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Jeb Bush sounded more like his older brother than himself on Friday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference , winning over many conservative activists in what is known as hostile terrority for political moderates like him . Mixing jokes with firm policy positions , the former Florida governor ditched the wooden posture that earned him low marks during recent speeches in Detroit and Chicago , stepping out from behind a podium and engaging in 20 minutes of one-on-one with Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity . Bush tackled head-on the two subject that have made him an object of scorn on the Republican Party 's right wing -- immigration policy and so-called ` Common Core ' national education standards . Talk of a protest walkout by disaffected right-wingers never materialized beyond a handful of attendees heading to the exits after a stemwinder by the president of the National Rifle Association . THIRD BUSH IN LINE : Jeb would join his father and brother as White House occupants if he were to seize the brass ring in 2016 . SPRING IN HIS STEP : Bush won friends among conservatives by talking to the audience instead of reading from prepared remarks . The Common Core standards have aroused loud protests on the right , and Bush laid out his support for the plan in November saying ` the rigor of Common Core state standards must be the new minimum in classrooms . ' But on Friday he sought to distance himself from that statement and seemed to sympathize with the abti-Big-Government crowd gathered near the nation 's capital . ` With this president and this Department of Education , ' Bush allowed , ` there 's a risk that they will intrude , and they have , ' on the states . Republicans , he said , should insist taht ` the federal government has no role in the creation of standards , either directly or indirectly . ' He also said the party must demand that Washington stay out of local schools ' curriculum decisions and keep its hands off information collected for student ID cards . But the idea of raising the bar for education standards and requiring schools to prove they are meeting them , he insisted , is sound . ` If there 's no consequence between mediocrity and failure , or excellence , then the system wo n't move forward , ' Bush said . The immigration mess Bush finds himself in is thornier . in April 2014 he said at an event marking the 15th anniversary of his father 's presidency that many illegal immigrants cross America 's southern border with good intentions . ` Someone who comes to our country because they could n't come legally , they come to our country because their families -- the dad who loved their children -- was worried that their children did n't have food on the table , ' he said . ` And they wanted to make sure their family was intact , and they crossed the border because they had no other means to work to be able to provide for their family . Yes , they broke the law , but it 's not a felony . It 's an act of love . It 's an act of commitment to your family . ' Conservative voters remember this and many booed Bush in anticipation of a smackdown when Hannity read the words back to him . The catcalls tripled in volume when Bush was reinded that he had green-lighted lower college tuition -- the rates paid by students who live in Florida -- for illegal immigrants attending state-run universities . ` For those who made an ` oo ' sound -- is that what it was ? ' he asked with a grin . ` I 'm marking you down as neutral and I want to be your second choice . ' The boos mixed with some cheers when Bush laid out his position more unapologetically . ` There is no plan to deport 11 million people , ' he said . ` We should give them a path to legal status ' provided that ` they do n't break the law , they learn English and they make a contribution to society . ' HOT-BUTTONS : Immigration and Commone Core education standards are stumbling blocks for Bush but he explained his positions and did n't back down . That position distinguishes him from most other Republicans in the hunt for the presidency , most of whom castigated the Obama White House for an ` amnesty ' plan that threatens to mainstream 5 million or more people in the country illegally . But if he were to win the tense nomination fight , his stance would be a carbon copy of what any Democrat might offer -- a situation that red-meat conservatives see as a capitulation . Bush split the difference by agreeing with the capacity crowd about President Obama 's executive actions . ` The president did use authority he did n't have , ' Bush said . ` The courts are going to overturn that . ' ' I think the Congress ought to pass a bill that does not allow him to use that authority . ... The president has gone way beyond his constitutional powers to do this , and the Congress has every right to reinstate their responsibility for what the law is about . ' Bush is fashioning a strategy that calls for pegging the immigration fight to jobs and economic growth . On Friday the White House announced that the Amercan economy grew by 2.2 per cent in the last quarter of 2014 . With a 4 per cent growth , Bush said , there would be enough jobs for everyone in the U.S. , whether or not they had the legal right to work . He encouraged the crown not to ` believe that the pie is static -- that 's the left 's point of view . ' ` If we grow at 4 per cent there 's going to be opportunities for all . ' | Gone was the awkward , middle-distance-staring Jeb from recent speeches in Chicago and Detroit . Aided by Q&A from Fox 's Sean Hannity , the former governor joked and sparred with audience members . A few hard-line conservatives staged a walkout to protest disagreements with him on education and immigration policy . ` I 'm marking you down as neutral , ' he cracked at an audience member who booed him on immigration and jobs , ` and I want to be your second choice ' | [[281, 493], [1107, 1133], [545, 563], [569, 722], [3845, 3856], [3859, 3937], [3469, 3501], [3506, 3539]] |
It would be some people 's idea of a nightmare : a camera in the corner of the sitting room monitoring their family 's every movement . But experts at the Ideal Home Show predict this is the way many of us will live in future . Their vision of the ` ideal smart home ' includes a small camera , housed in a pale wooden casing that would not look out of place on a mantelpiece . Withings say their home HD camera will allow family members to interact via tablet or PC when away from home , but campaigners say it could be used by controlling partners to keep an eye on one another . The # 169.95 gadget can be used to film family life and stream HD footage to users ' tablet devices or mobile phones , even when they are away from home . Withings , the company which makes the ` home camera ' , boasts that its wide-angle lens means ` no corner will go unseen ' , even at night . When the sun sets , the camera automatically goes into Night Vision mode , ` using an infrared mechanical filter to see through the darkness ' . It will also record sound , monitor air quality and send users alerts when it detects sound or movement . According to Withings , this constant monitoring device will ` facilitate family interactions ' , by capturing moments together that some family members would not normally see . But privacy campaigners drew comparisons with Big Brother -- the authoritarian state which watches people 's every move in 1984 , the dystopian novel by George Orwell . Other gadgets featuring at the Ideal Home Show include the Pantelligent frying pan which links to a smartphone and tells you how long to cook food for . Controlling partners could constantly use it to monitor family members . Renate Samson , of campaign group Big Brother Watch , said : ` This is keeping an eye on people , not interacting with them . There is no privacy in your own home , from your own family . ' Other gadgets in the Ideal Home Show 's vision of the future are less controversial . People in flats too small for a dining table could try the Picture Table , a pack away table that can be turned into a framed mirror and hung on the wall . The Pantelligent frying pan sends information to the users ' tablet or mobile phone , telling them how much longer to cook their food . The Ideal Home Show opens on March 20 at the Olympia London exhibition centre . | Withings home HD camera boasts ` wide angle ' lens to cover entire room . Campaigners warn it will help controlling partners spy on one another . Other new gadgets include frying pan which tells you when food is ready . | [[737, 745], [748, 759], [794, 878], [493, 549], [509, 581]] |
The parents of an 18-year-old boy who suffered a devastating brain haemorrhage while diving for cray fish have hailed his recovery a ` miracle ' after doctors told them their son would not survive and set the wheels in motion for his organs to be donated . Simon Phillips and his son Ben were out diving near their home at Geraldton 's Point Moore , WA , one Saturday morning when the experienced diver told his father he had a headache and was heading back to the boat . ` I did n't think too much of it because I thought it was shallow water blackout , ' Simon told Daily Mail Australia . Doctors believed Ben Phillips , seen here in intensive care , had no chance of surviving bleeding on the brain . This photo of Ben was taken two days before his bleed out on 23 October at his final school assembly where Ben was deputy head boy . ` We tend to get a bit of a head rush when we push ourselves too hard ... but when two friends shouted out to say goodaye to Ben he said he had really bad headache and started vomiting over the boat . ' Simon had no idea that an Arteriovenous Malformation -LRB- AVM -RRB- in Ben 's brain which had been lying dormant since his birth had ruptured and caused life threatening bleeding . He rushed his son to the emergency department at Geraldton Hospital on October 25 , while Ben drifted in and out of consciousness . ` I knew something was wrong but did n't think it was to the point of death , ' Simon recalled . ` While in the car , I was just talking to him saying `` Ben you need to stay with me '' but still not recognising the desperation of the situation . ' When they reached the hospital Ben was quickly given a CT scan which discovered the AVM in his head . An AVM is described as a tangle of blood vessels in the brain or on its surface which bypasses normal brain tissue and directly diverts blood from the arteries to the vein . ` The bleed was so extensive they said the outcome was n't good ... that became real to us and they asked whether we would be keen on donating Ben 's organs , ' Simon said . Ben is seen here on the left with his father Simon and elder brother Zacc . Ben 's family including his mum Amanda -LRB- centre -RRB- are closer than ever after the traumatic experience . During the rush to the hospital Simon called his wife Amanda and told her ` you better get to the hospital ' . ` I just walked in and the look on the nurse 's face said it all . She said `` come straight through on your own '' , ' Amanda remembered . ` They took me through the curtains and a nurse came to me and said `` do n't panic but it 's confronting '' . She opened the curtains and he was on life support right at that moment I still did n't realise how serious it was , I just thought maybe he 'd been hit on the head while coming up from the drive . ' Amanda recalls thinking ` we were going to be late for his graduation dinner . ' ` He was going to be singing at the Year 12 dinner that night ... I thought `` what the heck is going on '' ... there was silence in the room with the doctors and nurses not saying much . ` It just got worse , the feeling in the room got worse . ' This photo was taken of Ben as he finally left hospital on February 2 after three and a half months . Ben and his father regularly go diving . In this photo he is seen spearfishing . Simon and his wife Amanda began praying and received a huge amount of support from their local and religious community and churches around the world . ` The support has been tremendous ; way beyond anything we expected it was crazy , ' Simon said . The doctors told Amanda and Simon more scans had shown a massive bleed on the brain and a top neurosurgeon in Perth told them ` there is no chance of survival ' . ` As a mum I felt like everything had all of a sudden drained form the top of me all the way to my feet . I felt faint and it just got worse . This week Ben got back on his paddle board for the first time since October . Doctors hope that Ben will be back to full health within two years and able to surf and dive again within six months . ` The other doctor came in and said `` I know it 's bad timing but we need to know if Ben would be happy to donate his organs '' , ' Amanda said . One of Amanda 's other two sons advised his mother that it was what Ben would have wanted and they began the process of moving him to Perth for his organs to be donated . ` Ben and I got in the ambulance and about 30 people came to say goodbye , six of them very close friends , his grandparents and cousins . Everybody came because they were told to say goodbye ... it was tough to see all the boys crying . ' An air ambulance flew Ben and Amanda to Perth where she held his hand the whole way and did n't stop crying . ` It was unbelievable and surreal and then I thought about his funeral , what he would like . I thought about his suit I had bought him . He had the school ball coming up , maybe he would n't want to wear that to his funeral maybe he would want to wear boardies and a singlet ? ' Amanda remembered . ` I had to be there I could n't let him go on his own . ' It was when Ben reached Perth that the unimaginable happened . Ben planned to perform at his school graduation before the freak incident . The 18-year-old is seen in recovery here with his two elder brothers . While a nurse did routine checks for any movement Ben miraculously responded . ` She said `` you might want to turn away now '' and she pushed really hard on his chest . He responded quiet strongly so I heard her say `` I 'm sorry darling '' , ' Amanda said . Not long after that Simon and their middle son Zacc ,19 , arrived at the hospital , where their oldest son Kallan , 22 , was too . ` We were all in the room together , the five of us . The neurosurgeon came in and gave us a glimmer of hope as Ben had responded to the chest pain ... he said `` we 're willing to give it a go to try and save him '' , ' Amanda said . A tense seven hour operation with no guarantees followed and finally at around 3am the family got the call to say Ben had made it . Amanda held her son Ben 's hand the whole way to Perth and did n't stop crying . Ben 's mother Amanda told of the amazing moment the neurosurgeon told the family that Ben had responded for the first time . ` It was then a good two weeks of up and down ... it was a slow progress but it finally came , Ben responded to commands to squeeze the nurse 's hand . ' ` It 's a miracle , he 's Geraldton 's own Lazarus ... it was very much Jesus saying `` did n't I tell you that I believed you would see the glory of God '' , ' Simon said . Amazingly Ben has suffered no serious brain damage and doctors predict he will be fully recovered within two years with therapy . ` I cried every day for three weeks . Every time I saw him it was heart wrenching ... To think something like that can change in a moment . I 'd just told him off about cleaning his room , ' Amanda said . Four months on , Ben has returned to the ocean to paddle board and once he 's got the all-clear from doctors it 's hoped he will be able to drive and dive again within six months . ` He 's very grateful for his life because there was a point when everything went down and he was in a dingy by himself . He thought `` I 'm going to die , this is the end '' . ` He is very much aware that his life has been spared for a reason for a purpose and he 's very grateful for his life and very thankful to God , ' Simon said of his son Ben . The family said the traumatic experience has brought them closer together . | Ben Phillips suffered extensive bleeding on the brain while cray fishing . Arteriovenous Malformation -LRB- AVM -RRB- had been lying dormant since his birth . His father Simon rushed him to hospital and doctors said he would n't live . His mother travelled with him to Perth so his organs could be donated . He then miraculously responded to a nurse 's touch against all odds . 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America 's top intelligence official is predicting that Vladimir Putin plans to seize the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol in spring . Such a move by pro-Moscow rebels backed by the Russian army would be a key step in creating a land bridge and supply route to annexed Crimea . It would amount to a huge escalation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine . Scroll down for video . Pro-Russian rebels of the Separate Repair and Refurbishment Battalion repair seized Ukrainian military vehicles and artillery in a factory compound in Donetsk . America 's top intelligence official is predicting that Vladimir Putin plans to seize the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol in spring . An attack on Mariupol -LRB- pictured -RRB- would amount to a huge escalation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine . ` It is not our assessment that he is bent on capturing or conquering all of Ukraine , ' said James Clapper , US Director of National Intelligence . ` He wants a whole entity composed of the two oblasts -LRB- regions -RRB- in eastern Ukraine which would include a land bridge to Crimea and perhaps a port , specifically Mariupol . ` We do not believe that an attack on Mariupol is imminent . I believe they will wait until the spring before they attack . ' Ahead of a ceasefire , which has led to a lull in fighting in recent days , there were acute fears that pro-Moscow rebels were preparing an assault on Mariupol , a Sea of Azov port . Rebels were now ` reconstituting and regrouping ' , he warned . Moscow has struggled to supply Crimea from mainland Russia since annexing the Black Sea peninsula a year ago . Tanks of pro-Russian separatists on the road from Donetsk to Novoazovsk , Mariupol district . Ukrainian army soldiers go to the front line on the outskirts of the key southeastern port city of Mariupol . For now , land transport depends on the use of ferry services across the Kerch Strait . A seizure of Mariupol would represent a huge defeat for Ukraine and its backers in the West who want to stall Putin 's alleged land grab strategy . The US spy chief made clear he favoured supplying arms to Kiev to counter Russian expansionism . This was his ` personal view ' and not necessarily the position of US intelligence agencies , but he acknowledged that such a move could upset Putin and encourage him to give more powerful weapons to rebels . The head of military intelligence , Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart , appeared to disagree with him , telling the same US Senate hearing that the Rusisans ` will up the ante if we do any lethal aid or take any actions to bolster the equation ' . President Barack Obama is weighing the idea of arming Ukraine but has yet to announce a final decision . Pro-Russian rebels guard a checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Russian border in Novoazovsk , Mariupol district . | If the rebels seize Mariupol it would amount to a huge escalation in the war . It would give Russia a land bridge and supply route to annexed Crimea . Moscow has struggled to supply Crimea from mainland Russia . | [[282, 355], [680, 793], [139, 171], [186, 261], [249, 281], [1017, 1035], [1042, 1124], [1498, 1608]] |
Twitter 's boss recently admitted the social network ` sucks ' at dealing with trolls and now the site is making good on its promise to clamp down on these abusive accounts . Reports from The Verge claim the site will start banning users who violate its rules by tracking email addresses and phone numbers . This means that if an offender attempts to sign up for other accounts using these details Twitter will be able to intervene . Reports claim Twitter will start banning trolls and abusive users by tracking email addresses and phone numbers . When people sign up they are required to give an email address , but adding a number -LRB- pictured -RRB- is optional . To solve this issue , Twitter may ban accounts accused of abuse until they provide a phone number . When people sign up to Twitter they are required to provide an email address , which is then validated . Adding a phone number is an optional step and is predominantly used if people want to receive text notifications or setup two-step verification . Under the reported plans , once a user is banned these email addresses and phone numbers will be stored and cross-referenced each time a new user signs up to the site . It is not known how this information will be stored and how specifically it will be used and MailOnline has contacted Twitter for more information . Stories of abuse , threats and internet trolls have become commonplace on Twitter in recent years . Robin Williams ' daughter , Zelda Williams , left the social platform last year after being sent disturbing images in the wake of her father 's suicide . Feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian was threatened with rape , sexual violence and death by Twitter trolls during the ` Gamergate ' saga after she criticised the way women are portrayed in video games . In the UK , journalist Caroline Criado-Perez also received rape threats after she voiced her support for the campaign to introduce Jane Austen as the new face of the # 10 note . Twitter users Isabella Sorley and John Nimmo admitted sending the messages to Ms Criado-Perez and both were jailed last year . Although this is a positive step , the system is unlikely to catch trolls if they sign up for accounts with multiple email addresses . Similarly , as adding a phone number is optional , this wo n't always be possible to track . But The Verge continued Twitter may temporarily ban accounts accused of abuse until they provide a phone number to get round this issue . Earlier this month , an internal memo sent by Twitter 's chief executive Dick Costolo revealed the 51-year-old thinks his site ` sucks at dealing with abuse and trolls ' . In the memo , Mr Costolo said he is embarrassed by the way the company handles abuse and that it must take stronger action in the future . Mr Costolo 's comments were posted on an internal forum among Twitter employees , after one employee raised the question of what more could be done to tackle online abuse . In December , a blog post titled ` Building a safer Twitter ' revealed Twitter is working on ways to make it easier to block and report abuse . The site has since improved the reporting process to make it more mobile-friendly , and it now requires less initial information . In December , a blog post titled ` Building a safer Twitter ' revealed Twitter is working on ways to make it easier to block and report abuse . The site has since improved the reporting process to make it more mobile-friendly , and it now requires less initial information . It has also made it simpler to flag tweets and accounts for review . These enhancements similarly improved the reporting process for people who see abuse but are n't directly receiving it . More recently the site posted a follow-up blog updating users on its new safety features . MailOnline has contacted Twitter for more information about how users details will be stored . Under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 , any ` indecent or grossly offensive ' message that causes ` distress or anxiety ' to the recipient can lead to prosecution . The maximum punishment is a fine not exceeding level four on the standard scale - i.e. no more than # 2,500 . Since the 1988 law came into force before the widespread use of the internet , e-mail and social networking , prosecutors have used a number of different laws to charge Twitter trolls . Student Liam Stacey , who sent a series of racially abusive tweets after footballer Fabrice Muamba collapsed , was charged under the Crime and Disorder Act . Two men jailed for inciting riots last summer were found guilty under the Serious Crime Act , and Paul Chambers , who joked he would blow Doncaster airport ` sky high ' was charged under the Communications Act 2003 . It has also made it simpler to flag tweets and accounts for review . These enhancements similarly improved the reporting process for people who see abuse but are n't directly receiving it . More recently , the site posted a follow-up blog updating users on its new safety features . Tina Bhatnagar , Twitter 's vice president of User Services said : ` Over the last six months , in addition to the product changes , we have overhauled how we review user reports about abuse . ` Overall , we now review five times as many user reports as we did previously , and we have tripled the size of the support team focused on handling abuse reports . ` We are also beginning to add several new enforcement actions for use against accounts that violate our rules . These new actions will not be visible to the vast majority of rule-abiding Twitter users - but they give us new options for acting against the accounts that do n't follow the rules and serve to discourage behavior that goes against our policies . The safety of our users is extremely important to us . It 's something we continue to work hard to improve . ' In recent years Twitter has come under fire for failing to protect its users from trolls . Robin Williams ' daughter , Zelda Williams , left the social platform last year after being sent disturbing images in the wake of her father 's death . She made an appeal to her followers to report two users on Twitter -LRB- shown above -RRB- . | Reports claim Twitter will start banning users who violate its rules . It will then add these user 's addresses and phone numbers to a blacklist . This means if an offender attempts to sign up for other accounts using these details Twitter will be able to intervene . 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Women in Australia are earning a record 18.8 per cent less per week than their male counterparts , a shocking new report has found . The gender pay gap between everyday Australians is the worst it 's been in more than twenty years , despite an ever-growing movement calling for equal pay for men and women . Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics -LRB- ABS -RRB- shows the average ordinary full-time earnings for men rose to $ 1,587.50 per week , while their female colleagues received $ 298.10 less . It is the largest pay gap recorded since the ABS began collecting the data in 1994 . Daily Mail Australia has contacted Prime Minister Tony Abbott -- who also acts as the Minister for Women -- for comment . The gender pay gap between everyday Australians working full-time is the worst it 's been in twenty years . Associate Professor Rae Cooper from the University of Sydney Business School 's Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies told Daily Mail Australia the findings are even more shocking because it 's the second year in a row the gap has grown . ` I was shocked last time around when it was the highest in 20 years at 18.2 per cent and now it 's 18.8 per cent , ' Professor Cooper said . ` It 's really concerning in a sense because there 's only been a modest wage growth . Wages have only gone up a little bit but the gap has grown massively . ' The reasons the gap keeps growing are complex , Professor Cooper said . ` There is sticky floor , that 's the biggest cause , women get stuck in low level non-career track jobs , ' she said . ` But it 's also a story about glass walls . Women are segregated into particular industries and those industries are low paid . ' Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the average ordinary full-time earnings for men rose to $ 1,587.50 per week while their female colleagues received $ 298.10 less . Across the board the pay gap of average weekly ordinary time earnings is about $ 300 a week . Some employers -- particularly large ones -- are now giving more information on the scale of the problem and where it is but Professor Cooper said ` what we 're not seeing is a lot of movement in response ' . ` How many times can we hear that there is a pay gap in every occupation and every level , it 's not a question of if there is one but the scale of it . ' Professor Cooper said that across the board the pay gap of average weekly ordinary time earnings is about $ 300 a week . This number does not include part time workers , casual staff or bonuses . Women who work in education have about a $ 200 gap from their male counterparts . Men in education earn $ 1,700 a week on average and women get $ 1,486 . In finance , there is a $ 600 gap and mining there is an almost $ 500 gap . Men in the mining industry earn an average a week $ 2459.50 , while women get $ 2014 . Males in the mining industry earn an average a week $ 2459.50 , while women get $ 2014 . These figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics from November 2014 visibly shows the pay gap between men and women -LRB- the blue graph is male earnings -RRB- . This purple graph illustrates how women working full-time are still earning much less then their male counterparts . Essentially , women in Australia ` should take Friday off to compensate for the 18.8 per cent difference ' , Professor Cooper joked . The ABS 's findings were released after Employment Minister Eric Abetz announced plans to scale back business red tape on gender reporting . Extra gender reporting requirements were due to apply from April 1 covering job applications , interviews , the salaries of chief executives and parental leave . The government says after public consultation it will scrap the extra requirements but maintain existing arrangements . Men in education earn $ 1,700 a week on average and women get $ 1,486 . Women who work in education have about a $ 200 gap from their male counterparts . . Men in education earn $ 1,700 a week and women get $ 1,486 . However , it 's believed the Liberal 's plans may fail in the Senate . Under laws introduced by the previous Labor government , businesses with 100 or more employees are required to provide the Workplace Gender Equality Agency with data on pay , recruitment , retention and promotions . Australian Greens senator Larissa Waters has flagged a disallowance motion in the Senate if she ca n't convince the government to change its mind . Senator Waters said data on managerial level job applications and interviews was critical because it would show where the glass ceiling was most impenetrable . | Australian women in full-time work earn 18.8 per cent less than men . Women deserve to ` take Friday off to compensate , ' expert says . The average ordinary full-time earnings for men rose to $ 1,587.50 per week . Their female colleagues received $ 298.10 less . | [[0, 96], [723, 784], [723, 830], [3121, 3237], [3155, 3237], [3238, 3249], [3252, 3342], [308, 458], [1703, 1837], [467, 515], [1844, 1892]] |
Prince Harry is planning to leave the armed forces this year and devote his time to more charity work , pictured at Camp Bastion . Prince Harry is to leave the Armed Forces within six months to pursue charity work with injured service personnel . The captain in the Blues and Royals is expected to spend much of the next year in Australia , New Zealand and Africa , where he has links with charities . Senior royal sources said Harry , 30 , was at a ` crossroads ' in his military career . ` Although the military will always be a huge part of his life , he is at a point when he needs to make significant decisions about his career and the prince believes he can best serve the charities he wants to work with , particularly those helping service personnel , as a civilian , ' said one . It is clear to many who work with Harry that since returning from Afghanistan he has been struggling to find a suitable long-term military role that can be combined with the causes close to his heart . Kensington Palace declined to comment yesterday on reports of his decision to quit because the fine details are still being worked through . The Mail understands , however , that he is likely to leave by the end of the summer . Before then he will spend several weeks with the military in Australia as well as representing the UK , along with his father , Prince Charles , at the 100th anniversary Anzac Day commemorations in Gallipoli . Last year Harry devised and organised the Invictus Games , a remarkable Para-lympics-style event for wounded servicemen and women which attracted 400 competitors from 13 nations and was lauded as an unqualified success . Despite that , some senior royal commentators question the wisdom of leaving the forces -- which have given the once wayward prince so much direction in his life . Many believe Prince Andrew 's decision in 2001 to leave the Royal Navy , where he had a distinguished career , caused some of the problems that have dogged him recently . When Prince Harry leaves the Army , the Royal Family will have no senior members on full-time active military service . Harry has served twice on the front line in Afghanistan since graduating from Sandhurst in May 2005 . He was first sent out as a forward air controller in 2007 after his wish to serve in the infantry was deemed too dangerous to both himself and his men . The young royal , 30 , served two tours of duty on the front line in Afghanistan , pictured making pre-flight checks on an Apache helicopter in Camp Bastion . The angry prince was forced to return early from the posting when an American website broke the news blackout on his deployment . He then retrained with the Army Air Corps and was picked to fly the Apache attack helicopter . He returned to Afghanistan in 2012 . He left last year to take up a Staff Officer role in London to work on his plan to bring the Invictus Games to Britain . His move to the capital brought him back to his then girlfriend , Cressida Bonas . But when the romance ended , he realised he had little appetite to progress up the ranks . He is now focused on working for the Ministry of Defence 's recovery capability programme . It involves working alongside case officers in London 's Personnel Recovery Unit and visiting recovery centres , Forces charities and NHS units . A source added : ` What he is doing now is helping him develop his knowledge of how the system works . The military will always play a very important part in Prince Harry 's life and especially supporting those who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces . ' He is keen to pursue his interests in ` conservation and wildlife ' and hopes to spend a time on field projects in Africa , pictured playing with children during a visit to Phelisanong Children 's Home in Lesotho . Prince Harry passed the qualification necessary to train at Sandhurst , in September 2004 . He entered The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2005 and Clarence House announced that he was to join the Blues and Royals the following year as an officer cadet . It was announced that had been serving with the British Army in Helmand , Afghanistan for more than two months in 2008 . He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with The Household Cavalry -LRB- Blues and Royals -RRB- and then begin training to become and Army Air Corps Pilot in January 2009 . Prince Harry spent three and a half years in training and operational service with the Apache Force during his attachment to the Army Air Corps . The royal has undertaken two operational tours of Afghanistan , as a Forward Air Controller in 2007 to 2008 and as an Apache Pilot between September 2012 and January 2013 . During his time in the Army Air Corps he was assigned to 662 Squadron , 3 Regiment within 16 Air Assault Brigade and in July 2013 , Prince Harry qualified as an Apache Aircraft Commander . He was promoted to the rank of Captain in April 2011 and was also awarded his Apache Badge from the Officer in Command of his Squadron at the same time . The Prince , who currently has the rank of Captain , took up a Staff Officer role in London in 2014 . Pray Prince Harry does n't make his uncle Andrew 's mistakes , says RICHARD KAY , editor-at-large . Warrior prince : Harry on patrol in Afghanistan . For as long as he can remember , Prince Harry wanted to be a soldier . Aged eight , he sat in a Scimitar armoured vehicle in combat fatigues and camouflage paint , beaming as Princess Diana took the salute at a Light Dragoons base in Germany . While his brother William daydreamed about being a policeman -- so he could better ` protect ' their mother -- Harry yearned for active service . This ambition drove him from Eton 's combined cadet force , where he narrowly missed out on winning the prized Sword of Honour , to Sandhurst military academy , and finally active service with the Blues and Royals . Two tours of Afghanistan followed , including one as an Army Air corps Apache pilot after he retrained to fly helicopters . So his decision to end a military career just ten years after it began can not have been an easy one . It had , after all , seemed he was destined to become one of the few members of the Royal Family to actually earn most of those medals that routinely cover their chests . But life in the military represented a paradox for the warrior prince . Instead of helping him find the freedom he sought away from the heart of the Royal Family , it increasingly began to suffocate him . The restrictions imposed on him because of who he was meant the top brass were not prepared to allow him the luxury -- as he saw it -- of the further front line posting he craved . The Army proposed a desk job , a position which Harry is neither emotionally nor intellectually equipped to handle . He was , I am told , ` desperate ' to stay in uniform but not at any price , and will now seek to find a new life concentrating on charity projects . If alarm bells are not ringing at this woolly if honourable prospect , then they should be . For there are some uneasy parallels with another significant royal figure who abandoned a military career to seek a new direction -- Harry 's uncle Prince Andrew , who has never found a meaningful role since quitting the Navy in 2001 . Once a heartbeat or two away from the throne as Charles 's brother , Andrew has slipped down the pecking order with the arrival of a new generation of princes . Now it 's Harry 's turn to slide down the line of succession . First George , and then in April -- when the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth -- another royal infant will vault ahead of him . So at 30 , and unmarried , Harry has momentous decisions to make about his future . Andrew was a divorcee and over 40 when he left the Senior Service , only to stagger from one disreputable episode to another in a kind of extended midlife crisis , culminating in the current scandal in which he stands accused of sleeping with an underage girl -- which he robustly denies -- and consorting with a known paedophile . Harry 's youthful indiscretions -- underage drinking , smoking pot and dressing in Nazi regalia for a party -- seem piffling by contrast . And as one figure who has been around him all his life tells me : ` The difference between Harry and Andrew is vast . Harry is a nice guy whereas Andrew is arrogant . Yes , Harry has been a bit misguided at times , but he is intelligent enough to realise he must learn from his mistakes . ' When Diana was with him that day in Germany in 1993 , she saw a confident figure better equipped for royal duty than William , and privately described him to friends as ` good king Harry ' . What happens next to harness those qualities is crucial . Hugely popular with the public he may be , but that fondness may leach away if he returns to the sybaritic lifestyle of a party prince . Harry stands at a crossroads . Now , we must hope this charismatic young man chooses the correct path . | Prince Harry is planning to leave the armed forces later this year . Young royal , 30 , served two tours of duty on the front line in Afghanistan . He is keen to pursue his interests in ` conservation and wildlife ' The Prince is also planning to spend ` significant period ' in Africa . | [[0, 60], [131, 190], [131, 143], [147, 246], [2105, 2206], [2360, 2375], [2383, 2440], [4496, 4557], [5870, 5903], [5870, 5894], [5906, 5953], [3580, 3701], [3580, 3701]] |
Clara Amfo presents the Radio 1 Top 40 chart show , which is due to be moved from a Sunday . The top 40 singles chart show is set to move from its traditional Sunday night slot . The move follows an international agreement by the music industry to release all new albums and singles on Fridays . Experts hope the new co-ordinated release date across the world will reduce piracy and 're - ignite excitement ' . It comes after months of discussions between retailers , record companies , artists and musicians ' unions about whether it should be changed . The Official Charts Company spokesman said it now planned to change the day the top 40 is announced . Although the new broadcast day has not yet been decided , a spokesman said BBC Radio 1 would continue to be the official home of the chart . In a statement it said : ` Exact details are to be decided , but Radio 1 will continue to be the home of the Official Chart . ' A Radio 1 spokesman said a decision had yet to be made on whether the show would move or remain in its current timeslot . In the UK , singles are released on a Sunday , while albums are released the following day on a Monday . The chart show , presented by Clara Amfo , then runs between 4pm and 7pm on a Sunday . But albums and singles in other countries are released on different days , something which has led to problems across the industry . According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry -LRB- IFPI -RRB- , the global record industry body , retailers around the world ` are committed to working with the labels and artist communities to ensure the successful implementation of the move to Friday ' . The IFPI said Friday releases , which will come into force this summer , would ` breathe new life into music ' , adding : ` It has a compelling logic , at the start of the weekend when fans most want to buy music . ' Under longstanding traditions , albums are generally released on Monday in Britain and France , Tuesday in the United States , Wednesday in Japan and Friday in Australia and Germany . A number of independent retailers in the United States , the world 's largest music market , had opposed the Friday release date . They argued that weekends were already the busiest time and it made sense to encourage customers to come on an otherwise slow Tuesday . In recent years , artists including Beyonce and Madonna have also suddenly released albums without warning , sometimes selling them first in digital format , either in response to leaks or sometimes to avoid them . The music industry has witnessed turmoil since albums started going digital some 15 years ago . Paul McGowan , chief executive of Hilco Capital which owns Britain 's largest music retailer HMV , voiced enthusiasm about shifting to Friday releases due to the flow of shoppers -LRB- file picture -RRB- . The chart show 's listening figures have alone dropped from four million in the 1980s to 1.3 million . In comparison , Pick of the Pops , presented by Tony Blackburn on Thursdays and Saturdays , attracts an average audience of 2.1 million for each episode . However , although modern audiences can now find the tracks on YouTube or streaming services such as Spotify whenever they want . Paul McGowan , chief executive of Hilco Capital which owns Britain 's largest music retailer HMV , voiced enthusiasm about shifting to Friday releases due to the flow of shoppers . ` Quite simply , new music should hit the high street when people hit the street , ' he said in a statement . | New global release day for albums and single to come into force in summer . Experts say change will 're - ignite excitement ' in music and reduce piracy . Charts spokesman said new broadcast date has not yet been confirmed . But it said Radio 1 will continue to be the home of the official chart show . | [[226, 295], [296, 386], [309, 406], [1656, 1764], [296, 386], [309, 406], [1656, 1764], [666, 699], [666, 687], [696, 712], [715, 797], [859, 923]] |
A young woman got the shock of her life when a lip enhancing product she bought online left her looking like she had just gone a round in a boxing ring . Brittany Forster , 24 , of Perth , Western Australia , bought CandyLipz from the company 's website and tried it - sticking the apple-shaped device over her mouth and applying suction . After two ` horrific ' minutes of watering eyes and painful lips , she removed the application and was appalled with the results , which had left her with a huge trout pout . Scroll down for video . 24-year-old Perth woman , Brittany Forster -LRB- pictured left before the application -RRB- bought CandyLipz from their online website and decided to try the product out on Monday night . Brittany was left horrified with the results -LRB- right -RRB- . Brittany 's lips were completely unrecognisable , swollen and bruised from the lip enhancing product . The young woman , who now lives in Sydney , where she is studying for her Masters in Education , was so shocked that she began hyperventilating , worried that she would be left with permanent scarring . ' I took it off and I just looked in the mirror and I said oh my god what have I done ? No , no , no , this ca n't be happening , ' Brittany told Daily Mail Australia . ` As soon as I looked in the mirror I thought what have I done to myself ? . ' After looking up blogs online about how Kylie Jenner got her famous lips , Brittany decided to try out CandyLipz . The application takes two minutes and makes the user 's eyes and lips sting . ' I was thinking it was permanent . When I put the lipstick on , I was like , well if this is my life now I 'm going to have to start enjoying it . I 'll have to embrace it . ' CandyLipz is a lip plumper which can freely be bought online . According to the company 's website , the effects of the product can last for up to two hours . Other lip enhancing devices , including the Jolie Lips Plumping System , De Luxe Lip Plumper , and Luscious Lips by Cynthia Rowland can also be bought on a range of sites online . Brittany posted a video online after the incident in which her two best friends are trying to comfort her by saying : ` They 'll go down , they 'll go down , do n't worry ' . But Brittany did not appreciate their comments at the time , saying ` can you see my face ? ' After uploading a video of the moment she unveiled her new lips to her friends on YouTube , Brittany said she now finds the situation funny , despite the fact she is left ` looking like she 's been sucking on a pen all day ' . The applicator for CandyLipz latches onto your lips and squeezes them , giving users a tingling sensation . ` It 's quite a painful experience , ' Brittany said . CandyLipz is a lip plumper which can freely be bought online . According to the company 's website , the effects of the product can last for up to two hours . Brittany was horrified with the results of the application and left worrying she would be like that forever . ` You put it on for two minutes and it 's quite horrific and then you take it off . ' However , the pain was worth it for Brittany , who had been looking at blogs on how famous Kardashian sister , Kylie Jenner , gets her massive pout , hoping to emulate the star . Kylie Jenner is now notorious for having some of the biggest lips in Hollywood and Brittany thought her secret was CandyLipz . ` The funny thing is that when I saw Kylie Jenner 's lips I thought they 're ridiculous , she 's gone too far , ' Brittany said . ` But joke 's on me because that 's exactly what happened to me . ' Brittany 's inspiration was Kylie Jenner , who is now famous for having a massive pout . Brittany believes the joke is now on her and that she ` should have expected it ' Four days after the application , Brittany 's lips are still battered and bruised . ` They 're still really blue and bruised , I look dead . The next day they were still really red and quite big but now they 're just bloodied and bruised , ' she said . Brittany does not blame CandyLipz for her bruised lips , claiming she knew what she was getting herself into and she said her lips will go down after a few more days . ` In the instruction leaflet it does say all these things could happen , like bruising , swelling etc. , but I just thought I was an expert on everything and used it thinking it 'll be fine , what can happen , ' she said . ` I should have just expected it . ' The traumatic experience has put the 24-year-old off ever using the product again though and she says she is now satisfied with the lips she was born with . ` I 'll probably give it a miss . I think I 've had my time with CandyLipz ' , she said . CandyLipz say it is ` very normal ' to get cupping marks from the product and that the bruising should resolve itself within 7 days . The company provided the following pictures which demonstrate the effects of CandyLipz . Brittany does not blame CandyLipz for her bruised lips , which she know will go down after a few more days . ` I 'm very appreciative of my little lips now . Grateful for what I have ' . CandyLipz said they ` love ' the video and could n't believe how plump Brittany 's lips were following the application . ` My , she got huge lips , we love it ' CandyLipz told Daily Mail Australia . The company said that the swelling is a sign that the product has actually worked and it is ` normal ' to get cupping marks from the applicator . ` It is very normal to get the cupping marks . These marks are temporary and will resolve within 7 days or less , ' a spokesperson said . ` To have huge lips , we all went through this conditioning period . After the conditioning period , the cupping marks will not return if you continue to use the lip plumper daily . ' The CandyLipz website claims that the product is suitable for 16-year-olds and older and is designed to ` raise the arches of the cupid 's bow , fills in grooves , and lip pits , lift the corners of the mouth , and block the development of duck lips . ' CandyLipz said the bruising and swelling will do down in a few days . The traumatic experience has put the 24-year-old off ever using the product again though and she says she is now satisfied with the lips she was born with . She was left with severe bruising -LRB- pictured -RRB- after the application . | An Australian woman used a lip enhancer with shocking results . Brittany Forster from Perth was unrecognisable after the application . 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Human body parts that fell from the sky in Saudi Arabia could be the remains of someone trapped in an aircraft 's undercarriage bay , police have revealed . Officers said the grisly incident happened near the centre of the Red Sea city of Jeddah , just south of King Abdulaziz International Airport , early this morning . Force spokesman Nawaf bin Naser al-Bouq said : ` Police received a telephone call at 2.30 am from a witness reporting the fall of human remains at an intersection in Mushrefa neighbourhood . ' A plane is pictured after an emergency landing at Medina airport . Twenty nine people were injured . Initial indications were that the remains ` fell from a plane 's landing gear , ' said Bouq , adding that investigations were ongoing . The report came after a Saudi Arabian Airlines jet made an emergency landing in the city of Medina in the west of the kingdom , injuring 29 people on Sunday . That aircraft had been travelling from Iran 's second city of Mashhad with 315 people on board . A spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation said there was no connection between the emergency landing in Medina and the Jeddah incident . The Saudi Arabian Airlines -LRB- Saudia -RRB- Boeing 767-300ER made an emergency landing at Medina airport in the west of the country early on Sunday , the General Authority of Civil Aviation said . The bod parts fell from the sky over the Red Sea city of Jeddah , on Saudi Arabia 's western coast . In a desperate attempt to cross borders , some people at poorly monitored airports climb inside the bays housing aircraft landing gear . Most of them freeze to death once the aircraft reach cruising altitude , but some survive . In 2010 , the head of Beirut 's airport security resigned after the death of a man who managed to hide in the undercarriage bay of a Saudi-bound jet . The man 's body was found by a maintenance worker who was inspecting the gear of the Saudi-owned Nas Air Airbus A-320 after it landed in Riyadh . | Officers said incident happened near the Red Sea city of Jeddah . Initial indications were the remains ` fell from plane 's undercarriage ' Report came after Saudi jet made emergency landing in Medina . 29 were injured , but police said two incidents were n't connected . | [[157, 298], [0, 131], [646, 693], [515, 581], [752, 802], [774, 877], [1159, 1292], [582, 615], [752, 762], [880, 910], [1069, 1158]] |
Guilty : Anthony McSweeney has been convicted of indecent assault on a young boy 35 years ago . A Catholic priest dubbed the ` fat vicar ' was today found guilty of sexually abusing a boy in a care home and downloading child porn onto his computer . Father Anthony McSweeney , 68 , faces jail after he was convicted of preying on the vulnerable boy while he was working at Grafton Close Children 's Home in Hounslow , west London , more than 30 years ago . The care home was run by McSweeney 's friend John Stingemore , who was found dead in January weeks before he was due to stand trial alongside the priest . Southwark Crown Court heard that McSweeney watched young boys shower for his own sexual gratification , and kept a collection of child porn at home . He denied being a paedophile - but today a jury of six men and five women found him guilty of indecent assault and three counts of making indecent images of children . The attack on the young boy took place between 1979 and 1981 , while the child porn was found on his laptop after he was arrested in 2013 . McSweeney was cleared of three indecent assaults on two other boys at the care home and taking a pornographic photo of one of these boys . The 20st priest was once enlisted by TV cook Delia Smith to hold a special football service at Norwich City . And he officiated at the 1990 wedding of boxing star Frank Bruno and his now ex-wife Laura . McSweeney was investigated as part of Operation Fernbridge , the police probe into an alleged VIP paedophile ring at Grafton Close and Elms Guest House in Barnes , west London . Stingemore used his connections to help get his close friend a job at Grafton Close , where they molested vulnerable boys together , the court heard . McSweeney watched as a teenage boy was abused by Stingemore in the care home shower . Denial : The Catholic priest insisted he had no sexual interest in children but was found guilty by a jury . Three years earlier , McSweeney was seen ogling a Boy Scout as he washed at a retreat . When the boy reported him to a warden he was told not to be ` stupid and make trouble ' , and his mother slapped him because a ` priest would not do anything like that ' . A schoolboy from Grafton Close told the court that McSweeney was ` touchy feely ' and referred to him as a ` fat vicar ' . He said that the priest went into his bedroom and told him he had to take his clothes off for a ` medical ' , before taking photographs of him on a Polaroid camera . Friend : John Stingemore was set to face a string of charges alongside Sweeney but was found dead in January this year . The priest confessed to watching a porn film featuring boys as young as ten on a home cinema with Stingemore - but claimed he turned it off in disgust . And he denied molesting boys as they sat on his lap , claiming he was too fat to do so . Stingemore was sacked from Grafton Close in mysterious circumstances in 1981 , and McSweeney 's visits abruptly stopped as he continued with his career in the priesthood . In 1998 McSweeney nearly lost his job when his cleaner discovered his stash of sex toys , truncheons and pornographic videos at St Peter 's Catholic Church in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex . She played one of the tapes and saw it featured two boys between 14 and 16 years old having sex , the court heard . McSweeney was originally told that he would be ` banished ' from the priesthood , but after around six months was quietly moved to a new parish , St George 's in Norwich . The defendant , who now lives in Pease Pottage , West Sussex , was told he could be jailed when he is sentenced in a month 's time . Judge Alistair McCreath said : ` You are not to come to court in four weeks thinking to yourself that the judge gave me bail and therefore I 'm not to go to prison , because that would be a false hope . ' Responding to today 's verdict , Gillian Norton of Richmond Council said : ` The council is sorry that a child in its care was indecently assaulted . ` The assault happened 35 years ago and clearly the service leadership and management laid bare in court were totally unacceptable . The situation today is completely different . ' Detective Chief Inspector Keith Braithwaite of Metropolitan Police said : ` McSweeney was an abuser who used his role in a position of trust . ' I would like to pay tribute to the courage of the victim in speaking out against McSweeney . It was that testimonial that secured the charges and enabled this case to be brought to court . ' I would also like to thank those witnesses who provided key evidence that ensured the court could hear what sort of man McSweeney really is . ' The Bishop of East Anglia , Alan Hopes , said that McSweeney had been barred from the ministry since his arrest and will now face disciplinary action . He said : ` These are grave crimes , and I wish to reassure firstly the victims and all of those affected that I take the matter very seriously . ` As a bishop and as an ordinary member of society , I share the experience of great sorrow and regret that such offences take place . ` The later offences of accessing indecent images of children whilst serving as a priest have both served to compound the abuse already committed on the children themselves , and breached the trust that was placed in him as a minister in the Church and those who held him in high regard . ' I wish to assure the victims and their families that their suffering is taken seriously by the Church . 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Ohio 's Mount St. Joseph 's women 's basketball team held its postseason banquet in a hospital room in honor of their most courageous player . The 19-year-old freshman made it through a full season at the Cincinnati university while raising more than $ 1.3 million for research into the type of brain tumor that will likely end her life . During her senior year of high school , Hill was diagnosed with DIPG -LRB- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma -RRB- , a rare form of brain cancer with a survival rate of less than 10 per cent , according to The Cure Starts Now . Scroll down for video . Made It : Lauren Hill , 19 -LRB- photographed -RRB- , made it through a full season with the Mount St. Joseph 's women 's basketball team while raising more than $ 1.3 million for research into the type of brain tumor that will likely end her life . Despite the diagnosis , Hill decided to attend college and play for the Division III school . In September 2014 , Hill 's doctor told her she would not live past December , FOX reports . But Hill drastically defied expectations . Not only did she live , she played four basketball games with her team early in the season , making five layups . As her condition worsened , she became an honorary coach , attending games when possible . She tires easily now and needs to use a wheelchair often . The NCAA granted permission to move up the school 's opening game because of her worsening condition , and she made a layup for the first basket in a game at Xavier University 's 10,000-seat arena . She 's occasionally hospitalized for treatment now , but still holding to each day as tightly as she can and urging others to appreciate their time together . ` That 's truly Lauren , ' coach Dan Benjamin said in an interview on Thursday . ` That 's the message she 's been saying forever . ` She 's just thankful God gave her that opportunity and that role because she 's the one that could handle it . And she 's done it so gracefully . ` Even at the banquet , she comes in her wheelchair and she 's all smiles . And that 's truly amazing . I do n't know what her pain level is or how much suffering she 's going through , but the girl smiles every time she gets a chance . ' Diagnosed : During her senior year of high school , Hill -LRB- left and right -RRB- was diagnosed with DIPG -LRB- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma -RRB- , a rare form of brain cancer with a survival rate of less than 10 percent . The Team : The Mount St. Joseph 's women 's basketball team -LRB- photographed -RRB- held its postseason banquet in a hospital room with Hill . The team had planned to have its annual end-of-the-season banquet on Feb. 22 -- a date that matches Hill 's uniform number -- but the final game got pushed back because of the weather . Hill was getting treated at Cincinnati Children 's Hospital . So the team decided to take the banquet to the hospital , using a meeting room . Instead of having a big meal and awards , the players got sandwiches and spent time together . ` We were going to get something to eat , show up , talk about the season and celebrate being with each other , ' Benjamin said . The team wore special gray jerseys for the first game at Xavier 's arena . The NCAA prohibits schools from giving gifts to players , so they bought them for $ 22 , another way to support Hill 's fundraising for cancer research . Hill signed each of the jerseys at the banquet . Life : Doctors did n't expect Hill -LRB- center -RRB- to live this long with the tumor , which folds around parts of her brain . Doctors did n't expect Hill to live this long with the tumor , which folds around parts of her brain . ` The first diagnosis was December , around Christmas time , which is why I went ahead and tried to get the first game moved up , ' Benjamin said . ` But that 's Lauren . Lauren 's not going to let it beat her . She 's going to keep fighting . ` Everybody thought she 'd be this small , tiny voice instead of this big lion roar . She 's done a great job with that . And the money she 's raised : Everybody thought she 'd get some money , but $ 1.3 million is amazing . ' In a recent interview with WKRC-TV , Hill said , ` Life is precious . ... Every moment you get with someone is a moment that 's blessed , really blessed . ' Throughout her battle , Hill has been honored by several local teams and schools . Earlier this week , Hill was honored by Ohio Gov. John Kasich as a recipient of the Governor 's Courage Award , according to Sports Illustrated . The freshman received and honorary doctorate from the school , Local 12 reports . The Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters has been bestowed on a few others before Hill such as Neil Armstrogn , Nick Clooney , and Bob Castellini . She was recently named chief motivational officer of The Cure Starts Now , a cancer research foundation . | Lauren Hill , 19 , played a complete season with the Mount St. Joseph 's team despite having an inoperable brain tumor . During the season , she raised $ 1.3 million for cancer research . Basketball team held their postseason banquet in a hospital room with Hill . In September 2014 , Hill 's doctor told her she would not live past December , but Hill drastically defied expectations . | [[143, 306], [590, 597], [644, 807], [143, 306], [590, 597], [644, 807], [0, 142], [2520, 2584], [934, 951], [954, 1010], [1031, 1069], [3424, 3503]] |
Chile 's government on Thursday rejected a plea from 14-year-old Valentina Maureira -LRB- above -RRB- to be euthanized . Chile 's government on Thursday rejected an ailing 14-year-old girl 's plea on social media to let her ` sleep forever . ' Cystic fibrosis sufferer Valentina Maureira posted a YouTube video shot from what appeared to be a hospital bed asking President Michelle Bachelet to allow her to be euthanized . It quickly circulated widely on social media . ' I urgently request to speak to the president because I 'm tired of living with this illness , ' said the teenager , whose older brother died at age 6 from the same disease . ' I want her approval so I can get a shot that will make me sleep forever . ' Presidential spokesman Alvaro Elizalde said Thursday that although ` it 's impossible not to be overcome by emotion with the girl 's request , it 's impossible to grant her wish , ' because it 's not allowed under Chilean law . Elizalde said the health ministry was in contact with Maureira 's family and was providing her psychological assistance as well as medical treatment . Maureira was suffering from a respiratory illness and ` significant caloric malnutrition ' when she entered Santiago 's Catholic University hospital Jan. 30 , said Andres Castillo , the doctor in charge of her treatment . In a statement issued by the hospital , Castillo said she had been transferred out of the critical pediatric patient unit . ` Right now our therapeutic efforts are aimed at the recovery of her nutritional state and supporting her family , ' he said . Scroll down for video . Maurerira suffers from cystic fibrosis , and watched her older brother die from the disease when he was just 6-years-old . Valentina 's father said she will continue trying to meet with Bachelet , so the president , who is also a pediatrician , can ` listen to her life story . ' ` This is so tough , but I have to respect her decision because she 's the one who 's suffering this illness , ' said Fredy Maureira . ' I already lost a 6-year-old son because I did n't have enough money and organs . Now my daughter just wants to die in a dignified way , ' he added . Maureira said that after he first heard his daughter 's wish to die , he ` cried through the night . ' The degenerative disease is affecting Valentina 's liver , pancreas and lung , and she has said that she 's frustrated by the lack of options and how much it has affected her quality of life . ` She 's exhausted , we 're all exhausted , but if she wants to keep fighting , I 'll be by her side every second , ' the father said . ` My message to all the parents in the world who have healthy kids is : Please take care of them . Love them . ' | Chile 's government on Thursday rejected a plea from 14-year-old Valentina Maureira to be euthanized . Maurerira suffers from cystic fibrosis , and watched her older brother die from the disease when he was just 6-years-old . She said in a video that she wanted ' a shot that will make me sleep forever ' | [[0, 101], [53, 120], [121, 212], [244, 355], [525, 535], [568, 645], [1600, 1638], [1600, 1609], [1645, 1722], [2017, 2097], [668, 721]] |
Nigel Farage has accused Ukip 's political rivals of spreading ` malicious ' lies that he is ` seriously ill ' - and insisted he would go on-and-on leading the party . Speaking at Ukip 's spring conference in Margate this afternoon , Mr Farage told activists that rumours of his demise ` have been greatly exaggerated ' - but invited criticism after failing to unveil any new party policies ahead of the election . He claimed political insiders from the main Westminster parties had started rumours that he had been keeping a low profile because he was suffering a serious illness . Scroll down for video . Nigel Farage has accused Ukip 's political rivals of spreading ` malicious ' lies that he is ` seriously ill ' But Mr Farage said the reason he had not been in the spotlight was because he was campaigning in South Thanet , the seat he hopes to win at the general election . He told delegates : ` There has been some considerable speculation as to my whereabouts . ` My absence from the Westminster scene has even led our opponents to spread some really quite malicious and unpleasant speculation about my health . ` It 's said I am seriously ill and that 's why I 've not been seen . ' Opinion polls had suggested the Ukip leader was trailing the Conservative candidate in the Kent constituency he hopes to win in May . But , to cheers in the hall , Mr Farage hailed a new poll showing he is on course to win comfortably . ` We 're on our way to winning this seat , ' he predicted . Mr Farage also made clear he has no intention of calling it quits any time soon . ` We are going to win lots of seats in this general election and I hope very much to be leading this party not just into this general election , but in all the elections to come . ' Speaking at Ukip 's spring conference in Margate this afternoon , Mr Farage told activists that rumours of his demise ` have been greatly exaggerated ' The Ukip leader said he would not be quitting any time soon , adding : ' I hope very much to be leading this party not just into this general election , but in all the elections to come ' Britain 's sewerage system is struggling to cope with the influx of migrants , a senior Ukip figure has claimed . Immigration spokesman Steven Woolfe raised the issue as he listed elements of infrastructure that were under pressure during his speech to the party 's pre-election conference . Mr Woolfe insisted the public did not care about ` colour of skin or race or creed ' . ` What they are concerned about is that our eye has been taken off the ball for nearly a generation , ' he told the audience in Margate . ` Schools are now full , hospitals are troubled , healthcare - it is very difficult to be seen in many areas of this country . ` Roads need to be built , we need to look at the way we feed ourselves because of our growing population . ` What about our water and sewage systems ? All of these matter . ' Mr Farage 's address came after the Ukip conference threatened to be overshadowed by a Nazi-themed troupe of dancers which turned up in Margate this morning , dressed in hot pants , jackboots and Nazi insignia goose-stepping to ` Springtime For Hitler ' . The dancers , from Mel Brooks 's musical The Producers , caused the scene outside Ukip 's conference venue - the Winter Gardens in Margate , Kent . A seven-strong troupe of female dancers performed a choreographed routine as Springtime For Hitler blared from a PA system on the tank turret . The cast were in Margate to promote the new touring production of the musical comedy about a failed producer who tried to put on the worst show ever . The new UK production will features stand-up comics Jason Manford , Phill Jupitus and Ross Noble -- as well as TV celebrity Louie Spence . Mr Farage was given a major boost today after research was published indicating he is on track to win the nearby seat of South Thanet . The Survation survey , funded by party donor Alan Bown , put Mr Farage on 39 per cent ahead of Labour rival Will Scobie on 28 per cent when people were prompted with candidate names . A previous poll by Tory Lord Ashcroft in November had suggested the Conservatives could retain the seat - where their MP Laura Sandys is stepping down . At the party 's conference today , Ukip MP Mark Reckless today warned delegates the party will not grow unless it can shake off the taint of xenophobia and demonstrate it is the ` party of the NHS ' . Mr Reckless , who won a by-election in Rochester and Strood after defecting from the Tories , said voters knew Ukip wanted to leave the EU and cut immigration . But the party must ` talk about other things as well ' and reassure people it is not a threat to the NHS in order to have wider appeal . Kirsten Farage , wife of Ukip leader Nigel Farage , enjoyed a glass of wine after greeting delegates at the Winter Gardens Theatre in Margate , Kent . Ukip delegates listen to a speech in the conference hall ahead of Nigel Farage 's address this afternoon . Delegates were cheered by a poll showing that Nigel Farage is on course to become an MP by winning the seat of Thanet South in Kent . A leaflet produced by ` Christian Soldiers in Ukip ' was being handed out to members today - accusing the gay community of a ` recruitment drive ' in primary schools . ` The state is allowing the sexual grooming of our primary school children for same-sex attraction , ' the leaflet said . Children were being ` indoctrinated ' to ` confuse their gender identity ' and ` think about and sing songs about same-sex attraction ' . Mr Reckless told activists : ` There are two things most people know about us - we want to leave the European Union , and we want to cut immigration . ` We should talk about those things . But if we want to get beyond 20 per cent-30 per cent of the vote to the 40 per cent or so we will need to win constituencies , we will have to explain why we want those things , challenge some of the misconceptions there are around our party , and talk about other things as well . ' Speaking in the US last night Mr Farage warned the Republican gathering that they risked becoming dinosaurs like the Conservatives in the UK if they continued to embrace the political centre . Mr Farage slammed David Cameron over his failure to identify the infamous ISIS executioner ` Jihadi John . ' ` Of course they should have told us his name , ' he said . ` We should have heard it weeks ago . This information 's been known for a long time . ' The dancers , from Mel Brooks 's musical The Producers , caused the scene outside Ukip 's conference venue - the Winter Gardens in Margate , Kent . Nigel Farage was upstaged this morning as dancing Nazis and a 16 tonne World War II TANK crashed UKIP 's conference . He also claimed the name was leaked to cover yesterday 's immigration figures . ` By sheer coincidence , ' he said , Emwazi 's name was published ` on the day when the government has to announce the worst immigration figures ever seen in the history of the United Kingdom . ' He also hit out against CAGE , the British NGO that often advocates on behalf of radicalized Muslims and brands their detractors ` Islamophobes . ' ` Yes , yes , yes ! ' Farage exploded when asked if the group was an embarrassment to most Britons . ` It 's politcal correctness ! ' I mean , we see protests on a regular basis with these groups on the streets of London saying and shouting things that -- if you and I did them , we 'd find ourselves behind bars in very short order . ' Nigel Farage flew to Washington to address America 's leading conservative conference - but hardly anyone showed up to listen . ` We actually have a Judeo-Christian culture , ' he added . ` It 's actually in our Constitution , so let 's stand up for it . ` The thing about us ` is that we have been , of all the European countries , the most tolerant of all different religions and all different groups who have come to Britain . ' While ` private observance ' of any religion ` is fine , ' he insisted , ` unless we live under one law we 're in trouble . ' | Nigel Farage accused political rivals of spreading lies about his health . Insisted he was keeping a low profile to campaign in Thanet South . Vowed to lead the party into this election and ` all ' upcoming contests . Remarks came in set-piece speech to Ukip 's spring conference . Farage was joined by his German wife Kirsten ay the conference today . She greeted delegates at the Winter Gardens Theatre in Margate . | [[0, 81], [234, 414], [415, 478], [607, 688], [971, 1120], [1024, 1120], [1820, 1903], [2171, 2207], [722, 792], [793, 827], [3832, 3834], [3847, 3887], [63, 74], [77, 167], [1721, 1751], [1906, 2056], [1906, 1921], [1968, 1974], [1979, 2083], [2063, 2091], [168, 231], [1754, 1817], [2286, 2300], [2306, 2385], [4225, 4257], [4260, 4335], [4875, 4981], [3170, 3224], [3227, 3308], [4724, 4738], [4776, 4865], [6468, 6522], [6525, 6606]] |
An unlucky student has been banned from driving and fined # 250 after he was caught just one milligramme over the drink-drive limit . Jordan Richmond , 23 , drank two-thirds of a pint after driving his Seat Ibiza into a town centre to meet a friend in a pub . Nottingham Magistrates ' Court heard he crashed his car on the way home after losing control in frosty conditions on December 13 last year . Richmond today admitted driving a motor vehicle when his alcohol level was above the limit during a court appearance at Nottingham Magistrates ' Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Richmond got out of the vehicle and put on his hazard lights before contacting the emergency services . But when he was later taken to hospital , a blood sample revealed he was over the drink-drive limit of 80 milligramme in 100 millilitres of blood by just one milligramme . Richmond , of Watnall , Nottinghamshire , today admitted driving a motor vehicle when his alcohol level was above the limit . JPs banned the university student from driving for 12 months and ordered him to pay a # 250 in fine as well as # 85 in court costs and a # 25 victim surcharge . Christopher Charter , chair of the bench , said : ` It is a hard lesson , when you drive you should n't drink . ` Here you were over the limit , you were just over the limit , but still over the limit . It 's a hard lesson for a young gentleman doing well - do n't drink and drive at all . ' The court heard Richmond crashed his vehicle in Long Lane in Watnall after meeting a friend for a pre-Christmas drink . Prosecutor Sanjay Jerath said the student told police he ` lost control ' because conditions on the road were frosty . Chris Saunders , defending , told the court Richmond was studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Derby . He said he needed his car to get to university and to his job as a multi-skilled engineer at Boots . Mr Saunders added : ' I hate cases like this because you have one penalty that you have to impose , when that occurs some may say it leads to undue penalties for someone like Jordan Richmond . ` You know that he has been fully co-operative and called the police in the first place . ` Please offer him a driver rehabilitation course because clearly the sooner he gets his licence back the better it will be for all of us . ' | Jordan Richmond crashed in icy conditions while driving home last year . After crashing , he activated hazard lights and called emergency services . He had drunk two-thirds of a pint after driving to meet a friend in a pub . But a blood sample revealed he was one milligramme over the limit . He was banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay # 250 . | [[260, 400], [297, 400], [575, 583], [611, 678], [134, 149], [157, 231], [134, 149], [184, 253], [218, 259], [1430, 1527], [1446, 1549], [0, 133], [0, 18], [52, 133], [683, 718], [721, 850], [0, 133], [977, 1037], [977, 980], [1042, 1137]] |
Australians who ca n't afford to buy property can invest in the real estate market with as little as $ 66 thanks to a new start up . The recently launched BrickX allows people to buy ` bricks ' or sections of properties and profit from rental returns without having to go to auction , pay stamp duty or get a mortgage . BrickX CEO Darren Patterson said the idea behind the business was to make real estate investment more straightforward and achievable . Scroll down for video . BrickX allows people to buy ` bricks ' or sections of properties - such as this two-bedroom Mosman apartment . Australians who ca n't afford to buy property can invest in the real estate market with as little as $ 66 . BrickX buys properties -- with a focus on one-bed studios and two-bedroom apartments in ` blue chip ' suburbs -- and makes them available on its online platform . ` If you 've never been able to have a mortgage or save for a deposit to get your first property , this is a chance for those individuals to share in the benefits of property investment , ' Mr Patterson said . BrickX buys properties -- with a focus on one-bed studios and two-bedroom apartments in ` blue chip ' suburbs -- and makes them available on its online platform . Once an investor has registered and undergone the required financial checks , they can search through properties and can look at a detailed data profile with information including the property 's rental yield , capital growth over the past five years , pictures , council rates and other attached fees . If they find a property they want to invest in , they can buy one or more ` bricks ' worth up to 5 per cent of the property 's total value . Each property is in an individual trust , and each ` brick ' is a unit within that trust which acts like a share . ` You can buy and sell them , and it can go up or down based on the value of the property , ' Mr Patterson said . BrickX CEO Darren Patterson -LRB- left , pictured with executive chairman Markus Kahlbetzer -RRB- said the idea behind the business was to make real estate investment more straightforward and achievable . Once an investor has registered and undergone the required financial checks , they can search through properties and can look at a detailed data profile . The profile includes the property 's rental yield , capital growth over the past five years , pictures , council rates and other attached fees . ` You get a share of the rent minus other costs , just like a dividend you get as a stock trader on the ASX . ' BrickX currently has two properties available for investment -- a one-bedroom unit in Enmore in inner-city Sydney , which costs $ 66 for one brick , and a two-bedroom apartment with Harbour views in Mosman on Sydney 's North Shore , which costs $ 126 per brick . But Mr Patterson is looking for properties in Melbourne and has plans to expand into more suburbs in Sydney including Bondi , Manly and areas like the Lower North Shore and the Inner West . This one bedroom unit in Enmore in inner-city Sydney costs $ 66 for one brick . If investors find a property the want to invest in , they can buy one or more ` bricks ' worth up to 5 per cent of the property 's total value . Each property is in an individual trust , and each ` brick ' is a unit within that trust which acts like a share . Mr Patterson said he had decided to cap investments at 5 per cent to encourage liquidity . ` We limit the size to force people to spread their money around , which gives them protection through diversification , ' he said . ` Secondly we 've done it to encourage trading so no one person can control a property , sit on it and not allow it to go up or down . ' In the initial phase of the launch only wholesale investors -- people who earned $ 250,000 in the last two years or have $ 2 million worth of assets outside their family home -- can invest . But Mr Patterson hopes to get registered to make BrickX available to the wider public in the next 12 months . | New start up BrickX allows people to buy ` bricks ' or sections of properties . Investors can buy bricks for as little at $ 66 and earn rent from the property . BrickX has two properties -- a one bedroom unit in Enmore in inner-city Sydney a two-bedroom apartment win Mosman on Sydney 's North Shore . | [[133, 319], [169, 250], [479, 589], [493, 589], [1587, 1678], [3111, 3202], [0, 112], [169, 250], [590, 697], [2978, 3057], [479, 589], [2525, 2585], [2978, 3057]] |
A hippo has been making a splash in the small beach town of Ponta Do Oura in Mozambique with daily trips to the beach . The one-and-a-half ton animal has been seen trotting through the waves and going for a swim , much to the amusement of other beach-goers . ` Mr Hippo ' - as he is known locally - was photographed by 44-year-old marine mammal guide , Angie Gullan who says that she has never seen anything like this before . The hippo spent three days in and out of the surf before moving on his way . Better than mud : Locals have fondly named this regular visitor to the beach ` Mr Hippo ' . He enjoyed a dip in the sea Ponta Do Ouro , Mozambique for three days before moving on . Making waves : The surf proves no problem for this hippopotamus to negotatiate . Mr Hippo has amused locals with his daily dips in the sea . Strong swimmer : The giant animal surprises everyone with his swimming skills amongst the surf and in the open ocean in Ponta Do Ouro . Unusual sight : Hippos , or ` horses of the sea , ' are usually found swimming in rivers , lakes and mangrove swamps rather than the open sea . Wallowing : Mr Hippo looks quite at home lying in the froth amongst the ocean waves . His arrival has surprised nature experts who say it is very unusual to see a hippo in the sea . Paddling : The hippo wanders about in the shallows before going for a proper swim , attracting the attention of bemused locals . Surfs up : The one and a half ton animal can be seen ploughing through the waves next to the beach at Ponta Do Ouro , Mozambique . Hippo-style : Mr Hippo wonders what all the fuss is about as he goes for a swim in the clear blue waters off the African coastline . Red flag : The massive mammal is largely unaware of the huge waves that are crashing all around him as he goes for a wander in the shallows . Dippopotamus : The hippo seems to be enjoying the last of the sunshine as he wallows in the sea off the coast of the popular holiday spot . Does my bum look big in this ? The wild animal struggles to get his huge frame over a rock on the shores of Ponta Do Ouro in Mozambique . Life 's a beach : Mr Hippo takes a well-earned rest after all of his swimming . He spent three days around this stretch of coast in Mozambique before moving on to pastures new . | Regulars to the sleepy beach town of Ponta Do Oura were left gobsmacked by their surprise visitor . ` Mr Hippo ' would walk through the surf then go for a long swim in the sea to cool off from the day 's sun . Hippopotamus - or ` horse of the river ' - are usually found in the country 's rivers , lakes and swamps . | [[120, 200], [120, 149], [195, 211], [596, 637], [766, 825], [1299, 1369], [1417, 1425], [1428, 1524], [1428, 1532], [1733, 1747], [1753, 1822], [962, 1009], [1018, 1105]] |
David Cameron today vowed to hunt down British-raised ISIS executioner ` Jihadi John ' and put him ` out of action ' . The Prime Minister refused to confirm that the Islamist fanatic filmed beheading hostages in Syria was the Londoner Mohammed Emwazi after he was finally identified yesterday . But Mr Cameron said the Government would do everything it could to tack down terrorists committing ` appalling and heinous crimes ' against British citizens anywhere in the world . Scroll down for video . David Cameron said the Government would do everything it could to tack down terrorists committing ` appalling and heinous crimes ' against British citizens anywhere in the world . The PM also hit back at criticism of the security services in the wake of yesterday 's unmasking of Emwazi , amid revelations that he had been on MI5 's radar for years . He said the security services did ` extraordinary ' work to keep Britain safe -- and revealed they had even foiled a terror plot ` in the last few months ' . Kuwaiti-born Emwazi moved to Britain as a six-year-old child -- and quickly embraced British life , playing football in the affluent streets of West London while supporting Manchester United . Neighbours recalled a polite , quietly spoken boy who was studious at his Church of England school , where he was the only Muslim pupil in his class . After finishing primary school in 1999 , Emwazi moved to Quintin Kynaston Community Academy , in St John 's Wood , where he is believed to have studied alongside former X Factor judge and pop star Tulisa Contostavlos . Once there , he became more observant of his religion and began wearing more traditional Islamic dress , and his sisters began to wear the hijab . Speaking in Wales , alongside the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg , Mr Cameron launched an impassioned defence of the security services . In August 2009 , after his graduation , Emwazi flew to Tanzania where they were picked up by MI5 -- who accused him of planning to travel to Somalia to join the militant group Al Shabaab . Mr Cameron today refused to name Enwazi but said : ` When there are people anywhere in the world who commit appalling and heinous crimes against British citizens we will do everything we can with the police with the security services with all that we have at our disposal to find these people and put them out of action . ' The PM said this was his ` number one priority ' . Speaking in Wales , alongside the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg , Mr Cameron also launched an impassioned defence of the security services . But he suggested the House of Commons Security and Intelligence Committee could review MI5 's failure to stop Enwazi travelling to Syria to join ISIS . Mr Cameron said : ` I work very closely with our security services . I meet with them regularly , I ask them searching questions about that they do -- and in my almost five years of experience as Prime Minister I think they are incredibly impressive , hardworking , dedicated , courageous and affective at protecting our country . ` All of the time they are having to make incredibly difficult judgements and I think basically they make very good judgements on our behalf . ` While we are in the middle of this vast effort to make sure British citizens are sage , the most important thing is to get behind them . ' The ISIS executioner Jihadi John was finally identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi yesterday . Mohammed Emwazi pictured at St Marys School , first row , second from left , after moving to Britain from Kuwait . But the Prime Minister said there were ` proper ways of calling security and intelligence services to account ' where there were concerns -- and pointed to the Commons Intelligence and Security Committee . However , he added : ` I am satisfied we have in place the right ways of scrutinising the work these extraordinary men and women do on our behalf . ` All I can say is even in the last few months their dedication and work has saved us from plots on the streets of the United Kingdom that could 've done immense damage , so it is a moment to stand up and thank them for the work they do on our behalf . ' | PM refused to confirm ISIS fanatic is Londoner Mohammed Emwazi . But he said the Government would track down terrorists attacking UK . Cameron said ` appalling and heinous crimes ' would not go unpunished . He also hit back at criticism of MI5 following the unmasking of Emwazi . | [[119, 256], [2047, 2086], [0, 84], [299, 475], [500, 679], [514, 655], [0, 84], [299, 475], [500, 679], [514, 655], [2134, 2143], [2148, 2208], [680, 686], [692, 786], [1739, 1759], [1788, 1857], [2442, 2488], [2491, 2501], [2507, 2565]] |
Four people have been charged with murdering an albino woman in Tanzania and cutting off her legs and an arm for black magic rituals . Zawadi Magindu was killed at Nyamalulu village in the north western Geita region of the African country in November 2008 . The four people accused of killing the 22-year-old have pleaded not guilty with a hearing set to continue next week . The trial is the first of its kind to be held in the Geita region where six albinos were killed and three wounded between 2007 and 2012 , according to police data -LRB- file picture -RRB- . Public prosecutor Ezron Mwasimba said : ` We have gathered compelling evidence against the accused persons including from members of the bereaved family who had identified them . ' The trial is the first of its kind to be held in the Geita region where six albinos were killed and three wounded between 2007 and 2012 , according to police data . The charges come as members of Tanzania 's albino society prepare to hold nationwide protests next week to call on the government to take more action to stop such attacks . There are fears of more murders ahead of an election later this year because of the risk that some politicians could turn to witchcraft to improve their chances . The demonstrations have been triggered by the abduction and suspected murder of two albino children in the past two months . One-year-old Yohana Bahati was snatched by armed men from his home in the northwestern Geita region earlier this month and his body found days later with his limbs severed . A four-year-old albino girl was abducted in December by an armed gang from her home at Ndami village in Mwanza region . She is still missing but 14 people have now been arrested . Albino children at a recreational hall in Mwanza , Tanzania , on January 25 , 2009 © Tony Karumba -LRB- AFP/File -RRB- . At least 75 albinos , who lack pigment in their skin , hair and eyes , have been murdered in Tanzania in the past 15 years , according to U.N. figures , many hacked to death and body parts removed to make spells that witch doctors claim bring good luck . Witch doctors will pay as much as # 50,000 for a full set of body parts from an albino , according to a Red Cross report . Albinos face attack in many parts of Africa , but kidnappings , attacks and killings are more common in Tanzania and the government last month announced a nationwide ban on witch doctors to try to stem the violence . United Nations human rights officials have voiced concerns that despite the number of murders , trials are rare with only five successful prosecutions since 2000 . The Tanzania Albino Society called on the government to speed up prosecutions . ` We would like to see those who are convicted for murdering people with albinism hanged to deter others from carrying out such acts , but that is not happening , ' said the group 's chairman Ernest Kimanya . Albinism is a congenital disorder which affects about one in 20,000 people worldwide , according to medical authorities . It is more common in sub-Saharan Africa and affects an estimated one Tanzanian in 1,400 . | Zawadi Magindu was murdered in Geita region of Tanzania six years ago . Four people are now going on trial charged with killing the 22-year-old . The trial in Mwanza city is the first of its kind to be held in the Geita region . Six albinos killed and three wounded in the region between 2007 and 2012 . | [[135, 257], [0, 134], [0, 11], [30, 72], [258, 347], [376, 410], [399, 441], [747, 781], [770, 812], [425, 441], [448, 471], [476, 511], [796, 812], [819, 842], [847, 882], [1848, 1867], [1912, 1970]] |
Sir Cliff Richard 's lawyers criticised a House of Commons committee for publishing a letter revealing details of the police investigation into sex abuse claims against the singer -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Sir Cliff Richard 's lawyers have criticised a House of Commons committee for publishing a letter about the police investigation into sex abuse allegations against the veteran singer . In a letter to MP Keith Vaz , chairman of the Home Affairs Committee , the star 's representatives said the disclosure was ` unnecessary ' and caused him ' a further round of unnecessary and extremely damaging media coverage with no due process ' . Earlier this week , a letter from South Yorkshire 's chief constable emerged in which he said the police investigation into the singer has ` increased significantly in size ' and involves ` more than one allegation ' . Mr Vaz has since defended the decision , saying it is ` policy ' to make all committee evidence public . The letter from Gideon Benaim , of Michael Simkins LLP , said : ` Plainly , it was not necessary for the SYP letter to be published on any urgent basis , if at all . ` The SYP letter appears to have been in the hands of the committee for a period of two weeks or more before it was proactively sent to media organisations , presumably to encourage widespread publicity . ` There was ample time to properly consider whether the SYP letter ought to have been released before it actually was . ` As a direct result of the decision of the committee to publish the SYP letter , and to proactively send it to media organisations , our client has been exposed to a further round of unnecessary and extremely damaging media coverage , with no due process . ' Mr Benaim continued : ` Our client had no opportunity to comment or make submissions to the committee in advance of publication , but had he been able to do so , the damage that has since been caused by the Committee 's actions and by the SYP letter would , most likely , have been avoided . Scroll down for video . In a letter to MP Keith Vaz -LRB- pictured -RRB- chairman of the Home Affairs Committee , the singer 's representatives said the disclosure was ` unnecessary ' ` It is the committee who have acted as enablers to the media so that they could report on claims of new allegations about which our client has been given no or very little information ; about which he has yet to be questioned ; for which he has not been arrested ; and of course , over which he has not been charged . ` The committee have , through their actions , facilitated coverage which would not have otherwise occurred . ' Stressing the fact that his client has not been arrested or charged with any offence and denies any wrongdoing whatsoever , Mr Benaim issued a strongly worded critique of this week 's developments . He also rebuked Mr Vaz for media appearances over the issue . Mr Benaim wrote : ` It does of course remain the case that our client has neither been arrested nor charged with any offence and that he denies any wrongdoing whatsoever . ` In addition to not knowing much about the claims of new allegations , our client has not of course been interviewed about them . ` Extensive media interest was hardly dampened by the chairman of the committee who appeared on television to discuss the contents of the SYP Letter on the same evening of its release . ` It is manifestly unfair to our client that he has again been put in a situation where speculation and rumours are rife , where he can not defend himself because he is the subject of an investigation , and , where third parties appear to know more than he does . ` It is not how a criminal investigation should be conducted . ' Mr Benaim said it was understood that the letter from South Yorkshire Police was ` proactively ' sent to media organisations by the committee without notice being given to Sir Cliff or his lawyers . It also described the original letter from the police force as ` poorly worded ' and ` at certain points unnecessarily emotive ' , while including a ` number of significant points which could be misinterpreted ' . Sir Cliff 's lawyers said the police 's letter ` has the appearance of being written without the level of care and attention that such an important communication demands ' and disputed some of its contents . Mr Benaim said the singer has not been actively updated with ` substantive information ' relating to the investigation , claiming that ` in the main ' it is his solicitors , BCL , who have contacted South Yorkshire Police for updates . The letter added : ` That said , SYP and BCL have co-operated on several aspects of the investigation , for which our client has been grateful . ` He remains very keen to co-operate fully and for the investigation to be resolved swiftly . ' Mr Benaim said Sir Cliff has been kept ` fully briefed ' on conversations between his lawyers and South Yorkshire Police . Earlier this week , a letter from South Yorkshire 's chief constable David Crompton -LRB- pictured -RRB- emerged in which he said the police investigation into the singer has ` increased significantly in size ' The letter addressed the police 's disclosure that there is ` more than one allegation ' , saying the ` information that has been provided to our client about the new allegations is so scarce it is difficult to comment meaningfully ' . It went on : ` Late on Friday 6 February , BCL telephoned one of the lead officers on the investigation . During the course of that call , the officer told BCL that there was now more than one complaint -LRB- albeit a small number -RRB- . Very little substantive detail was disclosed . ' It also questioned the claim that the investigation has ` increased significantly ' , saying : ` This phrasing is curious and seems to us to be - at best - a loose use of language and at worst to be unnecessarily emotive . ` In the current climate , the phraseology deployed was likely to lead both readers and members of the press to jump to exaggerated conclusions , as indeed it has . ' The letter called on Mr Vaz to take a number of actions in response to their concerns , concluding : ` In light of the damage that has been caused by the actions of SYP and the committee , we are taking the proactive step of making this letter publicly available straightaway , rather than waiting for it to appear on the committee 's website at some uncertain date in the future . ' Sir Cliff said the claims against him were ` absurd and untrue ' and insisted he had ` never , in my life , assaulted anyone ' . The entertainer was interviewed under caution last year by detectives investigating a claim of a sex crime involving a young boy in the 1980s , but was not arrested or charged . | Earlier this week , a letter from South Yorkshire 's chief constable revealed police investigation into the singer has ` increased significantly in size ' It also revealed that the investigation involves ` more than one allegation ' Head of the committee MP Keith Vaz has since defended the decision , saying it is `` policy '' to make all committee evidence public . In a letter to Mr Vaz , the star 's lawyers said disclosure was ` unnecessary ' Gideon Benaim , of Michael Simkins LLP , issued a strongly worded critique . Mr Benaim also rebuked Mr Vaz for media appearances over the issue . 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A judge has ordered the suspension of the globally popular instant messaging system WhatsApp across Brazil . He said it 's because it has allegedly failed to help in an investigation and though he would n't comment on details because it 's an on-going case , it 's believed to be one that 's looking into child porn appearing on the app . Judge Luiz de Moura Correia ordered the suspension earlier this month . A press officer at the Piaui state 's Public Safety Department says the case is linked to ` sexually graphic photos of children on the app . ' A judge says he has ordered the suspension of the globally popular instant messaging system WhatsApp across Brazil because it has allegedly failed to help in an investigation . The service has continued to operate normally , with newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reporting that this is because lawyers are appealing the ruling . WhatsApp does not have an office in Brazil so the judge 's order was delivered to cellphone operators . SindiTelebrasil , the association that represents those operators , said on its website that the suspension could cause ` huge losses to millions of Brazilians ' who use WhatsApp for personal and professional reasons . WhatsApp did not immediately respond to a request for comment . WhatsApp is owned by Facebook , which last year paid nearly $ 22billion to acquire the mobile messaging service . Earlier this year Prime Minister David Cameron threatened to block WhatsApp to prevent terrorists from plotting atrocities online . In a challenge to critics of the so-called snoopers ' charter , he said fanatics should not be able to talk to each other without security agencies listening in . WhatsApp is owned by Facebook , which last year paid nearly $ 22billion to acquire the mobile messaging service . Making an electoral campaign speech in Nottingham in January , Mr Cameron indicated he would revive monitoring legislation -- blocked by the Liberal Democrats -- if he secures a majority in May . ` The attacks in Paris once again demonstrated the need to have robust powers through our intelligence and security agencies to keep our people safe , ' he said . ` The powers that I believe we need , whether on communications data or on the content of communications , I am very comfortable that those are absolutely right for a modern , liberal democracy . ` If I am Prime Minister , I will make sure we do not allow terrorists safe space to communicate with each other . ' The Prime Minister also added that he would stop the use of methods of communication , which can not be read by the security services such as WhatsApp and Snapchat , due to data being encrypted . He explained : ` Are we going to allow a means of communications which it simply is n't possible to read ? ` My answer to that question is : ` No , we must not . ' | Judge Luiz de Moura Correia ordered the suspension earlier this month . He said it 's because WhatsApp is allegedly failing to help an investigation . Public Safety Department spokesman says case is linked to child porn . | [[0, 108], [339, 410], [554, 668], [109, 225], [567, 730], [411, 551], [474, 551]] |
Conservative darling Sarah Palin said Thursday that President Barack Obama needs to wake up and realize that the United States and the ` genocidal thugs ' affiliated with ISIS can never coexist . Referencing Obama 's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast the first week in February , during which he said Christians need to get off their ` high horse ' when it comes to critiquing Islam , Palin told a group of conservatives that lectures like the president 's ` wo n't stop the Islamists from killing the Christians . ' ` While Christians bow our head to pray for you , radical Islamists want to cut off your head , ' she said of the president . Scroll down for video . Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told attendees of the Conservative Political Action Conference -LRB- CPAC -RRB- on Thursday that lectures on religion like the one the president made at the National Prayer Breakfast ` wo n't stop the Islamists from killing the Christians ' Palin dedicated most of her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference , held a few miles outside of Washington , D.C. , at a hotel in Maryland , to praising veterans and their service to the country . ` Aside from God almighty , ' she said , the only force that can keep ` barbaric ' terrorists at bay and ` the only thing standing between us and savages is the red white and blue . It 's the United States military ' Palin dedicated most of her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference , held a few miles outside of Washington , D.C. , at a hotel in Maryland , to praising veterans and their service to the country . ` Aside from God almighty , ' she said , the only force that can keep ` barbaric ' terrorists at bay and ` the only thing standing between us and savages is the red white and blue . It 's the United States military . ' Admonishing the Obama administration , Clinton said the U.S. is in a ` long-term , civilization struggle against the forces of evil . ' And ` if we intend to beat them , we better get serious about victory , ' she said . ` In the past our leaders confronted evil with moral clarity , eliminating Facists and the Nazis ' as well as Communists , she said . ` Make no mistake radical Islam is just as dangerous as those ideologies . ' Palin mocked Obama for continuing to ` lead from behind ' even after Islamic extremists threatened to cut off his head in the White House . ` He thinks the Islamic state is n't really Islamic , ' she said , incredulously . Obama has acknowledged that terrorists who are a part of ISIS and al Qaeda are Islamic , but he and his administration have steadfastly argued that referring to them in that context merely justifies their hateful ideology . ` Pretending its not there does n't make it go away , ' though , Palin told conservatives on Thursday . ` Calling it something else wont make it so . ' The world that they want is a world that will submit . We will never submit to evil , ' she said to cheers from the audience . Palin said Obama 's State Department is ` naive ' to say that the U.S. ca n't kill its way out of war , as spokesperson Marie Harf , last week claimed . ` Really ? Tell that to the Nazis , ' she said . ` Oh wait , You ca n't because they 're dead , we killed them . ' | Lectures on religion like the one Obama gave at the National Prayer Breakfast ` wo n't stop the Islamists from killing the Christians , ' she said . ` While Christians bow our head to pray for you , radical Islamists want to cut off your head , ' she said of the president . Mocking Obama 's views on radical Islam , she said : ` Pretending its not there does n't make it go away . Calling it something else wo n't make it so ' | [[196, 257], [392, 521], [828, 889], [890, 943], [532, 571], [574, 617], [622, 649], [2242, 2381], [2279, 2297], [2300, 2381], [392, 521], [2689, 2740], [2793, 2838], [2806, 2838]] |
A man who touched millions with a photo of him bathing with his arthritic dog to ease his pain , has a new pet . John Unger , from Bayfield , Wisconsin , took his former dog Schoep into Lake Superior to help with the animal 's arthritis , and his friend Hannah Stonehouse Hudson captured an image that reached millions in 2012 . Schoep , a shepherd mix , later died in July 2013 at the age of 20 . Mr Unger has now adopted a new dog named Bear , a year and seven months later . Scroll down for video . John Unger with Schoep in 2012 after photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson captured this touching moment of them swimming in Lake Superior to ease the dog 's pain . Mr Unger has adopted a new dog , a one-year-old Akita-Shepherd-Labrador mix named Bear , from the Northwoods Humane Society . ' I am whole again ... ' the man posted on a Facebook page for Schoep that has attracted almost 390,000 followers . The post announcing the new dog has received more than 73,000 likes on the social network . Bear is a one-year-old 70 lb Akita-Shepherd-Labrador mix adopted from the Northwoods Humane Society . Mr Unger says that Schoep was instrumental in his battling depression following a bad breakup when he adopted him as a puppy in 1993 . He said the dog helped him fight thoughts of suicide . The man , now in his 50s , later repaid the faithful canine , who had been abused by his previous owner , by taking him into the water to ease pain from inflamed joints . The Wisconsin man would take Schoep into the water such as Lake Superior to help ease joint pain from the dog 's arthritis . Schoep , who had just begun to limp , fell asleep against Mr Unger 's shoulder during a photo shoot . Thousands of dollars raised after Ms Hudson 's photo went viral helped pay for laser treatments for Schoep before he died . ` It was really tough after Schoep left and did n't know what to do with my time , ' Mr Unger said , according to USA Today . ` It was re-learning how to live and once I learned that and once I got through the toughness of his love that 's when I started searching again . ' Mr Unger said that he still talks to Schoep and thanks him for everything . He said that he is working on a possible book . John . Unger adopted Schoep , who is named after a famous brand of . Wisconsin ice cream , when he was just a puppy and it was love at first . sight . Schoep and Mr Unger were together for 20 years . He and his ex-fiancée had been searching for a rescue dog for a year , going to dozens of humane societies . ` We wanted every single dog , ' Mr Unger told Daily Mail Online . ` We just had n't found the right one . ' His then-fiancée they spotted the pup at the Ozaukee Animal Shelter 19 years ago . ` We fell in love with her immediately , ' Mr Unger said . Schoep . was in a cage with another dog , possibly his mother , crouched in the . back quietly staring at the corner with his back to Mr Unger . ' I knew - that 's him , ' Mr Unger said . At the time Schoep was named Tramp by the shelter staff and showed signs of abuse . ` He did n't even know what toys were , ' Mr Unger said . ' I really wanted this dog because I wanted him to enjoy life . ' The couple worked hard to establish the trust of the dog and eventually brought out its ` full potential ' . | Jeff Unger was captured in 2012 photo bathing his shepherd mix Schoep in Lake Superior to ease his pain from arthritis . Schoep died in 2013 , and Mr Unger has adopted a new dog named Bear . New dog is a 70lb Akita-Shepherd-Labrador mix who is one year old . | [[32, 94], [0, 17], [60, 94], [0, 77], [97, 112], [113, 139], [154, 236], [502, 524], [533, 666], [1293, 1300], [1333, 1352], [1399, 1463], [1464, 1588], [1523, 1588], [0, 77], [97, 112], [329, 335], [355, 397], [398, 414], [423, 477], [398, 477], [667, 697], [398, 414], [423, 477], [700, 753], [1001, 1057], [1009, 1102]] |
This is the shocking moment a pedestrian has his mobile phone snatched out of his hand - by a man racing past on a bike . The 41-year-old victim was walking along the pavement and using his mobile when it was grabbed from his hands in a split-second by a passing cyclist , who then sped off down the street . The incident , which was captured on CCTV , happened at around 5pm on January 26 , in central London . The 41-year-old victim was walking along the pavement at around 5pm on January 26 and using his mobile . His phone was suddenly grabbed from his hands by a passing cyclist , who then sped off down the street . The suspect is described as a white male , who was wearing a grey hoodie and white tracksuit bottoms . City of London Police Inspector Doug Blackwood warned people not to ` walk and text ' and remain vigilant when using their phones outside . He said : ` We advise the public to be vigilant when using their phone out and about on the street in London . ` Try not to walk and text at the same time , not only does it put you at risk of injury , the distraction of texting also leaves you vulnerable . ` If you really need to make a phone call in a public place , try and keep the conversation as brief as possible . ' The suspect is described as a white male , who was wearing a grey hoodie and white tracksuit bottoms . Police Inspector Doug Blackwood warned people to remain vigilant when using mobile phones outdoors . He said : ` We advise the public to be vigilant when using their phone out and about on the street in London ' | The 41-year-old victim was walking along the pavement in central London . His phone was grabbed from his hands in a split-second by passing cyclist . The incident at around 5pm on January 26 was captured on CCTV . | [[122, 175], [412, 493], [0, 109], [28, 121], [122, 144], [180, 270], [517, 583], [309, 350], [309, 323], [353, 389]] |
Two Ryanair flight attendants have been hospitalised after turbulence forced a Reus to Brussels Charleroi flight to make an emergency landing at Bordeaux Airport . The Boeing 737-800 experienced severe turbulence over the Pyrenees region and was reported to have landed safely in Bordeaux . Local media reports one member of staff was hit by the drinks trolley and suffered a broken ankle , while another was ` propelled ' to the ceiling and suffered a back injury . A Ryanair flight from Reus to Brussels encountered severe turbulence over the Pyrenees that saw two flight attendants suffer injuries -LRB- File Photo -RRB- . Both were transported to Pellegrin hospital on landing . Flight FR2829 declared emergency at 8.05 pm local time and then landed at Bordeaux at 8.28 pm . The plane had departed Reus in Spain at 6.30 pm local time . A Ryanair spokesperson told MailOnline Travel : ` This flight from Reus to Brussels Charleroi diverted to Bordeaux after experiencing some air turbulence . ` The aircraft landed normally and medical personnel treated two cabin crew members who had minor injuries . One air hostess was reported to have broke her ankle , the other suffered back injuries after being ` propelled to the ceiling ' -LRB- File Photo -RRB- . The Ryanair flight was said to have been caught in a ` big air pocket ' that caused the plane to be rocked when over the Pyrenees . ' A spare aircraft and replacement crew were sent from Barcelona to minimise the delay for customers , who were provided with refreshment vouchers in Bordeaux . ` Ryanair apologised sincerely to all customers affected by this diversion and delay . ' Speaking to French news site 20 minutes , a spokesperson for Bordeaux Mérignac Airport said : ` The flight was rocked by large , heavy turbulence as it passed over the Pyrenees and there were huge ` bubbles ' and -LSB- the -RSB- hostess was propelled to the ceiling . ' -LSB- It was -RSB- caught in a big air pocket , the plane was badly shaken and two hostesses were injured . ' | The Boeing 737-800 said to have got ` caught in air pocket ' over Pyrenees . Turbulence left one worker with broken ankle after being hit with trolley . Passengers had to check on to another aircraft flown in from Barcelona . | [[164, 237], [164, 201], [231, 237], [242, 290], [467, 553], [1259, 1328], [1310, 1328], [1336, 1390], [1924, 1956], [291, 360], [374, 388], [1105, 1120], [1134, 1157], [1393, 1491]] |
Hugh Jackman and his schoolmates are genuinely shocked , saddened and longing for justice as revelations emerge about rampant child sex abuse at their former school . That 's according to Triple M radio presenter Gus Worland , who attended the prestigious Knox Preparatory and Senior Schools on Sydney 's north shore with his lifelong friend from 1978 to 1986 . The Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse has this week heard shocking evidence about the alleged paedophilia of teachers at the school between the 1970 and 2012 . Among the disturbing stories aired at the commission this week include how a paedophile teacher was commemorated on a memorial with the inscription , ` he touched us all ' , and how a former teacher was suspected of hiding under a boy 's bed and then touching him inappropriately . Jackman emails his mates around the world each day about the revelations , said Worland , one third of the Grill Team breakfast show . Scroll down for video . Hugh Jackman and Gus Worland -LRB- right -RRB- are lifelong mates and attended Knox together from 1978 to 1986 . Knox Grammar School : Jackman is pictured here in a school photograph , second from left , while Worland is pictured second from right . Despite spending much of the time world 's apart , Worland -LRB- left -RRB- and Jackman -LRB- right -RRB- and friends email ` every day ' about revelations to emerge from the commission . Prestigious : An inscription at a memorial erected to a former paedophile teacher at the school reads , ` he touched us all ' , the royal commission has heard . The commission heard the following in Sydney this week : . ` His reaction is my reaction and mates ' reaction - sadness and disappointment and a want for justice for our class mates , ' Worland told Daily Mail Australia . The radio presenter said he did n't think any of his mates had been affected by the scandal . He said the group of mates had been ' 100 % ' ` genuinely shocked ' as they heard rumours while the years went by . ' I am very sad and upset for the victims and the cover up ! ` None of my mates were affected I think because we perceived to be strong . They seemed to prey on the weaker guys ' . Worland and Jackman are very interested in the testimony of Dr Ian Paterson , who was the school 's headmaster from 1969 to 1998 , most of the period under investigation . The commission has heard from counsel of the commission David Llyod that Dr Paterson was aware of sexual abuse allegations but that there was no evidence NSW police were contacted about the incident . ` We are all dotted around the world just trying to work it all out and of course waiting for the Dr Paterson evidence , ' Worland said . ` We all respected Dr P so much and were scared of him too . Jacko -LRB- Hugh -RRB- was his school captain and I was a -LRB- Senior -RRB- Prefect so we dealt with him a lot ' . Best buds : Hugh Jackman and Gus Worland went to school at Knox Grammar School in the early '80s . At the same time , several children at the school were being preyed upon by some paedophile teachers , a Royal Commission has heard . Winners are grinners : Worland is pictured with Jackman after successfully completing the New York Marathon . Jackman -LRB- left circle -RRB- and Worland -LRB- right circle -RRB- played together in the Bannockburn Rovers Under 7 's . Movie star : Despite his fame and occasional distance for Australia , Jackman -LRB- pictured as Wolverine -RRB- has kept an interest in proceedings and wants justice for his former classmates , his best friend Gus Worland told Daily Mail Australia . A Royal Commission spokeswoman said Dr Paterson was expected to appear at hearings next week . The commission heard evidence from a former boarding house master on Thursday , Dr Timothy Hawkes , who said he reported the ` balaclava man ' incident to Dr Paterson but not to police . According to the ABC , Dr Hawkes , now the headmaster of The King 's School in Parramatta , in Sydney 's west , told the commission : ' I did n't believe it was my place to do that . ' I had every confidence that the matter would be dealt with by a very experienced headmaster . ` There was absolutely no question in my mind that I fully expected the police to be notified because it was a serious offence . ` And I was desperate to make sure that this person was caught because I did not want that happening again to any of my boys . ' Worland commented on the matter on Triple M this morning . ` He was my geography teacher , ' he said . ` If he knows a balaclava 'd man has been hiding under the beds of kids in his boarding house , he then takes it to his boss , I totally understand -LRB- that -RRB- , ' he said . ` Where 's the moral obligation to then check up the next day and check , by the way boss , you have taken it to the authorities right ? ' The commission continues . Daily Mail Australia has approached Hugh Jackman 's representative for comment on the proceedings . The child abuse royal commission has issued a warrant for the arrest of a former teacher at Sydney 's Knox Grammar school who failed to turn up for a hearing . Christopher Fotis was due to give evidence on Tuesday but did not show up . On Thursday David Lloyd , counsel advising the commission , said police were searching for Fotis and if he was found he would be brought to the commission . Fotis was never charged with offences at Knox but was jailed in Melbourne for sexual abuse offences at a school there after his time at Knox , in Wahroonga on Sydney 's north shore . The inquiry into the NSW private boys ' school is focusing on an incident in 1988 at one of the boarding houses , MacNeil House , when a person wearing a Knox tracksuit and balaclava hid under a child 's bed and sexually assaulted him . Mr Lloyd said although the person 's face was concealed by the balaclava a number of the boys in the dormitory believed the offender was Fotis . The boys were later told police arrested the intruder - `` an Asian man '' - but the commission has found no evidence that police were ever informed of an intruder or a sexual assault . Fotis left MacNeil shortly after the incident and resigned from Knox a year later when he was found by police masturbating in his car outside a school in Melbourne . via Australian Associated Press . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Hugh Jackman ` genuinely shocked ... saddening and wanting for justice ' for former high school classmates allegedly subjected to child sex abuse . That 's according to his best mate , Triple M radio presenter Gus Worland , a fellow attendee of Knox Grammar School . A Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse has this week heard shocking evidence about some teachers at the grammar school . 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A multimillionaire businessman has been slammed by a judge for his refusal to pay his estranged wife a penny in a bitter divorce battle . Randy Work , a former key executive in Texas-based private equity company Lone Star , was told by Mr Justice Holman at the Family Division of London 's High Court today : ' I am not sure you and I are on the same planet ' . Mr Work , 47 , was explaining to the judge why he was arguing in court that his estranged wife was only entitled to # 5m despite the fact he has a huge fortune of at least # 150m . Mandy Gray -LRB- left -RRB- , and her estranged husband Randy Work -LRB- right -RRB- , outside the High Court in London today . The judge in their divorce case said he did not feel he and Mr Work were ` on the same planet ' The tycoon said that ` unfortunately ' the mother of his two teenage children , Mandy Gray , 45 , had failed to abide by a Texan post-nuptial agreement . She was therefore prevented from receiving a more substantial sum , or anything other than the # 5m deemed to be her own separate property , an amount expected to fall to just over # 3m when bills are paid . Justice Holman told the couple there was ` plenty of money to go around and it ` should be so easy ' From the opening of the case Justice Holman urged the couple - who had ` married without a bean ' - to settle their differences . The judge told them as they sat on opposite sides of the courtroom there was ` plenty of money to go round ' , there were no difficulties and it ` should be so easy ' . He added : ` People who are struggling to afford two-bedroom houses have difficulties . ' The couple began living together in 1992 and married in 1995 in California . They separated in 2013 and have two children , now aged 15 and 12 . The court was told that Randy was ` the breadwinner ' and Mandy ` the homemaker ' . In 1997 he was offered a job with Lone Star in Dallas , Texas , and soon after he was offered a post in Tokyo , where they lived from 1998 until 2005 . The couple moved to the UK in 2008 and their matrimonial home has been in London ever since . After the marriage broke down Mandy moved to a flat in Kensington . In the witness box Mr Work described how he had gone to Japan and made billions of dollars for Lone Star buying up real estate , including troubled golf courses , after the Japanese economy became stuck in a sharp downturn . Mandy Gray , 45 , arrives back at the Royal Courts of Justice building following lunch , with her lawyer Fiona Shackleton -LRB- right -RRB- . She is taking on her estranged husband Randy Work in a bitter battle over his fortune . Mr Work told the judge that Mandy had been ' a good wife ' over 20 years and ' a good mother ' and would have been entitled to at least $ 70m -LRB- # 45m -RRB- , the ` total sum payable ' under the post-nup agreement they had signed in October 2000 . But he argued Ms Gray was not entitled to any of his money , or any of his property , after coming to court to seek a better settlement . Ms Gray argued when she gave evidence that Clause V of the addendum agreement gave her ` the unfettered right ' to seek from the court ` any form of financial provision the court has power to order ' . Randy Work leaves court today . He made his fortune with a Texas private equity company . She argued the family wealth was generated during the marriage and there should now be an equal division of the current total net assets . The judge told Charles Howard QC , appearing for Mr Work that he was ` really concerned ' about the husband 's ` open ' position that he was ` not going to pay her a penny ' . The judge expressed his disbelief that ' a wife of roughly 20 years , married when neither had a bean , and he is now worth at least # 150m , should be expected to go away with just over # 3m ' . He added : ` At the moment I am not sure Mr Work and I are on the same planet . ' Mr Howard did not disagree that that was Mr Work 's position in court , but he suggested to the judge that he was ` trespassing into negotiations ' that might be taking place out of court . The judge replied : ` No I am not . I do n't know how many times I have said the focus should be on negotiation . ' He said he had no doubt that Mr Work ` would like to close this down ' and had probably got more money on the table outside court , but he was maintaining an open position ` where he and I are not on the same planet ' . The court heard how both Randy and Mandy were born in the US but had ` expatriated ' and both are now resident in London . Ms Gray told the court that the post-nup was part of the move to separate their assets when her husband first decided to give up his US citizenship to save tax in America . Mr Work denied that was true . | American Randy Work , 47 , slammed by judge at the High Court in London . Formerly Texas-based multimillionaire is in midst of bitter divorce battle . Is arguing his estranged wife Mandy Gray , 45 , is only entitled to # 5million . This is despite his vast fortune being got during their 20 years together . Work claims she has broken post-nuptial agreement , slashing her share . But Gray says the 2000 agreement gives her an ` unfettered right ' to seek more . | [[0, 74], [138, 148], [217, 300], [63, 137], [438, 482], [3302, 3360], [767, 920], [847, 857], [865, 920], [3006, 3174]] |
Three British Muslims were accused yesterday of plotting a suicide bomb attack designed to wreak more devastation than the July 7 attacks . The Al Qaeda-inspired trio masterminded a conspiracy to detonate eight home-made rucksack devices , a court was told . They bragged how the attacks would have caused ` mass deaths ' in crowded areas . One of the men was secretly recorded saying the 2005 London attacks had ` gone a bit wrong ' because the killers forgot to put nails in their bombs . From left to right , Irfan Naseer , 31 , Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali , both 27 , who are accused of being ` central figures ' in the extremist plot to cause mass deaths and casualties . They also discussed mass poisoning and fixing blades to the wheels of a vehicle before driving it into a crowd of people , and boasted their plot would be ` another 9/11 ' . The trio raised thousands of pounds to fund the plot by posing as street collectors for the humanitarian charity Muslim Aid , the jury was told . Two of the men are alleged to have travelled to Pakistan to attend a terrorist camp and received training with explosives , weapons and poisons . They are said to have recorded ` martyrdom videos ' explaining their actions which were to be released to the media after their deaths . On their return to Birmingham , they set up a bomb factory in a council flat and began recruiting a team of accomplices . The jihadist plot was smashed by counter-terrorism police and MI5 , who had the cell under intensive surveillance , bugging the men 's cars and the bomb factory . Eleven men and one woman were arrested when officers swooped on addresses across Birmingham in September last year . Opening the case amid high security at Woolwich Crown Court , prosecutor Brian Altman QC said those on trial were ` senior members of a home-grown terror cell ' . The trio were arrested by police after covert probes caught them talking about their plot as they were heating chemicals in Ali 's home . He said : ` The police successfully disrupted a plan to commit an act or acts of terrorism on a scale potentially greater than the London bombings in July 2005 . The defendants were proposing to detonate up to eight rucksack bombs in a suicide attack and/or to detonate bombs on timers in crowded areas in order to cause mass deaths and casualties . ` One of them was even to describe their plan as `` another 9/11 '' . ' Two of the men -- unemployed graduate Irfan Naseer , 31 , and former security guard Irfan Khalid , 27 -- are accused of twice travelling to terrorist camps in Pakistan . They spent 15 months learning how to make bombs , use weapons and create poisons ` for the sole purpose ' of bringing their knowledge to Britain and using it , the court heard . When they returned in July 2011 , they teamed up with Ashik Ali , 27 , whose ground-floor flat was transformed into a safe house to experiment with explosive chemicals . The court heard Naseer was recorded agreeing with another man that July 7 had ` gone a bit wrong ' because the bombers did not use nails . Naseer , a heavily-built man known as ` Chubbs ' , used knowledge from his pharmacy degree to mix the chemicals . He bought an instant cold pack , in the mistaken belief it contained ammonium nitrate . The men were recorded talking about training with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades as well as firing a rocket launcher and the vehicle blade plot , which was in the Al Qaeda magazine , Inspire . Partially-sighted Ali , a former charity manager , obtained the flat with the help of a blind charity . Woolwich Crown Court heard how the gang tried to raise further funds by gambling the cash they raised from their bogus charity collections through a currency trading company . But he was recorded telling his estranged wife he was going abroad to fight jihad , and comparing himself and others to Four Lions , a film about bungling British extremists . After he was arrested , Ali confessed that his role was to wear a suicide vest and carry a gun , but he denied he would have carried out the attack , it was alleged . The terrorist cell was allegedly inspired by internet videos and the writings of Osama Bin Laden and US-born Yemeni extremist Anwar Al-Awlaki , who was killed in a drone strike 12 days after the suspects were arrested . Ali 's estranged wife , Salma Kabal , 23 , pictured , is accused of knowing . of her husband 's terrorist intentions but failing to disclose them . The men raised # 14,500 by impersonating street collectors for a charity and an Islamic learning centre , the jury heard . But Rahin Ahmed , 26 , a conspirator who has admitted terrorist offences , lost # 9,000 gambling on the currency markets . The court heard the law graduate was the gang 's ` chief financier ' but was ostracised after his trading spree . The men wanted to spend the money on setting up a high-street Islamic centre which would serve as a front for terrorist recruitment . All three are also accused of radicalising and recruiting other young Muslim men to their extremist cause . All of those allegedly involved in the plot are of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin and from the Sparkhill , Sparkbrook , Balsall Heath and Alum Rock areas of Birmingham . The jury was told about others linked to the plot , including several men who have admitted involvement and are awaiting sentence . They included Ahmed and Mujahid Hussain , 21 , who pleaded guilty to helping collect money for terrorism . Four men -- Ishaaq Hussain , 20 , Naweed Ali , 24 , Khobaib Hussain , 20 , and Shahid Khan , 20 -- have admitted flying to Pakistan for terrorist training in August 2011 . But they returned before joining the camp after one of their families learned of their plans . Two others -- Ashik Ali 's brother Bahader , 29 , and Mohammed Rizwan , 33 -- will go on trial next year accused of terrorist offences . Ali 's estranged wife , Salma Kabal , 23 , will also go on trial next year , accused of failing to inform the authorities of her knowledge of the plot . Naseer , Khalid and Ali deny preparing terrorist acts , including plotting a bomb attack , recruiting others and sending people aboard for training . The trial , which is expected to last three months , continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Three men are accused of masterminding a terror plot to detonate eight suicide bombs . They are part of a group of 11 men and one woman who were arrested last year . Six await sentencing and two face trial next year . ` Jihadists ' spoke about blowing up their rucksacks , shooting people and blasting them with a rocket launcher , jurors were told today . 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An 85-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and battered to death by a home invader who also shot her 90-year-old husband in the face with a BB gun . Nancy and Bob Strait , who had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in December , were discovered by their daughter at their home in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Both the pensioners were rushed to hospital where Mrs Strait , who was nearly blind , died from her injuries . Home invasion : Bob and Nancy Strait were both attacked when burglars broke into their home in Tulsa . Mrs Strait died of her injuries . Mr Strait , who served in the 101st Airborne . Division in World War II , suffered a broken jaw , broken ribs and severe bleeding . He is in a serious condition in hospital . Police have arrested 20-year-old Tyrone Dale David Woodfork in connection with the case . The Straits ' distraught family today . paid tribute to the pair , who grew up in poverty in rural Oklahoma . during the Great Depression . They met each other on a blind date on Thanksgiving 1946 , . married a month later and went on to have six children , 18 . grandchildren and about 50 great and great-great grandchildren . They had . recently welcomed a great-great-great grandchild . Their daughters Lanora and Andra told . Tulsa World that the couple were loving and generous people who would . do anything for anyone . ` Dad never talked , and Mama never quit talking , ' Lanora said . ` Whatever she did , it came from the heart , ' Andra added . The pair could be found sitting on their porch singing and playing the guitar during warmer summer evenings . Mr . Strait , who had worked for the oil derrick supply company Lee C. Moore . before retirement , enjoyed woodwork while his wife loved making quilts . and baking . Suspect : Tyrone Dale David Woodfork , 20 , was arrested a day after the attack on complaints of first-degree murder , burglary , assault with a dangerous weapon and two complaints of armed robbery . They . had both been struggling with health problems before the attack . Mr . Strait had been diagnosed with a terminal kidney illness but had . outlived the doctor 's prognosis . ` He was living because Mother was alive , ' Andra told Tulsa World . The couple had had food poisoning the week before the attack . ` There . is no one else who has been through what he 's been through who is still . alive , ' Lanora said of her father . ` We pray he does n't remember . ' Tulsa police believe burglars broke into the Straits ' home either late Tuesday or early Wednesday last week . They were not found until the Wednesday evening . The home invaders made off with their Dodge Neon , a television and $ 200 . Woodfork was later found hiding in a nearby house after a witness spotted the stolen vehicle being driven down the road . He is being held at Tulsa Jail . without bail accused of first-degree murder , burglary , assault with a . dangerous weapon and two counts of armed robbery . ` This . investigation is far from over , ' Officer Jason Willingham of the Tulsa . police department told Tulsa World . ` We 've still got a lot of questions . that we still need answered . ' Mrs Strait 's funeral will be on Friday . The family has set up a fund the Nancy Strait and Bob Strait Support Trust to help pay for the service and her husband 's medical care . Life together : The couple went on to have six children , 18 grandchildren and about 50 great and great-great grandchildren all after marrying a month after meeting . Attack : One of the couple 's daughters discovered her parents unresponsive in their Tulsa home with their car , a television and $ 200 among the items missing . | Nancy Strait , 85 , was sexually assaulted and battered to death by burglar . Her husband Bob , 90 , suffered a broken jaw and broken ribs in attack . Police have arrested 20-year-old Tyrone Dale David Woodfork . | [[0, 43], [0, 20], [48, 83], [69, 83], [93, 133], [602, 626], [629, 686], [730, 819], [1752, 1759], [1791, 1951]] |
Britain has demanded Brussels launch surprise inspections in Gibraltar of Spanish border checks in a fresh escalation of tensions between London and Madrid . Ministers want the European Commission to make unannounced visits to assess the legality of border checks which have been blamed for long queues to enter and leave the Rock . The row has been simmering since last summer when Spain suggested a # 43.50 fee could be imposed on anyone wanting to cross the border with the British territory . Scroll down for video . Motorists have been forced to queue at the border crossing between Spain and Gibraltar over the last year , leading ministers to ask for new inspections by European Commission officials . Visitor numbers to Gibraltar have fallen as a result of the hold-ups , which Madrid argues are needed to prevent smuggling across the border . In November , European Commission inspectors found the checks were within the law and said Britain should work with Spain to bring down tobacco smuggling and other border crime . However , the Foreign Office has raised doubts about the report because it was based on inspections agreed in advance with the Spanish authorities . With the draconian checks still causing 's ignificant ' delays and hitting the local economy , European officials are being urged to travel to the border without giving Madrid prior warning . ` We want them to go back and carry out more inspections but without arranging it in advance , ' said a government source . There is also growing anger in Whitehall over Spanish ships making incursions into Gibraltan waters . The number of unlawful incidents doubled from 229 in 2012 to 496 in 2013 . Figures released in response to a parliamentary question show the number of incursions into Gibraltan waters has more than doubled in a year . Already this year from January to May there have been 185 incursions , latest figures show . As a result the Spanish Ambassador has been summoned three times to explain the aggression , most recently on April 2 this year . Earlier this year a Spanish warship had to be escorted off British territory by Gibraltar Squadron 's patrol boat , HMS Sabre , after it entered the waters near Gibraltar . Europe minister David Lidington is expected to travel to Gibraltar within the next month to discuss the problem . The boat allegedly used a fake name and call sign , and refused to leave by its own accord at it claimed it was in Spanish waters , local media said . The vessel approached as UK Special Forces personnel from the Royal Navy 's Submarine Parachute Assistance Group were carrying out training jumps into the sea . Government insiders suspect that the Spanish aggression towards Gibraltar is in part designed to distract attention from its domestic problems , including high unemployment and public anger at allegations of corruption . Europe minister David Lidington is expected to travel to Gibraltar within the next month to discuss the problems . He has admitted that the government is ' concerned ' about the impact that border delays are having on businesses in both Spain and Gibraltar . ` The delays imposed by the Spanish authorities at the border with Gibraltar continue to have a significant impact , resulting in significant changes in behaviour at the border : visitor arrivals in Gibraltar are down and vehicle traffic has fallen , ' he said in response to a parliamentary question . 'S ince the beginning of the disruption last summer , the Government has raised this issue regularly with the European Commission . ' The UK government has sent a dossier on the border delays to Spain 's Director General for Home Affairs . It has also asked the European Commission to 'm ake follow-up visits to monitor the continuing delays ' , Mr Lidington added . ' We continue to request that the Commission urge Spain to act on their recommendations and return border checks to reasonable and proportionate levels . ' | Security checks still causing delays entering and leaving the Rock . Spain accused of using border controls to make life harder for Gibraltarians . UK government asks Brussels officials to carry out surprise inspections . Illegal incursions by Spanish boats into Gibraltan waters double in a year . | [[247, 302], [1185, 1272], [3120, 3232], [247, 302], [3049, 3117], [3120, 3232], [0, 157], [158, 263], [521, 530], [629, 708], [1374, 1464], [1542, 1597], [1598, 1672], [1705, 1781], [1735, 1815], [2173, 2211]] |
RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept ` multiple Russian aircraft ' as part of the Nato mission to police the airspace over the Baltics , the Ministry of Defence said yesterday . The aircraft from 3 -LRB- Fighter -RRB- Squadron were ordered into the skies after four separate groups of aircraft were detected by Nato air defences in international airspace near to the Baltic states . The aircraft were subsequently identified as a Russian Tupolev Tu22 Backfire bomber , four Sukhoi Su27 Flanker fighters , one Beriev A50 Mainstay early-warning aircraft and an Antonov An26 Curl transport aircraft . Scroll down for video . RAF Typhoon fighters -LRB- below -RRB- scrambled to intercept ` multiple Russian aircraft ' , including this Russian SU-27 Flanker -LRB- top -RRB- , detected in Baltic airspace . A Russian Antonov An26 Curl transport plane -LRB- pictured -RRB- was one of the aircraft monitored in Baltic airspace , The Ministry of Defence confirmed . Two Russian SU-27 Flanker with a RAF Typhoon fighter approaching from the left . The MoD said the planes appeared to be carrying out a ` variety of routine training ' A Russian Tu22 Backfire bomber . The MoD said the aircraft were monitored by the Typhoons and escorted on their way following yesterday 's interception . The MoD said the Russian aircraft , which appeared to be carrying out a ` variety of routine training ' , were monitored by the Typhoons and escorted on their way . Four Typhoons - which are now stationed at the Siauliai air base in Lithuania - were deployed to the region last month in a show of support by Nato against the backdrop of the crisis in the Ukraine . Russia 's backing for armed separatists in the Ukraine had increased nervousness in the three Baltic states of Lithuania , Estonia and Latvia which do not have their own air defence fighters and rely upon Nato . In the past week , Nato aircraft have been scrambled 13 times due to unidentified aircraft operating around the Baltic region . The Russian Beriev A50 Mainstay early warning aircraft . The interception was the sixth carried out by British aircraft - usually based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire . The Mainstay early warning aircraft . RAF Typhoon detachment commander Ian Townsend said they ` regularly ' intercept Russian aircraft in the Baltic region as part of continued Nato efforts to police the airspace over the Baltics . The Antonov An26 Curl transport aircraft is followed by a RAF Typhoon . The scramble came as the Ukrainian president announced a plan to end fighting in eastern Ukraine . A Russian SU-25 Flanker . The president 's announcement marked a major move towards peace in eastern Ukraine following months of unrest in the region . The interception was the sixth to have been carried out by the British aircraft since their arrival from their home base in at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire , in support of the Polish-led Nato detachment in Lithuania . The Typhoon detachment commander , Wing Commander Ian Townsend said : ` We regularly intercept Russian and civilian aircraft from UK Quick Reaction Alert and so this type of mission is core business for us and exactly what we were sent to the Baltic region by Nato to do . ` It was a thoroughly successful operation with both my ground crew and aircrew performing to the exacting professional high standards I have come to expect . ' Meanwhile , Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Stavropol , southern Russia for a day of events . Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Head of Rossiya Agricultural Production Cooperative Sergei Pyanov as they walk in a barley field outside Stavropol . The RAF scramble came as the Ukrainian president announced a plan to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine , promising a unilateral cease-fire after discussions with the Russian and German leaders , a potential major development to bring peace to the country . Petro Poroshenko 's plan would offer pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern provinces that form the nation 's industrial heartland a chance to lay down weapons or leave the country . It could also help ease the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War , which was triggered by Moscow 's annexation of Crimea that followed the ousting of Ukraine 's pro-Russia president . Tupolev Tu22 Backfire bomberRole : Long-range strategic and maritime strike bomberFirst flight : 30 August 1969Top speed : Mach 1.88 -LRB- 1,240 mph -RRB- Crew : 4 -LRB- pilot , co-pilot , navigator , weapon systems operator -RRB- Weapons : Guns -LRB- 23-mm GSh-23 cannon -RRB- plus missiles -LRB- including Raduga Kh-22 and Raduga Kh-15 -RRB- . Sukhoi Su27 Flanker fightersRole : Fighter aircraftFirst flight : 20 May 1977Top speed : Mach 2.35 -LRB- 1,550 mph -RRB- Crew : OneWeapons : GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds plus six medium-range AA missiles R-27 and two short-range heat-seeking AA missiles R-73 . Beriev A50 Mainstay early-warning . aircraft Role : Surveillance , early detectionFirst flight : 19 December 1978Top speed : 559 mphCrew : 15Weapons : N/A . Antonov An26 Curl transport aircraft . Role : TransportationFirst flight : 21 May 1969Cruising speed : 237 knots , 273 mphCrew : 5 -LRB- 2 pilots , 1 radio operator , 1 flight engineer , 1 navigator -RRB- Weapons : N/A . | Aircraft from 3 -LRB- Fighter -RRB- Squadron took to the skies after four groups of Russian aircraft were detected by Nato . Russian planes identified as a Russian Tupolec Tu22 Backfire bomber , four Sukoi Su27 and one Beriev A50 Mainstay . An Antonov An26 Curl transport aircraft was also detected flying in Baltic airspace yesterday . 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In a maneuver straight out of the Cold War , a Russian fighter jet purposely flew 100-feet in front of the nose of an American spy plane in April , US officials confirmed on Monday . The fly-by over the Sea of Okhotsk between Russia and Japan was described by one US official as ` straight out of a movie ' . The same US official said the Russian jet put the lives of the US Air Force RC-135U in danger and called it ` one of the most dangerous close passes in decades . ' Close-call : A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted an American reconnaissance plane in international airspace over the Pacific in late April - defense officials confirmed on Tuesday . Army Col. Steve Warren , the spokesman , said the Russian Su-27 fighter flew across the nose of the U.S. Air Force RC-135U aircraft , coming within about 100 feet , while in international airspace over the Sea of Okhotsk . Army Col. Steve Warren said the US reconnaissance aircraft - which was in international air space - did not take any evasive measures . The Russian pilot maneuvered his jet in a way that exposed its belly to the American crew , he said , apparently as a way of showing that it was armed . Warren said there was no radio communication between the two planes ' crews . He said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , both raised the matter later with their Russian counterparts . Cold war : The near air-collision happened in April off the coast of Russia over the Sea of Okhotsk . According to CNN , the United States did not reveal the incident publicly , but Chuck Hagel and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu discussed the issue . Warren said he could not explain why the incident , which happened April 23 , was not made public earlier . Asked why the Pentagon did n't disclose the incident until it was reported on Tuesday by the Washington Free Beacon , spokesman Warren said , ' I do n't have a good answer for you . ' Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney , a former commander in Alaska , voiced his concerns about the provocative Russian action . ` The dangerous intercept by a Russian Su-27 is far worse than we experienced during the Cold War , ' McInerney told the Washington Free Beacon . ` In my four plus years as the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense region commander at the height of the Cold War , we never saw such recklessness by the USSR . ' At the highest level : US Defense Secretary spoke to his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu -LRB- right -RRB- about the incident - but the near-miss was kept secret . It is the latest source of concern for U.S. officials since a heightening of U.S.-Russian tensions following Moscow 's intervention in Ukraine . In mid-April a Russian Su-24 fighter made low-level passes over a U.S. Navy ship in the Black Sea . An RC-135U is a highly specialized reconnaissance plane known as ` Combat Sent . ' There are only two such planes in the U.S. Air Force ; both are assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska . Their crews are from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron and the 97th Intelligence Squadron of the Air Force Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency . The ` Combat Sent ' aircraft are equipped with communications gear designed to locate and identify foreign military radar signals on land , at sea and in the air . The crew is composed of two pilots , one navigator , two airborne systems engineers , at least 10 electronic warfare officers and six or more technical and other specialists . | Near mid-air collision occurred in April over the Sea of Okhotsk - 60 miles off the coast of Russia - but in International air space . | [[486, 584], [602, 615], [1416, 1424], [1427, 1467]] |
France is pleading for troops from across Europe to bolster its peace-keeping effort in the war-torn Central African Republic . However , the UK has rejected any on-the-ground intervention to halt the escalating bloodshed between Muslim rebels who ousted president Francois Bozize and Christian militia . As France 's efforts to control growing violence in its former colony lose support at home after the deaths of two soldiers , its government will this week also urge EU countries to back the establishment of a fund to bankroll support for armies in unstable African countries . Scroll down for video . French President Francois Hollande pays tribute at the coffin of a French soldier killed in Bangui , capital of the Central African Republic . France wants its European allies to intervene in the increasingly volatile region . French troops detain a suspected rebel officer , preventing Christian mobs from lynching him near the airport in Bangui earlier this month . Both proposals , to be discussed at a . Brussels summit , are being met with scepticism by British officials . Senior sources told the Mail : ` There is no question of British boots on . the ground . We can offer C17s -LSB- military transporter planes -RSB- , but no . troops . We want to look at the detail but it is not immediately obvious . that it is something we would sign up to . ' Ministers . are wary of committing British troops to military action after the . embarrassing Commons defeat on taking action over the brutal civil war . in Syria . So far , France has deployed 1,600 troops to the country but it wants to boost numbers up to 6,000 . It . emerged yesterday that dozens of heavily armed rebels surrounded Mr . Hollande 's plane during a tense stand-off in a visit to Central African . Republic . Six vehicles each . carrying about ten fighters sped up to the presidential jet as it . landed at Bangui airport last Tuesday evening , but following . negotiations no one was hurt . Mr Hollande completed a short visit to . troops before returning to Paris . French troops stop the crowds who have gathered at the entrance to the airport of Bangui . Increasing numbers of people in France are opposed to their Socialist government getting involved in dangerous overseas adventures . President Francois Hollande has already called for the ` permanent European fund ' for African intervention , and Mr Fabius will push for this at the European Council meeting in Brussels this week . ` Europe does a lot but it only intervenes from time to time , ' Mr Hollande said last week during a state visit to Brazil . ` We need a permanent European fund , not a fund for each individual operation . This should not be about us providing the armed forces on the ground and demanding that we be paid . We are neither the mercenaries nor the police of Europe . ' Mr Hollande 's handling of his economy at home is leaping from one disaster to another , leading to accusations that he is using overseas military adventures to try and increase his popularity . But he insisted : ` I did not come to power to make war ' , adding that ` circumstances ' had forced France to launch military operations in Mali and the Central African Republic . Radical Islam is behind much of the trouble , with an Al Qaeda army trying to seize power in Mali . The . killing and maiming of hundreds of British soldiers in countries like . Afghanistan and Iraq in recent years -- combined with the massive cost of . such wars -- will make many of wary of joining the French . Hollande has defended the interventions , claiming circumstances have forced his hand . | French foreign minister says fighting is escalating in CAR and Mali . France also wants a European fund for emergencies in Africa . But public are turning against Hollande 's overseas intervention . | [[431, 445], [466, 582], [2274, 2313], [2321, 2381], [2274, 2301], [2306, 2381], [2141, 2221]] |
Human rights group CAGE has come under further scrutiny for the support it gives to a number of convicted terrorists , including radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The campaign group that described ISIS executioner Jihadi John as a ` beautiful young man ' came under scrutiny today as it was revealed British charities are funding them to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds . Human rights group CAGE sparked fury yesterday when its leader Asim Qureshi claimed west London student Mohammed Emwazi ` would n't hurt a fly ' . Today , it was revealed CAGE supports a number of convicted terrorists and other jihadis who remain at large - while collecting donations from some well-known British trusts . The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has donated more than # 300,000 to the group , and The Roddick Foundation - which distributes part of Body Shop founder Anita Roddick 's fortune - has donated # 100,000 . Critics have alleged that CAGE is an extremist organisation that promotes a radical Islamist narrative and have questioned whether it could have done more to prevent Emwazi travelling to Syria . Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg , who was charged with terror offences , founded the Islamic rights group . Other individuals that CAGE offer support to include radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and Aafia Siddiqui - dubbed ` Lady al Qaeda ' . It was also revealed today that CAGE had its accounts with Barclays and the Co-operative Bank -- and those of several of its board members -- closed several weeks after Moazzam Begg was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences . The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust handed the group a # 300,000 donation in January 2014 . A spokesman for the trust said : ` As a Quaker trust , we reject and condemn all violence , including all violence for political ends . We believe that building sustainable security requires patient , long-term work to address the underlying causes of conflict and injustice . ` Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has previously funded CAGE to promote and protect human rights . We believe that they have played an important role in highlighting the ongoing abuses at Guantanamo Bay and at many other sites around the world , including many instances of torture . ` The Trust does not necessarily agree with every action or statement of any group that we have funded . ` We believe that CAGE is asking legitimate questions about security service contact with those who have gone on to commit high-profile and horrific acts of violence , but this does not in any way absolve any such individual from responsibility for such criminal acts . ' CAGE and The Roddick Foundation were both approached by MailOnline for comment , but have yet to reply . CAGE described ISIS executioner Jihadi John as a ` beautiful young man ' who would n't hurt a fly . The killer is pictured with murdered British aid worker David Haines . The group is particularly animated about the case of Aafia Siddiqui - dubbed ` Lady al Qaeda ' - who was jailed for 86 years in the US for attempting to murder US officials in Afghanistan . She had wide-ranging links to al-Qaeda and was married to a key plotter behind the 9/11 attacks . But CAGE said it has ` dedicated itself to campaigning for Aafia and her family in order to help secure their release and expose those involved in their abuse . ' The group also represented the family of Michael Adebolajo - the man who butchered Lee Rigby in a London street in May 2013 . CAGE revealed that Adebolajo had been harassed by the security services prior to his violent murder on the streets of Woolwich , south-east London . The group is animated about the case of Aafia Siddiqui -LRB- both -RRB- dubbed Lady al Qaeda , who was jailed for 86 years in the US for attempting to murder US officials in Afghanistan . The campaign group also defended radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri who was sentenced to life in prison by a court in New York for supporting terrorism . He was convicted in May 2014 of multiple charges , including hostage-taking and plotting to set up a terrorism training camp in the US . But CAGE called for him to be repatriated to Britain after the handless suspect appeared before a judge without the false limbs and complained that he wanted them back . At the time , Mr Qureshi said : ` We would want to see him , if convicted , serving any sentence in the UK , particularly when you consider the kind of treatment detainees face in US prisons . ' Aafia Siddiqui had wide-ranging links to al-Qaeda and was married to a key plotter behind the 9/11 attacks . Asim Qureshi , leader of CAGE , who helped to name Jihadi John as west London student Mohammed Emwazi , caused outrage yesterday by saying the ISIS militant ` would n't hurt a fly ' Others that CAGE support include Nizar Trabelsi who was convicted in Belgium as part of an al-Qaeda plot to carry out a suicide attack against a military base holding US soldiers . This comes to light as CAGE representative Cerie Bullivant today told Good Morning Britain he believes the British security forces played a role in radicalising Jihadi John . ` He came to us after he felt he was being harassed by the security services ; he felt there was pressure being put on him and he could n't carry on with his ordinary life , ' Mr Bullivant said . ` We advised him on methods he could take if he was innocent to clear his name , we advised him to go to his MP , the IPCC - he was very , very willing to engage with the system to try and get his name cleared . He sent letters to the embassies as to why he was being barred , he tried as much as he could to work through the system . ' The Islamic rights group was founded by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg -LRB- pictured -RRB- , who was charged with terror offences . ` But the problem is you 've got a detached unaccountable security apparatus and there was no clear was for him to engage with that process and the lack of due process we think played a role in radicalising him . ' Anti-radicalisation organisation the Quilliam Foundation questioned whether the organisation could have done more to prevent Emwazi travelling to Syria . ` They seem to have had a relationship with him for three years - since before he went to Syria - and I simply do n't believe that nothing could have been done in that process to stop him , ' chief political liaison officer Jonathan Russell told the Evening Standard . ` It 's very , very important to uphold human rights in counter-extremism work , but for an organisation like CAGE to focus entirely on grievances and allow those to be extrapolated in a radicalisation process is surely part of the problem and not part of the solution . ' CAGE has also supported Sajid Badat , who was sentenced to 13 years in 2005 after confessing to being part of the plot to blow up an aircraft with a shoe-bomb . It has also backed Andrew Rowe , the convert also given 13 years for acts preparatory to terrorism . The CAGE website demands solidarity for several jihadis who have been both tried and convicted , and for many more who are at large . It also supported Anwar al-Awlaki , who called for the killing of the Danish cartoonist , Kurt Westergaard . Awlaki , who was killed by an American drone in September 2011 , is thought to have inspired the Charlie Hebdo attacks . The group also represented the family of Michael Adebolajo -LRB- pictured -RRB- - the man who butchered Lee Rigby in a London street in May 2013 . CAGE representative Cerie Bullivant -LRB- pictured -RRB- today told Good Morning Britain he believes the British security forces played a role in radicalising Jihadi John . The Islamic-focused human rights group lodged a formal complaint with the financial ombudsman last year after spending five months on a cash-only basis . It was one of a number of Muslim pressure groups and charities to have had their accounts withdrawn by various banks . On the campaign group 's website , it says : ` CAGE has been campaigning against the War on Terror for more than a decade . ` Its work has focussed on working with survivors of abuse and mistreatment across the globe . Its website is one of the leading resources documenting the abuse of due process and the erosion of the rule of law in the context of the War on Terror . ' CAGE also supported Anwar al-Awlaki -LRB- pictured -RRB- , who called for the killing of the Danish cartoonist , Kurt Westergaard . | Campaign group CAGE supports a number of convicted terrorists . Handed tens of thousands of pounds by British charitable trusts . Leader Asim Qureshi described Jihadi John as a ` beautiful young man ' Group also supports radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and Aafia Siddiqui . Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg founded the group . 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Late : Teenager Yasmin Tisbury has a hospital appointment booked for the year 2099 . A teenager who tried to book a consultation at hospital was told to come back for an appointment in 84 years ' time . Yasmin Tisbury , 19 , was referred for an ultrasound scan at Lister Hospital in Stevenage , Hertfordshire by her GP after complaining of stomach pains . But a month later , she received a letter telling her she had an appointment at 11am on Thursday January 1 , 2099 . The student will be 103 years old by the time she finally gets the scan - but as January 1 is a bank holiday , doctors may not even be working on that day . Miss Tisbury was put on hold for an hour before she was able to speak to the hospital to sort out the IT blunder . ' I thought it was funny at first , I 'm not sure I can wait 84 years for a scan , ' said Miss Tisbury , who is studying animal management . ` But then I got quite annoyed while I was waiting on the phone . ` It 's just a mix-up but I just wanted to get the date sorted . I have already had to wait a month to get the appointment and obviously I am worried about that . ` There was n't even a clue when the appointment might be , because we are already in February so it would obviously not be in January . ` In fact I first thought the appointment was for next January but then I read what year they put . ' After tweeting about her bizarre experiences , Miss Tisbury was given a new appointment for next Tuesday . Long wait : An extract from the letter telling Miss Tisbury to come in to hospital in 84 years ' time . Blunder : Lister Hospital in Stevenage admitted that the letter was in fact the result of a clerical error . But she said : ` The appointment they have given me is when I start my work experience , and I am unable to have time off , so I will have to rearrange again . ' East and North Herts NHS Trust said : ` We 're very grateful to Yasmin for alerting us to this problem , which is clearly a clerical error . ` We know that sometimes our patients have to wait a few weeks for their appointments , but 2099 is stretching it somewhat . ` We 've now agreed the details of her appointment with Yasmin directly - it will take place in a few days . ' | Yasmin Tisbury booked an ultrasound scan at Lister Hospital in Stevenage . She was sent a letter telling her to go in for the scan on January 1 , 2099 . The teenager will be 103 years old by the time of scheduled appointment . | [[7, 84], [203, 217], [220, 222], [225, 292], [7, 84], [85, 202], [85, 140], [150, 202], [360, 373], [376, 462], [1488, 1563], [85, 202], [85, 140], [150, 202], [472, 517]] |
A man was left with third-degree burns after his iPhone 5C spontaneously exploded in his pocket during his cousin 's wake . Erik Johnson had to spend ten days at a specialist burns unit after the mobile melted through his trousers and stuck to his skin on Valentine 's Day . Mr Johnson , from Long Island , New York , said he was bending over to get keys when he heard a ` pop ' . Scroll down for video . Erik Johnson , from Long Island , New York , was left with third-degree burns on his upper left thigh -LRB- above -RRB- after his iPhone 5C spontaneously exploded in his pocket during his cousin 's wake . The extent of the damage to the phone -LRB- above -RRB- shows how high temperatures melted the case and warped the screen . ` My leg just started going on fire , ' he told ABC . ' I had to rip my pants off . A couple of people actually said they could smell my body burning . ` It felt like when you 're branding a bull or something like that . ' Mr Johnson was left with a huge wound on his upper left thigh and now has to have his bandages changed twice a day by nurses . One picture of the phone shows how high temperatures caused its metal case to weld with the plastic , as well as warping the screen . Experts have said the phones can explode if their circuit boards are damaged or a different charger is used . Experts have said the phones can explode if their circuit boards are damaged or a different charger is used . But Mr Johnson -LRB- above -RRB- insists he was using the correct charger - and is now suing the company . But Mr Johnson insists he was using the correct charger - and is now suing the company . Apple users took to social media to express their shock . One user , @deerenye_ , wrote : ` Crazy ! On the news , guys iPhone exploded in his pocket and gave him a 3rd degree burn . ' Another , @erica8221 , wrote : ` Omg someones iphone 5c exploded in a guy pocket and he has third-degree burns ' -LRB- sic -RRB- . The iPhone 5C was launched in September 2013 and was designed as a mid-price model to increase accessibility . It was the first iPhone with a plastic case and costs around $ 450 in the US and # 319 in the UK . The model will reportedly be discontinued at the end of this year . Apple has been contacted for comment by MailOnline but has not yet responded . Apple 's mobile gadgets have a generally good safety record with few serious defects reported since the first generation iPhone was launched in 2007 . But there have been several malfunctions that have dogged Apple . August 2013 - A Chinese woman claimed she was left with a scratched eyeball after her iPhone 5 exploded after a 40-minute phone call . February 2013 - Marketing manager Shibani Bhujle , from New York , claimed the battery of her iPhone 4S spontaneously melted , oozing acid and destroying the handset . January 2013 - An Oregon fire crew blamed an apartment blaze on an overheated MacBook battery which was dropped onto a mattress . December 2011 - An iPhone 4 reportedly began emitting smoke in a plane cabin on a flight to Australia . December 2011 - It was reported that an iPhone 4 was plugged in to charge overnight in Brazil when it began to emit smoke and sparks as its owner slept nearby . | Erik Johnson spent ten days in hospital after phone melted skin . He said : ` It felt like when you 're branding a bull or something like that ' Experts said iPhones can explode if different charger is used . | [[0, 58], [124, 202], [888, 954], [1218, 1327], [1236, 1258], [1295, 1327], [1328, 1437], [1346, 1368], [1405, 1437]] |
The father of Broadchurch star David Tennant has revealed he is terminally ill and has backed plans to give patients the ` right to die ' . The Very Reverend Sandy McDonald , a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , said he is suffering from lung condition pulmonary fibrosis . He has made an end-of life plan and has called on senior church figures to back proposed laws to give terminally-ill people ` assistance towards a peaceful death ' . The Reverend Sandy McDonald -LRB- pictured left -RRB- has revealed he is terminally ill . The father of actor David Tennant -LRB- right -RRB- , he backs plans to give terminally-ill people the right to die . Earlier this month , ex-Dr Who actor Tennant dedicated his special recognition prize at the National Television Awards to his 77-year-old father . Rev McDonald , of Paisley , Renfrewshire , said he did not know how long he had left to live but said it was time to give dying people more rights over end-of-life care . He said : ' I have pulmonary fibrosis . It just gets worse , there is no cure . I have had to address it and decide what to do . ' I have an advance directive which says ` do not resuscitate ' . I do not want to be fed by something in my stomach . ` What I do want is the right to a peaceful end to my life . ' He added : ' I think we have the wrong slant , the wrong emphasis . Ex-Dr Who actor David Tennant -LRB- pictured starring in Broadchurch as D.I Alec Hardy with Olivia Colman as D.S Ellie Mille -RRB- dedicated his special recognition prize at the National Television Awards to his father this month . ` The phrase - assisted suicide - has criminal overtones in the minds of many people . ` We need to take seriously the provision of a peaceful end of life for all those who need and want it . ` Of course there would have to be safeguards and that should be discussed . ' The Church of Scotland is formally against a change in the law such as the Assisted Suicide Bill , which is currently being debated at Holyrood . The Bill , originally introduced by the late Margo MacDonald , has the aim of legalising suicide for terminally-ill people through the Scottish Parliament . Rev McDonald said many terminally ill people wanted to die and insisted current legislation was putting a strain on the NHS . He called on the Kirk to discuss the issue at this year 's assembly in May . He said : ` We have got so many people in our nursing homes , in our care homes and our bed-blocked hospitals , whether elderly or seriously ill , who are saying ` it 's time for me to die ' . ' I sympathise hugely with them . ` The doctors and nurses have their hands tied because they are liable to end up in court . ' I believe it is only just that the Church come together and discuss this . ' Rev McDonald filmed a special tribute to his actor son which was played before he collected his award at the NTAs . In his acceptance speech Tennant , 43 , said : ' I would like to dedicate this to my dad . He is an inspiration and a role model , so thanks Sandy . ' The star 's father , whose wife Helen died in 2007 , said he was delighted at the tribute . He added : ` The event brought a great deal of joy . ` Friends from all over have been ringing since the broadcast . Some people I have not heard from for years have been in touch to say how delighted they were . It was good to talk to them . ' Rev McDonald was a minister in Lanarkshire , West Lothian and Paisley before becoming the General Secretary of the Church of Scotland 's Board of Ministry . He retired in 2002 . | Reverend Sandy McDonald , 77 , has revealed he has pulmonary fibrosis . Father of actor David Tennant is member of the Church of Scotland . Rev McDonald backs proposed laws to give terminally-ill people right to die . Does not know how much time he has but wants the right to ` peaceful end ' But the Church of Scotland is formally against the Assisted Suicide Bill . | [[140, 172], [246, 307], [474, 563], [1000, 1007], [1012, 1039], [0, 44], [83, 135], [618, 681], [877, 992], [1255, 1308]] |
They were feared as barbarians who built one of the largest empires in the world from horseback , but it appears the Mongolian emperors were also some of the planet 's biggest polluters . A new study into the silver mines of Kublai Khan , the grandson of Genghis Khan , shows that the people produced four times as much pollution as modern industrial mining activities . It is thought to be one of the few examples where pre-industrial period pollution has exceeded modern day levels . Kublai Khan -LRB- above -RRB- , the grandson of Genghis Khan , founded the Yuan Dynasty during which pollution from silver mining activities in the Yunnan region of south west China increased to four times modern levels . Geologists from the University of Pittsburgh and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found pollution from heavy metals like lead , zinc and cadmium spiked between 1271AD and 1368AD in the Yunnan region of south west China . He was one of the most feared warriors in history , waging bloody war across Asia and Europe . But Genghis Khan 's 13th-century rampage may have never happened had it not been for a spell of good weather . The leader of the Mongol armies created a vast empire that eventually stretched across China , India , Russia and Eastern Europe . Historians used to think his armies of nomadic horsemen were fleeing the bleak , cold and dry Mongolian plains for warmer regions . But now scientists have discovered that the rise of the Mongol Empire coincided with a 14-year spell of weather that was the warmest and wettest for 1,000 years . The academics , from Columbia University in New York , discovered the weather anomaly by studying the rings of ancient trees . They think the conditions created those needed for a boost in lush growth of grass , which would have fuelled the soldiers ' horses and fattened their livestock . The good weather lasted from 1211 to 1225 - the exact period when Genghis Khan and his armies rose to prominence . They say that this pollution was caused by large amounts of silver smelting driven by the Mongolian hunger for the precious metal , which they used to make coins , jewellery and art . Writing in the journal Environmental Science and Technology , Aubrey Hillman , who led the work , said that the impact of this pollution was still being felt today by the wildlife and environment in the area . She said : ` Culminating during the rule of the Mongols , known as the Yuan Dynasty , these metal concentrations approach levels three to four times higher than those from industrialised mining activity occurring within the catchment . ` Notably , the concentrations of lead approach levels at which harmful effects may be observed in aquatic organisms . ` The persistence of this lead pollution over time created an environmental legacy that likely contributes to known issues in modern-day sediment quality . ' Miss Hillman and her colleagues extracted sediment cores from Lake Erhai in Yunnan . The mud within these sediments catalogued around 4,500 years of debris deposited on the floor of the lake . By scanning the cores for heavy metals they were able to determine how pollution levels had changed through out the areas history . In 1500BC they noticed a rapid increase in copper levels in the silt - marking the onset of the Bronze Age in southeast Asia and the birth of metallurgy in the area . They say that from around 1100AD there was an increase in lead , silver , zinc and cadmium , all linked to the smelting of silver . This map shows Lake Erhai in south west China where Mongol rulers caused heavy pollution by mining silver . The researchers took sediment core samples from Lake Erhai -LRB- pictured above -RRB- in Yunnan , south west China . The Mongol 's Yuan dynasty prized silver for coins and jewelry similar to the belt shown in the picture above . However , the levels of pollution remained relatively low until 1271AD , around the time when Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty and became Emperor of China . The Mongols are thought to have established the first government operated silver mine in Yuann in 1290AD and taxes from silver production came to account for 47 per cent of the national revenue . Silver smelting -LRB- shown above -RRB- can release heavy metal pollutants like lead into the environment . The Yuan Dynasty remained in power until 1368AD when they were defeated by the Ming Dynasty . The researchers found that lead pollution in Lake Erhai peaked at 119 micrograms per gram of sediment in 1300AD before then declining to to around 30 micrograms per gram in 1420AD . By 1980 they had reached fallen to 8 micrograms per gram of sediment . However , Yuann is known to be particularly rich in mineral resources and has large deposits of copper , tin , gold , silver and iron , and mining activity continues there today . Miss Hillman said : ` Our findings are unique - while pre-industrial pollution has been detected in lake sendiments over many time periods and regions of the world , only a few studies have found pre-industrial pollution levels to be greater than the modern and none of these have been in China . ` Modern pollution issues rest on a long history of decline in sediment quality at Ehrhai . ' A study of Idaho wetlands documented that the persistence of lead in sediments impacted organisms several centuries after mining activity was reduced . Similarly , we suggest that the elevated concentrations of lead due to the environmental legacy of Mongol silver mining has impacted the lake for several centuries . ' | Geologists have found Mongol silver mining produced four times as much harmful heavy metal pollution than modern industrial mining activities . The scientists examined sediment from lakes in Yunnan , south west China . 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Pies and ice cream have been a long been a staple at the American dinner table . But a new report suggests the nation 's love affair with dessert is waning because of the preparation time and cost . Market research company , NPD Group , tracked the daily eating habits of 5,000 consumers across the country and found that only 12 per cent tucked into a sweet treat after dinner in the home . A sweet goodbye : Pies and ice cream have been a long been a staple at the American dinner table - but a new report suggests the nation 's love affair with dessert is waning because of the preparation time and cost . It marks a decline from 15 per cent ten years ago and a dip from 24 per cent back in 1986 . Despite healthy eating drives , experts say the trend has nothing to do nutritional concern and is simply down to making life simpler . Of the dessert eaters , almost 20per cent said easy-to-prepare fruit was their favorite option . Fifteen per cent plumped for cake , while 13 per cent preferred a few scoops of ice cream or cookies . The faithful pie came in at fourth place with 8.9 per cent plucking up the energy to slice it up and another classic - brownies - came bottom of the pile . Market research company , NPD Group , tracked the daily eating habits of 5,000 consumers across the country and found that only 12per cent tucked into a sweet treat after dinner in the home - It marks a decline from 15per cent ten years ago and a dip from 24per cent back in 1986 . Older Americans , adults over 65 , were revealed as the heaviest dessert eaters . Commenting on the findings , Harry Balzer , senior vice president and chief food industry analyst at NPD , said : ` Dessert adds to the effort of making a meal . ` You have to prepare it and clean up , plus it adds to the cost of the meal . It 's one more thing Americans are learning to do without . ' Fruit - 19.7 per cent . Cake - 14.3 per cent . Ice cream -13.9 per cent . Cookies - 13.8 per cent . Pie - 8.9 per cent . Frozen Novelties - 6.3 per cent . Candy - 5.3 per cent . Pudding - 3.8 per cent . Salty snacks - 2.8 per cent . Brownies - 2.7 per cent . Older Americans , adults over 65 , were revealed as the heaviest dessert eaters . They reported eating a sweet course at home twice as often as any other age group . However , even they are cutting back . For the year ending February 2014 , people over 65 ate 76 desserts per person per year at home . In 2000 , they ate 104 desserts per person per year at home . The analysis came from the NPD Group 's 29th annual Eating Patterns in America report . Balzer suggests the culinary trend in American homes is about one-dish main meals . He jokingly concluded : ` If this trend continues , desserts may entirely disappear from the dinner table . ` We are on target to serve the last dessert on Feb. 27 , 2054 . ' | Market research company , NPD Group , tracked the daily eating habits of 5,000 consumers across the country . Only 12 per cent tucked into a sweet treat after dinner in the home . It marks a decline from 15 per cent ten years ago and a dip from 24 per cent back in 1986 . Despite healthy eating drives , experts say the trend has nothing to do nutritional concerns and is simply down to making life simpler . | [[199, 222], [237, 306], [199, 222], [225, 234], [311, 391], [1193, 1216], [1231, 1300], [1193, 1216], [1219, 1228], [1305, 1474], [199, 222], [225, 234], [311, 391], [1193, 1216], [1219, 1228], [1305, 1474], [609, 668], [1193, 1216], [1219, 1228], [1305, 1474], [701, 730], [733, 836]] |
The relentless snow and winter storms sweeping the country will continue into March after one of the coldest months in history . Dozens of states will be hit by yet another Arctic blast over the weekend and into next week with meteorologists predicting almost everywhere east of the Rockies will experience temperatures between 10 and 30 degrees below average , and on Saturday there is snow expected in all 50 states , something that has not happened since the second week of February in 2010 . And with many bodies of water on or near the Eastern seaboard freezing over , the U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to deploy ice breakers to clear shipping lanes in the Hudson Valley and the Delaware River in Philadelphia . In Wisconsin meanwhile , conditions have allowed for the creation of beautiful ice caves , as the water trickling down the caves at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on lake Superior freezes over . Scroll down for videos . Frozen over : The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay breaks ice in the shipping channel on the Hudson River in Catskill , New York , on Friday . With the prolonged cold winter weather , that is set to continue into March , the Coast Guard has been busy clearing shipping lanes . Braced : Dozens of states , including New York , are set to be hit by another wave of snow and wintry storms over the weekend and into the beginning of next week . The U.S. Coast Guard will continue to work in places such as Catskill as we enter March . Frigid : The tanker Harbour Legend moves up the icy Delaware River Friday in Philadelphia on Friday . Temperatures forecast for the rest of the week mean February would be the fifth coldest month on record . Operation : With the Catskill Mountains and Hudson-Athens Lighthouse in the background , the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay leaves Hudson , New York to break ice . Patches : Some of the ice on the Delaware River has cleared , but declining temperatures could mean the water becomes frozen once again in the coming days . Passage : The tanker Harbour Legend clears a path in the Delaware River outside of Philadelphia . Meanwhile , parts of the East and the Midwest will be hit with sub-zero conditions so severe that more daily records are , yet again , set to tumble . The mercury has dropped so low that three of the five Great Lakes have completely frozen over . As February draws to a close , records will likely show it is the fifth coldest on record for swathes of the east coast , according to ABC . In Detroit , the month is expected to be the second coldest since records began in 1874 . Temperatures in the Michigan city dropped to 14.6 degrees on Wednesday . The record was set in 1875 , according to the Detroit News . With below freezing temperatures forecast for the remainder of the month , Chicago is set to beat the record for the coldest February set in the same year . James Kuhn , left , of Seattle , and Edward Mitchell , of Detroit , explore an ice cave at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior . A person explores an ice cave at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior . Edward Mitchell , front , of Detroit , and James Kuhn , of Seattle , explore an ice cave at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior . A person explores an ice cave at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior . An ice cave is seen at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior . People explore an ice cave at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior . The Weather Channel 's Michael Palmer told NBC : ` We 're almost into March now so it 's pretty late to see this kind of cold . The cold this February has been brutal , and there does n't look like there will be any let-up until late next week . ' At 4am ET on Friday , the mercury had already dropped below zero in North and South Dakota , Wisconsin , Michigan and Iowa . The frigid conditions are set to move towards the eastern seaboard as the day goes on with freezing conditions predicted in the Midwest and Great Lakes . According to ABC Syracuse , New York , Pittsburgh , Cleveland , Bangor , Maine , Boston , Detroit , Chicago and New York City could have a top-three coldest February on record if the temperature continues to drop . The only areas getting snow early Friday were Oklahoma , New Mexico , Oklahoma , and Texas . Another band of snow was forecast to hit the Midwest on Saturday and shift into the Northeast on Sunday . Crash : A firefighter peers at a car that veered off the road in icy conditions in Raleigh , North Carolina , and ended up in a stream on Thursday . Roads were shut down and schools closed along the east coast as the relentless winter weather continued to cause chaos . Collapsed : Two police officers walk beside a fallen tree in Raleigh , North Carolina , in the heavy snow on Thursday . On the surface : Ice covers Lake Michigan with the Chicago skyline barely visible in the background.Three of the five Great Lakes had completely frozen over by Thursday . Braving the weather : A goose walks on the banks of the partially-frozen Lake Michigan in Chicago , Illinois , on Thursday . Covered : Extensive ice covers the Chesapeake Bay area near Annapolis in Maryland on Thursday . Many bodies of water on or near the Eastern seaboard have been completely frozen over . White : Snow blankets a lawn outside Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. . More daily records are expected to broken across the country today . Powder : Snow also lined the National Mall in Washington D.C. . Many cities were given a break from the snow on Thursday but it is set to continue over the weekend . Cleanup : Authorities try to move a downed tree branch out of the middle of the road in Raleigh , North Carolina . The snow in Alabama has also delayed jury selection in the capital murder trial of a woman accused of making her granddaughter run until she died . Some roads were still icy in northeast Alabama around Etowah County early Friday , and officials say Joyce Hardin Garrard 's trial wo n't get started until Monday as a precaution . Authorities say Garrard forced nine-year-old Savannah Hardin to run for hours as punishment for a lie three years ago . The girl eventually collapsed and died days later in a hospital . The defense says Garrard is innocent . Attorneys were first supposed to begin questioning jurors in court on Wednesday , but the judge postponed the session because of winter weather . The same thing happened Thursday when snow blanketed the county . On Thursday most of the country had a break from the snow - despite storms earlier in the week forcing schools , roads and businesses to close . Thousands of people in the Carolinas , Virginia , Alabama and Georgia were also left without power as falling trees knocked down power lines . This is the third storm to hit the Deep South in less than a week . Since the storms began , airlines have been severely affected , canceling nearly 7,000 flights in the past seven days . For Thursday , more than 1,300 flights had been canceled nationwide and another 4,400 delayed , according to tracking site FlightAware.com . By 11.45 on Friday , more than 4,000 flights had already been affected - 399 were cancelled and 1,049 delayed . Huntsville , Alabama , received 8.1 inches on Wednesday , breaking a daily record . It was also the snowiest February day and the second snowiest day of any month on record there . Standing by : Paul Kral clears snow from the dock area of Willoughby Harbor Marina while his dog , Lucky , an American Eskimo breed , watches on in Norfolk , Virginia . Snowy weather . | Dozens of states from coast-to-coast are set to be hit by snow over the weekend and into next week . On Saturday there is snow expected in all 50 states , something that has not happened since February 2010 . Sub-zero temperatures are expected in New England and the Midwest , with more records expected to be set . Three of the five Great Lakes have frozen over and thousands have been left without power in the South . Detroit has experienced its coldest winter in 140 years while Chicago is set to break the record set in 1875 . More than 7,000 flights across the country have been cancelled because of snow in the past seven days . 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Army medics are being recruited to help fill nursing vacancies at Colchester General Hospital . Army medics are being drafted in to help fill nursing gaps at a hospital plunged into special measures amid concerns over cancer waiting times . Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust which runs the town 's general hospital and Essex County Hospital , has more than 215 nursing vacancies at the moment . The trust was placed in special measures in 2013 amid allegations that staff were being forced to change cancer waiting times . And last month Colchester General Hospital was rated inadequate by the health watchdog , the Care Quality Commission . The trust has introduced a series of initiatives in a bid to address the staffing shortfall . Additional bank staff from other agencies will also continue to fill shifts . But now , bosses are hoping to draw on a long-standing agreement with troops stationed in the Essex town . Combat medical technicians from 16 Medical Regiment , based at Colchester Garrison , will work at the hospital when they are not on duty . It is understood they will predominantly be deployed in A&E and other urgent care areas . An agreement has been reached , the hospital said , but the number of army medics taking part has yet to be finalised . A trust spokesman said : ` We have been talking to Colchester Garrison about the possibility of using their combat medical technicians as bank nurses . ` The garrison has been supportive of this and has said that , as long as the individual medics ' commanding officer is happy for them to work here on the bank when they are off duty , it 's fine by them . ' He added that those medics leaving the Army are being targeted as part of the trust 's recruitment drive . Colchester MP Sir Bob Russell , welcomed the plans . He said : ` When I visited the hospital last month , in the wake of concerns over staffing levels with particular reference to accident and emergency , I suggested an approach be made to 16 Medical Regiment for mutual aid . ' I did so in the knowledge , from my visits to the field hospital at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province , Afghanistan , that many of the medics were members of the Army Reserve who worked for the NHS . ` Army medics would get continuing real-life situations to deal with , and the public would have additional qualified medical personnel to assist the hospital . ` This really is a win-win situation . ' Combat medical technicians from 16 Medical Regiment , based at Colchester Garrison , will work at the hospital when they are not on duty , predominantly in A&E and other urgent care areas . Pictured are army medics treating an injured member of the Afghan National Army in Helmand Province , Afghanistan . A Colchester Garrison spokesman told the Ipswich Star : ` There are long-standing arrangements in place for personnel from Colchester-based 16 Medical Regiment to carry out clinical placements at both Colchester General Hospital and Ipswich Hospital . ` With the permission of their chain of command and provided it does not interfere with their military duties , soldiers are able to take on additional work in their spare time . ' Separately , as part of a large recruitment drive , the trust has offered 48 jobs to Filipino nurses , 40 of whom have accepted . As they are not EU citizens , they can not start work straight away . In addition , between mid-October and February 9 , 25 UK registered nurses have agreed to join the trust . During a board meeting on Thursday , trust bosses outlined plans to become a ` much more flexible trust ' for nurses . Lynn Lane , director of human resources , said : ` We 're no longer saying ` no ' to people just because they ca n't do a Tuesday or Wednesday morning . ` We are thinking of much more creative ways to ensure we are being as flexible as possible . ' | Colchester hospitals have around 215 nursing vacancies at the moment . Trust was put in special measures over cancer waiting time concerns . Last month Colchester General Hospital was rated inadequate by CQC . Combat medical teams from 16 Medical Regiment will be working in A&E . | [[241, 292], [361, 412], [158, 240], [413, 461], [541, 627], [939, 990], [1013, 1077], [2435, 2486], [2509, 2624]] |
A campaign to encourage victims of sexual abuse to write love letters to themselves has gone viral - with hundreds of people taking part . The initiative - #survivorloveletters - was started by artist Tani Ikeda , owner of ImMEDIAte Justice and a survivor of abuse herself , as an ` act of defiance ' about her experiences . Tani , who lives in LA , said the movement , which has seen the letters shared on social media websites , is a ` cathartic ' way in which survivors of abuse can share their stories . This letter is written by a woman called Sarah , she posted the colourful piece to herself on Valentine 's Day as part of the #survivorloveletters project which was started by the artist Tani Ikeda . The project was launched on Tumblr along with with feminist activist Suey Park so that the moving accounts could be shared with and read by other victims . Tani started the initiative on Valentine 's Day as it is the anniversary on the day she was abused . Tani told Femail : ' -LSB- The campaign -RSB- started on Valentine 's Day and #Survivorloveletter was an act of defiance , a declaration of self love and a call to allies to honor the survivors in their lives . ' I imagined what it would mean for my younger self to wake up and read message after message of public support for surviving . This letter was written to a woman named Andrea in it it says , ' I want you to know how proud I am of you for keeping your head up and your heart open to the beautiful things this world still has to offer ' ` That 's when I knew I wanted to create #survivorloveletter . I was incredibly grateful that activist Suey Park helped kick off #survivorloveletter on twitter and that Lisa Factora-Borcher , Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac , Amita Swadhin and other women I admire joined the conversation . ' Tani was abused herself and said : ` Growing up , I realised story was my most powerful weapon against violence , marginalization , and a media landscape that rendered me invisible . ` Story had the capacity to heal myself and break the stigma around being a survivor of sexual violence . ` We did n't have to be ashamed about what had happened to us . We do n't have to live the rest of our lives as victims . ' This letter , written in green pen , said that it took this survivor a long time to come to terms with what had happened to them . Tani said she decided to set up the Tumblr initiative when she started to get a lot of submissions as she wanted a way to archive the letters . She said : ` At first , the letters were coming in mostly from family and friends , but now strangers are sending me their most intimate , painful , and brave survivor love letters . It 's a real privilege to help facilitate this kind of sharing . Tani told Femail that she hopes the project will help other survivors of sexual abuse to feel less alone . This is a letter written to Tani , the woman behind the #survivorloveletters project , by one of her friends . Tani said after a while she started to receive more letters and she decided to start the Tumblr account . She said : ' I hope that someone reading #survivorloveletter will feel a little less alone today . ' I hope that by sharing our complex stories of violence we will break down the stigma of shame around rape and start conversations that lovingly honor survivors . ' Some of the letters are written by the survivors themselves whilst others have been submitted by their friends or family . One letter written by a woman named Sarah said : ` Dear Sarah , you did n't ask to be here , but remember , you are not what they took from you . ` You are the monument of survival and recovery you erected in its place . I love , and will always love , every healing part of you . ` You are a queen , you are a goddess , you are a survivor . Happy V-day . All my love and everything else , Sarah . ' Another written by a man says : ` To the little five year old me : Just because they do n't want to acknowledge boys get raped , does n't make the right . Rape knows no gender . ' This moving letter which has been created on a computer is from a man who had been raped as a child . Some of the letters are from family members , such as this touching one written to a daughter from her father . | The campaign was started by artist Tani Ikeda , who was abused . Men and women share their letters under #SurvivorLoveLetters . Some have been written by victims , others by family and friends . | [[139, 176], [179, 211], [627, 662], [669, 694], [2492, 2500], [2503, 2674], [3329, 3377], [3396, 3451], [4134, 4205]] |
Investigators said Thursday they have recovered 32,000 emails related to a former IRS official at the heart of the agency 's tea party scandal . But they do n't know how many of them are new . The emails were to and from Lois Lerner , who used to head the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status . Last June , the IRS told Congress it had lost an unknown number of Lerner 's emails when her computer hard drive crashed in 2011 . Scroll down for videos . Eureka ! Investigators said Thursday they have recovered 32,000 emails related to former IRS official Lois Lerner -LRB- pictured last March -RRB- at the heart of the agency 's tea party scandal . Lerner was forced into early retirement after it emerged that she presided over a scheme in which IRS agents improperly singled out tea party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status . At the time , IRS officials said the emails could not be recovered . But at a congressional hearing Thursday evening , investigators said they recovered thousands of emails from old computer tapes used to back up the agency 's email system . ` We recovered quite a number of emails but until we compare those to what 's already been produced we do n't know if they 're new emails , ' Timothy Camus , a Treasury deputy inspector general for tax administration , told the House Oversight Committee . Neither Camus nor the inspector general , J. Russell George , would describe the contents of any of the emails at Thursday 's hearing . The IRS says it has already produced 78,000 Lerner emails , many of which have been made public by congressional investigators . Camus said it took investigators two weeks to locate the computer tapes that contained Lerner 's emails . He said it took technicians about four months to find Lerner 's emails on the tapes . Several Oversight Committee members questioned how hard the IRS tried to produce the emails , given how quickly independent investigators found them . The House voted mostly along party lines to hold Ms Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at the hearings . ` We have been patient . We have asked , we have issued subpoenas , we have held hearings , ' said Rep. Jason Chaffetz , a Utah Republican and chairman of the committee . ` It 's just shocking me that you start , two weeks later you 're able to find the emails . ' The IRS issued a statement saying the agency ` has been and remains committed to cooperating fully with the congressional oversight investigations . The IRS continues to work diligently with Congress as well as support the review by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration . ' Lerner , who was in charge of the IRS 's Exempt Organizations Division , drew a top-tier salary that reached $ 177,000 . The IRS estimated it has spent $ 20million responding to congressional inquiries , generating more than 1million pages of documents and providing agency officials to testify at 27 congressional hearings . Rep. Carolyn Maloney , a Democrat from New York , questioned the significance of the recovered emails in an exchange with Camus . ` So as I understand it from your testimony here today , you are unable to confirm whether there are any , to use your own words , new emails , right ? ' she asked Camus . ` That is correct , ' Camus replied . Maloney : ` So what 's before us may be material you already have , right ? ' Camus : ` That is correct . ' Maloney : ` So may I ask , why are we here ? ' The inspector general set off a firestorm in May 2013 with an audit that said IRS agents improperly singled out tea party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status during the 2010 and 2012 elections . Several hundred groups had their applications delayed for a year or more . Some were asked inappropriate questions about donors and group activities , the inspector general 's report said . The week before George 's report , Lerner publicly apologized on behalf of the agency . After the report , much of the agency 's top leadership was forced to retire or resign , including Lerner . The Justice Department and several congressional committees launched investigations . Lerner 's lost emails prompted a new round of scrutiny by Congress , and a new investigation by the inspector general 's office . Lerner emerged as a central figure in the controversy after she refused to answer questions at two House Oversight hearings , invoking her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself at both hearings . At the first hearing , Lerner made a statement saying she had done nothing wrong . Last year , the House voted mostly along party lines to hold her in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at the hearings . It also has emerged this week that Lerner received $ 129,000 in bonuses during the years when she allegedly oversaw the program unfairly targeting conservative nonprofits . Lerner , then in charge of the IRS 's Exempt Organizations Division , drew a top-tier salary that reached $ 177,000 -- plus a 25 per cent ` retention bonus . ' | Retrieved emails were to and from Lois Lerner , former head the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status . Lerner retired after it emerged that IRS agents improperly singled out tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status . IRS told Congress it had lost an unknown number of Lerner 's emails when her computer hard drive crashed in 2011 . 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Los Angeles police are hunting a 21-year-old driver suspected of ploughing into a crowd of spectators during a planned street race on Wednesday night . Henry Gevorgyan was allegedly driving a souped-up Mustang that went out of control and plowed into spectators during a Chatsworth race at about 2:15 am on Thursday . The driver fled after the accident . A souped-up car that was illegally street racing lost control and careened onto a sidewalk , killing two spectators and critically injuring another before its driver ran away early Thursday , police said . Crushed : This is one of the two cars that was crushed after the planned early-morning race in Los Angeles . A 26-year-old man and a 50-year-old man were killed . A third man is hospitalized in critical condition . Meanwhile , City Councilman Mitch Englander tells the Los Angeles Daily News he 'll introduce an ordinance allowing police to seize cars involved in street racing or reckless driving resulting in serious injury or death . Suspect : Henry Gevorgyan is suspected of driving his Mustang into a crowd of onlookers , allegedly killing two . Marks left over : Car skid marks are visible along a street in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles . Capt John McMahon told the paper : ` We are pursuing murder charges against the driver of one of the vehicles and continue to investigate the role and responsibility of the other . ' LAPD Detective Bill Bustos appealed to Gevorgyan to come forward . He told a news conference reported by the LA Times : ` Please turn yourself in , it 's just a matter of time before we get you . The community knows who you are . ' All three victims were struck by a silver , late-model Mustang that hit a curb , bounced onto the sidewalk , spun around and crashed into a utility pole , Los Angeles police Detective Bill Bustos said . | 60 people gathered to watch street race at 2.15 am on Thursday . Car drove into the crowd killing three , police said . Police hunting Henry Gevorgyan , 21 , who ` fled the scene after race ' | [[190, 209], [239, 317], [31, 101], [547, 560], [670, 723], [1008, 1085], [0, 151], [318, 354]] |
More than a quarter of a million car insurance claims are made each year in the US alone for damages caused by hail stones . And now an inventor has devised a ` bouncy castle-inspired ' system to protect vehicles from these storms . Called Hail Protector , the cover inflates within five minutes to surround a car or truck and stops stones damaging the chassis beneath . Scroll down for video . The inflatable protector was inspired by a bouncy castle and was designed by Texas-based Michael Siciliano . It works with an early warning app that gives drivers up to 30 minutes notice about the chances of a hail storm at four different locations . These locations can include the driver 's home or office , for example . The protector was designed by Texas-based Michael Siciliano . It works with an early warning app that gives drivers up to 30 minutes notice about the chances of a hail storm at four different locations . These locations can include the driver 's home or office , for example . But the process is n't quick . The driver must get to their vehicle , unpack the cover and place it over their car , plug in the remote control and hit a button to start inflating it - which alone takes five minutes . Once inflated , though , its makers claim the cover can protect cars from hail stones as large as 2lbs -LRB- 1kg -RRB- . The button on the remote is powered through a car battery or plug socket and it activates four blowers typically used as cooling fans in desktop computers . Once forewarned , the driver must get to their vehicle , unpack the cover and place it over their car -LRB- left -RRB- , plug in the remote control and hit a button to start inflating it - which alone takes five minutes . Air flow remains constant throughout the storm and once it passes , the cover can be compacted to fit in a boot -LRB- right -RRB- . Air flow remains constant - much like a bouncy castle - throughout the storm and once it passes , the cover can be compacted to fit in a boot . Depending on the length of the storm , this could also have an impact on the car 's battery life - especially when stationary . The protector was designed by Texas-based Michael Siciliano . It works with an early warning app that gives drivers up to 30 minutes notice about the chances of a hail storm at four different locations . These locations can include the driver 's home or office , for example . But the process is n't quick . The driver must get to their vehicle , unpack the cover and place it over their car , plug in the remote control and hit a button to start inflating it - which alone takes five minutes . Once inflated , its makers claim the cover can protect cars from hail stones as large as 2lbs -LRB- 1kg -RRB- . The button on the remote is powered through a car battery or plug socket and , once pressed , activates four blowers typically used as cooling fans in desktop computers . Air flow remains constant - much like a bouncy castle - throughout the storm and once it passes , the cover can be compacted to fit in a boot . Mr Siciliano , 48 , said : ` Physically , the Hail Protector System uses similar principles to bouncy castles . ` In 2009 it came to me that there is no solution for protecting vehicles from the damaging effect of hail . ' I was working in renewable energy at the time , but throughout my career I would look at an issue or problem and ask ` why do n't they come up with something that will fix this ? '' The system has been publicly tested against air cannons , cantaloupes , coconuts , watermelons and baseball pitching machines . Additionally , the system has been tested in winds in excess of 60mph -LRB- 97km/h -RRB- and comes with an instructional video of how to use it . The Hail Protector is available in six sizes - three for sedans , hatchbacks and wagons and three for SUVs , vans and trucks . These range from vehicles 10ft -LRB- 3.3 metres -RRB- up to 22ft -LRB- 6.7 metres -RRB- long . Prices start at $ 349 -LRB- # 226 -RRB- and the inventors are in talks to set up distribution centres in Europe . Mr Siciliano added : ` We are in the final development of a new option for The Hail Protector System . ` The option will enable activation and deactivation of the system via a text message from anywhere in the world . ` We are also developing a mobile app for the system which will provide alerting in a more informational way and will eventually enable the user to press a button within the mobile app to activate and deactivate their system . ` The mobile app is between three and 12 months away from launch . ' The Hail Protector is available in six sizes - three for sedans , hatchbacks and wagons -LRB- pictured -RRB- and three for SUVs , vans and trucks . These range from vehicles 10ft -LRB- 3.3 metres -RRB- up to 22ft -LRB- 6.7 metres -RRB- long . Of course , if you have a garage like the one shown behind the covered car that will equally protect it from hail stones . The system has been publicly tested against air cannons -LRB- pictured -RRB- , cantaloupes , coconuts , watermelons and baseball pitching machines . Additionally , the system has been tested in winds in excess of 60mph -LRB- 97km/h -RRB- and comes with an instructional video of how to use it . | The Hail Protector cover inflates in five minutes to surround a car or truck . Air continues to flow through the cover to stop stones damaging a chassis . The protector was designed by Texas-based Michael Siciliano . It works with an app that gives drivers 30 minutes notice about storms . Once a driver is forewarned they must unpack the cover and place it over their car , plug in the remote control and hit a button . 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She 's the fourth-generation Australian jewellery designer whose exquisite designs are red carpet favourites for celebrities . Now Margot McKinney can add Dita Von Teese to the list of stars wearing her designs , after the burlesque performer donned Ms McKinney 's Diamond , Sapphire and Aquamarine Bow Earrings with 12.62 ct Laguna Blue Sapphire this week . Von Teese wore the one-of-a-kind earrings to the Genlux Issue Release Event at Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night . Margot McKinney and Dita Von Teese host the Genlux Issue Release party Beverly Hills on Wednesday . The burlesque performer donned Ms McKinney 's Diamond , Sapphire and Aquamarine Bow Earrings . The one-of-a-kind earrings also feature 12.62 ct Laguna Blue Sapphire . ` Dita has such marvellous style and is truly a unique fashion icon . She wears my pieces with aplomb , ' said Ms McKinney said . ` It 's fabulous to see international celebrities choosing to wear Australian designs and showcase them to the world . ` We really do have some of the most stunning natural stones and gems and I 'm delighted that she has chosen to wear them on the red carpet . ' Her designs have previously been worn by other celebrities including Paula Abdul , Idina Menzel , Rebecca Gibney and Anna McGahan . Rebecca Gibney wore untreated Sapphires 5.06 ct and 5.04 ct with 39.18 ct brilliant and rose cut Diamonds . Paula Abdul wore Kunzite 61.24 ct Earrings with Pink Sapphire and Cognac and Diamond Tops . Anna McGahan wore Green Berryl 85.11 ct Pendant Earrings with Sapphires , Tsavorite Garnets and Diamonds with a 9.37 ct pair of Kunzite . Ms McKinney has enjoyed success in the US , signing with leading luxury department store Neiman Marcus in 2008 where she sells her unique pieces . Many of her designs feature precious stones from Australia . ` When I 'm in these wonderful stores , I talk a lot about Australia and about the wealth of gems that we have - pearls , opals , sapphires and pink diamonds , ' she said . Ms McKinney is a fourth generation McKinney , a well-established family of fine jewellers from Queensland who last year celebrated 130 of family business . The business was started in 1884 in Toowoomba by her great-great-grandfather John McKinney , who opened a luxury store with wife Sarah after arriving from Ireland . Ms McKinney is a fourth generation McKinney , a well-established family of fine jewellers from Queensland who last year celebrated 130 of family business . | Margot McKinney is a fourth-generation Queensland fine jewellery designer . Her exquisite designs are red carpet favourites for celebrities . Ms McKinney just added Dita Von Teese to the list of stars she 's adorned . Her celebrity customers include Paula Abdul , Idina Menzel , Rebecca Gibney and Anna McGahan . | [[2051, 2103], [2372, 2424], [0, 58], [83, 126], [1147, 1278], [127, 190], [1147, 1278], [1188, 1227], [1230, 1242]] |
A Dallas bride-to-be has been left devastated 36 days before she says ' I do ' after a mix-up over her doily-covered wedding invitations . Natalie DeGraffenreid ordered custom , doily-decorated invitations from the Arlington-based company , Art by Ellie . But what she received in the mail was apparently not what she ordered . Her distress began when she opened the package from stationary firm - half of her invitations allegedly had the wrong doily design . DeGraffenreid was so upset about the doilies that she turned to her local ABC TV station to warn others of her experience . Natalie DeGraffenreid and Cory Teague , who have been engaged since March 2014 and are expected to marry this spring . But the bride-to-be was left devastated after she had a mix-up with wedding invitations she ordered . DeGraffenreid ordered invitations from Arts by Ellie . The company allegedly contacted her to tell her they had ran out of the doily she wanted and ordered a second one , but she did n't realize how different it would be . DeGraffenreid , a nurse , placed her invitation order in early January , paid a $ 500 deposit and signed the company 's contract , she told ABC 8 . But problems set in when the company allegedly said only half of the invitations for her April wedding were ready , claiming there were n't enough of the same doilies for the entire order . ` When she e-mailed me a few days later and said she did n't have the same pattern - that she was ordering a new one - she said it was different . I did n't know how different , ' the bride-to-be said . ` It matters to me . I 'm the bride and I 'm the one that paid for it , ' DeGraffenreid , who has been engaged to Cory Teague since March 2014 , added . One doily the bride-to-be received had swirly designs , while the other was more symmetrical and had more holes , it is reported . She said that Art by Ellie did not fulfill its part of the transaction , so she has not paid the remainder of the bill . After DeGraffenreid contacted the six-year-old stationary company asking for a refund or discount , she said the owner told her a full refund would not be an option and that the bride-to-be 's payment was overdue . Lauren Heymann , owner of Art by Ellie reportedly said in a statement to ABC that she was ` very sorry she -LSB- DeGraffenreid -RSB- is so upset about the doilies ' . Heymann said that she offered DeGraffenreid some kind of a refund , but the bride-to-be denies , and said the stationary firm owner instead reminded her of the contract she signed . ` We are not under contract for a guaranteed specific delivery date , a specific envelope , or a specific doily pattern with your contract , '' DeGraffenreid read from an e-mail she said Heymann sent . ` That means she could give me whatever she wanted ... and she did . ' The bride-to-be was so disappointed that she contacted the company and asked for a refund , but she said the company told her she needs to pay in full . Arts by Ellie owner Lauren Heymann said in a statement that she was ` very sorry ' about DeGraffenreid 's disappointment with the doilies and said she had tried to give some kind of refund . DeGraffenreid said that she is unsure as to how she will proceed with the invitation situation . But she does hope that other brides-to-be do n't have to go through the same experience . DeGraffenreid was contacted earlier this week by an attorney representing Art by Ellie demanding she pay the remainder of her bill , it is alleged . On the Art by Ellie website , the company ensures that customers see their products before they go to print . ` Of course ; you are involved every step of the way . We work with you to get a feel for your event style and then we begin working on your first round of proofs , ' the company says on their FAQ page . ` The first e-mail will usually contain a few concepts and then we 'll go from there , making changes until it 's perfect , and we would n't dream of sending anything to the printers without your final approval . ' It is unknown if DeGraffenreid saw her doilies before they reached her by post . The bride-to-be told ABC that she 's unsure how she will proceed , but she hopes others wo n't have to go through the same stress she did . On the couple 's wedding site , which has since been deleted , DeGraffenreid and Teague said they are getting married on April 4 . This is n't the first time DeGraffenreid made headlines during her engagement . She and Teague , were in the news in March 2014 after he proposed to her during an awards ceremony for his fire department after two years of dating . She was shocked at the proposal and had no idea it was coming , according to Fox 4 . DailyMail has attempted to contact Ms Heymann for comment . Teague proposed to DeGraffenreid in March 2014 at an awards ceremony for his fire department . The proposal made headlines and the bride-to-be said she never saw it coming . The couple dated for two years before getting engaged . Despite the invitation disaster , they plan to get married in April . | Natalie DeGraffenreid , from Dallas , Texas , ordered invitations from Arts by Ellie in January . When stationary firm ran out of doilies , the owner ` ordered a new pattern ' DeGraffenreid said patterns are n't similar enough and is disappointed . The bride-to-be asked for refund , but attorney from Arts by Ellie demanded she pay the remainder of her bill , according to reports . 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A 63-year-old man was charged on Thursday in connection with the murder of his ex-wife , 20 years his junior . Robert Moses was taken into custody after mother-of-one Anna Moses , 43 , was found dead in her Frisco , Texas home on January 14 . During an interview with NBC 5 , two days after he allegedly killed his ex-wife , Moses said he and the University of Texas employee had been divorced for two years but maintained a ` strong relationship ' . Arrested : Robert Moses , 63 , -LRB- mugshot right -RRB- was taken into custody after divorced mother-of-one Anna Moses , 43 , was found dead in her Frisco , Texas , home on January 14 . He told a TV station they had been divorced for two years but maintained they had a ` strong relationship ' Investigators discovered her blood inside a blue Hyundai Sonata that was stolen from outside her home when she was slayed . Police located the car blocks away and , according to the Dallas Morning News , found links to the suspect 's blood inside . Moses , who has a 20-year-old son with his ex-wife , Igor , was interviewed by detectives on January 15 who found a fresh cut on his right hand . He voluntarily submitted a fingerprint and tests revealed traces in the car were a positive match . Mrs Moses had worked at the University of Texas , Dallas , since 2005 . Her colleagues at the school , where Moses worked as the assistant director of strategic planning and analysis at the college , requested police to carry out the welfare check on the home when she failed to show up for work . Devastating : Mrs Moses ' body was discovered after she failed to turn up for work at the University of Texas . Her concerned colleagues then asked police to do a welfare check on her home . Authorities then discovered her body and the car missing from her driveway . At the time of her death , university spokesman John Walls said : ` The news of Anna 's passing is a shock to the University community . She will be sorely missed . ' Police transported Robert Moses to the Frisco Police Detention Center and charged him with murder . His bond was set at $ 1 million . At the time of her death , a family friend said Moses recently had been seeing another man , but it 's unknown whether investigators had spoken to him . Friend Donna Ross called Moses a ` very kind , very loving , very caring , very intelligent person ' . ' I ca n't imagine anyone wanting to harm her in any way , ' she said . Russian-born Moses divorced husband Bob Moses about two years ago but they remained friendly and continued to bring up their 20-year-old son , Igor , together . Probe : Moses told the TV station he and 20-year-old son Igor -LRB- pictured -RRB- were co-operating with the investigation . Scene : Investigators arrived at her home in Frisco , Texas , last month and found her car had been stolen from the drive . It was rediscovered in the neighborhood and is believed to have traces of Moses ' DNA inside . | Anna Moses was found dead in her Frisco , Texas home , on January 14 . Colleagues told police to check her home when 43-year-old did n't show up . They discovered her body and her car had been stolen from the driveway . Ex-husband Robert Moses , 63 , was interviewed the following day . DNA traces found in the car with the mother 's blood was a positive match . He told NBC 5 after her death the pair had a ` strong relationship ' despite being divorced for two years . | [[1313, 1341], [1441, 1500], [1451, 1538], [1651, 1729], [1687, 1729], [781, 809], [815, 869], [1730, 1806], [1771, 1806], [2723, 2728], [2731, 2744], [2800, 2846], [746, 809], [243, 273], [325, 446], [638, 695], [638, 640], [700, 743], [2436, 2501]] |
Deborah Norville is celebrating 20 years at Inside Edition - and tells how her heartbreak at being separated from her family while on the road led to her joining the show . The mother of three freely admits she put her backpack to rest after filming one particularly gut-wrenching news story . The two-time Emmy winner , 56 , says : ' I had extra pages in my passport because I was travelling so much . I was in Brazil and my little boy called me crying ` mommy , please come home ' . ` We were on a story about a woman who kidnapped back her son in violation of an agreement with her ex husband in Tunisia , ' she says : ` We were with these former Delta Force commandos , all very cloak and dagger , whom she had hired after exhausting every resource , spending her last dollar and selling her furniture to finance these efforts . ' Scroll down for video . Celebrations : Deborah Norville on Inside Edition this week - celebrating 20 years on air . Quitting for family : Deborah , seen in 2005 , said she made the decision to get a job closer to home . Mommy and me : Deborah Norville and her newborn daughter in 1997 . Waiting for the mother and son , Deborah said they eventually arrived four hours late after being detained by the border authorities in Tunisia . She said : ` When they put the key in the motor to crank up the boat , it did n't start , they had come in on fumes . ` And that really hit me , because here I am , 5,000 miles away from my own child and this woman has given up everything to be reunited with hers . Happily married to husband Karl Wellner since 1987 , Deborah added : ` For me , this was an epiphany , as a journalist that was a really cool story and it hit on a number of levels , but for me personally , as a mom , a woman and a wife , it was like ` what are you doing this for ? when are you going to grow up ? ` This is great , you 're going to cool places , you 're doing nifty stuff , but you have a husband and a son and you may have a two or a four-year-deal with CBS news , but you have a lifetime contract with these people , and that 's when I called my agent and said ` when my deal is up I need something where I am an anchor , by anchor , I mean glued , rooted to a show . ` CBS was offering me the evening weekend anchor job , but I would have still been on the road during the week , so that 's when I thanked them and went to Inside Edition . ' The willowy blonde , who was one of Joan Rivers ' best friends ' , started on Inside Edition , succeeding Bill O'Reilly , on March 5 , 1995 . Inside Edition remains a steady ship in the network sea , averaging 4.7 million viewers last November , second only to Entertainment Tonight . Deborah revealed : ' I actually wrote into my contract you can not travel more than a certain number of days , but I 've never come close to that as I 'm stuck in the studio ! ' I thought ` If I 'm going to have a long career , I need to be successful for whoever I work for , but also successful as a person ' . ' Friends in high places : Deborah Norville with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . Beloved pal : Deborah Norville , her husband Karl Wellner and Joan Rivers . Deborah gave a eulogy at Joan 's funeral following her death in September . The young girl from Dalton , Georgia , had no expectations of a career where she would end up interviewing the British Prime Minister in front of the nation . But from winning Junior Miss to shining as the only journalist to interview President Jimmy Carter when he returned to his home state of Georgia in 1979 when she still a college senior , it was clear that Deborah was a natural . Her star rose , and she joined the Today show in September 1989 on the newsdesk and took over from Jane Pauley as co-anchor in October 1989 . Moments she cherishes include interviewing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in October 1990 , just weeks after Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait . ` How long will we have ? ' , the Iron Lady asked , to which Deborah replied : ` Unfortunately , Madame Prime Minister , this is live TV , so we 'll have four or five minutes if we 're lucky . ' ` Oh , so you 'd like my answers snappy ' , Mrs Thatcher said , and as Deborah recounts : ` She very snappily proceed to tell me that over dinner the night before , she and President George HW Bush decided while it would be nice if there was a UN resolution authorizing the invasion of Iraq , it was n't necessary , and that Britain and the US were prepared to go in and defend Kuwait . ` As a reporter , you have moments when that bell goes off in your head , but the bell was going off around the world , on wire machines - yes , those still existed - that the US and UK were prepared to unilaterally defend Kuwait . ' ` That ' , Deborah says , a touch modestly , ` was cool . ' But viewers quickly complained there no chemistry between Deborah and co-host Bryant Gumbel , and soon after Deborah went on maternity leave to have her first son Niki in February 1991 , it was announced she would not be returning , Katie Couric taking her place instead . Rebounding , Deborah got her own radio show with ABC radio network , which launched in September 1991 and then joined CBS news in 1993 , first on Street Stories then on America Tonight . Fascinating : For Inside Edition in 2000 , Deborah Norville spent a week in prison in North Carolina . Hard-going : Deborah said she met women with harrowing stories during her time in prison - including one teenager who had grown up with drug-addict parents and another whose teeth were rotted away due to crack . One of Deborah 's most defining TV moments came when she was incarcerated for a week on Inside Edition in February 2000 . She laughed : ` The idea actually has its roots as one of the executives was a fan of the HBO show OZ and so they went to the Federal Prison system and said ` we want to put Deborah in jail ' and the Federal Prison , to my everlasting gratitude , said ` no , we wo n't take her ' . However , the execs then called every single department of corrections ` Not even Aslaka would take me on ' , Deborah says : ' I thought I was off the hook ! ' But they soon found a sheriff in Davidson , North Carolina , who ran what he called ` the toughest jail in America ' . Deborah said : ` He said ` she do n't get out till I say she gets out ! ' . They put me in there for a week and it was like cuckoo land . ` There were six beds , at one point i think we were up to 18 in there . It was a real window on what American jails were like . Junior Miss ! With a talent for sewing , Deborah Norville 's road to success started when she entered the Whitfield Co. -LRB- GA -RRB- Junior Miss Pageant in 1975 - and won . Live on TV ! Deborah 's passion for TV was sparked by her appearance during the live Junior Miss finals - and the cameraman lying at her feet ! Budding reporter : Deborah Norville as a young journalist . ` One woman was in there for attempted murder . The story , to hear her tell it , was that her boyfriend spontaneously combusted . The prosecution seemed to feel that gasoline and a match were somehow involved . ' A teenager , who had grown up in a house with crack-addict parents who had once sold her bedroom furniture for drugs , was in armed robbery with intent to kill to fund her own drug addiction . She thought that LSD was not a drug . Deborah said : ` There was another woman , she pulled her mouth back and she showed me where her molars should have been , but the dental material was all gone and nothing was left by the fillings which is what crack will do , it 's same as meth mouth . I 'm pretty sure she lost brain material as well . ' Admitting it was a ` high impact stunt ' , Deborah said : ` I 'll be damned if I 'll let them make me a pawn in a stunt . I wanted there to be some journalism there , and in fact at that point , when they put me in jail , the jail population in America was rising at a rate of nine per cent a year , that 's staggering . ` And I was able to show there 's nothing happening in jail that 's going to prevent any of these people from doing any of the activities that got them there in the first place . ' As for the future , Deborah said : ' I love what I do , we do great work at Inside Edition - and here 's to another 20 years ! ' Today anchor : Deborah Norville rose to the ranks of the Today show co-anchor , seen here with fellow co-anchor Bryant Gumbel . She left the NBC show in 1991 soon after the birth of her first son . | Deborah , 56 , has been on Inside Edition since March 5 , 1995 , taking over from Bill O'Reilly . She left her job as an on-the-road journalist after reporting the story of a mom who rescued her son from her ex-husband . 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A Nazi-themed troupe of dancers and a Second World War tank gate-crashed the start of Ukip 's spring conference in Margate today . Performers in hot pants , jackboots and Nazi insignia goose-stepped to ` Springtime For Hitler ' as delegates arrived in the Kent seaside town - including Nigel Farage 's German wife Kirsten . The scene overshadowed the opening session of the conference , ahead of Mr Farage 's key-note speech this afternoon . Scroll down for video . The dancers , from Mel Brooks 's musical The Producers , caused the scene outside Ukip 's conference venue - the Winter Gardens in Margate , Kent . Nigel Farage was upstaged this morning as dancing Nazis and a 16 tonne World War II TANK crashed UKIP 's conference . The dancers , from Mel Brooks 's musical The Producers , caused the scene outside Ukip 's conference venue - the Winter Gardens in Margate , Kent . A seven-strong troupe of female dancers performed a choreographed routine as Springtime For Hitler blared from a PA system on the tank turret . The cast were in Margate to promote the new touring production of the musical comedy about a failed producer who tried to put on the worst show ever . The new UK production will features stand-up comics Jason Manford , Phill Jupitus and Ross Noble -- as well as TV celebrity Louie Spence . It comes as Mr Farage prepared to address the Ukip conference this afternoon after jetting back from the US where he spoke at America 's leading conservative conference in Washington . The Ukip leader flew to Washington to address the gathering of hardcore activists before catching a ` red eye ' flight home overnight to get back in time for the Ukip conference . Kirsten Farage , wife of Ukip leader Nigel Farage , greets delegates as they arrive for the Ukip Spring Conference at the Winter Gardens Theatre in Margate , Kent today . Former Channel 4 Gogglebox stars Andrew and Carolyne Michael attend the Ukip spring conference today . Ukip MP Mark Reckless was given a standing ovation by delegates at the party 's spring conference . Among . But Mr Farage was handed the ` graveyard ' speaking slot at the end of the day and was forced to address an audience of just 250 in a convention centre with a capacity for over 5,000 . Mr Farage delivered his speech to row after row of empty chairs just an hour after the hall had been packed for a speech by Sarah Palin , the darling of Tea Party conservatives . But the Ukip leader was given a major boost today after research was published indicating he is on track to win the nearby seat of South Thanet . The Survation survey , funded by party donor Alan Bown , put Mr Farage on 39 per cent ahead of Labour rival Will Scobie on 28 per cent when people were prompted with candidate names . A previous poll by Tory Lord Ashcroft in November had suggested the Conservatives could retain the seat - where their MP Laura Sandys is stepping down . At the party 's conference today , Ukip MP Mark Reckless today warned delegates the party will not grow unless it can shake off the taint of xenophobia and demonstrate it is the ` party of the NHS ' . Mr Reckless , who won a by-election in Rochester and Strood after defecting from the Tories , said currently voters knew Ukip wanted to leave the EU and cut immigration . Ukip delegates were out in force in Margate today ahead of Nigel Farage 's speech this afternoon . But the party must ` talk about other things as well ' and reassure people it is not a threat to the NHS in order to have wider appeal . Mr Reckless told activists : ` There are two things most people know about us - we want to leave the European Union , and we want to cut immigration . ` We should talk about those things . But if we want to get beyond 20 per cent-30 per cent of the vote to the 40 per cent or so we will need to win constituencies , we will have to explain why we want those things , challenge some of the misconceptions there are around our party , and talk about other things as well . ' Speaking in the US last night Mr Farage warned the Republican gathering that they risked becoming dinosaurs like the Conservatives in the UK if they continued to embrace the political centre . Mr Farage slammed David Cameron over his failure to identify the infamous ISIS executioner ` Jihadi John . ' ` Of course they should have told us his name , ' he said . ` We should have heard it weeks ago . This information 's been known for a long time . ' He also claimed the name was leaked to cover yesterday 's immigration figures . ` By sheer coincidence , ' he said , Emwazi 's name was published ` on the day when the government has to announce the worst immigration figures ever seen in the history of the United Kingdom . ' He also hit out against CAGE , the British NGO that often advocates on behalf of radicalized Muslims and brands their detractors ` Islamophobes . ' ` Yes , yes , yes ! ' Farage exploded when asked if the group was an embarrassment to most Britons . ` It 's politcal correctness ! ' I mean , we see protests on a regular basis with these groups on the streets of London saying and shouting things that -- if you and I did them , we 'd find ourselves behind bars in very short order . ' ` We actually have a Judeo-Christian culture , ' he added . ` It 's actually in our Constitution , so let 's stand up for it . ` The thing about us ` is that we have been , of all the European countries , the most tolerant of all different religions and all different groups who have come to Britain . ' While ` private observance ' of any religion ` is fine , ' he insisted , ` unless we live under one law we 're in trouble . ' Nigel Farage flew to Washington to address America 's leading conservative conference - but hardly anyone showed up to listen . ` WE 'RE NOT THE TEA PARTY ' : Nigel Farage , whose UK Independence Party is challenging both Tories and Liberals , said his is a real political force , not just an influence group trying to reform a wayward party . Mr Farage said the Republican Party was ` going through the same crisis of identity as the Conservative Party in Britain ' . Ukip , he boasted , was ` an insurgent political force that has taken on the political establishment and rocked them to the backs of their heels . ' But he said : ` We 're not the tea party . Our job is not to influence one political party . We 're not an outlier from the Tories . ' | Performers in Nazi insignia goose-stepped to ` Springtime For Hitler ' The scene overshadowed the opening session of the Ukip conference . Nigel Farage set to address party 's conference at 4.20 pm this afternoon . His publicity-shy German wife Kirsten attended the conference today . She greeted delegates at the Winter Gardens Theatre in Margate . | [[0, 31], [185, 190], [191, 225], [880, 1023], [36, 64], [65, 130], [324, 384], [614, 731], [1314, 1390], [1326, 1421], [3280, 3378], [231, 313], [466, 520], [523, 604], [732, 786], [789, 870], [1751, 1834]] |
The BBC paid out more than # 228million to staff for working unsociable and unpredictable hours , fuelling worries it is wasting licence fee payers ' money . The revelation comes just a day after MPs slammed the corporation for being profligate with public cash . Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that thousands of BBC employees take home an average of almost # 4,000 on top of their basic salaries , as a reward for working irregular hours . Waste : The BBC paid out more than # 228million to staff for working unsociable and unpredictable hours , a Freedom of Information Act request revealed . They are allowed to claim a so-called ` flexibility ' or ` unpredictability ' allowance if they are asked to work on a scheduled day off , or start earlier or stay later than their timetabled hours . Between the start of 2009 and the end of last year , the corporation lavished # 187.4 million on these payments , also known as ` alarm clock ' bonuses . And it dished out a further # 41.7 million of extra payments to staff working between midnight and 6am , to compensate for the inconvenience of working at antisocial times . In an average year , 7,941 BBC employees claimed # 31.2 million of unpredictability allowances , meaning they took home around # 3,929 each . Many workers make multiple claims , and in some cases staff are able to claim night pay and unpredictability allowances for the same shift -- helping some BBC employees to bump up their salaries by a third . The corporation said that the lavish bonuses were necessary to keep the BBC 's news operation going through the night . A BBC spokesman said : ` It 's impossible to broadcast 24 hours a day , seven days a week without employing people to work through the nights . Scrapped : The Culture , media and Sport select committee said the # 145.50 BBC licence fee should be abolished by the end of the next decade . Slammed : The Culture , Media and Sport select committee was scathing in its criticism of the BBC 's approach to spending public money . ` Like most organisations we reflect this in our pay structure -- however , we 're always looking to make savings and unpredictability allowance has come down by # 4million since 2010 . ' He added : ` In that same period pay restraint , combined with headcount reductions , has to date saved the BBC # 150million per year . ' MPs have attacked the BBC for its ` shocking ' decision to sell Television Centre to a firm they say was ` a tax avoidance scheme ' . In 2012 , the corporation sold its West London headquarters to Whitewood , a consortium of businesses which channels its funds through Luxembourg . Margaret Hodge , chairman of the Public Accounts Committee , asked BBC executives ` what on Earth ' made them agree to the # 200million deal . ` This was clearly a tax avoidance scheme , ' she said , adding : ` You are a public body and my view is when you dispose of what effectively are public assets there is a responsibility on you to ensure the people you deal with do not avoid tax . ' Anne Bulford , who became the BBC 's finance chief after the deal , said the corporation had taken ` full legal advice ' and concluded that Whitewood was not doing anything illegal . A spokesman for Stanhope , one of the firms involved in Whitewood , said the consortium was ` a perfectly lawful vehicle for transactions of this nature ' . However , MPs branded the payments unnecessary . John Hemming , Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley , said : ` The BBC often unnecessarily puts someone in live situations when the story could be told just as well without doing that . ` If it were n't paid by an effective poll tax , it might be different . The BBC tends not to be driven by the need to be efficient . ' Yesterday , the Culture , Media and Sport select committee was scathing in its criticism of the BBC 's approach to spending public money . In a major report entitled Future of the BBC , it painted a devastating picture of an organisation that has blown millions of pounds trying to be ` all things to all people ' -- including # 100million on its failed Digital Media Initiative technology project . MPs ordered the corporation to give the National Audit Office unfettered access to its books , to ensure it does n't squander funds in future . But today 's revelations are unlikely to help restore confidence in the corporation 's spending habits . The committee also said that the # 145.50-a-year BBC licence fee should be scrapped by the end of the next decade , and replaced with a combination of a blanket household levy and a subscription fee for niche services . It also called for the abolition of the BBC Trust , the organisation 's governing body , claiming it was ` too close ' to the corporation and ` blurred accountability ' . | Staff were paid over # 228million to work unsociable and unpredictable hours . BBC spent # 187million on so-called ` alarm clock ' bonuses since start of 2009 . MPs were scathing in their criticism over the TV corporation 's ` wastefulness ' ` BBC tends not to be driven by the need to be efficient , ' said Birmingham MP . 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In a move that may ease -- or exacerbate -- spiraling tensions with Israel over a potential Iran nuclear deal , the White House has decided against snubbing America 's leading pro-Israel lobby and will send President Barack Obama 's National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power to the annual policy conference . The American Israel Public Affairs Committee announced Thursday that Rice and Power would speak at its conference that begins this weekend , and the White House 's top spokesman confirmed their attendance at his daily briefing . The White House 's decision to name Rice as one of its liaisons is a tacit acknowledgement of its support for remarks she made earlier this week claiming that House Speaker John Boehner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ` injected a degree of partisanship ' into the relationship between the two countries when they planned a Washington visit for the world leader without first notifying the Obama administration . The White House has decided against snubbing America 's leading pro-Israel lobby and will send President Barack Obama 's National Security Adviser Susan Rice to speak to the group . The White House 's decision to name Rice as one of its liaisons is a tacit acknowledgement of its support for remarks she made earlier this week claiming that House Speaker John Boehner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ` injected a degree of partisanship ' into the relationship between the two countries . Rice , appearing on a PBS program when she made the assertion , said the move was ` destructive to the fabric of the relationship ' between Israel and the United States . Asked about her comments on Wednesday afternoon , a spokesman for the White House claimed Rice 's comments were consistent with the administration 's past statements . Rice , a top national security adviser to the president , was simply making the argument that ` reducing the U.S.-Israeli relationship to just a relationship between two political parties is destructive to a relationship between our two countries , ' the spokesman , Eric Schultz contended . ` The President himself has raised this concern . ' Moments later , Schultz said , ` So what we hope is that we 'll continue to see leadership in this country and in Israel that will not allow the relationship between our two countries to be dragged down by party politics . ' For generations ` both countries have succeeded in not allowing this critically important international relationship to get buffeted by those kinds of political arguments ' that the president believes could be harmful to both countries ' national security , Schultz said . Rice , however , appeared to be engaging in the same kind of ` destructive ' behavior that the White House has said it is seeking to avoid . U.S. officials had floated the idea of sending a non-Cabinet level official to the event to show the administration 's deep displeasure with Netanyahu over his speech to Congress next week , in which he will argue against an Iran deal but decided against and on Thursday said it would offer up Rice and Power . In their as-yet unscheduled appearances at the AIPAC conference that runs from Sunday to Tuesday , Rice and Power will stress the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship and the administration 's commitment to Israel 's security , according to American officials . But , they will also make the administration 's case for the ongoing negotiations with Iran before an audience of more than 16,000 pro-Israel activists that is likely to be hostile to the talks and deeply concerned by growing animosity between Obama and Netanyahu and their top aides over the prime minister 's speech and his opposition to one of the president 's signature foreign policy goals . In a break with protocol , the invitation for Netanyahu to speak was orchestrated by Republican congressional leaders without input from the White House or State Department , angering senior administration officials who believe it was politically motivated . Netanyahu declined an invitation to meet privately with Democratic members of Congress and a number of Democrats have said they will not attend the speech . No senior U.S. officials will meet Netanyahu during his trip to Washington . The administration has said the visit is too close to Israel 's upcoming elections and it does n't want to demonstrate any favoritism . Both Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry will be out of the country for the visit 's duration on travel that was organized only after the prime minister 's trip was announced . The White House is also sending U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power to the annual policy conference in an apparent effort to try to tamp down an increasingly vitriolic back-and-forth between the U.S. and its top Mideast ally . But , it is not at all clear if it will have that effect . The administration 's choice of Rice and Power to address the AIPAC conference , at which Netanyahu will also speak , is an apparent effort to try to tamp down an increasingly vitriolic back-and-forth between the U.S. and its top Mideast ally . But , it is not at all clear if it will have that effect . After Rice 's remarks on Charlie Rose 's PBS program , Kerry openly questioned Netanyahu 's judgment in opposing a potential Iran deal , recalling his support for the 2003 Iraq war and prediction that it would bring stability to the Middle East . ` He may have a judgment that just may not be correct here , ' the secretary told a congressional hearing . White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday that sending Cabinet members to speak at the annual policy conference was consistent with the administration 's participation in the past , other than the two times Obama spoke himself , and that scheduling the speeches this close to the conference was n't unusual . ` Certainly if it 's perceived by some as an effort to demonstrate bipartisan support for the relationship between the United States and Israel , that would be great , ' he told reporters . At a Capitol Hill news conference on Thursday , House Speaker John Boehner rejected Rice 's criticism , arguing that a ` bad deal ' with Iran would be counterproductive . ` The president 's national security adviser says that it 's destructive for the prime minister of Israel to address the United States Congress next week . I could n't disagree more , ' Boehner told reporters . ` The American people , and both parties in Congress , have always stood with Israel . Nothing and no one should get in the way of that . ' That 's why it is ` so important for the American people to hear what Prime Minister Netanyahu has to say about the grave threats that they 're facing , ' Boehner continued . ` So I 'm glad the prime minister is coming and I 'm glad that most of my colleagues , Democrats and Republicans , will be there to hear what he has to say . ' Rep. Nita Lowey spoke to Netanyahu earlier this month and suggested that he deliver his speech in the congressional auditorium behind closed doors , a venue that accommodates all lawmakers and would allow for any classified information that Israel might have on Iran 's capabilities , according to a senior House lawmaker . That alternative was also presented to Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer in private meeting earlier this month with a half dozen Jewish House Democrats . 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Former contestants of MTV 's Pimp My Ride have revealed that much of the show was faked . According to the Huffington Post , many of the flashy upgrades installed by rapper Xzibit and his West Coast Customs crew did n't work , made the car worse or were simply taken out as soon as the cameras stopped rolling . The show , was enormously popular when it debuted in 2004 , featured participants who had clapped out cars , which would then be repaired and ` pimped out ' with new paint jobs , interiors and rims . The show also earned a reputation for its extravagant auto features such as adding pool tables , arcade machines , shoe racks , clothes dryers and chandeliers to cars . Scroll down for video . A 1988 Daihatsu Hi-Jet was transformed on the MTV show Pimp My Ride , hosted by rapper Xzibit . Former contestants of the show have now revealed that many of the flashy upgrades to their cars were faked . The before shot : The van -LRB- pictured above -RRB- before it received its ` pimp my ride ' treatment by the MTV show . The rear of the minivan , before and after it has had its drastic makeover . However contestants of the MTV show have said on Reddit that the many of the flashy features were unusable . However a number of former contestants revealed in separate Reddit AMA 's that many of the customizations were only put in for the sake of the show . ` They actually take out a lot of the stuff that they showed on TV , ' said Justin Dearinger , whose Toyota Rav4 was given ` pop-up champagne contraption ' and a ` drive in theater ' - both of which were taken out when the episode wrapped . He added the former was removed because they did n't want to be seen condoning drink driving ; the latter because it simply was n't road safe . The show , which debuted in 2004 , typically consisted of drivers with horribly beat up cars begging the team to ` pimp their ride ' The car was then taken to an auto body shop and given an extreme makeover with new paint jobs , interiors and rims . The interior of this beaten up , junk-filled SUV was refitted with red leather and TV screens in the headrests . The show also earned a reputation for its extravagant features such as adding pool tables , arcade machines , shoe racks , clothes dryers and chandeliers to cars . Here , a jeep gets a chocolate fountain , candles and a boom box . Another contestant Seth Martino claimed he could n't drive with the LED lights they had installed in his seat because they would get too hot . Another addition , a cotton candy machine , did n't have room for a lid , so if used the candy floss would just fly all over the place . Not what it seems : Former contestants on MTV 's Pimp My Ride , hosted in the U.S. by rapper Xzibit -LRB- pictured -RRB- have claimed much of the show was faked . ` They took the gull-wing doors off because the pistons used to lift them kept them from putting seat belts in the back , which was highly dangerous , ' he said . Martino also claimed the producers just wanted to put the cotton candy machine into someone 's car , and selected him because he was fat , even pouring bags of candy into his pre-pimped car . ' I know I 'm fat , but they went the extra mile to make me look extra fat by telling the world that I kept candy all over my seat and floor just in case I got hungry . ` Then gave me a cotton candy machine in my trunk , ' he said . ' I sat there and watched them dump out two bags of generic candy . I did not have any candy all over my car . That was completely fabricated for the story . ' Seth also claimed he had to rent a car at his own expense while he waited months on the revamp ; not the couple of days the shows editors had viewers believe . The contestants also revealed that much of the reaction shots - when their new pimped ride is revealed - were faked and re-shot many times . A third contestant , Jake Glazer , clearly was n't excited enough when he had his Buick century returned . He said : ' I remember this very clearly , Big Dane , very big dude , he like puts his arm around my shoulder , kind of walks me around the shop for like 10 minutes and he 's like , `` Listen , we put a lot of work into this ... we expect you to be a little more f ****** enthusiastic . 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A boy with a rare medical condition that renders him unable to smile is being adopted by the kind-hearted nurse who cared for him in hospital . Three-year-old Joshua Burdell suffers from Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy - a life-limiting disease which has left him severely disabled and unable to make facial expressions . Doctors said he would not live past a year old , and though he has proved them wrong , there is no cure for the condition , meaning his muscles will slowly degenerate and his condition will deteriorate . Joshua inherited the disease from his mother , whose disabilities meant she could n't look after her son . Attempts to find foster parents had failed , and social workers had almost reached the point of despair , wondering how they were going to take care of him . But just as it looked as though all hope was lost , the nurse who cared for him in hospital came forward , making the brave decision to adopt him and take him home . Joshua Burdall , three , spent the first five months of his life in hospital as his mother 's disabilities meant she could n't care for him . He is being adopted by Sarah Ruane , 51 , the paediatric nurse who cared for him . Joshua has Congenital Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy - a life limiting disease causes muscle wastage and degeneration - and is severely disabled . Sarah Ruane , 51 , said she could n't bear seeing him without a home . Since she became Joshua 's guardian , the mother-of-six has battled endlessly trying to find a cure for his condition . After spending all of her spare time carrying out research , her hard work has won him a place on the world 's first clinical trial in America , where scientists may have found a drug that could potentially cure his condition . Mrs Ruane , who is in the process of adopting Joshua , said : ` He was my patient and was born on the maternity wing at Hull Royal Infirmary -LRB- HRI -RRB- . ` When he came off the wing he went to the medical ward at 10 weeks old . He never went anywhere and his address was the hospital . ` After about six days I knew I wanted to take care of him . They were struggling to get foster carers for him and I could n't watch it anymore . ' I went into his cubicle and looked at him . The social worker said `` I do n't know what we 're going to do '' . ' I said `` I do , I 'll take him '' . ` She started crying and told her manager straight away . ' Joshua 's condition means he is unable to smile or make other facial conditions . He also has severe learning difficulties . However he has defied original predictions that he would only live for a year . Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy is the early childhood form of myotonic dystrophy - and the symptoms are evident from birth . The rare condition , which can cause breathing difficulties for the baby shortly after delivery , can be seen if the baby appears to be ` floppy ' , has poor head control and lack of facial expression . Babies with the condition may also suffer from speech difficulties , and physical and intellectual milestones in the baby 's development may be delayed . The disease is a genetic condition that progressively weakens and wastes the muscles . The impact of the degeneration varies significantly ; some people may only find it difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks while others will have a seriously shortened life expectancy because of the condition . Mrs Ruane , who has been a paediatric nurse for 32 years , decided to find Joshua all the medical help possible and , with husband Alan , 43 , a civil engineer , began caring for him . Before Mrs Ruane agreed to adopt Joshua , repeated attempts to find foster carers had failed . Now she says her whole family has fallen in love with him . Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy is the early childhood form of myotonic dystrophy , and the symptoms are evident from birth . The rare condition , which can cause breathing difficulties for the baby shortly after delivery , can be seen if the baby appears to be ` floppy ' , have poor head control and lack of facial expression . Babies with the condition may also suffer from speech difficulties , and physical and intellectual milestones in the baby 's development may be delayed . The disease is a genetic condition that progressively weakens and wastes the muscles . Roughly 70,000 people in Britain carry the genes responsible for triggering muscular dystrophy . However , many are unaware they are ` carriers ' of the disease where a gene spontaneously changes . The affected muscle fibres degenerate and are slowly replaced with fatty tissue . The impact of the degeneration varies significantly ; some people may only find it difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks while others will have a seriously shortened life expectancy because of the condition . Sadly , congenital myotonic dystrophy can be fatal , especially in the early weeks of life . There is no cure or treatment . Source : Muscular Dystrophy Campaign . She said : ` Joshua had a feeding tube and club feet and they needed somebody with medical knowledge to take care of him . ` It was the right place at the right time . It was a split second decision . ' I came home and explained to my three grown-up children there was a little boy at work who the social workers were struggling to find a home for . They said `` why do n't you bring him here ? '' and I said `` It 's funny you should say that '' . ` Two weeks later he was moved in . I never thought of doing this . Until that day I was working full time . ` Medical specialists were shocked that I brought him home - and I will always be known as that nurse who brought the baby home . ` It 's been difficult - and at times it 's been heart-breaking . ` But we have all fallen in love with him . It 's a nasty , progressive , awful condition . It is one of the worst conditions that I have come across . ' Mrs Ruane , who now works as a children 's community nurse after leaving Hull Royal Infirmary in November 2014 , worked 24 hours a day researching and asking doctors for help in trying to find a cure for Joshua . Finally , she discovered researchers at Utah University were looking for 65 children from around the world to take part in the very first clinical programme to develop a new drug for children with CMD . After endless emails , she got an reply back saying they would be happy for Joshua to take part . He is the only child in the UK to take part in this programme , and the family hope it will one day lead to a cure . Mrs Ruane has carried out endless research , and eventually enrolled Joshua on to a clinical trial in America . A drugs company is testing an injection she hopes will cure Joshua 's condition . Mrs Ruane said : ` We are consumed with helping him . It 's funny how dependent on Josh I am now . ` He is a very happy little boy . He loves Peppa Pig and he is a total joy . ` But he is weak and he ca n't walk very far . One of the most difficult things for him is that it affects his facial expression . ` For him that 's difficult because people think there is nobody home . ` People tend to talk over him and it 's just because he ca n't make an expression . We have also got to be careful when he eats . ' Doctors did not think Joshua would live past a year , but on his third birthday he got up and walked . Mrs Ruane said : ` It was a miracle in itself . When this came up in America I knew I needed to find out how to save him . ' I found out they were asking for children with the condition to attend the trials in Utah and I started emailing to make sure Josh was accepted . ` It 's very costly and we have done it all through fundraising . ' Mrs Ruane has raised # 2,000 in fundraising money to take Joshua to America for the clinical trials . Over the next two years experts will monitor how his muscles are faili . Joshua 's situation has already sparked donations towards the American trips , and so far Mrs Ruane has raised # 2,000 . She said : ` The donations have given us a chance to try and save his life . The money will get him back to America . ` Everything is a battle with Josh . As harsh as it sounds , in terms of the Government , he is not going to give anything back to society . ' Mrs Ruane took Joshua for his first trip to America for the clinical trial on November 9th last year . She said : ` Joshua had a body scan , ECG of his heart , stamina test and blood and intellectual tests . We will go out again in October for the same tests and again the year after . ` The American drugs company is waiting for the data in the hope that they can find a drug . ` They have got the adult form of the drug and have started clinical trials for the child form . ` The drug will be in injection form - and the hope is it will stop the disease . ` When we are born , we have protein that is sent to muscles all over the body . ` Josh has a toxin that stops that protein spreading and it stays like a dough ball . ` The drug will split the protein and send it to the parts of the body that needs it . ' Mrs Ruane and husband , said Joshua will visit Utah a further two times over the next two years where experts will monitor how his muscles are failing . She added : ` He does have some words but his mouth muscles are very weak and his tongue muscles are too . ` The way he is going he is improving but he will start to deteriorate . ` When we came back from America I felt like we had hope where there was previously none . ' | Joshua Burdall inherited Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy from his mother . Her disabilities meant she could n't care for him and he lived in hospital . Rare condition means he can not smile and his muscles will degenerate . After five months , repeated attempts to find foster carers had failed . Sarah Ruane , 51 , the nurse who cared for Joshua agreed to adopt him . 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Ryanair has been caught fooling passengers with an online competition that 's impossible to win . All three potential answers in the multiple-choice promotion -- which offers free flights as prizes -- were incorrect . Darren Coyle , 32 , discovered the blunder after paying # 3.50 to play the quiz while booking flights online . He was planning a holiday to Benidorm with his friend Chris Matthews , 31 , and was swayed by the chance to enter a weekly draw to win back the value of his # 330 tickets . Fooled : All three potential answers in the multiple-choice promotion -LRB- inset -RRB- -- which offers free flights as prizes -- were incorrect as Darren Coyle -LRB- pictured -RRB- , 32 , discovered . But after selecting a wrong answer to the quiz question , he later discovered that his chances of picking a correct one had been zero . Ryanair asked : ` Together with the recently purchased new Boeing aircraft , how many planes will Ryanair 's fleet contain in 2024 ? ' The possible answers offered were 380 , 420 or 450 . Mr Coyle guessed 420 , which was deemed incorrect . But when he later typed the question into Google , he found a page on the airline 's website revealing that the actual answer was 520 . Feeling aggrieved that he had paid # 3.50 to enter an impossible quiz , Mr Coyle complained to Ryanair 's head office . Bosses replied with a shame-faced letter , admitting their mistake and refunding his entrance money . Mr Coyle , who works as a plant manager , said : ` They are Con-Air . If I 'd not complained they would have kept it . ' The married father-of-one , from Loanhead , near Edinburgh , added : ` They are chancers . How many other people have taken a chance and ended up # 3.50 down and forgotten about it ? ' A spokesman for the budget airline said it was investigating how a promotion without a correct answer ended up on its website . Possible scam : A spokesman for the budget airline said it was investigating how a promotion without a correct answer ended up on its website -LRB- file photo -RRB- . Ironically , the blunder comes just days before Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is due to unveil its new ` passenger charter ' in a bid to address its poor reputation . Pledging to improve customer service , he said : ` We were maybe a little bit cheap and nasty . We have spent a lot of time and effort trying to be cheap and a little bit better . ' The airline has frequently been the subject of high-profile rumours about changes it might introduce , including reports that passengers could be charged to use the toilet during flights . | The budget airline offered online customers a chance to win a free flights . But none of the answers to multiple choice question were the correct one . Darren Coyle discovered the mistake after paying # 3.50 to play the quiz . It asked : How many planes will Ryanair 's fleet contain by the year 2024 ? | [[129, 158], [168, 197], [572, 589], [599, 628], [98, 158], [201, 217], [502, 508], [511, 589], [218, 230], [238, 297], [249, 252], [261, 328], [1216, 1285], [921, 972]] |
Comedy on Capitol Hill - the intentional kind , anyway - is pretty rare . But House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi got chuckles Thursday when she started a news conference by donning dark glasses , a teasingly sympathetic gesture to the man standing next to her , Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid . ' I brought my glasses to be like Harry , but he switched on me , ' Pelosi said , removing her shades . Scroll down for video . Fighting off paparazzi ? Nancy Pelosi donned dark sunglasses at a press conference on DHS funding Thursday in solidarity with her cohort Harry Reid , but he 'd changed his look from days past . Frosty : Reid wore glasses with a frosted lens to cover his badly bruised right eye , which he seriously injured in an exercise accident on New Years Day . In recent days , Reid indeed has worn dark glasses in the Capitol , partly hiding the serious injury to his right eye suffered while exercising at his Nevada home on New Year 's Day . Reid said an elastic exercise band snapped , causing him to fall and break bones in his face . He had two surgeries in January , including one to replace his cornea . He belatedly joined the new Congress , wearing a large bandage over his right eye and cheek . The bandage eventually gave way to dark glasses . On Thursday , Reid faced cameras in normal reading glasses , but with an opaque right lens to hide the injured eye . The extent to which Reid might recover sight in the eye wo n't be known for weeks , aides say . Pelosi and Reid used the press conference to berate Republicans for refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless Congress reverses President Barack Obama 's changes to deportation policies . Sporty : Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid , 75 , sported sunglasses at a Capitol Hill press conference to hide bruises from a second eye surgery he underwent early this month . Helping hand : The Senator appeared to have some help Tuesday as he reached for podium before addressing the press following the weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the Capitol . Reid had previously appeared in photos wearing bandages over the eye . He suffered broken bones in his face and ribs from the exercise accident that could cost him vision in his right eye . | Reid on Thursday debuted a pair of specs with a frosted lens covering his right eye , which helped hide bruising from an exercising injury . The top Senate Democrat has undergone two surgeries since his New Year 's Day accident and may lose vision in his right eye . Pelosi brought a pair of sunglasses to wear alongside Reid at a presser about Homeland Security funding , but was surprised by his new specs . | [[631, 695], [654, 705], [678, 705], [717, 777], [795, 799], [846, 891], [882, 961], [1343, 1389], [1701, 1731], [1761, 1781], [1793, 1834], [678, 705], [717, 777], [882, 961], [1057, 1088], [2164, 2190], [2196, 2236], [78, 261], [453, 575]] |
A woman who was left humiliated after discovering she was too fat to fit into her wedding dress is now half the woman she was - after losing eight stone . Having found the dress of her dreams , Vicky Jennings , 28 , from Newton Abbot in Devon , was looking forward to marrying her sweetheart , Dom . But just a week before the wedding , she discovered she had gained so much weight , she struggled to fit into her dress - and was left mortified . Scroll down for video . Vicky Jennings was so mortified by her struggle to squeeze into her wedding dress , she went on to shed 8st . ` It was the week before my wedding when I went for the final fitting , ' she explained . ` There were about six to eight weeks between all of the fittings and up until that point it had fitted . ` Yet on that final fitting the zip just would n't go any higher . ' Dom and ` fat and frumpy ' Vicky Jennings celebrate their wedding day . The dress was hastily let out by one inch on each side to ensure Mrs Jennings could marry in comfort . ' I had to have it taken out an inch either side , so two inches in total , ' said the mother-of-two . ` The dress was already a size 20 , which annoyed me anyway since I did n't believe that I was that size at all , so when they had to let it out , it was absolutely horrifying . I was mortified . ' As a result , Mrs Jennings said that while most brides feel on top of the world , she walked down the aisle feeling ` fat and frumpy ' . Resolving to ditch her favourite takeaway foods , chocolate and kebabs which had helped her creep up to 16st , she pledged to lose the weight for good . ` As I got comfortable in the relationship I stopped worrying about my weight and before long the pounds piled on , ' she said . ' I knew I had to do something after my wedding dress needed to be let out , but I could n't face another crash diet that only worked for a week and left me feeling hungry . ' Mrs Jennings then began her battle to beat the bulge with the help of Slimming World . She had originally piled on the pounds by eating five takeaways a week and drinking up to five cans of cola a day . ` The problem was that we did n't really cook at home . It just got to the point where we would rely on frozen meals and takeaways , ' she said . ` We 'd probably have five takeaways a week . My favourite food was doner kebabs . I 'd have one a week . ' I also lived on cola , I 'd have four or five cans of it a day . I just did n't realise how bad for you it was . ' After joining her local Slimming World group , she learned how to cook healthy , fat-free meals . She has cut out the takeaways and the family now enjoys healthy home-cooked meals using fresh ingredients every night . Now the super-slimmer is a trim 8st having shed exactly half of her previous body weight in just 12 months . The mother-of-two is now a slimline size 10 and , right , is seen trying on her old size 20 jeans . The couple beam as they raise a toast at their wedding - but Vicky said she felt ` fat and frumpy ' on her big day . ` It is fair to say two of me could fit into that dress now , ' said a delighted Mrs Jennings , who lives with Dom in Newton Abbot , Devon . ` When I look at my wedding pictures now it feels very odd . I do n't remember being like that . ' I am a completely different person now . I have changed so much and feel a lot more confident . It has been quite easy to keep the weight off . I have changed my lifestyle completely . ` As my full time job is working as a Slimming World consultant , I would have felt a bit of a fraud not keeping it off ! ' Since losing the weight , Mrs Jennings says she has now got more energy to run around after her two children , six-year-old Liam and Amelia , three . ` It has improved my family life immeasurably - especially with the kids , ' she said . ` We have just got a puppy called Bertie , who we take out walking , and I 'm able to do so much more with the kids . ' ' I look forward to summer now and wearing size 10 clothes , ' she added . ' I never thought I would even enter a gym , let alone enjoy personal training sessions . ' | Vicky Jennings felt ashamed after her size 20 dress had to be made bigger . The 28-year-old said she felt frumpy as she walked down the aisle . Binging on takeaways and chocolate saw weight creep up to 16st . Has now ditched her doner kebab habit and has shed an impressive 8st . | [[0, 117], [384, 387], [426, 446], [471, 518], [1336, 1454], [2977, 3032], [1507, 1529], [1536, 1567], [108, 117], [122, 154], [555, 580], [2707, 2815], [2732, 2815]] |
A housekeeper was kidnapped , beaten and burned by her employers for eight hours after they accused her of stealing money and jewelry , reports claim . Daisy Machuea , 54 , was attacked as soon as she arrived at work in Queens , New York City , on February 13 , police said . Her employers , Devanand Lachman , 32 , and his pregnant wife Ambar Lachman , 31 , have been charged with felony assault , felony kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment . Horrific : These are Daisy Machuea 's injuries after she was allegedly burned and beaten by her employers . Machuea told NBC New York that Devanand Lachman and another man , who remains at large , burned her with a plumber 's torch and beat her with a blunt object . Once Ambar Lachman arrived , she says , the group then allegedly drove her to Machuea 's house while holding her at knifepoint and tore apart the property . Her friend and housemate Oscar Ramirez said he was watching TV when the suspects arrived and told him : ` If you move , the other guy will kill her , ' before stealing their cell phones . Police say Machuea arrived at work to clean a home in Queens , New York City , and was immediately attacked by Devanand Lachman and a male accomplice who remains at large . Mr Lachman 's pregnant wife allegedly joined the group before driving to Machuea 's home to ransack it . Both Machuea and Ramirez were left with severe injuries and went to the hospital . Machuea was treated for severe burns and bruising . ` They kept punching , one guy this side , the other guy the other side , ' Machuea said in Spanish , according to her friend and housemate Oscar Ramirez who translated for NBC . Mr Lachman is in jail , while Mrs Lachman was released on bail . Police are hunting their alleged accomplice , described as a six-foot-tall man aged 30 to 35 years old . Suspect : Police are hunting this man believed to be six foot aged 30 to 35 in connection with the case . | Daisy Machuea , 54 , was burned with a torch , accused of stealing money . Her employers Devanand Lachman and pregnant wife Ambar Lachman allegedly kidnapped Machuea at knifepoint and stole from her home . Mr Lachman and an accomplice ` burned her and beat her ' Mr and Mrs Lachman are charged with felony assault and kidnapping . | [[0, 13], [41, 133], [456, 526], [276, 337], [357, 444], [712, 738], [741, 749], [752, 868], [1230, 1334], [1275, 1278], [1285, 1329], [1230, 1257], [1303, 1310], [1319, 1334], [0, 13], [41, 133], [456, 526], [498, 501], [527, 552], [553, 616], [605, 616], [642, 676], [1057, 1063], [1140, 1206], [1418, 1469], [276, 337], [357, 444]] |
Actor Mark Rylance pictured as Thomas Cromwell in the BBC version of Wolf Hall . Viewers appear to have been less than impressed , but for the BBC 's director general , Tudor epic Wolf Hall is the BBC ` at its very best ' . Tony Hall , 63 , gave his bold verdict as the drama 's six-episode run came to an end and he added the adaptation of Hilary Mantel 's bestselling book was a ` fantastic example ' of ` doing things that people say `` Only the BBC could do that '' . ' When Wolf Hall debuted last month , it attracted 3.9 million viewers , the most successful opening for a BBC2 drama in a decade . But , when the final episode hit screens on Monday , only 2.3 million tuned in , meaning a third of the original audience had given up . Apart from a slight bump in the middle of the series , the show , which follows the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII , has seen a steady decline in viewers . Those who did sit through the final instalment -- which closed with the execution of Henry 's second wife Anne Boleyn -- joked they could predict the ending , given that it is one of the most famous moments in British history . Lord Hall has always taken a keen interest in the multi-million pound project , visiting the set during production . Despite the disappointing public reaction , has stayed staunchly behind the programme . Speaking at a special screening of the final episode earlier this week , he said : ` The BBC is about one thing and one thing only , it 's about the programmes and the services that give those programmes to the British public . ` That 's the case for the BBC , it 's as long and short as that . In Wolf Hall we have had a fantastic example of the BBC at its very best , doing things that people say , `` Only the BBC could do that '' . ' The director Peter Kosminsky , 58 , also lavished praise on his creation but admitted that the # 7million budget that has been reported was actually ' a great deal more . ' The final episode saw Thomas Cromwell 's schemes and manoeuvrings to remove Anne Boleyn as queen come to fruition , with her beheading freeing Henry VIII to marry again . Even though the execution is one of the most famous moments of the Tudor period , the lack of suspense did not ruin the drama for many fans . One wrote on Twitter : ` Wolf Hall , carried by Mark Rylance 's excellent per-formance was very very good . Even though everyone knew the ending it was still brutal . ' Despite earning the praise of BBC director general Tony Hall , the show lost 1.6 million viewers during its five-week run . Pictured are Claire Foy and Damian Lewis as Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII respectively . Another joked : ` Managed to avoid any spoilers for Wolf Hall for almost 500 years . Just need -LSB- to -RSB- see final episode without anyone ruining the ending . ' Wolf Hall has been dogged by complaints throughout its run , with the concerns of viewers ranging from it being too dark , too boring and difficult to follow . Relying only on candles to illuminate some scenes , members of the audience complained at not being able to see what was happening on screen . Others found themselves unable to stick with the complex intrigues of the Tudor court . One tweeted : ' I got super bored of Wolf Hall after half an hour and turned it off , and now I 'm re-arranging my sock drawer ' and another added : ` Thinking about Wolf Hall ; know my history , loved the books but still found the chopping and changing of the time line slightly confusing . ' | Audiences appeared to be unimpressed as Wolf Hall lost 1.6 m viewers . When it debuted on January 21 , the TV show attracted 3.9 m viewers . But its final episode which ran five weeks later could only draw in 2.3 m . Despite this , BBC director general Tony Hall praised the TV adaptation . He said it was a ` fantastic example ' of something ` only the BBC could do ' | [[81, 128], [2506, 2566], [474, 507], [510, 542], [657, 682], [615, 654], [685, 725], [135, 166], [169, 219], [2443, 2503], [135, 166], [169, 219], [314, 420], [406, 452], [445, 471], [1645, 1717], [1738, 1748], [1752, 1785], [1751, 1785]] |
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker , while not mentioning the Commander in Chief by name , took a shot at President Barack Obama on Thursday during a Washington , D.C. area gathering for conservatives over the Democratic leader 's staunch refusal to characterize extremists in the Middle East as ` radical Islamic ' terrorists . Taking his turn on the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference , a testing ground for Republican presidential hopefuls , Walker told the confab 's attendees , the country needs a leader ` who stands up and realizes that radical Islamic terrorism is a threat to our way of life and to all freedom-loving people around the world . ' ` We need a president , a leader , who will stand up and say , `` we will take the fight to them , and not wait for them to take the fight to us , '' ' Walker added . And according to Walker , he may very well be that leader , having had to take on nearly 100,000 angry union members in his first term . Scroll down for video . Wisconsin Gov.Scott Walker speaking at the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference -LRB- CPAC -RRB- at National Harbor , Maryland , just down the river from Washington , D.C , said his battle with labor unions as Wisconsin 's governor had given him the mettle needed to take on militant groups like Islamic State . Walker burst into the national spotlight when in his first term he took on public sector unions . His administration 's reforms , backed by the state legislature , to their health and pension systems incited a recall election , which he handily won . During a question and answer portion of his session on Thursday , Walker , when asked how he would handle the conflict with ISIS if he were in charge of the military , invoked his 2012 victory over state and national unions . The likely 2016 presidential candidate , currently surging in the polls with Republican voters in early primary states , said that like most parents , he wants a Commander in Chief , ` who will do everything in their power to make sure the that threat from radical Islamic terrorists do not wash up on American soil . ' Repeating his earlier statements , the father of two teenage sons said the country needs a military commander with the ` kind of confidence ' to fight terrorists where they are . He then said : ` If I can do that with 100,000 protesters , I can do the same across the world , ' seemingly comparing critics of his policies in Wisconsin - some of whom showed up at CPAC and tried to shout him down - to violent extremists pillaging the Middle East . The Democratic National Committee immediately pounced on the remarks , contending in an email to reporters they prove the 47-year-old Republican is n't ready for prime time . ` If Scott Walker thinks that it 's appropriate to compare working people speaking up for their rights to brutal terrorists , then he is even less qualified to be president than I thought , ' DNC Communications Director Mo Elleithee said . ` Maybe he should go back to punting , ' Elleithee added , referring to Walker 's evasions in the past of questions he did n't want to answer . On one of those occasions when Walker was pressed to give his beliefs on evolution he asked his interviewer if he could ` punt ' and refused to put his views on record . A spokesperson for Walker 's political action committee , Leadership Matters , later told Daily Mail Online that the governor ` was in no way comparing any American citizen to ISIS . ' ` Governor Walker believes our fight against ISIS is one of the most important issues our country faces , ' the spokeswoman , Kristen Kukowski , said in an email . ` What the governor was saying was when faced with adversity he chooses strength and leadership . Those are the qualities we need to fix the leadership void this White House has created . ' Walker was among friends and spent the bulk of his speech ticking off support for issues that are important to his base , including right to work and voter ID laws . He also slapped President Barack Obama down , though not by name , for refusing to call ISIS extremists ` radical Islamic terrorists ' At Thursday 's conference , surrounded conservative voters from across the country who share his values , Walker was among friends and spent the bulk of his speech ticking off support for issues that are important to his base , including right to work and voter ID laws . Walker at one point said Americans need a president ` who will stand with Israel ' - another blow intended for the current occupant of the Oval Office . Like Walker , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also visiting the U.S. ' Capitol City this weekend for a conference . He will make remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee 's annual gathering and address a joint session of Congress while he is stateside . Obama wo n't meet with Netanyahu while he is in Washington , however , because he is competing to reelection later this month , and the White House worries that Obama would appear to be inappropriately influencing the contest if he were to open his arms and invite him to the White House . Walker on Thursday slammed Obama for the move , saying the country needs a leader who will show the the head of state of a longtime ally like Israel with ` respect ' when he requests to visit . Technically , it was House Speaker John Boehner who invited Netanyahu to Washington . Boehner independently sent an invitation to the world leader , without the White House 's knowledge , drawing ire from Democrats , dozens of whom plan to boycott his Tuesday address , during which he will make the case for additional sanctions on regional foe , Iran . | America needs a leader who ` realizes that radical Islamic terrorism is a threat to our way of life and to all freedom-loving people , ' he said . ` If I can do that with 100,000 protesters , I can do the same across the world , ' Walker later said , seeming comparing his critics to violent extremists pillaging the Middle East . If Walker ` thinks that it 's appropriate to compare working people speaking up for their rights to brutal terrorists , then he is even less qualified to be president than I thought , ' a Democratic Party spokesman said in response . 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An elephant who was blinded in both eyes and forced to beg by her owners has been rescued by a wildlife sanctuary . Officials were forced to intervene after they discovered Lakhi was being exploited as a performer and had spiked chains around her feet to stop her escaping . The 60-year-old elephant was regularly mishandled , beaten and whipped while she was paraded around Indian towns and temples in a bid to get money for her owners . Scroll down for video . Lakhi was blinded and forced to beg by her owners in India , who put spiked chains round her feet . She was rescued -LRB- above -RRB- by Wildlife SOS yesterday . But a court order allowing a team of vets from Wildlife SOS to rescue Lakhi has finally given her the freedom she deserves . The beautiful ellie will now start a 1,400 km journey to the sanctuary 's centre in Mathura , north India . She will be pampered with fresh fruit and treated to buckets of water to keep her hydrated . Wildlife SOS wrote on their Facebook page : ` It 's a long journey to get there , but it 's nothing compared to the hardships Lakhi has already faced . ` She is pretty smart . She picked up the smell of the bananas in the caretaker 's pocket and reached out with the help of her trunk to grab them as he closed his eyes for a little nap on the truck . ` Please consider donating to help make her future so beautiful that she almost forgets her past . ' The beautiful 60-year-old ellie was forced to cross dangerous roads by her owners , despite being blind . One of her eyes , which is severely damaged , is pictured above . After being checked over by vets Lakhi starts a 1,400 km journey to the sanctuary 's centre in Mathura , north India . When Lakhi was discovered she had brutal injuries to her chest , forehead , ears and back , as well as damage to her feet and toenails from being forced to walk on tarmac . She also had a large lump on her head . Geeta Seshamani , co-founder of the sanctuary , said that authorities needed to be stricter about keeping elephants . She said : ` Seeing the plight of the captive elephants that we have rescued , perhaps there is a need for stricter guidelines and enforcement of guidelines or some form of checking on the welfare of elephants held in private ownership . ' Wildlife SOS wrote on their Facebook page : ` She is pretty smart . She picked up the smell of the bananas in the caretaker 's pocket and reached out with the help of her trunk to grab them as he closed his eyes for a little nap on the truck ' Vets and rescuers hand branches and food up to the caretaker at the top of the truck , who is in charge of feeding Lakhi . Satyajit Gujar , deputy conservator of forests in Pune , said : ` We are extremely delighted to see that Lakhi will have a better and healthier life after a lifetime of abuse . ' Yaduraj Khadpekar , a senior vet at Wildlife SOS , said Lakhi would be prone to severe foot disorders for the rest of her life due to her mistreatment . The Wildlife SOS team has also ordered ophthalmologic experts from the UK to explore the possibility of restoring vision in at least one of Lakhi 's eyes . There are estimated to be around 20,000 Indian elephants left in the world . | Lakhi was forced to beg in Indian towns and temples by her owners . She had brutal injuries to her chest , forehead , ears , back and feet . Rescued by team of Wildlife SOS vets and taken to Mathura , north India . | [[0, 11], [45, 72], [0, 15], [52, 72], [0, 115], [463, 468], [485, 521], [1695, 1829], [563, 624], [1576, 1678]] |
Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus on Friday characterized Democrats ' top presidential contenders as either too snooty or too handsy to manage the country while addressing conservatives at their annual gabfest and jubilee . ` They 've got one candidate ready to coronate herself , ' Priebus said , referring to former first lady Hillary Clinton . ` And they have a sitting vice president who ca n't control his mouth - or his hands - who 's been running for president since before I could vote . ' The taunting of Biden follows an incident last week in which he got up close and personal with Defense Secretary Ash Carter 's wife , Stephanie , while the new Pentagon chief was being sworn in . Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday characterized Democrats ' top presidential contenders as either too snooty or too handsy to manage the country while addressing conservatives at their annual gabfest and jubilee . ` They 've got one candidate ready to coronate herself , ' Priebus said , referring to former first lady Hillary Clinton . Disparaging Democrats ' prospects of winning the presidency in 2016 , Priebus said , ` they have a sitting vice president who ca n't control his mouth - or his hands . ' Priebus ' taunting of Biden follows an incident last week in which the vice president got up close and personal with Defense Secretary Ash Carter 's wife , Stephanie , while the new Pentagon chief was being sworn in . Biden put his hands on Carter 's shoulders , groping her while he whispered in her ear . The VP has a reputation for being flirty . A photo of him cozying up to a biker at a Ohio campaign spot went viral in 2012 . He put his hands on her , too , and appeared to draw the ire of her male companions . Attempting to energize conservatives ahead of next year 's national election , Priebus said the right can win if it puts in the hard work . Then ` we 'll have a Republican President , and 1600 Pennsylvania avenue will never belong to the Clintons again , ' he told his audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference , held just down the Potomac River from Washington , D.C. in National Harbor , Maryland . Priebus warned that at Clinton presidency would be more of the same . ' I can guarantee you America , you 're not going to get something different than Obama with a member of the Obama administration , ' he said . ` You 're going to get a third term of Barack Obama . ' To good news for Republicans , Priebus said , is the more voters hear from Hillary Clinton , the less they like her . Her approval rating was the highest when she was out of the country and off the campaign trail , he contended . ` True fact . ' ` That 's probably why Hillary barely comes out in public these days , ' he said . ` If there 's not a private luxury jet , and a quarter million dollar speaking fee waiting for her , you can forget about it . ' The real reason Clinton has mostly kept out of the public eye in 2015 is because she ` does n't have much to say , ' he charged . If you ask her press people for her opinion on issues of the day such as the Keystone XL Pipeline and the fight against ISIS , they say , ` no comment , ' the GOP 's top tongue wager told guests of CPAC . ` I 'm sure Obama wishes Biden would follow that example . ' Do n't tell Jill ! : Vice President Joe Biden has a reputation for being flirty with women other than his wife , Jill . He 's pictured here getting up close and personal with a customer at a diner while on the campaign trail in 2012 . Priebus joked today that after mixing up croute de te with an ethnic group the vice president would then ` rub your neck without permission ' At that point , roughly six minutes in to his remarks , Priebus interrupted himself to say : ` Oh and by the way , If I was Hillary Clinton , this speech would have have already cost you $ 20,000 . ' Priebus used that line to launch into a lengthy parody of both Clinton and Biden . ` Hillary would never speak here , ' he said . Not because she 's a Democratic but because of her ` Hollywood style backstage demands ' that are included in her speaking contracts . ` Well you know I checked back stage . There was insufficient croute de te , the water temperature was off by a few degrees , and I do n't think that the lemon wedges were cut quite at the right angle , ' he said . He then asserted that Clinton , who last year attracted negative attention for noting that her family was ` dead broke ' when it left the White House , has ` lost touch ' with America . Vice President Joe Biden is out of touch , Priebus said . ` If you asked Joe Biden what croute de te is , he 'd probably say this : `` Oh yeah I had a great relationship with that community . There 's an awful lot of them driving cabs in Delaware , for real man , they 're friends of mine . '' ` And then of course he 'd rub your neck without permission , ' Priebus added . The remarks about cab drivers was a mockery of Biden 's claim last week that a ` very identifiable ' community of Somalis have made his hometown , Wilmington , Delaware , their home away from home . ` If you ever come to the train station with me you 'll notice I have great relationships with them because there 's an awful lot driving cabs and are friends of mine , ' Biden said while speaking at the White House 's counter terror summit . ` For real . I 'm not being solicitous . I 'm being serious . ' Hillary Clinton served as a punching bag throughout the day on Friday and speakers took turns beating her up to the delight of their conservative followers . Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said she was a politician of ` yesterday . ' Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said , ` It 's time for Hillary Clinton to retire . ' Both men are contemplating presidential campaigns and could find themselves facing off with her in a general election in 2016 . Questionnaires how she would easily win against any of the possible GOP candidates , but Paul and Rubio would fare the best against her , losing by seven points a piece , according to a Public Policy Polling survey released on Friday . | ` They have a sitting vice president who ca n't control his mouth - or his hands - who 's been running for president since before I could vote ' Taunting of Biden follows an incident last week in which he got up close and personal with Defense Secretary Ash Carter 's wife , Stephanie . Biden put his hands on Carter 's shoulders , and groped her while whispering in her ear as her husband was sworn in . 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She 's widely touted as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood , and Jessica Alba most certainly proves her worth in her new campaign . The actress , 33 , is the face of the Braun Silk-épil 9 epilator - and shows off her toned and tanned legs in the new imagery . In one shot , the mother-of-two shows off her long limbs wearing a chic white swimsuit and red stilettos . In another , she can be seen striking a pose wearing high-waisted white shorts and crop top teamed with a peach jacket . Scroll down for video . The actress , 33 , is the campaign star of the Braun Silk-épil 9 epilator - and shows off her toned and tanned legs in the new imagery . Speaking about her new role , Jessica said : ' I am a big fan of the new Braun Silk - épil 9 because it puts me in control of my beauty routine . Soft , smooth skin is my foundation for every look . ` Whether I 'm wearing a dramatic gown for a premiere , a cute minidress out with my girlfriends or just hanging on the beach with my family , using it makes my skin look as good as I feel . ' It seems that business is booming for Jessica , who on Thursday celebrated the success of her business venture , The Honest Company , which she called a ` dream come true ' . She shared a photo with her Instagram followers that shows her reveling at a bash , captioning the snap : ` We 're 3yrs old ! @honest ! #holymoly #sohappy #dreamcometrue #pinchme #TheHonestCompany #thehonestlife ' Speaking about her new role , Jessica said : ' I am a big fan of the new Braun Silk - épil 9 because it puts me in control of my beauty routine . Soft , smooth skin is my foundation for every look ' Rebecca Minkoff Wes neoprene jacket . Buy in black at Nordstrom . Jessica Alba is one of our biggest style crushes . Whether she 's walking the red carpet , playing in the park with her kids , or posing up a storm like she is here , Jessica will be looking incredible . Here we have the A-list star refreshing our fashion palettes in a decidedly chic spring ensemble of white hotpants , a bandeau crop top and that delicious pastel pink biker jacket . You might think that Jessica had been put together by a team of stylists but we 've actually seen her wearing this Rebecca Minkoff Wes jacket before - she really is a fashion pro ! Unfortunately it 's not available in blush anymore but click right to Nordstrom to see it in the ever classic black . We think we 've got our hearts set on injecting some fresh new season appeal to our wardrobes so we 'll be shopping similar soft styles from the edit below . BB DAKOTA Emmett jacket at Revolve . Visit site . Topshop suede boxy biker jacket . Visit site . Vince Camuto leather jacket at Macy 's . Visit site . Light pink jacket at Dailylook.co . Visit site . It seems that business is booming for Jessica who on Thursday celebrated the third birthday of her business venture , The Honest Company . Rebecca Minkoff Wes neoprene jacket . Buy in black at Nordstrom . Jessica Alba is one of our biggest style crushes . Whether she 's walking the red carpet , playing in the park with her kids , or posing up a storm like she is here , Jessica will be looking incredible . Here we have the A-list star refreshing our fashion palettes in a decidedly chic spring ensemble of white hotpants , a bandeau crop top and that delicious pastel pink biker jacket . You might think that Jessica had been put together by a team of stylists but we 've actually seen her wearing this Rebecca Minkoff Wes jacket before - she really is a fashion pro ! Unfortunately it 's not available in blush anymore but click right to Nordstrom to see it in the ever classic black . We think we 've got our hearts set on injecting some fresh new season appeal to our wardrobes so we 'll be shopping similar soft styles from the edit below . BB DAKOTA Emmett jacket at Revolve . Visit site . Topshop suede boxy biker jacket . Visit site . Vince Camuto leather jacket at Macy 's . Visit site . Light pink jacket at Dailylook.co . Visit site . According to Inc. magazine , The Honest Company - which makes non-toxic household products - made more than $ 150m -LRB- # 97m -RRB- in revenue in 2014 and is reported to be worth $ 1b -LRB- # 65m -RRB- . And now the star is launching a cosmetics range after attracting a following of consumers who are fans of the brand . ` From day one when we opened our doors , we had so many people say `` when are you going to do makeup ? '' ' she shared . ` I 've been developing and working on it for a couple of years now , and we 're going to be able to deliver on our promise to our customers . ' And on February 12 , Jessica was seen scouting a property in LA as a possible location for the first-ever The Honest Company store . Jessica 's business savvy has inspired Cash , who recently launched the sock line Pair Of Thieves , which he co-founded with two friends . The star is launching a cosmetics range after attracting a following of consumers who are fans of the brand . | Jessica , 33 , is face of Braun 's new beauty campaign . Shows off her toned figure posing in a swimsuit . Recently celebrated her company 's third birthday . | [[522, 533], [541, 595], [2786, 2793], [2810, 2863]] |
A pygmy possum , who chose the wrong place for a midday nap , would have awoken to the shock of her life when she realised she was more than 90km from home . The little critter was found quietly hiding in a mail bag last week by surprised mail sorter , Jack May , who had unknowingly driven it from Foul Bay to the Minlaton post office on the southern Yorke Peninsula in South Australia . After originally assuming it was a mouse , the 16-year-old soon realised that the big-eyed , curly-tailed marsupial he 'd found was far more special . This full grown femal pygmy possum was found in a mail bag after choosing the spot for a nap . ` You hardly ever seen pygmy possums , they 're a very secretive animal , ' Deborah Furbank from Natural Resources Yorke and North told Daily Mail Australia . ` I 've only ever seen them when we 've done targeted trapping . You do n't see them out in the wild because they hide amongst leaf litter and trees so it was definitely a special occasion . ` Down in the country , we have personal mail bags that get left in front of a property and this bag was left in a sealed drum and obviously the pygmy possum had found its way into the drum and into the bag to have a little bit of a snooze . ' She was found by surprised mail sorter , Jack May , who had unknowingly driven it the 90km from Foul Bay to the Minlaton post office on the southern Yorke Peninsula in South Australia . Ms Furbank , who personally travelled to collect the full-grown female in order to have it sent back home , described it as being ` very frisky ' and curious ' rather than scared . ` She was n't stressed at all . When I got hold of her to check her sex , she was completely calm , ' she said . ` They 're quite a docile animal , once they realise you 're not a threat to their lives they relax quite quickly . ' She said she collected some flowers from the bush for the possum to feed on until it was returned to its home . Once at the post office -LRB- pictured -RRB- Deborah Furbank from Natural Resources Yorke and North was called to collect and care for the possum until it could be taken back home . ` Luckily the post office staff made note of the bag it was found in so we were able to identify its territory and a staff member who lives near the property where it was collected , dropped it off on her way home , ' Ms Furbank said . ` If you do find an animal , make sure to keep it somewhere dark , quiet and cool and not too look at it too much until you can call for help to get it home . ' Ms Furbank said pygmy possums were similar to ring tail possums only they appear as if they have ` been put in a shrink machine ' . ` They fit in the palm of your hand and are a similar size to a mouse , but plumper with larger eyes , large rounded ears and a curly ringed tail . ' | A full grown female pygmy possum was found in a mail bag in South Australia where it had fallen asleep . The palm-size animal is normally quite secretive and difficult to find , making it a special occasion for mail sorter Jack May , 16 . The big-eyed , curly-tailed marsupial was returned to its home last week . | [[158, 250], [540, 634], [540, 574], [599, 634], [674, 706], [2652, 2685]] |
The original Catwoman has officially been outed as bisexual - ending years of speculation by fans . Selina Kyle , Batman 's stealthy enemy and love interest , officially came out as bisexual in the latest issue of DC Comics ' Catwoman . The leather-clad cat burglar kissed another woman , confirming what many fans had long suspected about the flirtatious feline . Out : Catwoman , played here by Michelle Pfeiffe in Batman Returns , has been revealed as bisexual . Writer Genevieve Valentine , who took over the series in October , wrote on her blog that establishing Selina Kyle as ` canon bisexual ' was something she had always intended . ` She 's flirted around it -- often quite literally -- for years now , ' wrote Valentine . ` For me , this was n't a revelation so much as a confirmation . ' Kyle , who has retired as Catwoman to become the head of a crime family in Gotham City , comes out the closet in a scene where she confronts a new character . Flirty feline : The leather-clad cat burglar kissed another woman , confirming what many fans had long suspected about the flirtatious feline , played here by Halle Berry in 2004 . Wild : Julie Newmar in the tv role of Catwoman is one of Gotham City 's most prominent villains . She shares a kiss with another woman in the latest edition of the DC comic . ` Eiko ' has taken over the Catwoman identity without Kyle 's consent and the charged sequence ends with a kiss . Valentine wrote : ` Was it a surprise for them ? In terms of their sexualities , not particularly ; certainly it 's no surprise to Selina that she has an attraction to a woman . ` Will they dramatically implode ? I mean , it 's comics , it could happen . But it will be a relationship . I 'm excited to be here for it . ' Catwoman 's coming out is the latest of many efforts by comic book companies to diversify their characters . DC 's Batwoman has identified as a lesbian since 2006 , and Green Lantern , Alan Scott , was reintroduced as gay while X-Man 's Northstar married his boyfriend in 2012 . | Revelation ends years of speculation over Batman 's love interest . Sexuality confirmed in kissing scene with new female character . Selina Kyle as ` canon bisexual ' was something always intended - writer . | [[0, 99], [51, 59], [62, 99], [1239, 1315], [466, 492], [533, 616]] |
Great Britain 's homes have rocketed in value by more than # 1.4 trillion in the last decade - despite some areas still falling into negative equity . New data , which has collated the overall worth of properties in England , Wales and Scotland , has revealed that the collective value of British homes has soared to # 5.752 trillion - with London seeing the greatest rise . The increase in value , spurred by the 2006 and 2007 housing boom and the more recently , the economic recovery , has not affected the whole of the UK though - as some areas including Durham and Stoke-on-Trent have experienced a sharp drop . Using the map . The interactive map above shows the increase in total value of housing stock per local authority area over the 10 years to 2014 . Hover over each local authority to see the total 10 year change in value . Click on each local authority to see the % change in value . Click on the ` visible layers ' button in the top-right-hand-side of the map to change the settings from showing the 10-year change , to showing total value or the one-year change . Map by Andrew Smith , analyst at Savills UK . The majority of growth has taken place in London , where the collective worth of homes has doubled in ten years - rising by # 441billion , according to research conducted by Savills . Analysts took prices and the density of homes into account to put the data together . In stark contrast to the capital , parts of the North East have seen a sharp decline in house prices . Homes in County Durham have fallen by # 2.4 billion over the decade , while Middlesbrough has experienced a drop of # 0.2 billion . Several areas in Wales have also fallen in collective house price value including Newport , where there was a # 0.2 billion drop , and Blaenau Gwent , where prices fell by # 0.4 billion . Up-market : A row of houses in Belgravia , Westminster , where prices have soared in the last ten years . Biggest rise : Westminster in London has experienced the largest surge in house prices over the last decade with the overall property value rising by # 80.8 billion in ten years . A chart shows the top ten areas , by percentage , where overall house price has risen in the last decade . The South East was one of the areas most affected by the national rise - experiencing 19 per cent of of the overall growth , amounting to # 270billion . Excluding London , the highest ranking areas are dominated by those surrounding the capital , namely Epsom and Ewell in Surrey and Reigate and Banstead in East Surrey . This has been put down to commuters cashing in on London prices and selling up to move to the home counties , where they can live while still working in the capital . Experiencing boom : Hackney in North East London , pictured above , has seen a considerable rise in prices . Not far behind : The London borough of Hackney has also seen a boom , with collective prices rising by # 22.8 billion in the decade to 2014 . The total value in the North West , North East and Yorkshire and Humber has only risen by # 42bn - amounting to just 3 per cent of overall growth in Great Britain . The growth in the total house value in London and the South East has been 12 times that of the Midlands and the North . Speaking to The Telegraph , Nigel Wilcock , regional development director at Mickledore , said : ` Economic growth has been in the larger cities , and those areas with a high proportion of public sector jobs have had a tough time . This chart shows the areas where collective house price has fallen the most as a percentage in the last decade . Decline in value : A street in Blackpool , where collective house value fell from 2004 to 2014 . Slump : Blackpool in the North West of England has seen collective house worth drop by # 1.7 billion . The North East is a relatively small economy with a high reliance on the public sector . ` Therefore , while there are some individual success stories -LRB- the Nissan plant in Sunderland -RRB- the underlying trend has been relatively gloomy -- depressing house prices . ' In Scotland , the total housing stock in Edinburgh has leaped 33.8 per cent to # 11.5 billion , while Aberdeenshire , aided by the oil industry revenues , grew 58.2 per cent to # 7bn over the decade to 2014 . Huge decrease : In County Durham the overall value of houses has fallen significantly in the last ten years . Hefty decline : County Durham has experienced a severe fall of # 2.4 billion in collective house value . | Data collected by Savills shows how house value has changed across UK . Overall worth in London has doubled in the last ten years thanks to boom . Home counties surrounding the capital have also seen sharp price rise . But some areas in Wales , North West and North East have declined in value . 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The Apple Watch could replace your car keys , and will reward you throught the day for being active , Apple boss Tim Cook has revealed . He also confirmed the watch 's battery will last the whole day , and will not take as long to charge as an iPhone in an interview with The Telegraph . The company has scheduled a special event on March 9 , where . it will showcase the Apple Watch and that will be launched in . April , the report said . Scroll down for video . The watch is also designed to be able to replace car keys and the clumsy , large fobs that are now used by many vehicles , Cook said . He even took time out to take selfies while visiting the firm 's Covent Garden store . ` This will be just like the iPhone : people wanted it and bought for a particular reason , perhaps for browsing , but then found out that they loved it for all sorts of other reasons , ' Cook said . The watch is also designed to be able to replace car keys and the clumsy , large fobs that are now used by many vehicles , Cook told The Telegraph . Apple has sent out invitations for a media event in San Francisco on March 9 , about one month before the much-anticipated launch of the new Apple Watch . The world 's largest technology company did not specify what the event will be about in the invitation which reads simply ` Spring Forward , ' a word play on the resetting of watches for daylight saving time . Chief Executive Tim Cook said last month that the company plans to launch the smartwatch in April . The Watch will operate a special rewards system : users will get credits if they exercise enough . They will also be encouraged to increase their metabolic targets if they meet their exercise targets consistently . The world 's largest technology company did not specify what the event will be about in the invitation which reads simply ` Spring Forward , ' a word play on the resetting of watches for daylight saving time . Earlier this month Tim Cook hit out at the sedentary lifestyle of many people , claiming that sitting is terrible for your health - and that the upcoming Apple Watch can help . While addressing a Goldman Sachs tech conference in San Francisco , the Apple CEO said ' a lot of doctors believe sitting is the new cancer . ' Cook revealed he 's been using his Apple smartwatch to remind him to get up and move every hour . ` If I sit for too long , it will actually tap me on the wrist to remind me to get up and move , because a lot of doctors think sitting is the new cancer , ' said Cook . ` Ten minutes before the hour , it will remind you to move . We have a lot of people using the Apple Watch at Apple , and ten minutes before the hour , suddenly they all get up and move . Built-in is a ` taptic engine ' that responds to a subtle vibrations users feel on their wrist for notifications . The watch has a completely new user interface , different from the iPhone , and the ` crown ' on the Apple Watch is a dial called the ` digital crown . ' Users can turn the crown to zoom in and out on a map , or scroll a list . The crown can also be pressed to take the user back to the home screen . Different areas on the watch face can be customised with taps and swipes , and force touches . The Glances feature shows info users would like to see , similar to Google Now , and is accessed by swiping the screen up from the bottom . Music can also be controlled on an iPhone through the Apple Watch . Built-in is a ` taptic engine ' that responds to a subtle vibrations users feel on their wrist for notifications . It understands questions in messages and then offers pre-selected answers , and messages can be dictated to the iPhone . Users can also talk to the watch and send a voice reply , or have it transcribed to them . There is no keyboard on the watch , and messages can only be sent through dictation , or emoji . Siri is also built into the Apple Watch . ` It took a little to get used to , but it 's great . ' The $ 349 must-have gadget starts shipping in April . According to reports , Apple experimented with sensors that measured conductivity of the skin to track stress levels and monitor heart-rate , but ` these features did n't perform consistently on some people , including those with hairy arms or dry skin ' . The results were also said to have varied on how tightly the watch was being worn . Cook made the announcement just as Apple became the first company to reach a market value of $ 700 billion . Shares rose 1.9 percent to close at $ 122.02 , lifting Apple 's market value to $ 710 billion , and making it the first company to hit the $ 700 billion milestone . Cook , speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference , said Apple was hitting its stride . ` We 've taken -LRB- the mobile operating system -RRB- iOS and extended it into your car , into your home , into your health . All of these are really critical parts of your life , ' Cook said . ` We want one seamless kind of life . ` And so , I think that is huge for our future ... We also did a lot of things to further our global footprint . And so , if you look at what we 've done in China , we 've opened more stores there . ` We 've opened a lot more distribution there . Through the world , we 've opened almost 20,000 new points of sale . The widely anticipated first Apple ` wearable ' will likely start shipping in April , Cook said . The U.S. tech giant recently posted record revenue of $ 74.6 billion -LRB- # 49.2 bn -RRB- for the three months to December 31 , outstripping the quarterly GDP of Israel , Greece or Denmark . Apple 's cash pile is now $ 178 billion -LRB- # 117bn -RRB- , the equivalent to $ 556 for every American and bigger than the # 95billion budget for Britain 's National Health Service . Its landmark performance was driven by record-breaking sales for its iPhone 6 and 6 plus , with the firm revealing it sold 34,000 handsets every hour for the entire quarter . ` We 've opened 27 new Apple Stores , lot of flagship stores . ' Cook said Apple took some $ 50 billion in revenue in emerging markets over the past calendar year . Brian White , analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald , said the leading tech company has even more room to grow . ` Given Apple 's powerful iPhone cycle , a big 4G ramp in China and the upcoming launch of Apple Watch in April , we believe there is still plenty to look forward to at Apple during this transformational cycle , ' he said in a note to clients . ` At the same time , we believe Apple 's valuation has room to expand from depressed levels . ' Apple shares remain valued at reasonable levels , according to analysts , because of the whopping $ 18 billion quarterly profit reported recently by the iPhone and iPad maker . Using the price-earnings ratio favored by Wall Street , Apple is valued at around 16 times its annual earnings , but Fitzgerald said the value was only around 10 times the projected earnings for the next fiscal year . Apple is far ahead in market value from the number two company , oil giant Exxon Mobil , worth some $ 382 billion at the market close . Historic first : Apple on Tuesday became the first company in history to reach a market value of $ 700 billion . The record Apple quarterly profit -- on unprecedented revenue of $ 74.6 billion -- was driven by the sale of 74.5 million iPhones , well ahead of most analysts ' expectations . Analysts are also seeing expanded adoption of the Apple Pay system that enables customers to purchase items with a tap of their iPhone , and many predict strong demand for the Apple Watch set for release in April . Separately , Apple agreed to commit $ 848 million for solar energy to power its data centers , according to a statement from First Solar , Inc. . Cook called the effort ` our biggest , boldest , and most ambitious project ever ' and said it was part of Apple 's commitment on clean energy and corporate responsibility . | The Apple CEO says smartwatch is set to vibrate intermittently to remind wearer to get up and move around . Apple Watch will start shipping in April , with prices starting at $ 349 . | [[100, 136], [2247, 2344], [2261, 2344], [2371, 2439], [1401, 1500], [1447, 1500], [3944, 3997], [3964, 3997], [5270, 5315], [5318, 5353], [7523, 7565]] |
After her latest round of chemotherapy , the daughter of Cincinnati Bengals running back Devon Still is back home . The NFL player tweeted to his 73,000 Twitter followers and his Instagram account on Thursday that his four-year-old daughter , Leah , is back home after having a week of chemotherapy at the Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia . The 25-year-old tweeted : ` It was a rough couple of days with this treatment but she fought like a champ and now she 's finally back home !!! #LeahStrong . ' Scroll down for video . Back Home : Devon Still , 25 , uploaded this photo to Twitter and Instagram saying that his four-year-old daughter Leah is back home after her latest round of chemotherapy treatment . Leah was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma -- a pediatric cancer -- in June 2014 . Since then , Leah has undergone a series of treatments including surgery to remove a tumor , rounds of chemotherapy and radiation , and stem cell replacement therapy . The day Leah went in for treatment -LRB- February 20 -RRB- at the Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia , Still uploaded a photo toInstagram of the four-year-old wearing a shirt that said ` future cancer survivor . ' One day earlier , the father tweeted a photo of the two saying they were on a ` movie date ' to see ` The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water . ' Just two days after she reportedly went in for treatment , Still uploaded a photo to Instagram and Twitter saying that the young girl had a ` rough night ' the night before and ended up being moved to the intensive care unit . ` Future Cancer Survivor : ' The day Leah went in for treatment , Still uploaded a photo to Instagram of the four-year-old wearing a shirt that said ` future cancer survivor ' Hospital : : Here , an Instagram photo shows Still and Leah laying in a hospital bed watching ` Matilda ' The photo showed the two laying in a hospital bed watching ` Matilda ' on a laptop . Still was disappointed when he learned that Leah 's treatment in late December did not remove her cancer , but he wrote in an Instagram post that he would ` keep faith and keep fighting . ' If all went well with Leah 's most recent treatment , the four-year-old will begin stem cell therapy , according to WCPO . Battle : Leah 's battle gained national attention when the Bengals signed the running back at the beginning of the 2014 season after initially cutting him . Leah 's battle gained national attention when the Bengals signed the running back at the beginning of the 2014 season after initially cutting him . The father-daughter duo has raised more than $ 1 million in the last year for pediatric cancer research . Still was recently honored in Washington , D.C. by Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown for his humanitarian work , WCPO reports . | Leah Still , 4 , was in the Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia undergoing chemotherapy treatment for nearly a week . Her father , Cincinnati Bengals player , Devon Still , 25 , tweeted a photo of him and his daughter , calling her his ` champ ' | [[214, 240], [250, 344], [594, 711], [0, 38], [41, 115], [1182, 1197], [1200, 1237]] |
A rural Christian college has banned homosexuality after two of the school 's volleyball players came out as gay . Erskine College in Due West , South Carolina , said that homosexuality was n't part of ` God 's intended design for humanity ' . The liberal arts school with 575 students is affiliated with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church . This week , the college issued a ` Statement on Human Sexuality ' , saying it intended to ` add the statement to its official manuals and determine how it will be integrated into campus culture and procedures ' . Open : Erkine College students Juan Varona -LRB- left -RRB- and Drew Davis -LRB- right -RRB- recently publicly acknowledged they were both gay , sparking some media attention that angered local Christian groups . ` We believe the Bible teaches that all sexual activity outside the covenant of marriage is sinful and therefore ultimately destructive to the parties involved , ' part of the statement read , according to OutSports.com . The statement comes after two students , Drew Davis and Juan Varona - both players on the Div . II Erskine College men 's volleyball team - publicly acknowledged they are gay . However , both of them say they have received nothing but support and encouraged from their peers following the admissions . Both Davis and Varona - who grew up near San Juan in Puerto Rico - admitted they were worried how others would take their sexuality , but say they have been embraced , especially by his teammates , whom he describes as ` like brothers ' . Statement : The school says it intends to ' add this to official manuals and determine how it will be integrated into campus culture and procedures ' ` At first I did n't know how they were going to take it because I 'm not from this country , ' Varona told OutSports . ` But everybody has been great . ` I 've even had baseball players come up to me and say they were homophobic until they met me . ' I guess they look at my personality more than whether I 'm gay or not . ' It is for that reason Varona was shocked to learn of the statement his school had put out . ` The release of this statement makes me disappointed because I have never received anything but kind treatment from everyone at this school , and my sexual orientation is no secret , ' he said . ` So it took me by surprise . ' I feel that in the time that we are living right now , where even in the conservative state of South Carolina same-sex marriage is legal , the school took several steps back instead of progressing towards a future where everyone can be treated as an equal , which is a future most of the country is moving towards . ' I understand the religious stand on adultery , which is part of the Ten Commandments in the Bible , and that would apply to heterosexual and homosexual people . ` But when I saw the mention of sexual orientation being an issue , it just made me sad and worried for other gay people who might be struggling with confidence to come out . ' A Christian website , ARPTalk , recently called upon the college to address the fact it had two gay students , after news of Davis and Varona 's coming out sparked some media attention . ` With the `` outing '' of two gay student-athletes on the internet , the gay and lesbian issue is now front-and-center at Erskine College , ' the site editor , Charles W. Wilson , posted online . ` Do Acting President Brad Christie and his administrators , staff , and faculty have the Biblical convictions , understanding , and rectitude to competently and Christianly address the gay and lesbian issue at Erskine ? ' School : Erskine College in Due West , South Carolina , is a Christian liberal arts school with 575 students that is affiliated with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church . Athletes : Both Juan Varona -LRB- pictured -RRB- are both players on the Div . II Erskine College men 's volleyball team . | Juan Varona and Drew Davis recently acknowledged they were gay . They attend Erskine College in Due West , a Christian liberal arts school . The school have now released a ` Statement on Human Sexuality ' It says they do not accept any sexual activity outside marriage . Varona is ` disappointed ' because same-sex marriage is legal in the state . | [[57, 114], [627, 643], [650, 705], [998, 1093], [1094, 1130], [1138, 1174], [244, 349], [3598, 3604], [3607, 3634], [3654, 3706], [350, 359], [362, 413], [2068, 2106]] |
A 23-year-old woman claims she was dragged by her hair , punched , and stomped on by her ` best friends ' after they accused her of sitting on someone 's hamburger during a drinking game . In cell phone video of the beating , girls can be seen viciously pummeling Myriah Pointer , 23 , of Atlanta , Georgia until she is knocked unconscious . ' I was held down and stomped until I was unconscious . Once I gained consciousness they were still beating and stomping me , ' Pointer posted on Facebook . She also included pictures showing her bruised eyes and battered face and body . Scroll down for video . Beaten : Myriah Pointer , 23 , was beaten because she supposedly sat on her best friend 's hamburger . ` I 'm more hurt emotionally than physically , ' Pointer told WSBTV . ' I was unconscious while they were beating me . ' ` By someone you called your best friend , ' Pointer continued . ` It was about a burger . ' Pointer explained that she was with friends and one of her cousins on Saturday when one of the women accused her of sitting on her Whopper . ` Like , the wrapper of the burger , ' Pointer said . Footage : This footage shows Pointer being beaten by a group of girls she says she thought were her friends . Painful : Now bruised and emotionally wounded , Pointer says she wants to seek justice for her attackers . ` Like , I did n't even sit on her burger . ' The New York Daily News reports that witnessing it was a boyfriend of one of her attackers , who filmed the assault . One woman 's 3-year-old daughter was also present . Battered and bruised , Pointer claims she was held by her friends for three hours until they let her call her aunt to pick her up . ' I am BLESSED to be alive and I need justice to be served because I DID NOT deserve this , ' she wrote while accusing Atlanta police of not ` taking this as serious as it is . ' Police say they 're investigating and that charges ` will be forthcoming . ' Injured : After the beating , Myriah Pointer is a far cry from her usually glamorous self . | In cell phone video girls can be seen viciously beating Myriah Pointer , 23 , of Atlanta , Georgia until she is knocked unconscious . Pointer says she was beaten by her ` best friends ' because they accused her of sitting on one of their Whoppers . Filming the video was the boyfriend of one of the attackers . One of the attackers ' three-year-old daughter watched the horrific assault . | [[0, 19], [67, 103], [106, 188], [189, 296], [307, 341], [344, 345], [364, 397], [604, 610], [613, 632], [604, 610], [630, 706], [1126, 1185], [0, 103], [0, 19], [67, 103], [106, 188], [604, 610], [630, 706], [1012, 1061], [1126, 1185], [1379, 1469], [1456, 1469], [1476, 1496], [1497, 1548]] |
A private college at the centre of a row over bogus students has had its licence to recruit from overseas suspended by the Home Office . St Patrick 's College in London is being investigated after its publicly funded student numbers ballooned from zero to 4,000 in just one year . The students received # 95.7 million in loans and grants in 2013-2014 -- more than any other private college in the UK . Scroll down for video . Campus : One base of St Patrick 's College in London , according to the private institution 's website . It was one of a number of institutions examined by the Commons public accounts committee , which this week criticised ministers for wasting taxpayers ' money on loans to students attending colleges run by private companies or charitable institutions . The committee found more than # 3 million had been paid to EU students attending British colleges who could not prove their eligibility through residency status . Other foreign students who were given funding failed to attend courses , did not complete them or could not speak the required level of English . Margaret Hodge , committee chair , said there had not been sufficient regulation of providers to protect public money . These ` alternative providers ' have greatly expanded over the past four years , with 53,000 students claiming financial support in 2013/14 compared with 7,000 in 2010/11 . Blistering : Commons public accounts committee chairman Margaret Hodge said revenue must be protected . The Home Office suspended St Patrick 's licence to recruit overseas students as investigators examine whether many were wrongly admitted . Holborn-based St Patrick 's , the UK 's largest private college , is being investigated by the Department for Business and the Quality Assurance Agency . Daniel Khan , St Patricks ' principal , said that the premises ` are of high quality ' and that the Department for Business ` has said that it needs to be satisfied that designation of the premises will not adversely affect the operations or processes of the college . ' He told Times Higher Education : ` I can only imagine that this is the `` investigation '' you are referring to . ' Sally Hunt , general secretary of the University and College Union , said : ` The Government allowed private companies , that lack transparency and accountability , to profit from public subsidies without the most basic checks , and this is the completely inevitable result . ' | Home Office suspends licence for St Patrick 's College , Holborn , London . Its students received # 97.5 million in public loans and grants last year . Investigation will now examine whether many were wrongly admitted . | [[97, 136], [1489, 1590], [1515, 1525], [1537, 1627]] |
Transgender hip-hop artist accused of killing a London break dancer with an illegal buttocks injection name-dropped her way through testimony Friday , claiming that model Amber Rose was among the celebrities who had sought out her services . Padge-Victoria Windslowe testified in court that Rose , 31 , started receiving injections from her before she became famous and continued until two days before the 2011 death of 20-year-old dancer Claudia Aderotimi . She said under cross-examination that rapper Kanye West dropped her off for one procedure when the two were dating and that she was supposed to perform a ` correction ' on Nicki Minaj that never happened . Representatives for Rose and Minaj did not immediately respond to emails requesting comment . Naming names : Transgender hip-hop artist Padge-Victoria Windslowe -LRB- left -RRB- testified during her murder trial that model Amber Rose -LRB- right -RRB- went to her to get buttocks injections . Celebrity couple : Windslowe said under cross-examination that Kanye West -LRB- left -RRB- dropped Rose off for one butt-injection procedure when the two were dating . This file photo shows West and Rose at the 2009 MTV Video Music Award . Windslowe , 45 , talked of the dizzying array of names , addresses , careers and identities she has assumed in the 20 years she admits doing underground cosmetic surgery on the side . Clients from rappers to strippers to fellow transgender women paid thousands of dollars to plump their posteriors , Windslowe said . ` Amber was like a walking billboard , ' she said of Rose , who was raised in Philadelphia . ` She brought a lot of girls from VH1 . ' Asked by Assistant District Attorney Carlos Vega why they would choose an unlicensed practitioner over an L.A. plastic surgeon , Windslowe said , ' I was the best , and I do n't mean that to be cocky . ' Her ` Black Madam ' moniker , she said , came from many lucrative years running an escort service employing male , female and transgender sex workers . She kept half their take . ` It 's set up like a friendly date , but I 'm not naive about what goes on , ' she said . ` They 're doing something . It 's not just escorting . ' She said she pocketed 50 per cent of their income and made good money . But she stopped after her father died in 2003 because she ` did n't feel good about it anymore . ' The names she used on bank cards and mail deliveries before and after Claudia Aderotimi 's death included birth name Forrest Gordon , the more feminine Foreest Leona Gordon , and Foreest Leona Giordani . On trial : Windslowe -LRB- left -RRB- , 45 , has been charged with killing 20-year-old London dancer Claudia Aderotimi -LRB- right -RRB- . Tragic death : Aderotimi died in 2011 after she was injected with low-grade silicone , which spread to the woman 's lungs , liver and brain . Seedy side buisness : Windslowe said her nickname ` Black Madam ' came from years spent running an escort service employing male , female and transgender sex workers . ' I thought it sounded like a movie star name , so I liked it , ' she said of the last name . Windslowe is charged with third-degree murder . Aderotimi died after she was injected with low-grade silicone at Philadelphia airport hotel . Doctors have told jurors during the two-week trial that the syringe hit a vein and sent silicone to the woman 's lungs , liver and brain . Two other women testified they spent months in the hospital with similar injuries after visits with Windslowe , including 23-year-old stripper Sherkeeia King , who received an injection on a dining room table at a ` pumping party ' that sent her to the hospital vomiting blood . Defense lawyer David Rudenstein seemingly hoped to show jurors through Windslowe 's testimony that she prepped them with alcohol before and after the injections and took other safety measures . However , prosecutors say she mostly used nonsterile , industrial silicone , not the medical-grade silicone that is encased in implants during standard cosmetic surgeries . ' I told -LSB- clients -RSB- I 've been doing this for years , I 've done it to myself and my friends , and I was trained by a nurse up in Washington Heights -LRB- in New York City -RRB- back in 1995 , ' Windslowe said Friday , explaining her credentials . ` Walking billboard ' : Windslowe testified that Amber Rose -LRB- left and right -RRB- , 31 , brought to her many female clients from VH1 to get buttocks injections . Big business : Although she was unlicensed , Windslowe charged about $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 per session depending on the amount of silicone requested . On the stand Thursday , Windslowe said she was trained by a doctor in Thailand and another in South America who performed her sex-change operation . She said she started doing body sculpting two decades ago to help transgender friends . Transgender women often want to plump up an indent in the side of the buttocks they call ` the boy pocket , ' she said . Windslowe charged about $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 per session depending on the amount of silicone requested . Some clients , including a pole dancer she discussed Friday , saw her a half-dozen times . Windslowe told jurors Thursday that she has worked on thousands of people , earning the title ` the Michelangelo of buttocks injections , ' and uses the same products on herself . | Padge-Victoria Windslowe , 45 , testified Friday that Kanye West once dropped off Rose for an injection when the two were dating . Rose , 31 , brought in a lot of clients from VH1 , Windslowe stated in court . She claimed that Nicki Minja was supposed to get a ` correction ' on her posterior , but that never happened . The transgender hip-hop artist told jurors she has performed buttocks injections on thousands of people over the years . Windslowe is charged with causing the death of 20-year-old London break dancer Claudia Aderotimi . | [[242, 340], [459, 548], [977, 1098], [1104, 1125], [1610, 1647], [4308, 4421], [4333, 4349], [4378, 4450], [578, 642], [0, 107], [0, 26], [151, 207], [5151, 5286], [0, 107], [348, 351], [370, 438], [2557, 2565], [2568, 2583], [2597, 2687], [3100, 3147]] |
Sir Paul McCartney 's childhood home in Liverpool sold in six minutes at auction to an anonymous local buyer for # 150,000 . The terraced house in Western Avenue , Speke , was where the musician lived with his parents from 1947 until the mid-1950s . McCartney 's mother Mary worked as a midwife at the time and the family were said to have been well known in the community . Scroll down for video . The childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney -LRB- pictured centre -RRB- sold for # 150,000 in just six minutes last night - and for more than double the average price for a property on the road in the Speke area of Liverpool . Paul Mccartney and brother Mike Mcgear as children pictured in 1948 when they lived at the proeprty . Beatles guide Paul Beesley said : ` This is an important house because it 's where Paul spent his formative schoolboy years . ` He was exposed to music from an early age and his dad had a jazz band . Paul 's first instrument was the trumpet . ' The house went under the hammer in the city 's Cavern Club last night and sold for more than double the average price for a property on the same road . The buyer of the property , who did not want to be named , said he was ` delighted ' to have won against competition from overseas bidders . The anonymous local bidder said he was ` delighted ' to have won against competition from overseas bidders . A picture from 1953 which shows a young Paul McCartney , far left , attending a schoolfriend 's birthday party . Bidding for the house opened at # 100,000 and within six minutes rose to # 150,000 - the winning bid . Paul McCartney -LRB- pictured left -RRB- with Lulu and John Lennon in 1965 . The terraced house was where Sir Paul -LRB- pictured left -RRB- lived with his parents from 1947 until the mid-1950s . A Beatles guide said the house is important because it 's where Paul spent his formative schoolboy years . The colour scheme in this room may have been influenced by Strawberry Fields Forever . The Beatles from left : Paul McCartney , George Harrison , John Lennon and Ringo Starr hold up their MBE awards at news conference following their investiture on October 26 , 1965 at Buckingham Palace . In October 2013 , John Lennon 's childhood home at 9 Newcastle Road in Wavertree , sold at auction for # 480,000 . Last October George Harrison 's former home 26 Upton Green , in Speke , where he lived from 1949 until the early sixties , sold for # 156,000 . However , Ringo Starr 's childhood home is now worth less than # 600 . Accounts show that the terraced house on Madryn Street - worth # 60,000 in April 2013 - now has a value of just # 525 . The property is one of hundreds in the Welsh Streets area of the Dingle that were all together worth around # 17m when bought by the council but are now worth around # 1m . The bidding opened at # 100,000 and within minutes rose to # 150,000 . Auctioneer Andrew Brown , of Countrywide Property , said : ` We are delighted to have sold such an iconic piece of the Beatles ' and Liverpool 's history . ` All of the Beatles properties we 've sold have gone to real Beatles fans , which is great . ` The Beatles are such a big part of not only Liverpool culture but British culture too . ' Stephen Giddins , regional sales director of estate agent Entwistle Green , said : ` We are delighted for our client as we were consciously aware that there was a lot of interest in the property . ` We wanted to ensure that this translated into achieving the best price possible for them . ' . The living room of the Speke property where Sir Paul lived from the age of five with his parents . | Sir Paul McCartney 's childhood home in Liverpool sold in just six minutes . House was bought by anonymous local buyer for # 150,000 last night . Sold for more than double the average price for a property on same road . House is important as it 's where Sir Paul learned a lot about music . | [[0, 124], [399, 622], [970, 1039], [1497, 1549], [0, 124], [399, 622], [1485, 1506], [1550, 1587], [399, 622], [970, 979], [1044, 1121], [725, 756], [759, 798], [1784, 1841]] |
A New York City man was convicted Thursday of setting up the fatal shooting of his wife while the couple was on a walk with one of their young sons in New Jersey . A jury deliberated for four hours before convicting Kashif Parvaiz of scheming with his girlfriend to kill his wife and make it look like a random attack . The August 2011 shooting occurred while Parvaiz and his wife , 27-year-old Nazish Noorani , walked with their son near her family 's home in Boonton , a New Jersey suburb about 30 miles from New York that is home to a large Pakistani-American population . Guiltyu : Kashif Parvaiz is escorted out of a Morris County court in New Jersey after a jury found him guilty on Thursday , Feb. 26 , 2015 in Morristown , New Jersey of scheming with his girlfriend to kill his wife 27-year-old Nazish Noorani and make it look like a random attack . Forbidden love : Antoinette Stephen -LRB- left -RRB- pleaded guilty to murder and other offenses and testified against Parvaiz -LRB- right -RRB- . The way they were : Parvaiz and his wife Nazish -LRB- left -RRB- had two sons and Parvaiz had his wife killed while with one of them on a walk near their New Jersey home . Noorani was killed , Parvaiz was wounded and the boy was unharmed . The couple 's other son was with family members in the house . ` Nothing will ever restore Nazish to her family . As her two young children grow up , they will never have their mother by their side . Her family , and most especially her siblings , will never see her again , ' Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said in a statement . ` This verdict , however , demonstrates to all of her loved ones that justice has been served . ' Antoinette Stephen pleaded guilty to murder and other offenses and testified against Parvaiz . The Billerica , Massachusetts , resident was having an affair with Parvaiz and admitted firing the fatal shots . Parvaiz first told police that his family had been attacked by a group of men who called them terrorists and suggested that it was a bias crime , prosecutors said . Noorani was originally from Karachi , Pakistan . Stephen and Parvaiz exchanged text messages in the days leading up to the shooting , according to an arrest affidavit released by the Morris County Prosecutor 's Office . ` You hang in there . Freedom is just around ur corner , ' read one text sent from a phone listed to Stephen 's father to Parvaiz , according to the affidavit . Black magic : Prosecutors said during the three-week trial that Parvaiz emailed two black magic companies asking if they could come up with a way to make his wife leave him , kill herself or disappear . They said he paid at least $ 4,500 for spells and prayers from the company . Loving family : Mrs Noorani with her two sons , aged five and three . The youngest witnessed the horror . Scene : Police remove the stroller from the area . The couple 's youngest witnessed the shooting death of his mother as orchestrated by his father . Subsequent texts from Stephen 's number describe driving around the neighborhood to see how far away the nearest police station was , according to the affidavit . The exchange of texts continued up until 2 p.m. on the day of the shooting , authorities said . According to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi , Parvaiz 's accounts of the attack were inconsistent and immediately raised suspicions . Parvaiz told investigators the couple was attacked by a different combination of black and white males who shouted ethnic slurs , authorities said . In his initial story , the group shouted something about the family being ` terrorists , ' authorities said . Bianchi said investigators were deeply concerned when Parvaiz suggested it was a bias crime , but within hours ` it was obvious to investigators that this was sadly the alleged handy work of the victim 's husband who allegedly did the unthinkable and plotted to murder his wife . ' Nazish Noorani lived in fear of her abusive husband as their marriage crumbled and chillingly foretold of her fate to her brother . In court : Antoinette Stephen stands behind a partition during her arraignment on a fugitive from justice charge . She would later testify against her former lover . Friday , Aug. 12 11:34 am . AS to KP : ` You hang in there . Freedom is just around ur corner ' Sunday , Aug. 14 1:03 pm . KP to AS : ` Well I need to speak to you and . explain to you how to approach the situation ill be depositing money . tomorrow morning and ill see you tomorrow evening ' Monday , Aug. 15 10:07 pm . KP to AS : ' I can meet u I told Naz I ate too much and im going out for a walk where are u ' AS to KP : ` Driving now ... K text me when u in neighborhood ... I 'm down church street ' 10:44 pm . AS to KP : ' I know , I saw . I 'm driving to the nearest precinct . To judge their driving distance . ' KP to AS : ` ull have a 10 mints head start ' AS to KP : ' I know . its just that since we 're close to lubnas house plus . they 're going to be awake , they 'll come out first . I 'll be running right . their way . U need to ... Stall for some time along the road a little . away so they 're not alert ' KP to AS : ' -LSB- I 'm at the -RSB- McDonalds in Parsippany ' AS to KP : . ` oh s ** t. Im parked near Naz 's home . Was going to walk the area . ' Tuesday , Aug. 16 -LSB- The day of the shooting -RSB- . KP to AS : Parvaiz wrote he was at Noorani 's sister 's home . 2:13 pm . AS to KP : ` Call me when u can . Delete all msgs from phone . I wo n't message from here on . ' In a text to him she wrote : ' I dont no wht to do . Cant talk to him cuz he abuse me than ... he doesnt wan na live with me ... i dont no kids get scared of him sometimes ... im so tired of this ... i dont no Im scared ... someday u will find me dead because its cuz of kaski ... he wants to kill me . ' The victim 's sister , Lubna Choudhry , cried in the hallway in the arms of her brother , Kaleem Norrani , after the verdict was read . The family did not immediately comment . Prosecutors said during the three-week trial that Parvaiz emailed two black magic companies asking if they could come up with a way to make his wife leave him , kill herself or disappear . They said he paid at least $ 4,500 for spells and prayers from the company . Parvaiz was convicted of murder , conspiracy to commit murder , endangering the welfare of a child , child abuse , hindering apprehension by lying to police and weapons charges . He faces life in prison at his sentencing , which is scheduled for April 24 . Stephen faces a minimum of 30 years in prison , but has yet to be sentenced . Parvaiz was convicted of murder , conspiracy to commit murder , endangering the welfare of a child , child abuse , hindering apprehension by lying to police and weapons charges . He faces life in prison at his sentencing , which is scheduled for April 24 . | A New Jersey jury deliberated for four hours before convicting Kashif Parvaiz of scheming with his girlfriend to kill his wife . Parvaiz paid at least $ 4,500 for spells and prayers from a black magic company in an attempt to make his wife ` disappear , ' records showed . 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Canada 's Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by three immigrants to ditch its citizenship oath , which requires would-be citizens to pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II . Canada 's Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by three immigrants to ditch its citizenship oath , which requires would-be citizens to pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II . The appeal was launched by longtime permanent residents Michael McAteer , Simone Topey and Dror Bar-Natan who wanted to become citizens without making the vow to the Queen and royal family . The trio cited different reasons for not wanting to take the vow , including religious objections . But Canada 's Supreme Court refused to hear the challenge to the citizenship requirement leaving intact an earlier ruling by Ontario Court of Appeal . Mr McAteer , 81 , said he was disappointed but not surprised after learning of the decision . ` It 's been a long haul , ' said McAteer , a staunch republican who came to Canada from Ireland 51 years ago . ' -LRB- But -RRB- I feel the same : If the oath stands , then I wo n't take Canadian citizenship . ' Topey , a Jamaican Rastafarian , said her religion forbids taking an oath to the Queen . ` I 'm trying to become a citizen not a subject , ' she outside court , according to Canadian TV news . Bar-Natan , an Israeli , argued that the oath represents entrenched privilege he opposes . The Supreme Court gave no reason for refusing to hear the case . Canada 's Citizenship Act requires would-be citizens to swear to be ` faithful and bear true allegiance to Queen Elizabeth the Second , Queen of Canada , her heirs and successors . ' Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth and the Queen is the country 's honorary head of state . The federal government had argued that taking the oath has been around since Confederation . In its ruling last year , the Ontario Court of Appeal noted the Queen remains Canada 's head of state , calling the oath a ` symbolic commitment to be governed as a democratic constitutional monarchy unless and until democratically changed . ' The Queen is the honorary head of state in Canada , which is part of the Commonwealth . Pictured : The Queen and her husband Prince Philip , pictured following a church service in Jasper , Canada , in 2005 . Canada 's Supreme Court refused to hear the challenge by the trio . Pictured : The Queen meeting well wishers in Edmonton , Canada , during her 2005 tour of the country . Lawyer Peter Rosenthal said the high court refusal to hear the case does n't necessarily indicate an endorsement of the oath , but simply means the justices did not feel the case was worthy of their attention . Australia , which is also part of the commonwealth , scrapped its similar pledge to the monarchy 20 years ago . | Three immigrants challenged Canada 's citizenship oath at Supreme Court . As part of Canada 's Citizenship Act swear allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II . Michael McAteer , Simone Topey and Dror Bar-Natan launched appeal . Judges sitting in Supreme Court refuse to hear trio 's appeal . | [[0, 98], [179, 277], [52, 178], [231, 357], [1456, 1636], [1456, 1481], [1509, 1591], [358, 463], [0, 98], [179, 277], [653, 737], [1391, 1408], [1424, 1455], [2288, 2355]] |
A St Petersburg lesbian nightclub was raided by police yesterday after one of the owners kissed her girlfriend on a plane in front of an anti-LGBT politician in a selfie that went viral . Police raided Infinity nightclub following complaints that it was letting underage people through its doors and allowing the sale of illegal drugs , it was reported . The nightclub 's general director and social media administrator have been questioned by officers . Loving protest : Instagram user Kseniya Infinity , left , kisses a friend on a flight in Russia , in a protest against anti-LGBT politician Vitaly Milonov sat in the row behind them . Success : The kissing selfies , posted by Kseniya Infinity on her Instagram account , has since gone viral . Anger : The selfies did not please Milonov , who hid behind his tablet , and later told a local newspaper that he would ` call the Cossacks ' on the two women . Russian human rights lawyer Vitaly Cherkasov believes that the raid is directly linked to the plane selfie , which was posted online at the beginning of February , according to Globalvoicesonline.org . The picture was taken by ` Kseniya Infinity ' on a plane travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg in front of Vitaly Milonov , a vehemently anti-gay politician . The loving protest infuriated the St. Petersburg city councilman , who later called the women ` animals ' and threatened to ` call the Cossacks ' on them . After the lesbian kissing selfie went viral on Instagram and Twitter , Milonov confirmed the incident to a local news website and threatened to find the women and have Cossacks ` whip and torch ' them . ` This animal offended all the passengers on the plane with its extravagant , terrible , inhuman antics , ' he said according to Zaks.ru , as reported by Buzzfeed . ' I can call the Cossacks ... they 're already on their way , with whips and torches . We will expel all the perverts from St. Petersburg . ' The picture also infuriated an anti-homosexual campaign group called Moscow Is n't Sodom and Petersburg Is n't Gomorrah , who made claims that many of those who go to Infinity are minors and that the club permits the sale of illegal drugs . It posted a statement online two days after the picture was taken calling for its supporters to complain about the nightclub to the police . Speaking to a local paper , Milonov called the women 's kissing ` extravagant , terrible , inhuman antics ' and referred to Kseniya Infinity as ` this animal ' The group drafted a complaint that could be forwarded on . It said : ' I have every reason to believe . that the promotional activities carried out at the lesbian club Infinity pose a serious threat to the physical and mental health of minors who manage to enter the establishment . ' The group added : ` It was precisely this nightclub 's staff who staged a provocation a few days ago . Before the eyes of everyone on board a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg , they demonstrated their perverse inclinations , causing a scandal on the Internet . ' Last year Milonov said Apple CEO Tim Cook ` should be banned ' from entering Russia after he came out as gay for the first time . Milonov reportedly suggested that Cook could bring ` the Ebola virus , Aids or gonorrhoea ' , and wanted to ban him from Russia ` for life ' . In the past he has also called Stephen Fry ' a sick person ' , during an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live , during which he also likened homosexuality to beastiality . In December last year he staged a raid on a St Petersburg gay club where he entered the venue with riot police and arrested anyone under 18 . Following last year 's Eurovision Song Contest , which he branded a ` Europe-wide gay parade ' , Milonov tweeted that Russia should boycott the ` Sodom show ' . Milonov co-sponsored Russia 's controversial ` gay propaganda ' law bans displays of ` non-traditional sexual behaviour ' in public or in front of under-18s . The law allows the government to detain ` homosexual or sympathetic foreigners ' for up to 14 days , after which they could face expulsion from the country . | St Petersburg lesbian nightclub called Infinity was raided by police . Follows selfie by owner of kiss with girlfriend in front of anti-gay politician . The selfie , taken in front of Vitaly Milonov on a plane , went viral . Milonov later threatened to ` call the Cossacks ' on the two women . | [[0, 169], [188, 334], [3472, 3533], [0, 169], [161, 169], [175, 187], [996, 1017], [1024, 1070], [1160, 1234], [748, 753], [756, 767], [825, 908], [1302, 1325], [1382, 1427], [1428, 1496], [1499, 1506], [1558, 1586], [1798, 1823]] |
Not one to be outdone by its rivals , Google is reportedly working on a mobile payment service called Android Pay . A ` source close to the matter ' told Ars Technica the firm will officially announce the service at its I/O developer conference later this year . It will create a way for companies to accept transactions through their apps without having to introduce their own individual payment services . A ` source close to the matter ' said that Google 's Android Pay will let companies add mobile payments option to apps . Users will then be able to upload credit card or debit card information , and it will let firms add tap-to-pay options in high-street stores . Android Pay is set to run alongside , and not replace , Google Wallet . Android Pay users will then be able to upload credit card or debit card information to a single secure location but use it to pay for items across apps . And customers will be able to use it to pay for in-app purchases , goods or services with a single tap . Elsewhere , the source said Google will also allow companies to use its Android Pay API to enable tap-to-pay options in physical stores using NFC readers , for example . Cards are linked to Google Wallet , and payments can be made for online purchases and in shops using a phone 's contactless NFC chip . Google Wallet is a free mobile payment and digital wallet that securely stores a user 's credit cards , debit cards , gift cards , loyalty cards and offers . Cards are linked to the wallet , and payments can be made for online purchases and in shops using contactless NFC chips . Developers can currently use this API to add ` Buy with Google ' buttons to apps , which Android Pay would effectively supersede if it works as expected . The source told Ars journalist Megan Geuss that Android Pay will run alongside , and not replace , Google 's current Wallet service . Google Wallet is a free mobile payment and digital wallet that securely stores a user 's credit cards , debit cards , gift cards , loyalty cards and offers . Cards are linked to the wallet , and payments can be made for online purchases and in shops using contactless NFC chips . Developers can currently use this API to add ` Buy with Google ' buttons to apps , which Android Pay would effectively supersede if it works as expected . Earlier this week Google said it was teaming up with the mobile phone payment firm Softcard to ramp up its efforts to counter Apple Pay . Google said its Wallet would become a pre-installed ` tap to pay ' app on Android smartphones sold in the US by AT&T , T-Mobile and Verizon . The aim is ` to help more Android users get the benefits of tap and pay , ' said Google Payments vice president Ariel Bardin . ` We 're also acquiring some exciting technology and intellectual property from Softcard to make Google Wallet better . ' A statement from Softcard - which was founded by the three carriers last year in a push for mobile payments - added the deal with Google would ` bring together leading technologies to advance mobile wallets . ' Bryan Yeager , analyst at the research firm eMarketer , said the deal ` will help get Google Wallet in front of more potential users , but the mobile payments space in the US will continue to be competitive and fragmented for at least the next few years . ' Apple has already launched its Pay service -LRB- pictured with boss Tim Cook -RRB- in the US , and Samsung recently bought LoopPay . The Korean firm is rumoured to be using LoopPay 's technology to develop its own payment service . A similar Google rival could be announced at its I/O Developers conference later this year . Mr Yeager noted that Samsung 's announcement last week that it was buying digital wallet firm LoopPay ` shows that deal activity does n't necessarily equate to market consolidation . ' LoopPay technology is compatible with approximately 90 percent of retail terminals to let customers tap their phones for payment with registered credit cards , according to Samsung . LoopPay has been built into smartphone cases as well as into fobs , or dongles , and transmits credit card data using magnetic fields to point-of-sale terminals to effectuate transactions . Apple has already launched its Pay service in the US and Samsung recently bought LoopPay . The Korean firm is rumoured to be using LoopPay 's technology to develop its own payment service . | A ` source close to the matter ' revealed the plans to Ars Technica . Android Pay will let companies to add mobile payments option to apps . Users will then be able to upload credit card or debit card information . It will also let firms add tap-to-pay options in high-street stores . Android Pay is set to run alongside , and not replace , Google Wallet . 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A woman and her husband have pleaded guilty to killing the woman 's mother , who froze to death after they forced her to sleep in a shipping container in below-zero conditions . Jassy Anglin , 53 , and her husband , 56-year-old mental health worker Michael Anglin , pleaded guilty in the Hobart Supreme Court on Friday to the manslaughter of Ms Anglin 's mother , 77-year-old Janet Mackozdi in July 2010 . Ms Mackozdi , who had the care requirements of a toddler , had been forced to sleep in a shipping container on the couple 's property in Mount Lloyd , Tasmania , and died from hypothermia . Jassy Anglin -LRB- left -RRB- and her mental health worker husband Michael -LRB- right -RRB- pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of her elderly mother who they allegedly forced to live in a shipping container . The court heard forensic testing had revealed the elderly woman would have been trapped in conditions between -1 and 2.9 degrees Celsius . The couple , from Yorkey 's Knob , near Cairns , allegedly did not seal the container properly . In April last year , Cairns Magistrates Court was told the Anglins hatched an elaborate plot three hours after the pensioner died to wash and dress the body , then drive it to hospital in an attempt to hide the real cause of the elderly woman 's death . Once there , they told a nurse the woman died after they had set off for a trip to a national park , it was reported by the Courier Mail . Ms Mackozdi , who had the care requirements of a toddler , had been forced to sleep in a shipping container on the couple 's property in Mount Lloyd , Tasmania , and died from hypothermia . ` It 's alleged both defendants concocted a story instead of calling an ambulance , ' Magistrate Anthony Gett said . The Yorkeys Knob pair , who showed no emotion in court , were extradited to Tasmania to face the manslaughter charges . The couple had moved to Cairns four years ago for lifestyle reasons and not to avoid investigations into the death , their lawyer Jefferson Mobbs told the court . | A Queensland couple have plead guilty to manslaughter of a woman , 77 . Janet Mackozdi was forced to sleep in a shipping container in Tasmania . She died of hypothermia after spending the night in -3 degrees in 2010 . Her daughter Jassy Anglin and son-in-law Michael Anglin were charged . Ms Mackodzi had the care requirement of a toddler . The couple washed and dressed her after finding her dead in the container . They drove her to hospital in a bid to hide the cause of her death . | [[0, 74], [178, 213], [266, 344], [683, 756], [55, 74], [81, 177], [406, 417], [455, 554], [738, 756], [766, 816], [1446, 1457], [1495, 1594], [55, 74], [81, 177], [406, 417], [572, 595], [1446, 1457], [1612, 1635], [1108, 1194], [1074, 1092], [1212, 1251], [1241, 1243], [1252, 1306]] |
Sir Richard Branson has created his new brand of hotels - the first of which opened this year in Chicago - keeping the female traveller in mind . The entrepreneur has focused on the fairer sex for the Virgin Hotel in Chicago , with a bench in the shower so women can sit and shave their legs to a ` Lovers ' Intimacy Kit ' in the minibar . Containing condoms and sex toys , the $ 20 addition is one of the more unusual extras found in the room alongside the reasonably priced snacks -LRB- the hotel prides itself on charging accurate prices for food and drink -RRB- . Scroll down for video . All rooms are two-room ` chambers , ' with a separate dressing room and bedroom area . The compartment divider can slide across , if people require privacy when ordering room service . In order to design a hotel that would appeal to women , Virgin held focus groups with frequent female travelers asking them what was on their hotel wish lists . The responses stated they mainly wanted safety and convenience . The 26-storey , Art Deco building 's rooms have also been designed with a large vanity table complete with drawers to store make-up and even a sliding compartment door with a peep hole separating the entrance and the bedroom , so guests in a state of undress can accept room service without being seen . With additional clothes hangers especially for lingerie and an app called Lucy for calling room service , the hotel certainly appears to favour the females . ' I do n't think any hotel caters to the female traveller , ' Branson , 64 , told the Wall Street Journal . ` It will give Virgin an edge to make sure we look after them . ' ` We 're taking into consideration the rise of female business travellers , and appreciate what it means to our success as a brand . ' Women can shave their legs on a bench in the shower for safety , -LRB- left -RRB- , and do their makeup with the light of a back-lit magnifying mirror , -LRB- right -RRB- . The wardrobe comes with his and hers section , complete with shoe racks and separated hangers for lingerie . The chamber is separated in two sections , separated by a sliding door , with a peep hole . This allows room service to be ordered , and modesty protected . The hotel has caused a stir for more than just its unusual mini bar offerings . When it was unveiled in January , the hotel also showcased a room key vending machine instead of a check-in desk and even free drinks at happy hour . The hospitality group , which includes everything from airplanes to mobile phone plans , has long made eliminating fees and surcharges a top priority . So it 's perhaps no surprise that WiFi is free and room service is available at no additional cost . At the heart of the property is The Commons Club , a members-only inspired space where guests can drink , dine and mingle . Some of the quirky additions at the hotel are designed to make female travellers feel comfortable and offer a sense of ` fun ' It 's here that visitors can also take advantage of Social Hour - like happy hour , but better - where all drinks are free between 6pm and 7pm . Guests can plug their music into a USB port in the room to stream their own favourite bands , or take advantage of the free music albums on the TV , specially curated for the hotels . The hotel is located in the historic Old Dear Born Bank Building , a Chicago landmark , and offers 250 guest rooms , which start at # 140 . Virgin Hotels has plans to open a second location in Nashville in summer 2016 and a third property in New York City in the fall of 2017 , with 20 locations by 2025 . ` Chicago is an exhilarating and historic city , and a place we 're happy to call home for the first-ever Virgin Hotel , ' said Raul Leal , CEO of Virgin Hotels . ` It 's an exciting time for our team as we get to unveil our new approach to room design , service , and entertainment within the hotel industry . The hotel is not the only one to offer intimate toys up to its guests . The Drake Hotel in Canada provides a pleasure menu , alongside the standard room service . And Ushuaia , the celebrity-filled party hotel in Ibiza , comes with its own erotic kits in rooms , complete with silk handcuffs . The innovative hotel does not have a front check-in desk . Computer screens sitting atop a former cigar bar -LRB- the prior tenant was a 1920s bank -RRB- where you can access your reservation profile and check-in . ` Chicago is an exhilarating and historic city , and a place we 're happy to call home for the first-ever Virgin Hotel , ' said Raul Leal , CEO of Virgin Hotels . The Commons Club , a members-only inspired space , offers Social Hour daily , with free drinks from 6-7pm . A 2011 report from the Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University stated that while females accounted for only a quarter of business travelers in 1991 , they now comprise about half , an opportunity Virgin Hotels is keen to reflect in its rooms . The property , at 203 N. Wabash in the Loop , is the first of three planned for the US . Two hotels are being developed in New York and Nashville . | The first of 20 planned Virgin Hotel properties opened in Chicago in January , with some unusual additions . 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Lies : Nicole Richess , pictured outside Bournemouth Crown Court today , falsely accused two Army soldiers of raping her on a night out in 2012 . A woman who falsely accused two soldiers of attempting to rape her after having sex with them on a drunken night has admitted she made up claims of the attack . Nicole Richess was too ashamed to tell her boyfriend she had cheated on him with the two men so she lied and said they had forced themselves on her . The 20-year-old now faces jails after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice yesterday . The court heard that Richess had been on a night out with friends in Bournemouth , Dorset , in November 2012 , when she bumped into a group of four soldiers . They went on a bar crawl with the servicemen , who were based locally at the time , and Richess invited the men back to her house , where she later had sex with two of them . Richess , who was 18 at the time , reported the soldiers after she told her boyfriend and he made her go to the police . The two men were then questioned by police and faced disciplinary action over the accusations . The soldiers said the claims had ` left them petrified ' and had ` impacted their friends , family and their work ' . Following two weeks of investigations , officers were satisfied Richess had made up the claims and she was arrested for perverting the course of justice on November 26 that year . Richess denied the offence and her trial was due to start at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday . It has taken more than two years to come to court as Richess pleaded not guilty and the two soldiers , aged 23 and 24 , and witnesses were serving overseas in the Army . But Richess , a former carer who has had to give up work for health reasons , changed her plea to guilty before the trial was due to start at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday . A judge warned her that she now faces jail for her ` selfishness and lies ' . Afterwards , the two soldiers told of the impact the false rape allegations have had on their lives and careers . They have already faced disciplinary action over what happened . The 24-year-old solider , who does not want to be identified , said : ` When the allegation was made I was petrified , I 've never been so scared in all my life . ` It did n't just impact on us , it impacted on everyone we knew - friends , family , work . It could have been the end of my life . ` That stigma you have attached to you the whole time is horrible , it affects everything , like relationships . I 'm glad it 's over and hopefully she will get what she deserves . ' The other man said : ` My family were distraught about the allegations and the worry has been the biggest thing for me . ` It 's a big weight of my shoulders that it 's done now . I 'm just relieved and happy it 's over . ' Distraught : The two men who were falsely accused by Richess , pictured outside court today with their faces muzzed to protect their identities , said the claims had ` impacted everyone they knew ' Prosecutor Sophie Stevens said in a statement yesterday : ` Attempting to rape someone is a very serious criminal offence . ` Nicole Richess made false allegations that two soldiers had attempted to rape her because she had been confronted by her boyfriend who had been made aware that she had been unfaithful . ` The investigation into her allegations revealed that she went out for the evening with girlfriends in Bournemouth . ` They went clubbing and she , with one of her friends , met four young men , army soldiers . Richess then took the two soldiers to her home where they had sexual intercourse . ` What she did not know is that her boyfriend of three years would be aware of what happened through rumours , as a result he confronted her . ` Scared she started to make up stories and after three days of being pressurised by her boyfriend she went to the police and said the soldiers had attempted to rape her . ` She maintained her story during the police investigation , which quickly revealed discrepancies in her statement . ` Her selfishness and lies had serious consequences professionally and personally on the two young men , who had to be disciplined according to the Army policy . ` The investigation went on their record and this limited their opportunities to be mobilised abroad . ` Their private lives had been exposed only because Richess could not take responsibility for her actions . We hope that with this conviction , they will be able to move on with their lives . ' Isabelle Gillard , defending at Bournemouth Crown Court , said Richess was of good character and came from a respectable background . She said : ` At the time she was 18 and on the evening in question drink and drugs had been taken , in her case for the first time in terms of the drugs . ` The police investigated , the soldiers were traced and gave their account - that she had taken them back to her own home and had consensual sex with both of them . Convicted : Richess , a former carer who has had to give up work for health reasons , changed her plea to guilty before the trial was due to start at Bournemouth Crown Court , pictured , yesterday . ` They gave consistent accounts of what they said happened and the police came to the conclusion that what she said was not what happened and she was arrested . ` She is a girl of previous good character and she comes from a respectable background , she worked as a carer . ' Richess had her sentencing adjourned for reports but Judge Jonathan Fuller QC said that an ` immediate custodial sentence would be at the forefront of his mind . ' Afterwards Detective Constable Stef Belton , from Dorset Police , said : ` We spent a huge amount of time investigating the original rape allegation but it was clear very early on that there was another offence going on . ` The investigation has taken two years to come to court . The victims of this case have been waiting for that long to have their names cleared so I 'm very pleased with the result in court today . ` We take allegations of rape very seriously and fully support genuine victims of rape . ` We also take any false allegation very seriously because there can be very serious consequences for the people that get arrested for those offences , particularly rape because rape has a stigma attached to it and it can ruin people 's lives . ` People who make false allegations make it more difficult for true victims to come forward but they should be reassured that we fully support any victims of rape and will always investigate any allegations that are made to the police . ' It has taken more than two years to come to court as Richess pleaded not guilty to the offences and the two victims and witnesses were serving away with the army . 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They are part-motor home , part-coach ... and all style . With 43 full-time drivers on NASCAR 's elite Sprint Cup circuit and 36 races each season , it means lot of traveling across the country every year . So in order to avoid constantly checking in-and-out of confined , expensive hotel rooms , many of the drivers have invested in a ` home away from home ' on wheels . They can also park them at the speedway . ` This is where you spend all your weekends , ' Darrell Waltrip , a NASCAR Hall of Fame driver , told The Orlando Sentinel . The motor homes cost anywhere from $ 1.2 million to more than $ 2 million . Scroll down for video . Sleek : Many of the RV 's are custom-built to tailor to the needs of the drivers and their families , who usually travel with them to competitions . here are 43 full-time NASCAR drivers and 36 races each season all over the country . ` It 's our home away from home ' : NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Darren Waltrip is one of many race men scooping up elaborate motor homes . He has been using motor homes since the 1980s , and recalls the days when he would park in among the fans . Modern : The motor homes come equipped with state-of-the-art , luxury features , such as motel-style beds and temperature settings . The only problem can be the noise , since they are parked so close to the speedways where NASCAR stage their races . Impressive : The kitchens allow the drivers and their families to self-cater and not rely on restaurants while on the road , including elaborate fridges , freezes and other cooking appliances . Being able to cook eliminates having to rely on restaurants for the drivers and their families . Essentials : Even the bathrooms come with quality finishings , such as luxury showers with marble tiling and even a step . Some showers are a little more rudimentary than others , and like other motor homes are held up above the toilet . Comfortable : Usually the NASCAR stars hire a driver , who ferries the motor coaches around the country , or will captain the vehicle themselves . The drivers and their families are then able to fly ahead and meet the motor coach , rather than spend so much time on the road . Decadent : The RV 's are built as ` homes away from home ' . Seen here is an office-style study with a leather armchair . NASCAR drivers earn a salary of between $ 1 million to $ 20 million , not including endorsement deals . Relaxing : There are 36 races a season , meaning the driver 's use the motor homes frequently , parking outside the speedways . A good couch is essential after a long day in a race car . State-of-the-art : The company that produces many of the motor homes , Featherlite Coaches , describes the finish as ` yacht-like ' . They hail themselves the ` official NASCAR provider ' when it comes to motor coaches . Classy : The RV 's are built to be ` houses on wheels ' and come complete with living rooms and even studies , like the one seen here . Luxury : The motor homes cost anywhere from $ 1.2 million to more than $ 2 million . Pre-owned vehicles start at around $ 200,000 . Seen here is a smaller model , however fitted with the same luxury inclination , with white leather seats . Family-oriented : Older , pre-owned models sell for between $ 200,000 and $ 800,000 . Seen here is a diner-style booth for meals and for sitting while traveling between races . Chauffeur : The NASCAR star 's usually hire drivers to captain the vehicles so they can relax , fastening into comfortable chairs like these . Important : The motor homes are completely self-contained , built to be on the road for long periods . Some showers are less elaborate , like this one . Self-catered : The kitchens resemble those of a modest apartment , with finer details . This particular home has a Las Vegas-like hotel theme . Older , pre-owned models sell for between $ 200,000 and $ 800,000 . A NASCAR driver , generally , earns a yearly salary between $ 1 million and $ 20 million , not including endorsements . The motor homes are often custom-built to suit the requests of the driver 's and their families , who usually travel with them , including features like baby rooms , plush carpeting and proper kitchens . ` During the season , I probably spend at least three days a week in my motor home , ' NASCAR icon Richard Petty told The Sentinel . ` So it 's not only my home away from home , it 's my home . ' Typically , the NASCAR drivers hire motor home drivers to ferry the RV 's across the the country , while they fly ahead . A company called Fetherlite Coaches , which is based in Suffolk , Virginia , cater to many of the NASCAR drivers . On their website they describe the finishings of the motor coaches as ` yacht-like ' . They can feature up to four sliding rooms . Veteran : Driver Richard Petty -LRB- left -RRB- has been living in motor homes since the 1980s , starting with a simple caravan-style , and now upgrades every few years . He is seen here in 2002 . At-home : The coaches are usually parked outside the speedways where the drivers will be racing , in what they call ` motor home row ' Child-friendly : Bunk beds are fairly standard sleeping arrangements , outside the master suite , with many having at least three . Driver David Ragan -LRB- right -RRB- owns a similar motor coach to the one seen here , which he travels in with his family . Novelty : The motor homes usually provide for space for children to play than a hotel room . It 's not unusual for adults to sleep in the bunks , too . Practical : The kitchens could easily be mistaken for something from a regular apartment , with stove , fridge , microwave , oven and sizable sink . Spacious : The larger-sized motor homes can cost up to $ 2 million , but eradicate expensive hotels and flights . The master suites are quite spacious . Amenities : The motor coaches can fit even a large family of five , although typically only feature one bathroom to share . Beautiful : The newer motor homes have plenty of space and stunning finishings . Seen here is a model-style sink in the bathroom . | ` Motor coaches ' are ` homes away from home ' for NASCAR drivers . There are 43 full-time NASCAR drivers and 36 races each season all over the country . Coaches cut out the need for hotels and can be parked near the speedways . 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A series of advertising billboards using what appeared to be a mysterious foreign language and symbols sparked terrorism fears after springing up in New Mexico . Residents were reported to have hurled obscenities at the workmen as they were putting up the signs along the interstate after mistaking them for Islamic State adverts . Much to the relief of locals they were later revealed to be the work of Los Angeles based artist Daniel Small and were said to be depictions of the Ten Commandments . Scroll down for video . A series of advertising billboards using what appeared to be a mysterious foreign language sparked terrorism fears . The billboards were installed along Interstate 10 in southern New Mexico by art organisation Los Angeles Nomadic Division . A total of 10 large posters were installed along Interstate 10 as part of the art series titled Pending Cipher for the Open Present . They feature a fictional language created using Cypriot Greek and a form of paleo Hebrew over stills from the 1923 film the Ten Commandments , according to hyperallergic.com . They are part of a wider moving art project created by Los Angeles Nomadic Division . Delivery driver Craig Melton reportedly described the signs as ` pretty weird , ' according to Las Cruces Sun News . ` You never know , we 're close to the border and you think that ISIS or some other subversives might be trying to get at us , ' he was reported to have said . He claimed that as they were installed a group of locals surrounded the workmen ` shouting obscenities and claiming that the billboards were either Satanic or Islamic , ' according to hyperallergic.com . The billboards were created by Los Angeles based artist Daniel Small and titled Pending Cipher for the Open Present . One local said : ' I thought terrorists were making their way into the city , ' after spotting the signs . Another local said : ' I thought terrorists were making their way into the city . ' Others complained of being in America and not understand the signs . ` Feel like I 'm back in Afghanistan when I see it , ' another said , according to gawker.com . ` How about putting up the ten commandments all over the US ... ' But Samantha Frank , territorial director of the Los Angeles Nomadic Division , a nonprofit organization that promotes public art exhibitions , told the Las Cruces Sun News that the billboards were part of a moving gallery of contemporary art . The entire Manifest Destiny Billboard Project is travelling between Jacksonville and Los Angeles . Another local , who saw the billboards , added : ' I feel like I 'm back in Afghanistan when I see it ' The LAND website states : ` The ten billboards depict text from the Decalogue Stone , believed by many as an attempt at writing the Ten Commandments , in a language derived from Cypriot Greek and ancient Hebrew . ` Small has added modern day proofreading marks to this pseudo-language , creating illusory hieroglyphs superimposed on images taken by the artist in Guadalupe , CA where DeMille demolished and buried the ersatz Egyptian city set used in film from 1923 . ' The entire Manifest Destiny Billboard Project is travelling between Jacksonville and Los Angeles . The organisation received a $ 50,000 grant to help fund the project , according to Las Cruces Sun News . They were also donated advertising space . It started in October last year and is set to finish in June . The signs feature a fictional language created using Cyrpiot Greek and a form of paleo Hebrew . | Billboards sparked terrorism fears after appearing along the interstate . Residents reportedly hurled abuse at the workmen constructing them . They are the work of Los Angeles based artist Daniel Small . Billboards use a fictional language and depict the Ten Commandments . | [[0, 34], [55, 126], [0, 40], [61, 161], [523, 557], [578, 639], [523, 563], [584, 639], [162, 171], [186, 298], [1437, 1603], [404, 441], [1641, 1696], [1672, 1709], [12, 110], [0, 34], [55, 126], [0, 40], [61, 161], [332, 360], [446, 498], [535, 621], [523, 557], [578, 639], [523, 563], [584, 639], [898, 1017], [3409, 3504]] |
A game show contestant has been taken to task on social media after fumbling a question on national television . Jake Sanders , a medicine student from Deakin University in Geelong Victoria , made the slip up last night on Channel Nine 's Millionaire Hot Seat . Mr Sanders was asked to choose from which four iconic film series the character Bobba Fett-a bounty hunter from Star Wars-features in . Scroll down for video . Jake Sanders made the slip up last night on Channel Nine 's Millionaire Hot Seat . Boba Fett is a menacing mercenary from the iconic George Lucas directed Star Wars saga . ` Bobba Fett is a bounty hunter from which film series ? A -RRB- Harry Potter , b -RRB- The Hunger Games c -RRB- Star Wars D -RRB- The Lord of the Rings , ' asked host Eddie McGuire . Boba Fett is a menacing mercenary from the iconic George Lucas directed Star Wars saga . Wearing a mask of confusion , Jake conceded he ` going to take a gamble and lock in b ' , the Hunger Games . Mr Sanders has gone under fire on social media service Reddit , where he was lambasted by several web users . ` He passed the ' I live under a rock ' test , wrote Dagwood3 4 . DaniellesMB 1 wrote : ` This guy clearly does n't watch any movies . ' Host Eddie McGuire seemed surprised by Sander 's canswer . Host Eddie McGuire asked ` Bobba Fett is a bounty hunter from which film series ? A -RRB- Harry Potter , b -RRB- The Hunger Games c -RRB- Star Wars D -RRB- The Lord of the Rings ' Mr Sanders has gone under fire on social media service Reddit , where he was lambasted by several web users for making the slip-up . It comes after a Victorian teacher made international news in December by botching the opening question on the same program . Whitney Beseler , a PE teacher from Balllarat in Victoria , was asked which of the following-an engagement ring , an anniversary ring , a wedding ring or a burger ring - was ` not a piece of jewellery worn to symbolise a relationship between two people . ' Vision of Beseler assuredly locking in ` anniversary ring ' - suggesting that burger rings were a form of romantic jewellery-went viral , reaching mainstream media outlets in all corners of the globe . | Jake Sanders , a medicine student from Victoria , made the slipup last night . He said Star Wars character Boba Fett was featured in the Hunger Games . Sanders has been taken to task on social media for botching the question . | [[113, 125], [192, 261], [422, 504], [0, 112], [976, 1037], [1010, 1030], [1040, 1085], [1462, 1523], [1496, 1502], [1526, 1594]] |
` How can you NOT see white and gold ? ' That was Nine Network presenter Leila McKinnon 's fiery broadside at the smaller percentage of the population who , as far as they are concerned , believe this dress is blue and black . Some of the country 's most well known figures have come out guns blazing about whether ` The Dress That Broke The Internet ' is black and blue , white and gold or something else entirely . Network 10 personality and journalist Sarah Harris was equally passionate as her Channel Nine colleague . But the dress she saw was much darker . ` WITCHES ! YOU 'RE ALL WITCHES ! #blueandblack , ' she tweeted , aligning with the smaller proportion of the world 's population who see darker shades . Scroll down for video . White-and-gold versus blue-and-black : TV presenters Leila McKinnon -LRB- right -RRB- and Sarah Harris found themselves on different sides of the optical illusion divide . Some people believe this dress is blue and black ; others white and gold . Even Kim Kardashian and Kanye West could n't agree . Network 10 presenter Sarah Harris was strident in her opinions : the dress is blue and black . As the debate raged , even the citizens the country turns to for important insight at moments such as these were unable to give us a straight answer on the true colour of the dress . ` We do n't know why different people see it differently , do n't know that one yet , ' said science guru Dr Karl Kruszynski on 702 ABC Sydney . Dr Kruszynski , who was busy obtaining a spectrometer to find a straight answer , said he saw a blue and brown dress . ' I see the main body of the dress being a light blue colour and then I see the little whispy patterny things as being a browny goldy colour , ' he told presenter Richard Glover . Glover fired back : ` You 're mad , Dr Karl , it 's white ' . Blue and brown believer : Dr Karl was shot down on ABC Radio today by presenter Richard Glover , who said : ` You 're mad , Dr Karl ' According to reports , Opposition Leader Bill Shorten saw white and gold . Network Ten 's ` The Project ' was up to some mischief . The ball is blue , for the record . It 's still unclear whether the nation 's politicians are as divided as they usually are . Opposition Leader Bill Shorten reportedly believes the dress is white and gold , but there was no news on where Prime Minister Tony Abbott stands as of time of publication . Typically , plenty of Australians took the time to make a joke out of the phenomenon . Richmond football club changed the colours of the dress to resemble its famous black and yellow . ' #whiteandgold ? ' they questioned . ` We can only see yellow and black . ' And film critic Marc Fennell joked the optical illusion furore would end up as an advertisement for an eye charity . ` You wait . This whole Dressgate thing is gon na end up being a viral campaign for the Fred Hollows foundation ' . Richmond football club changed the colours of the dress to promote their club . Joker : ` This whole Dressgate thing is gon na end up being a viral campaign for the Fred Hollows foundation ' , quipped Marc Fennell . | It 's the dress that divided a nation - what colour do you think it is ? ` The Dress ' appears black and blue or white and gold to different people . Dr Karl and TV 's Sarah Harris were among the ` blue and black ' brigade . ` You 're mad , Dr Karl , it 's white ! ' said ABC presenter Richard Glover . Leila McKinnon and Bill Shorten also saw white and gold . | [[188, 226], [741, 777], [780, 903], [913, 961], [1106, 1135], [1340, 1375], [1982, 2033], [2218, 2296], [913, 961], [1728, 1762], [1785, 1806], [1851, 1919], [1895, 1919], [1926, 1930], [1933, 1956], [1982, 2033], [2218, 2296]] |
A consumer advocacy group has 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 -LRB- ISP 's -RRB- at the request of the federal government , as ` medieval ' and said it ` reads like a horror movie script ' . Scroll down for video . Consumer advocacy group Choice has slammed the Code as ` frightening ' and is calling for amendments . 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 breaches will be identified through technology which tracks activity on internet protocol addresses , and a notice will then be sent to the account holder to advise them of the suspected infringement . If offenders receive a a third warning , Internet Service Providers will be allowed to provide the customers details - a move that would allow the copyright holder to target the user directly . Choice campaign manager Erin Turner said that the new code could funnel average Australians into a frightening and confusing court battle . ` 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 do n't download illegally could be taken to court , ' Ms Turner told Daily Mail Australia . The Communications Alliance , the industry body backing the proposed code , released 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 ' . ` Ultimately we 're trying to strike a balance . We 're trying to ensure privacy and that personal details are protected , that any allegation -LRB- of copyright infringement -RRB- will be independently reviewed , that customers do n't face sanctions , ' John Stanton from the Communication Alliance told news.com . au . The discovery process means that ISP 's would be obligated to aid ` rights holders ' - such a Hollywood studios - to locate and take legal action against those suspected of illegally downloading content . In Australia , piracy levels hit a peak last year when 1.5 million people downloaded the season finale of Game of Thrones . Piracy levels hit a peak last year when 1.5 million people downloaded the season finale of Game of Thrones . Foxtel has exclusive rights to the fantasy series leading to criticism by consumer groups . 55 % of Australians who downloaded content , including Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul -LRB- above -RRB- illegally said it was because of a lack of access . While the statement also said that the code ` contains strong safeguards against any threat to the privacy of internet users ' and that the consumer could appeal the final notice , Ms Turner said that Choice had serious concerns about the consequences for consumers . The ISP 's - including Telstra , Optus , and iiNet - are obligated after the final warning to co-operate when rights holders wish to locate the consumer suspected of illegally downloading content . In a case earlier in February , the rights holders of the Oscar-winning film Dallas Buyer Club demanded that ISP iiNet hand over the contact information of customers who had illegally downloaded the movie . The ISP expressed concerns the rights holder would send invoices to customers demanding they pay fines in the thousands of dollars to avoid going to court over the matter , reported news.com.au . ` They ca n't oppose it , they have to participate when the rights holders want to take consumers to court . We are very worried about the lack of protection provided to everyday Australians , who could face huge fines that do n't match the crime , ' said Ms Turner . ` The code is an uncapped system of fines , which means that there is no limit to what someone could be made to pay under the scheme , ' she said . Ms Turner said that 55 % of those that downloaded illegally had tried to obtain content through legal sources . In Feburary , the rights holders of the Oscar-winning film Dallas Buyer Club -LRB- above -RRB- demanded that ISP iiNet hand over the contact information of customers who had illegally downloaded the movie . The ISP expressed concerns the rights holder of the Dallas Buyers Club -LRB- above -RRB- would send invoices to customers demanding they pay fines in the thousands of dollars to avoid going to court over the matter . 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 . ` In the US , which also has an uncapped system , a consumer was sued by Sony BMG and fined $ 675,000 for downloading and uploading 30 songs , ' said Ms Turner . ` This is why we are worried , this is a completely disproportionate system . We are not talking about a slap on the wrist , the punishment nowhere near fits the crime , ' she said . The Communication Alliance maintains that while the scheme may not be a popular move with some customer , the industry body made genuine efforts to provide a reasonable balance between education and preventing further illegal downloading . 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 . ` 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 , ' said Ms Turner . The ISP 's - including Telstra , Optus , and iiNet - are obligated after the final warning to co-operate when rights holders wish to locate the consumer suspected of illegally downloading content . ' I do n't expect there to be universal acclaim , but it 's a scheme that 's fair , that 's not punitive and that balances competing interests , ' he said . Choice has been vocal about providing consumers with a greater range of legal options to download the content they are seeking so that they do n'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 . ` 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 urging him to take responsibility for the internet policy . The Communications Alliance has been contacted for comment . Choice is calling on Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull to intervene and ensure proper protection for consumers under the code . | Planned new code targets illegal downloading . The three-strike program sends warnings those suspected of the crime . After third warning , ISPs must provide details of user to rights holders . This allows rights holders - Hollywood studios - to go after individual users . There is no limit on fines that could be imposed on those caught . 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With the exception of Kim Kardashian , most women would be wary of letting their boyfriends or husbands serve as their personal stylists for the day - let alone a week - but that is exactly what one writer did . After learning that her boyfriend Luke Winkie disliked her favorite pair of black shorts , Kelsey Lawrence , 25 , from Austin , Texas , was inspired to give him complete control of her closet , allowing him to dress her without any limitations for an entire work week . ' I thought I had red-blooded , heterosexual dudes mostly figured out as far as what they think girls look most attractive in because I 've spent a few years as an observant young female , ' she wrote in an essay for xoJane . ' I was curious to put this to the test . What would he pick out for me ? ' Scroll down for video . Total trust : Kelsey Lawrence -LRB- left -RRB- , a writer from Austin , Texas , let her boyfriend Luke Winkie -LRB- right -RRB- dress her for an entire work week in whatever he thought she looked most attractive in . Monday : Kelsey , 25 , was ` pleasantly surprised ' by Luke 's first outfit choice -LRB- pictured -RRB- , which mixed color and prints . The rules were simple . Luke , who knew nothing about women 's fashion , had to pick out Kelsey 's outfits based solely on what he found her most attractive in . For his first day of styling his girlfriend , Luke chose an A-line , forest green skirt from Madewell , a loose , black H&M t-shirt and a leopard print cardigan from Goodwill . Black stockings and black ankle boots completed Kelsey 's look . Kelsey noted that she was ` pleasantly surprised ' that Luke was mixing colors and prints , and more importantly the outfit earned ` approving stares ' at her suburban office . She even got a few compliments in the break room . The next day Luke dressed her in a stomach-baring , polka dot L.A. Gear shirt , a pair of grey and white tie dye Levi 's and a denim jacket . While the eclectic ensemble made Kelsey embarrassed to go to work , her worries were unfounded . Tuesday : Kelsey said she was embarrassed to go to work in this stomach-baring outfit that Luke put together , but she later received a genuine compliment on her new look from one of her female co-workers . Wednesday : Luke 's next look was somewhat of a dud because Kelsey was wary of wearing these old boot cut jeans from Aéropostale . Not only did a co-worker love her pants , she went on to tell Kelsey that she noticed ` something new was going on ' with her . ' I am simultaneously flattered and also now uncertain of anything I 've worn ever , ' Kelsey wrote . ` The outfits I 've worn the past two days have garnered more compliments than any look I 've put together for the last month . ' For the third day of her experiment , Luke opted for a casual look , putting Kelsey in ` very old ' old pair of bootcut Aéropostale jeans , his baggy New Order t-shirt and a herringbone hooded coat . The entire look made her feel frumpy and ` mad unattractive ' , and she was shocked to learn that Luke was n't a fan of the form-fitting leggings she usually wore . The following day , Luke stuck with some of Kelsey 's favorite wardrobe items and dressed her in a black Stone Cold Steve Austin Christmas sweatshirt and her high-waisted black jeans from H&M . Kelsey explained that the playful outfit made her realize she has n't been dressing like herself lately , noting that she has been ` very safe ' when choosing her looks . Thursday : For day four , Luke picked out some of Kelsey 's favorite wardrobe staples - a Stone cold Steve Austin Sweatshirt and high-waited jeans from H&M . Friday : On the last day of Kelsey 's experiment , Luke dressed her in an eclectic outfit , which featured a football jersey , a fur coat and a shocking yellow miniskirt . For Luke 's final day of styling , he paired a San Diego Chargers jersey with a tight yellow pencil mini skirt and a white rabbit fur coat that she recently purchased at a vintage boutique . The somewhat over the top outfit was worn to pick up gummy bears at a grocery store before she headed to Luke 's apartment to hang out . ` My friend Andy told me I looked like an extra in a Cam ' ron video , ' she wrote . ` No higher compliment has been paid to me . ' With the exception of the ill-fitting Aéropostale jeans , none of Luke 's chosen outfits were even close to being failures . In fact , many of them earned some unexpected compliments . What 's even more interesting is that Luke only spent a total of five minutes choosing Kelsey 's outfits over the course of five days . The next time you 're standing in front of your closet with ` nothing to wear ' , consider calling your boyfriend in for some help . Fresh faced : A year before Kelsey enlisted Luke to pick out her clothes , she dressed herself in a simple white t-shirt and form-fitting black pants . Personal style : She wore a white short-sleeved button down with grey shorts in 2013 . | Kelsey Lawrence , from Austin Texas , instructed her boyfriend Luke Winkie to dress her in what he found her most attractive in . | [[982, 1024], [1251, 1323], [4733, 4777]] |
An series of images by the United States Geological Survey -LRB- USGS -RRB- has revealed the movement of glaciers in southern Alaska . They reveal how the majority of glaciers have rapidly retreated since the late 19th Century - although a small minority have advanced . The technique - known as repeat photography - helps scientists determine how much a region has changed over time . Slide the images below to see the changing appearance of Alaska 's glaciers over time . Here the retreat of the Muir Inlet can be seen . On the left , a photograph taken on 13 August 1941 shows a glacier 0.43 miles -LRB- 0.7 km -RRB- thick , with large seracs - house-sized chunks of ice - on its face . By 11 August 2005 , however , it has completely disappeared from view - seen on the right . By analysing the various photographic pairs , scientists can document the evolution of the Alaskan landscape , and see how it is responding to retreating glacier ice - with an interactive map also showing their locations . The balance of glaciers and the surrounding environment can drastically affect ecosystems . When glaciers retreat , as many have done since 1850 , it can affect the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use . It can also affect animal and plans that depend on melt-water from glaciers , while in the longer term it can cause ocean levels to rise . The increasing rate at which glaciers are retreating is one indication of how global warming is already affecting the planet . One pair of images shows the west shoreline of Muir Inlet , Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve , in Alaska - and the changes that have taken place since 1892 . One photograph , taken on 13 August 1941 , shows a glacier 0.43 miles -LRB- 0.7 km -RRB- thick , with large seracs - house-sized chunks of ice - on its face . By 11 August 2005 , however , the glacier has completely disappeared from , the same location , having retreated more than 31 miles -LRB- 50km -RRB- . In its place , abundant vegetation is located on the slopes in the photograph . Another pair of images show the retreat of the Reid Glacier between 10 June 1899 and 6 September 2003 . The photograph from 1899 is taken towards the northwest and shows the 197-foot -LRB- 60 metres -RRB- high terminus of the retreating glacier . By 104 years later , the glacier has retreated 1.9 miles -LRB- 3km -RRB- and is barely visible in the same field of view . Again , vegetation becomes much more abundant as it retreats . The retreat of Reid Glacier between 10 June 1899 -LRB- left -RRB- and 6 September 2003 -LRB- right -RRB- is seen here . The glacier has retreated 1.9 miles -LRB- 3km -RRB- and is barely visible , while more vegetation has begun to grow on the side of the hills . The images of the glaciers in southern Alaska -LRB- locations shown here -RRB- were compiled by the United States Geological Survey -LRB- USGS -RRB- . This set of images shows the remarkable retreat of the McCarty Glacier between 30 July 1909 -LRB- left -RRB- and 11 August 2004 -LRB- right -RRB- . The retreat of the glacier here took place over a distance of about 9.8 miles -LRB- 15km -RRB- . The first photograph on the left is of the Northwestern Glacier at some point between the mid-1920s and 1940s . A second photograph on the right , taken on 12 August 2005 , shows how it has retreated more than 6.2 miles -LRB- 10km -RRB- out of view . Another set of images show the stunning retreat of McCarty Glacier between 30 July 1909 and 11 August 2004 . The retreat of the glacier here is about 9.8 miles -LRB- 15km -RRB- . In a pair of north looking photographs , taken looking west of Harris Bay , another dramatic retreat of ice can be seen . The first photograph is an undated winter to summer view from a postcard , likely from between the mid-1920s and the 1940s . A second photograph , taken on 12 August 2005 , shows a startlingly different view of the same location . In the area , the Northwestern Glacier has retreated more than 6.2 miles -LRB- 10km -RRB- out of view . The aptly named Toboggan Glacier , meanwhile , with a gentle slope running down into water , is seen retreating during 103 years between 20 August 1905 and 22 August 2008 . The aptly named Toboggan Glacier is seen on the left on 20 August 1905 . 103 years later on 22 August 2008 , right , it has almost completely disappeared . One of the most dramatic pairs of images sees Pederson Glacier , pictured right in the mid-1920s to 1940s , replaced by vegetation including grasses and shrubs by 10 August 2005 , seen on the right . Not all the glaciers have been on the retreat . Harvard Glacier is seen on the left on 1 July 1909 , but by 3 September 2000 - right - it had advanced 0.78 miles -LRB- 1.25 km -RRB- . One of the most dramatic pairs of images is the Pederson Glacier , seen rapidly from the mid-1920s and 1940s to 10 August 2005 . In its place , most of the lake has filled with sediment , and now supports several varieties of grasses , shrubs and aquatic plants . But not all the glaciers have been on the retreat . One , Harvard Glacier , has advanced 0.78 miles -LRB- 1.25 km -RRB- between 1 July 1909 and 3 September 2000 , seen in a pair of images . Overall , though , the images highlight how the changing climate is having a rapid effect on a variety of ecosystems -- and not necessarily for the better . | Images have shown how many glaciers in southern Alaska have retreated since the late 18th Century . Some are seen retreating by several miles in just over 100 years as global warming takes its toll . 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A 22-year-old customer with a newborn baby says she has been kicked out of a Sydney clothing store for young women after being told by staff that they do n't cater for mums . Tash O'Keefe says she was ridiculed by shop assistants at Bardot 's Macarthur Square store in Campbelltown , southwest Sydney , when she walked into the store with her daughter in a pram . She was allegedly browsing for a dress to wear for her baby 's baptism when a shop assistant told her : ` This is n't a mums clothing store take your daughter and leave . ' Tash O'Keefe says she was ridiculed by shop assistants at Bardot 's Macarthur Square store in Campbelltown , southwest Sydney , when she walked into the store with her daughter in a pram . Ms O'Keefe was shopping for a dress to wear to her daughter Ella 's -LRB- pictured -RRB- baptism . The 22-year-old customer was with a newborn baby when she was kicked out of Bardot , after being told by staff that they do n't cater for mums . Ms O'Keefe , who often shops at the store , says she was shocked and appalled by the way she was treated . This prompted her to write a complaint on Bardot 's Facebook page , demanding a formal apology from the female shop assistant . The incident has outraged other mothers , some going as far as saying that they will boycott the store . Friday afternoon 's incident at Bardot was a traumatising experience for Ms O'Keefe , who says she was a regular customer before she became pregnant with Ella . ` When I went into the store my baby was n't crying and I was being careful with my pram not to knock anything over so I see no reason for them to be so nasty to me , ' Ms O'Keefe told Daily Mail Australia . ` But as soon as I walked into the store I could see the filthy looks the staff were giving each other , looking at me up and down and talking to each other about me . ' Ms O'Keefe says she had actually picked a $ 200 dress she liked from the store , wanting to wear it to her daughter 's baptism , when a tall blonde shop assistant told her : ` This is n't a mums clothing store take your daughter and leave . ' Ms O'Keefe says she could hear other staff laughing while she was being ridiculed . ` There was no one else in the store beside the staff so no one was there to back me up , ' she said . ` So I told the girl that she had no right to speak to me like that and that I actually wanted to buy a dress from the shop . ' That 's when Ms O'Keefe was further told by the staff member : ` It 's okay we can afford to lose a customer as we have hundreds here everyday . ' Ms O'Keefe , who often shops at the store , says she was shocked and appalled by the way she was treated . ' I was on the verge of tears but I did n't want to cry in front of my baby girl , ' Ms O'Keefe said . Shocked and embarrassed by what she had just experienced , Ms O'Keefe rushed out of the store and did n't get the name of the shop assistant . ' I was just devastated and on the verge of tears but I did n't want to cry in front of my baby girl plus the rest of the shopping centre was quite busy , ' Ms O'Keefe said . ` This has never happened to me before . But I can tell you now that this has n't just happened at this store . All the other shops I walked into today , staff were rude to me . ' Ms O'Keefe took to social media to lodge her complaint on Bardot 's Facebook page later on Friday afternoon . ' I would like the girl to provide a formal apology , ' she wrote . ` Please investigate this horrible behavior further . I have told all of my friends about my experience and they have to theirs and so on so forth . So you have n't just lost one shopper you 've lost many . ' Other mothers have been outraged by the incident , some saying that they will ` never shop in any Bardot shop again ' . Another parent claimed she was in the same Campbelltown store and felt unwelcomed by staff . ` It 's funny I should read this as the couple of times I 've been Bardot Campbelltown pushing a pram , I 've not had a very welcoming feeling either , ' the mother wrote . ` After reading this I definitely wo n't be stepping foot in there again . ' The Facebook complaint has since gained more than 2,830 likes , 614 comments and 524 shares . Bardot 's Facebook page has also been flooded with comments from customers who were disgusted by what they read . Ms O'Keefe is yet to hear back from a Bardot spokesperson . ' I have no idea why mums are being targeted but it seems as though shop assistants these days need to know more about customer service , ' she said . ' I think I at least deserve a formal apology from the shop assistant and I also want her to apologise to all the other mothers she has ridiculed . ' Bardot , a franchise for women 's clothing , has not responded to Daily Mail Australia 's inquiries . The incident has outraged other mothers , some going as far as saying that they will boycott the store . Ms O'Keefe is demanding a formal apology from the shop assistant who upset her . | Tash O'Keefe walked into Bardot at Macarthur Square in Sydney . She often shopped at the clothing store before she gave birth in January . But when Ms O'Keefe went in with her newborn she was told to leave . She was told : ` This is n't a mums store take your daughter and leave ' She was then told : ` We can afford to lose a customer , we have hundreds ' Ms O'Keefe posted the incident on Bardot 's Facebook page . 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With her floppy hat , designer boots and chic coat , Harper Beckham captured the hearts of parents everywhere on her way to New York Fashion Week recently . Yet some eagle-eyed mums and dads also spotted a business opportunity : with Victoria and David lookalikes forging lucrative careers mimicking the couple , surely the market was ripe for Harpers as well ? Indeed , Susan Scott 's Lookalikes agency has 32 Harpers on its books , with a rush of approaches from new hopefuls . We picked our top ten Harpers -- and here they are , as cute as buttons , looking just like the famous little fashionista . Spot the difference : The real Harper Beckham , left , and lookalike Emilia Robbins , from Wrexham , right . Mum ca n't tell them apart . Emilia Robins , three-and-a-half , lives in Wrexham , North Wales , with mum Gemma , 28 , dad Simon , 35 , who run a camper van building firm , and brother Mason , six . Gemma says : . When I show pictures of Harper to Emilia , she says ` That 's me , Mummy . Who 's that strange man or woman holding me ? ' That 's how uncanny the resemblance is , even she ca n't tell her and Harper apart . And if someone were to put pictures of them side by side I think I would struggle to say who was who . Emilia attracts a lot of stares , which she likes because she 's a confident , friendly girl . I 've heard the Beckham children are very polite and I 'm proud to say Emilia has lovely manners , too . Emilia really is a little cracker . I 'm not a pushy mother , so I will only put her up for things she wants to do , as long as I do n't have to pretend to be Victoria -- I do n't think anyone would fall for that . Seeing double : Susan Scott 's Lookalikes agency has 32 Harpers on its books , including Annabel Wanner-Halder , left , and Phoebe Lowe , right . Modelling will pay for university . Annabel Wanner-Halder , three-and-a-half , lives in Beaconsfield , Bucks , with mum Jo , 40 , dad Simon , 43 , both IT consultants , and sister Amelia , two . Jo says : . My mum was the first to notice how much Annabel looks like Harper . Last year , we were on a flight to Madrid when the air stewardess touched me on the arm and said ` Your daughter looks just like Harper Beckham . ' So a year ago , Mum sent her photograph to a lookalike agency and they signed her up . Any money Annabel earns will go into a savings account for university . I 'm mystified how Annabel came by her looks : I 'm more Geri Halliwell and Simon looks more like Griff Rhys Jones . It 's bizarre we should have produced almost identical daughters . Strangers stop us in the street . Phoebe Lowe , three , lives with mum Naomi , a nursery nurse , and brother Joshua , eight , in Worcester . Naomi says : . Ever since Phoebe was tiny , strangers have approached me in shops and parks to comment on her resemblance to Harper . I 'd always act surprised . It was touching seeing Harper with her big brother because Joshua loves his little sister , too . It 's not just the long light-brown hair that makes Harper and Phoebe so alike , it 's their dark eyes , lips and the shape of their faces . So on a whim , I decided to send a picture to the agency a few days ago . I wish our daughters were n't the only thing Victoria and I have in common : I 've got a huge crush on David ! Decoy : Bobbi Hutchins , left , lives near close to Harper 's grandparents , and Sienna Gibbs-Cook , right . We live next to Harper 's granny . Bobbi Hutchins , three , lives near Hertford with stay-at-home mum Karlie , 30 , and dad Paul , 31 , a computer maintenance worker . She has a brother Paul , two , and sister Cameron , 11 . Karlie says : . People used to say I looked like Posh Spice because I have long straight brown hair and a turned-up nose -- so it 's no surprise Bobbi is a dead ringer for Harper . It 's a great honour -- she 's gorgeous . I joked to my husband that Bobbi was being trained to be a decoy for Harper , because her grandparents -- Victoria 's parents -- live nearby . I 've been to their house as a child , when they sold some furniture . They let us see their trophy room full of Victoria 's platinum CDs and David 's football trophies . I 'd love to say her brother dotes on her the way the Beckham boys adore Harper , but they mostly squabble . She 's made thousands of pounds . Sienna Gibbs-Cook , four , lives in Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , with Sophie Cook , 33 , a stay-at-home mum , dad Lee Gibbs , 37 , a printer , and sister Tahlia , ten . Sophie says : . When Sienna was two , I was shopping in Waitrose when I was asked by another customer if I was Harper Beckham 's nanny . She has appeared at several corporate events -- usually with a David and Victoria lookalike -- and in newspapers and magazines . We put all her earnings into a savings account which she can access when she is 18 . There are several thousand pounds in it already . Of course , Sienna has no idea who Harper is , but she loves the little boots and coats she wears on photoshoots . She loves travelling on the train , too , so every time we go to an event it 's like a little holiday for her . We 're all very excited whenever she is in the paper -- and , if I 'm honest , she 's a bit spoilt . Like father , like daughter : Left , Amelia Bricknell 's father looks like David Beckham , and right , Colby Brander-Stark dresses in sophisticated clothes like Harper . Daddy looks like Becks , too ! Amelia Bricknell , three , lives in Grays , Essex , with stay-at-home mum Sarah Johnson , 31 , and dad James Bricknell , 36 , a printer . Sarah says : . My friend rang me last week and said : ` I 've realised why I always feel like I know Harper Beckham -- she looks just like your Amelia ! ' Amelia has always looked like Harper . When she was pictured in that black dress sitting on her dad 's knee , then at the airport being carried by big brother Brooklyn , the resemblance was uncanny . Some friends say James looks a bit like David ! David and Victoria are good role models . A fashionista at the age of two . Colby Brander-Stark , two-and-a-half , lives in Radlett , Hertfordshire , with mum Hilary , 32 , a Metropolitan Police controller , dad Michael , 32 , a police officer , and brother Leo , five . Hilary says : . Colby is 12 months younger than Harper , so when I see photographs of her in the newspaper , I think ` That 's what my daughter will look like next year . ' They even have the same Bugaboo buggy ; black with a pink hood . Like Victoria , I like dressing my daughter in sophisticated clothes -- shirts and leggings in black and grey , rather than Mickey Mouse tops . Friends are always texting and emailing me pictures of Harper and writing ` Colby ! ' in the subject line . I did n't have any reservations about signing Colby up to a lookalikes agency because it 's not like saying ` My daughter 's so pretty she should be a model ' . Everyone wants their daughter to be a model , but not everybody 's child looks like a celebrity , it just so happens mine does . Ambitious : Sienna Maunsell , left , already likes to wear high heels while Violet Stringer , right , wants to be Rapunzel when she grows up . Already in high heels . Sienna Maunsell , three , lives with stay-at-home mum Jennifer , 28 , dad Michael , 28 , a printer , brother Keane , nine , and sister Emelia , one , in Manchester . Jennifer says : . I did n't know who Harper Beckham was when a friend of my mum 's said she looked like Sienna . I 've no idea who she gets her looks from as sadly neither my husband nor I look anything like the Beckhams . Michael likes to play football , but that 's the only similarity . Sienna is a little fahionista in the making . She likes wearing my high heels and even paints her nails . Pink is her favourite colour . It does get a bit messy . Like Harper , she is a bit of a Daddy 's girl and has Michael wrapped round her little finger . She 'd rather be Rapunzel ! Violet Stringer , three , lives in Droitwich Spa , Worcestershire , with mum Macey , 37 , a handcrafter and dad Nick , 45 , who runs outdoor markets . She has six siblings ; Freddie , two , Savannah , 11 , Harrison , 12 , Alexander , 16 , Rebecca , 14 , and Jordan , 18 . Macey says : . I sometimes see pictures in magazines of David and Harper and wonder what he 's doing holding my little girl . Like Harper , Violet has long hair -- she wants to be Rapunzel when she grows up , and she loves dressing up . You 'll usually find her in a dress and wellies . I think it 's flattering she looks like Harper . Violet also loves her dummy , but I only let her have it in the car . Sian Stafford , three , enjoys her dummy just as much as Harper , but her mother plans on getting rid of it soon . Dummy double . Sian Stafford , three , lives in Romford , Essex , with full-time mum Marie , 29 , dad Dean , 29 , a roofer , sister Louise , nine , and brother Zack , 18 months . Marie says : . Physical resemblance is not the only thing Sian has in common with Harper -- she also still has a dummy . I 'll get rid of it before she 's four because I 'm worried about it damaging her teeth . I do n't suppose the Beckhams are concerned because they can afford the very best orthodontic treatment . I think David and Victoria are good role models because , despite their careers , they still manage to spend a lot of time with their children . And I joke to friends that having a daughter who looks like theirs is the next best thing to having the Beckhams ' fame and fortune . | Harper 's floppy hat , designer boots and chic coat captured the hearts of parents everywhere on her way to New York Fashion Week . Yet some eagle-eyed mums and dads also spotted a business opportunity . Susan Scott 's Lookalikes agency has 32 Harpers on its books , with a rush of approaches from new hopefuls . | [[53, 109], [161, 190], [196, 226], [362, 368], [371, 431], [1653, 1666], [1669, 1788]] |
A Scottish estate has been sold for the first time in nearly 500 years after being listed at # 1.5 million . Dollerie House in Crieff , Perthshire , has belonged to the Murray family since they took ownership of its grounds in the mid 16th century . It has been sold for the first time in 500 years to a private buyer after spending two years on the market . Among its unique features is a crooked bridge designed to ward off witches and evil spirits and a plaque dating back to the mid 1700s . Dollerie House in Crieff , Perthshire , has been sold for the first time in 500 years after spending two years on the market at # 1.5 million . The property is spread over an annexe with its own entrance , a south wing and separate cottage . It was owned by the same family since the mid 1600s until being bought in January . One of the eight bedrooms spread across the property 's three wings . It is not known how much the house has sold for after being purchased by a private buyer . The main house is thought to have been built in 1780 to replace the original tower house which lay 100 yards north . It was demolished and used for storage thereafter . The newer building features a plaque , brought from the old house and dated 1741 , which reads : ` In humane life thers nothing stedfast stands youth riches glorie fades deaths sure att hand ' . The inscription is signed AM -LRB- Anthony Murray -RRB- , with a Murray star . Five years later a son of the family was killed at the historic battle of Culloden . Its most unique feature is a crooked bridge over a burn designed to thwart witches from approaching the house . At the time it was said supernatural spirits would not be able to make the crossing if they could not see the other side . The bridge bears a date stone of 1778 and has a heavily fortified gate which divides two parishes . In the house is a three-bedroom annexe with its own entrance , kitchen and living room . In the south wing are another three bedrooms , with two more sleeping quarters in the separate Dollerie Cottage . The property comes with stables and is set in 90 acres of parkland . It was sold in January for the first time by estate agent Savills . The crooked bridge at the property reportedly designed to ward off witches who , legend said , would make not a crossing over water if they could not see to the other side . The former servants quarters at the house in Creiff , Perthshire . It was sold in January after sitting idly on the market for two years . | Dollerie House in Crieff , Perthshire , has been sold for the first time since changing hands in the mid 16th Century . The house has eight bedrooms spread over an annexe , south wing and separate cottage set in its grounds . Among its most unique features is a crooked bridge designed to scare off witches or supernatural spirits . It was listed by Savills at # 1.5 million and has been sold to a private buyer after spending two years on the market . | [[0, 70], [109, 133], [136, 249], [250, 342], [495, 519], [522, 532], [535, 638], [737, 800], [775, 820], [2117, 2184], [639, 698], [828, 890], [1845, 1933], [1934, 1978], [1986, 2047], [359, 463], [1510, 1565], [2185, 2259], [54, 60], [71, 108], [250, 342], [250, 252], [318, 358], [495, 519], [522, 532], [535, 638], [907, 981], [2117, 2184], [2426, 2497], [2426, 2428], [2449, 2497]] |
An entire log cabin was reported missing in rural Oregon after the homeowner turned up after a year to find his backwoods lot was empty . Ronald Niederbrach called the Klamath County Sherrif 's office on Tuesday to report that his 1,500 sq ft cabin - and its deck - had vanished into thin air . Police launched an investigation and by Thursday had discovered the wooden property half a mile away - and with a new owner who was allegedly sold the home by the former husband of Niederbrach 's ex-girlfriend . Ronald Niederbrach called the Klamath County Sheriff 's office on Tuesday to report that his 1,500 sq ft cabin - and its deck - had vanished into thin air . It was found , 48 hours later , on a different lot in Oregon -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Police launched an investigation and by Thursday had discovered the wooden property half a mile away - and with a new owner who was allegedly sold the home by the former husband of Niederbrach 's ex-girlfriend . What , at first , had been the mystery of the missing cabin was suddenly the mystery of who really owned the home - and a more complicated civil dispute . After talking to local residents , officers found the cabin ` in plain view ' , according to OregonLive . Niederbrach originally purchased land and lived alongside in a separate house with his girlfriend , Paulette Kallo . After Paulette 's ex-husband , Miklos Kallo , developed health problems , he moved onto the property so she could take care of him . It was Mr Kallo who built the log cabin and lived there . The Klamath Sheriff 's office told Daily Mail Online all three individuals are still titled to the land . After Niederbrach and Paulette split up , he moved away . Miklos Kallo and his former wife then got back together and lived in the home she had formerly shared with Niederbrach . When that home caught on fire and became uninhabitable , the couple decided to move off the land . Last summer , Mr Kallo sold the cabin to a fourth person , who hired a logging company and transported the structure to where it stands now . It is not exactly known when Niederbrach heard his cabin was missing , but when he called his ex-girlfriend , she claimed not to know anything . The sheriff 's office were now trying to figure out who can lay claim to the cabin . They were also determining whether the case is even criminal at all - or just a civil dispute . Detective Eric Shepherd described the whole incident as ' a mess ' but said he believes the man who bought the cabin will be keeping it . ` The person who has the cabin now is completely legal , ' Shepherd told Daily Mail Online . ` He did absolutely nothing wrong and did everything he was supposed to do . ' Shepherd said although the purchase of the cabin was legal , the sale of the property might not have been . This is because , although Mr Kallo bought the log cabin kit that was used to build the house 's exterior frame , Niederbrach claims he put a substantial amount of his own money into the house 's development . ` There was a great deal of other money invested to make that a livable home , ' Shepherd said . Shepherd said there may be some financial liability , but he does n't believe it will change who ultimately gets the house . ` As far as who ends up with the cabin it wo n't matter , ' he said . ` It should be maintained by the person who purchased it . ' But for now , the cabin remains in the Sheriff department 's care . ` We have in our custody a home , ' said Sheriff Frank Skrah at a press conference . ' I do n't know where we 're going to put it or where we 're going to book it , but we have a home . ' Ronald Niederbrach originally purchased the land -LRB- pictured -RRB- and his former girlfriend Paulette Kallo 's ex-husband built the cabin . At one point all three of their names were titled to the land . | Ronald Niederbrach reported his 1,500 sq ft home missing to Klamath County Sheriff 's office on Tuesday . House found on Nine Mile Road , where neighbors said it has been for a year . Niederbrach purchased the property where cabin was built and used to live in a different house there with his ex-girlfriend Paulette Kallo . Her ex-husband Miklos Kallo moved on the property and built the cabin . All three of their names are titled to the property . Miklos sold cabin last summer without telling Paulette or Niederbrach . | [[138, 294], [138, 156], [212, 294], [507, 663], [507, 525], [581, 663], [1221, 1232], [1263, 1318], [1693, 1725], [1753, 1770], [3618, 3713], [1338, 1366], [1412, 1470], [1471, 1510], [1529, 1634], [1582, 1603], [1608, 1634], [3761, 3824], [1913, 1924], [1927, 1969]] |
Frank Sinatra was taking selfies decades before it was cool . A new photo exhibit of Ol' Blue Eyes , The Sinatra Experience , opens March 5 at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City , and among the photos of a young Frank Sinatra is one he snapped of himself in a bathroom mirror all the way back in 1938 . He was just 23-years-old at the time . Scroll down for video . Early photos of Frank Sinatra -LRB- above -RRB- go on display in New York City next month . The photos will be shown at the Morrison Hotel Gallery inSoho . This as 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the singer 's birth . The photos in the exhibit wo n't just be of Sinatra either , but also some of his family members . As The New York Times points out , the exhibit is just one of the many things that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic singer 's birth . Artist Peter Max will unveil 47 new paintings of the singer and show them at his studio in New York City on March 2 , alongside Sinatra 's daughter Nancy . There will also be a documentary airing on HBO this April , a multimedia exhibition at the New York Public Library , Sinatra : An American Icon , set to open next month and a discussion about his career at the Grammy Museum , also next month . The Grammy Museum exhibit will also give guests a chance to check out of some of the exciting things happening between Jack Daniel 's and Sinatra for his big anniversary , as it was his favorite brand of alcohol . There will be a 1950 bottle similar to the one Sinatra would ahve had in his own bar as well as Belle of Lincoln Jack Daniel 's Decanters -LRB- 1 out of 32 ever made -RRB- with the names of all the characters that Sinatra played . And , for fans across the country , a Jack Daniels Sinatra Select whiskey has been released . All this leading up to the actual 100th anniversary , which will happen on December 12 . | A new photo exhibit of Frank Sinatra , The Sinatra Experience , opens next month at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City . This as 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the singer 's birth . In one of the photos from the exhibit , Sinatra is seen taking a selfie in his Hoboken apartment . The Sinatra Experience runs March 5 through 26 at the Morrison Hotel Gallery , 116 Prince Street , New York , NY . | [[62, 98], [126, 186], [375, 466], [467, 530], [531, 596], [755, 773], [779, 847], [62, 98], [126, 186], [375, 466], [467, 530]] |
Five hundred women and girls living in England have been identified as victims of female genital mutilation in just one month , new figures show . And campaigners have warned the numbers represent ` just the tip of the iceberg ' , estimating more than 130,000 women and girls in the country are affected by the issue . Female genital mutilation -LRB- FGM -RRB- , is a harmful traditional practice that involves the partial or total removal of the female genitalia . Campaigners told MailOnline today these figures will ` increase significantly ' as more women access health care . Five hundred new cases of female genital mutilation were recorded in hospitals across England in January , new figures show , as a campaign group warns ` this is just the tip of the iceberg ' -LRB- File picture posed by model -RRB- . The statistics , published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre , include data from 126 eligible acute NHS trusts in England . They reveal 2,242 active cases , where women and girls are currently being treated for FGM , while 499 new cases were identified in January . From September last year to January this year , 2,603 new cases were reported nationally - 44 of which were in girls younger than 18 . In April last year , hospitals across England were told to start recording all cases of FGM they identified . Mary Wandia , FGM programme manager at campaign group Equality Now , told MailOnline that FGM is ` child abuse and an extreme human rights violation ' . ` Today 's figures are just the tip of the iceberg , ' she warned . ` We will see these figures increasing significantly as more women access healthcare . ` The figures also show that training of those who come in contact with girls at risk of FGM - and those affected by it - is urgently needed . ` Health , social and education professionals do n't have clear pathways and do n't always know what to do . ` FGM is child abuse , a human rights violation and an extreme human rights violation . ` We have made huge progress on ensuring a joined-up approach to preventing it in the UK . It is no longer in the shadows and has is clearly on the national agenda . Female genital mutilation is the practice in which some or all of the female genitals are removed , typically with a blade or a razor and sometimes without anaesthesia . This includes removing the clitoral and the fold of skin above it , and removing labia -- the inner ` lips ' of the vagina . In the most severe form , the inner and outer labia are removed and the opening of the vagina is closed with a small hole so the woman can pass urine and menstrual blood . Sometimes the vagina is then cut open for sex or childbirth . Women sometimes bleed to death or can be left with horrifying health effects , such as infections , chronic pain , cysts , infertility and problems giving birth . ` We just need to keep working to ensure that the law is properly implemented and that every single girl is protected . ' Ms Wandia said training for medical professionals is ` essential ' in helping them recognise those women and girls affected - as well as those at risk . She said : ` Survivors of FGM urgently need physical , emotional and psychological support . ' Last year , Home Secretary Theresa May said that in the UK , 137,000 women are living with the consequences of FGM and a 60,000 are at risk . The figures she cited , from a report from City University London in collaboration with Equality Now , estimated that 10,000 girls aged under 15 who migrated to England and Wales are likely to have undergone FGM . In July , the Government launched a # 1.4 million programme to tackle FGM , with the aim of ending the practice within a generation . This included bringing in laws to prosecute parents if they fail to prevent their daughters being cut . It also requires collecting data about FGM in hospitals in England and training both health professionals and police officers to respond appropriately to cases of FGM . Ms Wandia said : ` This is not an issue that can be ignored any longer . ` We also found that 60,000 girls born to mothers affected by FGM , lived in England and Wales in 2011 . ` African countries like Kenya and Burkina Faso have led the way on ending FGM globally . ` We can end it within this generation but we need to continue to keep up the pressure to ensure governments are held accountable to their obligations . ' Meanwhile the children 's charity , the NSPCC , said since setting up FGM dedicated helpline in June 2013 , they have received 521 calls from the public and professionals . Of those , 214 of the cases have been referred to the police and children 's services . John Cameron , head of child protection operations at the NSPCC , said : ` FGM is a live public health issue and it is vital all health professionals are trained to spot the signs of FGM , and that girls who are subjected to this brutal practice get the post-traumatic support they deserve . ` We need to ensure doctors , midwives and other healthcare professionals are working effectively together with children 's services to support and protect FGM victims and their family members . ' Last year , Home Secretary Theresa May said that in the UK , more than 100,000 women are living with the consequences of FGM and a 60,000 are at risk . In July , the Government launched a # 1.4 million programme to tackle FGM , with the aim of ending the practice within a generation . The World Health Organisation recognise FGM as a ` violation of the human rights of girls and women ' . ` It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes , and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women , ' the agency said . ` The practice violates a person 's rights to health , security and physical integrity , the right to be free from torture and cruel , inhuman or degrading treatment , and the right to life when the procedure results in death . ' It is estimated that between 100 and 140 million girls and women around the world have undergone genital mutilation . Each year around three million women are thought to be at risk . FGM ranges from the partial or total removal of the clitoris , to the removal of the entire clitoris and the cutting of the labia minora . In it 's most extreme form , all external genitalia is removed and the two sides of a woman or girl 's vulva are stitched together . FGM is generally done without anaesthetic , and can have lifelong health consequences including chronic infection , severe pain during urination , menstruation , sexual intercourse , and childbirth and psychological trauma . FGM has been a crime in the UK for 30 years , but there have been no convictions for the practice . Last month the first trial took place in England . A jury took fewer than 25 minutes to acquit Dhanuson Dharmasena , 32 , of carrying out the potentially lethal procedure on a new mother . Another man , Hasan Mohamed , 41 , was also cleared of abetting the offence . Anyone who is concerned or needs advice can call the NSPCC 's FGM helpline on 0800 0283550 or email [email protected] . | In January , 499 new cases of FGM were identified at hospitals in England . Figures show 2,242 women and girls were being treated for FGM in January . But campaign group Equality Now say numbers are ` just tip of the iceberg ' Warn figures will ` significantly increase ' as women access health care . Charity estimates 137,000 women in England are living with consequences . | [[0, 125], [581, 685], [1047, 1095], [0, 125], [128, 146], [581, 685], [954, 984], [147, 226], [688, 704], [707, 734], [710, 783], [735, 791], [1494, 1544], [466, 580], [500, 543], [546, 580], [1562, 1648], [1576, 1648], [231, 318], [3217, 3226], [3229, 3358]] |
Doctors are baffled after an apparently healthy mother and her teenage son died from a mysterious illness just days apart . Zack Smith , 19 , passed away at a hospital in St Peters , Missouri on Sunday and his mother , 48-year-old Rhona Smith , died on Thursday morning . The St. Charles County Health Department has met with infectious disease doctors since her death to figure out what led to their sudden decline in health , but relatives say physicians suggested the pair may have been suffering from a particularly virulent strain of the flu . Zack Smith went to St. Joseph 's health Center on Friday after suffering flu-like symptoms and coughing up blood , according to a gofundme page set up for the family . Loss : Zack Smith , left , passed away after two days in hospital on Sunday , while his mother , Rhona Smith , pictured right , passed away early on Thursday morning after suffering similar symptoms . An hour later , relatives were told that his health was quickly deteriorating , KMOV reported . Over the next two days , doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia and a staph infection , and his organs began shutting down . He went into cardiac arrest and died on Sunday morning . According to the gofundme page , doctors told his family that it appeared he had a strand of the flu not prevented by a flu shot . ` They said the explanation of death was even more to the fact they felt it was a strand of the flu from Africa , ' relative Scott Dyer told KMOV . His mother Rhona shared photos of her son to her Facebook page after news of his death . ` So completely destroyed inside and out , ' she posted to her page on Sunday . ` My sweet precious son Zack lost the fight of his life this morning I am still at a loss of understanding how I walked in to the ER with him just 2 short days ago and now he is gone ... ' I just want you back baby boy . I love you so so so much . ' Heartbroken : Hours after her son 's death - and just a few days before her own - Rhonda shared the tragic news to her Facebook page . She leaves behind three other children , aged 12 , 16 and 21 . Questions : The St. Charles County Health Department has met with infectious disease doctors since the pair passed away to try to figure out what caused their health to deteriorate so rapidly . But on Wednesday , family took her to Barnes St. Peters Hospital after she felt hot and complained of a pain in her side . ` While we all thought she was just heart broken and depressed from losing her son we took her to the urgent care , ' the gofundme page explains . ` They immediately referred us to the ER due to her blood sugar levels greatly above what their meter could read . ' Doctors said that her blood sugar levels were so high that she was at risk of slipping into a diabetic coma , even though she did not have diabetes . Her health declined dramatically and she started experiencing problems breathing . Her heart stopped eight times and she was repeatedly revived , but after the eighth time , doctors were unable to find a pulse . She passed away less than 12 hours after being admitted . ` My sister went to heaven early this morning and is now resting peacefully with her son and mother , ' Rhonda 's sister Wanda wrote on Facebook on Thursday . ' I am extremely saddened by this . Having a very hard time coping with losing 2 close members of my family in less than 72hrs . ' Doctors told family members to get tested for the flu and chest X-rays in case they have also contracted the virus . Shock : Relative Scott Dyer said doctors thought they were struck with a particularly virulent strain of the flu . Potent : There is still high flu activity across the U.S. , as shown on this map released by the CDC . The Centers said more than 13,300 people have been hospitalized with the flu this season and 86 children have died . An autopsy is being carried out on Rhonda 's body to find the cause of her death and the health department said they hope to know more once lab tests are completed . Rhonda leaves behind three more children , aged 12 , 16 and 21 . ` Any prayers sent our way would be more than appreciated , ' relatives wrote on the gofundme page . ` We are all very frightened and hurting in this tragic time . ' Flu activity has been elevated for 13 weeks across the country and has claimed the lives of as many as 86 children this season , according to the CDC . A total of 13,320 people have been hospitalized with confirmed cases of the flu since October 1 , 2014 , the CDC said in its latest report . The CDC added that , because the flu season started earlier that normal last year , it is likely to last longer than the average of 13 weeks . See below for video . | Zack Smith went to hospital last Friday complaining of flu-like symptoms and over the following two days his organs started shutting down . He passed away on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest . On Wednesday , his mother Rhonda went to hospital complaining of pain in her side - and 12 hours later , her heart stopped and she passed away . Doctors say they may have been suffering from a strain of the flu not prevented by flu shots but they are carrying out further tests . | [[59, 123], [549, 661], [1104, 1136], [1137, 1164], [1137, 1139], [1169, 1193], [801, 811], [845, 917], [2288, 2300], [2303, 2406], [3033, 3090], [3286, 3378], [432, 548], [1227, 1324], [3381, 3459], [3506, 3612]] |
A retired teacher died from massive internal injuries after being crushed between two horses as she was getting ready for a hunt , an inquest heard . Mother-of-two Rosemary Turnbull , from Marden , Kent , suffered multiple injuries to her chest and heart as she led the animals ahead of a hunting pack in November last year . A coroner heard the horses often became ` spooked ' by the dogs and may have tried to escape from the 62-year-old . Mother-of-two Rosemary Turnbull , died after being crushed between two horses , an inquest heard . Her friend of 20 years , Jane Tipples , said she heard a squeal and turned to see Mrs Turnbull clutching her stomach . The retired primary school teacher then collapsed at the farm in Tonbridge , Kent , before witnesses called 999 . Paramedics and an air ambulance crew spent 40 minutes trying to save her , but she was pronounced dead at the scene . Her devastated husband John , 62 , said the family would never know exactly what happened but paid tribute to his late wife . Her devastated husband John -LRB- pictured with Mrs Turnbull , left -RRB- said the 62-year-old was ` exceptionally loved ' Mr Turnbull , from Marden , Kent , said : ` It has been extremely difficult to come to terms with such a sudden loss of someone I have spent 36 years with . ` Rosemary was exceptionally loved by myself and our children Oliver and Joanna . ' Mrs Turnbull retired in 2013 , and her husband added she was loved by her pupils . He added : ` She was hugely popular and more than 200 people attended her funeral . ' Coroner Patricia Harding adjourned the inquest in Maidstone to a later date to get further information from emergency services . | Rosemary Turnbull suffered multiple injuries to her chest and heart . The coroner heard the horses often became ` spooked ' by the dogs . Paramedics spent 40 minutes trying to save mother-of-two , who was pronounced dead at the scene . Her husband said the family would never know exactly what happened . He added his wife was ` exceptionally loved ' by him and their children . | [[0, 92], [150, 195], [205, 325], [131, 149], [326, 441], [342, 389], [522, 540], [774, 846], [849, 891], [892, 914], [927, 1017], [1086, 1138], [1300, 1379], [1417, 1464]] |
Madonna yesterday stumbled into fresh controversy by comparing today 's France to Nazi Germany . Speaking out against anti-Semitism and racism in France , the singer described the situation as ` scary ' , claiming that the country had lost its tradition of welcoming foreigners and making them feel at home . During an interview , Madonna claimed that anti-Semitism was at a record level in France -- where at least 90,000 Jews were rounded up and sent to the death camps during the Second World War . Scroll down for audio . Speaking out : Madonna told a French radio station that intolerance against Jews in Europe had reached ` an all-time high ' She told a Paris radio station : ` We 're living in crazy times . It feels like Nazi Germany . ` France was once a country that accepted people of colour , a place artists escaped to , whether it was -LSB- entertainer -RSB- Josephine Baker or -LSB- saxophonist -RSB- Charlie Parker . ` It was a country that embraced everyone and encouraged freedom in every way , shape or form of artistic expression of freedom . Now that 's completely gone . ' Fresh from the incident in which she fell on stage at the Brit Awards in London this week , the 56-year-old renewed her attack on France 's far-Right National Front party , calling it ` fascist ' . On the rise : Madonna hit out at the ` fascist ' National Front Party . Party leader Marine Le Pen threatened to sue her over a video featuring Le Pen with a Swastika on her head . Madonna has previously criticised the party , which won 25 per cent of the vote at local and European elections last year . Renewing her stance -- albeit getting the name of its leader Marine Le Pen incorrect -- she yesterday spoke of ` receiving a lot of criticism and threats from Marie -LRB- sic -RRB- Le Pen ' . The star 's past attempts at political comment have caused controversy in France . In a backing video on stage during her 2012 tour , she displayed an image of Miss Le Pen with a swastika superimposed on her forehead . Miss Le Pen threatened to sue and the Nazi symbol , which Madonna had also displayed on stage in Israel , was removed to avoid court action . Floored : She scrunched her face in anticipation on the rough landing , when she realised that she was not going keep her balance . Grounded : The pop superstar was dragged to the ground as she attempted to undo her cape . Yesterday Madonna , who until recently was in a relationship with French dancer Brahim Zaibat , said : ` What I said two years ago is valid today . It 's not just in France , it 's all over Europe . But particularly in France . The level of intolerance ... is scary . ' Speaking after her fall on stage on Wednesday night , she said : ' I had a little bit of whiplash , I smacked the back of my head . ' | Singer says France is no longer a country that 'em braced everyone ' The rising anti-Semitism and level of intolerance in Europe is ` scary ' Its role as a site for artists and freedom of expression is disappearing . She called the National Front ` fascist ' and criticised its rapid rise . | [[155, 165], [205, 308], [155, 200], [214, 222], [541, 647], [2603, 2629], [2632, 2642], [1188, 1266], [1188, 1203], [1269, 1289], [1294, 1305], [1308, 1365]] |
A caged tiger was given two live mice for a snack to cheer him up - only for the three animals to end up becoming friends . Sandokan the tiger became depressed after his life partner of 13 years died at their zoo in the city of Galati in eastern Romania . Zoo keepers brought Samira , a younger female tiger , to the cage , but the male tiger ignored her . This caged tiger -LRB- pictured -RRB- was given two live mice for a snack to cheer it up - only for the three animals to end up becoming friends . Sandokan the tiger became depressed after his life partner of 13 years died at the zoo they shared in the city of Galati in eastern Romania . Instead of eating the tiny mice , the tiger lets the tiny creatures wander around his cage - and even play in his fur . After racking their brains to come up with another solution , zoo staff decided the best thing would be to find him some alternative amusement . They released two mice into his cage - but rather than eating the tiny animals , he lets them wander around his cage and even play in his fur . Zoo spokesman Madalin Serban said : ` After his partner died last year we became very worried about Sandokan because he stopped eating and began gnawing at his own tail . ` It was very clear that he was mourning the loss . ` Other zoos tend to use medical treatments to cure animals of this sort of thing but that would have meant administering the drugs with a tranquilliser gun , which can be very traumatic for the animals . Head keeper Doru Ene said : ` It is certainly weird seeing mice in the cage with a tiger , but neither seems to have a problem with the other so why not ? ' Zoo staff say Sandokan is ` back to his old self ' and has overcome the depression that set in after his life partner died . Staff had assumed that the male tiger would eat the mice once they were let lose in his cage . ` So we wanted to come up with a better solution and then we hit upon the idea of giving him a few live mice to play with , assuming that he would probably eat them . ` But instead he befriended them , making them into his new pals . Mice are great pets for humans as they are friendly and happily will interact but we did n't reckon a tiger would want them as a pet , but he did and now he is back to his old self . ` He happily lets the mice run around and play in his fur and the three live together just great . ' Head keeper Doru Ene said : ` It is certainly weird seeing mice in the cage with a tiger , but neither seems to have a problem with the other so why not ? I have however never seen anything like this and I was really surprised he did n't just eat the mice . ' | Sandokan the tiger became depressed after his life partner of 13 years died . Staff at the zoo in eastern Romania then introduced two mice in to his cage . But rather than eating them , the tiger lets them play in his fur and run about . | [[124, 194], [504, 574], [546, 590], [1055, 1088], [1091, 1163], [1640, 1643], [1654, 1662], [1695, 1764], [0, 49], [357, 430], [911, 989], [680, 765], [992, 1054], [2279, 2353]] |
When Isabel Gratton heard her favourite play area could be built over for a housing estate she was determined to stop it happening . Despite being only nine , the schoolgirl went to a public meeting with other ` Save the Green ' campaigners -- and was so impressive she was chosen to make the key final speech to councillors . Not only did Isabel write the speech herself , but she moved the planning committee chairman to tears with her emotional and word perfect address . Moving words : Isabel Gratton , of Rotherham , helped fight off developers hoping to concrete over her favourite play area by reducing the planning boss to tears in a two-minute speech . Thanks in no little part to her efforts , Rotherham Council unanimously rejected the application to build 21 houses on the plot of land in the village of Thurcroft , South Yorkshire . Isabel , who lives a few yards from the green , said she was ` really upset ' about the proposed scheme because the play area ` means so much to me ' . She was determined to do her bit , writing a letter of objection and then bravely speaking in front of around 100 people at the town hall . Jumping for joy : The bright young girl , pictured on The Crescent , in the village of Thurcroft , wrote the speech without any help from her parents . She said : ` I think my speech made the difference because I saw the chairman crying . I think more children should speak about important issues . ` I enjoyed speaking to these people and I would like to be a councillor when I grow up . ` I was a bit nervous but I tried to speak loudly and clearly so everyone could hear me . ' Her father Paul Gratton , 41 , a steelworks manager , said Isabel and his son Jacob , 13 , played regularly on the green with their friends . ` It is safe , it 's away from the road and there are benches so parents can keep an eye on younger children , ' he said . Reduced to tears : Planning Board chairman Councillor Alan Atkin , above , who has two daughters himself , cried after watching Isabelle deliver a speech in her bid to save the green . ` When Isabel found out someone wanted to build houses there she said that would n't be fair on the children and she decided to do her bit . ` She wrote her own speech -- her mum and I did n't help her at all . It was a good effort by the campaigners but someone said afterwards that Isabel 's speech was the cherry on the top . ` I think it 's amazing that she had the confidence to stand up in front of all those people . ' Popular play area : The green in the middle of the The Crescent in Rotherham will no longer be concreted over . Planning chairman Councillor Alan Atkin , who has two young daughters himself , said later : ` I do n't mind admitting that I shed a few tears after Isabel spoke . ` I am a bit of a big softie but it 's the first time I have ever been in tears at a planning meeting . ' Councillors received 49 letters of objection and a petition signed by more than 850 people . The green was owned by the National Coal Board before being acquired by developers . Victory for residents : Following the hearing the planning board made a unanimous decision to scrap the development plans , outlined in the sketch above . | Isabel Gratton , of Rotherham , joined the ` Save The Green ' campaign . Then decided to write a speech to deliver at planning application meeting . Moving two-minute address brought planning board 's chairman to tears . Councillor Alan Aitken , a father-of-two , admitted : ' I am a bit of a big softie ' | [[2049, 2068], [2212, 2236], [378, 428], [475, 487], [522, 661], [1311, 1376], [1884, 1900], [1903, 1948], [1991, 2048], [1903, 1948], [1963, 1988], [2607, 2646], [2653, 2684], [2773, 2799]] |
Myuran Sukumaran has been awarded his associate degree in Fine Arts , a cause for joy in his darkest days on death row . Sukumaran 's mentor and friend , Archibald prize winner Ben Quilty , announced news of the degree from Curtin University on Friday . The news comes as Sukumaran and Chan await transfer from Kerobokan to the prison island of Nusakambangan , where they are set to face the firing squad . Australian drug smuggler Myuran Sukumaran has been awarded his associate degree in fine arts . Sukumaran is a passionate artist , and he has been a leader in the Kerobokan jail art studio , where he offers classes to teach inmates skills for life after jail . ' I am one immensely proud friend , ' Quilty tweeted . The celebrated artist has been mentoring Sukumaran since 2012 , and has become his confidant over the regular visits to Kerobokan jail . Sukumaran is a passionate artist , and he has been a leader in the Kerobokan jail art studio , where he offers classes to teach inmates skills for life after jail in a supportive , drug-free environment . The community that has grown around the art classes is devastated at the looming execution of ` Master Myu , ' and his fellow mentor , Australian Andrew Chan . Part of that community is a cohort of Norwegian students who have a campus in Bali and collaborate with Sukumaran on art and philosophy classes . Sukumaran 's mentor and friend , Archibald prize winner Ben Quilty -LRB- pictured -RRB- , announced news of the degree from Curtin University on Friday . Kerobokan jail , where Sukumaran and Chan are awaiting to be transferred to Nusakambangan . Indonesian police practise moving prisoners : More than 20 heavily-armed officers will escort the handcuffed Myuran Sukumaran on to the military plane that takes them to their execution . Lecturer Oivind Klungseth Zahlsen says an event next month will celebrate Sukumaran 's art and his work with prisoners over the years . To be held at Kuta 's Hard Rock Cafe on March 7 , it will also auction some of the student 's paintings , with the proceeds sent back into the classes . Prison authorities wish them to continue into the future and the project has also drawn the interest of researchers who want to replicate it in other Indonesian prisons . Zahlsen says Sukumaran 's classes are so successful because he leads by example - displaying a special talent and a humility . Past art auctions have raised thousands for the classes , but this one will be bittersweet for the Norwegian academic . An event next month will celebrate Sukumaran 's art and his work with prisoners over the years . Indonesia is yet to set a date for the execution of Sukumaran and Chan , claiming more preparation is needed before their transfer . ' I feel that killing the architect and admiring the building ... it does n't feel right , ' he says . Zahlsen says he has witnessed amazing transformations in the prisoners . ` Most of all it 's identity creation - they can proudly say I am not a criminal , I 'm an artist , or something else , ' he says . Indonesia is yet to set a date for the execution of Sukumaran and Chan , who remain in Kerobokan jail awaiting transfer to the prison island of Nusakambangan , where the firing squad has been heard training at night . Sodong port in Nusa kambangan island , the main entrance gate to Nusa Kambangan prison where the Bali Nine are due to be executed . Bali chief prosecutor Momock Bambang Samiarso on Friday said more preparation was needed before the Bali Nine pair 's transfer , which would be Sunday at the earliest . ` We 're just counting the days , ' he told reporters . Lawyers argue President Joko Widodo rejected Sukumaran and Chan 's clemency without examining their reform since their 2005 arrest for attempted drug trafficking . They plan to appeal their latest court loss , and have urged Indonesia not to execute the Australians in the meantime . | Sukumaran 's mentor announced news of the degree on Friday . An event will celebrate Sukumaran 's art and his classes with prisoners . The community that has grown around the art classes is devastated . Sukumaran and Chan are awaiting transfer to Nusakambangan Island . | [[121, 151], [190, 253], [1370, 1400], [1403, 1425], [1460, 1523], [1804, 1939], [1843, 1939], [2511, 2607], [1064, 1170], [254, 358], [1547, 1615], [3115, 3119], [3126, 3206]] |
The two teenage girls gunned down by their retired cop rather were mourned on Friday , as tears were shed over their ` caring and zany ' personalities . Deanna Hochman , 13 , her sister Alissa ,17 , were shot dead in their sleep by Glen Hochman , 52 - who then turned the gun on himself on Saturday . A service for the two girls was held in their hometown of Harrison , New York . Leading the mourning was their mother , Anamarie DiPietro-Hochman , 50 , and their surviving sister , Samantha . Samantha said in a letter to her sisters ; ` This tragedy has broken me . I will never be the same . I will stay strong for mom , reminding her every day that we have two of the most beautiful angels watching over us . ' Mourners : Black-clad coffin bearers carried the bodies of Deanna Hockman , 13 , and Alissa Hockman , 17 , through the streets of Harrison , New York on Friday . Salute : Surviving sister Samantha and mother Anamarie read heartbreaking letters . Dead : Glen Hochman , 52 , a police officer of 22 years who only retired in January , shot dead Deanna Hochman , 13 -LRB- center -RRB- and Alissa Hochman , 17 , on Saturday afternoon . Tears : In the above frame , mourners comfort a grieving relative of the slain girls at the funeral on Friday . She also said to her younger sister ; ` As an older sister I hope that you idolized me , but the truth is , I idolized you . You were the funniest person I 've ever known . You had the ability to make me laugh at any given moment . ' She closed by saying ; ` Keep an eye on each other and give pop pop a kiss . I love you . ' Tears were shed for the two girls as it emerged that Hochman had left a ` final insult ' before killing half his family - by allegedly writing the survivors out of his retirement plan . Sources told the New York Post that Hochman deliberately filed paperwork that did not name them as his beneficiaries - effectively condemning them to a future of poverty . At the service in Harrison , extended family read prepared from Samantha and her mother , who were too grief-stricken to speak . According to CBS2 , all mention of their father was deliberately avoided in the service . Of Alissa , who volunteered regularly , DiPietro-Hochman said : ' I now see the reason you gave so much . ' According to the Lower Hudson Journal News , she continued : ` Your smile could light up a room and your caring , empathetic way won people over . ` You were the baloney in our sandwich and without you we 're were n't complete ' . Samantha , 18 , said that she was angry at her sister 's death at so young an age . Her statement said : ' I am angry that you wo n't get a chance to go to prom , spring break , graduation or college . I 'm angry that you wo n't get the chance to get married and have children . I am angry that your beautiful life was cut short ' . Hochman is pictured here with the girls ' mother , Anamarie . She was reportedly considering a divorce . Killed : Alissa Hochman , 17 , a senior at Harrison High School , and Deanna Hochman , 13 , were found dead , along with their father , on Saturday afternoon . Of her youngest daughter , Deanna , she said : ` You had a zany personality to match mine . I love that we could look at each other from across the room and just crack each other up , ... ' ' I promise you one day that I will laugh again in remembering you . Rest in peace , baby girl . Love , Mommy . ' Samantha added : ` You were the funniest person I 've ever known ... It sickens me to know I wo n't get a chance to see you grow , to see you date , to watch you go through high school ' . The Journal News reported that the funeral was held at the Catholic church of St Gregory the Great in Harrison , and was attended by dozens of family members and bus-loads of the girls ' classmates , the Harrison Daily Voice reported . Funeral plans for the girls ' father are unclear . Of the alleged plan to leave the two survivors penniless , a family friend told the Post : ' ... He effectively stole the future away from the family he left behind . ' Hochman , who served White Plains for 22 years , executed his daughters , Alissa , 17 , and Deanna , 13 , along with three family dogs at the family home on Saturday . Samantha and her mother were n't home at the time . DiPietro-Hochman had reportedly considering a divorce in the previous weeks . Harrison Police Chief Anthony Marraccini said officers visited the home after receiving reports of no answers at the door . Scene : Police arrived at this home at 1 Adelphi Avenue in the Westchester County village of Harrison on Saturday night to find Glen Hochman , 52 , a former local cop , and his two teen daughters dead . Police dispatched to the scene made the grim discovery of the bodies and a six-page note penned by Hochman . Police have not said what was in the note . His body was found in the garage while those of Alissa and Deanna were found on ` the main level ' of the house . White Plains Police Commissioner David Chong released a statement and called the deaths ` an unfathomable tragedy ' . Chong said the department were ` shocked and horrified by the news , ' according to the Journal News . ` We can only pray for the family , ' he said . ` Officer Hochman served this department and the city of White Plains with honor and integrity for over 22 years . ' Last year , Hochman won the department 's life-saving award for keeping an unresponsive man alive until paramedics arrived . He reportedly suffered an Achilles ' injury in early May when he fell while helping a disabled motorist , reports . He had time off to recover according to his union lawyer , Warren Roth , who had known Hochman for more than 25 years . He said Hochman sought a disability retirement because of the injury - but had not been depressed over it as he was planning for retirement soon anyway . ` It 's just devastating to a lot of people , ' Roth said . ` He was always a quiet , reserved guy , nothing ever seemed to unsettle him . ... And he was wonderful with his daughters , a devoted father . That 's the scary part . There was absolutely no seeing this coming . ' In a statement on the Harrison school district 's website , Superintendent of Schools Louis N. Wool said Alissa , a high school senior , and Deanna were ` both lost to incomprehensible tragedy . ' He said the response of the district community to past tragedies has been inspiring and that he expects the students and staff will be no less resilient this time . ` In this awful moment , let us remember how proud we are of -LRB- the high school community -RRB- , how much they have helped others and how much they will help others again , ' Wool said . 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