million people,\" Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer told reporters on June 11 in a room across the street from the White House.\nRepublicans have no intention of offering alternatives to the current health care system. Instead, Republicans say, they are eager to start over with a plan that would return patients to the old system.\nBut while the GOP has its heart set on a full repeal of Obamacare, Democrats are not ready to follow the Republicans all the way. The new push for the Medicare for All is a good example of why Democrats are wary.\n\"We've got to move on with a better plan,\" said Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, in an interview. \"The public is not comfortable with a total repeal and is ready to move to something more comprehensive. I see it in California.\"\nFeinstein has been pushing her own legislation for years that she says will expand coverage and access.\nIt would start by offering a more generous version of the Affordable Care Act, then build on that to eventually cover everyone. The goal is to bring everyone under an umbrella of insurance coverage, including those working in the gig economy.\nShe's also looking for more government-sponsored health care coverage options to be available in the private market, including a Medicare-for-All style system called a Public Option.\nThere will also be a mandate that everyone gets insurance.\n\"My plan would be a Medicare for All plan,\" said Feinstein.\nThere's only one problem. Her bill has been bottled up in a Senate committee that she is a chairman. The last time she tried to move it forward, it was stopped because the then-Chairman Mitch McConnell refused to even bring it up for a vote. The 2018 Democratic midterm elections showed that a vote for this type of Medicare for All plan is a loser for Democrats.\n"}
{"article":"The world\u2019s leading authority on the detection of banned performance-enhancing drug EPO in blood says a particularly low level of the substance is explicable only by renal damage or doping \u2014 a conclusion that raises fresh doubts over historic alleged doping by a current staff member at Team Sky. As The Mail on Sunday reported last week, court documents in France show that an expert at a 2001 criminal trial concluded from a blood sample taken from a Dutch rider, Servais Knaven, that he had taken artificial EPO. The toxicology reports that led to testimony that Knaven had taken EPO were compiled by two doctors whose evidence was challenged in court, but the court ruled it was good evidence. Knaven has been a \u2018directeur sportif\u2019 with vital strategic responsibilities at Team Sky since 2011 and was a 27-year-old rider with Dutch team TVM when the sample was taken during the 1998 Tour de France. Dave Brailsford, former director Sean Yates and Servais Knaven (second right) with Bradley Wiggins in 2012 - a 1998 sample from Knaven showing an EPO level of 0.7 was used to convict traffickers in a French court . The technical paperwork relating to his blood tests carried out by an expert, Francoise Bressolle, showed an EPO level of 0.7. Team Sky say their own unnamed experts, paid by them to examine documents unearthed by the MoS, have exonerated Knaven of any wrongdoing, for reasons unspecified. Knaven was never on trial and therefore did not have an opportunity to challenge the medical evidence; rather his tests and testimony were used to convict EPO traffickers. Knaven never disputed the reading of 0.7 but denied ever taking EPO. Now Robin Parisotto, who invented the first ever blood tests to detect EPO, has told the MoS: \u2018The only known causes of such a low EPO level in blood [0.7] is either due to significant renal damage where the kidneys cannot sustain normal production of natural\/endogenous EPO and\/or the current and previous administration of recombinant [banned] EPO.\u2019 Directeur sportif for Team Sky Knaven signed a police statement in 1998 saying he did not contest the EPO finding. He said he believed it may have been due to \u2018great exertion\u2019, which expert Robin Parisotto . Sky did not answer our specific questions but gave this statement: . \u2018This relates to events over 15\u00a0years ago that were contested and\u00a0well documented at the time. We looked carefully at the\u00a0information provided to us by The Mail on Sunday\u00a0last week,\u00a0including a review by a panel of\u00a0three independent world-class\u00a0experts. Nothing here, including\u00a0the new medical opinion, causes\u00a0us, or the experts, to change our\u00a0view. There is no proof of Doping. Servais Knaven continues to\u00a0maintain his innocence and to be\u00a0a valued member of Team Sky.' The MoS has asked Knaven and Team Sky if Knaven had renal damage at the 1998 Tour de France. They have not answered. Parisotto was lead researcher on the pioneering EPO tests, first implemented at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. These tests have morphed into the athlete biological passport and since been adopted by a number of international sporting bodies. Parisotto also currently sits on the biological passport panel of cycling\u2019s world governing body, the UCI. In 1998, Knaven signed a police statement saying he did not contest the EPO finding, but said he did not know why it was so low. He told police he believed it may have been due to \u2018great exertion\u2019. Parisotto says: \u2018I don\u2019t think that \u201cgreat exertion\u201d is a plausible explanation for such a low EPO level.\u2019 FRENCH COURT DOCUMENTSNo 1:\u00a0\u00a0This is an extract from the court expert\u2019s summary, specifically in relation to Knaven\u2019s blood and his EPO level, saying in her opinion this was a result of the \u2018feedback\u2019 phenomenon where the body is now producing such low levels of EPO as it had recently stopped taking artificial EPO. It finishes by saying: \u2018Conclusion: Took exogenous EPO.\u2019 No 2:\u00a0An extract from the official court summary of the case showing expert witness BRESSOLLE had concluded EPO use by four of the TVM riders, from blood samples. Knaven was one of those four. Ouchakov, Blijelevens and Voskamps were the others. No 3: A summary of an interview, quoting Knaven\u2019s own words, following a police interview on 3 Dec 1998, signed by Servais Knaven to show it is an authentic and accurate representation of what he had said in that interview. He says: \u2018I do not dispute this rate [of 0.7]. On the other hand, if this rate is so low, it can result from lots of things other than stopping taking EPO. At least that is what I\u2019ve heard from lawyers and doctors. I believe these people all the more because I\u2019ve never taken EPO. \u2018For my part, although I am not a doctor, I think that this perhaps comes from the fact this is due to an earlier great effort.\u2019 No 4: The vital readings that Mrs Bressolle found in Knaven\u2019s blood. The key figure here is the EPO reading in the body: 0.7. This was an abnormally low reading. Last week we revealed that The Mail on Sunday had unearthed a collection of documents, never published or reported before, containing detail about the involvement of Servais Knaven, Team Sky\u2019s Sporting Director, in one of cycling\u2019s major doping scandals. Last week\u2019s revelations came after months of in-depth investigations. When we passed our findings to Team SKY, they refused to act. Most major cycling teams, including Team Sky, have employed former dopers in the past three years - either as riders, coaches, doctors or all three, and there is no rule against this, but Team Sky have a \u2018zero tolerance\u2019 (ZT) policy, meaning that if past doping comes to light, that person must leave. Several Team Sky staff have left after confessions since 2012, but not Knaven. Question 1 . The world\u2019s leading blood expert on EPO, Robin Parisotto, has examined the paperwork from Reims. Parisotto invented the first blood tests to detect EPO and sits on the biological passport panel of the UCI. He says the testing Francoise Bressolle did on Knaven\u2019s blood remains credible, concluding: \u2018The only known causes of such a low EPO level in blood is either due to significant renal damage where the kidneys cannot sustain normal production of natural\/endogenous EPO and\/or the current and previous administration of recombinant EPO.\u2019 Did Servais Knaven have renal damage at the Tour de France in 1998? If not, what is his own explanation for that EPO reading, which he did not contest as accurate in a signed police statement in 1998? Question 2 . Servais Knaven\u2019s urine from July 28 1998 showed irregular levels of a banned drug, cortisone. In signed contemporaneous statements he said he \u2018did not contest\u2019 the presence in his samples of numerous substances, cortisone included. His explanation was he didn\u2019t know how they got there. Would Team Sky today, with a zero-tolerance policy, accept the rider\u2019s explanation \u2018I don\u2019t know how it got there\u2019 as a valid defence? Question 3 . Who are the three \u2018independent world-class\u2019 experts cited in Team Sky\u2019s statement of March 7 who say the court documents are no proof of doping? Question 4 . The evidence provided last week by the MoS, and studied by these experts, was accepted as valid in a criminal court case where three defendants were given prison sentences in verdicts, never appealed. On what specific, scientific basis did these three experts reject this evidence? Question 5 . Dave Brailsford said on The Telegraph\u2019s cycling podcast last week that the experts, paid by Team Sky, did not know Servais Knaven\u2019s name when analysing the papers. Is it true the experts didn\u2019t know the papers related to Knaven? (His name appears across the papers) If so, why not? Question 6 . Knaven explicitly told police in 1998 he had no medical conditions requiring treatment with prescription drugs, yet admitted use of one prescription drug, Persantin \u2014 a blood thinner \u2014 and tested positive for another, Naftidrofuryl. The latter is used by heart patients. Knaven said in 1998 he\u2019d never heard of it, but now admits he used it. Why the apparent contradictions? Question 7 . Team Sky say they were unaware until last week of the contents of the police statements relating to Servais Knaven from 1998 and of various findings during that Tour, including products in his room and system. You now know about the court documents in Reims. Will you go to review them? Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.","highlights":"The Mail on Sunday revealed French court documents show an expert at a 2001 criminal trial found Dutch rider, Servais Knaven, took artificial EPO . Knaven has been held the role of \u2018directeur sportif\u2019 at Team Sky since 2011 . His employment comes in spite of Team Sky's 'zero tolerance' policy . Team Sky's unnamed experts exonerated Knaven of any wrongdoing . EPO expert Robin Parisotto  told the MoS: \u2018The only known causes of such a low EPO level in blood [0.7] is either due to significant renal damage ... or the current and previous administration of recombinant [banned] EPO\u2019 Team Sky said the new medical opinion doesn't change their position on Knaven, who maintains his innocence and is a valued member of Team Sky .","id":"2388b1de420fc1403a18a04fe915079a6c5c052b","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"ing allegations against two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and former team-mate and teammate Chris Horner.\nCyclist Alberto Contador of Spain rides during stage six of the Tour de France cycling race between Pau and Peyragudes, in Hautes-Pyrenees. Contador has been accused by a former teammate of doping during their 2010 Tour de France winning team RadioShack, but he has strongly denied the charges. He has been banned for two years and may never return to racing. (AP)\nA report by former New Zealand sports scientist Pat McQuaid found the presence of EPO in the urine of Contador in the 2010 Tour \u201cunlikely\u201d because his levels were so low. But in a study published this month in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Medicine, Spanish research team leader Antonio Vergara claims that Contador\u2019s urine test results make \u201cabsolutely no sense\u201d without a doping explanation, and that they can be explained \u201conly if it is assumed that he was on a low-dose, long-term doping program for about 5 years.\u201d\n\u201cThis study shows that the results do not make sense without explaining by doping as no other explanation allows the values obtained,\u201d Vergara told Sports Integrity.\nVergara, who is based in the Asturias region of northern Spain, leads an international sports-doping research team that includes former Tour de France doctor Don Catlin and German physiologist and chemist, Harald Mokros. Catlin is considered the world\u2019s leading expert on EPO. He was the first to develop and market a test capable of detecting doping with EPO on an ongoing basis and his test is still in use today by the anti-doping community.\nAccording to Vergara, \u201cthis study was requested after McQuaid\u2019s report and our work is not related to it in any way.\u201d He said his findings were in no way aimed at undermining McQuaid\u2019s investigation. Rather, the study was an \u201cexplainability analysis,\u201d and that \u201cin reality, we do not claim that EPO doping is impossible, we just show that it is implausible in this case.\u201d\nThis case is the stuff of cycling legend. During the Tour, Contador was caught up in a battle with Frenchman Lance Armstrong. The American had already been stripped of three of his seven Tour victories. But Contador"}
{"article":"A Victorian book detailing plans to build a railway in Burma that was found in the personal library of Eric Lomax, the Scots army officer who became known as the Railway Man, is being sold along with photographs of West Africa's Gold Coast Railway being constructed. The book is an account of a survey carried out to assess the feasibility of laying tracks from China to Rangoon in 1888 - 54 years before Mr Lomax was forced to work on the Death Railway in Burma. It was found in his library along with hundreds of black-and-white photos and postcards showing the construction of the Gold Coast Railway in West Africa, which Mr Lomax worked on later in his life. Mr Lomax was one of 60,000 Allied prisoners-of-war made to build the Burma Railway under horrific conditions and his autobiography about his own ordeal was turned into the 2013 film The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth. This is one of dozens of images found in the personal collection of Eric Lomax that is being auctioned off. It's one of several photographs celebrating the\u00a0opening of the first 26 miles of the Eastern Division of the Gold Coast Railway in Africa in 1910 and shows dignitaries aboard the train . The snaps had been lovingly compiled into two albums by war veteran Mr Lomax, a huge railway enthusiast who spent his life collecting books, documents and photos . Fascinating: One of the maps in Mr Lomax's collection that's from a Victorian book that details plans to build a railway in Burma . The book is an account of a survey carried out into the possibility of laying tracks from China to Rangoon in 1888 - 54 years before Mr Lomax was forced to work on the Death Railway in Burma . Mr Lomax worked on the Burma Railway under horrific conditions and his autobiography about the ordeal was turned into the 2013 film The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth. This book predates his time there by 54 years . Since his death in 2012, his widow Patti - played by Nicole Kidman in the critically-acclaimed movie - has been sorting out his library at their home in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. The snaps had been lovingly compiled into two albums by war veteran Mr Lomax, a huge railway enthusiast who spent his life collecting books, documents and photos. They show British engineers overseeing the construction of the Gold Coast Railway in the early 20th century. After his brutal ordeal as a Japanese PoW, Mr Lomax struggled to adjust to civilian life and joined the Colonial Service, which administered most of Britain's overseas possessions. He was posted to the Gold Coast where he helped to build a huge dam across the Volta river and oversaw the construction of a 600 mile, 3ft 6in gauge railway. The photos, postcards and the book, Railway Connexion of Burmah and China, are now being sold by his family at auction in London. Henry Baggot, of auctioneers Bonhams, said: 'This book and the albums of photographs were left over from Eric Lomax's own library and they are now being sold by his family. 'The book is quite poignant when you consider what happed to him in the Second World War. 'When he came back from the Far East to the UK Mr Lomax struggled to settle down to a normal life again so he joined the Colonial Service and he was posted to the Gold Coast. 'Being the railway enthusiast that he was, he picked these photos and postcards up during his time there.' The first album contains 101 photos celebrating the opening of the first 26 miles of the Eastern Division of the Gold Coast Railway in 1910 and shows dignitaries aboard the train. The second is made up of 450 photos of the East, Central and West Divisions and shows surveying in the jungle, tree felling, construction of bridges, culverts and railway buildings. The rare copy of the book written by Archibald Colquhourn and Holt Hallett explores the possibility of building a railway between Rangoon, Burma, and south western China. Mr Lomax\u00a0was posted to the Gold Coast where he helped to build a huge dam across the Volta river and oversaw the construction of a 600 mile, 3ft 6in gauge railway. This picture predates this project and is one of 450 that shows surveying in the jungle, tree felling, and construction of bridges, culverts and buildings in the East, Central and West Divisions of the African railway . The photographs and books were found in Mr Lomax's study and provide a fascinating insight into Colonial engineering . This picture shows dozens of men in Africa building a line through the jungle some time in the early 20th century . The latest sale of photo albums and the copy of the Railway Connexion of Burmah and China are said to be worth \u00a3900 and are being sold on March 18 . The work on the railway started in 1938 and was abandoned and never resumed due to the Japanese Army advancement in the Far East in the Second World War. The British had also looked into building a railway between Burma and Thailand but the route of the line - through hilly jungle terrain divided by many rivers \u2013 was considered too dangerous and difficult to undertake. Nonetheless, after the Japanese invaded Burma in 1942, they used forced labour involving nearly 200,000 Asian civilians and 60,000 Allied PoWs to work on building the railway. Of these, about 90,000 civilians and 12,600 PoWs died from disease, malnutrition and beatings. Last year Patti Lomax sold at auction an extensive collection of books relating to military history and the railways in the Far East which her late husband used for research on his autobiography. The latest sale of photo albums and the copy of the Railway Connexion of Burmah and China are said to be worth \u00a3900 and are being sold on March 18. Eric Lomax with his wife Patti. Mr Lomax died in 2012 and since his death Patti has been sorting out his belongings at their home in\u00a0in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland . Colin Firth played Mr Lomax in the 2013 film The Railway Man. It also starred Nicole Kidman (right)","highlights":"Book detailing plans to build a railway in Burma found in the personal library of Eric Lomax is being auctioned . Mr Lomax was the Scots Second World War army officer who became known as The Railway Man . The 1888 book is an account of a survey carried out to assess the feasibility of laying tracks from China to Rangoon . Mr Lomax worked on the line under duress as a Japanese prisoner of war along with thousands of others . Hundreds of photographs of a railway being built on Africa's west coast are also up for sale .","id":"55733c9fe9de04de28154f83b48d411036bfbf33","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" and other railway memorabilia.\nThe archive also contains a first edition of the railway pioneer George Stephenson's Autobiography, an 1860 edition of Charles Babbage's The Difference Engine, photographs of Queen Victoria's funeral cortege and a letter from Alfred, Lord Tennyson to his daughter Frances expressing disappointment that she had failed to visit him on the day of his wedding.\nLomax's book, the original manuscript of his wartime autobiography which describes a railway link built between 1904 and 1915 to connect Burma with India, is expected to fetch \u00a34,000-\u00a36,000 at the auction. The memoirs tell how after being captured by Japanese forces in Burma, Lomax was forced on to a prisoner of war train bound for the Yunnan-Burma Railway, later known as the Death Railway. Lomax, who was severely beaten and tortured by the Japanese, eventually reached Thailand after surviving years in the jungle.\nThe book, which was donated to the Royal Mail by Lomax himself, will be up for sale at Dix Noonan Webb's Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera sale on December 16. It is one of several original wartime documents to be auctioned.\nAlso expected to attract interest is a photograph of the first engine to cross the first section of the Trans-African Railway built by German colonialists and the British South Africa Company in 1896, at a cost of \u00a3250,000.\nThe 8in x 10in \"colour\" photograph - described in Dix Noonan Webb catalogues as the original sepia copy - depicts a number of soldiers and local people standing on the platform of the Chambwe Railway Station, in eastern Rhodesia. The original sepia photograph is said to have been bought in London in the early 1980s and the copy from the archive of the Chambwe Railway Station Museum in Zimbabwe.\nThe book, The Black Man, White Train, also expected to fetch \u00a31,000, is said to be the first publication on the railway built by the British, who were competing for the right to build the route between the north and south of Africa.\nA photograph of the train crossing the \"Bridge of Death\" was also made a century ago by Frank Hurley, a pioneer Australian photographer and film maker who was working for the British South Africa Company.\nThe black-and-white photograph shows men and children standing on the railway bridge"}
{"article":"A gang enforcer convicted of beating and strangling a San Antonio woman who refused to pay a Mexican Mafia-imposed tax on her illegal drug sales is set to be executed this week. The lethal injection of Manuel Vasquez on Wednesday evening would leave Texas prison officials in the nation's most active death penalty state with enough pentobarbital to carry out only one more execution until they are able to obtain a new supply. At least six executions are scheduled in the coming weeks in Texas, where prison officials \u2014 like in other death penalty states \u2014 have struggled to find providers for drugs for executions. Vasquez, 46, had no appeals in the courts Tuesday and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a clemency petition filed on his behalf in a 7-0 vote. Gang enforcer Manuel Vasquez, 46, is scheduled for execution on Wednesday for the ordered murder of a San Antonio woman who ignored a 10 per cent street tax on drugs known as a 'dime' Evidence at Vasquez's 1999 capital murder trial showed he and two other men were carrying out orders to kill 51-year-old Juanita Ybarra for ignoring the Mexican Mafia's 10 per cent street tax on drugs \u2014 known as a 'dime.' After a night of drinking and drugs at a run-down San Antonio motel, Vasquez and two companions barged into the nearby room of Ybarra and her boyfriend, Moses Bazan, early on March 19, 1998, according to evidence presented at his trial. Bazan was knocked out in an ensuing struggle but said he saw Ybarra being beaten, heard Vasquez holler that she was biting him and saw Vasquez using a telephone cord to strangle Ybarra. The attackers grabbed valuables like cameras and jewelry, stuffed them into a pillowcase and fled. When Bazan regained consciousness, he stumbled to the motel office to summon police. He was able to identify at least one of the attackers, leading to the arrest of all three. One of them, Johnny Joe Cruz, took a plea deal that carried a seven-year sentence and testified against Vasquez. The third man charged, Oligario Lujan, is serving a 35-year prison term. Court records show the three were carrying out orders from Mexican Mafia boss Rene Munoz, who spent years on the Texas Department of Public Safety's 10 Most Wanted List until his arrest in 2012. Joel Perez, Vasquez's lead trial lawyer, recalled last week that the motive for the slaying was 'very detrimental'. 'We have the Texas Mexican Mafia, and anyone selling drugs they collect a dime - 10 percent,' he said. 'And the motive in this case was she wasn't paying.' The lethal injection of Manuel Vasquez on Wednesday evening at Huntsville prison in Texas would leave T officials in the nation's most active death penalty state with enough pentobarbital to carry out only one more execution until they are able to obtain a new supply . Detectives also found the blood of the victims and Vasquez's blood on clothing left in the trunk of a car he used. 'It put him at the scene when he denied being around there,' Mary Green, an assistant Bexar County district attorney who prosecuted Vasquez, said. 'I recall he was an extremely violent individual. In the punishment phase we proved up two other homicides he'd been involved with.' Vasquez had a lengthy record and had been in and out of prison at least twice. One conviction involved the beating of a man who died after his body was set on fire. Records also show Vasquez' father is serving a life sentence for a 1976 murder, and a brother and cousins are or have been in prison.","highlights":"Manuel Vasquez, 46, is set for lethal injection on Wednesday evening for carrying out orders to kill\u00a051-year-old Juanita Ybarra in San Antonio, Texas . Ybarra ignored the Mexican Mafia's 10 per cent street tax on drugs - known as a 'dime'","id":"aaa9d5a45d3f7a8e0b98002615495eb43fdd09e9","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" with only one active death row inmate.\nThat inmate, Kenneth Foster, will be the one to watch this week in Houston. His execution is scheduled for Wednesday. Foster, a white supremacist, was the mastermind behind a racist conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of two black men. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1998.\nVasquez was convicted of the 1995 beating and strangling death of a 23-year-old woman who refused to pay $500 monthly on her drug sales, according to the San Antonio Express-News. An earlier murder charge was dropped in a plea deal.\nHis last victim was a young woman, with whom he had an affair, whom he beat to death because she refused to pay money to him for drugs. Vasquez was also convicted of fatally beating a 41-year-old woman and conspiring to kill another person.\n\"There's no good excuse I can come up with for the things that happened,\" he told the Texas Tribune last week.\nTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton also expressed remorse for Vasquez's actions, but still sees the need for capital punishment to \"protect society and deter others from committing the same crimes.\"\n\"As a citizen of Texas, I am troubled by Mr. Vasquez's heinous crimes,\" Paxton said. \"However, as Attorney General, it is my duty to see to it that the death penalty is applied properly in the pursuit of justice.\"\nState-level capital punishment has been on the decline in recent years. Just four states \u2014 Texas, Louisiana, Missouri and Georgia \u2014 have accounted for 76% of executions between 1977 and 2017, according to a recent report from the Death Penalty Information Center, an anti-death penalty group.\n\"The death penalty no longer has the support of majorities or broad coalitions of Americans and the last 4 [or] 5 years or so that has become particularly true,\" said Robert Dunham, executive director for the Death Penalty Information Center.\nIn addition to Foster, Texas is also scheduled to execute Michael Scott Wood on Thursday. Wood was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 for the rape-murder of a teenage girl. And it is expected to execute Joseph Garcia on Thursday after he was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of a fellow inmate at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.\n\"As is always the"}
{"article":"The internet has reacted in typical fashion to today's double blow that Zayn Malik is quitting One Direction and Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked - by suggesting the 54-year-old job seeker becomes the boy band's fifth member. Dozens of hilarious memes have been spread across social media showing the group posing together with Zayn replaced by the petrol head in an array of publicity and performance shots. Mostly consisting of Clarkson's head photoshopped onto Zayn's body, other images include Clarkson with his arms draped across his fellow band members' shoulders, or performing on stage alongside Harry Styles. Scroll down for video . A promotional poster for the band's On the Road Again tour was edited to include Clarkson being part of the line-up . The internet memes showed the boy band with its fifth member being recently-sacked Clarkson (centre). Here he is pictured wearing Zayn's shirt and braces . Another image showed the group wearing suits, with Clarkson donning a dark brown jacket . Clarkson, wearing a white long-sleeve shirt, poses alongside the band members in another hilarious photoshopped image . It follows this afternoon's announcement that Zayn, 22, would be quitting the group a week after he was pictured holding hands with a blonde Essex girl during the group's tour in Thailand. After five years with the band, the singer has bowed out, leaving Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to continue as a four-piece. Just hours previously, Lord Hall, the Director General of the BBC, had announced Clarkson was sacked after the corporation's internal investigation found he had punched producer Oisin Tymon with such force Tymon had to go to A&E. The corporation's internal investigation concluded the star, 54, launched an 'unprovoked' 30-second physical attack on Tymon because he was offered a plate of cold cuts instead of steak and chips. However, with Clarkson now looking for work and One Direction appearing to have a vacancy, sharp witted Twitter users quickly created a series of memes in a light hearted attempt to solve both problems. In announcing his decision to quit the group, Zayn said: 'My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined. 'But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band. I'd like to apologise to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart.' The Department for Work and Pensions also tweeted about the news, offering Zayn some job seeking tips . Lidl stores slashed the price of their One Direction Easter eggs by one fifth - 20p - after Zayn announced he was quitting the band . Jeremy Clarkson, wearing Zayn's clothes, poses with his band mates in this photoshopped image . In this meme, Zayn replaces Clarkson as the host of Top Gear alongside James May and Richard Hammond . Zayn, wearing Clarkson's clothes, poses beside Hammond and May in another internet meme that plays on the fact Clarkson was today sacked just hours before Zayn quit One Direction . He continued: 'I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22 year old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight. 'I know I have four friends for life in Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall. I know they will continue to be the best band in the world.' The Best Song Ever hitmakers will record their fifth album in Zayn's absence and will continue with the remaining dates on the band's forthcoming world tour. Meanwhile, the BBC found Clarkson spent 20 minutes verbally abusing producer Tymon in a luxury North Yorkshire hotel before launching a 30-second physical assault that led to another member of staff dragging him away. Mr Tymon said today after the sacking: 'He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end in this way'. Another picture shows Clarkson performing on stage, with Harry Styles pictured to his immediate left . The BBC today sacked Jeremy Clarkson, leading to the creation of internet memes suggesting he join One Direction. Here he is photoshopped far left into a picture of the group .","highlights":"Internet memes show Clarkson posing as the boy band's fifth member . The hilarious images were created in the wake of Zayn's decision to quit . His shock announcement came just hours after Clarkson given the sack . He was sacked after a BBC investigation found he hit a Top Gear producer . Zayn today declared he was quitting One Direction to live a 'normal' life . Harry, Louis, Liam and Niall will continue as a four-piece in his absence .","id":"afea19c481b76724a80e01503448176266001b0a","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" new manager.\nThe former Top Gear presenter's name has been linked to both the 1D gig and the One Direction movie (a feature film adaptation of their life story is currently in the works) over the last few days.\nAnd it's not like it's an idle suggestion - Clarkson has a long history of being behind bands, having also been linked with the vacant place at the Rolling Stones after Mick Jagger fired original bassist Bill Wyman and guitarist Mick Taylor in 1974 (he's since been replaced by Ronnie Wood).\nClarkson has also been suggested as a replacement for the departed Tom Jones after a long, long line of contenders.\nAnd in case you thought Clarkson could manage One Direction after that, the internet has also had a theory about where he might end up if he did take the top job.\nThe Zayn Malik theory\nThe internet is still reeling from Zayn Malik quitting One Direction - but instead of feeling heartbroken, the web is in fine form, suggesting who might be a good replacement manager for the 1D boys.\nMost of the options come with a healthy dose of speculation - you know, the kind of stuff that usually never happens in the real world - but we'd like to think that the most likely choices do have at least some grounding in fact, if not some genuine connection to the world of One Direction.\n1. Jeremy Clarkson\nThe Top Gear presenter is no stranger to One Direction, or reality TV in general - he's been on both the US version of The Apprentice and a short-lived game show called The Amazing Race UK, which featured members of the 1D gang.\nOf course, that was long before Clarkson's more recent stint as host of the UK version of Top Gear, and there's some speculation that the TV presenter hasn't always seen eye-to-eye with the boys (Clarkson has previously described Louis Tomlinson as the band's \"fat one\"). But Zayn has reportedly been desperate to ditch the show and the job - could Clarkson convince him to come and manage their career on a permanent basis?\n2. Harry Potter's David Bradley\nPotter actor David Bradley is no stranger to playing managers of a rock band, having played Slughorn in the last three Harry Potter movies. And his appearance in the films has made him even more famous, meaning he"}
{"article":"Searchers have confirmed one of the victims killed in the East Village explosion was missing male model Nicholas Figueroa. The 23-year-old was settling the check at the sushi restaurant after a second date with his Bowlmor Lanes colleague when the building erupted. He was one of two people, alongside 26-year-old busboy Moises Ismael Loc\u00f3n Yac, delcared missing after the blast. Officials have yet to identify the second body pulled from the debris on Sunday. Scroll down for video . Tragic: Investigators have confirmed one of the victims killed in the blast was male model Nicholas Figueroa . Missing: Moises Ismael Loc\u00f3n Yac (left) and\u00a0Figueroa (right) were declared missing after the explosion. It is believed the two were standing together inside the building when the building erupted . Figueroa's family endured an agonizing wait for information on Thursday after searching every hospital in the city. His date, 22-year-old Theresa Galarza, was pictured at the scene being fitted with a neck brace after she was reportedly hurled across the street by the force of the suspected gas explosion. She was later admitted to Bellevue Hospital with a broken nose and punctured lung. Firefighters roll a stretcher into the devastation area on Second Avenue  following the discovery of a second body buried in the rubble of the East Village explosion . Debris from the scene of the explosion is removed before being taken to a secure location for examination . The medical examiner and Crime Scene Unit were also at the site of the disaster which has killed two people and injured 25 others . Firefighters look out of the windows of damaged buildings during as the search for  people missing in the disaster continued . Rubble is removed from the scene of apparent gas explosion on Sunday  three days after the disaster in the East Village neighborhood of New York . Initial reports suggest the Figueroa and Loc\u00f3n, a delivery boy for the restaurant on Second Avenue, may have been standing next to each other at the time of the explosion and may have been blown upward toward the restaurant's cellar - causing them to be buried in the rubble. Loc\u00f3n's family also rushed to the scene and scoured local hospitals after hearing news of the blast,\u00a0CBS\u00a0reports. His older brother, Alfredo, told CBS on Friday that he is devastated about Loc\u00f3n's disappearance. Meanwhile, some debris from the explosion and fire is being taken to a secure site where it will be examined again for any human remains. Debris from the explosion and fire is being taken to a secure site where it will be examined again for any human remains . Explosion: Theresa Galarza, 22, \u00a0was with Figueroa in the restaurant when the blast occurred, she was propelled to the other side of Second Avenue . Missin Person: After the fire on Second Avenue destroyed the three buildings, two men were declared missing - Figueroa (left) and Loc\u00f3n (right), both in their twenties . Found: Searchers found a body Sunday in the rubble from Thursday's massive fire in East Village, the identity of the body is unknown . An official with knowledge of the operation told The Associated Press of the plans. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the operation is ongoing. Emergency workers have been looking through the rubble for signs of the two men who have been missing since Thursday's blast. The explosion and subsequent fire leveled three buildings. The official says upper layers of debris have already been removed and workers have reached the basement level. One of the buildings contained the restaurant where the missing men are believed to have been at the time, Sushi Park. Workers are examining debris onsite before it is removed to the secure location. Looking: Emergency workers have been looking through the rubble for signs of the two men who have been missing since Thursday's blast, the explosion and subsequent fire leveled three buildings . Authorities and the men's families have been searching for the men tirelessly. Police have been using search dogs in the recovery efforts. Robert Boyce, the department's chief of detectives, told the Times that police received initial reports of about 42 people who might be missing. However, police concluded that only Loc\u00f3n and Figueroa were known to have been in the building during the explosion. Four of the 22 people injured remain in critical condition. Eighteen of the 22 suffered non-life threatening injuries. Workers from Con Edison reportedly visited the building (121) for about 45 minutes, the Times reports. After the workers left, the owner of the sushi bar reported smelling gas to the building's owner. The explosion occurred 15 minutes later as workers went to look in the basement. Debris Already Removed: The official says upper layers of debris have already been removed and workers have reached the basement level . Access: During a press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said there is a possibility that a gas line in the restaurant's basement was 'inappropriately accessed internally by people in the building . The investigation into the explosion's cause is ongoing, and the focus is on the plumbing and gas work being done at Sushi Park -- public records show no current work permit on file for plumbing work to be done at the location. During a press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said there is a possibility that a gas line in the restaurant's basement was 'inappropriately accessed internally by people in the building,' NBC reports. Authorities are investigating whether the explosion was the result of a gas theft scheme, according to NBC. Though no one was charged with any wrongdoing at the time -- as it was being treated as a safety violation by inspectors -- investigators are trying to determine if a similar gas-theft scheme will take place.","highlights":"Searchers found two bodies Sunday in the rubble from Thursday's  fire . Two men have been missing since Thursday's explosion: Nicholas Figueroa and Moises Ismael Loc\u00f3n Yac . NYPD has confirmed Figueroa as one of the victims . Debris from the explosion and fire is being taken to a secure site where it will be examined again for any human remains .","id":"579d4eb9372b09f56a54bbdd9049f310e0ee26e1","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":", when the building went up in flames.\nIt\u2019s also reported that the second Bowlmor employee was identified as the male model who suffered fatal injuries after his friend \u2018took too long\u2019 on the date.\nThe New York Daily News reports:\nA male model who vanished on a second date with his Bowlmor Lanes co-worker was identified yesterday by a pal as one of the two people who died in the massive East Village building explosion.\n\u201cI don\u2019t know how many people died, but he was one,\u201d said a broken-hearted Michael Cilento, 30.\nThe friend was killed, and Cilento suffered serious injuries in the blast that tore apart the building at 13th Street and University Place.\nMichael said he met Nicholas about two months ago at a bowling match and the two quickly hit it off. He said they were scheduled to go bowling at their work on Thursday night before they dined at a Thai restaurant a few blocks from the building.\nCilento said he dropped off Nicholas at the bar, then waited outside for about 10 minutes. When the date went too long, the model came outside and said: \u201cHe took too long.\u201d\nHe then got in a cab with a girl who he said appeared \u201cuncomfortable\u201d and the driver began taking him elsewhere.\n\u201cHe had a plan,\u201d said Cilento.\nThe driver then made a U-turn and the cabbie started racing back toward the restaurant.\nCilento said he heard a roar of flames erupt from the front of the building and watched people emerge in flames.\n\u201cI could see the glow. The flames came up over the top of the building, then I could see the flames from the front. I saw one guy run out. There was a guy who I thought was my friend, but I don\u2019t know.\u201d\nCilento added that he couldn\u2019t find anyone else he recognized. He said there was a woman he\u2019d seen before but didn\u2019t recall who she was. Cilento also said he couldn\u2019t find the restaurant\u2019s other employees.\nBut he said there was one person he had seen who didn\u2019t come out: the man he was there to meet, Nicholas.\n\u201cI think I\u2019ll die if I don\u2019t find Nicholas. He\u2019s the only person I can think about right now.\nMichael also said he has no idea if the date was the one who"}
{"article":"Numerous coffees have been shared between Jamie Roberts and Johnny Sexton in the cafes of Paris but all cordialities will be pushed aside when Wales take on Ireland this weekend. Roberts describes Sexton, the Ireland No 10 and his Racing Metro team-mate, as an \u2018angry man\u2019 who has become one of the world\u2019s finest players under the tutorship of Ronan O\u2019Gara. Wales will be keeping close tabs on the fly-half on Saturday and Roberts is planning to use his inside knowledge to minimise the 29-year-old\u2019s impact at the Millennium Stadium. Racing Metro's Jamie Roberts is adamant Wales can nullify the threat of club team-mate Johnny Sexton . \u2018We are good mates in Paris and he\u2019s a guy who demands high standards,\u2019 said Roberts. \u2018He\u2019s an angry man. The first time I played with him \u2014 I remember it well \u2014 was on the Lions tour and he was shouting his head off at me and barking orders. It took me by surprise a bit. \u2018He\u2019s a bloody good player and a very clever thinker about the game. He\u2019s got Ronan O\u2019Gara as his mentor in Paris who is passing on a lot of information and helping him develop into a wonderful player. \u2018He is the commander-in-chief of the Ireland team and a guy we need to stay one step ahead of.\u2019 Ireland's Johnny Sexton has won his battle to be fit to face Wales in the RBS Six Nations on Saturday . Few have attracted such far-flung praise during this year\u2019s RBS Six Nations as Sexton, who has overcome a hamstring injury and is expected to be named in Ireland\u2019s starting XV at today\u2019s team announcement. The Leinsterman has an all-round repertoire but his kicking has been particularly important within the gameplan of Ireland coach Joe Schmidt. Off the back of a dominant breakdown, Sexton was able to pin back England last week with his accurate footballing skills. It was aperfectly executed strategy and an afternoon that enhanced Schmidt\u2019s reputation as one of the game\u2019s most thorough tacticians. Ireland often rely on their choke-tackle routine in defence but the Kiwi coach neglected it against England to avoid scrummaging against a powerful pack. It could return on Saturday and Roberts is prepared for more tactical twists in Cardiff. Sexton was in fine form to inspire Ireland to a 19-9 win over England in Dublin last time out . \u2018They are happy to put bombs up in our 22 if they have to,\u2019 said Roberts. \u2018They always come up with a trick or two, so we have to be prepared for that. You\u2019ve seen them have a two- or three-phase set play where they bring their full back near a ruck after phase three or something like that. \u2018There is usually a trick in there. Joe Schmidt is a clever coach; he is a guy who obviously thinks about the game a lot.\u2019 Throughout the week, Warren Gatland and his Wales coaching staff have emphasised the importance of playing their own game. That means providing front-foot ball for strike-runners, rather than being kicked into submission by a disciplined Irish set-up. With Sexton\u2019s accuracy from the kicking tee, Gatland must also ensure his players keep their penalty count to a minimum, having seen his side concede 37 in the opening rounds. \u2018It\u2019s who blinks first but it\u2019s also who dares wins,\u2019 said Roberts. \u2018These big games are like chess and you try to work each other out in the opening exchanges. They are very clever defensively. They pick and choose their rucks. We have got to be very clever in that respect. Wales coach Warren Gatland, at training on Wednesday, is adamant his side must play their own game . \u2018The contact area is more important than it ever has been and so is the referee\u2019s interpretation. You watch Ireland\u2019s games against France and England and both sides have given them easy outs from their half with cheap penalties, which gave them a strong foothold in opposition territory.\u2019 Wales are not underestimating their opponents and there have been no verbal barbs from Gatland. He is hoping to reverse a worrying trend in Cardiff, where the Irish have lost only twice in 32 years, with retired back-row Alan Quinlan yesterday writing in his column that \u2018Wales don\u2019t scare us like France and England\u2019. \u2018That Celtic love and hate is quite evident,\u2019 said Roberts. \u2018There is always that edge to it. Looking back on a personal note there have been more lows than highs against them and that\u2019s something I am quite keen to rectify. \u2018I\u2019ll never forget watching Ireland win the Grand Slam in our stadium in 2009. That is one of those moments that motivates you I suppose. It\u2019s something you never want to happen again.\u2019","highlights":"Ireland are still on course for a Six Nations Grand Slam . Wales host the reigning champions in Cardiff on Saturday . Racing Metro team-mates Johnny Sexton and Jamie Roberts will meet . Sexton has overcome a hamstring injury and is expected to start .","id":"6c04c36aa67cf827a5417406eb7a31d1fcdb4d12","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"-mate, as a \u201cgreat competitor\u201d, a sentiment the Ireland captain, Conor Murray, returned. The Irish were under-performing early in Murray\u2019s five-year tenure but have since climbed the world rankings to second.\n\u201cOur game has come on a lot over that time,\u201d Murray said. \u201cThe guys have come together and it\u2019s just great to get that consistency now.\u201d\nMurray\u2019s form this season, during which he has scored nine tries in 11 games for Ireland and five tries in five Heineken Cup matches, is a key element to what has put the team in a strong position ahead of the final round of RBS 6 Nations games this weekend. But there are several other important factors, not least of all the absence of Jonathan Sexton. The Ireland fly-half has returned to Leinster this week after being ruled out for at least three weeks due to a knee injury suffered in a win over Glasgow on Saturday.\n\u201cIt\u2019s not good news,\u201d said Murray. \u201cWe\u2019re obviously disappointed because Johnny\u2019s a top player. But we\u2019ve seen that with Johnny being out [that] it\u2019s only made the team work better and it\u2019s great for Leinster. A great opportunity for someone else.\u201d\nMurray does not think that a repeat of their 28-6 victory in Dublin three weeks ago is likely, however. The scrum-half has been one of Ireland\u2019s stand-out performers in the tournament so far. He is now into the second half of a try-scoring run which has taken him to 18 tries in the tournament. The former Munster playmaker did not manage more than two in any of his first 13 Ireland games but, having arrived from the red-hot Racing Metro in October 2014, he has flourished.\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a great boost for us. We\u2019ve got a great environment here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is the same squad of players and you want your team to go forward. I\u2019ve been coming off with a smile in the past week.\u201d\nWhile Sexton\u2019s absence in Twickenham may prove to be a positive for Ireland, it could be a negative for Wales\u2019s bid to remain in the Six Nations. They beat England 25-20 at the Principality Stadium last month and sit level on points with France at the top of the table, but their three defeats this season mean that they"}
{"article":"To begin with, Mark Cavendish seems like he might rank among the more challenging interviewees. He anticipates questions before they\u2019ve been asked, refuses to give an answer to some and offers monosyllabic responses to others. He curses when he talks about the doping scandals in his sport and complains that the newspapers only cover such stories in cycling. Has he not read the recent coverage of similar scandals in athletics and rugby? With a wry smile, he accepts that he hasn\u2019t. British cyclist Mark Cavendish, pictured with Lee Matthews, insists he has plenty more to give . Help for Heroes patron Cavendish is confident he's not past his best following his 11 wins in 2014 . Cavendish believes he doesn't get the media coverage he deserves because he no longer rides for Team Sky . It might be that we\u2019ve got off on the wrong foot. We meet in the bar of a hotel in Windsor and I congratulate him on his victory in Belgium the previous day. I remark that he\u2019s had a \u2018couple\u2019 of good wins already this season. \u2018I\u2019ve had six,\u2019 he responds a little tersely. But this is what makes him interesting beyond his brilliance at the business end of professional bike racing, beyond the explosive drama of a peloton hurtling towards the finish line at 40-odd mph. He has long proved himself a master racer with his sharp bike skills and that explosive turn of pace. But Cavendish has a sharp mind, too. It makes interviewing him something of a contest but an experience that is utterly fascinating. When he talks about the support he provides our injured servicemen and women as a patron for Help for Heroes, there is genuine emotion. He takes a swipe at \u2018the government\u2019 for not doing enough for these \u2018amazing people\u2019. He can relate to the \u2018team mentality\u2019 that develops among soldiers. \u2018It\u2019s more than a job,\u2019 he says. \u2018It\u2019s a family. As a sportsman I get that.\u2019 There are moments when he displays the intensity of a Roy Keane, occasionally communicating his objection to a question by simply staring back at you. But here\u2019s a sportsman who is also not afraid to express an opinion and by the end of our chat he has shared quite a few. Cavendish left Team Sky because he thought the focus was on Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome . Cavendish felt Froome (left) and Wiggins (right) received preferential treatment during his time at Team Sky . \u2018People think I\u2019m past it,\u2019 he says, unprompted. At 29, is he? \u2018No,\u2019 he says. There is a pause. He has clearly decided he has nothing further to say on the subject even if it is one that irks him. But I ask if it\u2019s something he can prove to himself with facts and figures. Cycling is pretty scientific these days, after all. \u2018I measure it by wins,\u2019 he says. \u2018I had 11 wins last year, which is more than any other British rider. But because I ride for a team that\u2019s not supported by a media giant I don\u2019t really get the coverage other riders enjoy.\u2019 He is having a dig at Team Sky here, the \u2018British\u2019 team he represented for a year but left when he realised the focus was more on Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome and winning the grand tours than on delivering him to the front of the peloton to win stages. As the finest pure bike racer in the world at that time \u2014 he was the Manx Missile L\u2019Equipe had voted the greatest sprinter in the history of the Tour de France \u2014 his frustration was understandable. But the truth is last year was not as successful as previous seasons. At least not in the eyes of cycling fans who measure Cavendish by his grand tour stage victories. He crashed out of the Tour de France in that opening-day sprint into Harrogate and appeared to have been superseded by the giant German, Marcel Kittel, as the main man in a tarmac tear-up. The 29-year-old believes he will reach his peak during his 30s and is confident he is now at the right team . A significantly larger man than Cavendish \u2014 6ft 2in plays 5ft 9in \u2014 Kittel is a powerhouse. But Cavendish makes the point that his best is yet to come because \u2018sprinters often peak in their 30s\u2019 and also says \u2018it\u2019s not simply about pure power\u2019. \u2018It\u2019s not as scientific as you think,\u2019 he says. \u2018I know what weight I have to be.\u2019 Which is what? \u2018I know what weight I have to be.\u2019 So he\u2019s pretty confident he\u2019s not past his best? \u2018Yeah, I\u2019m pretty confident I\u2019m not past my best,\u2019 he says, repeating the question virtually word for word. I mention his startling victories on the Champs Elysees in 2009 and 2010 \u2014 the first two of four successive wins in the final stage of the Tour \u2014 and ask him if he remains the same bike racer. \u2018I don\u2019t compare myself to then,\u2019 he says. \u2018But I\u2019ve won six races by the end of February.\u2019 It\u2019s as simple as that? \u2018It\u2019s as simple as the fact that when I first came in, people looked at when I won,\u2019 he says. \u2018I\u2019ve won so much now they only report when I lose.\u2019 His take on Kittel is fascinating. He doesn\u2019t refer to him by name and regards it more as a rivalry between teams than individuals. Cavendish, pictured during a race in\u00a0Lido di Camaiore, has had a successful start to 2015 . \u2018My team has had a rival,\u2019 he says. \u2018It has taken us three years (at Etixx-Quick Step) to piece a new team together. But now I\u2019m pretty confident I\u2019ve got the strongest lead-out team. He\u2019s had a team that has been built around him for years. I lost a team that had been built around me, when HTC folded. We didn\u2019t build anything at Sky. And it\u2019s taken two, three years at Quick Step but now I believe we\u2019re there. \u2018Last year he (Kittel) only won one more race than me and I was out for half the season. Head to head, he\u2019s probably got the better of me most times. But don\u2019t forget the amount of times I\u2019ve been in the final run-in and he\u2019s already been dropped on a climb. \u2018He\u2019s supposed to be the best sprinter in the world, the most powerful rider in a sprint, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019ve lost anything. I win bike races.\u2019 Even after all the he success he has enjoyed, the 43 grand tour stage wins, the world titles, Cavendish insists he remains as hungry as ever. And you can tell he is. You can tell he is miffed that people think there\u2019s now somebody better out there, that he\u2019s not the dominant force he once was. That he\u2019s even now under pressure to secure a new contract when his current deal expires at the end of the season. \u2018I still enjoy being the best,\u2019 he says. \u2018And I don\u2019t just want to be the best I can be. I want to be the best of everyone. And I have another reason to want to be the best: it\u2019s not just about me any more, it\u2019s about my family and I want to be able to give them a good life. \u2018But it\u2019s not just a job. It\u2019s still something I love. Cavendish is confident dopers will be kicked out of cycling because 'the system is working' Andre Agassi claimed in his autobiography\u00a0Open that he did not like tennis despite his success . \u2018You know in Andre Agassi\u2019s book, where he says he didn\u2019t like tennis? I\u2019m telling you, he liked tennis. It was the stuff around it he probably got sick of. I understand that. But the core part of it, the thing that I love, is bike racing. I\u2019m not fortunate to be where I am because I made it happen. But I feel lucky to be able to ride my bike for a living.\u2019 He gives his view on the recent drug scandals \u2014 it should be pointed out that this interview was conducted before the publication of the CIRC report into the sport\u2019s doping problem \u2014 with the same conviction. \u2018There are always going to be d***heads,\u2019 he says in reference to the five positives that could result in the Astana team losing its racing licence. \u2018There are some guys, if I had a team, I wouldn\u2019t touch. But there\u2019s a lot of innocent people who are going to suffer now. \u2018It\u2019s f***ing stupid that there is five in one team. Like, come on, really? You have to have a problem. If you\u2019re doping in cycling I can\u2019t believe how s**t you must be as a cyclist. These guys aren\u2019t even winning. When I started there were dopers. I don\u2019t think it was rife but you could see it. But year on year it\u2019s got better. \u2018You still see it. It\u2019s hard to explain. But when you are riding you know how it is to suffer. You know how you breathe, how you look. You can see when something isn\u2019t right. But at least they are being caught. It shows the system is working.\u2019 His final words, though, are for those whose work has been on the battlefield, who have been injured and are now striving to rebuild their lives with the amazing support of Help for Heroes. \u2018It is an incredible charity and I find it humbling to be around them,\u2019 he says. \u2018These are the people who keep us safe.\u2019 Mark Cavendish is encouraging Daily Mail readers to Ride with Heroes by signing up to the Help for Heroes Hero Ride 2015: the biggest ever cycling show of gratitude and support for our injured servicemen and women. Sign up at: . www.heroride.org.uk .","highlights":"Mark Cavendish believes he does not receive the coverage he deserves . The 29-year-old British cyclist insists he is far from finished . Cavendish has taken a swipe at former employers Team Sky . He insists 'the system is working' to stamp out cheating in cycling .","id":"d61e3734bd0b23b45b2e93062552fd9ffcd4f763","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":". When the conversation does arrive at some sort of conclusion, it\u2019s hard to discern whether a question\u2019s been fully answered, or even whether a response is the correct one.\nHowever, even if his reticence leaves you feeling frustrated, Cavendish\u2019s personality is so engaging that you don\u2019t stop trying. Cavendish is clearly passionate about his sport; his face lights up at the mention of the Tour de France and his eyes sparkle with enthusiasm as he answers questions with words ranging from thoughtful, to funny, to straight to the point.\nWe were surprised that the 34 year old wasn\u2019t already a member of our annual Roll of Honour, but then we realised we hadn\u2019t been following the world of cycling since his early teens, when he was winning titles \u2013 he\u2019s the greatest ever road sprinter, after all \u2013 and making his professional debut in 1999.\nAt the time, it was probably difficult to see what all the fuss was about, given that cycling was still in its infancy in the UK and, for many, the sport seemed irrelevant \u2013 but we certainly do now.\nThis year, his second with Dimension Data, Cavendish made his first appearance at the prestigious Tour de France, where he was again the highest placed British rider, finishing fourth in the opening stage. But his win at Gent-Wevelgem and the third and fourth places at Paris-Roubaix and Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge \u2013 not to mention winning the Grand Prix de Plumelec and the Tour of Turkey \u2013 cemented his place among the sport\u2019s all-time greats.\nCavendish remains a key player in his sport, but how about in business? In our Q&A, he shares with us some tips on what it takes to be successful\u2026\nWhat do you love most about your job?\nI\u2019ve had so many jobs over the years \u2013 I\u2019ve been a pizza boy, a waiter, a DJ, a waiter, a security guard \u2013 but the one I love the most is motor racing. It\u2019s the only job I\u2019ve ever loved. In 2015, I won the World Championships in Milan and I thought \u201cI want to do this every year\u201d, so I\u2019m now going for 2016. But for me, at this stage, riding a bicycle is a big part of my life. Cycling is what I do.\n"}
{"article":"(CNN)This is what it's come to. Starbucks asked its local baristas to have conversations about race. Not the federal government or Congress. Not academia or the NAACP. But a national coffee shop chain waded into an area of social conflict that is as old as the slave ships and as modern as stop-and-frisk policing. Then people went crazy. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was accused of ruining that magic morning moment when customers fork over $4.15  for a \"grande\" coffee with warm skim milk and vanilla extract. A barista writing \"Race Together\" on cups was called an affront to mornings and coffee -- such important conversations belonged inside a hallowed institution, not a common coffee shop, where apparently people no longer chat. A lot of the reaction came via snipes on Twitter from people calling Schultz out on Starbucks' diversity, the hue of his mochaccinos, or his liberal \"brewing\" of controversy.  The nastiness drove the company's communications chief briefly off Twitter. Then, after barely a week, Starbucks shut down the whole darned thing, pushing ahead with a hiring and media initiative instead. But treating Twitter as an important voice of American conscience is like focusing on the annoying beep emitting from your smoke detector instead of addressing the fact that the battery's run dry. What's trending is not necessarily what matters. People do need to talk about race. Not because of a harmless coffee cup, but because we have a real race problem and we need solutions. Starfish Media Group just finished a nationwide tour of American colleges, universities and communities called \"Black in America 2015.\" It's based on our CNN documentary series that takes a close look at the challenges and triumphs of being black in America: from the hopes of the Martin Luther King era to today's unlikely brew of un-kept promises and vast opportunities. There were plenty of conversations about race among the thousands of black and white college students and panelists like rapper Chuck D and Cedric Alexander of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. They lined up to talk about how their experiences mirrored those of the people in the documentaries: black families finding common roots with whites, the politics of skin color, or the black-and-blue conflict over the police engaging in racial profiling. The topics and perceptions were an unending thread. Not only did people talk when they were offered the chance; they wanted to talk. At Stony Brook University, one of our tour stops, a young white male student asked our panel if effecting change in racial discrimination today was even harder to achieve than it was during the Civil Rights era when racism was more overt.  What a good question. There are no longer signs segregating our bathrooms and water fountains, but police are being caught on cell phone videos in apparent attacks on young black men -- the new signposts of racial inequality. New technology has multiplied and spread symbols of racial injustice, but that has created new challenges and new reasons to talk. In this country we sometimes pretend we are so far past the ugly days of Jim Crow and middle-of-the-night cross burnings as to have no racial issues to discuss. We did, after all, elect a black president who, like me, has both a black and a white parent and descends from immigrants. But blacks and whites don't see things the same, and that is a big problem we need to discuss. Pew Research Center asked people of both races this year how much more needs to be done to achieve racial equality. Seventy-nine percent of blacks said \"a lot\" more work needs to be done. Just 44% of whites thought the same. Our country is more diverse than ever -- 13% African-American and 17% Latino, according to the U.S. Census -- but we still live in different worlds.  Blacks have more debt, higher unemployment, less financial security, are less likely to be married or own homes, and are less likely to be represented in corporate boardrooms, the tech industry or even Congress. Perhaps more alarmingly, 75% of black students are going to schools where the majority of the students look just like them. It has been 60 years since Brown v. Board of Education was supposed to bring our schoolchildren together on an equal playing field. That is something worth talking about. Recently, Bryan Stevenson, who founded the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, examined the details behind 3,959 lynchings in 12 Southern states from 1877 to 1950. He wants to raise money to memorialize the sites. We may not live in that land any more, though the FBI is investigating the death of a black man found hanging among the walnut trees this month in Mississippi. But we do live in a land where there is a modern terror digging roots in the minds of young black men. In 2014, our CNN documentary \"Black in America: Black & Blue\" showed police officers talking fearfully about facing off against young criminals on familiar streets and African-American men in fear that they would become the victims of police shootings. The documentary was released just as grand juries chose not to indict the police officers in the Eric Garner and Ferguson, Missouri, cases. To me, it reveals how damaging the rift in our perceptions can be. A young man named Keeshan Harley talked about being frisked over 100 times. Why? \"Because I fit the description,\" said the black college student. Seventy percent of blacks believe, just like Keeshan, that the police treat racial and ethnic groups differently and do not hold police officers accountable for misconduct, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The percentage of whites who agree with that perception hovers in the mid-30s. Much of the white community doesn't perceive or understand the persecution of a Keeshan Harley. But when they see a videotape, as in the Eric Garner case, many finally recognize there is a problem. We need to consider how a lack of confidence in government and law enforcement is dangerous in a civil society. A young man named Luis Paulino shared a cell phone video with me when I was reporting \"Black & Blue.\" It shows tall white police officers beating Luis on the street for no apparent reason. He couldn't call the police for help. These were the police. What if there had been no tape, I asked him. \"Nobody would have believed me,\" he said. \"It would have been my word against 15 police officers.\" That is modern-day terror, and worth at least a coffee shop chat. Black people talk about race all the time, from processing comments about our freckles to recounting how someone rolls their fingers through our child's curly hair. We don't get or expect an even playing field at work. We don't ever get to cross a street in a hoodie at night without the other pedestrians making a string of assumptions. We don't have some mutable characteristic. We wake up and go to bed black, and that makes a difference in this country. CEO Howard Schultz was left wondering why it was such a bad idea to encourage people to talk about race. His initial letter to his staff made it clear he believes his #racetogether coffee cup campaign can contribute to starting an important conversation. \"What if our customers ... had a renewed level of understanding and sensitivity about the issue, and they themselves would spread that to their own sphere of influence?\" What a good question it was. What if?","highlights":"Starbucks quickly shut down its program of asking baristas to talk to the public about race . Soledad O'Brien: Forget the storm of tweets criticizing the coffee company; we need a vigorous conversation on race .","id":"6d6dbecf8c31bda20830bdf03ce3071a22fdccef","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" public debate: When is it appropriate to use the n-word?\n\"We'd like to have these conversations with every barista,\" Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson told CNN.\nThere's a debate raging in America. It's about what can and what can't be said. And it's about race.\nIt's a conversation that has taken on a new urgency following the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the following week.\nThat's why Starbucks asked its baristas to hold conversations with customers about race. It's not a one-time conversation. It will be a continual conversation with 165,000 employees in 25 countries.\nAnd those employees will have training on racial bias. A Starbucks spokesperson says that racial bias has always been a part of the conversation, but the new training will include specific examples for how employees might handle racially charged situations.\nIn a statement, Starbucks explained that this is not about having employees decide what can and can't be said, or policing customers and employees. It's about listening, having empathy and making everyone -- not just people of color -- feel comfortable.\n\"Racial bias is a complex issue that should be talked about at work and at home, and across all our communities. These conversations are the first steps toward building a deeper understanding and respect for our differences,\" Johnson said.\nBut for critics, the program is flawed.\n\"The training is to be commended,\" says Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. \"But I think that for any meaningful impact and difference to be made, any conversation that happens in Starbucks has to be about the power of that brand. I think that if you're talking about 50,000 people having one-on-one conversations about race and diversity, that's not going to make a difference in the communities where the stores are located.\"\nThe NAACP has been calling on Starbucks to address the use of the n-word by customers, employees and, ultimately, how that word hurts people. The NAACP also asked Johnson for more specifics of the plan, to no avail.\n\"We would have asked them, as they asked us, for some specifics, because they have to explain what their plan is, who are the people that have designed this program and how are they going to make sure that it works?\" Ifill said.\n\"The CEO of Starbucks is not a civil rights lawyer"}
{"article":"It is almost a full month now since the despised old regime at Rangers was routed in the battle for control of Ibrox. But the influence of ex-chief executive Derek Llambias continues to be felt in the Blue Room as the new board of directors stumble across a series of strategically-placed landmines. One particularly nasty surprise exploded into the public domain on Tuesday as it emerged the price of promotion to the Premiership for Rangers will include an extra \u00a3500,000 payable to Mike Ashley. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley will be laughing all the way to the bank if Rangers win promotion . Ashley will receive payment for the loan of five Newcastle players including Haris Vuckic (centre), Gael Bigirimana (left) and Remie Streete . That sizeable sum is in return for Ashley loaning the Ibrox club five of his Newcastle United players; four of whom turned out to be either injured, ill or unfit. Of course, the long-suffering Rangers fans have grown wearily accustomed to their club being treated with contempt while ruthless businessman Ashley lines his pockets. The support have witnessed the Newcastle United owner\u2019s placemen sell the naming rights to their beloved Ibrox for just \u00a31 \u2013 albeit Ashley subsequently gave up those rights amid a backlash from the rank and file. They then watched in disbelief as a deal was sanctioned with the billionaire\u2019s Sports Direct firm that sees just 75 pence of every \u00a310 spent on Rangers merchandise going to the club. But Tuesday's revelation in the club\u2019s latest accounts is perhaps the most depressing example of the callous regard in which the outgoing board viewed the Ibrox club. In a scenario that\u2019s being viewed at Rangers as \u2018vindictive, it\u2019s believed that Rangers\u2019 own medical staff were overruled by Llambias when they insisted on medicals for the five loan Rangers. Had that happened, Rangers would have found Remie Streete and Shane Ferguson were in no state to play while Kevin Mbabu was patently unfit. Streete duly limped off 45 minutes into his debut after Llambias had ordered caretaker manager Kenny McDowall to start him. Proper testing would also have shown that Gael Bigirimana was ill, with a condition that had already been diagnosed by medics at Newcastle. Vuckic has been the only player loaned from Newcastle that has been a success at Ibrox . 20-year-old defender Streete suffered an injury in his one and only first-team appearance for Rangers . Of the five loan Rangers, midfielder Haris Vuckic has been the sole success - but campaigning Rangers fan Craig Houston says the situation jars when he recalls the sale of star player Lewis Macleod to Brentford in January. \u2018That was done on the pretext they were protecting the future of Rangers,\u2019 said Houston of the Sons of Struth supporters group. \u2018But I believe they only got \u00a3250,000 for Macleod and then they shell out \u00a3500,000 for five loan players. \u2018Macleod would add more to the team than Vuckic. And I would rather have Lewis at Ibrox on a permanent basis \u2013 increasing his value \u2013 than all five Newcastle loan players, even if they were all fit.\u2019 New Rangers chairman Paul Murray recently held up the decision by Llambias and his then finance director, the Sports Direct executive Barry Leach, to spend \u00a3300,000 on an EGM - when it was clear the old board was finished \u2013 as examples of the financial madness that has plagued Rangers since liquidation. And yet another landmine was stumbled upon as it emerged auditors Deloitte had informed the previous board of their intention to resign last June. Defensive midfielder Bigirimana has been ruled out of action for Rangers with a mystery illness . Not only did the previous board fail to announce this, or seek a replacement, they inexplicably included the reappointment of Deloitte on their resolution notice in November for the following month\u2019s AGM. \u2018It\u2019s just another example of the deplorable mismanagement at Rangers, or of people burying their heads in the sand,\u2019 said Houston. \u2018The resolution was passed in December but Deloittes were long gone as auditors.\u2019 As Rangers revealed losses after tax of \u00a32.89million for the six-month period to 31 December 2014, the accounts reiterated two Emphasis of Matter warnings outlined in full-year accounts signed off by Deloitte relating to the company\u2019s ability to trade as a going concern. But new chairman Paul Murray confirmed Sportsmail\u2019s exclusive that the club is planning a rights issue in the summer to raise funds - believed to be \u00a310m \u2013 to sustain the club in the medium and long term. In his statement, Murray said the club would become \u2018self-sustaining\u2019 and \u2018free from the kind of funding crises that have plagued Rangers in recent years.\u2019 He vowed that, under the new board, the Ibrox club would be back competing at the top level at home and in Europe by 2022 - in time for the 50th anniversary of the club\u2019s 1972 European Cup Winners\u2019 Cup triumph in Barcelona. Stuart McCall is a 'strong candidate' to extend his position as Rangers boss beyond the end of the season . Describing interim boss Stuart McCall as a \u2018strong candidate\u2019 for the permanent position, Murray called on fans to back his board by investing in season tickets. He said: \u2018The vision is to focus on the next seven years so that by 2022, the club\u2019s 150th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Barcelona, we, Rangers, will be back at the very top. \u2018Over the next few years the finance we are putting in place now will provide the infrastructure and personnel at Murray Park to make sure Rangers are competing and winning in Scotland\u2019s top flight as well as stepping back into the European arenas again. \u2018Then for the three or four years after that all our efforts will be directed towards making Rangers stronger and European regulars as our 150th year approaches. That year should be one of celebration. \u2018A massive rebuild is required at every level and in every department of this huge club of ours and we cannot and will not shy away from those tasks. \u2018After years of mismanagement we need patience and support. We must never forget what has happened to our club in the last four years. The new board will ensure that it never happens again. This is our Club, we have taken ownership of it and with our 2022 vision we will not fail.\u2019","highlights":"Mike Ashley will receive \u00a3500,000 if Rangers are promoted to Premiership . The fee is payment for the loan of five Newcastle players to the Ibrox club . Remie Streete, Shane Ferguson were and Kevin Mbabu were unfit,\u00a0Gael Bigirimana was ill and only\u00a0Haris Vuckic has been a success .","id":"f44c100b068d66f375c360be730fd28fef922b80","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" regime works through the many decisions that must be made if the club is to be turned around to face the financial realities of the Championship.\nIn the weeks and months that lie ahead, this page will be giving a clear and concise account of the progress of the work that is to be done. So that it is understood: the work, not the results, are what matters.\nIt might be thought that this is not a very encouraging message for Rangers' supporters. However, they will find much to cheer if they follow our advice \u2013 and there is no need to have any prior knowledge of Rangers to do so.\nOur plan of action has three steps:\n1. The club is to sell players as soon as it can \u2013 the sooner, the better.\n2. Rangers are to find the necessary finance \u2013 they will do this with assistance from the Rangers Supporters Trust \u2013 to reduce the wage bill.\n3. Rangers are to find the necessary finance \u2013 again with the assistance of the Rangers Supporters Trust \u2013 to buy two or three talented players to turn around this season's performance and ensure a return to the Premiership within two years.\nAnd the order of the steps is deliberate: step 2 should not get in the way of step 3 and step 3 should not get in the way of step 1.\nIt is also important to understand that the club are not to be held to ransom by the creditors. They are the ones who put the club in this position and they can start to help themselves and others by reducing their demand for cash to something that is much closer to their ability to pay.\nThe club's assets are as follows: its stadium, its pitch (which is shared with its sister company, Rangers International Football Club Ltd), its training facilities and its offices.\nIt must be remembered that the club was run for many years to maximise profits and dividends for shareholders, not for the benefit of the supporters.\nThe assets have been sold to the club and used for many years without the payment of any rent. This has been a great windfall for the club and the club is now well-equipped to use its assets to generate money to pay the bills \u2013 the Rangers International Football Club Ltd lease is, of course, a major source of income that must not be given up.\nThe assets do not belong to the club. They are not the property of the directors, the members or the employees and are of no value to them."}
{"article":"The Raheem Sterling contract situation at Liverpool is coming to the boil, after the latest snub from the player\u2019s representatives, and an indication that talks won\u2019t resume until the summer. Brendan Rodgers says he\u2019s relaxed but I find that hard to believe. He won\u2019t want to lose Sterling, a talent that he can rightly be proud of, and justifiably claim he has helped turn into a star quality player. But I can\u2019t understand why Liverpool have consistently put the message out that there will not be a problem with the Sterling situation. The outcome of that policy is that Sterling looks greedy \u2013 why do the football club want to make one of their star players look bad in the eyes of the supporters? Raheem Sterling's contract situation at Liverpool is unlikely to be resolved until the summer . Sterling and his representatives are understood to have knocked back the latest \u00a3100,000-a-week offer . Chelsea look knackered... Jose Mourinho must start putting his faith in youth or he'll blow the Premier League . If you view Wayne Rooney as anything other than a fantastic player then you have no passion for football . So now there is a situation locally with fans and the press are questioning his representatives, with the Liverpool Echo declaring this week that Sterling \u2018needs to ask who is looking after his best interests.\u2019 The answer to that question is simple. In football terms, Liverpool have looked after him. In the same way QPR looked after him before he was snapped up by the Reds, and in the same way Real Madrid might look after him if they choose to pay big money. Liverpool Football Club can\u2019t expect too much loyalty from a player who was happy to leave QPR after seven years at Loftus Road. What goes around comes around, I guess. In financial terms - his agent is looking after his best interests, obviously. He\u2019s got a family, he wants to set himself up comfortably for the rest of his life, and I can\u2019t think of a reason why a player shouldn\u2019t be allowed to do that. Brendan Rodgers says he is relaxed about Sterling's contract situation at Liverpool . Sterling left QPR after seven years at the club . Sterling\u2019s contract runs out in 2017 and there is no way Liverpool will want this impasse to continue. If he even approaches the final year of his current deal without this being resolved, Liverpool could lose out. The days of a player accepting less than he feels he is worth because he is at a great club that gave him a big opportunity are long gone. It\u2019s naive to think otherwise. A five-year deal of \u00a3100,000 a week has been rejected by Sterling. Daniel Sturridge is on \u00a3150,000 a week. Is there a reason why Sterling shouldn\u2019t be on the same as Sturridge? Sterling is younger, but I\u2019m not sure why age should come into it. Sterling has proved he can be a match winner, a key player and is a regular starter for Liverpool \u2013 same as Sturridge. Sterling\u2019s fitness record is considerably better, which is unfortunate for Sturridge, but when an agent is negotiating on behalf of his player it is definitely something which counts in Sterling\u2019s favour. The big difference between the careers of Sturridge and Sterling is that Sterling has proved himself at a much younger age. Why should he accept a less lucrative deal because of that? Makes no sense. If a player is committing to a club long-term, then the deal has to be right. The figures are ridiculous \u2013 but this is the Premier League where players' salaries are abnormally high. That\u2019s not news. And to expect Sterling to launch his own one-man crusade for fairer wages in football is laughable. Daniel Sturridge is on a contract believed to worth \u00a3150,000 per week at Liverpool . VIDEO Rodgers has eye on second place . It\u2019s a harsh reality for some who haven\u2019t quite caught up with how modern football works, but Sterling is an excellent footballer, and his agent is working for his player to get the best deal for him. By making the offer of \u00a3100,000 a week, Liverpool Football Club have told Sterling that he is two-thirds of the player Sturridge is. If the agent had accepted that then Sterling would surely have sacked him.","highlights":"Raheem Sterling is stalling over signing a new contract at Liverpool . Sterling is believed to have turned down an offer of \u00a3100,000-per-week . Daniel Sturridge is on a deal worth \u00a3150,000-per-week . Talks over new terms for Sterling are on hold until the end of the campaign . Real Madrid have been keeping tabs on Sterling's situation at Anfield . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .","id":"9f86853e3230a3ee123625a4d3814c8a23696d03","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":" the silence from both sides very worrying.\nIf things don\u2019t come off this transfer window (in my opinion, there\u2019s an increasing chance of that), what are the chances of Liverpool selling the player this summer? If I\u2019m in a position to offer Sterling the kind of money he says he wants, then he\u2019d have to get his act together this season, if we\u2019re to consider selling him at the right time.\nThis is what I think is going to happen \u2013 Sterling\u2019s agent will have to make sure the contract is done on the right time for the player. For him to do it now would be stupid. He won\u2019t accept a contract for less than 150 grand a week or similar. There will be no rush in talks because in terms of timing, if Sterling doesn\u2019t play in our starting eleven, or as part of our starting eleven, then talks will be on hold, but they could also be on hold if he did play in either of those two scenarios.\nIt\u2019s easy to just get caught up in the drama of it all but for someone like Raheem Sterling, his earning potential is massive. He\u2019s at that age where he wants to know what he\u2019s worth and what he\u2019s going to earn, in a matter of months, and he can afford to wait until he figures that out.\nIf you can\u2019t understand why the agent is waiting, the answer is simply this. \u2018The fee he\u2019s going to earn over the course of his contract will more than double his existing \u00a320k a week wage and it\u2019s very easy for him to hold out as it\u2019s more than he can currently earn.\nThe player has time on his side and in my view, time is on his side. The longer he waits, the more he\u2019ll demand in his contract. Even if we sell him in the summer, the amount of money he earns with us won\u2019t reflect what he could earn elsewhere.\nThis is what the agent is considering. You can understand that and you can understand why Sterling\u2019s agent is thinking of waiting. As much as the fans want answers now, it\u2019s a difficult situation. The player\u2019s representatives have him at a price for what he thinks he\u2019s worth and Liverpool know he\u2019s worth that much but not a penny more, so it\u2019s a waiting game. If Liverpool don\u2019t do business with the player or his representatives, then"}
{"article":"(CNN)Football is the most widely played sport among French youths. Yet, it struggles to attract and retain girls. How can football serve as a tool of socialization when it remains the domain of young boys and men? Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff, who has a coached a number of Ligue 1 clubs, notes that for a long time, women's football \"was a sport totally marginalized.\" Stereotypes abounded that the sport was too rough, too masculine for girls to play. They were much more likely to compete in basketball, ride horseback, or dance, such as Ma\u00efmouna Coulibaly, whose dance company, Les Ambianceuses, is internationally recognized (though overshadowed by her brother, Amedy Coulibaly, the kosher supermarket shooter in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre). But change is afoot. Since the late 1980s, the French Football Federation (FFF) has promoted the sport to women and girls. \"Over the past 10 years, there has been a considerable development of the women's game,\" said Gourcuff. Former player and ex-Paris Saint-Germain official Jean-Michel Moutier concurred. Over the past decade \"girls have significantly increased the level of play,\" he said. \"I am agreeably surprised by the quality of certain female football matches.\" The sport's increased television presence helps significantly, especially broadcasts of the women's World Cup. \"That has changed a bit the image of women's football,\" Gourcuff said, \"notably among young girls.\" Farid El Alagui, who now plays for Scottish club Hibernian, noticed a dramatic difference in how women's football is perceived back home. \"If you look at the French national team,\" he said, \"they've been really good.\" Les Bleues are presently third in FIFA's world ranking and hopes are high for their success at the women's World Cup in Canada between June 6 and July 5. The professional women's league is also responsible for encouraging more girls to play. \"There are big clubs like Paris Saint-Germain,\" El Alagui said, \"who are very good and the level of play is quite high.\" Such examples foster confidence to try to the sport. \"I think a lot of girls want to play football,\" he said. \"They're just scared.\" However, enrollment statistics paint a less exuberant portrait. At ASVCM only seven out of 345 players in the club's football school are girls, and two more play with the club's youth teams in competitions. Such statistics are mirrored nationally. During the 2013-14 season, there were 50,516 licensed girls in the Under-6 to Under-20 demographic, as compared to 997,511 for boys of the same age. While few in number, the young girls at ASVCM -- a local sports club based in a town 12 kilometers south of Paris -- are welcomed and respected, observed Catherine Ledem\u00e9, who has volunteered with the club for more than a decade. \"They are often the 'mascots' of the team,\" she said. Moreover, they excel on the field. The football section's president Marc Girard proudly boasted that two of ASVCM's young players are in formation with PSG's women's team. For Ledem\u00e9, who week-in and week-out ensures the club's conviviality, \"football has strong social values.\" She supports girls playing football, regardless of the game's stereotypes or image, a sentiment indicative of changing or changed attitudes. More is needed, but the continued success of the women's league and national team will perhaps inspire more girls to take up the sport.","highlights":"French women's football has long been marginalized, stereotyped as a sport that is too rough and masculine for girls to play . In recent years an increased television presence has raised the profile of the game, especially broadcasts of the women's World Cup . Enrollment statistics remain low with only about 50,000 licensed girls under 20 years of age compared to almost 1 million boys .","id":"b67f532c9794cd59eb3726c2e0c065d81239f1a6","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"cuff set out to answer that question in 2015, when he was invited to coach a women\u2019s football team for the first time.\nFor the women\u2019s World Cup France is not only hosting the biggest sporting event in the world but also an important test of where women\u2019s football sits among its national priorities. In a country where football is still very much a boys\u2019 club, this week\u2019s tournament \u2014 on track to be one of the most watched in the tournament\u2019s history \u2014 is a chance to show that women\u2019s football is worth celebrating. But that cannot happen until women\u2019s football is taken seriously.\nGourcuff\u2019s women\u2019s team, nicknamed les Bleues (The Blues), are at the forefront of this shift. They are the top-ranked team in women\u2019s football, and the team\u2019s success on the pitch should help drive the country to the next level. That means looking at the factors that make women\u2019s football successful.\nFrance\u2019s women\u2019s team was born out of a need to keep young female players interested in football beyond the age of 16. \u201cIt was clear that at 16 or 17 years old, many girls would not continue football,\u201d Gourcuff explained in an interview with CNN.\nIn 2007, a year after Gourcuff\u2019s arrival at the helm of the French men\u2019s national team, the French Federation (FFF) launched the U16 girls\u2019 league, \u201ca complete revolution\u201d that helped pave the way for a women\u2019s national team. \u201cThey decided to give equal status to both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams,\u201d Gourcuff said.\nWhen I asked Gourcuff why France\u2019s men\u2019s team hadn\u2019t been successful in recent years \u2014 it finished fourth in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and failed to qualify for Euro 2020 \u2014 he talked about the lack of support for women\u2019s football.\n\u201cThe federation does not put as much money into women\u2019s football as the men\u2019s team,\u201d Gourcuff said. \u201cAs a result, the quality of the (women\u2019s) national team is much lower.\u201d\nThe women\u2019s team is currently ranked 13th in the world, but that\u2019s an improvement for a team that\u2019s only been a world power since 1991 \u2014 and is"}
{"article":"There will come a time, hopefully soon, when Jose Mourinho accepts that the role of the television analysts and newspaper columnists is to pass comment on key decisions. Here at Stamford Bridge there were four moments - minute 18, minute 23, minute 46 and minute 56, as Mourinho refers to them - that affected the direction of this game. \u2018Pundits are pundits and managers are managers,\u2019 explained Chelsea\u2019s manager after his team had been held to a 1-1 draw by an engaging and adventurous Southampton team at Stamford Bridge. Jose Mourinho may one day accept that the role of pundits is to pass comment on key decisions . Yet again, after Mourinho's Chelsea drew with Southampton, Mourinho attacked his critics . \u2018Pundits are paid to wear my suit, but I\u2019m not paid to wear their suit or comment on their comments. \u2018If one day I become a pundit I will wear a manager\u2019s suit and win every game because that\u2019s what pundits do. I can be phenomenal, like they are.\u2019 He really has a bee in his bonnet over the role of Graeme Souness or Sportsmail\u2019s Jamie Carragher, gravely offended that anyone could dare to criticise his tactics or his team. And so it goes on. This is Yawnsville and as unappealing as this will sound to Chelsea\u2019s manager, the match officials are also tiring of his constant complaints. Here Mike Dean, the latest poor sap given the onerous duty of refereeing the Barclays Premier League leaders, was pretty much spot on. He made honest decisions for heaven\u2019s sake, not judgments designed to haul Manchester City, Arsenal or Manchester United back into the title race. Referee Mike Dean was lumped with taking charge of Chelsea and on key decisions was pretty much spot on . Dean awarded this penalty to Southampton, scored by Dusan Tadic, which didn't please Mourinho . Chelsea were a goal to the good through Diego Costa when Mourinho\u2019s faithful servant Rui Faria was sent down the tunnel to watch the television replay of the decision to award Southampton a penalty when Nemanja Matic fouled Sadio Mane. A few days ago, in the boisterous atmosphere of the second leg of their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea\u2019s players were guilty of kettling Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers to get Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off. Here they largely kept their cool, with captain John Terry the only player in a blue shirt to contest the decision to award Saints the chance to level. \u2018My view is not important because what is important is the referee\u2019s view,\u2019 claimed Mourinho. In any event, Dusan Tadic equalised. Diego Costa appeals for a penalty that would have seen Jose Fonte sent off had it been awarded . The biggest bone of contention was the failure of Dean to spot the delicate tap on Branislav Ivanovic inside the penalty area when Southampton\u2019s goalscorer Tadic flicked out a boot. \u2018Graeme Souness says it\u2019s worse if a player asks for a yellow card than if a player kicks someone in the chest \u2014 that\u2019s what he says \u2014 so my opinion is not opinion. What is important is Mr Mike Dean and his decision was no penalty on Ivanovic.\u2019 There was, to Mourinho\u2019s credit, a weary sigh when he was asked whether the decision to replace the sluggish figure of Matic with Ramires was to avoid an inevitable dismissal. Matic was booked in the first half for his challenge on Mane and should have been sent off when he clattered into Southampton\u2019s deep-lying forward in the 46th minute. As ever, there was a sting in the tail. Fonte calls for Branislav Ivanovic to be booked for a dive but replays showed he been clipped by Tadic . \u2018When that penalty is given you have to believe that the second yellow would come,\u2019 admitted a doleful Mourinho. \u2018With fast players like Mane coming out of midfield, driving the ball, that could happen. If you remember Ramires\u2019 red card against Villa, obviously you are afraid of it.\u2019 It is these comments, designed to twist the knife, that get people\u2019s goat. There is no agenda and no-one is out to get Chelsea. As for the 56th-minute incident when Southampton captain Jose Fonte tackled Costa, you can make a case for either. \u2018You have to control me here...\u2019 claimed Mourinho. Matic was booked for the foul that gave away the penalty and should have got a second and sent off later on . He made no mention of Costa\u2019s reaction \u2014 shoving Fonte in the chest as the pair waited for a corner kick to be taken in front of the Matthew Harding Stand. \u2018Sky told me their pundits said it was a penalty, then I went to BBC and they said it wasn\u2019t a penalty,\u2019 he said. \u2018I went to do the radio and they said it wasn\u2019t. Now I come here and I think you\u2019re saying it\u2019s not a penalty. I\u2019m not jumping with happiness and not crying with disappointment.\u2019 Instead, it was just more of the same.","highlights":"Jose Mourinho takes exception to criticism from TV pundits and writers . Chelsea manager is gravely offended if his tactics or team are questioned . This is Yawnsville and match officials are tiring of his constant complaints . Referee Mike Dean  was pretty much spot on with big calls on Sunday . Chelsea and Southampton played out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge .","id":"967ef764cd68670062ad25195b2a7b08de25fba8","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"35, minute 58 and, yes, a minute earlier - when the referee was not up to the job.\nIt's the manager's role, as he said, to make decisions that determine his team's success; his critics often forget that it is as much his duty to ensure that an official is up to the job.\nChelsea are not the most high-minded team in Europe, not yet, but it's time for Jose Mourinho to tell his players not to celebrate if they are given a clear chance at goal.\nMourinho is right in wanting his team to win every ball. It's the way he has drilled them, the way he has made the team play; they are relentless and disciplined in pressing, often so, the manager says, because they have seen, so many times before, how important it is to press.\nThey go to great pains to show it's not a one-team game but it's not a one-team game, just as it's not a one-team manager, as one might have imagined after Chelsea's victory at Fulham a week ago.\nNo matter how good the goalkeeper, it's difficult, if not impossible, to prevent a one-on-one opportunity, as happened at Fulham and as happened twice in eight seconds here.\nMourinho could have told the players not to celebrate when Didier Drogba missed a one-on-one, on 29 minutes. Or he could have asked Ricardo Carvalho not to do so when he missed one later.\nCarvalho, who was Chelsea's best player, missed the easiest of chances. Drogba missed a more difficult one, but the manager's reaction to the missed chances, and his words to the referee afterwards, were revealing.\nIt was clear from the way Mourinho responded in his technical area that he was not amused, perhaps that he had been trying to instil some humility into his team.\nIt was the manager's reaction, or his lack of a reaction, that caused such a reaction with the fans behind his technical area. Mourinho gave nothing away, no hint that there had been a miscommunication between the Portuguese and the Portuguese referee. He would not say so even when asked.\nMourinho said later the player should not have missed. He asked about the first one, when Drogba got his foot under the ball but did not push it past Scott Parker"}
{"article":"Germaine Greer delivered an awkward moment on Q&A program on Monday night when she asked Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop if she would 'free the nipple' to save the lives of Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukuraman. The social media campaign, which gets its name from the 'free the nipple' hashtag it is associated with, aims to address the taboo surrounding women's nipples being exposed in film, television and photographs. It was raised by an audience member who was interested in learning the panel's view of how they felt about young women posing topless online. Scroll down for video . Feminist icon Germaine Greer asked Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop if she would consider posing topless to spare the Bali Nine duo . While Ms Bishop said it was not something she had ever had the desire to do and emojis were as 'radical' as she would get, the controversial feminist icon asked: 'What if it got you the commutation of two life sentences of two Australians?' In reply to this, Ms Bishop paused and shook her head in silence as the audience and panelists on the ABC program laughed. 'Please don't got there, Germaine,' the minister finally answered. This is Greer's second gaffe on the program. In 2012, the feminist icon said former prime minister Julia Gillard had a 'big arse'. Ms Bishop went on to say she was concerned about the concept of young women posting topless photos of themselves on the internet. Andrew Chan (left) and Myuran Sukuraman (right) were sentenced to death after they were caught trying to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin in 2005 from Indonesia into Australia . Ms Bishop looked shocked when Greer quizzed her on the possibility and was speechless for a few moments . 'I just worry that the liberation of young women showing their nipple to the world leads to some perverted behaviour coming even more to the fore,' she said. Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukuraman were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Indonesia into Australia. Q&A viewers were as stunned as Julie Bishop when Ms Greer asked the question and took to Twitter to express their surprise. Some viewers joked that Ms Bishop should join the 'free the nipple' movement on the spot. The pair were sentenced to death and have spent the last 10 years in Bali's Kerobokan prison. Chan and Sukuraman are days away from being executed after they were moved to Indonesia's 'Death Island', Nusakambangan, on Wednesday. Ms Bishop has repeatedly asked the Indonesia government to spare the duo's lives. It was revealed last week that Ms Bishop tried to organise a prisoners swap in exchange for clemency. Annabel Crabb (left) hosted Monday's show in the place of Tony Jones, with writer Roxane Gay on the panel . Ms Bishop, along with Greer, was appearing on Q&A's first all-female panel to mark Sunday's International Women's Day. Other guests were writer Roxane Gay, Best & Less chief executive Holly Kramer and Youth Without Borders founder Yassmin Abdel-Magied. The show's regular host Tony Jones was replaced by the ABC's chief online political writer Annabel Crabb. Youth Without Borders founder Yassmin Abdel-Magied (left) and Best & Less chief executive Holly Kramer (right) were also very active on the panel . Ms Bishop also discussed the role of being foreign affairs minister and the challenges she would have faced if she had children while in the position. The minister said she spent a number of days over in the Ukraine following the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which would have been difficult to maneuver if she had been children. 'I'm not suggesting for a moment that every person who's foreign minister should have no children,' she said. 'But the way I'm doing it, the way I fulfill the role as foreign minister, I do spend a lot of time away and I do focus 110 per cent on it.' .","highlights":"Germaine Greer ran the possibility past Julie Bishop on Monday's Q&A . The ABC show's panel were discussing the 'free the nipple' campaign . It aims to address the taboo surrounding the exposure of women's nipples . Greer asked Ms Bishop if she would go topless to spare Bali Nine duo . Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukuraman are just days away from execution .","id":"2f33a1ee7d580de48411c355a392daf7e4eba2d3","-fs-cml-models-Falcon-falcon-7b_generated_text_wo_prompt":"\nSpeaking to 'The Daily Edition' on Monday afternoon before her appearance on the program, Ms Bishop stressed she would only give the advice if the women asked her for help.\n'I am not going to volunteer my advice,' the Foreign Minister told Chris Uhlmann.\n'I believe that life in prison is a better punishment that death and that is why I would ask that I be sent a copy of the full transcript and I will decide from there.\n'But I will tell you that I have given that advice in the past because I do think that the best deterrent is to demonstrate what happens to you if you offend against Australian interests and Australian society.'\nIt comes after Ms Bishop's interview comments about the Bali Nine pair's chances of repatriation, saying she can not condone or condense the decision of the Australian government.\n'People who are convicted of these crimes \u2013 and we must remember they were convicted of murder, they were convicted of people trafficking and the trafficking in drugs \u2013 will face the full extent of Indonesian law,' she said last Tuesday.\nBali Nine prisoners Andrew Chan (right) and Myuran Sukumaran listen to their lawyers during a meeting at Bali's Denpasar jail in Indonesia in 2014. Pictured: Andrew and Myuran are pictured together in Bali jail\n'That will be taken as a consideration but it won't be taken by the Australian government as condoning, condensing or making the decision one way or the other.'\nMs Bishop will travel to India for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting where she will hold bilateral discussions with Australian counterpart Julie Bishop who has already said she'll support India's calls for the death penalty if the Bali Nine pair are executed.\nFormer ABC radio host Julia Baird and Labor MP Richard Marles will also be in India with Ms Bishop.\n'I was on the program about 10 minutes before you,' Ms Bishop told 7News host Chris Uhlmann on Monday night.\n'Do you think there is any chance for you to say 'I did go on Q&A and that was not what I meant to do?'\n'Well I'm not \u2026'\n'Do you think you would want to go on the record with that?'\n'No I just won't comment,' she said, cutting the conversation short.\nThe comments also come after the death penalty was introduced in Indonesia by President Joko Widodo in April, sparking an"}